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Surveyors Set Stakes
For Mountain Road
Camp McDougal to Tollgate
in the Blue Mountain
J : District.
A crew of seven or eight men
working for the United States Bu
reau of Public Roads have begun
staking a new road from Camp Mc-
Dougal to Tollgate in the Blue moun
tains, according to the Walla Walla
Bulletin. The distance is approxi
mately six miles. Construction of the
projected road is expected to be done
this year by some one of several
government agencies.
The present route from Camp Mc
Dougal to Tollgate will probably be
improved by forest service workers
in the near future to enable forest
rangers to take in their equipment by
June 15. The road was washed bad
ly because of heavy snow run-off
during the spring.
The likelihood of persons reaching
Tollgate by June 10 is remote accord
ing to Albert Baker, forest ranger.
He expects difficulty in reaching
there "with his equipment ,by mid
June. There is five feet of snow in
the timber near Tollgate and ' it is
melting at the rate of three inches
in 36 hours. The snow crust still
will support horses. ' '
Forest service officials are anxious
to get their crews into the mountains
so that road work contemplated for
this summer may be started. If the
new route from McDougal is built
this year ft will give an easy grade
all the way to the summit. The pres
ent route will not be closed or im
proved while the new one is being
built, Mr. Baker understands.
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F. B. Wood, Agent, Athena, Ore.
Heavy Rain Storm
The heaviest June rain storm to
strike, this section of the country in
years made its visitation Tuesday
night, accompanied with vivid light
ning and peals of thunder, but no
wind. The rain, which was general
from Northern Colifornia to the &
nadian line did much good to growing
crops. At Portland the rain fall as
sumed proportions of 'a near
water spout. In this vicinity the
rain was so heavy that some of the
growing grain, especially in low
places, went down.
Sunday and Wednesday
Pictures JNo bhow on
For Tomorrow Night
On account of the Pioneers Reunion
at Weston and the program which
will be given there tomorrow evening,
there will be no picture program at
the Standard Theatre. Athena stores
will remain closed from 11 a. m. to
5:30 p. m. tomorrow and the theatre
is acting in conformity with them
in recognizing the 35th annual meet
ing of Umatilla, county pioneers.
Sunday night the Standard will
present Blanche Sweet and Ben Lyon
in "The New Commandment."
Wednesday night Johnny Hines will
be seen in "The Live Wire." Johnny,
as you will remember, is always a live
one, and in "The Live Wire" he i?
livelier than ever.
Summer Normal Session
A six weeks summer session of
the eastern Oregon branch of the
Oregon normal school is announced
to be held at the La Grande high
school building beginning on June 20
and ending July 29. The session will
be under the direction of J. T.. Long
fellow, superintendent of La Grande
schools and full college and normal
school credit will be given for work
satisfactorily completed.
Baseball Scores
Pendleton increased its lead in the
Blue Mountain league Sunday by de
feating Hermiston, 6 to 2. The In
dians defeated Walla Walla in a
close game, 1 to 0. In the Walla
Walla valley league, Adams beat
Lowden 16 to 5, and in the Grapevine
league Weston won from Walla Wal
la Electric, 6 to 4, while Helix drub
bed Milton-Freewater 9 to 2.
Frank Lockwood was in Athena
Tuesday, from Walla Walla.
Mississippi -Floods
Make Odd Friends
Dog and Rabbit Cuddle for
Warmth Deer Fed at
Refugee Camps.
. Flood perils along the Mississippi
made strange bedfellows, according
to J. T. Saunders, freight traffic
manager for Southern Pacific, who
has just returned from the flooded
area.
A railway brakeman, standing on
the rear platform of one of the lust
trains to move through the high wa
ter near Brinkley, Arkansas, saw a
dog struggling and swimming
through the flood holding something
in its mouth. Gaining a mass .of
driftwood the dog drew itself out of
the water, gently set down a youn
rabbit, and the two huddled together
awaiting their fate.
In Louisiana deer and fawn flocked
into refugee campa where they were
fed and even made pets of by the
children.
Section men sandbagging bridge
ends and tracks ran into many water
moccasins that had taken refuge be
tween the rails. The snakes were so
tired from battling the waters that
they did not attempt to strike.
"The railroads have been invalu
able in their work of relief in the
stricken districts," Saunders said.
