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Parents of Mrs. Eckles Mark 67th Year of Marriage Mr. and Mrs. William Eckles left today for Nelson, where they will help Mrs. Eckles' parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Littrell, ob serve their 67th wedding anni versary Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Littrell were mar ried April 27, 1878, and have lived in Nuckolls county, Nebras ka, since then. Mr. Littrell was born in Nehaska county, la., Dec. 23, 1857, and Mrs. Littrell was born in Christian county, 111., Nov. 20, 1861. They are now living in Nelson after previously living on a farm. In addition to, Mr. and Mrs. Eckles four of their five children, Maxine, William, jr., and John, who live here at home, and Phil lip of Hastings, will also be in Nelson to observe the occasion. Another daughter, Mrs. Betty Jo Pitam, Idena, Ore., will be un able to be present Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Littrell are the parents of five children, Mrs. Ed na Jensen, Mrs. Jessie Roberts, Irvin Littrell, Paul Littrell and Mrs. Eckles. They also have 19 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Pick Declares River Program To Aid Midwest The growth of cities and towns of the midwestern states as a re sult of the Missouri river develop ment program is practically a cer tainty, Maj. Gen. Lewis Pick told an audience of approximately 400 persons who jammed the Glen wood, Iowa, armory Monday night to hear the man who has been largely responsible for the pro gram of work that is now getting underway on the Missouri river. Speaking to an audience of bus iness and professional men and farmers from western Iowa and eastern Nebraska, General Pick faid there wasn't a shadow of a doubt but what the development tf flood control, navigation, irri gation and secondary power to be realized through the construction of dams in the upper Missouri riv er basin would bring more indust ries to the centralwestem states nd thus spur the growth of cities and town, paiicularly along the Missouri river. Main Trouble With River He pointed out that the small tate of Rhode Island no has as inany industries as the ten states Jhat border on the Missouri river rr.ainlv because of Rhode river 1 the navigable waters of the Atlan-f tic ocean offering lowj freight rates as an inducement to the establishment of industries. The main rouble with the Mis souri river in the past has been floods and drouth, General Pick declared. The construction of the series of dams now planned under the program he has sponsored will eliminate those blights on the central-western states, he stated. Tells of Garrison Dam He told of the work that is soon to get underway on the construc tion of the mammoth Garrison dam in North Dakota. Twenty-one million acres of water will be backed up behind the Garrison dam, he said, comparing that to the 16 million acres of water be hind the Fort Peck dam in Mon tana. Attending the meeting from Plattsmouth were Edward Egeix berger, president of the Plats mouth Chamber of Commerce, T. H. Pollock, chairman of the Cham ber's Missouri River Improvement committee; Robert CappelT, co chairman of the committee; A. L. Tidd, D. L. Grove, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Spangler, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Davis, Eugene Bushnell, William Milliron and Tom Solo mon. AH had high praise for the speech and those who attended the dinner preceding the address de scribed it as being one of the fin est of its kind. The dinner and the meeting were sponsored by the Glenwood Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary and Lions clubs. Plattsmouth Plays Louisville Today Coach Joe York's Plattsmouth high school baseball team was scheduled to meet the Louisville nine today at 3 p. m. on the high school athletic field here. The Plattsmouth team dropped a 9-1 decision to Boys Town Wed nesday at Boys Town. ,T wo Nehawka Men At Drake Relays Don' Hansen and Ned Nutzman, of Nehawka, are among the 16 University of Nebraska track men who are competing in the 37th an nual Drake Relays at Des Moines, la., today and Saturday. Hansen and Nutzimi are both entered in the shot put event. 