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THE ALTO HERALD
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A!to, Texas, Thursday, June 26, !958
Number 3
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day of summer came
June 21, which was
est day of the year. It
He to form, the ther-
i registering around 98
ig the afternoon.
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<st Methodist Church
hurch School is now
and witl continue
iriday June 27th, from
%00 a.m. each morning,
are invited from the
le through the Junior
night from 8:00 to
yill be Oi^en House for
Come see what the
Khave done, enjoy the
f and refreshments.
ese figures be of in-
youEvery year 38,000
kitted in traffic ae-
ro million are injured
Li damage is estimated
ion. Those figures prove
extravagant when it
ending money and hu-
man jihw. The 'IVxas Department
of PuMj# Safety has tssued a re-
min<!<f to Texas motorists that
the %)&)%!' ceiebrated Fourth of
carries with it a
catted highway death,
high toll for three-day
holiday in 1954 was 33
3d in 26 fatal accidents,
tht were kitted in a
&e-day period in 1953,
during the three-day
)liday in 1932. During
!ay July 4th holiday
tP57 eight accidental
trred. The Highway
wiit make every avail-
to remove the danger-
from our highways,
[task of us, is to drive
i't drive too fast or too
Lfollow our traffic taws
ST. Your help in driving
id safely will be the
Mit to traffic accidents.
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Tsday Study Club is
Etientty with their pro-
^^^^^^Jtning the Alto Library
ia thb near future. They are i
in cf some chairs. If any
ona vho,&as extra ones that they
wowM M)K to donate to this pro-
ject, phj))se contact Mrs. A. E.
Dtmbahn or Mrs. J. C. Hitt and
Hlay wHi be greatty appreciated.
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The Atto Canning Plant is now
in Miffing, canning East Texas
*om))*o*<tjj,Thc locat plant opened
Juat'^jOmning Rio Grande Val-
ley tomatoes, which were brought
from the Valtey by truck. The
Cannery is paying 50c per bushel
bath*.
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School children over the nation
Wilt gat delicious btackbcrries to
eat with then 1un<
in Smith County now
^^^^^^Tket outlet for their
^^^Wies. And it's alt the
Of Organized effort, oc-
[ to Roy Cu:,t. t, held
for the Texas Farm
hen the U.S. Dept. of
announced June 20 it
canned blackberries
Atonal school lunch pro-
Mant that local growers
) an opportunity to sell
ries. Before that an-
was made, the out-
l^,gloomy indeed, Custer
f all commercial black-
Ction in Texas Is con-
t Smith County, where
7,000 acres were
HHh year.
Of Thanks
ii to express our heartfeit
our many friends who
pughtful and kind to us
at illness and death of
mother, Mrs. A. Ivle.
words.ftowers, cards,
have been a great
?9HHH6^onfort to us. May Cod
#)Mh of you is our prayer.
Ha A. Ivie and Famity.
C.lapt.J
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COURTHOUSE
ROUND-UP
Marriage Licenses tssued:
Richard Willis and Vetma Lacy.
D Hon Dwain George and
Nancy Ann Baldwin.
Henry Lewis Carbelt and Ruth
Ann Meador.
Kenneth Ray Roland and De-
tores Sessions.
Criminat Cases Fited in County
Court:
State of Texas vs. Herman
Bass, driving while license sus-
pended, plead guilty and assessed
a fine of $25.00 and costs.
Fetma Sessions charged with
theft.
Jewell Goff appealed case in
Justice Court charging him with
drunkenness, pending.
DeWitt Parson charged with
theft, pending.
Civi) Cases Fited in County Court:
First State Bank vs. S. F.
Shuptrine, action for foreclosure
on note.
Cases Filed in District Court;
Irene Starkey, et ai vs. Hettie
Grogan Massey, et vir, action for
partition of property.
Earnestine Sessions vs. J. W.
Sessions, action for divorce.
Ruby Peart Ctark vs. Lillian
Delores Clark, action for divorce.
