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Shafter Press

Location

Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1968

Page

4

Shafter Generals End Losing Streak With Taft Victory

Shafter tops Taft 52 39 as Stuebbe 19 and Ramay 12 lead scoring. Bucks and Colonels lose to Taft 45 30 and 48 37. Arvin three teams fall. varsity 66 45 defeat, B game 39 36 win for Arvin. End of South Sequoia League week with Garces and Wasco games upcoming.

Laird Parker Shafter Generals Taft Wildcats Taft Shafter Jan Stuebbe Jack Ramay Phil Klassen Larry Wells Allen Neuman David Torigiani Colonels and Bucks C’s Ken Allen Ken Carrasco Bucks Taft C’s Alvin Bryant Sidney Unruh Arvin Varsity David Snively Kurt Berger Tom Stepp Ron Koop Garces Wasco

League Basketball Results and Standings February 1968

Northwestern basketball standings effective February 9 1968 show A B C and D classes with Wasco Kats leading A class at 4 0 and other teams like BW Lions Shugard's Gladden's Chamber Colwards and Andersons sharing varying records. Coming and Going notes report fishing at Kernville over the weekend and Ollvie Smith graduation as a practical nurse in Las Vegas with employment at Sunrise Hospital.

Martin’s Trinty Luthern Niagara Anderson’s Barker’s Chuck’s Greenfield’s Trinity Lutheran John’s Wasco Farm Equipment Northwestern Basketball League Wasco Kats Lions Bearley’s Shugard Gladden’s Wasco Prof J. B. Henderson J.C. Wells Norris Thompson Kernville

CBMC to Host Ladies Day Luncheon in Shafter

The Christian Business Men's Committee of Shafter will hold a Ladies Day luncheon Thursday at the Shafter Veterans Hall. Faith Myatt will speak, with Max Pearce serving as chairman.

The Christian Business Men’s Committee Shafter Shafter Veterans Hall Faith Myatt Max Pearce

Shafter Strong in SS League Wrestling Meet

Shafter finished second in the South Sequoia League meet led by Arvin. Individual Shafter winners were Don Banks 103, Manuel Salazar 120, Vince Rodriguez 127, Danny Black 133, Rick Wegis 165 with finalists Leo Herrera and Jim Brown. Bronze medals went to Alan Futrell Rick Paul Johnny Moore and Mickey Gidden. Next up are Divisionals at South High Gym.

Luis Prado Shafter Grapplers Arvin Shafter Wasco McFarland Don Banks Manuel Salazar Vince Rodriguez Danny Black Rick Wegis Leo Herrera Jim Brown Alan Futrell Rick Paul Johnny Moore Mickey Gladden South High Gym

Campus Life Youth Group Holds Meeting at M B Church

About 75 youths attended a Youth for Christ gathering Sunday evening at the Mennonite Brethren Church. Rev Milson Mole Cole of Bakersfield led a discussion on generation gaps, with participants from several area churches. Sponsors were Mr and Mrs Wally Koop and Mr and Mrs Art Penner. Refreshments and folk songs followed the games and singing.

Youth For Christ Mennonite Brethren Church Milson ‘‘Mole’’ Cole Bakersfield Kern County First Southern Baptist First Baptist Methodist Union Congregational South Shafter Mennonite Brethren Wasco Mennonite Brethren Wally Koop Art Penner Bud Scott Neal Sperling Bob Marlatt

Utility Board ruling on shared water facilities sought

The Shafter floor Covering requested a ruling because its building houses two businesses using the same water facilities. The request is a continuation from page 1 of the proceedings.

Shafter

Leota Adams Speaks at Fresno Retirement Home

Leota Adams World Affairs chairwoman of the Business and Professional Women's club addressed 200 residents at San Joaquin Gardens Fresno Monday night. She shared experiences from American Tourist Abroad tours and noted the home offers cottage apartments congregate living and personal care.

Leota Adams Business and Professional Women’s Club San Joaquin Gardens Fresno Mrs. Adams

Missionary Conference Set for Feb at First Baptist Church

Five missionary speakers from Argentina Belgium Congo Mexico and Wycliffe Bible Translators will share during a round robin conference at First Baptist Church 350 Pine Street February 18 to 21. A film Viet Nam Whose War will be shown February 18 at 5 p.m. Community members are invited.

Keith Bentson Agrentina First Baptist Church Pine Street Calvary Baptist of Arvin West Park Baptist Bakersfield First Baptist of Wasco Delano Shafter Argentina Charles Trout Belgian Congo George Bowman Mexico Burton Bascom Wycliffe Bible Translators Harold Salseth Vietnam

Mexican Program and Dinner For Shafter BPW Meeting

Bakersfield speaker Mrs. Lela Findley will headline the Shafter Business and Professional Women's club discussion at Memorial Hall on Thursday February 15. The program includes Mexican music and a Mexican dinner served by the Mexican Baptist church, with reservations via Evelyn Agee.

Lela Findley Bakersfield Shafter Business and Professional Women’s Club Memorial Hall Leota Adams World Affairs International Christian University Tokyo Darla Evelyn Agee

Lee Fike's To Visit Mexico For Contest Win

Lee and Ruth Fike head to Mexico City as honored guests of Chrysler Corp. Fikes Chrysler Plymouth the Big Country Store has again led their category in the nationwide sales contest with near 300 percent over quota. They depart the second week of March for the trip.

Lee Ruth Fike Mexico City Chrysler Corp Fikes Chrysler Plymouth Fike

Serena Bishop Named Shafter High Homemaker of Tomorrow

Shafter High School senior Serena Bishop daughter of Mr and Mrs James Bishop 402 Maple was selected as Shafter High School Homemaker of Tomorrow after a written and aptitude test. The California winner earns a 1500 college scholarship and her school a Britannica set. The runner up gains 500 toward education and an expense paid tour to Williamsburg and Washington DC. The national All-American Homemaker of Tomorrow will be announced at a Minneapolis banquet with a 5000 scholarship awarded.

Serena Bishop Shafter High School James Bishop Maple Shafter General Mills District of Columbia California Colonial Williamsburg Wasington D.C Minneapolis

Frick Urges Wait and See on California Farm Minimums

Kern County Farm Bureau President Howard Frick recommends a wait and see approach to new state minimum wages for women and minors in agriculture set to take effect February 1. He notes a stay of enforcement likely through March 29, urges careful payment records, and argues higher wages worsen California agriculture competitively despite workers earning more under incentive rates.

Kern County Farm Bureau Howard Frick Frick California State Industrial Welfare Commission

Kern County school boards discuss reorganization and Founders Day

The Kern County School Boards Association and CSBA Region 12 groups met to discuss district reorganization and legislative topics. Dr. Robert S. Dickson announced Region 12 delegates to contact Tulare and Inyo counties for a Founders Day observance. Shafter High PTA honors past presidents and plans a Founders Day potluck and a life membership presentation.

Kern County Kern County School Boards Association California School Boards Association CSBA Robert S. Dickson Harry E Blair Dickson Tulare Inyo Shafter High Shafter High School Pta Lorene Hill Ed ‘Nikkel PTA Billy Gladden Anrd Parker Shafter High School Athelete

Season Opens for Spring Sports at Shafter High

Shafter High begins its Spring sports season with swimming track tennis and soon baseball and golf. Teams seek second consecutive league titles while district officials discuss Assembly Bill 272 and the 1966 Public Law 89 749 health planning measures.

Shafter High Laird Parker Shafter

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