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THE PRESS, ATHENA, OREGON, AUGUST 29, 1930 AN INDEPENDENT NEW8PAPER F. B. BOYD. Owner and PublUher Subscription Rates. One copy, one year .. $2-00 One copy, six months 1.00 One copy, three months ;75 Athena, Oregon, August 29, 1930 Eud Fisher Says: ,. J "He joined a miniature golf course and was arrested in a ' foursome for picking a three- J some's pockets. She became a t nurse f or a peace conference ' and cut treaties up into first aid J kits!" RETRENCH NOW Before the first month of the new fiscal year has passed it will be nec essary for all departments of the Government to bear down on expen ditures if the Treasury is to make ends meet and a tax increase is to be avoided, according to an article in the Baltimore Sun. This is due to two facts: The last session of Con gress heavily increased appropria tions for 1931, as compared with 1930, and business having gone off in all directions, Federal income for the current year will be sadly dimin ished. This condition should be a warning to public officials and pri vate citizens alike that this is no time to load the government with a multiplicity of new laws, new boards, new commissions and new govern ment functions which require large amounts of tax funds or bond issues. We all talk about reducing taxes. We now have a chance to show how much we will aid in securing reduc tion by favoring policies which tend to conserve, rather than dissipate public funds and resources. We can not expect to load the government up with all manner of costly experi ments and then have a small tax bill. Think this over. The answer will be reflected in your coming tax state ments. . In several states the gas tax seems to be getting boyond fairness to the automobile owner. It is a case of riding a good horse to death. Today three states levy a tax of six cents a gallon; nine have a five-cent tax and 18 charge four cents. Legislation calling for higher rates is pending in several stats This year it is esti mated that the average motorist will pay $20 for gasoline tolls alone. And, to complete the story, gasoline tax funds have been used for other pur poses than road work in some states. A reasonable gas tax, all of which is used for roads, is sound. But the public is beginning to show that it resents the political attitude of "one cent more won't make any difference." The American railroads provide a great public service on which every Bocial and economic activity of our people depends and, are giving the best transportation in the world. Ac cording to recent statistics the rail roads of the nation every hour spend $514,386 for operating expenses and $45,288 in taxes to state, national and local governments, and then state highway commissions permit unsight ly, cumbersome trucks use of high ways at small license fee, to buck the railroads in local, state and inter state freight hauling. o It took a woman to wrest athletic laurals from the United States for BritiRh glory. Betty Nuthall takes home with her the woman's tennis championship. Had Helen Wills Moody competed at Forest Hills the result may have been different, and now the English lass will have to do fend the title at Wimbledon next year, with the redoubtable Helen as her opponent, and a victory there will le a Bweeter Moody win than if made in the home contest. brush fires in ' the Transvaal, which has sent lions, leopards, buffalo and game fleeing out of the veldt to menace the countryside. Same con dition over here, only we don't have to worry over the bother from man killing beasts. - o ; Mr. Coolidge - says the world's economic strength was greatly in creased by the revival of France. "True, true," as one of the "black crows" would say, but if we remem ber correctly, the United States was, and is, pretty much "in" on the re vival part of it. - -' -I 0 ; A Montana arsonist, Andrew Stacey, has been sentenced to prison for five years on pleading guilty to setting forests afire. The leniency of some courts is beyond comprehension and in the main is responsible for the constant increase of crime. 