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VOLUME 38, NUMBER 29
Bids Opened
For Lagoon
Construction
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VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Cliff Fetherston, Mrs. Hilding
Heir Mr
Wm Ritz, Mrs. Hairy
Emmons and Mr Don Hus
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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.