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VOLUME 50.
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 1. 1929
NUMBER 5
THE NORTHWEST IS
COVERED BY S
0
Snowfall Continued As the
Temperature Ranged
Near Zero.
Athena experienced the effects of
the general cold wave passing over
the, entire, territory west of the. Mis
sissippi river this week. Snow con
tinued to fall Monday and until
yesterday , noon, accompanied by
near zero temperature at nights, un-
til the old and new snow blankets
the ground here to the depth of 19
inches on the level.
The depth of snow now on the
ground exceeds that of any time since
1921. There have only been six win
ters in the history i of - the bureau
records of which date back to 1873,
when more snow was on the ground
at one time. Athena residents re
member the winter of 1916, when 37.5
' inches fell in about two days, Feb
ruary 3 and 4.
The deep snow of 1916 went off
gradually, and without floods result
ing. How the present snow will dis
appear is a matter of conjecture. If
there were no frost in the ground,
much of the water from the melting
snow would be absorbed, but if the
ground proves to be frozen, the snow
will probably go off in a rush of high
water, leaving the grain fields cut up
with ditches on the hillsides,
Sunday night zero temperature was
felt here, when thermometers regis
tered 4 to 10 below. On following
nights, registrations showed from 6
above to 2 below,
The snowfall Is general through
out the Northwest, and roads other
than market roadB and . state high
ways are more or less blocked and
impassable for motor traffic. The
Oregon Trail has been kept open from
Portland to LaGrande, but from the
latter point east, the highway was
blocked by snowdrifts a part of the
time, The Pilot Rock-Ukiah a nd Pi
, lot Rock-rHeppner roads remained
blocked fqr most of the week.
The highway from Pendleton to
Walla Walla has been kept open by
the use of snowplos. Th Wild
Horse market poa4 and the Adams
Thorn Hollow . market road were
cleared of drifts by snowplows Mon
day afternoon.
Super Pictures Coming
To Standard Theatre
Owing to the' condition of the roads,
which makes travel by motor cars
difficult, Sunday night shows at the
Standard Theatre will be discontinued
duping the month of February, com
mencing with the cancellation of the
show for next Sunday night, February
8, i Sunday night shgws will he re
sumed March 3, when "The Docks of
New York," featuring George Pan
croft and Betty Compson will be pre
sented. , With the . reopening of Sunday
shows in March, excellent programs
of super pictures are included in the
schedule for that month. At last the
Standard has been able to secure
ckings oiv .-'The jng . of Kings,!
which will be shown two nights,
March. 23 and 24. -Also 'Uncle Tom's
Pabin" and J'The Man Who Laughs"
will be shown and "Varsity,'' the
junior class benefit picture, will be
given during March.
Tomorrow night all who can possi
bly do so, should make it a point to
I I see the new faces on the Standard
screen the faces of Jean Hersholt,
June Marlowe and Ralph Graves in
one of Broadway's greatest successes,
"Alias The Deacon." '
giues For Divorc
Divorce suit against Herman De
Hart, former deputy sheriff, was
started ,in . the circuit court
Saturday by Bettye DeHart, present
County Treasurer. In the complaint
Mrs. DeHart alleges cruel and inhu
man treatment as grounds for di
vorce and charges that her husband
became infatuated with Grace $un
der and left her; Raley, Raley and
Warner are attorneys for the plain
tiff, ,, - .. - .
"f Thompson, Association Head
8. R. Thompson of Pendleton, was
elected president of ,. the Umatilla
County Health association at a
meeting of the association held on
Saturday afternoon at the Umatilla
county library, with about 1Q0 mem
bers present. Mrs.' Homer L Watts
elected one of "the : vice-presidents,
to represent Athena.
; : Scnrimpsher Pleads Guilty
r A plea of guilty was entered ia the
circuit court Friday by Harry
8ebrimpsher, who was arrested early
this month on a charge of wheat
stealing. Sentence on Schrimpsher
wiii not be fmned until FtAnikry 7,
Athena High Trounces
Weston and Loses Out
To MacLaughlin High
"Pike" Miller's Athena Tiigh school
quintet frisked a game from Weston
high school handily on the home
floor Friday evening, by the score of
17 to 11. .
