"Pa Dixon's Barn" was built around 1936, and housed a mill for grinding corn meal.  Pa's son, Shade, had a Model T Ford - one wheel was taken up, the Model T was jacked up, and a belt ran from the wheel to the mill - providing the power for the mill.  People in the neighborhood brought their corn here on Saturdays to be "turned".  They sat around, chewing tobacco and telling tales, while waiting their turn.  A little box was used to collect the toll from each bushel of corn.  The younger boys, Kell and Pen, had the job of carrying water from the nearby creek to put in the radiator to keep the engine from overheating.  When the last person was finished, Shade would put the wheel back on and go "courting".

 

The old barn is still standing and the memories of the "good ol' days" are still fresh in the mind of all the children who are grown now and have children of their own.