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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1936
Page
5
Local growers report a new fertilizer business near Shafter with 150 carloads shipped by week’s end and over 26 250 tons rail freight. Producers have earned 52 600 dollars at two dollars per ton as the product gains market in southern orange groves. Widespread fertilizer sales are expected to rise further, aided by strong local demand.
Peach raising in the Shafter community has proven successful in the Rio Bravo territory. Merrell & Son near the Rio Bravo school received a large consignment of peach trees and began planting Tuesday. Six or seven varieties will be planted this week chosen for shipping suitability and early ripening.
An unclear report from Sacramento describes Waiker Jan sen, leader of the Ben Ali temple, entering the auditorium between Shrine Circus shows and meeting a strange confrontation with a white-faced figure.
The article warns that most wild Texas seedling pecans are inferior for Nut production and shape, urging California growers to use budded soft shell varieties. It notes long tree lifespans, soil and drainage needs, and the superior performance of selected budded types in the San Joaquin valley and Imperial, Arizona regions.
Two teachers escaped serious harm after a car collision on a Los Angeles street. The vehicle’s motor came off its chassis and a fender was damaged, but the women suffered only shock and minor abrasions. They were en route from the Huntington Library in San Marino to Los Angeles.
California State Employees' Association plans its annual meeting in San Francisco February 8 and 9 with 150 delegates and about 1,000 attendees. Officers for the coming year will be elected on February 9 as part of the gathering.
Visalia rural rehabilitation supervisor Robt W Pontius, northern district chief, visited Shafter to review cases and interview applicants for aid under the rural rehabilitation and resettlement acts. He noted 18 standard loans in Tulare and Kings counties and 67 emergency assistance cases completed.
Robt W Pontius rural rehabilitation supervisor for the district and Frank F Latta head of farm mechanics at Shafter high school, longtime neighbors from the San Joaquin valley, met for a couple of hours in The Shafter Press office last Thursday before Pontius drove to Fresno.
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