Hhe Rocky Mount Herald
VOLUM^
Final Rites For
Albert Moore
Final rites for Albert Moore, 27,
■who died in a local hospital Hun
day morning- at 8:25 werelield Mon
day afternoon at. 2:30 oclock from
the homo of his brother, W. M.
Moore, 320 Arlington street. Rev.
E. C. Sexton, pastor of the Calvary
Baptist church, will officiate. Bur
ial took place in the Pineview ceme
tery.
Mf. Moore had been sick for a per
iod of ix weeks prior to his
death.
He u survived by his wife, Mrs.
Nora Mooro; one small son. Jame»
Robert Moore, his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Charlie Moore, of this city;
five brothers, W. M. Moore, J. J.
Moore, C. L. Moore, all of Rocky
Mount, Richard Moore of Pinetops,
Johnnie Moore of this city; and two
sisters, Mrs. J. P. Weaver, of this
city| and Mrs. Mark Harper of
Red Oak.
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MAY OPEN NEW
FIELD OF MEDICINE
Nine-Foot Men, COWH Giving % Mllk
All Ydar, Roosters That Lay Eggs
Are Considered Definite Possibili
ties In Oxford University Research
Experiments now bein conducted
in the laboraK/ies of Oxford uni
versity open up possibilities compar
able with the fantastic theories set |
forth by H. G. Wells in his famous
novel, "The Food of the Gods."
Supermen eight or nine feet high
may bp grown to order, crops in
finitely more fertile than any known
to modern agrirulturists may be
brought to maturity in one-third
the normal time, cows »y be
made to yield inilk during the en
tire span of their normal adult
life, and cockerels may be convert
ed into healthy, laying pullets.
These are only a few of the mar
vels which are slowly but surely be
ing wrung from the prosaic test
tubes of Britain's oldest university.
During the last five years a great
deal of research work has been done
"in connection with the male and
female sex hormones.
Processes Are Costly
These sulatances, which galvanize
the whole system into activity,
are already being produced artifi
cially in the laboratory, but the
process is cumbersome and costly.
Before they caik be brought into
»M»I mo at their maximum effi
ciency, both in commerce and med
icine, the secret of how to make
them synthetically must be discov
ered. This is the work that is now
proceeding at Oxford. Important
progress has been made, and the
time is not far distant when com
plete success will ba achieved.
It is not difficult t» see that when
these potent substances have been
harnessed and disciplined for the
use of mankind an agricultural rev
olution will take place.
For instance, at present the per
iod during which a cow can givo
milk is governed by the frequency
with which it gives birth to calves'.
The farmer of the future will be
able to call to his aid the veteri
nary surgeon, who, simply by giv
ing injections of a nt substance
called oestrin, will not >nly cause
the animal to yield milk but will
be able to maintain it in this state
for an indefinite period.
The poultry keeper of the fu
twre will not be in the least per
turbed to discover that a propor
tion of his chicks are cockerels. In
stead of being killed for table use
, they will simply be sent to a cen
' tral depot for conversion into hens.
Experiments Successful
Successful experiments in turn
ing a hen into a cockerel have al
ready been carried out at Edin
burgh by Professor Crew, and as
the possibilities of oestrin are fur
ther developed there is no doubt
that the reversal of this process will
also be accomplished.
Oestrin is the name given to the
female sex hormone. Th© male sex
hormone, which is of equal impor
tance, has not yet been so fully
investigated, but with the comple
tion of the Oxford experiments
which will make available an ade
quate supply of the synthetic pre
paration, research into the two pro
ducts will go forward simultaneous
ly.
The distinguished continental
chemist, Dr. Heinz Kuestner, has
produced remarkable results in ac
eelarating the growth of plants by
the application of oestrin. Not on
ly is the rate of growth greatly in
creased but the seed formation nlso
multiplied, and they are ready for
harvesting at a much earlier 'date,
The importance of this during war
time cannot be over-estimated.
The great war showed only too
clearly that by an intensive submar
ine campaign many countries could
be starved into submission. The ne
cessities of war would so accele
rate this vital branch of research
that results which could not nor
mally be expected for several years
might be reached in a few months.
