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British Drive
The great British drive into vital Libya could not have
come as. much of a surprise to the German and Italian garrisons.: If had heen rumored for weeks that the campaign was
brewing-and it was known,that Britain had been sending
tremendous quantities of supplies to Africa. However, it is a
distinct possibility that the Axis powers were surprised by
the number of troops involved, and by the quality and extent
of theii* equipment. It is probable that this is the first time
in.the war that Empire land troops have met Axis land
troops without being definitely inferior so far as mechanized equipment is concerned.
fThe Libyan drive is providing a good test of American
war materials. The 600,000 Empire troops engaged are largely equipped- with American tanks, planes and other weapons.
Trustworthy reports, from the front cast great credit" on
Amerijcan design and manufacture. It is said that the American tanks are definitely superior to" German and Italian tanks
of comparable size. Their armor is tougher, their fire power
is as good or better, and' their tracks permit going in terrain
and tinder weather conditions which.stop the Axis machines.
The American army has a general on the scene in the role of
military7observer, and he will be able to bring home very interesting and informative news.
■ Britain's purpose in shooting the works in Africa is
manifold. First, it is of definite aid to Russia by placing a
strairi on Axis troops and resources. A new front has been
opened"*. Germany"will' hot W able to, move troops and'equipment, from Africa to help on the Eastern front. Instead, she
may-.tiave to divert resources of men and material from
Europe to Africa.
. .Second, the African campaign answers the Churchill
government's critics, who have been demanding more action..
A sweeping British victory would do a great deal for Em-
pire-jQiorale:   . */
'-^hirdrit**'*^:^^ instead** of
^g-& defensive, war basis. In other words, she   apparently   no
'" longer feels that she must keep all resources as intact as possible for purposes of self-protection. She now feels that she
can carry the war to the enemy on a major scale.
Fqurth, and most important, from a military strategist's
point of .yie*w, is the possible effect of the Libyan campaign
on Italy. If the campaign achieves complete success, it will
give the British possession of invaluable Mediterranean
bases. These basels can and no doubt will be used to wage
naval and air war against Italy on a terrific scale. In addition,
a workable naval blockade could be established to prevent
Italian shipping from leaving- or entering home. Some authorities are confident that these methods would in time knock
Italy completely out of the war, and force her to sue for
peace.
On the Russian front, it is apparent that Hitler is getting farther behind schedule all the time. In addition, he is
taking tremendous losses which may prove disastrous in the
long run. The Russians claim that 5,000,000 German troops
have been killed, wounded or captured. That is probably a
great exaggeration. But there is no question but what casualties have been far heavier than Hitler's generals, who figured
on* a-two-month Russian war, anticipated. In addition, the
Russians have taken or destroyed vast quantities of tanks,
planes, field pieces, etc. The resistance of the Russians, soldier
and civilian alike, is writing a new and heroic chapter to the
T  annals of history.
The Allies have certainly not won this war. But their
gains in strength since the awful disaster at Dunkirk are
nothing short-, of miraculous. Little more than a year ago it
looked as if England was beaten, and that no force capable
of even slowing the Nazis, much less stopping them, remained. Time has proven otherwise. And today, Time works
against Hitler at last.
Neivspaper's Part in Civic Life
. The spectacle of the destruction of the free press which
has taken place in Europe makes it desirable for the American,people to,see clearly the part which-newspapers play in
community life. Some of the most "vital functions of the
community are of course carried on by city and town governments. The newspaper has a very important part to play
iri regard to; these activities. It provides the means by which
tlie people can form an opinion as to how these government
functions shall be carried on. By means of this free discussion mistakes are or can be avoided and corrected.
Many of the activities of the community by which it
makes progress are accomplished by voluntary organizations
■ag) which depend! upon unpaid service to a large extent. People
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VOL. 19—No: 7
NORTH' CANTON, STARK "COtlNTY, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1941
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America to
Observe
Bible Sunday
Nation-wide Programs Fitting
Prelude to President's Address on Bill of Rights Next
Monday
With America again at war,
which threatens to be even worse
than iche first World war, all the
nation might well take heed of tlie
observation of Universal Bible Sunday on December 14.
