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W. CHIN
Berkeley, Calif.
Sir:
. . . Since reading about Maurice Goldblatt [TIME, Dec. 8] giving a million dollars to fight cancer and then going out to raise several more million for the same worthy cause, I am writing to nominate him as the Man of the Year. . . .
FRANK LYONS
Bremerton, Wash.
Sir:
. . . Senator R. A. Taft, who is the only man in our Government strong enough to break the power of the dictator labor bosses and end the stranglehold that these people have over the nation.
R. M. SMITH Oakland, Calif.
Sir:
. . . Major General Bennett Meyers, officer and gentleman (with medals), who knew what he was fighting for.
CLYDE N. LAUGHTER Evanston, Ill.
Sir:
General Douglas MacArthur. . . . His superb transition from victorious soldier to Christian statesman stands as the one real and effective postwar "reconversion" in our shattered world.
JAMES W. SPAIN Chicago, Ill.
Sir:
. . . Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg. . . . As a Christian gentleman, a thinker, a scholar, a diplomat, a patriot, he is unexcelled. . . .
J. SAM WHITE
Mebane, N.C.
Sir:
. . . Stanislaw Mikolajczyk. [His] courage in leading the fight against Bolshevistic terrorism in Poland . . . has been an inspiration to defenders of freedom the world over. . . .
MICHAEL WOLFSON
New York City
Sir:
. . . Speaker Joe Martin. . . .
With his elevation to the speakership, Martin has been the outstanding symbol of all the forces in the nation which seek to restore traditional American freedoms as against the New Deal theories of centralized control. . . .
LEO E. ALLEN, M.C. Chairman, Rules Committee
House of Representatives U.S. Washington, D.C.
Sir:
. . . The friend who was responsible for the Friendship Train, Drew Pearson. . . .
FAITH M. KELLER Polo, Ill.
Sir:
Re: Man of the Year selection. Could it be possible that TIME would even consider anyone but General Marshall? . . .
CHARLES E. FITZGIBBON Syracuse, N.Y.
> TIME herewith declares the polls closed. For TIME'S Man of the Year, see TIME next week.—ED.
Maine Is Still There
Sir:
Having in mind the widespread circulation of your valued magazine, I would appreciate an opportunity to reassure thousands of your readers ... as to Maine's condition since our forest fire disaster [TIME, Nov. 3]. This is prompted by the many letters I have received from far places "expressing concern based on exaggerated reports. . . .
The overall loss in physical resources and assets was relatively small. Only about 1% of our forest resources was burned or damaged. ... Losses in farm stands, while severe to owners, will have small effect on Maine's overall agricultural economy. . . . The attractive Bar Harbor colony lost some valuable summer estates and the Kennebunkport area suffered heavily, but . . . most of our seashore and lake resorts were untouched by the fires. . . .