Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-30
Capital Gossip
BY HENRY AvERILL
Daily Dispatch Bur*nu.

"a the Sir Walter Hotel.
Naielgh, Nov. 30-This city's main
orag is now all dressed up in its
christmas clothes, and Wednesday
night they're going to turn on the
nights. Well be quite metropolitan
then.
Proof that no depression has vet
hit this immediate section is given
every day in the throng of shoppers
milling about on Fayetteville street
and in the stores along it. What with
tobacco still bringing real money,
Eastern No1Al Carolina hasn't felt
any pinch of business recession and
likely will not for some time to come.
Governor Clyde r. Hoey has offer
ed somebody the post just vacated by
Capus Waynick as head of the Di-
vision Of Purchase and Award, but so
tar this corner has not been able to
Identify the sofferee with certainty
enough to put the finger on him.
If the post is to be filled from the
ranks" W. z. Belts is a very good
bet; with Vance Baise as a not al
together impossible dark horse.
Governor Hoey will do his dedica-
ton act twice this week-first at
Greenville's new armory Wednesday,
and then at the North Carolina Col
lege for Negroes, Durham, next Sun
day.
A month or so ago Tom Cooper,
Wilmington's ebullent mayor, was
raising the roof with his verbal cas-
tigation of the Raleigh gang
Right now Sir Thomas is as quiet
rs whole dozen oysters all cooked
lp il Il stew.
a month or so ago Tom Cooper
wanted to get his name in the papers.
Piqlt now Mayor Tom Cooper
ants the Local Government Commits
;o.l. IN integral part of the Raleigh
fang" to approve certain bonds for
Sc IN Wilmington.
David H. Stowe, assistant director
of the North Carolina State Employ
ment Service: Mrs. Gertrude K. Gin
ton and R. S. Proctor, field super
visor, are representing North Caro-
lima at the training conference being
held in Atlanta under direction OF
the United States Employment Ser
vice.
Major topics of discussion at the
conference are Cd assistance to the
states by the U. S. E. S. training SUI
pervisors; ca the duties of State
training supervisors; 60 problem OF
administration in State training pro
grams; and (N training technique.
David L. Starin, Durham, has an
nounced he will run for the United
States Senate, if c. L. Shipping, o.
Greensboro, decides to enter the race
Which reminds this correspondent
of the two brothers down in Will
mington who got into sheriff's pri-
mary some years ago.
The brothers, Louis and Linwood.
had been hitter enemies for years
and everybody knows just how bitter
brothers can be when they are
enemies.
Came the primary and Linwood an
nounced he would be a candidate. The
next day Louis rushed into the office
of the local paper, breathing fire and
birthstone.
print this announcement for me,
he fairly shrieked, I'm going to run
for sheriff, too. I know. | haven't any
chance, but I'll show that triply con-
demned son of a so and so I can get
more votes than he can"
cd Note: There were some 1908
votes cast in the primary, Linwooc
got 81, if memory is correct, Louis
! 35.)
The slot machine forces made an
other stand in Supreme Court Tues
day, their attorneys arguing on. ap-
peal a case in which the 1887 law ban.
ming all forms of the "one-armec
bandits"