ONLY NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHED IN
CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXVl.—Number 3.
Property Owners On U 3. 3.17
Register Strong Objection
Against Water Assessment
Joint Meeting of E. &
W. Board and Town
Council Is Called to
Reconsider Matter
1 Faced with a petition from
property owners strenuously ob
jecting to the recent assessment
role in connection with the con
struction of a new trunk water
line along US 17, together with
a letter from former Mayor J.
H. McMullan, Town Councilmen,
at their meeting Tuesday night,
agreecj to call a special joint
meeting with the Board cf Pub
lic Works to reconsider the
charges made to property own
ers for the new line. Both the
petition and letter were read by
Town Clerk Ernest Ward, and
following a discussion of the
matter, Mayor Ernest Kehayes
called for the joint meeting at
an early date.
The petition, signed by 29
property owners, follows:
All of the property owners in
volved here tonight were aware,
we feel sure, that a waterline
was constructed to the new city
limits on US 17 South sometime
in 1957. However, none of us
was aware of the manner in
which it wak to be paid until
we read the assessment roll in
the local paper dated October
23, 1958. We accepted your in
vitation to meet with you to voice
our objections in respect to this
special assessment November 11,
1958. Questions were raised at
this time which have not yet
been answered to our under
standing and satisfaction. We
believe that doubt was raised at
this meeting since it was de
cided to table the matter for
sixty days until your meeting
tonight.
After the meeting of Novem
ber 11 Councilman J. Clarence
Leary was called and asked that
he meet with us at his conveni
ence. However, this being his
busy season, he has not been
able to do so. Nevertheless, we
felt it necessary to meet among
ourselves in order to form a
more organized program in order
to air our grievances at this
meeting tnight.
In Lincoln’s Gettysburg Ad
dress, of which our state and
local government is based, states
tint our government is of the
people, for the people and by
the people. We confess that the j
act on taken by the E & W Board |
and endorsed by the Council
could he misconstrued to be for
the people, but we dare say that
it is not of the people and by
the people since no petition was
presented in our behalf. We
contend tonight as we did at our
last meeting with you that this
assessment is unconstitutional
and we beg that you give it your
consideration before proclaiming
it to be law in order that we
will not be forced to pursue this
matter further.
The question was raised be
fore and is raised again: Why
did you run a waterline assess
ing those who had their own
adequate water supply or those
who did not need water at all
because of no buildings on their
land? To our knowledge this
question was answered thus:
Regardless for the need of water
in the homes, it was run for
fire protection if for no other
reason. We were also 1 told that
it even reduced our fire insur
ance rate, this is
neither here nor there because
we feel sure that this is no con
cern of the town. We asked
. why the Westover supply was
not good enough for fire pro
tection and we were informed |
that it was inadequate, yet these
houses in the Westover Division
are deriving the same benefit of
this protection as we who are
assessed to pay the bill. It is
true that they have already
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48.8 Per Cent Os All Deaths In
Chowan Attributed To Diseases
Os The Heart And Blood Yessels
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According to data furnished by,
the North Carolina Heart Associ
ation, the national total of deaths
from the cardiovascular diseases
represents 53.62% of all deaths.
In North Carolina this relation
ship is 54.88%, or higher than
the national percentage.
A significant fact is that car
diovascular deaths are on the rise
in North Carolnia. The 1955 to
tal was 16,745; the 1956 total was
17,125; and the, 1957 total is 18,-
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Adjustment must be made for
the faot that ours is an aging
population, but it is also a fact
that there is a rise in the rate
THE CHOWAN HERALD
j Hospital Auxiliary Accomplishments |
Beginning in 1947. the year of
its organization, there is a record
of helpful accomplishments, that
arc a cause of great pride to the
Chowan Hospital Auxiliary. One
of the first undertakings was
making draperies for the hospi
tal which at that time was at the
Marine Corps Air Station. The
Colored chapter joined in this
work, as well as in many other
useful services.
A memorial and gift fund was
started early in the life of tiie
Auxiliary and has proven most
Gus Hughes One
Os Group To Try
For Scholarship
District screening for the John
Motley Morehead scholarships for
the First District will be held at
the Roanoke Country Club in
Williamston Wednesday, January
21.
