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. , ; . , ,
1 1 1
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 Poet Office,at Athena; Oregon, aa 8econd-Clas Mail Matter ;
VOLUME 43
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, NOVEMBER 14, 1930
NUMBER 46
TWO KILLED IN AN
AUTOMOBILE WRECK
: Local Man And Physician
; First On Scene of the
Terrible Accident.
Lower , Rate Schedules
. Is Ordered by Interstate
Commerce Commission
Two persons are dead as the re-
suit of a terrible automobile accident
Saturday morning ' early, on. Dry
Creek, beyond Weston, where the
, highway intersects' the . old wagon
road leading up the gulch to the Jess
York place. Mrs. Thelma Durst,
'daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Sal
ing of Pendleton, former residents of
Athena, and R. Paul Weisel, assistant
, district manager of the Standard Oil
company, of Walla Walla, are the
.victims.
' The cause of the -accident as con
structed by conditions at the scene of
the wreck, is that the fast moving
coupe struck , a soft shoulder of the
highway, got from under control of
the driver, skidded and crashed into
a telephone pole. ,
; Mrs. Durst was' killed almost out
right and Mr. Weisel died , Saturday
evening. Everett Knight, returning
from Walla Walla, was the, first per
son to arriv attthe wreck and soon
after, Dr. and Mrs. McKinhey drove
a. j. ai ' j
up. . Anigni-.,weni 10 me iotk iarm
house for help and on his return Mrs.
Durst was bjfeathing her last. Coroner
Ralph Folsome took her body to Pen
dleton and Weisel was removed to the
. General Hospital at Walla Walla.
Mr. Weisel had taken a friend and
wife-to Pendleton for a train. He
was a friend of the Saling family and
Mrs. Durst who was .employed in a
Walla , Walla beauty parlor, was re
turning to her work in that city, with
him.
Mrs. Durst was born in Athena,
. May 2, 1901. She was an accomplish
ed musician, and after attending
school at Pendleton, specialized on
the pipe organ in Portland. Her mar
riage to R. G. Durst took place in
'June, 1920, ':; They have one daughter,
Patrica Sue, aged 8, a pupil at St.
Joseph's Academy, in Pendleton.
Besides,-Mr. Durst and daughter,
Mrs, Durst is survived by her. par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Saling; a
sister, Mrs. Balfe Ulrich.of Pendle-
ton; her aunt, Mrs. Frank Boynton of
Pendleton; her uncle, .Abe Jones of
Seattle and her grandmother Mrs.
Elizabeth Caviness of Cresswell, Ore
gon. v,- : v:. :.:
Athena High Kails Weston
' In Second Game Score 24-6
i Athena took the second game of the
season from Weston high school by
the score of 24 to 6 on the' Weston
field, Friday afternoon.' Athena kick
ed off, and Weston lost yardage on
her first two plays. On her
first punt, Jenkins returned about
ten yards. Then Athena, on line
plunges and off tackle, runs by
Moore and Jenkins the bail was soon
on Weston's three yard line and
Moore went through center for the
first touchdown. - Crowley's try for
place kick went wide.'
,, Weston came .back in . the, second
quarter all riled tip and 'scored ..their
only touchdown of the game. On a
fumble, Weston recovered the ball on
Athena's one yard line. Three
smashes at the line went for losses.
On the fourth down, a forward Jass
over Jef t end was deflected into the
hands of a Weston end who carried it
over for the score.
" Athena's regular lineup went in at
the beginning of. the second half, and
it wasn't long before things, began to
happen and happen fast. Within three
minutes Pickett went through right
guard and over the goal line. Crow
ley scored two more touchdowns, first
on a wide end run and the second on
an off tackle buck. . ... '
In the last quarter McConnell, for
Weston, got away, for a beautiful 65
yard run, but was tackled from be
hind by Moore on Athena's three yard
line. Weston however, could do no
thing with the Athena line and was
thrown for losses in trying to put the
ball over. At the end of the game
Athena was in possession of the ball
on Weston's 15 yard line.
Tin Foil In Demand" -Mrs.
