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VOLUME 49.
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 4, 1928
NUMBERT18
BACCALAUREATE
SERVICES SUNDAY
Dr. Allen of Whitman: Col
re Will Deliver,
Sermon.
lege
The annual baccalaureate , services
of the Athena High scfibpl"- will vbe
: , held in the Christian Church Suriday,
" May 6th, at 7:30 P. M. with Dr. E.
T. Allen of Whitman College, of
ficiating. " '
The program will be as follows:
Hymn, Congregation; Invocation,
Rev. H. J. Perry; Anthem, Quartet;
Scripture, Rev. H. J. Perry; An
nouncements; Solo, Mrs. 0. H. Reed
er; Baccalaureate Sermon, Dr. E. T.
Allen; Anthem, Quartet; Benediction.
Commencement exercises will be
held Friday evening May 11,-at b
o'clock in the High School auditor
ium. The address of the evening will
be given by Judge Stephen A. Lowell
of Pendleton. .Music by the Athena
orchestra will be a special feature of
the program.
Entertainment
Friday evening the juniors enter
tained the seniors and high school
faculty at a three-course banquet in
the domestic -- science room. The
room was decorated with peach and
orchid paper drapes and fir boughs.
The color scheme of peach and orchid
was carried out on the table in the
nut dishes, candles, sweet peas and
the dinner. The centerpiece, which
was used to represent an ocean voy
age, was a large old-fashioned ship
resting on a large mirror whose
, edges were covered by sand in which
were tiny life-savers. Superintend
ent Lee A. Meyer acted as toast
master and the following responses
were made: ' " --''.:--
"To the Boys," Alberta Charlton;
"To. the' Girls," -Clifford --Wood;
"Gum," Mildred Bateman; "Pockets,"
Ray Johnston; "To the Seniors," Wel
don Bell; and "To the Juniors,"
Dorothy -Geissel. Each toast indirect
ly carried out the idea ' of the ocean
voyage centerpiece.
The freshman and sophomore girls,
dressed in peach and orchid dresses,
served the excellent dinner prepared
by the junior mothers. Music, was
furnished by an orthophonic victrola
furnished by the Pendleton -';.' Music
Company.
W. L. Thompson
Announces Candidacy
For National Delegate
Because of his personal friendships
and business associations, W. L.
Thompson, candidate for delegate to
the republican national convention, is
expected to draw a large vote from
the republicans in Umatilla County
and throughout Eastern and Central
Oregon.
Mr. Thompson, who is now presi
dent of the Pacific Coast Joint Stock
Land Bank at Portland, was for years
president of the American National
Bank of Pendleton." It was about
nine years ago that he went to Port-
; land, where he became, vice-president
and one of the active officers of
the First National Bank.
He resigned the vice-presidency of
the big Portland Bank this year in
order to devote more of his" time to
the salmon packing business he Con
trols, operating on the Columbia
r- River and Alaska. The land Bank was
organized by Mr. Thompson five
- years ago, to provide cheaper money
to farmers. It has made many loans
to our Umatilla County farmers.
In letters to his friends in Uma
tilla County, Mr. Thompson states
that he will support the choice of the
people for the presidency.
No question of political policies
enters into the honor : which Mr.
Thompson seeks, so election to the
national party convention is for the
most part a matter of personal
friendships together with a , man's
service to the party.
Although Mr. Thompson has never
been actively engaged in Oregon
- politics in the sense that, he is a
politician, he has always been an ac
tive republican and is always at the
forefront in giving the party sub
stantial financial support.
Although he has for some years
been a . resident ,of Portland, Mr.
Thompson is of Eastern Oregon. His
sympathies are' with this great
country East of the mountains, and
for that reason he undoubtedly will
be given a big vote of. confidence
throughout Eastern and Central Ore
gon.' '- - -1 -
Umatilla County friend are tak
ing an active personal interest in Mr.
