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ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 1. 1929
NUMBER 44
GRAIN FARMERS TO
RECEIVE HUGE LOAN
Wheat Men Can Borrow To
Hold Their Crops For
- t Better Prices. -
. O. Dean Back
Chicago. A $100,000,000 fund was
placed at the disposal of the Ameri
can wheat farmer to be loaned out by
the federal farm board through the
newly-organized farmers' national
grain corporation. - -f . .7'
- Climaxing its session here this week,
the farm board, through its chairman,
Alexander Legge, announced its plans
for making immediately available this
fund to aid wheat farmers who, Mr.
Legge said, at present were getting
too low a price for their grain. Under
' this plan, the grain farmers will be
able to hold back their crop until
prices were more satisfactory, in the
meantime borrowing from the nation
al grain corporation for funds needed
to meet obligations.
the board, Mr, Legge's statement
said, placed no limit on the amount
of money the government would loan
to the wheat farmers. He said near
ly $100,000,000 was available now and
v if necessary the board would ask con
gress to appropriate more.
Mr. Legge said farmers qualified
to receive the loans would be given
funds at once, without having to wait
for the i farm board to set up its
permanent offices and get its ma
chinery in motion. Security for the
; loans, Mr. Legge said, principally
would be storage and warehouse re-
, ceipts.
. This plan is quite similar, it is
" pointed out, to. the adopted re
cently for the cotton producers. .
The farm board, having gotten its
wheat marketing plan out of the way,
engaged itself for the rest of its ses
sion here to the task of completing
i the organization of its corporation.
. Mr. Legge said the work virtually
was complete, except for the selec
tion of officers and similar details.
Grain Growers Meet ; ,
. Following action taken by the Farm
Board in Chicago, sharp changes in
plans for organization and operation
of the Norths Pacific Graingrowers'
Cooperative association have been
made as the result of official instruc
tions from the federal farm board,
and the new program was taken up
for ratification by a conference .of
representative growers at Walla Wal
la Wednesday and yesterday. The es
sential change, according to F. J.
Wilmer of Rosalia, chairman of the
organization committee, is toward
local community control of wheat to
be marketed under the federal agri
cultural marketing act.
This change, Mr. Wilmer has been
assured, will qualify the wheatgrow
ers of Washington, Oregon and Idaho
for loans and other benefits made
BvnilnWe bv the national agricultural
act. In his report to the Walla Walla
conference, Mr. Wilmer transimitted
assurances from the federal farm
board that plently of money will be
available to help the organized grow
ers of the Inland Empire through any
meriod of low prices or unfavorable
marketing conditions. It was expect
ed, too, that the Walla Walla confer
ence would ratify the program and
Tint the wheat industrv of the Inland
Empire in position for immediate pro
tection under the provisions oi we
federal agricultural marketing act.
Plan of Operation Shown
Details of the new program have
. been worked out by Mr. wijmer ana
TTnrrv Goldsworthv of Rosalia, sec
retary of the organization committee,
' with the co-operation oi leaerai ana
state specialists. The farm board as
signed Dr. W.' J. Kuhrt of Washing
ton, D. C, to assist in the organiza
tion of the northwest growers, and he
has been working with Mr. Wilmer
' for ten days; while the federal de
, .- partment of agriculture delegated W.
A. Schoenfeld of Portland, agricul
tural economist, and Oregon State
college contributed G. N. Gatlin,
marketing specialist. ,
TTndpr the new nrosram. considera
tion of a central pool, which would
control most of the 100,000,000
Tin c Viol urViofif rmn of the Inland Em
mire, haa been dropped.- Instead, the
new plan will require the formation of
local co operative associations
throughout Washington, Oregon and
Wahn In anv small locality where
the growers are inclined to get to
gether for co-operative maricewng.
Crnvrprn will make contracts with the
local co - operative organizations,
; thereby becoming members, and each
local organization will be an indepd
ent mnrVptmir and financing unit.
7 Formation of local pools wil be op
tional with tne memnersnip.
