Mechanical Mule Could Replace Horses in Backcountry Hunts
Otto Zimmerman unveils a gasoline powered one wheeled mechanical mule designed to traverse rugged terrain and carry up to 500 pounds. The device acts as a lifer carrier for wounded hunters and can be collapsed for transport in trailers or pickups. Zimmerman and partners plan two models to aid rapid deer extraction from back country.
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Otto Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Washoe County
Nevada
Denny Basa
Milo Mettler
Ralph ‘Head
Ralph Lachenmaier
William Ratzlaff
SeeTee es Support Good for High School
Community support for Shafter High School runs high as student achievement rises above district averages and morale stays excellent. Principal Jack M. Hill presents the 1950 51 annual report to Kern County Union High School and Junior College District outlining enrollment 534 in 12 departments 18 projects 472 participants in extra curriculars 74 percent in activities and detailed age class data and club participation.
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Shafter High School
Jack M. Hill
Dis
Trict
T. L. McCuen
Kern County Union, High School
Hill
California Scholarship Federation
Drama America
Future Farmers of America
Girls’ Athletic Association
Shafter Council approves 1951 52 budget with 75 cent tax rate
Shafter City Council adopts a 102619.99 budget for 1951 52 and aims to keep a 75 cent real property tax rate to raise about 27331 while shaving 6760 from the original estimate. The plan includes a 1200 grant to the Chamber of Commerce and expansion of the Shafter Press printing service.
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Shafter
Earl Johnson
F. G. Shaw
CVH Traffic Hazards See New Step At Intersections
City council considers installing traffic signals or a safety island at Shafter Avenue and Lerdo Highway to curb crashes. Frank G. Shaw says state highway dept cost estimates are needed after earlier cost concerns. Proximity to Richland School adds crossing risks for children.
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Central Valley Highway
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Shafter Avenue
Lerdo Highway
Santa Fe
Frank G. Shaw
State Highway Department
Shaw
Richland School
Marines Land On U S Soil Head Home From Korea
Four Shafter Marines including Press Staff Photographer Dick Smith arrived in San Francisco from the Korea battle. Nine hundred Marines of the first division returned with them. Cpl William Crawford Cpl Dearl Glenn and Pfc Lewis Taylor were among the travelers. Regulars will receive further assignments after a 30 day leave. Another group may dock in San Diego.
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Shafter
Dick Smith
San Francisco
Sergeant Smith
William F. Hase
William H. Crawford
Dearl A. Glenn
Lewis B. Taylor
Korea
San Diego
Fireworks Display Set July 4 by City Smoke Eaters
The Fourth of July celebration in Shafter will feature a large fireworks show at Richland Primary grounds starting at 8:30 p.m. The Shafter Fire Department will present the display open to the public with Vernon Pierce announcing the program. Fireworks restrictions stay in place except for department exhibits.
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City Smoke Eaters
Shafter
Richland
Vernon Pierce
Fire Department
Arthur Craig Promoted to Assistant Chief in Kern County
Arthur Craig, longtime battalion chief of the Shafter Wasco Fire Department District, is promoted to assistant chief and to serve as drillmaster of all Kern County firemen. Melvin Bell replaces him at Shafter Wasco stations after leaving Tehachapi to assume battalion duties.
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Arthur Craig
Shafter-Wasco Rag
Kern County
Craig
Shafter Wasco
Melvin Bell
Tehachapi
Shafter
North Kern Park Site Found Near Shafter for Recreation
A potential North Kern recreation area near Shafter is proposed along the Lerdo Canal, promising a park with barbecue pits, playgrounds, a golf course and picnic spots. Nearby housing projects and communities would benefit, with Kern County Land Company ownership noted and initial chamber support.
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North Kern Park
Calloway
North Kern
Shafter
Sns
Shatten
Bakersfield
Lerdo
Hitchcock
Kern County Land Company
Dad
Minter Village
Kern Homes
Wasco
McFarland
Delaneans
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Thirty Scouts To Leave For Camp
Thirty Boy Scouts from Shafter troop 53 will board buses at 6 a.m. July 4 for the annual camporee at Huntington Lake. Scoutmaster Kenneth Pipkin will accompany the group and they will return July 13 after activities such as swimming fishing boating and overnight hikes.
