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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1943
Page
1
The column praises Herb Comfort as a colorful, lifelong journalist and historian who built the Shafter Press in 1935 during a wartime era. It frames him as a outspoken figure with wide West Coast ties and notes the crucial role of small newspapers in defending freedom and providing viewpoints in a democracy.
Pollard Brothers of Fresno won the Shafter Public Utility district contract for a city sewer system in the Edwards and Sierra Vista tracts with a bid of 6098.50. Other bidders included Goggo and Rads Western Pipe and Martin Construction. Construction to start within 20 days of contract completion. Directors W. H. Hitchcock Wm. Lachenmaier and Herbert Midgley presided.
Shafter will have Railway Express pick up and delivery service within a reasonable time after approval. James Express Agency told Shafter Business Men's Association members at Cafe Neuman last Friday. Greig answered a Wasco service request and was introduced by E. H. Gamegan. The group also heard from Emory Gay Hoffman and W. H. Jahant. Hoffman urged post war planning and a planning committee. The association wired WPB and sent a copy to Cong Alfred Elliott. The group authorized the sale of the city hall building to the city of Shafter for 1000.
Mr and Mrs Dan Kliewer report their eldest son Ben has sent a letter. Mrs Partridge is ill again at her country home near Shafter.
Scoutmaster Wesley Minter with 12 years in scouting will lead Troop 44 of Shafter with Fred Rick as assistant scoutmaster. Previously he led Troop 9 in Yakima, Washington, before Army service. Troop 44 is sponsored by the Shafter Kiwanis Club under Bill Johnson Earl Anderson and Allen Anderson. August Benders Visit Here from Lodi.
Three Shafter shops Stringham's drugstore Schirmer's Department store and Duhren's Hardware were burglarized before dawn and emptied of cash and merchandise valued at about $200. The break ins were not found until the owners arrived at the scene.
Five Shafter Rotary members from agriculture business and professions debated the postwar world with optimism and pessimism. Glenn Nay warned that postwar planning is largely wishful thinking while others forecast a boom and a better economic order led by returning servicemen and industry recovery.
The Shafter Public Utility District reports the new city well is complete and in use with a Winthreath pump and 7 1/2 hp motor. The 416 foot deep well with a 1 inch casing supplements domestic industrial needs and victory garden irrigation. Residents are urged to avoid wasting water during peak warm hours.
The Press reports that W. E. Nicol says picking will begin around September 10 as cotton appears early this year and the crop looks good. Nicol notes the season’s start is approaching quickly.
The executive board of the Bus iness and Professional Women's Club urges members and friends to donate junk jewelry, pins, bracelets, beads, and other ornaments to barrels at the Shafter USO hall and Lachenmaier real estate office on Central Avenue beside Safe Way. Bakersfield club reports success and hopes to aid the boys in the Aven jewelry drive this week.
Shafter High School unveils a 17-member teaching staff for the upcoming year starting September 7 led by Principal H. W. Pat Kelly. Seven new teachers include Lowell Todd a javelin record holder from San Jose State. Carol Clark in home economics. J. O'Brien English. Junda mechanical drawing. B. A. Lustig chemistry. Ida Roseman English. Returning faculty feature P. L. Arnold commerce. Helen Asher commerce. Amelia Cornell English biology. Bertha Dawe home making. Glenn Nay agriculture. Arthur Johnson agriculture. Holger Hanson agriculture. Robert Gates history. James Wilson mathematics. The school will implement a minimum days schedule for agricultural work pending cot-related timing.
A September 9 to 13 event offers 11760 in prizes for winning livestock poultry rabbits preserved foods and victory garden products. Ardis Walker coordinates the show with details released by press.
The Shafter Press announces Paul Newell as editor, praising his decades of involvement in Kern county journalism and civic work. The note expresses confidence he will lead a creditable publication and serve the community with diligence.
Miss Edna Prieve, a Richland school teacher, is reported to be recounting stories of the Sicily invasion. The article notes her personal perspective and wartime experiences shaping local memory.
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