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VOLUME XXIXV v Artsaafa, Nsrtk Caretiaa. Thur t, Jan. 17. 1920 NUMBER U
LOCAL ANDPERSONAL
Miss Rosa Belle Rich, of Washing
ton, D. C, is visiting her granupar
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. McBride,
fur a few days.
Little Miss Pauline Birkhead has
returned heme from an extended visit
to relatives in Greensboro.
Mr. James Mc Donough, who is a
wireless operator on the English
steamship Maccona, of the Wilson
Line, was in Asheboro one day tnis
week, selling real handmade Irish
laces, made by hie mother and sister
in Ireland. Mr. MeDonough is a na
tive of Ireland but has been in this
country more than ten years and has
f served eight years in the American
navy. He likes this country so mucn
that he has persuaded his mother ana
sister to get ready to come over and
expects them within a few months.
Little Misses Margaret and Isate:
Core nf Ttnrk Hill. South Carolina,
were guests of their aum, Mrs. H.
M. Robins, for several days last ween.
Miss Lela Hayworth was m Greens
boro one day the first of the week.
Hear Hon. O. Max Gardner discuss
the issues of the day at the court
house next Saturday afternoon at
2 '30
'Messrs. J. S. Lewis and W. F. Red
ding have returned home fiom Chi
rago, wheie they attended the Re
publican national convention.
Come to the lawn party, given Try
the Ladies' Aid Society of tne M. E.
church at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
C C. Cranford this evening from
eight to eleven. Refreshments serv
ed free. If raining this evening,
party will be given Friday instead.
The Presbyterian Sunday school
enjoyed a picnic at Humbles mill
last Tuesday. Automobile trucks car
ried the merrymakers to and from the
scene of the picnic.
Mr. M. Robins and Miss Juelda El
liott, of Greensboro, were week-end
guests of Mrs. Annie M. Robins,
Party far Visitors
Miss Etta Reid Wood entered la
e- naAnla nn wennes-
numDer oi yuuu8 v, - ,
day evening of last week, m honor of
Misses Helen Long and Isabel Tate, of
High Point, who have been guests of
Miss Aaeiaiae ""after
teresting games S J ' a
..fw,ci,mnts of cream and
cake were served.
Republican Speaking
Hon. lo.Tr
can candidate lor Ku?;i
William H. Cox, Repu bhcan cana
for Congress, (in. .'","
dress the citizens of Rudolph county
. ; AcWkhnrn. lnurs-
at tne couruiuusn, ' .
, n . i. o A-i-v r m The
day, June ai o u uv. -
Revaluation Act and other state and
national issues wiu uc ui.uv
Fruit Good
m. mitlnnk is extra good this
year and it will be the opportune
time to can large quaitities lor fu
ture use. The grower who pruned,
sprayed and thinned his fruit this
year is the one who will have profit
ted most The soft rot on peaches is
rather prevalent on overloaded trees.
Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby
will probably be President Wilson's
spokesman at the National Pemocrn
ic convention in San Francisco, next
month.
Death of Little Child.
Little Gilbert Davis Williard, the
sixteen-months-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. K. U. Williard, died at the home
of his parents in Lumberton, last
Thursday, and was laid to rest in tne
cemetery of that town the following
day.
The little boy, who had always been
frail, suffered two or three weeks
frorft menencitis, to which he finally
succumbed. He is survived by his
parents, two brothers, "K. U.M Junior,
and Everett, aged five and three
r years respectively. Mr. and Mrs.
Williard formerly lived in Ashenoro,
and have a large circle of friends
here who will sympathize with them
in this bereavement. -
The State Association of County
Commissioners-will meet in Greens
boro in its annual session August I!,
and 12.
Ladies Aid to Give Lawn Party
The Ladies' Aid Society of tho M.
E. church is tending out the follow
ing invitations attached to tiny bags:
This little ba will hold Just as many
pennies as you are years old."
Brin rit along and meet us on C.
C. Cranford's lawn. From 8 to 11 the
hctrs will be. Refreshments will be
served free. Ages, sixteen to one
thousand. Thursday, June 17, 1920.
Ladies' Aid 8ociety M. E. Church."
Fathers'' Day Observed at the M. P.
