The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1938-10-14

              PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME IV NUMBER 9
THE PINE RIVER JOURNAL, PINE RIVER,  CASS  COUNTY,  MINNESOTA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, ,193S
SUB. ?1.00 In County, $1.50 outside
POULTRY SHOW
IN PINE RIVER
FRI. AND SAT.
Premium lists announcing the I93S
Lake Region Poultry show were sent
out last week by the Ass'n. This
is the sixteenth annual show spon-
. sored by the local association, and
will be held at the Pine River Fair
grounds on Friday and Saturday, October 14 and ±o.
Entries for the show must be in
not later than Friday (today) October 14 at 4 p. m.
H. C. Niergarten, well known poultry man of Winthrop, Minn., will act
as judge. Entry fees are 35c for pens
and 15c for singles.
A. P. A. Rules will govern the
show.
An excellent exhibit of birds is expected from Cass and Crow Wing
counties. The public is cordially - invited to attend this poultry show and
Inspect the various breeds on exhibit.
CANDIDATE   FOR   AUDITOR   HERE
FORTNIGHTLY  CLUB  HOLDS
FIRST   MEETING   OF   SEASON
The first meeting of the Fortnightly Club this season, was held Monday evening at the home of Mrs.
Clyde Townsend. The following officers were elected for the coming
year: Mrs. H. C. Skinner, President;
Mrs. L. W. Walton, Vice President;
and Mrs. Fred Hempstead, Sec.-Treas.
A seven o'clock dinner was served by
the hostess, which was followed by
bridge, with Mrs. Walton winning the
honors.
ERADELPHIAN     CLUB.    WILL
MEET     FRIDAY     (TODAY)
The Pine River Eradelphians will
hold their first regular meeting of the
season at the home of Mrs. H. A.
York Friday (.today). At a recent
meeting, the program for the year
was drawn up, and it was decided to
study the states of the Union in alphabetical order, members to answer
roll-call with the name of a city within the state to be discussed at the
meeting. In the month of April, a
musical program will be arranged by
Mrs. C. E. Johnson.
Mrs. John Allen and Mrs. Anna Underleak are in charge of today's program and will discuss the state of
Arkansas.
OES Entertains Visitors Tuesday Even.
Fifteen members of the Walker OE
S, also Past Grand Esther, Mrs. Helen Wayne of Walker, Mrs. Crust, Dist.
instructor from Brainerd, and Mrs.
Norma Davis, Dist. Instructor of Duluth, were guests of the local OES at
their regular meeting Tuesday evening.
The hall was beautifully decorated
in autumn colors, with leaves and
flowers. The meeting was followed
by a social hour and refreshments.
The local order was highly complimented on their work in the organization.  \
MINN.  TRAFFIC   DEATHS  ARE
LOWERED, 2ND.  STRAIGHT TIME
Traffic deaths on Minnesota streets
and highways for the second straight
month showed a sharp decline when
August passed with 49 fatalities as
compared with 77 for the same month
in 1937, the Safety division of the hi-
woy   department   disclosed.
The rate of decrease for that month
under August a year ago was 37.4 percent based on gas consumption, according W. F. Rosenwald.
Total deaths for the first eight
months of the year stand at .459 as
against 350 for the first eight months
o fl937. While the total is greater
this year, the fatality rate based on
gasoline consumption, shows a decrease of 3 1-3 percent.
John T. Lyons, LeCenter, F-L candidate for state auditor, was in Pine
River in the interests of his candidacy last week. He'came within 648
votes of being elected for this office
in 1934.
DORSEY ELECTED
TOHEADAGRI.
CON. COMMITTEE
Edward J. Dorsey of Pillager, was
again elected Chairman of the County
Agricultural Conservation Committee,
at the County Convention held at
Walker Friday. P. E. Smith of leader was elected vice chairman, Frank
Madigan of Wilkinson,, third member
on the committee; Andrew Ruigh and
Geo. W. Rouse as alternates. Oscar
Nelson was chosen secretary, ancl
Jean   Born   treasurer.
