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? ?**?*?****! * WOODS WILL * ? ?**?****?* The echoes of the proclamation IP change Thanksgiving from it's traditional date still reverberate in the minds of some with the result that there is a little con fusion as to when the day should be observed. However there is none of this confusion in our re collections of the celebrations we each of us enjoyed upon what ever day, after we have spent Thanksgiving. Of all the fine times that are so fresh in our memory, it seems to me, the Thanksgiving Feast given the children at the WOOD school Lunch room stands formost. Mrs. Harris and Mrs. Perry, our two able teachers assisted Mrs. Leon ard to give the kids a real feast. Although it was understandably necessary to have a roast chicken double for a turkey the meal was prepared and carried out all the tradition of the season including decorations, food, sopgs and a prayer. To all of us must come a small moment perhaps, of pride In this achievement and in the spirit of the season we still can give thanks that we are willing and able to work for such a fine endeavor as a school In our com munity is. H?H The light burned late and the fire was kept hot in Frank Reads store Wednesday night preceding Thanksgiving as Major Gupton and Bunn ghearln labored to make a new table for the Lunch room. It was especially needed for the feast that was being prepared, but it will now be possible fo. Mrs. Leonard to seat all of the children at one time at luncheon. This will be a big lift for her and an advantage to the children. Each achievement, every bit of help, whether it be big or small, of this sort is the true expression of WOOD'S WILL to make the Community a better and better place. ? ... ... H ? IT Songs, and laughter could be heard eoming from Bud Gupton's house Wednesday night week when the BYPU held their Bingo par.ty/T^iere were eats, songs and games and as much work as was possible was spent on the quilt they are making which will be raffled off at the next PTA meet ing. It seems to me that singing is the outbursting of the -fullness of our hearts, whether it be joy or sorrow. It is the language of our kinship in our endeavors. It is the expression of our joy in achie vement, our gratitude for the benlflcence of the Almighty, and our sorrow In bereavement. Let us sing more. H ? U It was chilly Sunday afternoon when the WOOD Scout Troop met so the boys gathered up wood fos a fire. It was necessary to borrow an axe and as Martin Gupton's house was the nearest place some of the boys received permission to use his. Martin has been laid up with a broken leg, but since it has been put in a cast he is able t? get around pretty well. He spent a part of Sunday after noon laying on the bed in the front room watching the Scout troop hold a meeting. H? 11 The meeting of the troop open ed with the scouts giving the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Most of the period was' taken up by progress tests to determine bow far advanced the boys were. The remaining tests that need more 'work were scheduled for practice at the patrol meetings to be held this week. Progress test* will be held next Sunday at the next meeting. The scouts are plan ning to pick names for their pa trols at their next meeting. The eighth registration will be turned in this week and with its receipt the application for a troop char ter will be sent to Commissioner W.ebb who will in turn send it to National Scout Headquarters. When the Charter is accepted and returned the WOOD COMMUN ITY SCOUT TROOP will have a number allotted and will hereaf ter be identified by that number. The boys are working on their tests so that when the charter is returned their badges will be pre sented. Plans for the presentation have not been made as yet, but they will be completed in time for the presentation. It is hoped that the occassion will be another BIG first for WOOD. II? H Morris Gupton was taken to the Hospital after what seemed to be an attack of appendicitis. How ever it turned out that it was not quite that serious and at the last report Morris was getting along better. *' Harris Baker, Linwood Gup ton's young son was reported sick .ve trust not seriously. Also on the sick list we fin'l the name of Mrs. B. M. Gupton. Were it possible for everyone it the community to add their nami to an expression of hope that all of these sick folks effect a speedy recovery their names would all be here and it would be a long list. It? If Torbert and Alice Sturges were able to visit their folks last week and Snooks and Ruby Thomas and sou visited their folks. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Read en tertained a house lull Sunday when they were visited by the Fitzhueli and the Jack Heads, The Robertsons and iUj Davis's. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Allyn from Western Springs Illinois, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Allyn from Falls Church, Va., and Mr. and Mrs. Burton Van Fleet visited yours truly and Susie the past week. The Allyn's and the Van Fleets who own farms in our community are looking forward to moving herj in the future. They are the vau gaurd of, we hope, a long proces sion of folks who will make thei.' future home in the WOOD Com munity, the best and the biggest little place in the world. 