The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1938-04-28

              PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME III NUMBER 38
THE PINE RIVER JOURNAL, PINE RIVER,  CASS  COUNTY,  MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 193S
SUB. $1.00 In County, $1.50 outside
I
NEWS BRIEFS OF
INTEREST FROM
'ROUND THE STATE
MONEY,     MONEY,     MONEY!
EVERYWHERE  IN THE STREET
Ex-Service Men's welfare Board Organized
Buhl.—Good U. S. currency was
scattered over the streets here one
clay last week when the wind wafted
more than one hundred dollars in
ten dollar bills around a corner and
down the street. Postmaster, James
Doherty, stepped out of the postoffice with his deposit book in his hands.
Walking into the adjacent Buhl State
Bank he laid the book on the counter.
"Where's the money?" inquired cashier Frank Malley. The postmaster
gasped at the empty deposit book
that had but a minute before held
$100 in currency and a check. He
made a dash into the postoffice—but
the money was not there. As he returned around the corner he noticed
men all over the street picking up ten
dollar bills. The group of men had
been standing along-side the bant
building when they noticed what they
thought were soap certificates blowing from around the corner. Out of
curiosity Patse Serroni picked up one
of the "certificates." When he announced that it was money, the entire crowd got busy, recovering all
but thirty dollars. Careful investigation down the street, gutters, under sidewalk plates, and around all
nearby buildings failed in locating
the missing bills.
A group of men representing all the
Veteran organizations of Cass county met at the school Monday evening
to organize a Cass County ex-service
men's Welfare Board. Six different
posts were represented: Remer Legion, Hackensack Legion, Longville
VFW, Walker Legion and VFW and
the Pine River VFW. The following
officers were elected:
General Chairman .... Homer Fraser
Vice Chairman    Harry Schenck
Secretary   L. McPherson
Treasurer    Ray Fanceschina
Judge Advocate    Otto Haack
The next meeting will be held in
Longville on Wednesday evening May
18.
NATION! AIR MAIL
WEEK TO BE OB;
SERVED IN P.R.
PICK     POCKETS     WORK     AT
CHURCH   DURING  SERVICES
Staples.—Approximately $120 was
apparently picked from the pockets of
three men who were in attendance at
dedication services at a local church
recently. Fred Bakke of Granite Falls
lost $50; B. A. Hefts, a farmer souta
of Staples, lost approximately' $50;
and $20 was taken from J. D. Stoen.
It is the belief of most 'persons in
attendance at the services that the
picking was done at. the time the offering was taken, as the congregation
marched to the altar. Just who wap
first to' miss his wallet is not certain,
but Mr. Bakke thought he had lost his
billfold when on searching it became
apparent that others had also lost
theirs. Undoubtebtly, the pick-pocketing was the work of professionals.
Since many persons from other towns
'attended the services, local! people
could pick most anyone as a possible
suspicious person.
ANDREW ERICKSON
PASSED AWAY ON
MONDAY EVENING
ASKS  $50,000   FROM   FATHER-IN-
/LAW  FOR WIFE'S AFFECTIONS
Springfield.—Fifty thousand dollars
is the sum demanded by Charles C.
Johnson of Springfield, from his father-in law for alienation of the affections of his late wife. After 21 years
of married life, Mrs. Johnson left her
husband to take up her home in
Sleepy Eye, but died in a hospital a
few weeks later. Now Johnson charges that his father-in-law, C. WjSchultz
of Sundown, worked on his wife's
feelings over a period of time to alienate her from her husband. Trouble
between son and father-in-law broke
out a year ago, when Schultz brought
a mortgage forclosure sale against
Johnson, which was practically frustrated  by  farm   holiday   methods.
FEATURES YOU WILL LIKE
Virginia Yale's "Star Dust" reveals that famous singer spends
spare time sifting ashes for $2,
000 in gems lost when her house
burned  last   year.
