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Lattimore News Of Personal Items Miss Johnson Entertains. Mrs. James Kanlpe III. Personals. (Special to The Star.) Lattimore, Feb. 14.—Miss Bern ice * Johnson delightfully entertained the following: Misses Mary Lee Harrill of Double Springs commun ity and Elaine Horne and Blanche Bridges at her home Friday with a six-course dinner. The pink and green color scheme was very skill fully carried out. Miss Aqutlla Johnson was the attractive waitress After dinner the Martin string band entertained throughout the evening. Miss Katie Mae Toms had as her spend-the-day guests Sunday the following: Misses Lucy Lattimore of Mooresboro, Miss Clara Greene of Shelby, Mary D. Palmer and Er .. ^cte Dellinger of Polkvllle and Vertie Bridges of this place. Mr. and Mrs. Paris Weathers and little daughter, Jackie, visited Mr and Mrs. James Ware of near Kings Mountain Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. James Shearer qpent last week-end with Mrs. Shea rer’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Bailey of Chester. 8 C. Miss Anna and Mr. Charlie Bridges of Connelly Springs spent Sunday with their sister, Miss Blanche Bridges of this place Mrs. Orange Lattimore of Polk vtUe was the dinner guest Sunday of Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Hunt. Mr. and Mrs. George Blanton of Shelby spent the week-end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Blanton. Bra£ B. K. Simmons spent Sun day with hla mother in Cllffside. Mrs. J. W. Spangler and Mr. and Mrs. ~Ab Spangler and children of Dtthbfe Shoals spent Wednesday night with Mr. and Mrs P. D. Crowder and family. _Misses Amerae Robinson and Lucy Yelton spent Friday night with the latter’s sister, Mrs. Grady Mauney and Mr. Mauney of Shelby. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Toms had as their dinner guests last Wednes day: Mr. and Mrs. Coleman Gold and family of Kings Mountain, Mrs R. M. Gold of New House, Mrs. Lula Hamrick of Double Springs and Mrs. I. D. Harrill of this place. Miss Eunice Robbs spent the week end with home folks at her home near Grassy Pond, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Shytle and family of Shelby visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Haw kins Sunday afternoon. Mr. Lolan Tesseneer of Dobln-s spent the day with Mr. Erastus Me Curry Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shearer and son, Charles, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs, Dillard Head ol Cllffside. Mias Nell Weathers and Mrs. G. W. Lee of the Union community spent Monday with their brother, Mr. Parts Weathers and Mrs Weathers. Those caling at the home of Mr and Mrs. C. C. Lovelace Sunday afternoon were: Mr. and Mrs. Carl MeSwain of Shelby. Mr. Garden Jones and son. Corbett, and'Mr Loren Daves of Ellenboro. The friends of Mrs. James Kantpt w-ill regret to hear that she Is very sick at this writing. Answers To Star’s Question Box On Page One Below are the answers to the test questions printed on page one. I. One of the Philippine Islands group. 3. Composer. 3. Chlorophyll. 4. Siberia 5. The apparent displacement ot an object caused by a change of place of the observer 6. Mountain antelope. 7. Off the coast of Lower Califor nia in the Pacific, 8. Dr. J. E. Brandenberger, a Swiss chemist. 9. Yes. 10. No. II. The Amazon. 12. Probably from the name of George M. Pullman, builder of tire first Pullman cars. 13. South Africa 14. Repetition of a statement In ifferent words. 15. Norway. 16. Famous maker of violins. 17. Because the congress of the Confederation fixed the “fourth Wednesday in March. 1790," as the date for beginning proceedings un der the new constitution, and that lay fell on March 4. 18. Salmon, after spawning. 19. No. 20. Theodore Roosevelt. Orders All Georgia Owned Cars Sold Atlanta, Feb. 14—Tire house to day passed by viva voce vote a bill to sell every state owned automobile at public auction, excepting only one car for the governm and trucks Sufficient tobacco seed to fur nish plants for 1,000 acres of land has been recleaned to date by the asrent of Bertie countv Italian Air Fleet Set for Hop to Chicago * * * * * * Eighty Men in Twenty-four Seaplanes, Led by Air Minister ltalo Balbo, Will Fly Atlantic to Bring Country’s Good-Will to Chicago Exposition. L i I __FoRKatiokt Fmght to Chicago Gem. Italo Savbo Hi? If present pian. are adnered to, a great Italian air armadaot 24seaplanet will take off froro^ Ortebello Italy, on May 24, the anniversary of Italy’s entry into