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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1947
Page
5
The Kern County Potato Growers Association reports at an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing in Los Angeles protesting proposed higher freight rates. Growers argue longer hauls and refrigeration needs raise costs, while income remains more vulnerable than railroads.
English classes at Shafter High School will use Pocket Books Teen Age Books to promote reading for pleasure and information. A Ralph Bellamy film, exhibit panel, and pamphlets accompany the program, with paper bound editions available monthly for twenty five cents through the Teen Age Book Club directed by Miss Ruth Hilbert. Students order via English classes and report on books as part of classwork, supporting private libraries.
Miss Mable Sukut departed Shafter on Tuesday bound for Ketchikan Alaska to work as a registered nurse for a local doctor.
Thirty young adults from the Crusader Sunday School class of First Baptist Church enjoyed a hayride and progressive dinner Friday. Hosted by Mrs. Joseph Bruner and Mrs. Fred Schardt, the event began at the parsonage and visited four homes for courses, ending at Frank Wiebe’s house with games and a thank you to James Anderson for his past teaching.
Reverend and Mrs. John Bartel traveled to Delano on a Tuesday evening to visit friends there, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Harder.
Mr and Mrs Bert Ware and their family visited relatives and friends at Exeter over the weekend.
The article emphasizes complete bed rest under medical supervision, ideally in a hospital, as the initial essential step in treating tuberculosis. It notes rest aids recovery and outlines its primacy in early management.
Ray Proctor of Shafter and his son Dale topped a record hunt last week with six coons three bobcats and a fox. His four black and tan hounds easily treed the coons but faced more difficulty with cats and the fox which require smarter dogs. Proctor also runs Ray's Grocery and Market at Smith Corner.
The Department of Agriculture says claims that U S price support foodstuffs flood the market are greatly exaggerated. It notes current holdings amount to about 1/100 of one percent of total production and that stocks serve export and other supply programs.
I C Stanley of Lawton Oklahoma, brother of Mrs Claude Camp, visited the Camp home this week. He also visited his son Leon Stanley in Los Angeles and another brother in Wasco. Leon Stanley was a Sunday visitor at the Camp residence.
A reader in Shafter requests more timely deliveries and back issues as the town notes late arrivals and a holiday season favorable to veterans. Alvin W Gaede writes from Chaco Paraguay praising the paper for veteran notices and cooperation in publishing changes affecting veterans affairs.
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