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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1965
Page
5
California saw a 55 percent rise in civilian public employees from 1954 to 1964, reaching 1,034,977 in October 1964. State and local government staff grew 79 percent, while federal civilian workers rose about 9 percent. The growth outpaced national trends and reflected large increases in school districts and counties.
Wasco Lodge No. 583 honored its past masters at a dinner in the lodge hall. Donald Zachary chaired the event and introduced present past masters. James W. Johnston serves this year as lodge master, with W. M. Gist and William noted as early masters dating to 1924.
The Shafter Fire Department presented to the City Council a third quarter report showing a savings of 153,855 from 23 calls with losses listed at 225. Auto fires dominated activity. Average attendance was 1.7 paid and seven volunteer firefighters. Volunteer training averaged 8.8 hours and paid crew 10.7 hours. Inspections totaled 177 hours with 60 at businesses, 15 at schools and 25 testing hose. Fire prevention education accounted for 77 hours in the quarter.
Kenneth M Wegis of Buttonwillow was reelected to the board of directors of the Farmers Rice Cooperative at a recent Sacramento meeting.
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