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THE PRESS, ATHENA, OREGON, JULY 24, 1931 ROUND-UP PLANS STARTING WELL Pendleton Interest Centers in Big Annual Frontier Event. Pendleton. With the " Round-Up more than a month away, Pendleton is already taking time from its wheat harvesting and othqr private business to think, talk and plan for the city's biggest event. The 22d annual Round Up, with its pioneer night pageant, Happy Canyon, will be staged August 27, 28 and 29. Though contestants do not register until the week before the show, word has come that the southwest will probably be represented by the larg est number of top hands it has ever sent. This word was brought, as is usual, by an occasional letter or by riders, ropers and bulldoggers passing through here. At least two famous strings of re lay and flat race horses will compete. McCarty & Elliott will bring their horses from Chugwater, Wyo., and George Drumheller's will come from Walla Walla, Wash. Fierce-bucking Brahma steers will also be brought by the former outfit. Riders in the world's bucking con test will face at least one horse that has never yet been ridden. That is Midnight, a big black animal. The riders refused to accept him in the bucking contest last year, but this year, the management declares, Mid night will be in the finals whether they like it or not. He is an even more vicious bucker than Long Tom, of unpleasant memory to many top riders. Mabel Strickland, now of Burbank, Cal., one of the Round-Up's most bril liant stars of years past, will be back to ride Drumheller's relay string,, to top buckers and to rope. Sheis rec ognized as the best woman steer-roper in Round-Up records. Another en trant in women's relay events will be Vera McGinnis, who has been jockey ing at Tia Juana and Agua Caliente. Bob Crosby, Monument, N. M., who won permanent possession of the Roosevelt trophy in 1928, is under stood to be returning to offer stiff competition to Jake McClure, Loving-, ton, N. M., who got a leg up on the Sam Jackson trophy last year. Other top hands reputed to be look ing toward the Round-Up are Dick Shelton, Fort Worth, Tex., bulldog ging champion in 1928 and 1929; Carl Arnold, Phoenix, Ariz., star roper; Big Terminal Elevator Goes Into Possession of National Corporation Chicago.-Negotiations for the pur chase of the Soo Line terminal eleva tor at Minneapolis have been practic ally completed, it is announced by the Farmers National Grain Corporation. The house has a capacity of 2,300, 000 bushels, is of modern concrete construction and electrically equipped for fast operations. Sufficient ground for additional storaere BDace shnnlH it be found desirable later, is included in the purchase. ; The eTain COrnoratinn also nnnnimr. ed the leasing of 23 warehouses and elevators in the intermountain states of Idaho and Utah. Several other elevators have been Durchased or lo cated in the Colorado territory, insur ing stockholders of the grain corpora tion in the three states efficient ser vice in the handling of the new crop. "Acquisition of elevator and ware house properties in the intermountain territory, following the launching of a $1,000,000 facilities program in the Pacific northwest, puts the national grain cooperative in a strong position for the handling of the grain business of these two territories," said C. E. Huff, president of Farmers National Grain corporation. "Facilities built and to be built or acquired in the Pa cific Northwest include not only ware houses, but considerable storage space both at the important terminals and inland," BULK METHOD BEST FOR GRAIN GROWERS Study of Northwest Farms Reveals Savings Except on Steep Land. Harvest of Peas Begins Harvesting Australian peas for seed has begun in the Dayton vicinity and mowing with a side delivery attach ment in o nine-acre upland field in the E. M. Alderman farm in the Union vale neighborhood. The threshing will be done with a combine. ..... r Wheat Sacks Take Fire A smut explosion in a stack of sack ed wheat was believed to be responsi ble for a fire at Vanderahe brothers ranches near Milton. Between 800 and 1000 sacks of grain were destroyed. Dick Ti'uitt, Okmulgee, Okla., steer roping champion in 1929; Pete Knight Calgary, bucking champion at Pendle ton, Cheyenne and Calgary last year; Turk Greenough, Jackson Hole, Wyo., roper and E. Pardee, La Junta, Colo., another roping specialist. , Ed Wright and his educated mule will be. among the clown riders Wright is an all-around hand cap able of entering any of the contests. Principal events prior to the Round Up will be the arrival of the Texas longhorns about August 5 and the dress-up parade the night of August 15. Dan Clark general livestock agent for the Union Pacific, is now pur chasing the cattle in the southwest. Oregon State ColWe Rnvin era nf from 3 to 4 cents per bushel in production costs will be made thin year by farmers equipped to handle their grain in bulk instead of-, in sacks, judging from findings set forth in a preliminary renort on a thorough study of this question just released by the Oregdn State college experiment station. U. W. Kuhlman of the farm management department of the ex periment station cooperated with the lederal department of agriculture and men from the Idaho and Washington experiment stations in making an actual field survey of 316 typical grain farms during the harvest sea son. , Two important factors were found to delay the more general use of bulk handling. These are the rough topo graphy of many fields which are not Suitable for combine harvesting in bulk handling facilities at local ship ping points. "Bulking machinery for use on