The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1939-10-27

              PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME V Nl'M'RER 10
THE PINE iUVER JOURNAL. PINE RIVER,  CASS  COUNTY,  MINNESOTA,  FRIDAY,  OCTOBER 27,  1939
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Waste Basket
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GRANT   BERGSTROM
Everyone has an off week now an
then and this seems to be ours—some
thing to write about seems to be as
scarce as Jews in Germany. But nevertheless as we progress down the
column maybe an idea will pop and
the darned old column will once more
be filled. It is sometimes hard to
start but once the effort is made it is
surprising how easy It is. See—there's
a eouple inches already dashed off
about nothing.
Embarassing Moment
An article in a Detroit Lakes
paper a week or two ago chroniclea
the account of a gathering of business
men and representatives from the
town. The meeting was preceded by
a banquet, and one of the men sponsoring the affair, invited a friend from
a neighbor city, who happened to be
a politician, to partake of the feast.
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The erstwhile politician arrived rather late and had little time to discuss
matters with anyone before starting
the meal. Consequently, when he was
called on a short time later to g've a
few remarks, he had no idea of what
was expected; but being a politician
he thought the only reason he could
possible have been called unoa for,
was to give a political speech, which
he proceded to do, extolling the virtues of one party and lambasting all
the others in no uncertain terms. After finishing his shellacking, he sat
down and receiving no applaus,
thought it rather odd, as he was sure
in his own mind that he had spread
it plenty thick.and assuming all those
present were of his faith, expected a
few hand-claps. Instead of getting
them from the crowd they all landed
i on his mouth, when his friend and
host Informed him that this was mere
ly a friendly town meeting and that
politics were as far from the program
of the evening as east is from west—
although most of those present had
Ideas of their own and disliked being
feted only to be later lambasted. He
beat a hasty retreat and no doubt
will watch his P's and Q's from now
on and remember the old axiom :AVhen
in Rome etc.
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Power and Light Refunds
An article In another column on this
page, Inserted by the local Power and
Light Committee, explains the work
done by Air. AlacKinney during the
fight for reduced rates and suggests
that a contribution be to him as part
payment for the time and effort expen
Ued. There is no doubt but what he
did a lot of work and came in for a
lot of ridicule because of his efforts.
Nevertheless, rates were reduced considerably and the public is now deriving the benefits.
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It would seem only a matter of
courtesy that he be reimbursed in a
small way for his efforts, to the extent
of a month or two savings derived by
the users. The fact that the refunds
are being made this week, makes the
saving more apparent and possibly, a
contribution  a  little  easier.
MAN   BUYS    TEAM— DOG
WON'T  LET  HIM   DRIVE  IT
NAVY DAY
PROCLAMATION
With the world in its present chaotic condition,
the need for maintaining the peace and security of
the United States becomes more and more manifest
with the passing of each day. We are" not an aggressive nation—we desire only to protect what is
our own. In order to do this, we must maintain
adequate armed forces—an adequate Na «y and Merchant Marine are the surest aids to national peace
and prosperity.
October 27, is observed as Navy Day each year.
This date commemorates the birth of the late Theodore Roosevelt who was ever a staunch supporttr
of an adequate and competent Navy. It was he who
said: "A good Navy is not a provocative of war. It
is the surest guaranty of peace."
I earnestly urge the citizens of Pine River to set
aside Friday, October 27, 1939 as the day whereon
to give thought and study to the history and needs
of the Navy and Merchant Marine, to display the
flag of our country and to attend and take part
wholeheartedly in the exercises and programs prepared for that day.
MAYOR  H. J. LUSCHER
FORTNIGHTLY   CLUB      MEETS
TAXPAYERS ASS'N.
TO MEET SATUR.
IN WALKER
The Cass County Taxpayers Association will hold their regular annual meeting Saturday, October 28, at
1 p. ni., at the court house in AValker. Election of officers will be held.
The President and Secretary of the
State Taxpayers Association will be
present and will give a complete survey of the relief problem in Cass
county, also of the oue hundred million dollars spent by the state last
year and the twenty-two million borrowed. All taxpayers should be present.
Harry Paddock, Sec. Cass Co.
Taxpayers   Association
Townsend Meeting
At School Oct. 28
The local Townsend Club will hold
a meeting at the school, Saturday,
October 28, at S p. m., to which the
public Is cordially  invited.
