4 u CLEAR TRACK TO NUCLEAR AGE-Switch lamp, Lj to- ground, is a product of developments in nuclear physic. k.-r , ' ton,, a gas, reacts on the lining in the lamp and a glow rtiuli. The lamp has a potential life ot 10 years without maintenance cost in its position along the New York Central's main line in ' Cleveland, Ohio. Both the Central and Pennsylvania railroad re installing the new lamps. " . Baplict Church Coronation Seivices Sunday of Christian youth will be held at the Baptist Church in Hertford' this'Sunday evening. Four young ladles will receive special recog nition as Queens-with-scepters for outstanding work in the Girls' Auxiliary, y Requirements for this ward : include research projects, I themes on related Christian enter-1 prises, pooK reviews, maps 01 oiaiust. be in The Weekly oiiice blefand mission studies, local mis- not later than 3 P. M. Tuesday, sion assignments,! participation in November 25, for publication in various Church programs and the issue of Npvember 28. News many, more activities designed to contributors an advertisers;! are acquaint these young ladies with the, work of their' Penominatibhi and, Christian enterprises. Those, who, have met with the. require-! men's t havWbeen'appreye-1 by the'jW.J "Division ot. the -6816 Eapjtist v Convention are:41 Linda Pass,' daughter1 of Mr. and Mrs. jinV JEass; . Mary Frances'Baker, "dav-'.ter of Mr, and Mrs.: George H. I ier; Anita, Goodman; Miller, daU ' 'er of t3.fi and .Mrs, .-$. ,".T daughter of Mr and Mfs,Lfcxef in the auditorium' of the,, school "Keel." Attendants f . loft'siM With ia totalv of, v2;0, members Queens-with-Bcepters .tyiil v Bfyfentv-Mw,IL,' jMnds, Richard YHofler, Cathy .Meekm's;presidentvcaU.ed .the meeting to Bftiughtort DaiL-JrAhgelft'Bilkdor4)' W.,Gi Edwards, er,'. Clarence Goodman, Datlene nirbgrim.-chairaTi, . introduced Goddma-n,; Norman." Elliott' ''and !gt: Walter.,. Browrv" Jay, leader Cathy Keel" "-'-. ' of Hply Trinity Episcopal Church, Sarah Uail, daughter 01 Mr. ana Mrs: Claenfce Dail, will be recog tiiied-ai Queen for her, outstand ing!. Wrk in the Girl's Auxiliary. Her' projects, thouih" hot "at ex- , -tensive, as are those,-of .Queens- witb-wepters, are similar in their natbre and scope. Miss Dail's at tendants will be Ben Berry and Debby -Kenton.-. .;j i'. w ; Princesses who will be recogniz ed wlU be Harriet Williams and Margdret Ainsley, Twelve young ladies wilt?be;ing hel4 in, williamston. ' Mrs. onored as tdies-in-wa'iting; ln;w ..Edwards, Mrs. B,; L4' Hol- honored the Girls' Auxiliary Hazei Ann Ann -Elizabeth White, ' Carolyn . Lane, Patsy ElliotV Anh'. White and' Rachel BassI;-: 'i--A'i y j Other-youths of the church who will-be In the service include the YWA's,vi r 'the Sunbeama and the RoyaJ Ainbassadors. y V. -Mrs. Carroll Williams is .' the Girls! Auxiliary. 'Director.' Mrs: ;,Joe Towe' White, and Mrs. W. T. i AhisTey are' Juhiof GA' Cbunsel ors.' The Intermediate GA Coun selors are Mrs. Howard Mathews, and Mrs. George Baker.- - .". , Others taking part, on the pro gram include Mrs. J. T. Biggers, i:U president; Mrs. J. E. Madre a- 5 the pastor, the Rev. James O. I " ttox.' ' ' " ' This program represents many, noyvvu, pyivm uaujcp, mi acted ,OUt 8, Skit Which they naa'W-'rinl.jB Bv-J'nniJ fh rosts Brenda Byrum, Nancy Elliott, Vir- pres,ntcd ginia Fowler.; Barbara nmisK, VLSI. LJZf:, houm-of devoted lervtoe. .-tiy tbelffiR : Phest attendance,. with 82 Cr.istian cause both on the part of tlie youth as 'well as fheleJ erf. It should prove tq be a h'rh j' M for the entire year for Iiert- 1 Baptists. Interested f.ior ',e community are- invited to 1 find can be. assured ,cj i from) sec.-j eyi on th rnfirch for t' ' : ' tie ,.i ' icr. 3VNCE:T Aing George Ey 'rce the t'i "-el" , i C!.o" a - . ' j f a f r l ( f T tutM To Conduct j Early ftTilfo In v order to observe d the 1 Thanksgiving holiday, The Per- iquimans Weekly will, be printed 1 - l-T r "rtJ 1 . nexi ween on neonestuy w - tB muni Thumrfav. All newg COpy and advertising copyJWoodard, school principal. Requested to note this' change in prmting date 'and their coopera- tion will be appreciated. ; Te PTA rf Hertford Gffiiinet who gave the devotional. ..w . Miss Thelma Elliott, "principal, gave . a. report on. the .operation of the lunch roojn and stated that Hertford Grammar "School Was one. of the few schoolSiin the state stULopatfng!"6ri ,a'!20 cents meal rate. She also ' an nounced that new' phonics .rec ords had, been received and .were now in use in the school.