level land has long since passed the experi mental stage," says the report. "Where grain is bulked directly from combine to shipping point, little out lay is necessary in converting sack equipment for bulking. With the present meagre facilities at most country shipping ppints, however, few growers may enjoy this change without overtaxing these facilities, i "Farm storage, on the other hand, was found to be more expensive for the average farmers than commercial storage at regular rates. The inabil ity to obtain loans on farm-stored grain and the lack of an entirely adequate system of improved roads to permit delivery at any season, are factors further discouraging farm storage." The preliminary report concludes that while an ultimate shift to bulk handling is desirable over much of the northwest, the change would best be made cautiously to make sure of shipping facilities. In many instances such facilities may have to wait until growers are able to erect them by co operative effort. George Winship who now makes his headquarters in Pendleton was a business visitor here last Friday. 6ERM ? W$(? PARAFFIN IASI g 'j' M So splendid has been the acceptance of Conoco Germ Processed Motor Oil; so rapidly has its use increased, that we are pleased to announce a reduction in price from 35 to 30 per quart. effective immediately. To this substantial method of showing our appre ciation we add our sincere thanks to the thou sands of motorists who have come to depend on Conoco Germ Processed Motor Oil as the only motor oil that gives penetrative lubricity. CO N T I N E N TA L 01 L C O M P A N Y .. CONOCO PRODUCTS SOLD BY .gg; ATHENA SERVICE STATION ' Bryce Baker, Proprietor ,; , . . . ' J:, " "V"".. . . - . .-? - ' V Farm Debt Moratorium Gains Favor in Kansas and Southwest Section A Kansas City dispatch of Saturday says a movement for an informal moratorium on farm debts, unparal leled in the history of the Southwest, gained strength throughout the Kan sas wheat belt. Farmers, business men and bankers alike showed increasing determina tion to take whatever steps were nec essary to save at least a little cash from the greatest wheat crop the ter ritory has ever known. . The continued drop in receipts of grain at terminals offered positive evidence that growers, aided by their creditors, were determined to hold as much of their huge stocks of grain as possible for an expected rising price. Only 1036 cars of wheat rolled into Kansas City, as compared with al most 1500 cars a week ago, and the market held welL There was strong demand, and closing prices were un changed to cent off, while cash prices showed an even slighter sag. The move to aid the farmer through allowing him a little extra time in which to meet his debts was assum ing increasing scope with every pass ing hour. Bankers and merchants met with their farmer-debtors, and be tween them worked out plans for their own informal moratoriums. Storekeepers who could find a place to store grain accepted wheat in pay ment of bills at prices 15 to 25 cents above the market. Bankers and im plement men were giving postpone ments of weeks or months for farm ers to settle with them. In several known cases, farmers who accepted the offered price were permitted to keep their elevator checks to get a new start for the next year. Efforts for an organized morato rium on debts continued. Congress man Edgar C. Howard of Nebraska was en. route to Washington to pre sent to President Hoover his plea for a five-year postponement of farm mortgages. Pressure still was being brought on the federal farm board for a definite statement it will hold its 200,000,000 bushel old crop surplus until the new crop has moved. The Daily Drovers Telegram of Kansas City, Kan., saw hope, for a rising price in the fact that prices sagged only 1 cent in the 10 days from July 6 to 16, in which record re ceipts of wheat reached Kansas City. The strong demand indicates, the pa per said, that prices will rise as re ceipts fall. Certainly that is the view of the farmer. A few days ago he chucked his crop overboard at market prices. Monday, in fighting spirit, he sought any way that might enable him to hold it Walla Walla Wheat Samples Look Better Last week reports received from Portland on grading Walla Walla new crop wheat were very discourag ing to valley growers. Now the Wal la Walla Union reports: After noting that the first certi fied wheat samples received from Portland were light and smutty, grain dealers of the district have expressed themselves as agreeably surprised with the latest samples, many of which tested . highly. Hard winter wheat from Stone and Pleasant View stations showed over 60 pounds to the bushel with no smut while western red at Packard station also graded No. 1. Hard winter samples from Clyde showed 60 pounds to the bushel with no smut while eastern red from the same district was 58 pounds with one half per cent of smut. One Walla Walla station sample was very light, a western white with No. 4 grade and two per cent smut. These samples were taken as re presentative by most of the dealers as the farmers are now well out in their fields. More Pigs This Fall Figures gathered by Oregon State College indicate that about eight per cent more pigs " may be raised this year, the largest increase in prospsct being in fall pigs although there was an increase in spring pigs. The west ern states,, especially the coast states show the greatest prospective in crease in percentage, but in actual numbers the corn states are expected to increase the most. McNaught Family Leave -The C. S. McNaueht family have sold their holdings at Hermiston and departed for Portland, where they will reside. They were one of the hrst familip tn nettle on the Umatilla pro ject, and Mr. McNaught was promin ent in civic art airs oi ms community. He will open an office at Portland where he will handle sales of alfalfa hay. .FARM MOTiWY Wheiv You Want Paris to repair your Ma chines, you Want them 7 don't you? Sure you do. Well we want you to know that we can furnish repairs for any standard make machine you may have and take care of your needs as we have in past seasons. s V Binding Twine? 