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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 3, 1930)
A BIG JOB. BUT ITS DEAD EASY It would be a biff job to tell one hundred people any thing that would interest them in your goods, but its dead easy if done the right way. This paper will 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. :, Entered at the Post Office at Athena, Oregon, aa Second-Claee Mail Matter VOLUME 43 ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, JANUARY 3, 1930. NUMBER 1. CI S E LEVY LOSES ELECT Q Light Vote Cast Over the County Gave Majority Against, 664. ' A light vote was cast over the county Friday, in the court house election, when a total of 3340 bal lots were cast. A total of 1338. vot ed for a new courthouse and 2002 voted against it " Pendleton supported the measure, the totals being 773 for , to 328 Hgainst. Outside of Pendleton, the precincts registered negative ma jorities against the measure, with few exceptions. Athena turned down the proposal 108 to 19. Weston voted 107 to 31. Adams went for it, 29 to 27 and so did Gibbon, 12 to 1, Helix registered 20 for and 45 against. The above re sult is the expression of sentiment as voted in this part of the county. The official vote of the county on the levy follows: . ..-;--.:.;.:, Pet. Yes No 1 Cottonwood . ..... 3 ,".43 2 Ferndale .... 9 53 9 Fortiilnl 13 45 4 Umapine ... 30 23 5 Sunnyside 9 26 6 Freewater . 14 31 7 Freewater 18 47 8 Freewater '. 4 24 9 Milton . 4 66 10 Milton 15 . 54 11 Milton ., 11 68 12 Milton 8 53 13 Mountain .. ... 51... 1fi 14 Fairview .. 6 9 15 Weston . 6 27 16 Weston 9 - 40 17 Weston ...... .... 16 40 18 Athena Z 7 24 19 Athena .. 5 50 20 Athena 7 34 21 North Reservation ........ 10 10 22 Gibbon .....12 1 23 "Adams 29 27 24 ' Helix w 20 -, 29 -Vansycle ....... 3 13 26 ' Juniper ...... ............. v . 6 27 : Fulton 3 15 28 Riverside 17 - 30 29 South Reservation ........ 39 ' 12 20 Meacham .. 8 11 SI Gilliland ..r. .. ..... 1 5 32 Pendleton ......... 57 23 33 Pendleton .......... 62 34 34 Pendleton . .......... 41 8 85 Pendelton ......;....;..:........ 80 , 17 36 Pendleton . 26 9 37 Pendleton 43 38 Pendleton 41 v 20 39 s Pendleton ...... .... 60 ..... 18 40 Pendleton 44 ' 9 41 Pendleton ..; 59 43 42 Pendleton . .. ...... 35 32 43 Pendleton 127 47 44 Pendleton ...... 98 60 45 Rieth ... 13 ; 13 46 Union .. .... 6 14 47 Holdman ......................... 5 26 48 Nolin .. .... 0 11 49 Echo ....... ................ 14 20 50 Echo 24 35 51 Stahfield H 81 52 Stanfield . 3 71 53 Hermiston . 18 45 54 Hermiston 18 49 55 Columbia .................. 5 24 56 Umatilla 11 t 67 Hogue 3 13 58 McKay . H 49 59 Pilot Rock . 20 101 60 Pilot Rock ....:........ 28 67 61 Vincent :..... 2 ,; 4 62 Willow Springs 0 11 63 Albee 0 17 64 Ukiah 23 11 Total ............................. 1338. 2002 Man Severely Burned , " The East Oregonian reports that Percy Folsom, who farms south of Pilot Rock, was seriously burned about the head and arms Sunday morning when he. had to dash through fire when his house on Bear creek was ablaze, to save his three-year old child. The farm house was totally destroyed and none of its contents saved, '?" -; money 10 vuj iou uu m.. W.i4iii Taitav ronnrt 1 t.Kfit of XUC TFOAl. .... the sum of $800 to be raised for pur chasing the old toll road in order to secure further federal appropriations for the Weston-Elgin road, Umatilla and Union counties each gave $200. The remaining $400 is being con tributed, Walla Walla having given $100, Milton-Freewater $100, .Weston $50 and Elgin $150. " Double Wedding 7 A double wedding took place at the parsonage of the Christian church at Pendleton, New Year's eve, when Peter Mclntyre and Miss Zula White, and Edward Unger and Miss Marjorie Russell were united in marriage, by Rev. G. L. DrilL The Gaa of Hodgen The Hodgen's elan, four generations totaling better than a hundred people, celebrated the eighteenth annual Hod gena family reunion at the State Line Hall New Yew's flay Athena Drops Games To s Prescott and