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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1966
Page
1
Shafter High School released the spring honor roll with Janae Sophr more and Donald Nikkei earning all A grades. A total of 155 students made honor roll, requiring a B average and good citizenship, with 37 juniors and 33 freshmen and seniors also honored.
Martha Turner and D M Steele Jr of Delano advance to finals. Turner, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Turner of Shafter, competes in vocational arts at the achievement day banquet with Gene Guenther as a judge from the local post office.
Maple School students will perform an old fashioned spelling bee at the Shafter Kiwanis Club luncheon on Wednesday May 18. Clyde Johnston Maple School superintendent chairs the program.
The Kern County Board of Trade announced the annual county wide meetings to shape priority recommendations on state highway construction. The preliminary parley will be May 26 at the Royale Palms in Bakersfield with lunch at noon. State and local officials will participate to gather grass roots views on freeway and road improvements including routing through Shafter.
Pleasant weather returned to Shafter last week with warm days and no rain. Temperatures ranged from a Tuesday high of 65 to a Friday peak of 88, with a Tuesday low of 57 and a mid May week showing mild cotton growing conditions. The Cotton Research Station provided the figures, noting generally cloudy conditions and no precipitation.
Larry Tuck cleared 13 ft 9 in to win the vault and claim first place at the WC Relays. Duane Rollins John Russ Enns and Bobby led a distance medley team to a strong section win, placing second overall as Lemoore Tum ning edged them in another section. Shafter’s Bill rberg, competing for California Striders, finished third in the 3 908 meter Steeplechase, while Generals prepare to host the schools divisionals this Saturday and seek strong home support.
Bakersfield police captured two juveniles after a night patrol suspected a trick involving a pickup and a fleeing occupant. They confessed at the station to stealing ten cars in the county and were taken to juvenile hall for disposition.
On May 8 1965 in Vietnam the 1st Cavalry Division reports killing about 100 Viet Cong and surrounding a sizable unit in a valley near My Innes 60 miles from the Bong Song area and 280 miles northeast of Saigon. Additional enemy bodies captured include 32 killed and 68 in four hours of fighting.
The board discussed adding compensation and reducing vacancies to nine as a Monday night vote stalled. Trustees debated funding, district practices, and using staff to cover teaching posts while considering current district salaries and vacancies. A follow up was promised with district comparisons and a staff list.
The Richland Board of Trustees, guided by a Citizens Committee, seeks a 39 cent levy hike to trim costs amid salaries comprising 83 percent of the budget. Cafeteria subsidies and transportation use high miles and inflation challenge savings while maintaining service and federal meal subsidies.
Parents must bring their children to registration in the primary cafetorium between 1 30 and 4 00 p m on May 1 and May 19 1966. Children must be five by the first day of 1966 1967 and six by the first day of December 1966. Required items include birth certificate and immunization dates including polio. Alphabetical registration by surname portion begins with letters H through N.
Mrs Jack Hare a South grade teacher in the Richland School District recently won a sweepstakes award at the District Art Festival in Memorial Hall Shafter. Nine of her paintings are on exhibit at the High School Community through May 20. Hare was born in Fram Tother o Sh after ten graduates.
Fragmented column notes Frankly Speaking by Prank Wisi mentions Cub Scouts preparing to leave for a railroad trip to Tehachapi. Raymond Mish reports note an unknown person took a jar. text continues on a later page.
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