the World War, for a flight across the Atlantic, it. ultimate goal the Chicago Century of Progra.e Exposition. Under the direction of General Italo Balbo, youthful Air Mini.ter, plane have been prepared for the most ambitiou. venture tn the history of aviation. General Balbo him.elf will lead the flight, ae ha led the previous mass flight from Rome to Brazil in Ue, cemb«r, 1930. The planet to be used will be of the type employed in the Brasil flight. Each craft carries two pilots, a mechanic and a radio operator. The seaplanes, designed as bombers, have a large cargo capacity which, in war-time, would be used for explosives but in this instance will be utilized for carrying extra fuel The probable route of the armada will be by way of England, Iceland, Greenland, Newfoundland and New York, then, by way of the Great Lakes, to Chicago. The same thoroughness that marked General Balbo's mass formation flight of eleven planes to Brazil it being displayed in this more ambitious ven ture. For some months past. Italian air officers have been making observations on climatic conditions over the North Atlantic, so that nothing may be left to chance in insuring the success of the flight with the maxi mum amount of safetv Silt Keeps Land Rich And Fertile In Ancient Egxpt The Year Around Sowing And Harvesting All That Is Necessary. Three Crops A Tear. The discovery of King Tut s tomb brought to light a true picture of ancient Egyptian culture and re vealed that the early Egyptian civi lization and progress were the di rect outcome of prosperous farming In the great valley of the Nile, writ es Mohammed H. Radi, of the North Carolina State college. Egypt is an ancient agricultural country, and farming has been the occupation of the majority of its people since the early days of his tory. Farming in Egypt is finite dif ferent from that of America, in fact, Egyptian farm life, farm op i ('rations, farm animals, and farm customs and habits have no simi i larity, in most cases, t, othose of j America. Fanners in Egypt live in small communities or villages. Around these villages and as far as five miles or more from them, the farm ers go out to work. The southern valley and the northern delta ,the two main sec tions of Egypt, each has a different farming scheme. In the south, the ( valley is composed of a long but (narrow strip of land. It ranged from two to ten miles In width while its length is more than 1,000 miles. Throughout the length of the valley, runs the Nile’ river from south to north, and on both of its sides stand little rocky hills mark ing the border line between the cul tivated area and the great sandy plains of the Sahara desert which covers more than nine-tenths of the total area of Egypt. On this narrow, long valley, the water of the Nile overflows every year. From August to November, the valle vis covered with water to a depth of 10 feet or even more. These flood days lend to that part of southern Egypt the most pictur esque scenes of the year. Late in November and early In December, the water recedes, going back into its channel, and rt# hing a low level at this time of the. year. Within a few days after the flood is over, the farmers sow their fields with different kinds of crops. After sowing, the soil is slightly scratched scratched by drawing a wooden board on its surface so as to cover the seeds with mud. Then the fields are left to nature until the ’har vest time comes Wheat, beans, barley, onions, len tils, clover, and sorghum are abund antly produced by this crude meth od of farming that lias been in use since the old days of the Pharaohs. (These crops are raised without tr i rigation, fertilization, or any sort ot (care whatsoever. The well soaked (land of the valley, upon which the (water had stayed more than four (months. Is moist enough to grow these crops without any additional j need of water. I Usually these crops reach a per jfect degree of growth and maturity (without using a fertilizer or any other growth-promoting material. (The brown colored water of the I flood season is heavily loaded w ith (sediments and other valuable plant tfood etemenrsvashed a wav from the Abyssinian mountain and the Central African plains through which the water of the Nile passed on Its way to Egypt. These substanc es settle down when the welter flows over the land of the valley, and form a thick layer of rich soil year after year. Curiously enough, in these substances lies the secret of the inexhaustible fertility of the I old Nile valley over which once rul ed Khufu, the