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THE PRESS, ATHENA, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 18, 1931 ZU Stttma grass Established Jan. 1, 1SS7 AN lXDEfKNDEXT XEWSFAFER F. B. BOYD. Owner and Pobliaber Subscription Rate. One copy, ooe year.... tlM One copy, i months ..1.08 Onecopr. three months 73 Athena, Oregon, September 18, 19S1 HONEST DEBTS (Walla Walla Union) There is each a thing as going too far in pressing a man for payment cf debts when be cannot pay, and again there is such a thing as expecting too much from creditors in the way of in dulgence or immunity, remarks the Spokane Chronicle in speaking of the situation at Moscow, Idaho, where farmers are organizing to protect themselves against "what they term unjust pressure for debt collection. Whatever the merits of the Moscow general moratorium attitude on the ontl cf hB part of people in debt, on the farms j"01? Ug- or anywnere eise. inai ui nui ucijj As a means of securing provisions for the needy during the coming win ter, WaHa WaHa will can surplus fruit and vegetables at the state pen- tentiary cannery. WaHa WaHa seems to be united in earnest effort to re lieve the unemployment situation and its attendant discomforts which are hound to be experienced with the coming of cold weather. o - - The tortuous Southern California coast has claimed another steamer. the liner Columbia, but her SOO pas sengers and crew, thanks to radio and the steamer San Mateo, were every one saved. The S. 0. S. bas saved many a person from a watery grave since Marconi gave to science his great discovery. o Columbia basin boosters will never boost their project over the top nnt3 they all boost together. With the Columbia Basis Irrigation league and the Columbia Basin Development league working at crisscross pur poses, your Cnde Samuel just simply 22 Years Ago "Increasing sentiment for prohibi tion change, sweeping toward Wash- writer of national things any, the paper states, adding ) , , , . - ..7- -V i melon," says a E 7 rs 7 reputation. Fair enough. But when toon at has chosen. Farmers cf that P crohibitkm Mytw otier than tegion cave Been a conservaive ovi - ana gwu cjLiiexiiv. i xie mmuu uuu lies in thoughtless action which may Gandhi was received in London with cheers, and he responded with his famous toothless grin; the grin that won't wear off. be patterned after theirs by others who are merely looking for screens behind which to hide. That isn't good citizenship. v.u-. . - It is iatinatrf by a few newspapers a pohcy cf each trying to meet his, in.!, s . : Tl-.l jlOT. la WaHa, or any other community. The dealer who sells his goods to con sumers has a right to expect that the bills will be paid within a reasonable time because the dealer must pay the wholesaler, tie wholesaler must pay someone else and so on until the pay ment comes to the producer who ex pects his pay and expects to be paid. When anything upsets the plan it re sults in grief and trouble. o Bah! Bah! Bah! us again. Football is with LET THE WEST UNITE (Morning Oregonian) The conference of governors of western states which Governor Dern of Uatb has called to meet probably in Oregon is designed to agree on the j one means of securing due attention I to western affairs at the national Farmers last year used nearly two-1'"? 4. lUK f " 7 " billion kilowatt-hours of electric pow- J er, and estimates indicate there was an increase in power used per farm despite depression, S. H. McCrary, west must unite in order to be strong and to be heard. Equal representa- v-, , ; ai tioa with other states in the senate chief of the Bureau of Agricultural . . ...... Jin large part compensates for the Engineering, stated recently. An of ficial of one of the western power companies recently reported that there has been an increase in the average consumption per farm served by it, from 422 kilowatt-hours in 1922, to 1,181 kilowatt-hours in 1930. Similar growth has been reported by other power companies. o The American Legion, Department of California, has made fire preven tion one of its permanent activities. It is organizing committees on Fire Prevention and Public Safety throughout the state and has instruct ed its National Committeeman to pre sent a resolution to the next nation al convention at Detroit in Septem berto extend the fight against fire to every Legion Post in the country. This is but another major movement of the Legion in its laudable endeav ors to be of practical