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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1959
Page
2
Editorial notes California faces a severe water shortage but argues desalination could provide unlimited supply. Cites experts in converting salt water to fresh water and compares progress to early automotive industry milestones, suggesting breakthrough may come sooner than legislative gridlock implies.
The Better Business Bureau warns against rushed purchases from unknown promoters. Evaluate a firm’s tenure, sales policies, and local presence before investing. Look for guarantees and service backing, avoid inflated claims, and report suspicious practices to the BBB.
In Gillespie Illinois the Nation debates atom bomb stockpiles and the atomic era. Industrial regions embrace a large power company experiment to harness atomic energy. The core ideas stress land and water as vital to national economy and life, urging man to become master.
Abilene Kansas taxpayers face concern as reporters note that in 18 states meeting to approve budgets this year two enacted tax hikes or altered collection methods to boost revenue. The item highlights budget actions and taxpayer impact with regional reflection.
Twenty five Rio Bravo 4 H Club members spent January 17 clearing three and a half miles of State highway 139 Enos Lane. They loaded five pickup truck loads of debris, started with a lunch served by the Cooking group, and were led by Mrs. Ora Mc Clellan Mrs. William Hegart Frank O Neill Jr Paul Enns Bill Araujo and the Boggs family.
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