The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1937-12-23

              RIVER JOURNAL
'VOLUME III NUMBER 20
THE PINE RIVER JOURNAL, PINE RIVER,  CASS  COUNTY,  MINNESOTA,  THURSDAY.DECEMBER 23,193<
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 Per Yeai
NEWS BRIEFS OF
INTEREST FROM
'ROUND THE STATE
NEW    4-H  CLUB  IS ORGANIZED
IN CASS COUNTY LAST WEEK I
ERADELPHIAN CLUB  MEETS'
MAN
TURNIS
PENNIES
IN    27,000
AT   THIS
BANK
Pipestone.—Twenty-seven thousand
pennies—$270 worth and enough to
fill 14 quart milk pails and tip the
scales at 216 pounds, were turned in
at a local bank by Ant Johnson, rural
mail carrier of Verdi, who brought
them to the bank in two milk pails.
The pennies, saved over a period or
more than five years, will go to pay
for a snowmobile which Mr, .Toll'..son
has purchased for use this winter. Ha
says the coppers accumulated at a
surprising rate. Beginning by filling
a tobacco tin, he filled another and
another, and soon was well on his way
toward the purchase of the snowmobile, an auto equipped with skiis and
crawler treads. Bank officials declarer' that the the heap of 27.0'
nies made one of the largest pile of
one-cent pieces they have ever en
countered. If a man were to take th •
time to count them slowly, one at a
time, it would require the better par
of a day, they pointed out. Even
Johnson did not know how many
pennies he had when he turned them
in.
A new 4-H Club was organized at
the  Turtle  Lake  school  on  Monday,
December 13.    This clui) is sponsored
by the American Legion and prospects
are fine for a  very successful year.
The following officers were elected:
President, Alice Arola
Vice-President,   Gladys  Byersdorfer
Sec. and Treas., Lyla Hopen
Reporter,   Martha  Byersdorfer
Boys  Adult Leader,  Mr.   Simmons
Girls Adult Leader, Mrs. Bennett
Thirty members were present at the
meeting who were enrolled in various
projects.    Most of the members  live
in  Turtle  Lake  or   Shingobee  Town-
uip.    It is hoped that others will join
this club.
The Eradelphian Study Club held
their annual Xmas party at the home
of Mrs. Ernest Robideau Friday. Lun-'
cheon was served at one thirty o'clock
by the hostess, which was followed
by a short Christmas program. Car-'
ole were sung by the club and a reading was given by Mrs. Henderson.
The meeting was closed after members exchanged gifts.
DRIVE     SANELY     FOR     A      v
MERRY    CHRISTMAS,
AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
LETTER   LOS",   IS   DELIVERED
SIXTEEN   YEARS   LATE
Delano, Minn.—The Delano Creamery Association received a letter
mailed 16 years ago. The letter
came from the postmaster at Pine
River. It had in some manner been
stuck in a table used in the post-
office. When the office fixtures
were moved recently the letter was
found.
WOMAN
IS     HEROINE
IN   ~AN     EMERGENCY
FARM BUREAU TO
MEET IN ARMORY
NEXT TUESDAY
Grand Rapids.—Comfronted by a
sudden emergency, Mrs. Chester Mad
dy proved herself a heroine when she
saved the life of one small child and
perhaps the lives of two more youngsters. Mrs. Maddy lives just beyond
the Icehouse near Crystal Lake. Happening to glance out of her window,
she saw three small tots playing on
the ice and wandering dangerous!
near a hole where the ice had been
cut and taken out and water was in
sight. She opened the door and set
out to warn the children, only to see
one of them, Jerry Bockfelt three
years old, plunge into the open wate:-
which is very deep at that point. Mrs
Maddy ran as quickly as possible to
the sene and reached for the boy as
he went down the second time Littl ■
Jerry's companions, three and two
years old were screaming in fright
the older one stood on ice less than
an inch thick. Coaxing them off the
ice, the woman rushed into her home
■with the three children where she
administered first aid.
The Annual Cass County Farm Bureau meeting will be held at the Pine
River armory on Tuesday, December
2S, at 2 p. m., at which time the past
year's work will be reviewed. Also
the next year's program of work will
be outlined and county officers will
be elected. All indications point toward a more successful year in 1938
than in 1937.
During 1937 many things were accomplished in the promotion of agriculture and with this start,many' more
things are expected to be accomplished in 193S.
