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YoliuiK' XXIX No. 4
Try on, N. C., September 20, 1923
$1.50 a Year
Commission Adopts
Budget For 1923-24
Hotels, Soarding Houses and
paciarics to be Placed on
Water Meter System.
. r, .^liar September meeting of
lioaril of Commissioners
V.,< hie.. Monday night Sept 3rd.
,;1(, <.;;ice of Mayor W. S. Green
yj,r tii numbers of the board
in the regular ? business
0i t;i'r :ting there being no pro
' , on the fiscal annual
bm-i.ot proposed at the meeting
of his' ,1 line, the budget was adopt
,,i ' a copy of the. budget is on file
it t'1' Mayor s office.
? Cir.rley Harrington was appointed
siK-eiii! police officer to work among
tlu ir -v* population and to receive
no sa.iar> except as earned through
th?*
Th- pa> rt'll for labor from July 1
{0 :i including September 1
amount inn to $2C>6.20 was approved
and payment authorized.
The ft *1 lowing building permits
were approved: Lynn Carson, three
room dwelling on McMakln Hill;
Bui!.;. Williams, five room dwelling
on th I'acolet Road; W. S. Green,
gan-e on woodyard premises.
Application of T. A. Rtppy for pur
chase ? >!' water for use in the Shields
water line be granted with specified
conditions.
Authorization was granted to
publish (Mill month hereafter a fin
ancial statement of the Town's re
ceipts and disbursements, and to
publish a statement of the receipts
and disbursements of the past fiscal
year as well as for the past three
months.
The Mayor was instructed to
order ten additional water meters
with necessary meter boxes and to
install them at the hotels, hoarding
houses and in as many commerical
enterprise^ as possible.
The following ordinance, intro
duced by Commissioner P. G. Mor
ns was adopted by the board:
An Ordinance authorizing as- i
signment of the Town of Tryon's bid
for the old school house of Tryon
Graded School District
The Board of Commissioners of
the Town of T^yon, 4J0 ord^ia:? .
That whereas, at the public sale
of the old school house and premises
of the Tryon Graded School District
on the 30th. day of April, 1923 the
said property was bid in for the
town by T. W. Ballew, Commission
er. in the sum of $6,000, and
Whereas, the Town of Tryon has
not sufficient funds in its treasury to
purchase said property and no
available funds in sight which can
be used for such purpose, and
whereas the Board deems it inadvis
able to attempt to issue bonds for
said purchase at the present time,
the Town having already gone al
most to the limit in issuing bonds for
water and street improvements and
whereas, no part of the purchase
mon^y was paid for said property by
the Town, and Whereas, W. Y. Wil
kins and W. O. Hines have offered
to purchase property at the price bid
for the same by T. W. Ballew, Com
missioner, for the Town,
N'ow Therefore, W. S. Green, and
Edna Jones Town Clerk, be, and
they an- hereby authorized, empow
eredund directed to assign the bid of
the Town for said property to said
? W'ilkins and W. O. Hines and
to join in a deed to same with the
oard of School Commissioners of
the Tryon Graded School District,
conv?ying such title and interest as
e Town <>f Tryon may acquire by
virtue of said bids of T. W. Ballew,
vomniissioner.
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Cotton Planters of
Polk County to Meet
TIh-jv win a meeting of the cot
ton ^rowers of Polk County who
have sien<*(] contracts to sell cotton
throutrh ih,- North Carolina Growers
Axs<!rjuti,,n the County Court
House, ' \>lnm bus, next Saturday
afu-njM,!:. September 22, at 2
o'clock.
]i urpose of this meeting will
fonn ;? County Association,
instruction on the raising of
cotton *r!< t boll weevil conditions
an<l th ?.-'?Ding of the cotton will
al$n 1). ujven.
All <()?((, n growers of the county
*hr-th( r th.-v have signed up with
! <)r:,:?ni/ation or not are cordially
&Ut<<l to 1k> present.
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ILLY SUNDAY CLUB AT
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
bu '' -'!!y ^unlay Club of Spartan
Pr-|W,i' (0I1(^uct services at the
mQ "S /l' 'r,:'n Church next Sunday
vi-- r,'hf! public is cordially in
t^r?'. t0 service as an in
!>roirramme is assured.
