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VOL. M NO. 41
Local News
Bulletins
LESION SUPPER
Member* of Otis l>. Greene Post
15^, American Legion, will hold a
upper meeting at (lice A. Bridget)
Friday night at 7 o'clock, according
to an announcement by Robert
Miller, adjutant. The fare is to include
barbecue and trimming*.
CARPENTER DISCHARGED
FORT KNOX. K.v. ? Two hundred
ami Til enlisted men weje given
discharge* front the Army of the
United Slate* by Brig. Gen. George
I>. Wahl, post cominunder. at the
Separation Point here today. Among
those receiving discharge*
was Pfe. James Carpenter, route It,
Kings Mountain, N. C.
ADULT STUDY CLAbS
Beginning Thursday e\ en'ng ar
7:30 p. in., at the St. Matthew's
Lutheran church there will be an
ailult study ela^s conducted by the
pastor, the Rev. Win. IT. Stender.
Those interesting in joining the
ehurch, others interested in studying
about our ehureh are invited to
attend. The elnss will be conducted
each Thursday evening at 7:30 p. m.
; WHETS TIKE DISCHARGED
Cpl. Clyd? o. Whetstine, son of
Mr*. V. C. Whetsti ne, has arrived .
home after receiving an honorable
discharge from the Army Air Forces.
Cpl. Whetstine received his discharge
at Philadelphia. Pa.
MERCHANTS DIRECTORS
A meeting of the directors of the
Kings Mountain Merchants association
will be held Monday night at
8 o'clock at the office in the Professional
building, it was announced
Wednesday. Purpose of the
meeting is to lav plans for a
Christmas opening event, according
to 11, L. Ruth, president.
ATTENDS CONVENTION
Mrs. Lynwood Parton, secretary
of the Kings Mountain Merchant^
association, -attended the meeting
of association secretaries of the
state held in Charlotte Sunday
through Tuesday. Mrs. Parton sei-v.
oil on the organization's nominating
committee.
KTWANIB MEETING
P. B. Rankin, teacher of science
at Mt. Holly high school, will
apeak on "The Atomic Bomb" at
the regnlar weekly meeting of the
Kings Mountain Kiwanis club
Thursilav evening at 6:H0.
MBS. PAGE BESION8
Mrs. Robert Page, fifth graile
teacher at Central school, resigned
her position this week anil tormina
teil her duties Thursday. Her husband,
in service, has recently arrived
home. She will be roplared by
Miss Margaret L. Goforth, of Rutherfordton,
who taught in the
"Lattimore school from 1P42-44.
Miss Geforth, who has recently
been working in Knoxville, Tenn.,
will assume her duties November
5. Mrs. Jay Patterson will serve
as substitute teacher until Miss
uorortn rs arrival.
SALES BARN OPENING
O. O. Jackson, owner-manager,
. announced this week that Gaston
Sales Barn will open officially next
Tuesday, with the first' auction of
livestock to bo held Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. Jackson said the. large,
new sales barn is virtually completed.
An auction will be held
each Tuesday afternoon, and private
sales and 'purchases will be
made daily.
TIRE QUOTA
Mrs. Nell O. Thomson, clerk of
-the local war price and rationing
board said this week that October's
tire quota is only 150 and
% "that a backlog of 1.19 qualified applications
were carried over from
September. Members of the tire
panel, meantime, urged motorists
to conserve present tires.
MECHANIC RETURNS
Raymond McGill, recently discharged
from the navy, returned to
Plonk Motor company Tuesday
morkihg and assumed bis former po
Ultra as mechanic, it was announc4
ed by F. W. PlonV.
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' ; tJ; Hawthorne Daniel, Pacific war *
correspondent and author, will ad-.'
dress members oft the Cleveland
f "County Executive club at a dinner
> meeting at Hotel Charles In Shelby
Friday might at 7 o'clock. Reserve?mn*t
be In the hands or J. 'W.
