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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1962
Page
4
The Pella Chronicle invites readers in Pella Iowa to write to Dear Dixie seeking advice on everyday problems. The column offers practical guidance through Dixie’s counseling style, encouraging community readers to share their concerns.
The Pella Community Board of Education reviewed the school year 1961 62 audit prepared by L D Gilmer CPA of Des Moines. The report covers General, School House, Special Courses, Activity and School Books funds with bond obligations and remarks overall favorable.
Monroe residents host and visit with relatives and friends across Iowa and Arizona. Phillip Ammer and Jacque of Phoenix spent the weekend with Glenn McConoghey. Peace Corps candidates Harold Heyveld and Wm Warrick in Des Moines. Edd Brown's 63rd anniversary celebrated. families from Newton Knoxville and Sioux Falls frequent Monroe. Medical and church events include Mercy Hospital Des Moines visits and a Baptist service planned by Carl Booker.
The Rev. Robert Jones at the Church of Christ parsonage in Elliott grows castor beans that reached over 16 feet in height at last measurement. This plant tallness offers a curious landmark for locals and reflects unusual garden curiosity.
The safety committee of the Iowa Manufacturers Association reports a 50 percent drop in fatal manufacturing accidents, eight in 1961 versus 17 in 1960, reflecting improved workplace safety across state plants.
Farmers note that high initial costs can be offset by long service life and reduced maintenance. Concrete posts last 7 to 10 years, reducing livestock losses and crop damage from faulty fences. Otis Smith farm in Lewis Delaware features concrete post and rail fences that require no painting and look attractive. San Joaquin Cotton Oil Co. near Bakersfield California uses concrete posts around cattle feedlots to endure heavy equipment and livestock. Pinebloom Plantation in Albany Georgia has installed concrete posts for woven wire fencing at race horse paddocks.
Mr Hopp of the Pella FFA says most injuries come from unclogging a running corn picker. A simple safety rule stops this by turning off the machine before any maintenance. The Pella FFA backs Safe Corn Harvest, backed by Farm Equipment Institute and National Safety Council.
Many concrete products plants manufacture concrete posts. In some cases farmers cast their own posts. More than half a million concrete fence posts are installed on the nation s farms each year.
The article advises reduced clogging and higher yields by harvesting in good weather. Mr Hopp outlines checks before harvest, securing shields, moving slowly, avoiding overfast operation, keeping shucks clear of exhaust, carrying a fire extinguisher or shovel, changing operators daily if possible, and wearing snug clothing to prevent entanglement.
Seventeen Chronicle employees assist in paying the local community taxes and spend their paychecks in Pella.
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