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ISLAND OF CYPRV# pi Has Been Out pott of Empire* Foi Many Centuries Cyprus, tight Uttle Isle of tho oast > era Mediterranean, host to forelgu garrisons and outpost of aliou empires for 3,600 years, Is preparing to play her well-reheureod role once more, this time for JUrltaln's sea and air fleets. The Greek Christians and >Turks who make up the population of Cyprus ure hoping to have a more important purt In the affairs of their ? godmother, the British Umpire, with the possibility that unsettled events iu the Near Kast may bring a naval base and air force garrison to the island. Though sometimes known as l/ove's Island," perhaps because it was tho legendary home of Aphrodite, the history of Cyprus is tilled with war and conquest," says a bulletin from the Washington, It. C.. head- j quarters of tho National Geographic Society. From tlie time when It was Invaded and conquered about 1,600 B. C., by an army of Thothinos 111 of Kgypt ? Its first appearance In written history ?Cyprus has been u crossroads for waning armies and fleets, a prise for rulers from outside Its own boundaries. Tucked away in the far corner of the eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus is only 40 miles from Aslu Minor on tho north and 00 miles from Hyriu to the east. If one could fly high enough above It to see it all at once ho would look down im an island about the size of Puerto Itico, shaped like a bull's hide with a long tall extended eastward. Stretching east and west along the Island one would see two mountain ranges, roughly parallel, with a large Hut plain, the Mcsuorla, between. Now only partly cultivated, Its remainder desolute the plain helps support an Island population of 360,000. Hut In ancient times it has beou estimated, the entire plain was funned and 2.000,000 people lived on tho island. Everywhere are remnants of Cyprus' vanished glory -great Roman aqueducts, remains of ancient cities, harbor works half covered by sand, ruined churches, castles where Turk and Christian battled long ago. The modern population, however, is nearlv double, that of 1878 when Cyprus was llrst transferred from Turkish to Rrltish administration, iliougli remaining nominally subject to the Sultan Aid to agriculture, chief industry of Cyprus, reforests tion, flood control and other Improvements and reforms have bettered the lot of the Cypriote. The island was formally annexed by Great Britain in 1314 when Turkey went to war against the Allied military forces. Cyprus fairly reeks with history ami legend. It Is mentioned in both the Odyssey and iliad, as well aa the Bible. During tho Bronze Age, 2,000 years or more before the time of Christ, it had a large population and a distinct art and culture, with a prosperity based on its copper mines, still worked today. The name Cyprus may have l>e?\u-dvrived from 'cypriua' the La t in word for copper, or vice \ersa. It was the Mrsl country to bo govei'ne.i hv a Christian ruler, a Roman proconsul who was converted to t hristi.iuit \ by I'aul and Barnabas dm in- a \n;t there. Most fatuous of Is.* am i. n? t > prints was Xetio, born about ."..a, i!. ( , wiiD founded the lammi Stojc school of philosophy. In sn< cession Cyprus was a part of tie empires of Kgypt, Assyria, Persia. Alexander the Great. Kgypt once again, and Koine. For 7UU years it belonged to t h" Roman Kmpire of the l.ast, tin n suffered a series of Arab in\ asions that cove-red three centuries. W hen the British (lag was raised in lsTs. ii was not the tirst time that Cyprus had been under British rule. Richard the I.ion Hearted, king of Knglaiul, captured it on his way to a crusade, and was married to Heron* garia, who was crowned Queen of Knglaiul there, >u far from home. But Richard sold C\ prus w ithin a year, and later rulers included the Knights Templars, the V.noM.iii R. pqblh and final)} the 1 urks '1 hey conquered it in 1671 and stayed 300 >ears. Today C\ prus has a population about four tilths Christian. one-fifth Moslem, its soil is rich, and its peasant farm, rs raise olivos, carob beans, (used chiefly for fodder). grain, fruits, cotton, vegetables, oil seeds and grapes. Good nativo wines aro made. Live stock, especially mules, is an important export item. Off the coast many Cypriote dive for sponges. Asbestos, which even in ancient times was made into a 'cloth that was not harmed by fire." is mined and exported." In order to stop the annoyance of neighbors by the barking of a dog. a Buffalo, N. Y., man had tho vocal or-1 gana of the canine removed. The judge had told the owner that If the dog bothered the neighbors any more by Its barking, he would be fined 1100. Pr<'pnr?