As a fitting prelude to the President's address to be given, to the
nation on December 15 in celebm-
' tion of the adoption 150 years ago
of the Bill of Rights, the churches
of the country will observe Universal Bible- Sunday on December 14
for the philosophy behind the Bill
of Rights stands squarely upon the
Bible. The America-n Bible society
which has sponsored Universal
Bible Sunday for many years, and
is this year itself celebrating its
125th anniversary, has suggested,
as the theme for the day, "The
Light Shines in the Darkness." This
adaptation from the fifth verse of
the first chapter of John's gospel
points to the encouraging fact that*
against the tragic background of
the present world's life the Bible is
better known over wider areas of
the world and in greater demand
than ever before." Even in Germany
the Prussian Bible Society of Bei-
lin reports sales of the Bible of-
289,013 copies for 1940 as against
127,234 in 1938. China, in the midst
of her lengthening struggle and
her deepening poverty has become
the world's largest customer of
copies of the Christian Scriptures;
In addition to the celebration in
the churches there will be hun-
dieds of local broadcasts throughout the nation. The Columbia
Broadcasting Company's popular
Sunday morning program, "Wings
Over Jordan" will present Rev. F.
C. Je*hkins, well-known preacher cf
Columbus, Ohio, whp (will..spesik of
the significance of-"Universal Bible
Sunday at 9:30'a."ni*. EST.-'The
Columbia network will also cairy
for the 'thirds successive year the
voice of. Senatbr James. J. Davis of
Pennsylvania, who 'will 'speak' - op
"The Bibte-and Our Bill of Rights."
At 9:30fa.'.*m. EST thV National
Broadc'astitig-'com^any wrH" carry '*?rt
its Red Network a message on the
Bible frcjm Dr. Luther A. Weigle,'
Bc-an of "the-Divinity-'"School -efl-i
Yale university, President, of the
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Legion lo Entertain
Stark County Council
Short   Business   TMeeting
Scheduled for Monday
A short business meeting followed by a social hour will be held at
the* regular North Canton American Legion post meeting Monday
evening at 8 o'clock in the Community building.
Earl Herbruck and Howard Zengler are in charge' of the evening's
enteitainment which is to be movies, followed by refreshments which
will he served by Mayor Guy Price
and Glenn Moore.
Next Wednesday evening the local Legion post will be host to the
meeting of the Stark County Council. It will be a regular business
meeting followed by a program at
the Community building at 8
o'clock.
Scenes at Pearl Harbor Base
War Strikes Close Home As Sons And
Relatives Are Caught In Pacific Area
Top—A view of the. Pearl Harbor submarine base, showing submarines at dock. Center—a street scene at' the Pearl Harbor air base.
Bottom—A view of the enlisted men's barracks at the navy air base
on Oahu.-Islr.nd.  -  „        .,..*•-
Eight Local English Children to
Speak With parents Over Radio
Girl Scouts Plan
Trip to Molly Stark
Miss Virginia Powell, Troop
Mothers Entertained at
Dinner Saturday
The Girl Scout troop of North
Canton entertained Miss "Virginia
Powell of Girl Scout headquarters
and their mothers at a dinner meeting* at the Community, building
Saturday evening.
Violet'Schneider, Deloris Newell
and Shirley DeMuesy passed one
of the scout tests with the meal
which they prepared and served.
Betty Brown assisted with ths
table setting. ^   .
The;table for the dinner was
decorated with a Christmas tree
and red.and green candles.
Following'the dinner a brief pro •
gram was- presented hy. . several
members of the troop who ^ gave
readings, a solo and group-singing.
Members of the troop will itieet
at 6 o'clock Thursday evening in-
'.stead of (3.-30.to practice Christmas
carols.  They plan" to go carolling
during* Christmas week.
t)n Saturday the troop members
plan a- trip to Molly Stark sanatorium; where, they will present
some of the children theie -with
scfapbeoks which' they have been
making at their regular troop meetings.
Mothers' of the. troop aie plan-
'ning a mother's committee to assist with the meetings and activities of the troop.
