WOOD DEPARTMENT
WOOD
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News of Wood and but
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Edited by
Wood Citizens
COLD WEATUU PI TS 50 1)A Ml* KB
0?f SUNDAY SCHOOL
174 Present Lut Sunday ? Meets At
10 O'clock Next SaMay ? Kip?et
Bad Weather Not To Lwim Attend
ance ? Stone Steps to Cfcnrek Give*
By Mr. Waters.
Weill and were you one ot the 174
people who enjoyed one solid hour ot
getting together, talking over the
week's work, possibly saying nice
things to a friend, and reciting the
lesson Sunday morning In Sunday
school? It you were we know you
will be there with a new member or
some friend who was absent last Sun
day, when the bell ceases to ring for
Sunday BChool Sunday morning at 10
o'clock. Just think ot It ? a real cold
day ? early In the morning ? the first
this Autumn and our numbber was
174! Can you give an account of the
reason? Was It Just to aee the new
stone steps presented by Mr. Waters,
or was It the zeal and interest In the
work, or waa it the thought ot some
Important Issue to discuss with a
friend whom you did not know where
to find except at Sunday school or
was it the music you wanted to hear
or was it that you know the church
would be comfortable and a welcome
awaited you, Well, If any one or all
of these brought you we are glad for
it makes our hearts glad to see each
< f you every Sunday morning with a
.!e on your face, a cheery word for
? v one and an eagerness in your
f. i make some one's life more hap
p; '? you could only look into the
hidi:. -. ? ecesses of each of our hearts
and iivcs you would find anxieties,
disappointments, cares and burdens
which are kept from the world ? and
you would be only eager and desirous
of speaking a kind word, smiling and
giving a warm, hearty handshake
vhich will not only lift the thoughts
and heart of that person but would
make you enter upon the day'B work
with a heart made lighter, perhaps un
recognizable to you, by having taken
those few minutes to welcome or greet
each other. This Is the place? our
Sunday school ? where it is our aim to
shake off our cares and be with one
another for one hour to worship, make
our lives happier and study God's
word. We have so far been doing it
? and can't you with all sincerity say
that you have received a blessing each
and every Sunday you have been In
our Sunday school? If you can't say
so. we regret It, and we want you to
give us a chance to do It. There is
a way to do It, so let us know that we
have failed and we assure you we will
give you our beat to make it worth
while to be one of us every Sunday.
Some one has asked what effect did
the cold day have upon our Sunday
school. The above has been answer
ed. but this we want to say to our
r. embers, that we, as yet, have had no
real rainy Sunday. At the present
v i'Ung H-4? raining ainHt how looks
as it we going to l.avo a siege o' bad
ivi a?.ber hen<;e next Sunday may bs a
rniny, dreary one and the streets and
Tibds muddy so lets begin to equip
ourselves now for that ? get our over
si! oes, raincoats, umbrellas, overcoats
cmtnlns to our buggies and automo
biles ready so we will have no excuse
for staying away. We assure you that
the church will be heated and com
fortable and when you get there you
will be glad that you came. Didn't
you think the church was comfortable
last Sunday? We do, and if It waa not
it was not our fault. Altho one of
tbe stoves would not draw and the
wind blew the smoke out In the room
so that the fire had to be extinguish
ed, yet the room was comfortable even
In the most remote corner. It U go
ing to be Juat that way every Sunday
morning or the reaaon why will be
made very clear to every one.
We wish to thank Mr. Alex Weater
for the nice load of dry nine wood
which he contributed last week. Thla
only goes to show that our members
are willing and glad to do their part.
There Is plenty off the twy best of
fuel to be had any where right on oar
own farms and We can easily give
one day'a time toward helping make
Sunday morning the most enjoyable
one ot the seven tor our bright child
ren and grand elderly people and par
ents. Just think in what way each
of us can help. We, eaoh, hay* a part
to do. All may not be In a position
to do the greatest bat there la some
one thing we can do to help that we
can do better than the other tallow.
