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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1941
Page
5
Classified rental items note furnished two room cabin and furnished rooms near Shafter. Listings include three small three room houses with electric refrigeration and modern conveniences, garages, cooling system, in Wasco on Poplar and Cycamore streets. Address 243.
The Rio Bravo ball club opens its season May 21 at 7 30 p m on the Shafter diamond seeking revenge on Bakersfield Christian Church after last year’s 10 3 defeat. Expected Rio Bravo lineup includes Haag Hacker Warden Rice Curtis Wilson or Lane Bradley Devlin Garrett B Haag with Wilson pitching for the Church. Rio Bravo also schedules Buttonwillow for May 27 at 7 30 p m.
Mrs. J P Harris planned to drive to Los Angeles and San Oneee for an unspecified trip.
Kern County Agricultural Conservation association chairman J B Bright announced that flax growers who seed excess flax with soil-depleting allotments must maintain perennials on the farm to offset payments. If not kept in a workmanlike manner, a deduction will be applied to the 1942 farm payment equal to the overplanted flax acreage from this year.
Congregational Church at 311 James street lists Alfred T. Chandler as minister with Carol Paleifer directing Christian Education. Sunday School at 10, services at 11 with a children’s sermon The Troubler of Israel. Donna Jean Latta and the Senior Choir under Kenneth Hervey perform. Youth meeting at 6 30 at Plymouth House Nursery available. Also Christian Science Society Wasco branch announces services at 11 Sundays and 10 Sunday School. Bible lesson subject Mortals and Immortals for Sunday.
St John’s Church at 9th and Broadway Wasco announces Mass Sunday from 8 to 10 pm and confessions on Saturday at 7 pm led by Rev Owen McMullan pastor with services at the parish.
Managers met Tuesday to organize a recreation softball league for summer with seven teams likely to be scheduled. J. W. Wilson called the meeting and is expected to serve as director for the season.
Eleven schools competed as Aniels and Annis led B class with a third in A class by 8 boys scoring 19 percent. A class events saw 100 and 220 yard races yield a fifth and second for Aniels. Merton Wha matin placed fourth in the 120 yard hurdles and Wilbert Kir schenmann earned a second in the shot put while Daniels took a fourth in the broad jump. In B class Dudley Pasley earned a fourth in the 1320, Doyle Bagley a fifth in the shot, and a relay team of Ed Gaede Warren Baugh Russell Stone and Vic Alexander finished third.
Shafter high school student Miss Mark will compete in the Americanism speaking contest final at Legion Memorial Hall in San Francisco. The winner earns a vacation trip to the Hawaiian Islands, with second to Yosemite Valley and third to Catalina Island. Her subject is Democracy's Challenge to American Youth, coached by Mrs. Ray Mork and Patricia Sepulveda.
Shafter high student Ruben Mettier finished second in a statewide Lions Clubs speaking contest held in Ventura. He earned the right to speak at the event after eliminations, guided by forensic coach Miss Patricia Sepulveda.
Maple Elementary voters will pick one trustee on June 6 at the school with polls open from 1 to 5 PM. Term of D L Schellenberg expires. Maple residents also vote for two Wasco high school board members. Election board members listed as Mesdames Jennie Wiebe Elizabeth Gwin and Lizzie Warkentin.
Students from the English classes of Wendall Allen at Shatter High School present a 15 minute radio skit tonight on station KERN Bakersfield at 8 45 p m Master of ceremonies Dudley Pasley Joy Lee and Joan will sing Doris Davis will play a piano selection Two Is A Crowd will be presented by Alice Bender Etola Crafton Iris Perry Hilda Wesner Dale Short and Ralph Fleming
Jimmie Truen of Richland is Hansel in the county school opera Hansel and Gretel to be staged May 21 at 8 p m in Wasco high school auditorium under Hazel Blass. A large Richland and Wasco group participates along with schools Belridge Buttonwillow Elk Hills Lost Hills Midway Olig Pondham and more.
Shafter High School named a slate of student officers at Tuesday assembly. Merton Wiedmann is president with W R Cloud and Kathleen Janzen as vice presidents. Other roles include Patty Stringham secretary treasurer Edna Wycoff social chairman and athletic managers Kelley Pierce Harvey Dahl and yell leaders Lois Lane Joyce Townsend and others.
Summer bowling action continues this evening and tomorrow at Neuman alley. Sam O'Brien, the alley manager, notes opening results with Cafe Neuman defeating Pontiac 3-1 and City Barbers prevailing.
Shafter Public Utility district will elect one at large director on Tuesday June 24. Term expires for H Midgley. other board members are W H Hitchcock and Oliver Sly. Polling place is the American Legion hall from 1 to 6 pm. Eligible voters reside within the district under California law. election officers named: Opal Eckman inspector, Henry RR Janzen judge, Dorothy Eckman clerk. The district runs water and sewage disposal for the city area including some sheds outside city limits.
The Shafter high school play drew a full gymnasium, clearing 110 dollars for the annual junior senior banquet on May 29. The school band performed and several students presented musical numbers. Top ticket seller was Minnie Koop with 42 tickets. Rosalie Hitchcock sold 31.
The Girls' choir and the Brass choir from Richland school will present a 15 minute program over station KERN Bakersfield tomorrow Friday morning at 10 o'clock. The Girls' choir will sing Rosé Tree Blooming and Beautiful Savior arranged by W. Riegger. The Brass choir will perform Sweet and Low and Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes arranged by K Helvey who will direct both ensembles.
Senior class members at Shafter High School plan a picnic for May 21 at Kern River Park. The article notes an annual junior picnic had been held Sunday.
The Kern County Union High School district will elect one board member on June 6 in the music room of Shafter High. A. D. Osborn, whose term expires, is a candidate. Ballots will also be cast for a Richland Elementary district board seat.
Los Angeles visitor Mrs W J Williams spent the past weekend at the Allen home in Shafter. Shafter high school teachers Eur gene Ford and Holger Hansen were granted tenure by Kern County Union High School district board this week. Fresno visitor Mrs W H Smith spent the weekend in Shafter. Thelma Fisher and Audrey Mitchell traveled to Carmel and visited former Richland faculty member Margaret Jones over the weekend.
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