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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (March 28, 1919)
AN I.VUEPENDKNT NEWSl'APr.R P. b. Boyd, Publisher ATHENA. OREGON, MAR. 28 1919 Not huw Rood, but how many ia one test that can be applied to legislators in order to compare their efficiency in getting measures passed. The mem ber who introduces only a few bills or resolutions often succeeds with every one he introduces, but while he may be the most valuable member, surcesx with a few bills is not a test of effic iency in Retting bills passed. There is another class who introduce many measures. "To compare," says the : Oregon Voter, "the number introduced with the number actually enacted or adopted provides an efficiency test for this clasB of members." Let there be light at night in the display windows of the stores, lt'a a good advertisement and an index to the lines carried in stock besides, a lighted front looks better than a dark front. The brightest grain prospect In the world is right here in the section of Umatilla county of which Athena is the center. No re-seeding to do here, plowing well under way and business is good, thank you. That Kernel Wood could not qualify for Government beer tester, may be easily verified by saying that he never paid for enough of that beverage to moisten the wings of a flllerloo bird. He who forgetteth to turn up the clock, Saturday night, the same will be one hour behind the times Sunday morning, and, liable to miss his ap pointment. Them may bo tractor demonstra tions, and then tractor demonstrations, but the mule lives on forever. Button, Button; where's the swim ming pool? Let's make Athena a flylcss and elder-bugless town. Athena School Notes Contributed The Athena Press Honor Cup has been won temporarily by the pupils of the 7th and 8th grades. Permanent possession ' Beema possible. Last month's percentage of attendance was 08. IS with only one case of tardiness. Mr. Joseph N. Scott presented the tchool a framed parchment upon which are printed President Wilson's mem orable wordH, declaring a state of war existent with Germany. Mr. Scott's gift has a place of honor in the build ing, is greatly valued by pupils and teachers and offers a workable sugges tion to other patriotically inclined patrons. Membors of the Botany class aro dis covering that the flora of Athena is not confined to cultivated plants. As their herbariums must contain ill) mounted species, they aro collecting HuVthlng from the lowly chickweed to 'cottonwoods. Tho boys at school have been prac ticing the national outdoor game un der the coaching of Mr. Hubbs for the past few weeks. A team will bn se lected soon and games scheduled with nearby tuwnB, if such can be obtained Only RUch pupils hs are making passing grades are chosen for the team Blanks from the State I ibrary have been distributed to the schools of the atate. which in turn are sunt out to discharged soldiers, sailors and ma rines or to the parenta and friends of thoae still in Bervice. These blanks should be filled out and returned. The atate desires to honor the boys of Ore . gon who have ..con any form of ser vice, bv placing their records on lllo in the State Library at Salem. Im-om- plete data can be added later by cor respondence with the State librarian All blanks whether filled or not should be returned by March Press Paragraphs Sergeai t George Winsbip writing ' - under date of March 8, aava he la im Moving but very alowly from his ill . iiess following influenza an J pneu monia, and was to be sent to the south of France for two or three months for recuperation. He has about given up hopes of being able to visit his rela tives in Ireland before returning home. Mrs. Flora I. Foreman, at one time a teacher in the Athena school, accord ing to a diapatcb in Wednesday's Ore gonian has been sentenced to five years in tho Oklahoma penitentiary for vio lation of the espionage law. Mrs. Kurt man, who was an advanced social ist, says the dispatch, had a stormy ' caieer in Oregon, and was almost con tinuously the target of critics. On Kentucky Inlet, nea- North Bend, her home and belongings were burned by an incendiary while she was attending a circuit court session near Coquille. The Athena Drug Co. have installeSJ a new pharmacist scale that weighs I absolutely correctly to the :)2nd part of one grain. Also, Is facilitate the prescription work a new Remington typewriter with visible mechanism has been ordered for label directions, thus insuring absolute correctness in the pharmaceutical department of the store. list of nine. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. N. Scott taking one; the Knitting Club, four; tne Library board one; Mrs. J nnie E. Barrett, one, and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Banister one. With eight already taken. Athena's French orphan list now comprises seventeen. Athena's quota of 1500 pounds of old clothes for refugee relief is'coming i'i rather slowly, but it is hoped the supplywill be materially increased to morrow. All those in town who have no way of delivering clothes will have them called for tomorrow, if they will notify the Red Cross. People in the country are urged tobring in all the old garments, shoes etc., available, and leave at the Red Cross rooms on Main street. Mrs. LeGrow reports that the last remaining name on the French orphan list has been taken by Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Hansell. who assume his sup port for one year. Thin completes the Crowds of boys have been attracted to the M. E. church building this week aa interested spectators of a peculiar I feat. Probably the longest ladder ever seen in Athena has been used for j painting the lofty gables of the build . ing and also the high Gothic windows, being raised to its upright position by i means of ropes and pulleys, while the painting is done through and between its rounds. W. A. Pratt, pdnter I nrpflcher. is nnerntinp the hrush. Saturday afternoon, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph N. Scott west ol town the advent of their one month old son, Joseph Jay, was celebrated by a number of their friends, who motored out from town, giving the young man' a "shower." Many dainty and useful articles were presented. Tnose par ticipating in the shower were: Mrs. H. A, Barrett, Mrs. F. S. LeGrow, Mrs. A. B. Steele. Mrs. R. B. Mc Ewen, Mrs. M. L. Watts, Mrs. B. B. Richards, Mrs. W. P. Littlejohn. Mrs. W. S. Ferguson, Elizabeth Steele and Ralph and Edwin McEwen. News from the family of