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NOLllME XLI\?NUMBER 47 Ifilliamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, June 13, I'tH. ESTABLISHED 1899
Vi illiamston Native
Drow ned In James
River Last Monday
H. \1. Hurras, Jr., Funeral
This Afternoon at VI ife's
Home in Tennessee
Hugh M Burras, Jr, native of
Williamston and an employee of the
Southern Material Company, was
drowned in the James River about
fifty miles from Norfolk late last I
Monday night The body was rer >v
ered Wednesday noon.
After the young man was report
ed missing Tuesday morning. his i
parents. Mr and Mrs. Hugh Burras !
and sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Macon, left j
here immediately for Virginia, and
Mr. Burras w as present when the I
body was recovered Friends of the j
family were advised here yesterday 1
that funeral services would be con
ducted this afternoon at his wife's
home in Fayetteville. Tenn The fun
eral party left Norfolk by train yes
terday for Tennessee
Few details of the young man's
untimely death could be had here
immediately One report stated that |
he had been assigned a special task
on a sand barge in the James Riv
on Monday evening Mrs Burras de
livered his bathing suit to the com
pany's office in Norfolk that eve
rung and he continued up the Jam?*s
River Completing his work he start
ed swimming to shore, one report
stating that workmen on the barge
held a spotlight on him until he was
seen wading in about three feet of
water near the shore He was not
seen after that time. The car with
his clothes in it was found on the
bank and he was rejxirted missing
Mr Burras was born in Wilham
ston 34 years ago next month. Spend
ing his early life here he attended
the local schools and Buies Creek
Col lege Some years ago he entered
the employ of the Roberts Paving
Company and later went with the
Southern Materials Corporation. At
the time of his death he was the
firm's operating superintendent.
While working in Tennessee, he
married in a prominent family at
Fayetteville about four years ago
Besides his parents and sister here,
lie leaves his wife, Miss Rachel Dry
den before marriage No children
were born to the union.
Sheriff Elbert G Cockes. of Sur
ry County, said that Mr Burras was
swimming to shore from a barge
operated by the company for which
he worked. The body was recovered
by Coast Guardsmen in six feet of
water about 250 feet from shore.
Dr. Ray Parker, of Smithfield. act
mg for the Surry coroner, declared
death due to accidental drowning,
and the body was turned over to u
Smithfield funeral home. Sheriff
Cockes said.
The officer said a gravel barge
was grounded Saturday near Hog
Island, and Burras came Monday to
direct a tug's operations in freeing
it He swam to the barge, and when
the job was completed, he left alxiut
9 p. m to swim ashore Cockes said j
the tug master held a spotlight on
him m the water until he seemed
to be safely near shore
A perfect speciman of young man
hood, Hugh. Jr.. was hard-working
and industrious He had many friends
here, arid was held in high esteem
by his employers and his fellow em
ployees as well as by all others who
knew him News of his untimely
death came as a shock to members
of the family and his many friends
here
Peanut Prices-Up
To New Hi^h Level
Peanut prices, hovering around
the figure stabilized by the govern
ment during most of the selling sea
son, are now approaching a new high
peak But, with one or two excep
tions, there are few or no peanuts
in the hands of producers for sale in
this section.
The market today was offering
five cents a pound for the best
grades Records are not available,
but the price is about the highest, if
not the highest, reported in recent
years
The price advance is traceable to
several causes which were created
principally by war conditions Con
sumer demand has mounted stead
ily since last January with an in
crease of purchasing power in the
hands of the common laborer. Com
petition offered by certain types of
nuts produced in other countries has
been limited by a shortage in ship
ping facilities. And then there is the
production control program to be
considered during the coming three
seasons.
Stocks are virtually depleted in
government warehouses and on the
farms, a recent report stating that
only 37.000 tons of the goobers had
been crushed by the oil mills in this
State and Virginia.
