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Growers Urged to Speed Up Work That
Benefit Payments May Be Made
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A concerted drive is now underway
throughout Pitt county, in conjunc
tion with the State campaign, to se
cure revised contracts from tobacco
farmers, whose production figures of
the signed contracts of several weeks
ago were too high.
According to E. F. Arnold, director
of the Farm Board, who is conducting
the sign-up, committeemen have been
requested to return to their former
offices in the various townships, and
to complete revision of the contracts
as rapidly as possible in order that
benefit payments may be placed in
the hands of growers agreeing to cut
their acreage during 1984-35
It is reported from headquarters
that ninety per cent of the former
contracts made by farmers in this
county have been returned for re
vision of production and acreage fig
ures.
Unless a more whole-hearted co
operation with the government is
shown by producers, and that speed
ily, the benefits of the campaign can
not be expected to obtain.
Med Leaf
Signep Te End
On Saturday
Committeemen Are Ex-j
pected To Turn In Aflj
Contracts by Monday)
Morning i
I
Greenville, March 15.?The cam
paign recently launched here, for the
signing of revised tobacco contracts
will end Saturday night, E. P. Arnold,
director of the local Farm department
said today.
Farmers whose contracts were re
turned by the government are - re
quested to visit their committeemen
and sign the revised contracts before 1
the time limit expires, Mr. Arnold
said, so that work of compiling them 1
may be handled.as rapidly as possi- '
ble.
Mr. Arnold said committeemen
would be asked to turn in all con- 3
tracts by Monday morning so that 1
they may be speeded -to the federal 1
department for final checking. 3
The campaign was necessitated by 1
growers placing their production and '
acreage figures too high. It was said '
by the farm head, who is in charge J
of the signup, that about ninety per 1
cent of growers in this county had 1
had their contracts returned be- 3
cause of high figures. 1
Committeemn had been stationed
at their old places in every township '
of the county to assist growers with '
the revision of figures, and it was '
said that in view of the limited time 3
allowed for the signup farmers 1
should lose no time providing the 1
committeemen with new figures.
The government, it was said, is ]
doing everything possible to aid J
growers ,but this cannot be done if
estimates for the next two years are ,
to high. The lobject of the campaign
is to cut production and stimulate
prices.
Jury Gamrlcts in ;
I Sribeiy Casus;
I- -
James Raynor, Former
Legislator, and I. B.
McLamb Get 5 Years <
' , i
i
Laupnburg, March 14.?James Ray- ,
nor, lawyer and former Johnston ]
legislator, and Isham B. McLamb,
wealthy merchant, JfiWh of Benson, ,
were convicted here late today of
bribing witaesaea, v?fed Durwood ,
Hicks, barber, and L.-Ai Hodges, also
of Benson, convicted: of accepting
bribes as finish to a case in which
nine lawyers had fought for two ;
days.
Judge H. Hoyle Sink, of Lexington,
immediately sentenced all defendants
to serve five to seven years in* State
prison. Appeals were, noted in all
cases and bonds fixed at $3,000 each. ,
McLamb and Rajmor posted surety
and GEteks and Hedges, both of Whom
are already serving other prison sen
tences, were jailed in default of
bold.
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Over $80,000 was delivered to Ed
gecombe cotton growers last wedk on
their option contracts secured when
they plowed up cotton last summer,
Two-Fold Plan By Federal
Government A iding South
Main Factor in Rehabili
tating Rural Areas Is
War on Destitution and
Disease Among Farm
Tenants; Land Drain
age Planned
Atlanta, Ga., March 14.?A two
fold program aimed at eliminating
destitution and disease among south
ern farm tenants is a principal factor
in the government's plan for rehabili
tating rural areas.
That was emphasized by Colonel
Lawrence West brook, assistant Fed
eral Relief administrator, who visited
Atlanta for a conference of relief au
thorities from 12 states in the south.
"If we can get rid of malaria and
other common diseases among the
share-croppers, they will be in a bet
ter position to help themselves," said
the coloneL
The administration propose s to |
strive toward that end in sponsoring
public health projects such as drain
ing lowlands wherein mosquitoes
breed and spread malarial germs.
