North Carolina Newspapers

VOL. TWENTY TWO ' " ' FARMVILLR PITT COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, MAY 22. ?SL , ' ? ? ^ ? N0MBER TWO VOL* TWENTY-TWO ? ?? ....... . .. ? . : S* ? ... ? - I -? ? ? ?? ?????? ? !I? Twelve Samarcand Oris ] Get State Prison Terms ?* - ~ ' 1 Eighteen Months to 5 Y e a r Indeterminate Sentence Imposed Calthage, May 20.?State prison doors today clanged behind 12 girls in their teens, unwanted for the most part by their own families, by so ciety, or by the state's correctional institution, two of whose buildings they were sentenced in Moore county superior court here today for burn ing. From 18 months to five years was the sentence pronounced by Judge Mi chael Schenck, who reminded them that the state wa3 stronger than they, that it could and would lock them up, for 18 months, if they "behaved," for five years if they did not And although a psychiatrist had adjudged the four prisoners whom he examined as mental defectives, Judge Schenck told them that he thought they could understand him as he recounted their offenses against society. They listened attentively, the men tal defectives, the daughter of a pros titute, the daughter of an insane mother, the daughter of a man now serving a term for a crime against his own child, the daughter of parents who had died in her infancy, leaving her a piece of undeveloped human driftwood, all listened until the judge came to the sentence of imprisonment in the state penitentiary. Then they broke into a wailing and sobbing, as violent as most of their demonstra tions since they first flashed into pub lic attention last March with the fir ing of two of the state institution's buildings. The only other sign of emotion they had shown since the trial got under way yesterday morning came at the dose - of the day yesterday, and was provoked by the sympathy of Nell Battle Lewis, who had assumed the brunt of the defense counsel. As she made a brief plea to the judge for mercy for the children who were the products of their environment, of forces beyond their control or com prehension, the unconcern and defi ance of the youthful defendants melt ed into tears, while handkerchiefs were also brought into use from be hind the prisoners' seats in the packed court room. - , Two of the 14 girls who submitted pleas of guilty of an attempt to com mit arson with the understanding that the judge could dismiss any individ uals against whom the testimony was not sufficient to convict, were given suspended sentences, conditioned on good behavior for five years. Rosa Mull, of Wilmington, 13 years old, and the youngest of the defendants, was placed in the custody of her fam ily, a sentence of two years being sug gested in the event she was not of good behavior. Margaret Pridgen, of Waynesville, 15 years old, was given a suspended sentence of from one to three years. Both of her parents are dead, and she will be placed either In the home of a relative or in another home. As the girls were taken from the court room, the same procedure was observed as that of yesterday. A deputy was stationed at the?main en trance to the court room each time the girls were transferred to or from the room* the deputy being given or ders to arrest anyone who attempted to pass through the door, while spec tators were ordered to keep their seats until the girls had filed from the court, down the steps and through a cordon of deputy sheriffs and court attaches to the waiting school bus Which conveyed them to and from the jail. When spectators descended from the court room today, the 12 sen tenced prisoners were already speed la* pn their way to the state peni tentiary jp Raleigh, where they were placed above "Death Row," this wing - ? ? At being the only fireproof one 01 me prison. Strangely enough, it is in this com munity, which is next door to Samar kand and which is itself the scene of /ail disturbances, white the girls were being held here for trial, that the most sympathy is epxressed for them. "Them girls have already been punished twice over for everything 'they've done. They've been punished ever since they were born," was part of the comment which went along With the service of filling a gasoline tank and radiator. "It does look like what they Deed is help, not punishment," a court house employe observed .to a group an the steps as spectators filed from the court room. "They haventj had a chance for anything else since they were born. They've been headed for file peniten tiary all their days, and God help the rest of us because no one stepped in to intervene before it was too late. "It la a case of being toon sinned against' than sinning," a more relig ious spectator observed. There were also comments to the contrary to be heard, one fco the ef tieTfull