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mm Entered at the Post Office at Athena, Oregon, as Second-Class Mail Matter VOLUME 49. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 17, 1928 NUMBER 7 RINGELS GUERNSEY u BECOMES FAMOUS Cow First Tested By Assoc iation Organized By the State College. Louie Ringel's Guernsey cow, with a record of 90 pounds of butter fat for the month of ' January, "has , be come famous among dairymen and breeders of the Northwest. The cow's record is especially in teresting to dairymen of the Free water district, where Mr. R. E. Bean of Freewater Times, was instrumen tal in making, a sale of a bull of which the Ringel cow is the dam. Further information regarding Mr. Ringel's high grade milker is given the Press this week, by County Agent Holt, who says "Mr. L. Ringel, a farmer up Wild y Horse Creek, has some purebred Guernsey cows that will bear watch ing. The December report of the Umatilla Dairy Improvement Associ ation reveals the fact that one of Mr. Ringel's cows produced 1,423 pounds of milk containing 72.6 pounds of butterfat. While that is a high production record, it didn't satisfy this particular cow, , so she came back in January and produced ninety pounds of butterfat. This much fat will make one hundred and eight pounds of butter, a good month's job. ' "Mr. Ringel would never have known just how good this and other cows in his herd were had he not been progressive enough to join the cow test association recently organ ized by the 0. A. C. Extension Ser vice and the Umatilla County Agent. "Eldon L. King is secretary of this association." Hostesses Entertain ' Large Bridge Party - With red carnations and a dainty St. Valentine motif carried through out the decorations, a most ' enjoy able one o'clock bridge luncheon was held Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Arthur Douglas, when Mrs. Douglas, Mrs, C. M. Eager and Mrs. Lawrence Pinkerton were joint hostesses. The hostesses were assisted in serving a three course luncheon by Mrs. Bryce Baker and Mrs. William Piper of Helix, after which nine tables were in play during the afternoon, First and second honors were won- by Mrs. Charles Bond and Mrs. Ralph Hassell, of Pendleton. The guest list compris ed the following ladies: Mrs. E. J. Burchill, Mrs. Charles Bond, Mrs. Willard Bond. Mrs. Ellis Brower, Mrs. Ralph Hassell of Pend leton; Mrs. James Lieuallen, Mrs. Ravella Lieuallen, Mrs. Francis Lieu allen of Adams; Mrs. William Piper of Helix; Mrs. R. T. Cannon of Walla Walla; Mesdames Bryce Baker, E. C. Prestbye, Frank Ames, . H. A. Barrett, J. F. Keftshaw, F. S. LeGvow. C. L. Mc- Fadden, I. Li Michener, B. B. Rich ards, M. L. Watts, W. S. Ferguson, A. W. Logsdon, Forrest Zerba, Max Hopper, 0. 0, Stephens, Lee John son, Fred Gross, Henry Dell, William Littlejohn, F. B. Boyd, Sarah Gross, Archie Mclntyre, D. T. Stone, H. I. Watts and Claud Dickenson. jT IT WAS A CLEVER PLAY, WELL PRESENTED A clever comedy drama, "Step on it Stan," was presented in the High school auditorium Wednesday night by the Stanfield school faculty, under the efficient direction of Mrs. J. 0. JSussell. The characters were well taken, and did credit to their director, who earned a reputation as a dramatic in structor while Mr. Russell was principal of the Athena High school, putting on several good plays here. The program was interesting with several good specialties, in esthetic dancing by Miss Donna Shake and S. character songs by Miss Mildred Bush. A Disappointed Crowd A fair sized crowd was wholesome ly disappointed Wednesday evening when it had paid its admission to the Athena High School gym to witness a scheduled basketball game between the Pendleton and Athena High School teams. Pendleton flunked and failed to show up, although according to Lee Meyer, superintendent of the Athena schools, he has a written con tract for a game with Pendleton, to be played on February 15. The game was to have started at 7:30 and it was nearly 8:00 o'clock before it was an nounced that the Pendleton team would not be there, and admission money returned to ticket holders. Lowell Zerba was taken to the hos pital yesterday to be treated for pneumonia. A. P. RUSSELL -:-yy-$ ' , Due to the growth and Increasing Importance of the motor bus and truck as an adjunct of railroad trans portation, a new division of the Amer ican Railway association has been created, known as the Motor Trans port division. A. P. Russell of Bos ton, vice president of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad, and