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Thg Journal-Patriot Has Blazed the Trail of Progress In the "State of Wilkes" For Over 42 Yeora
ia here to erect
modern hospital for only
22 per cent of the cost
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North Wilkesboro has a
trading radius of 60 miles,
serving 100,000 people in
Northwestern Carolina.
Vol. 43. No. 56. v Published Mondays and Thursdays NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C., Thursday, October 28,1948. Make North Wilkesboro Your Shopping Center
The Northwestern
Bank Is BriMing
Wilkesboro Branch
The Northwestren Bank, which'
has home office in North Wilkes-'
boro and (branches in many north
western North Carolina cities and
townB, has let contract for con
struction of the bank's branch to
be located in Wilkesboro. ,
Eisele Construction company,
of North Wilkesboro, was award
ed contract for the two-story,
building, which will be located,
on Main Street opposite the Wil
kes county courthouse. Lot there
was purchased by the bank sever- ,
al weeks ago. Actual construct-,
tion is slated to get under way
fehis week.
** The building will be 30 by 90
feet and will be of brick and
block construction. The street
floor will be quarters for the
bank branch and will be equipped |
with * modern vault and other
bank fixtures. The second floor,
will contain offices.
Application to establish a |
branch In Wilkesboro was ap
proved some time ago by the
8|ate Banking commissioner fol-j
Wring a public hearing and thel
application was also approved by
the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation.
Along with North Wilkesboro,
Wilkesboro has been growing
rapidly in commercial ana indus
trial activity and the branch
bank will prove to be a great
convenience for business inter
ests and individuals in the town.
Jistke Speaks
To FirnHare Men
John E. Justice, president of
the Oak Furniture company in
North Wilkesboro and president
of the Southern Furniture Man
ufacturers' Association, address
ed that organization in a meet
ing Thursday in Roanoke. Va. In
Ije forecast gradual
he attributed to employment,
high income and home building.
Feature speaker of the meet
ing was Clifton A. Woodrum, of
Roanoke, head of the American
Plant Food council, who scored
President Truman's attack on
congress.
Those from here attending the
meeting were Mr. and Mrs. John
E. Justice. J. E. Caudill, N. O.
Smoak and Robert Smoak, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Moore, and Mr.
and Mrs. A. B. Johnston.
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Wilkesboro Plons
Democratic Meet
Democrats of Wilkesboro town
ship will meet at the Wilkesboro
Bthoolhouse Friday night, Oo
tober 39, 7:30 o'clock. County
candidates and other speakers
will discuss issues of the cam
paign and the public is cordially
invited.
People
Wilkes
Hear Wilkinson
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Republican Candidate For 1
Senate Challenges Op
position On Issues
A splendid audience represent
ing all parts of Wilkes county,
beard John Wilkinson, Repub
lican candidate for .the United
Sf8tes senate, speak on the is
s ,cs of the day Wednesday at
?he courthouse. Mr. Wilkinson
pro-<;d himself a fluent speaker
to bis mountain audience and dis
played wide knowledge of the
perlous problems now confront
ing the people in both the state
and the nation. He challenged his
Democratic opponent and the
Demovrwtic party on Issues now
confronting the to tens of this
eonntrv.
He stated he favored the state
ownership of the tldelands;
leaving housing to private indus
try; the Taft-Hartley law; for
greater cuts la income tax; that
he is opposed to the civil rights
program as proposed by Presi
dent . Troranp as nnsonnd, un
workable and unconstitutional.
His indictment sgslnst the 1?
of Democratic national ad
tion, fourteen of which
had run this government in
red in8plte of the tremondous
taxes they had collected from the
people, was a powerful plea for
?every one to go all out for the
election of Governor Dewey as
the next president of the United
STATEMENT BY
PUBLISHERS
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the paper in which he reads
the article is expressing the
opinions, or is taking the
stand stated therein; when as
a matter of fact the subject
matter is either signed by the
writer or is quoted. In case of
"Public Pulse" articles, the
opinions expressed, or state
ments made, are those of the
writer whose name is signed
and should never be constru
ed as representing the edi
torial policy of the newspaper.
