The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1940-04-19

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PINE RIVER JOURNAL
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VOLUME  V  NUMBER 34
THE PINE i-iVKR JOURNAL, PINK KIVBR,   CASS   COUNTY,  MINNESOTA,  FRIDAY.  APRIL 19,  1940
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PINE GRANGE WINS
HIGH HONORS IN
YOUTH CONTEST
SUB-DISTRICT   EPWORTH
LEAGUE   RALLY   HERE  APRIL 21
l'ine Grange Juniors are lo he complimented oi their fine work in the
Gr.nge Youth contest held iu Biuin-
< j o Saturday The Seni >c Grange
members are very proud of them and
happy to announce that the drill team
ccmposed of twelve members ot the
Giange was awarded first place. The
folk dauce given by ten members of
the group also won first place in their
interpretation. Herbert Miller's declamation "Hiram Blows In" rated in
third place, while the Grange's vocalist, June Stoutenberg was a very close
second with "Sifting" and "Beautiful
Ohio."
It is needless to say that the Pine
Grange is very proud of their up and
coming youngsters and that their talents and achievements in the future
can and will be many.
A  number of adult Pine Grangers
also attended the contest and enjoyed
an interesting day.
—Grange Reporter
A group of some eighty people are
expected to attend the Epworth League sub-district rally to be held here
next Sunday. Dr. Burress of Duluth
will be the guest speaker.
There are seven Epworth League
units in this sub-district and tiie organization has done some fine work
during the past year.
The M. E. Country Aid will serve a
banquet for League members in    the
VFW AND AUXILIARY WILL HOLD
SIXTH  DISTRICT   MEET   HERE
Members of the VFW and Auxiliary representing the entire 6th district, will convene in Pine River May
12, for an all day meeting, to plan for
new activities in both organizations
and to elect district officers for the
coming year. Members from the state
department are expected to be pre
sent.
BOY SCOUT TROOP
ORGANIZED ON
TUESDAY EVE.
Thirty-five Pine River lads .loined
the scout troop at an organisation
meeting Tuesday evening. The boys
learned something of the purpose and
activities of the organization and
were taught to tie knots and discussed  preliminary  tenderfoot  tests.
Boys ranging in age from 9 to IS
are eligible to join. Meetings will be
held each Tuesday evening at the armory.
Jerry Behme was elected scoutmaster of the local unit.
M-  E.  LADIES SOCIAL  CLUB
WILL     MEET     WENESDAY
The M. E. Ladies Social Club will
meet Wednesday, April 24, at the
church parlors- Hostesses will be
Mesdames Vane Jones and W. J.
Webb. An interesting program has
been planned. Roll call will b" an
swered by a "Tribute for Mother."
TOWNSEND   MEETING
Hill Hardware to
Feature Sparks
of the Week
LOCALS
THE PINE GRANGE
Ed. note: This is a continuation of
last weeks article concerning activities of the Grange. Similar articles
will appear each week until the entire field is covered.
The Grange set-up comprises four
distinct diversions built, one upon the
other in logical fashion:
1. The Subordinate Grange: There
are nearly 8000 of these in the U. S.,
with an average membership of 100,
though some are much larger. They
meet twice each month. Regular meetings are open to members only and include a business session, discussion of
timely questions of public interest, a
carefully prepared educational hour,
and wholesome entertainment and recreational features- Four beautiful
degrees'are conferred, based upon ^he
seasons of the year and symbolically
applied to the corresponding stages
of human life. Although Grange business in transacted behind closed doors
the literary program is frequently op;
en to the public. All Grange activities have for their purpose, the development of leadership, the improvement of community and rural life, defense of the interests of agriculture
and unselfishly promoting the national welfare. Rural minded people, over fourteen years of age are eligible
to membership in the Grange- Tine
Grange No. 716 comes under this (division.
2. Th' Pomona Grange: Subordinate Granges within a given district
are grouped together on a county basis, or otherwise into Pomona Granges which hold quarterly monthly
meetings and even more frequently in
some localities.
Pomona activities feature education
al and community work, and cooperative undertakings are frequently sponsored. The 5th degree constitutes
the ritualistic jurisdiction of Pomona
Granges, extending the lessons taught
in the subordinate Grange.