Thompson's candidacy and ; they are
going to use every effort, possible to
see that he receives a big vote at the
hands of the republican voters of this
County. -
Mrs. Forrest Zerba was hostess to
the 3 o 4 bridge club Thursday. .. . ,
Public Service Is ,
Vital In Office of
Secretary of State
: Salem, Oregon. When Hal Hoss
came to Oregon City, " a ; gangling
youth, about fifteen years ago, "he
started in his i characteristic"? and
energetic fashion to lay a substantial
foundation for success. His ex
perience in newspaper, work af ,that
tint was - somewhat rudimentary,
Vjbat it .had the advantage of yariable
elements in that it" commenced at
the tioUom and progressed upward
jfchreugh the several channels of the
editorial departments jind Into -tile
business office where he proceeded to
make the most of opportunity. It
was not for him a long step to
position of responsible management,
in which he coupled the qualities of
initiatine nolicies with those of
carrying them to a sure termination
Over a period of" six years of news-
peper direction, he developed, stead
ily, building good will, which is the
most valuable of newspeper assets
for the property with which he was
identified, and forming close and
lastine contacts throughout the
state. .. . . V . " "
Occupied as he was in a place that
demanded constant application, Mr,
Hoss shook irksome details from his
shoulders and tied into his job an
active appreciation of public service
He became a worker for the brothers
of the craft, acting indefatigably for
their interests, without expectation
or hope of reward. It was only nat
ural that his efforts would bring him
a flock of nonsalaried and honorary
positions which he filled acceptably,
and it was inevitable that his activi
ties, as their scope broadened, would
be accorded recognition which came
to him in the form of an urgent
invitation- to join, as private secre
tary to the governor, the state ad
ministration. Some of his friends,
including the writer of these lines,
shook their heads, hot then realizing
that Hal Hoss would be unwilling to
stagnate, in a place that seemed to
offer little future. But his study of
and interests in the affairs of his
native state went beyond his lm
mediate place. He made the most
of a membership on the parole board
and . became a student of penal pro
blems, accepting 'directorship-in the
national association.
There was no good 'reason, in the
mind of Hal Hoss, why the prin
ciples of sound business should not
bo applied to the business of the
people. It seemed to him that public
service ought to mean more than a
mere political job, and that the
same fundamental ideas that he
utilized in newspaper . offices , could
and should be put into practice
through the conduct of an import
ant state office. He was not encum
bered with policical entanglements
and was prepared and equipped to
transact the state's business on the
basis of common sense having in
mind that the taxpayer's dollar is
not a gift of God, but is entitled to
economic consideration and should be
stretched as far as practicable with
proper results as a primary objective.
These facts may be constructed as
arguments for the nomination and
election of Hal Hoss for secretary of
state. He has become a personality.
His friends are not giving his can
didacy perfunctory support, but they
are enthusiastically urging the peo
ple of Oregon to choose a man who
has always made good, who has a
clear conception of service, who is
young and alert and who is free to
promise and who has . the ability to
deliver that particular character of
an administration that our citizen
ship requires. The importance of
the office demands selection of jl man
who is qualified by temperament and
experience to render a high type of
service to the public. Hal Hoss is
that man. 1
District No. 17 Victorious
District No. 17 competed in the
Sectional Track Meet held at Helix
April 21. Robert and Barbara Lee
winning hoonrs, Barbara first in the
girls' twenty-five yard dash and base
ball throw. Barbara in the A class
tied with a Helix girl of D. class.
Robert won first in' broad jump,
second in the fifty yard dash and
high jump. The Lees -, represented
their school at the Annual County
Meet -Saturday, where they won one
of the large schoolroom flags award
ed by the Pendleton schools.-'
Cinders Set Car on Fire
A gondola flat car in the Union
Pacific" yards caught fire from hot
cinders, with which it was loaded,
Tuesday forenoon. The fire was put
out without turning in an alarm. The
car load of cinders had been brought
up from Reith by a passing freight
train and switched into the yards
here, to be used for ballasting.'
...... Cam pf Ire Girls
Fourteen Wauna ' Campfire girls
and guardians Hilda Dickenson and
Mrs. W. H. LeRoy hiked up Wild
Horse creek Saturday morning, pre
paring breakfast over campfires in
true camp style, using stones for
frying pans. '
Members of Faculty and
Graduating Class of the
Athena H$i School, '28
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HELEN HANSELL, LORENA SCHUBERT' GEORGE PAMBRUN,
KATHLEEN RADTKE, ROY DeFREECE. RIGHT CLIFFORD WOOD
DORIS SCHUBERT, ITOL SCHUBERT, ARMAND BELL, DOROTHY
GEISSEL, ETHEL PITTMAN, SUPERINTENDENT MEYER. -
Construction Work
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Construction work on the Legion
swimming pool is progressing under
direction of Contractor McLeod,' of
Walla Walla. The concrete retaining
walls have been poured,' and the
forms will be removed shortly.
With the removal of the forms, the
bottom surfacing with concrete will
follow. Then the concrete walks sur
rounding the pool will be put down,
and the showers and dressing rooms
completed.
Excavation for laying the water
pipes from the city mains, is under
way , The pipe will be laid in time
to bring water into the pool with the
completion of the plumbing. The
city main is being tapped on Third
street : near the bridge at the city
park.