Present indications point to fair
prices for the goober crop this fall
While weather conditions can have
much to do with it during the next,
two or three months, the condition of
the peanut crop at the present tune
is not very promising Much o/ the
crop was replanted in some cases as
many as two and three times, mean
ing that the goobers will not be uni
form in maturing and that the crop
will pooribty be light
Grand Jury Will Hear About
Cases Alleging Tax Evasion
Preliminary arrangements for
rounding up alleged tax dodgers in
Martin County are virtually com
plete. and the cases will be placed
before the grand jury meeting here i
next Monday. A last check of the
tax books is being completed today
by Commissioner C. D Carstarphen
and Tax Supervisor S H. Grimes,
and the names will be submitted to
4K jury for whatever action is deem
i u'vessary. Indictments are ex
. cted :n possibly 750 cases
!n urn king to place the names of
pn-p-rty owners on the tax
b<>"k- the representatives of the
i"unty (1?? not charge anyone with
ni?n-tax listing Tliey are reporting!
t the grand jury that the names of
certain citizens cannot be found, j
i< avmg the court to issue formal'
warrant.- and prosecute any and all1
It was learned unofficially that the
list of non-listers includes citizens
from all walks of life, white and col
ored. poor and well-to-do. school
teachers and in one or two instances
ministers of the Gospel
The list of non-listers was creat
ed by checking the draft registra
tion, the election p<> 11 books and the
automobile registration against the
tax books.
Indictments will be in order when
the grand jury meets. It is under
stood that the warrants will be turn
ed over to the sheriff's office with
instructions to serve the papers and
have the defendants appear for trial
at the September term of superior
court. If the court follows the same
procedure employed in a number of
other counties, the defendants who
are found guilty will be required to
list for taxation, pay all past due
taxes and the case costs.
Superior Court Opens
RegularTerm Monday
IN TI1K AH!\n |
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Joseph Brake Koherson. left,
and Marion Oscar flyman, leav
ing this county a short time ago.
are now working for Country as
members of I'ncle Sam's armed
forces. William Ernest Davis and
Cushing Biggs Bailey were re
jected on account of physical
disabilities.
Pleased ^ ith USO
Drive In County
State officials of the United Serv-}
ice Organizations this week express- |
ed keen appreciation to K. H Good
mon. chairman of the campaign in
this county, for the quick and re- ;
sponsive drive advanced in support :
of the organizations Martin County's j
share of the national quota was $350
That amount lias been forwarded, but
the drive is short of the $700 goal, j
the extra $350 to be used within the
county Others wishing to contrib
ute are directed to send their dona
tions direct to Treasurer John W
Hardy A final report on the cam- |
paign m this county is expected at
a meeting next Monday night in the j
Legion Hut at 8 o'clock
In his letter to Mr. Goodmorv
State Chairman R M Haynes said,
in part My hearty congratulations!
and sincerest thanks on the grand
job you and your people did in rais
ing Martin County's quota among
the very first of the counties in the
State.
"We are all deeply indebted to
you for the fine job you did and
know you get great satisfaction from
a job well done."
Robert L Coons, State director of
the organizations, said in part "This
is a grand job done in a short while,
and I am sure that Martin County
will be an inspiration to many of the
other counties."
To Open All Street? To
Traffic Here Tomorrow
While not measuring up to gener
al expectations, all of the several re
cently-surfaced streets here will be
opened to traffic tomorrow A small
application of sand is being placed
on the streets to keep the tar off
cars. Aobut half of the streets have
already been opened to traffic, and
there is some sign of dust on them
ALIVE
According to information re
ceived here this week, Ned
La ugh big house, former William
ston resident, is still alive and
getting along "as well as could
be expected." The information
was released through the Inter
national Red Crow, but details
as to his whereabouts and gen
eral condition were not reveal
ed. It is believed that he con
tinues in German hands.
Mr. Laughing house was on his
way to Africa to work on the
tobacco market at Salisbury
when the diip on which he was
a passenger was attacked and
sunk by a German raider. He
suffered a brain injury.
Mon-Ta\ Lister Is
Expected To Have
His Day In Court
Few of I4> 4 ()n Superior
Four! Fulemlar Coiinid
ereil \ er\ Important
Sixteen eases charging violations
of 1114* criminal laws have been plac
ed on the docket for trial in the one
week ti-rm of Martin County Super
ior Court conwning ni-xt Monday
with Judge W C Harris on the
bench. Scheduh-d t?> run fi>r a week,
the court is 11k4? ly 141 clear the crim
inal cases from the docki-t. try one
or two minor civil cases and ad
j4)urn.
