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.COAL STRIKE
CALLED MCH.
IQ ' Crew Throws More
kjunusin me ixear
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An Associated
from Indianapolis says
Press dispatch addition to affecting all union m;n-
I . . . . r.. t..l . . . . . . . . ..
QiiannqK i. ers in me uuueu eiates. me oraer
of work by all union coal miners at
also directed approximately C.fio'l
union men in WflHtnin Canada tn
midnight. March 21. waa ordered to- J join la the waikout, but did not ap
day by officers of the United Minn py to 14,000 miners In Nova Scotia.
Workers of America, the call beir.;? Never before in the history of the
the first ever Issued for both blt.u-' coal Industry has a suspension or
mlnous and anthracite workers to 1 strike order called for cessation cf
walk out simultaneously. Six hun- J work by all union miners in the
dred thousand men will be difectly United States. In tho past, wage
affected by the order, It waa estlm. contracts in the bituminous and an
ted officially. The suspension, tr.o thraclte fields have not expired at
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vium- yruviueo, wi tuumiuo ui'iu . me same ume dui a complete tie-up
stopped by union officials. Jin union fields was considered dur
me order, wnicn was sent to ins.ing the great anthracite strike In
ISSUED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
M Mrs MONEY
GO TO DECEASED
ESTATE
MAY
IV
Judge
mam
n. v
Long, presiding over
3,000 local unions, directed the mi
ners to give the operators their full
est cooperation In the protection o!
property and counselled against vio
lence and violations of the law. la
1902. A sympathetic strike by the
bituminous miners at that time was
rejectod by the union's convention,
it being argued that the soft coal
workers were bound by a contract.
Urge
s Teachers To
Cooperate in Live-At-Home
Movement
A personal appeal from Governor
Morrison to every rural school
teacher in North Carolina to cooper
ate earnestly and effectively in the
''I4ve-at-Homef campaign is. bein
mailed this week. The Governor de
clares that probably no other indi
viduals in the State are in quite so
advantageous position to render cf-1
fective service in this movement
for economic independence as are 1
the teachers, and probably no other
class of our people Is in better posi
tion to realize the appalling need (
rrom a standpoint or neaith as wen
vited into the dining room whs-e
sandwiches and tea were served.
During the social hour Miss Mar
garet Womack, accompanied :ov
Miss Sarah Watt, played, several
violon solos which added greatly to
the program o the afternoon.
BUSINESS BUILDERS-
LOST, WANTED, ETC
Cooperation eeema to be the . or
der of the dav! ,
certainly such 13 the case with
Rockingham county officials who
are bendfing their efforts in break
Ing up the illicit rum traffic here-j Guilford snwru k..,.,..
. I - ; . . kih I UCDUIII
a UUUIS. I mAFtiln sn4 Ik. .
..- ocl, wmuo uio veraict re-
yuues oiraaer. etauings. i rent, turned hv th h,rvtn '.h. u
Garrison. Mohlev nli tni- k a . w.t.S.i. . .' "l 0
, -"v,o ...... 1 o. aajMiuen. administrator for the
Cummings captured an Essex tour- late. :w. T. Meruit. n.K
tar uu a fom touring car near policeman, against Carl Talley and
"U"'UJ ' ULUUUl weunesuay nigui 1 nis wife. Mra. F.thl v Toll
m , . . I1 "UJi;- was mut Mr,
Ty nuiio ywung men,, VlWreOCI,Mltchell ahnulH rvnva.
Wilson anA cn.ifk 111. J - . maua
uuiuu, uvw uuui 1 uom 1 11 a ruiiiii n iur-
TXr . C , . I " vmai, VA iJll, HI v."
mawu-caiem, weie towed m WH U I Cu f nn' rf.f. r
... .UU 00 gauons 01 Dooze. lasakle the erdict on t.h. n.i
ihe public school fund is rtcherf.it was renHcrprf nf. MnviiTWl!'Tyina Atmrnn
tr 1 rreater welrht of ha ovUon .ni
suit of thU capture. . scalnst th" inBruPtrn
. vL tug WUI U
The rasa will ha limnl - ......
