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SMITHFIELD NEEDS:
—Bigger Pay Roll.
—A Modem Hotel
—Renovation of Opera House.
—More Paved Streets.
—Chamber of Commerce.
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VOLUME 44—NO. 45
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SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 11, 1926
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Social Meeting 01
Selma Society
Eric Massey To Be Con
nected With School of
Vocal Music at Fassi
fern College
Selma, June 10.—The members
of Circle Number 1 of the Metho
dist Missionary Society entertain
ed all the other circles at the home
of Miss Anne Noble on Railroad
street last Friday evening. The
lovely home was tastefully deco
rated with a profusion of sweet
peas, roses and nasturtiums. Ten
grains of corn were given each
guest and “Jack in the Bush” was
played with great zest while the
guests were assembling. A busi
ness session followed presided over
by Mr. W. H. Call, leader of all
the circles combined. Splendid re
ports were made, a vote of thanks
given the Boy Scouts who hauled
the trash off the church grounds,
also a vote of thanks to the un
known party or parties who do
nated to' the church the handsome
chandelier recently installed. Mrs.
L. D. Debnam and Mrs. W. A.
Nordan were appointed to buy a
new lawn mower for the church
lawn. A committee was appointed
to see that flowers were provided [
for the church each Sabbath. A i
social hour followed. Sides were |
chosen for a contest with Dr. R. !
J. Noble leader of one side and !
Mrs. R. L. Ray leader for the \
other. Interesting and puzzling
questions were asked in rapid sue- i
cession, those failing to answer j
were cut down as in a spelling !
match. Dr. Noble’s side won. Mrs. !
W. B. Johnson delighted the guests [
witn a solo, Mrs. M. K. Wall play
ing her accompaniment. Block ice
cream and cake were served.
Mr. Eric F. Massey returned
home from New York city 'Tues
day of last week for a visit to his
parents before leaving for Hender
sonville where he will be connect
ed with the Dicie Howell School
.of Vocal Music at Fassifern Col
lege.
Mrs. J. R. Straughan was hos
tess to the members of the Meth
odist Missionary Society Tuesday
afternoon. An interesting program
had been arranged. A round table
discussion led by Miss Margaret
Etheridge was much enjoyed. The
hostess assisted by Mrs. W. A.
Nordan served iced tea and sand
wiches. The next regular meeting
will he held with Mrs. J. T. Hughes
on Tuesday, July 6, with Mrs.
Hughes and Mrs. Wilbur Perkins
as leaders.
Attend Duke Commencement
Messrs. Robert Sanders, T. R.
Hood, W. D. Hood, T. W. Daniel,
and William Lassiter attended the
commencement exercises at Duke
university Wednesday. They were
unable to get into the auditorium,
but the exercises were broadcast
ed and those on the grounds were
able to hear. Hon. Joseph Taylor
Robinson, ’United States Senator
from Arkansas, delivered the ad
dress.
Among those winning Freshman
honors and whose names appeared
on the. printed programs, was
Worth Boyette of this city. He
graduated from the high school
here last spring winning the Ed
win Smith Pou medal.
It’s time to plan for that com
munity picnic and some shady
place, preferably near a body of
water, should be selected.
AUNT ROXIE SAYS—
By Me—
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“Hit looks lak deys gwinter
turn polly ticks ova’ tq de washer
wimmin—an* hit mout not ho a
baj idee.”
Honored
D-J ing the annual Daughter* ot
Ame-'ican Revolution congress at
Wellington, Mrs. John Caup^be);
'• ' vr.ver, Calorua* was elected
t-.ciArary Viee-Puesident for life.
Twenty-Eight Get
Their Diplomas
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Dr. Highsmith Delivers
Commencement Ad
dress; Miss Ellen Pat
terson |Wins Edwin
Smith Pou Medal
The twenty-second annual com
mencement of Turlington Graded
School was completed Monday eve
ning when twenty-eight gradu
ates, fourteen boys and fourteen
girls, received their diplomas. Dr.
J. Henry Highsmith, State high
school inspector, delivered the ad
dress.
The graduating exercises open
ed with the singing of “America”
after which Rev. Chester Alexan
der pronounced the invocation. Mr.
