The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, June 14, 1929, Image 1

The Athena press., June 14, 1929, Image 1

Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR

About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (June 14, 1929)

Page of 4 Next Prev Issue Next Text PDF JP2 (4.3 MB) Clip/Print Image

Return to Top

Page of 4 Next Prev Issue Next

Newspaper Page TextA BIG JOB, BUT ITS DEAD EASY It would be a big job to tell one hundred people any thinp: that would interest them in your goods, but its dead easy if done the right way. This paper w,ill tell several hundred at once at "nominal cost. NOT ONE DAY CAN BE FOUND in the week but that you do not need stationery of some sort or other. We furnish neat, clean printing at the very lowest rates. Fast presses, modern types, modern work, prompt delivery. VOLUME BO. Entered at the Post Office at Athena, Oregon, aa Second-Claes Mail Matter i - - ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 14, 1929 NUMBER 24 JOHN A 0 ENDS HIS LIFE Brooding Over Jail Sentence Takes Strychnine At His Home. ' A deplorable tragedy which cast gloom over the Athena community transpired Saturday evening, when John Haworth ended his life by tak ."Ing strychnine at his" home north of town. ' . Saturday forenoon he had appeared in Justice of the Peace Richards court to answer a complaint made by M. L. Watts, charging him with lar ceny of hogs. ' He plead guilty to three charges, and was sentenced by Justice Richards to serve one year in the county jail. , Mr. Haworth was permitted to re turn to the A. L. Swaggart farm, of which he was foreman, to remain in charge there until Mr. Swaggart could come up from , his Portland home. Afterward Mr. find Mrs. Ha worth came in to town, and while Mrs. Haworth was in Dr. Cowan's of fice, Mr.' Haworth went to McFad den's Pharmacy where he made a purchase of strychnine, stating in his application that he desired the strycb nine to poison magpies. - Returning home he did the eve ning chores, and afterward swallow ed the poison. Becoming . ill, Dr. Sharp was summoned.; Haworth in formed his brother inlaw, Fred Job son. that he had taken the poison and lard was at once administered. ' It failed to have the desired effect and the stricken man passed away before Dr. Sharp arrived. The body was brought to Miller's Undertaking par lors in Athena Saturday night, Friends of Mr. Haworth say he was not responsible for thefts committed, alleging that he was irresponsible In this respect, bordering on klepto mania tendencies, Funeral services were held at the Christian Church in Athena, Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev, rayne of Weston, Pallbearers were mem bers from the Weston Odd Fellow jodge, pf which Mr. Haworth was a member, He was born at Shelton, Nebraska, July 16, 1888. - The deceased is survived by his widow and three minor sons, Harold Donald and David: his father, S. L. Haworth; one siter, Mr. Sarah Martin ef Seattle four brothers, Samuel, ef Salem: Mahjon, of Ath ena; Seth, of Olympia, Wash. j and James, of pfew Market, Tennessee, Lower Court Affirmed In Red Hawk's Case Salem. The right of a full-blooded Indian who is a citizen and an aljotee, though he may not have, received final patent to bis lands, to sue or be sued m the nm courts js est lished by the supreme court today in the case of George Red Hawk, appel lant, against Vestal Joines. The de cision, written by Justice McBride, quotes and adopts as the supreme court opinion, the decree written by Judge James Alger Fee, who is af- nrmeo. Tjie opinion upholds he constitu tionality of the Umatilla county herd law, the appeal being from that county. A conroyersy ovgr the own ership pf catie, taken, gp" fey Joines, W t ifsgye, the loer court hgld. ing against Red Hawk. The supreme court holds further that the complaint in the case did not state facts sufficient for cause of action in replevin. Rains Made Road Soft The pew market road which is be ing made' north, of Athena" proved' .)aerloo -"for a number of Motorists Saturday", afternoon following the Jseavy rainfal. , The road, Wn'cH .? keen graded has not ye been, sur faced and hje to the continued show ers became a real quagmire, H. A. Barrett proved a good Samaritan, coming to the aid of stalled motorists and with his trusty teams extracted the mired cars. . Children's Day Observed Children's day was observed by the Sunday schools of . Athena Sunday with appropriate programs in which the little ones played the principal part. Both the Christian and Baptist