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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1951
Page
3
Thought of the Week laments harsh wind and distant bird calls giving way to spring. Bloomfield notes the season’s arrival as nature tells the story with warmth and awakening sounds at dawn and dusk.
A town bans a rooter after he struck a referee following a close game in Carroll Iowa. The piece argues spectators cause unsportsmanlike conduct more than players and urges teaching sportsmanship to youths, condemning booing and public shaming to uphold high athletic standards.
A Fort Worth datelined piece highlights Zone Camping executive vice president Canning urging men over forty not to concede to lower ambitions. He notes an average salesforce age of 45.4 with rapid gains after switching to sales, and he cites a belief in financial independence as a key driver. The article then quotes Defiance College president H F Hopkins on college leadership, community engagement, and the role of faculty and students in civic life, especially Tulip Time and local service.
Marion and Monroe counties senator P M Roberts sponsors a bill imposing fifty cents per ton on coal from open cut operations. The measure passes the senate by a close margin and awaits house concurrence. If enacted it would tax monthly and cap mine operations at five acres, with district inspectors enforcing the rule to fund land restoration. Critics say strip mine operators resist but the law aims to reclaim damaged land.
The Iowa Legislature faces coal and energy costs as utilities, including Pella's plant, rely on strip mined coal. Natural gas and oil compete, and underground mining persists, shaping how a land restoration tax is absorbed by consumers. Lawmakers listen to citizens, pressing for timely restoration and public-interest action after delayed operators.
Editorial argues prosperity depends on rising prices for sellers and raises for workers, while rising costs for groceries and machinery signal inflation for buyers and farmers. It warns of national peril, urges support for service members, and questions attitudes toward veterans and wartime sacrifice.
A loose horse delivering groceries caused a chase before returning home. A fire damaged the New Model photographic studio on East Franklin Street, with $5,000 in losses. Local sewer work, park improvements, and monument plans are noted. Mayor Gesman urges city cleanup as part of spring initiatives. A Death Shook Pella as Albert Van Don passes away at age 71. Netherland family arrival featured in front-page photo.
Rube Brand announced trap drums would be played at the Palace movie theatre all summer. A young lady performed mood music on piano during showings. Eighty Hungarian partridges were loosed in Marion County by wardens as part of a shipment from Hungary to Town. Margaret Thomassen, visiting her people for EACO Flour Co., traveled from Town. The play A Gilded Fool was presented by Central College students with Rose Wilson directing and Peter Kuyper and Mr. Roper starring. The town orchestra provided music for the event.
In 1921 Nick Van Haaften, a barber, was badly burned on his hands and face as he carried children from a room after a gasoline stove exploded at his home. An item notes the incident amid local stories from Pella and nearby towns.
Twenty years ago on April 30 1931 Pella earned a place on the honor roll of cities meeting their Red Cross quotas for drought sufferers Jacob Plender chaired the drive. Legion men urged the city to hold a special election and bond issue for a swimming pool. Bootlegging and hiding places along Marion County roads prompted a pursuit as local boys followed to report liquor. City Marshall Paul Grundman ordered loafers from the Legion Hall curbing a weekend nuisance applauded by businessmen. An airplane ride promotion offered by Elias Kolenbrander and a licensed pilot drew crowds from Bert Ver Meer farm field. A pavement dip near Hoeksema Garage was being repaired by city workers. Mr and Mrs Lester Welle Eva Telene and Mrs Veenschot planned a New York visit with Mrs Veenschot while Lester attended a Fuller Brush convention in Hartford Conn. Robert Lee Van Zante sick after mastoid operation in Des Moines Mercy Hospital. The operetta Bits of Bar Miss Verna Hochi and Prof Richard Lew directed the school orchestra for special numbers.
Ten years ago the paper highlighted Earl Schweppe soloing in a Piper Cub and Dona Vi Stee guiding a costume exchange. Dawn Hargrave modeled Dutch attire with her mother and Miss Crannell. Des Moines invited Governor Wilson to Tulip Time while a Goodwill Team held a religious tolerance forum in the high school. Farmers received soils district guidance from Lyall Mitchell and Clay Barnett, and Quill and Scroll charter members Marjorie Van Wyk Gordon Rugaard Theresa Wormhoudt earned miniature keys for their journalism work. North Main Street home sold to the Wilkins and plans were laid for another on North Broadway Bonwell. Pete Kumas and Charles De Wild completed an eight mile race.
In many towns, youths crave activities beyond dancing and clubs. Since wartime programs faded, about 60 of 300 centers survive, with few full-time professionals. Experts say unobtrusive leadership and varied wholesome options, plus state services, are now scarce and funding fragile.
Bonwell finished fourth, Hamas tenth, and De Wild ill. Bonwell received a trophy. Hearts were heavy in Pella over Holland but Tulip Time May 8 to 10 carried a faith filled theme of continued courage and victory in war. Herbert Wormhoudt, Arthur Wormhoudt, Junior Hospers, and Clarence Langerak returned to Iowa University after vacation. Mottentots are natives of South Africa.
Mr H A Lyons of Peoria Illinois has perfected a tiny hearing aid worn in secret. The device makes voices radio and clock sounds natural, and Lyons offers full information by mail from 4008 South Washington Street Peoria Illinois.
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