Sing Out Shatter Group Forming Tonight in Kern County
A Sing Out Shatter group holds its first rehearsal Wednesday July 19 at 7 pm in the Teen Center housed in the old Armstrong Mortuary building on Lerdo Highway. Randy Cross invites high school and college students to join, with 150 groups nationwide and three in Kern County.
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Armstrong Mortuary
Lerdo Highway
Randy Cross
Pine Street
California
Kern County
Sing Out
Bakersfield
Sing Out Shafter
Randy
Kern County Farmers Plant Acala SJ-1 At 98 Percent
A USDA survey shows Kern County cotton growers planted 98 percent of their acreage to Acala SJ-1 with 2 percent to Acala 4-42. In the San Joaquin Valley overall 97 percent were Acala SJ-1 and 3 percent Acala 4-42. Kern County produced about 325000 bales last season, below the prior year’s nearly 445000 bales.
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Kern County
USDA
Consumer and Marketing Service
Max B. Medcalf
Bakersfield
San Joaquin Valley
Junior Women's Club Sponsors Teen Center
The Shafter Teen Center opened on July 3, an effort credited to the Shafter Junior Women's Club after two decades of parent and student calls for more youth activities. The group returned from the 1967 State Convention with a hopeful vision that became a community project.
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Shafter
Shafter Juniors
Pee Wee Teams To See Dodger Stadium Action
Pee Wee players from Shafter plan a trip to Dodger Stadium on July 29 to watch the Dodgers. Teams will meet at Agee Family Funeral Home at 9 30 a.m. with transport provided by each team manager. Game time is 1 30 p.m. Arrival home around 7 30 p.m. Callers for info are Mrs Agee Jim Grumbles or Bob Diltz.
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Shafter Pee Wee
Dodger Stadium
Dodgers
Agee
Jim Grumbles
Bob Diltz
Letter From Norway Describes Ryndam Crossing and Sweden Stop
Laird Parker, Shafter High School exchange student, writes of his summer in 1967 aboard the S S Ryndam with the American Field Service. He describes a smooth sea crossing, dances, an international sing, learning Norsk, and a six hour stop in Helsingborg Sweden with curious shops and attempts to speak with locals. He mentions changing eight dollars into Norwegian Kroner during the Denmark to Sweden ferry ride.
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Laird Parker
Norway
A. F.S
Shafter High School
S.S. Ryndam
Norsk
Melon Packing Operation At Muir Shed Opens Soon
A melon packing operation planned for Tuesday July 18 at the old Muir packing shed near Lerdo Highway west of Shafter will pack honey dens casabas Persians and a few Cren shaws. Aubrey Lawrence of the Garin Company Salinas leads the effort harvesting from 160 acres at Blue Moon ranch with two packing machines and transport to Shafter for packing and sale.
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Muir
Aubrey Lawrence
Garin Company
Salinas
Blue Moon Ranch
Shafter
Lerdo Highway
Old River
Lawrence
Lawence
Kiwanis Luncheon Speaker Named for Bakersfield Club
Jeff Crass supervising patrol agent for the Bakersfield California Youth Authority will address the Shafter Kiwanis Club at their Wednesday July 19 luncheon. Burl George is named program chairman for the event.
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Jeff Crass
Bakersfield
California Youth Authority
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Burl George
Local People Hurt in Car Crash at Corn Camp and Seventh Standard
Mrs. Nina Worsham and her two children Gary 14 Beverly 10 plus a passenger were taken to North Kern General hospital after a crash at the Corn Camp Road Seventh Standard Road intersection. None believed seriously injured. Driver Kenith Ray Crabtree 22 of Stockton was treated and released at Kern General.
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Nina Worsham
Gary
Beverly
Worsham
Allen Nichols
Corcoran
North Kern General Hospital
Corn Camp Road
Seventh Standard Road
Kenith Ray Crabtree
Stockton
Crabtree
Kern General Hospital
City Budget Sets Disbursements At 355 795
The City Council adopted a budget of 355 795 in disbursements at a Tuesday special meeting. Anticipated local revenue stands at 306 720, leaving a shortfall of 49 075. A 2 500 item for lights at Rodriguez Ball Park was cut. The total budget reaches 386 238 with gas tax street projects funded by state money and no tax levied until county assessments are known. Shafter cannot exceed a 1.00 tax rate.
