The Sun. (North Canton, Stark County, Ohio), 1981-02-18

              Ll'b. Ohio Hit  c__ ™   I
Vol. 58-No;'17
North Canton, Ohio, Wednesday, February 18, 1981
Completely
Local
News
One Section 12 Pages       Fifteen Cents
Heritage Museum Dedication,
Grand Reopening February 21
The dedication and grand reopening ot Ithe North
Canton Heritage Society's new site, at 408 W. Maple
St., will be held Saturday, Feb. 21. This event Is
being held, in conjunction with the city's birthday
week celEbrart&m.
DEDDOATION SET FOR SATUR1DAY. Thie
dedication and grand reopening of Itlhe North
Canton IBeHtage Sodety iat 408 W. Maple St.,
will be held this Saftuiday, Feb. 21. Dedication oeresnontes will begin at 10 sum. alt? North- ,
minster United Presbyterian Church,1 1237 W.
Maple St., followed hy a procession to the new
museum sfte for the ribbon-cutting. iPiictured
Photograph by Mike Donato
here iln front otf Whe museum's new location
are '(i fto r.) Herbage Sodety Board inelmhers
James Casnier and iRobert Ramsey anld Heri-
•tiage Society (Director RuMi Basner. There ateo
will be an eight-hour open house 'for the public to tour ittie Herbage (Society's new home
on-Fehruary 21, following the ribbbn-cufBting
ceremonies.
The dedication ceremonies will begin at 10 a.m. in
Northminster United Pres-
'byterlan Church, 237 W.
-Maple St. Dr. Gary Ness,
■^Director of the Ohio Historical Center in Colum-
'bus, will be the keynote
(speaker. Also participating ih the deciation ceremonies willbe Rev. Rich-
'■' ard H. Scherpenisse, pastor of Northminster Church
Ruth Basner, Director of
the North Canton Heritage
Society; state Rep. Dave
Johnson; Mark DeChellis,
president of the North Canton Heritage Society; and
tyorth Canton Mayor Dennis
prady. Appropriate Americana music will beplay-
6d on the church organ by
Mrs. David (Ruth Anne)
Lungociu.
I Following the dedication
Sesqutcentennia.
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Almanac
iJl&iSte*,!**^^
Am open leWfer Ito Mr. John Hower, bJafiksirifcth,
rtavem-owtoer and village proprietor, who in QB81,
along with other Hand owners, Mred SaimuSel Balch-
*el w survey ithe first viUalge Sots which became
New Berlin. Y
■resources? that have no
.bounds o£: limits. We now
have flftjY states and Mr.
Ronald Reagan is our 40th
^President;;
;   We hayp no idea what kind
of dreams.you had for the
little ^village or what you
'imagined New Berlin would
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Dear Mr. Hower,
One - hundred - and-
flfty years ago Thurs day you:_
recorded Sam Bachtel's
survey. The village you
called New Berlin has growh'
to become a thriving city* ■
All of America has. pro
with
■ y:.:.-y..,.-   photofraj* br Mite Dooate
' DJS.A. WEN1NER. The Plain Townsaifo Jaycees/ recet-bly held their iDSs-
tirisjjulished Service Award Banquet at wihds'br Hallin Oanton. Pliettured
(1. t or!) are pairericellSnyder, 1981 DJS.A, winner and Joe Charttoneau,
guest shaker, who is aihetmiberdf•the Cleveland lode's Baseball Team
and RooMe of ItJhe Year itor 1980.       _
F/H. Kohmann
Dies Feb. 15
Jaycee Quiz
Game Open
Blood Donors    World Day
Of Prayer
Is March
B .ginning on Monday,
Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. the
Plain Township jaycees will
host the quiz show -"Jaycee
jackpot" at Plain Center
School. Three contestants
will compete for gifts and
prizes solicited from local
merchants, Admission to
the audience is free and
concessions will be sold,
during a short intermis- :
sion.. The first three panelists, willbe David Harding
and Clair Staples of Massillon and Eldon Jones of
Canton.. Rich McElroy will
host the program and Tom
Hayes will serve as Director. '        ■ ..;'■■
For a fun evening of trivia and various questions
oh a number of categories
those wishing to view the
show may come to Plain
Center school  at 7. p.m.
. The program will conclude
at apprb_dmateiy-8;30 p.m;,
f Jaycee jackpot'■ will run -
for, ten cons ecuti ve: weeks'
every Monday and willcon-;
chide wit a special "Media Game," where. knowledgeable contestants from the
ACantoh        Repository",
"North Canton  Sun" and
the "Plain  Tribune'.' will
"compete for prizes on Apr.
27. Any participant winning
three games, will be given
a special plaque,and befallowed to compete in a tournament    game    pf grand'
champions.     -s. :
The Community Blood
Program, serving theblood
needs of Aultman Hospital
and Timken Mercy Medical
Center, has- a special-incentive for area blood donors who reside in theservice area of Warner AMEX
Cable ofCanton.  '   '.'■
Area residents who donate a pint of blood between
now and Monday, .Feb. 23,
will have the opportunity
to take advantage ofaspec-
ial -"President's Day Gift"
from Warner AMEX Cab}e.