None 41f the criminal cases is con
sidered of any great importance,
and it is quite likely that a busy
seas4in 4)ii the farm will hold the
number of spectators to a minimum
The term, however, is expected to
attract more than passing interest
as action by the grand jury is ej
pected in several hundred cases
charging owners and citizens with
evading or otherwis4- failing to list
their properties and p<> 11 s for taxa
tarn Indictments are expected, but
it is not 4? x[)4?('14*d that the cases will
be called for trial before the term
convening next September
The following cases had been plac
ed 4>n the docket up until this morn
ing
Itoos4? v4? 11 Fagan is charged with
the larceny of an automobile from
Henna- Griffin. Fagan was on the
roads last March and thi* case was
continued.
Continued last March, the case
charging Garland Bailey with as
saulting his brother. Walter, with in
tent to kill, is slated for trial next
week Tim defendant is at Jiberty
under a $500 bond.
Ernest Johnson, young white man,
is defi-ndant in four cases, all of
which charge him with forgery. He
continues in jail in default of a $200
bond and three $100 bonds Begin
ning about the middle of last April,
Johnson is alleged to have forged
the name of R R. Alexander to the
checks. Orm was cashed by H G
Norman for $3.75, another was cash
ed f(?r $8.00 by tin- K and W Groc
ery in Williamston, another by the
Robersonville Oil Company in the
sum of $3.50 and another by L T
Johnson in the sum of $4.50
Alfred Williams is in the county
jail awaiting trial for allegedly at
tacking Jeremiah and Sadie Wallace
with a shotgun with intent to kill
The attack took place in Everetts
last April, and Williams was ordered
to jail in default of bond
Onnie Hopkins, charged with
breaking into Harry Adler's wine
store in Robersonville, week before
last, is in jail awaiting trial He was
unable to raise a $300 bond
James Curtis Nicholson, arrest
ed and jailed following a wild ride
in a car stolen from Mrs Joseph A.
Eason in Williamston on May 24. is
in jail awaiting trial in default of
bond in the sum of $300
Critically attacking Kelly Purvis
(Continued on page six)
Searches For Blood
Relations In County
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Separated "for some reason" from
her parents and adopted into anoth
er home. Miss Viola Bennett is an
xious to locate her blood relations.
The young lady explains that she
was born in or around Williamston
several years ago, that her parents
were the late Mr. and Mrs. George
R Bowers Her mothef before mar
riage was Laura Hyde
Miss Bennett explained that she
liked her adopted home very much,
but that she was mighty anxious to
contact some of her blood relations,
and asks that they please contact
her at once at her home. 48 Hudson
Drive, Wilmington, N. C.
British Determined
To Fight To Finish
Against Barbarism
r
I'lippett Government at A iehy
Says Allien Are Repulned
In Drive into Syria
A new and stirring determination
to fight to a finish the war against
Hitler and his ne worder of barbar
ism was expressed by Winston
Churchill. British Prime Minister,
yesterday, the declaration having the I
full support of representatives from
fifteen allied governments.
They met?these agents of govern
ment of the British Empire and of
other governments exiled by the
match of German troops acro-s Eu
rope behind toe scarred and
gloomy brownstone walls of St.
James' Palace and promised to
stand together m tin- wai ahead and
to work together after tin- peace for
"economic and social security
Their resolution to this effect,
along with Churchill's keystone 1
speech, was regarded as a new state
ment of Allied war aims and as giv
ing the lie to rumors of a negotiated
peace
They gathered, as Churchill put
it. not alone to express their mutual
resolve, but to "cheer the hopes of
free men and free peoples through
out the world" to promise that the
sword drawn in the Allied cause
would never fall "till life is gone or
v ictory is won."
Heading off a long catalogue of
Na/i "horrors and crimes." he told
his strange, mixed audience
It is upon this foundation that
Hitler with his tattered lackey Mus
solini at his tail and Admiral Dar
lan (the Vichy vice-premier) frisk
ing by his side pretends to build out
>f hatred, appetite and racial asset
tion a new order for Europe.
"Never did so mocking a fantasy
ihsess the mind of mortal man We
cannot tell what the course of this
fell war will be as it' spreads re
morsefully through even wider re
gions.
