The Lawrenceburg Press from Lawrenceburg, Indiana • 1

r-- fc' -j I i DUE i LAWRENCEBURG Gateway To Scenic Southeastern Indiana A Hospitable Welcome Awaits All Visitors pi r'f fo? y-i Dearborn County's Oldest Newspaper j-' r- L1 Founded 1825 Numlber 1 2 Volume 119 Eight Pages Lawrenceburg Indi ana Thursday March 23 1 944 ir Urge Stores to Close for Good Friday Service v- "i i Holy ion in more New Bus Route Hearing Set For March Here -J rtf: -j j- Leonard Branham has received notice from the Public Service Commission of Indiana that a hear-: for the operation of a bus in awrenceburg and Greendale will be Tuesday March 28 at 11' a at the courthouse in Lawrenceburg Mr BraAham proposes to make 22 round trips si day on scheduled time to serve residents of Lawrenceburg and Greendale The service is one that the public has requested foralongtime Anyonb interested in thea establishment of this service should be present In the hearing to Indicate to the' Public Service Commission the public hecessity for it Mrs -Edna Dumont Buried Here Tuesday Afternoon Funeral services 1 for Mrs Edna Neurohr Diimont- 43 wifb of William Dumont -were held with a requiem high mass in St Lawrence Church! Tuesday at! 9 a Burial was in Greendale cemetery Mrs Dumont was born In York-ville January 3 1901 a daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Leonard Neurohr Although she had been ill sin cm Christmas her death came unexpectedly Saturday afternoon at her home in Honjestead She is survived by her husband and two daughters Miss Anna Dumont and i Genevieve Dumont both at homei The Moon1 Funeral Hpme had charge of Arrangements' Union church services durin Week have become an institu Lawrenceburg and tills year than ever each person in' tni com-nunity is imited to participate in these services of prayer and tlon The following program will rled out: Palm Sunday (A: 7:30 im First Baptist Rev Everett Quinton car- 2) urch dingt vf- War Bond Sale Lags In County Chairman Saysft Unless residents of Dearborn county buy $50000 worth of War EmcU this week and next' this 1 county will lose its perfect record of successfully meeting every assigned to it Bond sales vp to March 18 were approximately 870000 leaving $50-500 of the March quota of' 312000 to be raised this week and next Only and bonds count- toward the quqta Tough 'Job Fiiguratively speaking a i Bond is present for the remainder pf Marclv Just as the boys are putting out everything they ha on the Cassino battlefront so must those who can buy bonds put every thing they have into bonds so that Dearborn CQUnty will" be a winner this month Eery persen- is urged to be a bond salesman this week and next If he cannot purchase a bond for himself maybe he knows of someone who can buy one or more bonds1 Urge that person to BUY BONDS yet this month If each person will conscientiously do this the March quota can arid will be met FINANCE COMMITTEE Excise Taxes Postage Rates Due for A 1 V- The two cent postage stamp all bu makes its exit from the Ameri- can scene Sunday March ctfec- tive date of new higher- postal rates i which get a six-day jump on the billion 'dollar a year increase in fed- eral excise No longer sufficient Tor in-city de- i livery the long-familiar two-cent stamps willi give way to the three- cent stamp that still will carry a let- ter anywhere it did before 1 But few other piostaLchargea rc- main' unchanged under the new rev-enue act W- 'Vr': Domestic air mai rates go up from six to eight cents ah ounce although mail to and from fighting men outside the continental JJnited- States will remain unchanged at six cents a half ounce The new eight-ccnt stamp will carry the same as the six-cent air mail but willlbe olive green of 1 Parcel post will cost at least a pen-ny more for every package and up to three percent than at present Money orders will take four to 15 cents more' an 'order -Registered fees jump five cents td 33 cents above present rates and in-surance and COD charges will! be--: doubled All told the increases are expected to add 896)906000 1 annually to Post Office Department) Receipts Excise' Taxes Increase That's barely a drop though com- pared i to the 81X01300000 the i Treasury will get from excise hikes'- that go into effect April Chief among tjicse are- liquor taxes boosted fromi $6 to 89 a proof gallon which means (that a quart of nder speaking the subject- and Seizedf-In the Tuesday April 4 7:30 'p Emanuel