This meeting followed community
election meetings that were held in
each of the communities. Tlie following were elected from Pine River to
serve  as  community  committeemen:
Andrew Ruigh, Chairman; James
L. Battles, Vice Chairman; Chas. M.
Swift, Reg. Member.
Committeemen in other districts are
as follows:
Hackensack
James  U.   Miell,   Chairman;   Elmer
H. Atwood, Vice Chairman • and Ro.v
S.  Johnson, Reg.  Member.
Pillager
Edward J.  Dorsey,  Chairman, Elmer E. Dally Vice Chairman ;and Claude
L. Vinson, Reg. Member.
Leader
P.  E.  Smith,  Chairman;  Chas.    A.
Stone,  Vice  Chairman;   and  Guy  Edwards,  Reg. Member.
Wilkinson
Frank   P.   Madigan,   Chairman;   F.
E.   Greenside,  Vice    Chairman;     and
Martin  N.  Monson,  Reg.  Member.
Remer
(ieo. AV. Rouse, Vice Chairman • Os-
j
car Severson, Vice Chairman ; Wm. A.
Wake, Reg. Member.
NORTH PINE R.
Robert Bremken returned Monday
from Glidden, la., following interment of his mother, who passed away
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson iind
Mrs. James Bailey and children of
Si Paul, visited at the Paul Henninger home a few days last week.
A. J. Linden drove up from Rochester and spent the week-end at his
home here. From here, he went to
Virginia  on a business trip.
CASS COUNTY CANDIDATES TO SPEAK
AT RALLY WED.
A giant political rally will l«e held
next Wednesday evening, tar whicij
time Cass county voters will have an
opportunity of both meeting anil hearing the various aspirants for office.
The rally will be held at Kuhlnian's
barn. 5 miles south of the Maple Leal
Store. 17 1-2 miles south of Pine River.
An invitation has been sent, to all
candidates to be present and express
their views pro and con. amf.according to Mr. Kuhlman, who organized
the rally, they have all replied with
their intentions of being present.
Each candidate will be allotted a
certain length of time, so as to allow
time for everyone.
The rally will be followed by a free
dance and a social hour after the
meeting.
Mrs.  Bert Heemstra, Cor.
Jean Stotts was an over-nite guest
ol' Reva Nelson Tuesday.
Melvin Nelson was a guest of fhe
Pfcolette boys Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Eggleston and
children of Minneapolis, spent the.
past week with the former's father,
Fed Eggleston.
Eileen Heemstra spent Sunday with
Reva Nelson.
A large crowd attended the Farmer's Club meeting held last Friday evening. An interesting program was
given,  after which lunch was served.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Emery and family were dinner guests at the home
of ilr-. and Mrs. L. D. Emery Sunday.
.Mrs. Levi Nelson visited with Mrs.
Heemstra   Tuesday   afternoon.
A group of old friends and neighbors gathered at the home of Mr. ano
Mrs. Dale Dubbs Sunday evening, to
help Mr. Dubbs celebrate his birthday. Those present, were Mr. and
.Mrs. George Collins, Mr. and Mrs.
Martin Erickson, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hoover and Eileen and Mr. and
ilrs. Bert Heemstra and Maxine.
Mr. and Mrs. George Johnson anil
Howard, called at the Martin Erick-
I son  home  Sunday morning.
Earl Hoover of Walker, spent the
I latter part of last week at the home
1 of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Hoover.
Mr. and Mrs. Truman Dabill left
Friday for Winnipeg, Canada, where
they are attending a Bible conference.
Auction Sale!
MONDAY  .OCTOBER  17
Charlie Taplin, residing 1 1-2 mi.
east and o mi. north of Backus,
will offer at Public Auction, starting atlO a. in., horses, cows, heifers, calves, bulls, breeding ewes
farm machinery, hay and household furniture. Lunch at noon.
Pine River State Bank, clerk, ani
Harley   Coffland,   auctioneer.
