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; n - f ,Jhi, . ..'V " mmm PWW ' if' "wf . - ,f B I' .1 f f ill v, I .J Jf.iH I 1 I? BNu SHOWING WINNING form as he nears the finish line is Lee Padberg of Heppner who took two firsts at the Heppner Invitational Track Meet Saturday. The Mustang athlete set new records in the mile and 880 at the meet Teammates cheer him on here as he captures the mile event. (G-T Photo by Jim Sherman) Records Fall at Invitational Meet; Burns and Umatilla Capture Titles Twelve records fell in the two divisions of the Heppner invi tational track meet at the rodeo grounds oval Saturday as the cindermen basked in brief sun shine that smiled on the meet, interspersed being days of in clement weather. Burns romped to the title In the A-2 division with 59 points, 15 ahead of second place Sher man with 44 V2, and followed by Enterprise with 32V4, Grant Un ion With 31 14, Heppner with 25 and Pilot Rock with 15. Umatilla edged McEwen of Athena, 52 to 50, for top hon ors in the B division. Condon was third with 42, f crowed by lone with 19, Weston 19, Stanfield 14 and Echo 11. Lee Padberg of Heppner broke two of the meet records when he ran the mile in 4:40.4 and the 880 in 2:03.7. Others toppled in the A-2 division were by Wil lis Sintay, Grant Union, in the shotput, 431"; Ted Gilliland, Pilot Rock, high jump, 5'10"; Murray, Grant Union, javelin, 162'4"; Davis, Burns, 220, 23.7; and Burns, 880 relay, 1:34.4. . Tom Heimbigner, Ione's pole vault artist, vaulted 11 0 to set a new record in the B division, topping the A-2 best effort of 9'6" by Waterman of Burns by 1 feet. Miler Terry Smith of McEwen broke the mile record in the B division with 4:31.7, almost nine seconds better than the A-2 mark, and also posted a new mark in the 880 at 2:05.3, 1.6 secoads slower than Padberg's A-2 record. McEwen set a record in the 880 relay at 1:37.1. and Mike Shields of Athena was cred ited with a new record in the shotput at 46'6". Dave Bish of Sherman county was a triple winner in the invi tational with firsts in the broad jump, 110 high hurdles and the 220 in the A-2 division. Pad berg of Heppner had twin wins in the A-2 bracket, and Smith and Dennis Herbison, Condon, had double firsts for the B schools. Herbison topped the 100 and 220 yard dashes. For Heppner, Padberg was the only man to win a first place. Dick Springer took a third in the shotput with a toss of 40'7", Bill Weatherford was third in high hurdles at 18.1, and Larry Muessig was third in the 440 with 55.8. Fourth places went to Bruce Spencer in the 440 at 57.2, Weatherford in the 180 low hurdles at 23.3, and to the Mustang 880 relay team. Joe Halvorsen took second places in high hurdles, pole vault, and low hurdles for lone and Heimbigner had a third in the 220. Students in high schools of the county will be guests of Elks Lodge No. 358, Heppner, at a special dance and party in the Elks Temple on Friday evening, April 19, according to Bob Flatt, exalted ruler. Activities will begin at 7:30 p.m., and conclude at 11 p.m., with lunch served under the di rection of the Soroptimist club. It is open to all students of high S; Davis, B; Botts, school age in the county and parents do not need to be mem bers of the lodge. A second party, for students in the upper grades, will be the following Friday, April 26, also starting at 7:30 p.m. A-2 results: Shotput Sintay, GU; Brad shaw, B; Springer, H; Roda baugh, B; Robertson, PR. 431". Broad jump Bish, S; Doolin, S; Hamilton, PR; Larkin, GU; Van Kirk, B. 211i4". High hurdles Bish, S; Harris, B; Weatherford, H; Bare, GU; Steelt, GU. 16.8. High jump Gilliland, PR; Aschenbrenner, E; Marks, E; Hamilton, PR; tie for fifth Sumner, GU, Kowalski, B, Mer seth, B, Springer, H. 510". Pole vault Wate rraan, B; Murray, GU; tie for third Decker, S, Searles, E, Hanson, B, Saltzgiver, S. 9'6". Mile Padberg, H; Catterson, B; Aschenbrenner, E; Gibson, GU; Sprouffske, GU. 4:40.4. Discus Hayes, E; Merseth, B; Dollin, S; Sintay, GU; Murray, GU. 11610". Javelin Murray, GU; Doolin, S; Bare, GU; Hale, PR; Hillman, B. 162'4". 100-yd. Dash Fields, S; Palm er, B; Moore E. 10.8. 440-yd. Dash Han nan, B; 'Alces, E; Muessig, H; Spencer, H; Marks, E. 51.1, 180-yd. Low hurd 1 e s Bish, S; Parker, S; Bare, GU; Weather ford, H; Kinder, B. 22.3. 220-yd. Dash Davis, B; Teal, B; Botts, E; Hughes, PR; Fields, S. 23.7. 880-yd. Dash Padb e r g, H; Catterson, B; Cherry, E; Allen, B; Presley, B. 2:03.7, 880 relay Burns, Enterprise, bherman, Heppner. 1:34.4. B results: Javelin White, U; Barnett, C; Seigel, S; Lewis, U; Hayes, A. 150'4". Discus Sloan, W; Barber, U; McCoy, U; Meyers, C; Barnett, C. 118'9". Broadjump Anderson, U; Burres, C; Sewell, S; McMillan, A; White, U. 1810". High hurdles York, U; Hal vorsen, I; Parrish, C; Herbison, C; Keller, A. 17.6. Shotput Shields, A; Thonstad, U; Sloan, W; McCoy, U; Bar nett, C. 46'6". High jump Clark, S; tie for second Parrish, C. Cain, U, Burres, C, and Shields, A. 5'8". Pole vault Heimbigner, I; Halvorsen, I; Guthery, S; Herb ison, C; Lewis, U. H'O". Mile Smith, A; Darrow, W; Fife, E; Burres, C; Kennedy, A. 4:31.7. 