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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1966
Page
4
A nostalgic town column surveys wealth from Howard Hughes stock sale and muses on bankers. It notes youth programs like Camp Fire Girls, teen eating stats, out‑of‑state tuition rules, and local events including clothing drives, school debates, and Kiwanis travel talks.
The Circle 8 Square Dance Club in Pella offers square dance lessons this fall. A kickoff gathering is set for September 26 at 780 p.m. at the old Gillespie building, with instructor Gillespie leading the session.
Dr. Alexander De Jong a noted Christian Reformed minister and Trinity Christian College president will speak at the National Union of Christian Schools District V Fall Meeting. He will discuss The Secular Setting of Christian Education at 8:00 p.m. Friday September 23 at the First Christian Reformed Church in Oskaloosa Iowa. District V covers south-central Iowa with eight elementary schools and one high school serving about fifteen hundred pupils and sixty-five teachers.
The Pella Kiwanis club sponsors a travel and adventure series beginning Thursday September 22 at 7 30 P M in Douwstra Chapel on Central College campus. Dr Gerald Hooper presents the travelogue Greece and the Aegean Islands in full color detailing historic sites and Mediterranean appeal.
Week long ground breaking marks the start of a new gym at Pella Christian grade school to replace the old gym converted to a school office library and classroom. The 100 by 48 foot facility costs about 62500 dollars and includes a 48 by 75 gym floor a music room kitchen shower locker and storage space. Designed by Savage and Ver Ploeg of West Des Moines the project is self contracted under the school building committee led by Lawrence Blom with members Frank De Jong Vernon Menninga Harris Nieuwsm a and Don Van Excavation and footing work is by Pella Construction Co. Occupancy is planned for the end of the first semester with a fundraising drive set for November.
The Iowa Children's Home Society appeals for volunteers to aid distressed children in Marion County and across the state. The society offers foster care, counseling, psychiatric help, and adoption services, supported by counties, donors, and volunteer drives. Local volunteers listed include Pauline Tysseling and Mae Bennett among others, with backing from the United Fund of Knoxville.
Dutch Vermeer of Pella named fourth Congressional chairman of Farmers for Kyl. A former state legislator and Marion County Republican chairman, he was appointed by Kyl at a Pella farmers meeting on Wednesday Sept 14. He named Kenneth Beechout of Columbia as Marion County chairman and appointed other farmers as county chairs in the district.
Churches in the Pella area announce the week of October 17 22 for the annual drive of used clothes for the Reformed Church World Service. Clothes will be sent overseas to the needy with a 10000 pound goal. last year 11245 pounds were collected. Collection is at the northeast corner of Liberty and Broadway in Pella. Items should be packed in cantons or sturdy bags.
The Future Homemakers of America launch a magazine subscription drive to fund a lighted sign at Pella Community High School. Last year $200 was raised and $300 more is needed. The campaign began in 1965 with school board approval. Mrs. Kenneth L. Harter sponsors.
Total enrollment in Pella schools rises 3.7 percent from 1965 to 1966 led by the Pella Community School district with 58 more students. Kindergarten through sixth grade gain 23, seventh through eighth grades add 20, and high school enrollment grows with 106 freshmen and a small 87‑student graduating class. Lincoln, Webster, Leighton, Otley, junior high and senior high totals are listed, along with Pella Christian totals of 306 and class breakdowns. A 133‑student kindergarten increase helps drive the rise as staff expand to meet higher enrollment.
State Senator Jack Schroeder was named State Heart Fund chairman for a second year by Walter M. Kirkendall. He plans to tour Iowa by private plane, organize volunteers, and conduct workshops for the February Heart Fund campaign to raise 500000 for heart disease research and education.
The Rev C A De Bruin is appointed Development staff director of Deferred Giving at Central College by President Arend D Lubbers. A retired missionary with 40 years in India's Arcot Mission, he led 40 village schools, taught at Voorhees College, served as bursar and vice principal, and held multiple Arcot Mission leadership roles. He holds degrees from Central College University of Wisconsin and Western Theological Seminary, is married to Frances Lapeltak, and resides at 210 Main St, Pella.
The Pella District Council of Camp Fire Girls opened the 1966-67 year with a Council Fire at the Junior High School gym. Miss Sherril Griffiths of Des Moines directed the ceremony recognizing four Horizon Club members and six individuals. Do Dad Awards were announced. fly up ceremonies marked grade transitions. Mrs. Robert Van Hemert led awards. over 200 Pella girls are expected to participate with 69 adult volunteers directing 23 groups and 14 board volunteers.
The Marion County Soil Conservation district was among seventeen Iowa districts honored at the annual Cedar Rapids conference for soil conservation districts. The award recognized 25 years of outstanding service to Iowa agriculture and local residents, with first-time 25-year certificates presented. Wendell Pellette, chairman of the State Soil, presented the awards.
A list of community events for September includes meetings at First Reformed Church City Hall and the Auditor ium of Public Safety building. Activities feature Women’s Federated Club, Porterville Cemetery Aid, Autumn Social, Kiwanis Travelogue, Newcomer Coffee, AAUW Membership Coffee, Mission Conference, Circle 8 Square Dance, and Recreation Commission registration.
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