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SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 a YEAR UOUISBURG, N. CAROLINA FfUDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1U40
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NUMBER U
MRS. MALONE
RE-ELECTED
Board of Directors Louis
burg Chamber of Com
merce Hold* Fine Meet
ing .
The Board of Directors of the
Loafeburg Chamber of Commerce
Held an Important meeting Wed
nesday at the Franklin Hotel. Af
ter an enjoyable luncheon the
Secretary read the minutes of the
last meeting and gave reports on
current business.
A general discussion was had
on tihe needs of our town and
county. Several Ideas were pre
sented but the most important
thing at the present time was
found to be our agricultural sit
uation. The secretary read a
letter from Mr. Boyce, frhe county
agent, announcing a meeting in
the courthouse on February 2nd,
pertaining to this same question
ao the matter was turned over to
Mr. W. B. Tucker, Chairman of
the Agriculture Committee. Bach
member of t>he Board of Directors
was urged to be present at this
meeting.
Mrs. James E. italone was elec
ted to serve as Secretary-Treasur
er for the year 1940. Her ser
vices were commended and with
an active and Interested Board of
Directors the work of the Cham
ber of Commerce Is expected to be
most beneficial to our town and
county.
Weather
Weatherman R. A. Bobbin re
port*. the past cold spell the worst
for many years. He Bays the
maximum temperature for the
past month was 42.29 with a
minimum of IS. 43. For the same
period In 1936 the maximum was
48.60 and the minimum 26.75.
The coldest days this year were
the 27, 28 and 29 all of which
Were below zero. While in 1936
qQlK.Qne day dropped below reach
ing 2 degrees.
' From reports reaching the
TIMES from over the county there
has been snow on the ground
every day since Christmas and at
this t?ime there seems no certainty
as -to when It will leave.
SURPRISE DINNER PARTY
MifU! Martha Ray Matthews was
honored on her thirteenth birth
day. Tuesday evening, Jan. 23rd.
at six o'clock when her mother,
Mrs. H. A. Matthews entertained
in her home with a surprise din
ner party.
The dining room was lighted
with long white tapers and the
table was centered with the usual
blrtihday cake, pink and white a
touch of green the color scheme,
place cards, little Valentine drum
boys. A two-course dinner was
served by Miss Marion Matthews
to the honoree and Misses Janice
Perry, Doris Holmes, Kitty Jo
Beasley, Edith Cottrell, Jackie
Word, Sarah Hard Wick, Martha
Lou Murphy, Bill Matthews and
Mrs. S. T. Cottrell.
Following the dinner and cut
ting the birthday cake, guests
gathered In the living toom where
they enjoyed playing several
games and a vocal selection by
Miss Jackie Word, before saying
goodbye when all wished Martha
Ray many more happy returns of
the day.
Recently the following testi
monial was received by a patent
medicine concern: "For nine years
1 was totally deaf, and after us
ing your ear salve for only ten
days, I bear from my brother In
Nebraska."
PKOGRAM AT THE
LOUISBURG THEATRE
The following Is the program
at the Loulsburg Theatre begin
ning Saturday, Feb. 3rd:
Saturday ? Double Feature ?
On Stage in Person, Jack Ritchie
and his Texaa Rhythm Rangers.
On screen, Tex Rltter In "Down
Wyoming Trail. Also first chap
ter of the new serial "Zorros
Fighting Legion."
Sunday - Monday - Tuesday ?
Jamee Oagaey, Pat O'Brien and
Oeorge Brent In "The Fighting
? 9Mi."
Wednesday ? Ann Sothern and
John Carroll In ''Congo Malste."
Thursday - Friday ? Spencer
Tracy and Hedy Lamarr In "I
Take This Woman."
Last Times Today ? James
Stewart and Margaret Sullavan in
"The Shop Around the Corner."
Cooper Enters
Governor's Race
Mayor Tom Oooper of Wil
mington Announces His
Candidacy For Governor
On "Golden Bule" Plat
form; Issues Brief State
ment
Raleigh, Jan. 29. ? With a
"Golden Rule" platform and an
assertion that be would surprise
the "wise boys who say the; can't
see me witih a spy-glass, " Mayor
Thomas E. Cooper, of Wilming
ton, yesterday announced his can
didacy for governor of North
Carolina.
