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VOL. 3—NO. 43.
NORTH CANTON, STARK COUNTY, QHIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1925.
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DOCTOR TELLS WOMEN
YIAY TO FIGHT GOITER
Surgeon O. P. Kimball of Cleveland Clinic Has Successfully
Used Iodine In Many Cases,
Especially With Young Girls.
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JOKE ON FIREMEN
POINTS ROAD TO HEALTH
Doctor 0. P. Kimball of Cleveland
Clinic was the speaker in the auditorium in the Community Building on
Tuesday evening, Sept. 8. He came
to North Canton on the invitation of
The Woman's Club and a well attended meeting appreciated his interesting
and helpful talk on "The Prevention
of Simple Endemic Goiter."
Dr. Kimball has been carrying on a
preventative work for some time, in
fact, the pioneer work in goiter prevention Iras been done in Cleveland
and by Cleveland physicians. He
stated the most important step in
carrying out the prevention of any
disease is the proper education of the
people •as a whole and that Simple
goiter 5s the easiest known disease
to prevent.
He started by stating a few questions that everyone wants to ask.
First—What is Goiter and what is
meant by Endemic Goiter? Goiter is
the enlarging of the thyroid gland,
and the word "Endemic" means characteristic of or pertaining to this locality. We live in an Endemic Goiter
district. Every normal person has a
thyroid gland. It Hes in front of the
neck, almost surrounding the wind
pipe, crossing in front of it just above
the sternum. The normal thyroid
is so small that it cannot "be seen and
caranoti be felt unless- you know exactly where to feel and what to feel
for.
Second—What is the function or
Iiurpose of this Gland? This is very
important and it can best *be explained
by showing what would happen in the
absence of a thyroid gland. If a child
■was born without a thyroid or insufficient gland tissue, it would not grow
cr develop like a normal child, but
would be a cretin (dwarf). It;,might
never be strong «aKW^R-*fe?#Sl^, plrab-
a*bly could not talk and Would be sure
to be very dull mentally, if not an
Biasing Ford Douses Flames When
They Answer Call.
A Ford coupe, owned by Charles
Crawford of Canton, was standing
near the Bunnel home on North
Main street on Friday when a sudden burst of flames enveloped the
front of the machine. A call was
turned in and the chemical fire
track hastened to the scene. But
too late! The fire was out and yet
no mortal hand had touched the
coupe.
Fire Chief Joe Smith looked perplexed for a few seconds; then he
smiled. "Some intelligence to that
Ford," he muttered. Pressed for an
explanation, he said: "There was
evidently a lot of oil around the engine and it caught fire from the
heat and burned the hose that connects the engine and the radiator.
When the hose broke it released
the steam and the steam put the
fire out just before we arrived. I
have heard many jokes about the
Ford, hut never before did I hear
of or see one that started to commit suicide and then changed its
mind."
HELP FIGHT FIRE BY
POLLING THE BOXES
Sending In Alarm By Telephone
Is Too Slow, Says Chief Smith
and He Explains the Proper
Method To Follow In Town.
SICK MEN IMPROVING
Harry Wise and Wi S. Workinger Are
Doing Well/Thank You.
News from Mercy hospital is to the
effect that Harry Wise is improving
steadily, and from the home of W.
S. Workinger comes word that he is
making progress toward Wellville.
Both items of which will be pleasing
news to readers of The Sun.
TO OPEN DANCE STUDIO
HE WANTS TO SAVE TIME
PLAIN GRANGE WINS
FIRST PRIZE AT FAIR
For Three Years It Has Lead All
Competitors and Now the Silver Cup Is Property of Those
Meeting In Middlebranch.
west stater- of the United States and
Canada.
In •endci'iic goiter regions if every
woman would keep her thyroid satu*-
r*ated with iodine during every pregnancy ska would never develop goiter
and .i-< r baby would have a perfectly
row."; thyroid at birth, and if every
ghi between the ages of eleven and
sixteen would keep her thyroid .saturated with iodiiio they would not develop goiter. This is r.ct only easy to
ck> but is practical, said he. Kimball.
