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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1939
Page
2
An article explains the Shafter Volunteer Fire Department, its 10 regular and five social members, and their need for equipment. It describes a fundraising dance to buy flickers boots lights first aid materials and a small vehicle to transport gear. The piece urges all citizens and local businesspeople to back the volunteer force.
The weather bureau notes rising temperatures over decades with Portland and Washington posting warm years in 20 year spans. Cape Town and Omaha show frequent heat and records since 1910, while recent days in 1922 exhibit extreme heat in Africa.
Sun dried and milled cull potatoes from Shafter and Kern county are now used as a low cost livestock feed. Farmers mix ground alfalfa with dried potatoes and cut feed bills for hogs cattle and sheep, with sun drying offering virtually no cost. This sun powered method boosts diversification and aims to strengthen the local agricultural economy.
A humorous piece argues bath singers misread their talent noting the bathroom acts as a resonant instrument. Dr. Vern O Knudsen explains rooms amplify voices with specific frequency patterns while the writer dismisses bath performance as artistic merit.
The piece critiques Stephen Early faulting Henry Wallace for openly backing a third Roosevelt term. It argues Wallace is honest and naive, contrasting his openness with other New Deal figures who have supported the idea more covertly. The column notes Labor's opposition and mentions a secretive veterans’/progressive conference planned in January.
Franklyn Waltman opposes the conference citing secret sources of concept and finances, anonymous California money, Hatch Act concerns about Littell and Dimock, exclusion of labor groups, and plans to spark a third term drive. He questions President Roosevelt's awareness and approval of the venture.
A group of Santa Barbara business men formed the Initiative Defense League to combat racketeering in California initiative measures. They propose raising petition representation to 40 percent of the vote from the last gubernatorial election, enabling a previously defeated measure to reach voters if backed within five years.
An inventive Kokomo Indiana shopkeeper rolls out a Christmas window sign promising current deals with the message Do you? shopping now. Who knows tomorrow may be Christmas. The quirky display aims to spur early holiday buys.
The New York Times notes solar heat could melt ice 424 feet yearly and that a sun powered plant using a concave mirror was proposed by John Ericsson. MIT receives 650000 from Dr Godfrey Cabot to pursue solar energy with an experimental house and heat trap roof to store summer heat for winter use.
The Shafter Business Men's club discussed renaming the Richland school district to align with the town. A November meeting set plans for a Farm Center membership drive with committees led by Ed Kruger and Milton Lohr. Seed potatoes from Stockton arrive for Shafter planting, with about 1,500 acres planned. A November 28 Farm Center meeting will review programs and speakers for the coming year.
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