The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1939-11-24

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JOURNAL
VOLUME  V  NUMBER 14
THE PINE iuVER JOURNAL, PINE  RIVER,  CASS  COUNTY,  MINNESOTA,  FRIDAY,  NOVEMBER 24,  1930
SUB. $1.00 In County, $1.50 ontelde
Out of the. .
Waste Basket
—By—
GRANT   BERGSTROM
Everything Goes!
The rummage sales hold at the Methodist church recently have been
quite successful, in fact a little too
^r successful as far as Jess Christian is
concerned. Reason: He Is minus one
good leather jacket.
* $ * *
It all happpened when Jess,
who is custodian at the church,
stopped down to build a fire and
' straighten things up in general
just before one of the sales were
I about to start two weeks ago. AS
things warmed up a bit, Jess removed his jacket and laid it on a
table, busying himself about the
premises'■', for some time. When
he  decided to  leave,  he  stopped
down for his jacket but it was no
where In sight. After inquiring
a bit and news of the lost garment was passed around, Mrs.
W. J. Webb stepped forward and
announced that she had sold the
jacket for 25c but couldn't remem
her who had bought it. At first
Jess thought the ladies were in a
♦ playful mood and were kidding
him—but that's two weeks ago,
and the jacket is still missing, so,
from noVv on, he hangs on to his
gloves, hat, etc., with enough
squeeze to bend a horseshoe—especially when he is around "Rummage  sales."
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Mistaken Identity
>-    This writer made a    trip    to    the
school-house  Friday  afternoon  to  deliver a package to Miss Oleson, who
was in turn to deliver it to her father, clerk of the school board in  Dist.
Nor 20.    We inquired of Supt. Haack
as   to   the  location   of   tne   teachers
room and-, having never had the plea-
W » sure of meeting Miss oleson, did not
'   know  her by sight.    The room    was
easily   located,   and   spying   someone
sitting at a desk in the middle of    a
long row of seats, inquired as to whether  or  not  this  was  Miss   Oleson's
Jrroom, which it was.    Whereupon, we
asked   the   supposed  student   if   she
would be kind enough to tell her teacher that the package was    for    her.
which she consented to do.
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. .The following day we were informed that Miss Oleson felt highly insulted and that we had been the  insul-
o^   ter.    The supposed student had been
-^   Miss Oleson herself and the fact ih;it
1        it  was   the   third   grade  room,   made
the humiliation all the greater.   Anyway, we apologize for the error and
recall that at the time of the incident
it occurred to us that the seat was
rather small for    tht    occupant.    At
least we hope she  doesn't think too
harshly of us.
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y A   Lot  of  Truth
The superiority of some men Is
merely local.   They are great be-
i cause  their  associates  are  little.
And So It Goes
A local gentleman had been to a
stag-dinner the other night and bis
wife wanted to hear all anout it wiiei,
he came home.
"Well,"   he   said,   "One   rather   odd
thing occurred.    Jlrn   got up
and left the table because one of the
fellows told a risque story he did not
approve of."
"How noble of Jim," exclaimed his
wife. "And what was the story,
John?"
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It Will End In 1953
Everyone from one end of the world
to the other is forecasting the outcome of the present war. The latest
we read, is a prophecy deciphered
from the great pyramid of Gizeh.
Those who have made the interpretation say that it tells us a decisive
change will occur on November 27.
1939, and that it will end with annihilation of the pagan forces (Germany
Russia and their Allies) on May 20,
1953. This will be the great war to
end all wars. It also states that 1000
years of peace will follow.
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SHOPPING
WEEKS   LEFT
„.   .n io.ltTtP-"    *
New Tower for Fire
Siren Erected Thurs.
Those whose curiosity was aroused
Friday afternoon by several blasts of
tlie siren, were quite relieved to find
that it was only the viiiage council
and members of the fire department
taking their turn at trying out the
siren.
A.   new   forty-foot  steel   tower  was
ANNUAL IOOF WHIST
TOURNAMENT TO
BEGIN SOON
The annual whist tournament, sponsored by the Odd Fellows each winter,  will  soon begin.
The games will be. played upstairs
in the lodge hall this year because of
better beating facilities. Arvid Lundin, Lon Fields andR. C. Spencer are
on the tournament committee—so
grab your partner and sign up.
Games will begin us soon as a list
of those participating is completed.
EVERYTHING SET
FOR TURKEY SHOOT
SATURDAY NIGHT
ANAWA 4-H   CLUB  NEWS
The Anawa 4-H Club met at the
Shamp home Thursday evening of
last week. The meeting was called to
order and roll call was answered with
privileges we were thankful for. Following the business meeting, parliamentary law was    practiced,    indoor
urchased by the council recently and  ^ames  were played and  refreshments
P
last week it was erected. The old
siren was repaired and painted aluminum to match the tower and mounted
on top. This was a much needed improvement as the old tower was about
to collapse any minute. Members of
the village council are to be congratulated for this and other improvements made in the village during the
past two years.
served. The next meeting will be held
at the Maple Hill school. All members are asked to be present and new-
members are urged to enroll for the
coming year.