No Word Receiyed As Days Lengthen Since Start of War;
Donald Hyde, James Miller, Wayne Graybill, Curtis
Sprang. Gordon Olson, Willard Blatti on Islands
The war with Japan, which broke with rapid force Sunday afternoon, was brought home to North Canton residents
with tragic reality as several families in the village have
members now stationed at various parts of the Hawaiian Islands.
As yet, no word has been received from those out in the
Pacific Islands and relatives and friends wait anxiously for
news that will tell them of their safety.
Ten Arrested
During Week
Cold weather brought-a decrease
in uaffic arrests in North Canton
during the past week with 'only ten
drivers charged with reckless driving.
Tho.se arrested by village policy
were Lee Spangler of Akron, Daniel E. Frazier Jr. of Cuyahoga
Falls, James Stewart of Akron,
and Howard Wirth of Canton.
Deputy sheriffs arrested Gale R.
Nusbaum of Canton, and Bernard
Berjon of Canton and state patrolmen turned in Dennis Waybright of
Akron, Joseph Witzberger of Akron, E. A. Brown of Akron and
James E. Wheeler of Cleveland.
Special!-
A cablegram sent to his father in.Norwialk and'-relayed to
Mr. and Mrs. Harry. Sprang irt
North Canton -Wednesday aicon
stated th'at Curtis Sprang of
Oahu Island, Hawaii, and his
family are safe after the Japanese bombing raid.
Youngsters. First of Group to Pajj'J*ijiate.in>Two-.Way Broadcast, Chosen Because Parents Are Closest to; Radio Station in London
One of the most thrilling* Christmas presents possible
will be given to eight English Hoover children this year as
for the first time since they left their homes a year and a
half ago, they will be able to
answer their questions.
Eight happy children, chosen
from all the others because their
paients lived close in London vicinity and were able to c;et to the
British Broadcasting studios for
the program, will talk over ladio
station WTAM Sunday afternoon
from 1 to 1:30 o'clock and as their
voices cross the wide Atlantic,
their parents' keen ears may detect
a note of happiness m their voices,
even though they are so far aw.iy
from home.
iear their parents' voices and
children now living in Canada who
will speak on the same m-ojnani.
Ten  year old Jean    and    seven
year old Ian Colston, now making
their home with Mr. and Mrs*'. L. E.
Connelly of Mt. Pleasant lvad will
I hear again the voices of their pai-
| ents, Mr. and Mrs. Eric Colston of
| Gerrards Cross,    Bucks,   England.
j Seven year old Brian Caudell who
I makes   his  home   with     Mr.    and
„.,_..,, Mrs. Howard Warburton of 217 W.
_ lhe British broadcasting station,| Bachtel, will carrv his end of Hie
m making arrangements for the conversation alone as he hears his
two-way broadcast, stipulated ihat, paients, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Caa-
two pairs of brothers and -.isters
and four single children be chosen
to speak with their parents. There
wil! also be a group    cf    jSngLVh
Wanted-Soldiers' A ddresses
To add'their bit to cheer the soldiers who must remain in
their army cimps oil Christmas day, facing possible advance to
some battle front, members of the North Canton Ameiican Legion, post No., 419 are preparing gifts to be sent to them, wherever they may be" stationed.
However, as there is no complete list of the names and
present addresses of all the boys in camp, Legion Commander
Ed. Gros3 is asking all parents, relatives or friends of the boys
to contact him at once so that he may have the addresses where
Hie. gifts may be'sent.
This does not include only the boys in North Canton pioper
but also those in all the North Canton district. Remember, parents, the only way. your son may receive his gift is for you to
call _lhe JLegion Commander or Adjutant Foirest Oberlin and
^givehirn. the right address. Mr. Gross -may be'reached at tele-"
phone 9251 during the day and at 9GST in the evening. Mr. Oberlin may be reached at 9667.
All addresses must be in not later than Monday of next
week in order for the gifts to reach the camps before Christmas.
