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THE PRESS, ATHENA, OREGON, JULY 25, 1930 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER F. B. BOYD. Owner end Publisher Subscription Rates. One copy, one year . W-WJ One copy, tix months t'J One copy. three months " Athena, Oregon, July 25, - 1930 Clark Wood Says: "Secretary Hyde advises the t orderly marketing of wheat by , ' cooperatives. However, there S isn't much inducement at the , present time for disorderly mar- J keting." GIVE US AN 0. K. ; An employe- of the Oregon Game and Fish Commission ees no danger to general fishing privileges on the Rogue river as a result of wealthy Californians and Easterners buying up river frontage for their summer and recreational residences. As yet he has not seen a single trespass notice decorating the scenery on privately owned lands on the Rogue. Further he says, these out-of-state sportsmen who are centering their summer seas on on Oregon's most famous stream have lotsa dough; one of them tossed $300 at a Medford butcher in payment for a month's meat bill. And then, he says their property on the Rogue will bring in more tax money to the state than ever the commercial fish ermen paid. All of which may be true enough. But what is worrying Ore gon anglers, who have fished the Rogue with freedom always, is what the buyers of river frontage are go ing to do with their land-owner priv ilege in the future. Remembering present conditions in hunting water fowl in Oregon, naturally makes some anglers skeptical, and they don't know whether it's good policy to vote the commercial fisherman off the river be fore there is a state law that would O. K. the anglers along the stream from head to mouth, anywhere, any place, any time during the open season on game fish. And anyway, the commercial fisherman who fishes the Rogue, as a rule, is a resident of Ore favored in Seattle and that Tacoma was the home of the goat. ' We read that during 1929 the rail roads provided the American people with the best transportation service in their history. Freight loadings averaged 1,014,00 cars weekly, and this tremendous volume was handled expeditiously and cheaply with prac tically no car shortages. Train speeds were greater; cars carried a higher average of revenue freight; delays were fewer. Business benefited to the extent of millions of dollars, due to the elimination of losses resulting from heavy inventories, reduction in storage and handling costs and re lated factors. o A well known editorial writer finds that a primary reason for the steadily increasing toll of automobile acci dents is that we have attempted to meet changed conditions with old, in adequate laws. In many states he finds that traffic laws have not been revised to any extent since the ox cart days. More and more cars throng highways. Congestion increases and speed ranges rise. The chance of ac cident grows constantly greater. And until traffic laws are modernized and standardized, the accident problem will increase. Tom Elliott, over at Milton, all at once finds himself to be about the most important man politically in the county. It all comes about by virtue of the fact that Tom is re publican state committeeman from these parts. Tom has been busy re ceiving gubernatorial aspirants and lending ear to their seductive plead ings for recognition of their respective candidacies which are to be passed on today by the committeemen, who will meet at Portland for that purpose. o , . It has so happened that hereafter when you leave union station at Port land, you are not to have your life endangered by taxicabs jumping over one another at the curb in pursuit of fares. The congestion has been re lieved by relegating the nuisance back 75 feet from, the station entrance. This action on the part of the Port land traffic committee is well taken and will be duly appreciated by travelers entering the city by railway train. 0 ' Coolidge holds that the futare may bo better or it may be worse, but the present Is the time to build a home. The ex-president finds that building materials have reached a low level, that interest rates are declining and lahor is seeking employment. He in sists that by carefully mixing the above conditions together, there should be a reversal in residential building, which has decreased almost one-half. With one killed and four members in a Portland hospital, as a result of an accident the Taylor family of Forest Grove are paying a tremendous price for being in the way of a speed ing car driven by a Portland man who was on his way to a hospital to greet the arrival of a new born heir. o As