FLOWER SHOW TO BE CONDUCTED BY GARDEN CLUB MAY 29 The annual sprint flower show, sponsored by the Farmville Garden Club, a department of the Woman's Club, will be held at the American Legion Home Friday, May 29. This exhibition, which is expected to make a creditable showing for a town the' size of Farmville, is a part of the Club's drive to make the town more beautiful and a more desirable place in which to live. The following rules for entries must be observed: Flowers must be grown by person entering them. Entries must be made between the hours of 9 to 11, as flowers will be judged at 11. Bring flowers in own containers. List flowers in class in wh'Vh you wish them entered. For finest speci men flower do not mix with others. Prizes and ribbons will be awarded for: Best exhibit pansies; best col umbine, pink poppies, red poppies, best mixed basket, best arrangement sweet peas, finest specimen sweet peas; pinks, verbenas, red roses, white roses, climbing roses, basket mixed snapdragons, finest specimen snapdragon, Desi arrangement, ui flowers, best small arrangement, fin est double larkspur, single larkspur, best arrangement double larkspur, single larkspur, best gaillardia, rag ged robins, double, single ragged rob ins, coreopsis, nasturtiums, phlox, shasta daisies, gladiolus, potted plant, Easter lily, most artistic, ar rangement, best pansies, sweet Wil liam. METHODIST SERIES OF MEETINGS COMES TO CLOSE The series of meetings being held in the Methodist church, of which Rev. H. L. Hendricks is pastor, closed Wednesday evening. The preaching has been done by the presiding elder of the district, Rev. Dr. McCracken, of Washington, who has endeared himself to the people of the commun ity both as an ambassador of God and as a personal friend. The meeting has been quite suc cessful from every angle, the attend ance holding up well and considerable interest being manifested by the en tiretommuni ty throughout the " ten days. no hope for them now. They might as we'll have been put away for life." But the prevailing sentiment seems to be one of surprise that the sen tence was as heavy as. it is, and that even the minimum of 18 months in the state penitentiary will do lit- ( tie toward improving the girls as cit izens of the state. Rail Leaf Rate Is Disallowed 1 ? ? i Would Be Very Unfair j to Newport News, De- ?< clares Commission * < Washington, May 20.?The Inter state Commerce Commission has found that the proposed "reduced any-quantity rate on leaf tobacco 1 from points in North Carolina to ' j Norfolk and Richmond" was not jus tified. It ordered the proceeding dis- , continued. The new schedules were to become effective January JO, but 1 operation wa3 suspended until Au- : gust 10. The action announced to day eliminated the matter. "If permitted to become effective," the commission said, "the proposed rate would result in an undue and < unwarranted rate disadvantage to Newport News, with irreparable in jury to that point as a port of call, ) and in a rate advantage to Norfolk and Richmond, which the evidence fails to justify. The schedules pro posed would give Richmond a decided preference and - advantage over all her neighbors based solely upon a < fear that truck competition may here after deprive respondents of tobacco tonnage they now enjoy. Absolutely no present truck competition is ' shown. Before we come to consider ' the question whether this difference in rates will work an undue prefer ence, the earners seeking to justify ? a disruption flOk existing rtpBtfr ship should show that the eojnpeft tion they rety upon is genuine. The actual effect at; the proposed rata upon Smithfield and other origin points is not so dearly, shown, but we are not convinced that the re duced rate would not be productive of undue prejudice to those points. Bates proposed^-*)1, meet competition: with other earners which Iteutt in the prejudice of any shipper or any ine competition-'?reualawful. ^ "We find that the proposed ached Brewer Will Be Purchasing Bead Governor Names State College Official Head New Position Raleigh, May 20,?Alfred S, Brow er, comptroller of State-College, was yesterday appointed by Governor 0. Max Gardner as director of the new Division of Purchases and Contrast created in the office of the governor by the present general assembly. He will assume his new duties at once in organizing, his office for complete operation July 1. Several members of the general assembly have been mentioned in connection with the po sition. Governor Gardner stated that the salary which was left in his dis cretion will be fixed at $6,000 a year. Mr. Brower, who has been comp troller of State College since 1927, and who was business manager fiom j 1924 to 1927, has during these seven years been responsible for all