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"Hertxord, Perquimans County, tfeftiv CarolinaFriday, November 19, 1943.
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THIS VJEBeS
IMS
- The Senate and House got together
this week on a compromise bill re
garding the drafting' of fathers. The
bill, in its present state, must now
be passed by the Congress. However,
from the report, it seems the bill
calls for about the same -;. system
'.which Selective Service has been us
ing lor, the past many months Mala
itsm. is that, this . bill would place
fathers at the bottom of the man-:
'power pool. '
Another terrific explosion occurred
J Iiis week in a Naval Depot, the sec
'ondjn recent months. The explosion
, this- week happened at Yorktown,
" Vaaad the Navy reported six killed
. and 20 injured. An investigation is
'being .conducted for the -cause. An
"explosion recently" killed 25 and in
jured many at the Naval Base in
orfolk. .
- '
, A report from Washington this
week "indicates that the Supreme
Court will review end rule on the
validity of the OPA Rent Control
rograra which effects many com-
. . .T f- .. I
unities mrougnout we nawon. lm
?view will be based on a test case
coming ,up from the State of Georgia,
: The Senate intends to look into the
liquor situation throughout the na
tion. Recent shortage in stocks in
State-owned stores and private re
tailers have led to an appointment of
Senate Committee to investigate
charges that the distillers are hoard
ing their stocks for an increase in
price, .
News from the war fronts continu
i bright this week, with the excep
' if of a report from Italy on Wed
"day that the - Cermanl have 'van
:nund Awns the British and Amerl
''aa forces hi th 5th rmy.! The
'lies ' mad feat's
mftdarfcn rteat 'gains injio. n,.- t.nr f,AnXia(n, w,u rinp
!y for some lane And reports indi- December 1, and the bond will b
t that w forces may attempt tardea Oft, that, date.
w landinsr In July further up th' The urgent need for more scrap at
S vt''3miSrStat Production -centers has
'w. The A? -i i have been .battling noiutodout many times durinK recent
i-ir airaiii,. bad weather as walr fL cnin r
1. ft M ,- " i- k "
- .' - .
neavijy. reiiuircea vera n
U t J. Z .
,;,:vumii piW ilea Army
uit auvances airainsi
"
retrefttmsr
. xiw l i w .
rrSTA.umor!!f,0Wr0W
the former-Pplish frontier. The Rus-
!HII IMvfni ham! fx 1a t TU!. I
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. .
lans, driving hard in the Ukrainian
area seem intent on splitting the
3erman armies into two units, and
thus raise havoc with the N&i supply
arid communication system. Reports
from Russia, as well as from neutral
. sources point out that the German
forces in the East are retreating,
Xsomewhat in disorder, but the main
. German army is intact
Aniericen and British airmen con
tinued to blast at German tarmta
week, but have not bombed anf '
wwji uiBiue uermeny. Main
points hit this week were, Norway,
Bulgaria and industrial and jnail ,cen
tera in France. A report was , re
leased this' week that , the American
forces may stop tEe practice of day
light precision bombing and resort all
, efforts, to night bombing.
';";';. v- ft- i . . . . t Tr ;v.
; Despite the fact that the American
' and Australian forces, under General
.. .MacAxthur have gained new positions
recently1, an aide of the General's
commented this week that the Pacific
forces art ..receiving only about 10
percent of. current shipments. The
aum lorces, unoer, MacArthur, are
still battling the Japs for the Island'
jv .v euu wBhuuiK uie
of Bougainvilld..5
.Funeral Services
Held Friday For .
Mrs. Ada Lee Hardy
Mrs. Ada Lee Hardy, 71, died at;ton --in-- which both retail-
her horn- on Front Street, last
Thursday, morning, following; an ill
,'nesa of few days, : .,-.,.. . h '
Funeral services ' were ' 'conducted
from the Lynch Funeral Home Fri-
v" y morning at 11 o'clock, " by the,'
Rev. B. C. Jieavia, pastor of the Hert
ford Methodist Church. -. Interment
was in Cedarwood Cemetery.-,. s-v
J" Hardy was a well-known and
I " - .1 resident of Hertford, and a
nr. " ' :r of the Methodist Church. 1 .
