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VOLUME 46—NO. 60
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SMITH FIELD. N. FRIDAY MORNING. JULY' 27. 1928
Sell Your
Tobacco in
Smithfield
$2.00 YEAR—5c SINGLE COPY
Heavy Docket In
Recorder s Court
Several Convicted of Viola
tion of Prohibition Law—
Court in Session Two Days
The following criminal cases
fwere tried on Tuesday and Wed
nesday of this week in Recorder’s
court here:
H. N. Stewart was sentenced to
the roads for six months for vio
lating the prohibition laws. The
sentence was suspended upon con
dition that he does not operate a
motor vehicle for a term of twelve
months and pay a fine of $50 and
the cost. The defendant took an
appeal to Superior court under a
$100 bond.
J. E. Easley, guilty of viola
tion of the prohibition laws, was
sentenced to the county roads for
30 days, or fined $10 and cost and
be discharged.
W. M. Ivey was found guilty of
operating car while intoxicated. He
is not to operate a car or motor
vehicle for a period of 90 days.
V. V. Jones and Victor Adams
were charged with violation of pro
hibition law. A non-suit was de
clared as to Adams. Jones Vvas
found guilty and fined $50 and the
%ost. He is also to refrain from i
driving a car or motor vehicle for
a period of 90 days.
J. N. Edwards, convicted of giv
ing a bad check, was required to
pay the check and the cost of the
action.
J. C. Talton and Barnie Lane
were found guilty of simple as
sault. The cost was divided equally
between the two.
For violation of the prohibition
law H. B. Barnes was fined $10
and taxed with the cost.
Cap Raynor was sentenced to
the roads for 30 days for violation
of the prohibition laws, lie took
an appeal.
Probable cause was found in the
case against Ludie Ellis and wife,
Cassie Ellis, and the defendants
were bound over to Superior court
under $100 bond each.
In the case against Wri'lliam
Manning, probable cause was
found and he was bound over to
Superior court under $100 bond.
The state took a nol pros with
leave in the case against Ira Par
ker, charged with assault.
STILE CAPTURED BY
FEDERAL OFFICERS
Five miles northwest of Smith
field, near R. R. Jones’ place on
Swift Creek, a fifty gallon whis
key still complete with all mod
ern conveniences was captured by
Federal officers on Monday, July
23. A quantity of whiskey and
beer was confiscated along with
the still which was destroyed. The
operator is said to be well known
to the officers, he being a high
speed runner. He has been chased
several times by Federal and
State officers but none have ever
been able to catch him as yet.
INQUEST TO BE HELD
HERE ON SATURDAY
The case against Cleve Norton
for shooting his father, Zeb Nor
ton, will be heard in the office of
Justice of the Peace James H.
Kirkman tomorrow morning at 10
o’clock. It will be recalled that last
Sunday about noon Cleve Norton
shot his father following an alter
cation which took place in connec
tion with Charles Wallace, who had
gone to the Norton home in a
drunken and disorderly condition.
Wallace left immediately after the
shooting and officers have not been
able to locate him.
Tom Tarheel says that any of
these boys wanting a sun bath can
get one on his place and will be
paid while obtaining it.
There are exactly enough let
ters in the line below to spell
the name of a person in Smith
field or Johnston county, and
if the right one deciphers his
name and will present it to the
Herald office, we will present
him with a free ticket to the
Victory Theatre. Tickets must
be called for before the follow
ing issue.
Nelson Hathaway recognized
his name last issue.
Today’* TantaTIzer:
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Tantalizer
Widely Mourned
Captain Ejuilio Carranza, Mcxi
:an flyer, who was killed when his
Mane crashed near Burlington, N
} Carranza, "good will” flyer who
recently flew from Mexico City to
Washington, was attempting a re
turn flight to Mexico City, when
the tragedy occurred. The Mcxi*
:an Lindbergh, as he was called, is
being widely mourned both in this
roantry and in Mexico
Three Civic Clubs
In Joint Session
Local Kiwanians Hosts to
Lions and Selma Kiwan
ians; Discuss Tobacco Mar
ket (or Johnston County
The Smithfield Kiwanians, at
their regular weekly luncheon yes
terday, were hosts to the Selma
Kiwanis club and the Smithfield
Lions club. Members of visiting
clubs were appropriately welcom
ed by President Orr.