. nuuXi UJEiiVLEJN To IXf term. The News says :
RELIGIOUS CIRCLTSr The tried Tuesday grew out
pi tne uming of Mr. McCuiston lant
Zoca Republicans
Getting In Action
ill
BASEBALL
Mm
hill 1
Ono furnished room for rent. Al
boarders wanted.- 'Mrs. R. L. Minor
Fresh celery, lettuce and toma
toe3 arrive twice a week at Mur
phy's.
See our prices on Crockeryware.
They are right. Kldsvnle 5 ana
10c Store, "The Store With the Red
Front."
Why pay 50c for a pound break
as economic indendence, as are the fast baoon when you can get three
j . 1 1 m. . m 1 . - 1
teachers. i V"uuu "ceu air i at J. u. mcuoi-
The Governor appeals to the lum & Sons Phone 84. ,
teachers "to put before your pupils 1 WONDERFUL POULTRY 1UUM K
effectively and continuously the aci IY, j;ets eggs - and keeps younj;
yantage of our . people raidng th air chicks healthy. Agents wanted wii.1
living at home, and particularly tho ' car. 'Kerr Chemical Co., Raleigh.
advantages of making tKi 3 'Hvipg Just received, 100 pairs of solid
well balanced . ' and , wholesome. Jsatber slipper fresh, firom factory;
.through the tending Of a real g- usually retail for. ?6,and ?7: our
den, the keeping of one or mojrp price only ?4. Hufflnes Shoe Co.
cows and nn ample flock of- poultry,! We have bought 100' all-cottou
and the raising of sufficient hogi to matUe'sses. with a dandv eood irrn.le
piuvMie uio lamuy wuu meat me 0f tick ne on them that w am noil
Services at the First Baptlit IaT. Carl Talley was In the auto-
church daily at 3:30 and 7:45 p. m. J P"blle from which the bullet was
Public invited. I nrea that killed the policeman Tal
Elder Harris, of Ohio, wfll preach ..fld Is now an outlaw. At
at the Primitive Baptist church gat-1 tomeya for ' Mr. ': Mitchell, the admln-
urday, March 25, at 11 o'clock a, m. I wtrator. instituted ' suit against Tat
ReidvUle Chrisftian Endteavorr8 ley t recover 25,000 damages for
will remember the business meeting I WQat they alleged to be a wroneful
and social to be held the last week I klIlln- Talley's home in Spray.
in this month, Omsicterable bust-J anMS,lll in the Greensboro Nation-
ness is to be attended to. - fil bank were then attached bv tho
Kuffln Charge, II. F. Starr. Pastor, pamtur.
Preaching services at Ruffln Sua-!tLVnea came Mrs. Talley, as an in
day. 11 a. m and at 7 : 30 p. m., bj I Mnrenor, -'.asking the court to vacata
me paator. Morning subject: "Can! ine attaenment on the ground that
We Know God." Evening, "Who Can H would not He. An appeal to the
Be Saved." Supreme court was taken, resulting
Christian Endeavorerst remember I n the higher court overruling Judge
bunajay night a good program is ti vveDB'
be rendered. Miss Kffle McCollum. But since that time Louis Edwar.H
leadier. Home Missionary, topic. Each aa tried and convicted of killing
and1 every one I3 Invited to come ,Ir--McCuiston. Following in .the
early and help start the meeting lu wake of his conviction, attorneys for
c
l ARE 10 BE HELD IN
REIDSVILJJEJHIS WEEK
Two1 baseball meetings In Ketus
vllle are scheduled for. this week. Oa
Friday night the local fans wiU
hold a massmeetlng at the C. & A.
Hall, and the night following direc
tors of the Bi-State League will meet
here for the purpose of formulettg
a permanent ortanlintlan
It is not generally known but it is
nevertheless . true that Reidsville is
In grave danger of being without th
national fort the coming! season.
The directors" Of the' loucl associa-
tiOA APA vnn m t nw f Annni.. ..n
PASSING THRONGS j to the
laigai. jiney aeclare tnat they have
"Look here," said onj of our Re
publican friends yesterday, "you evi
dently must think that the Republi
cans are not going to be In the r'
ning in Jtocklngham county thi
year." Pressed lor seme G. O.
dope he continued: Ve are go'ti
to nominate and elect Lytt Gardner
sheriff; Numa Reld has been landed,
and Tom Malloy will got the clerk's
place; Bob Joyce is going to be oar
next BOlcltor. and in fact we are
going to make a clean sweep. Tcv
prospects were never better for Rt
publican victory," declared this b.i2
W fooled prognoatlcator.