Red Cross in Great Need of
Help as America Enters War
Sewing at Community Building, Discontinued for Holidays,
to Be Resumed After First of Year; All Women Urged
to Attend or Do Sewing or Knitting At Home
Home Ec Girls Decorate Class
Windows for Second Year
unite in churches, fraternal societies, business associations,
clubs, improvement societies, etc., to accomplish community
and" personal gains. A well rounded community needs a rather complete total of such organizations in order to make
an attractive home and business town, and satisfy the desires and aspirations- of the people.
These voluntary organizations are terribly handicapped
in a to\yn where there is no newspaper. But where they have
a local paper covering these activities, it becomes far easier
to gain support. .
Any good newspaper gives great attention to the faithful reporting of the work of these organizations. People read
these reports, they see that good work is being done, they
get the impression that the members and workers in these
organizations find pleasure and satisfaction in the contacts
thus created. -    -
Thus it becomes fairly easy to secure members for these  .  _ 	
organizations, to obtain the financial support without which ' Ch"fi'stmas"wreatii-or typical Christ-
tney cannot live. Thus the newspaper becomes the principal I mas symbol.
Scenes of Carolers, Nativity
to Be Lighted During
Christmas Season
Christmas season again and the
girls of the Home Economics class
of the. 10th grade are again decorating their class room windows
with Christmas scenes of carolers
and the nativity.
For the second year the girls of
this class Have decided to bring the
atmosphere of Christmas into a
class, project and already their
work is well under way, with at
least.one window" completed and
several others, started.
Miss Pat Bernard and "Miss De-
lores Kintz, assisted by Miss Mary
Frances Gill, are .doing the sketching- on the windows with other
classmates painting, in the open
fields and skjr.   -.
The two center' window's of the
room are to be scenes of a small
country church on Christmas Eve
with the parishioneis walking -in.
front of it.
The first window to tlie east is td
be a picture of carolers and the
next, window will be a picture of
music. The first window to the west
of the church scenes will-be'angels
hovering above the manger singing- their Christmas' song*,"and"the
next window will depict the shepherds on the hillside on the night
the angels told them the story.
The only single window in th?
room is to be decorated    with' -a
will see the scenes in brilliant colors on the windows.
Work on the windows was started last week and Miss Helen
Schleppi, class instructor, stated
that the girls hope to finish it early
next week.
dell of Perryville at the other end  increased.
With the United States now involved in war which has aheady
covered most of the rest of the
world, the need for volunteer
workers in Red Cross has greatly
of the radio.
Violet and Ronnie Gollop, fifieen-
year-old twins who heard their
mother, Mrs. Rose Gollop of Han-
well, London, in a one-way transmission a number of weeks ago
will be able to answer her j.-iquir'es
and tell her of their activities this
tune.
Fourteen year old Charles Hav-
dy, -with his chirp Cockney accent,
who is seldom at a loss for words,
may be somewhat subdued for the
first few seconds but there is no
doubt he will find plenty to say to
his mother and father, Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. Hauly, also of Hamveil,
London. Charles is now living with
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For those who will be able to
leave their homes in an emergency,
there is a great need for volunteer
nurses' aids. Enlistment of girls
and women for training along this
line is being taken at Canton Red
Cross headquarters every day this
week from 2 to 4 p. m.
The duties of these volunteers
will include light tasks which will
relieve registered nurses for more
serious duty. Because of the scarcity of trained nurses, this work is
greatly needed by those who can
give their time. '
For others who must stay at
home there is Red Cross sewing
and knitting that, can be done in
group meetings or individually.
The North Canton    unit   meets
each Thuisday for an all day sewing session at the Community
building and sewing is also being
done by a number of other clubs in
town.
Due to the rush of Christmas
season, the work at the building
has been discontinued until Thursday, January 8 when the regular
sewing will again be started at the
Community building. However any
person who wants work to do in
her home may receive it by calling
9605 and making her request.
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Donald Hyde, son of Mrs. Ruth
Hyde of North Main, who has been
in the U. S^Navy for many years,
was stationed in Pearl Harbor
when the first war blows fell. His
wife is also in Hawaii at the present time.
Another local boy who likewise
was stationed at the huge naval
base was James Earl Miller, son of
Mr. and Mrs. James Miller of West-
Park blvd. He has been in the Navy"
for 1« years and has been located'
at Pearl Harbor for the last year.-
Pvt. Wayne Graybill, former
clerk in the North Canton Citizens'
building' was sent over to Oahu Island early in the fall and a letter
from him several weeks ag-o stated'
that the men there were fully aware
of their danger.
