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HILLSBORO AND CHAPEL HILL. N. C., THURSDAY. AUGUST *4. 1950
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Kaleigh — North Carolina pro
biy will lose one seat in Con
ress, despite early reports to the
mtrary. •
The latest check on population
-ains and losses shows that the
Vr Heel estate is below the na
[ional average in gains.
Although the state picked up
•om 3.500,000 to more than four
nillioH noses counted this year,
[he percentage of gain is a flat
3%. The national average gain
Is 14.3%.
Virginia and Florida are the
jnly two southern states that are
,ven up to the national average.
Seats in Congress (referring to
:he House, of couresf are assigned
m the basis of population. But
my reshuffling is done on the
•rcentage of gain and-loss.
Thus, the folks on Capitol Hill
lere are hearing that North Caro
lina will lose one seat because
.although we picked up nearly a
half million population- -our gain
s below the national average.
This would result in a .knock
down dragout battle in the legisla
ture over redistricting, and likely
would send the General Assembly
nto one of its longest sessions.
Folks in the Eastern Tobaccd
Belt are mighty peeved about the
delay in opening of their markets.
It was the second year in a row
that the Belt opening was delay
ed, and from editorial and per
sonal, comment, the boys in Wilson,
Goldsboro,' Rocky Mount, Green
ville _and_ottter markets^eem to
think there’s something more than
meets the eye in the move.
They point out that Fred Royster
of Henderson, president of the
Bright Belt Association, knew
more time was needed for Georg
ia^ Florida growers when the dates
were first announced. They seem
to think he could have done some
thing about the situation a long
-time ago.
Ironically, the Middle Belt- -
where Royster has at least a
part interest in one warehouse
-stands to benefit most by the
move. Their markets will open
only 10 days behind the Eastern
Belt. A lot of growers in that
section, which includes Henderson,
now probably wil sell their to
bacco on the Middle Belt rather
than truck it to the Eastern (Belt,
as they would have if there were
more time between belt openings,
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If enough folks get sore. about
the Eastern Belt snafu, it could
hurt Royster’! chances at .the
“speakership of the House .of Re
presentatives. With his only an
nounced opponent, Frank Taylor
of Goldsboro, raping, criticism for
his part in the Advisory Budget
Comission’s denial of a bonus' to
the teachers, this could set the
stage for a dark horse ta snap
up the ,1951 speakship.
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State Civilian Denfense Chief
Z. Jones of .Rurlingtpn, isn’t
getting too good a response from
mayors of North Carolina’s cities
and towns. More than two weeks
ago- he asked them to appoint
Civilian Defense bosses for their
municipalities*’ Up to now only 42
of the more than 350 incorporated
tbwns and cities have named a
Civilian Defense head.
Jones is preparing a map of each
town and city, showing graphically
what‘would happen to. it in case
of an atomic bomb attack.
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At Mocksville over in Davie
County recently Secretary of State
Thad Eure made himself a speech.
The occasion was the annual pic
nic for the Masonic' orphanage.
Reports reaching Raleigh are that
Thad sent up a few trial ballooms
to see what his chances are for
either the gubernatorial race in
1952 or the senatorial race in 1954.
He picked a good, spot for an
easterner to test the validity of
the old east-west rotation tradi
tion. The .next governor by tradi
tion is supposed to come from the
West. ..—
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Another Rabid
Dog Is Killed;
Twelve Exposed
... Chapel Hill — Another rabid
dog was killed Monday and 12
people jyefe exposed. All are tak
ing the-Pasteur treatment, accord
ing to, the county health officer,
I>r. Davy Garvin.
Last week, another mad dog
was killed and found to be rabid.
That" dog had exposed 10 people
and bitten several other dogs.