1 J-? :-:.lJW W.SS: S t- X Colvin-Heyn, Pltttsmouth ON OFFICIAL VISIT Most Eminent Raymond C. Cook of Plattsmouth, above, grand high priest of the Royal Arch Masons of Nebraska, made an official visit Monday night to the Galilee chap ter No. 57, Royal Arch Masons, at Oakland. A formal reception was held by the Galilee chapter for him and those who accompanied him, Edward F. Wehrbein, wor shipful master of the Plattsmouth Masonic lodge No. 6, A. F. & A. M.; William Evers, Plattsmouth, grand junior warden of the Grand Commandery, Knights Templar of Nebraska; Lute M. Savage, Oma ha, grand custodian of the Grand lodge, and Russell Reeder, mem ber of the local Masonic chapter, now superintendent of the East ern Star home for children at Fre mont. Plattsmouth Nine To Tackle Boys Town Wednesday Plattsmouth high school's base ball nine will tackle the powerful Boys Town team Wednesday at Boys Town, Coach Joe York an nounced Monday. The. local boys will journey to Boys Town tomorrow and will meet the Boys Town team at 3 p. m. Either York or his assistant Burrell Evans will accompany the team. York Monday announced his tentative starting lineup. Eddie Eaton will be behind the plate and .Larry Thimgan, team captain, will probably share the pitching duties with Jim Alkire. Handling the infield chores will be Les Niel at first base, Carl Haith at second, Bill Brookhouser at short and Bill Edwards at third. However, if Thimgan doesn't go to the mound, York jsaid, he will take over at second base in stead of Haith. In the outfield will be Robin Nierste, left field; John Kimball, center f eld, and Dick Wohlfarth, right field. - " ' Three or four other bovs will s-o along as utility men, York said. W. A. Wheeler Is First to Complete Job of Assessing The first of Cass countv s as sessors to complete his work for the year brought his report into the office of County Assessor W. n. ruis inursaay. He was W. A. Wheeler, of Plattsmouth, who was assessor for the East Rock Bluff precinct. Wheeler and the other county assessors began their work April 1 and they must havp it onmniofoj by May 31. Man Disappears After Accident Local law enforcement officials were on the lookout Tuesday for an unidentified man who was driv ing a stolen car with stolen license plates which was involved in a collision Sunday at 2 a. m. with an auto driven by Harry Henton, jr., 17, Plattsmouth, at the in tersection of Lincoln avenue and U. S. highway 75, about two miles south of Plattsmouth. Sheriff Joe Mrasek reported Tuesday that the unidentified man left his car following the ac cident and disappeared. Mrasek, Deputy Sheriff Emery Doody and local police officers, John Hob scheidt and Wilbur Edwards, combed the area near the collision for three hours but were unable to find any trace of the missing man. An electric plate, reported stolen from the Chilson school, north of Weeping Water, . was found in the stolen car, Mrasek said. The car was taken at Kennard March 17.. The driver was re ported to have suffered facial.uts when his head smashed , thrpjigt th ewindshield as a; result Of -the impact of the collision. ,- .Occupants v of - the .ther car were Fred Beins, Glen Hathaway, Charles f Estclle, Clifford Taylor and" the driver, all of Plattsmouth. None was injured. Witnesses were William and Ernest Carmichael, Plattsmouth, , , , ' . ! " m - . ;T - fc ... f J None Injured in Auto Accident at Oreapolis Viaduct No one was injured in an auto mobile accident Sunday at 2:30 p.m. on the south slope of Orea polis viaduct on U. S. highway 75, Sheriff Joe Mrasek reported Tues day. Two cars, both traveling north, were involved in the accident. An auto driven by Guy Hunter, Clarinda, Iowa, was damaged in the front and one driven by Pete J. Taylor, Bellevue, was damaged in the rear when they collided Bhortly after Taylor's car turned north on the highway after com ing off a dirt road. Traveling with Hunter was his wife. Passengers in the Taylor machine were Mrs. Taylor and their three children, Janic, Pat ricia and Marjorie. Voting on Bond Issue Is Far Below Normal special election today was far be low normal with only a total of The turnout of voters in the 169 votes cast at the four polling places by 1 p. m. On April 2, the day of the city election, 230 votes were cast by 1 p. m. At the court house, first pre cinct of the first ward, 55 votes had been cast at 1 p. m., the elec tion board reported. This compar ed with 61 cast in the city election by the same time. That was then considered about 20 votes below normal. Lowed at Recreation Center At the C. A. Ruse Motor Co., se cond precinct of the first ward, 35 votes