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A BIG JOB. BUT ITS DEAD EASY It would be a big job to tell one hundred people any thing that would interest them in your goods, but its dead easy if done the right way. This paper will tell several hundred at once at nominal cost. mm NOT ONE DAY CAN BE FOUND in the week but that you do not need stationery of some sort or other. We furnish neat, clean printing at the very lowest rates. Fast presses, modern types, modern work, prompt delivery. Entered at the Post Office at Athena, Oregon, as Second-Class Mail Matter VOLUME 44 ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, JANUARY 16, 1931 NUMBER 3 MEIER PLAN TO HAVE OPEN ROAD Kipp Tells of a Big Demand for Navigation Aid Lonergan Would Let Gover nor Free To Formulate His Power Program. ' Salem. Governor Meier and his water power program,' which is bas ed on the promise of public power de velopment without cost to. the tax payers, are to be given more than a fair shake in the house of representa tives. While the senate will consider the program in the customary way, the house plans to yield special privi leges to Mr. Meier by creating a spe cial utilities committee and permit ting the governor to select the mem bers, of the committee. This plan, if accepted by Mr. Meier, will assure the power program of safe conduct through committee. The concession to Governor Meier was planned by Speaker Lonergan, who is willing to surrender some of the rights of the speakership and legislature to clear the path for the governor's power program. Proposed changes in the house rules, which probably will be adopted soon pro vide for a special utilities committee, limited to nine members, to consider executive bills relating to power de velopment. Thereupon, Speaker Lon ergan will offer Governor Meier the unprecedented privilege of naming the members to serve on the commit tee. " Permitting the governor to select a legislative committee is a new de parture from legislative procedure, inasmuch as it is a form of invasion of the legislative branch by the ex ecutive department, which, under constitutional government, is required to operate independently.' Mr. Loner gan, it might be explained, is fully aware that his plan is a breach of established policy, but he also feels that Oregon is in an unusual political situation and is willing to disregard legislative tradition for the sakeof harmony and to preclude the prob ability of a complaint that the Meier water power program was not given a fair deal in committee. But President Marks of the senate will not depart from customary pro cedure, planning to send the execu tive power bills to one of the regular committees. It is not certain, however, that Governor Meier will consent to the Lonergan plan, the speaker having not yet determined whether the gov ernor would be winning to select a legislative committee. But the special committee is to be created, whether selected by the governor, or the speaker, and will be required to con Eider, only the bills having to do with the governor's water power program. Renort of County Nurse Shows Busy . Dec. Month The report of Miss Samson, county nurse, for the month of December shows that she visited an towns m the county and made a trip to Port land. The holiday season influenced the December activities to a considerable extent.' Investigations of needy fam ilies were made and names were giv en to the Elks, the White Eagle Or an ire and some of the local organ izations in the outlvintr communities so that they might see that no family was without its share 01 i,nrisunas eheer. ' At the Christmas party of the Business and Professional Woman's club, each member presented a toy to another member, names having been drawn at a previous meeting. After opening the packages the contents were turned over to the county nurse fnr distribution amone the children who Santa might not remember on his annual trip. -To each of the five Umatilla county patients at the Eastern Oregon Tu berculosis Hospital at The Dalles; the Umatilla county health association sent a Christmas gift for distribution at the hospital's Christmas tree. t-' ' Annual Meeting Members of the Christian church and congregation held their annual meeting and basket dinner bunday, Reports of the several organizations of the church were read and accepted. Rev. Arrant pastor of the Christian church at Milton, gave an inspiring talk. Miss Glea Sias rendered sever al pleasing piano numbers and Mrs Floyd Pinkerton and Mrs. Ed Mon tague sang duets, with Mrs. Lloyd Michener at the