THE PRESS, &THENA, OREGON NOVEMBER 27, 1931 .
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Dan Cupid has his innings while the task of gathering material for the
Thanksgiving feast is temporarily forgotten.
Not All Americans Look on Day of Thanksgiving
With the Pessimistic Eyes of Will Carleton
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Will Carleton in his verses on "Cap
tain Young's Thanksgiving," says:
Thanksgiving' day, 1 fear,
If one the solemn truth must touch,
Is celebrated, not so much
To thank the Lord for blessings o'er
As for the sake of getting more. -,
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It Is the "feastlve" day on which
Little Willie, on nearlng the end of a
bountiful meal, will sigh, "I've pretty
near reached my bust measure.'-! -And
dad will again wonder why Thanks
giving day doesn't follow Christmas so
he can be thankful that both nurse-''
bending" days are over. It is also the
season In which dogs and cats beat a
' tattoo on drumsticks with their teeth.
. Truly, a man Is old when he' begins
to fear mince pie. What this world
needs Is for some one to devise a plan
whereby the bone of contention can
be .utilized like the Thanksgiving tur
key, for making hash and soup. But
'twas ever thus these big Thanksgiv
ing meals. Indeed, some 140 years ago
the Thanksgiving menu of which
George Washington partook at Mount
Vernon consisted of:
Conceit of Fresh Fruit
Oyster Soup
(Mrs. John Marshall's recipe black
eye peas and Virginia ham knuckles
added.)
Roast turkey stuffed with wild rice,
pulverized bqiled chestnuts, artichokes.
truffles, chicken livers and toasted
bread crumbs, flavored with rosemary, '
sage and mother of thyme, larded with
Virginia ham fat and basted with
Madeira wlnej served with bogberry
sauce, fresh cauliflower and candled
sweet potatoes.
Old Virginia mince 'pie, served In
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New Orleans old ' French market
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daysl But, observes the Providence
Bulletin:
The special blessings for the sake of
which children and some adult persona
celebrate Thanksgiving day are transi
tory at best They center round the
dinner " table, "groaning with good
things." But even if Will Carleton
thinks that most of us regard such
matters as these more seriously than
the finer and nobler teachings of the
day, surely many of us grace the occa
sion with the Bpirlt of gratitude for
our "blessings," and endeavor to spread
this spirit by providing for the com
fort and happiness of some less for
tunate household than ours at this one
festival of the year,
t It Is a familiar law of nature that
the more we give the more we have.
This may not be true of material pos
sessions, but It is certainly1 true of the
things of the spirit. If we increase
the sura total of others' happiness we
Increase our own.
Anyhow, here's hoping you get the
long end of the wish bone I Pathflnd-,
er Magazine.
Potato Seed Storage
As much as 40 per cent difference
in yields was found between fields
grown from well stored and - poor
ly stored lots of seed potatoes
grown in a trial conducted by
County Agent J. J. Inskeep this year
in cooperation with several Clackamas
county farmers. The three high yield
ing lots in the trial were all from
seed put into cold storage sometime
in April, and the highest yielding lot
was the one that had the most de
sirable storage conditions throughout
the entire year, Inskeep said.
Athena duck hunters fcund ponds
frozen over Sunday, with the result
that shooting was poor.
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Day's True Spirit
Not Ourselves Alone, Ii
Thanksgiving Motto.
. Grow fat along with mo
The best is yet to be,
The last of life for which the first wis
made;
The ax is in his hand,
Assassination's planned. -Stand
pat, get fat, nor be afraid!
Poor vaunt of life, indeed,
Were Turk but made to feed
On corn alone; to seek, to find and
feast,
- When feasting ends, to howl
Is this the end of fowl?
Irks care the crop-full bird? No doubt
we'll soon be fleeced.
Rejoice we are allowed
To grow and yet be proud
To grace the festal board, be stuffed to
burst,
Be turned upon the spit
Till we have browned a bit,
Then eaten up with one fell swoop,
that's worst.
So take and eat thy Turk,
Save carcass that may lurk
Amid the gravy's lure; pick clean the
bones.
Next day, pray eat us cold,
Then hash us in a mold.
Soup comes at last, thanks be, to hush
our moans I
With Many Apologies to Browning.
Like the turkey and the epicureans,
we are prone to eat, drink and be
merry, for tomorrow we may die. We
must have a particular day appointed
In which to give thanks, lest we for
get. We take so much for granted,
accept all the good things of life with
out stopping to count our many bless
ings, or to name them one by one, as
we were admonished In Sunday school
so long ago.
; We enjoy years and years of health,
forgetting what a wonderful gift It Is
until illness toys us low. We accept
our friends who strew our path with
roses and cheer our way with kind
ness until one is gone, and we realize
how much more we might have been
lo him. We think we love our chil
dren, but when' they have all left the
nest, how gladly would we have them
hark (lint we might show them how
much more we could prove our love.
