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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1977
Page
1
Richland School District board reviewed Compucat math drills used in primary classes introduced by Ruth Snively. Students work at six problem drills daily with color coded progress and certificates. intermediate grades pursue Math Club All Stars with rewards.
The Bureau of the Census will conduct a local employment survey for the week of February 14 19 under director C Michael Long. The survey samples about 70 000 U S households nationwide and aims to provide ongoing employment statistics used to gauge economic health. Information is confidential by law. A separate set of board actions approved attendance transfers, staff hires, and school calendar for 1977 78 with district enrollment expected to rise modestly. Counterfeit $20 bills circulated in Shafter prompted warnings and an investigation by the Secret Service and local police.
Services were held for Addie Epica Pierce of Shafter at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Born in Riverbank California she moved to Shafter in 1936 and ran the Pierce Jewelry Store with her husband until 1961. She served in the Civil Air Patrol as Lieutenant Colonel and helped as a charter member of the Women’s Auxiliary of the Shafter Volunteer Fire Department. Survivors include Vernon Pierce her husband Ronald Pierce of Shafter daughter Nanc Cotton of Bakersfield six grandchildren and other relatives.
Shafter police arrested Donald Riddle aged 18 and a juvenile after a burglary at 268 Sunset where a witness saw two men enter. Officers recovered stolen stereo equipment, an electro slider, three ten dollar bills, and two silver dollars later found in the booking room. The case, valued around 500, remains pending.
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