Industry Leaders Urged to Join War Contract Pool
Shafter and Kern county manufacturers were urged to cooperate in filling survey questionnaires to gauge war industry potential. C T Gilliam led the county wide survey stressing collaboration among chambers of commerce and firms big and small to pool equipment and skilled labor for possible war contracts. He described forming a centralized pool to analyze and coordinate county assets and urged each community to contribute beyond its own enterprises to build a regional industrial base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Kern County
C. T.gilliam
Gilliam
Chambers of Commerce
Shafer
Lions Take Red Cross Drive Job
Members of the Shafter Lions Club will handle the Red Cross drive starting March 12 with Clyde Mullins as campaign chair. A one day mass canvass is planned to cover the community, targeting a tentative goal of 2000 dollars. The Lions also plan charter night on March 3 as a major agenda item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Lions
D. Handel
Clyde Mullins
Shafter
Handel
Red Cross
Lions Club
Fike Police Car Bid Short by Thirty Dollars
Irvin Fike bid to furnish Shafter Police with a new police car was $30 shy of the winning $870 bid. A misprint showed $1000 after trade-in. the actual bid was $900. Richland Chevrolet won the bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin
Fike
Shafter
Richland Chevrolet
Press Contest Draws 40 Youths for $1000 Subscription Drive
Local school children lead a cyclonic campaign to recruit new subscribers and secure renewals for the Shafter Press. Contest coordinators urge savings with special rates, including a $3 yearly option and two year, five year plans, as families rally to support their entrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Agricultural Industry Hits Record Total in Kern County 1950
Kern County farms posted a record 1950 total farm value of $186,454,739 boosted by cotton and potatoes. Cotton produced 288,852 bales on 166,000 acres valued at $58,363,991 with yield up to 870 pounds per acre lint. Potatoes ranked second with 14,373,380 sacks on 65,423 acres valued at $24,434,746 amid marketing competition and national market outreach.
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Kern County
Lewis A
Burtch
Kern
California
Los Angeles
Burteh
Mar
Mettler House Burned in Shafter Damage Estimated at 7000
The former home of Orvin Mettler in Shafter at 17817 Poplar Avenue burned early Saturday, owned by Em H Mettler and Sons. Damages were about 7000 with firefighters credited a 7000 save. The two story vacant house suffered a total loss with unknown cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orvin Mettler
Shafter
Em. H. Mettler and Sons
Poplar Avenue
Coberly-West
McFarland Farms
A. Bottorff
Handel and Kelly Named Shafter High Outstanding Seniors
Vivian Handel and John Kelly were voted the two most outstanding seniors at Shafter High School. They will receive engraved gold cups from Bank of America. Certificates accompany winners in agriculture business English home economics social science industrial arts mathematics. Handel and Kelly advance to the zone interview in Bakersfield on May 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian Handel
John Kelly
Shafter High School
Bank of America
Michael Crawford
Barbara Becker
Martha Potter
Eugene Coodey
Ivan Bartel
Miss Handel
Kelly
Helf
Bakersfield
Kern
Tulare County
Norway Lecture Showcasing Beauty and Customs
A film lecture by Mrs. presents Norway’s beauty and its picturesque customs and costumes. The talk highlights the nation’s scenic landscapes and distinctive attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Heaviest Mosquito Invasion Seen by Kern District Leader
Arthur Geib, manager of the Kern Mosquito Abatement District, foresees the heaviest invasion in five years due to a mild winter. The Wasco area joins the district, expanding control over 78 square miles, prompting two extra jeeps and two more workers to spray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Geib
Kern
Wasco
Shafter
Geib
Field Stream Work Revealed by John E Loustalot
John E Loustalot addressed the Shafter Rotary Club urging wildlife conservation. He warned that fish, game and birds have diminished in recent years and explained the fish and game commission propagation efforts. He noted the Kern River Hatchery will supply about half the rainbow trout planted statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Loustalot
Shafter Rotary Club
Kern County
Fish and Game Commission
Rotary Club
Kern River
County Prisoners Clear 40 Acre Thiel Farm Near Shafter
County prisoners this week clear a 40 acre plot of the former Thiel farm northeast of Shafter for the United States Experimental Station. The land, bought by the county a year ago, will soon be turned over to the experimental farm for general agricultural experiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thiel Farm
Shafter
United States Experimental Station
Shafter Spud Festival Seeks 6000 Pledge Assurance
Shafter businessmen and agriculturalists plan a pledge drive led by Dr. O G Ohlsson to raise funds for the annual potato festival set for May 19 and possibly 20. The pledges form a foundation for the show, with contributors liable only for their pro rata share if the event fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
O. G. Ohlsson
Dr. Ohlsson
Merton Wiedmann
H. C. Henderson
Clarence Neuman
Vernon Witcher
C. J. Vignolo
Ernie Hofman
E. B. Stringham
Orvin Mettler
Lee ‘Thomas
Harold Miller
James Hodges
Pot of Gold Draw Promises Bigger Prizes At Show
Ruth Duke searched for a winning Pot of Gold ticket as a $50 first prize remained unclaimed. Jan Flannigan drew a $30 prize while the third prize will rise from $20 to $40 next week. Over 3000 people attended the county park despite cold winds as Shafter shops offer tickets for weekly $100 cash prizes.
