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THE PRESS, ATHENA, OREGON, APRIL 4, 1930 i Sit Mm tm N INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER ' F. B. BOYD. Owner and Publisher i Subscription Ratee One copy, one year $2.00 One copy, six months $1.00 One copy, three months. .73 Athena, Oregon April A,. -1930 Clark Wood Says "Chicaeo policeman has been t made a sergeant because he kill- J ed eight gangsters. Here's hop- t ing that by maintaining the ' same ratio he gets to be boss J j of the police works." MORE FARMER ROADS The Manufacturer comments as fol lows on improvement of farm roads: The American Farm Bureau Feder ation, an organization representing close to 2,000,000 farmers, is leading an aggressive campaign to provide agricultural areas in all states with year-round, all-weather, improved roads. According to this authority, 5,000,000 of the 6,250,000 American farms are now on roads which are impassable from two to five months of the year. Yet the farmer pays seven per cent of the total road tax. It is contended that a wise allocation of funds for farm-to-market . roads would provide all the necessary high ways without causing an increase In taxes. A nation-wide program of rural road building to provide farmers with quick outlets to their markets, would be of inestimable benefit to agricul ture. It would promote community, state and national welfare, open up new territory and relieve traffic on congested main highways. The farm er, as one of our foremost taxpayers, and as a representative of the most necessary of all industries, deserves a road system which is second to none. A. new era of rural life has come into being, through the use of automobiles, telephones, electricity, tractors and other time and labor sav ing agencies. Good farm-to-market roads should be the next great fo ward step. ' O ' ' How a little garden crop which is lightly thought of in most places may become a mighty factor in the com mercial world, is illustrated by a statement made by the Grange Bui letin that lettuce was the most vahi able single crop harvested by Cali fornia farmers last year. This was shown in the annual truck crop re port of the California Co-operative Crop Reporting service. The lettuce crop was worth approximately $23, 000,000, with cantaloupes second in value $13,242,000. One of our exchanges has observed that if a hundred people are burned to death in a fire which could have been easily preventable, the nation hardly gives it a second thought. It is a parallel case to the old newspaper dictum: "If a dog bites a man, that's not news; but if a man bites a dog that is news." In the one instance the public is appalled mainly because of the unusualness of the agency of death. We have come to regard fir's, to the contrary, as being usual and unavoidable. , -o In spite of railway appliances, safe ty and their successful control of ac cidents in railroad operation, the grade crossing accidents continue to increase. The fact that as o rule the automobile strikes the train is all the more evident that the motorist is the one that takes the chance, and when it is known that but seven seconds is all that is required for the average train to pass a given point the ques tion, why take the chance co Bave this infinitesimal bit of time, is asked. o .. An editor who has a habit of jot ting down figures tells us that two hundred years ago the population of the American colonies was 650,000; now the population of the United States is well above 120,000,000. One hundred and fifty years ago the total wealth of the world was 100 billions; now the total wealth of this nation alone is nearly 850 billions, and just then the lead in his pencil gave out. o Al Capone went on his way re joicing after finding that Chmgo had nothing against him and the authori ties there did not want him fur any thing he had done in the past, and he is now peacefully dcmociled on his million dollar Florida estate, further evidence that all the higheiups arc going to Miami to reside. ernment. ,What De Valera will tell them will be a plenty ta keep the whole emerald isle fighting itself un til he is boosted out of it again. The challenge of Miss Dorothy linglemann, Portland, scampering along the street clad in pajamas, to "come back and fight like a man, you coward," was not heeded by a r.urglar who attempted to rob her apartment. The prowler just kept on going and finally out ran his pursuer. o De Valera is ready to hop over to Ireland from Chicago and show 'em how to run the Irish FV04 Stale gov- It took the Frenchmen a long time to line up under the Young plan, but now that it is an accomplished fact they are patting themselves on the back and acclaim the ratification as "historical." Well, it is. . O It would appear that after all world opinion does have effect on the Soviet government. They have let up on killing peasant landowners and a few churches are left intact. "Fit as a fiddle," by way of ex pression, indicates that a fellow is all right, physically. Fit as a saxophone would mean what? "Shake