So lets aee what that one thtng la and
lets do It. There la not one reaaon
why we can't do It. God has glten
every one of us a talent for something
? perhaps He gave more to one than
another yet we want to multiply what
was given us. You know'** can do
It. Why, Just look at tfte growth? of
our Sunday school In little orer two
months ? two and three quarters! It
has over doubled In attendance and
almost quadrupled Over the attend
ance one year ago laft Sunday. If
you don't think we nan do a thing
when we pull together Juat ponder
over our Sunday school results. Does
it m?an anything to you? Didq't you
help do It? Sure you Aid, there ha*
been some good, hard, earnest work
done and It has not been done by any
one person, or two, but by every one
Tou have your share of glory and we
fare ours ? bat tiow lets all poll to
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gather thru the cold weathor. uae oar
tact, means, brains and energy to
,make this fall and winter evon better
than the attendance during the lum
inwr mouths when the weather was
more favorable. Prepare now to be
present every Sunday morning. Make
all plans now ! Do not let a single
one of us be like the Fire Foolish Vlr
rlns ? but let us hare our lamps filled^
with oli, our overcoats. oTershoes,
kuraBols, horses, buggies, automobiles,
lour week's duties such ae wood for
1 Sunday cut, preparation for meals on
Sunday prepared on Saturday, so that
when the last bell begins to ring every
Sunday morning we will be in our
seats and ready for one hour of Sun
day school worship and get-to-gether
? the very be?t hour of any spent dur
lng any week ? Sunday school.
Only One Visitor Sunday
There was only one visitor last Sun
day and yet the attendance was 174!
Doesn't that ring good In your ears,
touch a pleasing fibre In your heart .
one hundred and seventy-three of our
own Sunday school members present?
Well, if your physical, spiritual and
mental powers are functioning true
to nature there is but one answer ?
Yes! We are always glad to welcome
visitors. It makes us feel that we
are doing something worth while ?
that we can gain some good from them
?learn what they are doing at home
thereby gain a broader conception of
our duty. And remember that if you
have any one who vifllts you unex
pectedly or contemplates visiting you
Sunday be sur? to let them know that
a most cordial welcome awaits them
at our Sunday school and that if they
lnoist on keeping you at home to en
tertain them they will make both of
you miss the very best and happiest
hour of the week. Lets make this
our foremost thought and slogan
The best hour spent Is In our Sun
day school Sunday morning.
Begins at 10 O'clock Next Sunday
Sunday. Oct. 28, next Sunday, the
last bell will ring at 10 o'clock for
Sunday school on account of preach
ing services at 11 o'clock by Rev. H.
T. Wright, of Wake Forest College.
Don't forget that at ten o'clock Instead
of ten-thirty we begin next Sunday.
Visiting Cards
We wish to call your attention to
the fact that If you intend to visit an
other Sunday school that you get a
Visiting Blank Card before you leave
so you can have the Superintendent
and teacher of the school you visited
fill It out, thereby giving you credit
here In our school. Also tell your
visitors that we will give thein the
cards and fill them out If they so de
sire.
Mt. til lead To Visit Us
Mr. Arthur Strickland, Superinten
dent of Mt. Qllead Sunday school as
sures us of a visit soon by several of
hla members and that he will bring
-with him his choir who will delight us
with several selectons. All of us" re
member and appreciate the valuable
service Mr. Strickland renderod us
during our series of meetings this
summer, and also that he Is the son
of the esteemed man after whom our
grand class of Calvin was named. So
,ln due honor and respect to the name
?sake of our class, mon of Calvin, pre
pare each week to be present on the
.following Sunday for Mr. Strickland
'has set no date ? but has given hla
promise which is the equal of law. A
hint to you venerable men is suffic
ient.
Miss Fry* and Mr. Thompson Fleeted
Teachers
In called conference of church after
Sunday school Miss Flora Frye was
unanimously elected teacher of the
Senior Class No. 8 and Mr. R'. O.
Thompson was likewise unanimously
elected teacher of the Junior Baracas,
Class No. 4. These new Instructors
and leaders we welcome as associates
and appreciate each and every effort
they have and will put forth In mak
ing their classes and our Sunday
school the best to be found anywhere.
Now pupils lay all your plans to make
your class what your teacher hopes ?
the equal or better of any In the coun
try. " You can do It, by pulling to
gether.
t Classes Have Perfect Attendance
Last Sunday there were S classes
with perfect attendance, as follows:
Classes Nos. 4, 8 and 9. Excellent!
Look and see whose classes they are.
How about nine classes having a per
Ifect attendance next Sunday T
^Average contribution ? total $14. SO.
Calvin class 21 cents.
