Coleman County Chronicle (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 1, 1953 Page: 1 of 10
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Coleman County Chronicle
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Coleman County's Newspaper - Published For And About Coleman County
VOLUME 21—NO. 1
Chronicle. Coleman. Texas, January 1. 19S3
2 SECTIONS-10 PAGES
County Officers Take £"ii
New Oaths
rfust one new name will appear
In the Hat of elective Coleman Coun-
ty officials Thursday morning, when
| new terms begin for seven of eight
county officials
Lee Craig, new county clerk, will
be the only new office bolder In
the courthouse, when he succeeds
Oeorge Smith, who la retiring utter
seven terms.
County Judge Walter K Boyd will
be starting his first elective term
The Judge-elect was appointed on
October 15 to fill the unexplred term
of fra Qallawav Boyd was elected
without opposition in the Demo-
cratic primaries
County schools superintendent D. j
E. Loveless,is the only county of-
Monday Rains
Thursday!^ 10CT
y of fit. Born in San Angelo, he attended llHV(. 34 .,;h,,op and 2f, fat ■ ■ mi mm ■ ■ **»■* W mm
[ office school at Breckenrldge High Bacool, Umh, rxhlblt<,(1 ,h(. fou„ty s iar-1 mam
Crop Outlook
For the other five county
ers, however, their oath of
on January 1 wtl be old business
Returning office holders are W E.
Allen, county attorney; sheriff H Henderson of Qlen Cove and they
r Fenton. Jr Bernice Johnson, have .are »pn. Kerry
tax assessor-collector; T H Corder,
district clerk; treasurer Bill Bur-
ney.
For Peaf-c Justice Barclay Mar-,,
till, the oath of office will be hist
ninth The senior courthouse of- |
ficlal, Justice Martin first took of-
J. T. SAUNDERS
. . . new vice-president
flee by appointment, to complete
an unexplred term, on January 1,
1836 He has taken a new oath each
two years since January of 1937.
For Craig, who is 36 years old. It
w.v only county of-1 will be an entirely new start in
ficlal who will not start a new term i public office Formerly In buslnes
Thursday. Loveless was elected to! In Coleman, he was elected in hts
his four-year term in 1950, and first race for public office last
this is midway In that term. j summer
Scott, Saunders
Head BCD for
53
F W. Scott, principal of the Cole-
man high school, was elected pres-
ident of the Coleman Board of Com-
munity Development for 1953, and
J. T. Saunders, vice-president of
the Coleman County State Bank,
was named vice-president In an
^ election held Wednesday morning by
the board of directors.
Scott was advanced from the of-
fice of vice-president that he held
in 1953. Saunders has been a mem-
ber of the board of directors for
several years. Both men are veteran
BCD and civic workers, and are
active in county agricultural organ-
isations. ■
The elections came in an organ-
isational meeting of the BCD for
the 1953 year, and was mad6 by a
new board of directors elected early
In December.
Houston Banker
Speaker For
Show Banquet
Dr. Virgil P. Lee, president of
the Production Credit Corporation
of Houston will be principal speak-
er at the annual Coleman County
Livestock Show banquet hep on
January 13. It is announced.
A number of out-of-town prom-
inent |>eraons will attend the ban-
quet. held for exhibitors and show
officials and visitors each year. Vis-
itors who have indicated they will
be here include Ray W. Wilson of
Dallas, head of the livestock de-
partment of the State Fair of Tex-
as; Jack B Taylor. Ban Angelo,
secretary of the American Ram-
boulllet Sheep Breeders Associat-
ion; Walter W. Rice, field repres-
entative of the Fort Worth Stock
Yards and Doc1 Ruhman, farm edi-
tor of the radio Itatlon WBAP, Ft.
Worth.
^'Im Will Vance is chairman of,
i gnquet committee und Jim
-chairman.
Dobbs Youth In
"Critical"
Condition Today
Twelve-year-old Jimmy Dobbs of-
Fisk is in critical condition in an
Abilene hospttal today as a result
of injuries suffered in a traffic ac-
cident south of Fisk Christmas eve,
that hospitalized both him and his
father. Milo Dobbs, with broken legs.
The Dobbs youth has Internal In-
juries that are complicating his con-
dition, members of'the family re-
ported today and his doctor termed
his situation as •'critical
The boy had his right leg crush-
ed In the accident, and his father
had hla left leg broken , He was
taken to the McCloskey Veterans
Hospital at Temple last weekend.
The two were Injured when a
pickup truck the senior Dobbs was
driving went out of control and
smashed Into a bridge on the farm-.
market road about 400 yards south
of Fisk, early on Christmas eve The
truck overturned and skidded on
Its side the length of the bridge,
throwing both occupants clear and
Injuring them severely
They were brought to the Ove-
rall Memorial Hospital here, and
later were moved. Jimmy is in the
Hendricks Memorial Hospital at
Abilene.
