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"She doesn't get much help from her mother and father.
We don't know the front end from the back end of a horse.
Betty Spaulding thusly describe! her daughters
ambitiousness. Janice Spaulding. a member of this years
Morrow County Fair and Rodeo has had to be pretty
Independent when it comes to horses.
The 17-year-old senior has a sister twice her age and her
oarents Just aren't "horsie."
It's been a "learn for yourself" venture for Janice, ever
since she climbed up on a horse at Don Greenup s ranch. 12
yeja"icf has been riding since age 5 and now rides Palmer's
Sealum. a registered quarter horse in the area's
grand entries. Janice says she can't remember the last t.me
he sat back and watched a parade. .,,,
Palmer's Sealum, Sam for short, has been a consunt
companion of Janice for the last three years but the bay
gelding wasn't her only riding partner.
For three summers, Jerry and Pat Dougherty furnished
Jan Spaulding uses
ambition to learn
Janice with a horse and that's how she learned to ride.
Sam, a sparkling eight-year-old, is learning too. Janice has
recently started him on barrels and plans to try to run poles
soon.
4-H was a help, giving Janice background for five years in
horse, three in clothing and two in knitting. She is still a
Wrangler although this summer hasn't produced much spare
time for her riding.
Along with her 4-H and riding, Janice finds some time to
draw. She can display proudly, drawings and paintings that
have won her ribbons at the fair.
Janice has held a pretty busy schedule for the last few
years. Last year as a junior at Heppner High School, she was
first semester vice-president and second semester president
of the Junior ciass. ,
All through her high school years she has held some kind of
class office.
Janice would like to go into cosmotology when she finishes
school but that isn't her only interest. She wants to go to at
least one year of college and has her eye on Eastern Oregon
State College in LaGrande right now.
Right after school, she'd also like to go to Montana and
work on a dude ranch. She has the applications and is anxious
to hear more.
Janice finds being a court member "great and lots of
'"she's been a part of grand entries in the area for the last
three or four years so it isn't really new.
She has a sister, Judy, 35, who is Mrs. Bob Laughlin She
has two nieces and a nephew and lives in Heppner with her
parents. ...
A self learner, Miss Spaulding adds a different air to this
year's fair court.
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Miss Spaulding squeezes art into busy schedule.
(G-T Photo)
This sketch shows what First Federal's new mobile bank
garage on Main and Central street will look like. The
bank will
from Main
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VOL. 83, NO. 23 HEPPNER. OR. THURSDAY, July 22, 17 ;
lone blaze guts
Stefani building
Friday
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Frsf Federal mobile
bank overcomes hurdles
It's taken three council meetings to do It, but First Federal
Savings and Loan will be a part of Heppner.
On July 5. a fire code thwarted the financial Institutions
right to build a pole type structure on Main and Central
Streets to house a mobile bank.
Last week, the building permit application was defeated
because of a lack of a motion.
Finally this week, with an Impressive presentation, Bert
Arndt. public relations man for the bank, swayed the
Heppner common council. But only by a 3-2 margin.
The council finally agreed that they could not stop the
banking facility from coming Into the city. But they could
stop them from building the garage type structure.
"They could pull onto that land tomorrow, he owns it. and
this council couldn't do a damn thing about It," Mayor
Sweeney told the council Monday night.
Jim Rogers, who was against the facility last week, made
the motion this week to approve the building permit.
The facility will be In the form of a 31 foot motor home,
equipped with banking necessities, Including a safe, lobby
and a desk.
The fire code hangup was remedied by the bank changing
to a concrete block structure on a cement foundation. Last
week the word 'temporary" caused some concern but Arndt
assured the council that the structure would be permanent.
The bunk will be in operation two days a week In Heppner.
It will be a joint venture between Boardman, Arlington and
Heppner. Besides the two days a week In Heppner, It will be
In Roardman two days a week and In Arlington, one day a
week.
