Pella Press (Newspaper) - February 21, 1929, Pella, Iowa Representative of 11 Pella and Its Its Industrial tional THE PELLA PRESS is as an medium in Pella and trade Let The Press be your 23 13 PUBLISHED AT FEBRUARY 1929 PER YEAR HOOVER HAS GONE 10 CENTRAL WINS FIRST IN STATE CONTEST BARON TOOK FIRST IN CONTEST HELD AT PLEASANT AND PUTS CEN TRAL ON THE MAP PRESIDENTELECT TO TAKE HIS OATH OF OFFICE IN TEN DAYS AND IS MAKING READY FOR HIS NEW DUTIES Presidentelect Hoover turned his back to the sunshine of win ter playground Monday and prepared to face what may well prove to be two of the most strenuous weeks in his colorful Just ten days from Hoo will ascend the steps of the Cap itol and take the oath of office as chief executive of the United For nearly a the president elect has been at the Penney estate of Belle some but play ing as much as He has fished acquired a good coat of tan and added a little addi tional health to an already rugged With his he plunges into administra tive work and practical politics of a highly concentrated A thous one matters await his atten The Hoover special arrived in Washington at noon to be Almost from the moment he will be up to his neck in the sort of work of which he is capable as are few One thing fortunately is off his During the stay in Miami Hoover has determined upon the ten men who comprise his Who they are is a mystery with the exception of Andrew sche to remain as secretary of the and Henry uni reported as the next secre tary of The remainder will become known when their names are sent to senate for confirmation on March Determination upon a cabinet has not released the presidentelect from the importunities of job hunters Upon his return he will make his headquarters at his instead of at the Mayflower thus eliminating the prospect of annoyance at the hands of some of but many republicans will 2300 of these deserving find way to The major problem facing Hoo ver at the moment is the dying ses sion of more than anything it prompted his early departure from Miami With only two weeks to he wants to make sure at the last moment there is not an in flux of money bills that will unbalance the budget and leave the new admin at the line with a In the house committees now end of their hearings on which with farm will constitute the two sub to be taken up at a special session of congress Hoover plans to call for April The tariff question bears vitally on commerce industry and of all three of which Hoover is regarded as a profound student and it is his inten tion to be personally present to block anything he considers Not the least of his problems is the immigration Pending be fore congress is an act repealing the national origins clause which would base immigration quotas on the na makeup of the states at the time of the The presi perhaps more than any other is responsible for the movement to cancel the If it remains on the statute books and the present situation indicates no great desire to remove Hoo as will be compelled to proclaim it as unsound in principle and unworkable in Arrayed against him is formidable opposition led by Senator David Reed of usually a staunch ad ministration and backed by powerful organizations as the Ameri can Wins State Extempore Cup Last Friday evening at supper time the glad news was received by tele phone the Centrals in ex tempore Miss Marjorie Maron had won the state This was the same one which was won by Miss June Stureman in 1926 her name stands at the It is a newer cup shorter than tho oratorical cup which we kept for two years and which we had hoped to keep for good this Miss Van Der Ploog delivered her oration in a bet ter manner than here in chapel last Wednesday and was a credit to the Reports stated that it was a close contest among eight colleges Parsons won first place in oratory The Iowa State Womens Forensic Assn held a business meeting at Iowa Wesleyan Friday morning at which Miss Dorothy Roelofs Miss Antoinette Van Der Ploeg was elected for next The extempore contest was held in the af and the oratorical in the eve Frank Rarig of the Uni versity of Minnesota acted as Between contests the local Pi Kappa Delta served a banquet in a Our representatives and Miss Bailey returned Saturday with the extempore Central college has a reputation in the forensic line having held the ora cup two years and the pore cup one other year before tin Much credit is due to Miss Graham and Miss Bailey for their assistance and Sherwood Eddys Tuesday morning in chapel Sher wood Eddy gave an hours talk before the student body and faculty and a I number of people who gathered to hear him give the only talk he was permitted to present in 1 he preceding evening word was received that the doctors had ordered him to close his engagement on account of his He arrived about in time for the assembled