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HKBECCAS AM) CALVIN 8 IS
SINGING CONTEST
Rebeccas Victorious ? 1M Attended
Sunday School ? Visitors E 11 j oj Be
in* Willi U s ? Suggestions for Christ
mas to Be Considered.
"To be sure," it was a large audience
that attended Sunday school last Sun
day, but not as large a number as we
expected. There were several visi
tors present who gave us their word
of honor that the sight of so many out
to Sunday school was amazing to
them and that they enjoyed every
minute. "Didn't we tell you so?"
"That the cow Jumped over the moon."
Sure we did, but It was this time that
v.e could have a real live, wide-awake,
th while Sunday school if we
? '??> up, shook ourselves, rubbed our
i put on our working clothes, roll
<- our sleeves, put on our thinking
ca; :d used our slogan, know you
luv :./? gotten it
"Don't
Sit up and Sit
But
Git up and Git"
"Yes, we have no bananas" but we
have got n real sure enough Sunday
school caused by the above slogan
with thought and care of the efficient
cooperatives of our community in the
four, of officers and teachers and pu
pils. but we certainly had to go to
work and work we have and work we
wist do from now on. When ever we
le: up in our work there is a notice in
the enthusiasm the following Sunday.
How about it? Can't you tell the dif
ference when you have not invited
some one out to enjoy an hour on Sun
<'ay morning? Just try it one time.
Ask some one each day. Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday, Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday morning
to meet you at 10: SO at the church and
see if you, yourself, do not feel bet
ter. work better and have higher and
more noble aspirations for your weeks
toil. Nature has endoipec us with a
wonderful nervous system ? perhaps
wireless. It seems, whicn controls our
well being ? physical ana mental ?
and when outward manifestations
present themselves we respond. So.
now by asking, writing, boosting our
Sunday school we expect nothing but
results. We thank every one for what
they have done and are doing to make
our Sunday school "worth Its salt"
and assure you we appreciate every
effort on your part and ask you to
continue, to put on a drive for a larg
er average attendance between now
and Christmas. Let's do It. We can
with your help.
SO ALL ABOARD!
SO ALL ABOARD!
for the grand wlndup of this year ?
with what? a ChristmaB tree, you say?
Well, what of It? Have you thought
of it? You should and express your
self. It may be the greatest thing we
can do if we work it right or it will be
a failure If we do not put forth an ex
tra effort. 8o kindly be thinking over
It and consider everything from every
angle. Why can't we do It? We can
If we want to and try hard enough.
But we must begin now to make our
collections better ? rather more each
Sunday. Last Sunday tt was only
|9.00. we should do better thso that.
Put In a tenth. Now, can't yon Imag
ine the smiles and delight Our child
ren will have when their name* are
called and they receive a nice large
sack of goodies, toys, candles or what
ever Is possible to give then? Don't
you like to have your name called,
march up and get a present or have It
brought to you? To have your name
called to know that you htve been
thought of will produce a pleasant In
ward feeling even If you try not to
admit It. Now, how much mora pleas
ure will our children receive when
their names are called and they re
ceive something. Try It and aee. In
deed It will mean a great deal to
Make Our Children Happy
Make Our Children Happy
Make Our Children Happy
by remembering thefn fh some form
or other Christmas, That this may
be accomplished We must begin to
open our hearts first; then untie our
parse strings and ooatrlbate each and
every Sunday freely, generously and
gladly. WE CAN DO IT.
Mat Sunday the Mar classes ware:
1. Attendance ? I?thfuls Who av
eraged 8 present. Bright Jewels 2nd
averaged 7 2S-M present.
2. Bible*? l?t Harpers, 1#0 per
cent. 2nd Rebecca* ? per cent
Collection? 1st Calvin ?8.0?. 2nd
jtebeccae
This Is tait fln?1 But can be re
minded only by the Harpers, dene
i folks and make 100 per cent In every
department According to the depart'
ment the Stars go In
1. Attendance ? to the Primary de
partment.
2. Bibles ? to the Young Peoples
department.
3. Prepared Lessons ? to the Inter
mediate department.
