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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1943
Page
6
A Kern County guide promotes home dehydration for fruits and vegetables. An electric tunnel dehydrator supports hot weather drying up to 140 degrees with careful oven temperature control. Schools in Kern County Union High School district already build tunnel dehydrators for community use.
Collector Nat Rogan announced nearly 100000 Victory Tax forms and instructions are being mailed to employers in ten southern California counties. Withholdings at five percent apply to wages over 12 dollars a week, and Form V-1 must be filed between April 1 and 30. Names of employees need not be submitted now. individual forms come later. Tax filings can be made at 117 revenue offices in the region.
Hens fed equivalent vitamin A potency from carotene or retinol produced eggs with essentially the same vitamin A activity. The study by the poultry division at the University of California Berkeley found eggs contained Vitamin A mainly in active form, with little carotene remaining, and was done in cooperation with the fruit products division.
Efforts to supplement meat rations with venison and other wildlife faced enforcement action by Fish and Game. Authorities report 4697 violations recorded in March, with violators cited or fined under state law.
The report notes mail volume reached record levels nationwide this year with higher parcel and letter counts than in prior years. Postal officials attribute growth to expanded services and rising demand for deliveries.
Gordon H. Garland director of Motor Vehicles urged motorists to display the new 1943 license tabs. He noted many have received tabs by mail but failed to affix them properly and asked owners to place tabs in the upper right corner after removing the 1942 cover strip. Officials expect it will take another month for all motorists to receive tabs.
H T Strong, assistant county farm advisor for UC Agriculture Extension, recommends feeding newborn chicks soon after hatch. Start on paper with baby chick mash, then move to small hoppers. begin with grain gradually and ensure feed is always available for rapid, economical growth.
Berkeley reports a push by the University of California Agricultural Extension Service to assess farm labor needs and supplies in California. Warren R. Schoonover leads the campaign with assistance from W. G. Waterhouse on youth programs and Irene Fagin on women workers.
Four 4-H All-Star conference members from California will miss the Berkeley event as they have entered military service. Inductees include John Thompson Fontana Harold Scott Modesto Roland Monti San Rafael and Don Rydick Riverside. Others who earned honors may also be called into service.
W G Waterhouse, assistant state club leader, says 62 boys and girls from 12 counties will attend a four day Agricultural Extension Service conference opening April 19. The program includes lectures demonstrations and discussions chosen by the club members with one boy and one girl from each county eligible to attend.
The fourth annual 4-H All Star Conference will be held on the Berkeley campus of the University of California April 79 to 22. W G Waterhouse, assistant state lab leader, announced the program of lectures demonstrations and conferences for 42 county 4-H clubs. Sessions will also be at Shattuck Hotel College Women's Club and other local venues with emphasis on war related topics and exchange of ideas among youth leaders and club members.
A survey of California county boards shows 197 Republican and 97 Democratic supervisors among 296 total, with Republicans dominating in 21 counties. Long service is common, with several members serving decades, and 71.6 percent combine agricultural and mercantile occupations.
Meetings across California urged farmers to boost pork production under a government program. Organized by county farm advisors and UC Davis experts Dr Hughes and Wallace Sulivan, the sessions reported strong attendance but noted equipment shortages hinder progress.
The value of California manufactured goods rose from 2,798,178,000 in 1939 to an estimated 8.5 billion dollars in 1942.
In Omaha Frank Gagliano saved 360 dollars over 30 years to buy a small farm for him and his wife. One night burglars entered his home and took the money, ending his long effort. He says I start all over again.
Transvaal gold mines switch to war production as 47 000 white miners contribute to the Allied effort. About 2 000 stay on to run munitions work while others join engineering brigades and Springbok troops. Mines produce shell casings pontoons and cordite. shifts and overtime maximize output. UnionSA has no conscription and public sentiment is mixed. The industry remains a major revenue source for the country.
