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Dean W. E. Bird has today rejeased
plans for the 1941 sum
jner school which indicates one
H of the most popular and prof itaH
ble summer quarters in the his
tory of Western Carolina Teach
ers College.
I According to the announceI
ment, the summer school will
I open June 14 and close July 24.
I Besides the regular academic
?one fnr the benefit of under
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graduates and teachers working
for higher certificates and
for degrees, the workshop idea,
begun last year by the Guidance
Clinic, will be continued, besides
special work offered in
hobby shops and in special
tutoring courses.
The workshops and hobby
shops will be designed primarily
for principals, superintendents,
supervisors, class room teachers
interested in guidance, audio-visual
education, reading, and
problems of high school English.
What is a Workshop? It is i
?v>nc* tHfol fnotiiroc. r\f* ,
I One Ui UlC uiuot, nvai icavuico ui i
progressive American educational
institutions. It has none of
the earmarks of the "educational
fad," "short cut methods"
in learning, or "academic frills."
It is not especially concerned
with researdh, with curriculum
building, or'with improvement
in classroom recitation. It if a,
democratic vitalized, practical!
way of providing individual free- |
dom and opportunity for men
and women, whose past experience
in teaching has made them
conscious of the prdblemjs of
their professions,. tp work with
one another toward sound, practical
solution of tjiose problems.
Briefly, it resembles a laboratory.
It provides complete release
from the strictures and limitations
of the conventional classroom
method and gives opportunity
for direct attack of the
teacher's problem with every facility
placed at his disposal. The
teacher is the workman in the
"open shop" with all the tools,
the materials, and the expert artisans
of the shop at, his command.
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The general plan proposed ,
for the series of workshops at
Western Carolina Teachers Col- ;
lege for the summer school is ,
to provide three units each in
several fields of interest. Each
unit of a particular series will
require two weeks for comple- ,
tion, providing, wherever de- ;
sired, a full credit of two se- ;
mester (or three quarter) hours.
#The student will not be able to
carry more than one workshop ,
course at a time since each .
course demands a full-time
two-weeks period. A student ,
wishing to take only one such
unit with other regular academic
.or professional courses* may
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The first of these series of
workshops will be in the nature ;
?f clinics dealing with the problems
of (l) Reading, (2) Vocational
Guidance, (3) Audio-Visual
Education.
The second series will deal
with problems in administration
supervision (1) Problems in
County School Administration;
'2' Problems in Local School
Administration; (3) Problems in
Supervision.
The third series will deal with
problems of health, safety,
and first aid?(1) H^lth Education:
(2) Safety Education,
(3) First Aid.
^ fourth series deal with
|he Problems of the English
teachers; (l) Problems in
I ^acfting Poetry, (2) Problems
j? Teaching Composition, (3)
^tra-curricular Activities of the
^glish teacher.
The college believes that hob|?s
for teachers are a vitalized
aid> especially for those who
w?uld remain young in spirit
and attitude. Hobbies should be
^0rthwhile. Consequently, the
c^ege has planned to set up a
?P for directing students who
to learn certain new hobles
w^th which they are already
tainted.
Hobbies in which work will be
pheduled include metalcrafts t
C0Pper, aluminum and pewter), j
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sed; To Be
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County Grand Jury
Completes Its Job
In Record Time
The Jackson County grand
jury finished its job in record
time. The body passed more
more than 100 bills of indictment,
visited the county institutions,
inspected the county offices,
and brought in its report
on Tuesday afterpoon, after
having begun its session shortly
before noon on Monday. Judge
Alley stated t0 a representative
of this paper that he had never
seen a grand jury do its work so
well in so short a time and with
so little expense to a county.
In its report the jury especi
ally commended the work of
Richmond Deitz, who has charge
of the janatorial service at the
court house and jail; commended
all the county offices, and
the prison camp, and made certain
recommendations.
Mr. Thomas A. Cox^was foreman
of the jury, and the other
members were, Dave Bishop,
Lloyd Hooper, Garland Ashe,
John Wood R. L. Bryson, T. F.
Buchanan, T. N. Massie, Lyndon
Cabe, John C. Morris, Frank
Green, B. R. Leopard, Lloyd
Coggins, Ed Fisher, C. W. Ashe,
Lee Cook, W. T. Collins, and
Allen Adams.
The report as made to Judge
Alley follows:
We have visited the County
Home (by committee) and report
as follows:
The Building is in good shape,
we found the inmates well cared
for ana plenty or provisions on
hands. We recommend that Cresote
be used around the base
boards of the main building and
rooms as a protection against
bugs. We found the tools in good
condition and the barn well
cared for.
