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tionr Md snrollmeut ? We do? And
we thank each of you tor your co-op
eration In everything. We certainly
can not be without helpers, and we
surely have them here. All o( us can
be lylpers, let's be!
The curtain committee reported
that they have, samples on hand and
hope td make purchase soon. We
thank them. The Bheets answer very
well, but do not look as well as we
wnilllt wish. .
The number of bibles "brought lasT
Sunday was better than before but '
we urge everyone to tie a string
around your finger or do anything to
make you remember that yqur Sun
day is incomplete unless you bring a
bible to Sunday school.
<Last Sunday the Star: classes ? I
1. Attendance ? Class No. 6 ? pupils
present 17. only 2 absent.
2. Bibles brought? Class No. 2 ? .
Nine out of thirteen brought them.
3. ? Collection ? Class No. 4 Junior
Baracas ? *2,19.
This Is fine. But lets do better next
Sunday.
We have Mr. Sim's letter and give
K to you below. We appreciate his
suggestions and are going to make
use of them for they are good. We
have already most of them In line.
We are Just waiting tor Promotion
Day. the first Sunday in October, to
begin the Graded Lessons. We have
the blackboards and low seats under
consideration and teachers confer
ence meets every Friday night. We
certainly want Mr. Sims and Miss
Stuart to visit us again. We thank
them for their encouragement and ad
vice.
We also give you a letter from our
former Superintendent. We \ know
evefj one will be glad to read what
he has to Bay. Lets every one write
him a letter of encouragement.
Don't forget next Sunday ?
1. We will begin on time ? 10:30 A
M.
2. We will meet at the church.
3. We should every one bring a bi
ble.
4. We should number at least 160.
5. We should have a collection of
*6.50.
6. We will be greatly benefitted by
your coming. Come!
Lets not forget "Come and See"
Day, Sept. 30, 1923.
Sept. 5, 1923.
Dr. H. M. Beam,
Wood, N. C.
Dear Dr . Beam : -
I appreciate your kind Invitation to
make any suggestions that I would
about the Wood Baptist Sunday
school, of which you are superinten
dent.
1. Let me say that the general at
mosphere seemed to me to be about
as keen and progressive as any school
1 have visited recently.
2. The school is up and * going,
and I heartily congratulate you and
the other leaders on the way you are
getting the school curtained ofT, ana
also on the way .the -classes seem to
be organized.
Now about suggestions:
I am wonderi^Jf you would not
find it a great heipto have low seats
for the classes of small children.
You will find it will help mightily
to use blackboards m teaching. You
could buy a regular beaver board In
blackboard style and cut it up in pie
ces, say two feet long and as the
board is three feet wide you could
turn this cross ways, tack It on the
wall in each class room. Eaeh teach
kt could have a blackboard three feet
wide and two feet long,
X do not think you are using graded
lessons. If you will write the Sun
day School Board, Nashville, Tenn..
telling them the size of your school,
and ask them to send you suggestions
on graded lessons they will do bo, and
by comparing th,e new graded lessons
to the uniform lessons you are pro*
babiy using you will find them to b*
far better tlian the lessonB you are
using in the classes of children.
I do not remember healing anyone
say whether or not you are having a
regular Worker's Council, or Teach
ers Meeting, which assembles regu
larly once a month to discuss school
problems. You will find this will
help mightily.
Now, I have made too many sug
gestions. Pick out those you like
best, or discard the whole bunch and
I am going to keep on liking you Just
the same.
Your* Very truly,
D. W. SIMS,
) General Superintendent.
Mara Hill, N. C? Sept. 6, 1923
Wood Baptist Sunday School
1 have been getting letters from
people at Wood that were telling ma
In each one about what wonderful
work you folks have been doing.
