The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1939-04-28

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PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME IV,  NO. 36
THE PINE HiVER JOURNAL, PINE RIVER,  CASS
COUNTY,  MINNESOTA. FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1939
SUB. $1.00 In County, $1.30 ouSsiae
Out of the . .
Waste Basket
—By—
GRANT   BERGSTROM
Beaver Season To
Open May 2 To May 9
,!
The urge to write a column which
has many times been defeated about
the time the task should be done, has
finally become a reality. The name
may cause some comment but in these
days when columns pop up like dan-
dilions, it is no small job to select a
meaning title that some other scribe
has not already pounced upon or lifted from some other worthy pulication. I
As far as we know this is the only
"wastebasket" in this part of the
country. The title will no doubt be
appropriate as many folks will think
the drivel that goes to fill the column
came from that source This should
be sufficient as a matter of introduction.
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A Good Free Rider
The following article should be worthy of mention. Rev. MacKinney
i left Pine River April 10 on a little'
jaunt to the southern part of the!
state and after visiting many people j
and places and attending conventions'
etc., returned to Pine River April 21,
having traveled 1142 miles at a total
cost of $2.40. Here is how he did It:
He rode with Ben Ackerman to Minneapolis on the Fraser cattle truck,
but after his arrival was stumped j
for any further free transportation
so was forced to part with the bus
fare to Sherbnrn, where he attended
a convention. He returned to Minneapolis with a brother of the foiu
ancl continued to Brainerd with another friend he met in. the city. No
sooner had he looked around Brainerd than lie spied Morris Cromett and
in less time than it takes to tell it
he was well on his way to Pine River. He no sooner arrived here than
it was necessary for him to go; to the
Op Camp at the State Park which' be
promptly did with the aid of Jim
Flynn who was making the trip. The
following day a death maae a trip to
Cloquet necessary which he also negotiated without any expense. He stated
that with the exception of the one bus
fare and two or three hamburgers
and maybe a few sinkers, the trip
was a total success witnout cost.
No'w this is what we call using your
head and saving your feet.
Wm. Beaver, local trapping authority, informed us this week that the
■season for taking beaver will open
May 2, and L.iat it will be lawful to
take them for eight days, until May t.
A limit of S beaver will .be allo'wei
each man. A $2.50 trapping license
must be obtained. Also, a $1 tag
must be attached to each beaver skin.
These may be obtained from the conservation dept., St Paul, or from your
local warden.
Cass is one of the few counties in
the state that have an open season
on  beaver this year.
REV. MEAD AND
KAY STEVENS
SPEAK VOWS
CREAMERY DIRE
TORS MEET WIjTH
COMMER'L CLUB
STORK   SHOWER
Speaking   of   Newspaper   Men
A newspaperman knocked at the pear-1
ly gate, His face was scarred and
old
He stood before the man of fate
For admission to the fold.
"What have you done," St. Peter asked, "To gain admission here?
"I've  been  a  newspaperman, sir," ne
said, "For many and many a year:"
The Pearly Gate swung open wide
And  St. Peter touched the bell.
"Come in," he said, "and choose your
harp,
You've  had  your  taste  of hell."
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It Can't Be Helped
Not long ago we were approached
by an irate subscriber who ordered
his paper stopped. Oddly enough, not
because of the paper but some other
matter not to his liking. After exhausting his vocabulary of vulgarity, |
he shook his fist and stated he wouldn't have the dirty sheet in his home.
There As (One consolation though—
only half of the people can be mad
at  you   at  the  same   time.
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A man  nowadays is nervous  if his
wife approaches him with a hat in her.
hand—he doesn't know whether it is!
a new one or one he accidentally sat
on.
