' THE PRESS, ATHENA, OREGON, DECEMBER 4, 1931
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Athena, Oregon, December 4, 1931
SUPERFLUOUS GENEROSITY
Really it seems to have been super
fluous generosity on the part of the
Portland Chamber of Commerce to
withhold its approval of The Dalles
Warrendale dam project that support
ers of the Series D plan, and those of
the Umatilla Rapids Association
might get together on a common rec
ommendation, for in the light of re
cent events the Portland Chamber has
proved itself to be a fast worker so
why withhold approval on any pre
text, whatever? We had supposed
i that the Portland Chamber of Com
merce was all set behind the Rapids
project; that it recognized the prac
tical results to be inherited by two
states on completion of the $45,000,
000 plan. But instead of continuing
support of the men who pioneered the
Rapids project and organized it to a
point where it was to have congres
sional action, the Chamber flies the
track and embraces, all at once, the
stupendous The Dalles - Warrendale
proposal that would if ever in any
body's lifetime be carried into effect
drown out every town between The
Dalles and the mouth of the Snake
river, and involves relocation of two
lines of railway and the demolishment
of both the Columbia River Highway
and the newly completed Evergreen
Highway on the Washington side of
the river. The Series D plan esti
mates $71,000,000 for relocation of
railroads and highways, making the
grand total for constructing The Dal-les-Warrendale
project $475,000,000
which is plenty sufficient to blanket
Columbia river, improvement for all
time to come. But on top of this, the
Chamber gives us another generous
shot by tying up with the Grand Cou
lee proposition which involves an
other huge cost mark, $475,835,231;
or a mere matter of $950,835,231 for
the whole works. If that blanket
isn't thick enough to smother out any
proposed river improvement that we
know of, then we would like to meet
up with the fellow who has a thicker
one.
ly expected of the league in its func
tioning powers over a belligerent na
tion. Maybe it is just as well that
the United States did not become a
member of the league of nations; per
haps this nation is in a better posi
tion to enforce independently, treaties
which it may make with other coun
tries, thus giving them more value
and security than
paper."
"mere scraps of
but its football teams which have
played for seventeen years under the
coaching of Vincent (Nig) Borleske,
are big ones they win more games
than they lose.
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Living costs may fall and gasoline
prices are constantly fluctuating, but
gasoline taxes seem to know no other
direction than up.
Even though Clara Bow were not
the "it" girl she could easily qualify
as the girl who "strikes back." Not so
long ago she sent her girl secretary
to jail for swiping a lot of her best
duds and jewelry. Now the publisher
of a Los Angeles magazine will
board at McNeil's Island. He has been
convicted of sending obscene matter
through the mails in a series of arti
cles relating to the film star.
Alexander Pantages, Greek theatre
magnate, has been acquitted on the
charge of criminally assaulting a Miss
Pringle, vaudeville dancer. As a re
sult of the verdict returned after 60
hours deliberation, Miss Pringle pro
poses to push a $1,000,000 damage
suit against Pantages, "to give the
state of California one more chance
to show the world if it will not pro
tect its women."
To give work to the unemployed in
the trades, congress authorized the
sum of $700,000,000 for government
buildings. It is proposed to construct
245 new buildings to replace obsolete
structures, to provide 191 existing
buildings with major extensions, and
to erect buildings in 1,085 commun
ities which are now without Federal
buildings.'
HOUSE INSULATION BOOKLET
M. C. Betts of the United States
Department of Agriculture, Washing
ton, D. C, prominent in the field of
agricultural engineering, believes that
the farmers of the country who are
contemplating fall building or recon
ditioning operations will find much
useful information in a new bulletin
on insulating materials just issued by
the National Committee on Wood
Utilization of the Department of
Commerce. "House Insulation: Its
Economies and Application" is the
title of the publication which was
compiled under the guidance of a sub
committee of 12 nationally recogniz
ed building and housing authorities.