Divorce Judgment Entered:
R c b a Geraldine Anderson
granted a divorce and custody of
one minor child from Isiah An-
derson.
C. W. Thomason granted a di-
vorce from Mozclle Thomason.
Goldie Faye Durrott granted a
divorce from Bobby Frank Dur-
rett, and Plaintiff also granted
custody of two minor children.
Sarah Jeanette (Barnes) Johns-
ton granted a divorce from Elvis
Gerald Johnston, also plaintiff
granted custody of two minor
children.
One divorce case dismissed
styled Marvin C. Blake vs. Dar-
tene Btake.
One civil case, dismissed styled,
Warren Petrotcum Corp. vs. Chas.
N. Grime, Ind. and dlbla Crockett
Butane Gas Co.
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;XAS
!rs. o. L. Carver and
Janice, of Port Arthur,
st week to attend the
Mrs. Charles Sibley,
in the home of Mrs.
(tother, Mrs. B. F.
[.Mr. Moore.
Individual SS Checks
To Be Changed To
Combined Checks
Most married couples in this
area now receive their monthly
social security paymnets in the
form of one check for both people,
according to Loye M. Copeland,
district manager of the Tyler
social security office. The change
from individual checks to com-
bined ch.cks is part of a nation-
wide pt.'tn to improve service with
a cash saving.
Undt r the new combined check
p*ian. banks and post offices have
about [,700.000 fewer checks to
handte during the first of the
month rush period and for that
reason are abte to give better
service. In addition, th? social
security trust fund is saving a-
bout one mittion dollars a year in
the cost of postage, check stock,
envelop s, manpower, and other
suppties and equipment.
Mr. Copeland stated that in-
dividual checks witt continue to
be sent in the foltowing instances:
where the husband and wife are
not tiving together; where either
partn. r to the marriage is incom-
petent to handle money; where a
wife's benefit is based in part on
her own work record; or where
a combined check will impose a
hardship or inconvenience for
cither spouse. He pointed out that
most couples in this area find the
combined checks satisfactory and
convenient; however, if there is
any reason why such combined
checks would result in an incon-
venience, it is possible to receive
them s paratety upon request .
Anyone who has questions a-
bout this procedure or who de-
sires information about his rights
under social security should get
in touch with the Social Security
Administration, 1*05 West Front
Street. Tyler. Texas.
NOTICE
DRtVE OUT TO BRUNETTE'S
COFFEE BAR FOR GOOD COF-
FEE. HOME MADE P'ES. HAM-
BURGERS AND HOTDOGS.
LOCATED ON FARM-TO-
MARKET ROAD 1911 BETWEEN
ALTO AND FOREST.
32 CHEROKEE
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ENROLLED SEA
Nacogdoches.—Eighty-two stu-
dents from Cherokee County have
enrolled for the first summer term
at S. F. Austin State College.
Registrar S. W. McKewen said
that they are) amnng 15-13 students
giving SFA its third largest sum-
mer term enrollment in 35 years.
The Cherokee County students
represent the towns of Alto, Rusk,
Jacksonville, Wells, Maydelle,
and Gallatin.
Students from Alto are: Mrs.
Mary Allen, Seharla Arnold, Kay
Asher, Joy Black, Dan Cates, Al-
fred Danheim, Rose Earle, James
Holcomb, Robert Holcomb, Jerry
Jones, Carrie McGaughey, James
Mclntyre, Hugh May, Alene
Moore, Jerry Moore, Ouida Pyle,
Mary Quarles, Joyce Smith, R A
Wallace.
Students from Wells are: Jac-
queline DuBose, Georgia Fied-
ler, Betty Goodman, Christine
Goodman, Gerry Griffith, and
Ctara O'Quinn.
STATE POULTRY
MEET SET FOR
A. & M. COLLEGE
College Station. — The 1958
Poultry Conference, which will
deal with the breeding and care of
laying hens, broilers and turkeys,
witl be held July 9 and 10 at
Texas A & M College.
