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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1961
Page
4
An unidentified speaker argues that foreign assistance can supplement but not replace domestic saving. He emphasizes the moral and practical point that reliance on outside aid should not substitute local financial discipline or effort.
Members gathered for a potluck supper at the home of Mrs. Wayne Payne to start the year. Co-hostesses were Mrs Wayne and Mrs Wayne Wood as the group began the season with fellowship and planning.
Kern County Union High School District was commended in Washington for its family and individual survival education program. By mid September 2 552 adults had enrolled. Wallace B Webster, Bakersfield Evening High principal, leads the effort with state and federal officials praising the district as a model for school systems.
A reflective piece urging safer driving cites World War II humor and California crash statistics. It warns that speeding and inattentiveness turn cars into deadly weapons and calls for courtesy on the road to prevent fatalities and injuries.
The Congregators of Union Congregational Church Shafter plan a spaghetti dinner next Monday October 16 from 5 to 7 30 p m at the church. Tickets are 150 for adults and 50 cents for children under 12. Menu includes salad bread sherbet cookies and drinks. Art Craig leads culinary department and Lyle Carter is general chairman.
Dr. Anthony H Forbes of UCLA appointed to edit unpublished diaries from 1624 1626 and 1628 kept by members of the British House of Commons. The diaries cover debates on habeas corpus and taxation without representation during the Petition of Rights Parliament, offering detailed insight missing from official records. Discovered about 40 years ago by Prof. Wallace Notestein of Yale, these diaries illuminate committee work votes and divisions behind closed doors.
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