Rebeccas Win Out In Une-.p?cted
Singing Contest
"While the Secretary was preparing
his report a contest in singing was
sprung upon the audience between
the Rebeccas and Calvins ? even they
themselves did not recognize they
were in a contest ? but they really
opened their mouths, exerted their vo
cal cords and rendered sotr.e soul stir- I
ring music. It was so good to oee
and hear these grand people sing.
They lire great people r.nd we love
every one of them and when they res
pond who could help but feel that
tho it may seem tbat the world is cold
and cruel and the sunshines but sel
dom in our hearts and lives life is
worth living after all. We thank
these people for what they mean to
our community and Sunday school
and wish that God's richest blessings
rest- upon each of them. Now, don't
forget Rebeccas and Calvins that you
may be called upon again soon to have
another try.
In mentioning the singing we must
not forget the Juniors, keep up their
pace and wrare proud of them.
We wish to call ypur attention to
the report by classes and also by the
departments. Please note any change
and where you can help to make it
better.
Kindly note the expectations Sun
day, Nov. 25 ? next Sunday,
j 1. On time ? 10:30 exactly at.
2. 180 attendance.
3. 1-2 people with Bibles.
4. $12.00 collection.
I 5. 90 per cent Prepared Lessons.
6. A grand hand-shake and good
time for all.
I A word about those visiting us Sun
;day. There were visitors from afar
I who delighted us with their presence
I ? but our hearts were made lighter
; and our spirits cheered by the pres
i ence of some of our elderly people
j who were with us for the first time,
j particularly the father of one of our
| most efficient and faithful co-workers.
I Come again people. WTe are always
I glad to welcome you.,
1 Report by classes for Sunday. Nov.
j 18th :
j Calvin Class No. 1 ? Miss Pearl Gup
ton teacher, present, scholars present
?80. absent 20,' visitors 2, collection
$3.06, Bibles 9.
i Rebecca Class No. 2 ? Mrs. Alex
Wester teacher, present, scholars pres
ent 18. absent 13, new scholars 1. vis
itors 1, collection $1.0*?, Bibles 15.
Albert Class No. II ? .Miss Wood burn
teacher, present, scholars present 4,
absent 4, collection 15c. Bibles 3.
Harper Class No. 4 ? Miss Krye, tea
cher present, scholars present 9, ab
sent 9. collection 34c, Bibles 9.
Raymond Class No. 5? R. O. Thomp
son teacher, present, scholars present
10. absent 6, collection 3?c. Bibles 5.
Dorcas Class No. 6 ? Miss Daisy
Rail teacher present, scholars present
12. absent 8. visitors 2. collection 33c.
Bibles 5.
Willing Workers Class No. 7 ? Mrs.
W. n F'.iHor t?nch^r i>r -??*ii|. scholars
present 14, absent 7, visitors 1, col
lection 42c. Bibles 6. -
Faithful Class No. 8? Mrs. M. H.
^Guptnn teacher present, scholars pres
'ent 12, absent 2, visitors 2, collection
20c, Bibles 8.
'? Bright Jewe.ls Class No. 9 ? Mrs.
Morris Griffin teacher present, schol
ars present 23, absent 5. collection
16c, visitors 1.
i Sunshine Class No. 10 ? Miss Annie
, Gupton teacher present, scholars pres
ent 9, absent 4, collection 8c.
General Report
Qeneral officers ? No. enrolled 16,
absent 1, present IB, on time 15. Bi
bles 8, No. contributing 13, offering
$2.78, prepared lessons 12.
Adult Dept. (classes l and 2) ? No.
enrolled 82, absent 33, present 48, on
time 47, Bibles 24, No. contributing 37,
offering $4.16, prepared lessons 24.
Young People's Dept. (classes 3 and
4) ? No. enrolled 26, absent 13, pres
ent 13, on time 13, Bibles 12, No. <f>n
tiibutlng 18, offering 49c, prepared
lessons 11.
Intermediate Dept. (classes 5 and
6) ? No. enrolled 36, absent 14, pres
ent 22, on time 22, Bibles 10. No. con
tributing 21, offering 72c, prepared
lessons 20.
