WOOD DE PARTMENT
WOOD
News of Wood and sur
. roundin gcommunity.
Edited by
Wood Citizens
That Christmas 1% near Is being
manifested by the gait, and expres
sions of every one.
177 ATTENDED SCfiDAY SCHOOL
Collection gV.00 ? Bibles <0 ? No Money
In Treasury? Superintendents and
Secretary's Reports Failed to be
Presented ? Honor Roll Pupils Read
? Monthly Reports Given Out ? Prof.
B. M. Crawford and Mr. Roy Jones
Make Talks ? Curtains Up and Win
dows Painted ? Pictures Take".
Sunday morning was full of Interest
to the 177 who gathered at the church
It was a beautiful day, neither too
cold, nor loo hot, neither too sunny or
tco cloudy but just an ideal morulas
to go to our place of worship, shake
hands, see the new fixtures and antic
ipate having our "beauties struck."
We could not have asked for a more
beautiful time and we could not have
? better time than we did last Sunday.
Promptly at 10:30 the Sunday school
wag opened by associate superintend
ent in the absence of the superintend
ent. The classes assembled, classes
taught, remarks by Prof. B. M. Craw
ford. principal of our high school and
Mr. Roy Jones of Sandy Creek, and
then the Pictures! It was a magnifi
cent body of young people, middle
:^ed people and old people who allow
ed themselves to be exposed to the
" <-ra.
regret very mufch that we were
v ' '? to have a photographer preg
* the kodak pictures Were good
an course, they will be put in the
TIMES next week.
Ths ^ tendance of 177 even In the
face of the necessitated absence of
quit* a number who were away on ac
count of sickness, visiting and pleas
ure was magnificent. We are ex
tremely glad that we are able to com
pare this attendance with 4 months
ago.
Curtains Up
Last Wednesday the curtain com
mittee did wonders. They got 6 ma
chines, carried them to the church,
enlisted a score or more of ladles and
made and put up the curtains that day.
Yes they are workers. You' bet tWy
are. Even tho they did not have the
rings to hang them by they secured
the help of some of the men who used
wire in the place of the rings.
To these women we have nothing
but the highest of praise, honor and
reverence ? for they secured the very
best material possible at a reasonable
price, made them and put them up In
a hurry. They never ceased In their
toil even tho they were discouraged
on account of the delay In securing
the material. We thank them for
their faithfulness and want them to
continue to make our Sunday school
the best anywhere.
We also thank the Rod committee ?
for they certainly did their part well
and had the rods up in short time.
In regards to the curtains we are
mindful of the fact that the Calvin
class will need more space and are
extremely glad that they have under
consideration folding petitions. You
Calving can do things when you try.
So get together and make a space
large enough and appropriate for men
of such real worth as you. We think
also if you divide your class into two
divisions and have two captains It
would be well worth considering.
Think over It and act Sunday morn
Inj
Also we will have to have another
space for one of the other classes ?
either the Willing Workers or Faith
fuls. Let this be finding favor In your
minds.
We are Indeed sorry that the month
ly superintendent's report In his ab
sence was not read as promised. It
will be given next Sunday sure. How
ever. by perusing the condensed and
general reports the substance may be
secured.
Also we regret very much that the
Secretary's report was not read. We
sincerely hate to make a promise only
to break it ? but thlg we say ? that we
will have nothing In the treasury ?
when the ctirtalns are paid for. We
wished to show what hag been receiv
ed In the treasury during the 4 months
what It went for, how much we owe
and what we will need goon for It lg
a dire need we will be In when the
first of the year strikes ua.
Here lg what we are facing:
1. Some form of preeent, gift or
enjoyment for the children Chrlgtmaa.
2. New Sunday school books for
next quarter.
3. Some gift to orphanage or mis
sion board.
