Educator decries funding shortage for school systems
Dr. Grant Jensen principal of Shafter High School warns Americans spend far more on entertainment than education. He cites 13 billion on alcohol and tobacco vs five billion for education, notes rising enrollments from 302 in 1942 to 546 in 1950 and 600 anticipated, with 1000 expected by 1956. He cites 40 percent California high school dropout rate, 60 percent at Shafter, a 22 500 teacher shortage and only about 13 000 teachers next year.
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Grant Jensen
Shafter High School
Wep
Jensen
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Jensen
California
Shafter
Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Addicott
E. Gordon Smith
Gordon L. Smith
University of California
Smith
Herb Miler, Ag
Earthquake relief bill set to require $500 damages
Kern county property owners seeking quake relief must prove damages exceed 500 dollars to qualify under Gov. Earl Warren's signed bill. A sworn statement detailing condition and postquake value is due to the county assessor, who sits in a temporary tent office. A certificate from an appraiser is required. The bill's applicability to newer quakes is questioned.
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Kern County
Earl Warren
Roy Gargano
Gargano
Beltwide Cotton Mechanization Meet Planned at Shafter
Agricultural workers at the USDA Experiment Station in Shafter prepare for the 1952 Beltwide cotton mechanization conference scheduled October 22 to 25. Up to 600 fiber crop leaders will attend, with demonstrations of seven types of cotton pickers and field tours to Kern County farms.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Shafter
Experimental Farm
Kern County Fairgrounds
Bakersfield
Herb Miller
Cotton planting urged with wilt resistant seed plan
Agronomist George Harrison urged delayed planting and moderated water and fertilizer use to combat wilt in 1953 cotton. He advised planting after soil temperature rises, avoiding diseased soil, and maintaining soil conditions to prevent infestation, noting early plantings suffered more from wilt than mid April plantings.
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George Harrison
Harrison
California
Shafter
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