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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1968
Page
2
Shafter High School’s annual Christmas drive raised 5,196 pounds of food for needy families, surpassing last year’s 3,300 pounds. Sponsored by the Key Club with Robert Castle and Herb Neufeld as advisors, the effort involved school musicians and local students.
Freshman orientation at Shafter High School centers on the West German situation with Deanna Morgan Jim Whitson and Glenda Young working with Dick Fulcher on a class presentation. Front page notes Bruce Epp recovering and Maple School’s Yuletide play. Santa visits Minter Village and a giant children's party is hosted by Rhoades.
Shafter High School senior Betty Jane Stringer was crowned Carnation Ball queen by student body president Jerry Johns as the event highlighted by carnation exercises and a grand march in the school gym. A 1949 surplus spud weighing 3 1/2 pounds grown by Frank Boston was shown at the Courtesy Market TB unit reports chest X rays and a Christmas seal drive progress.
Community National Bank employees enjoyed a catered dinner on Friday December 6 arranged by Millard La Grange vice president and bank manager. Fourteen people attended including spouses. Afterwards they decorated the Christmas tree and bank interior.
Mrs Faye Johnson and daughter Louise visited Mrs Chris Ummel's class at Richland school for a Christmas party hosted by the American Legion Auxiliary. Thirteen students were present with gifts and treats, and an hour long movie was enjoyed. decorations were handmade. Volunteers may donate empty spools and small dishes for Mother’s Day crafts with clubs or Camp Fire Girls suggested to assist.
Shafter High School agriculture students participated in the Co op quiz contest run by the Agriculture Council of California. Louis Andreotti won first place with a $10 award while Hardy Gong and Bob Boles tied for second. Carl Lamirand Riley Byrd and Jerry Wiggs shared third with $1.33 each. Louis Andreotti and Hardy Gong advanced to the sectional quiz in Bakersfield at Calcot Ltd.
About 52 people attended the Stringham Drug employees and their spouses for a Christmas dinner on Saturday evening December 7 at the home of Mr and Mrs Mert Wiedmann 401 Cross. The Wiedmanns provided the turkey and others brought side dishes. Gift exchange was held and Christmas carols were led by Eugene Enns with Cathryn Putman at the piano.
Christmas fires may spoil the holiday unless simple safety steps are followed. Fire Marshal Russell A. Johnson of Kern County Fire Department urges homeowners to use fresh green trees in water basins, use only US labeled lights with intact cords, place trees away from stoves and exits, and avoid non combustible decorations. Remove wrapping and dispose of dry trees promptly to prevent fires.
The Christmas party for Frank Russell Manufacturing children was held Friday afternoon December 20 at 4 o'clock in the store at 341 Pacific. Twenty one children attended along with seven employees and their wives. Refreshments were served. Santa Claus distributed gifts to each child.
Members of Leslie L. Robinson American Legion Post 213 and Auxiliary and their husbands and wives gathered at the Veterans Hall for the annual Christmas dinner on Tuesday evening December 17. Volunteers decorated tables with balls and greens and collected canned foods and toys for baskets to aid families in need.
Rabies vaccination clinics for dogs have been scheduled in January by the Kern County Health Department. All sites are Kern County Fire Stations unless noted. Dates include McKittrick January 3, Taft January 4, Tupman January 6, Buttonwillow January 6, Belridge January 8, Lost Hills January 8, Wasco January 13, and Shafter January 14 with varying afternoon hours.
Senator Walter W. Stiern said the 1969 legislature will thoroughly review campus control within the state college system. He asserted that disruptions at state educational institutions must be halted and that current laws may be inadequate to prevent disorder.
Shafter High faced losses in two Friday and Saturday matches at Tulare Western and Delano, with the varsity going 0-2 and the junior varsity splitting 1-1. Key results include Steen and Brown securing falls for Shafter, while several weight classes produced decisions or forfeits. Friday action heads to Bakersfield College Tournament.
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