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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1935
Page
2
California gets 22,000,393 dollars as its portion of 1,091,802,200 designated by the President's 22 member allotment board for national work projects. The funds will finance highway and street construction and grade crossing elimination.
Arthur B. Waugh, associate editor of the Sacramento Bee, is credited with a series on Nevada federal judgeships and receives the 1934 Pulitzer Prize for the most meritorious public service. This marks the first California newspaper to win the award.
C. P. Powers of Sacramento has patented a beet harvester that digs tops and loads beets onto a truck in a single continuous operation. The machine is drawn by a tractor.
U S Senator John W Bankhead argues the tenant farming issue grows nationwide with nearly half of farmers tenants in 1930 and rising. He notes regional variations from 72 percent in Mississippi to 4 percent in Maine and asserts tenancy affects all races and regions, not tied to the AAA or a specific race.
Former British Minister of Labor Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland suggests reapproaching the American government to seek parity between the two nations. He asserts negotiations should aim to curb pound depreciation and bolster gold countries, with a provisional agreement if the US consents, to ease trade barriers.
The piece argues that during Herbert Hoover Day the taxpayer bears food and shelter duties for the destitute, but charity must also provide faith and hope. The Salvation Army is praised for offering spiritual uplift that rekindles self-reliance, courage, and character, beyond material aid.
The U S Army outlines regional mobilization with four regional armies ready to field on short notice. Each officer, man, and unit is assigned in advance to a specific role and location for rapid wartime action. The plan imitates German and French methods in structure and aims for swift military response.
Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace argues farmers lack organization and that the government must ensure they receive a fair break. He says farmers should consider whether to support or oppose continuing the Agricultural Adjustment Administration amid pressure from groups with differing interests.
Ex Secretary of War Patrick J Hurley argues it is unpatriotic to force one man into hardship or danger while others profit from war. He claims the power to compel military service intrudes more on rights than using property for government needs.
Mariposa, ranking 54th in population, is famed as the “Mother of Counties” for its vast boundaries. The Sierra valley hosts dramatic 1000-foot cliffs, tall red woods, and two mile high peaks while the old courthouse from 1854 remains in use. Mining once thrived with $7,000,000 mined from the Mariposa Mine. today prospectors return as cattle farming and grain dominate. Irrigation projects are planned to boost valley productivity to rival the San Joaquin.
The International Boxing Federation reports Max Baer has lost the world heavyweight crown, placing Pierre Charles as the leading challenger. Baer plans to take Buddy Baer to Europe for a European World Heavyweight Championship bout this summer, while rivals joke about Calaveras County frog jumpers and Western dominance.
A stray thoroughbred colt freed by felling a tree. love and license quirks in Los Angeles as a 70 year old man and 20 year old woman wed, followed by a 40 and 61 pair. In El Centro a checked payback ends with cash. In San Francisco a tragic hit and run case ends with a bizarre sequence of drinks before reporting to police. Kittens smothered by setting hen in Redding.
Stephen Tyng Mather born July 4 1867 in San Francisco rose from a borax company executive to Secretary of the Interior appointee and director of the National Park Service in 1917. His work unified parks administration and expanded access including the Tioga Road linking Tahoe to the Sierra Nevada.
The speaker cites Moses as the chief health official promoting rest on the Sabbath. He warns against self derogation from observing the Lord's day and fears a shift to seven days work. He supports a day of recreation before the Lord's day and opposes broader changes.
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