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THE PRESS, ATHENA, OREGON, JUNE 5, 1931 r Play on Pinkerton's Golf Course Athena New 9-HoIe Course, Hav ing Exceptional Hazards ; WW Golf Clubs for rent Season Membership, $15.00; Transient players 25c, week days; 50c Sundays. Press Paragraphs Mrs. Dolph Thompson was a visitor here from Gibbon yesterday. - Mr. and Mrs. Ray Jones were vis itors at Langdon lake Sunday. ' Herman Goodwin, Weston druggist was an Athena visitor yesterday. Miss Hilda Dickenson was here from Arlington for the week-end. Mrs. B. B. Richards and Miss Beryl Pelkey spent Saturday in Walla Wal la. W. S. Ferguson returned Monday from a brief business trip to Spo kane. H. F. Beadle of Boston is a guest at the home of Miss Mildred Stanton this week. - ,: Noah Buroker has been ill it his home here this week suffering with an attack of neuritis. Dr. and Mrs. Walter Cowan of Walla Walla, visited friends and rela tives here Sunday. Roland Richards has added a new pony to his herd, which now numbers four head. The newcomer is a fine bay, four year old colt and will prob ably be named "Pal." The fellow who goes through the summer without a Jantzen misses a lot. This suit is al ways ready to provide a good time. It is built to w.ear well, look well, and fit perfectly for many seasons. It is knitted with the famous Jantzen-stitch to provide utmost swimming freedom. Come in and look over the new colors. WATDKDNJF PHARMACY The Red. White Stores Foods that Please as Well as Save SPECIALS for SATURDAY and MONDAY Red and White Coffee, 1 lb. tins ; 38c , Red and White Coffee, 1 lb. bags 33c Blue and White Coffee, 1 lb. bags 25c Tomatoes, Red and White, 2y2s 2 for 39c Tomatoes, Green and White 2l2s 3 for 39c "Corn, Golden Bantam, Red and White 2s 2 for 39c Corn, Standard, 2s Each, 9c Dozen, $1.05 "Hires Root Beer Extract 2 for 49c Lux Toilet Soap 4 for 29c Porto 2 for 55c Certo 2 for 49c Pen-Jel 2 for 28c 'Schlitz Malt 54c Dina Mite, Small 22c Dina Mite, Large 39 c "Sweet Pickles, Yolo 39c MONTAGUE & CORNELL PHONE 171 Mrs. C. M. Eager, Mrs. E. J. Burc hill, Betty and Virginia Eager were Freewater visitors, Friday. Gordon Davis, cousin of Mrs. Joe Sheard has left for Canada after a visit of several months here. Andrew Johnson and his brother of Alberta were recent visitors at the Arthur Douglas home here. E. B. Foster and Norman Mcln tyre delivered a truck load of hogs each in Walla Walla Wednesday, Charles Williams has returned from a visit at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Fred Beckner in Washtucna, Charles E. Montague of Parairie City arrived today to visit at the home of his brother Ed Montague. Mrs. Lisle Gray and little sons re. turned Saturday from a two weeks visit with relatives at Harvard, Ida' ho. " Mrs. Floyd Pinkerton entertained the Christian Missionary society Wed nesday afternoon at her home west of town. Miss Edna DeFreece, Miss Phyllis Dickenson, Wilbur Harden and Jim Hodgen were visitors at Waitsburg Saturday. Mrs. C. Prestbye of Whitensh, Mon tana, is expected to arrive in Athena soon on a visit to her son, E. C. Prestbye. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Barrett and family and Mr. and Mrs. Flint Johns and family were visitors at Cold Springs Sunday. Gene Knudsen, Weston high school boy, suffered a fractured arm while cranking a car. Dr. McKinney re duced the fracture. Mr. and Mrs. 0. E. Maxwell of Grand Rapids, Michigan, visited at the home of their neice,, Mrs. Gordon Watkins this week. Mrs. Charles Boatright and Dean Rubin of St. Johns, Washington, were week-end visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Watkins. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kendig and Mr. and Mrs. George Kendig of Al bany, Oregon, have been visitors at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Piper. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Pambrun have returned from Spokane where they visited their daughter Mrs. Percy Wilson who had the misfortune to fall, fracturing her angle. Miss Virginia Eager and Miss Gen evieve Barrett left Wednesday for Dayton, Washington, where they will visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Eager for two weeks. Clarence Trapp of Oregon City, visited here over the week-end with his brother, Isaac Trapp, who is em ployed on the W. J. Kirk ranch. Mr. and Mrs. Davis (Bessie Parker) were in Athena last week from their home in Portland. They visited friends in Athena and Freewater. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Zerba and family have returned from Grants Pass where they spent the past two weeks. Mrs. Zerba is ill with an at tack of measles. Mrs. F. B. Chapman and son Wayne Chapman of Genessee, Idaho, visited over the week-end at the Floyd Pink erton home, Mrs. Chapman is step mother to Mrs. Pinkerton. Rev. and Mrs. Judd of Vancouver, Wash., Ellis Judd of Hood River and Rev. Green of Milton, were dinner guests Sunday at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Clarence Zerba. Mrs. B. B. Richards and Mrs. Otis Whiteman are entertaining the Athe na Bndcre club today with a one o'clock luncheon at the home of Mrs Whiteman in Walla Walla. Friends of Mrs. Bertha Proebstel, (Bertha Gross) have received an nouncement of the graduation of her son, McArthur Proebstel, from Wash ington high school in Portland. Bert Logsdon and Max Hopper fished Saturday and Sunday in the Deschutes river. A fine display of trout at the Athena Market Monday morning showed the result of the trip. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Booher motor ed down from their farm home at Bonners Ferry, Idaho, for Memorial Day. They spent the week-end at the John Walker farm south of Athe na. Mrs. Alma Koontz of Portland vis ited at the home of Mrs. Henry Dell last Friday and Saturday, leaving Sunday for Pendleton where she visit ed at the Morton Elder home en route home. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Doucrlas of Hermiston. Mrs. Ruby Ward of Southern Oregon and Mrs. Chance Turner of Portland, have been guests at the Arthur Douglas home west of Athena. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Yenney and son John of Walla Walla were din ner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Penn Harris, Tuesday evening. John is remaining for a longer visit in Athena. Mrs. H. E. Dow who has spent several months in Canada arrived in Athena Mondav evemnir for a visit Mrs. Dow and son Jack contemplate leaving for their old home in Maine in the near future. . Mrs. F. B. Radtke was taken to a hospital at Walla Walla, Tuesday, where she was a patient for a short timA. havinir her tonsils removed. She returned home Wednesday and is improving nicely. A shower was recently given in honor of Mrs. Will Campbell, Jr., at the home of Mrs. iranK ijopdock. ii . r was attended by a numoer 01 mrs, Campbell s mends and a most pieas ant time was enjoyed by those pres Miss Mildred Watkins arrived here Saturday from Centraha to visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Watkins for a fortnight. Miss Wat Una nlans to attend the summer ses sion at the University of Washing ton. John Wall, accompanied by his mother, Mrs. W. K. Wall, cami up from Goldendale, Washington, for Memorial day. John has transferred his residence from Kelso, where he served on the police force, to Golden- dale. T. Remillard and wife of Los Ange les, who visited at the home of Mrs. Edgar Forrest at Thorn Hollow, sis ter of Mr. Remillard, have returned home accompanied by Miss Theresa Forrest, who will spend the summer with them. Invitations have been received by a number of Athena matrons to a re ception Friday afternoon in Pendle ton at the home of Mrs. James Johns. The affair is in honor of Mrs. Alger Fee, Mrs. Calvin Sweek and Mrs. Thomas Young. Mrs. Anna