The Pine River Journal (Pine River, Minnesota), 1939-01-06

              PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME IV NUMBER 20
THE PINE .ruVER JOURNAL, PINE   RIVER.  CASS  COUNTY,  MINNESOTA,  FRIDAY,  JANUARY  6,  1939
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NEWS BRIEFS OF
INTEREST FRO.
'ROUND THE STATE
LEAVE ON   EXTENDED TRIP
HEN     HATCHES    BROOD    OF
1   6 CHICKS     IN     HAY     MOW
Jackson.—Tlie Steve Hayostelc family are already anticipating the pleasure of dining on young fried chicken along about Easter time next
spring when the other fanners will be
getting their young chicles from the
hatcheries. The Hayosteks were as
surprised as anyone could be recently
when they heard the cheep, cheep of
newly hutched chicks coming from
the hay mow in their barn. Investigation revealed that an old hen had
picked out a warm place to lay her
eggs, and then decided that she would
show the world that hatching out a
brood of chicks in southern Minnesota is no trick at all in the winter
time.
STORYTELLER   FROM   SAUK
RAPIDS ON THE LOOSE AGAIN
Major and Mrs .H. C. Skinner and
Mr. and Mrs. James Skinner left on
Saturday for an extended trip that
will take them to Chicago, Cincinnati,
Indianapolis, Washington, D. C, and
on down the coast to Florida. From
there they will go to Havana, Cuba
tqr a week and return to the states
taking the southern route to Texas,
and north through the Ozarks to St
Louis and back to Minnesota.
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Nupson and children, who spent the holidays at the
Haugen and Kline homes, returned to
Grand Rapids. Ellsworth Nupson,
who has been assisting his grandfather here, returned home with them.
PR P^RATIONS
FOR PRES. BIRTHDAY BALL MADE
RAIN PRECEDES
SNOW FALL HERE
WEDNESDAY P.M.
Pine River and vicinity has enjoyed a very mild winter so far this season and with the exception of the
cold snap during the holidays tlie
mercury has been above the zero mark
most of the time. For. the past week
■we have enjoyed weather 1:. the thii
ties with water.: running from the
roofs.
Wednesday brought us a good rainfall although it hasn't been measured
in inches, motorists testify that it
made driving very hazardous with the
moisture freezing on windshields. The
,rain stopped towards evening and
snow began falling, continuing thru
the night. As this is written, (Thursday) it is 34 above zero.
MASONS AND
STARS HOLD JOINT
INSTALLATION
Takes Office
Sauk Rapids.—Albert Bianga, Sauk
Rapid's champion story teller is on
the loose again now that winter is in
full swing. He says he was out in his
fish-house on the lake recently and as
the day was bright with sunshine it
was very suitable for spearing. Suddenly the water became dark, in fact
so dark it was black (so he says;.
He decided a cloud was passing over
and was hiding the sun. After a few
minutes of waiting Mr. Bianga opened the door of his fish house to see
the size of the cloud that was passing
and was surprised to note. that the
sun was shining brightly. He returned to his fish house just in time to
see the darkness fade away as the
tail of the monstrous fish that had
been swimming past his fish-house
vanished. Boy! what a steak he missed—but worse than that his house
needs re-shingling and the scales of
this fish would have been just the
size for shingles. *
Mrs. L. E. Dougherty, chairman ot
the local President's Birthday Ball,
announced today that plans are being
completed for the annual fight against
infantile paralysis, to be held in the
form of a "Birthday Ball" In Pine
River soon.
Fifty percent of the proceeds from
the evening will remain in the county
chairman's trust, embracing this county, until a new chapter is established.
The remaining fifty percent will go to
the national committee to aid in the
fight against  this  dreaded disease.
On Wednesday, Jan. 11, Mrs. Roosevelt will speak at the White House
where a meeting of the National
Women's Council will be held, to discuss the part women can play in this
campaign This meeting will be
broadcast over the NBC networK at
4 p. m., CST.
Watch your Journal for further announcement as to date and place of
the local celebration.
PTA Meets Jan. 9
The regular January meeting of ttig
P. T. A. will he held on Monday even'
ing.—the topic being "Movies." Mrs.
Triggs will speak on the choosing of
suitable pictures for presentation to
children and John Rohr will speak on
Movies in general. Musical numbers
will round out the program. The travel and door prizes will again be
awarded and lunch will be served.