In East Omaha Nebraska Joe Tyndall known as White Coyote a great grandson of Omaha chief Logan Fontanelle lies buried after a crash in Dallas Texas killed him and six other airmen. The ceremony in Macy Nebraska and at Pine Ridge marked his tribal ties and death.
A live eight inch anti tank shell was removed from Gunner Louis Radimeyer of Hertfordshire England behind the El Alamein line. Three days later he sat up in bed talking between breaths. Surgeon Major Donald MacKenzie of Auckland New Zealand said the shell entered his back near the spine narrowly missed the heart and lodged in the pleural cavity with its nose enclosed in the skin.
A 1% pound preterm baby boy born to Mrs. Shirley Downey survived after being pronounced dead by ambulance attendants. Coroner’s officers took the infant to Geneval hospital where doctors revived him in an incubator. The fragile newborn fought for life after the near fatal moment.
Randolph Field Texas. Private Frank Yurka Jr. an airplane mechanic, is a grimly determined friend of the eaglets who may drop death on Nazi land. He spent his boyhood near Lidice, the Czechoslovak village razed by Germans. Two aunts and three uncles nearby have not been heard from since the Nazis’ first atrocity was reported.
American ingenuity brings golden plate glass for sun protection and bullet resistant armor for airships. A toy-like midget boat on pontoons fights submarines with no water propeller noise. A life saving suit aids sailors with built in rescuing devices. A two way radio expands wave bands enabling safer flight. An X ray trailer diagnoses plane weakness in minutes. A belly bubble firing position aids gunners under a Flying Fortress. An electronic instrument records engine data every few minutes for performance monitoring.
Lieut. Vernon L. Scott of Hazel S D survived bullets in a transport plane over India but was later wounded by a dog at the officers mess in Chungking China. He and Lieut. Joe Walker of Dayline La launched from a northeast Indian airfield during a Japanese bombing. Two Zero fighters pursued them 30 miles as a cannon shell punctured the left auxiliary tank and ten machine gun bullets pierced the plane. Walker said the duo outran the Japs through treetops and mountain slopes despite the danger.
In Houston Texas Johnny Johnson Buster Shely and Dr Al len Dunkerley hunted a lone goose. All fired and claimed the bird. An autopsy by Dr Dunkerley found the goose died of hypertension arteriosclerosis not from a gunshot.
Edward Bohlinger, 67, a former Arizona state senator, received a trunk from Patagonia Arizona containing clippings and reminders of his service. He had heart disease since April last and retired to Los Angeles to live with his sisters. A frontier model revolver was found in the trunk after the sisters heard a shot and alerted police. Detectives ruled the death a self-inflicted shooting.
In a Greenwich Village shop Fritz the bookman and two young writers, Annette and Gerald, form a close bond. They share poems, novels, and meals, while Fritz mentors them and offers encouragement and a path to publication. The tale centers on unlikely companionship amid dusty shelves and literary dreams.
The University of California Extension Service provides free leaflets on home food production sold through county offices or California Press. Topics include Home Vegetable Gardens, Fall and Winter Gardens, Spring and Summer Gardens, Backyard Poultry, Rabbit Production, and Home Fruit Orchards. Over 9 million leaflets have been sent to prospective producers in California.
Berkeley spring message urges families to store winter coats galoshes and related garments to meet wartime leather rubber and wool demands. Miss Pthalewon Dodeon Extensimenal ist outlines care against mildew moth crickets and termites and offers guidance from the Agricultural Extension Service UC Berkeley.
Berkeley reports home dehydration methods for safe food preservation. University of California experts W Cruess and Vera D Greaves describe how to retain nutrients while ensuring ease and safety, with plans for DIY dehydrators using common materials and kitchen appliances. They offer free guidance from county demonstration offices or the UC Agricultural Extension Service.
The chemistry class under Miriam Klaudt will host a luncheon where all dishes are colloids. The committee sets the date and oversees eight foods prepared as colloidal suspensions. Dean Meenfeld and Mamie Connie aid the effort with Lloyd Pack listed as sponsor.
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