The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1940-04-05

              PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME V NUMBER 32
THE PINE KiVER JOURNAL, PINE RIVER,  CASS  COUNTY.,  MINNESOTA, FRIDAY, APRIL, 5, 1940
SUB. $1,00 In County, $1.50 outeide
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Out of the. .
Waste Basket
—By—
GRANT   BERGSTROM
Pine River has been visited by all
the demons of the weather bureau this
week. We have had snow storms, rain
storms, windstorms, thunderstorms,
electric storms, hail storms, sunshine
and just plain storms—and if you can
beat that we would like to hear from
you. The funny part of it all is, that
we had all this variety in ont, day,
Tuesday.
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A Good Laugh
"Where there's smoke tuere's fire."
So thought a gentleman who called
at the print shop the other day during
the high wind, when our elongated
smoke stack looked like the one on
the Rinky Dinks clubhouse. In order
to warm up a bit he stepped close to
the front of the stove which was quite
warm- Spreading his legs a bit to
scrooch down closer, he stood there
quite comfortable talking to this winter—when all of a sudden a great
nor'easter blew down our chimney
and the flames stretched out through
the drafts in front of the stove, reaching out so fair in front of him he saw
them without stooping over—and if
you could only have seen the expression on his face you could enjoy the
joke as much as we ■did'. And to top
It (off he was trying to sell us some
fire insurance—can you beat it!
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He who talks big—thinks little. And
that's not a Confucious Say either.
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A New Wrinkle
Wte installed two new presses last
week—one an automatic which does
all the work of the old type hand-ted
press ■without any attention. .That is.
it feeds the sheets an and takes the
printed sheet off the bed wihout the
aid of human hands- Now to some,
this may sound as though it wasn't
worth mention and probably would
not be if we were in a larger city, but
this is the first press of its kind in
Pine River and the second in the entire county—so, we are quite proud of
it.
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While demonstrating the advantages of this press to an interested visitor the other day, he bemoaned the
fact that there wasn't some kind of a
signal that would wake us when the
job was finished. Yesterday when
our curiosity got the best of us, we
turned her over a few times—and
low and behold, the dnventor had installed a bell that rings like the Six
o'clock alarm, to tell you the task is
done or to report if anything is amiss.
So, if the gentleman who was looking
for the bell will stop in we wilfli J>e
glad to show it to him.
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A Thought  FOr Today
"Live today, so tomorrow you can
say, what a wonderful day was yesterday." This isn't original but it sounds
good.
HIGH SCHOOL BAND
WILL PLAY AT
WADENA SAT.
Charles Munn, railroad and warehouse commission chairman uses a hand
saw to start carving his 110-pound birthday cake built as a replica of a
Minnesota grain elevator, while Alfred Jacobson looks on.
HUNCHBACK OF
NOTRE DAME AT
MARLOW SUN.
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PINE GRANGE
No. 716 j
Notice to Pine Grangers that
taking part in the state contests:
The elimination contests wii be
held in Brainerd on April 6 and 13, as
follows: (our Grange drew third
place.)
One Act Play: At Gardner's Hall at
10:30, so please be there with all
stage settings ready to carry on stage.
Courthouse April 13, begin at 8
o'clock and continue all day in tihe
following order.
S to 10 a. m.
Folk Dances, Center, Oak Lawn and
Pine Granges.
Instrumental Music, Fort Ripley,
Pine and Crow Wing.
Drill Team, Center, Oak Lawn, Pine
and Gilbert Lake-
Afternoon 1 p. m.
Reading, Crow Wing, Oak Lawn,
Pine and Gilbert Lake.
Vocal. Crow Wing, Oak Lawn, Pine,
Sibley and all the other Granges.
Please be on time as there are   so
many  competing  that  this    schedule
must be followed closely.
—Mrs. Peter Frimood, Lecturer
CHILD DRINKS GASOLINE
Detroit Lakes.—Douglas Ro.-me-
wrmz recently underwent tho most unusual experience of his young life aud
»lir>- ved it without apparen: injury.
The four-year-old boy got Ms hands
en a bottle of gasoline and took a
swallow of the contents. His mother,
lrarnbg what had happened, rushed
the lad to a hospital, whore he received prompt attention.
