District Cuts Taxes at Shafter Public Utility District
The Shafter Public Utility District lowers taxes 30 percent to 50 cents next year, after years at 70 cents. The board approved a formal budget showing $87,358.22 cash and $147,784.86 in reserves as of July 1, 1965, with $235,143.08 total funds. Operating expenses total $97,806, wages $44,155, and $40,950 for capital outlay. Income is projected at $150,496 with a $12,595 surplus. tax revenue is $42,828 and water sewer revenue $107,668. Bonded debt stands at $60,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Public Utility District Board
H. W. Voth
Lew Carroll
Shafter Plans Mercury Vapor Street Lighting Upgrade
Shafter council approves converting most street lights to mercury vapor lamps in a two year plan at no city cost with PG and E. The move reduces lighting expenses from 11406 to 11066 annually under a five year contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Pacific Gas and Electric
Strong Measures Suggested to Keep Young Boy in Bed
John Stowe a 10 year old from Riverside was reported missing after wandering at night near 7th Standard and Cherry. Police traced the case through Shafter and the sheriff with the grandfather reporting he stood by roadside to wait for the boy. The grandfather proposed tying the boy to a bed sheet stake to prevent future wanderings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stowe
Oriale
Riverside
John
7Th Standard
Cherry Avenue
L. H. Fraley
Bakersfield
Shafter
Superior Oil Company
Sheriff's Deputies
7Th Standard Road
Herbert Short
Donates Records To Shafter Library Selections Reach 125
The Shafter library’s record collection grows with twenty three donations from KWSO announced by librarian Harriet Mason. The collection, started years ago with a large gift from the station, now exceeds 125 items including works by Brahms, Vivaldi, Berlioz, Beethoven, Stravinsky, and Mozart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Library
KWSO
Harriet Mason
Robert Bann
Brahms
Vivaldi
Berlioz
Beethoven
Stravinsky
Tchaikovsky
Khatchaturian
Mozart
Bizet
Prokofieff
Schumann
Sibelius
Johnston Says Ballots On Tax Increase Set For August
Johnston says needs will be discussed Tuesday August 4. Balloting on the 30 cent tax increase is scheduled for Tuesday August 18. Absent voters may request absentee ballots through Wednesday August 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston
Police To Check On Complaints About Motorized Bicycles
Chief Harley Witcher of Keg City warns police will issue citations for violations of motor vehicle laws by ed bicycles. Officers will inspect mufflers, register bicycles, and enforce rules to protect children and the public. Parents are advised to ensure riders follow safety and legal requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Witcher
Keg City Oo
Ed Bicycle
Witcher
Shafter Police
Wayne Wood Chosen Merchants Association Chair
Wayne Wood was selected last week to chair the Merchants Association replacing John Baxley who resigned. Darrell Gilmore New manager at Sprouse Reitz was named to replace Clancy Keller who moved to Santa Barbara. Other committee members include Al Finkbeiner Bud Johnson and Tony Brown. Wood announced a committee to plan full promotions in Shafter with Violet Hemingson and Earl Johnson as members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Wood
Merchants Association
John Baxley
Darell Gilmore
Sprouse-Reitz
Clancy Keller
Santa Barbara
Merchants
al Finkbeiner
Bud Johnson
Tony Brown
Wood
Shafter
Darrell Gilmore
Violet Hemingson
Earl Johnson
Shatter town uses vast daily water pump
Lew Carroll told the Shafter Public Utility District Board that Shatter pumps from five to 5 percent million gallons daily. That equals about 1000 gallons per person for 5312 residents, roughly 15 acre feet for farmers, and much work for the town’s pumps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shatter
Lew Carroll
Shafter Public Utility District Board
Shafter
Armored Robbery at Joe Fitts Wilshire Station in Shafter
An armed man with a stocking over his head robbed the Joe Fitts Wilshire Service Station around 11 30 p m Saturday. He forced on duty clerk Ken Mowen into a storage room and fled with about 180 dollars in cash in a car with an accomplice heading west on Tulare Avenue. Mrs. Arthur Kadel witnessed activity near the adjacent home and car but could not identify the robber. Police issued a bulletin to Kern County agencies as they search for two suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Fitts
Wilshire
Ken Mowen
Mowen
Fitts
Joe
Tulare Avenue
Arthur Kadel
John
Kadel
Kodel
Sheriff's Office
Kern County
Date To Register At Shafter High And Other Area Schools