-r-. , ji.MfSv'J. ;Ii HajTis;;.'gave;.';1,'re- port on tne aismct tm rneev nnj -,, Allen ferinnei- The Halloween party Sponsored by :the; PTA was ' a ' big success according to the ' report of Mrs. Bin.. .Williams. " The unit realis ed, : a i-pirof it ',. of :$287 yfroni the event "'-v i-,,w..vV"""':rr '.':.f' ..'K' '':.'rv":'. ' Membership chairman, - Mrs. Iris Eure,-" announced the' Hert ford PTA had a 100 rper cent membership, excepting ,only . one family in the school. 4 , ; Mrs. Keith Haskett, Weekly subscription 'chairman,; reporjted the" PTA had concluded a suc cessful drive, selling more .than 500 subscriptions and: realized a substantial commission from this project.' , , s1'f Miss Reed's ( second .grade had per Cf nt present., v At. the, -con. HhlsloAiof the' meetina Miss El- hqt mvited , all, parents p ;visit ine ciubbroums oiiev wiitcn uic teachers served -j.rfresmen An tj'es'doql, libW. I T fl , C. :rs Capture I 12 qen At Still Three men, George Bonner of; Route one, Hertford and, Clifton WasLiBston and Leroy " Hunjer, br'hcf Vir-" i, Negroes, were t V 1. l- oJy by law en? i"" s ft about 5 A flC o j.yr t.' gwlnthei 'ik? t -AaI .hel . " e r . - " ( ";- Indians otlandflcliln On It V: ', ; The Indians ' of ' Perquimans High - School ' closed i out their 1958 football " schedule last ' FrU j dav night by defeating Scotland AiecK in an Albemarle uonier- ence contest by a score of 35 to 26. 4 This victory gave the Indians 5-4-1 record for the season.,, The free-scoring contest was played in Scotland Neck, before a large number of fans, many of them from Hertford. While the Indians were pre-game favorites, Scotland Neck played well and managed to, stay h the ball game until the . final minutes. Half time score was 13-13. " Scot land ' Neck used a pass attack which i was effective against the Perquimans team, ';' :V" The contest was the final one for seven seniors on the Indians' squad. These players being John Matthews, Dave . Burton, Joseph' Proctor, Beverly Tucker, Welly White, George Ayscue and Willie Saunders. Football - monogram awards were presented to members of the Perquimans squad ! during assembly Friday morning. The awards . were - made . by E. CJ f... Veteran, players receiving stars were , Tommy Tilley,- John Mat thews, Jimmy Dozier, Dave Burton, " Billy Nixon, Joseph TProctor, Jimmy Sullivan, Bever ly Tucker , and Prestbn Winslow. " Receiving football letters for the first time were Welly White, Johnny 'Winslow, Lloyd Morgan, Billy Cherry," George Ayscue, Ben Gibbs, Fred Colson, Tommy Tarkington, ; Willie - Saunders, Glenn Whiter; Lenny Hurdle, Tommy 'Anderson and Joe Ward Proctor. : A manager letter was presented to Bobby .'Overton. . ' ' Perquimans . Recorder's Court disposed of 12 "cases during its session here, last Tuesday with Judge Chas. E. Johnson presiding. A. yerdict of hot guilty ' was re turned in the case in which Fred Bunch was charged with hunting without a license. V . " -The remaining cases were dis posed of by submissions made, by the defendants. - Costs of court and fines were paid on charges of spedeing by Lois Rascoe, Negro, Gus Nixon $5.25, James Lee $5.25 and Carlton Stalhngs $10, highway, Submitting to Charges of . per I mitting an unlicensed operator to drive, on the highways, LaSalle Bright and Bobby Cumbus paid the court costs. Willie Griffin, Negro, was fined $2 "and costs' for being drunk on the streets of Hertford. Fines of $25 and costs were tax ed -against Ruby- Bateman and Thomas j Quarles on charges of driving without a license. , , James - Wilson, Negro, was or Aired to pay a .fine of $25 and costs for driving without a valid license. ; Forum Planned On.1 Mental Health The ( i pvlblte is invited and urged''o'' attend, a program on Mental Health at the Municipal Building' on Monday,' November 24, at,f P M. ' ' ' ' ' This imeeting is kponsoreci by tne Perqumians " Business " ' a'hd Professional Woman's 1 Club 'and every member of the Albemarle Health Clinic team ' except the psychiatrist will be at the meet- ing. Tommy Maston, who is chairman of the advisory board, along .with Dr.. 