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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 31, 1930)
A BIG JOB. BUT ITS DEAD EASY It would be a big 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. Entered at the Post Office at Athena, Oregon, as Second-Class Mall Matter 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 43 ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, OCTOBER 31, 1930 NUMBER 44 LEGISLATURE MAY CHANGE MOTOR LAW Hoss To Offer Bills Cover ing Examination of Oper atorsFitness of Cars. Drivers of motorized vehicles will be interested in new laws as proposed by Secretary of State Hal Hoss A Salem special. to the Morning -Ore-, gonian says: Numerous changes .in the existing motor .vehicle code will be requested when the 1931 legislature convenes in Salem next January, . according to announcement made by Hal E. Hoss, secretary of state. Important among the proposed bills is one changing the speed laws so that eharges for speed in excess of that prescribed for certain areas must be. accompanied by proof showing the element of recklessness. The basic rule of the proposed law is that no car shall be operated in an unreason able or imprudent manner." Announce ment that this law would be introduc ed by the secretary of state has re sulted in' many sympathetic letters. The proposed law is in line with na tional recommendations for uniform ity throughout all the states and is fast being recognized as the logical answer to highway traffic control. Another bill being drafted by Mr. Hoss would require an examination of operators before they can receive a license to drive a car. - Drivers exam ination laws have received the , in dorsement of every expert and na tional association of safety workers in the country, according to the re search conducted by the state depart ment Officials said that the enact ment of such a law would reduce ma terially the number of accidents on the highways. ... . The proposed bill will provide that persons having operator licenses at thn time the law is enacted may be relieved of the examination, but that subsequently periodic examinations will be held in different parts of the state. In some states, according to information received here, these ex aminations have eliminated as high as 25 per cent of the drivers on the first test and 3 per cent permanently. In Oregon, with virtually 400,000 licensed operators, this average would have the effect of ruling 12, 000 drivers off the public highways. , The secretary of state also will in troduce a bill covering the physical fitness of motor vehicles from the standpoint of their eligibility to regis tration. In other words, if the legis lature is interested in the recom- mertdation. it will be necessary for a person to have brakes, steering gear, lights and" other working parts of automobiles in proper condition be fore they can obtain a license to oper ate it. . - "This measure," said Hoss, "will be of importance in the event the two amendments on the November ballot providing that the legislature can fix a lower license fee f of old cars, is enacted. I am going to recommend this bill on its merits. I do not feel that the state is doing its full duty when it sells a potential killer the right to travel the highways and jeopardize all other traffic by the un fitness of his or her equipment." Another bill would prohibit the so licitation of rides by hitch-hikers. There also will be a bill providing that loads of logs or trucks shall be securely anchored to the chassis by strong chains or cables to prevent their rolling off while in transit An other bill would authorize seasonal li censes for trailers for farmers' trucks as well as for the trucks themselves as at present. Consideration is also being given to the question of wheth er or not a seasonal license should be granted to industrial concerns in view of the short . time they may utilize their equipment under the new Ore gon license year. , Another law would make it manda-, tory that school busses stop at rail road crossings. Exceptions for cer tain agricultural equipment in transit from field to field, which would re lieve them of license fees, also will be asked. The secretary of state also will ask for the enactment of a law which would authorize a special li cense for equipment used on the pub lic highways for demonstration pur poses. The reciprocal law which affects Oregon's - relation with Washington regarding the zoning of truck opera tions from one state to another also will be taken up by the secretary of state. The present arrangement has not been satisfactory to Portland merchant and trucking interests. ' Apple Day An apple a day makes our orchards pay. This is the slant that Oregon, Washington and the whole northwest should get on