Agronomist Harrison Moves From USDA To California Cotton Seed Group
George J. Harrison, 57, longtime innovator behind Acala 442 cotton, retires from USDA and joins California Planting Cotton Seed Distributors inbreeding work. The role links USDA with California cotton interests and focuses on wilt resistance in Acala 442. Nourse announces broader agreement and expects an additional USDA agronomist to join next January as an understudy. Administrative duties at the Shafter Experimental Farm shift to E. Gordon Smith. Growth and seed acreage figures for purple tag seed and related areas are noted, with emphasis on field cleanliness and weed seed reduction through grower and gin cooperation.
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George J. Harrison
Shafter
California
United States Department of Agriculture
Iarisns
USDA
Harrison
Nourse
E. Gordon Smith
Arizona
Distibutors Association
Acala
San Joaquin
Imperial
Coachella
San Joaquin Valley
Shafter City Hall Condemned After Tremors Evacuation Ordered
City Hall in Shafter, 32 years old, is evacuated after being condemned amid re occurring tremors. The building inspector urged immediate vacating and followed by council moves to issue bonds for a new City Hall. Temporary offices will operate from the Boy Scout Hall as plans proceed.
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Shafter
E. K. Grant
Central Avenue
Central Valley Highway
Shafter Billiard
Shafter Warehouse
City Rarheer Shan
Wraim Mvany
Frank Shaw
Boy Scout Hall
Dre Sien
Rowena Merkel
Rio Bravo Union School District Budget Hearing Set
A public hearing is scheduled for 8 p.m. Monday on the Rio Bravo Union School District budget of 280,000 with 42,000 for the coming year. The plan shows a net decrease from last year as construction continues including a 146,500 capital outlay for buildings, mainly a new gymnasium. Teacher salaries rise by 10,000 to 59,000, and the district expects an average daily attendance of 170 students.
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Rio Bravo
Rio Bravo Union
Teacher Salaries Drive Richland Budget Increase
A public hearing on Richland School Districts proposed 562 090 budget for the coming year will be held Aug 5. Board members will hear protests then and adopt the budget. The largest rise is in teachers salaries with over 58 000 more, including a flat 300 annual raise for current staff and funds for nine new teachers to staff extra classrooms in recently added facilities. The year’s teachers pay climbs from 359 576 to 300 748 and about 10 000 is allocated for a school survey by Dr L N Morrisett of the University of California Los Angeles to run September through April.
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Richland
L. N. Morrisett
University of California At Los Angeles
Richland School
Tehachapi Victims Get Help From Shafter City Council
Shafter City Council adopted a resolution proposed by Robert Gates offering local aid to Tehachapi earthquake victims. The council extended sympathy and pledged material assistance if requested, assuring relief from the neighboring city this week.
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Tehachapi
Shafter
Shafter City
Robert Gates
City adopts 121051 budget and 75 cent tax rate
The Shafter city council approved a 121051.50 budget for the current fiscal year and kept a 75 cent per hundred valuation tax rate. City Clerk Frank Shaw expects about 127190.48 in revenue from all sources, including a 9000 amusement tax. Fire Chief Don Little sought 3000 for emergency equipment. council approved 1500 with options to procure the rest later. Continued on Page 4.
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Frank Shaw
Shaw
City Service
Don Little
Shafter
Little
Escape from the Quakes Affects Farm Labor Shortage
Tremors following the initial quake last week spurred a migration of farm workers from the San Joaquin Valley. Families fled eastward by car, with some abandoning homes at Minter Village while North Shafter Camp workers stayed hopeful. Growers fear a cotton harvest labor shortage, though others expect replacements to arrive.
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San Joaquin Valley
Ad Man
A. A
Minter Village
Air Force
North Shafter
K. F. Tanner
North Camp
Arvin
Grape Growers Await Harvest For Raisin Crop
Agricultural Inspector Ned Smith reports Shafter grape growers with 1000 acres awaiting raisin processing later in the season. Most Shafter grapes will join raisin cooperative, not winery markets, with harvest speed expected to rise in late August. Dehydrator onions already processed 105 acres. local farmers Dargatz Neuman and Baumgartner Farm led with 30 25 20 acres respectively.
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Arvin
Edison
Delano
Shafter
Ned Smith
Shafter Area
Smith
Rollen Dargatz
Neuman and Sons
Baumgartner Farm
Harley Barling
Zimmerman Helps Fight House Fire
Otto Zimmerman of Shafter, a local land holder, extinguished a rooftop blaze at the Julia Potter home 431 North Shafter Ave using a garden hose. County firemen credited his quick action with preventing major damage before their arrival.
