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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1960
Page
1
The Shafter High School class of 1960 held graduation exercises focusing on moral duty and service to others. Speakers urged graduates to live by faith, compassion, and civic responsibility as they embark on post school life.
The latest election yields a top candidate while no one achieves a fifty one percent majority, promising a November runoff. Voters reflect mixed joy and disappointment as candidates plan outreach for the General Election, stressing the need to win over undecided supporters.
Army Pvt Harold E Westbrook 23 son of Mrs Esther L Westbrook 309 E Mareng Shafter California recently was assigned to the 24th Infantry Division in Germany He serves as a rifleman in Company D of the division 38th infantry He entered the Army November 1959 completed basic training at Fort Ord California A 1954 graduate of Shafter High School he was employed by Janzens Harvesting before entering the Army
Glen Handel son of Mr and Mrs W C Handel earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Chico State. He and his wife Mickey Suggs of Wasco and their daughter Joni are back in Shafter after buying a new home on Acacia Street. Handel will farm in the area.
Governor Brown announced early action on the San Luis water project and the Black Butte Dam in Glenn County as federal cooperation and bond planning advance. Ground was broken for Black Butte, ending a 16 year delay, with agreements between California and the federal government and talks with the Interior Department and Bureau of Reclamation to implement the program.
Cora Catharine Mayo aged eighty five of Shafter died Wednesday June 8 in a Bakersfield rest home. Born in Tennessee February 26 1875 she lived in this area 29 years. Services were held June 11 at 2 p.m. at Armstrong Mortuary chapel with Rev. Ray J. Smith officiating and burial in Shafter Cemetery. Survived by five sons Jonnie H A Mayo Mack Fay Leo. three daughters Opal Williams B E Harp Gladys Reidenhour. 23 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren.
Mr and Mrs Al Eckmann returned from a two week trip to Ohio via the S F Chief for a reunion of Ohio State University class of 19 formed in Columbus. The largest gathering of early graduates included a campus tour by bus a 116 graduate luncheon with personal updates and a 600 guest banquet with each group table hosted by a professor and his wife. The trip also included reunion dinners in Columbus and Cincinnati.
Shafter's city council had a light session Monday with new members Cass Garratz and Elmer Anderson joining in. They discussed resident complaints about smoke from the city dump and possible solutions, noting current limits with county facilities and risks, and announced future use of the cut and fill method. The council also promised sidewalk repair after a tree root raised a cement slab, with Garratz and Street Superintendent Harris to investigate the danger.
James C. Jones, son of Albert Jones of Shafter, serves as Gunners Mate in the U S Navy on the destroyer U S S Rupertus DD 851 with the 2nd Pacific Fleet off the coast of Japan. They left Long Beach May 2 for Yokosuka near Tokyo. Jones trained in San Diego and attended Shafter High School where he played basketball. He is to be discharged in July 1961 and join the California Cutestball Show under a business contract.
Explorer Post 959 led by advisor Ed Riggle will supervise the annual Kiddie's Day Program sponsored by the Dari-Delite Drive on Sunday June 19 at 12 noon. C H Hammes owner of Dari-Delite funds prizes and awards and plans a cash gift to the post. The group has raised over one hundred dollars toward a five hundred dollar goal through car washes cake sales and dues. Post 959 also eyes overnight camps and a 1961 Alaska trip.
Frank J. Schierlmann, 70, longtime Rio Bravo area resident and former farmer, barber, and contractor, died Friday June 10 at Mt. View Hospital in San Luis Obispo. Born in Montgomery County Kansas he married Elnora J. Schneider in 1911. They moved to California settling in Southern California then Kern County where he operated a ranch and barber shop. He served on Rio Bravo School Board for ten years and held roles with Farm Bureau and Kern County Cattlemen's Association. Surviving are his widow, daughter Elnor Enns, seven grandchildren, sister Mary Allen of Liberty Kansas. Funeral held June 14 at St. Francis Church Bakersfield with interment Greenlawn Cemetery.
Shafter Police Chief Hanley Witcher urges homeowners leaving for vacations to call the department. He says notifying police allows closer scrutiny of vacant houses to deter burglaries. The department conducted Vacation House Checks on over 1400 homes last year.
The Miss Shafter of 1960 contest offers $100 for first, $50 for second, and $25 for third, with additional prizes to be announced. The event, July 14 during Aquacade at Shafter Recreational Pool, aims to select a representative for Miss Kenny Beauty Pageant in Bakersfield July 28. Open to Shafter area girls 16 to 26 never married, with judging focusing on beauty, face, figure, poise, and personality.
The 69th Stanford commencement at Frost Amphitheater honored two local graduates. John Howard Brown earned a B S in metallurgical engineering and Jack Loehr Robbins received a degree conferred by President Wallace Sterling alongside other state graduates.
Members of St Therese Catholic Church announce this year’s barbecue for June 16 serving from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Kern County Park beside the Veterans Memorial Hall. Public invited. Donation is 3.00 for adults 1.50 for children with proceeds funding church social hall improvements.
Three Brown and Bryant employees suffer eye and facial burns when an electric motor ignites ammonia at the South Elm Street plant. The 3:17 p.m. accident leaks liquid onto a motor, causing damage estimated at 250 dollars. Kelley and Black returned to work later. fire crews responded to the incident and a home trash fire on Faber Street was also noted.
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