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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1947
Page
1
A local scribbler notes Shafter’s strong points over nearby towns. It highlights large potato and cotton operations, bigger retail volume, a dynamic youth culture, and active community programs including recreation and school cafeteria initiatives.
Local growers in Shafter plan to take over farm labor camps while Kern County prepares housing for an expected 14 000 cotton pickers and increased acreage. The Pepper bill paves the way for non profit groups to operate camps through 1949, with Wasco and Arvin also eyeing camps for Sept 30. New gins include Smith Garrison City Houchin and Peters gin facilities aiding harvest readiness.
Kelly and Ohanneson upset Buttonwillow Echo Ranch 13 to 10 as Bob Gaede hurled hitless innings into the fourth. Echo Ranch had earlier beaten Hitchcock's Auto Parts 9 to 5. Kelly and Ohanneson sit third in the Shafter Men's League on Buttonwillow field. Obele and Alvidres homered for the rivals while Gaede struck out 16 Echo Ranch batters.
Visitors in the John W. Westbrook home Sunday included Mr. James Baker and Miss Lou Crouch of Fresno, plus Mr. and Mrs. Hoy Prickett and their four children.
Joy Crouch is visiting Fresno this week with her aunt Miss Lou Crouch. The pair are staying in the city to spend time with local relatives and explore area sites.
Shafter Chamber of Commerce considers sponsoring a Shafter display at the Kern County Fair after a meeting with Kern County agricultural commissioner Lewis A. Burtch and Kern County Farm Bureau manager W. O. McLaughlin. Burtch urged representation for Shafter as a pioneer potato center. Ernest Panero noted exhibit planning would take time and deferred action to the current week’s chamber session.
Press reports describe the desperate housing needs of three local policemen. Housing has been found for two. one officer remains without a place to live and residents are urged to call with any available housing.
Wednesday morning Mr. and Mrs. Reynold Duehren and family of Bakersfield and Mr. and Mrs. Pete Kehn of Wasco visited the P. C. Guenther residence.
The Summer Recreation Program lists changes for four local softball leagues with games at the high school. Week of July 28 to August 4 features matchups including Justesen's versus Shafter Paint and Emerald Service at Buttonwillow, plus Exhibition at Richland and several Diamond and Men's League games across Diamond 1 and Diamond 2 fields.
Warren Thom, 15, son of C. T. Thompson, died yesterday in a Bakersfield hospital from injuries suffered July 20 after diving from a rock into Kern River near Hobo Hot Springs. He fractured his neck on impact. He was visiting with his father in Shafter. He leaves his parents two brothers and a sister. Funeral services will be held at Leedy Oklahoma.
Members of the Kern County Chiropractic Association gathered at the Bakersfield Inn last Thursday night. They discussed Sacroiliac correction methods, filing Disability Insurance Benefit claims, and the Physician's Certificate of Industrial Indemnity reports. Shafter representatives included Dr. P C Guenther and Dr. J J Baerg with their spouses.
Mr. Sam Westbrook, Walter Cody, and J. W. Westbrook visited Hardy Westbrook Saturday evening.
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce is urged to seed a strong Shafter presence at the Kern County Fair in September. Shafter, the cotton center and potato capital, seeks top exhibition after years of waning displays. County fair is now rated California’s top fair and Shafter should be represented prominently.
Shafter Kiwanis softball squad travels to Wasco tomorrow to face the Wasco Exchange Club in a potential service club championship matchup. Manager Earl Weil plans to use players from the recent win over the Shafter Rotary and a strong local turnout is expected at the Wasco ball diamond for the 8 p.m. start.
A special community night features films by Ralph Lachenmaier from a Mexico fishing trip. The screening at the high school gym starts at eight with an "About Face" comedy about Sergeant Doubleday and a cartoon before the feature. Everyone is invited.
Free doughnuts and ice cold lemonade greet guests at the grand opening of Shafter's new bakery tomorrow. Located at 528 Central Avenue next to Leo's Food Market, Joseph D. McArthur opens Shafter Bake Shop offering pies cakes rolls and home made bread. McArthur has 20 years in baking and previously ran a Wasco bakery for 10 years.
Shafter merchants join American Legion and Wednesday Afternoon Club to sponsor a teen age hop at the Woman's Club House Friday night. Bob Houston's ten piece band and vocalist will perform. admission 50 cents includes cokes and sandwiches. Proceeds aim to cover orchestra and expenses, with high turnout expected per Dr. J. H. Revell.
Sioux City Ghosts unable to play Thursday due to schedule issues in Washington state. An All-Star Delano Men's team will face the Shafter Recaps at 8:15 p.m. at the Richland Primary ball diamond, featuring top players from Delano's eight team league.
Lodi resident Harry Guenther visited his uncle P C Guenther at his home for several days recently.
About one hundred fifty Laurions the Shafter high school yearbook were distributed at the high school Sunday under the supervision of Jeannette Wheeler faculty sponsor of the book. Students who ordered Laurions and were unable to get them Sunday may obtain them at the high school.
Vernon Holland and Aline Cody were Saturday evening guests of Elizabeth Westbrook.
The second annual summer recreation arts and crafts open house at Richland Grade School on July 24 showcased over two hundred Shafterites. Prizes honored outstanding pieces from older and younger divisions including rugs textiles metal work bead stringing wood crafting and ceramics.
The Shafter community summer recreation program, led by Roy Farrell, draws over 700 daily attendees with 80 to 100 children joining arts and crafts daily. Five evenings weekly host baseball with 400 spectators, while about 200 attend community night programs each week. Ray Kitts plans a pet show as a third major event. A six-member staff operates the summer program under Farrell.
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