The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1938-02-10

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PINE RIVER JOURNAL
.VOLUME III NUMBER 27
THE PINE RIVER JOURNAL, PINE RIVER,  CASS  COUNTY,  MINNESOTA,  THURSDAY.FEBRUARY  10,1938
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 Per Yeai
NEfVS BRIEFS OF
iNTEKESi FROV!
'SO M) IM STATE
*
•M/»N    LOSES
TO     BIG
FIFTY    DOLL/RS
"EASTERN    BUYER"
Barnesville.—An accomodating lo-
'eal man is out $50. as the result ot
indorsing a check for a clever 'Vat-
fle buyer" who operate'1 here last
"week. A man appearing to be between 50 and 60 years of age an i
giving Hamptsead, Maryland as his
address, came to town and engaged a
local livestock dealer to ass st him
in buying a carload of milch cows.
for which he said there was a brisk
MORRIS  SKOW   EXHIBITS
RECORD-SIZE     EGG
In last week's Journal an article appeared concerning a record-size egg which was raised
at Alb.rt Lea, Minn. The article was read by Morris Skow
of Pine River, and he informed
us that he could better the record by no small means.
Mr. Skow,a genial farmer out!
in; the Graff country has a leghorn hen that produced an egg
8in.X7[/2in.l in circumfirence.
In one end was a white and
yolk and in the other end was a
complete 24 oz. egg with a shell,
on.. i
: RITES FOR MRS.
MICKELSON HELD
SATURDAY AFT.
SERVICES FOR
PATSY KYLLINGSTAD TODAY
i:A
CALL    FOR     RED
WAR     RELIEF
CROSS
IN    CHINA
Our campaign for disaster funds to
relieve the suffering in China, will be
conducted entirely by contribution,
received by your local branch
•treasurer of the Cass County Chapter
*-__erican Red Cross.
This appeal  to the public,  to contribute through the Red Cross is be-
the home, at 1:30 p. m. and from the ,in„ m_de so tnat.immediate help may
Funeral   services   will   be   held   at
TEXT OF STATE
FINANCIAL SURVEY
AND CLASSIFICA'N
The following report Is taken from
the St Paul Dispatch and is the corn-
Why   the  home  is   more   dangerous
than the automobile!    Read this exceptionally informative article in the
demand in the east.    The man sp nt  Amerlcan  weekly,    distributed    with
rioxt   Sunday's   Chicago  Herald    and
ahont th-p« davs ;n tho. country and
had arranged to buy about 13 cows,
the sellers to be notified later when
to make delivery. One afternoon the
'buyer went to the bank accompanied
■by the local man, ostensibly to inquire about having funds wired here
with which to pay for the cattle. Be-
'ing told that he had better wire for
his money right away In order to allow time for his d-aft to come thru
by the end of the week, he turned to
the local man who readily complied
■with a request to endorse a check
for   $50  for   "expenss   money
Examiner.
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'.'_  Mrs.   Andrew   Mickelson,     pioneer
resident of Pine River, passed away
at her home here,    early    Thursday   Trinity Lutheran Church at 2 p. m.   iDe"' glven  these  distressed human~be-  plete text of tne Han">' Fiterman re-
mornlng, at  the age of    82 years, 8 (Thursday  (today)  for Patsy Kylling-  ings     It  j-  estim:lt6d     mi_l.ons'   of port of the Min"esota State Finance
months,  and  8  days,   after  being ill s(ad, who passed away Monday, after men; women and chndi;_ are in acute  and Tax Survey:
for over a month. feeing ill only a short time.    She was aistre88i  and entire dties have been
Funeral  services    were    conducted   6 yrs. of age,  having entered school  ^populated.     Any   amount   will    be
from  the M. E. Church on  Saturday .this term.Her death came as a sudden €UldIy accepted and appreciated.
afternoon  of last  week ,  with    Rev. ,shoek  to  the  entire  community  ana
Raymond Huss officiating.   Intermen. jher many little school-mates, as she
; was  made in  the Pine Ridge  Ceme- |had been ill only a few days.
tery. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
i    Frikka Marie Olson was born May  Blix  Kyllingstad,  well    known    resi-
215, 1855, at Tromso, Norway, at which  dents southwest of Pine River.
place  she  spent  her early  life.     In|     She leaves to mourn  her untimely
1879 she was united in marriage .to death, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Blix
Andrew   Mickelson.       In     1880     the   Kyllingstad,  six sisters,  Mrs.    F.    E.