Curtailment and ultimate elimina-1
tion of pellagra, prevalent in some I
sections of the south, is another ob
jective. That being a disease attribut
ed .to malnutrition, the method for
combating it will be based on increas- /
ing the quantity and variety of food
products.
Aside from actually counteracting
disease, the health work is designed
to serve an immediate economic pur
pose in affording employment to
thousands now on relief rolls.
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As to the actual economic pnase
of rehabilitation, Colonel Westbrook
explained the basis would be self
sustenance on the land. By way of!
illustration, he said.
"Let us take the case of some des-1
titute Negro tenant. He doesn't have
a thing, not even a cow or a pig or
a garden. He is living on rented |
land, giving a share of his crop to the i
landlord.
"We will lend him a cow and a pig j
and maybe some chickens. And we
will help him get a garden planted, i
Maybe the house he lives in needs
fixing. If so, we will get the landlord
to furnish the material and then we'll
hire somebody on relief rolls to do
the repair work.
"Pretty soon the cow will have
a calf, the pig will have more pigs [
and the chickens will hatch out other
chickens. '.And pretty soon the Negro
" tenant. will have a whole barnyard
full of "cows and calves and pigs and
chickens. It's amazing how rapidly
those things multiply.
"In the meantime, it hasn't been
. costing that fellow anything to live.
He has been* raising what his family
ate. Morever, he has been earning
some money by working part of the
time on the health projects and other
public works.
"By that time the malaria is pret
ty* well out of his system and he be
comes ambitious to own some land.
The landlord, who has more land
than he needs, perhaps, is glad to sell
him. a tract on easy terms."
With all conditions favorable, Colo
nel Westbrook believes, the trans
. position from share-cropper to land
owner could be accomplished in about
* two years.
The various state groups attending
the conference which closed yester
day presented proposals for the new
plan affecting their states. Meetings
^ in jeach state are planned immediately
and. then the general relief program
of 4he national administration will 5e
pot in effect
Administrator Harry L. Hopkins
said the rural rehabilitation program
will be worked out with equal rights
for allraces. He stated there would
be no discrimination in its execution.
.
I FOUR ARE INJURED IN
SCHOOL BUS ACCIDENT
11 in,,'
- Greenville March 13.?Three school
children and* man were injured this
I - - alts?eon about fi Vctack when the
bfleeqllided at the intersection of
Jtfayo's store, about four miles from
aepfe Cterk, 3, lacerations about the
fcc*;" Psvol Knew, 8, broken collar
**? badlyj^uised
TTie jyuck was driven JfPhillip
Jd!!?L* TheI
? r; ? Both dtftvGW fiscBBBd*.'injury,
JSbk toBdE wiST intui ufng I
Civil Court
Opens Monday
Two-Week Term to Be-j
gin March 19th with
Judge Daniels Presid
ing
Greenville, March 15.?A two-week
term of Pitt County Superior court
for the trial of civil cases will con
vene in Greenville next Monday morn
ing with Judge Frank A. Daniels, of
Golds bo ro, presiding.
The calendar, containing sixty-odd
cases was completed by members of
the bar several days ago and came
off the press the later part of last
week.
All of the actions are of interest
to people in this particular locality
as well as litigants from other sec
lions and a good crowd was expect
ed to be on hand each 'day the court
is in progress.
[ The calendar for the opening
week's session follows:
Monday, March 19
W. L. Rive vs. R. E. Currin; Brink
ley and Spain vs. R. E. . Cujrrinj
Savage Seed Company vs. R. C.
Currin; A. T. Moore, Teras. vs. Fi
delity and Causualty Company; J. L.
Askew and Company vs. J. L. Wil
liams; Grover C. Hardee vs. Far
mers Mutual Fire Insurance -Associa
tion of N. C.
. I
Tuesday, March 20
State Bank and Trust Co. vs. B. '
J. Edwards and Robert L. Edwards;
Helen Russell vs. Nile Manning; X
E. Warren vs. J. P. King and F. J.
Forbes; Georgia Redmond vs. The
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.;
Gurney P. Hood Commissioner of -
Banks vs. J. E. Winslow; McGregor
E. Brown vs. L. L. Allen.
Wednesday, March 21
Gurney P. Hood Commissioner of
Banks vs. Farmville Oil and Fertili
zer Co.; Lina May Dail vs. R. W.