<l by tli? N?ilonal 0.<>nrapbic ?OQl*tjr. WttahlnKton. I> C.-WNIJ Hervt.e. SAO MJIil'KI. <>( I'M* Azores l? lands Is turning f *?*"? orange* to pineapples as lis chief source of wealth. Excellent orange* ure still grown, hut Hi rice the Inland lost the Itrltiah market u few years ago, pineapple culture haa occupied agrlculturlHtH. Natlvea of Sao Miguel hope to develop their Island Into an "Itde of I'lnea" which will provide a good part of Europe with practically all Its fresh nupply of pineapples. An Englishman, a skilled horticulturist, arrived at Sao Miguel more than eighty years ugo to lay out the famous Jose do Canto gardens. It was he who brought the llrst pineapples to his employer's hothouse. Twenty years luter the fruit was shipped to England, each pine In Its pot selling for two guineas. England and Germany are now the chief consumers of Azorlan pines, France and continental Portugal following. The plant, which Is here of the smooth-leaved Cayenne vuriety, is grown under glass, special beds of fermenting heath or some other mountain shrub being provided. All the plants are brought to blossom at the same time by u process of smoking, the value of which was accidentally discovered many years ago when a carpenter, working In one of the pineapple houses, chanced to set lire to a pile of shavings. To the surprise of the grower, tlx' plants, Instead of being spoiled, hurst Into flower. lly this method practically all the plants In u hothouse can he marketed at the same time, many months earlier than formerly. I.lttle glass houses shimmer on emerald slopes in \arious sections of Sao Miguel, the exclusive producer of pineapples in this archipelago. Wrapped In cellophane or packed In .excelsior and crated, the fruit Is shipped to the European market by a lleet of three vessels owned by tbe growers. In 10(14 about 2,000,000 pines, worth half a million dollars, were exported. Another exotic industry land Is the production of green ten, which here retain, ental name, "elm." Ever since t. covered the sen route to India planted their settlements as far ah as Macao (Macau), on the coast China, the Portuguese have been a teadrinking nation. There Is an old belief that ten Is better If It has not crossed the sea. Whether tills Is true or not, Azorlan tea tastes to some much like tbe far eastern variety on Its native soil. It Is consumed locally and shipped to other parts of Portugal. A number of Chinese were originally Imported as Instructors In tbe tea cul- | tt^e, but now only native labor, chiefly fetnale, Is employed. The plantations I dot the hillsides on the northern side] of the island, which has greater mols- i tare than tbe south coast. The stiff little evergreen shrubs stand in pre-j eise rows, very foreign In appearance, j contrasting strangely with tbe familiar European flora about them. A motor road parallels tbe coast of Sao Miguel, with eonneetlng crossroads, enabling the traveler to see much of beauty ami Interest, even In one day ashore, Including trips to the j two largest volcano craters. j On tbe country roads are slow swaying bullock carts, with woven-wlllow bodies filled with heath for the pine- , apple bouses. Some are of archaic pat- 1 tern, with solid wheels of the Homnn type, their approach heralded by a ! complaining, creaking "song." Sao Miguel has a deliriously green and restful countryside. Checkerboard fields, brown and green, alternate with woods tilled with songbirds. These islands. like those of the Madeira and Canary groups, are the habitat of the wild canary of greenish gray hue. Its glad note is <<ne (>f the pleasantest fca- ' tures of the Azores, where It seems to | be more generous ami more vocal than | on the Islands farther south. Near every stone cottage stands n corn rick where brownish maize In the . husk Is hung to dry. It forms the stn- i pie cereal crop of the Islands. Fava , beans (broad beans) and yams are] grown and are leading articles of export. In the Crater of a Volcano. Skirting pine-clad cllfYs, a road climbs to n misty, heather clad tableland ; then descends Into Furnas valley, shut In by towering green walls. Were It not for the puffs of steam ascending from Its many boiling sulphur springs, It would he difficult to believe that this peaceful vale Is the crater of a mighty volcano which more than once poured out Its molten lava and which still speaks through vents In the hot sulphur-stained crust around the springs. It Is a beautiful picture from the heights, this quiet, sheltered valley with Its long, narrow village menadoring like a at renin through ,?voodtt and meadows. The lake, on a raised plat form of the crater, Ilea some distance from the settlement, which Is a favorite summer resort. Prescott, the famed historian, came to Furnas as a young man to visit at the summer home of his geaudfather, tlrst American consular olflcer la Sao Miguel, who was appointed In 1705 by President Washington. Furnas has a thermal establishment, where sulphur and Iron baths are uvallnblo. Near*by fountains supply various kinds of mineral wator, the place being noted for tho diversity of its waters and the proximity of hot and cold springs. One deep, cavelike caldron, belching forth boiling, mud and steam, is called "The Mouth of Hell." Its evil appearance and the strong smell of sulphur give tho impression that this Is really nn entrance to the abode of Ills Satanic Majesty. ? Stately manorial houses, erected cen-. turles ago, are to be seen throughout Sao Miguel, usually Bet on the heights. One such house, built In 1724, Is a delightfully romantic old place. The big stone-paved kitchen has a chimneyplace which Is a room In Itself. Standing In It, beside the huge brick hearth, one can look up the wide chimney, which towers above the house, to a patch of blue sky. Such chimneys are n distinctive feature of Azorinn houses. The upper class of Ponta Delgada leads a pleasant life, quiet as compared with the stress of American cities. There Is a social club where dancing Is a favorite pastime; a coliseum seating 2,000; n sports Held for football, tennis, croquet, and handball ; a baseball park; and an open-air sea pool built in the rocks by the shore. There are motion pictures twice a week, chiefly from Hollywood. American Influence Is apparent In the Kng; lish spoken throughout the Azores. There seems to be a genuine liking for the United States. The Stars and Stripes are in evidence at every festival Darin*: the World war, Ponta D* ! gada was tin American naval base. KoonontlcaJly self-contained, the.. Mi enelenses are no less independent when It comes to their social pleasures. In their amateur shows the scenery is apt to lie painted locally, the costumes made in the homes of the young men and women who participate. In their singing, dancing, and acting these young people exhibit amazing talent and poise. The young folks mingle, In crowds, 'but there is here no such free and easy companionship among them as exists In the United States. The chaperon Is still In vogue and "balcony courtship" is carried on with Its own prescribed etiquette, the girl leaning over the second story balcony to talk with her admirer on the street below. The finest sight on the island Is the crater of Sete Uidades (Seven Cities). The view from the rim is magnificent. The cup shaped crater Is nearly ten miles In circumference and holds, he sides a lake with a hamlet on Its shore, pastures and cultivated fields and three | volcanic cones due to subsequent erup j tions. [ Owing to varying depths and depos! Its, the lake, shaped like the figure y. ! and sometimes spoken of as two lakes, Is vividly green at one end, brilliantly I blue nt the other. The Lindberghs, on their aerial odysI soy from C.reenlnnd's icy mountains to j the steaming jungles of the Amazon, | swooped down over this secluded lake. There are many among the poor of the Azores who have suffered since money orders have ceased to arrive from Manoel or Antonio, who formerly pro.