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Athena, Oregon, June 15, 1928
SCIENCE THE CONQUEROR
Out of the frozen hummocks of the
Arctic comes faint radio intelligence
that the crew of the Italia is split
in two groups and floating with an
ice field, out of sight of each other.
In the world of exploration, the polar
regions have offered more thrilling
adventure than any other part of the
earth in the last century, and al
though many adventurous spirits
have been lured to their death in
answering the call from the top of
the world, others of the present day
are just as persistent in their efforts
to conquer the frozen wastes. Equip
ped with modern methods given them
by science, the explorer of today
stands far better chance of success
than did Greeley, who failed and witn
his men perished in the affort, or
Perry, whose most cherished ambi
tion was realized when he reached the
pole, the first human being to ac
complish the feat. That the Italia
failed to return from her trip to the
pole was due to the elements; no flaw
in her structure by science. Her
commander and his crew stand every
chance of being rescued by devices
placed in the hands of willing work
ers by science the radio, air planes
and powerful ice cutters and only
fate, sealed in the polar storm can
prevent these man-made devices from
bringing the men of the Italia back.
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DUE TO CARELESSNESS
Since Wild Horse creek has dug
its channel down to bedrock, mois
ture drainage at City Park has de
veloped to the stage where but few
trees and wild shrub and bush growth
survive. The effort to replant trees
in the park was thwarted for want
of moisture and after it was found to
be unsatisfactory to use water piped
to the park to keep young trees alive.
Since then no further effort has been
put forth and the only foliage and
shade afforded is the natural growth
along the creek banks and the hard
wood trees and a few cottonwoods in
the east end of the park. . By all
means these should be preserved. But
a verv recent occurrence would lead
one to believe the remaining foliage
is to disappear unless care is taken.
Someone burning brush, let the fire
spread through the grass, with the
result that a portion of the growth
alone the south side of the creek, in
cluding two fine lilac bushes, and two
young trees, one a beautiful elm, was
scared and scorched by the flames
which from appearances were just
simnlv allowed to burn without any
attempt made to keep them un.ler
control.
in Oregon, we would never think of
such a thing. ,
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The achievement of the Southern
Cross promises to be greater still.
The intripid airmen who flew the
marine from Oakland to Sidney,
Australia, after a few days rest pro-
nose to flv the machine arouna tne
globe. Here's luck to them.
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.1. Bull savs to Harry K. Thaw:
"Nnw. von crit!" And Harry got
across the channel, into gay Paree;
where the bloody, bloomm' climate
isa little warmer, donchersee?
Hpnrv Miller has moved a slice of
Mt. Hood uo to the home lot. It i3
a beautiful specimen of the Mt. Hood
lily, and well worth any one s time
to see.
A irale of wind smashed up $200,-
000 worth of air planes in Washing
ton the other day. However, in this
instance congress did not furnish the
wind.
If all nlavers report next 'year,
Athena will have some sweet team to
enter in the league.
It would seem Detroit is famous
enough already, without vieing with
Chicago for gang honors. But if thj
decent folk of the Michigan automo
bile metropolis will stick by the De
troit News, gangsters will gang
elsewhere. They shot up the Detroit
newspaper office the other day in re
taliation for the paper's war on gang
land, carried off the payroll and shot
two policemen and an employe in
making their escape from the build
ing. Now the News is going into the
detective business itself, and on a
large scale at that, in its fixed de
termination to rid the town of well
dressed, polished murderers who ride
the streets in costly limeosines, arm
ori-d with machine guns.
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Oliver Robbins, the Father of
Molalla. met his 88th birthday last
Sunday, and enjoyed the celebration
his friends and neighbors put on in
honor of the occasion. His is the np
prouohing end of a pioneer trail
traveled by hundreds of other early
timers who were here when the Ore
gon country was young. Crossing the
plains in 1852, Mr. Robbins stopped
whore now Molalla stands on New
Years dav. By hard work he carved
out of the virgin valley a !00-acre
farm, which stands as the monument
of his earthly endeavor and rewards
him with the boon of contentment he
so richly deserves in the winter days
of a well spent life.
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Wo road that the Rockefellers arc
buying up adjacent property to their
New York homes to stay the en
croachment of commerce. The latest
purchase is a girls' school. The girls
will move out and the Rockefellers
will move in so to speak, by tearing
down the building and adding the
ground to their city estate. By ginger,
a fellow can do most anything he
wants to, with money, can't he?
Everything's rosey down at the
Portland Rose Festival this week.
pose of electing one director and the
transaction of business usual at such
meeting.
