The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1937-03-04

              PINE RIVER JOURNAL
k ••«#*-    VOLUME II NUMBER 29
THE PINE RIVER JOURNAL, PINE RIVER, CASS COUNTY. MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1937
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 Per Year
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NEWS BRIEFS OF
INTEREST FROM
'ROUND THE STATE
MYSTERY SURROUNDS
BANK DEPOSIT BOX
Waseca.—A breath of the past
of mystery and mellow romance
passed through the steel vault
in the First National Bank,
when the lock on a safety deposit box was forced open after remaining closed for at least 25
years and perhaos 30. Because
the bank's records shewed that
the box had never been rented,
official thouerM it emr-tv Yet
inside, brought to light after a
(quarter century of darkness,
was a ladv's expensive heavlv-
engraved gold watch, the tyoe
that was suspended about the
neck on a black ribbon in the gay
'90s. What lovely lady once
wore this watch? And why
was it left deserted in a safety-
deposit box? Puzzled bankers
can only advance the theorv
that at one time the bnx must
'have been rented unofficially,
for what was meant to be only
a short period of time.
PTA MET MONDAY EVE
A discussion was held at the
last meeting of the PTA on assisting the county in securing a
county nurse for the schools,
which is explained in another article. A musical program followed with four selections by
the mixed chorus, under the
direction of Corwin Jones. Ralph
Gilbertson gave a talk on his
experiences in the Orient.exhi-
biting several articles from his
collection in the East. Lunch
was served bv a committee at
the close of the meeting.
POSSIBILITY OF
COUNTY NURSE
IN CASS COUNTY
BRIDGE CLUB MEETS
DRUNKEN WOMEN STEAL
GROCERIES   FOR   FUN
Breckenridge.— "Shav nafay
walzy. can't you take a Joke?"
Hie. said two drunken women as
thev stood in the center of the
bridge, separating Minnesota
and North Dakota. Thev were
speaking to the men whose groceries they had stolen. Two men
had 'fought their way through
big snowdrifts to get to Breckenridge for their weeklv supplies
and found thev were stolen. As
thev were stopped at a filling-
station some one noticed two
women reach into the car and
fill their arms with bundles.
They started to run towards
Whapeton and the young men
took up the pursuit. Just as
thev gained ground, the women
began drooDing. one by one, cans
of Deas. corn etc.. so that the
men had to stop and nick uo the
groceries as thev chased the women. This continued until they
reached the bridge, when their
arms were so filled with groceries they couldn't g"ab them after they had caught up with
them.
Mrs. Ernest Robideau was
hostess to the Bridge Club at
her home last Wednesday evening. Three tables of bridge were
played, with hitch score going to
Mrs. Marion Shevwood, and second to Mrs. Elias Rovik. A delicious lunch was served at the
close of the evening by the hostess.
BOYS TRIP TO TEXAS
ENDS IN ALBERT LEA
Albert Lea.—Plans of three
Litchfield youths were vanquished when a trio which was to
take them south to sunny Texas
ended in Albert Lea. The bovs,
aged 16 to 18, planned to hitch
hike to Texas, but police picked
them uo in Albert I-ea and sent
them back to their homes. The
youngsters ardor for travel was
cooled, when they heard a lecture bv the chief about riinrung
awav from home. He told them
of the grief thev wero, causing
th^iv narents a.n^ advised them
to forget the wanderlust.
HirPOUcH f!MJ«WS T»EATH
TO   70   YEAR-OLD   MAN
APPLICATIONS FOR
FEED LOANS ARE
BEING RECEIVED
The Sub-District basketball
tournament was held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of last
week at Staples. The Pine River
squad spent all three days there.
The local boys won their first
game on Thursday, when they
defeated Sebeka by a score of
26-9. In the next game which
they played Friday, they drew
Verndale, which proved to be
their "jinx." The first half ended with Verndale leading 12-
10. The local boys did not fare
so well in the last half, sinking
only one fre© throw. They were
somewhat handicapped however
as one of their players was ill.
The game ended 29-11 in favor
of Verndale.
The consolation game was
nlaved Saturdav between Pine
River and Hewitt. With 40 seconds to nlav at the end of the
Srst half He it* tied th-^ score
with a free throw 16-16. At the
end of the last half and with only 15 seconds to play, they made
another free-throw, winning the
game.
Verndale was victorious in the
tournament, defeating Pequot
37-13. Both teams will go to
the district tournament at Lit-
le Falls this month.
