Miami News-Record from Miami, Oklahoma • 17

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slow in operation being little aided by invention or imagination but sure in conclusion Hence the common remark of his officers of the advantage he derived from councils of war where hearing all suggestions he selected whatever was best and certainly no general ever planned his battles more judiciously But if deranged during the course of the action if any member of his plan was disclocated by sudden circumstances he was slow in a readjustment The was that he often failed in the field and rarely against an enemy in station as at Boston and York He was incapable of fear meeting personal dangers with the calmest unconcern Perhaps the strongest feature in his character was prudence never acting until every circumstance every consideration was maturely weighed refraining if he saw a 'Pajama College "lloncsity the people you supposed to i -1z42r 1 It i---N 0 fi7 :1 344 i a Of 1 'a 14 44' 4' 4 4' 00ip- 0 1 ''''''''''1 10 jr '44 'id 't' r' t4' -v 3 rr -A "-----4701 ii '1 Iiiy: r4't A i 4 1 I 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which he added surveying at a rater day His time was employed in action chiefly reading little and that only in agriculture and English history His corresnondence became necessarily extensive and with journalizing his agricultural proceedings occupied most of his leisure hours within doors On the whole his character was in its mass perfect in nothing bad in few points indifferent and it may truly be said that never and noble the best horseman of style This he had acquired by con-his age and the most graceful fig- versation with the world for his doubt but when once decided going through with his purpose whatever obstacles opposed His integrity was most pure justice the most inflexible I have ever known no motives of interest or consanguinity of friendship or hatred being able to bias his decision He was indeed in every sense of the words a wise a good and a great man His temper was naturally irritable and high-toned but reflection and resolution had obtained a firm and habitual 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in its forms and principles until it had settled down into a quiet and orderly train: and of scrupulously obeying the laws through the whole of his career civil and military of which the history of the world furnishes no other example He has often declared to me that he considered our new Constitution an experiment on the practicability of republican government and with what dose of liberty a could be trusted for his own good that he was determined the experiment should have a fair trial and would lose the last drop of his blood in support of it I do believe that General Washington had not a firm confidence in the durability of our government He was naturally distrustful of men and inclined to gloomy apprehensions and I was ever persuaded that a belief that we must at length end in something like a British constitution had some weight in his adoption of the ceremonies of levees birthdays pompous meetings with Congress and other forms of the same character calculated to prepare us gradually for a change which he believed possible and to let it come on with as little shock as might be to the public mind These are my opinions of General Washington which I would vouch at the judgment-seat of God having been formed on an acquaintance of 30 years I felt on his de a with my countrymen that "verily a great man hath fallen this day in Israel" Jefferson Bids Asked for Commerce PO COMMERCE (Special) Postmaster Bussie Corbus said here Saturday he has been advised that Post Office Dept is inviting bids to build and lease to the department a new Commerce mail center Closing date for the bids is April 20 "This proposed new building" Corbus said "will replace existing facilities located on the north side of Commerce street Specifications call for a structure containing approximately 1916 square feet with an outside loading platform and adequate space for parking and truck maneuvering" The PO Dept will enter Into a lease agreement with the successful bidder which will run for 10 years with renewal options running up to 10 years Bids should be submitted Car-bus advised to Kenneth Enright Real Estate Officer Room 311 Main Post Office Building Wichita 25 Kan Enright will supply information with regard to bidding forms building specifications and lease provisions Under the PO department's unique commercial leasing program the resources and investment funds of private enterprise are utilized to obtain needed postal buildings More than 3300 new structures have been erected during the past five