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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1977
Page
4
The excerpt presents a morning verse from Mark 1 35 about rising early to pray followed by Arthur Brisbane urging solitude. It emphasizes personal reflection and quiet time away from crowds as a daily practice.
The Watauga Democrat reports a $150000 cut to county secondary road construction funds amid disputes over a fund formula. Eastern Democrats challenge the cost-per-mile factor, arguing fairness across terrains, while mountains supporters cite Holfhouser era methods. The piece suggests regional political entanglements and asks if mountain counties are being penalized.
The Southern Piedmont Health Systems Agency urged an outright ban on junk food sales in eight-county area schools. NC Board of Education limits sales competing with lunch programs. principals and clubs often raise money with candy. The agency proposes healthier options like fruit and juice to foster lifelong good eating habits.
The Raleigh News and Observer weighs corporal punishment in public schools after a Bladen County case where two teachers were fined for beating a pupil. The column notes legal limits, possible abuse of discretion, and potential loss of public trust in education.
North Carolina Attorney General Rufus Edmisten writes that the state does not prioritize smuggling enforcement for cigarettes. He notes officials from the Northeast seek help, while NC focuses on unresolved crimes and insists high cigarette taxes cause no economic harm.
State Senator Ralph Scott of Alamance, a longtime Democrat, is regaining strength after a heart attack that hospitalized him for almost two months. At 73, he hints he may run again next year for the Senate seat he has held for 14 terms, saying he will run unless doctors forbid it.
The FBI quietly investigates Lincoln's 1865 assassination amid renewed questions about a Booth diary missing pages. Researchers debate authenticity, possible Booth escape, and links to Edwin Stanton and Frederick Douglass while Ford's Theater museum hands the diary to federal examiners for analysis.
A reader urges liquor store expansion to the western flank. They argue Jamestown saturation in the east and north and press Go West into Thomasville Randolph Forsyth areas to capture underserved markets, ease traffic, and boost merchandising.
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