THE PRESS; ATHENA, OREGON, DECEMBER 19, 1930
JOBLESS III MUST
REGISTER FOR WORK
County Court and State La
bor Employment Commis
" sion At the Helm. 1
Salem. Registration of . workers
under the emergency employment
plan, adopted recently by the state
labor employment commission, com
posed of Governor " Norblad, C. H.
Gram, state labor commissioner, and
H. B. Van Duzer, chairman of the
state highway commission, will get
under way this week, according to
announcement.
The emergency employment pro
gram was made possible by an agree
ment entered into between the state
highway department and the state
labor employment commission, where
by the former organization will ap
propriate a large amount of money
for immediate improvement opera
tions on state highways in all sec
tions' of the state. The work will in
clude widening of highways, clearing
right-of-way, manufacturing mater
ials for road construction and many
other activities. These operations are
in addition to the speeding up of con
tracts for highway extensions.
Letters sent out to all county judges
in Oregon stressed the necessity of
co-operation between the county
courts and the state labor employ
ment commission.
(fTd make this plan successful,"
read a letter sent to the county
courts, "we ask the co-operation of
the county courts to the exent that
they register all the unemployed in
their respective counties. It is neces
sary that this registration be under
taken pomptly. Blanks for this reg-
The Farm Problems Are
Reaching a Solution Says
Director At the U. of 0.
' According to a report recently filed
by Dr. James T. Jardine, director at
Oregon State College, more problems
of Oregon agriculture were under
taken for solution during this bien
nium than during any previous two
year period, the report shows, but in
spite of this fact more requests were
received for additional investigations
than, during any similar period since
the station's establshment. Some 107
specific problems are listed of which
the station has been urged by grow
ers to undertake solution.
"The expansion of activities during
the past biennium has been made pos
sible through increased cooperation
of the federal government, by closer
cooperation between the station staff
members, and by cutting down ex
penses wherever possible," said Di
rector Jardine." "There was no in
crease in state appropriations--in
fact, legislature provisions for sta
tion work were $13,000 less than dur
ing the preceding biennium."
GROWERS INDOf
1SE
DEBENTURE PLAF
Immediate Relief Is Urgent
and Grain Men Want Ac
,", tion By Congress.
istration will be furnished . by the
state labor employment commission.
"The work to be done will consist
of hand labor to be paid for from the
state highway funds. It will be han
dled by an engineer for the highway
department. All persons registering
for employment are to be turned over
to this engineer. As far as possible
everyone registering will be furnished
employment. In case the applicants
are too numerous, it may be neces
sary to rotate, possible limiting the
workers to three days each week.
Only bona fide residents of Oregon
shall be employed and preference
shall be given to men with depend
ents." The major assignment of highway
construction for the present in Uma
tilla county, is a sector of the Ukiah
John Day road, and it is understood
that work on this improvement will
be started immediately.
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High School Notes
A Hennner snecial to the Mornincr
Oreeronian says: Declaring that emer
gency conditions demand emergency
measures regardless of a long-time
plan or policy, wheat farmers of the
Columbia basin at the meeting of the
Eastern Oregon Wheat league re
vived support of plans to make the
wheat tariff effective, and flatly in
dorsed bv unanimous vote the deben
ture plan of a farm relief again be
fore congress. - -
The action came without anv nub-
lie oratory in its favor but as a rec
ommendation of the legislative com
mittee headed; by James Hill, Pendle
ton, and on which three members of
the Oregon legislature served. The
present work of the farm board also
was indorsed, and continued support
was pledged.
Action on .the debenture plan pre
ceded the annual election, in which
Harry Pinkerton of Moro was elected
president; James Hill, Pendleton,
vice-president, and Charles Smith,
Heppner, secretary-treasurer.
The nortion of the renort indorsing
the debenture plan reads as follows:
"Wheat prices are so far below pro
duction costs, wheat is accumulating
in the Pacific northwest to such an
alarming extent and conditions are
so serious in the wheat producing
areas that we. the members of the
Eastern Oregon Wheat league, rep
resenting 11 wneat-growing counties
nroducinir annroximately four-fifths
of the wheat of the state of Oregon,
desire to advise congress that im
mediate relief is necessary and that
more effective means than .those now
available to the farm board must be
provided.
"We therefore urge congress to
pass the debenture plan immediately
and suggest (hat plans be studied and
developed in connection ' with it to
nrovide for acreage control. We urge
the farm organizations of the north
west and the local and regional
branches of the North Pacific Grain
Growers to support the debenture
plan."
Referring elsewhere to acreage con
trol the report recommended study of
the Black plan which provides for is
suing allotment certificates to grow
ers covering average production ior
the last five years, and keeping all
in excess of that from receiving any
special relief benefits.