Regional Body Plaaaed
Then, in turn, each local organiza-
tion will qualify for membership in
the regional association, which la to
be formed at Walla Walla covering
the three state and which probably
; will retain the name of North Pacific
Graingrowers Co-operative associa-
. tion. The refciO&Sj asstfciatwfa will
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Din HI" Tumult irtAi ii no t ,
Mrs. Virginia Judy Esterly. dean of
women at the University of Oregon,
wno is returning to tne campus after
a vear awav. Rho with v
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daughters has been in Europe during
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mo year. mm. iusieny am educa
tional research in Norway and other
countries. ,
not deal with individual farmers but
will make contracts with the local
organizations. On the next turn the
regional organization will deal with
the national grain corporation mak-ine-
one contract anil contact for the
organized growers of the three states.
Loans from the farm board, which
will come through the national grain
corporation, will be made m the . re
verse order. In other words, the na
tional organization will make a lump
loan to the northwest regional as
sociation, which will make lump
loans to the local " co-operative
crouns. and the local organizations
will make loans directly to farmers
who have qualified by memberships
and contracts. Thus local control win
be the dominant feature in the pro
gram for co-operative marketing of
the wheat grown in Washington,
Oregon and Idaho. t
List of Managers Given V
Representatives of the three states,
in addition to Chairman Wilmer, Sec
retary Goldsworthy, federal i and
state advisory specialists who have
been called to meet in walla waua
are:
Washington T. S. Hedges, Water-
ville; Troy Lindley, Dayton; W. R.
Hegler, St. John; H. Jurgenson, wu
bur; W. J. Sutton, - Cheney; O. T.
Cornwell, Walla Walla.
Oregon Roy Ritner, rendleton;
G. A. Harth, The Dalles; A. K.
Shumway, Milton; John Withycomb,
Arlington.
Idaho Owen Mounce, wwiston;
G. P. Mix, Moscow; F. L. Atkins,
Buhl; G. N. Lamphere, Moscow.
Will Vote a Tax
To Complete Loop
Tn pnmnlete annroximately four
arA one- half miles of the loop mar
Vet road ' northwest of Athena, a
meeting of the legal voters of Road
District No. 53 is called lor l o ciock
in the afternoon. November 18, at the
school house in District No. 2, for
the purpose of voting an additional
tnv of B mills.
With the eradinsr and surfacing of
the four and one-half mile unfinished
gap, the roads leading north and west
from Athena will be connected, and
the original looo market road com
nleteri1 aa was first intended.
Work on this part of the market
road will not be started this fall, but
in the spring the county court ex
pects to let the contract tor its con
struction. !
A Goblin Party
Wnnna Camn Fire Girls were
rovallv entertained at the home of
Velma and Laura Ross Friday night,
at a Hallowe'en party, when -each
member of the group was privileged
to invite a miest. The evening was
spent pleasantly in associating with
witches, spooks and spooketts, gOD
iin ond Mack cats. The evening was
Srim full of fun and delicious refresh
ments were served by Mary Tomp
kins, Nylene Taylor, Myrtle amp-
bell and Velma Ross.
Baker Plans Fight
A citizen's committee has been
organized at Baker for the purpose of
contesting the recent ruling oi tne
state high school athletic board in
barring Baker high school from fur
ther participation in high school foot
ball this season. The board so rui
bA WaiiKP of alleeed "unsoortsman
hin" on the Dart of the school, and
for alleged failure to abide by board
rulings with reference to eligibility
oi players,
' " ; r Tax Payment
The last half tax payment is due
and navahle next Tuesday. Novem.
ber 5 at the First National bank of
Athena. After that date taxes be
come delinauent and subject to
j -y BOTH GOOD R00 Nt GOOD SWEECrES
VSyv I WILL BE Dl 6ESTED at tkt, BANQUET -f fj ." -
(F eBAMP-i COMBS,
ALONG WITH- LMK V ' H WILL PROBABLY ASJC
YEOLD- 4 ABOUT TH-
SERPBmNS CAMPUS WOOD-SHED. ff
A New French Patent,
Motor Fuel Made From
Scraps of Wood Refuse
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San Francisco. An army motor
truck ran without gasoline in a
demonstration before Presidio army
officers, and in a test of strength the
heavily loaded machine pulled ' sev
eral other trucks, 38 tons in all.
