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Condensed In
?National News?
London. Sept. 28.?A peaceful army
of Americans ? business nu n w
tourists, naturalized, immigrants, kl
just ordinary Americans ? looked ri
homewaii longingly today from all
over Europe. <1
Most of them set out to do some- ui
thing about it. They sauted no truck si
with the war clouds hanging over ui
the German-Czech border.
Ixtston. Sept. 28. -Textile operations
were returning to normal today
in most mills of . southeastern in
New' England, after the worst storm K
in this aroa in a century. at
In hurd-hlt Rturtle lslund, where
the hurricane took the greatest toll f?
of lives and property, reliable obser-.ni
1 vers reported operations were 60 to; 1*
70 per eeui of nonnal. w
College Station, Raleigh, Sept. 2R,
?Checks totaling $431,801 had beeu o<
mailed to North Carolina farmers bj ?
Sept. 17 on 4.179 applications for it
cotton price adjustment payments, ?*i
E. Y. Floyd AAA executive officer at
StatA f'ollwfo nnnniinmwi Mo" p
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Quantlco, Va., Sept. 28.?A milltary
board of Inquiry examined today
the wreckage of a U. 8. Marine ?'
transport plane In an effort- to determine
what caused It to crash Into
the Potomac River, killing four ser- f
vice men and Injuring two others. 1,1
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.Washington, Sept. 28.?The Unit- w
ed States Legation in Prague Is get- "
ting a reinforcement.
The 8late Department said today
that George Kennon, a foreign sera- t<
Ice offlcer at the department, has t|
been named a second secretary of 8I
the Legation and already has sailed p
for hie poet.
Auburn. Maine, Sept. 28-?Mrs. b
Viola Penny, a buxom, dark-haired 8
widow, offered a reward: for the ar- ?
} rest of the slayer of her 52 year old c
husband, John, when he Was found
fatally bludgeoned in his filling
station May 19. Today she found her t|
eelf aoouaed of the crime j she was (
was arrested last night on a secret d
indictment. y
New York, Sept. 28.?The body of:
n woman found in the ocean off Co-1 c
ney Island Sunday was Identified h
early today as that of Mrs. Georgia ,ti
Peiker, wife of Harry C. Pleker, dep o
uty general manager of the Home q
Owners Loan Corp. In Washington. ,
Washington. Sept. 28.?Senator Lo
gan, Democrat, Kentucky, advocated
outright repeal of the neutrality act ?
today and a policy of making avail-1
aoie 10 imgiana anew rraace an tne
materials they need, except man- p
power" if they become involved In a j
war. " . : '' r
Washington. Sept 28. ? Several
thousand army enliBted men are go- *
lng to have they pay raised soon. r
iWar Department statisticians fig a
ured today that funds Congress pro- r
vlded this year for advanced grades
and specialist ratings would result (
in the largest number of promotions
since the World War. ]
Philadelphia, Sept. 28.?Two patrolmen
scampered up and down 12
stories of fire escapes on a down- <
town building, but they wene't chaft- <
ing a burglar. Harry Rothman, a (
tailor, telephone he was locked in i
but forgot to say whaht floor he was <
on. Located at last, he wailed: (
"What can I tell my wife?" ]
Laughing Arour
. whhiRvns
Ample Accommo
By UtVIN !
'THE GENTLEMAN who approach?
drinking something stronger thai
ea his pint lt>ut still aSU to narigate
dskolstBd to (mil tko stwplctai tlu
"Gimme good scat far show," b?
"Sorry," answered the theatre
ssnt left?nothing hat standing rest
eat ap to the limit"
"Gimme staadia' room than," 01
. Ho roceleod the ticket, paid far
The opening act waa hardly at
urimiow *
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Kings
itional News
Brief Form
?State News?
.Marion. Sept. 28.?Bruce Stacey '
a? hunted today on a charge of
llliug Whiter Warren and wounding
ro other persona.
