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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 u WmM 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 printinz at the very lowest rates. Fast presses, modern types, modern work, prompt delivery. Entered at the Post Office at Athena, Oregon, as Second-Cla Mail Matter VOLUME 44 ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, JANUARY 2, 1931 NUMBER 1 OF STATE'S BASIC INDUSTRIES Farm Board Is Necessary For Preventing Loss Volume of Business Done in : Oregon by Pac. Tel. & Tel. Co. Is Huge. The telephone business is one of Oregon's basic industries. It is also one of Oregon's largest employers, The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company, directly serving 98,430 telephones in Portland and 151,725 in this state, and connecting with 40, 863 Oregon telephones of other com panies, has 2,287 Oregon employees, 1,680 of whom are Portland people, one person for each 67 telephones di rectly served. The annual pay roll for Oregon in 1930 is $3,818, 281.00. Annual taxes paid in Oregon exceed $900,000.00. The investment in plant, equipment and working as sets to furnish service to the people Of Oregon exceeds $36,000,000.00. The above facts are contained in a statement issued by E. D. Wise, vice-president and general manager for the Oregon Area, The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company, and received today by J. A. Murray, manager for the company here. '.' The telephone business in Oregon started at Portland in 1878 only three, years after the telephone was invented with an exchange of 12 subscribers. That exchange has grown to one of almost 100,000 telephones today. One of the company's valued employees, J. H. Thatcher, retired only a year ago; he was in the tele phone business in Oregon at its be ginning. Patrick Bacon, Portland dis trict manager, began as a boy opera tor more than 40 years ago. Many of the people of the company have records of 20, 25" and 30 years of un interrupted service, all of it in Ore gon. These people have long played their part, as citizens, in the up building of their city and state. ' It is the constant aim of the com pany to provide adequate, dependable and satisfactory service efficiently and economically operated, declared Mr. Wise. These objectives have their basis in the company's responsibility to the public served, the owners of the securities of the business, and the men and women employees who are devoting their lives as public ser vants. That this service may continue to grow in usefulness it is essential that the telephone business have the confidence of everyone served, and to that end it shall continue to be the aim of The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company to keep its cus tomers fully informed about its poli cies and progress. , Washington. Defending its opera tions in the cotton and grain futures markets, the farm board wrote Chair man McNary of the senate agricul ture committee, they were necessary to prevent large financial losses and to avoid "seriously disturbing" mar ket conditions. ; v ; The letter was a reply to congres sional criticism of the board for al lowing its agents to deal in futures and laid the ground work for defend ing the board against attacks which may come after congress reconvenes. Meanwhile Senator Steiwer, Oregon, republican, advocated a higher tariff on wheat, rather than imposition of a temporary embargo as suggested by Chairman Legge of the board. "It is absolutely essential that ade quate steps be taken at once to ex clude imports of wheat," said Steiwer, "Because the farm board has pegged the price and if the foreign market goes down to a point where they can import over the duty we should be buying Canadian wheat at the pegged price. " - Steiwer said he feared an embargo on wheat would disturb our foreign relations and he saw no reason why the tariff commission should require tie to investigate the adequacy of the present 42 per cent tariff. The farm board letter to McNary said the wheat and cotton marketing associations had been forced to use the futures markets because of the system which had been set up by private operators. "The cooperative marketing associa tions in wheat and cotton are agencies set up by farmers to market their products in competition with private merchants," it said. "In order to compete for business on even terms, these cooperatives must be in position to give the same services and enjoy the same advantages as a private merchant.' Subscription Contest Winners In the Walla Walla Union sub scription contest which closed Wed nesday night, Mrs. Davison of district No. 1 won the first choice automobile; Miss Marguerite Woolcutt, district 3, second choice automobile; Mrs. H. O Mansfield of Freewater, third choice automobile; Mrs. Ada Williams, dis trict No. 3 fourth choice automobile; J. L. Digh district No. 1 fifth choice