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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1936
Page
14
The Roanoke Rapids High School graduating class has grown from 22 to 36 to 77 members, marking the largest class on record. The piece urges loyalty to school town and work, celebrating education and community spirit and hoping graduates endure life’s trials to achieve lasting success.
Primary returns show NC retaining the sales tax despite Halifax County protests. Hoey is favored by the State, marking approval of the Ehringhaus administration and its tax. Incumbent supporters gain as opponents are defeated to back a regular administration and four years of uniform state government.
The Republican National Convention ousted South Carolina’s regular delegation and reinstated “Tieless Joe” Tolbert, a move seen as paving the way for Negro supremacy within the party in the South and strengthening Democratic solidity in the region.
The Herald reveals the purchase of a new type setting machine in this issue, signaling modernization of printing operations and improved production capacity for the newspaper.
The latest model costs over 5000 and doubles the output of the old machine. It offers easier reading type and clearer heads for ads. The unit improves efficiency in setting ads and job printing and can handle all ruled and tabulated settings. Citizens are invited to watch the machine operate in the first part of any week.
The Winston-Salem Journal notes Dr. McDonald faced rumors during the campaign but won decisive support from Forsyth and Wake counties. Forsyth tallied 11,218 votes and Wake 11,171 as his home region and major base. He has long taught and served in the General Assembly in these areas.
The candidate won more votes than both opponents and calls for finality from three counties. If a second primary occurs, the campaign should focus on issues, allowing Democrats to choose between competing philosophies of government and taxation led by different leaders.
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