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The Rocky Mount Herald
VOLUME 3, NO. 6
Lloyd Rites Held
" At Tarboro Home
Three Ministers T»lte Part In Fu
neral Of Well-Known Newspaper
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» Tartwrtv February 1.-=Puneral ser
vices for' James Barlow Lloyd, lo
cal newspaperman, were held from
Calvary Episcopal church • at 11
o'clock this morning with burial fol
lowing in the family plot l in Calvary
churchyard. Rev. B. E. Brown, rec->
tor of Calvary church; Dr. R. H.
t • Whorter, pastor of St. James Metho
dist church, and Dr. J. L. Peacock,
pastor' of First Baptist chnrch, took
part in the services.
Mr. Lloyd died in a local hospi
tal Tuesday of a complication of ail
ments following a paralytic stroke
a month ago. He was 66 years old.
He was born in Tarboro April
14, 1868. He edited newspapers in
Illinois and Alabama in his earlier
•years and was managing editor of
the Tarboro Southerner in 1917-18
Tor a number of years he was cor
respondent for several Carolina and
Virginia newspapers and the Asso
oiated Press.
These positions he hell until He
was a member of the Masonic lodge
of this, city and an honorary member
( of' tl*» Junoir Order and the Ki-
club.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
tVaaoia B. Lloyd; two sons, Paul F.
Lloyd of Greenville, Miss., one dau
ghter, Miss Alice Lloyd of this city,,
and one brother, Frank B. Lloyd of
this city.
'Mrs. J. J.Phillips
. Buried In Raleigh
Mrs. Marion Hamilton Phillips,
wife of the late Dr. James P. Phil
lips of Tarboro and Raleigh, and
daughter of the late Matthew Allen
Hamilton and Sally Austin Hamil
t on of Baltimore, Md., died at her
home, 1208 College Place yesterday,
death being caused by coronary
thrombosis, after a sickness of sever
al days diyation.
Born in Baltimore and educated,
in exclusive schools of that city,
„ she has lived in Raleigh for nearly
20 years. She married Dr. Phillips
of Tarboro, who afterwards remov
ed to Raleigh and became a suc
oessful cl>U4..SPScj{iU»t» £# disdLia.
_ 'yearß ago.
" Surviving are two daughters, Mrs.
W. Clifton Tompkins of Raleiga,
and Mrs. Douglass Marshall Brax
ton of Newport News, Va.; two
grandchildren, Elliott and Phillips
Braxton; two sisters, Mrs. Chaun
cey H. Blodgett of Nantucket, Mass.,
and Miss Sally A. Hamilton, and a
> brother W. Howard Hamilton, both
of Baltimore. Other close relatives
here include her cousin, Mrs. 8. F.
Helfair, and her uncle, F. P. Hay
wood.
Funoral services were held from
the home, Tuesday.
The family requested that no flow
ers be sent.
Mrs. Innis Dies
In Washington
Mrs. Retta Knnia, 80, mother of
Mrs. H. H. Littrell and a visitor to
Rocky Mount a number of time
died in Washington, D. C., after a
fall Friday in which she injure.!
, her hip. Death came Tuesday night.
Mrs. Ennis, who had visited here
several times and was well-known to
many in the city, suffered a hip in
jury in a fall this past week-end
and died at the national capital.
funeral services were conducted
at Washington Thursday at 5 P. M.
with interment following in Orange
burg, S. C.
H. H. Littrcll,. and sons, T. R. and
H. H., Jr., of this city, left toda.,
■ito join Mrs. Littrell in Washington.
Besides her daughter, Mrs. Littrell,
Mrs. Ennis leaves another daughter.
Miss Gertrude Ennis, and a son,
Howard Ennis, both of Washington,
D. C.
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COMMODITIES OFFER
REFUSED AT PIKEVILLE
'We Will Take Care Of Needy,' Says
Mayor Of Wayne Town
Goldsboro, Jan. 31.—sAn offer of
surplus commodities for the' town of
I, Pikeville was refused by the May
or when J. A. Best, Wayne County
welfare superintendent, went to
Pikeville to find out what was need
ed there.