automobile. Mrs. Emery Staggs of Weston won a $50 cash prize. at Another Volume Completed D Cove Man Lost in Hills Search in the mountains east of Union is being made for Manford Alexander, 35, of Cove, who has been missing since December 16, but whose absence was not believed alarming until he failed to keep a Christmas dinner engagement SUMMER HEAT ON WINTER'S HIGHWAYS e hrrJ ' Wr2? t M - ia y. -s tfb " : - v If i "A far cry from the old foot warmers to the modern heating and ventilat ing system of the Union Pacific Stages," says General Agent McCredie. Some of us remember the old soap- stone foot warmers and the hot flat irons that mothers used to wrap up In an old quilt to keep our feet warm as we drove off to town In the now extinct buggy. No matter how warm one dressed it' was always a wonder ful comfort to take a little heat along on winter trips. - General Agent W. I "Mac" Mc Credie of the- Union Pacific Stages remembers the old foot warmer so well that he has a real appreciation of, warm motor coaches. He has just returned to Portland from a trip over the Union Pacific Stages' lines, spent In , inspecting the modern hot water heaters which keep the motor coaches as- comfortable as home. Each ot the do luxe transcontinental motor coaches has a new type heater in the front and the rear utilizing hot water from the water jacket of the engine The beat is circulated by means of electric fans. "Warm winter travel is our motto." said Mr. McCredie, "and we have in Struct ed our driven to watch the car temperatures, carefully maintaining summer heat. As our coaches are now equipped this is easily accom plished but, ot course, requires care ful attention. "We will give unfailing service this winter regardless of snow, blizzards or 'silver thaws' for if the roads be come impassable at . any point our main line passengers are immediately transferred to the Union Pacific trains whose lines we parallel. This inter change between our stages and the trains of the Union Pacific, is a fea ture ot added reliability which any one' making a trip should consider. Many1 transcontinental travelers were transferred to the trains crossing the Continental Divide last winter when the weather was severe and arrived at their destination on time. A high way blockade in the Columbia Gorge or in Wyoming merely means that we send stage passengers without addi tional ccst on onr trains to points be yond the blockaded road where tbey are transferred back to the Union Pa cific Stages. lt pu Geo.M.Banister Succumbs After a Long Sickness After long weeks of intense suf fering from cancer, George M. Ban ister died at his Athena home Satur day morning. i Mr. Banister became seriously af flicted early last spring. Later he went to a Portland clinic where an . operation was decided upon as a last resort m nopes oi Denenttmg the patient. He withstood the operation with courage and fortitude and re turned to his home here where every consideration and care was given him. Gradually he failed and his death had been expected for some time. Mr. Banister was born at Dillon, Montana, April 7, 1865. When a boy his family moved to California and later came to Morrow county and then to Umatilla county. He engaged in farming, and several years ago re tired and spent several winters nil. E VAVESQUE E LGHED Former Athena Teacher In, Social Service Work Miss Mildred Bateman who spent Christmas with her parents in Milton called on Athena friends during the week. 4 Miss Bateman, who was formerly English teacher in the local hieh school and most popular here is now doing social service work in Portland. She is employed by Multnomah coun ty and the division in which she works has charge of more than 100 dependent children. . It is the duty of the workers to place the children in orphanages or families where board is paid partially by relatives, when they can be reached, or by the the county. A car is furnished Miss Bateman and much of her time is taken up in making visits upon these unfortu nates. Seven dozen packages of candy, fruit, nuts and at least one article of clothing were made up by the division. Miss Bateman drove forty miles the day before Christmas delivering the packages and the happy smiles of the recipients were "pay in full" for the effort. Toys furnished by stores, , friends and charitable organizations assisted in the Christmas .cheer dispensed. Miss Bateman s visit home was a complete surprise to her and her relatives and was granted . as an award of merit for good work dur ing her past year. She returned to her. duties Sunday. Nearly 133 Million State Incomes Noted for 1928 Washington. A net income of $132,839,673 was" shown by 29,333 persons, in Oregon who filed federal tax returns for 1928 incomes, in spection of records show. Of the 29,333 returns made, how ever, only 18,619 incomes were tax able, and the total amount to $2,387, 276. The average net' income return