the consumption of chewing gum increases, so does long distance telephony grow; all of which will in due time give Mr. Wrigley more money to spend on his baseball team, and increase the importance of the telephone to modern business and social life. 0 1 After all its ballyho and baloney the Senate sat down and ratified the naval treaty by a 58-to-9 vote, vindi cating Hoover and giving the coun try a rest until December next, o Baker will spend $50,000 on a new trolf course in the foothills of Elk- horn Mountain. Time was when they were hunting for nuggets on the Elk- horn instead of golf balls. o 1 - Reverence for the constitution and respect for the courts of the country are needed more today than ever be fore, said vice-president Curtis in a recent address. Portland dog owners on complaint from sheep and goat owners are fac ing payment of the county dog tax fee. Heretofore we had been un aware there were goat and sheep pasture In Portland. We have been under the Impression that sheep wtte Idleness aeeravates the unemploy ment situation, but there would be no unemployment if there were no idle ness. o With the sun baking the mid-west and eastern states, the Pacific North west may expect to be "net up" slightly. o A surplus beef supply brings cheap steaks within reach of Chicago, but the retailers are sitting tight. o Lightning's pal in timber destruc tion is the lighted cast-off cigarette stub. WATT8 ft PKESTBTB Attorneya-At-Law Main Street. Athena, Oregon State and Federal Court Practice PETERSON & LEWIS Attorney! at Law Stangier Building, Pendleton, Oregon Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Dr. W. H. McKinney Physician and Surgeon Dr. Sharp's Office Office Hours at Athena 1 to 5 p. m. Phone 462. Office Hours at Weston 8 a. m. to 12 noon. Phone 83. Calls made day or night. Dr. W. Boyd Whyte CHIROPRACTOR Stangier Building, Phone 709 Pendleton. Oregon. W7 J DR. 8. F. SHARP PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Athena, Oregon DR. BLATCHFORD Dentist Post Building, Athena, Phone S82 Huggins' Service Station in Its new location, Main at 6th Street Shell Gas Shell Lubricating Oil Shell Dry Cleaner Shell Auto Polish Shell Spring Oil OREGON ROADSIDE SURVEY An Oregon Roadside Survey has been completed by Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Lawton of New York, representing the American Nature Association and the National Council for Protection of Roadside Beauty, of which Mrs. Law- ton is Chairman. "We are much impressed with the beauty of your state and with your plans to protect it," says Mrs. Lawton. "Beyond the beauty of your luxuriant green forests, your mountains and clear waters, beauty which is found everywhere along your everyday roads, yon have certain highways unique in character which can scarce ly be matched anywhere in America. Where can the Easterner find another highway like the McKenzie, leading him across the lava fields, between snow-capped peaks and over the Cas cades? Where can he match the Co lumbia River Highway or the Roose velt Highway along the glorious coast? For still further variety you offer him the desert beauty of East ern Oregon, the majesty of the Na tional Forests and the inspiration of Crater Lake. "It is now surprising that although your highways were only started in 1917 you already enjoy a tourist trade which brings thirty million dollars in to your state annually, the third larg est of any state in the union. "We are also impressed by the work of your State Highway Commis sion. The system of Roadside Parks and Timber Fringes which they are seeking to establish is a' unique piece of work and will be of immeasurable value to the state. The Oregon Com mission has unusual legal authority to acquire by. purchase, gift or condem nation, scenic places and timbered areas in proximity to state highways for the development of parks, public camps, recreation grounds, etc. Ore gon has been extremely fortunate in its Highway Commission, made up of men of vision who realize that the highways are the show windows of the state and that the lure to tne tourists is the beauty seen from the hiehwavs. They are deeply interest ed in roadside development and will doubtless extend the program just as rapidly as the people demand it "We find Oregon's highways re markably clean, due to the fact that your Highway Commission gathers up the rubbish along the roadsides once every month and on some of the busiest roads every week. "Your roads are also unusually clean of the small advertising signs. The Commission not only keeps all signs off the right-of-way but also tries to persuade the farmers