Dr. Gravin expressed the belief
that lack of vaccination of many
dogs in Chapel Hill was causing
this outbreak &f rabies. Hfe strong
ly advised all dog owners to have
their dogs vaccinated and keep
‘them--close td* home. Stray 4ogs
may pass the rabies on to other
dogs. ■"
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Hardee Family
Reunion Held
Caribora — The annual “Family
Reunion” of the late T, D. Harde?
family was held last Sunday a
the home of Mr, and Mrs. Bn
Hardee in Canboro with 60 pre
sent. ' '■rS-"." - ' tT
family enjoyed an all-day oul 0 .
Pfenic on the. lawn. Picnic bas
of ' lunch were spread on on
tahles^Out of town guests trom
several near-by y-areas were t11 e
including relatives^
of the family living in CarrbQfQ
included Mayor I. W- Harde®,,a
family, Mr. and Mrs. Wade Thrin
and family, Mr. and Mrs. har
Perry and family and Mr. and *
Offie Durham.' ~
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Schley Sponsors
School Rennion
Schley — The Schley
•k. antBHi^af ~-a^rnmmdn~ of#
fa: mer teachers and pupils of
eld Schley school on August _
This rural school, organize
1902, was consolidated in 1928 wl
the near-by Hillsboro school.
It is hoped by the sponsors
that every teacher who served
the school and every PUP“ ,'Tv
attended wil be present at th
reunion. There will be a _*»®
service at 12:30, followed by din
ner. All are requested to bring
a basket lunch. _ . --
No New Polio
Cases This Week,
Reports Garvin
Chapel Hill — There have been
no new polio cases reported in
Orange County since Wednesday,
August 16. The total for the year
for the county remains .12.
Eleven of the reported cases
are in Chapel Hill and the sur
rounding area. Only one is report
ed in Hillsboro. All but ope . and
possibly two of the cases are mild
and' the victims will suffer no
permanent paralysis, according to
Dr. David Garvin, health officer
Dr. Garvin says .that it is im
possible to forcast what trend the
polio outbreak will tike in the
piping, .weeks;' of warmer weather.
However, he fcarns that the com•*.
frig period, may be especially bad
l and. advises ^parents and childrenj
^ to be especially, careful.
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Softball League
Playoffs Start
Hillsboro — Playoffs in the local
Softball league Cor the season s
championship got -underway here
this week and will continue
through Friday < f next week:.
Six teams are vising for th .
championship ‘in .a. two-bracket
playojpf using the dousle elimina
tion system. Tearns ui, the °y
playoff include gggg
Vtfn the Girl's wumers of
the first and second half of t
split1 season are participating,
champion being decided on a
three-ciut-of-five gajpe basis. Che
vrolet and High School Girls teams
are participating.
•’an* Teachers
roar 4 Counties
rruicKnrn _ Teachers of voca<
Hillsboro -
mal agriculture m^ram^u^
joined’ those of tout oth
•ighboring counties Tuesday oh
tour of. 1* agriculture ^part
ants in Chatham, Lee, Harne
id Johnston counties.
The purpose of tlJe ^0U^ ^ ms
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ll4oro. Charles Langston Ay
ck, and Sizemore, Chapel ^
19,000 Bream
Delivered To 15
Ponds In Orange
• , Hillsboro — The first delivery
of fish' for stocking farm fish ponds
in Orange County this fall-came
to the County last week. Hhe
delivery consisted of 19,000 bream
(blue gill), and went to 15 farm
ponds. .
The farmers who received these
fish are: Muirhead Construction
Co., Andrew Llqyd, H. J. Parrish,
W. V. Fryer, E. E. Petty, Jr., of
Hilsboro Community; L. A. Hogan,
Leonard Sparrow, C, D. Wilson,
Chapel Hill; W. S. Hunt, B. C. Cor
bet, Bob White, Cedar Grove; Wi
ley Perry, Orange Grove; H. N.
Blackwood, New Hope;* Virgil
Wall, W. O. Mincey, Schley.
The completing of the stocking
of these ponds will be made next,
spring when bass will be added.