The technicolor picture "Four Feathers" which plays are the Mairlow on
Friday and Saturday, assures patrons
of one of the most stirring and dramatic films they have seen for some
time. "Four Feathers" was: filmed in
the Sudan and all the beauty and
melodrama of this tropic hinterland
has been caught by the camera, in
striking natural color. The cast is
headed by Ralph Richardson, June
Duprez, John Clements and C- Aubrey
Smith.
The story concerns a young English officer who resigns his commission because he knows that he is a coward, that he could not stand wair.His
friends brand him a coward and his
comrades send him white feathers.To
retrieve his honor and reputation he
sets out for Egyp, where Kitchener is
embarking on the Sudan campaign.
On Sunday and Monday the Marlow
brings you that great picture of the
silent days "The Hunchback of Notre
Dame." with Charles Daughton, Maureen O'Hara, Sir Cedric Hardwicke,
Basil Rathbone and waiter Hampton.
The picture is adapted from Victor
Hugo's spectacular historical romance.
Joan Bennett and Louis Hayward
are iromantically teamed for the first
time in the tense and thrilling story ot
"The Man in the Iron Mask," coming
to the Marlow Wednesday and Thursday. The story is based on the novel
by Alexander Dumas and dramatizes
the enmity and hatred between King
Louis XIV of France and his twin brother Phillipe. Until he is about to
execute his own brother for treason,
the cruel monarch is unaware that he
has a twin. Learning the news, he
fears that a plot to dethrone him in
his brother's favor may bear fruit and
he decides to put Phillipe away for
good. He has him encased in a monstrous iron mask, one of the grimmest
forms of torture used in those gory
days- Warren William takes the pairt
of a fearless musketeer.
Local Items
The Pine River high school band
and other students will take part in
.the Band Festival at Wadena Saturday.
Each band will play individually,
.man, Gerald Dougherty; Insense bear-
about 12 minutes.
This is not a contest, but each band
is rated as to standards of performance rather than judged in competition
with other bands.
Individual criticism regarding tone,
balance, breathing, expression, general appearance and recommendations
and suggestions will be given to each
group privately, according Mr. Nelson,
local director.
MRS- GUST WOLFRANK
HONORED AT THREE PARTIES
The M. E. Ladies Aid held a handkerchief shower and social hour, honoring Mrs. Wolfrank at the Bueford
Silbaugh home Monday afternoon. In
the evening of the same day, The Sunshine Circle gathered at tbe Silbaugh
home in compliment to Mrs. Wolfrank.
Refreshments were enjiyed and the
guest of honor was presented witli a
gift in memory of the occasion. Mrs.
Wolfrank and children left this week
for California, to join her husband,
where they will make their future
home.
SERVICES HELD
HERE FOR FORMER
RESIDENT TUES.
TOWNSEND MEETING
SCHOOL    NEWS
PATIENCE  REWARDS  DOCTOR
Willmar.—Two years of tedious con
struction has resulted n the realization of a dream for Dr. H. O- Sheldon
of Willmar. From Catalan plastic,
which is made in large sheets of twenty different colors, Dr. Sheldon originally designed: and constructed a card
table top. Tlie four kings and aces
and many modern designs adorn the
top in a veritable splash of color and
beauty. The actual cutting and construction was started in January 1939.
Kindergarten Classes
Started On Monday
Twenty-six youngsters began their
first "school days" Monday. More
pupils are expected to be enrolled by
next week.
Those enrolled to date, include Dale
Fraser, Helen McAllister, William Andrew Seaton, Joyce Fay Swartz, John
Fraser, Joanne Harris, Dorothy Mae
Bell, Clyde Perventur, Margaret Ann
Downing, Beverly Basore, Ercil Peterson, Robert James Sescher, Helen
Maxine Board, Elva Mae Lundin, Rich
ard Allan Baker, Geraldine Zwart,
.Marvin Witt, Bonnie Marie Ellas, Mildred Jean Swenson, James Wiens.
Vera Ann Olson, Buehla Mae MacKinney, James Pattinson, Jean Pollock, Carl Edward Schultz and Rosalie
Kay Bergstrom.
Dr. R. F. Dingle spent the week-end
in St. Paul, returning Sunday, accompanied by Mrs- Dingle and children
who spent last week there.
