Advertising The cAthena Press circulates in the homes of readers who reside in the heart of the Great Umatilla Wheat Belt, and they have money to spend mm Mwtm mm Ktitered at the Post Office at Athena, OreKoii, as Second-Class Mail Matter Notice! If this notice is marked RED, it sig nifies that your Subscription expires with this issue. We will greatly ap preciate your renewal $2.00 per year VOLUME XL. ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. MAY 16, 1919. NUMBER 20 OF LOCAL If. HI, G.A. A visit to Athena Wednesday by District Secretary Walter, of the Y. M. C. A., accompanied by J. W. JMaloney, School Superintendent Green and W. W. Harra of Pndleton. result ed in action being taken for the organ ization of a local Y. M. C. A. M. W. Hansell has been appointed community chairman, and the work will begin with a drive for funds, starting on June 7 and ending on June th. Umatilla county is to raise 11500, Athena's portion being JH55.' The object of the organization is to promote Y. M. C. A. work in the small town and rural districts which here tofore has not been done, the larger cities being the only centers of en deavor on the part of the National or ganization, j ' As stated in the prospectus, prior to the war the interstate committee of the Y. M. 0. A. for Oregon and Ida'io confined organized work in the larger places and a few industrial points, and new Associations were established only when a strong initiative came from the community. The smaller towns and rural communities constitut ing one-half the population, have not been served except by such indirect benefit as they have received through Boys' Conferences and wortt in eol leges. It is now proposed to undertake a program that will within from three to five ears, put some form of Associa tion work within reach of HO per cent of the boys and young men of Oregon and Idaho, whether in cities, rural communities or industrial centers. The plan has been carefully consid ered by the interstate committee, ap proved by the interstate convention and has been approved by representa tive groups of men meeting in confer ence in different sections of the field. To bring such character of work as will be best adapted to every commun ity, six district or assistant State Sec retaries will be distributed throughout the fijld, keeping in close contact with every community. Their principal duty will be to organize and supervise county Associations and community effort. C. M. Bishop of JPendleton, has been selected as chairman of the Umatilla county Association. GRADUATING EXERCISES AT THE AUDITORIUM TONIGHT The graduation exercises of Athena High school will take place at the aud itorium tonight. Extensive prepara tory arrangements have been made for the occasion, and large attendance anticipated. The program of the eve ning follows: 1. Song "Wh-n The Flag Goes By, High Srhool Chorus. 2. Dialogue, - "Lost A Receipt. Kalph and Edwin McEwen. a. Violin Solo, - - Selected Joseph McElhaney. 4. Rec, - "A Child's Resolutions,' Marjorie Booher. v 5. "Oh. Who Wouldn't Be a Soldier?' First and Second grades. 8. Recitation, "Selling the Farm," Lorene Dennis. 7. Piano duet, - "La Grace," Audra Winship and Lucinda Dell fl. Recitation, "Cabin Philosophy," Velton Read. 9. Castle Waltz, 3rd and 4th grades, 10. School Prophecy. - Conrad Miller. 11 Vocal duet. "Spring Love Song," Hazel McFarland & Jeanette Miller, lii. Recitation, - "Picnic Time," Lois Johnson. Dramatization, "Sweet and Low," First and Second Grades. School Reveries, - Junior Class. 15. Song, "Lullaby." Jennamae Read, accompanied by Elizabeth Steele. 16. Reading "The Future of Our Nation," - - Leonard Snider. 17. Vocal solo. "The Winters Lullaby. Pearl Ramsay. 18 Reading. "St. George and the Dragon," - Frances Williams. IB. Presentation of Diploma, Judge B. B. Richards. in. Song. - '"Till We Meet Again." High School Chorus. And in the Meantime 18. 