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SPORTS SENSE J Z
AND NONSENSE ! ">*hk a heath
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Those New York Celtics, famous
pro basketball quint, have a press
agent who Is a bit in error In his records.
A Columbia paper printed a
group picture of the Celtics, and u>en*
tlouad that the team "never loses."
Which causes our face to crack wide
open with a laugh, for before us, as
we rattle this item, Is a northern paper
telling of the lambasting handed
the Celtics by the Oshkosh, Wis., All
Stars, made up of former basketball
greats of Wisconsin, Marquette and
I'urdue. Not oaly one beatlug?but
several^
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After-' the above we venture to
burst Into poetfy anent the foolish i
lad who would persist In driving with !
his arm gone to waste?le. waist:
With Violet cuddled in his arms, .
He drove his truck-poor silly.
Where once he held his Violet, |
There now Is clasped a Illy.
,
Here goes for another burst of poetry
anent the guy In the flivver:
HIM Jones started home In hla lizzie
AM liquored and feeling quite dizzy,
On the highway Bomehow, he ran
Into a cow,
Now his friends are all asking,
howjfsxleJA
ttpltaph: He walked on the suicide
of the road. i
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Oh hum! The 1987 football season
la over now. The games on New
Years day marked the flnla to a season
of upBets. The Bears of California
are the Rose Bowl obamplons, defeating
a mediocre Alabama outfit 18
to 0. Santa Clara, another California
outfit, spanked the L. S. U. gang In
the Sugar Bowl game. West Virginia
defeated Texas Tech. Auburn defeated
Michigan State. Rice defeated
Colorado and the Bast-West game
in 'Frisco ended In a tie.
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We missed on two of the games
but had the dope correct on the other
four.
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Michigan State was big disappointment
to us as the records Indicated
the Wolverines carried quite a
punch. However, when several Chicago
sport scribes/on their way back
from Miami, they told us that the 82
degree midsummer heat at Miami,
put the Michigan lads, who came
down from zero weather, on the shelf
after five minutes of play.
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Camden gave a vociferous welcome
to 1938. Whistles, horns, fire-crackers
and all knlds of racket devices
made a terrific din an the Baby 1938
atepped in to take the throne just vacated
by Old Man 1937.
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Judging by the epidemic of engagements
being announced of late, I)an
Cupid inuat have been doing some
darned accurate ahooting around
these digginga of late. Well, our
heartiest congrats and beat wishes go
to all of the young people who are
heading for the last roundup.
. It seema that my good friend Donald
had gone out with. three other
Scotchmen playing a foursome or
golf. Joe Patelli, pro at the Ktrkwood
looked up aa. Don entered the club
house. * Donald} was carrying a broken
tee in his hand and inquired of Joe
tf it could,be fixed. Joe thot Don was
kidding a wee bit and said.
"Aydi but it will cost you a nickle
and you can get a bag of those things
for * dime."
Don said he would like to .think it
over and departed. He returned in
about ten minutes with the broken
tee And said to Joe,
"We ha' decided to ha' this one
mended."
"Wb?" inquired Jbe iu surprise.
"What d'ye mean, we?"
"The foursome," said Don.
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Speaking of that polo game laBt
Sunday, one of the chaps from the
cottage group whispered In my eai^
and told me to refer to Joe Bates as
"Pop." i
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Joe or Pop?it doesn't make any
difference to us, but that boy was
sure hot that afternoon. He had his
shooting eye steady and accurate and
four times- he rang the gong.
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And Carl Lightfoot who rated as
one of the best shortfield artists in
the Camden Softball league last summer,
sure did stime riding and shooting
in the battle of mallets. Tgke a
tip tolks?watch this lad, Lightfoot.
If you think he is fast now, well in
about two weeks you'll think you're
seeing things.
Dick Floyd and" Major Wilkerson
put up some fine defensive work for
the Towners.
The Bcore in the Devine cup event
now stands at Country 1, Town 0.