Pores Knob Plons
Hallowe'en Party
The public has a cordial invl
ation to attend the Hallowe'en
>arty at the Pores Knob com
nunity house Saturday, October
10 at 7:30 p. m. The party will
>e sponsored by the Pores Knob
demonstration club.
Hallowe'en Carnival
Roaring River 29th
Roaring Rirer school will spon
or a Hallowe'en carnival in the
chool's new gymnasium Friday,
Jctober 29, beginning at eight o-'
re especially invited to at
here will be games, entertain*
tent, eats and drinks tor all.
'ope At Chevrolet
Soles Institute
Mr. O. K Pope, selaee mana
er of the Gaddy1 Motor comp
ny, has gone to Savannah, Ga.,
j attend the Chevrolet sales
lanagers' institute, an intensive
Ine-day course of training in
tie newest methods of merchan
ising automobiles and trucks,
he institute is Chevrolet's first
tep in a aggressive selling carn
al gn to prepare for the eventual
eturn of the "buyers' market",
t the institute, the local sales
lanager will be Joined by sales
lanagers from approximately 4#
ther Cherrolet dealerships In
lis region. The regional meet
ig la one of several being held
arrently in all parts of the coun
?y, whereby Chevrolet will train
^proximately 2,500 sales manag
ers.
The "faculty" at the sales man
gers "school" is composed of
tembers of the Chevrolet whole
ile organization who have been
irefully selected for their prao
cal knowledge and especially
?alnea to present end discuss all
hases of retail selling.
Sponsors' Night To
Be Held At Game
Friday night, October 30, at
Memorial Park a new event will
e introduced. This event is Spon
ors' Night, and it is carried out
>y the North Wilkesboro high
chool Monogram Club. At half
ime the big lights will be turn
id out and thirty-two girls, in
venlng dreses, each sponsoring
, member of the football team,
rill parade singly to the center
if the field where a spotlight
rill be focused.
The name of each girl and the
layer sponsoring her will be en
ounced over the public address
ystem.
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Irs. W. A. Brown
Claimed By Death
Mrs. Martha Almedia Brown,
re of W. A. Brown, of Cricket,
Wednesday.
Mrs. Brown, who was 80 years
age, is survival by her hus
nd and *?ar daughters: Mrs.
C. Miller and Mrs. D. A. Mll
, of Cricket; Mrs. M. J. Aran
's, of Baltimore; and Mts. Bl
idge Minton, of Stanley.
Funeral service will be oon
cted Friday, two p.m., at Plney
ige church by Rev. ottis Oook
1 Rev. Bd. O. Miller.
Both Bonks Will
Be Closed Tuesday
The Bank of North Wilkesboro
and the Northwestern Bank will
be closed on Tuesday, November
1 2, which will be election day and
which will he observed every
' where in this country as a bank
holiday. i
Wilkesboro Men's
dab In Meeting
Wilkesboro Business *nd Pro
fessional Men's Club held a very
successful dinner meeting Tues
day night at the Woman's club
house in Wilkesboro with 47
members present. The Woman's
club members served a bountiful
and delicious chicken dinner.
J. B. Williams, vice president,
opened the meeting, which was
presided over later by President
O. T. Mitchell. Many Important
matters were dlBcussed, which
will be covered by an article in
this newspaper, along with com
mittee appointments for the year.
Mrs. Sebastian, 81,
Funeral Held Today
Funeral service was held today
at Haymeadow church for Mrs.
(Wadle Anne Sebastian, 81, wife
I of W. H. Sebastian, of Hays. She
j died Tuesday. ?
l Mrs. Sebastian is survived by
j her husband and two sons, C. L.
Sebastian, of Winston-Salem, and
( Barney Sebastian, of Hays.
Rev. J. M. Dillard, Rev. Clar
!ence Miller and Rev. Rusit Har
Irold conducted the funeral serr
'ice.
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Ramblers Jayyees
Beat Granite Folk
Wilkesboro B team ran over
Granite Falls easily at Granite
Falls Tuesday afternoon by the
score of 38 to 0. The Granite
Falls boys were oompletely out
classed throughout the game.
