The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1939-03-10

              PINE
JOURNAL
VOLUME IV NUMBER 20
THE PINE UiVER JOURNAL, PINE RIVER,   CASS  COUNTY.  MINNESOTA   FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1939
SUB. $1.00 In County, $1.50 outside
NEWS BRIEFS OF
INTEREST FROM
'ROUND THE STATE
MAN  INHERITS MONEY
BUT CAN'T GET IT
Roseau.—International complications are really affecting Rudolph Hulst
Some time ago, Mr. Hulst was advised
that he had Inherited a sum of money
ln Germany. It amounted to a hundred dollars or more. But that's where
the international complications set in
Nazi Germany will not allow any cash
to leave its borders and the only way
Mr. Hulst can get it is to go over
there.
Whist Scores
Walton—McAllister       60—702
' Siefert—Downing       52—09:1
! E. Rovik—Seaton    GO—670
' Siefert—Kolb      30—649
Rovik—Zigmund       45—640
Schuster—Robideau       60—641
Shepard—Luscher       58—034
Siefert—Hickel       59—628
, Siebel—Zigmund     60—627
j Lien—Oftedahl 55—622
Hill—Lundin  48—020
Hanson—Triggs       48—01S
Carlson—Carlson       47—Oil
SERVICES FOR
BARNEY BANGSTON TO-DAY
Barfoot Brothers to Appear at Tabernacle
LONG DISTANCE CALL
OVER BARBED WIRE
Sauk Center.—A long distance call
to a rural home, when Its last lap
came over a barbed wire fence, wsi
the experience of the Robert Plant
family recently. Earlier in the day
their telephone was out of order ani
their son, Robert, had hooked the
broken wire onto the barbed wire
fence. Mrs. Plant had talked down
the fence to San Francisco with perfect sound and she found the experience considerably different from talking over the backyard fence. You can
imagine her surprise when she sard |
"Where are you calling from?" to her
nephew. Bud, and he answered "The
San Francisco Falrl"
Dingle—Bremken      35—594
Kater—Sherwood       50—580
Meiberg—Bloomfield         60—584
Allen—Plath       23—573
Rognlie—Rognlie       25—573
Fields—Thompson        26—558
Basore—Fraser        60—508
Dubbs—Teagarden     35—500
Carlson—Kotka    52—oOtl
Klein—Lundrigan       50—477
Biever—Johnson      33—455
Norman—Houston       34—452
Kline—Jones      0—422
ATTENTION   PARENTS
Kindergarten classes will open on
Monday, March 13. All those who
have children eligible to take this
course should register as soon as possible with Supt. Haack in his office
at the local school.
Barney Bangston, well-known Pine
! River farmer, passed away at his
i home here Tuesday, at the age of t>3
years. He had been ill for some time.
| Funeral services will be conducted
at 2 p. m. Friday (today) fivtm the
i Methodist Churefi, with Rev. Wiens
of Mildred and Uev. MacKinney ottl
dating. Pallbearers will be George
Briley, Bob Ailerr, William Ast. Jerry
Miller, L. W. Walton and George Olson.
j     A  complete  obituary  will   be    published in next week's Journal.
COUNCIL CONSIDERS
POWER FRANCHISE
AT TUESDAY MEET
SCHOOL MEN MEET
AT WALKER THUR
POCKETFUL   OF   SNAKES;
WASN'T   "SEEING   THINGS"
Redwood Fails.—Sticking his hand
\ into a pocketful of garter snakes as
he dooned his overcoat was the unenviable experience of a worker employed on the Ramsey park WPA project
recently. When the discovered thai
hibernating snakes and gophers, found
curled up In the frozen ground could
be "thawed out" it was naturally only
a matter of time until someone should
find his pocketful of snakes. One
gopher brought into the warmth ot
the shack roused up after a few hours
and hlstlrred himself long enough to
dig a new bedroom in tbe corone-,
then resumed his slumber.