Lemuel F. Parton's "Who's
News This Week" reveals that
Fran Katherine Schratt, friend
of Austrian Emperor Francis Joseph, lives unmolested in Vienna.
Pa Piffle, star of the popular
"Mescal Ike comic strip, offers
his own solution of the mysterious bank robbery case. See the
funny page.
Carter Fields, Washington correspondent, sees possibility of
"purge" against Democratic senators and congressmen who opposed reorganization bill.
Senate relief committee reports
12 million now jobbless. The unemployment picture in brief, presented in E. W. Pickard's "Weekly News Jleview."
Andrew Erickson of near Pine River passed away at his home in Waldon
township Monday evening, after being
ill only a few days. He suffered tt
'stroke on Friday of last week from
which he never recovered. He was
.8 years of age at the time of his
death.
Funeral services will be conducted
from the Maple Hill Church on Thursday afternoon (today) at 2 p. m., with
Rev. Huss of Pequot officiating. The
body will be taken to Starbuck, Minn.,
Friday, by J. O. Brezinsky of tho
Northland Funeral Home, where interment will be made.
Andrew W. Erickson was born on
Febiuary 16, 1850, in Hakedalen,
Norway. He was baptized by Rev.
Iverson and confirmed by him at the
age of 14 years. He came to America
in 1SG0 with his parents, settling in
Dane County, Wis. Here he was united in marriage to Christine Hagen.
Eight children were born to this union. >of   which   six   survive.
In 1870, they moved with horses
and a covered wagon to Pope County,
Minn., where they resided on a farm
until 1922, when he moved to Cass
County to make his home with his
son Emil, where he has since resided.
He was preceeded in death by his
wife and two daughters, and is survived by three daughters, Mrs. L. C.
Berg of Starbuck, Mrs. Steven Sten-
son of Asquith, Canada, and Mrs. C.
Smidseng of Rhome, N. D., also three
sons, Albert of Frontier, Canada,
Johnnie'of Rhome, N. Dak., and Emil
of Pine River. He also leaves to
mourn his death 29 grandchildren,
several great-grandchildren and a host
of friends. .
The United States Postoffice department will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the inauguration of regularly scheduled air mail service on
May 15, according to a memorandum
■received by Postmaster L. E. Dougherty from the office of the postmaster general.
Pine River will participate in tltl
iNational Air Mail Week, and k
stamp has been ordered. If possible
■plans will be made to have the plane
Hand here on the 19th, otherwise local air mail pouches will be taken to
'Backup where the plane is schedule:?
to land)
The first air mail route was inaugurated on May 15, 1918. It was only
a short line oetween New York City
and Washington, a distance of 218
miles. Service was operated in two
relays with planes having a speed of
only about SO miles an hour. One
pilot would fly from New York to
Philadelpia, a distance of 90 miles,,
and another pilot would relieve him
and continue the trip from Philadelpi.1
to Washington, a distance of ^Smiles. Today flights of a thousand miles with full loads of mail, passengers,
] and express are a common occurranc.:
The little 218 mile air-mail system
has expanded to a system of 62,82.
miles, on which planes flew last fiscal year a total of over 70 million
miles.
PTA To Hold Last
Regular Meet Mon.j
The last regular meeting of tho
PTA of the current school year, will
be held Monday, May 2. Election and
installation of officers will be held.
The first graders will compete for the
invitation prize, and first grade mothers will furnish the lunch. The traveling prize will be permanently
awarded to the room having won it
the "most times. The usual door prize
will be given and a splendid program
has been prepared.
The PTA play given at Longville,
was very successful and the players
received many compliments.
It is1 hoped that a large delegation
will be able to attend the district
convention at Nisswa.
Commercial Club
Met Tuesday Eve.,
New Plans Made
TROMBLEY NOM.
FOR SENATOR AT
WALKER MEETING
JENKINS CLUB  MEETS
The Jenkins Club met at the village
hall on Thursday of last week, at 10
a. m.
