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TEN OILjyiEldCl Considers Contract for Purchase of 500,000 Barrels Annually TOKYO, March 25. private companies Japan is prepai ing to offer Mexico a huge oil contract for the purclifl5e of nearly 500,000 barrels of crude oil annually, it was learned today. The contract would provide for Japanese technical assistance in construction of pipelines and improvement of harbors on Mexico Pacific coast Official quarters were silent on the proposal, but j'. was learned authoritatively the same companies approached the Mexican government a month before the outbreak of hostilities in China last year. The deal was not completed.

Statistics Not Published S'ncn Die outbreak of Chinese hostilities. Japan has ceased publication of oil import statistics, but official figures show she brought in 1 033,677,000 gallons ol crude oil in 1936. (Since expropriation of rhe foreign oil by President Lazaro Cardenas, a major problem of the Mexican government has been to lind a foreign market fw its wells, a prime of revenue. (Japan, with the rhird largest navv in the world and a large air force operating in Cnina, has limited sources for fuel.) Domestic Bond Issue Proposed MKXICO CITY, March 25. domestic bond issue to help pay for the expropriated American and Biitish oil properties was! proposed today by Finance Minister Eduardo Suarez.

Governors of 24 states at a conference at which made the proposal pledged financial aid for the same purpose. A financial plan to be adopted by the government in indomnifyin? the companies will be mapped at a meet- in? of Ihe governors with the finance minister tomorrow. YOUNGSTOWN PACES INDUSTRIAL UPTURN COLUMBVS. March 36. Youngstown district paced a spring uptuin In Ohio business and industry, Ohio State univtisity's bureau of reseat ch employment figures showed today.

Only the Youngstown area showed an employment gain in February over January, but in all Ohio districts the sharp drop evidenced during the final quarter of 1937 was retarded. However, employment continued far below February of 1937. Manufacturing firms led the slow upswing, less than the one per cent average decline noted for all businesses. The general December-January drop was 11 per cent. Youngstown's employment was up two per cent in mr.nufacturing and three per cent in (XRctruction.

Its total employment gain was cme per cent. QUAKE RECORDED WASHINGTON, Match 25. Georgetown universit seismologists reported an. earthquake today l.7oO miles south of Washington. The quake besan at 3:72 a.

m. and 5t3 maximum Intensity at 3:35. ending at 4:30. It, was described as "not very William Bixler The funeral of William Bixler, 70, Wayne county commissioner from 1915 to 1919 and a retired fanner living near Riceland. who ciied Thursday morning at his home, will be held Sunday at 1:30 p.

m. at the residence and at 2:30 at the Salem Mennonite church. The Rev. A. Keiser and Rev.

I. W. Royer will officiate, interment will be made in the church cemetery. Mr. Bixler sustained a stroke of apoplexy about a year ago.

He is survived by his widow, Caroline; two sons, Dale, of Elkhart. and Calvin, of Waueson; a daughter, Elma, at home; four brothers. John'of Kidron, Daniel of Wadswonb, David of Bluff ton. and Noah of Orrville; four sisters. Mrs.

D. C. Hosteller, and Mrs. M. D.

Moser. of Orrville. Mrs. D. P.

Lehman, of Apple Creek and Mrs D. P. Gerber. of Dalton; and 12 grand- cliilciren. Harvey George Jordy Harvey George Jordy, 57.

of 1829 Amherst NE. died at his residence this morning after a brief illness. His widow, Mrs. Lillian Jordy; two daughters. Mrs.

Ernest Poole. of Orrville. and Mrs. Harry Wetzel. of Massillon; and a granddaughter survive.

The funeral will be held Sunday at 3 p. m. at the Arnold-Lynch funeral home. 729 Lincoln Way, E. The Rev.

J. E. Digel. pastor of St. John's Evangelical' church, will officiate.

ment will be made in Rose Hill Memorial park. The body will remain at the funeral home. Evelyn Grace Fisher Evelyn Grace FUher. 12-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

John Fisher, of near Beach City, died at the Massillon city hospital Thursday evening. Besides her parents she is survived by a sister; the grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. S.

J. Stoner, of near Brewster; and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fisher, of county. The funeral will be held 'from the residence of her maternal grandparents, Mr.

and Mrs. Stone, of near Brewster, Sunday at 2:30 p. m. The Rev. Lewis Frees, pastor of the Pigeon Run U.

B. church, will officiate. Interment will be made in Navarre cemet-ery. The body will be removed from the Adams funeral home at Beach City to the Stoner home Saturday afternoon. Mrs.

