The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1939-04-14

              Old Time Fiddlers' Contest At Pine River Armory Saturday Nite, April 15
PINE
JOURNAL
VOLUME IV NUMBER 34
THE PINE iuVER JOURNAL, PINE RIVER,  CASS   COUNTY,  MINNESOTA, FRIDAY,'APRIL 14, 1039
SUB. $1.00 In County, $1.50 onteltte
IN
CAPITOL
MRIDORS
By Lee M. Bennett
Auction
As the legislature goes into its final few days prior to adjourning, it is
now certain that no new roads will be
added to the state highway system
this session. A few weeks ago I commented on this subject and stated then
that it was quite evident that no action would be taken this year as that
was the general report around the corridors.
Several bills asking for added roads
were introduced this session by members from various parts of the state.
Among those were several from Senator Herreid and Representative Sawyer. These were for certain roads In
Cass county as designated by the coun
ty Commissioners, and included among
others, the Pillager-Pine River road,
road west of Pine River and the Woman Lake road.
As stated before, though it is quite
evident that no new roads will be added, both Senator Herreid and Representative Sawyer introduced bills ln
case of the possibility of any additions at the last minute, cass county
would then be in a position to ask for
consideration which they would have
received.
There are many of us in Cass County who feel that we need more state
highways. We should not be disheartened or give up the fight. When the
legislature meets two years from now,
<vs should again press this matter.
Eventually the time will come when
the highway department will feel that
they can take on more miles, and
when that time comes, Cass County
citizens want to be on the job to get
their needs taken care of.
Aid   To   Walker  Cemetery
A bill introduced by Rep. Sawyer
regarding aid for the Walker cemetery, has passed the House and is now
awaiting action in the Senate. A large
number of those who die at the State
Sanatorium are burled in the Walker
cemetery and for some time these
graves have been neglected. The bill
provides that the Sanatorium be directed to use employees to assist in the
care of'and improving the cemetery.
Educational Bills
The educational appropriation bill
passed the House last week and is now
being considered by the Senate. It
now appears that the regular state
appropriation for schools will be prac- i
tically the same in dollars and cents
as last year, though a few special aids
were added that will be of help to
some districts in Cass County. I
For several years, some $15,000 had
been set aside to pay teachers ln Indian schools, practically all of which
went to the Unorganized district. In-]
advertently, this was left out of the|
appropriation since 1935. Rep. Sawyer caught the error and it is again
in the appropriation bill. Another bill
appropriates $350,000 to distressed
school districts, meaning those having
an indebtedness in excess of 50 percent of the valuation of a district. In
Cass County, the Pine River, Mildred,
Remer and two country districts will
be affected.
Another bill alows increased aid to
high school students in districts of 10
or more townships where pupils live
more than ten miles from school. Tne
present transportation aid is $36.00
per pupil for all pupils. The new bill
increases the amount to $54.00 for tho
longer hauling in such districts.
An Auction Sale will be held at
the R. H. Schmelzer fairm, 14- mi.
west of Pine River on the Elwell.
3 miles south, 1-2 mile east and
1-4 mile west of the Elwell store,
on Friday, April 14.
3 K.ad Cattle, 5 Head Horses,
complete set of farm machinery
and some household goods will be
offered for sale.
Read the ad on another page of
this issue.
SERVICES HELD FOR
MRS. CLEWS TUES.
Funeral services were held from
the McKinley Church Tuesday afternoon, for Mrs. William E. Clews, who
passed away at her home 16 miles
west of Pine River Saturday. Rev.
Mead of Pine River officiated.
Anna Simmons was born In Richland County, Ohio on January 23,
1867 and was 71 years ot age at thP
time of her death.
She was united In marriage to William E. Clews in 1891. To this union
five children were born; one son Homer of Backus survives. The others
preceded her in death.
She is also mourned by three sisters
Sadie Betzer of Cascade, la., Mrs. Kate
Sexton of Ralston, la., and Mrs. Belle
Sexton and brothers Frank and Earl
of Simmons, Ia.
She has been affiliated with the Baptist Church for many years. She has
made her home In McKinley Township
for the past 24 years.'
