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February is a short month yet it has produced two of the greatest men in American history. The names, as you may have guessed, are Washington and Lincoln.

\\-ashington was and will always be "the father of his country:" first in peace, first in war, and first in the hearts of his countrymen," as "Lighthorse" Harry Lee (the father of Robert E. Lee) so marvelously said. FIe was a great lllar1, a very great man. When his country needed him he gave every ounce of his strength, devotion, and magnifiCent leadership. And when the emergency ended he went back to his people and his home denying all declarations of l-ris people that he lvas an "irreplaceable man." He knew this to be a great nation, even in its infancy; and when he knew that-God would provide men of rvisdom and devotion to take up where he left off. Which was one of the chief proofs of his greatness. No man can be truly great irr r'hom the power-lust holds sway.

\\'rote John Richard Green: "No nobler figure ever stoocl in the forefront of a nation's life. Washington was grave and courteous in address; his manners were simple ancl unpretentious; his silence and the serene calmness of l.ris temper spoke of a perfect self-mastery. But there was little in his outer bearing to reveal the grandeur of soul n'hich lifts his figure, with all the simple majesty of an aucient statue, out of the smaller passions, the meaner impulses, of the world around him. It was only as the u'eary fight went on that the Colonists discovered the greatnesJ of their leader; his clear judgment, his heroic errdurance, his silence under difficulty, his calmness in the hour of danger and defeat; the patience with which he rvaited, the qlickness and hardness with which he struck, the lofty and serene sense of duty that never swerved from its task through resentment or jealousy; that never, through war or peace, felt the touch of a meaner ambition ; that knew no aim save that of guarding the freedom of his fellorv countrymen and no personal longing save that of returning to his own fireside when their freedom was secured."

The smaller things about Washington are intriguing. For instance, he w4s the most punctual of men. When he said he would meet the Congress at a certain hour, not one minute after that hour had'arrived, he was there and ready. He demanded punctuality of others. It is related that he invited guests to dinner one night and they came late. \\rhen they arrived they found Washington quietly e1!_i19 his dinner, and as he calmly seated thetn, he said : "My cook doesn't ask have the guests arrived, but only has the hour arrived."

\\:ashington had much of the personal modesty that marked tfie character of Lincoln. When he left his beloved NIt. Vernon to take up the great cares of the Presidency, he wrote: "lVith the best disposition to render service to my country in obedience to its call, but r'vith less hope of answering its expectations."

A writer sought to question Washington about his family tree, and Washington replied that his ancestr-y was "of small moment, and 1 subject to which, I confess, I hare paid very little attention." As the horse player once

BY JACK DIONNE

put the same thought, blood made no difierence if the colt iouldn't run, and if it could, it made still less difference.

As for Lincoln it rvas no doubt his Christ-like humility that has caused every world scholar of tl-re last generation to list him among tlie few greatest men who ever fi-gured in the tide of tin:re. Vanity, egotism, arrogance, and jealousy of other men-those weaknesses so much in evidence in our big men of today-were utterly lacking in Lincoln.

The fame and name of Abraham Lincoln rose ever greater in retrospect. He possessed more gentleness, humility' kindness,-and less personal egotism than any leader of men in modern times. In this era of personal ego through which the civilized world has been passing, the humility and self-effacement of Lincoln is magnified by comparison' Emerson had Lincoln in mind rvhen he wrote: "See how the mass of men worry themselves into an early grave, while here and there some great, unselfish soul forgets himself into immortality."

Some wise man has well written that Lincoln revolutionized the American manner of speaking and writing; that he did for our American type of English what Dante did for the Italian. He did tno..'to make.- simple style of expression, using few and easy words in such a way as to-give them unheard-of power, than any other American' His Gettysburg Address is a perfect sample.

When he said that he fought "With rnalice toward none" he meant it literally. When he was a youngster working in a store in Springfield, a drunken bully-entered the stoie and tried to itart a riot. Finally, all efforts to quiet him having failed, Lincoln said to him: "Well, if you must be whipped, I might as well do it as any other inan." So he grabbed ttre big-bully in his great arms, crashed him hard against the ground, and held him there while he calmly rubSed a hand-ful of weeds in his face. The bully cried - in pain, and begged for mercy. So Lincoln oicked him up, bathed his face with cold water, and sent him on his way, a u'ell chastened bully.

Plqnned Community Reploces Historic Lcrndmqrk

Plans for a new $100 million, 4000-home community were launched recently with the purchase of the 200o-acre Freitas "C" Ranch at Novato, California in M'arin county.

In a joint announcement, Sunset fnternational Petroleum Corp. ind National Theatres & Television,. Inc.,both of Los- Angeles said they have agreed to purchase the propertv for more than $3 million cash.

iocated on Novaio boulevard about 7l miles west of Highway 101, the land is the last of six historic Freitas ra.rthes -in X{arin and Solano counties. It was acquired by the pioneer Manuel Freitas shortly after the turn of the century and has been owned by the Freitas family ever stnce.

Plans call for construction of single-family homes, multiple units and a senior citizens center. About 400 acres wlll be set aside for recreational use and additional acreage will be earmarked for public and parochial schools and a shopping center.

Ttre community will be known as Greenborough.

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