president of the New England Trans portation company, has been named temporary chairman of the new division. He Will Campaign : On His Own Hook Hal E. Hoss, private secretary to Governor I. L. Patterson since the latter's inauguration a year ago, has submitted his resignation to the Governor. Mr. Patterson, in accept ing the resignation has asked Mr. Hoss to remain on the job until the first of March, as the governor in tends to be absent from the state for several days preceding that date. Who will succeed as private secretary has not been indicated by the Governor. Mr. Hoss, who is a potential can didate for the office of secretary of state, said in his letter of resignation that he did not feel justified in spend ing any time while on the state pay roll to further his own personal polit ical career, and indicated that as soon as he was relieved from duty that he would make a state-wide survey of the situation, and come to a decision after he had had time as a private citizen to go thoroughly into the mat ter. The state press, with which Mr. Hoss has been closely affiliated as an association officer for a number of years, has indicated that it will support him actively if he becomes a candidate, and considerable inter est in his political welfare is being evinced by a substantial group of friends, representative of all lines, in the larger centers. Pioneer Minister Here After 35 Year Absence After an absence of 35 years, Rev. E. A. Leonard, pioneer pastor of the Baptist church of Athena, re turned to the pulpit of that church last Sunday evening, and delivered one of his characteristic sermons. In the congregation were a few who were members of the church when Dr. Leonard was their pastor. In good voice, he delivered his able ser mon and few realized that the speak er before them stood under the weight of 82 years. Dr. Leonard came from Florida, where he has resided for some time. He is traveling over the vast circuit where in the past he has held past orates and built many churches, and the long circuit winds from the sunny Southland, through the middle West to the Pacific Coast. While in Ath ena, Dr. Leonard was the house guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Barrett. A $50,000 Campaign A campaign to raise a fund of $50,- 000 for Walla Walla General Hospital is being launched. The money is to be used for the purpose of liquidating the indebtedness of the institution, which at first was not completely financed, and for the reason that patronage and use of the hospital has been slow in building. W. G. Hughes, a member of the governing board of the hospital, was in Athena recently in the interests of the drive Physician At Helix Dr. Drybourough is the name of a new physician who has located at Helix. That town is to have a drug store, which will open soon under the management of the Thompson Drug Co, of Pendleton, , .... LEGION POSTS IN DIST GONFERENG E Delegates From Thirteen Posts Will Participate In Program. Delegates representing thirteen American Legion Posts will partici pate in the" district conference to be held in Athena next Monday, February 20, Among those in attendance will be state officers of the legion, and a number of visiting ex-service men. The business session of the confer ence is called for 11 A. M. at K. of P. I. O. O. F. hall, and from 2 to 5 P. M. A banquet dinner will be served by the ladies of the Baptist church in the Masonic dining room for the delegates, ex-service men and invited guests. A seven-piece orchestra band, the Pendleton drum corps and . the Pendleton trio will enliven the occas ion with musical selections. In the K. of P.-I. O. O. F. Hall at 7:30, there will be a mass meeting of ex-service men from Athena-Weston and Milton-Freewater districts, which will be followed by a dance at Le gion Hall, with Park's orchestra band of seven pieces, furnishing the music. A Remodeled Hall Gives Boy Scouts Club Room Facilities Athena Boy Scout Hall has been re modeled and a club and meeting room has been partitioned off in the front of the building. The change leaves the entire back end of the hall for games and other activities re quiring large floor space. Patrol lockers are being made by the boys and each patrol will keep his equipment separate. The boys are well equiped now and are ready for the climb to higher scouting. -The. Troop owns one parade size American flag, parade size troop flag, eighteen scout staffs, one coasting sled, large bow and arrows, indoor baseball