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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1958
Page
9
Pella Chamber of Commerce trade extension committee invites patrons to hold and submit lucky numbers for a drawing offering 50 and 25 dollar prizes next week. A 3:00 p.m. drawing on March 26 follows a Saturday number posting in Pella stores.
Shirley Groendyke of Pella Iowa and Elaine Joan Kleyn of Lester Iowa won state in Christion Endeavor Citizenship Contest divisions. Harold Vogelaar announced regional advancement toward the Albert H. Diebold Award of 1000 dollars. top finalists receive 200 dollars plus a trip to New York City's Citizenship Convocation July 4-6 1958. Groendyke 20 a Central College junior member of Second Reformed Church active in school and civic affairs. Kleyn 18 a Bethel Reformed Church member active in high school and civic affairs. Contest aims to promote good citizenship through "A Letter to My Editor" and speeches.
A family moving to Pella seeks a good home in the countryside for their six year old housebroken male Beagle Terrier. He is well behaved, enjoys children, hunts, performs tricks, and is rabies vaccinated in 1957. Call MA 8 4614 to arrange.
Stephen S Bell of Pella is among 20 William College students awarded one week expense paid trips to Washington to study national politics firsthand. The interns will meet congressional leaders, visit party national headquarters, and attend committee hearings and sessions of Congress. Sponsored by the Iowa clearing house and state parties in cooperation with Congressman Fred Schwengel Davenport and Congressman Merwin Coad Boone.
The C B F of the Third Reformed Church will sponsor a Palm Sunday Hymn Sing at 8:45 p.m. March 30 with special music by Pella Christian High School chorus Verlan Van Rheenen and Arnie De Jong. Everyone is invited to attend this evening of fellowship in song. Watch for complete details next week.
A compact summary of a youth’s engagement across school, church, and community activities detailing participation in citizenship tasks, service projects, and organizational involvement within the local parish and school groups during the period covered.
Charles R. Ballantyne spoke to a capacity crowd of 140 at the district’s annual meeting, likening cooperation among agencies to a wheel with the district as hub. Slides from Gibbs-Cook showed Barnitz Creek watershed protection reducing flood losses. Rex Hamilton was reelected for six years, Elmer Vermeer for two. Judges were J. Ray Brooks and Bill Momyer, with Maxine Slykhuis as clerk. The banquet featured organ music by Mrs. Wayne Sutherland and was served by the Ruth Circle of WSCS United Methodist Church.
The Pella Board of Education met on March 7 to elect J G Bent as President, reelect Martin Heerema as Vice-president, and appoint committees in finance, transportation, and buildings. The board also re-elected the entire staff with about seven percent raises, adjusting based on training and experience. John Blommers to issue new contracts. teachers must respond by April 4.
Gary Vermeer and three Pella hospital committee members flew to Sioux Center Iowa to study the hospital built by subscription with Hit-Burton federal aid. The group toured the facility as it adds a new wing and noted it runs without tax money from yearly fundraising drives. Vermeer said such visits gather ideas for future hospital construction and operation.
The article explains rust colored water comes from dissolved iron and suggests a simple pot-type feeder releasing micro-met phosphate to the water. Calgon Company engineers in Pittsburgh say phosphate helps prevent scale and corrosion as an economical fix.
Ralph Vander Waal and Glen Nihart of Ulrich Motor Co were two of 46 of nearly 400 Ford and Mercury salesmen to earn the 500 club pin from Ford Motor Co. The presentation occurred in Des Moines at a banquet honoring top 1957 Des Moines district salesmen, with C. H. Arnold presenting the pins. The 300-500 Club recognizes Ford salesmen with outstanding yearly records.
Sally Int'Veld daughter of Mr and Mrs Klaas Int'Veld was among twenty six women pledged to Omicron Nu national home economies honor society at Iowa State College. Omicron Nu recognizes scholarship leadership and research in home economies. Members are chosen from the top ten percent of junior women. The group sponsors the Home Economies Banquet Graduate Day and a tea for high performing sophomores in winter quarter.
Des Moines traffic engineer Adrian H Koert tests reflective green and white street signs at Seventh and W streets. Signs show walnut in various formats and include block numbers to aid night readability. Public reaction will guide a citywide sign modernization across 6000 intersections.
The Junior Helping Hand Society sponsors an all church program at First Christian Reformed Church on Thursday March 20. A social time will follow in the basement and the public is cordially invited to attend.
Central College hosted 50 mothers from Pella Otley Scarshoro Tainter Tracy and surrounding areas for a Mothers Visitation on Thursday March 13. The day included a Lenten service luncheon and tea plus meetings with campus leaders including Dr. G T Van der Lugt Dr. Harold Haverkamp Dr. Laura M NanesDr William Wing Dr. Donald Huffman and Dr. John Beardslee.
The Pella Hospital Women's Auxiliary announces a poster contest open to grade and high school students and a slogan completion contest for high school students. Entries will be accepted soon with cash prizes. Local students are urged to participate. more information will appear next week.
Central College debaters led by coach returned with eight certificates four gold medals and the trophy for top team from eighteen Town colleges. Neva Douglas Shirley Groendyk John Reynen and Larry Sunthen earned high ratings as Superior performers with multiple events and a thirteen win three loss season.
Remodeling progresses on a new six lane alley at 611 Franklin St in Pella. John D. Geurts says A M F equipment will be installed with automatic pinspotters and central lane control. The Tulip Bowl aims to attract local leagues as bowling gains popularity nationally.
Local merchants Boat and Boatsma and Wormhoudt Furniture announce storewide savings in Pella for about ten days. Wormhoudt cites cooperative buying with 600 stores. Boat and Boatsma join Krochler's 65th anniversary event with big trade-in allowances and discounts on living room and bedroom sets.
Robert McCowen, director of the Iowa State Singers, will appear in a free concert at the Pella high school auditorium on Wednesday March 26 at 1 05 p m. He holds degrees from ISTG and Northwestern University and has taught at Western Colorado State College in 1951 and the University of New Mexico in 1955. Next summer he leads the Summer Choral Clinic at the University of Wisconsin and serves as director of music for the College Presbyterian Church.
More than 60 people attended the Marion County joint program committee planning meeting March 18 at 7:30 in the Masonic Temple in Knoxville. Harold Ver Meer said the committees for Livestock Crops and Soils Family Living Farm and Home Development Farm Policy and 4 H club work formed to map the extension program for the year starting October 1. Members include named volunteers from Knoxville Pleasantville Otley Delaney De Wey Cleair Pella Chariton Bussey Columbia Hamilton Monroe and other towns guiding livestock crops living and home management efforts.
Ames seeks a festival director with regional interest as officials announce a Wednesday afternoon concert open to the public. The event invites residents from town and nearby states to attend and support the festival activities.
Twenty two entrants compete in the annual Land Parents talent show announced by Band Director Harold Wortman. It will start at 7:80 p.m. in the Pella High School auditorium with Don Kirtin of KBOF as emcee. Proceeds aid the uniform fund and the band’s Chicago trip.
The Central College drive has raised 1344.94 dollars for Fortis Girls' School in Japan to replace WWII era wiring and fixtures stripped from the Chapel. Directed by Bob Cage and Jean Breed, funds came from events like a convocation, Pizza Party, slave auction, faculty meal, and a Penny Carnival.
Robert Omick of Central's English department will participate in the 1968 Spring Conference of the Town Council of Teachers of English. The event takes place April 11-12 in Carroll, Iowa, with Dr. Russell Meyers of the University of Iowa delivering a keynote on "Semantics" in post Sputnik education.
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