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Ruth Duke
Jan Flannigan
Shafter
Dee Wilson Wins FFA Election at Shafter High
Dee Wilson was named president of the Shafter High School Future Farmers of America chapter. Other officers elected include Bob Gaines as vice president Carl Beach secretary Leroy Kirschmann treasurer Rex Allen porter and Leroy Thompson sentinel.
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Future Farmers of America
Shafter High School
Dee Wilson
Glenn O. Nay
Bobby Gaines
Carl Beach
Leroy Kirschenmann
Rex Allen
Porter
Leroy Thompson
Ee Tinel
Man Killed in Tulare Scaroni Intersection Collision
Arlin G. Smith of Canelo an S A Camp Co employee died after a 1 p.m. crash at Tulare and Scaroni avenues near Shafter. His wife Bertha was minorly hurt and driver G W Watson escaped injury. Coroner’s routine inquiry pending. Smith’s body sent to Shafter mortuary. he leaves son A G Jr.
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Arlin G. Smith
Canelo
S. A. Camp Company
Tulare
Scaroni Avenues
Shafter
Smith
Siehe
Bertha
G. W. Watson
Route 1
Box 275
Tom Lambert
Plickinger-Janzen Mortuary
Planners OK Site for 400 Low Rent Units
The Shafter Planning Commission approved a 400 unit low rent housing project in the Weinberger tract. The action is a step before the federal housing authority and the Housing Authority of Kern County makes final site acquisition. Commission members led by H. W. Kelly voiced no objections. Continued on page 8.
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Weinberger Tract
Shafter Planning
Planning Commission
Federal Housing Authority
Housing Authority of
Kern County
Commission
H. W
Pat) Kelly
Wallace Leaves for Navy Duty from Bakersfield College
Melvin N. Wallace 20 a post graduate student at Bakersfield College has joined the Navy and is now stationed in San Diego. A Bakersfield product son of Mr and Mrs A B Wallace of Wallace Department Store he starred in tennis captaining the college squad and was regarded the top senior county player. He is a Bakersfield High School alumnus.
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Melvin N. Wallace
Bakersfield College
Navy
San Diego
Bakersfield
Young Wallace
A. B. Wallace
Wallace Department Store
Shafter
Wallace
Seni-County
Bakersfield High School
Let Us Keep Our Community Rural Says Maple District Dweller
Maple District residents speak against industrial plants in Shafter and defend rural life. They praise the town's schools churches and neighbors while arguing that farming and fiber shortages, not industry, sustain the country. They warn against smokestacks and urban sprawl harming the community character.
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Maple
Trapp Family to headline Shafter-Wasco concert
Members of the renowned Trapp Family will entertain at the Shafter-Wasco Community Concerts Association Monday at 8 15 p m in Wasco High School auditorium. The Austrian singing group tours Australia and New Zealand after a successful Latin American leg and a Salzburg festival appearance. The New York Times lauds them as one of the best ensembles in the world.
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Trapp
Shafter-Wasco Community Concerts Association
Singing Family
Association
Wasco High School
John J. Peters, Jr
United States
Trapps
Australia
New Zealand
Salzburg
Austria
South America
Europe
Trai
South
Central America
Teatro Colon
Buenos Aires
New York Times
Peters
Shafterva
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Donald Padgett
Ann Middleton
Gerald Bender
Goldie Pressley
Bobby Reeves
Jack Fleming
C. T
Gilliam Heads
Kern Survey
Katherine Simonson
James Banks
LIONS
G. C. Smith
Harold Williams
Eileen Bradshaw
Bobby
Trout
Otis Brooks
Mettler
Spud Festival
Festival Committee
William Stoller
Stoller
Robert Neuman
FFA
OKEH
Rage
Madaline Nicol
Samalien Ie
I Shou Leon
the Trapps
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