to keep the signs off their barns, trees and fences. "Oregon needs to campaign against billboards which are placed at sharp curves, bidding for your attention just when your attention should be entire ly on the road. A bill has been pro posed in Oregon to prohibit all signs within at least 500 feet of curves and intersections. This would be a safe ty measure in line with the recom mendations of the U. S. Bureau or PnKHf Rnad. and the Association of State Highway Officials, and should be supported. Oregon might wen follow the example recently set by Mow Jprapv and tax bill boards 3c per square foot, thus requiring the billboard industry to pay a just re turn fnr the snecial benefit it receives from your state highway investment, and at the same time reducing the number of signs which already dis figure some of your highways. "The roadsides of Oregon are by no means cluttered with advertising the roads in the east, or even California, but as your travel in creases, billboards will follow, and now is your chance to head them off. "Ton manv Oreeon towns are de veloping the usual messy billboarded approach so characteristic of America. It is a pity when towns of such natural beauty of approach as those along the Pacific Highway, especially in Southern Oregon .permit that beauty to be entirely obliterated by lanes of billboards and ugly stations plastered with signs. "T.ito vcrv other state. Oreeon suffers from the unnecessary ugliness of filling stations and food stands. A svntom nf utate or countv license and regulation of these places of business is now being sought in some states. The Maine Development Commission has started a contest in every county in Maine, offering cash prizes and honor shields to the stations showing the best character and appearance." Goodyear Tires and Tubes Valvoline Oils Automobile Supplies, Parts and Accessories Athena Garage v North side Main Street Phone 352 23 Years Ago Friday, August 2, 1907 Huckleberries and venison serve ex tensively in replenishment of larders of campers up at Meacham, berries are plentiful, and three deer have re cently fallen victims to unerring aim of hunters. Monday Col. Raley of Pendleton killed a large buck. Measles has broken out in the Adams harvest crew west of town. One of the men is reported to be very sick. F. S. LeGrow went down to his Touchet ranch Saturday. He was ac companied by Masttr George Wlnship. C. H. Sherman does not propose to run a meat" market in a community where the taste of the farmer runs so high that his palate will not be tick led by any but the choicest steaks. This high state of living, according to Mr. Sherman means loss to him for the reason that he is forced to get rid of the front quarters of beef in any old way. The credit system here does not suit Mr. Sherman so he conclud ed to shut up shop and quit. R. J. Boddy the old reliable, evidently be lieves that he can cut a living out of meat, Anyway he has opened up and will give T-bone-eating ruralites a whirl for their money. McBride &' Co., proprietors of the Commercial livery stable in this city, had a team stolen Monday. A stranger called at the stables about 8 o'clock m the morning and engaged a team, ostensibly to go to a ranchers home in the Holdman neighborhood northwest of Athena, saying he would return sometime during. Monday night Man nor team has been seen since and the fellow has a good start of the officers. The rig is valued at $400. The team a span of sorrels with white mane and tails, were driven into the Hold man country. This fact was develop ed yesterday by Henry Stamper, who was hunting for a trace of the team, and he notified the sheriff's office at once. . , . Agent Richards reports that wheat is beginning to come into the ware houses of the Puget Sound Ware house company at Waterman ' and Hillsdale stations on the Northern Pacific branch. The Hillsdale house is in charge of Robert- Montgomery and the company's interests at Water man are in charge of Roy Cannon. Last Saturday Chas. Brotherton purchased 12 head of Wallowa work horses for $2400, an average of $200 per head. The stock is now being used in drawing his new combine. Mr. Brotherton recently disposed of his cattle to Pendleton parties, receiv ing $35 a head for steers; $25 for cows and $12. for calves. W. W. Raymond is over from Walla Walla, seeing to it that his big har vesting outfit is in proper trim to take care of his bumper wheat crop. The open season for grouse, prairie chicken and native pheasant com mences August 15, and shot guns are being polished tip to be in readiness for the occasion. Grouse and native pheasant to