Dale News, Volume 5, Number 6, Dale, Spencer County, 13 March 1942 — Page 1
THE DALE NEWS
FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1942
NUMBER 6
VOL. V
REV. WM. BOCKSTAHLER DIES IN EVANSVILLE
PROMINENT DALE MERCHANT DIES
1942 RED CROSS ROLL CALL POSTPONED
! VICTORY BLOCKS!
An afghan (or coverlet) made of the new Red Cross Victory Blocks is now on display at Eberhardt’s store. This one is fashioned from discarded cotton hosiery. These items will be used in the U. S. hospitals for our boys in uniform, and are our way of saying “Cheer up buddy! We understand, and neither time nor effort will be spared in our endeawor to make you comfortable —and help you win this war.” These are tokens of our pledge —VICTORY BLOCKS!
In an effort to relieve in some measure the increasing burden on men and women in all communities who are engaged in money raising efforts during war time, the American Red Cross has decided to postpone its regular 1942 fall membership Roll Call and hold it simultaneously with its next War Fund Campaign early in 1943, Chairman Norman H. Davis announced today. Authority for the Chairman to plan this combination was voted by the Central Committee at its meeting on March 2nd.
Rev. William John George Bockstahler, 78, of Evansville, a retired Methodist minister, died Wednesday morning at his home. Rev. Bockstahler was a native of the Santa Claus Camp Ground community. He was a graduate of Baldwin-Wallace college at Berea, Ohio, and he served in the German Methodist denomination for 44 years. With honeybees as his hobby, he was a past vice-pres-ident of the Indiana Beekeepers association.
The toll of the church bell Tuesday morning made the people of Dale realize that death had again visited one of its citizens. This time it had come to call Mr. John Edward Schroer to his eternal reward. Mr. Schroer had been ill for eight years, but Saturday he took a turn for the worse and passed away at one o’clock Tuesday morning. Mr. Schroer, as long as his health remained, was one of Dale’s leading citizens and business men. He was a member of the firm, Schroer Brothers, for forty-two years.
Surviving are: the wife, Julia Ann; three daughters, Misses Leila and Bockstahler of Evansville, and Mrs. R. B. Robertson of Indianapolis; three sons, Earl of Indianapolis, Harold of Wooster, Ohio, and Wilbert of Cleveland, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Emma Ries of Mt. Vernon, and Mrs. Sam Schmitt of Santa Claus; two brothers, Louis of Cleveland, Ohio, and Fred of Dale, and seven grandchildren.
P. S. — Please bring in all silk blocks now completed, that they may be joined into afghans. We will continue making blocks from old hosiery, silk, rayon and cotton. Also from yarns, either ravelled or new.
“For 25 years,” Chairman Davis said, “the Red Cross traditionally has held its membership Roll Calls in the fall months, to finance the normal operations of the organization, and to build up its membership which is the largest of any non-governmental organization in the country. Today we are engaged in a bitter war requiring Red Cross operations which will cost much more than the Roll Calls can provide. This makes necessary the large War Fund appeals. To conserve the man-power of the Red Cross and its millions of citizen volunteers for their operating duties, the Red Cross has decided, barring unforseen emergencies, to combine its 1942 Roll Call with the next War Fund Campaign which is expected to be launched early in 1943. The Red Cross has been greatly influenced in reaching this decision by the fact that the majority of the highly important Community Chest Campaigns are held in early fall and it is felt that if the Red Cross Roll Calls are moved into the late winter or eajdy spring it will ease the problem of the Community Chests.
In his youth he gave his heart to Christ and let Christianity become the rule of his home and business life. Under the pastorate of Rev. F. L. Priest he became a member of the Dale Methodist Church in which he remained the rest of his life.
Don’t destroy old hose, men’s sox, nor children’s anklets. Bring them to Red Cross quarters (Eberhardt’s store or home at present) where they can be made into hospital covers. DON’T DESTROY ANYTHING! Our government is going to need all our resources—old and new.
He was born near Huntingburg August 21, 1878 and passed away at the age of 63 years, 6 months, and 19 days old. He was the second son of Henry and Dinah Schroer. One sister Emma and one brother Louis preceded him in death.
Funeral services are being held this afternoon (Friday) at 2 o’clock with Dr. Samuel Robinson, pastor, and Dr. E. L. Hutchens, Evansville district Methodist superintendent, in charge. Burial will be in Maple Grove cemetery at Boonville.
MARRIED
He was united in marriage June 7, 1908 to Tillie H. Michel and their home was blessed with three children.
Dr. and Mrs. Norman L. Medcalf of Lamar announces the marriage of their daughter, Miss Dorothy, to Claude H. Denning, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Denning of St. Meinrad, the wedding having taken place July 5, 1941, at Princeton, Ky. Mrs. Denning has been bookkeeper at The Dale State Bank for several years and Mr. Denning is employed in Indianapolis.
RACCOON RELEASED
He leaves to mourn his going his wife, Tillie; one son Ralph of Dale and two daughters, Violet May and Ruth Mary of Indianapolis. One brother Wesley, two sisters Sarah and Clara. Two grandchildren and many other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at the Dale Methodist Church Thursday afternoon, with Rev. Barthol Rogers, pastor, in charge. Burial was in the Dale cemetery.
Five bred female raccoon were received from the Wells County State Game Farm, Bluffton, Ind., last Saturday by Conservation Officer Bennett of Spencer County. They were liberated in selected locations made by coon hunters of the Conservation Clubs. All liberations were made at den trees. Clubs that were allotted raccoons were St. Meinrad Conservation Club, Mariah Hill Conservation Club, Lamar Conservation Club, Richland Conservation Club and the Ohio Twp. Fish and Game Club. Last year Chrisney, Grandview, Hatfield, Dale and Gentryville Clubs each received a liberation of coon.
Mrs. Roy Wertman is leaving tomorrow (Saturday) for treatment at the Welborn-Walker hospital in Evansville.
“In combining our efforts into one appeal a year we shall still emphasize the membership principle of the Red Cross which is so deeply rooted in the voluntary and democratic character of the organization. In view of this decision the Red Cross feels that it is justified in holding independent of any other fund raising efforts one campaign a year which includes its Roll Call membership appeal." Chairman Davis said that the
Vernon Elliott, who is in the U. S. Army at Ft. Knox, Ky. is here visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Elliott and family and other relatives. Vernon will be married this Saturday at Indianapolis at 10 o’clock to Miss Bettye Frese, and he and his bride will leave for San Antonio, Texas, as 5:45 p. m., where he will attend a twomonths Motor School.
current War Fund Campaign was nearing a successful conclusion.
Having recently asked for a generous oversubscription of the original minimum goal of $50,000,000, Chairman Davis revealed that 2,547 Chapters now report a total of $61,172,000. It is expected that a $65,000,000 objective will be reached during the month of March.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hall and family have moved to the C. W. Wedeking farm west of town from near Tell City.