AND  THE OLD COW  IS
NOW A  SANDWICH   MAN
Windom.—A cow on the streets of
Windom Is ln itself enough to attract
attention but when its sides are dec
orated and old Bossy looks just like
a sandwich man there is even more
of an attraction. One sign said "This
is No Bull" and the other sign told of
the coming attraction, "Ferdinand the
Bull." A smaller sign tied to the cows
tail said "Tallspln", was the other
feature.
PATIENT RUSHED TO HOSPITAL DESPITE THE ELEMENTS
Fosston.—The roads were blocked
and the trains were far off schedule
when Carl llaygren, suffering from
an acute attack of appendicitis,, was
rushed several miles to the hospital
In a handcar. - He was bundled in
blankets, placed on the handcar and
propelled into the hospital by Aneti
Great Northern section men in a temperature of thirty degrees below zero.
6th District Vets Hold
Business Meeting Here
SPECTACULAR SUEZ
COMING TO MARLOW SUNDAY
A striking cross-section of life on
board an ocean liner returning from
the Orient is dramatically woven thru-
out "Pacific Liner" starring Victor
McLaglen and Chester Morris, playing
at tlie Marlow Friday and Saturday.
The story reveals a unique contrast
between the sophisticated passengers
and the grimy,'hard-driven crew tolling in the gloomy depths.of the ship's
hold Where an epidemic of a dread
malady starts a reign of terror.
Produced with the magnitude possible only on the screen, one of the
most memorable pictures ever to come
out of Hollywood, "Suez" opens at tne
Marlow Sunday.
"Suez" Is truly a great picture. In
spectacle, emotional experience and
sheer entertainment, it Is tinsurpass
ed.
The story is of heroic proportions.
It tells of the amazing Ferdinand de
Lesseps, who dreamed of creating the
short route to the East, sought vainly
by Columbus and Magellan, by tearing
continents apart and joining the Mediterranean with the Bed Sea. The
great canal he built lias become the
jugular vein of the world.
Out of choking sand, from the clutch
of tbe raiding Bedouin, In the face of
the terrifying Sahara simoon—with
blood, tears and passion—de Lesseps
built his canal, driven by the love of
two women to realize the dream men
scoffed at.
Tyronne Power gives thrilling re
alism to tire central character, witn
Loretta Young nnd Annabella stirringly appealing in the feminine leads.
Scotland Yard baffled! The International police bewildered! And then
the wires flashed "calling Mr. Motto."
The Saturday Evening sleuth plays
Iris most desperate game—knowing
he's marked for deatli. Peter Lore ln
"Mysterious Mr. Moto" will play at
ih" Marlow next Wednesday and
Thursday,  Cash  Club Nites!
At a regional meeting held at Walker on Thursday evening of last week,
school men made a detailed study ot
pending school legislation. Supr.
Carl Ingebrigtson of Nevis acted as
presiding officer and Supt. J. 0. Wick
of Akeley, Secretary.
Following tlie presentation of the
school problems, the president Intro*
duced Supt. J. W. Wicklund whig dealt,
with a report of the State Co. Supt.
meeting and voiced the attitude <>?
superintendents of southern counties.
Supt. Otto Haack of Pine River presented the Supplemental Aid Problem
and the effect of the present suggeste 1
budget on tbe prorating of aids for
1939-40 and 1910-41. Supt. P. J. Stef-
fenson of Backus, presented statistics
on possible effects to the Unorganized
District:
It was pointed out that unless care
was  taken  In  regard to  the    school;
state budget aids may be prorated at
frorh 1-2 1-2 to 21 percent lower than
for the last biennium.    To the Unorganized District,, it would make a dif- \
ference  of  a  25  percent raise."   It is
suggested that everyone interested in
education,  study   this   problem.    St.i-j
tistics  were  published   on  it  in  last!
week's issue of the Journal.
LENTEN SERVICES TO BE
HELD AT METHODIST CHURCH
The first of a series of Lenten services will be held at the M. E. Church
Friday evening March 10, at 8 p.   a.