up expected in prohibition forces" announced again. ,Why not try a shakedown of prohibition forces for a change. - o ' ' Robert Dollar, 86, dean of Ameri can shipowners, says that he is go ing to learn to play golf when he is old enough. When all else fails, tear gas seems to quell prison outbreaks. Then why use anything but tear gas? -. o Is it Walter vs. Os, or Os vs. Walter? Anyway let's go! Si TflC KITCHEN CABINET (, 1)20, Western Nowspaper Union.) "Whate'er we leave to God, dad does, And blesses us: ' The work we choose to be our own, God leaves alone." SEASONABLE FOODS ' A very tasty and at the same time pretty canape, is made as follows: Take six slices of bread. six large sardines, six large olives, with Wor cestershire sauce and sliced pickled beets. Flake the sardines and season with a few drops of the meat snuce. Cut the bread Into circles or any desired shupe. Spread with the sardine mixture and cover with a circle of beet, with an olive cut off to stand firm In the cen ter of the beet ' Fritters are always welcome and they serve to extend an otherwise short menu. Prepare the fritter and use any leftover vegetables such as parsnips, asparagus or such fruits as prunes, peaches, or bananas. For claro fritters use the dam liquor for the fritter batter instead of milk. Lamb With Macaroni. Prepare and roast the Iamb as usual, seasoning It well and basting while cooking. Just before it is quite done, remove the roast and spread the bottom of the baking pan with cooked macaroni, al lowing the Juices to run down and sea son It while it is cooking. Serve with the lamb with a mint sauce and cooked peas. Date Drop Cookies. Take two cup fuls of flour, two teaspoonfuls of bak ing powder, sift well together, add one-half cupful of shortening and mix well into the flour, add salt, one beaten egg and two to four tablespoon fuls of milk. Drop by spoonfuls on a buttered sheet after adding one-half package of dates sliced, and three fourths of a cupful of sugar. Boat well and bake until a delicate brown. Combination Salad. Take two tart apples cut into slices, one-half cupful of engllsb walnuts, one orange cut Into bits. Dress with frencb dressing and heap on water cress. Greens In Ramekins. Tuke fresh cooked greens, season well with but tered crumbs, pack Into buttered ramekins, cover with a slice of hard cooked egg, add a bit of seasoning and butter and set In the oven to bo come well heated. Serve hot Any greens dandelion, splnncb or chard may be used for this dish. . HELP REDUCE DAIRY SURPLUS (Dairyman's Association) . Every person whether living1 in the city or country is deeply interested in this condition and the possible ef fect it may have upon the future food supply of our country. Those of you who live in the city must realize that the farms produce most of your food, and this important branch of agri culture (dairying) must be stabilized in order that the production of this vital food supply. may continue un impaired. The farmer cannot con tinue to produce this food at a loss and any loss he sustains in dairying has a direct bearing upon the pro duction of all other forms of foods that come to our table from the farm. The dairy industry returns to the farmers of this country nearly one fourth of their agricultural income Throughout the agricultural depres sion, which began in 1920, the dairy cows have furnished the farmer of this country a ready and immediate cash return, which enabled him to carry on in food production, and dur ing this time it has been his greatest mainstay. This source of ready in come and profitable agricultural en deavor is now impaired by an un precedented surplus. . If each person in the United States would consume one more pat of but ter each day for 1 month, this en tire surplus of butter would disap pear and a stabilized condition in the dairy i industry would follow, or if each member of the rural commun ities of this country would consume each day one-half ounce more butter for the next two months it ' would likewise dispose of this surplus and result in stabilization of this indus try. This appeal is made to both the city and country alike, hot alone in the interest of stabilized agriculture, but in the. interest of general health and national security. "There Is No Substitute, for Butter and Dairy Products." There is an overproduction in all foreign countries, hence our only al ternative is to increase our consump tion at home. The ayerage price paid to producers for butterfat delivered at Portland in 1929 was 4.09 cents. The average price paid in January of 1930 was 36 cents and in February 35.46 cents This is over 12 cents less per pound than the average of last year and if translated into dollars means that the dairy farmers of Oregon will make just $3,093,725 less than they did in 1929 unless the price of butterfat in creases. This is an average of $24.00 less per cow than the dairy farmers received in 1929 for their butterfat, This means, in addition, a loss to your community, in 1930, of 24 dol lars for each cow of milking age