churches were decorated with many spring flowers. . r IU Wih the Mgag -Orel Micheper has been seriously jll tnis weefe ith a severe' attack' fit mumps. He has been "confined" t8 h fc4 3Cf tk jtfi f fes't week. Install Frigidaires Jack Cunningham of the Smythe Barthel company of Pendleton, was here Monday and installed Frigidaires in the homes of Mrs. Jennie Gross and Frank Coppock. Alberta Still Mecca That Attracts Hundreds Of Homestead Settlers Winnipeg. The land rush to north era Alberta continues: apace. Ap proximately 1000 new settlers, with capital aggregating more than $!, 000,000, have gone into the Peace river, country and northern Alberta since the first of the year and up to the first week of April. It is estima ted that during April alone nearly 1500 settlers will settle in these dis tricts. During the period of April 1 to 15 a total of 312 settlers, with capital totaling $170,000, went to the Peace river district. Among ! these was one man with $20,000 capital another with 814,000 and another with $12,000. During the first quarter of the year 400,000 acres of government land were taken up by homesteaders in the four western , provinces, an in crease of nearly 100,000 acres over the same period of last year, In the period mentioned 136 homesteads were taken in Manitoba, 994 in Sas katchewan, 1277 in Alberta and 96 in British Columbia. Homesteading in northern Alberta has been un precedented during this period. ; Every month so far this year has seen homestead entries at the Edmon ton office double over the correspond' ing months last year. For March alone the total was 226, as compar ed with 109 in Marqh, 1928, ' Last year there were 3370 home steads filed on in the Edmonton dis trict, an increase of 147 per cent over the previous year. There is every reason to believe that the increase noted so far this year will not only be kept up, but may even exceed that of 1928 over 1927. Even if the fig ures only double, it will "mean that close to 700Q homesteads will be ta ken up in this district alone. HermisUm Wins Pennant - Herpton wins the pennant in the Umatilla county feasebaJl league, hav. ing won ejght and lost two games, Thg Jast game gf the season wll be played Sunday when Hermiston meets the Eagles, at Pendleton, The Mssjon Indians defeated Adams Sunday to 1, r:-i - i - , BILL'S REJECTION PEEVES PRESIDENT Washington. Aroused by the sen ate's rejection of the administration's farm relief bill, President Hoover as sembled leaders of congress at the white house an.4 secure an agree ment wjiich they predicted would re sult; n erly enactment p'f the farm legislation l?gired by the. chief executive. The plan adopted called for a vote in the house directly upon the export debenture plan, thus fulfilling the demand of advocates gf the proposal in tne senate that iv should not be eliminated until the house had ex pressed itself. The vote would come upon a question of instructing house members of the joint conference com mittee to insist upon the elimination of debentures. The gathering at the white house came af the cjose of a day ig whch developments in the farm, 'relief situ ation followed each other in rapjd succession! After the situation was thoroughly examined the agreement for a'vofe m the hou.se on debentures was reached. This decision was coupled with a declaration by Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the democratic leader, whose party group twice voted solid ly for the plan that the debenture group would not insist upon this pro vision if the house turned it dowi by a roll' cap vote.. ' "1" " fed Roy Married Ted Roy, "singing blacksmith" of Pilot Rock, wag, married ta Miss Barbara Edmunds e.f Pendleton, Wed nesday afternoon, in the garden of his home at Pilot Rock. Bishop Wil liam P. Remington was the officiat ing clergyman. Mr. Roy is now soloist for KGW in Portland. Hia bride is a talented pianist and in ad dition has a pleasing voice. Will Attend Harvard Reeve Betts, who graduated with honors in biology and chemistry- at Willamette University last e$k; "con templates' taking "the medical course at Hary.ard"UpiversIty. Reeve'a Ath ena friends are, proud o$ the record this Athena high school " graduate made' at Wjllgmette, ad wish the same success "in the higher in- tjlution of lefTrging. " harvesting Alfalfa Crop A considerable amount of the al falfa hay crop around Athena had been cut before the rains of last week, and this had to be worked con siderably Xo dry out. With favorable weather, the crop is now being rapid ly harvested. ... Church to Celebrate in Barn Where It Was Born HT" AW it 4 illla-si?