' I get rery home sick some times
,and am longing for the time to come
when I aan be In number with yon
?gain as I hare in the pest. When I
get home sick though I think about
something else and don't let that
worry me at all. Knowing that the
Sunday School and B. Y. P. U. at
home- are coming up to a standard of
excellence la enough to make me
havpy and content. ,
I appreciate the let ^er you wrote to
our Supt. here rery much, although
Dot knowing what you told him 1 am'
afraid you told him come things I Ma
?ot capable of doing. I am putting
forth en effort In everything I am
called on tor so far. I belong to the
Berpon 1 Sunday school class which
has SB members and a very good
?]asa. There are many other claaaea
here. I don't know exactly how many |
tart our contributions amount to
"?bOBt $M or $24 each Sunday.
"The B. Y. P. U. There are eight
'tinlons here. 1 belong to A union
cSrWch was the only one In the eight
he one hundred per cent laet Sun
*U<f. I hare been talklny with the
"teS4et~*nd preeldent and we are go
trft to ?flo &ar best to make A union
BU' D m up here.
I tuess when I. get home again the
-*4fcMrch will be curtained off and look
-? itm I will ndt Mel a. bit home.
Bat It will be a happy time when 1
? an walk in and akake each one of
your hands. Ererj one la oar claas
after tbe flnt song has * good morn
Ing hajid ihikw and mikga each one
of ua feel mora at home, bufstlll It
lan't like looking Into the eyes of peo
pie you lore.
I ask the prayers of each of you
that I may grow to be stronger ?plr.
ltually and that I may learn some
thing while here to bring back with
me that I may be able to help you to
build up our own community.
Every morning we hear people that
have been to China, Mexico and other
foreign countries talk to us about the
condition and it will draw you ncar
er to God each time you hear such
lectures.
To the Junior Baracas:
1 haven't heard anything as yet
from you boys. Although I am per
fectly satisfied that you have a good
leader and are doing your part. I
wish each one of you could be here in
school and get the Christian training
they give Watch your step in form
ing habits because now you are at the
age where you will either make men
or not make men. You have my pray
ei-8 that you may form the right kind
of habits.
Your former Superintendent and
teacher,
. t J. RAYMOND SHEARIN.
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LOCAL JlEWS
Mr. M. F. Parker went to Littleton
and Vaughan Tuesday on business.
Mr. Geo. Parrlsh of Centervllle, was
a visitor of Wood Tuesday.
Mr. A. H. Braswell, of Castalla.
was In town Tuesday. ?
Mrs. N. C. Gupton Is vlsitllng her
daughter, Mrs. Geo. Hedgepeth at
Whitakers this week.
Messrs. Charles ' Buroette, Jesse
Williams and Thomas Leonard left
last week for Durham where they
have accepted positions with the Duke
Manufacturing Company.
Mr. Stephen Thomas Gupton, of
Rocky Mount, was In town Tuesday
night.
Miss Ruth Parrish, of Centervllle
was a Wood visitor Wednesday.
Messrs. J. P. Leonard and W. D.
Fuller were business callers to Rocky
Mount Wednesday.
Mrs. Alex Wester. Doris and Maur
ice. and Mr. Guss Wester were In
Loulsburg Wednesday on business.
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Wood and fam
ily and Miss Irene Gupton went to
Rocky Mount Wednesday on business.
Mr. June Leonard and son, Grover.
near Taylor's store .were In town
Wednesday.
. Mr. Henderson, of Loulsburg, was
a visitor of Wood Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hawkes, of Louls
burg, were among the visitors Wed
nesday.
Miss Geneva Benton was the guest
of Miss Daisy Gupton Sunday night.
? Mr. Ditcher Edwards was a visitor
of Wood Wednesday.
Rev. N. F. Britt and Miss Grace
Harris, of Corinth, were" visitors Wed
nesday.
Messrs. Guss Wester and Sidney
Gupton were Louisburg visitors Mon
day of last week.
Mr. EL C. Alspaugh. of Winston-Sa
lem was a visitor In town Wednes
day."
Mr. Atlas Mitchell, of Chase City,
Va. is visiting his sister, Mrs. R. R.
Denton .
Messrs. Forest and Ceptain Coley
returned last Tuesday from a visit to
their brother, Mr. Grat Coley, Macon.
Bennie Melville Griffin spent Wed
nesday night with Maurice Wester.