We find all the offices in the
Court House in excellent shape
and the officials courteous and
obliging. We visited the Jail and
found it to be in as good a shape
as possible, finding newly painted
rooms as recommended by
the last Jury Report and sufficient
heating at time of visit.
We have found the janitorship
of the Court House and Jail efficient
and commend him for
his care of the same.
We found that the recommendation
of the last Grand
Jury in regard to the lighting
system in the office of the Reg
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ISter Ul uccuo anu w.
Court had been carried out and
that these offices were well
lighted by the same.
We have visited the prison
camp, at Whittier, and found
the same in perfect condition.
Sanitary conditions are excellent.
JUDGE FELIX E. ALLEY
TO SPEAK IN WEBSTER
Judge Felix E. Alley will deliver
his famous speech: "Jesus
Christ, the Son of God and the
Son of Man," at the Webster
Baptist Church, at 2:30 Sunday
afternoon. The public is invited
to the service.
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DtlSKCtry ctlMJ cxictn uubbuinuig,
leathercraft, woodcarving, collecting
of flowering plants, collecting
or minerals, pottery and
outdoor sketching. More may be
arranged if no special obstacles
are in the way and if there are
available sponsors.
All hobbies will carry two semester
(three quarter) hours'
credit. Each will be scheduled
under the supervision ot one
person, and sponsored by a competent
instructor. Work will be
largely independent and individual.
Certain hobbies will consist
of collecting and classifying
things; others of creating or
making things. All hobby courses
will run throughout the six
weeks. A shorter period of time
may be allowed upon special
approval of the director followed
by a satisfactory piece of work.
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ICollege To Include
PublicSchoolMusic
In New Curriculum
The Curriculum Committee of
W. C. T. C. recently voted to include
public schooj music in its
curricular set-up as one of the
majors and minors ^oward a degree.
This major or minor will be
included in the curriculum in
the 1941-42 catalogue. It requires
a minimum of fifty-four
quarter hours for a major and
forty-five quarter hours for a
minor.
The courses outlined will be:
first year, nine hours of music
theory; second year, fifteen
hours of music theory and about
twenty other one hour courses
such as chorus, glee club, band,
orchestra, and instruments.
Practice teaching will be required
of all students majoring
or minoring in music. This will
be done in the training school
under the supervision of the music
teachers of the college. Those
taking the work will be given a
certificate for teaching music in
the elementary grades and in
high school.
At the present the prospects
are large for next year. It is believed
that even by the spring
quarter this year students -may
be allowed to begin work on
their degree.
W. C. T. C. has a splendid
staff of teachers who can handle
this work with excellent results.
Those in the music department
are Mrs. Charles Gulley, voice;
Mr. George Tracy, piano and ,
band; Mrs. Virginia Gustafson
Fisher, orchestra and violin. ;
I BOY SCOUTS START
ANNUAL ENROLLMENT
OF ADULT MEMBERS
The tenth annual enrollment :
of AduH *' Members of- the Boy i
Scouts throughout Western
North Carolina started Monday, i
February 17 and is continuing j
through Saturday the 22nd. j
Fred M. Waters of Henderson- ]
ville is chairman of the council
wide committee which is com- ]
posed of E. A. Smyth III, of Hen- 3
dersonville, J. H. Woody of
Waynesville, Harry W. Love and ;
R. F. Moody of Asheville, and ;
B. C. Burgess of Spruce Pine.
J. S. Conley of Franklin will
direct the enrollment in Macon,
Swain and Jackson counties,
which is the Smoky Mountains
district of the Daniel Boone
Council He will be assisted by <
John Orr of Bryson City, W. E. Ensor
of Cherokee, E. J. Duckett .
of Sylva, Will Hays of Highlands, ;
and Dean W. E. Bird of Cullo- I;
whee.
The Adult Memberships to- '
gether with the allotment from ;
the Asheville Community Chest .
furnishes the funds through ,
which Scouting is supervised :
and promoted in the fourteen
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| counues ui ^u^uv,;,.
Mitchell, Madison, Buncombe, I,
Henderson, Transylvania, Hay- i
wood, Jackson, Macon, Swain, j,
Clay, Cherokee and Graham. ,
The budget for 9 this year is \
$12,471.06.