Charlotte R. Kessler The funeral of Mrs. Charlotte R. Kessler, who died Monday evening at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. R.

C. Pattison. of Brevvster, was held Thursday afternoon at the Central Presbyterian church. The Rev. J.

Rodger Sillars officiated, assisted by the Rev. H. S. Lindsay, of Brewster. Interment was made in the Massillon cemetery.

The pall bearers were Samuel E. Houck, Wilfred Ruemmele, Robert C. Pattison. Jerome Eqkroate, and Maurice and Charles Bates. Funeral, Saturday The funeral of John F.

Stoner, 69, of near Stanwood, who died Thursday morning, will be held Saturday a't 2:30 p. m. at the residence. The Rev. Harvey Stoner will officiate.

Interment wilj be made in the Stanwood cemetery. The body at the residence. Miss Nerla M. Hoffman Funeral The funeral of Miss Nerla M. Hoffman, 29, of 448 7th NW, who died Monday morning, was Held Thursday at 1:30 p.

m. at the residence. The Rev. F. B.

Has. pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran church, officiated. Interment was made in the Brookfield cemetery. Joseph H.

Snyder Funeral The funeral of Joseph H. Snyder. 71, of 1409 Tremont SW. who died Monday evening a the residence Tic Your Dogs, Officials Warn Tie yoiir dcgs. Its the Diurnal warning emanating from the city hah Major Richard Johns ami Safety-Sen ics Dircc tor Paul have been busy saij.

werinp the telephone the past cral arid ost of the calls have been complaints about dogs and running over gardens and flowei law is It reads; "A doss thao chases, worries, injures or killo a lamb, goal, kici. domestic fowl, domestic; nniKial. cr person, can be killed anytime or and if in attempting to kill such ruining at larfcc person wounds it, he shall not iiatle to prosecution under the penal law. which punish cruelty to animals The owner ei harborer of such shall be to a for mjuiy done." OHIO of his daughter, Mrs. Grace Heppen- berger.

of Brewster. was held Thurs- day at 2 p. m. at the residence. The Rev.

S. J. T. Flohr. of Mt.

Eaton, of- ficiated. Interment was made in the I Brookfield cemetery i ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT i JACKSON TOWNSHIP. STARK COUNTY, OHIO i for the Fiscal Yenr Ending December 31, 1937 1930 Tnial Salaries anrl Paid Duriim trie Year 1536 SS.r.TS.on Tax Valuation 113.049,660.0*1 l.ovy uo 1 North Canton. No. 7.

Ohio 1 March 195S. I hereby ortify following repon to be correct. ROT C. ALBRIGHT, Township Clerk RECEIPTS General Property Tax 7.497 IS Pales Tax 1.12:!.S!i liasoHiie Tax 2.0HO.OO Inheritance TRX I37.S3 Miscellaneous Receipts 'sO 50.50 Reer License Tax 2.900.00 Soldiers Relief 440.00 2.4? Total Miscellaneous Heceipi? Depository Interest TOTAL, RECEIPTS PAYMENTS General Executive Services Compensation of Trustee? 750.nn Compensation of Clerk 250.CC Tota! General Executive Services Town Hall Maintenance and Kepair Tota! Town Hall Fire -Other Fire Protection Expenses TROOPS!) DRIVE Bulwark Chinese Defenses in Counter Thrust Against Japanese SHANGHAI, March 25. declared today that strong German-trained reinforcements including mecbanUed units were bulwarking their defenses as a new counter-offensive stretched the battle along the Tientsin-Pukow railway for a hundred They claimed a signal success in the counter -of tensive in Shantun? province with occult Ion of Ning- yang, 100 miles north of where Jap-! anese have been tiying to cross the I Grand canal.

Through a dense fog the advance I guard made a sunrise attack with' Gen. Li Tsung-Jcn personally commanding. Previously the Chinese had attacked Japanese units at the outskirts of Yenchow. slightly south, v.nd in the neighborhood of batteied Isinginp, where the fighting has surged back and forth for three months. Chinese said another flying column had crossed a lake of the Tient- sin-Pukow and was sti angling the Japanese supply lir.f.

