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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1960
Page
1
Christmas Tree lot managed by the American Legion offers a range of fir trees of many sizes and colors. Proceeds support the legion’s charitable work with volunteers guarding and assisting customers at the Rich and School property site once the Santa Fe school building.
President George Parker announced a 20 percent stock dividend to shareholders of record on December 13. He noted the stock has more than doubled since organization in 1952, with a net gain of 188 dollars per share. The bank operates branches in Kernville Buttonwillow Lamont and Shafter and plans to move its main office to Bakersfield with a new Sixth Street Chester Avenue branch.
Saturday's Fresno State College cotton judging contest saw Shafter High School entrants Vernon Bailey and Ricky Berwick miss the leaders in individual standings. Coach Filiott Garrison could not field a full team for the event. Clovis High School dominated, winning both A and B classifications with high scores led by a 1,297 point A total and 1,205 points in B.
City of Shafter expects total building permits for 1960 to come in about 321000 dollars below one million. Officials say the shortfall will be made up during December, marking the first time in six years that the annual total trails the million-dollar goal.
Building permits for November totaled 121 50 with no September permits and October at 16690. Last November permit value stood at 105700. Notable filings include Woodie Jones at 445 Golden West remodeling for 1000, A A Hicks at 286 E Euclid remodeling for 1000, C J and R W Chambers on Rosalee Street with ten new residences totaling 116000, G A Eslick at 287 Marengo remodeling for 1000, and John 524 Minter Sacadial residence for 500.
Seventy five men from Conservative Baptist churches gathered Dec 2 at Bible Baptist Church Bakersfield for a dinner and program. Bill Gerrie of Bakersfield led devotions Vernie Parrott of Shafter gave the prayer and Gary Strauss of Wasco sang two numbers. Ernie Rowley president of the Southern California Conservative Baptist Men’s Fellowship spoke on A Layman And His Church. Attendees came from Arvin Bakersfield Shafter Wasco and Delano.
Community National Bank may seek a five for one stock split. President Parker says the move would lower the price to about 53 dollars per share to widen stock distribution and help depositors buy stock. Directors support the plan to broaden ownership among customers and savers.
Groundbreaking set for December 21 near the Rosedale Highway site ten miles west of Bakersfield. The Continental Car Company plant will employ 50 to 150 workers at start and produce 30 million pounds of four carbon black grades annually for tires and rubber goods. The project, praised by Kern County officials and the Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce, is to be completed by mid summer and will be the West Coast’s only plant of its kind. Continental is jointly owned by Continental Oil, Shamrock Oil & Gas, and Wirco Chemical, with operations across four plants and headquarters in Amarillo Texas.
Mrs. Ellen Caroline Sandell 74 died after residence in Shafter California and Nebraska. Services were held in Shafter and burial planned in Lindale Cemetery Central City Nebraska with Rev H H Dick officiating. She is survived by daughter Violet Hemingson and eight grandchildren amid siblings and stepchildren.
Shafter High School FFA members Gordon Kirschenmann and Kenny Mebane return from the Great Western Stock Show in Los Angeles with multiple ribbons and trophies. They were top winners at Kern County Fair in October and at the California State Fair in Sacramento.
Paul Hoffmann of the Shafter Bank of America branch is elected president. Art Hemingson, Heming son s Shafter Mercantile owner, is named vice president. Three year term directors include Albert Finkbeiner Irvin E. Fike Ben Grundy and Mert Wiedmann. Continuing directors are Everett Barnett Tony Brown Art Hemingson Wayne Wood Roger Thuman William Johnston and Hart Gaede. Retiring members are Bob Poddy Gene Weather Boots Perry and Clyde Johnston.
Donald Kent general manager of Coberly West spoke to the Shafter Exchange Club about Operation Deep Freeze in which he served. He shared films to illustrate his story and was introduced by Ed Gaede. Kent, a commander of the operation, earned the Legion of Merit for meritorious services. He also graduated near the top of his Harvard Business School class.
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