The intent of the program is to
provide important, up-to-date
information that will be useful in
understanding the progress that
has been made and the outlook for
future developments in the poul-
try husbandman.
This will apply not only to the
breeding of the birds, but also to
the methods of care, says Wor-
meli. Special emphasis will be
given to the understanding and
treatment of poultry health prob-
lems.
The list of speakers includes
many outstanding representatives
of the Texas poultry industry and
out-of-state speakers who have a
national reputation in their par-
ticular field of work in addition to
Texas A & M staff members.
The out-of-state speakers this
year are B. A. Keathly, turkey
breeder from California, E. W.
Glazener, head of the Poultry
Science Department at North
Carotina; Dr. Clement D. Gordon
of the- U. S. Department of Agri-
cuiture; and Dr. C. D. Mueller,
geneticist with Arbor Acres broil-
er breeding farm in Connecticut.
Wormetia says the conference
should be of real interest to
hatcherymen, breeders, hatchery
and feed servicemen, related poul-
try industry salesmen and com-
mercial producers of eggs, broil-
ers and turkeys.
Copies of the program may be
obtained upon request from coun-
ty agents or the Department of
Poultry Science, Texas A & M
College, Cotlcge Station Texas.
All interested persons are invited
to attend.
HELLO NEIGHBOR
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lst.-Lieut. and Mrs. C. T.
Smith of Riverside, Calif., an-
nounce the arrival of a little
son on June 17, weighing five
pounds and eight ounces. He has
been named Jeffrey Thomas.
Mrs. Smith will be remember-
ed as Miss Shirley Lenard,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claud
Lenard of this city.
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Continental State Bank, Alto,
Texas requests general contractors
to bid on their new modern 3300
square foot bank building, me-
chanical, etectrical, heating, and
a i r conditioning. Contractor's
plans available at Continental
State Bank. Alto. Texas. Bids are
due July 15, 1958. 2:30 o'clock
p.m. in the office of Melvin Ses-
sions. President, Continental State
Bank, Alto, Texas.
Rains In Most Of
Texas Helps Crops
And Pastures
College Station — Crops and
pastures in most of Texas have
been revitalized by rain which
came in the nick of time. Vegeta-
tion had begun to show effects
from dry topsoil and high tem-
peratures, the Texas Agricultural
Extension Service said Saturday.
Director John Hutchison said
after a report from district agri-
cultural agents: "Generally, agri-
cultural conditions are very prom-
ising over the state as a bumper
small grain harvest is ending in
the northern sections and harvest
of early cotton is expected to be-
gin soon in the Lower Rio Grande
Valley."
Rains halted baling and stor-
age of record amounts of hay, but
the- moisture means grass growth
improving further the outlook for
the livestock industry. Some sec-
tions were missed and still need
good rain, such as parts of the
Coastat Bend and far West Texas.
The fruit crop, late from early
heavy rain and a lack of moisture
more recently, will benefit from
the moisture. Planting of late
crops such as peanuts is under-
way.
The Texas Forest Service said
the millions of pine seedlings set
out last fall and winter needed the
rain very much for survival and
growth, especially on sandy land.
Vast Centra i Texas' corn and
grain sorghum crop has more in-
surance of making now that rain
has fallen in many sections, and
cotton is making good growth.
Livestock has been ;n good condi-
tion, but ranges were beginning to
turn brown, so there should be
more growth for grazing and hay.
Corn is tasseling and sorghum is
in the boot and heading stages.
Oat yields have been! higher than
expected. Peach and pecan pro-
spects arc good, vegetables are
making growth, and peanut plant-
ing is underway.
Northeast and deep East Texas
crops, gradens and pastures will
benefit very much from the gen-
eral rains.
Tha Panhandle's excellent
wheat harvest is well underway,
but wtih a severe shortage of com-
bines. To date there is no shortage
of storage. The surface is dry in
many sections and pumping water
to sorghum and vegetables has
begun. Grass is drying, but cattle
still arc in good condition. Grass-
hoppers are severe in all counties
but aerial and ground spraying is
underway for control.
