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Entered at the Post Office, at Athena, Oregon, as Second-Class Mail Matter VOLUME 49. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 2. 1928 NUMBER 9 CHAIRMAN WOOD TALKS ON SCHOOL Status of Athena High Is Given In His Banquet Address. Arnold Wood, chairman of the board of directors of Union High School District No. 7, gave- the princi p:.l address at iho ecamurity ban quet; Friday evening. Mr. Wood took the general status of the school and spoke, as follows: "In 1924 the Union High School District No. 7 was formed, we had a joint meeting with the directors of District 29, in regard to a place to have school. District No. 29 agreed to give us free of charge the use of the building and also turned over to us all the high school equipment, then we in turn agreed to pay one-half of . the up-keep on the building, one-half of the running expense which is janitor's salary, fuel, light, water and necessary repairs. "Our district was formed late in the summer of 1924, although we wsre a High School District the school was not under our supervision until 1925. We met on November 12, 1924 and estimated a budget for the school year of 1925-1926, The school year of 1924-1925 was of no expense to us because in May, District No. 9 had contracted for the teachers of 1924-1925, so their contracts were ful filled. Our budget estimate was $6, 600, which included $5,000 for teach ers, janitor $500 and $500 for mis cellanous items. It was agreed that District No. 7 should pay 2-3 of the principals salary and No. 29 So on May 8, 1925 we received $3328 and when we started school on September 8, 1925 we-had on hand $3215. Then, on November 16, 1925 our budget committee adopted a budget for $6, G00, we received on Beeember 5, 1925, $3,173 and on June 15, 1926 before the end of cur school year we received $?,183. So the estimated total ex pense for the school year "1925-1920 was $9,815, of which only $6,600 was raised during the school year. At the close of the school year we li&d on hand only $51. Then came the school year of 192H 1927. There was a little increase in salaries, a little extra building re pairs, a few extra expenses the add ing of a sewing class takes some of this expense a sewing machine, and a few typewriters. On November 29, 1926 the budget committee estimated the budget at $9,958, then along came a lot, of extra building repairs which ran into a large sum of money, about $900 to our part. So at the end of the school year June 1927 we had out standing warrants for $1040. "When the time came for hiring teachers for 1927-1928, the patrons made a demand on us that our school was hot upto their expectation, so we began to see if we could make it up to their standard. We began by hir ing a new superintendent at an in crease of salary and retained one teacher at an increase in salary and hired fwo new teachers, and we found that the way the courses in our school had been arranged and the various subjects the scholars wished to take, our classes could not be arranged properly, so we had to add a JA time teacher at a salary of $75 per month. "We also added at the beginning of this year a manual training course. The argument 4n favor of the manual training course was that the boys should have a course to coincide with the girls sewing class. I think the girls have made wonderful progress in sewing. We also made this course open to the 7th and 8th grade boys and the sewing class open to the 7th and 8th grade girls, so when the bud get committee met in November 1927 they estimated the budget at $12,952 of which $10,500 was voted. "This was estimated on the budget of the year 1926 plus 6 per cent. This will leave a shortage of $2450 at the end of our school year and plus the $1040 of outstanding warrants will make us $3490 in debt at the end of our term, which is a small amount for a District which has over three and one-half million dollars of tax able property. "There are a few things the tax payers of this district should look in to very carefully; one is the roof on our building. We have repaired the roof several times in the past few years, but with very little success. A short time ago we repainted and cal somined the walls and ceilings and everything looked very good but as soon as wet weather set in, the roof leaked and the result is the walls are all spotted and in a number of places the walls became wet and the plaster fell off which looks very bad, and ta save the interior of any building you must have a good roof. "Another thing is our furnace. It ha3 been a great lot of trouble and in extreme cold weather it is impos- M. WALDEMARAS I, - : "V7 ninnrf' itrnmnnriiri M. Waldemaras