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Entered at the Post Office at Athena, Oregon, as Second-Claea Mail Matter
VOLUME 49.
ATI1ENA, UMATILLA CX)UNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 20. 1928
NUMBER 29
SWIMMING POOL 15
A PAYING VENTURE
Gross Receipts, Including
the Sales of Season
Tickets, $646.30.
The American Legion swimming
pool at Athena City Park ha-jroved
to be a very successful venture in
point of popularity and patronage.
Since the pool opened for swimming
and bathing, up to and including
Tuesday evening of this week, the
proceeds grossed a total of $646.a0
This amount includes the sale of
forty-two adult season tickets at $5,
and .forty-seven children season
tickets at $2 each.
The regular prices for swimming
in the pool are -15 cents for children
and 25 cents for adults, and 10 cents
additional when bathing suits are
furnished. The management an
nounces that the very best grade of
voolen bathing suits are furnished
here, in fact none better are to be
found at bathing resorts anywhere
C. L. McFadden, commander of
Athena-Weston American Legion
Post, who has taken keen interest in
the construction of the pool and who
is devoting much time in its manage
ment, expressed deep appreciation for
all assistance extended the Post in
its efforts to bring the enterprise to
a satisfactory and successful termina
tion. Especially does the post commander
commend those who donated their
services in the excavation work for
the pool. In addition to personal
services, a number furnished teams
at the time the excavation was under
way, among whom were H. A. Bar
rett, Arnold Wood, Glenn Dudley,
George Lieuallen, Henry Koepke,
Bern Bannister and Claude Dicken
son. A number of young men donat
ed their services on the job and em
ployes of business men were let off
from their work to help. Standard
Oil company donated a truck--for
sand and gravel hauling, Bell &
Venable liberally donated services,
Jens Jensen gave supplies, while D.
C. McFadden and Bob McArthur
rendered valuable service.
The cost of the swimming pool as
it stands at the present time repre
sents a cash outlay of $3,827.00 ex
clusive of excavation and other do
nation work.
To begin with, the post treasury
had $600.00 available for pool con
struction. The idea of making the
venture a community enterprise soon
developed with the result that Mr.
McFadden and Mayor Stephens cir
culated a subscription paper, and
secured subscriptions to the pool fund
which total $2,050.00. The subscrib
ers and the amount of their sab
scriptions are as follows:
O. O. Stephens, $100; Tum-a-Lum
Lumber Company, $100; M. W. Han
sell, $100; Rogers & Goodman, $100;
C. L. McFadden, $100; W. R. Harden,
$100; M. L. Watts, $100; Preston
Schaffer Milling Company, $100; F.
S. LeGrow, $100; F.B. Radtke, $50;
Gerald Kilgore, $100; A. W. Douglas,
$100; A. H. Mclntyre, $100; A. A.
Mclntyre $15; J. A. Smith, $5; Chas.
Williams, $10; Jess Gordon, $5; W.
S. Ferguson, $25; Earnest Koepke,
$15; L. Ringel, $5; R. L. Wilson, $5;
A. W. Logsdon, $50; F. B. Boyd, $50;
W. G. Cowan, $25; H. I. Watts,$50;
B. B. Richard3, $50; F. N. Johns, $25;
Bryce Baker, $10; Penn T. Harris,
$15; A. M. Johnson, $15; Dean Dud
ley, $20; V. R. Zerba, $15; Sheldon
Taylor, $15; Arnold Wood, $15;
Heriry Dell, $20; Henry Koepkejr.,
$25; Zeph Lockwood, $10; Forest
Zerba, $25; C. M. Eager, $10; Rich
ard Thompson, $15; Revella Lieu
allen, $5; Hilda Dickenson, $5; Max
B. Hopper, $10; Velma B. Schubert,
$5; Leonard Geissel, $10; H. Geissel,
$10; Herman Hoffman, $5; Chas. Wil
son, $10; Dr. . Geyer, $10; Lee A.
Meyer, $10; Mose Banister, $5; Neil
Mclntyre, $5; T. L. McBride, $10;
Jim Hodgen, $10; H. O. Parker, $5;
E. C. Prestbye, $10; Dean Pinkerton,
$5; Ralph Singer, $5; I. L. Michener,
$5; Lew McNair, $5; Pearl Ramsay,
$5; H. H. Hill, $5; R. B. McEwen,
$10; R. A. Thompson, $10; H. A.
Barrett, $10; C. B. Moore $5; F. H.
Ames, $25; Barney Foster, $5; J. F.