years Mrs Gi Pioneer Dead Rites Monday Nit es 1londay Mrs Martha Frances Gilstrap of 207 1 street northwest a Mi- ami resident for 50 years died at 7 pm Friday in Baptist hospital She was admitted Wednesday for treatment of a heart ailment Funeral Ipumn erNa 11 0 ns services in the twill First held epl dr eas! byterian church with the Rev Donald Kruithof pastor officiating Burial will be in Ozark Memorial cemetery Joplin under the direc- ban of Hutchins Funeral home Miami Mrs Gilstrap 73 was born Oct IS at Oaks Indian Territory 12 A Surviving are three daughters She 1 a a member (Daft) dthteh the First dian Territory Cowboy and Pio- neer Assn Mrs Lloyd Cowgill Miss Gladys Gilstrap and Mrs Robert Long- acre all daughter of Miami and a grand- Miss Gail Longacre Miami Pallbearers will be Hayden Wat- son Carl Hilliard Byron Wyatt John Hisle Hall and Bill Russell Mrs Martha Frances Gilstrap of 207 street northwest a Miami resident for 50 years died at 7 pm Friday in Baptist hospital She was admitted Wednesday for treatment of a heart ailment Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Monday in the First Presbyterian church with the Rev Donald Kruithof pastor officiating Burial will be in Ozark Memorial cemetery Joplin under the direction of Hutchins Funeral home 'I earnestly solicit your vote" Car Show at Civic Center Today a State Jaycees Honor Throe at Tulsa Event Trophies will be awarded to first and second place winners in six classes: competition (drag racers) street rods pickups pre-1949 custom post-I949 cuslom kind convertibles Extra trophies will be awarded for all-around champion car entry from the greatest distance and the "people's choice" determined by balloting of show spectators Admisson to the show is 75 cents Revvers officers directing arrangements include Terry Lacy president: Sterling Lacy vice-president: Larry Jolley secretary and Gene Tucker treasurer Handsome trophies (above) displayed the past week at Mi liner-Berkey will be awarded this afternoon to winners in the second annual car show at the Civic Center arena Hours of the show sponsored by the Miami Revvers club are 1 to 6 pm Some 30 custom cars from four states are expected along with special displays included in the exhibits will be WillneN from similar shows in the four-state area and the partially-completed drag racer being built by members of the Miami Revvers club "Pajama Game" the hit Broadway and movie musical will be presented next month by the Masquers Northeastern college drama club and the school's music department The production is considered one of the most challenging ever undertakers by the college which has pre sented several theater hits in re- cent years Considers Race Performances are scheduled the nights of March 3 and 4 Reserved For Kerr's Seat atipciketes may abdey oohtna insale bya tc of11- U'ASHINGTON (AP) Wash- tac ting Kenneth Richards vocal ington associates of Hayden music director Crawford former attorney Among the 'Pajama Game" highlights are the song ''Hey at Tulsa say he is considering running for the Senate seat There" and the specialty dance held by Sen Robert Kerr (D- "Steam Heat" to be performed Dkla) by Torn and Virginia Lee Wilson Crawford a Republican is as- of the Wilson School of Dance sistant to the deputy attorney gen- Thee musical was made from a aral here He would have to re- hest-selling novel "Seven and a sign his $15150 a year job as head Half Cents" by Richard Dissell pf the executive office for and humorously deals with labor-attorneys to make the race management problems in a pa-The Daily Oklahoman Washing- jama factory on bureau said it was reported Rehearsing leading rolls In the planned to resign follows show are Kenneth Staton Fred ing an annual conference of Holt Don Searcy Gary Connelattorneys here April 4 and 5 ly and Mary Alice Furnish all The 37-year-old Crawford a na- of Miami Carol Niehus Grove Ave of Tulsa was appointed to and Mary Spriggs Wyandotte us present job with the Justice Others in the cast are Claude Department in 1958 McClendon Cla rem or Jake Clemmens Talala Joe Land Bar-Bob Wyatt Pledges tlesvillet Norman Pickett Tulsa Tulsa Fraternity Mike Provine Veda Payne and Shirley Reynolds Miami a TULSA (Special) Bob Wyatt Martha Stevenson Grove A voiophomore journalism major at cal chorus and group of dancers he University of Tulsa was also will perform iledged by Pi Delta Epsilon na- Bruce Owen is technical directional journalism honorary frater- or and Richards musical director tity He is the son of Mr and Choreographer is NIrs Wilson 4rs Byron A Wyatt 310 First Mrs Owen is creating the cos-'venue southwest Miami WASHINGTON (AP) Wash ington associates of Hayden Crawford former