Cotton is up and growing good
and sorghum has tbeen planted
and is up in the South Plains. The
small grain harvest is complete
with good yields.
After spotted showers to heavy
rains fell in North Texas, farmers
were urged to keep close watch
for insect buildups, especiaily on
cotton. Light tripe damage aiready
is reported, and a high per cent of
farmers are apptying early season
insect controis. AH crops bene-
fited greatly from the rain, but
there was some hail and high
wind damage to small grain.
The Edwards Plateau was get-
ting dry on top until rains earlier
in the week. A record crop of
small grain has been harvested
in the southern part, and the
northern section crop should be
combined in a few days. Sorghum
and cotton are looking very good.
There's a heavy grasshopper
hatch but rain should slow it.
Needlegrasg and speargrass are
a problem to sheep. Most fat
lambs have been marketed. The
fruit harvest in the Fredericks-
burg area is underway.
The first bale of cotton in the
Lower Rio Grande Valley was
ginned last week. The crop is
excellent, but sorghum and corn
are hurting due to a need for rain.
Except in the Winter Garden sec-
tion where heavy rains fell, a
good genvra! rain is needed in
South Texas. Livestock is in good
condition and the celon harvest
is moving fast.
The Rolling Plains' small grain
harvest is about ended, and stub-
ble plowing has begun, although
surface moisture is needed for
plant growth and cultivation.
Some Isolated light rains to heavy
showers fell, and there was some
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Following a tradition which
began in June of 1924, the im-
mediate family of the late George
and Maggie Singletary with
their famiiies met at the Piney
Ridge Ranch of Mr. and Mrs.
Grady Singletary in Angelina
County for their reunion June
20-22.
Grady started these reunions,
but he never dreamed that from
year to year interest and enjoy-
ment would be looked forward
to as the<se have, both by young
and old.
There are many ways of
knowing that the parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Singletary, were truly
fine parents and pioneer citizens,
but no better way to pay hom-
age to this fine old couple than
for their children to meet to-
gether once each yetar.
Those registering this year
were: Mrs. Robert Fisher, Alto;
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Nicholas,
Jeanette and David, Port Arthur;
Dr. and Mrs. James Fisher, Gail,
Gary, Cathy and Mark, Rusk;
Mr. and Mrs. Piercei Hooper,
Pierce and Judy, Dallas; Mr. and
Mrs. Ellie Singletary, Port Ar-
thur; Mrs. Forrest Reagan, Rusk;
Mr. and Mrs. George Singletary,
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny O'Glee,
Dalias; Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Roddy,
Sr., Port Arthur; Mr. and Mrs.
T. C. Roddy, Jr., T. C. III, Waiter
Carl, George and Mollie, Mr. and
Mrs. Dick Avent, Ava and Bob-
by, Austin; Mr. and Mrs. Hollie
Singletary, Bobby and Dianne,
Port Arthur; Mr. and Mrs. Grady
Singletary, Grady C., Virginia,
Linda and Richard.
Eighteen were absent.
The cooks were Dolly and
Pies York, Jewel Young and
Dorris Morrison.
LASr R/7ES HELD
MOJVDAy EOR /MRS.
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Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon at 3 p.m. in
the Forest Baptist Church for
Mrs. Lena Townsend, 86, who
died Sunday eventng in the Rusk
Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Townsend had spent near-
ly all of her life in the Forest
community, where she was active
in church and community af-
fairs.
Services were held at the Bap-
tist Church with Rev. Gene Tom-
lin. pastor, officiating. Eastern
Star services follewed under the
auspices of Eastern Star Chapter
No. 400 of Wells, Texas. Interment
was in the Forest Cemetery under
direction of O. T. Ailen and Son
Funerai Home.
Survivors include, one sister,
Mrs. W. W. Eaves of Houston;
two brothers, J. W. Dowling,
Lufkin.and G. H. Dowiing of this
city.
