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Bntered at the Post Office at Athena, Oregon, as Second-Class Mall Matter VOLUME 49. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 31. 1928 NUMBER 35 PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPEN SEPT. 4TH New Teachers In Two of the Grade Departments This Year. The Athena schools will. open Xu&J day morning, September 4th, with new teachers in two. of ths graderde partments, the remainder of the grade instructors and the high school faculty being comprised of the per sonnel of last year, with the excep tion of Mrs. Frederick, who takes the ' place of Mrs. Toole. Miss Delia Bryant, a primary teacher of thirteen years experience, comes from Marshfield, Coos county to take over the First and Second grades, taught for the past two year3 by Miss Sellars, resigned, buperin tendent Meyer is personally familiar with Miss Bryant's efficiency in pn mary grade work, and considers Ath ena to be very fortunate in securing her services. Miss Blanche Thorsen of Stanfield will instruct the Third and Fourth grades this year. Miss Thorsen, who is a Normal school graduate, has taught for three years in the schools of Umatilla county, and her creden tials show that she has-given eminent satisfaction to school boards as an in structor of high order Mrs. Rominger will come from her Freewater home to again teach the Fifth and Sixth grades. M. I. Miller will assume his old role of instructor for the Seventh and Eighth grades, and m addition will coach school athletics, the . school board of District No. 7 having dis pensed with services of a special coach. Mr. Miller has demonstrated to high school athletes that he is more proficient in coaching than some of the coaches heretofore employed (liere. Superintendent Meyer, Miss Bate man, Miss Brodie, Mrs. Frederick and Mr. Frederick are the members of the high school faculty. .... v B. B. Richards chairman of the grade school directors of District, No. 29, estimates that the enrollment of grade pupils this year will exceed the number attending school last year. Also, present prospects are favorable for a slight increase' in number of high school pupils. New Pipe Line. To Be Laid At Reservoir Workmen for the city are now en gaged in excavating for the replace ment of 150 feet of the pipe line leading directly from the reservoir. Replacement of the present wood pipe, which is leaking badly will be made with 10 inch steel pipe. The reservoir line leading into town will have to be replaced with pipe for some distance across the Taylor field. The field is now in summer fallow and the owner prefers that the work be done before seeding operations begin. The-matter of replacement is now under consideration by the city coun cil. Already this year 1400 feet of the city's pipe lines have been replaced with new steel material, and if the re placement is made through the Taylo ) field, quite a distance on the system will have been improved for the year. Child Falls from Car Christine, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Lieuallen of Adams, opened the door of the family car and fell to the gravel road. The car was moving at the rate of ten to fifteen miles an hour at the time, otherwise the injuries sustained might' have been considerably greater. The little one's face and head was badly scratched and a few lacerations re sulted from the fall. Dr. Cowan dressed the wounds. Stantons Are Home Mr. and Mrs. John Stanton have moved into town ffom the Walter Adams ranch. Miss Mildred Stanton is at home for a few days vacation from her -nurse work at St. Antho ney hospital at Pendleton. Irene La Freneire of Denver, Colorado, was a guest at the Stanton home Monday of this week. Jim Hodgen in Hospital From a mere pimple which appear ed on his right foot, Jim Hodgen has suffered a severe attack of blood poisoning and. was compelled to go to the hospital at Pendleton for treat ment. . He is recovering and hopes to resume his position with the Standard Oil company, soon. Coach Miller Says Football Practice fiU w Start Monday Evening Football practice by the Athena high school squad is slated by Coach Miller to begin Monday evening. All who contemplate qualifying for posi tions on this year's team are request ed by Mr. Miller to be present Mon day evening. The coach is preparing to put a real contending team in the field for Athena High this year, and expresses himself as being pleased with the athletic ' material available. New this season, Mr. Miller states Itnd he