Hrst pyramid build er, and Mameses, the Jew slaver. Despite the countless years that have passed since farming began lnl Egypt, the muddy water of the Nile j hns kept the soil young and productive. In the spring the valley Is again in a new dress. Now, the flood sea son has come to an end, and the land Is covered with gay, green fields extending from the banks of j the river to the foothills which sep-! arate the adjoining deserts. The 1 flowering beans fill the air with; sweet fragrance. The humming bees j wander around gathering their food I and everything looks as Lf it were i created anew’. The colors have been j changed; the positions have been! altered, and life is beaming mere active. Early hr the morning, long trains of camels and cows, flocks of sheep, and herds of buffaloes leave the village to the nearby fields where they graze. In the delta lands of the north farmers follow different methods, in fact more civilized than the primitive ones of the south, in cul tivating their fields. At the beginning of the last cen tury, both northern and southern sections were using the same meth ods of farming. At this time, all the country, from the Mediterranean coast to the Sudanese borders, was subject to the annual overflow of the Nile, but since then the north lias departed widely from the south by adopting a new farming scheme based on Irrigation. The extensive development of the irrigation system in the delta allows the farmer to raise a variety of crops on his farm every' years. Tile rise of Egypt Into the top of fame among cotton producing cen ters of the world is the direct con sequence of the establishment of the Irrigation system In the delta which was begun over a century ago by Mohammed All, the found er of the present royal family of Egypt The building of the Barrage, a great dam at the mouth of the delta, 30 miles north of Cairo, helps' (to maintain a high water level in | the main stream of the Nile to sup ■ply the 8,000 square miles of delta flat land with water, the year around. The northern farmer is now able' to grow three crops, one after the! other, on the same piece of land1 within a 12-months’ period. This ; system,; however, has deprived toe) lands of the delta of the most im- j portant source of fertility that was \ naturally supplied by the overflow ing of the Nile. Of course, the use of fertilizers and manures is com pensating for such loss The sun-j |ny. frostless, mild climate of Egypt ! 1 and the abundance of water s’unnlv ' for irrigation have been the im portant, factors in the development of the intensive farming scheme in the delta. During all seasons of the year green, feeds and grasses are raised for the use of dairy cattle and oth er farm animals. Under ordinary conditions it is possible for the farmer to maintain a pasture for his animals the year around. The farmer of the delta follows a three-year Crop rotation which enables him to raise crops on his land as well as to prevent the com plete exhaustion of the fertility of the soil. Modern farming methods have been introduced into the delta sec tion since the close of the world war. Today the high powered mod ern tractor works side by side with tlie old wooden plow slowly driven by oxen and buffaloes Boy Starts Off To Inauguration On Pony's Back Chula, lia.—Seven-year-old Toby Cook trotted out four new ly-shod ponnies this week to start an eight hundred mile ride to Washington to see the inauguration of his friend, Franklin 1). Roosevelt. The little town of Chula was all excited about the Journey and ar ranged a civic celebration as a send off. A substantial proportion of its residents declared a holiday to ac company the youngster as far as Tifton. Young Toby—lie rode 250 miles to Atlanta to see Mr. Roosevelt dur ing the presidential campaign, re ceived a warm greeting and led a parade for the. Democratic nominee —expects to average about 73 miles a day. He will change ponies every five miles. The spares will travel by truck. Incidentally, Toby's father, J. D. Cook, Jr., and three negfo servants are going along just to see the lad gets along all right. Toby will set a course through Sasman. Dublin, Wadley and Au gusta, Ga . call hi Johnston, S. C, to see a crippled boy, James Walk er, and then head north by way of Columbia, S. C„ Raleigh. N. C, South Hill, Vu., Richmond, Va., and Fredericksburg, Va.. to Washing ton. In Washington, Toby will be the guest of Senator Richard B Rus sell, Jr., of Georgia who is going to try to see the boy and his ponies have a place in the inaugural