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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1968
Page
1
Data from the Shafter Cotton Research Station outlines recent weather conditions affecting crop development. The report notes temperature ranges, rainfall amounts, humidity levels, and wind trends relevant to cotton farming and pest management.
Barry Bongberg son of Dr and Mrs R M Bongberg 381 Faber is spending a 30 day furlough with his parents He will leave Nov 20 for Chu Lai Vietnam to join the 449th Sig Det 123rd A V N Co where he will again serve as a helicopter gunner He has spent a year in Vietnam and volunteered for six more months of duty there
Property owners received irrigation district tax notices, with many returned by the Post Office raising delinquency concerns. District Secretary Manager Bob Diltz aims to reduce delinquencies, noting absentee owners cause gaps while payments rise overall. The Shafter City Council meeting was moved to November 12 to accommodate Veteran’s Day with items on dog control enforcement and possible merger with the Utility District, contingent on joint resolutions.
Gerald Ray Williamson, 534 Poso, labeled an expert in tower climbing, received a 60 day jail term for climbing Shafter's water tower while intoxicated. He reportedly has prior sentences for similar climbs at Wasco and Delano. Captain Bob Nixon assisted in bringing him down, with Sgt. O'Brien and Officers Meeler and Warren present. Williamson also faces Tulare warrant-related custody after a fine nonpayment.
President Wayne Wood urges Chamber of Commerce members to submit ballots for new board members by Friday November 15. Ballots can be mailed or delivered to Woods Shoe Store or to Pat Kelly at Kelly and Somers.
Funeral services for William Robert McClatchy 94 were held Friday at First Southern Baptist Church Shafter with burial at Shafter Memorial Park He died November 6 after hospitalization in Bakersfield He was born March 14 1874 in Texas and lived in Shafter since 1936 Survivors include his widow two daughters a step daughter a brother and many grandchildren great grandchildren and great great grandchildren Pallbearers listed Agee Funeral Home Shafter handled arrangements
City of Shafter and Public Utility District may merge if both boards pass resolutions approving the merger. A hearing is set for December 3 at 3 p.m. in Bakersfield. Previous advice required a district election. new guidance leaves the decision to the councils or to the Shafter voters.
In the Shafter area the vote followed state trends for Nixon who won 1260 to Humphrey 634 and Wallace 226 while Rafferty led Cranston 1285 to 827. Mathias topped the local ticket with 1551. Hagen had 473. Ketchum narrowly trailed Mathias with 1495 to Massey 627. Mettler and Richland precincts bucked trends voting Democratic across the board.
Frank Wisner reflects on newspaper photo use and space constraints. He recalls editors turning down pictures while noting an abundance of submissions and a light edition to catch up. He jokes about colorful, improbable 1960s presidential outcomes.
Official county figures from Kern Inyo Tulare and San Bernardino show Measures E and F pass in the Kern Joint Junior College District. Measure E raises board size from five to seven and expands representation across five trustee areas with area electors and districtwide voting. Measure F assigns board seats by population to geographic segments with districtwide electors. Canvass began November 7 and should finish within ten days per Kern County Clerk Vera Gibson.
Kern Cable Company reports progress on the Shafter CATV system with about 20 percent of Pacific Telephone poles reworked. Public utilities delays push completion to two to three weeks after PT and T crews return by November 18, with $200,000 of equipment awaiting pole space and revised income projections due to scheduling setbacks.
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