the purchasing of the college and for all operating and service divisions. He has been the responsible director of budget control and under the presi dent responsible also for the fiscal policy of the institution. "I have known Mr, Brower for more than ten years during my service on the executive committee of the state board of trustees of State College," stated Governor Gardner. "I regard him as one of the most highly quali fied persons in North Carolina for un dertaking the organization of the im portant work of directing the annual purchase of more than $6,000,000 of supplies, materials, and equipment for the state departments and institu? tlons. "In ability, in experience, in per sonality, and in integrity he seems to me to just fit the requirements of this office, and it affords pie the highest satisfaction to announce his acceptance of the position which was tendered him several days ago." Mr. Brower is a member of ,the Ex ecutive Committee of the Association of College and University Business Officers of the Eastern States, and also a member of the Educational Buyers Association. From 1920 to 1923 he was director of the division of finance of the State Department of Education and put into operation the first budget systeWfor the oper ation of the public schools of the state. During this period he served as the director of certification and reorganized this division of the State Department of Education. Since all departmental and institu tional purchases will be made through the Division of Purchase and Con tract on and after July 1, Mr. Brow er will be unusually busy during the next six weeks winding up his year's work at State College, working out the set-up of his new office, conferr ing with departmental and institu tional heads, and in personally study ing the operation of the Division of Purchase in some of the more impor tant states that pow have centralized control of purchasing and contract LI2g? IJC piOfU W O^CiiU OCVClOi u?j o before the end of the month in trav el tour of observation and study in 3ome of the eastern and central states. POPPY SALE MAY 23 The poppy sale conducted annual ly by the American Legion Auxiliary will be held on Saturday, May 23, and the public is being urged to buy as liberally as possible of the signifi cant red flowers. \ Among the manifold blessings to. be depiyed from purchasing poppies from the Auiliaxry are these: - 1. Money to those wives of disabled veterans, who make the flowers. 2. Money to the department of re hallbilitgtion from whom the flowers are bought, 3. Meaps to carry en the Child Welfare and Rehabilitation program, and, lastly, the contentment and peace of mind to the man who real ise that we are carrying on for them. Money spent In this way will go to the relief of the men who suffered from the,.awful conflict across the bigh seas, and it is nothing but right that the people; should express to them their gratitude by liberal pur chases of poppies wheh they are placed on sale. Mrs. W. D. Bryan, president, and the focal Auxiliary are hopeful of recording one of the greatest sales in years, but this will he impossible ?ii Aj- \_i_? _ lj_5 __ tr wnnout pusoc cooperation. &.eep the 'poppy sale .in your mind and wheii they are actually put on sale do your-part by honoring the dead and helping the iMntf < ; ?? ?? i? "Wtatt 21-year-old Marie Aubin lost contrt* of her *utoraobfle at Platta bur^N. Y., it crashed through the side-Wall of aframe house and hit the be<? occupied by Walter Hitri with was'^ied to the floor of the room. ^^^^^j^nToSrostmarksy, first prlr?w!^ Mrs. WajBsr Sweet, winner of second prize; lower right, ^ffullut M. Nolte, winner of third prize. Pictures show the three major prise wlnnerg- in the Camel cigarette contest James Thomas Sharkey. 32, a milkman In Boston, was awarded first prize of |2$,000; Mrs. Walter Sweet, mother of three children and wife of a Marios Corpg paptaln stationed at the Brooklyn (N. Y.) Navy ? . Yard, won secotfd prize of 510,000, ggd Jpjhjg M. Nojte, real estate dealer, and former secretary of the Dulutb Commercial Club, received the third prize of 15,000. & addition, fire prizes of $1,000 each, five prises of $900 each and twentjrtlve prizes of $100 each were awarded. The three Mrtunate prize winners will go to Winston-Salem, N. C., where Camel cigarettes are manufactured, to receive their checks. Griffon Rrm Wins Verdict H. A; Hart& Brother Awarded Judgment of $837 in PittOvi! Court ? -? , *? Greenville, May 20.?H. A. Hart & , Bro., Grifton, was awarded judgment for $837.00 against J.B. Hardee and wife by a jury in ?tyie ciyil t?rm of Pitt comity superior court here yes- , terday. The case centered about a note which the defendants gave the plain- \ tiff for supplies, furnished them dur- i ing the