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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1968
Page
1
Weather summary for September dates from the Shafter Cotton Research Station shows highs of 88 to 94 and lows from 50 to 62 with some NR readings. data cover Monday through Sunday with variable conditions.
William Siemens a Shafter local businessman and rancher will chair the Bob Mathias for Congress campaign in the Mathias area according to Kern County Mathias chairman Ralph Zellers. Siemens is active in Rotary Christian Business Mens Committee Farm Bureau Sierra Council Boy Scouts of America Mennonite Brethren Church and local commerce groups. His family includes wife Goldie and two sons William L and Wayne.
An open house Sunday afternoon showcased the new home of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Saenz at 301-78 Rodriguez Street. The event marked the first completed home by United Homes No 1, a 10 family group built under Self-Help Enterprises. Other residents include Mr. and Mrs. Ascension Barrera Guadalupe Castellano Mr. and Mrs. Elena Cruz Mr. and Mrs. Saints Gonzales Mr. and Mrs. Ruben Hernandez and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Prendez.
Pairings and starting times announced for the 12th annual Shafter Community Golf Tournament led by Robert Somers. Tee times run from 10:30 to 1:16 with 4-player groups including Neufeld Siemens Meyer and many local residents, plus a note about a separate football story on page 11.
Voters in the Shafter area will cast ballots on November 5 to approve raising the district tax rate from $1.51 to $1.91 per $100 of assessed valuation for the Kern Joint Union High School District. The district noted a $21 million drop in district valuations and income at the current rate.
Governor Ronald Reagan arrives Meadows Field at 4 p.m. for a press conference before a dinner at the Albert Good Auditorium. Congressmen Mathias and Ed Reineke join Assemblymen Stacey and Ketchum for an $25 a plate event with a Kern County product menu.
Frank Wisner notes Proposition No 9 or the Watson initiative draws the most attention among the dozen measures. He observes broad opposition from major groups except the California Real Estate Association which supports it. The plan lowers the top property assessment rate to 1 percent of assessed valuation and leaves recapture methods unspecified. Sales and income taxes are suggested as possible avenues.
County Clerk Vera K. Gibson reports a September 12 increase of 10,191 registered voters since the June 4 primary. Shafter shows 2,196 registrations with party splits Democratic 1,129 Republican 991 American Independent 42 Peace and Freedom 2 Miscellaneous and declining to state 32. County totals reach 132,680 with Democrats 77,155 Republicans 49,238 American Independent 3,808 Peace and Freedom 81 and Miscellaneous totals continuing.
Seventh grader Greg ory Reimer won first in the Elementary School Arts division for At the Races at the 1968 Kern County Fair. Susan Bellows and Ann Christensen also earned prizes in Coin and Modern Foreign, while Home Economics, Clothing, and Horticulture sweepstakes went to local students. In 1968 livestock auction results, Grand Champion Fat lamb sold for $6 per pound and steer for $3, with other prize stock selling at varied rates.
Leo Schmidt of Richland, long time driver and mechanic, earns the California School Bus Driver Safety Award from Dr. Max Rafferty. Nomination by fellow drivers cites 27 years of accident free service and over two million children picked up.
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