Mr. Betts, representing the American
Society of Agricultural Engineers, is
a member of the group. The bulletin
was prepared with the consumer's in
terest foremost in mind and is non
technical in its treatment of the sub
ject of insulation in building and con
struction. "The farmers' share of the
country's annual building and con
struction budget is large," Mr. Betts
said, "and millions of dollars go. into
farm buildings. The farmer naturally
is interested in making his dollars
count. This new bulletin should help
him, for it explains the proper uses
and correct application of insulating
materials to protect houses and build
ings of all kinds from extreme
changes in temperature, thereby min
imizing the need for excessive firing
of the heating plant in the winter
and making the structure more com
fortable in the summer."
Quoting from Harper's Weekly un
der date of October 10, 1857 seventy
four years ago, we find that the world
was facing dark moments at that
time. The Weekly said:
"It is a gloomy moment in history.
Not for many years not in the life
time of most men who rend this paper
has there been so much grave and
deep apprehension; never has the fu
ture seemed so incalculable as at this
time. In our own country . . . thous
ands of our poorest fellow citizens
are turned out against the approach
ing winter without employment . . .
In France the political caldron seethes
and bubbles with uncertainty; Russia
hangs, as usual, like a cloud, dark and
silent, upon the horizon of Europe;
while all the energies, resources and
intluences of the British Empire are
sorely tried. . ."
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From recent events it appears that
the league of nations is no bigger nor
powerful than is its influence to curb
warfare. That it has signally failed
to bring Japan to terms in the Man
churian situation, except on terms
compatible to Japanese' militaristic
demands, lends an entirely different
opinion a to what rvtryxnis natural-
Here's one instance where wheat
goes up: George S. Milnor, youthful
looking general manager of the
stabilization corporation, which
bought hundreds of millions of bush
els of grain in an effort to keep prices
up, tells the investigating senate agri
culture committee that the total
"paper loss" was $110,000,000.
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Ambassador Dawes is being boom
ed for Hoover's side-kick in place of
Curtis in the coming race for presi
dent. We have admiration and a heap
of respect for Charlie Dawes' ability,
but we are in doubt whether he is
strong enough to carry Herbert over
the top.
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Taxes are taxes, and as such, they
generally have to be paid one way or
another. A tax notice received the
other day by Otto Hogonson of Seat
tle, caused him to drop dead in the
assessor's office.
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As far as student body numbers go,
Whitman college is a small college,
616 TO 100 FORMULA
"Where the cost of 616 pounds of
wheat is less than the price of 100
pounds of hog, it will pay to use
wheat extensively for hog feeding."
This is one of a number of obser
vations on feeding wheat to livestock
made at the recent meeting of the
Eastern Oregon Wheat league at The
Dalles by H. A. Lindgren, livestock
specialist in the state college exten
sion service, who spoke on this sub
ject. At the present low pork price
wheat must be about 54 cents to make
profitable as a major feed for hogs,
Lindgren said. He advised grinding
the wheat and feeding it either with
skim milk or 10 per cent tankage or
fish meal.
For lambs, however, wheat is best
fed whole, Lindgren said. Alfalfa is
the best balancer to use with it,
though in some sections excellent re
sults have been obtained by feeding
some oil cake with wheat.
A profitable experiment in pastur
ing lambs on uncut wheat was report
ed at the meeting by R. A. Thompson
of Heppner who told of his successful
efforts to save several fields that were
too poor to harvest and thresh. He
turned 1500 head of feeder lambs
which weighed an average of 66
pounds into the wheat. At the end
of 58 days they were shipped east
and topped the market at an average
weight of 78 pounds.
Mr. Thompson then turned on an
other flock of 1500 which have since
been put in feed lots on chaff, wheat
and oil cake. A peculiar thing noted
by Mr. Thompson as well as by others
who have tried pasturing lambs on
uncut grain is that they pasture the
heads clean as they go, rather run
ning through the entire field.
"I never saw harder or better finish
ed lambs than these fattened on what
would have been waste wheat," com
mented Mr. Lindgren. "In addition
to the actual gain, of course, was the
increase in value of their original
weight brought about by the finishing
process."
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
In the county Court of the State of
Oregon for Umatilla County.
In the Matter of the Estate of Sarah
J. Harden, Deceased.
Notice is hereby eiven that the
undersigned has filed her final account
and report in the above entitled mat
ter and that the above entitled Court
has fixed Saturday, the 2nd day of
January, at the hour of 10:00
o'clock A. M. of said day. as the
time, and the County Court room in
the County Court house of Umatilla
County, at 1'endleton, Oregon, as the
place, for hearing of said final account
and report. Objections, if any there
be, to said final account and report
must be filed on or before that date.