Joe Honeycutt, president of the
senior class, then welcomed those
present with appropriate words.
Miss Ellen Patterson was valedic
tori an, ana to her came the most j
signal honor on the commencement!
occasion—the winning of the Ed- |
win Smith Pou medal. This medal
is given each year by Congress- j
man and Mrs. E. W. Pou to that
m,ember of the graduating class
who has made the best average in
scholarship during the four years
of high school spent here. This
yea;; two young ladies vied close
ly for this medal. There was only
a fraction’s difference in the rec
ords of Miss Virginia Williamson
and Miss Ellen Patterson, but Miss
Patterson was the one who was
slightly ahead. Mr. G. A. .Martin
presented this medal. He also pre
sented two other medals at this
time which were won in a recita- j
tion-declamation contest, Miss Ila
Brady and Mr. Willis Stevens be
ing the winners.
Mr. J. A. Wellons, chairman of
the board of trustees, presented
the diplomas to the graduates as
follows: Lunette Barber, Ila Brady,
Delia Ellington, Eva Ennis, Clif
ton Franks, Clara Fitzgerald. Ar
;hur Gardner, Albert Gardner, Irv
ng Gillett, Nell Grantham, Rae
ford Hamilton, Joe Honeycutt.
Mary Gattis Holland, Theron John
son, Levin Jones, Dan Shaw Kirk
man, William Lassiter, Herman
Lawrence, Dorothy Lee, Thelma
Medlin, Louise Parrish, Ellen Pat
terson, Edwin Sanders, Irene Ste
phenson, Lela Talton, Ralph Tal
ton, Virginia Williamson and James
Uzzle. Two original members of
this class. Bill Hooks and Zo Le
May, went away to school last
call to Oak Ridge and Randolph
Macon Academy, respectively, and
received their diplomas at those
institutions.
The speaker of the occasion was
introduce^ by Mr. H. B. Marrow,
county superintendent of schools,
and for about forty-five minutes
Dr. Kighsmith held the attention
of a large audience as he discuss
ed equalizing educational advan
tages in North Carolina. He stated
in the beginning that his address
would not be primarily to the
members of the senior class, but
his admonition to them was in the
words of the poet:
“Build thee more stately mansions,
O my Soul,
As the swift seasons roll!
Leave thy low-valted past!
Let each new temple, nobler than
the last,
Shut thee from heaven with a
' • dome more vast.
Till thou at length art free,
Leaving thine out-grown shell
by life’s unresting sea!”
This business of equalizing edu
Turn to page two, please
Two Full Days In
Recorder’s Court
Chicken Thieves Up
For Trial; One Es
capes From Court
NOT YET CAUGHT
In the Recorder’s court here on
Tuesday and Wednesday, this week,
the following cases on the crim
inal docket were disposed of:
Fred Layton, a negro charged
with chicken stealing, gave bond
a week agojHe was called and
failed at this term. Judgment nisi
scifi and capias was entered. Na
than Layton and Will Jones, Fred’s
accomplices in this roost looting
business, were tried and convicted
and assigned to work out a twelve
months term on the roads and to
work out the cost of the action.
From this judgment they took an
appeal. While they were being
held it occurred to Nathan Layton
that there was more .room on the
outside of the county jail than on
the inside, so he gently faded
away. His escape was complete.
Will Jones was unable to give the
appeal bond and was returned to
jail.
Tom Pace was found guilty of
possessing whiskey and was fined
$5 and taxed with the cost of the
action. On a similar charge George
Robinson was convicted and given
a fine of $15 and required to pay
costs.
Cleveland Horne and Marvin
Horne were before the court on two
or three counts. Cleveland was
found guilty of trespass and got
a month jail sentence which was
later remitted upon payment of
one-half of the cost. Marvin was
convicted of cursing on the high
way and was taxed with half of
the cost of the double-header case.
Dora Underwood, a white woman
from the Holt Lake settlement,
was convicted of prostitution and
received a jail sentence of ninety
days. She gave notice of appeal.
Daisy Price, a white woman of
Selma, was convicted of prostitu
tion, but judgment was deferred.
Needham Davis was convicted
of violating the prohibition laws
and fined $50 and costs.
