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Watch Tha Label On Your Paper. As It Carries The Date Your Subscription Expires 'J rHE ENTERPRISE Advertisers Will Find Our Col umns A Latchkey TO Over 1.M0 Homes Of Martin County. VOLUME XLIII?NUMBER *>6 IF illiamtton, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, Norrmbrr 2*t, IV W. ESTABLISHED 1899 Farm Security Has Splendid Canning Record In County Ninrty-fi\e Families (inn 28. 045 Quart* of Vegetable* anil Fruits in Summer ( Working under the direction of": Miss Emelyne Evans, home manage- i ment supervisor for the Farm Se- j curity Administration, ninety-five Martin County women solved the food problem for their families dur ing the coming months by canning 26,045 quarts of fruits and vege tables during a recent canning con- I test. Prizes, contributed by county i merchants, were recently announced by Miss Evans, as follows: Group 1. To the white family who I canned the most quarts of fruits and vegetables who does not own a pres sure cooker. First prize: One pressure cooker, goes to Mrs. George Ayers, Oak City, who canned 497 quarts of fruits and vegetables. Mrs. Ayers only has 6 in her family. This makes a total of 83 per person in her family ? Compliments County Commissioners Sceond prize: Two cases of half gallon fruit jars, goes to Mrs Susan Brown, Jamesville, who canned 482 1-2 quarts of fruits and vegetables. Mrs. Brown has eight in her family. This makes a total of 60 1-4 quarts per person in her family.?Compli ments Farmers' Supply Co., William ston. Third prize: Two cases of quart fruit jars, goes to Mrs. Frank Hop- 1 kins, Williamston, Route 1, who can- | ned 410 quarts of fruits and vege tables. Mrs. Hopkins has only four her family, which makes a total of 102 1-2 quarts per person?Com- ; pliments Peoples' Trading Co., Rob- i ersonville Group 2: To the colored family j who canned the most quarts of fruits and vegetables who does not own a pressure cooker. First prize: One pressure cooker, goes to Sarah Biggs (Jim Henry Biggs), Williamston, Route 2, who ( canned 444 quarts of fruits and vege table. Sarah has six in her family | which makes a total of 74 quarts per i person. ?Compliments Williamston ; Hardware Co., Williamston. Second prize: One good butcher | knife, goes to Alice Taylor (Julius A Taylor) who canned 350 quarts of fruits and vegetables. Alice has five in her family which makes a total ?f 70 quarts per person in her fam ily. ?Compliments Martin Supply j Co., Williamston Third prize: One good dish pan. goes to Curly Williams (Love Wil liams), Oak City, Route 1, who canned 345 quarts of fruits and veg etables. Curly has 10 in her family which makes a total of 34 1-2 quarts per person in her family?Compli ments Martin Supply Co., William ston. Group 3: To the family who cans the most quarts of fruits and vege tables, and owns a pressure cooker. First prize: One tin can sealer and I dozen tin cans, goes to Mrs. Wil liam Rogerson, Williamston, Route 2, who canned 700 quarts of fruits and vegetables. Mrs. Rogerson has eight in her family This makes a total of 1*6 ciuaits per person in her family. ware Co Second prize: One dish pan, goes to Mrs. Kader Perry, Jamesville. who canned 600 quarts of fruits^and vege tables. Mrs. Perry has 11 in her fam ily which makes a total of 54 quarts per person in her family. ?Compli ments Farmers Supply Co., William ston. Group 4 To the family who can ned the greatest variety of fruits and vegetables. First prize: One Daisey churn, goes to Mrs. Leonard C Bennett, Wil liamston, Route 2, who canned 21 different varieties of fruits and vege tables. Mrs. Bennett canned a total of 354 quarts, making an average of 35 quarts per person.?Compliments Slade Rhodes Co., Hamilton. Second prize: Two cases of quart jars, goes to Mrs. William Rogerson, and Mrs. George Ayers. Each will receive one case of jars. They tied with 19 different varieties.?Compli ments R. L. Smith and Co., Rober tContinued on page four) County Native Dies At Home In Raleigh John D. Lanier, native of this county, died suddenly at his home in Raleigh early yesterday mom ing, the victim of an apparent heart attack. He was 66 years old. When only fifteen years old, he left his home in Everetts and lo cated in South Carolina. Entering the employ of the Seaboard Airline when a young man, he served that company for a long number of years in Richmond and during the past j twenty years was its dispatcher in Raleigh. He married Miss Lizzie Bell | Green, also a native of this county, 2S years ago and she with one daugh ter survives. He also leaves one sis