Lutheran Church' Rev Vesley Smuzer presiding and Rev Qjufnton speaking on Judgment of Judas In the Wednesday April 5 7:30 Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church Rv Herbert Goetz presiding and Rev sjmuzer speaking on and Scour In the Judgment 1 ood Friday Service Good Friday April 7 2 Hamline Chapel Methodist Church Rev Alexander presiding and Rev Goetz speaking on 'The Crucifixion It Is urgently requested that -ail Lawrenceburg stores and other bust ness places join in a formal observance of Good Friday by closing Friday April -7 from 1:45 to 3:15 during the periiod of the services to be held in Hamline (hapel Methodist 'Church The cooperation of every biislness man woman in the city Vf ill be greatly appreciated 15 More Young Men Accepted Forty five 'more Dearborn county men were accepted for military service at Indianapolis Wednesday March 15 when they passed physical' examinations for induction All are subject to call within the next three months Twenty five men were accepted for the Army and 18 for the Navy Army men are: Henry Anderson Guy Leon Greathouse William Thomas Coleman Russell Hurley Smith George Michael Powers Edward William Christian Cletus Joseph Weber George Martin Cunningham Marcus Howard Morris James Wilber Browning Leroy William Clements Ervin Fleet Roberts Paul! Louis Smith James Robert West Ernest Leonard Sounders Fank Dempsey Plum-kett! Hubert Frederick Miller Dale William Berner Cecil i Elmore Beatty' Ilauold Eugene Scamon Joseph Edwin'-Hart Herbert Bernard Aust Raymond Ilollin Fred Mason Craft transfer here) Malcolm Edgar McNealy (limited service) Robert Lee Fitzgcrajd (limited service) and Robert Bernard Creech (limited service) Navy men are: William Franklin HerArn Hughes Samuel Hall Clarence 'Albert 'Land Gerhard Otto Orlamuendc William Wilbur War-burton Austin Cfayton Block Cash Lyhn George Washington Glenn Raymond Lloyd McCreary Clement Joseph Schaeffer Harry Edward Lawrence Ernest Daniel Skinner David Weaver I Crouch Henry Glasscock Kedric Lloyd Butt Robert Sylvester Savage Sylvester William Vera Hoskins ahd William Ford Brennan (transfer heie) 1 Jack Kirsch Is Named to Hi-Y District Office The Lawrenceburg Consolidated High School's I-Ii-Y Club attended a district meeting held at the C( A in Greensburg Thursday March 16 The district -comprises lT South-eastern Indiana counties and includes clubs from Lawrenceburg North Vernon' Columbus Seymour Madison Rusbville New Salem Siottsbuvg Jeffersonville New Al? bany Bloomington Franklin and other smaller cities Lawrenceburg had the largest delegation present and won the signal honor of being represented 100 per-' cent 'the only club to' achieve that distinction: Lawrenceburg' greatest honor however was the election of Jack Kirsch as district secretary- treasurer a frail distinction for a club that has been organized only one year Business SessionDinner The afternoon was spent in swimming in the fine A pool playing ping pong basketball and other games Conferences religious -exercises and an exchange of ideas among the participating dubs followed and a chicken dinner was served The Lawrenceburg Hi-Y Club was represented by Charles president joe Lacy vice president Jack Kirsch secretary Harlan Brewer treasurer Eneas Barrott chaplain Frit linker sergeant-at-arms Tom Mcl master Dick Kaffen- berger Jnmes Standriff Eldon Barker BohIIayos Don Hannan Stanley Batchelor Bud Gilmour Jack Macy Vorlin Atkins! Dave Lnmkin -and I Icrhcrt -Volland sponsor Also attending and assisting were Rev Charles Alexander pastor of- Hamline Chapel -Methodist Chui'ch and Rev Wesley Smuzer pastor of the Emanuel Lutheran Church Major Geisert Buried Monday Frank Weismillor Elder Ed Bode Alvin Ebevhart Carl StaUss and Al Ritzmann served as pallbearers at funeral services held in St Lawrence Church Monday morning for Iajor Ray Geisert former joint state representative from Dearborn and Ohio counties who died in a San Francisco Calif hospital Rt Rev Msgr William Krels of--ficiated at the solemn requiem high mass which was largely attended Rev Albert Diezeman assistant pastor conducted the rites at the 'grave Major body accompanied by Mrs- Geisert and son Thaddeus an aviation cadet stationed in Texas arrived in Lawrenceburg Sunday at 6:30 a hi and the flag draped casket was taken to the Moon Funeral Home A veteran of World War I Major Geisert was- accorded a military burial by the David McAllister