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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 12, 1926)
: 22 Years Ago : m m ........ .' November 11, 1904 ..." Athena, November 11, 1904. "To the citizens of Athena, Oregon: "As the chief executive of the city of Athena, hereafter, so long. as I re tain the office of Mayor, I propose to enforce the state law prohibiting gambling in any and all forms; the permitting of minora to loiter in sa loons; the sale of intoxiating liquor to minors; the running of disorderly houses, and to the best of my ability suppress vice, in any form it may be found. In the performance of this, which I consider my duty, I re quest all law abiding citizens to as sist me in enforcing the. law. ; .. , ': ' - . Respectfully, ' , "David Taylor. Mayor." ' Ideal was the day for election' in Athena and Umatilla county, .There was no excitement in Athena, but a fairly good vote was polled. The surprise of the result brought forth in polling the votes of North and South Athena precincts is that both, heretofore overwhelmingly democra tic, gave Roosevelt a majority. Max Dudley is out of school on ac count of sickness. J. N. B. Gerking has leased the Johns place west of town. The brick work on the new lodge building is completed and the car penters are now in charge. George Foster and Thomas Mosley have returned from Alberta and re- NOTICE OF SCHOOL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the legal voters i of School District No. 29 of Umatilla County, State of Oregon, that a SCHOOL MEETING of said district will be held at the school house, on the 29th day of Novem ber. 1926, at 2:15 o'clock, in the afternoon for the purpose of discussing the budget hereinafter set out with the levying board, and to vote on the ... A 1 ... nl -JJ n4-HlTf fflV proposition oi levying a spetmi umuv. va, , . The total amount of money needed by the said school district during k i : T., OI 1Q9A arA onrlincr .lima SO. 1927. IS eSr tne nscai year DeK""""K uu iun , r " . . ' v J;,,j timated in the following budget and includes the amounts to be received from the county school iuna, suite scnoo tmiu, bibuwukij ouiwk .., special district tax, and all other moneys of the district: BUDGET -ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES PERSONAL SERVICE: Salary per year Superintendent (1).... 916.67 Teachers (4).... .'- 4,800.00 . Janitors (1) 660.00 . ; .. . , Clerk (1) J5.00 Other services , , 300.00 . Total .1 : .:. 6,751.67 MATERIAL AND SUPPLIES: - Furniture (desks, stoves, curtains, etc.) . 300.00 Supplies (chalk, erasers, etc.) .............. " 200.00 ' Playground equipment .... 100.00 Janitor's supplies . . 50.00 ?, . . .'.; Fuel : : .....v...r:.-::..,:. . : - . 500,00 i?, ; , ? Light and power .... 100.00 Water ; . 70.00 ' Postage, stationery and printing ;:.r- ', ... 100.00 , x, :' . - . -t 1 '; O Total ." 1,420.00 MAINTANENCE AND REPAIRS: ' Building and grounds .1,000.00 , Total J. '. :. 1,000.00 INDEBTEDNESS: Bonded, and interest thereon ' 3,110.00 Total 3,110.00 INSURANCE: 300.00 MISCELLANEOUS: Premium clerk's bond 75.00 : ' Crippled children's fund 90.00 s " Telephone 30.00 Total , 195.00 EMERGENCY: .......... , .200.00 w. ; l Total .'. , 200.00 Total'estimated amount of money for all pur- -. poses during the year .'. ..........,: $ 12,976.67 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS From county school fund during the coming school year 1,800.00 From state school fund during the coming school year 200.00 . . . . From elementary school fund during the coming school year......... '. 1,40000 .' ' Estimate of probable unexpended balance at end. , , . , .' of current year......... , 1,943.04 ' Total estimated receipts, not including pro- '! posed tax . $ 5,343.04 RECAPITULATION Total estimated expenses for the year.....'......'........... $12,976.67 -- I Total estimated receipts not including proposed . tax 5,343.04 Balance, amount to be raised by district tax 4..$ 7,633.63 Indebtedness of District No. 2d is as'follows: Total bonded indebtedness ,...........