ter, Mrs. Mary Edmondson. of Pet ersburg, and a brother, Durward Lanier, of Greenville. Funeral services are being con ducted at the home in Raleigh this afternoon and interment will follow in a cemetery there. CANNING CONTEST WINNER Mrs. William Itogrrson, under thr direction of Homr Management Supervisor Emrlyne Evans, recently won first priir in an homr makers canning contest. In addition to winning a prize. Mrs. Rog erson lias spired ample food for thr family this winter. She put away 100 quarts of fruits and vegetables, the picture abovr showing Mrs. Kogerson sUnding beside about half ol her canned products. County Whiskey Sales Show Slight Decrease HKALTHY Judging from an unofficial report, there are some healthy young men in this county. Ex amining nineteen voung men for military service this week, the draft board physician. Or. J. s. Rhodes, and his assistants pass ed eighteen out of the group.. Seven of the nineteen were young white volunteers. Two of the twelve colored men exam ined were also volunteers Keg inning w eek after next, the draft board will call for five examinations each Wednesday The registrants will lie notified in regular order when to report. Superior Court In Final Session Of Term Last Tuesday Miuut Half of (.uses on Term Ciileiulur Art- Ktmow-il By Jiiilt?- Burttwvii Ending a two-weeks scheduled ses sion of the Martin County Superior Court Tuesday, Judge W If. S Bui Kwyn cleared about half of the cases from the calendar, the tribunal ar ranging its docket to give all liti gants, lawyers and judge ample time to make ready for Thanksgiving. Ac tually the court was in session less lhan a week h,,t flvrli j, B Wynne states that right much work~waiT~ac^" complished during the short period. Yielding to the county court for a fsy next Monday, the superior tri bunal will convene again week af ter next for the trial of both criminal and civil cases, the usual procedure being to clear the criminal docket and adjourn Judge J. J Burney is slated to return for the one-week term beginning Monday, December 9th. Proceedings in the court not prev iously reported: A non-suit was taken by the plain tiff in the case of Keel against Ay ers. In the case of William Keys against George Butler and others, the plaintiff was given a judgment in the sum of $125 S. T Bell was awarded a $24 46 judgment against F. D Williams and others. Although the case involved less than $25 notice of appeal to the supreme court was filed J- E. Griffin, administrator, su ing for payment of certain notes, was barred by the statute of limitations in his case against H. T and Claud ius Roberson. This was the last case handled by tbe court, adjournment following soon thereafter at 5 o'clock * - Few Oiickens On County Tax Books There'll be a marked shortage of chickens in Martin County this year, if the listing of the barnyard fowls on the tax books means anything Other than those birds destined for the home pots there weren't but 40 chickens listed in the county for tax ation this year A farmer in Hamil ton Township listed forty chickens and valued them at $20 Other listings of the barnyard fam ily included, 231 horses with an as |I5'975; 3M3 mules qL ' ,423 beef cattle at $21, fSf'u m'Ik eow" at *35,321; 17 181 hog. ,t $?o,798; loa ,heep at ??"u " ,117' and ,ive do?' Total Of $674,9113!) Is Spent For Spirits Since Stores Opened (JuurM-r Suli>* Smaller By 82.977.76 Than Tliev Vl crt' a Year Ago Legal liquor salt's in Martin Coun ty last quarter were the smallest of any in the corresponding period since the stores were opened in July. 1935. the audit for tin month* of iasl July. August and September showing a decrease of $2,977.71) as compared' with the gross sales in the same three months of 1939 The sales for the recent period were hardly $2,000 larger than they were for the months of last April, May and June, and the sales in the second quarter were slightly below the average for that particular period of the year A comparison of sales for the third quarter, 1939. and for the correspond ing period this year follows, by stores 1939 1940 Williamston $15,386.73 $14,287.62 Robersonville 10.030.10 8,585 55 Oak City 2,916 20 2,127 10 Jamesville 2.206.55 2,561.55 $30,539 58 $27,561 82 The store at Jamesville was the only one in the county to report an increase, the other three stores re porting sizable decreases in sales. In creased activities on Jamesville's in dustrial front possibly accounts for the increase there. In the other three towns, the crop outlook was consid ered serious as no rain fell fur ~ weeks, and in addition to that the industrial