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THE PRESS, ATHENA, OREGONAUGUST 7, 1931 Press Paragraphs , Mrs. W. J. Crabill is ill at her home in Athena. Cliff Banister of Holdman was in Athena Monday. Mrs. Anna Haworth was a Wed nesday visitor from Weston. Miss Mildred Watkins is spending the week with friends in Spokane. Bob Lee who resides near Milton, had business in Athena Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hanie trans acted business in Walla Walla Tues day. . Mrs. H. M. Hale, Helix matron, was here from her farm home Tues day. E. B. Foster is making extensive improvements in his ranch water sys tem. W. L. Elder and D. A. Pinkerton made a business trip to La Grande Tuesday. H. A. Barrett was a Pendleton vis itor Tuesday transacting business at the county , court house. Eugene Schrimpf is delivering a good crop of barley to the Farmers Grain Elevator In. Athena. , Jess Smith and Mrs. Charles Pot ter transacted business in Walla Wal la Monday. Miss Emma Ringelwas a lodge delegate at La Grande the fore part oi the week. Betty Geiss spent last week-end with Melba Montague at the Mon tague home here. Joe Key, prominent Weston farm er,' was in Athena Tuesday trans. acting business. The Charles Betts threshing out fit finished harvest operations the first of the week. Mrs. Mary McKay has returned from Walla Walla where she visited relatives last week. William Morrison, well known real estate dealer, called on business friends here Sunday. Dr. and Mrs. Rice of Pendleton who formerly resided in Athena called on friends here Tuesday. George Winship, Standard Oil rep resentative of Pendleton, transacted business here Wednesday. Mrs. A. W. Logsdon visited at the home of Mrs. Philip Yenney near Walla Walla Thursday. - Mrs. Chance Rogers had as a vis itor last week, her niece, Mrs. Ken neth White of Boville, Idaho. i EAS B C FLES HTCN E P0WIDEIP MAils ITSELF A PART OF THE SKIN JlfljTT TOY QTT I dare you to You will get a surprise DEEP BRUNETTES find Symphonie most flatter inga tone that's rich and mellow. With AUBURN HAIR of all types Symphonie was made for you its creamy tint lights the burnished copper of your hair. And if you're MEDIUM, Symphonie gives a dis tinguishing touch the blush of pearl and rose against brown hair is ravishing. For the BLONDE or with GRAY HAIR Symphonie enriches the tone of your skin, brings it warmth and life. Main Street WATKINS' PHARMACY Athena Phone 332 The RED WHITE Store Our Regular Prices on our Shelves Offer You Savings Every Day SPECIALS for SATURDAY and MONDAY August 8th and 10th Rice Flakes, Red and White 10c Cello Wrapt Picnics 19c Tru Blu Sodas-Grahams, 2-lbs. M 29c Yolo Sweet Pickles, quarts 39c Schlitz Malt, 2y2s 54c Coffee, Red & White, 1 lb. tins 37c Coffee, Blue and White, 1 lb. bags 25c Coffee, Red and White, 1 lb. bags 33c : Catsup, Red and White 2 for 37c Kraft Cheese, 8 oz. . 2 for 35c Corn Beef, Red and White, Is 25c Grape Fruit, Red and White . 2 for 39c - Grape Friut, Blue and White 2s , 2 for 33c MONTAGUE & CORNELL PHONE 171 Les Brown and Jim Murphy who nave been Harvesting in this vicinity nave left here, going to Spokane. "Dad" Welch well known Athena resident, is ill at his home here, be ing threatened , with blood-poison' ing. Mrs. Charles Runyon and brother of Roosevelt, Washington, were visitors at the C. E. O. Montague home last week. Miss Arleen Myrick has returned home from Pendleton, where she was employed in a cafe for a couple of weeks. Mrs. Celia MacMurray who spent part of the summer season at Water man station has located at Salem Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. a. a. Kichards mo tored to Umapine Sunday and report the weather tropical in that part of the county. Mrs. Alva Blalock and children of Pendleton and Mrs. Gray of Lewis ton are house guests at the home of Mrs, L. R. Pinkerton. Ira Scott was here from LaCrosse this week. Mr. Scott farms land near Helix and was here looking after business interests. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Kibbey and Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Rendsil of Marsh- field have been visiting at the Alfred Kibbey home here. At the Christian church Sunday morning, Mr. bias will speak at the 11 o'clock hour on the theme. "The Heavenly Vision." Mrs. Will Brace and daughter Mary of Pendleton, spent the week-end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Brace at Thorn Hollow. Miss Virginia Taylor who has been guest at the home of her uncle, Clarence Zerba, left Sunday for her home at McMinnville. Mr. and Mrs. Armand DeMerritt and son Dell of Walla Walla spent the week-end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dell here. Mrs. William Blakeley of Pendleton, has gone to Astoria to visit her granddaughter, Mrs. Merle Chessman and will remain indefinitely. Matt Johnson, expert huckleberry picker, is spending each week-end in enjoying his favorite pasttime. And Matt brings home the berries. Mr. and Mrs. Jess Smith, Lois and Rachel Smith, Mrs. Charles Potter and Mrs. Roy Johnston and children were Milton visitors Tuesday. F. B. Radtke, Herb Parker, Bert Logsdon and Fred Radtke content plate taking a fishing trip .to the Lookingglass over the week-end, Friends of Mrs. Marion Hansell will be pleased to learn that she is convalescing satisfactorily following an injury from a recent accident, Miss Margaret Hodgen of Adams left Wednesday to accompany her aunt Mrs. Jack Free of Waitsburg on a motor trip to Canadian points Mrs. Lois Blalock who has been visiting her sister Mrs. Laurence Pinkerton this week returned to her home in Pendleton this morning. Walter Adams who is making his headquarters at Bingham Springs while his sheep are in the mountains, was an Athena visitor Wednesday, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kirk and son Billy were guests at a waffle supper Friday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Johnson on College street. Mrs. Margaret Banister has return ed to her home in Athena from Burns. She was accompanied by Mrs. Ralph Haynie and little daughter, Margaret Helen, Mr. and Mrs. William Hammer, Mrs. Belle Scott and Mrs. Marie Holt of Walla Walla, were dinner guests at the D. A. Pinkerton home Wednesday evening Mr. and Mrs. Victor McDonald have returned to their home at Long Beach, California, after visiting relatives at Walla Walla and in Umatilla county for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dixon came down from LaCrosse, Wash., Sunday. Mrs. Dixon remained at the home of her mother, Mrs. Dora Sanchez, visiting during the week. Interest in the Red Apple Walka thon is running high with only two contestants left on the floor. A large group of Athena people attended the event Tuesday night Mr. Gallaher of the Gallaher Garage informs the Press that he has employ. ed a competent mechanic and is now prepared to do all kinds of work on all makes of cars. Mrs. A. B. McEwen and grand daughter Patricia Ann Thronson, who have been visiting relatives here for several weeks left Sunday for their home in Portland. Bessie M. Smith was granted a di vorce in Judge Sweek's court at Pen dleton Tuesday from Feron Smith, by default, with the custody of a minor child given the plaintiff. , M. L. Watts vice-president, and B, B. Richards secretary-treasurer of the Umatilla Tax League, attended a meeting of the district committeemen at Pendleton, Wednesday. Mrs. Rhoda Nelson who was gradu ated from the Athena high school last year is employed at the Eiffert fruit and confectionery stand on the highway near the state line. Miss Viola DeLong was guest last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A, L. McEwen, north of Athena. Mrs McCool' of Walla Walla, is also vis iting her daughter, Mrs. McEwen. Ira Snook of Pendleton was a busi ness visitor here Monday. Mr. Snook believes Sunday to have been the hot test day of the season in Pendleton, thermometers about town registered from 107 to 109 degrees. The Pinkerton Golf Course has been a popular rendezvous for players the weather has moderated. In since Dr. and Mrs. W. G. Cowan were Athena visitors this week en route by motor, to Vale,. Oregon, where they will be guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Rice. (Lois Mclntyre.) Mrs. Laurence Pinkerton, Jewell Pinkerton and Mrs. Lois Blalock and Roy and Shirley Blalock made up a party enjoying a swim in the Umatil la at Thorn Hollow Tuesday after noon. . Rev. and Mrs. Brown who have been visiting in this vicinity for sev eral weeks left Tuesday for their home at Veneta near Eugene, Rev. Brown preached in the Baptist church here Sunday. Guests at the D. A. Pinkerton