and bat, volley ball and net, scout record book, field notev bock, four scout handbooks (in addition to those owned by the boys,) staff man ual, and other small equipment such as padlocks, hall equipment etc. Thirty boys are either scouts or are working on their tests that will make them scouts. They are divided into three patrols of seven scouts and a patrol leader each, and another patrol will be formed as soon as more boys pass the Tenderfoot tests. BOY SCOUIS WILL ENTERTAIN FEB. 22 "Parent Night" Program at Standard Theatre Is Complete. The program has been completed for the Boy Scout "Parent Night" entertainment at the Standard The atre, Wednesday evening, beginning at 7:30. The entertainment coming as it does on Washington's birtnday anniversary, will be doubly interest ing to all who attend. Tickets are now selling for the entertainment, the proceeds from which will go into the troop treasury. The program numbers are in rota tion, on the screen, a two reel "Our Gang" comedy; presentation of the colors to the Athena Boy Scout troop by Athena-Weston American Post; address, "Washington's Birthday, by Lee Meyer, superintendent of Athena Lschools. . O. H. Reeder will explain the func tions and duties of the Court of Honor, followed by scout demonstra tions of friction fire building; first aid with use of regular scout apparel and equipment; signaling by the semaphore method. . ' Reverting to the screen, the three- reel feature picture, "Be Prepared," will be shown. This beautiful picture will show the boy from the time he gets the scouting fever up to the tenderfoot stage, and on through activities leading up to the summer camp climax. The entertainment will be the first the local troop has sponsored, and the boys have shown much en thusiam in making - preparations f or it. The tickets will be on sale today and up to the time of presenting the entertainment. General admission will be 50 cents, high school students 35 cents; graders 25 cents ;child ren under 12, 10 cents. PICTURES AT STANDARD THEATRE ARE UPTODATE The photoplay to be presented at the Standard Theatre tomorrow night, "West Point," starring William Haines, is running at the Broadway Theatre in Portland this week, and drawing favorable comment from Portland newspaper critics. Stand ard pictures are uptodate; the kind booked in first run houses, only. Zane Grey s "Desert Gold," starring Neil Hamilton, Shirley Mason and William Powell, will feature the pro gram at the Standard Sunday night. "Ben Hur," Metro-Goldwyn's big super road show picture, will be at the Standard for two nights, Wednes day, February 29th and Thursday, March 1st. From newspaper ' ac counts, and reports from those who have seen it, "Ben Hur" is probably the greatest screen production that was ever booked for the local theatre. Miss Charlton Hostess Miss Alberta Charlton was host ess at a banquet for the Athena High School eirls' basketball team. nt. tipr home Tuesday evening. Miss Ethel riuman was toastmistress and all present responded. Before seats taken at the table the school song was given. Red and white were the color schemes, carried out effect ively in St. Valentine motif. PlnviTiir hearts was the feature of entertain- ment following the banquet. Those present were: Marguerite Moore, Georgie Green, Pearl Green, Dorothy Geissel, Jessiedeane Dudley, Areta Kirk, Marjorie Wilson, Frances Can non, Ethel Pittman, Thelma Schrimpf, Myrtle Campbell. Mr. and Mrs. Toole. Kathleen Radtke, Thena Russell, Dons Schubert and Helen Hansell. Piano Recital A cordial invitation is extended to all who are interested, to attend a piano recital by students of Mrs. Lilian F. Fredericks on Tuesday eve ning, February 21 at 8 o'clock in the auditorium of Weston Union High school. Helix Here Tonight The Helix boys and girls' basket ball teams play Athena on the home floor tonight. County Health Nurse Reports For January There were 40 cases on active file this month, and 235 visits made in the interest of these cases. 36 were child welfare, 36 social service, d general, 3 tuberculosis, 7 pre-natal and 144 business and professional calls. Office work includes 170 phone calls, 60 letters, 65 office hours, 20 office calls. School work includes 25 visits to 16 different schools, 673 children were weighed, measured and examined. 