Arthur Warren, brother of the
aln man, was shot in the stomach
>d his wife was wounded in the
rm at Arthur Warren's home, Satrday
night.
Shi riff* Honntiaa aai/4 ihn uh/./wt
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Raleigh, Sept. 28.?North Caroltn's
exhibit at the New York Woldr
air will Include a mechanized and1
imitated relief tna|r of the state.
The map. twenty feet long and 7
er .wide, will be illuminated by
liniuture power plants. Cotton, bo*
ry. tobacco and furniture factories
ill be shown in operation.
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Raleigh, Setit. 2S.?The Stale Detn
rratlc Executive Committee last
Ight nominated Forest 11. Shuford
) run for State Labor Commission !
r in the November general election.
Shuford) Is now Labor Commission
r by Gubernatorial appointment,
le was named for the Job after A.
. Fletcher resigned Sept. 12 to boante
compliance officer of the Fedral
wage-hour law.
Durham. Sept. 28.?Nine Beaufort
ounty men charged with heading a
million dollar" conspiracy to deaird
the Government' of liquor tax?
were called to trial In Federal dls
ict court here today.
Winston-Salem, Sept. 28.?A suit1
j test the constitutionality of Nor-1
i Carolina's three per cen general
lies ax was on file In Forsyth Su-'
ertor Court today.
The action was brought yesterday J
y J. Paul Leonard, secretary of the
tate Fair Tax Association. Ttie
omplalnt was filed' against Revenue
ommissloner A. J. Maxwell.
Raleigh, Sept. 28.?A suit to test
he constitutionality of the Farm
lontrpl Act was up for a hearing toay
before Judge W. C. Harris ln1
t'uke Superior Court.
The complaint, tiled by 600 tobaco
growers, against the 351 wareousemen
In North Carolina, seeks
i) restrain the collection of the tax|
u tobacco in excess of marketing!
uotns.
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Should the farmers win a temporry
restraining order, a date would
e set for a hearing In a permanent
nler. 1
Raleigh. Sepl. 28.?Bids were oiened
today on $4,600,000 worth of
'forth Carolina permanent improvement
bonds.
Because of war Jitters, the bonds
aced an unce<rtain market. Qoverlor
Hoey, said, however, all propoe
ils woufcdl be rejected If the Interest
ates were too high.
The bonds would be used to fllance
a PWA building program anhorized
by a recent special session
>f the General Assembly.
Raleigh, Sept. 28.?Developments
luring the past month have removed
loubts existing heretofore as to the
lubstastial improvement in industri>1
activity, conaumer incomes, and
lomestic demand for farm products
this fall, reports the United States
Bureau of Agrleultur&l Economics.
td the World
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dations Desired
S. COBB
d the box-office hod evidently been
> water. He wh slightly wavering
ad then waa nothing about him
d he Might IiHwbi dleerdeiiy.
i saUL
treasurer, "bat we haven't get n
b loft and that's ynttjr well sold
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dared the patron.
it and issssri inside.
artad when .he reappeared at the \
m n thing," he explained; "ghaaw
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KING8 MOUNTAIN, N. C.
SMTUROAY FIR8T DAY
TO REGISTER
Saturday, October 1st., ufill be tt
first day to register in the new cot
ty wide registration. All voters wl
have to register to be eligible I
vote In the National eleotion to I
held in November. Registrars will t
at their respeotive polling placi
each Saturday during the month <
October. Voters may also reglsh
any time during the mosth by seeir
the registrar at their homes.
Voters are urged to register sari
before they forget it.
Registrars for the two pollir
places in Kings Mountain are 8. 't
Crouse. Town Hall, and P. G. Ratte
ister Voters.
Officials Cut Relief Of
Saloon Habitues .
Woburn. Mass.. Sept 'J8.? (IPS.)Mayor
William B. Kattu has rcac
ed the end of his patience aud
striking from relief rolls those r
rlpienls of taxpayers' money * who
he finds haunting barrooms.
First to feel the ban were a sco;
cf WPA workers who the May*
found' holding . Saturday night pi
ties in saloons.
