Easy on Spud Planting Warned After Fabulous Kern Harvest
Moderation in next year s potato plantings was urged as Kern County s 1956 harvest ended. Despite high prices and a 51 000 acre total planted, yield fell 12 percent, prompting calls for careful planning, tighter marketing and reduced surpluses to sustain prices. Local leaders cited USDA figures and market demand, with Pusateri stressing restraint for all growers to avoid a price drop next season.
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Shafter
Kern County
Weble
Francis Pusateri
Kern County Potato Growers Association
Bor
Maine
Idaho
USDA
Colorado
Minnesota
North Carolina
Lady Luck
Pusateri
Florida
Pipkin retires from scouting after 17 years in Kern County
Kenneth Pipkin retires from scouting after 17 years with the Kern County Scout Council. William Irvin will replace him in the fall. Pipkin was honored by the Rotary Club for long service begun in 1949 and noted that Shafter area troops have grown to include more than 225 members. He emphasized a dedicated couple as leaders and the need for a patient, generous space to train scouts.
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Kenneth Pipkin
William Irvin
Kern County Scout Council
Rotary Club
Pipkin
Shafter
Thurston Anderson
Shafter Rotary Club
Shafter Explorer Post
New Principal at S H S Begins duties this week
Arthur Johnson, named new principal of Shafter High School, takes over as Dr. Grant Jensen leaves for Bakersfield. Jensen moves to head South Bakersfield High School, currently under construction, after five years leading Shafter High.
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Arthur Johnson
Shafter High School
Grant Jensen
Bakersfield
McFarland
Jensen
South Bakersfield
Potato Disease Study At J C Jacobsen Ranch
The J C Jacobsen Ranch hosts a study on potato diseases including scab and verticillium. Research teams from University of California and Agricultural Extension Service, with chemical firms, test treatments and new resistant varieties at Tehachapi. Harvest in fall will yield data to aid Kern county potato growers.
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University of California Department of Plant Pathology
Department of Vegetable Crops
Agricultural Extension Service
Tehachapi
New Ag Inspector Is Assigned Here
Kern county agricultural commissioner announces a new inspector will be stationed in Shafter. ill Lewis shifts to Bakersfield and is replaced by Robert Edwards of Bakersfield who has moved with his wife Arlene to 172 Beth Eden street. Edwards has served in the department three years and has worked in Shafter since the potato harvest began.
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Kern County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office
Shafter
Ill Lewis
Bakersfield
Robert Edwards
Arlene
Beth Eden Street
Edwards
Becker Named to Shafter Planning Commission
The Shafter city council appointed Sam L Becker to the planning commission filling a vacancy from the resignation of Mrs. Fred Hasty. Becker becomes a new member of the commission established to guide city development and zoning decisions.
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Shafter City
Sam L.becker
Shafter
Impressions of Siam India and Calcutta from a Diary
The Lachenmaier diary notes travel from Hong Kong to Bangkok with observations on Siamese life and sacred cows. It recalls heat insects irrigation and a Bank of America branch, plus a stop in Rangoon and entry to Calcutta. The writer describes customs issues with a gun and notes Calcutta as a major city with four million people and sacred cows on sidewalks.
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Hong Kong
Mid-East
Bangkok
Bank of America
Davis
Calcutta
India
Rangoon
Burma
Jim Camp
Shafter
China
Indian Ocean
America
State Bank of India
Bank of India
Asia
All India
Neufeld Names Son-in-Law To Run Shafter Wasco Stores
Henry C. Neufeld announces Elmer M. Anderson, his son-in-law, will serve as general manager of the Shafter and Wasco Neufeld’s automotive parts stores. Anderson has 12 years in the business, including nine with Neufeld’s, plus prior work in Corcoran. Anderson, born 1917, served as a B-29 pilot in the Asiatic theater and is active in community groups.
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Henry C. Neufeld
Elmer M. Anderson
Shafter
Wasco
Neufeld
Anderson
Neufeld’s
Corcoran
Green Motor Parts
Richland PTA selects Collins Hath as fall barbecue chair
Collins Hath, local cotton gin manager, was named chairman of the Richland Parent-Teachers Association fall barbecue set for October 9 on the school grounds. The event typically draws more than 1500 attendees.
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Collins Hath
Richland
Parent-Teachers Association
Guenther Named Shafter Postmaster by Senate
Eugene P. Guenther age 30 is approved as Shafter's fifth regular postmaster. He began working for the post office in 1943 and has served as assistant postmaster and temporary postmaster. He is the son of former postmaster George Guenther and lives on Wasco Avenue with his wife Wilma and two daughters.
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Eugene P. Guenther
Shafter
William F. Knowland
Thomas Kuchel
George Guenther
Gene Guenther
Wilma
Wasco Avenue
Shafter Plans Summer Street Improvement Projects
Jack Harris announces the second phase of Shafter street work starting next week. Jackson street between Lerdo and Central Valley highway will be tackled first, followed by Lerdo avenue to Nickel street. Crews will resurface with crushed rock and asphalt while keeping lanes open in evenings. Alley cleanups and remaining tasks run into September.
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Shafter
Jack Harris
Jackson Street
Lerdo
Central Valley Highway
Safeway Market
Lerdo Avenue
Nickel Street
Harris
Manuel Avenue
Tulare Avenue
Redwood Drive
Council To Hear Tax Complaints At City Hall
Citizens may voice objections next week as the city council sits as a board of equalization at city hall. The assessor earlier this year prepared figures and residents are urged to file any complaints by the designated deadline.
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Athe Egy Bors
Northern golf course project moves forward near here
The county approved a $40,000 budget to build a golf course just east of Cawelo, with a concrete commitment from the association for $14,000 and $3,500 in architect fees. Evans said heavy equipment would be available within two weeks for filling and grading, aiming for a public opening in fall 1957. An July 16 meeting will elect new directors including Clarkin, Neufeld, Anderson, Knowles and Laverty.
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Board of Supervisors
Cawelo
Evans
Association
Peace Clarkin
Henry Neufeld
Elmer Anderson
Don Knowles
Ben Laverty
Totals Tumble as Post War Building Boom Levels Off
In Shafter a post war building surge slows with a six month total of 221,649 in 1956. That compares to 714,384 for the same period in 1955 and 1,534,759 for 1955 overall. About 800,000 of 1955's total was for Shafter High School construction. Monthly 1956 valuations are listed as 22,800 in January, 38,000 in February, 26,800 in March, 49,924 in April, 42,125 in May, and 42,000 in June.
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Shafter
Cof
Shafter High School
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