Shwisi province cavalry under Gen. Ho Ohu-Kuo crossed the Yeilow river after an artillery duel, Chinese- reported, and i-ecapUued Hoku in northwestern Shansi province. It tills point, far from the Grand canal battle, that Jap- anese had threatened to launch an invasion of the stronghold of communists in Shensi. IN MEXICAN OIL SEIZURE Services Held For Fothergill A large number of Massillon and Detroit friends paid their final tribute to Robert Roy Fothergill, 40, Massillon sandlot baseball player who made good in the big leagues, at funeral services held Thursday at 3 p. m.

at the Gordon Shaldnagie HoUhiger funeral home. Fothergill, who was an outfielder with the Detroit Tigers from 1921 to 1929, died at St. Joseph's Mercy hospital at Detroit, Sunday morning. The Hev. P.

B. Hax, pastor of St. Pauls Lutheran church, officiated Interment was made in the Massillon cemetery. Six members of the Ressco 'bowling team at Detroit of which Fothergill FRIDAY. MARCH 25.

wivs member were the active paH bearers. They were Houteman, C. Biggs, J. Bland, A. Watson, Evans and S.

Pollard, Homer 5 Brovvn Harold Black, Milton Wilker. Ralph Bush A Kuhn and Chester Scatterday, members of Massillon Post, No. 221 American Legion, of which Fotherglll was a. member, acted as honorary pall bearers. Taps were sounded by Dclberfc Settler, bugler of the legion drum corps.

FIRE DAMAGES HOUSE Firemen of No. and 3 companies were called to the residence of Mrs. PrlscUla Boyd, 709 Wetmore ave SE this morning, after heat from a coa'i stove ignited woodwork in cm upstairs room. Members of the family extinguished the flames before firemen arrived. The blaze caused only slight damage.

LAWRENCE S. ARMSTRONG EDWARD C. O. BORREGO One of three employes on an American oil company held in Tamplco as hostages by Mexican workers seeking to force payment of back wages, Edward C. G.

Borregro, former student at the Colorado School of Mines, is pictured. Also shown Is Lawrence S. Armstrong consult Mexico City, who Interceded for the Americans. The seizure followed President Lazaro Cardenas' expropriation of of foreign-owned oil lands in Mexico. Thousands of men, women and children, supporting Cardenas' move, marched in a great mass demonstration in Mexico City.

SCHOOL BOARD TO MEET A meeting of the board of tion will be held this evening at 7:30 at Washington high school. FACES TRIAL ON DRIVING CHARGE Lonnie Gamble, 40, a negro of 305 Tremont to stand trial in municipal court this afternoon on a charge of operating an auto while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. The case was to have been heard, Thursday afternoon, but was postponed until today. A plea of not guilty to the charge filed against him by police officers was entered by Gamble when arraigned yesterday morning. John Hammer, 55, of 1121 Bluff was arrested Thursday evening on an intoxication charge." He was not arraigned today.

REALTY TRANSFERS Anna Toth to Peoples Building Loan 10103. Edward L. Hering to Howard E. Schrock, part 9333. Warren W.

and Margaret V. Paul to Lloyd Stanford, part 9712. J. M. Schlendorf to Arthur T.

and Bessie K. Ellis, 68S5. Prank J. and. Lillian M.

Smith to John A. and Elva C. Rauber, 6056. SEE THE NEW 1938 WALLPAPER DESIGNS It's important to the beauty of the interior of your home 8ehct th from our com- MASSILLON PAINT GLASS CO. 84 ERIE SX, S.

1.000.00 350.15 250.15 105.2J Total Fire Protection 105 i Payments to Hospital Associations '90 65' Poor Relief Medical Services 75.00! Other Poor Relief FREE! $5.00 AND EIGHT THEATER TICKETS Through Cooperation of the Grand and Lincoln Theaters and Merchants Listed Here Under This Heading These Prizes Are Made Pos 'bl YOU A A VF MM Total Poor' Relief 38.12 Maintenance and Repair Labor and Materials 10.230 19 Road Machinery and Tools 684.10 Total Highways 10,514.59 Soldiers Relief 440 nc General Supplies Memorial Day Expenses liisi Total Miscellaneous 50J.63 TOTAL PATMEXTS 113,361 Balance. 1927 (Clerk's) 1 61'21 Receipts burinr Tear Total. and Balance iS.TSSi'i Payments During: Tear Balance. December 31. i (Clerk's) J.4J5.1S Balance in Depository, i December .11.

1337 7 4S5 1J Published in The Evening independent, K. 193S. FINANCIAL REPORT OF' THE BOARD OF EDUCATION For Fltcal Year Ending December 1937 Elton Special Rural School District No. Stark County. Ohio.