; Cfairch Sunday hi I 'M
Fathers' day will be observed at the
M. P. church Sunday at 8:30 p. m.
Rev. L. W. Gerrlnger will speak on
the obligations of fathers white Mr.
J. W. Wolff will speak on "Father's
Problems." Other features of enter
tainment will make an interesting
program. Everybody is invited.
. A Correetle
la last week's Courier the mistake
was made of rarminf Maxwell car
advertising under the name of Moore
Motor Company, H. B. Moore, nana-
fer, Instead of Ramseur Motor Co,
s. J. EUed, manager. We gladly
make the eontctio. . ' --r - , -
ABDING AND COOLIDGE
v.'
Repubtkyni Make Nomination oa
Tenth Ballot Lowden Released
Delegates to Harding.
Senator Warren G. Holding, of
Ohio, was nominated for President of
the United States by the Republican
national convention last Saturday,
after a deadlock which had lasted for
nine ballots, all the leading candidates
at the opening of the convention be
ing finally forced out of the running.
Governor Calvin Cooiidge, of Ulas
sachusetts, was nominated for Hard
ing's running mate upsetting a plan
oi the Harding backers to nominate
for the place Senator Irvine L. Len
root, of Wisconsin,
During the four ballots taken on
Friday the three leading candidates
were General Wood, Governor bow
den, and Senator Hiram Johnson.
General Wood's vote varied from
287 & on the first bollot to 314 on
the fourth with Lowden and Johnson
running second and third respectively.
On Saturday morning, the convention
launched into its fifth ballot prepar
ed to have come furtner tesss or
strength among Wood, Lowden, ana
Johnson, and then if necessary to turn
to the string of dark horses. An all
night conference among leaders had
put Harding at the head of the dark-
horse group.
On the 1st ballot, LoLwden passed
Wood by 4 votes, tied w'lth lum on
the sixth, fell behind on the seventh,
led by 8 votes on the eighth, and sud
denly fell down to 121 votes on the
nineth ballot, while Senator Harding
who had had a little strength during
the past balloting, suddenly toos ute
lead with 374 votes. Governor
Lowden released his friends and his
delegates 'turned to Harding in a land
slide, which nominated him on the,
tenth ballot with 520 votes. Only
493 were needed to nominate.
- When the vote was taken to select
a candidate for the vice-presidency,
Governor Coolidgs, of Massachusetts,
was nominated on the first ballot.
Senator Warren G. Harding, the Re
publican nominee for President, is 54
years of age. He is a native of Ohio,
a son of Dr. George T. Harding, now
living in Marion, Ohio. He was edu
cated at a small Baptist college in
lbena, Ohio. He is a
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FRANKLLNYILLE NEWS
Rev. J. F. Black filled his pulpil at
the Baptist ch Teh Sunday, pleaching
two interesti.-.g sermons.
Mr. S. B. Kersey, of Greensboro,
was down a few days last week in the
interest of his saw mill which is Be
ing installed on the Cox land near the
famous vh;r'. col.
Several of cur people attended Jeth
rc Almond's chow at Ramscur last
week.
D. A Hunter and dauthtcrr col.)
(went to Charlotte last week.
Mrs. Mc.'y c. weatneriy, gvanc. sec
retary of the Order of Eastern Star,
attended a meeting of the Gianc
CY.apter p.t Salisbury last weeK.
Mis. Dennis Haves is visiting ner
. "ler at Kerrersvihe.
' Messrs. E. A. Routh, V. U. Maner,
I G. H. Cox, and H. B. Kinney r ttend
I ed the district meeting of the Junior
O -der at Liberty l'-st Friday.
Mr. Russell Parks came Lome Fri
day and will ieave shortly for Europe.
Dr. T. I. Fox is attending the 8th
d'etrict medical convention at Winston-Salem
this week.
Mr. Clarence Grimes made a busr
ness trip to Greensboro' one day last
week.
Geo. Sumner, who has been attend
ing school at Chapel Hill, came home
Saturday evening.
C. H. Cox, Colon Cox ar.i lamily,
Ilrs. G. C. Ccx, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Cox, Clarence Welch, R. L,. and John
Tippett, or ureensDoro, spent saiur
dr.v evenin ar.d Sunday in the city.
