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VOL. 59 NO. 2
Local News
Bulletins
LUTHERAN FILM
"Beyond Our Own," is the title
of the sound motion picture to
be shown at the St. Matthew's Lutheran
church, Sunday ^evening,
January 11 at 7:30 p. m. The picture
tells the story of the needs
df the church throughout the
world, and is a wonderful presenI)
tation of the challenge before the
' * Christian people today. It is the
first picture to be produced by the
cooperating protestant bodies, and
promises a good beginning for ma?
ny more. The actdrs are professionals
and the picture has been wonderfully
produced. The public
is cordially invited to see and hear
> the message of this fine picture.
HENDRICKS MOVES
Dr. and Mrs. Paul E. Hendieks
and family are moving into the
residence at the corner of West
Gold and Cansler streets. Dr. Hendricks,
who recently .completed
Internship at James Walker Merial
hospital, Wilmington, has
previously announced that he ex
pects to begin the practice of
medicine here about January 15.
ATTEND CONFERENCE
'Mrs. J. G. Winkler and B. S.
Peeler, Jr., were delegates from
.Kings Mountain to the Interna,
tlonal Youth Conference", sponsored
by the Methodist church and
held last week in Cleveland, Ohio.
The' conference was attended by
- 11,000 young people from all states
of the union and many foreign
countries The Kings Mountain
representatives returned here
Saturday. Mrs. Winkler was delegate
from the Western N. C. Conference
Woman's Society-ot Christlah
Service, while Mr. Peeler represented
Central Methodist churCh.
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Sale of city license tags reached
k 413 on Wednesday, according to
r announcement by 8. A. Crouse,
eitv clerk All Klno-a Mountain mo.
conduct a School of Foreign Mlasiona
during the Month of January
and the (Irat week In February at
the evening hour of worship. Classes
will be arranged tpr all agea and
on January 25, a foreign missionary
will apeak.
'; ? The Ladies Bible claea will be In
charge at the adult clam Sunday
night Leaders for all agea have beer
selected and materials of vital Intereet
will be uses,
torlsts who reside within the city
limits are required to display
1948 tags on their vehicles not later
than February l. The total sold
Is approximately half the number
sojd last year.
POSTOFFICE EMPLOYEE
Millard Prince Is the new clerk
at the Kings Mountain postoffice.
Mr. Prince is working under temporary
assignment, replacing
Floyd Payne who resigned last
month after purchasing Phenix
Store.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING '
Stockholders of the First National
Bank will hold their annual
meeting at the bank at three
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, according
to announcement of bank officials.
FIRE ALARM
City firemen extinguished a
grass fire .on the lot adjoining
Logan Cleaners Monday after|
noon. No damage resulted.
LODGE TO MEET
Falrvlew Lodge AF & AM No.
339 will hold a regular communication
at the Masonic hall on
Monday night, Jan. 12, at 7:30.
| laycees See Film
At Tuesday Meetiug
Feature of Tuesdav night's meet
lng of the Junior Chamber of Commerce
was a film "Crossroads ol
America," shown by Harold Hunnlcutt
The picture, released by the Textile
Institute, portrayed the methods
by which Communists on the Russian
payroll Infiltrate into small
communities and foment strife and
trouble.
Bred Weaver was welcomed sa a
new member of the club by Vernon
Crosby, membership chairman.
PrtibyltrloM 1MB
Umduct Mission Study
The First Presbyterian church will
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For New Year
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Kiwanis Lieutenant - Governor
Fairey Barber, of HendersonvUle,:
installed new officers of the Kings
Mountain Kiwanis club at the meeting
held at the Woman's Club last
Thursday evening.
Lt.-Gov. Barber charged the new
officers with their duties and responsibilities,
as he pointed out
their opportunities for service and
urged each member, to give his full I
support in carrying out club activities.
New officers installed were John
L. McGill, president; L. L. Benson,
immediate past president; B. S.
Nelll.'.vice president; and J. E. Huneycutt,
secretary-treasurer.
