THE PRESS, ATHENA, OREGON, MARCH 1, 1929
NEW SENATOR
. Former Gov. Phillips Lee Golds
borough of Maryland, Republican,
who defeated his Democratic op
ponent, William C. Brace, present
senator from Maryland, for the honor
of representing his state in the sen
ate of the Seventy-first congress.
. Poor Bandit!
At one time when traveling In Tur
key with Cornelius Vanderbilt, the
late Chauncey M. Depew thought It a
great Joke that the train ahead of
theirs was held up by bandits and a
well-to-do farmer captured for $5,000
ransom, while Vanderbilt's train was
not Interrupted.
. "Brigandage In Turkey needs reor
ganization," he wrote home. "It ought
to be put In the hands of a New York
syndicate -and put on a businesslike
basis."
That Was Italy
Various are the ways by means of
which European countries made Im
pressions on the minds of Americans
traveling therein. After returning
home from a trip to Europe, a Brook
line woman was asked by a friend,
"Did you go to Italy?"
"Let me think." Then turning to
her daughter she said, "Did we go to
Italy, dear?"
"Why, yes, mamma. It was in Italy
that we bought those lovely silk stockings."
Better Conduct
Better conduct should be the first
ideal of every man and woman ; It
Is the most Important aid In living.
This Is true not because better con
duct Is recommended by religion, but
because It Is recommended by Nntur.
A man who behaves better in bis
feeding Is rewarded; so is the man
who behaves better in associating with
his fellows, tn his business, In bis
family affairs. Behave better is the
one maxim that all should accept as
the greatest in the world. B. W.
Howe'i Monthly.
Black Bedclothes Cure
An unusual cure for Insomnia, sug
gested by recent experiments. Is black
bed clothes and pillows In a black
bed, within a room of the some dusky
shade.
In such a room many of the must
violent patients In an Itnllan mental
hospital became culm and soon fell
into a deep natural sleep
It Is thought tliul the same cure
may be useful In ordinary cust;s of
insomnia.
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High School Notes
Junior News Staff
Editor John Kirk
Student Body..... Virgie Moore
Classes Cecil Pambrun
Boys' Athletics Eldon Myrick
Boys' Athletics George Gross
Girls' Athletics Loie Montgomery
Social and Entertainment
Beatrice Hiteman
Subject Classes Frances Cannon
Personals Thelma Schrimpf
Faculty Harold Kirk
Grades, lst-4th Helen Foster
Grades, 5th-8th Carl Calvert
Advisor.... Miss Mildred Bateman
Editorial
With the inaumiration of Mr. Hoov
er next Monday a new administration
will be ushered in. Mr. Hoover has
not fully decided on his cabinet, of
whom we here in the farming coun
try, are most interested in his choice
of Secretary of .Agriculture. Jardine
was a good Secretary of Agriculture.
He didn't do much for the farmers,
but otherwise he was filling his posi
tion to the best of his ability. He nad
his hands tied, in a way, because
President Coolidee did not favor
many of the plans put forward by
Congress, for the betterment of tne
farmers. Whom will Hoove choose
for Secretary of Agriculture? Will
it be a man who has lived in the
East and whose experience in farm
ing has entended to the growing of a
window box? Or will- it be a man
who has an interest in farming, who
knows the conditions of the farm
problems, and who will do his best
to remedy them ? Hoover comes from
California, a Western state, and he
ought to favor the farmers by put
ting in a man capable of helping the
farmers, and Hoover ought to help
him. not hinder him. There- are
many men who desire this position.
Will Hoover, select tne ngnt onei
The Republican party was pledged to
farm relief and we sincerely hope
that they will live up to their pledge.
Faculty
Miss Bateman and Miss Brodie
were in Walla Walla and Milton, Saturday.
Mr. Meyer was In Walla Walla, Fri
day.
Boys Athletics
Stanfield defeated Athena, 22-12, at
Stanfield last Friday in one of the
roughest games of the season. The
game was nip and tuck the first half
with Stanfield leading 7-6 at that
time. In the last half the pace grew
faster, but Stanfield forged into a
good lead on the inability of the local
boys to find the basket on easy shots.
It was by far the best team work
shown by the local team this season.
The line up was as follows:
Athena (12) (22) Stanfield
Crowley (2) F (15) Rees
Myrick (7) F (2) J. Gibson
Pinkerton C (3) Gifford
R. McEwen (2) G Martin
Michener (1) G ' (1) Taird
Substitutes were as follows: Ath
ena: Rogers, Wilson. Stanfield: Ko-
paaz, Gibson (1).
