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VOLUME 49.
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGOfc. FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 21. 1928
NUMBER 38
Lois Mclntyre of Athena
Attends , Queen Mary
Of outstanding interest to Athena
people will be the appearance of
Miss Lois Mclntyre as one of the at
tendants to Queen Mary at the
Eound-Up this week. ;: .
Miss Mclntyre is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Alec Mclntyre, and has
lived on her father's ranch and in
Athena, until she entered Washington
State College at Pullman in 1926.
Last year she attended the state
university at Eugene where she is a
Junior.
Miss Mclntyre has a pleasing per
sonality, is most attractive and is an
excellent horse woman. Her wany
friends are proud to have her repre
sent their community at the annual
Western Classic , at Pendleton , this
year.;' , t '';( t '
Home Team Mixes With
Pilot Rock Warriors
This afternoon will see the local
high school football team mix it with
the Pilot Rock Hi team.' This game
promises to be very interesting.
Coach Miller of Athena has been
having about enough players for two
teams out for practice every night.
Although a number of the players are
green they , will be given a chance to
show their ' playing " ability. There
will be 8 lettermen ready to enter the
game and 11 reserves to substitute in
their places. ., r . , . - ;
Mr. Miller's style of football" is
baffling, and with a good line and
backs they should rate in the county
as one of the best teams'"
Aviator Is Athena Guest
Captain Eagle who has charge of
Pearson field at Vancouver Barracks
is a house guest at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Kershaw during, the Round
Up. Captain Eagle will manouver and
perform stunts over the arena during
the Round-Up and plans to fly here
after, the performance each day.
Other guests at the Kershaw home
are Marge Bacorf and Miss Leota
Coates who motored here from Port
land Tuesday and Miss Frederika
Kershaw who is now making her
home in Portland and is broadcasting
from station KEX and is announced
as the "Pianist with expression."
Bridge Party
Varicolored fall flowers decked the
rooms at the home of Mrs.,C. M.
Eager last Friday afternoon when
she entertained the Athena ' Bridge
Club. This was the first meeting of
the season and the usual three tables
were in play, guests of the club be
ing Mrs Marion Hansell and Mrs.
Bert Logsdon. Mrs. H. I. Watts held
high score and ' Mrs. B. B. Richards
received the consolation. ' Mrs. Logs
don was presented with the guest
prize. After the play the hostess
served dainty , refreshments. ,
High School Notes
- Junior News Staff ,
Editor...;..i.................;.........Carl- Calvert
Faculty and Alumni... George Gross
Student Body ......Eldon Myrick
Classes......... Cecil Pambrun
Subject Classes........Loie Montgomery
Boy'sV Athletics... ...........John Kirk
Entertainment.... Virgie Moore
1st and 2nd Grades....Frances Cannon
3rd and 4th. Grades.. Helen Foster
5th and 6th Grades..Beatrice Hiteman
7th. and 8th. Grades Harold J&rk
Personals... ...Thelma Schrimpf
Advi9or.,....Vi..M8i! :MiJdre4 Bjiteman
For the past two weeks Ettfef Pitt-
man and Dorothy Geissel, graduates
of 1928, have been cataloging the
library books and ' checking ' up on
those which have been lost. They have
also mimeographed copies of the high
school constitution and high school
yells.
The freshmen boys who were not
on the football team were herded to.
gether after school Tuesday to lay off,
clean off, and lime the football field.
A board in the hands of a senior was
a wonderful ' inducement ' to speedy
work. The work, miraculously, was
well done, and the field is in , fine
shape for Friday's game. ,,, ...r. ,
Faculty ':, Ml-:J:
Mtf Frederick and Mr; Miller spent
Saturday hunting deer. They retui-n-
ed with the usual hunter's luck.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee. A. Meyer enter
tained Mr. Meyer's brother last week,
Miss Bateman was a visitor in Pen
dleton . Saturday. . '. '.1 ;f .:.
Mrs. Rominger spent Saturday in
Freewater. ,
Miss Thorsen visited with her par
ents in Standfield Saturday and Sun
day., ; ' ' '
Mrs. C. T. Woodard, from Marslv
field, who spent last week with Miss
Delia L. Bryant, took the train from
Pandleton for Oklahoma Saturday
evening. -. , . .' . -"
Serious Accident
A serious accident, occurred Sun
day afternoon at Weston when a
truck backed unexpectedly onto the
highway, smashing into a car driven
by Jim Killgore .Mr. Killgore at
tempted to turn out but two tires
were torn from the wheels upset
ting the car. Mrs. Payant and Miss
Florance Ross were badly bruised and
suffered from shock while Mr Kill
gore's collar bone was broken and he
did not gain consciousness until Tues
day. Blame for the accident has not
been determined. :
Stanfield Editor Visits :
T. K. Lessard of Stanfield, editor
of the West Umatilla News called at
the : Press office Wednesday. ' Mr.
