Vinson Proposes Reserve to Pay Halifax County Bonds
The Halifax County Auditor and ABC Board disbursing agent, C. S. Vinson, recommends leaving nine months of ABC profits in the county’s special accounts to grow into a reserve. With about 42 thousand dollars in profits, his plan aims to pay bonds due in 1940 and cut future tax rates, rather than fund the general treasury. The County Board approved this approach, backing Vinson’s plan to use cash and liquor proceeds to retire debt.
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C. S. Vinson
ABC
Halifax County
Vinson
County Board of Commissioners
ABC Board
Mr. Vinson
Roanoke News Editor Targeted Over Editorial Race
Roanoke News editor Spear points to alleged taint in editorials and calls for balance in coverage of Halifax County race. He cites the Roanoke Rapids Herald Resettlement Farm coverage and a signed statement attacking the Roanoke Rapids Sanitary Board. The letter references county officials and local editorials from Weldon.
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Roanoke News
Weldon
The
Herald
Shelby
Halifax County
Roanoke Rapids
County Board of Commissions
O. W. Pierce Jr
Halifax County Graft Claims Spark Political Row
A Halifax County veteran accuses local officials of graft and politics tainting Roanoke Rapids and urges accountability. He recounts a long Democratic Party record and calls for action to purge officials abusing positions. He urges more newspaper coverage of public concerns.
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Tively
Halifax County
Roanoke Rapids
Weldon
Roosevelt
Chicago
Democratic Party
United States
U. S
Robert R. Reynolds
Young Democratic Club
Young Democratic Clubs
2Nd
North Carolina
Apologia Weldonia Addresses Roanoke News Sale Claim
A letter from Garland E. Midgette of Roanoke Rapids is clarified regarding his visit to The Roanoke News office. The writer states the inquiry was for non political reasons, acting as a lawyer for a client, not as a political actor. The note appears in the Weldon North Carolina dated May 16, 1936.
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Weldon
North Carolina
B. F. Turner
Roanoke News
Roanoke Rapids
Garland E. Midgette
Allsbrook and Benon
Midgette
The
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Roanoke Rapids Herald
North Carolina Press Association
Carroll Wilson
Editorial
Apologia
Weldonia
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