The Pomona here is known as Crow
Wing Pomona.
3. The State Grange: The State
Grange is a delegate body representing subordinate and Pomona Granges,
composed of both men and women on
equal footing. With annual sessions
continuing several days- Last year
the state Grange convention was held
in Brainerd. This year it will take
place in Duluth. State Granges consi
der important matters of legislation
and public policy, including taxation,
marketing crops, community welfare
and kindred subjects. This branch is
peculiarly expressive of Grange
thought and wishes of the state. Sixth
Degree of the Order is conferred at
its annual sessions.
4. The National Grange: This is the
parent branch of the order- Voting
representation is limited to two delegates from each state Grange, the
Master and wife, but all business sessions are open to any subordinate
Grange member in good standing. As
the supreme legislative body of the
Grange, the logical development of its
policies is seen coming up to the National Grange through the orderly
channels of subordinate, Pomona and
state units, therefore getting best
judgment   of   membership-
National Grange continues for nine
days in each year, to evolve a concise
and emphatic program, later carried
back for action to the respective state
and local groups.   The annual session
Mr. and Mrs. Herb Conner and son
Jim of Bemidji, spent Monday afternoon at the Otto Haack horn". Mr-
Conner is a brother of Mrs. Haack.
Mrs- Thos. Porter left Tuesday for
her home in Jordan, after spending
the past few months with her daughter, Mrs. .1. F. Neuberger.
Mrs- Arthur Aamot, Bernice Thorpe
and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Gardner
and children were guests of Mr and
Mrs. L. A. Arvig at Pequot Sunday-
Jake Loomis was found seriously
ill at his home by neighbors and was
t, ken to the U. hospital Saturday evening-
Dr. and Mrs. C- E. Johnson, Dr.
Karl Johnson, Mrs. Jacobson and Mr.
and Mrs. Otto Haack were dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs- G. E. Henderson.
Mrs. R- C. Spencer writes from Carver that she is enjoying her visit with
Mr. and Mrs- Tuttle very mucn. x\
party was held in her honor at the
Tuttle home one day last week.
Mrs. John Sparks was an all day
guest of Mrs. N- D- Sherwood Wednesday. They, spent the afternoon
calling on Mrs. Robert Campbell.
Mrs. C. F- Peters was a guest at the
Sherwood home Friday  afternoon.
Mesdames Chas- Bates and Louis
Walton drove to Brainerd Monday evening, where they made an official visit at the Rebekah Lodge. Mrs. Bates
is president and Mrs. Walton secretary  of  the district.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere
thanks and heartfelt gratitude 1o our
many friends and neighbors who so
kindly assisted us during the illness
and death of our beloved mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Skog
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Carlson and
son
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Foster    and
family
Mr.   and   Mrs.   Rudy   Danielson
and family
CARD  OF    THANKS
We wish to express our appreciation for the many acts of kindness during the illness and death of our beloved wife and mother- iWe especially
wish to thank the pallbearers and all
those who sent floral offerings.
Mr. L. F. Hopke
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hopke    and
daughter
Mr. and Mrs- Maynard    Seaton
and sons.
A special entertainment program
will be sponsored at the Townsend
meeting Monday evening, April 22, at
the school house. Refreshments will
be served following the meeting. Everyone is invited to attend-
VFW AND AUXILIARY
ELECT OFFICERS
of the National Grange has one day
given over to conferring the Seventh
Degree, and enormous classes gather
from all parts of the nation for this
annual ritualistic convocation. Last
year the meeting was held at Pe
oria, 111. This year it will be held at
Syracuse, N. Y.
The Juvenile Grange: Is open to
all children of the community, and is
a district unit in itself. Juvenile units
have their own ritual and degree work
and conduct an educational hour at
their meetings. They also undertake
community projects, under the direction of a competent adult selected selected by the Subordinate Grange,
which has jurisdiction over the Juvenile.
Therefore the above comprises the
four divisions. There is nothing of
the "overhead" feature of operation
about the Grange; its entire program
is built from the group up and the individual dues, and voting membership
constitute its foundation.