use to the na tion. o- The outlook of the, Oregon cattle men is far from bright In addition to low market prices for beef stuff, range feed is short and dry with poor prospects for winter feed except in a few coast sections, according to the September first report of the Divis sion of Crop & Livestock estimates. Hay and feed crops are short in much of Eastern Oregon which will result in close shipping of livestock in some eastern districts. Livestock are in fair to good condition but are showing some shrink in dry areas. Friday, October 1, 190 The fourth annual fair of the third Eastern Oregon District Agricultural Society, which opened at Pendleton Monday has been a marked success. The number of exhibits exceed all previous attempts, the attendance has been all that could be expected and the special features of entertainment are all high class. A very pretty wedding took place in Portland Sunday evening, when Thomas M. Taggart and Miss Nellie L Foss, of this city were united in marriage, Mr. Beagor of the First Christian church of Portland, officiat ing. With the crowd yelling like Coman ches, Dell Blaneett cf Endicott, Wash riding at Spokane for Fay LeGrow made up 10 seconds in the relay race Saturday afternoon, pas sing Dug Wilson for the f 1000 prixe by the small margin of five seconds. It has been announced that trains Nos. 45 and 46 between Walla Walla and Pendleton will discontinue its express service after the 25th of this month. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Bichards will move to the Chas. Henry cottage on the West side. Miss Norma Smith has returned from a two weeks visit with Miss Oleson, at Pendleton. r . J. E. Froome and Zeph Lockwood took a trip this week to the mines in Wallowa county, near Lostine. Eugene Schrimpf left Sunday for Portland, where he will finish a course in the Bencke-Walker Business college. Mr. and Mrs. Donald McKinnon and their daughter, Mary, left yester day for Nanton, Alberta, where they will make their future home. Mr. Miller, of the firm of Miller &, West, the well drillers, will bring bis family from Prosser, Waslu, to reside in Athena. He has rented the Jar- man cottage. Mr. and Mrs. Eyron Hawks, T. H. Beverly and Miss Nettie Beverly went to Walla Walla Tuesday evening by automobile, and witnessed the splen did comic opera, "The Three Twins." The high school girls are learning to play basketball. Mr. Case is coach. Miss Lula Tharp was over from Walla Walla Sunday. Miss Tharp is well pleased with the Fisher Con- in large part compensates west's small representation in the house. By combining the western senators may com pell attention. Preliminary to needed legislation the east needs education, which the west alone can give, on irrigation. waterpower, public land, national forests and national parks, for the east has these problems either not at all or on a small scale. The east knows nothing of irrigation or of such great waterpower as exists in the Columbia or of their relation to one another and to navigation, or of grazing on public land and in nation al forests. It is taking ha first les sons in reforestation, but regards this as a matter of planting having slight experience with natural growth of new forests where old ones have been cut It knows nothing of graz ing on open range, for all its cattle grate in enclosed pastures. It re gards western people as spoilers of j nature's beauty and is in arms when j Idaho farmers ask that a small corner j be cut from Yellowstone park to store j water which would save their crops. A program of legislation for the west and of action in bringing about its enactment should be adopted and the claims of the west be drilled into the heads of congress. M J B. B. Richards mm General Insurance Farm Loans Bonds liability El v J servatory of Music, where she is tak ing instruction. J. A. Kirk has purchased Mrs. Pages' farm south of town. By the purchase of this place of 150 acres, Mr. Kirk's holdings there is now 310 acres. The consideration is not given. Dave Bonifer, who is in the cattle business, will winter his herd of 230 head on Meacham creek. He is haul ing in mountain bay for feed. , Five head of his stock were recently killed by passenger trains on the O. B. & N. above Gibbon. The Swiss Bell Ringers entertain ed a pleased and appreciative audi ence at the Christian church Monday evening. The "Musical Eckardts" proved to be no misnomer, and their splendid rendition of popular music on