Thought on trouble and sparks in life
A brief meditation cites Job 5:7 to reflect on human hardship and the inevitability of trouble as sparks rise. The note frames life as a series of trials tied to mortal existence, inviting contemplation.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1927
Page
4
A brief meditation cites Job 5:7 to reflect on human hardship and the inevitability of trouble as sparks rise. The note frames life as a series of trials tied to mortal existence, inviting contemplation.
The poem presents a melancholy heron by a winter pool as a moral teacher. It suggests patience comes from nature and divine law, opposing overreaching schools and professors. A simple lesson in virtue is found in brooks and rivers where nature remains wise.
North Carolina planters meeting in Danbury urged coordinated action to raise returns. The state crop service cites overproduction and high output as causes of low bright leaf prices with weak foreign competition and storage limits. Leaders pressed for fully organized cooperative marketing to improve bargaining power and profits.
Representatives from five women in industry groups in North Carolina plan to revive the call for an official survey. They will meet in Durham tomorrow to press for a state conducted study after a council briefed by federal agencies offered to perform it upon request. The governor preferred a local effort and had not voiced a formal request. The dispute over who directs the survey continued to unsettle the administration.
The passage notes a disputed survey process led by a superintendent and prime movers. It suggests confusion over whether a proper survey was done and hints the governor should have let federal surveyors handle it. It asserts that women are pressing for the survey and will secure it.
Public notices from various colleges portray campus life as dominated by football practice. Other activities likely occur, but readers may infer the gridiron coach is the central figure, shaping the college image around the team.
The piece contrasts ancient debates on humanity’s age with rapid modern progress. It notes archaeologists pushing 7 000 year city origins, mentions 500 000 to 3 000 000 year ancestry theories, and celebrates today’s instant global communication from a 38 hour flight to a sea rescue, underscoring dizzying advances.
The piece argues that most Who's Who lists favor men from small families and notes a trend of rising social mobility. It cites Abraham Lincoln and Ford era contrasts, suggesting American greatness shifts from old line to new wealth and talent born outside established elites.
A 25 year old married woman, employed by a large contracting firm, killed herself with a high calibre rifle in a crisis driven act. Police and the coroner ruled mental derangement as the cause and urged that irrationals be detained in institutions to prevent such tragedies. Relatives often resist lunacy commissions, but public safety may require intervention to avert self harm.
A 1926 report notes a decline in marriages within the state while praising Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts as wholesome outdoor activities. It warns theatrical depictions of disintegrating family life and muses on the enduring nature of family and domestic bonds through history. It contrasts changing cultural trends with enduring hobbies like knitting.
In a Los Angeles AFL meeting President William Green rejects any dictation from Moscow and communism. He declares labor will not accept class hatred or the siren call of Marxist philosophy, affirming equal rights and loyalty to American ideals.
Mayor Davis will not attend the Lindbergh Celebration at Tri City airport or Greensboro tomorrow due to the death of councilman Charles F. Blake. T. J. Gold, attorney, will speak on behalf of High Point to represent the city and officially stand in for Davis.
Dr Mary Harris Armor, national director of evangelism for the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, tells the North Carolina state convention that the W C T U will defeat any wet candidate including Al Smith. She argues women hold the balance of power, vow not to vote for a wet man, and will push for a dry country, likening opponents to Benedict Arnolds and Judas Iscariots while condemning Prohibition as a success yet imperfect.
A large majority of about 3 000 public school teachers in the south Piedmont district of the North Carolina Educational Association are to meet in Gastonia on Friday and Saturday October 21 and 22 for business and instruction. Noted speakers include Dr A T Allen Raleigh and Dr Frazer Hoo Davidson college with Wingate Andrews leading the state association. Music teachers join Saturday with Miss Laura Mapin Salisbury C B Kutschinsk Winston Salem and Edwin Steckel Gastonia scheduled to speak.
In Wake Forest on October 14 Ralph James quarterback and Monk Ober captain were elected to the Wak Forest Athletic Council by the student body. Both men come from Asheville. Faculty members on the council include Hubert Jones J C Ca Toll and J E MacMillan with MacMillan serving as alumni secretary.
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