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Wasted   Energy
A Minnesota politician who ran for,
office in  the  recent  election filed  a
report of his expenditures during his
campaign which went something like
this:
Lost 1,347 hours of sleep thinking
about the election, lost two front teeth
and a lot of hair in a personal in-
counter with an opponent; donated
a beef, five pigs and four sheer! to a
community barbecue; gave away two
pairs of suspenders, three calico dresses, $5 in cash and thirteen baby rattles ; chopped sixteen cords of wood :
kissed 126 babies; kindled fourteen
kitchen fires • • put up two stoves;
'walked 4,756 miles; shook hands
with 9,874 people; told 10,101 lies;
talked enough to make 004 good sized
books in print; attended sixteen revival meetings and was baptized fom-
tlmes by immersion and twice in otn-
Kay Stevens of Pine River, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Young
nf Alinneapolis, became the bride of
Rev." Robert Mead of Pine River, son
of Dr. and Mrs. E. C. ulead of Duluth,
A pretty ring ceremony was performed at Milbank, South Dakota Tuesday,
April 18. Rev. A. N. Courtney, a
friend of both contracting parlies,
read  the  service.
The only attendants were Mrs. A.
N. Courtney and Mrs. Frank Reeves
of Milbank, friends of the bride. A
wedding dinner was held immediately
following the ceremony.
Rev. and Mrs. Mead left the same
evening for Minneapolis, where they
were guests at the home of the bride's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Young.
A wedding reception was held in honor
of the newly married couple at the
Colonial Inn, Minneapolis, Wednesday
evening, with immediate friends ana
relatives   in  attendance.
The bride was aid red in a grey
traveling suit with fuschia accessories.
The groom wore a conventional business suit.
Rev. and Mrs. Mead returned to
Pine River Friday evening, and are
at home to their many friends at the
Shamp residence, across from the ME
Church.
Kay Stevens has made her home in
Pine River for tlie last three years,
coming here from Minneapolis, and
has until recently, conducted a ladies
fashion shop. She is well and favorably known throughout the community and has been active in Church
work for several years.
Rev. Robert Mead has made ins
home in Pine River since last September, at which time he took over the
duties of the M. E. Pastorate in this
community, in which capacity he will
continue.
The many friends of the young
couple wish for them a long and happy
married life.
500 lbs. Of New Laws
For State of Minnesota
A supplement to the Journal, carrying a complete text of all laws passed by the recent legislative session,
is included in  this week's edition.
The law supplement contains 52
pages »of printed matter and weighs
a total of 500 lbs. for the entire circulation.
Readers of the Journal who are interested in the new laws and revision
of old laws should file the supplement
so it may be found easily. Last year
we had several calls for additional
supplements as several had destroyed their copy not thinking.
Cass Auditor Appointed on State Relief Com.
L. C. Peterson, Auditor of Cass
County was named on a committee of
ten auditors throughout the state, to
meet with Governor Harold Stassen
and Alfed Loucke, state relief administrator. The conference will be hela
in St Paul on Friday and Saturday or
this week, to discuss plans and data
for the fair distribution of relief funds
in the state.
er ways; made love to nine grass widows ■ spent $106 at' box suppers;
hugged 49 old maids; got dog bitten
46 times—And Was Defeated!
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A man is no    bigger    than    the
things   which  annoy him.
Members of the board of directors
of the local creamery met witli the
commercial club Thursday evening at
the armory. A large number ofi patrons   were   also   present.
The purpose of the meeting Wijls to
discuss the possibility of reorganizing the institution, plans of WjhiCu
are already under way. Mr. Aldjricli
of Grand Rapids was present to explain the method of re-organization.
Mr; Aldrich was recommended by the
Extension Service of Minnesota, having conducted several similar promotions in the past.
The creamery, one of tlie most vital
organizations of the city, should be
assured the support of the business
men and the patrons in tlie surround*
ing community ns its existance depends largely ou this support.
Plans are also under way for an
expansion program which will make
this one of the best creameries in this
territory, according to Joe Neuberger, local operator. However, we are
not at liberty to divulge plans of this
proposal at present.