is the able premier of Lithuania. sible to keep some of the rooms warm enough, and it is a great expense to run it. It takes about 100 tons of coal each year at an average cost of tbout $10. We find that other build ings of the same size are being suc cessfully heated with less than 50 tons of coal, or a saving of about $500 each year. These are two items that will demand your attention in the near future. "Now, I wish to say a few words about our present school. I think we have at the present time one of the best, schools of its size in the state, we rank among the highest with our county superintendent and also with our State Superintendent. We ful fill every requirement of a standard high school. We offer all of the required subjects of a standard school, but we do not offer as many courses as he larger schools, we have 6 com pulsory subjects, the first two years; and about 9 selective subjects. "We do not offer all the selective subjects for we could not afford teachers for so small classes, so we have tried to have a college entry course which is 15 credits for gradua tion. . - "The cost of educating each high school! pupil of our school in the year 1926-1927 was the lowest in the county and we have 12 Union High School Districts in this county. "Now, about our school for next year. Our superintendent has had the students express their desire for what subjects they wish to take next year, and we think the classes can be :o arranged that we will be able to handle all the subjects with the ser vices of 4 teachers, which will be one time teacher less than this year. We also hope to add a course in short hand with our typing class but this can be done without any added ex pense; so we hope to cut down the expense of our school next year ap proximately $1500. Our manual training class is all established and that will be no expense next year, nor have we any typing machines or sew ing machines to buy. Our manual training class has been very success ful this year. There has been no tools lost or broken in that department so far. "The school is a community affair. It is the property of every tax payer. It should be of great interest to them and the patrons' of the school. The records are public property. The The minutes of our meetings are public. Any one who is a tax payer or a natron of the school can inspect them at any time. . The teacher3 would be glad , to have you visit at any time and answer any question, in regard to school work. Cooperation between the teachers, the directors, the taxpayers and the patrons of the school all go to make a good school and we all hope for a good school." Soliciting Under Way The committee having charge of soliciting funds for construction of the swimming pool in Athena City Park, have met with satisfactory financial encouragement, and will make its report at the next meeting of the Legion Post. Plans for the construction of the pool are expected soon from the architect of the Tum- a-Lum Lumber Co. Death of R. H. Duffield R. H. Duffield was called to Port land Saturday by the death of his father, R. H. Duffield of that city, who died at the age of 79 years. Funeral services which were in charge of Mt. Hood Lodge, A. F. & A. M., were held in Portland, Mon day. Mr. Duffield returned from Portland, yesterday. Injured While Plowing Charles Mathews, who is employed by Tom Kirk on the Lumsden place at Dry Creek, was seriously injuied one day recently, when he was thrown from a plow when it struck a rock. Mr. Mathews was considerably bruis ed and has been unable to work since the accident occurred. EASTERN OREGON TOURNEY STARTS Athena Ouint Has Its First Rcund With Pendleton This Morning. The ., Eastern Oregon district scholastic basketball tournament opened its three-day. schedule .in the McLaughlin High . School" gymnasium yesterday morning, with the following teams participating: Weston vs. Helix at 1:30; Stanfield vs. Board man, 2:45; Hermiston vs. Echo, 4:00; During the evening, Adams will meet lone at 7:15 and Umapine will play Arlington at 8:30. This morning the loser of the first game will play the loser of the sec ond game ta 8 a. m. The remainder of the morning schedule is as follows: Heppner vs. Mac-Hi, 9:45; Pendle ton vs. Athena, 11.00; Fossil drew a bye. Tonight the teams will meet as fol lows: the winners of the first round will play the winner of the Stanfield Boardman contest. The winners cf the Hermiston-Echo game will play the winners of the Adams-lone game; the losers of the Adams-lone game will play the. losers of the Umapine Arlington contest. During the eve ning the winners of the Umapine Arlington game will play the winners of the Heppner-Mac-Hi tilt and at 8:15 the winners