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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1940
Page
2
A National Editorial Bags Association note on Armistice Day weighs past WWI ideals against present world conditions with cautious optimism. The piece shifts to driving advice by Jimmy Lynch, detailing clutch rocking and crash safety techniques for emergency acceleration and impact protection, urging readers to practice beforehand.
Jimmy Lynch, head of the Death Dodgers, explains high speed cornering by braking with the left foot and accelerating with the right to snub the front end and gain rear traction. He warns drivers to slow by five to ten miles per hour on turns and notes the group also jumps a car from forty miles per hour.
Shafter high school officials plan a senior vocational training program placing students in local stores under guidance of business leaders. Students will receive school credit for time spent in stores, with reports to the school and no pay. The plan aims to give practical experience and help students identify suitable career paths while ensuring merchants do not replace regular staff. A second item notes Willy Messerschmitt patent for wing suction slots to equalize lift and reduce stall risk.
The piece contrasts Armistice Day marked as a peace celebration with 1940's shift to a feeble armed truce. It laments rearmament to deter dictators and notes renewed fear rather than harmony. It envisions a future joyful observance of world peace.
Norman P. Thompson district manager of the Automobile Club of Southern California outlined Kern county road improvement needs at the Shafter Rotary Club. Proposals include a four lane divided highway from Grapevine to Fort Tejon, a 400000 dollar Bakersfield overpass to Famosa, 200000 dollars for the Orange Belt highway segment, and WPA SRA projects in Kern canyon. Funds depend on state and federal gasoline taxes and allocations.
California speaks on SPUD Spaulding and Sacred Heart high school grid coach. Max Baer overcomes fear of Joe Louis by exploiting his weakness. Authorities debate luxury limits and stockings for factory workers. Park Avenue matron comments. Hedda Hopper on busy life. Gail Patrick files for divorce from Robert Cobb. Hollywood club executive notes long happiness before divorce filing.
Shafter residents saw Halloween vandalism lean political as children sprayed Roosevelt and Willkie names on storefront windows. No damage reported with ten officers on duty and regular police present. A few garbage cans rolled into streets. outskirts billboards fared poorly but property loss was minimal.
Loose dogs without a license were rounded up in Shafter this week by the county pound master and taken to Bakersfield where they are kept in the pound enclosure just north of the overpass on 99 highway. Persons who wish to claim a dog may do so at the pound. The dogs are usually kept from two to five days before being disposed of.
The United States cotton harvest is projected at 12 741 000 bales for the year, showing an increase of over 900 000 bales from the prior season.
The state issued a third quarter gas tax apportionment totaling 13,625,787 dollars, the largest amount ever allocated by California.
California stands tenth among states with 2,161,000 cows and calves feeding its ranges. Texas leads with 6,677,000 cattle, highlighting a wide regional disparity in herd sizes.
Herbert Hoover wins a record landslide nationwide with Kern county also voting strongly for the Republicans. Hirem Y. Johnson leads California Senate race with the largest official count, while Henry Barbour returns to Congress and Robert Patterson defeats Hagerty for assembly. Roy Woollames beats McFarland for board supervisor in Delano. Shafter hosts a festive Halloween with wagons and signs on Main Street.
Kermit Annis Roy Skaggs and Theodore Duncan suffered injuries when a wire from Kermit's car hooked a wheel and tipped the vehicle in the country Wednesday night. The trio were brought to town by Jack Zimmerman. Kermit and Roy were badly bruised and cut while Theodore escaped with a bruised leg. The car remains were photographed as keepsakes.
The Shafter Kid band directed by Mrs. A B McKinley performed at a Democratic rally in Arvin Saturday evening. They were well paid for the concert and treated to ice cream and hot chocolate at Crane's Confectionery. The group has appeared at five political meetings and a Wasco parade, earning a total of 125 dollars. The children own their instruments, fund new uniforms, and hold a small treasury.
Myron Bodenhammer, longtime Shafter youth, has spent the week visiting old friends in town. A Navy veteran of three years, he has traveled widely, including eight voyages from Norfolk, Virginia to Cuba, Haiti and other islands. He notes notable changes in Shafter since his last stay.
Mrs. A. Chinberg celebrated her birthday last Thursday at the home of her daughter Mrs. L. Stankard in Lost Hills. The gathering was a complete surprise and included family and close friends.
The P T A held a party last Saturday in the Richland school lunch room for Mrs. Hampton’s fourth graders and Miss Van Buskirk’s fifth graders who won the membership drive. Mrs. Henry Neufeld chaired with assistants Mrs. Niels Pedersen and Mrs. Janzen. Tables wore pastel crepe paper and flowers. 70 crepe paper hats served as favors and 76 suckers adorned the tables.
Both sides campaign for the Kern River Water Storage district recall as landholders in division seven prepare to vote next Wednesday. Each $100 of valuation earns one vote, with an estimated 25 000 votes in the district. H M Kilburn predicts a heavy anti recall defeat, while C H Brunton notes farmers desire more study time.
In Bakersfield a birthday dinner honored Jean Maurer with family members and friends. Several residents traveled to Ventura, Berkeley, Reedley, and Shafter for visits and trips. An illness and a student accident were reported and distinct local movements included Jimmie Beller moving to Berkeley and Hoover voting sight seen at Stanford campus.
University of California College of Agriculture reports rust and mildew infections on beans clover sunflowers cucumbers and snapdragons were killed in tests by exposing plants to fumes of diluted lime sulfur and hydrogen sulfide diluted with air.
Powdered milk has come into widespread use by U S fighting forces since World War I and is expected to play a major role in feeding the conod Navy.
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