Leaders were Mesdames Leo Walton and Donald Young. The topic
for discussion was "Home Furnish-
in." Thirteen members are now enrolled and keen interest is being
shown in club activities.
AMERICANIZATION
DAY THIS WEEK
Free Scholarships In
Mechanical Trades
With a view to encouraging interest in the mechanical trades, the Allied School of Mechanical Trades,
which is the school division of Allied
Screw Machine Co. Inc., located at
609 West Lake Street, Chicago, 111.,
announces the offer of scholarship
awards, totaling $400. in cash value,
to be awarded to winners in a contest
closing midnight May 31, 1938.
This contest is open to mechanically
inclined men anywhere and should
appeal to those realizing the need of
•specialized practical mechanical training. Entries should be typed or in
plain handwriting on one side of the
paper only and should not exceed
three hundred  words.
The prizes will be awarded to the
writers of the three best essays on on
the subject of "The Importance of
the Machinist and Tool and Die Maker to Industry" in 300 words or less.
Mr. C. G. Ferris, Exec. Vice Pres.
of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce,
and Wm. Barchrach, chairman of the
Educational Committee of the Chicago Ass. of Commerce and Mr. Frank
Harrison, Works Manager of International Harvester Co.. will act as
judges, and their decision shall be
final.
First prize will be a fully paid up
scholarship, value $250.00, for a Combined Allied Metal Trades Course,
comprising practical training in precision machinist work, tool and die
making, tool and die designing and
drafting and automatic screw machines. Second prize will be $100 value applied on a course at Allied school
t. be selected by the winner.
National Americanization Day should
be observed by every business place
and citizen by the display of the American flag.
This occasion which is being observed throughout the nation on April
27, was started by the Veterans of
Foreign Wars of the U. S., at a meeting of the National Council of Administration held in Chicago in 1921.
April 27 was selected as the date because it is the anniversary of General
Ulysses Simpson Grant, one of the
greatest soldiers of all time and an
able leader of the forces that made
the preservation of the nation possible.
We believe that.all blessings of democratic government come from sound
citizenship; we feel that the, sane and
just administration of democratic
government in guaranteed only by
isound citizenship; we are convinced
that the orderly correction and adjst-
inent of the faults and errors which
creep into the administration of democratic government are truly accomplished through a sound Amerlcau
citizenship.
A wider acquaintance with the Constitution of the United States will
help inculcate the principles of sound
citizenship in the minds of both young
■and old.
In the American Creed we pledge
"One Country, One Language, One
Flag."
In the interpretation of this phase
is found full meaning of our basic
purpose to build sound American citizenship. It must be the watchword
of citizens everywhere for it means
the development of a greater love for
our country in the hearts and minds
of every man, woman and child, who
lives under the American flag.
■ Let us all display our American
flag April 27, and show we are real
red-blooded  Americans.
V. F. W.
At a county-wide meeting held at
the Chase hotel in Walker Saturday
evening, attended by over 100 representative citizens of Cass county, Edward Trombely of Remer was nominated as a candidate for the race of
state senator from the 52nd district,
comprising Cass and Itaska Counties.
Prominent county politicians of
various   political  faith  were  present.
The meeting was called by a volunteer committee of interested citizens
who felt the time was ripe for backing
a candidate from this county.
The meeting was called to order
by Edward L. Rogers of Walker, who
explained the purpose of the meeting
and called for nominations. Several
men declined the nomination and
some received no second. Mr. Trombley and Frank Gorenflo of Cass
Lake were voted upon with a count
of 68-31 in favor of Trombley:
Ed. Trombley is the railroad agent
for the Soo Line at Remer, and has
for the past four years been chair
man of the Cass County Farmer-Labor
committee.
At the same meeting, Rep. Vera
Lockwood announced his candidacy
for re-election to the office which he
now holds. Mr. Lockwood has served
Cass county well during his tenure
of office and the voters will be wise
in returning him.