- - m u ' .........u.'v....U..... -i,titmmmmttmmmmm 1M Lmmmmmmmmt U While the Church of the United Brethren In Christ is holding Its thirtieth quadrennial general conference in Lancaster, Pa May 14-25, at least one meeting will he held In Isaac Long's barn, six miles northeast of the city This structure was the scene of the Otterbeln-Hocimi "fireat Sleeting" in 1766 at which the church was born! being the first American-born denomination. The building siill stands, and is shown above as It was In 1700. It is hoped that the conference will result In the organization of the "United Church In ' America," composed o( the Pnlted Brethren in Christ, the Reformed Church In the U. S. A. mid the Evangelical eynort of North America. - Crossed Plains Together and Meet After 60 Years Mrs. Hugh MoArthur .of Portland and Mrs, O. F. .Thomson' of Butter creek, crossed the plains in the same wagon tram m 1863 and were girl chums and playmates on ; the long journey, the' Weston Leader recounts. Mrs, McArthur was then Amanda LieuaJlep., ftged nine, and Mrs, Tbonie son, two yearg o?(Jer, was 'Xlniyra At? wood, They met t the repent pio? neers- reunion in Weston for the first time since their memorable trek 66. years ago, and ad, the kestj o,f gqoc times together, Mrs. McArthur isthe widow of one of Weston's leading eitiaens ef an early date who afterward became a Portland capitalist, Mrs, Thomson's husband, who has also made the final pilgrimage, was -"one pf- Ifmatllla; county s first sherff. , Tie two m lighted pioneer ladies promised each other that not so long a period would elapse until their next meeting. The Bridge dub Mrs, Ci M, Eager invited members of the Athena Bridge 1 clufe to her home op Jefferson street Friday afternoon. The attractive r-ogms were gay with a. profusion gf au.m. mer flowers and the seere cards em phasized the yarj colored effect.. The usual three tables were in play, ad ditional guests including, Mrs Laur ence Pinkerton, Mrs. Chase Garfield, Mrs. Clare Gurney and Mrs, De Merritt, Honors fell to Mrs. H. It Watts who held high club score, and Mrs. eha.se, Garfield, high guest geere. Mrs, W. Pi tittle john ' and Mrs. Laurence Pinkerton received the con solation prizes. Will Attend Athena School School District No. 17, west of Athena, has accepted the bid of Dick Swift to transport the pupils of that district to and frcon. the Athena, schools ii) a feus, and have dispensed with the services of a teacher for nex school year, Itfr, Swift'l bid of 1125 for transportmg the pu.pjla, was hs lowest received by the district hoard, which opened the bids, Mon day of this week. Miss Dorothy Lee taught in District 17 last year and gave entire satisfaction to patrons of the school. , Eagle Delegation The Athena delegation to the Ore gonState Aerk" of '.Eagles, is com prised "of Jamei Huggihs, W fiar- den pajbert Tarlgf, Henry Miller and Arthnr enseBt They left by motor Wednesday morning for Klam ath Falls to join the Aerie, stopping at Bend Wednesday night, en route. Klamath Falls is extending a royal welcome to visiting Eagles and on the program will be a trip to Crater Lake. . ;..., i Velna Bannister a Bride John Bannister, Mrs. Carl McCon- nell, Mrs. C. E. Fisk, Mrs. Gladys McFadden and Mrs. Veru Smith qiove to Colfax Sunday where they attend ed the edding of Miss Velna Ban nister. Miss Bannister is the (laugh ter of Scott Bannistejf and formerly resided near here J -1 - -. . - ." Suadas School Picnic Th members of the Christian Sunday school enjoyed a picnic yes terday' in the City Park at Walla WaUa, where game and swimming and abundant eats were features of the program. ' : Probating Will Attorneys Watts and Prestbye were at Condon the fore part of the week, where they were called to probate a will before, the Gilliam counfy cvirt;. Eotk digtrkt were not very bright. Athena tadies Entertain At Walla Walla Luncheon A group of Athena ladies ' was complimented Wednesday at a lunch eon at the Grand Hotel In Walla Wal la where Mrs. M. M. Johns and Mrs. Chase Garfield were hostesses. The prettily appointed table was decorated with two huge baskets gf iris, columbine, sage, and rosea Jn shades of yellow and lavender, Yel low tapers added to thf charming ef feet, . . ' " ' Bridge diverted the guests during the afternoon, seven tables being in play. Mrs, F. S. LeGrow won high score and, Mr?. Archie Mclntyrg the consolation. The guests, were: Mesdamea M, W, Hansell, Horace Belknap, of Nampa, Idaho; Ralph McEwen; 8t