Lessard declares Stanfield is on the
up-grade in view of the government
expenditure of $640,000 on the irriga
tion project in , the vicinity. One
thousand acres of land has been sold
since the middle of July in tracts of
10 and 15 acres which denotes quite
an influx of new families. Mr. Les
sard also operates the Mutual Cream
ery at Stanfield and says it is quite
a center for dairy products.
Prominent Author Is Visitor
Sam Thompson accompanied" by
Phillip Rollins,, prominent author of
New York visited Athena friends
Monday. Mr. Rollins came West to
attend the Round-Up which, he has at
tended in former years and of which
he has written a number of notable
articles. One of the worst bucking
horses is named for Mr., Rollins, ;
Miss Bretherton VJsite ' '; ! '
Miss Vivian Bretherton of Portland
visited friends in Athena, Tuesday.
Miss Bretherton is feature writer for
tne Portland Uregoman and is inter
viewing the movie people on location
here. She will cover the Round-Up
for the American Magazine, her
article to. appear in that publication
in the near future.
, Football
The outlook for Athena high school
for this year in football is much
brighter than it has been for many
years. Coach "Pike"' Miller has
rosy dreams of winning all. our games
L,et s nope ne is right. The boy3
have been showing keen interest in
the game and most of the eligible
boys are turning out. The follow ins
boys are out every night for practice
kmory Rogers, Cecil Pambrun, Wil-
ford Miller, John Kirk, Harold Kirk,
JMdon Myrick, Ralph McEwen, Edwin
McEwen. George Gross. Lee Foster.
Ural Michener, Stafford Hansell, Jack
Dow, Jack Moore, Arthur Crowley,
Lawrence Corlile, Wayne Pinkerton,
Wayne Pittman, Roland Wilson and
James Wilson. ,.
No one has any certain position
on the team as yet, for Mr. Miller
has said that each boy must work
for his position, and the boys are
certainly doing it.
The following football schedule has
been arranged by Superintendent
Meyer and Coach Miller: '
Friday, Sept. 21, Pilot Rock at Ath
ena. :.
Friday, Sept. 28, Walla Walla at
Athena ,
- Saturday, Oct." 13, Walla Walla at
Walla Walla (10 a. m.)
-Friday, Oct. 19, Weston at Athena
Saturday, Oct 27, Pilot Rock at Pilot
Rock
Friday, Nov. 2, Waitsburg at Ath
ena '.v.;
Saturday, Nov. 10 Hermiston at
Athena
j Friday, Nov. 16, Weston at Weston,
j This schedule gives us an op
portunity to have some snappy games
this year.
Picture Coming To Standard
"Down the River of No Return,' a
moving picture, will be screened at
the Standard Theatre, starting
Wednesday, September 26. , This is a
picture "which every lover of nature
should ee.
Order of the "A" Meeting
George Gross was elected president
of the Order of the "A" at the meet
ing held Wednesday, September 12,
in room 5. Wilford Miller was elected
vice-president, and Frances Cannon,
secretary-treasurer. When the meet
ing was called to order by Alberta
Charlton, last year's vice-president,
every student who had won an "A" in
any sport or other form was present.
Competition for the different offices
was keen. Students who have come
here from other schools or those who
have never won an "A" will all have
chances this year to win one or more
letters and cover themselves with
glory.
Student Body
' The first student body meeting of
the year was held Wednesday.
September 5, for the purpose of eiv-
ing the treasurer's report and an
nouncement of student body fees.
The student body fund was found to
De in aeDt twenty , one dollars and
seventy five cents. .
An Executive Council meeting was
held Tuesday, September 11. It was
decided not to fix the tennis courts
until spring. The treasurer was
authorized to pay the outstanding
debts. The presidents of the three
upper classes were authorized to ad
minister . questions on the student
body constitution to the freshmen. .
Weldon Bell wag elected football
New Type of Magnetic Probe
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A Magnetic Probe Several Times as Strong as the
Best Permanent Magnets Heretofore Available:
One of the First Electro -Mag nets
for Removing Iron Particles From
theEye-1900
By J. O. PERRINE
.vw t ::'7:i.i,;-iiikr-,ai.fear or auto - trucKs ,
face of the road. As they
the telephone's Inventor,
Alexander Graham Bell,
which marked his lifelong
activity in behalf of those
with lost or Impaired hearing, has
frequently been reflected in many
of the auxiliary products of tele
phone development. From the re
search of the Bell System scien
tific laboratories and co-operating
medical experts have come the elec
trical stethoscope, the artificial lar
ynx, the audiometer and aids to the
deaf.. Now comes another humani
tarian instrument the magnetic
probe. It has nothing to do with
telephony, as such, but is a by
product of developments in the
manufacture of telephone appara
tus. It is a beneficent instrument,
made available to physicians for
the removal of steel slivers from'
the skin or the eye without the
necessity of enrrr-r:
Magnets Everywhere
Magnetic instruments play many
and conspicuous roles in everyday
life. Perhaps the oldest magnetic
instrument is the compass needle
of the navigator. For many cen
turies compasses have pointed the
direction for the helmsman as he
guides his vessel to the far corners
of the earth over the seven seas.
