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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1977
Page
2
A compact reflection gathers I Timothy words on godliness and contentment with daily needs. It contrasts two views: for one, the world is barren and dull, for another, rich with meaning inspired by Schopenhauer.
President Carter highlights forgotten Vietnam veterans as he laments society’s scorn and unemployment barriers. The piece notes education gaps, G I bill disparities, and employer myths about mental scars, urging a shift in attitudes alongside federal aid for disabled vets.
An office observer notes a rainy day spike in parking tickets. He recalls past leniency on bad weather days and laments the switch, joking that meter maids have been inoculated against weather. The piece ends with a wry nod to the postal creed.
National Round Table Conference in Washington examines dramatic shifts in American families. Divorce rates rise, single parent families grow, and work among mothers increases. Leaders debate whether change signals decline or adaptation, with Mondale urging a proactive national family policy ahead of the 1979 White House Conference on Families.
Washington watchers note Carter appears weakened by party shifts and public resistance to government growth. Prospective rivals emerge with two clear leads: California Governor Edmund G Brown Jr on the Democratic side and John Connally on the Republican side.
The New York Times Home Beat profiles the Furniture Library in High Point North Carolina. Joan Kron reports that curators from major museums visit to study original patterns inspiring many period furniture reproductions. Sandy Bienenstock founded the library and notes designers regularly rely on its derivatives for contemporary production.
A High Point collection led by 75 year old benefactor Bienenstock holds over 4,000 book volumes including Sheraton Hepplewhite and Chippen Dale pattern books plus Diderot dictionaries. The fireproof Dr C Grayson home houses the library valued at about 1.2 million, with ties to Furniture World founder and editors, Pulaski designers, and major furniture firms.
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