the apple market situa tion, says the Union Pacific in connec tion with apple week, October 21 to November 6. . - After Lingering Illness Samuel F. Sharp, Pioneer f Physician of Athena, Diss Samuel F. Sharp, pioneer physician of Athena and one of the oldest prac ticioners in the state, died at his home in this city at 6:30 Tuesday evening, after a lingering illness due to heart trouble. , The vetpran nhvsiclan. who bad been in poor health , for nearly six years continued his practice up to a few weeks ago, his remarkable vital ity rescuing him time and again from apparent and expected physical col lapse. Dr. Sharp was 83 years old 6ri the-fourth day of last April, and had been a resident of this city for over half a century coming to old Centerville in 1879, 51 years ago. He was born in Millersburg, Ohio. He was one of a family of nine children, eight of whom were profes sional men. He was a Graduate of Jefferson Medical College of Philadel phia and he spent two years at Ann Arbor. In later years he affiliated with the Masonic, Knights pf Pythias and Ben Hur orders and was a mem ber of the Prestbyterian church. His was a kindly, sympathetic na ture and his honesty and uprightness endeared him to the entire com munity. r " "' He was united in marriage to Mary Ellen Frazier in 1881. who with three daughters and one son. survive him. They are Mrs. Alta McSherry of Athena; Mrs. Carrie Heinen oi tan Diego, California; Mrs. Katherine Westfall of Los Aneeles and Law rence Sharp, of Athena. Funeral ser vices were held in Pendleton yester day forenoon at 10 o'clock, following which the remains were taken to Portland for cremation. Kerinewick Takes Athena In To the Soiind of 12 to 0 Coach Miller is not pleased with the showing made by several Athena VnVVi nrhnnl nlaver Friday in the Kennewick game, when the Washing ton team defeated the home gnusters by the score of 12 to 0. .' if pnnowirk is admittedly the strong er team, but at that, the way the Athena coach has tne result Bizea up there is room for quite a sprinkling of nenner if the locals expect to win from Pilot Rock this afternoon. And be it said right here, the Rock has a football smiad ' this year. Its latest achievement was to shut out .Weston 46 to 0. 1 Most of the local business houses will close for the game today. i, Kennewick won the game on straight line-plunging from tackle to tackle. Athena was the stronger in getting away through tackle and around the ends, but lacxed tne puncn in the pinches. The Kennewick goal was threatened twice, once on a fum ble. Jenkins, though j handicapped Dy soft ground, got away around end three times for an average 'of 15 yards. He was hurt early in the second quarter and was repiaceu vg An unhstantial trains JX w VT 1VJ I V w w around end and through tackle. Athe na passing also was responsible for good gams. . Rotrera and Hansell were the out standing players for Athena, with Jenkins going good while he was in the game. Mill At Elgin Burns ti, nianor mill at Elein. and 50,- a. c - ' 000 feet of dressed lumber and pox .knnir Aumod W the Pondosa Pine Diivvno) i .. - Lumber company, was destroyed by fire Sunday night with loss esumaieu sinnnnn. The crew of 35 men were laid off last week, but were to resume full time. The state fire mar shal was called to investigate the blaze which is believed incendiary. This was the fourth big fire in n.igm va rocf 9.1 rinvH. a recent one des troying the Masonic hall, the Metho dist church and several .nomes. - Hosts At Dinner v Ul C. Prestbve were I'll " - - dinner hosts Tuesday evening. Mich- almas daisies, . were used enecuveiy Vi toMo nnt about the rooms. Vli . wm.w , Bridge was played during the evening Mr. Bloom receiving tne awaro high score and Mrs. Bloom the con .iof?AT, nthr cuests were Miss Mary Cameron, Miss Blanche Thor- son, Miss Delia Bryant ana un Tilley. Masonic Association Meeta Tko Most. and Wardens Associa tion nt tha Rpvpnteenth Masonic dis trict held its first fall meeting in Pendleton Masonic hall Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. The associa finTi i rnmnnsed of the masters, war dens, past masters and secretaries of the Masonic lodge ot miton-rTeewa-ter, Athena, Weston, Helix, ' Pilot Rock and Pendleton. . : Taxes Will Be Delinquent Soon Next Wednesday. November 5th is the last day on which the last half navment of taxes may be made before they become delinquent The Sheriff's office reports that tax payments have been much slower this year than the i payments of last year. .s ... Soviet Russia Wars on Religion ( C! S 1 miM mm 1 Or ts L3W In Its determined effort lo stamp out religion In Russia, the Soviet Union, besides tearing down the churches or converting them Into recreation centers, has staged a series of demonstrations and