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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1957
Page
3
A brief reflection on truth and discomfort: most people avoid unpleasant truths, yet those who listen for them may hear more than their quota. The line cites William Feather and echoes a measured caution about seeking blunt reality.
A Des Moines city council discussion on daylight saving time ends without action. The piece cites self-directed time changes and trucker advocates, then shifts to social trends with rock and roll crowds and past mass frenzies. It argues for humane supervision over repression to steer youth toward wholesome recreation.
The French project recreates U S tidal power concepts at Passamaquoddy and aims to harness the Bay of Fundy tides at the Rance River site. A 700 yard wide span, 38 turbine groups, 820 million kilowatt hours yearly output, and a 91.5 million dollar cost mark a bold coastal energy experiment.
Editorial comments survey how editorials joke about maturity and timing while noting election routines and a Connecticut paper's running ads. It recalls a cycle of misprints, corrections, and humorous slips as presses race to deadline amid press-week chaos.
Items recalling events from ten, twenty, forty, eighty, and fifty years ago as featured in The Chronicle, highlighting notable occurrences, anniversaries, and cultural touchstones from past editions.
Fifty years ago on March 7 1907 citizens rejected a municipal light plant and water works plan by 684 to 273 despite two thirds needed to pass. Water chief Bill Schreiner called the system a White Elephant and urged selling none of the water for use beyond streets and fires. Local injuries, deaths, and various notices fill a lively report including a bank sale, real estate moves, and business totals at Pella National Bank.
W S Park, an efficiency expert from Ford Motor Company in Detroit Michigan, conducted an inspection. His assessment focused on production processes, workflow efficiency, and areas for cost reduction. The visit highlighted potential gains in labor utilization and machine uptime.
Pella High beat an alumni team 17 to 14 in a season finale described as the greatest local game this season. Rillihan Le Cocq Lautenbach Welle Kald enberg played for Pella. Vander Linden Renaud Lynhorst Wormhoudt Buerkens for the Alumni. Plans for base ball games were set by the Pella Meteors with new suits promised. R. K. Hamon elected manager. Ed Van Gorp left Star Auto to form Pella Motor Company with Earl Black. Cadillac and Hudson cars to be sold from East Franklin Street. Water shortages led Mayor Henry F. Johnson to defend himself amid council calls for new galleries at Howell. Professors Brouwer and Sadler to present a recital for Central College auditorium rebuilding fund. Five mayoral candidates filed for the March 8 primary: Johnson, Vanden Berg, Van Zante, Klein, Sheehy. The Ever Ready Auto Co featured The Paige car on the front page. photos showed the College auditorium fire. An old 1858 church building to be sold at public auction in Peoria. materials hauled from Keokuk. J. H. Van Vliet elected Pella Golf Club president with 100 members sought. New car sales in early 1927 rose sharply. 180 new county registrations forecast a prosperous year. Farmers and Merchants banquet set for March 17 at Memorial Building with speakers and entertainment. A truck train of 51 lettuce cars from Imperial Valley bound for New York City. Harry Awtry and Glen Van Duyn of Knoxville visited Pella by auto and were delayed an hour.
Thirty years ago the choir of the Second Reformed Church presented the cantata Queen Esther directed by Tunis Kempkes. Lead parts were sung by Anne Tysseling Bert Baron Jennie Stureman Dr L M Henry and Mr Kempkes.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Linden and Kerner in a medical near Howell Street scene. A quote suggests a sewing circle offers more engaging stories than a smoking room, implying informal social comparison within a hospital or community setting.
Recalled items include Sioux City Seed Company planning a seed corn plant in town and acreage contracts for 1 000 acres. School board elections feature John Vander Linden and Andrew Verploeg as new members, while Ray De Haan and J V Lankelma are opponents. Also notes on Dr F Aschenbrenner returning from California with health issues, Des Moines Pella Day event, Central College A Cappella Choir broadcast, Tulip Queen coupon voting, Lenora Gaass as 1936 festival queen, Paul Synhorst 55th anniversary, Vander Wal named to all county basketball, Huisman and ngerak on second team, Menning and De Wit honorable mention, santville county title, An Sothern and Robert Young in Dangerous Number, and fans debating Bob Feller's potential as a major leaguer.
Ten years ago only 166 citizens voted in the city primary. Three men, May or, Dr. T. and Fultz, Arie Schilder, John A. Vander Wal, received votes. Fultz died after a fall from a tree-trimmer, skull fractured. Central basketball team closed a strong season with a win at Decorah, Iowa.
An unsigned column condemns freeloaders who take but do not contribute, labeling active workers as assets and passive or gay loafers as liabilities. It argues true pleasure lies in giving service to others and questions readers if they are workers or freeloaders.
Clair Brown led Central with 21 points on 8 field goals and 5 free throws as the matchup against Luther yielded a 54 to 44 final. The report also notes Penn defeat and local civic items including Rotary talk by Prins, archival projects at Central College, and a fox hunt by Otley residents.
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