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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1960
Page
1
A total of 101 Shafter High students earned honor roll places for the fourth six weeks. Girls number 61 and boys 40, making 11.6 percent of the student body. Freshmen 265 enrolled had 30 on the honor roll for 11.3 percent. sophomores 252 had 30 for 11.5 percent. juniors 193 added 18 for 9.3 percent. seniors 158 had 23 for 14.6 percent.
The Shafter Press recounts welcoming Jim Northrop to the staff arriving from Hawaii and discusses a planned intertype machine, a March 1 start, and a push for a better newspaper. It also lists honor students from the local school and notes long time residents and incoming additions shaping Kern County life.
Governor Brown urged Californians to register by April 14 for the June 7 primary. He cited a 14 percent drop in registered voters since November 1958 and urged citizens to register, noting volunteers at fire stations help with evening and weekend registrations.
Assemblyman John C. William son to be guest speaker at the American Legion Past Commander's Dinner at Veterans Memorial Hall on March 26. Social hour 7 to 8 p.m. will precede the program honoring living and deceased past commanders and recognizing fifteen charter members.
The well baby clinic operates on the second and fourth Thursdays each month from 9 a.m. to noon. The Richland PTA volunteers run appointments, weigh babies, and record data, with about sixty preschoolers checked per session.
The sixth annual California School Food Service Association conference will be in Bakersfield April 10 to 12 with headquarters at Hacienda Hotel and sessions at Kern County Fairgrounds. Sylvia Baughman will be general chair. Dr Orlo Brees and Mr Stary Gange are among guest speakers. anna cramer will preside at the April 12 banquet where new state officers are installed.
Maple School in Kern County marks fifty years of service dating back to May 1910 when Eleanor Carroll first taught there. The original building cost 2700 dollars and expanded to multiple rooms with later additions and a caretaker’s house. Now enrollment stands at 148 as former pupils become community leaders and teachers in nearby districts and abroad.
Shafter police resumed questioning Alvie Vernon Moore, 20, of 133 N Wall, after he admitted last night that he was the driver who struck down and killed Marion Edwards, 72, the previous evening.
Mrs William Irvin named chairman as Shafter plans a local American Field Service chapter. Teens there pursue exchange with foreign students while hosting and visiting. a $650 goal is shared by students and adults. A public drive seeks host families and community support for a student next fall.
1st Lieutenant and Mrs. Jay Raney announce the birth of a daughter, Kathleen Ann, born Saturday morning at 8:17. The baby tips the scales at 7 pounds 7 ounces and joins one brother Jay Craig at home. The Raneys are stationed at Fort Huachuca, Arizona with the U. S. Army. Grandparents are Celia Questberg of Prescott and Floyd Raney of Shafter.
Leon Pitts owner of Supreme Air announces full readiness for air conditioning service in Shafter. Some 40 York units installed, many heat pumps, aided by Press coverage. Eight months after opening, business grows as warm weather nears. Pitts warns customers not to delay to avoid long waits in extreme heat.
Three Maple 4H Club members earned top honors at Kern County Demonstration Day and will represent the county at a Fresno valley meet next month. Janet Klingenberg Linda Crigger and Anthony Portnoff earned medals for their work in junior clothing and senior livestock topics.
Shafter citizens gathered March 9 at the Veteran's Memorial Hall for the Houchin Community Blood Bank drive. Donor turnout rose to 38 from 26 last year, with many contributors directed to aid accident victims after the train wreck. First five donors—David D. Block, Annabelle Thompson, Le Roy Janzen, Ila Shaver, and Robert T. Mettler—won merchant prizes.
The Wasco High School class of 1939 plans a reunion and asks for help locating members Margaret Peggy Byers Ernest Lee Chi Sue Filen Davis and Norman Lorraine Turner. Contacts are Mrs. Lee Stever in Shafter and Mrs. Bernis Ellis in Wasco.
El Charaf Shrine Club announces sponsorship of a new DeMolay Chapter in Wasco with an organizational meeting tonight at 7 p.m. in the Masonic Temple. The club also sponsors a Delano DeMolay Chapter formed last year and shows a Shrine Hospital film at the March meeting.
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