Cooper launched his campaign
at a press conference in a hotel
room here, by issuing a terse
statement which he typed himself,
hunt and peck fashion, on a port
able typewriter. The statement
follows:
"I have surveyed the field of
announced and unannounced can
didates and do nob find one that
I feel represents the great masses
of people ? and when I say masses
I include among others teachers,
laborers, farmers and merchants
and I therefore hereby announce
my candidacy for governor of
North Carolina subject to the rul
es of the Democratic party.
"As to my platform, I could
take a lot of tiime and give you a
Jot of superfluous supercilious
words, but I shall use only a few
words that I learned at my moth
er's knee? the Golden Rule, Luke
6-31:
" 'As ye would that men should
do to you, do ye also them like
wise.' "
Four other Democrats previous
ly have announoed for governor,
and Cooper's entry assures the
largest Democratic fields in t/he
state's history. The Democratic
nomination is equivalent to elec
tion.
Cooper said he would ask all
of the candidates to sign two
agreements with him. His pro
posals are:
1. That all candidates speak
from the platform in public de
bates. and that no campaign
speeches be made except from
public debate platforms where all
other candidates are appearing.
2. That the high man in the
first primary be unopposed in the
second primary.
"I want the boys ? the more the
merrier ? to meeO me on the same
platform," he grinned.
"Governor Hoey has said he
wants a short campaign. I propose
that we shorten it by eliminating
the second primary. - 11 ?
ANNOUNCES ENGAGEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Tonkel, of
Louisburg, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Marguer
ite Isear Tonkel to Herman David
Berlin, of Norfolk, Va., and Ral
eigh. Mr. Berlin is the son of
Harry Berlin and the late Mrs.
Berlin, of Norfolk, Va. The wed
ding will take place in March.
Recorder's Court
Franklin Recorder's Conrt held
its regular weekly session on
Tuesday with the following dispo
sition of tihe docket: >
Zollle Medlin, carrying conceal
ed weapons, commitment to issue
in conformity with Judgment in
case No. 27, Nov. 28. 1939.
John Satterwhite, forcible tres
pass, settled In full.
Roy Askew, not guilty of using
profane and indecent language
and drunk on highway.
Graham Fuller plead guilty to
unlawful possession of whiskey,
and given 90 days on roads, exe
cution not to issue upon payment
of costs and not to violate any of
the whiskey laws of N. C. for two
years.
Zollle Medlin was found guilty
of assault with deadly weapon and
given 90 days on roads,, suspend
ed upon payment of costs and 126
One.
State vs Charlie Spivey, Jr., re
ceiving stolen property, found
guilty and given 60 days, suspen
ded upon payment of f 10 fine and
i costs.
The following cases were con
tinued:
Nuel Wright, forcible trospass.
A. S. Wlggs, operating automo
bile Intoxicated. ,
Eugene Turner, profane and in
decent language on publio high
way and drynk.
Ennis Lancaster, operating au
tomobile intoxicated, using inde
cent language on highway.
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MRS. S.T. WIL
DER DEAD
Mrs. Samuel Taylor Wilder, 70,
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Fleming, of Mlddleburg,
died Saturday at 2:30 o'clock at
Parkview Hospital, Rocky Mount,
following a. brief illness.
Surviving are her husband, two
children, Samuel T. Wilder, Jr., of
Richmond, Va., and Mrs. Jonah
Taylor, of Greensboro; three sis
ters, Mrs. C. P. Harris and Miss
Maude Fleming, both of Louis
burg; and Mrs. Frederick Sever
ance, of Asheville; four brothers,
E. L. Fleming, Mlddleburg; Vance
Fleming, Henderson; J. Albert
Fleming, Raleigh; and Wllmot
Fleming, Philadelphia, Penn.
The funeral services were held
from tihe home Sunday aftornoon
at 3 o'clock, conducted by Rev. A.
Paul Bagby and interment was
made at Oakwood Cemetery. A
large number was present at both
services and the floral tribute was
especially large and pretty.
The pallbearers were; J. H.
Boone, H. C. Taylor, Sr., T. M.
Harris, W. J. Cooper, Harvel Har
ris, Grover C. Harris.
