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Tut". 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 Roods, but its dead easy if done the right way. This paper will tell several hundred at once at nominal cost. 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 Post Office at Athena, Oregon, as Second-Class Mall Matter VOLUME 44 ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, OCTOBER 23, 1931 NUMBER 43 PENDLETON BANKS III COOL ID I F. S. LeGrow of Athena Is Given Post of Executive Vice-President. After more than a week's prepara tion, the Inland Empire Bank at Pendleton was consolidated with the First National Bank of Pendleton Monday, under the name of the First Inland National Bank of Pendleton. The new institution opened for busi ness Monday morning in the building formerly occupied by the First Na tional Bank of Pendleton, all em ployes of the two banks continuing in the service of the new bank. The First Inland National Bank of Pendleton begins with $500,000 of new capital fully subscribed and paid in cash, in addition to the assets of the two banks entering into consoli dation. .. . The officers of the new bank are John D. Ankeny of Walla Walla, president; F. S. LeGrow of Athena, executive vice-president; Col. J. H. Raley, Edwin Winter and G. A. Hart man, vice-presidents; G. M. Rice, chairman board of directors; J. R. Bowler, cashier and trust officer; H. W. Dickson and B. A. Davis, assistant cashiers; Joseph R. Light, assistant cashier and assistant trust officer. The directors are G. M. Rice, chair man; John D. Ankeny, F. S. LeGrow, J. H. Raley, Edwin Winter, G. A. Hartman, L. L. Rogers, Will M. Pet i erson and Joseph Cunha. "The stockholders number forty-one and with a few exceptions are those who held stock in the Inland Empire and the First National and their fi nancial responsibility is placed at ap proximately $6,000,000. Mr. LeGrow's connection with the new bank will in no way interfere with his management of the First Na tional Bank of Athena which he has so successfully managed for 30 years. It is understood that he retains his full interests here and will give his usual attention, with the assistance of the trusted employes who have long been in service, to financial details of the local institution. The First National Bank of Athe na is not connected with the Pendle ton bank consolidation; Mr. LeQrow merely accepting the office of execu tive vice-president in the new bank ing house. ' Oregon Takes Long Journey For the next two weeks hotels and Pullman cars will be the home of Ore gon's varsity football players.. They left Eugene Wednesday, on offiS of the most extensive and expensive trips ever undertaken by a Webfoot team. Only the Florida journey two years ago excels it so far as mileage is concerned. Two undefeated foot ball teams will be encountered by Oregon before it returns to Eugene next month. The Webfoots battle the North Dakota Flickertails at Grand Forks, N. D., Saturday, and a week later oppose New York university's Violets in the Yankee stadium at New York city. ' Wheat Trend Upward A fresh rise in wheat values late Wednesday at Chicago, coincided with a renewal of stock market rallies, and with enlarged estimates of North American wheat export business. About 1,000,000 bushels of United States hard winter wheat was said to have been taken for shipment over seas. Official reports indicated that 1931 northern hemisphere wheat pro duction would be 100,000,000 bushels short of 1930, exclusive of Russia and China, and that the Russian crop was also smaller despite increased acre age. Ben Williams Dead B. F. Williams, resident of Milton for 40 years died at the family home, "The Maples," Monday of last week after several months of failing health. He is survived by th? widow, one daughter, Mrs. Hineline of Her mis ton; two sons, Earl Williams of Port land, and Dr. Carl M. Williams of Yakima. Funeral services were con ducted Wednesday morning at the Christian church, Rev. F. D. Hutton, a long time friend of the family, in charge of the service, assisted by the pastor, Rev. Francis M. Arant. Inter ment followed in Milton Odd Fellows cemetery. v The Study Club Mrs. M. M. Johns entertained the Study club Friday afternoon, when eight members answered roll call. A "Final - New England Pilgrimage" . was the topic for the afternoon, which brought forth papers by Mrs. F. B. Radtke, "Portsmouth, N. H.;" "The South and West," by Mrs. Stella