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i. .i' i i News of Interest In I And Near Bethune Bcthune, March 6,?Mrs. J. A. Graham, of Smoaka, i# spending some time with her mother, Mrs. John P|pK McDonald, Jotyj Kdwin Williams, student at / Furpian university, spent the week '* end at home. Miss Nancy Roger* of Waxhaw, i N. the gueat of Miss Kliza King. | Mi>s Louise i Tyburn, of Kershaw, ha> been the recent guest of her sis,. ter. Mrs. Loring Davis. Mr. and Mrs. A. K. MeLaurin had as their guests during the week end Mr..,and Mr#. C. M. Wilson and childrt&dn of Columbia; Prof. Iceland BrockT^of Central; ami Miss Mary Louise McLaurin, teacher in the Greenville school#. Miss Katherine Truesdale spent the week end in Clinton. U * w Mrs. A. K. McLaurin, Mrs. J. M. C'lyburn, Miss Stella itethune, Mrs. C. C. Pate, Mrs. G. B. MeKinnon, Mrs. W. W. Mungo ami Mrs. S. B. Padgett attended the annual inspection of the Order of the Pastern Star at Korahaw last Friday night. Miss Katie Tolar, of Society Hill, 11 is visiting Miss Lillie Mae Mctjuage. G. B. McKinnon and Loring Davis have returned from a business trip to Washington, D C. Miss Mary King, student at Columbia college,' spent the week end j~--> here with her parents. Dr. Shillman To Speak An interesting program is scheduled for Sunday afternoon, 3 p. m., at the Trinity Methodist church of this city announces the pastor. Rev. C. 0. Reynolds. Rabbi Samuel Shillman, of Sumter, a speaker of note will make an address. An entertuining feature on the program will be songs by the Community Glee Club, led by Jessie Wright. ? ~? * rfs General News Notes The Colorado National Forest Service provides shelter huts for travelers in the Jtockies. (jQ Paris political circles were strong in their praise of the first year of President Roosevelt's "New Deal." The Southern railway has increased j its working forces at the shops at j Spencer, N. C? by 75 men. Lynchburg. Tcnn., man is turning ; back the tide. He ha? recently pur- I chased a garage there and will turn , it into a horse and mule sales stable. ' The Dalton Furniture company's | plant at High Point. N. C\. one of the ' oldest furniture concerns of the city, ' has been destroyed by fire. The eleventh person to die as the result of the railroad wreck in the city of Pittsburgh. Pa., last week, was Aa-xar,|i" Ray. -JO. of Cleveland, Ohio. France has decided that Hitler's > reque.< f -r rearmament cannot be . accepted unless adequate assurances 4 are given that r.ew arnurnrTcr.t 1;rr.. t - , shall be observed. ^ * at her bureau officials in Washington are fearful of very high water in the Potomac river due to heavy ra;n.v and the melting of snow in the ... _ . upper valley: France is considering plaru^for ad- ' ditior.ai a;r. land and sea defenses at i a cost o' f-fc^hO'JO.OOO. the money to : bo raised by bond Issues. * ^ The farm credit administration an- , rntunces that since last May it has loaned to farmers $.">00,000,000 through federal lar.d banks. The government has tiled tax liens; against three moving picture actress- ; e- at L>- Argcie-j f r income taxes >; lie ->..? t'.'TJ Kr;-:a\-tat? rient by Fob ral Rc-cr\e bank -h.'W?d rt-e.pts of $'.3.J". r. g .. -t. !. g. i. >v..tr.d ard H . an !. . T:>- 1 .. ;? .. but;. that ' a _'.,i"> .angtiagi - -un K.t r. art n g f a : f " :..i t a An tart: ;t:r?Ke -ck h k ar. art. a <>b ;." ?> m,le< al- r.g the Chilean " f ?>' ' ' - n r.; r e rt y ..a n ,ig.- -j. a - d- ne. 1 v v y.-. u-.r.g a v.opper wire ' for the.r '< ' tV. :'g. w ere killed at the 1 M?*thnd.-t i rphar.age at Britlor,, Ok.an<>nta . -a tr.e Kite 'Aire r. ta c t<-< ? 1 a high ter.-. n electric wire. , The r. u-? -a- v :t-i f? - a thorough 1 ir.-. e-t.gat. \ if . r.y ;-regularities in the arm;.'- r.al f. t\*.H-r,?:.may v a't * t re a - ; e. C.n.t ag '- *:ta;. r ha- .v-u>.-: ban- -g " -:. wir.g (f a., r.ot.r.g or n 1 - t - r. * reer - fat c.ty. ???.!>/ . 4 ' 4 ' HiHiytf \aj I' g A - . r- ,.f M. :r.ph.