Fish for more recently built ponds
will be delivered from the hatch
eries later in the fall. *
“ Knox Wood, of the Carr Com
munity, is bull dozing and drain
ing about five acres of land from
which he has not been receiving,
any income. This land is too steep
and some of it too wet, for crop
land, and Wood is planning to
seen it to pasture this fall. For
the drainage work the bull dozer
used in the dryer places, and
dynamite was used to open up
the places too wet to get in with
the dozer. Knox believes in not
only each man on the farm doing
his part, but -he also wants to
see some proceeds, from each acre
of land.
Lacy D. Botch
Hies Suddenly
Of Heart Attack
Chapel Hill — Lacy David
Burch, 41, died suddenly from
a heart attack at his home on
Route 2, Chapel Hill, Friday night,
at 0 P. at..
•He Was not t>eTIeVe8 to hav%!
been suffering from any heart
ailment and he had performed his
duties for the day at the Chapel
Hill Post Office.
Born in Orange County, the son
of Henry and Lena Whitt Burch,
he was educated in the Chapel
'Hill schools and- was graduated
from the University ': of North
Carolina in the class of ’35.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Mary Virginia Gadcjy Burch and
two daughters, Frances and Mary
Ellen Burch,, of the home; his
mother, Mrs. Lena Burch; one sis
ter, Mrs. John Link; two brothers,
Henry and. Vernon Burch, all of
Orange County. _
Funeral services were held Sun
day at 4 P. JW. from the Orange
Methodist Church, of which he
was a member, with the pastor,
the Rev. Howard Hardeman, and
the Rev. M. E. Tyson of Carr
boro officiating.
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Merchants Plan
SpecialSales
Event Next Month
Chapel Hill — The Chapel Hill
Garrboro Merchants Association in
a regular meeting Monday night
approved a- resolution to sponsor
a Salutation and Orientation Week,
Sept. 18-23.
Th^ week will be marked by
special sales for the benefit of
the-new students.
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Hundley Family
Holds Reunion
reunion,
>f Tihljlhiny^ of ^sr'Dell#
ey of ■ Carrboro wa&. he}d last
Sunday at the home of Mr. and
drs. Couch on Greensboro Street.
Picnic backets were brought for
he occasion and food was spread.
>n long tables- on the law„n.
Those present included tfie fol
owing; Mr. anj Mrs. Herold
fundley and family, Mr. and Mrs.
fenry Lewis Hundley, Mr. and
Frank Conrad Hundley and
jgmiljt of Winston Salem, Mrs.
;hris Hundley, “ Mr. and Mi*.
■loyd Senter and family, Mr. and
Irs. Floyd Durham, Mr. and Mrs.
!ugene Hundley and family, Mr.
nd Mrs. Douglas Slaybough, Mr.
nd Mrs. Kenneth Council and.
amily, Mrs. James Perry and son,
tan, Dyrrel Council, Miss Ruth
Itotley, Rev, and Mrs. H. G.
torsett, Mrs. Charlie Maynor, the
uest of honor, Mrs. Della Hund
»y, and the hoot and hostess. Mr.
id Mrs. Couch.
Snk Leaders .
Believe Action
Is Ill-Advised
Chapel Hill »*«jj Indications were
increasingly evident here yester
day that the proposed legal action
by Negro citizens of the commun
ity against the Chapel HiH school
officials for alleged inequalities
between the White and Negro
schools does not have the un
animous approval tof the Negro
-community leadership.
Since Sunday's ., announcement
that a group of some 75 citizens,
under the leadershhip of Dr. Char
les W. Thompson, had voted unan
imously to institute the suit, there
have been reports that many of
the Nggro leaders feel that the
legal action may ,be hasty and
ill-advised. Hubert *Robinsont, a
member of the group which has
been working with the School
Board on plans for the new build
ing, is among those understood
to be displeased With the action
taken by the more militant group
of Negro citizens.
A campaign for funds to in
stitute the legal action.is already
underway, with what success has
not been reported, The sum Of
$1,000, it was indicated, will be
needed to finance the suit with
Herman Taylor of Raleigh as at
torney.