B. Richards, C. M. Eager, Henry Del?, F. B. Boyd, "Fred Kershaw, W. P. Littlejohn, W. S. Ferguson, Archie Mclntyre, Theresa Berlin, M. L. Watts, H. I. Watts. Henry Barrett, Dean Dudley, Glenn yudley, Woyd Mlchener, Flint Johns, Bert Logsdon, A A. Kimball, Max Hopper, D. T. Stone, Lew McNair, R. A. Thompson, E. C. Prestbye, F, S, LeGrow, Laurence Pinkerton, M, M. Johns, Chase Garfield, Weston Normal Alumni Effect Organization Mrs. E. C. Rogers of Athena, was elected Yice-preaident of the alumni of the Eastern Oregon State Normal, formerly located at Weston,, as a re sult of a gathering of about 20 form er students. Mrs. Victor H. Chastain of Milton-Freewater was elected President. . About twenty students were present at the gathering, which took place at Weston during the pioneer picnic. Among them were Roy Ritner, Alva Shumway, Charles I Pinkerton, M. L, Watts, Henry Barrett, Will Read, Mrs. Amy Coghill, Mrs. Llnnie Sauz. Mrs, Lessie Schaeffer, Mrs. Chance Rogers, Mrs. Victor Chastain, Mrs. L. B, Stanton, Mrs, Charles Price, Change Mail Time Owing to the 'i change in train schedule on the Union Pacific, to, eon-" form with the fast train service be tween Portland and Chicago, time has been changed for making up mail at the Athena post office. Morning mail is affected by the change, the eautr bound train arrivinf? at 16:1?. mail made up. at 8:4Ej a. m.f train No. 77, westbound under the new schedule arrives at 4:08 p, m mall made up at 3:25; motor stage eastbound ar riving at 5:50, mail for north and west made up at 5:20, with an extra poucb being added on this stage. Making Improvement F. S. LeGrow has had his barn moved across the alley from his home to the lot which he recently purchas ed from Ike Phillips, .The garage ha3 been taken down and on its site a new' double garage will be built, the foundation for it is already poured in concrete. Another improvement at the LeGrow home will he a new ad dition built m, the north end of the OUSfft. Bean Cultivation Resume The cultivation of the big bean acreage in this vicinity was resumed Monday following the heavy rains of last week. Both caterpillar and horse crews are making a good show ing in the fields. Rain Helps Pilot Rock 'The rains of last week assured Pilot Rock farmers of a good croa of Federation wheat. Bfuife the rain eame grain iraBpects in the Pilot Camp Fire Girls Held Council Fire Friday The Wauna Camp Fire girls, held a council fire at Mildred Hansen's home last Friday night. Betty Eager and Esther Berlin had charge gf the program. The subject or tne council fire was "Beauty." oamp tire songs were included and Hilda Dickenson, guardian, present ed honor beads to the girls. The Twanka Camp Fire girls took part in the council fire also. They were presented with their honor beads up to date. Mrs. H, Frederick gave a short talk. A special honor for thoughtfulness was given to the following eirls: Ar leen Myrick, Dorothy Burke, Valerie cannon, Laura Ross, Velma Ross, Marjorie Montague,. Mildred Hansell. Helen Barrett, Esther Berlin, Betty aager, marjorie yougias nd Esma lineman, " About a dozen guests were present for the ceremony. Miss Mildred Hansell served dainty refreshments to tne t,amp ire girls and guests. Goea To South America Roland Andre was here visiting hia mother, Mrs. W. S. Ferguson over the week-end, from Oakland, Gait fornia. Roland left for San Francisco to take a boat for South America, where he will be employed by the United Dredging company at a sal ary or $275 per month and expenses. Roland has been in the employ of the Long-Bell company at Oakland for the past two years in dredging oper. ations. Mrs, Ferguson had started for Oakland to sea her son, and reach ing Portland was advised that he was en route to Athena, and they met in Portland, returning together. . A Garden Party A garden party which caused a flutter among certain members of the " sub-debs," occurred Tuesday afternoon. The occasion was y the celebration of the fifth birthday of June Garfield and the guests includ ed Virginia Eager, Helen Rogers, Helen Johns, Gloria Garfield and the honoree. Games passed the fleeting hours, the feature ef the afternoon being the beautiful birthday cake which centered the table at .tea time. Varicolored balloons were favors which delighted the young ladies present, . , j Wedding Anniversary Mrs. Charles Kirk honored her parents, Mr. and Mrs, John Harrison, of Brownsville, Tuesday, in com memoration of their 55th wedding an niversary. Mrs. Kirk served a splen did dinner for the occasion. ; Thoso seated at