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Newspaper
The Canton Repository
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1950
Page
1
Mayor Thomas H. Nichols says Canton will begin two phase civil defense work soon. Mutual aid pacts with Stark County communities will be formed and auxiliary police and fire personnel recruited in numbers similar to World War II. State legislature must allow intercity defense cooperation.
In HODOHS REPOSITORY Janson’s 3 Creamery Stores announce full day operation to enable immediate installation of RCA Admiral Motorola Crosley Capehart Fada Raytheon television sets. Home Furniture at 229 Market street offers Delta power tools. Demonstration Monday from midnight to 8:30 AM at Canton Hardware on 4th Nad.
Apples Grimes in Portland lists Jonathon and Delicious varieties with price at $1.25 each. Cooper Orchards, located five miles south of Magnolia, highlights fresh apples for the market.
Open sun 9 to 5 at Al Kehl Florist Cleveland at 42nd. Prices start 75 cents. Also Mad Save by Globe Dairy gas station milk in qt bottles. Fresh eggs Swiss cheese trail bologna ad.
The United States orders Lt Gen Geoffrey Keyes to provide full political and military backing to Austria as it faces Russian aided unrest. A Webb to Figl message promises U S action to maintain law and order, praising Austrian resolve amid Communist inspired disturbances and Soviet zone successes.
Stark County voters face 35 ballot questions with 20 new bond or levy proposals and 14 renewals across sub districts. Canton includes a 0.4 mill five year levy for Molly Stark Sanatorium facilities, plus a 40 hour week for police via initiated ordinance. Large renewals in Canton, Alliance, Brewster, and Greentown, plus Canfield? (text truncation).
More than 550 reservations have been received for the Canton Chamber of Commerce dinner Wednesday at 6 30 p m in the Onesta Hotel. Reservations close Monday at 5 p m. Alfred Edwards will speak on Lessons From Britain's Socialist Experiment and the civic service award winner will be announced by Paul B Belden. Three Strings will provide music.
Canton fund organizers announce the annual Community Chest campaign starts Tuesday October 17 and runs to Thursday November 2. General chairman Paul B Belden Jr notes most divisions are filled with only a few left. The goal is 445909 dollars, up five percent from last year, as welfare agency costs rise slower than the general cost of living which stands at 1725 percent of 1935-39 base while agency allocations reach 1407 percent. Leaders highlight the youthfulness of organizers, many from second generation Chest families, and tie campaign prospects to strong industrial conditions.
President Truman selected Alan Valentine a scholar educator and industrialist to head the Economic Stabilization Agency and serve as the nation’s economic balance wheel during mobilization. ESA will coordinate with the National Production Authority and other agencies to manage wage price stability and overall economic stability. Valentine, 49, former president of the University of Rochester, is a Rochester New York native and has served in various academic and international posts. He is expected to assume the job within a week and will be paid an estimated 17,500 dollars annually. The appointment follows Truman’s mobilization effort with W. Stuart Symington coordinating ESA NPA and other agencies.
In New York the United Nations General Assembly approved by 47 to 5 with eight abstentions a resolution granting full UN authority for troops to cross the 38th parallel and occupy all Korea. South Korean forces have already penetrated northward as US troops mass at the line. The move aims to stabilize and unify Korea amid ongoing hostilities. The Soviet bloc opposed a strong UN commission to organize elections and aid reconstruction. Arab League members and India abstained.
Chester A. Orr 68, chairman of Union Metal Manufacturing Co., was taken to Aultman Hospital Saturday noon after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage. His condition Saturday night was listed as fair though on the danger list. Orr, who had been at his office, was returning home when he fell ill and sideswiped a truck on 17th Street NE. Police summoned company officials who drove him home before he was taken to the hospital.
Tokyo dispatch says US ground forces crossed the 38th parallel for the first time in the Korean War as the 1st Cavalry Division sent patrols into Kaesong. UN planners mass forces for a broad offensive to crush North Korea and free prisoners, with air power mounting 520 sorties.
The New York Yankees clinched their second straight World Series with a 5-2 win over the Phillies, sweeping the series. Purdue crushed Notre Dame 28-14 ending the Irish 39 game unbeaten run. Ohio State beat Pitt 41-7, Wisconsin edged Illinois 7-6, and Maryland routed Michigan State 34-7 in a day of notable upsets.
Copper Orchards reports a harvest of Northern Spy apples located five miles south of Magnolia. The crop yields are noted as steady with good fruit set and market readiness for autumn sale. Local growers anticipate continued supply as picking progresses.
Al Kehl florist at North Cleveland Avenue and 42nd Street announces Hardy mums are now ready for pickup or delivery. Local customers encouraged to place orders for early autumn blooms and seasonal arrangements.
Decorators invited to explore a wide variety of wallpaper patterns at reasonable prices. Visit Sherwin Williams at 234 Cleveland Boulevard for help with decorating problems.
A recurring Monday rummage sale runs at 439 Market Street from 10 a.m. The notice promotes an Imprinted Xmas Cards order and lists News Depot as the advertiser.
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