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Miss Ruth Mclfelll, student of
to attend the week-end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Mc
Neill.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sneed and
son, Rufus Allen Sneed, of El
kin, visited Mr. and Mrs. Fred
guss Sunday. Mrs. Bauguss is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sneed.
Pvt. Wayne Martin
Rites On Saturday
Funeral service for Pvt. Wayne
Martin, who was killed in action
while serving with the marine
cor pa on Iwo Jima, will be held!
Saturday, three p. m., at Pleas-'
ant (Home Baptist church. Rev.
Atwell Watts will conduct the
service.
Pvt. Martin is survived by his
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Martin, of the Wilkesboro
route one community near Mil
lers >Creek, six sisters and one
brother: Mrs. D. S. Ingram, of
Jonesville; Mrs. M. R. Klncald,
of Lenoir; Worth Martin and
Mrs. J. O. Bumgarner, Wllkes
boro route one; Mrs. J. R. Cox,
St. Louis; Mrs. C. B. Hlggins, of
Wldemouth, W. Va.; and Mrs.
Lee Sherrlll, of Charlotte.
4-H Window Display
In Penney Window
4-H window display is being
prepared by the assistant farm
and home agents and club mem
bers for the J*C. Penney sWe
from November 1st through 8th.
This display will consist of a
number of dresses and other sew
ing, canning, garden projects,
corn, pictures, record books and
other items to show Just what the
during the snmmefc ?%
Any 4-H number'who hps hot
brought his Outstanding work to
the home or farm agents' offlee
is asked to do so -immediately so
that it may be included in the
display.
The public is invited to see
the 4-H window during the first
week in November.
NATIONAL D. A. R. BOARD PAYS
VISIT WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina, and this
section of the state, were signal
ly honored on October 2V, when
around 85 members of the Nat
ional D.A.R. board, and 1 state
officers of the North Carolina
organization, visited the moun
tain- area, coming especially to
attend the dedication of two D.A.
R. buildings at Crossnore. Mem
bers of the Rendezvous Mountain
Chapter, two park rangers, and
members of the state highway pa
trol met the party at the North
Carolina-Virginia line , and ac
companied them along the Blue
Ridge Parkway to Blowing Rock,
and pointed out the special scen
ic attractions along the route.
Other members of Rendezvous
Mountain Chapter welcomed the
distinguished guests at the Wa
tauga Inn in Blowing Rock,!
| which was attractively decorat
i ed for the occassion. Lunch was
served there to around 125, with
j Mrs. Gordon Finley, regent of
I Rendezvous Mountain Chapter,
acting as hostesses, assisted by
members of the chapter, who al
so had charge of arrangements,
reservations, etc.
After lunch, the party went on
to Crossnore, where the dedica
tion took place. Mrs. Roscoe C.
O'Byrne, president general, made
the principal address, and Miss
Gertrude 8. Carraway, state reg
ent, presided. Others taking part
on the program were Dr. Emma
61 oop Fink, who welcomed the
guests to Crossnore, Miss Kath
arine Matthles, third vice presi
dent general, and former nation
al chairman of approved schools,
who responded.
*rtie Junior D.A.R. music build
ing was presented by Mrs. E. A.
Branch, former state D.A.R.
treasurer, and accepted by Mrs.
John S. Welborn, Crossnore
school trustee, and president of
North Carolina State D. A. Rv
Officers' Club. The new adminis
tration building was presented
by Mrs. James IB. Lambeth, state
DJLR treasurer, and accepted by
Dr. E. H. Sloop, chairman of the
board of trustees of Crossnore
school. The dedication prayers
were offered by Mts. Joel G.' Lay
too, state D.A.R chaplain, and
Mrs. William H. Belk, past vice
president general, and past chap
lain general
Talks were also made by Miss
Edla 8. Gibson, national chair
man of approred schools, and
Mrs. Mary Martin Sloop, M. D?
business manager of * Crossnore
school, who with her huspand,
Dr. B. H. Sloop, founded Cross
nore School. The principal speak
ers were Introduced by Mrs. Jo
seph S. Silversteen, past vice
president general, and Miss "Vir
ginia Rome, state vice regent.
