Ill [Hit-'' mi _ TWELVE ^ KPONTTFP p*‘a “VOICE OF THE FRONTIER'* ^ ^ JLjt MON. • WED. ■ SAT. -- In 1 his Issue 9:30 to 9:55 A. M. mm North-Central Nebraska s BIGGEST Newspaper Volume 78.—Number 16. O’Neill. Holt County, Nebraska, I hursday, August 14, 1958. Seven Cento. STATE HIST SOC LINCOLN. NE3R. XXX O’Neill Wind Test Volumes in Library jH I iiilt-rwootl . . , victim of heart ailment. John J. Underwood Fatally Stricken Argonne Veteran Is Heart Victim John J. Underwood, 62, a custo dian at several public buildings here for 15 years, died unexpected ly at 11:45 p.m.. Thursday. August 7, at his home. He was stricken with a heart attack. Requiem high mass was held at 9:30 a m., Monday, August 11, at St Patrick's Catholic church with Rev. Roliert Duffy officiating Bur ial was in Calvary cemetery. Mili tary rites at graveside were con-1 ducted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Rosary was recited Sunday evening at 8:30 at Biglin’s funeral ! Chapel. Pallbearers were C. R. Hill, Or ville Indra, A. Neil Dawes. Charles Ritcher, Donald Clyde, Thaddeus Saunders, Rynold Cimfel and Al Sauser. Tile late John Joseph Underwood was iiorn February 11, 1896, at Madison, the son of Charles F. Underwood and Bridget Gillespie Underwood. He was reared on a farm near Madison and educated there. In 1917 he entered the army anil ser ved 18 months. Mr. Underwixxi fought with an infantry unit in sev eral famous battles, including the Argonne forest where he was hit I i..i l... „i— Inter hospitalized. Ur.Is at Oakdale At Oakdale August 1, 1922, he married Henrietta VanErt. They established their home at Gillette, | Wyo., later moving to Spencer. Mr. Underwood was a custodian there. After six years in Wyoming, i the family moved to Denver, Colo., j where they spent a short time, be fore returning to Nebraska. He farmed near Lyneh and Norfolk before moving onto a farm near Stuart where the fam ily lived five years. Fifteen years ago the Under- j woods came to O'Neill. At the1 time of his death he was custo dian at the Holt county court-1 ■* house annex. The Underwoods became the parents of four children. Mr. Underwood was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic church and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was a past member of Si monson post 93, American Legion. Survivors include: Widow — Henrietta; son Herbert of O'Neill; daughters—Mrs. Eugene (Thelma) McDermott of Osmond; Miss Le ona and Miss Rose Ann, both of j O'Neill; sisters Mrs. Hannah Streit of Lynch and Mrs. Mary Chandler of Portland, Ore.; broth er Charles of Sisters, Ore. Sister in Alaska Mrs. Chandler is in Alaska with a son and could not be here for the funeral. Among those from a distance attending the funeral were Char les Underwood of Sisters, Ore.; Mrs. Hannah Streit, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Courtney and family, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Courtney and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Kolund, all of Lynch; Mr. and Mrs Nick Weber of Butte; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Walsh of Meadow Grove; Charles Gillespie of Norfolk: Mr. and Mrs. John Gillespie and Gene Gil lespie, jr, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Van Ert and family, all of Til den; Martin Van Ert of Bruns wick; Mr. and Mrs. Henry VanErt and family of Neligh; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene McDermott and fam ily of Osmond; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beck and family of Elgin; Mr. and Mrs. Louis Van Ert and family of Oakdale; Mr. and Mrs Henrv Zwingmen of Petersburg; Mr. and Mrs. John Graboski and Henry of Clearwater; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Zwingman and fam ily. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Zwing * _1 e_;i«, Vfre An. IIH.II «»«-» • ... . thony Zwingmen and family and Henry and Nicholas Kamphaus, all of Raeville. Mrs. Borg Hostess— Mr and Mrs. Dale Bass and son. Jeffie, of Omaha and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Rouse and son, Wayne, of O'Neill were Saturday dinner guests of Mrs. Carrie Borg and Marvel. Other guests were Mrs. Howard Rouse and son Lloyd. Mr. and Mrs Delbert Rouse and son. Ronnie, and Mr. and Mrs Virgil Hubby. Mrs. Bass is the former Bonnie Hubby. (iAS CONVERSION Thomas G. Jay, regional com missioner of the general services administration, announced Wed nesday that GSA has awarded a contract for gas conversion at the O’Neill post office to the low bid der R. F. Holland of Parkville, Mo.' ' Mr. and Mrs. Frank Janzen of Henderson were Monday callers of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bazelman. Two volumes of ‘‘Exploring the Atmosphere's First Mile", containing accounts of a series of elaborate meteorological ex periments performed here in 1953 under air force sponsorship, have been presented to Grattan township library by Neil B. Ryan The wind test five years ago was conducted on a site six miles northwest of here belong ing to the J. B. Ryan estate. The volumes, fully document ed illustrated with technical charts, graphs and some pho tographs, were edited by Heinz H. Lettau and Ben Davidson, Lettau is the former chief weather officer