in your neighborhood unless the sur plus is taken care of. SCHOOL TOPICS CLASSIFIED Egg Hatching Donald McFadyen is prepared to do custom incubator hatching at $3 per hundred. Bring on your eggs. Eggs For Hatching Eggs for hatching, from the famous Johan- sen strain of non-setting Rhode Island Reds, from $1 to $10 per set ting of 16; from $5 to $10 per 100 for incubators. Cockeris, $3 to $5 each, John Ross, Rl Milton, Oregon. Phone 24F5. Apr. 4. INSURANCE PLUS Every motor vehicle should be pro tected by Public Liability and Pro perty Damage insurance. Cost very little and is worth many times the cost Every owner should carry Landlords, Owners and Tenants Lia bility insurance, only $7.50 and may save your home. This is an age of ambulance chasers and damage suits. You owe it to yourself and to society. Neglect may wreck your fortune; it is wasting at the bung hole and sav ing at the spigot Liability protects you, life insurance protects your fam ily. We write it and service our policies throughout the policy year. Insurance plus service. B. B. RICHARDS Harry Cosrliatf " SNv Republican :l : , -n Candidate 1 . v --,n, ' v For - f Cfcv i : 1 . V x t Governor . ; s Sy. Primaries , - W 1 May 16 Ax 1 " "' ' ""' t Tald Adv., Corbett for Governor Com.. Floyd 3. Cook, Field Mir. I SOI Corbett JJId.. lortliid. Ore. (By Supt. E. E. Coad) Many words in daily use are varied in meaning to different people. Disci pline, for example, holds a different meaning for each individual. ; An elderly gentleman stopped me the other day to tell me that young peo ple today knew nothing about 'disci plinethey were not disciplined in the home and the school did not dare attempt to try it. But when I asked him ' what he meant by discipline he looked at me with open mouth. "Why anyone knows," said he, "that discipline means making a child do what you want it to do even if you have to punish the child to make it do the task." ' ', i: Compulsion is necessary at times. But the child who acts under com pulsion is not a disciplined child. The only discipline worth while, from a citizenship point of view, is that which comes from inner urge or im pulse. The! child 'who has been brought up on strong arm methods with parents to guide every step is a poor liability when thrown upon hi3 own resources in the world of life. "The real object in education, in so far as the development of character is concerned, is to cultivate in the child a capacity for self-government, not a habit of submission to an over whelming, arbitrary, external power; but the habit of obeying the dictates of ' honor and duty as enforced by action and will power." Thus speaks Dr. Eliot, one of the great education al leaders of his time. Some of the most severe critics of youth are those who have never learn ed the most primary lessons of si;lf discipline. They have in mind brutal force which would compel cer tain action. Yet, they, in their own lives, are examples of the fact that such "discipline" never "took." I do not mean to say that force and compulsion are not necessary at times to bring about the right atti tude of mind. But even an animal trainer would not subscribe to force and compulsion as being training factors of first importance. Many children are practically ruin ed in disposition and personal habits before they even reach the school. 23 Years Ago Real Estate Wheat Alfalfa and Stock Land SHEEP FOR SALE L. L. Montague, Arlington Foley's Honey and Tar wres colds, prevents pneumonia. Friday, April 5, 1907 . James Feeler arrived home Friday evening from a visit to his former home at Milan, Wash. - James Drew of Hermiston is in town buying horses for the govern ment to be used on the ditch at that plftcc Millard Kelly, Fred Flint and Chas. McFarland, the "big three" expect to leave in a few days on the second in stallment of their sheep shearing tour. Ed Lafave was in town Monday. He reported seeing a horse in the road south of the city with a broken leg. Apparently the horse had been shot, whether accidentally or purpose ly, is not known. John Peebler is in town from Pen dleton. Mr. Peebler is still interest ed in the agricultural implement busi ness here, but is employed by a Pen dleton firm. He is out on a business trip for a few days. A letter from Homer Watts to the editor of the Press announces that he will , prove up" in the Harvard law course in June..,' "Ish" says he will then return to make his fortune and stack his bones in old Oregon. . When Rev. and Mrs. Geo. T. Ellis arrived on the late train Saturday evening, they found their home well warmed lighted and a large number of their friends in possession. It was a warm welcome that the tired couple received after their long journey from Southern California. Rev. Ellis is looking well after his winter's vaca tion and takes up his work here with renewed vigor. , Walter Ely and Tom Taggart drove to the mountains yesterday. Mrs. E. R. Cox, who has been very ill with tonsilitis, is able to be up again. , Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Starr Charl ton, in .this