And the game count was 11 to 5. Who
will win the coming Sunday? Why
not go out and see for yourself?
Same old place and the same old
time.
KERSHAW COUNTY CIRCULATING
LIBRARY DOING GOOD WORK
Liberty Hill, Deo. 31.? The Kershaw
County Circulating Library opened
it's doors to the public in May,
1936. In addition to the central depository
at Camden, there were units
1uealed at Bethune, KershAw, Mt. Pisgah,
Westville, Charlotte Thompson
and Liberty Hill. Since that time
units 'have been established at Pine
Grove, Antioch, Pine Tree HilL Blaney
and Baron Dentally
These units have deposits of books
numbering from 100 to 185 which are
exchanged every two weeks. Each
library unit also has a growing file
of pictures and clippings. 'The librarians
have done outstanding work
on filing pictures and collecting data
pertaining to authors, especially
southern, nuthbrs.
At the time of the opening of the
library, there were approximately 200
volumes on the shelves of the: depository
beatdea servers! hundred books.
which were collected from interested
eouaty citizens by WPA library work-j
era. 2,233 volumes have been add-(
ed to the book stocks since that time.
The circulation has grown from 398
In May, 1936, to 9,800 in November,!
1937.
Kershaw county appropriated $650 |
for the library project the first year
and $800 for the second year. The
county owns a modern, up-to-date
book truck, which made its first trip
April J, 1937." "S*"
The library truck covprs the entire
county every two weeks, making a circuit
of nine routes. There are seven- (
ty-two stops bjpsldeg the 4pgu)ar stops j
at the library units. Deposits are lert
at htae schools where there is not aj
librarian. The circulation from the
truck has reachad the height of 8,313
in one 4py.~ -'V-'Q ^
The WPA furnishes efavcpi librarians
and a supervisor besides maintaining
a mending room* which employa-fionr-.workers
Tho work from
the mending department has been
commendable. The department is kept
busy mending school books for the
entire county as well as keeping the
library books in good repair..
A library committee sponsoring the
interest of the library Is located in
each community where there is a library
unit
Mrs. J. B. Baker, supervisor of the
Kershaw county library, hah been untiring
in her efforts to make ths^
brary a success. Under her able super
vision, the library is msklng
taady progrs#a. :-'V" .V' v?
There harettMfi&merous generous
gifts of books, furniture, periodicals
and equipment A reference library is
-being amassed In the centrkgonit for
of the . Whole county, | Included
here are old church records and doce.
: fflft & bpeelal iatarast to Knruhaut
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Flint Hill Club Met
On December 16, the Flint Hill club,
under the leadership of Mrs. Jones
and Mrs. Oliver, met at the home of
Miss Etta. Hornsby. There were sixteen
members present. The living
room was decorated in beautiful holly
and a short Christmas program was
carried out, including a number of
poems and Bongs. A Christmas story
was told by Mrs. Jones. All of this
made one feel more the spirit of the
approaching Yuletide season.
"Inexpensive Oifts For Christmas,"
was our subject for discussion at the
last two metings, so many samples
were displayed by Mrs. Jones. Also,
a number of the members showed us
beautiful pieces of fanoy work, embroidered
and crocheted centerpieoes,
scarfs, tea doilies and pillow tops.
Mrs. Oliver then read a very interesting
selection on "Peace."
After s pleasant social hour was
enjoyed, each one returned home with
gathered. The next meeting is to be
held at Mrs. R. A. * McDowell's and
everyone in the community is invited
to attend. The meeting will begin
at 2:30 p. m.?Contributed.
county.
_ The library has met a hearty and
enthusiastic response from Individuals
and schools. When the book truck
first began making trips over the
county, some people were afraid of it
and the children ran. Now they eagerly
await for the arrival of the truclr.
Families and individuals,' who have
never had *py books in their homesf
except school books, enjoy reading
bodka and magazines.
The following is a record of the
registered borrowers and book circulation
for the month of - November,
- Kershaw,
borrowers: Adult, 449;
Juvenile, i$0; circulation, 273.