These meetings are especially for the
young people of the community  and
speakers have been secured who will
il  to tiie youth.    Mr. G. E. Benin Will be the speaker Friday ev-
lle  will   speak  on  "The Influence of Christianity  Upon Youth.'
.".one is invited to attend.
DISTRICT BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
HELD AT WADENA
VFW To Hold Annual Banquet March 11
The Sixth District VFW and Auxiliary held their annual business meeting
ttr the Pine River armory Sunday afternoon. Representatives were pre-
sen I from Minneapolis, St Cloud, Brain
erd, Lit tie Falls, Mora, Aitkin, Longville, Walker and l'ine River.
Officers of the VFW present, included 6th. Dist. Commander, Wm. Hamii
ton and ids Adjutant, Erick Nordeen
of Mora.Dept. Chief of Staff, Gust
Annis of St Cloud and Mr. and Mrs.
Butler of the Welfare department ot
Minneapolis.
Auxiliary officials present, were
.Mrs. Emaline Lyman of McgralU, 6th
District President who was in charge
of the meeting and Mrs. Margaret
Butler of St Paul, Jr. Vice President
of the Auxiliary.
Members of the local Auxiliary
served dinner to about one-hundred
visitors, following the arternoon meeting.
George Bell suffered a heart attack
Monday, hut is sufficiently recoverel
to be about again.
OLSON    BROTHERS 'QUARTETT
1^
Sell It With A Want Ad
The Department of Minnesota, Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold their
37 Annual Banquet at tne RaGisson
Hotel Minneapolis, on Saturday,
March 11. V.F.W. members and members of the Ladies Auxiliary to the
V.F.W., from all sections of MlnnesoTa
will make the trek to Minneapolis <-■>
attend the banquet and their respective Council of Administration meetings in the afternoon.
Invited guests include Governor
Harold E. Stassen, General Campbell
B. Hodges, Commandant of Fort Snell-
Ing, Mayor Leach of Minneapolis and
Mayor Fallon of St. Paul, Frank E.
Morse of Mankato, State Commander
of the American Legion, Owen Galvin,
Minneapolis, National Commander of
the Disabled American Veterans and'
many other state and national officeis
of service and civic organizations.
Guests of the Ladies Auxiliary will
include Mrs. James V. O'Neil of St. i
Paul, Department President of the
Ladles Auxiliary to the American Legi
on, Mrs. Thomas A. Kaldunsky, National Jr. Vice President of the Ladies
Auxiliary of tlie Disabled Americ -t
Veterans, Mrs. Marie DeWitt, National
Chief of Staff of the Ladies Auxiliary
to the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Otis N. Brown, Greensboro, N. C,
National Senior Vice Commander ot
the Veterans of Foreign Wars will he
the principal speaker of the evening.
Ben F. Gardner, Minneapolis, Commander of the Hennepin County Council. Veterans of Foreign Wars, is general chairman and is assisted by Mrs
Isabelle Lawtber of St. Paul, of the.
Ladies  Auxiliary.
Dancing in the Flame Room of the
Hadisson Hotel will conclude the ac
tlvlties for the day.
Tlie District Basketball tournament
will be played at Wadena, March 8, 9-
10 and il. Teams participating include.; Aitkin, Brainerd, Crosby-Iron
lV.ule Falls, Staples, Verndale,
VVadera and winner of the "B" Tournament. Games will be played nt S
:il;:l '.) .p.  in.
u'iis victorious in their
..--■ in r Wfeh Motley at th*
.Snl>-D!strtet tournament held nt Brain
erd last week, but were forced to bow
to the Sebeka quint in their second
elimination game.
Games for March 8 are: Brainerd
vs. Little Falls and Sebeka vs. Crosby-Ironton. On March 9: Verndale
vs. Wadena and Staples vs. Aitkin.
The final eliminations will be played
March 10 and 11.
