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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1972
Page
2
Forrest Dates recounts attempting to make cheese from a Christmas kit. He details steps from milk to aging with blunt humor about missteps and the project’s cost, noting the effort keeps his wife up late and yields a one pound cheese valued at 27.36 dollars in his view.
A committee proposed a state level program to aid areas lacking health care services in North Carolina. Governor Scott said the report, presented by Dr. Charles W. Styron, calls for leadership to mobilize public and private resources to serve health scarcity areas. Scott urged considering a department led program to help communities find doctors and plan services, and he commended the report to Governor elect Jim Holshouser.
In May 1972 Police Chief Laurie Pritchett announced criminal warrants against five High Point officers and their dismissal for involvement in a theft ring within the department. The year’s top local story details shocked the city as more officers faced charges and civil service appeals followed.
The Davidson County and Thomasville zoning clashes dominate 1972 headlines. High Point fights extraterritorial zoning with the county over one mile beyond city limits and a court case prompts a consent agreement. In Thomasville an Oklahoma firm seeks apartments on Mason Way, with permits issued then revoked as petitions continue and the suit heads to the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
North Carolina native Yvonne Vaughn, High Point College graduate, now Donna Fargo, rose from a weekend singer in California clubs to a top country star with million selling records. She spoke after a Greensboro Coliseum show about her North Carolina roots, her college honors, and choosing singing over teaching to pursue fame.
A personal column humorously chronicles failed resolutions from weight loss to politics to fear of flying. The author recounts attempts to diet with fish dinners and avoid EElections, while confessing a preference for cooking and staying grounded. The piece ends with resolve to stay practical and keep feet on the ground.
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