Letters, Jul. 3, 1939

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.