Junior Dept. (classes 7 and 8) ? No.
enrolled 85, absent 9, present 26, on
time 26, Bibles 14, No. contributing 22.
offering 62c, prepared lessons 81.
I Primary Dept. (class ?)? Nd. en
rolled 18. absent 5, present ?8. on
I time 82, No. contributing 12, offering
16c, prepared lessons 6.
Beginners Dept. (class 10)? No. en
rolled 18, absent ?, present t, on time
8, No. contributing 8. offering 8c, pre
pared lessons 7.
Total No. enrolled 284, absent 78,
present 167, on time 164, Bibles 69,
No. contrHrattng 126, offering |?.00,
No. prepared lessons 101. Grand to
tal present 164.
Iter. A. ft. (nrpealn* Inrlted t? PrMril
Thanksf-lila* Sermon
Mr. A. N. Oorpenlni, ear former
paator. but now of Frultland Institute
Hendersonvllle. N. C.. has been Invit
ed to preach In the Baptist church on
Thanksgiving night.
I ThU new* will be Joyfully received
by this community. We feel oo nil
dent that ha will accept the Invitation
elnce he la scheduled to preach at
Red Bod at I : SO p. In. of the aame day.
farther announcement will be made
Sunday at Sunday school. %
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There Is a part of the top of the
School woodhouae that need* repair.
U would be a tood Idea if soma one
volunteers to At it In order that the
wood nay he kept dry,
WOOD SCHOOL MAKES GOOD
AVERAGE i'011 ssi> MONTH
Mr. Best Givr* Pictures Mr. Elijah
Guptun Irame*.
We wish to thank Mr. E. L. Beat for
pictures given to the school for the
beautifying of the rooms. We want
to thank Mr. Elijah Gupton for mak
ing frames and giving for the pictures.
The average attendance for the sec
ond month of the school term which
i*nded last Friday was 94. The pres
ent enrollment Is 107. That la good
attendance folks! beta keep It up
Wood Elementary school perfect at
tendance roll. 61. on list for laat week
second grade still leading.
1st Orade ? Russel Raynor. Kusstl
Leonard, L-. N- Benton, William John
< ii, John LW.rr Jr., Tbotvii* Jones,
Pauline Lewis. Evelyn Sturges, Pattle
Jane King. Louctle Johnson..
2nd Grade ? Llnwood Gupton, Paul
Orlllln, Robert Griffin, Berton Bur
nette, Roland Grey Gupton, Rufua
Denton. Sidney Perry Hamlett, Jesse
Johnson, Troy Wilder, Cleo Tucker,
Betty Ruth Leonard, Ruby Leonard,
Anna Mae Sturges, Mildred Johnson,
Martha Lynn Denton, Rufcy (Lanier.
3rd Grade ? Vera Gupton. Ruby Lew
1b, Edna Lanier, Clolce Burnette, Ollle
Marce Denton, Ned Gupton, Marshall
Gupton, Monice Johnson, Preston King
Cooper Leonard.
4th Grade ? Wllmer Gupton, Iris
Gupton, Doris Wester, Ezra Denton,
Edgar Fuller, Henry Alex Gupton, Hu
bert Hamlett, Maurice Wester, Collie
Thompson.
5th Grade ? Mabel Gupton. Leona
Raynor. Mary Sturges, Freddie Thomp
son, Vonnle Benton, Thomas Denton,
Cllton Gupton, Garnold Leonard.
6th Grade ? Jettle Gupton, Reed
Johnson, Norman Gupton, Freeland
Green.
7th Grade ? Elizabeth KMlIer, Hattle
Belle Gupton, Kenneth Ayscue, Dell
Pearce.
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30 ON GOLD-SAND HIGH SCHOOL
HONOR ROLL ? INCREASE OE 6
OVER LAST VTEEK
Basket Ball Court Completed and Prac
tlee Beifun Tuesday ? To Have Good
Team ? Society Proving Beneficial.
Thirty made the honor roll of Gold
Sand high school showing an Increase
over lust week of six. This is about
the largest number on the honor roll
at any time which goes to prove that
interest and hard work Is being man
ifested by the pupils.
