The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1937-05-13

              PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME II NUMBER 39
PM RIVERIS
SPONSORING SECOND' FIELD DAY
THE PINE RIVER JOURNAL, PINE  RIVER,  CASS  COUNTY,  MINNESOTA, THURSDAY MAY 13, 1937
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 Per Year
The Pine River High School Is
sponsoring their second annual Field
Day on Friday, May 21. All rural
schools in the county are Invited to
participate, Parents are also Invited to attend.
Parents of pupils are asked to
bring picnic lunches. If weather
permits, the tourist park will be used or accomodations will be made in
the armory.
The local business men have generously contributed prizes for winners in the various events.
Grand prizes will be awarded to
the school winning the largest number of points; having the largest re
presentation; and coming from the
greatest distance. Also to the ooy
and girl winning the most points.
Students not wishing to bring their
own picnic dinners may obtain a
luncheon for 20c, by special arrangement.
Through the courtesy of John Rohr,
local theatre manager, Free movies
will be shown to all visiting rural
school children. The show wTill start
at 9:30, 11:30 and 2:30.
-.■■■,} pvpnts will begin promptly at
10 a. m., and will consist of the following :
10 a. m. Childrens Horseshoe
10 p. m. Sack races—ball throwing
10:15 Three legged Race, Rope skipping
10:30  Chinning  Contest  and    Volley
ball thrw '
10:45 Base ball throw ,
1   .i    m.     ittenball elimination
From one to two p. m., the Cass
Lake high s-.-.^,. will present an assembly  program.
2-2:10 p. m.  Semi-graded relay
'»:      to 2:20 Rural relay
2:20 to 2:25 00 yard dash for boys
over 12
2:25 to 2 :o0 * yd. dash for boys under 12
2:30  to  2:35  5a  yd.   dash  for  girls
over 12
2:35 to 2:40 40 yd. dash for girls under 12
2:40 to 2:45 40 yd. dash for boys under 10
?:45 to 2:50 40 yd. dash for girls un- j
der 10
2:50 to 2:55 40 yd. dash for children
under 8
2:30 High jump for boys over 12
High jump for boys under 12
High jump for g  -o over 12
High jump for girls under 12
Broad  jump   for  boys   under   12
Broad  jump   for   girls   under   12
Broad  jump  for  boys  over 12
Broad jump for girls over 12
3 p. m. Adult Horseshoe
3:30 Tug of Wars
4 p. m. Finals In Kittenball
O   SHES
Children under 8 yrs., two entries
from each school
Boys under 10, two entries from
•aeh school
Girls under 10, two entries from
each school
Boys under 12, two entries from
each school
Girls under 12, two entries from
each school.
Boys over 12, two entries from
each  school.
Girls  over  12,  two    entries    from
each school
BROAD   JUMP   	
Boys under 12, two entries from
each school
Girls under 12, two entries from
each school
Boys over 12, two entries from
each school.
Girls   over   12,   two   entries     from
each school
HIGH   JUMP
Boys under 12, two entries from
each school
Girls under 12, two entries from
each school.
Boys over 12, two entries from
each school.
Girls   over   12,   two   entries    from
each school
CHINNING
Boys under 12, two entries from
each school
Boys   over  12,   two   entries    from
each school
VOLLEY BALL THROW
Girls over 12, two entries from
each school.
Girls  under 12,  two  entries    from
•each school
BASEBALL THROW
Boys under 12,  two entries
each school
PROCLAMATION
Inasmuch as the citizens of Pine River, together with all citizens
of our Country, owe a life-long debt of gratitude to those who sacrificed their lives and health to purchase victory for America in the
great War—I deem it fitting that we should once each year honor
these dead and aid the disabled Veterans by wearing a Buddy Poppy.
The poppies which are made by disabled veterans in our various
hospitals are a true replica of the wild poppies which bloomed on
the battlefields of Prance and Del glum. This poppy has become Universally recognized as a symbol of sacrifice and the flower of remembrance, and wearing one performs the dual purpose of paying
tribute to the dead and contributl ng to the welfare of the: living.