Bethune borrowers: Adult, 79; Juvenile,
124; circulation 508.
Blaney borrowers: Adult, 165, Juvenile,
lfO; circulation 578.
Midway borrowers: Adult, 95; Juvenile,
100; circulation, 712.
Antloch borrowers: Adult,' 138; juvenile,
112; circulation 532.
Pine drove borrowers: Adult, 75;
Juvenile, 150; circulation 401.
Liberty Hill borrowers:. Adult, 15;
Juvenile, 6; circulation 131.
Charlotte Thompson borrowers;
Adult, 83; juvenile, 63; circulation,
Pln? Tree Hill borrowers: Adult,
25; juvenile, 176; circulation 807.
~?ftej*cbool bo|iu?wei>Y \ Juvenile,
164; circulation 626.
Camden depository and baofc
borrowers: Adult, 1,666, Juvenile,
1,660; circulation 4,218. i
Baron DefCalb borrowers: Adult,
MS; Jurenlle. XMi cirwUMo. ??.
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PLANS BALLOON HOP
ACROSS ATLANTIC
Bfl|ian Expert Makes Ar?j
rsngementa for Attempt.
Brussels.?Ernest Demuyter, the
Belgian balloonist and .four times
winner of the Gordon Bennett cupt
is planning to make the first transatlantic
balloon flight.
With Engineer E. Charlier, who
accompanied him on a recent
flight, Demuyter has been studying
the possibilities of the venture.
Considerable preliminary work will
be necessary, he states, before the
attempt can be made. He think*
Lakehurst, N. J., the best place
for the start. "1
need a balloon with a capacity
of about 24,000 cubic feet," he
i said. "Given that, I am prepared
to prove the Atlantic can ? be
crossed in one. v "
"The object, should the scheme
materialise, will be to demonstrate
the possibility of extensive trips
by free balloon in a given direction
and the regularity of atmospheric
our rents.
41 The flight would add considerably
to our present knowledge of
the atmosphere, and be beneficial
to air travel in general.
"1 would select Lakehurst for thetakeoff
because of the fine scientific
equipment to be found there, and
the people I know there would assist
me."
Ancient Burial Customs
of French Protestants
Poiters, France. ? Like India's
towers of silence, where the Parses
place their dead before they
are removed to their ultimate burial
place, so have the farming districts
around Poitou and Saintonge
in central France a strange burial
custom.. The
attention of a traveler in
these regions is attracted by the
clumps of four Cyprus trees set out
in a square some twenty-flv# to
thirty feet apart which dot the
landscape.
Few know that here are the private
family cemeteries of the
French Protestant farmers. The
districts of Poitou and Saintonge
always have been the strongholds
of Protestantism in France and
ever since the days of Catholic
persecution the Protestants have
buried their dead on their farms.
The people of Poitou are affable
and readily permit strangers to
pass throufeh the farms to little
family cemeteries which usually
are situated some fifty yards behind
the house. A space about the
size of a large room, enclosed within
a thick hedge, a cyprus tree at
each corner, is the last resting
place of those who have labored on
"the faun, ?
On passing the hedge the traveler
finds half a dozen humble
graves, a wooden cross here and
there. Tombstones are rare. The
cemeteries never grow in size, for
v the newest grave is dug in the dust
of the oldest.
Whole Town Air Cooled
by Texas Investor's Plan
v Lubbock, Texas.?If a proposal
submitted to the city commission
here by A. J. Richardson, member
of that body and an inventor of
note, is adopted the streets of Lubbock
will be the first of any municipality
in the world to be air cooled.
It was declared by Richardson
that an air-cooling system for the
business streets of the city could
be installed for approximately $30,000
and maintained during each'
summer at a cost of about $5,000.
The plans would involve the
stallation of cooling equipment axyl
the distribution of the washed andcooled
air by means of six sidewalk
towers on sightly posts at
street intersections. By this means
the temperature of the streets
would be reduced 25 to 35 degrees
when the natural temperature
ranges from 05 to 105 degrees.
