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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1958
Page
1
Shafter merchants stage their biggest Dollar Days yet with Thursday and Saturday sales. Stores stay open for weekend bargains while Friday closes for Memorial Day, drawing thousands of shoppers to the Greater Shafter area during Potato Season.
Editorial notes introduce a 30th in a series for the Shafter Press addressing Kern County residents. The column promises county leadership views on vital issues and may guide future actions by readers.
In the upcoming election Kern County needs leaders who can secure water supplies. The editorial backs H W Kelly for state assembly, Harlan Hagen for Congress, George Christopher for U S Senate, William F Knowland for governor, and favors Christopher over Engle as best for Kern County.
Recreational Baseball League listings show Pee Wee and Low Pee Wee games across two fields. Matches include Ranch Market against Mettler's and Shafco against Lions Club on Tuesday, June 8, with Rio Bravo facing Brown and Bryant on Thursday, June 5.
A Press want ad placed by a subscriber floods him with calls prompting him to ask the Press to pull the notice. The quick result service is advertised with the Pioneer number 6-4942 for low cost ads.
Joe B. King, Bakersfield contractor, secured the contract for a Shafter Public Utilities District warehouse. His bid of 36 630 was the lowest among six offers for a 6400 square foot facility on north Shafter avenue.
The first big time circus arrives Thursday night in Shafter for performances Friday at 2 and 8 pm under American Legion sponsorship. Grounds on West Lerdo Avenue host Al G. Kelly Miller Brothers with 21 elephants and a menagerie. Admission 90 cents adults 50 cents children. The Shafter Press offers two tickets to each child who buys a subscription, amid local school fundraiser buzz.
A. C. Smiley Burnett marks one year of progress at Burnett's Furniture Store with a mothballed sale. The event begins Thursday morning and runs through June, following the store's opening on James Street a year ago.
Graduation week at Shafter High School will see 125 seniors receive diplomas at a Thursday evening commencement in the school auditorium. Two military graduates will also receive diplomas ex officio. Four students will speak on the program, with Leonard L. Duck serving as master of ceremonies.
Maple School closes elementary days with 17 graduates on Thursday evening May 29. Valedictory by Ted Heinrichs, address by Reverend Henry H. Dick, procession led by Clyde Johnston. Graduates include Adams, Adams, Atchison, Bartel, Branch, Buhler, Chernabaeff, Heinrichs, Hinton, Hutchings, Loewen, Nightengale, Peterson, Siemens, Sie mens, Tyler, Watson, Whitfield. Picnic planned for eighth graders with Elmer Engel, then parties Friday as PTA mothers host.
The Community National Bank announces a $100000 office project in Shafter. A. L. Drennan of Bakersfield won the contract with a base bid of 49800 plus 510 for alternate features, with 120 days to complete. The ultramodern 3500 square foot building includes drive in teller facilities and night depository.
Richland eighth grade holds its graduation Friday May 30 at 7 00 p m on the school patio. A record 218 students graduate. Theme My Duty to My Country. Student speakers are Janis Morris Susan Vigonolo and Kenneth Mettler with Pudge Greene as master of ceremonies. Music by the Richland Band directed by Robert Snively and the Richland Girls Glee Club directed by Martha Gloeckler. Harold Greene board chairman will present diplomas.
The Shafter branch will be closed on Memorial Day and July 4. To compensate, hours on May 29 and July 3 will be 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., according to Manager P C Clarkin.
The Shafter city council accepted the resignation of Chief John F. Reily after 16 years and appointed Hanley Witcher, assistant chief, as head of the department. Reily will remain as desk sergeant on the 1 am to 9 am shift. Witcher becomes the fifth police chief since 1938 with FBI training courses since 1946. Reily had one year to retirement and had served as constable 1935 to 1942. The department has grown from two officers to ten.
Police report an uptick in shoplifting and bad check passing in Shafter as May begins. Police Chief Hanley Witcher notes five youths were arrested in 10 days on shoplifting charges, with merchants also reporting more bad checks and urging stricter ID checks to avoid losses.
The Rio Bravo School will graduate 14 students in a ceremony on Wednesday May 28 at 8 00 p m in the auditorium. Student speakers include Haywood Wilkerson Dean Anderson Beverly Swan Bill Heyart Charles Blattenberg Barbara Smith Bob Enns and Don Freeman. Diplomas will be presented by Frank H O Neill Jr with Paul J Enns and Muriel Swan also speaking. Additional graduates listed are Robert F Araujo Ruth Mae Ledbetter Dennis Royce Leonard Jean Nelson and Myra Lynn Treece. A reception hosted by Mrs Jeanette Clark follows.
Kern county residents go to the polls Tuesday to vote for candidates across county state and federal posts. In Shafter the main contest is between Lewis J Woodard and Noble Witcher for judge of the Shafter judicial district. Woodard currently holds the post after a Board of Supervisors appointment following E K Grant’s resignation. Witcher had said he was not seeking the job due to on the job injuries. Polls run 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. with votes for county offices and state and federal contenders for November.
Leslie L. Robinson Post 213 American Legion to hold a Memorial Day program at 11 a.m. Friday May 30 at Shaffer Cemetery. Commander Claude Camp announces details. Public invited. Wreaths to be offered by Kiwanis Exchange 2030 Rotary Lions Shaffer wee Club and local American groups.
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