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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1968
Page
1
The report lists daily weather readings from April 8 to April 14. H. L values range with highs near the upper 80s and lows around the 40s to 50s, indicating warm days and cool nights across the week.
Dr. David Cooke reports the Shafter Red Cross fund drive raised 1448.94 dollars. The effort credited 20 team captains 65 solicitors the Shafter Press KWSO Radio and many local businesses and persons for aid Adrian Bellinger presented Cooke a plaque honoring the drive’s success.
Shafter Council set for 7 p m Tuesday April 16 to elect a mayor with Mayor Richard Zenk presiding one last time. City Clerk Bill Johnston to report canvass of ballots as Hildebrand Moyer and Larson are seated as councilmen. Larson joins Public Utility District Board and backs city district merger. new mayor to be named and commissioners announced later.
Rotarians in Shafter skipped the Tuesday noon luncheon and held a Ladies Night BBQ at Granite Station in the foothills east of Shafter. The event, hosted at the Granite Station owned by Mrs. Ethel West, sister-in-law of Rotarian Charles West, is a traditional spring Rotary gathering. About 60 Rotarians and wives enjoyed barbecued steaks.
Raymond A. Mettler of Em H Mettler & Sons Shafter was elected vice president of the Kern County Fair board at the April 10 meeting. He was appointed to the board last year by Gov Ronald Reagan and has lived in Kern County since 1919. The nine member board includes Hollis Roberts Everett Baker Wayne Hall and others with Mettler as chairman of two committees and on several others. The directors approved $64,519 for premiums at this year’s fair Sept 20 28, up $4,973 from 1957.
District Supt. T L McCuen told trustees suspensions are in harmony with California standards and backed by education code and county counsel. Parents of recently suspended Shafter High students, represented by Kenneth F. Hegland, urged alternatives to cut suspensions and improve relations with administrators and teachers.
Kern County Farm Bureau warns of a serious shortage of migrant housing as the Housing Authority of the County of Kern plans to replace migrant camps near Shafter and Lamont with permanent housing for local residents. President Howard Frick says the plan will leave only about a quarter of previous migrant quarters, and that law may prevent restricting new units to farm workers. He notes most year-round farm workers already have housing and opposes using permanent housing at migrant camp sites as a substitute for migrant labor housing.
Mrs. Lowell Todd says the Shafter Community Improvement Committee will hold a pot luck meeting Thursday April 25 at the Shafter Veterans Hall. Attendees urged to attend as part of the group’s regular gathering.
A preliminary hearing on Kern County budget is set for Wednesday April 17 at the Board of Supervisors chambers in the County Building Bakersfield. The Board will review department requests with limited audience participation. Final hearings begin June 12 with broader testimony.
The Shafter Dance Club will sponsor a dance on Tuesday April 30 to fund the Shafter high school band's trip to the Oroville Dam dedication. Chairmen Mr and Mrs David Muir announced the event as the fund grew, reaching $980 by Monday evening.
The Shafter General's Band aims to raise 4000 for a trip to Oroville with pledges reaching 980 on Monday and expected to climb to about 1500 by Tuesday. A dance at Shafter Memorial Hall 8 to 10 p.m. features the Studio Band and Debonaire Dancers, with tickets sold by band members and local clubs.
The 49th annual Public Schools Week runs April 22 to 26 with pupil displays. Richland Open House April 23 invites parents for conferences, dinner, and classroom tours, fee 45 cents students 80 cents adults. Shafter High School notes open visit anytime though not officially part of the week.
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