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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1964
Page
1
Donald E Ruggenberg handed diplomas to 161 members of the 1964 class at Shafter High School in a Thursday night ceremony. John Hamman was named salutatorian with an A minus average. Seven graduates earned life membership in the California Scholarship Federation.
City Council approves Henry C. Hight plan to rebuild the Budget Mart building with a new brick front across from the post office. The project includes a marquee front display and new equipment for window presentation.
The Public Works Department plans repainting of parking lanes on Central Avenue and James Street on Thursday and Friday. Work will retrace existing markings and may affect curb access during the two days.
The article notes that the budget proposal for the City Clerk plan by Willem Jehn and Senw ty bee is underway and likely to be ready for presentation to the City Council at its next regular meeting.
County Clerk's late count confirms Harvey Gaede as Shafter Justice Court judge with just over 50 percent of primary votes. Initial tallies misallocated Woodard votes. corrected results show Gaede at 1439, Witcher 699, Woodard 423. Wasco race also adjusted with Drescher and Smith in runoff. Voter turnout around 80 percent.
Richard Scott presented American Legion scholarship recognition awards to Sharon Smith and Travis Self, Richland elementary eighth graders who graduated June 3 at Richland patio. Sharon is daughter of E Gordon Smith. Travis is son of Thomas Self. Selection honored scholarship leadership sportsmanship and school contributions.
The Shafter Class of 1964 graduation party at Veterans Memorial Hall drew large turnout with parents and local groups hosting. Attendees enjoyed dancing to The Titans, folk groups, games, a fortune teller, and a 12 to 2 a.m. film Dont Go Near the Water. Spring themed decorations featured graduate silhouettes, with door prizes and a senior buffet led by Mrs. Sylvia Baughman and master of ceremonies Lew Woodard.
In a humorous column Frank Wisner muses on polling of pollsters and predictions across Oregon and California involving Rockefeller and Goldwater. He mocks polling outfits and notes past ballot counting errors by newspapers. The piece also references Rotary Club golf championships won by teams No 1 and No 2.
The City Council met Monday to review routine business and voted to move its session to Tuesday. Ordinance 157 received first reading and the council discussed police staffing, Mosquito Abatement Board appointment terms through 1965, and state aid eligibility for Project 35 street work. Hammett bought the city’s Ford dump truck for 132 dollars. tennis court lights were funded with 1500 by the school and 425 by the recreation district.
Seh Cai schedules a Boy Scouts Court of Honor at Shatter High School on Thursday evening June 11 at 8 30. Rev Henry Dick will narrate the program and awards will be presented to attendees and especially parents of scouts and prospective scouts.
On February 1 1961 Ford D Lovell of Shafter and Marvin Weidenbach filed for a patent on the Circular Ridge Shaper known as The Duck Nester. The device is a labor saving irrigation ditch shaping tool with before and after methods and an adjustable circular border.
H. W. Pat Kelly is named a member of the Kern County Library Associates Board of Directors. The group collaborates with Kern County Librarian Eleanor Wilson and county library branches to manage library activities across incorporated and unincorporated areas. Mrs. Jim Day of Bakersfield serves as board chairman.
On Wisner s direction a six member committee led by Hoffmann was appointed to crystallize the Minter Field area and develop industrial zones in Shafter. The chamber heard two new requests from eastern manufacturers and discussed forming an industrial corporation or continuing promotion via the committee.
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