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THE PRESS, ATHENA, OREGON, FEBRUARY. 21, 19S0 Press Paragraphs . Jack Dow is employed temporarily at McFadden's Pharmacy. II. II. Hissloff of Walla Walla, , transacted business in Athena, Tues day, f-.- . .. . ' Mr. and Mrs. F. S. LeGrow return ed home from their visit to Portland, Thursday of last week. Mrs. William Bittleton, realty deal er of Salem, spent Monday and Tues day in Athena and vicinity. Marion Jack came up from Pendle ton the fore part of the week, and transacted business in Athena.. Maxine Moore is a patient In St. 4 Mary's hspital, Walla Walla, where ; she is receiving medical treatment. W. S. Ferguson and Roland Andre : burned stubble this week on the Fer guson ranch, preparatory to plowing. Mr. Foster, of Foster-Richey com pany, Pendleton Studebaker automo bile distributors, was in Athena Tuas ' day. "Richard Thompson and Barney Foster have started their caterpillar plow outfits to work on their ranches south of Athena. Mrs. Rose Miller, who has been at Freewater for several months, where she was employed in one of the fruit packing plants of that city, has re turned to her home in Athena. Mr. and Mrs. Warney Whitehead drove over from Walla Walla and spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Montague. Water in the Umatilla river has been at flood stage during the past week, the result being that nobody went steelhead fishing. Miss Phyllis Hodgen came down' from Duncan, where' she is living with her sister, Mrs. ' McLaughlin, and visited friends In Athena. ' Mrs. Dora Sanchez, accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. Dixon of Walla Walla, left Athena Sunday for Port land, where they will visit relatives. George Payne walked over to town from Payneville Tuesday and ming led with the crowds on Main street. First time George has been over for some time. : ' t E. A. Bennett was in town Tues day from Milton. Mrs. Bennett, who has been visiting relatives in Port land, is expected to arrive home in a iew days. ... , . . Charles Kirk and family are in Brownsville, where they will spend several days visiting relatives, plan ning to return to Athena, Thursday of next week. Thursday night of last week Pyth ian Lodge, Knights of Pythias enter tained a number of visiting Knights. The rank of Esquire was confered on two candidates. The local Pythian lodge has been unusually active dur ing the winter months and the meet ings have been well attended. SPECIAL Alber's Minit Oats 29c Silver ShieldVPeas 2 Cans 39c The Quality .Grocery e, r. A Continental Oil Company Always at Your Service ; Athena Service Station Gas, Oils, Greasing , Automobile Assessories Tires BRYCE BAKER, Prop. . . Athena, . . Phone 761 LV-M.il,,H,,,r -f vw V w A I ill Glad to Charge it! Those who prefer to pay weekly or monthly for foods especially appreciate Itcd & White sevrice. We're "Ready" and "Willing to give you consistently low prices with service store courtesies. WE ARE "JUST AROUND THE CORNER" SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY AND MONDAY P. & G. Naptha Soap 10for39c . Cane Sugar, 100-lb. bag . . . . ; 5.90 . ... ..: ' - ,,- Beans California Small White 4 lbs, for 49c - Beans California Red Mexican ; 4 lbs, for 39c C. H. B. Catsup, 18 ounce bottle 2 for 49c Serv-Us Dill Pickles, 2y2 tins 2 for 49c Serv-Us Cut Beans No. 2 tins 4 for 89c Serv-Us Orange Marmalade, 16 oz. Jar 2 for 49c Brillo ' -23c - Layer Cake Caramel-Nut . 49C White Satin Flour 1.89 White Diamond 1.59 ED MONTAGUE PHONE 171 ... j ; The children in the Flint ' Johns family have been ill the past week, with severe colds. ; C. C. Belknap, of Pendleton, Nash clothing salesman, was in the city Tuesday on business. Arthie Kilgore has been ill this week with a severe attack of influen za, and . was under the care of Dr. McKinney. McBride Bros., will break in their new 60 caterpillar on Mrs. Edyth Lumsden's ranch on Dry Creek, be fore beginning summer fallowing on their Eagle Creek home place. Miss Thorson, Athena grade teach er, has recovered from her illness and returned to her school yesterday. Mrs. M. I. Miller has been substituting for Miss Thorson, during the latter t ill