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EAGER, Agent , Athena, Oregon The Red White J Affords Savings on Quality Goods Quality always the best and your Red & White Store is a Local Enterprise. SPECIALS for JUNE 28th to JULY 5th Inclusive Bordens Milk, tall 7 for 65c Case of 48 tins for $3.98 Rice, Fancy Blue Rose 12 lbs. for 89c Red Mexican Beans, California 11 lbs. for 89c Small White Beans, California 7 lbs. for 89c V Corn, Standard, per case, 24, 2s $2.59 Corn, Green & White, Golden Sweet, case 24, 2s $3.25 Cut Beans, Green & White, per case 24, 2s $3.15 Hominy, Red & White, per case 24, 2s $29o Kraut, Red & White, per dozen, 2y2 tins $1.89 Pumpkin, Servus, dozen 2ljs $1.89 Coffee, Blue and White, 3 lb. bag 98c Peas, Standard, case 24, 2s $2.64 Prunes, 40-50 Italian 5 lbs for 63c Peaches, Blue and White, per dozen, 212s $2.89 Apricots, Blue & White, per dozen, 2Vs ' $2.89 Cherry Layer Cake 49c Catsup, No. 10 tins, Standard -.' 59c . : ' ED MONTAGUE $ PHONE 171 Jfj Press Paragraphs Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McEwen went to bpokane Sunday by motor. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Campbell are driving a new 77 Chrysler sedan. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Harris of Mil ton, visited friends in Athena Sun day. Mrs. Orel McPherrin and little son Donald are visiting relatives in Port land this week. Mrs. Gordon Watkins and Miss Mildred Watkins were visitors in Walla Walla, Wednesday. The H. A. Barrett and Flint Johns families enjoyed a picnic dinner, on the Umatilla river, Sunday. Sam Thompson, prominent Pendle ton farmer and citizen, transacted business in Athena Tuesday. Mrs. D. A. Pinkerton receives much benefit from treatments she is re ceiving at College Place sanitariam. Joseph N. Scott and family have re turned to their home at Corvallis. af ter visiting in Athena for several days. i - Miss Margaret Lee will attend sum mer school at University of Montana, leaving for Missoula the first of July. Mrs. Marion Hansel! is giving a bridge luncheon to her Athena friends at the Grand Hotel in Walla Walla, today. Mrs. Kenworthy and little sons cf Spokane, are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. R. Gerking, west of Athena. Miss Hilda Dickenson came tip from Arlington Sunday and spent the day at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sims Dickenson. i ' C. M. Eager returned from Sea side Saturday, and went to Dayton, where his father has been confined to his home with illness. Miss Margaret Proebstei, who is visiting her sister, Mrs. Lilian Frederick at Weston, called on Athe na friends yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Swift will noon be at home in the Harris cottage, on Fifth street, recently vacated by Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Kershaw. Bryce Baker and Beryl Holgen were guests of Dr. Geyer and Dr. Cowan on the golf course at tho Wal la Walla country club, Sunday. Mr. Dean Rubin and Miss Jefrra Boatright of 'St. John, Washington, were Sunday guests at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Watkins. Mrs. Sims Dickenson entertained the members of the Methodist Ladies' club at her home in the north part of town, Wednesday of last week. Miss Maude Sherman came over from LaGrande, where she in attend ing summer school and spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. L. Sherman. J. H. Templeton, Seattle attorney, accompanied his wife to Athena Sun day, where they spent the day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chase Garfield. George Gerking received by freight Tuesday, a used Case combine which he wUl have overhauled and repaired in time to operate in harvesting his crop. Mrs. Lillian Dobson, who is visit ing relatives in Portland, sailed from that city Wednesday for Hawaii, where she contemplates spending the summer. Mrs. O. M. Castleman and daugh ter Barbara have returned to their home at Ontario, Oregon, after spending some time at the