Funeral appointments were made hy
the Northland Funeral Home.
VFW and Auxiliary
To Hold Installation
The local Post of VFW and Ladies
Auxiliary will install their officers m
Wednesday evening, April 19. Each
organization will hold their lnstallaii
on at their respective meeting places.
The Installation of officers will be followed by a social meeting to be held
at the Oddfellows Hall.
CORRECTION
We wish to make a correction concerning the article published last week
on the Kulla-Butler case:
Action was brought by Frank Kulla,
the lad, and not John Kuila, who is
merely acting as his guardian. The
dismissal was requested aue to the
fact that a doctor needed as a witness
for the plaintiff, was unable to be
present. The case will be reopened
in the fall term of court.
Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Anderson motored to Minneapolis Sunday, where they
are spending a few days. '
Mr. and Mrs. Henselin and daughters spent the week-end ln Minneapolis.
Ethel Freestone, and John Qulnett
and father spent Easter Sunday at
the Leslie Shepard home.
Norman Kruckow sawed wood for
Mr. Cooley Tuesday, with the assistance of Mr. Henselin, Jack Marsh and
Les Shepard.
Roy and Mildred Olson of Minneapolis, spent Easter Sunday with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Olson.
They returned to Minneapolis Sunday
DIRECTO!
FAIR BOARD MET
WEDNES. EVE.
The Cass County fair h-j-i^d ucj at
the Farmers Supply Store Wednesday
evening to select their superintendents
and directors for this year.
The only change in superintendents
is that of Bert Heemstra replacing Arthur Aaamot, who resigned as poultry
superintendent. The directors for this
year includes C. C. Gardner, Herman
Hecht, Marius Houg, Reuben Hagen,
Lewis Walton, Bert Heemstra, L. C.
Emery and Homer Fraser.
Plans were discussed for the selling
of tickets for the fair dance and also
concession rights.
Premium list will be printed and distributed by June 10, so as to enabl-:
farmers to plant items listed. .
Rules concerning a national crocheting contest were read by Mr. Rognlie
and it was decided by the directors
to add this item to the premium list,
which, if a local winner wins in the
national contest, would give the fair
board a prize of $00. plus the contestant's prize.
Minnesota's Grasshopper Outlook
Based on Grasshopper Egg
Survey Made in Fall
of 1938
OLD TIME FIDDLERS
CONTEST SATURDAY EVENING
The old time fiddler's contest which
was to have been held last month, but
duo to inclement weather, will be held
Saturday evening, April 15, at tlie local armory. The contest will be for
fiddlers and accordian players. Anyone wishing to enter, should register
with either Dr. Dingle or Homer Fraser.
Following the contest, a dance will
be held with music by the contestants.
The program is under the sponsorship
of the VFW assisted by the Ladies
Auxiliary.
According to state entomologists the grasshopper infestation may
be quite severe in some sections of the state as shown in the above
graph. County Agent Oscar Nelson states that a meeting will be held
In,the near future, at which time one of the state entomologists will
be present to discuss the situation as applied to Cass County. It is
planned that necesary \bait material will be on hand early and mixed
to be used as soon as the early hoppers start to work.v
CHARLIE MCCARTHY
AT MARLOW SUN.
GEORGE GARRITY OF
HACKENSACK DIES
George Garrity, well-known horseman of Hackensack, passed away Wed
nesday morning, at the age of 30
years.
Funeral services will be held today
(Friday) at 9 a. m., from the house
and 9:30 a. m.. from the Catholic
Church at Hackensack, with Rev. Father R. Crowe of Pine River officiating.
Funeral arrangements were made
by the Northland Funeral Home of
Pine River.
evening.
The Sewing Circle met with Mrs.
Sjostrom Thursday of last week.
Nine members and seven visitors were
present. The business meeting was
held In the afternoon. Mrs. Bates
drew the X In the penny drill and received the present from Mrs. Riley.