The officers of the council i
have made plans for an expan- |
sion of Scout Activities during [
1941 which will result in the or- ?
ganization of more Scout units j
and give more boys an oppor- I
tunity to take part in the
Scouting program. Transylvania
and . Madison counties are organizing
district committees,
which means that now all the J
counties in the council area have |
district organizations. To take j
care of the enlargement in or- E
eanization and the expected in- J
crease in membership and ac- !
tivities the council plans to add !
a third man to the staff this
spring. - |
Mr. Waters, president of the
council, points out that while
last year this council had 1953 .
| scouts, there were over 15,000
boys between the ages of 12 and |
16 that would have been Scouts j
if they had had an opportunity, j,
In addition to the organizing I
of new units an enlarged pro- j
gram of activities has been 1
planned. One of the chief items
is the development of the Boy
Scout Reservation, a tract of 635 .
acres in Haywood, purchased by
the council last summer.
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Husband, Wife Die
Within Three Days
In Savannah
W. A. Wilson, 79 year old citizen
of Savannah township and
his wife, died within three days
of each other. Mr. Wilson died
on February 3 and Mrs. Wilson
three days later, on February 6.
The funeral of Mr. Wilson was
conducted at Zion Hill Baptist
Church, on February 4, by Rev.
Ernest Jamison. That of Mrs.
Wilson on Feb. 7, Rev. Mr. Jamison
and Rev. W. C. Green officiating.
They were interred
side by side in the church emetery
at Zion Hill.
They are survived by four sons,
A. Calvin and Charles Wilson,
both of Gay, Leander Wilson, of
Minnesota, and John Wilson, of
Tennessee, by two daughters;
Mrs. Polly Ann Solesbee, of Tennessee.
and Mrs. Frank Hyatt
of Gay, and by other relatives
and njany friends.
Rites Are Held For
Mrs. Will Ridley
(Mrs. R. O. Higdon)
Funeral rites for Mrs. Minnie
Wilson Ridley, who died on
Thursday of last week, were
held at the Zion Hill Baptist
Church on Friday. Interment
was in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Ridley, who was born in
1914, was married in August,
1931, to Will Ridley, by whom
she is survived, together, with
five children, ; Priscila, Aquilla^
Magaline, Christine, and J. T.
Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin
Wilson; two sisters, Misses
Mary Etta and Ruby Wilson,
three brothers, Leo, Charlie R.,
and Andrew Wilson, and grandfather,
Mr. Alfred Johnson, also
survive. - "j?"
Mrs. Ridley was a devoted
Christian and will be greatly
missed in her community. Her
suffering was borne with great
patience and fortitude.
Rev. Mr. Sorrell, Rev. Joe
Bishop of Macon County, and
her pastor, Rev. Ernest Jamison,
of Sylva, conducted the fuoamtinoo
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ful tributes to her life.
MRS. FISHER TO
BE PRESENTED IN
SERIES OF RECITALS
Virginia G. Fisher, violinist of
our faculty, will be presented in
a series of three violin recitals
during the week of February 23
to March 2. George Tracy will
accompany at the piano.
The first of these recitals will
be on Sunday afternoon, February
23, at 3:30 p. m., in the
college auditorium. The students,
faculty and general public
are invited to attend.
Mrs. Fisher's second appearance
will be an evening concert
at Asheville Teacher* Coir
lege, February 28. From there
she and Mr. Tracy will go to
Chapel Hill, to play a Sunday
afternoon concert* in the - Graham
Memorial Building of the
University of North Carolina on
March 2. She was engaged early
in the fall by the Graham Memorial
Concert committee to
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present one 01 wren ut-iuuiiunj?.
concerts featuring various artists
of the south.
Mrs. Fisher will play the following
program in Cullowhee on
February 23. !
Sonata in D Major Handel
Concerto in A Minor -Glazounow
La Plus Que Lente Debussy
Pa vane Ravel
American Violin Concerto
a Gusikoff -Machan
MISS CAMP TO t
ATTEND N. E. A. MEET
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Miss Cordellia Camp, head of
Grammar grade education in
the college, will attend the meeting
of the National Educational
Association in Atlantic City,
February 22 to 27, the only representative
from CuUowhee to
attend-the meeting this year.
PROF. MABISON RECOVERS
Professor R. L. Madison, who
has been ill for some time, has
returned to the campus at Western
-Carolina Teachers College.
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B. 20, 1941
Railway Express
Delivery Service
Begun In Sylva
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With Alvih Ridley in charge or
the service, the Railway Expres;
Agency began delivery of express
within the corporate limits
of Svlva on February 15.
Mr. H Gibson, the agent, has
been working toward that end
for several months, making surveys
to show the company the
necessity for the service. A call
to the express office will bring
the truck to pickup any packages
to be sent by express from
Sylva to any point. Packages received
here will be delivered
promptly without charge.
Will Henson Dies
in Hospital Here
Will Henson, 45 year old War
Veteran and citizen of Cullowhee,
died at the Community
hospital, yesterday afternoon
following a three days' illness.