> OsbeftM, elob secretary, by Thorn
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Kings
jFloral Fair'
At Club On <
Committees
For Event
Are Named j
Mr*. K. A. Hhvnk, president of the l
| Woman's club, announced plans Wed-;
nesday for the holding of the organligation's
annual Floral Fair on Fri- !
' day, October 26.
Mrs. tthenk said plans are designed
I tr? molfo tKo ot>M?.nl * *' ?4 4
, ...? >? % ?*- annum V* I'lil, linjl pOBl* I
war fair, one of the host ever held. j
She announced committees and I
stutcd that prizes donated by busi.
ness firms, would assure valuable rei
wards for most of the winning entries
of flowers, foods, and canned goods
Dinner will !? served at the club |
house both at noon and in the even- 1
I
1 One unusual event, due to the suI
gar shortage, will be the awarding of'1
I prizes for beBt cakes ami pies made i
{with sugar substitutes.
The Junior Woman's club is In
charge of candy, an item that nfav I
be shorter than usual, also due to :
the short sugar supply. 11
Committees for the event follow: j1
Chrysanthemums and Pompoms: 1
(Mesdames E. W. Griffin and J. R. <
{Davis. i<
Dahlias: Mesdames Jim HcrndonU
and Hunter Neisler.
Roses: Mesdames Garland Still anJ^
jCnrl Maunev. I
I Mixed Bowls: Mesdames Ladd V?. ! i
jTlamrick. G. G. Lattimore and Ed
I Smith. ' |l
Miniature Arrangements: MesdmI
es H. T. Fnltnn. I. P
Canned Fruiti and Vegetables: Mes 1
dames T. G. Patterson. Ben Goforth. j |
Fruit and Vegetable Arrangements. ,
Mesdames J. 0. Winkler, E. B. Kb .1
lerbe. ! 1
Pies, Cakes. Breads: Mesdames T). j 1
C. Manner, .T. E. Anthony, B. R. '
Neill, J. H. Arthur, George Manner
.T. R. Norman, P. D. Herndon, W. .T
Fulkerson^Walt^r pilling.
- Dining Boom: (Noon) Mrs. George i
Mauney, Mrs. W. E Blakely.
(Evening) Mrs. Aubrey Maunev. ,
Mrs. W. K. Mauney, Jr.
lee Cream: Mrs. W. M. Gantt, Mrs 1
J. N. Gamble. s J
Cashiers: Mesdames W: A. Bidenhour.
W. K. Mauney, A. H. Patter
son.
Kitrhen: (Morning) Mrs. W. W I
Tolloson, (Evening) Mrs. T. B. Goforth.
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Prizes: Mrs. Aubrey Mauney, Mrs. , >
<"arl Mauney. ;l
Ajirons and Fancy Work: Mcsdam- t
eg C. E. Xeisler, P. D. Patrick. O. C. |<
O'Farrell, hury Peterson, G. W,
'yng, ami Jim Smith. i.
Judges of the event will be from:
Gastonia, it was stated.
Business firms which have already
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Long City Court
Session Is Held
An mutual number of traffic viola J
tions, plus other fanes, made a heavy
docket in city recorder's court Mon
day, forcing the holding of both
morning and afternoon sessions before
Judge O. C. O'Farrell.
The cases ranged from driving
without proper lights to a lottery
charge.
Will Brown negro entered notice of
appeal when fined $25 and costs for
viloation of the lottery law, anil
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sellers each
were fined $10 and costs when found
guilty of assault and disorderly conduct.
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Bub Adams, negro, was fined $20
and costs for driving without lleen- 1
se, brakes or front light, and Arnold J
D. Falls and Robert L. Goforth, each
were charged $10 and coats for speed
Ing.
Drawing fines of $10 and costs for
driving without taillights were Walter
B. Booth B. F. Timms, 1*0 J.
Harlow, sad Oktas O. Tate.
Mandy Blanton, negreaa was handed
a tl)ree month Jail sentence for violation
of the Turlington net, auapend
ed on pnyment of $80 end coats.
