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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1942
Page
2
Citizens of Shafter are urged to file for council, clerk, and treasurer positions as municipal elections approach. The piece emphasizes democratic participation, drum-beating for issues, and a healthy turnover of officials, while praising the army recreation center supporting local defense efforts.
Shafter residents have opened a social center in the Handel building next to the post office to serve air corps men at Minter field. WPA negotiations may cover rent so the center can operate with minimal local cost. Local women are urged to help create a home atmosphere to encourage more off duty time socializing.
Dr. Gordon S. Watkins of UCLA argues American culture should shift away from European dominance toward American and Oriental influences. He predicts renewed interest in US history philosophy literature and language, urging教育 to emphasize American institutions and ideals while not eliminating European input. He notes American cultural greatness despite youth and counters snobbery toward age and European supremacy.
The text notes vegetables like cabbage carrots celery tomatoes spinach green beans beets onions and potatoes are key to feeding troops. It mentions potatoes can be dehydrated into slices shreds powder cubes small flakes or flour highlighting the variety of forms used to preserve spuds.
The piece suggests a revival of the game as cheaper gasoline with a lower octane rating emerges. It argues tires will likely wear out by then, limiting driving ability.
A high school gym fracas is planned between two local teams with uniforms and rules harking back to the basketball origins described by Dr. James Naismith. Also noted are two circulating stories about local residents and a Hickam Field volunteer tale from World War II.
A columnist urges women to contribute to the Shafter army recreation center by adding small homey touches such as a cookie jar and fruit basket for soldiers. They propose sewing circles to mend socks and offer stamps, framing it as a collective charitable effort supporting servicemen.
In a note from L A brewery manager Charles J. Lick he explains moving to horse drawn beer wagons to save tires. He cites a major hurdle finding drivers who can handle horses and compares it to shifting gears in motorized delivery.
In San Diego Admiral William H Standley, then U S ambassador to Russia, says the nation has been too successful in past wars and could be overconfident. He notes U S efforts in World War I were praised as marvels, but warn complacency could lead to defeat in the current conflict.
NALDI of Raye & Naldi opens a dance engagement at the Telace Hotel. A New York friend notes the wartime tempo is felt but not seen in the surroundings as Easterners worry about nothing.
Alameda Times-Star columnist Lois Whistler notes long underwear revived among service men and predicts women will soon wear it too, swinging from family clotheslines as a fashion trend.
D T Batch elder of the University of California Extension says pork production could rise without more brood sows if hog raisers adopt simple mortality prevention methods.
Dr. T. H. Jukes of the Agriculture department reports dried whey can substitute dried milk in poultry rations as a riboflavin source. The finding highlights whey as a vitamin B-2 alternative for poultry feed formulations.
W Sets and the Papers Frank Reed discuss a return to horse and buggy days with hitching posts and cuffless pants, while the New York Sun notes restaurant owners fear amateur strategists using table cloths as war maps. Demobilized lump sugar divisions appear.
The far west is expected to produce a greater tonnage of aluminum and magnesium in 1942 than the entire country did in 1940.
In the Shafter district a large spring melon planting is underway with over 200 acres to be sown by growers including Bill Newman T Mettler K Malory Bob Neuman and others. The district expects high grade extra sweet melons and strong prices, while nearby fields will also plant Crystal Wax and Spanish Sweets.
F M McNab, front line investigator for Southern California Gas, arrives in the Shafter Wasco district to gauge resident sentiment on an adequate natural gas supply for domestic and commercial use. He is conducting a district wide canvass to assess needs.
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