Dail and others; Eva Corbett vs.
Thurman Vincent; Roy T. Cox, exe.,
vs. Thurman Vincent and others;
North Carolina Joint Stock Land
Bank vs. F. M. Wooten; Harry S.
Gurganus vs. R. H. McLawhorn,
exec.; Evey Cannon vs. Taft Fur
niture Co.; Turner White Casket Co.
vs. J. I. Morgan; Hester Richardson
Admrx vs. Seaboard Airline Railroad
Co.; Elizabeth Spain, Admrx., vs.
Seaboard Airline Railroad Co.
Thursday, March 22
E. G. Simons vs. Greenville Bank
ing and Trust Co.; Robert Staton vs.
H. C. Tolar and others; E. L. An
drews Co., vs. L. L. Cherlry;. Robert
Staton et al vs. L. L. Cherry and
others; Dock Hardee vs..>X J. Elks
and others; State Bank and Trust
Co., vs. W. O. White; State Bank
and Trust Co., N. Clark; W.
H. Bradsher vsT"Flurene Chemical Co.
I PASSION PLAY IN
GREENVILLE MONDAY
| MATINEE AND NIGHT
Plans for the presentation in
i Greenville next Monday of the Euro
pean Passion Play as presented at
Oberammergan and Frieburg, version
by Dr. Alfred Wolff, are being rapid
ly completed. The production will be
staged at East Carolina Teachers Col
lege. The College is jointly sponsor
ing the event with the Greenville
Junior "Woman's Club.
The play will be presented for two
performances, matinee and night Re
served seats are now on sale at Hill
Home Drug Co., and it is advisable
that those desiring good seats secure
them as soon as possible. Prices:
Matinee 2:30?School children and
teachers of the county 26c, Reserved
seats 50c, 75c, $1.00, plus tax; Might
8:00?Reserved seats 75c, $1.00, 1.50,
phis tax. The Greenville Choral club
will furnish the vocal numbers of the
production.
This is not a motion picture but a
stupendous stage production lasting
three hours.
The coming the -Paad^n Play to
this section "should Interest all God
fearing people,! contains the
real basic jiiiii jjwjif ii|l Thrinfinn
religion. The elabiwatb acsnic equip
ment carried by the Company and the
costumes that are worn , by the 1$$
people who enact the play are his
torically Correct.
The Passion Play is the story of
Christ's last seven days upon earth,
the last days preceding His death
on the cross. It is told in a reverent
and . sincere maimer by the players,
who are now on their final top? of
this country, having played here for
Talent From Many
Towns Will Slog
! In Dig Chorus
Many Expected in Ral*
eigh Sunday Afternoon
to Hear Male Chorus
*
Raleigh, March 15.?Many towns
will contribute talent to the eastern
North Carolina sing to be held in
Raleigh's Memorial Auditorium Sun
day afternoon. ?
In addition to Dunn, Goldsboro
and Roseboro, which will send large
delegations of musicians for partici
pation in the male chorus and con
gregational singing, other communi
ties will have sizeable representa
tions. Reports from the East point
to a capacity crowd for the event,
which is sponsored by The News and
Observer with the co-operation of lo
cal organizations. . . I
A renewal of interest and enjoy-1
ment in good, old-fashioned com
munity singing is widely apparent,
and zestful participation in the sec
tional songfeast is expected to provide
an afternoon of rare entertainment
for those who like to assist in en
tertaining themselves.
There will be no admission fee and
no collection. The event will begin
promptly at 3 o'clock.
Groups and individuals who are to
take part in the great male chorus
will, gather at the Auditorium at 1
oViock Sunday afternoon for a re
hersal of special numbers and a
photograph.
Yougg Bandit to Be
Sent to Becky Ml.
Don Taylor to be Confin
ed at industrial School
Instead of at Concord
Grenvflle, March 15,?Don Taylor,
14-year-old Farmville bandit, who has
been held here the last several days
awaiting disposition by Juvenile
court, will not be sent to the correc
tional institution at Concord as was
announced Monday, but will be trans
ferred from the county jail here to
the Eastern Carolina Industrial School
at Rocky Mount
This mformatio was given out by
J. F. Harrington, clerk of Superior
court,. and judge of Juvenile court.
