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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1931)
THE PRESS, ATHENA, OREGON, MAY 1, 1931 SPHAYIflG WEEDS FOUND EFFECTIVE Chlorates Used to Clean-Up Areas Inaccessible to Cultivation. Oregon State College. With the ef fectiveness of chlorate sprays and dusts in controlling weeds practically established, ..Oregon farmers are now in. a position to clean up fence rows and eradicate small patches of weeds that formerly made field cultivation for weed control a rather hopeless task, says E. R. Jackson specialist of the Oregon State college extension service. Interest in the use of these chemi cals has increased rapidly throughout the state recently as a result of a campaign carried on during the past three years by county agents. More than 300,000 pounds of chemicals ap proximately one-third of which was sodium chlorate and the rest calcium chlorate were used in Oregon last year, Jackman reports. Observations made to date show sodium chlorate to be more effective than calcium, he says. These chemicals are too expensive for use on a large scale, Jackman says, and the chief value of their dis covery lies in the fact that farmers are now able to clean up small patches of weeds such as quack grass, Canada thistle, morning glory and others in their fields and along fence rows and roadsides, thus making it possible to clean cultivate fields with out having them immediately rein fested from afljacent areas where cultivation is impossible. Fall or late summer has been found the best time for application, and weeds seem to be killed more easily on land unplowed for several years. Much of the killing of the roots ap parently does not take place until the spring following application. Spray ing has been found more effective than dusting for. summer use. Mission Indians Take Athena Game Sunday by the Score of 6 to 3 Athena dropped her second game of the Umatilla County Baseball league scneauie, Sunday at Round Up Park to the Mission Indians by the score of 6 to 3. Each team tied on 5 hits, with errors ditto. Jack Moore, high school kid catcher, could not hold Tudor's slants, and hH three passed balls chalked up against mm in tne nrst inning and was reliev ed by Baker behind the plate. These passed balls and three hits, one a 2-ply bingle were srood enough for three scores. The Indians scored two more in the second without, tha sem blance of a hit they were garnered on a coupie or errors, a wild pitch, a fielder's choice and a walk. TnHor blanked them until the seventh, when Clark, Indian captain, scored his third run. He walked, went to second on an eiror and scored on Alexander's hit. Athena did all her -scorinc in the third, when the Indian balloon soared high and handsome. ' Pinkerton open ed the inning with a single, Tudor struck out. Wallan and Miller were both issued free transportation, Pink erton being shoved around to third, but later was forced at the plate. A fielder's choice crave life to Jenkins at first, and Otis Lieuallen scored Wal lan and Miller with a two-bagger, Jenkins stoDDed at third from where he scored a moment later on the error by Minthorn that left LaCourse safe. Crowley made the third out, being tossed out at first. The score: Athena ....... 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 03 Mission 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 x 6 Batteries Tudor, Moore. Baker: Van Pelt, Luton and Schlal. VALLA WALLA MAY GET U. S. HELP The Control of Flood May Become Matter for Fed eral Action. High School Notes Walla Walla County Fair County support of the Walla Walla county fair will be abandoned this year if the recommendation made at a meeting of the County Taxpayers' league are adopted. The league went on record against granting the fair $5000 a year which has been used for premiums. By motion a cut of 20 per cent in all expenditures in every branch of government in the county was asked. Elk Fence Voted Down Moscow, Idaho, sportsmen were dis appointed over the vetoing of the bill in the recent session of the legisla ture to appropriate $500 for the building of a fence around a farm near Kellogg to keep the elk from destroying the farmers crop. The elk have swarmed over the ranch for two years and have taken nearly every thing green growing on the place. The farmer is prohibited by law from shooting the elk and he cannot afford to build a fence high enough to keep the animals out. An ordinary fence means nothing to them. ' Helix Farmers Elevator The new elevator being .built by the farmers at Helix is progressing to ward completion. It will have a capacity of 100,000 bushels, as com pared with the 134,000-bushel capacity of the adjoining main elevator. WDiATT D AfDVEETDSiNG? "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 vicerElbert Hubbard. Walla Walla. Flood control, which has become a paramount issue here since $1,500,000 damage was inflicted on the Walla Walla valley, March 31 and April 1, being annalyzed by the Walla Walla Chamber of Commerce commission of 15 may become a na tional matter. Solicitation has been made to Colonel G. R. Lukesh, division engineer of the United States army engineers at Portland, to include the Walla Walla river and Mill creek in a study of the Columbia river and tribu taries which is now being