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s ... ptATE H1ST 13w r -t. T&SE rPlLMTSMflDllJTIH JJflDUKrMlL PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY Monday-Thursday Consolidated With the Nehawka Enterprise and Elmwood Leader-Echc Read Twice Weekly by More Than 3500 Cass County Families VOLUME 80 PLATTSMOUTH, CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA MONDAY, MARCH 13. 1961 TEN CENTS PER COPY NUMBER 3' EIGHT PACES Ill ftp 1 DANCER Susan Hansen, center, was first in the Intermediate Division of the Lions Talent Contest with a quartette of dancers Donna Por f. f I ! j4 1 i - it ill 4 1 ,k i in I W i mm i i iii in A BOYS QUARTETTE of Tommy Smith, Tim Fischer, Albert Wetenkamp and Larry Toothaker placed first in the Senior Division of the Lions I 'J 1 1 J Contest Determines Talent Winners Here Plattsmouth Lions held their annual Talent Contest at the High School Auditorium Friday night. Local youngsters and teen-agers competed for the op portunity of going to the dis trict meet March 17 at Bellevue. The contest was divided into three groups, senior, intermed iate and junior so as to avoid pitting the younger contestants against the more experienced teen-agers. The Boys High School Quar tette coached by Miss Beverly George won top rating in the senior division. Boys In the V Sy CA XA - Lnmniiiiiiir i '" - Minr inn iii In jiii iiMii I i V" -' r ' t i ii - iMMii MIXER Sandra Hamilton, right, and Mar lene Johnson show the way they demonstrated rookie making as a subject for an explanatory I F quartette are Tom Smith, Tim Fischer, Albert Wetenkamp and Larry Toothacker. Second place in the division went to Sharon Sullivan, vo calist. In the intermediate division, dancer Susan Hansen was a waided first place. A da "icing quartette consisting of Donna Porter, Mary Svoboda, Pamela Womack and Patsey Smith placed second. Jimmy Drennen, singa.-? "It's A Grand Old Flag" and "God Bless America" was tops in the junior division with Sally O'- ter, Mary Svoboda, and Patsy Smith and Pamela Womack placing second. event with vocalist Sharon Sullivan, center, as the runner-up. 'I I i Donnell placing second with a dancing number. The winners in each division will go to the district meeting at Bellevue. District winners go to the State meet at Kearney in May. In case the winning act is un able to attend, the runner-up can attend as alternate. Lions in charge of the event were: Cecil Karr, William Bab bitt, Ray Story, Fr. Robert Hodgson, Roy Moore, Fred Tesch, Bill Spradlin and John Speck. speech at Plattsmouth High. Looking on from left are Gary French, Ken Zimmer, Richard Newton and Eddie Frazicr. It'll (' tkrSi 1 1 '-' i "'vVjtfi-A Viri"; III WINNERS IN THE JUNIOR Division at the Lions Talent Con test, were Jimmy Drennen, vocalist, 1st, and Sally O'Donnell, runner-up. School Board Considers Questions of Some questions of disciplinary action by teachers and suspen sion of a student from school were among business considered by the Plattsmouth Board of Education at -its meeting last week. The Board took under advise ment a request by the parents of a junior high pupil that con tracts of two teachers not be re newed because of disciplinary action by them in regard to the pupil. A letter from the parents was read and the parents informed, that "the Board would consider the objection and take the ac tion which in the judgment of the Board was in the best In terest of the school." Discipline of a grade school pupil was brought to the board's attention by the child's father. The Board "agreed that the method used was ob jectionable and Instructed the superintendent to determine If such punishment had been used and take appropriate action to prevent further incidents." The Board upheld the super intendent's decision in suspend ing of a high school student. Parents of the student were pre sent to support their son's ac tion in the events which led to recommendation of the suspension. A Cave, a Cookie, a Dance, A Car Are Likely Subjects If you can dig a better cave, bake a better cookie or dance Mrs. Cook, 73, Dies Friday at Weeping Water Mrs. Jennie May Cook, 73, died Friday, March 10, at the Hilltop Nursing Home in Weep ing Water, after an illness of five years. She was born Sept. 25, 1887 at Union, the daughter of Mil ton and Lucy M. Chalfant Wolfe. She married William Cook Dec. 23, 1915 at Platts mouth. They lived in Union un til 1345, moving to Louisville un til retiring in 1957. The husband preceded her in death in I960. Surviving are three sons, Sidney Cook, Platts mouth ; Bruce Cook, Louisville and Clyde Cook, Fort Crook; four