The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-07-25

We left Hagerstown July End at
7 o'clock in the morning. 1t was
cloudy and cool but as we drove
West we left the black clouds be-
hind us.
We reached Cumberland at $50,
went thru the Cumberland water
gap and saw Lovers Leap. Crossed
Negro Mountain, which is the high
est point on Route 40 east of the
Rocky Mountains 1908 #. Left
Maryland at 10 o'clock. Between
Cumberland and Uniontown we pass
ed Fort Necessity and saw General
Braddock's grave marked by a monu-
ment.
We entered West Virginia at 1880
p. m. At Wheeling, w. Va, placard
marks McCullough's leap. Surround
ed by Indians, Mccullough forced
his horse to leap over the precipice.
We crossed the Ohio river into Ohio
at lis p. m. and arrived in Gin
cinnati, Ohio, at o'clock p. m. AT
ter spending several days in Gin
cinnati, we continued on our trip.
Went thru Louisville, Kentucky,
and spent the night at the Irwin Cobb
Hotel at Paducah, KY This is an
interesting place because of the large
walls which have been built to pro-
tect the city from the floods when
the Ohio River rises. We stopped
on the road in Kentucky to view
from one spot the states of Illinois
and Missouri; also where the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers meet.
Drove thru Arkansas and spent
the night at Van Buren,. This town
is famous as the home Of Bob Burns
of radio.
Early the next morning we drove
to Fl. Smith and very shortly cross
ed the state line into Oklahoma. Eff
teen miles from Lawton, Okla. (our
destination) our car broke down and
we hailed a taxi to get there. We
were met at the Hotel by my broth
er, John, who is stationed at Fort
Sill close by.
The next morning we took bus
to visit the camp. The Museum there
was most interesting. 1t was the
original prison building on the old
Post. In it were displayed the army
uniforms from the days of the Revo-
luton to the present time. Also all
kinds of guns, swords and pictures
of famous Army men. 1 was most
interested in the Indian exhibit
which was shown in the basement,
being displayed in cabinets and on
the walls. The basement was divid-
ed into small cells and one was
the original cell of the Indian Chief,
Geronimo, captured during an In
dian rebellion and held prisoner at
Fl. Sill until his death. Here was
displayed Geronimo's saddle, his
head-dress, knives, and also numer-
GUS pictures of him. We were told
by a resident of LaWton that years
ago, when the town held parades,
they would bring Geronimo into
town and have him parade along
with the others.
We drove into the mountains and
swan in Guanaparka Lake. The
scenery is very different in Okla
homa and the mountains consist of
large boulders and small under
growth. Nowhere in Oklahoma do the
trees grow as large as they do here
in the East. We spent three days in
Lawton visiting with John and left
July 18th for home.
Drove to Oklahoma City and Tul-
sa, had lunch at Claremore, Okla,
and spent sometime at the Will Rog-
ers Memorial there. Situated on a
high hill this beautiful place marks
the spot where Will Rogers is buried.
In the rotunda of the building stands
bronze figure of the famous humor-
ist. On display are the clothes and
personal possessions of Rogers when
his plane crashed at Point Barrow in
Alaska. Also displayed were many
saddles given to him by his friends,
his polo suit, cowboy suit and the
costume he wore in the moving pict-
ure, connecticut Yankee in King
Arthur's Court" Especially interest
ing was room showing scenes of
his early boyhood, his life while in
the Follies and in making moving
pictures, and finally the plane crash.
These were shown by miniature
figures in small box-like settings and
were set in the walls of the darkened
room.
Leaving Oklahoma we drove for a
short time in Kansas and saw many
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