Ore Sent Underground
by Topsy-Turvy Miner
Shullsburgh, Wis.?William Vurray,
who lives near hers, works his
small zinc mine backward?sending
his ore underground to a ihfll m
the shaft of an'adjoining mine.
Only the metal is brought to the
surface while the slag Is left below.
Vurray built his mine on the
tipper level Of an old abandoned
mine.
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Sardines' Life Is
to Be an Open Book
Marshflcld, Ore.?The life cycle
of the pilchard?an overgrown
sardine?is about to be
bared to, the public, according
to M. T. Hoy of the Oregon state
fish commission* v
Little is known at present
about the habits of pilchards,
Hoy said, because they have
been caught in Oregon waters
- only during the past eighteen
months. An extensive study of
their life cycle i* planned to aid
- \fishermen. I
? .Fond# for the proposed study
will be obtained from a reserve
- Trantjrp ft * f^oentper W
" the" taveilS^
- Jtion here. i
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ftews Of Interest In |
And Near Bethune
llethune, Jan. 6.?A injuria of
much interest to their many friends
was that of Miss Mary l.juiuy and
Conaio Hiuaon, which took place at
the home of the officiating minister,
the Hev. C, 8. Floyd, Hethuno, on the
evening of December 28, pt 8:30
o'clock.
Mrs, Hiuaon la the eldest daughter
of Mr. and Mra. I nnd.V l.anoy. of
('fttndoii. 8he ia a graduate of Midway
high school and haa held u buainaaa
poult Ion In Camden alnce her
graduation.
Mr. JHIneoil la the only aon of Mr.
In Passing
3 A little child, born la a manger in
Bethlehem nineteen hundred and
more yeara ago, provided the background
for the present-day Christmas
observance, and changed the religious
thought of the civilised world ... It
la children today who really furnish
the joy and happiness that make for
a Merry Christmas , . . their elders
carry through amenities Incidental to
the day, but it is the youngsters who
really add zest to the occasion . . .
aa they come tripping downstairs In
the early morning hours to examine
the stockings hung from the mantle,
or impatiently await the stated time
when Santa Claus Is going to arrive
and open the dooor to the room containing
the Christmas tree . . ...happiness
unalloyed shines out through
their eyes as one by one there oomes
to them the doll, the drum or any one
of a hundred other things they had
expressed a desire for ... it Is easy
to shop for children because they so
frankly express their wishes before
| Christmas time ... it becomes more
difficult when the myth of Santa
Claus disappears from their thinking
and sophistication begins to creep in
; ; . I do not think I have quite forgiven
even to this day the boy, two
'or three years older than myself, who
| told me I was a simp to take any
stock in Santa Claus, for "anybody
who knew anything at all knew'there
was no such a thing; that It was
your parents who gave you the Christmas
presents" ... to be sure, this
revelation was bound to come to me
some day, but that chap took a very
pleasant things out of my life which
never could be replaced . . .It was
ice to think that someone, Bornewhere,
had the capacity to register
the wishes of boys and girls all over
the land and gratify these wishes at
Christmas time . . . there Is some recompense
In playing Santa Claus to
these wh" not yet h???n dlsabused
of the pretty legend, but
somehow It la different.
Christmas changes with the onward
march of Time ... as does most
everything else . . . Christmas has
become highly commercialised and
plays an important part in national
merchandising . . . fifty years or more
ago a very considerable number of
the Christmas gifts were fashioned
by the hand of the giver . . . such
gifts are rare indeed today and have
become the most highly prized ,. . .
it has been estimated that the number
of greeting cards sent annually
has now doubled the population of
the nation ... on this premise two
hundred and sixty million yards were
dispatched this year. Involving an expenditure,
including postage, of upwards
of $16,000,000 . . It all makes
business fpr the manufacturers of the
.cards, the people who market them,
"aim for Uncle Sam's postofTlce . . .