Mr. Henson, a son of the late
Sam Henson, and a member of
a pioneer family of this county
is survived by his widow, two
young daughters, Agnes and Jo
Anne Henson, by his mother,
one brother, Burke Henson, of
Washington, six sisters, Mrs.
Bob Moore, Mrs. Frank Norton,
Mrs. Tom H. Simpson, Mrs. Bob
Ward, Mrs. Lawrence Ramsey,
and Mrs. Lydia Caldwell, all of
Cullowhee, and by a large number
of other relatives and
friends.
Funeral services will be conducted
Friday morning at 11
o'clock, at the Cullowhee Baptist
church, with Rev. Fred Forester
and Rev. P. L. Elliott, officiating.
Interment will be in
the Cullowhee cemetery.
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W.C.T.C. STUDENTS
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1UJXUVA7 XV/A/i&X
ON STATION WNOX
Cullowhee (Special)?Students
from the college and training
school of Western Carolina
Teachers College were heard
this afternoon over radio station
WNOX, Knoxville, from 2:45 to
3:00 EST, in a broadcast entitled,
"An interview with the
Past," in which four students
talk with Benjamin Franklin
about present day problems.
The students taking part in
the broadcast were Revis Frye
as Benjamin Franklin, Elizabeth
Ann Hunter, Jane Elliott, Joe
Lance, and Willie Howard as the
four student interviewers. Vincent
Wright announced the program
which was directed by
Winnie Murphy Killian. I
The program was recorded at ;
the college by Vincent Wright,
Hans Hanson and Ray McClung <
using the recently acquired recording
facilities of the guidance
clinic of the college.
The committee in charge of
these broadcasts is composed of
Mrs. Killian, W. E. Bird, John
S. Seymour, Mrs. J. W. Fisher,
E. H. Stillwell, and Miss Helen
Patton.
FOUNDERS' DAY
IS OBSERVED BY
QUALLA P.-T. A.
The. Qualla P.-T. A. met Friday,
Feb. 14, at the Qualla
school. The program was on
Founders' Day. Mrs. Raymond
Sutton, District President, of
Sylva, gave a most enlightening
talk on the "History and Purpose
of the P.-T. A. Mrs. Dan
Allison of Sylva gave an inspiring
talk on Mrs. Burney and Mrs.
Hurst, founders of the P.-T. A.
and carried out the candle service.
Mr. A. C. Moses, superin
tendent of schools, spoke on
"The School the First Line of
Defense." Following this, refreshments
were served and thf
meeting adjourned.
SINGING CONVENTION
AT WEBSTER MARCH 2
The Jackson County Central
Singing Convention will meet at
the Webster Baptist Church on
the First Sunday in March. Rufus
Phillips is president of the
convention, and Vernon Hoyle
secretary.
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ColeToRece
On Plea Of 1
Manslaught<
Charge Of Murder
Againgst King
is Continued
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Other cases in Jackson County
Superior Court yesterday
are as follows:
The case of Grover King,
young Barker's Creek man, i
charged with the murder of
John Harley McDowell, Sylva
Negro, on the morning of November
17, was continued because
Hon. Dan K. Moore is
King's attorney, and he is in
Raleigh, representing Jackson
County in the General Assembly.
Raymond Mace, whose home
was described by officers as the
worst small bootlegging joint in
this community, was sentenced
to serve 12 months on the roads
on one count of a bill of indictment,
and prayer for judgment
was continued on the other
counts.
Barney Van Eachern, male
shoplifter, who carried off an
overcoat and his pockets full of
merchandise from a Sylva store,
a few weeks ago, was sentenced
to 12 months on the roads.
Carson Harper, young Sylva
Negro, drew an 18 months sentence
for having broken and entered
the Sylva Supply Company's
Store, on Christmas Day,
about 2 o'clock in tl^e afternoon,
and carried away a sackfull of
cigarettes.
Victor Carter, forger of the
name of W. E. Grindstaff to a
check, which he got a Sylva
merchant to cash, was sen
tencea to 12 montns on trie
forgery charge.
Cecil Buchanan, young man
of a good Jackson County family,
charged with kidnapping
his uncle and forcing him to
driv# him 16 miles, of robbery
with firearms, and assault, entered
a plea of guilty of assault
with a deadly weapon and Judge
Alley sentenced him to serve a
term of five years, but placed
him on probation, the sentence
to go into effect at any time if
he shall violate the terms of the
probation by breaking any of the
laws of the state or drinking in- 1
toxicants.
Thomas Tolley, wanted on a
charge of breaking and entering
and of larceny, was called
ind failed. Officers stated that
te had broken into another
:tore since being released on
>ond and had fled. An instanter
ci fa and instanter capias were
rdered issued.
