The Pilot Covers
Brunswick Count?
JTnO. fourteen
jest Citizen Of
unswick Count
ied Here Frida
Hrv Ann Galloway, Soutl
Hort Colored Woman w{
^Kowewhere Between 11
Bind 11? Years Old A<
Bordin? To All Inform,
Hion
laTIVE in n. y.
B SAYS SHE WAS 11
Bestigation Four Yeai
go Revealed She Wai
JB |0 Years Old At That
fl ne, Was Married
B Long Before The
B Civil War
B -Aunt" Mary Ann Gallowa
without question, was tl
Bef. person in Brunswick cou
B peacefully away at h
here Friday afternoon
t She had been in b
a week but there were i
B llness or any impendij
B. She just died, sudden
peacefully."
Hina. services were held Mo
afternoon at 2:30 o'cloi
B the St. James A. M.
Br?. the burial being in tJ
S cemetery. For long
v one can remember, pr
B longer than any oi
W living. Aunt Mary At
B staunch Methodist, fait
B ittendance and devc
M:o the church and its teac
B. every .lay of her life.
Bin nest relatives are gre
ciii nieces, with son
whom she made her hoir
L had no children of her ov
I many years ago she gave
Lie to distant relatives wi
Lai she lived happily until h
Her exact age cannot be del
jeiy ascertained. For inai
Lrs beiore the Civil War bo
t and her husband belonged
[ . :.;e!y known Galloway far
Es of Brunswick county. Re
lis if there were any, as to h
k. were lost long ago but car
S search and investigation ha'
p fairly definite in placing h
e a' 113 or 114 years this ii
rr.atior. came both from o
bte ar.d colored residents
KLhpori and from aged mer
rs of the Galloway family, wl
e now scattered all over tl
sited States. Some four yea
0 letters received from o
i.xbers of the Galloway famil
Washington, D. C.. and Geo
1 gave her age at 110.
Here from New York city
ter.d the funeral was Willia
tti a grand nephew, who is '
ars old. Intelligent and a;
rem y well educated, he del
:>.'.y placed Aunt Mary Ann
: at 119 years. This places h
j: or five years older than tl
e credited to her by other a
>nties. The least that can 1
i is that she was undoubted
(Continued on page 4)
'ouglas M. Cool
Died Wednesda
? I
Ptiugiah M Cook, 33, a form
un.-'vick county deputy sheril
the Bullock hospital
ilmngton last Wednesday. I
' beer in ill health for son
"e. H was a resident of Lclai
the funeral and burial w
H there.
Mr Cook is survived by h
'bow, Mrs. Douglas M. Coo
so", Glen Cook; mother, Mi
S. Cook, of Leland; one siste
s. David Cook, of Whitevill
brothers. D. C. Cook, of Pe
l'-la Fla.; K. B, Cook and Cei
both of Wilmington, ai
L F. Cook, of Le'and.
Ration Pointers
CANNED FOODS
Green "D"-"E'.'--,F" (Bool
1 expne Jan. 0, 1944.
Green Book 4
0, 1944.
FUEL OIL
Period "2" coupons vali
trough Jan. 24, 1944 and Per
1 coupons valid througl
Ffb. 21. 1944.
GASOLINE
A-b coupons expire Feb. J
MEATS, FATS
Br-.vn stamps "R"??"S'
J " . now valid, expire Ja:
"try 9. 1944.
Brown stamp "V" become
1 Jan. 23 and expires Fel
SHOES
N"' is , Book I) valid indef:
Plane stamp No.
'h 31 now valid.
SUGAR
stan,p \"o, .10. (Book 4| i
' Jan 16 for five pounc
' "agar and expires March 3
n
V
NO. 39
GET YOUR SF
y ? ?
V
h Jl
ib
S;k
e. ; The display of this s
ie j chased War Bonds in the
er
kFarmers Urged 1
|t-| Place Orders F<
J Fertilizer Ear
lie!
le.'
m; Coltrane Warns All Far
a ers There Will Be Seric
thj Delay In Meeting Of I
er mands Later In 1944
i- MANUFACTURERS
W EAGER TO HE
th
to, 1,200,000 Tons Must Be (
n"l de.-ed And Delivered Bi
?"| tween Now And May
10th If Estimated
?| Needs Filled
" RALEIGH, Jan. 17.?"Un!
| larmers soon speed up their
0l ders for fertilizer requiremei
n. there will be serious delay in
10 meeting of demands later in
le | year," D. S. Coltrane, assist
rs to the Commissioner of Agrii
jd ture said in pointing to the f
y that approximately 200.000 t
r.! of fertilizer must be ordered i
delivered between now and J
t0 10 if this year's estimated ne
m are to be filled.