The test at the Presidio was ar
ranged when a board of army officers
sent to "the mill of the Pickering
Lumber company at Standard, Cal.,
to investigate the claims that trucks
and tractors there were being oper
ated without gasoline, returned and
reported favorably upon the inven
tion.
The new fuel is generated from
burning scraps of wood. A sack of
wood supplies enough fuel for sev
eral hours. Some of the outstanding
features claimed for the invention
are:
It can be installed on an ordinary
gasoline machine at a maximum cost
of $400; it saves from 65 to 75 per
cent on the cost of operating the ma
chine with gasoline; it is capable of
developing even more - power than
gasoline; it is foolproof, and will last
as long as the machine on which it
is installed.
The inventor is Colonel Jean P.
Imbert of Sabre-Union, France, late
of the French army. A San Fran
cisco attorney, Lloyd M. Robbins, dis
covered this substitute for gasoline
on a European trip and, believing in
the invention's possibilities, bought
the American rights and had several
of the machines sent to this country.
Got Worst Of It
Out at Pilot Rock
Members and coach of Athena high
school football team firmly believe
they were given the worst of it by
a decision of the referee in -the game
at Pilot Rock, last Friday, when they
were given two points on a touch
back, which they claim should have
been a touchdown.
They say a Pilot Rock player, with
the ball behind his goal line was hit
so hard that he dropped the ball, when
Myrick recovered it on the fumble
and placed it over the line. The
game ended with the recorded score
of 6 to 2 in favor of Pilot Rock.
Athena nas lost its games this
year by very close scores, several of
which scored but 6 points for the
winner. The local boys lost to Her
miston by a 6-2 score in the last
game, and m the first game, 6-0.
Athena lost to Wa-Hi 12 to 7, and
won from Touchet, 13 to 9.
Athena plays Kennewick here this
afternoon at 3 o'clock. This will be
the last game of the season.
Funeral Services
The funeral services for Bert
Tavlor. held at the Christian Church
Friday afternoon, were conducted by
Pastor Sias in the presence oi a large
assemblage of friends.- A quartet,
Mrs. O. H. Reeder, Mrs. David Stone,
Mr. Geo. Gerking and Mr. C. M
Eager, sang. Pall bearers were O.
H. Reeder, Velton Read, E. C. Rogers
B.. B. Richards, Omer Stephens and
Laurence Pinkerton. Interment took
place in Olney cemetery at Pendle
ton.
Looking For Cowboy ,
An English wife would like to
know the whereabouts of her Ameri
can cowboy husband, William (Bill)
Park. If anyone knowing him, will
correspond Information to Helen
Sampson, Umatula county nurse, dol
Federal Building, Pendleton, the wife
in England will be given the informa
tion. Clark, who was a member of
Tex Austin's rodeo outfit that made
an European tour, married a girl in
England, and later left her there and
returned to the United States, with
out leaving his address.
Buys Garage Building
Herman Hoffman has purchased the
brick garage building which he w
cupief on corner of Main and Second
streets, from Mra. Gholson. Mr. Hon.
man has operated a garage at that
location for several years. Mrs
Gholson who is soon leaving for
Texas, has a number of I es UIer.ce
Manufactures Candied Fruits
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Goff of Newburg
will arrive in Athena next week for
visit with their daughter, Mrs.
Ralph McEwen and family. Since re
tiring from the telephone business
Mr. Goff has affiliated with the
SweeTarts Corporation manufactur
ers of candied fruits, and roasted and
salted filberts. They also handle wal
nuts , and while here Mr. Oolt, win
take orders for the Christmas season.
