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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1981
Page
7
County receipts show Kenneth Septem bern County receiving $80,672 and Shafter $2,573. The 58 counties share $1,514,515 and cities $6,643,693. This distribution represents 30 percent of revenue, the cotton ball exhibit highlighting agricultural displays and a parade of small animated figures.
A sermonizing call condemns mass church exodus and secular trends in America. It cites scripture from Psalms and Amos to urge repentance, warning of divine judgment unless families and nations return to God, and inviting listeners to seek salvation through Christ.
More than 218 million dollars in state and local sales and use tax was distributed this week to California cities counties and transit districts from the September allocation. Ernest J Cronenburg Jr chairman announced the board distributed 139.37 million to cities and 25.30 million to counties. The counties' 41.04 million plus 12.36 million to transit districts came from additional local tax funds. The Shafter city received 54726 dollars and Kern county 1,961,029 plus 1,105,488 for local transportation. The transit districts named include Santa Clara Alameda Contra Costa Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa areas. The board administers 6 percent statewide tax and 6 1/2 percent in counties with transit districts. The local 1 1/4 percent is split 1 percent to cities and counties and 1/4 percent to counties transportation funds.
The piece recalls Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders, highlighting diverse recruits from Ivy League athletes to cowboys, policemen, and miners. It notes the unit’s leadership under Colonel Leonard Wood, Roosevelt’s wish to lead, and the San Juan Hill charge on foot, ending with a tease of “the rest of the story.”
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