Dated at Athena. Oregon, this 4th
day of December, 1931.
MAKY McKAY
Executrix of the Last Will and
Testament of Sarah J. Harden, Deceased.
Watts & Prestbye. Athena. Oreeon.
Attorneys for Executrix. D4J1
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
In the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Umatilla County.
In the Matter of the Estate of David
II. Sanders, Deceased.
Notice is hereby ariven that the
undersigned has filed her final account
and report in the above entitled mat
ter and that the above entitled Court
has fixed Saturday, the 26th day of
December, 1931, at the hour of 10:00
o'clock A. M. of said day, as the time,
and the County Court room in the
Lounty Court house or Umatilla
County, at Pendleton, Oregon, as the
place, for hearing of said final ac
count and report. Objections, if any
there be to said final account and re
port should be filed on or before that
date.
Dated at Athena. Oregon this 27th
day of November, 1931.
t'ALLY SANDERS,
Executrix of the Last Will and
Testament of David II. Sanders, Deceased.
Watts Frestbye, Athena, Oregon.
Attorneys for Executrix. N27D25
B. B. Richards
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22 Years Ago
The first game of basketball ever
played in Athena went on record Fri
day evening, when Company L., O. N.
G., of Pendleton won from Athena
high school in a red hot contest, by
the close margin of four points, the
final score being 9 to 5.
The annual meeting of the Uma
tilla County Caledonian Society was
held in this city Monday, and elec
tion of officers for ensuing year was
made as follows: John Bell,, presi
dent; H. A. Barrett, vice-president;
James Henderson, secretary; W. E.
Potts, treasurer.
James Ritchey, who sold part of his
Weston holdings not long ago and
leased the rest, has decided to locate
in the Willamette valley near Corne
lius, where his wife's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. F. Kilgore, are now liv
ing. IThe first annual stag supper, giv
en under the auspices of the men of
the Methodist Episcopal church, was a
thorough success in every particular.
The commodious basement of the
church was taxed to its capacity by
the big crowd that had come to attend
the banquet .
Wednesday night's meeting of the
Athena Commercial Association was
one of the most interesting sessions
held since organization. A number
of visitors were present, and the later
part of the evening was devoted to
social features. Refreshments were
served by a committee consisting of
B. N. Hawks, Edw. Koontz and T. H.
Beverley.
Nick Taitinger came down from Al
berta Saturday and will spend several
weeks with his family in this city.
Mrs. Unruh, state president of the
W. C. T. U.r addressed an audience
at the Baptist church yesterday after
noon.
Mrs. Theo Danner was over from
Milton this week, and was in attend
ance at the bedside of her niece, Mrs.
Jack Harriso'n, when she passed away.
Ocie Barton came down from La
Cross, Wash., Wednesday and left
yesterday for Madras, where he will
spend the holidays with relatives.
The various churches in this city
are making preparations for the usual
Christmas programs. Exercises and
Christmas trees will be had on Christ
mas Eve.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunt, who were re
cently married at Thornton, Wash.,
are visiting at the home of Mr. and
CLASSIFIED
Wanted Clean, Cotton rags at the
Press office.
Eyes examined, glasses properly
fitted at Schneller'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 708
Pendleton. Oreeon. 957 J
The Athena Hotel
MRS. LAURA FROOME, Prop.
Courteous Treatment, Clean Beds
Good Meala
Tourists Made Welcome
Corner Main and Third
Athena, Oregon
Foley's Honey and Tar
cures cows, prevents pneumonia
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Umatilla County.
In the Matter of the Estate of Henry
w. vogt, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all per
sons whom it may concern:
That James W. Maloney has been
appointed executor of the last will
and testament of Henry W. Vogt, de
ceased, and has qualified as such. All
persons having claims against said
estate are required to present them
with proper vouchers as required by
law, to the said executor at the law
office of Peterson and Lewis in the In
land Empire Bank Building at Pen
dleton, Oregon, within six months of
the date of the first publication of
this notice which is the 27th day of
November, 1931.
