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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1958
Page
7
Editorial notes wisdom on thrift and rain days. The highway commission installed six hundred signs warning $100 fine or imprisonment for littering. Signs measure two by two and a half feet, with black letters on white, five feet above ground, aiming to save part of the $100000 yearly cleanup cost.
In Corning Iowa locals bought a red schoolhouse at auction for ten dollars and moved it west of town. The Historical Society will furnish a stove woodshed bell seats and a blackboard. The structure will house family heirlooms and antiques once shown during centennial celebrations.
Sherman Adams, presidential adviser, resigned after accepting a fur coat gift from Bernard Goldfine of Philadelphia who faced tax difficulties. The episode sparked nationwide criticism, with calls for Adams to resign while President Eisenhower sought to retain him. Some critics blamed Adams's aloofness toward press and lawmakers. others argued his talent outweighed flaws.
Ezra Benson tells the President's Council on Youth Fitness that Americans should support Scouting and church programs to guide youth. He stresses that most young people seek a fair chance to succeed and that elders should provide challenges and opportunities for well adjusted, useful citizens.
In Hometown America Dr Will Smouse pushed a man from a street car path to avert danger. Buerkens Mfg Co offered to craft farm wagons for patrons at 50 dollars each using substandard materials. The Misses Emma and Lizzie Hamilton moved to Des Moines to reside, leaving Pella friends to miss their social and church involvement. Men of the student army corps were housed in the dormitory.
Townspeople planting tulips should note the earth is very dry. Digging a sewer ditch revealed dry crumbling earth several feet below the surface. Gardeners confirm the soil is dry. Tulip bulbs need strong fall roots. plant in moist ground and soak the soil thoroughly before planting.
Editorial excerpts praise civic duty in public office and note juvenile athletic discipline as nearly zero. They critique harsh public scrutiny of unpaid officials while comparing personal attacks to bombs, urging measured discourse and moral standards amid a growing youth sports culture.
Items of interest from The Chronicle looking back 10 20 30 40 and 50 years ago. Notable notices and reminiscences reflect local events people and places from past editions.
On the front page a 50 year old note reports Democratic gubernatorial candidate Fred E. White to lead a party rally in Pella on October 28. The piece also mentions Democratic presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan touring border states, Republican candidate Taft traveling through West Virginia, and a heated campaign with curfew disputes over late‑night street noise.
Four letters from men serving in France recounts dramatic 8 mile Yank drives and German captures amid other front page items. W A Young, editor of The Chronicle, resigns to join the army and plans to return home. Local notes span school guards, road work, store openings, Halloween plans, election ballots, and community events in Pella and nearby towns.
Twenty years ago readers saw a floor plan for a new movie theater to be built by Joe Anderson and brother, 90 by 45 feet, amid a layout of Tulip Town Park shrubs and lagoon walls. The issue also notes Junior Chamber of Commerce efforts, a tulip town minstrel fundraiser, and local scenes including a Bethel Aid food demo, a new meat market opening, an extended warm spell ending in a cold snap, a notable home along the Skunk River, Central College land purchase, and the October 14 marriage of Esther De Wit and Henry Klein.
Ten years ago Pella businessmen sponsored downtown auctions every Saturday with crowds, while a four week campaign extension was planned. Hospital work paused due to lagging interest. Legion plans to expand Memorial Hall discussed after oyster feed. Howell site for Red Rock dam chosen. $1,000,000 appropriation, plus $903,000 earlier. Corner shop openings, art show on Central College campus judged by Dr. Lester Longman. Central football defeated by Dubuque 20 14 ending 18 game streak. Pella High fell to Knoxville 18 0. Missionary talk by Dr. Paul Harrison slated for November 1 at Central’s Chapel. Oversee Program calls for corn carload gift to overseas project. Lawrence E Van Zee’s grave from Tinian Island carried to Pella. WWII Honor Guard pictured. Nine local youths drafted. copper tubing radiant heat installed at Pella Christian High with Van Roekel supervising.
The town faced static issues from reception. Dick Ver Dught went to a Des Moines hospital for a week, losing sensation in a foot. Tounis Van Rossum returned to Ja after three months in Herwynen, Netherlands. Central College Notes commented that New Central would harmonize with older campus buildings if shrubbery were planted around it.
The piece recalls Alexis de Tocqueville’s claim that the Supreme Court holds the Union’s fate in its hands through public opinion. It notes the court’s majesty in guiding questions of law, education, and human reason, while Congress and the presidency focus on smaller disputes. The author observes broad respect for the court’s role in the capital.
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