-Mrs- Peter Frimood, Lecturer
Sell It With A Want Ad
Election of officers was held at the
April meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary,
with President, Elizabeth Wolfrank in
charge. Newly elected officers are as
follows : President, Florence Sycks;
sr. vice president, Vera Rounds; Jr.
vice president, Martha Yancey; treasurer, Elizabeth Knutson; secretary,
Dorothy Dubbs; chaplain, Alice Fraser ; conductress, Emma Leseman;
trustee, Nusa Aamot; guard, Maria
Upton; musician, Elsie Norman ; patri
otic instructor, Amelia Triggs; historian, Elizabeth Robideau; color
bearers, Alice Shepard, Ethel Kolb,
Sadie Robideau, Nusa Aamot.
Installation of officers followed the
business meeting. Dorothy Dubbs act
ed as installing officer- Mrs. Elizabeth Robideau was presented with a
past president's pin. Presentation was
made by Florence Sycks, newly elected president.
The Ladies Auxiliary has sold 300
small flags during their campaign
"for a flag in every home." Flags
were sold in Pine River, Pequot and
Backus, with Mrs. Florence Sycks
winning the honors for the sale of
150 flags.
Delegates and alternates elected to
the Gth district convention on May 12,
and the department convention at AVil
mar in June, are as follows: Florence
Sycks, Elizabeth Robideau, Amelia
Triggs, Alice Fraser, Stella Haack,
Maria Upton and Ethel Kolb.
In keeping with Americanization
Day, members of the Auxiliary will
visit the Normal Training Department
presenting each student with a copy
of " Etiquette of the Stars and
Stripes-" They will also go to the
Backus school to make an official presentation of a large flag and to present Mary Severns, contest winner,
witli a medal.
About fifteen ladies from the Math,
lum-Hanson Auxiliary of Brainerd,
were guests and assisted with the installation- Mr. and Mrs. Carol Ray
of Butternut Point, were also guests.
Following the installation, members
of the VFW were guests of the Auxiliary at a. social hour and lunch.
Mrs. Mary Jones and Maria Upton
of Pine River, and Mrs- Kate Nelson
of Brainerd, were honored at a party
in their honor during the social hour.
These ladies are 72, 77 and 79 years
of age respectively and seldom miss a
meeting-
The following officers were elected
in the VFW organization Tuesday evening : Commander, D. L. Triggs; sr.
vice commander, John Normau; Jr-
vice commander, Les Shepard, quarter
master, Dale Dubbs; post adjutant,
Arthur Aamot- Appointive offices will
bie filled before May 25, when installation will be held. Members oi: the
Mahlum-Hanson Post of Brainerd,
were guests at the meeting and will
also be present at the installation.
Homer Fraser, 6th district commander, will act as installing officer.
A new skating-rink committee was
appointed for the ensuing year, composed of Arthur Aamot, George Sycks,
Dale Dubbs, Erv. Lembke, Charles
Rounds and George Yancey. Beginning May 1, hours at the rink will be
changed from 7 to 11 to 8 to 12 mid-
nite. The committee believe this will
better accomodate the public.
Plans are already underway for a
Memorial Day service to be held both
here and at Backus. Erv. Lembke,
Dr. Dingle and Otto Haack   are   in
Starting this week, the local Hill
Hardware store will advertise seasonal items at extremely low prices in
conjunction with the weekly morning
broadcasts over WCCO at 6:45, sponsored by Our Own Hardware Dealers.
Two separate ads appear in this issue of the Journal, featuring door
mats and screen enamel. A regular
display will be built in the show windows of the store every week. Watch
for them.
Mrs- H. C- Goodrich spent Sunday
afternoon with Mrs. Alice Amy.
Mrs. Alice Amy called on friends in
Pequot Friday' afternoon.
Evelyn Iverson was a Sunduy dinner guest of Madeline Kline.
Mrs. Rose Maloney spent Monday
in Brainerd.
Mr- and Mrs. Rolland Carpenter
were, dinner guests of Mrs- Mabel
Aunspach Sunday. The occasion was
in honor of Chuck Reich's birthday.
.Mr- and Mrs. Thos- Riley were guests
there in the evening.
