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ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 6. 1929
NUMBER 49
15 RELATIVE OF
ATHENA
TEACHER
Dean Smith Is a Pilot With
the" Byrd Antarctic
Expedition.
There is at least one person in Ath
ena who eagerly ; scans ; all" reports
from the- Byrd expedition . in -little
America, Antarctica. Miss BeuTah
Smith, English teacher in the local
high school, feels more than a pass
ing interest in the venturesome crew,
for her cousin, Dean Smith, the young
air pilot, is co-pilot -with Balchen and
June. And well may she be proud of
her brave young relative, for jt is
well known that Byrd picked his men
from among twenty-five thousand of
"America's best". .:. :
And well may other Oregonians
revel in Dean Smith's prowess and
longing to blaze an unknown trail,
for he was born at Cove, Oregon,
the only son , of . Rhoda , Harrison
Smith who crossed the plains in a
covered wagon, following the Old Ore
gon Trail from Council Bluffs, Iowa,
to Oregon.
Just fifty-eight years after this re
markable trip her son, then-a oung
man of nineteen, completed the first
transcontinental air mail route, open
ing the various landing fields from
Omaha to California. After attend
ing Principia college at St. Louis for
a time, he left school to enlist as a
private in the signal corps. He re
ceived his original training at Kelly
Field, and instead of being sent
abroad with the A. E. F., he was
ordered to Fort Scott as flying in
structor. After the war he went
through a period of barnstorming,
charging a dollar a minute for rides.
In 1920 he entered the air mail ser
vice, and like Lindbergh, was a born
flyer. No weather, was too bad, no
trip too hazardous to be undertaken,
and now the "Dean", as his friends
call him, is considered one of the best
bad weather pilots in the world. In a
recent issue of the American : Maga-4
zine the author relates several adven
tures that were close calls for the
young pilot, one of which follows:
"This incident I doubt that you will
find in any official record. It was
on a beautiful sultry summer night.
The Dean was flying his accustomed
route from Hadley Field to Cleveland.
Because of the closeness of the eve
ning he had put an old shoe in the
rudder to hold it firm, and was lean
ing his head out of the side of the
plane to catch any chance breeze. All
of a sudden, out of no where loomed
up something that to Dean's startled
eyes looked very much like a . sky
scraper. , , . ..." " I
"Pulling back his stick, Eean Hurt
led his ship into the Blue, missing the
Zeppelin, Los Angeles, by not more
than one hundred and fifty feet."
Miss Smith, in speaking of Dean's
childhood tells of his love for books
of adventure. His father, Cull Smith,
worried over the boy considerably for
he was not a student in any sense of
the word. His greatest joy was to
build a house , in the branches of a
tree, and there to dream his dreams
of adventure. Lessons held no ap
peal for this lad and often when a
wee boy he ran away to hi3 grand
mother's house to hear another cover
ed wagon story. -5
No letters come " from the Byrd
party. Only messages over the air,
but how eagerly they are awaited by
the ones at home. Recently the grand
mother, whose venturesome spirit
the young explorer inherited, received
an affectionate radiogram in com
memoration of her birthday.
Shy and reticent, The Dean has
never eared for girls; his one interest
centering in a new trail to be found
or another to be country explored.
; Study Club--Mrs.
Lew McNair was hostess Fri
day afternoon to the Athena Study
club. Those present enjoyed study
ing Cambridge and. smaller colleges
of England. Mrs. M. W. Hansell and
Mrs. McNair read interesting papers
on the subject and these were follow
ed by a general discussion. "Oxford"
will be the subject ofthe next meeting
which will be held at the home of Blrs.
Fred Kershaw, December 13. Roll
call will be answered by names of
famous Oxford graduates. "
.To California for Winter
Mr." and Mrs. Everett Eager of Day
ton spent Thanksgiving at the home
of their son C. M. Eager in Athena.
They, have departed for Portland
where they will visit for a time be
fore going to California for the win
ter. , .... . v
Bazaar and Dinner
The annual Christian . bazaar and
roast chicken dinner by the ladies of
the Christian church will be held in
the basement of the church Saturday,
December 7th. Dinner will be served
from 5:30 to 8:00 p. m. Children
under tfch, 23fcfcatij ABulW, 50 cents', jci th jnettlnSr.
LEST WE FORGET
. ,-.v,. .
