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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1961
Page
1
Arly Feil, owner of Arly's Appliance Repair at 528 Central Avenue, invites Shafter residents to a gala opening. Free gifts include a transistor radio a ladies wrist watch and a man’s fountain device while supplies last with no obligation to buy.
The Pro duction Credit and the Federal Land Association of Bakersfield will host their annual stockholders meeting Thursday April 6 1961 at 7 00 p m in the Albert S Goode Auditorium Kern County Fair Grounds Six hundred stockholders are expected to attend the dinner and business session which will elect new directors review 1960 activities and outline plans for short and long term farmer credit serving Kern Inyo Mono Northern Los Angeles counties The combined resources exceed 106 Hr Water Yessldens of the Bakersfield Production Credit Association will conduct the Bakersfield Federal Land Bank Association portion of the meeting The Federal Land Bank Association provides long term farm and ranch real estate loans to local farmers and ranchers Additional details appear on Page 5.
Excited youngsters swarm Kern County Park for an Easter Egg hunt staged by Food Banks Inc. manager Buster Oxford and staff. Over 600 children search for eggs with prizes for most eggs found and special finds as Raymond Long announces progress. Easter Bunny Earl Armstrong presides while Buster Oxford hands out gifts.
Forty one youths from the First Baptist Church and friends spent March 30 at Avala beach. They left Shafter by bus at 6:00 am and enjoyed swimming sunning and play. Rev Mole Cole and Mrs Cole from Bakersfield led the group with several adults. They returned to Shafter around 6:00 pm.
About 32 Pathfinders from the local Seventh-day Adventist church left Thursday for a three day religious training camporee. More than 450 youngsters from the camporee are supervised by trained adult counselors for each unit with separate camps for boys and girls. Sponsored by the Central California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists under John McIntosh the youth director, the event featured local church leaders and volunteers guiding activities and devotionals.
The Shafter Wasco Irrigation District may face further water allotment cuts, per secretary-manager Robert Diltz. Final data arrives April 15 while San Joaquin reservoir storage trails last year. March precipitation was below normal. To reach 81 percent Class 1 water, more than a normal April ration is needed, with pro rata distribution by land value under state water code.
Members of the Shafter Seventh-day Adventist church plan a Saturday fund drive to back a multi million dollar expansion of the denomination s medical school on the West Coast. Pastor Aaron Wagner notes the College of Medical Evangelists at Loma Linda California boosts the church s global reputation for first class medical institutions with around 75 physicians graduating each year. The church with 1 195 000 baptized adult members runs 106 sanatoriums and hospitals and more than 104 clinics worldwide.
The Exchange Club continues the talent search with distributed application blanks and more to come. Area schools have received forms while some outlying schools await contact. At the April 28 elimination, three trophies will be awarded in two age divisions and multiple classifications with entry limited to four minutes. For entry contact Sanderson at PI 6-2938 or call 6510.
The contest offers a brand new 1961 Plymouth 4 door sedan worth 2683.85 to the top voter for subscriptions by May 12 and a $750 cash prize for second place. Booster Week encourages sharper efforts with a 20 percent weekly commission on subscriptions and the first standings are listed alphabetically in two groups.
City of building permits for March were lower than any month this year yet above the 1960 March total by 20 035 dollars. January 1961 206100 February 70505 and March 51985 set the year to date permits at 238590 with multiple projects from Air Kool Aluminum Free Remodeling All-Gepps Eve leth Pools Baker Signs Curt Carter Dalke Brothers Foster and Kleiser Marshall Unruh and D J Voth reporting various residential commercial and sign permits across Pacific Central James State Rodriguez Woodland Park Annex 631 350 252 401 406 575 600 306 440 651 and 641 James Street.
County real estate property taxes second installment will be delinquent if not paid by April 10. If the second installment is not paid by the date, penalties may apply and the county tax office will enforce collection.
The Boy Scout Coffee Hour is set for Saturday April 8 at Veterans Memorial Hall from 9 to 11 a.m. Tickets cost 50 cents, sold by Boy Scouts and local service clubs. Proceeds fund repairs to the Boy Scout Halls.
Reverend McNonhof will welcome the community as the Rotary Troop members Tom Carmody Reg Hammond Art Brownell and Darrel Janzen helped last year at the Boy Scout coffee hour. The event starts this Saturday at 9 a.m. Local residents are invited to attend.
Jimmy F. Padgett a hospital man in the US Navy son of Mr and Mrs John A Padgett of 18834 Beach Ave Shafter California will participate in a large U S Pacific Fleet exercise in spring 1961 at Kaneohe Bay Hawaii He is assigned to the First Marine Brigade at the Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay The exercise nicknamed Green Light will be conducted by the U S First Fleet under Vice Admiral C L Melson.
Contestants may submit subscriptions they sold after the Saturday report each Monday before noon to receive the votes they would have earned the prior Saturday. This process remains in effect for the first and second contest periods. A 12 noon Monday deadline applies.
A fragmented report notes March activity with aluminum patios under construction and anonymity surrounding two builders. The piece references Food Banks Inc staying at the same location under its usual management and personnel while a casual remark hints at publicity desires by an unnamed individual tied to a ten day stay.
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