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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1968
Page
4
A long Thanksgiving listing Shafter residents and relatives visiting Bakersfield Tulare Fresno and other areas from November visits. Families include the Goertzens Warkentins Johnsons Hammans Notleys Lachenmaiers Ratzlaffs Guenther Jenkins and many others sharing meals in homes across Shafter Bakersfield Tulare and Los Angeles area.
An ordinance approved by the City Council changes how driveways and related structures are built or moved on public streets. Effective 30 days after November 25, new applications go to the City Clerk with a $5 fee and must receive street superintendent approval before work begins.
The writer discusses backing police action on campuses and urges Governor Reagan to honor promise modifications to university structures possibly via a constitutional amendment. Mentions Hayakawa and his book Use the Right Word as guideposts and notes Allen Grant’s talk on the university problem. References Remember the Maine and Pearl Harbor phrases.
Mr and Mrs A A Bremin of Berkeley were visitors at the home of their daughter and family Dr and Mrs Thomas Leigh at 242 Pine Street for a stay.
Mr and Mrs Albert Froese announce the betrothal of their daughter Donna Marie to Robert Nikkel son of Mr and Mrs Edward C Nikkel The couple met at Shafter High School and Pacific College Fresno where Donna majors in Social Science and Bob in Psychology They plan to marry next August in a family gathering setting
Three remodeling job permits were issued during November by the city building inspector C. H. Pope. Permits went to J. C. Penner at 421 Munzer 160 Rasco Stores at 212 Sareen for 250 dollars and Vaughn Taylor at 1148 Weyand Way for 650 dollars.
The Richland board weighs moving teacher salaries to a statewide level and distributing property tax to smaller districts. A head start supervisor vacancy prompts a one more year trial. Bids on school insurance are under advisement, and transfers policy shows about $6,000 saved from the prior year. Attendance fell to 1,783, down 27.
County Superintendent Harry E. Blair reports four seats on the Kern County Board of Education will be filled April 15 with balloting by areas 1 2 4 and 7. Area 4 includes Bakersfield City School District with incumbent Mrs. Margaret Gannon. Area 1 includes Erickson. area 2 Siemens. area 7 Stevens among districts Wil liamson Tejon Tejon and others. Each term lasts four years under state law.
Capt Barrett of the California Highway Patrol warns that motorcycles offer risky transport with riders exposed to pavement in crashes. He notes illegal passenger practices such as carrying a child on handlebars and stresses seat secured rear passengers or sidecars and protective gear. Mr and Mrs Laurence Bevenich return from a month in Phoenix Arizona.
Lo Cal Gas Co and Pacific One Corp seek an $8 256 000 rate hike as the first since 1960. The two utilities serve over 3 million customers and would still have average Southern California gas bills about 13 percent lower than in 1961 if approved. They propose tariff changes to align charges with costs and reduce bill variance from hot and cold years and stabilize revenues amid weather swings.
Snow Gates and Valves tout exclusive leak prevention features for irrigation systems. A new Concrete Pipe Yard expands distribution, signaling stronger supply capabilities and broader reach for contractors and farmers.
Steven Hair is elected president of the Episcopal Young Churchmen at a St. Mark's church gathering on Sunday evening December 1. Other officers include Paul Kodet as vice president Susan Ashworth as secretary treasurer and Meg Turner as publicity and social chairman. Regular meetings are the first and third Sundays at 7 o clock.
Cass Garratt a Shafter business figure and World War II veteran who led six divisions as a U S Army officer and supervised hundreds of staff and prisoners received a funeral with pallbearers and honorary pallbearers. Survivors include his widow Mary E Garratt and donations to the Heart Fund Kern County. He earlier worked for General Motors and Schooled in Poland. He formed a company in Shafter after 6 years with Sweitzer Motor.
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