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Press Paragraphs 'Flaming Forest" Standard Theatre, tomorrow night. Mrs. W. P. Littlejohn spent Tues day in Walla Walla. The J. T. club is meeting today with Mrs. Will riper. Miss Thelma Thompson of Pendle ton visited friends here this week. George W. Liojallen transacted business in Pendleton Wednesday. Born to Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Mc Ewen in Walla Walla March 24, a boy. Sam Thompson, prominent farm er of Pendleton was a visitor here Monday. Dr. Joseph P. Brennan prominent Pendleton physician visited friends here this week. Dick Clemens a former Athena resident was a visitor here from his home in Pendleton. The 0. D. O. club met Wednesday afternoon at the country home of Mrs. Lawrence Mclntyre. Frank Curl, prominent farmer of the reservation district was a busi ness visitor herj Wednesday. Elmer Merritt is having his cot tage on Fourth street reshingled. Henry Miller is doing the work. Mrs. Ora Shigley was operated on at St Mary's hospital in Walla Wal la Monday. She is reported to be getting along as well as could be expected. Mrs. C. E. Miller has recently re turned from Walla Walla where she had a minor operation on a finger. Mr. and Mrs. T. P. DeFreece of Walla Walla, were Sunday visitors at the Sims Dickenson home in Athena. Miss Lois Smith visited over the week end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Kirk, of Wes ton. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Beckner who reside near Nolin, visited Sunday at the Charles Williams home south of town. Mrs. Nellie Duncan of Waitsburg, was in Athena Sunday, attending the funeral of her late uncle, J. E. Froom. Mrs. Nellie Taylor and her mother Mrs. Leeper of Pendleton, motored here Tuesday and spent the day with friends. Mrs. Lillian Ray of Weston under went a major operation at St. Mary's hospital in Walla Walla Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Russell and little daughter, are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Russell, in Athena. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Martin and daughters motored to Walla Walla Monday where they were dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Clark. I I 1 I N 1 Clocks Clocks Clocks 98c to $4.50 Fully" Guaranteed mmmmmMMMismm McPadden'S pharmacy P I I I 1 I 5 I I pa IMli-AMUfcJJmfc-awaa .. SOME OF THE FACILITIES OFFERED BY THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ATHENA SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES For rent from $1 per year up. These boxes are kept in our fire-proof and burglar-proof vault, and they are uccessable to you at any time during banking hours. INTEREST ON DEPOSITS We will pay you interest at the rate of 4 per cent per annum, compounded semi-annually if you wish, on our certificates of deposit. In the last five years we have paid our customers over $75,000 in interest on deposits. WE OFFER FOR SALE Insured mortgage bonds, insured by the National Surety Company of America. These bonds are in $100, $.r0() and $1,000 denominations and draw, in terest at the rate of G per cent, coupons payable semiannually. 552,:!!)(i.U 137.44 57,500.00 13,579.78 6,400.00 :0,585.21) 77.o'JU.48 25.58 Bank Statement Charter No 451G. Reserve District No. 12 Report of the Condition of the First National Bank at Athena in the State of Oregon, ut the close of business on March 23rd, 1927. RESOURCES 1 a Loans and discounts including rediscounts, ac ceptances of other banks and foreign bills of ex ,.i,imirn nr drafts sold with endorsement of this bank (except those shown in b and c) $ 552,390.11 Total loans 2 Overdrafts, secured, $ 35.32 ; unsecured, $ 102.12 3 U. S. Government securities owned: a Deposited to secure circulation (U. S. bonds par value) 12,500.00 b Ali other United States Government securities (including premiums, if any) 45,000.00 Total 4 Other bonds, stocks, securities, etc., owned: 0 Banking House, 0,0(12.00 Furniture and fixtures, 338.00 5 Uiwful leserve with Federal Reserve Bank 10 Cash in vault and amount due from national banks 11 Amount due from State Banks, bankers and trust com panics in the United States(oth er than included in Items 8, 9 and 10) - , Total of Items 9, K, 11, is, una id u.o.uo 15 Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and due from U. S. Treasurer 625.00 Total - 738,948.08 LIABILITIES 19 Capital stock paid in 50,000.00 20 Surplus fund 00,000.00 21 a Undivided profits 22,208.49 b Reserve for 22.208.49 c Less Current expenses paid 7,149.22 15.119.27 23 Circulating notes outstanding 12,500.00 27 Certified checks outstanding 28 Cashier's checks outstanding Total of 21. 25, 20, 27, and 28.. '!) Individual denosits subject to chock ;:0 Certificates of deposit due inless than 30 days (other than for money borrowed) 31 State, county, or municipal deposits secured by pledge of assets of this bank or surety bond Total of demand deposits( other than bank deposits) sul joct to Reserve, Items 29. 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34... 242.237.20 35 Certificates of deposit (other than for money borrowed)...