VOLUMN IiXXI SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 a YEAR LOCISBURG, N. CAROLINA FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1940 (EIGHT PAGES) NUMBER S?
PRIMARY QUIET
WOOD LEADS MRS. HOL
DEN 218
For Register of Deeds
Nomination; Heavier Vote
Cast Than Expected;
Beard of Elections Can
vassed the Vote Tuesday
With a much heavier vote than
was expected in the second pri
mary held here Saturday in which
only one contest was before the
people tor settlement, Alex T.
Wood won over Mrs. Sidney C.
Holden by 218 majority. Wood
receiving 1962 and Mrs. Holden
1744 votes. In the first primary
Wood was tthe high candidate
with 1351 votes and Mrs. Holden
was second with 1118. There
were eight contenders in the first
primary.
The voting at all precincts
showed good interest and every
thing passed of quietly and good
naturedly. The candidates were
highly complimented for the hlg
toned, friendly campaign waged
by each one.
The official vote will be found
in another column as it) was re
ported after the canvass by the
Board of Elections Tuesday.
Base-B^tll
Announcements
Sunday afternoon at 3:30
o'clock the Loulsburg team will
meet the strong Durham team onl
the local diamond. This game
gives promise of some real sport.
On Thursday, July 4th the ball
fans expect to pull a fast day at
the local park, when they will ex
hibit a double-header with the
strong Knightdale team. The first
game will be called at 9:30 a. m.
and the second game at 2:30 p.
m. In addition to this t'he club
will serve barbecue chicken din
ner for a small fee. Each game
will bear separate admission. Be
sure to be present the entire day
it you are contemplating a full
day's fun and high class sport.
PARK-HARRIS
Invitations as follows have
been mailed to friends:
"Mr. and Mrs. Orover Cleve
land Harris request the honour
of your presence at the marriage
of their daughter, Edith Wag
staff, to Mr. Frank Martenis
Park, Junior, on Saturday, the
tihlrteeoth of July at twelve
o'clock noon, Louisburg Metho
dist Church, Louisburg, North
Carolina."
No invitations will be issued in
Louisburg. but all friends and
relatives are cordially Invited to
attend.
The bride-to-be is the charming
and accomplished daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Orover C. Harris, and
is especially popular among hosts
of friends.
The groom-to-be is a popular
and successful young business
man, of Oreenville, N. C. -
The many friends of tihis popu
lar young couple will observe thei
coming events with mucE inter
est and congratulations.
REVIVAL AT MT. GILKAD
The FRANKLIN TIMES is re
quested Do announce that a revi
val meeting will begin at Mt.
Ollead Christian Church on Sun
day morning, June 30th at 11
??'dock. The meeting will con
tinue throughout the week at 3
and 8 p. m. All are invited to
attend.
PHONE iMS-i
FOR FIRST CLASS PRINTING
PROGRAM AT THE
LOUISBURG THEATRE
The following is the program
at the Louisburg Theatre begin
ning Saturday, June 29:
Saturday ? Double feature ?
Johnny Ma9k Brown in "Riders of
Pasco Basin" and May Robson in
"Granny Oet Tour Gun. Also
Chap. 10 "Drums of Fu Manchu."
Sunday-Monday ? Don Ameche,
Mary Beth Hughes, Alan Curtis
and George Ernest in 'Four
Sons."
Tuesday ? Spencer Tracy and
Nancy Kelly In "Stanley and Liv-|
ingstona." v
Wednesday ? Wayne Morris,
Virginia Bruce, Ralph Bellamy,
Jane Wyman and Dennis Morgan
in "Flight Angela."
Thursday - Friday ? M % (caret
Hullavan and Janes Stewart In
"Tfce Mortal Storm."
N O >1 I X E K
ALEX T. WOOI)
Who won t?he Democratic nom
ination for Register of Deeds in
Saturday's run-off primary.
HUSBAND OF TAR HEEL
IiOSKS LIFE IN FIGHTING
Hans^rt Krawinkel, (ierman
Officer, Married l<uulsburg
Resident
Hansgert Krawinkel, an officer
in a Panzer (armored) regiment
of the German army and husband
of the former Eleanor Yarbor
ough. of Loui8burg. was killed (be
latter part of May in action
around Dethune. in northern
France, according to word receiv
ed by Mrs. Krawinkel's family in
Louisburg.