"(But) it will not be by German
hands that the structure of Europe
will be built or union of the Euro
pean family achieved In every coun
iry into which the German armies
and Na/i police have broken there
has sprung from the soil a hatred
i?f the German name and contempt
for the Na/i creed which the passage
>f hundreds of years will not efface
from human memory
We cannot yet see how de
liverance will come or when it will
come, but nothing is more certain
than that every trace of Hitler's foot
steps, every stain of his infected, cor
roded fingers, will be sponged and
purged and. if need be. blasted from
tin1 surface of the earth."
Again, he went on, Britain and
her Allies pledged themselves to
"that ceaseless and unwearying ef
fort which must lie made if the cap
tive peoples are to be set free "
Britain, he said, had travelled far
since the dark and "breathless" days
of last June when he army was "al
most weaponless" after the disas
ter in Flanders and now
"Our solid, stubborn strength has
stood the awful test We are masters
>f our own air and now reach out
in ever growing retribution upon the
enemy The Royal Navy holds the
seas The Italian fleet cowers dimin
ished in harbor, tin- German Navy
is largely crippled or sunk
Food and arms from across
(Continued on page six)
Farm Bureau Group
Has Successful Meet
lu Hit;li School Here
Pr<'*i<l<?nt (iliUH. Daniel Pre
niilch; K. B. Burrctl Speak*
On Soil Kroftion
The power and strength of the
Martin County Farm Bureau was
asserted successfully at the organ 1
zation's annual meeting held in the
high school here last evening The
program. centering around Con
gressman Herbert C Bonner's ad
dress. included an appetizing bar
becue supper and free admittance to
the ball game
Presiding over the meeting. Chas
L Daniel, forceful president of the
County Farm Bureau, reviewed the
organization of the unit in this coun
ty and briefly outlined the results
gained through collective actum Mr
Daniel, speaking over a special radio
hook-up, introduced Attorney Hugh
G Horton who, in turn, introduced
the main speaker with a few well
chosen words that paid high tribute
to the First District's representative
Mr. Bonner's speech was about the
first, if not the first, public address
to go on a radio hook-up here.
Following the representative's
speech. Mr E B Garrett, of the U
S Department of Agriculture, ad
dressed the nearly 500 farmers, his
topic centering around the soil con
servation service "The erosion prob
lem is so vast that it is impossible to
get the true facts," he said. Contin
uing he said. "It is estimated that
100 million acres of good farm land
have been washed away in this
country, equalling about 1.250,000
80-acre farms That land has gone
(Continued on page ?ix)
Congressman Herbert C. Bonner
Addresses Farm Bureau in Annual
Meeting at High School Last Night
COUNTS ^ < M V, Ml\ IN MHH
The best-looking, as a whole, and the nearest perfect physically of
any group to leave this county for service in I'ncle Sam's Army, the
nine young men left last week for Fort Bragg Fight of the nine
"stuck", James Robert Sawyer gaining a return ticket on account of
physical disabilities. They are. front row. left to right: Garland War
ren, Simon Stalls, Elever Koberson, Charlie Gilbert Mobley; back
row. left to right, James Guvsie Rogerson, Sawyer, Gilbert Mobley.
William Atwood Gurganus and Euris Ray nor Yanderford.
Judge (lohurn
(-alls Three Cases
In County's Court
Tribunal in ScuMiim llariiK
\ 11 Hour lji*l Mon
day Morning
It whs another uneventful and
short session for tlie Martin County
Recorder's Court last Monday when
Judge W H. Cohurn called three
cases The court held forth hardly
an hour and there was a very small
number of spectators present for the
proceedings. Quite a few witnesses
were called in one case, hut the oth
ers required few witnesses.
No session of the court will he
held next Monday as the superior
tribunal will have tin- courtroom.
Judge Cohurn, Solicitor I). K John
son and Clerk L. R Wynne will he
on the job the following Monday to
dispatch any business that is likely
to accumulate during the meantime
Proceedings of the court hist Mini
day
The case charging Kelly Briley
with being drunk and disorderly
was continued prayer for judgment
until Monday. June 23rd
Several witnesses were called in
the case charging Clyde Silver
thorne with drunkenness, disorderly
conduct and an assault with a dead
ly weapon with intent to kill While
the evidence was damaging as far
as the minor charges were concern
ed, the court granted a defense mo /
tion at the conclusion of the State'
evidence asking for a verdict of not
guilty as to tile assault with a dead
ly weapon with intent to kill Ad ?'
judged guilty of being drunk and i '
disorderly and assaulting his sick "
wife, Si I ver'thorne was sentenced to ^
the roads for- twelve months. Silver 1
thorne was said to have thrown or I "
knocked a box of snuff in Sheriff iM
Roebuck's face when the officer was |(1
making tin* arrest last week i '?