preparation of their crop. The pase occupied the piajor part of yesterday mowing's session and after its complafctojjr. hoaxing was be gun in the iasui orfllrs. J* E, Brew er against Roy Mem and the ?Vyden llie plaintiff is asking for damages ; of $2,500 for injuries which she al- i leges she received when a car in ? which she was riding collided with ] a truck of logs which the company 1 was said to have left on the highway , near Ayden. j -A J- XL.i Mrs. crewer concenas uiai. sue re- < ceived painful injuries when a log j protruding from the truck crashed j through the windshield of the auto- 1 mobile in which she was riding. ] The case was expected to consume , the most of the morning session to- ] day and a decision was expected dur- ( ing the afternoon. j ( BODY OF AMERICAN "3 OFFICER RBCOYPREO I ' 1 Brig.-Gen. Dunlap Perished iq 4"va" 1 ianche: Relative. Live in Hickory, 1 North Carolina. ' ? J i Paris, May 20.?French Army en gineers today recovered the body of , Brigadier General Robert H. Dunlap, j U. S. M. C., who was buried alive ] in a Stone Age cave by a landslide ) near Tours yesterday. , They also recovered the body of | Dennis Briant, a farmer, and thehy j worked frantically to rescue Briant's . wife, whose screams could be heard , from the back of the cave, where they | had taken refuge. 1 These reports came by telephone , to the American embassy from Major j Robert L. Walsh, whom Ambassador \ Edge sent down to Tours yesterday. 1 The embassy notified Washington , and sent an undertaker to Tours this j morning to bring the general's body t here. It probably will be sent home , by steamer or on the cruiser Pitts- ] burgh, which is due soon at Marseilles \ on the way home from Manilla to be , scrapped. :? 1 Hickory, May 20.?Brigadier General , Robert M. Dunlap, U. S. M. C., whose , body was recovered today from the ] wreckage of- an avalanche in Tours, ; France, was related to two residents of Hickory. , Mrs. Mary Heald, who makes her , home here with her son, Prof. E. De- , Forrest Heald, of Lenoir-Rhyhe col- 1 lege, was a first cousin of the gen- > eral. ] Mrs. Heald had a letter a few days , ago from Mrs. Dunlop telling at plans to -visit Tours. ' ..." ? ?? I FARMVILLE MASONS WIN ATTENDANCE TROPHY 1 V ?7"" 1 Farmville Masons, thirty - four i strong, went to Grimesiand Wednes- < and J PLAN TO BORE FOR 0}L |N PERQUIMANS Oil Exists in That County in the Opinion of Benjamin E> Lund, Ex perienced Oil Man, Hertford, May 20.?That oil will be found when the Pamlico Oil company drives one of its four test wells in Perquimans county is -believed by many, since hearing the matter dis cussed by Benjamin E. Land, presi dent of the compfiny, who spo|ce a crowd at the cop# hopge in Hert ford recently. A number of owners of large tracts of land already have signed leases with the company. Mr. Lamb told his hearers that he has had 34 years of practical experi ence in oil fields as an engineer, and that, from certain soil formation Which he h?* Observed, and certain tests which he has made, bached by the opinion Of scientists, he is con vinced that there is oil in Eastern North Carolina, in spite of the fact that the stata feulogists believed oth erwise, He further stated that he is 30 thoroughly convinced that this is true that he has secured financial backing of northern capital sufficient to carry out the project of drilling, for oil. As a vindication of his position in believing that there is oil in this country in the face of contrary opin ions of geologists, he cited instances in which the geologists have been mis taken. One was the case of Cycle Hill, near Long Beach, Cal., where an oil well was drilled which became fa mous for its large production. He said that before oil was found, a cer tain man, who at that time WAS rec ognized as ope of the best geologists in the State of California, said that be would drink all the oil found at that place. He said that in leas than six months from the time this state ment was made that well was produo 280,000 gallons; of oil every 24 hours. He gave several other similar in stances, . Mr. Lamb announced that he had no stock to sell, and asked for no money. The money, he said, already bad been furnished by men who have never even been in the state of North Carolina and who are backing him because of hiq judgment and that of the geologists which have been em ployed by the company. The only concession they ask is the lease of he lar.d in solid blocks of several thousand acres for a period of five pears or as long as oil is produced, for the purpose of mining for oil and for no other purpose, and agreeing to pay the owner one-eighth royalty in all the oil or gaa found. They further agree to pay for any damage to growing crops on' the land on ivhich they