city, April 5, 1907, a daughter. Miss Ada. Ely has accepted a posi tion as trimmer in the ' millinery establishment of Miss La Hue. Frank O'Connor who has been in Athena for the past two years left for Walla Walla Wednesday. Jeff Tharp, a resident of Centervillo in the early days but who now lives at Alsea, Oregon, is visiting his bro thers, Robert and Frank in this city. Mr. and Mrs. F. S. LeGrow return ed from Walla Walla Tuesday. Mr. LeGrow, who was severely injured by a horse falling on him, carries his left arm in splints. : The Baptist church has been im proved by the addition of a new organ loft, given as an Easter offering. The lumber was donated by Dr. Plamon don, the hauling by Mr. Fry and the work by Messrs. Xiucas" and Fred Gross. Herbert Parker celebrated his 14th birthday anniversary last evening by entertaining a number of his boy and girl friends. Lunch was served, and games beguiled the time until about 10:30, when all went home voting Herbert a royal entertainer. Byron Hawks is putting down lino leum on the floor of his Pioneer drug store. Later, Mr. Hawks will install a soda fountain and with the other up-to-date fixtures, the Pioneer will be one of the neatest stores in the Inland Empire. Turn-A-Lum Tickler Published in the intesests of the peop le of Athena and vicinity by THE TUM-A-LU M LUMBER CO. Phone 91 Vol. 30 Athena, Oregon, April 4, 1930 No. 14 Editorial Our memory goes back to the time, when, if a neighbor woman told how many quarts and pints she had put up, you knew she meant fruit A salesman stood poised on the bridge ready to end everything in the swirling waters below. A policeman came along and induced the man to talk things over. Short ly after both returned tothe bridge and jumped off together. Fishing season starts in April, on the first in some counties. Wonder if it has anything to do with April Fools Day! The young man said he knew his girl could keep a secret because they had been engaged for weeks before he knew anything about it. "Brethern, we must do some thing to remedy de Status Quo," said the negro preacher. "Brudder Jones, what am dis Status Quo?" asked a member. "Dat, my brudder," said the preacher, "am Latin for de mess we's in." . "Save the Surface and you save all." Keep up the appearance of your home. Is your home smiling or frowning? A smiling home means happy families. We have some ideas along this line. Drop in or call 91 for remodeling, build ing, and good ideas. Say, did you see page 36 of the April issue of the Sunset maga zine ? Just the kind of a kitchen a woman wants. New built-in cup boards and conviences just like we will show you. Mothers Day is only a few weeks off. How about firing up the place for her ? The kitchen, bed room, or some other remodeling. Or a piece of lawn furniture for her garden. Dad had his day on the fifteenth of March when he paid the income tax. Exclusively Sold Here Milton Bread and Pastriei KILGORE'S CAFE Bring in Your Bent and Sprung Axles THIS SHOP IS EQUIPPED WITH AN AXLE GAGUE TO STRAIGHTEN AXLES Acetylene Welding and Black; smithing C. M. Jones Blacksmith Shop ! ' ' RELIABLE i WATCH REPAIRING Main St H. H. HILL Athena mmmmmsmmmmmSA The Athena Hotel MRS. LAURA FROOME, Prop. Courteous Treatment Clean Beds Good Meals Tourists Made Welcome Special Attention Given to Home Patrons - Corner Main and Third Athena, Oregon Bell (S Cray- ; Phone 593 4 Two Auto Truck Drays Always At Your Service V City and Country Mauling Twin City Cleaners e firm that does your work as you want it done, at 1 Lowest Prices Consistent with expert workmanship. We "call for and deliver on Monday, Thursday and Saturday. We are represented in Athena by Penn Harris Phone 583 ' T. E. Smith, Prop. Freewater, Oregon Farmers Grain Elevator Company Grian and Feed SPECIAL A Full Line of Sperry's Chick Feed Phone 382 LEE WILSON, M'gr. ; It Pays to Look Well! To look well you should keep your hair properly cut your iace shaved and massaged In fact everything in the Barber line. : Come in and see Herb Parker and me. Perm Harris Barber Shop Agency for Troy Laundry and Twin City Sanitary Cleanera. Phone 683. Reduction In Electric Light Rates The following reduction in Electric light rates will be in effect on and after March 15, 1929: Residential Rates First 30 KWH hours used, per month.;..10c per KWH Excess over 30 KWH used, per raonth....3c per KWH fmm tf -fiteslply WU are paid in full within 10 days ceTon each item. therwse the rate be i" 1 PCT Commercial Rates Eirs: 12?KWH used Per mnth ......10c per KWH NexJ 200 7c per KWH S'l - 6c per KWH Sff fffin 5c per KWH Next 1000 4c per KWH Excess over 2000 " " " 3c per KWH from dttfof eJfSn?KPly hen J paid'infuil w&iin 10 days cenon each item. 0t Mte wiU be lncreased 10 & Preston-Shaffer Milling Company Walla Walla General Hospital M nntrflSof011 s!ctari fty bed hospital, with of pftiSiS ra Spital f aciHties f r caw ?entifatio bacterioloal labortories, washed air vi?l frfA employed and their ser vices are mcludea at the regular rates which are $3.50 to $6.00 KS8? bterest patronage