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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1949
Page
2
The writer urges alarm for children’s welfare, arguing dance in schools is sinful and immoral. He cites 1 Timothy 4 8, condemning modern dance and attire as stirring evil passions and leading to loss of character and decency.
A Bay Area panel recites diverse views on law, atomic war, life on other planets, and American higher education. Amid quotes from Carmen Boyle and Harold Jones, readers hear concerns about secularism, morals, and prayer in schools voiced by Rev. John T. Badgett and others.
Rail experts hail diesel locomotives as cheaper and more efficient than steam. Replacing 38 000 steam engines with diesels could cut fuel use and lower rates by saving over 2 000 000 dollars daily, but conversion costs 3.8 billion dollars and current returns hinder investment. A modest rate rise to fund modernization may benefit the public.
The piece warns that if California lawmakers approve all special appropriation bills the state could go bankrupt, with totals estimated between 850 and 900 million dollars in addition to a billion dollar budget. It criticizes Sacramento for spending and notes Governor Warren’s warning that even with higher taxes, little money will remain.
Spring arrives in California with deep grass and blooming fruit trees. In Shafter the change is visible in parks and via signs along taverns and baseball extras, though many residents still feel lethargy amid the vernal renewal.
Washington says GI insurance dividends are deferred to 1950 though 14 million veterans would receive two billion dollars in an election year. A Sacramento workmen’s compensation bill AB125 would raise business costs by 12 to 15 million dollars annually. Governor Warren presides over a billion dollar budget with 800 million in special appropriations proposed, risking tax doubling if approved.
This week marks key California milestones from 1848 to 1931. The first American public school opened in San Francisco on April 3, 1848, followed by the branch mint in 1854 ending private gold coinage. Other dates include the Pony Express start in 1869, Imperial Valley irrigation work beginning in 1900, the 1911 Initiative Referendum and Recall Acts, and Mount Diablo joining the state park system in 1931.
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