Mr. and Mrs. Peyton Gupton enter
tained at "chicken fry" Wednesday
night In honor of the twenty-fifth
birthtay of their son, Teddie. It was
greatly enjoyed by every one. The
only regret of the occasion was that
Teddie's birthday's do not roll around
more eft en. Those present were:
Misses Katie Belle and Nellie Griffin,
Irene Gupton, Mr. and Mtfi- Teddie
Gupton, and Messrs. Leslie TharftBiP
ton. Louisburg, Bryant Nelms, Sandy
Creek and Masters Wllber Raynor,
Thurman Griffin, Leland Gupton and
Torbert Sturgess.
We regret very much that Mrs. Steph
en T. Gupton continues on the tick
list but we hope she will soon be able
to be out again.
Elizabeth and Edgar Fuller spent
Thursday night with Mary and Tor
bert Sturgess.
The Woman's M. 8. attended the
opening exercises of the W- M. U.
of the Tar River Association In War
renton 17 In number. The Y. W. K.
was represented by 5 members.
Mr. M. P. Parker was a visitor ot
Vaughan Friday. ?
Messrs. Essie Gupton sad Ed Lan
caster, near White Level, were Wood
visitors Friday.
Mr. Harvey Gupton was the guest
of Miss Carry Hewitt Thursday night.
Mr. John Yarhorough and son, of
Lonisburg. jrere visitor? of W6od
Friday.
Messrs. W. D. Fnller, Percy Gap
ton and John Heath were business
callers to Louisburg Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Teddie Gnpton of Cen
tervllle were visitors of Wood Friday.
Mrs. Dunham Griffin, Centerville,
and visitor Mrs. Cavanaugh were vis
itors of Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Gupton
Friday night.
Mr. C. G. Wpo0 was a visitor of
Rocky Mount Friday.
Mr. Olcey Pridgen, of Creek, was
among the visitors of Wood Friday
and Saturday. ' ? (
Messrs. St. Denton carried his sons
8t Thomas, Ollie M., Hterbert P. with
him to Rocky Mount last Friday when
he sold tobacco. This was their first
visit there and report a grand time.
Each was rewarded with a pocket
knife.
Mr Llnwood Weatherford was s
guest of Misses Nancy and Annie F.
Gupton Thursday night.
Miss Pearl Gupton and Mrs. H. R.
Waters were visitors of Lonisburg
and Royal Wednesday.
Dr. and Mrs. S. P. Bart and family
Louisburg, pased through Wood Thurs
day on their way to visit realatlves at
Areola.
Mr. Jessie Griffin of Red Bud, was
a visitor. of Wood Saturday, ,
Messrs. Dewey Madison and Ray
mond Stunts Were business callers
to l>ot?lsl)urk' Friday Evening.
Mr. UApard and son, W11J
irtqr .
lard, were In Wood Saturday.- ? .
l^uua Karnor was (Beat o t Ellsa
beth fuller Wednesday night.
Mrs J 37 Sheartn. Mi*. O. M.
Ray 11 or, Leona and Ruasel Rayaor
Floyd. Robert and Paul Griffin spent
Saturday afternoon with Mrs. H. B.
Sheartn.
Messrs. Charles Burnettr and Hay
wood Gupton passed through Wood
Saturday.
Messrs. Meadows and T. C. Dor
sey, of Hollister were visitors Satur
day.
Mr. Jim Collins, of Sandy Creek
wns iht* giu>Ht of Mr. und Mrs. N. C.
Gupton anil family Saturday after
noon .
We are very glad to learn that Miss
Wheless Guptbn '8 out again after
being kept In for quite a while on ac
count of sickness.
Messrs. Cleveland Foster and Phil
lips of Louisburg were visitors of
Wood Saturday.
Messrs. Lewis Smith, son and Doc
Gupton. Red Bud. were among the
visitors here Saturday.
Mrs. J. W. Swanson and son. Wal
ter. his wife and family of Red Oak
were week-end guests of relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. J. Hamlett and
family. Mrs. Swanson is a sister of
Mr. Hamlett.
