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I find myself inclined to follow the lead of the single man, Eisenhower, as against the combined "intelligence" of all those raucous members of Congress who arc now having such a wonderful time playing their game of politics. In the end, the sound and fury which now rages through the halls of Congress will abate, and Ike will yet emerge the winner.
MYRL E. BECK
Beaumont, Calif.
Still Big in Little Falls
Sir:
TIME'S May 20 Cinema section gives an erroneous box-office report (also published in Variety) for The Spirit of St. Louis in Little Falls, Minn., Charles A. Lindbergh's home town. The film played in two theaters, not one, grossing a near record of $1,380 at the Falls and $239.20 at a smaller theater for a total $1,619.20 in one week. Latest Little Falls population census is 6,717. So Lindy is still a big hero in his home town.
ROBERT S. TAPLINGER
Warner Bros.
New York City
Giving Unto Caesar
Sir:
Thank you for a fitting eulogy on TV's last appeal to humor and reason—Sid Caesar. Henceforth I shall read on Saturday night.
LLOYD L. LAUSON
Berkeley, Calif.
Sir:
Perhaps even Caesar's great talent could not make tolerable his screaming, shouting, yelling all his lines. Television comes into a living room. Remember?
E. MIDDLETON
Hollywood
Occupational Ulcer
Sir:
As producer-director of the Ernie Ford show, I thoroughly enjoyed the fine article [May 27] you did on Mr. Ford. I must take exception, however, to one statement: you say "the only one who had an ulcer on the Ford show was the producer, and he brought that over from the Gobel show." I have never had the pleasure of working with two finer men than both George Gobel and Ernie Ford, and I like to feel that my ulcer is an occupational disease not derived from either show.
BUD YORKIN
Los Angeles
Graham & Guilt
Sir:
As a born-again Christian, I would like to express my appreciation for the wonderful May 27 article on Billy Graham; it was accurate, sincere and complete. As a crusade councilor, I wish some of the scoffers and doubters could see changed people leaving the counseling room at the Garden.
WILLIAM P. ENGLISH JR.
Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.
Sir:
I shudder to hear how Billy Graham "expounded the sinfulness of man . . . with the words, 'You are guilty ! You are guilty ! You are guilty ! . . . God looks at you . . . with his magnifying glass and sees your faults . . .' " As a psychotherapist, I spend most of my time attempting to remove from the backs of patients the great weight of guilt most of them have about expressing their genuine human nature. Men like Billy Graham degrade humanity by indicting man for simply being human, and, indirectly, help keep our mental hospitals full.
JESSE H. HARVEY
Columbus, Ohio