Probable cause appearing in the ' 1
case charging assault and robbery,'*1'
the court hound Willie R Jackson.'1
over to the superior court for trial i'1
next week Bond m the sum of $30t) | *'
was required
Seriously Injured
In Fall From Depot
G. M Cargile, Parmcle man, was
seriously injured in a fall from Un
roof nf the Atlantic Coast Line Sta
tion here early Tuesday afternoon,
lie suffered a severe gash on his
forehead, two broken ribs and a
fracture of the back and a sprained
ankle Given first-aid treatment in
a local doctor's office, he was later
removed to a Tarboro hospital
Linesman for the Western Union
Telegraph Company, Mr Cargile
was working on some wires on top
of the building He started down and
the ladder slipped, throwing him to
the ground
While on the way to the hospital,
the ambulance was in a minor acci
dent but the patient received no fur
ther injury The ambulance was
only slightly damaged when struck
in the side by a car at Bethel, and
continued the trip
thirteen volumes
Added To Library
?
Thirteen volumes were added to
the local public library this week. it
was announced today by Mrs Ethel
Anderson, librarian. The book* are
for adults
The titles are Van Loon's Geo
graphy. Mangold, Code of the West,
Quo Vadis, Rulers of the World, Roy
al Road to Romance, Story of Man
kind. Black Narcissus. Show Boat,
All Quiet on the Western Front, The
Secret Garden, Hintone Americana,
American Industry in the War.
SIM-: VKKK
Congressman Herbert C lion 1
ner who addressed the annual
meeting of the Martin County
Farm liureau here last evening.
'in(I Mo Place For
Vmi\ l o ( ,uni|> Here
Rei civmg a request this w ci k foi j
mx .km site for .setting np an ov |
i infill camp hy two battalions of
h? lulled States Aimy out of Fort
leveiis. (I.i . Chamber of Commerce
ecietaiy R II Smith stated today
lat h< had been unable to find a
ntable place in 01 near tin town
iwners have offered the use of their
irids in several instance.-., but water
not available and the ground is too
indy Chamber of Cnmrnrrce offi
a I s aud directors an still trying to
ml a suitable place for camping the
ppi ox nnately 2.0tKl on n in the c?.>a*t
111111 ? r \ The date for the maiieuv
i s has not been announced
lb poi ts i t aching hot e state that
early 2,000 farmer- and other prop
My owners m this and other states
ave agreed to allow the Army to
iove across tlieir fields where crops
re growing So far no place has
ecu found foi the defenders to
amp In'i e over night
<rn lge/i/ In InitintfJ
In Tin' If ay n Of Hu'nliny,
Kepol ting foi servn ? In re ,i few
ays ago, Special Investigator I' K.
/ebster was initiated m the ways of
iiding, Martin County style, by the
eteian ABC offic. r. .1 II Roebuck
us week The offjceis wrecked two
lants down in Free Union Tuesday,
ipturing a 00 gallon capacity cop
er kettle and pouring out 700 gal
ins of beer The officers will be
lined soon by Investigator Felix
I'Reilly
COTTON STAMPS
All Martin County merchants
interested in participating in the
cotton stamp program for re
moving the surpius staple, are
invited to attend the public
meeting in the agricultural
building here tonight at eight
o'clock. Program plans and oth
er details will be explained at
the meeting.
-It is estimated that $1.1,000
worth of cotton stamps will be
distributed among approximate
ly 450 cotton farmers in this
county, beginning some time in
July. The stamps will serve as
money with a corresponding
value for the purchase of cot
ton goods.