M. E. Aid To Meet
Following a six o'clock banquet served to 35 guests at the Marlow, Lounge Rooms, the local order of Masons
and Eastern Stars held a joint installation of officers at the IOOF hall on
Tuesday evening of last week. Installing officers were as follows: Inst, officer, Phil Palmer; organist, Ida Palmer ;chaplain, Evelyn Webb; and mar
shall, Amelia Triggs. Following is a
list of the OES officers installed:
Worthy Matron Edith Reynolds
Worthy Patron     Phillip Palmer
Ass.  Matron       Ada Miller
Ass. patron   F. L. Hill
Secretary   Evelyn Webb
Treasurer      Leafy Gardiner
Conductress   Ruby Skinner
Ass. Conductress    10 Brezinsky
Chaplain       Amelia Triggs
Marshall       Audrey Miller
Organist   Ida Palmer
Martha  Delia Kater
•Adah  Frances Allen
Ruth Alice Bailey
Esther       Annabelle Thlevoldt
Electra  Nellie Foss
Warden    Doris Nystrom
Sentinel   D. L. Triggs
Masons
Worshipful Master    Ole Foss
Senior Warden   ..  J. A. Brezinsky
Junior Warden  John Norman
Senior Deacon  Elias Norman
Junior Deacon   Iver Nystrom
Secretary   Phillip Palmer
Treasurer    Frank Reynolds
'SPAWN OF THE
NORTH' COMING
TO MARLOW
GOV. HAROLD  E. STASSEN
Thousands   greet   Gov.   Harold   E.
Stassen and other new state officials
at Inauguration  Tuesday, when Gov.
Stassen officially took office.
ICE HARVEST BE-.
GUN THIS WEEK
IN PINE RIYER
The January meeting of the M. E.
Country Aid will be held at theChureh
basement on Wednesday, January 11.
Mesdames Tom Sloan, Wm. Ast and
Frank Swift will be hostesses. A 15c
lunch will be served beginning at 12
noon.    Please note time of serving.
SPECIAL SERVICES AT MILDRED
CHAPEL    THURSDAY,  JAN.   12
JACK   RABBIT   FLIES  THROUGH
WINDSHIELD  OF  AUTOMOBILE
Gets 90 Days For
Beating His Wife
Whist Scores
Zumbrota.—We have liPfi'-ri of pheasants flying through windshields, but
when jack rabbits do the same stunt
that Is something. Recently, while
Mr. George Bleeker was driving thru
the country a jack rabbit ran ahead
of his car for a short distance, then
turned and leaped over the hood of
the car and went straight through
the windshield, landing on his shoulder and then falling into the back
seat. Mr. Bleeker ducked to save
himself from the flying glass but
was somewhat stunned and the jack
was dead.
Eklred Strang of Bralnerd, son-in-
law of Roy Hardy, was sentenced to
90 days in the county jail .December
28, by Judge Fullerton. He was charged with beating his wife.
Mr. Strang was arrested on a wa.
rant sworn out by  Clarence    Hardy,
Dec. 27.    He began serving his term
at once.
AUX. INITIATES
SLEEPING MAN, BED SKID
ACROSS  HOTEL  ROOM
Fergus Falls.—Occupants of an old
frame hotel building in Underwood,
were awakened at five o'clock one
morning recently, by what seemed to
be an earthquake, or at least a cyclone. Following a terrific crash, the
front wall of the structure caved in
and the plastered ceiling crashed to
the floor in a cloud of dust. Mr.
Norheim, an elderly gentleman who
has a room on the first floor, was
sleeping soundly in his bed which was
up against the wall which receive
the impact. The bed skidded across
the room and came to an abrupt stoj
gaalnst the opposite wall,
against the opposite wall. Mr. Norheim was found in a semi-conscious
condition as a result of ths impact
and crash of the plaster. Investigation showed that eitner a truck ve
an auto had crashed into the building, back out immediately and made
its get-away.
The regular meetings of the local
VFW and Auxiliary were held Monday evening. The Auxiliary held Initiation services this month for Esther
Shepard. They also hold initiation in
February for Inez Gardner.
The little stamps sold to the Veterans and their wives for the benefit
of war orphans, have again arrived
and members have promised their loyal support by purchasing their quota.
The Essay contest will go Into full
swing at once and any youngster wish
Ing to enter should watch next weeks
Journal for full details. Contests wil)
be sponsored both here and in Backus by the Koy Lee Auxiliary, and is
open to anyone between the ages ot
14 and 18.
Following is a list of scores for tn*
whist games held Thursday evening
and also the total following the Monday meet. Francis Siefert and Al
Downing are in the lead with 180
points to their credit:
One new table of players was added
last week, bringing the total to 52.