At the close of his address hi -answered a number of questions.
Women Transact Business
In early part of the evening a short
business session was held and a report from the Civic Committee
■brought out the fact that The Woman's Club of North Canton had secured four women to make the race
for local offices, Mrs. Clyde Schiltz
and Mrs. Francis Harman for the
School Board and Mrs. Herbert
.Baughman and Mrs. Frank C. Wise
for Council.
Mi=. Merton Koi|>.££ Piano
.'AY fSe  close  of the. session -Mrs.
^Merton  Kolp  gave  a  piano  solo, a
group  of three dances.  Mrs. Kolp's
idiot.  Also, the thyroid plays a very, work is always that of an artist and
the rythm of tlie compositions was
perfectly brought out and her 'hearers were given a mental picture of the
grace and beauty of the dance as interpreted by her playing.
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important part .and controls to a very
great extent the normal growth and
development of "young animals, and
controls to a great'extent the normal
rate of metabolism {the building up
and tearing down of tissues) all
through life.
Third—What makes the Thyroid enlarge? There are several instances
where the body demands certain elements, i. e., the hemoglobin of the red
blo»d cells must have iron for its
production, for without iron the child
becomes an anemic, the bones demand
caBcum; other tissues of the body require certain compounds known as
vitamines; with an abnormal calcium
metabolism the child develops rickets;
•wiOiout certain specific vitamines the
child develops scurvy.
The most important element in the
thyroid secretion is iodine; and the
reason why the thyroid starts to enlarge is because of the deficiency of
iodise. This has been studied until
we can say definitely that as soon as
the amount of iodine gets below one-
tenth of one per cent of the amount
of normal thyroid, the gland starts to
enlarge in an effort to get more
iodine.
If the thyroid is kept saturated
with iodine it will have no reason to
•enlarge. Experimentally you cannot
produce goiter in animals if the thyroid is kept saturated with iodine. We
must emphasize the fact' that it takes
very small amounts of iodine to saturate the thyroid, one-sixth grain per
•week will be sufficient to keep it saturated under, normal conditions.
Iodine For Goiter
Iodine in some form in the treatment of goiter has been used for centuries, the first application of this
principal as a public health problem
was begun through the public schools
of Akron, and continued through
1920. In the beginning 56% of these
girls had goiter, of those taking prophylactic iodine not a single normal
girl developed goiter, among the girls
not taking the iodine as preventive,
twenty-seven and six-tenths per cent.
of those without goiter in the beginning developed goiter. Of the girls
who had goiter and took the prophylactic iodine over 60 per cent, of the
goiters disappeared while among those
who had. goiter and did not take
iodine very few of them disappeared.
Goiter Districts
There are certain districts throughout the world where goiter is much
more prevalent than in other sections
of the .world. ,..-•■   (
The most noted endemic goiter districts are;
lhe Alpine mountain regions of
southern Europe. " ,: •
The Himalayan mountain,region of
eastern and southern:Asia. •- .
The   Andes   mountain
South America.  /"•-.-,
In North America—-All- of the
Great Lakes "basin,"* tlie basin of the
St, Lajrrence and the Pacific north-
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH
Parochial School Opened On Tuesday
With 160 Pupils.
St. Paul's parochial school opened
its doors on Tuesday morning at
8:15 for the new school year.
Twenty-six new pupils made their appearance, bringing the to tal enrollment to 160. The staff of teachers
remains the same with one exception:
Sister M. Cleophas, who taught the
7th and 8th grades for the last two
years, has been changed to another
post. Sister M. Augustin has been appointed to take her place.
Practically all the pupils were on
hand bright and early for the opening
exercises. These consisted of a talk
to the children by the Rev. Pastor, as
they were gathered in St. Paul's
church to invoke God's Blessing upon
their efforts in the new term, followed
by a special blessing of the pupils as
provided in the ritual of the Church.
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
and a hymn of invocation to the Holy
Ghost concluded the ceremony.
There will be no school on Friday,
to permit the children a visit to the
County Fair.