C'ooUdge Cos drew n 00 My **r
pended sentence on payment of coats,
when.found guilty of drunkennom, aa
was uiyde Mom, and a fine of $8 and
eoeta war aaatased on Acey Mace for <
the same offense. -_ - >
Bond of 1100 was forfeited whan I
Borgia Folia failed to answer a call <
on charge of jvoblic drnnVenneea and
a charge of carrying a concealed _ we?- ,
poo against Hogh IX Crawford, no-- t
gro, wda itol proaaed with" leave. '
Crawford, a negro soldier, waa^ torn- i
ed over to military anthoritiee- . I
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.KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. 0.. TI
To Be^d
OctoberiF|
Five More Veterans
Receive Discharges
King; Mountain's list of honorably
discharged service men grew
last week, as the army and navy
continued to terminate the periods
of service of high point men.
Among those recently discharged
are Robert L. Morrison, navy, Lathe
er (Pink) Ware, navy, .Paul
Walker, D. L. Jones, and W. ' J.
Fulkerson, all veterans of service
with the army in Europe.
The Herald finds it virtually impossible
to keep up with the men
discharged, and, since this information
is valuable to friends of the
men, tOtiUBBVB UUl panUU Uld Kl
atives of the returning veterans notify
theHerald office, either by
mall or telephone.
Harkey Leaves,
Winkler To Stay
Rev. J. 0. Winkler, pastor of 'Con
tral Methodist ehureh. was returned
to this pastorate for his fifth ycai
last week as appointments for the
coming - ear were read at the elosf
)f the annual Methodist eonferenec
last Friday in flreensboro.
Rey. W. L. Harkc.v, pastor ol
Brace Methodist church, was trans
'erred to srrve the Lincoln circuit In
Lincoln county.
Mr. Harkey, who will be replaeec
y Rev. H. E. Jones, planned to
move toilay to his new work.
Mr. Jones has served the Metho
list ehureh in Kannapolis for the
cast twb years.
The re-appointment of Mr, Winklei
is pastor of the Central ehureh fol
lowed an espeeial request made by
Ms eongregat-on asking the Bishop
o ignore the customary four-yeai
policy and return their p>astor.
Others attending the Methodlsi
onferenee, in .addition to .the, pqptqrf
aid their wives, were Mr. and Mra
R. S Xeill.
Hehn-Invented Screen
W;J1 Be Demonstrated
Otto Hehu, of Kings Mountain.
o leave Wednesday night for New
1'ork where he was to attend a pre
nii-rc showing of a motion picture
liown on a three-dimensional moving
iii-ture screen, inventeil bv Mr. Hehr
md designed to banish eve-strain
auseil by seeing motion pictures.
Mr. Hehn saiii that a picture coubl
te viewed from any seat in the thoare
without strain and without the
ustoinarv distorted view from front
ind side seats.
He saiii that the screen is 24 feet
if perfectly woven fibre glass, prop rly
curved, and that the curved surace
"atomir.es'' light rays to give
lie eye-easing results.
The premiere, he stated, is to be
tcld at the Ziegfeld Follies theater in
he Amsterdam theater building Satjrday
afternoon and* in. to be shown
o executives and engiueers of the
motion picture industry.
BARBER ON FURLOUGH
Cpl. Harold Barber, son ?f \fp
ami Mrs, George Barber, arrived in
Kings Mountain Sunday night on a
45-day furlough, following three
years of service! with the army air
forces in the Pacific ano CBT theaters.
Citizens Are U
Liberally To U
Efforts of committee members tc
>htain *5,000 as Kings Mountain')
ihare in the United War Fund cam>aign
began in earnest this week,
14. solicitations ware made Tuesday
ind Wednesday in the business dis
trict and other campaign workers reioubled
their efforts.
F. R. Summers, campaign treasurer,
*as out-of-town Wednesday and a rc
port or receipt* could not be obtain
?d. ?
