The Sun. (North Canton, Stark County, Ohio), 1924-12-04

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NORTH CANTON, STARK COUNTY, OHIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1924.
$2.00 PER YEAR.
MAYOR BECHER HAS
A CITIZEN'S CREED
D. B. Carson
He Believes In Christmas Clubs,
In Doing a Thing When It
Should Be Done, and In Boosting the Town You Live In.
BRINGS HOME THE BACON
Logan Becher, Mayor of North
Canton, believes in the doctrines of
Preparedness and Go-Do-It. He declares that the great Napoleon had
the right idea, "No ifs in my vocabulary," and he sees no reason why
lesser lights than Nap shouldn't adopt
the same rule.
"Hopping to it not only brings
home the bacon but it keeps a supply
of grease on hand to fry the fish,"
remarked Logan, as he wended his
way through the snow to the Citizens' Building and Loan company
office on South Main street on Monday. He was greeted cordially by
"Ralph Young, the local manager, and
then the philosophic Mayor made a
deposit in the "Christmas Club," the
first account on the books for 1925.
Believes In Saving
Asked by a writer for The Sun why
he displayed such haste, Mr. Becher
used the words quoted above and then
continued; "I believe in Christmas
clubs, and when I believe in a thing
it is my policy to attend to it at once.
If a street needs paving it is poor
policy to wait until the whole neighborhood is wallowing in mud before
starting the work, and once the work
is begun it should be pushed to completion. Talking about doing a thing
and then going to sleep never accomplished anything unless you tackled
the job the first thing in the morning.
"Christmas Clubs teach thrift, and
as the father of children it is my duty
to set them an example in saving.
If a man neglects to save; neglects
to carry life insurance, or neglects
the obligation he owes to his town,
his church, his work or his lodge he
is a candidate for a room in that big
brick building you see on the hill as
you come out from Canton. You can't
miss it if you look to the right, and
many of the poor fellows inside of it
didn't miss it either, because they
thought the sun would be always
shining and they didn't put aside
enough money to buy an umbrella
when the weather was clear.
Prepare Now For 1925
"This December is a good time to
prepare for next December, and a
.sum of money in a bank drawing interest is a mighty fine thing to have
coming to you around Christmas. You
don't miss the few dimes or a couple
of dollars each week or month, and
the first thing you know it has grown
to respectable proportions. I wish I
could make everyone see the wisdom
of saving. It would put a stop to a
lot of misery in the world, and send
sunshine into -hpmes where it is
cloudy or dark. Saving is merely living up to your obligation as a citizen.
"If you belong to a church you're
supposed to have a creed—and live
up to it. If you belong to a lodge
you ' subscribe to it's creed. So at
this Christmas season why not, a
. Citizen's Creed, one that we can all
subscribe to and carry out next year
and the years following. Paste it in
your hat and then see how faithfully
you can live up to it:
A Creed For Everybody
I believe in North Canton and
its possibilities, and I shall do my
part to make it a better place in
which to live.
I believe in good government
- for my home town and I shall assume my share of responsibility
that rests on the shoulders of all
our citizens.
I believe in supporting all local
enterprises that help community
development, and I will contribute my moral support and energy
to any movement for the best interest of the town.
I believe in patronizing home
merchants whenever I can for
they are largely responsible for
our having many comforts.
I will boost my home town at
every possible opportunity, and
always speak a good word for it
wherever I may be. I will do my
part toward making it the best
town in America—because it is
' my home town.
"That is a Citizen's Creed we should
stand by," said Mr. Becher. "At the
same time it is well not to forget
your old friends in the valley when
you've reached the top of the hill.
You might need them to catch you if
you roll down."
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D. B. Carson, commissioner of the
fiureati of navigation, In whose bureau
ls the federal radio of lice, championing the Interests of radio amateurs,
recommends that they have "a few-
narrow and experimental channels below 100 meters to encourage further
development." In his report to Secretary Hoover, Carson stresses the phenomenal growth of radio as well as
the necessity of adequate legislation
to Insure the promised development!.
DR. PETERS PLEASED
WITH NORTH CANTON
Head of Stark County Health
Commission Asserts That Residents Know the Value of
Fighting Disease.
TALKED TO WOMAN'S CLUB
The President's Message
GET CHRISTMAS CHECKS
Citizens' Building and Loan Co. Mail
,   Out $14,000.