Beginning next Sunday, Sept. 13,
tbe fall and winter schedule of Sunday services will go into effect. Accordingly the Sunday Masses will be
at 8:00 and 10:30 a.m.
Mrs. Sarah Barthelemy Buried
Mrs. Sarah Barthelemy, nee Willaman, a former resident of North Canton, died last Saturday at the home
of her son in Eock Creek, Ohio. The
remains were brought to North Canton and funeral services held at St.
Paul's church on Tuesday at 10:30
a. m. Interment in St. Paul's cemetery.
Fire Chief Joseph Smith and the
members of the North Canton Fire
Department appreciate the efforts of
the public to summon as soon as possible the engines when a fire breaks
out, but as frequently happens when
people have good intentions, they fail
to accomplish the ends they desire
and the result is inconvenience and
worriment to the firemen.
Chief Smith's Views
Speaking to a writer for The Sun,
Chief Smith said:
"People will do the department a
great - service if when they pull the
box they will stay there until the firemen get near the scene. Then they
should meet the firemen and tell them
eTtactly where the fire is located. This
will save time, and time is the most
valuable thing in the world when a
fire is raging.
■"Another thing I would ask the people to do is not to use the telephone
when they can reach a fire alarm box
quicker. The town has installed boxes
all over the fire zone and if a man
or woman will turn the handle and
stay there it won't be long before the
department will be nearing the box.
Then tell the firemen where the fire
ir. burning.
"I, often happens that a fire call is
sent m.o the factory. This means delay. When pi.aino; the box you sound
the siren, and Uic department men
start at once for thai Vox and are
ready to work, or perhaps -cce. working on the fire when the engine gets
there. It means a whole lot to the
safety of the town to send in an alarm
from a box instead of telephoning. It
is proper to telephone when no box
is near, but for quick action use the
hpxes located various places over
town. ..,-..•
Turning  In An -Alarm
"The way to turn in an alarm is
to open the door and pull down the
hook.    That's   all.   The   hook   automatically will go back into place."
Location of Boxes
Below will be found the fire calls
and the location of the boxes:
3-3—Public square.
2-3^-S. Main and Church street.
3-1—S. Main and Bachtel  ave.
2-2—West Maple and West street
2-4—rSchool on Portage street.
3-2—Portage and West street.
2-1—;North Main and Brown.
3-4—North Main and Sixth street.
1-4—Witwer  street.
1-2—E. Maple and Hess.
1-3—East Maple and Miller's.
1-1—McKinley and Winger.
4—Factory.
Police and Fire Call, 106
COUNCiTJEEriNG
Property   Owners   On   Wise  Avenue
Want Curb and Gutter.
Mrs. Irene Converse Returns To Canton  From New York.
Mrs. Irene A. Converse has returned from her studies in New York
city, and will open her Studio of the
Dance on Saturday, September 12, at
206 Tuscarawas ' street west, Canton.
This is the tenth season that Mrs.
Converse has had a studio for the
study of this art.
Mrs. Converse is. a composer of solo,
group and ballet dances and her work
ranks high.
TENNIS CHAMPION
Hoover of Alliance Captures Title In
Tournament Here.
JUVENILE    ALSO    WINNER
PUBLIC INVITED
To Visit New School Building On
Friday and Saturday.
K. OF P. NEWS
Brother John Derrick's Talk Is Ap.
predated By Members.
Brother John Derrick gave a splendid address to the members-of Loyalty
lodge last Wednesday' evening. He
left with us much food for though.
His theme was particularly along the
lines of Pythianfsm,
The brothers of Loyalty lodge wish
to thank the "eats committee" most
heartily for the fine supper the iaem-
region -of(bers;prepared. "   '
;.! The next meeting will be on Wed.
(jesday, September 16, and your,nres-
ence is desired". *       ■" " ' '  •"* *"""
PAUL STRAUSSER.
At the Council meeting on Tuesday
night W. P. Newton of Wise avenue,
who owns several lots in that neighborhood, presented a petition signed
by property owners asking for a combined curb and gutter on Wise avenue.