'Helton Mc An drew, psychologist, Miss Martha Wert.? psychiatric 'social work er, and Mrs. Martha Seymore, secretary; will be present This group Will discuss the ("ration of the clinic. and how r- - "'"-y-can be eneziteq ,?? , '' '-, ,Th"e .will i 1 - -t f r"r-en final Grid iin f1 In Win From: Game Home Ec Teachers Meet At Central ; The Albemarle vocational home economics teachers met in the home economics department ' of Central .'High. School Thursday afi ternoon of last week. ' ' " -Miss Selma Herring from Eliz abeth City- presented a program on new trends and ideas in teach ing. Each teacher attending also brought one helpful idea on teaching practice which could be used in the classroom. Those attending were: Caro lyn Bririkley, , Selma Herring, Frances Newby, Ann Lassiter, Mary ' Ann Combs, . Mayme W. Davenport, Carrie Sykes Parker, Glennie Ellis, Margaret Bray and Helen Larabee. v ' , , Mrs. Margaret Bray and Mrs-V Helen Larabee were hostesses and served refreshments to the group Public Officials II The Parent-Teacher Association of the Perquimans County Central Grammar School held its Novem ber meeting Monday evening, with . the president. Mrs. Ernest' I Program At PTA Meeting Long, presiding. "The Old North ' grams, and on December 15, to State" was used as the opening bacco and cotton quota .programs number with Mrs. Pauline Webbjwill be decided. Also on Decem as accompanist f ) if her 15, tobacco and peanut grow- Mrs. Long welcomed the larf group in attendance and called at- tentlon to the Cub Scouts w were on duty in the hall. (e then recognized, R. M. Thompson, progiam &inht 'the rttofflft; he presented Mrs, Bobbie Jones who sang "I Walk With The King' and "We Gather Together. Mrs. Pauline Webb was accom- panist for Mrs. Jones, . - - The Rev James Auman, pastor' of the Hertford Methodist Church.! gave the devotional, using as , his; theme "AyGood Name Is Rather1 to be Chosen Than Great Riches." . In Ikeeping with the theme of the month: "Maturity Through Citizens.' Responsibility," Thomp son acted as moderator for a pan el composed of C. C. Chappell, Sr., chairman of the Board of Ed ucation; Archie T. Lane,' chair man of the Board of County Com missioners; Carroll Holmes, Rep-j res'entative, and Emmett Winslow,! State Senator. He recognised the' members of the Board of Educa tion and of the Board of County Commissioners. He then pro pounded the following question to each member of the panel: "What Are The Duties of Your Office?" Each ; of the officials gave a brief resume of the duties of his office Which enlightened the au dience to the work carried out by the officers. ' A question and answer period followed remarks made by the Of ficials and a recapitulation of the remarks by Mr. Thompson. During the business session the minutes, of the October meeting were read and; approved. The president reported on the district PTA meeting in Williamston tlnd displayed the gavel won by Cen tral PTA fr best attendance. George Baker, treasurer, gave a comprehensive treasurer's report. He reported a profit of $442.33 de rived from the Halloween Carni val with a balance in the treas ury of $587.97.. .; ; .;.... Mrs. Fannie Hurdle member ship chairman, reported that. eachj i , innm -. " 1 t '. . ! . ' 1 room iia iuu7B memoersaip the PTA and hlV TSfiK Biddys White's third grade, Mrs. Atha Tunnell's t first grade, , and Mrs; Graham Wood's ' seventh grade had 200 - membership. -e QitU were presented to each Mom in appreciation for this achievement -In the absence of the Magazine Chairman,, Mrs, Carl Lewis, Mrs. Long reported that 38 subscrip tions to the PTA Magazine have been- secured. She urged the members who have not