Mr. R. G. Craven visited Will Cra
ven near Coleridge Sunday.
Mr. and Mrc. B. F. Gray and daugh
cormv.u it, spent Sunday with rela-, U
MOCIUSON LEADS OVER
GARDNER BY 87 VOTES
Other Candidates Nominated Cook
an J Durham to Run for Auditor
in Second Primary.
The State Board of Elections met
in Raleigh, lact Tuesday and made
the official canvass of the votes cast
ir. the primary June 3.
The total number of votes caci. for
governor was 128,233, divided as fol
lows: Morrison, 49,070; Gardner,
48,983; Page, 30,180. This gives Mor
rison a lead of 87 votes over Gard
ner. The contest will be fought out
in a second primary July 3.
Associate Justice W. A. Hoke tt
nominated by a majority, but the
Brown vacancy will be contested rar
by Stacy and Long.
For State Auditor, Durham and
Cook will ran it off in the second
primary.
Vade, for insurance commissioner
is safely nominated and wili not nave
to gu into a second primary.
uooper is nominated for lieutenant
governor, Lacy for treasurer, Ship
man for commissioner of labor anrf
pr.nting and Graham for commis
sioner of agriculture, all by substan
tial majorities.
The official vote for state officers,
outside of governor follows:
United States Senator, Overman,
94,806; Brooks, 23,869.
Lieutenant Governor, Cooper, 64,
225; Harding, 51,605.
Auditor, Durham, 36,401; Coos.
27,280; McDcnald, 18,479; Boyd,
16,427; Woodley, 13,042.
State Treasurer, Lacv, 83,914; Ren
frow, 30,686.
Commissioner of labor and cring
ing, Shipman, 73,505; Dellir.ger, 35r
WM. C. HAMMER FOR CONGRESS
The Seventh Congressiorml District needs a man to i
represent it in Congress who can carry with him into that
office the greatest amount of prestige and influence. It
I needs a man experienced in politics and the science of gov-
newspaper'ernment. It needs a man who is intimately acquainted
tives at this place
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Fentrlss ana
daughter, Mi;? Ollie, Mrs. L. F. Fen
triss and your correspondent, spent
Saturday evo:ing end Sunday at High
Point.
Commissioner of Agriculture. Gra
ham, 75,192; Thompson, 37,845.
Insurance Commissioner, Wade,
75,810; McClenghan, 16,792; Under
wood, 25,874.
for Associate justice, Hoke, 59,-
aSpffllfirhcrSwi e with all phases of the life of the people of the district,
has served for two terms in the Ohio
State Senate and one term as lieu
tenant governor. He was elected to
Such a man is Wm. C. Hammer. He is a man of fine
74a: U-i.Dn, 24.186: Gul ev. 2fi.70fl:
Katie Marie? left Monday for sum-,use, 10,712; Long, 33,843; Adams,
mer school at Raleirh. and Miss Wiley, ?"y. Mm
appearance and has hard common sense. He has a strong , served-
Baprwell for Narmal College at Greens
bcro.
Mr. Grady Tippett, proprietor or
Franklinville C:ife, made a brsiness
trio to Greensboro one day nst week.
Parks Camp No. 728 W. O. W. gave
tD their memlers an infecting Sat
urday evening. Refreshments consist
ing of ice cream, cake ana cigars were
iciuuii. gvyciuui. xre watt eiecKJU 50 , . , , , n ,, , 11
vne uuiieu 0u11.es senate in 114. n pciBUiiclilcv. xxc la av;iuauitcv wu 141c vuuijiha jivuiwuu
long'
con.nftonreign
in politics, Senator Hsrding is in lnteroretine public sentrrrrrHit-and has made a lire long
"oiddcurd" Rerfh?ipatter" of jstudy of the science of government
LIEUT. GOV. O. MAX GARDNER
TO SPEAK IN ASHEBORO
Lieutenant Governor 0. Max Gard
ner, who is running for governor in
the second primary against Honora
ble Cameron Morrison, will speak in
Asheboro next Saturday afternoon,
June 19, at 2:30 p. m. The speaking
will be in the courthouse.
