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ffow That You Ax Me Modern Version *-V ] Of Washington a By DAVE COSLETT Ever hear the true story of George Washington and the cherry tree? Since today is the birthday of “the Father of Our Country,” it’s only appropriate to investigate the tale most associated with his early life. The popular conception of this story is, of course, that as a boy George chopped down one of his father’s favorite cherry trees. Confronted by hiS irate parent, the sturdy youngster looked up -witlT unwavering, blue eyes and said, “Father, I Qsn not tell a lie; I did it with my own little ax.” —or words to that effect. Now that malre a very pleasant Httty story, especially nice to il. lustrate a moral lesson to develop ing American childhood. But, since we are supposed to have al ready weathered those most forma tive years of our life, let's look at the business from a more ob jective standpoint. Somewhere In reeent years you may have, been told that th« Whole story Is a hoax, that no such Incident ever occurred. Home pro positions along this line Insist that George's father didn't even have any' favorite trees. Either version could be true. No oho seems to have conclusive proof to support either assumption. But let’s examine a third line of thought of which you may not hgve heard. This assumption is held by many leading educate] Its most prominent advocate ^Dr. I. D. A less, director of board of dissectors of the S C. A. His version follows: Young George, a typical Arael ican youth, had just finished gaging ip a brawl with one ofhhis playmates. The two children, Stii upon a topic for discussii 'things s acted off pretty j#eU, ement soon developed, giris insisted that she but disagreement soon developed of the' girls insisted that she had a sixth cousin who was a full ing of the sport, Went in search of George r some neighboring girls so that' been raised they could play a rousing ghmO of tertM me)' >—k they could play a rousing ghim Jacques (a colonial counte of the now-popular pasti jacks.) They found the two girls—I were sisters aged seven and ni respectively—seated primly on the porch of their beautiful colonial mansion, playfully daubing the r father’s white wigs with Julpe squeesed from mulberries, (to straighten out the reference In the preceding sentence, remeipT that the father, the wig and 1 mulberries belonged to the (, Title to the mansion was dlvlu.^ between several banks and realtors who held first, second, third and fourth mortgages.) The girls were not receptive to the Idea of playing Jacques “That's kid-stuff," they said In unlsojn. Bo they decided to talk about some Interesting subject. , j "We could discuss the Kibitoy 'deport,” offered 10 • year • old George, “but that hasn’t been writ ten yet so that would be s^UV.” The others agreed. Finally they pit Typewriters for Rent LATEST MODELS BRYAN BUSINESS MACHINE CO. i~ 209 N. Main Dial 2-1328 City Llmite of C^Oege Station On Highways, South STATE MOTEL ULTRA-MODERN The Perfect Place for that Friend to Stay -4- — We pay the highest prices for Used Books — We maintain wholesale and retail lists the year 'round. GET OUR PRICES BEFORE SELLING THE EXCHANGE STORE ’Serving Texas Aggies" ’ L / J. ■1 IJL--- - m blooded Indian. Her sister,; he- sentful of this reference to ppkpl- ble scandal in the [family, i lately caug »i her with a left. . George remembered that he, had perfect gentle man, so he) intervened to prevent further bloodshed and utter de struction his football jacket which his T girlfriend, the elder sister, was wearing. For his trou ble he caught a beautiful upper cut that sfent him sprawling on the grass. George ' ras Infuriated. Yet, he knew that he could not return the blow. Such things were not gentelmanlk—especially since the girls' mot ier had just appeared on the seme. So he picked up his collection of humour and Jest (early veriione of comic Ixtoks) and sulked silently away, rage burning beneath h|s mud-spattered As he approached his own back . his tear-dlmtned ayes fell an miliar [object. He picked them nd replaced them In their sock- Then he stopped and studied the object, an old, scrawny, dwarfed elm tree. (The cherry tree waa later substituted by a Cham ber of Commerce man relating the tale.) Hi« father had bought the thing at an auction and had tried un successfully for years to nurse it to health. | There was the perfect object for {George’s pent-up wrath. He quickly picked up an ax, lay ing conviehtly near-by, and began chopping [wildly, saying as he stroked “Take that, and that, and that . The tree began to topple and as George yelled an appropriate “timber-r-r,” his father came upon the scene.) Too late, he saw the tree. It crashed with a thud on profanity. “Who .. .”