Rt/SK Gt/ARD LWr
HOME FROM CAMP
Rusk.—Members of Company
A, 143rd Infantry Regiment of the
Texas National Guard returned
Sunday from the two-week an-
nual encampment at Fort Hood,
Texas.
The citiz.n-soldiers, 78 in all
from the Rusk unit, have just
completed much of the actual fieid
training that a soldier receives in
basic training. This includes th.'
"infiltration course," the soldier
must crawl on his hands, knees,
stomach and legs over a fixed
field of distance while live ma-
chine Sun bullets are flying over-
head. The object is to train the
soldier, under real combat cir-
cumstances, to penetrate a line of
defense.
In the gas chamber, the soldiers
teamed to successfully use their
masks. They also were taught
how to rapidly put their masks on
in case of the discovery of gas.
"This was one of our betteT
camps," said Lt. Henry D. West-
brook, Company A, Commanding
Officer, "and every one of our
men came through in flying
colors."
At their regular drill Monday
night, the men spent the evening
cleaning and storing equipment
used in camp.
Loca! Florist
Accepted Into
International Group
Detroit—The Florists' Telegraph
Delivery Association has an-
nounced that Harrison Flower
Shop has been accepted as a mem-
ber of the association.
Mr. and Mrs. Fisher Harrison
are the owners of the new F. T. D.
shop.
The association, whose winged
mercury trade-mark guarantees
absolute customer satisfaction,
now has approximately 11,000
members in United States and
Canada who handte flowers sent
by wire. Through Interflora,
Harrison Flower Shop can have
flowers and plants delivered to
any point in the civiiized world.
This is the first time Alto has
had an FTD member in its city to
offer this service.
Principle is one of the words
most oft?n found in the book.
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Mrs. Ima Watters, 80, native of
Cherokee County, and a resident
of Alto for more than fifty years,
died late Monday evening at her
home in this city. She had been
in ill health for a number of
years.
Funeral services were conducted
at the First Methodist Church at
2:30 p. m. Wednesday, with the
Rev. Walter Klingle, pastor, of-
ficiating. Interment was in the
Armstrong Cemetery, arrange-
ments being in charge of Stribling-
Smith Funeral Home of this city.
Serving as pallbearers were:
Earl Cummings, Rayford Holcomb,
Ralph Rozelle, Leland Rozelle, W.
N. Shattuck, and Frank Ed Wei-
mar.
Mrs. Watters was a member of
the First Methodist Church of
Alto. "Miss Ima," as she was lov-
ingly known by her friends, was
a tireless and faithful church
worker until failing health forced
her to resign her duties.
''Miss Ima's" many years of
work with the Children's Division
of the local church on Sunday and
throughout the week, was a great
contribution to Methodism. Her
humility, consecration, and de-
votion inspired all who knew her.
Mrs. Watters' sincerity of purpose
and conscientiousness toward her
work was respected by all of her
fellow church workers. Her life-
time of service for the First Meth-
odist Church of Alto will long be
remembered by her friends.
Mrs. Watters' husband, Emory
Watters, and son, George Emory,
preceded her in death.
She is survived by one daugh-
ter, Miss Josie Alma Watters, and
a number of other relatives.
Ht/^r/NcroN EEfE
7\4LENr /S PLAMVED
A wide variety of talent has
been planned for entertainment
of the Huntington Home-coming
Queen and her Court at the Home-
coming Coronation set for Satur-
day, June 28. at 8:00 p. m. in the
Huntington High School auditor-
ium.
A program will be presented
foilowing the crowning of the
queen.
Miss Sonja Bauman, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bauman of
this city, will be Duchess from
Atto, being sponsored by th.l
B&PW Club of Alto. Her escort
will be Jerry Corbin.
Mrs. Ager Turner, also of Alto,
will present a comedy act.
Everyone is invited to come and
enjoy the program which has
been arranged for the Queen's
Pageant at the Huntington Home-
coming.
WITH THE BOYS
IN SERVICE
Fort Carson, Colo. (AHTNC) —
Pvt. Billy M. Doss, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Freddie L. Doss, Wells, Tex-
as, recently completed eight
weeks of basic combat training
with the 5th Infantry at Fort
Carson, Colo.