ADVENTUROUS    CAT   RIDES
2     MILES     ON     BRAKE-RODS
Luverne.—Since an adventurous
cat rode two miles on the brake-rods
of an automobile, F. J. Norton who
previously had six cats of his own,
now has an extra cat on his hands.
The tabby is the heroine of a most un
usual yarn, attaching herself to the
Nortons while they were shopping.
The car had been parked in front ol
a grocery store. The sound of a cat
was heard when the family started
out with the car but no one gave it
a thought. After having driven about
two miles the Nortons again heard a
''meow" but this time it was so loua
ard woeful that they stopped to investigate. Crawling under the car,
Mr. Norton found the cat ■ almost frozen, sitting calmly on a brake-rod.
BERTHA
.WHO?   .ASKS
A  PUZZLED
SISTER
Redwood Falls.— 'Bertha who."
puzzled Mrs. C. L. Lynn, when she
was unexpectedly approached by her
sister whom she had not seen in two
decades. The occasion was the happy
reunion which occurred last week in
Redwood Falls of two sisters who hact
not seen each other in 20 years. Mrs.
Arthur Weiss of Chicago, California
arrived here unexpectedly to visit
Mrs. C. L. Lynn. Not finding Mrs.
Lynn at home, the guest went to town
where she met her sister. "Arent
you Catherine," the one sister inquired a littye doubtfully, "yes," answered
Mrs. Lynn, "But I don't believe :
know you." "Why I'm Bertha," announced the other and a puzzled woman wondered which "Bertha."
AUXILIARY   NEWS
Mrs. Charles Rounds entertained
the Roy Lee Auxiliary at a special
meeting at her home Saturday even
ing. Luncheon was served by the
hostess after the business meeting.
Attention ! The lace tablecloth mentioned last week is on display at the
Lake Region hotel, where anyone interested may see it.
Ladies of the Auxiliary met with
the Veterans Wednesday evening to
prepare 1500 bags of treats for the
kiddies at the Christmas party.
The next regular meeting of the
VFW and Auxiliary in the armory
and IOOF hall will be held Jan. 5.
The VFW and Aux. are soliciting
signatures in a "National Keep America Out of War" drive. Under our
form of government the right to declare war rests' in the hands of Congress. Members of congress are elected by the people to carry out the
wishes of the people.
Over radio ana through newspapers much is heard of United States
becoming involved in war. American
oversea's veterans want peace for this
country and they firmly believe that
the American people don't want war.
Because the VFW has the welfare
of the people at heart, they are making a drive by the use of signed petitions whL * will be forwarded to
Congress1 to -ove that America does
NOT want wi
3600 post com zanders are in charge
of the petitions and at least 25,000,000
signatures will be forwarded to the
governing body.
No right-thinking person wants war.
Ir costs nothing to sign and is sponsored by your local VFW. If you are
not approached, go to a representative or clip a ballot from a newspaper
and send it or bring it to Homer Fraser at the Farmers Supply store in
Pine River.
"Don't ruin a Merry Christmas and
a Happy New Year for yourself, your
family or your neighbor by a needless
iautomobile accident during the holidays."
So counsels N. W. Elsberg, state
highway commissioner, in a public reminder that in later December and
early January in Minnesota, icy surfaces and poorer vision are generally
encountered.
In the past, Commissioner Elsberg
pointed out, the holiday season has
been marked by increased traffic fatalities. In 1935, 27 persons were killed and in 1936, 22 died as the result
of accidents. Excessive speed, driving on the wrong side of the road,
driving while drunk and illegal passing accounted for 61 per cent of the
holiday season traffic deaths in the
last two year's, highway records revealed.
Santa Claus Is Coming
To Pine River Thursday
VEHICLES   CARRYING   PUPILS
MUST SHOW 'SCHOOL  BUS  SIGNS'
That some school buses are operating without the required "school bus"
signs in front and rear has been bvot
to the attention of officers of the
Highway patrol of the Minnesota
Highway department and patrolmen
in all districts are being instructed
to see that all school buses are1 safely
and properly posted.
Underthe rules and regulations promulgated by N. W. Elsberg, and the
State Board of Education, school buses are required to carry "school bus''
signs both front and rear with lettering at least six inches high, seven-
eighths of an inch wide and painted
in black on an orange background. In
the case of privately owned buses
however, under the school bu' code
the letters should be removable or of
a type that can be covered when the
vehicle is being used for purposes
other than transporting school children.