Touchet, Plays; Mac-Hi Tonight Athena dropped two games over the week-end. The boys lost to Ed die Buck's Prescott ; team Friday night, 22 to 13, and the Prescott girls won, 28-19. Both Athena boys and girls led Prescott in the early periods but were unable to hold the lead. Tuesday night a fast and furious contest was won by Touchet, 23-22. The game was a nip and tuck affair from start to finish and was played clean. Eddie McMurdo of Walla Wal la, refereed, and he made a hit by being on top of every play. As a curtain riser, Athena . and Adams graders entertained the audience, Athena winning 24 to 5. . N An inovation which has not tran spired for many a day was noticable in the yell section. ' Some real pep and school spirit was uncorked at the Touchet game and it brought back to memory the old days of Basler, when Athena stood by Athena win, lose or tie, and Athena generally won, and-the good old . dyed-in-the-wool school spirit had a whole lot to do with the winnings. ' : -. Tonight Athena journeys over to Milton, where she clashes with Mac-Hi.- ' :;:,y. The Columbia Christian -Endeavor Rally Here Monday evening, in the basement of the First Christian church a get-to-gather Rally was enjoyed by some seventy-five members who ... were guests of the local society. Repre sentatives were here from Helix, Pen dleton, Freewater, Milton and more distant points. A substantial feed was indulged in at seven- o'clock, which was followed by a series of pep songs. I Then came Mr. . Paul Brown, a national worker of repute who is spending a little time in Ore gon, who gave a strong and appeal ing address along C. E. lines. Among many good things he said, emphasis was given to the great work that the undenominational Y. P. S. C. E. Union has accomplished through the years for the unity of Christian peoples. He made an appeal for at tendance at the coming State Con vention; also for consecrated and worthwhile Christian life. Miss Juanita Crawford and Mrs. EfRe Ritchie presided. The home society did their part with credit. It was a happy and profitable occasion for alL . . For West Point and Annapolis Congressman Robert R. Butler an nounces that he will arrange for a competitive examination open to all qualified young men in his district on January 11, 1930, to -fill vacancies which will occur m 1930 in the Mili tary Academy at West Point and the Naval Academy at Annapolis. The mental tests covering both academies will be conducted by the U. S. Civil Service Commission on Saturday, January 11, 1930, at 9 a. m., at the post offices in the following cities in the Second Congressional District of Oregon: LaGrande, Baker, Bend, Klamath Falls, Pendleton and The Dalles. r ' Miss Lee To Teach Here Miss Margaret Lee has resigned her position in the - Rchools at Carlo, Montana, to teach the fifth and sixth grades in the Athena schools, tak ing the place of Mrs. Rominger, who resigned at the close of the first se mester. Miss Lee is a graduate of Athena high school and Cheney Normal school. The young lady has a host of friends in Athena and vicinity who will be pleased to learn of her good fortune in securing a position in her home school. . . Athena Won From Milton ' From Till Stone, - Sunday , school basketball reporter, the Press learns that the team composed of Laurence Pinkerton's Christian church class, defeated the Milton .Christian church Sunday school class team in a game played at Milton, last Fridayr by the score of 14 to 12. , The following players are on the Athena team, coached by Laurence Pinkerton: Kenny Rogers, Walter Singer, Leo Geissel, Jack Miller, Aaron Douglas, Till Stone, Carl Ball and Gale Zerba. Law Student Visits Athena Francis Coad, son of E. E. Coad, superintendent , of Athena schools, was an Athena visitor the fore part of the week, coming over with his father -from the family home at Cove, Union county. The son is a law stu dent at University of Oregon, alma mater of the father, and has com pleted the course. The Press ac knowledges a pleasant call from the young man. , ' . ' Hickman Reward Asked ; The long-drawn-out dispute over the $10,000 reward, once offered by the city of Los Angeles for the cap ture of William Edward Hickman, killer of 12-year-old Marion Parker, was projected into the courts there recently, with the filing of a suit for $10,000 against the city by T. B. Gurdane and C. L. Lieuallen, Pendle ton officers, - -j .