Chester Martini, Harold Rognlie and Jim Rilev completed
their high school b«"=^eball career with these two games.
Albert I-ea.—After more than
a week's battle with hiccoughs,
A. J. Ahrens of Waters, died at
the Naeve hosnital here. Mr.
Ahrens. who was past seventy,
was stricken with hiccoughing
seven days before bis death. In
spite of medical attention the
ailment could not be conquered.
He was taken to Albert Lea in a
very weakened condition, and
continued to hiccough until he
died seven days later.
CLARA RIDGE DIES
IN OTTAWA OHIO
Mrs. Clara RH<*e passed away
at her home in Ottawa. Ohio, on
Fridav. February 26. after being
ill onlv two weeks since tho pas-
sine- of her daughter, Villa Mustard.
Mrs. Ridg° wa« a native of
Ohio, born December 11. 1854.
She was 8°, -"^ars of age at the
tirno of death.
Sh° leaves to mourn her death
one daughter, Mrs. Hugh Town-
sley of Snokan°. Wash., and one
son Charles of Ottawa. Funeral
sendees were conducted Sunday
in Ottawa.
TWO STWtfRS jtjmp FROM
TRUCK, CAUSE WRECK
Winnebago.—Tumoing from a
truck transporting cattle to So.
St Paul stock markets, two loose
steers caused the wreck of an
auto driven bv R O. Westly of
Fairmont. No doubt the truck
gate became unfastened and the
absence of the steers -was not
noticed by the driver.
DENSON JUMPS BAIL
ON CHECK THEFT
Wm. Denson, who was arrested on a change of theft and
cashing of WPA checks, and later released under $600 bond,
failed to aonenr at his trial last
week. A U. S. marshall was
sent to apprehend him and he is
now being held in the Crow
Winer county jail under a bond
of $2500.
Sheriff C. E. Merrv of Walker, called in Pine JRiver on business Monday.
Due to a recent set-up of the
State Board of Health, it is possible for Cass county to get a
county nursing service. The State Board of Health with monies
received from Social Security
Funds, through the department
of Labor, has offered $1,000 towards defraving expenses of a
•full time public health nurse in
Cass county. The county, thru
its county government and local
organisations must raise another $1,000 to set up a minimum
budget for this service. The
County Board in session on February 2. informed a representative of the state board of health, that if there was enough enthusiasm to warrant the move,
and sufficient financial support
was assured, that Cass county
could set up such a service. Local organizations have become
interested and all such organizations in the county are being
contacted. Each one has been
asked to report to the county
commissioners their attitude and
what part they can take in promoting the service. The Longville PTA has organized a ton-
tact committee which has written letters to all the women's
clubs, the VFW, PTA and auxiliary organizations, in the county
informing them of the possibility. At present there is enough
monev available so that if local
organizations take part, it will
be possible to establish the county nursing service.
In considering the countv nursing service, it is interesting to
note that Cass county has had
one of the highest tuberculosis
death rat°s in the state, excluding the sanatorium, and, it also
has a verv high infant mortality rate, which is sufficient evidence to do something1 constructive toward bettering these conditions. There are isolated communities so far from medical
aid that instruction in first aid
and care of the sick is very ne-
cessarv. With a large scattered school population, such as
exists in Cass countv, there are
manv health problems that could
be helped in the school. A recent survey bv Mrs. Reed. WPA
worker, has brought to light a
large number of instances in
which a nurse would be of service.
The countv nursing service is
primarily set up to control com-
munieable disease. Rapid inspection in schools where contagion
has broken out and follow up of
aU absentees from the school to
find the undiagnosed cases so
that these cases are placed under restriction bv the proper
authorities so it will not, affect
the entire countv. Jo one of the
services. A little time in care
of an enidernic. wh°re the disease first breaks out. mav save
a wV>ole commimitv of sickness
anr] ripath. A ifollow-up of the
T. B. cases, finding source cases.
aiding in home hvedene where
caseS Viave occurred, following
un casoS from tb^ sanatorium
which have. baen discharged, are
some of the manv duties a nurse
would nprform. She will also do
a certain amount of work with
mothers and children. Classes
will ba set up, teaching the mothers the care necessary during
the period of pregnancy and
care of the infant after it is
born, also classes in home hygiene and care of the sick and first
aid will be conducted. Mother-
craft classes will be held in the
schools. In addition to this, the
nurse will make as many home
cal's as possible to get in touch
with the individual mothers to
heln them with nroblems that
arise during motherhood. This
is one of the most important
services of the work. School inspections are made periodically.
