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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1940
Page
2
Editorial reflects on California as a major source of Christmas suppers with turkeys chickens eggs raisins oranges walnuts and fresh vegetables. It credits Ralph H. Taylor and the agricultural council of California for highlighting homegrown bounty and a goal of year round abundance.
Dr Gladys Stevenson of the University of California Los Angeles home economics department offers guidance on selecting toys for children. She suggests fitting toys to the child, favoring craft materials over many elaborate items, choosing washable toys for infants, and using a pull wagon to aid walking rather than a kiddie car. She urges buying for children not parents, noting complex toys appeal mainly after age five.
The Fillmore Herald argues there is nothing unlucky about 13 citing thirteen colonies 13 stars on the first flag 13 leaves on the olive branch and other 13s in symbols. It notes Perry's 1813 battle and Jones who carried a 13 star flag then suggests walking under ladders and other superstitions offer no real danger.
The article argues aviation will shift from wartime speed to civilian use with cheaper passenger travel and expanded air freight. Airlines may run scheduled freight routes, aided by air tram and train cooperation, cutting delivery times from days to hours. It cites air express items and notes air costs remain higher than rail but could drop as scale increases. It also mentions vitamins improving worker alertness at a Cincinnati electrical firm.
Army photographers flying four miles up can map a 36 mile square area with one shutter click and cover 3 600 square miles in a single flight. Separately the Pacific Ocean off California rises about six inches in September and November versus April and May due to water density changes.
About 1 000 people attended the American Legion turkey shoot at the tes ranch three miles west of Shafter on Sunday. Sixty turkeys were awarded as prizes with many entrants aiming for five fat birds. Several named winners were listed among the participants. Legion hopes the event becomes annual. Food by the Legion Auxiliary.
Mrs. L B Scott hosted Sunday school guests for a Christmas prep meal listing Ruby Mingus Jeanette Fluhrer Verba Sherman Alma Zimmerman Mary Grant and others. Kern County Land Company plans to plant about 20000 acres in Poso district near Shafter Wasco and McFarland for corn next spring, pending favorable snowpack in Mount Breckenridge and potential irrigation. Board of Supervisors rejects Humane Society funding request citing a $500 cap despite a proposed $600 monthly need.
Director Bert B. Meek of the state public works department says the Boulder dam bill’s passage by the U S senate gives new momentum to California’s coordinated water plan. He notes the project’s psychological impact and its potential to irrigate central and southern California using surplus northern water.
The icecutter Luke leaves Odessa for Wrangle Island in the Arctic to bring relief to the colony two years old after the Stavropol failed to reach them with food clothes and medicines. Wrangle group had one prior visit in 1927 finding two deaths a very old man and a newborn baby. The report blends other local notes on school committees flu absences weddings and residents settling in Shafter California.
The Census Bureau confirms California gains three new representatives, boosting total to 25 in the U S House. Redistricting fights loom between southern and northern California, while Oregon also adds a seat. The shift reshapes national influence and party conventions.
The Kern County Agricultural Conservation association announced 1941 payment rates under the Agricultural Conservation program. The emphasis shifts to soil-building practices with lower rates for some acreage allotments due to higher overall funding for conservation and higher national yields. 1941 rates per unit are listed for cotton wheat potatoes and general soil-depleting crops, with 1940 comparisons.
State researchers estimate weed control and crop losses total 60 million dollars yearly. The study by Walter S Ball and W W Robbins cites eight percent of cultivation due to weeds and 1939 losses in alfalfa and grain, plus highway and ditchbank weed expenses.
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