He said be had been advised that a
measles epidemic at Concord would
make it impossible for them to re
ceive Taylor at this time, and the
jurist immediately decided to send the
youth to Rocky Mount. -
Judge Harrington said Taylor would
probably leave here tomorrow in cus
tody of officers of the. court
The youth, charged with holding
up Howard Moye near Farmville and
taking his car at the point of a gun
was arrested near Ballard's Cross
Roads Monday morning after the
robbery Sunday two weeks ago.
He was sitting in the back of
Moye's car and when Hoye got in
he was covered with a pistol and told
to drive down, the road. About a mile
away Moye was forced out of Hie cor
and the youth sped away. to Bal
lard's Cross Roads. Arrived there he
had trouble with the car, and when
bystanders discovered he did not
know how to operate the machine
as he should, asked him to remain
there for a white.
Taylor again pulled his pistol,
covered the crowd, and escaped leav
ing the machine behind.
HARRIS-TWPP
Coming as a surprise to their
[friends in. this section of the State
was the marriage of Miss Emma Ruth
Tripp to Mr. Thomas EL Harris on
Wednesday, March 14. ^ . .V V. '.I
The couple was quietly married by
J. W. Joyner, Justice of the Peace, in
his office.
Mrs. Harriais the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Noah. Tripp, who live near
Farmville.
Mr. Harris, a former resident of
Rocky Mout, is the efficient engineer
of the municipal light plant, which
position he has held for the past eight
years.--"-: i ' /
When the-farm agent of Pasquo
tank County culled 340 hens in five
flicks bst week, he discovered 117
j loafers. J
State's interest
Annuity on Short
Term Jjans Falls
Johnson Did fiiMRiness
Monday with the New
York Banks and Got
Them to Carry State
for Etour Pgr Cent Rate
Raleigh, Match 15.?North Caro
lina's interest annuity on its $12,230,
000 short term loans fell $244,000 dur
ing the past year when State Trea
surer Charles M. Johnson did business
Monday with the New York banks
and got them to carry the state for
the 4 per cent rate for which finan
ciers have been praying these 12
months.
When! the general assembly of
1933 was in session this time a year
ago it figured on an interest rate
of $733,800 on this floating indebt
edness. At this time all the banks
in the world were dead and every
thing in North Carolina frozen stiff.
There appeared to be no way to. get
money under six per*cent and the*
New York banks were slow to let
theirs go then. Governor Ehring
haus became a sales tax advocate
very reluctantly. Salaries were cut,
the budget was balanced, and New
York loosened a little. Banks in the
state began to buy notes. A few
days ago State Treasurer Charles
M. Johnson canvassed the state. He
asked the banks to let the state have,
this money at four per cent nearly
all of them have answered and all
which have replied are agreeable to
iiia proposal. If there be any which
will not agree Mr. Johnson will pay
the loan and get other North Caro
lina banks to take the notes. New
York banks would gladly do the
same thing.
Thus the state has instituted a
savings in interest rates which can
be made to care for some big state
institution. It so happens that there
is no provision in the serial bonds
for highway construction which al
lows the state to call them in or to
pay, them with the accumulating
funds. But the state which a year
ago was begging for credit, has all
chat it needs now and at a cut in
the interest rates of one third. It
is much the biggest thing financial
that has happened to the common
ivealth in a long time. Governor
Ehringhaus reported a few weeks
ago the state's credit in fine shape,
it is much finer today as the result
jf the record made by his first legis
lature: There has been no four per
cent money for North Carolina paper
in many a year and every dollar of
chat $12,230,000 in now bearing
that rate of interest Mr. Johnson,
who just run in the state wide pri
mary this year, has a good platform
in this week's visit to New York. '
Fan Dancer Reaches
Goal After 8 Years
After eight years of striving Sally
Rand has at least achieved her goal?
and all because she had the courage
to do her now famous "fan dance."
She has won herself the chance at
a film career, 'her first picture being
Seorge Raft's latest starring film 2r>r
Paramount, "Bolero," at the State
Theatre, Greenville next Weitaesday
and Thursday. In it, Miss Rand is
featured with Carole Lombard and
Prances Drake.