The inductor compass, more recent
ly developed, was used by Lind
bergh on his heroic flight across
the Atlantic. Like the compass
needle, It also depends on the
earth's magnetism, although in a
different manner. The telegraph
sounder is another magnetic instru-.
ment, as is the telephone receiver.
A magnet in some form or another
Is an indispensable part of electric
bells, Induction coils, magnetos for
automobile ignition and countless
other appliances used daily. Strong
electromagnets are an essential
part of the great generators of elec
tricity which light our homes and
drive street cars and trains. Great
masses of iron arelifted by electro
magnets of special design In the
iron and steel mills of the country.
Sometimes magnets of similar d-
. sign are mounted on the
and
pass slowly along the mo- '
tor highway, nails and all sorts of
sharp-cornered pieces of iron fly to
the tlghtembrace of the magnet.
With the road thus swept with a
magnetic broom, the distressing ex
perience of a puncture is less like
ly to delay the motorist on his
week-end trip.
Physicians' Use of Magnets
For sometime a similar sort of
magnet, namely the electromagnet,
has aided the physician in remov
ing iron or steel particles embedded
in the skin or muscular tissue, or
in the eye. Just as nails on the
highway are lifted up and even
pulled out of the asphalt of the
public highway, so the tiny steel
slivers slowly but surely are pulled
out of the hand or the eye-ball. The
strange and ever marvelous force
exerted by the magnet extracts a
tiny piece of iron with deft and in
visible lingers.
Heretofore, permanent magnets,
that is, a bar of Iron alone, could
not be made strong enough to do
the trick. Ordinary horseshoe mag
nets and bar magnets, of course,
pick up iron, but for the purposes
of the physician they did not ex
ert sufficient pull. So the electro
magnet had to be used; that is,
a bar of iron was put inside a coll
of wire connected to an electric
battery. By Increasing the elec
tric current the pull could be made
stronger and stronger. These elec-
tromagnets were big and heavy and
awkward to handle. Necessarily,
the patient had to be brought to
the magnet. The magnet could not
readily be taken to the patient.
The need for a small, handy form 1
of magnet, with a' lot of pull, was
a frequent topic of discussion
among physicians and first-aid spe
cialists. i ' New Magnetic Material ,
The development engineers of
the Western Electric Company,
which manufactures telephone ap
paratus for the Bell System, had
manager jipon the recommendation of
the coach by the executive council at
a meeting Monday, September 17. The
secretary-treasurer was authorized to
have bills and tickets printed for the
football game Friday with Pilot Rock.
The questions for the freshmen were
collected, and the best ones selected
to give to the freshmen at the regular
initiation Tuesday evening.
Claaes ''
Election of officers occupied all
four classes of Athena high school at
their first elass meetings. . The
seniors elected Wilford Miller, nresi-
dent; Edwin McEwen, vice-president;
weldon Bell, secretary-treasurer. The
juniors chose John Kirk, , president,
Frances Cannon, vice-president; Carl
Calvert, secretary-treasurer. The
sophomores put' their honors on
Arthur Crowley, president; Jack
Moore, vice-president; Emery Rogers,
secretary-treasurer. The freshmen
elected James ' Wilson, president;
Betty Eager, vice-president; Arleen
Myrick," secretary-treasurer.
The seniors have already ordered
their class rings from Balfour and Co.
The freshmen initiation has oc
cupied the attention of the sopho
mores at several meetings during the
week. The final decision called the
initiation for Tuesday evening,
September 18 at 7:30 p. m. at the
school house.
Entertainment
Friday morning the high school as-
been studying magnets and mag.
netic 'materials . for many yearsc
Magnets, all sorts of magnets,'
small and big, permanent and elec
tro, strong and weak, are to be
found in the telephone system in
more than the proverbial thousand
and one places. Obviously, these
engineers knew considerable about
magnets and magnetic materials..
Following the suggestions made by
medical advisers as to the size and
shape of the proposed probe, these
researchers . produced a magnet
with two and a half times as' much
. pull as the strongest permanent
magnet 'previously possible. - Of
course, the secret of the achieve
ment is the material comprising
the magnet, namely, cobalt steel.
