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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1949
Page
8
The Ladies Society of the Re formed Church will meet tomorrow at 2 30 P M at the Bakersfield home of Mrs Ed Schnaidt 236 El Cerrito Drive Mrs H P Wilson president urges all members to attend
Mrs Minnie Balum president and Mrs Edda Giannini treasurer of the American Legion Auxiliary No 674 Buttonwillow presented 146 16 to the Kern County Tuberculosis and Health Association to aid the heart disease fight. The group raised funds through a food sale dance canvass of businesses and general donations.
Taxpayers should not expect automatic extensions for filing returns says Harry C. Westover Collector of Internal Revenue Extensions will be granted only in exceptional cases and require a formal sworn application with full reasons The Income Tax Division reviews sufficiency of the delay justifications from Judge Westover’s office
In Kern County January 1949 marked the first month of operation for Prop No 4 aid to the aged with 3273 recipients and 231326 dollars paid, averaging 70 68 per person. January 1948 saw 2876 recipients and 164619 dollars paid, averaging 57 24. Pending applications at end January 1949 were 536 versus 176 a year earlier.
Shafter High School requires seniors to pass an annual arithmetic test to qualify for graduation. James Wilson, testing supervisor, gave the hour long exam on Thursday March 3. Students may retake until they pass, with brushing up on basic arithmetic as needed to gain the diploma.
The column argues Russia may have the ball point pen as a new versatile weapon and revenue tool. It cites Soviet use for diplomacy and finance, notes American tests, and contrasts future outcomes with cautious pessimism. The piece also touches local roads and a neon sign in Shafter.
The Department of Employment reports a drop in seasonal agricultural hiring through the week ending February 26, with thin lettuce and sugar beet work slow to start. Expectation is for continued slow demand into April as crop activity shifts by region, with some increases for citrus pickers and early tomato planting.
A visitor from Shafter, Mrs. C. P. Morgan, staying with Mrs. J. C. Channeson from Thursday to Saturday. Mrs. Morgan, a former Shafterite, is the new house mother at Roth House on Stanford University's campus.
Mr and Mrs Ray Kay and son of Redondo Beach and Mr and Mrs Brown of Riverside visited in Shafter last week at the home of Mr and Mrs George Gaede.
The Kern County Tuberculosis and Health Association urges senators and assembly members to support Assembly Bill 1094 and Senate Bill 1037 providing state funds for hospital and related services for children with rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease whose families cannot afford care. The group argues public health programs and state aid are essential to combat this childhood illness.
Shafter High School plans to add a content outline to its annual circular. The new section will list each course by grading period, helping teachers align their classes with the broader curriculum for more substantial learning opportunities.
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