Kiwanian T. C. Young had
charge of the program, the topic
of which w’as making a bigger and
better tobacco market for Johnston
county. Numerous helpful sugges
tions were offered by various
members in attendance, it being
the sense of everyone that Smith
field tobacco market will compare
favorably this season with any
market in Eastern Carolina. The
tobacco market being the chief en
terprise to boost at this time was
assured of every support possible
by the Selma club. Among those
leading the discussions were Ki
wanians T. C. Young, 11. B. Mar
row, 1). H. Tuttle, Dr. Orr, Mr.
Knight, Kirby Rose, Dick Mas
sey, and Mr. Jacobs.
Certainly with the enthusiasm
evidenced in yesterday’s meeting,
coupled with the efforts that are
being made, it is safe to predict
that the Smithfield tobacco mar
ket will double its sales this sea
The attendance prize was award
ed Kiwanian J. W. Whitehead by
Rev. Tuttle for the best showing
on a quiz on the Gospel of St.
John. Impressive comments were
added by Kiwanian Tuttle.
The clubs enjoyed a number of
solos by Miss Emily Young, sis
ter and guest of T. C. Ybung.
Miss Mary Noreross presided at
the piano.
WOULD-BE HUNTERS BEWARE
A colored man, J. W’illie Bell,
was arrested Thursday by a game
warden for hunting out of sea
son. It seems Bell was out with his
gun and dog hunting rabbits. He
was arraigned before Squire W. D.
Avera. who fined him $50 and the
costs. The fine, however, was sus
pended upon condition that the de
j fendant not repeat the offence
* within twelve months, and that he
enlighten his neighbors when oc
casion arises concerning the hunt
ing law.
FOR M ER J OH NS TON I AN
DIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Mr. Edwin Smith Moore, who
formerly lived in Johnston county,
and son of the late Walter R.
Moore of the Polenta section, died
at his home in Greenville, S. C.,
on Sunday, July 22., at the age of
eighty-six. He served in the Con
federate army during the entire
four years of the Civil war, and
was the last surviving member of
the Walter R. Moore family. Mr.
Moore was a brother of the late
Bettie Moore Noble, wife of Dr.
R. J. Noble of Selma.
Revival Services.
The revival meeting will begin
at Flowers Chapel July 29 at 4
p. m. Rev. A. T. Lassiter will con
duct this meeting. Public cordially
invited.
Clyde Hoey In
Opening Speech
—*—
i Discusses Smith Front Tam
many. Wet and Religious
Standpoint; Predicts Vic
tory in North Carolina
I Clyde R. Hoey fired the opening;
gun of the North Carolina Demo
cratic campaign when he deliver
ed a stirring speech in Shelby on
j Tuesday night. In spite of violent,
thunder storms more than a thous-;
and people including representa- j
tives from eight counties were I
present. Mention of Smith’s name j
was the occasion several times for
prolonged applause. The climax
was reached when the speaker de
clared “When 1 wish spiritual ad
vice, I will go to the bishop of
my church; when they want politi
cal advice I think they should come
to me.” Mr. Hoey predicted that
Max Gardner would receive a hun
dred thousand majority in the
coming election, and lhat North
( arolina would give Smith a 75,
000 majority.
The Hoey speech, according to
Renn Drum, in the Charlotte Ob
server, centered about his answer
to ‘ the three major criticisms of
Smith-his Tammany connections,
his wetness, his religion. Extracts
from Mr. Drum’s account of the
speech follow:
-V i am many Man.
“Tammany Hall has existed for
135 years,” Mr. Hoey added. “It
has some political corruption link
ed with its record, but it is a par
agon of virtue compared with the
republican political machines in
Philadelphia, Chicago, Pittsburgh.
Indianapolis and other large cities
of the country. They are young
and yet so steeped in corruption
and honeycombed with graft that
Tammany blushes when they are
named in its presence. Practically
every prominent southern demo
crat in New York belongs to Tam
many Hall.
“Rut they tell us that Tammany
is not true to the democratic party.