Mr. and Mrs. John T. King, former resi dents of this vicinity, states that they have moved from Squirrel. Idaho, and rented 1000 acres ot land near St. Anthony, Idaho. The boys are farming the land, while the parents with the younger children live in town. Leon ard, who is still in France has but re cently recovered from bronchitis, fol lowing the flu. He writes that at one time he and Dick Winship were at the same'place over night, but he did not know it until later. Leonard is expect ed home soon by his parents. Hlnce discharged soldiers ore to be allowed ro keep their uniforms, It would only ho fMr to permit the fair workers In munition plants to retain their overalls. The Churches. The Christian Church. Take notice, we begin all meetings next Sunday on the nw government time. Set the cloc ks ahead one hour next Saturday night, then come to Sunday school at 10. and church at 11 ; night service at R. Subject for the sermon-lecture Sun day night. "Going Down to Jericho." Mr. Burton Nfill relate his experiences on the way to Jericho, his visit to the Dead fea an J the Jordan river. The teachers in the primary and crtdle roll departments entertained the rest of the Sunday school at their opening service last Sunday morning. The splendid basement never looked more attractive. Mrs. Charles Ger king, Mrs. Casper Woodward and Mrs. George Woodward, are in charge of this department, and extend a cordial invitation to small children not attend ing Sunday school elsewhere to join the beginners classes. Everybody-go-to-Church Sunday, Ap ril B. B. B. Burton. Methodist Episcopal Church. This is to invite those who are not attending elsewhere to mejt with us next Sunday at our service. Remem ber to come an hour earlier because of change of time. Come and hear Dan Shannon, the "Cyclone Evangelist" at his first meeting in Athena. "Of course tobacco costs more says Dan Bnptist Church Notes. Turn your clocks ahead one hour when you retire on Saturday night and come to the Bible school at 10 o'clock, and preaching at 11, as usual, but don't forget that this is the daylight saving time. Tho B. Y. P. U. will meet at 7 p. m and preaching at 8 p. m. The public is invited to all of these services. "Everything else does. What you want to do is to get genuine tobacco sat isfaction. I saved money by switching from ordinary plug to Gravely." Good taste, smaller chew, longer life is what makes Genuine Gravely cost less to chew than ordinary plug. Write to: Genuine Gravely DANVILLE. VA. for booklet on chewing plug. The War and Your Gasoline The first of a series of three statements For obvious reasons the following facts of interest to the public could not be published during the war. They affected a vital war necessity regarding which the Government required secrecy. But now that the war is won, we are at liberty to make the following statement of facts: Highly volatile gasoline for fighting aeroplanes was one of the war needs. The output of this special gasoline by all the refineries east of the Rocky Mountains was not enough, so Califor nia was called upon to furnish a large part of the supply. At the request of the United States Government the Pa cific Coast Petroleum War Service Committee apportioned California's quota among such of the large refiners as were able to make this special gaso line. The Standard Oil Company, being the largest of these, had the greatest quota to fill. We were glad to do our part. We supplied more than our quo ta of aviation gasoline. Aeroplane engines, operating high in the air under conditions of extreme cold and rarefied atmosphere, require a different gasoline from engines operat ing on the ground. In fact, the needs are so special that the gasoline manu factured for aeroplane use (often used at altitudes of from 20,000 to 25,000 feet) would be utterly indifferent for use in automobile or other internal combustion engines operated on land or sea. Aviation gasoline has to be highly volatile. It must vaporize rapidly even in the extreme cold of very high alti tudes. On its rapid vaporization alone must often depend the lives of the men in the aeroplane. This gasoline would not be good for general use. It would lack power on the ground, its loss in storage by evaporation would be great, and it would be expensive. Making aviation gasoline for the Government took a very considerable part of the low boiling point or highly volatile constituents of the crude oil, and, as a result, the gasoline left avail able for regular use lacked those quali ties which assure easy starting of the automobile engine. The Government's demand for avi ation gasoline reached its maximum in the late fall of 1918, and then for a peri od of about six weeks the deficiency of Red Crown gasoline in low boiling point constituents or easy - starting qualities was rr.cst apparent. Now that the war is won and the great demand for aviation gasoline has ceased, we are again able to offer the same grade of Red Crown gasoline as formerly, with the same full and con tinuous chain of boiling points from the low to the high which is necessary for easy starting, quick and smooth acceleration, high power and long mileage. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (California) Peyton Brand REAL CHEWING PLUG Plug packed in pouch THE PARKER BARBER SHOP A. J. Parker, Proprietor Shaving, Haircutting, Massaging, Shampooing. Bath Rooms In Connection, St. Nichols Hotel Block ... Athena, Oreg. ESTABLISHED 1865 Preston-Shaffer Milling Co. American Beauty Flour Is ILade in Athena, by Athena labor, in one ol the very best equipped mills in the Northwest, of the best selected Bluestem wheat grown anywhere. Patronize' home industry. Your grocer sells the famous American Beauty Flour Merchant Millers & Grain Buyers Athena, Oregon. Waitsburg, Wash. We carry the best MEATS That Money Buys Our Market is Glean and Cool Insuring Wholesome Meats. ' A. W. LOGSDON Main Street, Athena, Oregon THE UHIVERSL CA' i T- i The Ford Mode' T one-ton trucftf is. prov ing a splendid time and money-saver on tj?e farm. It is very flexible in control, strong and dependable in service, Ifchas Think it reallv beCome one of Over e armers' necessi ties. OneFoi " -uck Mr. r armer iS equal to half a4oz- en teams and it won't "fat its head off" when not working. The very low price makes it popular with shrewd formers who analyze conditions on the farm. Let' us talk it over, Mr. Farmer. Price with out body, $550 f. o. b. Detroit. Can deliver, and furnish Bodies at once. Burke & Son Garage Phone 82, Athena, Oregon c