On Monday morning the Citizens'
Building and Loan Company of North
Canton mailed out $14,000 Christmas
Saving Club checks to residents of
this town and its vicinity. This "bit
of change" will come in handy for
many purposes between now and
Christmas,, and shows the wisdom of
Ben Franklin's advice to save something for the morrow.,
PULPIT AND PEW
ZION  LUTHERAN CHURCH
[By the Pastor]
Sunday, December 7: Second Sunday in Advent—Sunday-school, 9 a.m.,
morning service, 10:15. No evening
service. Luther League, 6:30 p.m.
Topic, "What Jesus Teaches Concerning Forgiveness." Leader, Walter
Lauby. A report of the Luther
League Convention held at Sandusky
Thanksgiving week will be given by
Orval Mollett, who represented the
local Luther League at this convention.
The Woman's Missionary Society
will meet at the Givler home on North
Main street next Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m.
The men of Zion cnogregation have
been invited to attend a meeting of
the St. John Lutheran Brotherhood,
Akron, on Tuesday evening^ December 9. Those going will please announce their names to the transportation committee, Ed Gross, chairman.
A rehearsal for the Christmas service will be held on Sunday afternoon
at 2:30 at the church. A full attendance of all in primary and intermediate departments is requested.
ZION REFORMED CHURCH
[By the Pastor]
Colds, whooping cough and bad
weather cut our attendance in Sunday-school to 77 per cent. But we
were glad for that, and we feel sure
that only valid reason kept away
those who did not come. The pastor
spoke on "The prominence of Jesus"
in the morning service, and on "Our
Pedagogue's Task" in the evening.
The Thanksgiving service in the
Community Building, Thursday morning at 8 o'clock, was well attended
and those who did attend found it a
service worth while.
We were glad to have the young
people again of the Y. P. S. C. E.
We hope to have real devotional
meetings and we will do all in our
power to make them so. But naturally we question, Why do not more
of them stay for the evening church
worship. Might it not bo well' to recall the pledge?
The Sunday-school Board met on
Monday evening. Some important
things were considered.
The prayer meeting held regularly
on Wednesday evening, 7:30. Tho
place of meeting, please note, is in
the elementary room.
Sunday-school next Sunday, as
usual at 9. Morning church worship
at 10.
Next Sunday evening, at 7, the
Woman's Missionary society will hold
their annual Thank Offering service,
when the Thank Offering pageant,
"The Upward Trail," will be given.
It is desired that all the Thank Offering boxes be brought in at that time.
A large offering will be expected,
which will go toward building a hospital in Yochow City, China. Everybody welcome.
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CHRISTIAN CHURCH
[By the Pastor]
rWhat a difference its would make
with the activities of life if every
one -worked and lived in cheerful co:
operation, with nature. Rejoicing in
the turn of season, each with its own
particular type of weather, and with
each ciay with its various and constant change and mixture of sun and
rain. After all in the extreme
changes and manifold aspects of the
temperate climate that opportunties
to study and know nature. Opportunities that one does not have in
the tropical or frigid zpnes. We are
thrice blessed who live in a climate
like this, where nature shows herself
in all her moods.
Why not allow a stormy Sunday to
add to the glory of the day instead
of driving one into hibernation, thus
robbing one of the blessing of worship and nature, too. Why not on a
stormy Sunday say with the poet,
"When it rains, rain is what I want;
so when it snows, snow is what I
want." There were some glorious aspects to the beauties of nature on
last Sunday.      • ,
Christmas is drawing near and is
being felt in the church plans. Already
a committee is working on a Christ-
Warm praise for the intelligence
displayed by the residents of North
Canton and its vicinity in combatting
contagious diseases with such "vigor
that they had little chance of securing a foothold hereabouts, and commendation of the water we drink
were two of the outstanding features
in the address of Dr. Peters, head of
the Stark County Health Commission, before The Woman's Club at a
regular meeting in the Community
Building on Monday night. Miss Ethel
Brown introduced the doctor to the
audience, whose subject was "The Relation of the Individual to the Health
Department."
He talked of sanitation from the
time it was first mentioned in the Old
Testament to the present day, and
he cited a number of facts to show
that contagious diseases were allowed
to spread owing to ignorance or indolence on the part of many people.
But the public is becoming educated
to the value of fighting disease at
the start, with the result that in many
communities it makes little or no
headway, said  Dr. Peters.
The women followed his remarks
closely, and it pleased them to know
that they were helping to keep North
Canton and its vicinity free from the
reproach of "a disease laden section."
To Conserve Christmas Trees
During the business session the club
accepted the" report of the conservation department of the Federated
Clubs of Ohio and agreed not to use
Christmas trees in the future. President Coolidge has requested the Federated Clubs to take this matter up
and urge that holly and Christmas
trees be saved, and that only nursery
stock be used instead of those of natural growth.