All contributions made for poppies are donated for the welfare of
the   disabled   veterans.
Now, therefore, I Major H. C. Sk inner, Mayor of Pine Rlvsr, do
hereby  proclaim  Saturday,   May  22, Poppy Day.
I urge that all citizens will observe this day by wearing a Buddy
Poppy; so that the work of the relief of disabled veterans may be
carried  on.
The Auxiliary of the Roy Lee Post 2617, to Pine River V. F. W.,
will, working as volunteers for the V. F. W., offer these poppies for
sale on Saturuday, May 22. May I urge that the citizens be as generous as their means will permit in remembrance of those who paid
the supreme sacrifice.
(signed)  Major H. C. Skinner
Mayor
LITTLE GIRL RUN
OVER BY WAGON
MRS.   LUNDIN   ENTERTAINS
BIRTHDAY CLUB TUESDAY
LOCAL GIRL ACCEPTS POSITION     IN     NEW     MEXICO
Friends of Miss Jean Scott, former Pine River girl, and daughter of
Mrs. S. P. Hanson of this city, will
be Interested to know that; Miss Scott-
has received an appointment as Deaconess in the Holy Methodist Church
at Cedar Hill, New Mexico, and has
Igone there to take over her duties.
She graduated from the Holy Methodist Bible School of Minneapolis, at
Easter. She plans to be located at
Cedar Hill for at least a year.
AUCTION SALE AT THE F. H.        • ,
KESEBERG   FARM   TUESDAY)
FIVE   SETS  OF   FOUR   GEN-
ERATIONS GATHER AT THE
E. W.  NEWMAN   HOME  SUN.
Five sets of four generations each
were represented at a family gathering present at the home of Mrs.
E. W. Newman on Mother's^Day
Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
N. R. Bowman, great grand-parents:
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. King, grandparents; Mr. and Mrs. Harold King,
parents and their three daughters;
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Burnson, parents;
ancl one son and one daughter, and
Mrs. E. W. Newman and Bernice,
Velma, Louis and Orville King. This
Is Indeed an unusual gathering and
rarely occurrs within a family circle.
Alfield Norman, 5-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Norman,
was accidentally run over by a team
and wagon Tuesday morning. The
litele girl and her brother John, were
climbing onto the side of a load of
hay when the horses became startled
and began to run, throwing both
children to the ground. The wheels
passed over Alfield's stomach, causing a hemorrhage. John escaped
with a few cuts and scratches. The
little girl was immediately taken to
the local hospital where she received
medical attention.
Mrs. Arvid Lundin was hostess to
the Birthday Club at her home Tuesday afternoon. A social hour was
enjoyed followed by several tables of
bridge. At the close of the afternoon
the hostess served a delicious luncn.
Mrs. Lundin was presented with a
fry nice gift by those present.
MRS. HEMPSTEAD ENTERTAINS
FORTNIGHTLY CLUB MONDAY
NEWS BRIEFS OF
INTEREST FROM
'ROUND THE STATE
SLICK GAME TO  UNLOAD
FLASHLIGHTS     A     FAILURE
INDIAN    MOUNDS    IN    PARK
MAY   BE   UNEARTHED- SOON
Mrs. Fred Hempstead was hostess
to the Fortnightly Club at her home
on Norway Lake Mondaly evening.
Dinner was served by the hostess at
7 o'clock after which three tables ot
contract were enjoyed, with Mrs.-
Skinner winning high score and Mrs.
Downing low.