'In one plate, I. found two sing
men who had squawked to get <
the WPA and then catne around ai
ing us to give them a quart of ml
a day." he said. 'Believe, me, the
names are off the milk rolls now,
they tan afford to drink beer, th<
don't need free milk."
Tipped off by Mayor Kane. \VF
officials discharged a foreman and
workman found drunk on the Job.
Installation Day At
Lutheran Church
Last Sunday Morning at the 11:t
Servk*e the Pastor Inducted Into <
flee all Officers and Teachers of tl
Bible school and all Officers of Au
ill&rv organizations. All Blbe scho
workers Volunteered their servict
of which there are about fifty.
.New Officers installed were as ft
lows*:
Officers
Oeneral Superintendent, L. Arno
Klaer; Asst. General Supt.. D.
Mounty; Literature Secretary. W. I
Mauney; Asst. Literature Secretai
Mrs. L. \V. Turner; Treasurer. J.
Lackey; Secretary, J. E. Herndoi
Asst. Secretary, tt. 1* Lovell; As;
Secretary. Geo. W. Mauney; Lea
ership Tr. Class Teacher, Mrs. J.
Hern (ton.
Cradle Roll Department
Supt.. Mrs. Ueo. W. Mauney.
Beginners Through Junior Depts.
Supt.. Mrs. Carl F. Mauney; Asi
Supt., Miss Helen Rldenhour.
APPLE TREE BEARS TWICE
iMr U' A R Mnnhr\iit> hoa ?n on?
WW . ?? <?>UVU 1*M u ??*U d.11 a^|
tree that believes in double du<
The tree gave a bountiful crop
apples in June, ami now it is a bo
ready to give forth fruit again in t
sejme year. M|r. Ridenhour count
18 nice, well-formed aipples on t
tree, which will be ripe in a t<
days. This tree evidently has i
been informed that this is the d
of crop reduction, instead of exl
production.
Attend Convention
In Gastonia
fThe fifty-third annual convent!
of the Women's Missionary Societ
of the United Evangelical Luther
Synod of North Carolina is in s
sion at Holy Trinity Lutheran Ch
ch. Gastonia this week, beginnl
yesterday.
Mrs. L. Boyd Jfatnm and Mrs.
E. Hemdon are attending as dt
gates from the Missionary Socii
of St. Matthews Lutheran Chur
Kings Mountain.
Mrs. Aubrey Mauney gave the
sponse to the address of welcome
A number of others from the
cal church will attend the vart<
sessions. *
HEN LAVS FREAK EQQ
a aen 01 Mr. o . v;. itauerree n
an egg with a >ery peculiar curl
the end. The egg waa examined w
a telescope and the curl on the ?
resembles the hoed of a man. 1
freak egg la now oa display at l
Herald offloe.
REV. HAMM ADDRESSES
SHELBY ROTARY CLUB
Rev. L. Boyd Ham at. Pastor of
Matthews Lutheran Church, waa
main speaker at the Luncheon mi
InR of the Shelby Rotary Club 1
Friday. Mr. Hhmm'a speech \
ery inspiring and was enjoyed
the club momberma.
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THURSDAY, SEPT. 29, 1938
Leaders Selected
For Red Cross
?Roll Call
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? At the meeting of the Directors pt
In* Kings Mountain Chapter of th?
?r V.nerlcan Red 'Cross held recently |
ifl lie following division leaders were
selected: Mr. I,add Itumrtck. initial
Yt (ifts and Mill gifts, Mr. L.. Arnold j
KUer, group enrollment; Mr. J. I>.
0 ,'Jh otiiastion, busiuess district of the
a* cwn; Mrs. Pride Halt error, house-to
0- Trliool enrollment;; Prof. I?. A, Costner.
colored enrollment; Kev. Iteav s.
Drover enrollment; Mr. P. D.
ierndon. county enrollmeiit; Miss
Paub ila Adair Junior Kpll call; Mr.