Mrs. Wilder was one ef Louis
burg's foremost ladies and was es
pecially popular among her many
friends and neighbors. She was
much interested in her church
her community and her home
where her splendid talents spoke
so well of her kindliness and de
votion.
The bereaved family has the
deepest sympathy of the entire
town.
March of Dimes
The March of Dimes campaign
whjch is replacing the President's
Birthday dance this year in rais
ing funds with which to fight in
fantile paralysis, is in charge of
Mr. John A. Tucker who is invit
ing all who will to send or bring
in their dimes to be put to this
cause. The campaign begun on
Thursday, February 1st and will
continue for ten days.
Bear in mind that a good por
tion of this money is retained in
Franklin County to be used local
ly for tihe fight on Infantile pa
ralysis and the other portion is
sent to Warm Springs to be used
in the National fight against this
dreaded disease.
Don't forget to hand in or send
your dime fend h<*lp this cause
along.
Stove Blast Dam
'
ages Residence
Kxploslun In Dr. A. Panl llagby's
Home DrmoUnhm SUivi- And
Two Windows
Member^ of the family of Dr.
A. Paul Ragby escaped unhurt
Saturday morning when water
pipes connecting to a kitchen
range exploded, demolishing the
stove and blowing out tnro win
dows In the room.
Dr. Bagby had built a fire In
the range half an hour before and
his wife had left the kitchen only
Ave minutes prior to the blast.
The doctor was sitting In a front
room and at the time waa reading
a newspaper account) of a tank
blast In a Dunn home that result
ed in the death of a small boy.
In the good old day*, when
wars were Just wars, the success
ful nations levied tribute on the
conquered people to pay for them.
Now the Idea seems to be to run
a charge account with Uncle Sam.
Surprise
Washington, Jan. 81. ? To
the surprise of his widow, Sena
tor William R. Rorah left near
ly 9200,000 worth of govern
ment bonds In a safe deposit
box.
Mrs. Borah disclosed today
that the substantial estate had
been discovered by Mlsa Grace
Hellman, the Senator's secre
tary for many years, whea she
opened the box to obtain his
will and take It to Idaho for
probate at the time of the fun
eral.
"I lja* surprised at the
amount of the Senator's estate,"
Mrs. Rorah said. She explained
that she bail never interested
herself In the Senator'* finan
cial affairs, although she knew
he had three life Insurance
policies, proceeds from the sale
of their Idaho home, fee* from
speeches and savings frum his
salary aa Senator for more than
80 years.
Schools To Open
Monday
On account of the extreme
weather conditions the schools
in Franklin County have been
closed since Wednesday of last
week, bat will be opened again
on regular schedule Monday
morning. All students are
urged to return promptly and
assist in making up the time
lost in every way possible.
School Is Badly
Damaged By Fire
Franklinton Structure Out
ted By Blaze That Went
Unnoticed For Hours
Franklinton, Jan. 28. ? Fire of
undetermined origin, which ap
parently had burned rnosti of Sat
urday night without being discov
ered, today had left a portion of
t'he interior of the Franklinton
Public School a smouldering
wreckage ? the interior of the
janitor supplies room, kitchen
and cafeteria and school authori
be postponed until February 5th.
Work was begun early Monday
making repairs.
The school was to h&ve reopen
ed Wednesday of this week after
a shut-down due to the weather.
Officials today had not estima
ted damage to the school, but
said It would be "considerable."
Insurance will cover the loss,
they said.
Although the large three-story
brick building is located in the
center of town and on U. S. High
way No. 1, the blaze was not dis
covered until 8:46 o'clock Sunday
morning. The structure Itself is
fire resistant and the fire had not
broken out into the open. Indica
tions were a short circuit in the
wiring probably startled the blaze
late Saturday night and It swept
through the kitchen, cafeteria and
supply rooms, destroying every
thing Inflatnable. Smoke, heat and
falling plaster caused consider
able damage in other parts of the
building not touched directly by
the fire. The blaze bad almost
burned Itself out when discovered
early Sunday.
The building was a gift to
Franklinton Township. Franklin
Count]!, by the late S. C. Vann,
textile^ plant owner. Completed
and occupied in 1924, it coat near
ly $300,000 and was considered
one of tho best* equipped school
structures in the State.