The proposal to sue cajne as a
surprise to the School Board mem
bers who had worked diligently in
an effort to provide best facil
ities possible within the limits
of funds available. One member
of--.the Board, Carl Smith, ex
pressed the belief that the town
is spending more | per pupil on
the Negros "’thaq on the white
children. „
Tbe meeting of the Negroes was
r-veipit&ted hy ^Bi^oision of the
County Commissioners last month
to delete from the Negro school
plans an auditorium and other
special rooms. The elimination of
the facilities came about because
the bids far exceeded the $235,000
allocated the school.
•Ground- was broken last - week
for the new Negro school and
construction has been started. Lo
cal school officials insist that the
rooms eliminated in the plans will
be added when the funds are a
vailable. _
Meanwhile, plans are going
ahead for the construction of the
remainder of the Whiter high
school, which burned down some
ten years ago. Since that time,
the whHe. children have been at-,
tending school in one wing of
the new hibh school which was
built about five years ago. The
facilities there, have been called
totally inadequate by school offi
cials. The contracts for the rest of
this school have hot been let as
yet and there is doubt among
school officials that there will be
sufficient rpot;e,y„ for ..these ..plaits,
either. In that ^ase, some facilites
may have to be eliminated from
the white school, also.
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Negro Is Held
For Shooting Dad
Hillsboro • Curtis Gattis, negro,
is in Orange County jail following
the shooting of Tom Gattis, his
father, Saturday afternoon at Cha
pel Hill.
The elder Gattis was described
earlier this week as in “fair”
condition and it.was believed he
would recover..j
According to the Sheriff, Gattis
shot his father, with a 12-gauge
steal
hirii
with
His' father advanced oh
the .younger Gattis. the trouble
started over his father abusing his
mother, threatening and running
her away from hpm^
Jaycees Complete
175 Mew Markers^
Chapel Hill — The, Junior
Chamber of Commerce members
have completed work on 175 new
street markers and plan to have
them erected as soon as possible,
One of the most ardent workers
on the projects has be«Q_ Judge
John Manning. At the final work
session, some of the members
asked the ’judge what hef would
fine a person^ found guilty of run
ning over one~of the brand new
street markers. The consensus was
that $100 and costs would be a
reasonable fine,‘considering all the
har^ work puf in their building.
CpL Marvin. Durban On Korean Front
With Battery Firing Near Record At Foei
With The Arrhy In Korea — One
Hillsboro man with the First Cav
alry Division Artillery is doing
his part in the United Nations
Police force as chief of an artillery
gun* section blasting enemy per
sonnel and equipment with 155
millimeter guns.
He is Cpl. Marvin Durham, who
parents reside in Hillsboro. As
chief of gun section in the 82nd
Field Artillery Battalion, he has
charge of a ! nine-man gun crew
which is operating on a 24-hour
a d&y schedule throwing white
phosphorus and high explosive in
to enemy positions and harassing
the enemy day and night. During
one of their recent firing missions,
the air liaison plane directing the
fire reported an entire platoon of
Ko-iReds “blasted to high heaven!”
His battery put out a near record I
of 182 rounds in 42 minutes re
cently to. allow other batteries to
to move to more advantageous
positions.
In an interview with Cpl. Dur
ham, he remarked that the morale
of tHer outfit was excellent and
the food “better than could be
expected on the fighting front.”
Like all soldiers of the division,
he was torubled with Reds in
filtrating through the American
lines during the night.. “Most of
these so-called refugees,” Cpl.
Durham added, “are Red soldiers
dressed as south Koreans and car- I
rying concealed weapons to re- j
form and attack American lines:
from the rear." A division order j
called for treating all civilians
dresed as refugees in the combat j
zone fb.be treated as North Korean >
soldiers. '“This was okay for the
men/1 Durham said,“but it just
isn’t in the American soldier to
kill women and children." Some
soldiers changed their viewpoint
on this when several North Korean
women were found in the combat
zone with small radio Transmitters
hid under heavy skirts relaying
the American position to the
enemy. -—~
Cpi. Durham concluded with the
remark that “ Oncd%ve get the
men and material to fight this
kind of war in Korea, it shouldn’t
take long to finish the job.”
