Pocahontas star herald., 1926-12-02
RIGGERS

Several white frosts and a snow re-
mind us that the melancholy days"
! of winter are here with ''wailing
winds and naked woods and meadows
brown and sear'
Unfavorable weather has somewhat
delayed cotton picking in this vicinity,
but most of the crop has been picked.
Because of this our gins are not run
ming full time now.
| A cotton reduction meeting was held
here on the 26th Several farmers at
tended and signed pledges to reduce
be given to all the farmers in the conf
munity to sign pledges to reduce. Less
of cotton and more to eat; more of
cotton and less to eat.
Tom Biggers has sown % acres to
wheat, and Frank Harrison has sOwn
60 acres. The wheat will be followed
next summer by hay crops. This is
move in the right direction.
'Possum and coon pelts are being
offered for sale on our streets. Our
bank cashier, W. w. Davidson, and
w. NJ Bennett, the teacher, seem to
be the fur buyers of our town. They
say of course, that the market is not
brisk.
Rev. e. Marlar has finished his
years work here and is attending the
district conference at Paragould.
Rev. Miller of Jonesboro filled his
regular appointment at the Baptist
church last Sunday and Sunday night
Thanksgiving was properly observ-
ed here. School was dismissed for the
day. The Methodist and Baptist ladies
Jointly served dinner and supper at
the Wilmington restaurant They were
well patroniZed and q goodly sum was
raised for the churches The school
children made Thanksgiving offer
ing Of $6.10 to the orphan children of
the Arkansas Children's Hospital at
Little Rock
The pupils of the school gave pro-
gram and pie supper at the school audi
torium Thanksgiving night. Many
were prevented from coming by the
severe rain storm, but the program
was fine and the pies also A fine
cake was voted to Miss Gladys Wells
as the prettiest girl present. The net
receipts of the supper was about $27,
which is to be used for the school
The young people of the Christian
church of Maynard are expected to
put on a play here next Thursday
night Part of the door receipts win
go to our school. This is a worthy
cause, so LET us turn out and give them
a good house.
Among those who have been away
and returned home to spend Thanks
giving are Miss Mable Hite, attend
ing school at Imboden, Miss Rita Hat
ley, attending school at POcahontas,
Leon Williamson, attending S hOOl at
Corning, Miss Edna Evans, teacher at
Pocahontas, and Miss Irene William
son, teacher at Corning
The small children of our school are
enjoying a half-dozen swings put up
on the school ground by our school
superintendent, Mr.. Mcleod. He likes
to see the children play at play time
but not in time Of books
Our school Is progressing nicely, but
the attendance is not as large as 1t
should be. Cotton and Indifference are
the causes of this. Some parents send
their children to school when they can
not find anything else for them to do,
and some do not send them at all. II
these parents knew that a child's time
in school for twelve years is worth
nine dollars a day to him, they surely
would send their children to school.
Statistics show that this is true.
Note-This letter was selected from
half-dozen written by the English
class of Biggers High School, as an
exercise in composition. Miss DOtt
Cavenar was author.