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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1952
Page
1
Sam Liner of the Shafter Press explains the Everybody Wins subscription contest details. A young woman seeks clarity on winning the 1958 Plymouth sedan and earning weekly cash while readers renew or start new subscriptions through her. Points accrue per prepaid or renewal subscription, with noon January 10 as the close.
The Shafter-Wasco Community Hospital committee began a field exploration this week. Each member conducted an informal survey of sentiment in the two communities to help determine an administrative policy regarding medical and osteopathic doctors.
A Shafter-Wasco committee canvasses the territory to locate a site for a 24 bed hospital and to set up a fundraising drive. Special committees, a San Francisco trip, and a $7000 campaign fee are planned with guidance from consultant August Koenig.
Shafter High School students and teachers enjoy an extra Thanksgiving vacation day due to the summer earthquakes. The district will extend the June calendar by one week and hold school through the usual vacation except for Good Friday, with 175 instructional days planned for the year.
Shafter Bowl continued its lead in the mixed doubles league at Sportsmen's Bowling Alley. Manager Lester Reeves reported eight teams active with 13 wins and 5 losses. leaders defeated Schneider and Wikoff 3 games to 0 and beat Shafter Motel. Harry Mayes posted a 516 three game series. Evelyn Tiberghein a 463 for women. Leaders: Bowls 13-5, Shafter Motel 11-7, Sportsman 7-8, Schneider and Wikoff 2-13.
A three car collision on Central Valley Highway killed 64 year old Nettie Velvick of Wasco and injured her husband and daughter Marguerite Clements. Ruth Ann Clements, 15, had minor injuries. William Victory, 29, was cited for improper passing. Final rites were arranged by Robert L. Jones Funeral Home.
The Shafter planning commission studies a uniform subdivision code to guide tract creation. City Clerk Frank Shaw says no current ordinance exists and a formal code would standardize map drafting curb and gutter formation and road paving guidance. City leaders appear ready to pass the ordinance to set firm standards for property owners.
Buttonwillow farmer George Ferry conducts a two year cotton fertilization study on the Bone Ranch near here. He tests fertilizer ratios for different soils and has completed the first harvest block on the west side plot, with results to be analyzed later. He uses a mobile scale for precise weight recording and will continue the experiments for two more years.
The Western Shafter Chamber of Commerce selects seven new directors Merton Wiedmann Bert Ware John J. Peters Jr L J Woodard Harlin P Wilson Robert Bann and A J Hemingson. Secretary Ernie Hofman says a 1953 president will be named by the board next week with Mor timore as an automatic board member.
Shafter High School Generals return five varsity lettermen Le Roy Thompson John Notley Dale Scales Jim Broom and Harold Mage as coach Lowel Todd builds a tall lineup. First action set for December 5 at Kern county carnival with Dec 6 games at East Bakersfield and Rio Bravo.
Second Lt. Vernon D. Anderson, husband and father, serves with the 2nd Armored Division part of NATO forces in western Europe. The unit, nicknamed the Hell on Wheels Division, was among the first American outfits to enter Berlin near WWII’s end. Anderson is a Bakersfield College student who joined the Army in February 1951. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Anderson.
Shafter festival organizers plan a 1953 Potato n Cotton pageant to honor the community's pioneer farming history. Dr. Grant Jensen leads production using oldtimers memories to chronicle the valley’s agricultural rise and the Shafter origins linked to Maj. Gen. William R. Shafter. Dick Larson chairs the committee seeking more local memories.
A simulated attack in the Shafter area staged by air force exercises sent 4000 refugees into mock shelter. Bakersfield and other Kern County towns reported blasts and a casualty count while civil defense crews logged alerts and barricade setups in a tense drill across the valley.
Shafter City Council grants Phil Ohanneson permission to raze and salvage the nearly 30 year old Women’s Clubhouse at James and Sunset for future use as the site for a new City Hall. Public works notes include city hall site funding gaps and prior sales of city buildings. Council also extends time for American Legion carnival discussions and denies a street light request for the Wilcox church alley amid planning for Garlinger and Gadberry’s Lerdo highway welding facility.
Shafter area residents prepare a solemn Thanksgiving Day tribute with prayers for U.S. troops in Korea and a hopeful peace. Many plan home dinners while others travel across the state to see relatives, as highway patrols remain alert for traffic and stores close for the holiday.
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