Further victory for the evening
went to the Athena ; graders over
Weston's grade hopefuls, 20 to 4. The
Athena grade team put up a wonder
fully fast game, and their team work
was a revelation to the big crowd
which filled nearly every seat in the
- Athena hlgU'wenfmiS the- 'ganfet
short the services of Walter Huff.
man, who is ineligible for play during
the present semester. His , place at
center was taken by Pinkerton.
, Another doubleheader was offered
the fans Tuesday evening, when Ath
ena grade team and Adams graders
appeared in the Curtain riser. .At the
end of the session the score was tied
at 10 all. In the five-minute over
time period each team converted a
free throw, and everybody felt all
right when it was decided to call the
game a draw at 11-11.
In the first half of the main event,
Mac-Hi never had a chance to get
going and Athena slid into the dres
sing room at the end of the second
period with a 7-3 lead to her credit.
In the third quarter, Athena con
tinued to baffle the visitors with her
smart checking, - which was proving
successful in keeping the fast Mr.
Vancil away from the basket and
foozling up Mac-Hi offense so ef
fectively that out of 23 tries she had
hooped only one basket,
Coming into the second half, My-
rick, who was high point man of the
evening with nine, made two good
shots in rapid succession, giving Ath
ena a lead of 11 to 5, Shortly after
ward Athena's shifty guard went
out on fouls and then the prunepick
ers found the going easier and plug
ged the hoop for five baskets in suc
cession to win the game 15 to 11.
Cowboys Prove Heroes
In Breaking Snow Trail
Lewiston. Idaho. A tale of heroic
struggle by Salmon river cowboys and
stockmen, who pushed through snow
drifts ten feet deep to take an 11-year-old
girl to a surgeon, was told
here,
Marcie Aram, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James Aram, stockman living in
the Salmon river country, south of
here, was stricken with acute appen
dicitis Thursday morning. The near
est surgeon was at Cottonwood, Idaho,
30 miles away. .
Aram started with his daughter in
a covered sleigh. They battled
through a blizzard all day, but were
forced to turn back home, The father
then telephoned his, friends, living in
the sparsely settled, mountain country.
They responded on horseback, gath
ering all available horses in the coun
try and brought them along.
With cowboys forcing the horse3
ahead of them, a start was made
again Friday morning. Cowboys
drove the animals through the snow,
which m places, reports here said,
was drifted 10 feet deep. Progress
was slow, almost by inches at times,
but near nightfall the caravan reached
a more sheltered, road in. Rice Creek
valley, where a fresh relay of horses
sent froni Cottonwood, awaited it.
Late Friday night Cottonwood was
reached, and "the girl operated upon
Saturday. It was believed that she
would recover,
Dr. C. H. Lash Kills
Himself in Portland
Dr. C. H. Lash, dentist, committed
suicide in Portland Wednesday after
noon by shooting himself through the
right temple, at" his home, 91 Beech
street. He died in an ambulance en
route to a hospital.
Dr. Lash formerly practiced den
tistry in Athena, having offices in the
buildings now occupied by Dr.
Cowan, H. H. Hill and Miss Ramsay.
Mr. Hill purshased the property from
Lash after he left Athena.
.According to Portland, adyicesyPr.
Lash became despondent over ill
health, but at no time according to
the statements of. relatives, did he do
anything that would lead his family
to believe he intended to take his own
life. ...;-
Dr. Lash' office was in his own
home. He was survived by the widow
and two children.
Baker Newspapers Consolidate
The Baker Morning Democrat, one
of the oldest daily newspapers of the
Pacific Northwest, has been purchased
by Bernard Mainwaring formerly
owner of the Milton Eagle and
Lucien P. Arant, owners and publish
ers of the Baker Evening Herald,
from Ralph M. Mitchell, editor of the
Portland Journal of Commerce. The
deal involved a cash consideration of
approximately $38,000. The papers
will be consolidated under the name
DeMoorafc-iferald.