A tour of the school, follow
ed the dedication exercises, and
dinner ^d breakfast were serv
ed in the school dining-room.
The national officers spent the
night at Linvllle and Crossnore,
and left in the chartered busses
next morning for Lake Lure,
Chimney Rock, Bat Cave, and
Hendersonville, where lunch was
served before going on to South
Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia.
At Blowing Rock the visitors
were presented nylon hose, and
a most attractive issue of the
North Carolina D.A.R. News, edit
ed by Mis* Carraway, and made
possible 'by the friends of the
chapters in North Carolina who
subscribed to the advertisements
used in the booklets, portraying
North Carolina in a charming
manner. These very distinguished
visitors to our state were lavish
?in their praises of our hospitality,
our beautiful mountain scenery!
.and autumn colors, and the effi-l
clent and delightful manner In
which our state D.A.R officers'
and chapter members conducted I
the tour. The other chapters as-'
slsting in entertaining along the"
route were Jonathan Hunt, El- J
kin; John Hoyle, Hickory; Co
lonial Ninian Beall, Lenoir; Mary
Slocumb, Mooresville;Port Dobbs,'
Statesville; and the CrossnoTe
chapter, Crossnore. All of these
Chapters are in the second dis-1
trict, with Mrs. Una H. Robin
son, of Granite Palls, district'
director.
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Annual Girl
Scout Week To
Begin Snndayl
i Observance of annual Girl
i Scout Week will begin Sunday,
October 3 let, with service at the
'North ' Wllkesboro Methodist
i church at eleven o'clock when
, Dr. Gilbert Combs will give the
i sermon
1 All Girl Scouts,, leaders and j
co-leaders, troop committee mem
bers, council members and all a-|
dult Scouts are requested to gath
er at the chnrch at 10:45 and)
march Into the chnrch In a group.
As many as possible should ap-j
pear In the Scout uniform.
Native Of Wilkes I
Killed In Iowa
John Pell* Whlttngton, 68, na
tive of Wilkes county, died on
September 30 at Ottumwa hospi
tal, Iowa, from Injuries received
the (previous day when his car
suddenly left the highway end
crashed. Just before the car left
the highway he had slumped ov
er the wheel and It was believed
he suffered a heart attack.
Mr. Whlttlngton was born In
Wilkes county on May 8, 1880,
a son of the late James and A
merlca Whlttlngton. When a
yonng man he went to Wafello
county, Iowe, to make his home.
Be Is survived by two' daughters
and one son: Mrs.Raymond Turn
laid, Tuscon, Arizona; Mrs. Henry |
J. Schmitt, Denver, Colorado;;
|Elbert John Whlttlngton, Silver |
Springs, Md..
Also surviving are the follow
ing .brothers and sisters: H. A.
Wbttttajtoq, Hayfield, Minn.;
H. Mayes and Mrs. John A. MB
ler, Malhi MHIb; Mrs. Vickery
Adams, Wllkesboro route one.
He was preceded in death by one
brother and one sister/ Noah
Whlttlngton, of Halls Mills, and
Mrs. Creed Adame, of Wllkes
boro route one.
Mr. Whlttlngton had been
prominent in business In Iowa
and had held public office In
Wafello county. During World
War n he was connected with
the atomic project at Hanford,
Washington.
Funeral service was held in |
Ottumwa October 5th.
Broadcast Sunday
Wilkesboro Church!
Sunday morning church serv
es broadcast by radio WKBC
fill be from the Wllkesboro
lethodist church Sunday, Octo
er 31. Rev. C. J. Wlnslow, who
ecently became pastor of the
hurch, will bring the morning
ermen.
Loco I Jayyees Lose
To Lenoir 20 to 14
North "WlIkeBboro Junior var
sity football team lost a close
and hard-fought game to Lenoir
jayvees at Lenoir Monday night
20 to 14. North Wllkesboro scor
ed In the first period on a long
run and plunge by Ward ana ?
gain In the third on a 50-yard
pass play of Sloope to McNeilll to
knot the score at 14-14. Lenoir
scored In the final period for the
victory.