27 notes were written to parents, 9 home visits were made. The parents are co-operating with the schools in a very splendid way. Six of the schools are giving iodine tablets as a routine measure for prevention of goitre . Mr. Goodwin, Superintendent of the schools in Milton and Free water, has written a personal letter to each home represented in the schools of the two cities advising the use of iodine tablets as a preventative measure. He says that he is meet ing with excellent co-operation from the parents. The parents are also co-operating with the schools in the corrections of detects. in ims month's examination of the schools there were 159 corrections found since last year'a examination. Of these, there were 57 tonsil operations and 61 teeth and two vision cor rections. - ' Mrs. Emma Russell of the Pacific Protection Society, spent two days in the county. She visited Umatilla, Herrmston, and Milton. University Enrollment Exceeds 3,000 Mark UNIVEHS1TY. ur Uitnuufl, uu-gene- Registration on the University campus for the winter term has ex ceeded the 3,000 mark, according to a report released by Earl M. Pallett, registrar. The 191 students new to the campus this term, added to the fall term total of 2,850 makes 3,041 so fai this year. A few more are expected ta register for work this winter, and tht total will be swelled considerably at the start of the spring term in April, it is stated. These figures do not include the more than 200 students in the medical school at Portland, nor the students in the extension division, school of social work, or those taking correspondent- courses. 8CHOLABSHIP AT V. OT O. UNIVERSITY. OP OBEGON, En gene. For the purpose of research in the school of business administration, a scholarship, valued at $300, will be .awarded to a student of this school at the University of. Oregon, according to an announcement made by Dr. Arnold Qnnett Hall, president cf the TJniver sity here. The scholarship is being awarded by the American Arbitrates Association. JESSIE M. HOOVER ' k ' Miss Jessie M. Hoover Is Uncle Sam's milk utilization specialist for the Department of Agriculture. Community Banquet In Honor of Students of Athena High School Mayor Stephens and Arnold Wood, chairman of the board of directors of Union High School District No. 7 are sponsoring a community ban quet for Athena High School students and faculty next Friday evening, February 24th. The ladies of the Methodist Episcopal church will serve the ban quet in the Masonic dining room. The whole community is being interested in the affair and a large number is expected to be present. There will be short addresses and appropriate music during the progress of the banquet. Following the addresses, the as semblage will retire to Legion Hall where, to use Mayor Stephens' ex pression, "the kids will have a dance to music from an Orthophonic Vic trola." All who attend the banquet are invited to the dance. WESTON STOCKMEN ELECT OFFICERS FOR ASSOCIATION J.P. Lieuallen was again elected to head the Weston Stockmen's as sociation at its annual meeting held Monday in Weston says the Leader. Jasper R. Sams was chosen vice president, Ralph Tucker secretary- treasurer, and W. R. McLean and E. C. Sams as advisory b:ard members. An assessment of $1.29 per head on all permitted stock for 1923 was passed to cover the cost of purchas ing and distributing salt and for the hire of a rider. Clarence Ross was reengaged as rider. The forest ser vice was represented at the meeting by J. F Irwin, supervisor, and Al bert Baker,- ranger. May Have Base Ball Here This Season It is possible that Athena may have an amateur base ball team this season. There are a number of good players here who are talking the game, and fans are becoming inter ested. But little work would be needed to put the grounds in playing condition, and games could be secured on an independent schedule or the local team if organized, might be entered in some amateur league combination. Either way it is figured out that the team would have Sunday games up to about July 1st. There are several players in Athena who played on the teams of other towns last year, including Geissel and Kretzer who played with Adams in the, Walla' Walla Valley league. It is expected that Harden, - who can either catch or play the outfield, will be available for the team this year. Simmered down, it looks lika all that is needed to start tossing the ball, is for somebody to lead out with a lit tle action. . Death of Mrs. Saunders Word has been received in Athena of the death of Mrs. Eva Beala Saunders at her home in... Hazleton, Idaho, Sunday. Funeral services I will be held at Walla Walla tomor row, it is announced. Mrs. haunder3 was the daughter of