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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1942
Page
3
Shafter notices recount trips to Los Angeles Long Beach Bakersfield Pismo Beach and Taft. Residents Myron Annis Walter Barrager families and others are noted with defense work amid weekend visits and hospital plans. Sheriff Loustalot and local civic figures feature in public life updates.
Kern County treasurer Frank M Wilkson announces candidacy for re election at the August primary. He notes the office workload has doubled since taking office while the budget remains nearly the same due to new methods and efficient utilization of resources.
Rio Bravo reports a weekend of many visits as Schierlmann and friends spent time at Fort Ord visiting Mr and Mrs Paul Enns. Pat Keating of Los Angeles visited with Mrs Paul Wilson and family. J B Garrett and family returned home after three weeks away. A L Cox of San Francisco attended recent gatherings with the Garretts and others. Richard Garrett visited his parents and was joined by his brother Paul Garrett taking him to Oakland.
C L Tomerlin pledged water resource development as his top issue during a Shafter visit announcing his candidacy for the state assembly. He urged impounding flood waters, completing the Friant Kern canal, backing Isa Bela dam, and irrigating crops to replenish underground reserves while boosting Kern river basin use and Kerny resort tourism.
King pledged to use his influence to develop water resources, oppose taxpayer waste, and block radical legislation. He said he would defend democracy and oppose communism and dictatorial tendencies while fighting to maintain American government against home-front regimentation.
N R Powley president of The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company lauds customers for wartime cooperation in meeting material shortages. The coast wide report for the first half of 1942 notes over 1300 employees in military service and 97 percent of staff buying U S War Savings Bonds through payroll allotment.
Major H L Havi of the Minter Field Finance office explains that under the new Dependency Act soldiers in the four lowest grades must pay dependent wives and children $22 monthly, with the government adding $28 to total $50. Additional Class A dependents receive varying payments, while Class B dependents involve deductions from salary. Payments begin after Nov 1, with accumulations starting June 4. one Class A dependent would get $250 by Nov 1 and then $50 monthly. An E allotment is available if a soldier may be overseas before November, shifting the government share to the wife, reducing after Nov 1 from 250 to 140.
Mrs. Jess Smith with her children and her daughter and husband Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Neuman departed yesterday for an outing at Shaver Lake.
Henry Eisler of Bakersfield told Bakersfield and Shafter Rotary clubs about his trip through Canada to the Rotary International meeting in Toronto. He noted extreme weather with heat and fires during a seven day period. Dr. M. W. Pascoe will report on the Toronto convention after returning. The Rev. Alfred Chandler spoke on ministerial experiences. Buy bonds.
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