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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1935
Page
4
The Shafter Press by H G Comfort editor lists publication schedule and office location on Central Avenue Shafter California. It notes subscription price two dollars per year payable in advance and single copies for five cents with advertising inquiries via telephone.
In this optimistic view Shafter is praised as a growing commercial center amid Kern County’s productive agriculture. The piece argues Shafter will attract new businesses, expand trading activity, and eventually become the northern Kern metropole, inviting readers to revisit the prediction in a year.
A historical note recalls Mother's Day declared by President Wilson in 1914 and honors pioneer and living mothers in California. It praises the mothers who endured hardships shaping the Golden West, urging reflection on those alive and those who have passed away and their enduring impact.
A growing town faces a severe housing shortage with a strain on rent houses as Shafter expands rapidly. The brief notes the difficulty of finding adequate dwellings for new residents and the impact on the community.
Incomplete OCR fragment discusses remedying population decline by attracting new residents. It notes many rentable properties are currently occupied by permanent residents and argues new arrivals would improve housing demand, offering profitable investment and higher values for local capitalists.
E Raymond Cato head of the state highway patrol announces a discovery that car horns are for warnings not noise. He says there is a law against needless honking and will be enforcing it. Kern division chief Roy Galven warns arrests for horn use as playthings to disturb sleep.
Local reports note a spread of dime chain letters promising instant wealth. Originating in Colorado and Hollywood, the scheme has moved through the south and into the valley, treated lightly by residents as a perpetual motion idea with little chance of real payoff.
A fragment notes not to give up collecting overdue bills and mentions a US Senate action approving reimbursement to California for 6 162 145 spent aiding the national government during the Civil War.
Kern county will save about $1,000 a year on robbery and burglary insurance premiums after purchasing a $75 safe. Credit for the savings is given to Supervisor Woollames and County Treasurer Frank M. Wilkinson.
The Shafter Wrecking Yard is under the management of J L Hollingsworth a recent arrival from Okama who took formal possession last Thursday. Mr Hollingsworth has followed this line of business for a number of years.
Sunday callers include pAIVOCALSy and Mrs Bert Cham miata at Ray Dye home. J P Harris of Shaf fer Dairy drives a green Dodges sedan. Emil Stoller and Paul McCoy visited Santa Maria friends. Mr and Mrs Ray Dye relocate to rear of store. Lydia Bender plans a new five room modern house near high school. H J Brandt of Hindt Investment in Bakersfield visits Shafter. L A Combs and C B Combs visit Shafter Press office. Geraldine Whitt nurses a lacerated finger from a washing machine. Funeral services held in Glendale for Mrs J A Nachtigal. Emil Stoller attends business in Los Angeles. Rt S Davidson of Bakersfield sizes up Shafter cotton. Eleanor Peters added to Shafter Bank of America staff. Mr and Mrs Herbert Comfort pass through Shafter en route to Hollywood. wheat harvest underway at Hart ranch.
Beard the Barber asserts his profits come from serving best. The advertisement emphasizes quality service and customer satisfaction as the path to higher earnings.
In the potato onion cotton and grape area near Shafter, F. B. Annis living a mile and a half south of town tends a quarter acre of strawberries. He harvests a generous crop three times weekly and brought a sample to The Press showing berries over five inches in circumference.
Funeral services were held Monday in Bakersfield for Theodore C Scofield a widely known pioneer Kern county resident who died Saturday age 83 just over a month after his wife. He leaves three daughters Mrs Berthena Bowen Mrs Cambace Gardiner and Mrs Nellie B Stanfield and two sons Sam and Baila Scofield. Mrs Baila Scofield is a sister of H G Comfort of The Shafter Press.
Kern County Farm Bureau votes against state Senate bill 454 proposing a state healthy service insurance system. It would cost agriculture hundreds of thousands yearly and close Kern General Hospital to most, while creating a five member commission at $8 000 annually plus expenses and an advisory council. Directors warn of a large political machine and inadequate farm representation.
The May meeting of the Rosedale Farm Homes department was hosted by Mrs. Elmer Renfro. Dorothy Wilkinson demonstrated "Food for the Adolescent Boy and Girl" with help from Mrs. H O Jones and Mrs. Cris Larsen. Patterns for candle wick bedspreads were shown as a preview to the July meeting.
Ford Shyder resigns as Tehachapi city clerk after two decades in the role to accept a government position. The departure ends a long tenure overseeing city records and administrative functions.
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