. L rvivingr are one sister, Mrs. W.
A. rJton. of Sf Pauls, and,, two
neicc s, Miss Gladys Felton, of, St.
Pav'i, and Mrs. H. C. 'Stokes, -of
r::c::OTr TO SE
Mrs. D. I. r-Mi hrs rec:vl word
that r-r son, V . :?-n Fei'. U. S. A.,
1f!B 1
i fro...li to ser- ,z.r Z'ra.
ived word of t'..e promotion
Selvage CjiojEip
To Be Extend For
3f initc Pcriud
Prize to Be Awarded
Winning Sehbol on
December First
of the '
A
Winslow, chairman
feSkans County Savage Commit-:
'? - . Ana. tn lack of
results e-ained thus far ia the scrap
v -MVwinxKAi- 1
campaign which opened November J
tinm for M teen days, the drive here
would ibefcontinued indefinitely.
This action , is necessary, Mr.
Winslow said, Jn order that th stock
pile of scrap Iron and steel at our
production centers may be "built up
to assure continued mass production
of materials needed for the war.
The scrap drive has been continued
throughout the e&tire nation,, accord
ing to reports ' received je this
week."-- v.".:. "vi- ':'''?''!'
Ur WwJs,that'Tas-crap
is being .fNtndf.'tiirwg&9ift. -tf-jSiahty
.but the results obtained ejf does
not iustifv the drive being condudedv
, He added many people in the county
nave scrap out are reiuviani, w s
,t movjng intothe proper channels,
where it will eventually reach the
factories
i He announced, for the benefit of
I those having scrap" and wishing to
j sell instead of donating it to the lo-
cal committee, that these folks could
contact Willie Howeii, ot uoute i,
Hertford, and sell their scrap to this
man. Howell has been buying strap
for some time and will call anywhere
in the countv. providing: suflic.ient
amount of material is for sale which,-
will justify his calling
ror the scrap, i
Fair results ere being noted in the
scrap contest now going on between I
the schools in the county, and Mr.
Winslow stated the contest for the
war; bond being offered by the Sal-
vaow .rVunmitta fatvt.lt school rnllpct-
itVjiuInk Will LIIC.'lVUll Uai V BKU W II I
rnittee is urging residents of Per-
I. " -f- r
aiiy w get in. uus "scrap Djcsaivag-
i,ng .scrap' and aid the war effort
If i
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unv, TuiraAn Uatt atn ;tni aniK oraa
' o. .,Wv.
at home or farm hfe is uredt0
noiixr jar., winsiow ana arransremenis
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will be - made to remove it to the
.
proper shipping point
Top Turkey Prices
Announced Of Local
Rationing Bodd
Dollars and cents ceiling prices, set
for Thanksgiving and Christmas tur
keys by the State OPA, were an
nounced this week by Mary Frances
Dail, price clerk of the' ? Perquimans
Ration Board, as follows:
Young turkeys, live 45 cents, light
weight; 43 cents, medium; 42 cents,
heavy. Dressed -53 cents, light
weight; 51 cents, medium, 49 cents,
heavy. Drawn 63 cents, light
weighty 69 cents, medium; 57 cents,
heavy. ,:.-. '-.
Old turkeys, live 43 cents, light
weight; 41 cents, medium; 40 cents,
heavy. Dressed 51. cents, light
weight ; 49 cents, medium; 47 , cents,
heavy. Drawn 60 cents, light weight
57 cents, medium, and 1 54 cents,
heavy,
' OPA classes turkeys under 18
pounds as light; 18-22 ''pounds as
medium, and over 22 pounds es heavy.
Turkeys, less than one year old' are
nloaaat a vmiimsv rilviPAVsl '
These prices are about the same as
llliHMil . 1A4- MAa 'tiMl aim 4Va
about in
era and farmers mav icharfee for. tur
keys during November ani December,
according to the ration board. S . '
Ceiling prices for poultty 'have also
been announced and. farmars and, re
tailers may obtain copies' of these
prices at tiie local ration Office.