Mesdames John Kater, L- Isensee,
J. W- Isensee and Ben Hourigan and
Miss Leone Golz were hostesses at a
seven o'clock dinner and bridge party
.it the Lake Region Hotel Thursday
evening of last week. Prizes went to
Mrs. Tingle for high, Mrs. Shepard,
second and Mrs- Ben Christlaa low.
U. S. RESPONSIBLE
FOR DISABLED VETS
Federal Government responsibility
for disabled veterans and their dependents is entirely consistent with this
country's philosophy of social security.
The commander outlined the 1940
legislative program of the VFW, one
of whose major objectives is pensions
for all disabled World War veterans.
"The basic aim of America's so-
called "New Deal" is to stamp out
those conditions that breed social inequalities and underprivileged groups.
Our whole philosophy of government today is based on the theme of
social betterment and the creation of
conditions that will wipe out the
breeding places of discontent and the
attitudes that dead to Communism and
other isms.
"Thousands : disabled1 veterans
are today being cared for by public
or private charity in their respective
communities- This burden is is unfair to those communities. Many of
our disabled comrades today are living in states where the climate is favorable to the treatment of their disabilities- Thousands of veterans have
thus become burdens on strange communities. This is fair neither to the
veteran nor to local taxpayers. The
responsibility for veteran care should
be assumed by the United States government in whose behalf the veteran
risked his life in time of war."
The VFW demand for disability pen
sions would place the disabled World
War veteran on the same compensation basis as the, Spanish-American
War veteran. The VFW asks that all
World War veterans who served honorably 90 days or more, be paid at the
rate of $20 per month for ten percent
disability; $25 for 25 percent; $35 for
50 per cent• $50 for 75 percent; $60
for total disability and $100 if the veteran is in need of an attendant.
We need your membership in the
Veterans of Foreign Wars if you are
eligible, if not, join some veteran's organization to help us fight for our
pension bills, and help yourselves as
well. Write to all the Senators and
Representatives of your district and
ask them to vote for Bills H. It. 7925
and H. R- 7980.
Homer Fraser
Swanburg Man
Crushed Beneath
Truck Wheels
Two carloads of people from me local Tabernacle drove to Pillager Monday, where they attended a Fellowship meeting.
Mr. and Mrs- Dwight Sherwood
of Brainerd, spent Saturday ut the
N. D- Sherwood home.
> Mr. and Mrs. Lyle McNames were
Sunday dinner guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs- Al- Downing.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wicklund |of
Walker, spent Saturday evening at
the Ernest Robideau home.
Mrs. Herb Kline was hostess to the
Catholic Ladies Study Club Wednesday afternoon.
ODDFELLOWS TO
SPONSOR BROADCAST
Members of the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows are this month observing the one hundred twenty-first anniversary of the founding of the orgoni-
zation in America. It was 121 years
ago April 26, that the first Odd Fellow Lodge in America was instituted
at Baltimore, by five men, who had
been former members of a like organi
zation in England. Today, there are
more than a million and a; half members of the Order, whose homes are
found in nearly every country of the
earth.
The year the Grand Encampment of
the Order in Minnesota has arranged
for a fifteen-minute broadcast over
station WDGY in commemoration Of
the anniversary. The broadcast starts
at 7:15 o' clock. Friday evening, April
26, and continues until 7:30. E. H-
Lundeen of Minneapolis, Grand Representative from Minnesota to the
Sovereign Grand Lodge of the Order,
will give the talk over the radio at
that time, telling something of what
the Order stands for and the work it
is doing for humanity. WDGY broadcasts on 1180 kilocycles.
SCHOOL   NEWS
charge of preparations.   A guest spea
ker will be presented at both towns.
The Post also went on record as
favoring a July 4th celebration in
Pine River aud will assist the business men by taking charge of the parade and donating the prize money.
The noon hour treat in pictures for
Friday will be a "South American
Cruise." This film was contributed
free of charge by the U. ,S- Navy
Thursday afternoon at 2:45, an assembly program was held showing
Emerson Hough's novel "The Covered
Wagon."
Notification was received by Supt.
Haack from the Cass County Welfare
Board that a CCC enrollment addition will be made at the Welfare office
in Walker April 19. Youths between
the ages of 17 and 23 years of age,
weigh at least 107 pounds,are 60 inches in height and who are not on parole
or probation are eligible to join.