—he tried to speak as his face grew progressively red der. Finally he regained his com posure and uttered through clinch ed teeth, “Who did that?” frightened and then defiant. He clinched his firsts and answered, “Well, since you saw me. I’ll have to say I did it. And what’s more, I’m glad! Do you hear me? I’m glad!” His father placed his hands on his hips and looked steadfastly at little George. And did he com mend him on his truthfullness and tell him tp forget the matter? Of courae he didn't. He grabbed him by the arm and jerked him to a woodshed where he proceeded to whale the tar out of him. And from that day forward, George never again looked at an ax, fO* aald that he went Into politics to escape being made to work In a lumber camp. Incidentally, he never got his football jacket bark either. The little girl that caused the whole af- (fair eventually married a 97- pound weakling and built him up and coached him until he became lightweight champion of the col- onies. - DAVIS - (Continued from Page 3) this season, and has held down a starting assignment on Marty Kn- row’s cagers since season open ing. / Ending up, Davis made it quite evident that he felt one eager he had seen stood out above the rest —“I consider Jewell McDowell the best player I’ve played with or seen play.” However^ Davis himself is no slouch by a long shot! 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Mary Brown, 203 W Oamon, Mryen. IIKLl* WANTED • WANTKU Teacher who min »«»!« wllh firm griida hurl of liny ond ItopH bloiip. wnu «r see W M. t»Rtoh«U. HhimiH. OHDHtt AKfll NOTH 1C OF r CITY MliMirriON KTATM or TEX AM CiiUNTY or MHAKOrt CITY or COLLEGE MTATION KleRCTION OM1MCH I, r.rtii'Ni l.angfnrd. Mgyor of th# CJItJf of ('nllFgF Ml at Ion. Te*Rs. by virtue of the power vested In me by law. do hereby otder that nn election be held In the City of College station, on April 4. 1960. being the first Tuesday thereof, for the purpose of electing the following officers of said city: Mayor Councilman from Ward I Councilman from. Ward II i Councilman from Ward III Recorder of the Corporation Court ahd, that said election shall be held at the City Hall In said city, and the follow ing named persons are hereby appointed managers thereof, to-wit: A. Mitchell: Judge (To be appointed). Clerk (To be appointed), Clerk. ELECTION NOTICE Tne City Marshal is hereby directed. and instructed to post a properly executed copy of this order and notice of election at • the City Hall, the place where this election will be held. Said notice shall be posted thirty days before the date of said election. Signed and executed this the 13th day of February 1950. , j /§/ Ernest Langford Mayor ; ATTEST: /a/ N. M. McGinnis City Secretary AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING Tllti SALE. OFFERING FOR SALE. EX PLODING. STORAGE OR POSSESSION OF COMBUSTIBLE FIREWORKS. AND PROVIDING A PENALTY THEREFOR. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUN CIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS; Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association or corpora-! tjion to sell, offer for sale, explode, store Or possess combustible fireworks within the corporate limits of the City of Col lege Station. Section 2. Any person, firm, association Or corporation that shall be found guilty of violating any portion of this ordinance Shall be fined not less than ten ($10.00) dollars nor more than one hundred ($100.00) dollars. i Section 3. This ordinance shall be ef fective from and after passage and publi cation. Pasted and approved the 9th day of January. 1950. ", APPROVED: /s/ Ernest Langford Mayor ATTEST: / / /a/ N. M. McGinnis City Secretary an ordinance providino for a PUBLIC HEARING ON THE QUESTION OF REZONINO LOTS 5 AND 6 AND A 6.1 FOOT STRIP OF LOT 4 1NO ON SAID LOT 6 OF OF WEST PARK ADDITION ma THE CLASSIFICATION . DISTRICT NUMBER THREE T<) DIS TRICT NUMBER FOUR; AND OF OR IGINALLY ZONING CERTAIN TWO i, , •i r»i >r\ •ntNDDt’f'FVD i tpa 1 a a L T ORl IDIB- D ICR- DESCRIBED TERRITORIES A TRICT NUMBER ONR, AND INO A PUBLIC HEARING, j WHEREAS, Ih. Zoning Commlulon, hf- 4«r |ir.Umlnnry con.ld.rntlon .ml a public li.aring, hM r,comm.ru!