The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1937-09-30

              PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME  III NUMBER 8
THE PINE RIVER JOURNAL, PINE RIVER,  CASS  COUNTY,  MINNESOTA THURS.,,SEPTEMBER 30, 1937
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 Per Year
NEWS BRIEFS OF
INTEREST FROM
'ROUND THE STATE
BRIDAL  SHOWER
GIRL     WASHED     THROUGH
125      FT.     STORM      SEWER
Qrtonville.—Going through more
than 125 feet of 24 inch storm sewer feet first and emerging from the
other end, half of that width because
of heavy silt deposits, may be just
a "little Audrey" story to some people but not to Audrey Stark who
had police and eye witnesses quite
worried when she was literally washed through the narrow storm sewer.
Six year Audrey dressed in her
•swimming suit, was playing in a
gutter after a heavy rain when the
onrush of water simply swept) her off
her feet and carried her feet first,
ithrough the opening 'of the storm
sewer that travels the distance of
about 125 feet kitty-corner. That at
least was her story. Eye witnesses
saw the girl swept away and immediately called Victor Beckman, day
patrolman, who went to the storm
sewer outlet and found the drenched
and coughing girl emerging from the
narrow, silt filled opening. Audrey,
■none the worse for her experience
except getting a bit of water in her
■lungs and some knee bruises, said
she was just carried right through
and she was awfully scared and
■couldn't breathe much and when she
•opened her mouth to scream, she got
■her mouth all filled with water .
A bridal shower in honor of Mis*
Nadine Farnam, whose marriage to
Paul Hamlin is announced in this
issue, was held at the home of- Mrs.
P. Ervin Hanson on Friday evening
of last week. About thirty guests
were present for the occasion. A
program was given in which everyone
took part, after which a delicious
lunch was served. Miss Farnam received many beautiful and useful
gifts in memory of  the occasion.
NOTICE
From this date on, I will not be
responsible for any debts contracted
by Nora D. Button.
Dr. A. J. Button
Miss Parkinson was a Sunday dinner guest at the Teicher home.
FORCED   TO   WAIT   FORTY-FIVE
MINUTES   TO   PUT   OUT   FIRE
Hopkins.—Because a fire-call contract had not been signed the Hopkins fire department last week, could
not go to work for 45 minutes after
receiving a fire alarm. Consequently
•a roof blaze at the F. A. Huttner
home, Glen Lake, was not extinguished until damages exceeding $1000
had been caused. An alarm was telephoned to the Hopkins fire department, but because of the "guarantee
contract" regulation the fire chief
was unable to order out the equipment. The department can answer
calls outside the village limits only
when the property owner has agreed
to pay for the call on an hourly basis. The fire chief immediately telephoned Mrs. Huttner in Minneapolis,
who gave him the name of the insurance company covering the house. Informed that the house was already
burning and that it would probably
burn to the ground if the flames were
left, and that chances were good for
the firemen to stop the blaze, the
icompany verbally guaranteed payment. A truck company of firenieD
was then dispatched to the scene of
the blaze. While the fire chief rushed through a series of telephone calls,
a hastily formed brigade of employees from nearby Glen Lake Sanatorium had kept the flames from going
wild.
SIX DAY DEER SEASON FOR CASS
CO. THIS YEAR
TWO WEDDINGS OF
LOCAL INTEREST
OCCUR SATUR.
FOUR   APARTMENTS   TO   BE
BUILT   AT    FARMERS   SUPPLY
FARNAM
HAMLIN
A  CHECK LOST 21  YEARS AGO
\ IS     PAID     IN     FULL
Fergus Falls.—A check drawn on
June 7, 1916, for $3.99 in favor of
J. P. Trainor of Graceville has just
been presented in payment to a lo-
;cal fjirm. Mr. Tiralnor dn looking
through some old papers in his desk,
ran across the cheek and the envelope in which it was mailed. Naturally, he wondered whether the payment would be made if presented 21
years after the check had been
drawn.