Mr. Newton, who is known as "a progressive citizen," was advised to wait
until the sewer is installed in his
section of town.
That North Canton's credit is excellent was shown when the bids opened
for bonds amounting to $38,200.
Stranahan, Harris & Oatis of Toledo
were the highest and best applicants,
bidding par and accrued interest with
a premium of $1448.50. The above
firm was awarded the bonds by
Council.
A number of bills were ordered
paid.
The corner in front of the Gross
hardware store is, by order of Council, to be cut out and squared. It
was stated that this will give room
and make the Square more uniform
in appearance.
onImscreen
"Dixie Handicap," a Racing Picture,
Here On Friday Night.
The picture on Friday night at. the
Community Building is a racing one
with the usual love story running
through it, "Dixie Handicap." There
ib plenty of excitement and the plot
shows,the length unscrupulous men
will go to gain their ends. Of course
such fellows are''defeated, but they
furnish lots of excitement while it
lasts.     '
The comedy, is "Aggravating Papa "
and is said to be a good one. "Virginia; Life" depicts scenes in the Old
Dominion and is of much educational
Value.
Since the last issue of The Sun the
Stark county tennis tournament has
been completed with the following results:
In the men's singles Daugherty defeated Coogan 6-4, 6-2, 6-3. Fishel
won from Isroff of Canton, oh a forfeit. Shanafelt won from Brewster of
Alliance 12-10, 3-6, 7-5. Ungaschick
of Canton won from Bercaw of Canton, .7-5, 6-2. Curry defeated Ritter
7-5, 1-6, 6-4. Warren of Alliahce defeated Pflug of Massillon, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4.
McConaughay of Massillon then eliminated Warren of Alliance, 10-8, 7-5.
Hoover of Alliance eliminated Fishtl,
6-1, 6-2. Aungst of Canton defeated
Shanafelt, 6-0, 6-3. Weeks defeated
Ungaschick of Canton, 6-3, 7-5.
In the next round McConaughay of
Massillon defeated Daugherty of
Canton, 6-2, 6-2. Hoover of Alliaire
eliminated Weeks with a score of 6-:"5,
7-5.
This left the finals to be played between McConaughay and Hoover. It
was a hard fought content* each play er
doing his best. The^mifil scores were
G-3, 6-2, 6-1, 6-3, 8-6, Hoover of Alliance winning the county champim-
ship.
Men's Doubles
In the men's doubles Warren and
Campbell of Alliance eliminated Jones
and Strayer on a forfeit. Johnson aad
Johnson defeated Ritter and Stoner.
Aungst and Daugherty of Canton defeated Fisher and McConaughay of
Massillon with a score of 6-1, 6-5.
Hoover and Cole defeated Curry and
Bercaw, 7-5, 6-3.
Following this Martin and Weeks
eliminated Warren and Campbell, 6-2,
6-2, 6-2. Martin and Weeks eliminated
Johnson and Johnson, 6-4, 8-6. Hoover
and Cole won from Aungst and
Daugherty on a forfeit.
The finals were played between
Martin and Weeks and Hoover and
Cole. Martin and Weeks won, 4-6,
6-0, 6-3, 6-3.
Women's Singles
In the women's singles Miss Betty
Turkle defeated Miss Thalia Strong,
7-5, 9-7. Mrs. Owen Lewis defeated
Miss Sadie Richards, 6-2, 6-4. Miss
Petty Turkle defeated Miss Hazel
Richards, 6-1, 6-4. In the finals Mrs.
Owen Lewis defeated Miss Betty
Turkle, 6-2, 6-1. Again the honors
went to Alliance.
Mixed Doubles
In the mixed doubles Curry and
Hazel Richards of North Canton defeated Mr. and Mrs. O. Lewis, 3-6,
6-2, 6-3. Warren and Miss Turkle of
Alliance defeated Geo. Hedger and
Miss Sadie Richards of North Canton
by a score of 6-0, 6-8, 6-2.
In the second round Curry and
Richards defeated Aungst and Mrs.
Whittacre of Canton, 13-11, 6-3.