—Edna  Heino, Reporter
POST  NUPTIAL  SHOWER
AUXILIARY WILL
SPONSOR ANOTHER
ESSAY CONTEST
j-
With an increase in stat ' prizes
sooa tn lie announced, and national
prizes amounting to $2000, the local
Auxiliary is. sponsoring a new ami
fifth annual National  Essay  Contest.
The subject for this year's contest
is •■The  Benefits of Democracy."
Tlie Ladies Auxiliary recognizes
the fact that the youth of today has
been confronted by Increasing difficulties in completing the thorough
education necessary For success in mo
dern life. It is the sole object of the
Auxiliary io inspire boys and girls of
today with a greater appreciation of
the privilege of being an American
citizen.
Believing, that all hitman progress
and tlie welfare of mankind is based
on individual liberty and freedom of
the people, as reflected in the Bill of
Rights of the Constitution of the IT.
S., the Ladles Auxiliary hopes to encourage through this essay contest, a
more thorough study ana appreciation of the traditional ideals of Ameri
caiiisiii and the conviction that our
way of life in the U. S. A., is more
desirable than existance tinder any
other form  of government.
The context will be conducted thru
the Pine Bayer and Backus schools.
The first national prize is $1000 and
a gold medal. There are also -J.'f other prizes. Rules will lie posted in the
schools. State and local prizes will
be announced later. A local girl
won the state prize in the contest
held last year which proves that it is
very possible lor another winner in
this  locality.
For the fourth consecutive year,
the Veterans of Foreign Wars of Pine
River are sponsoring their annual
Turkey shoot which needs no introduction. Each year more and new attractions are added. Prizes are given
in   each  division  of activity.
Commander of the local post, Dr.
R. F. Dingle, states that 20p choice
birds have oeen purchased for the occasion and whether you prefer turkey, duck or goose for your Thanksgiving dinner, you will find plenty of
chance to win the bird of your choice.
A free turkey, king of them all, will
be awarded to someone the evening
of Saturday, November 25, at the Pine
River armory. Try your skill on the
rifle range, at cards, roulette, bingo,
or any other game you prefer. An
entire evening of fun Is planned for
you and the admission is free.
The Ladies Auxiliary will serve refreshments throughout the evening—
enjoy their hot dogs, coffee, pie and
cake.
Return as Wace-Sornors
In many sanatoria, patients are
being trained in some type of suit-
able work so
that they can return to their
communities as
wage earners.
This program of
rehabilitation,
made possible to
some extent by
Christmas Seals,
Is relieving communities of the
financial responsibility of taking
care of cured tuberculosis patients, tn addition to giving the
persons themselves a feeling of
independence.
A    WINDY    ALIBI
TAP  ROOM  AT  LAKE  REGION
HOTEL   MOVED   THIS   WEEK
About twenty friends ami neigh
bors gathered at the C. J. Johnson
home Sunday afternoon for a postnuptial-shower, honoring Mrs. Ernest
Johnson. Refreshments were brought
by the self-invited guests. Mrs. John'
was the recipient of a number of beau
tiful gifts in memory of occasion. Mr.
and Mrs. Johnson will reside a new
home which is now under construction on the C. J. Johnson property,
where Mr. Johnson is engaged with
his father in the saw-mill business.
SCHOOL   NEWS
The sophomore Home Economics
sewing class held a style show at
general assembly Friday afternoon.
Forty-four girls modeled gowns they
had made featuring both silk and
woolen materials. Mr. Nelson furnished music for the show andRilly
McLean did the announcing. Following the style parade, all visitors and
mothers were served  refreshments.
Men of the school faculty attended
a School Executive council meeting
at Brainerd Tuesday evening. Dr. Q.
P. Archer delivered the address.
Thanksgiving vacation will be observed in the school November 'SO and
December   1.
LOCALS
The prophecy might be correct, and
who are we to dispute the word on a
stone some over 4000 years old, but
nevertheless, we wish someone would
come forward with some excuse for
ending the conflict in a little less
time.
Bigger Fish-Hlouses
Axel Johnson completed a fish house
Mr. and Mrs. Holland Carpenter
were dinner guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Neuman of Backus
Sunday. In the afternoon, they attended services conducted oy Rev. Arthur Cartwright, former M. E. pastor
at Pine River and Backus, who was a
week-end guest at the A. O. Miller
home.
ilr. and Mrs. Jack Ridlon and children of Ironton, were guests at the
home of Mr. and .Mrs. Karl Bell Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Chumley visited
with relatives at Staples, Oylen and
Hazel Dell  Sunday.