23 Years Ago Now that the British have learned to fly a dirigible, they are looking into the commercial Bide of the ven ture. John Bull has a whole lot of ships that would be idle if he con cludes to load the air with passengers and freight. .,- o The amusement loving world will be pleased to learn that Lon Chaney famous character actor shows im provement in his illness. Without Chaney both stage and screen would be minus a sterling actor. o Kermit Roosevelt, explorer, steam boat executive and son of the late president, has settled down and en tered the lumber business. Rather a prosy ending to an otherwise noisy career. Those Silverton junior baseball players remained to see the finish of the struggle for the Western cham pionship something to be proud of anyway. Now it's the song racketeer. He Deddles cheaply printed copies , of songs in violation' of the United States copyright laws. o ' Two birth notices of international interest appear this week a daugh ter to the Dutchess of York, a son to Norma Shearer. A California squaw has been arrest ed on suspicion of making a good Injun out of her husband by burn ing him up. "Ma" wants medicos to see Aimee," reads headline. What good would that do? Well, it's Round-Up time and Athe na will move down to Pendleton tomorrow. The teapot has boiled over down in Peru, and the Peruvians are in re volt. September 6, 1907 , The Athena High school will open Monday, September 16 according to a decision made by the school board at a meeting held Saturday evening. Miss Lulu Keller, elected to a position in the school resigned and Miss Eng dahl, a highly recommended teacher was given the place. This selection makes the corps of teachers com plete. The list is as follows: Homer I. Watts, principal; James H. E. Scott, assistant principal; Miss Gib bons, Mrs. H. I. Watts, Miss Carrie Sharp and Miss Engdahl. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Beck, August 25, 1907, a daughter. Craig Wilkinson is filling the posi tion of clerk at Manasse's Up to Date store. Athena dealers have contracted for 160 tons of Weston Mountain baled timothy hay. The price paid is $17 per ton and delivery has commenced. Last evening the young friends of Miss.'Zelma DePeatt gave her a fare well party at the home of her mother in which a large number participated. John Froome has a little milch cow, which in point of size and weight has but few equals in Oregon. The an imal weighs 1780 pounds and belongs to the Shorthorn family. .' Miss. Myrtle Hawks of Pendleton, sister of Byron Hawks of this city has been honored by being chosen to the chair of English in the Caldwell Academy of Caldwell, Idaho. She will leave at once to commence upon her duties there. Walter Judy and John Walter ex pect to leave October 2nd, for a month's tour of the east. Their trip will take them to Chicago, New York, Washington, D. C. and St. Louis. The boys will not overlook the James town exposition and will pocket all fun both going and coming. Eber Luna will go to Milton, where he will be employed with the Mos grove Mercantile company. Charley and George Gerking's crop of wheat from a field of 620 acres av eraged 52 bushels per acre. H. C. Whiteman came over from Walla Walla yesterday. He was ac companied by a party who desired to purchase his wheat ranch west of the city. Mr. Whiteman values his farm at $66 per acre. Chas. Norris is displaying to his friends an exceptionally fine harness which he manufactured to order for Will Jamieson of Weston. The" har ness is on the light driving order is hand-made and in its general makeup represents strictly first-class stock and the noted skill of Mr. Norris as a mechanic. P. D. Mann's skating rink started up last night, and judging from the enthusiastic crowd which filled the rink on the first evening, this will be a popular amusement for the coming season. Jos. N. Scott returned last evening from a short run up to Spokane. Foley's Kidney Curt nake kidneys end Madder rirht ' Signs of trouble appear in Europe Franco-German tension at breaking point Militant feeling spreads--Geneva debate awaited Meanwhile nationalists become insistent in de mands for lost territory, is the gist of headlines in daily newspapers this week. Gosh, aren't you glad that you live on this side of the pond? o The nationalist generalissimo in China, to get his soldiers minded to fighting has hit upon the idea of re warding them with Mexican silver dollars should they bring victory to his arms against the red rebels. Not how many dollars, but how many victories, would seem to hinge on sue cessful results. o When the time element is consider ed, air rates are comparatively low. Last year they averaged 11 cents a mile; this year the average is eight cents. The difference in cost be- twecn rail and air transportation from Lps Angeles to Kansas City is but $36.00. - o The deadly cigarette fag and tourist campfires are blamed for ires Goodyear and Tubes Valvoline Oils Automobile Supplies, Parts and