pa rade down Pennsylvania avenue. Twin Sister Dies After Her Brother North Wilkesboro. —Janies T. Jones, prominent citizen of Oak woods, who was buriCd Monday and hB twin sister, Mrs. Sarah Laws, of Greenville. S. C. was laid to rest in! the Oat;weeds cemetery Tuesday! morning, died w.fhln 30 hours of each other They were 75 years ofi age. Mr Jones died Saturday afternoon1 at 1:30 o'clock and Mrs Laws died! Sunda\ at i p m Suicide Verdict In Peterman Case j Coroner's Jury Pecidcs Power Com pany Official Took His Own Life. Charlotte, Feb. 15 —A coroner’s suicide verdict In the fatal shoot ing Saturday night of Roy L. Pet erman, vice president of the South ern Public Utilities company, re leased his wife from a police war rant charging murder. As the Inquest was held Mrs. Pet erman was under guard at a hos pital where she was taken shortly after her 47-year-old husband was shot in the 4iead at their fashion able Myers park residence here. A few minutes after the shooting police arrived to find the interior of the home in wild disorder and Mrs. Peterman standing over h r husband's body screaming hysteri cally; “X killed him! X killed him!" Sunday night she was charged with murder in a warrant sworn out by F. N. Littlejohn, chief of de tectives. Today she was too ill to appear at the inquest. Witnesses testified that Mrs. Pet erman was intoxicated when police arrived at the hornet that she was “very much in love" with her hus band and he with her, and that un der influence of liquor, she si lowed a disposition to destroy furniture. Mrs. Peterman was described by j witnesses as in a highly nervous state. She repeatedly exclaimed, they said, that she had slain her husband, but, on her arrival at the hospital, denied the shooting and seemed to be oblivious to the fact that her husband was dead. The coroner’s jury returned a verdict that “the deceased came to his death as a result of a self in flicted pistol wound.” Testimony was presented to show that Peterman died Instantly of a bullet wound fired from a revolver that was pressed against his head at the time of discharge. Xt also was testified that his wife suffered spells frequently which often developed after drinking li ; quor. Witnesses included W. T. Hopkins and his wife, neigiibors of the Pet ermans; police, physicians and as sociates of Peterman. After the inquest police said their investigation was ended and that the verdict nullified any charge so far as they are concerned against Mrs. Peterman. Her guard later was withdrawn. Dr. E. J. Wannarnaker, Mrs. Pet erman's physician, said she had re ceived treatment lor a nervous dis order since the death- of a small daughter a number of years ago. He testified that he visited Mrs. Peterman in the hospital and con versed with her and said he was convinced her husband had killed himself. He said Mrs. Peterman re marked “she had been the cause" of the death. Policeman Wiley Hunnecutt said two shelis had been fired from the pistol and a third had been snap ped on. He said he believed Mrs. Peterman killed her husband. Officer H. C. Baker testified Mrs Peterman showed him bruises on her arm and left leg and that when j lie asked her how they got there, jsaid. “I killed him. It had to be ; either hint or me.” R. S. .Hutchinson, attorney and intimate friend of the Peterman’s testified he was called to their home last December and found it in I disarray. He said Peterman had I locked himself in his room and that ! Mrs. Peterman kept insisting he had killed himself. He said she had suf ! fered other attacks similar to the one she had Saturday night, i Other witnesses said they had i heard Mrs. Peterman make similar assertions at various times. Night Police Chief Alex West said Mrs. Peterman was “very nervous, hysterical, drunk, or what I would call drunk. I do not believe she was responsible for what she was say ing.” Dr. Wannarnaker said "Yes” in answer to a question whether Mrs. Peterman drove her husband “to such n mental state that he killed himself." He said lie visited he.1 about four times yesterday and that her first thought “seemed to be why he did it." Mrs. Sorrels Dies In Winston Hospital Rutherford ton, Fob 15.