for the German high command during World War II. Davidson and Lettau formed the directorate for the O'Neill project known as the Great Plains turbulence field program. The Air Force Cam bridge research center and 14 colleges, universities and scien tific institutions supported the project. The text is written in part in such a manner that a layman can grasp a portion of the over all picture. The volumes were published b> Pergamon Press at the St. Albans plant in England, and are dedicated "to the memory of those who died at the test site July 30, 1953 in an unturtun ate helicopter accident while en gaged in pre-testing new meth ods of wind measurements. Killed were Dr. Guenter Loes er, Capt. Charles A. Johnson, Lt. Francis L. Gasque, Sgt. Robert E. Ide, Airman Donald E. Eddy and Airman Francis G. Mapes. Loeser, a pioneer in rockets for the Germans, was secretary of the International Astrophysi cal society at the time of his death. The society is a group of scientists who were bent on interplanetary travel and in 1953 freely predicted the moon would be reached by man with in 10 or 20 years. , Lettau and Davidson give cre dit to O'Neillites for faciliating the project, and it is apparent the books are a milestone in meteorological science. P r e vious standards for low' level wind measurements were estab lished at Leipzig, Germany, in 1933 under Loeser. The O'Neill project was on a broader and more minute scale and will sup plant the Leipzig studies in science. Father of Four May Lose Legs Pospichal Trapped in Baler 3 Hours BURWELL — Doctors late Wednesday were trying to avoid amputation of the legs of Milo Pospichal, 28, a Burwell rancher who was seriously injured about 4:30 o'clock Monday afternoon in a hay baler accident. The mishap occured at the Mar tin Malmsten ranch, 13 miles north of Ericson. Pospichal was working in the Malstem field. The hay was heavy and the conveyor became stuck. Pospichal kicked the hay to relieve the jam and started the conveyor. One foot was caught and drawn into the rollers. In attempting to free himself, the other foot be came caught. His legs were drawn into the rollers up to his knees. Pospichal was trapped for three hours before he was discovered by Mr. Malmsten. The employer suc ceeded in loosening one of the three rollers and releasing pre sure on Pospichal'a injured legs and his knees. Malmsten then hurried to sum mon help. A neighbor, Leland Chaffin, came to the scene. The baler had to be taken apart before Pospichal could be placed into an ambulance and rushed to the Bur well hospital. It was feared early Wednesday gangrene setting in would neces sitate amputations. No bones were broken, doctors said, but the pro longed lack of circulation in the legs produced complications. Pospichal, who is the father of four children, was suffering from shock, hospital attendants said. Good Soaker Would Be Welcomed Now Rain threatened early Wed nesday but failed to materialize. Meanwhile, Inman reported a good shower and east of Creighton rain up to 70 of an inch was re corded. Osmond. Niobrara and Randolph received substantial showers. After two weeks of intensely hot weather, a good soaker would be welcomed in the O’Neill area. Week’s summary. July 31 85 60 .04 August 1 92 61 August 2 . 94 60 August 3 95 63 August 4 _ 97 69 August 5 90 64 .05 Aubust 6 - 87 66 August 7 95 64 August 8 — - 94 64 August 9 94 67 August 10_ 96 65 August 11_ — 94 67 August 12 83 64 August 13 86 64 T RETURN FROM WASHINGTON Atkinson— Mr. and Mrs. Fred i Tesch arrived home Wednesday from the West coast where they attended the funeral of a relative | at Sumner, Wash. They made the trip by plane. Board Fixes 4.35 Mills Tax Levy Both State, County Levies Down but Valuations Are Up The Holt county Iward of equal ization Friday set the tax levy at 4.35 mills, which is .40 of a mill less than last year. The state levy is 7 97 a drop of 26 cents per one thousand dollars from 1957. State institutional levy is 2.30. Combined these levies total 14.62 mills. While Holt's levy is down, the valuations in the county—real es tate and personal property com bined are up to the tune of million-dollars. Estimated expenses for the county for the new fiscal year provide for approximately the same total amount as last year. A 17-thousand-dollar increase in the general fund. A two-thousand-dollar increase in the fair fund. A 13-thousand-dollar decrease in the bridge fund. A 13-thousand-dollar decrease in the medical fund. Levies per one-thousand-dollar valuation for the new fiscal year follow: STATE LEVIES General 6.47 Special building _ .75 Service annuity .50 Medical college bldg. .25 Total state 7.97 INSTITUTIONAL LEVIES Mentally ill . 1.80 Feeble minded .40 University hospital __. .10 Total instit. . 