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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1960
Page
6
In San Francisco Governor Brown urged Californians to defeat Proposition One on the November ballot. He criticized the Senate reapportionment plan as arbitrary, dividing the state with 20 seats north and 20 south, urging a later, fairer reapportionment by a blue ribbon commission including farmers, industry, labor, and lawmakers.
Local churches in Shafter invite residents to attend services this Sunday offering familiar worship, fellowship, and community outreach activities.
Businessman Dean Gay will lead a citizens' committee to explain the proposed Bakersfield area junior college district. The measure appears on the November 8 ballot with a special election aligned to the general election. It would use the current Kern County Union High School and Junior College District boundaries and involves no bonds or extra taxes.
A Texan cease and desist effort aims to shield consumers from misleading dog biscuit flavors labeled chicken meat liver and similar terms. The piece also suggests California follow suit and hints at upcoming local election messaging and a forthcoming Shafter credit service.
Plant spring bulbs in pots for portable color. Rake leaves as they fall to keep the garden pleasant. Seek fall color in your area and plan to plant it next year. Do not uproot dahlias until tops die back. Plant evergreen shrubs now to take advantage of winter rains and establish for spring growth.
L B Nourse of California Planting Cotton Seed Distributors reports final inspections of Parent and Purple Tag fields to decide next year's seed sources. Weed control and consistent care determine field eligibility, with 69 500 acres sown for reproduction seed and about 10 000 acres rejected. Continuous weed management proves more efficient than last minute cleanup, saving an estimated 20 000 to 25 000 tons of seed.
The Richland School PTA carnival and barbecue names Mona Moor Paula McClure Carol Barton Jane Jones Verlene Sill and Janice Straube as contestants for queen honors at Memory Lane. Local events include the Halloween parade entries invitation and a fund drive plan for Shafter-Wasco Memorial Hospital.
Christian Science churches mark Sunday with the Lesson Sermon Probation After Death. Scriptural readings include Mark 16 9 14 about Jesus appearing to Mary Magdalene and the disciples and rebuking their belief. Mary Baker Eddy notes Jesus exaltation beyond matter and the ascension explaining life after death. The Golden Text is I Corinthians 15 54 on immortality.
Residents may not know that annual license fees paid to the State Board of Equalization by beer taverns and package stores are returned to local treasuries. For the six months ending February 29, 1960 Shafter received license fees from the Alcoholic Beverage Control. Kern County totals and statewide figures are provided, including individual license costs and the overall state revenue of about 5.99 million dollars.
Northern Water Storage District approves a unanimous resolution urging voters to pass Proposition One the state water bond act. President Glen E Stanfield cites need for supplemental water to counter groundwater decline in Kern County. The district now receives Kern River water and has no immediate plan to join the state water system if Prop One passes.
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