THE JUNE WHEAT SITUA
TION REPORT DECREASE
decrease from last year in the acre'
age of wheat to be harvested, accord
ing to the official announcement from
Cicere Staley Dies in Greensboro
. , A tt , 1 1 A 1 T J 1. i?
Herbert Hoover. Senators LaFol- Me knOWS tne lite 01 tne people 01 niS dlStriCT as lew
lette, Knox, Borah, Poindexter, and0tner men know it. He was born on the farm and his
?nSnnsrn Ti whole life has been snent in close contact with rural condi-
egation voted solidly for their favor- ti0ns of the state. He has taught school, he has large busi-
ira onn I o h a lArta r tho lunt I r . n i
"" '""""I """" ,-I 4t.;,- Mn.mfki. o.rl hoc hOQM tll' f 'O 1 1 ' t MV'
Jx-k' " . , , ! Cicero Harris Staley died June 10,
of his . f ? a country lawyer. He is a man oi broaa h mpa- at the home of hi3 daghtei.f Mrs. d.
iLl -i -t- n, y- t P Pin-tic nf nrppTHiKnrn H was 63
Raleigh, June n.-Randoiph and1 If -' -"t -.i to Cov.ss as the Representative oi the'0,
surrounding counties show a decided nctrlff. hp vr.U undoubted V take a DOSltlon 01
pommandinff imDortance and not have to wait several
years to gain his position by the slow process of seniority
J or Precideiit on the rentiMiVi
ticket, Hii-am Johsson received 15,-
oto votei Mia Leonard Woad, 5,603.
Postmasters to Meet
All the third and fourth class nnsfc.
masters of Randolph county are re
quested to meet in the courthouse in
Asheboro, Saturday, June 19, at three
p. m., ior tne purpose of organizing
a Randolph branch of the League of
usunasvjrs. tne secretary of tne
State League is expected to be pres
ent and condu. t the meeting.
-'Signeifc -L. F. FENTRESS,
Franklinville, N. C.
HOMICIDE AT RAMSEUR
lhhTpresCentPs "ZrT' In this critical time of reconstruction the district needs
state Departments of Agriculture.1 sucn a man He will more quickly than any other man be
?n!nL1L;rtl;,el!,Wp to crh-9 to the district immediate full representation
The latest official report gives Run- v'v virtue of his strong personality and previous influence
dolph county 29,280 acres, with a con- -J . i:'
dition of 88 per cent of normal which and experience in politics.
indicates a yield of 13 bushels peri Yote for William C. Hammer, an old war horse or tne
atreeage8ani8iatbyer J? J. Democratic party.-Sanf ord Express.
credited with 356,400
Tuesday afternoon, June 15th, Irvin
Tonkins, colored, killed Pearl Golds-'
ton, colored, at the Fleta Lumber
plant in Ramseur. The deceased and
slayer were each about 25 years of
age and were both employees of th
Fleta Lumber Company. Thev were
Death was due to a cancer engaged in a quarrel about some tri-
i;ver viai mauer wnen Tonkins killed
Funeral services were conducted' oluj lo" DV siaDD'ng nim in tne
He is survived i"eart- lnere were no eyewitnesses
w tne actual killing and it is not
known what defense he will make.
The sheriff and posse are after him.
The dead man leaves a wife and
6ne child. His slayer has a wife.
June 12, at Liberty
by his widow and one son. W. A.
Staley. of Liberty, and one daughter,
Mrs. D. E. Curtis, of Greensboro.
THE CONGRESSIONAL SITUATION
bushelc total
Farmer Notes
Miss Ethel Knms lft la t week
for Green.-brro whpre se is atien'--
mer school at the .North
yield and ranked first among the Miss Maude Lee Spoon to Give Kecitai
counties of the state. Tne -.hiesherH m , ,, v.,- hon
reports were not complete last year,! The following nyitation ha been
but showed 261,998 bushels threshed, received by fnends , Asheboro
al ZveK VoTvit Spoon in her gra-1- Carolina College for W
ritorVu'reSrb "ing rausic recitaV Wednesday eve- Mr Dorsett. of Movnt (,.1
o'oTfaSeS SwiTa J"" ,1920, r-!, spent Sunday here and v- -
. i . w u i..ltorium. emht o clock, Ramseur, N. , companied to his home h n.s mo,n
in m-OBDective vieio man a vear airo. v
The state shows twelve
per cent
less in acreage with a forecasted yield
of ten bushels per acre, whereas it
Rawls-Fouthee
Miss Mary Rawls. daughter of Mr.
visiting
yielded less than eight last year. The n i"1"8; l
indicated yield is for 7,306,000 bush- "d Wade H
els, this being about the same as
from last year's larger acreage.
