06 Jun 1957
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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1957
Page
1
The column notes a late rally in California potato prices with a rise from $1.10 to $1.50 per hundredweight and daily shipments climbing from 510 to 677 carloads as Idaho, Florida, Alabama and Maine withdraws. Kern County now supplies about 60 percent of U.S. spuds with harvest peaking next week.
Dr Ralph Hopkins Bush announces retirement after 41 years in education during a Richland Teachers Club breakfast at the Richland Cafeteria. He earned multiple degrees including PhD JD EdD LL.D and ScD and attended the University of Illinois and Lake Forest College where he played college sports.
California legislators note the death of Saul A. Camp of Shafter on May 29 1957. Born October 7 1891 in Gaffney South Carolina he moved to Kern County in 1920s building a farming empire and a premier harness horse stable. Known as a titan of American agriculture Camp rose from a farm hand to leading orchards and ginning ventures in 34 years before his passing at 63.
Graveside services were conducted Monday at 2 30 p m in Shafter Cemetery for Baby Girl Reimer daughter of Mr and Mrs Reimer of Rt No 1 Box 48 Shafter who died June 2 in Bakersfield hospital Rev Waldo Wiebe of the Mennonite Brethren church officiated and interment followed. She is survived by her parents grandparents Mr and Mrs Zed Holland and Mr and Mrs C C Reimer and a brother Gregory Reimer all of Shafter. Armstrong Mortuary handled arrangements.
Jesse Bradford the spectacled star of Shafter High became the first Shafter student to win a state track title by taking the 120 yard low hurdles in 19.00 seconds. He holds four other school records and plans to enroll at Bakersfield while turning down the 220 hurdles and decathlon this summer due to scheduling. Coaches note his national potential and multiple scholarship offers.
E B Stringham local druggist and Merrill L Thomas secretary treasurer of S A Camp companies were among 40 county leaders honored at Kern County board of trade awards dinner for contributions to growth and civic development in the Golden Empire Kern.
Mrs. Rose Schaeffer retires after 16 years serving at Richland School cafeterias. A Russian-born immigrant, she arrived from South Dakota in 1935 and began cafeteria work in December 1941. The district expanded facilities multiple times, now feeding over 1,500 students daily across two cafeterias.
The Kiwanis Club of Wasco will be chartered at Richland School Cafeteria in Shafter with Shafter Kiwanis Club sponsoring and the Bakersfield Hawaii District co sponsoring. The district grows to 359 clubs as Art Hemingson hosts the ceremony as lieutenant governor for Division 18.
The Shafter city council received a petition from A. R. Duehren of Bakersfield seeking annexation of 15 acres on the west boundary. The area is bounded by Lerdo Avenue north Terra Vista Court south South Valley Avenue east Becker Street west. The council referred the matter to the planning commission. this is the fourth petition in recent weeks.
Volunteer Fireman Frank Contreras spotted smoldering trash in a downtown alley on Wednesday. He extinguished the blaze using an improvised method described as a stepped up samba, then contacted the fire department to report the incident.
The Shafter Exchange club runs a potato drive to fund youth welfare activities. President J W Sandy Sanderson reports 36 000 pounds of Long White potatoes donated with transport and brokerage services donated. Spuds will be sold in Los Angeles at above market rate to aid charity and finance a new Scout troop in North Shas a.
Donald MecLarnan head of the Western district of the Small Business Administration will discuss How the Small Business Administration Can Help You before the Shafter Rotary club Tuesday noon June 11 at the Canelo Motel. T. N. Anderson said Oildale Rotary was invited due to the timely information for businessmen.
Mrs Henry Peters longtime Shafter resident dies Monday evening at White Memorial Hospital Los Angeles aged 76. She ran the Shafter Maternity Home for 11 years producing over 400 babies before remarriage to Henry Peters in 1945. Funeral set for Saturday 2 PM at Mennonite Brethren church with interment in Shafter cemetery. Survivors include husband Dave Strauss son four step sons four daughters and several grandchildren.
The Shafter city council passes a dog ordinance with fines up to 500 dollars and jail terms. It bans dogs roaming on public property and requires vaccination licensing and containment. The city seeks a dog catcher to enforce the new rules starting June 26.
Warren Haver, director of child welfare and attendance at Richland School, resigns to become school psychologist for Orange Unified School District. Orange district includes nine elementary schools plus junior and senior high, serving nearly 4000 students. Mrs Haver, a substitute at Richland, will teach in Alameda School District in Downey, her prior district.
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