Laura .Froom of the Athena
hotel has been responsible for for
warding four pounds of tin foil to
Portland to be sold for a fund for the
Shrine hospital for crippled children,
in that cityi A box is placed in the
hotel lobby and a request is made to
everyone to save tin foil and add to
the collection. The Masonic lodge
has also sent a quantity and last year
the fund reached the $2000 mark
from the sale of tinfoiL To save tin
foil from packages of gum, tea, cig
arettes and any number of other
things "is such little effort but
amounts to so much and is in such a
noble cause that it is hoped that many
may respond so that the fund will be
greatly increased. ,
Washington. Notice was given by
the Interstate Commerce Commission !
it would require railroads to 'put in ef
fect on Jan. 11 a general revision of ;
rates on grain and grain products
which are estimated to entail annual
reductions of between $15,000,000 and
$20,000,000 in freight charges on the
total traffic. ( , ' . v
. The requirement will be made in
spite of protests filed by western,
eastern and southern carriers against
the reductions and by some shipping
interests against portions of the re
visions contemplated. , The original
decision required the schedules to be
made effective about Nov.'' 11 but
postponement until Jan, 1 was allow
ed in- view of the "objections and the
difficulties of preparing the new
schedules.
There was seen, however,, the pos-
siblity that the railroad protest
against the reduction might be ap
pealed directly to the courts.
"The Interstate Commerce commis
sion has voted to deny the . various
petitions submitted to it for modifi
cation or rehearing in the- gram
case," the commission said in an-
nouncing its conclusions. "This no
tice is given in this manner for the
informal arid early information of all
concerned. . Formal orders will be en
tered." ; . ' ."I'
The decision was in general a reduc-
tion of rates but both increases and
reductions- of specific' rates through'
out the states west of the Mississippi
River were ordered. In addition,
rates to the east from the- west were
affected and nearly all the important
railroads in the country have an in
terest in the controversy.
The western lines, in addition to
the specific protests on the details of
the new adjustment, recently notified
the commission that rates in that ter
ritory were considered by" them inade
quate under the law. This action was
considered significant in view of the
influence of the rate adjustments on
earnings. . ' , ; ,
The last important reduction made
by the "commission,' on California
fruit, .was invalidated by the supreme
court after repeal was" taken there
against the regulatory action. -
State Game Commission
Receives Sound Rapping
Portland. Roderick L. Macleay,
member of the legislative interim fish
committee . and financier, flayed the
state game commission and the ex
ecutive forces of the department for
more than an hour at the commis
sion's monthly session. , f
He charged laxity of administration,
ignorance or more intimate work
ings of the department over which the
commission has complete charge and
general disinclination to serve the
sportsmen and commercial fishermen
of the state "as they should be Serv
ed." Addressing his remarks to every
one Within hearing, he declared that
the commission "was ruled by the
mandates of less than 5 per cent" of
Oregon's sportsmen and that it vir
tually ignored the remaining 95 per
cent. ' 5 :-';
"It is my well considered opinion
gentlemen, that-approximately 5 per
cent of the sportsmen of this state
are banded together to form 'what
they ." call Organized sportsmen.Their
demands are rancorous and many; but
you listen to their voice and not to
the -unspoken demands of the remain
ing 95 per cent of us each of whom
is entitled to as much consideration
as the select members of the various
organizations who come before you."
Delayed By Auto Accident
John Stanton was delayed at Arl
ington several days last week on his
return from Portland, when his car
was damaged in an accident in Which
the other fellow was taxed for the
damages to the Stanton car. In com
pany with Mrs. Stanton and daughter
Mildred, John was leaving Arlington
en route home from Portland when a
machine dashed onto ' the highway
from the John Day road, smashed in
to the Stanton car and brought up in
front of a service station. .Luckily
no one was. injured. The Stanton car
received a sprung frame, broken run
ning board and fender which were re
placed at the expense of the driver
responsible for the accident. Miss
Stanton, who took the state examina
tion for professional nursing at Port
land, and Mrs. Stanton "came the rest
of the way from Arlington by stage.
