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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1955
Page
6
Shafter High plans a late month Speech Week across all departments to boost oral communication. Contests crown top speakers from each class with medals and a trophy for the winning class. Types include extemporaneous reading and speaking, oration, debate, and dramatic interpretation.
Menu items for Shafter High School list daily meals from February 14 to 18. Each day features a main dish, sides, salads or desserts, milk and bread with standard school portions.
John will be stationed in Fila delphia in the Sernhein colony of Chaco about 250 miles northwest of Asuncion. He will go with his wife Evelyn and one-year-old daughter Carolyn for roughly 14 months in South America.
Dr. Smith, editor novelist and author of about 20 books on philosophy democracy and legislation, will lecture as part of Shafter's adult education program. His career includes Illinois state senator congressman at large military governor in Italy and roles guiding German POW democratization. Admission is free.
SHS students heard a concert by blind musicians at Shafter High School auditorium last Friday. Highlights included organ piano and accordion pieces by Jack Crowell and Richard Smith. The program also demonstrated Braille writing and making Braille books.
Shafter High School student Woody Wilson won the Future Farmers of America presidency in a school election last week. Five officers were chosen for the spring semester including Paul Jones as vice president Bill Arajo as secretary Sam Baker as treasurer Henry Warkentine as sentinel and Larry Hamilton as reporter. Ballots were distributed in agriculture classes and only FFA members could vote. A candidate must have a specific project underway, typically involving purchase and care of a farm animal, said Elliot Garrison agriculture instructor and FFA adviser who oversaw the election.
Pearl Christensen was granted a permit to build a four room house at 225 Pacific Street, replacing a fire-damaged structure from the previous year. Building inspector E. K. Grant estimates construction costs around $3000.
Bruce Crawford of Richland School District announces a local meeting on February 15 at 7 30 pm in the Primary School Cafeteria to study the characteristics of good elementary schools. The statewide project by the Cooperative Study of Elementary Education in California seeks public input for a 110 item report guiding future education.
New cafetorium unit features a tray lewerator steam table and refrigerated milk compartment. A combined clothes washer dryer serves laundry. Mrs Sylvia Baughman heads cafeteria services as the new building aims to separate younger students and ease crowding.
The report notes an accident last year linked to a Rifle Club run by Dick Scott though Harrison was not a member. Investigating officers Scott police chief John Riley and Officer Hubert Mayberry describe Scott as an excellent instructor and Ronnie as safety minded. Funeral services were held Thursday at the Mennonite Brethren church with Rev. J K Isaak officiating. Burial is at Shatter Cemetery. Private Jack Wray and Eddie Stocks from Twin Falls Idaho visited family in Shatter while stationed at Fort Ord with four weeks of training. Dudley Bachv, also from Fort Ord, joined Wray and Stocks at home visit.
Certification records a home furnishing business using the fictitious name Modern Home Furnishing Company at 527 Central Avenue Shafter Kern County California. It lists Emil G Stoller Ann Stoller Adolph Woertzen and Ruth Woertzen with addresses in Shafter and notes Notary J C Penner signed on December 15 1934 with commission expiry 1957.
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