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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1939
Page
2
Health authorities in Kern County issued a public information paper on rabies to outline transmission and prevention. The guide explains incubation, bite risk, dog types furious and paralytic, and emphasizes early Pasteur treatment and strict dog control to prevent spread.
Shipments of farm produce by rail from the Shafter district in 1938 totaled 5,355 cars of potatoes 160 cars onions 16 cars grapes seven cars plums two cars corn six cars of fruit other than plums and 4 690 bales of cotton.
California legislators push wide range of bills in the first ten days of the new session. Proposals include $50 monthly for couples married 50 years, abolition of capital punishment with limited exceptions, tax exemptions for breeding stock, reduced land requirement for oil wells, deer hunting tweaks, school meals for needy children, and limits on dictaphones and restaurant sales tax. Labor mediation and anti-picket interference measures also appear, with lawmakers emphasizing that they were elected to make laws.
The case of Somerset Manufacturing in New Jersey involves interstate shipments to New York and a dispute over NLRB jurisdiction. The Supreme Court review could define how far federal agencies regulate American industry, shaping national labor law.
The Arvin Farm Bureau plans a district and state survey to improve draft horse quality for farms. Visits were made to Tur lock district breeders and southern California, and a registered Percheron stallion was purchased by E. O. Mitchell farms for breeding. The group urges all farmers to support breeding improvements as a competitive farming advantage.
West Side Oilfields Coordinating council with Supervisor Stanley Abel and county school officials advocates a 24 hour school for ages eight to sixteen funded by school taxes. The plan includes vocational training, board approval of curriculum, and eligibility oversight to address juvenile delinquency. A New York expert in Los Angeles is also noted for traffic issues with a critical comment on local driving.
The annual Shafter Business Men's association banquet is set for this evening at the Woman's club hall with short annual reports and addresses by Alfred Harrell and L. C. Hart out of town. Local speakers include E. I. Wallace and W. H. Hitchcock. entertainment is by Mrs. Fred Herbert and Col. O. S. Grant. John Isaac to manage a reopened Shafter Theatre with new film selections.
Funeral services conducted for one month old Kenneth Leroy Dargatz who died Monday. Elders P. J. Gaede and John Isaac officiated, with interment in Shafter cemetery. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. Leland Dargatz. Janzen Funeral Home arranged the services.
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