Halloween Party I
At City School
North Wllkesboro P a rent
Teacher Association will sponsor
a big Halloween carnival at the
school Saturday night, October
30, 'beginning at seven o'clock.
Families, spook gangs and ev
erybody are Invited. Hot dogs,
hamburgers, plea, cakes and
drinks will be served from the
food booth and there will be am
ple entertainment for all.
Bingo, fortune telling, guess
ing games, costume parade, all
with prizes, will culminate with
contest for the king'and queen of
the elementary school, and a free
floor show by the little folk. The
square dance will follow In the
gymnasium, along with cake
walks and crowning of the king
and qpeen of the high school. ?
small entrance fee will be charg
ed and all proceeds will be used
to improve lighting in the school.
Speaking Contest
Will Be Explained
Oyer Radio Monday
On Monday morning John T.
Cashion will speak at 11 o'clock
over radio station WKBC directly
to high school students in Wil
kes county, explaining the "I
Speak For Democracy" contest
being sponsored by the junior
Chamber of Commerce. Tenth, e
leventh, and twelfth grade stn
dents of high schools in .the
county will assemble in their an
ditoriums to hear the radio ad
dress
Nathan A. Wyatt
Died Early Today
Nathan Alfred Wyatt, 75-year
old citizen of Mulberry township,
died at his home early this morn
ing.
Funeral service will be held
on Friday at 2:30 p. m., at Cen
ter church with Rev. S. L. Blev
ins and Rev. Ed Hayes in charge.
Surviving Mr. Wyatt are one
daughter and one son, Mrs. Emi
ly Miller and Ralph Wyatt, of
North Wllkesboro ronte one.
Mr. Wyatt is also survived by
his widow, Mrs. Maro Wyatt.
Mrs. W. C. Grier
Passes Suddenly;
Last Rites Today
Prominent Local Lady Was
A Leader Jp Church And
Civic Life Of City
Mrs. Bess Gordon Finley'Grier,
wife of William C. Grier, bf this
city, died suddenly Tuesday night
at nine o'clock at Moravian Falls
schooljiouse.
A. heart attack was: presumed
to have Caused the sudden death
of Mrs. Grier, who bad Just com
pleted a brief talk before the
assembled crowd and had return
ed to her seat when she was
stricken. A physician was called
and she- was carried by ambu
lance to the Wilkes hospital, but
she was dead on arrival.
Mrs..Grier had gone with her
husband to the Moravian Falls
meeting, where county candi
dates and other speakers were
appearing in the interest of the
Democratic election campaign.
Mr. Grier is a candidate for
county commissioner.
A member of one of western
North Carolina's most prominent
families, Mrs. Crier was a daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Flnley,
of North Wllkesboro, where she
was born and reared. She receiv
ed her education In' private
schools here, at Flora MacDonald
college at Red Springs and Wash
ington Seminary In Atlanta, Ga.
Following graduation she was >
employed for some time In a
bank In Greenville; S. C., and lat
er In the Bank of North Wllkes
boro here.
On June 14, 1928, she was
married to William C. Grler and ]
they made their home here, -
where Mr. Grler Is connected with :
the Forest Furniture company. ]
Mrs. Grler was an active mem- 1
ber of the First Presbyterian <
church, a charter member of WU-j]
kes Valley Guards chapter of the ;
Daughters of the Confederacy,!,
a member of Rendezvous Moun-j;
tain chapter of Daughters of the > \
American Revolution, and a mem-If
ber of the Legion Auxiliary. In'
all of these organizations, she
had held various offices, was ac
tive In their work and held many
positions of leadership. She was
especially Interested In work a
mong young people and her per
sonality won for her numerous
friends.
Surviving Mrs. Grler are her
husband, father and mother; two
sisters, Mrs. 8. P. Mitchell and ,
Miss Kate Flnley; and one nep- ,
hew, Phil Mitchell, all of North ,
Wllkesboro.
