The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1936-02-06

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VOLUME I NUMBER XXIV       THE PINE RIVER JOURNAL. PINE RIVER, CASS COUNTY.      MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, FE BRUAR 6,1936
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 Per Year
NEWS BRIEFS FROM
AROUND OUR STATE
i
FINDS $20   IN   BILLS   AND
RETURNS THEM TO OWNER
Houston.—Anyone with expedience with newspape     adverti
* sing will tell you that it pays
But even this valuabe   meiium
^    usually fails when the advertiser
u     requests the retii-n ~f unidenti
fiale currency that has b-^n lost
on the street.   Mo~e   credit   t">
John E. Benson of Housjhn wh
like the rest of us. r^ads the a:l .
vertisements but i   rir'-ch   mor
honest than most of us. Finding
two ten dol'ar bills on the street.,
Mr. Benson hasfenM h""me    t->!
i   pick up the   village   oarer   and ■
f read through the classified column to find the owner. Sure
enough, an    optotms,fie    citizen
^ had inserted an ad in the paoer
and Mr. Benson caTed on the pa''
ty and returned the money.
WPA AUTHORIZES 82.901 For'
CASS    CO.   RECREATION
An early start on Cass county's Recreational Project became a certainty this week when
Victor Christgau notified Mr.
Gi'bertson, district director of
WPA, that Cass county's application for funds with which to
carry on this work had been approved. Mr. Gilbertson is now
ready to spend $2,901 on the
county-wide undertaking. Official allotment is the final step,
as general arrangements had
previously been made. Mr. Gilbertson stated that it will be a
day or so before final selection
of the person t have charge . of
the project will be made.
FKlE ENTERTAINM'T
YOU ARE INVITED
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PRO*^     ^TTM     TO     ^ROTTIVm
jq    pttot   TN   SHOULDER
Elmor0.—^ot m th? should"
when a 22 ri'fle he was carrying
dropped to the ground and went
off, Kenneth Ristau. 16 vear old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ristau, was fortunate to "scnewith
his life. Ristau had been out
hunting rabbits and was returning home on horseback. He wa"<
setting the gun d^wn while still
on the horse an'' in do;ne- so it
accidentlv slined ftvTn his h?.nd
the butt of the gun stnkink   the
-f"rv^on    rr-"r\— nd' n^i^     1i-"i7-;fv~rn-— ty
the bullet entered Ms Vft ch/est
ear the heart and wantupward
odeine in   th*3   s^nlf^r.   Had
\the buret traveled straight   in-
.Jfctead of 'inward ;t i<- thoiTghtth0
boy wouH have   M&i   in^fanjtlv
Ho w^jj fni-n-, u n bo«r-"tal and
while weak from    the   loss    of
blood, is recovering.
C  Oddfellows And R^K^ka^s Ho'd
fk       Joint    Installation    Tuesday
A
Tuesday evening t>e I. O. O.^.
Lodere and th'3 'Rebekah Lodge
held their annual installation of
officers and in snite of the cold
weather a laro-e crowd was present. Lon Fields Di«. Denutv
Grand Master an* Mrs. Chas.
Bates, Dis. Denutv President,
4 assisted by Grand Marshal's, Mr
and Mrs. Lewis Walton ; Grand
Wardens, Mrs. Arvid Tuudin and
Mr. Houser; Grand ChaoMn. W.
C. Dav; Grand Sec.. C P. Bates
and Mrs. Alice .Amv and Musician Mrs. Morris Cromett installed
the following off^e^s in the Rebekah Lodge No. 219: N. G.. Mrs
' ^gjFlora Bates: V. G.. M-rrt- Mattie
Teagarden; Sec, Mrs. Olive Dahl
Treas., Mrs. Sadie Robideau;
^ Chaplin, Mrs. Minnie Isensee;
.Warden. Mrs. Amelia Fields;
Conductor Mrs Fern Tundin:
I: J. Mrs. Zella Kater: R. S. N. G
Mrs. Lulu Townsend: L. S. N. G.
Mrs. Racha-1 Shiffer; R. S. V. G.
Mrs Marv Freeman.
I. O. O. F. No. 246 installed
the followmc offi"e*-s- N. G. Arvid Lundin : V. G. ""Ved Carlson;
Sec. Lon "^VMs* T>*»,s_ Lewis
Walton; Chaolin. Wfl Dav: War
den, Albert Teaorar^en; Conductor, Fred Hoyer; I G. R"be Snen
cer: R. S. N. « W C Cromett;
r L. S. N. G., C. P. Bates.