^5 Recalling that confusing r
p. ulations issued by the Gove
;j. j ment a year ago resulted in s
s ous labor and transportation er
ficulties for fertilizer ma
le facturers, Coltrane asserted t
u. a similar situation might ai
^ this year through the neglect
jy farmers to place their ore
promptly. He said ihat the ma
facturers are eage to spread d
veries over several months so
^ not to create neavy uauopui
tion and labor loads
l> "North Carolina during
J past year consumed 1,253,000 t
of fertilizer and expectations
er that the demand for this year '
ff, run around 10 per cent hig
in' j than in 1943," said Coltrane.
le | During November only 77,
ne! tons were ordered, and the t(
id i for December ran to 141,000 t(
as j Coltrane pointed out that si
I these figures are based on I
lis tilizer sales tags, Ihey are
k;, sumed to be correct,
s. j (Continued on page 4)
Co. Health Nurs
jjl
H Makes Her Repo
i
? I Mrs. Smith Sub mits Set
Annual Statement, I
i | The Period landing I
? cember 31st, Showi
Work Done In Her Off
k The semi-annual report of F
lie Health Work, as done by S
) Lou H. Smith, P. H. N? for
period ending December 31, 1!
shows the following:
d 272 Home visits. 294 visited
- fice for information or some j
h venative treatment. 18 Schi
j visited to investigate some f<
j of communicable disease, or to
5, 1 oculate to prevent sarae. 15
j its made to Hospital to check
j County patients.
| 9 visits made to County Ho
I. j 18 Wassermanns taken eil
I from prenatal cases or tl
s (wanting a health certificate.
>, [typhoid shots given. 122 ba
t were given Toxoid to pre\
diphtheria. 42 children v
i- schicked to see it' they nee
I more Toxoid. 10 trips made
of County to take patients
hospitals or clinics. 15 con
is ences with doctors about patie
Is 36 conferences with County
1. (Continued On Page Four;
IE STA
A Good f
4-PAGES TODAY J
HELD OUT EARLY ft
t rJTm *
An.
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the
' ' 3!?| thin
Mi
ragj5?|?j3^^ , ; ;v^ ag re
w .. May
:-^:v the!
? - --. . HWfil BrU]
hield means that you have pur- ion,
Fourth War Loan Drive the
men
^ and
0lTheWarAt 5
? A Glance -
J : the
have
m_ j IN ITALY
American troops yesterday
'us i captured Ml. Troechio, last T7
'e" j mountain fortress blocking the ?~^ (
I way to Cassino, and are now
I only two air miles away from
that great German defense posLP
ition. U. S. infantrymen storm- |
j ed the height in an early morn- | p|Q|
)r-' ?'K assault last Saturday. Bey- j p
?. j and Cassino the rugged moun- | ^
! taics open into a wide valley j
| lead.ug to Rome. "
* * * I r
IN RUSSIA I
Red Army troops continue STf
css! to crush German resistance on NO
01" I all sectors of the long front cxthe
tending from the Black Sea to
the the Blatic. The Soviets have j|
ant I lashed out in a powerful new
:ul-1 offensive in the Leingrad area
act| where a railroad leading into
onsl Leningrad has been cut and a XI
lntl, total of 40 localities sctept up
Ia>' in the area. The First Urkraine .
ec*s Army has accounted for 100,000
Germans during the past ? a
eg- three weeks according to a jj0
lrn* Moscow' communique released . .
en* yesterday. s?
dif- * * *
"U- IN NEW GUINEA jj'^z
hft I American .Marines have cap- .
rise j tured Hill 600, strategic height
of in the Borgeu bay area of Cape anc
lers Gloucester, New Britain, in- ,op
nu- vasion beachhead. Sio in New ?'^
eli- Ginea has also been captured
as by slashing Australian jungle
:ta- fighters. A Japanese cruiser
" . " . man
and seven cargo vessels have
the been crippled in a heavy attack
ons oil a Japanese cunvu.v iuxm
arc Rabaul, General MacArthur's gerv
will! communique amiounced. T
her . J"
_ beer
ooo January Term Of
p n . mes
re superior Court
fe,'~ | doul
as"' Session Opens Here Mon- part
day With Judge Henry L. big
. Stevens Presiding, Few p1
Criminal Cases To Be bein
e Heard I
rtA one week term of mixed ??