7ri - Sure we have it. Lots of it-Superior I nila Binder Twine. Ma- ROGERS M GOODMAN . (A Mercantile Trust) Hoss Still Favors a Cut in Auto License Salem. The proposal of the Ore gon Tax Conservation league to re duce the cost of motor vehicle license fees from 25 to 33 1-3 per cent, has received the approval of Hal E. Hoss, secretary of state. Hoss has jurisdic tion of the state .motor vehicle depart ment. Hoss declared in a statement that he would go a step farther, than the conservation league and reduce the motor vehicle license fees 50 per cent. He also went on record in favor of a 5-cent gasoline tax, which would be distributed so as to give the counties an opportunity to recoup the losses in revenue they would receive when the license fees were reduced. Huseby-McEwen A wedding of much interest to the friends of the contracting parties, was the marriage Friday at Milton of Miss Mary Eleanor McEwen and Paul Gilmore Huseby. The officiating clergyman was Rev. T. S. Wheeler, who performed the ceremony at the home of the bride's parents. A wed ding breakfast was served immediate ly after for about 49 guests and the young people left for a honeymoon on the coast. In about ten days they will be at home to their friends at Matheson, California, where Mr. Huseby is a mining engineer. Milton Wheat Harvest The harvest in the Milton district was at its peak this week, with many machines completing the season s run. The yield can be said to be much better than was anticipated at the beginning of harvest, but the quality is not up to the usual 'stan dard, due to a period of hot weather pinching the grain. Trapped Cat Bites Girl Miss Annie McDevitt was badly bit ten in both hands Friday by a cat which was caught in a coyote trap on the McDevitt ranch near Heppner. On finding the cat she tried to release it, but the animal, crazed- with pain, fastened its teeth in one hand. She attempted to pry its jaws open and in so doing was bitten on the other hand. She was taken to Heppener to a physician, who dressed the wounds and gave tetanus antitoxin. A National Figure J. C. Penney, organizer of the J C. Penney system of stores and a na tional figure in the financial and mer cantile world, will speak at the mem bership dinner of the Pendleton cham ber of commerce, July 28. While in Pendleton Mr, Penney will be the guest of J. E. Akey of the Penney store in that city. Fire in Weston Hotel Fire Friday morning broke out in the upstairs rooms of the brick Wes ton hotel building. After an hour's work on the part of volunteer firemen the flames were brought under con trol The loss ii estimated at 25W. New Lookout Tower The forest service is building a lookout tower about 70 feet high at the Bone Springs ranger station 40 miles northeast of Tollgate, near the Skyline road reports the Leader. The superstructure is of huge logs bolted together, and these will be surmount ed by a convenient log cabin from which the forest fire lookout may make his observations. ' New Project Settlsrs A number of new settlers have re cently .come to the Westland irriga tion district, on the west side of the Umatilla river in the Hermiston dis trict and took advantage of cheap land there to make homes. Water has been plentiful this season and newly seeded alfalfa fields have been turn ing out well. The second cutting of hay there promises to be a bumper crop. Fractured a Vertebra Earl Diviney, an employe of tho city of Milton, who fell from a tree last week fracturing a vertebra, is improving at the St. Mary's hospital at Walla Walla. It is said that he will be in the hospital about eight or ten weeks to allow the injury to heal properly. Recovering From Injuries Elvin Mays, the young man who was injured at the Corwin ranch near Pilot Rock last week, , when a der rick fork fell on him, is reported to be recovering at St. Anthony's hos pital. He suffered a fractured skull and a broken leg. JJL Take the . Seed Experimentation Weston Leader: The Weston Moun tain Seed Potato Improvement asso ciation, whose membership comprises ten leading growers, is experimenting this year with certified netted gems from Montana with a view to improv ing its own product. Each of the as sociation a ten members has planted several sacks of the Montana seed in "tuber unit." Improving Airport Airway engineers from Salt Luke City and Washington, D. C, are mak ing improvements at the Meacham emergency airport for convenience of the Varney airmail line. So far sites have been laid out for radio and tele type buildings. The runways are also to be reconstructed. IB C- Old Home Burned Down While Mr. and Mrs. Phil Worth stood helpless, flamcg destroyed their home in Walla Walla which had been theirs 38 years. The building was a total loss and was uninsured. Firemen were summoned, but were unable to check the blaze. IMPORTANT SCHEDULE CHANGES Effective Saturday, July 25th TO PENDLETON 7:50. A. M., 12:35 I. M 3:55 P, M., 9:20 P. M. TO MILTON AND WALLA WALLA 8:55 A. M 11:10 A. M 3:10 P. M, 5:50 P. M, TO PORTLAND 7:30 A. M., 12:35 1. M., !h20 1. M. TO 11AKEU, DOISE AND EAST 3:55 P. M., 9.20 P. M. For further information refer to GORDON M. W ATKINS