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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1954
Page
7
The February 2 1954 Kern County Board of Supervisors meeting minutes record numerous approvals and actions. Highlights include welfare and zoning items, construction bids, budget transfers, road petitions, property damages, and several resolutions, with openings for future sessions and committee assignments.
Kern County Board of Supervisors approves a resolution to lease oil gas and other hydrocarbons on a listed property in the Northwest quarter of Section 25 Township South Range 8 East Bakersfield California. The lease sets a $240 per acre annual rent with royalty shares and drilling rights terms. Public proposals will be heard March 9 1954 at 11:00 AM at the Bakersfield meeting place.
Notice from the Wasco Union High School District invites sealed bids for drilling a 700 ft water well two miles west of Wasco on Highway 166. Bids due March 11 1954 with 10 percent bid bond, cashier’s or certified check required. Bid must be from a state licensed contractor. Board may reject any or all bids and waive informalities. Clarence R. Annin Clerk. Feb 18 25 Mar 4.
The article notes the Bakersfield Shafter Dela no and Taft coverage of a child guidance clinic with Dr. David Hewes and Miss Betty Terrell offering sessions from 8 30 a m to 12 30 p m. It cites last year’s 1038 treatment interviews with 89 children and 905 interviews with 84 parents. It states that 85 percent of children receiving help improve and argues early diagnosis prevents future mental illness.
Mrs P F Channeson of Mer Ted Avenue is recovering from foot injuries sustained nearly two weeks ago.
Johnny Schnaitt is reported to be doing well while convalescing at his home following a recent operation.
Civil Air Patrol Cadet Squadron 111 joined a ground rescue marker operation on Temblor Range at 4232 feet. Led by Bill Shute and Darrel Buckland, with Tom Poor overseeing Baker radios, the team marked two overturned trucks as potential aircraft sites and logged the effort for future downed aircraft missions.
The Shafter Lions Club defeated the 20-30 Club 42 to 31 in a March of Dimes benefit game. The event added $38 to the charity and brings regional totals to $1378.14 with $301.80 credit for a card mailing campaign. A buffet chicken dinner closed the evening at Veterans Memorial Hall.
Maple Branch Library joins nationwide National Book Week March 6 to 13. Librarian Mrs Oscar Bergman and adult circulation head Nina Hathaway note a new books shipment including Meat Cook Book How to Upholster Furniture and Singer Sewing Book. Young readers receive titles This is My Heritage Thunderbolt House and Thats My Dog. Hours are Monday evenings 7 to 9 and Tuesday and Wednesday 12 noon to 4 pm.
Shafter's Southern Baptist Church hosted a San Joaquin district worker conference with reports on church activities in the Valley. Speakers covered Sunday School, brotherhood, and Women's Missionary Union projects. Local members provided dinner for visitors in the evening.
Shafter’s Mighty Mites defeated Corcoran 60-39 to clinch the South Sequoia League title as Exeter edged Wasco for a shot at a share of first. Jim Broom led Shafter with 18 points, George Love scored 18, Leroy Thompson 15, while Corcoran saw Bill Phillips with nine. The Colonels closed their season with a 36-28 win behind Dean Heaton’s 14 and Bob Goossen’s 12.
Shafter High starts baseball season as varsity and junior varsity teams prepare for league play. Coach Gaye Pare leads a returning group with George Larson and John Palomo in key positions, while fresh program under Sid Oltman adds 30 freshmen. League games begin March 19 at Corcoran with Wasco and Shafter matchups set for late March and April, ending May 14 at Lemoore.
Bruce M. Crawford superintendent of Richland School District will oversee a personnel panel at the California Elementary School Administrators conference this April. As first vice president of the central section he will chair the panel on employing and directing non certified and certified personnel. The conference theme is Better Education through Sound Administration.
Troy Sowder, confined at Westwood VA Hospital in Los Angeles for a month, spent last weekend with his wife and sons at 470 Klassen Dr. Visitors at home included Mr. and Mrs. William Sowder. Mr and Mrs Harold Palethorpe of Los Angeles were recent guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Martin.
A terse note states that no global standard date line has been formally adopted by the world’s nations. The item outlines lingering discrepancies in calendars and timekeeping, with no consensus on a single reference meridian or universal date convention.
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