Dated this 7th day of June, 1928
ARNOLD WOOD
Chairman Board of Directors
ATTEST:
CLARENCE E. ZERBA
District Clerk
IDEAL OF CHRISTIAN WORTH
(LaGrande Observer)
The Pulitzer literary prizes are not
the only ones given under slightly
ambiguous terms. At the University
of Wisconsin there is the Kenneth
Sterling Day award, which is be
stowed annually upon the student
who is of the "greatest Christian
worth" to the university. The. other
day that award was given to an
orthodox Jew, a student of high
scholastic standing, of high athletic
rank, a leader of fine moral char
acter, a participant in many school
activities. He met the requirements
of the award "moral character,
capacity to execute practical details
necessary to operation of religious
forces, capacity to influence student
life for good, and concern for their
physical well-being" and no doubt
deserved the honor. Those respon
sible for bestowing it showed their
own breadth of ideals and their
broadminded attitude toward religion.
DIVIDE IT OR DROP IT
(Weston Leader)
If it be true, as alleged by wheat
growers in eastern Oregon and
Washington, that they do not re
ceive any benefit in price by reason
of the 10 per cent differential on
grain going to Portland, but that it
all croes to the profit of Portland buy
ers and experts, then Portland might
as well expect to see that differential
removed and most people will ack
nowledge that the loss will be
deserved, says Seymour Jones, state
market agent. Portland buyers claim
that they do.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL
MEETING
Notice is hereby given to the legal
voters of School Dictrict No. 29, of
Umatilla County, State of Oregon,
that the Annual School Meeting of
said District will be held at the school
house; to begin at the hour of two
o'clock p. m. on the third Monday of
June, being the 18th day of June, A.
D. 1928.
This meeting is called for the pur
Dose of electing one director and a
clerk and the transaction of business
usual at such meeting.
Dated this 5th day of June, 1928.
LENNA C. READ,
Chairman Board of Directors.
Attest: v
CLARENCE E. ZERBA,
District Clerk.
" NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Umatilla County.
In the matter of the Estate of Mary
Wolfe, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all persons
whom it may concern: That Bessie
Werst has been appointed executrix of
the last will and testament of Mary
Wolfe, deceased, and has qualified as
such. All persons having claims
aa-ainst said estate are required to
present them, with proper vouchers,
as required by law, to said executrix
at the law office of Will M. Peterson,
Stangier Building, Pendleton, Oregon,
within six months of the date of the
first publication of this notice which
is the 1st day of June, 1928.
BESSIE WERST,
Executrix.
Will M. Peterson, George R. Lewis
Attorneys for Executrix. J1J29
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
In the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Umatilla County.
In the Matter of the Estate of H.
Mc Arthur, Deceased. ,
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has filed her final ac
count and report in the above en
Htiut matter nd that the above en
titled Court has fixed Saturday, the
7th day of July, laze, at tne nour oi
10:00 o'clock A. M. of said day, as
tVio time nnrl the Countv Court room
in the County Court house at Pendle
ton, Umatilla County, uregon, as tne
place, for hearing of said final ac
count and report. Objections to said
final account and report should bo
filed on or before that date.
Dated at Athena, Oregon, this Stn
day of June, 1928.
MANDA J. Mc ARTHUR.
Executrix of the Last Will and
Testament of H. McArthur, Deceased.
Watts & Prestbye, Athena, Oregon,
Attornevs for Executrix. jjo
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KOTTr.R OV FINAL ACCOUNT
In the County Court of the State of
Oregon tor umatuia county.
In the Matter of the Estate of Mel
vin J. Canfield, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all per
sons whom it may concern: That
George R. Lewis, administrator with
tha will nnnevert of the estate of Mel-
vin J. Canfield, deceased, ha3 filed
his final account and report in tne
administration of the estate; that the
rVinntv JiiH o-o. hv order dulv made
and entered has appointed Monday
the SJoth day oi June, into, as me
hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon as
the time and the County Court House
at Pendleton, Uregon, as tne piace
where all objections and exceptions
to said final account and report will
be heard and a settlement of the
estate made.
Dated this the 19th day of May,
1928.
GEORGE R. LEWIS,
Administrator with the will annex
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL
MEETING
Notice is Hereby Given to the legal
voters of Union High School District
No. 7 of Umatilla County, State of
Oregon, that the Annual School Meet
ing of said District will be held at the
school house, to begin at the hour of
2 o'clock to 7 p. m. on the 4th Mon
day of June, being the 25th day of
June, A. D. 1928.
This meeting is called for the pur-
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Special attention given
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Athena, Oregon
We read of the attorney general
of Ohio making a ruling that a school
paper published monthly during the
school year, is not a newspaper,
proper, with requirements necessary
according to law, to handle publica
tion of legal financial school reports.
Indications are that they are ready to
try anything once in Ohio. Out here
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Good Hotel Accomodations
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Write: Bingham Springs, Gibbon, Oregon
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Farm Loans
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B. B RICHARDS,
Athena
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