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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1951
Page
2
Mevin Vaux, hotrod association leader and automotive expert, told Shafter Kiwanis Club a 100 mph racing car could work on highways but would be unsafe. He described racing tires and gear as test beds for features later used in road cars, though toned down for public streets.
Mrs. Thelma Kilgore and her children Doris Pat and Floyd plus Johnny arrived home at 571 McCrum Lane after a southbound trip to visit brother in law Kenneth Kilgore and family in San Diego last week.
A speaker noted that two minutes on the track equals about 4000 to 5000 miles of ordinary driving. He added that 500 miles at Indianapolis Speedway equates to 20,000 to 30,000 road miles, and explained fuel testing cars costs about $1.50 per gallon since it is 100 percent alcoholic.
E. E. Wilson chief meteorologist for the Weather Bureau told Shafter Rotary Club members he cannot promise good weather but can warn of storms. He described rain making and explained how it may be possible to bomb clouds to produce rain under certain atmospheric conditions.
Their own son Floyd had been a guest in San Diego. The two plan to spend the rest of the summer working in Tehachapi. Mount Diablo in Contra Costa county is one of the highest peaks in the central coast ranges at 2849 feet.
Street Scenes lists locals and families leaving Shafter for trips and visits. The Braggs return to San Diego with children Charles Lawrence and Sarah Delores. Bud and Mrs Janzen host Helen Prather of Indianapolis. Mortimore travels to Denver and Omaha. Hosman family visits Modesto. Kirby family relocates to Bass Lake. Britt family visits Weed and Mount Shasta. Wiedmann returns from Lake Tahoe. Hooks family vacationing in Texas. Nolds family tours Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas. Lassiter hosts birthday cake gathering. Bert Davis birthday dinner at Tulare Avenue. Dr Ryland Jacobs and Dr Harold Freedman plan Yosemite Mount Shasta Seattle Vancouver Santa Cruz trips. Abe Isaac returns from Pismo Beach. Helm family visits Hawthorne and brings Ray Helm back to Shafter.
A swarm of bees occupies the James V. Wilson home on Orange Avenue discovered by Joe Tatum. The county agricultural department will not act until the Wilsons return, seeking a beekeeper to relocate the insects or risk insecticide removal. a sign warns residents of the bees.
Mr and Mrs C J Ted Vignolo and their children departed yesterday for a month in Laguna Beach for a seaside holiday and rest.
Funeral services for Henry H. Karber aged 76, who died last night at Kern General Hospital, are pending at Armstrong. He resided at 200.
Dor tha Rodgers and Gerry uoday enjoy a week in Yosemite National Park staying at Camp Curry and camping out. Doris Granquist leaves Shafter for a new home with her mother in Los Angeles. Aaron Warrentin returns from Bakersfield Hospital after surgery. Douglas Lowe and wife from Minneapolis visit William Lowe in Shafter and plan to travel to Los Angeles to see his sister.
CAPT GLADYS MANDAVILLE returns to Korea post hospital stay in Tokyo. Esther Deutsch becomes Wasco News society editor replacing Chrystal Barrett. Mrs Nora Mattingly improves after Kern General Hospital stay. Oak land visitor Nova Bauman with niece Mrs Kimbriel. Vernon Witcher family vacation to Klamath Falls. Alfred Smith and family depart for southern vacation. Lewis McCaslin arrives home from Keene sanatorium. Jim Ball family travel from Pixley. Roberta Kruger attends Fresno State summer program in Visalia. Emmanuel
In a session near Shafter and Wasco chamber leaders noted there are plenty of nurses to help staff a local hospital. Local doctors would work out a fall schedule as part of Civil Defense. Ernest Hofman was asked to petition the county board for a wall and Clemens would present the program to the chamber board.
The continuation lists many names of intermediates swimmers teachers and junior live savers. It names Brown Richie Swann Schaefer Ronald Schmidt John Dooley Earl Neuman Jackie Arnold Dennis Townsend Iribarren Paul Thomas Jeff Schaefer Barbara Peterson Teddy French Mae Addingi and others. Included are Susie Ken Bradshaw Lawrence Vita Jerry Heiser Carole Lorraine Pilgrim Marilyn Om as Philip Anderson Alvin Walker and Carol Witcher.
University of California extension farm adviser George W. Ferry reports widespread nitrogen fertilizer burning of cotton in Kern County. Most damage occurs on sandy soils with rates as low as 50 pounds per acre. Causes include ammonia gas in soil, surface gas loss, and moisture-activated nitrogen, worsened by slow early growth and cold weather. Ferry urges immediate irrigation to dilute nitrogen and reduce harm.
Kern and Irene Kern of Wall Street visit their uncle and aunt Mrs Roy Shively. They will bring guests to Shafter on Monday and then travel to Kansas to view damage from destruction on Kern family property.
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