-. T.r.r. . are a- . te st, p w h .t a; r--ars to :r. that <. .ty. Mary valual le dogs ha . k ?i. ppeared tr. ere ,t .ate. (?t r.era Hugh J'.?nr.s.?n d?-tlare>"i the criticism- of Mrs. CiifTord Pinchot of Per.nsylvar.a cf the administration of re.ief and Cf?.ie.-> was "d.atrih>e ar.<i exaggeration." Secretary of U'ac T>ern declarer that rumprs to the effect that army airplanes carrying the mail were the victims of sabotage, are "fantastic and absurd." Telephone companies in we?tem f Connecticut have suffered considerable property loss this winter because squirrels have been gnawing holes in the lead cables. I ^alc&ri Sslcutui Steaming Falcon Island. Prtpartd by National Geographic Society. Waatungiwn, ?' C-^V.a' gerVU*FALCON Ult^d, lhe that never stands still,." Is on the move again according to recent report* It la doubtful If any land ban been ! built up and cut down so often with-., in the recollection of man as has this island. Located in the southeastern part of the Tonge. or Friendly group of islands in the South l'a el tic, it has appeared, then disappeared from sight at least twice.. In October, 1027, an eruption occurred which raised it high . above the level of the sea and brought j it to the attention of men the world ' over. Since that time newspajiers of many [ countries have published articles con- ; cernlrur its reappearance. Lavas have i been reported Mowing down its sides j and great clouds of ash and steam rls- ' ing severel thousand feet above it. The location of Falcon island is ' latitude 20 degrees 10 minutes S. and j longitude 175 degrees 2"? minutes W. If j one could examine a geological map | of this general region, he would find that all the vole attic islands lie in a straight line which runs In a north- , northeast and south-southwest direc- j tlom. Beginning with Mount Kuapehu, j In Nwui island. New Zealand, tlirough j the Kermadec Islands, continuing < through Ata (PyUtnart). Itonga Tonga, j Falcon. Tofua, Kao. Metis. Late, and Idljnialnl (Amargura), the volcanic islunds of Tonga, and terminating in Samoa, this line Includes one of the greatest chains of active and dormant volcanoes in the world.' It represents a line of weakness In the earth's crust and along it from j time to time molten material is ejected. The world is made aware of these j ejections only when the material ; reaches the surface and forms islands or shoals. . It is very probable, however, tliflt In i many [daces along the line there are , submarine volcanoes of whose exist- | ence no knowledge has ever been ob- ' tained. If one were to predict where 1 the next new Island in this part of . th world would appear. It would be fairly safe to say somewhere along this line. Practically all the other islands of the region are of nonvolcauic rock. yhieMy limestone. Growth From a Shoal. i The island reveited its name when 11. M. S. Fa icon visited the spot in 1>?J."? and reported a sh"*!. Twelve, years later H. M. S. Sappho reported smoke to be issuing from the sea at the same position. In ISnI a submarine ' volcano burst suddenly into activity and built up a mound which, after a * year of intermittent eruption, reached a height of at least 2fH) fet. In bvi>, II. M. S. Kgeria visited the Island and Mr. J. J. Lister, an Idngljsh geologist on hoard, made some careful observations. He found that dur* Tag the four years since its formation the action of the sea had removed a large portion of the 1-land, and that only about a "third of the original n.outid remained. lie calculated vlo* maximum Lc.-:ht of the island at that p. be 1M; f< 1 r'.io-r ivM-rvii'./'i.s were made by the I'.r <* :::?:r.t.:> in Aug >i is-h. i . : e\ti ! i * < ' said- Hi a hw atel 7'" \ ;;r :- ;: a I. :u i. ** >-'.>? a,; a t. !" < ti'-n. It ** ;;- i.oar.* < ;r<-ultir ;:i t rrt; J ? :..* ?" toe: a u .p.-r. !:, J-.,.*. l*d"\ .1 w.:< re; :'? ! I > !.:\o d.-.: ; :: Ti'-l St vd SC ** SSS O. cap o 1 b* st P?? yard- Hi i t or. w the >>-a broke I..M* ;:* Thu< it to. k the >ea. the rain, and lh?