ARTIST SHOWN AT WORK AT UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
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Harry Camden, one of the most noted sculptors of the Pacifjq Northwest
Is here shown at work In his studio at the University of Oregon, where he is
professor of art. He is making a statue of the beautiful Pandora, who ia
here depicted holding up her hands iq horror as she watches the contents of
the bo escape into the world, ;
IfiCOBSE ill STUDENT LOAD NOW FAR AHEAD
OF INCOME FROM STATE FOR UNIVERSITY
Portland, Or. Amazement that the
University of Oregon could still func
tion efficiently on an income that has
fallen far short of the rapidly increas
ing enrollment was shown here re
cently when a group of alumni and
friends of the Institution were shown
figures and ".harts showing the rela
tion of growth -to. income.
Bince 1820, when the millage tax
law went Into effect, the student load
(eauivalent to full time enrollment)
has Increased 83.4, while the income'
from millage has Increased but 12.1
percent For the present year the stu
dent load is exported to reach an in
, crease of 94 percent while the income
will be but 13.5 percent,
"Only the utmoF attention to de
tails and most efficient administration
could be ecponsible for the present
sound condition of the university un
der such a handicap," one alumnt - de
olared. "People of the state, however,
cannot expect this condition to con
tinu indefinitely, and in the - verj
near future either the quality of In
striictlon must drop, or some means
devised to keep many de.arvlng young
men and women from attending the
institution.
' The chart below graphically Illus
trates the di"erence in growth in en
rollment and income:
192384
1924-S5
125?
1MA27
1W7-28
1928-59
Chart Show'ug Relationship Between Increase in Student Load (Equival
ent Full-time Enrollment) and Millage Income for Years 1923 to 1928. (The
year 1920 is used as the base in computing the percentages). .
Ptudent Load, (equivalent full-time enrollment), 1920 ., 2,106
Millage Income, 1920 $306,497.45
of increase in student load represented thus mmmnwam
ef increase in millage Income shown thus , , . .iimiuinmraiwHiiiitiuiiia;
. , Percentage
x of Increp.se
Over 1920
UU : Airs.
822,030.75 1.9
3242 -MMt-tMH-- 63.9
S,8HU.nB 5 2.
S-90Q aMMBMWHMMHa 70.9
86831,48 m ,, 6.9
ITW aHMMMHBHMMa 7S.9
883,123.48 9.5
S864 mmmmmmmmmmmmmlmm g34
$904,408.69 13.1
4095 (est) MWaMaHHMMVMM 94.0
915,596.26 5 13.5
Note: The student load (equivalent full-time enrollment) was computed
as, follows: the total credit hours in extension and correspondence wore divid
4 bj forty-five to arrive at the full-time equivalent for this division. This
Is ba3edon the assumption that a regular student remaias for three terms
and carries a normal load of 15 hours. The summer sessions are six weeks,
and therefore one euinmer school student was counted as one-sixth of a full
time regular s'.r.dcr.t. To these equivalents were added the enrollment at tte
Eugene regv.br '.ens. -
. Feed the Game. Birds
In all parts of Umatilla county the
plight o,f pheasants and partridges is
at a critical stage for want of food.
The snow is now so deep that it is
utterly impossible , for the birds to
seek food on their own account, and
without immediate assistance hun
dreds will perish. To make matters
worse, the first snowfall was slight
ly melted and froze before the later
snow came, making it impossible for
the birds to feed at stacks and chail
piles in the fields. So far the Press
has heard of but one effort to feed
the birds in this vicinity. Jens Jen
sen and Henry Miller scattered
grain In several places, and left a
supply with Louis Keen and Ross
Payne to feed the birds in "their
neighborhoods, , " '
Adams Wins From Helix
; The Adams high school basketball
team won from Griswold high school
of Helix by the score of 32 to 20
Athena plays Adams at Adams in
the ma future.
Farm Home Burns
The farm home of Mr. and Mrs.
Francis Lieuallen was completely des
troyed by fire last Friday evening.
The fire started in the upper story
and when discovered had gained such
headway that little of the furniture,
clothing or household goods .were
saved, Mr. and Mrs. Lieuallen re
sided on the old Lacourse place
south of Adams. This is the second
farm home. that has been destroyed
by fire in the Adams community this
winter. ; A few weeks ago the home
cf Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Morrison was
burned, together with its contents.
