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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1946
Page
2
The piece extols small pox vaccination and preventive care while promoting broad insurance coverage. It highlights that the association aims to prevent epidemics and offers policies to guarantee continued earnings and pay medical costs from accidental injury or sickness.
Sacramento reports say fishing conditions are fair to good as the trout season begins May 1. High mountain streams and lakes face ice and snow closures, while lower streams may run high from melting snow. Bag limit is 15 trout per day or 10 pounds and one trout. possession limit the same. Kern county streams show good prospects, with Johnsondale streams accessible only Sundays due to logging.
Sergeant John Prescia of the local Marine Recruiter unit says many young men are taking Marine aviation opportunities. Openings exist for 17 to 26 year olds in roles such as pilots gunners mechanics ordnancemen radio operators and more. Training begins at San Diego with boot and basic training followed by a ten day furlough and GI Bill benefits. Enlistments run for two three or four years with details at the Bakersfield Recruiting Station or by phone.
Walter Hei of Shafter has been discharged after 23 months in the navy. Enlisted January 1944, he served on the Cruiser U S S Cleveland in the Pacific for eight months and earned six Asiatic-Pacific campaign stars, the Philippine Liberation medal with one star, and the American Defense and Victory medals. Hei is the son of Nick Hei and attended Shafter High School.
The structure claims a capacity of 40 000 gallons an hour and dominates the west end of San Francisco s Golden Gate Park as the era s tallest windmill project.
Katherine Roberts outlines ideas to beautify Shafter. She calls for more trash cans in streets and parks, plantings on vacant lots, weed control, bird houses, ponds for children, cleaner sidewalks, and new recreation halls to foster town pride.
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