Pella Chronicle (Newspaper) - January 11, 1951, Pella, Iowa 12 In This Issue Pages 1 to 12 VOL. 87 Traders Come to a Town More Happily When Often Invited JANUARY 11, NO. 2 Proposal to Place Light System Under Trustees Discussed at Meeting Plan Outlined by Consulting Engineer Brown of Des Moines Members of the Rotary and with a number of invited held a joint meeting Tuesday evening at the clubhouse of the anil Country a dinner preceding tlie service clubs called meeting for the of exploring the possibilities oi changing the form of municipal control of the town's utilities fiom the Council form to that of There to give counsel on the matter and drawn from wide was Kenneth Brown of the Brown Engineering Company of Des who has assisted the City Council in operating the municipal light plant for ten Bert Baron of Rotary was Mr. Brown was introduced by Mayor Tunis H. Members of the City Council and city employees were present as Look Ahead Mr. Brown began his address by the three kinds of public owned by private capital with stock available to the those municipally and In each case the utility has little or no competition in its field and in each case a great deal of money is required to finance the In each case improvements or extensions are financed by And in each case rather long periods of time are required to liquidate these debts from The speaker called attention to the fact that rates for light and power have remained at the same levels as those of 1939 although costs of very demands for light and power have grown by leaps and bounds and every utility is hard pressed to keep ahead of the planning is a It is constantly necessary to foresee He was of the opinion that going into debt for building the necessary facilities cannot be avoided and is sound business There is no other way to do it. Good management of has a great deal to do with acceptance of bonds issued to finance operation must bo Voice Of Central 620 On Your Radio Diai Jan. 11 7:00 Central Spotlight - Miss goes to 7;;i0 CUL Concert Hall Jan. 14 Reformed Church 10-.ir) & Baptist Church Tues. Jan 7:1)0 Faculty Mr. John Waal 7:15 Campus Music Shop profitable to keep the securities An Excellent Plant The engineer was of the opinion that Pella's light plant has been well managed and is very good He placed the present value of the plant and system at The new building was erected with expansion in mind and it is large enough to house all the new electrical machinery needed for at least ten a period beyond which it is at this possible to calculate increased loads and The Pella plant has gone from low pressure boilers and machines to high pressure with The UEA line has added a big load to the generating and it believed the arrangements between Pella and the Cooperative will continue mutually beneficial and good Present revenues from the plant total about per year and Brown forecast that the revenues will average about per year through the ten year total revenues to be about Yearly receipts from the rural electric line arc now about per Fuel Colt Low Pella has a very marked advantage over many towns and cities in coal mines are near by and the cost of the fuel and of trucking it to the plant is much about per Utilities in Des Moines pay 40 cents more per ton due to added trucking In Cedar Rapids the cost of the same coal would bo about per so Brown liates in Pella are average and compare very well with those in other towns and The City Council plans addition of equipment and complete revamping of the distribution system Brown When improvements are completed the total value of the will be Present debt amounts to about and that total may rise to This ratio of debt to value is not some private utilities it amounts to 70 per cent of the value of tlie he electrical machinery has a life of ' about fifteen years in constant service with standby service for another fifteen Debts can paid olf from profits well within the life of the Trustee Set-up With this and more details of information and too many for this Brown outlined the Trustee System for liis ten per cent of the citizens can for an election to authorize setting up the The vote favorable the with the okay of the members of the may appoint three trustees to manage the one elected for a 0 year the second for 4 years and the third for 2 The trustees will be paid but each per pay is and responsibility rather Good men willing to accept responsibilities as a Brown called attention to the fact under the Council system of voters may elect to defeat the mayor on Page 0) Albia Blue Demons Coming to Battle Little Dutch Coach Bud Bonwell s Blue Demons from Albia will come to town to play Pella High's Little Dutch on the home court tonight The Demons have been rough for the Green and White since they came into the South Central Conference in 1942. Since this time the Demons and the Dutch have tangled 16 times on the hard court with Pella winning 7 Albia 9. Edge to Albia Three of Pella's losses occurred in sectional and district basketball The Monroe County boys have taken out of State competition on three different occasions starting in 1944 at where Pella lost to the Demons in