Mrs. Proffitt, of Floyd, Va., la visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Pete Willis.
MUs IlenrieUe Reld, who has bon
spending the winter in Florida, has
returned nonie.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Watt and son
Bob -have returned from a week
stay in New York.
Miss Mamie Jones, who recently
underwent an operation for appendi
citis, has r!t.urnnfl home.
no intention of forcing baseball on
the folks if the folks don't want it.
Friday night's meeting will afto'd
every one an opportunity to say,
Just what they want. Of course the
people who remain; from the meer.
Ing will let it be known by their -absence
that they are sufficiently
amused. In other towns and citiea
the merchants, bankers, manufactur.
era and other bnsln
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Rascoe are Tirtt- lending financial aid' to their .
year aiound
"If every rural teacher in North
Carolina will do his or her part in
this matter we can not only stop. tho
economic drain of $100,000,000 a
year which we are now sending to
other States for food for our people
and feedsiuffs for our livestock, bin.
we would be safe in adding to thl3
another $100,000,000 a year as an
economic gain from greater physical
efficiency and better health, condi
tions as a result of more wholesoma
livipt;," declares the Governor.
ing at $8.85. Just 100 of them. Tmv
will go quick. Reidsville Furn. Co.
SAVE MONEY! I am now pre
pared to handle your chickens, e.?yr,
hams and good veal calves in ex
change for dry goods, shoes, and can
save you money on your spring Blip
' pers. W. R. Brown.
1 FOR SALE. Several cottages
and houses close In on ashpait
I reel. Pricea anc itenns to suii
purchaser. B. L. Hurdle, Real U!s
tate and Insurance. Phone 512. Of-
A. - t - A . ,
umo 10 uiose tor otner cnurcn ser
vices. -
The contest for the entire Sunday
School of the Methodist Protestant
church will not begin ujptil Sunday,
April 2, and will be continued
through April, May and June. Sev
eral of the classes of this wide
awake Sunday School are hoping to
wm m tnia contest. - -, .
ivuug reuie 8 CK1S9 Of ttll
Methodist Protestant Sunday School
has organized as the "Associatei
Class of the M. P. Church." This
clasa is still growing by leaps ant!
bounds, and any one not attending
Sunday School anywhere will re
ceive a warm welcome to this cla:n
next Sunday morning at y : 45 at tne
church, Lindsey street.
I;er.
Tho Governor la also uddresslns a ' fice over ncGrotte's Confectionery.
letter to each school committeeman ! THE BEST FERTILIZER for o-
man in the "one-crop" sections of tatoes and gardens at reasonable
this State, in which he appeals to ' vices; also hay and feedstuff. The
them to se their influence In every best grade of beet pulp. All at the
communitv to further the "Live-at- '"west price for cash. Union Sup-
Home" program.
ply House, Jno. R. Williams, Mgr.
' j We consider the DeLuxe spriag
LITERARY CLUBS HEAR the nearest to perfect of any bed
TALK BY MISS SLOAN spring made as yet. This spring
j with a good mattress means some
The Tuesday Afternoon Keating eood slefininff. We snli n M m nti
Club at the close of its last regular
weekly meeting Joined tht Art and
Travel Club in the rare enjoyment
of hearing Miss Annie L. Sloan, 01
Winston-Salem. Mrs. Eugene Watt's
lovely home was thrown open for
this occasion. Tre subject for tho
afternoon waa Thomas Casrtisle.
Miss Sloan by her charming per
iionalrty and with her rich fund, otj
thought reviewed the works of thi3
bitherton unpopular writer. Her ad
drees was taken from notes given
Dy Dr. .Mima, of Vanderbilt Universi
ty, and was based on Carlisle's
three best known books, viz: Past
and Present, Saartor Re Sartis, He
ro and Hero Worship.
Miss Sloan at once gripped the
attention of her audience by asking
the unqiue question: "Why do bri
liant men make poor husbands?