Herrick of Pendleton an nounces a tea to be given at her home 123 N. Main Street, Saturday after noon under the auspices of the Uma tilla County Health association. Athe na ladies who are interested are in vited to attend. Jack Cunningham, formerly of Athena and Pendleton, was in the city Wednesday from Seattle, where his family is now residing. Jack is now - traveling salesman for tbe Weber company of Seattle, dealers in showcases and fixtures. Announcement is made of the marriage of Miss Margaret Baker, a teacher in the Weston schools the past year to Mr. Emerson Reavis, both of La Grande. The marriage took place last October 4th, and was kept a secret from friends of the couple. Mrs. George Banister and Mrs. H. McArthur left Saturday morning for Portland, accompanied by Mrs. Ralph Haynie, who was visiting here from Burns. Mrs. Banister will spend a few weeks at Burns, and Mrs. Mc Arthur will remain at her home in Portland. The Memorial services at the Chris tian church Sunday evening was well attended, members of the Baptist congregation attending in a body. Ap propriate music and decorations were features and a splendid patriotic ad dress by Rev. Charles Sias was much enjoyed. Miss Genevieve Rogers spent the week-end with her parents here; from Seattle. Miss Rogers was in company with her cousin, Miss Fran cis Rogers who has been attending University of Washington, and is at the home of her mother, Mrs. Carrie Rogers near Helix. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Little and Mrs. Huldah McKinney motored to Arling ton and Blalock, Saturday, where they spent the week-end with friends. They were met there by Miss Agnes Lit- le who has been teaching at Wash ougal, and who will spend a part of her vacation at her home here. Miss Blanche Eickworth of Empire City, has been visiting her college classmate, Miss Elsa Ringel this week. Miss Eickworth teaches home economics at St. Helens high school. Miss Eickworth, Miss Elsa and Miss Emma. Ringel motored to Wallowa Lake Tuesday, returning home Wednesday. Floyd Arbogast came from Ritter, Grant county, Wednesday to spend a couple of days with Athena friends. Floyd is temporarily incapacitated for work on account of getting the digits of his right hand in front of the cutting edge of a pair of sheep shears at the wrong time. Merl Johnson accompanied Floyd up from Ritter. Friends have received news of the recent death of W. H. Hawley, form erly of this city and Pendleton. Mr. and Mrs. Hawley, (Josie Danner) made their home in Montana. Mr. Hawley had been an invalid for many years, and died in the Mayo hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, after six weeks treatment there and was buried in Portland. A group of friends motoring to Langdon Lake where they spent the day Sunday included, Mr. and Mrs. George Sheard, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sheard and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Montague, Clarence and Melba Mon tague, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Haney, Mr. and Mrs. Harve Roseberry, Mrs. Joe Sheard, Gordon Davis and Kath leen and Joe McDowell of La Grande. The Athena Bridge club was charm ingly entertained last Thursday at the home of Mrs. C. M. Eager. The host ess was assisted by Mrs. E. J. Burc hill. The rooms were gay with clus ters of summer flowers, columbine, iris- and snap dragon predominating in the decorations. Luncheon was served at small tables centered with dainty bouquets of pink Cecil Bruen er roses and blue bachelor buttons. Cards in the shape of miniature fans marked the places for sixteen guests. At bridge which was played during the afternon, Mrs. Henry Dell won high score and Mrs. Ralph McEwen second. Mrs. Laurence Pinkerton re ceived an attractive guest prize. Ad ditional guests were Mrs. Justin Har wood and Mrs. Arthur Douglas. J SPECIALS FOR NEXT WEEK STARTING JUNE 6th . Wesson Oil Pineapple Quarts ................49c Broken Sliced, 2y2s, 2 f or 39c Purex Kingsford Starch Pint bottles 2 for.......4...:.............:.55c Corn or Gloss, per lb............ 9c Sugar Puffed Kalnift FJpV Marshmallows iiaaoia rigs Per lb. ......... :.. ..........25c Rut up in California wine 2 for....25c Swansdown Heinz Cake Flour Creme Tomato Soup 1 pkg with glass plate, each..........'39c Per can '. .. ..:...........10c Milk, Large Cans, per Case Milk, 5 Large Cans - - - - ' m $3.69 - - - 39c Phone 152 ATHENA DEPARTMENT STORE Stewart, superintendent. Worship ser vice, 11 a. m. "The Doctrine of Justi fication." Following the regular ser vice we will also worship the Lord through the ordinance of the Lord's Supper 'in remembrance' of Him. Young peoples' service 7.p. m., topic "The Need for Christian Thoughful ness and Kindness." Evangelistic ser vice, 8 p. m. "What is your salary?" Thursday, 8 p. m., regular mid-week prayer services. "Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon Him while He is near." Isaiah 55:6. NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the County Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County. In the Matter of the Estate of A. M. Gillis, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed ad ministrator of the estate of A. M. Gillis, deceased, by the above entitled Court. All persons having claims against the said estate are hereby notified to present the same to me at Athena, Oregon, or to my attorneys, Watts & Prestbye, at their law office in Athena, Oregon, within six (6) months from the date of the first publication of this notice. All claims must be verified as by law required. Dated at Athena, Oregon, this 5th day of June, 1931. F. S. LeGROW, Administrator. Watts & Prestbye, Athena, Oregon, Attorneys for estate. J5J3 f.'J..'."! The Churches CHURCH OF CHRIST Charles A. Sias, Minister The Athena congregation is a unit in itself, with no outside authority or machinery. Congregational gov ernment; special plea is for unity of all Christian people, with the New Testament alone as authority and rule of faith and practice; large liberty of opinion. Worship and ser mon each Sunday morning and eve ning. Bible school 10 a. m. Young people meet at 6:30; mid-week de votional and Bible Btudy Wednesday night FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Gerald C Dryden, Minister Sunday ichool, 10 a. ra., Lewis MAY 22 TO OCT. 15 RETURN LIMIT OCT. 31 LIBERAL STOPOVERS Summer excursion fares east daily on Union Pacific's wonderful Portland Rose and other fine trains. Scenic route. Short side trips enable you to v'.;t. .. Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryca Canyon, Rocky Mountain, Grand Tofon and Ydlowiton National Parks. Informa tion and vacation booklet! on requoil. round raip ro DENVER..... 67.10 OMAHA. 70.36 KANSAS CITY.... 7S.S0 ST. LOUIS ... 80.6 . CHICAGO 85.06 DETROIT .104.67 CINCINNATI 106.16 NEW ORLEANS. 107.10 ' CLEVELAND....... 107.87 TORONTO llt.eC ATLANTA 110.46 PITTSBURGH .... 118.81 WASHINGTON 140.61 PHILADELPHIA 141.97 NEW VOBK . 146.46 BOSTON ....la.l U N I O N PACIFIC 1 M. EAGER, Agent, Athena, Ore. QUALITY GROCERY Phone 561 -Some more of our Regular Daily Prices- white Diamond Dinner Set Coffee Flour 2 lbs. Made at home 75c 95c Cup and Saucer Free Ehrmans Best, Solid Pack . RinSO TjffVi?- Large Package for 35c 23c ofrlfa'L Regulaf Bottle 25c 26c Puree Tomatoes for for No. 10s L 50c 25c 40-50 Italian Prunes w Jar Rubers 3 lbs. for Best made, per dozen . 25c 5c Quality Grocery Frank Little, Prop. Athena, Oregon. Phone 561 THE ATHENA MARKET We carry , the best Meat That Money Buys Kippered Sanson, all Kinds of Salt Fish. Fresh Fish, Oysters, Crabs, Clams, Kraut in Season. A. W. LOGSDON Main Street Athena, Oregon. Goodyear Tires and Tubes Valvoline Oils Automobile Supplies, - Parts and Accessories Athena Garage North side Main Street Phone 352