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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1940
Page
1
Union Oil workers prepare to spud the 56 27 well in Section 27 28 25 north of Superior's Fink wells. Expected to yield a gusher like Shafter field. Casing work to depth 11 190 feet planned at 21 34 well after fishing for weeks. 32 34 site grading underway with equipment to move from 21 31 after completion.
The future of the second semester adult evening school depends on enrollment. Principal Eugene Ford says any class with fewer than 20 students tonight will be dropped, risking the whole program if half the courses lack sufficient enrollment. Last week under 100 enrolled, despite a peak of 408 last semester. A sewing and needlework beginning course replaces the advertised household arts option. Registration is available at the high school office during the day or evening.
Sprouse-Reitz Co. Inc. intends to purchase Christen sen's store on Central Avenue marking a notable expansion in the local business scene. The deal includes all stock in trade merchandise and fixtures with Fred Christensen as store owner, slated for February 8 under a transfer of stock in trade.
John C. Dengler Jr director of the Students' International Travel association will speak February 19 at an assembly at Shafter High School. The public is invited with time to be announced.
The Homecraft Institute directed by Jane Barton offers three Friday afternoon sessions from 2:00 to 4:30 PM starting February 14. Topics include homemaking art, color arrangements, needle arts, table setting, Pacific and Western home arts, and demonstrations with Mexican and Hawaiian recipes. The event, free to all, features a Cook's quiz and aims to inspire and inform local housewives with modern, inexpensive home trends.
Howard B. Kirtland, governor of Rotary District 106, urged Rotarians to build unselfish service into business, family and community life. He noted Rotary’s 35 years and presence in 80 countries, and described how personal effort shapes the Rotary experience. Upcoming events include an international president visit in Fresno on February 12 and a Santa Barbara district conference in April.
Voters in the east half of the Mannel tract on Shafter's northeast edge will decide annexation next Tuesday. Polling at Ed Warren's garage 400 Faber Street opens 8 am to noon with a single precinct. Judges Ed Warren and Earl Roscamp and inspector Herb Schirmer named. Two districts joined to extend city limits since incorporation two years ago, including the Shafter school area and the Sierra Vista tract.
Farrand Well General Petroleum reports Farrand No. 1 in Section 12 North Greeley reaches 10 847 feet Tuesday morning with drilling nearing 11 000 feet. Oughton No. 1 rigging continues. Caldwell No. 5 shows no activity in Shafter field.
Three wells in the Shafter area progressed this week. Roe No 1 in Section 27 28-25 reached 9 433 feet Tuesday morning. Rudnick No 1 in Section 28 28-25 reached 7 905 feet. Scofield No 1 in North Greeley Section 12 29-25 hit 10 117 feet Tuesday. Sediment equipment is being shipped into Shafter, but no new locations announced.
The Rio Bravo Union school board let the contract for new school buildings to J. H. Pedersen and Son of Fresno. A Friday special meeting in the school auditorium, with F. J. Schierlmann presiding, focused on building progress and outstanding issues.
William Royce Greatwood will give an illustrated lecture on the life of an American business man in China at the Wednesday Afternoon clubhouse this Wednesday at 8 o clock. The event includes vocal music by Mrs. Laurence Thompson and is open to the community with no admission charge.
A civil service position as an assistant commissioner is open this week. Full details available from John Roskam at the Shafter post office.
Work on the Shafter city sidewalk project is 73 percent complete, per the foremen in charge. The project began May 11, 1939.
Jack Zimmerman in Shafter announces an extra day to obtain auto licenses after the February 4 deadline falls on a Sunday. Drivers must bring their registration card or white slip and the taxi card from the Sacramento DMV office when applying for new plates.
Placer county shipped 1460 cars of plums to eastern markets in 1939 reinforcing its status as California’s top plum production center.
Potato planting is under way in the Shafter district after a break in cold wet weather that delayed operations since mid January. Practically all growers are planting or preparing to plant, with Long White variety predominating. acreage likely larger than last year when about 11 000 acres were cultivated.
Members of the Shafter Kiwanis club board will meet next Thursday evening at the home of Harry Wilkinson the club’s first president located in Wasco.
Albert J. James of Bakersfield will speak at the Shafter Business Men's luncheon tomorrow noon on the current census. He will answer questions from the floor and discuss census goals. The event invites all interested, with invitations sent to local civic clubs. James also tours county towns to outline work and data sought.
A. H. Karpe of Bakersfield will show Alaska motion pictures at the Maple school auditorium tomorrow at 7 45 in a Maple P T A program. Pupils under Mrs Elizabeth Devine will perform musical numbers and a candy sale will follow to aid the Maple cafeteria project supervised by P T A members.
The San Francisco building industry anticipates gains up to 10 percent in the first six months of 1940 according to local trade reports.
Judge P J Peltier named superintendent and head of judges for the Shafter Central Valley Poultry Rabbit and Small Stock Show to be held March 27 28 and 29 in Shafter. The veteran breeder will run the poultry judging with 1200 to 1400 entries expected and Rabbit judging headed by Judge Tom DeWitt. The show is backed by the Shafter Business Men's association with a banquet for visitors and judges on the final night.
A public forum at the high school auditorium will discuss American Foreign Relations with speaker Guy Jaggard from Bakersfield junior college. The talk starts at 8 pm next Tuesday and includes a one hour presentation plus a half hour for questions.
Jack Hare, Shafter agricultural inspector, spoke at the Shafter Kiwanis noon meeting about his Mexico trip. He described sights, a Mexico City bullfight, English speaking youths, and road travel 2416 miles from Shafter.
Continental Oil crews reported a depth of 7192 feet reached yesterday in the Maple district Community No 1 well. The well has advanced 1545 feet in the past week, with three weeks elapsed since spudding on January 10, indicating comparatively good drilling progress.
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