the table were, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. Cass Cannon, Mrs. Juliu.8 Ernstberger of Dayton, Wash. Mr. Frank Kirk of Halsey; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kirk, Mrs. Lila Kirk, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kirk, Miss Areta Kirk and Master Billy Kirk. Here From Longview Mrs. John Stacklie and children, ac companied by Mrs. Marry, are here from Longview, Washington, visiting at the Bern Bannister home, t It be gins to look as though Bern is about to lose the services of his ranch fore man, Master Bobby Stacklie, for it is currently reported that Bob is scheduled to return home with his mother for the purpose of entering school. Charles Q?U, formerly station agejit at Adams and Athena, is re ported to be ill in a Wajla Walla hos pital, and owing to his age and the nature of his ailment, is not expect td to long survive. . v , . , J . Schneider Murder Trial Is Under Way In Walla Walla Superior Court Walla Walla. Marked by the sud den collapse of the defendant as a result of heavy dinner and nervous ness generated by the court session, taking of testimony in the ; murder case of George Schneider bea-an TW.. day in superior court. Schneider kil led his wife with a meat cleaver the night of March 31 at their home and has pleaded not guilty by reason' of insanity. ' r " Schneider was extremelv nervnns when court, opened and sobbed for a time. At the noon' fm9 u ' heartily of meat, potatoes and bread and just before court ODened hrolr p down completely, sobbing aloud. Judge Ssharpstein had him taken in to the judge's chambers, where two doctors examined him at th wiiif 1 mi ..... U1 oiuie. inev stated it wa nervous collapse plus the hearty din ner, A bromide WHS nflminiisfaJ w.u...,.,Dv& GU and after an hour Schneider was able to resume his place in court W. G. Coleman. Drossrutino- ntinr ney, in his ODenine- ntnfamanf : iJ - . O -ww...wv OH1U that Schneider, 66, was married to fi-'a, also known as Betty Beavers, 21, on January 12, 1929, and they began quarreling lmmediatelv. that SrW5 der beat his wife a day or so after me weaamg, they separated and were reunited shortly before the tragedy. H. B. Noland. attorney for Srhnoi. der, said his client had been for his money, that she had reduced him to a gibberine idiot: that. Si-Vinot. der had killed the. woman, but that it was not premeditated. I Million nrn nnnnn duwun ncu unuud The Union Stock Show B. B. Richards. Tim MrTtHHp T?,n uu.-j. ' ' xuwiaraa ana , Aenny Kogers were visitors Friday last at the Union county stock show, held in Union. Splendid exhibits ' were made on horses, cattle and other livestock. One entry which appealed to the In terest of the Athena visitors was a two year old Hereford bull that weighed a ton. Numbers of fine horses were Exhibited at the show, which was attended hv visitor from all parts of the state. , WHEATCREPTBACK 10 illf LEVEL Portland. Cash grain regained its Monday's losses Tuesday and advanc ed a cent and a half in sympathy with trading in the Chicago pit. big Bend bluestem went to $1.24V4 and rested, while western white closed at $1.06 and western red at $1.03. Grain nrices were stiffer all alono- the line, barley advancing from $31. 50 to $32, and corn from $40.75 to $41 a ton. Wheat receipts continue liu-ht. with the farmers and elevators in no hur ry to unload despite the approaching appearance of the new crop. Only 47 cars reached Portland Monday. Trusting to chances that farm relief would emertre in triumDh from clashes over debentures, grain trad ers became active buyers yesterday and rushed prices upgrade in Chicago. In some cases the conseauent rise of wheat values amounted to nearly 5c a bushel above a new level reached on tumbles which at the start result ed from uncertainty over the outcome of the senate vote as to farm relief. Closing quotations on wheat were unsettled, 1 2c higher. Overnight doubts aroused hv dis- turbing phases of the renewal of senate controversy concerning de benture plans led to heavv sellinir when the wheat market opened. For a brief time prices dropped fast, but suddenly met with stout resistance in the shane of an array of standing orders to purchase on declines. Then followed the right-about-face action of the market, and throughout the re mainder of the dav the course of values most of the time was decided ly in favor of the buying side, not withstanding numerous quick fluctuations. Changes in wheat nrices durinir the day appeared to depend nearly alto- gether upon news from Washing