ness. Mr. and Mrs. James McLean of Washtucna, were again called to Athena on account of illness of their son Dale. The boy has been forced to leave school here and will return home with his parents. f The W. C. T. U. will meet on Tues. day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Lee Hiteman, with Mrs. Roy Cannon assisting. The program for the afternoon is being prepared by Mrs. E. O. Lee. Measles and whooping cough have made appearance among children of Athena and vicinity. Measles is being coped with in the Roy Cannon family north of town and Bobby Hopper was the first to have whooping cough. J. F. Kershaw is having a new foundation placed under the residence he recently purchased f from Mrs. Dolly Thompson, on High street, Other improvements will be made to the house before Mr. and Mrs. Ker- shaw occupy it. Flint Johns has returned from Wal la Walla, where last week he under went a minor surgical operation for relief from an afflicted gland on the right side of the throat. Since re turning home, Flint is fast recover ing from the operation. To raise money for the purchase of new song books, the ladies of the Christian church will hold a choked food sale at the Quality Grocery store tomorrow afternoon, beginning at 2 o'clock. A specialty will be offered in the sale of cakes and chickens. A reception will be given Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kirk at the Baptist church on Friday evening of next week. Mr. and Mrs. Kirk and daug ter Areta and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kirk will leave Athena soon for British Columbia, where they have acquired farming interests. John Tompkins went over to Walla Walla Tuesday and brought Dr. Sharp home from St. Mary's hospital, where he was confined for some time. The doctor has been slowly improv ing since hemorrhages subsided, and his many friends hope he will soon be able to be up and around again. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Michener Monday will move into their own home on Jefferson street, after hav ing lived for over a year in the resi dence recently purchased by J. F. Ker shaw, on High street. Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Mclntyre who resided in the Michener house, are moving to Pendleton. Miss Betty Eager is confined to her home this week with a severe affliction to one of her ears. Monday, she was taken to Walla Walla by Mrs. Eager, where medical examination re vealed that it was necessary to resort to lancinc to Becure relief from the 'ailment Betty is reported to be 'some better at this writing. Mrs. A. C. Mclntyre of Pendleton, atd Mrs. 0. M. Castleman of Ontario, both well known in Athena, are the newly elected president and second vice-president, respectively of the Oregon Federation of Women's clubs, comprising the fifth district which embraces Umatilla, Morrow, Union, Grant,' Wallowa, Baker, Malheur and Harney counties. Nine members of the Christian church Missionary society were en tertained at the home of Mrs. J. W. Pinkerton, Wednesday afternoon of last week. Mrs. 'Arthur Jenkins was a guest. Mrs. L. M. Keen led in the study lesson. Mrs. Floyd Pinkerton assisted the hostess in serving re freshments. The March meeting of the society will be held at the home of Mrs. Floyd Pinkerton. After the meeting of the ladies' aid of the Methodist Episcopal church. Thursday afternoon of last week, the members repaired to the home of. Mrs. Ralph Singer, where the hostess, with the assistance of Mrs. John Tompkins had prepared a surprise for Mrs. II. II. Hill in honor of her birth day anniversary. Refreshments were served, the table being centered witn a splendid birthday cake, bearing the reouired number of candles. Eleven members and one visitor, Mrs. B. B. Richards, spent a happy afternoon. On Saturday evening the Christian n&rsonaire was the scene of consider able merriment when twenty-two young people were entertained by Mrs. C. A. Sias at a Valentine party. The puestm were informed that Dr. Valentine, a famous heart specialist, was present to consult with patients at that time, and one by one they were admitted to the office of the distinguished man, who appeared re markably like Rev. Sias, where he diagnosed the heart troubles of all and prescribed for their ailments. Following the "consultations' games were played until ten o'clock when refreshments were served by the hostess assisted bv Mrs. Floyd Pink erton, Mrs. G. R. Gerking, Mrs. Theresa Berlin and Mrs, L. M. Keen. The dininsr room was gay with red hearts and other decorations suggest ive of St. Valentine's Day. Miss Glea Sias of Hermiston and Marvin Crawford of Adams were out of town Mr. and Mrs. ;. Fred Hodgen of Adams spent Sunday(with relatives in Waitsburg. 