These are Oregon products, the com
pany being located at, Dundee, Ore
gon. ':
Leon Miller City Marshal
At a special meeting of the city
council Friday evening, Leon Miller
received appointment to the office of
city marshal and water superintend
ent. Mr. Miller was appointed to Jin
the vacancy in the office .which -was
caused by the death of Mr, lay lor,
who had held the office for several
on 1 i ;.t
years. Mr. miner nas naa consular
able experience in water service,
which no doubt will be of assistance
to him in looking after the Athena
water system. , ' ;
'Joseph and His Brethren"
Moving pictures 'at Christian
Church Friday November 8. btt
reela, preceded by one reel of Pales
tine pictures. Most expensive re
ligious moving picture ever produced
35e and 15c. Tickets on sale Mon-
dav at Quality Grocery and Mon
tague's Grocery.
Weston Woman Passes
Mrs. A. T. Metz, a prominent and
well known resident of Weston ,died
at the family home, Friday of last
week. Mrs, Met was T( year oi
age and leaves her husband and one
son, Clifford of Weston, ana a aaugn
ter, Mm. Clara Royer of Elgin.
Get Veteran Jewels
Ralph Folsom and E. W. Myers,
members of Damon Lodge, Knights of
Pythias at Pendleton, have been
awarded veteran jewels, commemorat
ing 25 years of continuous member-
ship ia the ..;?'";'.;.;.
State Market Agent
Puts the New Potato
Grading Into Effect
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; Portland. State Market Agent
Seymour Jones has proclaimed, the
new Oregon potato law to be in effect.
Certain features of the law were
mandatory and certain other features
were optional with the State Market
Agent. The latter's proclamation
particularly affected the matter of
grades. The grades are not straight
U. S. 1, U. S. 2, and culls. There
is the 'certified seed grade and also
the small seed grade in addition.
The container in which the potatoes
are sold must be marked plainly with
the grade and also either the name
of the grower or the brand or name
of the shipper. The name of the state
in which the potatoes are grown must j
also be indicated. Even small lots
down to 15 pounds " sold out of a
grocery store must De laoeiea wun
the grade, meaning, therefore, that
all of the grocery stores will have to
have either stamped sacks or else
some kind of a sticker or tag to put
on the sacks. The new law further
requires that potatoes must be in
spected in carloads and in less man
carloads down to five tons.
The State Market Agent has said
that it is his desire to enforce the law
fully, one intent of this law being
to prevent the sale of a large amount
of low grade potatoes coming Into
Oregon from other states. It is
thought that if such potatoes were
branded either No. 2 or culls it would
tend to discourage people from buy
ing them. The law is intended lor
the protection of the Oregon potato
grower as well as the consumer, De
ing in effect a guaranty that the pur
chaser is getting an honest deal.
Mrs. Frank DeFreece .
Stricken With Apoplexy
Died Friday Evening
' One of the saddest and most un
expected deaths that has affected the
Athena community, transpired Friday
evening" when Mrs. Frank DeFreece,
who a few hours before had been
stricken with apoplexy, passed away
at St. Anthony's hospital in Pendle
ton. , . !
Mrs. . DeFreece had been active in
looking after the affairs in the Taylor
home during the bereavement of the
family in the loss of the husband
and father, the late B. D. Taylor. She
attended the funeral and was in the
cortege which followed the remains to
their last resting place in Olney
cemetery at Pendleton. -T
At a point between Athena and
Adams, Mrs. DeFreece complained of
having no feeling in her right arm.
and soon became unconscious.
The car in which Bhe was riding, pro
ceeded at once to Pendleton, taking
her to the hospital and medical as
sistance was summoned at once.
She never responded in the least to
medical effort, and passed away at
nine o'clock, about six hours after
being stricken. .
A large concourse of friends and
acquaintances ' attended the funeral
services at the Methodist Episcopal
church in Athena Monday afternoon,
where the services were conducted by
Rev. Melville T. Wire, pastor of the
Methodist Church of Pendleton.
Members of McKenzie Chapter,
Order Eastern Star, and the mem
bers of the Ladies' Missionary So
ciety of the Methodist church, attend
ed in a body. Floral offerings were
many arid beautiful. Interment took
place at Walla Walla.