Biever—Johnson       43—84
C. Siefert—Hickel  111—171
F.  Siefert—Kolb       120—173
L. Basore—G. Fraser   102—138
Rognlie—Rognlie    112—144
Fields—Thompson       103—151
Lein—Of tedahl       99—142
Kater—Sherwood     107—161
E. Rovik—C. Seaton  116—1G5
Dingle—Bremken      103—153
Schuster—Robideau       97—157
C. Allen—Orin Plath      105—155
Siebel—Zigmund   96—155
Hanson—Triggs       114—154
Hill—Lundin  97—154
F. Carlson—Kotka       75—102
O. Rovik—A. Zigmund   116—176
L. Carlson—C. Carlson     84—135
Francis   Siefert—Downing   ..120—180
Dubbs—Teagarden    88—126
L.  Klein—Lundrigan       89—89
P. Anderson—Ed Kladt 74—117
Walton—McAllister     119—179
Shepard—Luscher       116—159
Bud Kline—Corwin Jones  ...72—113
Melberg—Bloomfield     40—100
Rer. Donald Wagner of the Park
Rapids Baptist Church will conduct
services at the Mildred Chapel on
Thursday evening, January 12, at S
p. m. The public is cordially invited
to attend.
GOOD DEEDS PART OF PATROL'S
DAILY JOB RECORD, REVEALS
Ted Farnam and a crew of men
started the annual ice-harvest in Pine
River Wednesday. The cutting and
loading of the cakes is being done by
Nick Ritchie and Ted Farnam and
son Lewis are doing the hauling and
packing. Approximately 3000 cakes
will be cut for next summer's heat
wave to keep your milk from turning
sour.
The ice this year is very good but is
only frozen to a depth of from 14-18
inches. They expect to have the job
completed in ten days.
Wallace Beery's long success on the
i screen has been dominated by a
j steadfast refusal to be typed. The
i result has been a series of triumphs
j in so variegated a series of pictures
' as "Min and Bill," "The Champ,"
"The Big House" ana "Bad MJan or
Brimstone."
Now he creates another new character for motion pictures, the rough dynamic, big hearted Cesar of "Port of
Seven Seas," in which he stars with
Frank Morgan, Maureen O'Sulllvan,
John Beal and Jessie Ralph. The
new picture will be - shown Friday
and Saturday at the Marlow. The
story is woven around Cesar, owner
of a Marseilles cafe, his son, Marius
and Madelon, the girl he loves. When
Marius sailed away in search of adventure, leaving Madelon behind, Cesar transfers the, affection he has for
his son to her. Cesar helps Madelon
work out her problem in a unique
way, with a surprise climax.
Starting Sunday, and continuing
through Tuesday, the Marlow presents
a picture which combines action, love,
suspense, human interest, poignancy
of situation and thrills in "Spawn of
the North" with George Raft, Henry
Fonda, Dorothy Lamour, Akin Tam-
iroff, John Barrymore, Louise Piatt
and Lynne Overman In leading roles.
This is one of the greatest stories of
the north ever to be put on the screen
giving a vivid portrayal of real characters.
Motion pictures's most modern heroes, scientific martyrs, again are
glorified in "Yellow Jack," starring
Robert Montgomery and Virginia
Bruce. The picture opens at the Marlow next Wednesday and Thursday.
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Primarily the Highway patrol of
Minnesota is a traffic law enforcement
agency, but in serious emergencies it
performs countless deeds of assistance for the driving public, past hl-
way department records reveal.
Equipped with first aid training and
kits, almost every day it administers
to injured persons on the highways.
Familiar with the best and shortest
routes, each month it directs thousands of travelers to their destinations. It has captured a number of
dangerous criminals, when asked to
help by peace officers., It pulls motor
vehicles out of ditches when garages
are either too distant or closed. It
notes danger spots on the highways,
delivers gasoline to stalled motorists,
and does other helpful jobs if they do
not interfere with the main duty of
controlling traffic. It works continuously to advance highway safety.
At this time of the year the squad
Is particularly alert during bitter cold
snaps and blizzard periods. At such
times the officers constantly scan the
right-of-way for stalled vehicles in
which occupants may be in danger of
freezing or attempting to walk from
town to farm or from town to town,
who has underestimated the temperature, has been saved from frost-bite
pr worse by the patrol.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Jost and children
spent New Year's Day at the George
Olson home in Little Falls.
Don Sherwood of Bemidji, spent
the week-end here. Mrs. N. D. Sherwood returned to Bemidji with him
Monday evening for a visit with relatives.