"We will take care of the needy
until such time as they are needed
to work on the farms," the mayor
P'aaid. "If thay>get on the county
welfare re'&t'*'rolls they will not
be available for work when they are
needed on the farms. When the sun
shines there will be work for all."
STRONG DEMANDS
SEEN FOR INFLATION
Growing demands in Washington
and all over the nation for further
H inflation of the currency are seen
as the bonus bill becomes law. The
President, however, is resisting all
efforts along this line, and seems to
be weU in command of the situation.
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Supr°me CoQrt orders $200,000,000
of AAA taxes returned.
Mayors ask Congress to vote new
g ,*2,840,000,000 WPA fund.
Postal Receipts
Show Increases.
Collections For January Show In
crease Of $691.73 Over Jan., 1935
Announcement of the post office
receipts for January indicates that
1936 may see the local post office
exceeding the total revenue collect
ed last year which set an all time
record. For the past month the post
office collected $6,503.16 as compared
to $5,811.43 for 1935.
The gain registered this month
over the same period of last year
was $691.73. January of 1935 saw
a gain made of $813.71 over Janu
ary of 1934.
The steady rise in the post office
receipts here haa been attributed to
the better business conditions which
exist generally all over the country.
Other post offices in the United
States have reported similar in
creases.
Last year set an all time high
mark for the Rocky Mount post of
fice when $75,420.82 was collected.
The previous peak was obtained in
1028. The receipts of last year show
ed a 12.7 per cent gain over those
of 1934.
The gain for the past month rep
resented a 11.9 per cent raise over
January, 1935. The percentage in
crease approaches closely the 12.7.
figures made for the entire year of
1935 Over 1934.
Legion. Will Visit
Tomb Of Lincoln
Springfield, 111..The nation will he
reminded of the Abraham Lincoln
kind of Americanism when National
Commander Bay Murphy leads the
second annual pilgrimage of The
American Legion to Lincoln's Tomb
here on February 12, the 127 th an
niversary of the martyred president's
birth.
From this hallowed shrine her>}
Commander Murphy will call upon
every American to follow in the
footsteps of Lincoln, the patriot, who
lived for, fought for and died for
the preservation of the principles of
self-government based upon freedom
and equality for all, which in these
days is menaced on all sides by the
rise of numerous un-American
"isms." .
cago, National President of the
American Legion Auxiliary also will
speak.
The program at the Lincoln shrine
will go on the air over the entire
network of the Columbia Broadcast
ing Company at 1:30 P. M. Central
Standard Time. Broadcasting of the
ceremonies will continue until 2:00
P. M.
Thousands of Legionnaires from
Illinois and surrounding states with
numerous Legion bands and drum
corps, are expected to participate
in the pilgrimage. It will start
propmtly at noon from- the Hotel
Abraham Lincoln here when Com
mander Murphy and Mrs. Muckle
stone will lead a parade through the
downtown business district enroute
to tho beautiful Lincoln memorial.
Arriving at the Tomb, the National
Commander and the National Presi
dent will place wreaths in front of
the sarcophagus of Lincoln. Com
mander Murphy then will deliver his
speech.
Following the jjilgrimage Coamnan
der -Murphy and Mrs. Mucklestone
will hold a reception at the Hotel
Abraham Lincoln, to be followed at
6:30 P. M. by a banquet. Both the
National Commander ani the Nation
al President will speak again at the
banquet. A dance will follow the
dinner.
An automobile caravan will trans
port those who desire to make the
trip during the afternoon to the
New Salem State Park near Peters
burg, 111., for a visit to the recon
structed village where Lincoln spent
his early manhood.
The pilgrimage again will be spon
sored by Sangamon Post No. 32
here, which initiated this event laat
year under the Commandership of
Herbert N. Tragethon. The Depart
ment of Illionis National Head
quarters of the Legion hvae granted
the post the privilege of sponsor
ing all future pilgrimages. It is hop
ed to make this annual pilgrimage
one of the outstanding annual pa
triotic events of the Legion.
Past National Commander Frank
N. Belgrano, Jr., led the first pil
grimage last year and made a stir
ring address in which he pledged
all Legionnaires for a fight to the
finish against all foreign "isms" that
would threaten the American form
of government.
