The Sun. (North Canton, Stark County, Ohio), 1924-07-10

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VOL 2—NO. 36.
NORTH CANTON, STARK COUNTY, OHIO, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1924.
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Parade An Artistic and Educational Triumph!
Opening of the Hoover Convention Eclipsed
Anything Ever Before Attempted As Several Thousand Handsome, Alert Men and
Women Pass In Review Before Sidewalks
Lined With People.
INSTRUCTIVE FLOATS OF BEAUTY
The Spectators Seemed to Instantly Grasp the Meaning cf
Each Living Illustration As It Linked the Past With
the Present and Showed the Advancement Made In
America Since the Days of the Pilgrim Fathers.
MOVING    PICTURE    OPERATORS   EVERYWHERE
Democrats Name
John W. Davis
For President
Name West Virginian On
the 103rd Ballot.
New York, Wednesday—[Special to
The Sun]—The Democrats nominated
John W. Davis of West Virginia for
President on the  103rd ballot.
WELCOMED BY BOSS
His  Reference  To  Himself  As   Keynoter of the  Convention  Won
Instant  Recognition.
VIEWING THE CROWD
Incidents   Seen   and   Heard   On   the
Streets   and   In   Park.
In  Front  of the  Reviewing Stand
The Hoover Company convention parade on Tuesday morning was the largest in point of marchers, floats and sightseer's.
ever held by the company, and as the several thousand employe:
inarched along the streets, to the music of bands, they could sec
that all the business section and private houses were gaily deco
rated with (lags and bunting in honor of the occasion.
It was not merely a large number of persons walking U;
and down the street.  It was a parade organized for the purpos-
of  showing tlie wonderful  resources  and  development  of th.
Hoover Sweeper and the close step the Hoover company is keeping in the line of progress.   Each float told its own story, and
like the chapters in an historical novel the facts were all there
concerning the-time and place with just enough dash of color to
make the picture interesting. And just as a readable book should
be, the ending was happy, for the Hoover Sweeper had swept
away the worries of life and left the carpets and rugs bright
and clean for the bride and bridegroom.
PARADE IN REVIEW
With reviewing stand, sidewalks,
porches and windows lined with people, the big Hoover parade, headed
by Police Officers P. F. Talley and
Ray Bechtel and the Hoover Band,
started on East Maple street, turned
north on Main and gaily swung along
to the applause and cheers of the onlookers to the town limits, then turned south on Main and marched to the
Chevrolet Sales and Service garage
and thence to Witwer street and the
City Park. Moving picture men and
private Kodak snappers were busy,
and   hundreds   of   photographs   will
soon be in circulation showing what
a wonderful day it was in North Can
ton.
Consisted of Four Units
The parade consisted of four units,
Sales and Visiting Unit, Hoover Personnel Unit, Float Unit and business
Men's Unit, comprising eignt divisions.
The first division was subdivided
into seventeen sections and had as
lieutenants Henry Kline and Earl
Herbruck.
The first section was a mass fiag
formation, representing America..
Canada, Great Britain, Holland,
Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden and
Norway.  These flags were carried by
li."...
The Float That Had Them Guessing
Boy Scouts. The Hoover Company
executives followed with delegations.
These men were visitors and not
salesmen.
The North Canton Band pla.\ ing
lively tunes war- followed by Division
No. 1200, who are the representatives
from countries from over the world,
and close behind them came the Canadian representatives.
."MISSIONARY FLOAT
Division 1100 were the Southern
representatives from Georgia, 'Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Florida,
North Carolina and South Carolina.
This division had with it the fh\st
float in the parade. It resembled a
sour horn home and the house servants,
a colored mammy and a maid, were
discouraged over the drudgery of the
house work and felt that they had
worn themselves almost to death trying to keep clean. Their discouraged
attitude was shown by the banner the
float carried: "Our Years Are Numbered."