14 "Safety First." "Safety First." the Helix High school play, will he presented by Helix pupils tomorrow evening. May 17h, at Athena High school auditorium, com mencing at 8:80 o'clock. The proceeds will be divided between the student bodies of the Athena and Helix High schools. "Safety First" is a three act comedy, full of mirth provoking situations, and the cast has been drilled with the view to getting all out of the play there is in it. We bespeak for them a good house. Price of ad mission, 26 cents for school pupils, and 00 cent foi adults. Will Go to California. Chas. McFarland this week sold his iproperty near the Northern Pacific depot to F. B. Wood, N. P. agent, and with his family expects to go to Cal ifornia to reside. May Get French Service. A new opportunity for discharged soldiers and Marines is contained in word at the Pendleton recruiting office, announcing that they may re-enlist in the Marine corps and will be sent to France until next fall to relieve men now on duty overseas. In the fall all troops will be withdrawn and will be discharged upon their return to the United States. Applicants must be thysically qualified and only discharg ed soldiers and Marines will be accept ed. The enlistment Vfill be for four years, but notation will be made on enlistment papers and service record book that the applicants are for ape cial limited service in France and will be discharged upon return to the states. Pioneers June 6-7 The Leader reports that at a meeting of Pioneer Reunion committees Wed nesday. E. 0. DeMoss was elected gen eral chairman and will be the executive head of the picric, on whose broad shoulders will rest considerable respon sibility. S A. Barnes was chosen secretary. The usual expense budget was made out from estimates turned in by the committees. General con fidence was expressed that the coming reunion will be in all respects a hum mer. The dates are Friday and Sat urday, June 8 and 7. Hugh Robie, section foreman for the O.-W. at Thorn Hollow, was in town Saturday visiting his mother. l1 A gnxi tar eati type ef eigne Lubrication. By exhaustive study and actual tests the Standard Oil Company Board of Lubrica tion Engineers has deter mined the correct consistency of Zerolene for your make of automobile. Their advice and recommendations are made available for you in the Zer olene Correct Lubrication Cherts. There is a separate chart for ..acb make .of car. Zerolene it correctly refined from selected California crude oil. It keeps its lubricating body at cylin der heat, holds compression, givea perfect protection to the moving Eta and deposits least carbon. It 1 the product of the combined re sources, experience end equipment of the Standard Oil Company. Get a Correct Lubrication Chart for your car. At your dealer's or Cur oeareat station. STANDARD OIL COaCPAUT (California) OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST GUY CRQNK. Special Agent, Standard Oil Co.. Athena Pendleton will hold Its annual Rose rhow this year about June 1. The Grants Pass Chautauqua will open on Tuesday, May 27, and close Juno 1. The Master Plumbers' association of Oregon held its 17th annual conven ti6n at Astoria. Present Indications point to the big gest total yield of apples that Oregon has ever produced. At a special city election a bond issue of $40,000 was voted, 99 to 4, for a new city water system for Yam hill. The Deschutes county court author ized a county election on June 3. at which time a $125,000 road bond Issue will be voted on. A new $10000 bridge to take the place of the old ferry across the Alsea at Tidewater In Lincoln county, has Just been completed. The Deschutes county court has au thorized a special county election on June 3, at which time a $125,000 road bond Issue will be voted on. Forty head of mules, valued at about $2,000, were burned to death on the ranch of J. F. Harvey, near Pendleton. A $2500 barn is also a total loss. A. F. May, well-known Pendleton farmer, was killed instantly when his automobile overturned as he was on the way to town from his ranch. Captain Everett B. Wettengell, field artillery, is appointed an acting quar termaster while on duty at Oregon Agricultural college at Corvallls. The schoolhouse and contents at 1 PJmpire, three miles west of North Bend, were completely destroyed by fire. The origin of the fire is un known. Members of the First Presbyterian church of Salem will commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the found ing of the church In a four-day jubilee beginning May 18. Capacity orders for all the heart, wood fir ties available In the Eugene section were placed there by R. L. France, purchasing agent for the rail road administration. Adolph and Max Lewis, who are alleged to'have robbed the Washougal, Wash., bank, were born in Galice and lived at that place and in Grants Pass until a few years ago. Thirty-four thousand nine hundred and