To Hold Baby Conference
Reports from the standing committees showed much work has been
accomplished.
It was decided that some time after
January the baby conference should
be held and that this conference
should include children of pre-school
age. A money-making project is
thought advisable shortly after the
holidays.
To  Observe  Christmas
How to observe Christmas as a
club was decided and on Saturday before Christmas individual contributions will be made by club members
and these contributions will be wisely
distributed by a committee of three.
In The Sun of next week will appear
a list of articles needed for distribution;
Mrs.  Newton at Piano
Mrs. Newton of Portage street
played two piano solos and previous
to each gave a description of the
message the composer meant to convey by his composition, and as played
her hearers were well aware that she
caught the composer's every meaning
and her interpretation was' that of
an artist.
Miss Charlotte Smith gave a reading from/memory, humorous and entertaining, and she received much applause.
Mrs. R. C. Willigmann welcomed
the school teachers who were invited
to become honorary members of the
club and Miss Finney responded.
Both ladies were happy speakers.
mas program. Let's get into this
spirit in time to get its largest blessing.
' The church remodeling processes
continue with encouragement and
spirit. We are convinced that we are
going to have a decidedly improved
building, with larger educational facilities as well as improved facilities
for worship. Committtees are at
work soliciting or registering the subscriptions to meet the expense. You
will be seen in the near future.
Service will follow the regular
order:
Sunday-school  9:00 a. m.
Morning Worshap    10:15
Junior Endeavor 10:45
Senior Endeavor—6:00 p.m. at the
Reformed church.
Evening Service   7:00
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
Breaks World Record
[Copyrighted for The Sun by W. N. U.]
LEGION. TO INSTALL
OFFICERS, MONDAY
Chester Ruth, First Vice-Commander, Department of Ohio,
WiU Be At the Hoover Inn
and Perform Ceremony.
BANQUET   AND   SPEECHES
Chester Ruth,  first vice-commander, department of Ohio, will arrive in
I North Canton on Monday, Dec. 8, for
the purpose of installing the newly-
! elected   officers   of   Post   419,   The
! American   Legion.    The   ceremonies
will take place in the Hoover Inn on
Monday evening ami Commander Ruth
will make the principal address.
The following World War men
were chosen at the last meeting to
serve during  1925:
Commander—E. J. Herbruck.
First Vice-Commander—Guy Price.
Second Vice-Commander—Frank
Stover.
Adjutant—Lester Braucher.
Finance Officer—Henry Harmon.
Chaplain—Walter Warburton.
Post  Historian—Atlee  Wise.
Sergeant-at-Arms—Forrest Shaw.
Plenty To Eat
After the installation a substantial
meal will be served and then will
come the speeches. To this meeting
all former service men are cordially
invited, and they may rest assured of
a hearty hand-clasp and a seat at the
banquet table.
In the near future a drive for members will be staged, and in the language of one official, "It is up to
every Legion member to see that he
gets his man." North Canton Post
has set as its goal 100 members by
February 12, 1925. Join now and help
the Legion meet its objective.
Ohio, it is said, has fallen down in
the past on membership, and each
post is expected to do its duty and
bring this good old loyal state to the
front in 1925.
Maurine Foster Will Lead On Sunday
Night, December 7.
AROUND OHIO FARMS
Twenty-four Ohio farm boys and
girls, members of junior farm clubs,
are representing Ohio's younger
generation at the International Livestock Exposition at.Chicago this week.
Ohio's pig crop last spring was
about 14 per cent, less than a year
ago last spring, a recent survey indicates.
MARY PICKFORD IN
"DOROTHY VERNON"
Star Cast of Players In Her Support At the Community Building, Friday Night—Prices Advanced For This Big Picture.
IS   FILLED   WITH   ACTION
The management of the Community
Building announces that Mary Pick-
ford in "Dorothy Vernon of Haddon
Hall" is the big feature for Friday
night. This latest United Artists release, which was directed by Marshall
Neilan, includes Allan Forrest, Clare
Eames, Marc MacDermott, Wilfred
Lucas, Lottie Pickford Forrest, Estelle Taylor, Anders Randolf, Eric
Mayne and Malcolm Waite in the cast.
The screen story is an adaption from
the novel by the same name by
Charles Major.
