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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1970
Page
4
A compact reflection pairing Colossians 3 1 with Theodore Roosevelt urging balance between heavenly aims and earthly actions. Seek what is above with Christ while staying grounded and practical in generosity and ideals.
A Commerce SEC joint report notes continued high business investment despite tight money. With rates at their peak, $78 billion in capital investment is forecast next year, suggesting inflationary expectations persist and housing and local governments face limited relief from bond rates. A tax on capital investment could dampen spending.
Metropolitan Life statisticians report the national death rate at 9.5 per 1000 in 1969 with infant mortality easing but still high at 22 per 1000 live births. Motor vehicle deaths rise about 3 percent while heart disease remains the leading killer and cirrhosis climbs about 4 percent due to alcohol.
Editorial discusses the 1966 Fair Packaging and Labeling Law, critics say it lacks enforcement and funding. A Senate hearing on its effectiveness highlights that voluntary industry reforms remain common. Amid rising consumer agencies and new protections, experts warn a broader consumer gap risks undercutting progress.
Nixon rails at federal paperwork and inertia in his bid to reform Washington. He cites over 30 steps and 100 forms for a $1,000 grant, likening the system to a whale and an amoeba as he vows renewed vigor from officials.
The piece satirizes U S bureaucracy noting 81399 government entities nationwide as of the 1967 Census. It traces from nine agencies and 1000 workers to about 2000 agencies and extensive bureau structures, citing Pine Ridge and Oglala Sioux services of 8040 per household and 1800+ officials, per full time and part time counts.
A commentator observes growing older children and more guitars than tricycles on the block. The season’s end is marked by a girl telling her talking doll to be quiet.
Gerald W. Johnson recalls Miss Sallie McCracken of the Thomasville Orphanage, who mentored him and lent a student money that funded higher education. A WWI soldier repaid the debt with War Risk Insurance, used to buy a silver communion service, and later Adlai Stevenson shared the same name and sacrifice. The piece honors character, memory, and the enduring debt to civil virtue.
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