Cedar For Lead Pencils
Two carloads of cedar for pencils
were shipped from Lakeview this fall
by A. L. Edgerton, Lake county lum
berman, and plans are being made to
collect several more carloads for ship
ment next season. There is a good
demand for this pencil stock and the
grade found in that section is bought
at a premium. . Because the cedar is
scattered through the forests it is
not feasible to log only that species,
so it is planned to collect the logs as
they come in with the other types
and ship only when quantities of a
(carload or two are available.
r y ....... -
, . ; ,
Oregon and Oregon State
Meet Tomorrow Afternoon
Oregon State College.-'-A choice
dish of football is prepared for lov
ers of the great American Bport in
the northwest this week-end. As an
appetizer to the big traditional bat
tie between Unversity of Oregon and
Oregon '.State at Corvallis,. Saturday
afternoon, the freshman teams of
both institutions will stage their sec
ond contest of the . season"; Friday
night" at Eugene. Oregon State
freshmen won the firsftilt" by the
score of 7 to 6. w -.-
Records so far this season for both
varsity teams will be brushed aside
and even though University of Ore
gon has been doped the favorite since
the beginning of the season both
teams will take to the field on a par,
The dope bucket has been upset so
many times in this traditional battle
that fans have given up the habit of
picking the winner before the game
starts.
Oregon State has yet to break into
the win column in conference games
this season while the University of
Oregon has a clean record ' and a
mighty good chance to go through the
season undefeated as this is the final
conference game for the -Webfoots.
Oregon State, as usual, wilt be deter
mined to- sink the championship ' as
pirations of their rivals from Eugene.
An Athletic Association
Organized To Advance
, Local Interest In Sports
A' new organization was perfected
Thursday evening of last week when
E. C, Rogers . was named president and
C. M. Eager secretary of the Athena
Athletic Association.. The meeting
was held in the Rogers & Goodman
hardware store, a number who are in
terested in athletics and field sports
being present.. r:
The association is organized for the
purposa.,.of sponsoring and support
ing Athena teams playing regular
scheduled games of basketball and
J baseball in the near future, and for
such other athletic sports that may
develop.
Athena has good material for
town basketball team, and as other
towns in the county are preparing to
form a league in which games will
be played during the winter months,
it is the purpose of the association to
have Athena represented.
Other officers - elected were Dr,
Blatchford; vice-president; '' Laurence
1 x 1 i. n j s
t luivfiLon,, uusKCLimii team manager;
Bryce Baker custodian .of-' parapher
nalia. Constitution . and bylaws of
the association were adopted at a
meeting held last night. -
New Talkie Theatre
; Milton's new talkie theatre, the
Vox, opened to big business Wednes
day evening of last week, Vaughan
S Everett, operators of the new show.
house, have installed R. C, A. sound
equipment which is giving good satis
faction to the large crowds attending
the ; shows.
Wheat Better Than Corn
I For Shoats, Tests Show
Lexington, Ky. Wheat is superior
to corn as feed for young hogs, tests
at. the University of Kentucky show.
One hundred-pound shoats were fed
a slop made of 14 parts ground wheat,
soaked 24 hours, and: one part of
tankage, and gained 1.79 pounds
daily, according to Prof, E. S. Good,
head of the animal husbandry depart
ment who conducted the experiments.
These tests show he" pointed , out,
that 60 pounds of -K. wheat produced
16.69 pounds of pork. Pigs also did
well on whole soaked wheat, he said,
where fed in a small. lot and kept a
. t L i- J! I-J
little hungry so jney, ave uHaigesujQ
kernels. Tankage should be added,
whether the wheat is fed whole or
ground. - ' I:;
lone Hptel Burns ,
The lone hotel burned in lone, IS
miles below.. Heppener, at 7:30 o'clock
Sunday morning. Workmen had been
making repairs on the building;.-which
was a large wooden structure. No
other damage, was done from the fire
which was fortunate as it ' was" closely
connected with other wooden bidd
ings. . -. ,v i"" " "v ,'
w - ' ' y-w
Indian Victim Believed Cousia -Miss
Leta Kroma of Walla Walla,
expressed belief that the Miss Ethel
Kranz, missionary slain by Brazilian
Indians, is her cousin, Mildred Kranz
of Chicago. The .descriptions tally
and the cousin has been a missionary
in the interior of Brazil. She be
lieves an error was made in trans
mitting the name's.
Farmers Bank of Weston
Closes and Will Liquidate
The failure of the Farmers' Bank
of Weston is announced by the state
banking department at Salem. The
directors at a meeting Monday eve
ning voted to put the bank into the
hands? of the state banking depart
ment, i The bank had a capital stock
of $30,000 and 'no surplus funds.
