17 Aug 1977
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1977
Page
1
Editorial notes that Pella's Sunday beer permits were effectively decided by the Iowa Legislature, not the city council, signaling a broader trend toward centralization. It argues state decisions override local control, reducing local input and raising bureaucracy as government distance increases.
Two letters criticize the Iowa conservation commission and its dove season rulings, accusing the panel of acting beyond authority and burdening taxpayers. The writers urge legislators to curb the commission’s power amid ongoing litigation over a snowmobile injury case and related legal costs. A second letter praises Florida teen mission work by Iowa youths, noting successful summer ministry efforts and open doors for Christ through Backyard Bible Club outreach.
Pella Chronicle published weekly by Pella Publications Inc in Pella Iowa. Editor & Publisher Dick Barton and Beverly A Barton hold titles. Ernie Visser is Office Manager. Nancy Gill handles Advertising. Second class postage paid. Subscription $9 yearly in four counties. $11 elsewhere. single copy 20 cents. Address changes go to 739 Franklin St.
A long feature describes Korczak Ziolkowski and his sons shaping Crazy Horse Mountain in the Black Hills near Custer South Dakota. It notes the scale of the project seven and a half million tons moved and a final height of 561 feet with 4 000 workers, while critics dub the endeavor controversial and a defacement of mountains. The piece contrasts with Mount Rushmore and highlights funding without official aid and the public’s varied awe and skepticism.
The GOP booth at the Southern Iowa Fair announced prize winners. Alan-Roquet of Hedrick won first prize a 50 lb bag of seed corn by guessing within one kernel. Wilma Terpstra of Pella took second a 7 inch Black and Decker saw from Mathew Lumber Co. Others include Jeanette Hagan, Marsha Vander Meiden, Marilyn Gott and several local residents winning seed, tools, a lantern, a horse statue, a thermometer, purses, gift certificates, plaques, cologne sets, car wheel balancing, a travel kit and more. Plant Mrs Otto Phelps received a Christmas amaryllis gift from Mas and Mrs Fred Phelps of California. Guttenberg Press.
A 12th anniversary open house marked Midland Manufacturing Co. of Monroe joining a new addition to its building. The firm began in a home basement and grew to 25 employees as Paul Bradigan left Pella recreation director post to lead Glenwood State school recreation.
The piece explains the sculpture will be viewed from all sides so visitors can walk around and see Crazy Horse from opposite angles unlike Mt Rushmore. It notes Crazy Horse faces east with an extended arm and cites a saying about red heroes and ancestral lands where the dead lie.
Representative William W. Dieleman announced a 12150 state grant to Searsboro for wastewater treatment facility planning and construction, covering 5 percent of eligible costs, with a federal grant for 7 percent from the EPA to support the project.
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