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Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Thursday, July 25, 1940
Wig htm an Brothers
Near 35-year Mark
In Residence Here
Thirty-five years ago, come next
Thursday, the Wightman brothers,
John and Robert, found themselves
getting off the train at the Heppner
depot. Heppner was not their des
tination at the moment, but upon
learning that there was no rail ser
vice to the John Day country they
decided to stop here a few days and
look things over. Finding employ
ment almost immediately, they went
to work and have been working
here ever since.
It was the summer of 1905. John
Wightman had been ill with malaria
fever back at the old homestead in
Pennsylvania. When he was able to
travel he and Robert headed for the
west. They tried Iowa for a short
time and not finding this to their
liking decided to go farther west.
The Lewis and Clark exposition was
under way in Portland. There were
attractive railroad rates. Why not
go out to Oregon and see if the
coast country was as full of promise
as the highly colored literature of
the times pictured it? They visited
Astoria and the Willamette valley
but found neither section to their
liking the valley climate m par
ticular being too much like Penn
sylvania to suit John's health
At the exposition they met "Far
mer Smith," Union Pacific agricul
tural agent, who extolled the climate
and opportunities of eastern Oregon,
placing special stress on the John
Day valley. Upon his advice, the
easterners struck out for eastern
Oregon, the map showing Heppner
as the most direct entrance to the
John Day country. (It was 35 years
ago.) To their disappointment they
learned that they would have to
take a stage from Heppner to Monu
ment and on to Canyon City if they
went that far, so they remained here.
In 1906, after they had worked on
the Dutton ranch for several mon
ths, the Wightman brothers leased
the place and established a dairy,
Their sister Margaret came from
the old home to keep house for them.
and also came their brother Pete to
help with the farm work. In 1908
they bought the 1500-acre ranch
and thus became substantial prop
erty owners and taxpayers. In later
years, when the Henry F. Blahm
place was for sale, the Wightman
brothers bought it, adding another
1000 acres to their holdings and pro
viding more hay and pasture land as
well as greater grain acreage.
There may have been times during
the last 34 years that the Wightmans
wished they did not have a bunch
of cows to milk, but they have stay
ed on the job through thick and thin
Their resolution and courage has
augured well for the people of the
community, for it has meant long
years of faithful service in providing
a dependable supply of milk.
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At Heppner
CHURCHES
CHURCH OF CHRIST
9:45 Bible School.
11:00 Communion and preaching.
7:30 P. M., Wednesday, Choir
Practice.
7:30 P. M., Thursday, Prayer
Meeting.
Evening services: Christian En
deavor at 7 p. m.; evening worship
8 o'clock.
METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday school at 9:45. Morning
worship at 11 o'clock. Subject for
the morning, "The Church."
Epworth League at 7 p. m. Eve
ning worship at 8 o'clock.
bible study and prayer meeting
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock.
Our Sunday school has a class and
teacher for every age. We are
just beginning the men's bible class.
We invite all who are not enrolled
somewhere to come and enjoy the
study with us.
JAMES WILKINS, Pastor.
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Sunday services:
School, 9:45 a. m.
Worship service, 11:00 a. m.
Evangelistic service. 7:30 d. m.
Widweek services:
Tuesday and Thursday, :30 p.
Everybody welcome.
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IIIKAM JOHNSON PASSES
Hiram Johnson, 60, a resident of
Morrow county since 1886, passed
away at 8:30 o clock this morning
following an extended illness which
had incapacitated him for the past
two years. Born in Dayton, Wash.
Sept. 17, 1880, he came with his
parents to Morrow county, locating
at Hardman. For many years he
worked on the county roads and in
later years engaged in wood cutting
and hauling. He is survived, by the
wife, Hattie, and 10 children: Will
iam and Charles of Klamath Falls;
Goldie Baird and Loye Kirk, Hepp
ner; Zetta Fuller; Annie Slack; Earl,
Lucile, Eugene and Ida Johnson of
Heppner. Funeral arrangements are
in the hands of Case mortuary, and
services are announced for 2 o'
clock Sunday afternoon from the
mortuary chapel, Rev. S. D. Spiesz
officiating, with interment following
in the Lexington cemetery.
FALSE ALARM GIVEN
The Heppner fire department re
sponded to an alarm Saturday af
ternoon but could find no fire. A
grass fire was reported at the Joe
Hughes home in south Heppner.
