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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1949
Page
6
The Pella High School Band will debut new uniforms at Tulip Time. Band Parents raised funds to cover costs, with local residents contributing 1376.54 and a bid from Wormhoudt & Kempkes at 53.00 per uniform. A deficit remains but the group moved to place the order.
A three man Youth For Christ team will headline the Sully Community Building program on Thursday February 10 at 7 46 PM. Don Loniec Harvey Klapstein and Cy Jackson of Des Moines will perform vocal and instrumental music and conclude with a calling message. They will soon depart for six weeks in Britain Ireland Scotland and Wales to conduct youth rallies and school meetings plus take the Youth For Christ International station wagon abroad. The trio is praised by religious and educational leaders and Loniec is noted as a leading youth speaker.
President G T Vander Lagt oversees a Library Committee led by Dr Richard Wenrell as it studies library needs for a 500 student school. Monthly meetings compile data on books capacity space periodicals seating lighting and future growth plans. Experts already found the current building suitable for additions and possible exterior modification to match new architecture.
Professor Edith Le Cocq of Central College spoke on the history and progress of music in the State of Towa at the Kiwanis luncheon. She highlighted native and foreign composers and performed four songs by Towa writers. Guests Dr I J Pax and Frank Bakker attended.
Central earned its third conference win by routing Penn 64 33 at Pena last Saturday night. Stan Bergman opened scoring and finished with 26 points as Central pulled away after halftime. Howard and Hartigan led Penn with 11 and 10. Pella players Gaassander Ploeg participated. Central next faces Parsons at Fairfield Feb 5, then visits Simpson in Indianola on Feb 7. A key Feb 12 matchup with Dubuque looms as defending champion. Pete Bogaard of Pella purchased a purebred Aberdeen Angu s bull from Walter Shitting & Sons of Bussey, Iowa.
An evening program features Don Haag of Des Moines on his Hammond organ. Bob serves as organist for the Des Moines for Christ organization, adding musical leadership to the event led by an international officer.
Pella High School Drama Club presents four one act plays Friday with Cemetery Moon starring Vin De Heus and Louise Rysdam, The Happy Journey from Trenton to Camden, Two Crooks and a Lady, and Winter Sunset. Cast includes Irene Cade, Gene Petersma, Bruce Buerkens, and Donna Veenstra. Tickets available at Paardekooper Drug Store until 5 PM.
Ten seniors completed A B degrees at Central College, a larger midyear graduate cohort than usual. Read about graduates moving to teaching posts in Chicago and California, plus others pursuing further study or interim jobs.
At the Van Veen Van Hemert Post meeting several items of interest were discussed. The Post will send a Pella boy selected for good citizenship to Boys State and Rotary Kiwanis may sponsor two more. Junior baseball, previously sponsored with Ulrich Motor Co, will be supported again with Babe Tysseling arranging coaching. District Commander Ander son asked the Post and Auxiliary to host the May district meeting, and William S. Van Hemert was named preliminary arrangements chair. Everett Heyveld, recently ill and operated on, was reported greatly improved.
Word arrived that the body of Arlie Cummings, son of Mr. and Mrs. Art H. Cummings, will be shipped from Chicago to reach Pella this week end. A short service will be held at the Van Dyk Funeral Home at 2 00 p.m. Monday February 7 with full military honors by the American Legion and interment in Oakwood Cemetery. Surviving are his parents and two sisters Mrs. Donald Bishop and Mrs. William Jerkins of Knoxville.
Officers authorized to present membership in the Legion with the Commander and Adjutant attending the State Conference in Des Moines in February. At least six members will attend the banquet. Building Trustees reported a well run year as membership stands at 216, eighteen under the quota. Commander Caldwell urged inviting more men to join as most members joined voluntarily. Refreshments included hot coffee and chilli with crackers and pickles after the meeting.
Dr M J Hoffman visits Suriname, detailing geography from Paramaribo to De Zanderij, coast soils, and inland sparsity. He tours with agriculture officials, notes citrus, rice, and coffee farms, and cites wartime shifts in crop output tied to De Zanderij airport labor demands.
Floyd C. Boat of Grinnell, son of Mr and Mrs Andrew H Boat of Pella, brought Komijne Cheese to The Chronicle. After tasting, editors praised it and Floyd plans to start producing the Dutch delicacy in Pella. He tested markets in Ames and via trips to cheese makers in Minnesota Wisconsin and Illinois. First batch in 1947 drew strong local interest and sold out quickly at several stores in Pella. Floyd seeks wider local adoption and ongoing production.
Gerald Rysdam was promoted from post office clerk to Assistant Postmaster effective February 1, with Arthur Klein named Acting Postmaster. Rysdam entered the postal service as a city carrier, later became a clerk, and now in his 31st year receives increased responsibilities and pay.
A training session at Memorial Hall Knox featured 20 clubs with 4-H leaders and committee members. Mary residents Slykhuis presided as county chair. Helen Brooks acted as President with Mary Van Vliet as Secretary and Dorothy Karns as Treasurer. Participants included Thelma Kading Merna Slykhuis Geneva Christerta Woolsey and Beverly Wood. The County Group planned a winter party with games led by Mary Slykhuis Ruth.
Monroe hosts a Farmer's Evening on February 9 at 7 30 p m featuring a soil conservation film This is Our Land and a discussion on Soil Erosion Control Methods led by Marvin T L Smart Vocational Agriculture Instructor Geologists warn that nature needs 500 to 1000 years to form an inch of topsoil while unprotected hillsides can lose that much in a single season The program emphasizes soil conservation as essential to American life and calls for public interest in preserving soil health
Lake Prairie Two pupil Allene Foster leads Marion County Rural Music Contest winners chosen to represent the county at the Davenport state program. About twenty five rural pupils competed at the Marion County Court Room with judges Mildred Gosselink Ruby Ver Steeg and Mary J. Miner selecting five winners and three alternates for March participation.
Rural mail carriers out of Pella struggle to deliver amid deep snow and ice. They must wade from vehicle to boxes as plowing is needed. Farmers can clear paths by trenching snow or shoveling near boxes to ease deliveries.
The Organ Fund program at Newton, organized by the Christian Reformed church, has been postponed. Further details or rescheduling information will be announced by church officials and local organizers.
The first week of the March of Dimes drive in Pella yielded small totals due to bad roads and cold weather. Mrs. M Nesbit notes many residents want to help but few contribute, though several individuals have given liberally. Donations have come via boxes and the Wilson Jewelry Store, with a goal of several hundred dollars to support infantile paralysis research and care.
The last adult Night School session at Pella Public Schools will be held Monday February 7. Instructor Mr Stewart will lead Rat Control on All Farms as the final topic while other year end items and plans for next fall and potential community projects are discussed.
The Newton event planned for tomorrow evening has been postponed to Monday February 21st in the evening. Local organizers say the program will proceed at the same venue and time once rescheduled.
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