Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-01-10
Capital Gossip
BY HENRY AyERILL
6a1Iy Dispatch Burean.

Raleigh, Jan. 1O.-Comn1issioner of
Agriculture w. Kerr Scott prides him
self on being something of a trader"
but is beginning to wonder if he has
lost some of his guile and persuasive
ness.
Back in his school days Mr. Scott
used to trade knives, and marbles
and all sorts of boyish treasures with
Guy Hargett, of Richlands, who is
now a member of the board of agri-
culture. The commissioners boasts that
he usually outsmarted his chun
But recently Scott told Hargett
about some fine hogs, of a new breed
he has Cts now had) on his farm
Hargett wanted one, but kept his de-
sires under cover. Finally, after a lot
of dickering Mr.. Hargett wound up
with one of the commissioners hogs
and $55 of SCOTS money in cold, hard
cash. Scott was the owner of mule
colt, previously the property of Har-
gett.
Getting the cash is considered the
acme of trading, and SO the commits
sioner is wondering if he is slipping
as a trader.
From the States first senatorial dis
trict, comprising the counties of Cur
rltuck, Camden, Pasquotank, Gates,
Hartford, Chowan and Perquimans
come reports that the precedent which
allows senators from the district two
terms is about to be attacked this
year.
Jerry Hughes, of Elizabeth CITY, and
w. I. Halstead, who also actually lives
in Elizabeth City though his legal
residence is in Camden, are the pre-
sent senator's. The reports have it that
there isn't much feeling against
Hughes, but that Halstead promised
too much last time in the matter of
highways and wasn't able to deliver
Merritt Evans, of Hartford, who made
respectable race two years ago, is be-
ing mentioned as a prosperous can
didate in this years primary.
Private utilities are constantly ar
guing to the public that they are more
efficient than governmental agencies
operating utilities.
Which may or may not be SO as Il
general rule, but your correspondent
has just had an experience which
doesn't fit with that argument at all.
Moving his family up to Raleigh
from Wilmington, the correspondent
called on the Carolina Power and
Light. Company about electricity, the
Raleigh Gas Company about gas, the
city Of Raleigh about water, and the
Southern Bell Telephone Company
about a phone. The calls were made
in just that order on Thursday morn
ing.
The city turned on the water with
in two hours of the request The tele.
phone company had a man installing
4 phone early Friday morning. The
gas company made it's connection
about 1 o'clock Friday afternoon. The
Carolina Power and Light Company
sent man out sometime Friday who
was supposed to turn on the cleo
tricity, but who put the. fuses in the
wrong box, or something. Anyway, it
required seven telephone calls at IN
:ervals OF half an hour to get the
lights turned on, by which time it was
pitch, black dark.
The State Rural Identification All
thority will hold it's next meeting in
Raleigh on January "a, Dudley Bag
ley, chairman, has announced. Only
1ut-of-the-usual item of business will
be consideration of a slight revision
N the Farmvill cooperative project.
It will be the first board session for
w. M. Sherard, of Hendersonville, who
has recently been named member
rTa will ho sworn in for the Occa sion
For the first time in history, farm
agents here for their big conference
lext week will be shown through the
Department of Agriculture.
Rates and Wages
Are Outstanding