Ii. opened its wigwam to receive
the first national democratic con
vention after the war at a time
I when the democratic party was not
eery popular elsewhere in the
I north. It has given to every dem
! ocratic candidate for the presi
dency since that time about all
j the support of any consequence
: lie has received in New York.
! “In the memorable campaign of
j 18116 when the matchless Bryan in.
i vaded the enemy country it was
j Inmmany that stood by him and
carried that great city for him in
one of the fiercest fights ever
waged in American politics. At that
time Bryan was moved to exclaim:
‘Great is Tammany.’
Smith’s Spotless Record.
“There is one sure defense for
A1 Smith against any charge that
can be made against Tammany,
and that is his own spotless rec
ord of public service for the past
2."> years, in which he has held va
rious offices in the state, including
his service of four terms as gov
ernor, and there is not even a re
publican in New York state who
questions his integrity or doubts
his honesty. The whole state, dem
ocrats and republicans, men and
women, agree that he is absolutely
incorruptible, and with this shield
and buckler, lie is impregnable in
public esteem.”
How Wet Is He?
The presentation of the Smith
prohibition views and the con
trasts filled a major portion of the
stirring address.
r or more tnan au years, the
speaker declared, “not a single
president of this country has been
a prohibitionist and a dry as we
understand those terms. Roosevelt,
Taft. Wilson and Harding were not
prohibitionists by the present def
inition; neither is Coolidge . . . .
Hoover has never voted for pro
hibition, is not a dry and has never
been. ... If he declares so in his
speech of acceptance the discovery
will be due solely to the conclu
sion that he may fool some good
dry democrat into voting for
him. . . .
“I yield to no man, woman, min
ister or layman in my loyalty and
devotion to prohibition and my sin
j cere desire to stamp out liquor, but
I refuse to be stampeded to the
(support of a party that for the
| past eight years has had about
1 the biggest distiller in America at
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Now You Can Go to Church in Overalls
Photo shows the hit; banner over the Open Air Canvas‘Church at
5th and Wyrrdotte Streets, Kansas City, Mo., that is making a go-to
Church Sunday Drive and wants the members of its ei. ::j; venation tc
come dressed as they please aud in overalls if they taic to
Simmons Resigns
Committee Job
Farmers' and Farm Women’s
Convention at State College
—Raskob Resigns From
General Motors
Senator F. M. Simmons, rank
ing Democrat in the United States
Senate, has sent his resignation as
North Carolina member of the Na
tional Democratic Executive Com
mittee to the chairman, John J.
Raskob. Mr. Simmons was recent
ly unanimously re-elected as na
tional committeeman. He has made
no statement as to his reason for
resigning. Before the National
Democratic convention in Houston,
Senator Simmons was outspoken in
his opposition to A1 Smith as the
presidential nominee of the party.
Since the convention he has made
no political statement of any kind.
Alfred E. Smith will be formal
ly notified of his nomination for
president by the Democrats of the
country on Wednesday evening,
August 22. At that time when he
makes his acceptance speech he
will state where he stands on the
campaign issues. Through a radio
network his voice will be carried to
the far corners of the country.
The notification will take place on
the east steps of the state capitol
at Albany, unless it rains, in which
:-vent the ceremony will take place
In the assembly chamber.
Eight hundred farm men and
women assembled Tuesday at State
College for the twenty-sixth an
nual session of the North Carolina
Farmers’ and Farm Women’s Con
vention. J. C. B. Ehringhaus, of
Elizabeth City, was the principal
speaker at the first general session
of the convention. The women at
tending this convention are pre
[lomiatnig n umbres about five to
John J. Raskob, chairman of tlm
Democratic National Committee,
has resigned his official connection
of the General Motors Corpora
tion because of his heavy political
duties and a desire not to mix
business with politics. The sever
ing of these connections is regard
ed as only temporary, but it is
said to have created considerable
surprise, both in Wall Street fi
nancial circles and among his new
political associates.
TWO LARGE COTTON ROLLS
BROUGHT HERE YESTERDAY
Mr. J. W. Moore brought to thi
oflic eyesterday two large cotton
bolls, one of which was almost
grown. They came from cotton
grown by Zellas Benson on the
farm of Mrs. J. W. Moore, which
is located near town. These bolls
were from a variety of cotton
which produces an inch and a six
teenth staple. Mrs. Moore has
about 150 acres of cotton on this
farm.