Everette Eason and Melvin Car
ter, two householders of the same
house, of Upper Johnston, were
charged with and convicted of an
assault. Judgment was deferred
until the first Monday in Septem
Bett Strickland, a grass-widow
of Boon Hill was convicted of pros
titution. She was placed under sus
pended judgment on the condition
that she abandon her house and
go to her mother and live from
hence a moral life.
Felon Perry and wife of Upper
Johnston, were in court charged
with operating a house of ill-fame.
Felon was given a six months road
sentence. His wife being under 16
years of age was turned over to
the county superintendent of pub
lic welfare to be dealth with in
the juvenile court.
Eldridge Vance and L. R. John
son were convicted of an assault.
Judgment was suspended upon the
payment 'of cost, Vance footing
one-third of the bill and Johnson
paying the balance.
Norman Oats was found guilty
of simple trespass and given a
four months road sentence but
judgment was later modified to a
suspension upon payment of cost
and continued good behavior.
| The State failed to convict Ed
gar Adams upon a charge of op
erating a car while under the in
fluence of whiskey.
Coy Keen, Floyd Baker, and Bill
Overcash were cKarged with steal
ing. Keen was acquitted. Floyd
Baker being under sixteen was re
manded to the juvenile court, and
Bill Overcash could not be found.
These are all white people of In
grams township.
Beaty Massengill and Rufe Al
len were convicted of violating the
prohibition laws and Massengill
first drew a four months road sen
tence which was later changed to
a $50 fine and cost. Allen was not
! convicted. These are white men
of Ingrams township.
On another warrant charging
disposing of mortgaged property,
Rufus Allen was convicted and giv
en a .10 day road sentence or to
pay $25 and costs.
Two Famous Inventors Meet
While attending the National Electric Light Association’s Conven
tion at Atlantic City,-N. J., two famous inventors met for the first
dme. They were Robert W DeForest and Thomas Edison, electrical
experts, hvho are interested in perfecting the new device combining
the motion picture and phonograph into one unit, “talking movies.*’
John A. Baggett
Speaks Meadow
Medals Awarded At
Meadow Commence
ment; Beasts Best 7th
Grade Pupil in County
The Meadow commencement was
well attended and enjoyed. The ex
ercises began Thursday evening
with a recitation and declamation
contest by the high school boys
and girls. The prize for best rec
itation was awarded to Lou Es
ther Young of the eighth grade.
The declaimer’s prize was award
ed to Roscoe Barefoot of the tenth
grade. Friday morning at eleven1
o’clock Mr. John R. Baggett of
Lillington delivered a very gPfi4
address on the subject of ‘^Social
Education.”
After this dinner was spread on
the grounds under the birch trees
in front of the Meadow teacherage.
After dinner the seventh grade
exercises were presented- Miss
Mary E. Wells made an interest
ing talk from which the Meadow
folks found that their seventh '
grade was right at the top with
Rufus Johnson making an average j
of 96 2-3, the highest average in >
the county, on the county examina- !
tion- NSne of the twenty Johnston
girls and boys on the honor roll i
were from Meadow. Miss Wells
gave out the seventh grade diplo
mas after which Mr. Whittenton
of Benson, presented the medal to ,
the best all-round high school stu- I
dent, Mr. Elmon Smith. Then the
music medal was awarded to An
nie Lee and the attendance certif
icates given out by Mr. Glenn.
Friday evening tKe exercises by
the grades from the first to sixth
were well presented. Meadow has
had a very good school year and
the entire community is grateful
for the services rendered by the
excellent faculty of the past year.
The Meadow library will be open
every other Saturday afternoon
during the summer with Mrs- Kate
Hudson Lee as librarian.
Misses Ellen Eldridge and Lil
lian Miller, Mrs. R. E. Moseley and
Mr. B. K. Miller, all former teach
ers of Meadow attended the com
mencement.
Miss Pearl and Luetta Tarj't,
Meta Johnson and Glendon Smith
have recently returned from Sal
emburg where they have been in
school for the past year.
Elder L. A. Johnson spent last
week end at Angier.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Edgerton
of Princeton, visited Mrs. Edger
ton’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S.
Lawhon, during the Meadow com
mencement.
Mr. Ralph Lee is spending a
few days at his home near Dunn.