■BIG    FORK    RIVER     FLOWS
IN TWO DIRECTIONS
Blackduck.—Talk about not getting
anyplace! Even water in a river
can't get anywhere when it first
■flows in one direction and then in
another. But that's what the Big
Fork River does, and the facts can
.be vouched for by government officials. The Big Fork river at a point
near the U. S. Forest Ranger station at Dora lake, about 20 miles east
-of Blackduck, flows north under normal conditions. Following the neavy
•rains two weeks ago, the water at
that point raised several inches above
the elevation of the source of the
river and began running south. The
river has a fall of only eleven inches in the nine miles from its source
in a swamp to Dora lake ranger station. • The strange sight was observed by forest ranger P. J. St Amont
of Blackduck and his assistant, D.
F. Ferguson.
According to an announcement
from St Paul, a six-day deer season
has been approved by Governor Benson for twelve counties in Minnesota
and parts of four others. The season
to be from November 20 to 25, inclusive.
The season was proclaimed by the
governor, acting upon the recommendation of Conservation Commissioner, Herman Wentzel, who based
his recommendation on data received from a survey of the deer conditions of the state, conducted by the
Game Wardens and Sportsmen. The
survey showing an abundant population of deer in the northern part of
tne state and a very possible shoi-i.
age, of food for the winter months for
deer to susist on. The season is
therefore called an "emergency season."
During the season named it will
be lawful'to take all deer, regardless
of age or sex, and — the hunter will
be able to take the fawn this year
the same as any other deer.
The open counties are: Cook, Lake,
St Louis, Koochiching, Pine, Aitkin,
Carlton, Hubbard, Clearwater, Lake
of the Woods, Beltrami, Rosseau, the
northern half of Kanabec, all of Cass
north of the north boundary of Crow
Wing County, all of Kitson and Marshall east  of the    Sioux    St    Marie
PTA TO MEET ON
MONDAY EVENING
The second regular meeting of the
local PTA organization will be held
on Monday, October 4, at the school
auditorium.
Mrs. Chas. Bates and Mrs. Gust
Wolfrank, Pres. and Vice Pres., respectively, have planned many interesting and new features for this year's
PTA  work.
The chairman of the program committee reports the following program
for this meeting:
Community singing, ..led by Mrs.
Bates.
Vocal  Solo       Mr. Jones
Instrumental Solo .. Mr. Matthews
Reading  Miss Isaacson
Short   Talks    Mrs.   Austin   and
Mr. Butler
Song       School  Glee  Club
Tap Dancing, Ardyce Button, Joyce
Robideau and Elizabeth Wolfrank
Song       Mary and Harriet Riley
Here is another wonderful chance
for parents and teachers to visit and
become better acquainted.
Lunch will be served after the meeting. A worthwhile door prize will be
presented to the lucky person, so be
present. Also the winning invitation
made by a first grader will be exhibited and the new membership roll
will be read with the winning captain
of the membership drive.
Come one! Come All! This is your
PTA.
NOTXE
The Sherman Yochum Post No. 772
and their Auxiliary will give a
Dance on the night of October 2, at
Nyvall's   pavilion   in  Longville.
All Comrades and Sisters in the
vicinity, as well as the public is cordially invited. A good time is assured. The proceeds will go for relief.
J. P. Berres H. B. Schenck
Committee Commander
In a quiet ceremony performed at
Silver Sands Lodge, at seven o'clock
p. m. Saturday evening, Miss Nadine
Farnam, daughter of Mr. and Mis.
T. D. Farnam of Pine River, was united in holy matrimony to Paul K.
Hamlin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Hamlin,  also of Pine River.
The vows were spoken in the presence of immediate relatives and
friends, before an improvised altar
screened with autumn leaves and
lighter white taper. The service was
read by M. B. Milne.
The bride entered on the arm of
her father to the strains of the "Processional," from Lohengrien's wedding
march played on the harp by Don
Milne; nuptial music being played
throughout  the  ceremony.
The bride was attired in a brown
wool sheer crepe with matching accessories. Her flowers were a corsage of Johanna Hill roses. Mrs.