Mrs. Bernice Thorpe returned from
Pequot on Saturday of last week and
will spend a few weeks with her mother, Mrs. Aamot.
Mr. and Mrs. Ignace Jelan of Tobique, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Bell, returning home Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Rolland Carpenter
drove to Longville Sunday, where they
were supper guests of Mr. and Mrs-
Clarence Kinkel.
Howard Basore who has been at the
Park Rapids CC camp the past year,
returned home last week, having received this honorable discharge.
Lon Fields drove to Red Lake Falls
Snuday, returning with Mrs. Fields.
who had spent last week at her son's
home there.
Oscar Dahl 'left Monday for Amboy
and Canton, where he attended the
funeral of a relative and visited with
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Francis and
son who spent the past few weeks
with relatives here, returned to their
home at Cloquet Saturday.
The Ladles Bridge Club met at the
home of Mrs- Harris Zlgmnud Thursday evening. Honors went to Mrs.
Arvid Lundin and Mrs. Chas. Siebel.
Mrs. Frank Allen and daughter Gertrude Ellis, have moved from the
Lindberg apartments to the Grover
Henninger residence.
Doone Andrus and Billy Onken who
spent their Easter vacation at Hewitt
and Park Rapids, respectively, returned Sunday to resume their school duties here.
Mr. and Mrs. Rolland Carpenter
were guests of Mrs. Walter Neuman
of Backus Sunday evening. Mrs.
Neuman had just returned from St.
Paul, where she had been a guest of
Mr. and Mrs. E- R. Starkweather.
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Sherwood and
children of Brainerd, spont Saturday
at the N. D- .Sherwood home. Mrs.
Sherwood and children were also
guests at the Clarence Cox Ihome.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Haack and children returned Friday from Warren and
Thief River Falls, where they visited
relatives last week. They drove to
Minneapolis Saturday, taking Robert
and John back to the University.
Mrs. Mary Jones, Vic Strom, Mrs.
Maria Upton, Robert Lane, Homer
Fraser and Mrs- Elizabeth Robideau.
attended the anniversary celebration
of the Mahlum-Hanson Post at Brainerd Saturday evening.
Don Sherwood of Bemidji, spent
the week-end at his home here. Mrs.
C. C. O'Brien who spent last at the
Sherwood home, accompanied him as
far as Cass Lake, where she continued
on to her home at Federal Dam.
Harriet Riley left for Minneapolis
Wednesday of last week, where she
visited with relatives until Sunday.
Bill Riley drove down Saturday, returning Sunday with his sister. They
attended the state basketball finals
Saturday evening.
Mrs. Dale Dubbs entertained members of the Auxiliary in honor of Mrs.
Gust Wolfrank, at her home Monday
evening.' A social hour and refreshments were enjoyed, after which Mrs-
Wolfrank was presented with a gift
from the organization.
Bobby Sherwood was a guest of his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Sher
wood Wednesday and Thursday, while
his parents were in Minneapolis. They
were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs.
Glenn Houston and Mr. and Mrs. John
Kater Jr. While there, they attended
the state basketball tournament.
The annual election of officers   In
Mr. and Mrs- Harry Hill returned
Wednesday  evening from  California,
New enrollees Include Glenn, Doris,
Betty Lou and George Bump of Had-
ley, Minn., Phyllis Hougland of Pequot, and Jim Down of Emmet, la.
An assembly program was given on
Tuesday afternoon. R. F. Williams of
Hackensack, gave a lecture and showed colored pictures on "Indian Life.'
The play "The Great B^n Allah" a
farce comedy has been chosen as the
senior class play, according to Corwin
J..Hies, class advisor. The cast infancies four boys and six girls-
Mi and Mrs. Chas. Swift vY*VtVrt
Rfhcod Tuesday and were guests at tlie
nssi'inl  y  program.
The Taint and Wig Club has select-
To AU Townsend Members: A meeting will be held in the schoolhouse on
Monday, April 8, at 8 p. m., for the
purpose of reorganizing the club. This
is strictly a business meeting.