Aid is given the local school in
, completing a health census that
lis used for planning programs
and aids following up of contagious disease. Home calls are
■   The district health officer and
MR. AND MRS. J.
HEEMSTRA CELEBRATE SILVER WED.
A gay party of relatives, friends and neighbors presented
themselves at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John Heemstra last
Sunday evening, to help them
celebrate their 25th. wedding
anniversary. Mr. and Mrs:Heem-
stra were not at all surprised by
the invasion, (as such things do
happen occasionally in Swanberg) but the event was made
an occasion of real happiness
and merriment by the crowd of
well-wishers that gathered.
A committee had arranged a
program for the etvening, so
there was hardly a moment
when everyone was not occupied
with the fun and frolic of the
party.
Pastor Dehaan sooke a few
words of congratulation which
voiced the sentiments of the
community of friends, and set
off the evening in its true spirit
of good will. Appropriate songs
and parodies gave everybody a
real part in the entertainment,
which was shortly broken by the
appearance of a shy young couple seeking the offices of the one
who could "tie the knot." "Rec- i
tor" Clarence Peterson, with
well chosen words, united the
coy young maiden. Dorothea''
Delphinium (Mrs. Cecil Anderson), with the robust Ernest
Dimolefinger. (Roy Raoh), in
the double ring ceremony.
A humorous reading was given by Miss Eileen Heemstra of
Mildred, after which a number
of the "old favorites" were sung
with real feeling and spirit by
the merrimakers. Some oeeps
into the Heemstra family album,
in the form of a clever pageant,
dosed the evening's program.
Those taking part were: Jean
Peterson, "Sis McFetrig"; Lester Frimood. "Mike M'cFetri«r"j
Ernest Beals, "Grandpa": Mrs.
Frimood and Jerrv Miller,
"John's Pa and Ma-in-law";
Mrs. Marvin Peterson. "Lizzie
McFetrig, school marm"; Mrs.
E. B. Stoutenberg Jr.. "Aunt So-
phv"; Mrs. Oscar Peterson and
Gordon Peterson, "Grandma and
little Johnny."
Partners were chosen by lot
and a fine lunch was served by
the ladies. Mr. and Mrs. Heemstra were presented with a purse of silver at the close of the
evening.
ERADELPHIAN   CLUB
MET FRIDAY AFTERNOON
The Eradelphian Study Club
met at the home of Mrs. Maude
Bremken Friday. Mrs. Bremken gave a very interesting report on 'Welfare Work" illustrating by drawings. She also
told of many personal experiences she encountered while employed at the Sauk Centre school.
Roll call was responded to by
giving a current event. Th? next
meeting will be held at the home
of Mis. Germain.
NOTICE
The Postponed Annual meeting of the Cass Countv Agricultural Association, will be held on
Saturdav, March 6, a t 8p. m.. at
tha Oddfellows Hall Election of
officers and any other business
pertaining to the association
will be taken care of.
L. W. Walton, Clerk
P. R. WINS ONE,
LOSES ONE AT
TOURNAMENT
Applications for emergency
crop and feed loans for 1937 are
now being received at the Court
House at Walker, by C. H. Posz,
field supervisor of the Emergency Crop and Feed Loan Section of the Farm Credit Administration.
These loans will be made cnlv
to farmers who cannot obtain
credit from any other source, as
provided by regulations issued
by the Governor of the Farm
Credit Administration. The monev loaned will be limited to the
farmer's immediate and actual
cash needs for growing his
1937 crops or for the purchase
of feed for livestock, and in no
instance may exceed $400.
Farmers are n^t eligible for
these loans if thev can borrow
from an individual, productive
credit association bank, or other concern. Emergency crop
feed loans will not be made bv
the Farm Credit Administration to standard rehabilitation
clients of the Resettlement Administration whose current ue°d
is provided for bv Resettlement.
Checks in pavment of the approved loans will ba issued by
the Regional Emergency Crop
and Feed Loan Office at St Paul.
THINGS THAT ARE
TAKING PLACE IN
THE LEGISLATURE
NOTICE
To the voters of Ponto Lake:
The business meeting will start
at 1 p. m., on emotion day.
Mildred Olson, Clerk
4000 MILES OF STATE
HIGHWAYS ORPHANED
BY FEDERAL RULING
made and special problems are
discussed with the parents. The
nurse will also keep track of
crippled children in the community to see to it that all the
aid the state provides, is secured for them. She does not do
bed-side nursing but ones a lot
of follow-up work on iVness.
