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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1957
Page
5
The paper muses on wisdom and open minds before noting Tulip Time is a week away. It celebrates vigorous tulips and lush lawns, signaling drought relief and normalcy returning after years of dryness, with abundance bringing its own minor worries.
A U S Department of Agriculture report predicts spring job openings will outnumber graduates in agriculture. It notes many Iowa State College attendees plan to return to farming, while others should consider agricultural education even if they do not intend to farm. Mayflower II voyage mirrors historic crossing and reflects Anglo Dutch ties as Bishop Reeves condemns secular interference in church life in South Africa.
A discussion of an amendment requiring the Minister of African Affairs permit African colored people before church worship in city areas. The writer criticizes racial selectivity by churches and suggests Dutch ancestry owners should not bar people based on race.
The Iowa Legislature ignored a ten year reapportionment law as a bill died in committee after a Senate vote of 34 to 16 against withdrawing it, while rural representatives maintain control and half a million urban residents remain disenfranchised. Republicans failed a fair deal test, with Democrats poised to make it a 1958 issue.
The Iowa House approved a littering bill 103 to 0, allowing fines up to 100 dollars or 30 days in jail for throwing trash on highways. The piece stresses civic pride and urges carrying a bag to dispose of waste properly, urging readers to curb both minor and major littering habits.
Editorials cite The Wall Street Journal and Cresco Times-Plain Dealer opinions on taxes and civility. Ruth Millett urges simple acts to welcome newcomers and ease social friction. A minute can foster friendliness, humane treatment of public servants, pedestrians, the ill, and door to door interactions.
Navy trainee John A. Glink visited the Jamestown Exposition where Theodore Roosevelt spoke at Norfolk Virginia. Keables Drug Store opened a summer fountain with a carnation for every woman and piano music by Hattie Carrie and Bessie. A wedding fused Lillian Renaud and John Blommers on May 2 at the Renaud home. A charivari in Lovilla ended when a father shot at revelers. the groom’s family arrest followed. Five wounded, one eye lost. May Basket Day observed by Pella children amid bleak surroundings and snow. Dean J A Severne of Central College presented an illustrated Europe lecture after trips to Holland and Germany. Farmland plowed. spring work delayed by bad weather. P W & S W railway promoters from Marion County to Columbia. Vander Linden joined. Snow littered Athletic Park as baseball played. 75 six room house blueprints shown. town eyed options on sites.
Developers announced 1200 acres for a cement plant complex with several buildings, the first phase to be built immediately as Harvey boomed.
Forty years ago Federated Club women opened their rooms to young men as a weekly YMCA from 7 to 10 with strong turnout. Central College students aided the effort as memorial services were planned for G A Vander Meulen whose body would be moved from California to Oakwood Cemetery.
Engineers at the Light Plant secured a raise with first engineer at 85 dollars monthly and second at 75 dollars. Local students enlisted for Ft. Snelling and Ft. Riley. Marion Le Cocq and others headed to training, while Clark Richardson builds a South Broadway home. Prices for cattle hogs corn wheat and oats rising with war. 30 Years Ago items recount China mission delays, pavement petitions, a Fourth of July pageant contract, gravel road protests, trees planted as WWI memorials, a Ford repair quip, Kuyper corner jokes, gun club scores, and local ads for home trade plus Windy Zondervan taking over Maytag club.
Twenty years ago, Lon Wormhoudt announced Pella s Tulip Time readiness. Major Bowes planned a radio plug with an honorary Burgemeester citation. Cedar Rapids Gazette reporters gathered material, while Martha Ver Heul prepared a local history exhibit.
A 1947 pageant features 1000 Holland wooden shoes and a neon plaza display by Meulpolder Brothers and Klaas In t Veld. Pella builders spent a day on a stage at Pool Park. a vocational agriculture course is proposed for reinstatement. Tulip Time queen and attendants named. Junior Legion baseball sponsored by Ul rich Motor Co with coaches Rysdam and Tharpe. Top Central College seniors listed. crop insurance program urged for Marion County farmers.
A study by the Office of Education analyzes left handed pupils in a sample of several thousand, finding about one in nine left handed. It notes that some are partially left handed and that left handed writers necessitate specially designed classroom equipment. The report suggests the high incidence is positive for schools.
A calf born last fall on the Herbert Bauer farm north of Dysart lacks a tail yet is healthy and thriving. The unusual calf stands out as a rare curiosity in a rural community. Reading is noted as difficult for many because writers often have little to say.
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