Curtis Sprang, brother of Harry
Sprang of North Canton,, has been-
employed at an air field near Pearl
Harbor for the past year, doing
government work and his home is.
only a short distance from the field.
His wife and two childien are also
there with him. Mr. Sprang visited
in North Canton last August and
told various  things about Hawaii.'
Further out in the Pacific and-
nearer the shores of Japan, Gordon Olson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
B. C, Olson .has been stationed
with' the ;fiavy since last summer."
He was sent there with the medical division. He has been in the
navy for about six years and last
May was home on furlough. The
only news his family has leceived,
as have so many others, is what
they hear over the radio.
On Sundav, when the war broke,
Willard Blatti, son of Mrs. Sylvia
Blatti, was just starting his 14th
year of service in the navy. Last'
word received from him was last
week when he wrote from the
Philippine Islands. His wife and
daughter are in Honolulu at the
present, time.
There may be others from thirf
district in the war zone but as yet
there has been nothing said of
them. Nor has any further news
been received of those who are
known to be on the islands.
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SCHOOL TO RECEIVE
PRIZE FRIDAY
"The grand prize which North
Canton high school won in connection with a defense program will
be presented to the school Friday
in a special assembly by a representative of the company giving
the prizes.
William Finefrock, music instructor, arranged the program which
won the prize.
Mailing Time Shortens; Parcels
Well Wrapped, Should Go at Once
War Flares in the Pacific as Japs Attack U. S. Bases
Sunday, December 7 Japanese airplanes' attacked United Stages defense bases.in
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ttieaBS &y which civic movements obtain publicity and secure | .g "o^Iet d  li^htin    fetm-esvrifl Islands ynd Hawaii wherc 10<1 American soldiers 'were killed":and thicc Atnerican *'ships   Wre   damaged.
' -   - •  • ■       - -- be ^stefled'solgtiatgthose    gohig I Wa^e Island, which is owned.by the U. S.::is reported, bceupied • by the Japs. -This- bascmap.-of the PaciT
evening Sc is for your use in spotting war developments* ar-tli.ey: arise.  ' '      ""'.".	
adherents anTfinancial"support": Th7"neVs7apey could"not' -is c?m^^ listing .nxtm-es ^il|
do this, work-if their freedom was limited.
"oast on the road in   the
Post Office Officials Ask That
I    Care Be Taken in Wrapping
Fragile Parcels, Candy and
Cigarettes
The' Christmas rush for mailing
parcels and letters has already
started with some folks anxious to
get their mail out of the way before it is too late to assuie delivery.    -
The. postoffice is urging others to
follow the same practice in order
that delivery may be made in
plenty- of time without that final
maddening rush. At the same time,
postoffice officials are urging persons? to see that their parcels are
properly wrapped and tied so that
they may reach their destination in
good condition.
All parcels should be wrapped
and tied carefully and fiagile ar-
ticlesv must be packed in either
wooden or- double-faced corrugated
containers "with three-fourths to
one inch of packing on all sides.
Candy, cigars ahd cigarettes should
also be placed in corrugated containers.        --'-•     • > - -
Parcels should hot tie sealed'uir-
Iess a printed label is put' 'on them
which states that the package may
be-opcaed-.for postaL inspection. if
heoessafcy. Parcels may be marked
"Do." not <rpen -before. -.Christmas".
but-*trrere must be nu'wiitiiig inside
or it/wili be sent as-first.class matter-: "— *	
The weight limit for parcels m
the United States is 70 pounds and
the address on each parcel should
be plainly marked in ink, giving-
the stieet number or rural route.
The return address should also be
plainly marked.
Greeting cards which are not
sealed or do not contain any writing- may be sent for one and one-
half cent.but they will hot -be foi-
waided of returned in case of nondelivery. Cards mailed in tlie lo:al
postoffice area which includes Canton and North Canton may be sent,
sealed for two cents and others
which are sealed will require a
three cent stamp.
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