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THE PRESS, ATHENA, OREGON, JANUARY 9, 1931 Many Specialists Will Place Latest Findings Before Farmers. Oregon State College. The latest findings oi research specialists in al most every branch, of Oregon agri culture information not yet in printr ed form are to be presented to the farmers of the state in a special Farm Science, Short Course, January 26 to 31, announces A. B. Cordley, dean of the school of agriculture of Oregon State college. . Forty staff members and almost every department of the school of agriculture will take part in this course, which is an emergency meas ure to aid Oregon farmers in facing the present price depression. , Some of the topics to be included are pas tures, hops, seed production and mar keting, feed grains, hogs, sheep, horses, poultry, soils, farm manage ment, farm equipment, rural electri city, farm finance, rural taxation, weed control, potatoes, irrigation and farm sanitation. Detailed programs will be available for distribution, soon, according to G. R. Hyslop, chief in farm crops, who is heading the committee on arrange ments. The schedule is to be so ar ranged that each farmer may attend only those parts in which he is es pecially interested. "Under present conditions of great ly depressed farm prices, a producer to survive must avail himself of the very latest methods of economical production, careful marketing and sound business methods," said Dean Cordley. .We are glad to put forth this extra effort in order that farm ers of this state may not be without information which will help them dur ing the coming season if the facts that they need are available here." An "Old-Time" Dances i One of the jolly occasions of the holiday season at Adams was an "old time" dance Saturday night when al most the entire community met at the city hall for an evening of "old time" dancing. Every one reported a splendid time. At a late hour re freshments of sandwiches, cake and coffee were served. The music was furnished by various ones of the community and was much enjoyed by all.' v County SDortsmen Nnt in Accord With Prooos ed Game and Fish Code Pendleton. Umatilla countv snorts. men are not in complete accord with changes in the game code proposed by the state trame commission it. vh evidenced at a meeting of more than nity active hunters and fishermen in the Elks buildine here Fridav nicht The meeting had been called by S. R. mi. . . xnompson, member of the game com mission, who wished to -obtain an ex pression of. feeling on the proposed cnanges irom. men in this section of tne state While the meetincr exnresaprl n- provai of the no-mmimum-lptioh.fnr fish proposal, it stood flatly opposed to the recommendation that live min nows and salmon eggs be prohibited lor use as bait In response to the arguments of the game commission set forth by Mr. Thompson and to the effect that fish were being killed by salmon eggs prepared with poisonous compounds, several members declar ed if new regulations were to be malde they should operate over the manu facturers of salmon egg bait, not the nsnermen who use it. The sportsmen also opposed the two-week's open season on China pheasants and recommended an eight- day season which would include two Sundays as a means of giving increas ed protection o the birds. Higher license fees would decrease not increase, the revenue from this source received by the game commis sion, it was reasoned by the sports men, who declared many of their number purchased a combination hunting and fishing license now with little intention of using but half of it; that if they were more expensive only a fishing op hunting license would be purchased by those men hav ing single interests. The proposed open season on deer from October 1 to November 1 with no interference;.,irom the governor met with agreement, but the majority of the sportsmen present Btood strongly against protecting bear in Eastern Oregon where so much stock is raised. The game commission pro poses to protect bear except for a season in the fall. When Wheat Equals Coal Wheat must have a value "not greater than 26.5 cents per bushel at the place of use in order that it may be economically burned in place of coal, according to calculations made by Howard H. Langdon, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Washington State college. Due to the low price of wheat, queries have been received concerning the advis-. ability of using it for fuel. Mi 1 I rk What Is Advertising! "Advertising is the education of the public as to what you are, where you are, and what you have to offer in the way of skill, talent or commodity. The only man who should not advertise is the man who has nothing to offer the world in the way of commodity or ser vice.' Elbert Hubbard. ACTION URGED 10 CHECK GRAIN FLOW Farm Btfard Member Sug gests Embargo or a Higher Tariff. Washington. Samuel R. McKelvie, grain member of the federal farm board, advocated action by congress at this session to halt the flow of foreign commodities into the United States over the agricultural tariff rates. He said it was imperative to the farmers in this country; Placing a temporary embargo on wheat and small grains or an in crease in the tariff rates on these products, he said, is necessary to pro