'T, .' - I -I1 vh ' '" '1 :
FUNESAt SSSVICSS CC NDUCTBD
FRIDAY FOB JOSEPH ,CrTS
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Joseph White, age T7,;dipl at his
home near , Belvidwe, yt Thursday,
October 21st, at 10 o'clock .. , m
- He was a native and ltfMong resl-
dent "of Chowan Conntjr.'
lie is survived by his lfe, I Mrs.
Ida T. White 'one ' bro er, 1 SUM
White, of Center Hill, an? one sister,
ITrs. Em Jane Henisa ' of Gates
vl'.la, and r ?veral r.iecrs s ' re'lsws.
' Funeral ssrvices we- t -uctei at
the Meadow. Grove Gx- by the
Rev. Walter P. Chappc-1.' Interment
was made In the family ,-aetery."
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Stores Open Thursday
All During December
Hertford stores, which have been
closing half-day on Thursday each
week for the "past month or two, will
remain open all day on Thursday, be
ginning onvDecember 2nd, and con
tinuing through until January, L. C.
Winslow, chairman of the Hertford
Merchants Committee, announced to
day. Following requests by Government
authorities that people shop early
and mail early this wear, it is ex-
Pcted that most stores will display
f" STti find
Hertford people will be able to find
iT needs by shopping at home thU
Christmas merchandise snortry, ana
year, mub saving gab ami una
',. elsewhera for shoppimr
traveling eisewnere ior snoppmg.
year, thus saving gas and tires in
traveling elsewhere for shopping.
Methodist Church To
n House
Sunday Afternoon
The new conference year is start
ing off in a most encouraging way at
the First ..Methodist Church in Hert-
fttA TVia atfanjtanita df oil oorviVoa
continue and much
est is being shown in every depart
ment of the church. Many of the
men in the service of oji country
who are stationed near Hertford at
tend the worship services and a warm
welcome is always given them both
by the pastor and the congregation.
The following men have been elect
ed to the oflke of steward for this
year: Dr. T. P. Brinn, V.-N. Darden,
J. R. Jarvis, J. S. McNider, J. M.
Matthews, C. H. Parker, W. H. Pitts
C. T. Skinner, H. C. Sullivan, C. F.
Kiimncr W H Turgor .1 H TW
. r . whitf. At a nvent mppt-I
ing of the Hoard of Stewards officers
were elected as follows:
J. H.
Towe, I
chairman; J. H. Jarvis,
vice
chair-
man; H. C. Sullivan, treasurer; W. B.
Tucker, secretary, and W. H. Pitt,!
chairman of the Committee on Fi-i
nance. Other officers and committees i
will be elected soon. Following the
district set-up meeting for the Eliza
beth City District, which will be held
in this church December 3, the total
budget for the church for this year
will be set up and adopted by the
church.; -A .... , -i ;
An installation-' service for the
Hoard of - Stewards will be held in
( VUllJlbUUUII ' ,VIIWI ObiMVV
... ' . a . a.
docK next aunaav mornmjr. ai
this time the pastor, the Uev. . C.
:., .:n
iawo,
use "A Searching Ques
tion" as the subject of the sermon I
and the text will be found in Malachi
3:8, according to an announcement
made by Mr. Reavis last Sunday. It
is hoped that every member of the
church and congregation, in as far as
possible, will be at the service next
Sunday morning, as this will bv
very important service and some very
interesting announcements will be
made.
Open house is beuij,' planned for
the entire church and congregation
for next Sunday from 2 until 5 p. m.
The meeting will be held in the edu
( Continued on Page Six)
Officers Round Up
Vagrants For Jobs
Local police officers were busy
Tuesday rounding up all able-bodied
men who apparently did not have a
full time job, in order to fill a call for
laborers at the Harvey Point Naval
Air StnHrm
The U. S. Employment Office in
Elizabeth City was ' asked to locate
a number of laborers for the jobs and
on inquiry , here could locate no men
to fill the jobs, despite the fact an
official of the Employment Office no
ticed several Negroes loafing about,
. 11 in t i 1 ,
apparently wiin nouung 10 uo. j
, Mayor V. N. Darden was contacted
regarding the situation and he imme
diately ordered the police to round up
all men seemingly -without work, and
to indict them if they refused work
or could not show proper cause why
they were not employed. Officers
found a number of men willing to
work under those conditions.,
T The aotSarities la rounding up the
vagrants were proceeding under the
powers as proclaimed by the Cover
nor in -hia work or fight .' proclama
tion given him under the special War
Emergency A& S'- "
i.
