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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1928)
Entered at the Post Office at Athena, Oregon, as Second-Class Mall Matter - -L , VOLUME 49 ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGO& FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 13. 1928 NUMBER 2 Fast Melting Snow Floods ; City Streets Three Thoroughfares Carry Turgid Waters Through Town. IN PACIFIC FLIGHT Melting under the influence of a chinook wind and sunshine, eight inches of snow and ice let go on the slopes of the Kirk field east of town, V. Sunday at nooiwand the turgid flood waters rushed through tne city over three streets. I Fifth street in the residence dis trict caught the flood and carried it south to Adams, Jefferson and Main streets, where it rushed on west, through the Tum-a-Lum Lumber yard, and hence on to Wild Horse creek. Hijrh street also carried a quantity of water and property on upper Third and Fourth streets, was inundated during the afternoon. Improvised wing dams afforded re lief in directing the flow of water away from Main street to the extent that basements were not flooded.with the exception of that of the Athena Department Store, where the water entered from the rear of the building, before assistance arrived and it was controlled by diversion methods. Friday evening one of the highway department snowplows was utilized ' to push the deep snow into the center of Main street, from both sides. "This facilitated traffic by affording a oneway space on each side of the street, and providing ample parking room. Also when the flood came the pave ment was open from the center of the street to the curb, giving the water a free course without ob struction. Had the snow and ice not been shoved to the street center it would have blocked the flood and every basement on the thoroughfare flooded. ' Serve Prison Term Dr. Nelms Must ' Walla - Walla.Dr'Milton'' 'A. Nelms took calmly the news that the supreme court of the United States had refused a review of his convic tion in the federal court here on the charge of violating the Harrison anti-narcotics act. He would make no statement except that he did not know what steps might be taken and that they were up to his attorneys. His attorneys said this probably end ed the case. Dr. Nelms was convicted March 13, 1927, on three of six counts of an in dictment and was sentenced by Judge Webster of the federal court to two years at, McNeil island peni tentiary on each count and fined $1000. Sentences were to run con currently. In October the United States circuit court of appeals at San Francisco upheld the conviction and the case then was taken to the highest court for a review. Dr. Nelms 2 is out on $10,000 bonds. Principal testimony aeramst Dr. Nelms was given by Francis Demarr, also Known as Louise Fitzpatrick, a federal narcotics agent, who said she made successive visits to Dr. Nelms1 office and got "shots" in the office and prescriptions, paying government money each time. Death of Mother Orphans Children County Court Will Look After the Welfare of Three. i . i Mrs. Will Erwin of Texas) compan ion of her lnisbund. Captain Erwin, In Ills flight from California' to Hawaii. She Is an accomplished flyer and radio operator. ' : Alexander O. Kirk - Dies At Dayton Of Heart Failure It Was a Hot Game About the warmest basketball wit nessed on the local gym floor this season was seen Saturday night, when Athena Hi defeated Union by the score of 19-16. Union had been defeated on the previous night by a narrow margin at Pendleton and came to town with the determination to even up on the local quintet. From the tap of the gong a real game was on with Athena leading at the half, 12-4. Myrick was the scoring ace for Athena, with 16 points. Crowley crimped the other three points for his team. Scoutmaster Leaving D. W. Hackett, scoutmaster for the Athena boy scout troop.owing to re moval from the city has resigned his office and turned the command of the troop over to M. I. Miller and Mr. LeRoy. Mr. Hackett has been very successful in boy scout movement in Athena, and the troop he organized is actively participating in the dif ferent branches of scout work. N. P. Mail Pouch A new mail pouch leaves Athena at six o'clock each evening via Walla Walla with mail routed north and west of that city for points on the Northern Pacific. This new Northern Pacific pouch will greatly facilitate contact with the Pasco-Elco air mail service at the Pasco connection. Alexander. O. Kirk, a former resi dent of Athena vicinity, died at Day ton, Washington, Saturday last, as the result of heart failure. . While-in failing' health for a year past his death came suddenly and unexpected. Funeral services were held at Day ton Tuesday afternoon. He is sur vived by his widow, three sons, Her man and Dewey of Dayton, and Roy of Thorn Hollow; five daughters, Mrs. Dave Bonifer of Gibbon; Mrs. Elmer Taylor of Cambridge, Idaho; Mrs. Edward Walker of Waitsburg, and Mrs. i Free Cauthers of Adams. Mr Kirk was endowed with remark able literary talent. A great lover of poetry, he often delighted his friends by reciting Burns and other favorite poets. Himself a gifted writer of verse, many of his friends , treasure poems written for them, and present ed with his compliments. One of these friends, B. B. Richards, has a choice collection, and the following one has been selected for publication in con nection