Asolf-supporting country grow
ing three super-fertile crops where
only one of normal size is now
possible could afford to laugh at the
efforts of even the most viciously
applied nnder-scas campaign.
Readers, when you pur
chase goods advertised
in these columns tell the
merchants you saw it in
THE HERALD
Centenary To
Be Celebrated
Jhe hundredth anniversary of the
crention of the present church
structure of the Third Creek Pres
byterian church, Rowan county, will
be observed Wednesday, July 24.
There will be a program appro
priate to the centenary and a pic
nic dinner on the church grounds.
Rev. E. D. Brown is pastor of the
church.
Officers Make
Drive On StiFs
Tarboro, July 15. —Sheriff W. K.
Bardin, Deputies Thomas Bardin,
Ed Polk, C. E. Pridgon and Police
officer Redden Pittman made a raid
Friday on alleged dispensers of li
quors. They arrested Paul Abrams,
who runs a filling station near Pine
tops, and found about 15 pints of
liquor in his bed room at the fill
ing station. AbTams was required
to give SSOO for his appearance at
court for trial.
"Miss Bessie's Place" near this city
operated by Miss Bessie Harris,
was raided and one quart of li
quor was found. The Blue Ribbon
Filling station across the river
about a mile beyond Prineeville, on
the Tarboro-Scotland Neck highway,
was also raided and two bottles of
liquor were found there.
Hilliard Freeman, colored of Con
etoe was arrested on a charge of
having in his posession of 2 1-2 gal
lons of liquor. Freeman was placed
in jail to await trial, failing to
give bond.
Dean Dislikes
Specialization
Chapel Hill, July 14.—"We are
threatened with disintegration by
specialization," declared Dean Dud
ley D. Carroll of the university
school of oommerco in an address
before the conference on education
in the program of reconstruction
here yosterduy. "Every part of the
structure of civilization is interde
pendent and unless each part un
derstands something of the common
purpose we will fall."
"I am fighting for breadth of un
derstanding. In a democratic socie
ty we are all coming' together at
the ballot box .'is equals and we want
broad-minded, intelligent citizens."
Dean Carroll said that graduates
leave college to take up various
forms of work part of the time, to
enjoy life part of the time, and to
become citizens all the time.
"If you want the citizens of to
morrow to be happy, don't make
students too practical," he said. "I
want to be a dean of citizenship
and of human souls as well as
of the school of commerce."
MAN IS HUSRAND
OF FIFTY WIVES
The world record as the most
married man appears to be held by
a Serbianleommereial traveler who
was arrested the past week afttk
going through his 50th marriage,
and n ? w asking to be kept in pris
on for the rest of his life to s'av'e
him from himself—and his "wives."
But the Belgrade authorities may
not grant his request, arguing that
the severest punishment that could
be inflicted on him would be to
release him to look after the 50
"wives" he has "bagged," and have
expressed their readiness to with
draw the charges against the amor
ous "bagman."
Ho is Ivan Torlesco, and he was
arrested after going through his
50th ceremony, following the de
nunciation of one of the earlier
"wives." He has become known as
Ivan the terrible breaker of hearts
and the Flying Don Juan, because
he used an airplane to fly from one
wife to another.
His explanation of his multi
marriages is that while he person
ally does not believe in the institu
tion of matrimony he is unable
to resist the ladies when they in
sist that he should marry them.
He had provided himself with an
identity for each marriage, and
kept a diary containing details of
the tale he had told each woman,
with hints on the particular terms
of endearment they were used to
and notes on th e pitfalls to be
avoided in each case.
He had carefully worked out a
time table under which each wife
had one week in the year of his
company, his absences being ex
plained by >the fact that he had
to travel much on business. Each, of
the wives was allowed ample house
and dress money, Ivan drawing
on his private means for this pur
pose.
His denunciation to the poliec
in a strange manner.
The 50th "wife" confided to a cou
sin living in the next street that
she was going to be married se
cretely to her ideal man, but that
he was so timid that he did not
want anyone but essential witness
at the wedding. , 4
Despite this the other woman ar
rived in timm to see the couple
coming out of Uie church after the
ceremony, and had the shock of her
life on recognizing in the ideal mate
of her cousin the man she herself
had married two years before un
der similar circumstance#.
ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1935
Mrs. Bailey Dies
At Sharpsburg
Mrs. Hettie Bailey, 59, died this
morning at 3:15 o'clock at her homo
near Sharpsburg. after an illness of
several months.
She is survived by her husband
Robert Baijey; three children, Mrs.
Lillie Robins, of Sharpsburg, Mrs.
Dover Robins, of Sharpsburg, and
Willie Bailey; one adopted son,
William Floyd Bailey :ind one bro
ther, A. Robbing, of Sharpsburg.
The funeral wiN be held from the
Home at touf o'clock Tuesday af
ternoon. Rev. Biftie Bobbins, pas
tor of the Missionary Baptist
church, will officiate. Burial will
take place in the family burying
ground. '
Philip R. Whitley
Gets Appointment
Wendell, July 17. —i Philip R.
Whitley, son of R. B. Whit
ley, of Wendell 'has received an
appointment to the office of Dis
trict Director of the Works Prog
ress Administration for the third
district, which comprises ten coun
ties with headquarters in Raleigh.
Directors and assistant directors
of the eight districts of the- Works
Progress Administration in North
Carolina were announced Monday
by State Administrator George W.
(Joan, Jr., following a conference of
near 100 relief and works program
officials at Hotel Carolina.
"The district directors and their
assistants will be expected to select
their office staffs, subject to the
State WPA Administrator," Mr. Coan
announced. Miniatures of the Stale
office will be set up in each of the
districts, their size to be governed
according to local demands.
Speedy Work Projects
Plans to transfer 45,000 persons
from relief rolls ti> pay rolls in
North Carolina by October 1 were
outlined by Administrator Coan at
the conference here yesterday. Va
rious phases of the new works pro
gram and of the expiriug NCERA
program were discussed by speak
ers.
Several of the district directors of
the WPA announced Monday were
in attendance at the meeting, as wen
WPA and ERA workers. Several
of those who are expected to be
connected with the State WPA head
quarters also were present.
Mr. Whitley has had an almost
phtinominal success in political life.
Beginning in his college days at the
University in Chapel Hill, where he
was active in the organization of
the Young Democratic Club, and
continuing through a close affiliation
with the coun-ty and state organiza
tions of this club, ho got his big
chance in the Cooley-Pou battle for
congressman for the fourth dis
trict. Co-Manager with Tom Banks
of the Wake County Cooley cam
paign, Mr. Whitley had a good share
in the work that brought a smash
ing victory at the polls, when these
two young attorneys pitted their
wits with some of the best political
workers in the state, and came off
with flying colors.
As an almost direct result of
this successful campaign Mr. Whit
ley as elected Wake County Demo
cratic Chairman, at the County Con
vention without serious opposition.
This onerous position he held with
signal credit, and still holds, being
regarded as one of tho outstanding
county chairmen of the Stafe.
Early last spring ho went to
Washington with an appointment as
secretary to Congressman Cooley.
This position he left immediately
upon his appointment to the WPA
directorship, and he is now engaged
with characteristic energy in ar
ranging for the opening of offices
in Raleigh.
Mr. Whitley will have charge of
the WPA work in fifteen counties,
it is understood, and as his district
comprises the most thickly settled
portion of the state, it is expected
that the alloting of a very large sum
of money will pass through his
office. His friends here are wishing
him all success, and are confidently
expecting to see him measure up to
his new responsibilities as he has
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced open
competitive examinations as fol
lows :
Animal husbandmen (swine, and
beef and dual-purpose cattle), $3,-
200 to $4,600 a year, Department
of Agriculture.
Poultry husbandmen, various
specialities, $'2,600 to $4,600 a year,
Department of Agriculture.
Associate agronomist, cytologist,
fiber technologist geneticist, pathol
ogist, and physiologist (cotton), $3,-
200 a year, Department of Agricul
ture. Mil#
Senior metallurgist, $4,800 a
year.
Medical offieer, and assistant and
associate medical officers, various
(specialties, $2,600 to $3,800 a year.
Statisticians, $2,600 to $5,600 a
year, Bureau of the Census, Depart
ment of Commerce.
Full information may be obtained
i*rom A. D. Cuthree, Secretary of
the United States Civil Service
Board of Examiners, at the post
office or customhouse in this city.
