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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1939
Page
9
Fifty guidance about welcoming Santa in Pella with a 1:30 visit to Central Park. They will hand out treats from the band stand and walk downtown to view storefront displays. Local children may tell Santa their Christmas wishes during the stop, weather permitting and by car if warm.
The South Central Conference met December 9 at the Y M C A in Des Moines. Chairman was Mr. Haelen with F A Lunan as secretary. Discussions covered speech music basketball track and football plus plans for one act plays in Indianola in March and interpretative reading contests in Osceola on February 10. The track and tennis meet moved from Indianola to West Des Moines to avoid a clash. A stringed instrument clinic was set for Knoxville in January. No date set for the next meeting.
Miss Leona Beintema of Leighton appears in four photos on the Des Moines Sunday Register page last week. She helps her father and brother operate Beintema Manufacturing Co. making steel erosion check dams. One shot shows the 117 pound worker applying 150 tons pressure to steel. another shows her welding the dam wings. a third captures the painted dam outside. a fourth features her in a floor length evening gown. Miss Leona, a Pella High School graduate and granddaughter of Mrs. Kooyman, wears a mask to protect lungs from aluminum paint fumes.
Public sale dates announced including H. H. Van Zee two miles south of Otley on December 21, Doedyns Dairy Farm one mile northwest of Pella on January 3, and Peter De Heus one mile east and one mile south of Pella on January 10.
Marion County faces 1935- era TB challenges with 5.3 deaths per three years and 20 per 100000, below Iowa’s 21.3 rate. Four new cases in 1938 raise questions of standards, while sanatorium treatment lags at two patients per death. County TB costs run about 700 yearly per resident, with broader relief costs. The Tuberculosis Christmas Seal appeals to bolster prevention and defense against the disease.
The children thank everyone for help and sympathy during her long illness and after her death. Grateful for the floral offering and support from friends and neighbors.
The Mary and Martha society of the Third Reformed church will hold a sale at the Boertje building on December 16 featuring baked goods coffee and chicken sandwiches with proceeds supporting church activities.
Dr F M Potter of the Board of Foreign Missions for the Reformed Church in America told the Jocal Rotary Club that nationalism drives wars. He warned against prayers for victory and urged recognizing peace loving peoples in every nation while critiquing neutrality as selfish.
The district plans a Bible elective for the second semester if enough pupils register. It would carry regular graduation credit like other courses. Other subjects under consideration include Vocations Economic Geography Oral English Play Production and High School Music. Pupils may vote on preferences in Friday Home Room meetings.
Mrs C F Nolte chairman asks residents to mail in funds for Christmas Seals and return any unused seals in the collection box at Van Sittert Dry Goods.
Citizens who brought corn for the contest should call this week to claim their prize. The note also mentions starting to fatten a rooster for New Year on Monday and warns that the corn will not last long.
The C of C board met Tuesday December 13 and considered bids to realign Knoxville road to bypass a hill curve, with funding limits delaying further work. A good roads meeting was proposed, a 9 pm closing time for merchants on Fridays before Christmas was approved, and Randall Jones was invited for a January 22 stereopticon lecture on the West. A census effort was planned with L B Wormhoudt Bernie Vander Linden and Fred Lautenbach to enlist local cooperation after missed names in the last count.
The Lite Dutch face Knoxville in a key South Central Conference game Friday night at home. Coach McCormack has a large pool from 100 season candidates to pick from. Last season Knoxville won both games, and Pella aims to even the series in the main matchup set for 30 sharp.
A Monday meeting at the Pella high school auditorium celebrated 37 new citizens from Pella and nearby areas, part of 117 admitted in Des Moines. The event featured speeches, a humorous skit, flag etiquette, and a pledge, with praise for the WPA citizenship program and local sponsors.
The H S band reports over 100 subscriptions for its uniform fund with a spirited drive. Top sellers include Kuyper Shaw Meulpolder Paltzer Van Rockel Robus Vogelaar Beintema Dickema and Rugaard. Watches await the top boy and girl, with campaign extended to Friday 6 PM for renewals and new subscriptions to local periodicals.
The farm Night School held its second meeting in the high school agriculture room with a large attendance. Topics covered included feeding poultry, management of poultry houses, and housing, plus lighting at night and egg production ideas from Iowa State College bulletins. Next week will cover hog production economics with corn at 57 per bushel, inviting all farmers to attend.
The policy states public schools will not provide a public Christmas program and will leave celebrations to local churches. Each grade will hold its own tree and party with gift exchanges in several rooms. Parties are planned after Friday afternoon recess, December 22, with students making gifts during handwork. Holiday vacation runs until January 2.
Central college basketball edged Ottumwa Town Success by three points Tuesday evening. Final score 36 to 83 with a 12 to 11 halftime lead. Tysseling used nine players. Ralph Huisman scored eight for Central, while Loren Loupee added seven and Hubrex six. Swain and Anderson led the Success squad.
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