exhibitions In which the church has been the center of derision and burlesque. This photograph shows print ing workers burlewiuliiff the Holy Trinity Miss Grant Brings Suit Against Blue Line System Miss Vera Grant,, former, mem ber of Athena high school faculty, now of Mac Hi at Milton-Freewater, has brought a damage suit against Emma Coldiron, who does business under the firm name of Blue Line Motor Coach System, and the United States Inter Insurance company, for $25,000. :'" The suit is the result of an acci dent involving one of the Blue Line stages and a car in which Miss Grant was riding, which .happened . on the highway between Milton and Weston October 18, 1928. It is alleged in the complaint that on ,the approach to the Dry Creek bridge the stage crowded the other car off the highway and failed to stop and give assistance. Miss Grant says she suffered loss of teeth, a fractured lower jaw and re sultant facial disfigurement, a dis placed vertebra that has caused per manent spinal curvature, and that these injuries have and will cause her permanent harm in the pursuit of her profession as a teacher. Watts & Prestbye of Athena and Rader & Bean of Walla Walla are attorneys for Miss Grant. Walla Walla Co-Ed Jilts Rancher As Wedding Day Nears Returns License Shower For Miss Williams Cominc as a comnlete surprise to the honoree, Miss Ruth Williams, whose engagement to Granville Can ,non was recently announced, a large group of friends showered her with gifts and good wishes.. Mrs. itohier Betts and Mrs. Frank Williams ar ranged the affair and when Miss Wil liams returned home after a dinner engagement Saturday evening she was greeted by the guests. A ghostly witch appeared with a huge sack filled to the brim with lovely presents which she showered on the prospec Hvo hrirfp : f!lever erames and dainty refreshments suggestive of Hallo we'en were enjoyed during tne eve nine. Those nresent were Mrs. Vel- ton Read, Mrs. W. 0. Read, Mrs. Roy Johnston, Mrs. Jess Bmitn, jars, joe Cannon Mrs. Rov Cannon, Mrs. Cass Cannon, Mrs. Joe Anderson, Mrs. Forrest Zerba, Mrs. A. W. J-.ogsaon, Mr. Will Camtjbell. Mrs. Arthur Mrs. Charles Betts, Mrs. James Duncan, Mrs. John Tompkins, Mrs. Tillghman Beckner, Mrs. oam Pnmhmn. Mrs. Barney Foster, Mrs. Ross Payne, Mrs. Fred Pinkerton, Mrs. Charles McFarland, JWrs. ineo Rnah Miss Francis Cannon. Miss Maybelle Duncan, Miss Sadie Pam- burn, Miss Helen r oster, miss ixjis Smith, Miss Mary Tompkins, Miss MoT-o-orot Miss Else Ringel, Mrs. Fred Beckner and Mrs. Meryl Sitton of Washtucna. ( Miss Geissel To Wed m Dora Geissel announces the onnrnAchinflr marriasre of her daugh ter, Ethel Thelma, to Mr, Oliver. Daw son of Portland, Oregon, at me ue sel home in Athena, Sunday, Novem ber 2. The announcement comes as a surprise to the many friends of the bride in Athena, where she resided before going to Portland, where she has been engaged in newspaper work for several years. Children's Farm Home Progress In the work of the Chil dren's Farm Home of the Oregon W. C. T. U. has, been quite marked the past few months. , ' The . demand for the care of dependent children has in creased rather than decreased and the home is filled to overflowing. At the present time 148 children are cared for and the seven cottages are filled with happy btiys and girl. ;. ' A Walla Walla special to the Morn ing Oregonian says that Vincent H. Rogers, elderly retired wheat grow er and grain dealer will not marry Miss Iaabelle Dodd, 21-year-old Uni versity of Washington co-ed, daugh ter of E. P. Dodd, ex-Hermiston, Or.; newspaper man and realtor, now a resident of Walla Walla. Last Saturday Rogers, reputedly wealthy, and Miss Dodd obtained a marriage license in Seattle, - Monday Miss Dodd .returned the license, declaring the romance had been shattered. Miss Dodd told Seattle newsDaDers a lovers' quarrel severed the impend ing union of age and youth. Kogers refuses to talk. Rogers, a grandfather, became a widower last January. For several months he had paid court to Miss Dodd, offering her a wedding trip to Europe and a new home, it is re ported.' She went to Seattle, leaving Whitman college where she had been active in affairs of Delta Gamma sorority, to enter the state university. He followed her, renewed his suit and hen came the break. Hermiston Turkeys Annroximatelv 8000 turkeys were signed up for marketing the newly formed marketing association, tne Eastern Oregon Turkey Growers' nsanrintion. at a meeting held at Hermiston Wednesday, which was at tended by Herbert Beyers, recently appointed assistant manager of the Northwest Turkey Growers' associa tion. Through a tie-up with the Rose burg association, local producers will get the benefit of the larger regional organization, which in turn controls about 80 per