Forty-two North Carolina
school buys will be chosen in the
district screening this month for
the scholarship at the University
of North Carolina.
In recent weeks, the selection
process has been under way
throughout the slate with 735
students nominated by their high
schools to the county committees.
Screening there pared the field
to 175 candidates who will go be
fore the seven district comm.k
tees between January 17 and
January 30.
The goal sought by the appli
cants: scholarships valued at SJ,-
250 per year or .55.000 during the
four-year undergraduate period
This sum provides not only for
all regular University expenses,
such as tuition, books, room and
board, but allows more than S2OO
per year for incidental expenses
for each recipient.
Final interviews will be held
in Chapel Hill by the Morehead
Foundation central committee
and trustees in late February for
the high school nominees as well
as candidates from private pre
paratory schools.
Among students in this area
who will be interviewed at Wil
liamston are Miles A. Hughes, a
student at the Edenton Junior-
Senior High School: Leo O.
Wynns 111, of Colerain: John O.
House, South Mills; Charles A.
Eure of Gatcsville High School;
Romulus S. Spencer, Engelhard;
William P. McDowell, Elizabeth
City; William B. Tuckoiqlll of
Hertford; Bertram O. Bishop of
Plymouth.
Sanitary Ratings Released For
Chowan County Establishments
Sanitary ratings • for various j
establishments coming under ;
health inspection in the Chowan
County Health District have
been released by K. J. Eyer and
D. G. Brown, district sanitarians.
These ratings are based on. the
last periodic inspections madcj
in 1958.
The ratings are based on a
low age 65: From the national
total of 239,720 for 1956 to 254,700
for 1957. It has been estimated
that one out of four American
males over 35 die of, coronary
heart attacks, to cite one form
of cardiovascular disease.
According to 1957 figures from
the Public Health statistics sec
tion of North Carolina State
Board of Health, Chowan County
had 112 .deaths, of which 112
were due to heart and blood ves
sels, 13 as the result of cancer,
12 from accidents, five from in
fluenza and pneumonia and two
from pneumaturity. Thus 48.8
per cent of total deaths repre
sented deaths from diseases of the
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Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 15,1959.
satisfactory. The special gifts,
j with name of the person in whose
j memory it is given and the name
j of the donor, are recorded in the
| leather-bound gift book. From
| this fund it has been possible to
purchase a useful wheel-chair
! and an all purpose operating ta
! ble and the mirror room, selec.t
led by the medical staff, was
j much needed.
The funds raised from pencil
sales, bridge marathons and
membership drives have enabled
; the Auxiliary to donate the fol
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! New HD Club In
I Yeopim Section
i
| Mrs. Julia Small was elected
j president of a new Home Demon
| stration Club this week. The
; club has been organized in the
i Yeopim community of Chowan
I County. Some members live in
I that community and some of
, them live in town.
The club met this month at the
home of Miss -Sarah Margaret
i Harrell. Other officers elected
i were Mrs. Kathryn Speight, vice
president, and Mrs. Faye Harrell,
secretary-treasurer. Project lead
ers were chosen by those attend
ing.
The North Carolina Yearbook i
was given to the members and |
the home agent explained the
home demontsration organization.
The group discussed the goals
which had been set up for the
clubs this year.
A family life report was given
on “How Do You Feel About
Your Job in Life.”
After the demonstration was
given on “Draperies You Can
Make,” Miss Harrell served de
licious cocoanut pie to the group.
Tiie club will meet next month
in the home of Mrs. Julia Small.
At this meeting the ladies will
decide on a name for their club.
Visitors are invited to attend the
meeting which meets on second •
Monday night of each month. |
Methodist Men
Postpone Meeting
The regular meeting of the
Methodist Men's Club scheduled
for tonight (Thursday) has been
postponed. Albert Cullipher,
president, announces, however,
that the meeting will be held
Thursday night of next week,
January 22. at 6:30 o’clock. This
week’s meeting was postponed
due to the Commission workshops
j held in Elizabeth City.
| system of grading with those
I establishments receiving a rat
! ing of at least 90% or more be-j
ir.g awarded a Grade A; those
receiving a rating of 80% or
j more but less than 90% Grade
B, and those receiving 70% or
more but less than 80% Grade
|C. No establishment having a
I rating Qf less than 70% or
! Grade C is permitted to operate
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feme calendar!