Py "LANK" LEONARD
Just a minute, Mr. Sport Fan!
Pause In your Christmas shopping
while we ask yon a question or
two. How many Christmas Seals
have you purchased to datet Isn't
It possible tor you to buy a few
more between now and the 25th?
They only cost a penny apiece you
know. And they mean so much!
In case yon never took time to
realize just low much, let us -tip
you off. It Is something yon should
know. The sale of these seals, at
' this period of year, furnishes prac
tically the sole support ot the 1,400
affiliated tuberculosis associations
of the United States In their war
against this disease. That's worth
turning over In your mind, isn't It?
And what hare these little seals ac
complished to date? What have
v those 1,400 affiliated associations
accomplished with the money real
' lzed from the sale ot these seals?
Well, here's the answer; and it, too,
is worth more than a passing
, thought
In the past 15 years the ravages
ot tuberculosis has been cut nearly
In half and advance figures from
46 states indicate that the 1928 mor
tality sets a new low rate. That's
the huge public service you can
assist by the purchase ot these
seals. Certainly, a sport fan should
be anxious to help this cause.
Tuberculosis has robbed the sports
world ot some ot its greatest
heroes.
r Christy Mathewson, who helped
lift baseball to a higher plane, who
brought into the game the tradi
tions of college spirit, was struck
from behind by this dread spectre.
..So was Hughle Jennings, one of
the most beloved figures ot the
game. Johnny Miller, great in
fielder with Pittsburgh, St. Louis
and Philadelphia, one of the first
of the professional ball players to
enlist for service In the World War,
was another.' Johnny died, like
poor Matty, battling to the last at
Saranao Lake, N. Y. Only recently
baseball lost one of the greatest
, spit-ball pitchers ot all time. Urban
Shocker. Tuberculosis has taken
heary toll in America's national
game. .
' Joe Gans, rated by all but per
sonal friends ot Benny Leonard,
as the greatest lightweight in the
history of the prize ring, was a
victim of the disease. Poor little
Joe laid himself open to the attack
by making weight for "Battling"
Nelson in their memorable battle at
Goldfield. Jem Drlscoll, once Eng
land's pride, and one ot the most
clever boxers the game ever had,
was counted out after a typical
Driscoll Jlght against it. So was
Frankle Callahan, ot New -York,
who met every lightweight in the
business a dozen years ago. Frankle
won most of his engagements but
he lost the last one. Peter Jackson.
Rudie Unholz, "Spider" Kelly and
Jack Dougherty were some of the
otters. Boxing's list is a long one,
we regret to say.
Billiards suffered an irreparable
loss with the passing of Bob Canne
fax, fhree cushion champion. Bob
left the Broadway he loved in an
effort to defeat the disease in the
dry air of Arizona but without
success. Then there was Jackie
Adams. Basketball fans in the east
still talk of him. 'Jackie was cap
tain and star forward of the Cam-
Courtesy Qtorgt Uathexo Adam Bervici. ,
den (N. J.) eastern League team,
one of the greatest stars the pro
fesslon'al court game ever had. He
was stricken in 1919 at the height
of his career. v , ,
But why go bn and on? These
cases stand out because we, who
follow sports, know what each man ,
accomplished. Every profession
has been hit equally hard. Medical
science with the aid ot fundi de
rived from the sale of Christmas .
Seals is slowly but surely getting
the upper hand. To use an almost
forgotten slogan, "Do your bit."
Buy Christmas Seals, Mr. Sport
Fan. Fight tuberculosis.
Gorgeous Scenes Shown
In Colors In "The Dance
of life" At Standard
H. M. Hess Suicides In a
Pendleton Rooming House
H. M. Hesa of Sunnyside, Washing-
"The Dance of Life" is the ultimate ton, who has been delivering veget
ables from Kennewick to Athena
in perfection in the motion picture
medium.' It has everything that
makes for thrilling, gripping enter
tainment a romantic love story of
backstage life, burlesque sequences,
dancing, a gorgeous "Follies" revue,
in color. It is Paramount's master
production made from the remarkably
successful stage ' play, "Burlesque."
"The Dance of Life" will show at the
Standard theatre, Saturday and Sun
day night. ,
Hal Skelly, who originated the role
of Skid in the stage production, con
tinues in this part in the motion pic
ture production. Nancy Carroll, red
headed beauty has the other featured
role. The cast includes such stage
and screen favorites as Dorothy Re
vier, Ralph Theador, Charles D.