U. S. Gold stock increased $2,000,-
000,000 since revaluation.
Republicans propose adjournment
of Congress until NOT, 18.
On the Catwalk of a Monster Bridge
. ■*'*"
Here are seen men working on the catwalk of the San Francisco-
Oakland bay bridge extending from the Snn Francisco anchorage to the
central anchorage near Verba Buena Island. The catwalk is made of four
cables two and one-quarter inches In diameter with what looks like
magnified chicken wire slung between them. The cables from which the
bridge will be suspended will be spun three feet above the catwalk.
The State Spending Extravagantly
For Roads
We notice the news item which was carried a few days
ago in the press purporting to come from the*revenue de
partment which showed that the highway department was
collecting and spending from the people of North Carolina
trom the automobile and gasoline taxes more money than
all the other departments of government including schools
and colleges, insane institutions, charity institutions, courts
and law mforcements. Now is this a healthy condition
North Carolina ? Are the roads spending too much in
proportion t 0 other departments of government or is it
that the other departments do not have enough? Propa
ganda is being issued from time to time telling the people
who live on secondary county roads that these expendi
tures must continue for them to have their roads improv
ed. Now it is generally known that the money is being
spent on other thoroughfares than the secondary roads that
need improvement so much in most of the counties. The
legislature was called into special session once when the
budget was supposed to be out of balance about one-half
million dollars. Now the highway department takes over
bridges, changes the roads or widens a road that probably
is plenty wide for its traffic where from one-fourth to one
half million dollars is involved, for the wave of a hand,
the scratch of a pen by authority of lav or if not by au
thority of law by authority assumed. This is the condition
that North Carolina should consider seriously. The great
extravagance in the prison and highway departments anil
yet the actual performers of labor still do not receive bui
small salaries. But since these taxes come from automo
biles our people have been negligent in seeking how this
money was expended. If this money was properly safe
guarded and a dollars worth of goods was received for a
dollar expended tin bucket man today would not have to
pay sales tax on corn bread, and fat back, collards and mo
lasses.
MODERN CLINIC NEEDED AT STATE HOSPITALS
Representative Andrews of Wayne has again called atten
tion to the serious need of more funds for the care of the
insane. It is a shame for these people to suffer for the lack
of funds.
One of the leading doctors of this country is reported
to have stated that a large per cent of those in institutions
for the insane would not be there if they could receive the
proper physical treatment that their nervous condition
was torn down by disease and lack of physical treatment.
The hospitals for the insane should have each a staff of
the best trained doctors that this country affords to ex
amine inmates thoroughly from time to time and correct
their physical ailment. Poison from teeth, tonsils, stomach
disorder, gradually undermind the nervous condition which
is sometimes over looked by hasty superficial examina
tion by busy doctors.
Each hospital for the insane should be eqhipped with
X-ray machines and other necessary equipment and have
a real dentist and not one selected for political reasons but
an honest to goodness dentist to work on the patients all
the time.
Yet the hospitals struggle without funds often times with
out balanced diet when the road funds are extravagantly
dealt with in many instances as a relief fund for politi
cians.
MADE HIS COFFIN
42 YEARS AGO
i
C. A. Duncan, of Ratesburg, S.
C., 42 years ago made his own coffin.
It was a handsome piece in its
day, made in the old "toothpick"
stylo, neatly lined, all the wood
work being hand-planned, and fit
ted. Duncan is now 84 years old,
much alive and very active. A few
days ago he sent the coffin to the
shop for repairs. Mice had cut the
liqing and gnawed tho woodwork
considerably. Duncan has a grand
son, J. S. Duncan, now 35 years
old, who is also planning to make
his own coffin.
o
Conference hears that third of
the nation's homes are unfit.
Hopkins will have final say on
-all honing projects.
RANDOLPH COUNTY
GOAT HA3 RECORD
Ramseur, July 13.—Grady Parks,
Ramseur, route two, owns a goat
which gave birth on Juno 18 to six
little goats. Prior to that the ani
mal had given birth twice to trip
lets and once quadruplets.
The mother is four years old and
has 19 offsprings. It is believed that
this is a record.