Mrs. Ray Tabaka and children of
Jvongvllle, called on Mrs. Mary Morey
at her home Saturday,
Miss Mae Davies who spent last
week in Pine River, returned to Emily
Monday. She was a dinner guest at
the Jim Murray home Sunday.
Doone Andrus spent the week-end
with her mother at Verndale.
Members of the normal training
class will entertain in the school auditorium Saturday evening in honor of
the rural school teachers with whom
Duluth'.—A Duluth man has offered  they participated in school work    this
Mr. and Mrs., J. R. Pettis of Bowes-
niont, N. Dak', arrived Tuesday evening and sire guests at me Gardner-
Johnson and Tom Sloan homes. They
will leave in a few days for Hot
Springs, Ark.,  for the winter.
HIS   HEART   BELONGS   TO   MAMMY,   BUT   WILL   SELL   HIS   BODY
The tap-room at the Lake Region
Hotel was moved this week from its'
old location to the north side of the
dinning room. The former location
will be occupied by the Minnesota
t'tilititvi  Company  office  next   month.
A partition was built across the
dinning room with an archway leading
to the tap room. There is also an
entrance on T. IL 371. A banquet of
50 can still be stated in the dinning
room and ample space is provided for
the   tap  room.
Hibbing.—There's one young chap
who has his own ideas about the
quality of the wind as she blows in
Hibbing. Recently, police received a
report that a boy had shot out the
street light on the comer of Thirty-
first street and Fourth Avenue west
with a .22 caliber rifle. Juvenile officer Al Strelow interviewed the most
likely suspect who deniem the crime.
He told Strelow, "I shot at the pole,
but the wind blew the millet up toward  the light and smashed It."
MIKE'S     CURRENT      BITE
FINISHED    HIM    FOR   GOOD
Marshall.—Mike; the tame muskrat
who lived on Mickey Leedom's farm
near Garvin, has gone tha way of all
flesh. The whole trouble was that
Mike was that Mike was too much ol'
a pest for his own good. It wasn't
bad when he hopped into a pail ol'
milk intended for the calves, or when
each night he would make a bed of
corn husks in the Leedom car between the engine and the hood, but
when he started knawing the eh etrio
wiring, things were being carried too
far. so that was the end of Mike.    .
LONG BOW LEAGUE
FETED AT BANQUET
Forty-nine men and boys, representing the Long Bow football league, enjoyed a banquet at the Methodist aid
rooms Monday evening.
A number of fine piano selections
were given by Mr. Nelson between
courses ;Ethel Biever, Mary Riley anu
Virginia Bundy. accompanied by Susan Lesher, sang a group of football
songs: member of the sophmore class
gave a flag-drill, featuring "God Bless
America." Motion pictures of the Pine
Kivor-I'.aekus, Walker-Remer, Backus-
Hackensack  games were shown.
The championship trophy was
awarded to Walker as was the traveling prize which they have had two
years  iu  succession.
Following the program, a brief
business meeting was held. Plans
weii' made for a Long Bow basketball league, the championship of
which will be determined on a percentage basis with a minimum of S
games played in the league.
The first game scheduled for Pine
River will be played with Motley December 5, and the second with New
York Mills on December 8.
Old Age Ass. Law
Explained By Board
to sell his body upon death, for $r>0<).
He needs the money to make a down-
payment on a home. The 41 year-old
man made his offer through a classified ad in a local paper. He asked
that his name be withheld, and said'
that he will order bis body turned
over to any medical group or institution upon payment, at the present
time of the sum. "I figure," said the
man. "That my soul belongs to God,
my heart to my wife—but my body
belongs to me to do with as I please.'
for Harry Luscher this week and it's
quite a masterpiece. The only thing
we can't figure out is why it's so big.
It's almost long enough to go to sleep
in—Maybe the Mayor has a purpose.
fall, and members of the local fnculty.
BROKE
THE     CHAIN     AND
GOT     HIS     WIFE     BACK
Arlington.—Here's something new
in the line of chain letters, started in
the hope of bringing happiness to till
tired business men. Unlike most
chains, this one does not cost you any
money. Simply send a ropy of this
letter to five male friends, then bundle up your wife and send her to the
fellow whose name heads the list.
When your name works up to the top
you will in turn, receive 15, 178 gorgeous femmes. Have faith, do not
let the chain break. One man broke
the chain and got his wife back.
<
We are writing to advise you that,
under the old age assistance law of
Minnesota as animended by the legislature, if you have real estate in Min
nesota, or acquire any in the future,
the state will haven lien on this estate for the money that you receive
in old age assistance aftfv Jn'nuary 1,
1040.
