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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1931
Page
3
Pathfinder Magazine notes Will Carleton’s view of Thanksgiving as a time of greed and appetite. It contrasts old Mount Vernon feasts with modern dinners and urges grateful acts toward less fortunate households. The piece stresses giving increases happiness and ends with a seasonal wish for goodwill.
County Agent J. J. Inskeep and Clackamas county farmers report a trial showing seed potatoes stored well, especially those put in cold storage in April, produced much higher yields. The top lot benefited from favorable storage all year. Athena duck hunters found ponds frozen Sunday, causing poor shooting conditions.
A reflective piece on Thanksgiving blends Browning satire with moral musings on gratitude. It cites appetite and mortality, the editor of the Outlook, and the Indianapolis News while urging reverence for growth, service, and the unselfish life.
The bird showed no signs of failure or distress as it woke early and enjoyed a hearty breakfast, signaling continued health and vigor.
Oregon dairy farmers earned about five percent return on investment plus wages for the year ending April 1 1931, as feed price cuts and lower costs offset weaker dairy prices. Irrigated eastern Oregon produced lowest costs, Willamette valley dairymen benefited from higher fluid milk prices, with coast sections strong in pasture value. The study, from Oregon State College, covers 514 dairies across 22 counties and will continue next year.
Government indexes show egg and poultry interests in the most favorable position among major farm enterprises. The November Oregon agricultural extension service report notes poultry prices on October 15 at 110 percent of the pre war five year average, higher than other farm groups.
Walter M. Pierce, Democrat national committeeman-elect and former Oregon governor, rejects John W. Davis's suggestion to base next convention delegates on current congressional apportionment. Storm doors have been installed at the Athena Hotel lobby to guard against winter weather.
Sunday school at 10 a m led by Lewia Stewart Superintendent with classes for all ages and skilled teachers. Morning worship at 11 a m features a children sermon A Message from the Postage Stamp and an Adult topic The House of God. Evening worship at 6 30 p m with B Y P A and topic A Rich Publican Saved. Thanksgiving prayer meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m with songs and thoughts. all visitors welcome.
Jonathan Butler chief assistant to Major John L. Griffith Big Ten commissioner of athletics has been selected by the Pacific Coast Conference to supervise athletics.
The second six weeks tests are in full blast. Students should study daily to avoid cramming before exams. Teachers welcome steady effort and students are urged to work hard for good averages as Thanksgiving approaches.
The third standardized test has been taken by the bookkeeping class and used to compare student work with peers and identify weak points. Typing awards exempt Bonnie Alkire Fred Singer and Garth Pinkerton from Friday sessions for few daily mistakes and Goldie Miller Leland Jenkins Marjorie Douglas Betty Eager receive similar exemptions for accurate typing.
The high school play Second Child hood drew large crowds both nights with loud laughter and applause. Between acts the band and glee club performed. Twenty five percent of admissions totaling $20 went to the unemployed relief fund in Athena.
An assembly on Wednesday afternoon November 18 featured songs The Midship Mate Welcome Sweet Springtime Columbia the Gem of the Ocean and Battle Hymn of the Republic. The junior class sold candy raising 10.65 to help fund the spring Junior Senior banquet. Robert Rose and Bud Miller earned one dollar each for ticket sales. Both boys tied for first by selling 45 tickets. The high school band began three new pieces Serenade a March and an Overture and added three members Gail Zerba Glenn Me Cullough and Max Johnson.
A group of Athena football fans attended the Thanksgiving day game between Whitman and Willamette in Walla Walla, witnessing the interstate rivalry on a holiday.
Oregon State Game Commission expects more than 3000 trappers licensed for the December 1 to February 28 season. License rises to 3.00, up 1.00 from last year, with fur take valued near 250000 yearly. Major furs include skunk musk rat coyote mink raccoon and bobcat. Beaver now fully protected. strong trapping activity anticipated due to few jobs. Interstate shipments monitored by federal game protector.
The forest service says Oregon will get 122557 as its 26 percent share of all receipts for fiscal year 1931. The funds will be prorated among counties with national forests based on the acreage of these forests within each county.
Oregon radio announcer Robert Gordon Duncan was released from Multnomah County Jail on Monday night after serving six months for violating the federal radio act by using improper language over the air.
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