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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1949
Page
4
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Mason former Wasco residents have moved into the Woods Stone home they purchased with three acres of land The Stones are said to be living on ranch property four miles further west of their former home with Mr Stone’s health improved
Mr and Mrs Chris Ummel of Shafter and Mrs Ummels brother and wife Mr and Mrs Virgil Parr of Kern Homes are on a two week vacation trip to Kansas to visit relatives.
Mr and Mrs Ben Homfeld of Wasco travel by motor to visit their son Lt Lewis Homfeld and family in New Hampshire. Lt Homfeld serves in the US Air Force with wife Mabel Stockton. They have Carolyn Jean five and Lewis Jr born last summer in Bakersfield. The Homfelds will also visit friends and relatives in Washington DC Minnesota Iowa and Kansas before returning.
Mr and Mrs Herbert Loewen and children Helena and Stanley begin a motor trip to US and Canadian national parks Their first stop is Mt Lassen Park next Yellowstone then Canadian Prince Albert Park and Saskatoon They expect a three week absence from home and will visit Mr Loewen’s sister
Delano Community Cannery invites Shafter women to can fresh produce or process home surplus. A two hour lecture class on approved methods and nutrition is held at Delano High School Tuesdays at seven. Arrangements must be made in advance, with limited space and tiered can charges by duration.
Mr and Mrs Byron Hanson and children Eric Linda and Roger returned home after a week in Sequoia National Park. They toured Crystal Caves learned about Tharp s Log and Hale Tharp s cabin, enjoyed square and folk dancing, campfires and nature films, and traveled back via Kings Canyon with Mrs Hanson s father H R Duehren joining them for part of the trip.
Mr and Mrs Harry Buller depart Shafter by plane to Chicago to receive a new car. They will drive home via the northern route visiting relatives and points of interest on the way back to Shafter.
Miss Emma Lou Warf will attend Berkeley summer sessions and plans to enroll as a junior at the University of California Berkeley in the fall. A Bakersfield College graduate she is visiting with her brother Jim who has been in the bay area this past week.
D R Gwin, Maple School custodian, is on a well earned vacation at home. He spends the time resting and tending his garden to catch up on chores.
Mrs King Brooks visits her daughter Mrs William Hammer in Kansas City and meets the Hammers new grandson born a few weeks ago.
Mrs. Joel Henderson and her daughter Doris Marshall vacation at Bass Lake with another daughter Mrs. Jackson of Bakersfield visiting.
Mrs C E Reimer and daughter Rhoda return from a pleasant visit at Mount Hermon. They visited Mrs Reimer’s sister Mrs Pete Unruh and Mrs J Japkin. The Unruhs, former Shafter residents, plan to build a small house on a creek in the redwoods and settle there.
The Maple School Board reorganized after Paul Wiebe’s re election with H H Loewen as chairman and John Wiens as clerk. A public hearing on the budget is set for Monday August 1 at the school to inform taxpayers about finances.
Maple residents joined the Gospel Fellowship Camp on Lake Sequoia. Among attendees were Mr. and Mrs. John Nieson Mr. and Mrs. Martin Loepp and Mr. Wallace Reimer with his wife Gwen Ummel. The group helped with camp duties including cooking and dishwashing while Reimer and Ummel led the music. William Pietsch, a former Maple pupil, also attended along with the George Nikkel family and Mrs. John Neufeld.
Miss Goldie Wiens of Shaft er and Miss Verna Speicker of Redwood City who have taught at Maple in the past, along with Miss Delores Feil of Bakersfield and Mr. E L Engel of Corn Oklahoma, are new to this district.
Wasco Women's Club executive board accepted the resignation of President Sadie Gill who is to undergo eye surgery in Washington. Walter Wicol of Maple District advanced from vice-president to fill the unexpired term through May 1950, with Mrs Robert L Jones becoming vice-president. Year books were discussed and plans set for hosting the County Federation of Women's Clubs meeting in Wasco on November 18.
R. E. Gribble reports his father, who had been in the hospital for several days, is now home. The Gribbles traveled to Long Beach a week ago to visit the patient and ensure he rests much of each day.
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