The tournament will be held nt the
Memorial auditorium in Wadena.
Three-Day Meeting
At P. R. Tabernacle
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
of next week, the Barfoot Brothers.
Canadian Evangelists and the Olson
Brothers, finest gospel quartet in
Northern Minnesota, will appear at
the Gospel Tabernacle In three Evangelistic services begining at S p. m.
Those who have heard these gentlemen, need no urge to hear them again.
Many interested listeners nave re
cently enjoyed tlie radio broadcasts
of the Olson Brothers who are also
an added feature of the- orchestra
which will appear each n
Rev. MaeKinney suggests tha
you have been planning to 'visit the
tabernacle, this is an excellent opportunity to do so and enjoy an unusual
treat.
TRAFFIC   ACCIDENTS  SET   TEN-
YEAR   LOW   IN   FIRST   MONTH
According to figures just, released
by W. F. Bosenwald, trafllc engineer,
Minnesota has shown a 40 percent decrease in traffic accidents during the
month of January. 1039—n record for
the last decade.
During January 193S, a total of ittS
persons lost their lives in traffic accidents as compared to only 24 fatalities during the same period this year.
In view of the fact that tlie roads
have been exceptionally hazardous
during January this year, due to lcj
conditions, this Is an outstanding record for Minnesota.
Use A  Want Ad
Visit To State Prison Farm
Proves Very Interesting
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting and election of
officers for the Town of Ponto Lake,
will be held Tuesday, March 14, 1930,
at the Harriet school. Business meeting will be held at one o'clock p. m.
Polls will open at 9 a. dr. and close ar
5 p. m.
Esther Shepard, Deputy Clerk
TO Appear At Tabernacl»
it with a want ad
J. O. Brezinsky and the local editor
enjoyed a trip through the State
Prison Farm at Walker, on Monday
afternoon. The farm Is located west.
of tlie State Sanitorium at Ah-Gwah-
Ching. No visitors are allowed unless
accompanied to the camp by a guard
and it was only through tlie courtesy
of Harold Hill, formerly of Pine River, but now a guard at tbe farm, that
we were afforded the pleasure. Dr.
A. J. Button of Walker was also a
guest in the party.
Forty-nine inmates, ranging in age
from 20 to 40 are confined at the
camp. All inmates at this farm are
sent from the state reformatory at
St Cloud and are either eligible for
parole or have already appeared before the board, and they are considered as men whose behavior since
their entrance to the penal institution, has been above reproach. No high
walls or fences surround the'camp and
all men are placed on their honor.
Any infraction of the rules cause their
return to some other institution of not
so enjnble an atmosphere.
We were especially impressed by
the fact that the guards do not carry
guns or weapons of any kind and state
thai they have had very little trouble.
Messers Stal, Larson, Hill and Sand-
quist who are in sole charge of the
camp, stated that trouble with the
inmates was practically an unknown
factor to them, but that it was neces-
-aiy for them to quell an occasional
fiptit amongst the boys.
Tbe camp resembles a CCC camp
in every respect and was built witn
prison labor In 1915. They operate
their own laundry, furnish all the fuel for the camp from the near-by timber, and three Inmates do all the kitchen work—and by the way, the kitchen would do justice to any city
home as far as cleanliness Is concern
ed. We arrived about meal time and
had we been Invited to partake, It no
doubt would have tasted even better
than it looked as our appetites were
whetted to a keen edge by this time.