Edenton Jaycees, the Woman’s
Club and the BPW Club will
jointly sponsor a pancake break
fast and supper at the Penelope
Barker house Saturday, January
17, from 6:30 to 10 A. M., and
5 to 7 P. M.
Chowan Hospital Auxiliary
will meet in the nurses' home
Friday afternoon, January 16, at
3 o'clock.
A dedication service in connec
tion with the completion of an
eduational building will be held
! at the Macedonia Baptist Church
Sunday morning, January 18, at
, 11 o'clock.
Edenton Woman's Club will
i sponsor a Thrift Sale to be held
t Saturday, January 24. in the for
mer W. D. Holmes Wholesale
s Grocery building on South Broad
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Learning To Weave Chair Bottoms )
Mrs. T. L. Ward of the Ryland Home Demonstration Club is
shown above as she teaches three members of her c ob how to
weave bottoms in walnut stock;. Shown with Mrs. Ward are
Mrs. Melvin Copeland, Mrs. Doras Copeland and Mrs. Ran
dolph Ward.
Chief Os Police Ml
Warns About Law
As To Air Rifles!
Police Receive Many
Complaints Concern-!
ing Recent Damage
Done By Boys
Chief of Police George I. D,.:l
reports tha t lately a considerable j
amount of damage has been done;
in Edenton by boys with air ri
fles" Chief Daii points out th:>;
some parents are allowing their:
children to roam the streets wig;
air rifles, doing damage to thei!
property of others.
Chief Dail emphasizes the fact,
that the law makes it disorderly
conduct to discharge anv gun.,
pistol or other firearm within the j
city limits and that air guns are I
permitted only on one’s own j
premises.
The fine for discharging air j
guns off one’s own premises can
be as high as $59 and the guns l
are subject to confiscation. Eden-j
ton police have had numerous:
complaints about damage done by i
air rifles and urge parents to
check with children having guns, i
so that this damage will , cease j
and prevent embarrassment and j
expense due to children having!
the air rifles.
Draft Board Is Trying
To Find Curtis Brown
Mrs, May belle P. Sexton, clerk
for the Chowan County Selective
Service System, reports that the
board is unable to locate by mail i
Curtis Brown, and that this reg
istrant will be declared delin
quent if not heard from within
10 days.
Should anyone have- any
knowledge concerning this regi
strant, they are requested to con-'
tact the local board office or any j
member of the board.
VFW AUXILIARY MEETING
The Ladies' Auxiliary of thej
VFW Post 9280 will meet tonight.
(Thursday) at 8 o’clock in the
Post home. Mrs. Pattic Jordan, j
president, urges all members to
attend.
j Christmas Seal Sale Tar Behind ]
What has happened to the
Tuberculosis Seal Sale in Cho-i
wan Count?
According to information fur
nished The Herald, at this time
last year $1,421.67 was collected,
of which $l5O came from the
Marine base. The year before
last at this time $2,387 was col- j
lected, with $350 from the base. !
This year to date a total of;
$1,291.85 is in hand. Apart from!
the Marine contribution, this
year’s drive is $750 short of j
1957, and 1958 was considered a:
good crop year.
Let’s face the facts. Tubercu
olsis cost Americans $725,000,000
last year most of it iri| tax
money. 1,651 TB patients were
ir. hospitals in North Carolina
in March, 1958. For each case in
hospitals there are known to be
many more incipient cases who
who are unknowingly spreading
disease on every side.
