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t. VOLUME XIV NO. 13 AGRICULTURAL TOUR PLANNED IN HYDE COUNTY State and National Experts To Visit Six Hyde Farms On October 7th A group composed of pciHonni'l from both the state mid federal dcpai tmonts of agriculture will visit Hyde County on Thursday, October 7th, to have u look ut pas tures and fnrnge crops on nix Hyde farms, it was announced this week liy Hyde County agricultural of ficials. The group will consist chiefly of experts from the federal experi ment station at Beltsville, Md., and the state experiment station at State College in Raleigh, State College Extension Service person nel, and a number of representa tives of thp Roil Conservation I L 1 1. C 111 11UI hll VJUl triincta The fcwms to be visited are those of Warren Watson. Walter Lee Gibbs, Archie Berry, Arthur Bell Harris, Preston Swindell, and Howard Cahoon. The visitors will spend Wednes- day night at the Mattamuskeet Lodge at New Holland in order to get an early start on the tour Thursday morning. FINDINGS OF AUTOPSY ANNOUNCED IN HYDE Bridgetender's Death August 27th Was Apparently Due To Natural Causes The death of Bland Gibbs was apparently due to natural cuases, according to a report submitted last week by Dr. S. H. Williams, Jr., of Washington, the surgeon who performed the autopsy. It was stated that the findings were not absolutely conclusive, but that nothing was found to indi cate otherwise. The body of the man, a bridge tender at the Wilkerson Creek Inland Waterway Drawbridge, was found, in the water beneath the bridge early on the morning of August 27th. He was wearing a life vest, and authorities were inclined to believe at the time that he had died of a heart at tack while working under the bridge and fallen into the water. However, there was a slight pos sibility that he was alive but un conscious when he fell into the water and that death came as the result of drowning, and so it was decided to have an autopsy performed. GIRL SCOUT MEETING SCHEDULE RELEASED The following schedule for Girl Scout Troop meetings in Belhaven has been released by Scout lead ers: Troop 26, Brownies, second grade, will meet each Tuesday at 2 p.m. with their leaders, Mrs. James Younce and Mrs. E. X. Ross, Jr. Troop 20, second-year Brownies, third grade, will meet each Thurs day at 3 p.m. Leaders are Mrs. Russell Johnston and Mrs. G. C. Gwinn. Troop 18, fourth and fifth grades, will meet each Monday at 3:30 p.m. Leaders are Mrs. E. L. Voliva and Mrs. Grady Fussell. Troop 19, sixth, seventh, and eighth grades, will meet each Wed nesday night at 7:30 at the Com munity Center. Leaders are Mrs. Milton Gunn and Mrs. Howard Vol iva. Troop 27, Senior Scouts, ninth grade, will- meet each Friday at 3:30 p.m. at the home of their leader, Mrs. Bernard Voliva. The first three groups will hold their meetings in the Girl Scout Room, located in the old elemen tary school building. All girls in the community are invited to attend. HYDE'S CANCER FUND REPORT IS RELEASED North Carolina exceeded the quota assigned it by the Ameri can Cancer Society in the recent drive by more than $8,000, ac cording to Mrs. O. L. Wrilliams, chairman of the drive in Hyde County. Hyde County's quota was $350; the amount raised was $326.56. The workers canvassing in the county were: Swan Quarter township, Mrs. J. C. Williams, Mrs. W. G. Credle, Mrs. Evelyn Swindell, Mrs. Evelyn Jarvis; Currituck township. Mrs. Eugene Credle, Mrs. H. L. Raburn; Lake Landing township. Mrs. W. H. J Ccx. Fairfield township, Mrs. Mabel A. Roebuck; and Ocra- coke township, Mrs. Elizabeth O. Howard. PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF BELHAVEN AND THE PUNGO RIVER BASIN OF BEAUFORT COUNTY ' .GELHAVEN, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1954 HYDE NATIVE HOLDS HIGH-RANKING JOB i DR. HOWARD E. BLAKE, a na tive of Fairfield, recently be came Curriculum Consultant for F 1 o r i d a's Pinellas County Schools, after having received his Doctor of Education degree from Columbia University in New York City in August of this year. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Blake of Fairfield. Born and raised in the Fairfield commun ity, he graduated from Fairfield High Echool in 1939. He then en tered Atlantic Christian College in Wilson, where he received his AB degree in 1943. Shortly after graduation, he ehtered the navy; in 1946, after three and one-half years of service, he was dis charged as a lieutenant, senior grade. Dr. Blake then became a teacher at Leaksville, N. C. In a short while, he took a job with the Western Electric Company as a cost consultant, but this job did not satisfy him, and he soon returned to teaching at Leaks ville. He became principal of the Spray Graded School, and later of the Leaksville Vocational High School and the Draper Eli mentary and Junior High School, while at Leaksville. he attended the University of North Caro lina during the summer and in 1952 he was awarded his master's degree. In the spring of 1953, he resigned at Leaksville, and en tered Columbia University in order to get his doctor's degree. Dr. Blake and his wife, the former Betty Miller of Cumber land, Md., whom he married in 1943, are now making their home in Clearwater, Florida. HYDE'S BOOKMOBILE SCHEDULE RELEASED The winter schedule of Hyde County's visits of the Beaufort-Hyde-Martin Regional Library Association's bookmobile was an nounced this week by the asso ciation's headquarters in Wash ington. The complete schedule is as follows: Monday. Sept. 27, Oct. 25, Nov. 22, Dec. 20, Jan. 24, Feb. 21, Mar. 21, Apr. 18, May 16: 9:30 Swan Quarter School, 11:00 Cahoon gate, 11:20 Faye Harris, 11:45 Brickhouse gate, 12:10 Jarvis gate, 12:30 Cowan's, 12:45 Helen Harris, 1:30 Baum's store, 1:50 B. F. Mason, 2:10 Cox gate, 2:30 Mason gate, 2:50 S. B. Harris, 3:15 Carawan store, 3:45 Ca hoon's gate, 4:00 Tunnell's store, 4:15 Swindell's stop. 4:30 Lee's gate, 4:45 Audrey Cahoon, 5:00 Janie Swindell, 5:30 Bonner's gate, 5:45 Sanderson's gate: Tuesday, Sept. 28, Oct. 26, Nov. 23, Dec. 21, Jan. 25, Feb. 22, Mar. 22, Apr. 19, May 17: 9:00 Scran ton Post Office, 10:00 Brinn's, 10:45 Fisher's gate, 11:45 Slades ville School, 12:15 Harris gate, 1:00 Spencer store, 1:45 Cara wan gate, 2:45 Edgar O'Neal, 3:35 Mrs. Annie Williams, 3:55 Don nie Lupton's gate, 4:15 L. Fisher, 4:35 Swindell Fork, 5:10 Dillon's store, 5:40 Lucille's gate, 6:00 Clapp's gate, 6:15 Hodges Fork; Wednesday, Sept. 29, Oct. 27, Nov. 24, Dec. 9, Jan. 26, Feb. 23, Mar. 23, Apr. 20, May 18: 8:30 Gladys Cahoon, 9:15 Engelhard School, 10:30 Engelhard Library, 11:40 Carters, 12:15 Middletown, 12:45 Gibbs store, 1:05 Baum House, 1:20 Payne House, 1:30 White Plains, 2:45 Dudley gate, 3:00 Marshall house, 3:25 Last Chance, 3 40 Gulrock, 4:15 Gibbs store, 4:4d Marshall house, 5:00 Edith Pugh, 5:30 Barber Shanty, . 5:45 Weston store; Thursdaay, Sept. 30, Oct. 28, (will not run Thanksgiving Day), Dec. 30, Jan. 27, Feb. 24, Mar. 24, Apr. 21, May 19: 8:00 Harris gate, 9:00 Rena Cox. 9:30 Selby gate, 10:00 Marlyn Gibbs, 10:30 Agnes Gibbs store, 11:00 Maud Gibbs, 11:30 Armstrong store, 12:00 Maud Spencer, 12:20 Gibbs gate, See BOOKMOBILE, Page Five 5 . ,.' V '-.' f " ' ' 1 ,.,...,w. ,. mmu nt: I ACCIDENT KILLS LOGGER TUESDAY IN HYDE COUNTY Negro Dies As a Result of Being Struck rt Head by Falling Limb .'y Dennis Randall all, ' Si-wSr)!d 1 ored ydjecl Ransomville color in Pungo District 6Spil in Belhaven Tuesday afternoory at 4:44 p.m. from an, 'a,"'lfii blow that he rccbivpiTOn th head while working in the woods in Hyde County early Tuesday morning. Randall, who was employed by Eureka Lumber Company, was working with a logging crew in the Montgomery section of Currituck township near Sladesville. As a tree was being cut down, a limb lodged in the top of the tree fell, striking the man on the head. The accident occurred about 9:30 Tuesday morning; the victim died about seven hours later in the hospital. cases settled by belhaven; court listed C. E. Ricks, clerk of the Bel haven Recorder's Court, this week released the following' list of cases settled by the court:- Ben Cox, Jr., reckless driving and no brakes, 