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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1938
Page
2
The Shafter Progress founded in 1921 is published by H. G. Comfort. It operates weekly from Central Avenue, Shafter, Kern County, California. Subscription is $2.00 yearly in advance. Advertising rates available on request. Entered as second class matter August 1, 1935, at the Shafter post office.
As Foreign Trade Week runs May 23 through 28, supporters praise reciprocal Hull treaties for expanding international trade and California's export economy while opponents deride them as a Hull of a mess. They warn of tariffs, danger to home markets, and political tampering that could drain dollars from taxpayers.
The federal government has paid out exactly 14 218 773 000 dollars in emergency relief over the past five years. The sum equates to more than 110 dollars per American resident and could fund substantial projects, such as bridging distance six times.
A nostalgic meditation on Mother's Day emphasizes sentiment, lasting companionship, and the pride in remembering mothers. It notes cards, gifts, and personal presence as ways to honor them, while recalling the care mothers gave during youth and the enduring bond through life.
Samuel Lachenmaier reports 10 acres of early melons with runners three feet long and shipping planned by June 15. An Exchange Club forms with charter members listed. Shafter district records 1400 acres in potatoes with earliest plantings from January 30 to February 10. Notable growers include G. J. Siemens and K. H. Siemens. The crop is described as exceptionally early this year.
Weather kept Owen from arriving as planned. We day Afternoon club elected Mrs. C. P. Morgan president for the coming year with Mrs. W. B. Camp as vice president and Miss Marion Hitchcock as treasurer. The Buller sisters and the Young Men's Mennonite Quartet performed. A joint Legion Posts and Legion Auxiliaries meeting in Shafter installed officers including Mrs. J Henderson president and Mrs. George Enns vice president. George Straut has returned home in a wheelchair and is improving. The Mettlers went fishing near Three Rivers last Sunday.
Cemetery District No 1 directors and civic leaders met at H R Janzen home to discuss improving the Shafter Cemetery. Attendees included Justice W G Ulery and several church and club representatives who favored irrigation, lawns, and other upgrades. Petitions may seek taxpayer consent for a tax levy to fund the work.
The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway company and Santa Fe Transportation company file with the California Railroad Commission to accept the decision granting a coordinated rail and bus service between Oakland and Bakersfield. Two air conditioned diesel trains and modern bus equipment are purchased for service within 120 days of April 18 1938, marking a push for equal intrastate passenger service amid opposition from Southern Pacific and Pacific Greyhound Lines.
County wide Old Home Week marks a drive to reclaim lost and strayed library books. Mrs. Thomas Wedge, Shafter librarian, announces suspension of fines during the week and requests patrons to return overdue volumes.
Observers note that as Earth orbits the Sun the other planets seem to move backward in the sky. The looping apparent retrograde motion resumes as these planets continue their paths.
The passage asserts Spanish forces conquered and carved out Chile in the 1500s then sought immigrants but censored overseas letters to protect the colony’s reputation. It notes this suppression aimed to prevent external misperceptions affecting settlement.
The term Chauvinism denotes exaggerated patriotism once linked to Napoleon worship. It originated from Nicholas Chauvin, a severely wounded veteran admired for the emperor, whose blind devotion became a symbol of military glory worship.
The article notes James Wilson's early draft of the U S Constitution aimed to call the nation The United People and States of America. It discusses the historical effort to define the country's name during founding debates and mentions Wilson as a key figure.
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