New directors of the club are J. C.
Bridges. .L. A. Hoke, A. W. Kincaid,
George H. Mauney, James H. Page,
; Rev. W. L Presslv, and Rev J. G.
J Winkler.
Wives of club members were
guests at the meeting.
Rev. Mr. Pressly was in charge of
the January 8 meeting of the club.
He was to present the club's achieve
ment report for 1947. .
| Ruth Rhodes Draws
'Suspended Sentence
Ruth Rhodes, local Negress charged
with assault with a deadly weapon
In connection with the shotgun
shooting affray last August In
which Russell D. Crockett, also colored,
spent four weeks in a hospital,
was sentenced to three years
good behavior not to violate any
of the laws of the state for three
years and to pay costs of court in
Superior Court session In Shelby
Tuesday, according to local policeCrockett"
was given a prayer for
judgment continued in Recorder
court here Oct. 20 on a charge of
forcible trespassing in connection
with the shooting, his trial to await
judgment in the Rhodes case.
Probable cause in the Rhodes case
had been found by.tJur. grand jury
on Monday.
The grand jury returned a true
bill in the case of James E. Black,
charged with manslaughter in the
auto death here Nov. 24 of Oliver
: Martin, of Bostic. The case was conJ
ttnued to the March term. True bill
| was also returned against Jack YarI
boro ir\ connection with the same acj
cjdent.
Judge Zeb V. Nettles presided.
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Fourteen Cases Tried
In Recorder Session
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Fourteen cases were tried In city
Recorder's court here Monday afternoon
at City Hall with Judge O.
C. O'Farrell presiding.
Johnie Johnson, convicted on a
charge of damage to property, paid
costs and a $26.19 damage bill to
to Lawrence Burton for damage to
his car; Theodore Byers, for assault
on a female, paid costs; Billle Burke
Blanton, for abandonment and nonsupport,
was given a 2 year suspend
ed sentence provided he pay costs
and agree to support his family.
Edgar Dixon was sent to jail for
thirty days for failure to pay costs
on a public drunkenness conviction
and Fred Taylor and and W. G. McIntyre
paid $5 and costs for public
drunkenness. Claude Morrison, Bobby
Whisnant, Edward Byers,, William
H. Adams, and Marving E. Jolly
paid costs for similar convictions.
Jessie C. Williams drew a suspended
sentence on six months good
behavior on a public drunk charge.
Kenneth L. Penegar, of Gastonia,
was given a s^xty day sentence, suspended
on payment of $35 and costs
for speeding and no drivers license.
Dee:i?> Cleaners Now
Weaver's Cleaners
Fred Weaver, manager ol Deese
Cleaners, announced this week that
, the business would be operated in
the future as Weaver's Cleaners.
Mr. Weaver, his wife and mother,
purchased- the business from Ed
Deese and Mrs. Maude Walker several
months ago, and have continued
to operate it under the former
1 name until the present time.
Mr. Weaver said there would be
"no change in service, quality of
work, or-otherwise, except for the
, name." The firm Is located on North
Piedmont avenue, adjoining Grigg's
Garage.
gXECtrmfBt CLUB
Regular meeting Of the Cleveland
County Executives club will
r be held at Hotel Charles, Shelby,
Friday night at 7 o'clock, with
Harold J. Kennedy, nationally
known humorist, former playwrite
flnri mculo artrtr in nrotant fa)lr
on "Back Stage Adventuion." Resi
arvadana should be in the handa
of W. M. Ficklen club aecretary,
by noon today. j
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Two Girls Appear
To Be Derby Winners
Kings Mountain babies seemed
in no particular hurry to have an
early Jaunary birthday this year.
In a check'made by the Herald
the first baby born In the New
| Year of 1948 in the Kings Mountain
area was Ethel Alexander,
six pound, lOVz ounce daughter of !
Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Alexander,
who live in the Archdale commun
icy. hiu r (n?i put in appearance
at 12:24 January 3.