- Mrs. Alonzo P Sorrels, 58. Gold Star mother of Gilkev, died at the Bap tist hospital in Winston-Salem Sun day night. She entered there De cember 16. She had been in de clining health for some time. Funeral services were held at Round Hilt Baptist church. Union Mills. Tuesday at 2 p. m. Mrs. Sorrels was the wife of a well known Baptist minister, and is survived by two sons, Paul Sorrels of Marion and Clyde C. Sorrels of Gilkev. Willie Sorrels, youngest son, was killed in a railroad accident at Union Mills in 1916, while another son. Helon Yates Sorrells, was kill ed in action in the Argonne Forest drive. October 11, 1918. She also leaves the following sis ters: Mrs. Walter Freeman, of Winston-Salem. Mrs. J. N. Yelton of Nebo, Mrs. J. L. Padgett, Mrs. Wil liam Brown and Mr - Clyde Wash burn ef'-Marion./ and Mrs. Mae Smith -of Men York. t Made Second Atlantic Solo - —~ ■. . . II nUT'aiiii " Till Ml 1B'~T l . .-mmmsmm An excellent photo of the "Heart’s Content,” tiny Puss Moth plane ol Captain James A. Mollison (inset), British air ace, which once mort stood the grueling test of a trans-Atlantic flight. Captain Mollison s latest achievement, a solo flight from England to Natal, Brazil, was made by way of Barcelona, §pain, and Thels. West Africa, across the Soutr Atlantic. The ocean hop took the British flier 18 hours. The entire flighi covered 4,800 miles. The “Heart's Content” is the same plane used bj Mollison in his flight from England to the United States last year. Newspapers Keep The People Sane Says Carl Akerman Bui lor Kdito.rs, Country Might Have Had Revolution. Ackcr hian Tell* Institute. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 13.—ttean Cat! W. Ackerman Qf the Columbia school of journalism told the Geor gia Press -End Citizenship institute that, except for the leadership of the press in local and national af | fairs "we might liave had a revolu tion of violence instead . of a revo lution of opinions and policies.” Tiie American people. he said, j even in a time of economic stress, are spending a million dollars a I day 'Tor newspaper facts und opin-' laps,” estimated on the basis of an! average of three cents a copy each; day including Sundays. Newspaper readers everywhere j Dean Ackerman continued, are re sponding iO serious discussion p. current problems and this' is “t healthy .symptom of intpllectua convalescence.'' An international press conference for the, furthering of world under standing was advocated by Dear Ackerman. He suggested that President -elec! Roosevelt summon it in Washingtor in the early days of his administra tion. After mentioning a proposal foi such a conference under the aus pices of the League of Nations; lie said "a conference in Washington rather than in Geneva would have a double value to the United States.’ A man needs only to win fame to have a lot of brilliant things he nev er knows the true joy that conies of winning. With all due respect for the move ment for lower taxes, it seems that agitation for lower interest might help more. i Flint Hill News Of Current Week | Bridges Families Move jn ^ Moore Improves ,i( II„M)1U, Personal Mention (Special to The s',,, j Flint Hill, Feb, 14 A crowd was present H ^ day. Our pastor gave u. jn „ ' sage. There will be ■ each 4th Sunday aftern , Mr. and Mrs. W. K i! : j Mr. and Mrs. Law rein <. tv-;...."'"! 1 Pleasant Ridge moved ! community last week Mrs. Jimmie Moor v Shelby hospital is improving The Elite society will ular meeting with Mis v. m '\ better Thursday Februa', is Little Doris Pearson, . Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis P«. r.son v ‘ has been sick is improving Mr. and Mrs. Qradj . BoiJng Springs visited Mr ! C. E. Weaver Saturday nudr. Misses Olene and Irene Hv« , of Boiling Springs, visited die Pearson Saturday night Mr, and Mrs. Fred. Ham:! daughter Elolse of Sharon v.s-'il 1 in this community Saturday nyi' and Sunday. I Mr. and Mrs. Oiho Hamrick a | Poplar Springs were the week guests of Mr. and Mms. tv, j q.,' ges. Mr, and Mrs. Ellic Clary vfri week end guests of .Mr. and Mrs I A. Clary of Mt. Sinai Mr. and Mrs. Jappie Pearso: j the week end guests 0! Mr; and j Vick Hamrick of Mt. Sinai sec/ Gets Umbrella Back After Long Period Columbia. Mo. After 1 Claud M. Wheeler's umbrella * home again. Wheeler, who hvt Chicago.- came to Cplumbn n; : j, ! to see the University of Mr. > ! football team defeat Vanderbilt M !'to 0. He etched the score and : ! name on his umbrella but lost it a railway station. Last week came to Columbia on a vi-:. recovered the umbrella from a im porter, who found it hanging 01; radiator. Cars GREASED F0R 25c Any Make — Any Size No Strings Rogern Motors NEW SPRING TIES 50c And $1.00 SEE l THE NEW Bostonian OXFORD FOR MEN Made of Imported Calfs j and Scotch Grains j STETSON SPRING MEN’S NEW SPRING SHIRTS and Long Ovals ELDERS 98c ARROWS $1.95 REIGLE $L49 8 A. V. Wray <k © Sons |