In the finals Alliance again came
to the front and Mr. Warren and Miss
Betty Turkle defeated Curry and Miss
Richards of North Canton by a score
of 6-3, 6-3.
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Mrs. Foster Extends Thanks
Mrs. Freida Foster, general chairman of the Flower Show, takes pleasure in thanking all the members of
the Flower Show commttee for their
hearty co-operation and genuine interest displayed in making this year's
show a big success. She also thanks
Mr. Bratten and his orchestra and all
the other parties who were so kind in
contributing their time and talents to
the program. Also Ed Willaman &
Son who donated the pond for the
Boy Scout display; The Hoover Company for allowing The Woman's Club
to use their elaborate decorations; Mr.
Williams and all employees of the
Community Building; Homer L. Dulabahn of Canton and.Edith Hatfield of
Ravenna for giving their flowers,
which were sent to the.sick; also all
North Canton people who were so
kind as tb donate their flowers, fruits
and vegetables.
She especially thanks all florists
and growers for their beautiful displays, and all members of the Woman's Club, the Boy Scouts, the merchants, and The Sun of North Canton
for the publicity-it gaye,the exhibit,
Plain Grange won first prize at the
Stark County Fair this year for the
third time consecutively. This entitled
it to; the ownership of the cup.
Sponseller Grange won second;
Fairmount Grange, third; Nimishillen,
fourth; Robertsville, fifth, and Magnolia, sixth.
In the juvenile awards Plain Grange
won first and Sponseller second.
Pomona Grange To Meet
Stark County Pomona Grnage will
meet with Nimishillen Grange on Saturday, September 19. The hall is located north of Louisville. A state
speaker will give the address of the
afternoon and other excellent numbers are on the program for that day.
SCHOOL ON MONDAY
New Building Is Ready For Pupils—
Enrollment  Shows Increase.
The School Board of North Canton requests The Sun to announce
that the new school building will
be open to the public from 6:30 to
8:30 on Friday and Saturday-
nights, Sept. 11 and 12. Guides
will be there for the purpose of
escorting the visitors through the
various rooms, and the members
of the Board want the people to
turn out and see the comfortable
quarters the pupils will enter on
Monday morning.
TO ENTERTAIN LADIES
DOG SOUNDS ALARM
FIREMEN SAVE HOME
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Griffith Give
Credit To Pet Water Spaniel
and North Canton Department
For Prompt Assistance.
BLAZE   UNDER   STAIRWAY
Mrs. H. W. Hoover Will Be Hostess
On  Monday Afternoon.
The public- school in North Canton
and the surrounding district will open
oi- Monday morning, September 14,
The handsome building erected this
summer as an annex to the regular
school quarters is ready to receive the
overflow of pupils.
Superintendent Denton is pleased at
the number of high school students
enrolled and he predicts a successful
year both for teachers and pupils.
BASEBALL NEWS
Season Closes In North Canton for
the  Merchants'  Team.
Mrs. H. W. Hoover will entertain
two groups on Monday afternoon,
September 14. The Ladies' Literary
club of North Canton and the ladies of
the Aultman Home of Canton.
A NIGHT OF MUSIC
W.  H.   Strassner,  Soloist,   and  Carl
Schoman, Organist, Here On
Sunday Night.
Labor day the'baseball season officially closed in North Canton for the
Merchants' team, and as luck would
have it the locals lost two games to
the National A. C. of Akron. First
game, 13 to 7; second, 4 to 1.
On Saturday the Merchants won
from the Roses of Canton by the
score of 8 to 3, Schleppi doing the
pitching. Sunday the M's defeated the
Buckeyes of Alliance, 5 to 3. Berrodine was in good trim, allowing but three hits and striking out
I,, batsmen.
Watching  the  Scoreboard
The steps leading to the billard
room of Schick & Keifer must be
very strong to hold the many men
constantly going up to see the scoreboard. A radio announcer keeps the
fans posted on the big league games,
and Fred or Earl post the runs on
the board. At present the majority
of rooters are for Washington to repeat last year's performance, and it
is unanimous for the Pirates. Jawn
McGraw's New York Giants have few
admirers in North Canton and surrounding territory and the day Pittsburg wins and New York loses there
is much joy in the camp of the rooters, and an equal depression in spirits
when the Giants cop a game and the
Smoky City men drop one.
