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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1950
Page
11
The Laurion yearbook of Shafter High School has been entered in the Fresno State College critical rating service in preparation for the bi annual student press conference on the FSC campus Saturday.
A reunion of five sisters gathered at the home of Mrs. Jare Ave for the first time in five years. Attending were Mrs. Carrie Hide of Mountain Home Texas Mrs. Hattie Stansell of Easton New Mexico Mrs. Billie Burleson of Seattle Washington and Mrs. Mattie Riggs of Vista California Weekday guests included James Clint and son from Yuma Arizona and Jack Hodges and son from Santa Maria.
Maple School staged a sixth grade program featuring Don ald Neufeld as King Ferdinand Shirley Neufeld as Queen Isabel la Edward Davis as Columbus Helena Loewen as lady in waiting Court attendants were Gary Nightengale Roger Fonts and Vernon Carer Indians included Wayne Siemens Dennis Heinz Jimmy Naveroy and Karel Snow The program closed with a reading of Joaquin Millers Columbus Gary Nightengales a piano solo Dangerous Journey by Donald Neufeld and a volleyball game.
Justice of the Peace C A Johns imposed penalties on Buttonwillow motorists for drunken driving. Henry Munoz received $200 and 90 days suspended. Driggs $250 or 180 days with a three year suspended sentence. Harry Lee Phillips $250 or 125 days with 90 day license suspension. Arizona State Museum at the university campus in Tucson notes its 1893 establishment by the territorial legislature.
Kathy Ann Richards celebrated her third birthday with a party featuring car toons and Kathy Ann's first birthday film. guests included Sandra Jane Minnick of Las Vegas and numerous friends from Shafter Bakersfield and Las Vegas with refreshments of cake ice cream and punch.
Rio Bravo School board met recently and opened bids for a small tractor and tools. Bakersfield firms won bids, with Motors Trucks and Sales Inc. for the tractor and Winthroop Pumps Inc. for a new well pump. The district plans a kiln for clay work in the near future.
William R Moore 31 year old laborer pleaded guilty to drunken driving and is serving a 75 day county jail sentence. Constable Blake Witcher reported the outcome.
Many Chevrolets have served ten to twenty years or longer and as a result there are over a million more Chevrolets on the road than any other make.
The Maple School PTA fell short of its 150 member goal with 147 parents and friends paying the 50 cent fee. Prize cash will go to Miss Lovell ee's third and fourth grade room and to Engel's seventh and eighth grade room as praise for student participation. A large lunchroom graph showed drive interest while enrollment dropped to 147 pupils.
Dr. Rodney Woods of Shafter spoke on cancer control to a Kern County audience at Kern Academy. Sponsored by the Kern County branch of the American Cancer Society, the event featured two films The Traitor Within and The Doctor Speaks. C E Sanderson of Shafter organized the program, drawing nearly 200 attendees.
Luther Ferrel Franklin from Stokes Ranch was arrested at Buttonwillow by Constable Carl Weber and Deputy Richard Ledwidge on a charge of escape from the county jail. He allegedly left the jail on Oct. 13 while a 23 year old laborer detained for disturbing the peace.
Oscar Wiedmann and his wife returned from a week long trip visiting Mount Shasta Lassen Parks Mount Mood and Parkdale with cousins Mr and Mrs Chester Walton. They traveled via the coast stopping at Tillamook Coos Bay and San Francisco visiting fish canneries and Fishermans Wharf. Accompanying them was Mrs Betty Willis of Inglewood.
Kern county records 22 polio cases as of Sept 1 1950 versus 39 cases through Sept 1 1949. State figures show about 430 cases by July 31 1950, down from 831 in 1949 and 1020 in 1948. Dr Buss attributes low incidence to control measures but urges prudent health practices and early doctor contact amid potential epidemic months ahead.
Last Monday at Shafter High School five hundred five students received report cards for the first six weeks of the 1950-51 season. First period classes explained how the honor roll is computed with point values for letter grades. A total of 12 points or more with no grade below A minus and excluding physical education earns honor roll eligibility.
Mr and Mrs J A Gregory of Rio Bravo returned from a three week vacation touring Carson City and Reno Nevada San Francisco Vallejo Temple City and Santa Barbara California highlighting their travels through several western destinations.
Millerton served as Fresno County seat from 1856 to 1874 before being submerged by Friant Dam. The town's decline followed the relocation of county functions and population to nearby areas as water infrastructure reshaped the landscape.
A surprise birthday party was held for Billy and Richard Chernabaeff sons of Mr and Mrs Sam Chernabaeff of Wasco. Out of town guests included Paul and Vivian Vickenoff Delano Peter Patty and Francis Suscoff Porterville Johnny and Bob Tarnoff Delano Antony Portnoff Tule Lake and family elders Timmy Chernabaeff Shafter and relatives from Southgate Shafter and other California towns.
The Shafter High School PTA drive concluded with Amelia Cornell's Spanish class winning the intraclass contest by selling 161 percent membership. Marjorie Rose's Spanish class finished second. Mrs. J L Hill runs the PTA membership drive and committee.
A birthday dinner in honor of Mrs Henry L Bergman was given by her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Ernie Schultz at 577 Sycamore Street. After dinner cake ice cream and coffee were served and gifts were opened. Present were Mr and Mrs Hary L Bergman Mr and Mrs Ernie Schultz and Lowell Bergman.
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