THE PRESS, ATHENA, OREGON, MARCH 13, 1931
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Athena, Oregon, March 13, ...1931
Word comes from Pendleton say.
insr rumors are current there that the
National Grain Corporation will move
its headquaters for this district from
Pendleton to a tidewater location.
Henrv W. Collins, district manager,
recently told his Pendleton neighbors
that the expansion of business m the
western Oregon ' region had brought
about a problem of economy which
necessitated removal to a tidewater
location. Due to the export quality
of wheat handled through there, this
move would likely be advantageous
The Pendleton office handles Wash.
insrton. Oregon, Idaho and Californ
wheat, and since the opening in Pen
dleton last May over 60,000,000 bush
els have been cleared through the of
fice, the largest west of Chicago. The
conditions named indicate Portland as
the logical point for the new head
quarters, notwithstanding the fact
.the Pendleton office seems to have
handled the business very satisfac
torily.
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Republican drys have already snap
ped up the prohibition issue for 1932,
as advanced by Chairman Raskob of
the democratic national committee.
From a political standpoint advan
tageous to success of the democratic
party, it had been intimated three
years ago that the party had been in
oculated with Raskobitis and it now
looks as though the stuff was "taking."
The season for new lawn making
is at hand and Oregon State College
gives its verdict for the two creep
ing bent varieties to be sown in dis
tricts' west of the Cascades or where
water for irrigation is plentiful. For
Eastern Oregon the college indicates
chewing fecue to be the best grass,
with preference for blue grass where
irrigation is possible.
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A Crane, Oregon, man endowed
with the spirit of thrift has devised
a scheme whereby the unburned ends
of matches may be put to profitable
use. He purposes to use them as
spindles in weaving jackrabbit fur
into nets, which will be utilized in
the capture of hordes of devesting
grasshoppers.
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A 40 per cent dividend has been
declared for depositors in the Farm
ers Bank of Weston as the first pay
ment in process of liquidation. This
is 15 per cent more than was antici
pated for the first payment, which
speaks well for the directors who are
straightening out the affairs of their
institution.
What Mr. Chapman has ever said
in relief of taxes borne by the farm
er and home-owner has certainly
never been much, if anything. But
what Mr. Chapman has said about
taxes relating to leaving them Just
as they have been, has been a whole
lot, and then some.
With the entire state backing her
for the proposed soldiers' homo of
the Northwest, Roscburg will feel
pretty good, even though some other
prospective site be selected. It's
worth a whole lot to have everybody
boosting for you.
March has been mad only in spots.
Erratic in its frigid behavior through
out the mid-west and the east, the
crabby old month has been fairly de
cent toward the Pacific coast states,
for which we are duly thankful and
appreciative.
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Lovely bathrooms and heavenly
salads of America is what appealed
most to Miss Ellen Wilkinson, mem
ber of the British parliament, who
has finished a lecture tour of this
country. Glad we pleased the lady.
Under supervision of the county
agent, Morrow county ranchers will
try flax for a cash seed crop and
artichokes for hog feed. Trials will
be made in the dry farming sections
of tho county.
Never has growing grain looked
any better in this section of the
wheat belt than right now. Jack
Frost may be well on his way out of
the country but let us "knock on
wood."
Governor Meier has an . ax, and lo,
he seemcth to knoweth how to use
it!
Reading of the death of a 70-year
old Chicago gangster of pneumonia,
we are bound to believe that he was
never in the front ranks possibly a
mere swomper,
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They are tearing up the streets in
Portland to make them wider, and the
city engineer estimates .that it will
cost $20,637,010. Whew! Close fig
uring, we'd say; but what is that $10
for?
Wonder if Mr. Capone has found a
judge to overrule the judge who re
cently sentenced him to six months in
jail.
SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL
Senate Joint Memorial No. 16, in
troduced by the committee on Agri
culture and read in the senate cham
ber, State house, Salem, February 18,
is as follows:
To the Honorable Senate and House
of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress as
sembled: We, your memorialists, the legis
lative assembly of the state of Ore
gon, respectfully represent that
Whereas since the world war farm
products have been gradually decreas
ing in price; and
Whereas since that time all other
commodities used by the farmers in
connection with agriculture have not
decreased to any appreciable extent.
Especially is this true of freight and
transportation rates; and
Whereas a large part of the agri
cultural indebtedness was created
during the time that the price of
agricultural products was . consider
ably higher than at present, and then
during the period of inflation of our
currency; and
Whereas as a result of these con
ditions thousands and hundreds of
thousands of once prosperous farm
ers in this state and nation have lost
their homes and their all by mort
gage foreclosures; and
Whereas the price of agricultural
products during the present year has
in fact been below the cost of pro
duction and shows no prospect of im
mediate improvement; and
Whereas there is no adequate way
of refinancing existing agricultural
indebtedness and the farmers are at
the mercy of their mortgagees and
creditors throughout this state and
nation; and i
Whereas unless immediate relief is
given thousands and thousands and
hundreds of thousands additional
farmers will lose their farm3 and their
homes, and millions more will be forc
ed into our cities and villages, and
the army of unemployed will neces
sarily increase to alarming propor
tions; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the Senate of the
State of Oregon, the House of Repre
sentatives jointly concurring therein:
That we, your memorialists, the
legislative assembly of the state of
Oregon, respectfully petition the
Congress of the United States of
America to pass senate bill 5109
known as the "Farmers Farm Relief
Bill' in order that the agricultural in
debtedness of this state and nation
may be speedily liquidated and re
financed and agriculture saved from
utter ruin and destruction.
