Oklahoma Today Volume 46 Issue 4

84 Pages·1996·18.6 MB·English

by  Oklahoma Today

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-Oklahoma
The State OfAmerican Business
Come toa pjace where Indians powwow,
and balerinas pirouette.
Where the old west meets the new
in our music, art and cufhrte.
A as uptown
as it is down home.

Where you can rope a rodeo hoedown,

orcatch a concert on the river.

A Place of art and architecture.
Where Broadwa@s tars,
and symphonies shme.
And Indian artists stillmold our natioe pm'dd
It's an here.
In a place as diverse and beautijd
as the heritage it embraces.
For more information,c ontact: Tulsa Conwntion & Visitors Bureau, Metropolitan Tulsa Chamber of Commerce
616 S. Boston, Suite 100 . Tulsa, Oklahoma 24119-1298 .918-585-1201 .Far:918-592-6244

OKLAHOMA

TODM

Official Magazine of the State of Oklahoma
Frank Keating, Govmtor
sit our historic downtown with its

unique shops and antique malls, our

Simmons Center comple~ meetings,

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conventions or physical fipi - u lakes
JEANNE M. DEVLIN
Editor-in-Chief
anrjrparks for great family o u ~

art galleries and museum
JOAN HENDERSON
General Manager
entertainment at its be&

STEVEN WALKER, WALKER CREATIVE, INC.
An Direction
NANCY WOODARD, Associate Editw

LISA BREcKEmDGE, %hfanager

BRIAN C. BROWN, Advertising Manager

BECKY ISAAC, htOfie Manager

JANE LEONARD, Ancillary Products

MELANIE MAYBERRY, CirculationM anager

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TRINA MILLER, OjkeA ssistant

