Governor and God

Sirs:

As a constant reader of TIME since its earliest publication, I should like to register a vote on TIME'S June 12 issue, Michigan news, as the ungodliest and goofiest bit of reporting and editing yet to appear. This freshmanlike attempt leads one to believe that you do not know your Michigan onions.

The sight of Governor Dickinson milking the Holstein might better be pictured to inspire our people to milk cows instead of treasuries. At the rate civilization is moving in reverse possibly it is high time we all got on our knees.

MARGARET A. RYAN

Jackson, Mich.

Sirs:

COMMENTING ON YOUR UNJUST, GOOFIEST, UNGODLIEST ARTICLE I EVER READ . . . CRITICIZING OUR BELOVED GOVERNOR OF MICHIGAN, MAY I SUGGEST YOU LOOK AT YOURSELF IN A LARGE CLEAR MIRROR AND ASK THE QUESTION, WHO AM I WHO DARES TO OPENLY RIDICULE A GODFEARING, PRAYING MAN ? ONE OF YOUR SUBSCRIBERS.

JOHN VANDENBERG

Grand Rapids, Mich.

> Far be it from TIME to ridicule any godly man. TIME reports the news, goofy or not, to the best of its ability. If anybody is kidding Michigan, it is not TIME.--ED.

Trend Textbook

Sirs:

In the hope that it will be of interest to you, I relay to you a report from my roommate. We are both endeavoring to enter the Foreign Service of the U. S. and when we noted in the newspaper that a bellboy here in Washington had passed the written examinations without preparation of the formal variety, a delegation of one, my roommate, went snooping for whys.

It seems that he had been pointing for the examination for some years and with TIME and the Foreign Affairs, had hurdled the general or comprehensive examinations with an easy jump. I am now boning TIME, the textbook of the trend.

PETER W. BURS Washington, D. C.

Anderson Not Out

Sirs:

In the issue of TIME, May 29 on pp. 18 and 19 under Labor news referring to Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen convention now being held in Cleveland you. . . [state]:

"Brother Whitney had his delegates oust Brother Anderson. . . ."

As I am still General Secretary and Treasurer of this organization and no election of officers has as yet been held, your statement is incorrect and misleading.

G. W. ANDERSON General Secretary and Treasurer Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Lakewood, Ohio

> To Mr. Anderson, who, far from being ousted, was last week re-elected Secretary and Treasurer of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, TIME'S apologies; to TIME'S National Affairs department, a rap on the knuckles. The resolution to oust him was tabled. --ED.

Hole-in-One

Sirs: My attention is attracted by letter of Bernard Fonseca in TIME, June 5 re Hole-in-One.

I am inclined to think I hold a world's record. On my desk at this moment is a little book. It contains the date, where played, with whom played, number of holes and score from my first match game, June 14, 1902, to my last, June 24, 1934--total of holes played 28,118.

It shows that on Nov. 11, 1921 playing with Dewitt Clinton Jones, Charles Wreaks and Randolph Harrison on the Suburban Club links in Elizabeth, N. J. I made a hole in one. It was my 23,990th hole in match play. Does anyone else know how many holes they had played before having this stroke of luck? That is what it is! Out of the millions of players very few expert amateurs or professionals have had it, proving that skill in the game has nothing to do with it. It also shows I have played 52 courses.

JOHN CAMPBELL HAYWOOD Board of Education Warren, Conn.

Divot Sirs: I am the spectator mentioned in TIME, June 19 under Sport, "Triple Tie." Craig Wood's ball did not strike me "flush on the temple." If it had I would not be here now. It struck me on the side of my head and took a "divot" requiring three stitches to close.

The funny part about the incident is that I own and operate the Main Line Golf Driving Range at Ardmore and have been dodging golf balls for 10 years without getting hit. then I take an afternoon off to see the finish of the U. S. Open Championship and, "whack!", Craig Wood's brassie shot on the 18th lands me in the Bryn Mawr Hospital where I have been ever since.

ROBERT MOSSMAN Ardmore, Pa.

Lindbergh

Sirs:

I have just finished reading your article on Colonel Charles Lindbergh in TIME, June 19, and I want to tell you that I think it is one of the finest things you have done.

If ever a man and his family deserved consideration from the public and the press it is the Lindberghs and I hope that your article may be an influence in that direction. . . .

VIRGINIA ALBRIGHT Cleveland, Ohio

Sirs:

AMERICANS READING TIME JUNE 19 WONDER IF TWA'S FACE ISN'T RED? TIME'S ARTICLE MUCH NEEDED SLAP AT AMERICAN JOURNALISM, WHICH PERHAPS WILL LEARN THAT HEROES ARE OFTEN HUMANS.

RAYMOND K. SWANSON JAMES UPSHER SMITH Minneapolis, Minn.

Dummy

Sirs :

TIME SHOULD KNOW BETTER THAN TO CREDIT CHICAGO HOTEL ASSOCIATION WITH ORIGINATING DUMMY IDEA TO UNJINX 13 AT TABLE [TIME, June 12]. BOSTON'S PARKER HOUSE STARTED IT AND TOLD THE WORLD ABOUT IT IN A PAID TIME COLUMN AUG. 23, 1937. . .

GLENWOOD J. SHERRARD President Parker House Boston, Mass.

-- TIME did not credit the Chicago Hotel Association with originating the unjinxing dummy, herewith gladly gives all the credit in the world to Boston's famed Parker House.--ED.

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