Doss, 23, is a 1952 graduate of
Wells High School.
Fort Carson, Colo. (AHTNC —
Pvt. Lewey E. Thompson, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Thompson,
Wells, Texas, recently completed
eight weeks of basic combat
training with the 5th Infantry at
Fort Carson, Colo.
The 22-year-old soldier at-
tended Washington High School.
Cherokee County
Soil Conservation
District News
W. G. Dominy of Alto has a
small plot of Coastal Bermuda
that was planted in 1954. Dominy
says the biggeet mistake he has
made was not planting the ent!r&
place to the grass.
Clayton and Earl Barrett of
Troup have recently thinned 30
acres of timber on their farm.
The Barretts were assisted by
Texas Forest Service foresters.
Maxel Rogers, operator of the
Knob Hill dairy farm near Alto,
is trying several grasses far graz-
ing and hay. Rogers has Coastal
Bermuda, perennial Sudan and
Cplumbia grass growing on the'
farm. Ali the grasses are doing
fine. Rogers thinks the Columbia
grass properly managed should fit
into his dairy program nicely.
He is expanding the Coastal Ber-
muda acreage also.
Cooperators with the Cherokee
County Soil Conservation Dis-
trict who were assisted by tech-
nicians of the Soil Conservation
Service in getting ponds completed
on their farms for stock water
are R. W. Cruseturner, Alto, and
C. R. Meador, Jacksonville. Mrs.
R. G. Bobbitt, Ponta, and B. L.
Gray, New Summerfield are
having terraces built on their
farms.
The Cherokee County Soil
Conservation District will have
3,600,000 pine seedlings for dis-
tribution during December, Jan-
uary and February. Landowners
interested in planting pine trees
on their farms can place their
order for trees between August
1st and September 15th. The
orders should be placed with Mrs.
Lena Bell Pirtle, bookkeeper for
the District in Rusk.
Cooperator B. C. Cannon has
cleared brush from 12 acres of
pastureland. The brush was
causing harmful competition to
his pasture grass.
Grady Dial of Forest, harvested
his reseeding Crimson Clover just
before the last rain. He was un-
able to get the equipment earlier
and half of the seed were lost by
shattering. Mr. Dial saved 1332
pounds of good clean seed.
Cooperator Derward Rogers of
Alto, saved enough good Crimson
Clover seed to plant his pasture.
Mrs. L. L. Simpson of Wells,
harvested 10,500 lbs. of oats.
These were volunteer oats. Last
year she was unable to get mach-
inery for harvesting, and the oat
crop went back to the soil.
How Accidental
Are Traffic Accidents?
Austin — "How accidental are
traffic accidents?"
This question was asked by J.
O. Musick, general manager of
the Texas Safety Association,
i n connection with TSA's
current Slow Down and Live pro-
gram for Texas.
"The term 'accident' hardly
seems appropriate for mishaps
on the highway that are invited
through careless or unlawful
acts," Musick said. "Of course
many violations are not deliber-
ate — just inattention or an im-
pulse to take a chance—but they
are still inexcuseable because of
the damage they cause."
Musick said some P e o pi e,
through their carelessness behind
the wheel, commit harakari by
using an automobile instead of a
Japanese dagger. He changed the
suicidal term slightly by calling
it Hurri-Kari.
"Improper speed docsnt shorten
the road; it shortens life," Musick
said. "And this is the central
theme of the Slow Down and Live
program. We hope the campaign
will call motorist's attention to
the dangers of excessive speed,
which accounted for 57 percent
of all rural accidents in Texas
during 1957."
Musick defined excessive speed
as being any speed which is un-
safe — in the face of road, traffic,
mechanical, climatic and other
physical conditions which present
driving hazards.
Card Of Thanks
I want to express my sincere
thanks and appreciation to every-
one for the visits, cards, and
flowers during my stay in the
hospital and since returning home.
Mrs. Bill Kelly.
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