tect American farm markets from foreign competition. Shipments of foreign wheat and other grains to this country are in creasing and have: been in substantial amounts recently, as a result of the higher price3 prevailing in United States markets, McKelvie said. Under the flexible clause of the tar iff act, President Hoover is empower ed to increase rates by 50 per cent after an investigation has shown a disparity in costs, but, McKelvie ex plained, it would take months to com plete such an inquiry in the case of farm commodities. For this reason, he said, the flex ible tariff is not effective for farmers and some new action by congress is necessary to meet this situation. Foreign competition in United States farm markets comes from vir tually all parts of the world, McKel vie said. He explained there have been shipments recently of Argentine corn, European wheat, in addition to some other grain and wool. "The grain stabilization corpora tion and the farm board are endeav oring to stabilize farm prices in the United States on a domestic level, McKelvie said, "but. this program is being interfered with and confused by imports from abroad, which are arriving here in spite of our tariff. The former needs some additional protection, and it is the job of con gress to provide it." McKelvie said the treasury could be helpful by preventing shipments which were intended to violate the tariff laws, but that administrative action alone was not sufficient in the present emergency. He said the farm board would be glad to cooperate with' congress in working out measures to be. adopted, but said the board has no formal recommendations for con gress at present. New Administration Has a Seven Point Program Portland. The Portland Teleeram guvs it has learned from "authorita tive sources" there are seven "essen tial points in the program to be en dorsed by the new state administra tion." The paper says it understands the bulk of this legislation is being drafted by A. E. Clark, Portland at torney. 1 The seven points are: Abolition of the present state pub lic service commission. Creation of a new commission of one. shorn of most of the present judicial powers, and charged with the representation of the people. Optional home rule for cities in regulating utilities. Creation of hydro-electric commis sion of three appointed by the gov ernor, to control power rights in the state. The so-called "srranee bill" prop erly safeguarded. Action by the state to speed fed eral development of the Columbia power possibilities. . , Abolition of the law providing "cer tificates of necessity" for creation of new utilities. Tax Body Inexact, Says County Assessor Hawks Pendleton. An increased tax bur den is heincr placed on the shoulders of private property owners in Uma tilla county because oi tne inexact method used bv the Btate tax com mission in determining actual cash value of such property, thinks uun tv Assessor R. O. Hawks, who de clared that excessive valuations of the commission have had a deleteri ous effect on public utility assessments. Commenting on the recent action of the commission in lowering the iTmntilla eountv ratio between the assessed value and the cash value from 69 to 67 per cent., the assessor said it was the result of maintaining the rash value at too hieh a figure. He has lowered his assessments in view of depreciation in wheat land anil stock caused bv depression in farm industry during the last few years, but the tax commission nas maintained its estimate of ,ca8h val uation at practically the same figure since immediately after the war. Reunion of Hod gen Clan The annual reunion of the Hodgen family and their friends was held at State Line Hall on New Year's day and night. Over 200 persons were present, quite a number from Athe na attending. A banquet dinner was served and in the evening dancing was enjoyed. Fletcher's orchestra furnisliea the music. News Story Manv neonle in Athena are wonder ing what has happened to their ra dios. In the middle of an excellent program they begin to howl so bad that many people are forced to turn them off until the noise has quit. There is a law that prohibits radios that regenerate from operating and if there is such a set in Atnena should be reported to Washington at the radio commission so that an in spector may examine the set and if necessary, condemn it. Instead of blaming it onto some poor amateur and then when he quits working his set start blaming it onto some other amateur why not have an inspector come and definitely find the source of the disturbances. In this way the disturbances will be eliminated and all the amateurs in Athena will not be blamed for the mistakes of one. Walla Walla Celebration Set for 1934 Early His tory Spots to be Marked Walla Walla. With the advent of the new year plans for Walla Walla's commemoration in 1934 of the 75th anniversary of the founding of Whit man college and the 40th anniversary of the presidency of Dr. S. B. L. Pen rose and preliminary discussions of the observance two years later of the centenary of the arrival of the Whit man missionary party, will be advanc ed. . ' -. Participation of all community or ganizations in the celebrations is as sured. The Walter C. Lee post, Amer ican Legion, has appointed a com mittee to work with the