attorney at Tulsa say he is considering running for the Senate seat held by Sen Robert Kerr (0Okla) Crawford a Republican is assistant to the deputy attorney general here He would have to resign his $15150 a year job as head of the executive office for attorneys to make the race The Daily Oklahoman Washington bureau said it was reported Crawford planned to resign ing an annual conference of attorneys here April 4 and 5 The 37-year-old Crawford a native of Tulsa was appointed to his present job with the Justice Department in 1958 Bob Wyatt Pledges Tulsa Fraternity TULSA (Special) Bob Wyatt sophomore journalism major at the University of Tulsa was pledged by Pi Delta Epsilon national 'journalism honorary fraternity He is the son of Mr and Mrs Byron A Wyatt 310 First avenue southwest 1 liami TULSA City dairy manager Lewis A Maxwell state Sen 4'red Harris of Lawton and Oklahoma City banker Grady Harris Jr were named Saturday night as the "three outstanding young men of Oklahoma" by the state Junior Chamber of Commerce The trio among 29 candidates considered were named by the Pioncier of Afton chamber at its winter board of directors' meeting here Pioneer of Afton follow! i Like a Welsh Girl Admilis Race by Twins for Her Hand a Hoax Winner of Nobel Prize To Speak At OCU Kickoff itih aren't you?" At a banquet ha their honor the three winners received a distinguished service award (Editor's note: Among the state finalists were two Miamians Bill Smith local DSA award winner and principal of Will Rogers junior high school and Willie Osborn runnerup a pharmacist) Judges for the selections were Beard president of Ponca City Savings and Loan John Badger president of Badger Oil Co Altus Dr Oliver Wil lham Oklahoma State University president attorney Joseph Rucks of Oklahoma City and Bud Wilkinson athletic director at the University of Oklahoma Maxwell 35 manages the Ponca City branch of Meadow Gold Dairies He is immediate past president of the state Jaycees and was a University of Tulsa football player Sen Harris 30 ak as cited for his record in the Legislature including authorship of turnpike legislation a state merit system re form and reorganization of the state Hiphway Department and other hills Grady Harris 33 is president of Fidelity National Bank and Trust other bills Grady Harris 33 is president of Fidelity National Bank and Trust Co Oklahoma City Jaycees noted that in addition to active leadership in civic and church work he has advanced from transit clerk to head of a metropolitan bank Ile also serves as president of the Economic Club of Oklahoma City Bread Up a Penny In Tulsa Markets TULSA (AP) The price of bread advanced 3 cents a loaf at most Tulsa groceries Saturday after a week of fluctuating prices Most stores were selling one-pound loaves for 23 cents compared with 20 before The 112'- pound loaf advanced from 30 to 33 cents The increases followed a hole-sale boost of one cent I BANGOR Wales (AP) A Instead the announced 104-mile OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) No- pretty Welsh Immette said Satur- race between Vaughn and Howbel Prize winner Dr I I Rau day night a much-publicized love ard Clarke as given worldwide race between identical twin broth- publicity will be principal speaker Tuesday at a program marking the start decide which would lead The stunt was a climax to Rag of a new science education Br()- her to the a 'leas time of high Jean Gowans 19 gave this ac- i the University College of a stuuent gram at Oklahoma City Univer- shy count: "We dreamed the hole panwlr where the twins and Miss Dr Rabi professor of physics thin up It was a hoax from the Gow'ans are students at Columbia University and No start We a to put Bangor 1 Jean said her father a lora! Dr Rabi professor of physics at Columbia University and No- CULIIIL re Cl U4IlUU tJI )is wee think up It was a hoax from the start We wanted to put 13arwor I panor where the twins and Miss Cimvans are students Jean said hi father a lora! bel Prize winner in physics in 1944 will be awarded a Doctor of 1944 will be awarded a Doctor of Maps below show the US Weather Bureaus estmale of temperatures and ptecipitatton for the period mid-February to mid-llarch Humane Letters degree by OCU 1 the story to papers" at the ceremony OCU earlier announced plans for r777'rsitto the new science education pro gram to be set up through a work- t': 1 ing agreement with Massachusetts Institute of Technology The OCU executive committee estimates it ti will take $2515000 to impletent the 5-year program 1 1'''' Dr Jack Wilkes OCU president 4r said the school expects to begin the program in the physics area in September 1960 Speakers at a dinner Tuesday i will include