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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1960)
o VOLUME 38, NUMBER 29 Bids Opened For Lagoon Construction PHONE HA 9-387% • o Library, U of0 VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON 10c COPY Festive Appearance Indicates Friendship Jamboree Ready At the meeting of the city coun Vernonia began taking on a Mighty Hunter ball at the Le cil Monday evening of this week, festival air last week end when gion hall at 8:30 p.m. for which bids were opened for the con members of the Jamboree com the KOIN-TV orchestra will play. struction of the sewage lagoon mittee, with the assistance of At that, the Mighty Hunter will and two bids were accepted for West Oregon Electric men and be crowned and awarded prizes, different phases of the work, both equipment and other vounteer including a radio donated by Milo subject to approval of the United help put up the street decorations Burke of the Heinz Construction States public health service due for the Fourth Vernonia Friend company. Competition in that to the federal grant which will ship Jamboree which starts Fri field is keen as is evidenced by pay one third of the cost of the day. Today, the “new look” is stories elsewhere on this page. project. being given to windows, and va The winners of the fish story The bid of Loyd B. Read of cant buildings as displays of many contest will be announced at the Portland for the construction of and varied sort go into them. the pumping station and the pip There will be about 36 exhibits dance, also and awarded prizes of ing for $29,065.25 and the bid of in all. All persons putting in fishing tackle. John Havlik Jr. of Scappoose for displays are reminded to put a Saturday morning will see ac the excavation and embankment card in the window with their tivity bright and early in several work for $16,021 were the ones name and the classification of areas for the Million Dollar Golf given approval. As soon as these their exhibit on it. A directory Tournament will start at the Ver can be cleared with the health of the exhibits will be found on nonia Golf Club, the Third Annual service, work will begin, possibly page 10. Pacific Northwest Horseshoe by the first of August. Tournament will start in the city A complete Jamboree program Charles Brown, new resident in will be found on page five. A park and the Jamboree Handicap house 106 O.A. hill, appeared be few things have been added since Bowling Tournament will con fore the council with the problem that was composed. For instance tinue at Dessy’s Bowl in River of the nearness of house 105 to Monday evening, work was start view. his. Only seven and a half feet ed toward cleaning up the old The parade is to form at the separate the two houses. He engine 105 which it is hoped can depot at 10:00 a.m. Mrs. Harry expressed his desire to acquire be moved onto the tracks and Sandon and Mrs. Lloyd Canister additional space if the house fired up and used for runs be will register entries and assign could be razed. The premises tween the sheds and the main line numbers which do not indicate will be examined and considered for the enjoyment of local rail position but are for identification. later. Judging of entries will start at fans and visitors alike. An offer of $1500 for houses 101 Activity in the lot across from 10:30 a.m. and the parade will through 105 was rejected as too the West Oregon building indi start as soon as the train pulls in low. cates that kiddy rides and some and unloads. It will be stopped A resolution was adopted ap carnival attractions will be placed just south of the depot so as not proving the sale of house 30 on there. Other local concessions to interfere with the parade line- Mississippi avenue to Eugene R. will be found along bridge street up. Parade entries are still in Stutz for an offered price of $1300. and will include a fishpond ar vited. Consideration was given to the ranged by the Mt. Heart club for The horse show will take up problem of low water pressure in the enjoyment of kiddies, the ball Saturday afternon. It will be the Capitol Hill area. Residents toss sponsored by the firemen and held in the city park as in pre of that area were asked to help a food concession sponsored by vious years and will start at 1:00 by curtailing sprinkling and irri the Jamboree committee on the p.m. The Washington County gation. After some other pro Nance lot at Second and Bridge. Sheriff’s posse has sent word it jects are completed, consideration The kick-off Friday evening will be here and many other clubs will be given to a booster pump will be the bowling tournament • have been invited and are ex and larger pipe. start at Dessy's Bowl and the pected for the parade and the Mrs. Harvey Redmond, park at tendant, asked help with dealing with persons who have created a bad situation by rowdiness. As sistance will be given and an other guard station at the pool is was building through to the coast. OSCAR SHIFFER to be arranged for by Councilman Oscar Shiffer once hog tied a There he worked on clearing a C. E. Miller. bear and brought it into Timber. right-of-way for the railroad and The council ordered a call for This happened many years ago then worked in the woods. For bids for pipe for the extension of but he related the incident this several years he was Washington the sewer on State street and it week while being interviewed as County road supervisor for the is published in another section of a candidate for "Mighty Hunter. Timber area. He also built the this issue. It seems that Mr. Shiffer had first garage in Timber It is still A