A Thought on Greed and Faith
A brief aphorism reflects on fraud and greed, contrasting blindness with gullibility. It notes that greater fraud invites bolder deception as folly seeks faith wherever imposters find nerve.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1935
Page
4
A brief aphorism reflects on fraud and greed, contrasting blindness with gullibility. It notes that greater fraud invites bolder deception as folly seeks faith wherever imposters find nerve.
The North Carolina Society of the Colonial Dames erects a marker for Dr. David Caldwell a lifelong educator minister and statesman born in Pennsylvania who taught at a log cabin school and helped establish early education in the Carolina colony He declined the UNC presidency to serve his churches and school living to age 100 and earning one of UNC's first medical degrees his lasting influence shaped the state’s educational and social development.
Sheriff Joe Phipps urges legislative protection for farmers facing losses from wandering dogs that cannot be shot unless in pursuit. He notes years of county settlements on damage claims, with substantial sums paid, and calls for clearer legal rights to prevent unnecessary dog killings while addressing livestock depredations.
The passage argues that widespread roaming of dogs in rural and urban areas could justify allowing neighbors to take summary action against nuisance dogs without invoking penalties under existing dog laws. It stresses owner responsibility to prevent mischief.
Directors authorize management to proceed with plans by the late J. H. Adams to reopen the Washington street hosiery plant. The move promises new jobs and signals confidence in hosiery markets.
Andrew Mellon, an octogenarian with wealth near a quarter of a billion dollars, notes that keeping wealth is harder than gathering it. He cites Mayer A. Rothschild on wealth dynamics and observes the era’s hunger and poverty that threaten both wealth and well being, showing vast peaks with deep valleys in finance.
The Tar Heel Wash-off urges education and cooperative action to combat erosion. It compares soil loss to a cancer and stresses the need for a coordinated national plan and public support to restore farming viability and resource development. The piece notes local demonstration potential and hints at political returns in the 1936 landscape.
A Hearst New York American editorial accuses leading educators and college presidents of Bolshevism. It names John Dewey and others as council members for Soviet affiliated advisory groups and alleges links to Ford Mellon Du Ponts RCA General Electric and Bankers Trust among others.
Washington dispatch notes the New Deal relief bill struggles to fit professionals into work relief as construction dominates funds. It cites housing, mortgage revamps, subsistence homesteads, and industry shifts while warning of broader economic and political strains.
Poet Victor P Hammer argues that hidden gifts fade without guidance and light. He urges cultivating talent through daily deeds, lighting the path to merit, and letting divine judgment weigh the value of a life’s work as a bloom in time.
New York Day by Day columns mix social chatter and cultural asides. The piece notes Irvin Berlin, Walt Disney, George Ade, McCutcheon, Dunne, and Vanderlip, plus Bryant Park pigeons and a wistful riff on journalism’s changes and the “White Chapel” clique.
A two year old periodical, American Spectator, fails as a cooperative venture despite growing circulation and prestige. Editors publish a swan song claiming fatigue and independence from profit motives while noted figures Dreiser Cabell Nathan ONeill and Anderson contributed freely.
New York banks curb German commitments and seek revival after renewed motor code. They fear Hitler's saber rattling less than a year ago as they shift exposure and await London banks’ heavier German stakes.
The wealthiest working reporter, Lucius Beebe, inherits a Boston fortune yet works in an editorial room. He dons a white tie at sundown, joins many clubs, and has wrestled with printers. True acceptance comes when a printer wrestles back.
An aging hound wanders in as if drowsy, hops onto a chair, yawns and yelps once before trotting away. The moment feels like a blunt message to his human, a subtle critique wrapped in canine nonchalance.
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