The public is also reminded by the
Highway patrol that under the uniform traffic act, any vehicle meeting
or overtaking a school bus which has
stopped to take on or discharge pupils, shall pass such a bus at a speed
not over 10 miles an hour. This provision, obviously is to protect school
cnildren on the highways.
FED FARNAM TO
COMPLETE ICE
HARVEST JAN. 1
jRNick Ritchie and his crew of men
«&• busy on Norway Br> >„ this weeu,
CBt" ing ice for Ted Farnam which is
.beiii,- packed in the new'y remodeled
flcv Pi use which Mr. F.u'.nim put up
ffijt fall on the) lots ne_t io ihe Far-
me's Supply store. Ted .says he expects the harvest of ice to be com
phBted by January 1. The ice is load-
mto the trucks by a patented device made by Nick Ritchie. A truck
can be loaded in five minutes.
3000 cakes of ice, weighing 250
pounds each will be packed which
will keep the ice-boxes in Pine River
cool all summer. Mr. Farnam states
Ithat the ice this year is about perfect while last year it was porous
and more or less dirty.
PERMANENT SCALE PITS WILL
BE ALONG STATE HIGHWAYS
NOTICE
XMAS PROGRAM AT
TABERNACLE FRI.
KEEP GLASS OFF ROADS
Will nature destroy mankind as it
did the huge dinosaurs? Scientists
point out that the human race has
traveled the same path of evolution.
A feature In the American Weekly,
the magazine distributed with next
Sunday's Chicago Herald ■'•-." V.--^ —
lner. 0»rt->
Don't let the Highway patrol ot
the Minnesota Highway department
catch you breaking bottles or throwing glass on the highways.
This week the patrol was ordered
to take stringent- measures with any
person making the highways dangerous by such careless or deliberate actions. And it is also against the law
to leave a wreck-scene with shattered
The following program will be given at the Pine River Gospel Tabernacle on Christmas Eve, Friday evening,
December 24, at 7:45 p. m. The public is cordially invited to attend:
Hymn "Joy To the World" Audience
Scripture   Reading   and   Prayer,   Rev.
MacKinney
Recitation, My Gift by Donald Verdon
Christmas Bells, group of children
Recitation,   Christmas   Gifts   by   Ver-
land Trude
Song, "Star of Bethlehem" group   ol
girls
Recitation, Christmas by George Whi-
tamore
An Exercise "Will You" by 7 children
An Exercise for Christmas by Primary class
Recitation,  The  Christmas   Spirit  by
Shirley Allen,
Recitation, A Tale of the Sea by Dale
Trude
Song "Bells of All Ages"    group    of.
girls
Recitation, Cradled in a Manger, Joan
Tournier
Song "Would You Find Him "Junior
girls
An  Exercise,  Things  that Belong to
Xmas, by five boys
Recitation, Which Should Come First,
Luverne Cadwell
Recitation,  'Tis    Love    that    Makes
Christmas  Day,   Margaret  Tournier
Song "Men of the East" Junior boys
Recitation, The Christmas Story, Helen Sims
Recitation, The Christ Child, Lorraine
Reward will be paid to anyone
proving the identity that will lead
to the arrest of the Dirty, Low-
Down, Stinking Skunk that shot
my Wire-haired Terrier last
Thursday.
Ye   Editor
CLOUGH LAKE
Ernest Glover called at the F. C.
Engel home Saturday.
Irene Glover is spending a few days
a-   the  Charlie  Glover  home.
Alice Engel spent Thursday evening
with Lucille Goochey.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Heihn spent Sunday at the Jake Heihn home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wagner of Brainerd, were supper guests at the B.
Bangston home  Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler Spain and
(family moved to the L. Glover place
Monday.
Mrs. Minnie Glover is spending a
few days with her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Martha   Glover.
A miscellaneous shower was held
in honor of Mrs. Rinzie Garman Sunday afternoon at the home of Mrs. C.
E. Glover. Many lovely gifts were received by the bride.after which guests
enjoyed a luncheon served by the
hostess.
Verdon
Song "Love Lights a Star" Junior
Choir
Recitation, There Was a Star, Raymond Verdon
Recitation, The Bethlehem Star, Faitn
Cadwell
Recitation, If I Were a Shepard Boy,
Graydon  Cadwell
Song "Starlight and Song" Junior
Choir
Benediction Pastor
Treats for all the children
By spring users of Minnesota highways entering the Twin City area will
notice little houses along the road
that were not there before and will
see the freight trucks that ply the
highways turning into and stopping
in front of these small  buildings.