$18,500.00 - - Total warrant indebtedness None Total amount of other indebtedness....- None , Total amount of all indebtednessJ-lSOO.OO ' Dated this 5th day of November, 1926. ' Attest: ERNEST. A. ZERBA , E. C. ROGERS, Chairman District Clerk. . Board of Directors. NOTICE OF SCHOOL MEETING , ' NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the legal voters of Union High School Dist. No. 7 of Umatilla County, State of Oregon, that a SCHOOL MEETING of said district will be held at the school house, on the 29th day of November 1926, at 2:00 o'clock in the afternoon for the purpose of discussing the bud get hereinafter set cut with the levying board, and to vote on the proposi tion of levying a special district tax. I' The total amount of money needed by the said school district during the fiscal year beginning on. June 28, 1926, and ending June 30, 1927, is es timated in the following budget and includes the amounts to be received from the county school fund, state school fund, elementary school fund, special district tax, and all other moneys of the district: BUDGET ;' ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES , -i - , PERSONAL SERVICE: Salary per year Superintendent (1)..., 1,833.33 Teachers (3) ; 4,300.00 Janitors (1) ,.. 660.00 Clerk (1) 75.00 Other services 300.00 Total MATERIAL AND SUPPLIES: Furniture (desks, stoves, curtains, etc.) Supplies (chalk, erasers, etc.) Library books Playground equipment Janitor's supplies ; f uel Light and power water :.. Postage, stationery and printing - Total :.::.::.:;::...:.... MAINTANENCE AND REPAIRS: Building and grounds .. 7,168.33 ...... 4. 300.00 200.00 40.00 100.00 50,00 500.00 100.00 70.00 100.00 1,460.00 1,000.00 Total INDEBTEDNESS: Warrant, and interest thereon.. Total MISCELLANEOUS: Premium clerk's bond Telephone 50.00 1,000.00 50.00 50.00 30.00 Total . EMERGENCY: .. 200.00 80.00 Total 200.00 Total estimated amount of money for all pur poses during the year.:. 9,958.33 - ESTIMATED RECEIPTS - . .. Estimate of probable unexpended balance at end v of current year.. ' 51.72 Total estimated receipts, not including pro posed tax ft 51.72 RECAPITULATION Total estimated expenses for the year 0,958.33 Total estimated receipts not including proposed .... ; 51.72 Balance,, amount to be raised by district tax $ 9,906.61 Ihe indebtedness of District No. 7 is as loliows: Total bonded indebtedness... None Total warrant indebtedness '.! None Total amount of other indebtedness None Total amount of all indebtedness None Dated this 5th day of November 1926. Attest: ERNEST A. ZERBA ARNOLD WOOD. Chairman, District Clerk. Board of Directors, port that both have invested...in land there. " JVIosley secured a half section within three miles of town, paying $10.50 per acre. Their tales of the size and .quality of the vegetables grown in that locality are eye open ers. .. :, v Miss Grace McElroy spent Satur day and Sunday with her parents on the farm near Pendleton. .' ' Charles Norris makes a specialty of light harness in which skilled workmanship and A 1 material enter as. prime , factors. Charley, has just completed a $75 set for F. S. Le Grow,. the equal., of which, for the money,' cannot be duplicated in East ern Oregon. The Norris style and the Norris finish is there. November 15 ; Friday afternoon, in company, with Engineer Miller, Taylor and Coun cilmen Kirk, Stone and Gillis drove to the Stewart place north of town for the purpose of investigating the possibilities ;of sufficient water sup ply for a gravity system. The ele vation was found to be ample to af ford conditions for a flow of water t.o a spJejidid ' Reservoir site on the farm of ilCA,. Harnett northwest of town,:, . V. ' i There will, be a grand masquerade ball at .the; Athena opera house, on Friday 'evening, November 2j. A floor-committee has been appointed consisting of Bryon Hawks, Million; Bert Marsh, Weston; York Dell, Athena; Laurence Lieuallen, Adams and Frank: . Stanton, Helix. Music will be furnished by Johnson's popu lar orchestra. Tickets, $1.00; supper at" Athena hbtel. Masks' can be secur ed at Charles Gay's