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ACCUSE PREACHER
Woodbury, N. J.—Clarence Davis,
55-year old colored preacher is ac
cused of stealing a church, 26 chairs,
7 Bibles, and 8 song books. His ar
rest followed a row with the con
gregation which was u*ing a port
able building 12 x 20 feet. The pas
tor insists that the property is his.
Houso defeats President, 258-117
on holding company bill.
PARAGRAPHS
PROBLEMS AT
Dr. Knox Makes
Talk In Halifax
Scotland Neck, July. 15.—0n
Thursday evening July 11 State
Epidemiologist, J. C. Knox, address
ed a large group of people in the
social rooms of the Baptist church
on infantile He was
brought thru the combined efforts
of Dr. R. S. McGeachy, county
health officer, and the local Kiwan's
club. He was introduced by Charles
J. Shields, president of the Kiwanis
club -here. _
Dr. Knox suggested as main pre
cautions against the disease, rest
for all persotis known to be infect
ed with the malady and a valiant
guard against attendance upon
large assemblies by all who are not
immune. The disease, he continued,
is contracted through discharges
from the nose and throat, and is
particularly dangerous to children,
especially those under five wears old.
Dr. McGeachy concluded the meet
ing with a plea to parents to guard
children against diahrhea and other
infantile disease which he describ
ed as far more dangerous to Hali
fax county than paralysis.
He further stated fflat an effort is
being made to bring the number of
anti-typhoid vaccinations to 10,000 in
the county for up to date, there have
' pen more typhoid cases in Halifax
county than were found the entire
summer of 1934.
Cotton Crop Is
Under AAA
Approximately 99,000 Contracts In
Force In State Cover 98 Per
Cent of Acreage
College Station, Raleigh, July 14.
—The approximately 99,000 cotton
adjustment contracts now in forct
in North Carolina cover 98 per cent
of the state's cotton acreage.
Contracts nr# held this year by H'
pfr cent of the growers. The 13 pel
cent who have not signed contro
only about 2 per cent of the total
crop, said J. F. Criswell. of Staff
college. There were 71,000 old con
tracts carried over from last year
Criswell added, and 28,000 new con
tracts signed this year.
Checks for the first rental pay
ment this year have been sent ti
growers in 75 of the counties, hi
added, and will be sent to the foui
remaining counties in the near fu
ture. Around $3,000,000 has beei
distributed thus far in the firs
payment.
So far the checks delivered havi
been to signers of old contracts j
Those who signed this year for th«
first time will receive their checks
shortly after their contracts havt
been accepted in Washington, which
will probably be within the nex;
few weeks, Criswell pointed out.
On July 1, this year, he continued
105,000 applications for Bankhe&d
tax-exemption certificates had been
received at the cotton adjustment of
fice at State College.' Last yeui
the first application as not receive.'!
until after August 1.
There were 110,400 applications
last year, Criswell observed, and
about the same number are expect
ed this year. The work of tabulat
ing figures on the applications 's
wail under way, and in a few days
the Bankhead allotments to coun
ties will be calculated.
The delivery of tax-exemption cer
tificates to the growers will start
around September 1, Criswell stat
ed.
FIRST CHURCH
OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST
"Sacrament" was the subject of
the Lesson-Sermon in all churches
and Societies of Christ, Scientist,
on Sunday, July 14, 1935.
Tha Golden Text was from 1 Cor
inthians 10:31. "Whether therefore
ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye
do, do all to the glory of God."
Among the citations which com
prised the LessofSermon was the
following from the Bible: "For by
one Spirit are we all baptized into
one body, whether we be Jews or
Gentiles, whether we be bond or
free; and have been all made to
drink into one spirit." (1 Corin
thians 12:13.)
The Lesson-Sermon also included
the folloing passage from the Chris
tian Science textbook, "Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures"
by Mary Baker Eddy: "Truth's im
mortal idea is sweeping down the
centuries gathering beneath its
wings the sick and sinning. My wea
ry hope tries to realize that hap
py day, when man shall recognize
the Science of Christ and love his
neighbor as himself, when he shall
realize God's omipotcnce and the
healing power of the divine Love
in what it has done and is doing
for mankind. The promises will be
fulfilled. The time for the reappear
ing of the divine healing is through
out all time; and whosoever layeth
his earthly all o n the altar of di
vine Science, drinketh of Christ's
cup now, and is endued with the
spirit and power of Christian heal
ing.'' (Page 55).