were cast at 1 p. m., com paring with 51 cast at 1 p. m. on the day of the city election. At the Cass County Motor Co.. first precinct of the second ward, 52 votes were cast by 1 p. m. A total of 73 votes were cast by 1 p. m. for the city election April 2. The lowest total was recorded at the Recreation Center where only 27 votes had been cast by 1 p. m. A total of 73 votes were cast by 1 p. m. for the city elec tion April 2, The lowes ttotal was recorded at the Recreation Center whree only 27 votes had been cast by 1 p. m. today.. During the city elec tion 45 votes were cast by 1 p. m. Weather No Barrier The weather today was no bar rier to voters with clear skies and warm temperature. The election is being held to determine whether Plattsmouth will issue $50,000 worth of bonds to purchase the American Leg ion building and complete the con struction of the building for use as a city hall, community building and municipal auditorium. The vote will be officially can vassed at the meeting Wednesday of the city council. The city council's meeting w'as postponed from last Monday until Wednes day. Four Generations Of One Family Trade at Wescott's C. E. Wescott Sons announced Thursday that the firm was com pleting its 67th consecutive year of business in Plattsmouth under the same family and that cus tomers who traded with the store back in the days when the late C. E. Wescott was actively en gaged in the firm were invited to drop in and make the fact known. Results were quick in coming, Friday C. C. Wescott, partner with E. H. Wescott, both sons of the late C. E. Wescott, announced that four generations of one fam ily have traded at the store. Beginning back in 1856, J. E. Vallery, began trading at the store. His son, 5bhn, continued the relationship and after John came his son. Jack, who also is a customer of the firm. Now Larry, son of Jack, also has his clothes purchased at the store, making four generations in one family. McClanahan Leases Conoco Station Alan McClanahan ' lias again leased the Conoco service station at the corner of 6th street and Avenue A, a block north of the Plattsmouth hotel. The new lease became effective Friday, April 19. McClanahan operated the Con oco station for three years prior to his entry into the armed ser vice three years ago After that, Richard ' Beverage? assumed "; the management fpr a.while and later Frank Boetel operated the sta tion. Boetel is no longer connec ted with McClanahan. During his two years of over seas service, McClanahan' w,as sta tioned io the .southwest Pacific,, the ' Philippines and .Okinawa. He received his 4ischrse Jaut Pec. 17 at Fort tcgaa, . Colo. . THE JOURNAL. PLATTS Two Construction Projects Going: Up at Louisville LOUISVILLE Two building projects are underway in Louis ville ,one a new building for a ga rage and the other an addition to a service station. John Kahland announced Mon day work was underway on a building 44x100 feet to house the Automotive Sales and Service ga- rasre. It will be of wood con struction with an arched roof. He expects it will be completed in about six weeks. Kahland plans to sell cars as well as repair them. David Sjogren, owner of the Standard service station, an nounced Monday that a 46x20 foot brick addition is being built onto the station. Attempted Theft of Car at Mynard Fails An attempted theft of an auto belonging o John Beckman, mail carrier, failed Tuesday night at Mynard, Sheriff Joe Mrasek re ported Wednesday, when the car became stuck as the thief was trying to drive it away. The man abandoned the car after he had backed it through the garage door and it became stuck on a fence. Sheriff Mrasek said the key was in the car. The machine was dam aged slightly and the garage door was ripped from its hinges when the car was driven though the door. Oulton Speaks To Rotary Club Rotary International's goodwill ambassador, C. Albert Oulton, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, super intendent of schools was the spe cial speaker at the Rotary club's Tuesday luncheon in Bestor's din ing room, speaking on the value of Rotary International in de veloping goodwill between nations. A former District governor and committee chairman of Rotary International, Oulton described his travels in other countries and expressed the thought that Ro tary International is a Christian fa V Iff 4 A C. Albert Oulton organization and thrives in Chris tian countries, helping