The Hoover salesman steps in and
shows the real missionary spirit
which helps them to a brighter, happier life, eliminating drudgery and
giving them much needed rest and
renewed  interest in living.
The Missionary Monks of the early
day represented the missionary sales
nen who bring freedom from drudgery to present day folks as the ones
of old brought happiness to those to
whom  they  ministered.
DEMON   DEMONSTRATORS
Division S00 was unique in the fact
that its members had earned the title
of "The Twenty-eight Point Demon.
Demonstrators." Twenty-eight men
were in this division and their year's
work had landed them in this exclusive class. They came from Michigan.
Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota and carried banners with pictures of his satanic
majesty.
SCENE FROM THE OCEAN
Division 900 were men from Washington, Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Arizona,
Montana and California. This division
was also accompanied by a float which
represented a bathing scene and upon
the beach were real bathing beauties
who scattered information as they
passed of the wonderful states in
which they live.
Divisions   800,   700,   (500,   and   500
marched,    carrying    many    banners,
each with a captain of a nature sug
gestive of the quality  and value of
the Hoover Sweeper.
GIRLS IN SAIL BOAT
Division 400 were men from Virginia and West Virginia. The float
for this division resembled a sail boat
and the sailors proclaimed through
their banner that "We are not sailors but we make sales. Two girls
sailed the boat, which moved along
with the rocking motion caused by-
real waves. This division were all
dressed as sailors in white suits.
Sub division .300 was composed of
representatives from Washington, D.
C, and Maryland.
200 followed and represented New
York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
These men wore suits of blue and
upon the left arm a band designatnig
their division.
Section 13 was composed of a fife
and drum corps numbering M in dark
uniforms and Stepping well to their
marching  rythm.
PURITANS   IN  LINE
The fourth float was known as "The
Puritan Float." It was a .-eerie of a
room from a Puritan house and a
woman of that period. Hor constant
companion, an ohl fashioned split
broom of the Puritan day beside the
big spinning wheel which emphasized
the hard work anil crude manner of
home making and house cleaning of
that period. The Hoover Sweeper
[Continued on page four]
After the moving picture men had
withdrawn from the scene, H. W.
Hoover mounted the platform in City-
Park and said he would introduce one
they all knew—"The Boss."
W. H. Hoover—The Boss—said he
was glad to greet such an audience,
and then he instantly won the big
crowd by his reference to conventions
and himself as the "keynoter" who
was going to "point with pride to the
achievements of the Hoover company
and the men and women around him
during the past four year:-;."
As political conventions are still
fresh in the minds of the public his
timely quotations of "pointing with
pride," although "not \iewing with
alarm," and "mindful of the road we
have traveled," "realizing our full responsibility to the public," brought
loud laughter and applause, and having thus captured his audience with
a couple of .sentences he became mor;.*
serious, and said that while the other
conventions were national this one
was international and that the men
were here by. reason of merit and that
their advancement was due to their
vision, their accuracy anil their ability to do things worth while.
From beyond the seas, from our
sister Canada, from the east, from
the west, from the north and from
the south came delegates to this 'convention. We are here, he said, after
making history and planning to make
more history.
Praise for North Canton
There was no note of banter in his
voice as he said: "I want you all to
know that we live in the greatest
community to be found anywhere (applause). The evidence you meet as
you walk along our streets. This
spirit is commendable, and it is a joy
and pleasure to live with them at ah
times.
"Now, a word for the Hoover company organization. It is busy, not
only during this convention, but at all
times to give service to the people.
It not only throws the barrage, but
it is steadily on the firing line, and
I want to express my appreciation to
the officers and heads of departments
and to all the men and women connected with the Hoover organization.
Let us not forget the other ones, thc
dealers, who have placed one million
five hundred thousand Hoover sweepers in the homes.
"A movement so great as this convention certainly deserves our serious
consideration, and we shall profit by
example. It will free us from envy
and bossism. So it is with great pleasure that I name our leader, General
Goodwill, (applause). A path of
peace and pleasure is my platform
which I trust will be yours as well
as mine. 'Get Together' is the slogan!
