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OREGON BANKERSY.M,C. A. SPONSORING THRIFT WEEK National Thrift week, which has grown to be one ol the outstanding events of the year throughout the United States, is being sponsored again , in this state by the Oregon Bankers' association, the Y. M. C A. and other organizations- Practically every city and town in Oregon will observe it. - The whole movement is" designed to improve the living condi tions in every community and to in spire Individuals and groups toward more careful methods of conduct,- to the end that a happier and more pros porous America may result. .' The week always opens January 17, the birthday of Benjamin Franklin, the great thrift example of our times. ' Thp 1!)27 dullv Hciicdult? follows: Monday, Jnnunry 17, National Thrift d.iy: Tuesday, National ltudtcet or Home Economy day; Wednesday, National hire Insurance day; Thursday, National Ciwn Your Home day; Friday, National Safe Investment day; Saturday, National I'ay Hills Promptly day: Sunday, National Share With Other day. Ten rules for a successful and happy life are proposed by the thrift' committee: 1. Work and earn; 2. Make a biH'tfPt; 8. Itecord expenditure!; 4. Have a bank account; 6. Curry life Insurance: 6. Own your home: 7. Make a will: 8. Invest in safe securities: 9. I'uy bills promptly; lu. Share with others. THRIFT WAS THE DIFFERENCE w as necessary for the . corporation to l,y BEN Hl'R LAMPMAN -Editorial writer Morning Orcgnnlnn nnd anther of "How Could I be Foi getting?" I once knew a man, employed by a public service corporation, at a fixed scale of wages shared by thou3.nds or. others performing the same work js , whose family was , destitute.' When a , y S son died suddenly it w" y advance - funds for V, ' rbwrial. --This .man t though in many re-,.-spects an. excellent j&jJLS&'&Jii. fellow, fostered a be BsnHur Lampmanlief that he was much misused and had never had 8 fair change, , . I knew anpthor man,' engaged at the same employment, from which he derived net a fenny more or less v."hos3 family was in moat comfortable circumstances. He and his wife have no apprehensions concerning the ad vancing years. They are not afraid pf growing c!d. Thrift did it. THRIFT WEEK SPLENDID IDEA . lly HOBEttT TCCKBH Judge of the Circuit Court "Multnunitth County, Oregon Wncever conceived "Thrift week" gave tha world a splendid idea. It combines ths practical and ideal and I should . have the Plllflf:'l earn est attention Itk" ' f-land full co-operation flPSIffief every 'thinking y 'i tf?" -S person. W"3 ' i ' ' 'J Sharing with oth- M-V " Jt-inal principles ol vyN - 4-Mthrfn 11 nrnmm. turned by the Y. M. C pma3A W? ursgon uanit WMk m's' association and Robert Tucker the other fine organ izations affiliated with the movement, features the thought that it is more j)lessg(J to give than to receive. Then there ar wtfier phases worthy oi adaption, such as careful saving of funds;' maintaining a home fcudget making housekeeping more business like; prompt payment of bills; keep ing in force life insurance; owning a home and making safe and conssrva tl-va investments. THRIFT THE SUCCESSFUL LIFE By C. C. COLT, T Ice-President, First National Bank of Portland Not parsfyipiy, but conscientious and ccntinuous effort toward the con nervation of all tha' goes to njake lift xvjMiry k x-1 appier ana brigtitei J" 'Cf and to advance tht interest of all. Suck V"i1"4 ,ls the real meaning f X Sjof thrift, it seems tc v, yme:- - - ; If thrift meant-tt f a hoard, or if it mean! onjy to save mone; xi Ti 'IF i h ?;jr M 1 'ouJd be of litth ? Ay? value. It moans fa: vV mm ncre than that wher you consider it .care 1 C. C. Colt fully. ,. Thrift really aifiang a blending inix the life of the Individual or group oi the essential features which make a tell rounded, successful life. THRIFT BASIS OF PROSPERITY S By RAYMOND B. WILCOX President I'oitland Chamber 6t Commerce As persontij thrift is of course. the lasis of individual prosperity, so alsc the thrift that embraces the eopserva tion of our natura" I 0XM resources and leads I to a 8P,lit f co-opef- ation of all forc3S in ' ' 7 tne saving cf time : h ' wel1 . money, if V A Tf "1 t'58 ' Pf cora- t . i'51 munlty prosperity "... i if "Thrift cn a largt i iP$$Zf? '$ scale, on the basis of ;j ' I A community ne e d s fs-i: t &t k!i.i& and a movement hav 1 Raymond Wileox Ing for its object .:the education of the entire comniunitj in the meaning of co-operative thrift, is deserving of the support of all. There is a need for a thoroughgoing,' painstaking effort along these lines in order to coordinate all the forces rl commtraity for the advancement if the large interests of all so flip 'r.cre may ba plenty for all who f.j Ian their life course as to be worth j tha f wards. -"r; Early Peoples fCnew of ; :-r Possibilities of Iron The peoplws of the Ntar East were among the curliest maiuifucturers of iron, accwding to Dr.' J. sNewtoa Friend in an uddress before the mem bers of the Itoyul institution, Londou. In 1300 II. C, the Hlttites were us ing Iron r weapons in their njimerous wars, and among the treasures of early