Shafter Sues CVEA Over Cotton Capital Claim
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce seeks equitable relief in Superior Court to block CVEA and others from branding Wasco as the Cotton Capital of California, naming Wasco Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture Wasco News and the National Potato Council among others in the suit. It cites Shafter as the true center of cotton seed development, noting Acala 442 origins at the USDA station in Shafter and local figures tied to cotton industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Valley Empire Association
California
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Shafter Chamber
CVEA
Superior Court of Public Opinion
Wasco Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Wasco News
National Potato Council
John
Shafter
Kern County
Shafter Chamber of Fate
United States Department of Agriculture
George Harrison
USDA
S. A. Camp
Wasco
Coberly - West
Potato Prices Jump For Kern County Crop In Early May
Demand for Kern County's 53 000 acre potato crop grows stronger with prices up to 2 40 per hundred for U S No 1s. Industry leaders predict 2 25 to 2 75 for the season. Prices rise to 2 85 may signal distress for marginal growers while rewarding top producers. Frost damage reported spotty. First shed to open in Shafter was Robert Neuman and Son's handling Arvin Edison area potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
Pacific Northwest
Midwest
Florida
West Coast
Shafter
Northern
Robert Neuman and Son
Arvin- Edison
Cotton King Promotes National Cotton Week in Shafter
A. G. Whitson, Shafter Chamber of Commerce chairman, announces merchants will promote National Cotton Week with cotton product displays in shop windows. The events coincide with the Shafter Potato and Cotton Festival and a mayoral proclamation urging public celebration of the vital local industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A G. Whitson
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Shafter
Funeral set for Roy Anderson hit and run victim
Funeral services for Roy Anderson of Fillmore, killed Monday night in a hit and run at Cawelo while crossing Highway 99 to visit his sister Mrs Clara Parks of Shafter, will be held May 9 in Santa Paula. The suspect Marine Pfc William Jackson Mayfield is jailed on manslaughter charges after being identified by an L A Camp Company watchman and Bakersfield sheriff deputies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Anderson
Fillmore
Cawelo
Santa Paula
Clara Parks
Shafter
Marine Pfc
William Jackson Mayfield
Kern County
L. A. Camp
W. L. Boggs
Worthington Lee
Lee
28Th
H Street
Bakersfield
California Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
Mayfield
Evangelist to Give Magic Performance in Shafter
Dick Hill trained at California Baptist Seminary and Tennessee Temple College in Chattanooga will speak at Shafter Memorial Hall on May 9 at 7 30 p m. Hill has held successful southern meetings using magic tricks to illustrate his messages in a novel way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Hill
California Baptist Seminary
Tennessee Temple College
Chattanooga
Shafter “Memorial Hall
Evangelist Hill
South
Parents to Hear Morrison Report at Richland Meeting
Parents and school board members will meet next Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Richland cafeteria to hear the Morrison report on education. The USC team led by Dr Lloyd H K Morrisott will present findings and answer questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Richland ‘Py
Lloyd HK. Morrisott
University of Southern California
Morriset
Mers
Contest To Crown Queen At Shafter Potato N Cotton Festival
Five entrants compete for queen in Shafter with tickets sold by each contestant or sponsor clubs. Votes tallied by teams and kept secret until the Press and Radio Banquet at Canelo Motel. Prizes: 500 for first, 300 for second, 200 for third. each contestant receives one third of her ticket proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
E. A. Brown
Jeri Vannatta
Betty Grundy
Norman Neuman
Nancy
Brown
John Reily
Chief Reily
Canelo
Highway 99
Queen Offered Free Trip to Santa Cruz Contest
The Shafter Potato n Cotton Festival queen winner will receive a free August trip to Santa Cruz as a guest of Kern County Registered Cosmetologists. If she wins at Santa Cruz she earns a further free trip to the National Cosmetologist Convention in Miami Beach. Entrants will model costumes representing California regions. the queen’s costume will symbolize cotton and potato industries. Kern cosmetologists also offer a free makeup and hair arrangement before the May 15 16 festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Cruz
Kern County
Miami Beach
Florida
Kern Cosmetologists
Swid Joins Districts in Condemnation Plea on Water Rights
The Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District says all water districts along the Madera and Friant Kern canals seek condemnation to procure just compensation for rights conflicting with Central Valley Project operations. They sent May 1 petitions to federal officials to avoid Bank vs Krug delays, amid Min 900 cfs river flow orders and water waste into the ocean. The board approved two resolutions backing a Bureau of Reclamation contract for 50 000 acre feet class 1 water and 18 000 acre feet class 2 water, and applying to the California District Securities Commission for contract approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madera
