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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1947
Page
1
The Shafter community faces a growth barrier from inflated business land prices. Owners hold lots for higher gains, forcing potential arrivals to seek elsewhere. Local readers are urged to sell or develop now to prevent driving commerce away and to spur employment and construction in the coming year.
Mrs. Sue Sievers of Glendale visited her sister Mrs. P L Arnold over the weekend. Mrs Arnold is progressing nicely after her operation last week.
Shafter Community Recreation Commission plans a larger program starting May 26 after school ends. The budget target is 4700 with Rio Bravo Maple and other districts invited to participate and funds to come from Kern County Union High School Richland and the city. Roy Farrell to direct a 12 week summer program May 26 to August 15. A winter spring community forum with five speakers is budgeted.
Dan Loewen won the contract to install a complete sprinkling system for the county park area beside the Legion Hall Woman's Club and fire houses. He expects the pipe by February 1 and completion by February 15. After installation Percy Brancon county superintendent of parks will plant a lawn and toilets are planned for spring. Local recreation leaders support the park upgrade to create a recreation area despite prior delays.
More than eighty Twenty-Thirtians from Shafter Wasco and Delano attended a joint installation meeting at Motel Canelo on January 8 Ed Bird district governor officiated. Shafter club hosted with Herbert Neuman outgoing president and N Huffsmith Wasco main speaker introduced by Otto Handel Shafter. New Shafter officers Merwin Schirmer president Marvin Neuman vice president Harry Thompson secretary Jim Albright treasurer Harvey Neuman Sgt at Arms and directors Harry Thompson Elmer Anderson. Outgoing Shafter officers were Herb Neuman president Lowell Todd vice president Tom Letiata secretary Marvin Neuman treasurer Jim Albright Sgt at Arms and Greg Malory Bob McClain as directors. Taft club members also attended.
The Richland P T A Study Group met Tuesday January 7 in the Primary Library with Miss Beulah Bartlett as topic leader. The discussion focused on Social Acceptability. The group notes the regular meeting schedules and an upcoming district meeting in Bakersfield on January 17 at the Bakersfield Inn Palm Room.
The Kern County high school district sponsors adult activities at Shafter High School gym each Tuesday night. Instructors provide coaching and instruction for adults from college age up, with regular gymnasium activities plus basketball and hardball among other sports.
The Press features a community page sponsored by Shafter merchants and business people describing construction prospects for the coming year. It notes the new Builders and Real Estate Section debuting last week and to appear weekly on Tuesday with pages 3 to 5 dedicated to builders and real estate topics.
Shafter High School drama class will stage a murder mystery titled Nine Girls on Friday February 4. Director Burton D. Filut says the cast features girls in leading roles with boys used only as off stage voices. The lineup includes Mary Myrle Royal Eve Wanda Smith Jane Dixie Mathis Alice Opal Evans Frieda Joan Loewen Sharon Dana Baughman Shotput Marilyn Stewart Shirley Jean Bartel Phyllis Odessa Harris Tennessee Joyce Bender and announcer Donald Scott radio voice Gene Neufeld with Virginia Frizze acting as promoter.
A luncheon was given in honor of Mrs C J King by Mrs George Harrison at her home last week. Mesdames Peter Ohanneson Hor ace Grey Phil Ohanneson John Ohanneson and H Burns were present.
The Business and Professional Women's Club held a dinner meeting at the Shafter Motel with president Helen Tobves presiding. Speakers were announced for February 20 and March events, plus plans for a progressive dinner at Spud Cafe and a gift project for Finland. The group supported a universal marriage and divorce law and to send letters. district participation in Porterville February 16 was planned.
Thirteen trotters and pacers from the Shafter stables of L A Camp William Lachenmaier and Crawford and Neuman left this week for Hollywood Park to begin training for harness races set to start April 11 Four new horses joined the string this year Camp owns six of the horses and Lachenmaier has Red Streak with Camp and Lachenmaier combining for two Sonja Patch horses also travel with Jess Scott Neuman and Crawford send four horses Star Ambush Spencer Patch Bunter Patch and Huntley The Camp stable includes Diana Mite Justus Owlown McKara Max Napoleon plus Frontiersman and Miss Beverly Hanover Trainer Charles Witt sent four Shafter horses Bunter Patch Sonja Patch Red Streak and Frontiersman on a tour of Eastern tracks last year and added the four new Camp horses Witt and four grooms accompanied the shipment to Hollywood Park After the April meet the Shafter horses will race at Bay Meadows.
Evangelist Clyde Paul White begins an eight day revival at First Baptist Church with 114 Sunday School attendees. Morning worship had 100 and evening 80 participants, with two expressing spiritual decisions. Sermon topics include If Shafter Goes to Hell Who Cares and What Shall the End of the Sinner Be. Community rallies for youth and moving pictures are planned after school on Tue and Thu.
A Wasco Junior Women’s Club invitation to Shafter Women’s Club joins them at their regular meeting Thursday January 16 with District President Peggy Pender due to attend. Guest speaker Mrs Chris Ummel discusses the Great Woman from Second Kings Chapter Four. Hostesses Leona Heller Ruth Miller and Beulah Neuman serve refreshments. A potluck is set for January 22, 1947 at the Clubhouse.
Mr and Mrs Bill Goertzen of Shafter along with Mr and Mrs Harry B Goertzen and their daughter Priscilla Mae of Johnson Kansas hosted a Chinese dinner last week. Also Mr and Mrs D D Schmidt and daughter Alberta of Rosedale attended the event.
Mrs. Mary Goose Teague, now Mrs. Orince Teague, arrived in Shafter at 11:05 a m Saturday, after marrying February 25 1945 in Ely England. The couple will live on Shafter Avenue with support from the Red Cross and local Chamber of Commerce.
The noon recreation program at Shafter High School offers daily activities including ping pong, shuffleboard, horseshoes, chess, checkers, and tennis. An intra school basketball tournament runs Mondays and Wednesdays, with noon dances on Tuesdays and Thursdays. A checker tournament also runs, closing in the last week of the month.
Kern County Potato Growers Association sets a general meeting for Wednesday January 15 at Canelo Hotel. The California Marketing Act will be the main topic with W J Kuhrt Chief of the Bureau of Markets California explaining the act. The purpose is to discuss Federal legislation to control potato production and marketing. Dinner at 6 00 p m precedes the 7 00 p m start.
A brief report records rainfall to date at .05 inches, notes a storm event, and mentions the ongoing season.
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