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Rodriguez Ball Park
Shafter
County Fire Report Details Area Blazes and Injuries
Kern County Fire Station reports several fires near Shafter in July. A grass fire along a canal bank two miles south of Lerdo Highway on July 1. A July 12 blaze at Ralph Baehr’s home 306 Atlantic caused burns to Ed England. England, 43, suffered severe facial and abdominal burns and lesser arm burns while operating a hay mower when a fuel line ignited. He was treated locally. England lives in DeWitte Camp, Shafter. A July 5 fire at C R Rose’s 336 Pacific after wiring shorted. Fire crews from county and local departments responded to each call.
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Shafter
Kern County
Lerdo Highway
Ralph Baehr
Atlantic
Ed England
Wasco Avenue
Riverside
England
DeWitte
C. R. Rose
Pacific
Roger D. Moore Commissioned as Navy Ensign
Ensign Roger D. Moore son of Mr and Mrs Howard D Moore Rt 4 was commissioned at Naval Officers Candidate School Newport Rhode Island with rank of ensign. He will report to Naval Supply School Athens Georgia. A 1962 graduate of Shafter high school and 1966 graduate of San Jose State.
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Roger D. Moore
Howard D. Moore
Rt. 4
Naval Officers Candidate School
Newport
R. I
Moore
Naval Supply School
Athens
Shafter High School
San Jose State
Richland School District Sets Budget and Tax Rate
The Richland School District adopts a publication budget of 1,114,322 and keeps the tax rate around 2.90 while offsetting state funding shortfalls with 12 local sources and about 70,000 more in local taxes. Total district assessments rise to 23.31 million.
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Richland
Board of Supervisors
Pioneer widow Mrs Reimer buried in Bakersfield
Mrs. Sarah Reimer a 90 year old Shafter pioneer died Friday July 14 at Parkview Real Convalescent Hospital Bakersfield. Greenlawn Mortuary handled services. She lived at Kern Crest Manor four years then convalescent home. Survivors include son Bill Escondido and four daughters Mrs John Buller Shafter Mrs H B Friesen Fresno and Mrs Loren Kopper and Mrs Wally Tucker Bakersfield. Her husband P A Reimer died in 1946. She belonged to Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church.
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Sarah Reimer
Shafter
Parkview Real Convalescent Hospital
Bakersfield
Greenlawn Mortuary
Reimer
Kern Crest Manor
P.A. Reimer
West Lerdo
Escondido
Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church
Bill Reimer
John Buller
H. B. Friesen
Fresno
Loren Kopper
Wally Tucker
High Heat Continues At Shafter And Policy Actions
Shafter reports six straight days with 100 degree temperatures or higher while soil temperatures stay favorable for cotton. County secured rolls rose from 16 008 120 last year to 18 561 300 this year. The Board adopted a policy on school bus use allowing organizations access with superintendent approval and set rezoning guidance for Richland Park to mobile homes with staged board review.
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Shafter
Shafter Cotton Research Station
Boy Scouts
Camp Fire Girls
Richland Park
Shafter Press
Water crop drives record CVP power generation in June
Central Valley Project hydro plants produced 699,570,400 kilowatt hours in June, a new single month record surpassing the prior by 165.6 million kWh as plants ran near full capacity. Millerton Lake will supply 100 percent class 2 water. Shafter area reports on potato shipments and labor actions amid a near end of harvest season.
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Central Valley Project
Bureau of Reclamation
Central Valley Operations Control Center
Sacramento
CVP
Control Center
Cup
Reclamation
Millerton Lake
Friant Dam
San Joaquin
San Joaquin Valley
Millerton
Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District
Land valuations in Richland District rise about 30 percent
Frankly speaking, Richland District land valuations show an average increase near 30 percent with some farmers reporting 100 percent jumps while mineral valuations fall. Last year’s county rolls totaled 16 008 120 and this year 18 561 300. Excluding minerals, land values rose about 30 percent, per Assessor Roberts.
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Richland
Roberts
Kern County Assessor Announces 1967 68 County Value
Kern County Assessor Herbert E. Roberts reports the county's assessed value for 1967 68 at 903 million dollars, up 138.8 million from 1966 67. He attributes the rise to the completed appraisal program begun in spring 1966 with land reappraisal across the county.
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Herbert E. Roberts
Kern County
Roberts
County tax base boosts with new valuation table
Valuations set at 25 percent of full cash value. The value increase adds considerable weight to the county tax base and to school and special districts. Taxpayers in affected areas expect lower local tax rates. The article includes a table showing assessed value by property type.
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Roberts
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Carolyn Everett
Richland Pool
Fey, Een
Navy
Mrs. Reimer
Pioneer
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Sun
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Union
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Southern Pacific
Poatao Packers
Muir Farm
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