Swiss bells and numerous in struments was entertaining to. a high degree. C S. Jackson, publisher of the Portland Journal, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Cohen, Mr. and Mrs. T. C Taylor and Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Judd of Pen dleton, were in the city Wednesday. The party came op from Pendleton in automobiles and took a spin to the city park, which they greatly ad mired. Mrs. Anna Mclntyre has purchased the Terhune property on Hunt avenue; Mr. Brown, the new pro prietor of Athena's Department store, has purchased the McBride residence at the comer of 4th and Adams streets; Will Bush purchased the Mitchell cottage in the north part of town. These are the real estate trans actions for the week in city proper ty. W. J. Wilkinson, who is carrying mail on a 60-mile route in the Twin Falls country, met with a painful ac cident last week. While descending a steep grade the team became un manageable, ran away and threw Mr. Wilkinson out of the rig. In the fall, his right thigh was broken and he lay helpless until found 22 hours af ter the accident. At a depth of 528 feet, a deposit of Anthracite coal was tapped by the big drill used in boring for artesian water by the .Athena Land & Trust company. Copper and other minerals have been encountered in drilling this well, but to find the extent of the de posits will require either drilling with a diamond drill, or sinking a shaft. The well is now down 580 feet and there is no perceptible change in the flow of water. Bruno Weber Blacksmithing - AND Repair Work Prices Reasonable Successor To JENS JENSEN The First National Bank of Athena Established 1891 I CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $110,000.00 Does a General Banking Business and Maintains a Complete Trust Department CLASSIFIED Wanted Clean, Cotton rags at the Press office. Eyes examined, glasses properly fitted at Schnellcr's, 39 East Main, Walla Walla, BEN BATEMAN Expert in Body Correction Calls answered promptly Office at Residence in North Athena Telephone 595. . Dr. W. Boyd Whyte CHIROPRACTOR Stangier Building, Phone 706 Peadletom. Oregoa. 957 J Dr. W. H. McKinney Physician and Snrgeoa Dr. Sharp's Office Office Hours at Atbena 1 to 5 p. m. Phone 452. Office Hours at Weston 8 a. m. to 12 noon. Phone 83. Calls made day or night. Dr. Dale Rothwell Optometrist The best is glasses at a reasonable cost. Over Woohrorth's Phone 12S6 Pendleton, Oregoa Crater Lake Park is "sitting pretty" basking in the generosity of the Carnegie Institute for education al purposes. The Park recently re received $5000 from that organization for the installation of exhibits and equipment in the Sinnott memorial museum at the lake. There are many spots over the entire United States where the memory of the ven erable Scot will ever be kept green. RELIABLE WATCH REPAIRING Main Si. EL H. HILL Athena Peterson & Lewis Attorneys at Law Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Inland Empire Bank BaDding Pendk-toa Oregon Watts & Prestbye A ttoreey s-At-La w Main Street, Athena, Oregon State and Federal Court Practice Jj Foley's Honey nd Tar m j ww colds, pm cats pneumonia As a matter of fact, the railroad "problem" is more like a horse race. The best horse in the world does not get a fair show for success if he has a jockey who is continually holding him in, to the advantage of his com petitors. Neither tan hope to carry on when they are faced wiih con stantly increasing truck competition that operates with no regulatory con dition whatever. NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the County Court of the State cf Oregon for Umatilla County. In the Matter of the Estate of Charles H. Potter, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed ad ministratrix of the estate cf Charles H. Potter, deceased, by an order of the above entitled Court All persons having claims against the said estate are hereby notified ts present the same to me at Athena, Oregon, or to my attorneys, watts & Prestbye. at their office in Alhesa, j" Oregon, within six (6) months from y the date of the first publicataoB of this notice. All claims must be verv fied as by law required. Dated at Athena, Oregon, lius JJ day of September, 1S3L ELLEN V. FOntK, Aflmisirtratni. Watts and Prestbye. Athena. Ore gon. Attorneys for Estate. 