front at Williamston was comparatively quiet, the conditions apparently effecting a decrease in the consumption of legal liquors. Wheth er consumption was switched to the illegal or cheaper liquors is any body's guess, hut it is certain that the illegal traffic was in evidence during the period according to A B C. Enforcement Officer J. H. Roe buck's reports. The Williamston store accounted for nearly 52 per cent of the total sales. Despite the marked decrease in sales, profits last quarter were al most as large as they were in the corresponding period, 1939. Profits for the second quarters, 1939 and 1940, by stores are compared as fol lows 1939 1940 Williamston $3,531.88 $3,516.47 Robersonville 2,122 29 1,882.00 Oak City 509.57 324.17 Jamesville 319.89 472.04 $6,483.63 $6,194 68 In addition to the 1940 profits re IContinued on page four) ? ? Cupid Has A Busy Day In The County Dan Cupid had an unusually busy day in this county last Monday when he rounded up five white couples and started them to the altar, for better or for worse Five marriage licenses were issued by Register of Deeds J. Sam Getsinger during the day to the following white couples: Linwood Knox and Pauline Dail, both of Hassell. James Willie Knox and Martha Lu cillo Lynch, both of Hamilton. John Whee'ler Cooper, Jr., of Wind sor and Rachel Rogerson, of Rober sonville. Lyman Collins Johnson, of Rocky Mount, and Ruth Taylor Edwards, of Williamston, Route 2. William A. Leggett, of Williams ton Route 3, and Virginia Jackson, of Williamston Route 2. Red Cross Roll Call Will Be Continued Through Tomorrow Total of 8i'l I K.Hti K<'|?ort?*<l To Dale l?y Martin (?.?ini Iv (Chapter App.bUmVtely JOTTKGN or TIJ goal. the annual R.d Cn?s member ship campaign in this community will be continued through tomor row. Mrs J. A Eason. chairman of the roll call in Williamstun. said this morning Up until this morning a total of $318.86 had been reported collected in the Martin County chap ter and while unreported collections will boost the amount, it is doubt ful today if they will bring the mem bership "total up to the $400 quota In the face of a tremendous de mand for Red Cross aid over u world wide front, local officials of the or ganization art- planning to maintain two booths on the streets tomorrow Mrs. E T. Walker will operate the booth a second time near the Guar ty Bank, and Nora Cherry Slade will carry the appeal for aid to members of the colored race at a booth near the Texas Service Station on Ruil road Street. A successful drive has been con ducted already among the colored citizenry here, Nora Slade turning over to the organization a total of 131 yesterday A touching story comes out of the canvass among the colored population. Burned out of i home some time ago and trying to hold thr bodies and souls otgeth or for a group of orphaned children, one donor knew what it meant to be in need and she look from a budget, allowing a hare existence at best. $1 In do her bit in helping others Williamston has already enrolled its greatest membership in the hu mane organization, and other com munities in the chapter are chalking up yew records, but the assigned quo ta has not yet been met. The job will hardly be well done until the quota is over-subscribed. membership chairmen state in addressing u final appeal to the people of this section for a greater support in advancing the humane work now being carried on by. the National Red Cross. ? Memberships recently reported to ll"' fifl nil I chairman here and not previously acknowledged, follow ^ Members Mrs. J. D. Thrower, Clyde Hassell, Mrs Herman Bowen, Mrs. Collin Peel, B. S. Cowin, I)r Llewelyn, Mildred Hedrick, Edwin Holding. Mrs. F H Birmingham, Mrs J S. Rhodes, Jim Smith, Mrs M B Dunn, Milton Goldman, Mrs B. S Courtney, Mrs Janie la-hew, Proctor Shoppc, C. A James, Di J I.' Spencer, H. O Peele, W G I'cele Eugene Rice, C 11 Clark, Jr., Her bert Clark, Frank Margolis, B S Courtney, Wheeler Martin, Robert Coburn. Herman Bowen. Mrs. Z. T Piephoff, Dr. J. S. Rhodes. James Bailey Peele, Clarence Button, Geo. Harrison, Jr, Paul Auto Supply Mrs Mamie G. Taylor donated $5 00 Contributions, Joyce Taylor Jones and Mrs. Joe Glenn Colored members are, P. || Kyle, (if Raleigh; Andrew Roberson, Wil ham Huff and wife, R C. Clemmons and wife, Eugene Barnes. James Ev erett and wife, K Slade and wife, Theodore Rodgers and wife. Sallie Jordan, Odell Lee, Eliza Williams, Clyde Knight, Dollie 1'atilla, Lena Graham. Richard Thompson, Mary D Smith, Hosanna Johnson, F. L Allen, Augustus Bnggett, Alice Or mond, Sam Faulk, G. W. flyman. Nel lie Slade, Dorothy