Kershaw, $5; Robert Wolf, $1;
Glen Wagner, $1; R. A. Duffield, $5;
John Walker, $5; J. H. Creswell, $5;
Finley Graybeal, $1; Ed Gwaltney,
$1; W. P. Little john, $5; Carl Sheard,
$5; L. R. Pinkerton, $5; Lester
Green, $1.
Other subscriptions, amounting to
perhaps $200 more are yet to be
taken, stated Mr. McFadden, which
will bring the total to approximate
ly $2250.00.
The financial success of the enter
prise naturally brings up the ques
tion as to what ends the surplus
funds will be used. Mr. McFadden
stated it is American Legion policy
everywhere to turn back every sur
plus dollar for the good cf the corn-
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UNIVERSITY OF OBEGON, Eu
gene. Ronald Bobnett, Albany, has
been chosen by members of the senior
class to receive the Albert cup, given
annually to the senior who "during hit
college career, has made the most pro
gress in character, service and whole
some influence."
Spokane Air Service
Commences August 1st
Walla Walla. Captain H. J. Tap-
lin, president of the Spokane Air
ways, Inc., who was in Walla Walla
a couple of days ago getting neces
sary information on airport facilities
here, announced in Spokane yester
day that daily airplane service be
tween Spokane, Lewiston and Walla
Walla will be started August 1 by
his company. ;. "". ' ...
An Associated Press dispatch from
Spokane, announcing this, added:
"A Buhl air sedan will leave bpo-
kane at 9 a. m. every day-with two
and a half hours halt in each town
to permit salesmen passengers to
visit their customers, . Taplin said.
The company which has three planes
on the field here (Spokane) and three
more ordered, intends to specialize in
passenger work and flight instruc
tion."
In this connection it is also re
ported that J. G. (Tex) Rankin head
of the Rankin Flying school at Port
land, is planing daily Portland-Wal
la Walla air service, which would
connect with the Spokane line. On
August 1 daily service between Port
land and San Francisco will be start
ed.
The new Walla Walla airport would
be used, it is reported, as it is close
to town. The newly organized air
port association has funds to aid in
developing the field further.
Cars Kill Ten in June
Ten persons were killed and 419
were injured in a total of 2257 traffic
accidents in Oregon during June, ac
cording to a report prepared by
Thomas A. Raffety, chief inspector
for the state motor vehicle depart
ment. Approximately 110 of the ac
cidents were due to speeding", while
218 accidents were caused by drivers
failing to observe signals. In 390
cases the drivers failed to give right
of way. Forty accidents were caused
by drunken drivers.
Attends Barber School
Curtis Duffield, Athena high school
boy, is spending his summer vacation
in Portland, where he is taking a
course in the Mohler Barber School
of that city. On his return to Ath
ena this fall, Curtis will work in his
father's shop on Saturdays. He is
making fast progress in learning the
trade.
Chicken Thieves Again
Two young thieves, claiming
Woodburn as their home, was ap
prehended near Sax Station Tuesday,
by officers, on advices front Dayton,
Wash. They had forty chickens in
their possession. Dayton officers came
after the thieves.
Medford Plans Big
For Legion Convention $
On August 2, 3 and 4
Reports received from Medford, the
American Legion Convention city for
1928, indicate that the Tenth Annual
Department Convention which takes
place August 2, 3 and 4th will be
the biggest and best Legion Conven
tion ever staged in the State of Ore
gon. The budget for the entire three
days celebration has been raised, the
local business men and service clubs
are giving tUr - undivided ' support
and with nearly 700 members of Med-'
ford Post No. 15 "on the job", there
is no doubt as to the success of this
year's convention.
One of the most elaborate cele
bration programs ever prepared for
the entertainment of visiting Legion
naires and their families has been
under way for the past four months
and is now nearing completion. There
will be some thing to do or see every
minute during the big three day cele
bration and visitors are assured of
plenty of action from early morn till
late at night.
Many distinguished guests will be
"among those present" at the con
vention, according to present indica
tions. Among the prominent Legion
naires expected to attend are the
state commanders of Oregon, Cali
fornia, Washington, Idaho and
Nevada, National officers of the Le
gion from Indianapolis and Past Na
tional Commanders John R. Quinn of
Los Angeles and James Drain of Spok
ane. W. S. McCracken, head of the
Aeronautical Department of the U. S.
Department of Commerce, has agreed
to be present and many other noted
figures in aviation are expected.
Governor Patterson and the entire
congressional delegation of the State
of Oregon also plan to attend what
is expected to be the "biggest and
best Legion State Convention ever
held on the Pacific Coast."
The Huckleberry Crop
Reports from the Blue Mountain
summer resorts are to the effect that
this season's huckleberry crop is one
of the largest for some years past.