Hillsboro As the chant of
the tobacco auctioneer drew near-t
er, tobacco growers of Orange
County this week looked forward
to prospects of the highest average
prices ever recorded by Govern+
ment grades for flue-cured smok
ing tobacco.
i i'll is expectation was based up
| on reports from Eastern market
, openings Monday which brought
the highest averages on record.
The Federal-State Market News
Service reports gains ranging from
$3.00 to $17.00 per hundred a3
compared with opening day last
year. Leaf and smoking leaf grades
i were up $6.00 to $f6.00, cutters
$3.00 to $6.00, lugs fVom $4.00 to
$11.00, and primings 1&8.00 to $17.
00. Tne bulk of baskets brought
prices from $45.00 to $68.00 with
the practical top on most markets
at $68.00. Estimated general aver
ages on several markets for morn
ing sales ranked from $56.00 to
:$58.00 per huhdred. Highest prices
by Government grades for smok
ing tobacco prior to this on any j
opening oay was 1946. However, a |
few leaf grades during' the first
day in 1946 were slightly higher J
than Monday. |
In Orange County, all but just
a few farmers had their crops in
the house and Orange County
Farm Agent Pan Matheson said
prospects were bright for a yield
of 4 Vi million pounds on the 4,200
acres under cultivation. He said
the poundage might «iot> be quite
as heavy as in some previous years
but a larger percentage cured up
bright, offering greater prospects
for prices in the higher levels.
Reviewing this year’s experi
ence, he said tobacco diseases were
worse this year in some cases but
where disease-resistant seed had
been used, no trouble had been en
countered. This was not a serious
problem generally since most. far-.|
mers used the new seed.
In the East, ihe general quality
of offerings was slightly better
than on opening last ygar. There
were more Tugs sold qnd less pri
mings and nondescript. The color
was more predominately lemon
than last'year. Principal sales were
fair to fine lugs low to good pri
mings, and low and fair leaf. Vol
ume °t offerings was extremenly
heavy. All markets were blocked
and are anticipating heavy sales
for the rest of the week.
5-County Dairy
Heifer Show,
Sale Planned
Hillsboro — The third annual
dairy heifer show and s^ile will
be held at the Farmers’ Mutual \
Livestock Market in Hillsboro next
Thursday.
Forty heavy spring heifers have!
been lined up for the sale ai?sU
numerous well groomed purebred |
and grade heifers of all breeds will j
be exhibited at-the show. Exhibi- j
tors will be bothe boys and girls
and adult farmers.-^
The Danish system of judging1
will be used, which places all en
tries in three groups. Prizes for the
b*ue ribbon group wil be $6.00;
'foT the mrribbon. $,4.00; and-for
thte white ribbon, $2.00. There will
be a clas& for purebred and a
class, for, grades. v,
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FIRE ’
Hillsboro — A fire which
broke out Wednesday about 1
p. m. in the second floor spray
ing room of the White Furniture*’
1 Company plant lust outside
Hillsboro was quickly put out
by the Hillsboro Fire Depart
ment.
The origin of the fire is un
determined and the damage to
the building in unkown.
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TRTP EAST
Sheriff S. T. Latta, Depbty
i Sheriff Odell Clayton, Chief of
i Police Buck Knight and Robert O.
' Forrest visited Eastern North
Carolina yesterday.
Final Services For
Mrs. MamieHarris
To Be Held Today
Hillsboro —Funeral services
wil be held today, August 24, at
2 o’clock at the Little River
Church for-Mrs. Mamie E. Hairis.
Mrs. Harris died Tuesday after an
ilines^ of one year. -— _
She is survived by one son, W. A.
Harris of Rougemont, Rt. 2, and
one daughter, Mrs. Mamie Woods,
Rt. 2, RougQciont, one brother,
Ed Carpenter of Durham, and
seven grandchildren.