was $4,528, and the average income tax per return was $81.39. Corporations of Oregon showed a gross income of $512,331,508, with de ductions of $482,946,744. They paid a tax amounting to $2,736,918. Multnomah county led in number of returns made, with 17,518. Marion county was next with 1047, of which 795 were from Salem. Klamath was next with 931, and then Lane with 927, and Umatilla with 907. Friends Entertained A small group of friends was en- Athena Leaguers Win From Adams Losing the "Has -Been" Game Despite .the valuable services of Jack Calder, doughty Sussex cricket eer, Ote Lieuallen was a wee bit too heavy for the Athena "has-beens" in Friday night's preliminary basketball game on the local floor. With the as sistance of a couple more Lieuallens from down Adams way, he won the contest, 18 to 2.. The game was a stellar attraction while it lasted, being parceled out to the audience in four 5-minute per iods. Bill Kirk, Lisle Gray, Lloyd Michener Art Douglas, H. H. Law rence and a few others took a whirl in giving the crowd its money's worth. The contest was so good that more of the same is promised in the future. For three periods Tuck Hodgen's Adams leaguers held Athena but in the fourth stanza there was nothing to it but the home athletes. At the close of the first quarter Adams led, 6 to 2. Athena came up in the sec ond, the half ending Adams 12, Athe na 11. The third period closed with Adams 19, Athena 17. In the last period Athena rolled up 11 points, Adams staying at 19. Final score: Athena 30. Adams, 19. Taylor and W. Pinkerton, forwards; Harden, center; D. Pinkerton and Hodgeri guards was the Athena start ing lineup. Myrick substituted for Harden, W. Pinkerton going to center. Sorority House Fire On University Campus A fire in the Alpha Delta Pi sorority house on University of Oregon cam pus Friday evening, entailed but lit tle or no loss to house members who had clothing in the building. The original fire damaged the sor ority house about $1000 but after the department had withdrawn its ap paratus,' flames again broke out in the same building. This time they made greater headway and damage totaled several thousand dollars. No one was living in the house, all sorority members being at their homes for the Christmas vacation. It had recently been remodeled at con siderable expense. Most of the fur nishings were removed but some were damaged by fire and water. Complimentary To Mrs. Bowles Complimenting Mrs. Sarah Jane Bowles, Mrs. F. S. LeGrow enter- Murder Victim Identified As Smiley of Walla Walla Walla Walla. Walla Walla county was tied into a murder mystery in Yakima county Monday . when it was discovered that the body of the murder victim, found in an isolated spot 12 miles from Mabton Christ mas day, was that of Frank Smiley, 46, former Walla Walla resident. Fingerprints sent to the state peni tentiary from Yakima checked with prints taken in Pendleton in Septem ber 1929, when Smiley was arrested there on a drunken driving charge. At the same time the Oregon bureau of identification located at Portland announced that prints of the slain man, sent out by Yakima officers, checked with another Bet of prints sent from Pendleton. Last Thursday Yakima officers found Smiley's body, with the skull crushed, in a ravine, wrapped in a piece of blood-stained canvas. The body had apparently been in the ra vine for nearly two days before be ing discovered, officers pointed out. Clues as to who Smiley's assailant or assailants might be are few, ac cording to reports from Yakima. Smiley's widow, who lives near Col lege Place, told officers that she had not sen her husband since last fall, when he came here for a short visit and then left. She said they had been separated, and she was not posted as to his movements after he left here. Mrs. Smiley was to leave here to ar range for burial of Mr. Smiley and if possible assist officers in locating the murderer. tertained informally at the McEwen taJned Snformaljy at bridge FrSday home Monday evening with Edwin and Ralph, Jr., as hosts. Two tables of bridge were in play and Miss Helen Hansell held high score and George Gross received the consola tion. Supper was served at a pret tily appointed table centered with holly and red tapers. Those enjoy ing, the hospitality of the "twins" included, Kathleen and Fred Radtke, Alberta Charlton, Helen Hansell, Jes siedeane Dudley and George Gross. Payne With Jensen Ed Payne of Walla Walla who is well known in Athena, has become associated with the A. M. Jensen Company store as manager and buyer for the men's department. Mr. Payne who engaged in the clothing busi ness in Walla Walla in 1898 re tired sometime ago when the firm of Payne' A Jaycox closed out and re tired" from basinets. afternoon. Bowls of red berries and Christmas greens decorated the rooms where two tables were in play. Mrs. Henry Dell received the award for high score and Mrs. Littlejohn