Football and basketball will soon
be in full blast, and according to the
dope North Canton is going to have
several good teams playing this Fall.
GEO. HEDGER LEAVES
Physical Director To Take Up Similar
Duties At Canal Dover.
George Hedger, for fifteen months
physical director in the Community
Building, will leave on Monday for
Canal Dover, Ohio, 35 miles from
North Canton, where he will become
physical director and general secretary of the Y. M. C. A. Although
every one is sorry to see George depart for a new field, nevertheless they
rejoice that his Canal Dover appointment is in. the line of a promotion.
He came to North Canton from
V enatchee, Washington, and with
characteristic energy plunged at once
in to the work. He organized the noon
gym class, and also the only standard
leaders corps for boys, and put over
athletic stunts of a nature that are
usually associated with large towns.
On two occasions he brought champions together here in basketball
clashes, and he was ever on the watch
for good material for the gym floor.
His wife became leader of the Girl
Scouts after Miss Maude Taylor resigned to become the wife of Professor Stout, a Smith-Hughes teacher in
the Sidney schools. Like her husband,
Mrs. -Hedger has made" a number of
friends in North Canton who wish for
her the best of everything in her new
location.
Canal Dover is a town of about
10,000, and George said he wanted his
friends to drop in and see him. He
also announced that he will keep in
touch with North Canton.
At the Community Christian church
on Sunday night, Sept. 13, W. H.
Strassner, soloist of Trinity church,
Canton, and Carl Schoman, widely
known organist, will give a recital in
their usual high class manner. The
public is invited to be present. The
services at this church begin promptly
at 7:30.
In the morning Prof. Searle Bates,
professor of history in Nankin University, Nankin, China, will address
the members of the church and explain the work the missionaries are
doing in that country.
On Sunday night, Sept. 20, Dr. C.
C. Morrison of Chicag6, editor of the
Christian Century, will discuss affair's
close to the heart of the American
people. Dr. Morrison is a writer of
marked ability and his work has attracted the attention of the thinking
men and women of the country. It is
said by those who have heard him that
h» is a fluent and 'convincing speaker.
pulpItmdpew
ZION REFORMED CHURCH
[By the Pastor]
Labor Sunday was properly observed. The pastor spoke on "How
Jesus Regarded Labor." Whilst some
were away for the Labor day vacation, yet our school and church service were well attended. We appreciate the interet that is kept up. We
began our evening services last Sunday.
The affair at the Hoover dam last
Friday evening, in honor of the young
people going to college at the opening of the fall term, was both fitting
and enjoyable. Not ten, as was mentioned in Zion Reformed notes last
week, but fourteen young people of
this church are taking advantage of
college instruction this year. We are
sorry to lose them, for the time being,
from our present force, but we rejoice
with them in the privilege they have
and hope to have them back again
with us with enlarged powers. The
pastor spoke some appropriate words
in view of their leaving us, to which
"Bob" Dixon responded in his characteristic way. Weiners, buns, doughnuts, pickles, pumpkin pie and coffee
was the menu of the evening, served
in cafeteria style. Songs and play
games furnished the entertainment
and exercise of this happy occasion.
The choir and orchestra celebrated
at Willowdale dam on Tuesday evening of last week. Weiner frazzle and
toasted marshmallows, tomatoes and
watermelons were in evidence.
The Dorcas class held their monthly
meeting at the home of Mrs. Mary
Young on Monday evening of this
week.
The monthly meeting of the Consistory will be held on Wednesday
evening at 7:30 at the church.
The Woman's Missionary society
will meet at the church on Thursday
evening at 7:30.
There will be the regular appointments for next Sunday, morning and
evening. Let us hope the vacations
will all be over and all will be back
again in their places. We will be most
happy to greet you.
ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH
Sunday-school next Sunday morning
at 9:00 o'clock. No morning service.