P(l . " r!l!1y Sunday Club has attract
viC(ar^ c,,nL'regations at all the ser
nfljJ ;v''i?lt it has conducted in
cauh(J rriftf"' communities and has
tofcnt ( ' ? ?ra^^e favorable com
tive '*s interesting and instruc
varirPr? rammos as rendered in the
^ou^churchea
School Teachers Of
County Hold Meeting
The first County Teacher's Meet
ing for the school year 1923 and
1924, was held at Steam's High
School last Saturday morning.
Fifty one teachers and several vis
' itors were present. After the Devo
tional exercise, Supt E. W. S. Cobb
made a short talk, etating the pur
pose of the meeting. Professor F.
M. Hollister, chairman, introduced
the speakers. W. Wingo, Instruc
tor at Stearns High School, spoke of
the "Importance of consolidated
Schools". The second speaker was
Prof. W. A. Schilletter of Tryon
High School who spoke of the
"Value of Physical Education". The
third speaker was Dr. T. L. Justice
pastor of the Tryon Baptist Church
whose topic was "What Truth Is."
Rev. J. L. Yandall pastor of the
Presbyterian Churches or Tryon and
Columbus, made additional com
ments on the last topic mentioned.
These addresses, made in such a
splendid manner, were instructive,
as well as uplifting.
W. A. Cannon revived the subject
of the Soldier's Momument that Polk
County has contemplated erecting in
honor of the soldiers of the recent
war. Aid in this project, was prom
ised by a large majority of the teach
ers present.
? . The following officers for the en
suing school year were elected:
Professor W. A. Schilleter principal
of Tryon High School, president;
Professor O. J. Zeigler, principal
Greens Creek High School, vice
president; Miss Esther Gibbs, gram
mar grade teacher at GreensCreek
School, secretary.
Superintendent Cobb made a gen
eral talk mentioning certain require
ments of the teaphers.He urged that
as many as possible attend the Dis
trict Meeting at Asheville Septem
ber 21 and 22.
The organization voted unani
mously to become members of the
North Carolina Teachers Associa
tion.
All High School teachers were
asked to meet again 'Saturday Oct
ober 6, at 10:30 o'clock for the pur
pose of reorganizing.
Plans for conducting the Reading
Circle were given by ? 9?pt. Cobb.
The Townships will meet in groups
as formerly. Directors of Columbus
Township to meet at Stearns High
School, Professor J. W. Mcintosh;
of Saluda Township, at Saluda High
School, Professor F. M. Hollister;
Tryon Township at Tryon High
School, Professor W. A. Schilletter;
Greens Creek Township to meet at
Greens Creek, Professor T. C. Ling
erfeldt; Cooper Gap Township to
meet at Sunny View School, John T.
Ammons. The book to be studied
has not yet been adopted. Follow
ing the suggestions made by Profes
sor Schilletter in his address on
Physical Education, he and W. F.
Wingo were named as a committee
to report at the next meeting the
plans they have worked out for
bringing this type of education into
the schools.
The next meeting will be held
Saturday morning December 1, at
10 o'clock. Every teacher In Polk
Countv is urged to be present.
ESTHER GIBBS,
Secretary.
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R. A. LEONARD TREASURER
OF RUTHERFORDTON CLUB
R. A. Leonard, former golf profes
sional of the Tryon Country Club,
now connected in the same capacity
with the Rutherfordton Country
Club was recently elected by the
Board of Governors of that club as
treasurer.
According to the announcement
from the Rutherfordton club a large
part of the success of that club is
due to Mr. Leonard's efforts. The
club now has a membership of over
eighty and is increasing.
Mr. Leonard is planning a series
of 3inall tournaments for the Ruther
fordton club to which members of
clubs in this vicinity will be ex
tended invitations.
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POSTAL TELEGRAPH WILL
OPEN OFFICE THIS WEEK.
The Postal Telegraph and Cable
Company will open an office in the
Bank of Tryon lobby the latter part
of this week with G. E. Bell in
charge
Mr. Bell who has been with the
Southern Railway System for the
past twelve years as operator and
dispatcher recently severed his con
nections with the railroad company
to accept the' management of the
local interests of the Postal Tele
graph.
