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THE PRESS, ATHENA, OREGON, AUGUST 23, 1929 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER F. B. BOYD. Owner and Publisher Subscription Ratea. One copy, one year t-M One copy, six months t One copy, three months ' " Athena, Oregon, August 23, 1929 SIZING IT UP Sizing up a muchly discussed situ ation, the Myrtle Point Herald sum marizes as follows: .Government reports show the Postoffice Department deep in the hole for the last fiscal year, yet no one is surprised. As long as it is burdened with inconsistent rulings; as long as it engages in the printing business, furnishing printed envel opes below the cost of material, it will continue to lose money. There's no more excuse for the government being in the job printing business than there is for it being in the shoe business. Yet it prints, at a huge loss to the taxpayers of this country, millions of envelopes that should be turned out' by job printing offices a fine graft for the concern that has the printing contract but a little rough on the public pocketbook. Don't be surprised to hear that this de partment loses millions annually. The surprise is that we go right on electing men to congress who have n't the nerve to take this department out of the printing business and set it to doing what it was originally in tended to do, and no more to handle the U. S. mails. o GOVERNMENT CUTS COST A recent statistical report shows that at the end of the last fiscal year on June 30, the Federal government had a surplus of $185,000,000 in the treasury, five times the estimated surplus. During the year the nation al debt was reduced $673,000,000 and is now less than $17,000,000,000. The policy of retrenchment in Fed eral expenditures, established a few years ago, has resulted in the con version of savings into tax reduction for the people. Within eight years nearly two million people have been relieved entirely of Federal taxation. President Hoover has announced that a careful study is being made to determine the possibilities for re ducing Federal taxes in the future. This will probably be done, but it will be of little direct benefit to the public if the orgy of spending by local units of government, that has multiplied their cost time and again in recent years, is continued. o HAND IN HAND One of our exchanges observes: A comparatively new industry in the Southwest is now attracting atten tion. The humble pecan nut is rapid ly coming into its own. A few years ago only the Southern and South western Indians knew anything about the nutriment contained in the wild pecan. They cut the trees down in order to gather the crop. This seem ing waste opened up thick groves and permitted the growth of an occasional tree producing a large-size, delicious ly flavored, "paper shell" pecan. Thousands of acres of bottom land in the Southwest were denuded of pecan groves to plant less profitable crops. But this is changing. Pecan culture is increasing and one of the largest nut shelleries claims to have purchased 700 carloads of Oklahoma pecans during 1926. Thus do agri culture and manufacturing develop hand in hand. A SYMBOL OF PROSPERITY The modern stock exchange might properly be termed a department store of finance, to which men come to buy or sell interests in our im portant industries. It is a market place for stocks and bonds. Hysterical rantings against "specu lation" are absurd. We all speculate and it is necessary to progress. The major stock exchanges and in vestment bankers have waged an un remitting war against shysterism in nil forms in the interests of honest investment and industrial progress. They subject all securities to the most rigid of inspections before list ing them for sale and they keep con stant check on the soundness of any issue. At the present time more people than ever before are buying industrial securities. The wise investor goes to the recognized experts for informa tion. The Manufacturer and Indus trial News. feet at (his time, but also those which become operative the first of the year 1930. This is especially applicable to the schedule of fees for the period beginning on January 1, 1930. . o . Ever so often a reservoir must needs be run dry and given a bath, else the health of water users might be jeopardized. So if pressure was low on your water sprinklers Tues day evening, the reason was that the reservoir was recovering from its periodical bath, which took place Tuesday morning, when it was empti ed for that purpose. o J. C. Penney, founder of the great chain store system that bears his name has been an exhibitor of the thoroughbred live stock at the Port land International Live Stock show in the past. At the present time there is being erected at the exposi tion grounds, J. C. Penney Hall, in his honor. o It will cost $60,000 to reconstruct three miles of the Mt. Hood Loop high way, and the