The following aro a few of the racts
gleaned from her talk: IThe unpop
ularity of Carlisle's writing is due
to repdtititfn and eccentric style. I
History and religion overshadowing
politics play an important part in his
works. 3 Habit and Imitation form
the fundamental basis of our da"
life. ' 4 The underlying thought to
De ever present is that "Duty Pre
cedes Happiness." The clubs thor
oughly enjoyed the many quotations
given from the master writer him
self. Especially noteworthy waa
the one in which Carlisle was prove!
not only a writer but poet.
Miss Sloan closed her address wKh
Try It. Reids
30 days approval.
ville Furniture Co.
Sweet potato seed for sale. Kilfl
dried potatoes will bear mane slips
or plants, is our experience, than po
tatoes kept otherwise! and. we ought
to know we built the tirst potatc
house in Rockingham county.-w.
S. McKInney & Sons. '
Let us equip your bed with a
"KINGSDOWN MATTRESS" anl
j "DELUXE" bed spring. If at the
end of 30 days you don't think they
are orth the price we charge we
will take them back and you owe us
nothing Reidsville Furniture Co.
WARNING! I herepy forbidj any
one from hiring or . harboring my
boy5. Sid McCollum, 15 yoalitj old,
has left me without cause, and any
one doing so will be dealth with ac
cording to law. Richard T. McCol
lum. Pelbam, N. C, Route 2, Box 8.
One house and three-acre lot for
sale. House has six rooms, new.
Large feed barn and other neces
sary outbuildings. Good orchard and
splendid garden. On Thompsonville
road Just outside corporation. Apply
to W. H. Chapmon, East Market St..
Reidsville, N. C
I have Just received this wee a
car of nice Tennessee mules, ages
4 to 7 years old; will weigh from
800 to 1,300 pounds. I now have on
hand 33 head of horses and mules.
Any one who wants to buy or trade
come on. I will try to suit you. The
LENTEN SERVICES. '
St. Thomas Church.
Rev. James PvesiLcn Burke,
tor.
"Come ye apart and rest awhile."
Daily devotional service at 5 p. m ,
except Sundays. Other services are
Sundays: Holy Communion, 7:30
a. m.; Church School, 9:45; Morning
Prayer and Sermon, 11 a. m.; (1st
Sundays, Holy Communion.) Eve
ning Prayer and Sermon, 7:45 p. ra.
Wednesdays Prayer and Study
Circle; special speakers, 7:45 p. m.
Good Friday Three Hour Servico,
12 to 3 p. m.
Easter Day Holy Communion,
7:30 a.m.; Holy Communion and
Sermon, 11 a. .; Church School Fes
tival, 3:45 p. m.; Evening Prayer
and Sermon, 7:45 p. m.
Mrs. Talley made a motion Monday
Afternoon to have the attachment
vacated on the ground that the affl
davits in the case were raise, to-wit:
Carl Talley did not kill McCuiston
inasmuch as the court found Kd
wards guilty of the charge. No de
cision was rendered by the Judge
Monday afternoon. Tuesday morn
attorney for both sides told the
"3. ttiat- they coul4-adjuat. Xbe
matter insofar as Mrs. Taliev and
Mr. Mitchell were concerned. In tha
adjustment, the attorneys for Mr.
macneii agrees, to relejvse to Mrs.
Talley the home place and a portion
or the money in the bank here.
mat lett the question: How much
damage should the plaintiff reoove"
from Talley. This went to the jury
with Instructions from Judge Lmij,
that the plaintiff was entitled to le
cover something. But the jury failed
to comply with the court's instruc
tions. Thereupon, O. L. Sapp, for Mr.
Mitchell, moved that the verdict, be
set aside;
ing the latter a father, Mr. Buck, in
Florida, who is seriously ill.
Miss Irene Smith has resumed
her duties as a teacher in the Grit-
ton high school, near Kinaton.
Mra. L. L. Harrelson, of Ruffln
Route 2. spent a few days here ro
cently with Mrs. Cora Johnston.