home Monday included Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Johnson who reside near the state line and Mr. and Mrs. L. Johnson and young sons Forrest and Jerry of Oak land, California. Mrs. Frank Little and daughter Iris will leave for Portland next week where they will visit relatives. Miss Little, society editor of the Walla Walla Bullentin, will take her vaca tion at that time. Emery and Kenneth Rogers left Athena Sunday for, Creston,- B. C, where they will remain on the Dud ley Rogers ranch during the harvest season. They accompanied their uncle, u L. Sogers, to Creston. Mrs. Fred Kershaw and Miss Fred- erica Kershaw motored to. Walla Walla Tuesday to extend sympathy to their friends, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Duncan in the loss of their son Billv who parsed away Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Burke were m Athena Sunday" from Portland. The ladies of the Thimble Club will meet at the home of Mrs. D. A. Pink erton, next Tuesday afternoon, Au gust 11. Mr. and Mrs. Emmel and son, who left here several years ago and con ducted a Penney store at - Newton, Iowa, are now residing at Burkank, Cal.- Mr. Emmel has retired. Little Gene Miller had his right foot . severely burned when he stepped into a bed of hot ashes at the city dumping grounds, the fore part of the week. The injury was a pain ful one. Mr. and Mrs. James Twohy and Kevin and Mary Ann were in Athe-' na en route from Spokane to Port land Wednesday night, and were ac companied home yesterday by Mrs. F. B. Boyd who will visit for a couple of weeks. B. B. Richards, Tax League secretary-treasurer, and W. S. Ferguson attended the special committee meet ing of tax delegates at Pendleton this week, when tax commissioner Charles V. Galloway was one of the principal speakers. Four car loads of sacked wheat from Umapine were received by the Pres ton-Shaffer Milling . company this week. This shipment was switched from the electric line to the Union Pacific tracks at Prunedale, west of Freewater. Mrs. Robert Norris (Hazel San ders) and young son Robert Hall, ar rived yesterday by motor, from, their home at Medford, for a visit with relatives here. Mrs. Callie " Sanders plans to accompany her daughter on her return home. Mrs. O. M. Castleman and daughter Barbara arrived in the city last eve ning from Ontario, and are guests at the J. F. Kershaw home. Miss Castle man is one of the attendants of the queen of the Round-Up this year. She is a university oi Washington stu dent. Miss May Lockwood entertained the Christian missionary society Wednes day afternoon, assisted by Mrs. Sias. Miss Juanita Crawford was leader of the meeting, the subject being on Tibet. Refreshments were served by the hostesses, twenty-three being present, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Gnbble and son Richard, of Shafter, California, were in Athena Tuesday night, guests at the home of Mrs. M. M. Johns. Mr, Gribble taught the 7th and 8th. grades in the Athena school in 1917-18. He is now vice-principal of the Shafter schools and Mrs. Gribble has been primary teacher there. Fred Pittman and Floyd Fanning were called to Cabbage Hill Monday to assist in fighting a fire which had gained considerable headway before being discovered. The entire force of highway patrolmen in this part of the county was called into service and succeeded in gaming control after an area of about 200 acres had been burned, Mrs. A. O. Schubert and daughter Doris who left Sunday morning will visit at the homes of Mrs. Schubert's brother, Orie Zerba at Zillah, Wash ington, and her sister, Mrs. Avis Dug- ger at uolcfendale. The Misses Itol and Lela Schubert recently returned from an extensive trip including California, Nevada and Utah in their itinerary. a tore taste of autumn was ex perienced Tuesday night when the mercury hovered around sixty after an extended hot spell. A brisk breeze from the west stirred up some1 dust Wednesday and caused a general fall of leaves from the locusts lining the Athena streets. The cool weather came as a welcome relief from the preceding torrid weather. F. B. Wood who has recently ac quired property on the corner of Sixth and College streets is installing an elecrict motor for his pump. He is also building a reinforced concrete cellar to enclose the pump and to in sure the mechanism against freezing. Mr. and. Mrs. Jess Smith will move to the M. L. Watts ranch northeast of town, next week. Mr. and Mrs, PRICES for SATURDAY and MONDAY Red Beans Prunes Recleaned, 10 lbs. 45c Fancy Italians, 5 lbs.... 35c Flour Soap Made at home, 49 lb. sack..............89c Crystal White, 10 bars....... ,...29c Coffee Matches Steel cut, 3 lbs............................. 57c 6 box carton, each..: .. .. 