of the Pendle'.on Athena game will play the Fossil f w.. The losers of the Heppner- Mac-Hi game will play the loser of the Pend-leton-Athena game. Tomorrow morning the winners of the Weston-Helix and Stanfield B6ardman contest will play the win ners of the Hermiston-Echo and Adams -lone games at 9:15. The winners of the Umapine-Arling-ton, Heppner-Mac-Hi games will play the winners of the Pendleton-Athena, Fossil group at 10:30. At 8 o'clock on Saturday the losers of the Weston Helix, Stanfield-Boardman group will play the losers of the other group of games, and the winner of this game will play for the consolation title. The losers in the Adams-lone gar. e will play the loser of the Umapine-. Arlington ' game and the winners of this game will play the winner of the Heppner-Mac-Hi, Pendleton-Athena games. Tomorrow night the two winning teams will compete for the title of the tournament which will send one team to the state meet in " Salem. The championship game . will be played at 8:30 and the two teams competing for the consolation title will play at 7:15 o'clock. Clark Yenney, former Whitman center, will handle the whistle for the most of the games. Fifteen teams are entered in the three-day schedule. This is the largest number of teams it is said, to ever compete for the title in an Eastern Oregon meet. Mac-Hi is conceded more than an even chance to win the right to repre sent the district at the state tourney in Salem. There will be 20 games play ed this week, with double elimination ruling. The losing teams will also have a consolation round. Only one team is to be picked to represent the district. Of the teams entered, Mac Hi and Helix look the strongest, judging from their season's records Held Base Ball Meeting A meeting of those interested in baseball was held Ttresday evening, and matters of interest pertaining to organizing the team which will repre sent Athena in the Big Six League this season, were discussed. The com mittee which solicited funds reported the sum of $97 subscribed. It was decided to purchase new bags for the bases, some bats and mitts for the players. The matter of working over the baseball diamond and erecting a backstop was discussed. BAD GHEGK ARTIST RAG S" ONE RERE Forges Name of Roy Can- ncn and Passes Check At Eagers. - Celebrates 84th Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Henry Koepke Jr., ar rived home from Glendale, California, where they spent the winter at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Koepke Sr. On February 18, Mr. Koepke Sr., celebrated his 84th birthday anniver fary by entertaining a large number of friends at his home. Sixty per sons were in the group that observed the anniversary. Mr. Koepke is en joying good health, but Mrs. Koepki is not so well as usual, her son reports. . Dog Injured Again "Biddy," the bird dog owned by Fay LeGrow is again carrying a broken leg. A couple of years ago a truck ran over the dog and broke one of its hind legs. Last week it broke the same leg at the hip, when running, it fell off a street curb. In this in stance it was impossible to set the fractured bone in splints. A sleek "paper hanger" conjuring the familiar name of Roy Cannon with a bank check to the tune of $22.50, passed it at Rowe's Cash Grocery in Athena, Monday evening' shortly before closing time. The dark complexioned, well-dressed forger walked out of the store with his purchase of a two-pound can of coffee, two cans of canned corn, a couple of cans of tomatoes and $20 in cash, and hasn't been seen since. t Described as rather good looking, under 30 years of age,sharp features, wearing a dark suit, a tan colored jersey vest and tan hat, the fellow entered the store complaining of mud on his shoes, as though he had walk ed in from the country, made his pur chases and ' tendered the cheek pay ment. Mrs. Eager was skeptical over cashing the check, on account of its presentation by a stranger, but Mr, Cannon's name on the spurious paper decided the matter, and Mrs. Adair cashed it. The name of Mr. Cannon was forg ed to a First National Bank" of Athena check, and the fraud was at once de tected Tuesday morning. Officials were notified, but up to this time no trace of the forger has been found. That his complaint of mud on his shoes was made to impress those ill the store with the fact that he had walked to town from the Cannon place is the belief of Mrs. Ea-er, owner of the store, but in reality it is probable that the fellow left town in an automobile. Justice Richards Holds i Other Justice to Jury Justice of Peace Richards, in his Athena court Saturday, held Justice of the Peace Howton of the Free water court, to the grand jury on his own recognizance, while