A number of Athena people have al
ready been successful in ' picking
satisfactory quantities of the luscious
fruit. It is said that in localities
where the mountain snows protected
the bushes from late frosts, the ber
ries are exceptionally plentiful and of
large size.
Locomotive Engineer Here .
Kyle Charlton, who spent his boy
hood in Athena, accompanied his
brother, Starr Charlton home from
LaGrande, and visited friends in Ath
ena Wednesday. , Kyle is a Union
Pacific locomotive engineer, running
out of LaGrande. Three of the
Charlton brothers are engineers hav
ing runs out of LaGrande, Kyle, Clyde
and Denver.
Fruit and Vegetable
Crop Shows Increase
Approximately 1,875 carloads of the
three major lines of fruit and veget
able produce will be shipped from
the Walla Walla district .this year,
according to the official estimate of
Wayne Garrett, district horticulturist
who has completed his annual esti
mate on apples, prunes and onions.
A total of 85 cars of apples, 350
cars of prunes and 700 cars of onions
is the estimate for the district which
includes Walla Walla, Columbia, Gar
field, Asotin and Whitman counties.
The greater part of the produce will
come from the Walla Walla and
Columbia county regions, Mr. Garrett
stated. This estimate is made after
an intensive and thorough survey of
the district by the horticulturist.
The estimate on apples and onions
shows but slight increase over last
year but there is approximately a 20
per cent increase in the prune esti
mate, Mr. Garrett stated.
Dogs After Sheep
H. A. Barrett reports that dogs
raided his flock of pet lambs at his
ranch north of Athena, Monday night,
and as a result one of the lambs is
missing. This is not the first time,
Mr. Barrett stated, that dogs have
run his sheep, and he proposes to
take strenuous measures to put a
stop to the raids.
Charles Hilyard Dead
Charley Hilyard, who spent his boy
hood in Athena, and who for many
years resided at Meacham, died Tues
day at Hot Lake Sanitarium from
cancer of the liver.
munity from which the dollar was
taken. He has plans for City Park
improvement for which future sur
plus funds from the swimming pool
may be used, and in the near future
they will be announced.
At the present time, the difference
in cost of the pool, $3,827.00, and the
amount subscribed including the Le
gion's $600.00 is $1,177.00
Umatilla la Low
Deputy State Watermaster Perry,
reports that the volume of water in
the Umatilla river has dropped to 35
second feet and is falling at the rate
of one second foot per day, at the
present time.
Jonathan Bourne 111
Jonathan Bourne, 72, ex-United
States senator from Oregon, was re
ported to be recovering from ap
pendicitis, which has confined him to
his home in Washington, D. C,
several days.
Cooled Weather
For the past three days the weather
has been considerably cooler, the
temperature being decidedly lower
than that which prevailed last week.
Death of H. K. Charlton
Former Athena Resident
At Home in LaGrande
!H. K. Charlton, former resident of
Athena, and father of Starr Charl
ton, died Thursday afternoon at his
home in LaGrande, suddenly of heart
fafture. ' He had been enjoying his
usual good health, and Thursday
morning brought a load of wood from
the mountains. After dinner he com
plained of being short of breath, re
clined on a lounge and soon" passed
away without a struggle. ; ' ..
Funeral services were held Sunday
af ternWn at 2 o'clock from the funer
al home of Zimmerman & Snodgras3,
with Rev. Hess of the LaGrande
Baptist church, conducting services.
Interment was made in the Masonic
cemetery at LaGrande.
Henry Keltner Charlton was born
in Iowa, October 1, 1852, died in La
Grande, July 12, 1928 aged 75 years,
9 months, 11 days. He crossed
the plains with his ' parents in
1866 with a mule team. They
camped over night on the present
site of LaGrande which at that time
consisted of a few shanties in
what is known as Old Town. They
finally settled on a farm in Linn
county, and were members of the
old Baptist church at Providence so
famous in Oregon pioneer days.
In 1878, almost 50 years ago he
married Izora Starr of Lebanon and
moved to Farmington, Washington.
Thirty years ago the family moved to
Athena and have lived in LaGrande
and vicinity the last 25 years.
The deceased is survived by his
widow, one brother, C. M. Charlton
of Salem; five sons, Starr of Athena;
Kyle, Denver, and Clyde of La
Grande; Otto of Alberta, Canada, and
nine grand children.
The "Skyline" Road
. Athena motorists who have driven
to Langdon Lake at the summit of
the Blue Mountains and, traveled over
the new "skyline" road, pronounce it
to be a wonderfully scenic trip. A
party including Mr. and Mrs. Glen
Dudley recently enjoyed the drive,
and last Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Le
Grow, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Richards,
Roland, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Rogers
and family motored over the new road.