The farmers ask for no charity
they simply ask that America agri
culture be placed on a basis of equal
ity with other industries. They ask
that the federal reserve system be
made to function for them as it is
functioning for other industries.
Since the federal reserve bank is now
loaning federal reserve notes to New
York banks at 2 per cent interest
and since our government refinanced
the foreign nations to the extent of
fifteen billion dollars at less than 2
per cent interest, we feel that this bill
asks nothing but simply justice and a
square deal for agriculture. As a na
tion we have protected industries by
tariff laws for generations, and we
feel that the farmer is now entitled
to first consideration at the hands of
congress; and be it further
Resolved, That the secretary of state
of the stae of Oregon be and he here
by is authorized and directed forth
with to transmit a copy of this mem
orial to the Oregon delegation in con
gress, with the request that they pro
mote the passage of senate bill 5109
known as the "Farmers' Farm Relief
Bill."
22 Years Ago
Friday, March 19, 1909
At a meeting of .the city council
Monday night, Mayor McEwen ap
pointed his standing committees for
the term. Considerable discussion re
sulted over the proposed near beer
license. The entire council favored
licensing but opinion varied as to the
amount. The discussion resulted in
the ordinance committee being in
structed to draft an ordinance to be
presented at the next meeting of the
council.
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans was
an Athena visitor Tuesday afternoon
for about five minutes, while the Spo
kane passenger train stopped at the
O. R. & N. depot. "Fighting Bob"
was enroute to Spokane, where he
was booked to deliver his lecture,
"The Cruise of the Battleship Fleet
from Hampton Roads to California."
Misses Edna Taylor and Irene Dud
ley were up from St. Joseph's acad
emy and spent Saturday and Sunday
at home.
W. R. Taylor and Fay LeGrow made
a trip to their stock ranch on the
John Day river this week. They are
expected home today.
Misses Georgie Hansell and Nettie
Royse were Walla Walla visitors
Wednesday.
Miss Stella O'Harra, a teacher in
the Weston public school, was in the
city Sunday, visiting at the home of
her brother, Lester O Harra.
James Conley, the Athena tailor,
alive to the demands of the trade has
commenced the manufacture of gloves
in this city. At present he employs
Contoure Specialties
Beautify the Complexion
Strengthen the Countour
RAPID CLEANSING CREAM
SKIN FRESHENER
SKIN FOOD
' FINISHING LOTION
Athena Beauty Shop
Sadie Pambrun, Operator
Phone 32
RELIABLE
WATCH
REPAIRING
Main St H. II. HILL Athena
Bruno Weber
Blacksmithing
AND
Repair Work
Prices Reasonable
Successor To
JENS JENSEN
four women to sew the gloves. He
cuts the patterns at his shop on Main
street. The highest grade of cotton
flannel is the material used in manu
facturing the gloves.
William Weir, a druggist, recently
of Dayton, Wash., has accepted a
position with Byron N. Hawks, in the
Pioneer drug store. Mr. and Mrs.
Weir are residing in the Feebler cot
tage. On account of ill health, Marshall
O. Rose, the jeweler, has decided to
discontinue business in Athena, and
he is offering his stock at greatly re
duced prices. He contemplates mov
ing to Portland.
Charles Baddeley and family moved
to Athena this week. He occupies the
residence recently purchased of
Joseph Hodgen. Mr. Hodgen and fam
ily are now located on the Baddeley
farm east of town.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Brotherton will
leave Monday for a visit to their land
holdings in Franklin county, Wash.
Before returning they will visit Mrs.
Brotherton's mother, Mrs. Wells, and
may also see the Rosenzweig family.
Mrs. E. R. Cox has returned from
Portland, where she spent two weeks
trimming in wholesale millinery hous
es. Mrs. Cox will carry a complete
stock of millinery this season, many
of her pattern hats coming from the
East.
struction and some of the best high
ways in the county are the result
of his supervision.
Cass Cannon, road foreman for
North and South Athena precincts is
overseeing a piece of good road work
on the public highway east of town,
leading to Weston. A number of men
and teams are employed in the work
and the road is being graded over the
hill to a point near Mrs. Taylor's
place. Mr. Cannon has had consider
able experience in good road con-
CLASSIFIED
Wanted Clean, Cotton rags at the
Press office.
Eves examined, glasses properly
fitted at Schneller's, 39 East Main,
Walla Walla,
For Sale Gilts to farrow soon.
Cecil & Fuller Hog Co., Walla Wal
la. Phone 52 or 2363.
Wanted A used two wheeled trail
or, medium weight and strong, at a
right price. Phone 12.
For Sale A good Hobart M. Piano,
cost $375. Is in good condition. $100
takes it. Inquire at Press office.