Mr. W. V. Blackman made a
business trip to Clinton 'Puesday
in the interest of the dewberry
market. He also carried a truck
load of dewberries to Raleigh on
Monday.
The prospects for a good crop of
early Irish potatoes in some parts
of Eastern Carolina are bright,
according to county agent reports.
The dry, cool spring has held back
the crop somewhat but growers
are now beginning to ship.
Chas. W. Horne Is
Guest Of Honor
Employes Arrange Sur
prise Barbecue Honor
ing Clayton Citizen
Clayton, June 10.—The employ
ees of A. Horne and Son gave a
barbecue supper Friday evening,
June 4th at 6:30 o’clock, honoring
Mr. Chas. W. Horne.
The idea of the barbecue which
was to be in the nature of a sur
prise for Mr. Horne was conceiv
ed by Miss Rosa Smith and Mr.
Paul Wallace, and all the other
employees were asked to assist in
perfecting the plans and serving
the supper.
The table, arranged on the sec
ond floor of the Horne building,
was laid for thirty, and was beau
tifully decorated with bowls and
baskets of summer floweirs. All
those invited were assembled up
stairs while Rev. C. A. Jenkins
was sent to lure the guest of honor
to the scene.
Mr. Thurman Smith, toastmaster,
gave an appreciation of Mr. Horne
and explained the meaning of the
happy occasion and expressed
thanks to all who helped make it
a success.
Kev. L. A. Jenkins invoked the
blessing and during the serving
Mrs. Hugh A. Page toasted the
honor guest. Mr. Horne responded
in a most gracious manner.
Barbecue, potato salad, pickle,
cole slaw, tomato, celery, corn
bread, rolls, iced tea, individual
lemon pids, and lemonade were
served.
B. & P. Club Enjoys Picnic
Tuesday afternoon about eighteen
members of the Business and Pro
fessional Women’s Club enjoyed a
picnic supper meeting at Holt
Lake. The members met at the
Methodist church and carried their
lunch to the lake. Several enjoy
ed a dip in the lake before supper
was spread under the shade of the
trees. A rain in the afternoon had
given a cool twang to the atmos
phere and a camp fire was built
around which the business session
of the club was held after supper.
Plans were discussed for taking
part in the program of the State
Federation which begins its ses
sion in Goldsboro today.
BENTONVILLE HOAD TO
BE WORKED EARLY DATE
Mr. A. H. Morgan, of Mead
ow, chairman of the board of
county commissioners, was in
town yesterday. Mr. Morgan
stated that the road leading
from Holts Lake to Bentonville
known as the Devil’s Race Path,
was now in line to be worked
by the county convicts. Capt.
Rackley, who has charge of the
convict road force, is now work
ing Boon Hill township. He
will be ready for the Benton
ville roads by July 15, accord
ing to statements made here by
Chairman iMorgan.
Mr. Morgan stated that noth
ing definite has yet been done
about establishing the route the
proposed State Highway Con
necting Smithficld and Clinton
will take.
Call Election For
Princeton School
Commisioners Extend
Tax Listing Time
Until July 1
VETS GO REUNION
—
At the regular meeting of the
! board of county commissioners
held here Monday, an order was
passed to pay the railroad fare of
as many Confederate veterans as
may want to go to the State re
union to be held in Wilmington
this month.
The returns from the elections
in the special school taxing dis
tricts of Four Oaks, Micro, Kenly
and Meadow were approved, and
it was ordered that a special school
election be called in Princeton
Brogden special school taxing dis
trict, according to a petition duly
presented by the board of educa
tion. This election will be held on
Tuesday, July 20th.
Those who have not yet listed
their taxes will be glad to learn
that the time has been extended
until July first. They will be re
quired, however, to seek out the
list taker either at his home or
his place of business. After July
first, those who have failed to list
their taxes will be placed on the
delinquent list.
Other matters of business at
tended to by (the commissioners
include the following items:
Ordered that Sidney G. Fail be
released of $750 valuation in Boon
Hill township on personal proper
ty for 1926 taxes.
Ordered that C. W. Carter be
paid $32.94 as registrar in primary
election in Clayton township.