to foster goodwill between the countries. He pointed out that Rotary In ternational can do much to ce ment relations between the Unit ed States and England, which should be good friends, he said because they speak the same ton gue and are both Christian coun tries. Attendinir the meeting also, was Fay Wood, Seward, Rotary dis trict governor. Visiting Rotarians were Paul Cheyney and Whitney uululand, both of Glenwood, la. Saddle Horse Group Buys Prize Animals The Cass Countv Saddle Horse association has purchased two spotted eaaaie nor&es, w ue t,""1 awav at the Cass County' Fair at Weeping Water, August 23, and the Kass Kounty King Korn Kan ival, September 14, at Platts mouth. ', Robert Gray, Weeping Water is in charge of the tickets, which are now available. He has sent tickets to all members of the asso ciation. These horses at the present are being cared for at the Chester Stone farm at Nehawka. Bellevue Woman Asks Damages of $2,999 in Suit Iline Taylor, Bellevue, Wednes day filed a . petition in district court asking damages in the amount of $2,9S9 for injuries she said she sustained in an auto ac cident Sunday : on . the south slope of Oreapolis viaduct on U. S. high way 75. Defendant was named as Guy Hunter, Clarinda Iowa. Mrs. Taylor was a passenger in a car driven by her'husband, Pete Taylor, Bellevue, which involved jn a collision with a car driven by Hunter. With Hunter was his wife. Passengers in the Taylor car in cluded 'three children of ilr. and Mrs.. Taylor.- ; v if 1 . ' i . iff s MOUTH, NEBRASKA Plattsmouth Assured of Municipal By Vote of Plattsmouth was assured of a new city hall, municipal audi torium and community building as 689 voters Tuesday cast 503 votes in favor of issuing $50,000 worth of bonds to purchase the American Legion building for $7,500 and complete the construction of building. Votes against the pro posal tallied 186. With a majority of 60 per cent needed to pass the proposal, Plattsmouth voters gave the ques tion a 73 per cent majority. Within a half-hour after the poles closed Tuesday at 8 p.m., the final unofficial tabulation was completed in all four precincts. The total vote of 689 was far be low the 1,178 registered at the city election last April 2 but was considered at least a normal turn out for a bond issue election. The vote will be officially can vassed at the meeting of the city council tonight at 8 o'clock. Each Precinct Over Each of the-Jour precincts gave more than the necessary 60 per cent in favor of the question, but it was in the first precinct of the first ward and the first precinct of the second ward that the big majorities were tallied. In the first precinct of the first ward 81 per cent voted in favor of the bond issue. In the first precinct of the second ward 77 per cent were in favor. In the other two precincts 65 per cent voted for the proposal in the second precinct of the first ward and 63 per tent in favor of the bond issue in the second ward of the second precinct. At the court house, first pre cinct, first ward, 182 votes were cast, 148 for and 34 atrainst. At the C. A. Ruse Motor Co., second precinct, first ward, 143 votes were counted, 93 for and 50 against. At the Cass County Motor Co., first precinct, second ward, the largest vote was cast, 236, with 182 for and 54 against. Tax Levy to Retire Bond At the Recreation Center, sec ond ward, second precinct, 128 votes were cast, 80 for and 48 against. As a result of the election the $50,000 worth of bonds are to be issued at a rate of interest not to exceed three per cent per year, payable semiannually, and to be come due in not less than ten years nor more than 20 years. The bonds will be retired by a tax levy on all taxable property in the city. The American Legion building was offered to the city for $7,500 by the Hugh J. Kearns post No. 56 last January. It represents an investment of approximately $20, 000 by the Legion and it was es timated by Marvin L. Robinson, junior member of the firm of Hazen and Robinson, Lincoh. architects, who drew up the tenta tive plans for the completed build ing, to be worth approximately $28,000 at present day costs. The proposal as submitted in the election was drawn up under a statute which provides that 60 per cent of the votes cast in he elec ion must b in favor of the issue in order for the proposal to be ap proved. Study Reveals County Rural Repair Program Expenditures totaling more