The new office will be open for
service to the public from 7 o'clock
in the morning until 10 o'clock at
night. Messages will be received
from patrons by telephone as well as
by personal visit. Messenger ser
vice will be maintained daily and
where possible messages will be
telephoned to patrons immediately
upon receipt
County Baptists to
Meet at Mill Spring
Interesting Two-Day Pro
gram to be Held
Next Week.
The fifth Sunday Meeting of the
Baptist Churches of Polk County
will begin Saturday morning, Sep
tember 29 at 10 o'clock at the Mill
Spring church.
Foil/owing is the .entative pro
gramme as announced by the com
mittee for the meeting which will be
held for two days, Saturday and Sun
day of next week:
Saturday \
10:00 A. M. ? Devotional
10:30 A# M. ? A word of greeting
with a brief report from each Church
by the pastor.
11:00 A. M. ? Organizing a Church
for efficiency in its work. . What
organization should it have?
11:45 A. M? What has the W. M U.
Society, B. Y. P. U. done for
your Church? A brief report
from these organizations
12:15 P. M. ? Adjourn for lunch.
1:30 P. M. ? Song and Praise Service.
2:00 P. M#? What steps can be taken
in this meeting to help the con
dition of our Churches in Polk
County?
2:30 P. M. ? The Church Survey. .
3:00 P. M. ? Round Table Talks ?
An open conference.
Adjournment^
Sunday
9:30 A. M. ? Song Service.
9:50 A. M. ? S. S. Lesson Taught
10:30 A. M. ? S. S. Equipment
10:50 A. M. Teachers Training
11:15 A. M. Sermon.
1:30 P. M. Song Service
2:00 P. M. Song Service.
2:00 P. M. ? Great World Program
for Kingdom Work; Relation of
the 75 Million dollar Campaign
to it
3:00 P. M. ? Round Table.
Adjourn. m
The entire meeting* will be an
Open Conference andffall who will
are earnestly urged tomke part in
the discussions.
Local Power fiiRpan^ ,
Extending Service
The Tryon Electric Service Com
pany and the Polk County Telephone
Company are gradually extending
their services to include the greater
part of Polk County.
Within the past two months power
and light service have been extend
ed to Columbus and intermediate
points, Lynn has had both power
and light service for the past six
months. In Columbus about fifteen
dwellings have been completely
equipped.
Within a short time new poles
will hav'e been placed throughout
Tryon replacing the poles now in
use. It is the plan of the company
to use straight clean poles on all
streets and eventually to paint them.
Plans are now under way to co
operate with the town commission in
placing attractive standards the
length of Trade street at specified
intervals that will make that much
tourist traveled street a veritable
White Way. These standards will
be placed about every 100 feet along
the street.
The loss of service that has been
suffered in the past due to severe
electric storms is now reduced to a
minimum by the organization
through its competent trouble crew.
New features and equipment are
constantly being added to the local
plant to insure the best of service to
Tryon and Polk county
Sams Urges Exhibits
for Polk County Fair
Fair time is rapidly drawing near.
Fairs have been held at harvest
time from time immemorial. The
Hebrews in ancient times had their
sheaf offering and other festivals
corresponding to our present day
Fairs. It was a time of rejoicing
and of giving thanks to God for his
wonderful blessings during the year.
And so we set aside one day in the
year for the purpose of gathering to
gether the richest and best of all our
harvests of the year for comparison
with the offering of our neighbors.
J. R Sams, County Agent of Polk
County earnestly requests and urges
every farmer, banker, merchant and
manufacturer in this county to have
an exhibit at the coming county fair,
inorder that it may be the biggest
and most successful fair in the his
tory of Polk County.
The Fair committees have gone to
considerable expenditure of time and
money this year to make the Fair
the best that has ever been held. An
attractive Premium List Folder has
been distributed among the farmers,
merchants and other citizens of the
county giving the awards for the
Fair which are generous. Interest
ing programmes are being arranged
for the entertainment as well as the
instruction of the many people who
will attend the Fair when it opens
October 11 at Columbus.
