Entered at the Post Office at Athena, Oregon, as Second-Claes Mail Matter
VOLUME 49.
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 3, 1928
NUMBER 5
INDUSTRY HELPS AGRICULTURE
BUILD UP THE SHALL TOWN
Decentralization of "Manufacturing Brings Markets for
Products Closer to the Farm Gives Employment
' 1 i, and Better Standards of Living to
' J Rural Communities.
i L By T. R. PRESTON
i. v. -j f President Ampplorni ftankers Association
T0 class of people has been more dilieent in trvinor to under-
1 stand the agricultural problem than the bankers of this
country. The agricultural problem is a real problem and de
mands the best thought of everyone. This
country cannot continue along happy lines
with only sections of the country nrosDerous.
1 Prosperity must be passed around if any-
body is long to enjoy it. This question can-
not be solved by the farmers alone, but the
majority opinion is that there is no legisla
tive remedy for agriculture. It is an eco
nomic question pure and simple and must be
worked out accordingly.
-A few years ago it was contended that
agriculture did not have sufficient credit
facilities. That proposition was often made
a political question. I do not presume there
are many who will question the fact that
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'Mwi mixing rarms ana factories
It is a fact that no community and no
x a. preston state has ever become great purely from
agriculture. It is not to the interest of New York and other
great centers to see the small communities and the agricultural
sections losing their . wealth and importance. In the end it will
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There seems to me a real remedy for
these small communities and also for
agriculture. This remedy, which 13
the mixing of industry with agricul
ture, Is now being applied in many lo
calities with satisfactory results.
Industry and agriculture are better
balanced' in Ohio, North Carolina and
Pennsylvania than in any other slates
of the Union, and In these states
'there is no serious agricultural prob
lem and we hear little complaint .from
the farmers. This mixing of industry
ing examples from my own state to
prove this proposition, and I mention
these because I am more familiar
with conditions there than elsewhere.
Twelve years ago Kingsport, Ten
nessee, had a population of about one
thousand.' Great industries like a
large camera company, a big cement
plant and a number ot other indus
tries were located there partly through
the influence ot an outstanding New
York business man. In a little mora'
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May 18th Is Date Set
For Oregon State
Primary Elections
The Oregon state primary elections
will be held on the third Friday in
May, the 18th. The primaries will be
of special interest to voters this year
for the reason that presidential
electors are to be voted for, and all
but three elective offices in Umatilla
county, County Judge, one county
commissioner and county treasurer
will seek candidates to be voted for
at the general election in November,
In addition the nomination of candi
dates for two state representatives
from Umatilla county and one joint
representative from Umatilla and
Morrow county and a curcuit judge
for the judicial district comprised
in Umatilla and Morrow county as
well as candidates for state and
national offices make the impending
election one of importance.
County officers for which candi
dates will be voted for in the pri
maries include, sheriff, recorder,
assessor, district attorney, school
superintendent, clerk, coronor and
one commissioner. The hold over of
ficials are I. M. Schannep. County
Judge; J. 0. Hales, commissioner, and
Bettye DeHart, treasurer.
Candidates for nomination for
national, state, and for offices in
which jurisdiction includes more than
Umatilla county must file declara
tions with the secretary of state not
later than April 13, or 35 days be
fore the primary. This will include
the circuit judge, representatives for
the legislature, secretary of state,
treasurer, two justices of the supreme
court, attorney general, representa
tive in congress from this district,
electors of president and vice presi
dent, dairy and food commissioner
and those seeking election as party
delegates to national conventions.
The laws of Oregon have been
changed so that there .is no more
swearing in of votes on election day
and April 17 is the last day to regis
ter as a voter for the primary. Voters
already registered need not register
again unless they have moved into
another precinct. The pamph'.et of
Sam A. Kozer, secretary of state,
adds on this point:
"No person shall be qualified . to
vote, nor permitted to vote at the pri
mary election unless he shall be
registered. Electors cannot be sworn
in to vote on election day."
ATHENA
BOY SCOUT
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Swim in the "Y" Tank and
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and Headquarters.
