Pike Bay Press, March 2, 1939

              Pike Bay Press
Published   Monthly   By   CCC  Co.  705
CASS  LAKa  MINN., MAR.  2.  1939
VOL. 2. NO. 3
Enrollees Must Take Discharge By Mch. 31
Certificates Awarded   by   Captain   Johnston
Men who have completed 12 hours
of successful work in Educational
subjects offered in camp were awarded certificates on Jan. 23 at our
monthly banquet. The following
men   received  certificates:
Charles  Sanford,  Gary.
Einar   Larson,   Waskish.
Edward   Motzko,  Browerville.
Sam  Groves,  Bemidji.
Ii-vin   Grover,   Shooks.
Ralph  Goudge,  Bemidji.
Arthur  Anderson,   Baudette.
Sewell Nelson, Shevlin.
Leo  Wittner, Cass  Lake.
Richard   Mohan,   Minneapolis.
Laurence  Wynkoop,  Hill  City.
Ervin  Hunstad,  Waite  Park.
Hall   Christensen,  Lake  Park.
Frank Kronberger, Selfridge, N. D.
Harvey   Rohling,  Little  Falls.
John   Nelson,   Hines.
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Donald  Johnson,  Laporte.
Stanley   Morrison,   Solway.
Walter   Hinrichs,   Laporte.
Nicholas Kortikaas, Hill  City.
Leo   Nord,   Pengilly.
Harold  Back, Bemidji.
Holger  Johnson,   Stephen.
Aloys  Buechers,  Freeport.
Ralph Syverson, Thief River Falls.
Eldon   Hockbarth,  Cosmos.
Louis  Aikin,  Cloquet.
Edgar  Petjj-son, Flasher,  N. Dak.
Gordon  Veches,  Maple  Lake.
Ervin   Schaeffer,   Richmond.
Edward   Navodonski,  Sartell.
Robert   McGarry,   Minneapolis.
Robert Shenkel, Little Falls.
Edward Setlnow, Staples.
Birdie Osberg, Cokato.
Louis   Duieh,   Cuyuna.
Walter  Olson, Greenbush.
Sidney   Askeland,   Grygla.
Harvey   Harris,  Bemidji.
Harold Tornes, Malcolm.
Gordon  Sukert, Bemidji.
Salmon  Swanson,   Pennington.
Lyie  Gustafson,  Grygla.
Laurence   Hesselgrave,   Menagha.
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FIRST   AID   CERTIFICATES
ISSUED
Nineteen    unit    certificates    were
issued to members of the First Aid
Class to certify  that they  had completed 20 hours of work in First Aid.
Those  receiving  certificates   were:
A.   Christenson,  Wilton.
^ Ray Borrell, Waverly.
(Continued on page 2)
Banquet Held
On January 23
"General" Borrell and his amateurs put the finishing touches to an
enjoyable evening at the regular
\   y banquet on January 23.
After an excellent meal, Captain
Johnston, acting as toastmaster, introduced the distinguished guests.
lie first called on Mr. C. Thompson
from the Bemidjji State Teacher's
College, who outlined the possibilities of entering college, and ways
and means of helping the enrollee
financially. Mr. Witt, Principal of
the Bemidji Junior High School, told
some of the experiences he had working his way through school. Mr.
Williams, the district Educational
Adviser, spoke briefly but very effectively on what it takps for a man
to get ahead. His requirements
were three: 1. Positive thinking.
2. Collection of material. 3. Action. Captain Johnston then called
on "General" Borrell and his amateurs.
Earl Bach took the first prize of
three canteen books with a song he
had written about different members of the company. Second prize
of two canteen books went to Irvin
Schaeffer and Robert McGarry for
their portrayal of an incident taken
from, the future. Birdie Osberg
took third prize—one canteen book—
with a car salesman's blurb in Swedish dialect.
Prizes were awarded on the basis
of the length of applause by the
company, with Lieutenant Norby
holding the watch.
MOTION   PICTURE   SCHEDJULE
The following pictures will be
shown in the next four weeks:
March 2: Hard Rock Harrigan—
Geo. O'Brien. Comedy and short
feature.