than $630,000 will be made in the next few years by home owners on farms and in small communities of Cass county to improve present electric service and home plumb ing. Mean Additional Income ' These outlays will mean addi tional wiring:, bathroom improve ments and new electirical equip ment for the county's 2,289 farm and rural homes already served with electricity, according to a study released by the Tile Coun cil of America. Introduction of running water installation of tiled bathrooms and replacement of out-moded plumb ing fixtures head the list of most wanted farm home features, D. P. residential construction commit tee, revealed. One -in five farm Forst, chairman of the council's families throughout the nation plan bathroom improvements, he said. Part of Bi Program Additional wiring is 'needed in practically every farm home with electrcity, according to the study. A huje market likewise exists for units, electicr motors, baby chickJTiekotter Emerson Wiles and. Bob brooders and other equipment. iMejsmgerj placed fourth in the Expenditures in the county arelgg0 d reiay Roy Tincher snar part of a $34,043,000 program tojed fourth in the half-mile. Wiles be undertaken by Nebraska farm glared fourth in the 440 yard ..tin i i ii n I'M r-k ii'ia i vn.Tiiu i u v t 1. 1! il Ai" five years, the study revealed. An estimated $2,294,900,000 on simil ar improvements to present elec tric service will be jpent in the naton during that tia:e. r Auditorium 503 to 186 Former Union Man Dies in Seattle Luther B. Hall, jr., a former resident of Union, died Wednes day in a Seattle hospital. In poor health for several months, he suf fered a severe heart attack about a month ago from which he failed to improve. Surviving are his wife, the for mer Rosemary Haffey of Nebras ka City, one son and one daughter. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Luther B. Hall, sr., formerly of Union. Mother's Day Court Of Honor Planned The annual Mother's day Boy Scout court of honor will be held at the Christian church Sunday, May 12, at 8 p. m., E. H. Wescott, Cass county district official, an nounced Friday. Several advancements of scouts will be made at the court of hon or. Further details of the pro gram for the evening will be an nounced later, Wescott siad. Late Mrs. Baird Honored by PEO Mrs. William Baird, who died December 10, was given a special tribute as a past state president of the P. E. O. at the state con vention now in session in Fair bury. Mrs. Elizabeth Robertson, of Beatrice, who served as state president the year prior to Mrs. Baird's presidency made the tri bute to Mrs. Baird. The tribute to Mrs. Baird was made during the "Hour of Rem embrance," honoring 88 members of the Nebraska Sisterhood who had died during the preceeding year. The service was held prior to the opening session of the con vention. The main feature of the after noon session Tuesday was the granting of a charter to a new chapter, FA, of McCook. Mrs. HeUfourth Lafferty, Humboldt. Time en Ridell, of York, state organi zer; Mrs. Dorothy L. Weller of Glendale Calif., president of the supreme chapter; Miss Rose Owens, of Omaha, treasurer of supreme chapter, and Mrs. Marion Crites of Chadron, junior past president took part in the cere mony. Mrs. Marjorie Johnston, of McCook, accepted the charter foi the new chapter. Marine 300 Miles Short of Circling World on Discharge Kenneth White, Plattsmouth, lacked only 300 miles of having circled the world when he was discharged recently from the ma rine corps, but he said on his ar rival here Tuesday that he didn't plan to re-enlist just to complete the approximately 25,000-mile globe-girdling jaunt. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry White, the ex-marine received his discharge as a corporal at the ma rine barracks at Bremerton, Wash., April 5. He was in the service 33 months, 25 of them overseas. He was on dutv in the Pacific area and later in the Atlantic theater of opera tions. He saw action in the bat ties at SaiDan. Guam and Oki nawa. He entered the service only three months after his graduation from high school and plans to con tinue his education in September when he expects to enter the Lni versity of Nebraska. Plattsmouth in Fourth Place At Peru Relays Scoring in every event in which they were entered, the Platts mouth high school tracksters lam ed 13 points to finish a bare half point from a tie with lecumsen for third