Ellsworth Nupson left for Grand
Rapids Monday, following a three
weeks visit at the Haugen and Larson  homes.
Credit Association
To Meet Saturday
The Aitkin Production Credit Association is holding their annual meeting October 15, at the village hall at
Grand Rapids at 10 a. m. Free lunch
will! be served at noon. The program
will consist of the transaction of business, election of directors, speeches,
musical numbers and there will also
be  several  valuable  prizes  awarded.
Band News
We certainly are sorry that we
wern't here to greet you last week,
but due to so much carnival activity
the band editor  didn't get around.
Due to the absence of two German
band players (off on some wild goose
chase) we have been unable to continue practice for our carnival performance. Upon their return, sessions will be resumed—many in number and close together.
At another football game, we may
induce the "gang" out onto the sidelines to add a little pep and zip to
the cheer-section—as well as a few-
additions onto a score favoring our
team.
Sometime in the near future, the
band and chorus will begin practice
on a cantata to be presented at Christmas. More news of that when practice  begins.
That's all for this  time. Be seein'
ya later.
—Ye Band Ed.
REAPPORTIONMENT     OF
FIVE   HIGHWAY   DISTRICTS
Sell It With A Want Ad
For greater efficiency in the use of
maintenance equipment and in supervision, Commissioner Elsberg, this
week announced changes in the territory embraced by State Highway Districts 3, 4, 5, 0, and 7.
State Highway Districts, number
eight in all and were originally established by the commissioner of highways and each placed under a chief
engineer to expedite the work of the
central office. Each highway district
is divided into two maintenance districts.
Under the recently ordered reap
portionment, Highway District 4, un1
, der C. J. Swift, Dertoit Lakes, will
trade maintenance district G, with
Highway District 3, under A. W.
Moulster at Brainerd, for maintenance   district   7.     Highway     Dlstricr
AGRICULTURAL
CON. CHECKS
HERE NEXT WK.
Agricultural Conservation checks
may be available to farmers who participated under the 1938 AAA program between the dates of October
tSand 20, states Jean Born," treasurer, who is quite optimistic of the early arrival.
Application for payment forms have
been mailed to the state office daily
since. Oct. 4, and at this time, only
a lew have not been returned to the
county office.
TO   SPEAK  AT  CASS   LAKE
NOTICE OF STATE-WIDE MEET-
ING TO DISCUSS PROBLEMS OF
POTATO   INDUSTRY   IN   MINN.
Announcement has been made this
week by Com. of Agriculture, Chas.
Ommodt, of a state-wide potato confer
ence to be held in the auditorium ot
the State Office Building on Friday,
Oct. 14, at 10 a. m., to discuss matters of vital importance to the potato
industry in Minnesota. This meeting
was decided upon by the Commissioner and the Marketing Division after a conferece with Gov. Benson, at
which time the Governor Indicated
great concern over the decline and
problems of the potato industry of the
state.
Local
News Briefs
Misses Joyce, Vivian and Dorothy
Butler, Albert Swenson, Louis Berg,
Howard, Frances and Mrs. Albert Anderson of Bemidji, were guests at the
Erwin Butler home Sunday.
.Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wilson and children left Saturday for Pillager, where
they spent a few days with relatives
and attended the funeral of ilrs.
Wilson's father, wi?o passed away on
Saturday, at the age of 84 years.
Franklin and Madeline Kline, Leona Dahl and Lowell Klein will spend
thi' week-end in southern ilinnesota.
hunting pheasants. Lowell Klein will
go to Sleepy Eye and the others to
Morton.
"The Glade of Death"—the Third of
a New Series Detective Stories by
H. Ashton-Wolfe of the French Secret
Police. Read it in the American
Weekly, the Magazine Distributed
with next Sunday's Chicago Herald
and Examiner. (adv.)
Kendall Stoutenberg, Edna Hedges,
Bruce Koppenberg, Iris Engel, Mary
Riley, Laura Lesher, John and Robert Haack, Leo AValton, Bart Duba,
Wayne Gearheart, James Skinner and
George Miller have registered in the
Junior  College  of the local school.