Under this law, the lien will not affect the use of your real estate by
you during your life. Neither will it]
come due against your homestead
while It is occupied by uusbnnd or
wife or by your minor children.
.Money actually paid out by your
children in permanently improving
your homestead or in payment of tie-
taxes or encumbrances on the homestead will come ahead of tne state Tien. The law further provides that
Under certain special circumstances
the county welfare board, with the
approval of the state, can release the
lien.
Beyond these explanations, the lien
is a regular encumbrance against
your real estate and can only^ be released or discharged by either you
or your children or your heirs or anyone interested in the real estate paying up the amount of the old age as
Slstance that you receive after January 1, 1940, without interest. In effect, this money collected on these ileus will go to pay other old age assistance payments to other eligible
applicants in future years .
The law further says, that if you
wish to continue receiving old age assistance, you must not transfer, encumber or dispose of any of your pro
perty in order to avoid the application of the lien law. The quotation of
the law is as follows:
"11) Any recipient who has heretofore transfered, or who hereafter
transfers, or disposes of his property
in order to avoid the application of
this section shall be disqualified from
receiving old age assistance."
The law further provides that the
amount of real estate that may be
owned by a recipient of old age assistance or by a recipient and bis wife,
is raised from a maximum of $3500
to a  maximum of $5000.
The law further provides that, il'
you own real estate outside of Minnesota, you should sell that n'al estate, if there is a market for it, and
use the money for your support. But
it need not be sold at a great sacrifice or loss. If you do own real estate outside of Minnesota, you should
see this office or one of its stall: about
it right away.
.You should clearly understand that
any old tige assistance money that
you receive by cashing the checks
that are sent to you af'to- January 1.
1940, will give the state a lien for
that amount on your real estate. This
means that if you do not wish to give
tlie slate a lien, you must tell tins
office to stop your old age assistance
payments.
If  you  have  any   further  questions
i about the effect of the old age assistance   law   as  it   is  amended,   please
speak to this office or ope of its workers.
Agnes B.   Corrignn,
Executive   Secretary   of
Cass County Welfare Board
BIG TURN-OVER OF
RELIEF CASES IN
CASS CO. FOUND
"Believe it or not," as Ripley would
say, the direct relief load In Cass
county, during the last 12 months has
| been "turned-over" almost 3 times,
according to an analysis made by Wai
ter W. Finke, director of the division
of Social Welfare. His figures, taken from the monthly reports submitted by Agnes Corrigan, execuutive secretary of the local Welfare Board,
show that at the beginning of the
current 12-month period there were
308 direct relief cases in Cass county.
During the year, 873 cases ,were investigated and accepted for relief,
The number of acceptance being 2.83
times the number of direct relief cases on the roll tit the beginning of the
year, or wltn some variation, at any
other specified time. At the close of
the period studied, October 31, 1039,
the number of such cases was 397, an
increase  of 89.
"In making this study," said Mr.
Finke, "we sought facts relative to a
rather wide-spread impression that
the county's direct relief roll remains
about the same month after month,
with only minor Increases or decreases ; that this continuing load does not
change  in   its  composition.
'The facts, as established by our
study, prove that any such impression
is in error. While there Is not a great
variation in the total number of cases
on relief from month to month, the
data shows that there has been an
impressive "turn-over" not necessarily
of individual cases but in the total
number that have been accepted for
relief.
This turn-over figure shows that
many cases are on for only short periods and that the county welfare administration is constantly investigating and checking resources to determine eligibility. It also means that
in instances where cases remain on
the roll month after month, their
need of relief .s reviewed regularly.
It further means that many direct relief cases require aid for only short
periods to meet special needs.
LOCALS
Mrs. Vinton Reed of Ab-Gwah-
Chlng, spent the week-end at her
home. Lorraine Houggard also employed there, spent Friday and Saturday at her home.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bryant of Jenkins, spent the week-end with Mrs.
Wm. McLean.
Mrs. Oliver Sparks spent a few-
days last week at the home of her
parents near Pequot.
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Wolford returned Sunday from Hardy, la., where
they have been employed the past
few weeks. They plan to leave soon
for Hagerstown, Maryland, where Mr.
Wolford's   parents   live.
Mrs. Addie Shaub left Monday for
an extended visit with Mr. and Mrs.
B. F. Bobbins at Baraboo, Wis. Mr.
and Mrs. Bobbins were residents of
Pine River several years ago. She
will also visit her neices at Rockford,
111. She plans to return to Pine River in April.
Melvin Sanquist of Akeley, is a
guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
James Goble this week.
f A Word of Healtb AdvicT
Health nurse, visiting Home ot
Negro family, giving advice to
mother about prevention of tuberculosis. Nursing service is part of
the nationwide activities carried on
by means of the income from Christmas Seals.