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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1974
Page
7
Shafter's third quarter 1973 taxable sales totalled 4,111,000, down from 4,491,000 in the prior quarter. The 10.3 percent year over year rise compares with the weakest growth since 1971 after price corrections of 6.6 percent, implying real growth of 3.7 percent. Data drawn from California Taxable Sales report.
Fort remains undefeated in recreation basketball after a 9 point victory over Wasco on Saturday. Shafter boys and two Wasco high girls teams led weekend results with most other local squads also posting wins.
Sidney L. Myrick 73 died January 22 after a short illness in a Wasco hospital. He lived in Shafter 45 years, ran a trucking business, and distributed syrup under the Myrick label for 40 years. Service January 25 at Agee Funeral Home. Interment Shafter Memorial Park. Survivors: Loree wife, two sons Louis and Myron, stepdaughter Joyce Lukkin, brother Burton, sister Melba Bynum, 12 grandchildren, four great grandchildren.
Many choice camellias are blooming as azaleas provide a companion display in late winter. Plant rhododendrons for a later show and ensure filtered shade along with rich peaty soil for best growth.
Spreckels Sugar Company plans an extra payment to its growers for 1973 beets under the participating contract. From February 1 1974 returns rise from 10.00 to 10.50 per cwt of refined sugar, adding about 75 cents per ton. Final 1973 payment around 11.50 per cwt, adding about 1.50 per ton. 1974 crop expected around 14.00 per cwt with beets worth 23 to 25 per ton depending on sucrose content.
California rice grower and California Farm Bureau Energy Committee chair Gerald Geiger warns that electricity curtailment could force farmers to abandon crops or switch to lower water use varieties. He notes rolling blackouts threaten irrigation, dairy refrigeration, poultry housing, and fruit production, risking higher costs and disrupted food supply.
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