The camp furnishes  practically all
the lahor for the near-by sanltorium
and at present, a large numner of the
men are engaged in digging sand for
the  new  disposal  plant    now    being
built.    The  day's labor starts at an
early hour and ends at 4 :30 p. m„ and
after  the  evening meal  tbe  Inmates
are  at.  liberty  for four and  one half
hours, when they can enjoy themselves in several ways,    A billiard table
has been installed and they are permitted to listen to a radio, read,    or
just visit among themselves.    Several
of the men are interested   In    woodwork and spend their evenings making
occasional  furniture  and  objects    o) |
art.    A   number  of  the  tables  which
they   fashion   on   turning   lathes   etc.,!
are inlaid   with  several   varieties    of
wood and finished in a manner that,
would put to shame articles from   ai
commercial factory.    We were especi-j
ally  interested  in  a bowl  containing1
180 pieces of wood which is without
a doubt tlie work of a master craftsman?-^ One inmate we spoKe to, stated
that  he planned on opening n woodwork shop upon his release as a means
of earning his llvlihood.
We were trented with tbe utmost
courtesy and shown throughout tbe
entire camp, having every minor detail and method of routine Interestingly explained.
There is no doubt but what If the
inmates appreciate the human treatment they receive, they will grasp
the opportunity for a new lease of life
and make the best of their confinement which is considerably different
from other penal Institutions which
ffe have read about.
Tlie Village Council held their regular meeting Tuesday evening, the
minutes of which appear on anotner
page of this issue. Following their
regular business session, the question
of granting a franchise to the Minnesota Utilities Company for five years,
was considered.
A petition bearing a number of signa
lures urging the granting of the franchise was read and the fact that non-
of the signers were present, a call
was sent out inviting them to attend.
When they arrived, Mr. Roy of the
Fairbnnks Morse Company was asked
to explain the possible results of sigr-
ing a franchise when the village was
contemplating the installation of i
municipal power plant in tlie near future.
Mr. Roy stated that the granting ot
such a franchise would permit tne
power company to operate ln the village for its duration and should the
village install a municipal plant, would
permit them to operate In competition
with the new set-up,
He also explained that the present
lst-step rate throughout the state was
an 81-2c top going as low in some localities as 6c. He was of the opinion
that with the load Pine Biver and Pequot could produce, there was little
doubt but what a similar rate could
.be established here,
'^jjfhe council adjourned and re-convened the^tollowing day, voting to
table tlie mfe|^jf the franchise for
further consl'dermlGftS*
An electrical survey will be made in
the village in the very near future to
determine ithe feasabillty of installing
a municipal plant. We have also
been informed that Pequot has raised
sufficient funds by a subscription, to
conduct a similar survey.
TERRIBLE TURKS TO
PLAY GALLOPING
CONSUMPTIVES
The PTA of Pine River will sponsor a pie social the night of March
17, given at the local auditorium beginning at S p. m.
The purpose of this pie social Is to
start a fund by which uniforms may
oe purcnased for the fine River school
band early this spring.
An evening of super-colossal entertainment is already planned which is
intended to really show what basketball in 1040 will be like.
The managers have secured two
fast playing teams for the evening and
morning.    The lineup is as    follows:
"Terrible Turks"
Coacli Slap-Happy, Benson
Droop Snoot, Riley
Anaesthesia, Adna Semmler
Underweight Cadwell
Stale Annie Doty
Galloping Consumptives
Coach Horizontal McPlvot: Mntson
Mattress-Back Butler
Milwaukee  Front  Jones
Jeepers Creepers Matthews
Crystal Dome Hnack
When these two teams meet, there
will be several members of the janitorial staff to scrape up broken legs.
The latest style in basketball tog>
will bo displayed by both teams, which
permits the greatest comfort and so
curity.
Don't miss this tliriller-diller of the
century. Ladies are requested to
bring lots of pies and men, an appetite
and pu-lenty of change!
Free coffee will be served by tne
PTA.
Mcl'ivot Matson and bis "Spirit of
76'ers" will entertain before and after
the game.
Entries Corning In Fast
For Old Time Contest
Entries to the Old Time Fiddlers
and accordian players contest, sponsored by the VFW, are coming ln fast.
All those wishing to register are requested to see Dr. Dingle or Homer
Fraser.
The contest will be held at the Ptae
River armory, Saturday evening.March
IS. A big dance will follow the contest. Lunch will be served by the ladles Auxiliary.
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