done so to -subscribe as soon as possible in order hot to miss another copy of this worthwhile magazine. - Mrs. Long presented the names of WaJtrawNowelL iPetB Thornp soiv tarl Hollingsworthj nrhUij Perry, asi xmmitteemen rfor.rtt I ..ii 1 f 1 . v Jt - ' ' ' ) i i 4 v , r " , ' TRICKY -f An intentional double exposure produced this picture of so-near-and-yet-so-far. Shot of the moon was taken several nights before the ill-fated moon-shot of the Air Force Thor-Able rocket f rpm Cape Canaveral, Fla. The Army next will take up man's attempt to orbit the moon rrita satellite. ffj FnmiPrS Will Mn if P Important Decisions "North Carolina farmers will make five important decisions on November 25 and December 15. They will troop to the polls and vote in corn, cotton, tobacco, and peanut referendums that will have a' great deal to do with the pros pects of these crops in the com ing years. On November 25 farmers will choose between two corn pro- " WHI teciae whether to con- tinue. to assess themselves for the ' promotion of their crops. ! I Every agricultural leader in the! stKe' is Surging every elifdble ; maimer to vote. na a grear ae&t Of effort oh the part of many peo ple" will , be expended betweu now and the voting dates to make sure every farmer is familiar with 'the 'issues involved. Harry B. Caldwell, master cA the North Carolina State Grange, and A. C. Edwards, executive vice president of the N.' C. Farm Bu reau Federation, for example, are so concerned that they have ini tiated, a special information pro-gramj-'Which they hope will pro duce' the biggest farm commodity Voteiin'the state's history. ; Reasons for the great informa tion effort are; the obvious im portance of the vote to North Carolina agriculture; ahd com plexity of the issues, to ,be decid ed. y;t. ;; ' In the November 25 corn refer endum growers in the state's 32 commercial . corn : counties , will vote either to continue the pres ent ASC corn program which pro vides price supports from 75 to 90 per cent of parity, or; a new program which provides for no. acreage allotments and no desig nation of commercial corn coun ties. '.Under the present program the minimum support rate is 75 per cent of parity; under the new program the minimum would be 65 per cent of parity. In the December 15 cotton ref erendum j growers will decide whether they want marketing quotas with supports of between 65 and 80 per cent of parity along with' penalties for over-planting or no marketing quotas and over planting, penalties with 50 per cent of parity supports. , If the cotton referendum doesn't carry there will be no. quotas, no .. Continued on Page 8. , Qafitist Services OntTTiaiiksgiving ' The fifth' annual Thanksgiving Pays'service i"Will be hejd next Thursday ymorning 'at- th Baptist Churchi ''A' light breakfast' 'Will be Served, by-the -Men's' Brother hood beginning 'at 7:30; Follow ing that a program of praise and thanks will be held m the Sane tuary. Special guests will be' Ihe SSrK- fJL S! Club under the direction of Miss Carolyn. -Wright Special" messages- in music will be brought by the choirs of the church.' The Training Union will be in charge ,of f Jshfr prograrii - ForroerThanksy giving Daytoervices- have proved m;WtBnd'ithi8Jone'"eTpcW ed ito- follow tlwt3w''dln',f',1', County Schools To Observe Holiday Perquimans County schools will be closed next Thursday and Fri day in observance of the Thanks giving holiday, it was announced today by J. T.1" Biggers, school su perintendent. Classes will be re sumed as usual on the following Monday. f .Thursday will also be a holiday for local business houses and of fices. All will be closed for Thanksgiving and the Post Of- firp will nnnratp on a hnliriav schedule. W. W. White stated mail will be received arid dis- patched at the local office but there will be no deliveries of mail1 r scamp winwwjit:ruce.-. THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES An army touij itt Sudan up set a , pi G Western government! this week. A 58.yea.