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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1977
Page
1
A June special census shows Shafter at 6365 residents with 39 percent under 19 and 15 percent over 60. The majority ages 20 to 60 total 2979. Racial makeup includes 4625 whites and 1427 Mexican, with housing of 2172 units and varied building years. Income data place many households near $12k to $19k, 71 above $30k, and 12 percent below poverty, guiding future decisions.
Bernice Atkinson appointed deputy city treasurer to fill the unexpired term after Bert Ware resigned on September 12 1977. Bill Johnston the city clerk will retire this term. Council directed writing an ordinance to set clerks and treasurers salaries at nominal sums and considered making both appointive. Ballot measure will decide if appointments replace elections. if the measure fails elections continue.
The Shafter Post Office will close Monday October 24 to observe Veteran's Day. Box holders may enter to retrieve mail but no deliveries will be made, according to Postmaster Gene Guenther.
Public meeting at Shafter Veterans Hall on Tuesday October 25 at 7 30 p m will outline how Shafter's share of 18 million in Community Development funds will be spent over three years. Program director William Mungary invites neighbors to attend and share input noting already funded projects include water system improvements in Mexican Colony 29000 Shafter Community Center Phase I 150000 and curbs and gutters at Mexican Colony 52000 all for 1976 77 programs. See CD Funds page 4A.
Richland School District tests students from homes with non English language to identify LES and NES pupils. Twenty three staff trained by State Education. testing runs October through end of month with up to four to five hundred students surveyed using the SDOAI instrument. Results due to the State by December 1977 to identify candidates for bilingual education programs.
Ground-breaking ceremonies mark the start of a two acre Shafter United Methodist Church site west of St. Therese Catholic Church at 350 West Lerdo. The first sanctuary will seat about 120, costing around 115000 dollars, with future expansion plans and a parking lot on the east end.
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