When completed, it will be possible
to- follow the rim of the Blue Moun
tains from Langdon Lake north to
a point near Dayton, Washington.
The unfinished gap in the road will
be connected this season.
- . Spray Painting
The Preston-Schaffer mill has been
given a fresh coat of paint by the
spraying process. J. P. McCarroll of
Walla Walla has the contract for the
painting job. McCarroll also paint
ed the big barn on the M. L. Watts
ranch north of Athena, and sprayed
two coats of paint on the W. P. Lit
tlejohn residence, on corner of Fifth
and Jefferson streets.
Standard Theatre
Picture Program
Tomorrow- night the Standard The
atre offers Conrad Nagel and Myrna
Loy in a Warner Bros., classic, "The
Girl From Chicago." This photoplay
is a tense, glittering melodrama, fill
ed with romance of daring and
danger.
Sunday night Sydney Chaplin
comes in a Metro-Goldwyn comedy,
"Skirts." Chaplin's last appearance
at the Standard was when he played
the leading role in "Charley's Aunt."
Special productions booked for cur
rent showing include "The Cossacks,"
starring John Gilbert, Saturday, July
28, and Harold Lloyd in "Speedy,"
Saturday, August 11.
Mashed His Foot
Harve Roseberry, foreman of the
M. L, Watts wheat ranch, north of
Athena, had his right foot badly,
mashed when a heavy iron pipe fell
on it. Mr. Roseberry was engaged in
laying the pipe for the new water
system being installed at the Watt3
ranch, when the accident happened.
Oregon State Forest
Oregon's first state forest, embrac
ing 70,000 acres in western Douglas
and northern Coos counties, will be
formally transferred to the state by
the federal government by January
1. The state exchanges for the tract
an equal acreage of school lands
situated in various parts of the state.
Warren To Coach Astoria
. John Warren of Pendleton, gradu
ate this year at University of Oregon,
and guard for three years on the
varsity football team, will coach
Astoria high school athletes for the
next year.
Married at Pendleton
Dee Hatton and Miss Maybelle
Strickler, a prominent young couple
of Pendleton, were united in marriage
in that city, Saturday last.
Rlue Mountain Fires
Electric storms were responsible
for two forest fires in the Umatilla
national forest recently, but were at
once gotten under control.
Wins High Honor
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University of Oregon, Eugene
George Boinnnp, of Moro, graduate
student in philosophy at the Uni-:
vorsity of Oregon, has been ap
pointed Sage fellow in philosophy
at Cornell University .for noxt yoar,
it was announced by Dr. George
Rebec, head of the philosophy de
partment here. TIiib is regarded as
one of the highest honors that can
be conferred upon philosophy stud
ents, and it is usually only given
after a year of residence study in
Cornell.
Mr. Belknap, who yns a journal
ism major during the first part of
his university career, has won high
distinction in scholarship. He is
a member of Phi Beta Kappa, shol
astie society, and Sigma Dolta Chi,
national journalism fraternity.
Oregon State College
Farm Market Review
The new official estimate indicates
a total United States wheat crop
about 70,000,000 bushels less than
last year. Some traders are inclined
to argue that the crop will be smaller.
The soft red winter wheat crop is
figured at nearly 60,000,000 bushels
below last year and the same short
age of spring wheat is reported, but
the hard red winter crop is very
large. Heavy marketing of hard red
winter is in progress and this to
gether with favorable crop reports
from Canada tended to depress
wheat markets last week. Rye was
dull and lower despite unfavorable
prospects for the new crop. Crop
conditions requirements in Europe
are a little uncertain.
Old crop feed grains in cash mar
kets not influenced by arrivals of new
crop grain was firm, but new barley
and oats moved slowly and prices
tended to go lower. Another record
crop of barley is indicated from an
acreage 29.5 per cent higher than
last year, the United States produc
tion being estimated at 7,275.000 tons
or 929,000 tons more than in 1927.
The principal increase is in the north
central states where abandonment of
winter wheat was heaviest, Tho
California crop is figured 9 per cent
above last year. The acreage in Ore
gon was increased about 30 per cent;
and in Washington about 14 per cent.
Foreign barley markets were easier
last week and crop information to
date indicates substantial increases
in the acreage of barley abroad.
Old Timer Here
Fred Fisher and wife were in Ath
ena last Saturday for a few hours,
from Stockton, California, en route
to Coer d'Alene for a summer outing.