Brown, Emma Harvey, Mettle Thompson, Etta Co burn, Bell Lloyd, Joshua Steeley, J 0 Everett and Ella Rouse Everetts Donates $17 To Red Cross In reporting the results of the Red Cross roll call in the Everetts community, Mrs, Edith Martin, Chairman, stated that a total of $17 was raised by the Everetts citizens. Everetts people taking member ship with the National Red Cross are as follows: Mesdames Willie Speight Peel, Minnie Wynne, Jesse Keel and Edith Martin; Misses Doris Everett. Alma Lewis, Cleo James, Georgia Moore, Margaret Palmer, Fannie Adams and the Griffin sis ters; Messrs. George Taylor, S. W Keel, J. S Ayers, Harry Hardy. Fred Clark and V. G. Taylor. CHRISTMAS-WISE Thanksgiving was all but crowded out late yesterday by the Christmas spirit here. Hard ly before the day was spent, merchants began preparing for the big holiday of the year. To day there Is little sign of Thanks giving, the trend toward Christ mas being marked already by holiday decorations. Holiday lights will be install ed some time during next week and the Christmas shopping sea son will be launched on a big scale about that lime. Local merchants possibly have the largest Christmas stocks In his tory, and they are in a position to ably serve the public in this entire section during the next XI shopping days. Holiday Observance Marked < By Real Thanksgiving, Spirit I Thanksgiving yestreday Pernod to | carry a fuller meaning in this com munity as nearly 200 people assem bled in a union service at the Christ ian church to proffer humble thanks to the Almighty for the countless blessings and all the good things of onjovort so abundantly in an-^ other harvest season The attendance upon the union service was the largest seen at a similar event in recent years here, and possibly at 110 other time has the real spirit of the holiday been ad vanced more strikingly and more no ticeably in the faces of men than at the religious services yesterday when a free people representing the several denominations stopped to pay homage to God 111 an hour and ten-minute service. Rev B. T. Hurley, recently as signed to the Methodist charge here, delivered an able and timely sermon, I "Three Kinds of Thanksgivings." in . which he warned against the fatal ? step of believing that we are bet ter than other people. "Dp not be- I come self-centered and be a big T\" the minuter *..od. adding that the p? right kind of Thanksgiving makes us a happy and useful people The choral club of twenty voices directed by Mrs Wheeler Martin, ably- blended its song into The put gram and spirit of the day. Church treasurers report a greater response to the call for support of those in stitutions leading in an attack against a blackout of the Cross While many turned to the fields and woods during the remainder of the day, the holiday was quietly ob served and without incident here County Officials Start New Term oil Monday Authorities Look For A Busy Day In County on Monday Four Face* To \|?|M'ur in Offirial Family for tlir Next Two Yearn A busy day is predicted 111 the county courthouse next Monday when old officers start a new year and when several new faces will be added to the county's official family. The sheriff, clerk of court and coroner, just half through their fifrst four-year term, will hold posi- | tions on the sideline as they observe | the induction of other officers into j the county's governing unit Attor ney W Hubert Cohurn is succeed ing H O. Peel as judge of the coun ty recorder's court, Mr. Peel decid ing to withdraw from the position before the" last May primary. K. It. Smith is succeeding Mrs. C. A. Har rison who served as county treasur er by appointment following the death of Mr. Harrison last Decern her. Messrs. Joshua L. Coltrain sue reeds C. C. Fleming and C. 1). Car Btarphen succeeds John E. Pope as members of the county board of commissioners. The old board of county commis sioners, with little unfinished busi ness on its calendar, is expected to j be in session only a few minutes be fore turning over* the duties of the ; I office to the new board. Accepting their oaths of office before Clerk of Court L S. Wynne, tlie new com- j missioners for their first official act will appoint a solicitor for the Coun ty court so that institution might i start work immediately on a large U' docket. 