Keen. Mrs. Radtke will be hostess . to the club October 30, when the topic will be "New York City," with re sponses to roll call being noted per sons of Gctham Athena Alumni Defeat Sigma Chi By Score of 190 Athena alumni took Whitman Sig ma Chi to a thorough and complete cleaning in the fastest and best game of football seen on the home gridiron, Thursday afternoon of last week. Athena scored right OiT the reel in the first quarter, when Crowley car ried the ball around end for 30 yards. Following up this gain, Athena alum ni on the fifth play scored, Crowley taking the oval for a touchdown. Michener converted. Following close ly afterward the second touchdown was put across, when on end runs, line bucking and off tackle plays, Crowley went over. Try for' point fail ed. Score Athena 13, Sigma Chi 0. Sigma Chi held during the second and third periods, against substitutes replacing regulars. The regular lineup faced Sigma Chi in the last period. Taking advantage of holes in the visitors' line, Athena was not long in adding the third touchdown of the game. Edwin Mc Ewen broke through for a 12 yard gain to the 7 yard line and on the next play Myrick went off tackle for the score. Conversion failed and the score stood at the end of the game, 19-0. The following alumni were in the lineup for Athena: Eldon Myrick, Lee Foster, Ralph and Edwin McEwen, Arthur Crowley, Walt Huffman Wilford Miller, Orel Michener, Jack Moore, Wayne Pink erton, Bryce Baker, Stafford Hansell, Cecil and George Pambrun, Norman Mclntyre Dean Pinkerton and Tom Campbell. Wilbur Harden was ref eree and Stafford Hansell, head lines Life Term for Murder Willard Sullivan, convicted slayer of Homer Bidwell, prominent North Powder rancher, was sentenced at la Grande to life imprisonment. Sent ence was nassed by Circuit Judge J. W. Knowles, in line with the recom mendation of the trial jury, indwell was shot to death in a field near his home last June. Annual County W. C. T. U. Convention Held Here The 46th annual county convention was held Thursday of last week "at the Athena Baptist church. About 75 delegates were present, representing Milton, Hermiston, Fendleton, Adams and Helix. Rev, Northroo of Athena welcomed the visitors. A report from the of ficers and the department oi tne county was unusually good, showing gains in membership. Outstanding numbers on the pro gram included, "Presentation of Youth's Roll Call." Mrs. Roy Pen- land, Helix; "What Oregon Pays for War," Mrs. Florence Berkeley, Pen dleton, state director of international relations; vocal solo, Mrs. E. F. Bloom, accompanied by Mrs. Lawr ence Pinkerton. The result of the election of officers follows: President, Mrs. Esther A. F. May, Pendleton; -vice-president, Mrs. Will Daniel, Freewater; record inc secretary. Mrs. Clementine In gram, Pendleton; corresponding sec retary, Mrs. W. R. Wyrick, Pendle ton; treasurer, Mrs. Charles Betts, Athena. " t The church was aDDrooriately deco rated with baskets of fall flowers and at noon a no hostess luncheon was served. The key note of the conven tion was "Observance and Enforce ment, not Repeal." The next convention will be held at Hermiston, Octobe? 1932. Autogyro and "Old Scout" Two masterpieces of mechanical achievement were to be seen in Athe na Saturday. The first to come to townr or over it father was the new autogyro, a big red plane supported by revolving blades atop the fuselage. The pilot swooped gracefully over the treetops on Athena streets and many citizens were given a good view of their first autogyro. Following the visit of the newfangled plane, "Old Scout," the one-lung Oldsmobile mak ing its second transcontinental trip, paraded through main street and passed on its way to Pendleton. Rally Day Exercises Fifty-four were present at the rally day exercises held at the Bap tist church last Sunday. The follow ing interesting and. appropriate pro gram was presented: Exercise, Pri mary department; song "Jesus Never Fails," Junior Boys Class; prayer song, Junior Girls' Class; vocal solo, Virginia Eager; vocal solo, "I Shall Not Pass Again This Way," Mrs. Lloyd Michener. Coyotes Raid Flocks Sheepmen of Lake county are re porting an unusual number of coyotes disturbing their flocks this year. The situation has been reported to two government trappers in the hope that assistance from them may be obtained in control ol tire animals. Its Dome Is Suspended by Cables i pgr 1 ipp If I i : 8 ;v) mw ! V III -K if II fVflrrillll lit