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THE PRESS, ATHENA, OREGON, APRIL 10, 1931 MEIER BEGINS ON BUSINESS REIGN More Than 100 per Cent In crease Found in Past Century. Portland. Spring house cleaning appears to have been started and to be well on its way at the state capi .tol. Nearly every succeeding day the swish of the broom is heard in one onmnr or the other of the antiaue pile and the theme song of the state appointees as they move apprehen sively about their wonted tasks is "Tll ma An von love mat Tell me softly, sweetly as of old." Eight now the dust is hovering more densely above the industrial ac cident commission, causing symp toms of hay fever in surrounding boards, commissions and departments. First the governor swept out the old commission, boots and baggage, since which the three new members have been digging in the corners most industriously. Some 20 of the personnel of that department are due to blow out the window, according to advance notices coming down Irom Salem. Prior to that executive act Highway Commissioner Gates read in the news papers that his official scalp had been en his job. 4 Mark McCallister walked the plank as corporation commissioner to let Representative James Mott get on the payroll, since which, incidentally MsiPalltaai. hoa ivoti Tnihlin notine that he intends to seek the state treasurership at the 1932 primary election. Tom Kay, who now is sery inc his second consecutive term in that office, cannot seek re-election under the limitations of the state constitution, thus leaving the field open to all comers. Mrs. Walter M. Pierce was given the place of Aubrey R. Watzek on the hoard of higher education on the eve of publication of the survey of the educational institutions just maae ' public, which survey has been await ed by the board as a basis upon which it could act in readjusting the activi ties of those institutions. And. not to Derm it the blood pres sure of those on the state payroll to , drop back to normal, the governor during the latter part of the week told the two other members of the board of control and, the assembled administrative heads of the major in stitutions that operating costs had to come down and, more, that he believed they could be lowered by 10 per cent without hampering neces sary activities. Also, while all the payroll was standing uneasily on, the spot, Pub- State Board of Educa tion Confronted With Problem of Duplication Portland. Put in the position of deciding upon some plan of reorgan ization of the state's hio-Vipr educa tional institutions to eliminate in so far as possible duphcaion of all kinds and reduce expenditures, the state board of higher education stands confronted with the biggest task of its two years' existence. ' - Before it is the report of the Unit ed States office of education outlining the results of the survey conducted in the state last year of the state uni versity, the state college and the three normal schools. Also, it has before it the sueeestion of Mrs. Walter M. Pierce, new mem ber of the board, that instead of hav ing five separate schools they be con solidated into one statewide univer sity under one head with each school serving as a department of the whole. Then, too, there is the letter from Governor Meier in which he calls upon the board to cut its costs of educa tion to the minimum,' reducing ex penditures as far as possible, at the same time maintaining a hieh stan dard of learning at each of the schools. As if that is not enough to add a few erav hairs to the heads of the nine members of the board, there is hovering in the background the threat of the farmers and tax leagues to in voke the referendum on the appro priation of $l,18l,UU0 approved oy the last legislature for operation of the schools in the next biennium. This last work has1, already been given its due recognition by the board in the adoption of a resolution by C. C. Colt of Portland in which the board went on record as favoring the saving of approximately $1,500,000 in the last 18 months of the bien- niiim. Adoption of this resolution means that in the very near future drastic cuts must be made in the budgets of the five schools and the result of this will mean a distinct curtailment of activities together with elimination of personnel of the faculties. UlCfLllG STANDARDS CHANGE Swishes of the New Broom Is Being Felt in State Departments. lie Utilities Commissioner Charles Thomas sent word to various of the big utilities that they were to be call ed on the carpet as to telephone rates, streetcar tariffs in Portland, light- and power schedules through out the state, and told them to get their dope in hand and be ready to show cause why there should be no reductions ordered. Tt has been susreested. at least, m connection with the changes and re ductions in the personnel of the in dustrial accident commission that back of what has been, and yet is to