Mrs. H. C. Radford and son, Gra
ham. were week-end guests of Mr. C.
Early Denton last week.*
Messrs. George G. and Joe Wood,
Red Bud, were among the visitors
here Saturday.
Master Freeland Green has return
ed from an Extended visit to his grand
mother, Mrs. Wells, near Henderson
We are glad to welcome Freeland
back to our community and B. P.
U.
Mr. Marlon Parker was the guest of
Mlsa Daisy Ball Wednesday night.
We regret to learn that Mr. Cleacy
Gupton is confined to his home this
week on account of illness. We hope
to be able to report next Issue his re
turn to duty.
Leland Gupton, Centervllle, was
week-end visitor of Torbert Sturgess
In another column we are giving an
account of the series of meetings at
Mt. Hebron church by one of Its mem
bers. Miss Bonnie Griffin. We thank
her very much for favoring us with
It and assure her and the good people
of her church that we enjoyed and
received great benefit from worship
ping with them. Rev. D. T. Bunn
the pastor, preached strong, uplifting
and Instructive sermons which struck
deep and left our hearts and souls in
a better and stronger mood to strive
each day to get In closer touch with
the Master. We hope he will com*
again to see us soon.
Miss Irene Gupton and Mr. H. B.
Cobb were Sunday afternoon visitors
of Mr. and Mrs. Harris. Roval.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Neal, and
Mrs. Henry Griffin, Centreville, spent
Thursday with their sistefc, Mrs. P.
M. Sykes, Seven Paths.'
Mr. Arch Alston and son, Cheatham
were Sunday afternoon visitors ot
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Fuller.
Messrs. Corbett Cash and Irvin Gil>
liam Royal, were guests of friends
Sunday attenoon ..and evening. j
Misses Ruth and Pearl Gupton and
Cleveland Gupton were Sunday after
noon visitors of Miss Lanice Horton,
Bunn.
Messrs. W. D. Fuller and Robert
Gupton and Olcey Prldgen, were Louis
burg callers Monday.
Messrs. M. D. Smith and son, Fur
ney. of Rocky Mount, and Mr. and
Mrs. P. B. Griffin and son, George
Irving, of Louisburg were visitors of
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Smith Sunday.
Miss Annie Harper, of Rocky Mount
1s the guest of Mrs. M. T. Griffin and
Miss Irene Gupton this week.
Messrs. Dorrls Llverman and Jotyl|
Robert Montgomery, Aulander, w ere
visitors ot friends here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Brett, Raleigh,
Mr.-"and Mrs. W. D. Fuller and Dr.
H. M. Beam were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. John W. Neal, Centervllle Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Tharrlngton
and family, Holllster, spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Wood and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Shearin and
Mr. and Mrs. Bobble Shearin and fam
ily of Rocky Mount spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Shearin and fam
ily. "
Mrs. "Lacy Reynolds, daughter Lull*
sons, Thomas and Nelson Reynold*
spent Sunday here with relatives. Mif
Irwin King and Mr. and Mrs. J. Bry
ant King and family. '
Master Thurma Griffin, Centerfill*
was guest ot mother, Mrs. G. M. Ra/
nor Sunday.
Mr. Bonnie Nicholson, Miss Mary
Galloway, cf Hi. iliater attended Wood
B. Y. P. U. Sunday night.
Mr. and Mr?. W. T. Benton, Mfj'
and Mrs. W. L. Bellamy, Mr. anA
Mrs. Foy Mosley, Mr. Doris, Mrs,
Walker, Mr. Roach and Miss Theatug
Bellamy of Rocky Mount were vist'
tors ot Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Bentog
Sunday.
Miss Geneva Benton Is visiting rel
atives at Rocky Mount this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Griffin havg
Just returned from sn automobile trip
to eastern counties where they vlslteA
relatives at Hertford and Eden ton.
We are glad to have them back In oar
community. We have missed thill
very much In our Sunday school and
B. T. P. U. and the. editing of thedfe
columns. i.