Mrs. Charles Snow, of Atlanta, is with the pane-
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Don.t fail t u d
luuiibiwi. rieamont street. meeting Friday night!
x-. ix. uwynn sient ruesaay and
"i1"""" kuu niiu uua 11 & pretiv
good investment for themselves and
their town. What Js Reidsville go
ing to do about it? One share ot
stock may turn the tide on Friday
night, so if you are sick or will De
out of town notify Jess , Fetzer or
one of , the directors hf
this majs-
s most impressive quotation front prices and terms are right, J. 3,
Goethe. The guests were then in- Wilson, Leaksyllle, N. C. '
THE METHODIST INTEREST
CENTERS ON WORLD SUNDAY
Southern. Methodists throughout
the connection are centering thefr
interest on World Sunday, March 2ti
at which time every member of that
denomination who made a subscr!p
tion to tne centenary or Missions
movement will be asked to make a
payment on his pledge.
The "World Sunday" movement
which is now sweeping this section
was inaugurated, it is said, to arouse
Methodists to meet their obligations
for overdue missionary money, and
according to the plans of the leaders
a special effort will be made in this
direction on March 26. the officii. I
"World Sunday" of Southern Metho
dism, when the theme of world mis
sions will be presented in every
church within the bounds of j;
MethodiskEpiscopal Church. Soutli.
During the week following "Worid
Sunday" a church wide canvass will
be made to collect arrearages m
Centenary payments. It Is said th?il
there i3 a shortage of $4,000,000 in
collections to be made up before tht
meeting oftbe General Conference
in May, 1922.'
Road Foreman
Shot By Negro
A speciul from Danville says: Net
son Clayton, foreman for a road
gang working on a Caswell county
highway between Furley and Yan
cey ville, I3 in a Danville hospital
with a serious body wound, wnlie
Harvey McMuIlen, a negro, la in
Yanceyville Jail charged with the
shooting, which occurred Saturday
night.
The negro was under arrest a few
minutes after first word of the
shooting reached the local authori
ties. His description was given an1
two police officers started for the
county line in an automobile. They
went a considerable distance and on
coming back sighted a negro an
swering the description, walking
along tho road. The automobile
noiselessly approached the negro
when he turned around, found two
revolvers covering him. lie lifted
his hands, surrendered, confessed
the shooting, the officers say, and
told them that he had a pistol in the
bosom of his shirt. It was quickly
removed.
Clayton was up late Saturday
night going over his figures. He
was passing through a grove when.
it is alleged, the negro shot him
the bullet penetrating the side. Tne
white man" la too ill to talk. Tie
negro states that Clayton made a
suspicious move as though for s
pistol and he fired point blank si
Clayton and then ran away. Othe,
men about the camp hearing the
pistol shot ran to the spot and found
Clayton on the ground wounded.
Wednesday in Winston attending
the 7th District Rotary convention.
Mrs. W. L. Lowe, Mrs. F. B. Cartel
and Miss Mary Pettigrew, of l'ieaa
entville, spent Wednesday hero
shopping.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wright, who
have been living in West Virginia,
have returned to their farm ne tr
Ruffln to reside. . '
Mr, and Mrs. Cosmo Benson have
returned from a visit to their daugh
ter who is in tho State Normal
School at Meat Rd ford. Ya. --
Mnt Frterick MilvertoiU daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Johnston,
of near Reidsville, sailed from San
Franciaco on March. 17 for a tour of
the East.
Mrs. W. J. Pettigrew has returned
frort Richmond where she spent
several week3 in a hospital under
treatment. Her condition Is very
much improved.
Mis3 Mary Stokes, of Bessemer
City, is spending a few days with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T, w.
Stokes at Ruflln. Miss Stokea will
have as her guest for the week-end
Misa Johnnie Mae Eaves, of tal
houn, Georgia,
Rotarians At the
Weekly Luncheon
MISS SMITH RETURNS TO
HER SCHOOL AFTER A
SIEGE STRANGE ILLNESS
Misa Irene Smith, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. G. Smith, has entirely
recovered from her recent 'illnost.
and on last Monday returned to
Grifton. N. C. to take up her work
The weekly meetings of tlm
Reidsville Rotary Club are becoming
more Interesting. The novelty of
the events Is wearing away, nnt
5ach 1 tember : ealizs .hnt. - he I
meeting his fellows on ; these occa
sions for no vain purpose.