VFiV AND AUX PLAN
MORIAL PROGRAM
Chaska.—If the Minnesota Archaeological  Society goes through with its
plan,  the  local   city    park's    Indian
mounds,   which   harve   often   aroused < if|
curiosity and wonderment, may soon j
yield  their  secret.    The city council
at a recent meeting gave permission      The regular meeting of the VFW
to the organization to explore one op  and   Auxiliary   was   held   Wednesday
the mounds under the condition that  evening,  with   a   record  attendance,
whatever  is  found  wil1   remair     u Extensive  preparations were  made
property of the city. The mounds for Poppy Day, May 22. The Buddy
prehistoric in date, havo been bni Poppy is the only poppy made ex.
by the Mound Builders, who prececl- clusively by disabled veterans and
ed the redmen. Originally there proceeds from such sales are used to
were six mounds built in a semi ci ■ ; care for these veterans and the or-
cle and connected with dirt piled be- phans home. This is not an activity
neath them. This arrangement led for raising money for the Post but
to the belief that they might hav- t0 create a pastime for disabled ve-
been used as a defense. All but th- terans which may be of financial
of the mounds were destroyed in j benefit also. These poppies do not
building. History books record thjseii for any definite amount. Eveiy-
fact that bones were found in theui! one Is urged to be as generous as his
and they were said to be Indian I or her means will permit—and wheth-
bones, Indicating that the Indians us- j er it be a dime or a half-dollar the
ed the Mound Builder's creations for; amount will be welcome and will
burial pi aces after corpses had been  help some veteran.
Little Falls.—Unloading many dozen flashlights started out as a slick
little game here, but ended up nowhere. A well dressed woman called
one morning at a service station and
exhibiting a good looking fountain
pen flashlight, told the following
story. Her brother, who runs a filling station in Long Prairie, bought
a dozen of the flashers from a traveling salesman. They sold so well
that he wanted to get some more.
Knowing the business, he asked her
to look him up. The woman requested that L. H. Bastien, the proprietor of the filling station buy a
dozen flashlights for her If the salesman came. She would be in to pay
for them, she promised, making no
mention of the price. The story
sounded good—too good to Mr. Bas-
t'en. so he notified the police—just
in case. A quick check-up revealed
that the woman had stopped at a
dozen business places with the same
story. All were told to report a3
soon as the agent came with the
flashlights, but for some unknown
reason the salesman failed to show
up.
BEAVERS  CAUSE  DAMAGE
TO   "CULVERT   ROAD   FILL
hung on scaffolds and tree branches
to dry out.
Wear  a  Buddy  Poppy—show  your
appreciation   for   the  boys   who   victory  for  America  with  the  supreme
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Marion  Walton  and | (sacrifice.     Writch   the  Journal    for
family  of Jenkins,  have moved into ! m0re  Interesting  facts  about 'Bundy
the house recently vacated by Garf poppies.
Cahill. In   commemoration   of   Poppy   Day
Don   Lunarigan   made £   business j and | Memorial  Day,    the    Auxiliary
Pillager.—Beavers are held responsible for a serious washout on ■ the
backwaters fill which necessitated a
warning that extreme care be used
In crossing the Ring road in this vicinity. A large section of the new
filling had disappeared, leaving the
road in a dangerous condition for
travel. On previous occasions beavers filled the culvert so that water
on the lagoon side was much higher than on the river side.
trip to Minneapolis last Tuesday, re
turning Thursday.
from
and VFW will have a special display
of war relics picked up on battlefields during the Worlds War. Thru
the kindness of Mr. Ethridge, a fml
from
Girls  under  12,  two  entries
each school
Boys   over   12,   two   entries     from  front  wlndow  in  his  store  will    be
each  school used'for  this   dIsPlay-    Watch    for
Girls   over   12,   two   entries    from  " on PoPPy Day- Mfly 22-
each  school Tne AuxUiary  wil1  also  take part
BALL-BOUNCING •lr'   tne Memorial  Day  program,  and
Children unaer 8, two entries from i Plans   are   already   under    way    by
each school ' bot:n   organizations  to  make  this    a
ROPE  SKIPPING bIg day-
Children under 8, two entries from I    0n June 2- the Auxiliary will cele-
each school
THREE   LEGGED   RACE
Two teams from each school
HORSE  SHOE  CONTEST
Two teams from each school
SACK  RACE
Open  for  all
TUG OF WAR
6 on  a team—graded schools
6 on a team—rural schools
KITTEN   BALL   GAME
Semi-graded   schools,   one  team
Rural schools, one team
RELAY  RACE
brate its first anniversary with a
special party. Sons and Daughters
of the VFW and Aux. will be in
charge of the program.