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Mixing Industry With Agriculture Means Prosperity for Rural Districts
and agriculture is called by some de
centralization of industry.
I would not suggest that manufac
turing institutions move from the
cities to the small villages, but I do
think it would be better for this coun
try for future industries to be placed
In these small : villages rather than
to be further congested-in the great
centers. This would in part also be
a solution of our labor problem. . The
bringing of industries to small vil
lages increases, the market for agri
cultural products, gives employment
to surplus labor, olevatea the stand
ards of living, increases public reve
nue, reduces taxes and vastly increases
educational facilities. ' '
Two Striking Examples
I believe I can give you two strik-
than twelve years these have brought
the population ot that city up to
seventeen thousand. Just a few miles
away, at Elizabethton, they are build
ing a great rayon plant, the first unit
to cost 5,000,000. The population of
that town is now two thousand, but
it is estimated that this will be multi
plied by five in less than two years.
It js stated that the total investment
in manufacturing industry in that com
munity within a period of five years
will probably reach $50,000,000.
The balancing of industry and agri
culture will solve most of our so-called
agricultural problems and we will nol
need such political measures as will in
my opinion, do harm if enacted to the
very class they pretend to benciit.
NEIGHBORS OF WOODCRAFT
WILL INSTALL OFFICERS
Members of Women of Woodcraft
are requested to attend the meeting
at the K. of P.-I. O. O. F. Hall next
Tuesday evening. The meeting will
be an important one and all members
are expected to be present. Officers
for the ensuing year will be installed
at this meeting, as follows:
P. G. N., Laura Gross; G. N., Mary
McKay; Advisor, Sarah Ellen Moore
Clerk., Lola Payne; Banker., Eva Mae
Douglas; Magician., Elvma Norm
Attendant, Minnie DePeatt; Captain
of Guards, Charlotte Dickenson; Flag
Bearer., Stella Keen; Inner Sentinel.
Cecil Kibbey; Outer Sentinel., Celia
Harden; Musician., Edna Lieuallcn;
Correspondent., Retta Potts; Manage
ers, Maria tfnkerton, Sarah Gross,
fateila Kershaw.
The Athena Scout troop thorough
ly enjoyed the trip to Walla Walla
Saturday afternoon. Twenty mem
bers of the troop made the trip. The
swimming tank at the "Y" was con
siderably splashed up by the scouts
who were given swimming instruc
tions by Mr. Hawley, scout executive.
Some of the scouts tried out for the
first-class swimming test, and one of
them completed the test.
After the swim the troop went to
Whitman college museum where some
time was spent, and then proceeded to
the Chamber of Commerce building,
and then to scout headquarters. A
visit to the scout equipment depart
ment at Gardner & Co s completed
the day's program. The boys were
in charge of three local scout of
ficials and the Walla Walla scout ex
ecutive officer.
The local troop committee met last
Thursday and appointed the troop's
Court of Honor, which is comprised
of Mr. Lee Meyer, Mr. O. H. Reeder
and Mr. B. B. Richards.
No definite date has been set for
the Parents Night program to be
given by the scouts at the Standard
Theatre, but the boys are working
hard and will have a fine program to
present.
The judge has been appointed, the
ury selected and attorneys are work
ing on the case of Scouts vs. Emery
Rogers, which will go to trial in the
near future. Emery is charged with
disobedience of the scout laws. It
will be remembered that Emery was
the efficient attorney for the de
fense in the case of Scouts vs. Lester
Towne, and though Emery put up a
strong legal fight, he lost the case.
since which time Lester has been
carrying out the court sentence to
kindle the fire every Thursday even
ing at Scout Hall.
FRAN"' O. tOWDSN
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This is ths latest portr. i. .: Fi-aufc
O. Lowden of Illinois, one o? t.s had
ing possibilities for the Republican
Presidential nomination.
"The Big Parade"
Opens At the Local
Theatre This Evening
"Pike" Miller's Graders
Played Helix to a Tie
After, playing four eight minute
quarters ' and two four minute over
time periods the Athena Grades call
e'd their game last Friday evening
with Helix Grades a tie. The second
half was a hard fought contest. with
the ball mostly in Athena's posses
sion, but Athena failed to connect
with her shots.