The next meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. Turk ln May.
with a want ad
SINGING     MOUSE    SINGS
SWEET       MELODIES
Fergus Falls.—-Eric Laurlla of New
York Mills, is the proud owner of a
real singing mouse. This particular
mouse Is apparently a member of tue
nightingale family as It- does its best
singing at night. It thrives on canary
seed and Its voice resembles that of a
canary. The musical little animal
knawed Its way into the Laurila home
one night last fall and one night "he
family heard sweet melodious tones
faintly. Cautiously they investigated
and found the mouse "singing" merrily as it scampered around the room.
The next night a cage was arranged
to catch the little animal and since
his captivity, he has thrived on a die:
of wheat, oats and canary seed.
HARRIET
Mrs. 8hepa>rd, Correspondent
Mr. and Mrs. Helgle Norman spent
Easter at the Thiers home.
SENIOR CLASS
—OF THE—
PINE RIVER HIGH SCHOOL
—PRESENTS—
ss*
"The Circus Queen"
—ON—
FRIDAY, APRIL 14     ,
—CAST-
MARTHA MURPHY  ..,   JOYCE REED
HAP  HALLIGAN)    ORLO TRUDE
QUEENIE  MATKEW3       LORELLE CASWELL
TERRY BLAKE   BILL CROMETT
MISS POPE    LENORA  LEVERINGTON
ESTELLE     GLENEITTA   HENSELIN
MR. STINSON       LYLE   DOUGHERTY
MRS. DUDLEY MATTHEWS    ,    EDNA 8HIFFER
DIRECTED  BY CORWIN   JONES
Produced by special arrangement with Northwestern Press, Mpls.
Admission: 10c & 25c 8:15 P. m.
Opening tonight (Friday) at tho
M&plow theatre, "Submarine Patrol"
Is the never before told story of the
heroic "Splinter Fleet" focussed on
the Sub Chaser 599 and its motley.
ill-assorted crew of civilian odds ana
ends—the strangest crew ever to man
a fighting ship.
When the flimsy, wooden craft Is
plhnged unexpectedly into the thick
of the U-boat warfare the men learn
to stand and deliver in the face Of
danger. Such stellar players as Preston Foster, George Bancroft, Slim
Summerville, John Carradine, Joan
Valerie, Henry Arnietta, Warren Hy-
mer, Douglas Fowley, Maxie Rosen-
bloom and others are included in the
cast.
An array of talent that reads like
"Who's Who in Hollywood" was assembled for "You Can't Cheat an Honest Man," which opens at the Marlow theatre Sunday.-
Heading the cast of this comedy,
declared one of the best ever produced, are W. C. Fields, Edgar Bergen
and Charlie McCarthy. For a comedy combination you just can't beat
that trio. Fields has been a star in
his own right for nearly forty years.
Mortimer Snerd, Constance Moore,
Princess Baba and Blacaman the animal hypnotist, are featured in Important roles.
Jack Oakie and Lucille Ball, who
created the roles of the wacky press
agent nnd the temperamental picture
star In "The Affairs of Annabel," re-
enact the same parts in the current
sequel, "Annabel Takes a Tour."
This new offering chronicles in an
amusing fashion the trials and tribulations of the actress while on a personal appearance tour with her harebrained publicity man.
Ruth Donnelly, Bradley Page, Ralph
Forbes, Frances Mercer, Donald Mac-
Bride and Alice White appear ln supporting roles in this picture Wednesday ancl Thursday.
FREAK CALF BORN AT NOR-
MAN  FARM RECENTLY
Oscar Norman Informed us this
week of the birth of a freak calf
at his farm recently.
The calf was born with the hide
of a slieep. Legs eyes and tall
were normal.
This strange freak of nature is
now three weeks old and Is still
living.
OTTO PARLITZ
RETURNS FROM
SPORTSMEN SHOW
Otto Parlitz, returned Wednesday
from Minneapolis, where he attended
the Northwest Sportsmens Show. Ho
was in charge of the booth for the
Paul Bunyan Playground Association
at the auditorium. The show was an
outstanding one with exhibitions of retrievers, champion log rollers, timber
cutters etc. A varied program of entertainment was given, including an
indoor ski exhibition and trapeze artists.
Mr. Parlitz stated that considerably
interest was shown in the booth which
he was in charge of, particularly in
that of a fur-covered fish which wa3
on exhibition. The freak was secured
fr,om Brainerd and used In the display.