Mr. Moore stated that there were
no boll weevils in this cotton. A
visit to the farm yesterday and an
examination of the growing cotton
revealed no sign of a boll weevil.
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Vacation Scenery.
A lot of people will come back
from their vacation in the country
this summer with happy memories
of tooth-paste signs they never
knew existed before.—Thrift Mag
Sabbath School Convention
The annual Sabbath School con
I vention of the Spence, Providence
and Wildwood Presbyteriar
churches will be held July 29 ai
j Wildwood Presbyterian church
The exercises begin at 10 a. m
I Public invited.
Union Service Of
Local Churches
l)r. |{. R. Racy Will l'reach
on Court House Square In
the Rate Afternoon Sunday
'I lie churches el' SmUhlield will
unite in a union vesper service next
Sunday evening at 5:30 o'clock on
the south side of the county court
house. Chairs and benches will be
provided for the older brethren
while others will use the soft car
pet of grass. A song service will
precede the sermon which will l>e
delivered by Ben R. Lacy, D. I).,
distinguished war chaplain and
now an outstanding preacher and
educator! in the Presbyterian
church.
■- Dr. Lacy is conducting a revival j
meeting for Oakland church in j
Cleveland township. Ten years ago
Dr. Lacy served a group of
churches in Johnston and Wake
counties and endeared himself to
the people by his fine pastoral and
pulpit work. He was a Rhodes
scholar at Oxford, and chaplain
of the 139th Field Artillery dur-!
ing the World war. Since the war!
he served as pastor of the Central i
Presbyterian church of Atlanta
and is now president of Union
Theological Seminary of Rich
mond, Va. Dr. Lacy will continue
his services in the county through
next Sunday night.
LIONS ( LI B HOLDS
ENJOY ABLE MEETING
The Smithfield Lions “roared”
again last Monday night in their
regular semi-monthly meeting, at
tended by a majority of the mem
bership. The meeting was presid
*..! over by Lion President William
Ladies of the Missionary Soci
ety of the Methodist church serv
ed a sumptuous supper. Chairman
Marvin Woodall of the program
committee had prepared a most in- |
tercsting social program, featured
by musical numbers by Miss Mary
Norcross at the piano, and several
solo numbers rendered by Miss
Anne Stevens.
A very interesting report was
made by Lion Kirby Rose on the j
tobacco situation here. Lion Rose
was also named as an alternate i
member of the General Tobacco I
Committee functioning for the!
upbuilding of the local market.
Lion “Slick” Debnam was the
appreciative recipient of a mis-,
cellaneous shower in honor of his
being the club’s only bridegroom.
Lion Debnam’s presents consisted
of many useful household 'arti
cles suitable for newlyweds—in
cluding incidentally, a rolling pin
and flat iron (which he would not
take home with him.)
The club voted to pay a pro
portional part of the cost of
screening the basement rooms of
the church, where the club meets.
This will be done immediately, and
is in cooperation with the local Ki
wanis club which also holds its
meeting there. The club received
one new member, Lion Sol Bane,
of the American Dollar Store.
Lion Herbert Knight, chairman
of the publicity committee, made
a report to the club on the “Lion's
Special,” a publication on the lo
cal club, which will appear from
press next week.
To Clean Up Thompson Graveyard
Thursday, August 2, has been
set as the time for cleaning up the
Thompson family graveyard in
Boon Hill township. Those who
have relatives buried there are
expected to cooperate in this clean
up day.
Machinery, it is predicted, will
fight the wars of the future. And
what will the booties do then, poor
things.—Greensboro Reeotrd.
it
Johnston Citizen
Pays Fine Tribute
Mr. H. M. Barber Expresses
Appreciation of Splendid
Treatment Received In the
Johnston County Hospital
Mr. H. M. Barber, of Clayton,
route 1. recently underwent an op
eration at the Johnston County
Hospital, and so kindly was the
treatment which he received at
this institution that he is loud in
its praise. Mr. Barber makes the
following statement in regard to
this worthy institution:
“The average man when well and
strong and going about his usual
business affairs takes little thought
of the true worth of doctors, hos
pitals and his friends. During the
major part of my life I have been
a well, strong man; but the com
ing of June this year found me
a very sick man. Members of my
family and my physician told me
that 1 should have to undergo a
very serious operation. 1 accepted
the sentence without a murmur.