hose tower for the fire de trapped the bear and he made in operation, currently operated part ment is to be started soon the boast that he could hog tie by Remus Branson. with Charles A. Thomas in charge. and bring the bear into town. For many years Mr. Shiffer Some foundation work is to be Naturally the other residents was interested in trap shooting. done on house 25 on O.A. hill wanted to see this feat accom He won the PI T.A. state shoot which is occupied on a rental plished. So with the help of one at Gearhart in 1942 and the AT A. basis after the Jamboree rush is of the railroad employees he took shoot in Salem in 1947. He was over. some clothesline out to tie the one of the organizers of and serv Chief of Police A D. Lolley ed as president and secretary oí Friday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock, the Sunset Gun Club at Banks. stated that he, Lee Jessee and Van Zee will police during the Jam a delegation will leave the West While he was being interview boree but asked additional help, Oregon office for the Camp 8 ed. one of his daughters called rifle range for the target shoot from Portland. She stated that he especially during the parade. Residents of O.A. hill were as by the four Mighty Hunter can raised four daughters who love to sured that they had watering didates which will be a deciding hunt as much as he does. There rights. Where old standpipes are I factor in determining the winner. are also 15 grandchildren and 10 inoperable, residents may install Candidates are Oscar Shiffer and great grandchildren. their own by connecting to the Cass Bergerson whose stories ap regular service line to their pear here and Robert Spencer CASS BERGERSON houses. and Albert Schalock whose stories Cass Bergerson, eldest son of appeared earlier. Anyone wish Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bergerson ing to accompany the group may who were among the earliest set join them at the West Oregon tlers of the Upper Nehalem Val office or al the rifle range. ley, lays claim to the rights to bear. After considerable struggle, compete for the Mighty Hunter For the convenience of visitors they got the bear tied and packed title because of his life-long par here this week end. some stores it out to the road. They then ticipation in the sports of fishing have indicated plans for staying trucked it into Timber. Shiffer and hunting in this area. Peter open part of Sunday. The Spe says he well remembers all the Bergerson came to the valley in cialty Shop in the Schaumburg advice given from a distance by 1892 and purchased 160 acres in building will be open and a large the people standing well back the Kist district. He also acquir ed an additional 160 acres through display of Caylite candles is there. from the bear. Born in Des Moines, Iowa al a preemption claim. It was on Linn G? and Sunnyside Service have indi most 77 years ago, Mr Shiffer that place that Cass was born and cated they will be open for vary came to Portland by way of Kan grew up Cass states that he began hunt ing hours on Sunday. The drug sas when he was six years of age. store will be open from 11:00 a m. In 1892 the Shiffer family moved ing and fishing as soon as he was big enough and in one instance to 4:00 p.m. Others are consider, to Banks. Shiffer moved to Timber in • ing the move but have not given 1910 while the PR&N railway for one sport that almost proved a definite « ply. (now a part of Southern Pacific) his undoing. In those days, there PROCLAMATION We, your mayor and city council, hereby pro claim Saturday and Sunday, July 23 and 24 as Vernonia Friendship Jamboree Days and urge all citizens of Vernonia to do all possible to enjoy those days themselves and make all who come here feel welcome and have a good time. We pride ourselves on friendliness, so we urge all citizens to circulate among the visitors with friendly hellos, handshakes and smiles. We are glad to note the many yards that have been mowed, houses spruced up and other im provements made for this occasion and we exhort all others to use the remaining hours to make every corner of the town look its best for our guests. Join with the old timers Sunday so that they may know those who are carrying on the tradition of Vernonia as the finest place on earth to live. George W. Johnson, Mayor C. E. Miller R. L. Spencer H. H. Sturdevant L. E. Stiff show. The Wranglers from War renton, the junior group for Clat sop county, are coming and will put on a show. Saturday will climax with a square dance at the Legion hall sponsored by the Do-Si-Dos. Sunday, the golf and bowling tournaments continue. That day will start off with the cowboy breakfast in the city park which is put on by the Mt. Heart Social club. All local people are invited to join with visitors for the break- fast which will be served from 6:00 to 10:00 a.m. The big excursion train will ar rive at 11:30 and passengers will go to the Legion hall for dinner. Legion auxiliary ladies are “up to their ears” in chicken for that and are busily preparing all that goes with it. The city officials and workmen, along with volunteers have done a splendid job of getting the new south park area ready for the Vernonia Society picnic and that gives promise of being the best one yet. All local residents are urged to turn out to visit with former residents and renew friendships as well as to make new ones. The logging show will be held in the city park Sunday afternoon, starting at 1:30 p.m. Just prior to that, at 12:30 p.m., the fire men will stage the final of their water fight. Several other fire departments are expected to en ter so that eliminations