Second in the baby derby was 1
another young lady. Norma Kay
Franklin, born at 3:30 p.. m. January
4 to Mr. and Mrs. Guy Franklin
who live on Maple street at
the Bonnie Mill. Her weight was '
four pounds, nine ounces.
Dr. P. G. Padgett delivered both
youngsters at Shelby hospital.
Unless some further report .is
heard by the deadline at 5 o'clock
Friday afternoon, these two babies
will be recipients of a case
of Libby's Baby Food each, given
by Dixie-Home Store. A third free
case of baby food awaits the next
in line.
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! Churchwomen Tc Hvxk;
Mrs. T. Ansel Putnam
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Mrs. T. Ansel Putnam of Greenville,
S. C., is to be the speaker
when the Presbyterian church Is hos
tess on Monday, January 12, to the
Kings Mountain Council of Churchwomen
at a joint Mission Study, at i
which sessior*a, the book, "Commit- I
ted Unto Us," will be studied.
There will be an afternoon session
at 3 o'clock and an evening meeting
at ^ o'clock with a covered dish sup
per being served In the Fellowship
Hall of the church at 6 o'clock. Time
will be allowed after the closing of
the afternoon session for those who
wish to go home and return for the
supper.
Mrs. Putnam, the former Miss
Virginia Galloway of Due West, S.
C? is well known here. She is a sister
of Mrs. E. W. Neal, sr., and has
visited here often, recently having
taught, a study course to the ladies
of the Lutheran church. At present '
odica/ MlssiorKwy. ttnion of W-"j
sociated Reform Presbyterian church.
Mrs. Putnam is an earnest reli-1
gious worker with a radiant personality
and will present in this study,
[many evangelistic opportunities for
J churchwomenBoth
the Presbyterian church and
I the Council of Churchwomen are ex|
tending an invitation for everyone j
| to attend.
Miss Sumerrell New
City Schools Teocher
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Miss Mary Sumerrell, of Charlotte
I became a member of the city
'schools faculty today, as a first
! grade teacher at Central school, replacing
Mrs. Henry A. Mills, resign.ed,
it was announced by B. N.
^Barnes, superintendent.
Mr. Barnes said the school board
felt fortunate in obtaining Miss Sum \
erreel as a teacher. She comes to
Kings Mountain, he said, with much
experience as a first-gr^de teacher
and highly recommended. She for- '
! merly taught in the Ashevllle city
, schools and the Kannapolis city
i schools.
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RECRUITER SCHEDULE
Master Sergeant Truman A. Bilj
lingley of the Shelby office of
Army Recruiting service is in
Kings Mountain at the postoffice
on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays
of each week and urges vet-, ,j
erans of the Army to contact him
regarding re-enlistment.
Family Firu
The following story by Don Petit,
Miami Daily News staff writer, was
forwarded to the Herald by Mrs.
Louise Gamble Fisher, formerly of
Kings Mountain, now of Miami, ahd j
a sister of Ted Gamble. The account
tells of the plight of a Kings Mountain
family who were seeking the
i reputed riches of Miami Beach's
Gold Coast
Mrs. Fisher writes that she first
heard of the incident on the radio.
The story followrf:
"Miami Beach Jest ain't the place
to get rich quick."
For that vou can take the word of
lonnie Harper of Kings Mountain, i
N. C, who with his family of eight?,
all wearing dirty, Ill-fitting clothes
?arrived on the swank Beech with
exactly 20 cents between them and
and began canvassing ocean-front
hotels for a place to live.
Lonnle said he figured 'that was
the thing to do first?-find a place -to
live before netting out to make a lot j
of money.
1 viMI os that ocean
ain't very polite," he added. "We (
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Friday. January 9. 1948
Postal Receipts I
For 1947 Show
Slight Increase
Tct.al receipts at the Kings Mountain
postoffice during 1947 showed (
an increase over 1946, according to
announcement This week from Postmaster
W. E. Blakely, bpt the :ln-j
crease was slight,, totaling only
$191.37 in spite of'a record Decern- '
hex pre-Christmas rush.
