Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-09
SCOTT IS MAN WHO
GETS THINGS DONE
Agriculture Commissioner
Has Tough Time but Is
Doing Something
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel

III the SIT waiter Hotel.
Raleigh, April 9-W. Kerr Scott,
rlculture who has been the stormy
petrol of Raleigh's department heads
ever since he defeated Veteran Will
liam A. Graham in 1886, is able to
make one undisputed boast in answer
to his critics.
He has never yet been accused of
doing nothing" All the alleged sins
which he has been~charged with were
OF commission and not of omission.
Even before he formally took of
lice he was the target of virulent, at
times vicious, press attacks because
ne let no grass grow under his feet
In announcing his intentions to fire
a considerable percentage of the per-
sCnnel of the Department of Agricul-
ture He said he was going to clean
mouse, and be it known that he has
never backed up one inch in carry
ing out his announced intentions-no
matter how hot the opposing fire
nor what the pressure brought to
bear on him.
His critics say he ruthlessly tossed
out people he didn't like, no matter
now efficient they were. What ans
wer Scott has designed to give is
that he did nothing more than tear
out dead wood afflicted with "drv
rot He has never yet fired any,
BODY secretly or tried to dodge the
resulting walls of anguish and rage
HIS foes say he can't work in har-
mony with any one. The North Caro-
lima EARN Bureau Federation LET'S
no opportunity pass to take a not
Snot at him. It is an entirely omen
secret that there has been continu-
Gus frlctln between the commits
sloner and Dean I. O. Schaub at
state College. His marketing specia-
llst' X. b. Etheridge, and the North
carolina Livestock Cooperatives have
engaged In a experimentation row
ever since Scott went in. His an
polntment of DR.. Kilgore as chemist
mas been widely assailed as percu-
llarly political. He drew hot fire
from the State Board of Health nv
attacking dairy inspection and in
spectors.
His determination that the State
shall operate the State Fair brought
Gown wrath upon his head in manv
quarters. He was assailed from all
SIDES; but he stuck to his guns with
the grim determination characteristic
OF the man; and when he put on
what was admittedly the best fair
IN years and showed a cash profit of
some $4,000, in addition to some ST.
ooO In permanent improvements and
repair work, there wasn't much for
his belittlers to say.
In short Kerr Scott hos c+o.4oJ
controversy with respect to practical
~ everything he has tackled since
becoming commissioner.
He is undoubtedly determined IN
the point of stubborness, undiploma-
tic TO the point of being cordially dis
iked by many who have to deal
with him; but he is the kind of man
who gets things done.
Illustrating some of his faults and
virtues is the remark attributed to
Dean Schaub at a time when Scott
was county agent working under
the State professor.
Kerr Scott is one of NV best
agents." the dean is reported to have
said. He gets things done, but he
simply will not do anything the wav
he is told to do them. He has his
own way of doing them and nothing
can change him."
One of SCOTS best friends-a man
who worked for him like a Trojan in
1886, and who says he will Ego down
the line" for him any time-ecently
told your correspondents:
SCOTS the hardest fellow to helm
L ever saw. I'm afraid he is going
to have hard time being reelected.
Before he had at least 80 per cent
OF the county agents working for
him. If he ran now, he'd have nearly
that many against him. That's be-
cause he can't get along in peace
and harmony with Dean Schaub, and
all the agents swear by the DEAN"
Then he added half-jestingly: eve
been giving him what 1 think is good
advice ever since he went in Office
and he hasn't taken any of it on"
Withal, Scott has a long list of ac-
complishments for the department.
accomplishments of which your cor
respondent will write soon.