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of varina, sougnt me caim auu PALE FACE TALK ■ (Waynesville Mountaineer)I George Owl is one of the best Iknown Cherokees on the Reservation, George is a veteran of |World Wars One and Two, hold-ier of several college degrees a college professor, and has an un-Iusually keen sense of humor.I George, together with Bill Tyndall. made the trip into South Carolina with the motorcade, recently, and enjoyed every min-,ute of the 2-dav trip. No doubt I the highlight of the trip for George was in SpartanburgAs the group was going into the Hotel Cleveland for lunch, jthe secretary of the Chamber of ■Commerce, spotted George and 'Bill in their “war bonnets” and walked over to meet them. As ;the energetic secretary approached the two Cherokees. he raised his hand and said: “How Pale face Chiefum George gavethe secretary a penetrating lookand in the brogue of a Londoner, (answered: ‘Say old chappy, your English sounds a bit off-key trust you're feeling hale and hearty.The flabbergasted secretary extended a limp hand, and remarked: “Howdy, lunch is ready — come right in.”
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Rocky Mount Evening Telegram

Rocky Mount, North Carolina, US

Sun, Jul 09, 1950

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