*d Ih, rtiohlng of carotin territory end Ih, origin,) ionlng of cruin ndditlonnl territory, both of which t.rrllory h.rmnufior mor, fully dmcrllwd, now thMvfws - HE IT OHDAINKD HT TMB CITY OOUNriL OF TltN CITY Of COM.KG« MTATION, TKXArtl UtM iu.n 1, Thai • public heaGng •hull be held at muni pth at the Oily flail on March 1,1, mflo nn Ihe Miiesiinns of euping as fulfows i a To reeone so aa lo change ihe elaaalfl- canon from Ihatrlcl Number Three i Aparl- menl flnUNe Areal lo t Hal Net Number Four iMuftiheen hlairici) all Ibai ceHam prop erly more fully d*rtcrihe«l aa follo^a lo- win All of Lola 0 and A amt a i strip of IaoI 4 bordering on said nil said Lots being In Hlock W West Park Addition, said addition belnt plaited and recorded aa of Jgnuary 10, MMu In Volume 102, page 19* of thg Dead Records of Brasoa Uounty, Texas. 1 b. To eone originally ns Numb#| (Realdentlal Areal all that cert af scribed two tracts of land more fu scribed an follows, to wit: j > ii 9 1. Beginning at the most easterly cor ner of College Kills Estates. This Corner also being the most easterly pdlnt on the boundary of Lpt 12, Block 17 of said Addition; thene^ N 46° E along .jan old fence • line a distance of 2664.4 ft. to the most easterly corner of Lot 1$, Woodland Estataa: Thence N 45° W along the northeast side of said Lot 16 a distance of 282.7 ft. to the most northerly comer of said Lot ig; , 1 . Thence S 45° W along the nortjhwest side of Lot 16. a distance of 8f45.7 ft. to a point for corner; . Thence in a northwesterly direction and parallel to Munson Avenue* a distance of approximately 1700.3 ft. to a point in the southeast side of Lot 7. Woodland EstatM; (This point also being located N 46° E 310 ft. from the most southerly corner of Lot 7, Woodland Estates); Thence 8 46° W along the* southeast side of said Lot 7 a distance of 310 ft. to the most southerly corner of said Lot 7; Thence N 45° W along the northeast right-of-way line of Munson Avenue a distance of 606.3 ft. to the most southerly corner of Lot 4. Woodland Estates; | Thence S 45° W a distance of approxi mately 1550 ft. to the most southerly cor ner of^JLpt 4, Woodland Acres; l fr ’ Thence 'S 45° E along the ttbftheast boundary of College Hills Estates to the point of beginning. ° 2. Beginning at the south corner of Lot 1( Block 1 of the Southeast College P«rk Addition to th, City of Collog* *«*- tl0 Th*n” M N tS'vf along th, .Id, of .aid -Lot i a dl.tanc of 1 “° /**’ to th, «a*t cornrt'bf .aid Lot 1 B' 0 ** 1 Thenr. N-45-'W oolong th, north.Mt .Id, of .aid Lot 1 BlocK l a datanca of too f«et to th» north dornrr of tha aald. L< ThanoJ 0 f?'48* E along th, >K>uth,a.t.lda of th, »ll»y b*tw**n Coil,g, Park Addition and th, «ald 8outh»a«t Coll,g, P»fK » dlatanr, of approxltnauly 42J.I f,M to «h, wait aid, of South D»xt,r DHv«; . Th,ne, In a .omh,a«t,rly diction along th* wb.t .Id, of Mid South l>,xt,r Drlt*. a dlatano, of approximot.ly II»x 4 f„t to th, ,a*» oorn,r of lArt 12 Block 6 of tha ■aid Southtaal Coll,g* Park Addition; Thrnit, S 4h« W a dlit.nc of approxl- mataly kk# 3 faat lo th, aouth rorndr of Lot 12 Block 4 of Ih. »r,,«y HMghl. Ad dition lo th, City of <'otl»t, Slhllon; Th,m>, N 46, W kiting lit, norttwM* .Id, of Falrvlow Avmiu,, a dl.lano* of 612 fcl lo Ih, w»,l I’ontor nf l.ol tt Block 6 of *«id Br„»y H,lgm, Addllldni i ThMM, S 46» W a dl.l.nc, of Ml TmI lo th, .oulhWwd .Id, of mirvlow A VMM, I Th,nc* W along lit. omilhWMt aid, of Palrvl,w Av,nu*. a dlalanc, nf approa- ImaUly NAn f**l In lit* aoullHta,l aid, of Ltillt,r SlrMt) i ._ Th,nc* N 46** H it)nng Ih, a«lilli»a,t .id, of l.iiihn sif„i, « dlalanc of 2na f,,l to Ih, nnrttiM.t aid, of an allay l Thmc, N 46, M ailing 0|, nonh,a«l aid, nf aald allay, it dial ana* of approxlinitlaiy 4.14 f„l |. . ... , (TIimc, N 4«, » a ill,lane, of 40 f,ri t olh, norlhaaat aid, of Smith Howtord •lidot: ' , Thvnc, N 46» W - along Ih, nnrlhaaat .Id* of H»r,ford to lit, .otith corn,r of Lot t Block t of .aid noMth,a,t Uoll,g, Park. Section 2. Nolle, .hall b» ltlv.cn by pub lication In th, official papar at l,a,t Uf- t,«h (16) day. prior to .aid public liaarlng In i ordar to lnform r .lnt»r,»i,d parti*, and cltl.an. da.lrinit in T l>, heard. Pn..ed, approved, and ordered publlahad on thl. the 9th day of January I960, A.D. APPROVED; /./ Ernest " Langford * ; Mayor 2/ ATTEST: , . v /./ N. M. McGInnl. s City Secretary Flavor tells why It's so popular tlj i>.tilin'*. Here’s a mighty midget that makes With the miles and mooches with the moola! If you’re sending solid with the one-and- only, the Renault 4 passenger —4 door sedan gives—and a-plenty! 40 miles-plus to the gallon—(25 cents) where yon can park on a dime and turn on a silver dollar—almost. Renault gives you the plus in transportation that you’ve wished for—and how! it : - : a penny postcard gives the gruesome details T1' . 1 shows you—not so gruesome—how too, can “whip the bait and ride the | p-avy train to fame and fortune” as a Renault representative in your orbit. 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