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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1941
Page
2
Classified notice from the National Editorial Association includes payment details and postmark information. It notes filing dates in 1988 and references an address in California with a stamped classification and library matter designation. The fragmentary text mentions public access and registration terms.
Shafter hosts Public Schools Week open house at Shafter High School with exhibits and a student program while planners urge united community action to accommodate 130 field structures and a large influx of Army Air Corps personnel. The piece warns on civic cooperation and the role of schools as home extensions amid wartime mobilization.
During Public Schools Week in Shafter a local open house invites patrons and parents to tour the school, meet teachers, discuss their children’s work, and review how tax funds support the school plant and programs.
A Shafter High School Open House is noted with emphasis on Mrs. Roosevelt statements during a Los Angeles talk about the war question. The first lady says the president has not promised to keep the nation out of war. Also highlighted are Kern County high school athletics and a wandering man nabbed for petty theft. Rosie Daniels, Shafter sophomore, sets a Sierra League high jump record of 5 feet 11 inches. Charles Harris rebounds from a failed attempt to make 5 feet 8 inches by retrying and clearing it. An arrest follows for a wanderer found with bread loaves and wine bottles after swindling a meal and attempting to leave with silverware.
Report from St. Louis describes Timeplan Incorporated a new firm backed by Transamerica to extend retail consumer financing to banks nationwide. E A Mattison heads the corporation. Timeplan operates on a royalty basis using Bank of America's financing and personal loan service.
Ken Hammarker, secu mgr Calif State Fair, says the fair is California's show window where counties display their best to the state and nation. W H Pillsbury calls school admin leaders to explain science with love and kindness, warning against harsh camps. Hazel Lovelass, rescued from a suicide attempt, declares life worth living and urges not to kill oneself. Joseph J Matchok, released from Alcatraz, argues most convicts would return if released into busy streets.
A collage of headlines and sly opinions notes civic planning delays, income disparities, dental trends, and gender roles. It contrasts Omaha World-Herald views on city building, Fresno Bee reflections on hunger and wealth, the Los Angeles Times dental forecast, and Lindsay Gazette musings on an overlooked, overworked husband.
The narrative notes Willie the dog as mascot of Lincoln School, sitting upright at his desk and attentively listening. He performs janitorial duties by picking scraps off the floor and depositing them in the waste basket. The passage also mentions places named Shafter in two other states.
The Shafter Fire District held a special meeting Tuesday to approve purchasing a fully equipped fire truck from Pacific Fire Extinguisher Co. Mounted on a new Model A Ford, delivery is expected within 40 days. A $4,000 appropriation covers building and equipment costs.
Mr A Metcalf and Mr A Fairbanks of the University of California Agricultural Extension service presented a fire fighting demonstration on Tuesday afternoon at the school grounds. They illustrated different extinguishers and tools with pumps and small apparatus shown. The speaker warned that more fires now mean less water later.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wittmayer spent the weekend at Pismo Beach. Mrs. L. A. Haydock of Shafter visited Mr. and Mrs. Henry Miller. A Chinberg of Shafter left for Kansas to visit relatives and property. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Terry and family and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Rose and family and Jack Zimmerman spent Sunday at Kern County Park.
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