Post American Legion Joe Meyer Arlie Baer Clarence Endress Leon-x ard Taag Ray Roland Robert Ober- ting Taylor Robert West George McDaniel and Lawrence Scaletta comprised the color guard and firing squad from the Rev Alexander post chaplain Legionaires members of the Forty et Eight Society and Eagles Lodge held memorial services Sun- day night Ray Roland served as post chaplain at burial and Billy Nead and Henry Nanz blew taps i find it will cost depending cn whisky if you can up to 73 cents proof more! i -J- 1 i 'r i I A i I 1 'X I Beer taxes go up a barrel to $8 and wine levies increase from five cents to 81 a gallon depending on alcoholic contents Still wines under 15 percent will be' taxed at 15 cents a gallon instead of a dime those from 14 to 21 percent at 60 xents instead of 40 and jtnose from 21 to 24 percent' at $2 instead! of 8L Rates on sparkling wines! go up from id cents a half pint to 15 rents ahd on- other wines from five rents a half -v pint to 10 rents1 2 Legion Council Meets April 4 Southeastern Indiana's FiviCoun-ty American Legion Council will meet at Dillsboro Tuesday April 4-at 8 Among distinguished who willbe present are Homer McDaniels- of Indianapolis 'department adjutant: William Brown of Bloomington' state! chairman Membership Committee Brunt on of Scottsburg Southern Indiana commander and Roscoe Mount of Bedford 9th District commander Official motion picture films entitled Department Report dramatic report of the war situation by the General Staff will be Shown Immediately after the business session Confidential material regarding 'the strength and weakness of the enemy will be presented illustrated by combat scones filmed by Army and Navy camera crews and by captured enemy: films Dramatic Sequences Dramatic: sequences will show events in Sicily battle of Salerno beaejf amphibious operations in the South Pacific area also captured German films of the abduction of Benito Mussolini by the Germans The facts will be -shown of possible avenues of attack on Germany am as revealed 1 by army lntelli-gencR11- The meeting will be dedicated to the! more than 4100 members of the Indiana American Legion: recruitec from honorably discharged' service members of Wogd War IL All Legionnaires within the Cramcil should take advantage-of the opportunity to aiterid' the iheetfng at Dillsboro in honor of these World War II vet erans and also to see with their own eyes just how America and her allies are- winning the war against oppression' and slavery being waged' by our most cruel and inhumane enemies The counties of Dearborn Ohio Switzerland Franklin and Ripley comprise the council Henry Morling to be Buried Here Saturday Rev Herbert MGoetz pastor of Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church -will officiate at funeral services for Henry Morling 63 of Ridge avenue to be held Saturday Miarch 25 at 2 'pi at the Fitch Bps Funeral Home Burial will bein Greendale cemetery Mr had been ill since last November died Tuesday nighty He had been a patient at Deaconess Hospital Cincinnati for three weeks Mr' Morling was born May 16 1880 in Dearborn county a son of Henry and Louise Foitennar Morling He married the former Miss Wilhel-mina Steiner and they had three Edith' Katherine and Ruth find a son Fred all of whom survive together with the widow and Mr sister Mrs Minnie Spargo of 'Bellevlew Ky equal to the in-1 inventories as id 4 ir ft gi a i r- 'I 'I :5 11 3 Ji 1 i i- 4 'll a- It 1 A floor stocks tax creases applies to' of April Is to prevjent dealers from collecting at -the higher rates but pocketing the difference ir Public -drinking alo will be cost- Her where singing and dancing ac- companiment is provided Cabirot checks now nicked a modest five percent to he langed to a 30 :4 percent rate beginn'iag April 1 at 10 al (The other increases take Dearborn FairA To Keep Leonard Haag Secretary of the Dearborn County Fair Frank Taylor superintendent of grounds-Le-land Dunning superintendent of speed and James Hulbert assistant superintendent oX speed attended a meeting of the Southeastern Fair Circuit at Shelbyville Thursday afternoon March 16 (' Despite the handicaps which i will be encountered this year in promoting fairs the prevailing spirit among fair officials present at the meeting was very enthusiastic! A summary of entries for the tvo $1000 Stake V' races revealed that the highest number of paid in entries was 22 in one race and 20 in