I™      Out of town   guests   for   th*
evening were Oharii* Woods   of
Hackensack, who is Dis. Denutv
jj Grand Master and A. H. Gloss of
Backus, the Noble Grand Master
,*»of the Backus lodge.
/      Very interesting1   talks   were
given by the newlv elected   Noble G^and Master. Arv<d Lundin,
and Mrs. Bates, N. G..   for   the
Rebekah   lodge.     Other   short
j   talks were given after which several enioved a garne   of   cards
after which   a   delicious   lunch
was served.
The regular meeting of the PT
A Will offer for your approval
and pleasure a short enjoyable
program on Monday evening,
Feb. 10, at the school auditorium
During February when the Na
tion celebrates the birth of our
country's founder, -George Wash
ington, and the inimitable eman
cipator, Abraham Lincoln, the
Minnesota Congress of Parent
and Teachers will join with other branches ofthe National Congress in observing "Founders
Day." On Feb. 17, 1897, a group
of earnest women in Washington D. C. formed this organization which is to-day recognized
as a force in educational, religious, and social life. The local
organization has been requested
to join with the state in having
special features for the February meeting in commemoration
of the founders. In response to
this request the committee in
charge has arranged to have the
"Candle Lighting Ceremony" in
memory of these women. This
ceremony is opened with 'Ameri
ca the Beautiful' which will be
given by the Pine River Players
The president of the PTA, Mrs.
Dale Dubbs will open the ceremony which will be followed by
the lighting of eight candles-
each candle being light with appropriate comment. The ceremony will be closed by the sing-
in"- of America.
Following is a resume of the
program:
The orchestra will play for 10
minutes while the crowd is assembling.
Business meeting- 10 minutes
Four minute talks by Supt.
Haack and Lewis Walton.
Selection by the orchestra.
The Ras- Dance, by Alfred and
Alfreda Mohs
The Auto Age. a ten minute
play withMr. and Ms. Lewis Wal
ton. Mrs. Lon Fields. Mrs.Ernest
Robideau and Mrs. Harris Zigmund.
Trombone solo, by Mrs.Ernest
Johnson
Spleefion bv the orchestra.
Candle Lighting Ceremony, by
members of the PTA.
Drawino- of the Lucky number
on the birth dav cake (a large
de'Wou* cake will be baked and
disnlaved at this meeting, chances will he soH at the door.)
Visiting with your friends
and getting aquainted with new
folks.
I    Serving of the usual ten cent
lunch.
You are cordis llv invited    to
attend this meeting; enjoy   the
orogram and if it   pleases   you.
ioin the organization.   The PTA
i needs you and you need the PTA
Texas Smiles Go with the Texas Seal
NOTICE
To members of   the   Wa'den
Telephone Co.   A cha^e of ten
cents per month penalty on un-
I |r paid switch fees.
Victor H. Hedlund, Sec.
Mrs. Katie McAllister is visiting friends in Backus this week
JUNIOR PL aps PT.AY TO BE
HELD SATURDAY, FEB. 13
Th" three act comedy "Lady
Snitfire" will be presented on the
above date bv the Junior class
of the Pine RiverJHigh School.
The scene of the play is at a
school for girls- a very ritzy
school for the moneyed and
smart set. The part played by
Kay. Lady Snitfire, is a very elegant oart. costumes being /ery
formal. The stage setting will
be very elaborate and formal.
The plav itself has a /ery interesting plot which vou will enjoy
from startto finish. The cast
(continued on page 4)
William A. Webb, manager of the
Texas Centennial Exposition, receives
a placque of the Exposition's official
seal from Eileen Gorrissen, left, and
Bess Harris. Centennial hostesses,
with the compliments of its designer,
the  noted  artist, Juan   Larrianga. • -
PRES. BIRTHDAY     BALCONY TO BE
PARTY A SUCCESS BUILT IN LOCAL GYM
Francis Siefert evidently Is
quite a pal of the President's, at
least one would be lead to believe so after the way he left with
all the pi-izes at the President's
Birthday Party held at the Lake
Region Hotel last Thursday evening. 14 tables of bridge were
in progress and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves
immensely, at least a f w that
were noticed were hilariously
happy over something. Francis
Siefert won the high score fo~
the men and Mrs. Marion Sherwood for the women. A delici-
cious lunch furnished by those
present, was served bv the committee in charge. After the elimination for the door prize Fran
cis Siefert's name- was again
drawn and he received the award. Since the door prize was a
card table, Francis invited anyone that "felt luckier than he,
to come up and try it out some
time.