J. H. Ker shaw home. Mrs. J. V. Mitchell of Portland, is visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. Fred Gross, west of town. Her son, Robert, also was a guest at the Gross home last week. Lew McNair, after a vacation ol two weeks duration, returned to his position with the Athena Department store, Wednesday. Lew made a trip to Lewiston, Idaho, last week. Mrs. L. G. Stott has returned from Dayton, Wash., for a visit at tho home of her daughter, Mr3. E. O. Ie. Mrs. Lee is also entertaining her niece, Mrs. G. W. Webbor, of Los Angeles. Mrs. Henry Dell was hostes to the Athena Bridge club at her home on Fifth street, Friday afternoon. High score was made by Mrs. Glenn Dad ley, low going to Mrs. Chase Gar field. Two tables were in play. Mrs. Floyd Pinkerton last week en tertained two of her cousins, Edgar Henderson and Ray Boone, who ar rived by automobile from North Carolina. They have left Athena lor Genessee, Idaho, to visit relatives there. The Red & White store people en- joyed their annual picnic Sunday at Emigrant Springs. Mrs. Ed Mon tague of the Athena store, registered as the 100th arrival at the picnic, and was awarded a sack of flour as a prize. The social period of the meeting of McKenzie Chapter, O. E. S. was ob served in honor of Mrs. Lee Hiteman, worthy matron, who will leave Athena in the near future to reside at Clover dale, Oregon, where Mr. Hitemnn will be superintendent of schools A renresentative of the Kerr com pany was in Athena this week re- lacing lids on Kerr jars in .hock i the local stores. Last year house--iv lns.t runnel fruit and vege tables, attributable to defective jar lids, and the company decided to re place the present stock with new lids. On Thursday of last week, Mrs. A. . Kimball. Mrs. O. O. Stephens and Mrs. Ralph Hassell of Pendleton en tertained a group of Athena friends at a bridge luncheon given at the home of Mrs. Hassell. Four tables of bridge were in play first prize go imr to Mrs. U. I. WatU and second to Mrs. M. L. WatEs. Roy Pambrun visited with friends in Kennewick, Sunday. '; vV Miss Ruth Williams visited friends in Walla Walla, Tuesday. Mrs. Ernest Haney was a business visitor in Walla Walla Tuesday. Mrs. A. W. Logsdon. is confined to her home this week owing to illness Miss Adaline Kennedy of Weston was a Sunday guest of Dorothy Burke. . George C. Chance is here from Al bany, visiting his sister, Mrs. Bert Ramsay. v Miss Phyllis Dickenson and Miss Edna DeFreece spent Thursday in Walla Walla. Mrs. Clifford Walker has returned home from Freewater, where she vis ited relatives. Miss Nylene Taylor is spending the week at the home of Mrs. . Philii; Yenney at Walla Walla. , Mrs. Mollie Worthington is home again after several weeks iliness in a Walla Walla hospital. Mrs. Frank Williams attended the wedding of her brother, James Wood ruff in Spokane, last week. Mr. and Mrs. John Standage and Mr. and Mrs. W. McPherson picnic- ed on the Umatilla Sunday. Miss Dorothy Berlin, teacher in the Roslyri, Washington, high school is home for the summer months. Born, Wednesday, June 25th to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Barnett, a daugh ter, at St. Mary's hospital, Walla Walla. Laurence Rose took ill at the Jos. N. Scott ranch last week and went to Portland. He is reported to be improving. The Baptist Bible school held their annual picnic at Bingham Springs, Wednesday with a goodly number in attendance. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hirsch and daughters of Waitsburg visited the E. C. Prestbye and J. C. Harwcod homes Sunday. Mrs. R. A. Duffield and Mrs. W. McPherson visited Mrs. Jennie Proeb stel and Mrs. Lilla Kirk at the Kirk farm Tuesday. Mrs. D. A. Pinkerton and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Pinkerton were Wednes day guests at the Maurice Frazier home in Milton. Mr. and ' Mrs. Edgar Spencer, (Dorothy Lee) came down from Pa- louse and spent Sunday at the E. O. Lee home west of town. At a recent meeting of the Athena Farmers Co-operative Grain Assoc iation, Lee Wilson was chosen N as secretary-treasurer and manager. The annual Bible school picnic of the Christian church was held Wed nesday at the Walla Walla citv park with about sixty-five in attendance. Miss Reta Barrett and mother Mrs. Jennie Barrett arrived last week from Portland and will spend the summer months at their home in Athena. Miss Mary Tompkins who under went an operation for appendicitis at St. Mary's hospital last Saturday is convalescing nicely. Her rapid re covery is expected. ' . A recent birth in the James Hodg son family makes Joe Hyatt of Wes ton Mountain a great grandfather, and Lee Kirk, well known in Athena, a great, great grandfather. Mr. Claire Gurney visited relatives here Sunday. Mrs. Gurney left Wed nesday for Hilgard, Oregon,, near where she and Mr. Gurney will be located for the summer. Mrs. J. F. Kershaw and niece Miss Barbara Castleman of Ontario, who is a visitor at the Kershaw home were Walla Walla callers Tuesday. . Mrs. Kibbey entertained her four boys and six other youngsters at her home - Wednesday. Out-door games and fireworks were means provided for youngsters to while away the hours. Refreshments, consisting of sandwiches, ice cream, cookies and lemonade were served by the hostess Athena friends were pleased to greet Mr. and Mrs. Ora Rhodes and son Edward, who arrived in Athena and spent the week-end here, before going on to Colfax. After visiting relatives at Colfax, Mr. and Mrs, Rhodes will proceed to Canada, where they will remain several week with the Jenkins family before returning to their home at Owensburg, Ken tucky, where Mr. Rhodes has a J. C. Penney company store. The W. C. T. U. held its monthly meeting at the home of Mr;. Jesse Gordon, Tuesday p. m. at 2:30 o'clock. There were eleven members and live guests present. After the business session, an entertaining program pre pared by Mrs. Louis Stewart, consist ed of violin solos by Miss Tubbs ac companied by Arleen Foster, and readings by Mrs. Stewart and other members. Dainty refreshments were gerved by Mrs. Louis Keen and Mrs. Jesse Gordon. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Ixuia Dowd, July 22nd. Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Jesse Smith were appointed on the committee for refreshments. Mrs. Sims Dickenson and Mrs. Fred Gross were hostesses to the Methodist Ladies club Wednesday. The rooms were beautifully decorated with sweet peas and delphiniums. There were twenty-five ladies pres ent. A short program, conducted by Mrs. H. II. Hill and readings by Mrs. Will Harden, Mrs. John Burke and Mrs. Willard Crabill. Delicious refreshments were served by the hostesses, assisted by Mrs. Claude Dickenson and Miss Phyllis Dicken son. Because of the illness of Mary Tompkins, the picnic will not be at the Tompkins country home but was changed to the Walla Walla park, for next Sunday. , Visitors present were Mrs. Minnie Mitchell of Port land, Mrs. Frank Little and her mother, Mrs. McKinney of Arlington. Mignonette Rebekah lodge, No. 86, met in regular session Tuesday eve ning. The following officers were PRICES for SATURDAY and MONDAY Is 48c, 2s 95c, 4s $1.86 Our Special Coffee 39c per lb. Wesson Oil 8 P L G Laundry Soap Per Quart ............ .... 49c I 10 Bars 39c Standard No. 2 Cans, 3 for ...... 1 Lot of House Dresses 39c I : $1.95 Value While They Last . ...