audience to listen to him after a devotional ser vice and departed for Oskaloosa im mediately It was a disappointment for yet we were grateful for even an hour of his The afternoon meetings am public lecture the evening had to be The lecture course com will doubtless try to make other Visit by an Alumnus Last Thursday the privilege of see ing and hearing Norton graduate of the class of Great in on the ly interested in improvements on th he recalled conditions anc situations of his college ha some stories to He spoke i chapel emphasizing the need for ans wering the call and then considering ons work as a sacred iDi is vice president of Ottawa University in Discuss the Ideal Girl The girls had some week ago what they COMI the charac of an ideal which wer discussed by the men in Human Life as Valuable as Stock thousands of children Most astounding of The modern farmer carefully bal ances the ration for his cattle and The modern housewife is learning that it pays in health to do the same for her The body needs many food and some of these are very apt to be lacking in the typical American diet of white meat and pota There is no single food that is perfect in that it furnishes in the right al Ithe food values an adult That means we must eat a But even so doing does not insure a perfect because there are so many refined and manu products on the market to day lacking food that one might eat many different things and still be poorly It is an actual fact that in this land of are under these are not in the city slums tnd but also in homes of the Iowa Farms where food production is a business have their share in this of un der fed In 1924 the Shep Clinics examined children principally from the rura districts in this and found only 813 free from Most of these defects found were and the largest due to under The ones who can do most to rem edv a situation like this are the moth ers They must study the food need of their children and put into practice the fund of nutrition information no available for Realizing the Farm Bureau women of Marion coun ty are soon to begin a series of les sions on nutrition under a specialist from Miss Lain will conduct five schools at each of which twenty lead ers will be present These leaders wil work back to their local communities and every one interested may get if from In Memorium In memory of our dear loving husband and who passed away seven years ago the 18th of Our hearts still mourn for Faassen and 10 WILL BE THE NEXT MAYOR CITY POLITICS WARMING UP AS THE TIME FOR THE CITY PRI PARY DRAWS NEAR FOR MAK ING NOMINATIONS Central Downs Ambrose Five Central following two suc invaded Davenport Friday night and blasted tho hopes of Ambrose for a second Iowa ion title by defeating the league i 29 to never was I a doubt about the outcome of tho j Contra stopped right out and look j a 5 to 0 load at tho end of throe min was tho chief contributor with two Throughout tho half Central added to its early Their zone defense had Ambrose backed to the middle of tho floor most of the time and the long attempts of the locals wore to no Hill OConnor was tho only who could hit the Tho score at half time Was to In tho second period tho Saints pick ed up a bit but could not head the rushing who exper an exceedingly hot evening on A last minute spurt loft the loam still 8 points shy of Centrals CENTRAL TO PLAY IOWA WESLEYAN ON FRIDAY COUNTY TOURNAMENT GOES TO BASKETBALL TEAMS FROM HIGH SCHOOLS OF MARION COUNTY TO HOLD ANNUAL MEET LAST OF THE WEEK PRESIDENT OF THIS CITY TO ATTEND IM PORTANT CHURCH EARLY NEXT WEEK MEETING The boys returned th compliment by writing their tions of the ideal These point ere judged by the girls during hapel hour last Friday the not present so that the discus ion could be These are the as finally ranked b Christian goo understanding abd general and entertain ng inspiration toward good housekeeper arid Other News The Mens Glee Club sang two mor elections in chapel last Miss Van Der Ploeg had red her A picture was taken last week ot and faculty going to here were three lines coming from he Jordan Hall and New Cen There has been several guests at he dormitory Saturday the officers and members of the local oratorical ass n ivere at a special Thursday Norton with and Wos were guests at the faculty Sunday Miss Greiner had as guests Van Nimwegen and now visiting from Tuesday Dean and vere guests at the faculty The annual banquet held on Wash birthday will be held next a game has been scheduled with Iowa Wesleyan here will on Committees are arrang ng a program to be given after the banquet dinner served by the Ladies Dutch are on he menu The debate season is on in full Monday evening a girls dual debate with Perm college was It was a non decision giving both sides an opportunity to debate before an audience as Next week Wednesday