Pl , r?f - i? f sk I f I i J ii !? -wk A , . i ' , tft viiiimffl'wiiBir-TnmrOTnTiiimiffflnirm East entrance to the cable-suspended railroad dome of the Travel and Transport building of A Century of Progress Chicago's 1933 World's Fair. Four of the steel towers, from the tops of which the supporting cables run like tlitf threads of some giant spider web, are seen. MURDERER OF FIVE Harry-Powers, alias Cornelius Tier son' of Clai kKburg, W. Va.. confessed to the brutal murder of Mrs. Asta Eicher of Park Hlrige, a Chicago sub urb, and her three children and Mrs. Dorothy I.emke of Massachusetts, lie la shown here holding l he hammer lit' used In romniitt'tiir the crits'p Athena Alumni Team To Battle Lexington-Heppner A football game has been arrang ed for Sunday at 2 o'clock on the local gridiron when the Athena alum ni team will meet the Lexington- Heppner town team. The visiting team boasts of a num ber of excellent players among whom is Eddie Hughes former Mac Hi star and promises to put up some real competition for the local contingent. The Athena boys are ready for them however, and guarantee to put on some well planned plays. A nominal charge of 35 cents for men and 25 cents for ladies, will be made to cov er expenses of the visitors and it is hoped that local football fans will turn out and give their usual hearty support. The lineup for Athena will be practically the same that defeat ed Sigma Chi of Whitman 19-0, last Saturday. Scramble for Wheat There was a general scramble for wheat supplies at Pacific Northwest points overnight Wednesday, with exporters frantically bidding sharp premiums for' their immediate needs. Bids were generally above the cash wheat basis established on the Port land Merchants Exchange, there be ing no change there for the day. Flour is advanced 20c per barrel by Coast millers. School Budget Sliced AoVilnnH has rprlucerf her school bud get for 1932-33 to an extent which will porbably mean a 2.5-mill reduc tion, unless there should be a radical decrease in property valuation in the district, is assured as the budget sub mitted by the board was approved by a citizens committee. , The marriage of Richard Dix to Miss Winifred Coe, San Francisco society girl, and until a year ago a resident of Portland, disclosed that his name is Ernest Carlton Brimmer, and that his egU is 27, Reception Given New Minister, His Wife and School Faculty Members That Athena people might meet and welcome Rev. and Mrs. Northrup of the local Baptist church, and the faculty of the Athena schools, a re ception which occurred Tuesday eve ning was an enjoyable social event of the week. The auditorium of the Baptist church was beautifully decorated with clusters of flowers and foliage in brilliant autumn hues. An interest ing program was arranged by a com mittee selected from the Baptist Ladies Society, the Athena Study Club and the Etude Club, the organ izations responsible for the affair fol lowing which the honorees were greeted by those present. Coffee and delicious cakes were served from a prettily appointed table centered with pink chrysanthe mums. Those presiding at the urns included Mrs. Northrup, Mrs, E. F. Bloom, Mrs. M. L. Watts and Mrs. Lawrence Pinkerton? A pleasant fea ture was the community singing which added to the charmingly in formal note evidenced throughout the evening. Following is the pro gram a3 presented: WelcomeMrs. Frank Williams, Baptist Society; Mrs. E. C. Rogers, Study Club; Mrs. Ralph McEwon, Etude Club. Response Rev. Northrop, E. F. Bloom. Piano Solo Arlene Foster. -Reading "Sister's Beau," Anna bel Payne. , Vocal Solo "My Wild Irish Rose," J. N. Scott. Musical reading "The Ladies Aid, Mrs. C. M. Eager. Piano solo Mrs. Glenn Steen. Vocal duet "I Hear the Bees-a-humming," Mrs. I; L. Michener and Mrs. Ed Montague. Musical reading "The Clever Child" and "I Wonder Why," Mrs. Ralph McEwen. - Vocal solo "I Love a Lassie," Rev. Fairweather. Reading "The First Call at the Butchers," Mrs. Glenn Steen. Trombone solo "Believe Me if All Those Endearing "Young Charms," and "I Love You Truly," Dan Tilley. Chorus "Night Breezes," and "Mammy's Little Kinky Headed Boy," Etude club. Mrs. Lawrence Pinkerton accom panist. Increases Frowned On The interstate commerce commis sion has denied the railroads' request for a flat 15 per cent increase in freight rates, but suggested the roads might apply for specific increases on designated commodities upon certain conditions. The special