and a lot of work for extra employcbs
of the government pressed into ser-j
vice to handle the deluge of the cards
. . ..I venture the opinion that the
Christmas greeting card custom has j
reached Its peak and is due for a
steady decline . . . many families who j
register high in the social scale no
longer make their; expressions of a
Merry Christmas in this manner . . .
if the elite abandon the custom it
will rapidly pass. into disuse because
i we ail are much disposed to "follow
the leader" In doing the oorrect thing
, . . there are Instances where the
j (Christmas greeting card serves a happy
purpose but by and large the exchange
has become a bookkeeping
proposition, or rather card keeping
... to he reviewed Just prior to arranging
the current year's supply and
checked carefully at the mailing time
j. '. .* it happens In the best of regulated
families that an unexpected arrival
pf cards from new friends finds
the svrppty depleted and .then there
is a rush to get additional cards and
a hurried maJllug . . . hoping the re
ciplent will think your card was delayed
in the mail and that it was really
sent before his card arrived . . .
or am I mistaken about all this in
that It occurs only in isolated instances.-Leroy
(N. Y.) Oasette-Newa.
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A miracle tpachlne^ which spots 'ait
airplane twenty miles away by the
heat thrown off by the plane's motor,
Is Ssaring perfection- amid great secrecy?at
the haatft of army em'
gtneers. Stperiments being conduct
ed at Fort Monmouth, N. J.t already
oesa, army men say.
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and Mi-h. T. J. Hlnson, of Bethune,
and 1h a graduate of Bethune high
school.
Immediately after the ceremony,
the young couple left for Charleston,
where they will mako their future
homo, Mr. lllnson having been engaged
In business there for aome
time.
Centering the interest of relatives,
and friends was the marriage op the
first of January of Miss Ruby (lay
West, of the Midway community and
Harris Oliver, which was solemnised
at the Presbyterian manse, the ceremony
being performed by the Hev.
F. D. Morse
Mrs Oliver is the daughter of Mrs.
Fleda West and is a graduate of the
Midway high school. Mr. Oliver, tho
only son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Oliver,
was graduated from Bethune high
school and also attended T. TV 1. in
Spartanburg. He now has a positicn
in the post office here. They are
making their home with Mr. Oliver s
parents ut present.
Another marriage of popular concern
took place Saturday, January 1.
when MIsb Doris Shaw and W. O. Elliott
were married. The Rev. Mr.
Hoover performed the ceremony at
his home in Hartsvllle.
Mrs.' Elliott Is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. L. P. Shaw, of this community,
and a graduate of the Bethune
high school. She had a position in
Hartsvllle at the time of her marriage.
Mr. Elliott, also holds a position
in Hartsvllle, where they are
making their home.
The January meeting of the ParentTeacher's
association was held Tuesday
evening at the high school auditorium.
Miss Stella Bethune, president,
was In charge during the business
session and., Mtb. C. 8. Floyd
was responsible for the Interesting
program. Those contributing to the
program were the Rev. C. S. Floyd
and Miss Ethel Turbeville, who made
Bplendld talkB, and Mrs. F. D. Morse,
who gave a vocal solo. Another feature
of entertainment was an amusing
spelling match.
J. H. Koon, of the high school faculty,
surprised his friends here by
his marriage during the holidays to
Miss llosalyn Stoudemlre, of Little
Mountain. Mr. and Mrs. Koon are
occupying a suite at the King-Davis
hotel.
Union watch-night services were
held at the Presbyterian church on
December 31.
Mrs. Minnie Best, of Atlanta, has
boon visiting relatives here; ??
Miss Alice McDonald, spent the
week end in Hartsvllle.
Guests of the M. G. Kings during
the holidays were: Mr, and Mrs. J.
E. King, of Raleigh, N. C.J Mrs. J. Q,,
Richards, of Florence; Gregg King
and Miss Ann Brown. Spartanburg;
Mr. and Mrs. Harold King and baby,
of Blshopvllle. ^
Lamar Oerman, of Washington, D.