Ordered that W. B. Lee be paid
$21.21 as registrar in primary
election in East Banner.
Ordered thrfjt Preston Woodall
be released for 1925 taxes of
$28.10 on account of rem.oval of
timber from land in Bentonville
township.
Ordered that D. P. Dupree be
paid $75 on amount due for list
ing taxes in Smithfield township.
Ordered that J. H. Godwin be
released of $1000 on stock of mer
chandise for 1925 tax and that he
be refunded 'the taxes on said
value in Banner township.
Ordered that J. Willard Oneal
be paid $21.30 for holding regis
tration for Democratic primary.
Ordered that D. E. Narron be
paid $6 for holding the polls in
Democratic primary for himself
and Elijah Hinton, making $3
each, Oneals township.
Ordered that J. H. Godwin be
released of $3000 valuation on one
lot in town of Benson listed by
Ordered that Preston Woodall
be released $4363 on timber in
Meadow township listed by error
for 1923 taxes.
Ordered Jthat N. Langston be
paid $21.12 holding registration in
Bentonville township for Demo
cratic primary.
Ordered that J. R. Atkinson be
paid $21.75 as registrar in the
Democratic primary in Micro town
Ordered that Net Barden and
Clarence Hines be paid $3 each as
pollholders in the primary.
Other accounts ordered paid the
registrars in the Democratic pri
mary on June 5th were as follows:
Alex Wiggs, Pine Level, $21.90;
A. G. Hooks, Kenly, $22.02; D. H.
|Stephenson, Wilson’s Mills, $21.00;
jHettie Godwin, Pleasant Grove,
1 $21.18; R. A. Keen, Ingram,s,
$21.48; J. Mang Wood, Meadow,
!$22.29; A. V. Hinton, Wilders,
$21.78; D. D. Medlin, Elevation,
$21.21; C. H. Holt, Princeton,
$21.90.
| The following poll holders were
ordered paid $3 each: E. R. Tem
ple, Hugh Weldons (Ingrtams);
W. A. Barnes and C. C. Jackson
j (Beulah); D. O. Uzzle and S. L.
j Barbour (Wilson’s Mills); R. H.
Hudson and O. H. Barefoot (Mead
jow); Geo. Stancil and Morris
iGreen (Wilders); J. F. Batts (El
evation); Fred Hinnant and T. F.
White (Bine Level); Hugh Young
and J. W. Sanderson (East Ban
ner); J. M. Martin and Everett
Britt (Bentonville).
Ordered paid G. Thurman Smith
premium on fire insurance policy
on farm buildings a,t county home
Gives Away Millions
s. S. Kresge, chain store owner
IS giving away $23,000,000 of his
great fortune, to be used for char
itable purposes. The gift will be
t0 the Kresge Foundation
chant Mf',H,hed * the
Free Wills Hold
Revival Services
Rev. H. R. Faircloth Is
Preaching Each Night
at Farmers Warehouse
The revival which began in the
Farmers warehouse here last Sun
day night is increasing in interest.
Rev. II. R. Faircloth, pastor of
the Free Will Baptist church
which was recently organized here
is doing th epreaching. Good music
and good preaching characterize
each service and the congregations
are increasing all the time. Mr. C.
J. Thomas advises that people go
early in order that they may not
have to stand for lack of a seat.
Services begin at eight o’clock
each night. The meetings will con
tinue for some time yet, it not be
ing known at this time just *how
long they will continue. The peo
ple of Smithfield and the surround
ing community are given a cordial
invitation to attend all these
ices.
serv
Sardis Baptist Church
Regular services at Sardis Bap
tist church next Sunday, June 13,
at 11 a. m. and 8:00 p. m., and
Saturday night before. On Sunday
at 3:00 p. m. the Woman's Mis
sionary societies of the Pine Level
and Princeton Baptist churches
will render a special program. The
general public is invited to all of
these services.
JAS. W. ROSE, Pastor.
To Make Explanation
In an account of whiskey raids
made in Johnston county some time
ago, the statement was made that
officers took “four gallons of liq
uor on A. R. Stancil’s place in
Beulal* township.” This did not
mean that Mr. Stancil had any
thing to do with the liquor. It
was just found on his place at
the house of a negro, Jim Wil
liams, who lived on Mr. Stancil’s
five years, $142.36.