grandchildren and one brother, Earl Wolfe of Union. She was a member of the Eaptist Church of Union. Funeral services were Sunday at 2 p.m. at Caldwell-Linder Chapel. Visiting hours were Sat urday 4 to 6 and 7 to 9. The Reverend Joe Barr, pas tor of the Murray Presbyterian Church officiated at the serv ices. Wilbur "ubbell was soloist and Mrs. T - via Hodge, organist. Pailbear v Walter Eng elktmier, J i G-henour, Phil lip Heil, Tony Klimm, Frank Salsburg and George Schroeder. Burial was at the East Union Cemetery, ea;u of Union. Discipline In other business, the Board: Discussion the School Lunch Program. Because of increasing operation costs of the Program, the Board voted to increase the price of the daily lunch ticket to 30 cents. Discussed the question of Joining the Nebraska Council of Educational Television. Ac tion was tabled until a more complete study of the '61-62 budget could be made. Discussed with Wayne Rode horst, hie-h school princinal, var .Imis possibilities of meeting next year's" Increased enrollment on the secondary level. Rodehorst also presented a suggested pro gram of studies. The Board took no action so as to permit fur ther study of the proposals. Turned over to the Building and Grounds Committee the problem of preventing further erosion on the bank between the unper and lower playground of Central School. Granted the Boy Scouts per mission to clear the area south of Columbian School for a play Ground. The Board also apnroved the request of the Scouts to use (Continued on Paee 8) CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT The City Council will meet to night at 7:30 at City Hall. It's a regular meeting. a better hula, you might get a certain satisfaction out of it. But, if you can do those things, or one of them and tell about them while you're doing them before an audience, you have really done something. That's the way speech stu .dents at Plattsmouth High School have felt the past few weeks as they took part in (Continued on Page 8) Anti-Tax Rise Speaker Here Tuesday Night Even though you may not be a member of the Plattsmouth "Lions Club you will have an op portunity to hear a man known over the state for his strong stand against increased taxes. Fred A. Herrington, executive director of the Nebraska Citi zens Council Inc., will be the sneaker Tuesday evening at the Lions' reeular meeting. He will discuss "the reason for high taxes and ways of holding the line and still give good service to Nebraska citizens." Roy Moore, president of the Club, issued an invitation to all interested parties to attend the meeting to hear Harrington at 7 o.m. Tuesday at the Lions Build ing. The Lions rrrularily meet at 6:30 and will be served dinner after which the speaker will address both the Lions and those who come for the talk only. Mrs. Puis 'Hosnemaker of Year Mrs. Earl Puis of Manley has been selected as Cass County's Rurnl Ilomemaker of the year for 1961. Mrs. Puis is treasurer of the Home Extension Council and has been an outstanding worker in Extension work in Cass County. Recognition will be given Mrs. Puis and other county Rural Homemakers in Nebraska and Iowa at a meeting in Omaha on May 4. The recognition meeting is sponsored by the Omaha Chamber of Commerce. COUNCIL MARCH 20 The Extension Club Council will hold their first meeting Monday, March 20. Among items to ba covered will be Honor Clubs for 19fi0, committee assignments for 1961, and plans for the Spring Tea. The meeting will be held in Weening Water, starting at 1:30. 4-H LEADER TRAINING Loader training for 4-H lead ers in foods, clothing, and home living will be held Wednesday, March 15. Leaders who received training in Lincoln will give the training. The leaders include Mrs. Eugene Domingo. Weeping Water; Mrs. Clinton Westlake, Elmwood, Mrs. Stanley Lepert and Mrs. Henry Vinduska of Plattsmouth, Mrs. Roy Engelke mier of Nehawka and Mrs. For rest Engelkemier of Louisville. Mrs. Martha West, extension agent, will assist the leaders. The meeting will commence at 9:30. Home living training will be given from 10-11:30, foods from" 12:30-2:00 and cloth ing from 2:00-3:30. Strikers Reject Offer The strike of hourly employes at Allied Chemical Co. Plant at La Platte entered its 41st day with no settlement in sight. The striking membership of the Omaha Metal Trades Coun cil Saturday voted 187 to 17 to reject a contract offer by the company, the only offer made by either side since the strike began Feb. 1. Three days of negotiations last week preceded the offer and the vote at the Labor Temple in Omaha. F. L. Van Houten, plant mana ger, today