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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1964
Page
4
Band entertainment has become a staple of football games says Vern Allen Shafter High School band director. He notes the show’s success rests on four planning steps theme formation music and practice with intense weekly schedules and post game satisfaction.
At the St Business and Professional Women meeting in Bakersfield district officials reported on the Central District conference held in October. Guests included Dorothy Ford and local attendees from Shafter and Oildale. The group plans a November 19 dinner at 7 pm with ham dinner catering and a program on redistricting of the county. Lorraine Christensen will head the fruit cake sale.
Adult and young adult Kern County players are invited to a champion tournament proposed as an annual event. The event is free and registration forms are available from the Checker Club, Midway Fishing Co., or City Hall. Out of towners can request forms by mail from Recreation at 1501 Truxtun or FA 7-1641.
Swan limited to short snaps but helped late in the 21 0 win as Miami preserves a two game winning streak. National sophomore Bob Biletnikoff lines up at quarterback for Miami. The Hurricanes prepare for Boston College Friday night in the Orange Bowl.
Clara May Lundy sues for 150000 after her husband David Lundy 47 died in an Oct crash 10 miles northwest of Bakersfield. The collision between Lundy’s eastbound station wagon and Betty Lou Fletcher’s sedan also killed Fletcher’s passenger and involved co-defendant Hershel F DeWitt.
The County Fire Department in Shafter stood by as a cotton seed hull fire burned at Cawelo last week. The Minter department was assigned to fight the blaze.
An auto safety note explains that both underinflation and overinflation of car tires raise the likelihood of skidding, urging drivers to maintain proper tire pressure to reduce accident risk.
St Therese's Altar Society met November 2 at the church with Father McClosky Redemptorist as guest speaker. He is a missionary in Brazil and showed a film on work along the Amazon river. Hostesses Irene Heller and Cheatia Pescatore served refreshments. Plans were made for the Christmas party on December 13 at the parish hall.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church voted the largest budget in its 101 year history totaling 34 million 746 thousand 361 dollars. The biggest share goes overseas with 66 percent of funds in 1965 to 11 overseas fields across 189 countries while North America holds the largest concentration of Adventists.
The Shafter High School Faculty Wives Club opened the school year with its first meeting on October 27 at Mrs Burley Dooley’s home. Hostesses Pat Richardson and Owens served refreshments as members discussed upcoming plans including a Christmas program. Proceeds from a pliant sale benefit the Bakersfield Child Guidance Clinic.
At the Rotary Meeting conference members 12 13 and 14, Kelly will be one of the speakers at the meeting.
Police report a metal box was stolen from Teel Box at their business location last week, prompting an investigation and security review. No further details available at this time.
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