Evening service at 7:30, Rev. George
Wagner of Akron preaching the sermon.
The Luther League picnic will be
held next Sunday, September 13, at
Nelson's Ledges. They will leave from
the church immediately following
Sunday-school.
A meeting of the Young People's
society will be held this Friday evening, September 11, at Lake O* Springs.
Please gather promptly at the church
at 7:80.     ,
A meeting of Semper Fidelis, the
young people's class of Zion Lutheran
Sunday-school,  was  held  on  Friday
[Continued On page four]
A pet brown and white water spaniel belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Griffith, residing two miles northwest
of North Canton, probably saved tha
life of his mistress and certdinly aided'
materially in saving the home on
Tuesday night about 8:30. The
prompt arrival of the North Canton
Fire Department kept the flames from
spreading.
Dog Sounds Alarm
Mrs. Griffith was sewing on Tuesday evening. She is still lame from
injuries received when she fell while
doing work as a Red Cross nurse in
the World War, so when her dog began to bark she told him to be quiet,
but the animal kept running to the
stairway and then to his mistress.
Then the woman began to suspect that
"something was wrong," and an investigation showed that fire under the
stairway was slowly but surely eating
it way into the sides of the building.
Firemen  On the Job
A telephone call was sent into North
Canton and soon Chief Joe Smith and
his men were racing-to the fire. "Step
on the gas!" was the order given, and
it is a good thing for the Griffiths
that the department auto can travel
fast.
A roll of carpet stored in a closet
under the stairs on the first floor had
in some unknown way cought fire and
the flames were making persistent attacks on everything around them when
the chemical checked them. According to Mrs. Griffith the firemen
worked hard and fast, and at last the
big blaze was out. The damage was
confined to the closet and walls.      ,
Grateful To Firemen
Mr. and Mrs. Ben.Griffith, who live
next to Zion cemetery, were called
up by a writer for The Sun on Wednesday and asked about the fire. Mrs-
Griffith said she wished to express-
through this newspaper their sincerest
appreciation of the help and kindnesses extended to them by tlieir
children, friends and neighbors, after
their house caught fire. The same appreciation and thanks are offered to
the firemen of North Canton and their
chief, Joseph Smith, and to the girls.
in the telephone exchange. Mr. Griffith regretted that he was not at home
when the fire was discovered. He is
employed at Aultman.
The Griffiths feel the truth of the
statement that they would be without
a home had the firemen been less
speedy or less diligent in their efforts;
to put out the flames.
KINDERGARTEN _
Miss Schmucker Wants To Meet the
Children On Monday.
North Canton kindergarten, so successfully conducted last year, will
open on Monday morning, Sept 14, in
the Community Building, and Miss-
Schmucker, the capable teacher, promises to be there to greet all her little
friends who will be of school age next
year.
On Tuesday night a number of ladies interested in the work of the kindergarten held a meeting in the Community Building when the following
committee was appointed: Mrs. Herman, chairman; Mrs. Fred Keifer,
Mrs. Peter Pierson, Mrs. Harry Mohler, Mrs. Max Messerly.
The North Canton School Board
furnishes the supplies for the pupils.
The fee for instruction is $1 a month.
Last year the kindergarten met with
the warm approval of the people, and
the return of Miss Schmucker i.s most
pleasing to the mothers of children
getting their first start on the road
to an education.
LEGION AUXILIARY
Will Meet On Thursday, Sept. 10, and
Hear Convention Report.
The American Legion Auxiliary
will meet on Thursday evening, September 10, in the Community Building in the Legion room. Reports will
be given by the delegates to the State
Convention in  Chillicothe.
Mrs. Eva Forney and Mrs. Albert
Clouser attended the convention.
USED LEWIS AMBULANCE
The Lewis Ambulance was called
and conveyed two of the injured persons from the scene of the wreck near
North Canton on Monday evening-
when an Akron automobile was hit
by the south bound local and one man,.
Jesse* Washington, the "driver, was*
killed and four others, all of Akron,,
werfe seriously; injured.