The national crop shows some as
tounding Azures. The winter wheat
acreage of the United States is but)
and Mrs. T. O. Rawta, of Grt-ensDoro
ana waae n. r ,d h tg
married in Greensboro June 9 at the 'v
er, Mrs. Koxana uorseii.
Miss Clyde Kearns is
friends at Mount Gilead.
Mrs. A. D. Shelton, of Concord, has
returned home after a visit of everai
Mr. anJ Mrs. H.
Federal Prohibition Agent Killed
W. D. Dorsey. a federal prohibi
tion agent, was killed and two other
men wounded near Cleveland, Ga., With the long lead of nearly two
Sunday when Dorsey was iestroying,thousand votes over Mr. Brock by
:n. . tm i:n . 1 : . . . - m ....
an uiK ii sim. ine sun a.s uiswv m r. Hammor it is probable that Mr.
ered in the home of John Farmer, a' Brock will request a second rrimary,
moonshiner suspect, who opened fire although he has not yet done" so, but
wnen mey sianeu io o.esiro uie sun.. is making an appeal to his friends to
continue work. Never before in the
history of the State where there 'was
sveh a long lead by the leadinar ca-
ti.o nnco ,Urv4mrT ., n n , r,o. aidate nas t:itre been a demand for a
I the population of Criicago to be more second primary by anyone. Four year
than two and a half million. ir j ence ,was Wlt"ln ele,ne"
. . , - , .... , ,, hundi-ed votes of Mr. Robinson anrf
Nearly five billion do lars wa, c?- he m t d
oropnated by the 66th Confess If there aqgecond , p R
which Hiourned June 5 hel(, July Q J ,f theyweather
The Suto Christian Endeavor con- j8 fair there will be a full vote in the
vention, in session at Greensboio, last' northerr counties Tn .h ,-rnt
week, adjourned to meet next year at;mnry the Democrats of the middle and
NEWS ITEMS
of Rev.
"?m? "l M!" ?"5mKZ: I ' ' Mis Tura ThomoKon. sister
91 At J, rceremonv - t liant re- W. B. Thompson, filled her brother".
J? wal heTdTnoV' "T the appointmenU. Sunday, at Oak Grove
w , AftMr a wAtiinir trIO ana union, mr. inompun m iu iui-
68 per cent of that growing . year, young couple. uS fO ham attending the summer school for
SEtT? t2f'XrW52nt I?' e'wniTaklelr home at SUly. where miniate rs.
west Is sixteen per cent less. in,:'" . :n, (k. vi.. m.k i;u Hamrhur of
ms of the crops showif"."1"' ,. x. i vc,. w a vKv hi rn
Southern naiiwy vumpu. m. u !.. . .
quite 111, but is better.
Miss Frances Oliver, of Kernel- pjn, d Casper Ridge, children
June 1st conditions or the crops
the very low conditions of 78.2 per
tent of a full crop of wmter vneat
and 89 for spring wheat Fortunately
S7 rin, lTSTA " h" -K- M- L- W- -f ybt R'-ge of Hartvil.e South
one-third mora than the Jailer acre- Gerringer for a few days. Carolina, are the rie.U of the.r
are made last year grandmother, Mrs. Mary Ridge.
From the foregoing, it is very v- Acltl",, t1'" To H,,d Mr. J. H. Krams has just purchas-
ident that the seventeen per cent de- aynetme ed a new Maxwell car.
crease in the prospective vheat will The North Carolina Press Associa- M. H N MrMftJlt,r and , family
mean a hlgbeT price for the larmers tlon meeting will be held at Wayne- g Stln(iiy at Balin with relative,
wheat and of ourae a higher price ville. N. C., July 22-23 with head- " u of H h
Wr flour, lnis sxrongiy imucaies ine quarter i nmw ou.nu. y - , . relative in thin comrm-
ii. t . .1. - i.v... A-l a vmnt (ntr.tinif nrnrram lM P1"1 ', reiawws in inn comma
;rC-?'..A s.J In.okors nity Sat.irday and Sunday.
will be present amon them are Jo- Miss Clara May. and Mr. John Var-
wrphui Daniels, Bioa H. BuUer, W. S. ner. of Advaoc. are visitinjr rela-
Rankln, M. D., Bute Halth lfflrr, tives here.
