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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1971
Page
4
The item names Randall B. Terry as treasurer and Holt McPherson as editor in the Sunday issue dated May 16 1971. The notice records roles and the publication date for the organizational board.
High Point shows civic pride through the Museum Complex and Haley House restoration as potential National Register sites. Dr. H G Jones of the State Archives and History lauds local facilities for adults and youth. William O White Jr adds statewide support as administrative assistant to Jones.
The piece notes John D. Rockefeller 3rd retires after 40 years as a Rockefeller Foundation trustee. It recalls grants totaling 48 per in his final meeting, a fortune once valued above a billion, and the foundation’s role in catalytic philanthropy including green revolution and population work.
The sermon reflects on Jesus in Nazareth and the failure of His own people to accept Him. It argues that unbelief blocks divine power and that humanity’s stubborn will opposes God's will, delaying peace and the Kingdom. The piece ends urging submission to God as the potter and believers as clay.
Washington reports that China is quietly expanding its influence across Africa through diplomats and advisers. Joe Spear, on assignment in Africa and the Middle East, notes Beijing already wields strong sway in Tanzania and Guinea, with Guinea shaping Sierra Leone and rapid diplomatic outreach across the continent.
The article details China expanding diplomatic ties with African nations including Nigeria and Cameroon and funding projects in Kenya and Somalia. It also notes Chinese guerrilla training and arms aid to several states amid debate over oppressive reach. A separate piece warns on a New York data bank collecting psychiatric patient data across seven states raising privacy concerns.
The proposed one cent sales tax for home use fuels dispute between Greensboro and Guilford County including High Point Gibsonville Jamestown and Guilford College over how to divide an unlikely $6 million. A per capita split would favor people over property and would deliver Greensboro about $1 742 136 while ad valorem would net Greensboro an extra 276 967. officials warn a broad county coalition is needed to pass the tax and avoid higher rates to fund schools jail and other needs.
Gore Vidal lauds Ralph Nader as a future president, while High Point College trustees back bold plans and new faculty hires amid financial strain. Chicago municipal costs face scrutiny as efficiency questions arise in a Wall Street Journal analysis. Tragic death of Nancy Carolina Hayes at Salem College and obituary of Robert L. Waynick note local losses.
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