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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1966
Page
2
The California Taxpayers Association endorsed Proposition bh for the November general election ballot. The measure would authorize issuing 230 million dollars in general obligation bonds to fund state and college university facilities.
A special Shafter Chamber of Commerce meeting is planned for Tuesday at noon with Fred Starrh and George Jones organizing a program. Bruno Filice of Cal Can will speak on crops with high returns. lunch by Farm Bureau women costs 1.75 and is open to all.
Trinity Lutheran Church Wasco announces Rally Day on Sunday to recruit new Sunday School pupils and promote class advancement. The program, titled Guided by Gods Spirit, includes young and older children singing under directors Randal Rankin and Dave Bridge, with teacher installations and registration opening at 9 30 AM ahead of classes at 9 45 AM.
Council member Bill Hildebrand urged Shafter to join a new program shifting paperwork to the county office while a fire rating report remains incomplete. J R Walker of Cal-Tax discussed bond funding to expand higher education and noted tides funds would finance 1970 71 debt service. He argued bonds would be issued only as needed with safeguards to protect taxpayers.
Colvard’s Furniture in Shafter hosts a cake baking contest on Wednesday October 12 for girls in grades 7 through 12, with boys welcome. The event is run with Southern California Gas Co and Gerry Jobe guiding home economics efforts. Judging by four teachers occurs at 4 p.m. Winners receive teflon cookware. cakes become store property and are served to guests.
The Leslie L. Robinson Unit 213 of the American Legion Auxiliary will hold a rummage sale Saturday in the parking lot next to Nick's Drive In. The sale starts at 6 a.m. and runs until everything is sold.
The Shafter C team lost to Foothill 27 to 6 in the opener. David Freeborn scored Shafter’s lone touchdown on a late end run. Coaches Owens and Loewen praised Freeborn and guard Todd Kodet for strong play. Arvin visits next Friday at 3 30. Chan Hitchcock suffered an ankle injury on the opening play at Foothill.
Larry Gene Lowe son of Mr and Mrs M C Lowe 237 South Shafter Avenue returned home with his parents from Fort Ord where he completed basic training and attended graduation exercises Friday at 11 o clock seven platoons were graduated He belongs to Company A and will depart October 7 for eight weeks schooling at Fort Dix New Jersey He graduated Shafter High School in June 1966 where he played football and was on the tennis team.
Supt McCuen and Deputy Supt Theron S Tabor Jr told Kern Joint Junior College District trustees Porterville is growing with new business and horticulture, and Porterville College could hold 1000 students. The Peterson survey backs annexation, notes Porterville facilities would join Kern without local debt and urges seven trustee areas.
Coach Bill Silverberg’s team opened the season by hosting a quadrangular meet with Wasco North and Taft. North’s Hitchcock brothers led the varsity with 10:02 and 10:03 times as Shafter junior runners Shafter and Wasco posted strong showings in Frosh-Soph and junior varsity races. Shafter’s Laird Parker finished fifth in 10:22, with teammates Butler Helter Prado Dobrenen among top finishers. The district plans expanded junior college campuses to meet rising enrollment and invites the public to an October 13 board session at 7:30 p.m. in the district administration building.
The Shafter High School Faculty Wives Club hosted a Sunday evening picnic in Mannee Park to greet new faculty members. Seventeen couples attended with their children while the men played softball for entertainment.
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