ButlerC ountyB iographies- Page4 1 'I havenever lost my lovefor the old hometown,'Hamilton EugeneM illikini n U. S. Senate from WWII to ColdW ar, SpaceA ge A Hamilton native, Eugene D. Millikin, election. He was representedC olorado in the U. S. Senatef or more appointedb y Gov. Ralph than 15 years -- from less than two weeks after the Carr, a college friend. bombing of Pearl Harbor until nine months before Although a successful the Soviet Union launched Sputrik lawyer, businessmaann d Millikin -- born Feb. 12, 1891,i n a house party activist in the state in the 600 block of Maple Avenue in Hamilton -- for two decades, served the Centennial State from Dec. 20, 194I, newspapers untilJ an.3 ,1957. didn't have Millikins He was a descendanto f Samuel Millikin, picture in their files when who moved from Pennsylvania to Hamilton in May he wasa ppointed. 1807 with his brothers, Dan and Robert. The In 1942,M illikin future senator was a son of Samuel Hunter Millikin won 57 percent of the (a dentist) and Mary Schelly Millikin. His mother vote in the election for Sen.E ugene Millikin died when he was four. His father died in 1928. the unexpired term. He Eugene Donald Millikin was a I9l0 was re-electedt o six-year terms n 1944 and 1950. graduate of Hamilton High _School, where he White House occupants during Millikin's played football, managed the baseball team and l5-plus years in the Senate were Franklin D. participated in glee club and student council. RooseVell Harry Truman and Dwight D. At age 19, he enrolled in the University of Eisenhower. Colorado. After graduation in 1913, he practiced law briefly in , , before In Washington, he soon earned the title returning to Colorado. There, the young lawyer "Mr. Conservative." His Senate allies included assumeda ctive roles in Republicanp olitics. 's Robert A. Taft and Michigan's Arthur H. Millikin managed the successful Vandenburg. gubernatorial campaign of George A. Carlson and As chairman of the Senate Finance was the governot's executive secretaryf rom 1915 Committee, Millikin was regarded as "the financial to I9I7. genius of the Senate." Spending,t axes, a balanced When the United Statesentered World War budget and protectionist trade policies were his I tir 1917, Millikin joined the Colorado National favorite causes. He was a key frgure in passing a Guard as a private. After war service in France and 1948 tax cut over PresidentT ruman'sv eto. occupation duty in Germany, he left the army in Millikin declined an opportunity to 1919 as a lieutenantc olonel. become secretary of the treasury in the Eisenhower In , he joined Karl C. Schuyler in a administration. law practice that specialized in cases involving Millikin served in the Senate through irrigation, mining and oil. Millikin also became World War II and the first decadeo f the Cold War. president of an oil company while continuing to He supported the United Nations Charter, the servet he GOP and its candidates. Marshall Plan and the North Atlantic TreaW Schuylerw as electedt o the U. S. Senatei n Organization( NATO). 1932, wittl Millikin as campaign manager. Millikin also served as an unpaid assistant to "I have never lost my love for the old Schuyleru ntil his deathJ uly 31,1933. hometown," the Hamilton native said in 1956 as he When Sen.A lva B. Adams died in 1941, prepared to retire from the Senate. Millikin died in Millikin was named his replacement until the next DenverJ uly 26, 1958. ButlerC ountyB iographies- Page4 8 HowardJ onest ealns won four nationalt itles He coachedchampionships squads at Yaleand SouthernCal; His Trojanstriumphed in five RoseBowl encounters

HowardJ ones- - born Aug. 23, 1885,i n Excello -- held head coachingp osts at Syracuse, Yale, Duke, Iow4 Ohio State and Southern California for 29 seasons. His teams wsre proclaimed national champions four times -- in 1909 at Yale. and in 1928, 1931 and 1932 at SouthernC al. He coachedo ne year at Syracusein 1908 before returningto his alma mater. His 1909 YaIe juggernautwon l0 staight and didn't yield a point. In fact, no opponentmoved the football inside the Yale 28-ymdl ine that season. In 1910,h e cameb ackt o his natives tatet o direct Ohio State. The Buckeyesw, ho weren'ti n the Big Tent hen,h ada 6-1-3w on-lost-tiedm arki n his only seasonin Columbus. His subsequenthead coachingstints were at Yale in 1913,I owa from 1916t hrough1 923, Duke in 1924 and at Southern California from 19/J firrstgh 1940. Nineteeno f his playerse amedc onsensus All-Americanh onors. Howard Jonesa s USC coach At low4 he molded the Hawkeyesinto a nation. His 1921a nd poweri n the Big Ten andt tre The 1939 Trojans were unbeaterUb ut tied had perfect records and won 1922 Iowa teams twice, when matched againstT ennesseein the 1940 first for lowa consecutiveconference titles, the Rose Bowl. The Volunteers also were unbeaten lns 1922 wins was a 6-0 since 1900. One of and hadn't allowed a point before bowing to USC by his brother, Tad decision over Yale, coached in the last game coachedb y Jones. Jones. Howard Jones'greatest success and fame During his tenure, the Jones-coached was at USC, whereh e directedt he Trojansf rom Trojans replaced Pop Warner's Stanford teams and 1925 until his deathi n the srunmero f 1941.H is Andy Smith's California units as Pacific powers in recordt herew as 121 wins, 36 lossesa nd 13 ties the I920s and brought national honors and ands evenc onferencteit les. recognition to USC. His five RoseB owl appetrancesa,l l wins, were legendary. SouthernCalifornia victims were Jones was credited with developing or Pittsburgh4 7-14n 1930,T ulane2 t-I2 n 1932, perfecting such football plays and moves as the Pittsburgh3 5-0 in 1933,D uke 7-3 n 1939,a nd shift, the spinner play out of the single wing Tennesse1e4 -0i n 1940. forrnation, the trap play and multiple offenses.