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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1938
Page
2
Public notice dated August 1 1935 states a one cent stamp request at the Shafter California post office under the act of March 3 1879. Telephone contact listed as 1057.
In a reflective note the paper thanks readers for past associations and expresses hope these ties continue into the new year. It offers sincere wishes for happiness and prosperity as the calendar turns.
FBI special agent J. H. Hanson urges citizens to aid law enforcement with tips, noting national cases rely on public information. He cites Shafter peddlers as example and calls for residents to phone police when nuisance sellers appear to curb out of town salesmen and protect local merchants.
Kern county highway committee asked state officials for two and a half million dollars for ten improvements. Proposals include a Bakersfield to Famosa four lane, Taft to Thirty-six Hill curves elimination, Bakersfield to Ducor foothill road, Kern canyon road upgrades, and Buttonwillow and North Chester avenue widenings. The plan targets safer routes to handle rising traffic and freight, noting past fatal crashes and heavy annual truck use.
The Kern county airport at Bakersfield shows ongoing annual improvement with a new hangar and expanded facilities. The field now covers 200 acres and could gain 80 more, as the United States Army Air Corps pins the Kern plan for nationwide airport development.
Sacramento grand jury reports an appalling situation in California lobbying and legislature activity after a 19 month probe. It highlights lawyers in the legislature using inside information for private clients and urges curbing lobbying with strict controls and continued investigation.
As Congress readies for its seventy-sixth session, conservative Democrats urge President Roosevelt to slow spending and pursue a firmer business footing. With Democratic losses in the last election and growing Republican ardor, the party fears 1940 consequences and anticipates opposition if New Deal policies persist. Roosevelt's opening-week recommendations will reveal his course and likely support or clash.
After six years of Democratic rule the treasury reports the national debt stands at 39.4 billion dollars. The figure is distilled to a per person burden of roughly thirty four dollars for every man woman and child in the United States.
Roadmaster R J Jumper leads Crandall and Parks smoothing roads after recent trains. J S Townsend leaves Shafter for Phoenix to inspect ginning and assist at Lacton governing stations. Banquet and bazaar planned by Wednesday Afternoon club. Legion Auxiliary hosts Christmas party. Local farming groups push to halt irrigation water waste. Wasco Farm Center meeting discusses legal steps. Library history outlines growth from 1914 to 1925 with 2500 volumes and state library access. Community calendar includes a mass meeting at Bakersfield high school with Paul Bailey and Charles A Barlow speaking.
Marvin Dick, a student at the Bible Institute in Los Angeles, spent Christmas at the J. S. Balzer home in Shafter. The 2 students from the Bible Institute joined local family holiday celebrations and attended services during the visit.
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