cent oi the turKeys in the United States. . Athena Study Club1 Mrs. J. W. Pinkerton entertained eleven members of the Athena Study .ink ot her home Friday afternoon. A book report describing the city of Naples was read by Mrs. rran mi Mm V. B. Radtke eave an in teresting talk upon the history of Pompeii. Egypt will be tne stuay subject for the next meeting of the club which will be held at the home of Mrs. M. M. Johns, Friday, Novem ber 7. Two Conditional Pardons Two conditional pardons affecting a life term in the Oregon state penitentiary for . t i.!11 an1 murder in umawua- wuuij, Charles A. Murray, under eight years' penitentiary sentence for in- i i . . vtoMoiauerVitar in Lane vuiuiimij iwoi"e - county, were announced by Governor Norblad. Shibata is a Japanese w killed a countryman sin Pendleton several years ago. j B. B. Club Mr. and Mrs. Chase Garfield were hosts Thursday evening when the B. B. club met at their home on Adams street Dinner was followed by bridge, Mrs. Bert Logsdon and C. M. Eager winning first prizes and M. I. Miller and Mrs., Arthur Douglas low. Michaelmas daisies were used effect ively as decoration and the Hallo we'en idea was accented in tallies and other accessories. No Golden Rule The pioneer hotel of Pendleton, The Golden Rule, is no more. A new proprietor, A. N. Packard, has chang ed its name to the Patkafd Hotel. TRAINING SCHOOL CHARGED Boy Says Torch Was Used In Removing An Oregon Boot From Leg. . ; Portland. Conditions at the state training school for boys at Woodburn are being investigated by Judge, Clar ence H. Gilbert of the court of do mestic relations, as the result of a tale of cruc' nd inhuman treatment related by Ve."vn Levey, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. A., Levey, 262 Alberta street, who has a badly burned leg to attest the truth of his story, Vernon, who was sent to the school December 13, 1929, and who has es caped and been returned half a dozen times since then, told Judge Gilbert and John Collier, '- attorney through whom the Levey's are making an in vestigation, that his leg was burned when attendants at the school cut a 23-pound Oregon boot from his ankle with an acetylene torch. . When the iron got red hot, Vernon said, the attendants threw .water on it and his leg was scalded. The deep burn, the size of a dollar, resulted; Vernon said, and he said further that he received no medical attention for theburn, nor for a deep gash accidentally cut in his leg. Judge Gilbert said he had sent word of the affair to Governor Norblad since it was agreed on last spring that no more boots were to be put on the boys. Young Levey told Judge Gilbert that while he was wearing the 23-pound boot on his right leg, where it was welded for 13 days, he also was wear ing a 17-pound boot on his left leg, and that he had to drag them both about while he was grubbing on the school farm and that he had to wear them at night too. The leg iron was burned off, Ver non said, Monday, October 29. His parents went down to vjsit him and according to the father, W. H. Baillie, superintendent at the school, hesitat ed about letting him see the boy. The father had a physician treat the boy's burns and took the matter up with Judge Gilbert, who visited the school, heard Vernon's story and ordered his release. Vernon is here now ori probation to his parents. In addition to being burdened with an Oregon boot, young Levey told Collier that on one occasion he was handcuffed to two other boys and re quired to sleep with arms outstretch ed; that he has been put in solitary confinement for as long as 31 days at a stretch, and that his food on such occasions had consisted of a cup of mush and a slice of bread for break fast, a cup of beans and a slice of bread for dinner and a slice of bread and a cup of beans for supper. Candidate For Commissioner William Meiners of the Holdman district, candidate for county com-; missioner, was an Athena visitor Sat urday. . Mr. Meiners, who is a leading citizen and farmer of his section of the county, is making an active cam paign and believes that he has a good chance to be elected. He is receiv ing much encouragement from voters due to the fact that his part of the county has been overlooked for these many years, in not having represen tation on the county court. A Twenty-Inch Rainbow Athena anglers will have to go mma in KaVo the tirize fishinz rod of- ferA hv Roe-era & Goodman for the largest trout away from Arthur Jen kins. Art hied himsell to the umatu la river Monday morning and sflag rpd a beautiful 20-inch rainbow. At the Rogers & Goodman store the trout weighed 2 pounds, ine Dig Doy tnnnprl Dick Swift's 18-inch Rainbow, which had the lead in the prize rec ords down at the store. In a Critical Conditition Herbert Thompson who was injured several weeks ago when he fell from a drill has been removed to Portland X-rays have been taken, which dis closed that two bones, one on eacn side of the neck were fractured in the fall and Mr. Thompson is in a very serious condition. He is in a cast, and by means of weights it is hoped that he will recover from his injuries. Myrick At Portland The Whitman Missionaries play Pacific College at Multnomah stadium tonight in a Northwestern confer ence game under electric floodlights. Coach Borleske left Walla Walla yes terday with 30 players on his foot ball squad, Eldon Myrick being list ed as one of the halfbacks in the Whitman lineup. 