another with Frankling topping the "-list LawTenceburg had the least number of entries 14 In each race Mr Dunning and! Mr announced that despite the that these two races! would cost the Dearborn Countyi Fair more than any other fair the-local Fair would remain in announce-! ment received a heart reception from horsemen -and' fair officials Muncie and Logansport signified their desire to join-the Southeastern Fair Circuit although both cities are 'outside this district Dearborn County 1 Fair officials contacted McCloskey of Radio VVLW i Cincinnati who attended the meeting regarding a refQrrt engagement of either the Boone County Jamboree i pr the WLW Variety show The Dearborn County Fair! this year: will be held Aug 21 to 26 bv elusive i f7w Miss Selma Schmarr Wins High Eastern Star Honor i Lawrenceburg Chapter No 426 Order of Eastern Star shared" with Miss Selma Schmarr of Auroras or-merly of Lawrenceburg' the signal honor of her appointment as' Grand Representative in Indiana for the State of Louisiana Grand 'Chapter Miss Schmarr who is treasurer of Lawrenceburg Chapter received word of her appointment two weeks ago SromfMrs Daisy Crist of Indianapolis grand secretary of Indiana Grand Chapter 'A charter member and past worthy matron of Lawrenceburg Chapter Miss Schmarr: has been treasurer of the Order here for several years She is associated with her sister Miss FVeda Schmarr in ladies' ready to wear and apparel shop in Aurora Jury Lists For New Term Drawn Names of 10 grand jurors end 50 petit jurors have been drawn in preparation for He opening of the term' of Circuit Court Monday March 27 at 9 a i Grand include: Mrs gnes O'Shaughhcssy and Robert I ryant George of Washington township Frank Funsch ajgd Leslie Barrows of Miller township Elmer Fink Nicholas Bio and Albert Clemenz pf Jackson township and Mrs Flora Hill and John Bockhorst of Center township -Petit jurors: Frank Ludlow Ben Schustcrmaii Enos Jackson' Melrose Vogel Harriet Farley Lem Cravens John Gross Margaret Diet-rich and Edna'Emmert of Lawjrence burg Harry Cleeter Frank Gutter William Beckett Robert Fleming and Paul Lenover of Clay totfriship John Radenhelmer Wilburn War-vender Warren pottlngham and Lester Stone of Harrison township Fred Evans Thomas 1 Ward James Holmes Irvin Hannah Charlesj Hen-schen John Martin Reuben Richmond and Withered of Center township Walter Nocher Irvin Glardon Leonard Connelly and Edward Doyle of Logan township Russell Becker of Miller township Edwin Busse and Peter Diefenbach of Manchester township Gilbert Lubbe of Caesar Creek township John Bit-ner Gerald Fry and John II Driggs of Kelso townslripr Joe Grucej Desmond Schilling Goble Gardner and Charles Cavendish of Sparta township Fred Perkins Fred Millar George Brandt and 'Mike Kirchgas-seur of York Ttownship Charles Emery Cecil Fryman and Arthur Conaway of Washington township Robert Brock and Lewis Cors of Jackson township effect at 12:01 a m): othexj taxed Moyle land sions will be general admis- at one percent Tigersto Play 11 Man Football Lawrenceburg Consolidated High School will play 11-man football next fall Harrison superintendent of schools told the Kiwanis Club at aHuncheon meeting Tuesday noon when members of the 1943 'Southeastern Conference championship six-man football squad and the 1944 basketball team -were guests of the club' The new stadium is expected to be completed during the summer and Rushville high has been booked for the opening or dedication game Negotiations also are under way for games in Lawrenceburg with Cincinnati Withrow and yoodward 'high schools the superintendent said Coach David Batthauer of the football squad and Coach Bud Bateman of the basketball squad together with grid captain Hank Nanz and cage captain Dick Kittle also spoke briefly Curtis Smith a Navy' aviation radioman second class who is al home on leave was a guest of Superintendent Harrison and Answered questions of athletes tmd Kiwanians Other members of the athletic squads present at the luncheon were Bob Olds- Don Lacy Gene Knue Joe Lacey Bill Ross Mike Hafen-britle Frank! Weismiller Jack Lemm Red Oberting Bill Snyder Jack Kirsch Bill Vogel Dick Schneider Preston Foley John Marple Bob Woods Russell Freeland Jerry Gray Glenn Denning Bud Ulrich Bob Ross Richard Stadtlander Eldon Barker for every five cents Instead of a penny for each timephile leases op boxer and seats arJ to be assessed at 20 percent Instead of 11 