; criminal and civil court will conjvene
here Monday, January 24. Kg
. Judge Henry L. Stevens, of War
J11" saw, will preside as the result of W,
or an agreement between him and fig
)e- [ Judge W. C. Harris to exchange B
n? courts. I
ice According to Clerk of Court II
Sam T. Bennett the criminal doc- ||
ub- j ket is one of the smallest that ||
Irs. has been assembled in years for l|
the a January term of court. There '
943, are only 15 such cases docketed
jfor trial, with the usual possibi- ~
of-' lity that others may develop this 1
pre-1 week.
jols The civil docket is scheduled to T1
)rm I be taken up Wednesday, the 6th. mor
in- As usual there are a considerable for
vis- number f divorce cases on the awo
on docket. If the opportunity comes or i
(Continues on Page Four) feet
me. as '
Tax Collector f?"j
660 To Make Rounds had
bies : Ran
rent Tax Collector W. P. Jorgenseo havi
/ere will begin making his rounds of thin
ided points in the county, collecting that
out taxes, next week. These appoint- L
to ments, which are scheduled else- the
fer. where in the paper, are for the roul
nts. convenience of taxpayers who thei
of- wish to pay up before penalities to
t take effect. will
4
JE 1
'lews paper In
Southport, N. C., We<
lavor Eriksen
Local Rat
*
thport City Officials j~
'hinks There Is A Lack
)f Public Conception and l_
Appreciation of Work Of _
Jnpaid Ration Officials
)RK IS NECESSARY TO
R WINNING THE WAR
i The Public Should Ask |
>elf If It Really Needs j
Vhat It Often De- i
mands That The
Board Shall Give
eparting from the usual cus- 11
wherein everybody blames 11
Rationing Board for some-1 I
g or another?mostly because|
e one thinks that he or she(
lid be shown especial favors? ;
'or John D. Eriksen came to
office of this paper last night
handed in something that
iotic anc thinking folks will
e is well deserved praise. !
or Eriksen said:
have watched the work of I
Rationing Board here in (
iswick County. In my opin-1
our people lack conception of
work and appreciation of the
who give freely of their time:
go to untold trouble in order
ry and administer fairly and ca
irely to the people of Bruns-: at
' dc
A lot of us look at the work]to
le board from a selfish stand- ]
t. If we want something that th
government says we must not|th
i, because it is needed toi
Durth War Bo
Is Now 0
#
>son Kirby, Shallotte "~
lusiness Man Serving As j
assistant County Chair-;
nan, J. A. Russ And W.
Holmes Also Helping , ?
IONG ORGANIZATION!
W BEING COMPLETED1 I
-i; ! ?
ids Will Be On Sale At t
allotte And Southport y
'ost Offices And At
Waccamaw Bank &
Trust Company
le organization to push the I
War Loan Drive in Bruns;
county is being completed h
y and the names of all of C
workers are not yet available, e
rever, Chairman P.. F. Plaxco f
?d last, night that he was j,
h encouraged with outstanding f
ens volunteering to aid. He
felt and still feels that the j,
way to put the drive across o
Brunswick county over the v
is for patriotic citizens to -e
in and help. j
Dbson Kirby, young business v
of Shallotte, has agreed to'
e as assistant county chair- j ?
Mr. Kirby is generally!I
vn throughout the county and j ^
as generally liked. Force;
be added to the drive by his!
ing as assistant chairman. |
A. Russ. of Shallotte, has _
i appointed chairman for that!
ion. With Mr. Kirby, Mr.
i and Postmaster W. R. Hoi- j
all representing Shallotte andj
county in general, wherever
can do good, there is no
it that at least the lower
of Brunswick will go over sic
in the drive. mi
ther like organizations are an
g formed, where such can be th
(, in other sections of the W
Continued On Page Four> J
Our
jp) RO
V. B, KEZIAH
lis week on each of the three;he
nings that we have available; be
trips to the country we M
ke to find it either freezing st
raining'. We sort of got cold be
for the proposition. As much di
Ae would have liked to have Bi
i and got into touch with pc
ids in various sections, we th
to give it up. This weeks th
lblin' Reporter stuff will' in
i to be rambling, just some- se
g about this and that thing sh
; we have in mind. 1st
ast week we made a trip over!
