Projected pupil increases set for Shafter and county schools
Board figures show Shafter High School with 944 pupils and county total enrollment of 17,258 for next year. Projections by Harry J. Ward Jr. list Arvin 1150 Bakersfield 3700 Burroughs 1394 East Bakersfield 2556 Foothill 1910 Kern Valley 1955 McFarland 346 North 1832 South 1955 and West 1369.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry J. Ward, Jr
Reline
Arvin High School
Bakersfield High School
Burroughs High School
East Bakersfield High School
Foothill High Gem
Kern Vailey High
McFarland High School
North High
Shafter High School
South High School
New West High School
Theron S. Taber
Taber
Citizens Committee
Archie Frick
Frick
Steck
Leonard R. Seaman
Dean A. Y
Earl Gibbons
James L Ike
Oliver Birr
William Anklin
Ray Hammett
Threat to Cut Water at Richland School Overdue Bill
Bruce Crawford reported to the board that Shafter Public Utility District warned water would be shut off if a $151.28 bill was not paid by February 1. The issue stemmed from a fire and office moves, and the board decided the bill should be paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Crawford
Board of Trustees
Shafter Public Utility
Crawford
H.W. Voth
Richland District
Spud Board
Dalke Brothers
Shafter
Elliott Construction Company
Bakersfield
Floyd McCloud
Busy First Month For Judge Harvey Gaede In Shafter
Judge Harvey Gaede reports a busy start with 250 traffic citations from local police and CHP on Highway 99 from Kimberlina to 7th Standard Road. He dismissed petty theft cases to pursue burglary charges and ordered three speeding youths to traffic school in Bakersfield for six weeks. He notes office hours 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. daily except weekends and praises long-time clerks Grace Reilly and Sarah Carrasco for smoothing the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Gaede
California Highway Patrol
Kimberlina Road
7Th Standard Road
Carl Mangrum
John Pyles
Shafter Court
Gaede
Gatde
Judge Gaede
Grace Reilly
Sarah Carrasco
Bakersfield
Water deliveries begin early to make room for runoff
Manager Robert Diltz of the Shafter-Wasco district reports that water deliveries started Wednesday for users in the district area. Water is released early from Millerton Lake to make room for spring runoff, one of the earliest delivery dates on record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Diltz
Ee Shafter-Wasco Astrict
Millerton Lake
Kelly Is Selected As Parade Marshal
H. W. Pat Kelly is named marshal of the pre centennial Kern County parade scheduled for May 8 leading to the centennial year celebration in 1966.
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Kelly
H. W. Pat Kelly
Shafter
Kern County
Fire Call Mixup Delays Shafter and Kern Responders
Shafter Volunteer Firemen and Kern County Fire Department battled a late Saturday blaze in the 500 block on East Orange Avenue. Responders found the fire later at 168 East Ash, while county trucks checked Smiths Corner for a second Orange Avenue site. A county truck backed into Mel Parrett’s Volkswagen during the search. The vacant Frank Ybarra house suffered a $15 mattress loss. Both departments urge callers to provide exact street and number details.
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Shafter
Kern County Fire Department
E. Orange Avenue
East Ash
Smith's Corner
Orange Avenue
Mel Parrett
Frank Ybarra
Veterans To Retire From Richland School Board
Two long serving trustees Clarence Neuman and Harold Miller will not seek re election to the Richland school board leaving two seats open. Incumbent Jay Atkinson plans to run amid past defeat in 1962 and a recent appointment to finish Leonard Gaede's term. Nominations close March 5 at the County Superintendent of Schools office in Bakersfield.
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Shafter
Richland School
Clarence Neuman
Harold Miller
Richland Board of Trustees
Neuman
Miller
Jay Atkinsons
Richland School Board
Shafter News Buzzes With School Events and Community Drive
Frank Wisner notes busy Shafter at the school term with melodrama nights at the high school, PTA and Legion programs, and a Harlem Clowns basketball event. A March of Dimes helicopter ride fundraiser runs Saturday and Sunday with Jack Kennath offering free services. Shafter High starts a girls track team and seeks league competition. Richland school board races see no incumbents Clarence Neuman and Harold Miller not running. Mayor Tony Brown invites Reiker tract residents to discuss a street program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Kaempfe
Shafter
Harlem
Heliday
PTA
American Legion
Jack Kennath
Richland School Board Rehires Supt Crawford on Two Year Deal
The Richland School Board renewed Bruce Crawford’s contract for two years, keeping the annual figure at $15,750 after rejecting a higher four year request. The board also awarded Ted Mull a $24,443 repair contract for the burned administrative building, while audits showed a lower cost per average daily attendance and a $102,000 carryover from the prior year.
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Richland
Supt
Bruce Crawford
Crawford
Wford
Supt. Crawford
Reg . Hammond
Ted Mull
S Street
Bakersfield
Mull
Don Ruggenberg
Ruggenberg
Merchants Set Dates For Sales In Shafter
The Shafter Merchants Association outlines planned promotions with dates for a Hullabaloo Sale in March Moonlight Sidewalk Sale in May Back-to-School in August Shafter Country Fair Day in October and Christmas promotions. Chairwoman Violet Hemingson notes possible changes to the Christmas plan and calls for solicitor clearance through the Merchants committee. The group also covers closing dates cards funeral closings and member calls as a budget topic.
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Shafter
Tax Officials’ Arraignment Delayed to Feb 23
Hearing for county tax collector Leslie Weber and assistant treasurer Thomas D. Rutledge on grand jury indictment delayed by Judge Roy Gargano from Monday to Tuesday Feb 23. Accused in a tax delinquent land sale profit scheme.
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Leslie Weber
Thomas D. Rutledge
Roy Gargano
Weber
Rutledge
Legion to Honor Four Chaplains at Sunday Service
The American Legion invites the public to a morning worship service at the Pentecostal Church of God 425 South Shafter Avenue. Post and auxiliary members will be special guests as the nation observes Four Chaplains Day with a Back to God program emphasis.
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American Legion
God
The
American Legion Post
Dorchester
Wayne Owen
Pentecostal Church of God
South Shafter Avenue
Shafter Implement Men Attend Area Meeting in L A
At the regular meeting of the Tractor and Club of Southern California in Los Angeles Monday night C E Adams president and John Hanner sales manager of Adams Hard Facing Co of Shafter attended. Don McFee Kern County Land Co was the Kern County delegation member and spoke on agriculture observations from travels.
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Marts Shey
Dakoretiel
Kary Fauin
Tractor and Club of
Southern
Los Angeles
C. E. Adams
John Hanner
Adams
Shafter
Kern County
Don McFee
Kern County Land Company
Last Day to Renew Licenses Warns Shafter Office
The Vehicles office warns Thursday is the final day to renew licenses. The Shafter office on Central Valley Highway operates 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Mailed applications postmarked by Thursday will be accepted with penalties noted by Mat thews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Central Valley Highway
Matthews
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Shafter High
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Kern Junior College
Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
Community Facilities Administration
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Wright and Metcalf
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U.S. Housing and Home Finance
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Frankly Speaking
Frank Wisner
Reiker Tract
Tony Brown
Ely
Kern County Free Library
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Rusta
Earlace
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General Fund
Fee
Legion
Grady Bartlett
Post
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Shafter Implement
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Richard
Onnie Richards
Nell
Barbara Ettler
Murgatroyd
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