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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1958
Page
5
California’s forest industries and tree farmers report a rising planting rate. Through the 1957 58 season the California Division of Forestry has supplied nearly 200000 timber species seedlings, surpassing the 158500 ordered in the prior season.
Architect McCoy outlines challenges in the Civic Center project in Bakersfield with two local peers. He notes the Superior Court room alone could cost 35000 dollars and praises participation in the Taft Youth Center project. Exchange Club floats a youth center in Shafter as a model. Stanley M. Cook announces Imogene Allman from Pacific Telephone and Telegraph will discuss direct dialing for long distance calls next week.
The Girls Athletic Association held a banquet on Tuesday February 25 in the Shafter High School cafeteria. About 20 GAA members and their mothers attended as pins sweaters and letters were awarded for meeting point thresholds including two 1000 point pins for Carol Hooks and Verna Peters.
Mr and Mrs Walter Haag hosted dinners on two weekends to honor their son Robert and his wife. The young Haag recently completed two years with the army and is reassigned from Fort Bragg where he led the post chapel choir and officers wives chorus. He directed the Messiah chorus during Christmas in Fayetteville and spent two weeks visiting Washington DC to Boston before returning to teach in the El Camino Junior College music department near Los Angeles. Mrs Haag continues teaching in the local elementary system. Haag, raised in the Rio Bravo area, is a noted Kern County musician and has accompanied singing groups and performed as piano soloist with the Kern Philharmonic and in recitals.
Mr and Mrs William Goertzen and Debby along with Mr and Mrs Billy Lachenmaier and Jar left after school Friday and spent a pleasant weekend in Santa Barbara. The men hunted wild pigs in the Santa Ynez mountains and brought back a fine specimen. The meat is frozen for future meals. The women toured the city breakfasting at the pier and shopping downtown. They dined at Sambo s Pancake House enjoying pancake varieties with tiger butter while murals and menus reflected a nursery story theme.
Ann Saunders was named 1958 chairman of the Shafter Branch Red Cross Fund Campaign by Kern Chapter Chairman J Lindsey Gunn. The goal for the Kern Chapter is $65 000 with the campaign opening March first and volunteers to fundraise mostly at 3 percent overhead.
George Day will host Troop 913 Variety Show on March 14 at Shafter High School auditorium. Eleven acts will perform with various musical selections and community features. The event begins at 7:08 p.m. in the high school auditorium.
Shafter High School opens its 1958 track season hosting Wasco in a dual meet with the contest concluding the next day. Head coach Lowell Todd adds Walt Johnson as assistant while four boys on three teams practiced since two weeks ago.
Shafter begins 1958 baseball with travel to Arvin for season opener then a double header at Lemoore at 10:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Sixty six boys reported for baseball with 12 varsity, 22 class B, 32 class C. Coach Gaye Pare welcomes five returning lettermen: two infielders two outfielders and one pitcher Ray Flores led pitching last year with five wins two losses. Warneke or Jones key outfielders with .364 and .186 averages respectively. Infielders include Curt Lawson at short and John Armendariz at first. Class B Colonels gain coach Dick Fulcher Seattle replacing Hank Moroski. Dale Fahsbender to coach freshman team. Schedule lists Arvin March 6 Taft March 11 Garces March 14 North Heights etc.
Bank of America announced active membership in the Home Improvement Council for 1958. Phil Clark, Shafter branch manager, said the national organization unites suppliers dealers contractors utility companies banks and others to promote homeowners repairs and remodeling projects with low cost loans up to 3500 and terms up to three years.
The Union Congregational Church Morning Circle hosted a St Patrick's Day themed luncheon with Mrs Fred Starrh as general chairman. Mrs E Gordon Smith led a brief meeting and introduced guest of honor Mrs Joe Norris who received a mural appreciation gift for works at Shafter Play Center. An Irish program featured two vocal pieces by Mrs T N Anders with Mrs Henry Neufeld on piano, and Mrs William Lowe delivering the day’s spiritual thought.
Mrs Pete Kuik and her daughter Jinnie Rochelle Kuik received a gift shower hosted by Mrs Clarence Vickrey last Saturday evening. Co hostess was Mrs Hellbush. A doll cradle scene with yellow and white trim marked the nursery theme. Attendees included numerous ladies and gentlemen listed along with visiting Calif residents Ella and Lois.
The Santa Fe railroad will drop two passenger trains through Shafter as it shifts to a leaner operation. Train 61 the Golden Gate will be replaced by two chair cars on the San Francisco Chief, and Train 6 the Bay Area to Shafter mail and express will be discontinued. Hearings on February 13 14 1958 in Oakland and Fresno reviewed the plan with Fresno Shafter and Bakersfield leaders and other valley and Bay Area interests.
Clyde Johnston, Maple School principal, gave chocolates to teachers to announce his daughter Catherine Ruth birth. Catherine born in Bakersfield weighed eight pounds ten ounces. The family has two older children, Dean and Donna. Also notes a historical sea expedition in 1775 where Lieut Bruno Hecate found the Columbia River mouth.
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