-pered In Providence or New Hodford. The Azorlan assets are a stout heart, a willing hand, a productive soil, and a climate which, though damp and rainy six months of the year, Is without extremes of temperature. Wages are low, but food is cheap. The main diet of the peasant consists of soup of cabbages, beans and potatoes, white cornhread, and flsh. l'ork [ and.beef are only for special occasions. such as religious holidays. In the Honta | Delgada market (V) small flsh sell for two and a half cents; a pound of green I l>eas for less than two cents. A fresh | live lobster, which is only for the welli to-do, costs 25 cents. _ Find Roman Ruins in Bavaria A Roman temple, the third of Its type, has been unearthed near Regensburg, In southern Rnvnrls. Coins found when a wall was excavated In an orchard at Zlegotsdorf, In this neigh borhood, proved to hall from the Second and Third century after Christ, and Inscriptions were discovered establishing beyond doubt that the wall had formed part of a temple dedicated to the god Mercury. .Mill,III 11,1 II ! IS II HIM 11,1111 Ml ,11,1' ll?SIWH News Of Interest In And Near Bethune Dethwne, Jan. 6.?The Hev. C. 8. Floyd and family have returned home after having epent a few days with Mrs. Floyd's parents at Laurluburg, N. C. Woodrow Beegurs, of the United 1 States Army stationed at Fort Moultrie, lias been visiting his mother, Mrs. Ilessle Beegars. In addition to the large number of | newly-weds in Bethune Wendell | Clamp, of Bailey, a member of the i high school faculty has returned after the CbrlStm&s holidays with tils bride, who before her marriage, December 25, whh Miss Mary Gibson^ of Edgefield, and who has taught In the Antioeh school for several years. Mr. and Mrs. Clamp have an apartment at the King-Davis hotel. Mr. and Mrs. J, D. LafUte, of Cope, have been visiting friends here. John Edwin King with his bride, who before their recent marriage was Miss Smith, of Quitman, (la., has been the guest of his parents for a few days. His father, M. G. King and uunt, Mrs. J. G, Richards, of Florence, who was visiting here motored to Quitman for the wedding. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Cooper and Miss Lureo King have been guests of the Henry Kings. Mrs. T. R; Copeland and children spent the Christmas holidays In Hancaster, the guests of the former's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. It. A. Moore. \ Mr. and Mrs. Loring Davis ^nd little daughter, Rita, have been on a trip to Perry, Ga., and points of Interest in Florida. I^ee Morgan, of Columbia, was a: recent visitor to his mother, Mrs. Eva Morgan. Miss Carrie Yarbrough, who teaches at Mayesviiie; Miss Sarah Hammond, at Lodge; and Miss Lorena McDonalds, at Antloch, were at home during the holidays. T. E. Hearon was a patient at the Camden hospital for a few days last week where he underwont a minor operation. ' .' f- Mr. and Mrs. Pete Little, of Cheraw, have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mack Davis. Miss Mary Thomas, of Clyde, has been spending some time with Mrs. L. D. Robertson. Raymond K. O'Cain, of Cordova, has been added to the faculty of the Bethune school and will take the place of Miss Sara Gettys, who was married during the holidays. Mr. O'Cain is a graduate of the University of South Carolina. Those girls and boys who have returned to their respective -schools after being at homo during the holidays are: Elsie Mae Hammond and Gladys Joyner, Wlnthrop; Mary Alice Helms and Mary Ellen McLaurin, Flora Mc-j Donald; Thelma Davis and Marguerite Foster. Limestone; Annie Ruth Rat cliff, Ruby Davis and Glayds Baker, Draughon's Business College; Ailene Wages, Keith Gordon and Forbls Morgan, T. I. I., Spartanburg; Josh Smith and Leander H.elms, Clemson; Bethune McLaurin and Richard McLaurin. Lees-McRae: Robert King, Carlisle Fitting school; Paschal McLaurin, Appalachian State. .Mrs. David Holley visited her par-! ents. the J. E. Severances in Elliott, during the holidays. W. F. Cooke, of Bethune, is spending a week with his wife in Raleigh, N. C. Many Indians Rescued Gallup, N. M., Jan. ?More than 300 Navajo Indian-.jpiuion harvesters hungry^ and numb ?fi*om exposure, were rescued late Sunday from the rugged Zuni , mountain area where they were snowbound almost a week. United States Indian service trucks, following a snow plow, fcroke through to the main group of marooned more than 60 miles south of there after two 1 days of rigorous travel over the lone ! mountain trail. Supt. E. E. Fryer of I the Navajo agency, said there were no casualties, but that some of the \ Indians, who had eaten their horses 1 and dogs to prevent starvation, were ! ill from exposure. The temperature j dropped to 10 degrees below zero last night. Ten Biggest News Stories Of 1936 New York.