Officers of the bank were J. H. Key,
president; Frank Price, vice-president;
B. J. Johnsonj cashier. Directors
were J. H. Key, J. M. Banister,
George Staggs, Joseph Wurzer, S. C.
Culley, J. H. Price and Frank Price.
The reason given for closing the
bank' is that there is not enough busi
ness in the Weston community at this
time to support it. The assets of the
bank are said to be sufficient to sat
isfy the liabilities. ;" -'' '" ;'v? "''
Red Cross Rollcall
The annual Red Cross rollcall began
on .Armistice Day. The drive for
membership in this T county - is - in
charge pf .Mark Barthel of Pendle
ton, county ehairman. The drive for
membership will continue until the
end ot Thanksgiving day. There are
1200' members, of the Red Cross in
Umatilla county and a total of 1500 is
the g5al of the-present drive. Red
Gr6ss membership is $! " '
''" Lowest In 28 Years - .
Wheafe prices at Chicago, Monday,
dwindled to the lowest in 28 years,
when December delivery sold below
70- cents 'a bushel. December wheat
opened, at 72 and closed at 69.
Pendleton Lodge Winner , ..."
; Pendleton Lodge, I. O. O. F. won
from Saem in .; a competitive drill,
Saturday night. Odd Fellows from all
lodges-hr the county were present to
witness the drill work. ''. r" ;
v v. -.. ' - '.
: I Bucks and Mac-Hl Tie '
' The Mac-Hi Pioneers held the Pen-
dletori ButkarOos to a- scoreless' tie in
their football game at Pendleton,
Armistue Day. A number of Athena
fans witnWsed the game.
Milton Officials Resign
; : When Ticket Is Elected
In the Milton city election, Tuesday
oi last week, W. S. Caverhill and R,
F. Vancil were elected to four year
terms on the city council. Their op
ponents were W. S. Munsell and T.
C. Elliott, who had given long ser
vice on the councilmanic board and
who were up for re-election.
As a result of Vancil and Caver-
hill's success at the .jplls, C. D,
Hobbs, Mv D. Kaser add Bruce Shah
gle, holdover councilmen, F. A. Full-
erton, business manager, and S. D,
reierson, city , attorney , handed in
their respective resignations to Mayor
J. it. JK. bcott. The joint resigna
tion of the three councilmen reads:
"Theresult of yesterday's election
leaves ho doubt as to the desire of
our citizens. , ' ,
"The- program and policies of the
present city council have been very
conclusivelyirepudiated. These policies
were adopted, as you know, after
careful consideration and we believe
them to be economically sound and
for the best interests of Milton.
However, to continue these poli
cies in the conduct of the city's af
fairs for another two years in the
face of the election returns would not
meet the approval of the people and
to adopt the plan3 and policies of our
opponents Would compel participation
in a program to which we can not
lend our approval.
"We therefore tender to you here
with our resignations as members of
the city council, effective January 5,
1931."
Several days later the three coun
cilmen, the city manager and the city
attorney experienced a change of
heart" and recalled their resignations.
Says
Hoover Must
Take Damper Stand
Washington. The ..assertion that
unless the Volstead act was modified
within the next two years President
Hoover and the republican . party
would meet defeat at the next presi
dential election was made by Repre
sentative Britten, republican, Illinois,
an opponent of prohibition.
"President Hoover," the Illinois
member Baid, "would please the coun
try at large and do much to bring
back prosperity to the farmers if he
would see to it that the Wickersham
law enforcement commission reported
favorably for modification of the
Volstead act to permit the manufac
ture and sale of beer. He should take
a .firm stand for modification."
Weston Potato Growers
Will Perfect Seed In
Special Prepared Plots
(By County Agent Holt
Potato growers of the Weston dis
trict at a meeting called by the coun
lV agent in conjunction with the re
"ant Umatilla County Potato Show at
Weston took definite steps forward
in the seed potato program of the
community. As a result of this and
previous meetings on the - subject,
nine growers at the Saturday meet
; mg arranged with the Extension Ser
j vice representatives , to purchase
enough of the best Netted , Gem seed
known to exist to establish seed plots
mis seed was declared by E. R. Jack
man, Extension Agronomist of Ore
gon State College, to be entirely free
irom tne common diseases of pota
toes. . - ,
The seed will be planted by these
j Weston potato growers in what is
known as the tuber unit system and
will provide foundation stock for im
proving the seed potatoes grown in
the district. Representatives of the
Extension Service are arranging for
the purchase and delivery of this seed
and have also offered their services
in the planting and roguing, of the
seed plots next year. Other growers
who may be interested m this pro
gram may obtain the necessary in
formation by getting in touch with
the county agent.