6 months sus- pended, $25 fine and costs, also pay damages and hospital bilL Millard E. Hickman, worthless check, 30 days suspended, pay amount of the check and costs of court. , Thad Credle, Jr., assualt, 6 months suspended, $50, fine and costs. (Placed on 12-months good behavior.) .." Horace Swain, public drunken. e owauj, puDuc arunKen daysi suspended, $10 line ness, 30 and costs Murray Cahoon, public drunk enness, 30- days suspended, $10 fine and costs,. Fritz Alexader ; Woolard, no operator's license, 30 days :sus pended, $25 fine and costs. i Nathan' Slade, a.ssualt, "30f ckys suspended, $10 fine and 'costs. Leon Jennette, failing to (give hand signal, 30 days suspended, pay costs of court. Necola W. Whichard, reckless driving and failing to report an accident, 90 days suspended, $25 fine and costs. E. M. Jones, worthless check, 30 days suspended, pay amount of the check and costs of court. Hallet Ward Webster, unlawful parking, 30 days' suspended, $10 i fine and costs. Arthur Rome, allowing unli censed minor to operate a motor vehicle, 30 days suspended,' $10 fine and costs. Rebecca Credle, possessing non-tax-paid whiskey, 6 months in Woman's Prison suspended, $50 fine and costs. Preston Leroy Miller, speeding and careless and reckless driv ing, 30 days suspended, $10 fine and costs. Rosevelt Windley, Jr., no oper ator's license, 30 days suspended, $25 fine and costs. Eddie Corbett, following . an other vehicle too close, 30 xdays suspended, $10 fine and cot9. Walter Branch Swindell, Thd lic drunkenness,'" Lk i vijh pended, $10 fine SfA CO h1 I Jessie Donald' ' BrOWS; , ;Wic dunkenness, 30 .days "nsp'afided, $10 fine and costs.' K- ' Havwood Warren,' assualt, 6 months suspended. $25 fine and costs, also pay damages and hos pital bill. Leander Linton, allowing a minor to operate a motor vehicle upon the public highways, 30 days suspended, .$10 fine and costs. OFFICERS ELECTED BY SWAN QUARTER F.F.A. New officers were elected by the Swan Quarter Chapter of Future Farmers of 'America last Wednesday. The officers select ed to serve during the 1954-55 school year were: Jimmy Spen cer, president; Mack Carawan, vice-president; Ed Glenn Cutrell, secretary; John Brickhouse, treasurer: Roger Spencer, report er; and Buddy Wheeler, sentinel. Ij. W. Worrell, the agriculture I . : teacher, serves as aav-ism ui me chaoter. Each of these officers is to buy an official FFA jacket The chapter decided to attend the State Fair on Wednesday, "October 20th, by chartered bus. Plans were also made for having a chanter weiner roast and FFA degree advancement at the Hyde Memorial Park at Mattamuskeet Lake. GULROCK MAN SHOWN WITH COMMENDATION Ty -'U JJ' JOSEPH PUGH, Navy boiler man first class and the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Pugh of Gulrock, is shown above with a commen dation for heroism he received from Navy Capt. W. F. Raborn, Commanding Offiqer of the at tack aircraft carrier USS Ben nington. The commendation cited his actions during the disaster which occured aboard the Benr "nington on May 26th. MJELHAVEN LIBRARY JOINS . JUNIOR LITERARY GUILD . Young patrons of the Fanny Mebaie Ralph Memorial Library in Belhaven may look forward to a year of good reading. The library is -now a member of the Junior Literary Guild plan, by which new book for various age levels will be 8.nt to the library each month, Under"., this system, one new book will be received each month for eaqh 't the following reading groups: 'primary, boys , and girls five anV; six years old; easy read ing sroup, seven and eight year ;''T7'frf'te grup, nine to e'fies) sCM''; oldergrirls group, twelve Ao;ix?en years old; and older boys group, twelve to six teen' yeafs old. . Juniof Guild books are chosen from hundreds of publishers' man uscripts by Helen Ferris, in cooper ation with Mrs. Sidonie M. Gruen bergm, Mrs. Franklin D. Roose velt, Angelo Patri, and Albert B. Tibbets. The Guild has long en joy- ed the reputation of selecting the finest books available for young readers. ' f NEWS OF HYDE HOMEMAKERS I By CARRIE S. JOYNER, Home Agent I