Metro-Goldwyn's "Circus Rookies"
will be presented at the Standard
Theatre" tomorrow flight. Owing to
the baccalaureate sermon at High
School auditorium Sunday evening,
there will be no picture shown at the
Standard. ; "Circus ; Rookies" is
Metro's latest picture, and has not
been shown at Portland. Come, and
see it
John McRae and wife of Tacoma,
former residents of this vicinity ar
rived in Athena Sunday. ....
J. W. Pinkerton Loses
Sight of His Right Eye
J. W. Pinkerton met with a very
painful accident Monday when a
piece of steel penetrated the eye
ball. The patient - was taken to Dr.
Gowan in Walla Walla but the
obstacle could not be removed. Dr.
Gowan accompanied Mr. and Mrs.
Pinkerton to Spokane, where the
steel splinter was extracted by a
magnet.
However, the sight of the right
eye is entirely lost, and Mr. Pinker
ton is in a hospital at Walla Walla
where effort is being made to save
the eyeball. The accident heppened
at the Pinkerton farm Monday, when
Mr. Pinkerton was removing a bolt
from a machine, using a punch. With
the first blow of the hammer, a sliver
of steel penetrated the right eye
ball. Returning from Spokane, the
party experienced an automobile ac
cident, in which Mrs. Pinkerton sus
tained a severe cut on her arm.
Spinal Meningitis
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Dudley visited
at the homes of their children, near
Dayton, the fore part of the week. A
spinal meningitis epidemic prevails
at and near Dayton from which four
adults have died in the past two
weeks and a fifth patient is in a
critical condition. - i
Athena Takes Hard
Fast Game From the
Adams Team, Sunday
Big Six League
ft, W. L. Pet.
Milton-Freewater ...4 0 1.000
Adams 3
Athena ' 3
Pendleton 2
Helix 0
Weston 0
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Joint Representative Can
didate Quits to Run
For Congress.
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Roy W. Ritner of Pendleton, who
entered the campaign as republican
candidate for joint representative
from Umatilla and Morrow counties,
has chucked his candidacy for that
office into the discard and has be
come a candidatee for the renuhliran
Adams started the home fans buz-nomination for congress, to succeed
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Athena went into a tie with Adams
for second place in the Big Six
league by winning one of the hard
est foht. and closest played games
of the season, 3 to 2. Milton-Freewater
remained at the head of the
percentage column with four straight
wins, by trouncing Helix 8 to 6. The
Eagles beat Weston 5 to 2.
zing right off the reel, when N. Wal
lan smashed Banister's first offering
for a single. He was sacrificed to
second on K. Hodgen's out, Toole to
Kretzer. Otis Lieuallen connected
for a single, Wallan scoring. N. Hod
gen fanned. Parr smashed 1 put a
two-base hit, bringing in Lieuallen.
Crawford struck out. Two runs,
three hits, no errors.
Then Athena brought everybody
and his neighbor to their feet, by tie
ing up the score two-all in her half
of the second. Toole opened up with
a two-base hit. Harris brought him
home with a single, and took second
on the throwin to the plate. Harden
scored Harris with a single. Nobody
down. Then Morrison steadied and
pulled himself out of the hole. Gross
rolled out, Lieuallen to Hodgen, and
Geissel fanned. Two runs, three hits,
no errors. 1
With both pitchers well in control,
backed with gilti edge support the
game from then on took on all the
trimmings of a pitcher's duel.
In the lucky seventh, with the go
ing hot, hotter, hottest, after Mor
rison had put Harris away via the
strike-out route, Harden nicked an
out curve for a single. Then Mor
rison laid Gross away with three
across the pan. George Banister
spattered one past the infield, Hard
en going down to third. Geissel
bmged out one for three bases Hard
en and Baniste .rrossing over. Ban
ister was declared out for not
touching second base. McPherrin
flew out to K. Hodgen. One run,
three hits, no errors. And there is
your old ball game.
'Score by Innings:
Athena 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 x 3
Adams 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Batteries Banister and McPher
rin; Morrison and Parr.
Summary Errors, N. Wallan 2, L,
Banister. Two-base hits, Parr, Toole.
Three-base hits, Geissel, Kretzer
Passed ball, McPherrin. Earned
runs, Adams 2, Athena 3. Struck
out, by Banister 9; by Morrison 8,
Left on bases, Athena 5; Adams 5,
Umpire, Buck. Time of game 1:30.