history preserved to posterity is a; letter, thought to huve been ad dressed to ltameses II of Kgypt from the lllttlte king, saying thuL he Is Rending with the communication an Iron dagger. :r, . ,. . - Tlie Itomans were skilled metallur gists witli considerable knowledge of how to handle Iron ores. - Virgil's Aeneld, written around 40 B, C, con tains nn account of a; smithy. Jn full blast, and Pliny in 'his. "Natural His tory," which was brought out In 77 A. D., shows an equal, faiiriliarity with the working of the metal. An Iron ring recently unearthed from - a Rom an site wns' evidently .mude by solder ing together the ends of a bent strip of iron with some sort of copper alloy. Cast iron, said Doctor Friend, was first known In Sussex In 1350 und soon became fairly common. Vanishing Heath Hen Was Farmer's Friend The New England heath hen Is now In the last stages of extinction, the Louisville Courier-Journal reports. The farmer has found that he not only has: lost a source of food for his table, but a protector of his crops. ; -: Like the western prairie chicken, to which it Is closely allied, and the "Bob White" of the Central West, the heath hen is a great enemy of Insect pests. But of the thousands that once Inhab ited field and woods patch, less than 100 are alive today, and these are found only on the island of Martha's Vineyard. ; . The Middle West lost a proline food, supply when the passenger pigeons died off. But the wild pigeon was otherwise of little economic value. It was largely a grain eater, though beech mast and weed seeds also formed its food. The heath hen, however, Is as valu able as the quail to farmers. OrnU thologlsts and conservationists have pointed this out. Hence efforts are being made to save the bird from ex tinction and, if possible to bring it back to its former numbers. Penny Not Worth While At Times square a matinee crowd waited for the long-distance busses. Other crowds pushed by in a steady stream,- yet above the traffic noises came the clink of a dropped coin. Those passing looked down, alert, cu rious, until a single penny whirled into sight, spun around and then flopped to the sidewulk. No one picked if up. It was tramped on, pushed and started rolling again. Many looked, but- none stopped until a chubby little fellow, holding tight to his mother's hand, spied It. "Mother, mother!" he cried in ex citement. "I see my penny! Stop Jet. me Jet me pick It up I" "Come, come," ,chlded the mother, impatiently, as she jerked him. along, "It's " only a penny. Let it alone. You'll get .your gloves dirty, dear." New York Times. , , - Colonial Workmanship The greatest quality In all Colonial work Is dignity. In the houses of the rich and the houses of the poor there Is apparent the same dignified scorn of ostentation and the same pride in honest building and honest living. Al though it has been said that Colonial architecture Is old-fashioned and be? longs to a day that Is' past, this Is no more true of Colonial design than of any other of the traditional styles. Furthermore, Colonial architecture seems out of dute only because its prpgreag was stopped by the Greek revival and the eighteen eighties.. - If It had continued to grow and develop, how much more lovely would our coun tryslde be than it Is now with its pot pourri of all styles Including the Scandinavian 1 : 1 . Mother's Orders Ruth and Marjdrle were spending the afternoon with their little friend, Jane. At five o'clock they informed their hostess that they must be going. "My dears," said Jane's mother, ?'pan't you stay and have supper with usr '' "No, thank you," both replied. "Mother told us to come home at five." Hats and wraps were brought. As they were being put on, Jane'a mother asked again : "Are yon sure you must go before supper?" "Yes, thank "you ; jye must go," re plied Ruth. . - - Marjorte seemed to have a different opinion, and said to her sister: ,''We don't have to o. Mother said we could stay to supper if she asked M wlce." English Woman's Ten Names fhe petitioner in a case before the London dlvprce court was imposingly described as Mrs, A. B. fi. I. H. Ji. P. D. Hill. When asked by counsel to announce her full name, Mrs. Hill handed a sheet of foolscap to the judge. "Here they are," she said.. - "Is your first name Acie?" asked Lord Merrirale. "It Is." . "Well, that will do," said the preslr dent. "It Is not your fault that you were given toll thtse-names." Upon the paper was written : "Acie, Bethel, Kltzlnger, Firth, IshI, Helena, Goiga, .Pretoria, Den- River Traffic Before : ... ; Days of "Iron Horse' Before the Civil war, flatboating was common along the Ohio river. When autumn came, it was an every-day oc currence to see boats loaded with prod uce passing by. Thercwould l)e ap ples from Letart and Rome on the upper Ohio ;, 'cabbage, potatoes, . salt and coal, all going to the cotton and sugar plantations below Memphis and Red river, prior to the Civil war, coal was boated the same us "other products to the lower river. After that period, coal began to be carried lu barges drawn by towboats. Twenty, thirty, forty and fifty years ago, Immense tows