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Newspaper

The Canton Repository

Location

Canton, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 28, 1949

Page

3

Two Volunteers Honored With Silver Beaver Awards

George M. Deaver received praise for 26 years in professional scouting as Ralph M. Fawcett of Canton and Lawrence F. Mull of Wooster were awarded the Silver Beaver, the highest honor of the Boy Scouts of America, in a ceremony at the American Legion Hall.

George M. Deaver Loren E. Souers Law Rence F. Mull Ralph M. Fawcett Robert Hillibish Deaver Dudley F. Ankefer Fawcett and Mull American Legion Hall McKinley Council Canton Lawrence F. Mull Wooster Pliny Powers New York Boy Scouts of America Powers Canton Board of Education Area Scouts Paul B. Belden Mr. Deaver Frank G. Hoover National Council of Boy Scouts National Organization Boy Scout Movement Dudley F. Unkefer Special Projects Mr. Unkefer Silver Beavers MR. Mull National Council

Community Leader and Electric Co. Proprietor Highlighted

The profile honors a Wooster civic servant noted for wartime problems and broad public service. A charter Wooster Kiwanis Club member, he chaired the underprivileged children committee. He advanced playgrounds safety patrols, Halloween celebrations, a city pool, and Red Cross work. He runs Wayne Electric Co. and is an authority on industrial electrical installation.

Wooster Kiwanis Club Wooster Red Cross Wayne Electric Co

Canton Buyers Attend Meeting in Cleveland

Four members of the Canton and Eastern Ohio Association of Purchasing Agents joined the sixth district National Association of Purchasing Agents semi annual conference in Cleveland. Included were Herbert Grauman of Timken Roller Bearing Co. president, Karl Foltz of Berger Mfg. Division Republic Steel Corp. national director, Sterling Lotz of Borg Warner Corp. Superior Sheet Steel Division, and Kelley Arnold of Hirscher Clarke Electric Co. Thomas D. Hudson of Cleveland American Steel & Wire Co. was named vice president of the sixth district, which serves Ohio and parts of West Virginia, Pennsylvania and New York.

Canton Eastern Ohio Association of Purchasing Agents National Association of Purchasing Agents Cleveland Herbert Grauman Timken Roller Bearing Co Karl Foltz Berger Mfg Republic Steel Corp Sterling Lotz Superior Sheet Steel Division Borg- Warner Corp Kelley Arnold Hirscher-Clarke Electric Co Thomas D. Hudson

Burglars Steal $30 From Pinball Machine

L. R. Paris, proprietor of the Bestest Custard Shop on the Canton North Industry Ad, reported burglars pried open a rear window and entered the shop early Sunday. They scraped putty, opened a pinball machine, and took about $30, eight cartons of cigarettes, and a roll of pennies.

L. R. Paris Sheriff’s Office

Lodge Plans Supper and Initiation in Barberton

Canton council and Junior Order will host a covered dish supper Friday at 6 p m in Junior Order Hall. Afterward the degree team will travel to Barberton to conduct an initiation.

Canton Council, Jr. O. U. A. M Barberton

Quote on liquor business echoes old poem

A remark asserts it takes about a half million recruits annually to sustain liquor trade. The line evokes an old poem, prompting reflection on commerce and culture.

Wanted A Boy At My Saloon Leads To Downward Life

A provocative verse seeks a new boy to hire at a saloon after a prior death. It advocates choosing a mother’s son with a good home and many friends who will become a leader of a host. The poem praises bravery to begin a life of drinking and to fill a drunkard’s grave.

Jesus Christ God

Canton Guardsmen Stage Televised Mock Attack Feature

WEWS will air a 3 p.m. Sunday telecast showing four Canton armored field artillery batteries repelling a mythical enemy column near North Industry in northern Ohio. Filmed Sunday morning from a moving truck and ground, the footage spans from the Schreyer Armory start at 10 a.m. to a counterattack near a State Route 8 bridge, led by Lt Col Burke B. Denison. about 150 members from Headquarters Service A and B batteries of the 987th Armored view the operation.

WEWS Canton North Industry Ohio Schreyer Burke B. Denison

Artillery Battalion in three hour Army Day telecast

Field Artillery Battalion joined a three hour program highlighting activities of Ohio National Guard units in fifteen cities. The telecast marks Army Day observances on Wednesday April 6 and will air as part of the nationwide event.

Field Artillery Ohio National Guard

Rotary to Hear Pastor Morey at Millersburg

Rev. Recbert Morey, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, will be the principal speaker at Millersburg Rotary Club on Tuesday March 28 at 6 15 p m in Day's Restaurant.

Rotary Millersburg Recbert Morey Rotary Club Day’s Morey First Presbyterian Church

Dynamite Ditch Blasting Demonstration Planned

Malvern reports that dynamite blasting will be demonstrated Wednesday on Harold Sheilds farm in Harrison Township. Carroll County agent C. T. Newsome announced the event, with blasting to run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to complete 2000 feet of ditch.

Malvern Harold Sheilds Harrison Township C. T. Newsome Carroll County

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