$1.49 Phone 152 Athena Department Store elected for the ensuing six months. Sadie Pambrun, N. G.; Edna Mcln tyre, V. G.; Lorena Tucker, Recording-Secretary. Reports from i dele gates to Grand Lodge were read by Susia Campbell. It was voted by the Grand Lodge of Oregon to raise the membership fee to two dollars a year, to become effective July 1st, 1930. A committee composed of Mrs. Ada Montague and Mrs. Lorena Tucker served refreshments. NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT In the County Court of the State of .Oregon for Umatilla County. In the Matter of the Estate of Edwin H. Caton, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that ' the undersigned has filed his final account and rennrt in t.hn ah r - " mmrv w VIIV1V1VU liiMI ter and that the above entitled Court nas nxed Saturday, the 26th day of July, 1930, at the hour of , 10:00 o'clock A. M. of said day, as the time, and the County Court room in the County Court House at Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon, as ' the nlara. for tht J - w -fc V UUIU account and report. Objections to saw nnai account and report, any there be, should be filed on or be fore that date. Dated at Athena, Oregon, this 27th day of June, 1930. GEO. M. BANISTER, Administrator with tha urill unmov ed of the Estate of Edwin H. Caton, ueceased. Watts & Prestbye, Athena, Oregon, Attorneys for Estate, j J27J25 Mrs. Eliza Pinkerton, Mrs. Conser and daughter of Portland, and Mrs. J. J. Clison of Walla Walla were Sun day dinner guests at the home Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pinkerton. The sewer pipe across Third street at intersection of Main has long been deficient in affording satisfactory drainage. Excavation by Water Superintendent Miller this week dis closed that the drainage tiling had broken down and further that the pipe is high at the lower end of the drain. . ' ' An event of considerable interest to the family was the 65th birthday anniversary of W. J. Crabill, last Sunday. In honor of the occasion, Mrs. Ray O'Harra, da'usjhtsr of Mr. and Mrs. Crabill, served a sumptuous dinner at her Pendleton home. Covers were laid for eight, including Grand ma Sleeman. All Athena boys, or .noarly all, who are old enough to work am em ployed in bean cultivation in this vicinity at this time. Marvin Hansell, field superintendent for tho Eiekhoff Farm Products company, is the big "man behind the gun" in the estima tion of the boys, just now, for he is the guy they look to for jobs. ' NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the County Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County. In the Matter of the Estate of Beverly D. Tharp, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been ap'pointed executrix of the last will and testa ment of Beverly D. Tharp, deceased, by an order of the above entitled Court. All persons having- claims nerai.nst the estate of said decedent are here by notified to present the same to me at Milton, Oregon, or to my attorney?, Watts & Prestbye, at their office in Athena, Oregon, within six months, from the date of the first publication of this notice. AH claims must be Verified as by law required. Dated at Athena, Oregon, th's 27th day of June, 1930. EUR M. THARP, Executrix of the last will and testa ment of Beverly D. Tharp, deceased. Watts & Prestbye, Athena, Oregon, Attorneys for Estate. J27J25 Conjuration TREATMENTS , PERFECT THE CONTOUR A FULL STOCK OF CONTOURE PREPARATIONS JUST RECEIVED Athena Beauty Shop Sadie Pambrun, Operator Phone 32 Cool Talcs :'Y'' ' ""for Warm Days Luxurious aids to good grooming on Summer's sultry days, Coty's, LeJade, and Duska Talc 25c to $1.00 As soft and fine as silk vel vet. WATKINS' PHARMACY Main Street Athena Phhne 332 1 Typewriter Repairing Have Your Typewriter Cleaned and Overhauled During Vacation Terms Reasonable Telephone 372 Coad's Typewriter Shop 109 W Main St. Walla Walla UM.W mil. ,! umiii; H UHH mi ill mi niillilii'iii mm i mm. QUAHJ If EXTRA SPECIAL! Wash-Up 7-DAY SALE: POSITIVELY, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS COMMODITY WAS EVER OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC AT A REDUCED PRICE FROM ANY STORE IN THIS COMMUNITY 3 Bars LUCKEL'S STEAM REFINED BORAX SOAP 25c 1 Full 40-oz. Package LUCKEL'S RE FINED BORAX SOAP. Granulated at 4oC I Package Steam Refined Granulated FREE 4 Full 10c 6 -ounce Bars ASSORTED TOILET SOAP Finest Quality, for;. Don't Overlook this Sale LUCKEL'S Steam Refined Borax Soap Does Not Shrink Any Fabric SALE STARTS TOMORROW 28c The Quality Grocery Frank Little, Prop.