March 9: Professor Beware—Harold Lloyd. Comedy and short feat-
ura
March 16: Rainbow On The River
—Bobby Breen. Comedy and short
feature.
March 23: Doctor Rhythm.—Bing
Crosby.   Comedy and  short feature.
These pictures are of the latest
production 16mm. sound, and are
rated higher than the one previously
shown in this company.
Thousands View
CCC Exhibits
It was estimated that over 13,000
persons saw the Civilian Conservation Corps exhibits of handiwork
and craftsmanship in the armory
during the four day Paul Bunyan
Winter   Carnival   at   Bemidji.
The exhibits were judged by Professor Carl Thompson of the Bemidji State Teacher's College; Mr. Roy
Witt, Principal of the Bemidji Junior High School; and Mr. H. E. Rice
of  Bemidji.
Prizes awarded were as follows:
1st place, CCC Co. 708, Blackduck,
Minn.
2nd place, CCC Co. 720, Wilton,
Minn.
3rd place, CCC Co. 2703, Arago,
Minn. ^ -
4th place, CCC Co. 705, Cass Lake,
The floats entered in the parade at
the Paul Bunyan Carnival were judged by Dr. W. H. James, Mr. Roy
Witt, and Professor Carl Thompson,
all of Bemidji.
The following awards  were  made:
1st place, CCC Co. 2708, Nevis,
Minn.
2nd place, CCC Co. 2703, Arago,
Minn.
3rd place, OCC Co. 1723, Walker,
Minn.
4th place, CCC Co. 720, Wilton,
Minn.
PERMANENCY  OF  CCC  MAY  BE
CONSIDERED  THIS  WEEK
Representative Mary Norton of
New Jersey introduced a bill in the
House to make the CCC permanent.
The bill was introduced in the Senate by Senator Elbert D. Thomas of
Utah.
There will be much deliberation
as indicated by the many suggested
changes which have been brought
out by Senators and Representatives.
Military training, size of the CCC
and education will be discussed.
CORPS   AREA   EDUCATIONAL
ADVISER   VISITS   CAMP
Mr. Homer Hill, Corps Area
Educational Adviser and Mr. R.
E. Williams, District Educational
Adviser, visited camp last Thursday and attended the monthly
banquet.
New Enrollees Get
Opportunity For
Promotion
By service limitation, 25 enrollees
will be discharged March 31. All
enrollees who have had over eighteen
months service since July 1, 1937,
will not be eligible for re-enrollment
in April. Two enrollees will be
leaving  because  of  age limitation.
Many of the old m«n leaving have
held key positions which will be
filled by men in the company who
have ability and show eagerness for
work. The following positions will
have to be filled in April:
Supply Steward, truck drivers,
hospital orderlies, clerks, radio operators, mechanics, welders, tool
dresser, heavy equipment operator,
and leaders and assistant leaders in
the  woods.
Some of the men leaving have
worked hard to make this camp one
to be proud of. We are sorry to see
them go and wish them lots of luck
in  life.
The following men will be discharged:
Clemons,   Elmer Buehler,   Earl
Bach,  Earl  E. Borrell,  Ray
Rohling,   Sylvester Bell,   Thomas
Christenson, Melvin Clubb, Gordon
Eastman, Clayton Holmquist, Louis
Hesselgrave, Lawrence Kent, Lester
Johnson, Arthur Johnson, Edwin
Loch,  Alvin Mohan,  Richard
Neches,   Vladmir Nesland,   Ole
Shumway, Edward Spilde, Franklin
Syverson, Ralph Thayer, William
Thompson, Harold Weller, Wennes
Wittner,  Leo.
Those  discharged due to age limitation:
Don   Feriancek Roy   Heikkinen
TWO  NEW   FORESTRY
CLASSES STARTED
A new class in surveying, taught
by Sigurd Dolgaard and designed to
familiarize students with the fundamentals of township layout and transit and level operation was started
this month.
Ferguson is the instructor of the
new class in Forestry starting out
with the largest enrollment of any
class beside woodworking. Every
other week they will have a lecture
by some member of the Forestry or
Supervisor's Office. His lecture will
then be discussed in the class the
week  following.