Arndt said that a five-day-a week facility could be built if
the population of llrppner could reach 3.000 and bank
demands grew. That view was the same for Arlington and
Boardman.
The bank garage, revised to be built to fire codes and
meeting toning ordinances, will be a II by 36 foot frame with
a porch, lighting and landncaplng. It will be built on the Main
Sirrel and Central Street, south of the Arco Station.
The mobile bank will drive Into the structure from Main
Street
The building, according to the application represented
Monday, would cost I2.2J.
Arndt told the council In his presentation that the bank
wanted to "serve the community" and "because of the
population, we must serve it with a mobile facility."
The bank, along the lines of a bookmobile, already serves
53 accounts In Morrow County from its Hermlston Branch.
Arndt said the bank will be no threat to the Bank of Eastern
Oregon or First National Bank.
Arndt. who said Heppnerites "deserve more convenience",
said "we must crawl before we walk."
The bank will employ one or two people, he said.
The garage will be lighted md landscaped and will have a
power operated door that will be locked when the building is
not In use.
Arndt said the building could be used for civic means, sucn
as a rummage sale.
A fire routed one building,
left another charred and could
have ravaged main street in
lone if it hadn't been for quick
action by the lone Volunteer
fire department.
A fire broke out early
Friday morning, burning
down one building and leaving
an attic roof of the next
building extensively charred.
The gutted building is owned
Art Stefani. Jr., lone in
which the offices of Bi-County
Chemical Company and Lock
er Room Athletic Equipment
stores were located.
Stefani said the building was
insured against the blaze but
records for both companies
were destroyed in the fire.
The tin roof of the Monte
Crum building kept the attic
fire from spreading to the next
building and the fast action by
the lone firemen, ripping
through to the ceiling to reach
the fire with their hoses, also
thwarted the flamea.
The building owned by
Monte Crum. stored household
furniture owned by Bob Os
walt and carpentry equipment
used in building the Office
Tavern. The equipment was
saved and is now stored at
Office Tavern.
Oswalt's furniture was
damaged by the fire and
smoke and the building was
marred by extensive water
damage.
The Holts apartment on the
other side of the Stefani
building had heat damage on
the porch. Leo Crabtree, ren-
ter of the apartment, kept the
structure from burning by
keeping a garden hose on the
back porch til firemen arriv
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An early morning fire in lone Friday gutted the Art
Stefani building and jumped to adjacent roof.
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Grain qualify good, market bad
We've got good news and bad news.
First the good news . . . harvest of arra
grain Is in full swing and the quality Is good.
Now the bad news . . . production yields for
dry land wheat Is low and the market prices
are still dropping.
According lo Riley Munkers. Morrow
County Grain Growers buyer and seller, the
area's harvest has "pretty well started" and
will be going stmng by the end of this week.
Production" "Not too good" Munkers said
Monday but quality Is good. Munkers said he
ha received reports for dry land wheat
anywhere from 10 30 bu-hrls per acre In the
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north. Near the Lexington elevator, produc
tion Increases to 20 25 bushels per acre.
The Irrigated grains near the river have
just begun harvest and reports Munkert has
received says that production should be even
belter than last year'a average of 6090
bushels per acre.
"At least part of the area will be better than
last." he said "I don't expect anything less
than 70 bushels and It will probably be around
70 100 bushel per acre "
While the Irrigated wheal production rises,
the market drops.
Munkers said "the way the market la now,
hov'il i farmers i have to raise a lot of wheat
to pay the bills." Munkers said the market
dropped off 25 ceflts per bushel in the last ten
days.
The market, Kansas City and Chicago
Futures, has wide fluctuation, according to
Munkers.
Three or four years ago. Munkers said. "If
the market changed nickel In week, that
was something. Now, If it doesnl change a
dime tn one day, somethings wrong "
Munkers called the market "dangerous"
and said he wouMnl make any predictions
Along with wheal harvest, barley Is coming
Into Rugs. Heppner and lone with good
quality but no production reports yet.