Funeral service was held this ,
afternoon, three o'clock, at the ,
First Presbyterian chnrch here
with the pastor. Rev. Watt M. ?
Cooper, In charge. Burial was In ?
Greenwood cemetery- \
Pall bearers were R., G. Flnley, ,
T. A. Flnley, Gordon Flnley, L?. j
M. Nelson, Ralph Grler, Jr., Al- ,
exander Grler, J. P. Burke, J. B. ,
McCoy and E. P. Robinson. Cous-, (
Ins carried the many $nd beauti-j
ful floral tributes, which were ep-l
proprlate token of esteem and I
friendship by many of Mrs.l
aider's numerous friends. |i
Polls Will Open
Tuesday At 6:30;
To Close At 6:30
Four Parties Have Candi
dates For President In
Election November 2
Political observers are predict
ing a record-breaking rote in the
election to be held on Tuesday,
November 2.
Four candidates are in the race
for presidency, with the real con
test slated between President
Harry Truman, Democrat, and
Tom DeWAy, Republican. J. Strom
Thurmond, South Carolina gov
ernor, is the States Rights party
candidate for president and Hen
ry Wallace heads the Progressive
party ticket.
iln North Carolina voters will
find all the candidates on the
ballots.
The state Democratic ticket Is
headed by Kerr Scott for gov
ernor and H. P. Taylor for lien
tenant governor. Republicans in
the state are putting np a spirit
ed campaign for their state tick
et, headed by George M. Prltch
ard for governor and Kyle Hayes,
of this county, for lluetenent
governor.
In the TJ. 6. Senate contest,
Former Governor J. M. Brough
ton, Democrat, has as his oppon
ent, John Wilkinson, Republican.
In the eighth congressional
district .Representative C. B.
Deane, Democrat, is opposed by
Lafayette Williams, Yadkin coun
ty Republican.
Much interest has been aroused
in the election of Wilkes county
officers. The Republican incum
bents are candidates for re-elec
tion. They are: Troy C. Foster
tor register of deeds; Represen
tative. T. E. Story; Surveyor T.
G. Casey; and Commissioners M.
F. Absher, I. J. Broyhffl, and C.
C. Bidden.
The Democratic ticket has
Luther Duncan for register of
deeds; "William G. Mitchell for
representative; S. P. Mitchell
for surveyor; William Gray, C. C.
Faw, Jr., and William C. Grier
for oounty commissioners.
Polls will open at all voting
places at 6:30 a. m. and close at
6:30 p. m.
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2 Football Games
HereThis Week
Mountain Lions Play Mon*
roe Here Friday; Wflkes
oro-Jonesrille 30th
WilkM football fans will bare
two games here this week in a
doable menu of football thrills.
On Friday night, eight o'clock,
the North Wilkesboro Mountain
Lions will play Monroe in Me
morial Park here. The North
Wilkesboro team played well in
holding the powerful Thomasyllle
eleven bo two touchdowns here
Friday night and should be
ready to get back into the vic
tory column against Monroe, be
cause the Monroe team is not
nearly so strong as Thomasville.
Barium SprldgB and some of the
ether conference teams on the
Mountain Lions' schedule. Coach
Sparks has been working the
team hard this week to get in
condition for the Monroe con
test.
Here Saturday night, eight o'
slock in Memorial Park, the Wil
kesboro Ramblers will be trying
tor their 19th straight win when
they play Jonesvllle In a High
lands conference game. Elated
with their crushing victory over
the strong El kin team Friday
night, the Ramblers will be de
termined to notch up another vic
tory. A number of injuries occur
red ta th* Elkin game, bat the
Wilkesboro eleven will be near
top strength for the Jonesvffle
eosteet
Football fans are urged to at
tend the games here this week.
Both teaihs could use larger at
tendance at games for moral and
financial support, because foot
ball is a very expensive sport for
the schools and must he largely
supported by attendance at all '
fames.
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Almost one-fourth of North
Carolina's corn crop this year
consists of hybrid varieties.