desires to get an early start in whipping1 the team into playing con dition. , Mr. Miller says it is almost certain the McEwen brothers, Edwin and Ralph will be with Athena this year They attended Washington High at Portland last year, and their presence on the Athena team this year would greatly strengthen the general lineup, Harold Kirk, last year with Hill's Academy, Portland, will again assume the responsibilities of his old position on the home team, and the Athena coach states that Lee Foster, Weston High strong man, will do some stiff plunging for the Athena line this year. A couple of other new players are in the offing with expectation of don ning the moleskins, states Mr. Miller, and football stock in Athena is away above par at this time. Oregon State College Farm Market Review Vnzv University of Oregon Dormitory Is Called "Real Home" for Students I Greatly improved prospects for the world wheat crop during recent weeks continues to dominate wheat market news, and prices have been forced far below last year at this time by bear ish news and heavy marketings of hard red winter. There is nothing definite to indicate that the world sup ply of wheat will be enough-larger than last year to offset a smaller prospective supply of. rye. The European potato crop is said to be less promising than in 1927, which will also tend to increase demand for bread grain. .-';. The general trend ofworld "demand for wheat is upward by perhaps 5 per cent a year, because of increasing population and higher per capita con sumption in some countries. .United States sellers of rye and soft red winter wheat or substitute grades are favored by unusually small produc tion and depleted old stocks, it being altogether possible that larger quanti ties than ever before of white wheat from the Pacific coast will be needed in the southeast to supply the domes tic demand for wheat suitable for making low protein type flours. Stocks of competitive export white wheat are also small at this time, but conditions are reported favorable for the new crop in Australia. Alf Coppock Here Mr. and Mrs. Alf Coppock and daughter, Ramona, and son, Howard Coppock and wife came down from near Colfax, Washington, Saturday and are guests this week at the W. 0. Read home. .They will also visit Mr. Coppock's brothers, Arthur and Frank, families while here. Mr. Cop pock farms on an extensive scale in the Colfax country. Honored At Party Mrs. Paul Lieallen was honored at a bridge party held yesterday after noon at the home of Mrs. Henry Dell, when five tables were in play. The affair was sponsored by Mrs. Armond deMerritt of Walla Walla and Miss Hilda Dickenson, who furnished de lightful refreshments. Union Meetings Close The successful series of union meet ings held during the summer months by the Baptist and Christian churches of Athena, came to a close last Sun day evening, Rev. Dow of the Bap tist church preaching the closing sermon. Teachers Return Mr. and Mrs. Frederick are the first teachers to return to Athena after the summer vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick attended summer school. They will occupy Mrs. Wall's cottage on lhird street. Union County Triplets Union county has the distinction of having two sets of triplets born there this year. Sunday, to Mr. and Mrs. Uilbert Courtnght were born two girls each weighing 5 pounds, and a boy weighing 7 pounds. Electric Storm An electric storm, the first in several weeks, but of short duration, passed to the north of Athena Mon day noon. In portions of the Walla Walla valley hailstones fell, but no reports of injury to fruit have been received. Marcus Whitman Hotel The new Marcus Whitman hotel will open for business tomorrow, and the grand opening dinner will be served the evening of Thursday, Septem ber 6. Real Flower Garden Mrs. E. A. Bennett has a real flower earden in the rpfll fif ar residence on Main street. Dahlias and other flower varieties are bloom mg there in gorgeous profusion "I in ' K'i.4r"3ifcM -?-, : w ' T . ' ' . 1 '' .diii.i. ' ' . r ifer: - v' -1 . 7 tfl , vpjf&d- s 2M' j-V1 , X' " " " i "nn --MI ' . . 7..tv"w" 1 vj mi i i 'i'imMlW''",wtwiitiia"!