Dean House To
Speak
The TIMKS is requested to an
nounce that the Farmers and
Business Men's Club of Franklln
ton will meet In the dining room
of the Frankllnton Graded School
on Thursday evening, February
8th at 6:30 o'clock.'1 Dean R. B.
House of the University of North
Carolina wilt deliver the main ad
dress. All members are urged
to be present.
Investment programs usually
turn out to bo headache programs.
REAL WINTER
Louisburg and Vicinity Suf
fer Coldest Spell Since
1917-18
Since the (all o[ Ohe big snow
on Tuesday afternoon and night
of last week Louisburg and vicin
ity has been experiencing a touch
of real winter weather. With the
1 ground frozen and covered with
a heavy coating of snow and a
cold blast coming in from Canada
the thermometer has been play
ing tag with zero since Friday,
when it dropped to 2% above,
and on Saturday to 1 degree
above. On Sunday the thermom
eter registered 1% degrees below
zero and on Monday and Tuesday
2 degrees below. These readings
were taken from the government
thermometer which is under su
pervision fo Mr. R. A. Bobbitt, lo
cal weatherman. Four or five days
of this time the thermometer fail
ed to reach as high as freezing
and many water pipes throughout
the section gave way to the freez
ing temperatures.
This is unquestionably the col
dest spell in this section since t>he
winter of 1917-18 when 10 de
grees tjfllow zero was registered
and water pipes two feet in the
ground gave way to the freeze.
The winter of 1936-36 was al
so a cold one and presented a long
cold spell but failed to meet this
one by one or two degrees.
The river Just above Oho dam
has been frozen over sufficient to
accommodate skaters for several
days and many of our citizens j
have been enjoying this sport soj
seldom realized In this section.
Tho weathor began to moderate
Tuesday and brought much relief
to the shivoring public.
The highway department did a
nice Job of clearing the highways,
and considering the vast amount
of snow and ice to be handled
made especially good time In han
dling the situation.
Luckily no serious accidents
were had in this Bection. the driv
ers showing unexcelled caution in
driving about the slick and badly
snow and ice Jammed highways
and streets.
Reduced Bond
At a habeas corpus hearing be
fore Judge Leo Carr at Halifax
Tuesday. William C. Gilliam, un
der a charge of assault with a
deadly weapon and attempt at'
robbery on C. Haywood Harper,
and who was held for Superior
Court In Franklin County under
an $8,000 bond by Judge Hamil
ton Hdbgood at a preliminary
hearing held in Louisburg on De
cember 12th, the bond imposed by
the Recorder was reduced to
$6,000. This bond had not been
given Wednesday.
The defendant was represented
by Messrs. T. P. Gholson, of Hen- 1
derson, and Hill Yarborough, of
Louisburg, and the State was rep
resisted by Solicitor W. Y. Bick
etit, of Raleigh.
One out of every four farmers
who Insured their 1939 wheat pro
duction under Federal "all-risk"
insurance' program has received
an Indemnity to make up for un
avoidable crop loss.
Briton Says Uncle Sam
Now Has Japan On Spot
San Kranciaco, Jan. 81. ? A
British financier from Shanghai
said today that America "la play
ing poker In Japan with five deu
ces," and that "you've got Japan
absolutely cold, and all the busi
ness people in Japan know It."
The financier, Sir Victor Bas
soon, arrived on the liner Presi
dent Coolldgo from the Orient.
"In Japan," he said, "the busi
ness people and diplomats wantj
peace In China, and friendliness
with the United Btates. They say
It is 'our only hope.'
"But' there are other forcea to
be reckoned with. The navy favors
peace, but figures lt> can run a
bluff and get something for noth
ing, why not try It. However,
the navy Is not looking for trou
ble.
?i "It Is the army, sitting In the
mtddle of Manchuria, that wants
to light* America, while the navy,
which would have to do the fight
ing, does not."
Sir Victor declared the United
States waa "firmly In the saddle"
In Japan, despite the fact that
many powerful forcea in that em
pire were palling the nation In ao
many dlrectlena that bar ultimate
course waa unpredictable.
I
Chin*, he Mid, was too big to
be conquered, and if the Chinese
persisted In refusing to be con
quered, "there are not enough
Japanese to subdue them."