Cass County Chapter A. R. C.
A. K. McPherson, Treas.
PINE RI IR H. S.
DROPS GAME TO
WALKER FRI.
FORTNIGHTLY CLUB MEETS
The Fortnightly Club met last Monday evening at the home of Mrs. _.
E. Hill. A seven o'clock lunch was
served after which bridge was placed. High honors went to Mrs. L.E-
young pioneering couple set  out for j .Wicking of St Louis, Eva Kyllingstaa  Dougherty  and  low   to  Mrs.  Dingle.
America, the land of promise.    They  of  Brainerd,  Mrs.  J. P.  Morgan    or	
; first   settleo.   In  southern  Minnesota. ,Pine River and Mardelle, Carrol and!
where they resided about    15 years,  Audrey and  one brother,  Sonny,    or
moving to Pine River In 1895, taking Pine River.
a homestad 2 1-2 miles east of town. I    Interment will be made in the Pine
|.They  made their home on the farm  Ride cemetery.
' until  1920.    Mr.   Mickelson  preceded 	
his wife in death on November 6 1!S}2.
She  leaves   to  morn   her  untimely
  I death, three sons:   Andrew of Butte,
On   Friday   evening  of   last   week ! Montana, Chris of International Falls
until  pine River fans witnessed one of tb* and Henry;   also    three    daughters:
PTA   DREW   RECORD  CROWD
ON     MONDAY     EVENING
three
the funds he was wiring for should most exciting games of the season Mrs- Bertha Robideau and Mrs. Vane- 0T"t'^
arrive. Arrangements were made to when Walker went home with th* J°nes of Pine River, and Mrs. Guy
go into the country again the follow- honors, 36-26. The game was a fast Stanley of Grand Rapids. These to-
ing morning, but it was then learned one and. was speeded up considerable gether with 16 grandchildren and
the cattle buyer had gone away dur- by the elimination of the center jump *° great-grandchildren, also a host-or
.ng the night.    A  telegram    to    the  this year. friends and relatives
Maryland bank concerning the check j    Walker lead at the end of the firor
brought the "no account" reply. j quarter 6-3, but the Pine River boys
1 staged a rally and came back In th»
NURSE     MISTAKES     MAN I second quarter with some good shots
AS     HOSPITAL     PATIENT the score standing 7-6 in favor of tn*
  | local boys in the 2nd quarter.    The
Luverne.—When   one's   twin   broth-j ;nd of the third quarter saw Walk**
er has had an operation it is not ex-: again In the lead 15-27.
actly safe for the healthy twin to ap- j    The last four minutes of play saw
The PTA meeting held Monday evening, drew one of the largest crowds
COMEDY-HIT OF
THE YEAR AT
MARLOW SUN.
Bigger and battier.madder and mer-
FEB. 15 IS DEADLINE
FOR AUTO LICENSE
pear In street clothes in the hospital a decided change, when the local boys
corridors—unless, of course, he would surged   out   with   nenewed    strength
like to get sent hack to bed.   Bill and chalking up four field goals.
Ben Bofenkamp, 20-year old identical The Pine River boys played a very
-..•.-.,.-  nr Ellsworth   were the source good offensive game but fell short in
of no little confusion and a few bad basket-shooting.   The  Walkerites  had
headaches  at  the  Ellsworth  hosp'tal "lady luck" with them, especially   on
Messers Anderson    ana rier, wilder and wackier than in anv
'Flynn of the recreational department tbing  before,   those    three    comedv-
gave  very interesting talks  on work mad Ritz Brothers are starred for th*
,donei in that field.    A group of arti- first time in "Life Begins in College,-
cles made by the art department was featuring  Joan Davis,  Tony    Martin
exhibited by Mr. Cadwell.    The dooi and  Gloria  Stuart and a noteworthy
prize, donated by Mrs. Button,    was cast, which opens at the Marlow thea-
won by Thelma Erickson and the tra- i tre Sunday.
veling1 prize was won by the 6th graders, q
whi'e the" were home on a vacation their one-harr   ,d side shots.