- Commerce PAM POSTON, Subsmiption Services

Contributing Editors
BURKHARD BILGER, J.P. CARTER, M. SCOTT CARTER,

DAVID CRENSHAW, STEFFIE CORCORAN, DAVID

FITZGERALD, THOM HUNTER,MAURA MCDERMOlT,

RALPHMARSH,W.K. STRATTON,

and MICHAEL WALLIS

Interns
SHANA BAGGERLY

SCOTT BEEN

LISA NNARD

ContributingStaff

PAM FOX, ESTHER WARD, Accounting

Tourism a dR emeation

EDWARD H. COOK, E*ecutive Director

Tourism and Recreation Commission

LT. GOV.MARYFALLIN, Chairman

PATIT ROLOFF, Secretary

STAN CLARK

MEREDITH FRAILEY

JONATHAN D. HELMERICH

JOEMARTIN

KENNETHR SCHRUPP

JOHN WEST

ROBERT E. YOUNG

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Delicious
Scents
Lost Treasure
IT WAS THE KIND OF FIND EDITORS DREAM ABOUT: A LONG LOST, '
unpublished manuscript by a greatAmerican author. In this case, Oklahoma's
:
own John Joseph Mathews, the Oxford-educated scientist and poet who grew
up in Osage County and who over the course of his life wrote historic novels about .
the Osage Nation that rival Michener's for detail and breadth.
And it was all in a box.
Debbie Miles' box, to be exact.
Afamilyfriend of Mathews' sisterLillian, Miles was introduced to John Joseph's . h rl.* _-,
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writing in 1973 on her wedding day, when she received an autographed copy of From our Harvest Collection
The Osagesfrom the man himself. "I'm interestedin Indian history," explainsMiles, . of delighlful, mouthwatering.
so she immediately appreciated the unexpected wedding gift. extra-scented candles
In the years that followed, Miles came to regard Lillian as an adopted grandma .
: Keepsakc Candles
and to gain an even greater appreciation for the talent of Lillian's brother. When
the possessions of the late author were put up for sale after his wife's death, Miles .
: Mon-Fri 9 am430 pm
attended both the garage sale and auction in Pawhuska. Her best purchase? An
Sat 10am-5 pni Sun 1pm-5 pm
old footlockerwith the name of her husband's uncle on it. Miles bought the foot- .
Two Miles West Of Bartlesville
locker for the name (seems the uncle once rented one of Mathews' old houses and On US Hwy 60 [phone]
left it behind),but she treasuresmore what she .
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found inside: two typewritten short storiesby
Mathews, personal letters, and a stack of old .
:
magazines with articlesby Mathews. "It had a
littlebit of everythingin it," saysMiles. "I gave .
the trunk back to my husband's uncle, but I
kept all that was inside."
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The existenceof the manuscripts might have
remained known onlyto Miles and her family, .
:
however, had fate not stepped in. This past
year, Miles took a job at Osage Hills StatePark .
:
just north of Pawhuska, where OKT contrib-
uting writer Michael Vaught is also employed. .
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The two got to talking one day and learned
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about their mutual admiration of Mathews; .
Vaught casually mentioned that he was writ-
John losepi
ing an article about the famous author for .
Oklahoma Today. "I told him," recalls-~iles,"'I have something I'll let you see.' " 1
She brought her box of memorabilia to work. Vaught's response when he saw .
:
the old manuscripts? "He took one look and said he needed to callsomeone," says
Miles with a chuckle.
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That someonewas Oklahoma Today,and the shrieksof joy that greetedhis news
probably reverberated all the way from our Oklahoma City offices to the wilds of .
:
Osage County. It took some cajoling,but Miles agreed to let the manuscripts and
memorabiliabrieflyleave her possession (underOKT escort) so that we could share .
them with you, our readers. Wed.-Sat. 10-3
Thanks to Miles' generosity(andvaught's alertness),JohnJosephMathews' short . and by appointment
story "Singers to the Moon" is showcased in The OKT Summer Reader. We also : 113 E. Broadway
like to think that somewhereMathewsis havinga good chuckle over the whole epi- . Drumright, Okla.
sode. - - [phone]
-Jeanne M.Devlin .
A u g u s t . S e p t e m b e r 1996
TAKING EXCEPTION magazine arrived at my home, I was de-
I must take exception to the letter at- lighted, of course, to read about the his-
tributing taunting to Thomas and toryand developmentof the footballpro-
McDonald. I don't ever recall seeing any gram at O.U. Afterwards,I readyour edi-
taunting by any O.U. player of that era. I torial, "Equal Time," and contemplated
did see scores run up, in spite of heavy what a subduedexperienceit must be for
substitutions, by the third, fourth, and graduatesof OSU,likeyourself, to partici-
fifth strings, i.e. Sherrod, DePue, et al. pate in such a focus on the cross-stateri-
There were somemagnificentscoresby val. I really take my hat off to you and
theseguys, and there was magmficenthelp your colleaguesfrom OSU in maintaining
by many, manyunsung football heroes. I your balance and objectivity.
have always felt that I was indeedluckyto Alittle historyaboutthe impactof O.U.
be at O.U. during this era and to have the footballon my family After the arrival of
opportunity to know many of the players Bud Wilkinson and the emergingsuccess
OM Greer
over several class years. of his teams, which included consistent
GREER HOMBRES Besides, the writer of the letter must victories over not only the University of
This photograph (April, 1996) was have been a child when McDonald and Texas but also Oklahoma A&M, my dad
taken about 1915 at the natural bridge bunch were playing unlesshis graduation (aTulsa native and T.U. graduate) found
near Vinson. The foreman at left is John datewas wrong (orhe took even longer to his loyaltyto the Aggies began to dimin-
Henry "Jack" Francis. My great-grandfa- graduatethan I did). ish. And so did mine. I began to look
ther Jack always said he'd lived in two David Byers forward with more interest to attending
states, two territories, two counties, and OklahomaCity school in Norman.
two houses-yet never moved. I retain an affinityfor OSU. First of all,
KayAdams T.U., OSU, O.U. I do care about OSU's dominancein All-
Vinson When the November issue of your Sports titles over O.U. It did not go un-
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