She cannot go back from time
to time to any one place but she
can go into a home and interpret the doctors orders, instruct
in the care of a sick patient in
the various stages of illness and
show them how to administer
special treatments.
This nursing service is not
connected with any relief office,
but is a full time nursing service and should not be confused
with nurse investigators such
as Cass county recentlv had. The
program is under the state board
of health and is to be administered by a local committee appointed by the county commissioners. It must be composed
of at least one commissioner,
superintendent of schools, medical health officer and at least two
other persons whom the commissioners mav select. This
committee advises the nurse on
local conditions and th- t'*pe of
program best fitted for their
community.
district advisory nurse, advise
the nursing service, as all nurs-
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A Combination of state highwav finances and new federal
mlmgs has operated to leave
Minnesota with over 4,000 .miles
of "orphan" highways on its
hands.
N. W. Elsberg. State Highway Commissioner, disclosed
the r>!-.adicam°nt to members of
the House Motor Vehicle Com-
^t^fv  fVtis   \vooV      T^no mileage
which has been left "orphaned"
ig about A. 000 of tho approximated 4 Ron mil°s that was ta-
ken out of the county class and
added to the state trunk highwav svRt.oro in 19^3 at the s--»m°
time that the legislature affected a cut in motor vehicle license fees and reduced the revenues of the trunk svstem by ap.
proximately $4.000 000.
Of this 4,500 miles, less than
500 has been approved bv the
federal government for inclusion in that part of the state's
trunk system known as the federal aid system. Federal regulations require that all federal
aid money allotted to the Minnesota State Highway department be spent on roads which
have been accented as a part
of the federal aid system. Thus,
these 4,000 miles of Legislative
additions to the State's trunk
system are not eligible for anv
construction or improvement to
be naid for with federal monev.
Tn the Past federal fnrids that
were made availahle for work
on secondary and feeder roads,"
could be used on this state trunk
system mileage which was outside the federal aid system.
By V. Lockwood
The bill relating to the giving
of one-half of the gas receipts
by the county board of commissioners to the townships passed
the House after the word shall
was changed to May. I opposed
this bill because I felt that it
would interfere with the county
board in carrying out the provisions of my bill, which has
passed the House, empowering
the countv board to use one-
half of the gas tax funds to
pay interest and principal on
road bonds.
In the Southern part of the
state where the counties are
smaller and where mv bill would
not be effective, sentiment was
favorable to tho foregoing bill
but this was not true in the northern counties where there are
more townships and the division would not give much to any
one township.
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In view of the fact that the
Federal government in making
certain road appropriations require that the county match the
sums given, the bill as originally
drafted especially, might have
seriously handicapped commissioners in (retting the maximum
federal aid.
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The bill which provides appropriation to schools in lieu of taxes on land owned bv the rural
credits department of the state,
and on which no taxes would
otherwise be paid, has passed
|the House. I am "O-author of
this bill which wiM give much
badly needed relief to Cass and
many other counties. Similar
bills have been passed bv the
I./eerislature in each session since
1931,and in each instance I have
been co-author. Through this
bill, the schools of r.ass conntv
have already received about
$23,000.
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I am a!so co-author of the Rural Credits appraisal bill, which
is similar to the one passed in
1933. and killed in the Senate.
It provides that land on which
loans have been made by the
rural credits department shall
be appraised and where appraisal is less than the amount of
the loan, the principal shall be
reduced. It also provides for the
reduction of the interest.
The passage of this bill will
work both in the interests of
the state and' the own or of the
land. It will nermit the owner
to retain his farm and the state
will get more out of the loan
than it would throucrh foreclosure and resale with ah of the
expenses incident thereto.
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Another bill which I am   coauthor of is designed   to    give
justice to the Indians    in    the
Iroat.t^r of sal- of so-ca^ed Indi-
'an-made goods . In s^me cases
goods made in factories and not
bv Indians at all. nro, sold a« articles made   bv   Indians    This
; bill would prevent the imitation.
Thus, it protects the bu^er also.
HONOR ROLL
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have been received the past
week:
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and see us.
H. A. McCollough
NOTICE OF MEETING
Patrons of Independent School
District No. 19. are invited to
attend a meeting to be held in
the school building on Tuesday,
March 9, at 8 P. m. This meeting is an invitation for suggestions in the bond issue settlement. Every property owner is
vitally concerned.
L. M. Severeid.