Mr. Fisher formerly engaged in the
harness business in Athena, and was
in partnership with his brotherinlaw,
W. C. Miller.
Home From Vacation
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. McPherson ar
rived home Saturday from a vacation
trip of two weeks. They made a trip
to Seattle, Portland and the coast by
automobile. Sometime was spent at
Long Beach, Wash., where Mr. Mc
Pherson was successful at sea fish
ing. He caught numbers of sea bass.
Over 48 Bushels
Taking elevator weights for his
wheat delivered in bulk, Marion Han
sell finds that his wheat crop is
averaging a little over 48 bushels per
acre. lie expects to finish threshing
his crop Monday, and will then move
his machine to the A, L. Swaggart
place to thresh the crop there.
' Family Will Arrive"
Rev. Dow the new pastor of the
First Baptist church of Athena, is
expecting the arrival of bis family
next week from Halsey, where they
have been visiting for some time.
Huckleberry Pickers
Mrs. Fred Kershaw, Mrs. Barbara
Willaby, Mrs. R. A. Thompson and
Mrs. H. II. Hill comprised a purty
that motored into the mountains
yesterday, in quest of huckleberries,
HARVESTING Gill
IS UNDER 1Y HERE
Bulking the Crop Is the
Popular Method Being
Followed Here.
Harvesting the 1928' wheat crop is
nearly'-in full swing in the Athena
farming district. A few machines
started up the latter part of last'
week in this vicinity, and a constant
ly increasing number have entered
the fields this week.
Athena farmers are well equipped
with modern farm machinery, and
probably a large majority of them
are following the method of bulking
their grain this season. Bulking
grain and delivering it direct from
the machine to the elevators has
found general favor, and mainly in
the outlying districts is the sack
method of handling grain employed.
With the advent of the motor truck
the problem of bulking grain has been
overcome. The motor truck gives the
necessary quick dispatch of grain
from machine to elevator and ware
house, with the result that hauling
with teams has almost been done
away with, so far as handling grain
in bulk is concerned.
A large number of International
trucks, and some of other makes
have been purchased by Athena farm
ers this season to be used for haul
ing grain and for general use on the
farm.
Storage facilities for bulk grain
have been materially increased at
Athena. Tht Farmers Grain Elevator
Company has added more storage
capacity, besides making a number of
improvements in the big plant for
promptly handling bulk grain as it
is delivered there. The Preston
Schaffer Milling company has in
stalled new scales to take care of
bulk loads and made other improve
ments for, th convenience of receiv
ing grain. ' .
Harvesting operations have not ad
vanced far enough to give an ac
curate estimate of the average yield.
However, it is known there will be
some fields that will' average around
50 bushels to the acre. Others give
evidence of producing between 40 and
50, and lots of them around 35.
A noticeable feature is said to exist
this season relative to the surpris
ing yield Federation is making where
the stand is thin. Some fields of
spring sown grain are looking re
markably well, while others are not
so inviting in- appearance. Duo to
the fact that it was necessary to do
considerable reseeding this spring,
grain is not ripening as evenly as
in years when reseeding was not re
quired. There seems to be a plentiful sup
ply of harvest hands and next wook
will see harvest operations in this
section at the peak.
Sale Going Good
The clean-up sale which started
last Saturday morning at the R. A.
Thompson Garage, has been going
good and has met the expectations
of Mr. Thompson, so he informs the
Press. The sale will continue until
August 1, during which time the op
portunity remains for purchasers to
secure worth-while bargains.
Better Than 51 Bushels
A field of wheat on the W. O. Read
farm south of Athena averaged a
trifle over 51 bushels to the acre. The
grain was bulked and the weights are
from the Farmers Grain Elevator
scales. H. A. Barrett's combine,
pulled by the Read caterpillar cut
and threshed the crop, which teste i
No. 1.
Hit-and-Run Victim
Dick Culpus, an Indian, died at St.
Anthony's hospital,' Pendleton, as the
result of injuries received Sunday
night on the Oregon Trail highway
east of Pendleton, when he was
struck by a hit-and-run driver. The
injured Indian was taken to Pendle
ton by passing motorists, who found
him unconscious by the road side.
Welch Sells Cottage
"Dad" Welch has sold the cottage
on Adams street which he recently
purchased from Mrs. Dickson, to Mrs.
Theresa Berlin who came from Walla
Walla to reside in Athena. Mrs.
Berlin and her three daughters now
occupy the cottage. Louis Berlin,
the son, will farm his mother's land
northwest of Athena.
Painting School House
Justin Harwood has been engaged
this week in painting the school house
in the Sheldon Taylor district, west
of Athena.
Gone to Harvest
"Pike" Miller left the fore part
of the week for the harvest fields of
Endicott, Wash., where he will remain
during the harvest season.