Now you stop to think that we must
make our contributing as large as
possible. This has been thy best Fall
we hare had In some time. Cotton
has brought and lg now bringing ex
cellent prices, and why can't we make
our hearts glad by opening our pocket
hookg to the best canses we have In
the community, Bunday school, Church
and Day school. People, (ire and
will receive great bleastngs. Don't
forget that we are way behind with fi
nances when we think of what we
want to do and what we muat do to be
come Standard. Keep up your inter
est. $0.00 is good but we must contri
oute more etch Sunday in order that
we can par caah for the niw books
for next quarter and be not crafnped
I when we think of Christmas gifts trr
our Sunday school children. Now, go
to work -with a zeal ana vtm ran ?irr
l-ri-.g results.
Wtr again wish to thans the peoplo
for their coopeitvl'm in doing things
You have no Idea *OFt what It means
to those who attempt to push things
when they meet cooperation on all
' .lands. We thank ev-ry one of you.
I Keep It up. ?
I Now we want you to look next week
for the pictures lh the TIMES. It wan
a fine bunch of people together and
my! how each class looked. We Just
can't wait to see them ? the pictures.
Please remember that we are put
ting on a drive this month tor the lar
1 gest average attendance, collection,
. and number bibles during this quar
ter, You have your part, we have
ours. We are striving to do ours and
want you to do yours. Will you?
Kindly bear In mind that:
1. We begin at 10:30.
2. We need larger collections now
than ever ? Treasurers report shows
deficit when new books are purchased.
3. The "big fight" for larger attend
ance In December Is on and started
I with a grand rush.
4. That "Old Santa" should remem
ber the Sunday school.
6. That each of us has a part to do.
6. That our enrollment is growing
? out of 350 people living within a ra
dius of 3 miles and in our district we
' have enrolled 301 In the Sunday
'school. What do you think of that?
j Well we want every one enlisted.
7. The Secretary says that the en
velopes should be here by Sunday?'
and if they are not ? teachers see that
your secretaries make some arrange
ment.
Now we thank the officers for what
they are doing to make their classes
Interesting and ask them to continue.
jWe want to wind up this year with a
J gala rush. "To those who work and
have faith" nothing Is Impossible.
Next Sunday we hope to show you
where the deficit is in our treasury
and give an itemized account of every
penny that has been taken in and
spent. W4 believe you are due It and
we hope to give It to you.
We are giving below the report of
Oct. 1, and as far as possible ? not of
ficially, what has been taken In and
since that date ? taking In to consid
eration that the curtains which cost
I about $85.00 or $90.00 haven't been
paid for but will be when the Invoice
Is received.
The above amounts show a little in
the treasury but Invoice for some
books, envelopes, literature for the
Sunday school have not been received
? should show a deficit.
The amounts received Includes the
amount taken in by the Manless Wed
ding which was $62.00, leaving $102.00
contributed in Sunday school since
Oct. 1, 1923 This should make us get
to work and see If we can't show a
surplus Instead of a deficit.
Balance on hagd Oct. 1, 1923 2.11
Collections since Oct. 1, 1923.. 102.00
< Manless Wedding 62.00
Total $166.11
Curtains about $90 to be paid out.
Literature, envelopes, etc. more than
to take up the rest ? over $70.00.
Please give your attention to the re
ports below.
Report for Sunday December 2nd,
by classes:
; Calvin class ? Miss ~ Pearle Gupton
teacher present, scholars present 35,
absent 17, visitors 2, collection $3.19,
I bibles 9.
Rebecca class ? Mrs. Alex Wester
, teacher present, scholars present 23,
?absent 9, visitors 1, collection $1.26,
bibles 13.
I Albert class ? Miss Woodburn teach
er absent, scholars present 5, absent
5, collection 20c, bibles 1.
I Harper class ? Miss Frye teacher ab
sent, scholars present 11, absent 6,
visitors 2, collection 29c, bibles 9.
Raymond class ? R. O. Thompson
teacher present, scholars present 16,
absent 1, visitors 1 collection 83c, bi
bles 6.
Dorcas class ? Miss Daisy Ball tea
cher present, scholars present 11, ab
sent 9, collection 27c, bibles 4.
Willing Workers ? Mrs. W. D. Fuller
teacher present, scholars present 17,
absent 4, collection '4c, bibles 9.
Faithful class ? Mrs. M. H. Gupton
teacher present, scholars present 11,
absent 4, visitors 1, collection 15c, bi
bles 9.