Taxes: IjOeal Lew All Other Purposes Classified Propertv Taxes Sales Tax Total Taxes Interest from State on Irreducible Debt Depository Interest 1S.OT DENISON DIEHL CANAL FULTON CLINTON Country Produce Headquarters Country Butter. Used Cocoa J-Lb. Can Bacon Country Cured 25; Eggs. Strictly Fresh; Large Doz. 1 I -oo We Will Wash and Polish Nickel or Chrome on your car FACTORY TRAINED MECHANICS, Special Tods, Equipment and ft thorough knowledge of what your BUICK requires is assurance of- Stil Have a Few Good USED CARS Left Thoroughly Reconditioned Massillon Buick Sales Service Inc.

362 Lincoln Way, W. Dial 5109 Total Revenue Eight Million In Pay Rolls than $300 a year for every man, woman and child in give every resident confidence. The fact that the city maintains this level, even when people are talking of a depression should be a source of true civic pride. Massillon business is on the upgrade. A FIRST NATIONAL connection will help your part of it.

IN MASSILLON TOTAL RECEIPT? i 7 BALAXCE. JAXTJART 1837: General Fund 2.H7.25 Total Receipts and Balnnce 4.H2.03 Total Transaction's 4 14'03 DISBURSEMENTS -Members Board of Education Olevk All other Administration and "Waffes Principals. etc Maintenance of School Employes for Maintenance of etc Tnt.il Servics 1.179.6C Sfi.nn 50.001 4.00J les.io; INQUIRE ABOUT FREE BICYCLES MEAD'S SUPER SERVICE 112 1st Massillon We Specialize In LUBRICATION WASHING "Sen-ice With A Smile" Administration Office I Text i other Educational i Fuel Total MATKP.TAT.S FOR MA1NTK.VANTE: Equipment and Furniture for Maintenance OPEN SF.P.VICK: Schriol Transportation of Pupils Oontrai-t 5.00! I Otlier 2T6.S7 49.2(5 21.SI 10.iV Tola! CrtntraM and Open 'Vd-r porvu-A FIXErt CHAP.GKS AND 279.SC Other Trvtal and Contributions REMARK'S SERVICE STATION 1 Ml. N. Canal Fulton On Rt.

21 RUGS CARPETS Hand Made to Your Order Gather up your rags now and have them made up for Spring Delivery. See Our Sampels. Sidle Jewelry Store CANAL FULTON COMPLETE LINE OF JEWELRY We Repare WATCHES CLOCKS Located In BARBER SHOP SHEARS SHARPPENET) WOODY'S INN EAST GREENVILLE FISH FRY TONITE "Come Out and Me Sometime" VILLARD SHOE HOSPITAL 37 1st SW. Massillon For Quick Service For Soles That Wear P. E.

SCHALMO CANAL FULTON Everything For The Farmer SERVICE is our motto. Ask the farmer who has bought from us, he'll tell you. Corn Planters, Plows, Harrows, Tractors, Shovel and a Complete line for you inn and see what we have that will save you money this spring-. Pitcock Wagner, Inc. First OPS Building BULOVA TRADE-IN SALE Libarcl Allowance for Your Old Watch TOTAT.

PIPRT'RSKMKNTS I 1 S.i7.3fi BALANCE. SI. Fund 2.254.fi; Total THsb Balance READ THIS FIRST Look for thli headlnu every Friday In The Independent. Read the advertlse- menti under this heading and make a record of the misipelled wordi. Only thoia ads appearing under thli heading will be considered.

Some ads may have several words misspelled, then again some may not have any. You find them. Anyone sending In a correct list, will be eligible for one of the Six Awards. Awards will be distributed as follows: For the letter selected by the judges to be the Neatest, Originality of Style, to bs will receive next best letter will receive 12.00; and for the next Four Letters having correct answer will be graded accordingly and Four Awards of Two Tickets each at the Lincoln and Grand Theaters will be given runner-up prizes. A TOTAL OF SIX AWARDS WEEKLY Decisions of the Judges are final and all contestants must follow these rules in order to have their answer considered.

answers must be postmarked not later than the following Monday to be considered for the previous Friday's list. all answers to Cana! Fulton Contest Editor, Canal Fulton. Postoffice Box 118, or out answer in envelope and drop In box at Dentson Dlehl Grocery Store. Parker Motor Canal Fulton or Steineck Tavern, McDonaldsville Rd. upper left hand corner of your letter put down In FIGURES the number of misspelled words you found.