Just (lance below at the average
contribution for Sunday by the differ
ent classes and you will so* what oar
people are firing on the average to
our work. The Calrln class, the men,
averaged 2ic. Junior Baracas 15c,
[Class No. 8 15c, Junior Phtlathens 11c,
I Rebeccas Tc, Class No. 8 Sc. Nos. 6 and
1 6 2c e&eh, and No. T lc. This Is grand
and In order to realise what all this
means frftu most understand whet ages
the claases are composed of. No. 7, the
beginners, one oert each. Vine. The
collection fall below Sunday before
last, but we are steadily on the In
crease.
Class No. 9, best average Bibles.
Claas No. I needed only 3 more Blblea
brought to be perfect In this regard.
RDw do you people do ftt Show and
tell us how.
The Rebeccas came n?*t with over
half of their members bringing Bl
blea ? 9 out of 15 brought them. The
other classes are somewhere behind
but there Is room tor Improvement .
Remember our requirements for a
Standard Sunday school Is breed upon
our Bfbles brought as one of the
points.
Report for Sunday, Oct. SI:
Claas No. 1 ? Miss Pearl Gup ton,
teacher, present. No. scholars present
30. absent 19, collection $6.41, Bibles
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Class No. .2 ? Mrs. Alex Wester,
teacher, present. No. scholarn pres
ent IS, absent 11< collection $1.21, Bi
bles 9.
? Class No. 8 ? Miss Daisy Ball, teach
er, present, No. scholars present If.
absent 1, new scholars S, collection
$1<9T. bibles 1.
Class No. 4 ? H. M. Beam, teacher,
present. No. scholars present 11. ?!*
Itors 1, collection *2.02, Bible* I.
Class No. 6 ? Mrs. W. D. Fuller,
teacher, present. No. ccholara present
31, absent 3, new scholars 2, collection
78c, Bibles 6.
Class No. 6 ? Mrs. Morris Griffin,
teacher, present, No. scholars pres
ent 24, new scholars 1. collection 46c,
Bibles 2 .
Class No. 7 ? Miss Annie Onpton,
tencher, present, No. scholars present
8, absent S, collection 6c, Bibles 1.
Class No. 8 ? Miss !"? ye, teojher.
present No. scholars present 15, col
lection 64c, Bibles 12.
Class No. 9 ? taught by Miss Wood
burn, No. scholars present 7, collec
tion SI. OS, Bibles 3.
Total No. teachers and officers pres
ent 14, total No. scholars present 168,
visitors 1. total present 174, total col
lection $14.60, Bibles 47.
Condensed report for one year ago:
Teachers and officers present 4, schol
ars present 50, collection 69c.
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MB. FIRJilE LEONARD SEVERELY
I If JUKE I) IN ACCIDENT
Sustain* Fractured Thigh and Injury
To Shonller? Wednesday Condition
Favorable.
Mr. Fernie Leonard, Centoryllle,
last Wednesday about 3 o'clock was
thrown from a bale of cotton In hii
wagon at Griffin Bros, gin when his
team of mules became frightened at
exhaust of steam and ran away. In
falling Mr. Leonard received a com
minuted spiral fracture of the left fa
mur in the upper third near the hip
Joint and a rupture of the capsule or
portion of the head of the left hum
erus. For some time after the acci
dent his condition remained serious
on account of shock and cardiac con
ditions, tho medical aid was obtained
within an hour. He was removed
home Immediately and only after sev
eral hours until his condition improv
ed was an attempt to set the limb
made. He rested as well Wednesday
night as could be expected and was
removed to a hospital in Rocky Mount
the following day where he Is at pres
ent. Reports from the) physlcans In
charge are favorable and his early re
turn home and duties are sincerely
hoped.
Mr. 'Leonard has many relatives and
friends who will await his arrival
home with' Joy .
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Wood School Enrollment Continues
To Crow
Up to the present the enrollment
has increased to 110 with an average
attendance of 85. This is good but
there are several not in attendance
who should and it is to be hoped the
parents will soon see that they at
tend. It Is essential that pupils be
gin as early as possible and continue
| up until the very last day.
We have an excellent faculty who
I are striving in every way to make our
school maintain the high standard
which it has during the past few
years and our part is cooperation. So
tar the spirit of cooperation and pull
ing together has been unsurpassed in
this community and folks let's put on
an added effort by our visiting the
school, encouragement of the faculty
and children and help In any way pos
sible to lay the foundation for a new
modern school^bulldlng and a corps of
teachers exccelled by none in a like
community. We can, right now, by
cooperation, encouragement of the
faculty, committeo and children In
still Into their mlndB our desire for
the very best advantages for our boys
and girls. All together now!