11 Reorganization of its body will or ' ' cupy the early attention of the board, | ' the new line-up making it difficult ? to predict who guides the destinies, ' of the county as chairman. ' ?A lengthy vunk schedule Is await r ing the attention of the board and it is. likely that a special meeting of the group will be called later in the I month to clear the calendar. A tax supervisor is to be appointed. List d takers are to be named subject to n the approval of the board. There's ? h the question of a revaluation of prop- Is erties to be considered, not to men- t tion the routine duties and the hear- 5 ing of petitions for wider and better ( roads in the rural communities. The d tax supervisor and list-takers are \ slated to meet on December 23 and it is possible that the revaluation n problem will be solved at that time, I All county officers, starting new v terms or entering the positions for s the first time, are to furnish bonds t next Monday. e The incoming recorder has a hard day ahead of him, too. Nearly twen- l< ty cases are on the county court p docket, several of them having been o continued under prayer for judg- s ment by Judge Peel Whether Judge \< Peel will take the bench chair and <> (Continued on page four) _ P nook mobile Sets A New County Record Operating for a second period in this county, the Works Progress Ad ministration bookmobile is chalking up a new record, according to Miss Ella Mae Gaylord, who has charge of the traveling library Since Septmeber 3(1, the traveling library has distributed well over 12,000 books among the rural pop illation and in the town and school libraries, about two-thirds of the number having been placed with children in all the minor age groups Miss Rosa Moore, bookmobile li brarian, states that people travel long distances to exchange books each week, and that school principals are rinding the service very valuable The traveling library has met with luch success that plans have been advanced to continue its operation in the county during the greater l>art of December. TOY COLLECTIONS Preparations for sponsoring a C hristmas cheer movement in this community again this holi day season are being advanced by the various civic organiza tions in cooperation with the Hoy Scouts. Minute observation in years past has proved that the undertaking lias brought more joy to the less fortunate and at the smallest cost than any other movement launched here, and an earnest appeal is directed to all the people to lend the l<UO edition a willing support Under the direction of Prin cipal I). N. Ilix. the Bov Scouts will canvass the town next Moil day afternoon for old toys and clothing. The toys will he work ed over and the clothes will he turned over to a woman's club committee for distribution. If it isn't convenient to get your bundle ready for the Scouts call the Enterprise. Phone ?!(?. and a special messenger will he dispatched to your home. Mow Auto Lionise Hates W ill (?o Oil Sale This Saturday ? * ? I'hitfM W ill Ho Moro Ihirahlr, Vml Will \U Wakr ? ?1 . FuroHl (lalorw llv Conrad Frederick Smith North Carolina automobile driv rs aro going to change from State College to Wake Forest colors when hoy buy their 1941 license plates. Vnd they're going to get heavier, nore 'durable tags than they've had ince the state used to make them rut of oast iron, away back when ait.idt lights .ind goggles were tandard equipment Those new black and orange num >ers will cost just the same as the 40 tags, but they will last two full lays longer, or a total of thirteen noriths and two days to be exact, or they go on sale next Saturday, Jovember .'10, and they are good un il December 3' of next year Some 4 branches of the Carolina Motor 'tub all over North Carolina will listribute them for the State Motoi 1 chicle Bureau. The 1941 licenses are black with irange figures, which Colors are said o provide1 maximum legibility And that's real news, the new plates are upposed to hold their colors till hey're thrown away. No more fad d figures, no illegible tags. The new plates won't have a mot r> or slogan suctl as Seven states iroudly display on theirs. Last year fficials of the motor vehicle bureau cratched their heads for days over zhether to put "The Balanced State" n the bottom of the tags Some liked t and some didn't One way said it joked as if the state would be a ush-over with that sentiment ad ertising it. The ml reason was that ?? slogan /ould increase the size of the license (Continued on page (our) Han looses Fingers In A Sausage Mill Williford Ix?e, young white man. jst all of his left hand fingers in sausage null while working at he Koberson Slaughter Mouse near ere last Tuesday. Cut and crush d, the fingers were taken off near heir base. One report stated that the own sausage mill was gradually rawing the man's hand into its lades when he snatched himself ree. The victim was said to have suf ered gVeat pain before he could be pmoved to a doctor's office here, 'considerable time wa6 necessary for he doctors to handle the operation nd close the wounds. Conflicting Claims deceived Following r Saval En gagcmcnts Irihiin l.ook- I oiiiiiimK To Krrn-li Submarine* ami Kr?