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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1947
Page
8
In the Marion County tournament first round Ailien beat 13 and Par 18. Semifinals saw Knoxville 38 defeating Melcher 33 while Pella edged Bussey 39 36. In the finals Pella 35 Knox 21 with Bussey 47 over Melcher 38 for Consolation.
In a hard fought county tournament in Knoxville last week the Little Dutch won four straight games. Pella opened strong against Pleasantville, battled Attica with tight zone defense, and edged Bussey 39 to 36 before their final victory over Knoxville 35 to 21. Robert Pippel emerged as top scorer and new star, with Lauenbach and Van Wyk contributing key moments as Pella captured the title.
South Central Conference action brings Winterset to the local high school gym as Little Dutch host. Coach Rysdam’s squad, fresh from Marion County Tourney success at Knoxville, faces Madison County’s Coach Berlin team. Likely starters for Pella include Vos, Lautenbach or Weyers, Fipple or Prins at center, Nesbin d Dale Van Wyk at guard. Two games on the card with a seven o’clock curtain-raiser by reserves.
Dr Luman Shafer secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions RCA and Dr Milton Stauffer president of the Foreign Mission Board will speak in Pella Friday February 7 at 7 30 pm in College Chapel. Shafer recently toured China and Japan as part of a civilian deputation. Stauffer a theology professor at New Brunswick Seminary has spent years in China as a missionary. Special music by the Central College Choir.
Central grabbed its fourth conference win on the Oskeola court after defeating Penn 49-40. Clair Brown led with 12 points, Ed Kooi added 10, Lloyd Menning 9, and LeRette 13 as Central rallied from a slow start to secure the win over the Quakers.
Central College started its second semester Monday morning with forty three new registrations. Several students found housing with relatives or friends, while some applicants were turned away due to limited space. The men’s dorm and government houses on Street improved living and study conditions, with some students still housed in the gymnasium. Work on the new Graham Hall wing proceeds, with cement floors and roof finishing completed this week.
The report notes precipitation through Wednesday with rain sleet and snow totaling .62 of an inch, and as much as six inches of snow recorded. Forecasters warn more unsettled weather may follow, with ongoing winter conditions observed by local officials.
Miss Rena B Smith, Director, announces applications open for Substitute Clerk and Substitute Carrier positions in Pel Town Post Office. Pay $1.04 hourly. Citizens or those with allegiance to the United States aged 18 to 50 may apply. veterans and federal clerks with war service may have exemptions. Written test requires eight hours. Obtain forms from the secretary, Board of U S Civil Service Examiners, Pel Town or from the Eighth U S Civil Service Regional Office, Saint Paul Minnesota. Applications must be received by February 6, 1947.
AMVETS post and auxiliary plan large painted signs at city entrances reading Lets All Go To Church Every Sunday and seek funds through bake sales and donations. Citizens have expressed willingness to help, and John P Ver Meer treasurer at Wormhoudt Kempkes clothing store invites further contributions to fund the project.
Four daytime sessions hosted by Margherita Tarr will teach home landscaping to Marion county rural residents. Demonstrations run Feb 4 to 7 at 1:30 PM across four townships with speakers Glenn Roberts Clark Smith Ted Ward and John Vanden Board.
Otley Co op members will gather at the Otley school on February 8 at 10:00 a.m. for their annual meeting. The 1946 business volume was the largest in the cooperative’s history. Elmer Tyler of the Iowa Farm Service Company will speak to the group.
Local AMVETS invite World War II veterans to a Des Moines meeting at the Club rooms one block west of Younkers on Locust Street above the Sea Food Grotto. State officers will explain AMVETS advantages and outline proposed projects for the coming year. Contact John P. for Meer to attend.
A humorous bit from Clear Lake Reporter recounts a young shopper asking for toilet soap at a drug store. The clerk’s question about scented or unscented prompts her to say she would just take it with her.
