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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1977
Page
4
The Goldsboro Crime Prevention Committee credits its volunteer based Crime Watch for success and questions spending a million dollars to promote such programs statewide. They argue community involvement costs little and fear reduced engagement if paid staff dominates efforts. They urge慎 NC not to rely on a large grant.
The Son of Sam saga becomes a sensational media event as figures like Scott Meredith and Jimmy Breslin jockey for tapes and fame. The Durham and Ann Arbor shootings draw local notice while North Carolina lacks rival big names, signaling regional press differences.
The Gastonia Gazette notes North Carolina's new open court law banning gag orders. It prohibits judges from restricting publication of any evidence, testimony, rulings, or other open court material and bars sealing public records. The move is hailed as a national first by the NC Press Association and legal observers.
The Northwestern Financial Corporation faces tax problems, with back taxes and interest totaling 878000 dollars dating to 1968. State officials reportedly knew of the liability for over three years but delayed action, raising questions about fairness to taxpayers and the speed of collection. Joe Blow suspects swift action against ordinary taxpayers.
A Five year old jokes about potato chips in teeth cracks during a lighthearted essay from Morganton News Herald reflecting on childhood naivete amid heavy news. The piece contrasts serious topics like heat waves floods wars and inflation with a humorous early remark about potato chips.
Rep Neal Smith of Iowa has funded a large district mail campaign touting disaster loans with committee staffers handling printing and mailing. The effort, run from Smith's office, draws questions about use of public resources for political aims and its impact on other congressional work.
Debretts traces Jimmy Carter lineage to 1361 in King's Langley Hertfordshire with Carter family roots near Chipperfield. A brass plaque honors John Carter who died in 1588 and a London wine merchant named John Carter sought a coat of arms in 1612. Carter Lane on Fleet Street remains. Two Vintner John Carter sons moved to America in 1635.
John Carter born 1801 rose to lead Quaker causes and family fortunes. He helped found New Garden Boarding School now Guilford College and built road segments between High Point and Jamestown. He moved to Kansas, returned during the Civil War, and later became a banker and miller with a museum in Plymouth, Kansas.
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