COMMERCIAL CLUB
ELECTS OFFICERS
The local Commercial Club
was reorganized on Friday even
ing of last week. The following
new members were elected: D. L
Triggs, pres; L. M. Severied, sec
and Oscar Dahl, treas.
About twenty members were
present at the meeting and it
was decided to nominate a mem
bership committee to try and get
all the local business men interested in the club. It was also de
cided that the club sponsor a
dance on Feb. 15. and a committee was appointed to take care f
the necessary arrangements.
It is hoped that whsn th enext
meeting is held every business
man in Pine River will be present. Watch the next issue for
full details on the big dance.
Everett Evans is domer some
cabinet work for Clem Henry, ad
ding to the convenience of the
Henry household.
The "Rag Dance" will be a
special number Monday evening
at the PTA by Alfred and Alfreda Mohs.
Mae Davies is spending a few
days in Emily this week visiting
at the homes of her brothers.
Ed and Hallis.
Ole Rovick is doing some cabinet work at the J. L. Collins
home. Mr. Collins purchased the
place recently vacated by the C.
H. Erickson family.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wicklund
came down from Walker Thurs-
■'av to see Mrs Wieklund's grand
father, Geo. Jones, who is seriously ill. Mrs. Wicklund remain
ed but Mr. Wicklund returned
the same day.
Victor Christgau, state admin
istrator, this week advised A. T.
Gilbertson, district director, that
a request for $3,690 with which
to make needed improvements
in the local school, especially in
the gymnasium, had been approv
ed. Upon receipt of this authori
ty, Robert Gustafson at once
started work on the project. As
quickly as the necessary labor
can be requisitioned, the actual
work will start.
The major improvement will
be the addition of a balcony in
the gvmaasnm. which will seat
several hundred more spectators
at the athletic games and other
gatherings. The gym has been
filled to overflowing at several
occasions so there is no doubt
but what the addition is greatly
needed. This will make the local gym one of the finest in this
section and one which Pine River can well be proud of.
TWO BIG SHOWS AT
MARLOW THIS WEEK
Romance and the rattle of six
shooters are mixed in equal proportions to provide as thrilling a
western drama as we have seen
in Ken Maynard's Columbia picture, "Western Courage," which
plays at the Marlow Theatre on
Friday and Saturday of this
week.
Desperadoes, worthless fortune hunters and a beautiful heir
ess are the ingredients of this
new Ken Maynard outdoor picture.
Ken is foreman of a dude
ranch and when a beautiful heiress comes to the ranch with her
parents, Ken becomes interested in the girl and decides to
tame her, because, as he says to
Shorty, his pal, "the girl is like
a wild mare, totally worthless
until you tame her."
Complications arise when the
girl, infatuated with a handsome but worthless fortune seeker who wants her father's money, agrees to marry the man.
Ken forcibly stops the elopment
and the girl is furious. Because
of her foolhardy action, she is
captured by a gang of desperadoes and is held for ransom.
Single handed, Maynard races
after the girl, directly into the
bandits lair. From that point on
the story steadily gains in momentum and rises to a spine
^hriing climax.
The story is exceptionally well
told and the action of   the   pic-
+u-o i~ v-Wd and th^il'mor.
EIGHT   STAR   SPECIAL
STARTING NEXT SUNDAY
' Another great feature will be
shown at the Marlow this week
end,    "Transatlantic    Tunnel."
This is the only theatre in   thia
territory that this picture is being shown in so don't miss it.
Just imagine!
Traveling 600 miles,per hour
under the Atlantic, through the
tube that was pushed through
the muck and mud of unplumbed
depths by machinery ind methods not yet conceived!
Imagine these things of the
future, and then see them to-day
in "Transatlantic Tunnel," the
GB super-drama starring Richard Dix, Leslie Banks, Helen Vin
son, Madge Evans, C. Aubrey
Smith and Basil Sydney at the
Marlow Theatre Sunday Monday
and Tuesday. The story is a-:pic
turization of Bernhard Keller-
mahn's novel, "ThevFunnel," directed by Maurice Elvey.
WPA TO SUSPEND
IN EVENT OF STRIKE
Unmistakable evidence ..that
WPA authorities in the. state
and district plan to suspend projects in-the event-.a threatened
state-wide; strike.. • materialized,
came out of; the Brainerd off ice
of A. T. Gilbertson, director. of
district No. 2, this week. A special bulletin, signed by Mr. / Gilbertson and Harold Atwood, supervisor of employment,- has
been received by Robert Gustafson, in charge of WPA operation
for Cass county and-all project
foremen.    -»' • '■ ;• ' . -- ■   * -----   •
"WPA funds have been limited," the bulletin says, "so limited that everyone on relief has
not been given a job. A qUota
has been established for our district and we cannot exceed this
quota. If a man is discharged
or leaves the'job without a good
reason, there'is possibility "that
he may not be reinstated. Mr.