1 The Floyd Pinkerton family ac companied by their house guest Mrs. F. B. Hampton of Genessee, Idaho, were dinner guests Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mn. Ralph Cannon in Wall Wall. . - O. E. S. District Conven tion Was Entertained By the McKenzie Chapter McKenzie Chapter O. E. S. was host, Wednesday night for the dis trict meeting of the Eastern Star. Dinner was served at six-thirty, at the Christian church, the tables be ing centered with baskets of fruit and candles in shades of orange, carrying out the Hallowe'en . idea. Autumn leaves and Indian blankets were used as decoration about the dining room. Orchestra numbers were much enjoyed, ; a ' feature being a trombone solo, "Song of the Islands," by Mr. Dan Tilley. Other members of the orchestra were Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Pinkerton and C. M. Eager. Honor guests of the evening were Mrs. Carrie Jackson, of Baker, worthy grand matron, and Mrs. Addie Jones, grand chaplain of Oregon. Following dinner the guests ad journed to the Masonic hall where the work was demonstrated by the several chapters. Crescent, of Wes ton, had charge of the opening and closing; McKenzie of Athena; escort duty; Ionic, of Helix, balloting; and Loyalty, of Milton, the initiatory work. Mrs. W. P. Littlejohn gave the address of welcome, assuring the vis itors of the pleasure McKenzie Chap ter enjoyed in entertaining the dis tinguished guests and the other chap ters of the district. . Mrs, Jackon gave a most interest ing and helpful address and other visiting matrons and patrons gave brief talks. A trio, including Mrs. Floyd Pinkerton, Mrs. Ralph Mc Ewen and Mrs. James Cresswell with Mrs. Gordon Graham at the piano, two numbers, "The Wind in the Chimney" and "The Elephant and the Chimpanzee." Mrs. McEwen gave two humorous musical readings. The hall was artistically decorated with festoons of autumn leaves and bas kets of pine boughs and snow berries and autumn flowers were also used effectively about the room. Oriental hangings added to the colorful effect. A beautiful gift was presented to Mrs. Jackson from the four chapters, Mrs. H. I. Watts making appropriate remarks. The meeting, next year, will be held with Crescent chapter as host at Weston. Pheasants Are In Need of Extended Protection Wednesday marked the closing of the pheasant season. Although only two days a week have been allowed hunters for the shooting of pheasants, the birds have become very scarce and those interested believe that next year a closed season should be observed. Due to the length of the open season and the rigidity of the winters, it is feared they will disap pear entirely. Large numbers of nimrods from all parts of this state and Washington throng here for the opening of the season and even post ed fields are invaded in search of the feathered beauties. Keaidenta are not selfish but feel that unless steps are taken for pro tection of the birds, none will be leu in this vicinity. Pilot Rock Here Today Pilot Rock's crack high school foot ball team comes to town this after noon and will engage tha ,. Athena team in a scholastic contest. This is the first year that Pilot Rock has showed with a winning aggregation. It is said they are rangy, willing mixers and are hopped up with a bag ful of trick plays. All of which sounds good, and will be all the bet ter if Athena is pointed up sufficient ly to take the game, which will be the last one played on the home grounds this season. Athena plays Weston at Weston, next Friday after noon. Excellent Seeding Weather Weather the past week has been excellent for seeding the fall crop and work is nearly finished. Several heavy frosts have visited this vicinity the past few nights and the ground is covered with leaves. Flower gar dens have suffered and fall blossoms for decorations are at a premium at this time. Loads of wood and coal being transported to winter quarters are a familiar sight. Potatoes are being harvested on Weston mountain and are of a fine quality this year. Frost Nips Vegetation Frost and freezing temperature ar rived in force Tuesday night and vegetation