High Point, Feb. 2.-—lnternation
al interest centers in the North
American Wildlife Conference call
ed by President Roosevelt, which
meets in Washington tomorrow and
continues from Monday to Friday
inclusive.
Representatives from Canada, Mex
ico, and every state in the Union
have accepted invitations to attend,
and it la expected the deliberations
will result in the formation of a
genera] federation of national, state,
and provincial groups primarily in
terested in the conservation and re
storation of the valuable wildlife re
sources of the continent.
Samuel L. Rothafel, "Roxy" of
the theatre, dies in sleep.
ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA, FEBRUARY 7, 1936
County Man Sends
Derby To Smith
Learning that A 1 Smith had lost
his brown derby and could find noth
ing but a high hat handed down by
Park Avenue to replace it, Citizen
John W. Hines, of Oak City, turned
to his own wardrobe, resurrected the
top pkce that was so popular back
in 1928 and so proudly worn by
him at that time, and sent the der
by to the former New York gov
ernor ty parcel i+*ast. yesterday.
Mr. Hines said he could never
again conscientiously wear a browu
derby or any other color derby again
after the way the old aud greatly
over-rated warrior acted and enter
ed the camp of the enemy. The top
piece was well kept by Mr. Hines
and it is still a good hat, but the
owner released it well knowing that
A 1 Smith, the branded traitor of
his party, needs it worse than he
does.
The little incident expresses well
the sentiment of about 99.44 percent
of the people in this county and sec
tion.
Does 8 Grades
I* Three Years
Cripple After Unique Record In
School, Passes State Bar Exams
Lumberton, Feb. 4.—Robert Ed
win Floyd of Lumberton, one of the
25 out of a class of 108 applicant
who passed the last State bar ex
amination, holder of the unusual
record of completing the work of
8 grades in the Lumberton school
in 3 years, is a most unusual exam
ple of what one rfcay accomplish ia
spite of physical handicaps.
Out of school for 10 years with a
rheumatic attack that left him
drawn and unable to walk, young
Floyd read and studied intensively,
so that when he decided to reenter
school here, he completed the work
from the 3rd through the 11th grada
in three years, rounding out the
grammar school work in one semes
ter and doing the 4-year high school
course in 2 1-2 years. He graduated
with honors from Lumberton high
school in 1931.
Soon after his graduation from
high school, Floyd became interested
in pursuing his eduuatiuji further
;in(l expressed a desire fo~ stuffy law.
Lumberton civic clubs became inter
ested in him and organized what
became known as the Bobeson Floyd
Educational fund. Mayor E. M. John
son headed the committee that had
this fund in charge. Money was
raised by entertainments and by do
nations from the Lumberton service
clubs. Enthusiastic for this work,
Mayor Johnson is largely resposible
for- Floyd's completing his law edu
cation at the University of North
Carolina last spring. He made his
first try at the State bar examina
tion last August and was among tho
55 per cent who failed. This time
he was among the 23.1 per cent w'ao
passed.
Of so much interest was the out
come of the examination this time
that Judge L. R. Vasser of Lumber
ton, chairman of the examining
board, let it bo known that he pass
ed before the other results were
known. Learning the news, Mayor
E. M. Johnson rushed to the young
man's home to let him know. Floyd
will enter upon the practice of law
as soon as he gets up to par after
a recent rheumatic attack. He is
mentioned frequently as a candidate
for Lumberton recorder. In Lumber
ton as well as at Chapel Hill the
wheel chair in which he travels is
stopped often for greetings.
Rev. Walters To
Leave Local Post
Pastor At North Rooky Mount Go
ing To Stantonsburg And Wil
son Churches
Rev. Tom E. Walters, pastor of
the North Rocky Mount Baptist
church here for the past ten years,
today had announced his decision to
take over two churches, one at Stan
tonsburg and one near Wilson fal
lowing his resignation last night.
Rev. Mr 1 . Walters formally resign
ed during the regular church ser
vice last night and said today
he planned to go to his new duties
on or about March 1.
A graduate of Mars Hill and Wake
Forest colleges, Mr. Walters also re
ceived his Th. M degree from the
Southern Baptist seminary at Louis
burg, Ky. Prior to coming to Rocky
Mount, he had served a pastorate
at Harrellsville.