Mrs. Krawinkel. daughter of
W. H. Yarborough, Sr., of Louis
burg. was married 10 years ago.
She was educated In Saint Mary's
School and Junior College. Ral
eigh, and Barnard College. New
York. She met Krawinkel when
he was a student in this country.
He was a shirt manufacturer.
The Krawinkel's home is in
Dergnenstadt. Germany. There
are live children: Eloise. Edith.
Margaret Christine. Karl and
Adolph. The family visited rela
tives in Franklin County and Ral
eigh last summer. Mrs. Krawin
kel is a sister of W. H. Yarbor
ough. Jr., Raleigh attorney.
Members of the Yarborough
family said Mrs. Krawinkel had
made no plans for the future.
FLOYD GRIFFIN
INJURE D
In Auto Wreck at Intersect ion of
Noble and Kim Streets Monday
Mr. W. Floyd QritTln wan pain
fully. but not seriously. Injured
in an automobile accident at the
intersection of Noble and Elm
Streets Monday morning when his
car Was struck in the side by a
Staudt's bakery truck. The car
was badly damaged, and the truck
was put out of commission. The
car shows that It was struck on the
right side Just about even with
the handle of the back door, and
it is said was knocked into the
yard of Mr. L. E. Scoggin. It Is
understood the truck was return
ing from the College where it had
made a bread delivery.
WARD- WILSON
Mrs. Carrie C. Wilson. of
Louisburg, announces the engage
ment of her daughter, Mary Hel
en to John William Ward. Jr.,
son of Mr. and Mrs. John William
Ward, of Goldsboro, the wedding
to take place in Trinity Methodist
Church on August 1st, 5 o'clock.
Miss Wilson Is one of Frank
lin Counter's popular and accom
plished young ladles, daughter of
Mrs. A. W. Wilson and the late
Mr. Wilson, whose many friends
while regretting to give her up
from their social and community
life will extend congratulations
and watch the coming events with
much interest*.
LOUISBURG TURNS HaJk
SEABOARD METEORS, 8-0
Louisburg defeated the Sea
board Meteors of Raleigh, 8-0,
here Wednesday afternoon. Earp
held the losers to seven safeties.
Orady Wheeler led Louisburg
at bat, with a tfippie and two sin
gles. Cicero Talley, with a trlpple
and a single, and Emmett Wig
gins, with two doubles, ranked
next.
Seaboard's leaders were Claude
Ebblngs. with two doubles, and
Perry Sloan, with two singles.
Score : R: H. E.
"3*?board 000 000 000 ? 0 7 (
Louisburg 200 000 4lx ? S 10 1
Leonard and Sloan; Earp and
Orlflln.
WORK ON
BUDGET
Commissioners Fail to In
crease Sewing Room Bud
get, But Increase Old Age
Benefit Appropriation on
Conditions
The Board of County Commis
sioners met on Monday to give at
tention to building the budget
(or Franklin County lor 1940-41.
All members were present.
Mrs. John Yarborough. Super
visor of the WPA Sewing room,
was before the Board with refer
ence to an increase of appropria
tion from $300 for 1939-40 to
$3,100 for 1940-41. After consid
ering the existing financial condi
tion of the tax payers, and that
an increase in appropriation
would necessitate a raise in tax
rate the Board approved a mo
tion to appropriate $300 for 1940
41, t-he same as for the year be
fore.
The budget request for the
Welfare Board was presented by
Mrs. Ben T. Holden, President.
A motion by Terrell and seconded
by Winston that the County in
crease the old age assistance fund
and aid to dependent children
fund $347 since the State and
Federal Governments would in
sure the said funds $3,102.00 and
it was further moved that the
County make no increase in any;
salary in the Welfare department.
The Bookmobile project was
discussed. but met with disap
proval.
The Clearing project- presented
by Mr. Mills was not approved.
Bids on the Audit of the Coun
ty Accountant's office, Register
of Deed's office, and the Tax Set
tlement were received but action
was deferred to Monday. July 1,
1940.
The Boar4 adjourned to Mon
day, July lsb.