This turned out to be nothing more
than a small bonfire started by one'
of the Hughes boys and kept under
control by him with a hose.
Lions Club Favors
Driving Campaign
Safer driving on the streets of
Heppner and highways of Morrow
county is the objective of the Hepp
ner Lions club, following a discus
sion of the subject at Monday's
luncheon held at the mess hall at
Camp Heppner. ,
In the opinion of several Lions
who spoke on the subject, car driv
ers in Morrow county average up
well with those of the state as a
whole. Like every other place there
are a few who seem to think that an
automobile is built for speed only
and it is to this small minority
the club would devote its efforts in
a campaign for safer, saner driving.
A motion was adopted placing the
club on record favoring a safe driv
ing campaign and Frank Turner and
C. J. D. Bauman were named a
committee to get it under way.
Guest speaker at the Monday
meeting was C. R. Hamm of Pull
man, Wash. Mr. Hamm has been in
the county the past three weeks
auditing the school books and made
a brief report of his findings. Di
verting from his subject for a mo
ment he recalled that a few years
ago when in Heppner on the annual
audit, he called the attention of the
Lions to the lack of bicycles on the
streets and returns this year to find
children and their bicycles constitu
ting a traffic problem. He pointed
out what a fine thing a swimming
tank would be for the community,
and now there is one, likewise a
tennis court which he suggested
would be appreciated by , the young
people. These are worthwhile im
provements, the speaker said, and
while facetiously taking the credit
he felicitated the club and the cit
izens of Heppner on their enter
prise.
ATTEND AAA MEETING
A district meeting of the Agri
cultural Adjustment administration
was held in Pendleton Tuesday at
tended by committee members from
Morrow, Gilliam, Sherman and Um
atilla counties. It was an all-day
meeting and gave those attending an
opportunity to get a line on the new
program. Attending from Morrow
county were Henry Baker, chair
man of the Morrow County Agri
cultural Conservation committee; R.
B. Rice and Oscar Peterson, mem
bers; and Merle Cummings and
Louise Anderson of the office force.
ivir. ana ivirs. jonn Turner are
back in the city today on their way
home to Baker from a vacation trip
to coast points. They stopped brief
ly on their way going for a visit
with relatives and friends.
Leonard Kraft and Bob Weston
of Bridal Veil Box and Lumber com
pany, were transacting business in
the city yesterday.
SOCIETY CHIT-CHAT
By JUNE SMITH
Perhaps the lack of social events
in Heppner during the past few
weeks may be traced to the fact that
quite a number of the town's ma
trons are to be seen both morning
and afternoon at the local swimming
tank, absorbing both sunshine and
knowledge of water prowess.
Mrs. D. M. Ward entertained two
tables of contract bridge at her home
last Thursday evening. Her guests
were Mrs. Wm. Beymer of San
Francisco, Mrs. Charles Thomson,
Mrs. C. C. Patterson, Mrs. A. D.
McMurdo, Mrs. L. E. Dick, Mrs.
Frank Nickerson, Mrs. Charles Cox
and Mrs. C. W. McNamer. Refresh
ments followed the evening's play,
and high score was won by Mrs. Mc
Murdo. A baby girl was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Ivan Applegate July 16, weigh
ing ten pounds. She has been named
Mary Ann.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Spittle of As
toria, parents of Mrs. Ture Peterson,
who have been visiting here, have
returned to their home.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Blakely and
Mrs. W. O. Bayless spent the week
end in Monument, where they visit
ed Mrs. Bayless' son, Mr. Howard
Swick and family.
for Hidaway, where they plan to
stay for a week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Dix and Jo
Jean departed Sunday for Portland,
to attend a family reunion. From
there they will vacation on the coast,
and will be gone a week.
Mr. Albert King nf Portland snpnt
the week end in Hpnnnpr visiting
his daughter, Mrs. Jasper Crawford.
Mrs. Palmer Hoyt and son of
Portland spent several days this
week with Mrs. Garnet Barratt. Mrs.
Hoyt's young son, Dick, who has
been with the Barratts for the past
several weeks, accompanied them
home.
Mrs. D. Fell and son Glenn are!
visiting Mrs. Fell's daughter, Mrs.