the consolation. Dainty confections and refreshments were served by the hostess at the tea hour. Those pres ent were Mrs. Ralph McEwen, Mrs. W. S. Ferguson, Mrs. H. I. Watts, Mrs. Marion Hansell, Mrs. W, P. Littlejohn the honoree and hostess. Milton Won 48-35 , With two players half ill with the flu, the Athena Athletics played the Milton Mavericks at Milton, Tuesday night. Milton won, 48 to 35. The half closed in a. tie, 21-21. Athena plays at Adams Tuesday night. It will be a double-header event, with the Athena ."has beens" and the Adams "use-to-bes" clashing again in th preliminary game. Annual Report of Coun ty Dairy Improvement The annual report of the Umatilla County Dairy Improvement associa tion was recently compiled by Wil liam Kernhamp, official tester for the association at Hermiston, and shows among other interesting items that the feed cost in the production of one pound of butterfat was 18.7 cents with the association cows. The report covers the past twelve months of the work of the associa tion, which has just completed its second successful year. The number of cows tested during the year was 664, and the number completing the 12 months testing was 380. The average pounds of milk produced per cow was 6198 pounds and of butter- fat 300.73 pounds. The total average feed cost per cow was given at $56.45 and the average profit above feed cost per cow was $65.80. The use of purebred sires is being adopted by a majority of the mem bers of the association, the report showing that 45 members are using purebred sires. A total of 104 "boarder cows" were culled out from the herds during the year and sold for beef. The officers of the "association in clude L. C. Dyer, president; S. R. Cooper, secretary-treasurer. Bertha Cool, A. R. Coppock and W. A. Chaney, directors. New Night Watchman Henry Booher is serving the City of Athena as nightwatchman. Mr. Booher joined the police force for duty, Monday night. This new ad dition to law enforcement in Athena is found necessary to give merchants and business men protection from burglaries which are constantly in creasing throughout tho state. in California. On October 8. 1893 he was married to Miss Margaret Lieu- alien who with one adopted daughter, Mrs. Ralph Hayme of Burns, sur vives. He also leaves four brothers Bern Banister of Freewater; John Banister of Weston; Sam Banister of Enterprise, and Scott Banister, of Palouse. Mr. Banister was a member of the Woodmen of the World and the First Baptist church of Athena. The fu neral was held there Monday after noon at two o'clock, Rev. M. J. Bently, a former pastor of the church and Rev. Gowan of Dayton, Wash., con ducted the services. A quartet, Mrs. Otha Reeder, Mrs. E. O. Lee, Mr, Kohler Betts and Mr. Louis Stewart sang, and Mrs. David Stone of Wal la Walla sang: "Goin' Home." Pall bearers were Hugh, James T. Lieual len, Jr., and Lawrence Lieuallen, Raymond Banister, George Banister, Jr., and Jesse Gordon. District Convention In stalls for County Lodges Officers recently elected by the dif ferent Masonic lodges of Umatilla county, were installed Saturday eve ning at the Masonic District conven tion, held at Pendleton, in I. O. O. F. hall. The officers were installed by Past Grand Master Aiken and the princi pal address of the evening was de livered by Past Grand Master George T. Cochran. The following officers to serve Dolph Lodge No. 80 for the en suing year were installed: Worshipful Master, Kohler Betts; Senior Warden, Frank DeFreece; Junior Warden, Lewis Berlin; trea surer, H. G. Hoffman; secretary, Fay Pambrun; senior deacon, Gordon Watkins; junior deacon, James Bell; senior steward, A. R. Coppock; jun ior Bteward, L. M. Keen; marshal!, Clarence Tubbs, tyler, Charles Smith; chaplain, Samuel Pambrun. The Masters and Wardens associa tion of this district was instrumental in arranging for the installation and over 200 Masons were present during the joint meeting. A Dutch lunch was enjoyed following the installa tion ceremonies. , B. B. Club Dinner The gentlemen members of the B. B. club in honor of the lady mem bers of the club, served a bounteous three-course turkey dinner assisted by Mrs. Ora Smith, at the A. W. Douglas home, Wednesday evening at 6:30. A prettily appointed table ef fective with kewpies denoting Master New Years' arrival, served for covers for seventeen guests. Dainty place cards, reminders of the approaching new year were in evidence and car ried out the motif of the occasion. After dinner the guests repaired to the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Logsdon, where four tables, of bridge were in play until the hour of twelve. Mrs. Douglas received high score for the evening and each guest was pre sented with a gift. The ladies were unanimous in declaring the men to be very gracious hosts and admirable entertainers. Plethora of Thievery Run ning Gamut of Shop Lift ing To Robbery. Have Christmas Party The home of Mr. and Mrs. Laur ence Pinkerton was the scene of a gay party Christmas day. The guests were bidden for dinner and included Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Hammer, of Walla Walla; Mr.