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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1945
Page
1
A veteran reflects on life in Colorado towns before and after the war. He emphasizes that small towns, though challenged, may boom as many return to college to study Spanish, arguing that local identity and neighborly welfare strengthen communities and the nation.
Report to Orvin Mettler shows USO operations at California ports handling unprecedented demand. Ray Johns notes Bay Area clubs served 632,000 people in August while Los Angeles reports historic Labor Day attendance. Since V J Day, weekends bring half a million visitors. midweek crowds rise as clubs aid veterans awaiting discharge, housing, and employment.
Frank Johnson, former proprietor of Food Town meat market, is home on furlough from the Army.
Shafter business leaders plan a Tuesday night meeting at 7 30 sponsored by the Shafter Business Men's Association. Ike Peters, airport committee chair, says the goal is to secure an airport for Shafter with Kern County and federal funds. An earlier effort sought a close in site for a 500 per acre parcel but options remained unavailable.
The Shafter Generals host Fowler High School Friday night under the lights at the local field in a balanced clash. Coach Todd expects full strength with key players back from injury and aims to improve stamina after a near slip at East Bakersfield. A large crowd is expected for what promises to be a top football show of the year.
Jack Hare was named director of Shafter Veterans Service Center at a meeting held at the American Legion Hall. The center will provide veteran employment clearinghouse services and furnish information on the Veterans Bill of Rights. W. H. Hitchcock was named permanent chairman with Gene Kinnicut as vice chairman. Hare serves as secretary-treasurer. The committee meets monthly on the second Tuesday.
The body of L. H. Hitchcock, father of Shafter merchant W. H. Hitchcock, was found this morning beside the Santa Fe Railway track just south of the Kern County line. He had visited Pond with his son Tuesday and was presumed struck by a train early Wednesday. He was a native of Douglas Flat, California, and had lived in Shafter 11 years. Private funeral services will be held Friday.
A Shafter Kiwanis Club event presents THE GREAT VIRGIL and Julie a premier international magician and illusionist at Shafter High School Auditorium on October 31. The mammoth evening features baffling mysteries spectacular illusions elaborate sets costumes lighting birds animals and hundreds of pounds of equipment in a grand spectacle of mystery. The show promises breath taking scenes and a full entertainment program developed over a lifetime.
Shafter hosts the Valley 20-30 convention with two troops and a Cub Pack. Scout Executive D. Bartlet will assist the group and introduce Howard Harper the new Field Executive. All interested in Cubing and Scouting urged to attend. Registration starts Friday night. Saturday features a reception and a weekend at Shafter Woman's Club. Delegates meet Sunday after breakfast at Richland School cafeteria ending with a barbecue at 1:30 in the park.
The Army reported Crandall’s plane remained flyable at Hana after weathering the storm, with the pilot keeping the nose into the wind and fighting the gale at the controls.
The Shafter high glee club directed by Bob Gates and a trumpet quartet led by P L Arnold presented a noon program at Shafter Hotel for the Shafter Kinemis Club. Jack Hill served as program chairman and Jack Tufts joined as a new member under A J.
A communication states Minter Field will not close and will remain on active status indefinitely. A new training mission for Minter Field will be announced soon as field officials say the field will operate under the new flying training command.
The Minter Field Atomic Bombers face the undefeated Camp Cooke eleven this Saturday night at Shafter High Stadium. Minter recently beat Stockton Army Base 11 to 0 and UC L A Ramblers 40 to 0, led by Merrill Kring and Captain Casey. Camp Cooke opened with a 46 to 0 win over California Polytechnic. Musick, the 195 pound former halfback, will attend as eight o clock kickoff approaches. Tickets go on sale at 6:30 with prices 1 for adults 50 cents for students and enlisted men admission free.
The Shafter Community Chest reports 23 May contributions totaling about $2,000 so far with $3,673.25 already turned in to the treasurer Glen Crampton. Despite support from the Veteran’s Service Center 3&3 the drive is short of the $8,500 goal as Chest chair Orvin Mettler urges everyone to donate at Basik of America.
The Els Gee club from Shafter High School directed by Bob Gates performed with a trumpet quartet under P L Arnold at the Shafter Rotary Club meeting Tuesday noon at Shafter Motel. Glenn O Nay served as program chairman.
Funeral rites honor J W Deiggers with surviving sons Albert Loyal ton Calif Lewis Okla Lonnie Shafter Dexter Stockton Theodore Colorado and 24 grandchildren seven great grandchildren listed among relatives in Oklahoma California Colorado and other states.
Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys perform at Derby Acres ballroom in Taft for a big dancing party on a Tuesday in October. Harley Huggins joins the band after a 27 month overseas service with the unit.
Em H Mettler and Sons received two carloads of registered Hereford stock from the Curtis Martin herd in Stevensville Montana. The shipment includes 32 females and one bull increasing the Mettler herd to 50 females and two bulls.
Paul S. Jackson of Monterey cites 3,000,000 registered California vehicles and a projected 6,000,000 in years. He notes 95 percent of traffic cases go to justice or police courts and a 46 percent rise in post war accidents. Judge Grant cites 2,110 deaths and 37,837 injuries in eight months. Judge Sundiger ties juvenile delinquency to parental behavior.
Dr. A. W. Gaede traveled to Minneapolis this week to attend an educational committee meeting and planned to fly back to Stanford University for a postgraduate course in heart diseases from October 17 to 20.
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