- w.n 1 : v ;rtjears to r:tu-e an inland w .tii n mux.mum d.ame'er of about two ui.i??s and a i.e.ght of 2P". feet to d..-appear completely. 1 .ere .s a p 'j.u..,r misconception that islands of th.- s--rt d.-appear b* actual sinking. llo-.r d.-appearance, how e* er, . s d'JO So.e.* to the le* ..!,g action of the ager.t? > ' or--."!. Twu> j ? a rs later. 11. * s.h . to w i. > h r a.o >n ..-.and ha! t" .*n r>"d? ? I **.,> sh-w.ng Jo fo.t a!-.* f ' water a' the t -rt .( ::: et.d ? ;r ' .' * tae r> - t of wa.e act.on **: m-en;rated the ::..i ?-r a. t.> !< . .. ;. In 11..? ? u.d.t. r, it w.i- . e n t * * ; ! above \ -? r. s r r r e ??- 11! ?ert (ra d?* w * nds. ; ! 1 M > . ru: rat. r i th..' the 1 t .. 1 d.-oppoV. d ?m e s: re. i a. > t to t er . p t. :. r. r- .rd o. "trr. J ir. 1P2T Frotn that p:t. ; i nt. r:..:r* r er > -. >< ;?sf.ite<l t?* [- r.o-ls of qsi.oo ia.'. ] a \ ? added slight 1 j to the sure ??f the rs.outol. Called "New Place" by Native*. nat.* e r.arrie for f'aie in island fs Forma F??o ( N?-\* Flai'e). It lies > .'ai nt.ies t?> tt.?- northwest <?f Nukualofa. Tong&tatiu island of tie Tonga gronuji I he crater lies o:i the 8<?utheast ct>a>.t Its location here Is obviously determined by the southeast trade winds, which during and after eruption carry the tine material to the northwest. The wares, driven by these same trades, continue the work and constantly eat Into ti esouthI east aide, shifting the material to the j northwest to build an extensive ahuul. The eautcrn wall of tho crater has the game profile a& the western wall, but .Its gummlt rises only 200 feet above sea level, On the east It slopes gently to the top of the sea cliff, while on the west it descends more abruptly to the floor of the crater. The bottom of the crater is elliptical in outline and most of its surface is covered by a boiling hike, shaped roUfchly like a figure eight. ,The waters in the seaward loop of the figure are a deep, milky green, but In the landward loop thi*y fade to yellowish white. Steam rises yfrom the water and clouds of it drift lazily up the northwest wall. parts of the lake boll Incessantly; other areas bulge upward periodically, bringing black sediment from below ' The crater rim is breached to the southwest, where only a small hit of the original wall remains. This remtnaut Qis about *20 feet hig^j and Is composed of bedded scoria and ash. On either side of it the storm waves have free access over a low. porous barrier of reworked scoria, through which the lake waters rise and fall with the tide. The lake is surrounded with ash and sulphur flats, dotted with steam Jets, the latter more abundant on the steep western side of the cruter than elsewhere, Around the tint Is a narrow hand of gently sloping land, trenched w itii \ -shaped gullies and grading above into the steep walls of the crater. These are vertically fluted, and in the depressions many steam vents issue. ^ These have deposited quantities of sulphur and other ! substances, giving the walls a strange appearance, bellow, Grange, or white ! g'loics alternate with the drab ridges. I What the Crater Is Like. The -crater lake and the vividly colore! wails are the first impression re- 1 cei\e<] while standing on the eastern ! ?A closer inspection shows that ] there .ire really two craters, a younger one wit!.. .p sides lying within an ! older oHie ? r..,. r wall is composed largely of fine ash and scoria, but scattered over its surface are numerous volcanic bombs and blocks of solid lava. Most of the bombs are small, but a few reach a length of more than two feet. Tliey are roughly spindle-shaped and represent masses of lava that were thrown out in liquid condition and solidified while still in the air. Many are exceedingly porous, owing to the escape of inclosed gases; others show a concentric banding made by uniform cooling and contraction. Some of tfie solid angular blocks of lava exceed three feet in diameter. A few are porous, others dense. In most pluces it is impdsible to descend the crater walls, because the slopes of the poorly consolidated scoria approach degrees. One may, however, without great difficulty. slip and slide down one of the sever*! steep gullies to the crater flo<Jr~~fIere( one unconsciously pauses before prtvh ceding farther. < >n all sides are sputtering and whittling steam vents, which issue fr..m walls that nr.