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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1973
Page
1
In a Visalia appearance Commissioner Gilbert Stamm emphasized the Bureau of Reclamation is ready to push the Westlands Distribution System to deliver more water for irrigation, aiding California farmers facing rising prices and food shortages amid debates with environmental groups.
The Shafter City Council voted to lower the property tax rate from $1.774 to $1.447 per $100 of assessed value, a total reduction of 98.7 cents. Secured property owners will see the benefit this year, while unsecured taxpayers pay the prior rate and face the 66 cent structural fire tax cut next year.
Gil bert G Stamm, new Commissioner of Reclamation, told the Friant Water Users Association that California needs more water programs amid shortages and environmental concerns. He said public attitudes and budget issues cloud future water development and urged broader agreement before Congress acts, with public meetings planned.
United States Commissioner Gilbert G. Stamm will dedicate the first phase of the Semitropic Water Storage District project at Semitropic School next Tuesday August 21. The program covers distribution of State Project water to southern district areas within Buttonwillow Improvement District and future expansion to Pond Poso. Stamm cautioned that federal changes will slow new water deliveries, noting seven or eight years to begin first deliveries if funded now. Warren Carter of Shafter Wasco Irrigation District voiced support for Central Valley Project progress. Frank Stockton of Arvin Edison Water Storage District urged a more aggressive reclamation stance.
Cecilia Ann Parker twenty of 18426 Myrick Lane was arrested for shoplifting a lunch meat packet and violating probation. In Shafter Justice Court Monday Judge Harvey Gaede gave a 30 day suspended jail sentence and three years summary probation.
The Shafter area saw temperatures stay in the nineties for the week ending Monday with a peak high of 98. Nightly lows ranged from 61 to 67 as recorded by the USDA Cotton Research Station.
The Richland Board of Trustees cancels the last meeting in August and reschedules the next regular session to Tuesday September 4 due to Labor Day. The change moves the usual Monday meeting to the holiday week.
Shafter High plans a Sept 4 opening for the 1973-74 term with 906 projected enrollment and 47 certified staff. New: assistant principal Evan Jones plus three teachers John King Tom Lingo and Mike Nichols, plus Neil Olson as principal. A collegiate style pre registration system and earlier counseling sessions are outlined for students.
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