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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1939
Page
2
H G Comfort publication runs under second class matter at Shafter post office as of August 1 1935. Telephone 57 listed for contact.
A 1937 1940 political trend report notes Republicans gaining strength in polls. Survey data show rising support for the GOP, falling Democratic morale, and increasing expectation of a Republican win in 1940. The American Institute of Public Opinion findings suggest a shift in voter sentiment away from the Democrats despite tax and debt concerns.
R L Lane, a gold prospector on Bear Creek near Salinas, claims to have located an ancient padre mine dump and tunnel evidence tied to Mission San Antonio de Padua. He files claims and directs tunneling work hoping for a silver and gold vein the padres once mined.
Major E H Bowie who oversees western states weather warns dry conditions likely for summer with hotter temperatures and a shorter fire season due to lack of spring rains and soil moisture. He notes spring and winter aren’t record driest yet, suggesting cautious optimism despite heat risk.
Readable fragments show New York public school girls voting five to one to curtsy while boys vote count unclear amid garbled text. The rest of the item is illegible leaving the outcome and context uncertain about the summer implementation.
In Shafter schools tuberculin skin tests and X rays are used to detect early tuberculosis in youths. Early detection offers rest, nutrition, and fresh air as cures, preventing serious illness or death later. Parents are urged to support school health efforts to protect future lives.
Shafter merchants complain of high pressure solicitors and a tactic to pressure purchases. A secret committee will evaluate solicitors and grant credentials for approved fundraisers. Members must avoid uncredentialed fundraisers or face a $25 fine, with signs posted in stores. Local groups and individuals fall under the plan to curb abusive solicitation.
An analysis notes state taxes in California rise at a rapid pace and will total about one billion dollars by 1941. The piece cites current figures showing an average tax of 138 dollars per person per year and 367 dollars per employed person annually.
United States Department of Agriculture forecasts potato yields at about 75 percent of normal nationwide with Kern County about 25 percent below last year due to frost damage in Weed Patch and Shafter. Cantaloupe fields face delays and 60 percent normal production with some losses from aphis and frost.
Mer Mann Alma Zimzer Mann John Compton and Nellie Compton attend as Fellows of the Legion. About 50 people are served by the members who cooked and served. County Legionnaires plan to wear cow boy regalia at the state convention with Kern County name on outfits. The silver loving cup for best attendance is displayed at Shafter Warehouse Company for eligible schools Richland Poplar and Maple.
Public notary A J Jack Zimmerman listed as a fire insurance counselor and public weighmaster with automobile-related duties.
The cup is a handsome trophy to be engraved with the winning school’s name three times. The officer election will occupy Sha-La-Ma members at the next meeting to be held Tuesday afternoon at the temple in Hostess. Members include AL Sargent, Mrs. Milton Lohr and Mrs. Bob Maurer.
Mr and Mrs J H Peterson attended the arrival dinner for the board of trustees and their wives given by the domestic science class of the high school on Saturday evening. Mr and Mrs Charlie Codd have been visiting at the home of Mrs Codd's parents Mr and Mrs R W Partridge.
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