Diario las Américas., 1958-06-01

1OONG EnONHA A1E6AIl
MATTHEWS Congressman Billy
Mathewa was the principal speaker
at the annual get together of the
North Carolina Young Democrats
last Saturday night in Rocky
Mount Always colorful on the plat
form, Matthews four main points
were spiced with home-spun hui
NOR. He criticized the Republicans
for (1) the present high interest
rates; ~ its failure to stem the
ride of the financial crisis with pu-
bic works programs; 90 the pre-
sent confused and inadequate"
farm program; (4) the miserable"
state of our national defenses. He
told the story about the man who
asked his friend: "If the Gulf of
Mexico is on the west of Florida
and the Atlantic Ocean is on The
east of Florida, how old am II" His
friend answered, "Sixty-six," "That
is right" the first fellow said, 'but
how did you figure that out?" ut
was easy" his friend said. 81 have a
brother who is thirty three years
old, and he is only half crazy.
SKIES BIHIND THE SCENES
When Secretary of Defense Nc
Elroy backed down last week on
his plans to abolish 10 divisions of
the National Guard, many persons
connected with Army reserve poll
tics saw the skilled hand of Con-
gresham Bob Skies at work. ms
tead of cutting the total number of
divisions, the administration still
insists that the full 81 divisions
must operate next year on a bud
get designed for only 81 units. ST.
kes, himself a colonel in the reser-
YES and chairman of the powerful
Army Subcommittee for appropria-
tons, has insisted all along that
any economy move was ill advised,
but that if it were going into effect
the divisions should be held intact
for emergency expansion when
needed. 1t looks as though some
body listened to him that he has
won at least one round against the
P~entagon.
LISTEN, WHAT SHE SAID
When folks make political speeches
they sometimes say the dog-gone-
deSt things. At a big Republican
rally in FIT. Lauderdale,- Miss Jerri
Kent, of Jonson City, Tennessee,
was quoted as charging that Sena-
tor Spessard Holland "is always a
left-wing voter" Miss Kent is the
co-chairman of the National Young
Republicans Club. She should check
her facts before making any more
speeches, Senator Holland is proba-
bly, the most conservative Democrat
on Capitol Hill-even more so than
Virginia's Senator Harry Byrd.
Whatever the opposite of cleft
wing" Ex-senator Holland is it. And
just about as far as you can 60 in
that opposite direction, too. ,
MILITARY HALL OF FAME
The new Army Infantry School Hall
OF Fame at Fort .Benning has a
new member-C Congressman Charlie
Bennett. General Stanley R. Larsen
Commandant of the school, has just
notified the Congressman that his
name has been added to those "for-
mer graduates whose exploits and
successes have distinguished them,
either in military or civilian life"
Bennett was graduated from the
Infantry Officers Candidate School
at Bennins in October 1912. He ser
we'd with distinction in New Gui-
nea, receiving the Combat Infantry
Award, the Bronze Star and the
Silver Star. Benefits picture will
be placed on permanent display in
the Fort Benning School.
BIRTHDAY REUNION The
Herlong twins, Dorothy and Sgd
ney, celebrated their 10th birthday
together in Gainesville last Sunday.
Their have never missed being to-
gether on their birthday, although
the now attend different schools.
Sydney is a freshman at Converse
College in Spartengurg, N. c. and
Dorothy attends the University at
Gainesville. Mrs Herlong drove to
Florida for the occasion, picking
Sydney up in North Carolina on
the way down.