-f Fronrliiuen The heroic fight carried by the I reeks t?? Mussolini's Wops has been vei shadowed during ttie past few ays by an incruesod warfare on Alii seas and in the English Channel ? Reports received from the recent en agements are conflicting, but if !ngland's claims are true, then Italy as only two battleships left in op ration It Italian claims are true, Iritain experienced a heavy damage ? two battleships, an aircraft car ler and three cruisers. The English tsist that a telling blow has been lealt the Italian navy for the see rid tune The fighters raged in th?* ftediterrunegn sea Wednesday, the hitish stating that they routed the talian fleet Another battle was re turfed in lie Oriaie Sea, and there k-as an engagement between Ger nan and British destroyers i n the English Channel Both sides claim d considerable damage was done to lie other, the Germans stating that hey sank two merchantmen in ad ition to sinking one destroyer. Submarine warfare and -German aiders in the Atlantic are causing reat concern 111 England British upping is experiencing attacks qua! those that reduced England ? a four weeks' supply of food back a 191? The situation ts not that Had > yet. but unless the Free French an get their country's fifty submar nes to support Britain the worst is cared. England is looking longing y to the French navy, and reports late that the French leaders are noting toward Hitler and his new rder. Heavy air attacks continue against inglaud, but unofficial reports state hat the British last night put into so a new type of weapon to combat sa/i air attacks. The success of the ceapoti has not been made public According to reports, the British tope to check the raiders with a ew type of light and high powered una can led on planes. In the Italo-Greek war. the Ital ans are said to be sending re-en orccmoiits to their liaid-pressed oldiers in Albania The Greeks con inue their drive with success against /lussolihi's men, and late reports tate that other important Italian ases have been captured, and that he Greeks were feverishly working i> split the Italian forces. As the call for additional aid is card, the United States is stepping (Continued on page four) am' Docket For P New (lountv Judge Holding liis first session of the lartin County Recorder's Court fol ?wing his election the early part of tiis month, Judge W II. Coburn will nee a crowded docket next Monday lorning Seventeen new cases, ac umulating on the docket during the wo weeks' term of superior court ml durum Hie holiday enjoyed by ie county tribunal on Monday. No ember 11th. Up until this morning 17 new uses had been booked for trial with tie possibility that a Jew more will e added today Cases on the docket: John Parker is the defendant in wo cases, one charging him with an ssault with a deadly weapon and ie other with assaulting a female. Ernest Dean Edmondson, upper aunty man with an alleged reputa ion of a bully, is charged with dis rderfy conduct, assaulting an offi it and resisting arrest. Herbert Hunting faces a double 11urge as a result of driving drunk hi Ie his license was revoked. Clay Waddell faces a drunken riving charge. William Jones is churged with an ttauH with a deadly weapon. Gladys Yearby, colored woman, is lurged with violating the liquor iWs. Joe I?anier Godard, Jr.. is booked >r allegedly operating a car while is driver's license was revoked Deserted by their husband and fa ier, the wife and three children of acob Cooper, possibly had a scan f Thanksgiving yesterday. He is aoked for non-support. Alton Li 1 ley will be called to nswer for seriously assaulting ames Lilley in Jamesville last lonth Thurman Hyman is booked for ie alleged theft of a hound dog. James Cole is slated to answer in ie case charging him with reckless riving Samuel Williams is charged with asturdy. Elmer Gray faces a charge of aandonment and non-support. Booker T. Bradley is charged with vaulting a colored boy. Bryant Moore is charged with an isault with a deadly weapon, and fill Mudica. the colored fellow who referred the roads to the army, is icing a similar charge. Modica is sported to have taken his physical lamination in the company of the teriff Two cases, one charging Johnnie eel with non-support, and the oth r charging Ben Biggs with violating ie liquor laws, were continued.