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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1946
Page
1
Editors urge a large scale community tree planting effort in valley towns like Visalia to offset heat with shade. Fast growing varieties such as the fruitless Mulberry and the Modesto Ash are highlighted, with emphasis on water, maintenance, and long term beautification benefits.
Mrs Siemens and Mrs John Siemens hosted a social evening for the M A S in their home with a lively sewing and companionship theme.
Boxing wrestling and tumbling highlight the first annual Legion barbecue jamboree this Saturday at the Battaglia-Hare potato shed. Eat at 6 30 and entertainment at 8 30 with prize drawings for lucky tickets. Proceeds go to the Legion entertainment fund and tickets are sold by members. The heated potato shed will welcome all despite the cold.
Friday December 13 the Ladies Aid hosts a dinner and bazaar at the Wednesday Afternoon Club Building. Dinner from 6 30 to 8 30 p m tickets 75 cents call Mrs Jack Hare 859 for tickets. Great opportunity to buy original Christmas gifts from the church women.
Phyllis Wishard seated as Honored Queen of Wasco Bethel No 138 Order of Job's Daughters in a December 2 installation. Joyce Bender retiring Queen acted as Installing Queen with Virginia Kleist Beverly Thornburg Lane Marjorie Clemens and others as officers. Vocal solos and a duet were performed by local members.
Shafter High School basketball begins its season with a Dec 13 home game against Fowler in the Shafter gym. Coach Lowell Todd builds around veteran letters Bud Anderson forward and Bob Peters Herb Spitzer guards, with a championship B squad and six new letter candidates fighting for starting roles.
Through an oversight a press staff member omitted the names of the committee assisting Mrs. J. W. Lassiter with the Wednesday Afternoon Club potluck dinner last Wednesday. The contributors included Mesdames E. Raney Ed Warren E. B. Stringham M. J. Stockton Ed Brown Pete Bender T. P. Rootes and E. C. Eckman as program chairman.
A building permit was issued last Friday for a 10 000 dollar addition to the Bank of America building in Shafter. A 25 by 40 foot rear annex will house the vault and storage space with interior improvements planned and a front section addition later. The permit was issued by building inspector E K Grant to the Capital Company of San Francisco.
The Winston office prankster caused last Friday's issue to print with a wrong date. Linotype chaos produced a slug reading Friday, November 8, 1946 at the top of every page, provoking laughter from Winston and no serious consequence.
Rev. Mr. Dickson a Nazarene elder from the Albertan District will speak at West Road at 7 30 tonight. He will show colored slides about Bleeding China and recount escapes from death in a blasted city a bus plunge on Burma Road and being mistaken for a Japanese spy. He will present the Nazarene Missionary program and Challenge.
A cloudburst drenched the Shafter district with rain and hail last Friday afternoon. The storm brought .47 inch, lifting the season total to 2.47 inches. A year ago the rainfall total on this date was .71 inches.
The Regional Commission on school districts for the region 4 met yesterday at the Hotel Tioga in Merced. Representative from this area on the commission is Pat Kelly of Shafter. The region extends from Stockton to Bakersfield.
Shafter High School and local elementary pupils will create posters with the slogan If it's Shafter grown, it's California's best featuring the Shafter Grown theme. Prizes of 15, 10, and 5 dollars await first, second, and third place in each division. Entries due December 21 with display dates December 21 to 24 and awards on December 24.
The Oliver Implement Company opens a new branch in a quonset type steel building on Santa Fe south of Lerdo in Shafter. It is Kern county's third Implement House with Bakersfield and Delano locations existing. Dellano completed and managers named David H. Jones and Vernon G. Kroeker.
Eight Shafter 20-30 Club members traveled to the Central California district convention in San Jose. The group won the mileage trophy for most members and greatest miles traveled. Attendees: Herb Neuman Marvin Neuman Merwin Schirmer O D Handel Greg Malory Don Little Ben Peters Bob McLain.
A Christmas program at the Woman's Club House on Thursday evening at 7 30 features the play Why The Chimes Rang with a double cast to include many students from the Richland building Several musical numbers are planned with May be led by Gladys Hyland Fred Hasty and Martha Gloeckler directing the music The cast includes Steen Jack Hughes Morton Brown Holger Raymond Rhoads Alvin Johnston Uncle Bertel Max Neuboles LeRoy Adamson The Old Woman Katherine Roberts Betty Gundy The Angel Maxine Carter and others The program also includes Silent Night O Come All Ye Faithful and Carol of the Bells with glee clubs and a Christmas Scripture reading from Luke
The Press clarifies that the Em H Mettler & Sons Service Station did not have the car’s motor running during the fire. Station manager Ray Warren states cars are never serviced with the engine running, and the fire occurred after the engine was shut off.
Mrs Artie Dyer and baby Sharon Lynn depart Shafter November 25 by Santa Fe for Minneapolis Minnesota to visit the baby's grandparents and expect a white Christmas. Sharon Lynn will celebrate her first birthday while there.
Melvin Parrett was re elected chief at the City Fire Department officers election held last Thursday. Ed Bender succeeds Vernon Pierce as assistant chief and Lincoln Goddard becomes secretary treasurer replacing Bert Cook. Vernon Pierce shifts to publicity manager with marching dates set for March 1.
Gill describes Manila war crimes proceedings as Kern County assistant district attorney and former Army staff member. He notes the staff grew from seven to more than a thousand and recalls reactions of Yamashita and Homo. Mel Magnus attended, along with Ernie Adamson and Leo Sukut.
Rodgers and Claude Irwint lead a Den 1 skit When Knighthood was in Flower with armor and swords the boys made. Den 2 served hot chocolate and sandwiches as crafts guests enjoyed. Next pack night set for December 20 due to holidays.
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