Byron Keetcr, chairman of the
campaign Fere, Rjtfd tbat W. K. Mau
ley, bead of the industrial gifti
t'roup, reported contacting all Industrial
firm*, but that he did not make
i final report.
i'l am particularly anxiour that
the citiaena of Icings Mountain will
sot forget the men in aerrlre whc
lot only have not returned horn*
From foreign soil but who will re
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rUTLBDAY, OCTOBER 18,1945
Induction Group
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K?u li t til 12 white men scheduled
for imluetiou into the armed service*
left Kings Mountain Wednesday
morning for Fort Bragg.
Failing to report were James Alvin
West, James Oliver Campbell, Clarenee
Thomas Dixon, Jr., ami Flato
William Bennett.
Draft board officials issued a request
for informal ion concerning the
four men. station that utile- tn?
1114*11 are located within two day* assistance
of officers will lie sought to
find them.
Cameron Stokes Ware served n*
leader of the eight men leaving.
Members of the draft board were
present to see the men off.
Others in the group were:
Milter Eugene Hughes, .lames Loslev
Hullender. Thomas Franklin Morrow,
Herman Sprouse, Arthur Ia?on'aril
Anderson, .lames Rufus Hale,
; Harold Vaughn Bridges,
i Kiwani&
Members Hear
McBrayer And Walters
j Members of the Kings Mountain
, Kiwanis club heard addresses at their
mooting at the Woman's elub last
( Thursday night by Major C. K. Walters,
of Shelby, and by Captain John
, Z. McBrayer. county service officer.
> i Major Walters discussed the or
1 ganination and advantages of the
iCivil Air Patrol and Captain Me-'
f . Brayer related serious and humorous
-experiences during his service as a
i bomber pilot in China.
I Major Walters was introduced by
11 Captain George Washburn, Shelby
i I CAP commander, and Captain Me!Brayer
was introduced by Ladd W.
. | lfamrick. j
Major Walters mentioned several
_ i purposes of the CRA, the most important
one being to give* ground
! training in aviation to cadets, both
jboys and girl*, between the ages of
( ' 15 and 17. He said the CPA is apart
jof eivilian defense. The speaker ex.plained
that to have an independent
j squadron there should be 50 senior
l"j ?11 'jirT~ unlimited " number
' j of cadets.
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He urged older tnen and women of
j the city to beeome senior members
: of a squadron because he believes the
it'PA will help stop juvenile delln'
quenev bv giving the youth of the
town an outlet for their energies. He
' suggested that senior members should
include older men and women of
1 Kings Mountain so that parents
' would not hesitate to let their boys
' and girls join.
1!
i j Captain MeBraver told of his experiences
as a flyer in the 8onth Pa
leific theatre of war.
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In speaking of the returned sol- (
! iliers who have suffered severe in- |
; i juries. Captain MeBraver insisted,
I "Never sympathize with boys coming
back from war with disfigurements.
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New officers for the Tviwunis club <
i will be elected Thursday night, according
to an announcement made by 1
Ladd Hanirick. member of the elee1
tion committee. I
VFW MEETING
Members of Johnny W. Black- |
well Post 22flX, VFW, will meet
Friday night at 7 o'clock at the
City Hall, it was announced this
week by Charlie Warliok, commander.
The meeting had previously ,
been scheduled for the Woodman
Hall. Mr. Warliok said that 30 mem
hers are to he sworu in to the organization,
and urged a full at- I
tendance.
rged To Give
nited War Fund
I main away from their homes for ma-I
i ny months," Mr. Keeter said. "Thesa
i men, knowing that they havo completed
their jobs want to come home.
, The morale problem in F.urope and In
' Pacific Islands will be even greater
this year, and it is imperative that
we do not fail in 'our loyalty to
these men, now that the war is ended."
The URO provides entertainment In
- all overseas areas and has been high
ly praised for its work in lr???T\tnr?
1 morale high. \ portion of the fond
goes to the USO, while the remainder I
i goes to 21 other charitable agencies, 1
including groups which send aid to
China, Holland, Belgium and other
countries receptlv liberated.