Wednesday, February 20, Athena
high school defeated the alumni by a
score of 29-25.
Touchet was supposed to have play
ed here on that date but because of
the bad roads, they could not come.
The alumni had two different teams
so that each one played a different
quarter. Although Touchet did not
come, the high school boys had a
very good work out.
Girls Athletics
The Athena girls' six lost the last
game of their season 26-12 to the
Stanfield girls on the Stanfield gym
floor. The Athena girls fought hard
but were unable to overcome the
Stanfield girls, who had a fine for
ward and a large team.
The line up was:
Cannon (6) F
Schrimpf (Cap't) F
Miller C
Douglas C
Walters G
Myrick (6) G.
Substitutions were: Athena: Camp
bell, Hiteman, Eager, Kidder. Stan
field: Ropey, Hoakins, Starkal, Gruen,
Gnavough, Hemphill (3).
Thelma Schrimpf was elected
captain of the girls' basketball team
for the year. ,
(7) Treassa
(16) Odelphia
Gibson
Hearney
Roy
G. Elance
Student Body
A student body meeting was held
Monday, February 25, for the pur
pose of buying a bouquet of flowers
for Fred Pinkerton, who is ill.
See
C. M. Jones
for
Blacksmithing
and
Acetylene Welding
Truck Bds Built to Order
Entertainment
The high school had a program in
honor of George Washington's birth
day Thursday afternoon, February 21.
Betty Eager played a selection on
the piano, and Carolyn Kidder gave
two vocal solos. Mr. Meyer gave a
talk on George Washington. He
compared Washington's great deeds
to those of other great men, telling
how a gTeat man's deeds are never
recognized until years later, probably
after the person is dead. At the close
of the program Raymon Freeze, yell
21 Years Ago
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RELIABLE
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REPAIRING
Main St H- H. HILL Athena
Friday, February 28, 1908
Dan Avery, in a fit of delirium tre
mens committed suicide in the Athena
city jail sometime about noon Wed
nesday by haggling his throat with a
broken whisky flask until he severed
the jugular vein and wind pipe.
Avery ran into town early Wednes
day morning from the St. Dennis
ranch without vest or coat, eluding
the men at the ranch, who knew him
to be in a precarious state mentally.
He was completely unstrung from a
prolonged drunken debauch. v
After a lingering illness, which be
gan with an attack of la gripp, and
which advanced into a complication
of disorders, Clarence LaBrasche, a
popular and well liked young man
who grew to manhood in this vicinity,
died yesterday morning at 9:15 o'clock
in a Walla Walla hospital.
Bib mule teams are being strung
out, hitched to gang plows, and farm
ers generally, in this vicinity are pre
pared for spring work. Birds are on
the wing and other indications of
spring are pronounced.
Sheriff T. D. Taylor was up irom
Pendleton to visit, his parents the
first of the week.
Mayor and Mrs. Plamondon went
down to Pendleton Friday evening, re
turning Saturday noon.
Mr. and Mrs. A, J. Wagner went
over to Walla Walla yesterday morn -ing,
and will return tomorrow.
- E. A. Dudley has purchased 4U
acres of land from Paul Bushman, on
tht reservation. The price was $70
per acre.
A big crop of squirrels is reported
on the hillsides south of town and
mnnv ft "22" is being out in proper
shape this week. The warfare begins
Sunday.
T?PV- and Mrs. Geo. T. Ellis arrived
home from Baker City yesterday. Mr.
Ellis is somewhat improved in neaitn.
Rev. Ellis will preach in the Baptist
church Sunday morning.
J. N. B. Gerking arrived in town
last week and is attending his aged
mother, who is ill at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. David Taylor.
Mrs. J. J. Gross of Walla walla,
snpnt ronnle of davs in Athena this
week, coming over Monday to attend
the funeral of Mrs. ST. J. ueaie.
TTarvev Caton returned yesterday
fmm a week's visit with his father,
Hon.."N. T. Caton, at his home in
Davenport, Wash. Judge uawn is
recovering from a protracted illness.
J. I. Froome, well known in Athena,
was in the city Monday from Waits
burg. Mr. Froome is not engaged in
farming at present, but has a town
residence in the-thriving nuie wasn
ington town.
At. n Rnecial meeting of the city"
council last evening, Bert Cartano
was granted a saloon license lor tne
period of one year.
Glen Saline and family, who have
spent the past winter at the Turner
farm near Weston, have moved to
Pendleton, where Mr. Saling will take
up his old calling, that of a printer.
