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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1961
Page
2
Neufeld is a radio repairman assigned to the 25th Artillery Battery in Agen. He entered the Army in July 1960, completed basic training at Fort Ord, and arrived overseas last December. He is a graduate of Shafter High School.
The piece notes Christian Science churches will stress divine healing in a sermon. It cites Matthew 12 10 13 where Jesus heals on the Sabbath and restores a man with a withered hand. It also references Mary Baker Eddy stating Jesus’ unselfish spirituality enabled healing.
Readable list shows dates from Friday August 4 to Wednesday August 9 with multiple names including Donna Little Lydia Johnson Claudine Rodgers Maxine Mettler Mary Baker Richard A Larson Linda Ann Palomo Gracie Froese Lois Nightingale Lucille Gribble Tommy Richard Steve Roselle Keith Walker Lee Thomas Dick Hays Mrs Ray Pitts Virgil Biloff Idanell Prickett Ed Lucas Allen Taylor Hugo Johnston Mrs John Peters Donna Adamson Pitts Abe Toews Donna Willis Marvin Neuman Cristo Ernest Unruh Debra Wardwell Kenneth Perkins Bert Fuller Karen Sue Davis Karen Pennington Diane Jacobsen Sarah Carrasco Ernest Clements Steve Wisley Donald Gaither David C Siemens Chris Mortimore Leo Schmidt Loran Nightingale.
The cotton industry reports a program in 1959 1960 reducing disease spread to about 100 acres in the San Joaquin Valley. Earlier years showed increases, but intensified inspection publicity and cultural control measures cut infection to negligible levels with only a few bales lost statewide. Continued on Page 3.
The publisher explains delays due to moving and back-to-back duties as they expand with new press gear and postal cooperation. He asks residents to forgive missed invitations while promising to engage once settled and more accessible in Shafter.
Assemblyman Harold Levering cites dramatic growth in staff and budget since 1945, arguing for a restructuring plan. He notes state employees rose from 39,500 to about 120,031 and the budget from 313.5 million to 2.585 billion while population grew 109 percent from 8.3 million to 18.7 million. He warns against empire builders and stresses narrowing the financial gap.
The piece argues the Rural Electrification Administration, born in the New Deal, now serves primarily nonfarm users and urges scrutiny as REA seeks to spend about 340 million dollars in 1962 and borrow 255 million from the Treasury at 2 percent. It frames subsidies as expanding government and burden on taxpayers.
Editorial argues against extending a one cent per gallon federal gas tax to October 1972 remarking the move favors motorists and national security costs. It notes high combined state and federal rates burden drivers and predicts future tax campaigns. The piece urges motorists to defend their rights and fairness in taxation.
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