C., visited his parents, the Rev. and
Mrs. W. V. German, for a lew days
recently. '
Dinner guests of the?C.^J. Bras wells
Sunday were: Mr. and Mrs. Marshall
Ratcliff and Marahall, Jr., Mra. Kate
Ratcltff, Miss Louise Gulledge, Wadesbora,
N. .; and Mallssa Womack, of
Chor&Wi
Riley Oettys, of Bennettsville, spent
several days with his brothe'r-in-law
and sister, Mr. and ft^rs. AiVln Clyburn,
recently and they had as dinner
guests Sunday :_Mr. and Mrs. J.
Gettys and daughters, Betty and Mary
Alice, of Camden.
i^ee Morgan, of Gaffney, has been
visiting his mother, Mra. Eva MorK*n.
Mrs. T. E. Hearon spent a few days
recently In Durham, N. with her
daughter, Miss Margaret Hearon.
Mr. and Mrs. Mayo Davis and
daughter. Blllio, returned to their
home in Perry, Ga., Sunday, after a
visit to relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. McQuage announce
the birth of a daughter. Josey
Jacquelyn. December 20th. '
Mr. and Mtb. C. L. McKinnon announce
tho birth of a daughter, Nancy
Isabel, on Sunday, January 2.
Mrs. J. D. Robinson and Miss Mildred
Billings, of Lancaster, spent Friday
with Miss Carrie Yarbrough.
r Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Bair went to
Gilbert for the week end. . ?
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lee spent several
days recently with relatives in
Durham, N". C. w . ,v
Dinner guests of the Morrison Graham'e
last Wednesday were the Rev.
and Mrs. JT. . Graham, of Lynchborg;
M Us Joe Graham, Sumter; Jimmie
Foster, Gibson, N. C.; Mr. and Mrs.
Pete Graham,% Virginia; and Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Graham and little daughter,
of Dodeon, N. G.
Harry Sanders, of Concord, N. C.,
was the guest of Miss Elsie Mae Hammond
during the week end.
Mrs. O. D. Garvin, of Wagener, has
been a recent guest of the Rev. and
Mrs. F.~ M. Lindler.
Visiting their former home here
during the holidays were Mr. and Mrs.
Homer Fields and son, LnBruce, of
Cheraw; and Lewis Fields, of Raleigh, ~
N.C. _ _ J
Miss Josephine Smith haB returned
to Barnwell after spending the holidays
at home._......
Friends of Mrs. James Jones, of
Wadesboro, N. C., the former Miss
'Dorothy Parrott, of Bethune, will be
.Interested to learn of the airival of
a daughter, Sara Elizabeth, December
23.
I Spending Sunday with the Rev. and} ~ ^
'Mrs. C. S. Floyd were the latter's parents
and sisters Mr. and Mrs. Fennegan
and Miss Luclle Fonnigan, of
Laurlnburg, N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. John Edwards, of Columbia,
have been recent guests of
.the C. C. Pates.
I Miss Rachel Williams, of Edge wold,
has been visiting Mlsf Katherine Foster.
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I Mrs. Ussie Parker has retorted
home from an .extended visit to her ;
son in Norfolk, ,Va. '
| B. W. Best has purchased the Block JH
I house, the former Dr. Holder realdence,
and tho family has moved Into
It. Mr. andVm^jUraOMMt: are now
occupying their own hpme here. Mr.
M wi. Alvla Clyburn have taken *
Mrs. Wilms Roller's home for the
P Mr. and Mrs. Orady 8mtth, -with
their daughter end son, Miss Eleanor
and Clyburn, of Bishopvllle, have been
recent guests of Mrs. Bessie Seegsrt.
NOTICE ]1
We are buying No. 1 and No. 2 Pino Log?, 10 I ' ^
inches diameter and up. Prefer length* of 6 foot and I .
12 feet. See us for prices delivered at Camden plant.
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