of coal were brought out from Pittsburgh whenever the Ohio was suf ficiently high. Those were the days of "Secoud Pol,V and "Fourth Pool" Yohoguny coal, and millions of bush els were brought down the river by these powerful towboats. After the war, the flatboatlng In terests gradually gave way to the rail way. More afld more the railways opened up the country until flatboat lng became a losing business and was finally abandoned. The country west of the Mississippi became settled. The produce raised there vns delivered to the railway by the Southern markets more quickly and more cheaply than It could be delivered by the boatmen. The lower Mississippi, which was once known as n paradise both for the steamboat mini and the ilntboat man, has almost lost ils reputation of old days. The days of the big cotton and passenger . steamboats, and of the broadhorn ami its Jolly crew have gone forever, as have the red man and the buffalo. Indianapolis Star. Historic Timekeeper Four-hundred years ago n church clock was made at Wantage (the birth place of King Alfred the Great),- In Kngland, and placed In the church tower of East Hendred. It played every three hours the "Angel's Hymn," and went on- ticking out the time' for 400 years, thus placing all grand father's clocks in the shade. East Hundred's timepiece had recently to !e stopped--, for repairs. When these have been, satisfactorily completed it Is not anticipated that the church .jlock will need further expert atten tion until- the year 2320. NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT In the County Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Umatilla. In the Matter of the Estate of John Wright, Deceased. Notice is hereby given to all per sons whom it may concern: That the undersigned has filed his final ac count and report in the above entitled matter and that the abqve entitled Court has fixed Saturday the 29th day of January 1927, at the hour of 10 o'clock in the forenoon as the time and the County Court room at the County Court House at Pendle ton, Oregon, as the place for hearing said final account and report; Ob jections to said final account and re port should be filed on or before that date. - . Dated at Athena, Umatilla County, Oregon,' this 24th day of December 1926.. B. B. RICHARDS Administrator of the Estate of John Wright, Deceased. D31J28. Nq. 214 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION IN FORECLOSURE OF TAX LIEN In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, for the County of Uma tilla. E. C. Prestbye, Plaintiff, vs. Viola Butler Shafer, Defendant- To Viola Butler Shafer the above named defendant: In the Name of the State of Oregon: ' You are hereby notified that E. C. Prestbye is the bolder of Certificate of Delinquency numbered 1984 issued on the 10th day of November, 1925, by the Sheriff and Tax Collector of the County of Umatilla, State of Oregon, for the amount of Thirteen and 88-100 ($13.88) Dollars, the same being the amount then due and delinquent for taxes for the year 1922, together with penalty, interest and costs thereon upon the real prop erty assessed to you, of which you are the owner as appears qf record, situated in said County and State, and particularly bounded and de scribed as follows! to-wit: Lots 1 and 2 in Block 5 of Kirk's ' Second Addition to the City of Athena, Umatilla County, Ore gon. You are further notified that said E. C. Prestbye has paid City Liens and has paid taxes on said premises for prior or subsequent years wkii the rate of interest on said amounts as follows: year's . Tax Date Paid Tax Rtc't AmU Hate . i Number Int'st 11K3 Nov 10, 1025 llily - 12.74 12 iVM Novl0,lU 11211 14.18 U City of . Athena .-Street Imp'v't Lieu Jim (. H'-K 283.05 12 Apr , liWtf 8117 12 1925 Nov 2, liutl WJ 'UJ(7 12 the 24th day of December. 1926. All process and papers in this pro ceeding may be served upon the un dersigned residing within - the State of Oregon,, at. the address, hereafter mentioned. , Address; Athena, Oregon. WATTS & PRESTBYE - Attorneys for the Plaintiff. D24F11. ... NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the County Court of the State of Oregon, for Umatilla County. : . . . In the Matter of the Estate of Dora Lockwood, deceased. ,, Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned has been appointed execut or of the above entitled estate, and that he has qualified as. the law di rects. All, ' persons . having claims against the estate " are directed to present the same tq me at my home in Athena, , Oregon, or at the office of my attorney, Stephen A. Lowell in Despain Block, Pendleton, Oregon, within six months from the date here of, with proper vouchers. . ' Dated December 24, 1926. - ZEPH W. LOCKWOOD, Executor. D31J28. i " '-, NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given, that the un dersigned has been appointed admin istrator of the estate 'of Louisa Ada line Wagner, deceased, in the Coun-. ty Court in' the State -of Oregon, for Umatilla County. . All persons having claims against the . said . astute are hereby required ' to present such claims duly verified,-ahd with propel1 vouchers