operate. Only a small portion of land, something like a quar ter of an acre, is reoulred for the drilling of a well. Following the address of Mr. Lamb the meeting was turned into a round table discussion, with a number of questions being asked, to which en lightening answers were given by Mr. Lamb. Tuesday morning, in acceptance of in invitation given by E. E. Bandy, superintendent of education for Per quimans county, Mr. Lamb spoke to the Perquimans high school students. Fhis meeting was also thrown open For the asking and answering of questions. NEGRO SHOOTS SWEETHEART ' Dave Simmons, negro, is awaiting trial in the county jail at^Greenville, harged with assault with a deadly weapon. It seems that Simmons lovod Carrie Lee Jones "to kill," and while risiting her Sunday evening* calmly ind deliberately shot her, saying* Tve got to kill you sometime* it might as wall be now." The bullet altered the abdominal wall but the jiri ia recovering. PHXtJOUNT* GROUP WOMAN'S AUXILIARIES MET IN GREENVILLE A very interesting: and splendid meeting of the Episcopal Woman's Auxiliaries of Pitt county, was held in Greenville Friday in St. Paul's parish house, with the Greenville Auxiliary as hostess, and Mrs, J. L. Shackleford, of Farmville, the presi dent, presiding. The meeting opened at 10:15 with a celebration of the Holy Commun ion, by. Rev. G. A. Lillicrop, with 75 present. Mrs, W. Haywood Dail, president of the Greenville Auxiliary, cordially welcomed the group, to which Mrs. W. C. Askew, of Farm ville, responded. Reports of the Christmas and Lenten activities were heard, and excerpts from letters re ceived from one of East Carolina's missionaries to China, Miss Venetfa Cox, formerly of Winterville, were read by her mdther, Mrs. B. T, Cox. The Young Peoples' work, their summer eamp, Camp Leach, Wash ington, and the social service work of this convocation were emphasized in a program of short addresses, fea tured by those of Rev. iW. A_. Lilli crop, Camp Leach chaplain.. Mrs. Howard of the' Students' Center, Greenville, and Mrs. Fred L. Outland, of Washington, chairman of Social Service. Among other interesting talks were those of Mrs. Waldo Gow er, and a member of the Young Peo ples' Service League, of Grifton. Miss Myra Scull, a student of the E. C. T. O. HivieTivlllii renH?ref1 a snln It was decided that the usual Field Day of this group .be held jointly with the Diocesan Rally Day at Camp Leach in June. A luncheon was served in the parish hopse dining room by the hostess Auxiliary after ad journment. V FRIENDLY GOAL Albany, N. Y., May 20.?Mrs. Ger aldine Grey Loffredo, Buffalo, pro poses to bind the friendship of Italy and the United States by using an Italian co-pilot on her projected good will flight to Rome. The Buffalo woman, here today on her way to a Wilmington, Del., air plane factory, said she was seeking fe "procure as her ctvpflot TtenatoDon ati, Italian flier. "I'm not going to attempt the flight alone," she said, "because I do not wish in any way to hinder the progress of aviation. It is not a trip for personal glory. It is a sincere at tempt to arouse two nations to strong er feelings of friendship. So I am counting on having Donati as co pilot." Finds Profits In ?v Power Industry North American Com pany Changed from Railroads to Power 4f Washington, May 20.?How the North American Company lost mon ey in railroads, but made it back when it turned to power operations was shown today in data placed in the record of the Federal Trade Com mission. Bonds and stocks, principally in railroads, that the company held when it was organized in 1890, de clined in value until there was an accumulative deficit of about $36,000, 000 in 1901. The capital structure was reorgan ized and the company, now one of the largest public - utility holding groups in North America, turned to power operations. A. E. Lundvall, commission accountant, said the com pany had been increasingly profitable since.. Lundvall introduced data showing that the company's net income of M ess OKfi in 1920 hnH crown to S17. y?)WU)VW *?? v ??? Q T , 864,827 in 1929. He said this latter figure did not reflect the consolidat ed results of the system's operation, adding that the company's combined income in 1929.was $28,806,824.. The witness said the North Ameri can Company's principal source of income v.as revenue from subsidiary companies, or companies in which it has substantial investments, includ ing the North American Edison Com pany, operating in the Middle West; the Western Power Corporation, oper ating in California, and the Detroit ! Edison Company. , Lundvall testified that the North American Light and Power .Company, operating in Illinois, Iowa*, Missouri, and Kansas, was jointly controlled by [the North American Company and the Insull