place Tuesday at Peru as retrasja vny s wun-iuunuw. track sauad walker off with first Nebraska City's well-roundea place honors, scoring ouvss points to lead the Class A division of the Peru Relays. Plattsmouth chalked UP one first, a second, a third and three fourths to total its 13 points. Bob Tritsch, Plattsmouth's cap tain, sped to a victory in the 100 yard dash with a mark of :10.8 with Ken Tiekotter placing fourth. - The relav team of , Tritsch, flash and the relay team came - . back to take third place in the 440 yard relay. Auburn finished second to Ne bra&a City v;t; 23 1i points, Te. cumseh had 13J,s, riattmouth lo and Pawnee City 9Vz. In the class B bracket the powerful Talmage team won with 34 points, Humboldt tallied 17, Brock 16, Peru Prep 11, Nehaw ka 5, Dawson 4 and Shubert 1. Summaries: CI... A Track Events 100-y ard dash Won by Tritsch, Plattsmouth; second, Gif ford, Pawnee City; third, Mc Knight, Nebraska City; fourth, Tiekotter, Plattsmouth. Time :10. 8. 880-yard relay Won by Ne-. braska City (McKnight, Thayer, Landis, Triesfeld); second Platts mouth; third Auburn; fourth, Pawnee City, Time. 1:39.5. 120-yard high hurdles Won by Andrew, Auburn: second, Swin ney, Nebraska City; third, Bunge, Tecumseh; fourth, Higgins, Au burn. Time. :18.2. 880-yard run Won by Zim merman, Nebraska City; second, Mason, Nebraska City; third, Webb, Tecumseh; fourth, Tincher, Plattsmouth. Time. 2:05.4. 440-yard dash Won by Thayer, Nebraska City; second, D. Villars, Tecumseh; third, Haith, Auburn; fourth, Wiles, Plattsmouth. Time :55.6. 440-yard relay won by Au burn; second, Nebraska City; third, Plattsmouth; fourth, Paw nee City. Time, :48.2. Mile relay Won by Nebraska City (Mason, Cole, Thayer, Zim merman); second, Auburn; third, Pawnee City; fourth Tecumseh. Time 3:51.9. Field Event High jump Wron by Friede, Nebraska City; tied for second, Yoder, Tecumseh; Stuckenholtz, Nebraska City, and A. Gifford, Pawnee City. Height, 5 feet 6 inches. Broad jump Won by Mc Knight, Nebraska City; second, Andrew, Auburn; third. Yoder, Tecumseh; fourth, Gifford, Paw nee City. Distance. 20 feet 7 inches. Shotput Won by Guide, Ne braska City; second, Abernathy, Nebraska City; third. B. Villars, Tecumseh; fourth, Andrew, Au burn. Distance, 39 feet iVz inches. Class B Track Events 880-yard relay Won by Tal mage (Brandorff, Bohlken. Julfs, Vollertsen); second, Humboldt; third, Nehawka; fourth, Shubert. Time, 1:38.4. 880-yard run Wron by Leslie, 'Brock; second, Mandford, Hum- jboldt: third. Clavburn. Peru PreD 2:10.1 100-yard dash Won by Volli ertsen, Talmage; second, Bohlken ! Talmage ; third, Williamson, Hum boldt; fourth, Hayward, Hum boldt. Time, :10.6. 440-yard dash Won by Volli ertsen, Talmage; second, Leslie Brock; third, Mapors, Peru Prep fourth, Myers, Humboldt. Time :53.5. 440-yard relay Won by Ta image (Brondorff, Bohlken, Julfs Vollertsen); second, Humboldt third, Dawson; fourth, Nehawka Time. :48.2. Field Events Broad jump . Won by Leslie, Brock; second, Vollertsen, Tal mage; third, Applegate, Peru Prep; fourth, Mayer, Humboldt Distance, 20 feet 1 inches. Shotput Won by Vollertsen Talmage; second.Bohlken, Tal mage; third, Malther, Nehawka fourth, Killebrew, Humboldt. DiS' tance, 43 feet 5 inches, High jump Won by Applegate Peru Prep; second, Leslie, Brock third, Cummings, Dawson; tied for fourth, Pennington, Humboldt Killebrew, Humboldt. Height, feet 6?i inches. Plattsmouth 40 and 8 Members To Attend 5-State Wreck About twenty-five members of the Plattsmouth 40 and 8 club wil attend a 5-state "wreck" of the American Legion honor organiza tion in Omaha Sunday. Sid M eree, Sous Chef de Chemin de Fer (National Commander) Louisville Ky., will be the main speaker. More than 500 reservations have been made for the "wreck, it has been reported. It will be held in the Legion club at the Rome Hotel. Special entertain ment will be provided for the wives of the members in attend ance. Membership to the 40 and 8 is honorary, with the selection be ing made for outstanding service to the American Legion 4 hu uugcui w uai (Commander) of the local group and Koy nouy is itxet ce uare; Passe, (Past commander.) Tekamah Man Fined For Drunken Driving Karl Braun, Tekamah, Nebr., was fined $25 and costs Friday by County Judge Paul Fauquet af ter the defendant, . who is a den tist,' pleaded guilty to drunken driving and operating a vehicle without a proper license. Braum was taken into