thirty-four pouuds of certified al falfa seed, ordered for the ranchers of the Bend section, has been received and is now being distributed. Stockmen ' and sheep growers of Klamath county have petitioned the secretary of the Interior to have the bulk of the territory in eastern Klam ath county thrown Into a grazing re serve. Nearly $2,000,000 has been received by State Treasurer Hoff from 25 of the 36 counties of Oregon, while the receipts from the other 11 counties are expected to swell the total another $500,000. After serving as a rural mail carrier out of Oregon City for 15 years, Frank vvnneman nus ueen mscnargea ny tho government, charged with placing lit erature of a Bolshevist nature in the mall boxes. With the capital stock increased from $55,000 to $100,000, the Hood River Apple Vinegar company increase its capacity this fall, en abling It to handle all the cull apples of the valley. Half a million railroad ties that have been stored In the Southern Pa cific yards west of Eugene, on the Coos Bay branch, will be shipped to eastern roads by the federal railroad administration. Fourth-class postmasters have been appointed in Oregon as follows: Air lie, Pott county, Kenneth L. Williams; Cove,- Union county, Logan E. Ander son; Friend, Wasco county, Elizabeth 13. Beckenstein. in accordance with a recent decision handed down by Circuit Judge Fred W. Wilson, of The Dalles, the Hood River county court has allowed county officials back salaries amounting to a total of $4,837.47. The annual state encampment of the United Spanish War Veterans of Oregon will be held July 3 and 4 In stead of during June, according to an nouncement made by Harvey Wells, state commander. Contracts for new road projects costing $1,500,000 will be awarded by tho state highway commission at Its forthcoming meeting at Portland May 27, according to an estimate an nounced by the commission. School children of Oregon will not be ri3ked to subscribe funds for the i purncse of maintaining the battleship Orifon in this state. This was tho I decision of Governor Olcott and Su perintendent of Public Instruction i Ch archill, who wero agreed that a Plan originating in Portland, to have sK '.ubtlc school pupils contribute on 8u; a week, Is not feasible. The Florence Commercial club has indorsed the proposed Roosevelt high way, bonds for which will come before the voters of the state at a special election to be held on June 3. The state highway department has announced the resignation of C. A. Dunn as division engineer for the commission. The appointment of C. W. Wanzer of Portland to take Dunn's place was also announced. Loganberry Juice undiluted for use In ice creams and sherbets and de livered to homes is not subject to the new tax, the internal revenue office ruled in the case of a fruit juice manu facturing company at Portland. Effort of the school teachers of Portland to win increases in their sal aries through a special tax levy ,f $531,000 was successful In the election held Saturday, the measure being ap proved by a vote of almost two to one, The farm department of the United States employment service reports a shortage of men for farm work. In the Willamette valley help is in de mand at $40 to $80 per month and in eastern Oregon $60 to $75 is being paid. The identity of the robbers of a number of Dallas stores during the past several weeks was ascertained .aat week, with tlie capture by the police at Vancouver, Wash., of Ru dolph Frickberg, a Dallas boy, not yet 20 venrs nlrl Total returns trom all irults in the Hood River valley for the season of 1918 will reach $3,000,000, the highest W(H l ever received by growers of the valley. The Apple Growers' association leads all local shipping concerns, reporting a gross business in excess of $2,000, 000. Dan Wuille & Co., the bulk of whose stock of 150 cars was shipped to England, report returns of $300,000. The business of the Hood River Fruit company will reach a similar figure. The fruit handled by the Hood River Apple & Storage company and that shipped Independently, It Is estimated, exceeded $400,000. IS. ROSETTA WHITE PASSED AWAY WEDNESDAY After a lingering illness, Mrs. Rosetta White passed away at 8 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, May 14th, 1919, at the age of 08 years, 2 month and 9 days. She had been an invalid for over two and a-half years, having been afflicted with paralysis. Her daugh ter, Mrs. Loveridge, had cared for her the greater part of the past two years. Rosetta Matilda Morris was born at Bedford, Iowa, Feb. 4. 