Bright Jewels ? Mrs. Morris Griffin
teacher present, scholars present 21,
absent 7. collection 29c.
Sunshine class ? Miss Annie F. Oup
ton teacher present, scholars present
7, absent 7, visitors 1, collection 6c.
Gesersl Report
| General Officers ? enrolled 16, ab
I sent 4, present 12, on time 12, No. bl
jbles 8, No. contributing 12, offering
$2.12, prepared lessons 10,- attending
preaching 12.
Adult Dept ? enrolled 84, absent 26,
present 58, on time 68, bibles 22, No.
contributing 54, offering $4.45, prepar
ed lessons 26, attending preaching 58.
Young Peoples Dept. ? enrolled 27,
absent 11, present 16, on time 16, bt
bles 10, No. contributing 16, offering
49c, prepared lessons, attending prea
ching 16.
Intermediate Dept. ? enrolled 87, ab
sent 10. present 27, on time 27, bibles
10, No. contributing 18, offering 81.10,
prepared lessons 12, attending preach
Ing 27.
Junior Dept. ? enrolled 36, absent 8,
present 28, on time 28. bibles 18, No.
contributing 27, offering 4tc, prepared
lessons It, attending preaching 28.
Primary Dept. ? enrolled 28, absent
7, present 21, on time 20, No. contrib
uting 15, offering 29, prepared lessons
18.
Beginners Dept. ? enrolled 14, ab
sent 7, present 7. on time 7. No. Con
tributing 6, offering 6c, prepared les
sons 6. .
Totals ? enrolled 242, absent 73?
present 169, on time 168, bibles 68, fJo.
contributing 149, offering $9.00, pre
pared lessons 101, attending preach
ing 1??, visitors 8.
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HONOR ROLL? NOVEMBER
fy00D BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL
Officers:
Miss Pearl Gupton
R. 0. Thompson
Mrs. Major Gupton
Mrs. W. D. Fuller
Calvin Class:
W. J. Galloway
Morris Griffin
A. S J- Hamlett
M. F. Parker
Rebeccas:
Mrs. Battle Wester
Mrs. Nancy Gupton
Mrs. M. F. Parker
Mrs. Coleman Denton
Mrs. J. J. Lanier
Mrs. W. J. Galloway
Miss Ruth Parker
Sunshine:
Molly Gupton
Harpers:
Bertha Burnette
Moneta Denton
Willing Workers:
Mary Sturges
Elizabeth Fuller
Faithfuls:
Maurice Wester
Doris Wester
Edgar Fuller
Leona Raynor
Dorcas Class:
Penola Burnette
Leah Coley
Grand total present 177. Grand to
tal present last Sunday 157.
Eurolled In main school 242. Horn?
Dept. 32. Cradle Roll 27. Total en
rollment fit ? juduy school 301.
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Our 'acuity are beautifying as far
as they can tl cir school rooms. We
certainly o?3Bt to help them by paint
ing their rooms.
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Card of Thanks
On behalf of the Sunday school I
wish to express appreciation for the
work done towards the curtaining of
the church. To Mrs. P. G. Sturges
and Mrs. M. H. Gupton for aid in the
selection and purchasing of cloth.
To Mrs. Major Gupton. Mrs. J. 8.
Shearin, Mrs. H. R. Waters, Mrs. P. G.
Sturges and Miss Daisy Ball for lend
ing their machines ana allowing to
be carried to the church so that we
could all work together.
And to Mrs. Sturges, Mrs. Waters,
Miss Ruth Parker, Mrs. Major Gup
ton, Mrs. Martin Gupton, Mrs. Nancy
Gupton, Mrs. C. E. Denton, Mrs. Park
er, Mrs. J. J. Smith, Mrs. Shearin, Mr.
Elijah Gupton and Mr. Cleveland Gup
! ton for the making of the curtains
making temporary rings and hanging
.ready for use.
MRS. M. T. GRIFFIN, Chm'n.
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The school and well houses are still
unpainted. And the roof of the wood
shed still leaks.
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Christmas has "penetrated the
bones" of the children as manifested
by their decorations in the school
room.