Hi, folks, this week really started off like fall, didn't it? Here's hoping for continued cool weather and a very rapid de crease in the mosquito popula tion. People have been telling me about rrlosquitos since I came to Hyde County, but now I've seen them for myself. And I hope we have seen about the last of them for another fifty years. Vff. Topping and I had a rather busy week getting 4-H clubs or ganized last week. We met in all the cfiools and I must say, we had; a" very good attendance in all ' clubs. We hope he interest shown- at these meetings will continue through the year, if so, we're in for a wonderful year in 4-H Club work. Each' club elected officers for this school year and I would like to give them here. The officers are as follows: . Sladesville Club: President, Allen S p e n c e r; Vice'-pKsident, Betsy Cahoon; Secf irtarjM June Jennette; Head Group, Captain, Charles Parker; Heart.; .Captain, Elvis Carawan; H a h. d'S ;r.C5aptam, Annette Richsfrdfi, Health Captain, Vir giniaSgadler. 1 Sv&iV Quarter Junior Club: Frscjctent, John Jay Hams: Vice-president, Bobby Spencer; ; Secretary. Gloria Jean Smith; Head Captain, Bobby Mayo; Heart Captain, Bill Tate; Hands Captain, Betty Jean Smith; Health Captain, Judy Spencer. Swan Quarter Senior Club President, Roger A. Spencer; Vice-president, Carol Williams; Secretary. Betty C. Mann; Head Captain, Jimmy Fortescue: Heart j Captain, Charlie Koberts: Hands , Captain, Barbara Parker; Health i Caotain, Jean Williams. Engelhard Junior Club: ! President, Hoyt Whidbee, Jr.; . Vice-president, Lynda Sue Wil liams; Secretary. Nancy Baum: Head Captain,' Sandy Gibbs: j Heart Captain, Bernard Midgett; , DRIVER DIES IN WRECK SUNDAY NEAR DELHAVEN S. R. Roberts of Greenville Killed Instantly; Two Others Not Injured A 43-year-old farmer of Route 3, Greenville, died in an auto mobile accident 4'2 miles past nf ' Belhaven on highway 264 about : A . . ei i t p m. .Minuuy evening, l lie man, Simpkins Alonzo Roberts, was thrown clear when the car he was driving turned over, and died instantly of a broken neck. Roberts was returning from a fishing trip to Hyde County. His car was apparently going at a high rate of speed; it left the pavement on the left-hand side of the road, came back onto the pavement and went into a 475- foot skid. It then turned over and skidded an additional 75 feet. The car, a 1953 four-door Plym outh, was damaged an estimated $700. Two passengers in the car, Walter Branch Swindell and Jes sie Donald Brown, escaped with out injury. Highway patrolman John Thomas, who investigated the accident, reported that both Swindell and Brown told him that Roberts was under the in fluence of intoxicants when the accident ocurred. They admitted that all three members of the trio had been drinking. (Both Swindell and Brown were arrested following the acci dent and charged with public drunkenness.) METHODIST CHARGE TO HAVE REVIVAL The four churches on the Swan Quarter-Fairfield Methodist Charge are joining together to hold a two-week revival which i win Set underway Sunday night, September 26th, at 7:30 p.m., at Providence Church in Swan Quarter. The preaching will be done by the charge pastor, Rev. Amos H. Stone. A cordial invi tation has been extended to. the public to attend any or alj of these services. , nl ' The services at Swan,buarter will continue through yrtiesday night, September 28th. They will move to Fairfield Church Wed nesday night, and run through Friday night. Then they will move to Soule Church for serv ices Sunday night, Octber 3rd, through Tuesday night, October 5th. Services Wednesday night, October 6th, through Friday ' night, October 8th, at Epworth 1 Church at Sladesville will con- elude the meeting. ' Hands Captain, Tra Jennette; Health Captain, Bobby Midgett. Engelhard Senior Club: President, Wanda Midgett; Vice-president, R. S. Spencer: Secretary, Ella Gray Cutrell; lead Captain, Love Midgett. Heart Captain, Estelle Knight; Hands Captain, Tommy Ether- idge; Health Captain, Bobby Midgett. .Fairfield Club: President, Robert Cartwright: Vice-president, Martha