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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1942
Page
3
Shafter residents hosted and visited guests from Bakersfield Los Angeles Porterville Davis Vernon and Chowchilla. Visitors included Joe Doctor and Mrs Chiles with others arriving from Tehachapi Stockton Yuma and Fullerton. Local personnel noted include Elmer Anderson and Lt Joe Clerou with Army and Marine ties.
A Fresno State college ten week full time defense training course in aircraft drafting for women begins February 16. Men may enroll if not likely to be 1-A. Prerequisites include math through analytic geometry physics and engineering drawing. Class meets five days a week eight hours daily at the School of Aeronautics. Enrollment limited to 25 in first session.
A compact wartime promotion urges citizens to support national security by purchasing U S Defense Bonds and Stamps. The message frames the program as a patriotic duty tied to fiscal strength and defense funding.
Farmers of the Shafter district are told to use seed with at least 90 percent germination for healthy bean crops. Weather last season reduced available seed, boosting prices, though guaranteed bean prices from the federal government help offset costs. Recommended for Shafter planting are Mackie No. 8145 California Blackeye No. 1 and baby limas No. 8959.
The government eases stenography requirements to 80 wpm and opens immediate probational appointments in Washington. Applicants aged 16 to 53 may apply via local Civil Service, with spot exams and quick ratings leading to swift appointments. Salaries start at 1440 dollars. housing programs support new workers in the District of Columbia.
Emergency crop and feed loans for 1942 are being received to aid small cash needs farmers. Loans cover immediate cash needs for crops or livestock feed with 4 percent interest and first lien security. Tenants’ landlords must waive claims to the lien until repayment. Officials urge farmers to apply. Kern county contact is Miss Thelma Diodati in Bakersfield.
Maple branch library reports 32 books received from Kern county library in the first of the month shipment. Titles include Remember Today, Show Boat, All Quiet On the Western Front, The Story of My Life, Autobiography, and other fiction selections.
The notice seeks workers with two or more years in aircraft mechanic boiler maker coppersmith electrician aviation electrician radio electrician ship and shop ironworker and rigger Other roles include air safety investigator metallurgist and translators in several languages Information available from John Roskam at Shafter post office Defense Savings Bonds and Stamps promote victory.
Larry Freeman Purchases the Delano Record and assumes editorial leadership from G W Mc Clintock who has led The Record for 25 years. Freeman brings Kansas publishing experience and recent co ownership of a Westwood Hills paper while Mac McClintock plans unclear future in Delano.
A call urges the public to purchase U S Defense Savings Bonds and Savings Bonds and Stamps with a direct appeal to contribute immediately. The message emphasizes supporting national defense through citizen investment.
Calapproved seed may be sold in bulk if burlap sack supply continues to shrink. H. W. Longfellow says fall and winter crop applications must be filed by April 1. Seed varieties Double Dwarf 38 White Federation 38 and Baart 38 resist rot. University of California College of Agriculture developed these varieties. A UC trial finds wet sugar beet pulp a strong feed value with one ton equal to several feeds.
A wartime appeal urges citizens to invest in U.S. Defense Bonds and Stamps to fund victory against totalitarian regimes. The message contrasts Allied success with tribute to dictators, framing the purchase as a patriotic duty and a practical contribution to national defense.
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