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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1947
Page
3
Building in Shafter for the month of May reached a total of $41,250 according to a report by Building Inspector E K Grant. A number of building permits for new residences were taken out during the month. Among the permits were several new residence constructions.
Fragments indicate visitors from Texas including Mrs. Mack Hyde and Mrs. Cattie Riggs visiting Sumpter relatives. References to James Sumpter and his ill condition appear amid scattered notes about travel and family ties.
McGovern reports FHA insured loans total over ten billion dollars in 13 years of activity. In Los Angeles office area, 332000 loans insured for home purchases, improvements, and rental housing. Emphasis remains on veteran housing and conversions of existing properties to rental units.
The article notes plans to convert existing structures into additional housing units for ex servicemen and their families. The move aims to provide broader access to accommodation and support within the veterans community.
Barrie Burns returned from Palo Alto where she joined students seeking admission to Stanford University. Burns met all requirements and arranged to attend the Fall term. She received Shafter High School’s 1947 scholastic medal award.
Mr. Earl Hampton chief of the California Bureau of Architects has finished preliminary work on Kern County Fair Grounds master plan. He praises the comprehensive building program and notes plans aim for 365 day use with potential housing for National Guard offices and possible agricultural offices and test plots. President Goode urges rapid construction to address auto traffic exhibit space dining and display needs for growing county fairs and convention groups.
The Home and Building Exposition of Southern California opens June 12 at the Pan-Pacific Auditorium in Los Angeles and runs to June 22. More than 150,000 guests are expected to attend the largest construction show in the United States with thousands of displays including a $15,000 California ne h style home and a wide range of appliances and construction devices.
State aid to Kern County public school districts for 1946-47 amounted to 29 percent of district revenues, with state apportionment totaling 2,670,367 and local taxes 6,673,101. Nationwide, state apportionments were 38 percent of 269,377,858, with local levies at 167,940,897.
A brief note identifies vanadium as a non magnetic grayish white metallic element and states San Francisco is the second largest trading center in the Western States.
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