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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1954
Page
3
Lloyd C. Halverson Grange economist testifies before a Congressional committee studying liquor advertising regulation. He argues against linking grain use to liquor production while Town Farm Bureau President Howard Hill cites parental objections to lurid liquor ads entering homes.
A county farm for the needy is described as well-run and largely self-supporting. Operated by a board supervised team, the facility provides meat milk vegetables and market products. Residents gain self respect through cooperative work and contributing to their own support, prompting a call to rename from "poor farm" to a humane designation.
A commentary on Western nations lamenting France’s capitulation to Communists in Indo China. It argues US aid, totaling over two billion dollars, backed colonial power and boxed France into serving colonial rule. It claims independence could have emerged earlier, portraying Uncle Sam as the unintended villain of a doomed intervention.
A public reflection argues the picture of communism abroad is not as dark as State Department portrayals. It contends those seeking communism may escape behind the iron curtain, predicting eventual disillusionment. It calls for flexible policy that can change when paths become pitfalls, noting the Russians adapt daily with cunning.
Figures show United States farm surplus across major crops with wheat and corn totaling billions of bushels and bales. The piece notes $6.187 billion in value, potential sales abroad, giveaways, and aging dairy and nut products raising taxpayer costs while Congress debates action and Secretary Ezra Benson faces scrutiny.
Editorials from Elkland Journal Sikeston Standard and Weiser American discuss social issues. They critique alcohol abuse as a public image concern, praise targeted local advertising, and urge youth recreation programs to combat delinquency while noting a survey on local recreation effort.
A letter from J E Renaud in Audincourt France describes his rail journey to New York aboard the steam liner and his adoption by relatives. Local events include drownings in Lake Geneva Wisconsin and searches by Stillwater Minnesota men, a threshing accident injuring Martin Kooyman near Knoxville, and baby show plans by the Pella Federated Club. A front page Marion County history by Jasper Olney, new Federated Club members, insurance payout for Central College bell tower damage, Reverend Brinkman family trip to Chicago, 1915 Overland ad at Star Auto, Des Moines tennis results, a car accident injuring Jim Vander Pol and wife, Jay Kempkes biology study return, new local photographer exhibits at Electric Palace, shock absorbers for Ford cars, Keables and Scholte tennis efforts, rising Great White Way tourist trade, and River to River Road rivalry.
Thirty-four carloads followed seventeen carloads shipped the day before from Ralph Hendershot in Monroe to Chicago, marking the largest shipment he had ever made as hog prices reached 10.25 per hundred. Lake Prairie Town hogs appeared in the consignments.
Twenty years ago John Liter won a coal supply bid for the municipal light plant amid wage and price code debates. A new playground near the Home for the Aged was prepared for kittenball and high school football use, with lights to be installed. Cecil Terpstra, 15, suffered a serious hayloft accident requiring stitches. Iowa Secretary of State Mrs. Alex Miller warned drivers of strict vehicle checks after accidents. John Kamerick and Dick Goe maat visited Missouri to compare corn quality. Local workers including Walter De Kock and Paul Bandstra sought jobs in Hollandale, while Dykstra and Bruin s moved to Illinois for a corn canning plant. Dr. Dick Hessing aided livestock removal efforts from North and South Dakota. Shirley Temple, age five, starred in her first film Baby, Take a Bow.
The issue highlights a girl hailed as a child prodigy at Rivola Theatre in Os Katocan. An ad from Wormhoudt and Kempkes promotes men’s suits and dress trousers at rock bottom prices tied to farmers’ crop failures. The edition notes 1,000 fans attend kittenball thrice weekly and announces M. J. Van Gorp opening a garage and shop in Bruinekool building. It emphasizes the value of a high school education.
Ten years ago Pella reached its Fifth Bond Drive quota amid a wartime push. Bond purchases in 1944 totaled 1,399,362.10. Warner Van de Voort led Legion Post duties as captain Babe Caldwell outlined pilot service with 400 plus combat hours and 58 missions. Marion County’s first Izaak Walton League chapter formed in Knoxville with Carl Clark and Jake De Haan Jr. as charter members. Car owners faced Federal Use Stamp rules. rationing extended to meats fats shoes and fuel. H. P. Van Gorp chaired the ration board. Kiwanians planned an award for 1943’s most outstanding community service. Garland Ruby and Forest Brown were pictured on the farm.
A friend recalls a five year old Billy who learns by watching adults. He notices speed signs and the car's speedometer, warning that speeding teaches children unsafe habits. The piece warns that careless driving sets a dangerous example for youngsters and stresses role modeling for safety.
Big earthmoving machines worked on a conservation pond at Dr. J. J. Sybenga farm north of Pella with federal aid noted. Lt. Henry Huizenga, gunnery instructor, visited his mother after delaying en route from Chicago to his hometown. Sgt. Vernon Bobbitt enjoyed a New York furlough and returned to Newfoundland air base. A group of Campfire girls including June Allen and others spent a week at Camp Hantesa near Boone. Lt. Philip Sybenga was transferred between air fields with a welcome home stay. Marriage was recorded for Anna Mae Hoeksema and Pvt James A. Rus in San Antonio.
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