the number of 10 birds per man per day may be lawfully killed from August 15 to December 1; prairie chicken from August 15 to November 15, limit of 10 birds per day allowed. Wagner & Martin's now combine is doing excellent work. The average yield in the neighborhood where the machine is at work will be over 40 bushels per acre. Rev. Geo. T. Ellis and wife have re turned from Baker City, where Mr. Ellis took a course of treatment for asthma. He is greatly improved and will hold regular services hereafter at the Baptist church. Charley, the well known Chinaman, came near bleeding to death from nasal hemorrhage, yesterday after noon and last night. Dr. Sharp was called, but Charley would not sub mit to have his nostrils plugged ana the physician was powerless te give relief. The old fellow nref erred Chinese treatment, and this morning I. M. Kemp of the First National Bank, which employs the Chinaman, took him to Pendleton. Miss Myrtle DeFreece returned last week from a , pleasant visit with friends in Union county. Two thousand naii-gaiion jars oi fruit have been DUt ud at the Kirls dormitory '.of the Weston-Normal School.. Strawberries, raspberries ana cherries were the principal varieties of fruit used. , Fire which is supposed to have started from a bolt . of lightning, burned 220 acres of standing grain on the John Rothrock place south of Adams Wednesday evening, and ex tended into the field of Harley Roth rock where 20 acres of grain was con sumed. . 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. Jonea Blacksmith Shop NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the County Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Umatilla. In Probate In the Matter of " the Estate of Harvey J. Morris, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed Ad ministratrix of the Estate of Harvey J. Morris, Deceased, by the County Court of the County of umatuia in the State of Oregon, and has qualifi ed. All persons "having claims against said estate are hereby notified to present the same, duly verified as bv law reauired. to the undersigned at law office .of Peterson and Lewis, Stangier Building, Pendleton, Oregon, within six months from date hereof, July 18th, 1930. -EMMA I. MORRIS Administratrix. Peterson Lewis, Attorney for Administratrix. - J18A15 NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the County Court of the State of Oreeon for Umatilla County. . In the Matter of the Estate of Beverly D. Tharo. Deceased. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed executrix of the last will and testa- jment of Beverly D. Tharp, deceased, by an order of the above entitled Court. All persons having claims against the estate of said decedent are here by notified to present the same to me at Milton, Oregon, or to my attorney?, Watts & Prestbye, at their office in Athena, Oregon, within six months from the date of the first publication of this notice. All claims must be verified as by law requirud. Dated at Athena, Oregon, th's 27th day of June, 1930. EUR. M. THARP, . Executrix of the last will and testa ment of Beverly D. Tharp, deceased. Watts & Prestbye, Athena, Oregon, Attorneys for Estate. -. J27J25 NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT In the County Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County. In the Matter of the Estate of Edwin H. Caton, Deceased. " Notice is hereby given - that the undersigned has filed his final account and report in the above entitled mat ter and that the above entitled Court has fixed Saturday, the 26th day of July, 1930, at the hour of 10:00 o'clock A. M. of said day, as the time, and the County Court room in the County Court House at Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon, as the place, for the hearing of said final account and report. Objections to said final account and report, if any there be, should be filed on or be fore that date. Dated at Athena, Oregon, this 27th day of June, 1930. GEO. M. BANISTER, Administrator with the will annex ed of the Estate of Edwin H. Caton, Deceased. . - Watts & Prestbye, Athena, Oregon, Attorneys for Estate. J27J25 Tum-A-Lum Tickler Published in the intesesta of the people of Athena and vicinity by. THE TUM-A-LUM LUMBER CO. Phone 91 Vol 30 Athena, Oregon, July 1930 No. 30 One of the most beautiful things in the world is the faith some people have, in the ability of Congress and patent medi cines. r WE RECOMMEND CeloteX orauiATma cams oab Sy says that it isn't the heat but the humidity that bothers. A lady was entertaining the small son of her married friend. 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