Diario las Américas., 1958-06-15
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FREE TOUR - When the 81
members of the Jasper High School
senior class toured Washington,
they found the regular guide ser
vice IN the Capitol shut down be-
cause of the ceremonies. for the
'unknowns." But, thei1 congress
man. Billy Matthews, was OF hand
to serve them. He took time out
from his office work and gave them
a personally conducted lecture tour
Besides seeing a few spots that
the regular guides skip, the Jasper
seniors saved two-bitS each. And
after all, $500 is $500.
LIVE OAK CEREMONIES-The
cry of the Elk will be mingled with
the voice of politics this weekend
in Live Oak. Elks from three coun.
ties, Suwannee, Lafayette, Hamil-
ton, will gather for a huge Flag
Day celebration. Senator Spessard
Holland will deliver the principal
address. Elks Club No. 1165 will
be host to the other Elks and the
affair will be held on the Suwan-
nee High School Football field.
Chairman j. L. McMullen, Live
Oak, is in charge of arrangements.
ASK FOR JANE This is just
to end the confusion in Congress
man Fascell's office John Buckley
is his official secretary But, Mrs.
John Buckle without the 'y') al.
so is a secretary in FaScell's office.
Their phone calls are constantly
getting mixed-and any number of
folks somehow receive the impre-
ssion that Mrs. Buckle is Johns wi
fe. So to settle it once and for all
when you want Mrs. John Buckle,
just ask for Jane Surely, John Buc
kley won't answer to that one.
BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME
Congressman Charlie Benefits boy
Bruce, aged Is lost his first big po-
Iitical campaign last week when he
failed in his try for the job of
treasurer of the student body at
Kramer Junior High School here.
Bruce already had been elected to
the Student Council and his bid for
the treasurer's Job Was for an ad-
ded nonor. He had practiced his
speech under the direction of the
Congressman, but when he gave it
before 1000 fellow students it was
not as convincing as it had been in
his own living room. But all who
Know politics and political spea-
king also know that this is the kind
of a start that could lead to grea-
ter things.
HAVE A CIGAR That blue ha-
re in the smoke filled cloak room
of the House last week came from
J Tampa made Havana" cigars.
Not all members of the Congress
smoke, but somehow those who do
managed to accept more than 1900
complimentary samples of Tampa's
best smokes from Congressman
Bill Cramer. The cigars yer sent
to Cramer by the Cigar Manufactu-
rers of Tampa. They were placed
on the tables in the House dining
room for all members to lakeland
most of them did There is some
thing about accepting a free cigar
few folks ever turn one down.
Even non-smokers usually accept
one and say 81 don't smoke, but
know a fellow who does" This year
Congresswoman Marguerite Stitt
Church, (R-IIl.), Ia nOn-smoker OF
cigars) said to Cramer, 81 have a
friend who thinks your cigars are
the very best I'd like to take him
a few" and away went a handful
Cramer also reports that Vice, Pre-
sident Nixon received his share-gi
ven to him personally at a dinner
at the Republican Chowder and
Marching Club, "a Capitol Hill
spot where nobody ever eats cho-
WIDER or does any marching.)
PRETTY NEW FACE Mrs Wi.
liam Dreisbaoh, Of Winter Park,
has Joined the secretarial staff of
Congressman sgd Herlong. She
fills the vacancy left when Carole
w~eatneriy resigned last month to
be Unmarried.
MAY WE BRAG- Only four
ponds more. Then well be down to
1873. That's how we weighed in for
Uncle Sam in 1912. II has taken
two months to drop from 100. So
me depression, huh?