Absentee Ballot Troubles Highlight Primary Complaints
In nearly score of NC primaries complaints claim absentee ballots fuel fraud and irregularities. Examples cite Richmond County 447 ballots with 114 discarded, Davidson doctors certifying 750 sick voters, and Durham about 600 absentees in a runoff with no charges of illegality. Governor Hoey in 1936 drew ~266,364 votes with an estimated 80,000 via absentee ballots.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Henry Averile Raleigh
Richmond County Board of Elections
Davidson
Durham
Hoey
Observations on Yadkin River for Week Ending July 15
Weekly weather report by Murray and Flood Inc for High Point Clemmons near Styers Ferry on the Yadkin river. Mean temperature 78.8 F, high 94 F on the 13th, low 63 F on the 12th. Humidity 80.1 percent mean, high 98 percent on the 14th, low 65 percent on the 13th. Precipitation 0.65 inches. River stages ranged 1.80 to 2.56 feet with a high on the 11th.
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Murray and Flood, Inc
High Point
Clemmons
Styers Ferry
Yadkin River
Employment Status Of Forest Warden On Cooperative Project Is Studied
Raleigh July 16. Commissioner T A Wilson heard evidence in Burgaw on a compensation claim to determine whether a district forest warden, killed inspecting a bridge for a fire prevention program, was employed by the state Department of Conservation and Development or the cooperating private firm Virginia Pulpwood and Paper Company. The case may rise to the North Carolina Supreme Court after appeals.
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Raleigh
T. A. Wilson
State Industrial Commission
Burgaw
Department of Conservation and Development
J. I Chadwick
Pender County
Virginia Pulpwood and Paper Company
T. Wade Bruton
Cradwick
North Carolina
Supreme Court of
Wilson
Superior Court
North Carolina Supreme Court
JAP Reserves May Be Used For Raw Material Imports
Tokyo July 16 A resolution by the central price policy commission urged the Japanese government to use gold and special reserves to purchase raw materials. Observers viewed it as a sign of financial distress since China’s conflict began last year.
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Tokyo
Central Price Policy Commission
China
Seihin Ikeda
Bank of Japan
Coast Life-Saving Network Includes 290 Stations
Around Britain the life-saving system comprises about 290 stations with 4900 volunteers and brigades besides the regular life boat service, forming a broad rescue network along the coast.
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Britain
Poona! By GEORGE 8. CRAVEN on fire rates and voter copies
Craven speaks on Archdale Trinity Sanitary District fire insurance cost reduction with volunteer firemen possible, disputes fear of home seizures, and explains voter registration copying rules. He relays NC Inspection and Rating Bureau guidance and notes district population and tank plans.
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Archdale-Trinity Sanitary District
High Point
Tl Am
Office
The
North Carolina Inspection and Rating Bureau
Trinity Man Calls Out Local Lawyer Over Bond Costs
An opposition speaker at Trinity July 8 alleged a Trinity lawyer performs for Denton town for 300 dollars what the district pays its attorney 2000 to do. The lawyer insisted he is not town attorney, only preparing bond proceedings, so this adds expense. Phillips and Bower of Lexington serve as Denton town attorneys.
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Trinity
Denton
Phillips & Bower
Lexington
Engineers work on sewage disposal plan to replace septic tanks
Engineers on the project consider plans to pump sewage to Deep River for a single treatment plant, potentially eliminating septic and Imhoff tanks. No final statement yet as plans and specs are not complete. The Trinity School hosts a large septic tank exceeding district needs.
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Imhoff
Trinity
Indebtedness concerns in Randolph County bonds
A speaker recalls two past bond issues in Randolph County totaling over $1.1 million funded by an unlimited property tax. The speaker notes many residents knew little of those issues, which carried higher rates than new bonds proposed for the district, highlighting ongoing public worry about debt.
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Randolph County
Property Valuation Dispute in Archdale Project Fight
A local dispute over a proposed project features critics arguing the plan could ruin the country and misstate property values. Percy White’s Archdale property is listed at 2900, while Randolph County tax data shows a valuation of 10580, cited as another example of opponents grasping at straws in this heated debate.
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Pro
Percy White
Archdale
Randolph County
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