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Preaching Service
! Next Sunday night Mr. H. T. Wright
| will preach for us at 7 o'clock. Lets
be there to enjoy his message.
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Perfect Attendance Honor Eoll Wood
Elemental-}' School
1st Grade ? L. N. Benton, Rudolph
Denton, Llnwood Griffin, William
Johnson, Thomas Jones, Russel Leon
ard, John Jr. Lanier, Russet Raynor,
Lena Griffin, Mozelle Griffin, Luclle
Johnson, Myrtle Leonard, Evelyn Stur
ges.
2nd Grade ? Rufus Denton, Roland
Grey Gupton, Sidney Perry Hamlett,
Ronald Shearln, Troy Wilder, Sue Den
:on, Martha Lynn Denton, Evelyn
Johnson, Mildred Johnson, Betty Ruth
Leonard, Ruby Leonard, Ruby Lanier,
Anna Mae Sturges, Ruby Thomas
Shearln, Katie Wilder.
3rd Grade ? Garland Burnette, Ned
Gupton, Marshall Gupton, Preston
King, Cooper Leonard, Elmer Rad
ford, Parry Lee Denton, Pearl Den
ton, Vera Gupton, Nannie Bell Gup
ton, Bruce Lee Leonard, Edna Lanier,
Alma Pearce.
4th Grade ? Eugene Denton, IJzra
Denton, Edgar Fuller, OUle Gupton,
Henry Ale* Gupton, L. E. Oupton, Hu
bert Hamlett, Collie Thompson, Jas
per Tucker, Herman Tucker, Maurice
Wester, Clee Griffin, Wllmer Gupton,
Dell Gupton, Matilda Gupton, Doris
Wester, Edna Wicker.
5th Grade ? Vonnle Benton, Dolan
Hamlett, Garnold Leonard, Geneva
Benton, Freddie Thompson, Mabel
Gupton, Bula Griffin, Leona Raynor,
Mary Sturges.
6th Grade ? Freeland Oreen, Clyde
Griffin, Jettle Oupton.
7th Grade-- K<ftineth Ayscue, Thur
man Gupton, Torbert Sturges, Eliza
beth Fuller, Hattle Belle Gupton, Dell
Pearce.
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Honor Roll Gold-Sand High School
Last week thru an error on some
one's part the tenth grade honor roll
pupils were left out. We are Includ
ing them this week. We regret very
much to have left them out but trust
we will not be so unfortunate again.
For November 18, 1923:
10th Grade ? Lola Leonard. Bonnie
Griffin, Bert Htght
For November 26, 1923:
8th Grade ? Alberta Aycock, Maur
ice Bledsoe, Alice Deprlest, David Ful
ler, Klrby Gupton, Annie Gupton.
Clement Harper, Nell Joyner, Harold
Oarbee, Charlie May, Owen Tharrlng
ton, Annie Tharrlngton.
9th Grade ? Louise Parrish), Marie
Joyner, Clayton Burnette, Austin Ful
ler, Irene Oupton, Fannie Oupton.
10th Grade? <Lola Leonard.
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Only two more weeks of school be
fore "Santa" arrives.
"JU*? Topsy Torrey"
The play presented to us last Fri
day night by the Holllster players
was very much enjoyed. Topsy Tur
vey and Prank were continually keep
ing us wondering what prank they
would play next and Ned, a negro, was
a ready prey to their jokes as was all
members of the cast. The old Deacon
Bhowed us a typical tightwad and Miss
SprlggB who became his second wife
to fill Jennie's place In his heart, lite
and housework, soon turned the Joke
with the aid of Topsy and they lived
happily?? ever after with the wife as
boss. The English Lord was the sub
ject of many Jokes but came out all
right in the end with Topsy as his fi
ance. "Ah don cher know."
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Our school children certainly are
worthy of the best desks to be had.
We should investigate the kind they
have to sit on every day.
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B. Y. P. I*.
Our B. V. P. C. for Dec. 2nd was
enjoyed by all. There was a large at
tendance and the program was splen
did. All parts were spoken except
one. That was for Leona Raynor and
she didn't get It in time to get it up
and Elizabeth Fuller read it. Next
time lets get every part u^.and teHf it
if its not but two word?* That is bet
ter than nothing. We can have a per
feet program each time If each one
that Is on program will render his or
her part. Lets do It.