group, each holding about 40 per cent of the outstanding com mon stock, ' . - -, ; The North .'American Company iB one of a number of public utility holding companies ' which has been eaxmined by the trade commission in an investigation in response to a senate resolution passed in 1928. Young Widow Given Her Freedom by French Jury Mrs. Charlotte Nixon Nirdlinger Acquitted of Killing Husband Nice, Prance, May 20.?Charlotte Nixon-Nurdlinger, St Louis beauty, who shot her middle aged wealthy .husband during a jealous quarrel, was acquitted by a jury of Frenchmen to day. ? .. The jurors accepted her story that - Fred G. Nixon-Nurdlinger, Philadel phia theatrical man, had tried to strangle her in jealousy over the at traction her beauty had for other men, and acquitted her after 25 minutes' deliberation on the ground of self de fease. ; The jury, comprised of married men of moderate means, had heard her vehemently deny that she had a lover, or that .ahe married Nixon Nurdlinger for his money. The tra ditional sympathy of Frenchmen for women involved in a crime of pas sion was upheld by the verdict which OA^ llA? ?fwVA OCI/ lici 11CC. "Oh, I am so happy," Mrs. Nird linger cried as her mother and friends held her tightly in their arms. "I knew they would do the right thing." "No, I only want my children. We will sail for the United States aa soon as possible. I never want to go back to that villa?I never want to see it again. It wa3 the scene of the finish of my martyrdom of mar riage. I only want to rest, with my children." A few minutes later, after she had returned for the last time to the dark cell where she had been confined since March, Mrs. Nixon-Nirdlinger left the court house, amid the cheers of several thousand persons, many of whom threw flowers on her car. ' The trial started this morning and the jury was out only 25 minutes, EC quitting her on the grounds of self defense. Throughout the trial, Mrs. Nirdlin ger, sitting in the high prisoner's box, had defended herself against charges of flirtations, love affairs and un faithfulness to her husband. Some times she cried, but a moment later she would half arise from her seat behind the box-like prisoner's bench and defend herself with a fury that ^tartled the court room. Again and again" she~ralsed 'her voice angrily to refute indirect charges of a love af fair with an Italian and with an un identified swimming instructor. "It's untrue," she cried in French. "All of these stories are untrue." Mrs. Nirdlinger, wearing a modest black satin frock, was taken from her cell to the Assizes court several hours before the trial wa3 to start, to avoid demonstrations. She was weeping when tlje trial started and seemed confused by the rapid questionings of the judge. The judge flatly accused her of a love affair with a swimming instruc tor, which brought Mrs. Nirdlinger to her feet, shouting a denial. "Did you think your life was made for pleasure"?" the judge asked. Did n't you think you had any responsi bilities toward your husband and children? You led a life which you call model, but wasn't it true you had a love affair with a swimming in structor?" "No, no! It's untrue," she cried. She sat down again, looking tear fully around the court room where her mother, Mrs. James E. Nash, of St. Louis, and friends, pat, and where a dozen photographers struggled for positions for their cameras. Outside the court room were gen darmes, armed with rifles, keeping the crowd back. Suddenly a camera flashlight was set off and Mrs. Nurdlinger shrank back into "a corner of the prisoner's box. The first witness was a porter at trrL/% /lno/ir^Kn/T tue I^iruilllgCl vnia> nuu how he discovered Mrs. Nirdlinger lying in a blood covered night dress, moaning and saying "I shot my hus band." "You are not at a matinee," the court then cautioned the crdwd when applause greeted a statement favor able to the defendant. > Irma Stolz, nursemaid the two children of Mrs. Nirdlinger, testified that Mrs. .Nirdlipgfr never flirted. "No, she was kA ideal mother and loved her children," said Miss Stolz. "She was never out alone and her hus band read every letter she wrote or received." After recess the judge questioned Mrs. Winnifred May-Copley, wife of a wealthy British subject* "Mrs. Nirdlinger was not forward, but, instead, was very serious," the witness said. "In fact, she was al ways too reserved for a married woman." " The crowd laughed loudly. 1 After another recess at tea time Mrs. Nirdlinger became involved in a controversy with the blonde secretary of her late husband, Mile Jeanne Birey, who charged the defendfttt had married for her husbcnd's money. "Why do you come here to defame me?" Mrs. Nirdlinger cried. - "I dont defame yoqfw the secretary (Continued on page 8} '* : -v..' ^