Centennial
At Oxford
Oxford. June 26. ? Many citi
zens of Franklin County, some of
whom formerly resided in Gran
ville. are planning to return to
Oxford next week for the mam
moth celebration planned in con
nection with the Centennial of
the Granville County Court House.
Three full days of entertainment
have been planned.
Sunday is to be observed as
Home-Ciming Day in many chur
ches In Oxford and the couut<y and
at 5:30 Sunday afternoon. Dr.
Kenneth Clark, of Duke Univer
sity will deliver a short talk in
the , out-door theatre on the Ox
ford High School grounds. There
after. Mutt Richardson, of Lex
ington, widely known song lead
er. will conduct! a community
sing.
The Centennial proper begins
on Tuesday, July 2, with Gover
nor's Day, aud will continue into
Wednesday. July 3, with Centen
nial Feature Day, and Thursday,
the 4th. with Court House Day.
Each evening, a mammoth spec
tacle. "Granville County Through
The Years." with a caste of 500,
will be presented in the open airi
theatre.
Governor Hoey is to speak at
the annual Field Day at the To
bacco Station and In the evening,
at the opening of the pageant,
will crown the Centennial Queen,
whose electdon is being held this
week.
A colorful parade of floats,
bands and military units Is to be
held Wednesday at 11 o'clock. At
1 o'clock, alumni or Horner
School, former Oxford College
Girls and Judges and Solicitors of
Superior Court who have held
court in Granville will assemble
at a luncheon. Governor-nominate
J. M. Broughton, will preside and
Lt. Governor-nominate, R. L.
Harris, will be a special guest.
These men will speak In the af
ternoon In front of the Court
House at 3 o'clock. A band con
cert at 4 o'clock and water sports
at 5 will be followed by a square
dance in the evening.
Another big parade Thursday
morning, an address at 12 o'clock
by Associate Justice William A.
Devin of the North Carolina Su
preme Court and a program of
frolic and fun at 2:30 o'clock,
during which many prises will be
awarded, will be followed by the
last showing of the pageant and
then the Centennial Ball from 10
'til 2 with the music of Charlie
Wood and his orchestra of the
University of North Carolina.
I RKJTKW TOUR 9UBHCRIPTIONI
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? TO OBSERVE JULY 4TH ?
* ?? ? j
* The FRANKLIN' TIMES is *
* requested to announce tliul *
* practically all business in ?
* l?ouisburg will be closed on *
* Thursday of next week in ob- *
* servance of July 4th. This '
* means the Stores will close *
* at lii o'clock, noon, on Wed- *
* nesday and remain closed un- *
* til Friday morning. Make *
* arranKeiiimU for this loafer *j
* closing period* to save lncon- *
* venience. * j
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Sand Greens
Tournament
Big Success
Sixty golfers took part in the|
Sand Oreens Tournament which
was held at the Green Hill Coun-j
try Club on Wednesday afternoon'
last. A1 Dowtll*. of Wake For
est. was medalist with score of
72, and received 1?ix golf balls.'
Tom Burton, of Warrenton, was
r?mier-up, with ? 73. Bill Hug
gins was third, with a 74. Dr. C.
S. Black, of Wake Forest, won
the low net prise, with a score of
64, and received 3 golf balls.
Bill Huggins was awarded one
golf ball for the most pars; and
A1 Dowtln, two golf balls for the
most birdies.
Louisburg golfers won the six-j
man team match. wit'h a total1
gross score of 471 ? its team be-j
ing composed of Frank Wheless.
Jr., Bill Huggins. Ed Owens.!
Buddy Beam. A. Paul Baghy. anil
Snooks Collier. The Wake For-j
est team, composed of Dr. I). B.
Bryan. A1 Dowtin. Fred Eminer
son. Dr. Carroll, Dr. Black and:
Dr. Folk, was second, with total
gross of 474. Warrentou. com-l
posed of S. O. Nunn. Tom Burton.
G. V. Boyd. M. S. Peoples. Tom
Trainum and M. C. McGuire. was
third, with a total gross of 483.
SouMi Boston, composed of Mc
Klnney, V'easey, McCormlck, Bai-|
ley. Adams and Wright, was
fourth, with total gross of 511.,
Mebane. composed of Red Travis.!