"V
DCCUIIC
pen mows
Decline Fcr Year
Cotton ginning in' Perquimans from
the 1943 crop up to November 1,
showed a slight dTine as compared
to 1942, according to WRlie M. Ilar
rell, special agent.' For this year lo
cal gins report 8,(509 bales ginned np
to November 1. last year a total of
8,627 bales were ginned. ;"
Observe Ope
S& Of Christmas
Sqs Dsglns Here
Today, Kov. 23rd
Mrs. I. A. Ward to Headf v to the char8
Committee; Countys
Quota Is $175
The annual sale of Christmas
seals those small seals used by thou
sands as an American way of com
batting tuberculosis will start in
Perquimans on Tuesday, November
23, and continue through until Christ
mas, Mrs. I. A. Ward, chairman of
the Perquimans committee, announced
today.
Mrs. Ward has served as County
Chairman for this campaign for the
past three years, and each year the
county ' results have shown an in
crease,;, due to her splendid work in
organizing a sales organization.
The iehairman stated the quota for
Perquin)ans. this year had been in-1
crease.r to oi hundred and seventy-1
five ut'li..,o, .mi 6 it. (ioiihI the sales
would far surpass tui ..ut.
Tin; seals will be sold through the
schools of the county and some will
be mailed to individuals. A thorough 1
canvass will also be made of the!
downtown area in Hertford. A new1
feature in the campaign this year
will be A "tag day" to be observed
later infthe drive.
The money raised through the sale
of i MiristlfulU emtio iu nuiwl nvitivalir tr
fignt tuberculosis. A portion of the !
county quota is forwarded to the na-1
tionat, headquarters and the balance
remains within the county. At the'
present t ime the local organization I
is using part of the money raised
ucic ui yiiai. years 10 aiu in conuuci-I
inn- th tii .!,. !
under thc direction of the Peniuim-
ans Health Otlice.
. TB tests have been made m the
schoolR by Dr. I). C. Hackett, and the
Health Office this week is X-raymg !
all children found to react, positive to
tests given. i
According to an unofficial report, it '
has been stated that according to
tests, Perquimans has one of the
higheaf TB ratings in the State and
it is through such campaigns as the
sale" of Chftstmas seals that thieiis-'
case can be fought and the record for
the county lowered.
In announcing the opening date for
tne drive, Mrs Ward urges everyone
to buy Christmas seals freely and to
use tnem during the campaign on all
letters and packages mailed.
Indians Trounced By
Yellow Jacket, Play
Plymouth Fri Night
The Perquimans High School In
dians proved to be no match lor a
j stronger, heavier Elizabeth City
high school football team, when they
I met on the Yellow Jackets' Held last
Friday afternoon. The Yellow Jack-,
ets won easily by a score of 61 to 6. i
The Yellow Jackets scored twice in
thc first period and, using their ex
cellent back, Copely, throughout the j
game, maintained a scoring offensive i
during all periods. The Indians, un-1
able to gain tnrough tne neavier
Elizabeth City line, resorted to a
passing attack and this brought the
lIlUiailB bllCli Vlllf KUIC Ui. HiC gumt.
1 ,1 ,LA:H AnU. n n e 4 V, . rrn mil
I Mayes tossed a pass to Wood during
the second period which was good,
! and the half ended 21 to 6 for the
I ieiiow JacKets.
The Indians, ereen to many tricks
of the football game, learned much
in the game with the Yellow Jackets
and are practicing hard this week
for their game with Plymouth High
School, to be played on the N. C.
Pulp Co. recreation field in Plymouth !
Friday night.
While the Elizabeth City game was
hard fought and rough, the Indians
all came out in good shape and are
expected to be ready for the Ply
mouth" eleven tonight
' Coach Made Campbell has shifted
several players during the week in
an effort to strengthen the Indians'
forward wall : to- cope with any v of
fensive Plymouth may use.
