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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1971
Page
4
Randall B. Terry serves as treasurer and Holt McPherson as editor for the High Point Enterprise, an independent newspaper.
Costikyan argues big cities should shed romance of growth and accept reality. He urges national funding for education and rehabilitation to lift the permanently poor while preserving cultural and financial hubs. He notes welfare, housing, and service costs rising as skilled workers flee to suburbs, threatening urban futures.
Memorial Day 1971 is observed as a day for honor and remembrance for fallen Americans and as a long weekend for many. It is marked by patriotic parades and antiwar demonstrations, with France hosting visitors to American cemeteries and flowers laid on graves of heroes from both world wars. The holiday began in 1868 as Decoration Day, extended after World War I to commemorate all who died in American conflicts, and is now observed in almost all states except Mississippi and South Carolina.
Sermon reflects on Jesus healing a centurion’s servant and praising faith, contrasting the gentle Peacemaker with a warlike role. It notes Jews petitioning Jesus despite Roman oppression and stresses mercy bridging religious divides. The piece closes with a biblical quote about shared destinies.
Kenneth Royall, a towering figure in law and public service, died last week in a Durham hospital. A former lawyer in Goldsboro and Raleigh, he rose to high office as the last U.S. Secretary of War and briefly Secretary of the Army, served as a brigadier general, defended German spies after World War II, and mentored notable cases in New York. His career spanned World Wars, state politics, and major courtroom battles, leaving a lasting imprint on North Carolina and national affairs.
FBI moved Barbara Hatcher 24 from the Domestic Intelligence Division after her roommate Sharon Waterman 26 worked for Senator George McGovern. Investigators linked an ex-clerk fired for peace work to the apartment and questioned Hatcher about an underground paper before she resigned with a week’s notice.
A government employee recounts mistreatment and abrupt transfer to a statistics unit before quitting for a law firm. The FBI avoided comment, and a Supreme Court rumor centers on Rep Gettys and a House Administration Committee session with Rep Thompson and Chairman Hays weighing a possible court appointment.
A Friday evening celebration honored Professor Samuel E. Burford on his retirement after 38 years in High Point schools. The event included White House gifts from Robert J. Brown and remarks from Dr. Charles F. Carroll. Burford, elected to the City Council, is praised as a builder of dreams and a community leader. The program also covered Memorial Day observances for Vietnam fallen, a hospital administration appointment for Daniel J. Wooley, and notes on traffic and transportation efforts led by W. L. Foyle of Burlington Industries.
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