Diario las Américas., 1958-02-09

Last week, Hollywood celebrity Ro
maid Regain testified in favor of
Congressman Sgd Herlong's tax
reduction bill before the House
Ways and Means Committee. Re-
gan claimed that because of the
high income tax brackets that most
Hollywood stars lose their incen-
tive to work. They see no need to
work when they can't keep the
money they earn, so they make
fewer pictures. This is hurting the
business, Regain said, because it
puts bit players and extras out of
work. This accounts for the up
surge in foreign moving picture
production, he said. According to
his testimony, Is per cent of all
pictures are nov being made over
seas. Hollywood's production is
falling off. Herlong's bill would
knock down the top 80 per cent
income bracket to something like
AZ per cent. (That's one worry we
don't have.)
WOMEN'S LUNCHEON -
Highlight of the social schedule
last week was the annual Florida
Georgia-South Carolina Dinner
staged by the Woman's National
Democratic Club; Senator SPECS
sard Holland, principal speaker
introduced by South Cardinals Con
gresham w. j. Bryan Dorm. Mrs.
Aubrey Haley, wife of Congress
man Jim Haley, was program chair
man.
This affair worked out for
Mrs. Haley better than two re-
cent events. They were the RCA
ball and the Florida State So
ciety reception. At the time, Mrs
Haley was very happy, but later,
when she went to her clothes close
to war those same comfortable
shoes" to the Holland dinner, she
discovered that for the previous
functions she had worn one blue
shoe and one black shoe. II still
don't know whether anyone motto
ed it," she said. "At least if they
did, they were too polite to say
anything to me about it."
ROTARY IN CONGRESS - The
famous Rotary international 81
way test" of business ethics nov
rests on the desk of every Con
gresham and Senator, thanks tt
j. Arnold Carter, president of tn,
Delray Beach Rotary Club. Garter
travelled to Washington last weel
with 531 round glass paper weitht'
which enclose the words of the
test. With the help of his Con
gresham, Paul Rogers, Carter dis
tributed one paper weight to eacf
member of the House and Senate
The Rotary words that each mem
Der will haove before him are:
THE FOUR-WAY TEST
!. Is it the truth?
2. Is it fair to all concerned?
3. Will it build goodwill and bet.
ter friendships?
4. Will it be beneficial to all
concerned?
LISTEN FOR THIS ONE - We
looked over the shoulder of Con.
gresham Billy Matthews the other
day as he was working on an up
coming speech. Topic: the pro
blems of American education. "The
present mood of the Congress-" he
said, seems to be that money
ear cure anything. If we have q
school problem, then we can take
care of it by appropriating a few
million dollars some people
think. 1t isn't that simple. We must
begin with what and how we teach
the youngsters in the elementary
grades. That's part of what l plar
to say" Mr.. Billy outht to know
what he's talking about. He is s
former school teacher.
THANKS FOR ~LUNCH-Monda!
was free lunch day for the dozer
newsmen who cover Florida news
on Capitol Hill. Each year the Flo
rida Delegation throws a party fol
US. Congressman Bob Skies
Dean" of the Delegation, presid
ed. Charlie Bennett gave a short
welcoming address and sgd Her
long made a few closing remarks
Speeches were short. Thanks, now
J until next year.