Joshu^, Williams, charged with
perating an automobile after
is driver's license had been reoked,
was allowed to pay a.
ine and costs; accumulated
oad sentences against him,
vhich he will have to serve, if
he is not of good behavior, and
if he is again found operating
a motor vehicle In 12 months.
The school funds of the county
were enriched by at least $1100
in fines imposed upon 22 persons
pleading guilty of operating
motor vehicles while intoxicated.
Each of the following had
his driver's license revoked for I
twelve months, drew a fine of
$50 and the costs, and 90 day
road sentence, suspended for
three years during good behavior
when he plead guilty. The
22 were, Mach Adams, Albert
Shook, Harry Hamilton, Clarence
Painter, R. H. Bales, Harold]
Lindrums, G, J. Dekker, Artillus
Stamey, S. A. Wilson, Fred
Moody, Robert M. Cabe, Cameron
Coggins, John Potts, Dil-1
lard Moose, R. B. Hyatt, Luther
Stimson, Curtis Wood, Hal Ste-'
vens, Clyde Reed, Glen Clayton
and Spirgeon Nicholson. I
H. J. Lowe drew a $50 fine for
reckless driving.
The school funds profited to
the extent of $300, a cash bond
put up by Paul Ashford and
.James L. Welch, from over in
Tennessee, who were caught in
this county by Patrolman Ervin,
with approximately 75 gallons
of bonded liquor.
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C. C. Cole, driver of the death
car that struck down Garland
McMahan, 25-year-old WPA
truck driver, while he was walking
on the highway near Dillsboro,
on the night of December *
5, entered a plea of guilty of involuntary
manslaughter in Jackson
County Superior Court yesterday,
and the evidence was
heard before Judge Felix E.
Alley, who will pass sentence
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week. A young brother of the deceased
stated that he and his
brother were coming to Sylva to
the picture show, walking on the
left side of the highway, he on
the shoulder and his brother
near the edge of the concrete,
when the car* coming from toward
Dilsboro, swerved to the
left of the' road, struck his
hrnthpr rtnmn rtrocra-orf him cnmo
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150 feet, and without checking
its speed, proceeded in the direction
of Sylva. Within a few
minutes, Cole and Clyde Ledford,
the other occupant of the
! car, were arrested by Chief of
Police Griffin Middleton and Patrolman
CKelly, and placed in
jail. The officers stated that the
two men were intoxicated at the
time of the arrest, and Sheriff
Holden told the court that Cole
was drunk when he talked with
him in the jail later in the
night. Both men denied any
knowledge of the accident; but
the next morning Cole sent for
the Sheriff and admitted that
he had struck something, but
didn't know that it was a man.
Ledford plead guilty of forcible
trespass, and the prayer for
judgment was continued in his
case. There was no evidence that
he had driven the car, and all
the evidence on the point was
to the effect that Cole was driving
when McMahan was killed.
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UNIT OF ARMY TO BE
HERE NEXT WEEK END
The United States Army Mobile^
Recruiting Unit will be in
Sylva, on February, 28 through
March 1, for the purpose of accepting
applicants for enlistment
in the-regular Army.
- This unit, accompanied by
i Sergeant Charles C. Wilson and
Sergeant Carl D. Stover, is
equipped to carry, out the examination
and shipment of applicants
to enlisting stations; A
moving picture, showing life in
I the Army will be shown on Friday
night at a place not yet
designated, free of charge and
everyone is invited.
A few choice vacancies exist
in the Philippine Islands and a
few in Panama and Hawaii, for
those who desire foreign service.
There are also vacancies
in the States for those who do /
not desire foreign service.
Men who are subject to call
under the selective service act
will have an excellent, oppor,
tunity to select their station and
branch of service by enlisting
for three years. > ?*
Mrs. H. T. Hunter, Founders.': ;
Day Speaker at the
Teachers Association meeteb^^tar ^
Sylva, Tuesday afternoon, sp^efV. "
on the "Children in Our Mfdft >
Stressing the important
child training, Mrs.
clared that citizenship is not'An *
accident; but is the prodiflSfc^of^
sustained care in the home,
school and church.
Mrs. Dan Tompkins, in charge
of the program, paid tribute to *
the founders of the association
and read a short history of the
Parent - Teachers Association
movement. She pinned red carnations
on Mrs. J. P. Freeze, ^
Mrs. Mary Cowan and Mrs. D.
M. Hall, the three past presi|
dents who were present at the *
meeting.
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Fairmont State college, Fairmont,
W. Va., has been broadcasting
over the Fairmont radio
station for nearly 12 years.
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