Earl LaBonte of Park Rapids, a sister of the bride, was her only attend-
ent. Lewis Farnam, a brother of
the bride, acted as best man. The
matron of honor was attired in forest green and wore a corsage of red
roses.
Following the ceremony, a reception was served for twenty-five at the
lodge. The table was centered with
a tiered bridal cake, vases of fal1
flowers and lighted tapers. The couple
left immediately after the reception
on   a  wedding  trip   to   Chicago.
Both young people are well known
in Pine River. The bride is a graduate of the local high school and
for the past year has been employed
as a reporter for the Pine River
Journal. The groom is also a gradu;
ate of the local school and for the
past several years has been employed
as bookkeeper at the local creamery,
which position he now holds. Best
wishes are extended by their many
friends for a happy wedded life.
Out of town guests present at the
wedding were: Mr. and Mrs. Earl
LaBonte and daughter of Park Rapids, Mr. and Mrs. Lavere Farnam
and family of Little Falls, Miss Delia
Hamlin of Fort Snelling and Mrs.
George Hillegonds  of Chicago.
The second floor of the Farmers'
Supply store, operated by Homer Fraser, is being converted into four—
three | and four room apartments. The
work is being done by Axel Johnson,
Fred Eggelston and Dale Dubbs.
When completed it will be modern in
every way including bath room, laundry room and outside entrance. This
will (no doubt partly solve the shortage of housing facilities in Pine River, which has been felt for some
time. ;
CARD   OF   THANKS
We wish to express our sincere appreciation to the many dear friends
of Pine Rivwr, who so kindly remembered us with floral offerings and
messages of sympathy in our sorrow
at the loss' of our beloved little son
and brother.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gilbert
James and Jeanne
MUSICAL COMEDY
AT MARLOW SUN.
IOOF Hall Sold To
Fair Board; Razed
By WPA Project
DON'T  SELL  GAS    TO   DRUNKS;
PLEA     OF      SAFETY     CHIEF
EVANS - HOLMAN
Miss Gloria Evans, daughter of Mr
and Mrs. Everett Evans of Pine River, was united in marriage to Arthur Holman of Brainerd, on Saturday,  September 25, at 8 p. m.
The service was read at the Gospel
Tabernacle in Brainerd, with Rev
Wallace Ross Officiating. Miss Vev-
na Cromett of Pine River was tie
matron of honor and Lawrence Holman, a brother of the groom, acted
as  best man.
The bride was attired in an afternoon dress of rust colored crepe with
black accessories and a corsage of
white roses.
The bride is well know in: Pine River ,having graduated from the local
high school and made her home here
for a number of years. The past
year she has been employed in the
Scott store in Brainerd. The groom
is employed by the Service News
Agency of the same city.
The young couple will be at home
to their many friends at the King-
wood  apartments  in Brainerd.
MRS.   GUST   WOLFRANK   ENTERTAINS   AUXILIARY   THURS.
Members of the Auxiliary were entertained at the home of Mrs. Gust
Wolfrank on Thursday afternoon of
last week, in honor of our Gold Star
Mothers, Mrs. H. A. York and Mrs.
Jones.
A delicious chicken dinner was
served at one o'clock, after which
the hostess presented each of the
IGold Star Mothers with a lovely
gift in memory of the occasion.
After the dinner, Mrs. D. L. Triggs
very capably presented the following
program:
Reading, "In Flanders Field" and
the answer, followed by interesting
remarks of both poems, by Mrs. D. L.
Triggs.
The Story of the Flag, by six members.
Short Talks on "How It Feels to be
a Gold Star Mother" by S siters York
and Jones.
(continued on page 4)
On Friday and Saturday of this
week the Marlow theatre brings you
"Mountain Justice" with George Brent
Josephine Hutchinson and Guy Kib-
bee. The story is built around a
mountain girl who wished to establish free clinics for the people of
her backward community and a doctor and a lawyer do so over the objections of a father given to enforcing his authority with a whip. The
father dies after a resisted attempt
to whip his daughter and a jury of
neighbors convict her of murder for
which she is sentenced to 255 years
in jail. The people set out to lynch
her and then things begin to happen.
