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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1974
Page
2
A concise devotional note presents a Bible verse urging action through asking seeking and knocking. The passage asserts that those who ask receive those who seek find and to those who knock the door will be opened. The tone is reflective and faith affirming.
Members predict no major tax revision in the 1974 rump session with the business inventory tax and food sales tax shift stalled in committees. ECU medical school gains are noted as a key achievement while the big appropriations bill faces slim odds. Many legislators, fatigued by the lengthy session, fear the right to work repeal and no fault insurance battles may die in committee as re election pressures push rapid adjournment.
Fire watchers warn that growing home gasoline stockpiles create explosion risk. Siphoning from auto tanks to two gallon cans raises danger with static ignition and near water heaters. Officials lack power to ban storage, urging common sense over storing fuel to tide rough times.
The piece argues the energy crisis and other issues push states to act under the new federalism. It cites Oregon’s gasoline rationing plan, Supreme Court rulings Baker v Carr and Reynolds v Sims, and ACIR’s 1973 report praising local-government responsiveness. It notes Nixon’s push for empowering states and notes Agnew’s unique prior state role among presidential nominees since 1956.
A Randolph County resident urges rationing to fix gas shortages after bitter experiences at stations. He recounts lines, empty tanks, and rising prices, arguing rationing could restore predictable access, while questioning big oil profits and tax strategies shaping fuel policy.
Enterprise Editor Emeritus denounces The Exorcist for its sensationalism and occult themes, calling it a harmful, exploitive film while praising community acts of generosity. The piece cites reactions from Johnny Carson and The New Yorker, and notes significant local donations supporting healthcare and the YMCA as positive counterpoints to Hollywood shock value.
Bill O Connor of Kernersville argues the oil ecology clash reflects public influence on policy. He acknowledges ecologists and warns of rapid energy development versus environmental safeguards while noting resumed offshore drilling and tapping naval reserves.
Thomas Swanson and Astor Dowdy of Towers respond to a previous rebuttal by Al Houston and Pearl Williamson. They accuse an Executive Committee led by Williamson and Houston of minority dominance, harassment, and undemocratic leadership, claiming the silent majority was misrepresented and denied a vote on Towers Neighbors Organization leadership.
A reader from Albert son Road Baptist Church defends Rev. William Bishop against Mr Roy E. Danaher's Feb 26 letter. The writer says clergy are called men of God, deserve respect, and should not be blamed for policy. They urge ministers and congregations to stand up for morality and trust in God's guidance.
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