at in the afternoon a debate with Oklahoma City Univer sity will Thursday a men s dual debate with John Fletcher of Oskaloosa will be of 28 Central play Buena Vista in basket bal The heaviest part of the schedule is nearly As the team continues to improve by winning victory after oc Pe la see some interesting playing in that game as well as in the one this Friday eve ning against Iowa It is too be with pride that our coach joined the team on their stren schedule away from Pella altho he had been so badly De claring that he would go anyway after the first medical treatment had been he discovered later that be sides the injuries in the cuts be low the knee required stitching and treatment for and that the teeth cutting the lips had been a se verer shock than His grit influenced the boys to do their and the news that Central had won from Ambrose on Friday was a welcome Gradual closing of the division be tween religious bodies of the Presby terian faith it is be furthered by the annual meeting at Atlantic February 20 and 27 of the Western or American Sec tion of the World Alliance of Reform ed This group is made up of delegates chosen by the highest church judicatories of nine church bodies Presbyterian church in the Presbyterian church in the United Reformed church in Reformed church in the General Synod Reformed Presbyterian Associate Reformed United church of Presbyterian church of Wishart of is Among the speakers and subjects the two days as an by Master of Phil general will be New Home Foreign Religious Work in Christian of Egypt The Sovereignty of God in Relation to Law and Ministerial The Eastern and the Western Sec representing the Reformed churches throughout the met separately each year in Europe and the United and meet together each four years on alternate sides of the Plans will be completed for the quadrennial meeting at Bos ton next which will bring to that city representatives from Canada and the United Among the official delegates to the meeting are Wesselink of Pella and of 10 BUYS FREE Central will meet Iowa Wesleyan on the local floor Friday night at eight oclock in what is believed will be one of the most interesting basket ball games of the Hoth tennis played earlier in the season with only a small margin of points between Since then both teams have developed but Central is convinced she has overcome the earlier handicap and will give the visitors a race for their Tt is more than likely that Coach Winter will have his regular team in the Those who were injured in the auto wreck last week are again on There will he but one more game on the home floor this season and that will be thp game with Henna Vista on February Politics is always an interesting Here in Pella the city elec tion affords more pleasure to local politicians than even the general elec At least we hear much more talk now than we did last Tho big question now before tho People of Pella is is going to bo tho mayor Tho city pri mary to nominate candidates for that office itto bo hold on March The polls will bo open from noon that day until seven The candidates nominated at tho city primary will be ones who will be voted upon at city election to bo hold the last Tuesday in During the past week several names boon mentioned as probable can We do not know whether Mayor Do will bo a candidate to but if he chooses to run no doubt lie will receive strong Those most promi mentioned asido from tho pres ent are Van Jake Vandor Albert Vandor Ploog and Van We wore unable to interview those mon except who says ho is a candidate for the Ho was a candidate two years ago but was by Mayor Do held tho office ono term and during his tenure of office gave a giod account of The office of mayor in a town the of Pella is an important one and it all law abiding citizens to see that good mon are placed in politics has boon eliminated in local affairs and of whether a man is a dem ocrat or a ho is elected be cause of his There ought to he a great deal of interest in choosing tho mayor and city coun cil Lots give our attention to city matters from now until election with the thought uppermost in our minds of rendering service to the SIGOURNEY HIGH DEFEATS PELLA HIGH 20 TO lit Firm is Reorganized The Marion county basketball tour will be held at Knoxville again this the high school to act as host to The date set for the tournament is Febru ary 22 and 23 and the games will be played at the high school Present indications are that eleven teams in the county will enter tin contest to determine the The teams entering Har Hamilton Knox ville and If the weather con ditions are no doubt many Pella people will witness the tourna Following are the FRIDAY AFTERNOON Tracy vs Dallas Pella Hamilton Bussey vs FRIDAY EVENING Swan Knoxville Melcher Harvey Allica vs winner of Bussey Winners of first round of