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Potential Senate Candidate Scott I Traces Theses, Actions To Lineage By HOWARD WHITE Burlington Times-News BURLINGTON ? Early in the administration of W. Kerr Scott as governor he iound an opportu nity to tell civic clubs in the state that they weren't doing anything but eating and, consequently, too many projects wtere being over looked. ? ? . - That made a lot of civic, club members mad, and some of them still haven't gotten over it. ? But late, as Scott saw how his comment had brought blasts to him from all sections of the state, he told a group of intimate friends: "That worked Just like I hopfed it would. I got some of them mad now, and I bet a lot of places f YOUR SANTA REALLY WANTS TIES RY C hoof From a Tmrrifie Soloetion that Indudot: REPP STRIPES I MEDIUM P ANELS I PAISLEYS! NOVELTIES! EMBROIDERED MOTIFS! ALL SILK?! NEAT PRINTS! 100% DACRON SOLIDS! 100% DACRON FANCIES! UNDER-KNOT EFFECTS! AND BOW TIES, TOO! BONAIRE ARCHDALE $1 * $1 .50 Values Up To *2.50 & White SHIRTS BONAIRE and ARCHDALE ' ? ?? ? J * ? . * ? r $1^8 & $2.98 Sixes 14 thru 17 BEITS by Manstyle $1 & S1.50 are going to see more civic activi ty than they've ever known be fore. These people who arte mad are going to show me that I'm wrong, which I am." . Alamance County residents ? and most everyone in the state are wondering today if this type of strategy used by Kterr Scott with civic clubs again is being used as he goes about the state, in his words, "testing the think ing'' of the people. Many people believe Scott is running faster now for the U. S. Stenate nomina tion than his favorite pack of beagle hounds, and he just isn't saying so officially. There are others, however, who will not be surprised at anything that comes from him when he does disclose his intentions. He's built a. reputa tion, while seeking or holding public offioe. of pulling surprises. But whether or not Scott actual ly does enter the Senate race he is back in the public's eye again, aftter four full years as governor and following a few months on his Hawfleld.s dairy farm near here where he has been "catchin' up on my haulin,' " and where lie tells most of his callers that he's "on relief." While he isn't "haulin' hte's making an average of four trips a week away frorr\ his farm to various sections of the state, then returning to answer his mail and return telephone calls. With a secretary employed, hfe's in busi ness as he Seeks out public opin ion on his chances in next May's primary. Scott's method of making his decision already has sec a new pattern of political strategy for North Carolina, according to many observers, and therte are found to be few people who look upon it with surprise. This is at tributed to the pattern he has es tablished generally in his public career. He is keten on pull!"'? sur prises, in doing things differeni.ly, and in being relatively sure of himself in whatever he under takes. Relatives of Scott don't hesitate to say that he has not. formed his work, his life and thoughts by public service alone, however. They will point out that he comert about his actions quite naturally, because he shows where hte has some strong personality and ac tion characteristics of men and women of the past, people who are well established in his family history. dfrTpesfrv gs+t, est*. THE SCOTTS, FATHER AND SON ? Pictured above are the late Ro bert Walter Scott, left, and William Kerr Scott, former governor and expected -to- be candidate for the United States Senate. Mr. Scott said last week he would make his formal decision,early in 1954 on whether to oppose the incumbent. Senator Alton Lennon. The elder Scott was active in North Carolina politices, too, serving successive ly under six governors a3 a member of the State Board of Agriculture and also served in the General Assembly. "When he makes a decision, or a comment, and finds himself on the short end of popularity; and when he stands up for what he believes in the face of it all, he's showing how much he is like his father," says Robert Hughes of Cedar Grove, a cousin. There are others who say that his strong ambitions to succeed, once he has decided his course, re flect strong characteristics of his grandfather, Samuel W. Hughes, who founded Cedar Grove Acad emy in Orange County, later Hughes Academy, and who was one of the most learned educators in North Carolina in his day. In politics, he resembles his grandfather's brother and nep hew, Thomas Harvey Hughes and John Knox Hughes, both of whom serve*, as sheriff of Orange Coun ty for near half a century in com bined service. HR background, through sever al generations, shows that his an cestors leaned strongest toward farming and teaching professions, through there are a number of in stances where an uncle, or cousin, whom he has often referred to in the past as "kissin' kin", entered medicine, business, or the minis try. But, in actions, it is his father ty^y "tv <=#* <*v, **%? e* whom he seems closest to resem ble. In the dedication of Scott Hall at N. C. State College last Decem ber, the following description was written of Robert Walter Seott, his father, for whom it was nam ed: V * ' "Robert Walter Scott (1861 1929). was not only a good farmer, but he wished to see the whole South become a land of fertile soils, enterprising 'live-at-home' farmers, fine. livestock, and hap py country homes ? and devoted a lifetime to working constantly for this realization. Appointed a member of the State Board of Agriculture by Governor Aycock in 1901, he served continuously under six succeeding governors. As a member of the Legislature, (he served two terms in the Se nate and five terms in the House) he put through the bill for the building of Patterson Hall at Statte College and put through the act requiring that the Com mission of Agriculture and the State Board of Agriculture must ha practical farmers. He believed thaf farmers should have more authority in state affairs. He ser ved as the first president of the North Carolina Farmers' Conven tion and was among the first to ^ ^ ^ 73 TJ T5 ' Universal Automatic Pop-Up Toaster $18.95 Universal