-?At the crossroads of the world's news on the Associated Press general desk, the ten biggest news stories of 1936 appeared to be: 1. The British Empire crisis over the King Edward-Mrs. Simpson romance. 2. United States political campaign 1936. 3. The Spanish civil war. 1 4. Italy's conquest of Ethiopia. 5. Civil war in labor's ranks. 6. United States business recovery. 7. Remilitarization of Rhineland. 8. United States drouths?floods. 9. Hauptmann's execution. 10. Development of Dr. Charles Greeley Abbot's solar steam engine. NOTICE " " Of Dissolution Of Partnership Notice Is heroby given that the partnership heretofore existing between the undersigned, H. L. Schlosbufg and George Chewning, doing business under the firm name and style of 8. and C. Construction Company, has been dissolved by mutual consent, and that from and after this d*te, neither of said partners will be responsible for any debts that might be contracted by either of the others under the firm name of S. and p. Construction Company, or otherwise. H. L. SCHLOSBURG GEORGE CHEWNING Camden, S. C., January 6, 1937. , 42-46 pd. : - -- ' ?-; 4 * . * ?. f *.<4J i ^ M . * * . r V | Dor?, Belsen, the negro cook and servant In the home of D. A. Smith, 1 on a plantation on the Saluda river, near Laurens, atole a package of $8,600 In bllla. while the family was at hreakfaat, taking It from a bedroom, where It had been left. Mr. Smith and bia brother operate a business la Greenville, and had taken borne the receipts during the bank holiday#. The negress was arrested at Ware Shoals aud returned all the money except |2 she had spent for transportation. She did not realize the amount of money she had taken. * NOTlCi The annual meeting of the Shareholders of The First National Bank of Camden, Camden, 8. Or, will be held In the. Directors' room, Tuesday afternoon, January 12, 1937, at 4 o'clock. 8. W. VANLANDINGHAM, Cashier. 39-41 NOTICE " ' The annual meeting of the Shareholders of The Camden Loan and Realty* Company, Camden, S. O., will be held In the Directors' room of The First National Bank of Camden, Tuesday afternoon, January 12, 1937, at 6 o'clock. S. W. VANLANDINGHAM, Treasurer. 39-41 final DISCHARGE Notice Is hereby given that one month from this date, on January 2t, 1936,1 will make to the Probate Court of Kershaw county my final return as Administratrix of the estate of B. Joe Carlos deceased, and on the same date I will apply to the said Court for a final discharge as said Administratrix of said estate. SALLIE D. CARLOS, Administratrix.? Camden, S. C., December 23, 1936. notice Of Meeting Of Stockholders Of Stony Hill Farms, Inc. Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the stockholders of Stony Hill Farms, Inc., has been called and will be held at the office of said corporation, LugofT, South Carolina, at 10 o'clock a. m., on the 3rd day of February, 1937. Said meeting is called by the president and the owner of more than 20 per cont of the capital stock of said corporation for the purpose of considering a resolution that said Stony Hill Farms, Inc., go Into liquidation, wind up Its affairs, and dissolve, and any other matters that may properly come before the said meeting. Dated at Lugoff, S. C. this 31st day of December, 1936. L. I. GUION, President and Stockholder of Stoney Hill Farms, Inc. | 41-43 sb. TRESPASS NOTICE | This is to notify the public that , trespassing for the purpose of cutting timber, hauling wood, fishing, huntI ing or for any purpose whatsover, on | lands owned by me eight miles north[ west of Camden on the Wateree river is strictly prohibited. Persons disregarding this notice will he prosecuted according to law. MISS SARAH B. MICKLE. December 21, 1936?40-42pd. ' NOTICE TO DEBTOR8 AND CREDITORS All parties to the estate of Banyan R. Truesdell are hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned, and all parties, If any, having claims against the said estate will present them likewise, duly