- and Mrs. Alva Blalock and children Shirley and Roy of Pendleton; Mr. and Mrs. Lisle Gray and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ad Pinkerton, Wayne Pinkerton, J. V. King, Mr. and Mrs. William Elder and Jewell Pinkerton. Athena Hi at Weston ' Athena high school and Weston Hi meet on the Weston floor next Wed nesday evening in the first of two district basketball games of the season. Flour $5.60 per Barrel Flour has dropped to the lowest level since the war and is selling at $3.C0 a barrel, according to miller. The apprehension of Charles Hog gard, 13, and Wallace Chamness, 16, by local officials has put a crimp in a plethora of thievery which has for some time been running the gamut of crime from petty shoplifting to night robberies of one store and the Athe na post office. While it is alleged suspicion had been directed to the. two boys, it was the robbery of the postoffice Satur day night by Hoggard, single hand ed and his subsequent disposal of a pair of gloves, a part of the loot, that flattened out previous denials and left him open to quizzing which eventually resulted in the officers gaining full information regarding the juvenile crime wave. Aside from petty shoplifting from stores and at least one garage on Main street, the first major job the two pulled was on Thursday night, December 18, when, so young Hog srard tells the officers, he stood guard in front of the Red and White store while Chamness went in at the rear door and secreted himself in the back room. Later, Mr. Montague, one of the proprietors, closed the back door and went to lodge. When he return ed later, the till had been robbed of $26.90, and the rear door was open. rr vi x t l j. ne yuMiuwce roouery iqok place Saturday night. Young Hoggard went to Pendleton with Leroy McCubbins, attended a show there and when they "returned to Athena McCubbins let the boy out on Main street. Instead of going home he pried open one of the office delivery windows, crawled through and came out with six par cel post packages, one of which con tained the pair of gloves that eventu ally proved to be his undoing when he traded them to another boy for an old violin. A postal inspector was here Tuesday, checking up on the postoffice robbery. The Chamness boy, being the older, is believed to have influenced the Hoggard lad in going wrong, He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Cham ness, of Reed and Hawley Mountain. He has been here since school started and works for his board at the Athe na Hotel. Officers say that the loot obtained by the two boys, besides the cash from the Red and White store and the parcels from the postoffice, in cludes knives, gun shells, a spotlight, handkerchiefs, neckties, hoods, cig arettes, candy and cigarette lighters, all pilfered at different times from local stores. Accompanied by Marshal Miller, Councilman Rogers, and Recorder Richards and William Hoggard, Charles Hoggard was taken before the juvenile court at Pendleton Tues day afternoon, where he was paroled to his father with instructions tore port once a week to Recorder Richards. Young Chamness departed from Athena at the close of school for the Christmas holidays for Grass Valley to visit relatives. A warrant was is sued for his arrest and a deputy from the sheriff's office went after him. He was brought to Athena yester day and today will probably appear -before the Juvenile court in Pendleton. Neighbors of Woodcraft The Neighbors of Woodcraft will install officers Tuesday evening, Jan uary 6th as follows: P. G. N. Sarah Ellen Moore; G. N. Eva Mae Doug las; adviser, Luella Pinkerton; clerk, Lola Payne; banker, Celia Harden; magician, Stella Keen; attendant, Minnie DePeatt; captian of guards, m i ... t-.' i . a i unarioue uicKenson; nag nearer, Cora Mclntyre; inner sentry, Laura Gross; outer sentry, Mary McKay; musician, Adele McEwen; corres pondent, Cecil Kibbey; managers, Stella Kershaw, Sarah Gross, Maria Pinkerton. The installing officer will be Sarah Ellen Moore and all mem bers are requested to be present. Athletics Play Walla Walla The Athena Athletics play the Wal la Walla town team tonight on the Athena high school gym court. A preliminary game will be played by the "old heads,", a Walla Walla ag gregation and the Athena "has beens" commencing at 7:15. The Walla Walla town team is said to be com posed of good players and a close contest is expected. The preliminary will be in a class by itself and is expected to furnish a bushel of fun. Echo Pioneer Dies Amos Hammer, 82, for the past thirty years a resident of Echo, died Sunday evening after an illness of two and a half weeks from heart trouble. Mr. Hammer is survived by hi wldoV at Echti. -