Jhe meeting Tuesday was fulLtf
interest.' and the hour allotted for IS
waa too short a time within which,
to discuss matters that were sug
gested by different members. The
individual member is realizing that
Rotaay i3 something larger than
himself; that it is as large as th
combined interests and influence of
all Ms fellow members. Therefore
when the time for meeting comes hu
lays aside for one hour the personal
or individual matters that may be
engaging his attention, and Joins hi
fellow members having In his heart
only the big idea of SERVICE.
The local club ruissed its presi
dent. Price Gwynn. at the Iunchwu
Tuesday, but he waa at that time
learning more about. Rotary at the
District Convention in Wi'mston-Sa-lem..
The next meeting of the club wiil
be at 6:30 next Tuesday evening.
More time may be devoted to this
meeting than the usual noon-day
hour, if necessary, and it seems aa it
such will be the case, for some out-of-town
gentlemen have been Invi't
The strange illness of Miss Smith t0 ,b th(J cIub'8 euesta 0Q that oc-
was referred to in these columns re
At the present rate of Tanlac sale
it is estimated the grand total will
Althoug a powerful reconstructive
tonic. Tanlac contains no-hanniul I reach 24,000,000 bottles at the end
ingredients, minerals or opiates. j0f the present year. Tucker. Drug
which are so often found in other Store.
medicines. It can therefore be 11
ken by delicate children with splen
did results. Tucker's Drug Store.
If yon want the best get Gunson s
Granary Filler Oats. R. M. unite.
cently. While teaching near K'n
ston sho developed a case of sleep
ing sickness. After being treated bj
a physician she waa sent to a hos
pital at Kinston where she received
treatment for several days but as
her condition showed no Improve
ment she was brought home by her
parents on the 8th Inst.
As the disease did not respond to
medical treatment her parents call
ed Reidsville's chiropractic physu
cian. Dr. W. I. Bowman, who saw
and treated her first on the 9th tnat.
She responded readily to Dr. Bow
man's treatment and within a fev
days the strange malady had been
piauuciuiy overcome, ana sne was
able to read her mail and converse
with her family and friends. From
this time her restoration to norn-al
health was rapid, and when she left
home Monday to resume her work
she was entirely well.
The case is one of more than
passing interest for the reason tiiat
it seemed to baffle the physician,
and is the first case of sleeping sick
ness that we have heard of in this
section. '
"I would not take $1,000 for what
that wonderful Tanlac medicine has
done for me." said Mra. Mattle Lutes
of Lexington. Kentucky. Sold b
Tucker's Drug Store.
Ayery's New Union Com Planters
are easy to operate. Reidsville
Hardware Co.
All kinds of Irish natntnaa Tnr
- W " -m - v 1
planting your garden. M. A. Jones.
Phone 33.
casion.
The meeting Tuesday was a de
lightful one. Mrs. J. F. Watiiugtori,
at the piano, assisted the men ini
singing a few of their Rotary songs'.
The "objects" of the Rotary Cluii '
which has Just been organized t
Reidsville are:
To encourage and foster:
High ethical standards in business
and professions.
The ideal of SERVICE as the Da-
sis of all worthy enterprise.
The active interest of every Ro
tarian in the civic, commercial, so
cial, and moral welfare of his com
munity. '
The development of a broad a j.
quaintanceship as an opportunity to?
service as well as an aid to success.
The interchange of ideas and of
business methods aa a means of in
creasing the efficiency and useful
ness of Rotarians.
The recognition of the worthineas
of all legitimate occupations and tHe
dignifying of the occupations ot
each Rotarian as affording him aa
opportunity to serve society.
LEAKSVILLE-SPRAY BANKS
HAVE BEEN CONSOLlOATEO
P. H. Gwynn, A. W. Dunn. T. H.
Barker, J. J. Hodges, J. M. Hopper.
J. R. Perdue and H. C. Pace h&n
purcased the majority stock of the
Bank of Leaksville and the Bank ot
Spray. Later these financial Institu
tions will be merged with the Bou'e
vard Bank & Trust Co. into a na.
tional bank under one maragement.
but doing business at the sam.
points as usual.
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