Snow Deep at Tollgate
Weston Leader: Five feet of snow
was reported at Tollgate, prior to the
latest heavy snowfall, which must
have materially increased the depth.
Five feet is said to be less than the
normal amount there at this season.
Lower down, in the cultivated region,
large drifts in the roads have made
travel difficult. Automobiles cannot
Minstrels Will Be One
of the Greatest Events
of Theatrical Season
Pendleton. A night of merriment
and fun is promised the folks who
will pack the Rivoli Theatre, Wednes
day on February 6th., for the Best
People on Earth, of which Pendleton
Lodge heads the list, presents the
Elk's Minstrels', with a cast of 60
people. It's going to be a dinger and
full money's worth in laughable jokes;
old fashioned song revues, skits and
what not, will be in abundance,
Many tuneful numbers, consisting
of southern melodies and the latest
hits from Broadway will be presented
in true professional style. Harmony
is what these boys have most of and
they are sure running true to form.
Jokes, those kind with the KICK in
them, funny enough to make a cat
laugh. Skits, that cannot be beaten
in home talent production, will delight
you. Darky boys who can sure strut
their stuff, and, well there's no need
telling you any more, for we know,
you know, it's going to be good and
why spoil it all by letting you in on
the fun before the big night.
Of course the old stars, who are
heading the show, such as Nigger
"Buck" Buchanan; Mistah Bert Jer
ard; Brothah Ed. (Ole) Olsen; Mas
sa Brooke Dickson and Nat Kimball,
are always welcomed and go over big.
Oh, we forgot to mention Pendleton's
Tenor Singer Elmer Storie, who
shovels coal and piles wood when not
singing; and, there's the Butcher Boy
Kid Elmer' "Peanuts" Pozegar, who
will give you some dancing numbers,
which is in a class of its own. Watch
your dates, set aside that night of
Wednesday, February 6, reserve your
seat and be there when the curtain
goes up. But if atmosphere of Joy,
Merriment and Wholesomeness bores
you, well-! mats an.
Eight Honor Students
For Entire Semester
UMATILLA SOLOIIS
ACTIVE AT SALEM
Scott and Norvell Active In
Legislative Work Down
At Salem.
Eight students of Athena high suc
ceeded in winning places on the honor
roll for the entire first semester of
the school year. To be listed on the
honor , roll a student must make a
grade of "B" or better in every reg
ular subject. Those who succeeded in
maintaining this high standard of
scholarship for the first half' year
were: bemors, Aioerta unariton;
Juniors, Beatrice Hiteman; Sopho
mores, Bertha Price, Stafford Han
sell; Freshmen, Marjorie Douglas,
Betty Eager, Mildred Hansell. and
tJoldie Miller.
To Marjorie Douglas goes the honor
of having the highest grades in the
entire student body. With the excep
tion of a "B" in one subject for one
six weeks period, Marjorie had a
straight "A" card.
Several students were able to be
listed on the honor roll for one or
more six weeks periods. Those for
the first six weeks were: Carl Cal
vert, Alberta Charlton, Marjorie
Douglas, Betty Eager, Mildred Han
sell, Kathryn Kidder, Goldie Miller,
and Bertha Price.
Those who won a place for the
second six weeks were: Alberta
Charlton, Marjorie Douglas, Mildred
Hansell, Stafford Hansell, Beatrice
Hiteman, Bertha Price.
For the third six weeks the fol
lowing were listed on the honor roll:
Alberta Charlton, Marjorie Douglas,
Betty Eager, Mildred Hansell, Staf
ford Hensell, Goldie Miller, and
Bertha Price.
Coppock Dairy Herd
Some dairy herds made particularly
attractive records fdr last year, as
shown by the testing. The Holstein
herd of T. H. Haddox of Hermiston
made the highest record for the year
with an average of 438.1 lbs, of but
ter fat per cow. A. R. Coppock of
Adams was a close second with an
average of 439.9 lbs. of butter fat per
cow. The Coppock herd is mainly
Guernseys, although for a part of the
year the herd included a Holstein cow
which was the highest producing cow
of the association, this individual pro
ducing a total of 694 lbs, of butter
fat equalling 833 lbs of butter.