the District by a score of 30-42. Again in 1948 at the District State Tourney in the Demons eliminated Pella 23 to 42 The story was repeated last year on the Albia court where Pella succumbed to the same Demons to 54 after winning the sectional at Pella and the first round of the District from Ottumwa Rivalry Keen All of which proves that Pella has a score to boys will not be They are expected to bounce back after their lust week's 43 to 40 loss to The though losing to Knoxville last showed improvement over previous appearances and are given a fighting chance to There will be two the first starting at 0:4B. Little Dutchmen Made Hit in Pageant at Iowa To Screen Of Marion County for Ringworm Shortly The following communication was sent The Chronicle for publication by Elsie County Centers arc being set up to screen children for ringworm of the The rural schools will be assigned a and time for These centers will be Swan and Town children will have the examination at their own Please lemember all pre-school children are welcome for Central to Play Wesleyan Here Friday Evening Lost to Coe at Cedar Rapids Friday By 58 to 51 Score Friday night at 8:00 p.m. cagers will be seeking their first home conference win in two years from Iowa The Dutchmen have dropped several of their past tilts by very narrow Enlistments have to eat into basketball The probable starting for the two teams Courtesy Washington Evening Journal from Pella made of top interest in a at the of Dec. 21il, the program directed bjr Everett Vande In the left to Joycelyn Earl Jack Billy Connie Bette A. and Junior Story of the holiday affair Costumes Borrowed From Pella Families Lent Color to Show Children in Dutch the costumes borrowed from the Fred Fred Veenstra and Marion Oever families of made a hit with the of Iowa when they appeared in a Around the presented the evening of 21st. The pageant was directed by Mrs. Everett Vande who teaches music in the Cotter public Mr. Vande Voort is tlie of at Cotter both formerly taught in Pella Liked Wodden Shoes Around tlie was presented in six in Germany Mexico and the Holy The program was opened with a processional by the glee club and children of the primary and first grades sang Christmas Both tlie children in the Holland scene and the audience were delighted with the costumes and particularly with the wooden had never seen such shoes The story of the in detail appeared in the Washington Evening Journal of December 22nd, a copy of together with a short note from Vande came to The The picture of tlie Holland group was loaned The Chronicle by the Flying Dutchmen Took the Measure of Simpson Tuesday Tuesday evening with the Central win over the game played It was a see-saw the final margin of victory was just the score to finale was exciting with Vein making a anil a free throw one before the was leading with to Exciting Finnic Keir was point man of the game witli S and fieo Mark was away out in from the Willi II Mark free throws to bring his to hit basket i larly were with 1 goals and 2 free with 4 Hold goals and free and with 1 held The Dutchmen made 32 per cent of their made 31 per cent. The score was tied nine times in the first half but Central led at intermission 40 to 30. Central the score to 47 to 41 midway the second half when Simpson rallied and passed on four field goals by guard Ivan the score Simpson 49, Central 48. That one point was the stickler for the Dutchmen until Stewart clinched the Summary Federated Club Women To Bring Famed Authority On Flowers Here Tuesday Christian High Alumni to Meet Jan. 17 Tho hold on at 7:".li High will lie IT at t he isl an i Central Dunkin Vermeer Stewart F F C G G la. Rupp Noonan Grimmer Beano The be Wright and Gene The next honie game for the Dutchmen will be with University the evening of January Coe 58-Central 51 Central played Coe at Cedar Friday January 5tli, led at the half by the score 31 to 26 and continued to lead well into tlie third quarter when Coe warmed up late in the third and in the final quarter to the score Coe 58, Central 51. Vernon was high making 2 field goals and 7 free throws for a total of U. Bobby made 5 4 goals and a free Dunkin counted four times from the Kohlmann 3 and gift 2 baskets and a free For was tlie star 7 Held goals and 2 free throws for a total of 10 the highest of the Summary N. D. Woman Died As Result of Car Crash East of A car that resulted in serious injury to two persons and lesser injuries to another occurred one mile east of Pella on Highway 1(13 January 3rd at about 3:00 o'clock in the The highway was icy and very A Chrysler car in which and Mrs. Earl Fuller of North Dakota were traveling eastward went out of control and was hit broadside by an oncoming a registered in the name of Alter Brandl of Forest Iowa and in which Alvin Davidson of City was a Taken to Hospital The three injured people were taken to the Mahaska Oskaloosa by ambulance where Mrs. Fuller died about Friday noon from her several broken a possible brain injury and internal Mr. Fuller sustained only bruises Mr. Davidson's injuries were including a fractured lacerated face and mouth and a fractured The cars were so