Jim Tracy of Alinneapolis, will be
the guest speaker for the evening and
will discuss topics of vital interest
concerning  the  Townsend  Plan.
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Crookston.—An all too faithful dog
guarding what he thought was the
property of his master, gave a Aientor
farmer some trouble Alonday, after
he had purchased a team and wagon
at an auction sale. When the sale
was over Mr. Remick hitched his
newly-purchased team to the wagon
and started home. The dog followed.
In Aientor Mr. Remick stopped to
buy groceries and returned to find
the dog in complete possession of the
wagon and in no mood to reliquish it.
No amount of coaxing could lure him
from his place of vantage on the wagon seat. Finally Remick enlisted
the aid of a friend who drove him to
the Grant farm, where a member or
the family was obtained to "call off
the dog."
LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Dahl spent Sunday with relatives at Kimball.
Mrs. Oscar Kolb and Rena Wachs
visited with Aliss Vera Eroady at the
Eustace cottage on Sanborn Lake Alon
day.
Lowell Kline entertained at a pheasant dinner at the Lake Region hotel
tor  the  "steadies" 'Tuesday  evening.
Air. and Airs. Arthur Zigmuud spent
the fore part of the ween in Alinneapolis on  business.
Air. and Airs. A. .1. Linden moved
from their cottage to their residence
in town this week.
L. M. Severeid left Alonday for Alinneapolis, where he is taking a week's
instruction in banking, at tut University.
Air. and Airs. X. .1. Biever, Airs.
John Biever and Earl Biever of AVootl
stock, spent from Sunday until Tuesday at the home of Air. and Airs. AV.
.1.  Biever.
Ted Farnam drove to Little Falls
Saturday, spending the week-end at
the Lavere Farnam home. Airs. Farnam who had been visiting ther the
past week, returned with him Sunday
evening.
The blanket which the Rebekahs
are selling tickets for, is on display
at the T. R. Ethridge store.
—Dance at Lakeside Tavern, Nisswa,
Saturday nights. Good music. Gents
25c, ladies free. (adv.)
The Spy Industry—big business-
Swarming armies of destroying agents
that cost less than troops in the field
and do more damage, have superseded the old fashioned romantic characters who dealt in secret codes and
dramatics. This article will be found
in The American Weekly, the magazine listributed with next Sunday's
Chicago  Herald American. (adv.)
SERVICES HELD FOR
HERMAN PETERSON
THURSDAY P. M.
Herman Peterson, well known resident of Bungo Twp., passed away at
the University hospital Alonday, following an operation from which he
was apparently recovering. He was
06 years of age.
Funeral services were conducted
iiom the Alaple Hill Lutheran Church
Thursday afternoon at 1 p m. Interment was made in the Pine Ridge
cemetery.
The body was shipped fr in .Minneapolis Tuesday, and funeri! a.tango-
ments were made by the Northland
Funeral Home.
STATE WHITEFISH AND
TULLIBEES SEASON OPENS
ON OCTOBER 25
Taking of Whitefish and tullibees
with the use of nets will be hgal
from Otober 25 to December 25, inclusive, this year, under an order issued Monday by Lewis H. Alerrill,
director of the division of game and
fish of the state department of conservation.
The order states that "after investigation it lias been necessary and
advisable in order to conserve our
natural resources, and to avoid wanton waste," to set such an open season. It further specifies that "nets
used for taking of such fish shall
not be set or lifted after sundown, or
before  sunrise  of  each  day."
Methodist Basement
Nearing Completion
Work on the Alethodist church base
ment, under the direction of Leo Walton of Jenkins and Jess Christian, is
progressing rapidly. An addition is
being -added which will make the
basement the _<ame size as the structure. The extra room will house the
heating plant and the old furnace
room will be added to the kitchen and
aid room for added facilities.
An inside entrance to the basement
is planned so that the children can
go to their classes from inside the
church without going outside and
around to the back.
Tlie first regular meeting of the
Fortnightly Club this season was
held at the home of Airs. H. C. Skinner Alonday evening. A seven o'clock
dinner was served, followed by a
short business meeting The following officers were re-elected: President, Airs. II. C. Skinner; vice president. Airs. L. W.  Walton- Sec.-Treas..
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Airs.   Fred   Hempstead.
It was decided at this meeting to
discontinue the prize for low soon'
and award only a first and second.
Mesdames Fred Hempstead and Francis Siefert held high scores at this
meeting.