1856. She was married to Harvey Sampson Shaw in September, 1871). Two sons were born to them, James Franklin, de ceased, and Harvey Elmer, of this city. Her husband died shortly after coming to Oregon in the year 1871. She afterward married Samuel M. White of Highland Oregon, and moved to Umatilla county, where she has since resided. To this union ten chil dren were born, six of whom have pre ceded her to the grave. She i: sur vived by five sons and one daughter; one granddaughter, two sisters resid ing in Seattle, and one brother of North Yakima. Her huBband, Samuel M. White, died May 23, 1914. Her surviving children are: Elmer Shaw. Athena; Grover C. White, Idaho; Al vin M. White. Butte., Montana; Mrs. Fay Loveridge, Durkeo, Oreg, Bert and Jesse White, Athena. The funeral is held today at 1:B0 in the Baptist church, Rev. Clevenger officiating. Interment will take place in the Milton cemetery. Asks Divorce from Husband. Pendleton papers announce that Mrs. Delia Booher has brought suit for di vorce from her huBband, Elmer Booher. Mrs, Booher alleges cruel and inhuman treatment and asks for restoration of her maiden name Delia L. Russell. She contends for an undivided one third interest in property reputed to be worth 145,000, payment of 50d to the court at once for expenses of tho i suit, and 1(75 a month for her support during the pending of the suit. Fire Loss Adjusted. Adjustment for the losses sustained by fire at the home of Mrs. L. P. Wil mot has been made by Mr. Richards, with complete restoration of the prop erty, amounting to the sum of !147.10. ! Mr. and Mr Wilmot are now at Eu j gene, and will soon be home from their I winter's sojourn at Loner Beach, Calif. TRANSFERRED TO HELIX, GAME GLOSES 2 TO 1 The Athena-Helix baseball game scheduled for Athena grounds Sunday was tansferred to Helix later in the day on Bccount of wet grounds here, after the Helix team, with a bunch of rooter. from their home town had made the trip over here. , The glad tidings was phoned over that no rain had marred the Helix grounds, and back the bunch went to battle in the town at the head of the flat. A late start was made, and it was 7 p. m. when the game, a fast one, was ended; score. Helix a, Athena 1. With Shang. Thorn and Hargett pitching for Helix, and Athena's bat tery. Banister, Lieuallen and McPher rin. working smoothly, but little base running developed on either side. He lix started off with one to the good in the first inning. Athena tied up the package in the fifth. In the eighth inning, Helix squeezed over the win ning run. for Athena could not shovej; runner around the circuit in the ninths1 ' Helix and Athena will play on tho Athena grounds next; Sunday after noon, and lovers of the game are prom ised a close contest, as the teams are very evenly matched. '-' Brings Body of Sailor. Miss Sylvia Beathe was in the city Sunday, visiting at the home of Mrs. L. Sherman. Miss Beathe, who was formerlv for several years employed in a local store, was here from Seattle with her parents, on the sad mission of bringing the body ot her brother, Ed- ..J H.tL- 1 ji i f k, i, . , ujuuu ueawie. who uieu in mew xorc City on April 10. Funeral services were held in Weston Saturday, inter ment being made in Weston Masonic cemetery. Her brother died while in the service, spending his time on the transports, and had just returned from a trip to France, prior to his death. Grand Lodge Position. Mrs. Ralph B. McEwen has been appointed by Mrs. Settlemier, Grand Worthy Matron of the Oregon Eastern Star, to a place in the coming session of the Grand Chapter, as "Ruth." The Athena chapter feels highly honored at the choice of its Worthy Matron to fill this place of distinction, and is sure of a gracious representation at the Grand Chapter. The session will be held in Portland, beginning June 7. EXTRA TEST for Tensile Strength This Extra Test Proves in advance that all fabric and rubber used in making Racine Extra Tested Tires, has abundant strength to meet the pounding blows of the road KAi TIRE RACINE Extra Tested Tires are known for the econ omy they bring. Extra Tests in Racine Rubber Company factories, give them extra endurance, extra mileage, extra value for the money. 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