Clarence Poe. W. T. Bout. Mrs. N. Mr. G. T. Cochrane, of Thomasville,
r nnMiMwU are for a rood cron and Bockner. Mrs. Wm. C Hammer ant was In Farmer last wek. talking In-
theirt poor one. This should enable several others. u ranee. He was arcommpanied by
our farmers to aell their crop more Every editor and publisher In the hi son Graham,
wisely.' It may also help us to mam- State who is not already a member Jamesina, little daughter of Mr.
tain our rank of fourth m tttal crop of the Association Is Invited to be- and Mrs. Arthur Thompson, is very
values among the states of the Unkm.'eome one. UL
Mrs. uneoerry mil is me guesi oi
realltv of a shortage of labot and.HoteL A very Interesting program
probably food production. Farmers
will do well to make their own Sour
and save their seed wheat this year. I
North Carolina ha the lurvantajre
of the northwestern wheat belt that
kfra. Parller. of North WUkesbore,! Mr. Calvin Ferree has bn eonfln- her Barents, at Troy, this week.
Is vtsrtlnr her daughter, Mrs. M. O. ed to his home by illness for two or Bora on Saturday, June it, to Mr.
Edwards, for a few days. three dan this week. aM Mrs. O. W. Shaw, a daughter.
Wilmington
Typhus, the old world scourge,
which has been reported by state
health authorities to have appeal err
in two or three cases at King's Moun
tain, is officially credited with causing
the death of a ten-year-old child near
Grifton, this state, a few weeks ago.
This horrible disease has been un
known in North Carolina for many
years until recently.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt was
unanimously chosen president of the
International Woman s Suffrage Al
liance, recently in session at Onem,
Switzerland
northern counties of the district
showed they would cttend primaries,
and there would have been a fun
vote had not the swollen streams and
fetrful rainf.-lls prevented the at
tendance of many.
Randolph has cast more Democratfe
votes in every election since the es
tablishment of the district than any
other county in the district. Davidsoa
strnds second, then come Union,
Wilkes and Anson.
Miss Bertha J. Brooks 'Passes
Miss Bertha J. Brooks, ared 9
Mr Jnunhn Dnii years, died Saturday at the home of
wifa nf the Srrtarv ot Navv ... her brother, B. B. Brooks, in South
one of the distinguished ladies from Asheboro, after an illness of 4bout
the United States who stt'nded tne
suffrage conference. I Deceased is survived by one broth-
One death from bubonic nlagJ has'1-' Brooks, who is the only one
i ..j .. n i ' t-,.. (Surviving a family of ten children.
A rl.n!un rnmn.ln n,i w.r on r...L funeral serv eeswere conducted at
was immediately inaugurated.
,Shiloh Sunday by Rev. Banks of Ram-
All r sift At MsH inravtMMik rn1AMU
Esal Pasha, former provisional ....... lv..v
president of Albania. m shot to DAVIDSON COUNTY (TriTEN
death by an Albanian stuwnt in rar
is, last Sunday.
DEAD AT AGE OF 8 YEARS
Mr. John Everhart died at bis heswa
wasesij, aBTiumfll .VUIlt WTIW
day last week, aged 98 years. The
burial was at Midwsv Methodist
Sunday church, funeral services beinr coa-
ociock.. ducted by Dr. l. c. Leonard, af Lt-
Chitdren's Day st Giles Chi pel
There will be a Children's Day ser-j burial
vice at ones inapei, next
morning, beginning at ten
Dinrer will be served on the grounds. Inrton. The deceased was the father
ond there will be preaching by the of ten children, six of whom survive
paster, Rev. Joel B. Trogdon, In the: him besides 49 grandchildren, O
afternooa. Everybody Invited to at-'ireatcrandchlldren, and three great
tend. ' rreatgrandchlldrea.
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