Joe Carroll, Louis CorbiU, L. P.
Best. Steve Millender and Buck,
Malone, was fifth, with total gross j
of 515. Koxhoro. composed of
Edgar Boatwright. Jr., John Mor-|
ris, Chas.' Harris. Bill Yancey.
Jack Hugjhes and Tom Streek
with a total gross of 520. was
sixth.
Aiiei |Jiuy wars u?ci, u ut'iiuiuun
barbecue supper, with usual ac
compainments, was served by Mr.
Ira Weldon.
ThtB was thp first Sand Greens
Tournament to be held; and it is
proposed that this be an annual
affair bo be held on the local
course on the last Wednesday of
every June. The Tournament
Committee, composed of A. Paul
Bagby. Sr., Dr. Jimmle Wheless
and Oaither Ream. Sr., were ably
assisted in putting on this tour
nament by Frank Wheless, Jr.,
Ernest Thomas. Billy Alston and
Miss Mamie Beam.
Next Wednesday afternoon, bhe
Louisburg golfers will meet Wake
Forest on the Wake Forest links.
HJCRMAN'-TILIiMAN'
The marriage of Miss Ruth
Tillman, of Shelby, N. C. and
Freddie Lee Herman. Jr., of Lou
isburg. N. C? was solemnized
Monday evening. June 3. 1940 at
the Methodist parsonage in Boyd
ton. Va., with the Rev. Evans per
forming the ceremony. Before
her marriage Mrs. Herman was
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John A. Tillman, of Shelby. N. C.
She Is a graduate of Beywood
High School, Belwood, N. C. Since
her graduation she has bee
ployed with her brother in
man's Store, of Shelby.
Mr. Herman Is a graduate of!
Mills High School of Louisburg.
He Is now employed with the
Quality Ice Co. here. They will
make their home In Louisburg.
REPUBLICANS
IN CONVENTION
Convention Hall, Philadelphia, ,
June 26. ? The three pace-setters
of the 1940 Republican national >
convention were placed in nomi
nation tonight at a session punc
tuated by cheering demonstra
tions, occasional fisticuffs aiounj
state standards, and adoption ot'
a peace, preparedness and pros
perity platform.
Tops for excitement was the
nomination of Wendell L. Wilkie.
Loud cheers and scattered boos'
interrupted the nominating ad-|
dross of Rep. Charles A. Halleck, 1
of Indiana.
Delegates tusseled and traded
punches around state standards
when Halleck had finished. Police
rushed in to quell outbreaks
around the New York State and
Virginia banners.
Candidates nominated tonight I
were: Wilkie. Thomas E. Dewey
of New York, Robert A. Taft of
Ohio, and Frank E. Gannett of
New York.
Dewey supporters gave Mieir
candidate the longest demonstra
tion of the sessiou ? 26 minutes.
Rut it lacked the punch and ex
citement ot the Wilkie show.
Wllkie's was second in length
at 18 1-2 miuuties and Taft's was
third at 18 minutes.
liullotiiiK Begins Today
After the Wilkie outnurst the
convention quit until 10 a. m. to
morrow, when the remainder of
the nominations will be made. If
the convention slays continuously
ill session then, the tirst presiden
tial ballot may be started some
time after 4 p. m. tomorrow.
The nominating speech of Rep.
Charles Halleck of Indiana fori
Wilkie drew tumultuous applausej
from spectators in the galleries. I
A small section of delegates on1
the convention floor booed at some
poluts in Halleck's speech and;
Permanent Chairman Joseph W.
Martin gavelled for order.
Anti-War Plank
The unanimously approved plat
form carried a keep-out-of-war
declaration: a manifesto for Re
publlcan-planned national defen
ses. a denunciation of "provoca
tive" speeches by President Roose
velt; and a demand for a consti
tutional amendment to limit
Presidential service to two terms.
It was whipped through in
lightening order and the conven-j
tlon turned to the traditional or
atory and whoopla of the nomi
nating speeches. Balloting will
begin tomorrow.
John Lord O' Brian of New
York offered Dewey's name and
touched off the convention's first
demonstration. It lasted through
26 minutes of shouting, stamping
and parading, but political veter
ans rated ft as oniy u medium dis
play of convention enthusiasm
compared with performances of
past nominating sessions.