Friant- Kern
Central Valley Project
Washington
Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District
Secretary of the Interior
William F. Knowland
Thomas Kuchel
Shafter-Wasco
San Joaquin River
Millerton Lake
Mendota Pool
Bly
Millerton
Irrigation District
Friant Dam
Upper
San Joaquin Valley
Thomas Crowe
Bureau of Reclamation
California District Securities Commission
Bureau
Dick Smith
Dave Muir
Loren Voth
Edward Peters
Clarence Annjn
Tom Crowe
John J. Peters
Stonie Goad Memorial Club Plans Benefit Show June 3
Kern County men announce a memorial program for Lloyd H. Stonie Goad who died April 19 at age 40. Proceeds will go to his widow Eunice Goad and her two sons. Frankie Carle and his orchestra will headline the Kern County Fairgrounds event on June 3 with tickets at 1.50 each. continued on page 5
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kern County
Lloyd H
Stonie) Goad
Mr. Goad
Fairgrounds
Eunice Goad
Bakersfield
Douglas
Walter
Frankie Carle
Tennis Clinic Draws Enthusiasm at Shafter High
Twenty six future tennis stars attended the May 1 clinic at Shafter High School courts led by coach Bob Gates. He invites more boys and girls to join this Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. The Shafter Champs swept Taft in singles and doubles with De Vincenzo Gaede Hughes Harvey Robbins Moser winning steps and pairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter High School
Bob Gates
Shafter
Taft
John de Vincenzo
Cummings
Fike Announces Reductions in IH Truck Prices
Irvin E. Fike of Shafter announces price cuts on International Harvester trucks from 3.5 percent on the R 180 series to 10.6 percent on the R 120 pickup models. The reductions cover R 110 through R 180 series, from small pickups to 19 500 pound capacity units, and follow IH's status as a leading heavy truck producer with the company ranking third in U S motor truck sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin E. Fike
International Harvester
Shafter
International Harvester Company
United States
Shafter Ball Clubs Seek Sponsors for Leagues
Four Shafter summer recreation softball leagues formed with 18 teams. Sponsors and managers are needed for Boys leagues including two junior teams and one pee wee team unable to play without backing. The May 18 meeting will issue rules and play details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Summer Recreation
Buttonwillow
Rio Bravo
Wasco Power Club
Mexican Colony Junior Boys
Al's Associated Service
Central Hardware Baptist Church
PEE Wee Shafter Recap Lions Club
Stringhams Eagles
Baptist
Rehearsal Set for Shafter Potato and Cotton Festival Pageant
A pageant rehearsal for the Shafter Potato and Cotton Festival is planned for next Wednesday at 8 p m. at Shafter High School football stadium. Dr Grant Jensen and Bob Bann lead the production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter
Trustee Tax Vote Set for Richland Voters
Richland School district voters will go to the polls on May 15 to elect one board trustee and decide on a tax limit of 1.85 dollars per hundred of assessed valuation. Candidates are Ernest Panero and Mrs Cosmo Thomas. Election board members are Mrs Catherine Meygend Mrs Beatrice Thompson and Mrs Anna Rainey. Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The tax aims to fund the school on a pay as you go basis per Superintendent Bruce Crawford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland School
Ernest Panero
Cosmo Thomas
Catherine Meygend
Beatrice Thompson
Anna Rainey
Richland
Bruce Crawford
Richland Graduation Set for June 4 at School Patio
Principal Fred Hasty says Richland school graduation will be held June 4 on the school patio. The district expects the largest class in history with 190 or more graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Fred Hasty
Shafter to honor Baltazar Lopez for Pototo and Cotton Festival
Baltazar Lopez, silver star winner in Korea, named marshal of Shafter’s May 16 Pototo n Cotton Festival parade. He returns from Henada with wife Frances Ramos and six children. Lopez, 35, Army hero, will discharge soon and pursue construction work with an oil firm. He supervised fortifications and mine fields at Camp Desert Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Shafter
Baltazar Lopez
Henada
Camp Desert Rock
Lopez
Ascencion Lopez
Frances Ramos
Steven
David
Virginia
Johnnie
Evelyn
Joe
Richland School
Fort Knox
Korea
Thetates
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chamber “Sues” C.V.E.A., Wasco, Wasco News
of C Incorporated
Nancy McDonald
Margie Liles
Jerry Vanatta
Norma Neuman
Shafter Progress
Spud Pix
U.S. No. 1
Cotton King
Morrison
Swid
Stonie Goad Memorial Club
Harold Gaede
Bruce
Jack Hughes
Dwight Harvey
McEwen
Walsh
Jack Robbins
Leroy Moser
Bell and Carlson
Fike
Shafter Ball Clubs
Tohway
Steve
Sgt
Francis
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