badly damaged that they were believed the Ford mashed in front and the Chrysler crushed on one They were taken to the Garage in Mrs. who lost her life in the was 51 years of She is survived by her Mrs. Sarah and her Carla both of Albert Minnesota and by a Clarence of North Mr. Fuller is the owner and publisher of the Ward County Independent of D. The Fullers were on way to Florida for a winter Marion County Boys Tourney To Start Jan. 17 Pella to Play Attica Wednesday Finals Saturday Night Marion County's annual boys basketball tourney gets under way on Wednesday of next week 17) at 0:30 P. M. with a game between Knoxville and There will be two other games on At 7:4.') Tracy tangles with Bussey and at 1) P.M. Plays Following Wednesday night's there will be two games each evening starting at 7 and 8:45 P. M. ending with the finals and consolations on Saturday Trophies on Display The three prize trophies runners-up and consolation winners on display in the window of the Pella Chronicle The tournament history for the past seventeen years shows that has won the annual classic 8 The Knoxville Panthers have come through 3 times over this Melcher 5 times with winning once in 1937. i will 1m. all aio to 111' Nelson and Van Zee Are New Owners of Pella Dress Club Martin Nelson and Van of have on a in of dry cleaning They bought the Dress East Franklin Street from C.R. Mr. Nelson has been employed for some time by the Veenstra and Mr. Van Zee has been employed by The young men will take over the operation of the business on January 15th. They're making an announcement of the change in ownership and date of opening in the advertising columns of this issue of The Farm School at Ames Open To Young Farmers Farm plans to fit a 1951 outlook trends and timely production problems will be featured at the Farm School at Iowa State Feb. 13, 14 and 15. The 3-day especially designed for young Iowa Farmers and their also will include discussions of public affairs and ways to manage a farm successfully as an owner or a Individual farm plans will and successful farmers in the state will he on to offer tips and practical suggestions nil ways to solve common farm Young Marion County farmers wish to attend short course may obtain information from County Extension at ' Persons who attended the school from Marion County last 0 0 0 c Value of Central College to Pella Subject for Address The Pella Kiwanis Club met for their first regular meeting of the year on Wednesday Jan. 3. The speaker was G.T. Vander Lugt of Central Dr. Vander Lugt spoke on the subject of a college to a He emphasized the economic assets such as with the growth of the its annual and yearly current He stressed the cultural asset in the fields of philosophy and history and finally tlie tremendous spiritual asset in a The club sincerely appreciated this timely and appropriate Next Nov. 17tli, the club proposes to discuss the youth program of our community in an open meeting under the of the Youth Service NO STAG TONIGHT AT COUNTRY CLUB The which had been planned for this evening at the Golf and Country Clubhouse has been according to Dr. T. G. club Score at tlie 40, Simpson 36. Missed free Weeks 2, Davis 3; Mark 2, Appreciation A considerable number of Pella people were active in 1950 in entertainment and small comforts for the men in the Veterans Hospital ill Among these were groups and individuals from the churches who music on of and clubs who provided entertainment in the form of smokers and talented from College who responded to invitations and calls for service in The lied Cross and ill Mrs. aiv grateful to each and ho had a part in this year were Robert Richards and Dale Max Pella Made Tour of Hyline Poultry Farms Friday Thirty-two and newspaper men were guests of Hyline Poultry last January 5. Those included in the tour were and Cornie Van Gorp Leonard all of The tour included stops at where a multitude of records are on all chicks hatched for possible future use as base stock for commercial Nineteen main characteristics are checked on each chick These characteristics are carefully checked throughout the life of each Next slop was the eminence at Dallas Center where some of the top poultry carry out a never ending for a belter At two large brooder houses 3(1 by 30(1 feet in were examined by In houses aie tlie breeding stock which may be used as the base for the bylines five and years from The the lour with a much appreciation of the vast expanse of time antl money that is involved in the of bettering the Flag Flown Over U. S. Capitol Received for New Webster Building The Public Schools received a surprise letter and package from Bourke B. Iowa's Senior Senator at D. C. this The letter from Senator addressed to Superintendent Buerkens slates that the Gene Hurley Construction Company of St. Minnesota bad purchased a same to be given to tlie Pella Schools after it had been flown from the United Capitol at Washington D. C. The Hurley is the contractor now building the nev. Webster Grade Building ill Await Dedication An enclosed from David Lynn the architect of the indicates that this was done on 3, opening date of the 82nd The Board