ANALYSIS MADE OF
ELEC. LIGHT COST
Grandpa Schwartz
Dies In Florida
Word was received here last week
by Mr. and Mrs. John Allen of the
death of Grandpa Schwartz, well-
known former resident of Pine River.
He passed away December IS, just
five weeks to the day, after the death
of his son Paul. He was 97 years ot
age at the time of his death.
Mrs. Mabel Aunspauch and Chuck
Reich were dinner guests of Dr. and
Mrs. C. V. Williams New Year's Day. |
Eugene Horn left Saturday for Pil-,
lager, where he Is spending the week
visiting with relatives. j
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PLEASED TO STATE THAT RURAL, ELECTRIFICATION   ADMINISTRATION     ALLOTTED $306,000 TO CROW WING COOPERATIVE   POWER   AND   LIGHT   BRAINERD MINNESOTA TO BUILD ABOUT 232 MILES  OF LINE TO SERVE 939 MEMBERS IN CROW WING AND CASS COUNTIES
WE WERE HAPPY TO BE OF SERVICE IN   THIS   INSTANCE
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According to an audit recently completed by Herman C. J. Peisch, public accountant, it costs about 2 2-3
cents to produce a kilowatt at the
switchboard of the municipal electric
plant at Aitkin.
The calculations are based on the
first 11 months of 1937, during which
time the plant produced 1,073,720
kilowatts at a cost (according to Mr.
Peisch) of $28,306.87. This cost includes $5,302.27 for depreciation ot
plant and equipment, $5,181.10 under
the heading of "rate of return" and
,i(,92643 for fuel oil.
The city's utilities are valued as of
November 30,  1937, at $84,227.60 for
, the  electric  plant    and    distribution
system, and $73,298.03 for  the water
pumps, tanks, mains, etc.
FREE   CURRENT   TO   VILLAGE
During the first eleven months of
last year, the power plant gave the
village electric current valued i»t.
$2,284.87. This represented 146,073
kilowatts used by the tourist park
stove, plant lighting, white way, village hall, street lights, library, armory
etc.
LOOKING AHEAD
The auditor had been requested to
ascertain what conditions would be
faced If the village were required to
supply 60,000 kilowatts a year above
the present consumption. (For example, if the city should decide to take
on an REA contract).
To take care of such a load, the auditor believes, would require about
$40,000 more equipment and increase
the operating cost by $6,000.
Under the increased load, therefore
the cost per kilowatt at the switchboard would be 3.0716 cents.
Some of the local officials however,
feel that the plant could produce another 5000 kilowatts a month without
any additions to the present equipment.
The most recent audit of the light
and water records, prior to the one
just completed, was made Jan. 5, 1931
by McLaughlin-Noreen & Co.
—Aitkin Independent Age
Deadline For Golden
Gloves January 13
With the entry deadline, January
13, only two weeks away, boxers who
intend to take part ln the Golden
Gloves elimination tournament to bo
held in Park Rapids armory January
2? and 28, are urged to get and fill
out their entry blanks as soon as possible to prevent congestion near the
final entry date.
Blanks may be obtained by writing
to Bob Pollack, who is In charge of all
correspondence for the meet and who
will arrange all the bouts. The address is Bob Pollack, Park Rapids
Boxing Club, Park Rapids, Minn.
All participants must have two license numbers on their entry blanks.
First they must have their A. A. U.
number which can be obtained by
sending 25c to Jim Waters, boxing
commissioner, 621 Hamm Building, St
Paul, Minnesota, and another qualification number which can be received
from the same source. No boxer can
be eligible to participate if he doei
not have these numbers.
An invitation is again sent out to
boxers who wish to work out In preparation for their bout, to use the
Park Rapids gymnasium located in
the Germania hall. There Is no charge.
The winning team chosen through
tue elimination will be entered in the
Northwest Golden Gloves tournament
in Minneapolis as the Park Rapids
team and their expenses will be paid
from Park Rapids to the tournament.
The team representing this district
will have all expenses paid while In
the city and their stay will last until
the elimination of the entire team
which the promoters hope will be the
duration of the tournament.
Each division winner will be awarded diamond studded Golden Gloves,
while the runners-up will receive silver studded gloves. Also a winning
team trophy will be given to the team
winning the most fights.
Winners of the Minneapolis event
will go to Chicago for the National
tournament. Winners of this contest
will go to New York for the International meet. Winners in New York
will represent the United States in
the Olympics.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Bell and Mrs.
George Bell returned Saturday from
Minneapolis, where they had spent a
week visiting. Mr. George Bell remained to spend the winter and Mrs.
Bell expects to return to the cities
next week for a longer stay.
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