The Robesonian., 1917-12-03
OUT REGAIN WAY
Why Not Have School Piga-
Prizes for Papers on How to
Keep Well-Oil Schoolhouse
Floors-Comnunity Club Or
ganized-Box Supper.
Correspondents Of TIE Rohsonian.

correspondence 0f lie RorSSQnau.
Regan's Uunberson, r ~, Dec l !
Since our last Letter there has been
much doing n or community. Most
farmers are through harvesting aRi
despite tie fact that Thanks
giving day vas rainy. we had goc1
cause q thank Gts3 fer TIE beautiful
1a- We have had IN w22liza 10 sacf,er
our ero2s.
Ms. !. 5. Re@n. wao has been con
E1nal ID hs- room to- Sle past IVA
weeks. s Slowly Improving
Miss Ellen Ae-cer IS able % he cut
again
Mr. Newton Mcmillan has accepted
8 Position IS salesman II Mr-J 3.
! Regaos store
! Some OF our folks batcherd hogs
! this week Why should man worry
about the high cost Of living Il ne has
/ everything he can raise or 2 farm IN
Reoesen county: Speaking OF econ
oHay during this crisis. why net have
from our school lunches The school
children ct Regan's waste enough Of
their lunch TO feed 8 pig. After the
children have gone in school room
from the noon hour. ore could count
a. least = hall dozen dogs on the play
ground. picking up the fragments.
Wonder Il some good patron weuld
donate a small pig TO our school.
1t Is amusing to note the school
children saluring the large flag that
waves over the school building. The
larger boys with the help OF Mr.. Chag-
lie Butler, brought long cypress pde
from the swamp, and we raised the
Stars and Stripes and had a gferiosis
time at the noon hour.
Prof. Poole and Dr. McPhaul visit
ed our school last week. DR.. McPhaul
told Us that he was going TO give
prizes for the 1st. 2nd. and Srd best
papers. written by grammar grade
student, on How 10 Keep Well" these
prizes TO De given 81 next commence
nlenc- Surely. some Of our folks must
be winners.
Prof Poole told Us that we We're to
have oil for our floors. Hurrah, for
tce hoard OF education i i will ag-ee
TO let Prof. PCo-e have money enough
70 oil Robeson's sci2ociroom floors
; Preach aTi teach sanitation al, you
/ please, cut unless you practice VIVA
you preach You are wasting breas q
: We know Of nothing more unSanitaEA
TO ask child TO do than sweep a 6us
ty school room floor. Oil will elm
: mate the dust. therefore prevent {
I number of colds.
Miss Cassidey, our home demonstra
: ton agent, was with Us on THURSDAY
I of last week, and, as it happened. vi
i were having an old-time quilting il
: our school room. The students wer,
!. taking their monthly test and thei
{ mothers came out to quilt the quill
: that the girls made Miss Casside,
helped US to make fine stitches, it be
: ing her first quilting party; and. a
!, We quilted we talked about commun
u ity club work and various other things
L and finally organized a club. Mis-
Cassidey is to be with US once eac
month. Her next visit will be O.
December 18th. She will make tn
trip with Drs. McPhaul and Ellington
Every man, woman and child With
: possible radius should be presen
- as Dr. Ellington will be in the count
r to examine grown-ups free. Let
take advantage of this opportunit,
North Carolina is the first State i
the Union to undertake this work.
- Despite the gloomy night, our bo
- supper was a success Thanksgivin
: night. 1t was impossible for Mr.. Ler
E. non to be with US, but Mr.. H. c. Blacl
~ we'll, who has been in the Y. NJ. c. !
e work at Camp Jackson, was home an
p p told US about our soldier boys, thei
q work, amusement, etc., and with NJ
,el E. T. Taylor's aid sold the boxes fo
~ ~ us. Every one seemed to enjoy bic
III ding as much as they did the program
After the boxes were sold then can
" a voting contest for most populs
lady Miss Thames of Regan, Mi:
Bryant of Powersville and Mrs. J.
81 Regan were the contestants. Mi:
10 Bryant won the cake. Mr.. Purv
-. Powers won the pumpkin for the mo-
on oo homely face Mrs. Mollie Regan VIZ
~ kind enough to send a jar of swe
oL oI pickles, which sold for S1-25. Las
In IN was drawing for the quilt, which W;
US US interesting indeed, little Matte Bel
ol Skies being the lucky one. We reali
es ed $50. Half goes to the school al
rn half to help furnish Methodist pa
ne sonage at st. Paul.