(Eva Ethel Haas was born in Hol-
ton, Kansas, May 27, 1879, and died
at Pendleton, Oregon, October 25,
1929, aged 50 years, four months and
28 days. She came to Walla Walla
with her parents when a small child.
In 1900 she was united in marriage
to Frank J. DeFreece at Walla Wal
la, and to the union four children
were born, Ethel, died in infancy. She
is survived by her husband; one son,
Roy, of Freewater; two daughters,
Mrs. Lowell Harder of Milton, and
Edna of Athena ;one granddaughter,
Mary Jane Harder; two sisters,. Mrs.
W. J. Kirk of Athena, and Mrs. O.- E.
Bowman, of Portland; one brother,
P. B. Haas of Walla Walla. Mrs.
DeFreece had been a resident of
Athena for fourteen years. She was
an active worker of the Methodist
Episcopal church and of McKenzie
Chapter O. E. S. Of a kindly, lovable
disposition, she was endeared to a
large circle of friends who keenly
feel her loss and who have deep
sympathy for the family In their be
reavement.) '
TELEPHONE RATES
COME DOWN HERE
Reduction of Ten to Five
Cents Between Some
Exchanges.
There will be a reduction of 10 to 5
cents on telephone calls between tele
phone exchanges of The Pacific Tele
phone and Telegraph Company in
Oregon, within six miles or less of
each other, according to a new rate
schedule filed with the Oregon public
service commission by H. R. Risley,
state manager for the company.
The new rate schedule, which in
volves reduction between more than
60 exchanges, will become effective
November 1.
The filing of the new rates has the
approval of the public service com
mission of the State of Oregon ac
cording to Mr. Risley, who declared
the reduction was in line with the
telephone company's announced policy
in reducing charges whenever and
wherever possible.
With the reduction, the cost of
telephoning between points affected
will be five cents for the first five
minutes and five cents for each
subsequent five minutes. All calls
will be on what is known as a sta-tion-to-station
basis; that is, giving
the number in the town called and
the number of the telephone placing
the call.
Calls between Adams and Athena,
Athena and Weston, Echo and Stan-
field, and Hermiston and Stanfield,
will be affected by the new schedule.
according to J. A. Murray, manager
for the company in this area.
One Killed, Two Hurt
In Hunting Accidents
Hunting accidents were late in get
ting started this year, but once start
ed they came in a cluster of three
over last week-end. One man, Ursel
Lockey, 37, a resident of Milton and
father of four children, was killed and
Howard Walker, 15, also of Milton,
and A. C. Houghton of Hermiston,
were seriously injured.
Lockey was killed while hunting
pheasants in the Umapine district by
the accidental discharge of his shot
gun when he slipped and fell over
the bank of an irrigation ditch.
The Walker boy, also hunting in
the Umapine district, had his left
arm shattered when his automatic
shotgun went off as he was getting
into a car.
The third victim, A. C. Houghton of
Hermiston. had his left hand blown
off when his gun went off by accident,
while pheasant hunting in tne project
district.,
Christmas Seals
Mrs. Herbert Thompson of Pendle
ton who has been active for several
years in the work of the Umatilla
County Public Health Association will
represent her association and the
Oreeron Tuberculosis Association this
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year in the sale oi tne iuDercuioni
Christmas Seals in this county. The
sale of these health stickers, which is
the only means employed by the As
sociation for financing its county
wide work, will begin Thanksgiving
Day and end Christmas Day.
Conference Football Games
Two Northwest conference foot
ball games will be played tomorrow
afternoon when University of Oregon
meet University of California ai
Los Angeles, on the Lugene grid
iron. Urecron Btate laces vne
ing Cougars from W, S, C on Mult
nomah field at Portland.