Dr Lloyd Berkner of the Brookhaven Institute Dr Jerrold Zacharias IIassachusetts In- '''k stitute of Technology: and Dr 1e-1 7N 'A rome Weisner also of MIT the story to te story to lpers" -42 fay''' ov 'Nt Area Dies at 80 AFTON Davis So an Afton area resident 63 years died at 11:35 pm Friday in Memorial hospital here following illness of two weeks Funeral services will be held at 10 am Monday in the First Methodist church Afton with the Rev Franklin Simmons pastor officiating Burial will be Afton's Mt Hope cemetery Mr Davis a retired farmer and operator of a produce business in Afton for many years moved to this area from Missouri He was born Oct 12 1S79 at Unionville Mo He was a member of the First Methodist church Surviving are two sons Lyle Davis of Afton and Raymond Davis Oklahoma City a daughter Mrs Robbie Dean Ferg uso Kansas City Nam a brother Curtis Davis of Idaho: two sisters Mrs Lucy Van Winkle Afton and Mrs Jennie Todd West Point Miss and a granddaughter Miss I Patty Sue Davis Oklahoma City 1 Dirks Funeral home Afton is In charge of arrangements Doctors To Attend Meeting of Council A meeting of the Ottawa county Blue Cross-Blue Shield Member Council will be held Monday night In the Carter Student Union building at Northeastern college Notices have been sent to county physicians who participate in the council Dinner will be served at 6:30 o'clock according to an announcement by Dr David Carson county physicians' repretntative and Dr John Highland a member of the board of trustees of the Oklahoma Blue Cross plan A new concept in medical-surgtcal protection to be offered the public will Ix (iscosed on the map hut only Ct cet in local Wckh I we Map MU NU ultly get in local W'elsh ----------1 0 4 olrw(10s 0 o- I 4: 4 I I It- I 'i A ANICE ULM Students Honor Yearbook Editor Janice Ulm a senior has been Students Honor Yearbook Editor otst'Ffi-ivykk I-4-o 0 o- 14kl 1 incurance broker had pressed the incurance broker had pressed the three to "own up to things" "Daddy is fuming" said Jean There ne er IA as a serious plan engagement ill not now for an actual engagement she added The twins called off the race earlier Saturday "We are forced to say that the take' race is canceled" tphl place cea nann ntcheed The race started but fizzled out after 30 miles hen Vaughn was kidnaped by students from a rival university Ile Was reunited with his brother at home later At first they told reporters they might start the rna cte aa r7eani nt a I sau rseh forced ce er rtohuetme give up the idea altogether To Berlin New Budget Chore OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The Oklahoma State Board of Regents for Higher Education will meet Monday to begin work on budgets for state colleges and universities for the next shoo! year Dr A Nash chancellor of i PI C1--r Ill 111 4311T v4f 11 11 1 0 1 LL 0 1 EJ XPECTED FI: itrI111 MECIPITATION INN1 Li FIS for southern and eastern states nation is expected to be heavy To go with the cold arranged precipitation In that part of 111 EXPECTED TEMPERATURES 12 a Ai in EX PECTED al TEMPERATURES Jobless Total Across State Up to 46000 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission said Saturday there were some 46000 jobless persons in Oklahoma in January an increase of 8:200 over December Of the state's estimated labor force of 843500 persons 802500 held jobs last month the agency said compared with 803900 working in January 1959 BRIDE DROWNS KUCHING Sarawak in a Dyak tribal wedding party of 27 upset a frail river boat Heavily laden with ornaments including silver coins the bride drowned i P---- IP 41 PI Ea Ej ri Po MUCH ABOVE NORmAL ElABOVE lioamm NEAR NORmAt BELOW NORMAL UC BELOW NORMAL AvEtArES I5 MAP IS chosen "student of the month" at thp board pointed out that the Miami high school Daughter of 1959 1ec7islature appropriated only rh Mr and Mrs 1' Ulm 12 E123 million dollars for next v' is tng Date Set ear street southwest Janice is editor shile the current year's appropri- For Atoka's Lake of the MIIS annual a member of was 27 millions the Broadcaster staff and has be-1 The Lecislature approved a plan OKLAHONLN CITY to the State Honor Society for the 1961 Legislature to make homa City's new water supply lake three years She is a member of a four million dollar supplemem near Atoka will be opened to fish-the Racketeers Miamiettes Latin tal appropriation for hi2her log May 30 city water superinMath and dubs and is ac- cation Ticmever the plan is not I tendent Morrison Cunningham said Live in the school's art program i binding on the Legislature I Saturday The South can expect a continuation of cold weather front mid February to mid-March according to 1Veather IlureaUs data I 4.