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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1975
Page
2
Mr and Mrs A D Smith of Shafter announce the engagement of their daughter Mary Clingan to Tony Givens formerly of Tennessee. An April wedding is planned. The bride elect is a Shafter High School senior. The fiance is the son of Mr and Mrs Lee Givens of Tennessee.
Mrs Dan Putnam presented her husband with their first child Chad Ryan on August 16. The infant weighed eight pounds four ounces. Mrs Putnam is Brenda Frantz, daughter of Daniel Frantz of Shafter. Paternal grandparents are Cecil S Wanlaw Rullians of Gresley. Great grandparents are Martha Smith of Rosedale, Otto Becker and Ferd Frantz of Shafter.
A surprise double birthday dinner was held August 31 at the home of Mr and Mrs Roy Ryan to honor Dick Eckmann father of Joan Ryan, and also celebrating Jim Baer of Chatsworth. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Roy Ryan, Joy and Cindy, Mr and Mrs Jim Eckmann of Bakersfield, Mr and Mrs Jim Baer, and Pat Baer. After dinner, cake, refreshments and home movies followed.
The Shafter Christian Business Men's Committee begins its year with a Wednesday prayer breakfast at 6 45 AM at the Shafter Motel and a Thursday noon luncheon at Veterans Memorial Hall. Speakers include Chuck Harriger of Kernersfield and local testimonies from Wayne Arno and Lee Kroeker. Program chair Dwayne Armstrong.
The Richland PTA executive board met Friday with President Mrs William Prout to elect officers and ratify chairmen. Superintendent Evron Barber and Assistant Superintendent Al Sandrini attended, Barber as civil defense chairman and Sandrini as parliamentarian, with Franklin Bergman, Robert Thullen, and David Anderson named for other chairmanships.
Dates Sept 15 to 21 with nightly services at 7 30 p m feature speaker Rev T L Byrd new pastor Bakersfield New Life Center He has served as a church leader and will be the main speaker for the revival also notes PTA luncheon Sept 26 and membership drive Sept 22 to Oct 1 with prizes and volunteer requests.
The First Southern Baptist Church Bakersfield announces a revival from September 14 to 21 with theme God is So Good. Services at 7 p.m. nightly at 250 Kern Street led by evangelist and pastor Clyde B. Skidmore with guest speaker background and WWII service and Purple Heart honor. Local pastors invite community participation.
Mrs. Clemie Rice of Rio Bravo farms 600 acres and donates one row cotton pickers to Chico State College for student use. Her son in law Buel Mouser, a former Shafter resident and agri culture instructor, arranges transport with Kern County Equipment. The college plans to add a two row potato planter and will teach students to repair and operate the gear.
Newly elected officers of the Shafter Ministerial Association begin their year of service this month. President Rev. Henry Harder of Mennonite Brethren, Vice President Elder R. A. Walcott of Seventh Day Adventist, and Secretary Treasurer Rev. J. Paul Alexander of the Church of the Nazarene. Meetings are held every second Wednesday from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. at Hutch's Cafe. All local ministers are invited to attend as community events, including preparations for the Bi Centennial next summer, are planned.
PG E relies on five energy sources oil natural gas natural steam nuclear fuel and hydro to run turbo generators for its network. Hydro provides about half of US output in average rain years and does not contaminate or consume water, returning it to rivers for agriculture and other needs. Building hydro facilities is costly but economical to operate keeping rates among the nation’s lowest.
The article notes rising costs of gas and low-sulfur fuel oil, with PG&E rate hikes largely offsetting fuel costs. It argues oil and gas scarcity and higher prices justify nuclear power at Diablo Canyon, claiming two units could save millions of barrels of oil annually. It mentions PG&E's operation of The Geysers geothermal plant.
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