Statements from these nations In
I recent days reveal that the coming
' winter will be a difficult one in
i these liberated nations, with starvation
and cold facing these people.
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Citizens I old
Coal Though S
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NEW POLICE CHIEF?Shown above'
is W. C. (Bill) Timmons, new Kings
Mountain police chief. A veteran of ' j
both World Wars, Chief Timmons is
a former member of the Charlotte po-' n
lice department. (Photo courtesy of ^
Charlotte News.)
Taxi Men Told ;
To Obey Laws ?
Chief of Police \V. ('. Timmons, Jr.,
in his first week in that capacity in ]
Kings Mountain, has warned taxi op- a
orators to toe the line in regards tojl':
obeying traffic ordinances. liquor i 0
laws and other ordinances, requested I
business firms to burn "night lights"
and has issued a request to motor-'a
ists to drive carefullv-rr
A In enrn * *? V*?-? ? -1 * 1 *
t ? mi iiuiiiucr *?I ulUT J* I1H VP
been arresteil in the past few lavs
for speeilinp, reckless driving, nnl!p
other infractions.
"No. we ilon't have a ilrive on.", r
saiil Chief Timmons. We're simnjt w
onforcinp' onlinances ilesipneil for
; the safety of bQth ..motorists .ami pfv *
'.estrians.'
Mr. Timmons pointed out that an- C
tomotive equipment is ol<1 ami ilp- i
feetive anil that the ilanper of
wrecks is therefore much preater. i
Taxi ilrivers were invite-1 to til"! i
city hall ami were tohl that J ]
licenses wouhl he snsjieniloil fur the I
following violation*: <
fa- Failure to operate taxi calm 'r i
such a manner as to serve the public
niloi-nntelv ami efficiently.
.hi Failure to carry liability In j
surnnep or post proper bom! for the !
protection of nassenprrs. i <
fe) Failure to keep equipment in j i
oo.| mechanical repair. i 1
I fill Failure to observe all traffic
jnml ?afetv onlinanees. sueh a* illegal
parkiiip. failure to observe traffic j
liuhts. anil stop sijjns. spreilins an'l
all other violation* ilotrimental to ?
public safety.
(ej Violation nf^Stnto l,an-? rein* *
1 ntr to alcoholic beverages or pro?tl- 1
tutinn. 1
(f> Failure to provide for off- street
parkins lots or starols for the
parkins of enh? while idle. Cru'sing tl
and soliciting passenger* along t|
streets is not permitted. h,
In a letter to business firms, earn
whs requested to burn a light a'
night to ai<l night patrolmen in a'
elieeking buildings. This will give
added proteetion, Chief Timmoii9 1"
said.
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Mountaineers To Play
At Newton On Friday
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Kings Mountain Mountaineers will
journey to Newton Friday night to
engage Newton high school in the rp
seeond eonfprenee football clash of p
the season. I
The Mountaineers, victorious over's
Belmont last week, should be im- k
proved, though the injury list is still
long.
Newton usually fields a strong
team. A large number of local aup- 1
porters are expected to attend the I ^
game. ;T(
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Lutheran Brotherhood To lT
Observe Anniversary I ?
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Tbo JNsskli/s !- iws.U.J 4- -aa -* **
. ..? I'uuni o hi* iicu vu attend rno | j?
Brotherhood Sunday service to he p
hold at St. Matthew'* Lutheran ohur- | g
oh on Sunday evening, Oct. 21, at | j
7:30 in observance of the 27th annl- |p
versary of the Brotherhood of the ^
United Lutheran Church In America. | .
R. F. Shclhy, prominent layman W
nnd brotherhood memhor of Oastonia, R
la to l>e the principal apeaVer. Oeorjre N
It. Honaer will present the Chapel
I It'ill program.