These structures will be pit scale
houses for sheltering men weighing
trucks and they will be the first permanent weighing stations established
along the Minnesota highways. This
is a part of the drive to prevent unnecessary breaking down of highway
surfaces.
Awards for four of these wooden
pit-scale houses were announced this
week by N. W. Elsberg.
HUGE COMMUNITY
CHRISTMAS PARTY
AT P.JLJRMORY
All Children & Parents
Are Cordially Invited
Everything is all set for the big
Christmas celebration at the P. R. Armory on Thursuay (today) December
23. The bags of treats are all filled
with candy, nuts and fruit and are
just waiting for everyone to come and
get them. Be there at 2 o'clock
when the big program starts so yon
won't miss a single thing. The big
day is sponsored by the VFW, the business men and the school. A large
Christmas tree will be all decorated
and Santa Claus has promised to
stop in and say hello to all the boys
and girls. Fun for all—young and
old. An Interesting program has been
planned by the school which will assure you of a full afternoon of entertainment.
COOPERATIVES MET
IN ARMORY HERE
A very successful meeting was held
on Wednesday of last week at the local armory when farmers interested
in cooperatives met for a discussion
of cooperative principles and how to
improve the cooperatives of the county.
Mr. Dan Dvoracek, Extension Marketing  Specialist from the University
| Farm, presented a very good picture
They will be erected at Elk River, j of what cooperatives have done and
Scanlon,
mount.
Shakopee  and    near    Roes-
WPA CREW TO REPAIR P. R. STREETS
'Vnrit    Art
The village streets in Pine River
are to be improved and re-surfaced
with gravel, starting on Monday, December 27, by a crew of 15 WPA
workers who will be transferred from
the fairgrounds project, according to
word received from A. T. Gilbertson,
district WPA director at Brainerd.
Operations of the new project was
approved by Victor Christgau, state
administrator, to be carried on as relief labor and funds become available,
with a limit of $3,257 placed on the
total that may be spent for labor.
1 The local village council as sponsor,
has allotted $712 for materials and
equipment. It is expected that this
project will give employment to the
local WPA crew until spring, when
work on the fairgrounds project wil'
be resumed.
The village council deserves a vote*
of thanks for securing this project as
some of the streets are in a very run
down condition. This is one improve
ment that can be enjoyed by everyone.
UNIQUE TELEPHONE
HOOK-UP AT MARLOW THEATRE
are doing for farmers of the nation.
Mr. Dvoracek was very optomistic as
to the future progress of cooperatives
and gave many valuable suggestions
as to how they could operate more
efficiently.
It was pointed out that a cooperative institution is really owned by its
patrons and it is hoped that the feeling of ownership will be acquired by
more patrons in the future.
PRIZES AWARDED
IN FISHING CONTEST AT HILLS'
A unique system of conversing between the Cole theatre in Pequot and
the Marlow theatre in Pine River,
has been installed by John Rohr, with
the cooperation of L. A. Arvig, manager of the telephone co. The hook-up
is so constructed that when results of
the cash nite in Pine River are telephoned to Pequot the conversation is
heard by all the patrons of the theatre through the amplifier of the sound
equipment. The same can be done
at the local theatre. Thus, the two
drawings are held in conjunction with
one and another and patrons attending either theatre are eligible to participate.
The "Fishing Contest" that was
held at the H_i Hardware store the
past summer brought in some good
Sized fish caught in lakes in and near
Pine River. Prizes were awarded by
jthe store to the following listed entrants :
Biggest Walleyed Pike, weight J.1
,lbs. 4% oz., caught by Harry Grell
or Moline, 111., in Hunter Lake.
Biggest Northern Pike, weight 271b.
4 oz., caught by G. M. Thein of Ol-
y/ein, la., in Mitchell Lake.
Biggest Muskie, weight 25 lbs., 3 oz.
.caught by Glen baxon in Wabedo
Lake.
iBiggest Black Bass, weight 6 lb.
5% oz., caught by Albert Thoreson
La Norway Lake.
Biggest Crappie, weight 19 oz.,
caught by -/arlene Lestler of Waver-
Ij. Ia., in Ponto Lake.
Biggest Blue Gill, weight 15% oz.,
caught by Marvin Zigmund in Norway Lake.
The contest closed on November 1,
and awards were promptly mailed out
to the winners.
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.
Rev. Father  Crowe, Pine River
Joe Neuberger, Pine River
L. W. Isensee, Pine River
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Moulster, Brainerd
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