19 May 1950
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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1950
Page
1
Olson outlines the Richland school program tracing district growth from 1914 as a one room school to a larger system. He notes trustees and community support, enrollment rises from 400 to over 1,200 by 1940, and building projects including the 1935 school, 1938 primary, 1942 cafeteria and 1948 aquatic center.
This brief page set from the Shafter Press compiles daily news items across pages 21 to 30. It highlights local developments, community notices, weather snippets, sports results, and brief business mentions.
Shafter High School seeks expansion within the Kern County District of seven schools and Bakersfield College. Enrollment projections show 8500 district students rising to 21,000 in 1961, with Shafter at 1262 current pupils. The plan includes new classrooms admin library study hall shops auditorium and bus facilities while stressing fundamental education and arts exposure to prepare students for democratic participation.
Under Lowell Todd and staff, the Boys PE program teaches football, swimming, speedball, volleyball, basketball, boxing, track, tennis, baseball, and hygiene. Emphasis is on developing clean minds to influence healthy bodies and society, with ongoing sports reports highlighting local athletic heroes.
The De lano community cannery in Kerm County will resume operations this year, with plans to process produce for local families and crowdsourced meals, supporting school and town food programs.
Maple School heads into the coming year with optimism as enrollment sits around 160 after a peak of 200 in 1949 50. The 40th anniversary Home Coming Celebration highlighted a busy year at the Fine Auditorium used for PTA meetings community gatherings and Boy Scout district events.
The raisin advisory board reports 80 percent of 590 replies favor a joint advertising and sales promotion program funded by grower and packer contributions. Last year packers billed themselves $1 per ton for promotion and market research, but many farmers considered it insufficient.
A Desert Rat Scrap Book quip recalls author Zane Grey reacting to the Grand Canyon with the line What a place to get rid of razor blades. The remark frames a rugged literary image of the canyon as a harsh landscape.
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