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Zimmerman
Otto Zimmerman
Shafter
Julia Potter
North Shafter Ave
Vacations Strain Skywatch Duty in Shafter
Summertime vacations disrupt Operation Skywatch in Shafter as chief observer Mrs. J. C. Siemens reports difficulty filling day shifts. Volunteers from the list are mostly unusable or obsolete and the standby crew is pressed to cover gaps. She appeals for high school students to step forward.
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Shafter
J. C. Siemens
Shafter Area
Mrs. Siemens
Shafter Civilian Defense Council
Siemens
Hearing Stated In Annexation Of South Camp
City Council moves toward annexing South Shafter Government Camp area after county boundary commission approval. A public hearing is set for Aug 25 to determine final inclusion and align SPUD boundaries with the city limits. Edwards tract remains outside the city, affecting district contiguity.
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South Shafter
A. G. Mortimore
County Boundary Commission
Edwards Tract
SPUD
Shafter Chamber to discuss City Hall condemnation plan
Members of the Shafter Chamber of Commerce meet at 1 p.m. in Lee's Dining Room to probe steps for building a new City Hall for Shafter. Business will cover city and Shafter Public Utility District matters beginning August 4.
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Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Shafter
Lee
California Avenue
Shafter Public Utility District
Voters to Decide Fate of Shafter Wasco Hospital Plan
About 1000 registered voters in Shafter and Wasco may decide the fate of a proposed community hospital. Elbert Franz, chairman of the joint committee, says postcard ballots are being counted to gauge support or opposition, with two prior surveys already existing showing mixed feasibility opinions.
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Shafter-Wasco
Elbert Franz
Wasco
Joint Community Committee
Franz
Shafter
Richland Plunge to Open Saturday on Trial Basis
Shafter swimmers may use Richland pool on Saturdays this week to test demand. Recreation Director Dusty Rhoads announced the pool will open Saturday on a trial basis to see if the crowd justifies weekend hours. The duration and future Saturdays depend on turnout.
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Richland Plunge
Shafter
Richland
Do. C
Dusty) Rhoads
Mortimore Wins Post on New Kern Chamber
Albert G. Mortimore of Shafter has been elected secretary treasurer of the newly organized Associated Chambers of Commerce of Kern County. He was chosen at an organizational meeting earlier this week. Loren Juday of Delano was named president and Fred Frick of Arvin the vice president. Mortimore, president of the Shafter Chamber, serves as the local representative on the Kern County group which replaces the old Kern County Chamber of Commerce.
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Albert G. Mortimore
Shafter
Associated Chambers of Commerce
Loren Juday
Delano
Fred Frick
Arvin
Mortimore
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Kern
Kern County Chamber, of Commerce
Certified Alfalfa Seed Plant Prepared for Weekend Milling
Workers at the Northing King and Co. alfalfa seed plant near Shafter expect to mill seed this weekend but weather delays slow crop readiness. Plant Superintendent Max Bart said conditions have slowed production. earlier delays stemmed from PG&E workmen stalling power unit installation.
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Northing King and Co
Chamber backs rock-earth Bay causeway plan
The Contra Costa Marin Chamber votes to support Assemblyman H W Pat Kelly’s proposal for a rock earth fill causeway to span San Francisco Bay. The plan aims to secure water, prevent salt intrusion, and provide permanent cross bay rail and road traffic, with a survey to test feasibility and state funding.
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H. W.pat Kelly
Chamber O Commerce
Todany
San Francisco Bay
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Kelly
Chamber
A. G. Mortimore
Marin
Contra Costa Scenarie
Cross Bay
California
San Joaquin Valley
Sacramento
San Joaquin
Golden Gate
San Francisco Bay Area
Contra Costa- Marin County
Sacramento River
Delta
Contra Costa
Marin County
Bay Area
North Shafter Clinches Playoff Title in Two Straight Wins
The North Shafter club swept Rio Bravo in a playoff series for the men’s league championship. North Shafter won 11 to 7 on Thursday and 10 to 7 on Friday amid Rio Bravo errors, with North Camp securing top standings by winning two of three rounds.
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North Shafter
Rio Bravo
North Shafterites
Edward Schacht
North Camp
George Hayworth Back from Korea
George Hayworth Jr aged 20 son of Mr and Mrs George Hayworth of Orange avenue returned home Monday after a year in Korea. He has served in the Marine Corps for 18 months on a 30 day furlough and is to report back to Camp Pendleton on a date not specified.
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George Hayworth, Jr
George Hayworth
Orange Avenue
Korea
Hayworth
Marine Corps
Camp Pendleton
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George Harrison
Industry
Richland Board
Skywatch
South Camp
New Kern Chamber
C of C
Causeway
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