SI.OO PER YEAB
ON NATIONAL
WASHINGTON
CONFUSION EXISTS
PRESSURE NOW AND LATER
SENATE LIBERAL
PRESIDENT OPTIMISTIC
REPUBLICANS WORKING
WANTS LEGAL SHOWDOWN
ETHIOPIA'S REQUEST
I FARLEY MAKES SURVEY
By Hugo Sims, Special WashingtMl
Correspondent
The situation in Washington if
somewhat confused at this writing
as Congress wrestles with the is
sues presented. Major issues can-.
front the solons from day to day>
the question of constitutionality
looms and uncertainty exists aa t»
just how far the President will in.
sist upon immediate action. Through,
out the country the same perplex
ed state of mind is reported, with
the average voter hardly able te
keep up with what occurs and ut
terly in the dark, at this time, aa
to the fruits of the legislation he
is reading about.
The House independence, so wide-,
ly heralded when it broke with thQ
President over the holding company
bill, is not to be relied upon as a
permanent condition. The members,
facing reelection next year, were
in hand to hand grapples with plenty
of pressure and they keenly real
ized what could happen to them.
Outside of the influence exerted by
the administration Where was little
vocal support from the home dis
tricts although there is little ren«
son to doubt but that many a con
gressman who favored the utility
companies will hear a lot about it
when he faces the voters.
The Senate, now regarded as the
more liberal body, merely
in our judgment, the lessened pres
sure of elections thaV are three
and five years away for most
its members. Members of the upper
house do not respond to mass pres
sure, however organized, as easily
as the House members, facing the
electorate sooner. Independence of
i thought and action are more apt
to be seen in the Senate for this
reason as well as because the rules
of the upper house allow more lib
erty to the members.
Reports from the White House
?cll us that the President is in rare
good hu-nor. absolutely confident
as to the political future and po«i
tively optimistic in regards to tho
outlook. His friends insist that Mr.
Roosevelt's good feeling is not
forced and that he apparently wor
ries about nothing. They generally
admit that the NRA decision net
tle 4 him but now, since he has
mapped out his course, which many
have been unable to fathom, he in
cheerful and carefree.
Third party talk is continuing
throughout the eountry but with
out very much real steam or the
threat, at this time, of much force
in the next election. Republicans,
however, are encouraged and get
ting to work. They seem willing to
go to the bat with Mr. Roosevelt
upon the issues outlined. including
the Constitution, and think they
have a chance to win if they can
get a good candidate. In their pres
ent thought Mr. Hoover is not de
sirable or wanted, although most ob
servers realize that the Hoove*
forces are not out of commission
and that events can easily cause
his renominat.ion.
Postmaster General Parley is now
engaged in studying the political
situation of the country, taking a
pari of a six weeks vacation for
the purpose. The House vote on
the holding company and the TVA
bills may represent something of a
reaction against the National ad
ministration, and Parley, as head of
the Democratic Party, wants to find
out whether talk of increased taxes
has caused any unrest among the
party's faithful.
Some observers say the alleged
slump in the popularity of the ad
ministration began with the hold
ing company light and has been
increased by tho talk of tax in
creases, which are always unpopu
lar. Moreover, some corporations
have already advised stockholders
to write to congressmen about the
new tax program. Mr. Parley will
spend most of his vacation in Ha
waii traveling there by the north
ern route and coming home through
(tie southern states. While he con
siders conditions somewhat unsettl
ed pending far-reaching legislation
he continues to maintain, publicly
at least, his optimism over the out
look.
The Presiden't letter to Repre
sentative Sam K. Hill, of Washing
ton, urging that the Guffey-Snydur
coal control bill be rushed into law
regardless of any doubts as to its
constitutionality is generally taken
to indicate a determination to settla
tho limits within which the national
government must operate. Moreover,
it means another "showdown" in the
courts, and will probably bring into
public discussion epochal political
and constitutional issues.
With the NRA set aside and the
AAA and TVA under legal ques
tion, the administration forced pas
sage of the Wagner labor bill and
action on the social security and
utility control measures. All of these
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