The galleries seemed apathetic^
and more Mian half the delegates!
remained in their seats.
Frank K Gannett, Rochcsterl
newspaper publisher, was offered
next and was given a short dem-j
onstration,
Taft was up next. Grove Pat
terson of Toledo nominated the
Ohio Senator. Delegates gave him
an 18-mlnute send-off. Taft floor
managers cut the parade off after
sergeants-at-arms found themsel
ves unable to clear the center
aisle at orders from Martin.
THOMAS HARRIS
POSTMASTER
A Washington dispatch Sunday
said Thomas Harris was appoint
ed postmaster for Louisburg, N.
C., by President Roosevelt and
the appointment was sent to the
Senate.
' This Is a reappointment of
Postmaster T. Mortimer Harris,
who has served the patrons of this
office for four years, In. a most
satisfactory and efficient manner.
OFFICIAL PRIMARY VOTE
FRANKLIN COUNTY
In The Second Primary Held On Hatnrday. June 2a, 1940
3 1 6
35 ! SB
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Reg. Denta
Wood
199
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143
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Republicans For
Cabinet of FDR,
Henry U Stlmxon New Secretary
C>f War, Frank Knox Becomes
Secretary Navy
Washington. ? Id a move that
created a profund sensation.
President Roosevelt the past week
appointed Henry L. Sttmsou and
Col. Frank Knox. Republican ad
vocates ot unstinted material as
sistance to the Allies, to be Sec
retary of War and Secretary of
the Navy respectively.
Congress members who have
been demanding more aloofness
from European affairs angrily
charged that a "war cabinet" was
being created; administration men
issued denials and interpreted the
appointments as a move to sink
"partisanship" in our hour of
crisis.
Apparently taking cognizance
of the criticism. Mr. Roosevelt is
sued a statement saying:
"The appointments to the cabi
net are in line with the overwhel
ming sentiment of the nation for
national solidarity in time of
world crisis and in behalf of na
tional defense and nothingelse."
Earlier he had stated that the
defense program was "not aimed
at intervention in world affairs 1
which do not concern the western
hemisphere."
In hurried conferences, politi
cal leaders sought to assay the
effect of the appointments on the
third term issue and the. coming
election. Former President Hcr-j
bert Hoover expressed the belief
that the 1!>4U campaign would be
unaffected because the "national I
issues remain exactly where theyj
were."
Not Coalition
He added that the appointments
did not spell a Republican-Demo
arctic coalition; that the two
men were "entering the cabinet
to give personal service and not
representing the Republican par
ty."
On Capitol Hill, reporters ask-;
<-d Senator Barkley of Kentucky,
the Democratic leader, whetheri
I lie believed the President had as
sured Stimson and Knox that he
would not seek a third term.i
BarlTley replied that he did "noti
?believe the subject was even dis
cussed."
LOUISBURG METHODIST
CHURCH
Tbe Fourth of July occasion
will be remembered In the morn
ing service next Sunday. Chris
tian patriotism will be stressed in
the sermon by Mr. Phillips. The
students In the children's depart
ments of the Sunday School are
especially invited to attend. The
children will be asked to join in
singing Borne of the patriotic
music, and each child will be
presented with a small American
flag as a souvenir of the service.
Will the parents please make a
special effort to bring tbe child
ren to church next Sunday.
H. I. Glass To Preach
Rev. H. I. Glass. District Sup-i
erintendent, will deliver the ser-l
mon at' the evening service at the
Methodist Church on next Sunday.
Eight o'clock is the hour. After1
the sermon Mr. Glass will con
duct the third quarterly confer
ence.
LOUISBURG BAPTIST
OHURCP
Sunday morning Dr. A. Paul
Bagby. pastor preached on "The
Path of Greatness" using the text
"Thy gentleness hat made me
great." This was tihe secret of Da
vid's greatness ? tbe path of
greatness for everyone. This text
found In Old Testament setting
has the N5%r Testament spirit.
The path of greataess is always
found in the path of gentleness.
Greatness never comes by force
and never will.