Hopkins has stated andMr.Chris
gau has concurred that in case
of a walkout or a strike, the
project Will be closed and the
funds transferred to another
project."
None ip authority would discuss the'matter further. Mr. Gus
tafson attended a district meeting of county WPA engineers
last Friday at Brainerd and at
that time, the question of the
.bulletin issued this week was dis
cussed. It is known that while
6,400 employables have been taken from the relief rolls in the
district, there are more than
800 who are eligible but who
have not been given jobs. Thus
up to 800 workers might join
the proposed strike and the district would still be up to its quo
ta.
While WPA officials refused
to be quoted, it was evident that
the first effect of any concerted
strike would be to open the way
to give employment to persons
who have thus far been on the
waiting list.
For the last two weeks, in cer
tain sections of the district there
has been agitation for a strike,
organizers have been visiting
projects where the labor load
has been heavy, urging that the
men join an organization to demand higher pay and different
working conditions. It has been
proposed, it is known, that failure to obtain these objectives
would result in an attempt to
caP a state-wide strike..
WPA officials have consist-
antly pointed out that WPA. is a
relief program, that the amount
of money is limited and that
higher wages would only result
in the earlier curtailment of the
program as a whole.
CARD   OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere thanks that we feel for the
kind tokens and help from friends and neighbors during the illness and death of our beloved
son and brother, Roy Vernon,
also we wish to thank the Ladies
Aid for the Flowers.
Mr. and Mrs.   Roy" V.   Ralph
and children.
Lois Odin resumed her duties
as instructor in the Home Economics Dept. after a three weeks
illness with scarlet fever.
HOW TO SECURE AN
OLD AGE PENSION
The state wide system of old
age pensions is now the law in
Minnesota, the act having been
passed by a special session of the
(Legislature which adjourned
two weeks ago.
It provides for the relief and
care of aged persons who are in
need and whose physical and oth
er conditions or disabilities seem
to render permanent their ina--
bility to provide for themselves.
The maximum pension that
may be received by any person is
$30. per month. Of this amount
the Federal government pays
half, the state pays one-third
and the county one-sixth. In addition to the pension, the county' may pay, if there are no relatives able to pay, $100. for funeral expenses of which one-half
will be refunded by the state.
The act does not provide for
a direct grant of $30. for each
person", "but provides that the
present income may be deducted
from the $30. per month, and if
the' person hap a~iy property
whichi'is" riot utilized to produce
an income, the county board
inay deduct what it would produce if properly used. Those receiving the pension may havethe
irregular or cash earnings and
gifts amounting to $100.00 in
any calendar year, in addition to
the pension. While receiving
the old age pension, such person
shall riot receive any other relief-from the state or any subdivi
sion, except for medical, dental,
surgical, hospital or nursing'
care.
Applicarit must be 65 years of
a ge and a citizen of the United
States or resident of the United
States for over 25 years. They
must also have been a resident
of the state for more than, five
years of the past nine years and
have been a resident of the county continuously for the year pre
ceeding the application, except
in certain special circumstances.
After receiving the pension
they may be temporarily absent
from the state where such recipi
ent receives from a relative or
otherwise a substantial amount
of gratis service or subsistance
that would not be available to
them in the state.
Applicants for the pension can
not have property of the net value of more than $3500., and
where husband and wife are living together the combined net
value cannot exceed $3500. How
ever, they may have their house
hold goods, wearing apparel and
buriel lot in addition to the
$3500. Where any applicant or.
his wife or husband have depriv
ed themselves of any property
within the past two years in
anticipation of the old age pension, or where they have deprived themselves of any property to
continue the pension or any part
of it, they immediately become
inelligible for the uension.
The county board wi1! have
charge of the granting of pensions. Applications will be made
to them on forms to be printed
and furnished by the state under
rules and regulations that will be
made by the State Board Of Con
trol. The county board may appoint some other person, board
or agency to investigate applications : if it so desires. However
the county board is charged with
the responsibility of deciding
upon all pensions. As the county board has not met since the
law was passed, and no forms
are not yet available, no arrange
ments have been made for the
taking of applications.
The Attorney General is by
the law made attorney for the
State Board of Control in reference to applications, and thecoun
ty attorney is made the attorney
for the county board in handling
pension matters. The board has
the power to issue subpoenas for
witnesses and compel such support, and may bring an action in
court to enforce the payment of
the support.
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