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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1946
Page
1
Arvin residents rail against a government study comparing living conditions with Dinuba. The piece argues substandard housing arose from Dust Bowl migration and big ranch work kept wages higher, touching on 160 acre limits and New Deal critiques amid a water project contest.
Shafter’s winter potato season gains momentum with three sheds active and 12 to 15 railroad cars daily plus heavy truck shipments. Potatoes from Cuyama Valley are washed at Em. H. Mettler and Sons and graded at Mettler, Malory, and Bataglia Hare sheds. Seed potatoes are distributed across Kern and Tulare counties for spring planting.
Quick action by filling station attendants and Shafter fire department saved a model A Ford roadster from major damage. The blaze erupted while the car’s motor was being serviced at Em H Mettler station near Shafter Highway. No injuries or additional damage reported.
The Shafter Rifle and Pistol Club held a gathering at Jack Hares potato shed last night with about 24 members present. Jim Honey, the president, achieved the high score of 99 out of 100. The club will meet every Wednesday at 7:30 PM and all are invited.
The Shafter Credit Bureau opens at 8:30 A.M. in Room 6 of the Chanpson Building at 422 James Street. Formed from a survey by the Shafter Chamber of Commerce, the bureau includes about 40 local business houses and is managed by Herbert P. Sears with Connie Hall as supervisor.
Water level declines of 10 to 15 feet over the past year force Shafter Public Utility District to lower the bowls by twenty feet in Number 2 well. Shafter Pump Company is involved in the adjustment.
Thanksgiving dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ruhman were Dr and Mrs Harold Freedman and Mr and Mrs William Lowe.
Dorothy Satran spent the Thanksgiving holiday in San Francisco.
Johnnie De Vincenzo of Shafter exchanges a $50 maturity baby bond from his grandfather for a $100 United States savings bond on his tenth birthday. He saved additional money from gleaning raisin grapes in his father’s vineyard and plans to grow his thrift, a trait Benjamin Franklin would praise.
The Business and Professional Women's Club hosts a dinner tonight at 6 30 in the Richland School Cafeteria. Tickets may be obtained by calling Mrs. Floyd Cooper. Attendees choose between roast pork and another dish prepared by Mrs. Sylvia Baughman.
Shafter merchants deserve praise for establishing a credit bureau as the town grows. With more merchandise and installment buying ahead, regulation by the buyer’s ability to pay protects both customer and merchant and supports Shafter’s development as a stable business center.
The Club and the American Legion host a Turkey Shoot on December 22. Participants will shoot skeet with 24 rifle and pistol. Everyone is invited to attend the event.
The Post Office Department urges early mailing and packing for the heaviest Christmas season. Postmasters stress proper addressing and zone numbers, with hundreds of temporary workers to aid delivery. Send parcels by December 10 and cards by December 15 for timely delivery.
Funeral services were held for Horace Gray 86, father of Mrs. Phil Ohanneson of Shafter, at Bakersfield chapel. He died November 28 in a Bakersfield hospital. A Woodland resident since 1922, he was born in London and moved to California in 1886 to farm near Fowler. Survived by his widow Beatrice, three daughters, ten grandchildren, one great grandson. Episcopal Church member. Rev. Ralph H. Cox officiated.
Shafter raisin growers gathered in Fresno for the Sun-Maid unit 29 meeting the largest ever. Attendees included W A Livers F R Nottingham John Enns John DeVincenzo A W Eckman and Mr and Mrs Otto Thiel. Next unit session and officer nominations will be announced.
The residence of the late Mrs. Eliza J. Stone at 127 Beth Eden has been sold to Claude New of the Rocky Mt. Drilling Co. of
Friends of Mrs Clayton Montgomery report she is recovering well from illness and responding to treatment at home as family thanks medical staff for care and support during her convalescence.
Final plans were made at the Legion meeting for a barbecue jamboree by the local post on Dec 14. Tickets are sold through legion members, with Jack Hare as committee chair. Funds support the region's entertainment fund and prizes include door giveaways. The event features boxing wrestling and tumbling and will heat the Battaglia Hare potato shed to beat the cold. Bats will be served 6:30 to 9:00 with entertainment starting at 8:30.
The city operates a new municipal garbage service with twice weekly residential pickups. Residents must use two covered pails a swill and a rubbish. Fees start at 1.50 monthly for homes and 2.50 for businesses, billed with water charges. Oliver Sly and Lewis Carter supervise the program as routes firm up.
Jub Lee Barton a former Shafter resident died in an automobile train crash at Tracy California on November 27 while on terminal leave from the Navy. Born December 14 1922 he enlisted in October 1941 served two years on a mine layer and two on a minesweeper followed by a year in charge of a telegram exchange in the Philippines as a signalman first class. Survived by his mother Mrs Alice Barton Stockton six brothers and two sisters funeral held November 30 in Stockton with Navy Annex workers as pallbearers. Interment not specified.
A group of Shafter grammar school teachers toured the South during Thanksgiving. Attending were Helen Holmes, Ida Johnson, Del Martin, Beulah Bartlett, Eva Risnel, and Vicki McClain.
The Shafter Press introduces Tuesdays and Fridays issues. Home delivery in Shafter is delayed. mail delivery will continue for city and rural areas. Subscriptions at $2.50 per year extended to December 15. after that, price rises to $4.00.
The Oliver Implement Company launches its new 60 by 120 foot quonset steel building on Santa Fe Way just south of Lerdo in Shafter. Opening Tuesday December 10, the store will sell Oliver tractors potato diggers and other farm implements including the Jumbo line of heavy hydraulic machinery and the Oliver Cletrac crawler. A parts and repair department will be operated with Charles Elwood of Bakersfield as manager and David H. Jones as local manager Vernon Kroeker in charge of parts.
Mrs Bess Williams reports her daughter Mrs Melvina Clemens is convalescing after surgery and has returned home from the hospital.
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