1 j i , . - Peggy Hill of Walla Walla is vis iting at the home of her grandmother Mrs." H. H. Hill. Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Parris who re side near College Place, were Athena visitors Wednesday. T. P. DeFreece who is undergoing treatment at College Place Sanitar ium is reported slightly improved. Mr. and Mrs. Harve Roseberry were guests Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. McCollum, at Adams. Oral McPherrin is again employed at the Athena Service Station, tak ing the place vacated by Mose Banis ter. r . . ,. f Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Coppock call ed on Mrs. W. 0. Read at College Place and report her condition im proved. . V Mrs. Fred Beckner and children from Washtucna are visiting' at the home of . Mrs. Beckner's , father Charles Williams. ; - D. H. Mansfield was here from Pen dleton yesterday, completing the pur chase of a carload of horses for ship ment to Portlands , Mrs. Ferguson left Thursday Morn ing for' Nampa; Idaho, where she will visit at the home of her daughter Mrs. Horace Belnap. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Frazier and little daughter were over from Milton Wednesday and spent the day at the J. W. Pinkerton home. Friday evening the girls of the Adams high school student body en joyed a party at the home of Miss Rebecca Kemler, in that city. The kitchen at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Pinkerton is being re decorated this week by Justin Har wood, painter and paper hanger. Mrs. J. W. Maloney of Pendleton, recovering from illness, fell while walking about her home. Her con dition yesterday was reported . im proved. -;:y ", . . Mr. and Mrs. Alf Johnson were over from Walla Walla Wednesday visiting relatives in Athena. Mr. Johnson is now connected with the federal employment office in Walla Walla. ' ..- . ' Wayne Pinkerton has taken up his duties at Rogers & Goodman Hard ware and Implement Company. Mr. Pinkerton will fill the position vacat ed by Dudley Rogers who leaves for Canada. Lee Crawford has discontinued his services as salesman at Mrs. Eager'3 Quality Grocery, and Oral Michener has taken Mr. Crawford's place be hind the counters, beginning yester day morning. Members of the Baptist Missionary society spent Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Charles McFarland, where the ladies worked on articles for the White Cross. When complet ed the articles) will be boxed and sent to the White Cross in Africa.- Mrs. Virgil Zerba entertained the members of the 0. D. 0. club at her home Friday afternoon. The Valen tine motif was carried out in the deoerations. Mrs. Floyd Pinkerton assisted the hostess in serving de licious refreshments. The next meet ing of the club will take place at the home of Mrs. Floyd Pinkerton, February 28th. Members of the Athena Bridge club were guests Friday at the home of Mrs. Ralph McEwen. The usual four tables were in play. Mrs. Bert Richards making high club score, Mrs. James Cresswell receiving the guest prize, and Mrs. M. L. Watts the consolation. Additional guests were Mrs. Bert Logsdon and Mrs. Justin Harwood. An annual birthday dinner was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jones Sunday. The occasion was in honor of the birthday anniver saries of Mrs. T. L. McBride, Mrs. J. E. Jones and Vernita O'Harra. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Mc Bride, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon 0 Harra, Vernita O'Harra and P. L. McBride of Weston; Mr. and Mrs. Sylvan Ken- nard of Pendleton ,and Mr. and Mrs. Jones. Coming as a complete surprise to their Athena friends was the marriage of Dr. Walter Cowan of Walla Walla, and Miss Pearl Ramsey, of Athena, which was quietly solemnized in Seat tle, Saturday, February 15. Dr. Cowan is a well known physician in Walla Walla and was formerly lo cated at Athena. Mr. and . Mrs. Cowan arrived at Walla Walla Mon day, and will be' at home to friends at the Marcus Whitman hotel. The Pinochle club, which embraces in its membership residents of the Thorn Hollow neighborhood, was en tertained at the home of John Pierce Wednesday evening of last week, with Mr. and Mrs. Harle Robie and Mr. Pierce as hostess and hosts. A potluck dinner was enjoyed at 6:30, after which five tables were in play. High score went to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Remillard, and low score fell to Mrs. Walter Farrow and Mr. Don Wilks. 1 s""; J ay , SPECIALS . .- , st . ; tt. ( For Saturday and Monday SUGAR : UMILK Per 25-lb. sack . . . . . 1.57 1 All Brands, per can .10c SOAP White Wonder, 10 bars .... .35c 1 Per 6 box Carton ............. 19c - " " - ' :.:-f BEANS No. 1 small white, 5 lbs. T.TT."'.' :59c TOMATOES Standard, No. 2 can& ,T! .TfrTS for w., -1- butter: w Fresh Dairy, per lb. 38c TOILET PAPER Large Rolls .... . n . . . ... .4 for 25c FREE ONE TRIAL PACKAGE " WITH EACH REGULAR SIZE PACKAGE PEETS GRANULATED SOAP. i Phone 152 Athena Departmen t Store 10 Athena. High School Notes JUNIOR NEWS STAFF ' Editor ....... .'. Emery' Rogers Asst. Editor ..............Arthur Crowley Alumni .........Walter Huffman Student Body ,. Georgia Green Boys' Athletics ...Roland Wilson Classes Elizabeth Walters Entertainment Myrtle Campbell Personals ...Jack Moore Faculty .Herbert Reeder l-8th Grades .. .....Stafford Hansel! Girls' Athletics and Subject Classes ...Mary Tompkins Advisor . Miss Beulah Smith CHURCH OF CHRIST Attendance at the Bible school is steady and good. Interest and activity are manifest in every class. The food sale no the 22nd under auspices of the school, will be a material help to the song-book fund. At the morn ing worship this Sunday, Mr. Sias will speak on "A Good Church Mem ber." A hearty welcome awaits all who come to our services. Dr. W. H. McKinney Physician and Surgeon Dr. Sharp's Office . Office Hours at Athena 1 to 5 p. m. Phone 462. Office Hours at Weston 8 a. m. to 12 noon. Phone 83. Calls made day or night. Editorial (Emery Rogers) Which is the best and most enjoy able season in the year? Is it here now? I'm sure we all hope it is. This is early in the year for . real spring, but we surely have been, enjoying a pleasing spell of it, with the hopes that it's here to stay. Spring is without a doubt, the best season of the year. After a good long cold snap nothing seems sweet er than a few sunshiny days of spring. The air is clear and the soft rains make us all feel full of "pep." The robins, , bluebirds and r meadow larks will soon be , here to visit us through the spring1 and summer. In the near future we will also enjoy the sight and smell of bluebells and buttercups. 'All will be here before we fully realize it. The grass will grow; the trees will acquire their foliage; and everything will attain a green and cheerful aspect. ' We all are pleased that spring has arrived and everybody will go back to his work with renewed vigor. The headaches and the colds will soon de part and another vigorous winter will have passed into history. Athletics - Wa-Hi took a hard fought victory from the local high school team Fri day night by a score of 18-17. The boys played a bang-up game against the Walla Walla second-stringers. The game was fast and furious throughout, with one team leading and then the other. The Walla Wal la quintet looped in several points be fore the boys could get started but didn't hold the lead for long. The opponents were somewhat handicap ped by the Athena floor but never theless played a very good game and finally managed to edge out the local team by one . point The regular string started with all members but Crowley with Rogers at center; My rick and Jenkins, forwards"; Huffman and Hansell, guards. Jim Wilson was substituted for Huffman. : " 'Girls Basketball " ' " ; The Athena girls motored io Adams last Tuesday