Further information, will be carried in your next week's Journal
■which, will comtain an outline of the
proposed  plan  and    its    workability.
Boost your creamery, it's an organization worthy of merit.
A stork Shower, honoring Mrs. Ervin Butler was held at the home of
Mis.   Otto   Haack   Thursday   evening.
Members of the faculty and a group
of friends gathered for a six-thirty
dinner, followed liy a social hour.
.Airs. Butler received a number of beau
tiful and useful gifts, among them, a
baby buggy, given by members of the
school   faculty.
CATHOLIC   LADIES   AID
TO   HOLD   SUPPER
The Catholic Ladies Aid will serve
a ham supper with a grab bag and
food sale in connection in the Lounge
Rooms of the Marlow Theatre Saturday.  April 2!>.
Menu
Ham     .-      cream  potatoes
String beans
Cabbage   salad      -      rolls     -     jelly
Pickles     -     apple pie
Admission,   25   cents     per     person
with   serving beginning at 5.    Everybody welcome.
PTA TO GIVE FAREWELL   MEETING
FOR TEACHERS
JUNIOR CLASS
PLAY WILL BE
GIVEN TONIGHT
Hilda Manning, successful play
writer, has produced another hit called "Pickles Becomes a Lady," a three
act comedy, which will be presenteti
by the Junior Class of the Pine River
High School Friday night, April 28.
The story of the play has been con-
vincely developed, combining liberal
measures of scintillating comedy, pathos  and   exciting  melodrama.
The setting is the Dibble School
for Girls, a small private country
school, and the main character is Edith Fair, or "Pickles" as her classmates call her. She has a genius ror
getting into trouble, and her enemy,
Lillian Haller, the school politician,
aids her in this. Pickles finds herself
in bad with Miss Dibble, tlie school
mistress. Mr. Burleigh, the school
janitor, is her staunch friend, however, and teaches her the art of jui
jistsu. Two young aviators, Tom Ham
ilton, and Sergeant "Blimp" Reid—;
who stutters—crash on the school
grounds and are compelled to remain
at the school for some time because
of injuries. Tony is Pickles first
great love, but alas! he centers his
attentions on the young school mistress, Helen Martin, instead. Then the
villians, Duke and Pete, enter, steal
a valuable paper from Tony with tne
unwitting aid of Pickles, who is then
in worse disgrace than ever. However Old Burleigh comes to her aid
in an exciting climax. As the piav
closes, Pickles has definitely crossed
the line past adolescence and her tomboy days are behind her. The school
girls furnish a good deal of action
and humor, as do Blimp and Burleigh.
The cast is as follows :
Burleigh, the school janitor—Milton
Heemstra.
Pickles,   the  tomboy—ISiorma  Thyr.
Hattie, her schoolmate—Margaret
Wymore.
Mag, who lisps—Leona Hopke.
Flo, another school girl—Marian
Schultz.
Pee-Wee, a young intellectual—Ruth
Johnson.
Miss Dibble, head of the school—
Gertrude Ellis.
Lillian Haller, the school politician
—Reva Nelson.
Helen Martin, a young teacher—-
Evelyn  Johnson.
Myra Parsons, a pupil—Lucile Shepard.
Lieutenant Tony Hamilton of the
air force—Floyd Stanley.
Sergeant "Blimp" Reid, his mechanic—Graydon Cadwell.
Duke,  a  villian—Vernon Basore.
Peter, another villian—Donald Peter
son.
Prompters, Leota Rounds and Marie
Homan.
Stage manager, Ellsworth Houg and
Chesley  Gregory.
On Monday evening, May 1, the local
PTA organization will honor the
school faculty witn a farewell program. This is their regular meeting
date.
Reports from the various departments of the organization will be given and officers for the coining year
will  be elected.
A very interesting program has been
arranged for the evening and all PTA
members are asked to be present. A
short business meeting will be held
Which will  be followed by a lunch.