-old general assumed control of the admin- istration and reports state Sudan ! is expected to seek stronger ties with Nassar's Egypt. Despite the action in Sudan, reports said Egypt apparently was 1 not too happy over the event. Soviet Russia, continuing its pressure of cold war tactics, this week accused the U. S. and other Western, nations of con verting Berlin into a spy-nest. Although the Reds- have backed down somewhat on demanding the four powers relinquish con trol nf Berlin, the issue is still a diplomatic problem : under study.. . . . .. An early fall blizzard swept across the Midwest this week, resulting in at least three deaths and causing severe damage as winds whipped up to 50-plur miles an hour, , drifting snow which delayed motorists in sev eral states. , ' .: UN efforts to achieve a ban on nucleur tests hit another snag this week when Russia demand ed the action be1 covered under two separate treaties . instead: o one. Russia proposed one, treaty cover suspension of , tests , aiid a second treaty cover inspection of territory. The U. S. and Britain proposed. a single treaty ..for both. Two' Americans, John O'Hara of Philadelphia and James Cush- ina nf Rnstnn. were named to the , Roman Catnolio Church Cpi- lege. .pi . a,rc;inais tnis week oy, Pope John xxm. The fope named 23 new cardinals, rais ing the total from 52 to 75. ; . BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Chap- PeU. Jr, announce the birth of a son, 'Clarence . Caleb : III, ' born Mohday, November 17, at the Al bemarle Hospital, Elizabeth City. MEETING CANCELLED ;WHlfrtf&r'R6tar callefd off fts regular mee'ting'for next Tuesday hight, but will'mee't as usual Tuesday, December 2. Donald Madre Wins C1.1. r ppubGiiup Methodists To Hold Service Thurs. Special Thanksgiving Day services at the First, Methodist, Hertford, will begin at 9 o'clock on Thursday morning, November 27. The church officials today issued an invitation to all local residents to join their congrega tion in observing this traditional noimay wun praise ana tnanks- ture. Eivm- Donald selected Pioneer 309B The High School Glee Club, 'as his variety fin fertilized with under the direction of M ss Caro- 500 pounds of AiMour Vertigreen line Wright, will sing several 5-10-10, also ho used 90 pounds special anthems, as well as pre- 0f nitrogen from urea source or senting the choral call to wor- nn0st 300 pounds of 30 per cent ssip and the benediction. Other uran. He also used 200 pounds special music will be by the o soda. The corn was grown Primary Choir of the church, on 38-inch rows, using 8-inch made up of boys and girls in th,jipiates. The corn was harvested first, second and third grades ofjafter F. A. McGoogan, soil con school. They hopeUo have the JServationist, measured the acre, new robes to wear for the first joe Nowell picked the corn with time on this Thanksgiving Day.; his self-propelled corn piiker The Thanksgiving Day mes- A. D. stuart, agronomy special sage by the pastor, the Rev. J, ;st from North Carolina State A. Auman, will be "This Is the L.ora s uoing. 4-H Achievement Perquimans County 4 H Club bers will hold their annual Achievement Day program Fri day night, November 21, at 7:30 o'clock at Hertford Grammar School. , Certificates wil be presented to those 4-K Club members who have satisfactorily completed their year's project work. The ,, ,ui k L-a ed certiflfeates for their' work in thepast year. The county win-' '-tiers ill also be announced. ;, Fou'r-H c,ub members will .have-ihe opportunity to exhibit ; articles, that they have made or grown in the school library. The oyjs.can exhibit articles such as corn,' peanuts, grains, insect cot- lections and crafts. . UirlS can 'vViiKif - oalroc rv nioe an4ioe I; " CT" ZttZ '.rtW-T !l, f. "'"":;."'' l" n ....w - . . North Carolina wiiame e- Day Program Set For Friday Night sources Commission, wiu.be tneiNew Hope $1130, Woodland guest speaker for the occasion Mr. and Mrs. Anderson Lay- deh will present the Horace Layden. Achievement Award. Miss Ila Grey Mcllwean, assist - ant home agent ana Kicnara Bryant, assistant county agent, asu tnai anyone Dringmg arucies for exhibition to please bring them, on the