SATURDAY AFTERNOON SEMI FINALS First SemiFinal game Second SemiFinal SATURDAY EVENING FINALS Consolation Championship game It seems that tho championship of the county in high school basket ball as well as other outdoor and indoor sports could be decided the same as the colleges of tho by playing games with each the highest re the honors and tho highest in in points receiving tho hon ors as all star It would not bo as costly and would give indi vidual players more of an incentive to as colleges are after the top lotch players in the state high schools mil their standings in local playing would count for much more than tho resent Story of His Death Greatly Exaggerated That story about Pat Crowe com suicide in a Buffalo alley its ail a Pat himself said when he strolled in the police head quarters and bared the left arm with the bullet scar that would identify Pat Crowe in almost any police sta tion in the When I said Ill die like a No suicide for Thus another adventure was tacked on to the history of the man who kid naped Edward 29 years ago and held him prisoner until his wealthy Omaha had paid Monday a man was found shot through the head in an alley in Buf All marks been from his but police who viewed the body said it was Pat Crowe the same man whom they arrested in TOPPED THE MARKET i VS COMPANY WILL DISCON TEN DAY FREE Reorganization of tho Hub Clothing BONUS TO CUSTOMERS operating as ON MARCH at Oskaloosa with j capital of and announced in Tho Central States Electric of to establishing several branch this city during the past two in Iowa months been giving the now customers Stun I and Gas for ton days in housewife might become accus was John gon to using the new fuel in cooking and Naturally the first week M concern or two the users are inclined j waste mnro or less gas in Tho manager Shaffer informs us that after March 15th that tho cus tom will be as it will on tail considerable moro work for tin local and that tho spring rush necessitates tho reduction of and tho installation of tho gas and turning it on and then waiting ton days for tho installation of the motor would cause too much extra labor and loss of This wonderful offer of free gas to new consumers has boon a very service to the housewives who have boon connected with the ser vice and using tho now and tin company desires everyone possible to have tho advantage of this and hopes that many will avail of tho remaining time to have their stoves installed and got the benefit of this froo Remember that the time for this will expire on March Miss Froda Carpenter who has boon holding some very instructive and much appreciated demonstrations dur ing tho past throe months in Pella will hold her final demonstration on i Ida as tin two Sunstrum heads president with hor as and and William as Articles of incorporation are to b filed follows of and the subsequent disposal of the merchan dise stocks by the Saw Large Exhibit of Foreign Portraits and Wagner wore in Omaha a few days whore they at tended an exhibit of English photo graphic portraits presented by one of artists of Richard tho distinguished Lon don court who is in this country under tho of the Eastman exhibited 500 por traits made not only by but by tho host in England continental Europe which includ ed portraits of members of the Royal These portraits under individual il lumination wore exhibited in the ball room of tho where Friday afternoon of this week at of visitors enjoyed the at the las office and all are in to come out and get hotter post ed on the nf This is Miss Carpenters in Pella for some and she is very anxious that this demonstration will be attend ed by housewife in the Clark residing about four miles northwest of sold 18 head of choice pure bred Shorthorn steers averaging 893 pounds on the Chicago market last the extreme top of the at per These steers were of Clark s own breeding and just past a year of Clark is one of Iowas lead ing Shorthorn breeders and maintains a herd of about eighty While in Chicago Clark saw a son of his present herd win first in his class and the senior bull championship at the twelfth an Shorthorn congress and sale the International at Two Children Treated for Rabies Paul Pearson and two children were brought to Knoxville from At tica last Saturday afternoon for rabies following a discovery that the collie dog had The dog attacked Pearson and nipped the two children while play ing with Several head of horses cattle and hogs were also bitten by the dog and veterina rian is keeping close watch on all the stock pending their possible develop ment of Physicians here were confident that the commence ment of the pasteur treatment would probably eliminate their chances of developing a serious case of Pella Woman is Given Good Position Miss Elizabeth public health nurse of Palm Beach has been chairman