Ratting Averages
G AB R
Shick 3
Harden 4
L. Banister 4
Toole 4
Geissel 4
Harris.. 4
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Study Club Takes Vacation
1 he Athena btudy Club closed a
profitable year's study last Friday
afternoon with the completion of the
course on contemporary authors. The
club decided by vote to take up thu
study of Oregon for next year, as
outlined by the State Library board,
and a course of unusual interest is
promised. This club has been organ
ized for three years, the first year
being taken up with early American
authors, the second with history and
travels in Scotland and Ireland, the
third with literature as stated and
the next year, will "see Oregon first."
The club is restricted to 20 members,
all being keenly interested in the
subjects, and each taking active part
in discussion. The last meeting wan
held at the home of Mrs. H H. Hill,
where a picnic was planned as a fit
ting finale to the year's labors. Mrs.
Retta Potts, Mrs F. B. Radtke and
Mrs. Ltuis Keen wore appointed by
the president Mi. ll. A. Thompson,
to arrange for the festival and to set
the date in the near future. The
first Friday afternoon in September
will be the date for beginning of
next year's activities. ,
Grain Shipped Out
The last shipment of wheat has
been made by the Farmers Grain
Elevator company. This cleans up
the 1927 crop storage in the elevator.
During the months of March and
April a total of 26 carloads of wheat
was shipped by the Elevator comp
any to Kansas City and St. Louis.
This wheat brought the grower from
$1.20 to $1.45 per bushel.
No Reseeding
Andy Douglas was in Athena from
his ranch near lone, Morrow county,
this week. Mr. Douglas reports
favorable crop prospects in his
country. It was not necessary to re
used grain in hn tection this spring".
N. J. Sinnott. Mr. Ritner makes the
following statement:
"All of the five able men who now
represent Oregon in Congress are
lawyers. Agriculture, horticulture,
cattle and sheep are the dominant
industries of Eastern Oregon. Logic
demands that at least one member
should be a farmer qualified by long
practical experience with agricul
tural problems, and seasoned with
business training and previous legis
lative service.
"Industry is protected by the tariff;
Railroads by the Interstate Com
merce Commission; bunking by the
Federal Reserve; labor by immigra
tion laws but agriculture, notwith- ,
standing it has borne the brunt of
after war deflation, has waited in
vain for congressional help and
recognition. I am for legislation
which will give the same protection
to agriculture that has heretofore
been so generously extended to In
dustry, Railroads, Banking and
Labor.
I am committed to the construction
of the Umatilla Rapids project at tho
earliest possible date, and for a gen
eral policy of federal development
of the Columbia River for power,
irrigation and navigation purposes.
The Columbia should be navigable so
as to reduce excessive freight rates
on products of the interior moving
to tidewater. The cheap hydro
electric power of "the river should be
made available on the farms and in
the homes of the people.
"1 favor the complete development
of federal irrigation projects author
ized by Congress on a basis of fair
play to the present settlers and with
a view to settleement of vacant lands.
I will favor new projects when justi
fied by the growth of the state.
' I favor the adequate care, hospitil
ization and compensation of the vet
erans of the late wars and previous
wars. My experience" overseas dur
ing the late war extended over sev
eral months spent with the field hos
pitals and I know from personal ob
servation the suffering and sacri
fice of our fighting men.
"The various counties of the stale
should be rcembursed by the federal
government for the loss of taxes
from lands held in forest reserves,
Indian reservations and land grants.
Until such legislation can be secured
I most emphatically favor the con
tinuation of the federal appropria
tion used in cooperation with the
state in constructing interstate high
ways and forest roads.
"I favor a tariff on wool, wheat,
timber products and other commod
ities rained in quantities in Oregon.
The federal government should better
cooperate with the state in extermin
ating the predatory animals that
prey upon livestock of the farmers
and ranchers.
"It is my intention to conduct a
clean, fair campaign and I pledge my
support to the republican who is
nominated."
Water Mains Replacement
Delivery has beeen made to the
city of 1700 feet of new pipe which
will be laid in replacement of old
water main sections. Portions of the
present pipe line in the north and
west part of the city will be replaced
with the new pipe. The work of im
provement at the intake of the grav
ity system of the waterworks, which
included raising the height of the re
taining walls of the manholes, has
been completed.
Athena at Milton-Freewater
Athena goes to Milton-Freewater
to play there Sunday. This will be
the first game of the season between
these two teams, and Athena is
anxious to turn in a win and pluck
the Prune Pickers from the top limb
of the per centage tree in the Big
Six league. Milton-Freewater has
won four games straight. Athena
and Adams are tied for second place.
Pleased With Plans
The local scouts were visitors to
the new campsite up the Walla Walla
river Saturday and were favorably
impressed with the plans for their
cabin to be erected as soon as
weather conditions permit. A joint
hike for scouts and camp fire girls
is planned for the near future. The
boys to be the hosts are making all
plans and provisions.