store. - ' Born, to Mr. "and "Mrs. L. G, Pickel, November 17," a daughter. ,Otis Ingle, of Milton, spent Suijday with Athena friends. ' Albert Bales and his mother, Mrs. Walker, visited in Pendleton last week. . ; ; Word is received here that Herman Curtis is laid up at his home near Madras, Crook county, from a kick by a horse. No bones are broken and no serious consequences are ap prehended. Mrs. O. C. Beck left yesterday for a week's visit with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Nelson, at her home near Havana station. Charley will be absent this - week, going with ; a party to the Columbia river, on goose hunt. V Baptist Church -f Sunday school at 9:4.5 A. M. folr lowed by Devotional and preaching at 11:00 A." M.' Junior YoUng People at &:30 P. M. Senior at 6:30 P M. Song and Praise Service at 7:80 P.'-M.. "O worship the Lord, in the. beauty of Holiness,". Young Peoples ., Prayer meeting Tuesday evening 'at 7 :'30 P. M. Mid-week meeting every Thdi's-" day evening at 1$Q :PM.. j- , ... ,:, On Wednesday evening November j 17th at 7:30 P. M. the meifof the' town are invited to the church for the purpose of organizing a Mens League. This includes young men as well as older men." In no other" way can we learn to know each other as well as in 'a get together movement. Men let us eet together. Church of Christ , Bible school 10 A. M. Floyd Pink erton, Superintendent. Thera has been a marked increase, in ther attend ance at Bible school in the last few weeks. We have a class for every age and you are invited to attend The subject for the morning sermon is "The Devil." This is the last of the series on the great Spiritual characters of the Bible. Wa invite you to hear the Bible teaching ' on this very interesting character. Even inb subject, The Greatness of a Great Man. Junior C. E., society at 6:30 P. M. Ladies Aid at the church, Thurs day 2 P. M. Choir practice Thurs day 8 P. M. Cordial welcome to alb Methodist Episcopal church ; Church school at 10.00 A. M. Morn ing ".worship at 11:00 A. M. -Younir People's service at 7:30 P. M. Choir rehearsal' at 7:30 Tuesday evening. CLASSIFIED For Sale Thoroughbred buck at a reasonable price. Louie Ringel, Phone 32F21. For Sale Second hand cabinet sewing machine. Inquire at Press of fice. ' ' Ducks Young, fat ducks for Thanksgiving. Phone Lawrence Pink erton, 26F12, Athena. For sale cheap A leather covered Morris chair, rocker and other furni ture including sewing machine, at this office. Call Piano for Sale Located in vicin ity of Athena. Strictly high ; grade piano must be sold at once for larga Eastern factory. A bargain,' terms, $10 monthly. For particulars and how it can be, seen please write T. G. Fellows, Factory Piano Adjuster. 6 - Frent-StreeV Portland; Oregon, . . . , ORIGINAL ESTIMATE AND ACCOUNTING SHEET ; ;5; i - This original estimate is' made in compliance with section 231-A of the school laws of 1921 land shows in parallel columns the unit costs of the sev eral services, material and suppliesfor the three fiscal years next preced ing the current year,, the detail expenditures for the last one of said three preceding .fiscal years and the budget allowances and expenditures for the current yeart . .: , '- . -. . ' - " . " "- ',:;. ' EXPENDITURES ITEM . Estimated v. , v. expendituer3 'frir the ensuing ' School year . Expenditures and budget allowance for last school year Exrenditures Dudset allow'oe In Detail i . in Detail Last year of 8-year period Marcelling Expert Marcelling and all lines of beauty work. Mist Chap pelle, Weston, Oregon. Call 292 for appointment PERSONAL . SERVICE : '. : " -Superintendent , . ......::..$1,833.3:V " Teachers .;..:..'..v..'.j.f!..,..",... 4,300.00- Janitors " i:.....:;.'..'..;."........ 660.00 ... Clerk' . ,75.00 Other services'- 300.00 Total Personal Services...... 7.168.33 MATERIAL AND SUPPLIES: ; Furniture (desks, ect.).. 300.00 ; Suppiles (chalk, etc.)..., 200.00 Library books 40.00 i Flags ' Playground' equipment.:;-. - 100.00 Janitor's supplies...'......;.. 50.00 , ; , -Fuel ul.. 500.00. : - ' Light and power...,...,...,. iOO.OO . , Water :.L.'