Be there and see what happens to
this courageous girl.
On Sunday, Monday and Tuesday,
"New Faces of 1937" with an all star
cast comes to the Marlow. A 3-ring
ifircus -Of fine entertainment—*noth-
ing like it ever before. Its a show
of exciting surprises that starts off
on the run and speeds up as it travels ! Get set for something big!
With these famous entertainers: Joe
Penner, Milton Berle, Parkyakarkus,
Harriet Hilliard, William Brady, Jerome Cowan, Thelma Leeds and 100
new faces! Don't miss this big musical comedy hit of the year.
4-H  CLUB  PROJECT  REPORTS
ARE       NOW    DUE
Club members who have not yet
turned in record blanks for their
1937 projects are urged to do so at
once. Ratings of clubs will be lowered considerably if members do not
send in reports of projects even
though projects were not properly
completed. Lost blanks can be replaced by reporting to the County
Agent's  office.
This is also the time for 1938 enrollments to be sent in. Some projects cannot be started until spring
but members should enroll now in
the projects that they think they
would like to take and if necessary
they may change them in the spring.
Home Economics projects such as
Bread Making, Cake making, Canning,
Clothing, Thrift.Room Furnishing and
Meal Planning should surely be started now to avoid the rush in the
spring when school activities keep
everyone busy.
In order to have a good demonstration, now is the time to start. See
your leader for enrollment cards.
FORMER   PINE   RIVER   RESIDENT
ENTERTAINS   FRIENDSHIP   CLUB
A group of friends motored to Backus Friday, where they were entertained at the home of Mrs. Lottie Sutton.
Those present were Mesdames M. G.
Frickson, Meissner, Collins, Dubbs,
Chumley, Minske, Swartz, Bates, Emery, Hoover' Johnson, Velde, Finsaas.
Holmes  and Heemstra.
A delicious luncheon was served by
the hostess after which the penny
drill was held which was won by
Mrs. Hoover and Mrs. Collins. Birthday gifts were presented to Mesdames
Houg, Holmes and Dubbs. Towels
were presented to Sybil Swartz and
Mrs.  Bates.
Everyone had a delightful time,
and Mrs. Sutton was indeed a gracious hostess. The next meeting of
the Club will be held at the Sybil
Swartz home.
Railroad.
An appeal to all gasoline station
employees throughout the state of
•Minnesota to refuse to sell gasoline
•to drivers who are unmistakably
intoxicated, was made today by W.
F. Rosenwald, traffic engineer of the
state   highway   department.
"The cooperation of filling station
workers and owners has been solicited by safety groups and automobile
clubs in other parts of the country
and hundreds of oil station companies
•have pledged to withold gasoline
from drivers who are visibly drunk,
the safety chief stated. I urge oil
•stations in Minnesota to join in such
ia drive. Automobile clubs and the
chambers of commerce of the various towns could do a fine turn for
motoring safety by requesting the
gasoline trade in their communities
to aid in this move to keep potential
killers off the highway."
The Sunday school class of Mrs. M.
B. Milne held a party in her honor on
Tuesday evening. A lovely quilt was
■presented Mrs. Milne as a memory
of the occasion.
Bernadine Kline was a Brainerd
caller Saturday.
HONOR   ROLL
The following new and re-newal
subscriptions to 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.
Wm. Benson,  Pine River
B. Bangston, Pine River
Chas. Glover, Pine River
W. M. Backman, Pine River
Geo. Roscoe, Pine River
Clarence Peterson, Pine River
Mrs. W. G. Peterson, Pine' River
Oscar Peterson,  Pine River
Frank Brodt,  Pine River
Otto Haack, Pine River
J. A. Brezinsky, Pine River
W.  L.  Brezinsky,  Minneapolis
Mrs. Norman Kruckow, Pine River
Frances Moulster, Pine River
Mrs. Oscar Seaberg, Pine River
Mrs. Henry Jokela, Pine River
Mr.  Sisk, Pine River
Ralph Isensee, Rugby, N. Dak.