He is a native of Madison, Rock
ingham county. His wife, prominent?
ly connected in missionary work
both in Nash county and in the
state, and three children comprise
the minister's family.
Steady advancement in the affairs
of the church during Mr. Walters'
stay were recounted today. During
the past decade, 5OO additional
members were gained, and a new
Sunday School building was const
ructed.
In commenting upon his leaving,
Mr. Walters said, "I consider it a
greater opportunity for service." He
said that he regretted however, to
leave Rocky Mount.
Railroad operating income jumped
66.7 per cent in November.
i Four Thoiisand Miles in a Canoe
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Hardy Nurmaen, twenty-eight, of. New York, arrived In. New Orleans
In his 16V4 foot oanoe After paddling over 4;000 miles of waterways. He
went via the Hudson river, Erie-oanal. Great Lakes* Chicago, Illinois and
Mississippi rivers. loathe same oanoe he- Intends to. skirt tiie Gulf of
Mexico and Atlautle atast lines, back. to. New York, another 2,500 miles.
Hardy Buffered only one disaster.. He. was. swamped. In. Lake Erie-during,
a storm and struggled ton fourhours tnawini: to. shore.
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Let\ The Supreme Court Examine
The purpose of an examination, in any profession, is to
test the learning and ability of the applicant to intelligent
ly practice said profession, whether it be the law, medicine,
dentistry, nursing or any other profession, and not for the
purpose of limiting the number of those who are to engage
in the profession.
These Boards were never set up by the Legislature for
the purpose of producing a monopoly.
Our opinion has always been that the Supreme Court is
the most learned law tribunal in the State, and the best
qualified group to present questions and pass on answers
to those desiring to enter the practice of law.
They are men of learning and experience grounded in
the great principles of law and understand generally what
questions to present to test the learning and ability of the
applicants.
The two recent examinations paid more attention to the
questions devoted to the rules of practice which generally
comes to lawyersJbjr, active work in the court rather than
the actual law ana its background.
We do not undertake to say that this bar committee was
motivated by any desire to limit the number, but we do say
that there is a feeling among the profession and of the la
ity that this was the reason the bar committee was set up.
In the recent bar examination the casualty list, or in oth
er words those who failed to pass, amounted to 75 per
cent.
We are glad to know that young Cameron Weeks, son of
the late Dr. Earl Weeks of Tarboro and the nephew of our
esteemed townsman W. G. Weeks, was among the success
ful applicants.
This young man had the misfortune when he was about
ten or twelve years old of losing his eye sight by an unfor
tunate gun explosion and all through his high school and col
lege course he was totally Jblind, but although suffer
ing under this most serious handicap, and deprived of the
wonderful gift of sight, it did not take from him his am
bition and his will to work.
Mrs. Lena Weeks, his mother, did most of his reading
tor him, except at times when the Doctor gave orders for
her to rest her throat and then she was assisted by some
student friends.
We rejoice with Mrs. Weeks and Cameron in reaching the
goal of obtaining the law license.
We hope, and predict him much success in the practice
cf his chosen profession, the law.
CONSISTENCY OF MARKING CARS
Rocky Mount in common with all cities of the State has
had seven weeks of extremely cold weather. In fact, the
weather has been so cold that there have been many less
people walking the streets than are accustomed to walking
the streets in good weather, and very few cars parked.
Yet, on Wednesday of this week which has been practcial
ly the first day that the sun has shone enough to invite the
people to come out, we find the police department of Rocky
Mount with s 0 few other duties to perform, that the whole
afternoon is spent in checking and marking people's cars
for the so called over time parking.
This is no criticism of the department, because somebody
has directed it, but for the life of us, we can not understand
the consistency.
Schools AC Tarboro
Close Another Week
Try To Reopen But Find That At
tendance Is Only 45 Percent
Tarboro, Feb. 4.—Officials of Tar
boro schools tried to re-open them
Monday, found attendance 45 per
cent off due to sickness and closed
them again at least until next Mon
day.
Meanwhile, all county schools re
mained closed at the beginning of
the week. An effort to re-open Went
Edgecombe school was made but
only 15 per cent of the pupils show
ed up and they were almost imme
diately dismisae'd.
