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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1957
Page
6
A California legislative subcommittee investigates rising tax exemptions for government and private property. The study notes federal ownership covers over 46 percent of state land, and private exemptions from churches and welfare groups rose 165 percent in a decade. Local funding shifts could reach $80 million this year.
Shafter is becoming an industrial hub with seven to eight plants producing specialized farm equipment and tools for the Southern San Joaquin Valley. Local firms employ over a hundred skilled workers now, with potential to grow to well over a thousand in five years as automation and mechanization expand.
The Shriners fund crippled children through the annual Potato Bowl game in Kern County. Shafter Shriners are active, and tickets may be bought at Kelly and Somers office, funding the Shrine Club’s charitable work.
Orvin Mettler speaking at the Shafter Chamber of Commerce meeting predicted year round potato farming for Shafter. The town now harvests a winter crop of about 5600 acres, roughly a quarter of the 21000 acre summer crop, boosting local employment as the cycle shifts toward year round production.
Scott Frost, pride of L. A. Camp stables, is lame and retired to the Camp farm at Springville. The horse drew thousands of fans nationwide and helped put Shafter on the map as a harness racing hub. Saul Camp, Bill Lachenmaier and Robert Neuman fostered Shafter’s racing prominence.
Don Murfin's geometry class at Shafter High School explored Non-Euclidean geometry, tracing ideas to Lobachevsky and Reinman from the 1800s. Students learned how altering the fifth postulate changes triangle angles, parallel lines, and the universe’s description, linking math to everyday philosophy and decision making.
The Sam Becker family with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Janzen and their father H. N. Janzen will spend Thanksgiving Day at the H. H. Janzen home in Dinuba.
The article guides selecting tree type and size for landscape placement, stressing small trees for quicker establishment and less transplant shock. It discusses maturity, visibility, shade, and variety including evergreen and flowering options, plus considerations on upkeep and wind resistance. It lists examples like Prunus Persica, red leaved plum, Mimosa, Golden Rain, and Crepe Myrtle.
Mr and Mrs Francis Michael drove to San Francisco for a weekend visit spending Saturday and Sunday there unknown dates.
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