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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1941
Page
2
Desidents of Shafter anticipate a bustling spring as three drivers converge: new army construction bringing 2,000 plus personnel, a strong potato harvest surge, and a vivid wildflower season attracting tourists from across California. The town expects rapid growth and steady movement through the months ahead.
Westinghouse physicist Thomas A Read proposes that atomic plating governs ringing quality in metals. He suggests copper forms a perfect lattice when cooled slowly or heat treated, allowing atoms to vibrate in unison to produce a clear note, while dislocations dampen the effect.
Read's experiments and theories explain why metal produces a distinct "clink" sound when struck. Metallurgists use these insights to improve alloys, yielding better metal materials for public use and potentially better living standards.
Nostalgic reminiscence urges readers to revive valentines from school days. It recalls the shy thrill of confessing affection with a rhymed picture card and suggests a modern reader may still spark happiness by sending a token of remembrance to someone special.
In Southern California the war sparks opportunity as Senora Maria Prado develops weaving for champagne filter cloths, rivaling French sources and boosting local industry. Irvin S. Cobb, famed after-dinner speaker, appears in Santa Monica noting his distinct status as a Kentucky native who avoided the title Colonel.
A collection of notes presents slogans and short items on regional topics. It includes Great County of Kern motto ideas for Bakersfield and mentions diverse items from marine biology to cork substitutes, hair care tech, and a cake slicing pan.
The text argues that asking a newspaper for a favorable writeup is advertising and thus the same as requesting free goods from a barber or merchant. It suggests editors face financial realities and that reporters work to sell a newspaper’s product, not to aid every group at no cost.
The piece notes onion shortages under the rationing system in England. It cites the London post office ad for a lost tag on a bag and describes how onions and hamburger steaks become scarce while meat is melted for cannon. The tone mixes satirical musings with wartime constraints and public rituals.
The writer argues that liberty is eroding in the United States through the lease lend bill. Government authority grows, risking excessive bureaucracy and a dangerous loss of individual freedom. A division point between democracy and bureaucracy looms, and there is hope the line is not crossed.
The Wasco News reports that the humble onion is rising in prominence as wartime demand elevates this lowly tuber into a valued staple, marking a shift in its public standing and market importance.
Proposals call for adding parking stalls on Central Avenue to ease traffic before potato season. Red zones would surround every fire hydrant and parking rules would not apply there. The city seeks green spaces with trees lawns and wildflowers, mentioning experts Jake Siemens and Ernest Panero on California poppies.
Readable lines joke about Gamegan joining the Alph Floyd Raney railroad and Chandler becoming master mechanic after bending axles with toy pliers. A ballot shows Rolf Jacobsen or Ralph Jacobsen elected in Shafter Wasco Irrigation District race. Lena Shultz’s sister has lived in three Southern California towns while staying in one house. Go west, young men, go west.
Monterey Army cantonment cook jokes about kitchens and stainless sinks while Dr Claude E Zoppell of Scripps highlights sea bacteria outpacing rabbits in proliferation. D A Stevning of Associated Farmers warns that agri industry faces union pressure impacting defense readiness.
Walter S. Weeks, professor of mining at the University of California, has been elected president of the San Francisco section of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers.
Doin Memory Lesliet reports a March play by American Legion Post 213 Shafter featuring cast members Yack Zimmerman Earl Terry Alma Zimmerman and others. Also notes Opal Fry expanding a dairy herd to 60 cows with 35 acres of alfalfa, higher butterfat prices, and aMexican attempted robbery at McKinley store and county yard. Frederick Manuel returns home after 27,000 miles on the President Adams with world tour highlights. Hoover farm publicity spreads as county chamber seeks midwest press coverage.
President elect Herbert Hoover will visit Shafter County to announce plans that will boost regional publicity and highlight local development efforts. Local officials expect a keynote address and media attention to spur business and civic engagement.
Mrs Boyd Stone entertained at home Friday evening for Miss Verba Sherman with games and a taffy pull. Guests included Ruby Mingus Gertrude Maurer Helen Stringham Olive Sly Evelyn Jumper Alma Zimmerman Hat tie Pederson Jean Maurer Ethel Hammer Jeanette Fluhrer Jah Engle Dorothy Engle M McKinley Tom Hammer Carle Steele Kermit Annis Everett Jumper Richard Pedersen Durwood Frost Heldia Frost Melvin Wiels Albert McCombs and Mrs A Mingus.
Mrs. Nettie Hall marked her seventy fourth birthday Monday evening at the home of her daughter Mrs. Earl Terry. A large cake displayed 74 candles. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Terry and their sons Bobby and Donald.
Mrs. Mary Lamb welcomed Mr. and Mrs. B. Yates of Montana who reconnected after 37 years. Accompanying them was Aunt Mrs. H. L. Lickliter of Modesto. The group shared news of old friends and promised to return for another visit.
Mrs A Nielsen of Shafter enjoyed a Sunday evening birthday party with friends at her home. Guests included D Glantz M Weis J Zimmerman Manuel Neuman Bill Neuman Fred Newman Joe Newman Fred Weis Otto Zimmerman and Aranti of Lost Hills. Others noted were Eugene Mettler E B Stringham Roy Jumper and Senator J I Wagg at Bakersfield meeting on radio interference. Bob Boles sold his pool hall business to Charles Estridge and moved to Reedley. H H Unruh earned a free trip to Bloomington Illinois for Kern county insurance sales. Five orange trees are grown by C Unruh J H Arnold and Charles McClain in Shafter. Roy Skaggs returned home from city hall trip in Shafter.
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