Not since the starting of the certi
fication program in the county have
growers taken such a forward step in
the improvement of their seed pota
toes. It was apparent at the meet
ing Saturday that the growers pres
ent were very much in earnest about
providing for the market a superior
seed potato and a vigorous effort will
be made by the growers and the State
College Extension Department work
ing through the local county agent to
place Umatilla County seed potatoes
in top place in the Yakima Valley
and other districts where the seed is
now going.
40,000 Boxes Apples Burn .
Forty thousand boxes of apples be
came a huge, baked mass Sunday in a
fire that did $100,000 damage to Steve
Hepton's orchard warehouse, at
Lewiston. The apples were picked off
a d70-acre tract. Telephone and elec
trie light lines to the orchards were
severed.
Three Killed, Four Hurt:
Car Skids Off Of Road
urangeviue. ia&. xnrce persons
were killed and four others hurt so
badly that their recovery is doubtful
as their automobile plunged 150 feet
down a grade on Whitebird Hill, ten
miles south of here.
The dead: Mrs. Dennis Wallace, 40;
Mrs. Mary Mardock, 75, mother of
Mrs. Wallace and Evelyn, 2 year old
daughter of Mrs. Wallace.
The injured: Dennis Wallace, 45;
Albin, 10; Floyd 8; and Raymond 6;
:ns of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace.
The victims were part of a cara
van, all members of the same family,
traveling from Stillwater, Oklahoma,
where they were farmers, to Harri
son, Ida., where they expected to
purchase a farm or find employment.
When three miles past the White-
bird summit the lights on the Wallace
car went out and Mr. Wallace at
tempted to follow the tail light of a
truck. On a curve the front wheel
of the Wallace car slipped off a
shoulder of the highway and rolled
150 feet. A huge boulder stopped it
or it would have gone more than a
thousand feet into a canyon.
Sentenced To Road Work
The Pendleton East Oregonian re
ports that Tom Gillette, L. L. Beeker
and B. L. Banister were each sen
tenced by Federal Judge McNary
Monday to serve a year as laborers
on the road crew of the government
at Port Lewis, Wash., as punishment
for operating a still at Kamela, Or.,
last August. They pleaded guilty to
the' charge, which accused them of
manufacture and possession of liquor,
possession of a still and with con
spiracy to violate" the-prohibition law.
Franklin Truax jointly indicted, was
sentenced to a year in the county
ail and paroled to his attorney, W.
M. Peterson of Pendleton.
Lawyers To Honor McBride
Prominent members of the Oregon
bench and bar will participate in the
memorial to be held tomorrow in su
preme court building at Salem, in
honor of the late Justice Thomas A.
McBride. Speakers will Include W.
S. U'Ren and Judge Wallace McCam
mant of Portland, J. H. Raley of Pen
dteton, Judge Lawrence T. Harris of
Eugene and Justice Henry J. Bean oi
the Oregon supreme court. . ,
Reception To New Pastor
Friday evening members of Milton
Christian church gave a reception to
their new pastor, then Rev. F. W.
Arent and many out-of-town friends
were, present, A splendid program
was given, including a vocal solo by
Mrs. Floyd Pinkerton and an address
by Pastor Sias of the Athena Chris
tian church.
Mother Rescues Child
A tragedy was narrowly averted
Saturday morning at Deep River,
Washington, when, while the two
small children of Mr. and Mrs. Martin
Talus were playing along the bank of
the Nasclle river slough near their
home, the little girl, aged 3, fell into
the water. The boy, unable to help
her, ran to call her mother who, when
she arrived, found only a little hand
sticking out of the water. She pull
ed the child to safety, but little the
worse for her experience.
SCHOOL PLAY TO BE
ENTED TONIGHT
m
Excellent Cast Will Be Seen
In Comedy Drama, "The !
Goose Hangs High."