Accessories Athena Garage North side Main Street Phone 352 a Tl ffS S;F: i h n " n R J Walla Walla General Hospital A modern non sectarian fifty bed hospital, with all up to date modern hospital facilities for the care of patients. . , X-Kay and bacteriological labortories, washed air ventilation. Only graduate nurses are employed and their ser vices are included at the regular rates which are $3.50 to $6.00 Special nurses extra. Your interest and patronage is solicited. ' Phone 480. NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT In the County Court of the- State of Oregon for Umatilla County. In the , Matter of the - Estate of Mitchell Thompson, Deceased. To all persons whom it may con cern: Notice is hereby triven that Cecil Curl, administrator of the es tate of Mitchell Thompson, deceased, has filed his final account and report in the administration of the estate; that the County Judge by order duly made and entered has appointed Mon day the 15th day of September, 1930, at the hour of ten o'clock in the fore noon as the time and the County Court House at Pendleton as the place where all objections and ex ceptions to said final account and re port will be heard and a settlement of the estate made. Dated this 15th day of August, 1930. CECIL CURL, Administrator. Peterson & Lewis, Attorneys for Administrator. A15S12 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE UNDER EXECUTION Notice is hereby given, that by vir tue of an execution issued out of the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County, on the 2nd day of August, A. D., 1930, to me direct ed and delivered, upon the judgment rendered and entered in said Court on the 30th day of December, 1921, in favor of B. B. Richards, as plain tiff and against Dean T. Willaby and Virgil E. Willaby, as defendants for the sum of One Thousand Fifty One and no .100 ($1051.00) with Inter est thereon at the rate of 8 per cent per annum from December 1st, 1920, until paid, and the .further sum of $125.00 attorney's fees, and the fur ther sum of $20.00 costs and dis bursements, which said judgment has been docketed and enrolled in the of fice of the Clerk of said Circuit Court, I did, on the 2nd day of August, A. D 1930, levy upon all of the right, title and interest and claim of said defendants in and to the following described real property in Umatilla County, Oregon, to-wit: The East 34 feet of Lot 4, Block 1, Kirk's Third Addition to Athena, Umatilla County, State of Oregon. Notice is hereby given that I will, on the 8th day of September A. D., 1930, at the hour of 2 o'clock p. m. of said day, at the West Door of the County Court House, Pendleton, Ore gon, at public auction, for current lawful money of the United States of America, sell all of the right, title, claim and interest of said defendants Dean T. Willaby and Virgil E. Willaby had in and to the above de scribed property on the 3rd day of December, A. D., 1929, or since then have acquired, to the highest bidder for cash, or so much thereof, as may be necessary to satisfy said judg ment, the proceeds to be applied to satisfaction of said execution and all costs. Dated this 2nd day of August A. D., 1930. TOM B.' GURDANE, Sheriff of Umatilla County, Oregon. Aug 8-15-22-29, Sept 5 CLASSIFIED NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the County Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County. In the Matter of the Estate of Robert Parnell, Deceased. Notice is hereby given to all per sons whom it may concern: That The First National Bank of Pendleton at Pendleton, Oregon, has been appointed executor of the last will and testament of Robert Parnell, deceased. All persons having claims against said estate are required to present them, in the manner provid ed by law, to the said executor at its office and place of business at Pen dleton, Oregon, or to its attorneys, Peterson and Lewis, at their offices in Pendleton, Oregon, within six months of the date of the first publication of this notice which is the 1st day of August, 1930. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PENDLETON, Executor. , Peterson & Lewis, Attorneys for Executor. A1A29 Frick's Metal Weather Stripping is Best. ' For Sale Choice February ewe lambs. There are twenty of them. For Sale Good cream separator for sale, or trade for wood. A. J. Garner. Milk Cows Good, fresh Milk cows for sale. Henry Koepke, Athena, phone 32F12. - Cook House Cook house on wide truck, for sale. James Duncan, Athe no, phone 30F15. For Sale A New Coleman Air-O-Gas range, slightly used. Mrs. Callie Sanders, Athena, phone 30F21. Poles R. A. Ball, Weston; R No. 2 has tamarack and red fir poles for sale at reasonable prices. Wood Light Yellow Pine wood at $5.50 per cord, accessible for truck hauling. W. M. Harvey, Gibbon, Oregon. PETERSON & LEWIS ' Attorneys at Law Stangier1 Building, Pendleton, Oregon Practice in all State and Federaj Courts. -'..