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Conversations, Observations On Our Party Line
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Hundreds of letters have come to us offering all possible help to make this magazine a permanent success. Here’ s where we need some help: Most magazines of this nature are sponsored by some organization that: helps it get started. The Voice is not sponsored by any group. We are gain ing circulation with amazing speed, Reaching the Interested People. We need advertising support and have not had time or energy to develop it. We need Volunteer Advertisers. Especially we need folks who believe in the
Voice to Sponsor Pages. A page costs SI25, but someone can sponsor less than that if desired. One Friend Sponsored the page in the April issue that sent a letter to the Editor of the Boston Globe. Manv friends may want to sponsor the page in this issue that tells the story of Betty Sain with her filly colt. Any number can sponsor any page in any issue, past, present or future. We will be glad to acknowledge same or keep it a secret.( BAG).
OUR PARTY LINE
( Continued from Page 3) would warrant production. Both also said far too many stallions are retained than the breed needs— and greater use can be gained from a gelding.
Correct This Dumb Error
The Voice Editor takes full responsibility for a dumb error in the story about W. Henry Davis’ funeral on Page 3 in Issue No. 2. Please take pen and ink and correct that dale to read 1962 instead of 1961. Please do that right now and make us feel better. So 10 years from now somebody will not have an important date incorrect in their file of the Voice. Now it’ s your responsibility.
An“ Admirable” Lady Writes Mrs. Mark Kroll of Post and Paddock Stable, Tealtown Road, Cincinnati 45, O.( home 759-Watch Point Drive), writes: " On behalf of our stable and our Walking Horses whom we dearly love. I wish to congratulate you and your staff on creating your fine magazine... We are deeply im- pressed with this fine publication... May you have great success with your admirable enterprise.” Mrs. Kroll is chairman of the Walking Horse Division of the Cincinnati Charity Horse Show. Bet she does a gland job.
Matthews Retires As Trainer
From Route 1, Fillmore, Indiana comes this news about a great friend of the Tennessee Walking Horse breed.
" It is interesting to note that Otis R. Matthews, the Dean of Walking Horse trainers in the Middle West, Fillmore, Indiana, is now retired.
" Mr. Matthews was in the first group of judges recognized by the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders Association of America, and has a Senior Judge ' s card for 1962 by the TWHB & E Assn, the American Horse Shows Assn, and the Indiana Saddle Horse Assn. He is still active in Horse Shows, Show Horses and Poodle Dogs.”
( Note— Our book shows M. Matthews leading off the list of 17 Celebration Judges quoted in Chapter VII on what judges look for in horse shows. He has made a great impact upon this feature of Tennessee Walking Horse history. HAG.)
A Collector Of Revenue
Some folks may not like to hear from the " Collector of Revenue " but we do like letters from Ronald Co- ^ creham, Collector of Revenue for the O fo State of Louisiana with offices at the ^ capitol in Baton Rouge, Zone I. He responded to a first issue sample with 5 a subscription lo become a " regular subscriber " and congratulations. He was also a first buyer of our book. Here’ s a man tve especially want to meet in person some day.( BAG.)
Lions Show at Lewisburg
Lew is burg, Tenn.— home of the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders S: Exhibitors ' Assn, of America— will have its great one night Lions-sponsored show on May 25 at 7:30 p. m. at the Recreation Field. We hear it is an ALL-Tennessee Walking Horse Show. Folks won’ t even get time to go foi a soft drink— they’ ll be hanging on i? ir eyelids every minute.
News Of George W. Hill, Jr.
One of our new-found friends is George W. Hill, Jr., of 1315 N. Magnolia, El Cajon, Calif. Mr. Hill has been in the hospital lately for a physical examination and has experienced some illness. All who love the Tennessee Walking Horse join in well wishes for this fine gentleman who has meant so much for the breed. He was one of the“ early warriors " for the Walker on the Pacific Coast— being on the association committee that pushed through state recognition of the breed before it was recognized by the U. S. Dept, of Agriculture. It has cost him thousands of dollars to carry on promotion efforts in his locality.
The Voice hopes to save thousands for others by doing a real promotion job for everybody. Mr. Hill says“ I \ am greatly in sympathy with your work. I can assure you iL will be quite an effort but I believe success is ahead.”
Mr. Hill has a black mare( with white hairs) by Merry Go Boy— named Go Boy ' s Walking Doll, and also one not registered. Big Time Gal, a beautiful chestnut " that can really go." He shipped them out from Ky. nearly two years ago. They are just for pleasure. Mr. Hill is 73 years old and retired from business 7 years ago because of disability.( But we can tell from his letters, that any disability he may have, does not include the top of his head. He ' s a smart man. BAG.)
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