ton. Much of the buying was evident, ly on the part of previous anemia- tire sellers who had become timid as to developments nointinc in at ler.st some degree to success for adminis tration forces in the senate contest regarding farm legislation. OREGON EDUCATORS Two From This State Arc Named To Instruct In Normal Schools. San Francisco. Two Oregon edu cators have- Jbeen selected by t the American Red., Cross, to present the topic, "The Junior Red Cross" before the summer session students of nine Northwest normal schools next month, according to a statement re leased today by Pacific Branch head quarters. They are Miss Elizahpth C. Murray, superintendent of schools ror uolumbia County, and Mrs. Marcia Yeck. nrinciDal of the Bar. rett school, Hood River, both of whom have been chosen for these as signment by reason of their dis tinguished work in : behalf of t.hn J unior Red Cross organization. . Mrs. Yeck will visit the Oretroti Normal School at Monmouth, Mary hurst Normal School at Portland, Southern Oregon Normal School at Ashland, and the Eastern Oregon Normal School at La Grande. Miss Murray's itinerary will cover the Washington State Normal Schools at Cheney and Ellenshurc. Holw Nnmoa Normal School and Gonzaga Univer sity at Spokane, and the Idaho State Normal School at Lewiston. . They will both give addresses on the work and aims of the Junior Red Cross and will later discuss the subject inform ally with the assembled student teachers in view of arousing greater interest in and understanding of the program. From their own experiences in promoting Junior Red Crnna artiv. itiea among their pupils they will be able to point out to the other prospec tive teachers the practical relation ship of the Junior nroirram to the modern school curriculum. Six and a half million arhool eViil. dren in the United States are mem. bers of the Junior Red Cross. Of thus number, 14,550 are - in Oregon. Five and a half million in foreign countries bring the total membership to. twelve million children throughout the world all engaged in learning the valuable lessons of unselfish service to others and national and interna tional good will. Drum Corps Advertises Legion Regatta Here The drum corns of the Pendleton Legion Post came to Athena Tues day night on an advertising campaign for the American Leeion recatta to be held at McKay Lake, tomorrow and ounday. The boys of the drum corns made plenty whooDee on Athena streets. and brought along? with them a group of amateur movies. :;,,.- - The Pictures showed Romn of thfl speed boats in action on the arti- fical lake. The body of water la formed by the building of a dam and the lake thus formed is four miles long and a mile wide. The audience in viewing the regatta will be seated on the steps which form the dam walls. A total of 25 boats have been en. tered, among them the two fastest speed boats In the Northwest, owned by Chet Good of Eugene. , Death of Mrs. Stott Mrs. J. R. Stott. of Wenatfhpo. Wash., and formerly of Davton. died at her home in Wenatchee, early Tuesday morning from influenza. Mrs. Stott is a sisterinlaw of Mrs. Emmett Lee. and had visited the Lpa family in Athena on several occa sions, bhe leaves her husband and two small children. Funreal services Will be held at Davton. Washington. the Athena relatives attending. Lieutenant-Governor Kidnapped Orofino. Ida., W.B. Kinne. Idaho's lieutenant-governor, abducted by four automobile bandits and left tied to a tree in the mountains after his car had been wrecked in a wild dash about the countryside, returned home uninjured, Meanwhile one of the two men who attempted to rescue him from the robbers was in a hosDital with a bullet in his lee and a badlv battered head.1 . . Battling With Aphis Aphis is said to' be srivinar a number of Athena home owners considerable trouble at this time, In some instan ces the aphis pest is attacking shruh- bcry that was set out last fall and this spring. Gardens seem to have escaped ravage so far, but rose bushes and other lawn shrubs have shown the presence of aphi in large numbers. High Testing Heifer William Coppock who has an ex ceptionally fine dairy herd at the farm south of Athena, is very well pleased over the test for butter fat a three year old Guernsey heifer made for the month of May. This heifer tested 68 pounds of butter fat for the month. Guardsmen In Camp Sixty members of Company G, 18Gth infantry, Oregon National Guard, Pendleton unit, left by special train Tuesday evening for two weeks summer encampment at Camp Clot sop, near Astoria.