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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1969
Page
3
A fragmentary quotation asserts that God frustrates the devices of the crafty so their hands fail. It then includes an aphorism contrasting problem difficulty with enduring recurrence attributed to John Foster Dulles.
City and county leaders nationwide back a one-cent local sales tax on a countywide basis to accompany the three cents in general sales tax but voters face a rough November election. High food and fuel costs, milk prices at record highs, and new state taxes diminish appeal for any extra levy. Authorities urge seeking alternative revenue rather than adding another tax at this time.
Rats are once more running wild in Short Place biting people and gnawing at homes. Ray Hubbard reports the city must commit to a thorough, sustained campaign, with the railroad cut highlighted as a breeding and hiding site to curb the infestation and protect public health.
The piece marks Mohandas Gandhi birthday centennial amid Hindu Muslim rioting in Gujarat and global doubts on nonviolence. It recalls Gandhi's life from Porbandar birth to South Africa and India, his civil disobedience, and praise from Einstein and Martin Luther King Jr. The text argues that truth and nonviolence remain potent despite crisis.
Washington lawmakers face pressure from millionaires oil barons and corporate leaders as tax reform fast tracks through the House. Senator Russell Long leads push for reforms aimed at middle income taxpayers while preserving favored loopholes for the rich. Teed up are a millionaire amendment, higher personal exemptions, and campaign financing by tax revenue, with politicians weighing loyalty to donors against public equity.
Holt McPherson and Gateman Sowell led low bids for the Wallburg rural water extension while the project’s total nears a million dollars. Kingsport’s Pierce Ditching and Albemarle’s Ray Lowder posted top bids as the program targets 900 days delivery and expansion into Willow Creek under President Hoots.
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