RESOLUTION PASSED
BY CASS F-L COM.
GATEWAY    TAVERN   INSTALLS
REVOLVING   BEACON   LIGHT
■ The Gateway Tavern, which for
the past six mnoths has been under
the ab 1 e management of "Chink"
Olson, has made several Outstanding
improvements, including the installation of a beacon mounted on a tower above the building which is 62 feet
from the ground. The light can be
seen a long r.   tance as it; revolves.
SCHOOL TO PRESENT
OPERETTA FRI. NITE.
On Friday evening of this week the
operetta "Blue Belt" will be presented at the school auditorium by the
fourth, fifth and sixth grade pupils.
The operetta is under the able direction of the Misses; Helen Henry, Leone
Golz and Torske with Ruth Council
as accompanist. It is a norwegian
folk story dramatized with song and
action.
The story is a fairy tale of Norway,
built around a magic Blue Belt. It
takes place within an enchanted wood
ed dell with various characters of
folklore being impersonated.
. This will be one of the finest attractions of the spring season and one
that you cannot afford to miss—remember the date.
4-H Club Organized
HONOR   ROLL
The following new and re-newal
subscriptions te the Journal have
been received the past week.
Look at the label on your paper,
if you are in arrears, stop in and see
us.
Art Thompson, Pine River
Axel Johnson, Pine River
•   Martin Melberg, Pine River
1   Clyde Townsend, Pine Rltrer
Keen interest was shown at the organization meeting of a 4-H club in
McKinley township Thursday evening. After a thorough explanation of
4-H activities, projects and its place
in the extension program by Mr. Nelson, Co. Agent, and Miss Knudsou,
county club agent, 25 boys and girls
pledged  memselves  as members.
Following is a resolution passed by
the Central Committee of the Cass
County Farmer Labor Association at
a recent meeting:
WHEREAS the Labor Unions of
Minneapolis have declared a strike at
the Land O'Lakes plant in Minneapolis, demanding increased wages and a
closed shop, and
WHEREAS the Land O'Lakes Creameries is a farmers co-operative organisation, organized for the purpose of
marketing the farmer's produce as
^directly to the consumer as is possible, thereby insuring a better price
for the farmer, and a lower price for
the consumer, as it is a non-profit
organization working for the interest
of both consumer and producer, and
WHEREAS a closed shop would mean
that the Land O'Lakes could not hire
anyone from among its own members
without first consulting the Union,
and
WHEREAS increased wages would
mean a smaller cream check to the
farmer, as it would have to come
from the income of the producer, at
a time when he has been facing a declining market the past weeks, now
therefore be it
RESOLVED that we, the Central
Committee of the Cass County Farmer-Labor Association, in regular meeting assembled this 22nd day of April
1938, at Hackensack, Minn., hereby
urge the Honorable Elmer A. Benson,
Governor of the State of Minnesota,
to protect the farmer's interest, and
use his influence to have the Labor
Unions to cease their unfair demands,
and be it further
RESOLVED that a copy of-this resolution be sent to Governor Benson,
the Land O' Lakes, and the Minnesota Leader.
(Signed) Abe A. Pajumpa,
Acting Chairman,    Cass    County
Central Committee Farmer-Labor
Association.
V. F. W. To Sponsor
Dance Sat. May 7
The Pine River Commercial Club
held their regular monthly dinner and
meeting at the Lake Region hotel on
.Tuesday evening of this week, with
Don   Lundrigan   president,   presiding.
L. E. Dougherty explained the function of National Air Mail Week and
stated that during this period all letters mailed hy air could carry a special stamp to be designed by some
local artist in keeping with the nature
of the locality. The cost of getting a
Stamp for this purpose would be $9.60.
The club voted to go through with the
idea and the hat was passed to> raise
the  amount.
Supt. Haack then addressed the
club discussing various school activities to be held this spring, especially
the county-wide track day and th'3
details connected in sponsoring a
program of this kind. The club voted
to support the event as to furnishing
prizes for the winners etc.