The pastor begins a series of
sermons on the general topic
"The Heroic in Christianity." The
first In this series "The Loss of
the Heroic" Is the topic of the
sermon ati the eleven o'clock mor
ning worship.
On Sunday evening Dr. Bagby
will speak oh "Predictive Proph
ecy and Hitler."
Sunday School at 9:46 A. M.
Training Union "St 7:15 P. M>
WOOD TO OBSERVE HOME)
COMING
The Wood Baptist Church Is
looking forward to seeing all
members, old members and friends
at the Home Coming Day, ail day
SunUay, June 30th. 1940. Every
body invited. Come!
EUROPEAN
WAR NEWS
The following news from th?
European War Center la taken,
from daily paper reports:.
London. June 27. ? (Thursday)
? Britons were cheered today by
reports from Olbraltar that pow
erful units of the French fleet ?
perhaps the greater part of it ?
have steamed tio North African
ports for a "fight to the finish"
despite the Petain government's
armistice.
They received the news as they
fought off another of the German
pre-dawu raids fast becoming a
nighMy circumstance of British
life. The raids from southeastern
England to northern Scotland,
were the sixth in nine days.
Bombs were dropped in north
eastern Scotland.
From Gibraltar. It was report
ed reliably that French warships
and fighting planes of the West
Mediterranean command left the
strait to a rendezvous in Casa
blanca harbor, on the Atlantic
coast of French Morocco.
There General Auguste Nogues,
French North African commander,
has declared "We'll fight it out"
despite the Bordeaux govern
ment's surrender.
Will Fight
Commanders of the French
warships were reported to have
assured General Nigues that they
would bark up his pledge to fight.
( It was believed by observers
that the greater part of t/he
French fleet had been stationed
in the Western Mediterranean,
near Gibraltar).
Spalush sources from Algeciras,
near Gibraltar, confirmed that
the French fleet' had left Gibraltar
for Casablanca and Algiers. In
French North Africa.
At Gibraltar unconfirmed re
ports also were beard that General
Nogues had ordered immediate
arrest of Edouard Daladier. form
er Premier of France, who went
to Casablanca to confer with him.
( Daladier was replaced by Paul
Iteynaud as Premier and later
was replaced also us defense min
lster by Iteynaud. who strongly
criticized the situation at the war
ministry). -
Official circles In London also
heard that Charles Corbin. French
Ambassador in London, had sent
his resignation to the Petain gov
ernment.
Bucharest, June 27 -?(Thurs
day) ? The Rumaniau airlines
suspended all commercial service
from the capital to Cernauti,
Jassy. Cetatia-Alba and otfher Bes
surabian cities today following a
report of a clash between a Rum
anian and a Russian plane which,
invaded the border.
Reports from Cernauti said
four Russian machines were fired,
on near there. One was shot down
and others were said to have drop
ped bombs in a nearby village.
Meanwhile, Soviet Minister Lav
rentieff, recently appointed to
the post from Bulgaria In a move
interpreted as one to strengthen
relations between Bucharest and
Moscow, still had not been receiv
ed officially.
He had asked for an immedi
ate audience, but two tentative
dates had been postponed.
The reported clash between
Russian and Rumanian planes
followed a report In Bucharest
last Monday that 100 Russian
planes scouted the Bessarablan
province and that several clashes
between groups of soldiers bad
taken places across the Dniester
river, dividing line between Rum
ania and Soviet Russia.
London, June 26. ? General
Charles De Gaulle, leader of the
French National Committee in
Exile, tonight accused Marshal
Henri Philippe Petlan In a radio
broadcast of major blame for the
"enslavement of France" because
the 84-year-old Premier refused
to mechanize the French army.
A few hours earlier, De Gaulle,
former French Under-Secretary ot
War, bad announced the mobiliz
ation of a French volunteer
"Foreign Legion" in England to
fight on against the dictators
alongside Great Britain.
The British government will
give "full support" to tihe French
legionnary army and will arm ? ' l
billet Ha first volunteers, he salt..
Including many from among th?
French soldiers who escaped to
Britain from the Dunkerque trap.
De Gaulle's radio address to
night, In French, was In direct
answer to Petaln's radio speech,
of Tuesday night) asserting that
despite Its armistice with Ger
many and Italy, the government
(Continued ea Pace Bight)
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