Havwood K". l.vtieh. publicity direr I
toi
? Il'iie .division ea lers are reipiesteil
a. 1 v. ! , II... t - *
ii-l >. i.m *111 liming names oi Helpers
Is | > wain so that when the leudors
? mi t'l ilie last of October, the entire
m j rosier can he arranged;'-The date of
the Roll ("all is November llth-24th.
ro The goal has-been set ?< 12.500. The
or people will answer this worthy call,
tr- us the.v have in the past, by giving
this amount for work which its our
le privilege to do.
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Ik Burke Dairymen Hold
?? Annual Show
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>y RALK1GH,' N- C.. September 28.?j
For tre eighth consecutive year I
'A the Burke County Guernsey Breed-;
a ers Association held its annual show
September 21 with more than 85
bead of cattle entered In 18 classes.
The shew was staged by Robert L?. I
Sloan, county agent of Burke forj
the past 15 years, and was particl-j
pated in by* dairymen from Burke!
50 and McDowell counties. Visitors audi
>f- cattle breeders fnom other parts of {
ie the State were guests of the Burke
x- organization during the event.
Vreceding the show on Wednesday,
the catthxnen staged a dairy-j
men's banquet at the local hotel
"Ion Tuesday evening with over 10b
persons present. Vocal solos, feats
of magic and other entertainment'
Id were interspersed with talks by F.
C. H.< Jeter, agricultural editor at
K. State College, and H. C. Bates, field
y, man for the uational Guernsey or-.
C. ganlzation. Greetings were extended
n; by a number of prominent cattle'
st. | breeders from other parts of State,
id- '
E Fred M. Haig. professor of dalryj
! husbandry at State College, was of- (
ficial Judge of the show and stated
i that some of the classes were ex-,
tremely difficult to place due to the;
I uniformly htigh quality of animals
st. now being produced in the county.
j 11? <11111 u*? i dui nt: i.umy uueuisry
! <how was begun in 1930 by County
; Agent Sloan following several years'
j of preparation In growing feeds', leg^iiime
crops and pastures. At the
ly-j first show there was only a sprinkofj
ling of pure bred animals but gradual
ally through the years, the quality
^ I has been improved, new blood pn*cbased
asd testing conducted until
^ | the county now rankB among the
l0t I leaders with this dairy breed.
ay | , Agricultural leaders attending the
,rA' Khow this year, said the progress
was remarkable and predicted that
Burke and surrounding counties
counties would presently be a section
noted for Us dairy progress.
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Will Rogers'
OS- I Humorous Story I
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By WILL SOGERS
J-; COME folks never leave their
?le- ^ nerve at home. But restaurant
?ty! people tell me they meet more
cb. nervy ones than anybody else. Mayj
be they mean among themselves or
? they might be blaming the coatomr0~
era, I doot know.
MMB-1
la a swell leatauiaut la Ftttsald
bur* the other day, a Wkat
mt down and ordered a planked airloin
" steak and as maay hlah-faltjUn'
lth eida-dlahes as ha eoold aat After
vnd complaining to tha waiter about the
Tip eerrica, ha finished the meal sad
h- called for tha haadwaitar.
The head waiter came ever, end
thin bird looks at him and ears,
"Ain't pan tha toy that threw me
cot of nil joint a coop]# of years
Jfvjfc?~ ?"*
"That might be true, etr," erst.
plained the waiter, "bat those ware
^ "Wad,* oaye tha eoetomer, "Yea
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"Snow White" At
Dixie Theatre
ManaRcr 1>. B. Cash Is happy to
present to theatre-goers the' first
bowing in Cleveland County ol
'Snow White and/ the Seven Dwarfs
They are coming to steal. your heart
tway. today, tomorrow and Satur
iay. Manager Cash was required to
raise his admission price for this pic
;ure Ijy the producers The price will
be children: 15c and adults 30c.