The Oddfellows hall, formerly the
local school, an old land mark in
Pine River, is being tore down this
week. The building which was owned by the Oddfellows, was purchased
by the fair board this week and Is
being dismantled by the WPA crew.
The lumber will be used for additional building on the fair grounds. The
work is being supervised by L. W.
Walton. According to Bill Cromett
no arrangements have been made as
yetlfor a lodge hall but several plans
are under consideration.
The building was built in 1902 as
a schoolhouse. In 1904 another I w]ng
was added which housed the school
until 1921, when the ' new modern
building was completed and the students moved to new quarters. About
this time the building was purcnasea
by the Oddfellows and has \been used
as a lodge hall since.
FIRE PREVENTION
TIME NEXT WEEK
MILNES HONORED
AT FARWELL PARTY
A farewell party was held in honor of Rev. and Mrs. M. B. Milne at
the Methodist Church on Monday
evening of this week. A purse ol
silver was presented the honored
couple as a token of their friendship
in Pine River.
The Milnes came to Pine River iD
the fall of 1935, and during their stay
here of two years as pastor of the
Methodist Church, have made a great
jnany friends who sincerely regret
their leaving. During the two years-
they have built the Church up to r-
substantial footing and have assured
its continuance. Several major improvements have also been made during the pastorate.
Rev. and Mrs. Milne will make their
future home, when not on tour, at
Long Lake, near Brainerd.
Irvin S. Cobb, noted humorist,
comments on advisability of making the turkey our national bird.
Fanny Featherhead i attends
an auction sale—and gets the
the surprise of her life! You'll
enjoy the Featherheads on today's   comic   page.
E. W. Packard's "Weekly News
Review" follows President Roosevelt's 'fence-patching' trip to
the Northwest.
So important has become the neea
of conserving the resources of the
nation that each year the President
of the United States issues a proclamation emphasizing the urgency of
preventing fires, and setting a week
in October for special activities in
this direction. For 1937, the period
so designated is October 3 to 9, inclusive, when Fire Prevention Week,
will be observed. During the period
in question, the nation will literally
march into battle against its enemy,
destructive fire.
Pointing out that the fire loss trend
is now upward, after five successive,
years of declining losses. President
Paul B. Sommers of the National
Board of Fire Underwriters explains
that the fire loss decreased in the
depression because of the tremendous
write-off in property values that took
place, also because people who were
under insured or uninsured became
more careful iin handling common
fire hazards, and because stocks of
goods were maintained on a hand-to
mouth basis.
These conditions have been reversed of late, as property values are
rising along with building costs. Inventories of goods are on the increase, and people who have had
their financial fears lulled are becoming more or less careless in the
matter of fire prevention. In addition, new businesses have been started, utilizing buildings that were originally constructed for entirely different purposes.
Factories are vulnerable to fires at
this time, particularly, because many
of them have resumed operations after a long period of inactivity without checking over the plant and removing any dangerous conditions disclosed. Apparently, the only thought
the management has, Mr. Sommers
says, is to rush into production in
order to gain the desired profit. He
stresses the point that what they
fail to see is that a fire now is the
worst catastrophe they could suffer,
as it might put them out of the running entirely when they want to
compete for business most. Fire may
prove more than an interruption to
many industries, as it has been demonstrated time and again that a
large percentage of destroyed factories do not resume operations at all.
Industry has made phenominal
progress in the last five years, only
to be checked by fire. In the development of hundreds of products and
materials, new fire hazards have taken their toll. It is certain that some
(industries would \ have suffered severe losses had not the fire prevention engineers of the stock companies cooperated to help solve problems
of safety, Mr. Sommers holds. He
points out that these engineers are
ready to serve any industry that
needs their help. An appeal to the
insurance agent or broker serving the
business will bring forth the desired
aid. f
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