Eight years ago, Sally Rand was
a baby Wampus star. That victory,
however, was a hollow one, for it only
gave her a chance to play bit roles in
comedies and bathing beauty roles?
if she wanted them.
Frankly, she didn't She felt that
die had the makings of an actress
refused to be merely the receiving
end of a custard pie.
Sally Rand finally left Hollywood,
turned her training at the dance ihto
the brilliant conception for a new
sensational act that would startle
America. It was the "fan dance."
She conceived it, rehearsed it , and
performed it for two years with but
one purpose in mind?to earn herself
a "grub stake" that. would support
her In Hollywood during the long
days df winning herself a reputation.
? l l |S1 '' . '1 1 r'"\ -vT;
Top-dressing small grain with
quick-acting nitrate fertiliser la said
to'he 4i most profitable npeutten
one can nuke with the grain. * -v
v'%?*??! > $.?+& "ft*#!-):" >?* ? - vr*?.--;s7
jff :- . X Mg ? . ".'Ji 1 ' " 'I *? I* .7
At least 100 Duplin County farmers
J* Lddcci.; ?L-.^ra*Jd
SaUMtTnt
On Rase Question
Would Challenge War
ren'ft Policy of Denying
Restaurant Sendee To
Negroes
Washington, March 14.?The first
definite step towards making a court
test of the. policy of Representative
Lindsey C. Warren in denying Ne
groes access to the House of Repre
sentatives restaurant in the Capitol
was taken today.
A party of two white people and
two- Negroes made a vain effort to
see. Representative Warren after be
ing denied service in the restaurant
.bythe manage., forme? State Sen
ator Pat JL Johnson. They then serv
ed notice of their intention upon
Herbert Bonner, Mr. Warren's sec
retary, after first registering their
objections to being required to dis
cuss the matter with "unlerlings."
The *wo white people in the party
were Mrs. Charles Edward -Russell,
wife of the well-known author and
lecturer, and Harlan E. Galzier, sec
retary of the Washington organiza
tion of the Soeialist party.
The two Negroes were Rev. J. F.
Whitfield, pastor of the 12th Street
Christian Church, and L. C. Farrar,
secretary of the National Forum As
sociation.
All four are connected with the
Association for the Advancement of!
Colored People, which is composed
of members of both races.
All four are residents of the Dis
trict of Columbia and expressed i
their intention to bring an action in j
die local courts, the white people
alleging they have a right to choose
their own companions and the Ne
groes alleging that they are being
deprived of their constitutional
rights.
The party today made an obvious
play to secure forcible ejectment
from the restaurant, but that did
not succeed. Mrs. Russell entered the
restaurant alone and reserved a
table for four. The table was set
and when the Negroes appeared in
the party, service was denied, but
I the party was allowed to remain at
the table undisturbed. After setting
there for more than half an hour,
they, began their search for Mr. War
ren.
North Carolina
Piklie Dokt
.
(By Lewis end Hell)
Greensboro, N. C., March 16, 1934;
?Figures recently compiled and re
leased in % circular distributed to the
public show the assessed valuation of
all taxable property in North Caro
lina for the year 1933, after taking
! into account that reductions in valua
tions permitted by the Legislature, to
be 32,083471,716. This is $650,564,
667 less than the $2,733,736,283 valua
tion of taxable property shown for
1932, or a reduction of 23.79%. This
is the average reduction on all prop:
erty, real and personal, secured from
best available reports on all Coun
ties, the agencies of the State that
list all property for taxation. So far
as known, , this is the first announce
ment of the new total assessed valua
tion of the State for the current fiscal
year.
This interesting compilation out-,
lining in detail full description of all
outstanding bonds and notes of the
State shows the total State debt to be
$179,866,600. After deducting the
sinking fund of $12,047,600.88, the
net debt of the State la $164,758*90,
12. Included In the total debt men
tioned above are the $12,230,000 4%%
short term general fund notes ma
turing in March and April of this
year. Debt service requirements of
the State for the current fiscal year,
including: the interest but not the
principal of the short term notes are
$13*49,086. .Frf 1934-85 the require
ments are $14,432,426 and :?or 1935-86
they are $18,085,764.