attested, within the, tiiph prescribed by law. ALETHIA H. TRUESDELL, Administratrix Camden, S. C., December 15,~J.936 CITATION The State ot South Carolina, County ot Kershaw. By N. C. Arntitt, Probate Judge: Whereat, 0. F. Yarbo rough mude suit to me to grant to blm Letter* of Administration of the Estate and effect* of F. F. Yarborough. These are, herefore, to cite and admonish all and alugular the Kindred and Creditors of the said F. 7. YarborouKh deceased, that they be and appear before me, In the Court of Probate, to be held at Capiden on Friday, January 16, 1987 next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock In the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Qlven under my hand thia 31st day of December Anno Domini 1936. N. C. ARNETT, Judge of'Probate, Kershaw' County. NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS All parties to the estate of James Leonard Qraham are hereby notified to make payment to the-undersigned, , and all parties, If any, having claims against the said eptate will present them likewise* duly attested, wfthih the time prescribed by law. I LUCIE w. GRAHAM, Administratrix. Camden, S. 0., December 80, 1986. ' NOfiCE OP DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP . . . I Notice Is hereby given that the partnership heretofore existing between the undersigned, George A. Creed, R. E, Chewnlng and C. V. Massebeau, doing business under the firm name and style of CAMDEN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, has been dissolved by mutual consent, and that I from and after this dhte, neither of | said partners will be responsible for any debts that might be contracted I by either of the others under the firm I name of CAMDEN CONSTRUCTION J COMPANY, or otherwise. 1 Camden, South Carolina, this 10th 'day of December, 1930. ' GEORGE A. CREED R. ?.- CHEWNING C. V. MA3SEBBAU | CITATION The State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. I By N. C. Arnett, Probate Judge: | Whereas, W. Craig Clyburn and James H. Clyburn made suit to me to, grant them Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of Minnie A. Clyburn. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the Klnd' red and Creditors of the said Minnie. I A. Clyburn deceased, that they be and appear before me, In the Court of I Probate, to be held at Camden on. j Thursday, January 14, 1937, next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'olook vih the. forenoon, to show cause, If any tney have, why the said Administration should not be granted. | Given under ^y hand this 29th day of December Anno Domini 1936. N. C. ARNETT, j Judge of Probate, Kershaw County. NOTICE OF MEETING For Dissolution of Corporation Notice Is hereby given that at ten o'clock (10) a. m., on Saturday, January 9, 1937, a meeting of the stockholders of Carolina Motor Company, a corporation, will be held at the office of the corporation on Broad street In the City of Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina, for thd purpose of considering and acting upon a resolution providing for the dissolution of the corporation, the said Carolina Motor Company, and for winding up its affairs. HUGHBY TINDAL, President Carolina Motor'Company. Camden, S. C., December 9, 1936, . 39-42 \ ?? IS TORY | i MAINEJ 1 1 h I ' \ | LOGS AND BLOCKS WANTED j Sweet or Sap Gum, Elm, Ash, Maple," Beech, Birch, Hack berry, Sassafras, Bay, Sycamore, Holly and Mulberry timber. 7 ~" Diameter, 12 inches and over at blossom end. I Any length between 11 feet and 40 feet, and reasonably straight. T | Also blocks in above species 32 inches long. i | Timber must be fresh cut, straight grained, and free from defects. Log with tapering hollow accepted j provided it has five inches or more good timber between outside of hollow and inside of bark. Bed heart and calico heart gu^n and red heart sycamore not wanted. Deliveries may be made by truck or in carload I lots via A. C. L. or S. A. L Railroads.. Timber/may be 11 mixed as to species in load. Price $16.00 per thousand feet B. M. Doyle Rule . delivered our mill. Payment weekly. ? The Compaity reserves the right to cancel timber purchases, contracts and agreements at any time. Brooklyn Cooperage Company !; . SUMTER, S. 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