This is beyond question Mary Pick-
ford's greatest role and it niust be
acknowledged that she has the support of several of the greatest actors
now on the screen. It is a high-
priced picture and the Community
Building had to pay a good round sum
to get it to North Canton. As a result of having to pay so much more
for it than for the average picture it
stands to reason that the prices of
admission must be advanced if the
C. B. management is to clear expenses. For adults 50 cents will be
charged and children have the privilege of seeing the play for 20 cents.
In the cities they are asking, and
getting, too, $1.50 and $1 a seat. So
as a matter of truth, the patrons of
the Community Building have a
chance to see Mary Pickford in "Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall" for half,
or less than half, the price charged
elsewhere.
It is not necessary for The Sun to
go into details. It is a great play,
but let Mary tell in her own way what
she thinks of the role she is starring
in:
As Mary Sees Dorothy
"I have tried to make 'Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall' such an interesting human story, that you see the
costumes only as a natural background. It is true that we have garbed it elaborately, and the settings are
magnificent to a degree; nevertheless, they are never overdrawn—never
Capt. Joseph Jackson, United States
marine corps, and a member of the
Pan-American rifle team, broke a
world record, scoring 100 consecutive
cartons and 900 points, In the Pan-
American master riflemen's match. His
score beat by 4 cartons tiie record
made by Captain Richard at Camp
Perry In 1033. At a distance of 328
yards Captain Jackson pluced 100 consecutive shots in a 10-inch circle, only
4 of the shots being out of the 12-inch
circle.
anything but secondary to the importance of the story.
"I hope 'Dorothy Vernon' will make
your wife remember the time you told
her she was the only woman in the
world and make you hold her hand
while she's remembering it.
"Throughout the play Dorothy is
first of all a real human girl. The
fact that she lived in Haddon Hall
before the day of bobbed hair and
jazz is only an incident that lends
dignity to the background, but certainly takes no humanness from the
story. After all, you know, a young
woman of spirit in Kankakee in 1924
is the same at heart as a young woman in Leicestershire in 1724."
OFFICIALS PREPARE
FOR TOWN'S NEEDS
To Appoint a Street Commissioner at $1800 a Year—May
Buy Snow Sweeper—Give Fire
Department Three Drivers.
SAFETY  ZONE  AT SCHOOL
LEGION AUXILIARY
Mrs. E. J. Herbruck Elected To Fill
President's Chair.
The American Legion Auxiliary at
its meeting on Thursday evening
named the following officers to serve
for the coming year:
President, Mrs. E. J. Herbruck.
Vice-President, Miss Hazel Warburton.
Secretary, Miss Eva Forney.
Treasurer, Mrs. S. W. Gray.
Historian, Mrs. Walter Warburton.
Chaplain, Mrs. L. G. Schrantz.
Executive  Committee,  Mrs.  Forest
Oberlin, Mrs. Anna Ebie, Mrs. Lester Braucher, Miss Clara Mae Gross,
Miss Genevieve Dieble.
To Hold Sale
Plans were completed for a bazaar
and bake sale in the township house
on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 10 o'clock,
when a large number of articles will
be offered to the public, many of them
just the thing people need for Christmas.
Indisputable evidence of the steady
growth of North Canton was shown
during the meeting of Council on
Monday night, and while the Mayor
and the Councilmen are not breaking
their necks in adopting every suggestion offered, they must be given
credit for giving each suggestion
careful thought. As one member put
it, "We are here to give the people
what they want, provided it will
benefit the town as a whole, but we
are not going to rush into a thing
and theft regret our hasty action."
To Look After Streets
So when the question of keeping
the streets in A 1 condition was again
brought to the front every member
was posted. During the discussion it
was shown that a full-time working
street commissioner was what the
town needed, and an ordinance to
amend section 83 of the revised ordinances was passed authorizing the
employment of a commissioner at a
salary of $1800 per year, payable
semi-monthly.
A snow sweeper and plow to be at- '
tached to the grader was another subject that received earnest consideration and it will be discussed at the
next meeting. TRe Mayor said he
would put it up to the street and alley
committee to look after the cleaning
of sidewalks and crossings, and he
felt confident the members would
have something worth while to propose after they had investigated the
matter of a sweeper and plow.
Fire Department Needs /
The Fire Department, especially at
this season of the year, has its mind
on rush calls, so Council recommended
that Chief Joe Smith be given three
men to drive the trucks. This means
that the chief will never be short a
driver.
To Protect Children
Councilman Storch reported that
safety signs had been placed at the
school buildings, and that the children would be given all necessary protection from automobiles. The subject of taking care of the pupils on
the highways is one very close to the
hearts of the town's officials, and is
one of the reasons why speed fiends
going through North Canton are made
to understand that this is neither a
hick town nor a race course.