_- ■,       ,-.        .    ,-, Di_,„ tji ~-  „,m  „i„„   _.- > i.---   (except   farm     trailers,     must     have  March  15,  according to  Norman    A.
from  the  University    of    Minnesota. Pine River will  play  Pequot here, V_-i.„~     m _._-,
Ben    underwent    an    operation    for Friday evening.
Taxpayers
acute appendicitis.    A few hours af- PINE RIVER
ter the surgery, the head nurse, who fg
had   succeeded  In   quieting  the  pati- R   Haack    3
ent  as  he  shook   off  the  effects  of Swift       1
the anesthetic, tip-toed along the hall Gearheart     2
only to see    her    "patient"    walking Cromett     0
down the stairs fully clothed,, as chip- >T. Haack   3
per .is  a   Minnesota footbball  player Riley       2
on his way to ouck up against I^wa. Stoutenberg   0
The  nurse had  a few  bad  moments i 	
and her composure jumped a few de- 11
grees.     With     prof"s~ional     cajoling WALKER
she attempted to get the patient back ; fg
to bed.    He was a bit stubborn about Noysen       2
it, however, and finally losing all pa- Montney    4
tience   the   nurse   said   "Young  man, Richmire    2
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brakes.    Two-wheel    trailers      don't  Borgen, sec. of the Minn,
have to have a license plate if used Ass'n.
by the owner for his own use    and      Borgen stated  that it is estimated
not for  hire.    Better not wait until  that  50,000  persons  who have never
the 15th  or  you  may  forget  it and  filed   state   Income   tax  returns   will
then have to pay  real cash because  be required to do so this year under
you did not  remember. , the new law, and suggested that every
  : single person whose income was$l,000
 . -or more in  1937,  and every married
What can we do about it?    Do
you get right back in bed." It was only after the young man had harran-
gued the nurse for several minutes,
that she could understand he wa" not
Ben but his twin brother, Bill. Even
the twin's g-andparents, livin~ next
door, have been known to compensate one twin for work do"e bv Hi"
other as it is extremely difficult to
distinguish  between   the  two.
Hoerg   2
R  Bally  4
Gevings    • 2
Bright       0
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Declamatory Contest
At ^Cn >r*f    W.>-fr» ' nay
On Wednesday of last week, the local declamatory contest was held at
■the school to decide on representatives to go to the sub-district contest
that was held Wednesday, Feb. 9.
Winners in the various divisions
were as follows: Oratorical, Roh<"-*
Dubbs; Dramatic, Audrey Doty; Humorous, Marjorie Collins. Judges oi
the contest were Mrs. Irvin But1"-
Mrs. Kay Stevens and Rev. Huss of
Pequot.
CARD  PARTY
The Catholic Ladies Aid will sn<—
sor a card party on V'ednr-sday evening, Feb. 16., in the Lounge Rooms
of the Marlow theatre. Contr""*
bridge, whist and 500 will be played
Card", and lunch 25c.
Hostesses will be Mesdames H
>'r-,~ t. \ n-iwiin-r. ,T C. Engel,
Frank Siefert. Ben Harris and F anV
Shamp. Everyone h ■" •rdla'i" 'nvp
ed to attend.
16
STATE REP. KINZER
TO SPEAK IN P. R.
26 know that the Townsend plan enact-
jed into law, will eliminate the grear-
tp.; er percentage of these "no see 'em"
5 taxes  and restore    our    country    to
9 happiness and prosperity and give per and $3 for each dependent
6 tnanent jobs  to  our  idle  millions  of | 	
4 workers?   r fail to see why so many
8 otherwise intelligent people refuse to
4 see the great opportunity  offered in j
0 this great movement. We are spending billions upon billions for temporary relief and to bolster up big private industries while the great army
of unemployed is still with us.
3.
The Pine River F-L Club urges that
all  those  interested  in  the  Farm-La-
THE   FORMULA   ANALYSIS
A mathematical formula analyzing
the comparative financial status ot
the 87 counties in the state and their
ability to contribute to the established local governmental functions was
made possible through several surveys.