* beautifully motted in inanv shades n' yellow, orange ar.d gray. It i? rather a w.-ird experience to wa.k out oti the d.-':,i that separates the two of h.ke. The ground N hot h.-veath tV;? ?e?-t. and o.T tf l.-.ke Comes a Withefit-g hiast of fej; \ a.r Iia< h steam Jet has a hiss, wh.-dlo, or sputter of its own. These sounds do not earry far. and as or.e walks across the flat they quickly replace each other. A low. quietly sputtering vent passes out of hearing ar.d almost between one's feet. Pumice ar.d fragments of lava lie scattered everywhere. One expects momentarily to break through, yet the ground seems solid enough. The surface of the delta Is incrested with bri!! 'ant-y colored sulphurous deposits at.-l tiny halls of greenish sulphur lit tor the sur'aoe h?-!,,w with a line n' p-:r:.ice that mark- high-fide level. The wat.-rs of -he lake near the edge of tie delta b.p nois.iy and have a r'.'e ta-fe. Tlie n?'.?es. the odors, and tl e heat oppress the watcher's mind with a 'eel'ng o' It:.tending activity It with a m id vgh of relief that one rem hes the t..p of tfie crater w a | w.:ho-.;t rni-hap. The p-"< - r.t Pa'? ? n i-land ;k-s frm -teamer lanes. Yet the wave, have a' rv w .ched a n odd a.sM>r: merit of foreign objects upon ;;s shores. \W?oden lx>ards, bottles, frag merits of glass, shells, bits of ?,:t jveed. and coral are found mixed wi-h the scoria of the lee shore. Prag ments of coconuts are exceedingly abundanL Spark Photography Spark photography is a system of instantaneous photograph) operated electrically. The camera's exposure Is one two-hundred thousandth of a second. Bullets are photographed as though standing still and soap bubble* are photographed in the act of ranisH1 Wooden Pistol Whips Guards Crown J'oint, Ind., March 3.-?At the point of a wooden piafbl whittled out in hU cell. John Dillinger, America'* "most murderous outlaw, broke out of the take county jail today. With the fake pistol, he forced jail | attaches to surrender to him and a negro convict accomplice, confiscated two machine guns from the prison armory, commandeered an automobile, and sped away towards Chicago with Deputy Sheriff George Blunt and Edward Sager, an employe of the Main Street Garage where the car was obtained. Dillinger had been held in the take county jail, presided over by Mrs. Lillian Holley, who had asserted "He will never escape," for the murder of an Last Chicago, Ind., policeman, during a bank robbery. Seventeen witnesses had pointed out Dillinger as the man who killed the policeman with a machine gun. '^Prosecutors, said they had an "airtight" case against him and that they would send him to the electric chair. : He was scheduled to go on trial here March 12. The escape was one of tho most daring on recard. Eighteen extra guards and six deputy sheriffs had been detailed to the jail with orders to kill Dillinger if he made the slightest move towards freedom. ? i Mrs. Holley, who succeeded her husband as sheriff after he was killed by a mad man, became hysterical. She immediately telephoned police at nearby Gary. "Send all the police and guns you've got?Dillinger's loose." Struck By Auto; Aged Negro Dies Richmond Addison, colored, about 70 years of age, was killed in an auto accident two miles K#st of Camden about 8:30 Saturday night. Mendel Mickle was driving his car East during the rain and was blinded by the' lights from a car approaching. As , he pulled off the road he struck a j I wagon. There were two wagons, one | behind the other and Addison was driving the front wagon and was accompanied by several others and was ' on his way to visit a sister. He either fell or jumped when the car struck the wagon behind his and landed in a ditch alongside the road and died from a broken neck. The wagons were put out of commission and none of the other occupants were hurt. Mr. Mickle immediately called the highway patrolman and offered every assistance to^the occupants of the two wagons. Mickle was exoner- 1 ated by a coroner's jury Sunday morning, the accident being declared unavoidable. 