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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1953
Page
13
Buttonwillow Farm Bureau Center held its monthly dinner with Jamie Robertson as guest speaker. New officers include Wayne Smith as chair man Allen Bottorf vice chairman Tilton Tracy secretary Oscar Baldwin treasurer and Jack Thompson director at large.
Captan, a new fungicide, demonstrates disease control and better keeping quality on apples, pears, peaches, citrus, strawberries, apricots, cherries, and table grapes. It is also used for seed treatment on corn, cotton, soybeans, alfalfa, red clover, flax, bluegrass and oats, with low animal toxicity and bland operator effects.
Raisin shipments to domestic and Canadian markets in April totaled 8341 tons, down 58 tons from April last year but over 2000 tons above the post war April average. Norman J. Katen of the California Raisin Advisory Board reports progress with season totals and USDA subsidy approvals on an extra 4785 tons for commercial export.
An old car sale listing advertises models suited for travel with prices like 1695 and 1495, noting a 1951 Ford Custom with radio and overdrive at 1395, a Mercury four door at 1395, and a black beauty Mercury with heater and seat covers at 1295. The ad uses phrases like a “diamond truck” and references a past price history.
Roy Beuollomni will be seated as the new Buttonwillow Union School trustee replacing retiree Gino Torrigiani. Don Hughett was re-elected. other trustees include Allen Bottori Nelson Lewis and Curtis Graves. The Congo River length is noted as about 2900 miles. Wildwood School sees Jack Thomson replacing Kenneth We gis with Jack Frey and Tilton Tracy also in officers.
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