Referring to the present stabiliza
tion efforts with wheat as a case of
"having a bear by the tail which if
let go will drop prices and if held on
will remain as a threat to the mar-
Vot " the leacue indorsed Senator
Capper's plan of using as much wheat
as nnsitible to relieve the needy or
even go further and give it away if j
necessary to arrange long-term credit
with foreign nations, auch as China,
that are short of money and need the
wheat.
State legislation recommendations
also reflected the disturbed state of
mind of the growers. One asked that
sellers of seed grain be given a prior
lien on the crop so as to encourage,
such loans. Another asked" the refund
ing of the original 1-cent gasoline
tax in case of agricultural use, and
a third suggested use of market road
money in maintenance for a few years
to cut down tax levies.
The co-onerative marketing com
mittee report as adopted indorsed the
North Pacific association which now
has 15 locals in Oregon. It urged ex
tension along sound lmes, local own
ership or control of handling facili
ties and opposed any plan of a com
petitive organization.
The Steiwer bill for improving the
Columbia channel to. the upper river
was indorsed in the transportation
committee report sponsored Dy noy
Ritner as chairman. The turmoil of
yesterday on freight rates was re
flected in a request to the interstate
commerce commission expressing con
fidence in it but asking that no fur
ther delay beyond April 1 be granted
for putting reduced rates into effect
ordered last Ju!j. mis commiuw
also indorsed the Umatilla Rapids
project and directed attention of
county courts to tne neea oi yruvw
ing roads to boat landings.
tv, a ornin handling? committee was
concerned mostly with technical mat
ters dealing with smutting cnarges,
grain grades, discount rates and a
suggestion that all wheat quotations
be on a bulk basis, it aiso urgeu
Governor-elect Meier to follow the
H(Mr f the last three governors in
"moinfainino- the nresent efficient
grain inspection staff.
Editorial
(Ilene McBride)
Little bovs and eirls are nressinz
their eager faces against plate glass
windows where trains go round and
round the silver tracks, and little
eirls are holding? out their arms to
dolls that smile back understanding-
ly. The magic season, Christmas, is
here again. All over , the country,
children are measuring their stock
ings so they will be sure to hang the
longest ones by the bed posts where
Santa Claus can find them. There
isn't one childish heart that doubts
that the good old Saint will climb
down his chimney or use a pass-key
on his door. Perhaps he didn't get
to come last year, they understand.
But that is all the more reason that
lie will be there this year. Letters
are going to the North role every
day, and telephone operators are
telling countless numbers- of chil
dren that Santa lives too far away to
be reached by the longest, long dis
tance call. When Christmas morn
ing comes, thousands of these bright
eyed little boys and girls will find
that their stockings are empty, un
less the rest of us understand how
disappointed a little child can be
when he is left out of the Christmas
feast. It takes such a little bit to
make a child happy. There are
enough toys which aren't being used
in our homes to make every child in
the country happy, and wake up on
the magic morning and find that life
is good, and Santa Claus still comes.
Grown people have had experience
enough to understand the reasons
underlying things when their dreams
don't come true. Children can't do
this. They only know (that Santa
Claus has stood on the corner and in
the toy shops, asked them what they
wanted him to bring, and then for
gotten them. They are puzzled and
they can't understand how a Santa
can be so generous to some children
and so thoughtless of others. The
boys and girls who are going around
the streets with such shining eyes to
day, wont talk about the gifts that
they never got. But they will have a
dull pain in their hearts if Santa
Claus breaks trust with them and
doesn't come. There is nothing in
the world so sad as a child that is
forgotten on Christmas.
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Honor Roll ;
The following students are on the
Honor Roll for the second six weeks
period of the first semester. To be
placed on the honor roll a student
must have no grade below a two.
Seniors, Stafford Hansell.- Juniors,
Marjorie Douglas, Betty Jane Eager;
Sophomores, Bonnie Alkire, Doris
Street. Freshmen, Lorra Ross, Walt
er Singer.
Student Body
A special student body meeting was
held Friday, December 12, at 1
o'clock, for the purpose of singing a
fow anncaand to decide whether
there will be a school party. It was
decided to have a Christmas tree.
Numbers are to be drawn; each stu
dent is to get a present which must
not cost over twenty-five cents. Com
mittees were appointed, to prepare
the numbers, to get the Christmas
tree, and to select the candy.
Music
The high school orchestra under di-
Mr. Tillev. will make its
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fl-ct annenrance in miblic, luesday,
December 23, in the Christmas pro
gram at the high school auditorium.
Mr-u Rlnnm will nresent her Uiee
Club Tuesday night, December 23, in
fV, Christmas nroeram. inis win oe
tv... ..nn time the club has appeared
s nMi The numbers they win
ir.o- are "Grandfather's Clock," "O
Little Town of Bethlehem," and "We
Three Kings of Orient Are.