with the passing of its author. Mr. Kirk wrote the verses after hear ing a sermon: Knock And the Door Shall Open Come to the Lord while he is waiting Ume from near and afar; Come bear the cross for Jesus, Come while the door is ajar. The door may soon close forever, Ourselves and our loved ones un saved; What anguish and sorrow in knowing No repentance is found in the grave. Knock and the door shall be opened, Knock and admitted you II be. Knock is the pass word and token, To all that salvation is free. Then come while the door is still open, Put your trust in the Savior today; Tho your sins are dyed deeper than scarlet, He will tenderly wash them away. The funeral of Mrs. Ada Stamper, who died at St. Anthony's hospital at Pendleton ' Wednesday of last week. Jt' laa thejresult , of, injuries received Tanautomobile accident Christma3 evening, was held at the Baptist church, Saturday afternoon at two o'clock. Rev. Bollineer. pastor of the church, conducting the services, In the death of Mrs. Stamper three children, ' two boys and a girl are left 'in straightened circum stances, whose welfare wilU-aeces- sarily be left in the care oi tne county court. Homes for these little ones will be sought by the court.. The two boys aged nine and eleven "respectively have been at tending school in Athena. The little girl is aged three. j The father, Andrew Stamper, died at Weston about two years ago, since which time the mother and three children have resided in Athena. . Mrs. Stamper who was Ada Hop per, was born at uonners ferry, Idaho, May 12, 1891. The Hopper family came to Athena in the late '90 s, and made their home in the north part of town on Fifth street. Mrs. Stamper attended the Athena schools. On December 29, 1908, she was united in marriage to Andrew Stamper. " Six children were born to them, ' two" having died. Mrs. Stamper' is survived by three sons, one an inmate. , of the home for feeble minded, and Lawrence and Francis, and a little daughter, Agnes; her mother, Mrs. J. W. Hopper of Umapine, two brothers, Ray Hopper of Umapine- and Ellis Hopper of Los Angeles; one sister, Mrs. V Edna Creavensrof Causick, Washington. J Robert Proudfit Is Reported Missing Went to Spokane and Fails To Return at Stated. Time. Walla Walla. Spokane police have been asked to locate Robert Proudfit, an employe of the A. E. Page Co, here;" who- has -not been" heard-"from since he went to Spokane December 31 to spend the New Year's holidays His failure to return after having telegraphed realtives that he would be back January 3, caused them to notify the' authorities. According to O. L. Ingram, court stenographer and Mr. Proudfit s brother-in-law, Mr. Proudfit has been suffering for several years from an abcess in his ear, which it is said, nearly drives him in sane with pain. The abcess had been troubling him for several days before he went to Spokane, Mr, Ingram declared. It is the belief of his relatives that the pain may have temporarily turned his mind. Mr. Proudfit had about $200 wills him when he left, and had no bag gage. He has a daughter living here Elect Bank Officers Cashier for 26 Years The annual election of officers and directors, of the First National Bank of Athena, took place Tuesday after noon at a meeting of the stockhold ers.'. All officers and Hrertnra rtf tho bank were re-elected to serve for the; ensuing year, as follows: E. H Leonard, president; M. L. Watts, vice president; F. S. LeGrow, cashier; Max Hopper, assistant cashier. E H. onard, M. L. Watts, M. W. Han sell, Henry Dell, F. S. LeGrow, directors.'. Mr. LeGrow as cashier of the First National, has rounded out twenty-six years of service for the institution in that official capacity. Under his sruid- Pictlire Program w'h-baiik -has-grown to- be- one ui wic uummant iinanciai concerns of Eastern Oregon With capital and surplus totaling $110,000.00, the First National Bank of Athena ranks well amone the Standard Theatre Jackie Coogan will be seen at the Standard Theatre tomorrow night in his current Metro-Goldwyn picture, 'Buttons." Jackie, always a fayor- banks of the Northwest. Its splen Six Are Indicted Five public indictments and one secret were returned at Pendleton last week by the Umatilla county grand jury. Henry Flynn was in dicted on a charge oi receiving: stolen goods. R. Motley and lima Fields each was indicted for posses sion and transportation of liquor. The grand jury recommended that all vouchers drawn on the prohibition fund contain an itemized statement showing in detail for what services the money was paid. This - follows the declaration1 of the jury that the annual report of Sheriff R. T. Cook ingham on expenditures .from this fund does not include an itemized bill showing for what services the money was paid. Forgot His Kiddies Henry Barrett informs the Press that he feels he owes an apology to Athena kiddies for not takinjr them on their annual sleighride. The snow came at a time when Mr. Barrett was very busy, and hopes that it is not yet too late for snow to come, and if it does he will be ready to 'give the little ones their ride. Snow in Valley With the disappearance of the snow here and on the foothills east of town, a white blanket; yet remains to cover the Walla Walla valley, to the depth of several inches. Union Pacific Wreok Engineer Diet. Portland, Or. Charles F. Theobald, engineer on one of the locomotives of the . Union Pacific passenger train wrecked in