Automatic Coffee Percolator $29.95 Universal Stroke-Saver Iron $13.95 AND FOR OTHER GIFTS FOR HER BRIDGES HARDWARE Famous < qt .112.95 6 qfc ?17.95 $ Cook Boole $2 11ZS5 Cookie & Pastry Press . . . . $2.95 Complete Stock of MIRRO ALUMINUM WARE i For Sifts For The Whole ? Family. VisH The Hardware 9 Store With the New Look. ? be recognized as a 'Master Farm er' When Kerr Scott began advo cating the roads and schools bonds issue during the first Gen-' eral Assembly of hl's administra tion, there wvre several oldtimers. in Alamance County, and in the state, who pointed to his resem* blence of his father in his think ing. "Course, it's Kerr's program," said the late Jim Covington of Hawfields, "but it's also the pro gram his daddy worked, for all his life, this thing of bbtter schools and better roads." And Kerr Scott, himself, often has told how much of an influ ence Governor Charles 13. Aycock had up"" his father. Governor Aycock. in fact, came to the Hawfields community, spoke to the people, and Visited in the Scott home. As a result of his visit, Robert Scott led the community in approving a special tax for their Hawfields school. This tax set up the school as a public institution and came in time: for Korr Scott to enter the first grade thert?. All the other Scott children previously had re ceived private schooling. The Ro bert Scotts had their own tutor for their children, as well as for many other children in the neigh borhood. Miss Ella Anderson, who in 1915 became the second Mrs. Ro bert Scott some years after the death of Mrs. Scott, taught all the Scott children in private school ing and later in the Hawfields school. Mrs. Scott still is active and re sides in Burlington. She, also, still is known to all the children as "Miss Ella", as they knfcw her as a teacher and later as a stepmoth er. Tn commenting on the days when the Scott children were growing in stature and in educa tion, Mrs. Scott said of Ken Scot t: "He, when just a youngster, knfcw what he wanted and went after it with all his might. In writing, for example, when he thought he could write as well as! 1 could/ he would turn to some} other subject, and begin learning ! in that field just as energetically and with just as much determi nation." Mrs, Scott, when asked for a brief description of her late hus band, said: "He always devoted himself to helping other people to make life worthwhile, in raising the com munity to a better standard of living. He carried out this pat tern of action throughout his life. Along the way he had a great deal of critics, but they didn't seem to bother him too much when he felt he was right in what he was doing. I would say that Kerr is very much like him in his think ing." One of the big debates In which j Robert Scott was engaged ? on 1 the state and county levels cen ! tered on the location of Highway j i>4. running from Graham to j Chapel Hill. It was through hisj work and ihterests that thb road j was located as it is today< the :st ate 'accepting the location above ; the proposal which would, have sent it through Saxapahaw. Scott drew much fire for what he did. j hut he won. Today, there could be ! found no one, likbly, who would I not agree that it was a right de cision. Kerr Scott's strong interests in the muddy road and the rural church goes back to his early ehlldhood. He often has ?old. as have the other Scott children, how they all would bundle up and walk the muddy or dusty road to church on Sunday. It was a "must" in the Scott household for the .children to be in church on Sunday. All of the 11 children didn't have transportation, which made it necessary for those who didn't have a seat in the buggy to walk. Robert Scott worked for im provements in this typ^ of envir onment through all sections of the state before farm groups, and Kerr Scott has kept up the pro gram through his public career. And while Robert Scott spoke before and worked with farm groups, he also encouraged educa tion strongly. There was much in the soil, he pointed out, which would not be of help to the farm er unless it received proper trea't rhent. The farmer, also would not benefit greatly unless he used re commended management stan dards. No one ever nuestioned Robert Scott's sincerity in what he ad vocated. They could merely look at his iamily. As a farmer, he. stent all of his children to college, lie also showed, in the system he used with his sons in tending the crops, that management Was of primary necessity. Says Dr. S. Floyd Scott of Union Ridge, regarding his fa- ? titer: "W'e always thought that, the ' reason he did so much speaking for the Farmers Institute was be cause he wanted, to get away from home and all of us children, - though wo know that wasn't the reason. "But Whether he was "at home. - or away, we had our jobs to do. Ed would do the plowing. Kerr would fake care of the hay. and on down the line. I was boss, us ually. "And we worked hard. Colonel (Dr. Scott still refers to his- fa ther usually as the colonel, a prac tice the boys adopted when they still were at home) seemed to in still in those around him a desire to accomplish. You didn't want to bo mediocre when he was with you. Me would let the best come out of you and couldn't tolerate anyone not making the best o t their opportunities." Robert Scott, in his later years, became a candidate for Commis sioner of Agriculture but was de feated by tht? incumbent, Major William Graham. That defeat mad? a lasting Impression on himv As time passed, the family tells how he looked Upon Kerr as the son who most likely would ac cept a career in public service. On his death bed. Robert Scott Continued On Page 5 WITH A SANTASCLAUS WELCOMES THE YOUNGSTERS r Colorful plastic warbling bird whistle has 2 tones ? sings like a canary. Come in to our wonderful toyland for yo-ir free warbler today! WARBLER When accompanied by an adult City Auto & Home Supply 347 Battleground Ave. Telephone 896 TO A&P GIFT IDEAS DEEP FAT FRYERS . . . 29.95 STEAM IRONS ... 18.95 GRILL AND WAFFLE IRONS 13.95 POP UP TOASTERS. 17.95 Dormeyer Coffee-Well PERCOLATOR 29.95 ? 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