All who success fully donate will receive free - cable
installation and the movie
channel (a $30.00 value).
Interested' donors should
contact the ^Community
Blood Program office or
either hospital donor room
for an appointment to donate. Community Blood Program pffice - 452-9851;
Aultman Hospital Donor
Room - .438-6343; Timken
Mercy; Medical ' Center : -
489-1076.7;•:";,,..^Yr/'Y
Donations for February
are below normal; due to
the bad weather; colds and
the flii in the area.
Dr.Richard Reaver of the
North Canton Veterinary
Clinic willbe guestspeaker when Church WomenUn-
ited observe World Day of
Prayer on Friday, Mar. 6
at Zion United Church of
Christ, 415 's. Main St.
The service will begin at
1 p.m.      ,'
' This year's service was
written by Christian American Indian Womenfromsix
different tribes. Theme is
"The Earthls The Lord's ".
Dr. Weaver spent time in
South Dokota on. the Ogala
Sioux reservation in 1974-
'75.
■ .Local cp - chairpersons
are Mrs. Max,Humphrey
and Rev. Carol Atwood-
Lyon. Devotions leaderwill
be Mrs. Thomas- Waltenbaugh.  . •'•
:  Music will be provided'
by Mary Ann Eario and Eleanor Holby at the organ. ,
Members    of    all    area
churches are Invited. ,
     -,-, --- ■ — -7"   : « v ,-'.UHaguieM lien ouuu nuuiu
gressed_into a)wcM:l*poyfe^.J£e<iome>_, aigrmorfr than we,
Miith   nafibhal and.-p^lva^^...^0\ii^'':'virBa^ will' happenYin
the next 150 years, in2131,.
But we can tell you that we
are proud.of what has happened this far. Our city
motto is,. "Pride in Our
Past and Hope for Our Future". That should give you
some idea of how we feel
about our community heritage.   ;        "■:..   '/■;■
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North Canton
EMS Moves To
New Quarters
North Canton's Emergency Medical services squad
moved Tuesday, Feb. 10,
from cramped quarters in
the basement of City Hall
to hew headquarters onSev-.
enth St., NE - a building in"
Dogwood Park that former-,
ly housed Park Department
equipment whichwas moved
to the North CantonServIce
Center on Freedom Ave. NE
in Jackson Township.
ceremony, there will be a
procession to the front of
the Heritage Society museum for the ribbon-cutting,
with a cordon of scouts,
weath'er permitting.
The dedication ceremonies will mark the reopening
of the museum since moving from their former site
at 815 N. Main St.
The grand reopening will
Include an eight -houropen
house; one hour for each
year since the museum was '-
founded. The Poets Corner
Garden Club will be supplying the floral arrangements v/hlch will be placed
throughout the museum for
the Feb. 21 event.
The local history museum
was incorporated and opened in 1972. The Board of
Trustees then purchased the
North Main street property
. in 1973 after a successful
fund raising campaign.Support for the museum comes
from donations, memberships and the sale of "The
North Canton Heritage 1805
-1940 Vol. I," and other .
items. In March   1980 a
major campaign was launched    to    purchase    the
Kreighbaum Block on West
Maple St. Enough flinds were
raised and a loan obtained
so that in September 1980
the property was purchased
and the museum movedinto
the West Maple Street ad- .
f"ir 7 '"  5   V-»
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GARY C.NESS
dress on December 6,1980.
The Heritage Society has
a staff of 18 volunteers including a volunteer Director and one paid employee.
The purpose and objective
of the Heritage Society is
to preserve, educate and
s e rve     the    community
through  historic avenues.
Mrs. Basner points out
that the reopeningcoincides
very well with the city's
birth date.
i Although February 19 is
the acutal birth date, in
1831 February 19th fell on
a Saturday - the day Jacob
Hower's survey was recorded at the Stark County
Courthouse.
The museum property is
bounded by W. Maple, Hill
crest, Harmon and Royer
Streets. The block contains
two houses, an authentic
looking pioneer cabin built
in 1925 as a playhouse, and
a chicken coop which has
been converted to a manuel
working shed. The block
also features spacious
grounds with many trees
and is zoned properly.
I The brick house at 408
W. Maple was built in 1911
by owners, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Kreighbaum and was
last owned by Mr. and Mrs
Robert Kreigftbaum. The
house features nine rooms
and has a completed third
floor. Some additions and
remodeling was done several years ago. Tne frame
continued.cm page 5
NC Rotarians
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Tne North Canton Rotarians will meet Thursday,
Feb. 19 at Community
Christian Church at 6.39
p.m. for dinner and will then
go to Hoover High School
North Campus fortheNorth
Canton Birthday Party celebration.
Meet Feb. 23
The Northwood Element
tary school P.T.A.willhold
AVs next meeting Monday,
Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the
school.. The program for
the  meetingY will feature
Dianne McCartney who is a
psychologist, with the Sebring School system and a
part - time counselor with
Family   Counseling   Services, Inc. ofCanton. Miss
McCartney will speak about
Systematic Training for Effective Parenting.   -..
