The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1958-05-02

Quently interesting, whenever pos
sible. to see ourselves as others
see US.
That is why we are reporting
here Time Magazines report on
the death of the late w. Kerr
Scott:
"Died. William Kerr Scott, 81,
Democratic Senator from North
Carolina, one-time (1949-1953)
governor of North Carolina and
| (1937-48) state commissioner of
agriculture; of heart attack; in
Burlington, N. C. The tobacco
chewing Squire of Haw River
i (where he ran a 200-cow dairy
| FARM drew his political strength
from the rural vote, solidified his
farm popularity during his term
as governor by pushing through a
bond issue that financed the paw
ing of 1870 miles of rural roads,
chivied power companies until they
strung 1000 miles of new electri-
cal lines. Liberal Scott thought
North Carolina was shortening
ing its Negro citizens, appointed
the first Negro member of the
state board of education"
And that was the full, report
but it said lot-of Time Maya
zines obituary on w. Kerr Scott.
MILLIONAIRE? =. Those Ra-
leigh friends closest to Kerr Scott
while he was Agriculture Commits
sioner, Governor, and U. S. Senator
! believe his estate will run well
over million dollars.
He was one of the biggest stock
holders of the great Guilford Dairy
and is reported to have plowed
right back into the firm most of
his income from it in the past 20
years.
Somebody has said the Scott
herd of fine Holsteins would run
upwards of 100000 in value. Fig
ure good, permanent pasture land
as being worth about $500 per
acre and you can come up with
about 100000 for the Scott farms.
Kerr Scott was thrifty. In his
political campaigns, he let those
who believed in him and in his
philosophy of government look
after the raising and expenditure
of money. He did not become so
ambitious as to become reckless
with his own personal finances.
This has been the ruination of
more than one would-be office
holder i. who found the morning
after election that he had neither
funds, friends, nor office. Kerr
Scott kept all three.
COME MAY Is The talk
that the Democratic Convention
here may stir further Everett
Jordan opposition, or possibly
build a fence against Jordan's
nomination as U. S. Senator seems
to be wishful thinking.
Still, on May Is, when the party
faithful gather from throughout
the State to oil party machinery,
strange things could happen.
The odds are very much against
those wanting trouble.
Everett Jordan will be sworn in
on May and is expected to have
no trouble keeping his seat in the
U. S. Senate for about two years.
Also, the Appointment of Jordan
seems to assure that John Larkins
will have no trouble keeping his
seat as chairman of the State
Democratic Executive Committee.
Larkins has no closer friend than
Jordan; and vice versa. They have
been the Democratic Party work
horses in North Carolina for more
than a decade now.
But come on to Raleigh on May
15-if it's so you can. We may
have lot of fun-excitement, that
is.
! NOTES Piedmont Airlines
is scheduled to get the first ship
ments of the new 40-passenge1
turboprop planes being produced
by Fairchild and receiving such
glowing publicity notices :.
Look for the announcement of g
new North Carolina State Cham
Der of Commerce within the neXt
two weeks "a total of 33 state:
now have privately-as opposed t.
State-financed chambers of com
merce
Incidentally, one of Gov
Luther Hodges speaking engage
: ments this week was to the Racine
Wisconsin, Chamber of Commerce
, but he will be out of the of
t flee only few hours-thanks t
4 the speed of air travel 80.
Although Heinz Rollman seem
to be kicking around right nue.
e money, and making a lot o
friends, in his efforts to win tn
: Democratic nomination from Con
gresham George A. Shuford i
the Twelfth District. reports w