ot Education in session on Monday accepted the flag for the It was to withhold formal unveiling until such a time when the new Webster Building now under construction can be formally The Coasting Is Sood Out in the Country Look Forward to a Pleasing and Most Rewarding Program of flower show anil authority on flowers and their arrangement for lire ion will be the guest of I ho Club of day will talk on flower I I ami will Tlie meeting will be held will start at 2:30 Tho afternoon to bo a VI y delightful occasion when Mrs. will arrange many decorations for She will make for the home and for festive days using a Many of her ideas call for few flowers with the more articles resulting in an arrangement of beauty at the minimum Grower and Judge Mrs. Jarvis is a veteran with raising them as well as arranging She has won many prizes on her own She is a licensed judge and has just returned from Chicago where she was a judge at the International Flower Much of her study was in Japan where she learned their unique balance and color Along with the arrangements Mrs. Jarvis will make for the Federated she will give the highlights of the International Flower Show and tips on novel ideas for arrangements as gathered from at the All Women Welcome Reports from other clubs having enjoyed Mrs. Jarvis say that she is an artist with one that everyone can enjoy and learn from she makes unusual and beautiful decorations out of materials available with very few thus the finished arrangement is beautiful and most Every club member is urged to attend and enjoy the are welcome to join the group for the afternoon by a fee of seventy-five is being arranged and lea and coffee will be served during social Do Farm People of This Area Want Fire Fighting The officers and directors of the Chamber of have been studying the matter of providing fire protection for farm folks who live in the Pella In bringing the matter to attention and to obtain a cross section of particularly from the farm who would be a committee was named with Kalidi De Cook and Bernie F. Vander Linden as co-chairmen and Kenneth Bean and Gary committee They will continue the study and in the meantime they will lie very anxious to liear from If the desire for the service is strong it is possible a way can lie town and to it. Farmers Wanting Shelby Oats Should Order Before Jan. 15 in getting seed oats should contact one of the following before January 1IL'udeison Reese of Dwight or llifford of of Shelby lo for in their county until 1 any surplus could sold out of the to the Iowa Shelby oat is the best oat for During the last five years it has had tlie average yield and tesl of all varieties Also this certified seed costs per bushel as Id and asked by glowers of other oat The miow ice were lightning fast Saturday on n hillside nearly two town blocks long south and east of the Rock House on the Knoxville Sledding wasn't temperature hovered near the zero The kids were here through the wasn't n single place lo skate in And not a bell was heard town or Music Composition Contests Announced by la. Fed. of Music Clubs The Iowa of Clubs with Ihe cooperation of Radio Station Watt Clear Channel announces Two Composition The with ages ranging from 16 26 and The from 26 years and The classifications will be in Music Choral and Solo lo Ralph e Composition Drake Dos for further information as lo application blanks and The deadline for all entrants will be April 1, 1951. Draw And Win Ticket To College Play Expect Pulitzer Prize Production to Attract Big Houses of the subscribers to this week's Chronicle are going to get to see absolutely free of charge when it is premiered at Central College This is the comedy that has won more awards and prizes than any other ever in Now or To win one of these free tickets to this prize play all you have to is to draw a picture of the rabbit Bring this picture with you to Shoe Slore ibis Jan VS at a. 111. when the two day advanced reserved seat sale for this hilarious comedy If you are one of tlie first six first six high school or first six grade school students lo with your sketch of Ibis you will be given your free ducat to the three showings of Harvey on Jan. 17, Jan. or to the on Jan. Hurry the Sketch These tickets are not being given for the best for the six of the pooka by people ill age at the downtown at Tracings from of Harvey from ads in week's or Des do not you may use ads ns a suggestion for your drawing of this 6 ft. 1 inch Irish and have been synonymous with In it was awarded the Pulitzer That same year its leading Fuy and Josephine Hull given Ibc Donaldson and Variety awards the best acting of the liurni Mantle it in his book leading New oi I. Clitic called il comedy of I he It's Vork of 1,17,") the fifth of any play on Popular in Europe On lour il broke attendance length of run records most places il It played longer than any play in the 1111 year record of the National Theatre in 1). C. was one of three plays returned for engagements three different seasons at the K. R. N. T. Theatre in Des The third and final professional showing was just last broke records in Oslo and hilarious comedy has been on Page