TAKE NOTICE This is Wednes
day and if your name begins with any
letter of the alphabet before 'P' and
you havent been to take advantage of
Ben Bateman's ad,' of one FREE
treatment, well you have just lost
your chance, unless by special ap
pointment, but if your name begins
with some letter after 'O,' in the al
phabet, you still have a chance. Will
you take advantage of this oppor
tunity ?
Dr. W. Boyd Whyte
CHIROPRACTOR
Stangier Building, Phone 706
Pendleton. Oregon. 057 J
Pleads Guilty to Sale
and Possession
B. B. Richards, when in
terviewed by the Press
man, pleaded guilty to the
sale of the best insurance
obtainable for the money
and possession of more
policies in reserve ready
at a moments notice for
your use and purpose. A
policy for every hazzard.
B. B. RICHARDS,
Insurance
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. BLATCHFORD
Dentist
Post Building, Athena. Phone 582
WATTS ft PRBSTBYB
A ttorneys-A t-Law
Main Street. Athena. Oregon
State and Federal Court Practice
Peterson & Lewis
Attorneys at Law
Practice in all State and Federal
Courts.
Inland Empire Bank Building
Pendleton Oregon
Real Estate
Wheat Alfalfa and
Stock Land
SHEEP FOR SALE
L. L. Montague, Arlington
mam
PRKni.ETON. OREGON
The First National Bank
of Athena
Established 1891
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $110,000.00
Does a General Banking Business
and Maintains a Complete
Trust Department
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NOW IS THE TIME
to have your motor overhauled: reboring, fitting,
and old parts replaced. Prices right, all workuar
anteed to satisfy. You be the judge.
GALLAHERS GARAGE
J. E. Gallaher Athena Phone 471
Take Advantage of Our
Service
We are equipped to
Haynes Stellite
plow shares (or do any other
kind of welding work) promptly,
efficiently, and at moderate cost.
See us today it will add many
more dollars to your profits.
C. M. JONES
Acetylene Welding
Athena, Lower Main Street
Listen Here!
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Bell Gray
Are Always
Prepared
to do
ii Auto Truck
Hauling
D
and
Delivery
Promptly
Prices Right
Phone 593
Meals all hours of the day
We can give you the best
Candies
That money can buy
KILGORE'S CAFE
Tum'OfLum Tickler
Published in the intesests of the people of Athena and vicinity by
THE TUM-A-LU M LUMBER CO. Phone 91
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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-Ray 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 o $6.00
Special nurses extra. Your interest and patronage
is solicited. Phone 480.
Vol. 31
Athena, Oregon, March 13, 1931
No. 9
Editorial
The United States is begin
ning to look like a small body,
of land completely surrounded
by service stations.
A. M. Johnson, Editor
But the nice thing about it
is that it gets harder to run
out of gas more than a hun
dred yards from a gas pump.
The Preston-Shaffer Mill Co.
is building a roof for their
chemical department. As usual
T. A. L. furnished the material.
Barber: "Your head is badly
in need of a shampoo, sir."
Us: "Yes, and your house
needs painting, but I don't nag
you about it."
Every house ought to be re
painted every five years, at the
very least When painting
with Tum-A-Lum paint is so
cheap, it is wasteful to let your
house depreciate and look "run
down at the heels."
"Now," said the colleg boy
to his dad at the football game,
"you'll see more excitement for
$2 . than you ever saw in your
life."
"I doubt it," replied the old
gent, "that's exactly what my
marriage license cost me."
Spring 'means spring clean
ing and craning shows the need
for repainting and repairing.
Remember we are headquarters
for this type of work.
Call on our Handi-Man ser
vice. It gives a job to someone
and gets the work done for
you.
Fir-Tex is not only a great
insulator but is one of the
cheapest materials to use in re
modeling. There is probably an
extra room in your house that
is not being used. Let us show
it to you and give an estimate
on fixing it up.
Bothered with Spring Fevet?
Spring fever and cleaning go
hand in hand. Get the jump on
the beautiful days to come and
do your " -
Continental Oil Company
Germ Processed Motor Oil
Athena Service Station
"Service With a Smile"
Automobile Accessories Tires
BRYCE BAKER, Prop. . . Athena, . . Phone 762
Farmers Grain Elevator
Company
Grian and Feed
SPECIAL
A Full Line of Sperry's Chick Feed
Phone $2 LEE WILSON, M'gr.
. . House Cleaning Time . .
Let us clean your Rugs. Prices Reasonable ,
Work Guaranteed
. . Spring Coats . .
Cleaned and Pressed, always on time and done right
TWIN CITY CLEANERS
T. E. SMITH, Proprietor, Phone 1571 Freewater Oregon
See Us ...
Before Buying
Electric Lamps
and other electric appliances, including Sad-irons,
Percolators, Toasters, Waffle Irons, Hotplates,
Vacuum Sweepers, G. E. Refrigerators, and Hot
point Electric Stoves. In fact, everything electrical
PRESTON-SHAFFER MILLING CO. -
Electrical Department, Athena, Oregon. Phone 182