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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1968
Page
1
Weather table from Shafter Cotton Research Station lists daily highs and lows for November 18 through 24. Highs range from 70 to 58 and 53 degrees, lows from 44 to 42, with midweek cooling and a sunny to clear pattern indicated.
The City Council voted to buy the Santa Fe Tract from Richland School District for 5000 dollars plus about 3600 dollars in services. The plan is to use the site for a proposed new police building, despite opposition noting Stringham Park as a cheaper alternative.
The Central Kern Elks Lodge schedules a semi formal dinner dance for Saturday November 30 at Rustigians Wasco. Hospitality hour at 6 30 p m steak dinner 8 p m and dancing by the Bob Fowler Organization at 9 30 p m Tickets 11 per couple Fund raiser to help lodge members meet and mingle. Regular meetings held Tuesdays at 8 p m. Also reported tire slashings on 200 block Maple plus Mrs Gail Hokic tire slashing incident under investigation.
The Shafter Vegetable Growers cooperative seeks city annexation to access sewer and water services for a $1 million project. The City Council agrees to extend a sewer line and split costs with General Potato or the Vegetable Growers, with Santa Fe crossing payments to be covered by the railroad. The Planning Commission endorses annexing the 40 acre Santa Fe rail site including the General Potato area.
The Shafter Public Utility District board approved a merger with the city without a property owner vote. The city council already consented, and the plan now goes to the Board of Supervisors on December 3 at 3 p.m. for possible approval. Attorney Mortimore reinterpreted merger law to require only consent from both bodies.
Roy Kerber, Bank of America executive, was elected president at the Shafter Chamber of Commerce breakfast. Millard LaGrange and Allen Johnson were named vice president and treasurer, with H. W. Pat Kelly to serve another term as secretary. The January 20 banquet and installation will honor new and continuing board members.
Frank Wisner reflects on living through pivotal tech advances from telephones to offset printing and electric lights. He recalls childhood sidewalks, oil lamps, and the challenge of early phones. He mentions future expectations and polar expeditions with dates.
The Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church schedules a week of events December 1 to 8 to mark its 50th anniversary. Services include Thanksgiving praise, a 2:30 p.m. anniversary sketch by Pastor Henry Dick, and a sacred concert directed by Arnold Bergen, with speakers Rev. Waldo Wiebe and Rev. J. J. Toews reflecting on the church history.
In a three hour span Sunday three cars were stolen in Shafter and all were recovered. Fractions of details list thefts of a 1964 Corvair, a 1961 Ford, and a 1962 Chevrolet with two juveniles arrested in connection. Charges include grand theft auto and juvenile authorities to handle.
Two Shafterites received naturalization papers at a Bakersfield court hearing on November 20. Raul Villareal Leyva, 303769 Orange Avenue, becomes Roy Villareal Leyva and Siu May Quan, 208 California Street, becomes May Woo.
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