North Carolina's total State revenue
for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1988, wis $82*859,486, compared with
$78,802,307 the year before, and $75,
,741,966 the next prior year, the aftr
age for the last three fiscal pan be
ing $78,967,919. Included in the reve
nue for last year was $14,863,497
tax, $5,151,215 autio license tax, $6,
274,762 income tax, and K4%817
trrnMm ??'?tin. The eumnt fiscal
year revenue' will be partly derived
from a sales tax which in the first
seven months operation from July 1,
1933, co January 81, 19S4, produced
$3*117,752.
In connection with the figures show
ing a general Slate debt of $176,806,
000 it is interesting to consider the
debts of the various governmental
units within the State, in other words
the overlapping debt. Compilations
as of January 1, 1934, show a total
County debt of $166,360,684, including
school building and literary fund ob
ligations arising.. from money borrow
ed from the State and for which the
State issued its bonds, The total debt
of cities and towns is $150,508^13.
Due to the fact that many counties
have assumed township and school
district obligations, it is extremely
hard to get accurate up-to-date in
formation but a good estimate of the ;. l
outstanding township and district
debt not included above in the County
debt total would be $46,000,000. There
fore, the overlapping gross indebted
ness of the State and its political sub
divisions is approximately mmk'; I
897. The State population in 1980
was 3,170,276, whieh means a per;,
capita i overlapping public debt of
about 1170. The net debt can be figur
ed by deducting the $12,047,509.88 ?
State bond sinking fund, approximate
% H$J)?V000 loaned the Counts by
the State for school purposes, and
several millions of sinking fimds
of ^various unfts.
Farm Cooperative Organ
isation for State's Farmers
,, ? ? ? .. ? ??? ? m *,+? '
Half Million Dollar
Farm Buying and Sell
ing Enterprise Char- '
teredipRaleigh
Raleigh, Mar^h 15.?The Farmers
Co-operative Exchange, a State-wide
co-operative organization for the pur
chasing of farm supplies and for the
marketing of products not now handl
ed by commodity co-operatives, was
incorporated here yesterday with an
authorized capital stock of half a
million dollars. -
At the same time announcement
was made of the election of M. G.
Mann, secretary-treasurer of the
North Caroline. Cotton Growers' Co
operative Association, as general
manager of the new organization.
The purchasing co-operative "was
formed through the federation of a
number of local and sectional co
operative organizations, ' including
the Producers Mutual Exchange of
Durham and the Cottcn' Growers'
Supply Company of Raleigh. It will
take over the North Carolina busi
ness of the Southern States Co
operative.
, Leaders say the new organization
will not only eliminate "overlapping
services" that have been existing
but will also pass on to farmers the
benefits of a larger purchasing
power. The organization will operate
on a cost basis with patronage divi
dends being paid to members.
The Farmers' Co-operative has the
support of the State Extension
forces, the State Department of Ag
riculture, the State Department of
Vocational Education, the North
Carolina Cotton Growers' Co-oper
ative Association and the State
Grange.
Present plans call for the co
operatives to be in active operation
by May 1. Headquarters will be in
Raleigh.
Not only will the organization pur
chase for its members on a co
operative basis feeds, seeds, ferti
lizers and other farm supplies and
equipment, but it will also serve as a
| co-operative marketing outlet for
poultry, eggs- fruits and vegetables
and other commodities.
W. W. Eagles^ of Macclesfield, is
president of the co-operative. Mr.
Eagles, who is a member of the
State legislature and a farmer and
banker, represents tobacco and . gen
eral fanning. He is a. member of the
Edgecombe Mutual .Live Stock As
sociation and was one of the in
corporating directors of the State
cotton co-operative.
The vice-president, .< Dad ley E.
Bakley, of Moyock, is an outstand
ing farmer, a director of the Cur
"rituck Mutual Exchange and a mem
ber of the State Senate. He -will
represent the fruit and vegetable
farmers.
The secretary-treasurer, E. S. Va
natta, of University Station* is
master of the State Grange which
has more than 12,000 member?. Mr.
Vanatta, a former county agent and
a successful farmer and dairyman
and a director of the Durham Farm- ?
eris' Mutual Exchange, will represent
dairying, livestock and small grains.
B. W. Haigh, of Raleigh, is assistant
secretary-treasurer.
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