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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1938
Page
3
Shafter residents welcomed the Harder and Weibe families from Delano, and new residents A C Waller and family from the Mid-Continent field. A H Unruh and wife visited Lompoc. August Kirschenman and family returned from California travels. updates on local farming, illness, and a traffic accident victim show life in Shafter continues with relocations, visits, and recoveries.
Dennis Buttler and his wife with two children relocate from the Mid-Continent field to the newly discovered Shafter field for work. Dennis is employed by Loffland Brothers drilling contracting firm. The family resides in Shafter.
Visitors over the weekend at the Boreatiana Mrs. Menno Siemens were G. G. Neufeld and his son Victor of El Centro. They had motored up to return Mrs. Neufeld home after she convalesced at her daughter’s house since an automobile accident on the Golden State highway. The Neufelds left Monday for El Centro.
Lina, the R Siemens, now staying in Dinuba, visited Sunday in Shafter at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Klassen.
A. D. Klassen of Shafter, born in Russia, joined three other aliens granted citizenship Friday by Judge Erwin W. Owen. Oath of renunciation and allegiance was given by F. E. Smith, county clerk, with R. J. Veon assisting. The Klaxen family now resides in Shafter after relocating from the Mid-Continent field where Cunningham family also works in the oil industry.
Oil workers from the Mid-Continent field settled in Shafter housing. Lavelle King Earl Winbiner Otis Mc Cowen and John Hennet work for Loffland Brothers contracting firm in the Shater field.
Mr and Mrs John Baxter of Bakersfield, both connected with Loffland Brothers and Superior Oil, transfer from Mid-Continent to the Shafter field. They expect to relocate with their family as soon as a house is available.
Miss Gretchen Knief a librarian accompanied by Miss Branham called at the Shafter library Thursday afternoon for an informal visit and discussion about local services.
The Shafter oil field shows rapid growth beyond derricks and wells with new offices and warehouses. Union Oil has completed a small office west of the discovery well and Superior Oil nears completion of a combined office and warehouse on Seventh Standard road near the San Joaquin Light & Power substation. Adjacent racks for drill pipes and bits rise while water wells and storage tanks are drilled and erected.
Dr. Joe Smith superintendent of county hospitals announced that Kern County may access federal and state funds for treatment and care of crippled children. Janet Margaret Wood chief of the California crippled children service informed him that the county hospital would benefit from the program, noting long reliance on local care and cost savings versus metropolitan centers.
Onion growers greet a favorable market as eastern losses reduce small sizes and poor keeping quality. Riverside late onions are sold, western supplies are moderate, Pacific coast demand remains high, with 400 cars stored in California icehouses and 100 in common storage. Daily western shipments total 60 to 75 cars as Canada plans a long import run from U S due to light European crops.
The Generals defeated the Y team 19 to 6 while the Colonels beat the B squad by the same score. Golding led the Generals with eight points and Mettler topped the Colonels with five field baskets. Both Shafter squads remain unbeaten except for one loss each as turnout stayed under 20 players.
Karpe Malory and wife execute a lease dated December 1 with Tide Water Associated Oil Company. One-eighth royalty and a five-year sealing clause apply to the southeast quarter of the west quarter in Section 34, Township 27, Range 25.
Woods Stone a noted Shafter rancher and diversified farmer won a seat on the Cow Testing Association board during a Friday meeting at Rosedale school attended by 61 people and dinner hosted by the local PTA. Other new directors include C A Havenstrite Weed Patch J J Nord Rosedale W J Newell Bakersfield and Alex Fiorini McFarland. H T Strong noted the year’s cows tested reached a record average of 3095 per month with an average butterfat of 318.2 pounds per cow.
Oil lease filed this week transfers land to Superior Oil Company from the estate of Charles Cohn, deceased. California National Bank appears as administrator. Lease dated October 20, 1937 grants 18 percent royalty and a 60 day drilling clause for the NW quarter of the SE quarter of the NW quarter of Section 21, 29-26.
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