be done is the desire to reduce the overhead of that department to the bone in order that such reduction may offset in so far as possible the lowered income due to general de pression and lapsed operation in the industrial held. Oreeron State Collece. Human na ture never changes, so they say, but human likes and dislikes seem to have changed considerably during the past century, at least in the United states. General standards of liviner for all classes in this country have increased more than 100 per cent during that period, according to N. H. Cornish, professor of economies and sociology at Oregon State college. Am one- the significant changes dur ing this nroeress has been the in creased use of some goods land the de crease in others. In foods, for in stance. Dr. Cornish points out that the ner canita consumption of flour has fallen in the past 30 years from 224 to 176 pounds. Corn has decreas ed from 120 to 46 nounds. beef from 67 pounds to 62 pounds and rye flour from 7 pounds to Z.6 pounds. The consumption- of sugar, on the other hand, has rrown in 30 years from 68 pounds to 109 pounds per capita. In the same time, tne use oi fruits has increased from 173 to 178 nounds. Tobacco consumDtion has risen from 5.8 pounds to 7.3 pounds per capita, and approximately i per pent more milk is beine used now than 30 years ago. Most noticeable of all has been the increased con sumption of vegetable oils, which in 1930 was 61 per cent greater than in 1920. t The oualitv of manv of these com mnditips has also changed for the better, Dr. Cornish says. Better qual ity fruits and vegetables are coming to the American dining table now than in 1830. and more first-class eggs, butter, nuts and similar foods are consumed. The hicher living standards are al ha manifest in clothes, houses and house furnishings, vehicles and en tertainments, Dr. Cornish points out. Rnv Cannon Improving Dr. Ben Bateman informs the Press that Rov Cannon, whom he is treat inc. is gradually improving.' During one part of the treatment, while on the table Roy s exercise is to place his feet against the doctor's body and nnsh. Recently when his feet were placed for exercise he pushed so quick and hard that the force maoe the doctor rock back on his heels, which caused a good laugh from both. The doctor says Roy seems encourag ed by improvement m his health. Beverley Barrett is one of the lat est victims ?of ' measles. Neglected. Lessons? (Leland Jenkins) School is a business as much as a grocery store is a business. A stu dent cannot get up and leave , his les sons whenever he feels like it. any more than a store keeper can leave his store at will. If he does, wnat becomes of his store and customers? They quit and go someplace where they can get good efficient service. The same is true with the student; if he fails to get his lessons, his grades show it. ! This week starts the last six weens of the school term. It doesn't take mnph neglect to brinir a student's daily grades down to a "4," and then if he gets a low six weeks ' test grade he has that much less chance of pas sing. After the six weeks' test, comes the semester test, and a student must know his subject to pass this test because it covers all that he has taken in the last semester. iuuiiwniiiiiir miir -- ilium ' High School Notes MAN Like Coffee . V". the best Gasoline is Blended THE lunbeimjcheerfully through an extern window. The lubtle fragrance of the morning coffee adds zest to the morning air, advance no tice of the joy to come as you give the "cup test" to the coffee bit ni of your choice. Coffee roasting ii important, of course, but the most skillful roaster cannot make a popular coffee from just one type of corTee bean. The coffee connoisseur would not deign to drink coffee made from a sin gle type of bean. Neither should the thoughtful motorist allow an un blended gzsoline to go into his fuel tank. Gasoline must be blended if it is to possess ail the vital properties con tained in the three type of gasoline. CONOCO Gasoline k blended, just tt carefully as the finest coffee. In CONOCO bltniti gasoline you'll find: Natural Gasoline, for jfiifg;Straight-run Gasoline, for power and long mileage; Cracked Gasoline, for its tnti-knock qualities. Motorists are fast learning that this is so. The result is a fast increasing group of gasoline connoisseurs who have added to their knowledge of the good things of life the fact that good gaso- line must be bletiiel. The CONOCO Red Triangle mark the spots where CONOCO Balanced Blend Gasoline may be found. Try it today. Tlr. RnasinB- Sneaks A nleaaant surmise awaited the student body when they gathered in the auditorium Monday morning. The surnnse was in the way oi a talK Dy Dr. Bossing of the U. of O. A few songs were sung under the direction nf Mrs. Bloom at the start of the assembly. Mr. Bloom introduced the speaker to the student body. Dr. Bossing then gave an