Walt Disney's first full length fea
lure production brings a glorious
new forld of beauty and onehunt
tnent in technicolor. This picture It
a new miracle in iiuiHon i?i- 'jir-c
ww.'wmi re^nOUb^ltno^adVMIUUgr
ot this opportunity to see this mar
veliiiis prod tic ion
Dick Tracy in "High Volt age'
will also be shown oti the .value .pro
grain for the three days.
ANOTHER BAND CONCERT
TUESDAY NIGHT
.Manager Cash also atnuMinceC
that the second ill a series of Hunt
concerts will be presented b> tin
t\ mg s .Mouniain scikmh itanu v.nx
Tuesday nignt, at the Dixie Theatre
The concert will begin about 8 I' M
The fall picture program will b<
iihowu In connection with tlic <011
cert. One half of the proceeds wi!
l>e given to the hand to aid in th'
purchase of new uniforms At thi
last concert >28.05 went to the Land
The picture program for next Tuei
day will .be. "Mother Carey's Chick
en" with' Anne Shirley. Ruby KeeleJames
Ellison, Kay Balnter and Wal
ter Bennan.
McCoy's Service
Station Moved
McCoy's Cut Rate Service Statloi
is new In its new quarters just ont
block north of Its former location or
Railroad Avenue. The modern serv
Ice station has been completely re
modeled and painted. The new sta
tion is much larger and more suita
bly located for the service of cai
owners. Ted Gamble. popular mana
ger? extends a cordial Invitation t<
all motorists to visit his new serv
Ice station where he is better ablt
to erve them than ever before.
First grade gasoline and oil li
featured at cut prices. This belnj
possible by eliminating the "middle
man's" profit. Mr, E. R. McCoy
owner of the chain of service sta
tlons in. two states operates his owt
fleet of trucks that handle the gaso
line direct from the tankers at Wll
mington to his stations, s
An extra special is being offerei
for opening days, Thursday. .Krida:
and Saturday. Gas will be Sold foi
19c a gallon, and two quarts of oi
will be Riven Tree with each liv<
gallons of gait.
S. S. Rally Day At
Lutheran Church Sunday
j Next Sunday. October 2nd., is Kal
ly Day at the Lutheran Sunda:
School. Last Sunday all newly elect
ed officers and teacher began thei
work in their new activities. Eacl
teacher and. Sunday school class an
working to have the entire enrol
ment present for Rally Day. Mr. At
nold Klser. the newly elected Uenei
al Superintendent succeeding Mr. \V
K. Mauney, will have charge for th
first time.
Record show that for the past yea
the average attendance per Sunda
was 20 higher than the previou
year. Already the attendance Is htg
er by about 30 than at this time las
year
iThe workers hold their first quai
terly meeting next Tuesday Evet
itig In the Parish Building at 7:30.
Rally Day Sunday At
First Presbyterian
The First Presbyterian Church
to observe Rally Day 1 on Sunda
morning. October 2nd. A splend
program has been planned with tl
theme, 'Taught of the Lord."
Under the leadership of the Supe
lntendent and Dlrestor of Religioi
Eduhation preparations have bet
made In all departments of the chi
/ h inhnnt THio ctcnnrt menta will n
semble at 9:46 and the Program w
begin promptly at 10:00 o'clock. T1
public is cordially invited to this p
gram in the Fellowship Hall.
CHARGE LAY LEADER SPEAK!
Mr. Horace Origg, of Shell
charge lay leader of the Gaatonla i
trict. addressed the congregation
Central Methodist church Sund:
morning.
Mr. Origg la an earnest and fort
ful speaker and was heard by a It
ge and appreciative audience.
COTTON GINNING REPORT
Census report shows that 103 b
ss of ootton were ginned in Cle\
land County frem the crop of IS
prior to Gopfe. 1S, as oomparod wt
1M7 balsa far. the crop of 1SS7.
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READ
THE
HERALt)
FIVE CENTS PER COPV 1
Business Men
To Have 1
' Active Session 9
( Oine This Evening At Woman's Club
Building.