Brown, Al St. John and May Bpley.
A spectacular revue scene, with
lavish costumes,, brilliant settings and
eighty beautiful girls, is shown en
tirely in color by the Technicolor pro
cess. - , ., . :
The story takes one behind the
scenes in a burlesque theatre and
follows the ove affair of two inter
esting performers throughout a series
of events which takes one of them to
the Broadway circuit and the big
revues.
New dances, originated by the lead
ing dance masters of the country, ere
seen for the first time in ."The Lance
of Life." Two of the greatest di
rectors of stage and screen produc
tions, John Cromwell and Edward
Sutherland collaborated for this picture.
Missionary Society
The Missionary Society of the Bap
tist church met on Wednesday of this
week at the home of Mrs. Fred Pink-
erton, 26 members being present. A
very beautiful quilt, which was a gift
to the society by Mrs. Gholson one of
the former members, was sold to Mrs.
Zeltha Mclntyre. A very interesting
study was given by Mrs. Hiteman on
"The Crowded Ways." Delicious Re
freshments were served at the close
grocers for some time, committed sui
cide in a Pendleton rooming house
Wednesday night of last week by
taking strychnine, which he purchas
ed at a Pendleton drug store, saying
he wanted the poison to kill rats.
After taking the poison, he in
formed a roomer that he was going to
take his life. The man Immediately
summoned police, but Hess would
give them no reason for his deed and
refused to take an emetic to save his
life. Ha was dead within a half -hour
after taking the poison. His brother
Carl Hess of : Richland, Washington,
was notified.
Little is known of Hess in Athena,
except that his dealings with local
grocers had been satisfactory and he
enjoyed a good business here. He
drove a big truck and generally made
the Athena territory in the evening,
returning to Pendleton. He also de
livered produce to LaGrande grocers.
Ulrey Presented With Cup
At a meeting called by the Weston
Commercial Association for Monday
night, D. W. . Ulrey, Weston potato
grower who won the championship
cup for the best Netted Gems exhibit
ed at the Pacific Northwest Potato
Show, at Spokane, was officially pre
sented with the beautiful trophey. A
number of potato growers were pres
ent at the Weston meeting. Mr.
Ulrey's exhibit won the championship
over 600 entries from five Western
states and British Columbia.
Etude Club
Mrs. Lloyd Michener and Mrs. Penn
Harris were hostesses for the Etude
club Tuesday afternoon when they
met at the Michener home. The Rus
sian composer Leschetisky was the
theme for the afternoon's study, Mrs.
Michener read an interesting paper
followed by a vocal solo by Mrs. Otha
Reeder, Miss Betty Eager gave two
piano numbers, "Donnybrook Fair"
and "Shepherds All." Mrs. Lester
of Walla Walla, club, chorus director
was detained by the bad condition of
the highway and .chorus, practice was
dispensed with. The hostesses served
d&My; VaLJ at Xh$ ttfr fclV.
Mac-Hi Alumni and
Athena In Tilt Tonight
. Tonight at the local gym, Athena
high school and Mac-Hi alumni will
appear in the first basketball game
of the season. The alumni of Mac-Hi
comprises a strong aggregation of
star players on former winning teams
of that school. Wayne Pinkerton is
on the Mac-Hi team.
"Pike" Miller has been giving the
Athena team hard workouts with the
result that rough spots are fast dis
appearing with the prospect that the
players will be rounded into form by
the time the scholastic schedule of
games begins.
The starting lineup tonight will
probably be Jack Moore and Lowell
Jenkins, forwards; Walter Huffman,
center; Emery Rogers guard, with his
running mate to be chosen from Pick
ett, Hansell, Jenkins and Myrick.
Ralph Moore and Crowley will be on
the bench to replace the two forwards,
while Thurber and Hansell will be in
readiness to take over the pivot
position.
Miller says the subs are showing up
exceptionally well and are pushing
some of the letter men to exert them
selves to held their positions. The
girls' team is showing up well, and
will play inthe curtain raiser, which
starts at 7:20, to be followed by the
boys' game at 8 o'clock.
Ill With Ptomaine Poisoning
Partaking of some portion of food
served at a recent lodge supper, Mrs.