- . . l-L was very quiet, tn houses there may have been some sounds of revelry, but little of It reached the streets. The streets were silent, dark, largely, deserted. Along the side of the town the river flowed silently. Ferry boats, tug boats, other water craft moved along quietly. The Swish of the waters made by the moving boots reached but little dis tance away. The whole world seemed very quiet, very subdued as though night had almost put it to sleep, only scattering a few of lt dreams. Its twinkling, melodious dreams here and there. All of a sudden there was a stir. The world seemed to hove shifted its position, to be waking up now It ap pears wide awake. No it wns thor ouglily awake. longer were the streets dark and quh t No longer did the sound come faintly from the b o n ses. No longer did th boats, the ferr boats.' the tun boats, ; the other water craft move so silently. All let t h e m s e Ives be heard. , People along the streets cheered., blew horns, smiled at strangers, shout ed greetings to each other. The sounds from houses grew Intensified. Music grew louder, gayer, merrier, happier. Whlslles and sirens and bolls from the river craft blew and shrieked and shrilly cheered. Every one and everything now wanted to be articulate, to add to the sound of welcome, to odd to the world's gool wishes to the world. In a moment II had happened. Just' no little time before the world had 'teen truiifdnc along somewhat wear-'. Vr. somewhat hopefully, keeping Us longings, Its secrets, Its ambitions. Its better Intentions deeply to itself. It had been shy just a few momenta be fore. It had been inarticulate keeping things to itself. . . It bad regarded strangers as stran gers. It bad regarded itself as a stranger even onto Itself, Just so little time before the world bad been feeling a little lonely - It was getting old. There was some thing depressing about getting old. Jhe wjprld knew that as well as any- i f, i' vTiTs ttJuieihlfij; even "do piTH.sln.u In the thought that so soon It would be adding to Its age. An other year was so soon to be finished, closed. - , , . . , How often the world had wanted to take others Int Its conflilence, to tell what It thought, -whnf IP hoped, What It dreamed. But It was afraid some one would laugh at It and the world couldn't have its dreams, no matter how Illusive they might be, made fun of and mocked. Yet sometimes the world wondered If others didn't feel the same way. If others might not often wish to talk but were shyly afraid.. ' So the world wrapped Its protecting clonk of inarticulate longings about it and hid what hopes and dreams lay inside. And as the world. kept so much to Itself It felt the burden of its thoughts, of Its disappointments, of Its dreams thai never had come true. So the, world felt old, so the world had dreaded a little, young, brisk, gay, fresh, spontaneous,; tireless, un trammeled New Year. : But now, In a moment, all that had changed. - In just a little small seem ingly insignificant moment the world bad become gay, llghthearted, happy. Now the world's shy cloak had been thrown aside. Now the world was frank, joyous, open-hearted, jubilant Now the-world completely forgot that so short a. time ago it bad been feel ing old and weary. For the New Year had brought In its little, young, affec tionate fists vitality and brain-swept freedom and Joy. The I ittle New Von hnrt hpAn AA disarming, so can- Xr At I UnA nit SS fc 14. U. l HUU lav, rcuuzeu uiui nine was shyness and Inartlculatlon and age in the world. So If a bright little New Year didn't see these things in the w o rid, the world almost felt certain they .were but weary figments of an imagination grown a little old. And so the world shouted. It couldn't yell loud enough. It couldn't look . , . upon others with more affection, ad miration and gladness If it had tried , And In the town and along the river and In other towns and along other rivers, across prairies where tights gleamed only here and there, in large cities everywhere the world was feel ing very hnppy. All over the great ex panse throngh which the world wan dered and rotated there was a new be ginninga new start, a gorgeous new collection of dreams that would surely come true. -.