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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1951
Page
1
A series on Shafter potentialities shows local industry could form a defense plant pool if Kern County pools its industrial and agricultural crafts. The plan aims to centralize capabilities to attract federal defense funding, signaling a shift from scattered units to a county defense center.
Ned Jenner, former Shafter police officer, writes that fingerprinting is the only reliable method for tracking Arab workers and preventing identity fraud. He explains that Arabs often cannot write English and may use different names to seek jobs, with medicals and hospital checks used to identify applicants, though some fraud persists. Continued on Page 64.
Shafter station master F. C. Raney says the Santa Fe Railway installs a centralized train-control system from Bakersfield to Fresno. The 108 mile stretch will be in operation about a year after side tracks and signals are completed, with several sidings added to speed traffic.
Citizens of Shaffer will hear their first defense sirens in a trial run at 1 p.m. Sunday. Commander John Reily announced today. There will be two signals in the event of an air raid, the red alert and the all clear.
Bender named to board. Kern County officials weigh eliminating Shafter Police Court and Sixteenth Township Court as part of a statewide lower court reorganization. Shafter would join a municipal district with Delano Wasco McFarland Lost Hills and Buttonwillow. site and circuit arrangements undecided. Action required by Jan 1 1952 with recommendations due at April budget hearings.
Shafter Rotary Troop 53 will join the Boy Scout Week parade in Bakersfield with a float bearing the slogan Strengthe Youth. Scoutmaster Kenneth Pipkin says the unit will march behind the float and help depict the Huntington Lake camping trip theme. Leaders Rolf Jacobsen Gary Weyand Bruce Muir Dave Muir and Kenneth Dalke will march in the designated section. The program received a proclamation from Mayor Adolf Kirschenmann and includes church attendance and a cookout plan.
Shafter theaters State and Shafter praised by Joseph Frizzell for aiding the March of Dimes polio drive. Campaign deadline moved to February 15 with a $40,000 county quota. Junior Women's Club benefit dance planned for this Saturday to support the polio fund and a Bank of America fund has been set up at the Shafter branch for easier donations.
Pfc. Ellis D. Cox son of Mrs Dashie Ann Cox of Shafter was awarded the Combat Infantryman badge for outstanding duties in ground combat in Korea. His unit conducted two amphibious landings and was among the first U S troops to participate in successful water evacuations in American military history.
Richland School faculty plan their annual civic banquet next Thursday with Arthur F. Corey of the California Teachers Association as guest speaker. Corey's topic is Education in a World at War. Mrs. Genevieve Craig chairs the event with entertainment and a 6 45 p.m. start.
Santa Fe Railroad official Lloyd Barnes discussed beautifying the Lords road and Central Valley Highway entrance to Shafter by landscaping the trackside. Service clubs would install a new sign if the railroad fixes its portion of the eye sore, with committees named to survey road conditions and traffic arteries for needed repairs.
Emil Bender, Sh after agr iculturalist, appointed to the Kern County Union High School and Junior College District board to replace Phil Ohanneson who resigned for health reasons. Appointed by Jesse D. Stockton with a short term through June 30, Bender plans to run in the May 20 district election for a full three year term.
Shafter assemblyman H W Pat Kelly introduces a potato bill among 20 measures to require producers to present appealing spuds to consumers. He serves on Education, Finance and Insurance, Agriculture and Manufacturing, Oil and Mining committees and plans talks with Kern County groups before the March 12 legislative return.
Reginald Hammond sixth grade teacher is named defense director for Richland School. A captain in the Army reserve, he came to Richland School a year ago after graduating from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He served as a captain in World War II in the European Theater.
The 1951 Shafter Potato Festival plans a leaner program after a financial failure in 1950 and a tight world situation. Merchants foresee acceptance of a reduced show with cuts to expensive items, possibly dropping the rodeo to ease costs. The festival committee and local clubs will meet to set the agenda.
Roy Farrell the Richland School physical education director was named a consultant on intramural programs for elementary schools. He will present at the California Association of Health, Physical Education and Recreation meeting in Stockton March 17 to 20 before more than 300 teachers and supervisors attending the workshop.
C T Gilliam Altadena consulting engineer and retired naval commander will discuss Kern county industrial resources at a Feb 20 breakfast in Lee's Dining Room. The survey aims to unify mining oil agriculture labor housing and manufacturing to support the national war effort and identify zones of value for defense needs.
The Shafter Public Utility District expects completion by March 1 of an eight inch water pipeline repair from Central Avenue to Richland School. The project, costing about 8000 dollars, improves fire protection and water supply for harvest season. Four new hydrants will be installed along Central Valley Highway.
Kern County Union High School board approved preliminary $190 000 plans for a new agriculture shop and classroom building at Shafter High School. The 216 by 111 foot winged complex includes a large shop, classrooms, library, laboratories, showers, restrooms, and a courtyard, with three connected units. Wright, Metcalf and Parsons drew the plans and will forward working drawings to the state division for approval.
A large crowd gathered Saturday night at the county for the $100 Pot of Gold a weekly oxecuré sponsored by Shafter merchants. The event started at 7 30 and finished in 15 minutes as each winner claimed a share with Eleanor Tisch winning 50 in silver dollars Norene Barry 30 for second and Velma Guenther 20 for third. Tickets remain valid for the rest of the month and readers are urged to watch for their name in the pot for a future drawing.
Loren Voth president of the Kern County Farm Bureau was elected director to the Shafter Wasco Irrigation District replacing John Nale. He won division two by 41 to 26 over Wasco councilman W M Jacobsen while John P Peters Jr was uncontested in division three. Board members meet Monday afternoon to canvass ballots.
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