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B. T. P. p. HAS GOOD MEETING
Mis* Viola Thompson's Group Success
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Hurrah for group No. 3. If you
missed B. Y. P. U. Sunday night you
are the loser, for the program wai
Quite an Improvement on the last few
programs. Miss Viola Thompson,
through her untiring efforts last week,
had her group in place at the front and
All garts spoken except one and that
$6e wm late In getting her part. We
are glad to see the B. Y. P. U. going
forward again. Lets keep It up young
people and put forth our best efforts
towards greater work. Sunday night
Group No. 1.
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BEV. IL T. WRIGHT, OF
WAKE FOREST COLLEGE
At Baptlat Charefc Kext Sunday ? Ser
vice# 11 A. M. u< 7 itO P. M. ? Ai
?mmm Subject aid Text*.
Re*. H. T. Wright of Wake Forest
College will be with us Sunday and
preach both morning and evening.
Services to be at 11 a. m. and 7:S0 p.
m.
Rer. Mr. Wright cornea to us well
recommended and we hope that every
one will come out to hear him.
Hla text at th? morning services
will be taken from Matthew 21:28 (last
clauae) "Son go work today In my
vineyard."
For the evening eerrtce he will
hare as his subject The Wonderful,
using the following text: lalah 1:6 ?
For unto os a child la born, unto ua
a son ta given: and the government
ahall be upon hla shoulder, and hla
name shall be called Wonderful.
Counsellor, the mighty Ood, the ever
lasting FathAr, the Prince of Peace.
He wtl) be here for Sunday school
and will bring visitors Com* and
bear htm.
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Card of Thanks
We the members of Wood Baptist
church and Sunday school wish to
express to Mr. H. R. Waters, one of
our agteemed cttlsens, our sincere
appreciation and thanks for1 present
ing the substantial and beautiful
?ton* stans for our church. We also
Wish to Blend our gratitude to him
for puttlnjfthem up and to Mr. W. D.
Fuller for inllng them from Loula
burg and tq^ose who so willingly
and kindly assnbed last Saturday af
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ternoon In putting them up.
Wood Baptist' Church .
Wood Baptist Sunday School.
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MiS.S IUESE r.CCPTO* STILL
FAITHFUL TO 8U??AI SCHOOL
15 5EW FIBLD
Working Toward A. B. DegTe? Trinity
I allege ? WaaU Fraafclla Cant;
.school System Ceatrmllsei
Below we five a letter received by
our Sunday school from one o( our
young ladles who has been a teacher
and pupil in our Sunday' school and a
faithful and loyal worker in all church
organizations and community enter
prises. We are always glad to hear
from our young ladles and men. We
hope they will write often and tell
us how things are done elsewhere.
Durham. N. C.. Oct. 14. 1923.
Wood Sunday School:
I am really very anxious to see last
several we?ks paper to see what you
are doing but 1 (eel confident that you
are even progressing yet, after the
mucfi success accomplished before I
left home. Some of the leaders and
teachers may feel some times that
their labor Is not a success but In that
case It is only a sign of progress. I
hope each member can create an ap
preciation for your good Sunday
school for It Is something for whlih
to be proud. Comparison and con
trast is one of the things which show
that you are alive spiritually, men
tally and physically. I appreciated
the letter you sent me though I am
not deserving,
1 o a people who aspire to nothing
but the best, I know you are Interest
ed In your school which Is one of the
foundations to growth and accomplish
tnent. Not many days ago I talked
with a member of the Board of Edu
cation In this county, Durham, and he
said their plan Is to consolidate the
schools of every township Into a cen
tralized high school. It has been done
In nearly every town Bhtp in Durham
county already. Lets do It In Frank
lin, for we can! The school In which
I teach Is a consolidated school of
two townships. The children are
sent In from the different schools on
a bus line. Beside my work teaching
the fifth and slxTh grades, I am work
ing on an A. B. Degree at Trinity Col
lege. I am talcing a science course
which consist of one hour lecture, one
hour quiz and four hours laboratory
work all on Saturday. You see my
time Is taken up on things literary
during the week, but I have not miss
ed a Sunday Agoing to Sunday school.
Last week I attended an Evangelistic
service by Horn Ramsey In Durham.
It was- certainly inspiring.
I can not write a personal letter to
as many people at home as I should
like to, so I hope you will pardon the
personal message In this.