The formula which include a number of factors dealing with county
finances, tax levies, tax delinquencies, debts, and so on, also includes
the factor of income pro duced in each county. Because of that analysis
it was possible to rate the 87 counties of the state and thus divide them
into six groups so that their comparative financial status could be
easily ascertained.
The six groups into which the counties fall have, for the purpose of
simplicity, been designated as groups
A, B, C, D, E and F.
CLASSIFICATION "A"
The counties which fall in Classification "A" are those whose tax and
financial conditions are the highest
or best of all other counties in the
state. Their general, all around position indicates that they are not only
financially capable of continued per-
fcrmance of established governmental
functions, but that they are In much
better financial position, relatively
speaking, to pay for practically all of
the costs of new programs originated
by both the federal and state governments.
These counties from all factors indicated, are in a sound financial condition and should, therefore, render
the state and federal governments
sufficient proportionate returns to
meet emergency needs, special aids,
subventions and grants.
The counties which are class'fied as
"A" counties are: Rock, Jackson,
Nobles, Martin, Faribault, Itaska and
Sibley.
CLASSIFICATION "B"
The counties which fall in Classification "B" are those who,e financial position is good. This group of
counties is able to carry on normal
governmental functions and need little outside assistance to carry on
the new welfare programs. Outside
■aid may be granted these counties in
■ar amount not to exceed 2 per cent
•of the total requirements for such pro-
garms.
The counties which are Classified
as "B" counties are: Dakota, Murray, Brown, Steele, Watowan, Redwood, Cottonwood, Mower, Freeborn.
Goodhue, Pipestone, Dodge, LeSueur,
Blue Earth, Waseca and Carver.
St   Paul—Unemployed   workers  ec- CLASSIFICATION "C"
titled to benefits under the Minne- The counties which fall in Classifi-
sota Unemployment Compensation cation "C" are those which may be
law may not receive their checks on termed as the average counties. They
time each week, but no worker will are, relatively speaking. In a position
Several local men met at the IOO_   be deprived of his rights because of to  carryon    their    established    local
TAX
PAYMENT
COMES
TIME
WITH
A     BANG
A hilarious, tuneswept jamboree,
"Life Begins in College" contains all
the essential elements for a gay, en-
tertaining hit—giddy gags.gorgious
girls and irenzied fun. The Glo-roarl-
us cast Includes Fred Stone, Nat Pendleton, Ed Thorgerson, Dick Baldwin,
Joan Marsh.Dixie Dunbar, Jed Prouty
February 15th is the last day    to
apply  for  your  1938   license    plates
for  your  car,   truck   or  trailer,   that Automobile   license  taxes   must  be
is unless you want to pay a penalty, paid before February  15,    to    avoid  Maurice Cass, Marjorie Weaver, ana
Also   all   four   wheel   trailers     must penalty,   and   personal   property   and   •'• ^- Nugent.
have a  license  this    year      whether money and credits taxes are due   by      Tne  unassuming  Indian  with  only
,used   exclusively   for   farm   purposes February 28.   This is also the month I'lO.OOO a day to spend, is snubbed by
or   not.     Also   all   trailers   including when federal and state income tax; rehouse   trailers,   weighing   over   1500. turns  are  made up for the  deadline
all the fraternity brothers until the
Ritz Brothers take him In and then
!the fun begins in. a riotous frolic
of mirth and meriment. Don't miss h!
Pirates Win From
Walker CCC Boys
The Pine River Pirates emerged on
0 in taxes, on every d   lar he receives. person wnose income was over $_,0W)  the long end of a 20-22 score Tuesday,
you  inquire  to  determine  whether  he  or when they defeated the Walker CCC
she is required to file a return. boys at the local gym.   Leonard Carl-
A single man is allowed  an exep- son was high man.   Tonight they will
tion of $10 on his  state income tax play the all-stars at Hackensack.
bill.   A married man is exempted $30
Whist Tourna  ent
To Begin Here Mon.
