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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1942
Page
1
Stanierits of Shafter high school asks students to end classes at 12 30 daily to pick cotton. About 225 to 234 pupils joined the harvest drive, with prizes awarded for top pickers. Principal Errol Jones says participation is a patriotic duty, and district officials endorse the plan.
California USDA war board chair Dave Davidson announced that migratory farm workers will be eligible to buy gasoline and recapped tires needed to travel between jobs and complete the harvest. Gasoline rationing begins November 22 and workers can obtain what they need to return home after the season. Tires must come from current county allotments. The cotton harvest remains critical to prevent unharvested crops.
Hon Charles H Randall of Los Angeles visited Shafter for a weekend. He owns valuable oil lands in the warearver field and was the first Prohibition party member elected to Congress without other party endorsement. He previously served in the California legislature and as president of the Los Angeles city council. He also edited the Highland Park Herald for many years.
Kern county civilian defense volunteers and Red Cross workers may qualify for extra gasoline under the wartime mileage plan. Officials say applicants must provide detailed driving needs and prove mileage to and from work. B and C books issued for 150 to 470 miles monthly or more. Registration now slated for November 18 19 and 20 at area elementary schools and at T V’s Corner with new local offices established.
John Roskam of the Shafter post office staff was returned to Mercy hospital in Bakersfield for an operation on Tuesday. He was injured in a motorcycle accident about two to three weeks ago while traveling from his Wasco home to Shafter, and his injuries proved more serious than initially thought.
It is reported that Shell Oil has recently carried out explorations in Sections 35 and 36 28 25 near the Shefter area. The activity is viewed as a prelude to post war drilling, though overall oil development remains at a standstill in the region.
Lt. Col. Lee B. Goff Jr announces a committee at Minter Field to register all military and civilian personnel cars for gasoline rationing. The field handles registrations, forwarding them to Bakersfield and coordinating with the rationing board. Lt. Joseph A. Troia serves as secretary. other members to be announced.
Chaplain Glenn Peterson of Minter Field will be guest speaker at 11 o clock Sunday service at First Baptist Church in Shafter. Pastor E M Anderson invites all to attend, noting Peterson works for the spiritual welfare of the Minter Field cadets and enhances community ties.
The Shafter Women’s Ambulance and Defense Corps was represented in yesterday’s Armistice Day parade in Bakersfield. Two decorated cars carried members of the organization in the march.
William Lee Wilson, 26, confessed to setting the Tehachapi potato shed blaze causing about 65000 in damage. Deputy sheriffs Murray Arnold Jerry Leake and Con stable Blake Witcher captured him in Shafter. He admitted targeting Emil Kirschenmann after wage disputes and later faced superior court bound over for trial with a 3000 cash bond.
H. H. Brown of the Automobile Club of Southern California will meet with school administrators and municipal authorities in Kern County during the week of November 16 21 to discuss wartime safety education progress. The club’s safety education program also works with P T A groups student patrols and other organizations throughout the year.
Shafter marked Armistice Day with closures across schools, post office, city and county offices, banks, and many businesses. The American Legion decorated Central Avenue with flags though no formal program occurred. some residents attended Bakersfield’s parade while farm work continued as usual.
Test plantings of condiment seeds including anise caraway celery seed coriander and fennel at the U S experimental farm in Shafter show success according to a UC Davis release With war conditions limiting imports the UC Davis notice urges domestic production and notes profits hinge on seed sale contracts and machine harvesting feasibility for certain herbs.
A. Peter Ohanneson of Shafter urges readers to report would-be slackers to the local draft board. He notes anonymous letters target nonserving individuals and stresses board confidentiality. Reports should include the caller’s name and address to verify legitimacy.
Yesterday Armistice Day there was no luncheon meeting of the Shafter Kiwanis Club. No official gathering occurred.
Shafter adopts Ordinance No 41 enforcing dim-out rules with fines up to 300 dollars and up to three months in jail or both. It also raises garbage collection rates to one dollar monthly for residents. Ordinance No 42 establishes a 16 year old curfew from 6 p.m. each night.
Ira Unruh spoke on Rotary history as Clarence Neuman joined the Shafter club. The new member received a pin from his father Bob Neuman, marking the first father and son duo in three years. Visiting Rotarians included Henry Eissler and Lee Wilhite. guests from Alhambra, Oildele, Laguna Beach, Los Angeles, and Bakersfield attended. Bakersfield backs a new Oildale club. Shafter eyes Tehachapi. President Ted Vignolo and others plan to attend an Oildale organization meeting next Tuesday night.
A limited number of civilians may enroll in the Cook and Baker school at Minter Field beginning as soon as possible. Civilian Mess Supervisor Richard Kavanaugh and seven instructors will conduct the classes. Instruction will be given in cooking baking butchering and dining.
The program runs for two months and covers transportation, stock control, and mess accounting. Each graduate receives a diploma and is placed in either the army or privately owned restaurants.
County records reveal the sale of 40 acres in Section 23 southeast of Edison. The buyers are Mr and Mrs William O Handel and Mr and Mrs Christian Handel of Shafter.
Shafter High School presented a service flag at a morning gym assembly honoring more than 50 alumni students and faculty. Pep Club members led the flag presentation under adviser Mrs Kay Rodgers with Miss Eudora Billings public speaking class aiding the program. The Glee club directed by Miss Marjorie Benson performed songs including The Star Spangled Banner Over There and America United while providing war songs medleys. Public speaking class members read poems and acted in skits, with Margie Bergman Harvey Eckman Eleanore Eckman Kelly Grant Connie Hall Marion Kattenhorn Dick Leonard Vera Neuman Dave Channeson Walter Rutgers Marjorie Strauss James Son contributing.
The county fire truck stationed at Shafter was sent about 9 o'clock last night to aid in extinguishing a fire at a neighboring town's cotton gin. The fire was brought under control and the Shafter unit returned before reaching the blaze.
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