The only question 1 had to settle
was: where should I go for the op
eration and who should use the
knife? I had faith in our own
Johnston County Hospital as the
place and in Dr. W. J. B. Orr as
the surgeon, and this place and
man 1 chose for the operation. I
am now again on my feet, not en
tirely well, but happily on the
road to recovery; and I have more
reasons than I can cite to believe
that 1 made a wise choice of se
lection.
“1 am glad to say that I am fi
nancially able to settle my obliga
tions so far as money goes, but
theie is a debt of gratitude com
ing out of my hospital confinement
that I can never pay. I shall never
be able to adequately express my
appreciation of Dr. Orr and the
great little hospital over which he
presides. In sincerity I believe and
say that North Carolina has no
finer, safer and more conscientious
surgeon than Dr. Orr. Nor is there
anywhere in the state a better and
more modern hospital than the one
at Smithfield. Dr. Wilson, who has
recently become identified with
this hospital, is also a good physi
cian and surgeon and is thorough
ly devoted to the welfare of his
patients. I found while a patient
there that Miss Blue is an ideal su
perintendent of the corps of nurses
in the hospital, and she was al
ways ready to care for me when
there was need for her services.
Misses Deans and Kearney, who
attended me during the operation
and often afterwards, were all that
good and faithful nurses could be;
and I desire to thank them and all
the nurses publicly for their con
stant attention of me while in their
“1 also desire to publicly thank
all of my friends who came to my
bedside in the hospital to minister
to me. Many came and 1 regret that
I cannot mention every act of
kindness that each did and the
name of all who came. I can say,
and I do say, that nothing of this
is forgotten or lost. I shall ever
cherish in my heart the kindness
and thoughtfulness of all. There
was one act of friendship in this
connection which came as a reve
lation me me. I now mention the
visits and kindness of the proprie
tors of the Capital Cafe of Smith
field. Although these boys were all
born beyond the sea and could
speak of no ties of kinship with
me, they were as kind and thought
ful as my closest friends or broth
ers could be. They visited me con
stantly and brought me many good
things and much good cheer.
“The people of Johnston county
ought to be proud of the Johnston
County Hospital, and the people
oj .-'mminnu are 10 ne congratu
lated upon having such a real in
stitution for services as this hos
pital. Its equipment for caring for
patients is second to none I have
visited, and its spirit of kindliness
and service to its patients is finer
than great sanatoriunts with mil
lion dollar foundations. Our peo
ple ought to know what a good
hospital we have and when we have
to resort to places of this kind, we
ought to patronize this place. 1
say without qualification that this
place is worthy of the patronage
of the people of this and adjoin
I ing counties.”
Some Babyl
A loving cup almost a? big as h
is was won by Stanley Goldberg
2d months old, in the annual bub)
contest at Sea Side Park, Conej
Island,. New York.
Republicans In
Conference Here
—♦—
H. K. Scawoll, Candidate Cor
Governor non llepublica
Ticket and ( has. Jones. Na
tional Republican Commit
teeman Speaks
Republican leaders ;n North
Carolina met with Republican rep
resentatives from the fourth Con- '
gressional district here Wednesday
in an organization meeting. About
fifty were present in the commis
sioners room and listened to
speeches delivered by H. F. Sea
well, of Carthage, candidate for
governor on the Republican ticket,
and Charles Jonas, of Lincolnton,
national Republican committeeman
uf North Carolina. Also present
were: W. H. Fisher, of Clinton,
candidate for lieutenant governor
on the Republican ticket, and J. C\
Beaman, former secretary of the
Raleigh chamber of commerce, but
now of New Jersey.
Mr. Sea well and Mr. Jonas both
made speeches in which they dis- ;
cussed national and state issues,
and) called upon those present,
whom they addressed as leaders of ,
the Republican party, to work for
a Republican victory in November.
Mr. Jonas told his hearers as long
as they conceded that there was
r.o chance to win in North Caro- :
lina, so long would the Democrats
keep winning.
