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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1954
Page
2
The Shafter Press editorial argues merchants must boost selling and advertising to counter a psychological slump from agricultural setbacks. It cites Shafter’s strategic location as a Northern Kern trade center and urges collective promotion to drive a thriving local economy.
Southern California Gas Company hosts a 60 attendee luncheon at the Canelo Motel where W. Q. Kris Kringle unveils automatic gas range designs from top manufacturers. A. G. Crews introduces the speaker and Miss Kitchen Freedom LaVelle Elliott is honored. Local dealers Austin Wikoff and Emil Stoller attend.
Dr Grant W Jensen principal of Shafter High School will attend a salary meeting of the California Teachers Association in San Francisco on Saturday.
A Richland survey shows teachers spend 70 percent of the day on fundamental subjects in grades 4 6, well above the 50 percent state requirement. Upper grades average 1130 minutes weekly in fundamentals, nearly twice the minimum, equating to about 3 hours 47 minutes daily. Dr Everett Calvert compared past and present Kern County pupil scores and found modern children performing about one grade higher than a prior generation.
A Kern county girl winning the seventh annual Shafter Pototo n Cotton Festival queen title will receive seven prize packages headed by an airplane trip to Las Vegas. Other prizes include modeling course, dancing lessons, makeup sets, jewelry, cosmetics, shoes, swimwear, theater tickets, flowers, and a Longines watch for the second place winner. Third place secures luggage and a tinted picture.
An advertisement lists J. C. Penner Real Estate Notary Public Insurance at 248 Central Ave Shafter and Acme Finance Co offering all types of loans at 1219 18th St Bakersfield with free parking.
Shafter High School drama students stage noon shows to fund the Drama Club. The Advanced Drama Class performs If Women Worked as Men Do with Arlene Kadel and others. Beginning Dramatics Club presents Curse You Jack Dalton March 9 to 11 with George Larson and peers. A recent Advanced Dramatics variety show featured songs dances and skits.
The piece argues that modern schools in the United States produce learning of fundamentals at least as well as traditional schools. It notes encouraging results from various sections and asserts that today’s children often perform better, crediting modern technology with improved teaching techniques across education.
Mr Clyde Zachary and Roberta Liles, visiting Mrs Pat Zachary of Bakersfield, at a Los Angeles hospital, were reported in the local notes as a family visit.
A closed picnic near Red Rock Canyon followed church services on Sunday. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Peters with Simon, Mr. and Mrs. Menno Siemens, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Isaac, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Hepner, Miss Katherine Unruh, Miss Barbara Siemens, Douglas and Edward Peters. The Henner party from Laird Saskatchewan plans to return to farming there. Mrs. Henner is the former Miss Margaret Unruh, daughter of Joel Unruh.
John J. Peters Jr. predicts a district vote by midsummer on the water service contract with the Bureau of Reclamation and the proposed distribution system for the Shafter Wasco Irrigation District. He notes Bureau surveys, a revised Bailey plan using more open ditches, and possible government loans or self construction if Congress acts.
Johnson, Shafter High School’s first 1931 graduate, has lived in the community since 1922 with surviving father Peter Johnson now in Enid Oklahoma. Brothers Leonard and Frank live in Shafter. Johnson and Lucille reside at 622 Pacific. Fleming, festival committee chair for three years, led in 1953 and again this year before resigning to take a newspaper job in Renton Washington.
A family gathering at the home of Mr and Mrs Dee Wilson celebrated the birthday of Mrs Silas Kelley the mother of Mrs Wilson. Entertainment and refreshments were provided by television and gifts were received by Mrs Kelley. Attending were Mrs Carl Kelley and Jean nie Lela Malloy and tie hosts Mr and Mrs Dee Wilson and daughter Pamela.
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