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Shafter Troop 53
Huntington Lake
Kenneth Pipkin
Cawelo
Kern County
Fresno
Shafter
Troop 53
Harold Zimmerman
Donnie Richardson
Stuart Magnuson
Larry Mullens
Terry Robey
Gary Weyand
Carroll Crabb
Bruce Epp
Charles Glenn
David L. Cunningham
Gerald Bender
Carl Duerksen
Bruce Muir
David Muir
Jimmy Nixon
Jack Brown
Kenneth Dalke
Wayne Kirschenmann
Dennis Kirby
Jon Johnson
Derrick Steele
Glen Stoller
Bobby Vignolo
Gordon Pipkin
Larry Vannatta
Bobby Reeves
Arleigh Johnson
J. W. Finley
Leroy Moser
Howard Duck
McGowan Brothers Win City Auditing Stint
Bakersfield firm McGowan Brothers won the city auditing contract for Shafter for the past fiscal year with a bid of 300 dollars. The council awarded the job on an offer not to exceed 300 dollars, beating competing bidders.
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McGowan Brothers
Bakersfield
Shafter Books
McGowans
Wasco Chamber Chief Gets Post With Kern County
Wasco Chamber of Commerce leader Clifton Clemens is recommended as executive director of the Kern County Chamber of Commerce for District One, to fill the vacancy left by Harry S. Riddell who left last April for Yuma Arizona. Supervisor Ardis M. Walker and Charles P. Salzer will announce final selections soon and Cecil T. Jones will remain temporarily as the current executive director carrying personal business demands.
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Ardis M. Walker
Clifton Clemens
Wasco Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Kern County Chamber of Commerce
Clemens
Harry S. Riddell
Delano
Kern County
Yuma County
Salzer
Chamber
Cecil T. Jones
Jones
Missing Link at Sewer Plant
It Could Only Happen Here Department notes that two years after Shafter Public Utility District opened its new 250000 dollar sewage disposal plant workers asked the board for a washroom and laboratory for on site use during plant work.
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Shafter Public Utility District
Board of Directors
Court Merger May Not Cut City Coffers
The city of Shafter faces no expected revenue loss as the 16th Township Justice Court absorbs municipal work after January 1. Local misdemeanors will yield fines split, with the city possibly receiving up to 75 percent, while Justice of the Peace E. K. Grant assumes municipal duties from Police Judge F. G. Shaw.
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Shafter
16Th Township Justice Court
Justice of the Peace
E. K. Grant
F. G. Shaw
Grant
Shafter Township
16Th Township
Lopsided Softball Season Heads Back for Second Half
The summer softball season splits into halves with Frank Russell leading the Men’s division and Reed and Bell atop the Juniors after the first half. July 2 opens the second half in the men’s league with Rio Bravo and Wasco Power Club tied for second, each set to face opening games. Reed and Bell start the junior second half against Brown and Bryant, Rio Bravo next meets Shafter Warehouse, then Brown and Bryant faces Rio Bravo Monday to finish the junior half.
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Frank Russell
Reed
Bell
Rio Bravo
Wasco Power Club
Brown
Bryant
Shafter Warehouse
Continuca
Freshman Assemblyman Back Home Kelly Returns Wiser
Freshman Assemblyman H. W. Pat Key returned from Sacramento reporting a wiser view on legislative affairs amid a record year. He noted 5900 bills entered the process, with more bills becoming law and more killed by committees than ever before. He said both labor and management received equal favorable treatment and expressed overall satisfaction with the results.
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H. W
Pat) Key
Sacramento
Kelly
Kern County Legislatures Surface In State Measures
The Bakersfield report notes legislators eliminated unemployment insurance penalties while raising benefits to 30 dollars weekly. Kern County gains share of aid to needy children reduced to 25 percent. Legislation advances include a municipal court system for Bakersfield, a clarified Ventura Kern county boundary, and a Kern school of mines pursuit. University of California considers the program, including pate field. School district bonds gain flexibility in decision making.
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Kern County
Kelly
Kern
Jesse R. Dorsey
Pal
Bakersfield
Ventura-Kern County
School of Mines
University of California
Pate Field
John L Nickel Puts Education To Work at Maple Leaf Farms
John L Nickel, UC Berkeley graduate in entomology with plant pathology minor, will serve as an entomologist and agricultural adviser at Maple Leaf Farms. He will work in Shafter after earlier roles as a UC laboratory technician, with honors from California Scholarship Federation and Phi Beta Kappa. He earned three scholarships, including two of 250 dollars and one 600 dollar award, and is the son of Mr and Mrs John H Nickel of 440 Cross Street.
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John L. Nickel
University of California
Maple Leaf Farms
Nickel
Berkley
Young Nickel
Shafter
John
Bakersfield College
California Scholarship Federation
Alpha Gamma Sigma
Phi Beta Kappa
E. J. Peters
University
John H. Nickel
Cross St
Pool Open Saturdays at Richland School Aquatic Center
The Richland School aquatic center will open to the public Saturdays from 2 to 5 p.m. during the summer. Recreational swimming is now 2 to 5 p.m. seven days a week and 6 to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Richland School
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