Interest In the Friday afternoon ex
ercises increases each week. This
society Is proving extremely Interest
ins and beneficial to everyone pres
ent. We are exceedingly glad to have
such leaders who by their lives and
willingness to work can Inspire 111
their pupils the desire to increase
their knowledge and whet their Intel
lectual powers in such a manner.
The basket ball court was complet
ed Monday. New baskets, balls and
boards have been acquired r.nd every
thing in readiness for practice which
bpRan Tuesday. Those who reported
i for practice showed that the& have
knowledge of the game and that with
the proper amount of training should
gK'e any team of like standing a good
snappy game from the very beginning
Success to you Gold-Sand!
Since the opening of our high school
interest of the faculty, patrons and
pupils has steadily grown. It gives
us Indeed great pleasure to see that
our people are giving the faculty their
support. Lets all pull together for a
larger and better high school each
month, why not?
8th Grade ? -Beulah Burnette, Maur
ice Bledsoe, Julia Brewer, Alice De
prlest, George Fuller, David Fuller,
Kirby Gupton, Annie aupton, Floyd
Griffin, Etta Harris, Clement Harper,
Maude Harris, Ada Harris, Nell Joy
ner, Harold Garbee, Raymond Sturges,
Annie Tharrlngton, Odell Thompson,
Victor Joyner, Reuben Gupton.
9th Grade ? Ludle Bailey, Sue Bled
soe, Mattle Dement, Austin Fuller,
Irene Gupton, Fannie Gupton, Louise
Parrlsh, Alta West, Marie Joyner.
10th Grade ? Maurice Nelma.
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CAR STOLEN DURING NIGHT
FROM MR. M. F. PARKER
Thief Kneapes and Trades For New
Ford.
Last Monday night a negro named
Powell took; the liberty to go to Mr.
M. F. Parker's home, enter his garage
and drive his Ford touring car away.
Mr. Parker had, during the day been
carrying this negro around on busi
ness and when he found that his car
was gone, Immediately susplcloned
thl? negro.
Powell was from Warren county,
but had been working recently at
Warsaw, N. C. and had Intimated his
intention to return there, but after
hooking the Ford he set out for Little
ton and Immediately traeed with Lit
tleton Mo?<i? Go . securing a new F>ord
touring car. He made use of Mr.
Parker's license tag, \ heavy lap robe
and all tools to uae In the new Ford,
r He cam* back to wltlttn two miles
of Wood to see his best girl, and show
hat his new Ford and then beat It to
Holllater and Marmaduke, where he
thought he had hidden his Identity
but was caught where he was abiding
with his relatives.
Mr. Parker located his car on Tues
day night and went to Littleton on
Wednesday and brought It back home
minus the tools and lap robe.
Powell waa brought here on Thurs
day by Chief of Police of Littleton, and
Mr. Parkar Joining them he was taken
to Loulsburg and put In Jail, being
unable to give a bond.
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Have yon found out yet In what way
you could help Improve our school
building and grounds? If so. do It.
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CWPTON -P* A RTF
^On SunOay. Nov, 4th. U>e_peo|>UHo
quite a surprise whan lftaa Lucy
Pearce became the bride of Mr. Ellas
Gupton.
The contracting parties left unbe
knowlng to all, except perhaps a few
friends for Mr. Bud Stowes where they
were united in marriage In the pres
ence of only a few close friends.
Miss Pearce Is the charming and
much beloved daughter of Nfr. and
Mrs. George Pearce of oar community.
For the past few months she has
been teaching the Pearce School near
Red Bud.
The groom Is a successful planter
of White Level community.
To these young people their hosts of
friends wish for them nothing but a
long, happy, succeMful life of useful
ness.
Do you know how much the school
Is In debt?
LARGER SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
(Miss Flora Frye)
The public school records for the
past cine years show a favorable
change In the attendance throughout
the county, state and nation. This
increased interest on the part of our
children and their parents for educa
tional advantage gives us a glimpse
of the silver lining In the hopeful to
morrow of our Natloltal life. We may
rightfully think that this change Is
due to Improved roads, better-trained
educational leaders and a general
public with a broader vision.