The year's total was $32,098.58, ;
which is a lot of stamps, but still
left the local'office almost $8,000
shy of obtaining first class postoffice'Status.
which it enjoyed briefly
near the end of the war. To reach
first class status, total receipts must
be $40,000 annually.
From the indications of the stamp
sales during December, Kings Moun '
tain citizens either did not attend
to their Christmas mailing particu- }
larly early, or they mailed a record i
number of packages, cards, and other
material.
December stamp sales were at
the record high of $5,128.83, a considerable
Increase over the $4,367.88
stamp puxchases in December 1946.
December quarter was also ahead
of the quarter ending December 31,
1 vi'ith tnl o 1 rAAaintc ft
4W ?W| ? & ivvwi ivv^ipio IV/l IJtC *! I
nal three months of 1947 at $9,910.75,
as compared with $9,592.75 for j
the final quarter of 1946.
Semi-Pro Cage j]
Event Scheduled '
The Kings Mountain Lions club,
v.ill sponsor a'semi-pro basketball j
tournament at the high school gym- i
naslum on January 27, 28, 30 and J
31, It was announced this week.
Eight fast teams from Cleveland !,
and other counties will be invited to < <
participate in the tournament which j ]
is a division of the Independent Bas- ! (
ketball association tournament.
John Henry Moss is chairman of .
the event, with the following com- ^
mittees in charge:
General Promotion ? J. W. Milam, .
?fe*r)ie Moaa, C. jC. Ed ens. - Hubert '
Aderhotdt, frad Wright, jr.
Concessions ? ?? Sam Weir, Oscar
McCarter, C. D. Ware.
Tickets ? J. G. Darracott, Jacob '
Cooper, Hubert Davidson, C. F. Flowers,
Boyer Murray.
Advertising ? Martin Harmon, W.
L, Plonk, C. F. Thomasson, E, E. Marlowe,
T, C. MeKee ^
Public Address ? Otto Williams, j
George Houser
Team Handlers ? W. B. Thomson, I
Hilton Ruth, Grady Howard, Billy s
Houser. | j
Plan of the event callsfor double- 11
headers on the first three nights,!
with a single contest on-Saturday j (
night, January 31/ for the champ- |
ionship. j
Admission for the event will he 75c
and 35c except for the final when '
the admission will be $1.00 and 50c. }
However, reserved seat tournament i
tickets will be placed on sale in the t
near future for $3.00 and $1.50, it i
was announced. )
Further announcements concern- 1
ing entrants and other details will!
be made later. I i
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LEGION BASEBALL MEETING l'
Members of the Otis D. Green I
Post 155 athletic committee are to |
meet at the Herald office tonight
(Friday) at 7:30 it has been an- j
nounced. Members of the Ameri- <
can Legion group are C. T. Car- ji
penter, Jr., chairman, W. L. Plonk, ! <
Paul Mauney, Hal Plonk, C. H. Ad- ii
; erholdt, Marriott Phifer, H. C. Cog- j
j gins, C. L. Black, John H. Moss, nad
Earnest S. (Buck' Huffstetler. H
is"GoldCoi
I went to one of them and asked how J i
mueh they wanted for us to live i
there. They told us $50, but didn't I
say whether it wa? for six months or i
a year." <
Harper and his entire family paraded
from one hotel to another along
the beach, getting a quick ]
brushoff in each place. I
."Every where we went," Harper ]
said, "they made us leave. That
ain't polite and that ain't the way (
they do things in Kings Mountain. ,
Not by a k>ng shot." ,
The Maipsi clem consisted of Mr., j
ana Mr*. Harper, Honnte Haiper, jr., ,
20, ahd his wife, Bernett, 16, (they
were married when Bernett waa 13,
Harper, nr., confided) and the following
children of Harper, sr.: Jimmy,
3; Grady 5; Peggy 8; Pauline 1
113; and Betty 16.