Everybody come out next Sunday
night and you will (eel much bettor:
the next day, I know, because I have
tried It. Come, bring your friends
out to our B. Y. P. U. It will do you
good. Lets have a perfect program
for next Sunday night.
Why is there such little Interest
shown in the contest in B. Y. P. O.?
There seems to be very little rivalry
as there have been very few per
fect programs during this quarter,
and the quarter ends with this month!
The group making the best show
ing In the presenting of programs is
to havs^ their picture put in the TIME8.
Also a subscription to the Biblical
Recorder to the individual making
the most Improvement in B. Y. P. U.
and a subscription to the FRANKLIN
TIMES for the one making next best
improvement.
Lets see who will win out now in
these last few weeks.
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LOCAL NEWS
Christmas comes on Tuesday only
two and a half weeks away!
Mr. C. S. Poison and daughter. Miss
Mlna Poison and son have occupied
the Gold Mine house known as the
Sturgess home place. Mr. Pol son Is
Wood's foreman for the Holllster
Lumber Co. We welcome theae good
people to our community and hope
they will enter Into our community
enterprises with a vim and push which
will mean much to them and us.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ennls Lan
caster, Nov. 25, a boy.
A hunting party consisting of Mr.
J. R. Collie 0( Raleigh. Poltmutar
tjenerat Ettsworth of Washington, D.
C.. Captain Newell and Dr. Fleming,
of Louisburg, are camping here and
enjoying the hunting of this vicinity.
? We are sorry to note that Htdv Dor
othy Sturges and Laverne Gupton are
on the sick list.
Misses Lela Mae and Ida Coley,
Messrs. Graham Radford and William
Coley motored to White Level Satur
day night.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Coley and chil
dren, William. Ida and Lawrence
went to Louisburg Monday.
Mr. Sidney Parker of Holllster, *u
In Wood Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. D. K. Gupton and chil
dren. were visitors of Rosemary Sun
day.
Miss Xannle Gupton of White 'Level
visited Mr. and Mrs. David (Toad)
Gupton Sunday.
Mr. Crawford, principal of Gold
Sand school visited our Sunday school
Sunday and made a wonderful talk
about what line work we are doing.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Smith spent
Thanksgiving with relatives In Rocky
Mount.
Misses Aleen Woodburn and Mlaa
Flora Frye were guests of friends In
Raleigh and Apex last week.
Miss Bonnie Fogleman spent the
Thanksgiving holidays with friends In
Greenville.
? Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Griffin and Mr.
Willie Tucker attended moving pic
tures In Rocky Mount Thursday even
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For her Christmas
WHY NOT A BOX OF CA>DY?
Mate yonr selection early while there are lots oi pretty ones to
select from.
What will you irWe Dad? or Mother! 1 or Sister? or Brother.
Let ns help you solve your Christmas Problem.
SERVICE DRUG CO. r
Wood, N. C.
W. D. FULLER
C. B. KEARNEY
We Wish to Invite You
To Our Store
Where you will find the most complete and prettiest line of Dry Goods that we have
had in a number of years and priced so low that a bale of cotton will buy them all.
Ask any visior we have had. Come and make your selection before they are picked
over. We are having customers daily that have visited other places and then come
back to purchase of us, and are frank to tell us that we are selling Suits, Overcoats,
Hats, Caps, Shirts, Shoes, Dress Goods, Notions, Flour, Meat, Lard, in fact our en
tire stock at prices sufficiently low to cause them to come back and trade with us..
Our merchandise was purchased at the right time and price and we are giving
our customers this advantage.
Our Cotton Gin is in that same good condition to handle your cotton and seed.
We have in hand a large stock of cotton seed meal and hulls.
Our Blacksmith Shop is open to the public six days in each week with a good
Blacksmith always there to do your work promptly and properly. Whether it be
shoeing your animals or ro;c.ir'ng your wheels.
We invite your visits and inspection whether you purchase or not.