11?11 Perhaps it was the season, or perhaps it is just because our vocal chords are getting more ex ercise, but for either reason the singing at Sunday school was es pecially good. kit was Preaching Sunday and Rev. Turner was on han3 to attend Sunday school. As he led us in prayer he said some thing that I think was particular ly expressive of the spirit of all of us. He said, "We join in a special prayer for those who are absent in the armed forces and grant that the Lord may have his protecting arm about them until they may return to their homes". This is a very real and yearning desire in the hearts of everyone of us, and everyone else too, who has a father, son or brother or sister serving in the war. Rev. Turner chose a timely sub ject for the sermon, 'Thanksgiv ing'. Our preacher has a nice way of turning a point and1 it is a pleasure to hear him. His thought was that we were not giving thanks because we had a fine feast, nor were we giving thanks because the hunting season was "like to swap nbght clubs, pal?" k "Sorry, chum? no ringside seats. You sit in the mud, see? "You got* a floor show of lizards and mosqui toes crawling over your face. 'You got a nice little 4-piece orchestra of Jap mortars, Zeros, machine guns, and your best friend screaming in the next foxhole. "Come any time, pal. The show goes on all nigl^. For a long time. There's never a cover charge. Not even for the flag they put over you whoa they carry you out." We're all human. Q We all like to go dancing or see a show or buy an extra suit or dress occasionally. But this war still has a long way to go. There are still 75 million Japs who don't believe in surrendering. So during this 6th War Loan, how about put ting all that luxury money into something a little more permanent? an extra $ 100 War Bond at least? to help get this thing feally over and bring those boys of ours home? 5 */, It'll hurt. But not as much as the Jap bayonet in your neighbor's 3tomach. You get something back? in ten years ? $4 for every $3 invested. He doesn't. BUY AT LEAST ONE EXTRA MOO WAR BOND TODAY! 6. W. MURPHY 8 SON "Your Complete Food Market" Louisburg. North Carolina ' 9 if Thli M M? ofBclil a S. rtmmmi wlmltofMt? jwyrad pndCT wplow W Tlwj mi War AJyMf Cornell i( opened, but rather our thanks were to the Almighty for having sent his Son, Jesus Christ to thy earth to show us how to be chris tians and to demonstrate (or our everlasting remembrance the un failing power and ever present strength of God'.s will on earth. We may, with confidence work towards a lasting peace on earth by following these teachings in our daily life. One of the members who has been trying to get back into the 'Going-to-Church' on Sunday ha bit couldn't come last time, but he sent word that be was unable to attend. That Is a fine step for ward because it shows that folks are'thinking about attending, and as in this case, thinking about it enough to go to the trouble of sending regrets that he could not be there. There are still many, many more who will start, I hopj soon. They are still being con founded by excuses for not at tending. As soon as they stop try ing to make excuses and start thinking about reasons to attend tiie house will truly be full. The, desire to attend and the fulfilment of that desire by attending is thej priceless gift that each of us can give to our community. This per sonal support of the church is the i foundation on solid rock from which v.iil grow a better WOOD.i bikthdAy party ! Charles Raymond Powell was entertained Saturday evening atj i his home on Bowens Street,' iFranklinton, in celebration ofj I his eighth birthday. Games and contests were enjoyed throughout the evening. The prize went to James Oliver Threlkeld. A delic ious refreshment course was ser ved to the following guests: Bea I low Powell, Barbara Powell, Jam ! es Oliver Threlkeld, Ted Harris, David Morton, J. S. Murray, Bub Goodwin.^ Lawrence Vaughan, Dalton Bailey, John T. Godfrey, Frances Godfrey, Albert Weaver, Jansie Maye, Eunice Maye, Jeral 'Mae Woodlief, Margaret Vaugh an. SAVE YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY CARD Hirh School boys and girls who have been working in business or industrial jobs during the sum mer were urged today by Mr. John H. Ingle, manager of thj Raleigh office of the Social Se curity Board, to take care of their social security account number cards. "Students will need their cards again when they' take other jobs ^Luring holidays, during next va cation, and throughout ljfe-" Mr Ingle said. "The card is the key to an insurance policy with Un cle Sam, and one number should be used by every worker through out life. Wage credits, on which future benefits will be based, are posted to each worker's individ ual ledger sheet under both his name and number since many peo ple may have the same name but no two can have the same social security number. More than one nilmber may cause some loss of the wage credits. FOR FIRST CLASS PRINTING CALL. 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