piano. ' ' Brother-in-law Killed Mrs. V. A. Gholson of Wichita Falls, Texas, who formerly resided in Athena, at the home of the late S. L. Spencer, renewing her subscription to The Press, writes that her brother-in-law, Peter Gholson, of Wichita Valla nraa wwentlv Villed when an automobile struck him while crossing a street la tnai city. West Coast Gets Its First Nautical School Ship Walla Walla. Reporting that a survey1 of 200 communities, organiza- j tions and individuals disclosed . that the larger majority favors navigation of the Columbia river before other development, R. H. Kipp, executive secretary of the Columbia Valley as sociation, told the Walla Walla Cham ber of Commerce Tuesday. With this approval, he declared the Columbia Valley association has sent him out to get action in behalf of the Steiwer Summers measure now before con gress providing for appropriations of $850,000 for the development ol the river. . - . TWlnrino canalization of the river ""O would be a project taking at least 60 years for completion Kipp assenea nlans made bv the association called for use of the barges almost immedi ately if the appropriation proposed hw Senator Steiwer and Congressman Summers, Walla Walla, is passed. Six dams are essential ior canaliza tion, he asserted, and the demands for these dams are coming from many sections. - He declared the association was taking no part in this struggle. Twenty-six counties, 10 in uregon, ii in Washington and five in Idaho will profit directly from barging on tne river Vie saidwith accruing benefits to many sections which could have combination of rail and water rates. Mr. Kipp spoke in Milton-Freewa-ter, developing his idea further and explaining points ol the proposea plan. ' "We have written the Congression al delegates of all three states saying that our people are not in a frame of mind to accept the answer 'can't. The only thing we will accept, if compell ed to do so, is "won't," in connection with our insistence that the channel improvement work on the Columbia and Snake, for which we are asking $858,000 be authorized as a project itself now," Mr. Kipp said in an in terview. ' "Securintr the appropriation will be a small job in itself, but the princi pal work will be to secure tne author ization of the nroiect mentioned, which calls for a seven foot straight channel on the Columbia and a five foot Rtraieht channel on the bnake to permit of the use of two barges, and which is necessary lor tnis present economical accented type of trans portation and . the deepening and r . . . mi straightening worK necessary, men it would not be for old type boats, which a study shows are today not practical or economical on any inland river of the United States." First National Stock- Holders Elect Officers At the annual meetinsr of the stock holders of the First National bank of Athena held in the bank offices Tues day afternoon, the officers and direct ors were elected to succeed them selves for the ensuing year. The ol ficers are: E. H. Leonard, president; M. L. Watts, vice-president; . t. T-eflrnw. cashier: Max B. Hopper, as sistant cashier. Directors: E. H. Tonard. M. L. Watts. F. S. LeGrow, M. W. Hansell, Henry Dell. The bank directors declared a divi dend to stockholders on the splendid showing made by the institution for the year 1930, a year which nas Deen marked with depression and business failures in manv oarta of the country. Since the closing of the bank at Weston,- the First National has been directing special attention to the needs of customers of the neighbor ing town and its facilities are appre ciated ther as is evidenced by the following excerpt from the Weston Leader of last week: . "The renort published elsewhere oi The First National Bank of Athena is that of an institution with which it is a pleasure to do business, in the confident knowledge that one a money is safe." Five Hundred Part? ira hundred" was the diversion of the evening last Saturday when Mr. and Mrs. Ross Catron were hosts at their country home near Athena. Mr. on1 lira Jnlre KOOUPT WOn niEn BCUre i Mr an1 M Thiffield the consola- tion. Supper was served following the play. Those present were, mr. ana Mr 3 r. Walter. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Booher, Bonners Ferry, Idaho, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. r reu Mr. and Mrs. Jess Smith. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. DuSield, Mrs. Ethel Montague, Miss Jennie Walker, Mrs. rimer Johnson. Alvin Johnson, Mr, and Mrs. Ed Montague and Merle Johnson. " Unite ' &m"T u ''tfrsisr- A Solon Expires After a Speech In Legislature Hero, pricing tlirough the Panama canal, is the steamer State' of California which Is now anchored In San Fran cisco iriy as the Host coast's first nautical school ship to train cadets to be officers of the American merchant marine. The school is ruled 113 a junior college and already 120 California youths have registered for the service which is of three years' duration. Kiwanis League Team , Takes Athena Game The Pendleton Kiwanis Blue Moun tain Basketball League team won from the Athena Athletics on the home floor Wednesday night by the score of 32 to 22, in a fast, well play ed game. Athena held Pendleton to a close lead of 17 to 14 in the first half, but the visitors played more consistently in the last half, the game ending with both teams going at a fast clip. Wayne Pinkerton, Athena center, was seriously injured when he fell on the court, receiving a cut lip and bruised hip. Gordon Watkins finished the game at center for Athena. Wayne was high point man for Athena with 9, while Heidevman stood out for Pendleton with 17 markers. Athena meets Milton on the local court, next Wednesday evening. It will be the last game of the season between these teams, and a record-breaking crowd is expected to witness it. In a practice game Saturday night, Athena won from the Milton K. of P. team on the local floor, 31 to 19. The preliminary games are proving popu lar with the fans and are drawing cards at each game. The preliminary Saturday night between the "fats' and the "leans" was a scream, with Jack Calder of Weston, refereeing the fracas. In Wednesday night's pre lim the "farmers" took the "business men" to a cleaning to the tune of 9 to 7, and it is claimed the reason the farmers won is because they had Art Douglas and Lee Foster on . their team. A preliminary game is being arranged for Wednesday evening, be tween the Athena "dudes" and the Milton "dudes." Prosecuting Attorney At Walla Walla Clamps Lid Over Slot Machines Northern Pacific Road Flooded By Heavy Rain Bert Ramsay, Northern Pacific Railway foreman, reports that a heavy rain Sunday night north of town caused portions of the track to be flooded. No serious damage resulted to the roadbed, although the track was inundated in several places for sometime as late as Monday fore noon. The flood waters rose out of the channels on both sides of the road bed, and overflowed on the flat above town. - . With the frost out of the ground, it is thought some of the moisture soaked into the soil. However, this applies to stubble fields more than to fields of growing grain where in some parts of this district the ground was frozen to a depth of several inches. Court of Honor At the regular January Court of Honor of the Blue Mountain Council of Boy' Scouts . of America, held at Walla Walla, with L. C. Sutherland irt charge, Wayne McLeod and Edward Tracy, Troop 10, were granted second class scout awards, and Billy Duncan, of the same troop, was given a first cltfsnf ranking. Need Road Improvement The road leading south of Athena nast. the W. O. Read farm is in a deplorable condition and in need of improvement. Those who are com pelled to travel it say that if suitable culverts and drainage facilities were maintained in connection with prop er grading, the road would be pass able the year around. With these conditions prevailing, farmers out that way could keep the road in good shape by dragging, they say. It is noRsible that an effort will be made to have the county court give attention to improvement of the road. United In Death The Weston Leader reports Mrs. E. Z. Whitman, formerly of Weston, died December 11 at her home in Bounti ful, Utah, one day after the funeral of her husband, the late Dr. Whitman. She was 82 years old. Inseparable in life, this estimable old couple were thus" lntltted is fleuth. Walla Walla. Bernard Lehrer, Walla Walla county's 26-year-old prosecutor, "dynamited" friends and foes Monday when, on assuming of fice, he issued orders to Sheriff Mc Inroe to close all operations of slot machines and punch boards. The sheriff's force immediately started is suing the orders. Coming with the assumption of of fice the move proved a surprise to liberal elements in the community that had supported Lehrer for elec tion in opposition to W. G. Coleman, a stringent dry and blue law advo cate. Slot machines and punch boards, long unused, came out shortly after election and the liberal element freely predicted that young Lehrer would be "easy" in his enforcement. The prosecutor refused to comment