The editor of the Outlook, some
years ago, expressed the true spirit of
Thanksgiving so effectively that I
quote him verbatim: "If tbe end of
society Is to produce the largest num
ber of free human spirits, of generous
human hearts, of strong human hands,
of pure human homes, of noble hu
man lives; if the liberation of serfs,
the setting free of those in bondage,
the care and reverence for the man
ns a man, the open door to the boy
and girl whose feet are eager to climb,
the breathing of the breath of life
through a stagnant world, means prog
ress toward the ultimate goal, then let
us reverently thank God that we were
born In an age and in a country In
which It is our supreme good fortune
not to be ministered unto but to min
ister." "If we are to return thanks," be
goes on to say, "not for ourselves alone
but for all men; not for work done,
but for noble chances to work ; not for
a finished civilization, but for the
greater civilization that may be de
veloped; not for a few choice spirits,
but for the opportunity for all men to
lift themselves into the light; not for
things which make for our own com
fort, but for the things which make
for the healing of the world; not for
the life that has been lived, but for
the boundless life that is to be, then
let us thank God that he has given ns,
not things but chance of growth ; not
comfort but opportunity of service;
not ease of spirit but the tolls of the
unselfish life." Indianapolis News.
THE condemned bird showed no
signs of a breakdown, but rose
early and ate a hearty breakfast
ONLY ONE OF THEM
HAS RIGHT TO SMILE
It's sard to tell whether the turkey
is showing fright, or whether that fun
ny look is an attempted emulation of
the broad smile his capturer is wear
ing. But if it is a smile it won't last
kw Thanksgiving day is at hand.
UHEGON DAIRYMEN
GET FAIR RETURNS
Survey of 514 Farms Now
Completed for the Second
Year; Profit Shown.
Oregon dairymen may not be get
ting rich these days, but neither are
they as bad off as those in some other
farm enterprises, judging from fig
ures just compiled by the farm man
agement department at the Oregon
State college experiment station on
the results of the second year's sur
vey of 514 dairy farms in 22 Oregon
counties.
' Dairying paid these farmers, on an
average, five per cent on their in
vestment in addition to prevailing
wages for the dairyman and his fam
ily in caring for the cows, during the
year between April 1, 1930 and April
1, 1931. The fact that feed prices
dropped even before the big slump
in dairy prices, which did not hit
hardest until early in 1931, is re
sponsible for the comparatively fav
orable showing, say those in charge
of the survey. The work is being con
tinued another year to get data on
the present situation.
Average cost of production of but-
terfat for the year ending last April
was 40 cents per pound as compared
with 60 cents the year previous. The
reduction of 20 per cent is attribut
ed to lower wages and feed prices.
The average price received for the
year was 41 cents expressed as but-
terfat prices, or just a cent above pro
duction costs which, however, includ
ed interest, depreciation and wages
for the family.
Irrigated sections of eastern Ore
gon again led in low cost of produc
tion, the irrigated pastures and cheap
alfalfa giving farmers there a seven
cent advantage . over the Willamette
valley and five cents over the famous
coast dairy sections where year
around pasture is a great asset.
Willamette valley dairymen were
favored, however, by the larger out
let for fluid milk which was sold at
prices generally higher than that ob
tained for butterfat. The investi
gation is a joint project of the farm
management and dairy husbandry de
partments carried on by H. E. Selby,
A. S. Burner and G. W. Kuhlman of
the former department, and P. M.
Brandt, I. R. Jones and R. W. Morse
of the latter.
Poultry Industry Gains
Despite unusually heavy egg pro
duction per hen, government indexes
show that the egg and poultry in
dustry is in the most favorable posi
tion of any of the major farm enter
prises, according to data given in the
November report of the Oregon ag
ricultural extension service on the
farm situation. The general level of
prices for poultry products on Oc
tober 15 was 110 per cent of the
pre-war 5-year average, which was
higher than any other group of farm
commodities.
Pierce Doesn't Like Plan
Walter M. Pierce, Democratic na
tional committeeman-elect and former
governor of Oregon, does not agree
with a suggestion of John W. Davis
that delegates to the next party con
vention be chosen on the basis of the
present congressional apportionment.
The storm doors have been put up
at the entrance to the lobby of the
Athena Hotel, in anticipation of com
bating the rigors of winter weather.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
; Sunday school, 10 a. m. Lewis Stew
art Supt., Classes for all ages and
competent teachers for all classes.
Come and enjoy this service with us.
11 a. m. morning worship. A sermon
ette for the children on, "A Message
from the Postage Stamp." Adult
topic, "The House of God." B. Y. P.
U. at 6:30 p. m. followed by evening
worship topic, "A Rich Publican Sav
ed." Thanksgiving prayer meeting
Thursday evening at 7:30 P. M. with
special songs and Thanksgiving
thoughts. Young and old urged to at
tend. Visitors and strangers always
welcome.
