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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1948
Page
2
JACCALS announces Rev. Richard Vanden Berg former pastor of Second Reformed Church will preach his farewell sermon on December 12. A farewell potluck will follow at Second Church in honor of the Vanden Bergs. Families and friends join in tributes as the congregation prepares for the transition.
The Public Schools vocal music department will stage its annual Christmas Musicale on Thursday December 16 at 7 45 p m in the high school auditorium. The program features high school groups grade children and soloists with a one act drama Why the Chimes Rang directed by Vera Vande Voort and assisted by the high school mixed chorus. Admission is by ticket at self price with all receipts aiding spring music contests expenses.
Mr C H Van der Meulen compiles an annual Roll of Honor list of residents 80 and older for the Chronicle. Submit names with birth date, signer name, and contact details to 1123 West Second Street Pella or Blue 252 by postcard or phone. Ensure age accuracy and consent to publication to avoid misidentification or offense.
Marian Kruis, a freshman from Cedar Grove, Wisconsin, won first place at Central College’s Kea bles Poetry Reading Contest held on campus. John Hesselink of Holland Nebraska placed second and Ruthe Atkinson of Crawfordsville was third.
The Christian Endeavor of the Second Reformed Church presents a narrated musical program on Sunday evening December 12. The varied program features vocal and instrumental numbers including a quartet a duet and a solo by Manford Byrd a noted college vocalist. Instrumental pieces will include string brass and piano solos linked by narration to foster the Christmas spirit. Watch next week’s Chronicle for full details.
A history of Pella's airport shows it serves diverse users from contractors to undertakers and aerial photographers. About 60 planes visited Tulip Time, with over 500 transit planes yearly for fuel and oil, highlighting its role as a time saving, uncrowded gateway. Local leaders plan a Chamber of Commerce effort to fund future improvements, arguing abandoning the port would be costly and that the airport will become more essential as other communities seek air facilities.
Dr G Vander Lugt president of Central College Pell will be guest speaker at the 4 H Banquet in Knoxville on December 8 with theme Education for the Farm. Miss Marilyn Salbeck Humboldt who won a trip to the National Club Congress in Chicago and the 4 H camp in Washington DC will also speak. Mary Slykhuis Dallas county president will be toastmistress and Charles Eggers Boy 4 H president toastmaster. Tickets from local leaders, reservations due by Friday.
Dwight Mathes of Pella will receive a $50 savings bond for ranking among Iowa’s top six in 4-H soil conservation. He has seven years in the program, helped contour and terrace fields, drained 100 acres with a large ditch, rotated crops, and improved fertility with lime and fertilizer. Future plans include a farm pond forest reserve and 7 acres of game areas. Firestone sponsors the award. administered by the National Committee on Boys and Girls Club work with the Iowa Extension Service.
The American Legion Auxiliary Fall conference will be at the Pella Baptist Church tomorrow Friday December 3rd at 10 30 a m A luncheon is scheduled at 12 00 o clock for 1 26 per plate and the afternoon meeting begins at 1 00 pm Please mail or call Mrs Grady Rinehart president of the local unit with reservations
The Pella Dress Club basketball team, sponsored by Bella Dress, won two Oskaloosa Industrial League games in November. They defeated a National Guard squad 40 to 14 with Chant, McDonald, and Devitt high scorers, then routed Sheet Metal Iowa 21 to 7, led by Chant 30 and McDonald 26 as the team moved to a 2–0 start.
The Tri-T organization hosts a Christmas bazaar at the White Way Garage on Saturday December Ath. Proceeds fund the society’s Christmas gift distribution and support the local milk fund supplying daily milk to schoolchildren. The college Auxiliary will sell lunches and a range of handmade and donated items.
Miss Eva MacVanWyngaar den's First Grade at Lincoln leads this year as the first group to win Dental Honors under the Iowa Dental Plan. All 31 pupils are on the Dental Honor Roll with teeth repaired or approved, as the school celebrates the proverb a stitch in time saves nine.
The Vigil presented at Douwstra Chapel turns the audience into jurors with Jacobson, his attorney, and the prosecutor at front tables. Witnesses come from the crowd as the drama unfolds in aisles and stage, with judge guiding the verdict. Two-day advance seat sales at Tusseling's Shoe Store on December 4 and 6. Tickets 60c adults, 80c students.
Pella High students will hear the Vagabond Trio at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday December 7. Booked through Sorenson Lyceum Bureau, the Chicago group tours the United States with songs from the Sunny South to the New England coast.
On November 25 the Home for the Aged noted the 72nd birthday of Mrs Henry Postma. Visitors Mrs Nancy Hiemstra and Mr and Mrs Wim Rempo of Leighton are in Orange City, Iowa for a week. Also mentioned are Mr and Mrs Frank Vesely of Wood SD and Mr and Mrs Edwin Sherwood and Mr and Mrs Earl Trosell of (incomplete).
Under Tri-T Society sponsorship, milk lunches are now served at all public schools. Clover Lent Dairy holds the local contract and about 300 bottles were ordered for the program. Each half pint serving costs roughly two cents per child. Tickets at one dollar for 50 servings extend the program into mid February, usually lasting until late April.
The Soil Conservation Service technicians Ray Hunter and Lloyd Patterson with the Mahaska County Soils Conservation District began a fall and winter series of soil and water conservation planning meetings for the Lake Keomah area. Four meetings cover soil capabilities treatments and practices, with farms listed including Dale Macey and the Kletzing College Farm, aimed at protecting Lake Keomah and establishing a permanent conservation system. A watershed waterway design is to handle peak flow safely.
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