custody Friday night north of Plattsmouth by Deputy Sheriff Emory J. Doody. In addition to the fine and costs, Braum's driver's license w'as revoked for one year. The li- cense he had, it was reported, had expired. MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1 946 ! Local Students Win Awards At Auburn Contest - Soloists from Plattsmouth high school who participated in the dis trict music contest at Auburn Fri day returned home late in the af ternoon with added laurels for the school music department. Doris Finnefrock received sup erior rating for her vocal solo, "Sometimes I Feel Like a Moth erless Chile' a famous spiritual. Martina Sporer received a rating of excellent for her solo, "Sweet o' the Year," by Salter. Both girls were entered in the medium voice division of the contest a-nd were judged by Hayes M. Fuhr, director o fvocal music at Hastings college. PauUin Judges Kenneth Tiekotter came through with a superior rating for his vocal solo, 'Brown Bird Singing," by Wood in the boy's high voice divison. Kenneth Fitch, an entry in the boy's low voice divison has not received his rating but xpects to get it today when the criticisms are handed to the contestants. His solo was "Invic tus," by Huhn. The boys' division was ju-iged by L. E. Paulson, in structor of voice at Peru State Teachers College. Both piano soloists received a rating of good for their perform ances. Virgie Alic eClark played one of Grieg's piano concertos and Janis Schmidtmann played "March of the Dwarfa." They were judged by Mrs. Gec.g May, a former music supersor in Iowa and a professional pianist. Girls Groups Perform Mrs. Donald Hughes, school music supervisor, and David Fow ler, band instructor for the school, Mildred Meisinger, Joan Lentz and Mrs. A. Lentz accompanied the contestants to Auburn Friday. The girls sextette and the girls glee club are singing jn the second section of the contest Saturday and will return home late in the afternoon. .1.-. ; 35 New Homes , Needed Locally Plattsmouth has an immediate need for thirty-five new homes and many more apartments if the acute housing is to be eliminated, it was brought out in a round table discussion in the office of Pric eAdministraton in the court house Frday afternoon. It also was agreed by those in attendance that there were no violations of price ceilings in building mater ials. The discussion was called by Harvey Gamer, county head of the OPA, and it was led by Thomas Spaulding, Omaha OPA representative. Edward Egenber ger, president of the Plattsmouth Chamber of Commerce Don J. Arundel, secretary of the Cham ber of Commerce, E. J. Richey, operator of the Richey Lumber eompany ;L. H. Behrends, county superintendent of schools; the Rev. H. J. McClusky, and B. J. Alcott, manager of the Platts mouth Daily Journal, met with the OPA representatives. It was planned for a discussion panel of some fifteen, but others were un able to attend. No Lumber Here It was brought out that there is not enough lumber in the two local yards to build one home and that the main problem is to ob tain building supplies for retail locally. Help is not a drawback, it was agreed, for many contract ors have-mne who are waiting to go to work. As the panel discussion progres sed, it was brought out that in the majority of cases there seemed to be no excesive rentals nor ex cessive prices being paia ior homes, although one or two were cited and analyzed. A full dis cussion then was neiq on ways and means to eliminate the im mediate housing shortage here. One eugggestion was made about the buildings north of town on the rifle range, but disposition of the buildings was too uncertain. Another was the razing and mov ing of vacant farm buildings in the area close to town, the report being that there are about fifty within a radius of ten miles. The suggestions were discussed and it was decided that the costs would be too exhorbitant to do anything with them. Many yeterans are inquiring of Behrends, service officer, about possible housing facilities, and he advsed that about ten would and could build immediately if the materials were available. Further nformatioii wlll 'beVobtairied and p o s, 6 i b le concentrated action planned. . .. Seniors to Present Play WEEPING WATER, (Special) The Weepi n s Water ' high school senior class will present its class play, "The - Mummy and. the Munips," tonight vr-Jer :thc hr- ecuon of Mrs. Irma Eljaartt.