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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1968
Page
1
Report from the Shafter Cotton Research Station lists daily temperatures and flow numbers from Oct 14 to Oct 20. Values include 59.75 on Oct 14, 65 on Oct 15, 70 on Oct 16, 74 on Oct 17, 75 on Oct 18, 77 on Oct 19, and 78 on Oct 20 with varying secondary figures.
Local firemen responded to three alarms over the weekend. A fire at 205 California belonging to Earl Wipf caused $300 damage with $3,500 saved. a Sportsman's Cafe fire caused $30 damage with $32,000 building saved and $14,000 contents. a fire at 541 Sycamore damaged an upstairs apartment for $650 and $500 contents with $50 to the building.
The Shafter Boosters Club meeting is postponed to November 12 announced by committee chair Donald Zachary. The group surveys reviving the Shafter cotton and potato festival held in earlier days.
Expansive preparations are under way for the semi centennial celebration of the Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church to be held on December 1 1968. The church organized on December 28 1918 under Rev P P Rempel as board member.
The Richland Board of Trustees meets at 5 30 p m to clear the way for a District meeting in Bakersfield covering Senate Bill 1 options on curriculum testing and budgeting. They approve travel for Maxine Loppins to a National Science Teachers conference in Las Vegas and attendance for two children at McFarland and Richland schools. The board hires a substitute teacher and discusses a city purchase offer while noting church anniversary events and a historical Mennonite Brethren church celebration with speakers and a planned book project.
Mayor J. C. Atkinson signed a city proclamation setting Friday October 25 as Shafter Generals Day to honor Shafter High School homecoming. The Generals host the Arvin Bears at 8 p.m. with a 5 45 p.m. jayvee kickoff and the homecoming queen will be crowned at halftime.
Two Buttonwillow residents Rosie Victor Phillips 24 and Carol Ann LaFerney 18 died last Tuesday apparently from asphyxiation. Dosie Victor Phillips a Kiowa Oklahoma native and Army veteran from Korea is survived by his parents and several siblings. Carol Ann LaFerney born 1950 in Portageville Missouri moved to California with her family and worked as a farm worker after schooling. Burial was at Shafter Memorial Park following double chapel rites conducted by Rev. Daniel Hjertstedt at Agee Family Funeral Home in Shafter.
Three persons were hospitalized after a Bakersfield area auto crash on Central Valley Highway near Poplar Avenue. Driver Gerald Wayne Tye, 16, and passengers Pamela Vick, 14, and Martha Vick, 16, all of Bakersfield, suffered moderate injuries when the car overturned while returning to the right lane.
Commentator Frank Wisner questions the Mexico City protest by Tommie Smith and John Carlos, as the US Olympic Committee calls it political and debates its implications for the Games. The opinion notes the ongoing discussion and hints at continuation on page 3.
Pfc. Donald David Stamback, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Stamback of 407 Shaw, left Oct. 16 for Vietnam after a 16 day leave. He trained at Ft. Lewis, Wash., and completed nine weeks infantry training. A Shafter High School graduate class of 1966, his wife Pat Riddle remains in Shafter with her mother, Mrs. Alice Terry, while he serves overseas.
The Shafter Improvement Council will meet Thursday evening October 24 at the Veterans Memorial hall. A potluck dinner is planned at 7 o clock with Mrs. Lowell Todd presiding. Residents interested in improving Shafter’s appearance are invited to attend. the group is part of the Chamber of Commerce.
Kern County water chief Allen Bottorff warns that Proposition 9, the Watson amendment, would threaten the county’s State project water plans and likely raise property taxes. He argues the measure could derail financing and construction for water facilities, harming Kern County’s future economy. Continued on page 4.
The Shafter Kiwanis Hallowe'en Parade chair Don Zachary urged preregistration before October 31 at Bank of America Colvard's Home Furnishings or Community National Bank. Prizes total hundreds of dollars for best costumes and floats, with specific awards for Scout troops, Campfire Girls, and school bands. The parade forms at 6:15 p.m. on October 31 at Top's parking lot. A Richland School poster contest offers cash prizes for top visual entries.
Katharina Bender, 99, of 179 Golden West Avenue Shafter died Oct 18 after a long illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Ebeneezer Reformed Church with Rev. Calvin Stuebbe officiating. Interment in Shafter Memorial Park Cemetery. Born May 20, 1869 in Russia to German parents, she came to the U.S. and married in Menno South Dakota before moving to California in 1920. She and her husband farmed on Bender Avenue in Shafter from 1920 to 1929. Surviving are sons August and William. daughters Martha Handel, Regina Mettler, and Lder. There are 31 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. She was a member of Ebeneezer Reformed Church of Shafter.
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