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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1955
Page
1
Frank G. Shaw 76 city assessor and tax collector and former first elected city clerk of Shafter announced retirement August 31 after 17 years in public life. He cited poor health while council praised his loyal service and history of Shafter dating to its 1938 incorporation.
Roy Farrell director of the Shafter Recreation program announced pool hours will be shortened. Beginning September 1 Richland pool will be open in the afternoons only from 1 to 6 p.m. Final sessions at the pool will be Labor Day.
Bakersfield businessman Don Hart told the Shafter Rotary Club that the Escapade, skippered by James A Camp of Shafter, nearly won the Pan Pacific boat race but hit a reef or obstruction early. The crew repaired a leak, dropped the centerboard to race on, but lost speed and finished sixth.
Local merchants launch a major back-to-school promo upcoming Friday with stores offering new fall lines and summer clearance sales. Parents and students can find clothing shoes school supplies and more at low prices in Shafter during the coming week. Local merchants urge residents to buy locally to support the community.
Bruce Crawford, Richland school district superintendent, announced two day conferences for all teachers September 1 and 2. New teachers meet in morning sessions then with principals, followed by district tours. A smorgasbord dinner reception for new faculty closes the first day.
Plans for Maple School opening on September 6 have been completed by district superintendent Ralph Gribble and the board of trustees who oversaw major renovations. The school well has been cleaned and the water pump overhauled to ensure an adequate water supply.
The Richland school district board approves an automatic alarm for the pools to trigger at three inches of water on the floor to prevent floods from vandalism or past failures. The panel covers the mechanical room and ties to ongoing repairs after a spring boiler explosion and supports library utility prep.
Ignacio Jack Noriega, 17, dies of leukemia at Min ter Village after a valiant battle. Funeral services from Payne and Son with Rev. William Baird officiating. Interment in Union Cemetery Bakersfield. Pallbearers were fellow high school band members. short youths attended including Roger Tatum Gordon Pipkin Royce Eslick and others.
Buttonwillow Union School district announces the 1955 56 staff with assignments across grades from Kindergarten through eighth. Teachers include Ellen Miyatakе, Mary Louise Parsons, Elna Singleton, Olah Michael, Gladys Hyland, Mary Young, Ne Neal, Marilyn Teel, Fannie Lea, Elfreda Fambrough, Shirley Gil, Alberta Schneider, Edith Steffins, Emmet J Buckley, J B Teasley, Delmer Nelson, Marie Tracy, Clay Cartman, William King, Eleanor Staban, Leona Murdzek, Leota Adams, Dorothy Greve, Marvin Nigh, and Noel Cox with school opening September 6 in Buttonwillow.
Principal Grant Jensen announces temporary allowance of any shorts and blouses in the gym due to shipment delays. Regulation one piece royal blue uniforms are expected from local merchants by the end of September.
Shafter High School construction progresses with 75 percent completion on the home making and general classroom building. The auditorium music building bids are due September 12, with seating for 951 and a 36 by 18 foot proscenium. Enrollment has risen from 362 in 1945 to over 600 in 1953-54, amid master development plans for the campus.
Funeral services for David Lee Jarrard 17 of Cawelo station fall on Friday at the Seventh Day Adventist church. Elder Stanley Hiten will officiate and burial will be in the Shafter cemetery. The teen died August 21 in Hollister when passenger J K Ford fell asleep at the wheel. Ford sustained serious injuries. Survivors include parents Louis and spouse, sisters Neema and Celeste, and brothers Gerald Don and Richard. The body is at Armstrong Mortuary.
Two apparently hungry teenage boys broke into the Buttonwillow School cafeteria Saturday night to eat a snack and stole the school jeep. Deputies caught them Sunday afternoon in the jeep at Visalia. One boy is said to be a run-away from a Riverside youth camp and had previously stolen two other cars.
The Shafter City Council approved an ordinance increasing retail sales tax from 0.5 to 1 percent, with the new rate taking effect September 19. City Clerk William H. Johnston estimates the higher tax will generate revenue for the rest of the year. The amendment sets the tax on the privilege of selling tangible property at retail at one percent of gross receipts.
First rehearsal for the 1955 56 Shafter high school varsity band will be at 8 p m Monday. Kenneth Fahsbender, director, invites former members and hopes for a 45 piece band with needs in percussion tuba and French horn. First performance is September 24 at the home game versus North High School.
City council approved a new development plan on Monday night approving a 36 home Deeter tract. The action moves the project forward with zoning and permitting steps to follow as residents await site work and construction timelines.
Blood bank officials announced a mobile unit will come to Shafter on September 7 to help cover a deficit in the town’s blood supply. Shafter is about 15 pints behind quota and organizers expect to collect around 30 quarts at Mennonite Brethren Memorial Hall from 12:30 to 5:30. Interested residents may contact Jack Janzen at 9080.
Adjutant Jack Janzen of the local American Legion post announced a service officer will be at the Veterans Memorial Hall to answer questions on insurance bonuses claims and loans for servicemen with problems relating to the GI Bill of Rights.
Three men faced charges for operating while intoxicated last week. David Joe Chapman 27 and Orville Culver 39 of Wasco were also charged with reckless driving and no state driver license after arrests on Central Valley highway. fined 150 each. Walter Lee Taylor of Delano charged with drunk C-swing after highway patrol arrest on Highway 99 south of Canelo. scheduled to appear before Judge E. K. Grant by September 5.
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