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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1964
Page
1
local event features potato picking contests and a watermelon eating contest with participants from the community and families expected to attend. details on times and prizes were not fully readable.
About 75 Scouts and Explorers from Kern County will fly July 9 from Bakersfield to attend the Sixth National Jamboree at Valley Forge Pennsylvania. The group includes Troops 41 and 42 with leaders from Bakersfield and China Lake.
Proposed budget totals 335955 up from 316205 with 316 upward capital outlays including 1950 for a new truck and garbage department needs. Fire chief salary and a potential 2000 two way radio system for fire police and ice works were discussed with matching federal funds possible. Council adjourned to July 6 to finalize budgets and salaries noting no major boost in next year’s figures.
Neeley, 138 Fresno Ave, Len Chatter, is in satisfactory condition at Mercy Hospital after a late Monday night auto crash on US 99 near Hosking Road. Patricia Campbell of Bakersfield and Harlan Bridges of Portal were involved. Neeley allegedly failed to pass a car safely while Bridges traveled about 30 mph.
The Kern County Union High School and Junior College Districts elected seven more probationary teachers Thursday night, bringing total hires to 143 for 1964-65. Assistant Superintendent Dr. John W. Eckhardt noted several positions still remain unfilled on that date.
The Northwest Area of Kern County moved closer to unification after the Augmented County Committee at Maple School approved a resolution with amendments. A voters’ decision next spring is likely. The plan would form a seven member board from five districts with Wasco and Shafter each supplying two members. Trustee areas include Lost Hills Semi Triopic Belridge McKittrick area one. Maple Rio Bravo area two. Wildwood Buttonwillow area three. Richland Shafter area four with two seats. Wasco Union area five with two seats.
The County Fire Department responded to a broken gas line on a cook stove at 1133 Cagle Lane and extinguished the fire with a garden hose before responders arrived. Crews aided Minter Field on a grass fire along Highway 99 north of Cawelo. A resuscitation was performed for a patient on Fresno Avenue and the person was transported to Kern General Hospital.
A July 3 rally at Balboa Park Taft to back Leonard Thomson assembles with Mrs Arthur Griffin as chair. Tickets and contact numbers listed for barbecue and fun filled evening with Democrats in charge and John Miller handling extras.
Shafter Volunteer Fire Department responded to 341 Pine Street on June 25 at 6 22 p m where a lit barbecue sparked a can of lighter fluid striking a 1961 Imperial. Damage classified as minimum.
Delta McKim of 141 East Orange posted bond of 52 dollars to appear in Taft Justice Court on July 9 for a traffic charge. Warrant served by Shafter police department.
Opinion piece outlines a ideological clash between Tom Braden and Dr. Rafferty over public schooling. It notes Rafferty’s election as state superintendent and a Sacramento American Legion resolution condemning Braden’s attacks as a threat to education.
The piece recalls older citizens and the influence of Joan Dewey on education. It notes Dewey rejected fixed moral laws and eternal truths, presenting a philosophy centered on prayer and progressive ideals. The excerpt references a continuation on another page.
Assemblyman John C. Williamson announced bids opened by the State Department of Water Resources for a Kern County reach of the California Aqueduct. Pyron Inc. Compton led with 172 100 while Peerless Jump Division Fresno bid 182 496 and S Q Construction Co South San Francisco 188 888. Engineer's estimate was 185 000.
Rev Mel Nonhof, Kiwanis secretary, discusses his waterless cooking method with patents from American and Canadian labs. He shows slides illustrating the device and notes limited time since moving to Shafter. Henry Wong chairs the program. board meeting set for July 7 at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall.
Shafter hosts an informal Fourth of July with a pancake relay race tug of war and whistling Leen. Free entry and prizes. Events run at the high school's football field with Legion Post hosting MCs and a guard for the presentation. Dari and Zachary Low Pee Wee exhibition at 6:30. fireworks around 8:30 to 8:45 sponsored by Shafter Volunteer Fire Department with Ralph Baehr and Earl Millard in charge. Grady Bartlett urges reflection on Americanism as families attend.
Kern County taxable sales transactions for the first quarter of 1964 rose 5.1 percent from the same period in 1963. The State Board of Equalization released the figures, which place Kern County 13th in the state by total taxable transactions.
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