Everybody except Grady and 1
Jimmy and Peggy worked in a cotton
mill in Kings Mountain," Harper t
continued in his nasal drawl, and I
added proudly: "But I was the high- 1
est paid. I made 90 cents an hour." 1
Harper told how the familv had :
heard tales of fabulous riches to be I
accumulated with very Hole effort !i
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Tax Listina Movina
Along At Rapid Pace j
Annual county and city tax list- j
ing is moving ahead at a rapid j 1
pace, according to announcement I
from City Lister Clafence E. Car- |
penter and County Lister B. D.
Ratterree this week. [ j
There was no way to estimate ' t
the percentage of listing complet- I }
ed, it was stated, but the listers i
have been sufficiently busy to feel [
that the annual Job is progressing
very well. L
Persons who have not listed are s
urged to accomplish the V"sk at v
once to avoid the last-minute rush. , c
Listing is required by all property
owners not later than January {
31. Penalties are provided for late (j
listers. Men between the ages of '
21-51 are required to list their
polls, regardless of whether they j '
own property.
The county lister will be at Gro- {
ver on January 15th and 22nd to j
take listings in the Grover area. v
At other times be will be at the ^
City Hall courtroom.
Nancy lane Smith;
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Condition of Nancy Jane Smith,1 /
'ive-year old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James Smith, of Kings Moun- j t;
lain, who was injured in an automo- i tj
jlle accident here around 2:30 TuesJay
afternoon, was described by Dr.
5am M. Schen'ck of Shelby, as "a lit- 1 I
(le better" at noon Thursday. The
:hild was admitted to the hospital 1
n critical condition and underwent I
in emergency operation for a rup:ured
liver.
Kings Mountain police investiga- y
f.feSSSWpST'nn'i ?
Ridge streets. No charges have been r
nade pending outcome of the little g
girl's injuries police said. 0
The girl was riding in a Model '
\ Ford with her uncle, Seth D. Wil- | r
?on, driver, and C. A. Sheppard, tra- e
/eling east on Ridge street when b
struck by a 1941 Buick, driven by i
.Villard W. Millen, entering Ridge p
!rnm the south side of Carpenter a
street according to the police report.! b
Sheppard was the only other per- '1
son reported injured. He suffered a ' 1>
'ractured coliar bone a.td cuts and
cruises on the face and hand',. t'
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George Ware Accepts 's
Salesman's Position 1 a
George Ware, well known Kings 11
Vfountain man, has resigned his po- j n
sition with Gastonia Coca-Calo Bot- 11
ling Company to accept a position10
is western district salesman foT ' *
iVest Disinfecting Company, of New J
i'ork. 11
The West company has branches
in all principal cities of the United
States and flffpnrioc fhrniiohnm a
r? ."v f
world. It manufactures and distributes
more than 100 products for the ; c
promotion of sanitation.
Mr. Warp is spending this week . V
at the Richmond branch office, aft- [J,
?r joining the West company January
1. He spent seven years with
Gastonia Coca-Cola, excepting a s
tenure in the arrny, during which ?
he served in. Europe. i a
Mr. Ware, who has been living in I
Gastorila,-will live here. |
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in Miami Beach. So they saved their t
money, enough to buy one-way bus .
tickets knd headed south. The trip ! |
took them a week, what with num- j.
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Monday night, they slept In the
Miami Greyhound bus terminal and s
the following morning they invaded t
Miami Beach via a local bus. 1
After the tribe had been discout- 8
*ged by the beach hotels?"they *
wouldn't give me no credit either," 9
said Harper ? Pauline phoned po- 0
lice and asked them if they knew ?
where the family might live. 11
Deteetivea R. J. Shepard and C. W. .
ffuddleston went to the Miami ^
Beach Greyhound bus station, where e
the Harperp had taken refuge from e
the ehilly stares of hotel clerks, and p
brought them to the police station.