H. H. Hill became ill from, ptomaine
poisoning, which resulted in her be
ing taken to the General Hospital at
Walla Walla, where at last account
she was recovering. Others were
made slightly ill. Mrs. Hill suffered
a severe illness from ptomaine poison
ing several years ago, and since has
been susceptible to relapses as a
result. - p ,v
Cold Wave Waves Here
I A cold wave waved throughout this
part of the state the fore part of the
week, causing alarm among the farm
ers over conditions that may result to
seeded acreage on account of mois
ture shortage. . Predictions made of
rainfall as an aftermath of thestomr1
which brewed off the Hawaiian
Pheasants Found To Be
An Aid to Farmers In
stead of Being Nuisance
Oregon State College China pheas
ants have been largely cleared of
charges of being more of a pest than
a benefit to Oregon farmers as the
result of a study of the feeding habits
of these game birds made by the Ore
gon State college experiment station
at the request of the state game com
mission. Birds were captured by the
game commission all over the state
on July 1 and August 1 and sent to
the college where the contents of the
stomachs were analyzed by specialists
in the departments of entomology,
farm crops and veterinary medicine.
Weed seed and insects were found
to constitute by far the, major ood
of the bird- V'th only Bmall amounts
of field crops. Animal food was
mostly grasshoppers, sundry beetles,
chitins and various -small insects In
adult or larval forms.
Small amounts of rye grass, wheat,
vetch, barely, oats ' and blue grass
were balanced by quantities of weed
spprts such as buttercup bindweed, bull
biptle, bachelor button, wild black
bprry, fat-tail fescue, darnel, correl,
snowberry, wild turnip, wild roses sow
thtoV. wild mti-fa'-d. buekhorn, knot
weed, trefoil and sedge.
Athena Turkey Shoot
Takes Place December 8
The Athena Gun club will hold its
annual turkey shoot over the traps
on the local shooting grounds, next
Sunday, December 8. The Bhoot will
start promptly at 10 in the forenoon.
Everything possible is being done
by club members to make the shoot
a success in every particular. Should
it be cold, there will probably be a
rousing big fire on the sideline as in
the past that is, if Bert Ramsay, of
ficial fire builder and attendant does
not coax up a grouch on the day of
the shoot. "
An especially fine lot of turkeys has
been secured to add zest to the dif
ferent entries and to pep up the scat
tergun artists. Remember the date,
time and place. "A fine opportunity
to get your Christmas turkey, and a
good one," says ono of the boys.
Wood-Charlton
Relatives and friends are surprised
to hear of the marriage of Clifford
Wood and Miss Roma Charlton. An
nouncements have not been received
and the date of the marriage is not
known at this time. It is understood
that Mrs. Wood will continue teach
ing school at Merritt, Wash,, and that
Mr. Wood has a position with the
Great Northern railroad at that place.
The young couple have a host of
friends here. The bride is a daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Charlton,
and the groom is the only son of Mr,
and Mrs. Arnold Wood. Both are
graduates of Athena high school, and
Mrs. Wood is a graduate of Cheney
Normal school. !. .
Christmas Bazaar
A Christmas Bazaar and dinner
will be held at the Christian church
tomorrow afternoon and evening.
Several booths featuring candy, cook
ies and fancy work will be in evi
dence. Attractive comforters will be
for sale amontr the articles in the
fancy work .booth and at six-thirty
an autograph, quilt will be auctioned
to the highest bidder. Dinner will be
served from five to eight o'ciock at
ooDular prices, adults, 50 cents and
children 25 cents." .,.
Wedding Anniversary
Art Douglas was pleasantly sur-
TTmrndav evenim; ' when a
group of friends called at his home.
The occasion was the twenty-secona
annivAranrv of Mr. and Mrs. Douelas.
Following congratulations, two tables
of bridge were in piay. Mr. ana jurs.
Laurence Pinkerton making nign
i m
score. Supper was servea Dy irs.
Douglas who arranged - the affair;
Others present were Mr. and Mrs. C.
M. Eager and Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Logsdon.
Death of Father
WnrH baa been received by J. E.
Jones, rural mail carrier to the el-
fect his father, Jermiah Jones pas
sed away November twenty-seventh,
(. V.; Vinma nonr 11 Vila. IoWS. Mr.
Jones had reached the advanced age
of eighty-two years and had not been
well for some time. Mr. Jones of
Athena did not receive the news in
tim to make the triD to his boyhood
home at attend the funeral.