Can you think of any work in life
more noble than getting together for
a good purpose. 'Get Together' and
let us work effectively together; let
us play together. To this beloved
community I also say, 'Get Together'
socially and religiously. Let us work
in harmony, in the spirit of love ami
co-operation. Eliminate blocs and
other undesirable things. I say to you
that God made us all to be one people, and we are trying to defeat God's
purpose if we harbor haired, religious
or  social.
'Let us be faithful, truthful and
loyal, If we are God will bless us
and amply reward us." (applause).
boy scouts¥line
Looked    Nifty    As    They    Marched
Carrying   Many   Flags.
A number of Boy Scout.-; acted as-
color bearers in the parade, and right
classy the youngsters looked bearing
aloft the flags of fhe nations whose
o;1 ir.e-ns use the Hoover sweeper.
Those in the company were: Fred
Hall, Orval Mollett, William Conley,
Giles Conley, Donald Lantry, Lyall
DeLong, Ralph Brown, Frederick
Roberts.
One of the big "hits" was the float
carrying a number of women playins--
bridge, gossiping and "hanging out
the wash." The clothesline with a
number of pieces of linen drying in
the air made everyone laugh. "Says
I to Louie, it ain't me that gossips
about my neighbors, but if my husband acted like that man across the
street I'd hit him with something anil
then  leave him."
* *    *
The repast served to three thousand five hundred persons in fhe park
was most efficietly done. Each person
was presented with a dinner nicely-
done up in a lunch box which contained two kinds of sandwiches, baked
beans, olives, pickles, cup cakes, ice
cream, banana and orange. Lemonade
was served in several parts of the
park, free to all.
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Ben Braucher, traffic manager, tried
to buy a felt hat to wear in the
"parade but could get none large
enough, so the whole department had
to wear straw hats. This time of
year straw is plentiful and Ben found
one big enough. Even though hie
cranium is large, hi.s head isn't
swelled; so what's the odds.
* *    *
Pretty girls everywhere! Peaches
of the choicest variety! On sidewalks,
in the line of march, in automobiles
and en floats! And the visitors ha<;
a keen eye for the beautiful. "Some
.stunning looking, classy girls in ♦ his
part of Stark county,'' remarked a
ic-loga.c from Brooklyn, New Yoik,
the home of handsome women.
* *    *
Never again will we "knock" the
Weather Man. Fur weeks he had been
handing out a brand t ~ *lu(f that was
anything   hut   "fine .   clear,"   al
though in justice to n.m he did come
across handsomely and permit the
fireworks display and the fourth to
resemble the Volstead act. Then, but.
we're not "knocking." Although a
curtain of cloud was drawn across the
sky early in the morning and prudent
folk kept umbrellas at hand the
Weather Man dispelled their fears by
sending across friendly breezes and
a mild sun. Altogether it was a
pretty good sample of July weather
and it was in agreeable contrast to
other days—but we're not "knocking."
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When the moving picture men got
ready for work in thc City Park they
faced a scene of beauty that would
be hard to duplicate. Several thousand men and women, garbed in al!
the colors of the rainbow, occupied
seats, and with hundreds of fluttering
flags of many nations it resembled a
World Court of chivalry and grace.
* *    *
North Canton's pride, the large
modern fire truck, was an inspiriii!'
sight to residents and visitors as it
followed in the parade. And it was
equipped to instantly dash to a fire
had one occurred. It made everyone
feel that this town is ready to cope
with, a   blaze,   big   or   little.    That
truck means security.
* *    *
The Executives Secretaries' float
was a pretty part of the parade and
one's imagination traveled some distance from the gay scene of their environment on Tuesday to the serious
work done by them during the working hours of their everyday life.