on his opening crusade but forces close to him indicated he would fol low up with further lid clamping ac tivities. ., The Stubblefield Home Finances Are Considered Walla Walla. The countv commis sioners at their regular meeting Mon day -considered a recommendation that the board of county commission ers appeal to the attorney general's office for a ruling on whether or not the board can give financial assist ance to the Stubblefield Home for children. A committee armeared before the commissioners last week asking for possible aid because oi tne iact tnat the Home's lareest item of revenue comes from wheat and the universal low price of the grain has cut their income. W. G. Coleman has submitted the recommendation and stated that the best procedure would- be to refer the question to the attorney general of the state because he has probably decided upon a similar question be fore, and too local feeling will not en ter into his opinion. It is believed that the board will be unable to offer the aid asked through strict laws governing public monies. Walter Baldwin Honored Complimenting her brother, Walter Baldwin, Mrs. James Cresswell enter tained a group of the honoree's friends Monday evening. The game of hearts was the diversion of the evening and first prizes were won by Bernice Wil son and Arthur Crowley, the consola tion prizes going to Arleen Myrick and Glenn McCullough. After prizes were awarded the guests enjoyed dancing and supper. Those present were Helen Barrett, Dorothy Burke, Arleen Myrick, Marjorie Douglas, Bernice Wilson, Mary Tompkins, Bet ty Eager, Marjorie Montague, Edna DeFreece, Glenn McCullough, Jack Moore, Arthur Crowley, Wayne Pink erton, Harold Kirk, . Oral Michener, Roland Wilson, the honoree and host ess. Mr. Baldwin left Tuesday morn ing for Forest Grove, where' he will continue his studies in the high school of that city. A Slippery Highway r The Oregon-Washington Highway was a glare of ice on its surface Tuesday morning, and several cars skidded into the ditch as a result of the slick going. The east-bound Union Pacific stage gently eased into the ditch east of the E. A. Dudley farm home and it took the assistance of the Dudley caterpillar to coax the big machln ban Oft tl HtfMtf. Mac-Hi Trims Athena By Score of 38 to 10 "Pike" Miller's Athena high school team played a bang-up good article of basketball against Mac-Hi at Mil ton Friday night, but the strong Pioneer quintet were too strong and fast on offense for the local lads. Athena exhibited good team work, had plenty of shots at the hoop, but it was just one of those nights when nobody was on when it came to loop ing the ball through the netting. The play was close at the begin ning, but at the half the Pioneers led 18 to 3. Athena came back in the third period with a fast breaking of fense, making two baskets in quick succession. However, Mac-Hi bore down quickly on her checking and at the end of the game the score stood 38-10. In the last quarter Eddie Buck ran in his reserves. The line up: Athena Position Mac-Hi Hansell i..F Markam Crowley F Hayse Huffman..... .......C ............Miller Jenkins G Monahan L. Jenkins G .., Crimmins Helix boys and girls' teams come to Athena tonight for a double-header and it is the first meeting between Athena high and Griswold, this season. Olympia, Wash.,The 22d session of the Washington legislature started with tragedy Monday, when Clement G. Scott, representative from Clark county, died immediately after sec onding the nomination of Edwin J. Tcmpleton for speaker of the house. Scott slumped lifeless in his chair shortly after he had finished his maiden speech as a legislator. " The body was removed to a lounge room. Dr. W. C. Watkins, Grays Har bor county representative, and Dr. Walter J. Taylor, Port Angeles sen ator, pronounced him dead. Seott suffered from high blood pres sure, he had told reporters shortly before the session convened. In his speech he said: "I feel rather nervous. In fact, I feel more nervous than I did when I was out that night waiting for the returns of the elec tion. However, I have long striven to come here. I do not know all the new members, and I do not know all the old members. But I do know this the number of things I have promised Clark county. "During all these 60 days I must be in evidence so my constituents will know I am on the job. So I am here just for that reason only. And in conclusion I have the greatest pleas ure and the great honor, from Clark county, to second the nomination of Edwin J. Templeton for speaker." Shortly after he had finished