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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1955
Page
1
The Shafter Press reports a city census to add at least 700 residents since 1950 as census takers go door to door Friday through Saturday. Officials estimate current city population near 3000 within city limits, with county figures placing Shafter area around 16000.
Voters in Shafter and Richland districts will vote Friday for two school boards. Richland sees two candidates without opposition: Clarence Neuman seeks his first full term and Harold Miller runs for the seat vacated by Ed Kirschenman. Kirschenman retires from Shafter after six years. he moves to Bakersfield.
Dick Scott, a Shafter schoolteacher and two year member, was elected commander of Leslie L. Robinson Post 213 of the American Legion without opposition at the annual officers election. He will be installed in June, succeeding George Enns.
John J. Peters Jr a Shafter farmer and president of the Shafter Wasco Irrigation District was chosen as Ag Man of the Year by the Shafter Potato and Cotton Festival committee for his long time work securing supplemental water. Glenn O Nay credited Peters with foresight into water shortage and efforts at local state and national levels since the 1940s. Peters born 1902 Munich North Dakota, joined family produce and trucking business in the 1920s. Continued on Page 5.
Coronation and fashion show at Veterans Memorial Hall Wednesday night mark the opening of the 1955 festival through next Saturday. Twenty five models will display the latest in fashions from local stores with top entertainment and prizes, as contestants vie for queen and junior king and queen titles.
Two local artists, David Marsh and Mrs. Joe Norris, have been invited to enter water color paintings in the eighth annual Del-Art exhibit in Delano. The show, Sunday afternoon and evening, requires invitation for admission. Prizes will be awarded to the top five entries.
Don Zachary chairman of the parade committee says the eighth annual Shafter Potato and Cotton Festival parade on May 28 will exceed 100 entries. He notes the earlier forecast of 75 has already been surpassed as more participants join daily. E B Doc Stringham, prominent local druggist, serves as parade marshal.
Mrs Walter Nicol of the Maple area and Shafter Press correspondent was chosen Wasco Mother of the Year at a Cotton and Potato banquet held Thursday in the high school cafeteria. Five candidates competed. Mrs Arthur Ehrhorn pinned a corsage and congratulated the winner as Rex McClellan chaired the event with Wally Shafer as master of ceremonies.
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture will hold its regular Merchants division meeting Friday at 6 p.m. in Kirby's shoe store. Herb Howell, chairman, announced discussions will cover uniform closing hours and a publicity campaign for the rest of the year.
Parents of pre-school children in Shafter are invited to a meeting Friday at 9 30 a.m. in Richland school room 20 to discuss starting a cooperative nursery school. Mrs Irvin Toews announces the event with coffee and babysitting in room 19. An experienced nursery school worker, Mrs David Hewes of Kersfield, will explain procedures and costs.
A two car collision Sunday night at Scaroni Avenue and Riverside Street left four people injured. Raymond Jewell Hill 31 of 684 Gibson Lane and Frances Elizabeth Jackson 17 of 18475 Shafter Avenue were in serious condition, while George Baker Jr. 20 and Jessie Lee Allen 24 of Wasco sustained minor injuries. All were hospitalized at Kern General. Patrolmen J D Mason and Tom Adam cited Baker for inadequate brakes and failure to yield.
Plans for the American Legion Auxiliary to raise funds on Poppy Day May 27 and 28 outline welfare work for children of war veterans in Shafter. Mrs. T. P. Rootes, welfare chairwoman, notes many local children rely on aid and thanks donors for support. The program reports about 12,000 disabled veterans employed and more than 25,000,000 poppies produced.
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