raises would be conditional on submission and ap proval of arrangements between the carriers for pooling of revenue ac cruing from the increases. Winds Rake Oregon Coast Heavy winds reaching the gale stage of 65 miles an hour struck the mouth of the Columbia river Wed nesday night and ushered in a rain storm that "overlapped into Eastern Oregon territory. The longest show er that has fallen in Athena for over four months, lasted nearly two hours, early yesterday morning. May Start Seeding With slight increase in surface moisture showing up this week, weeds may start on summer fallow land and general seeding of grain may get un der way within the next few days, ac cording Va repwta. Improvement of Gulch Road Will Go to Pine Creek Work on the new grade of the Athena-LaMar Gulch market road is nearing completion, and within two weeks surface graveling is expected to begin. Members of the county court and the county roadmaster were in Athe na Tuesday and went out to the Joe Key place to investigate a rock de posit, with tentative plans of select ing it for the site of the rock crush ing machinery. The rock crusher and equipment now in use on the new road leading south from Weston, will be moved over to the LaMar con struction. The Weston improvement is nearing completion. The LaMar road will extend further than at first contemplated. Originally the improvement was to end at the school house at the intersection of the east and west road, but later it was decided, to extend the grading and rock surfacing on north to the M. L. Watts ranch on Pine Creek. The new work begins in the north east part of Athena, where the La Mar road leaves the Union Pacific tracks. This improvement has long been needed, for during the winter months a portion of the old, unimproved road was practically impassable at times. With a modern grade and rock sur face, the road which carries consider able farm traffic, will take rank with other standard market roads of the county. Athena High School Loses to Heppner High In a bitterly contested football game on the home grounds Saturday afternoon, Athena high school was defeated by the heavier Heppner high school team. Athena held their op ponents scoreless through the first half. Unable to accomplish anything through the line, Athena early went to the air. A number of beautiful passes were completed, which several times put the ball within scoring dis tance, but always Heppner held in the pinches. After a hot razzing by the Heppner coach, his men came back in the sec ond period with determination to score. After Pickett had been re moved from the game on account of his injured arm, and Lowell Jenkins was temporarily on the bench, the Heppner shock troops tore through the Athena line for their first touch down. Jenkins went back in, limping on his crippled leg and pepped up the team for the remainder of the period. In the fourth period Pickett again went in, but after a few plays both he and Jenkins were forced to retire on account of their injuries. Heppner then turned loose again and soon had two more touchdowns, which with one extra point, placed them in front, 19 to 0. Then they rushed in a bunch of subs and Athe na rapidly carried the ball within scoring distance. Plunging along she had the ball within inches of the goal line when the gun barked out the end of the game. Athena plays at Touchet this afternoon. Intangibles Refunds Sent Out From Salem The secretary of state has mailed out 1500 warrants, totaling $17,000 as the first of the 1929 intangibles tax refund of about $930,000, includ ing interest. The warrants issued ranged from 4 cents to moro than $3,000 each. The secretary of state's staff is busy at the present time computing interest and issuing warrants. About 19,000 taxpayers ar? entitled to re funds of this tax, which wa3 declar ed unconstitutional by the Oregon su preme 'court and whose action was upheld by the United States supreme court. . ' Baby Chicks in Demand Though it is October instead of March, thousands of baby chicks are still being shipped to growers from Corvallis because of an unusual con dition in the poultry market. It seems that there is a real shortage in spring fryers in the vicinity of the big cities especially and right now poultry rais ers near these consuming centers are getting the baby chicks to force them as rapidly as possible for the restau rant and hotel trade later in the winter. Auto Firms Merger Announcement is made