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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1978
Page
1
Mayor Elmer Unruh defends citizens rights amid controversy over a roadside sign linked to police discipline. Officials discuss POST rules, open records, alleys, flood issues, and funding for a wastewater study, park projects, and recreation shifts as council hearings continue.
The Shafter Recreation District organized on August 8 with Fred Starrh as Chairman and Dick Larsen as Vice-Chairman. Directors W. C. Walker and Mickey Gladden joined, as did Bill Rasmussen a recreation consultant. William Mungary outlined HUD funds and a $5,000 assistant grant to hire planning help for a master plan. The board agreed to seek HUD-assisted planning and discussed CETA funding for a recreation supervisor, setting monthly meetings at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall.
Delano grape growers assail two UFW grants totaling over 800000 as a vote buying boondoggle. Ed Thomas of South Central Farmers Committee accuses the awards of ignoring taxpayer opinion and cites misused funds, funding a year long language program and training for 75 workers with vans and other costs. Callers invited to protest the federal aid as wasteful.
The Kern County Fire Department from Shafter Minter Field and Wasco stations fought a dramatic barn blaze on Saturday August 12. Wayne Enos Lane owner Robert Case was named in the blaze which destroyed the structure valued at 10000 and its contents at 500. Fire officials noted the cause is under investigation. Earlier, Shafter units battled a vehicle fire on August 8 a 1977 Ford LTD driven by Chris Zucker of Shafter overheated and burned at E Lerdo Highway and Commercial Way with a 50 loss.
Shafter Police report an August 10 crash when a 1976 Ford Pinto driven by Lana Neumann tipped onto its top and struck Becker Insurance at 217 Avenue. Neumann, injured with a lump on her forehead, was taken to Kern Medical Center. bystanders said she swerved abruptly without speeding.
Dick Zenk, longtime Shafter figure and former mayor, died after a career spanning farming and real estate. Born in Eureka South Dakota he moved to Shafter in 1927 and served on the City Council and as mayor. Survived by wife Virginia, two brothers and a sister.
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