Fuel Situation Relieved
With the receipt of two more car
loads of coal in Athena Saturday and
Sunday the fuel situation has great
ly improved here.. The Tum-a-Lum
Lumber company which had an order
out since January 15th, received a
carload of coal Saturday. The
Farmers Grain Elevator company re
ceived its second carload in a week,
Sunday, and aa a result the coal bins
of the community are not so empty.
(Oregon"; Voter Reporting Service)
oaiem, uregon. vonamerauie tuii
troversv is exDected when two bills.
concerniiitf dower and courtesy rights
introduced by Representative James
H. E. Scott of Umatilla County, come
ud for debate later in the session. '
These companion bills would extend
the rights of dower and courtesy to
personal property, a departure from
the nresent law which restricts such
inheritance to real property. Decided
opinions for and against the measures
have been expressed, and lively debate
is anticipated on them.
Under the provisions of these bills,
in cases where a husband or wife has
died intestate, the dower and court
esy rights include one-third of tho
personal property, in addition to tne
already existing right of life interest
in one-half of the real property. A
further provision of the bills is that
the widow or widower may substitute
titla in one-third of the lands for
the life interest in one-half of the
lands.
Renreaentative Scott pointed out
that in many cases where there was
no rear property, the present law
works a real hardship on the heirs,
and that these bills were designed pri
marily to provide justice in such
cases. Several other prominent at
torneys interviewed upon the subject,
fplf. that it was ouite a radical legal
departure and that the terms "dower"
and "curtesy" could not De interpret
ed to mean anything but real proper
ty. , .
Representative J. S. Norvell, ol
Umatilla County, was one of a legis
lative committee of four who left
Salem on Saturday morning at 8
o'clock to inspect the St. Agnes Home
at Oregon City, the Baby Home at
Portland, and the Christy Home at
Oswego. The committee made tho
trip by auto.
A bill to extend the jurisdiction of
Justice Courts in civil cases involving
$250 to include up to ?350 will be in
troduced the first of this week in the
House of Representatives by J. H.
E. Scott of Umatilla county, Mr.
Scott explained the purpose of the
bill in savins; that it would bring
trials nearer home and save expenses.
Senator Fred A. Kiddle has a new
hat. tl is not the kind of hat usually
seen on men who come from such
counties as Morrow, Umatilla and
Union. Neither is it the kind of a hat
which loval Republicans wore during
the recent political campaign. It is
a derby hat, and when benator J-ia-dle
appears in it about the legisla
tive halls he creates a mild sensation.
Studying The Habits
Of Hungarian Partridge
Study of the habits of the Hungar
ian partridge by men in charge of
the State Game Commission's three
game farms has proven interesting.
When a pair of the little birds decide
to mate up they mean it as a rule
and a "divorce" is almost unknown.
European authorities claim that the
Hungarians mate for life, but Gene
Simpson, superintendent of the game
farms, says that he has known sever
al cases where this has proven un
true. Early each year all the Hungar
ian partridges on each farm are plac
ed together.
The females look over the males,
and choose one as a mate. When
mated each pair is put in a separate
pen. A male is as diligent about set
ting on the eggs as the female and
rears the brood in case of death on
the part of his mate.
Killer Reward Offered
Offering a reward of $500 the Walla
Walla county commissioners hope to
bring about the arrest and conviction
of the murderer of John W. Brooks,
attorney, who was slain December 9
by a masked intruder at his home.
The board has been considering the
reward for some time but delayed
action at the request of the sheriff.
- Stock Rustlers Busy
Klamath Falls, Or., Activities of
daring "motorized" cattle rustlers
have suddenly shifted to the lower
Klamath basin country recently where
Fred and Dan Liskey lost 28 head of
Duroc-Jersey hogs. The method em
ployed by the rustlers was apparently
the same as before. The animals were
killed and then lifted into an enclos
ed tracV.
Buys Freewater Hank
The sale of the Bank of Freewater,
Ore., to the First National of Milton,
has been completed. The former will
liquidate its real estate and other
holdings and retire from business.
The First National bank of Milton
has a branch at Freewater, giving
the two adjoining cities banking faci
lities under one management.
A number of Adams people came up
Tuesday evening and witnessed the
games betwen the Athcna-Adums
grade schools, and Athena high school
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