County's 75 Year Old Com Mill & Cotton Gin Operating ,Hv KAY WHISNANT.) Tl',' iirsl corn mill and cotton gin that was ever operated In Clev eland county by Lawson Humph rj(„ 15 located In No. 7 township. 011 wliat is called the Biggerstaff now owned by S. C. Craw lev. The com mill is still in use. al though! for the past few years it lias been run by electricity. XI’,e water was carried from the *!ua! to the waterwheel by put t, a log across the shoal, slant two planks from the log to farry it to the race that carried tlir water to the wheel, when the vntr from the race hit the wheel li .started it- thereby causing the miH to start grinding the meal. This big wooden waterwheel was 14 feet high with big wooden buck eiN all around the wheel to carry ti'p v ater. The same waterwheel that oper a ed the corn mill also gave power for the first cotton gin. These were | in operation 75 years ago. There was but one gin and it «as operated by hand, only one or two bales of cotton could be ginned n one day. The cotton was carried to the gin in hamper baskets and ted by armsful run through to the press that was also run by hand. Farmers wishing to have their tarn in line, would have to wait sometimes for two days. Rehobeth-Sandy Plains Sick Are ! Improving; News 'Special to The Star.) REHOBETH-SANDY PLAINS, F"b 12—Little Miss Mary Ann Whitaker and Billie Whitaker are ill with intestinal flu. Mrs. Prank McFarland who has been sick for several weeks is im proving. Due to the snow and bad roads Sunday school was not held at the Rehobeth church Sunday but de spite the weather and roads Rev. Lawrence Roberts filled his appoint ment at Sandy Plains church last Sunday afternoon with about 50 present. Mr. and Mrs. Coy Daves an nounce the birth of a daughter last week. .. Mrs. Benn'e Ledford returned to her home from the Shelby hospital Thursday. Vaugh Whitaker who had the misfortune of getting his leg very badly hurt several weeks ago is able to walk on crutches. Walter Walker, who has been ill with pneumonia. Hatcher Walker who has been ill with flu and Or mand Whitaker who has been sick for several days all continue to improve, Mr. and Mrs. Bonnie Morgan and children spent the week end with i Mr. and Mrs. John Pruette of near Casar. Mrs, T. P. Gold spent the latter part of the week with Mr. and Mrs John Lovclafe of Mooresboro. Scout Traditions Receive Emphasis On Anniversary F’!vr' °f the high traditions of the Boy Scout movement will have em I'liasih jn connection with the an t’iversary celebration which marks tho d=se of Its 25th Jubilee Year and the celebration of the 26th I'uthday of scouting, closing Feb ruary 13, 1936. I lie Boy Scout movement in the I'uitpa S.ates was founded on Feb i tan 8th, i9io, by the Incorpora licm Cf the Boy Scouts of America »n W ishingtcn, D. C., by William D. Boyce and associates. Ihese five traditions are:— I High Adventure. II ls a Primary consideration in sc°«t movement that the pro K-.iui shall bring to a boy new ex 11: enees and set him off on adven tures in new fields. 2- Brotherhood. Hie fourth scout law which every f >t learns say, “A scout is a friend " all and a brother to tscry other fccout.” 3- Service. Scouting since its early beginnings , lr Presen ted a tradition of serv !Brough the good turns for filers performed by individual uus, through services to commun '•« by troops and patrols and by iole weight of the national or c* oration applied to national needs T 'n MniP of stress or emergency, 1 Good Apjxarance. com » in8: has helped the value of .m WPPea,,aIlce throu»h the scout it ‘ mj? 411(1 tha contribution which coed k6S toward the standard of * a,,pearance and good carriage necessary attributes of the scout. ^ Scout Trained Citizens, itself "C(lUt m3vement has pledged the d„atnd fccepted 85 a tradition in , r 1 01 enroll®ent and traln ti.cad- laitU at the end ot a lu I hX ^ aa* in every training1 have liad tour years of ;l ft M a scout and the naUon t 'e received a commensurable through the inculcation of "il idf,als hr the.se years. t Top-Flight Golfer Patty Berg Whether the freckles make her a ?olfer or golfing gives her freckles, Patty Berg, 17, Minneapolis high school student, is giving women golfers a “run for their money” in Miami winter tournament where she won the qualifying medal. She was runner-up in the woman’s national championship last year. Flint Hill Child Has Pneumonia PUNT HILL, Feb 12.—Last weeks news stated that the small son of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Blan ton would be buried at Flint Hill, however, due to misunderstanding the chilfl twqs burled at Springs Monday afternoon. Several from this community attended the funeral services. Welcomed into this community Is Carl Silvers from Caroleen who Is going to make his home with Mr. and Mrs. tteorge Lancaster during the spring and summer months. 1 George Pearson and granddaugh ter Tula, spent Wednesday night as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Clary of the Mt. Sl»al community. Jeannie Sue, small daughter of Mr and Mrs. Jimmie Moore is ill with pneumonia. Mrs. Sue Blanton and grand daughter Ethel, are spending sev eral days with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Anthony and Mr. and Mrs. Law rence Bridges. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Pruette of the Sharon community spent Fri day with Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis Pear son. Ellie Clary spent Wednesday wth Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Clary of the Mt. Sinai community. Buren and Rex Ledbetter left Friday for Orangeburg, S. C., on business. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Anthony of the Pleasant Ridge community spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Anthony. Miss Ella Propst has returned to her home in Shelby after spending several days with her sister Mrs. L. N. Harrll!. G. G. Pearson and Tula, spent Thursday night with Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Ledbetter and family. Charlie Padgett of Bostic was the dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Hose Champion. Mr. and Mrs. W.. E. Bridges of the Poplar Springs community spent Wednesday night w'ith Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Bridges. Gaffney Is Scene Of Two Shootings GAFFNEY, Feb. 12,-After Rath nel Ray, 21-year-old Chesnee youth, was fatally shot by another man early Saturday, Jerry Parris, the Chesnee night policeman, was se verely wounded by the accidental discharge of his own pistol as he was making a fire at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ray, parents of the boy. Young Ray, who was shot in 4he head at the home of Ab Gardner. 64. died an hour or so after being rushed to the Mary Black Hospital In Spartanburg. Officer Parris, who was shot in the rght chest, was tak en to the General Hospital at Spar tanburg. Gardner, whose home is on the Cherokee county side of the line, was arrested by Sheriff Lake W. Stroup and his officers. He at first denied knowledge of the shooting, but later, according to Sheriff Stroup, admitted he had gotterf angry in the house and started shooting.. Cholera Immunity Is Made Secure By New Method More than 30 years ago a depart ment of agriculture scientist sought the cause of hog cholera, establish ed the fact that it leaves surviving animals immune, and later develop ed antl-hog cholera serum. The scientist was Dr. M. Dorset. He died last July, but he left as a monumeflt to his persistent genius a new vaccine—crystal-violet—which the Bureau of Animal Industry has just announced, and which, it be lieves, may be the most satisfactory product yet developed to fight hog cholera. A patent on crystal-violet vaccine—dedicated to the public welfare—has been applied for. Although crystal-violet vaccine must be tested further, indications are It will be not only as effective, but cheaper and safer than the com bination serlum-and-virus treat ment now used. Dr. Dorset studied the diseases of many farm animals and developed many products for their control. But he was never fully content with his cholera serum. Year after year he and his staff worked for improve ments in cholera prevention. In recent years, they sought, par ticularly, chemicals to mix with the deadly virus which would destroy the Infective element and at the same time preserve the protective element that creates immunity to hog cholera. They experimented with various substances—phenol, glycerin, formalin, and other chemi cals. One of the last was crystal-violet, a water-soluble dye. Dr. Dorset did not live to test, to his full satisfac tion, vaccine made with this prod uct. But his co-workers now an nounce that, in their experiments with 200 pigs, crystal-violet vaccine has given about 99 percent protec tion against hog cholera. DOG THAT SAVED BOY’S LIFE FOUND POISONED IN ATLANTA ATLANTA. Feb. 12.—A dog that risked Its life to save a youngster from a snake was found poisoned to death. Three years ago Frank Shipp, jr., then 11 years old, was playing in the garden of his home. A copperhead snake crawled out of bushes and struck at him. Lady, his German shepherd dog, saw the snake strike and leaped upon It, knocking It from her young master. In the fight Lady wag-strUck' In the mouth but she survived the reptileSs venom. A newspaper award ed her a cup for heroism. Bailey Explains New Farm Plans To Dean Schaub WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—With re6pect to the pending farm bill Senator Bailey today addressed a letter to I. O. Schaub, director of the co-operative extension work, State college saying: “This bill provides for aid to farmers in consideration of crop curtailment by way of transferring lands for the production of cotton, tobacco and other Intensive crops to legumes, grasses, etc. I under stand that It is Intended to pay rents to farmers who curtail their acreage for this purpose. "The bill will proceed by way of the department of agriculture di recly to th efarmer for the present year, but after January first. 1938. the money available will be paid by way of grants to the states. The state will be expected, in the mean time, to pass conformity acts as advised by the department of ag riculture. “Just what will be the character of these conformity acts cannot be stated at present, but it is felt here that the states have vastly more power with respect to control of production than the federal gov ernment. "In my judgment the whole mat ter looks first in the direction of voluntary control rather than com pulsory control, and to compulsory control only by way of state action under acts to be suggested by the federal agricultural authorities. “Probably in tha light of the Hoo sac mills case, this is the best that can be done under the circum stances. Some of us have felt that a stronger measure might have been enacted, but all of as have felt that haste was necessary be cause the crop year Is beginning, and I think I am safe In saying that the bill is very generally supported, and will quickly pass. Relativity Theory Like Supreme Court NEW HAVEN. Conn., Feb. 12.— The new theory of relativity which Prof. Leigh Page, of Yale university, here suggests, broadens the famous Einstein theory and makes it ap plicable to the happenings within atoms. It is about as drastic to the science of physics as suggestions for changing the Supreme court in Washhigtotfr—— Prof. Page, widely-known theo retical physicist, ih his report to the Physical Review, shows that for atomic events on a microscopic scalp either one or the other of the two basic "planks" on which the Einstein ''special ' theory of 190'S rests must be untenable. Both can not be right and co-exist, as Ein stein has always assumed. 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