(:lM U t i V:. v EHSITY OF OBJUGON, Eugene "A Eeal Hornet" This is the expres sion used by a prospective student and his parents, who had just inspected the now dormitory ror men at the Univer sity of Oregon, a modern, fireproof structure that will house 278 students. Work on the building, which is declared to be the finest dormitory in any In stitution on the Pacfic Coast, is prac tically completed, furnishings have beea purchased, and every room will be ready for occupancy when first year students report September 24. . Eeservations are already pouring in for rooms in the new dormitory, and a booklet describing it and Mvinir all tie tails has been prepared. This will be boui to anv stnaent nr Tironfl(tlv t.n. dent on request by the University regis. 11 ax. The dormitory will be divided into six separate units, each of which will have its own living room. In this way student organizations for participation in athletics and for social affair an be formed. Each unit is a conatrnetail that only two men occupy each room. In these are found two study tables, easy chairs, ruca. dressers and amnla closet space. Sleeping rooms are sep- J arate, and are so arranged that but fonr men are allotted to each. Thin means that every student has privacy ana quiet xor study and rest, essentials to good work. ....... The attractive halls ara nnntrnlW located, just a stop from tie class buildings. The dining room) where all Students Will dine, is ona nf tha atfraft. tive features of the structure. Many new features will be found In this home for men students, and both students and Barents who hava lnnl - - " T Over ths trU0tura ara enthiialniifia 41tA3 !- i.. li i 'i 1 1 . ' " T . 4i moo lur lit vuuty qua pes Athena Boy Scouts j , (By Scoutmaster Wade LeRoy) Wednesday afternoon saw the boys return from their outing at Emigrant Springs Camp. The boys were all in fine shape and all would have staved longer had the opportunity permitted. - tSdwm McEwen' and Orel Micheher brought the truck of Wm. Fercuson up to the camp after the boys and the boys wish ' to thank them for favors and services rendered. The boys passed several tests in camp and the regular study and rec reational periods did much towards advancing them in scouting. A fine start was given for the fall and winter work and it is hoped that the impetus of the camn schedule can hp held thru the coming season. Sunday afternoon saw several cars of visitors in camp and the Athena visitors were well pleased with the conditions as they found them. As sistant Scoutmaster "Jack" Perry de livered a mighty fine sermon to the boys and they expressed their ap preciation of the good they received from the sermon. Eat was the big event of the camp and to hear the boys tell of the hot cakes and bacon etc. they got away with . would make one wonder where they put it all. Regular meals were served family style every day except the day of the all-day hike then1 it was over the small fire with no im plements to eat or cook with except what they got from the woods. Some of the boys were very pro ficient in the woods and demonstrated several times their ability to care of themselves and others in the woods. Several trips were taken over country without following trails and always the goal was reached It took two days to complete one of the trips but they headed out the second day de termined to find the lake they were looking for and profited by the ex periences of the day before. Much credit is to be given to as sistant Camp Chief Carl Calvert for his invaluable services rendered in the educational and recreational work of the camp. The Cubs that were in camp upheld their end of the game and we are ready to add more of them to the roster. The Ranger group that was start ed in camp will be continued and they will be the scouts that are advanced in woodscraft and outdoor scouting. There will be a group committee and business meeting soon and after these meetings there will be a com plete financial statement of the local troop since it was organized last fall by Dwight Hackett. Fire Destroys Tent Home Milton Eagle: Charles Russell, barber with Levi Swayze, had the misfortune Sunday to lose the tent house in which he was living tempor arily, together with everything it con tained, consisting of a few articles of furniture, bed and clothing. $56 in currency was also burned. Mr. Rus sell has been unable to rent a house and fixed up the tent house for tem porary use until he could find a suit able place. The place caught fire and burned while he was in the house of a relative nearby. Two Bodies Found Port Townsend. The bodies of two passengers washed ashore in Dis covery bay, near here, today reveal ed the fate of the seven persons aboard the British Columbia airways monoplane which plunged into the Strait of Juan de Fuca in a dense fog Saturday. Family Reunion Mr. and Mrs. Wade TTiov and children left