Rules For School
Essay   Contest
-.*
Following is a list of rules to be ad-
herred to in the essay "Why I Am Opposed To War." The essay is being
sponsored by Cong. Harold Knutson
of this district:
1. Only sixth, seventh and eighth grade pupils of Ungraded Elementary
school may participate.
2. The title of the essay shall be:.
"Why I Am Opposed To War."
3. The essay shall be written in original handwriting on one side of 8M>xlO%
inch paper, and shall not be more than
1000 words nor less,than 80V words
in length. The pupil's .-name, age,
grade, District No., name of County
and address shall be on the last pag-J
of the essay.
4. Each school may submit from one
to and including three papers: said
papers to be mailed to the Coumy
Superintendent not later than May 1,
1939.
5. Each County Superintendent shall
appoint a county committee who shall
judge all papers and shall select tho
five best papers of the county for competition in the Sixth Congressional Dis
trict contest.
6. In the district contest each county
may submit the five best essayi. Tao
county Superintendent shall mail
these five to Albert A. Anderson, Oiiw
man of the district contest, Buffalo,
Minn., not'later than May 10, 1939.
7. The decision of the Dist. Committee of! judges shall be made on or before May  15, 1939.
B. The prizes for each county shall ho
as follows:
1st prize—No. 3 Microscope set
2nd prize—No. 2 Microscope set
3rd prize—No. 1 Microscope set
4th prize—Samaritan First Aid Kit
5th prize—Rubber composition Soft
Ball.
fj. Tiie prizes for the district contest
to go directly to the child shall be as
follows:
1st prize—$6.00
2nd prize— 5.00
3rd prize— 4.00
4th prize— 3.00
5th prize— 2.00
SENIOR PLAY TO
BE GIVEN FRID-
DAY EVE.JONITE
.Make way for laughter and romance! The clowns are conin.g: This
wni ha the ticui; Friday evening (tonight) at the high school auditorium
when the seniors present their annual
class play.
A brand new play will be presented
this year. This is the "The Circus
Queen," a comedy drama of life under
the big top. Clowns, bareback riders,
and acrobats are the featured performers, but the play will take the audience backstage to witness moments
In their most intimate lives. There
will be drama, heartaches, and laughter in super-abundance.
Everything is now ready. The .lot
has been staked out. The tents are up
and the cast Is all ready.
"The Circus Queen" will be given
for one night only, in the school auditorium. Tickets at 25c for adults and
10c for students, may he obtained
from any member of the senior class
or at the door on the night of the play.
The main entrance to the big show
will be thrown open to the public at
8:15 p. m. Make way for the clowns !
The Circus is coming.
A list of the characters is printed
In this issue also.
Work has been started at the Journal office this week, on the graduation
announcements for the senior class.
There are thirty-eight memhers in the
class this year.
Warned of Wash-out
Within Ten Minutes
The state highway department demonstrated recently that modern hlgn-
way speed Is not confined alone t>
vehicles on the highways.
Imprisoned flood waters broke thru
under the pavement at a culvert on
trunk highway 371, between Topeka
and Ft. Ripley. A rushing river formed
sweeping away the grade. The pavement collapsed Into the torrent.
Within just ten minutes after the
cave-In, news of it had been flashed to
the road condition reporting office of
the highway department, this office
had relayed it to radio stations, and
the radios had broadcast a warning to
the entire state. And just one day
later the washout had been filled ln
and normal traffie restored over the
spot.
Deadline Past For
New License Plates
On advice from Secretary of State
Mike Holm that his office has cleared;
all applications for 1939 license plates,
warning was Issued this week by El-
den Rowe, chief officer of the state
highway patrol, that motorists still operating with 1938 license plates are
now subject to arrest.
Highway patrolmen are not arbitrarily ordered to make arrests In every
case, but Ivolaters are subject to arrest
unless they can present valid reason
for having tailed to install the new
plates, and arrest will be the rule
rather than the exception.
SLAYMATES
Sell tt With A want Aa
Charlie! McCarthy and W. C.
Field* In "You Can't Cheat an
Honest Man" at Marlow Sunday.