CobalJ is a chemical element, and.
with iron and nickel comprises the
more magnetic materials found 1n
Nature. Cobalt, however, does not
exhibit magnetic properties in so
high a degree as iron. However, at
times, Nature can be beaten at her
own game, and using a mixture, an
alloy of cobalt and steel, a mag
netic material was discovered
which has most extraordinary mag
netic properties. Permanent mag
nets of unusual strength resulted.
) The New Magnetic Probe
With this new cobalt steel mag
net a probe about the length and
diameter of an ordinary pencil was
designed. One end is flattened for
use la extracting bits of iron from
cuts while the other end is pointed
like a sharpened pencil for partic
ular application in eye cases.
The first aid specialist and the
physician are now able to add a
new instrument to their healing
kits. A hard and lifeless piece of
iron thus serves as a great boon to
the injured. Cobalt steel Is not
found in the natural state, but
emerged from the scientific labora
tory as a result of unremitting la
bor and study by those who were
zealous in research.
sembled for the first time this year
to sing, and give the new yell-lcadcr
a trial. ! The school voted to buy more
new popular songs to sing at the as
semblies on Friday mornings.
Personals
The' following students have en
rolled in high school this year from
other schools: Lee Foster, Weston;
Wayne Pinkerton, Milton; Jack Dow,
Princeton, ? Maine; Kathryn and
Carolyn Kidder, Pendleton; Esther
Berlin, Walla Walla, Lawrence Corlile
Hereford, Oregon; Beatrice and Loie
Hiteman, Berkeley, California; Edwin
and Ralph McEwen, Portland; Harold
Kirk, Portland.
lnt and 2nd Grades
Thirty pupils are enrolled in the
first and second grades this year.
This is more than has been enrolled
for number of years. .
HOSS
APPOINT
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AS SECRETARY
No Drastic Changes In the
Personnel of the
Office.
Hal E. Hoss. of Orecnn CHv mill ' i
be appointed Ty Governor I. L. Pat-
terson. shortly to serve as secretary1'
of state, filling the unexpired term
of Sam A. Kozer, who is resigning '1
to take over new duties as director ;
of the state budget. The change in i
state officials is set for Monday,
September 24th and Mr. Hoss will
serve by appointment of the Gover
nor until January 7, 1929, the end
of the term for which Mr. Kozer had
been elected.'
Mr Hoss is the republican nomi-;
nee for the office of secretary of
state, winning in the primaries by a
wide margin over H. H. Corey and
Tom B. Handley. Prior to enterT
HAL E. HOSS
ing the race for election as secre
tary of state, tMr. Hoss Berved as
private "secretary ' to Governor Pat
terson and before that was mana
ger of the Morning Enterprise, pub
lished at Oregon City. He has
been active in newspaper organiza
tion work, and has held a number
of offices in publishers . associa
tions. '
Mr. Kozer, who is nearing the '
end of his second term as secre
tary of state, was selected by Gov
ernor Patterson to direct the state
budget because of his many marked
qualifications. There is perhaps no
one in the state more familiar with
the operative and fiscal affairs of the
commonwealth than Mr. Kozer; due
to his long contact with all its
various departments. As director of
the budget, working directly under '
the governor whom the 1927 legis-1
lature designated as state budget
officer, Mr. Kozer will give Oregon
taxpayers the advantage of his vast
fund .of knowledge about public
business, and will fill an important .
place in the administration's official
family.
There will be no drastic changes
in the personnel of the office of
secretary of state, according to Mr.
Hoss, who has let it be known that
he intends to conduct affairs as
efficiently as possible, without re
gard to professional job-hunters and
political hangers-on. The Hoss family
has moved to Salem and taken up
residence in the Fairmont hill dis
trict. . The Mystery Club
The S. D. or Mystery Club resumed
its meetings at the home of Goldie
Miller, Wednesday night, September
12. : As Esma Hiteman, who was
elected Sec. and Treasl at the last
meeting of the. club on June 5th will
not be here for some time, Goldio
Miller was elected to take her place
for the time being." The names of
three new members were handed in
and will be voted upon at the next
meeting.
Rodeo Directors Here
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Schultz accom.
panied by Mr. M. C. Remelin, private
secretary motored here from Ellens- :,
burg, Washington, Tuesday and visit
ed at the Koepke ranch south of Ath- ;
ena. Both Mr, Schultz and Mr. ,
Remelin are members of the board of
directors of the Ellensburg Rodeo
staged there the 6, 7r 8 of tms
month, Thty report a most success-. ,
ful show, with world champion per
formers and record crowds.
Camp Fire Girls Meet
Tawanka group of Campfire Girls
met Moday afternoon at the Hiteman
home. Plans were discussed for a hike, -to
be taken next week. A report was ,,
made that proceeds from the candy
sale amounted to $6.85. This will be
added to a fund for current expenses
of the group.