The boy may have been in the CCC
before but if he has been out for six
months and possesses an honorable
discharge, he is again eligible providing he has not had more than eighteen months previous service.
Those applying must agree to stay
in the camp not less than six months
unless employment is obtained which
equals CCC wages-
The quota for Cass county is 100
boys and it is very necessary that all
those interested be at Walker Firday
morning (today).
Another source of employment is
the NYA, for which all youths between the ages of 18 and 251 years,
may be certified for employment on
any public project such as schools,
town halls, village parks, etc This
enables them to earn about $16 month
ly-
The senior class play "The Great
Ben Allah" will be given in the very
n^ary future. Watch your Journal for
the date. Following is the cast of
characters:
Ben Allen    Floyd Stanley
Ed- Weston Vernon Basore
Ruth Aldrick    Edith Velde
Jessica Aldrick Francis Gildow
Roberta Houston Leone Hopke
Helen Johnson     Vera Peterson
Mrs. Schyler van Schuler  Cora
Boyer
Hawkins  (the butler)  Chesley Gregory
Dorothy (the maid)   Ruth Olson
Professor Randolph Rawlings. .Don
Peterson
E. B. Stoutenberg, 40, of Swanburg
was killed Tuesday morning, when he
was crushed beneath the wheels of a
truck loaded with 9000 pounds of
crushed rock. The accident occurred
in a gravel pit about a mile' and a
half from Fifty Lakes where a WPA
project was in progress.
Mr. Stoutenberg was presumably
walking away from the rear of the
truck, when the driver, Art Cooper
started to back up. Neither man saw
the other. Mr. Stoutenberg was
knocked to the ground with the truck
win els passing over half of hiir bodv.
rolling off after passing over his
shoulder.
Fellow workers immediately started for the Bralnerd hospital w'th the
unconscious man but he died enroute
without regaining consciousness.
County Coroner Thabes pronounce!
the death due to an unavoidable accident and absolved the truck arlver of
all blame. ,
Mr. Stoutenberg was married and
the father of four young children.
Funeral services will be held Friday (today), at 2 p. iu., from the Lutheran Church in Swanburg, wili Rev
Masted officiating. Interment will be
mad' in the Eevergreen Cemetery.
A complete obituary will be published next week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Robideau, Mrs- Alice
Oilman and Mr. and Mrs- Ben Davison drove to Madeila Wednesday, to
spend a week with relatives-
Mrs- Leonard Carlson and Mrs. W.
G. Stewart were hostesses to the Octa
gon Club Tuesday evening. Awards
went to Mrs. Glenn Houston for high,
and to Mrs. Elias Rovik for low-
Sunday school teachers of the M. E.
Church are receiving special training
this week from Eva Wold- Substitute teachers have been appointed
during the month.
A birthday party and miscellaneous
shower was iheld at the L- M. Jost
home Monday, honoring Miss Rosemary Olson. A social hour and refreshments were enjoyed.
Dr. C- V. Williams who has been doing veterinary work at Grygla, returned to Pine River for the week-end. He
left Wednesday for Park Rapids to do
similar work.
On April 23 "The Little Dr.chess"
will be shown at an assembly program.    Visitors are welcomed-
The state fire marsh-all called at the
school Thursday and called attention
to several changes that shoifd be
made.
Mrs- Martha Chen will address the
Pillager PTA Tuesday evening of next
week.
The various grades are studying
New York, Sweden, and electricity by
moving pictures in connection with relative studies.
THE
HONORABLE
UNCLE
LANCY
By ETHEL HUESTON
It was in all kindliness that
Aunt Olympia Slopshire, wife
of Senator Alencon Delaporte
Slopshire (properly, but rarely
pronounced '' Slupshur'') invited her three orphaned Iowa
nieces, the wise Helen, the
beautiful Adele, and the joyous
Limpy, to live with them in
Washington. But it was not in
Aunt Olympia to overlook the
glorious political asset which
these three debutantes offered
in time of dire need.
• That's where the trouble
started. And that, too, was the
start of the gayest, maddest tale
of American political nonsense
that you ever read. A laugh to
every line! A fun arcade of
love, laughter and politics 1
IN THESE COLUMNS