There is another side to the
picture. It is estimated that
over eight million lives have
been saved from death by the
decline of the TB death rate
from its level in 1900. This
'progress is due to research and
Masonic Officers
For 1959 Installed
Ernest J. Ward, Jr., Is
.{ New Lodge Master,
Succeeding Daniel P.
j Reaves
Officers for the year 1959 for
Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. &
A. M., were installed at an emer
; gent communication held Thurs
j day night. The installation cere
] many was presided over by H. A.
j Campen, with J. Edwin Buffiap
| serving as marshal.
The officers installed were:
Master, Ernest J. Ward. Jr., suc
ceeding Daniel P. Reaves; senior
| warden, McKay Washington; jun
i ior warden, John Lee Spruill;
treasurer. R. E. Leary; secretary,
i Louis George Wilkins; senior
| deacon, Dr. A. F. Downum; junior
i deacon. J. C. Parks; senior ste
! ward, James Griffin; junior ste-
I ward, W. C. Bunch, Jr.; tyler,
! Maynard M. Perry; chaplain, R.
I A. Tarkington; marshal, J. Edwin
Buffiap.
Macedonia Church
Dedication Service
Scheduled Sunday
;
j A new and modern educational
I building has just been completed
! at the Macedonia Baptist Church
land will be occupied for the first
time next Sunday morning, Jan-
I ttary 18.
In connection with the comple
tion of this new building a dedi
cation service will be held at 11
o'clock, at which time the Rev.
- Don Pryor of Elizabeth City. As
-1 sociational promotion secretary.
| Will deliver the message.
Members of the congregation
extend a cordial invitation to
! everybody to attend the service.
I
Hospital Auxiliary
Meets January 16th
The Chowan Hospital Auxiliary
will meet Friday afternoon, Jan
! unry 16, at 3 o’clock in the nurs
j es’ home. Mrs. Ed Bond, presi
dent. urges every member to be
present.
to the improvement in diagnosis
land treatment of patients through
j funds mostly derived from the
; Seal Sale.
A part of every dollar contri
buted to the Tuberculosis Asso
ciation when you buy Christmas
Seals is spent for research. The
j rest is spent to hold and fur
ther the gains already made
j through health education, case
| finding and rehabilitation that
j is services to patients and their
j families.
Will you consider these facts
! very carefully, and if you have
i not mailed your contribution
for the Tuberculosis Association,
will you do so at once?
W. J. Taylor, chairman of the
Chowan County TB organiza
tion: Ralph Parrish, treasurer,
and Mrs. Wesley Chesson, secre
tary, are hoping for and expect
ing a generous response.
They need your help. One of
the wonderful things about our
American way of life Is that if
you need something from the
people which is for the people,
ask. the people. They’ll give it.
TB workers believe that Will
you help make it true ,
Farmersßequested
To Give Information
For’s9FarmCensus
Data Must Ge Given to
Tax Listers When
Listing Property
Chowan County farmers have
been asked to cooperate in the
state’s annual 1959 Township
Farm Census this month by C. W.
Overman, county agricultural
agent.
Mr. Overman says that the cen
sus will be taken this month as
farmers list their 1959 taxes. Tax
listers are cooperating in the
census to get the vital informa
tion which agricultural leaders]
can use in working out plans for!
agricultural programs. The cen
sus is required by law. and the
State Department of Agriculture
and boards of county commission
ers are responsible for carrying
it out.
Mr. Overman explains that the
information obtained in the cen- 1
sus is held in Confidence. It is!
used only for compiling accurate j
statistics on land use, crop acre- j
ages and livestock numbers,
David S. Weaver, director of I
the N. C. Agricultural Extension j
Service, emphasizes that the an
nual North Carolina Township j
Farm Census should not be con-1
fused with the Federal govern-1
ment’s general agricultural cen-j
sus every five years. He said
"through the annual North Caro-|
'ina Farm Census, we have the |
machinery for obtaining vital j
statistical data that helps keep l
this state on the right road, agri
culturally."
Some of the questions farmers
will be expected to answer in
dude: Total acreage for each
tract over three acres, number of!
acres from which crops were hat'-1
vested in 1958, number ares of
die crop land, improved pasture,
data 6n individual crops, cattle,
hogs and chickens.
