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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1952
Page
4
Dr and Mrs Ryland Ja Cobus with Anne and Miss Dean na Bergen travelled south last weekend to attend the USC Northwestern football game.
Shafter Campfire Council meets at Mrs. R A Jacobsen home to map 1953 plans. Officers and leaders across Horizon to Mexican Colony discuss units, projects Design or Friendship and Down to Earth, under Community Chest.
2nd Lt. Donald W. Nicol, son of Mr and Mrs Walter Nicol, on furlough before reporting to Camp Stoneman for overseas duty. He returned home Monday from Camp Cooke after five months in officers school at Fort Benning Georgia. Nicol, who had spent a year in the Army at Camp Hood Texas, was recalled to active duty January 1952 and ordered to Yokohama Japan after October 20. He hopes to meet his brother Seaman Kenneth Nicol, who has been in Japan a year.
The Shafter-Wasco Art Association hosts a potluck supper at 6 30 p m tomorrow in the Richland School cafeteria. Reservations are available through Mrs G L Starrh at 4661.
Ben J. Stoller named president of the Shafter Bowling League for the 1952 53 season announced by Lester Reeves. Officers include Gordon Bennett as vice president Fern E Perkins as secretary treasurer. Leagues cover minor major and mixed doubles with up to 28 weeks of play.
More than 300 high school sportsmen and adults attended the Kern County Sportsmanship Banquet in Shafter hosted by Shafter High School. Guest speaker Payton Jordan of Occidental College shared insights while John E. Loustalot served as master of ceremonies. Attendees represented Wasco Delano Taft Maricopa Bakersfield Tehachapi Arvin and McFarland with press and radio guests.
The Ladies Auxiliary to the Volunteer Firemen will meet at 8 p.m. today in the home of Mrs. John Notley at 341 Oak Street.
Wasco bowling team opened the series with a 3 0 win over Shafter Press and finished 3 game totals at 2487 and a 891 individual mark. P W McClure led a 227 single game while Harry Mayes owned the three game 525 series. Mayes L H Kliewer and William Brown posted 500s with Mayes also in the 200s McClure 200. Roy Pace added 203. Other Tuesday results included Central Hardware 2 over American Legion 1 Wittenbergs 2 West 1 and Shafter Firemen 2 Agriform 1.
Principal Grant W Jensen announces Shafter High School will broadcast ten student faculty programs this year on KWSO plus a five minute information series from the school office. The first program Be Alive airs at 12 45 PM Saturday with future talks covering arts science homemaking industrial arts social science English and award winners culminating June 20. The first five minute talk Proudly We Hail begins Oct 15.
An English mission at St Therese’s Catholic Church runs through Sunday with daily services at 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. The event brings focused worship and communal prayer to parishioners.
Lillie Bell of Shafter spent a weekend in Corcoran visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Mulanux and enjoying time with the couple.
Members of Shafter Seventh day Adventist Church attend a child guidance course in Bakersfield through Oct 5. Day one featured an 11 o clock sermon by J R Nelson of Glendale and a film titled A Criminal Is Born. Evening classes run 7 30 to 10 with instructors from local and Pacific Union teams.
Maple Scout Troop 77 kicked off fall with 17 boys at the first meeting led by scoutmaster Elmer Engel. The group aims to attend the district cookout at Hart Memorial Park in late October and will assist in the get out the vote program on election day. Re-enrollees include LeRoy Balzer Donald W Neufeld Curtis Bergman Donnie P Neufeld Allen Gaede Elwood Enns James Jones Roger Buller Wayne Siemens. New members are Larry Hamilton Raymond Whitfield Nelson Carter Bobby Patterson Jackie Silvera Willie Keeton Willard Neufeld and Douglas Heinrichs.
Shafter Lions Club and 2030 Club members announce a Halloween Dance on October 25 at the Neuman Potato Shed. Publicity chairman O D Handel reports the event with Paul Pilgrim and Harry Blunkin as co chairs.
Police seek burglars who entered the Signal Station at Smiths Corner by forcing the side door lock and stole auto accessories valued over $100. A $15 cash register was left behind. Stolen items include batteries cigarettes spark plugs candy cigars and other auto parts. Operator is Odel Dunkin of Smiths Corner.
The American Legion hosts a Hardtimes Dance at Veterans Memorial Hall with a potluck dinner starting at 7 p.m. Prizes will be awarded to the best costumes, and Commander Earl Wipf says the event kicks off the Legion’s annual membership drive.
Superintendent Bruce Crawford reported enrollment at Richland School totals 1689 pupils, down 76 from this time last year. The district notes students are still registering for classes, with 1951 roster at 1765 pupils for comparison.
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