morning of Novem ber 21 to their school, and they will pick them up there. They will be judged by program time. "We urge all 4-H ,Club mem bers and their . parents and friends to attend our 4-H Annual Achievement Day, and bring any other interested persons," states Richard Bryant assistant county agent. Soil Supervisor Election Dec. 1 -6 Election of a member of the'the day will be "Praise God Perquimans County Soil Con- it-rvation Committee under the Albemarle District will be held December 1-6, 1958. ' The term of Mn; A. Bray ex- oires this year in accoraance with; the rule ' of staggered mem bership on the ttiree-man com: mittee. ' The terms cif George G. Winslow and Joseph W. 'Nowell, Jr., will expire in 195 ana iwi respectively, y'llli t.Jt: i Anhn' iA Rrnu .has been. Aomin : i it 1 ' r ----o r - ated tp succeed himself. Peti- November i point to a record Hons to' nominate candidates for yield of 1,900 pounds. The cur the superyisor's post must be rent estimated yield compares , signed by 25 registered voters. -with the previous record of Ballot boxes will be placed , at . 1,775 , pounds : set in 1956 a iA central spots ever the county during the election, period. Any registered,: Perquimans County voter may vote in the election, The Albemarle Soil Conserva- tion : District is composed of Chowan," ' A Camdeh. Currituck, Pasquotank1 ...and "Perquinjuinsl bbunties. "The' supervisors' in' the five?'tounties "'compose" the Dis trict' Soil Conservation Board. Contest . Donald Gene Madre, son of Mr. and Mrs. Warner Madre of Route 1, Hertford, has been de clared the state winner in the 4-H corn project for 1958. Don ald has completed five years of 4-rH Club work. Most of his project work has been in pea nuts. This was his first try at growing corn. From one acre of corn Donald grew 169.17 bushels , after the deduction for mois- College was on hand to witness j the picking and weighing of the corn. f I On November 28, 1958, Donald r.ni his parents will attend the i State Recognition Day in Ra leigh and on Saturday, Novem ber 29, he will leave for the Na tional 4-H Club Week in Chi cago, Illinois. FrogreKRejiort College campaign headquarters in all Methodist- churches in Perauimans County - Were bust Hng With activity Monday night when solicitation teams began 'rpnorlini? nleaes rar-Pivl on tne conference-wide pampaign to raise $5,000,000 , for Christian higher education, Bjr g o'clock Monday night, , when County reports had been telephoned to the Rev. James A. Auman anri P.harlps Harrpll. snh- 1 ' n 01 leaaers, rerquimans Methodists had pledges amount- ing 10 ww, over one-nan 01 .naa $1,101, tpwonn $i,uia, r,rnvp t, R4n . rP(w Ornve $1. 9R3. $050. In the First Methodist Church, Hertford, where the quota is $27,000, the 14 teams came in 1 wjtn piedgeS amounting to $20, . RBR nt this amount the ad- :vance specials gifts committee, , ncaded bv Dr . t. P. Brinn, re ported more than $13,000 in pledges. L. C. Winslow of Hert ford is chairman of the district , special gifts committee.. The local Methodist Church is con tinuing efforts throughout the week to secure , the additional 36,435 needed before they can declare Victory Sunday on No vember 23. The Rev. T ies A. Auman announced today that in antici pation of reaching the local quo ta, Sunday, November 23, will be not only Victory Sunday, but a day of thanksgiving at First Methodist Church. The choir .will sing special music for the 1 occasion, and sermon subject for . ; From Whom All Blessings Flow." . : - ' ' Higher Yield On peanutS ExHCCted - - , Based on reports from grow- , ers as Eiven In College una Campaign of November 1, peanut . production- is forecast at 342 000,000 pounds, up about 3' per cent from October 1 1, according , tne; North Carolina Crop Re - .'.nnrMnir 5prvip Prnsnerta as of .with 1,700 pounds last year. Also, the current estimated yipM exceeds the ' ten-year average yield by 586 pounds. Harvesting operations ! were performed un- .der favorable weather condition!.! , and ". the quality? ! the ifimmU crop Is significantly above lasVi tit tU. I the end of the month, y