Boys' Athletics
TVia Wnl Viovr succeeded in beating
v m rv a. ouintets Dy me
scores 20-23 and 19-21 last Saturday
! oinaelv contested earn eg play
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ed at Walla Walla. The Athena boys
rnoH offense but the "man
to man" defense isn't working as
,ti . it. should. . There was no
nvu - -
o.niir nlnvinc on either team,
but the plays worked smoothly and
efficiently, oacn miner ui"
k,, .n a in make the squads even.
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Tin.,n. fnr the rames were: rirsv
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. Woiooii renter: Geissal. Mc
vii,T forwards: Weber. Crowley,
Aa Rai-nnA trame: Rogers, center;
Singer, J. Moore forwards; Jenkins,
McCullough, guards.
Alumni
Curtis Duffield Christmas shopped
: Poiutletnn Tuesday.
Orel Michener was in Pendleton
Saturday night.
Wayne Pinkerton motored to Pen
dleton Sunday evening.
Society
At the meeting of the Girls' League
. nmnrt v criven by the social
committee. It was decided that a sil
ver tea would be given at tne nome
of Marjorie Douglas, December 20,
in honor of the mothers. Everyone is
invited to attend..
Grades
Helen Johns has been absent on
account of chicken pox for several
days.
Donald Mayberry is till absent
from school.
Glenn Dowd U back to school af
ter a recent illness. .
Rogers . Goodman
(A Mercantile Trust)
Reindeer First Imported
In Alaska To Appease
Hunger of the Eskimo
Walla Walla. Because white men
had taken the walrus and the seal
and there seemed little or no food left
for the Alaskan Eskimo, outside of
the hunting season, Dr. Shelton Jack
son, U. S. general of Alaska, sponsor
ed the plan of introducing reindeer
according to T. V. Thomas, of Nome,
Alaska, who is now in Walla Walla.
Private funds were raised and a small
herd imported from the Siberian
coast. Later congress appropriated
money and more were boutrht. Lap
landers were imported to teach the
Eskimo how to care for the reindeer
and this gave the industry a start in
the far north.
The Alaskan Livestock and Packing
company started 16 years ago with
1200 head and now has 250.000. Pack
ing plants and canneries have been
built at Igloo point, mepnant point,
Teller, Nome, Golovin and Egavik.
Practically all by products are utiliz
ed and the company expects to mar
ket four million pounds oi reindeer
during the coming year.
-."The average range for the graz
ing of reindeer is about 350,000
square miles or equivalent to 224,
nrm non ncres. which is about one-
fifth of the size of the entire United
StAtes." said Mr. Thomas. The rein
deer nossesses a homing instinct to a
marked decrree. They become at
tached to their range, and once well
located, a reindeer will return to its
home naature. Out of this industry
has grown the Alaskan Live Stock
and Packing company who are the
only commercial reindeer people in
the world. The company is still un
der the supervision of Alfred J. Lo
men who is now senator from the sec
ond division of Alaska and under
whose charge and management the
company's herds have been during the
the past sixteen years increased from
1200 to more than 250,000 head at
this time.
Bone crushers, ammonia plants,
and various herd equipment has been
added to the reindeer industry, the
by-products are being shipped to
various parts of the world. Japan is
taking fully ninety per cent of the
hair and antlers, the horns, are now
manufactured into buttons, combs,
and knife and fork handles. In fact
modern equipment throughout has
been added so that there is no pro
duct of the reindeer now that is not
used for some purpose. Transporta
tion to Seattle is under the manage
ment of Mr. Ralph Lomen who main
tains his office in Seattle and refri
gerator boats operated by the com
pany are maintained and equipped to
handle the products from the north."
H. A. Barrett and Otha Reeder
spent Tuesday in Walla Walla trans
acting business.
"Swift Company
Pays Me Cash
For My Produce"
"When I take my butterfat, eggs and
poultry to the nearest Swift & Company
produce plant, I get the going market price
for the best I can deliver. And I'm only one
of the 200,000 producers taking supplies to
the 80 odd Swift plants.
"That will give you some idea of the huge
quantities which Swift & Company must buy
each day In order to keep supplies of Brook
field Butter, Brookfield Eggs and Premium
Milkfed Chickens moving along 600 car routes
and 400 branch houses to every community
la the country. This nation-wide distribution
makes a Swift producer independent oi local
gluts or shortages.
"Imagine how efficient this organization
must be In order to pay cash to its 200,000
producers; to give its 45,000 shareholders
a return on their investment and, by the
way, I'm one of those shareholders. And,
finally, so that it can expand and thrive on
a margin of less than 2 cents on each dollar
of sales.
"Part of this organization of 58,000 people,
who receive Just wages, are home folks of
ours. They live right here, build their homes
whh us, patronize our local merchants, pay
taxes like you and me. You bet I'm glad to
be In (bis family."
Svrlft & Company
Kenoewick, Wash. '
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