William Small, arrested with Howton at Fern dale community hall, was released .on the charge of nailing and padlocking school property. The case which grew out of How ton's attempt to recover - the hall, which had been deeded by him to the community, because, as he claims, the property was being used other than public purposes, as provided in the deed. By alleged breaking of the proviso in the deed, Howton claims title reverts to him, and to get posses sion he padlocked the door, and about as fast as padlocked, Ferndale citi zens de-padlocked. Finally the neighborhood squabble over the use of its community meeting place terminated in the arrest of Howton and Small and the case set for hearing Saturday. Justice Richards held that Howton exceeded his rights in using force to take the hall, and that recovery of the property lay through the courts. M. E. MISSIONARY SOCIETY GIVES A HAWAIIAN PROGRAM Mrs. Wm. McLeod was hostess to the M. E. Missionary Society at her home Wednesday afternoon, when twenty ladies were present. A brief program, relative to the Hawaiian Islands was given with readings by Mrs. Frank Coppock, Mrs. Wm. Mc Leod, Mrs. II. H. Hill and Mrs. W. O. Read. Mrs. Wm. McPherson was ap pointed to supervise the musical pro grams for the meetings to follow. After a social hour a dainty lunch eon was served by the hostess assist ed by Mrs. John Burke, Mrs. Lee Johnson and Mrs. W. O. Read. The President, Mrs. Read expressed appreciation of the cooperation of members and visitors as there has been from 18 to 30 present since the club began last fall after summer vacation. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. W. O. Read, March 28. Honored Her for Long Switchboard Service George Mullen Here George Mullen, well known to old time Athenians, was here for a short time Saturday last. George for a number of years has been farming in Alberta. Asked if he still drove his white horses, he replied: "Have four of 'em, but not the ones I used to drive 'round here." He likes the country over the line, and says that he is making money in the farming game up there. See Tournament Games Athena basketball fans are attend ing the tournament games at Mc Laughlin High School gymnasium as they are being played to determine the championship team of this district. international jNewsreel Mrs. Chin and Her Daughter The illustration ehows Mrs,' Maud Chin (left) chief day opera .tor at the Chinatown. Exchange In San Franci3co, and her daughter Grace also an operator at the same exchange. Mrs. Chin is reading a citation card presented to her by the Presi dent of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company In recognition of her 20 years' service with that company. A service button accom panied the citation. Mrs. Chin and her daughter are both . American, born. Taps Sound for a Civil War Veteran At Weston Cemetery A. Wrager, well known and respect ed citizen of Weston, and civil war' veteran died in that city Monday, aged 79 years. Funeral services were held at the grave and were in charge of Athena-Weston American Legion Post. A firing squad from the Post was present during the services, and the old soldier was given the honors due him. He is survived by one niece, Mrs. W. Crawford of Walla Walla, and two nephews, Shed Price and John Price, of Weston. Mr. Wrager had been a resident of Umatilla county for about 25 years. His early life, after the civil war, was spent on the Western plains as a buffalo hunter. During the con struction of the Union Pacific through Wyoming, Mr. Wrager furnished the buffalo meat for the construction crews, which required that Mr. Wrager and his party of hunters kill 100 of the animals per day. Wagons followed the hunters and men dressed the buffalo, the meat be ing distributed to the various con struction camps. The pelts were often left to rot on the ground at first, but later a market in the East was established for the hides, and after the railroad was completed, the destruction of the buffalo was con tinued for that product alone. Lon Chaney Coming Wednesday in Mr. Wu As a special mid-week presentation at the Standard Theatre, Lon Chaney, the world's greatest charactor actor on the Screen, is coming Wednesday night in "Mr. Wu," an elaborate Motro-Goldwyn production, at regular admission prices. The great Goldwyn presentation is made in an Oriental atmosphere of wonderful photo graphic possibilities. Tomorrow night, the local theatre management is pleased to announce, Jack Holt will be starred in another of Zane Grey's best stories, "The Mysterious Rider." In this fine West ern picture with great outdoor scenes, Mr. Holt is supported by Betty Jewel and David Torrence. Slide on Mountain Road