Growers Back Plan for 1938 California Prorate Program
Unofficial counts from Shafter and other Kern County precincts show overwhelming support for a state prorate program to regulate wine grape production. Returns indicate broad approval statewide with large margins, while officials prepare an August meeting in San Francisco to approve a zone program and appoint a nine member zone committee.
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California Agricultural Prorate Commission
San Francisco
McFarland Grammar School
Shafter
Aty Vineland~school
Therr
Kern County
Fresno County
Madera County
Kings County
Tu- Tare County
Merced County
Potato Referendum Ordered in Fifteen States
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration orders a referendum in fifteen potato producing states from August 19 to 24 to determine the future of potato production and policy. The move seeks to gauge growers’ views on proposed controls and pricing measures.
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The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Shafter Farms Beet Harvest Opens With 15 Ton Yield
Shafter Farms Company begins beet harvest in the Pond area led by Phil Channeson and Jim Camp. Early indications show 15 tons per acre on about 3 00 acres of beets with an experimental Lerdo plot. beets hauled to Mc Farland and shipped to Oxnard sugar factory.
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Shafter Farms Company
Phil Channeson
Jim Camp
Shafter
Lerdo
Channeson
McFarland
Oxnard
Kernounty
Construction Begins on Shafter High Gym Addition
Construction of the Shafter high school gymnasium addition, adjoining the dress ing rooms, is planned to start in September with a $72 461 PWA allotment. Bids are expected to open early September and work to begin mid month. The 75 by 105 foot space will add a 65 by 25 stage and chair seating to use as an auditorium with improved acoustics and insulation.
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Shafter High School
RE. P. Jones
PWA
Sidewalk Petition To Be Presented At Council Meeting
About 100 signatures gathered by the Shafter Business Men's Association will be presented at the city council meeting. The petition asks for sidewalk improvements while PWA funds and labor are available, circulated in response to property owner requests.
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Shafter Business Men’s Association
Business Men’s Organization
PWA
Bakersfield Man Visits Shafter Friends in District
Conley Roe of Bakersfield spent Wednesday in Shafter visiting with the T. V. Little family and other friends in the district.
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Conley Roe
Bakersfield
Shafter
T. V. Little Famiy
Union Spuds New Well In Shafter Field
Union Oil spudded its fifth well in the Shafter field, Kernco 5-34, reaching 1,512 feet as casing was cemented. The new unit joins two producing wells from Union, while a sixth project is planned after 4-34 finishes. Superior cuts drilling as Bull property work progresses slowly.
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Union Oil Company
Kernco
Union
Shafter
Superior
Early Vineyards Expect Strong Grape Harvest in District
Growers report good fruit with 400 lugs per truck headed to San Francisco for sale on the fresh fruit market. Grapes test at 18 to 19 and a quarter Brix. Picking will continue until harvest with an average 500 lugs daily. The 10 acre vineyard is early ripening due to sandy soil, but yields are less than heavier soils. General picking may start in two weeks depending on weather. District harvest expected at three tons of raisins or 10 tons of green grapes.
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San Francisco
Lawn Planted at Richland Renua Bermuda Grass Sable
Bermuda and blue grass planted at Richland as part of a sod installation project. Sika soil mix used for lawn renovation and irrigation planned. The work aims to establish a drought resistant turf and improve appearance around property.
Shafter Corcoran Road Link Set for September Start
Plans call for seven miles of new road from Earlimart Alpaugh road south to Kern county line to connect Shafter and Corcoran. The project, announced by Tulare County official Jay G. Brown after a Visalia meeting, will include grading and multiple bridges and fills. Once finished it will divert traffic from Route 99 and shorten trips for west side motorists to Hanford and Fresno.
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Shafter-Corcoran
Jay G. Brown
Tulare County
Visalia
W. H. Hitchcock
A. R. Duehren
Shafter
Earlimart- Alpaugh Road
Kern County
Corcoran
99 Highway
West Side
Hanford
Fresno
Tulare
Tulare County Supervisors
Spud Growers Cooperative reviews first season activity
The Shafter-Wasco Potato Growers Cooperative met at Wasco Grange hall to hear a report on the season. Secretary J W Nickel said more than 200000 sacks or 700 cars of spuds were washed and shipped in 1938. President Z C Bartel led the meeting as plans for future activity were discussed. The group aims to ship potatoes, supply sacks and fertilizer, and cut selling costs while improving consumer returns.
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Shafter-Wasco Potato Growers Cooperative
Wasco Grange Hall
J. W. Nickel
Z. C Bartel
Wildcat crew works fishing for 7000 feet of drill stem
Standard Oil wildcat No. 181 between Lerdo and Shafter faced a 7000 foot loss of drill stem after a deep cave in. Crew hooked the end but lacked equipment. new fishing tools ordered from Bakersfield with expected completion by week end. Drilling may resume toward 11000 feet with Vedder sand potential and uncertain coring results.
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Standard Oil Company
Wildcat No. 181
Lerdo
Shafter Field
Bakersfield
Shafter
Wildcat
Superior Oil Company
Helbling
Coi
Shafter Council Sits as Board of Equalization
City officials of Shafter will convene as a board of equalization in the city office Monday night at 8 o'clock to hear any complaints filed under the law. The session invites property owners to present grievances and seek redress before the board.
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Shafter City
Board of Equalization
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