It Is impossible for us to fully ap
preciate the Influence the Improved
roads have been and continue to be.
They have made consolidation of
schools possible and beneficial, short
ened long miles, and placed the rural
schools and communities on an equal
footing with the rest of the world.
The better-trained educational lea
ders have also been of untold value
In making this advance toward the
goal as rapid as It has been. The
oft-respeated quotation: "The heights
by great men reached and kept, Were
not attained by sudden flight," has.
been the comfort of the patient Nad
ers along the tiresome road. The
work of an army of broadmlned lead
ers has not been wasted. The effect
of the work will be permanent both
directly and Indirectly.
Then too, the Increased vision of
the masses of jeople has had Its
place. This Is a part of the effect of
Inventions and various improved con
ditlons throughout the country. The
more a people see of better conditions
the more they crave them for their
own. So It has been with education.
The parents who have not had the
golden opportunity to obtain for them
selves the higher education, or a foun
datlon for It. see that It Is the best
thing to be coveted for their children.
We believe then that the greatly in
creased attendance has been due in a
large measure to these three factors.
They are not the only ones worthy Of
mention, but they have probably had
as much Influence as any others.
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We are boosting our school, are
you?
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MR. RAYMOND SHEARIX SATS
WORK HERE WONDERFUL
Commend* Work of Re?e?ca.s, Enclos
es Letter of Appeal.
Below we present letter from one
of our boys at Mars Hill College. It
Is always with pleasure that we hear
from any of our number away from
us and -to learn of their successes.
We think the object which he men
tioned in his letter worthy of thought
and contribution. Let us see if we
can't help.
Mars Hill. N. C., Nov. 11. 1923.
Wood Baptist Sunday School:
You people are doing wonderful
work I'm sure. I am eager each time
the TIMES arrives to see whether or
not the attendance is increasing or
decreasing.
I saw where several of our women
had taken a program to Mrs. Harris',
also Mrs. Gupton's last Sunday. I
am sure you get a lot of pleasure out
of doing Just such work for the Mas
ter. You can't do a thing that will be
of more pleasure to you and I am
sure that I am proud of every one of
you. If you continue to grow as you
have In the past few months you will
soon have a town that will beworth
living in. In fact you already have
that but I mean it will attract people
from a distance.
Now, I notice the attendance for
Nov. 4 has dropped ofT Just a little. Be
there next Sunday and And out what
the one point is that you lack and and
be. sure to not keep your Sunday
school back. Maybe Just one will keep
It from being standard. One Sunday
up here Just one boy kept our B. Y.
P. U. from being one hundred per
cent and he said If he had been the
only one and had known it be sure
would have been there. So 70a lee
can't ever tell whether you keep the
100 per cent down or not. Always be
there and then you know that your
part Is done and you will not hare any
thtng to worry over.
I am enclosing a letter written by
our President, which 1 am sure each
of you will think over and try to de
cide to give something for thla great
need. People, If you could rlalt the
college and see Just what the children
get here In Christian training you
would want your child here and also
would give something to keep It go
ing.
Raymond Shearin .
A friend and benefactor of Mars Hill
College, living In a far distant state,
proposes to glv; $50,000 for a lorml
tory for young men provided a like
amount may be raised for ? dormitory
for young women by April 1. 1924.
During the present session 451 stud
ents have been enrolled at Mars Hill,
70 of whom came from other states
and three foreign countries. Every
room In the three dormitories was en
gaged long before the opening of the
session, and though evury building
was crowded beyond its reasonable
capacity, many who knocked at the
doors could not be received.
(Continued on Eighth Page)
THANKSGIVING
Come to our Grocery Department for your Thanks
giving Dinner.
ALL KINDS OF GOODIES
We don't advise you to overeat, but if you should do
so by mistake, we can supply your wants in drugs To
make you well again, so you will be already to go to
Sunday School by the following Sunday.
SERVICE DRUG CO.
Wood, N. C.
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.
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 want at the right price. Come and see is all we
ask and be one of our many friends and customers.
W. D. Fuller** Co.
PHOWllBOB .