College Day At
Edenton School
College Day was verv enthus
iastically observed in the Eden
ton Junior-Senior High School
Tuesday morning when repre-l
sentatives from 29 colleges were
on hand to confer with the stu
dents. A number of parents al
so were present to meet the vari
ous representatives to receive
first hand information concern
ing college enrollment for their
children.
Colleges represented were the
following:
Atlantic Christian College, Bre
vard College, Campbell College, j
Catawba College, Chowan Col- i
lege, Duke University, East Car
olina College, Elon College. Flora j
MacDonald College, Gardner- *
Webb College, Greensboro Col
lege, Guilford College, High
Point College, King's Business
College, Louisburg College, Mars
Hill College, Meredith College,
N. C. State College, Peace Col
lege, Pfeiffer College. Presbyter
ian Junior College, Queens Col
lege,-, Salem College, University
of North Carolina Virginia Inter
mont College, Wake Forest Col-!
lege, Western Carolina College, j
The Woman's College, U.N.C. and ]
Coast Guard Academy.
20 Years Agoll
A* Found in the Files of I
The Chowaa Herald
V 4
Harvey Thomas, an outstand
ing correspondent for a group of
large daily newspapers, went to!
Duke Hospital for an examina
tion.
Dr. William D. Perry of the
University of North Carolina,
was secured as a speaker for the
PTA on January 27.
John F. While. Chowan repre
sentative in the General Assem
bly. was appointed on 12 com
mittees.
A petition signed by 68 resi
dents In North Edenton was pre
sented to Town Council com
plaining about scattering of burn
ed and unburned particles of pea
nut hulls from the Albemarle
Peanut Company.
It was announced that Carl
Voyles, assistant athletic director
at Duke University would speak
at a banquet held jointly by Ro
tarians and Lions in honor of
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$2.50 Per Year In North Carolina
Edenton Woman’s
Club Elects Mrs.
Chesson President
Bishop Gunn
Guest Speaker
At St. Paul’s
The Rl. Rev. George Purnell
Gunn, Episcopal Bishop of the
Diocese of Southern Virginia, w:!l
deliver the sermon as part of the
consecration service, January 26,
at St. Paul's Church. .
Born in Mississippi and later to
be educated in Virginia Episcopal
School. Alexandria, he continued
his studies at the University of
Virginia and the Virginia Theo
logical Seminary, graduating
from each institution.
He was Consecrated Bishop-.
; j Co-ad jut or at Christ and Saint
■ Luke's Church. Norfolk, in 1946
’; and assumed office as Diocesan
; i upon the retirement of the Rt.
j Rev. William Ambrose Brown,
i The father of three children he
] spent most of his ministry in Vir
‘lginia churches being long-time
i rector of the Church of the Good
'I Shepherd, Norfolk.
The popular preacher and able
teacher is a member of the board
of trustees of Stuart Hall School,
| Chatham Hal! School, Jackson
] Feild Home for Boys, Boys’
! Home, Covington, Me m o rial
I Board of Virginia Theological
; Seminary, chairman of the Board
of Saint Paul’s Polytechnic Insti
tute, member of the board of
trustees of Virginia Episcopal
School, a member of the Order
] of the First Families of Virginia,!
| Phi Delta Theta, A. F. & A. M."
Bishop Gunn is a close friend
of Bishop Wright of East Caro
lina, the "4wo having served irv
several capacities together.
i Pancake Breakfast
And Supper Will Be i
Held January 17th
Three Edenton organizations,
tiie Edenton Junior Chamber of
(Commerce, Edenton Woman's
Club and Edenton Business and
Professional Women's Club will
sponsor a pancake breakfast and
supper in the Penelope Barker
house Saturday, January 17.
Breakfast will be served from
6:30 to 10 o'clock and supper
from 5 to 7 o'clock.
Profits from the meals will he
applied to the debt of the Pen el-1
ope Barker House Association, so
that it is hoped many will pa
| troivize the affair, thus enjoying
a good meal and at the same time
f heli> a worthy cause.
I Tickets for the meats can be
purchased for SI.OO from any
member of the three sponsoring
organizations.