* *    *
The Clown  Band.   You saw it, of
course! The boy comes out in the
man at times no matter how many
years he has seen. Under those many
colored clown costumes were hidden
some of the staid family men of
North Canton. Yes, it is hard to believe considering the antics they
staged in the line of march. They
added to the enjoyment of life for
which  they  are  entitled  to  at  least
a "Thank you."
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Marshal John Kaufman kept the
streets open, as he gently warned
auto drivers, and Jim LeBeau, as special cop, kept the Square from becoming congested.
Business Men and Women
Make Splendid Appearance
Headed By the Legion Band and Their Own Float
They Prove That They Are Solidly Lined Up
With the Hoover Company.
Headed by the Legion Band of Canton tlie business men and
women of North Canton marched with their own float in the
Hoover parade, and it was a float that received instant attention.
It represented a large World on the top of which was North Canton. The captions over this were "Cleanest Place on Earth,"
"Clean Homes," "Clean Business" and "It prospers as it co-operates as it co-ordinates." North Canton was also the line over
the cab. The float had a splendid significance being typical of
the unity which exists between the business people and the'
Hoover Company.
A fine appearing crowd are the men and women active in the
commercial life of this town, and headed by the public officials
they stepped along at a lively pace, proud in the fact that they
are an important factor in helping to develop the community
spirit so dear to the heart of tlie Hoover company.
Dressed in straw hats, white shirts, black neckties and dark
trousers and carrying parasols with the national colors the men
looked neat, natty and business like, and they received "a hand"
from the spectators at many points.
The ladies wore dark skirts, white middies, black neckties
and carried parasols. If any town can produce a better-looking,
or more classy-looking group of women than those engaged in
the business life of North Canton then The Sun is willing to send
a staff writer and staff photographer to that place, although in
truth we do not think we will be called upon to spend our hard
earned cash for railroad tickets. Chairman Frank Gross led the
business men and women and lie was ably assisted by Irvin Moose
and Irvin Rover, as lieutenants.
Bathing  Scene  With  California  Crowd
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And  the  calliope  played  on!
* *    *
The war scenes in the big demonstration wore used to convey a Message of Peace, exemplifying the fact
that the only war that is justifiable
is war on drudgery and uncleanlines ■
and the fight should he for the uplift of humanity.
* *    *
.Ml the people who watched ('".'
parade noticed the lieutenants wli..>
headed the eight divisions. Each lieutenant was responsible for the sue
cess of carrying out the plans of hi.-
own division, and men who can complete and carry out the details of such,
a demonstration will carry about with
them a personality that is noticeable
anywhere.
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Well, well, well! We almost overlooked you, Bill! The Great Announcer and Introducer of Celebrities,
large and small, was on deck as usual,
as grand marshal of the day. W. J.
grows younger with each convention,
and   he  hopped  around  like  a  stake
colt waiting for the signal to go.
*    *    *
Sure, North Canton gets there when
it starts to  do something.
GOES TO SCOUT CAMP
Fred
Hall   Will
In  the
Spend   the   Summer
Wilderness.
Fred Hall, who carried the large
American flag in the Hoover parade
when he marched with other Boy
Scouts, departed this Wednesday
morning for the Boy Scout camp in
the wilderness near Zoarville, where
he will remain until it is time to ring
the school bell  in North Canton.
Fred spent the last three weeks at"
the Y. M. C. A. camp at Turkeyfoot,
and he is "strong" for the out-door
life. The camp in the wilderness is
a wonderful place, and the Scout
executives are among the really big
business and professional men o,f
Stark county. They contribute time
and money to advance the rising
generation, and they feel amply rewarded when the boys make good.
Since the dam was built the swimming is excellent, and no one can forget the Wilderness Camp after once
seeing it.
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A. J.  GILL'S  BIRTHDAY
An agreeable surprise was tendered
A. J. Gill, at his home on Harman
court on Tuesday evening, the occasion being the G2nd anniversary of
his birth. His children and their
families comprised the party.
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Missionary  Float  With Southern Division