They stayed there over night and
the two detectives and Lt. C. E. Seller
bought them food. Then the police
raised $98, bought them bus tickets
and started them back to Kings
Mountain.
"I'm gonna go back to work in that
mill," Lonnle.satd.
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Po Convene
n Tuesday
Local Church
Host To 104th
Annual Meeting
First Presbyterian Church of Kings
fountain will be host on Tuesday
o the 104th session of the Kings
fountain Presbtery, which includes
Meveland, Gaston, Rutherford and
.incoln counties. . , .
The session will include commit- ' *
ee reports, and the Presbytery is
cheduled to act on the question of
vithdrawai from the Federal Council
of Churches.
Rev. W. M. Currie, pastor of First
'resbyterlan church of Belmont, will
lltlivor ihu cnrmn?
o??imull \jl me uay.
Reports to be heard will include
he following: Rev. J. T. Pharr, Groer,
orphan's home; Rev. J. H.
anight, foreign missions; Rev. W. G.
'homas, religious education; Rev.
. M. Ellis, stewardship; and Rev.
V. L. Brown, "the Minister and his
Vork."
Dr. D. T. Caldwell, of Greensboro,
ecretary of Synod, will also address
he meeting. He will be presented by
lev. P. D. Patrick, pastor of the host
hurch.
Further business o the meeting
rill included election of a moder*ur.
Moderator nomines is Rev.
t. N. Littlejohn, of Saluda.
Commissioners to Presbytery from
he Kings Mountain church include
he pastor and R. G. Plonk.
Dog Head Shipped
Pox Babies Tests
Police department announced
Vednesday shipment of a dog's
>ead to Raleigh for rabies tests.
The dog a mixed Chow with ft
eddish brown coat? was killed by
lobbie Barrett, of Gantt street, it's
wner, Wednesday morning.
According to police the dog had
lot bitten anyone but it was feportd
that other dogs had been bitten
iy the Chow before it was slain.
In event the Barrett dog is reorted
to have had rabies, individu ls
ownjng dogs known to have been
itten by the Chow should keep
hem up for 21 days and give them
ilenty of shots according to E. W.
Iri/fin, Number 4 Township rabies
nspeclors. Humans bitten by a dog
hought to have rabies should not
ake any chances, he added, but
hould take rabies shots immediteiy.
No report had been received on
he test from state officials up to
,oon Thursday. Persons interested ..
rt the outcome of the test should
ontact the police station immeditely.
Lutherans Elect
four To Council
A. S. Kiser, Dr. W. L. Mauney,
Jeorge Houser, and Fred Plonk were
lected to fill four places on' the
ouncil of St. Matthew's Lutheran
hurch at the regular annual meetng
bf the congregation held on Sunlay.
These new councilman will he intailed
on Sunday morning and will
ittend their first council meeting
t the pastor's study Monday evenng.
The meeting also featured reports
rom the pastor, ftev. W. H. Stender,'
he treasurer and from all auxiliary
irgani/.ations, including the Sunday
ichool. Children of the Church, Lather
Leagues, Altar Guild, Missionry
societies. Boy and Girl Scout
roops, organists and choir directors.
leth-Ware Carnival
[;% Sot For Tonight
The 11th grade pf Beth-Ware high
chool Is sponsoring a carnival at
he school on January 9 at 7 o'clock.
'here will be shows,, cake walks,
ames, etc., for everyone. a movie
fill be shown In the auditorium at
o'clock with a general admission
f 20c and 25c. Sandwiches and soft
Irinks will be on sale In the cafeter*
a of the school.
During the carnival, the populariy
king and queen of the school will
e crowned. This promises to be an
venlng with a great deal of fun for
veryone. Your presence will be apreclated.
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cmr boamd to mrr
The board of city commissioner
withhold its first regular meeting
of 1948 at the City Hall Tuesday
night at 7:30. S. A. Crouse, city
clerk. Mid that the meeting will be
featured by semi-annual reports t
from all city departments.'