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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1939
Page
5
For Rent or Sale a seven room house in Wall tract. Inquire W. F. Mettler three fourths mile north of high school.
Don Robesky, former All American guard and Stanford alum, now a Bakersfield junior college coach, will headline Shafter high school’s letters and awards assembly. Powell Estaik, 1938 Sierra league champion team’s most valuable senior, will receive a blanket award while the valedictory honors are planned.
A large crowd enjoyed a musical program Sunday evening at the Mennonite Brethren church performed by Biola Instrumental Choral from the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. Soloists included Prof. Paul Tibbetts, violin. Prof. David H. Heydenburk, piano. Miss Dorothy Wight, flute. Miss Dorothy McNabney, violin. and Miss Marjorie Reitz, cello. A ladies trio featured Wight, Reitz, and McNabney. Tibbetts directed the program.
The stork is regarded as Holland’s sacred bird for its role in controlling toad and frog populations. The piece notes the bird’s significance across Dutch towns and hints at historical beliefs linking storks to the land’s ecological balance.
The March of Dimes starts January 15 in Kern County and runs to the President's birthday, with field directors appointed to raise funds for rehabilitating crippled children. Dr. Joe Smith notes local clinics at Kern General hospital aid victims of polio, while most funds stay local except 50 percent sent to Warm Springs for research. W. J. Schultz lauds depoliticizing the effort, noting the Kern County Society for Crippled Children has led local aid since 1927.
Wasco high school hoopsters travel to Shafter to meet the Generals the Colonels and a D team in a three division clash. Generals likely starters Hein Potter Unruh McCoy Kirschenmann Kliewer. Colonels expected to start Janzen Whitney Adams Valdez Phillips with Johnson rere Lloyd Lemachi and McLain also seeing action. Potters Paslay Cloud Weatherford and Gaede in reserve. If weather turns cold or rainy the games move to Wasco gym.
A parade of wonders at the 1939 World’s Fair includes a parachute tower 250 feet high and a safe landing, revolving magic carpets above the 200 foot Perisphere, a Tree of Life carved from a Connecticut elm, Steve Brodie’s Brooklyn Bridge leaps, a vast wheat field, five million dollars in gems, a deep sea bathysphere, a moon rocket gun, a giant human eye model, 200 milked cows daily, rare orchids, 10,000,000 volts of artificial lightning, and a city of dwarfed immigrants among many other奇 wonders.
A Washington Post writer explains common menu mistranslations and myths. Terms like au gratin glace provencale and crecy are clarified as meanings related to ice, garlic, or carrot dishes. The piece also debunks sea pie, demi tasse, bisque, and scallops as used in modern dining.
The Borda gardens in Cuernavaca, Mexico, famed as a holiday site, were said to be laid out in 1716 by Joseph de la Borde. Maximilian used Cuernavaca as summer capital and occupied the gardens as the government seat. French landscape design aimed to echo Versailles with tropical trees, colorful flora, gates, and fountains enhancing the site.
A steel bridge acts as a good conductor absorbing radio signals and transmitting them to ground, causing an automobile radio to lose signals when near the bridge. A steel building similarly shields signals. Radio signals pass through walls roofs and windows of ordinary houses, which do not absorb and ground the signals.
The grapefruit name stems from its grape like clusters. It originated in Florida via Spanish introduction in the sixteenth century but only gained popularity in more recent times.
In Jerusalem the Wailing Wall lies near the Mosque of Omar and Jews must navigate narrow Arab streets to reach it. A new road project funded by Jewish taxpayers will allow easier access for motorists.
The mountain laurel belongs to the genus Kalmia named for Peter Kalm a Swedish scientist who traveled in America and described many native plants.
A crescent moon outline sometimes appears on new moons when a clear night allows earthshine to illuminate the lunar surface. The faint glow results from sunlight reflected by Earth onto the moon.
The Sickle pear traces to Seckel named for a Philadelphia man who had the first tree bearing this small reddish brown fruit.
Jud Tunkins asserts many men adore animals yet remain ignorant of their own faults. He argues affection for pets reveals simplicity and loyalty rather than wisdom. The column reflects a comic viewpoint on human behavior and animal bonds.
Warden Lucius Dayton recalls Rus Julian, a troubled inmate who railed against the world yet trusted his mother. A planned break prompted Dayton to test his belief in Rus, sending him home on honor. Rus later reformed and was pardoned, teaching the warden the power of steadfast conviction.
On the Grand Canal in Venice outside the Rez zonigo palace observers note a line from a Robert Browning poem. The verse reads Open my heart and you will see Graved inside of it, Italy.
The pension roll reached a peak with 76 477 Civil War soldiers in 1898. The figure marks the largest recorded count of veterans receiving pensions that year. The data point highlights the scale of postwar support for veterans.
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