The British capitalist said tihat
while some units of the Japanese
army In China were beginning to
wonder "what they're doing
there." another section of the ar
my ? in Manchuria and North Chi
na ? was belligerent, and "you
can't tell which will win In the
end."
As to British relations with Ja
pan, Sir Vletor bad this to say:
That Great Britain should and
probably would stand ahsdlutely
Arm on the "Asama Incjdent," In
which a group of Gorman seamen
were removed from a Japanese
vessel by a British warship.
"Britain Is right under Interna
tional law," he argued. "8he Is
entitled to seize contraband of
war, and young men of military
age ? trained sailors as well ? are
contraband of war, as much as
bombs or bullets."
Sir Victor, financier, hotel mhn
and real estate operator, came to
the United States on vaeatlon. He
will visit Cheater Frlt?, Shanghai
broker, In Hollywood.
Paul Grady
Enters Race
I
Makes Sixth Man To Offer
For Governor In The
Coming Campaign
(News-Observer)
In a statement featured by de
clarations tor a statewide referen
dum on the liquor question and
outright repeal of the sale?^{az,
Paul D. Grady, of Kenly, "niesday
became the sixth candidate to an
nounce formally In the race for
the 1940 Democratic nomination
for Governor. The two high men
in the primary on May 25 will be
entitled to enter a second primary
on June 22.
Veteran Politician
Ur. Grady, who is a lawyer and
is 48 years old, has been active in
politics for more than 20 years.
He represented Johnston ?County
In the House of Representatives
in 1919 and 1921 and was a mem
ber of the State Senate In 1923,
1925, 1933 and 1935, being Pres
ident Pro Tempore in hiB last ses
sion. His name has appeared in
the laBt three statewide Demo
cratic primaries and received ap
proximately 200,000 votes each
time. He led the field for Lieuten
ant Governor by 23.000 votes in
the first primary in 1936, but was
defeated by 9,000 Votes in the
second primary. In 1938, he was
a candidate against Utilities Com
missioner Stanley Winborne and
lost by 55,000 votes.
Since the second primary In
1936, Mr. Grady has been associa
ted politically with those who
supported Dr. Kalph W. McDon
ald for Governor In 1936. Dr.
McDonald Is the only 1936 candi
date not mentioned by Mr. Grady
In his announcement. Compli
ments are paid both to Governor
Iloey as one of a line of success
ful governors and to former Lieu
tenant Governor A. H. Graham,
under whom Mr. Grady served
and whom he describes as "one of
North Carolina's most successful
and efficient Lieutenant Gover
nors"
Liquor Issue.
In hiB declaration for a state
wide referendum on liquor, Mr.
Grady deals with a subject avoid
ed so far by every other candidate
except Mayor Cooper, who declar
ed against a statewide referendum
and for the right of every county
to decide the question for itself.
Mr. Grady la less specific in his
discussion of the sales tax. While
declaring for repeal, he states
that his detailed plan for replac
ing this tax would be announced
later in the campaign. Other sub
jects are also reserved for a forth
coming pamphlet to be entitled:
"The Tax Payer vs. The Tax
Spenders," which will discuss sub
jects aR "political payoffs" which
is touched upon brlefy in Tues
day's announcement under the
heading "Reorganization of the
State Government." In his open
ing statement, Mr. Grady opposed
diversion of highway funds. Oth
er subjects discussed are: labor,
education and agriculture.
"I haven't any money" used to
quint a high-pressure salesman,
but today it Just amuses him, be
cause all he wants is your signa
ture to a promise to pay in twen
ty-flve monthly Installments.
Warning
Washington, Jan. 81. ? Rear
Admiral Claude C. Btoch to
night warned indirectly that if
the United States withdraws
from the Philippines "for goo*1"
in lf>40, It cannot hope to pro
tect Its Far Eastern interests
without building an impregna
ble sea and air base at Guam,
American possession l.SOO mil
es off the coast of Japan.
Bloch, former commander-in
chief of the fleet and now com
mandant of the 14th Naval dis
trict at Honolulu, mentioned
fortification of Guam as one of
two alternatives for the protec
tion of American rights in the
Orient.. He was the principal
speaker at the Women's Patri
otic Conference on Nntlonal De
fense here.
