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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1943
Page
5
The Shafter Kiwanis Club backs a community Halloween parade as a constructive force for youths. The piece argues kids are mainly lively and not inherently bad, and urges organizations to provide positive outlets to deter delinquency.
The saying Rome wasn t built in a day is challenged by records claiming great cities were built in a day. Historian Jabe cites inscriptions on monuments of An chiale and Tarps noting a one day build, while noting that day can mean a period of time like other uses.
The county Farm Bureau boosts its membership to 800 under A W Eckman of Shafter. Loren Voth of Wasco named vice president and county membership chairman. E G Buerkle re elected president. Mrs Joyce Hay secretary. A motion urged immediate Friant Kern canal construction and a hay ordinance was adopted. Annual convention set for Santa Cruz November 16 17 18. cotton department meets Fresno November 9.
Boyd Comstock, athletic coach and world traveler, spoke to Shafter High students on European conditions. He warned Spain has the worst shortages with spoiled and scarce food. He urged that wartime victory hinges on farmer output and noted his escape to America via Italian Secret Service from Italy at war’s outbreak.
Shafter, California native Bert L. DeWitte, age 23, completed 40 missions as tail gunner and turret gunner on a USAAF B 26 Marauder in the Mediterranean theater. He flew over Tunisia Sardinia Sicily Pantelleria and Italy supporting invasion forces and visited Rome twice. He recalls few enemy sightings, preferring targets to escape, and notes flak as his sternest hazard, with Captain Herman L. Meyer praised as a superb pilot.
About 20 Shafter Boy Scouts of troop 53 joined Scoutmaster Marion Crockett for a three day trip along the Kern River near Buttonwillow. They fished hiked and completed scout tests in cookery and other outdoor activities.
Dr Paul F. Marling has returned to Shafter and will reopen his offices at 274 Sunset Avenue starting next Monday.
California Taxpayers' Association releases a study of county assessed valuations. Kern county taxable property this year rises 14 percent to 229,105,440 from 1939 valuations. statewide totals approach 8 billion with an 11.1 percent rise from 1939 figures.
Ruben Fred Mettler of Shafter is named among 52 students who earned Stanford Lower Division Honors for 1942 43. The honors require completing lower division requirements in the upper 10 percent of the class, based on the committee on scholarship recommendation.
Dewayne Perry, three year old son of Mr and Mrs C H Perry, was accidentally struck by a car Sunday afternoon October 24 in front of Cousins Cafe. He was treated at Mercy hospital for minor injuries and dismissed after observation. His father, Er B Perry, is serving with the Navy in Hawaii.
More than a hundred boys and parents gathered at American Hall for the monthly Cub Pack meeting. H W Pat Kelly spoke on the Cub program and six new Bob Cat Cubs were inducted Leroy Bender Robert Merz Donald Stewart Donal Enns Mickey Perry and Jimmie Gaede Also seven boys joined the Wolf rank Ted Kinman Shafter Cub committee chairman presided and W Gwin Cubmaster led skits with Mrs Gwin reporting on the county meeting in Bakersfield Rev Wm Harper offered benediction Ted Johnson was named assistant Cubmaster and Fred Neuman new committeeman Next meeting November 23 requiring each Cub and father to bring a handmade eating set Refreshments were served by Mrs Kinman Mrs Johnson and Mrs F C Raney.
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