Shortly after the opening of the
contest, Ralph Moore received a very
painful injury to his right thumb
which made it impossible to hold o'lto
the ball. As Ralph is the keyman
on offensive play and the one whu
does the handling of the ball,- it left
the offense weakened.
' Helix will play a return game here
in the near future which should nrova
to be a hummer as both teams have
some very good players.
Trapping Pays When
Kiddle In Charge
State Senator Fred Kiddle of Is
land City, Union county, has been
selected by Oregon Republicans to
conduct the Herbert Hoover campaign
in Oregon for the preferential pri
maries. Kiddle will open headquart
ers, at. Portland. ,
"Ben Hur" Coming
The Standard Theatre has booked
"Ben Hur" for a two-night showing,
Wednesday, February 29th and Thurs
day, March 1st. The local theatre is
on the "better than last year" list of
motion picture houses and the class
of photoplays now being shown is a
sample of what can be done by syndi
cate buying. The Metro-Goldwyn
pictures shown at the Standard are
on current release schedule and many
of them are presented here before
Portland and other large cities get
them. In other words when the
Sf nnrlnrH 10 rooltr f ol.r.r IIia ninftmA
t Urs Are In Demand it gets it whether the first run thea
tre has run it or not. Formerly the
Trapping for furs pays well when theatre had to wait for the first run
demand is keen and Drices are hifrh. I theatre to show the picture.
as is the case this winter. In addit- Prizes - at Steves
ion to professional trappers, there Prizes aggregating $43,20 will be
are many boys in Umatilla county given lucky holders of tickets at
who are making tidy sums at trap- Steve's Grocery, Satnrday evening,
ping muskrat, ' mink and coyote, the March 10th. at 7:30. The prizes to bo
three principal furbearing animals awarded are: First prize, blanket,
that range in Eastern Oregon. value $14.50; second prize, dishes,
Fur dealers are flooding the mails value $10.50; third prize, gent's shirt,
with their price lists, which quote value $5.25; fourth prize, men's
coyote worth from $37 for choice gloves, value $5.00; fifth prize, neck
extra large, down to $2.25 for ave- tie, value $3.50; sixth prize, women's
rage No. 4. Fall and winter musk- bloomers, value $2.45; seventh prize,
rat bring 15 cents to $3.70 each, and ladies' hose, value $2.00. A ticket
mink from 50 cents to $23, owing to good for a chance at the drawing will
quality. be given for each dollar cash pur-
Government trappers are success- chase or for every dollar paid on ac
ful in trapping and poisoning coyotes count, between now and 7:30, March
and the pelts are sold by the govern- 10th.
ment. Other trappers get many
coyotes, but confine most of their Preparations Under Wsy
time to trapping mnskrats and mink. Preparations are being made by
" Athena-Weston American Legion Post
Judges at Debate for the entertainment of delegates
Supt. Lee Meyer and Miss Mildred from the Posts at Hennner .Arlina-
Bateman of Athena high school fac- ton, Condon, Fossil. lone, Milton,
uuy, oHiciaiea as judges in tne dis- Boardman, Hermiston, Stanfield and
tnct high school debate between Umatilla Agency, who will be in
Pendleton and Hermiston. at Pend- Athena
leton, last evening. . ..,..,. 'the district conference. I
Spectacular, entertaining and con
vincing! Never has the screen of
fered anything to compare with "The
Big Parade," King Vidor production
for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring
John Gilbert, which will open tonight
at the Standard Theatre. It is a
picture that willhaunt the memory
for ever.
To see this amazing film is to live
through the period of the great con
flict as only those who reached the
front lived through it. The hundreds
of tales told by the veterans them
selves and the thousands of books
written about the war pale into in
significance before these vital, glow
ing, richly dramatized scenes of an
American doughboy's adventures in
France.
Renee Adoree, the French actress
will be seen as Melisande the
farm girl in "The Big Parade." Claire
McDowell has the mother part. Big
Karl Dane and Tom O' Brien as hard-
boiled buddies are the comedy foil in
the cast, and Hobart Bosworth has
an important role.