- c In a moment it had happened. A new. .year had been. . bore .U is uo small event In world circles. A Happy, Happy New Year I ' (A WMtern Newtptpcr Union.) , Scotch Nw Yr'i Bna A famons Scotch bun made entirely of ezz and choked fruit enclosed In a crust appears bountifully , during New Ipai week. , It -a-- i. New Year Is a Good Time to Take Stock THIS New Year Is a good Umi to tulie stock of our possessions, not only in a tnaterlal sense, but 'also with regard to the many things, tang ible and intangible, that we all en joy. One of the greatest tragedies hi life is the bitterness of awakening too lute to the happiness that was ours. Very frequently, because human nature Is such as It Is. we get Into a halilt of complaining about trifles, of dissatisfaction with our lot, contrast ing It with that of some neighbor or friend, with results that are far from pleasing. Yet, If we make a true list ing of nil that we own, we might oft en find that we ore much richer and better off thnn the one we are en vying. The most precious things we possess are often those we are scarce ly uwure of; we take them so much for granted that sometimes only their sudden taking away awakes us to their true value. A careful and thor ough Inventory at New Year's would surely help us to a greater enjoyment and a deeper appreciation of the, things that we possess. Katherlne Kdelnmn. , , (, 1929, Western Newspaper Union.) THE NEW YEAR HAS j; i come :; f i npHB Old Year has gone and j ; Y, a New Year comes. . Let us forget the old and ', ', mourn not 5 for a New Year, like ' 1 a new day, unfolds Infinite pos- 1 ' .! slbllitles. . j; The old year brought to each . of us Joy, sorrow, happiness, dis- ; appointments, opportunity, but i U can never return. , " Health or business may have ', failed, or our dreams have been " shattered; but that is past. They are the things of yesteryear. , f 1 1 The New Year will give to us ,'. ' Joy happiness, success, If we but ' ' :: win. . - :; ; ; Healtb and strength may be ; ,'. oars if we abuse not the ma- ; ; chine which has served us well. ) ) Our dreams and our visions ' ; may become realities if we go ; forward, not timidly, but boldly -f seize the chance which lies Just ', ', beyond. ; ; Let us forget the clouds I Let o us laugh and sing as we go for ' ' I ward I Let us advance confl- dently! The New Year Invites us to partake of the food things of ! ! :i life. ., Let us enter t-Horeace Ear- ; ; ., rls Wells. j ; (i 1929, WMtora Knrtppr Union.) ) Will Not Return This Semester Fred Radtke will not return to Uni virsity of Oregon for the second se mester, but will enter the University at the beginning of the fall term. He will be employed in his father's De partment store until he goes back to school. States New Auto License Law, Half Yearly Pay ment Into Effect Jan. 1 Oregon's new motor license law, which went into effect January 1, as introduced by Senator J. E. Bennett of Multnomah county, is expected to prove a boon to automobile owners. .; Half yearly licenses may be obtain ed up to June 30. Some very good reasons were advanced before the legislature for the change from the fact that there has been a big- with drawal of money from the realm of trade at a time when it was most needed, particularly during the sea son of unemployment.