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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1968
Page
1
A brief weather log from the Shafter Cotton Research Station lists daily temperatures from March 18 to March 24. It records highs of 59 and 63 degrees with lows around 40s and 40 to 46 degrees through the week, including 79 and 41 on March 20.
Horace Massey announces his candidacy for the 29th District assembly seat. W. L. Bill Calhoun filed nominating petitions at the Kern County Civic Center on Massey behalf. Massey, a district superintendent and estimator for Griffith Co., has 20 years in Kern County. He leads Oildale Mutual Water Co and previously headed Alta Sierra Mutual Water Co. He served on the 1963 Kern County Grand Jury and has extensive local civic ties.
Pat Kelly of Bakersfield Lodge 266 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is honored as a Life Member and receives a 45 year life member card. He joined in San Jose in 1923 and held posts including past exalted ruler, with transfers to Monterey Visalia and Bakersfield before moving to the Shafter area. The presentation occurred at a March 19 dinner by Exalted Ruler Fred Townsend.
Former Congressman Harlan Hagen, who served 1953 to 1966, announces candidacy against incumbent Bob Mathias. Hagen, Army counter intelligence corps veteran and UC graduate, notes prior public service on Hanford City Council and in the State Assembly. He chaired the California delegation Agriculture Committee and sat on several House committees.
Supervisor David Fairbairn was the speaker at the annual Past Commander's and Past President's dinner of the Leslie L. Robinson Post 213 and Unit 213 held at the Veterans Hall. He spoke on youth hazards, drugs, the Westside Freeway zoning dispute, the Arthur D. Little school report, state control of schools, local government, property tax relief, and welfare costs. Past commanders honored included Jack Zimmerman, Jack Janzen, George Starrh, Lee Thomas, Claude Camp, and Earl Wipf.
Two candidates appear on the ballot for the First District supervisor post after Melvin E. Nelson’s late filing. Donnie G. Campbell has withdrawn while Leroy Jackson seeks reelection. The slate includes Bill Banks H C Hight John Everett Bill Frizzell Leon Morgan Dan Hetherington and John Sloas. Charles Beighle introduces the long-serving members honored for 20 and 25 years of service.
Funeral services conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday March 27 at First Southern Baptist Church for William Kay Bailey 57 of 18606 Shafter Avenue who died Sunday in a Bakersfield hospital after a long illness. Interment in Shafter Memorial Park. Bailey born August 4 1910 in Fort Cobb Oklahoma. He lived in Oklahoma and California, ran Kay Baileys Grocery and Meat Market then Kay Baileys Market before retiring in 1966. He was a member of First Southern Baptist Church Wasco Masonic Lodge 583 and Leslie L. Robinson Post 213 American Legion. Survivors include widow Margaret Bailey daughter Jenice Oliver granddaughter Ginger Oliver and several siblings. Pallbearers named. Agee Family Funeral Home Shafter in charge.
A potluck dinner is set for Friday April 5 at 6 30 p m at the American Legion hall to form the Committee for Shafter Community Improvement. The group started by the Shafter Women’s club with Mrs Eleanor Kelly as chairman is now sponsored by the Shafter Chamber of Commerce. The meeting will elect officers and invites all civic groups in Shafter to send representatives. Reservations may be confirmed through Mrs Lowell Todd at 746-2729.
The Shafter City Council orders a public hearing at 7 30 p m on Monday April 1 in City Hall council chambers to consider permanent type low income housing within the city limits. The council may overturn or uphold its prior resolution in favor of housing. attendees include opponents Gene Guenther Ivan Myers and others while supporters are not listed.
Six Richland upper grade students from Mrs. Bettie Hardwick's Language Arts classes earned Superior or Excellent ratings at the Tenth Annual Peach Blossom Festival of Oral Interpretation held at Fresno State College. Readings were judged on interpretation and attention, not voice.
City of Shafter and Shafter Public Utility District discuss retirement for employees. A retirement committee reviews options including retroactive state program buy in at an estimated 100000 to 140000, deemed uneconomical by Kelly. Patrolman Flores to replace Sgt Tanner. private property motorcycle issue directed to Recreation Department for supervised use.
Shafter Public Utility District board reviews bids for the storage tank and booster pumping station with totals above engineer estimates by about 20 percent. Lowest storage tank bid from Crom Prestressing is 61955, while Schallock Inc leads booster bids at 38400. Other figures include Pylon Comp ton 39993 and Bovee Crail 41710.
Engineers in charge of California Highways districts affecting Kern County join a Thursday preliminary discussion in Wasco starting at 12 30 p m at Rustigian Restaurant Northern Kern City. District VI chief Richard Deffebach and District IX head C A Shervington will attend with Thurston Hunt urging reservations through Fresno or Bakersfield offices. A final review of highway project recommendations is scheduled for May 2 at Lamont Veterans Memorial Building with a 7 p m dinner to begin.
On September 21, 1967 the Shafter City Council passed a resolution opposing placement housing at the North Shafter Labor Camp. The housing would be for replacement, not increasing migrant housing. Later the Kern County Housing Authority request for permanent migrant housing at the camp was tabled by the Board of Supervisors.
Jan Dargatz daughter of Mr and Mrs Roland Dargatz will represent Shafter High School in the Bank of America achievement awards election. She will compete in the fine arts division on April 4 at Bakersfield.
Chief Clif ford Ratzlaff reminds Shafter residents to clean vacant lots and weedy areas around businesses and homes. Keeping weeds down may prevent a future fire, the fire chief said.
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