-- WATTS ft PRBSTBYB " Attorneys-At-Law V Main Street. Athena, Oregon State and Federal Court Practice Dr. W. H. McKinney Physician and Surgeon Dr. Sharp's Office Office Hours at Athena 1 to 6 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 706 Pendleton. Oregon. 957 J 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 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 RELIABLE WATCH REPAIRING Main St EL H. HILL Athena V: BeHS Gray i . Phone 593 ''V Two Auto Truck Dray Always At Your Service City and Country ' Hauling Continental Oil Company Always at Your Service - Athena Service Station Gas, Oils, Greasing Automobile Accessories Tires ' BRYCE BAKER, Prop. . . Athena, . . Phone 762 DR. S. F. SHARP PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Athena, Oregon DR. BLATCHFORD Dentist ; ) Post Building, Athena. Phone 582 We Have the Agency For the :' ;'. ' , .. ', Macy Tailoring System of America Twin City Cleaners - Phone 492 T. E. Smith, Prop. Freewater, Oregon Foley's Honey and T&r zures colds, prevents pneumonia- Huggins Service Station in its new location, Main at 6th Street Shell Gas Shell Lubricating Oil Shell Dry Geaner Shell Anto Polish Shell Spring Oil Farmers Grain Elevator Company Grian and Feed SPECIAL A Full Line of Sperry's Chick Feed Phone 382 LEE WILSON, M'gr. Tum-A-Lum Tickler Published in the intesests of the people of Athena and vicinity by THE TUM-A-LUM LUMBER CO. Phone 91 Vol. 30 Athena, Oregon, August 29, 1930 No. 34 Editorial Judging from the way some of our "self-made" men boast about beginning life as a bare foot boy, they seem to think the Test of us were born with shoes on. A. M. Johnson, Editor. It was necessary to decide whether a border farm lay on Canadian or U. S. territory. Surveyors finally announced to the old lady who had just pur chased it, that it just came within the American side. The old lady smiled with relief. "I'm so glad to hear that," she said. "I've heard that winters in Canada are terribly severe." Roofing yep we've heaps of it; priced right, too. Athena has the peas in the warehouse. It is probably a "100 to 1" shot that your house needs some repairing before the cold weather starts. Roofs have been known to leak, glass to get broken, and lota of other things to go wrong; Weatherstrip cuts , out a lot of the cold air that creeps in around the doors and windows. .,.,,. Handi-man will help you fix up the homestead. ADVERTISEMENT For heat burn Tum-A-Lump. For insulation use Plaster Board. Fixin' fence is good past time right Vfter harvest Our fence posts go further and deeper than anybody's ol' fence posts. Talk to Matt about them. Tum-A-Lumer is the best for service, call 91 and you get a smile with it. In the Fall, prepare for Win ter how high is your wood pile, how low your coalbin? Build up, fillup at our Turn-alum yard. If Matt's cranky, cheer him up by giving him your order for that up-to-date built-in kitchen alteration you have been thinking about for sometime then watch the ol' dude smile. Announcement THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ATHENA, OREGON, Announces that it has com-pieted the organ ization of a Trust Department and is qualified to act as Executor, Administra tor, guardian, or in any other fiduciary capac ity. .. . Just think what 37 years of successful banking p experience would mean to the executor or ad p ministratbr of your estate. fj - Ask us for Information - V- Reduction In Electric Light Rates The following reduction in Electric light rates will be in effect on and after March 15, 1929; r Residential Rates First 30 KWH hours used, per month..10c per K WH Excess over 30 KWH used, per month....3c per KWH The above rates apply when bills are paid in full within 10 day from date of bill. Otherwise, the rate will be Increased by 10 per cent on each item. Commercial Rates First 100 KWH used per month.: 10c per KWH Next 200. J7c per KWH Next 300.. per KWH Next 400 fprKWH Next 1000. . 4cierKWH Excess over 2000 3cierKWH The above rates apply when bills are paid in full within 10 day from date of bill. Otherwise, the rate will be increased by 10 per cent on each item. Preston-Shaffer Milling Company