- It is believed also that the change will mean that there will be added $250,000 in license fees paid in during the June period that would go to the highway fund. It is also plausibly contended that there, are administrative advantages, in that license fees can be handled by the secretary of state with greater facility in summer than in winter. : Half yearly licenses will be met With the issuance of stickers which will meet the requirements. It is expected that benefits on the whole wi'l outweigh any disadvan tages for more cars will be placed in commission when skies are blue rather than when they are drab. Miss Myrick Honored In honor of Miss Arleen Myrick Mrs.. Floyd Pinkerton entertained twenty-four of the younger set at the Pinkerton home Thursday evening. A Christmas tree with pro grams and prizes and unusual games planned by the hostess gave much merriment to all in attendance. Dainty refreshments were served by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Lydia Myrick. Those present were Betty Eager,1 Mary - Tompkins, Dorothy Burke, ' Esma Hiteman, Marjorie Douglas, Esther Berlin, Myrtle Camp bell, Rhoda Nelson, Goldie Miller, Mary Berlin, Mildred Hansell, Arleen Myrick, Arthur Crowley, Herbert Reeder, James Wilson, Garth Pinker ton, Jack Moore, John Kirk, Stafford Hansell, Howard Reeder, Roland Wil son, Eldon Myrick and Lester Town. Winter In Wallowa - Arthur Taylor and F, B, Boyd made a trip into Wallowa county Sunday, c- The valley, at Enterprise and Joseph was covered with snow and the mountains in the vicinity of Wallowa Lake were white. Fall sown grain between LaGrande and Elgin looks well, being as far advanced in growth as is the grain in the Athena- Weston district. Livestock in the Wallowa country is in the yards for winter feeding, and from the big hay stacks seen along the highway, it is evident the atockmen are well sup plied with feed. Installation Of Officers The Neighbors of Woodcraft will install officers elect for the ensuing year on Tuesday evening, January 7, as follows: P. N. G., Mary J. McKay; G. N., Sarah Ellen Moore; Adviser, Stella M. Keen; Magician, Laura Mae Gross; Clerk, Lola Payne; Banker, Eva Mae Douglas; attendent, Minnie L. DePeatt; Cap't of Guards, Char lotte Dickenson; Inner Sent., Celia C. Harden; Outer Sent., Rosena Peter son; Musician, Adele GofT McEwen; Correspondent, Cecil, M, Kibbey; Man agers, Marie M. Pinkerton, Sarah J. Gross and Stella E. Kershaw. Entertain Friends Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Mclntyre and Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Loesdon enter tained friends at bridee. Mondav eve ning at the Mclntyre home. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Pinker ton, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Eager, Mr. and Mrs. Chase Garfield, Mr. and Mrs. F. N, Johns, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Douirlas. Mr. and Mrs. M. I. Mill er and the hosts and hostesses. Mr. and Mrs. Pinkerton won high score and Mr. and Mrs. Miller consolation. Refreshments were served at the close of the evening. Myrick Grain Groweot The wheat raisers tributary to My rick Station have made plans for the formation of a grain growers co operative organization, to take ad vantage of the marketing facilities offered by the North Pacific Grain Growers, Inc. It is estimated that approximately 400,000; bushels of whonf. are Khinned from Mvrick an nually, and it is proposed to form a corporation to construct an elevator. Feeds Nebraska Corn Bert Logsdon is feeding a flne bunch of beef steers out at his yards south of town. He is making prime beef out of the lot by feeding Nebraska corn, which he shipped in some time ago. The feeding is done by J. S. Huffman and the stock is "taking on fat" sausiactoruy. Basketball Tuesday Night ' Tuesday niirht the Athena town bas ketball team will play the Milton town team in the local mgn scnooi gym nasium. The game is a return to the one played in Milton some time ago. The manager, Laurence Pinkerton, is trying to arrange a preliminary to the game. MAYOR HILL OF WALLA WALLA DEAD Funeral Held Tuesday With Impressive Masonic Services. Walla Walla-With the impressive Masonic burial service read over his remains the body of Mayor. Ben F. Hill, -who died at 9 o'clock