Columns

August raced in quickly and just as quickly raced by — at least as far as kids are concerned — it’s already gone. You see, school started. I remember well the first day of school over at Stonewall. I remember the smells from the hot buildings and from all the fresh paint.

Quote of the Week…”There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by sword; The other is by debt.

Eagerly I had been awaiting the arrival of the envelope. Finally, it came and as I ripped it open, I held my breath. At last, after all these years of faithfully answering their letters, I had received my “awards” notification from Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes.

Our old friend and Oklahoma’s best known governor died the other day. He was 98. I’m speaking, of course, of our George Nigh. He had been around and in public view all this time and we all thought he would last forever. But now he is gone.

I liked the old paths, when Moms were at home, Dads were at work, Brothers went into the army, And sisters got married before having children.Crime did not pay, Hard work did, And people knew the difference.Moms could cook, Dads would work, And children would behave.

Trains in Allen One day as I was twiddling my thumbs at grandma’ Julia over at Lula, my moms kid brother, J. C. asked Gerald and me if we would like to walk over to the railroad and watch the new “Streamliner” go by. Sure enough we parked ourselves by the little depot there at Lula.

July and KoreaYes, I remember that date in June 1950. It seems like forever ago and I guess it was. I was a Junior in Stonewall High School. A lot of the boys who were just a little bit older than me had joined the National Guard.

“I had a great shoe contract and glove contract with a company who paid me a lot of money never to be seen using their stuff.” Bob Uecker Sad news surfaced from the baseball world recently with the announcement of the passing of Bob Uecker at the age of 90. Affectionately known as Mr.

Off To War I don’t really know what started this calamity, but I blame my Uncle Tracey. You see, when we found ourselves at war (WWII). it was different from WW-I and Korea and Vietnam. You could say the same about all the other military actions too.

The Green Corn Revolution The “Green Corn Revolution had, as its home, Allen, Oklahoma. Allen’s history never fails to amaze. Nor do the farmers of 1915. As usual they were living in hard times.