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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1941
Page
2
Territorial notice lists address 169 Central Avenue with price 2.00 per year and ad rates on application. It notes second class matter registration August 1, 1085 in California under a federal act. Telephone 765 provided.
Tomorrow the Shafter community hosts its first hobby show in the Chanesson building beside the Shafter theater. The two day event through Saturday invites both hobbyists and non hobbyists to view local work and perhaps spark new neighborly friendships.
The Dionne quintuplets bid farewell to Dr Dafoe and nurses and go home to live with their parents. Papa Dionne, who often protested the prior arrangement, now regains control. The seven year olds will bring busy, noisy days as the family adjusts to five lively children.
A reader-style piece argues that the Eastern states offer vivid autumn foliage with Tassel-clad streets and the Great Smoky Mountains, while California is praised for sunshine. The writer notes California lacks four seasonal changes but acknowledges autumn scenes east of the Mississippi.
A lyrical state overview traces California’s varied landscapes from coast to mountains and redwood forests to Death Valley. It notes autumn colors in Sierra foothills, ongoing spring planting in the Imperial Valley, winter snow in high ridges, and a prolonged summer feel in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The article laments a looming paper shortage as production runs well below normal. It notes the 96 million tons typically consumed annually, with only 21 million produced so far this year, triggering warnings to California retailers and urging households to limit use of paper, wrappings, and non essential items. Housewives are urged to accept the shortage with calm and restraint.
A community urging friends and acquaintances of draftees to write letters or cards. The note stresses a short personal message can lift a returning soldier, reinforcing home-town ties and showing appreciation for the sacrifice made for national security.
Nearly 500,000 adults are enrolled in more than 300 night schools in California, showing that learning continues past traditional ages. The state leads many others in adult education, while numerous states offer little or no such classes.
Opinion piece extols American freedoms and contrasts them with religious oppression in Russia. It recalls the Czar era, Soviet atheism, and persecution, citing President Roosevelt and urging faith enduring despite repression. The author reflects on priests, families, and the church under communist rule.
The piece blends religious resolve to aid Russia with criticism of war conduct and witty newspaper quips. It cites remarks from various papers including references to deportation comments by Judge Sears and a light note on golf phrasing.
A private bus service operated by Mr. R. W. Green began Friday between the Air Corps Basic Flying School Lerdo and Bakersfield. The frequency and route are described with 15 cents one way and 25 cents round trip, a monthly pass planned by Nov 1, and flexibile routing to serve Lerdo personnel in Bakersfield.
Inflation is defined as the drop in buying power of the dollar caused by rising living costs. It grows from high public demand and rapid national income expansion for goods not available in sufficient quantities. Citizens can help by buying Defense Bonds and Stamps.
About 130 miles of additional railroad trackage are under construction across fourteen western Army posts. The project costs $255,000, with the largest block, 23.3 miles, at the Timatitla Ordinance Depot in Hermiston Oregon. Other posts receiving trackage include Camp Roberts Fort Lewis Camp San Luis Obispo and the Oakland Port of Embarkation.
Miss Eileen Foster of Sacramento and formerly of this place stayed with Evelyn Jumber last Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs Foster and little Bertie Jean joined Eileen in Shafter Thursday afternoon and returned to Bakersfield that evening and to Sacramento Saturday morning.
The United States farm board moves toward a $100000 revolving fund to finance the cotton crop with anticipated cash infusion. Officials expect rapid deployment to assist growers in meeting seasonal costs and stabilize market activity.
Chief Boatswain Frank B. Wilson of the Navy recruiting office Bakersfield and Sergeant Pedro of the Army recruiting office visited Shafter on a Saturday afternoon, touring homes and farms with Roy and Mrs Jumper. Judge Frank H. Whalen welcomed twins born Thursday night. Shafter high’s two girls baseball teams prepare for a pair of games with McFarland on November 1, one at home and one away.
The article describes a school assembly with orchestra and glee club selections by the girls and boys. Herbert Midgley shared insights from his England trip. After the assembly the freshmen rally followed, including a tug of war where freshmen dragged the sophomores through mud, then a football game.
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