METHODIST GROUPS PLAN
CHICKEN SALAD SUPPER
Sponsored jointly by the Wo
men’s Society of Christian Ser
vice and the Wesleyan Guild of
| the Methodist Church, a chicken
I salad supper will be held Thurs
i day, January 11. Anyone desir-
I ing a plate delivered is asked to
call Mrs. Gerald James, phone
2440.
Awards Programs In County's
Community Progress Contests
Scheduled January 19 And 23
Awards programs for the 1953;
Community Progress Contest in
Chowan County are scheduled to
be held on January 19 and 23, j
according to County Agent C. W.'
Overman. Community attend-'
ance prizes and door prizes will |
be featured. Community place-1
ments will be announced and
prizes presented. Refreshments
will be served.
The awards program for white
communities will be held at the
Chowan High School auditorium
on Monday night, January 19, at
7:30 o’clock. The awards pro
gram for Negro communities will
be held at the White Oak School
on Friday night, January 23, at
7:30 o’clock.
Community attendance prizes
will be awarded at each program.
FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
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iClub Officers Elected
At January Meeting
Held Wednesday of
, Last Week
Mrs. Wesley Chesson. Jr., was
I elected president of the Woman's -
■ Club for the 1959-60 year at the
I January meeting of the dub held
Wednesday of last week in the
Parish House. She will succeed
Mrs. Robert J. Boyce as president
,'f the club.
Other officers elected included
Mrs. Gerald James, vice presi
dent; Mrs. Richard Atkinson, re
cording secretary; Mrs. Bruce
Jones, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Thomas Ward, treasure
and Mrs. Ed G. Bond, historic"
Installation of officers will t,
! place in the late Spring.
| Highlighting the meeting w
an inspirational address on Pray
jer by Mrs. L. L. Edgerton of
I Goldsboro. A former Edcntonian,
I she kept her audience at rapt at
j tention during the course of her
talk. Mrs. Edgerton cited the
j need f prayer in everyday life
! and pointed out that empires
have fallen due to leaders who
j have forsaken God, feeling they
I have accomplished all by them
j selves.
I The speaker described God as
a "living God” saying He is One
who can bring order out of chaos
and peace out of war “if we let
Him.'' Calling prayer a response
on our part for what God has
given out of His love for us, she
said prayer is a relationship to a
person, a living God who lives
among us.
“We have freedom to respond
to His love, and love Him in ro
iturn,” Mrs. Edgerton continued,
j "Sin. the blight of mankind, is a
(result of stepping outside His
! Will. We must feel free to go to
! God in prayer, not merely to ask,
1 but to share a closeness with
i Him.
“Prayer should be the most im
portant thing in our lives Re
gardless of our needs. He can
meet them. He stands at the
door and knocks, we merely have
to open it and lit Him into our
lives."
During tin- . oincss session,
the club d< . to award two
prizes for jnding outside
Christmas dee tions next year
and also voted ,o assist the Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce in the
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Wozelka Speaker At
Meeting Os Auxiliary
The American Legion Auxili
ary will meet Tuesday night.
January 20, at 8 o'clock at the
home of Mrs. J. Paul Holonian.
Edward Wozelka, Civil Defense
director for Chowan County, will
be the speaker, so that all mem
bers are requested to be present.
DANCE SATURDAY NIGHT
i Dances at the VFW home on
i the old Hertford road will be
.held every Saturday night he
] ginning January 17. The dam- *
i will be in progress from 9 o’cl
I to midnight, with music furr
; ed by the County Band and R
I'n Roll.
These will be awarded to the
three communities having the
largest number of people, 15
years of age and older, in at
tendance at the respective pro
gram. Attendance prizes will be
first $30.00, second $20.00, and
third SIO.OO. Individual door
prizes will be awarded.
During 1958 five communities
participated in the contest. Oak
Grove, Center 'Hill and Ryland
white communities participated
Canaan Temple, Ryans Grove and
Virginia Fork Negro communities
participated. Progress reports
were judged by an out-of-countj
set of judges. The Danish sys
tem of judging was used. Judg
ing was based upon the amount of
progress made on the twelve or
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