—Art Shill, Sec
RITES FOR HARRY
BOWMAN HELD AT
EMILY SUNDAY
Another early pioneer of northern
Crow Wing County is gone in the
passing of Harry S. Bowman, who
passed away at the home of his daugh
ter, Mrs. Ruth Bjerkness at Crosby,
following an illness of four years duration, which took a turn for the worse
abotu a month ago when he was taken from his horn eat Emily to Crosby,
to be nearer medical aid-
Harry  'Sohiiler  Bowman   was  born
•hi tine"' one-act pli-ys to be given at
tow Ml assembly soon.   Th'.s group is November 2,  1873  at Middlesex,  Pa
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DISTRICT PLAY  FESTIVAL TO
BE HELD AT AITKIN APRIL 12
The Footlights Club of the local
school will present the "Romance of
the pillow Pattern" at the district
play festival at Aitkin April 12.
The scene of the play is laid in
China and the inspiration of the story
comes from the pattern on the blue
willow ware China. The scenery is
suggestive of the Chinese theatre and
very simple, Chinese costumes and
Chinese music thru sound effects will
be used.. Mrs- Ohen will assist Miss
Isaacson in directing the play.
The cast includes The Mandarin,
Darrell Deniston; Koong See, his
daughter, Gertrude Ellis; Chang, his
secretary, Perry Burgett; Property
two selections with a time limit of
er, Norma Thyr; Prompter, Leone
Hopke; Stage manager, Robert Anderson.
The story concerns two Chinese lovers, the daughter of a Mandarin and
his secretary, Chang. The Mandarin
will not allow the marriage because
the secretary is of inferior rank and
for this reason discharges Chang and
forbids him to enter his home. The
Mandarin wishes her to marry a man
of his ehosing who is quite old but
rich. The daughter pretends to obey,
but secretly schemes to win her lover
back. He returns and the two attempt
to flee but are discovered by the father who kills them both.
The spirits of the two lovers change
into two doves, immortalizing the
Blue Willow Pattern.
where they spent the winter. They
left Annaheim about three weeks
ago, .visiting at various poirtts ten-
route home.
the VFW and Auxiliary will be held
Wednesday, April 10. The Auxiliary
will hold installation services following the election, with Mrs- Dale Dubbs
as installing officer. A party will be
given during the social hour, honoring
Mrs. Maria Upton  on 77th birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Seaton and
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Seaton drove to
St. Paul Thursday, where they were
guests of Mr. and Mrs- Ford Rowell
until Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Rowell
accompanied them on the return and
are spending this week at the A. J.
Linden home. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
Seaton returned to Bena Sunday evening, where the former resumed Ibis
teaching duties.
HOSPITAL  NEWS
New patients at the hospital this
week, include Victor Anton of Longville, Ernest Newman and Mrs. Grace
Gearheart of Pine River, Calvin Smith
and Mrs. Claudia Hammer of Backus,
George Maxon and Robert Skillings
of Poplar and the 4 year-old daughter
of Martin Anderson of Backus.
Born to Mr. and Mrs- Ora Shore of
Pine River, a girl Friday; to Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. Raines of Remer, a boy on
Friday; to Mr. and Mrs. Myron Fox
of Backus, a girl Friday.
and when only a small boy, came to
Minnesota with his parents. In 1896.
he was married to Jennie King of St.
Mathias Twp., in Crow Wing County-
Mr. and Mrs. Bowman moved to Ideal
Township near Whitefish Lake shortly after their marriage, where they
made their home for several years,
later moving to Emily, where he has
since resided.
He leaves to mourn his passing, his
wife and four sons, Neal, Vernon, and
Robert of Emily and Orle of St. Paul;
also two daughters, Mrs- Palmer
Bjerkness of Crosby, and Mrs- Wil-
mer Andrews of Bovey; sixteen grandchildren and two brothers, N. R. Bowman of Ideal Twp., and Grant Bowman of Seattle, Washington; also one
sister, Mrs. O. A. Bfidgham of Seattle,
besides a score of neices and nephews.
Funeral services wers conducted
Sunday from the Emily Methodist
Church, with Rev. Paul Davis officiating- Interment was made in the
Emily cemetery near his home-
FIRST HATCH WILL COME OFF
SUNDAY AT LEEF HATCHERY
With the first 1200 peepers hatching Sunday morning, Mr. and Mrs. H.
M. Leef have started their season's
custom hatching business and are now
going full swing with 6 trays, about
1200 eggs hatching every three days.