- 38 Postal savings deposits Total of time deposits subject to Reserve, Items 35, 36, 37, and 38 310,520.22 I nited States deposits (other tha n postal savings, includ- ing War Loan deposit account and deposits oi unitea States disbursing office 1,071.93 39 4.49 1,067.44 217,017.51 5,192.59 19,127.16 310,519.99 .23 47.500.00 Total 738.948.08 Mate of Oregon, County of Umatilla, ss. I, F. S. LeGrow, Cashier of the above-named Bank, do solemnly swear that tho above statement is true to tne Dcst ox my Knowledge una oeuei, Subscribed and sworn to before mo this 29th day of March 1927. E. C. PRESTBYE, Notary Public. Commission expires July 10, 1928 F. S. LEGROW, Cashier. Correct Attest: M. L. WATTS M. W. 1IANSELL HENRY DELL, Directors The Wilderness Woman" Standard Theatre, Sunday night. Five Gallons of gasoline is com ing to the owner of automobile li cense No. 105988 at Prestbye's Serv ice Station. Jay Williams, well known resident of Walla Walla, died Tuesday of last week, having been operated on for appendicitis. Mrs. Alma Koontz came up from her home in Portland to attend the funeral of the late W. P. Willaby, re turning Tuesday. Mrs. J. F. Twohy, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs F. B. Boyd, returned Tuesday to her home in Portland Mrs. Millie Gross of Brownsville, Oregon is visiting her ranch in the vicinity of Helix. H. M. Hale3 farms the property. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Whiteman and family and Miss Ruth Proebstel tf Walla Walla visited Athena friends the first of the week. Mrs. Delia Booher and Mrs. Ther esa Berlin of Walla Walla, motored over Sunday to attend the funeral of the late J. E. Froom. Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson who make their home on the Umatilla river above Gibbon, transacted busi ness in Athena Monday. Mrs. Andy Rothrock has returned home from the St. Mary's hospital in Walla Walla, where she has been ill with bronchial pneumonia. Mrs. H. J. Cunningham and daugh ters came up from their home in Pendleton Saturday and spent the day with Mrs. Forrest Zerba. Aaron Douglas and Nadine Elder, pupils of Athena grade school will participate in the county declamatory contest at Pendleton, tonight James Hodgen left Wednesday morning for Tilton, near Yakima, Washington, where he will be employ ed by the Standard Oil company. Mrs. D. H, Mansfield and Miss Yelva Mansfield of Pendleton were in town Sunday and attended the fun eral services of the late J. E. Froom. Miss Blanche Johnson who spent the spring vacation from University of Oregon in Athena, at the home of her parents, returned to Eugene to resume her studies. , Mr. and Mrs. Henry Koepke re turned Wednesday ofJast week from their honeymoon trip to Portland and other points, and will soon be at home to their friends J. W. Maloney, and other members of the present state game commis sion have resigned, in order to give Governor Patterson opportunity to make his appointments, New doors were installed at the entrance of the First National Bank building this week. The doors are of heavy hardwood frame, centered with beveled plate glas3. Nitrate fertilizer is being tried out on a five acre tract on the A. R. Coppock farm south of Athena. The tract has been sown to spring wheat, following spring plowing. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Raley of Pen dleton were here Sunday, attending the funeral of J. E. Froom, who died on Friday, March 25. Mrs. Raley is a niece of the deceased. Barney Foster's caterpillar plowing outfit has been at work this week at the Barrett place north of town With the completion of plowing the field, it will be sown to spring grain Miss Lcla Schubert who is em ployed at the Peacock flour mill at Freewater spent Saturday evening and Sunday in Athena at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ameil Schubert. James S. Johns, president of the Hartman Abstract company at Pen dleton and John Montgomery, man ager of the Pacific Coast Joint Stock Land Bank of Portland were visitors here Wednesday. When a broken plate glass window was being removed from the local telephone office, Henry Shroeder had the misfortune of having his arm badly cut. Ten stitches were neces sary to close the wound. E. O. Lee contemplates driving to Cheney, Washington, Monday. Tues day he will return to Athena, accom panied by Miss Dorothy Lee and Miss Juanita Woodruff, who are stu dents at Cheney Normal. The Dixie Colored Jubilee Singers entertained a large audience at high school auditorium Tuesday evening. The singers appeared under the aus pices of the sixth and seventh grade classes of the Athena schools, Gerald Kilgore has sold hii store delivery car and business to Ovell McPherrin. In former years Orell was in the delivery business heie, He will be prepared to do light haul ing in addition to taking care of deliveries. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Dudley motor ed to lJendleton Monday evening where they were guests at a dinner party at the Willard Bond home Mrs. James Sturgis and Mrs. Rich ard Mayberry were hostesses with Mrs. Bond. Visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Flint Johns over the week end were, Mr. Chnnman of Vancouver Washington, father and her two sisters, Chapman and Mrs. children of the latter. "The Fire Brigade" Standard Theatre, Wednesday night Mr. and Mrs. Dolph Thompson were in town Tuesday irom rsmg ham Springs. Mr. Thompson, who is manager of the Springs, reports lots of snow in the mountains with pros pects for plenty of water and a good range for stock, this season. Miss Stamps, who has been em ployed in the culinary department of the girls dormitory at Whitman col lege in Walla Walla for several years and Mrs. A. J. Ross and child ren of Freewater, were Sunday vis itors at the Roy Cannon home. Mr. and Mrs. William Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith and Ray Johnston, motored to Moscow, Idaho, Saturday where they visited at the George Johnston home, returning Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Johnston are the parents of Mrs. Smith and Ray. Mrs. Ralph McEwen returned home Saturday from Portland, where she was called when her father, E. E. Goff was operated on for relief from cataract on one of hts eyes. The op eration was successful and indica tions are that the patient's sight will be fully restored. Miss Cathren Froom who teaches school at Washougal, Washington, Thursday arrived in Athena to be p.t the beside of her father, who passed away Friday morning. She was ac companied here by Lyman Cooley of Portland. Mr. Cooley left Sunday for his home, and Miss Froom will remain in Athena for several day3. McLaughlin Won Debate McLaughlin Union high school wen the debating championship of its dis trict, which comprises Umatilla, Morrow,. Wheeler and Gilliam coun ties, by defeating Pendleton last Fri day night in the third debate with that school, held at Athena. Twice before Mac Hi has tied Pendleton in dual contests. Being winner of the contest Mac Hi is now entitled to meet The Dalles to determine who shall enter the finals of Eastern Oregon. The Eastern Oregon win ner will then go to Eugene to debate for the state championship." Bend Bumped After winning ten firsts at the traps in the Oregonian telegraphic tournament the Bend shooters were defeated in Sunday's shoot by Pen dleton. Pendleton high shooters were Dr. Hanavanx and Ralph Park, each with 25 straight, and Omer Steph ens with 24. total 74. Bend's score was 73. The Churches Baptist Church Sunday school at 9:45 A. M. Morn ing worship at 11:00 A. M. Junior Young People at 5:30 P. M. Senior at 6:30 P. M. The evening church hour will be in charge of the Senior Young People conducting a Fanny Crosby Memorial Service. Mid-week meeting every Thursday evening at 7:30 P. M. "Time whose tooth gnaws away everything, is ' powerless against truth." Huxley Church of Christ You are invited to hear Honorable Oliver W. Stewart the President of the Flying Squadron Foundation, at 11 a. m. Sunday. The Flying Squad ron is an organized group that re presents everything in Protestantism and the purpose of this group is to present a heart stirring and soul- reaching message in every commun ity in the United States at least once a year. Unver W. btewart is their president and chief speaker and Athena is more than fortunate to hear him. Be present and get the benefit. Come! All other services at the usual time and place. Dont for get the Bible school. Be on time, subject for the evening message will be "The Lord's Yard-Stick." The choir under the leadership of Miss Lorraine Terry will furnish scecial music for both preaching services. Card of Thanks We take this method of extending our sincere and heartfelt thanks to all who so kindly assisted us in our bereavement and loss of our beloved husband, father and brother. MRS. W. P. WILLABY. MRS. FRED KERSHAW, MRS. O. M. CASTLEMAN. MRS. GOLDIE BACON. MRS. FRANK KNOWLTON. w kod Just Received zA shipment of nifty 4-piece Boys Suits. Double Breasted Coat, Vest, one pair long, one pair golf Pants. Just the thing you want for Easter. Size 6 to 17 years Phone Your Order To 152 Athena Department Store Card of Thanks We are deeply grateful for the sympathy and assistance given us in our bereavement and loss of our husband and father. MRS. LAURA FROOM, MISS CATHREN FROOM. of Mrs. Johns Miss Josephine Coles, and two Spread of Leprosy America was discovered about the time that leprosy was widespread In Europe and there Is evidence that the earliest emigrants from Portugal and Spain carried leprosy with them. Mon tnva stntes that the first cases In Co lumbia were all In Spaniards as early ns 154.X The African slave trade wa a more Important factor, however. In spreading leprosy In the western hem isphere, 1,300,000 slaves bavins been carried to Central America by the end of the Sixteenth century. I THE STANDARD THEATRE Saturday, April 2 James Oliver Curwood s rrn w ti Try ne if laming it ores Antonio Moreno and Renee Adoree A stirring story of the Mounted Police presented by cTWetro at regular Admission prices. International News Admission Prices, 10c-25c-35c Sunday, April 3 It's a Wow The Wilderness Woman featuring Aileen Pringle, Lowell Sherman and Chester Conk lin. Alaska to Broadway with all the trimmings- Pathe Review Admission Prices. 10c-25c-35c ra Wednesday, April 6 Our Big, Fine Mid-week Offering Metro's Mighty Epic of the American Fire Depart ments and their Heroes. With Charles Ray and May McAvoy and a Big Cast .'.'The Fire Brigade" tells the story of the American fire-hero, revealing (as "The' Big Parade" revealed the soldier) the trials, the humors, the true thrill ing life story of these unsung heroes. Comedy Admission Prices, 10c-35c-50c EC