...:...:. 70.00 " t Postage and stationery.. 100.00 - -: - ; ist-'j,- Total Material & ? Supp-lies... 1,460.00 MAINTENANCE AND, REPAIRS: Buildings and grounds.' 1,000.00 1,000.00 Total Maintenance & Rps. INDEBTEDNESS: i4 : , , Warrant and int. ithereon v; 50.00 $1,833.33 $1,833.33 - 4,550.00 4,550.00 625.00 625.00 75.00 75.00 528.98 250.00 7.612.31 7,333.33 ,349.34 200.00 . 190.57 200.00 33.00 50.00 2.44 7.14 1.50 - 100.00 8.99 75.00 393.60 ' 500.00 103.02 90.00 67.50 . 60.00 110.71 100.00 1,260.67 1,582.14 649.01 , 400.00 649.01 ; 400.C0 $ 15.00 15.00 47.56 25.52 .j.j.iu:S.'. 50.00 50.00 Total Indebtedness . INSURANCE:.!!,:.;; Total Insurance ...... MISCELLANEOUS: , Telephone otaf Miscellaneous" .:.'....... 30.00 EMERGENCY: 200.00 : 25.52 50.00 30.00 29.42 29.42 Total Emergency GRAND TOTAL... 200.00 100.00 100.00 600.00 600.00 47.56 50.00 60.00 ,..$9,958.33 $9,576.93 $9,815.47 $112.56 I, Ernest A. Zerba, do hereby certify that the above estimate of ex penditures for the year-1926-1927 was prepared by me and that the expen ditures and budget allowance for the current year and the expenditures for the three fiscal years next preceding the current year as shown above have been ' compiled; from the Records in my charge and are true and correct copies thereof.- . . . ERNEST A. ZERBA, District Clerk. NpTICE OF. CITY .BUDGET FOR 1927 AND HEARING THEREON Notice is hereby given- that the following is a true and correct copy of the budget for the fiscal year beginning January 1st, 1927, and ending De cember 31stj 1927, as prepared and adopted for the City of Athena, Umatil la Counfyi Oregon, by the Budget Committee of the said City at a regular moor.w thereof, hpld Yrti -the 25th dav of October. 1926. and that the origin al estimate sheets are on file at the office of the City Recorder of said City, where the same may be inspected: ';' .. ; ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES FOR 1927 WATER DEPARTMENT Water Bond Sinking Fund (Bonded) $ 1,000.00 Interest on Water Bonds (Bonded) 720.00. Salary of Water Superintendent 900.00 Maintenance and Repairs 2,500.00 Material and. Supplies..! 900.00 Power for Pumping.... 600.00 Miscellaneous , ,. 860.00 '-'' Total ....!...: POLICE DEPARTMENT- . Saflatyj of ..-City .Marshal ,..4iv Miscellaneous ' . " 7 Total . . ' '' STREET DEPARTMENT ' ' Installment 'on Bonds (Bonded).. Interest ;bn; -Bonds (Bonded).:.;.!., Maintenance -and Repairs...... Material and Supplies, 1 Street Lighting Miscellaneous :..k.....:..i : , !-' .;sa.:'- Total "... LIBRARY DEPARTMENT General .,...,.f..rf....i. .... . ' " Total RECORDERS DEPARTMENT' Salary of City Recorder Miscellaneous ....;., ' Total '.. TREASURER'S DEpARTMENT- Miscellaheous Total LEGAL DEPARTMENT Annual Retainer Fees.. 5 '- " Total : ........ MISCELLANEOUS ... Interest on. General Obi. Bonds (Bonded). r: City Elections..-..,..,. Emergency Fund.'...:.;...:; .i Total $ 7,480.00 '600.00 ir 100.00 " ; . 700.00 .7,317.75 2,390.00 500.00 "' 250.00 '. 890.00 250.00. : 11,597.75 250.00 250.00 eoo.do 20.00 620.00 " 240.00 20.00 260.00' 420.00 ,: ; 420.00 1,200.00 90.00 750.00 2,040.00 Total Estimated Expenditures for 1927 ESTIMATED. RECEIPTS FOR 1927 Water Rents ; $ 3,200.00 Licenses ., 50.00 Street Improvement Installments : 3,200.48 Interest on Street Imp. Inst 897.37 Taxes (Geiieral $10,250.00; Bonded $5,769.90) 16,019.90 23,367.75 , Tptal DETAILED STATiMENT: OF EXPENDITURES FOR1 ? MONTHS .OF CURRENT FISCAL YEAR TOGETHER ' ' TIE ESTIMATES THEREFOR WATER toEPARTMENT -. Estimated Water Bond Sinking Fund....:..... $ 500.00 Interest on Water Bonds..... 360.00 Salary of Water Supt 450.00 Maintenance' and Repairs 2,500.00 Material and Supplies 450.00 Miscellaneous :........... ; 430.00 $23,307.75 FIRST SIX WITH Paid $ 500.00 300.00 500.00 2,826.00 204.00 407.27 Totals 4,690.00 POLICE DEPARTMENT , Salary of City Marshal ". . 