W. A. Mahler, city school super
intendent, said physicians had ad
vised him that to attempt to keep
schools open week would be
an unwarranted health risk since
the epidemic of flu which has re
i duced attendance is a virflleftt type
marked by considerable pneumonia.
Negro Boy Drowns
Chasing Goose
Shiloh, Feb. 3.—Willi© Hughes 15-
year-old Negro boy, chased a lame
wild goose out on the thin ice of
Pasquotank river here Sunday, broke
through about 100 yards from the
old brick yard pier, and drowned.
His body was found six feet from
the hole ho plunged through by Cor
oner J. W. Perrell and others who
cut a channel ahead of their boat
with an axe to reach the site.
The boy's body was carried home
on a wagon and froze so solid that
his forehead burst open from the
cold.
ITALY TO RESIST
NEW SANCTIONS
The Facist high command decided
Tuesday on a definite plan of re
sistance to new sanctions proposed
by the league of nations. Proposals
are now before tbe league for sanc
tions amounting to aa oil embargo.
PARAGRAPHS ON NATIONAL
PROBLEMS AT WASHINGTON
Urge Restriction.
In Weed Planting
AH Flue-Cured Tobacco .Growers Are
Asked To Reduce Size Of Crops
HOr. This Y«ar.
Station, Raleigh.—The
North Carolina Tobacco Growers Ad
visory committee has appealed to *ll
flue-cured tobacco growers to re
strict the size of their crop th's.
year.
Unless the crop is held down, the
committee said, production will run
far ahead of consumption,, with: the
result that, prices will probably
slump to pre-AAA levels,
A recent study of the situation, in
dicated that if growers plant as
much tobacco as they now appear
to plan, the crop. will amount to
about 900,000,000 pounds.
But according to the present out
look, the committee found, the grow
ers may expect to sell onjy about
640,000,000 pounds of flue-cured to
bacco at a "reasonable* price."
Growth of a price-ruining surplus
may be prevented,, however, if each
farmer would limit his planting 10
70 per cent of what would have been
his base acreage uinder the. 195tf
AAA tobacco, aoatract, the commit
tee pointed out.
The committee also alsu urged that
all credit agencies, including ware
housemen. fertiliser dealers, and
government sources, exercise extreme
caution in extending credit for to
bacco production this year.
Claude T. Hall, of Woodsdale,
ehairman of the committee, asked the
farmers also to attend the program
planning and discussion group meet
ings in their counties and to takr'
advantage of the proposed soil con
servation program or other farm
program that may be offered by the
federal government.
Although the committee doubted
that a soil conservation program will
afford as effective a means of pro
duction control as the AAA, the
members did express belief that it
would be very helpful to those far
mers who comply with it.
Grissom Running
For Nash Judge
Local Man To Try For Recorders
Judge In Primary
J. \V. Grissom, local attorney who
has practiced in Rocky Mount for
the past ten years and who onca
before aspired to the Nash county
recorders court judgeship, today was
again in the race for it in the com
ing June primary.
Mr. Qrissom, who two years ago
was a candidate for the judgeship,
disclosed late Saturday afternoon
that he will run for the position
again. L. L. Davenport, of" Nash
ville, is the incumbent.
Queried as to whether Judge Dav
enport intends to run again, Lawyer
Grissom said he did not know but
that he is running, "regardless" of
Mr. Davenport's plans.
The Rocky Mount man received
his bachelor of laws degree at Wake
Forest about ten years ago.
Hobbs Announces
For State Senate
Former Member Of Upper House
Again Seeking Seat
Clinton, Feb. I.—S. H. Hobbs,
former State Senator from Samp
son County, formally announced his
candidacy this week for the same of
fice, subject to the Democratic pri
mary in June. He was the second
Sampsonian to enter the race in
; the ninth district, which is compos
ed of Sampson, Duplin, New Han
over and Pender Counties. The dis
trict is allowed two senators
agreement between the four counties
Sampson and Pender will furnish the
legislators this year.
