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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1941
Page
2
A Shafter community column argues rent should reflect fair return and avoid profiteering as Army airfield activity grows. It calls for orderly housing markets, warns against abuse of temporary power, and urges unity with local farms and hunters to protect pheasants and quail through organized effort and proper regulations.
Shafter district this week planted 60 pheasants through the Northern Fish and Game association with future plantings planned if local interest remains strong. Natural cover for quail and pheasants exists across farms and sage brush west of town, and officials stress that sustained protection and farmer support are essential for a thriving, near-home hunting area.
The city council approved a new fire truck arguing that insurance rates may drop as the truck meets fire underwriters specifications. Improvements in water facilities and building safety, plus zoning and a better department, should offset the cost long term through lower fire insurance payments to residents.
Mount Wilson Observatory astrophysicists report no detectable water vapor on Mars after sensitive spectrographic tests. War era notes also mention a new clothing fabric claimed to resist all known gases and poisons.
An anonymous letter recounts a Traverse City Rotary Bulletin item about a judge not reelected becoming a bank cashier amid a cashing check with insufficient ID. A barber shop tale follows about a man named Kelly who causes a bar scene and covers others’ drinks and payments.
A Shafter area report describes a wireless music box at the Canelo motel that starts when a nickel is not inserted. A kitchen icebox door opening triggered the signal causing music to play without payment. The piece includes local anecdotes about a spud grower and a forgery arrest where the suspect named Guess.
The Boston Globe notes dull pilot jobs for artillery training. The Porterville Evening Recorder argues America faces a final push to total armed preparedness, with years of labor and sacrifice anticipated ahead.
A quirky note describes an innovation a jute box that turns without producing sound for nickel spending. Miss Hanks of the telephone company asks about last month’s bill and a Shafter businessman jokes he thought she was on vacation. Local managers praise Shafter as a top state town while two business opportunities emerge: a furniture store and a laundry.
The University of California Agricultural Extension issues an emergency food circular on home rabbit production as a source of meat for family tables. The guidance highlights practical steps for raising rabbits, feeding, housing, and humane management to support household food resilience.
Representative Tolan says the defense program worsens migrant issues by attracting workers who arrive to open Congressional migration debate, highlighting increased strain on San Diego housing and services.
Dr. S W Shear of the Giannini Foundation at the University of California forecasts higher United States fruit consumption in coming years due to increased production and reduced exports.
May traffic on the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge reached 1,500,716 vehicles, up 33 percent from May 1940, reflecting a continued surge in cross bay travel and commerce.
Mrs Mary Carter Sturgess in San Diego recalls Italy’s mood on war as hard living. James Carter notes traffic deaths exceed all U S wars. Doug Fairbanks Jr warns of Nazi plots near the Rio Grande and propaganda spread. Dr Lillen Jane Martin jokes about turning 90 while returning to work. J B Daniels critiques Red Propaganda and clever agitators amid confusion.
The Shafter area notes mint cultivation as a new industry with local grower David Unruh citing soil and climate suitability. Plans advance for Kern County fair exhibits led by J. J. Siemens and Marion Hitchcock, plus a $25 prize for exhibit ideas. The community anticipates the 1929 fair, a large cotton gin project nine miles south, and ongoing onion and carrot shipments as harvests peak this season.
The Christian Endeavor of the Baptist church hosted a river swimming party and weiner roast last Friday evening. Attendees included Misses Gertrude Maurer Jean Maurer Olive Sly Elizabeth Mullins Lorena Voth Ethel Hammer Bertha Schmidt Alta Swain Messrs Alpha Combs Milton Kief Charles Drake Glen Swain Harry Potter Tom Hammer John Fuller Buford Fuller Bill Schmidt Carl Steele Hershal Mouser Oliver Mullens Hilda Frost Bernard Oxford. Mesdames C F Sly and W L Hetz supervised.
Four chamber pamphlets edited for Shafter residents feature statistics on dairy, cotton, hunting and fishing, and a report on the local airport. The circulars promise authentic tables and can be obtained by writing L. B. Nouse at the Bakersfield chamber of commerce building.
In the home of Niels Pedersen a large pearl was found while extracting clams from a lime-watery habitat. The grey gem’s fate remains undecided. Reports indicate Texas Oil Company has withdrawn all interests in the E.V. Kattenhorn lease, lot 18, section 16, 28-25.
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