2.30 COUNTY LEVIES General 2.90 Bridge .83 Soldiers and sailors .02 Fair .16 Medical .34 Unemployment relief _ .10 Total county 4.35 School and municipal levies will be published later. Railroad valu ations in the various districts late Tuesday had not been received by County Clerk Kenneth Waring. State government in Nebraska will be operating with one-million dollars less of taxpayers’ money than a year ago. (See State Cpitol News on page 11.) In addition there is a $2 per capita tax on each adult between the ages of 21 and 50, in the county for old age assistance, and a special tax of 10 cents on each hive of bees in the county. Major and Mrs. Paul Ericksen and son, Paul, of Virginia were Monday, August 4, guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Osenbaugh. Army Career Man Succumbs at Denver Sergeant Butler, 36, Born at Ewing mirrxm itt /n_4 t . n..4i_ j-jmuivj 411/ uj iv. , 36, an army career non-commis sioned officer, died Tuesday night, August 12, in Fitzsimmons hospital at Denver, Colo., where he had been a patient little more than a month. He was stationed until recent ly at Okinawa and was transferred back to the United States for medical care after having been hospitalized in the Far East. While he was being returned, his wife, Lois, and their daughter, Patty, were enroute to the Far East to join him. Army author ities arranged for a brief reunion in Japan before returning the family to this country. Sergeant Butler was born and reared at Ewing, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Butler. He was graduated from Ewing high school and served in World War II and during the Korean conflict. He was looking forward to early re tirement from the service. Funeral arrangements late Wed nesday had not yet been com pleted. Rites may be held today (Thursday! or Friday at Denver and burial will be there. Rela tives here had been summoned to Denver. Survivors include: Widow— Lois; daughter—Patty; parents— Mr. and Mrs. Ray Butler of Ewing sister — Mrs. Yvonne McDonald, who lives in Georgia. The widow's address: Pine Motel, 11818 East Colfax ave., Denver 8, Colo. Keglers to Meet Monday Evening The O’Neill Bowling association will hold its annual meeting Mon day evening, 7:30 o'clock, at the youth center. There will be an election of officers. George Mc Carthy is president; Sam Fuhrer. vice-president, and Bob Miles is secretary. During the first season the as sociation fielded seven men's bowling leagues and three gals’ leagues. Band Bedecked in New Uniforms moving wesiwara on lhjukuis si. is me mum cipal band bedecked in brand new uniforms. First appearance was made Monday evening in a march through the streets. The uniforms are Yale blue with Copenhagen blue trim. The plumes, visors, chin straps and citation cords are white. Eighty I __ in rue uanu uiiiiuiuis wtuu uuiu-nu iu mr na Hub bard of Chambers, needle art; A. Neil Dawes of O’Neill, 4-H club; Thomas Lambert of Ewing, farm produce; Mrs. Paul Roth of Chambers, pantry stores. Tuesday, August 19, will be jud ging day. There will be midget baseball featuring outstanding Holt county teams on Wednesday and Thurs day mornings at 10:30. At 1:30 p.m., both Wednesday and Thurs day, there will be grand parades of all livestock entries as well as floats. The 4-H style revue will follow Wednesday's parade. Wednesday's afternoon baseball fare will pit Chambers vs. O’Neill, members of the Northeast Nebraska night league. Thursday it will be Lynch vs. Chambers. The ball games start at 2 p.m. There will be a big carnival on the grounds with Ferris wheel, merry-go-round and kiddie rides. There’ll be dancing at the Amer ican Legion ballroom in Chambers Wednesday night with Jess Gayer and his six-piece orchestra and on Thursday night it will lie Forrest Roland his seven-piece band. Besides Gleed and Gibson, other directors are: Vern Sageser of Amelia, Steve Shavlik of Cham-, hers, Ray Beed of Chambers, C. V. Robertson of C h am b e r s, George Rowse of Chambers, T. E. Alderson of Chambers and Ray Hoffman of Chambers. Atkinson Pool Opening Saturday ATKINSON — The new swim ming pool here, constructed with funds from voluntary contribu tions and money-raising projects, is tentatively scheduled to be turned over to the city of Atkinson at 9 o’clock this morning (Thurs day). Plans were made Wednesday for a formal transfer to the city for operation and maintenance. It i is expected the council will swing I open pool gates Saturday or Sun day for public swimming. Meanwhile plans for a dedica tion have been shelved for the time. It is possible the dedication won't come until next season. Water has been placed in the pool and the filtering system and other fixtures have been satisfac torily checked out. W. H. Crippen, 77, Dies at Hastings William Henry Crippen, 77, for mer Holt county cattleman and former meat market owner-oper ator at Inman and Page, died Sun. day, July 27, at Hastings. Funeral services were conduct ed at Hastings and burial was in Parkview cemetery near the grave of his wife, Minnie, who died March 15. The late Mr. Crippen was bom in Wellesboro, Pa., April 30, 1881. He came to Nebraska at a young age and lived at Plainview until 1915 when he moved to Holt coun ty. He was in the cattle business for years. He was in business at Inman and Page before moving to O'Neill where he was employed by the state of Nebraska. Mr. Crippen married Minnie Munger January 28, 1903. They became the parents of one daugh ter, Marcia. During World War n the Crip pens moved to Hastings where he continued to reside until his death. Survivors include: Daughter — Marcia; six grandchildren five great-grandchildren; one niece, i and two nephews. • '