Appoint Committees
For Parent Teachers
P. T. A. Holds First Meeting
of Year in New School.
The Parent Teachers Association
held its first meeting of the current
year last Monday afternoon in the
new school auditorium with Mrs.
Theodosia Kennedy presiding.
The meeting was devoted to the
appointment of committees to plan
and carry out the work of the organ- !
ization for this year. The following
committees were appointed:
Ways and Means: Mrs. C. W.
Morgan, Chairman, Mrs. Hugh
White, Mrs. Lois Preston, Mrs. W.
P. Little, and Mrs. E. Pue Williams.
Membership: Mrs. L. A. Avant,
chairman, Mrs. W. C. Ward, Mrs.
Emma Nessmith, Mrs. Ralph Jack
son, Mrs. J. H. Rion, Mrs. W. W.
Creasman, and Miss Lea Jackson.
Library: , Miss - Lucy. Monday
chairman, Mrs. R. E. Peattie, and
Mrs. George Morton.
Publicity: Miss Adell Hamlin,
chairman, Mrs. C. Bush and Mrs.
Florence Averill.
Social Mrs. R. H. Milliken, chair
man, Mrs. Harry Doubleday, Mrs. A.
J. Jervey and Mrs. T. L. Justice.
Welfare: Miss Catherine Beat
son, chairman, Mrs. W. P. Smith,
and Mrs. W. Y. Wilkins.
Programme: Mrs. Walter Jones,
chairman, Mrs. J. B. Hester and
Miss Grace Peters.
Needs: Mr. W. A. Schilletter,
chairman, Mrs. C. W. Klttrell, and
Mrs. E G. Holden
Lunches: ^ Mrs. George Holmes,
chairman, Mrs. Howard Strong and
Miss Eunice Stockard.
The association will purchase a
Victrola for the elementary grade
for marching , educational music,
etc.
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MRS. GRIFFITH SUES
ASHEVILLE TAXI CO
Mrs. J. H. Griffith, wife of Arch
deacon Griffith, of Asheville, former
rector of the Church of the Holy
Cross of Tryon, instituted suit in su
perior court in Asheville last week
against J. A. Corpening and others
doing business as the Indendence
Touring Car Line/
\Mrs. Griffith asks the court to
award her $2,000 damages due to al
leged injuries resulting from an
automobile accident on Pack Square
on July 9.
It was said that Mrs. Griffith was
standing on the sidewalk in front of
the Library building when an auto
mobile struck her, knocking her
down and breaking her arm and
causing her serious injury it is al
leged.
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A. R. C. DIRECTOR LOGAN
CONGRATULATES COUNTY
Tryon and Polk County were con
gratulated by Joseph C. Logan, Divi
sion Manager of the American Red
Cross, for the generous manner in
which they responded to the call for
funds for Japanese relief in a letter
from Mr. Logan received this week
by Dr. W. W. Gray.
Polk County was asked to raise
$150 toward the Southeastern Divi
sion's quota. Considerably over
$500 was sent to headquarters within
a few days of the call and a few of
the communities in the county who
are still busy raising money have
not as yet made their remittance
Tryon alone forwarded $375, Sal
uda $140.56 and other sections cor
responding amounts in proportion
to their size.
Following is the letter from Mr.
Logan :
My dear Dr. Gray:
Congratulations to Tryon and Polk
County for your splendid and gen
erous response to the appeal for
help for the needy Japanese. The
need is indeed great, and the utmost
that we can do can only mitigate
some of the unspeakable suffering
following this great disaster.
Please express our appreciation to
your workers, and your whole com
munity for their splendid concerted
action in raising more than their
share for the Japanese relief fund. -
Sincerely yours,
JOSEPH C LOGAN,
Division Manager.
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SPARTANBURG'S TRADE
EVENT TO BE NEXT WEEK
The plan to give prizes of equal
value to people residing outside the
city of Spartanburg adds consider
able interest to the second trade
event to be staged here September
25 to October 6.