This farewell meeting is for PTA
members only.
NOTICE TO  BUILDERS
Any parties that are figuring on
building, must first get a building permit from the Village Clerk. Part of
building ordinance requires all buildings to be finished and painted or
stuccoed on exterior.
—H. J. LUSCHER, MAYOR
Jenkins Postoffice
Robbed Wednesday
The Jenkins postoffice was robbed
early Wednesday of $190 in #stamps
and cash. The loot included $160
worth of stamps and $30 in cash,
Which was taken from the safe. The
combination was knocked off the safe
and the door was jimmied open.
The thieves broke into the building through the basement door ana
gained entrance from the basement
to the first floor where the stamps
and cash were left.
The robbery is thought to have occurred sometime after the 2 o'clock
train had left mail at the postoffice,
according to the Sheriff's investigation.
The Jenkins robbery is thought to
have been committed by the same
group that broke into the postoffice
at Hewitt Monday evening. Several
other business establishments were also robbed at Hewitt the same evening.
Ushers: Jeanne Stotts, Marie O'Connor, Henrietta Henselin, and Vera
Peterson.
The play is directed by Miss Isaacson.
If you want rtn evening of fun and
entertainment, be sure to attend the
Junior Class Play, "Pickles Becomes
a Lady," April 28, at the Pine River
High   School  Auditorium.
Bungo Farm Bureau
To Meet Friday Eve.
The Bungo Farm Bureau will hold
theyJr next regular meeting Friday
evening, April 28, at 8 p. m., at the
Pine Forest School.
A speaker has been secured for the
evening, to give an interesting talk
on "Taxes." A report of the county
board meeting will also be given which
will be followed by an interesting program planned by the committee.
Come and bring something for
lunch. We want everyone out' for
this meeting. We need you and Wr
continued to page 4
Legislation Passed,
Permitting Village
To Accept Armory
Eight Pequot Men
Fined On Muskrat
Count Monday
Seven Pequot men pleaded guilty
to the possession of muskrats when
arraigned in municipal court in Brainerd Monday morning. They were fined $10 and costs of $3 each. An eightti
Pequot man, charged with assisting
with the disposal of a muskrat, received the same sentence from Judge .1.
H.  Warner.
The men arrested by game wardens
Sunday included Lifford Neuman,
Lloyd Mortenson, Ed and Herman
Schmidt, William Voight, George Guts.
Elvin Pohl and R. F. Cline.' Cllne
was accused of helping sell a musk-
rat while the others were charged
with possession.
NOTICE
All refuse shall be taken to dumping
grounds only. Parties that have been
dumping on roads leading to dumping
grounds, are known, and we ask that
they clean same up.
By Order of Village Council,
II. J. LUSHER, MAYOR
VFW TO TO SPONSOR POPULARITY
CONTEST HERE
Arvid Lundin, clerk of tlie village
council, received word last week thai
legislation was passed whereby the
state could deed the local armory to
the village. In other words the armory comes to the village as a gift.
The armory building has been a bone
of contention for some time as the upkeep etc. of a building of that size amounts to quite a lot. The building
will be tax free as it will be a municipal!   enterprise.
Heretofore, the village has used the
building for a consideration, ana :..
board, known as the armory board,
consisting of P. E. Lindberg, John Allen, Major Skinner and the village
Mayor was selected to have charge of
renting the building.
As soon as the deed and other necessary papers are forthcoming, tht
council will take action to accept the
property.
Plans for the use of the armory are
not complete but as a municipal building, it will no doubt house a lockup
which the council is now considering,
the fire department and also provide
adequate room for a council chamber
ancl other municipal enterprises.
The local Post of the VFW, will
sponsor a popularity contest in conjunction withe the ticket sale for
their convention dance to be held on
June 10.
