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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1964
Page
6
A 33 year Scouting veteran Ernest Kreyenhagen was honored with naming the new dining hall at Camp Kern after him. The dedication occurred at Huntington Lake as Camp Kern hosted about 200 weekly attendees this year and celebrated an A rating after a regional inspection.
The Farmers Home Administration appoints R. E. Mitchell of Arvin to the FHA Kern Inyo Los Angeles Santa Barbara and Ventura County Committee replacing Howard R. Frick of Bakersfield. Mitchell has farmed about 2000 acres in Arvin with cotton alfalfa grapes operates a large dairy and chairs a local cooperative.
Rolf Jacobsen Sr. observed his 95th birthday with a Danish dinner at his son Rolf A. Jacobsen Sr.’s home. Born August 3, 1869 in Ringkøbing Denmark, he came to America in 1889 and ran a potato business until 1945. He shipped the first branded potatoes the Danish Flag and four shiploads in 1921 amid a U.S. famine relief era. He has eight children and was honored in 1959 by the National Potato Council for outstanding service. He lives at 321 Cross Street, Shafter, enjoying gardening and letter-writing.
Driver Cited in crash at Manuel and Central Valley Highway on August 7. John L Baxley of 344 Rosalee drove the other car in the collision.
Patrol findings collected with the California State Coroner show high blood alcohol levels among drivers and pedestrians in July Fourth fatalities. Of 41 drivers killed, two thirds tested .10 or higher, with half at .15 or above. nine pedestrian deaths included five with .17 to .27 levels, all indicating impairment.
Frieda Dargatz 67 died Saturday after a brief illness at her home. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mish Funeral Home Shafter with Rev. Earl Gould officiating. Survived by husband Leonard H. Dargatz son Oliver R. Dargatz of Shafter daughters Opal R. Lee Weed and Fern Sanford Buttonwillow and several siblings and grandchildren.
Serious Billy Ray Bohanan of Route 1 Shafter was released on bail of 498 dollars to appear in Shafter Justice Court on August 19. He faces charges of drunkenness disturbing the peace and resisting arrest.
Automotive sales account for twenty two percent of all retail sales in the United States, reflecting the sector's large footprint in national commerce and consumer spending patterns.
The Department of Fish and Game announced unfilled quotas for four deer hunts with an August 13 application deadline. Hunts include Yolo County, Ventura County, Tenaja in Orange San Diego and Riverside, and Los Angeles Archery. Applications must reach the License Section in Sacramento by 5 p.m. August 13 to be eligible for the statewide drawing.
The Leslie L. Robinson unit honors past president Mrs Bessie Keihath with a California Department citation for 1963-64. Illness of member Mrs Isabelle Crawford reported at Memorial hospital Bakersfield. Fish fry report given. Fifteenth District meeting set for Shafter on September 20 with Shafter Post and Unit hosting. A hard time dance and buffet planned for September 12 joint Legion and Auxiliary public affair. Louise Brooks attended meeting hosted by Mrs Kathy Morgan. Next gathering at Mrs Elmer Hackleman’s Koch road home August 18, potluck and swim party.
The 104th annual Wool Growers meeting in San Francisco features two retired UC staff members, an active professor, and several UC agronomists and forestry experts including D. Foote of Ukiah, H. Biswell of Berkeley, and C. Joy of Los Gatos.
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