Walla Walla Party
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McRae of Wal
la wlia nlanned a pleasant reunion
Thanksgiving day when they invited a
erouu of friends for dinner, inose
nrpupnt were C. L. McFadden and
family of Athena, Mr. and Mrs.Fiske
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Hmttn ana
family and Mr. and Mrs. John Banis
ter, of Weston.
Here From Genessee
Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Rogers of
Genessee, Idaho, were here lor
Tllnlrtrivin heinz entertained at
rhfErC: Rogers home. Mr; Rogers
contemplates going to the eonners
Ferry" farming district to Wcatfc. -
Mrs. Minnie Willaby
Died Thursday After
Only Few Days Illness
Athena friends were grieved to hear
of the death Tuesday evening, Decem
ber third of Mrs. Minnie M. Willaby.
2Irs. Willaby who visited at the
home of her son Virgil near the State
Line, returned home about two weeks
ago because she was not feeling well.
Her condition remained about ' the
same for a week but became' alarm
ingly worse. , A consultation of doc
tors pronounced the malady as septic
poisoning and gave no hope for her
Mrs. Willaby was born in Lynn
County, Oregon, June thirteenth 1860.
She came to Umatilla County in 1?70
and eight years later married A. J.
Willaby who preceded her in death
in 1911.
Three sons servive, Clyde and Virgil
who reside near the State Line, and
Dean of Spokane. There are five
grand-children and two great grand
children, Mrs. Willaby was an active
members of the Christian church and
was also affiliated with the Rebckah
Lodge here. ' .' ;
The funeral occurred yesterday
afteipoon at one-thirty at the Chris
tian church and was attended by a
large number, of friends. ,, ,
Cat Fish Have More
Lives Than Any Cat
Salem. A "Believe it or Not" that
is worthy of the attention of Ripley
occurred last week when the game
commission of California shipped a
crate of blue cat fish taken from the
Sacramento River to the Oregon state
"ame commission. Usually fish are
-hipped in cans or tanks, but . not
these cat fish. They arrived in a crate
with no more water than a few gunny
packs would contain and they are now
alive and well in the ponds at the
McKenzie hatchery.
Matt Ryckman went to the depot
in Portland a few days ago expecting
to receive some cans containing cat
fish as he had been informed a ship
ment had been made. To , his sur
prise he found the crate, similar in
appearance to a chicken crate and in
this thirty-six catfish were alive and
wiggling. They were three days out
of water before being finally released
in the McKenzie hatchery. They will
be used to start fish of their type in
sloughs of the- Willamette and Co
lumbia Rivers. . '
Young Peoples Conference
A conference for the young people
of the Baptist church was held on
Tuesday in Athena. , Intersting and
helpfui talks were given by , Mis
Louise Hundrop who directs the state
Sunday school work, and by Miss
Hodge who has charge of the girls'
guild work of the state. Following
a potluck dinner at six o'clock in the
dining room of the church, an illus
trated lecture was given by Rev. O. C.
Wright state secretary of the Baptist
Association. Mrs. Kohler Betts was
appointed leader of the group of girls
organized here and to be known as
the "World Wide Girls Guild." ,
John, Kirk Is Host
John Kirk was host to a group of
friends last week at the home of Mrs.
Lilla Kirk on South Third street.
Games were followed by a supper
made up of the dainties ' that are
favorites among, young people. Guests
who enjoyed Jonn's hospitality were,
Betty Eager, Mar jorie Douglas, Myr
tle Campbell, Mary Tompkins, Esther
Berlin. Rhoda Nelson, Arleen Myrick,
Goldie Miller," Arthur Crowley, Eldon
Myrick, Stafford Hansell, Wayne
Pinkerton, Don Thurber, Lee Foster
and Jim Wilson. -
Antiquated Chariot
Edwin and Ralph McEwen freshmen
at Whitman college were visitors at
the home of their parents Thanks
giving day. ; The twins made the trip
in their recently acquired Ford, which
being a real antique, of the vintage
of 1919 has been christened "Aga
memnon." True to the prowess achiev
ed by its ancient . name's sake the
antiquated chariot "gets there" and in
time too, perhaps due to the flashy
colors applied by its new owners.
Entertain Friends
Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Pinketon
were charming hosts Friday night
when sruests sufficient for three tables
of bridge were bidden to their at
tractive country home. Mr. ana Mrs.