of the tuberculosis section of the Nation al Organization of Public Health Nur according to word received from the office of the Florida Public Health Association in Miss Synhorst is a member of the Palm Beach county antituberculosis association and also of the American Red Cross Her duties will be to stimulate the inclusion of all tuberculosis on all nurse and health programs to en courage the inclusion of questions on tuberculosis on examinations for nurse registrations by boards of nurse examiners to study the inci dence of tuberculosis among and graduate nurses and to with the Florida Public Health Asso in all measures designed to prevent Sherwood Smith executive sec of the Florida Public Health said that Miss appointment was a tribute to the fine work she had done in conjunction with the tuberculosis clinic that has been held for the last year in Palm This comes as good news to the friends of Miss in She is the daughter of and Paul Synhorst of this city and has many admirers here who will be pleased to learn of here success as well as her logo of seeing the best On Monday evening Speaight an illustrated lecture to f tho National Photographers iven much valuable information rel ative to photography am photographic HOURS WASHING TONS BIRTHDAY The Sigourney high school basket jail team defeated the Pella high chool in a warm contested game on tho Sigourney floor last Friday eve ning by a score of 20 to The con played a close game in guard ing the The two teams are pretty evenly matched and give the fans plenty of fast bail lime they Kach one of the teams have won a game and in both cases by only a close margin and in both instances the spectators have boon kept on their The Polla loam will moot in mighty conflict at Knoxville on Fri day and Saturday of this wook for the county championship and we predict they will a pood account of them DEATH OF INFANT CHILD Anna tho eight months old laughter of and Henry Vis sir who live on the island south of town died of pneumonia early yester day Funeral services will be held from the homo at one oclock this afternoon and interment will bo made in the will be no City or Rural De livery of mail on Wash Window service for the delivery of mail and sale of stamps will be from to All mails for dispatch will be made up at the usual Central Rally Nips Simpson Central college staged a rally in the final ton minutes of play and do Simpson college in an Iowa conference game at Indianola Tuesday 35 to Tho Dutchmen were on tho short end of a 29 to 20 score with ten min utes to play but a rally in the next six minutes gave them enough points to turn wha looked like a defeat into a hold a two point margin substitutes wore sont into They failed to hold their and a basket by and a free thruV by the same athlete put Central out in Central increased its load to four points and then started a stalling Wilkins dropped in a shot in tin final minute to put Central out in front by six Simpson had the best of the first tho score being 20 to 17 at the Neifert and Tysseling played fine basketball for Menoher and Kirk patrick did the best work for Simpson Simpson when four the advantage Accident Injured Several People An automobile accident about mid night Tuesday injured several Pel la Alfred Johnson sustained a broken bone in his ankle and had his hands frozen while being pinned underneath the while Glen Long and Lester Central college students and Gerrit De Reus received slight The young men in company with Casey Vanden Berg were returning home from Indianola where they attended the tral basket ball The car driven by Vanden Berg skidded on the icy road west of Prairie City and after spinning around the road finally turned over pinning Johnson The car was too heavy to lift and Johnson remain ed in that predicament until John who came along with several of the players gave them The injured were taken to a physician in Prairie City where they were Riven medical The driver not injured and only little damage wM done to the Will Hold Meeting in Pella March First In another week the first lesson on Nutrition will be given to the Farm Bureau leaders of the active school districts in Summit This meeting will be an all day training school held at Petla on March The lesson will be of Miss Lillian of the Extension of Ames Last year the followup meetings of the leaders in their school districts were well attended but it is hoped the attendance this year will be much The social the broadening of our acquaintance along with many other are ample reasons to be loyal to our organiza If there are ladies in other school districts who are not active and you want the call a meeting some or get in touch with your neighbor ladies and choose a leader attend the training school in Albert township chair to give any mation Van publicity chairman Summit
