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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1936
Page
4
The Shafter market reports potato prices around three dollars per hundred with buyers eager to purchase. The article argues supply and demand drive the high price and questions the impact of a hypothetical New Deal potato control act on local acreage and growers profits.
The passage argues that looming shortages would affect consumers and argues that prevailing potato market conditions illustrate supply and demand laws. It contends government interference in agriculture is folly and notes that the potato control act was not allowed to function.
The California Department of Natural Resources markets seventy state recreational areas from Hipuchi redwoods to Borego oases. The appeal spans fishing camping hiking dancing golf tennis baseball and even drama. Last year seven million visitors. this year over a half million with new improvements expected to boost attendance.
Memorial Day falls on Saturday and Shafter faces a busy season. The postoffice and bank will close for the day while most business houses are expected to stay open.
Florence L Turner, director of the state department of social welfare, announced receipt of a $2,700,000 check from the Federal Social Security Board. The payment signals a material rebate for Kern and other counties on payments made since April 1.
A confidential report to Secretary Wal lace from economists forecasts the 1936 cotton crop between 18 200 000 and 13 900 000 bales with a U S carryover on August 1 1936 between 7 500 000 and 8 000 000 bales. It anticipates a larger carryover for 1937 and notes prices likely 40 to 60 percent of 1920s levels.
Next week in Shafter is designated Morton Salt Week with a series of special events and promotions including a Buck Rogers Punch-O-Bag exercise. Community organizers note the celebration highlights Morton Salt and its local impact, inviting residents to participate in planned activities.
D. O. Moore of Shafter named a director of the newly formed California Cotton Seed Distributing organization. Harold L. Pomeroy manages the non profit group, which replaces the Farm Bureau Cotton Planting Seed Distributors. The body cooperates with ginning outfits and distributes registered Acala planting cotton seed to California districts.
Miss Dorothy Wilkinson Kern county home demonstration agent gave an interesting demonstration on Lighting in the Home at the Shafter Farm Center meeting held at Richland school on Monday evening.
H. T. Strong, assistant farm advisor, discussed soil improving crops adaptable to Kern county. A film titled It Might Have Been You was shown, with refreshments served. The 4-H club supervised the program's entertainment features.
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