County Agent Advises
Cutting Cotton Stalks
. L, W. Anderson, County Agent in
a statement Issued this week advises
farmers now is a good time to cut
cotton t talks in their fields, Mr, An
derson said most of. the cotton crop
has been picked at this time, and by
cutting stalks - now would tend to
combrt the boll weevil" '. -t ;.
Eight Cases Heard
In Recorder Court
By Judge Johnson
Eight cases, all for traffic viola
tions,, were disposed of in Perquimans
Recorder's Court Tuesday by Judge
Charles E. Johnson.
All eight defendants entered pleas
Recorder's Court will recess on next
Tuesday, Judge Johnson announced
this week.
Charlie O. Fowler was fined . $10
and costs for speeding.
Thurman Harrell was taxed court
costs, after pleading guilty to speed
ing. James Whedbee paid the court costs
for passing through a stop sign.
Geneva Sawyer and Mrs. Estella
Garrett each plead guilty to reckless
driving and paid a fine of $30 and
costs.
George Norris was fined $10 and
costs for speeding.
Percy Newbern and Martin Towe
each paid court costs for speeding.
Hertford Merchant
Dies In Suffolk;
Rites Held Sunday
I-aineas White, 51, Hertford mer
chant, died in the Suffolk, Va., hos
pital last Friday morning at 3
o'clock, following a stroke suffered
while
a brief business trip to the
Vl'f M1'.".tf
Mr. White, who was a veteran of
World War 1, was a native of Per
quimans County and had lived in
Hertford for many years. He is
survived by his mother, Mrs. J. N.
. ,i,L.. j n n r .
Uenton White; one daughter, Ida Lee
White; three brothers, W. VV. White,
J. Kelly White, of the Army, and
Dan White, of Grimesland, and three
sisters, Mrs. Robert White, Mrs.
Murden Stokley and Mrs. Kelly Miller.
Funeral services were conducted
Sundnv afternoon at 2 :.'!(). ;it the
Hertford Methodist Church, with the
Rev. J. 1). Cranford, assisted by the
Rev. It. C. Reavis, the Rev. H. G.
Dawkins and the Rev. K. T. Jillson,
officiating. 1
The choir sang "Th Obi iiuegeq..
I Cross" and "Abide With Me." U'-'W.
j Anderson sanjf a solo, "In the Garden
1 of Prayer."
The casket was covered by an
I American Flag. Members of the'
j Wm. I'aul Stallings Post of the (
'American legion conducted a short I
service at the grave.
I Pallbearers were: Tommy Miller, i
George Caddy, D. M. Jackson, B.
Hoskins, Matt Mathews and W. G.
1 Hollowell. !
I Flower girls were: Helen Hoff ler, ,
I Anne Mathews, Peggy Ftlton, Ruth
1 Tucker, Harbara Winslow, Christine ;
: Mathews, Seuna Mae Godwin, Minnie
: Wilma Wood, Mary Ruth Wooa,
Mary Proctor, Sybil Skinner, Marga
ret Divers, Belle Landing and Maxine
Landing.
Interment was in
Cemetery.
Cedarwood
Reavis Speaker At
H.D. Club Meeting
The Rev. 1!. C. Reavis was guest
speaker at the Achievement Day
meeting of the Home Demonstration
Clubs held at the Hertford Grammar
School last Friday afternoon.
He spoke on the subject of the in
dividual, who ae you; where do you
live; how old are you and where are
you ifoing from here?
The program was dedicated to the
wives, mothers and grandmothers
having children in the service of the
nation. A registration shows those
present represented 54 men and two
women now in the armed forces.
Special music was provided by L.
W. Anderson.
Mrs. Ashby Jordan, a member of
the Snow Hill - White Hat Club gave
a report 01 tne nome aemonstrauon
work in the county in a form of a
book report. "Results on the Home
Front."
Recognition was given Mrs. J. B
Basnight and Mrs. Sidney LaydenJ
members of the Burgess Club, for a
five year perfect attendance record.
Awards were made to the following
clubs for making the highest score
during the year: First, Beech
Sprinf . second, Whites ton ; third,
Baltahack.