5402 The Athena Hotel MBS. LAURA FROOME, Proa. SAVE YOUR STRENGTH Use one of our Family Services during the hot weather ASK OUR MR. McINTYRE Pendleton, Oregon GALLAHER'S GARAGE has secured Mr. H. C. Arkell of Pendleton, Oregon, as Mechanic and is now prepared to do all kinds of repair work on Autos, Trucks and Tractors. Our Work Is Guaranteed GALLAHER'S GARAGE J. E. Gallaher. Prop. Athena Phone 471 MILK and CREAM Milk and Cream for Sale Here All the Time KILGORE'S CAFE Call Bell C& Gray Now for c Are Always Prepared to do Auto Truck Hauling and Delivery Promptly Prices Rirht Phone 593 CawteMS Treats!. Oaa Go4 Meals Beda Tourists Hztt Welcome Tiim-a-Ltim Tickler Published ia the intesesta of the people of Athena and vicinity by THE TUM-A-LU M LUMBER CO. Phone 91 Corner Mais and Tbkl aihesa. Oreroa The marriage license clerk at Rene i giving divorce court a close race. He boosted his batting average mi ttrially Sunday, when he issued mat rimony tickets to seventy couples; mostly California residents. " - o Is the noble "iron horse" destined to become as much a novelty as the flesh and blood equine, wheezes a contemporary. Well, brother, not in the flesh anyway. ' NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT In the County Court of the Stale of Oregon for Umatilla Coosiy In the Matter of the Esiale i George M. Banister, DeeeawL Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has filed her &1 ac count and report in the above entitl ed matter and that the above tsoi4 Court has fixed Saturday, the ISta day of September, 1931, at tie hvar of 10:00 o'clock A. M. of taJ day, as the time, and the Coonty Court room in the County Court house of Umatilla County, at Pendle ton. Oregon, as the place, for bearing i of said final account and report. Ob- jections, if any there be, to said final j account and report should be filed on J or before that date, bated at Athena, Oregon, this 21st ; day of August. 1931. j MARGARET J. BANISTER, j Executrix of the Last Will and ) Testament of George M. Banister, ! Deceased. Wans & Prestbye, Athena, Oregon, Attorney for Executrix, A21S13 1 Barber Shop and Beauty Parlor Peca Harris, Prop. Real Estate Wheat Alfalfa and Stock Land SHEEP FOR SALE L L. Uoatagae, Arnagtoa ToL l Athena, Oregon, September 18, 1931 No. 36 Editorial While all this cussin' is goin on about the prices of farm produce, lip-tkks, and fe male cigarettes, the weather, etc We might do a little cussin' about how cheap we are sellin' lumber with no buyers, dog gone it! Lumber's lower to day than in many years. Wish somebody would make me prove it try me out maybe I can. A. M. Johnson, Editor Weather Cold and stormy next Christ mas Buy Tum-A-Lump. Fair and warmer for building Buy Tum-A- Lumber. "Please, teacher, they weren't so used to lying in those days." York Dell is just finishing his latest of modern homes. Tum-A-Lum lumber was used to do the job. Some nifty home! Any installments due today, ma! No, John, I think not Any payments due on the house, the radio, the furniture, the rugs or the books? No, dear. Then I have $10 we don't need. What do you say we buy a new car? Classified Ad Section Notice: I will not be re sponsible for any debts con-' tracted on your coal bill this winter. Let me show you bow to cut it down. Signed A. M. JOHNSON. A Sunday school teacher ask ed a small girl the other day why Ananias was so severely punished. The little one thought for a. minute, then answered: A woman who was living in a hotel in San Francisco hired a Chinese boy. "What's your name?" she asked him, "Fu You Tsin Mei," said he, "Your name is too long. Ill call you John." . , "What's your name, please?" he said. "Mrs. Elmer Edward Mac Donald." "Your name too long. I call you Charlie." - Continental Oil Company Germ Processed Motor Oil Athena Service Station "Service With a Smile" r 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 32 LEE WILSON, Wgr. xxssssxxssxssxxxxxsx THE TWIN CITY CLEANERS -Dependable Service Lower Prices April 1st Ladies Spring Coats $1 and UP Silk Dresses $1.25 and Up Wool Dresses $1 and Up Merv's Suits $1.25 For other prices, ask the Driver Trade with the man who helps pay your taxes We call for and deliver every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday T. E. SMITH, Proprietor, Phone 1571 Freewater Oregon Lamps Lamps Why Pay More? Plain and Frosted Mazda Lamps" 25 Watt : Uc ' 40 Watt " "i7f 60 Watt ' "i7c 75 Watt ZlSc iiWHm 100 Watt 2Sc r 150 Watt ..50c 5 CORRECT VOLTAGE and CORRECT LAMPS ' ALL OTHER LAMPS ACCORDINGLY PRESTON-SHAFFER MILLING CO. Electrical Department, Athena, Oregon. Phone 1S2