will be re quired to determine champions. The Junior Legion baseball game has been changed from af ternoon to evening and will take place at the high scchool field at 8:00 o’clock under lights. Legion Divides Astoria Games More Hunters Tell Stories of Prowess SOME STORES TO BE OPEN SUNDAY were no game laws and every settler along the Nehalem river had a spear as standard equip ment. A small creek ran past the Bergerson house and salmon went up it in the winter. When Cass was only four and his fathei was away from home, he took the spear to the creek and attempted to spear a salmon. Result: he went into the creek head first. Rumor has it that when he was a pupil at the Kist school the main sport at recess was shooting humming birds on the fly. Cass held the record for 25 years for 2000 birds and three teachers. In 1918 Uncle Sam called Cass to service in World War I Be cause of his deadly accuracy with the rifle, it was felt it would not be humane to let him fight against the enemy so he spent a good deal of his time washing pots and pans. After the war, he took up hunt ing as his avocation and got his share of deer, bear, coyotes and other game. He still never misses a deer and elk season in the fall and since his retirement, has ad ded fishing for salmon in the Co lumbia river to his list of favorite sports. One story that has come to light is that once Cass tracked an ani mal from Hershey road to the • ting off the track. He was never able to get a shot at it but Frank Floeter was very pleased to get back one of his cows that had been gone for two years. Because of Cass's frontier back ground and hunting ability, those who have placed his name in no mination feel he has a good chance of becoming the Mighty Hunter. THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1960 ■ I I . : Vernonia split a doubleheader with Astoria at the high school baseball field Sunday in Junior Legion baseball. Astoria won the first game 11-4 while Vernonia won the second game 5-3. Hunteman was the losing pic ture in the opener with Paulson of Astoria the winning pitcher. Hunteman struck out seven bat ters while giving up eight bases on balls and seven hits. Wayne Larson was the winning pitcher in the second game while Hoffman was the loser for Astoria. Larson struck out eight while al lowing six hits and seven bases on balls. The split gave Vernonia a sea son total of three wins and five losses in league play. They clos ed out the league season with this game. The final game of the season will be with Jesuit here on Sun day night as the finale of the Jamboree. The game will start I at eight and will be played under the lights. A large local crowd is hoped for for this game. Fire Enlivens Pinochle Party Not every hostess enlivens a pinochle party with a fire, but , that was the case Tuesday at the ; home of Mrs. Richard Nightwine She was entertaining with two tables of pinochle when it was discovered that the Nightwine barn was on fire. - Attempts made to call the fire department at first were unsuc cessful as the phone was out of order. Mrs. Bob Thompson jump ed in her car and rushed to town but before she got there the call got through and the truck was pulling out. It was too late to save the barn, but they saved the garage which was close to the barn, and kept the fire from spreading to other buildings. The fore t • r vice ti uc k and cn . from Pittsburg also came to the scene and helped control the fire. The barn and about a ton of hay were a total loss. Mrs. Nightwinc got a cow out of the barn without injury. After the excitement died down, the ladies completed their pi nochle game. Those besides Mrs. Nightwine and Mrs. Thompson • Cliff Fetherston, Mrs. Hilding Heir Mr Wm Ritz, Mrs. Hairy Emmons and Mr Don Hus 53 FRIENDSHIP JAMBOREE District 47 to Open Bids for Bus Route Job The school board for the unified district 47 joint, Vernonia, will meet tonight, Thursday, July 21, at the Vernonia high school build ing to open bids for a school bus for the Birkenfeld area to trans port pupils living on Fishhawk road to the Mist grade school and to transport high school students living on Fishhawk road to the highway to meet the Vernonia high school bus. All persons interested in being at this meeting or submitting bids are urged to note the correct date given here and in the call for bids listed elsewhere. In its first pu blication the date was incorrectly given. Paving Company Reports Work The M and M Paving company of Forest Grove which has been doing black topping in this area for the past several weeks, re ported this week that in addition to the work done at the schools they have done work for 23 in dividuals who have had sidewalks, driveways and yard areas black topped. The company had to cease operations here this week because of work waiting else where but they will return here in August to do work for a num ber of others who have already signed up for it. If there are others who wish to have work done then, they may leave their names at the Vernonia Eagle of fice or the city hall. Those who have had work done to date include: R E. Archibald, Ralph Krieger, Ed Miller, Don Tiffney, Melvin Schwab, Deri Ro berts, John Serafin, Louis Towne, L. G. Bowerman, Wilbur Davis, Charley Hickman, H. J. Buff- mire, W H Grosche, Guy Thom as. Marvin Kamholz, Owen East, Mathilde Bergerson, Frank Mc Cabe, R L. Spencer, A. D. Lol ley, Albert Childs, George John son and Paul Weidman. This work has been a big im provement for the city of Ver nonia and property owners who have had it done are to be com mended for their contribution to general civic betterment in this way.