Shafter High School will register new students August 31 and September 1 from 9 a m to 4 p m with counseling services to ease the first week of instruction. Classes begin September 8. North and South High hold Sept 2 validation. other high schools schedule registration on opening day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
Arthur H. Johnson
Arvin High Egg
Bakersfield High
Barcus
Senos
East Bakersfield High School
Kern Valley High School
McFarland High School
South High School
North High School
Young Preacher Larry Curtis to Lead Aug 3 9 Meetings
Rev M J Wilson of Free Will Baptist Church invites all to hear 17 year old Larry Curtis preach from August 3 to 9 at 30376 Richland Drive. Curtis has preached since age 13 and will speak during a series of meetings, welcoming all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Curtis
Free Will Baptist Church
Richland Drive
M. J. Wilson
Funeral set for 15 year old in Shafter crash
Funeral services for Gregory Jay Mettler 15 of Shafter are planned Wednesday at 1 30 p m at Ebenezer Reformed Church Shafter for the accident victim who died at Fresno County General Hospital from injuries in a head on collision on Highway 168 near Shaver Lake He was a freshman honor student at Shafter High School active in Boy Scouts and employed by Numil Farms Survived by his parents and Bakersfield relatives with Scouts as pallbearers and Scoutmasters as honorary pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory Jay Mettler
Ebenezer Reformed Church
Shafter
Young Mettler
Fresno County General Hospital
Shaver Lake
Edwin Louis
Loledo
Fresno
Gregory
Orin A. Mettler
Cross St
Shafter High School
Boy Scouts
Bakersfield
Numil Farms
Melvin B. Nonhof
The
Reformed Church
Robert Miller
Bryce Carroll
Jerry Ratzlaff
Joe Channeson
Jeff Catherell
Mike Cooke
William D Tracy ex postmaster dies suddenly at 57
William Darrel Tracy 57 former Buttonwillow postmaster and pioneer family member died last Thursday from chest pain while returning from the Tracy rice fields at Goose Lake. He was with Harold Fine in a pickup when he collapsed. Surviving include wife Marie two daughters Mrs Darrelen Holden and Mrs Marilyn McDonough his mother Mrs Fannie Tracy two brothers Cecil Tilton and two sisters Mrs Martha Frey and Mrs Frances Selvidge. Funeral held Tuesday at Payne and Sons Bakersfield with burial Union Cemetery. Reverends Ogle and Dominguez officiated. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Darrel Tracy
Buttonwillow
Tracy
West Side
Goose Lake
Harold Fine
Mr. Tracy
Mr Fine
Ted Worden
Marie
Darrelen Holden
Stratford
N. J
Philadelphia
Marilyn McDonough
Inglewood
Fannie Tracy
Cecil and
Tilton
Martha Frey
Frances Selvidge
Teddy
John Ogle
Pentecostal Church of God In
Herbert Dominguez
Community Baptist Church of
Frankly Speaking: Legion Post Leaders Honored in State Circles
Frank Wisner notes Leslie L. Robinson Post No. 213 American Legion holds high prestige in state circles. Jack Janzen longtime adjutant chaired the finance committee and Dan Hetherington post commander chaired the public relations committee. Hetherington also received a citation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie L. Robinson
American Legion
Jack Janzen
Dan Hetherington
Hetherington
Democrats Establish County Campaign Headquarters In Bakersfield
The Kern County Democratic Central Committee announced open meetings for Democrats and the opening of headquarters in the Haberfelde Building facing 17th Street Bakersfield. The centers will back re election campaigns for Harlan Hagen John C Williamson and Jack T Casey and promote Lyndon B Johnson and Pierre Salinger for national offices. A headquarters chairman will be named July 27 and local offices will open in every county city. The committee will also organize a Voters Registration drive at the Kern County Fair and appoint two members to fill vacancies. Members elected June 2 1964 include Martha Stone Wasco William H Thurm Claude L W Ridgecrest D Austin Jr Arvin Monte Harper Harry HL Hollins and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic
Haberfelde Building
17Th Street
Bakersfield
Harlan Hagen
John C. Williamson
Jack T. Casey
Lyndon B. Johnson
Pierre Salinger
U. S
County Central Committee
Kern County
Democratic Central Committee
Martha Stone
Wasco
William H. Thurm
Claude L. W. Ridgecrest
D. Austin, Jr
Arvin
Monte c Harper
Harry
HL. Hollins
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lew Carrol
Carroll
Richland School Board
Santa Fe
Tor
Paar
Hofman Court
Theodore Voth
Kern Academy
Jack Wood
Merchants Group
Vernon Isaac
Elmer Unruh
Danny Trout
Jack Frizell
Ed Gaede
Mike Arendes
C. J
Sioux Falls
al Dowald
Freeman 35
Gregory Mettler
W. D. Tracy
the Payne
Alva McConnel
Los Afrigeles
Oscar Bald
By Frank Wisner
Shatter Scouts
Honer Gow
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!