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Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1964

Page

7

Board of Trade backs Kern County four year college plan

Kern County is declared the largest U S area without a four year college as the Board of Trade backs a four year state college for Kern County. The plan follows a Kern County Board of Education resolution and sets a July 1965 start for a county wide celebration leading to a college presence.

Board of Trade Kern County Lake Isabella University of California California Coordinating Council For Higher Education Parker Gannon Robert Marshall Richard Ledwidge Clarence Williams Alan Pettit A. B. Newby Clifton Clemens Robert Bovee

Ray Mish to Speak at Shafter Kiwanis Luncheon

Ray Mish of Mish Funeral Home will show a film and address the Shafter Kiwanis Club at its regular luncheon on Wednesday August 26. Edwin F. Bender received an honorary membership for community work including the 50th anniversary parade. Bender, a Shafter pioneer, has worked as an engineer at the City Fire Department for about 12 years.

Ray Mish Kiwanis Club The Mish Funeral Home Shafter Kiwanis Club Edwin F Wimpy) Bender Bender Shafter

Job Corps Camps Planned for Northern California Region

Two Job Corps camps are planned in Region 2 of the Bureau of Reclamation in Northern California under the Administration’s Anti Poverty Program. Regional Director Robert J. Paf ford Jr. announced the sites at Lewiston Trinity County and Toyon between Redding and Shasta Dam. Camps will house 200 and 100 youths respectively, ages 16 to 21, from all 50 states, with 30 hours of outdoor conservation work and 10 to 15 hours of schooling each week.

Bureau of Reclamation Sacramento Robert J. Pafford, Jr California Bureau Lewiston Trinity County Bureaus of Reclamation and Land Management Toyon Redding Shasta Dam Shasta County Togon Shasta Lake

Labor Opposes Prop 14 At California Federation Convention

Delegates at the California Labor Federation Convention in San Francisco voiced opposition to Proposition 14. More than 2,000 delegates pledged all-out support to defeat the housing amendment.

California Labor Federation San Francisco

New Books Arrive at Shafter Library Summer Shipment

New fiction and non fiction titles are announced by librarian Harriet Mason. The list includes notable works by James, Steinbeck, Michener and Hemingway among others. The next shipment is due September 1.

Shafter Library Harriet Mason Baldwin Banning Boileau Bonham Brennan Byram Cooley Cooper Dennis Montana Friendlich Gallant Gilbert Goldman Greenfield Grey Hunter Huston James Knebel Ross The New Yorker Kramer Loudun Huxley Skousen Mann Dunham F. H. Bradley Eliot Long Stevenson Sachar Day Europe Fischer-Galati

Credit Use by Auto Buyers Roughly Sixty Percent

Approximately 60 percent of purchasers of new and used automobiles make use of credit. The statement highlights consumer financing trends in auto purchases.

FFA Winners to Be Announced at Banquet

Ten Kern County high schools including Arvin Bakersfield South Delano Joint Union Foothill Kern Valley McFarland Shafter Tehachapi and Wasco Union participated in the FFA judging. George Ilg assistant dean of agriculture Fresno State College and Louis Fiorini president McFarland Young Farmers of America with Robert F. O'Dell and D L Liddle of United California Bank served as agricultural representatives.

Future Farmers of America United California Bank State Bureau of Agricultural Education Kern County Arvin Bakersfield South Delano Joint Union Foothill Kern Valley McFarland Shafter Tehachapi Wasco Union George Ilg Fresno State College Louis Fiorini McFarland Young Farmers of America Robert F. O'Dell D. L. Liddle

Fresno FFA award judging and bank banquet planned

At Fresno the judged and rated projects of selected students were honored. Gold or silver certificates will be awarded at a banquet hosted by United California Bank on Monday September 14 at 7 p.m. in Freddie's Restaurant Banquet Room at Kern County Airport Bakersfield.

Fresno California Bank Freddie's Kern County Bakersfield

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