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MaJ. John L. Griffith, big ten commis
sioner of athletics, has fWon selected
by the Pacific coast conference to sn
pervise athletics
Radio Tube Reduction
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Prices for Radio Tubes have been reduced and we are carrying
a large stock, suitable for all Radio Sets.
Tube Testing Free
We make no charge whatever for testing tubes. Bring yours
in today to make sure your set is receiving satisfactorily.
Cleaning and Servicing
Cleaning and servicing Radio Sets requires expert attention and
we are prepared to do that at our store, too.
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High School Notes
Grades
(Doris Street)
The tests of the second six weeks
period of this semester are now in
full blast. One should get his lesson
each day, and by doing this one
shouldn't have to take his books homo
the night before the ests, and try to
cram his head full in the twinkling
of an eye. This cannot be done with
success, but we can be successful in
our next tests by getting our lessons
every day. Our teachers will appre
ciate it because their worries will be
lessened concerning failures. It i
Thanksgiving time; we should all
have something to be thankful for.
Maybe we are thankful for our good
grades this period; if not, we should
begin now to work hard with zeal, in
terest and earnest daily labor for a
good average at the end of the semester.
Trappers Increase and
Licenses Are Higher
Bookkeeping
The third standardized test has been
taken by the bookkeeping class. It
covered the previous work very thor
oughly. By taking these tests the
students are able to compare their
work with that done by other book
keeping students. They are also able,
by these, to find their weak points
and correct them.
Typing Classes
Bonnie Alkire, Fred Singer and
Garth Pinkerton were excused from
typing I Friday, November 20, as a
reward for having an average of only
three mistakes a day in the ten min
ute tests given each day during the
week. An average of only two mis
takes for the three days of school
this week will be required for ex
emption from practice period Wednes
day. Goldie Miller, Leland Jenkins,
Marjorie Douglas and Betty Lager
were exempted from the Typing II
practice period Friday afternoon as
a reward for their accurate typing.
Play Well Received
The high school play, "Second Child
hood," received a large attendance
both nights. The shouts of laughter
and hearty applause were good evi
dence of the interest and approval of
the audience. Between act3 the high
school band and the glee club gave
several numbers. Twenty-five per cent
of the admission fees, which amounted
to $20, was donated to the unemploy
ed relief fund in Athena.
School Scraps
An assembly was held Wednesday
afternoon. November 18. The stu
dents sang the songs "The Midship-
mate, "Welcame Sweet Springtime,"
"Columbia, the Gem of thu Ocean"
and "Battle Hymn of the Republic."
Mr. Bloom spoke for a few minutes
upon questions of interest to the stu
dents. The junior class sold candy at the
play and made $10.65 net. This will
be used toward paying for the Junior
Senior banquet in the spring.
Robert Rose and "Bud" Miller re
ceived prizes of one dollar for ticket
sales. The boys tied for first place,
each selling 45 tickets.
The members of the high school
band have started practicing on three
new pieces, a Serenade, a March and
an Overture. They are also working
on some popular pieces to be played
at the basketball games.
The band has gained three new
members, Gail Zerba and Glenn Mc
Cullough, trumpet, and Max Johnson,
bass. "
A number of Athena football fans
went to Walla Walla Thanksgiving
day and witnessed the Whitman-Wil-lkmvttv
gamv.
More than 3,000 trappers will be
licensed by the Oregon State Game
commission for the Oregon trapping
season which opens December .1 and
continues for three months to Febru
ary 28, it was announced at the of
fices this week where applications are
pouring in for the coming season.
The license this year is $3.00 an in
crease of $1.00 from last year.
Annual value of the fur take in
Oregon averages close to $250,000,
the leading furs being skunk, musk
rat, coyote, mink, raccoon and bobcat
Other fur bearing animals which have
produced big revenues and can do so
again if properly protected are mar
tin, otter, fisher and the most valu
able of all, the beaver which is now
entirely protected.
Indications are that an unusually
large number of trappers will work
this year due to the lack of work in,
other occupations and the game com
mission is planning a careful check
on this activity. Interstate shipments
are checked by the U. S. federal
game protector.
Oregon's Share $122,557
The forest service announces that
Oregon will receive $122,557 as its
25 per cent share of receipts for the
fiscal year 1931. The money will be
prorated among the counties in which
there are national forests, based on
the acreage of national forests in the
counties.
Oregon Wildcat Freed
Robert Gordon Duncan, radio speak
er, was released from the Multnomah
county jail Monday night after hav
ing served a six-months' sentence for
violation of the federal radio act by
using improper language over the air.
TKanksgivirvg Day
Ahi On Thanksgiving day, when from east and from west,
From north and from south, come the pilgrim and guest,
When the gray-haired New Englander sees round his board
The old broken links of affection restored,
When the care-wearied man seeks his mother once more,
And the worn matron smiles where the girl smiled before. . .
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