Herbert Cole, at Ridgefield, Wash
Gene Ferguson and Lome Rich
ardson attended a meting of the Or
der of Antelope at Hart mountain
last week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Crocket Sprouls are
visiting relatives and friends here
from their home at Bend where Mr.
Sprouls is employed with an oil
company.
Rhea Luper, who spent a week
in Heppner visiting at the home of
his sister, Mrs. Truman Babb, re
turned to Portland Friday evening.
G. R. Hyslop of Hyslop Sheep
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Thompson and I company, Spokane, was calling on
daughter Kathleen left Wednesday local flockmasters this week.
Teutsch New State
Extension Leader
In a reorganization of the exten
sion service administration at Ore
gon State college, made necessary
by the elevation of Frank L. Bal
lard to the presidency, the state
board of higher education has just
approved the appointment of W. L.
Teutsch, formerly assistant county
agent leader, to be assistant director
of extension, effective at once. C.
W. Smith, also an assistant county
agent leader, was promoted to coun
ty agent leader.
Teutsch is a graduate of Oregon
State college, where he was student
body president in the year before
his graduation in 1920. He served
three years as county agent in Lake
county and one year as editor of the
Lake County Examiner. In 1924 he
was appointed district agricultural
agent to work in Marion, Coos, Polk,
Yamhill and Linn counties Three
years later he was appointed assist
ant county agent leader, which po
sition he has filled ever since.
Smith is a graduate of Washington
State college, came to Oregon as
a Smith-Hughes agricultural teach
er at Dufur, and was from 1927 to
1934 county agent in Morrow coun
ty. He was moved into the central
office in connection with emergen
cy AAA work, and later kept on in
a supervisory capacity. He is sec
retary of the Eastern Oregon Wheat
league and has taken an active part
in the work of that organization.
PRICES TOR
I'ri. thru Mm. fuly 25-29
Sugar, Fine Granulated, 100 lbs. $5.24
Cherub Milk 4 tall cans 29c
Flour, Kitchen Craft, 49 lb. sack $1.35
Hot Sauce, Val Vita 3 bu ens 10c
Pork & Beans, Van Camp's lb. can 2-15c
Su-Purb Soap 24 oz pkg., 8 oz. free 19c
Oxydol Soap 24-oz pkg 19c
P & C Soap, Reg Bars. 3 to' 10c
Tomatoes, Puree 2V2's 3 cans 29c
Pineapple, Stokely SI ic 2 Vas 19c
Syrup, Sleepy Hollow 26-sz 29c
Tang, Cudahy's 12-oz c 22c
Jell-Well 7 Flavors, 2 pkg. 9c
Hershey Baking Choc. '; !b 1 2c
Marches Highway 6 bx. 13e
Jels Rite Pectin, 8-oz. 3 bottles 33c
Corn Country Heme Fey 2's 10c
C.rapefVr We, r, 2 NO , 15c
It' i our business to know the prevail prices you pay for Food,
and it't our'policy to see that Safeway prices are consistently low
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UKAJNGES, 45 in shopping bag iqc
ONIONS, Walla Walla sweet .... LZZZ'J lbs. 25c
LETTUCE, Hard Jumbo heads. .... each 5c
POTATOES, firm and uniform ZZ'lO lbs L 21c
3-lb
1 T .till v s?S m
ROYAL
SATIN
SHORTENING
! S' 43c
Snowdrift 3-lb. can 51c
Wesson Oil Q- n43c
LARD
Pure Lard
4 lbs. 34c
Pan. Flour, Sperry's 10 lb. 58c
Sunbrite Cleanser . 2 for 9c
Purex Bleacher Vi gal. 23c
Fly Ribbons, Rex 3 for 5c
Mothers Pre. Oats, lg. pkg. 29c
Chicken Noodles, 16 oz. jar 23c
Peanut Butter, Beverly 2 lb. 29c
Mayonnaise, Piedmont, Pt. 19c
Puffed Wheat, Quaker 2 for 17c
Fly Tox, Pt. tin 21c; Qt. tin 39c
L'aehess e!aj Dressing qt. jar 25
RAISINS
FLOUR
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PICKLES Paradise Sweet
RIFAPHFD Magic
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ULtUMARGARINE Bunny Ba1 Ibs 39c
COFFEE ESt79c NobS35c
4 lb. Bag 19c
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Harvest Blossom 49 lb. Bag 3) JU3
2 1b. JaraC
Qt. Jar25C
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