The executive committee of tl*e
Retail Merchants Bureau has de
cided that the citizens of Spartan
burg shall not win all the prizes, ac
was the case in the June event. Ac
cordingly a double set of awards will
be given, and when someone residing
within the city gets an automobile
some one else residing without the
city will get one of equal value.
Merchants in all lines are signing
up for participation in the second
big trade event. No matter what
one wishes to buy they will have op
portunity to get in on ? the benefits
offered.
Official Report Town of Tryon
June 1922 to June 1923
JUNE
Rectlpts
June 1st, Balance 62,861.52
Water Rents 120.51
LinceAse 25,00
Taxes 81.85
Total 227.36
Balance 63,088.88
Disbursements
Freight 4.07
Fixtures (water) 58.43
Telegrams (Bonds). 3.38
Columbia Iron Works, Hyds.. .320.02
Stalling & Johnson Co, lo6.32
Stamps & Express 11.00
Miss L. V. Bland (Book Audit) 10.00
W. A. Wilson, Salary 80.00
Bud Mills, Gen Labor) 60.00
Walter Jones, Atty. Fee 83.40
Interest on Bonds 240.00
Tryon Elec. Co. (Lights) 120.90
General Expense 173.64
Pay Roll 306.39
Total 1.577.55
Balance 61,511.33
JULY
Receipts
July 1, Balance 61,511.33
Water Rents 1,093.96
Taxes 179.23
Lincenses 129.00
Total 1,402.19
Balance 62,913.52
Disbursements
C. M. Brice, Telegrams 3.81
Pay Roll, Road Work 14.00
Pay Roll, Streets & Sewers . . 36.00
Pay Roll, Labor ft Material
on Water System 558.16
Tryon Elec. Serv. Co. June . . 56.50
Polk County Tel. Co. June . . . 11.00
W. A. Wilson, Salary June 15
to July 31 . f 120.00
Bud Mills Wages June 15 to
July 31 90.00
M. G. Blake, Salary for June . . 100.00
Fred Wofford Salary for
June 20.00
E. B Cawthray, Register
Health Department to July 17.50
J. C. Fisher, 3 Trips around
the water shed in 21 6.00
Portage Stamps,, ... . v.f v_vv S.00
Weight ft Express on tube,
box and acid 15.84
Bruce Craven Balance on at
torney fees 75.00
National Park Bank account
principal on Bonds 300.00
National Park Bank account
Interest on Bonds 54.00
National Park Bank account
Charges 1.00
Bank of Tryon Note due
May 6th 1,000.00
Two Cars 4 and 62 Water
Pipe and Freight 2,407.07
Carolina Engineering Co.
June ft July 1,000.00
Southern Paving Construction
Co. June ft July 22,602.20
Total 28,491.08
Balance 34,422.44
AUGUST
Receipts
Balance July 31st 34.422.44
Water Rents 121.25
Fines 12.50
Co&ts 5.00
Taxes S1.04
Sewer Connection 100.00
Licenses ? 102.00
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Total 371.79
Balance 34.794.23
Disbusements
Water Works 951.20
Streets 56.30
Sewers 54.58
General 199.60
Police 100.00
Total
1,361.68
Balance .S3, 432.55
SEPTEMBER
Receipts
Sept. 1, Balance 33,432.55
Water Rents 54.70
License 20.00
Taxes 11.32
Total 86.02
Balance 33,518.57
Disbusements
Carolina Hardware, Fix
tures Q.65
Southern Construction
Company 12,543.89
Stationery 12.60
Dunn A Woodall, Paying.. 1,375.00
Pay Roll (water) 123.05
Int on Water Bond 900.00
Sewer Pipe i 22.68
Pay Roll (streets) 74.35
Fred Wofford, Watchman ... 40.00
W. A. Wilson, Policeman... 80.00
Bud Mills, Gen labor 60.00
Insurance on Town Hall 34.80
Paving, Brownlee to Raleigh 63.00
Carolina Engineering Co 250.00
Henry Construction Co 375.00
Elec. Co. Light Aug. ? Sept 111.60
Telephone Co. 3.05
W. B. Stone, Salary s 70.00
Stationery & etc 3.75
Caro. Engineering Co: 500.00
Southern Paving Co 16,753.06
General Expense ... 10.05
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School Opens With
Record Attendance
Fall Term Begins With 264
Pupils. Few Changes in
Faculty This Year.