The life of American troops be
hind the trenches as well as actual
warfare form a great part of the
story of "The Big Parade," which is
booked for two nights at the Stand
ard under road show contract, which
means necessarily an advance in ad
mission prices: children of school
age up to 12 years, 25 cents, adults
50 cents.
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lonignis presentation will irive
Business men an opportunity to see
the big picture, in fact it will be well
for town people generally to attend
tonight's showing of "The Big
Parade," and be assured of good
seats, which may not be obtainable nt
the Saturday night show.
Athena Loses a Close
Game To Hermiston
"Fighting Six" Wins
Coach Toole's Athena high school
basketeers lost a nerve-racking game
to Hermiston high school on the local
gym floor last Friday evening by a
margin of one point, 16-15.
The contest was a hot one, with
Hermiston leading in the first half.
Athena came back in the second per
iod, held their opponents and grad
ually crept into a one-point lead.
With two minutes to go Athena was
in the lead 15-14 and it was then the
break went to Hermiston and she
dropped in a field goal.
The floor work of Wilford Miller
of Athena was the outstanding feat
ure of the game, consistantly break
ing up play after play.
"The Fighting Six" came to life
and retreived lost honors at Stanfield
by thoroughly entangling the Hermis
ton girls in the short end of a Zl-17
score.
THE COUNTY COURT
AT HOI BANQUET
Community Event Dedicates
Completion of Wildhorse
Market Road.
O. D. O. Meeting a
Non-Hostess Affair
A very pleasant no-hostess meet'
ing of the O. D. O. club was held
on January 27 at the home of Mrs,
Forrest Zerba. Eleven members were
present, and two guests, Mrs. George
Johnston of Moscow, Idaho and Miss
Lois Smith. Mrs. Johnston, a be
loved former member and the club's
first president, composed the follow
ing lines which were read in memory
of sister Bess Schrimpf.
In Loving Memory of Bess
"A precious one has left us,
A voice we loved is stilled,
Tho loving hands would hold her
We knew not what God willed.
No more her smile shall greet us
As we meet in circles gay.
But help us Lord, and lead us,
Along the better way.
Then when our journey's ended
And all the wrongs are right,
We'll embrace with smiling face
Beyond the Great Divide.
On February 10 the club will meet
at the home of Mrs. F. N. Johns
with Mrs. Lewis Stewart as assist
ant hostess.
MRS.
IDA M. HUTT
WEDS LONE ROCK MAN
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Johnson were in
Walla Walla Monday where they at
tended the wedding of Mrs. Ida M.
Hutt formerly of this city to Edward
McNutt of Lone Rock. Oregon.
It was a quiet home wedding at the
residence of the bride's sister, Mrs.
Flora Onstot of Walla Walla. The
service was performed at 4 t). m.
with the Rev. Hunley of the Christ
ian church, officiating. Only a few
intimate friends were present. The
happy couple will make their home
at Lone Rock, where Mr. McNutt
is engaged in stock raising.
Visiting Here
Mr. and Mrs. George Johnston and
son Harold, of Moscow. Idaho snent
the week-end at the Campbell home,
visiting their son Ray, who has been
quite ill but Is now on the rod to
recovery.
ADAIR'S GROCERY SOLD
TO MR. AND MRS. EAGER
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Eager have
purchased the Adair Cash Grocery in
Athena. The transfer of the store
and business was made to the new
purchasers Tuesday.
Mr. Eager has been identified with
Athena business interests for a num
ber of years in the capacity of local
agent for the O. W. R. & N.
Company, at its station in Athena.
Mr. and Mrs. Adair came to Athena
several months ago from Idaho, anJ
purchased the store from Mann
Borthers.
What good roads will do for Athena
was demonstrated Wednesday eve-
ning.when nearly 200' people gathered
in the reception rooms of the Christ
ian church to participate in a banquet
which had for its incentive the com
memoration of the successful com
pletion of the Wildhorse market road,
and its extension, the Eagle creek
road connecting with the Thorn Hol
low highway.
County Judge Schannep, Commis
sioners R. E. Bean and Jesse Hales,
Roadmaster Shannon and their wives
were the honor guests of the occasion.