JOBLESS ASSURED OF BENEFITS DESPITE EARLY DELAY
j hall Monday evening, and made plans  the delay.
functions  of government,    but    thev
All unemployed workers who filed need outside aid not to exceed 50 ne~
claims will be notified in writing of cent of the  total  local   requirements
the  findings in  their  cases.    Should jr, order to meet the many new we1
benefits be denied because of insuffi- fare programs,
cient earnings  during the  prescribed      The counties which are classified as
Can  you  imagine    anything    more for another whist tournament, which
Idiotic?    The Vownsend Plan, known will  begin   next   Monday   evening  at
as the General Welfare Act    H.    R. the lodge hall.   17 teams have already
4199, is1 the only real remedy yet ad-  signed up for  the bloody  battle but
vanced.    Townsend    Clubs    in    Ohio more are wanted.   Everyone is invit-1
alone have signed petitions aggregat-'ed to join in the fun.   If you like to  period  of 1937,  notice  of  that    fact  «c"  counties    are:    MeLeod,    Scntc.
ing 200,000 names requesting congress play whist, be at the lodge hall Mon- will be sent to the affected workers, Nicolett, Fillmore, Renville, Lyon Win
bor movement, be present to hear Mr. Ito enact this bill into law. Requests day night. 30 point games will be according to Commissioner Starkey. 0na, Meeker, Houston, Wilkin, Grant.
Kinzer, State Rep. of Stearns county, Ifor copies of the Townsend Plan Mea- played and at the end of the tourna- Mor,e 60,000 claims were received, dur- olmstead, Yellow Medicine, Traverse,
who will speak in Pine River on Fe- sure has been so great that congress ment the losers will treat the winners ing the first few weeks of the year,  Wabasha and Rice.
bruary 14, at 8 p. m.    The public is has asked that more be printed.   The to a dinner.
which caused considerable delay.
cordially invited to attend.
M. L. Kinneberg, Sec.
LETTER CONCERNING TOWNSEND
PLAN OUTLINE
Uemand for this bill is greater than
for any other bill introduced into
congress.
The 2 per cent transaction tax necessary to finance this recovery plan
would mostly fall on those best able
to pay—those who usually dodge the
great bulk of their taxes; that is
why they are so violently opposed to i
the bill. Considering that we now
pay an average of 30 per cent on our,
  daily  transactions,  why    should    we j
worry about a 2 per cent  tax    that'
Editor Journal: ! would do away with many of our pre-
There is more trut.i than poetry in sent taxes, put money into eirculati-
I. M. A. Taxpayer's letter in your pa- on, and thus making it necessar   that
per Feb. 3.    Mr. Taxpayer is mighty  all  mines,  shops  and  factor! s  start
lucky that the wolf had pups in his  operating  at  full  capac'ty  to   m>"ir' j
kitchen.    It enabled  him to pay his facture the goods    and    chattels   de-i
visible  taxes.    I wonder  if Mr.  Tax-  manded   by   the   bavins  public     Tv •
nayer knows of a remedy for the situ- Townsend Recovery P\an wil1 do  *v
atlon he bo  aptly describes.    At    the  these  things,  and    more.    Write    *
present   time   the   city,   county,  state your Congressman in Wash-ng^o- f~"
and government tax on gasoline alone a free copy  of the General  We'fare
averages more than bj per cent of its Act of 19^.7, and learn what thp Town-'
_r.rnn   v^.rjn     rt   Is   ?>st'mated     tha* send plan means to all of us.
each  person   pays  an  average of 40<- Drive Tozipr,  Pin - Ri-"~
CLASSIFICATION "D"
The counties which fall in Classification "D" represent a type of county which generally has some serious
difficulty but is able to carry on local
governmental responsibilities, except
that outside aid for th^ Welfare nr<v-
grams is required to an extent not exceeding two thirds of the total.
The counties which are classified
as 'D' counties are: Lac qu; Parte.
Lincoln, Kandiyohi, Douglas, Stevens,
Wright, Polk, Chippewa, Kittson,
Pope, Norman and Clay.
CLASSIFICATION  "E"
The counties which fall in Classification "E" are those whose financial position may be defined as poor.
They have a great deal of difficulty
in carrying on their established local
governmental functions. It Is this
group which needs Federal and state
aid to the greatest possible extent if
they are to meet the costs of the several welfare programs. Outs'de aid
to this group may exceed 80 per cent
(_ont.ni_cd on page 4)