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fishing Rodeo
Planned' Tomorrow
Chapel Hill *— The third annual
Fishing Rodeo, sponsored by the
Orange County Wildlife Federa
tion, will be held tomorrow at the
University Lake. — .—- - ' /_; _
The. contest is open to boys
and girls from 8 to 16 years of
age and entry blanks are now
available at—Colonial Motors in
Carrboro, hnd Obre Davis Service
Station here. No entry fee is
necessary.
The prizes to be awarded in
cooperation- with ’the national
sports organization, Better Fish
ing, Inc,, will be two nationally
known brand names rod and reel •
sets for the most fish caught dur-j
ing the day, and for the largest.
fish caught.
The prizes are now on display ,*
at Eubanks Drug Store. ‘
Miss Blackwood
Opposes Move
To Retire Her
Hillsboro — A suit to require
the Orange County school system
to rehire Miss Mattie Blackwood,
a teacher in the West Hillsboro
school, will probably be instituted
in the near fhture, it was learned
yesterday.
CountyrSuperintendent Glenn T.
Proflfit said yesterday that Miss
Blackwood had advised him she
had retained Attorney Victor S.
Bryant of Durham to represent her
in the litigation. ^
The basis of Miss Blackwood’s
complaint, it is understood, would ’
be her allegation that she was not
notified of her retirement prior to
the end of school, as required by
school law.
Reports—indicated that Miss
Blackwood left school on the final
day of the .term under the im
pression she had been reelected- —♦
Her notification was not received
until later. r
The decision not to renew Miss
Blackwood’s contract was recom
mended by the District School
Committee and this action y/as re
ported to the office of the Super- i"
intendent of Schools on May 24,
-he final day of school.’Notification
■° this effect was mailed to Miss
Blackwood by registered mail
riled at the local postoffice on that
lay. In a previous case, the At
torney General has ruled that
mailing of the- notification on the
final day is considered full com
pliance with the law.
The selection of teachers is made
an the recommendation of the
District School* Committee with
the • concurrence of the County
Board of Education and the Su
perintendent- of Schools.
The District Committee in re
eommendp^thtt fftte contract not
be renewed asked that she be re
tired and gave no other reason for ,,,
the action. *
Miss Blackwood has been a
teacher for 35 years and was
eligible for retirement. A lifelong
resident of this county, she lives
m the'New Hope cdmrnuftity. —
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Highway 70’s
Widening Job
To Be Let Soon
A new road project will get
under way shortly in Orange
County, the State Highway Com
mission announced. ”
The project, to be let to con
tract on August 31, is a combined
one with Alamance County. It calls
for the grading and paving on,
11.03 mil^bl ^g'TOlnVdlVihgr'fli^'^
widening an US 70 from the end
of the 22—ft ot concrete pavement
at ' Efland- -to - the -junctieowwith-_
NS 49 in Haw River.
Specifications were also adver
tised on 54 other toad jobs
throughout the state, sortie on the
primary and others on the second -
ary road spstem. ~ “~v .
More road projects are under
construction at the present time
than at any similar time in the •
Highway Commission’s history,_
according to Highway Chairman
Henry W. Jordan. ‘"If weather)
conditions continue to be good,
1950 wil be North Carolina’s great
est year of roadbuilding,’' Dr. Jor
dan said .
About 20 per cent of th,e $200,
000,00ft secondary road program
was finished as of July 1, 1950 and
wnje 500 projects nnder. this -pro- * .
Set are in ; various Stages of eott
rtruction throughout the state.
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Mrs. Jeter Lloyd
Injured By Cow
Carrborp — Mrs. Jeter Lloyd,
*vlio lives on the University Lake
Road, was carried to Watts Hos
htal last Sunday as the “result of
>eing injured by a cow.
Mrs. Lloyd had gone out to the
lot to let the cow in to her young
'alf. The cow turned on Mrs. »
-loyd. knocking her down cousr
ng stomach Injuries and loss of
alood from cuts and bruises. Mr.
Lloyd and neighbors came to her
issistance. —
Mrs. Lloyd is considered to bo
seriously injured, but is improv
ing. ,