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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1954
Page
2
Editorial item from the Shafter Press discusses water issues and local action regarding the 99s, outlining community concerns and proposed measures. The piece frames water management as critical for town needs and future planning.
The Shafter-Wasco irrigation district board allies with the Bureau of Reclamation to submit a water contract within 30 days. They pursue a distribution system funded by possible congressional action and aim to supply water to every acre, reducing earlier overbuild and improving main pipe connections with rubber gaskets to curb waste. The group earns commendation for steadfast efforts after a decade of negotiations and delays.
In Shafter last Tuesday Captain Leroy Galyen led 11 candidates for sheriff with 234 votes. Tiny Oliver 190 and former sheriff John Loustalot 124 followed. a runoff is planned for November. Voters show desire for a strong, clean law enforcement leader to lift the county's moral tone.
Voters in the 14th Congressional District question how far congressional immunity protects a member after Harlan Hagen was arrested on election eve for drunken conduct and spent time in Fresno jail before a case dismissal. The piece notes Hagen’s secretary also faced a drunken driving charge and criticizes his public behavior.
In Pobwon-ni a nine room school was completed with help from FFC Jody Adams of Bakersfield California and the 48th Field Artillery Battalion. The All American battalion provided material and transport as part of the Armed Forces Assistance to Korea program. Adams resides in Min ter Village and is a Battery C truck driver. His parents live in Shafter California. He joined the Army in March 1953 and arrived in Korea last October. Also listed is Cpl Roy L Montgomery of Santa Maria California serving at Camp Tokyo with the U S Army Stockdale unit. The unit received the Meritorious Unit Commendation for January 1952 to December 1953. Montgomery is a prison records specialist and has been in the Army since 1945 arriving overseas in January 1953.
The piece encourages giving flowers for Father’s Day and discusses two mower types reel and rotary. It highlights reel mowers for smooth cuts and self-propulsion and rotary mowers for rugged work and weedier lawns. It notes rotary blades can be sharpened at home and reel mowers need specialist equipment.
Army private Troy Howell of Shafter California serves with the 116th Engineer Combat Battalion in Korea. Corporal Harlan Cramer of Shafter California, a Medical Detachment clerk with the 13th Engineer Combat Battalion in the 7th Infantry Division, recently spent a week of rest in Hakata Japan. Both men entered service in 1952 1953 and are stationed overseas with X Corps forces.
A reader thanks the Shafter Press for its cooperation during the primary, praising the newspaper for its upstanding job in helping convey thoughts and convictions to the public. The letter promises a vigorous campaign aligned with those beliefs.
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