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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1959
Page
12
Governor Edmund G Brown proclaims June 1 to be Health Better Pest Control Week in California urging residents to seek professional pest control for house mice to prevent food contamination and disease spread on farms and in homes. Community churches invite attendance this Sunday.
State Controller Alan Cranston released an annual education cost breakdown showing per day costs of 1.96 dollars for a pupil, 3.31 for a junior college student, and 2.29 for a unified district pupil. The report covers 1957-58, noting total general fund expenditures of 1,195,554,264 and income of 1,214,513,356, with taxes and state funds as major revenue sources and total bonded debt of 113,901,621.
Houseguests visit the home of Mr and Mrs Leon W Marggem with Mrs Snider. The stay includes conversation and hospitality as the guests tour the residence.
Spark plugs are easier to remove when cool. Both the plug and its parts expand when the engine block is hot, making extraction harder.
In 1958 more than 49 percent of traffic injuries stemmed from weekend crashes, highlighting a surge in collisions during Saturdays and Sundays and prompting safety concerns.
Six Kern County 4-H members were chosen to attend the week long 1959 Junior Leader Conference at the University of California Santa Barbara campus. The program covers utilizing community resources teaching methods planning club meetings understanding younger members judging exhibits and communicating ideas. Highlights include assemblies social dancing group games music and an evening recital party with a going ceremony. About half the conference fee is covered.
The Mennonite Brethren Church hosts Daily Vacation Bible School from June 1 to 10 with sessions 8 45 to 11 30 a m for kindergarten through 8th grade. Activities include Bible stories music and recreation with bus service available and prizes for bringing in new pupils.
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