Mr. Hobbs long a leader in farm
movements in the State as well as
in Sampson County advocates the
reduction of the sales tax from three
per cent to two per cent and stat
ed that he would favor legislation
to replace the AAA if such legisla
tion is based on "equal rights to
all and special privilege to none."
He also advocates a reduction of the
license fees on motor vehicles.
Henry A. Grady, Jr., son of Judge
Grady is the other candidate for
the Senate seat from this county.
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SMITH STIRS ISSUES
DEMOCRATS FACE SPLIT
UNUSUAL SPECTACLE
FORMER FRIENDS BREAK
LIBERTY LEAGUE ACTIVITY
REPUBLICAN FACTIONS
PARTY LINES SHOT
JUST A POSSIBILITY
WHAT THE VETERANS GET
ANOTHER COURT DECISION
LIMITS ON GOVERNMENT
Bf Bui# Sims, Special Waahingtea
Correspondent
The speech delivered by former-
Governor Alfred E. Smith before th«
Liberty League, if taken at its face
value, means his refusal to Bupport
the Democratic party in the next
presidential campaign. Stating very
plainly that if the Democratic Con
vention endorses the present Demo
cratic Administration it will be ne
cessary for him and others who think
like him to "tako on the mantle of
hypocrisy" or "take a walk," the
former standard bearer of the par
ty gave plain notice of his atti
tude. Any man as well versed ia
political affairs as Smith knowa
that the next Democratic Convention
is going to endorse the administra
tion of President Roosevelt and,
therefore, the "walk" becomes a cer
tainty unless he changes his mind.
The Smith speech clears the pol
itical atmosphere to some extend
indicating definitely that conserva
tive Democrats will not support the
President for reelection. This is
borne out by the similar attack made
upon the New Deal by John W. Da
vis, the day before the Smith speech,
in which Davis, another ex-presiden
tial candidate of the Democratic par
ty, scornfully denounced the present
Administration, asserting that it ten
ded toward the establishment of an
autocracy. The line of attack is
somewhat the same in both speeches
because Smith, in closing his address,
attempted to set up a choice between
Washington and Moscow.
I It is something of an unprece
dented political spectacle for a
president to be attacked by the two
members of his party who, justl
before him, v;on the presidential
nomination. Davis in 1924, and Smith
in 1928, led the Democratic party to
disastrous defeat# at the polls and
now lead the charge against Roose
velt who, in 1932, led the party to
an overwhelming triumph. Davis, of
course, has long been connected
with the conservative faction of the
Democrats, and no great surprise
is occasioned by his attitude toward
the measures and policies of the
New Deal.
The case of A 1 Smith is differ
ent. Three times in as many con
ventions, Franklin D. Roosevelt nom
inated and fought for the selection
of Smith as the presidential candi
date of the Democratic party. For
years he was the trusted political
friend of the man he dubbed the
"Happy Warrior." In 1928, barely
emerging from a sick bed, friend
Smith to run for the governorship
of New York against the advice
of some of his physicians. The re
sult, strange to say, was that Roose
velt became governor of New York
and Smith failed to carry the Em
pire State for the presidency.
Subsequently, the new governor, it
is reported, did not lean very heav
ily upon Sinit'i for advice. Anyhow
the intimacy between the two men
became strained, breaking down
when there was a distinct boom for
Roosevelt for the presidency in 19-
32. At the Chicago convention of the
Democratic party in that year,
Roosevelt was bitterly fought by tho
Smith phalanx which went down ia
defeat when the McAdoo-Garner co
horts turned to Roosevelt. For a
while Smith's course was in doubt
but finally, he made a few speeches
for the party nominee.
So far as the writer can see,
the Democrats might as well face
the defection of Smith, Davis and
a considerable number of conserva
tives. Already it is known the Pres
ident himself has sized up the sit
uation in advance and is neither
surprised nor dismayed at tho pres
ent political picture. Tho Liberty
League, organized largely by suppor
ters of Smith in 1928, is about ready
in the opinion of most observers, to
throw its support to any candidate
to beat Roosevelt. It may delay its
decision long enough to see if there
is a chance of a liberal securing tho
Republican nomination in order to
be able to effectively organize a
conservative campaign to back a con
servative candidate. However, the
most likely prospcet at this time is
that the du Pont," Raskob, Shouse
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