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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1961
Page
1
A lone robber, described as 38 to 40 with blue jeans and an olive jacket, held three shop workers at a Bakersfield market after 9 pm. He demanded cooperation, emptied the cash register and safe, and fled with $849 plus some money order funds. A witness noted a shirt laid on the floor during the hold up. An all points bulletin was issued, but the suspect remained at large.
More than 2,000 California Farm Bureau Federation members will arrive in Bakersfield November 5 through 9 for a major Kern County convention. Housing, transportation, and dozens of meetings are planned with headquarters at Kern County fair grounds Building Four and events at local hotels and auditoria. Committee chairs include Wegis, Cappello, Freer, Hershey, Bob Wegis, Bartell, Willis, and Kanouse.
Attorney Noel C. Stevenson will speak on communism and subversion at the United States Day observance next Monday October 23 at the Veterans Memorial Hall Shafter The 8 p.m program is sponsored by Leslie L Robinson Post 213 American Legion and aims to celebrate freedoms while warning of federal overreach and loss of sovereignty by internationalism.
Pat Kelly will address the Business and Professional Women's Club at a dinner meeting at the Shafter Motel. The talk on the Constitution begins at 8 30 PM with the public invited to attend.
Larry Huffman age ten was nearly killed when a dragline boom touched two high voltage lines during work on Main Drain and Viasnik roads. The machine rose on rough ground, causing a spark shower and an electric arc that sent a shock through Huffman’s body. He suffered muscular stiffness in arms and back from the incident.
Don and Shirley Rodewald of KERO-TV remain comfortable in an 8 by 12 foot concrete shelter off 18th and Chester in Bakersfield. They pass time with reading, games, and crosswords while broadcasting from the shelter daily and prepare meals on a single burner stove.
Local leaders at a parley push a county wide defense scheme. Harry Van Wyk of the California Disaster Office calls civil defense a community matter and says a new document will streamline the statewide plan into a usable tool. Floyd Ming urges team effort to coordinate services and mesh local programs with a master Kern County plan. Charles Salzer stresses reinforcing the county defense body to maximize protection in a nuclear attack. NOTS will operate under the county plan, not separately, and a county school coordination has been drawn for all schools including private ones.
The Shafter High School PTA urges all parents to join now as part of a year long program supporting student welfare and scholarships. Co chairs Mrs. Bill Gladden and Mrs. Orvin Mettler report a second period class envelope contest with winning students earning 80 cent tickets at the student stand. Upcoming events include a November 21 potluck and meeting, a December 19 Christmas program, January 23 Coffee Hour, February 20 potluck and meetings, March 20 potluck and meeting, and April 24 social event with an open program.
Fresno State College plans a downtown parade a Homecoming Queen selection and a Four Freshman concert as part of its annual Homecoming. The queen will be chosen by student vote from five finalists on Friday and presented at halftime of the FSC Los Angeles game on October 21. Eighteen contestants entered the queen contest.
California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr cites National Newspaper Week urging the public to value a free press as the heritage of truth and frontier of freedom. He emphasizes that only an informed people can sustain freedom and defends press rights as essential to democracy.
“Crisis in the Middle East” will be the topic of a straight lecture to be presented tomorrow night at Bakersfield Porum Thursday night October 19 in Harvey auditorium. A special invitation is extended to residents of Shafter to attend.
The Houchin Community Blood Bank mobile unit returns to Shafter at the Veterans Memorial Building on Wednesday October 25 from 3 30 to 7 p m. Residents are urged to donate a pint to bolster the local account now at about four units. Donations to the Shafter account will credit the donor personally, enabling hospital use when needed. For surgery or treatments requiring whole blood contact Jack Janzen at the Veterans Memorial Building.
The 19th annual Kiwanis Halloween Kids Parade is scheduled for Tuesday October 31 at 7 pm. Entries must register by 5 pm the same day at City Furniture with Bob Godbey or Joe Bradshaw. Prizes include 10 7 5 dollars for divisions and 30 20 10 for floats plus 25 dollars to all school bands.
Forty eight Shafter High School students earned CSF membership during the semi annual California Scholarship Federation assembly. Assemblyman John C. Williamson urged high scholastic achievement and stressed education through high school. CSF officers for 1961 62 were installed by Mrs Carol Love. Members listed include seniors Jim Bishop Art Brownell and Harold Greene Jr and sophomores Lorinda Omini Grace Froese Eilee Grassis Beverly Greene John Hammon Claudia Jones Mardo Ohlsson Loretta Redfern Roman Smith Mary Snively Anthony Vasquez Sally Villalores Linda Waite Susan Walker Tommy.
A Rooters Bus will depart Shaffer High School at 4 15 p m to transport fans to the game. Round trip fare is 3 dollars payable at sign up. Sign up sheets are at Stringham's Drug Store. Arrangements are sponsored by the Horizon Club.
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