Major Jack Chapin, general sup erintendent of the Weston Mountain market road, now has the big slide near the Dick Morrison ranch pretty well under control, as the saying goe?, reports the Leader. He has fenced off the slide and built a fairly pass able road around it. The slip is n big affair, extending along the road for, a distance of some 70 feet and covering il dec-ply in places. It up rooted trees from six to ten inches in diameter. Word from McNary Mrs. Ida E. Cowan, president of the local W. C. T. U. is in receipt of the following telegram from Senator McNary: "After prolonged hearings the houxe naval committee last week re ported a naval program reducing the original amount of seven hundred forty millions to two hundred seventy four millions, and entirely eliminated destroyer leaders and submarines." "CHAS. L. Mc:tAKX." FRIDA BANQUET A FEATURE EVENT High School Students Are The Honor Guests At Dinner. The community banquet honoring the students of Athena High School, sponsored bv Mayor Stephens and Arnold Wood, chairman of the board of directors of Union High School Dis trict .No. 7, was without doubt the feature social event of the season in Athena. The banquet dinner was served by the ladies of the Methodist Episcopal church . in the Masonic dining room and covers were laid for 126 banquet ers. Three tables the length of the room were required to accommodate those in attendance and the service was on par with the excellence of the dinner. Guests at the outer tables were standing in their places at 6:30 when Mayor Stephens and Mr. Wood usher ed the high school student body to the center" table, where its members ns honor guests of the evening took their respective seats. During the dinner hour, through the kindness and generosity of the Pend leton Music House, the banqueters were regaled with appropriate selec ions on one of its famous Ortho phonics. Presiding as toast master for the occasion, M. I. Miller made a short preliminary address before introduc ing Arnold Wood, chairman of the board of directors, who made the principal address of the evening. Clarence Toole, director of Ath letics, and Lee Meyer, superintendent of the Athena schools, spoke on be half of the faculty, and for the student body Ray Johnston, Ethel Pittman, Jessiedcane Dudley and Roy DeFrecce responded. Others who made short addresses were C. L-, -McFadden,. Mrs. E. C. Rogers, F. B. Boyd and Mayor Stephens. Following the banquet, the assem blage went to Legion Hall where danc ing was enjoyed during the remain der of the evening. Again the kind ness of the Pendleton Music House management was appreciated, for the splendid music for the dance was furnished by its Orthophonic. Mayor Stephens and Mr. Wood, who made arrangements for the ban quet, express themselves grateful for the manner in which the ladies of the Methodist Episcopal church serv ed the dinner, for the Orthophonic and for all other assistance rendered in making the affair an outstanding success. Guardians Entertain Their Campfire Girls The Guardians were hostesses to Wauna Campfire girls at the home of Miss Hilda Dickenson, Wednesday evening. Progressive games were tho diversion of the evening, three tables being in play. Mary Tompkins won first prize, and the consolation went to Nylene Taylor. Sweet peas predominated in the decorations, and the favors were car ried out in a color scheme of green. Mrs. LeRoy, Miss Dickenson, guardians and twelve Campfire girls enjoyed the evening. Singing Camp fire songs was a feature enjoyed by those present. Mildred Hansell and Esma Hiteman are two new members of the Wauna group. Harness and Shoe Shop Perry Hall of Pendleton, who form erly conducted a shoo shop in Athena, has purchased the tools and equip ment of the Charles Norris harness shop, leased the Main street building of Mr. Norris, and will come to Ath ena to reside. Mr. Hall will carry on the harness business at Mr. Norris' old stand and will ulso engage in shoe repairing. Sells Mountain Spuds John Park's completed a deal last week for the sale of another car of Mountain Seed potatoes to a Yaki ma valley grower, making two ca.'K he has disposed of for delivery April 15, cays the Leader". The spudi are taken at the pit by the buyers, who sack and haul them. The prico is said to approximate around $25 per ton f. o. b. Weston. Snow Flurry Aids Grain Farmers of the Athena district are divided in opinion reflecting upon the amount of probable damage sustained by growing grain as the result of re cent cold weather. The situation wus relieved somewhat by a two-inch snow fall which protected the grain. How ever, in some localities the snow .soon melted and since then fvwhg temperature prevailed,