07 Sep 1950
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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1950
Page
1
The Shafter chamber of commerce will weigh the Community Chest drive next week to decide whether to conduct a fundraising campaign. והת
Jack Rodner of the San Joaquin Valley district will address Shafter American Legion members Monday night at 8 in Veterans Memorial Hall. The talk will cover the Central Valley Project effects on the Shatter Wasco Irrigation District and the Friant Canal under construction. Ted Thompson and William Green are expected to accompany Rodner, with Lawrence Anni possibly taking part in discussion.
The Shafter Chamber of Commerce weighs the fate of the Community Chest after a failed spring drive. If dropped, six benefiting agencies will run independent campaigns. Card ballots set a September deadline, noting past shortages of solicitors and reliance on chest directors.
Shafter High School Generals plan to defend the Sierra small schools title this fall with 11 lettermen, eight in the first string, under Coach Dan Bledsoe. Forty heavies expected at first scrimmage Monday, with Corcoran and Dinuba viewed as league favorites after 1949 showings.
City merchants rejected a merchandising show proposed to promote Shafter wares during the last week of October. A chamber committee cited lack of full merchant cooperation and instead considered a week-long special sale as an alternative. Attendees included A K Bernie Wallace chair, William Stoller Juanita Battaglia Austin Wikoff and Arthur Henn.
A Shafter press forum discusses Central Valley Project benefits for the common man and water supply. Questions address impact if water is not provided, and details on Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District directors and terms. The piece also covers Shafter football expectations and schedules for 1949, with emphasis on key players and upcoming games.
Three 1948 Shafter High School graduates from Shafter ride to San Diego for preliminary naval training. They are Harvey Weyand 19 of Bakersfield by birth, Wallace Weyand and Burton Nance 19, and Jamis Bellows 19. Weyand attended Bakersfield College. Nance worked at Union Sugar laboratories in Santa Maria. Bellows worked at Spreckels Sugar in Bakersfield.
John Nickel, son of Mr and Mrs J Hi Nickel of 580 Acacia Ave, left Monday for Hume Lake to attend a conference of the Calvin Club.
Bill Crawford entered the Marine Corps on August 7 1949 and spent a year at Camp Pendleton then shipped overseas and now in Japan en route to Korea. Barney Crawford joined on August 7 1950 and serves in San Diego. Both are SHafter High School graduates who did farm work before service.
Foreign Correspondent John Morley portrays U S policy as bungling in Korea and denounces the Truman administration for defense cuts. He cites Gen MacArthur’s Pacific defenses and urges renewed preparedness to prevent communism, urging Americans to act.
Concertgoers in Shafter and Wasco will enjoy four programs this fall and winter announced by Mrs. John J. Peters Jr. The schedule includes Brovsky and Rabin on Oct. 4, Mac Morgan on Nov. 16, Bary Ensemble on Feb. 7, and the Trapp family on Feb. 26.
Anin of the Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District tells Kiwanis members federal monopolies harm the area arguing the Bureau of Reclamation contract would deny district ownership after 40 years. He notes taxes fund the distribution system and farmers pay for water, while an alternative distribution plan is being studied.
The Shafter chamber votes to continue backing an underpass project at the grade crossing. A chamber committee led by Dr. O G Ohlsson will seek city council aid while civil engineers advise city state highway and possibly county cooperation. P C Clarkin and Bert Ware push to keep the issue alive.
Carl L. Weber a 28 year old American Legion commander and deputy sheriff was appointed by the board of supervisors to replace Constable Gerald Barneke who was killed in an accident. Weber has served at Buttonwillow for three years and his term expires December 31. Barneke had been elected for another four year term in the June primaries. The appointment is legal for the full term.
Principal Jack Hill and 30 faculty prepare for a busy year at Shafter High School as registration opens tomorrow 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Seven new teachers join the staff including specialists in physical education home economics social science English and dramatics. John Kelly serves as student body president with twin brother Tom previously in office.
Paul Bailey civil engineer for the Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District will present an alternate distribution system report on October 3. He seeks permission to pursue an alternative to the Bureau of Reclamation plan, claiming potential district taxpayer savings of about 3 million dollars. If approved, the plan goes to the bureau for approval. Also on the legal front, Thomas Crowe Visalia attorney will meet with bureau counsel on October 18 to discuss proposals. Later this fall San Joaquin Valley district manager Jack Rodner will meet Bailey and board members to discuss further developments.
Shell Oil exploratory workers have established headquarters in Shafter at the old Oliver Implement Co. building on Central Valley Highway. R. V. Bob Payne reports 26 men, 19 with families, moved in this week and the crew will stay about a year with portable seismograph equipment for testing in the area.
Building in Shafter during August totaled 53700, chiefly for the Stone subdivision in the Kirschenmann tract. E. K. Grant said Bakersfield firm Gannon Construction Company was erecting six housing units at about 7600 dollars each under the supervision of Building Inspector.
John Kelly the student body president announced that Shafter High School student body cards will be sold tomorrow and Saturday during registration. The price of the card is two dollars.
Editors weigh local impact and affiliation when choosing which publicity items to publish. Competition for page one depends on reader effect, paper size, and edition reach, with Los Angeles papers using loud headlines and street sales while others mail editions.
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