Oneonta gorge last week, died at St. Vincent's hospital here. The death of Mr. Theoblad was the second resulting from the wreck, Fred C. Warnke, fireman, dying shortly after the wreck. Miss Lillian Carries, a passenger injured in the wreck, wa reported recovering , , . ite screen entertainer, has been given a splendid story for his latest photo play, and is supported by a talented cast. Sunday night the Standard pre sents the inimitable Famous Players comedy team, Wallace Beery and Raymond Hatton, in their world famous hit, "We're In the Navy Now!" This picture has received more newspaper comment than any Paramount has produced for a long tune, Ask those who have seen it. They will tell you that it is a good picture Hank Meant Well Weston Leader: Hank Fanning hasn't been around much, it is said, and doesn't know a great deal about metropolitan practices and customs. Thus the bell ringing at Weston Saturday night at midnight in wel come to the New Year he took for a fire alarm, and pranced down town en dishabille to save the city fountain from destruction. The mercury was down around zero, and Hank was aware that he didn't have much of anything on without looking en dis habille up in the dictionary. His in tentions were good but they weren t the kind to which the pathway to the lower regions is paved leastwise, not this New Year's eve. did condition is shown in its state ment to the comptroller as published elsewhere in today's Press. Loans total $643,880.08, and deposits $666,- Pasco Plane Failed For the first time since the Pasco Elko air mail service was establish ed, a mail plane failed last week to make the takeoff from the Pasco field. When one of the planes warm ed up, and was pulled out to the starting point, the condition of the runway was such that ice and snow prevented itt from rising. Of late visibility ha's been so poor that pilots have been compelled to make several attempts before thev could fly across the Blue Mountains. Sidewalk Caved In The sidewalk in front of the Tum-a- Lum Lumber company's office build ing on lower Main street caved in as a result of the flood Sunday . night. The channel for the water is excavat ed underneath the broad board side walk at that point, and the channel was inadequate to take care of the flood, and the walk was undermined It dropped when the flood released it, and columns supporting the porch in front of the building were left dangling. CAPT. H. E. LACKEY Capt. H. C. Lackey, commander the U. S. S. Memphis, the cruiser which brought Col. .Charles Lind bergh home from France. For Year 1926-1927 Athena High School Costs Lower Than Others The Freewater Times finds that the school reports of - the district clerks of Umatilla county, submitted to J. A. Yeager, county superinten dent, for the school year of 1926-27, shows high school education for students is an expensive matter. There are 12 high schools con ducted in Umatilla county and the cost of educating each high school pupil aggregates from $157.60 at Athena the lowest to $401.65 at Helix, the highest in the county. The cost of educating each high school pupil is determined by dividing the total cost of maintaining the high school during the year by average daily attendance. Below will be found the statistical figures for the various schools as shown by reports filed at Pendle ton. . HIGH SCHOOL AT Adams McLoughKn Echo Stanfield Helix .... Weston t-j il , c to m 11 I? ?h 3 Sf if I ?3 3 a Si gtJ ; Lgg 65 60 3 1 $157.60 22 3 0 378 33L6 15 5 168.03 69 49.8 4 0 175.83 110 90 6 2 197.50 307 267.9 15 2 203-04 44 44 4 0 264.68 32 25.9 3 1 24.1.48 49 41.7 4 0 273.03 52 46.7 3 1 364,03 67 61.4 4 0 40L55 63 4 0 175.83 High Water Held Up Pasenger Train Monday Morning A washouts of 0. W. R. & N. tracks east of town, and high water near Blakeley Station, west of Adams caused annulment of the Spokane train, via Athena, Monday morning, The train was routed through Umatilla and Wallula. A con struction crew made temporary re pairs to the track, affording passage of the westbound train, which came through on schedule time Monday evening. The washout east of Athena, oc curred- in the place where washouts have been encountered in the past, at a point on the Willaby farm. In this instance the washout was ap proximately twenty feet deep and fourteen feet wide. It was discover ed by section men Sunday afternoon in time for the westbound train from Spokane to be routed via Wallula. Considerable flood water was car- tied down Dry Creek Sunday after noon," but the railroad tracks were not damaged. "Lame Duck" Bill Approved By Senate Washington, D. C For the fourth time the senate approved and sent to the house the constitutional amend ment of Senator Norrls, republican, Nebraska, to prevent "lame duck" ses sions of congress, after general elec tions. The vote on adoption was 65 to 6, Senators Bingham, Connecticut; Dale and Greene, Vermont, and Sackett, Kentucky, republicans; and Bleaso, South Carolina, and King, Utah, demo crats, voting against it. The amendment would fix January of each year as the meeting time for congress without limitation or re gard to long and short h-'hkIoiih ami would set January 15 of (hfi year nftor lection as the day for the president and vice-president taking office In stead of March 4. Under the proposal, members of congress who had been defeated would not pass on legislation, as they may do at present. DREAM LOCATES BODY Dennis Webb Recovered