15c Peaches Canned Corn Lemon Cling, 2i2s, 3 cans..............49c Silver Leaf brand, 4 cans......:.. 49c Pork C& Beans Deviled Meat Van Camps medium size, 2 for..15c Small cans, 6 for 25c, 3 Large for 25c Straw Hats. Value up to $4.50 Clean-up price each 43c Phone 152 ATHENA DEPARTMENT STORE Honoring her sister, Miss Amy Purcell, Mrs. M. W. Hansell invited a few friends in Thursday of last week to spend the afternoon hours, the guests including Mrs. F. B. Rad tke and Mrs. Fred Boyd, and Mrs. Herman Goodwin and Mrs. Mary Mc Nee of Weston. Refreshments of ices were served by Misses Helen and Mil dred Hansell. Miss Purcell left Fri day morning for a visit in Portland before proceeding to her home in Fresno, California, where she is in charge of a large Chinese mission school. CARD OF THANKS . We take this method of expressing our thanks and appreciation for the many acts of kindness extended to us during our bereavement in the loss of our beloved husband and brother, Charles H. Potter. MRS.C.H. POTTER, MR. and MRS. HARRY RIFFLE, MR. and MRS. HARRY BROWN. QUALITY GROCERY Phone 561. addition to groups of local membeg Harvey Roseberry who have been at of the club, a number of Milton peo- the Watts ranch for some time have pie have frequented the links recent- rented the attractive cottage of Mrs. ly. Therm Bttlln la Athvn. (Q. 1130, WaiUrn Newipaptr Union.) So many folk are happy folk -Tha feathered folk and furredt And many a kindly glanoa rva had And many a briak bright word Trom squlrel and from gray fltld mousa From cardinal and blackbird. Muna La. OUTDOOR AND GYPSY DI8HE8 During the warm weather there la nothing more pleasant than to take one's family and friends out to a stream or lake, or In the beautiful woods, rest and listen to nature and feed the Inner man with Just such things as may b e cooked o n t doors. Here are some really good gypsy dishes that Kraft French Dressing Vi pint for 20c 1 pint for 38c Del Monte Catsup 14 ounce, only 15c Happy Home Kraut 2s, 2 for 25c Mayonnaise Nalley's Kraft and Flour Foods - 29c pint . Wesson Oil in quart glass 45c Wesson Oil in pint glass 25c , 5 ounce Oysters only 10c Rinso Large size 23c 2 lbs Preferred Soda Wafers 28c . Quality Grocery Frank Little, Prop. Athena, Oregon. Phone 561 THE ATHENA MARKET every one will enjoy A heavy iron kettle with an Iron cover Is best, place It In the coals and when hot add some chopped suet; when tried out add chopped lamb's heart and liver, simmer for three min utes, add a sprig of fennel and six peeled potatoes. Cover and cook one hour. The fennel la Important to give the stew that tantalizing flavor. Steak. Take willow sticks, green and strong, sharpen and string the steaKs on tnem. Turn the steaks while cooking, then season with salt and pepper and plenty of butter on hot dishes. Gather the flowers of wild mus tard, dry them and rub between the hands. It Is much more delicate than the ordinary kind. Serve this with all meats. Baked Potatoes. Wrap potatoes in yellow dock leaves and skewer with thorns. Roast in the hot ashes cov ered with coals. Roasted eggs. Pierce each shell at the ends and wrap in wet leaves. For soft cooked , eggs leave in the hot coals for six minutes if wished hard leave twenty. Sausages of various kinds are al ways enjoyed cooked out of doors. String them on willow sticks and hold over the heat Toasting marshmal lows for desert will make a menn. with some satisfying sandwiches, lit for any . appetite. The coffee of course Is an Important Item. Mix it with egg and a little cold water, add boiling water, boiTnn and stir down lightly three times, then add a little cold water to settle and It la readv to serve. 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 g wen a in en a, urejron. a Goody ear Tires and Tubes Valvoline Oils Automobile Supplies, Parts and Accessories la u a race v North side Main Street - . Phone 352