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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1977
Page
4
A devotional note cites II Corinthians 9 10 11 on seed time and harvest and generosity. It contrasts living generosity with deathbed pride citing Horace Mann on benevolence versus fear. The item presents quotes rather than reporting news or events.
The Durham Sun reports Governor Hunt at a Raleigh seminar warned crime costs the state money and stressed preventing crime. He notes it costs 5000 yearly to incarcerate a prisoner and 7000 to keep a youth in a juvenile center, suggesting education may be cheaper than punishment and urging tax priorities shift toward deterrence.
The Supreme Court ruled workers have no right to a religious day off, prompting critique that the decision harms religious minorities. The piece cites past cases on blue laws and calls for a neutral rest day to avoid favoring any faith.
North Carolina lawmakers moved the party primary back to May in 1978 after trying an August date. Voters and candidates cited heat and vacations as factors in low turnout during the summer of 1976. The change also aligns presidential and state primaries to save taxpayers money.
Governor Jim Hunt campaigns on cutting state jobs and trimming payroll saying he will reduce bureaucracy. Critics call his effort tokenism, noting real cuts depend on the General Assembly which holds the power and has yet to muster courage. Senator LC Crawford of Buncombe County says lawmakers lack leaders willing to act.
The colorful front page train at City Lake Park recalls a Rotary Club effort in 1952. Each member pledged 500 liability to cover a bank loan for the ride, with fares eventually liquidating the debt. The city later received the project in fee simple, turning it into a lasting local attraction. The High Point Thomasville and Denton Railroad contributed track work and materials.
The piece recalls a miniature passenger train funded by Rotarians in Shelby and later replaced in High Point. A 500 gift paid off old debts after decades of public joy, as Charles Dover settled the last note. The city then bought a larger model to extend pleasure and revenue.
Senate Judiciary Chairman Jim Eastland endorses Kenneth Dupuy for a top energy post amid an earlier bribery and sexual impropriety investigation. Officials say White House support signals potential appointment, though investigators dispute Dupuy’s alignment with agency leaders.
A column notes Peking lifting its ban on Shakespeare and predicts a Chinese Hamlet. The piece mocks a senator who declares respect for women through marriage while pondering cultural shifts and a line that riffs on imperialism and capitalism.
A reader recounts an incident at a High Point bank where male staff laughed at her husband in work clothes. The letter lauds working men who carry lunch boxes and keep businesses open and paying for life in the city.
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