said no further nego tiation is scheduled at this time. Meanwhile, the plant con tinues to operate "at normal maximum production," Van Houten said. Supervisory and salaried personnel in the plant at the time the strike began have been carrying on opera tion. Van Houten said there Is no morale problem inside the plant, that personnel Is being shuttled in and out for visits with their families and to deal with family problems which arise. He said those "mcfct homesick" are given first opportunity for visits at home. Three trains of fertilizer are beine shinned veekly as usual, Van Houten said. V 4tl i V L . HOW TO Eddie Fra.ier in his expanatory speech told how to build and wire a pump lamp. Steve Timm, to his right, explained care of a SCRIPT A-BREWIN Mrs. Ray Bourne, right, and Mrs. Har old Smock of the Women's Division of the Chamber of Commerce are shown Saturday as they discussed the script for the 2nd An nual Spring Style Show this Thursday at the High School Audi torium. Committees Completing Plans for Style Show Many hours will be devoted by members of all committees this week as the merchants and Style Show committees make final nlans for Thursday evening's Style Show and Merchandise Showing. Committees in charge of the Stvle Show, which this year has be-rn titled the "Paris Pano rama," are: General Chairman, Mrs. Ray mond Bourne. Decorations. Miss Naomi Day. Scrint and Narration Mrs. Harold A. Smock. Refreshments, Mrs. Walter T. Gleason. Serving, Pep Club Girls. Musical effects, Roger Smith. I iehtinK, Faris Electric. Stores having fashions shown in the stylp show are the Beauty Box, Ladies Toggery, Smith's Mens Wear, Soennichsens. the Style Shop and Wee Wardrobe. The merchants who will have displays set up In the auditor ium are listed in an ad on page 2 of this issue of The Journal. Plattsmouth residents will be Talent Sprout Show Is Friday The annual First Ward Talent Snrout Show will be held Fri day nieht, March 17, at the High School Auditorium. Children of the school will be presented in a program be ginning at 7:30 p.m. The event is open to the pub lic. Admission charges adults, 35 cents and children 15 cents. Cookies, coffee and pop will be served. More than $100 Found in Ditch More than $100 was found here Friday by Mark Pickar, 7, son of Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Pickar. The family turned it over to Police Chief Fred Tesch and identity of the owner is being sought. There's chance it is part of the loot from a robbery of Kent's Service Station. Could Mark get to keep the money? Could be if no logical claim for it is forthcoming. Mark fould the money in a tobacco can in a ditch. He first thought it play money but took it home and the family notified police. Pi W 11 k. m models for the various stores and in addition to the models, completing the stage setting for the Paris Panorama will be Ray mond Bourne, the waiter; Rob ert Medina, the artist, and De Wayne Frceburg, the street vendor. The public is invited, and on-courap-od, to attend. There is no (Continued on Page 8) 8 Attend earing on Assessments ' Only eight property owners appeared Thursday nifht at the equalization hearing on San itary Sewer Districts 18 and 19 at City Hall. The City Council, sHUnn; as a Board of EquaMzntion and Adjustment on pronoscd assess ments for construction of sow prs in Lincoln Avenue Srmth and Pleasant Hill 2nd Addition, heard several ouestions nbnut assessment and five cbipctions, to asspssment on - the- Lincoln Avpiup pewer. yUl the obieetions vere thnt nrnrtprf.V Concornpd WfS Hot suitable for buUdinnr and cnuld npf fon ppi-vprl bv the fpwfr. Thev renuire field insnpetion bv the C'tv Council, so the Council adinurned tbe hearing until tonifht's regular Council meeting at 7:30 at City Hall. Tf pil the inspection has bppn eomnleted the Council couM pass a resolution lowing thp assessments, or if not it could adionrn the meeting again to a later date. There no objection to the Pleasant Hill assessments as nmnosed. " ' Questions about the Lincoln Avenue sewpr were answered bv the Council and special en gineers nf Henninpson, Durham and Richardson, Omaha, who designed the sewers. THK WKATHFR March 3, 0, 11, 12, JWl Date Hirh Low Prec Thursday ..... 37 29 .00 Friday 56 31 .00 Saturday 53 35 .00 Sunday 37 34 1 55 Forecast: High in mid 30's. Clear to partly cloudy. Sun sets tonicht at 6:28; rises Tuesday at 6:33 a.m. Mttfc&uikv rifle. Ken Zimmer. with hatchet, told of digging a cave, Richard Newton is at left. Sandra Hamil ton, Marlene Johnson and Gary French at riht. ttHii kkkkkAtk i f A A. 0 Alill4Ai0.4Al4