Individuals awarded attendance cer
tificates were: Winf all, Mrs. Effie
Miller, Mrs. E. N. Miller; Home and
Garden, Mrs. R. C. Murray; Burgess,
Mrs. Sidney Layden, Mrs.' J. B. Bas
night; Whiteston, Mrs. Allie Wins
low, Miss Anne . Winslow,- Miss Lena
Winslow; Ballahack, Mrs. A. T. Lane,
, (Continued on Page Six)
County Farm Goals
Outlined At Meeting
Here Thursday Night
Increase In Production
Needed to Meet 1944
Demands
Preparing for the 1944 farm pro
duction, which must meet an all time
high if the demands, caused largely
by the war, are to be met, local lead
ers met Tuesday night at the Agri
cultural Building to discuss li44
Farm production goals for Perquim
ans County.
The meeting was conducted by Troy
Furgeson, District Agent; Miss Mary
E. Thomas, Nutrition Specialist; Miss
Myra Scull, FSA Home Agent, and
A. P. Hassell, District Field official
for the AAA.
About twenty local leaders of
Civilian Defense, Agriculture, Educa
tion and Emergency War Programs
attended the meeting, which was held
I for the purpose of obtaining plans to
be discussed on a county-wide basis
! with farm producers.
Pointing out that tjie demand for
food has risen to new heights, the
speakers declared that food can be
the deadliest weapon of this war and
the American plan to raise more is
in line with war production.
i Goals for Perquimans County
farms, as announced at the meeting
last night, are: Corn, 17,000 acres;
oats, 239 acres; wheat, 75 acres; bar
ley, 53 acres; sorghum, 6f acres;
tame hay (including peanut hay)
i lO.olT acres; lespedeza for seed, 175
acres; cotton, 4,000 acres; peanuts,
8,662 acres; soybeans, 12,000 acres;
Irish potatoes, 155 acres; sweet po
tatoes, 200 acres; fresh vegetables,
225 acres; home gardens, 900 acres.
Livestock: milk cows, 815; other
I dairy cattle, ;i2(; total cattle and
i calves, 2,7!)(; sheep and lambs, 1,705;
: sous in larrovv m spring, 1,947; sows
to larnnv in fall, 1,591; chickens,
8.:!8; laying hens, 72,884; eggs,
.,'iti,i..J dozens, and turkeys, 2,175.
The meeting held here was one of
i the many held in every county of the
State during this week, in which
Farm leaders discussed the State
wide production program for next
year. -- vf TC'
Draft Board Orders
ii
Induction Nov. 23
Ten Perquimans white men, in
cluding eight fathers and two non
1 fathers, have been ordered to report
1 for induction in the armed services on
j November 23, Mrs. Ruth Sumner,
I clerk of the local draft board, an
nounced Monday morning.
I The white men ordered to report at
lne local office to entrain for Fort
I Uragg, where they will undergo final
I physical examinations, are: Jim Kass,
I Clifton Stallings, Lester Mansfield,
I Robert Morgan, Henry Clay Sullivan,
! Paul Fisher, John Hall, Ephraim
I 1 Joyce, Robert Elliott, and Ervin
I Stallings. J. P. enfasi, a transfer
j from a New York board, will also
I leave with this contingent of se
! lectees.
Mrs. Sumner also announced that
the local board had received a call for
15 white men to be inducted on De
cember 2. No calls for colored se
lectees for December has been re
ceived, but it is understood that a
large call is expected for the latter
part of the month.
The Perquimans Hoard is seeking
information of Percy A. Hurdle,
JVegro registrant, who has failed to
report change of addresses to the lo
cal office and is therefore a delin
quent. He faces being classified as
1-A, and inducted in the Army imme-
' diately. Persons knowing anything
about this registrant are requested to
notify the board.
Negro Painter Killed
In Fall Tuesday P. M.
Herbert Lassiter, Negro was killed
here Tuesday afternoon while work
ing as a painter on the USO Center,
located in the W. M. Morgan building
on GrUbb Street.
Lassiter, about 45, had been
painting the door-way leading into the
building from the steps, and evidently
fell from the steps, striking his head
on the cement driveway about fifteen
feet below. ,
Dr. C. A. Davenport, County Coro
ner, on examination, Btated that Lassi
ter died from a fractured skull.
Dr. T. P. Brinn and Dr. I. A. Ward
were called to attend the man and he
died while they were examining him.