Dale News, Volume 5, Number 14, Dale, Spencer County, 8 May 1942 — Page 2

DESCRIBES WORK IN BATAAN

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“Our nation not only needs armed forces and defense workers, but it must also have trained Christian leaders capable of restoring order in a wrecked world,” says Dr. John O. Gross of the Board of Education of the Methodist Church, in a plea that youth be made to understand that preparing themselves for leadership in the future nation is a patriotic duty. “It would be unfortunate for the nation and church if youth with high aptitudes for scholarship and spiritual leadership cannot complete plans to attend college. It is these years of college that lay the foundation for the later achievements in the arts, the humanities, and the sciences.”

ian interns, and other victims of war, in 28 countries and on five continents, have been served through the War Prisoners’ Aid of the Y. M. C. A. which has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

“Entered as second-class matter, September 28, 1939, at the post office at Dale, Indiana, under the Act of March 3, 1879.

SANTA CLAUS

The Roman Catholic Church has in India, Ceylon and Burma, three archdioceses and thirteen dioceses entrusted to the care of Indian bishops, and more than 3,000 Indian priests are serving the churches and people. Most of the Indian bishops and priests have been trained at the Catholic general seminary at Kandy on the island of Ceylon.

Violet Schaaf visited her brother Samuel Schaaf and wife at Loogootee last week.

Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Schaaf were at Rockport Thursday and visited with their aunt, Katie Wetzel.

PIXPAGE —Catherine L. Nau, Red Cross field director, who has submitted two graphic reports on the strenuous days and nights among wounded U. S. and Filipino troops on Bataan Peninsula. The hospital to which she was assigned has since been captured, and her own fate therefore, is not known.

Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Weller and Mr. and Mrs. Oswald Tischendorf visited with Mr. and Mrs. Jobie Oliver at Mt. Vernon Sunday.

According to the Rev. William Paton, of London, Eng., secretary of the World Council of Churches and of the British Council of Churches, now on a visit to the United States, a group of “Christian fellowships” have been formed in London between British church leaders and refugees from European countries now residing in England. These include, the British-Russian Christian Fellowship, and Anglo-Scandinavian, Anglo-Norwegian, Anglo-French, Anglo-Netherlands, and AngloGerman Christian Fellowships; and then there is a joint fellowship including representatives of all these groups. Dr. Paton says these fellowships are contributing much to international Christian understanding and will have considerable influence on post-war peace and post-war church activities.

At Princeton Seminary, at Western Seminary in Pittsburg, at the Presbyterian Seminary in Chicago, and within the synods of Ohio, Illinois and Michigan, the Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A. is holding a series of studies on the Christian bases for a peace that will be effective and for postwar reconstruction. The studies will be conducted under the auspices of the denomination’s Department of Social Education and Action of which the Rev. Cameron P. Hall is chairman. It is planned later to take such studies to the campuses of Presbyterian colleges and universities throughout the country.

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schmitt and Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Evans took dinner with the Pinkston’s Sunday.

A dime out of every dollar we earn IS OUR QUOTA for VICTORY with U.S.WAR BONDS

Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Evans have moved to the Arthur Day farm, now owned by John Ludwig.

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wetzel and children from Buffaloville visited Mr., and Mrs. Durward Barnett Sunday.

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Mr. and Mrs. James Scherer and children from Rockport visited Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cooper and family Sunday.

THIS'LL MAKE YOUR CAR LOSE BIRTHDAYS!

Since the outbreak of the present world war, more than 600 camps of prisoners of war, civil-

Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Weller, Charles Cooper and Charles Kokomoor were at Rockport Saturday evening.

Mrs. Clarence Schaaf, Misses Irene and Velma Schaaf, of Indianapolis spent the week end here with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Schaaf. Lieut. Clarence Schaaf is stationed now at Camp Shelby, Miss.

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Greenwald of Detroit, Michigan spent last week end with Mr. and Mrs. Amos Weitkamp and daughter. They were accompanied home by Mrs. Weitkamp who will spend several weeks in Detroit.

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bell from Indianapolis visited Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cooper Thursday morning.

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Mr. and Mrs. Ora Steepleton of Lousiville, Ky., spent last week end here with Rev. and Mrs. O. A. Beanblossom and daughters.

Dr. A. D. Schaaf and sons Billy and David of Jamestown were here Sunday with the former’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Schaaf.

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Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wilson have returned from a visit in St. Louis, Missouri.

Joe Schum of Evansville visited relatives and friends here the first of the week.

Richard Carrol, a student of Purdue University spent the week end here with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Willison.

Mrs. O. A. Beanblossom spent the first part of the week with relatives in Louisville, Ky.

Mrs. Wallace Wellmeyer spent last week end with Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Wahl.

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