was nipped so that the ground is now carpeted with fallen leaves. Most of the seeding has been done in this vicinity and the weed crop was effectively killed. A num ber of farmers have turned their at tention to plowing. Candidate Visit Athena Phil Metschan, republican candidate for governor, Judge Butler up for re election to Congress from this dis trict, and Fred Kiddle, joint senator for Umatilla and Union counties, were in the city Saturday. They came here to meet Athena voters, and were accompanied by Dumber of Pendle to'ma'nJ, . ELECTION DAY IS TO BE NEXT TOESDAY Three Angle Fight For Gov ernor Overshadows All t In Campaign. With the election to be held next Tuesday, November 4, the three angle fight for the office of governor over shadows all else in the campaign. Umatilla county is claimed by Metschan supporters and just now the way political straws are floating around it would seem that the Port land hotel man has a lead here over the Portland department store inde pendent candidate. - However, the fact that Bailey, democratic candidate, will poll a respectable vote in Umatilla county should not be overlooked. His sup porters point to his being the one candidate who is the choice of the people in the primary election for the office of governor, and they are very explicit in telling you that Metschan is a hand-picked candidate and that Meier nominated himself. And too, there are republicans hereabouts who are not tied up to either one of the Portland candidates and once in a while you find one who is out and out with the declaration that he will vote for the democratic nominee; others that they will not vote for any candidate for governor. McNary is making a stiff campaign, stiffer than in former years, and con gressional aspirants are out for the purpose of letting the people see them. Locally, .there has not been much stir noticed on the part of candidates for the legislature. One exception may be noted in the race between E. C. Prestbye, democrat of Athena, and Fred Kiddle, republican of Union county, Prestbye was handed his nomination on a platter without ask ing for it. He immediately jumped right out, spotted some real live issues to talk about and has made a humdinger of a campaign out of what started out to be a dormant affair. And they say he has a fair chance carrying his opponent's home precinct. Elsewhere up arid down the line, tho legislative candidates seem to have been sliding along, with some of them endorsed by both parties. Joe Scott has opposition in his race for the state senate, but Joe isn't worrying. Athena will be surcharged with lo cal interest, in that she will hold her city election on November 4, when a mayor, three councilmen, recorder and treasurer will be elected. On the bal lot the" following names appear: For mayor, M. L. Watts; for councilmen, J. C. Burke, C. M. Jones, J. W. Pink erton; for recorder, B. B. Richards; for treasurer, J. F. Kershaw. Of the above, J. W. Pinkerton, B. B. Rich ards and J. F. Kershaw are up for re-election. Three o' Four Club The 3 o' 4 club met at the home of Mrs. A. A. Mclntyre on Thursday af ternoon when three tables of bridge were in play. Mrs. Ravella Lieuallen won high score and Mrs. Chase Gar field was awarded the consolation. The hostess chose a Hallowe'en motif using score cards suggestive of the season and also served cider and doughnuts following the play. The next meeting of the club will be held at the home of Mrs. Bert Logsdon. The Etude Club Etude club met Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Otho Reeder with twenty members present. It was de cided to change the hour of meeting to three o'clock. Chorus practice with Mrs. Rowena Lester directing, followed the business session. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Bert Logsdon on the afternoon of November eleventh. Dance At Helix The Terpischorean club of Helix is planning a dance at the I. O. O. F. hall Saturday night. An orchestra from Walla Walla will furnish the music. There are a number of out of town guests invited and patrons and patronesses will attend. This club is composed of high school stu dents. This is the first dance of a series to be given this season. A Good Show Reports coming up from Portland say that the International Stock Show this year, is the best ever. A number of Athena people are in at tendance. Many of the awards have been made, Oregon stock receiving a generous share. The prize for Ayr shires went to Iowa, that state win ning with the championship bull. Charles Gross Dead Charles Gross, an old-time resident of the Athena neighborhood, brother of the late Georgs Gross, Sr., died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Bertha Proebstel in Portland, Sunday, of stomache trouble. He was 78 years of aVe.