THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER

\ SPRING-BOARD CHOP — Pictured above is Bob Waibel in action with lan Moratti
(New Zealand) in the background.

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world record in the speed climbing event. He shaved a
full second from the previously established time of 35 3/10
seconds and won $200 for his performance.

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AUGUST 13, DUNCAN

LOCAL 1-80 SPONSORS
LOGGERS' SPORTS DAY

For nearly a century the
forests have contributed great-
ly to the urban and commer-
cial growth of the Cowichan
Valley. The City of Duncan —
situated five miles inland from
the sea—and the Port of Che-
mainus — situated on Stuart
Channel — have prospered
most from the lumber indus-
try in the area.

As a tribute to the work
force connected with the har-
vest of the forests — the great-
est single material resource of
the province of British Colum-
bia — IWA Local 1-80 un-
dertook to sponsor the Log-
gers’ sports events as part of
the Duncan-Cowichan Cen-

tennial Timber Carnival on
August 30.

The more than 7,000 spec-
tators thrilled as they watched
entrants from Canada, United

- States and New Zealand com-

pete in axe throwing, speed
climbing, horizontal log chop,
standing log chop, hand buck-
ing, tree topping, spring board
chop and log rolling.

Highlights of the events -

were the breaking of the world
record for speedclimb.ng by
Dwight Carpenter and the
performance of 12-year-old
Jack Culver Jr. from Suther-
lin (Oregon) in log rolling,
while competing against one
of the Wickheim brothers,
well-known professionals.

The trophies for individual
events were presented by La-
bour Minister Leslie Peterson,
while the trophy for champion
all-round logger was presented
by Weldon Jubenville, Presi-
dent of Local 1-80.

WELL-KNOWN B.C. logger Phil
Whittaker in action in the hori-
zontal log chop event.

Following ‘is the list of win-
ners:

HORIZONTAL LOG CHOP
— Bob ‘Waibel, Sweet Home,
Ore., 20.1 seconds; Phil whit-
taker, West Vancouver, 28.8
seconds; Merrin Lentz, Cres-
well, Oré., 30.2 seconds. Total
entries nine.

SPEED CLIMB — Dwight
Carpenter, Castle Rock,
Wash., 34.3 seconds; Louis
Kloewer, Castle Rock, Wash.,
38 seconds; Harold (Hap)
Johnson, Forks, Wash., 41.6
seconds. Entries six.

SPRINGBOARD CHOP —
Hugh McKenzie, -Victoria, 2
mins. 38.8 seconds; Bob Wai-
bel, 3 mins. 2.5 seconds; Phil
Whittaker, 3 mins. 15.8 sec-
onds. Entries six.

LOG ROLLING — Jubiel
Wickheim, Sooke; Ardy Wick-
heim, Sooke; Jack Culver,
Jr., aged 12, Sutherlin, Ore.
Entries seven.

HAND BUCKING—Merrin
Lentz., 1 min. 24.2 secs.; Alan
Woodrow, Courtenay, 1 min.
26 secs.; Hugh McKenzie, 1
min. 27.1 secs. Entries six.

TREE’ TOPPING — Hap
Johnson, 3 mins. 45.9 secs.;
Louis Kloewer, 4 min. 1.5
secs.; Ron Downing, 4 min.
3.9 secs. Entries four.

STANDING BLOCK
CHOP — Bob Waibel, 32.4
secs.; Merrin Lentz, 32.5 secs.,;
Chuck Lentz, Creswell, Ore.,
39.6 secs. Entries nine.

AXE THROWING — Art
Williams, Ladysmith; Harold ~
McKenzie, Victoria; Alan
Boyko, Alberni. Entries 12.

The prize list totalled $1650
in cash.

LOG ROLLING (birling). Pictured on the far right is 12-year-old Jack Culver, Jr.,
from Sutherlin (Oregon) who gave a wonderful exhibition of balance and footwork
while competing against professionals such as the well-known Wickheim brothers.