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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1941
Page
5
Tomorrow afternoon the Shafter Generals host Bakersfield Driller reserves in a local football game. Kickoff is at 3 oclock. Shafter hopes to rebound from a Wasco setback as injuries loom with Ray Poston out and Paul Jackson doubtful.
Shafter High School Generals beat Tehachapi 33 to 0 on their field. Glenn Bender scored on a first period keeper and a later reverse set up scores, Murray Evans added a TD and kicking miscues, Paul Jackson and Rosie Daniels also hit pay dirt as Monty Montgomery used the entire squad. Cornelius replaced an injured Poston and led a 334 yard attack to 126 for Tehachapi.
The Young People’s choir of the First Mennonite church Reedley will present a sacred music program at the First Mennonite church in Shafter next Sunday at 7 30 p m. Miss Emma Ruth directs a group of high school and college age singers with past performances at church and rally events. Arthur Wenger, San Francisco Theological Seminary student, will give a brief devotional during the evening.
Crites No 34-28 in Section 28 north Shafterfield area was spudded Monday by Union Oil L. Surface casing was being set at 1,504 feet Tuesday. The well is believed to lie within the north producing line. A second location near the 34-28 project is being considered, while the 27-34 well in Section 34 was drilling below 9,297 feet on Tuesday morning.
E. B. Stringham was named Friday as chairman of a Shafter committee to plan a social event for men of the U S Army airfield at Shafter. A county planning report on a four lane Lerdo road Santa Fe crossing was presented. The association adopted a resolution urging nurse training schools at Mercy Hospital and Kern General Hospital in Kern County.
Vic Alexander’s 70 yard touchdown run in the first period plus Walter Hei’s conversion gave Shafter high school Colonels a 7 6 upset over Bakersfield Sandab Reserves at local field. A second period Sandab score failed on the conversion, sealing the win as Shafter’s defense held late threats. Starting for the Colonels were Norman Voth Ralph Fleming ends Dave Channeson J C Marlett tackles James Son Harvey Neuman guards Don Loewen center and backs Dave McComas Alexander Harry O Neill and Leonard Schaeffer.
The Superior Oil company No. 1 team defeated the 327th School squadron from an Army airfield east of Bakersfield in a four day tug of war at Steve Strelich stadium. The final time was 33 seconds, beating the old six minutes two second record by seven minutes and thirty seven seconds. The No. 2 team set a world time pull record while competing with a Santa Fe Bakersfield unit. A victory dinner with prize money will be held at a soil field south of Shafter.
About 500 people attended an all day fellowship meeting Monday at the Pentecostal Church of God in Shafter. Local church members organized the event with representatives from churches across the southern San Joaquin Valley between Fresno and Bakersfield.
Coach Tommy Thompson will take the Shafter Colonels to Delano tomorrow afternoon to face the Delano lightweight reserves in the season finale. The Colonels are even money against the northern team after beating Bakersfield high school reserves at home last Friday. The kickoff is at 3 oclock.
The Kern County Musical Association announces the second event of 1941 42 is Ethel Bartlett of London and her husband Ray Robertson the Scots pianist in a piano duo. Local chairman Martha Gloeckler leads a committee including the Rev Alfred Chandler Mrs Eugene Ford R L Gates Mrs Wm Rogers and Miss Frasquita Sullivan.
Gerald Bosserdet tames a six month old Bobcat from the Dave Buller ranch west of town now caged at Five Corners. The animal, more approachable than a 30 pound Kern river cat, will be sold after Bosserdet traps it on the Kern river and moves it to his station cage.
The Book Section of the club will meet next Monday at 2 PM at Mrs William Lach emmeier's home. Mrs T V, section chairman, called the gathering. Speaker will be Mrs Merle Taylor of Bakersfield, with an interesting program arranged.
Freshman Joel Wiebe won first place in a school speaking contest with over 100 contestants, all freshmen and sophomores. Francelia Hansen placed second on Billboard Patriotism, Betty Long third on Vocations, and Bob Devlin fourth on The American Parachute Jumpers. The four winners advance to school finals next week. Judges were John B Brinegar Edwin De Mello and Frasquita Sullivan.
Arthur Crites of Bakersfield presented colored motion pictures from a hunting trip in Alaska at a Shafter Kiwanis meeting held yesterday noon at Motel Cawelo. Lt. B L Mortensen from the U S Army airfield near Shafter spoke briefly. Other guests included Boots Perry Dr Paul Marling Bob McClain Ralph Harris E A Weil and Warren Hillyard. A new free bulletin on diseases and insect pests of the Globe Artichoke summarizes four years of experimental work and is available from the University of California College of Agriculture. Hundreds of pleasure craft are berthed at San Francisco's Yacht Harbor.
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