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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1965
Page
1
A Hanford engineer attended the Shafter Utility meeting where a water tower test showed high flow rates and a shed usage estimate of 208 gallons per hour. The board approved monthly galley increases of 177.73 dollars as part of the new budget but did not formally pass a motion authorizing the pay raise.
At a Shafter Chamber breakfast the speakers urged the Kern County Board of Supervisors to negotiate a lease for the Shafter Airport property. Bryan Coleman Associates' Tom Kelly noted favorable county labor pools and tax climate, while Supervisor LeRoy Jackson urged realistic terms to ensure long term county revenue. A motion to have the board negotiate a lease was carried.
Robert L. Smith of Shafter was named President of the Kern County Board of Education for the coming school year by County Superintendent Harry E. Blair. Smith, a 1963 appointee and Trustee Area No. 2 representative, is a Buttonwillow native educated locally. The board includes members Erickson, Parsons, Gannon, Tucker, and Stevens, with meetings held on the second and fourth Mondays in Bakersfield.
Grant Cooke son of Mr and Mrs E David Cooke will depart Wednesday from the Los Am or Paris airport via the north pole route. He will meet relatives in Paris and spend the summer in Le Touquet on the channel before returning for college in the fall. The trip is a graduation gift from the Russen family and will include visits with relatives in Malibu Westwood and at home.
Carol Ann Lee pleaded guilty to malicious mischief for throwing a rock through a Garratz Motor window and received 30 days in jail. Craig Sherwood Pease of Fresno and Marion Simpson of Oakland forfeited $56 bail for driving 85 mph on Highway 99. Alex Prender of Shafter pleaded guilty to operating a truck without a PUC permit and paid a $110 fine. Mrs. Wesley was represented by Attorney Al G Mortimore.
Parents are asked to warn their children about the dangers in mixing carbide with wa. The notice emphasizes safety and supervision to prevent accidents involving chemical reactions.
The Cotton Research Station releases a weekly weather report for Shafter Press readers. It records a January 1 to December 31 temperature year and a July 1 to June 30 rainfall year. Last week shows daily highs, lows, and precipitation with values for July 20 to 26.
Bruce Crawford among FSC faculty selected to teach at Fresno State College summer session held at the College of the Sequoias. Session began Monday and runs through August 27 with courses across elementary and secondary education art biology business English geography geology history industrial arts philosophy physical education political science psychology and speech.
A column mentions Vance Hamilton’s cotton gin at Wee Waa New South Wales and reviews The Age promotion copies from Melbourne. It notes Australian troops in South Vietnam combating the Viet Cong and questions U S support. dated June 30, 1965, with a hint at government news management.
Graveside services were held for Benton L. Hiler 53 of Oxnard in Lakewood Memorial Park Modesto. He died after running out of gas and being helped by a ranch owner. burial beside his father in the Lakewood plot. Survived by widow Virgie Hiler. Agee Family Funeral Home in charge.
The council discussed annexation for a payment per pool table and other entertainment equipment and approved curb work along Pa Avenue to Kern Street for lines. Public Works found two street lights outside city limits at Tulare Street and Central Valley Highway. Plans include a new police car and a street department pickup, with details to come. Most council members and spouses planned to attend the League of California Cities convention in San Francisco October 10 to 13. The Merchants Association asked to close Central Avenue on October 23 for Shafter Fair Day displays and sidewalk sales, pending police and fire input. The next council meeting is set for Monday August 9.
Mrs Krivanik and Mrs Turner chair a story hour at Stringham Memorial Park Shafter on Friday July 30 from 3 to 4 PM. The event marks the official end of the Happy Traveler reading club at Shafter Branch Library.
Letters mailed to selected citizens and teachers invite them to join a committee addressing district problems. The budget figures show rising and falling mineral rights values and changing local income. The 1965-66 budget totals and reserves are noted, with salaries comprising 83 percent and a cautious 97 percent tax-collection outlook.
A $24 000 permit was issued to William H Dalke for the con ventader at 465 Calloway street bringing the July total to 47 700 issued by C H Pope building inspector Curt Carter received an $18 500 permit to build a house at 835 Acacia Bakersfield Neon Sign got a permit to erect a sign at 730 East Lerdo for 1 000 dollars
The Merchants Association plans a Back to School promotion starting August 19 and a Sidewalk Sale on October 23. They seek City Council permission to close two blocks on Central Avenue for a car and machinery display. Wayne Wood is chairman with Art Brownell and Bob Bann on the committee. Stores will close for Labor Day on September 6 and schools open September 7.
Hamilton, now a mechanic, says the team has set a fast pace with good cotton length and strong Dee terie salary. He may bring his wife and five daughters to join him while expressing no complaints.
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