interesting talK on the requirements of an educated man. He gave the illustration of a man who was trying to get a job as coach. The schools that wanted a coach had to have character, first; ability to teach, second; and ability to coach, third. He said tnat integ: rity 'of character was the main re quirement in life. His talk was in a very pleasing style and was thorough ly enjoyed by everyone. Dr. Bossing was accompanied by Professor Beatie, also of the U. of O. Glee Club Progressing What ft ranid progress! The glee club learns one song, sings it at some entertainment and then goes on to a new sontr. No one can lay down on the job and keep up with the rest of the singers. Parts are taken separate ly, then put together. Just now the different carts are starting to sing together on "The Cheery Lights of Home," contest piece to be sung at La Grande, April 18. Anotner selec tion will also be sung, which will be chosen from those already learned. - Honor Roll Rton! Listen! Look at the bright ones on the honor roll this six weeks period. Is your name here? Seniors are Stafford Hansen, nun time- F.merv Rogers, third time. Juniors are Betty Eager, fifth time; Marjorie Douglas, fifth time; Miidrea Hansell, third time. Sophomores. Bonnie Alkire, fourth time. resn man, Walter Singer, fifth time. Thn honor roll is diminishing. Can't we do something about it? Of course, we can. Listen in on this, all or you that have been on the honor roll get back on it. The rest of you have one chance left to make your nrst time. Don't let these above named neat you again. Presidential Race A student hodw meeting was held Wednesday, April 1, to decide wheth er to have an annual, it was aeciaea to have one. A committee was ap nninted to investigate and decide ahnut the weiner roast. A student body meeting was held Monday, Anril fi tn nominate part of the of ficers for next year. ine roiiowing nfficpra were nominated: President, Lowell Jenkins, Marjorie Doiiirlna. Vice-nresident. Garth Pink- erton, Betty Eager. Secretary and treasurer. Arieen iviyncit. mi irai of the officers will be nominated to day when these will be voted on. Helix Defeats Athena Tn tho first game of the season, the Grizzlies defeated Athena in a fast seven-inning game at Helix, Friday, Anril 3 hv a score 01 o-z. Atnena was first. 11 n and as a result of two hits Jenkins crossed the plate for the first score. Neither team was awe to score further during the early part of the game. By bunching hits in the fourth and sixth innines nenx was able to score four runs. Athena errors aided in running up these and Helix ohiv made two earned runs, Pnnsiderinor the inexperience oi sev oral nf the nlavers and the shape of tv.o nractire field in Athena the game was very well played. Huffman turn ed in a rood game on tne mouna arm Vivared mid-season form during the game. The lineup: J. Moore, catcher; Huffman, mtcher: Hansen. xo: ricn- ett. 2b; Lowell Jenkins, ss; J. Weber, rf; R, Moore, 3rd sjeissei,, 11; . w" son, cf. ' ME CRAFTS FISHING TACKLE Gets the Big Ones WHEREVER THE FISHING STREAM IS, THERE YOU'LL FIND CRAFTSMAN TACKLE BEING USED BY THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ; ANGLERS. Our Stock Is Complete OUR SHOW WINDOW DISPLAYS RODS, REELS, LINES, LEADERS, FLIES, SPOONS, SPINNERS, AND BAIT. Our Prize Rod OF $28.00 VALUE THIS SEASON IS OFFERED TO THE ANGLER RE SIDING IN THE ATHENA - ADAMS -WESTON DISTRICT WHO CATCHES THE LONGEST TROUT IN A UMATILLA COUNTY STREAM, IS CERTAINLY A BEAUTY. DROP IN AND SEE IT. A Large Potato Crop Looms m This btate Poultry Is Now Stable , CONOCO TUB BALANCED - B L E N D G A S O L I N D Rogers Goodman (A Mercantile Trust) Appropriation Is Made for the Wallula Cutoff Grades- Winifred Wilson was absent from the third grade Monday. Those absent from the fifth and sixth grades Monday were: Junior Banister, uau Mciean, ,uwi Street, Paul Kibbey .Beverly Barrett and Frances Alkire. Jav Scott from Salen entered the seventh grade here Monday. MM . 4 1 t- J 1. J . 1. - Be seventn ana eigntn grous uuy will play the Helix grades in base ball here Saturday. The grades are preparing for the track meet which is to be held in He lix, Saturday, April 18. . . f 1 1 George Sams who farms near Wes ton was an Athttui visitor Monday. Oregon State College. Prospects for a big crop of potatoes this year are indicated in a late potato out look statement just released by the Oregon Sate college extension ser vice. Farmers apparently plan to plant 10 per cent more acres than in 1929 and 1930. With yields in line with the general trend during recent years, production may be one-lourtn greater than in either of the past two years. "The available information on tne prospective supply and demand condi tions suggests that the potato mar ket situation during he 1931-32 mar keting season may resemble that oi 1928-29 when surplus production caused extremely low prices," says the college