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In TIME, June 8, honoring the Texas Centennial Celebration, you show a map of Texas locating various points of interest. On this map you show the largest spinach farm in the world, giving as its location Carrizo Springs, Tex. To put you straight the spinach capital of the world is located at Crystal City, Tex. which is not even in the same county as Carrizo Springs. Popeye Park, where the statue (accounts of which you no doubt have read) will be erected, is in Crystal City and the largest spinach farm in the world is north of this city. We could pardon your error if we had not recently had our Mayor in New York meeting Mr. Segar, who created Popeye, and presenting him with Crystal City spinach and a deed to Popeye Park. You missed the largest spinach farm by a county and some 40 miles. It is in Zavala County, north of Crystal City, the spinach capital of the world.
FRED LECRONE
Zavala County Agent
Crystal City, Tex.
Arkansas Melon
Sirs:
Arkansawyers have been so content in accepting merely the crumbs of the Texas Centennial trade that their former Governor, George W. Donaghey, himself a former Texan, rightfully has criticized them for their tendency to "hitchhike" on the Lone Star celebration. Far behind Texas in foresight, finances, manpower, initiative and even imagination, Arkansas merits little attention for her own half-baked efforts in 1936 —Arkansas' centennial year as well as Texas'. However, President Roosevelt's scheduled visit will help, and Bazookaman Bob Burns has done his part.
As a former resident of Texarkana, a town which lies in a great State as well as one which is not so great, I enjoyed the excellent Texas article in TIME, June 8. But your reference to the Texas "world's record watermelon (183 lb.)"; was a bit out of date. Last fall a farmer near Hope, Ark. raised a melon at least ten pounds heavier than Texas' 183, and I believe it weighed 196. Let Texas have all the rest of the glory, but give my native Arkansas county of Hempstead the record she has regained. Arkansas needs it.
JIM MONTGOMERY
Fort Smith, Ark.
Winner's Gas
Sirs:
In the June 8 issue of TIME is a report to the effect that Louis Meyer had just one pint of gas in his tank at the finish of the Indianapolis race. The June 6 issue of Automotive Abstracts reported four and one-half gallons remaining in his tank.
Since this represents a discrepancy of 3,500% in the two reports, I am wondering which is correct. I am more inclined to believe the Automotive Abstract statement, although yours does make the better story.
J. W. FOSTER
Easton, Pa.
In his tank, Winner Meyer had .557 gal. of gas. In his pit 2.406 gal. of his allowance still remained.—Ed.
Handles' Home
Sirs:
I have the honor to advise you that in regard to your "Handles," spoken of in TIME, June 8, they may have, as you say, only recently taken hold on a nationwide proposition, but I can distinctly remember during first-semester final exams at Wilson Teachers College, this city (occurring just prior to Feb. 1 of this year) we amused ourselves during the awful interims (between exams) by inventing new ones.