Civil Defense Chief Faces Dilemma Over Observation Post Volunteers
Chief Reily, head of Shafter Civil Defense, faces recruiting gaps for a 12 man per day ground observer post to monitor aircraft after July 14. State director Maj Robertson orders 24 hour posts, while public fear and wartime zeal wane, leaving volunteers scarce despite expected surge after a disaster.
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Civil Defense
California
John Reily
Shafter Civil Defense Corps
Reily
Shafter
Walter M. Robertson
State Office of Civil Defense
Dob
State Civil Defense Command
Jack Manweiler
North
South
Manweiler
Mormon Crickets
Nevada
Certified Staff Hired for Kern County District 1952-53
The Kern County Union High School and Junior College District approved hiring certified staff for 1952-53. About 432 teachers and administrators will receive contracts soon, per District Superintendent T. L. McCuen. The McFarland Future Farmers of America livestock judging team, Duane Camron Roy Hand and Keith Smith coached by Mitchel Nideper, will represent the school at the national contest in Kansas City next fall after taking first at the state meet at California State Polytechnic College, San Luis Obispo.
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Kern County Union High School
Board of Trustees
T. L. McCuen
McFarland High School
Future Farmers of America Livestock
Kansas City
Duane Camron
Roy Hand
Keith Smith
Mitchel Nideper
California State Polytechnic College
San Luis Obispo
Chicken Feathers Now Keep U S GIs Warm
The munitions board says chicken feathers are bought for sleeping bags and bed covers replacing wool to save costs. A new process removes feather odor and keeps them fluffy and shaped. U S exports about 100 million pounds yearly, supporting argument to use feathers domestically. About 11,000 Future Farmers of America members are in 215 California chapters.
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Army
The
Munitions Board
Franklin P. Huddle
Theuture Farmers of America
California
Brea Pit to be Named State Historical Landmark No 498
The Brea Pit near McKittrick will be dedicated as State Historical Landmark No 498 at 4 p m Sunday. Richard Bailey leads the landmarks project with speakers John B Stevens and Frank F Latta. The ceremony is hosted by Kern County historical groups and Native Daughters units with county officials installing the plaque. The DeYoung Memorial Museum in San Francisco opens daily 10 a m to 5 p m.
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McKittrick’ Brea
California
Richard Bailey
Kern County ‘Historical Society
McKittrick
John B. Stevens
Frank F. Latta
Kern County Museum
San Joaquin ‘Valley
The
Historical Society
el Tejon
Native Daughters of the Golden West
County Board of Supervisors
Fourth S Landy District
Evans Commission
Herb Co Pe Ee
Recreation spending in Kern County tops state figures
Kern County business leaders showcased recreation as a major California industry with about 7.5 million dollars spent last year in Kern and adjacent national forests. Carlson cited half a million man days of use in Sequoia and Los Padres forests and highlighted camping, beach areas, and improved campgrounds. He warned about Kern River conditions and noted new facilities at Camp Richbar and Lower Richbar and a growing day camp program.
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California
Kern County
Robert Carlson
Seqnoia National Forest
Carlson
Los Padres National Forest
Greenhorn Park
Kern River Canyon
Kern River
Camp Richbar
Lower
Richbar
Board of Supervisors
Wild Life Resources Board
County Industrial Farm
Kern County Recreation and Cultural Commission
Bodfish
New Kernville
Rounds Camp
Kernville
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Jack Fleming
Lachenmaier Ranch
Fresno Avenue
America
Civilan Defense Movement
U.S
Mennonite Brethren Church
KWSO
First Baptist Church
E. Lerdo Hwy
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Anenine Evanegistic
Te Yan, Lai
the Peacemaker
Melvin N. Krug
M.D. deYoung Memorial
San Francisco
Golden Gate Park
Dick Smith
Shafter Ea
American Legion
Chester Lee
Wasco
Virgil Spohn
Paul Drengwitz
Bill Few
Spohn
Lec
Em Carre
Kern
By Jimmy Radoumis
Tulare County
Breckenridge Mountains
Forest Service
Mt. Pines
Forest. Service
Isabella ‘Dam
Greenhorn Summit
Oregon
University of Calfornia
San Francisco Bay Region
Servel
Southern California Gas Company
First Southern Baptist Church
Kern & Sunset
Sam Wilcoxon
Dean Moore
Leonard Jordon
Pentecostal Church of God
Shafter Ave
West Ash
Durwood Phillips
Goodfyear
Goodyear
Irvine
Central Valley Shafter
Cai
Nia
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