A new membership drive is under
j way and if you are eligible or know
of someone who is eligible—the name
and address will be appreciated.
A special meeting for instruction
and practice is being called for Wednesday evening, May 19. Every member should be present at this meeting.
All members are requested to bring
Semi-graded schools, 4 ou a team -. articles for the window display,    to
Rural -schools, 4on a team [the Mtjy i& netting.
An Auction sale will be held at
the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. F. H.
Keseberg on Tuesday, May 18. A
good line of farm equipment is advertised on another page of this issue.
Mr. and Mrs. Keseberg have purchased the residence owned by the
late Mrs. Feehan and will make their
home in Pine River.
Fun For the Small Folks! Another 'World Museum'—an authentic
cutout diorama in ■color—will be
published in the Next Sunday's Chicago Herald and Examiner.        (adv.
AIRPLANE CRASHES
NEAR BRAINERD
TUESDAY P. M.
WADENA YOUTH
KILLED IN MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT
The airplane which has been seen |
flying over Pine River the past few
days, crashed near Brainerd late
Tuesday. Harry Lisk of Waterloo,
la., the pilot and owner of the plane,
owns a cabin on Leech Lake near
Walker, and has been using the
plane  for  short  business  trips.
He lost his way in low flying
clouds, when he saw a patch of green
and tried to make a landing. When
the plane hit the rough ground it
nosed over and landed upside down.
Hanging head downwards, Lisk cut
the strap which held him in the seat
and fell to the ground. He caught
a ride into Brainerd with Mr. and
Mrs. H. S. Bliss, who were passing
at the time of the accident. With
the exception of a few minor bruises
he escaped uninjured, although the
plane was  damaged  considerably.
FLESH-PIERCING     NEEDLE
REMOVED BY OPERATION
Mahnomen.—Having submitted to
an operation, Mary Kindseth of Gary,
a student at Mahnomen high school,
now wonders how the needle removed in the operation entered her chest.
Complaining oi a- slight pain on the
left side of her chest, and being able to feel a protrusion with her fingers, the girl was taken to a Crook-
ston clinic, where X-ray developments revealed that a sewing needle
broken Into two pieces, was making
its way out of the flesh. Miss Kindseth does not know how or when the
needle entered her body. The doctor that performed the ; operation
thinks that It had been lodged there
for some time. ' At the time of removal, the needle was precariously
close to the heart. i
SURPRISE PARTY
Mrs. Clarence Hasbrouk and Mr3.
Earl Speck of Pequot, were hostesses at a surprise party given at the
Brandes home in Jenkins, Friday
evening. About thirty friends were
present to help Mrs. Brandes and
daughter Edna, celebrate their birthdays which both fall on the same
day. A tasty lunch was served before the guests departed at a laie
hour.
IRON     PAVEMENT    TEST
APPROVED   FOR   STATE
HUBBARD     MEN     FLY
SELF-BUILT     AIRPLANE
Park Rapids.—Among its progressive citizens Hubbard county has
two airplane builders who have just
zcompleted a plane that will soon
take the air. The idea of building a
plane was conceived by Ivan Prentice and three 'years ago he started
on the project. He cut selected
spruce for the frame work, carefully
seasoned it, and fashioned the parts.
Later he was joined by his brother,
George Prentice, who assisted in
completing the plane. The air craft
has a wing-spread of thirty feet and
the wing surface Is five feet wide. The
total length of the plane from stem
to stern is 18 feet. The propeller, a
regulation airplane part, is six feet
four inches from tip to tip.The wheels
are regular airplane running gear.
Powered by a model A Ford motor,
the engine will develop 50 horsepower, and will provide sufficient power
to fly the plane at high speed. The
Prentice brothers have had some experience in flying airplanes, although
neither has a pilot's license.