Messrs. Sidney Gupton and Flo/d
Griffin were visitors of Holllster Sua
day.
Mr. R. B. Wicker, of Sanford is
visiting relatives, Mr. and Mrs. W. P,
Leonard and Edna Wicker this week.
Master Edward Stovmll, Ixralshurg,
arrived Monday to spend several day*
this week as the guest of Master Bid
gar Fuller. - , _
Rev. and Mrs. May, Mrs. Arch RS4
ford, Miss Clayton Burnette and Mfg.
A. A. Shearin of Centervllle W. M. f.
at t fended the W. M. U. of the Ta*
River Asoclation held In the Baptist
church ot Warrentoa on Friday of
last weci..
Messrs. Dunham Qrifffn and ,T<M
Williams of C'entervllje were visltorS
of Wood Monday; * T
Misses Dollfe, AWOJe " Otipton anld
l^cy Sldn^r
truptoa. QuM Wmur, Floyd Griffin
w?r? rliHwi ot WktU LeveLCedar
Rock sad CuuIIa dun day iISAoob
Ml i? Kathlyrn Tharrlugton. Ho)lt??
ter, U ? porting thU week with Miss
Annie line Wood here.
Last week the Louisburg manage
ment of the Home Telephone and Tel
egraph Co., made It possible (or us
to communicate rreely with outside
world. For several months the line
has been In poor shape but the man
ager assures us now that with the In
stallation ot new wire and the fixing
of phones he feels sure we will have
better service. As citizens of Wood
we wiiE to thank them ror this ser
vice and we trust the present service
will continue.
On last Sunday night the Castalla
B. Y. P..U. gave a demonstration
program before the Hed Bud B. Y.
P. U. The program was perfect In
every respect, no flaw to be found
aud was enjoyed by the large audi
ence. The mixed quartette rendered
excellent selections and each member
on the program spoke their parts per
fectly. Rev. O. C. Qravette, who Is
supplying for the church was present
aud highly commended the Castalla
B. Y. P. U. upon the splendid work
they are doing and wished them "to
bring another such program for the
wonderful Influence for good it Is do
ing.
SALE OF STORE AND DWELLING
IN YOUNGS VlLLE
By vlrture of a decree ot the Su
perior Court of Franklin County,!
made in that special proceedings en- 1
titled H. B. Hatch, Admr. of P. R.
Hatch.decd., ts Mrs. L Rookh Hatch,
widow: and J. F. Hatch and other
heirs at law of said P. R. Hatch, the
undersigned commissioner will, on
Monday, October ISth., 1923, at about
11 o'clock A. M? on the premises in
the town of Youngsvllle, N6rth Caro
lina. offer for sale at public auction,
to the highest bidder, the following
described lots and buildings:
(a) A lot on North side of
street, being that street over which
the Raleigh Road leads to Wake
Forest, bounded as fol lows:
On the North by the lands of Mrs
L Rookh Hatch, on the East by the
lot of C. E. Mitchell, on the South by
the aforesaid street and on the West
by the lot of E. L. Winston, contain
ing a dwelling house.
(b) A store house and lot, framtf"
building, situate on the West side of
Main street, adjoining Perry and Pat
terson and others.
Terms of sale: One fourth cAsh and
the balance to be due Jan. 1 1924,
with six per" cent per annum Interest
on the balance of the purchase money
from date of confirmation of sale and
to be secured either by title retained
or by deed of trust on the land.
This Sept. 14. 1923.
Wm. H Ruff in,
9-14-5t Commissioner
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To be uncommonly ambitious
To be uncommonly frugal
To be uncommonly careful
To cnlttivate your Bank ac
count and your Bank* credit
Is to become
Uncommonly Successsful and
i.- a Common Sense suggestion
c.f Uncommon Sense.
The Farmers & Merchants
Bank
One Half Barrel
White House Flour
FREE
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THIS IS OUE OF THE HIGHEST GRADE
FLOURS MADE
This flour will be given to the person making the
highest average for a load of not less than 500
pounds of tobacco on the Opening Day of the
Louisburg Tobacco Market,
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1923
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