Whiteville-Southport' bus line IF;
:e. Going all the way through, ar
e was no stops long enough in
permit of seeing people. We D
have to try it again later and
. i
t
?0Rr
A Good Cor
ine8day, January 19l
Commends
ionine Board
Commends Board
f
nj|
K<'
MAYOR JOHN ERIKSEN
,rry on the war, we raise Caii
id blame the Ration Board fo
ling their duty and 3aying n
our request.
"When we fail to get somethinj
at we want do we ever stop ti
ink that behind the refusal o
(Continued on page 41
nd Drive
iff Tn A Sfarl
Lt. H. C. Bragavv
Wounded In Italy
In a telegram from the War
lepartment, Saturday, Mrs.
lelea G. Bragavv was advised
hat her sou, Lt. H. C. Bragaw,
ras slightly wounded in action
ti Italy on Christmas Day. The
oung Southport officer was
tith General Clark's 5th Arny
in Sicily and has been in
taly since the invasion.
An oddity in connection of
lis having been wounded on
Christmas Day is that on Decmber
24 Lt. Bragavv wrote a
riend in Southport and said he
mped he would not have to
ight Christmas Day.
His wound is not thought to
lave been serious. On January
1, nine days after the date on
ihich he was reported woundd,
he wrote his mother and
lid not mention having been
rounded.
iounty Board In
** , .? ..
Kegular Meeting
eward Offered For Con
viction Of Parties Break
ing Into Court House;
Constable Appointed Foi
Lockwoods Folly
The board of county comniis
>ners were in regular mid
onth session here Monday am
nong other matters, officials o
e State Highway and Publii
orks Commission presented i
(continued on page four)
VING
Reporter
ip off at this and that point
tween buses for half a day
eanwhile, on the first trip i
ruck us that the service migh
i improved a little with a sche
lied stop at the New Britioi
ridge on the Waccamaw. Tha
lint is less than .two miles fron
e Freland post office and th
riving Kings Town community
which a lot of people live. I
emed and still seems that ther
tould be a regular schedule
op at New Brition.
And while on the subject o
reeland 'and Kings Town folk
id service, we were very muc!
terested in a letter which Ml
. B. Inman, of Freeland. wrot
(continued on page two/
r pil
nmunity
ihTl944 PUBUS
Christmas Da
I From A Co
I r- - - itw t
Supply Boy Writes His
Mother From A U. S.
, I Coast Guard Cutter Somewhere
In The Pacific On
Christmas Day
TAKING IT WITH
THEIR CHINS UP
I In Letter Day Before Christmas
He Says They Are ;
Looking Forward To
Other Christmases
After War
On board the U. S. Coast
Guard cutter, Nike, and under-1
stood to be somewhere in the Pa-i
cific, Samuel Lewis, Jr., wrote1
the following letter to his par-1
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lewis, at:
Supply, on Christmas Day.
"My dearest Mother:?Today [
is a very sad day for me, being
away from home for the first j
Christmas Day in my life. But, j
Mother, you know, we are fight- i
ing for one great present for,
those we love. It is not coming
today but some day it will come
and then we will all come home
again, to stay.
"You know what we are fight^
ing for? Freedom and security
_ for all back home. We will not
I
0
r Catches Foxes
1 Sells To Hunters
t
Up to the 15th of this month
. Jimmie Smith, 14-year-old,-son of
Mrs. W. O. Smith, clerk at
Ruark's in Southport. had captured
five foxes in traps. He sells
them alive to hunters in other
parts of the state and gets $3.00
. for each animal.
In addition to the foxes, he
gets an opossum or two most every
night and often a polecat. In
addition to the pretty good business
in live foxes the young hunt*
er makes a bit of money from
the sale of skins and the carcasses
of many of the captured
animals is cooked and used as]
food for laying hens.