You may ever be sure of my intense
Interest in any phase of church work
at home. Wishing you every success.
Yours truly,
IRENE P. G UPTON.
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A Word of Grutitnde
We wish to thank each and every
one who has so kindly given us any
assistance whatever In making these
columns what (hey are. We especial
ly wish to thank those who hare Wrtt
ten articles for us and theme who/ by
their thoughtfulness have giveiy/ us
news Items so that we may -keep the
life of our community alive and inter
esting and those who by their Inspl
ratons. suggestions and words of
cheer have caused us to put forth an
extra effort to help make our com
muritty one In which WP are proud to
live and one which is deserving of
the best thought, work and love any
one can give. We ask that you con
tinue tn render this valuable asslst
ance and think of new ways In which
each of us can belp make the advan
tages and opportunities of our young
men and women the very best to be
had in any similar community. We
again, thank you for the >ooperatlon
which exists here and exhort each of
you to not lessen In the good work.
Hoaor Roll ? Wood Elementary School
1st Grade ? Russell Raynor, Russell
Leonard, L. N. Benton, William John
ston, -Pauline Lewis, Evelyn SturgWJ,
Lorlne Gupton, Lorlne Radford, Lun
elle Johnston.
2nd Grade ? Linwood Gupton, Paul
Griffin, Robert Griffin, Rt>land Grey
Gapton. Rutus Denton, Jesse John
ston, Betty Ruth Leonard, Ruby Leon
ard, Anna Mae sSturgea, Evelyn John
ston, Mildred Johnston, Martha Lynn
Denton.
3rd Grade ? Marshall Gupton, Pres
ton King, Cooper Leonard, Lela Mae
Lewis.
4th Grade ? Ezra Denton, Edgar Ful
ler, Wilmer Gupton, Ollle Gupton, Iris
Gupton, Dell Qupton, Henry Alas
Qupton. Maurice Welter. Dorta Wav
ier.
6th Grade? Clinton Gupton, Mabel
Gupton. Leona Raynor, Mary 9turgea?
Freddie Thompson .
6th Grade ? Norman Gupton. Jetti* ?
GOpton, Freeland Green, Reed Jotw
son, Wilbur Raynor.
7th Grade ? Elizabeth Puller, Hattl*
Belle Gupton. Thurman Gupton,
Radford, Torbert Sturges.
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Honor Boll ? Gold- .H*a4 Hcbo*l
8th Grade ? Reuben Gnpton, Mtorlea
Bledsoe. Harold Garbe-.Etta Harris,
Clement Harper. Minnie Griffin. Dav
id Fuller, Raymond Sturgess, Annla
Gupton, Odell Thomps n, Floyd Grif
fin, George Fuller, Nora Rowe, Beulah
Burnette, Charlie May, Owen Thar
rlngton.
9th Grade ? Sue Bledsoe, Austin Ful
ler. Lila Leonard, Marie Joyner, Fan
nie Gupton, Swannie Rowe.
10th Grade ? Lola Leonard.
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THIJKEBS
It was Indeed thonghtful of some at
our patrons to put wood at the school
house for this cold snap. It is, always
a good plan to keep the comfort of our
faculty and children foremost in mind.
Each one of the pupils and faculty
can do much better work when com
fortable.
And wouldn't it be a good idea, aa
some one has suggested, to investi
gate and install new equipment ill
the school building If possible.
Continued to page 7
SERVICE DRUG CO.
Wood, N. C.
Mr. Morris Griffin has entered
our business to be at yonr ser
vice at all times. Come to see
him when in town.
Yours for service,
G. M. RAYNOR, Manager.
W. D. FULLER C. B. KEARNEY
WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE
ARRANGED TO HAVE A
BLACKSMITH
AT OUR SHOP REGULAR FROM NOW ON
This man is MR. JAMESJ. SMITH, who will be glad to
see his friends. Mr. Smith has about 25 years experience in
shoeing horses and general repair work. He will shoe your
horse or mule any time you come and furnish shoes for $1.00,
all other prices accordingly. This we think will be a great
- convenience for the community generally.
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If you want your cotton ginned in the right manner
bring it to our ginnery. The best equipped one in the south
where you will find men in charge that know how to do the
work in the best manner.
If you want to purchase anything for yourself, family,
farm or livestock, come to our store where you will find any
thing you waut ?>t the right price. Come and see is all we
ask arid be one of our many friends and customers.
W. D. Fuller &
PHONE 1505
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