state has provided that amount for the work. It should be not out of place to remark here that a road little better than a cattle trail still leads to Bingham Springs, Uma tilla county's principal play ground. c A flock of prohibition agents con sider they made a big haul when they arrested 125 persons in a raid at Hammond, Indiana. The mayor and chief of the police of East Chicago were caught in the net, which readily explains why Chicago was mixed up in it. o The Scio Tribune proclaims: "With a mission and without a muzzle, the Scio Tribune starts this week on its 33d year of usefulness in the forks of the Santiam. Scio, Linn county and the state of Oregon, are its ob jective. Let's go." o Tex Rankin is certainly an active scout if nothing else. After com pleting a Pacific coast non-stop flight from British Columbia to Mexico, the Portland flyer has entered the Port land-Cleveland air race. o "That Amazon tree that scientists have discovered to bear lard is prob ably an off shoot of the Ham Tree." Mornintr Oregonian. Why, dog- gonit, of course; come to think of .it! o 1 The costume which pictorially we are led to believe was worn by Sep tember Morn, has nothing on the togs worn by those Woodburn golf players. o The swimming pool will function over the week-end, due to the season al emptying of the city reservoir. Kids are you "hep" to the tip? 4-H CLUB WORKERS (Ruth Newton) The week of the Oregon State Fair, September 23 to 28, will be a busy one for the boys and girls in the 4-H club work, with competition go ing for nearly $5,000 in scholarships and premiums offered by the state fair board, Governor I. L. Patterson's special prizes jn livestock and home economics, and many other special awards offered by business houses and individuals interested in this work. . I The state club leader, H. C. Sey mour, and his assistants, Helen Cow gill and L. J. Allen, of Corvallis, R. C. Kuehner, The Dalles, and J. W. Crites, Salem, are rounding out plan3 for this year's exhibitions which promise to exceed in interest and number those of any previous year. Rearrangement in the method of showing, so that exhibits of the same kind from every county will be placed together, rather than all different ex hibits from one county being shown in the same place, has given an added impetus to the interest concerning the affair. It is believed this will give both the judges and the audience a great advantage in evaluating the work done in the various districts. Each year two boys and two girls from each county, who have been out standing in this work, are chosen to spend Fair week in Salem as guests of the state fair board. They live in a spacious concrete dormitory, com pletely furnished except for bedding which each child must bring. Re sponsible supervisors are provided, and in every way the youngsters re ceive the advantages of the fair. The girl's and boys' exhibits will this year be placed in the part of the old exhibit building which has been moved over near the agricultural pa vilion. The whole thing is being ren ovated, and will provide excellent quarters. The rest of the building is being torn down and exhibits pre viously shown there will be moved to the new dual exhibition and grand stand building which is now nearing completion. Extensive exhibits of livestock, in cluding cattle, swine, sheep, goats, or poultry, numerous crops such as corn, potatoes and wheat, demon strations of home economics, and many other interesting features will all be a part of the 4-H work. The state champion pig club mem ber will receive a $50 registered gilt from Governor I. L. Patterson, while the state champion sheep club mem ber will receive a $50 yearling ewe. A pressure cooker will be awarded the high point girl in cooking, and the girl highest in sewing will re ceive a sewing case and low rocker. There are many other special prizes on sheep, swine, Jersey, Hol stein and Guernsey calves, budding and gardening, besides the numerous premiums and scholarships. 21 Years Ago L. , , - Friday, August 28, 1908 Ad and Will Pinkerton, "Ves" King and the editor fished on the Umatilla Saturday and Sunday with fairly good success. "Billy" found an nnt.iminteri firo arm which' no doubt found its way across the plains in an early day. - It is now on exhibition at the Palace Drug store. Thei Athena Harmony club will give a farewell party next Tuesday after noon at the home of Miss Reta Roth rock, in honor of the members of the club who will soon leave Athena to attend school. The weather permit tine the nartv will be eriven on the lawn, and the club from Weston is expected to attend en masse. Grandma Waterman is reported very ill with dropsy, at the home of her son in Spokane. Mr. ana Mrs. Ehen Waterman went UD from Walla Walla this week to attend her. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Akers, August 23, 1908, a daughter. Grover Bowles, one of Fay Le Grow's range riders, came down from the hills for a few days' rest. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Koontz went over to La Grande last evening, where they will spend a week visiting rela tives. Emery Achilles has taken an ap prenticeship in Johnson's blacksmith shop. He commenced work yesterday morning. . Mrs. Warren Raymond of Walla Walla is the guest of . her father, Robt. Coppock, and other relatives in Athena this week. Remember the harvest ball at the Athena Opera house, this evening. Johnson's orchestra has been engaged to furnish the music. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Killgore came down from their mountain camp Wed nesday evening. They spent the en tire summer in the mountains. Charles Dunn, an old time Athena boy writes friends here that he is witnessing the sights at Coney Island, the place where "you get a run for your money." A partial failure of the apple crop in Wild Horse orchards is reported. On the Mrs. Page place soutn, wnere lst vear a larsre crou of choice fruit was gathered, only a small amount of apples are to be found tnis season. Mr. and Mrs. Will Campbell. Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Campbell and Hank Caplinger returned from tne ion Gate Wednesday. In a day and a half the party picked 28 quarts of huckle berries north ol the meaaows. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gross and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Douglas will leave next week for Alberta, wnere iney will reside in future. They will be accompanied to Alberta by G. W. Gross who will return home m a lew weeks. Continental Oil Company Always at Your Service Athena Service Station Gas, Oils, Greasing Automobile Assessories Tires BRYCE BAKER, Prop. . . Athena, . . Phone 761 A Chicago judgo has ordered a certain tenor to warble to his wifo at least twice daily. She married him because of his vocal gift, and now he refuses to sing for her. But the judge adjusted matters so that the husband has got his old job back, and happiness once more is supreme in the domesticity of their home. o The Secretary of State notifies the Athena Press that the 1929-1930 com pilation of the state motor vehicle laws is off the press and ready for distribution. The volume contains not only the laws which in f- lmve iiuiiic the Spikes That Mean STABILITY firm rocklike structure, built on a concrete foundation, of Lumber, the Lasting Material. That is an investment that will LAST thru the years. A LET US HELP YOU BUILD IT What ever form of structure you have in mind, let us help you. Over many years we have had the practical experience that will help YOU. TUM-A-LUM LUMBER CO. . Free plan service (, ltZi, Weetern Newspaper Union.) "When the night deepens, and the guests Have passd to some new clam orous goal, Let in the quiet one, Let in the longing one, Close to the last red embers draw Your welcome soul." MEALS FOR WARM DAY8 A well-clillled platter with thinly sliced meat, which mny be beefsteak, if very thinly sliced and served with a tasty sauce, makes a most appetizing meal. There may he a few slices of cold roast lamb to accom pany Hie steak or veal ami trimmed with well-seasoned potato salad, and one has a ready meal. All cold meat should be sliced very thin and arranged with care and proper garnishment to make It at tractive. Cream cheese with chopped nasturtium leaves to give pungency, made Into balls and dropped around the platter with a few fresh nastur tium leaves and a blossom or two, will make au appealing dish on a hot day. Various fish may be served In the same way. A can of salmon, tuna, a can of shrimps and one of smoked sardines with bits of lemon and parsley arranged on a chilled chop plate or platter will make another appetizing dish. Icebox Cookies.-The.se are fine to have ready to serve with tea, punch or as a dessert with fruit. Sift five and one-half cupfuls of flour, one tea spoonful of soda, three times. Take one und one-half cupfuls of melted shortening, one cupful each of brown and white sugar, cream well, add tli roe beaten eggs and eight squares or less pf bakers' chocolate, melted. Mix and roll In two or three short rolls. Place In the Icebox over night Iu the inunilng slice the cookies not too thin. I'lare on baking sheets and bake quickly. This recipe makes six doxon. Nuts may be added or one half nut meat placed on each cooky. Itananns are delicious served with crushed fresh currants or currant Juice well sweetened poured over tliem. Put rle peaches through a fruit press, add honey to sweeten, or a lemon stniji and serve as a fruit cup topped with whipped cream. Who Wants an Imitation.3 WOULD you call on your local mer chant and ask him for "imitation' sugar, or raisins, or coffee? Would you ask him to sell you a pair of shoes made of something "just as good" as leather? 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