Aladeline Kline returned from Minneapolis Alonday, accompanying La-
vine Dahl and Lewis Farnam who also spent the week-end at the John
Ackerman and Franklin Kline homes.
Aleriam Glowe of Pequot, was in
charge of *\he beauty ppartor during
Madeline's absence.
VANDALS LOOT
GREEN DRAGON
THURS. NIGHT
Vandals broke into the Green Dra-
■gon Cafe sometime late Thursday
night or early Friday morning of last
week. They smashed three slot machines, getting an estimated loot of
about ?250. As far as is known no
other merchandise was taken.
Entrance was gained by removing
a panel from the door leading to tlie
kitchen.
The theft was discovered shortly
after five a. m., Friday morning, when
Oliver Olson entered the building to
build the fires and sweep out.
As far as is known, no clue to the
identity of the slot-busters has been
uncovered. It was thought at first
that a new shotgun had also been taken but this was later found to have
been misplaced.
METHODIST   LADIES   SOCIAL
CLUB   MET  WEDNESDAY   P.   M.
The regular October meeting of the
Al. E. Social Club was held at the
Church Wednesday afternoon. Alem
bers responded to roll call with a current event, followed,by lC-minntes oi
hymn singing led by Airs. Anderson.
Mrs. E. L. Brown gave a scripture
reading and Mrs. C. F. Peters gave
a reading on "October." A vocal solo by Dorothy Cromftt accompanied
by Airs. Alorris Cromett was enjoyed.
Airs. E. E. Felton spoke on, the "Noted
Woman," followed by a short talk by
Rev. Hopper. Airs. F. R. Anderson
closed with a prayer. Refreshments
were served at tlie close of tlie meeting.
SCHOOL   NEWS
Airs. Helen J. Austin of Bemidji,
has presented the school library with
a fine set of 18 books of the "Bid-
path Library of Universal Literature"
and many other books. These books
will be valuable supplementary material for the English classes. Airs.
Austin, having been a former English
teacher in our school realized tlie
need for such material and when the
opportunity presented itself, she remembered  the  local school.
We are very grateful to Airs. Austin for remembering us and for the
kind and generous donation toward
our library stock.
November 5-11, is American Education Week, set aside by the American
Educational Ass'n., for the American
way of 'ife. Education for self-realization, human relationship, economic
efficiency, civic responsibility and the
love of learning, are a few of tlie factors to be stressed in our public
school system.
Wallace Nosek has set up a power
saw, jig saw ,and turning lathe to be
used by the industrial arts classes.
The Pequot school board visited the
Pine River school Wedn<>sday, being
very much interested in our stoker
system.
The Home Economics room is being
greatly improved. New cupboards
have been added for storage space,
and a new electric refrigerator was
purchased. The tables are all being
sanded and  re-finished.
On Wednesday evening. November
1, a dinner meeting for all superintendents and teachers of speech and music will be held at tlie Ransford hotel
in Brainerd. Several from the local
school will attend.
Following the dinner, a meeting for
the purpose of planning music and
speech activities and to choose the
place for holding of district tournaments, will be held at the Washlng-
high school.
MILITARY FUNERAL
FOR JAMES HUNT
WEDNESDAY
Rev. C. H. Hopper
Rev. C. It. Hopper, new pastor of
the M. E. Church, comes from Jacksonville, 111. He is a graduate of the
Illinois '.College and the University
of Illinois and has been engaged in
Church work for the past three years.
Rev. Hopper is a man of pleasing
personality and it is hoped that he
will be amongst us a  long while.
•lames Hunt. MS. one of the oldest
residents in  the state and  the  oldest
I in Swanburg, passed away at the
homo   of   his   son-in-law.   Anglo   Volk
j early  Sunday  morning.
Mr.  Hunt  was  well   known  in    the
! Swanburg community having lived al
the Volk home for several years. He
had been confined to his lied for some
time past duo to ids advanced ago.
Air. Hunt was a Civil War veteran
and as such was accorded full military honors at burial by the Pine It-,
ver Post of the VFW. Funeral services were conducted from the Swanburg community ball Wednesday afternoon, wich interment being made
in  the Evergreen cemetery.
A complete obituary will be published next week.
CREAMERY BOARD
TO MEET SATURDAY
The Board members of the Pino River creamery will meet at tlie creamery Saturday evening, October 28, at
8 p. m. All members are urged to be
present as business of vital interest
will be taken up.