Harris; Secretary, Hilda Sawyer; Head captain, L,inda Mooney; Heart accepted the- Civil Defense post Captain, Gloria Cutrell; Hands . manager at New Holland for the Captain, Jimmy Armstrong;: s Fish and Wildlife Service, Health Captain, Jeffrey Wil- at the request of the Hyde Coun-liams- j ty Beard of Commissioners. With the above leaders, the ! clubs ought to do a splendid, job this" year. We appreciate the co operation of the principals and teachers. Without their help and have a 4-H program in the encouragement, we could not schools. So far they have worked j very nicely with us and we are j looking forward to a good year w;th them. Ladies, don't forget our County Council meeting on Thursday, September 30, at 2:30 p.m. in the Agricultural Building at Swan Quarter. This is an important meeting since it is our last one for 1954. We will make final ar rangements for our Achievement Day program on October 8. finish our 1955 Program of Work and discuss several other items of im portant business. Please note the char.'re in the date of this meet ing. It was originally planned for Thursday, September 23. but be- cause of a Proeram Planning meeting in New.Bern for me on that dav. it was chaneed to Fri- day, September 25. This turned cut to be the dav of the Fall Fes- tival planned by the Eneelhard p t. A., so we finally settled on j Thursday. September 30. for our County Council meeting. St long until our next meeting. and keep the spray gun handy. CELEBRATION AT PANTEGO THIS PAST WEEK END IS ATTENDED BY AROUND 1500 Occasion Observes Eightieth Anniversary of Pantetfo's Public School; Chancellor Robert i. House ol UNC Is Main Speaker at Form al Program Saturday Afternoon. HOME FROM ABROAD If'' y " ' ' J ' ' ! - A , ' I ' ' " 1 AV,. j 1 ' V ' J . 1 RAYMOND G. JOLLY, the executive-trustee and director of the Laymen's Home Missionary Movement, has recently returned from Europe, where he visited the branch offices of this reli gious movement, also giving public Bible lectures and serv ices in England, Scotland, Nor way, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, France, Belgium and Holland. The Laymen's Home Mission ary Movement is said to be un sectarian, its main object being to promote home Bible study. Much interest has been aroused in America and Europe in con nection with the "Bible in Films" program introduced for the first time this year. Mr. Jolly intro duced this work in Europe on his recent trip. Its purpose is to arouse interest in studying Bible by means of sound and color mnvntf mrtnrM nf mnnrtant Bible incidents and their rela t rn.-j- a :. rl tionship to Christ and His refii som-sacrifice and offer of salvsj tion unto eternal life. The show ings are usually made in Protest ant churches, regardless of de nomination, and free of charge. Mr. Jolly reports many advance bookings. At present Mr. Jolly is visiting his family in Gulrock, Hyde Co., where he is enjoying a two weeks' rest, after which he plans to visit the Western States, where he will speak at several Bible conventions. The move ment's international headquar ters are located at 2101.13 South 11th St., Philadelphia, Pa., where See JOLLY, Page Five W. G. CAHOON MADE HYDE C D DIRECTOR Willie Grey Cahoon of New Holland has been made Director of Civil Defense for Hyde Coun ty. In a recent letter, Edward F. Griffin, State Director of Civil Defense, commended Mr. Cahoon for his willingness to serve the county by directing this vital program. Mr. Cahoon. who is - refuge BELHAVEN BAPTISTS ARE TO HEAR GUEST SPEAKER Paul H. Russell of Wake Forest will bring the morning and eve ning messages at the Belhaven Missionary Baptist Church Su day, September 26th, in the ab sence of the pastor. Mr. Russell is a native of Stan- lev Countv, the son of Rev. w.J J. Russell. He is married to the former June Whicker of Kanna polis. and they have one daugh ter, Elaine. A veteran of World War II, he graduated from Wake Forest College in 1953, and is now a sec- ond-vear student at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. FAIRFIELD MAN NOW STATIONED IN BERMUDA Bermuda, B. W. I. (FHTNC) Robert C. Simmons, radioman third class. USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Pat C. Simmons of Fairfield, is now serving at the U. S. Naval Station here. Simmons, who entered the j Navy on April 7. 