attached, to the' undersign ed, at the office of Raley, jialey ii Steiwer, in the First National tank Building, in Pendleton, Oregon, with in six months from date of this no tice, the same being dated and pub lished the first time this 3lst day of December, 1926. .. . ACY J. WAGNER" : Administrator of the estate cf Lou isa Adaline Wagner, deceased. Raley, Raley ' & Steiwer,' & H, J. Warner, Attorneys for Administrator. D31J28. ,- Said Viola Butler Shafer, as the owner of the legal title of the above described 'property as the same ap pears of record, and each of the otfier persons above named are" hereby, further notified that E. C, Prestbye will apply to the Circuit Court cf the County and State aforesaid for a de-. cree foreclosing the lien against the property- above described and men tioned in said certificate. And you are hereby summoned to appear with in sixty days after the first publica tion of the summons exclusive of the day of said first publication, ind de fend this action or pay the amount due as above shown together with costs and accrued interest and in case of your failure to do so. a de cree will be rendered foreclosing the lien of said taxes and costs aainst the land and premises above named. This summons is published by or der of the Honorable Gilbeit W. Phelps Judge of the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, for the County of Umatilla, and said order was made and dated the 6th day of De cember, 1926, and the date of the first publication of this summon i Grand Canyon Yields '- Pre-Dinosaut Fossils New finds of footprints of reptiles left .in- soft sand ot least 25,000,000' years ago have been made in sand stone 1,800 feet down from the-rlra pf the Grand. canyon. TJiis is the great est depth in the canyon .at which such prints have been found- , ., The level at which the fossil plants nud reptiles have been found belongs to the latter part of the carboniferous period, or the time when the great coal beds of the world were being formed,, and whs a few-million years before the famous reign of the dino saurs. .' ": .' ' One specimen shows n row of tracks very much like ' nipuse ' tracks, im pressed in -a small slab of red stone, and In among the tiny footprints Is a wavy line which represents the track of the. animal's, tall. Other exhibits show prints larger than a man's hand, Indicating that some of the reptilian creatures of this after jnuy have be come -us large as crocodiles. No bones of these creatures have beep fount in llic Grand canyon, though some bones of reptiles making similar tracks have been found elsewhere. New York World. Spot Made Famous by Genius of Alexander The site of the "most -brilliant 'coup of Alexander: the Great's campaign in India has .been located by the emi nent archeologist. Sir Aurel Stein, ac cording to dispatches received, hi this country. In 'a section" pf the hills of. 'Upper Swat knowu as Torwul, near the northern frontier, Sir' Aurel believes that he has identified tne site of the fortress of Aornos, captured from thu warlike hill tribes by! Alexander In .'S27 15. C. According to th classical his torians tjie stronghold was perched on a ruck over the river Indus and had even resisted the attacks of the legen dary Hercules. ;" The particular features of the rough and rocky regions which suggested this site are said to agree more' close ly with the upepunt of' U(e (Jreok 'his torian Arrian than a previous tenta tive location at Mahaban. The stra tegic value of this hill country has been appreciated and utilized by petty chieftains down to the present day, and-it ls only recently that conditions have been sufficiently settled to allow urchcological exploration. J ;. - ' K 1J-H..' . , Great Value Even in Moments of Leisure Farm .women have recognized that well-earned and ' well-used leisure Is the oil which makes the necesqry du ties of life t)e performpd happily, Oarl Sandburg tins said: "Life Is a combi nation of biscuits and liynclntiii";and the farm woman Is learning to realize the value of the hyacinths as she has long 'since realized the value of the pblscuits, a writer In the Country Gen tleman asserts. She Is changing her pbjectlve from shin'ng pots ai d pans to' shilling Jo.voiA faces, .and i-tye (tin) her family alike are profiting by.Jhe change In accent,. - Not all farm women are rr-allzlnR the value of leisure, and but few farm women as yet have leisure In needed measure nor are till who liavO won It Using' It effectively, hut a pood be ginning has been made and the future Is full ot Jiopc. . . .: These times of leisure nrp literally moments only tor nome women. I know one mother of five .votig'ohll dren who can't find 15-inlnute periods for recreating mind and soul., Klic says lie can find leisure tfnly 'for n' moment Mere and there. :T. I'4 ure,' she looks'-abeod to tlip-time When- she can lessen the peiTonnl fflrylce te the little folk, but now practically" every moment (IcHiniul her attention, and i L her leisures like -rosnr, Is counted -bead pou bead. We are Equipped to do . Job 'Prin tin g All Kinds: Short Notice . . 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