JAMES W. MALONEY, Executor
Peterson and Lewis, Attorneys for
ExwutOT. N27D25
Barber Shop
and
Beauty Parlor
Penn Harris, Prop.
Real Estate
Wheat Alfalfa and
Stock Land
SHEEP FOR SALE
L. L. Montague, Arlington
Dr. O. T. Harstad
DENTIST
Office Phone 632, Resident Phone 933
Freewater, Oregon
Dr. W. H. McKinney
Physician and Surgeon
Dr. Sharp's Office
Office Hours at Athena 1 to 6 p. m.
Phone 462. Office Hours at Weston
8 a. m. to 12 noon. Phone 83. Calls
made day or night.
Dr. Dale Rothwell
Optometrist
The best in glasses at a reasonable
cost.
Over Woolworth's Phone 1286
Pendleton, Oregon
Peterson & Lewis
Attorneys at Law
Practice in all State and Federal
Courts.
Inland Empire Bank Building
Pendleton Oregon
Watts & Prestbye
Attorneys-At-Law
Main Street, Athena, Oregon
State and Federal Court Practice
Mrs. Jerry Stone, Mrs. Hunt's parents
The couple teach in the Thornton
schools, which have been closed in
definitely on account of scarlet fever.
Mr. Alexander McFayden and Miss
Bernice Smith were united in mar
riage Wednesday afternoon by Rev.
Ryder, of the Baptist church. The
ceremony was performed in the par
lor of the Athena Hotel, in the pres
ence of relatives and friends of the
bride and groom. The groom is a
young man well known in the com
munity and his bride is a daughter
of the late John L. Smith. The youngJ
couple will make their home in Athe
na. Ten electric lights have been in
stalled in the basement of the Metho
dist Episcopal church. The new light
lends decided cheerfulness to that por
tion of the building.
Mrs. Harden Mansfield and two
daughters arrived in Athena Tuesday
from their home in Caldwell, Idaho,
and will spend the holidays wiljh
friends here and at Walla Walla.
Mrs. Charles Wall, of Pendleton,
and little daughter, were in the city
this week.
J. E. Herndon, of Freewater, was
visiting friends in the city Monday
and Tuesday.
Miss Lela Stamper is presiding over
the toy booth at the Mosgrove Mer
cantile Co., store.
BrunoWeber
Blaiksmi tiling
- AND
Repair Work
Prices Reasonable
Successor To
JENS JENSEN
The First National Bank
of Athena
Established 1891
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $110,000.00
Does a General Banking Business
and Maintains a Complete
Trust Department
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Celluloid Curtains
We are making a specialty of replacing Celluloid in
Side Curtains at resonable prices.
An Expert Mechanic
Will attend to Automobile Repairing.
GALLAHER'S GARAGE
J. E. Gallaher. Prop. Athena Phone 471
Send us your
ashable
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Choose the Meat Dish First
Specials
Home-made Mincemeat, Home-made Cottage Cheese
Sauer Kraut
Fresh Milk and Cream
From a Tested Dairy. At All Times
THF ATHF.NA MARKF.T
They're Warmer and Wear
Better when Laundered Regularly
Have your Blankets Done
Now
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Pendleton, Oregon
Bell
Gray
Are Always
Prepared
to do
Auto Truck
Hauling
and
Delivery
Promptly
Prices Risrht
Phone 593
Tum-a-Lum Fuel
Includes the Best there is in
COAL
and
WOOD
Building Materials of every description, for new
and remodeled homes
Tum-a-Lum Lumber Company
Continental Oil Company
Germ Processed Motor Oil
Athena Service Station
"Service With a Smile"
Automobile Accessories Tires
BRYCE BAKER, Prop. . . Athena, . . Phone 762
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
Men'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 Tuesday and Friday
TT. E. SMITH, Proprietor, Phone 1571 Freewater Oregon
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Why Pay More?
Plain and Frosted Mazda Lamps
25 Watt ...17c
40 Watt i7c
ZI 60 Watt 17c
wm 75 Watt 28c Bmsa
100 Watt .28c ZZZ3Z
150 watt... ;;;;;;;.50c ....
CORRECT VOLTAGE and CORRECT LAMPS
ALL OTHER LAMPS ACCORDINGLY "
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Electrical Department, Athena, Oregon. Phone 182