report. ' The average yield or potatoes in the United States was low in 1930 and 1929 because of drought. In the Pacific Northwest, however, good crops were harvested especially in 1930. Greater stability in Oregon's com mercial egg and chick hatchery busi ness than nrevails in other sections is apparent from a report on the aoTicultural situation lust released. The nnmher of salable chicks hatched by commercial hatcheries in Oregon during February was reported as 14 per cent more than in 1930, wniie ior the whole country there was a de crease of over 37 per cent. "Oregon egg producers apparently Intend to nroftt from the market out look information they received earlier in the season," the college economists say. "These reports pointed out tnat the demand for eggs is expected to imnrove . and the supply to be less during the 1931-32 marketing sea- on" Reran se of the sharp cut in chick hatchings in California and Washing ton, there was a decrease oi almost 40 per cent for the three Pacific roast Rtatea combined. Heavy re ductions in hatchery operations in the Mountain group or states result ed in nearly 50 per cent fewer chicks hatched in February. . - .... . The good reputation whicn nas oeen established for the uregon Drea poui trv has been a factor in stabilizing the demand for chicks in this state. Portland. Determination to pro ceed with the construction of the Wallula cut-off highway: the resigna tion of the Portland-Oregon City east side route as super-highway on the state program, and authorization of expenditure of an additional $942, 000 of federal aid funds on Oregon highways, was reached at an execu tive meeting of the state highway commission here last week. A total of $200,000 from the new appropriation was authorized for the Wallula cut-off. This will include grading and resurfacing of twelve miles out of Umatilla Bids on this and other projects will be let within a month, it was said. An appropriation of $75,000 for improvement of the Old Oregon Trail four miles east of Durkee, was au thorized. Action on the Wallula highway finally brought to a conclusion a con troversy over the road over a period of years. The cut-off consists of about 20 miles in Oregon and six miles in Washington. The route is designated to eliminate 30 miles be tween Portland and Spokane. hood of Man." 7:30 p. m. Sermon topic, "First Things First." 7:30 p. m. Thursday V rayer Meeting, t "Seelr v the Lord while he mav be found, call ye upon him while he is near." Isa. 55: 6. CARD OF THANKS We desire to express our thanks to all who so kindly assisted us and for the many acts of kindness extended in our bereavement, during the ill ness and death of our brother, San ford C. Stone. VERN STONE, MRS. ETTA RUNK. CARD OF THANKS We are deenlv crratefnl for all as- ' ' " 1" o sistance given us and appreciate the warm expressions of sympathy dur ing the illness and death of our be loved mother. MRS. ARNOLD WOOD, MRS ALEXANDER SHAW, MR. CLARENCE BURDEN. The Churches Artichoke Kinz J, B. Moomaw, artichoke king of Coos County and largest hog raiser, has secured national fame for his system of growing artichokes and his vtm of rinirin four out of five hogs, leaving one with a free snout to root artichoKes ior tne otner iour. Shfnments of the tubers have been ; tn all narta of the country, recent orders were filled for Vincen- j ne, Ind., nd Lovelarul, Ohio, J CHURCH OF CHRIST Charles A. Sias, Minister The Athena concreeation is a unit in itself, with no outside authority or machinery. Congregational gov ernment; special plea is for unity or all Christian people, with the New Testament alone as authority and rule of faith and practice; large liberty of opinion. Worship and ser mon each Sunday morning and eve ning. Bible school 10 a. m. Young people meet at 6:30; mid-week de votional and Bible study Wednesday night. Mr. Sias will be absent Sunday, hut there will be the rearular morn ing service. A detailed and most in teresting report from Russell Morse in far Tibet will be presented oy Mrs. Sias. It will be very helpful for all who hear. Mr. Sias will be supply ing in Pendleton in the temporary absence of their regular minister. In the evenincr the intermediate and junior C. E. Societies meet at six- thirty as usual. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Gerald C. Dryden, Minister 10:00 a. m. Come prepared to furn ish to our superintendent, who is tak in? the rtart of "Doubtinsr Thomas.1 proof of the Resurrection of Christ 1 noo a. m. Sermon topic. "The Prop er Meaning of Church Membership." 6:30 p. m. B. Y. ,r. U. topic, "now Far Uara We mcticv too Brother We Can Cast Your Plates The installation of an Electricaater Stereotyp ing Machine makes it possible for us to accom modate our merchant advertisers and other in the ma tter of making printing plates from matrices. I tmeans a val uable addition to our eouipmentinthematter of serving our patrons.