On October 19, the North Star
School will present the "Voice of
Education" in a series of broadcasts
over WCCO for 1938-39. N. Robert
Ringdahl, chairman of the Radio
Committee and Myrtle Hooper Dahl,
pres. of the MEA, will be heard on
this program. Parents are invited to
listen  in.
Herb Kline has been serving on the
jury at Walker this week. His daugh
ter Bernadine accompanied nim Monday,  and spent  the day witn friends.
ilr-. and Mrs. Harold Hill of Walker, called on friends in Pine River
Tuesday, enroute to Brainerd, on a
business  trip.
iliss Ruth Mary Lauritzon, who
teaches at the Klodt school, brought
eleven of her scholars to the Journal
office Wednesday, where the various
steps in the making of a newspaper
were  explained.
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Harold E. Stassen, Republican candidate for Governor, will speak at
Cass Lake, Oct. 22.
MARLOW THEATRE
HAS SPECIAL OFFERING THIS WK.
Tonight and Saturday, the Marlow
brings you that favorite comedy team
in the grandest surprise round-up of
gurgles, girls, and gags, they've ever
made! Laurel and Hardy in "Swiss
Miss."
And here's the high-lites of that
great comedy-drama, "Holiday," coming to the Marlow Theatre Sunday,
and continuing thru Tuesday. Cary
Grant, a successful business man,
meets and falls in love with Doris
Nolan and later finds out she is heir
to millions. He meets her sister, Katherine Hepburn and brother Lew
Ayres, both unspoiled by their wealth
and they like him. But when he meets
his sweetheart's father, Kolker, he is
scrutinized carefully as to his social
standing. His ability in' business
clicks with the father who consents
to the marriage. But when he tells
the family he wants a short holiday
before starting out in business things
begin  to  happen—and  happen fast.
FAREWELL   DINNER
On Monday evening, - superintendents Haack of Pine River, Smith of
Bemidji, Mitchie of Little Falls, Alley of Staples, Perkins of Crosby- Iron
ton, Murray of Aitkin, and supt. of
schools at Alexandria, attended a
dinner at the Rock Garden in Brainerd, honoring Supt. Cebb of Brainerd, who will leave Nov. 1 for Arizona, where he will make his future
home. Mr. Cobb is retiring from
his teaching duties, having been superintendent of the Brainerd schools
for many years. He is one of the
outstanding   educators   in   Minnesota.
Five will give Highway District Fou'%
Anoka and Chisago counties as well.
Highway District Five also will give
Highway District G, under J. C. Robbers of St Paul, Dakota and Washington counties, and Highway District 7, under F. D. Minium, Mankato,   Scott  and  Carver  counties.
Thursday was visiting day for parents at the local school. The day
was set aside in observance of edu-
i cation week, which is observed over
the entire nation for promoting better
school facilities and also creating interest among the parents for the education of their children. The PTA
and. Auxiliary have done everything
possible to make this a pleasant day
and were well pleased at the splendid
turn  out.
Open Letter
Dear Editor:
The following facts are of interest
to your readers:
The people of Minnesota use 900
million kilowatt hours of electricity
annually, for which they pay JH30,000,-
000 . If they were charged rates' charged in the Tennessee Valley, they
would save $15,000,000 each year.
Rates charged in Tacoma, Wash., and
Winnipeg, Canada, would give us a
similar saving. The rates changed in
the Tennessee Valley were forced
down by the government. The effect
on these companies in the Tennessee
Valley has been beneficial for, while
they have been forced to lower their
rates as much as 25 to 40 percent,
they HAVE BEEN REWARDED witn
increased sales, increased revenues
and INCREASED PROFITS. Some
of these companies are privately own
ed. But the government owned power plant has forced the rates down
there as do municipal plants everywhere.