Among other matters to be discussed will be the matter of finishing the
drive for shareholders for the re-organization. It is expected that this
drive will be well under way ithin the
next week or so.
VFW to Stage Pow
Wow in Minneapolis
Saturday-Sunday
All roads load to the West hotel in
Alinneapolis, where on October 28 and
20, the' Veterans of Foreign Wars of
Alinnesota will stage their 8th annual
School of Instruction and Pow-Wow.
Department Commander, Hitler C.
Tell' announced this week that arrangements are complete. Edward
Volstad, 6th Dist. Com., is in in carge.
National Com. in Chief, Otis N.
Brown of Greensboor, N. C, has been
selected as the principal speaker and
will be present. Other distinguished
guests will oe Mayor George E, Loach
of Alinneapolis; James E. Van Zandt,
Past Coin, in Chief, Altoona, Pa.;
Alillard W. Rice, Legislative Rep..
Washington, D. C.; Percy T. Conklin,
Fairmont, Department Commander of
the United Spanish War Veterans;
Allen Briggs, Com. of American Legion and Raymond T. Fiynn, State
Com. of the D. A.  V.
The affair will begin at one o'clock
Saturday, October 28, Willi a Council
of Administration meeting with Creo
registration of Posts and members
receiving identification badges thru-
out the afternoon and continuing Sunday morning, which will be followed
by a banquet by the Military Order
of Cooties in the Grand Ballroom at
6:30 p. m., followed by a social hour.
The St Paul Ladles Drill Team will
put on. an exhibition at 8:15 p. m., in
the Grand Ballroom, < after which
dancing will take place for the balance of the evening. A special feature of this program will lie the Grand
Scratch of the Al. O. G, at !>:;J0. The
school of Instruction will officially
open Sunday at 9 a. m., when all
classes will be called to order by
Commander  Teff.
Classes will follow in the afternoon
as well as introductions of distinguished guests and remarks from
them, followed by a showing of the
Virginia Department Encampment
motion pictures at 4:45. Adjournment will bake place at 5 p. in. Lettie
Flesjer, President of the Ladies Auxiliary, announces that the Department
of Alinnesota Ladies Auxiliary will
hold their School of Instruction on
tin' same day.
Forest Van Dorn left last week for
Iowa,  where he  has employment.
Airs. Claudia Hammer of Backus,
was a guest at the Van Horn home
Sunday.
To Users of Current
In Pine River
For two months we have been enjoying the savings obtained for us after a three-year contest with the power company for cheaper electric current. These savings come to us because of the unswerving, intelligent
loyalty of the members of the council
to our best interests, and through the
untiring efforts of Rev. AlacKinney.
During the past two years we have
rarely seen him hustling up Alain
Street without a paper of some kind
pertaining to the rate struggle. He
put in over 500 hours of solid abor
during the last few months of the
fight and made six trips to Alinneapolis. The engineer paid the expense of
these trips but for his labor and the
wear and tear on his oar, lie has nol
had proper returns.
We will benefit by those labors
for years to come and it. has been
suggested that we show our appreciation to him by each giving him one
or two months savings on our light
bill.
For tlie convenience of those who
wisli to do this, we have requested
that Air. MacKinney call on the users
of electricity in our village.
B.  E.   Wideman
Harry H. Hill
John  J.  Allen
Power  and  Light;   Com.
LOCALS
Airs. J. AL Kurz of AVadena, spent
Sunday at the home of her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Chumley. Airs. P.
A. Allen of College Place, Wash., a
sister of Airs. Chumley, who had been
visiting at the Kurz home, was a
guest here also. Other guests included Mr. and Airs. E. E. Chumley or
Turtle River.
Gordon AIcDonald of Alinneapolis,
spent the week-end with his grandmother, Airs. Amarilla Urton.
Mrs. Ola Hardy left Friday for a
visit at the Victor McGinnis home at
Hackensack.
AIi-. and Airs. R. Clark of Akeley,
spent Sunday at the Jim Goble home.
ERST
MID
WEST
By TALBOT MUNDY
• The story of a beautiful
American girl vacationing
in India, and of the two
men in love with her—
one a cool-headed British
army officer, the other an
Indian Prince.
Through the story of
their fight to win Lynn
Harding runs a thread of
intrigue that adds excitement to every chapter.
'Tast and West" is one
of Talbot Mundy's most
exciting, glamorous stories.
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