Two hundred and sixty four pupils
have registered in the Tryon Graded
School for the Fall term. School
opened formally last Friday morning
at 9 o'clock with opening exercises
in the auditorium of- the new build
ing. A large assembly of pupils,
parents and the faculty gathered in
the new auditorium for the exercises
which were brief due to the fact that
the opera chairs have not as yet ar
rived.
The exercises were opened by the
Reverend C. P. Burnett who led the
assembly in prayer. Addresses
were made by the Reverend Mr. Yan
dell, J. R. Sams, County Agent, W.
S. Green, Mayor of Tryon, and the
Reverend Dr. Justice. W. A. Schil
letter, principal closed the exercises
with a brief outline of the work for
the fall term and a few announce
ments pertaining to the school
Following the exercises the pupils
were marched to their respective
rooms where grades and books were
assigned. School was dismissed for
the day at noontime.
Monday morning the routine work
of the Fall term was taken up and
recitations started.
The faculty this year is composed
of the following members:
Principal and High School classes.
W. A. Schilletter, Mr. Schilletter is
a graduate of Clemson College, and
former principal of Union Buffalo
School in South Carolina. He was
a captain in the army during the
War and was with a combat division
in France. During the training per
iod in the army he served as director
of athletics.
High school mathematics, Miss
Grace Peters. This is Miss Peters'
second year with the local school
faculty. She was formerly director
of mathematics at Hunters Teachers
College, New York and is a teacher
of wide experience.
Language a?d History , Miss
Lucy Monday. Miss Monday is en
tering her second year with the Try
on faculty, having been formerly
connected with Martin College In
Tennessee.
Seventh Grade, Mrs. Lois Preston.
This is Mrs. Preston's third year in
Tryon. She has taught school In
this vicinity for a number of years.
Sixth Grade, Mrs. Hugh White.
Mrs. White was formerly connected
with the grade school system of
Asheville, this being her second
year on the local faculty.
Fifth Grade, Miss Lea Jackson.
Miss Jackson was on the Tryon
faculty several years and has
been teaching for the last two years
in Eastern North Carolina.
Fourth Grade, Miss Adell Hamlin.
Miss Hamlin who formerly taught in
Georgia has been a member of the
Tryon Faculty for the past three
years.
Third Grade, Mrs. A. J. Jervey.
Mrs. Jervey is a graduate of Win
throp College and recently \omplet
ed a teaching course there.
Second Grade, Miss Eunice
Stockard . Miss Stockard, a gradu
ate of St. Mary's College, Raleigh is
entering her second year with the
local school.
First Grade, Mrs. C. W. Kittrell.
Mrs. Kittrell has had considerable
experience teaching in . schools In
North and South Carolina and is
entering her third year here.
Mrs. Walter Jones has charge of
the music department of the school
and is beginning her third year In
that capacity.
Equipment for a home economics
department will be installed soon
according to Mr. Schilleter. Miss
Stockard will be relieved of part of
her second grade duties and will
direct this new department. Miss
Stockard has recently completed
training for instruction in home
economics.
Tryon Toy Makers
To Be At Exposition
Tryon will be represented by the
Tryon Toy-Makers at the Made-in
Carolina Exposition to be held in
Charlotte beginning next Monday,
September 24 and ending October 6.
W. W. Creasman who has been
connected with the Toy-Makers for
the past several years made a trip to
Charlotte recently to complete ar
rangements for the exhibits of his
firm. Miss E. P. Vance, Miss Mary
Lindsey and Mr. Creasman will stay
in Charlotte tl^roughout the Exposi- -
tion. ^
The Tryon Toy-Makers has gained
an enviable reputation for itself in
the past few years throughout the
county for the novel hand carved
toys, book racks, desk sets and
other useful novelties turned out by
the wood carvers.
This year over three thousand
Made-ln-Carolina will be displayed at
the Exposition. Elaborate, plans'
have been arranged by the various
committees for the entertainment of
the thousands that will visit the^la- 1
plays during the two weeks.