the words and sat down, Scott toppled forward on his desk. Scott came to Vancouver shortly before the S. P. & S. bridge was built and worked for that railway before going into business for himself. He was active in the state affairs of the Elks lodge, at one time serving as grand lecturing knight. He also was a member of the Shrine. He is survived by the widow. Prominent Pendleton Woman, Known Here Athena friends of Mrs. Fred Donert of Pendleton were shocked to hear of her death, Monday, shortly after noon. Learning of an operation performed for mastoid trouble last Saturday, friend3 were totally unprepared to hear ol her death. Mrs. Donert is survived by her hus band, Fred Donert; her daughter Patsy, aged 11; her parents, Mr. ana Mrs. G. W. Wrieht. of Albany, and the following sisters: Mrs. Nelson Wilbur of Drewsey, Oregon; Mrs. ti. W. Fish, of Seattle, and Mrs. Ernest Gabriel, of Portland. She was a great niece of William Blakley of Pendle ton; a niece of J. B. Cooley and a cousin of Carl Cooley. Mrs. Donert was trraduated from Albany College and also from the University of Oregon, being a member of the class of 1911. Her college career was marked by scholastic bril liance, coupled with much popularity among her fellow students, one was a teacher following her graduation. Her marriage to Fred Donert took place January 20, 1917, in Albany and thev came to Pendleton in that year. Funeral services were held Wednes day afternoon from the Church of the Redeemer at Fendieton ana tne ooay was taken to Albany, Oregon, Mrs. Donert'a girlhood home, for burial. Athena Bridge Club Mrs. Glenn Dudley entertained the Athena Bridge Club last Friday after noon. Four tables were in play and Miss Jessiedeane Dudley and Miss Helen Hansell were guests. Mrs. H. I. Watts held high club score and Miss Hansell high guest score, and Mrs. Lloyd Michener the consolation. The club decided to play off a tourna ment at the next series of meetings. Members will meet at one o'clock, the hostess serving luncheon. a Forest Service Begins Work As an unemployment relief mea sure the forest service began on two forest road projects Wednesday, it was annunced by J. F. Irwin, super viser of the Umatilla national forest ray th East CrrgOTlaTi. Eggs Among Best and Cheapest Foods, Says OSC Oregon State College. Eggs are among' the most valuable, and at the present time, most economical arti cles of the American diet, says Miss Claribel Nye, state leader of the home economics division of the Oregon Ex tension service. Because of their high food value and easy digestibility when properly cooked, eggs are one of the first foods to supplement the mother's milk in a baby's diet. They are among the richest sources of iron in human food, and also contain phos phorus and calcium in usable form, Miss Nve points out, all of which minerals are vital to the growth and development of the body. Eetrs are also rich in protein, a substance needed for the growth and repair of muscle, bone end .blood. They are wisely used as a substitute for meat' in the daily menu occasion ally, because in addition to furnish ing the protein found in meat, they also supply the vitimins, which are lacking in meat, says Miss Nye. At present they are more economical than any but the cheapest cuts of meat. MEIER SLIGHTS SUPREME COURT Asks for Money for Herm- iston Experiment r arm Washington. Appropriation of $35,000 for a new experiment station east of Hermiston was requestea py Senator Steiwer, appearing beiore tne senate sub-committee on appropria tions dealing with agriculture, of whir-h Senator McNarv is chairman. Dr. William A.' Taylor, chief of the bureau of plant industry of the de nartment of agriculture, and Dr. POW ers of Oregon State college, who is here on temnorarv assignment, spoke in favor of the project, which is to supplant the existing station west oi Hermiston. It is plannea to aeai es pecially with experiments in utiliz ing the sandy lands east of the Cas cades. Favorable action by the sen ate is expected. He Makes Violins Donald McFadycn is at the present engaged in making violins, These musical instruments are made wholly by hand, and when one is completed represents considerable time, patience and skilled work. Well-seasoned maple and spruce are the woods em plyed by Mr. McFadyen in making violins. All but the top is made of maple. Spruce forms the top piece of the instrument. It requires two days time to form and complete the violin head piece. Mr. McFadyen has two violins finished and three more under way. Red Cross Asks $10,000,000 President