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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1952
Page
4
4 H Club units join for Shafter Cotton n Potato festival parade with an attractive float. Director Bill Araujo leads boys division and Maxine Townsend leads girls division while Gary Anderson handles decoration. The piece notes historic low and high temperatures in San Francisco.
The Shafter Merchants rallied in the last inning to defeat DiGiorgio Farms 9 to 5. Sam Taylor drove in two runs on the deciding hit, Riley Harvey hit a homer, and pitchers Lynch and Boyd starred for Shafter.
Festival committee maps a parade route from the primary grounds to Five Points and back, with 10 bands and mounted entries spaced for effect. The Fifth annual festival features queen contestants, ag man of the year Burtch, junior horse show, barbecues, and a Western dance with Legion sponsorship.
Two Shafter High School FFA members Leroy Kirschenmann and Leroy Jones joined Don Staley national president of Utah as a principal speaker at the annual FFA convention in San Luis Obispo. They were accompanied by Glenn O Nay director of agriculture and FFA reps from Mc Farland.
The Maple PTA held its final meeting featuring an armchair travelogue using colored slides and a sewing class and 4 H Club fashion show. Bill Siemens and others presented slides of western states and Canada while Karen Burnquist performed a beauty salon monologue. The program included a 4 H flag presentation, chorus numbers, and scout tokens.
Maple School trustees represented by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gribble and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wiebe attended a Kern County Trustees Institute dinner at Edison School. Wiebe was elected president and Loren Voth of Wasco was named vice president. Dr. Lloyd Morriset of USC spoke on Pasadena City schools and curriculum. Mrs. Ethel Reed provided organ music during dinner.
The survey notes Golden Gate Park in San Francisco spans 1013 acres. Officials emphasize the park’s large urban green space and its role for recreation, conservation, and city enjoyment.
Charles Burns of Idaho a partner in Burns and Bay a potato buying firm is in Shafter for the current spud season. He is well known in this area.
Mike Panero son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Panero is recovering today in Mercy Hospital following an appendicitis operation on Tuesday.
Richland School track athletes prepare for the County Junior Olympics at Griffith Stadium Bakersfield. Team members include Ed Ellis JSS Bradford Domingo Lopez Dale Morris Bill Cargill Chet Fowler Fred Lamas Shirley Fox Charles Hood Alex Prender Maya Hendricks Jim Broom Jerry Lauterdale and Dean Thompson. Fowler tops the county with a 9 foot pole vault mark and has cleared 5 feet 3 inches in high jump for top elementary schools.
A brief local item notes weekend activities at the home of Mr and Mrs Chester Brown of 184 Stone Street. Mention includes Mrs J H Ponton in attendance.
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