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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1945
Page
3
The Agricultural Extension Service of Kern County under M A Lindt urges farmers to ready for cotton picking season. They advise picking cotton dry, removing trash, separating good from poor cotton, and ensuring adequate labor and equipment despite labor shortages.
Corporal Melvin Barnes 20 of Shafter joins Fifth Air Force Bomber Command’s Jolly Rogers in the Pacific. The unit, famed for daylight strikes across 3000 miles of targets in the South Seas, heads to Formosa and the China coast. Barnes is the son of Mr and Mrs C M Barnes Box 896. his brother S/Sgt Edward H. serves in Germany.
The Director of USDA wages board findings in Fresno and Tulare counties cite six cases on federal farm wage rule violations. Penalties include income tax disallowances totaling up to 745.50 for the Kandarians and Faria, with other amounts set for Lipps and Schneider. Some defendants receive no penalties due to extenuating circumstances while others face wage-rate corrections under 85 cents per hour rules for cotton and fruit tree labor.
Ranking second to agriculture in Town's resources coal has been mined for 95 years. Twenty two counties produce it. From 3% million tons in 1880 it rose to 9 million in 1917 with 297 mines employing 18,000 men in 1910. Output recently dropped to 3 million tons but peace may raise it. Treasury notes coal supports national wealth and War Bonds.
The notice advises those claiming entitlement to a special rate under General Regulations to apply for adjustment with the wage board. Applicants should file through the state office in Berkeley or field offices in Santa Rosa Yuba City Stockton Modesto Fresno San Jose Watsonville Lindsay Bakersfield and Los Angeles with reasons before any above ceiling increase takes effect.
Margaret Demuth of Santa Monica arrived on Saturday to spend two weeks with her sister Mrs. Helene Hobson.
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