Hedges ( ontinued
FHorts For (mod
Farm legislation
r
look- Tip lli- (ioii-tiliK-iM'V
l or Sii|>porl of \ otr for
\iil To 11i-iI:iiii
Nr.11 Is ruin M.irtm O.nuts K.trm
Buieau membei and special guests
IM 1 1 . : . I ? I? I . it I |p >i f I ii if. t ? 'UOtlt'.s
land I'tnuin . in.ni I h rb. i t C Bon
in-i t>i ii fly i \|>j.i111 In iand ori the
all out i d pi oi'i ain t.. Britain and
d' a I .il Uiii^th until agriculture's
pl.u?- in our economic sy-tem
Hi introductory remarks dealt
with the wai the burning question
ol to.lav Wo ItaVo .stood by an<i
uatihed the rape of Furope and
checked otf one democracy after an
oth. i We an .-.??? ing the next to the
hist big democracy fighting. and if
it fails, heaven help us." Mr Bonner
ud lli told the group of Farm
Bui.au members m their annual
m. eting that lie had voted for the
coi.tnuu'd flow of arms and ammun
ition to Britain, that while lie favor
ed oi gamzatiun for labor, he was not
foi the slukes that are threatening
our defense Mr Bonner explained
that he would continue m Washing
ton close to his duties, and leave his
political future in the hands of the
voters III Ills dlstl ict
The t. xt of the Congressman's
speech follows
With tlie enactment of tariff legis
lation souk 150 vrais ago, the Con
gi.as ?>f tin I'mted States began a
Miles ot legi-lativc actions for the
benefit of various groups in socie
t> Since that tune the tariff has been
luoadeiied and raised on numerous
occasions National and Slate Leg is
latur. have enacted child labor
laws, maximum bout laws govern
ing woikmg londition,-. eomjM'iisu
tion laws foi labor and our present
important statutes covering mini
mum wages ami maximum hours.
All th. e law affecting labor were
designed foi the benefit of those
people win. work for other- to lm
pr??\e the condition of the laboring
man and to top <u pi event the ex
ploitati<>ii ot lahoi In tact, much of
mil . ,11 I :e| I. ?: ? I Lit ? ? 11 h.e been de
signed to belielit o 111 > .pociflO
group in th< nation th. inunigra
lion law ? w< ie prunaiily bu the pro
te. lion ot lab.a. just a . tin tariff
was to giv. special benefit- to in
dust ry
Labor has not been the only group
to b. n. lit from Fcdeial <u State leg
islation. bowcvi i Business interests
have also been long r< -cognized and
protected by our legislative bodies.
The coi porat ion laws enabled busi
ni'ss and industry to control prices
through the limiting of production;
a practice which industry and busi
ncss have followed for years. The
Intel State Commerce laws were for
the protection and benefit of certain
gioups. and we could go on naming
a number of other laws that have
been enacted for other groups.
It has been only recently that the
Congress of the United States has
taken cogm/ance of the disadvantag
eous position of agriculture because
of the privileges extended t<> other
groups
John (' Calhoun recognized the
i ffect ot a tariff on agriculture when
lie stated lid years ago So par
tial are the effects of this (protect
ive) system, that its burdens are ex
clusive ly on one side and its benefits
on th. other It imposes on the agri
cultural interest of the South, in
cluding the Southwest, the burden
not only of sustaining the system it
s. If but that also of the (Govern
ment
We are the serfs of the sys
t. m out of whose labor is raised, not
only th. money paid into the Treas
ut\. but the funds out of which are
diawn out iuh rewards of the_ man
ufacturer and his associates in in
terest Their encouragement is our
discouragement."
For a hundred years after Calhoun
made this statement there was an
almost continuous increase in the
tariff rates, which placed farmers of
the South at an increasing disadvan
tage with most other groups in the
nation When the world trade and
other economic conditions were
changed so drastically following the
World War, the cumulative effects
of our long-time tariff policy began
to be felt in earnest b> American
farmers.
It was not until 1933, when the
present democratic administration
came in, that laws were passed to
give direct assistance to farmers and
to accord them some of the benefit#
through national legislation that
many other groups had enjoyed for
a long time.
It * true that prior to the farm pro*
grams of this administration, soma
national legislation had been pass
ed to benefit farmers. These includ?
ed setting up the national extension,
service, vocational education service
snd the Farm Credit Administration
and the Federal Farm Board. A#
(Continued on page six)
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