The movement toward municipally
owned power systems is growing
steadily. In 1900, only 22 percent of
the power plants in the US were publicly owned and operated. In 1934, 54
percent were municipal plants. And
84 of these towns that own their own
plants have the entire expense of the
city government paid by the earnings
of the electric light plant. Nine of
these 84 tax-free towns are about the
size of Pine River, Backus and Pequot. Brainerd, with its municipal
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SCHOOL CARNIVAL
AT ARMORY NEXT
FRIDAY EVENING
An entire evening of good wholesome entertainment is being planned
for the annual School Carnival to be
held at the local armory on Friday
evening, October 21. In addition to
the many big features of last year's
carnival, a Jitney Dance will be held
on the main floor immediately following the vaudeville show, with music
by the "Five Peppers."
Other attractions include the corn
game, hot dog stand, shooting gallery,
dart stand, hall of horrors and something new and novel—Horse Races.
Don't miss this big event. A large
number of other features also await
you.
Supt. Haack, Mr. Henderson, and
other members of the faculty and
student body, are doing everything
possible to make this the most outstanding carnival Pine River has ever witnessed.
A large group of valuable and useful prizes have been donated by local
business men to be given to lucky
winners   on   CARNIVAL  NIGHT.
General admission 10c. High school
Activity Tickets good. Follow the
Crowd to the Armory Next Friday
evening.
SPECIAL SERVICES AT MILD-
RED CHAPEL NEXT SUNDAY
A Ladies' Chorus from Mountain
Lake, will be at the Mildred Chapel
next Sunday. They will sing at the
morning service and will have full
charge of the evening service at 7:30
p. m. Rev. H. E. Wiens, their pastor,
will be the speaker at these services.
In the afternoon at 2:30, they will be
at the Blind Lake school for a service. Everyone is invited to attend
these services.
Family Reunion Sun.
Guests at a family reunion and
dinner at the Theo. Houggarde home
Sunday, included Mr. and Mrs. A. S.
Nupson and children of Grand Rapids, Henry Erickson and son Donald
and Mrs. Agnes Mattson and Eldred
Mattson of Walker, also Corella Kline
and children and Anton Haugen and
Thelma Haugen. Jhe occasion being
Mr. Haugen and Wilda Lou Kline's
birthdays. The honor guests received gifts in memory of the day.
HONOR   ROLL
The following new and re-newal
subscriptions to the Journal hava
been received the past week.
Look at the label on your    paper,
if you are in arrears, stop in and 8ea
us.
Leo  Peterson,  Pine River
Harold Degnan, Pine River
Elof Larsan, Pine River
John P. Walquist, Pine River
Mrs. Maude Martin, Pine River
Geo. Briley, Pine River
Oscar Robideau, Poplar, Minn.
J. N. Huss, Pine River
J. S. Merrill, Pine River
Paul Hardy Pine River
Geo. Collins, Pine River
Lloyd O'Connor, Pine River
Dan   Dauber,   Pine   River
Albert Alkabine, Pine River
Mrs.  Eva  Beals, Pine River   .
Theo.  Anderson,  Pine River
Albert Smith, Pine River
Spence  Evans,  Pine  River
Claude Mitchell, Pine River
H. M. Oberbillig, Pine River
Walter   Schultz,  Pine  River
Arnold  Hanson,  Pine  River
Norman  Kruckow, Pine River
Mrs. John Swartz, Pine River
O. L. D.  Emery, Backus
August Deshayes, Pine Rivet-
Clarence  Cox,  Pine River
ilrs. W. S. Green, Pine River
W. J. Rice, Pine River
H. B. Stotts, Pine River
Gust  Nelson, Pine River
A. J. Linden, Pine River
Chas.  Glover,  Pine River
Carl  Schultz,  Pine River
Mrs. J. W' Gunther, Pine River
Tom  Flemming,  Pine  River
G. J. Johnson, Pine River
Barney Bangston, Pine River
Mrs.  Ben Davison, Minneapolis.
Joe Chumley, Backus
Albert Teagarden, Pine River
Elwood  Johnston,   Pine  River
Ole Hauggarde, Pine River
Mark Westfall, Pine River
Martin   Erickson,   Mildred