He will be employed on the Tribune.
Mrs. Swanev of Pasco is a guest at
the Danner home this week. Mr. Swa
nev. who was formerly electrician for
the Preston-Parton Milling company
in this city, is now firing a locomotive
on the Northern Pacific, out of Paaco.
Weiser Signal: Born, to Mr. and
Mrs. C. O. Henry, at Thousand
Springs Valley, Tuesday morning,
February 18th. a girl. Mother and
babe doing nicely, but for a time it
was feared C. O. would suffer a re
lapse. He now hums that dear old
tune, "Papa's Baby Girl," and then
some.
W. A. Saunders, well known to
Athena neonle. with his wife and
children, is visiting relatives in this
vicinity. Leaving Athena some years
ago, Mr. Saunders engaged in rail
roading and soon climbed from the
position of locomotive fireman to the
engineer's side of the cab. He now
runs an engine out of LaGrande and
is enjoying his annual vacation.
leader, and Weldon Bell, assistant
yell leader, led the high school in a
few yells for the game at Stanfield
Friday evening, February 22.
Subject Classes
Areta Kirk has met the require
ments for the silver pin awarded by
the Royal Typewriter company, bhe
wrote forty-six words a minute for
fifteen minutes with only two mis
takes.
Carl Calvert wrote the entire typ
ing drill period of forty-five minutes
with no mistakes, Monday.
Some Cold Weather
Offerings
Blazers. Stag Shirts, Pendleton Woolen
Mills Shirts and Socks, Caps
and Gloves
Cash talks in moving this stock-20 per cent
off on former Prices
Put your kitchen on a business basis buy your table supplies as a business
man buys his merchandise. The best quality at the lowest possible price.
Cash is the factor that makes GENUINE SAVING POSSIBLE.
STEVE'S GROCERY
Quality Quantity, Service. Phone 171. Athena, Oregon
DR. W. G. COWAN
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Athena, Oregon
Dr. W. Boyd Whyte
CHIROPRACTOR
Stangier Building, Phone 706
Pendleton, Oregon. 957 J
WATTS ft PRESTBYB
Attorneys-At-Law
Main Street. Athena. Oregon
State and Federal Court Practice
The Athena Hotel
MRS. LAURA FROOME, Prop.
Courteous Treatment. Clean Beds
Good Meals
Tourists Made Welcome
Special Attention Given
to Home Patrons
Corner Main and Third
Athena, Oregon
ft
Conoco Gasoline
Quick Starting Packed With Extra Miles
Motor Oils H Greases
Bryce Baker, Agent
Phones 761 and 31F11, Athena
DR. 8. F. SHARP
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Athena, Oregon
DR. J.L.GEYER
Dentist
Post Building, Athena, Phone 682
Personal
Mary Tompkins was in Pendleton
Saturday.
Walter Huffman was In Pendleton
Saturday,
Several of the boys spent Sunday in
Wafla Walla.
Lee Foster spent Sunday in Pendle
ton. Pearl Green spent the week-end in
Pendleton.
Jim and Roland Wilson visited with
their mother in Walla Walla Satur
day and Sunday.
7th and 8th Grades
The grade-boys' basketball team
ventured to Adams Tuesday, Febru
ary 19, and took an unlooked-for de
feat of 18-3. According to several
authorities, this defeat was due to
over-confidence.
They tied Helix, Saturday, to the
score of 15-15. An overtime period
of play failed to Weak the tie.
Don't Get Caught With
a Frozen Radiator
LET US
Prevent It
"Pinks" Place
Bell & Venable
Phones 22 and 24
Two Auto
Truck Drays
Always At Your Service
City and Country
HAULING
and Horse Team Work
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Special Attention Given to School Children
Chicken Tamales Chile Beans
GOOD FOUNTAIN SERVICE
Gerald Kilgore, Proprietor - - Athena, Oregon
THE ATHENA MARKET
We carry the best
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Kippered Salmon, all .Kinds of Salt Fish. Fresh
Fish, Oysters, Crabs, Clams, Kraut in Season.
A. W. LOGSDON
Main Street Athena, Oregon.
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Walla Walla General Hospital
A modern non sectarian fifty bed hospital, with
all up to date modem hospital facilities for the care
of patients.
X-Kay and bacteriological labortories, washed air
ventilation.
Only graduate nurses are employed and their ser
vices are included at the regular rates which are
$3.50 to $6.00
Special nurses extra. Your interest and patronage
is solicited. Phone 480.
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