Any girl is eligible to enter the
contest to he selected Queen of the
Carnival, and will be judged on her
ticket sales. A first prize and -two
second prizes will be awarded to the
girls selling the largest number of
tickets, entitling the holder to a
chance on a free trip to the Worlds
Fair.
The prizes will consist of three
wardrobes to high ranking contestants. The winners will also ride on
the Post's float in the local convention parade and in the American Legion
parade in Brainerd.
In addition to the above prizes, several cash awards will be made.
The Veterans met Tuesday evening
of this week, to complete advertising
plans and methods of finance for the
convention to be held here June 10
11. Another meeting will be held on
Friday evening.
Pine River VFW and
Aux. Install Officers
The local Post of the Auxiliary and
VFW held their installation ceremonies on Wednesday evening of last
week. A large crowd of visitors was
present including several from neighboring  Posts.
Visitors at the Ladies Auxiliary
meeting included Miss Ni'ta Jeanne
Baldwin, winner of the essay contest
iaud lier mother of Backus. Miss
Baldwin, a sophomore in the Backus
high school, received a medal as win-
ned of the contest. Her essay, "To
Americanism, How Best to Achieve
It," was read during the social hour
to both members of the VFW and
Auxiliary.
Mrs. Alice Fraser was presented
with a silver sugar and cream set by
Mrs. Amelia" Triggs, in behalf of the
organization, upon her retirement
as secretary of the organization for
the past three years. She was also
presented with a personal gift from
Mrs. Triggs, which consisted of a silk
flag and standard. Mrs. Triggs was
presented with a Past President's pin
in honor of the completion of her
term as president for the past year.
Mrs. Yokie acted as conductlress
and Mrs. Triggs as installing officer
for the Auxiliary. Homer Fraser was
the installing officer for the VFW.
A complete list of the officers was
printed   in   last  week's Journal.
Rev. and Mrs. Mead
Honored at Reception
A wedding reception was held at
the Methodist Church Wednesday v-
ening, honoring Rev. and Mrs. Robert
Mead, reeenty married.
A program of music and readings
was given in the church auditorium,
followed by a social hour and refreshments in the dinning  room.
A five tier cake graced the center
of the bridal table, which was decorated with lighted-tapers and spring
flowers. The cake was baked by Ernest Robideau and was a gift from
Mr. and Mrs. Robideau.
Supt. Haack, with a few well chosen remarks, presented Rev. and Mrs.
Mead with a purse of silver, given
by those present and also a gift: from
the ladies of the two aids. Following
the presentation, Rev. Mead responded, offering his thanks for the honor
bestowed upon them. Lorraine Murray then read a poem of her own
composition, written especially for
the occasion.
TAX SALE OF LOCAL
PROPERTY VERY
SUCCESSFUL
The sale of tax delinquent property
held in AValker last Wednesday, brot
a record crowd of buyers from Pine
River. Local property brought in the
neighborhood of $4,000. Most of the
listed lands from here were sold,
the highest bid was $625 on a house
and lot purchased by John Ka,ter.
All the lots were sold on Main St.
that were forfeited. The two lots
between Finch's Food Store and Si-
efert's Market were purchased by Harry Luscher and Al Downing. Mr.
Luscher also bought a 12 ft. strip :ai-
joiriglng the Tom Ethridge Store. The
lot between the Bungalow Cafe and
Kater's Kash Market was purchased
by John Kater. We have been informed that new buildings will b>*
erected on all these lots in tlie very
near future, which will dress up the
main street no small amount.
Lots in the residential districts
were practically all sold, several going
for their appraised value and a few
were bid up by interested buyers, especially the choice parcels. Several
homes that were listed were bid in
unopposed by the property owners.
A sale of this kind places all the
property sold back on the tax rolls
and will enrich the county coffers
considerably, together with making
the property available to prospective
buyers.
The fact that so much interest was
displayed in Pine River property,
should be a good indication of the
confidence the people have in this
v;llage.
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