evenine- and met de feat at the hands of the Adams girls with the score of 12 to 10. Girls League ' The Girls' League met for their first formal meeting last Tuesday. It was decided that the meetings would be hdd every two weeks. The stand ing committees that were appointed were as follows: Social: Loi Montgomery (chair man), Elizabeth Walters and Helen Barrett. . Program: Helen Foster (chairman), Betty Eager, and Marjorie Douglas. A committee was appointed to form the constitution aid by laws for the Athena league consisting . of - Beat rice Hiteman- (chairman),. Georgie Green, Mildred Hansell and Marjorie Montague. - 1st to 8th Grades Helen Rogers, Armada Coppock and Mary Louise Hansell are out of school with the "flu." Mrs. M. I. Miller is still teaching the third-fourth grade . "as ; Miss Blanche Thorsen is still ill with the "flu." She is reported much better Ralph Bruce is back in school after two weeks sickness. . . s? A pleasing Valentine Day program was given last week by the fifth sixth grades. A play, songs,'!" and recitations provided an interesting afternoon for the rest of the grades and for the parents of the children who were fortunate enough to come. Expert at U. of 0, Subject Classes "How to Study" has been the topic of discussion among the freshmen students of Principal - E. E. Coad's general science class, Seven members of the class have given their view on how to study satisfactorily but - the rest of the students have not given their ideas of how to study in a fash ion approved by the instructor.;. , ? Personals . Mary Tompkins, Goldie Miller, and Myrtle Campbell were in Walla Walla Saturday. ... , . Jim Wilson attended the caterpillar school in Walla Walla Tuesday after noon,;.,.,.;,,..,,,:,,.,,.,,-, Eldon Myrick and Emery Rogers accompanied "Pike" Miller, the coach to Walla Walla to see the Whitman Willamette basketball game. , Faculty " - " 'I Miss Dorothy Brodie and Miss Beulah Smith spent Saturday in Wal la Walla. k j r Miss Blanche Thorsen, the third fourth grade teacher, has returned to her home in Stanfield with the tin. Mrs. Milton I. Miller is taking her place in the school room. . , Mr. E. E. Coad, principal, spent the week-end at LaGrande with his wife. She has been ill during the epidemic of flu. t SCHOOL SAYINGS GROW A total of 4,222,935 school children participated In school savings banking In the United State during the last school year, depositing 128,672,498 and rolling up net savings of flO.539.92S, bringing total bank balances now cred ited to this movement to abova 60 million dollars, according to the an nual report of the Savings Bank divi sion of the American Bankers Asso ciation." Schools to the number of 15, 197 aft enrolled In the plan. : 1 ' Wide attention hat been given Dr. John R. Mez, professor of political science at the University of Oregon, fur his outstanding work In Interna tional relations.. He will be one of the speakers at the student confer ence on international relations In Portland during February. Noted Musician Now at .Head of, Piano Study University of Oregon, Eugeno George Hopkins, outstanding young American pianist and composer, has been named head of the piano depart ment of the University of Oregon school of music, it Is announced by Dean John J. Landsbury. Mrs. Jane Thacher, who is still a member of the faculty of the school of music, resigned last June as head of the department in order to devote more time to her students and to con cert work. The newly chosen music executive, who has been a member of the faculty of the university since 1919, has been balled by many critics as one of the most promising of the younger ar tists. He has appeared In concert throughout Oregon and the North west and In eastern states as welL His compositions have been highly praised by such musicians as Ignai Friedman. Mr. Hopkins' "Valse Bur lesque" was first performed by Mischa LevUzkL Other compositions which have been played by leading artists Include his Three Dances In Classic Form," the "Romance Pathetio.ue," and "Scherzo In E Minor." Mr. Hopkins has his teacher's cer tificate from the Peabody conserva tory, and his B. A. degree from the University of Oregon. .,