In the course of Mr. Jonas’s re-j
marks he paid a glowing tribute to j
Senator F. M. Simmons, Demo
crat, who was outspoken before!
the Houston convention in his feel-;
ing that his party was taking a I
suicidal step in nominating A1 I
Smith for president.
Frequent applause interspersed ,
tiie remarks of both speakers, in- .
dicat ing that their words were to i
the liking of those listening.
Mr. Ezra Parker, of Benson, took
charge of the meeting at the close
of the speeches and called for the
reports of members of the corn
s'l( TORY THEATRE
M AKES 1M PROVEMENTS
j The Victory theatre, Smithfield’s
I only moving picture show, is now
j undergoing renovations that are
calculated to add materially to the
comfort of those who frequent this
popular amusement place. The
front has been torn out and moved
forward, thus allowing space on
the inside for fifty or more extra
chairs. The staircase that leads to
the balcony where seats are re
served for colored people, is also
oeing cnangea in oraer to give
more room on the ground floor. A j
large 3x13 transome in the front !
of the building permits a cireula- J
tion of fresh air in the summer I
which together with the electric
fans and the recently installed up
to-date cooling system machine
makes for greater comfort. Mr.
Junius Peterson is in charge of
the work which is being rushed to
a rapid completion.
The proprietor of the Victory
j theatre, Mr. H. P. Howell, owns
| three moving pictures besides the
J one here. These are located at
j Henson, Zeibulon and Murfrees
boro.
Baptist Minister
Continues Story
Kev. S. L. Morgan Writes
Second Installment of Trip
to Canada; Route Lies by
Old Home of Minister in
liy S. I,. MORGAN
We started out a family of
six campers Thursday, June
14, bound for Toronto and the
Baptist World Alliance. Speed
is not one of my ambitions-,
as it is of my friend B. J. Hol
loman, though I did consent
once to be his guest in an air
plane ride above Raleigh, and
it was a real thrill. Compar
ed with him. I am slow on
wheels. He tells of leaving
Smithfield with his family in a
Chevrolet.car one morning and
taking supper that night in
New York—though he con
fesses supper was very late.
1 made on our entire trip only
an average of from 150 to 200
miles a day, and even then we
had too little time to stop and
get half the information tour
ists ought to get on their jour
ney.
I he first night we spent near
Petersburg Va., and the next day
we ran in for a little visit at my
brother’s, not a great distance
from my early home, near Orange,
Va. He is a minister, and two
years ago our family spent a few
days at the parsonage, from which
one had an entrancingly beautiful
view of the Blue Ridge mountains
to the west. The spot was sacred
in the memory of my children, and
they wished to visit it again. Mean
while the brilliant wife had died
and the parsonage had burned, but
they wished to camp at the sacred
spot, and the little boy to pick
flowers from the yard he remem
bered so fondly. We pitched our
tent beside the tragic ruins, and
next morning drove on.
That day we circled round my
early home near Culpepper, wish
ing my family to see, as far as
possible from the highway, the
exquisite beauty of the landscape
on which 1 gazed during all the
years of childhood and early man
hood. Hardly anything in all the
states we visited i-s more beautiful
than the drive we took in the half
circle rfom Culpeper round through
Sperryville and the town of Wash
ington to Warrenton, the glory of
the Blue Ridges ever before the
eye. At Sperryville I was near my
birthplace. Often T have passed the
Primitive Baptist church in the
hol?6w a mile or two above Sperry
ville, which was called until recent
years “The Bryan Meeting House,”
in which the ancestors of William
Jennings Bryan were prominent
members, according to creditable
testimony. From here one of the.
family moved west, and from his
line sprang the great commoner.
As a memorable incident in this
drive—a sound the children never
heard before, and can never for
get—was the perpetual unearthly
droning, like a great wave through
the forests, the seventeen year lo
custs. This melancholy droning of
millions of them we continued to
hear at intervals on into Mary
land. Their 17-year period varies
for different sections of the coun
try. Doubtless they will awake in
North Carolina in due time.
We had spent two or three days
in Washington two years ago, and
we contented ourselves with a look
as we passed through. It was Sat
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Aunt Roxie Opines
By Me—
Green folkes iz bout d«
Uangus color.
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