Mr. and Mrs. Leef are looking forward to a good year, with egg fertilities and hatching qualities very good-
Custom hatching for turkeys will
begin soon, with a hatch coming off
every five days.
RESORT WORKERS' SCHOOL TO
OPEN AT EVELETH APRIL 15
Minnesota's second annual school
for resort workers will open April 15,
at Eveleth and; will be in session until
May 31, according to an announcement made by Victor A- Johnston,,
director of the state tourist bureau.
The announcement lis contained in a
letter sent out to all resort owners of
the State. Mervin S. Clark, head of
the bureau's safety service is in carge
of arrangements for the school.
This school, the only one of its kind
in the country, is sponsored by the
state conservation department and
emphasizes tourist and vacation safety. The National Youth Administration cooperates to the extent of paying those who attend enough to cover
food, lodging and incidental expenses-
The students must be eligible to the
NYA roster, young men from 18-25
years of age.
The six-weeks course Is manned by
competent instructors who give instruction and training required by
good resort employees. The students
are taught first aid'; life saving, outboard motor care and operation, fly
casting, bait casting, general handling
of fish, and other subjects the knowledge of which contribute to the making of valuable and dependable .resort workers.   If at the completion of
Funeral services were conducted
from the Northland Funeral Home on
Tuesday afternoon for Asa D. Morrison, who passed away at Barnesvilk'
March 30. The service was read by
Rev. Wiens of Mildred. interment
was made in the Ponto Lake cemetery.
Asa D. Morrison was born at St.
John, Missouri, August 16. 1861. He
grew to manhood in southern Iowa,
later moving to Pierre, S. Dak, where
he met and married Miss Julia Grover in 1894. Three children were born
•to this union, one son Wallace who]
passed away four years ago, and
three daughters, Mrs. Leslie Beals of
Pine River and Mrs. Roy Harvego of
Barnesville, Minn.
Death came at the home of his
daughter, Mrs- Roy Harvego of Barnes
ville, March 30.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Morrison, two daughters and nine
grandchildren; also three brothers.
Ed. of Vermont, John of Oregon, and
Jim of Detroit Lakes.
Mr. Morrison came to Pine River as
one of the pioneers fory years ago-
He was later employed by the Northern Pacific Railroad at Moose Lake,
retiring September 1, 1931, at the age
of 70 years.
Following his retirement he went to
live wltU his daughter at Barnesville,
where he .resided until his death.
He was a kind and good husband
and father, beloved by all. Mr. Morrison was baptized and joined the Baptist Church when he was 23 yeans of
age.
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the course, they meet the various tests
they are certified as qualified resort
workers and available for resort employment.
As part of the bureau's safety drive.
&• water safety show will be held on
Apri 115, from 3:30 to 5 p. m., at tin-
varsity pool in the Athletic building
on the U. of Minnesota campus in
Minneapolis. This is sponsored by
the conservation department, Minnesota safety council, the University and
the Boy Scouts. Fred C- Mills, New
York City, Boy Scout health and safety director for North America, will
personally direct the show, assisted
by Lew Hall, Chicago, Harry Bartelt,
Duluth, Art Peterson, Fairbaailt, Carl
Chase, Albert Lea and Maury Ostran-
der, Minneapolis. It is free to the
[public.
TRUCKMAN IS LOCKED IN HIS
OWN  REFRIGERATED    TRUCK
Perham.—A truckman from Austin,
who brought in a load of supplies for
the Koennicke Floral Company, had a
chilly time when the door of his refrigerated truck blew shut and he was
unaMe to get out. Mr. Koennicke,
not being able to find the diiiver, decided that he would take a look at
the flowers in the truck. He opened
the door and out came the driver who,
after having thawed out, experienced
no ill effects from his incarceration.
CHUCKLES
turn to
LAUGHS
• • • When you read Ethel
Hueston's latest serial. It's a
rip-roaring, hilarious American comedy of American
political methods. You may
be Republican, Democrat,
Prohibitionist, Pensioner or
what have you—but you'll
get the kick of a lifetime out
of this yarn. Romance, adventure, pathos and politics
all combined in aball of gleeful madness. The amazing
political tactici may not have
your wholehearted approval, but they'll entertain you
better than a three-ring circus 1 Read every laugh-laden installment in this paper.
THE
HONORABLE
UNCLE LANCY