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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1937
Page
1
The Shafter Public Utility District asks voters to approve a $38,000 bond for sewer system construction and a new well. A $27,000 PWA grant from Los Angeles supports the project, with bonds carrying up to 6 percent interest. Polls open 1 PM to 6 PM at the American Legion hall.
Mrs. Nettie Friesen Hodel, 67, sister of A. F. Boese of Shafter, died at her Bakersfield home. Burial at Greenlawn Memorial Park this afternoon. Funeral at Mennonite Brethren church with pastors Bestwater and Hiebert officiating. Survived by husband John L. Hodel four daughters two sons four brothers four sisters twenty grandchildren eleven stepchildren.
Walker R. Young construction engineer in charge of the Central Valley Water Project of the federal reclamation bureau will address a public meeting at the Emerson schoolhouse in Bakersfield Tuesday evening March 9 at 7 30. Young and his party will arrive Monday for a county tour to study local water needs before the talk.
J F Donleavey of Fresno announces that emergency crop and feed loans are available through the Farm Credit Administration. Applications may be filed in Bakersfield at Room 202 Court House, with a maximum loan of 400 dollars and first liens on crops or livestock as security. Loans target farmers unable to obtain credit elsewhere for 1937 crops, fertilizer, fuel, and feed needs.
Congressman Henry Elbert Stubbs Democratic representative of California's Tenth District died Sunday at Walter Reed Army Medical Center after illness since last November He would have turned 56 this week Stubbs represented Kern Tulare Ventura Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties His death creates a vacancy to be filled by a special election within sixty days ordered by Governor Merriam
Bruce Crawford of Buttonwillow sails from Wilmington on the diesel cruiser Valero III bound for Mexican waters for a month long scientific expedition. He, a parasitologist, will study marine life from plankton to whales and collect parasites of birds reptiles and mammals aboard under Captain G Allan Hancock. The voyage includes Galapagos Island studies along the equator.
A brick post office is to be built on James Street near Central Avenue, occupying 25 by 60 feet. W F Handel will construct the facility after securing a Washington contract, with work starting immediately and aims for speedy completion. Rumors of the current post office moving are unconfirmed but seem likely due to rising business volume.
Shafter high school defeated eight rivals in the Sierra Forensic Conference to win the Loquacity Trophy. Teams from Delano Taft and Bakersfield sophomores challenged Shafter, with Delano defeating the affirmative team and Taft triumphing in the following contest.
Wildflowers in the Shafter area and Kern County are predicted to be in full bloom by March 15 according to agricultural commissioner L. A. Burtch. Poppies and some lupines have already appeared south of Shafter near Seventh Standard Road. Farmers urge motorists to drive carefully and avoid trampling young grain fields.
Lack of fertilizer slows spud planting in Shafter as shipments of fertilizer run 10 to 15 cars per week. Industry insiders attribute slow supplies to the recent Southern California freeze pushing growers to order earlier. Growers say planting must be wound up by the 15th to avoid policy issues.
In Kern County 17 deputies under County Assessor Tom Burke started the 1937 property assessment, covering over 8266 square miles. The task should take at least three months. State licensed vehicles are excluded unless used as dwellings or not on highways. Personal property tax is due on assessment unless secured by real estate, with possible deferral until November.
The San Joaquin valley army air maneuvers will establish operations at Kern County airport with about 20 Martin bombers from March Field and 250 men, using the Muroc bombing and machine gun range. Operations will begin April 5 and center on the airport as the unit's major base.
Officials from Santa Fe rail set to survey traffic needs in Shafter on Tuesday as plans move ahead to lay 1800 feet of double spur track along Lerdo Avenue and 4000 feet of storage track eastward. Local growers seek leases on six pending applications for packing sheds as 20 acres are prepared for entry.
Six Shafter residents joined the Kern County Mineral Society on a Sunday field trip to the Mojave desert. They collected travertine and feldspar near Red Rock canyon and will attend Bakersfield meeting Monday March 8, where officer elections follow constitutional changes. If elected, T. V. Little may join the five member board. Participants from Shafter include Walter Nicol Gene Bosserdet Edward Little Don Little T. V. Little and A. R. Duehren.
The Congregational church hosts its annual dinner tonight at the Wednesday Afternoon clubhouse. The event begins at 6 30 with Rev Anthony S Donat of Bakersfield as toastmaster. He will introduce Rev Dr Frank Linder of the Methodist church and present musical numbers.
Kern County Chamber of Commerce passes a resolution opposing the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce position on the Central Valley water plan unless San Francisco agrees to terms. The group also backs flood control study of the Sierra watershed and favors Fort Tejon as a military academy site.
A full page advert in the Press announces the formal opening of the Central Market this Saturday. Located in the Shafter Community Cold Storage building, it will include storage features. Proprietor Emil Kirschenmann, manager LeRoy Levi, and assistant Leonard Gaede lead the venture, all known to local buyers.
Frank Panero, owner, said bids for the new Shafter Theatre will be opened during the coming week. Architect Frank Ling P. Kump of Bakersfield has the plans practically completed and an early start on the project is assured.
Union Oil announces test wells near Shafter with Kernco 1-34 planned in section 34 28-25 close to Popular School. Mohawk Continental and Arkelo also drill nearby as oil shows persist with two spudding near Maple and Lerdo schools. Traffic control tightens at Central and Santa Fe to curb violations.
An invitation is extended for the High School Principals' Association of Kern County to hold its next meeting at Shafter High School. The exact date will be announced later. Dr. Ben Crandall presided at the Wasco educators dinner. Shafter attendees included Miss Woodburn Miss Finck and Miss Sullivan.
Weekly sessions at Shafter library led by librarian Mrs Thomas Wedge attract many students. February saw 1183 juvenile books borrowed split into fiction 814 non fiction 382 and magazines 37 while adults borrowed 912 with 577 fiction 233 non fiction and 102 magazines withdrawn. A total of 2095 books were used. Mrs Wedge handled 62 special book requests and 334 people visited the reading room.
Charles Schubert, 78, of Los Angeles, suffered severe face and head lacerations when his car reportedly plunged into the Calloway canal Tuesday night near the Circle Ranch bridge. He was taken to Kern General Hospital by a Janzen ambulance.
Nine Girl Scouts were invested with Tenderfoot pins at a ceremony Tuesday evening in the American Legion hall. Legion Auxiliary members and mothers attended as Barbara Duerksen Phyllis Metler Dona Jane Neufeld Irene Hofman Eleanor Eckmann Rosalie Hitchcock Betty Coolbaugh Letha Bartel and Louise Livers received pins. The troop formed a horseshoe with color guard leading and the event featured music and ice cream.
Shafter Boy Scout Troop 41 tentative date for its first cooking trip is March 13. The group may travel to Painted Rock in San Luis Obispo county and Scoutmaster Richard Wells will survey the area on March 7. Each patrol of eight boys designates officers including patrol leader assistant leader quartermaster hikemaster and two cooks. Menus suitable for outdoor cooking have been planned.
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