• The possibility of a July Fourth
celebration was also discussed, after
which Mr. Lundin explained that a
celebration should be staged in connection with the dedication of the
park and water front. No dates were
set for either, but committees
will be appointed to work on both
projects.
■ Major Skinner stated that at the
last meeting of the armory board it
was decided to cancell the debt which
the club had accrued through their
use of the armory building. A vote of
thanks was extended to the board by
the club.    ,
Other matters of minor importance
were discussed and will be developed
'by the next meeting, which will be
held Tuesday evening, May 17.
It is hoped that a better representation will be present at future meetings. 21 members were in attendance
Tuesday evening.
SERVICE STATION SOLD
The local VFW post will sponso.
another dance to be held at the Pine
River armory Saturday,, May 7. Music
will be furnished by the high school
orchestra. New and old time tunes
will be played. In addition to the
dance they will feature a floor show
with a variety of entertainment such
as a saxophone solo, xylophone solo,
singing specialties, Spanish dancing
and other attractions. Admission will
be 35c per couple and 10c for extra
ladies. Lunch will be served by the
auxiliary. Read the ad on another
page of this issue.
VFW And Auxiliary
Hold Joint Installation
Installation of officers in both the
VFW and Auxiliary was held Wednesday evening, with E. C. Lembke and
Dorothy  Dubbs  as installing officers.
Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Carol
Ray of Brainerd, Mr. and Mrs. A. A.
>,Anderson of Lake Hattie and Tracy
Gardner of Backus. A beautiful gift
of appreciation which had been donated by Jean Felthous, was presented to Mrs. Dubbs by the Auxiliary.
After installation ceremonies a social hour was enjoyed and lunch was
served.
The next VFW dance scheduled for
Pine River, will be held May 7. Music
will be furnished by Dorothy Schleiger
and her orchestra. Lunch will be
served as usual.
The next regular meeting of the VT
W and Aux. will be held May 4.
jory Ellestad.
Vernon   Martin   was   elected   adult
leader for the boys and Arnold Elles-
The following officers were elected: stad for the girls.   The club decided
Pres.  Douglas    Wachs;    vice    pres. to hold meetings the third Thursday
uarry Munholand, and sec.-treas., Mar evening of each month.
Armin Portner arrived from Minneapolis Sunday evening, to take possession of the Mobilgas station at Jenkins, which he purchased from William Brandes two weeks ago. Mrs.
Portner and daughter Virginia, will
arrive next week. The Portner family will occupy the Undine residence,
to be vacated by the Brandes family
soon, when they move into the home
which they recently purchased and
remodeled.
JOBLESS CHECKS
MAILED OUT DAILY
St. Paul, April 27—There is plenty
of money in the Minnesota Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund—and
the state unemployment compensation
division is drawing against it daily
in increasing amounts as it issues
thousands of checks to eligible unemployed workers.
This is revealed in the division's
record of progress towards disposing
of its nearly 100,000 claims for, benefits. The end of the month should
find operations on a current basis.
Despite issuance of $2,446,682.02
worth of benefit checks as of April
20, there is still more than $11,000,-
000 in the state's trust fund, which is
on deposit in the United States treasury, the division's balance sheet of
March 31 shows. Futhermore, since
March 31 the state received $69,636.-
76 in interest earned by the fund and
now is receiving employers' contributi
ons for the first quarter of 1938. It i.
estimated that 1938 employers' contributions will bring another $13,000,-
000 into the fund.
The $2,446,632.02 in benefits paid
out as of April 20 represents 125,149
benefit checks for 233,146 weekly payments to eligible unemployed workers.
Lump-sum checks being issued to
claimants for three or more compensable weeks average approximately
four weekly payments each.
Mrs. Dave Macey, who is employed
at Longville, spent Tuesday in Pine
River, visiting at her home.
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