Ordered that C. L. Gurley of
[Boon Hill be released of $1075 on
account of failure to take credit
;for liabilities when listing: 1925
taxes.
Ordered that J. H. Abell be re
funded tax on $900 on automobile
| valuation listed by error in the
town of Smithfield.
Ordered that W. H. Lyon be re
leased of $300 on Ford car and
$50 on personal property and that
the taxes on said value for 1925
,be refunded.
Ordered that Mrs. H. C. Wood
| all be released of $1500 value on
house and lot in Smithfield town
ship listed by error for 1925 tax
es.
| Ordered that Mrs. Ina Aycock
be released of $200 valuation on
auto listed by error.
Ordered that A. B. Atkinson be
released of $1200 valuation on 221
acres in Beulah township for 1926
taxes, on account of the removal
of timber on same.
Ordered that J. E. Parrish be
released of $400 valuation on per
sonal property in Wilson’s Mills
j township, listed by error. -
To Hold Farmer
Meeting In Jui
Definite Arrana
ments For Conv*
tion State Colleg
JULY 27, 28 AND
Raleigh, June 1—-Definite an
nouncement has been made by -Y,
M. Gray, secretary of the
Farmers’ Convention, that h io
large gathering of farmers ar^
farm women will be held at S\i?>jj
college this year during the three!
days of July 27, 28 and 29. M. -
ing with the farmers will be i j
federation of Home Demons r ^
tion Club Women.
Mr. Gray has already made pre
liminary plans for the progr.i
He is in correspondence with pev,
eral leading agricultural work-1 i
of the United States and will pi, •
ably secure some outstanding i>> :
as speakers for the general m< -t
ings. Dr. A. J. Glover, ed e
of Hoard’s Dairyman, the leading
dairy paper published in the Unit
ed States, will be one of the sp» ah .
ers. Dr. Glover comes at the n
vitation of John A. Arey and will
spend several days in the Stat
One of the features of the me. -
ing will be a hog calling conte •,
Prizes of $25 as first prize, ^15
second prize and $10 as third p
zes will be offered 'for efficier v
in calling: hogs. The contest y
sponsored by Furman Smith of 1
American Limestone Company v
will donate the money* This v.
be a unique feature of the cony -n -
tion and the contestants will be
graded by a committee of jud
who will consider volume, variety,
enticement, musical quality and t •
cial expression.
It is expected that the exhibit
at the convention this year wi!'
be more complete than usual. T
work of the experiment station w
be shown in demonstrations ai
especial attention will be given t*>
an exhibit of modern farm mach -
ery. Mr. Gray has received a very
hearty response from the man
facturers of farm machinery ai !.
some of the best and most mod
em farm implements will be dis •
played during the three days. N -
salesmen will be allowed to solic t
orders and farmers will be allot
ed to examine the machine at lei •
Lire.
SENIOR CLASS NEGRO
SCHOOL GET OUT ANNUA i.
The senior class of the Johnst
County Training School got out
annual this year which makes a
creditable showing, jit is 4al
“The Johnsenior.” It contains c
of the school building, of tM
principal, A. J. Taylor, to wh
the volume is dedicated, of tho
faculty, of the senior, junior, soph
omore, and freshman classes,
the boys’ basket ball team, of
girls’ basket ball team, and of
coach, F. D. Marshall. The >
ored business firms of the to
evidenced their interest in the pi
lication by furnishing five out
the eight advertisements in ]i
book.
WORK TO BEGIN ON ROUTE
NO. 10 IN EIGHT WEE
According to information
eeived at this office, the James
Hayworth company will begin p:
ing highway No. 10 betwt
Smithfield andPrinceto n in ab
eight weeks. This company is r
engaged upon a project at Ro
Mount and as soon as this is c
pleted will complete route No.
A Tantalizer
There is exactly enough le -
the name of a person in Smit
field, and if the right one d
ciphers their name and will pre*
sent it to The Herald office, x
will present them with a cor
plimentary ticket to the V
tory Theatre. You roust bri
copy fii this paper in order
secure ticket.
sinaenten
Miss Nell Grantham fail i n
to recognize her name last i * j
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