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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1941
Page
1
Shafter residents report contributions for the local recreation and U S O drive surpassing 500 dollars. The plan channels 200 dollars to the national U S O with the rest to Shafter recreation. a June 29 barbecue and horse show at the Bill Lachenmaier ranch is the major upcoming fundraiser.
Army sergeants H. A. Harvey and R. Hawk, to be stationed at the east of town airfield, rented houses in Shafter this week and plan to drive to Bakersfield for now. Indications point to more army men seeking homes locally as transfers occur.
Miss Frances Midgley is expected from Fallbrook this weekend for a two to three week visit with her parents Mr and Mrs H Midgley. Miss Midgley has been teaching at Fallbrook.
Heat in hot months challenges homes and travel. Practical tips for staying comfortable are shared. If tips fail, the article suggests a weekend in Little America as a change of scene.
Shafter starts summer recreation with a daytime center at Richland grammar school led by J. W. Wilson and the city recreation commission. Morning sessions run 9 to noon and 1 to 5, evenings 7 to 10 at the high school. Crafts run 10 to 6 at Richland. activities include copper and leather work, crepe paper, cork craft and more. A WPA-supported staff includes Mrs. Edna Rusk, Clyde Jones, and J. W. Jeffcoat.
Roland Curran secretary manager of the Central Valley Projects association said bids for the Friant Kern unit will be called within 30 days as a $2.5 million bill heads to passage. He noted surveys on Mendota Delta canal and Delta cross channels with $850,000 for the Madera canal and other improvements to bring Sacramento river water to the San Joaquin valley. Curran projected completion of Friant dam work early in 1942 and cited a total CVP appropriation of $34,750,000 for the year.
Shafter potatoes will be used at the Paramount theatre Los Angeles in spud peeling contests tied to the Bob Hope film Caught in the Draft. A kitchen police scene features the potatoes and events include stage and lobby contests before showings. Royan Dahamooods from Fruit and Vegetable Institute Los Angeles seeks 10 to 20 sacks of local spuds for the event.
Sacramento reports the State Department of Employment warns that California is nearing a shortage of skilled industrial labor. The notice highlights tightening job markets and potential impacts on manufacturing and construction sectors statewide.
The United States army airfield east of Shafter awarded to J E Haddock Ltd of Pasadena for 531 804. Bid covers landing strips runways and taxiways with work to start soon and field operations to begin next month. Four other bidders reportedly submitted offers in Sacramento.
Construction at the United States army airfield east of Lerdo Road progresses with more than 600 workers and four hundred buildings planned. A Southern Pacific spur to warehouses nears completion and a sewage line to a disposal plant is under construction. Gas line agreements between army officials and the county board were finalized. Piloted flight training continues with Kern County airport serving as home base.
Superior Oil Company completed the Osborn 3-2 well in Section 28 28-25 north Shafter field with a flow of 1560 barrels of 39 gravity oil and 1,750,000 cubic feet of gas. Tubing pressure 1440 psi casing pressure 1700 psi. Spud depth reported at 1504 feet.
The Rev. and Mrs. William J Bestwater vacation after Tabor College in Hillsboro where he lectures on the Bible. They are expected in California in August.
A Shafter committee to handle registration for men who reached age since the first selective service appears has been named by local draft board 137 from Wasco headquarters. Joe W. Frizzell is chairman with members Frank Shaw C L Black Jack Zimmerman Al Wedel and F M Downey. Registrations will be taken at the new county building on Pacific avenue with hours to be announced. Nationally the movement will register all men who have had twenty one birthdays since the first registration and assign draft numbers. An estimated 375 men will be registered in the local area according to board chairman Tom Shafer.
Fire Commissioner Glenn O Nay announced that city fire truck specs have been prepared and sent to major manufacturers and local dealers. Bids may be submitted for a complete unit or for the truck alone, with opening expected about mid July. Plans call for a 500 gallon pumper costing about $5,000 to be delivered in fall and housed at the fire station on Santa Fe way. The Shafter Volunteer Fire Department had considered purchase for several months.
The official thermometer reached 106 degrees at the Shafter Experiment Farm last Thursday. Temperatures eased to 99, then 95, and hovered around 92 for the balance of the week, marking a notable heat spell.
Shafter area reports potato prices near 1.50 for the week with sales 1.45 to 1.50 for U S No 1s and 1.00 to 1.05 for No 2s. Rail shipments total 2,533 cars season to date. truck totals include 34 057 sacks of Long Whites 1 263 sacks of Bliss Triumphs and 24 000 lugs of Long Whites plus 1 600 lugs of reds. Increased plantings extend the season and reduce shipments versus last year while Kern County sees onions plums and peaches moved by rail and truck.
The United States Army Air Corps team meets the Shafter Merchants at Lerdo Road field this evening with 8:15 kickoff. Mayor Phil Channeson will throw the first ball, City Clerk Frank Shaw to catch, and Councilman Joe Frizzell to bat first. Manager Eugene Ford fields Ralph Lachenmaier and Walt Kirschenmema on the mound, with Tuffy Janzen catching. Local Wasco players join the Merchants for a likely season of intercity games against Army teams.
City and county officials seek to relocate or establish a Cuba station near Merced as part of a plan tied to Moffett Field army air base. Public interest and regional impact loom as negotiations unfold with state authorities.
At a Monday meeting the Richland school board awarded contracts totaling 49 217 for heating plumbing electrical work and fixtures for a new cafeteria building on the site. Guy E. Hail Baker sfield named general contractor with W M Fisher also of Bakersfield handling plumbing and heating and Rider Electrical of Porterville awarded electrical work. Additional contracts for a central boiler room amount to 11 856 were let to the same firms. bids for cafeteria equipment installation are held for later review by architects Franklin Kump Jr. Start of work expected within a month. the bus garage on Santa Fe grounds will not be ready for fall.
Workmen from Southern California Gas started stringing pipe from Lerdo road and Shafter highway toward the U S Army airfield east of town in preparation for a longer line. A prior dispute over who would pay halted progress until an agreement with army officials was announced yesterday.
Union Oil inked plans to relocate west within the Pacific States region with no firm site announced yet. The likely spot is near Poplar Road and Imperial Street in Section 33, 28-25, while drilling at the Crites well reached 10 059 feet this Tuesday. The 31 3 wildcat remains a no dope hole at Coles Levee with extensive depth noted.
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