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FtVE OENT8 PEE COP*
To Conserve
Strike To End
itocks Are Low
lere, Dealer,
iflills Report
lohii I,. Lewis culled off the soft
ii.il str'ke* Wcdlio-du v, lint Kittys
I ihi nt :i' ii h nti citixcio were warned
i conserve In the utmost their |uc*.
it eciiil supplies liv Claude Ham.
rijtlit. Kind's S^ountnin coal dealer,
Im reported that his stock of do
est ic coal is exhausted.
11 said t^at. if tIn- minors obey
c\\ :s' hi 'lor to j:<i Kin k to work **in
to |iul )it- intorost " on Monday, it
on 1 i probably Iio sninotinio before
liiinnoiits of coal are received ilue
i a backlog of orders which have
eon | i 1 i11v up for the 1 urat ion of* the
T'ke.
The news tliat tin* strike is being
ii Mo.I off is good not only from the
midpoint of keeping warm.
Also looming was n possible curtail
lent of production nt some Kings
fountain textile plants as a result
f the strikes.
('. E. Noisier said Wednesday morn
lift that the supply ot coal at the
larpraco Mill was sufficient only for
bout three weeks' operation. Offia
In of the Maunev M'lls estimate1^
n on hand supply good for two mollis'
operation.
Mr. Hambripht said he hnd a small
ipply of furnace and stoker coal left
ml that he has been limiting delivries
to not more than one ton per
ustomer.
Even after the miners return to
ork, Mr. Hanibriulit snid, hospitals
nd other priority users will pet first
lipments which also will delay ship
tenTR nero.
"All coal users should use their
lal rr sparingly as possible." Mr.
lamhright saiil. "for the supply here
limited an>l will l>e until anil aftr
the miners actually return to
ork."
lumber of Diphtheria
Jases Are Reported
Dr. Z. P. Mitchell, county health,
officer, said Wednesday that 14
cases of diphtheria had been reported
in the county -.ecently and
advised parents to have their chiliren
iunoculated against the disease.
He said two deaths have resided
from diphtheria.
He said that parents of children
who have previously had their chiliren
vaccinated should subject the
children to Schick tests to determine
whether the preventive power
of the vaccination still existed.
Local doctors have been treating
a number of cases In recei.; weeks.
?ocal Library
ias New Books
Mrs. Charles Campbell, Kings Moun
i i n lilirariun. announced recently
ic addition of a large nunilier of
unks to the shelves of the Kings
ountain library.
Included in the more than 60 books
bled arc a number of children's
joks" and aJso a number of recent
indications.
Mrs. Campbell said that library cir
Ration was showing a steady Incase.
The additions follow:
Recent publications:
Throe O'clock Dinner. Pinckney;
he Black Hose. Costian; The Priato
Adventures of Captain Shaw,
hey; So Well Remembered. Hilton;
he Young Jefferson. Bowers,
ride's Way, Mallory; Tho Double
pent, Feilbert; A Lion Tn The
treet. I-nnglev: The WnyfaTera, Wicendon;
China To Mo. Ilahn.
Reprints:
District Nurse. Baldwin: Long,
onp Ago. Woolleott: Yankee From
Ivmpue, Bowen; The Flying Carpet,
alliburton; Four Tears in Paradise,
jhnson; Storm To The South, Serai>1;
One Red Rose Forever, Jordftn;
tars On The Sea, Van Wyek Mason;
liron TtnrKnnM V. _ TI7.1-1. >'
, x uiuvuiDj ?u ?vrn iii antiTi;
[lowing Clear, Lincoln; The Flaming
orest, funvooj; The City of Fire
ill; Still Time To Ttie, Bolden; Cit;en
Tom Paine, Fast; Frenchman'*
reek, Du Manrier; Tap Root*,
treet; Above Suspicion, MacTne**;
ndign, WRtunn; Thia Side of Regret,
ushman; Canal Town. Adam*; The
e*t American Short Storie* of
(1*4, Folley; To Have And Have Not
temingway: Red Hill* and Cotton,
obertson; Love Call* The Tone,
iorrla.
Children'* BOnka:
(Cont'd oh page four)
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