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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1951
Page
9
Agricultural inspector Ned Smith notes Shafter area growers delay potato harvest to allow full maturation. Spud sheds inch toward readiness with six expected in operation by Monday and all remaining sheds lining up. Robert Neuman and others operate the current sites as crews expand.
Maple plans a May 17 graduation close of the school year with 21 graduates to receive diplomas. Principal Ralph Gribble announces Dr. Fred Zannon as guest speaker. The program includes invocations, orchestra selections, a flute solo, a brass quartet, and diplomas awarded by Paul Wiebe.
The legislature approves Assembly Bill No. 2258 to require potato shippers to send only high quality produce. The added clause defines cuts as serious when ends are clipped or more than a quarter of the potato is removed, or for long varieties when remaining weight is under six ounces. The amendment takes effect Monday.
The majority of potatoes processed locally come from the Vadison and Highway 99 area around Lerdo district. Santa Fe Railroad may reduce refrigerator car allocations due to limited acreage. Shafter notes a smaller potato crop and a bigger outlook for cotton, with acreage and yields historically high in 1948.
Recreation Director Roy biFarrell reports 19 teams will compete when softball opens in Shafter on June 4 with a warm up period from May 21. Teams span men’s league and junior divisions with sponsors needed for three as yet unassigned teams.
Claude Camp, Earl Wipf and Rudy Lopez were nominated for commander at a Monday night American Legion meeting in Memorial Hall. Other officers nominated include J. P. McCoy Ben Laverty Wesley Gorsching Rudy Lopez Elmer Ziemke Lee Thomas Boril Wipf Bob Townsend Bil Banks Russell St. Mars Lee Willoughby Albert Finkbeiner H C Henderson and George Guenther. Election of officers will take place at the next session.
The 16th Judicial Township based in Shaffer will be expanded westward about 40 miles into foothills and desert areas, adding a municipal court in Bakersfield with at least three departments and expanding justice court jurisdiction in sparsely populated townships. Shafter Wasco Delano and Buttonwillow retain their justice courts.
Final plans for a county wide celebration in Kern County were unveiled as Burton C. Green announced the event to demonstrate the historic and economic impact of the Friant Kern Canal. More than 10 000 people were expected to attend the Sunday observance endorsed by the Kern County Board of Supervisors.
Top members of the Shafter Defense Council gather at 7 tonight to fix recruitment issues and shape the city emergency program. Coordinator John Reily leads division heads to establish policy and assess the program impact on each segment.
The opening at St. Marys Catholic Church on Lowne Highway features a nuptial high Mass at 9 a.m. led by Rev. Patrick Breslin in missa cantata form. Architect Lorenz D. Viole of North Hollywood and Dalke Brothers of Shafter built the stucco mission style church with new Philippine mahogany pews and sanctuary furniture. Caprato Statuaries of New York crafted the statues and the stations of the cross. The altar will be adorned with gold vases of white gladioli and white stock.
Shafter American Legion Auxiliary members prepare for the annual Poppy Day sale on May 28 asking all residents to wear a poppy in honor of war dead. The flowers are made by disabled veterans at the Sawtelle Hospital as volunteers count and sort flowers. Baskets and coin containers are being prepared for donations.
Kern County ex-GIs in the Young Farmers group plan a scholarship fund for high school graduates. Waldo Unruh, president, says funds will come from selling Shafter Press special editions during the fourth annual potato and cotton festival on May 19 and from soft drink concessions. At least 35 fundraisers are expected.
Scotch Princess Neuman's Horse from Robert Neuman stables of Shafter set a season trotting mark at Fresno Mile Track and heads to Bay Meadows May 10 to June 23 for the opening trot meet. Trainer Neal Boardman will send her in the Inaugural Trot with other Shafter entries to Bay Meadows challenging the three-day event.
Ellis D. Cox 78 son of Mr and Mrs Cecil R Cox commended for exemplary duty in Korea with the 17th Infantry Regiment. His unit fought in two amphibious landings and helped push the UN advance to the Manchurian border. The Buffaloes secured the eastern end of Hwachon Reservoir during Operation Rugged. Cox is a combat infantryman with 11 months service in Korea.
The Shafter Press announces a subscription rate increase from 2.50 to 3.00 per year after June 1 due to high production and paper costs. Renewal or new subscriptions paid by June 1 lock in the old rate, with the higher price effective afterward.
Shafter High School invites parents and guests to Visitors Day on Friday May 11. Dinner 60 cents served in the cafeteria by Blanche Smith with displays from agriculture shop art gym and senior classes. Visitors tour rooms 7 30 to 8 30 pm and a visual arts demo by Elmer Perry precedes a 8 30 fashion show coordinated by the PTA and staff.
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