Athena yesterday for Yakima, where they will attend a re union of the Purvis family. Death of Mrs. Hess Mrs. Prudence Hess, mother of Mrs. Frank DeFreece and Mrs. Will Kirk of this city, died in a hospital in Wal la Walla Friday evening and was buried Monday. Mrs. Hess had been ill for a long time and her daughters had been in attendance upon her. She leaves three daughters and one son, her husband having preceded her in death. The floral offerings were pro fuse, among them being a piece from the Methodist ladies of this city as a token of their respect and esteem.' Ten Gallon Hats and Loud Shirts Worn at Pendleton Hostesses For Mrs. Gurney Mrs. Henry Dell and Mrs. Armond DeMerritt, were " hostesses Monday evening at the Dell home, where they entertained in honor of Mrs. Clair Gurney, prior to her departure to make her home in Chicago. Bridge was the diversion of the evening, three tables being occupied, and dur ing the evening, dainty ices and cake were served. Old Time Editor J. C. Harvey at one time editor of the Weston Leader, passed through Athena yesterday and called at the Press office. Since leaving Weston Mr. Harvey has been engaged in the newspaper business in Idaho and Montana. He is well known to the newspaper fraternity of the Northwest. Pendleton. The drab attire of the conventional male is decidedly out of vogue in Pendleton. Gone is the straw hat; the gray fedora; yes, even the brown derby and with them the dull-hued garments of the evexy-day business man. In their stead come the 10-gallon hats, worn jauntily on the manly dome; the loud shirts with screaming colors, and the gay beadwork. For every man is in official Round-Up garb, and although the dates for the show (September 19, 20, 21 and 22), are- some days away, the boys put on their cowboy scenery September 1 and will be so clad until the 1923 show is over. In accordance with its usual policy, the Round-Up gives mail orders for tickets the preference, and the local ticket office does not open until September 8. "Visitors First," is the motto and Pendleton people await their turn so far as tickets are con cerned. Mail orders, by the way, are coming in rapidly, as are requests for rooms. The accommodation headquar ters report that there will be ample rooms for visitors, for local people open their homes to provide for the guests. The annual Oregon Journal special trains will be here for the last two days of the Round-Up and there are tentative plans for a special from bpokane. An interesting groun will be 12 doctors from various cities of the United States who 3aw service overseas as officers In the World War and who will meet here for a reunion at the Round-Up. They will be guests of Dr. Thomas Joyce of Portland and will occupy a special pullman for the trip. Sunday at Camp Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Perry, -Mrs. Clara Hope, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Pink erton. Mrs. L. M. Keen and Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Lee, spent Sunday at the Athena Boy Scout camp, near Emi grant Springs. H. J. Perry, pastor of the Athena Christian church, con ducted services in the afternoon. At Phillipsburg, Montana Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Russell, Mrs. Celia Burden and Art Jenson left Athena by automobile for Phil lipsburg, Montana, where they will visit Mrs. Burden's son, Edward aebaskey. Sunday night, the party visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Al NorDean, in Spokane, Here From Pendleton Mrs. H. O. Worthington, Mrs. Wil liam Milne and Mrs. Creswcll, of Pendleton, with Mrs. Nellie Tavlnr. who is a guest of friends there, from Walla Walla, were in Athena Wednes day calling on friends. Mrs. Creswell visited her son, James Creswell and wife. Home From Marshfield Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mever. on their return to Athena tomorrow from Marshfield, where they spent the sum mer months, will occunv thp Mn Stella Keen residence, on Fourth street. Fell Through Sidewalk Mrs. Raymond Bannister came near being seriously injured Sunday night near the Standard Theatre, when Bhe (stepped on a loose iron cover over an excavated place in the concrete side walk. The cover tripped and Mr?. Bannister with her baby in her arms dropped into . the excavation. Mrs. Bannister sustained bruises about the knees, but fortunately the baby es caped injury. YEGG ROBBERIES Treating Seed Wheat With the wheat-hauliner season over. the force down at the Farmers Grain Elevator company plant is turnine its attention to treating seed wheat for the farmers. Extensive imnrove- ments for cleaning and treating seed wheat were made at the elevator last fall, and a large volume of seed will be handled this season. At Wallowa Lake Mr. and Mrs. Penn Harris, with Walla Walla friends, recently spent several days at Wallowa Lake. Penn admirably succeeded in keeninc th camp larder supplied with Rainbow trout, some of which were of good size. To Resume Meetings Itimmtr tiunnnuut!in "9 : u.:n convene at Masonic Hall, Wednesday Mmnlni. V . fit- All 1 voviiui, .7tjji.finui.