Oct. 2, 1941

Yr. Lacey Haynes :
Bureau of the Kansas City Ster
Kansas City, Kanses

Dear Lacey,

I am sorry that I didn't get to see you on my way back from
Liberty, Moe, but it was so bloomin late that I didn't want
to bother you at that unseemly hour. i

First, I want to gratefully thank you for your extreme kindness

in all you did for dane. You were wonderful, and the family

greatly appreciates those manified kindnesses. I*'.1 come in to

see you at the first opportunity I have. I teach classes every
morning and my basketball is starting in the afternoons so I'm

going to call you if ever I can come up So thet you'll be free

and can give me the hous that you want. | a

With all the bother that you've been put to regarding the boys in
Kansas City, Kansas that you have so kindly steered in our

direction, I hesitate to even mention any more. Itve been interested
in a young chap who is not a basketball player, but who played
football here. He and his brother are scholars, gentlemen, and

good football players. I refer to Chester Gibbons who graduated
‘last year and who was a little place kicker after touchdowns on

the Varsity team.

I wrote KeS. (Boots) Adams, president of the Phillips Petroleum
Ce. on July 31 as follows--"There is a young man at the University
of Kansas named Chester Gibbons, who has played three years of
wonderful football. Not only did he win three letters in varsity
football, but he earned sixty per cent of his college expenses
while here. He made excellent grades and he is exceptionally fine
in his business and economics courses.”

"He wrote the Phillips Petroleum Company sone time ago and applied
for employment in either the sales or advertising department. He
has been here this summer completing his last hours toward his
graduation which will take place August 6th."

"Tt dislike to bother you with this, but Gibbons has been such a fine
student and athlete that I would like.to see your firm get & man
who would give you 100% of his loyalty and efficiency."

On August 6 I received the enclosed letter from Boots.

Last week Chester Gibbons came in the office and wanted to know
if I could help him in any way to get a position that might be