Frank Beale, and spent her girlhood in Athena. , , Win. W. McCorkell Dead William W. McCorkell died at his home in Weston, Wednesday, at the age of 81 years, three months and 15 days, after a long period of failing health. Funeral services will be held at Memorial Hall, Weston, this after noon at 2 o'clock. Whitman Quintet Won A number of Athena fans saw Borleskie's Whitman quintet pa3B a win over University 'of Washing ton, Tuesday night by the score of 44 to 33. Whitman plays Oregon tonight. LEGION 051 FOR 111 POOL Will Head the Activities to Have Bathing Resort in City Park. Definite action was taken bv mem bers of Athena-Weston American Legion Post at the post meeting Mon day night, which has led to the post assuming charere of arrangements for completing construction of the long delayed swimming pool project in Athena. The post is prepared to advance approximately $800 toward tho fund for the pool, which is proposed to have for its site a plot of ground in the east end of the City Park. In addition to this amount of money, the post will undertake to raise the re-. mainder of the construction fund by popular subscription of money, do nations of labor, materials, etc. Already one Athena merchant has stated that he will give $100 toward the swimming pool fund, and the' Standard Theatre will give a benefit show which should net the fund from $60 to $75 more. Others have come forward with offers of machiney and labor in the excavation work. It is proposed to have the pool located away from the channel of the creek, using the stream only for draining purposes as occasion de mands. Water for the pool is to be obtained through a gravity flow, by constructing a small diversion dam at a point near the Caton place and piping the water from there. From the overflow at the pool, there would be quite an amount of water for park irrigation purposes, it is pointed out. This would be a great advantage to the park in starting a new growth of trees to take the place of those which have died and been removed. Commander McFadden of the post says it is the intention of his organ ization to bring the whole community in on the swimming pool enterprise as it is a community project in which everyone will be benefitted. He stated that an effort will at once be' made to have representatives from the different lodges, women's clubs, Commercial club and city council meet for the purpose of formulating plans to put the swimming pool ven ture over. Commander McFadden drew the at tention of the Press to tho civic work American Legion posts in gen eral and the local post in particular, are engaged in. It is the policy of the American Legion to put its money derived from the public back into community enterprise. For instance, of the total sum of $4,977.22 grossed to date by the local post from dances alone, $457.95 has been donated to worthy causes, and there is now in the treasury approximately $800 thut, is ready for expenditure on he swim ming pool. Other routine matters came up for discussion before the meeting, in cluding preparations under way for the district conference which meets in Athena Monday. After the meeting adjourned the members took lunch at Kilgore's Cafe. The Athena Campfire Girls Choose Name Athena Campfire Girls held their regular meeting at the Boy Scout hall Monday evening. A list of names for the group was submitted and after discussion the Klickitat Indian nam3 for the Columbia river, "Wauna" a given in "The Bridge of the Gods," was selected. Plans for future work of the organ ization were presented and accepted. It was decided to hold a party each month, at which time the birthday anniversaries of members which oc cur during the month will be celebrat-ed. It was decided to hold a candy sale on the evening of February 22, the proceeds to be used for defraying the expenses of Wauna Campfire Girls. The district basketball tournament will be held in the Mac-Hi gym nasium at Milton this- year, the dates of the tournament, being March 1, 2 and 3. Teams elegible to play in the tournament, represent schools of Umatilla, Morrow, Wheeler and Gil liam counties. To participate in the tournament, teams must be entered not later than February 23, and tho board will meet on February 25 to ar range the playing schedule. The Helix "Red Devils" were de feated in a hotly contested game at Helix, by the Eugene Mohawks, score 45-39. Close to 200 people, some from Athena, witnessed the game. Tomorrow night the "Red Devils" clash with the Goldendale Firemen, afr Helix.