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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1937
Page
8
The Tulare Chamber of Commerce hosts a January 13 reception for Walker R. Young, chief engineer of the Bureau of Reclamation’s Central Valley Project. More than 500 civic and water leaders from the state and valley counties are expected at Memorial Hall Tulare during its 54th annual meeting.
Tickets limited to 500 for the reception and banquet in Tulare honoring Walker R. Young, United States reclamation engineer in charge of the Central Valley Project. The event, part of the 54th annual Tulare Chamber of Commerce meeting, will be at the new Memorial hall with officials from Sacramento and San Francisco expected to attend. Young's long career with the Bureau of Reclamation includes directing dam Site investigations on the Colorado River and leading California water resources studies.
A new and larger oven is being installed at Shafter Bakery, boosting baking capacity and efficiency for local orders. The update signals expansion plans as the bakery enhances production equipment.
A cinema feature on Wells Fargo history shows Friday and Saturday December 31 and January 1 at Shafter Theatre. The northwest shot near Lost Hills portrays the Wells Fargo and its role in mail transport, Union war aid, and western expansion with American Express and Adams Express ties.
A radio broadcast from Shafter aired testimonies from residents about hardships and future hopes. Most interviewees wished to own a small farm, with one Oklahoma man alone expressing a wish to return home. A sign in local buildings epitomized their rural aspirations.
J. J. Siemens undertakes extensive changes to his home grounds on Fresno Street with a new front lawn and a redesigned driveway in progress.
J. H. Becker planted castor bean seeds last summer at his residence near the high school. The plants have grown to about ten feet in height and Becker is now seeking guidance or attention from local authorities or experts.
Farmers at Shafter engage in seed potato storage and dipping, seed cutting soon, land leveling with tractors and scrapers, plowing and irrigation, pruning of plum apricot and other trees, grape vine pruning of Thompson seedless, onion fields turning green, and cultivation keeping ground in ideal condition. Carrots and lettuce are grown to a limited extent with satisfactory conditions.
The Pacific Rural Press reports Shafter long white potatoes are rising in popularity and could boost demand in 1938 if adverse weather hits. Kern County production for 1937 is estimated at about 391,159,000 bushels, up from 329,997,000 in 1936, suggesting strong shipment potential this year.
The article details Union Oil Company's K. C. L. 134 well in California, bringing initial flow of 2400 barrels daily at test and potential production up to 5000-6000 barrels. It notes the deep new field, cautious drilling, and cooperation across departments. It ranks as the deepest producing well, surpassing Humble Ellen der No. 1 in depth and signaling aggressive expansion in deep-well drilling.
Wasco Potato Growers Cooperative, Incorporated should succeed, having been organized by growers to improve marketing methods and establish satisfactory grades. The plan aims to develop confidence in buyers and expand sales, with potatoes reaching housewives nationwide in 1938.
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