Long Session Of
The County Court
Thirteen Cases Were Heard
By Judge Ward Monday,
Some Of Them Were
Rather Long Drawn Out
Monday's session of the Recorder's
Court consumed most of
the day. Thirteen cases were
heard and some of them proved
rather long of disposal. Owing to
the fact that Superior Court will
be in session next week there
will be no further session of the
Recorder's Court until Monday,
January 31st. The following cases
were nanuieu muiiuay.
F. E. Dowell, alias Dowell Dallas,
abduction, not proven.
Ducie White, aid and abet abT
duction, not proven.
> William F. Hardee, assault, continued
to January 31st.
William F. Hardee, assault,
continued to January 31st.
; T. T. Ward, violation of stock
p law, motion for jury trial,
Henry Morgan, trespass, dismissed.
Hodger Morgan, trespass, dis.
missed.
i Murry Dew, drunken driving,
f six months roads, judgment susu
pended on payment of fine of
t |75.00 and costs.
D. R. White, aid and abet ab,
duction, not proven.
E. N. Hardee, speeding, thirty
days on roads, judgment suspended
on payment of the costs.
Ernest Brasford Allen, reckless
operation, sixty days in jail, judgment
suspended on payment of
a fine of $25.00 and costs.
Moe Potter, slander, four
months on roads, judgment suspended
on payment of fine of
(Co:.tlnu?d on page 4)
Mrs. D. K. Jenkins
Dies At Leland
, Mrs. Daisy King Jenkins, 72,
. died at her home in Leland, Frit
day. Her death occured just one
t week and one day after that of
- her husband, Jessie Jenkins,
i Funeral services were held Satt
urday at 3 p. m. from Bethel
i Free Will Baptist church, with the
e Rev. Mr. Thorpe in charge. Burial
r, was in the Spofford cemetery,
t Mrs. Jenkins is survived by one
e daughter, Mrs. Daisy Izze, of Led
land; four sisters, Mrs. Ben Bishop,
of Washington, Mrs. Alice
,f Coombs, of Pink Hill, Mrs. Lillie
s Williams, of Goldsboro, Mrs. Mith
tie Craft, of Leland; two brothr.
ers, Lonza King, of Washington,
e and Sgt. John King, of Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas.
OT
HED EVERY WEDNESDAY
V Letter
astguardsman
i
SAMUEL LEWIS, JR.
quit fighting until we have blotted
out the menance that now
confronts our country and our
loved ones.
'The' boys are taking it today
with their chins up. They know
that some day they will be back
home to share Christmas with
their families. And, so will I. It
(Continued on page 2)
Naval Air Corps
Class V-5 Closes
On January 31st
Highschool Graduates Between
17 And 19 Or Sen
iors Graduating Before
March 1, Must Enlist Before
Jan. 31
Only a few weeks remain for
North Carolina high school graduates
between 17 and 19 and high
school seniors graduating before
March 1 to take advantage of
tjie Navy's twenty-seven thouenant
Lodwick Hartley, Officerin-Charge
of Naval Officii t* ?curement
for North Carolina, has
just announced.
The winter quota for Class V5,
Naval Air Corps, definitely
closes on January 31 and all men
now eligible must enlist before
that date. The spring quota will
be open only to seniors in the
June high school graduating
classes
Accoiding to present plans,
Lieutenant Hartley stated, two
semesters of college work, with
full college credit, will be given
all enlistees before pre-flight
training begins. The best colleges
in the country have been selected
for the Navy's educational
program, and every detail has
been worked out to make the
training the very best that the
nation c;n afford.
In order to take advantage of
the remarkable opportunity for
education and service, it will be
necessary for all interested boys
to see their nearest Navy recruiter
immediately or to write to
the Office of Naval Officer Procurement,
203 Capital Club Building,
in Raleigh.
Germans Respect
American Fighters
Master Sergeant Ben Ringgold
Of South port Writes
His Sister, End Cannot
Be Far Off And German
Soldiers Know It
Ben Ringgold, Southporter who
is now a Master Sergeant and
serving with the forces in Italy,
takes an optimistic view of
things. In a letter received here
by his sister, Mrs. Clifton Arnold,
Ben says that the Jerries have
learned to respect the American
soldiers and their ability to fight.