Hoover is behind the na tional Red Cross in its endeavor to raise $10,000,000 to assist the desti tute population in the drouth strick en districts, by popular subscription. A drive for the fund will be made by the Red Cross and already quotas have been listed. - The quota given Portlam! Xa ralj U fTftZot). New Executive Takes Oath of Office From a Cir cuit Judge.' v The correspondent of the Portland Journal in reporting the inaugural of Governor Meier at Salem, , Monday, says: Mondav. for the first time in Ore gon's history, perhaps for the first time in history of any state in this nation, two elected officials theor etically slannpd the chief iustica - 4 . . and the members of the supreme court of this state in the lace by lv refusing to permit a member of that high tribunal to administer the oath of office to them. Governor Meier, standing on the threshold of his high office, with the chief justice and the other members of the court sitting behind him, held his richt hand un before Circuit 'Judge L. H. McMahan of Salem, who pronounced the oath that lor many completed the new governor's induc tion into office. That was at 2:30 o'clock this aft ernoon. In the forenoon Senator Sam Brown of Marion countv told his col leagues of the upper house that he "would walk out of the senate when the chief iustice walked in." And he did that thing, going down to the first floor, where he took his oath before Secretary of State Hal Hoss. ' In closing his address the new gov ernor attacked the state supreme court again, terming its disbarment of the late Senator George W. Joseph "one of the greatest disgraces ever afonhad tn lidipionr " TTia etntement was greeted with applause. As Meier concluded his remarks President Marks adiourned the as sembly. The new governor then held an impromptu reception on the floor of the chamber. And so. with the spirit of peace on earth brooding over the historic cap ital, the vaulted dome of which has looked down upon political and per sonal bitterness during years gone by, but never so finely distilled oeiore, opened the 36th legislature and the new administration. So far as open hostilities on the floor of the house went the Lonergan-Gordon speaker ship fight flattened out until nothing but the voice of Elbert Bede, ' the reading clerk, calling the roll ruf fled the air. But underneath it was not so calm. When. Sunday nisrht. at the Marion hotel, Arthur Lawrence of Benton county made the motion that bound the minority in the speakership wran gle into a Gordian knot of permanent organization, with Representative Winslow as chairman and Lawrence as secretary, to "meet from time to time throughout the session," it did not bode fair weather for the taut hours sure to come, during the mid dle and toward the end of the session. Speaker Lonergan was generous with his foemen in their defeat, in his treatment of them on committee as signments. This may, if he lives up to his promise of studied fairness to all as the session sroes on, tend to shatter the ranks of the Gordon bloc. But that remains for time and the heat and turmoil of the session to disclose. Over-ruling the opposition of bena tor Sam Brown by an overwhelming vote at the opening of the session the senate by a vote of 26 to 1 with two members absent invited Chief Justice Bean of the supreme court to administer the oath of office to the new members. Senator Sam Brown, renewing, his protest voiced before the senate cau cus Sunday night, made an impas sioned plea for support of his motion that the secretary of state and not a member of the supreme court be in vited to administer the oath, declar ing, that he, for one, would not De sworn in by a member of the court, it looted for a time as though Brown was not going to find even onmicrh sunnort to secure a second i. u!. f!n until Senator Bennett. Lv 1 1 in Illlbiui, ui'vi. - f explaining that he was acting only out of courtesy to nis coueague, provided the necessary "second." iirnnrtav m firm I'liiriii. Westin Trader: The state hiehway construction crew which has been operating in this vicinity for several months with headquarters at weBion, ia now engaged in the fill for the new connection north of town at what is known as the Banister corner. This improvement will both straighten the curve and shorten the distance up the hill. Rock is being obtained with a steam shovel from the county quarry on North Washington street. While returning from Dayton to Athena, Mrs. Sleeman, mother of Mrs. W. J. Crabill had her ankle and foot injured in an automobile acci dent, at Dixie-, Wash.