-r urn. ah memoers are, requested to be present. COMMITTED HERE Grocery Store, Meat Market and Cafe Are Entered and Robbed. What is thought, to be a genuine yegg robbery was pulled off Monday night (in Athena, when front entran ces to Loesdon's Meat Market. Kil- gore's Cafe and Steve's Grocery were. aeitiy executed. uerald Kiigore, proprietor of the Cafe is the greatest loser. The robbers removed a portion of a pane of glass and turned the lock of the front door, entered and stripped a punch board of several watches, three rings, pocket knives, cigar lighters and a gold fountain pen and pencil holder. Mr. Kilgore says that possibly some cigarette were taken. The Logsdon Market was entered presumably by a key in a padlock on the front door, and locked again when the robbers retired. The cash regis ter gave" up $4 or $5 to the robbers here. Across the street at Steve's Groc ery, the robbers left a clew when they threw aside a small steel implement such as brakemen on freight trains use. with this instrument the yale lock on Steve's front door had .been broken. Here the cash register had been opened. Finding nothing there, the till in the office was opened and from $6 to $8 in change taken from it. Nothing else was missed from the store. Mr. Logsdon remembers that a stranger, on the day before the rob bery, purchased a piece of meat, and asked for a pail or can. Mr. Logsdon gave him a pail for which the man offered payment. Then he requested Mr. Logsdon to give him a can, and was told to go in the rear of the Market and find one. Now Mr. Logs don believes the fellow wanted him to leave the room so he could have tapped the- cash register," and the Market owner is under the impression that the fellow may be the robber. Fine Pictures At Standard Theatre Coming to the Standard Theatre in the near future is an exceptionally fine assortment of photoplays, in observance- of the better pictures sea son initiated by united effort of the atres and producers. Opening on September 29th with "The Lecion of the Condemned," the schedule will be followed in rotation with regular program pictures, em bracing such special productions as "The Black Pirate" with Douglas Fairbanks; William Boyd in "Two Arabian Knights," "The Skyscraper ' and the "Night Flyer;" James Cruze's "The Red Mark" and Cecil B. DeMille's "The King of Kings." Tomorrow night the Standard pre sents another Columbia picture,"Sal ly of Our Alley," a splendid production. Sunday night, one of the best pictures released by Paramount, "Stark Love" an intensely interesting story of the hills of North Carolina, featuring beautiful Helen Munday and Forrest James, will be featured on the program. Kershaw Is District Clerk At a snecial meeting Friday last. of the voters of School District No. 29. .1. F. Kershaw was elected clerk of the district. There was no cp nosition to Mr. Kershaw's election to the office, which was made vacant by the removal from the district of Clar ance Zerba, resigned. Will Teach Science Roland Kretzer, University of Ore gon graduate, left Athena Wednes day evening for Joliet, Montana, where he has taken the post of science instructor in the Joliet high school. Mr. Kretzer who graduated this year at U. of 0., took the summer course there, also. He was prominent in college glee club activities while at the University. Moving to Pendleton Mr. and Mrs. George Myrick are moving to Pendleton, where Mr. My rick has a position in a mill in that city. Eldon Myrick may decide to remain in Athena and complete his high school course. Eldon is promin ent in high school athletics, having a place on both the foot ball and bas ket ball teams. Horse In Cesspool On their return from the Boy Scout camp at Emigrant Springs, Mr. and Mrs. If. Wade LeRoy, who reside on the vV'iliaby place west of town, found a horse dead in an unused cess pool on the premises. The animal, which had fallen into the excavation on its back, had been dead for several dayi.