Hnnw At Tollsate
It is reported that two inches of
now fell on the. summit of the Blue
Mountains at Tollgate, Saturday
icrht and Sunday. While rain was
vUitine the valleys, snow fell In the
higher altitudes,
Leavinz Weston
Mr. anH Mrs. Lvsle Webb of Wes
ton. well known to Athena people-
are leaving Weston to take up their
tiMitica at Oirtldpk, wauffEW
Secretary Hoss Is After
"One-Eyed ' Automobiles
Salem. Hazards of night driving
will be considerably lessened during
the coming winter months if Secre
tary of State Hal E. Hoss is success
ful in hia. plana to eliminate, the rone-
eyed" automobiles, or cars with only
one head light, from Oregon highways.
"There is no excuse for so many
cars operating with only one head
light," says Mr. Hoss, "and I am de
termined to see conditions improved
over what they have been. I expect
soon to issue general instructions to
the state traffic patrol to wage re
lentless war against the "one-eyed"
automobiles, and will ask all sheriffs,
town marshals and other peace of
ficers to cooperate.
"If reports indicate that it wrl be
necessary to take violators into court,
in addition to giving warnings, I will
issue orders to that effect. Hereto
fore violators have gotten off with
warnings, but I believe the offense
serious enough to justify a fine. A
combination of wet pavement, high
peed, and a car with one headlight
nly. results toe often in an accident.
Motorists are urged to lend their co
operation in this campaign by keeping
both headlights in proper working
order."
Beethoven Society Official
Wendell Robinson of Adams, stu
dent at Wi amette University, has
been elected secretary-treasurer of
the University Beethoven Society.
The Beethoven Society is an organ
ization of music students and of
musicians, and purposes to further
the intereat and development oi
music. The members of the society
unonsor and participate in many
musical programs in baiem as wen as
on the campus.
Grave Dcsecrators Sentenced
For desecrating Indian graves at
Hamelis siding on the Umatilla
river several weeks ago, Judge Fee
sentenced Emanuel Gross, negro, and
Rav Warren, white to serve one year
In the penitentiary, upon their plea
of guilty to the charge. Gross and
Warren were members or a gang, al
leged to have been led in robbing the
craves bv Tom Woods an Indian who
formerly lived on the reservation, and
who was apprehended in rortiana.
Pioneer River Captain
Captain W. P. Gray, who took tho
drat uteamboat uo the Snake river
tn Lewiston. Idaho, died at Pasco,
Saturday last. He was a brother of
the late Captain J. D. H. Gray, an
other pioneer steamboat captain, and
was an uncle of Mrs. ueorge iiarc
maa b'l PcnttlcWfl.
Betts-Anderson
Kohler Betts, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Betts, and Miss Belle Ander
son, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
B. Anderson of this city, , were
united in marriage at the home of
Rev. and Mrs. M. E. Bollinger, at
Clarkston, Wash., Thursday afternoon
of last week, and were attended by
Miss Ruth Williams and Mr. Gran
ville Cannon, of this city, who ac
companied them to Clarkston. The
bride and groom are graduates ot
Athena high school and are prominent
workers in the First Baptist church
of Athena. They have a host of
friends who extend congratulations,
and a number of them went to tha
new home of the couple on the
Charles Betts farm, southwest of
Athena Monday night and greeted
them with an old fashioned, no;sy
charivari.
W. C. T. U. Meeting
The W. C. T. U. held its monthly
meeting at the home of Mrs. O. M.
Dowd, WeBton, Tuesday, p. m. at i
o'clock. Ten members were present
and one guest, Mrs. C. R. Wood. All
those who .served as officers during
the past year, were re-elected. After
the business session, an entertaining
program prepared by Mrs. Jesse
Gordon, was given by a few of tho
members. Dainty refreshments were
served by Mrs. C. L. McFadden and
Mrs. E. L. Hiteman. Ihe nexi meet
ing will be held at the home of Mrs.
Jesse Gordon on the last Tuesday in
November,
Apple Show Opens
The annual Milton-Freewater ap
ple show opened in the Apple show
pavilion in the Twin Cities Tuesday
night with from 700 to 800 viewing
the attractive booth and individual
displays of the 1929 apple harvest.
There were about 25 booth displays
with ttVCf 2D'0 taBividual gYtfUps,
r