Covers were laid for eighty and
seventy-nine guests sat at the tables
which were served by the ladies of the
Christian church.
The banquet was given under aus
pices ot tne Atnena commercial
Association, arrangements for which
were made by Mayor Stephens and
Tim McBride and which had for its
direct purpose the expression of the
community's appreciation to the
County Court for its achievement in
completing the road.
B. B. Richards presided as toast-
master. Judge Schannep, R. E. Bean,
Mayor. Stephens and Lee Meyer de
livered the principal addresses of the
evening, and others spoke. The
Athena orchestra enlivened the oc
casion with several selections.
Judge Schannep gave a bplendid
talk on county road building in gener
al, and Commissioner Bean snowed
up in detail what would result to
highway construction and mainten
ance should the proposed $3 license
fee prevail. In a characteristic ad
dress, Lee Meyer struck a chord that
greatly pleased the banqueters, and
Tim McBride explained that the reas
on for his ability to speak in public
was that he never had a chance to
talk at home.
Athena Stands Fourth
In Branch Libraries
Degree Teams Compete
A number of members of Pythian
Lodge No. 29, of Athena, attended an
interesting meeting of Damon Lodge
at Pendleton Monday evening, at
which competing teams of old mem
bers gave the work in the rank of
Knight. The team representing the
new members of Damon Lodge, won
the contest.
Thankful for Assistence
The ways and means committee of
the ladies of the Christian church aie
grateful to all who assisted them in
preparing the Commercial Associa
tion banquet Wednesday evening.
Critically 111
Jack Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Bunn Moore, is serously ill of
peneumonia, at his home on the West
Side.
Play at Touchet
The boys and girl's basketball
teams play at Touchet tonight. This
is the second game of the season be
tween Athena and Touchet.
Athena stands fourth among the
branch libraries of the county in cir
culation of books of 1927. according
to a report made by the county
librarian. The book circulation of the
libraries was as folflows:
Athena, 6366; Echo, 4221; Free
water,7061; Helix, 2541; Hermiston,
9951; Milton, 13318; Pilot Rock, 1979;
Stanfield, 269."; Umatilla,5766; Wes
ton, 5572.
The following new books have been
placed on the shelves of the county
library and are now ready for cir
culation on request:
Adventures in Arabia. Seabrook
Trails Plowed Under, Russell His
tory of the Pacific Northwest, Schaf-
er Best plays of 1927, Mantle Mod
ern Essays (second series) Morley
Third Book of Modern Verse, Ritten
house Outline of Psychoanalysis,
Teslaar How to Get Ahead
Financially,, S'lhnedler The Right
to Be Happy, Mrs. Russell Short
History of Woman, Langdon-Davis
New Age of Faith, Langdon-Davis
Confessions of an Actor. John Berry
more Snowden's Sunday School les
sons, Course for 1928 List of Books
for high school student reading, com
piled by Lakewood, Ohio high school,
1927.
Birthday Sale
McFadden's Pharmacy is holding a
Rexall silver jubilee birthday sale,
the announcement being made in a
big advertisement in today's Press
and through circulation of sale post
ers. The Rexall Sale will be on
from February 1st to 25th, inclusive.
Real bargains will prevail on a large
and varied assortment of goods. For
instance a good flashlight, all ready
to flash, is quoted at 79c, complete
with batteries.
Basketball League Games
Herman Geissel, Arthur Taylor and
Jim Hodgen played with the Weston
Blue Mountain League basketball
team at Waitsburg. Monday night.
Waitsburg, leaders in the league, de
feated the Weston team. 37 to 27.
Wednesday night the two teams met
at Weston. Weston led through the
entire game only to be beaten at the
last minute by a score of 21 to 22.
"Firemen, Save My Child!
The Standard Theatre has booked
"Firemen, Save My Child," featuring
those immensely popular screen com
edians, Wallace Berry and Raymond
Hatton, of "We're In the Navy Now"
fame, for its feature photoplay to
head Sunday night's program. You'll
roar when you see these two ex-gob i
in the role of fire laddies who burn
up a town.