His reference to the Far Eas
tern defense problem followed
the decision of the Senate for
eign relations committee to
postpone consideration of var
ious Japanese embargo propos
als until after It has disposed
of legislation for non-mllltary
loans to Finland ? probably In
a week or Mk It also coincid
ed with the foreign policy ad
dress of Foreign Minister Ha*
chlro Arlta before the Japanese
? parliament.
EUROPEAN
WAR NEWS
London, Jan. 31. ? Neville
Chamberlain told Americana to
night that their war-withered
trade with England will prosper
if they wait until "the time come*
to turn once more from war to
peace." and gave Adolf HtUer
Jibe for Jibe, defiance for defiance.
"We are prepared for air raida
if they should come," was his an
swer to the man who last night
Jeered at "Old Mr. Chamberlain
and his Bible" and threatened
England and France with a taste
of "the light they asked for.*'
He reviewed the "prodigious
results" of tlM British war effort
? more Mian 1,260,000 men un
der arms, airplane construction
stepped up to a point seven times .
greater than 1135-38, orders for Jr
supplies totaling nearly Lbs 2 00,
000,000 ($80>, 000,000), doubled
and some cases quadrnpled gun
production, and shell output more
rapid than that of 1914.
Yet, no neutral, he said, "feels
itself threatened by this enormous
accumulation of power."
At the same time, the BriMsh
Prime Minister, speaking at a
luncheon at a London hotel, did
his best to placate Europe's dis
turbed little neutrals, some of
whom have expressed resentment
at) a broadcast suggestion by Win
ston Churchill that their only
hope lies In "united action" with
the Allies.
To Japan, he voiced his "dis
tress" that the Oriental power
should be angry over British war
methods.
"We have in the past been the
largest* customer of the United
States for their agricultural pro
duce." Chamberlain said. "As soon
as the war began, we were com
pelled to curtail our import of
things which were not essential to
us that we may concentrate our
dollar resources upon purchases
from the United States of those
enormous masses of munitions and
equipment which It is necessary
for us to have in order to carry on
the struggle.
Not Indifferent.
"Hut let nobody Suppose that
we want to use the measures t-hat
we have taken for any purpose
other than prosecution of the war, -
nor that we are Indifferent to
losses which neutrals may thereby
sustain.
Germany
Berlin, Jan. 31. ? Germany's
way of ruling occupied Poland 'is
in the beat Interest* of the Polish
population, but the Poles must
recognize Greater Germany's right
as a warring nation of 80 millions
to eliminate enemies on her flank,
Arthur Seyss-Inquart, deputy gOT
ernor of the area, told correspon
dents tioday.
Germany's future relation to
any such Polish state as may sur
vive will be determined, the Aus
trian Nasi leader 'predicted, by
the readiness with which Poles
revise their thinking processes and
cease to conspire against the
Reich.
He decried as "gross exaggera
tions' claims by the exile Polish
government* In Paris that 18,000
persons had been executed by the
Germans lor Poland, but warned
that Germans, "fighting the fight
of our lives," could not tolerate
conditions "which might amount
to a stab in the back."
It would benefit Mie Poles,
Seyss-Inquart Insisted, it foreign
countries wotftd cease meddling
in Poland and inciting the Polish
Intelligentsia.
Stiff measures often hare to be
taken witb Chauvinistic Polish In
tellectuals, he acknowledged, but
the Polish workers and peasants,
he said, are led easily and are
being taught German orderliness
and efficiency. '
The Red Cross and Quakers are
permitted to function in Poland
and have observers on the spot,
he related, but Germany Insists
on controlling their operations.
GOVERNOR HOEY
v RETURNS HOME
Raleigh, Jan. 29. ? Governor
Hoey returned to the Mansion
here yesterday from Duke Hospi
tal where he underwent a hernia
ji 'i-fi'lon January 5.
TLi" Governor made the t>-!p
from the hospital in his own car,
accompanied by Mrs. Hooy and
Miss Isabel Hoey, in a cautious
hour.
. Once at home, Governor Hoey
continued to sit up but sent Mrs.
Hoey to bod because of flu symp
toms.
Why sboald anybody want to be
president of the Unltod States ?
or of anything else, for that mat
tier?
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