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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1940
Page
5
California traffic accounts for about one tenth of the 25 billion miles logged nationwide, highlighting the state’s substantial role in U S road usage and travel demand.
Howard K. Dickson president of the Fifteenth District Agricultural association returned from the Ogden stock show with commitments from foreign exhibitors for Kern County’s Fifth Annual Livestock Show. He met with Oregon breeders and local officials to study exhibition methods and the Ogden model. Ogden postings funded by local supervisors and merchants supported the event. Dickson noted kern’s September 18–22 dates fit a circuit of major shows and highlighted Ogden sales figures and yields for bulls and cattle.
A Richland school bus driven by I. W. Koop and a creamery truck driven by Gilbert Jost were in a minor crash Friday morning at the intersection of Santa Fe Way and Los Angeles Street. The bus was traveling south on the highway when the creamery truck turned onto the highway from Los Angeles. No children were aboard the bus and only bent fenders resulted.
Mrs. C. A. Merrill and Mrs. Clyde Zachary attended the district P T A meeting in Taft last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Grose of Kernville visited relatives here on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Haag went to Los Angeles last Monday. Miss C Dooley county art supervisor was a caller at the local school recently. Robert Curtis and Phil Haag joined Hi Y boys for an outing to Sequoia Park, guests of friends in Wasco on Thursday evening.
Pontiac defeats Friesen Service 38 16 as Firemen beat King Lumber 36 28 at the high school gym. High scorers: Fireman center Brown 15 points, Green of King Lumber 10. Marvin Voth led Pontiac with 13, Freddy Vaughn 9, and King Lumber’s Taylor added seven.
A dramatized version of the birth of Christ will be presented tomorrow evening at the Maple school auditorium by members of the Mexican Baptist church. The program starts at 7 30 with the public invited to attend.
More than 30,000,000 motor vehicles have crossed the San Francisco Bay Bridge since it opened in November 1936 marking a major milestone for the span.
The Rev J C McPheeter of San Francisco visited the Shafter Farm Workers camp during the week and took pictures for illustrated talks on the migrant problem. Helen Gahagan Douglas and Helen Bird of Los Angeles accompanied by Melvin Douglas are mentioned among visitors.
William Royce Greatwood will discuss life of a American business man in China in an evening lecture February 7 at the Wednesday Afternoon clubhouse. Members will host an open house and invite local civic groups teachers and interested persons. Greatwood a Union Oil Company employee based in Los Angeles has represented the firm in the Orient including India Borneo Sumatra and Java. He is English by birth educated in the United States and will comment on recent China events in his talk.
Rev P J Pietsch, appointed Scout field representative, told Kiwanis members at Cafe Neuman that camp boys share the same heart as others and could benefit from Boy Scouts through the local sponsor troop. Dr Jack Lighthill chaired. visiting Kiwanian A H Karpe of Bakersfield attended.
Karl Tegei, resident engineer, says sidewalk construction on Central Avenue from the Shafter business district to the high school should begin next week if current pace holds. He adds Santa Fe Way work should finish by week’s end or early next week, with crews moving to Central immediately.
The Gossen family thanks district friends for help after their home was destroyed by fire.
General Petroleum Corp this week set equipment on its Oughton No 1 site in Section 12 29 25 and is likely to spud the next well in the North Greeley area. A derrick has been up about two weeks. At Farrand No 1 depth near 10000 feet was reached and drilling continues. Cald No 5 in Shafter may be spudded soon but no date announced.
Art Regier of Shafter was seated as noble grand of the Wasco Odd Fellows lodge during a joint installation with the Rebekahs in Wasco. Other Shafter members named to offices included Ralph Short vice grand S M Crum chaplain Jim Stone warden Connie Duerksen conductor and Walter Regier inside guardian.
Central Market beat Falcon Oil 36 to 19 to extend its winning streak to three and hold the league lead as Pontiac defeated King Lumber 47 to 10. High scorers were Ott Zimmermann with 12 for Pontiac and Bob Wardwell with 10 for Central Market.
The Shafter district gins processed 70 bales in the last week bringing season total to 13 551 bales. Gin tallies show Camp-West-Lowe 4 745 bales D O Moore 4 482 and Shafter-Wasco 4 324. About 450 bales remain to be handled as picking resumes after two weeks of wet foggy weather.
California supplies more than a quarter of the United States' fresh fruits and vegetables, reflecting its dominant role in national agriculture. The statement highlights California's substantial agricultural output and its impact on food supplies nationwide.
Shafter Generals, led by coach Bill White and likely starters Walt and Wilbert Kirschenmann, aim to beat McFarland Colonels and Bucks in Friday Sierra league action. Guard Omer Evans and center Le Roy Witcher expected to contribute. defense anchored by Jess Combs and Calvin Newton.
Financial statement filed by board members of the Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District shows receipts of 16 056.04 and disbursements zero to date, with assets totaling 5 911.14 on hand and 6 408.25 in accounts receivable. Directors Westenberg Nale BenDer and DuerRen sworn, testifying to the accuracy of the record before a Kern County official, dated 16 1941.
Shafter Business Men's association discussed staging a poultry show in March. A committee including H. J. Harder, Jake Siemens and H. G. Comfort will report back. The group also approved aluminum road signs from Rabun Bronze Foundry. Pacific avenue deeds to county enable county building. air school plans dropped for financial reasons. Kiwanis plans Boy Scout troop at Farm Workers camp amid March of Dimes campaign.
The Shafter post office interior is being painted this week with work limited to the new addition. Plans call for redecorating the entire interior after new fixtures are installed. Walls and ceiling will be white with sea-foam green up to four feet on the walls and cream trim for windows. A new storage room has been finished and a new lobby entrance will be built later.
The National Reclamation Association recently suggested using cotton linings for irrigation ditches to improve water control and reduce seepage. The proposal highlights potential benefits for farmers and regional water management practices.
January 8 1940 Kern County Board of Supervisors met in regular session approving relief administration returns to county large claims non-budget items payroll and indigent rolls. Actions include road and sanitary district matters licenses waivers and a flood control project for Kern River.
The Richland Elementary School District invites bids for all labor materials transportation and services to erect a one story frame and stucco classroom building in Shafter Kern County California Plans and specifications are on file with Architects Franklin Kumr Bakersfield Bidders must follow state and local prevailing wage rates and submit bids with a 10 percent certified cashier check or bond The successful bidder must furnish a 50 percent labor and material bond and a 100 percent faithful performance bond upon award bid due February 2 1940 at 730 PM in the district office
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