Following a period of intena'iflprf r.
hearsals, under direction of Superin-
tenaent a. j? . tfjoom, the high school
play, "The Goose Hangs High," will
be presented by an excellent cast to
night at high school auditorium.
Mr. Bloom in commenting on the
play, said it is one of the cleanest
he had ever directed. The comedy,
clever and wholesome, balances nicely
with the plot of the drama through
out and it is hoped a larire audience
will be present to witness its pre
Mr. Bloom has had considerable ex
perience in directing school plays and
while at the head of. the Adams
school, presented worthwhile Deduc
tions that pleased Athena people at
tending tnem. .
A feature of entertainment between
acts tonight will be selections bv the
local orchestra, and Mr. Dan Tilley
will be heard in a saxophone solo. The
price of admission has been lowered
from 50 cents to 85 cents for adults
and 25 cents for children. Fifty cents
ha3 been the prevailing price for seats
at school plays in the past. There
will be no seat reservations. Follow
ing Is the cast of characters:
Bernard Ingals........,...Stafford Hansell
Eunice Ingals Arleen Myrick
Noel Derby .Glenn McCullough
Leo Day . Walter Huffman
Rhoda Myrtle Campbell
Julia Murdock Marjorie Montague
Mrs. Bradley .. Marjorie Douglas
Hugh Ingals Roland Wilson
Ronald Murdock Emery Rogers
Lois Ingals Mildred Hansell
Dagmar Carroll Betty Eager
Elliott Kimberley. Arthur Crowley
Clem and Sid........ Garth Pinkerton
William Bedford Dies ;
William Bedford, farmer residing
south of Adams, and well known in
Athena died suddenly at his home
early Sunday morning. His wife was
aroused from sleep and found her
husband ill. Dr. McKinney was call-,
ed, but Mr. Bedford died of heart
failure. Funeral services were held
Tuesday at St. Andrews Mission,
where interment took place. Mr. Bed
ford is survived by his wife and one .
son.
Death Of Mrs. Montague
Occurred Saturday Last
Ed Montague was called to Fall
Creek, near Eugene Saturday, by the "
death of his mother, Mrs. Minnie M.
Montague, who died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Spaulding, as the
result of a fractured hip which occur
red in a fall on October 30, mention
of which was made in The Press.
Pneumonia was the direct cause of
her demise. Mrs. Montague made her
home in Athena with her son and
family for a while, and a number of
people here knew her well. .
Mrs. Montague was 70 years of age.
She is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Spaulding and Mrs. Dot Kintzley
of Fall Creek, and four sons, Samuel
Montague of Tigard, Charles Mon
tague of Prairie City. Ed Montague
of Athena and Irvin Montague of
Houston, Texas.
Whitman Won
Whitman Missionaries won from
College of Idaho football team, in the
last few minutes of play on Armis
tice Day, 7-0. Chances to score on sev
eral occasions went glimmering on
fumbles. Applegate came in near the
close of the game and on the first
play, tore off 30 yards to the Idaho
13 yard line. Whitman essayed two
passes, were penalized and then Ida
ho intercepted Applcgate's pass. Ida
ho kicked to the 35 yard line, and on
the second play Applegate lined a
pass to Lindman, who scored. The
extra point was tossed, Applegate to
Lindman. ...
General Bliss Dies
Death came early Sunday to General
Taskcr Howard Bliss, one of the
eight full generals in American his
tory, who helped General Pershing
win the World war and then turned
to aid President Wilson in concluding
the treaty of Versailles which ' fol
lowed it Hd was nearly 77.
Veteran Railway Employe
Harry E. Nelson, 55, veteran em
ploye of the Union Pacific System,
died in Pendleton Sunday. He had
been with the road 25 years, 14 of
them at Rieth as yardmaster. He is
survived by his wife, a son, Jack,
University of Oregon student , and
two sisters in Walla Walla. He was
born in Walla Walla and spent his
early life there.
Bear Hunter Has Close Call
When Ted Steel of Halfway, Ore
gon, fired two shots into a bear at
short range as the animal was ad
vancing toward him, he found the rifle
magazine was empty. Not having
time to reload, he thrust the butt of
the rifle into the bear's mouth, ex
pecting a hand-to-hand tussle for his
life, but the bruin clarified the situa
tion by dropping dead . from his
Wtfunad.