"Thousands of railroad men have
worked night- and day without rest
and sometimes at peril of their lives
not only to rescue refugees, but also
to protect towns not yet flooded and
to limit the extent of the disaster as
much as was humanly possible."
American Legion to Build
an Aero Landing Field
.
Milton-Freewater is to have an
emergency -aero landing field says the
Milton Eagle. Neil Best Post of "the
American Legion has undertaken
construction of this field, space be
ing donated for the purpose by Mr.
C. E. Smiley, one-half mile west of
the Pleasant View neighborhood. ,
The State Department of the Le
gion is carrying out an extensive
program having as its aim the es
tablishment of such fields at 15 to
25 mile intervals wherever feasible
throughout the state, in order to re
duce to a minimum the loss in life
and property bo often occasioned by
forced landings in a district with
which the pilot may be unfamiliar.
The Legion boys feel they owe it to
the pioneers in the air development
of our country to do all in their pow
er to minimize the risks that are es
sential to this department. J. he air
mail, forest -patrol and occasionally
army and commercial aviators have
occasion to pass over this territory
at times and it is possible that this
field at some time may be the means
of avoiding a forced landing on tin
favorable : ground, with consequent
loss of life.
Character in Making
Some writers assert that character
is formed In the days of childhood,
says the Los Angeles Times. They al
lege that in Infancy the habits of age
are formed. If the kid throws mud
he is going to be a politician. If he
likes to piuy with dolls he Is going
to be a movie actor. If he fights with
all the other boys in the block he will
be a lawyer. If be robs birds nests
lie Is going to be a promoter. So the
argument might go. As a matter of
fact very little character Is formed in
the kindergarten stage. It does not
develop until the contacts of life in
-school, coljege and business begin to
bo f-U.
Training worms is the hobby of
David Masters, London journalist and
scientist. Leading his visitors to his
garden, Masters would take a blado
of grass and stroke the back of as
much of a worm's body as chance:
to be out of its hole in the ground.
Immediately the worm would emerge
from its hiding place and he would
stroke its back, which the worm would
arch after u few strokes.' "You see,
even a worm likes a good turn," Mas
ters tells his friends.
TO HOLDERS OF
SECOND LIBERTY LOAN BONDS
EXCHANGE OFFERING OF NEW
TREASURY BONDS
Notle Is given of a new offering of
UNITED STATES TREASURY BONDS,
dated June 15, 1927, and bearing Interest
from that date at the rate of 8 per
cent. The bonds will mature In twenty
years, but may be called for redemption
after sixteen years.
Second Liberty Loan bonds will be ao
eepted In exchange at par. Accrued In
terest on the Second Liberty bonds of
fered for exchange will be paid as of
June 15, 1927.
Second Liberty Loan bonds have been
called for payment on November 16, 1927,
and will cease to bear interest on that
date. Holders of such bonds who desire
to take advantage of the exchange offer
should consult their bank or trust com
pany at once. The exchange privileg
will be available for t limited period only,
and may expire about June 16th.
Further Information may be obtained
from banks or trust companies, or from
any Federal Reserve Bank.
A. W. MELLON,
Secretary of the Treasury,
Washington, May 31, 1927.
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Beautiful Bird, but
Has Bad Reputation
Mexico has contributed n number
of striking species of birds to the
lower Rio Grande valley of Texas, but
none more handsome, more mischiev
ous or more provocative of interest
than the large green, yellow, blue and
black member of the crow-Jay family,
says Nature Magazine. lie Is nearly
a loot In length, his upper parts are a
lovely blue-green ; the crown of the
head and hind-neck, a deep, rich blue.
The forehead Is almost wliite and the
chin, throat, chest and eye region,
black. The shoulders, rump and upper
tall are yellowish green, the four
middle tall feathers being a darker.
brighter green, while tbe outer ones'.
are yellow.
He !s an Inveterate robber of the
nests of wild birds as well as thos-'
of domestic fowls.
Grew Made American Envoy to Turkey
Washington, D. C. Formal an
nouncement that Joseph C. Grew, un
der-secretary of 6tate, had been ap
pointed ambassador to Turkey was i
made at the White House. It was an
noonced that Robert E. Olds, now an
assistant secretary of state, would sue
ceed Mr. Grew as under secretary.
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and Get
Your Chicken
Dinner
at
Bingham Springs
Dance.Every Saturday Night
Dolph Thompson, Manager
Gibbon, Oregon
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