Hearing Feb, 23
All property owners on -.
Easthill: Stifeet, SE, within
the city limits ofNorth Can-,
ton, and anyinterestedpar-/
ties are invited to attend
' a hearing which will beheld
by the Council of the City
of North Canton onMonday,
Feb. 2'3, at 8 p.m. in ttie
Council Chamber of North
Canton City Hall, 145 N.
Main St.
, The purpose of this hearing Is to provide aa.explanation of the proposed
improvement project on.
Easthill Street, SE. This
explanation will, be given
by Phil Roush, City Engineer, according to Paul
Blohm, Chairman of the
street and alley committee.
Frederick Kohmcmn
Frederick H. Kohmann;
71, of 27 Oak Tree Dr.,
New Smyrna Beach; Fla.,i
formerly of Greentown and •
Jackson Ave., Massillon,
died Sunday night, Feb. 15,
in his residence.
, Born in Carey, Ohio, and
a stark County resident
since 1934, he was the co-
founder and President of
Kohmann AMC in North
Canton; a member of tiorth
Canton Council K. of. .C,
Msgr. Graham General Ast
sembly 4th Degree K..of,C;
Catholic ta en's Luncheon
Club; the North Canton Elks
a member . of the; Silver
Sand's Civic Assn., and the
Men's Club of Our Lady
Star of the';■ sea Catholic
"Church in Florida.
Survived by his wife,
Eulalia C. of, the, home;
five daughters, Mrs. Robert (Rosemary) Grandel of
Springfield; ya., Mrs.Donald i_. (Dorothy) Hager of:
North Canton; Mrs.William
(Rita) Bartlow of Jackson,
Miss., Mrs. Russell (Judith) Wood of Minerva and
Mrs.. Dean (Joanne) Porr
of Marion, Ohio; three sons,
'John C. of North Canton,
Lester F. of Indianapolis
and Paul T> of Massillon;
a brother, Ernest of Carey,
arid 23 grandchildren.
•Preceded in death by a
daughter; Kathleen and a
brother, George Kohmann.
A" Mass of Christian
Burial will be Thursday,
Feb. 19 at 8 p.m.'in Our
Lady of Peace Catholic
Church, Canton. Burialwill
be Friday, Feb. 20 at Noon
in St. Mary's Cemetery in
Carey. Friends m^y call
Thursday, Feb. 19 from
2-4 p.m. at the Lamiell
Funeral Home, Canton, and ,
7-8  p.m.  at  the church.
P__RiE3NTB iNTGHT OUT. Parent Education Specialist at the Staric
Counity Board of Merita! Heafflth and Developmental Dissahilities feel there
is a greait'need _or parents of retarded children to be aible to get' away
by themselves once m awhile, so they beigan a new program called "iPa-
are-uts N%hrt? Out". On the second Friday of each momfth, iparents can bring
their ehldlren to the Eastgate iSdWooa from 6:45 to 10:45 p.m. and gelt
away by 1hems«!lves for a few hours, secure hi the knowledge -.that their
children are being well-cared (for. Pictured hepe are some children enjoy-
linlg the affir ihaltitress at "Parents Mght Out!'; IPifteen staff members have
volunteered time afflong with 15 members of tihe Peace United Methodist
ahiurch youth group in Canton. AdtUvhTxes include sports, arts aiid crafts,
movies, siaiiglrig, snacks and organized games for all age levels. Age range
lis MSrbm small drtflanlts *to 21 years oW. All diildren involved in the Board's
school tage and eariy chfldhood program can take part, and tOieir bro-
thers and ^Mers are also included.
H_DAI1>I!N1G POR STATE COiMPEITriON.
Members of thie Hoover Speech Team who
will be cOmpettog dn the Sitate competiftSon at
Cimdnwajti Princeton High School Ma_reih 5, 6
and 1 are (Iron* rowl. to r.) Nahty iPaulkoer,
7801,Ctevellajnd Ave., oratorical interpretation;
(Martina Garcia, 2391 HoQ, humerous interpre-
' tbJtton; Meredith Ellsworth, 1607 Elastlon NW,
, ordinal orito/tion; (second ww L tt> r.) Altriy
WhStefoaid of 219 Woodside NE and Ann Se-
PhoitJogMph by 2Ske< Ootiato '
cunde of 630 Glenwood, duet adahg; Beth <
Grove, 209 Bachtel, dramsatte initerpretation;
Debbie HamiWoo, 1101W. iMiaiple St, prose and
poetry; (back tow 1.* too r.) John KelJamis,
7265 Carmen Dr., tndlvbiual debater; a_ark
VanGiMer, 349 Chapel Mill, individual debater; Sue ^xraibt, 2626 Hyacinth, individual debater; BiH Perderson, 1601 Easton NW, indivi-
duaJ debator; artdDana 'IDmerlck, 231 Dbatner
Ave., dramatise Intearpretation.