conducted under congressional authority. The fact the Walla Walla flows into the Columbia and Mill creek into the Walla Walla prompted this action. Congressman J. W. Summers has joined the commission in seeking this support. The commission of 15 has been spending several hours every day in studying the problems. The amount of damage has continued to be esti mated at the high figure of $1,500,- 000, and this has developed a uni versal feeling that the city and coun ty must be prepared to spend an ex tensive amount of money in order to prevent a recurrence of such damage. The commission has secured advice from scores of competent sources with prominent engineers coming here to study Mill creek as well as the dam aged areas. Among those who have submitted suggestions are Charles J. Bartholet, Olympia, state hydraulic engineer; G. V. Robinson, consulting engineer, Portland; John Lewis, con sulting engineer, Portland; James R. Thompson, steel company engineer, Portland; Dennis P. Woods, consult ing engineer, Spokane; R. H. Tiffany, Olympia, former state highway engin necr, and Assistant Attorney General John G. Hurspool, in charge of water adjudication cases for the state. The Union Pacific has promised to send its chief engineer, B. Murray, here, while the Northern Pacific also has assured the commission it will have an engineer study the problem. University Will Honor the Mothers of Students University of Oregon. Honoring mothers of students, the University of Oregon will entertain May 8 and 9 with a special program. At this time the junior class is also holding its annual junior week-end festivities, in cluding the canoe fete and the junior prom, two events looked forward to the whole year. The mothers have been issued a special invitation to at tend all these events. Among the mothers who have been invited to attend, a number are in cluded from Athena. They are Mrs. A. M. Johnson, Mrs. Lew McNair, and Mrs. F. B. Radtke. A mass meeting of the mothers will be held at 1:30 Saturday afternoon, followed by a tea in Hendricks Hall. The annual Mothers' banquet, the out standing event of the week-end, will be held Saturday evening in Gerlinger hall, at which 850 will be seated. The number must be restricted to that, owing to the limited space, so moth ers planning to attend should send in their reservations soon, it is urged. On Sunday there will be special services in Eugene churches, and in the after noon a vesper service in the mothers' honor will be held in the University music auditorium. Mrs. Walter M. Cook, of Portland, president of the state Mothers' organ ization, will preside at the macs meet ing, and also at the executive fcowd meeting Saturday morning. Pendleton Beats Mae-Hi Pendleton won from Mac-Hi by one point, 66 to 65, in the county track meet at Pendleton, in class A com petition. Hermiston won the title in class B with 51 Vt and Helix second with 36 V4. Athena with three men, Lowell Jenkins, Crowley and Leo Gcissel, competing in class B made 30 points. Kidder of Pendleton was high point winner with 20. Miller of Mac-Hi was second with 19 V4 points. Butler Will Come May 13 General Smedley D. Butler advised Senator McNary that he desires to leave for Oregon, May 13 to under take advisory work, in organizing the Oregon state police as desired by Governor Meier, It is assumed that formalities will be speedily completed, permitting his release from marine corps duty for two weeks from that date. NICE WEATHER, BUT (Jim Wilson) Whopee! Just three more weeks un til school is out, fellows. Say, doesn't that make a guy feel great? Yes, just three more weeks that will pass too quickly. These last few days should see our hardest and most sincere efforts. The students that are behind in their, studies should put forth every effort they possess to try to pass their final examinations. Then to make matters still harder on the students, the sun is out bright and warm, extending his invitation through the school-room windows, tempting the ones who like to "skip" and go up the creek. The adults looking back on their high school days say they had their best times then. Surely they over looked the importance of the last six weeks in each term. Track Mfcet The Athena high school spilled the dope when they brought home the cup from the track meet held at He lix, Saturday, April 18, Lowell Jen kins with 20 points was high point man. He took first in the 50, 100, and 220 yard dashes against a fast field when he wasn't supposed to have a chance. Geissel won first in the broad jump with a leap of 17 feet and 1 inches. Crowley took second in the broad jump close behind Geissel. Crowley took first in both the low and high hurdles while Geissel ran third in the low hurdles. Em Rogers turn ed in the feature of the day when he took first in the quarter after a gruel ing race with Pearson of Helix. The time was 57 flat. Leland Jenkins won second in the pole vault with Geissel third. Leland also placed third in the high jump. Shigley tied with Planting of Helix for second in the mile. McCullough was third in the javelin and Lowell third in the shot put. As the meet drew near the close Athena and Helix ran a neck and neck race until just before the closing number Athena had 58 points to He lix's 60. The last race was the mile relay and Athena's team of