Tuition invoices issued this week by President Dr H C Wormhoudt and Secretary John Blommers of the Pella Independent School District accompany monthly charges of 16 dollars per child and 72 dollars per semester, sent to secretaries of rural districts sending pupils to Pella Public School.
Pella Kiwanis heard councilman Ed Van Gorp discuss the municipal light plant project. He reviewed the history and current construction problems of the expansion, noting the plant began in 1884 and recalling early lighting for park bandstand events and the era of tungsten lights.
The Pella High Band will present its first concert of the season Monday night February 3 at 8 in the high school auditorium under director F J Whatley. The program features a mix of favorites and selections, with 44 pieces on the program and a 69 piece ensemble for Vinlandia. Admission is 25 cents per person. A brief Band Parents Music Club meeting will follow.
The Christian Grade School children and teachers, with Central College student David Knibbe of The Netherlands, packaged a 30 pound parcel of sewing supplies and fabric to the Leidsche Houtschool in Leiden. They donated fifty dollars for materials as shortages hinder class sewing in five of six grades. Knibbe, a former pupil, welcomed the project and requested a photo when the package arrives.
Four Central College students arrived with two red foxes before noon Saturday, puzzling local hunters who expect a large surrounding field to drive foxes out. The group includes Jack Pell Morrison Illinois and Chet Cross Washington Iowa with others kneeling, Martin Dwyer Red Bank New Jersey and Bob Ottens Morrison. They faced a choice between turning in the foxes for bounty or letting fate decide which girlfriend gets the fox neckpiece.
The Christian Endeavor Society of Third Reformed Church sponsors the Sunday evening service at 7 30 p m on February 2. Rev Gradus Aalberts, newly called to Ebenezer Reformed Church of Leighton, will be guest speaker. Members of the society sing and take parts in the service.
Fragmentary text from a school related item hints at a forthcoming reproduction in The Chronicle. The readable portion suggests a decision or event linked to school administration, with no additional names or dates clearly shown.
The first annual meeting of the Pella Golf and Country Club members will be held at the Legion Hall on Thursday February 6 at 7 30 pm. A nine member board will be elected with three year terms for three directors. Current officers and board members are named and dues for 1947 will be discussed. Members are urged to attend for budget approval and to hear reports on the club’s 1947 plans.
Ralph Melville master glass artist demonstrates tonight in the college chapel how he fashions birds animals vases and ships from glass tubes and rods without molds. He discusses his varied career including roles with the movie industry and the Corning Glass Works and describes pouring the large two hundred inch reflector for the world’s largest telescope and how these tools advance science. Admission 35.
Nine hundred families in the Pella area now use the Co op Cold Storage Locker Plant run by the Farmers Union. Since 1938 facilities have expanded to include meat processing, curing, brine, smoking, and storage of fresh fruits and berries. Each locker holds two hundred pounds and yearly fees remain ten dollars.
Mr. Homer Johnson urged balanced ideas on rural and urban teaching quality and stressed primary grades need stronger preparation. He argued education should enable work with ease, and teachers should train leaders who are also good followers. He prioritized training one Christian teacher aligned with core values.
Van Veen Van Hemert Post of the Legion discussed remodeling and enlarging the Memorial Building to honor war dead. Plans call for basement recreation, a larger auditorium, a Memorial Lobby, and dedicated space for historical mementos, with a projected cost near $60,000. The project aims to become a shrine and meeting place, not a site for loud events, and will advance after Tulip Time with fundraising from the post and the community.
Rotarians heard Burkhart discuss his photography and Prof. Niffenegger of Central College spoke on labor relations highlighting reverence for an Almighty power and the value of good speakers in recent weeks.
Tom Kelly, famed cartoonist and conservation educator, will headline the Mahaska County Soil Conservation District banquet on Thursday February 6 1947 at 6 30 PM at the Christien Church in Oskaloosa. He represents the U S Soil Conservation Service based in Milwaukee and has given over 4 000 illustrated lectures on soil and water conservation across eight mid western states.
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