1 Mr. Greed Thanks Voters I desire to heartily thank the voters of Ward Tw?T in Tuesday's pririiary ' for their votes and help. I led the ticket over two competitors and am placed in a second primary. I will appreciate your continued support next Tuesday. ! f Very respectfully yours, GEORGE A. CREED. | Card of Thanks . I wish to thank each one who supported me in the city election of last Tuesday. Although not successful in being elected I feel deeply appreciative of the fine vote given me. JOHN T. LAXEY. Kemcmber The Club Market c To all who visit the Club Market we let the market speak for itself. But to the strangers we want to say, "Come and see for yourself what delectable home-made dainties you will find to tempt the most discriminating palate." I The Kersha\V county housekeepers cannot be surpassed and the one who can look at the home-raised tasty ( meat, the rich and dainty sweets and not get hungry had better seek adI vice from one of ,our splendid doctors. Not only will ^you find things to appeal to the appetite but 'flowers and ; shrubbery to delight the eye. Come once, you'll come again. To Hold Singing Meet The Lee County Singing Convention , will theet with Pisgah Baptist church, in its 99th session, on Sunday, March 11th, at 2:30 p. m? We extend a warm welcomes, to all choirs and singers to meet with us and take part in the exercises.* A cordial welcome to all:?L. A. Moore, President. i - '3 J If the entire New Deal program could be handled by President Roosevelt we would have no misgivings as to the outcome. But he must necessarily delegate lots of the work, planning and directions to others, some of whom are unacquainted with conditions outside their home town, while still others would take advantage of -the emergency to boost their pet schemes or feather their own nests. A person may not agree with some ' of President Roosevelt's public j view^s, but there is no mistaking the j man's sinceffty, unselfishness, open | mindedness, good fellowship, and a supreme desire to be of help to others. ?Exchange. ^ 1 ? i . i . j . i J i y Agricultural Boys I Visit Cameron Hertl I The agriculture class of Camden * high school, accompanied by their 1 agriculture teacher, H. Grenade, viv I ited the hog-breeding farm of T. C, fl Morse, near Cameron* !S. C., on <Frl- I day, February 23. Mr. Morse is one of the South's fl outstanding breeders of Poland-Chint 1 hogs. He has a number of swine cq fl his farm weighing a thousand pounds fl or more. It was a very interesting and profit- I able trip and the party consisted of fl the following boys: John Flowery I Norman Qonnell, Herman Jackson, I Claude Jackspn, W. L, Jackson, Cju> 1 lyle Jackson, Elmo Brown, .Edward I Holland, Hagood Kirkland, Matthew I Rabon, Horace Rabon, James Graham, I Hazel Munn, Elillee Pate, Harold Me- I Callum, Nicholas Gettys, Robert 1 Rhame, Furman Stewart, Edwin 1 Miller and Theodore Rabon. | Herman Jackson purchased two I outstanding purebred Poland-China .1 pigs from Mr. Morse, to enlarge his - 9 program in vocational agriculture for I J the coming year. fl Club Meeting Every older girl in Kershaw county fl is invited to the Senior 4-H Club 1 meeting Saturday morning, March 10, 1 'at 10 o'clock. This meeting will be I held in Miss Sadie Craig's office in the I court house. Mrs. A. A. 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