1952, reported here from the USS Roanoke. Before entering the Navy, he attended the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Single Copy 70 A three-day celebration at Pantego last week end was at tended by an estimated fifteen hundred persons. Many alumni of the old Pantego Academy and Pantego High School returned to Pantego for the occasion, the celebration of the eightieth anni versary of the founding of a pub lic school in Pantego. An address by University of North Carolina Chancellor Rob ert B. House highlighted Satur day afternoon's formal program. Another event that went over big with the crowd was Saturday nights informal talent show put on by alumni and students; the High School Auditorium was fill ed so that there was barely standing room left. A concert by the N. C. State Prison Band Friday night was the first big event of the pro gram. This was followed by a big round dance in the gymna sium. At 2 p.m. Saturday, the various graduating classes as sembled individually; in addi tion, many of the classes had special luncheons or dinners dur ing the week end. At Saturday afternoon's form al program, P. H. Johnson, Sr., former State Senator from Pan tego, gave the welcome address. Mr. House was introduced by William B. Rodman, Beaufort County representative in the State legislature. Judge Malcolm Paul presided over the program. A ham supper was served fronj the school lunchroom, located in the old Academy building. Much outstanding talent was displayed during (the , informal . T . 1 .1. A. iw6k, recitations jiven if some ofjbe igradjuates . -of Devoid Pantt. T f . " ' Academy wers " .fpausily , vrijr received. . ' ' ;T Following tiV fi.cdi show, an old-fashioned square dance was held in the school gymnasium. Chancellor House assisted with the music by playing his mouth- harp. The final event of the celebra tion was a non-denominational religious service held Sunday morning in the school auditor ium. Rev. Herman Shavender of pantego conducted the service. See CELEBRATION, Page Five HERE'S A MESSAGE FROM HYDE'S ASC OFFICE MGR. Joe C. Williams, Jr., Hyde Coun- lty Agricultural Stabilization and conservation onice manager, mis week made the following state ment concerning the coming elec tion of ASC committeemen: It's Voting Time Again Very soon you and your neigh bors will be electing the ASC-farm-er-committeemen who in 1955 will be responsible for the local admin istration of such national farm pro grams as the Agricultural Conser vation program, price supports, acreage allotments, marketing quo tas, storage facility loans and oth ers. It is these m&n who will see to it that such national programs are properly adapted to conditions in Hyde County and to your farm, and it is the background and exper ience of these same men that will be mingled with that of the 135 thousand ASC farmer-committee-men in the United States in tiie formation of any new program that developments in the coming year may require. This double-barrelled function of your farmer committee system has kept it vig- orous through the years and has been largely responsible for the truly democratic development and operation of your national farm programs. You participate by helping to elect your committeemen, by keep- ' 1 n Ct thfm lnfnrlYlflrl rf tha nfth ania V'. "I" - juu aim juui irummuiuiy, by giving them your full support and cooperation in their job of program formulation and adminis tration. Nominating meeting will be held in Hyde County as follows: Curri tuck "A," Monday, Sept. 27th, at Gilbert Richards' Store; Currituck "B," Monday, Sept. 27th, at the Double N Trading Post af Scran ton; Fairfield, Tuesday, Sept. 26th, at C. M. Swindells Store; Swan Quarter, Tuesday, Sept. 28t.h, at the County ASC office; Lake Landing, Wednesday, Sept. 29th, at J. S. Jennett'a Store; and En See MESSAGE, Page Five