A make a list, naming advertiser first, then the misspelled word (or wards) and then the correct spelling of the word (or words). on one aide of paper only and print your name and address. The first two wlnnera will be given orders for K.OO and J2.00 respect. Ively. which will be honored by any merchant whose advertisement ap- pears In this section the time awards are made.

Names of firms, trade names, abbreviations and proper nouns will not be considered. Webster's Standard Dictionary will bi used to decide proper spelling of words. Correct list of words from the previous contest, together with winners will be published In this column the following Friday. Friday's list follows: Sidle Jewelry, repairing (2); Schalmo, all ways, always; Bloomfield, marked, market; Hofsteter, veiners, wieners; Remark, sampels, samples; Eddie's Inn, tobacco, should have been plural), Total The judges awarded the folio win prizes: Mrs. J.

G. Schneider, S3.00; A. Simpson, $2.00, Massillon; Two Theater tickets each went to H. J. Welder, A.

W. Boron, Mrs. C. E. Mc- Conkcy and Mrs.

B. A. Rice, of Massillon. Send in your weekly on this feature page. Remember yon cannot be awarded a prize if you do not send in an answer.

No limit as to the limes any one can win. However, keep in mind that the correct answers from week to week vary and that some weeks there may be several dozen correct answers which have to be graded, then again it is possible, as it was this week that only a few correct answers were received out of several hundred sent in. So you see il does not pay to neglect sending in your answer weekly as letters that were eliminated last week would probably have been awarded a prize this week if correctly solved. WALL PAPER THE Finefrock Bros. CANAL FULTON TELEPHONE 2161 Open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday Evenings From 7 to Service Garage 31 Federal TRUCK REPAIRING Our specialty ana our prices will please you.

Work Done At Your Convenience J. H. GRILL 37 2nd SW. Massillon Mrs. Weird's Home Cooking COMPLETE MEALS CALL 4003 Carver's Cigar Store For Results of All Branches of Sports Musillon's Sporting- 23 Lincoln Way, W.

Ladies Halfsols 50c Ladies Heels 15c Men's Halfsols 75c Massillon Shoe Clinic 340 Lincoln Way, W. PEYTON'S Cafe CANAL FULTON FRESH STRAWBERRY 4 SUNDAE A VC Freezer Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream pt. SAT, DINNER SPECIAL Roast Ler of Veal, Celry Dressing, Cold Slaw, Beans, Bread, Batter FOR 163 GRILL 4.142.031 TOTAL TRA.VPArTKVV? I 1 C.VM I ASSETS AND LIABILITIES SOiVOf Inventory and Materials i l.anr!-. (Cost) 500.00 I TOTAT. APSF.TS i T.TARtMTTKP— Total 7.2M School District P.

O. Address Navarre. Ohio. 1. March 21.

1 the foreftoinir report to corrooi. YC. DON AT. I'lerk, Board of Kducation Tax Tax Lovy 20 School Enumeration Mi in The Independent. March 25.

1938. I DANCING SAT. NIGHT 8 to CHOICE DINNERS MIXED DRINKS At McDonaldsville INN Phone North Canton NO COVER CHARGE Hofsteter's CANAL FULTON Home Dressed Beef CHUCK ROAST Ib. BOILING BEEF SMALL .9 Ibs. WIENERS BOLOGNA, Home Made Ib.

TOMATOE SOUP 4 Cans for IT PAYS TO BUY GOOD MEAT DR. L.A. WAGNER Will Examine Your Eyes and Fit You with Glasses by the latest approved scientific methods. 44 First Building BE SORROW "A Word to the Wiie" is an old this fa a HARRY C. PITZ Insurance That Protects You Canal Fulton Electrical Applainces Of All Kinds REDUCED SAVE NOW The Ohio Public Service Co.

Parker Motor Co. Plymouth DeSoto International Trucks ELECTROLUX REFRIGORATERS Phone 5121 OPEN EVENINGS Duncan's Better Optical Service Dr. Geo. E. Jones, Optometrist FELLMETH udDC Think This Over 5-YEAR STORAGE, and a service an- equaled regardless nf -where yem Better Be Safe Than Sorrow Get Your FURS At STYLE CENTER MASSILLON.

OHIO We Have Several Good USED CARS now on hand. It will paj you to look them over. See the special for this week which is discribed on Classified Page in THIS issue. BLOOMFIELD'S CHEVROLET CANAL FULTON Beer-Lunch-Good Eats DANCING AT STEINECK TAVERN MCDONALDSVILLE ROAD, ONE MILE NORTH OF LAKE CABLE ROAD NQ COVER CHARGE.