chamber of commerce committee in the prepara tion of markers for historical spots in this county. Pal Clark, chairman of the chamber of commerce commit tee and originator of the idea of marking historical spots in the coun ty, asserted that the interest display ed is pleasing to the committee and makes certain that the valley will be ready for the visitors who will be here at the time of the celebrations. Spots and events which Clark hopes to have remembered, by markers in clude two camps of Lewis and Clark in 1805; two camps of Lewis and Clark in 1806 David Thompson ex pedition in 1811; the point where, the Hunt expedition struck the Columbia river, 1812; Mme. Dorion's camp in 1814; establishment of Fort Walla Walla in 1818; spots of the-J. Smith tour in 1828; the Wyeth expedition in 1832; first camp of the Whitman party in Walla Walla county in 1836; the Whitman mission established in 1837; the Fremont camp in 1843; the wagon trains of 1843-44 and '45; the Indian wars of 1848 with special honor of Colonel Gilliam; the Gov ernor Stevens-Indian council in 1855; the establishment of Fort Taylor from which Colonel Steptoe and Colonel Wright participated in Indian wars; the home of Mrs. Ransome Clark, the first white woman to establish a per manent home in the valley, in 1860; the establishments of Whitman sem- inarv in 1862. the arrival of Dr. Dor- sey Baker's railroad train in 1876. jj" .' " " ' " " " " " ' 'i' " "sji Hi High School Notes Personals ' Stafford Hansell was in Walla Wal la Saturday. Lester Towne was also a visitor of Walla Walla. Tlnnd Jenkins and Glenn McCul- lough were in Pendleton Saturday night. ' Ilene McBnde was a visitor in tr en- dleton Sunday. Marjorie Douglas and Arleen My rick were in Pendleton New Years' night. George Pittman spent several days in Pendleton. Betty Easrer and Arthur Crowley were in Pendleton Sunday. Raymond Murphy was in Pendle ton Thursday. Boys' Basketball The Athena basketball boys are in excellent shape and played Weston at When It ComesTo Repairs: Who Wants an ImitationP YY70ULD you call on your local mer W chant and ask him for "imitation sugar, or raisins, or coffee? Would you ' ask him to sell you a pair of shoes made of , something "just as good" as leather? Cr a suit of clothes "made for" a man, whether or not it fits you? Get the Genuine International Repairs When you need re- Pairs for your I H C arm Equipment, buy the genuine re pairs. See that this trade-mark appears on each piece. " Genuine I H C repairs are made from the original patternsall others are copied from copies. 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Grades The honor roll for the fifth grade is as follows: Beverley Barrett, David Lowe, Marjorie Martin and Billy Hansell. The only student in the sixth grade to make the honor roll was Ira Al kire. Arleen Foster has earned a grade of one hundred in spelling each day since school began. Faculty Mr. Tilley spent the vacation in Spokane. Mr. and Mrs. Bloom spent Christ mas at Mission with Mrs. Bloom's parents. They spent a few days in Spokane with Mr. Bloom's parents and drove home New Years' day. Miss Cameron spent the vacation in Portland with her parents. Mrs. Blatchford spent the Christ mas holidays at home. ' Bank Statement Charter No. 4516 Reserve District No. 12 Report of Condition of the First National Bank of Athena in the State 'of Oregon, at the close of business on December 31, 1930. RESOURCES 1. Loans and discounts ......... 526,450.41 ; 3. United States Government securities owned 47,500.00 4. Other bonds, stocks, and securities owned 34,339.58 6. Banking house, $6,062.00 Furniture and fixtures, $338.00.... 6,400.00 8. Reserve with Federal Reserve Bank 30,687.17 .9. Cash and due from banks 182,640.55 11. Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and due from U. S. Treasurer ... 625.00 Total ......... 828,642.71 LIABILITIES 15. Capital stock paid in ...... . $ 50,000.00 16. Surplus ..... 60,000.00 17. Undivided profits net 22,162.19 20. Circulating notes outstanding ... ... 12,500.00 2L Due to banks, including certified and cashiers' checks out standing ......... . ......... 3,634.06 22. Demand deposits 289,683.59 23. Time deposits 317,900.37 26. Bills payable and rediscounts ., . 72,762.50 - Total 1L, . 828,642.71 State of Oregon, County of Umatilla, ss. L F. S. LeGrow, Cashier, of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. F. S. LeGROW, Cashier Subscribed and sworn to before me "f 8q! this 6th day of January, 1931. fj" Vkft t E. C. PRESTBYE, Notary Public ?ZvnnT w My commission expires, July 1, 1932. HENRY DELL Directors Contoure Specialties Beautify the Complexion Strengthen the Countour RAPID CLEANSING CREAM SKIN FRESHENER SKIN FOOD , FINISHING LOTION Athena Beauty Shop Sadie Pambrun, Operator Phone 82 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 Real Estate Wheat Alfalfa and Stock Land SHEEP FOR SALE L. L. Montague, Arlington Transfer Bell & Gray Phone 593 Two Auto Truck Drays Always At Your Service City and Country Hauling ' Peterson & Lewis Attorneys at Law Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Inland Empire Bank Building Pendleton Oregon 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 H. H. HILL Athena 1 H. A. 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