100-yd. Dash Herbison, C; Moore, A; Morasch, A; York, U; York, U; Eisele, U. 10.9. 440-yd. Dash Whit n e y, A; Furnen, E; Moore, A; Barber, U; Jamieson, C. 54.5. 180 Low hurdles McMillan, A: Halvorsen, I; Eisele, U; Golde, U; Flanagan, E. 24.0. 220-yd. Dash Herbi son, C; Morasch, A; Heimbigner, I; Car nine, C; Anderson, U. 23.9. 880-yd. Dash Smith, A; Tur ney, W; Darrow, W; Curtis, U; Flanagan, E. 2:05.3. 880 Relay Athena, Umatilla, Condon, Echo. 1:37.1. Elks Plan Parties For County Youth GUARDIAN . . . of your family's health Together with your phys ician, we form a health team dedicated to keeping you and your family well at all times. All prescriptions promptly filled by registered pharmacists. HUMPHREYS REXALL DRUG STORE 217 N. Main Mr. and Mrs. Rod Murray Ph. 678-9610 Two Registered Pharmacists At Tour Service Around The Clock Nights, Sundays and holidays call 676-9611 or 676-5542 No Hunting No Trespassing Signs at the Gazette-Times Ph. 676-9228 Mac High Nine Blanks Mustangs Mac-Hi of Milton-Freewater blanked the Heppner Mustangs Tuesday afternoon in a baseball game on the Mic-Hi diamond, 6-0, although the winners outhit Heppner only 3 to 2. One bad inning the third accounted for most of the dif ference. The winners took ad vantage of three walks, a lone single, an interference call and an error to score four runs. The only two other runs in the con test were scored as single tallies in the fourth and sixth innings. Fred Harnden went the dis tance for the losers, allowing only three hits and walking six. Mac-Hi had split a pair with Pendleton the day before and would have won both except for an error in the one that was lost. Coach Pete Glennie credited Catcher Dick Springer with a fine ball game, probably his best on the diamond to date. Hepp ner's lone base hits were singles by Harnden and Bill Cox. One Mac-Hi connected for a double, the only extra base blow of the game. Score: R H E Heppner 000 000 0 0 2 4 Mac-Hi 044 101 6 3 2 Batteries: Harnden and Spring er; Powell and Peterson. 23 Aspirants Out For Little League Some 23 young baseball aspir ants were watched and helped Saturday afternoon by Wayne Ball, Howard Pettyjohn, David McLeod and Bill Scrivner, Little League managers. The boys were given a chance to throw and catch and also had some batting practice. The next tryouts will be April 27 at the Little League field. Any boys be tween the ages of eight and 12 inclusive, before August 1, are invited to try out for a team on that day. The three Heppner managers will select the boys to fill out their team roster later that day. A general workday at the field is called for Saturday, April 27, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Fathers of Little Leaguers and those try ing out are asked to come with hammer and shovels to help get the field ready for spring play. President LaVerne Van Marter says the work-day crews have been small in the past and he urges all fathers, of the some 70 boys who participate in this summer program, to help in the field preparation. Committees Work On Band Carnival Committees on the band carn ival are working in high gear to be prepared for the annual event whicn will be Saturday, April 27, in the fair pavilion. The carnival will tie in with the Spring Festival planned by the Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce and will conclude the evening with fes tivities at the pavilion. Supper will be served at 5:30 p.m. and the honor band will provide music during the dinner hour to kickoff the gala even ing. Students are working dili gently selling tickets on the Marlin Lever-Matic .22 rifle and chaise lounge and in collections for their respective bands' King and Queen. The winners will be crowned midway through the carnival. Band Parents Club President Bud Peck, reminds everyone to mark April 27 on his calendar for a fun evening for the whole family. Thurs., April 18, 1963 Page 5 HEPPMTC GAZETTE-TIMES HEPPNER. OREGON BtQiZiG "Mid PISHEI Livestock Club Meets Meeting of the Blackhorse Livestock club was called to or der by Jimmie Bloodsworth, pres ident, at his home. Flag salutes were led by Kawm Edwards and Martha Doherty, song leader, led the song "Home on the Range." Barbara Bloodsworth, secretary, read roll call and minutes. We had two guests Pam Johnson and Joe Hay. The treas urer gave the report. We had $28.00 all together. We brought up the herdsmenship trophy and we talked about their record books. Meeting was adjourned. Nancy Campbell, reporter See us for envelopes of all kinds. The Gazette-Times. TROUT SEASON OPENS SATURDAY, APRIL 20 Come to us For Tackle Needs: RODS and REELS Ocean City-MitchellCompac RODS FROM $4.95 to $19.98 REELS FROM $1.98 to $37.50 Get Your FISHING LICENSES HERE We Have All Kinds Of Lures Famous Eagle Claw NETS HOOKS CREELS EGGS LEADER SINKERS Snclled LINE HOOKS Spinners JwSX E begins w Gilliam and Bisbee Hdw. SPORTSMEN'S HEADQUARTERS Heppner Phone 676-9433 jjt ' 1 i ' i i niiwiiiiinim -f -nWf - Telephone your Chevrolet dealer for any kind of truck. Fulleton Chevrolet Company Heppner, Oregon
