Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-06-03
SCRAMBLE ON FOR
PROBATION OFFICE
Asheville Judge, Man From
Governors Town and
Others Seek Job
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
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Raleigh June 3.-The scramble for
the appointment of State probation Of
ficer, almost the last juicy plum left
on the appointment tree for Governor
CLYDE r. Hoey to pluck and bestow
on some faithful follower, is getting
more vigorous, especially since the
members of the probation commission
have already been appointed. lndica-
tions are that Governor Hoey will call
the commission to meet within the
coming week to select the State pro-
baton officer, or director of probation
as he is officially designated in the
act.
While the act does not expressly
say how many probation officers shall
be appointed by the director of pro
baton and the cOmmission-the gov
ernor- it is generally agreed that at
least 81 district probation officers will
be appointed or one for each judicial
district in tn State. Each of these will
be charged with the duty of checking
up on all prisoners released or pro
baton by the judges in that particular
district and with making regular re-
ports on these prisoners both to the
judge and the director of probation.
The act says that the director of pro-
baton, with the approval of the COM
mission, shall appoint such other of
ficers as may be required" to carry
out the probation plan. 1t is expected
that both the director and the COM
mission will consult both the governor
and the u superior court judges in
the 81 judicial districts, before max
ing these appointments.
At least four men are known to be
in the running for the post of State
director of probation. although in
dorsements have been received for
at least a score, it was learned here
today. These four are Representative
Ernest Gardner, of Shelby, Cleveland
county, the governors home county,
-Alva Early, of Winton. HEREFORD cOun-
~ who worked in Governor HOeys
headquarters during the two primar
les a year ago; Fred Handy, of Ra-
leigh, former Federal investigator and
Department of Justice man, and
Judge Carl B. Hyatt formerly juven-
lie court judge in Asheville, but now
with the Department of Justice in
Washington.
OF these, Gardner is regarded as
making the strongest campaign for
the post and as wanting it greatly.
Some think Gardner has a good
chance to get it. due to the fact that
: he is from Shelby and Cleveland coun-
ty, though no relation to o. Max Gard
.ner, brother-in-law of Governor Hoey.
1t is also recalled that during the 1887
General Assembly, Gardner acted
more or less as the official messenger
boy between the House and the gov
ernors office and kept the governor
? informed as to what was going on in
the House There are others, how
ever, who maintain that Ernest Card
=. ner has never belonged to the ere
gular" Gardner-Hoey-Mul Democra-
= tic machine" in Cleveland county,
that they did not make peace until
after Gardner had won the nominal
ton to the General Assembly, Accord
ingly, it is being figured by some that
j. Gardner is not going to get the APP
= pointment as probation director.
The man more likely to get the ap-
pointment than any one else is Hyatt,
some of those in close touch with
WHdC IS SOIHS OH LHdInIdlIl, ueSplIe the
: fact that Hyatt's name has not been
mentioned in connection with the APP
pointment outside of a few select cir
cles. But indications are that the ex-
perience he has had with the U. S.
= Department of Justice along similar
lines, give him just the qualifications
Governor Hoey and the new commits
sion have been seeking. It is also I'M
derstood that Hyatt's political back
ground is eminently satisfactory to
the governor, with the result that the
new commission is expected to select