Sunday morning, were laid to rest in the Masonic cemetery Tuesday afternoon The funeral services were held from the First Presbyterian church at 2 o'clock with Rev. Herman S Reich ard, former pastor, now of Portland, officiating. Dr., Reichard is making a special trip here to preach the ser. mon for a fellow Master Mason. Blue Mountain lodge, had charge at the grave, Arville M. Brooke, Worshipful Master, in charge. Active pallbearers were Richard F. McLean, George R. Malcolm, Charles E. Kiefer, Thomas M. Hanger, Harry W. Martin, Albert C. Crecelius, Leo Kosminsky and Robert W. Fisher. " Flags were at half mast over the city hall, at the city park, over build ings and on the streets.- The matter of a successor to Mayor Hill is the uppermost question around the city hall and on the streets. Robert Carey is now acting mayor, by virtue of his position as commission er of finance. The city commission has the power to fill vacancies so it in the task and duty of Grova Cookerly and Robert Carey, commissioners, to name the man who will be mayor. , Ben F. Hill was beginning his third term, as mayor when he was stricken on Christmas eve, while delivering Christmas presents to some children he loved. He regained consciousness but once, and then for but a short time. Little hope had been held out from the start. The intense nervous strain under which be labored during the bitter political campaign which resulted in his election four weeks ago brought i on the apoplectic stroke, according to attending phy si cians. The stroke in turn caused other complications which brought on the death of the executive two weeks after he had taken office. Hill's vi tality amazed the attendants. Twice before the last sinking spell ho had been at the gates of death, but his reserve strength carried him through, until the relapse which began Satur day afternoon and ended ut 9 a. m. Sunday. Mayor Hill was born April 21, 1879 in Marysville, Iowa, and would have been 51 years of age his next birth day. He spent his boyhood in Kansas and moved to Pendleton in 1903, com ing to Walla Walla in 1908. ' ' Mr. Hill was married twice. His first wife died in 1918 during the in fluenza epidemic. His second wife died in August of this year. Mr, Hill leaves two daughters, Mrs. Vivian Lyman of Indianapolis, Indiana and Mrs. Gladys Withrow of Ukiah, Calif. Mr. Hill also leaves his mother Mrs. S. J. Hill, of Huntsville, a sister, Mrs. Mollie Etyles, of Huntsville and two brothers, Dr. Elmer S. Hill of Walla Walla and William Hill of Kansas. Picture Program Charles (Buddy) Rogers and Nancy Carroll wlil be presented on the Stan dard screen tomorrow night in a Paramount picture based on Arthur Train's Ladies' Home Journal story "Illusion." The name of the play Is "Illusion" and the screen adaptation loses none of the absorbing interest the author built through the pages of his manuscript. June Collyer and Kay Francis are in the supporting cast. ' News reel and clever comedy shorts are included in the Saturday night offering. Cars Pile Up An Icy pavement near Saxe sta tion caused several cars to go in the ditch Sunday evening. The car of A. S. Cooley, Pendleton attorney, skid ded off the pavement and collided with the embankment. Two other cars approached and stopped. A third car jammed into One of the stoppea cars. Then three more cars came up, couldn't stop and were partly wreck ed in the ensuing smashup. Fortun ately no one was seriously injured. Alterations In Store Room Alterations are to be made in Ed Montague's Red & White chain store at corner of Main and Third streets. New arrangement in shelving for the grocery stock is to be made to con form with the Red St White way, and tables will feature the equipment throughout the store, counters being dispensed with altogether. The work, of improvement is under way. , An All Day Meeting Attention is called to the all day's Annual-Mectinir of the Christian church, January 5th. A cordial and urgent invitation is extended to all members and friends to enjoy tho fellowships of the day.