of the mer ger of the Pendleton Automobile company of Pendleton, with the American Automobile company of Seattle. The Pendleton Autamobile company was organized in 1907 by the late Walter McCormmach. : The new company will distribute Chrysler and Plymouth cars over an extensive territory, including portions of Ore gxm, Washington and Idaho. Sale of Wheat Is Backed By Mill ers of Northwest Flour millers of the Pacific north west who recently entered into an agreement with the federal farm board to convert 7,500,000 bushels of wheat into flour to be sent to Chinese flood sufferers, took steps Monday to convince government officials that they are satisfied in every way with the arrangement made, says the Morning Oregonian. The matter was brought up by the complaint of an exporter, which was sent to Senator McNary and passed on by the senator to the farm board. This exporter, who is not a flour miller, declared that the relief pro gram has already caused a reduction in prices and that the flour and wheat sent to China are likely to be diverted from the flood victims into regular trade channels, which statements are contradicted by George S. Milnor, president of the Grain Stabilization corporation, and James C. Stone, chairman of the farm board. After a conference of millers L. J. Baumann of Seattle, president of the North Pacific Millers' association, sent this telegram to Mr. Milnor: "In reference to a news article, Washington, D. C, October 19 in which it is alleged flour exporters on the Pacific coast make complaint con cerning the Chinese wheat and flour relief matter, please be advised this complaint did not emanate from any export flour miller in the Pacific northwest. Am wiring copies of this telegram to Senators McNary and Steiwer." "When it was first proposed that the farm board sell a part of its wheat holdings to the Chinese gov ernment, half of the amount in flour, for relief purposes, the flour millers of the Pacific coast went whole-heartedly into the matter," said A. M. Scott, export manager of the Pills-bury-Astoria Flour Mills company. "We are satisfied in every way with the treatment we have received from the farm board officials." "Second Childhood" Is Play to Be Given Soon The school play, "Second Child hood," is in rehearsal under direction of Mr. Bloom, with the tentative dates for presentation selected for November 12 and 13. Plays heretofore presented by the school under Mr. Bloom's direction have been of high order and well re ceived by the public and from what is said of the cast and play, "Second Childhood" promises to be up to stan dard. Two changes have been made In the play cast, with the result that it is now well balanced and with line memorization perfected, the charact ers are beginning to show up well in their parts. The cast of players are: Professor Relyea Ralph Moore Sylvia Relyea Mildred Hansell "Auntie" Marjorie Douglas Philip Stanton Fred Singer General Burbeck Wayne Banister Marcella Burbeck Helen Barrett Sheriff Johnson Leland Jenkins Mrs. Vivert Velma Ross Mrs. Henderson Goldie Miller Judge Sanderson Lowell Jenkins Kidnapped by Bandits Two daring robbers who held up a Lewiston garage Wednesday, of last week, kidnaped the attendant and es caped, returned early Tuesday, held up the same garage, kidnaped the same man, held up another garage and escaped under gun fire! Clarence Grenalgh, who was kidnaped, said the robbers threatened to kill him on the other trip if he notified police be fore morning. He spread an alarm as soon as he was released. Fearing the bandits might have carried out their threat this time, one set of searchers looked for his body while others in Washington and North Idaho sought the robbers. PLANE EFFECTIVE "" IM THE HAH: HUNT La Grande Bandits Greatly Hampered in Making Es ; cape By Air Force. "An airplane was the biggest fac tor in preventing Our escape from the officers," declared Keith Cross wyth, 20, and John Owens, 19, after their capture between 10:30 and 11 o'clock Tuesday morning on a lone ly road about six miles from Duncan, by Gus Brashears Union county sheriff, Frank Osmond of La Grande, state police officer, and W. E. Car penter of La Grande. "We had to move cautiously, the bandits stated, for if we were in the open we were under constant obser vation of those in the airplane. When ever the plane would be sighted wo would jump behind the nearest tree, bush or log to hide ourselves. We traveled both night and day, but