From Bay by North Bend Youth. Marshfleld, Or. Body of DonnU Webb of Abilene Tex., who was drown ed here with his wife several weeks go when he drove off the North Bend dock In hU automobile, was recovered Saturday. Body of Mrs. Webb Is ex pected to be located soon. It is be lieved Webb lost his way In a dense fog. The Webbs came to Marshfleld from Roseburg, Intending to go to Bandon to locate. Rudy Whitlock, North Bend youth who found the body In the bay, said he had a dream about the drowned couple and In It hud a vision reveal ing to him the location of the body. Goitre Surveys Made in Schools Reveal Alarming Conditions Existing Among 298 Children. The goitre survey which was made in the Milton-Freewater .district in October, har been practically com pleted, and the county health nurse gives the following facts for publica tion: This examination was made by a physician and included seven rural schools and the schools of Milton and Freewater. There were 917 children examined and of these 917 children. 298, or 32.5 per cent had enlarged thyroids. Of these 298 children, 116 had definite goitre. Talks to parents of the different schools were made, explaining the survey, purpose and results found and prophylaxis treatment to be carried out either in the home or school was advised. In Portland, Walla Walla and many of the other schools in Oregon and Washington have adopted the plan of putting the iodine tablets in the schools as a public health measure. This is financed in various ways. In many of the schools, the school board supplies the tablets. The iodine tab lets are given to the children having normal thyroids only and used strict ly as a preventative measure, tho iodine in the tablets supplying the deficiency that seems to be lacking in the food and water supply. Children with goitre may may be given the tablets in the school only with a physician's written permission, because as a public health meuhiire, treatment is for prevention of goitre and not for cure, unless strictly under a physician s order. The tablets have been put in five of the schools examined and the other two have it under advisement. The parents of children in Milton-Free-water schools have each received a letter from the . superintendent of schools, telling them of the survey, purpose and results and . home treat ment has been advised for the children with normal thyroids. This particular district has been chosen for the survey because of the larger schools. It does not mean that the percentage of goitre is any great er in this locality than in the other parts of the country. All parents in the so called goitreous regions should inform themselves on the subject of goitre and its prevention. In this recent survey, definite goitre was found to exist largely in the upper grades. Public Health authorities say, if the iodine deficiency could be sup plied in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades, especially during the winter months, goitre would perhaps not dc velope in later years. Playfulnas rinyfiilncKK Ix more Important i'oiiMiiieniiioii thun play. The former Is an utlitiil of mlml: I Me latter is a piixxiiiK oiitwunl miinifexiatlon of tlilv attitiiile. WIii-ii lliinijs are treuted simply a vehicle of kiickIIoii, what I HUeHted overrides the thing Hence the playful attitude Is one of freedom. The person Is not bound to the physical traits of things, nor de be care whether a thing really menu what he takes It to represent. When the child plays horse with a broom and crx with chairs, Is of no siren mil Playfulness will not terminate in an Imaginary world If we hut graduull pass the play attitude Into the worl. attitude Jolin Dewey. lighway Thrills Entertain Players Athena high school boys and girls basketball teams encountered thrilb on the highway Friday night, while returning from Adams after playing double header, in which the boys were defeated in a fast game, 20-17. O. O. Stephens, driving his Stude- baker, and members of the boys team passengers, encountered ice and sleet on the trip home, and the car turned completely around twice. Stopping to take on a pedestrian, dis covery was made that the under pavt of the car was on fire. Quick work snuffed out the fire and no material damage resulted to the car. The Athena girls defeated the Adams girls, 19-2, and in company with Mrs. Campbell, in whose car they were returning home, celebrated their victory by skidding into the ditch, and remaining there until pull ed back on the highway by a wrecker. Buys Milton Ranch Through a deal recently negotiated by Kyle McDanial of Walla Walla, George Gerking of Athena, has pur chased the 433-acre wheat ranch of Will Harder, near Milton. The ranch is located south of Milton on the highway, and is considered to be one of the best in that district. The price paid for the land is not made tmblic. It is understood that Mr. and Mrs. Gerking will move to the Harder place to reside. Plenty of Water With 30,000 acre feet of water stored in the Cold Springs reservoir, Umatilla project farmers are assured of all the water they will need for irrigating use during the coming crop season. This amount is three fifths of the reservoir maximum capacity 50,000 acre feet, and last winter at this time there was stored but 9,000 acre feet. Sell Home Jesse Gorden and Henrv Barrett sold horses to Patterson and Shaw, nana waiia Buyers. The horses were purchased for shipment to the Denver market.