To Clean Catch Basins
The sewer committee announced
that Rudy De Paris will clean all the
catch basins.
Police Judge's Report
The report of Police Justice J. J.
Snyder for the month of November
showed that fourteen persons had
been arrested for violating the town's
ordinances and that the fines amounted to $310.40.
HAD A GOOD TIME
Odd Fellows and K. of P. Enjoy Life
According To Hoyle.
BOWLING LEAGUE
By L. J. FRANCE
CHAPLIN AND LEADING LADY
WERE MARRIED IN MEXICO
Loyalty Lodge, K. of P., were real j
hosts to the forty or more Odd Fel-'
lows of Greentown who were their ■
guests on Wednesday evening last.;
Euchre was the game and the K. of j
P.'s won the score, which stood 116
to 84, for the first time in several •
years.
The social spirit that pervaded the
meeting was splendid. The luncheon
was cafeteria and as the guests filed
past the luncheon table they found
buns, weiners, rye bread, cheese,
goose liver sausage, onions, celery,
coffee and cigars. The Odd Fellows
are blaming "Bill" Fillhour and"Ben"
Stayer for their low score as neither
man scored a point, according to report.
But the two Bees are not worrying.
They say they got plenty of fun out
of the visit, and they didn't want to
hog everything. "Live and let live"
is my motto, said one of the B's, "and
it may be that I was a little slow in
starting in, thinking I could catch up
later. I'm taking the blame for tho
other B, so let it go at that. Yes, we
had a grand time. Even the cigars
were good, which is not often the
case at public receptions."
Senior Christian Endeavor will meet
in the Reformed church at 6 o'clock!
on Sunday evening, Dec. 7.   Maurine
Foster   is   leader  and   her   topic   is j
"Forgiveness."   This   is   consecration j
night and  the offering goes to  the
mission work, so come prepared.  We,
wish more would attend these meet-1
ings because they are interesting and
helpful and after you come to one you
Will  know  it  is  not  a waste of time. | Photo  from   Wide World   Photos.
Thursday the executive committee i        Charles Chaplin, celebrated motion picture comedian and his latest lead- I
and anyone else interested will meet, ing lady, Miss Lita Groy, were married at Empaimo in Mexico.   The dispatch
at   the   Community   Building   at   1 j says Chaplin obtained the marriage license on October 14th and tho brlde-to-
o clock.       • Reporter, Opal Smith.    | |>e and her" mother arrived at the nearby town of Guaytaas recently.
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THANKSGIVING SERVICES
Union Meeting Gave Satisfaction To
a Number of Church-Goers.
The union services held in the Community Building in charge of the Rev.
E. M. Beck on Thanksgiving morning were well attended and gave much
satisfaction. Music was furnished by
a quartet composed of Mrs. Clark
Wehl, Miss Holben, E. C. Greenho,
and  Oscar Muens, and  Mrs. A. A.
LEAGUE  .STANDING
Won Lost Pet.
Haak & Kolp Fords.  21       5 808
Reno  Boot  Shop   13      11 542
Mohler Rest   15      12 555
Mike's B. Shop   10     14 192
Hess Hatcheries     9      18 333
Chevrolets        6      15 286,
Tuesday, December 2
Mike's Barber Shop—
Wolf        165    183 365
R. Scharver     149   133 177
Rable         161    171 132
M.  Scharver        189    160 193
Evans        190    176 184
Totals     854 823 S51
Mohler's Restaurant—
Mohler     168 166 179
H. Scharver  171 163 188
John Stover  107 172 176
P. Ruhland     140 207 148
H.  Warstler     138 198 186
Totals    724 906 877
Hess Hatcheries—
Clouser   182 162 132
R. Hess     189 173 180
H. Schiltz  148 167 201
W. Hess   129 178 188
Deetz     182 136 183
Totals    830 816 884
Fords—
King     213 170 223
Stover   203 176 210
Festerly     138 184 IS**
Winger    182 171 150
Evans,  R.  B  166 171 173
Totals        902    872   922
Swope and  Mrs.  E.  B. Schiltz sang
a duet.
Samuel Good answered the question, "Why Should I Be Thankful to.
My Heavenly Father." W. H. Hoover
talked about the "World's Attitude
Toward Thanksgiving and Peace.",
Rev. M. A. Cossaboom took for his
subject. "Why the Nation Should Be
Thankful." E. C. Greenho read, two
poems appropriate to the day.