rested at intervals. The soaring of the plane overhead greatly hampered our movement during the day. We were greatly confused in our direc tions for we were unacquainted with the country." They slept in the brush Monday night about six miles from Duncan. They were warmly dressed and suf fered no more from exposure than members of the posse. The bandit3 were up early to begin their wander ings, following the first road to be found. While hiking down a narrow road they chanced upon a camp of Indian deer hunters, who shared their breakfast with them. After break fast they continued down the road reaching its end at about 10 o'clock, then they began retracing their route unknowingly walking towards their " captors. The trio which captured the men were climbing up a knoll on the road, when they noticed their caps bobbing along, and with rifles ready quickly covered them. They had their pistols in their holsters under their coats, and were so taken by surprise that they had no opportunity to draw their weapons. "We had intended to shoot it out with the posse, but we had no chance," said Owens and Crosswyth. Owens was equipped with two Lugar automatic pistols, and had hol low point soft nose bullets. Cross wyth had a pistol of Spanish make, a .30 caliber Bpecial. Hard nose bul lets were used with the latter weapon. The bandits related that they had each shot twice at Amos Helm, state policeman, but thought when he had fallen that it was to seek cover, rath er than as a result of injury. Helms injuries are believed to have been from the hard nosed bullets fired by Crosswyth. Owens fired seven shots at Captain Lee Noe of state police. Game and Fish Exhibit An immense educational exhibit, oc cupying more than 8000 square feet of space, is being assembled at the Pacific International Livestock ex position pavilion by the state fish and game commissions. Scores of beauti ful live game birds will be displayed in natural settings, for which several truckloads of cedar, fir and other greens have been unloaded. A minia ture fish hatchery, showing the growth of the fish from the egg and polly-wog stage to the giant "that got away," will be a feature of one section. Cigarette "Ads" Condemned Condemnation of cigarette advertis ing on the back cover of "Old Ore gon," University of Oregon alumni magazine, was made by the men's brotherhood of the Springfield Meth odist church at its last meeting. Homer D. Angell, president of the alumni, and other brotherhoods of the district will be notified of the action of the local group. State sup port of the action will be sought,, it itf stated. This Deer Wasn't Dead The Weston Leader reports that Frank Snider and George Otte were hunting in the vicinity of Tollgate Sunday and each succeeded in bring ing down a buck. Mr. Otte shot his deer in the head and it seemed to be dead enough, so he cut its throat in order that the blood would drain from the body. "A pretty buck," he re marked to his companion on comple tion of this task. Just then the deer jumped to its feet and hurtled off through the brush with Otte in as-. tonished pursuit. After a chase of a quarter of a mile down into a deep canyon the deer decided to depart from this life for keeps. The two hunters then had a most strenuous job getting the buck out of the canyon. McKenzie Chapter Meets McKenzie Chapter, O. E. S. held it's regular meeting Wednesday night at Masonic Hall. Following the busi ness session a social hour was enjoy ed. Bridge was the diversion, three tables being in play. High score was made by Mrs. Harvey Roseberry and second by Mrs. Louis Keen. Cider and doughnuts were served at tables cen tered with clever miniature dancers, suggestive of Halloween. Other table appointments carried out the same idea. The committee, in charge in cluded, Mrs. W. S. Ferguson, Mrs. B. B. Richards and Mrs. Ralph McEwen, Mother Dies at Wisconsin Mrs. Henrietta Radtke, mother of F. B. Radtke of this city, died Sun day morning at her home in Rib Lake, Wisconsin, after an illness ex tending over a period of several years. Mrs. Radtke, who is survived by four sons and three daughters, was 84 years of age at the time of her death. Mr. Radtke went east two years ago to visit his mother, who was dangerously ill at that time. Mrs. Raymond Geissel, who has been ill for several months, was tak en to the open air hospital at The Dalles this week. She has heen at the home of her parents Mr. and I Mr. BtoL Bataiste"f. , ...