Ripon's 50th a Time to Reflect -Cagle

"One of the town's most important citizens was James Davis , who 'established the art of printing in North Carolina,' creating the first newspaper, book and magazine. As the printer for the state, he was no doubt the leading private government contractor, the Boeing or Northrop Grumman of his day. He was also a sheriff, legislator, judge, postmaster and producer of currency. As with his contemporary in Philadelphia, Ben Franklin, I have to wonder how many of these positions of authority were outgrowths of his profession.