300.00 Miscellaneous 50.00 City- Elections 45.00 Emergency Fund 500.00 Totals 1,145.00 600.00 (Note: Items marked with are the budget estimates for the entire year and are set down in full for the reason that all or practically all of the expenses for the year in those items have been paid during the first six months) . DETAILED STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OF 1925 WATER DEPARTMENT Water Bond Sinking Fund ..$ 1.000.00 Interest on Water Bonds Salary of Water Supt Maintenance and Repairs.. 720.00 1,000.00 112.47 and Supplies 1,400.60 Material Power for Pumping Miscellaneous 606.55 1,299.92 Total STREET DEPARTMENT Interest and Installments on Bonds.. Street Lighting 6,139.01 4,400.00 900.00 Total 5,300.03 GENERAL ' Salary of City Marshall 500.00 City Library Maintenance 250.00 Salary of City Recorder 600.00 Salary of City Treasurer 200.00 Annual Retainer Fee 420.00 Interest on Gen. Obi. Bonds 1,200.00 Brief Printing 204.30 City Service '. 59.51 Mis. Cartage, Printing, etc 166.38 Total 3,600.19 Total Expenditures for 1925 $15,039.23 TOTAL EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEARS OF 1924 and 1923 Total Expenditures for the year of 1924 $18,053.16 Total ExriPllHitnroa fnr iha voar nf 1Q91 11 K1A CO STATEMENT OF THE OUTSTANDING I N D E BT ED N ESS OF THE CITY OF ATHENA f)T THE 31 at nAV ni? stpptmtjito moc OUTSTANDING BONDS (All at 6 per cent) uenerai uongation Bonds $20,000.00 Water Bonds Street Improvement Bonds (Main, 3rd, J. & A.) Street Improvement Bonds (Fifth Street) Street Improvement Bonds (Currant Street).... Street Improvement Bonds (Fourth Street).... Street Improvement Bonds (Hunt Avenue) Total Olltstnndino, RnnJo SINKING FUNDS ON HAND SEPT. 31st7 1926 waier cona sinning iuna Main, 3rd, Jefferson and Adams Fifth Street Currant Street Fourth Street Hunt Avenue 12.000.00 22,500.00 11,500.00 1,500.00 2,348.26 2,000.00 71,848.26 ..$3,103.58 50.63 326.92 . 255.45 ' 94.56 154.12 Total 3,985.26 Notice is Viprohv f,tit-Cl.V"'tv.'";' "iZ'""n""'"" r, $67,863.00 au r . tj.vtn luoi me vuiuiuoii council or tne tjity ot tv,Q 9Qtt, Oregon meetinK as the levying board for said City, will meet on the 29th day of November, 1926, at the hour of 7:30 P. M., at the office of Cltv RennrHer R R Pihoa ...v.:i. ...j "1B unite oi u ii u iT- x x ..ioiuo, i. which wine una piace any person who levSte S"ch ?Me be, $ or gainst any nZVjr j A-1 "m K "'eu. ana aiier sucn neanng the Common KSnM af&wJ 1 Pf? make deternne. and declare 7 ii. i" , , - ;c,lcu " " curreui assessment ana tax roll to Sn? . JZ rSSw0 It iLA.the"a W H-cal year begin- I hlQ TlntlPO iq miKluilinJ i. x . a l . . - 208 of thrfip;V.i ,runl2.ln? P,rovls,ons of Vh.aP "8 and . , Vi vyicfiun mi ijcL as amenuea ny Uhanter 142 , Jze ?f 9eeon for 1923 and Chapter 28 of the Laws of Oregon for na Oregon direCtin f the Budet Committee of the City of Athe- Dated this 5th day of November, 1926. . B. B. RICHARDS, City Recorder. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ATHENA Established 1891. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $110,005.00 mm The Lumber ou Y Need If you are planning alterations or ad ditions to your building, let us give you an estimate on the Lumber need ed. You will be pleasantly surprised at the reasonble total we will quote. Wood and Coal Fence Posts Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co. Main Street, Athena 350.00 Totals STREET DEPARTMENT Installment on Bonds.' .". 1,505.00 Interest on Bonds 500.00 Street Lighting ., 445.00 Miscellaneous ......;.... 1,125.00 Totals ." ........ .: 3,575.00 LIBRARY DEPARTMENT General - Totals .;, 250.00 RECORDER'S DEPARTMENT Salary of City Recorder 300.00 Miscellaneous .-. 10.00 ' ' Totals TREASURER'S DEPARTMENT Salary of City Treasurer Miscellaneous ' Totals . LEGAL DEPARTMENT - Retainer Fees Totals MISCELLANEOUS Int. on Gen. obi. Bonds.., 310.00 120.00 10.00 130.00 210.00 600.00 4,797.33 250.00 ! 10.00 I 1 260.00 j 1,504.40 410.00 450.00 i 200.00 i 2,564.40 j 250.00 1 ! 300.00 J 10.00 . 310.00 120.00 10.00 130.00 ; 210.00 j 600.00 j Whitehead's Barber Shop Lee Whitehead, Proprietor We make a specialty of cutting Ladies hair in all the prevailing styles Fair and Courteous Treatment Agency for Troy Laundry and. Twin City Cleaners Phone 492