Lowell Jenkins, Geissel, Crowley and Em Rogers carried the burden of loss or triumph. Jenkins took the lead but it was lost on the exchange of sticks. It was close until Crowley finally passed Clemons of Helix on the last stretch to finish a few feet in the lead. Another Step Towards Cup By defeating the Adams nine in a fast seven inning game on the local diamond last Friday by a score of 3-2, the Athena hopefuls are another step nearer the championship and also the cup. The boys have been doing some heavy planning and entertain high hopes lor the games yet to come. Few errors were made by the home team while Adams made errors constantly. Neither team was able to score the first few innings. Weber, pitching for Athena, was relieved by Huffman in the fourth inning. The "Warriors" scored their runs during the third frame. LaCourse knocked a two base hit with bases full and scored two runs. The locals were unable to hit until the latter part of the game. The lineup was as follows: Adams B. Hodgen, c; LaCourse, p.; Wilson, lb.;J. Hodgen, 2b.; Murray, ss.; Engals, 3b.; Potter, If.; Zerba, cf.; Wallan, rf. -Athena J. Moore, c; Weber, p.; Hansell, lb.; Pickett, 2b.; Jenkins, ss.; Crowley, 3b.; R. Moore, If.; J. Wilson, cf.; Huffman, rf. Wallowa Hogs Wallowa county ranchers expect to market their hogs a month earlier this year than usual, because of the swine sanitation program being con ducted in cooperation with County Agent N. C. Donaldson. Portable far rowing houses and tenta have been constructed throughout the valley. Boy Dragged to Death ' 1 Clinton, ll, son of Mr. and Mrs. Giles L. French of Moro, was killed when a horse dragged the boy ! through the main street of Moro af ter a rope uetner nad Become entangl ed around his waist. The youth was a son of the editor of the Sherman County Journal. Junior-Senior Banquet The largest social event of this sea son was the annual Junior-Senior banquet which was held at the Jen sen Tea Room in Walla Walla, April 25. The tables were decorated with large boquets of gold and orchid tu lips and one center piece was a light ed ship depicting the class motto, "out of the harbor into the sea." After dinner speeches were given by Jack Moore, "Out of the Harbor into the Sea;" Mr. Bloom, "The Ship's Cargo;" and Arthur Crowley, "Good bye Alma Mater." A vocal duet, Sweetheart of My Student Days" was sung by Betty Eager and Mar jorie Douglas. Mildred Hansell, presi dent of the junior class, served very adequately as toastmistress. Personal Arleen Foster has received a hun dred in spelling during the entire Douglas has returned to school after an attack of measles. Grade Honor Rolls The following pupils were on the honor roll for the last report period: First grade Donna Jean Logsdon, Donald Mayberry, Belva Mclntyre, Ida Clemons, Jim Weber, Arden Gray and Helen Johns. ' Second grade Jeanne Standage, Glenn Dowd, Barrel Coppock, Mar jorie Wilkes and Louise Eingel. Third grade Bobby Zerba, Morris Johns, Winnifred Wilson and Mary Lou Hansell. ' Fourth grade Donald Jones, Helen Alkire, Woodrow Wilson, and Bonnie Johnson. TIE CRAFT T SMAN FISHING TACKLE Gets the Big Ones WHEREVER THE FISHING STREAM IS, THERE YOU'LL FIND CRAFTSMAN TACKLE BEING USED BY THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ANGLERS. ' . . ' ' ' :" .' ur Stock Is Complete OUR SHOW WINDOW DISPLAYS RODS, REELS, LINES, LEADERS, FLIES, SPOONS, SPINNERS, AND BAIT. Our Prize Rod OF $28.00 VALUE THIS SEASONJS 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. Rogers M Goodman (A Mercantile Trust) Bob Stanfield Injured by Automobile, Better Robert N. Stanfield, former United States senator, who was seriously in jured, last week, near Huntington when he was struck by an automobile driven by John Stringer, foreman of the H. B. Duff company sheep ranch is better. Witnesses said Stanfield's injuries followed an altercation between him self and Stringer whom he had accus ed of cutting a fence, on land said to be leased by the Stanfield Feeder company. Stringer approached Stanfield and requested him not to close the fence. Witnesses declared Stringer turned about and entered his car. He put the machine in gear and it leaped forward directly at Stanfield who was thrown in front of the car and run over. Stringer refused to talk except to deny he deliberately drove the car at Stanfield. Stringer was arraigned in justice court on a charge of malicious des truction of fence, and released under $500 bond. Will Rebuild School It is announced that St. Andrew's Catholic Indian boy's school, which was destroyed by fire last week, will be rebuilt on a much larger scale. In surance was carried on the burned building which was of brick and con structed 40 years ago. The Churches CARD OF THANKS We desire to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation for the many tokens of kindness and sympathy ex tended to us in our bereavement in the loss of our beloved mother. Sarah Jane Harden. THE FAMILY. CHURCH OF CHRIST Charles A. Siss, Minister The Athena congregation is a unit in itself, with no outside authority or machinery. Congregational gov ernment; special plea is for unity of 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. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Gerald C. 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