percent The same increase 'applies to ticket brokers and to club dues and lnitia- tionfees 'j Levies on Jewilry Furs Etr- on jewelry furs (including fur-trimmed articles) and toilet goods will- draible-Aftran 10 to 20 percent of the retail price except in i the case of watches sell for not more than 865 Snd alarm' clocks at more than $3 when the tate remains at 10 percent Silver-Plated flatware is tax exempt -i- fy A 10 percent ex- else -on luggage was changed to a 20 percent retail levy and broadened to include wallets and isimilar articles The present five pejxcnt manufac-turers excise on light bulbs and tubes goes 'to 20 percent but a similar 10 percent 1 tax on vacuum cleaners Is no vacuum? cleaners no fax Local telephone bill: will be taxed at 15 percent instead of 10 percent while long distance calls! will carry a 25 percent levy instead of 20 Telegrams cablegrams apd radiograms es well as wire leases trill be similar- ly taxed instead of the present percent while wire and equipment -services jre to be levied on at eight percent Instead of fivt Travel tickets now ta percent go to 15 Bowling alleys and billiard' parlors must pay 820 a year for each alley or table rather than 810 Tables in private homes continue to be exempt and the is extended to! those in hospitals provided no charge is made for their use i a Former Health Nurse Here Sent to Great Lakes I1L Ensign Mary Jane Birmingham former Dearborn County health nurse who recently received a commission in the Navy Nurse Corps has been assigned to the Great Lakes 111 Naval -Training Station friends here have been informed Erisfgn Birmingham passed the first two weeks at Great Lakes in becoming Indoctrinated and adjusting herself to her new duties as well as being fitted for uniforms She now has all of her uni- forms except her summer whites which are order-she writes Shortly after her arrival on the station Miss Birmingham was signed to and cared for a sailor who was ill of meningitis for 10 days She was later assigned to -a contagious diseases ward but became ill last week and is now a patient herselL i 'A Native of Lawrenceburg Buried In Los Angeles Funeral services for Mrs Carrie Liddle Abbott 44 a sister of Jnmes Liddle and who was bora and ar-ed In Lawrenceburg were heljd in the Little Church of the Flo vers in Los Angeles Calif Mor day March 13 Burial was in Forest Lawn Memorial Park ceme cry Los Angeles Mrs who was om March 4 1900 a daughter of the late Thomas and Lou Kimmel Liddle i died at her home in Los Angeles Friday March She was graduated from the Lawrenceburg schools and went to Los Angeles at the age Of 24 years' She married Hal Abbott who lied 17 years ago Mrs Abbott Is survived a daughter Miss Carol Joan Abbott two sisters Mrs 'Sadie Marker and Mrs Emma Ganyon of Los Angeles and two brothers James Liddle here and Thomas Liddle of Cincinnati Labor Shortage Here Becoming More Serious Due to the serious labor shortage existing In Dearborn county representatives of the War Manpower Commission from the Columbus office the United States Employment' Service have been canvassing the county in search of men and women 'Nvorkers for industries engaged in essential war work -r -1 1 Miss Anna McCullough of Columbus who was In Lawrenceburg last Tuesday and Wednesday was back In the city again this week She also will be here iiext Wednesday and' Thursday and job seekers can see her at the Newtown Fire HalL -Anyone not engaged in essential war work who is desiorous of getting Work should contact her there she said Sister of John HOI Is Buried at Rites Saturday Mrs Lottie Hill Billhora 81 oldest sister of John Hill of New? town was buried in 1 St cemetery at Sunman Saturday afternoon (Mrs Billhora who spent her girlhood days in Weisburg died Thursday March 16 at the home of son- Harry Billhora' of Cheviot with whom she had made her home for several years Two daughters and the son survive Mr Hill and his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Charles Armbruster attended the funeral services Saturday i VivM 5-- -VT ATTEND FUNERAL BITES Mr and Mrs Louis Havercamp attended the -funeral services for their nephew Andrew Schilferth who was buried In Vine Street Hill cemetery Cincinnati Friday afternoon Mr Schilferth died Tuesday March 14 at Bellevlew' Ky The widow Mrs Anna Schilferth survives WAR BONDS AIDSTAMP Buy United States Bends end Stamps 1 (I 4 i -r L- '-X- if" 4'' -i Vs i I t-' I s'.