A test of Iron pavement in Minnesota has been approved by the federal Bureau of Public Roads and an
experimental half-mile stretch - on
Trunk Highway No. 53, near Eveleth,
will be constructed, according to an
announcement  by    N.    W,    Elsberg.
Finney of the Force changes
his mind, gives the young lady a
ticket for parking instead of
speeding. Read the funny page
today.
Irvin iS. Oobb discussea fox
hunting in England AND America, giving American foxes the
edge because they forsake the
thicket for paved highways to
hide their trail.
Crash of the Hindenburg , at
Lakehurst, N. J., raises doubt*
over practicability of lighter-
than-air craft. E. W. Pickard
comments on disaster in bis
"Weekly News Beview."
A tragic accident occurred about
two and one half miles north of Pine
River, on T. H. 371, Sunday afternoon, when Todd Nehl, 20 years old,
of Wadena,, Minn, was instantly
killed when his motorcycle was overturned. The accident happened about
3:10, when the youth, in company of
four friends riding on three other machines was enroute home via Walker.
When they left Pine River, Mr. Nehl
was driving about 300 feet ahead of
his friends, banking his machine
from side to side going about 45 m.
p. h. It seems that he was unable
to straighten it out from one of the
dips and overturned, striking nis
head on the hard tar road. When
his friends came up to the scene of
the accident, which was only a few
seconds later he was dead. The
Coroner pronounced the death due
to skull fracture.
The youths, Kenneth Meitzel, Beatrice Hendricks of Park Rapids and
Ray Nehl, Tod Nehl and Franklin
Merickel all of Wadena, had started on a tour about 11 o'clock in the
morning and had come to Pine River via Brainerd and were on their
way home when the accident occurred.
MANTOUX TESTS TO
BE GIVEN AT SCHOOL
Beginning Monday, May 17, the
Minnesota Public Health Assn. will
sponsor a general Mantoux test program in Cass "county. This test Is
offered to all school children, adults
and pre-school children.
The tests will be conducted at the
Pine River school on Tuesday, May
18, and will begin at 9 p. m. Outcome of the tests will be read on
Thursday May 20, at 1 p. m.
The Christmas Seal fund will finance the needed X-rays for school
children. However, there will be no
charge for the testing of adults or
any of the children.
202   DRUNKEN   AND   CARELESS
DRIVERS JAILED    IN    APRIL
Two hundred and two Minnesota
motorists were jailed for drunken
and careless driving by the Minnesota Highway patrol In April, an increase of 111 over March, according
to a report by John P. Arnoldy, patrol chief. Convictions resulted in
all cases.
The patrol, now operating nnder
the new traffic code, expects further
strides to rid streets and highways
of drunken drivers in May. It will
no longer be required to take offenders into District courts for drunken
driving prosecutions. Offenders can
be arranged in Municipal and Justice
courts under the new law, which makes the offense a misdemeanor. In
a bulletin to members of the patrol,
Arnoldy cited:
"Penalties prescribed by law are:
For the first offense, imprisonment
for not less than 10 days nor more
than 90 days or a fine of not less
than $10.00 nor more than $100.00;
for the second or subsequent con-
'viction, imprisonment for not less
than 30 days nor more than 90 days,
or a fine of not less than $25 or more
than $100." ■
In April, 15 were charged with
drunken driving, a gross misdemeanor under the old law, and 187 faced
the less serious charge of careless
driving. The patrol classes them,
all as drunken drivers, but placing
of charges heretofore has been determined by  county  attorneys.
HONOR   ROLL
The following new and re-newal
subscriptions to the Journal have
been received the past week.
Look at the label on your paper,
If you are In arrears, stop In and see
us.
S. P. Hanson, Pine River
Hans  Gilbertson, Pine River
Albert   Gravdahl,  Pequot
E. P. Hogan, Backus
W. J. Beymer, Pine River
Mrs. Ben Davison, Gary, Ind.
—TryAWastAfl