He says that he and others there
in Italy are just waiting for the
last big battle, so far as Germany
is concerned, and then
coming home. "We know," he
says, "it can't be very far off
The Germans know it too."
In addition to Mrs. Arnold, Ber
has another sister, Mrs. Bessie
R. Cullis, living here in Southport.
The parents of the three
died many years ago. Ben was
the baby of the family. He servec
a three year enlistment in the
army several years ago and i
year before Pearl Harbor, he wa;
among the thousands of Amer
icans who went flocking back t<
the flag, feeling that war was te
come.
He served through the cant
^Continued On Page Four),
- , f!
; i
Most Of The News
All ITie Time
i
i
~ i
$1.50 PER YEAR
More Pulpwood
Means Earlier
Allied Victory
Every Cord Cut As Soon As
Possible Means That Our
Fighting Men Will Have ,
Tools For Quicker Victory
EXTRA PULPWOOD
WILL SAVE LIVES
Farmers And Woodsmen
Are Urged To Put Forth
Every Effort To Increase
Output At
Once
"Every cord of pulpwood cut
from this moment on will insure
victory in 1944," T. W. Earle,
Manager of the North, Carolina
Pulp Co., of Plymouth, said to- !
day in stressing the immediate
need for increased production to
back the invasion of "Hitler's
Fortress."
"All over the globe our Allied
military forces are girding for the
death blow at the enemy. In the
Atlantic the invasion may begin
at any moment In the Pacific
we already have the Japs on the
| run as our offensive gains in
strength.
"Pulpwood with its many, many
uses has played an important role
in the war so far. Now its job will
be even bigger. More and more
supplies are needed to equip and
feed our growing armies overseas.
The boys in uniform are
ready to do their part, even at
the risk of death. But the Home
Front must do its utmost as well
if we are to win victory in 1944.
"General Eisenhower, commander-in-chief
of the European
, invasion forces, has stated that
we will win the war in 1944 adding,
"the only thing needed for
us to win it is for every man and
every woman, all the way from
the front line to the remotest
hamlet, to do his orherfullpart.'
"This means that the production
army at home must keep
pace with the fighting army at
| j the front," Mr. Earle said. "This
] means tljat those of us who arc
j entrusted with the job of getting
I the pulpwood out of the woods j j
^ >,<51 aitord 10 lei'3own~Th-/u ir *^ri) J
' efforts for a single moment.
"As the Allied armies roll on
to Berlin and Tokyo, they will
need enormous quantities of war
material. They wi'l need smokeless
powder, paper parachutes,
medical supplies, weatherproof
containers for blood pasma and
for food, map paper, ordance
wrappings and the hundreds of
other articles so vital to a 1944
army on the march.
"The Pulpwood mills are dependent
on the farmers and oth- U
ers in woodland areas to cut
pulpwood and more pulpwood.
Ever'y tree moved to the mill
may mean the saving of another
soldier, sailor, or marine.
Every tree left standing may
mean the death of a boy ? your
boy or your neighbor's boy. It's
as simple as that.
"Farmers and woodsmen did
i nontinued on Page Four)
r NEWS j I
BRIEFS ]
'
NEW MANAGER
J. B. Lattay, who was recently
given a Medical discharge from
the Army, has been made general
manager of the Reigel Paper
Corp. properties at Bolton succeeding
the late Perley P. Vereen.
Mr. Lattay was with the Reigel
firm before going into the Army
TO REOPEN CAFE
The Miller Cafe, which has been
closed since Christmas owing to
' the illness of Mrs. C. W. Easley,
the proprietres, will reopen in a
few days. The health of Mrs.
Easley is said to have greatly imi
proved.
I NOW A SERGEANT
Tommy McDowell, one of the
former crack players on the
l Southport high school basket ball ij
s squad, is now a Sergeant. He , H
. served through Sicily and is now
with General Clarks 5th Army,
i fighting in Italy. He Is a son of
! Mrs. J. K. McDowell, of South
port. g
? RETURNING THIS WEEK ff
1 Mrs. Charles Trott and little
! son, Charles, Jr. will return R
l home this week from Hagerss
town, Md., where they have been
- visiting Mrs. Trott's mother, Mrs. 4r
> Geo. B. Alexander for the past
) three weeks. Mr. Trott, who aci
companied them to Hagerstowr.,
- returned last week to resume his
iwork. *r H
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