C. M. Eager made high score and Mr.
and Mrs. Archie Mclntyre received
the consolation. Others who enjoyed
the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Pink
erton were Mr. and Mrs. Justin Har
wood, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Logsdon and
Mr. and Mrs. Art Douglas.
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Woodcraft Session
The Neighbors of Woodcraft lodge
Circle No. 10 held their regular ses
sion Tuesday evening. Following
the meeting they enjoyed lovely re
freshments prepared at Kilgore's
Cafe. Those who were present were:
Mesdames, Moore, McKay, Harden,
Kibbeyand Payne. It is requested
that alP Tfriembers be present at the
next meeting as there will be instal
lation bt cmcer at that time.
CO-OPS III
OREGOf
ADVISED TO EXPAND
Farm Board Men Tell Lead
ers State Organizations
Sound But Small.
Oregon State" College That co
operative marketing in Oregon Is on
a sound basis but in need of both ex
pansion and consolidation to eliminate
competition among producing groups
was the opinion gained by representa
tives of the federal farm board last
week in the first visit of any mem
bers of that body to this state. . .".
Charles S. Wilson; the board mem
ber representing fruit and general
farming interests, and James H.
Howard, organization , specialist for
the board, conferred personally with
more than 135 officials of Oregon's
152 cooperative associations at a
meeting in Portland called by the
Oregon Cooperative council.
The policy of the board, as far as
it is yet formed, is to encourage
federation of local groups within com
modity lines into large enough re
gional associations so that a unified
program of marketing can be carried
out for the benefit of the entire in
dustry concerned.
Only through formation of such
large-scale operations, founded of
course on locally controlled units, can
the federal farm board render ef
fective assistance, financial or other
wise, in forming machinery for order
ly marketing, Mr. Wilson explained.
"With Oregon alone . having 152
separate organizations doing buisness
here, and other states in much the
same situation, the funds allotted the
farm board would soon be frittered
away with no permanent results if
that body started allocating it as
loans to small local organizations, he
said.
The board is already making mater
ial progress in encouraging such
sound reorganization along definite
.JJU. ' it. . I I
vviiimvuiiy lines, mo representatives
said. The latest development is the
national and northwest regional
wheat marketing cooperative, working
or which were explained.
lhat the state college extention ser
vice will coordinate its work fully
with the plans and policies of the
farm board was announced by Paul V.
Maris, director, who offered the ser
vices of his entire staff in aiding to
carry more complete information on
marketing plans to the people of this
state.
High School Conference
at University of Oregon
University of Oregon The annual
Oregon High School conference will
be held at the University of Oregon
thia year on January 10 and 11, it
was announced here. Four different
groups will convene for the purpose of
threshing out problems affecting high
school activities.
The Oregon High School Press con
ference will be made up of editors and
managers of high school newspapers,
monthly magazines and yearbooks,
who will gather at the school of
journalism to gain points on publica
tion. The Association of High School
Student Body Officers will also meet,
as will the Girls' League Officers, and
the faculty supervisors of student
activities. - :
Garage Closed Temporarily
Tho Thompson Garage, recently ac
quired by A. L, Cornell in exchange
for property in Malheur county, was
temporarily closed Saturday, as a re
sult of Mr. Thompson being unable
to adjust financial matters involving
the transfer of the property. How
ever, satisfactory adjustment was
made Wednesday evening and " Mr.
Cornell was given possession yester
day morning. .
Illustrated Lecture
Colored slides showing views of the
forests in the Northwest were shown
at the school auditorium Tuesday
morning. The pictures were unusual
ly beautiful and were shown to im
press upon the audience the import
ance of forest preservation. Warning
against forest fires was made, and
the lecture was most helpful and intersting.
Ontario Druggist Here
O. M. Castleman, Ontarid, Oregon,
druggist was a Thanksgiving day vis
itor at the J. F. Kershaw home. Mrs.
Castleman and daughter Barbara,
were here also, having come from
Seattle. Mr. and Mrs. Castleman pro-
ceded to their home at Ontario, and
Miss Castleman returned to Univer
sity of Washington.
Pendleton Here Dec. 13
Pendleton high school Buckaroo
basketball team has been scheduled
for a game with Athena high school
on the local court, Friday evening,'
DecraibcT 13.