1 After uii active suiiunei round of I
J picnics carrying tin- good will of jl'ibi
town into all tin- surrounding
i i ui al communities thi> business
t Mens Cluli will resume thin even122
t - j
"'ft.1- Uinnan s < nib HuililiiiK .
Dinner will t>?- served by a group 'J
| ? r lllv members of tin- Woman's I
'(Tub Tlu? business M"ii in putronf
zing tlo* liidii'8 organization have
i I'liiii i < i*l a valuable dssistance to I
I haI cigaiiUu'lon in thi.' fine work
iluii thc> ari Ooing in the coimuunl
iiy'.anii lo-lping tliein to pay for and J
,*"complete''the excellent coniHiunity
. | building
Ai tin- smite tinii- tin- men report
t-liiit tliey enjoy, rooking not sur'
pakseii in that served to any other
. club.
During the summer the men with
I their guests enjoyed a round of pic . I
isles ut Olney Presbyterian Church,
Plsgah A. It T Church, iiethany A.
K. I'. Church, Crowders Creek Chur4
ch, tile local U, B. C.'8 at U?ke Montonla,
pethle.hetn Churchy Patterson
; Drove Church and Long Creek Chur
I .
. til. .m
The attendance at these picnics
. was large. The number on several
occasion approaching a hundred. i
| The Men's Club made a libera!
contribution In this manner to a
good group of ladles organizations of
i churches.
* So program haa been arranged for
i the meeting this evening for a large
- amount of business has been presa
ing for attention. During the sum
rner committee appointed by the
' club have taken an,active hand lit
I" movements for. community progress. j
J. H. Thomasson and his commit>
tee have pushed the King street
* Bridge and the routing of the high
ways through town to the attention
of the community. A committee of
s which L<add Hamrick is chairman
5 has urged W. P. A. projects for the
" town. And Aubrey Mauney .uid his -fl
committee have kept the ueed for
' parks and playgrounds before the
1 town. All of these groups have a*
chieved some success.
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TO ATTEND NATIONAL
l] MEETING - :
rl Messrs Paul McGinn is and AubreT
' | Mauney will leave Sunday for Bal- . j
i timore, Md.. where they will attend
I the national meeting of the Lutheri
an HrotheihocJ. The- meeting begins
j Tuesday and lasts for three days.
I Mr. W. K. Mauney will leave Monday
for i^ltlmore to attend the last
|. day of the Brotherhood meeting and'
j, will remain to attend the meeting.
. as the official representative of the
r North Carolina Lutheran Synod, of
[j United Lutheran. Churchea in Amer- .
e ica. The meeting begins October 5th
I. and ends October 12th.
f CLINIC WELL ATTENDED
r "
b The Diphtheria Clinic sponsored
by the Kings Mountain Red Cross
r Chapter Sept. 26. was well attended,
j Toxoid waB given 221 babies and
8 children. Dr. Mitchell of the County
ia Health Department was in charge. A
number of children were not taken
care of on account of a shortage of
r. the serum. These children were told
to come back October 2nd at 2 P. M.
as the Clinic will be held again at
that time in the Red Cross Office at
the City Hall. Dr. Mitchell will bo
in charge, assisted by County Nurse
Miss Beam. > i
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ar (Opinions Expressed In This Column
Are Not Nscesssrlly the Views sf
IH This Newspaper.)
1 a n?u. nf iho. nicntf thin arm thnt mil
ro be said about the report of the National
Resources Committee on Income
distribution Is that It gives
5 Washington something to talk about
besides purges, preparedness and
>y, panaceas.
Lis At asm-waving "parlor-pink* teas at
it is held up as absolute proof that
ay one-third of the nation Is "underprivileged"
because another class
:e- Is over-priv Hedged, Hence, It beir
comr? an argument for socialism.
In more serious discussions, however,
the many flaws In the report
are discussed. And the flaws are so
Important that Its value as a factual
ah document Is subject to serious goesw
tlon.
M For instance, the report purports
th to show the "under-privileged third**
(Cont'd on BdltorUl page)
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