COINTV BIRTHS LEAD
MARRIAGES 3 TO I IN 1952
Births ran ahead of marriages
about 3 to i in Coleman County
in 1952, year-end records of the
county clerk’s office here show
The comity had 361 births *e-
.....carded in 1952. through Decem-
ber 29. the clerk's records show,
and 121 marriages in the same
period.
Council Meeting
Friday Evening
First 1953 meeting of the Cole-
man city council will be held Fri-
day evening at 5 o’clock at the city
hall, it is announced. The meeting
was postponed from its regular
schedule, Thursday, which fell on
New Year's.
Novice Show Has
75 Livestock
In Boys Division
Seventy-five head of sheep and
hog- will be entered In the boj
division of the fourth annual Nov-
ice Livestock Show set for next
Tuesday at the school there
Judging lor the show will start
at 11;30 am . with fat barrows and
breeding swine. Sheet* classes will
be Judged hi the afternoon.
Entries in the boys division in-
clude 60 head of fat lambs four fat’
barrows and 11 breeding swine. Pre-
miums for the division will total
*200. and every contestant will re-
ceive a premium, says Harold Plt-
tard. Novice vocational agriculture
teacher ami show director.
Entries for the adult division are
not complete yet.
The show ts sponsored by the
Novice Livestock Association, that
just closed, its membership drive
this week with 65 members Show
will be Judged by A. D. Pettit, Santa
(iiy Landmark
Being Wrecked
For Parking Lo!
Out of Coleman’ ; oldest reri-i
denial landmarks, .the old "Dunn
place" near downtown Coleman.
Ts surrendering to" progress this
week.
The large, picturesque threA-
x story frame structure, at west.
Pecan and Pecos, is being
wrecked and moved this week,
to tucks way for a modem park-
ing lot adjacent to the down-
town district.
.... The huge house was built in
1902 by Mr and Mrs A D
Dunn, pioneer Coleman resi-
dents Dunn was a prominent
earlv-day merrhant here The
couple, who had no children
resided there for a number! lot
years, and the residence was a
gathering -place for Coleman
youngsters
Later it was old h. M: and
Mrs B A Pe-sels After Mr
Prssels death, it wa -old by Mi s
Pr.-Aeis to the PoWell-Cavanagit
Truck und Tractor Compahy,
who have ki p' it as rj's-uietiUal
property since 1947, and are
1 Oliver I 111,, it to .< ■ - . • lie, «•
The house was sold to Ariic
Barnett, Coleman, who ts mov-
ing it and salvaging the lum-
ber
Tiir company will surface the
lot with asphalt pavings and
will build t*arklng facilities for
rent Several pares for the lot
have been contracted on ft
monthly bantu, company person-
nel say.
at Ran Antonio and moved here in next ((immunity sheep ahow, and I
1945 HU wife is the former Evelyn ) the of flve
iiictieduled hi. the county in a week
The Burkett allow Friday will be
the Brut of the school shows
Judging will start Monday morn- |
ing at Talpa on the sheep classes !
Premium money, to be awarded at ;
the allow, was raised at the annual J
j IT A banquet and stage show held j
In December
Exhibitors in the show will tie-
I Ned Brown, Lynn Brown, Joe Alls
jeorn, Foy Allcorn, Charles Allcorn,!
I Rex Botnar, jimmy Dale Botnar, I
Bill Rae, Wendell Fralike, Dayton
Earl McClure, Glenn Bragg, Anita
Jackson, Patsy, Nancy Lou and F
E Clayton.
County Voters
To Be Fewer In
Number In '53
Showers Above
Inch On East
Side 01 County
Coleman County farmers and
ranchers looked ■ into 1953 today
with the best range and crop out-
look In five years, on the heels of
slow -.falling Monday night rains
that measured up to 1.5 inches over
the county
by County Agent Cloyte Huekaber
We don’t have a good season yet,",
he added, ’’but this lias helped the
grain crop a lot and will produce
considerable Printer grazing Ranges
are greening up, too." .
"It's surprising how; wet these
rams have made the country It's
muddy. In lots of place.-,’’ he added
The slow- failing December rains
followed a wet" November for the
county with rainfall upwards of
two ini hi recorded over the county.
Most'jW that f ame In two-day long
soaking plantings after a dry Octob-
er Coleman registered 2.24 Inches
in November, slightly below county
live ;|,M
The eastern side of the, county
I received the heaviest part, Of Mon-1
j day nightN rain, the second In the
! past 10 days in the county County
| farmers today were reporting ground
i too wet to work in many areas, and
'Aliy 196® -declions fur Cnlermin j most county reports -were.„of ',1m-
Cotmty will have a light vote. C"un- | proved grass turf and winter grain
tv Tax Collector Bernice Johhson } crops
predicted today, looking at the 568 J q >1(. Burkett-Fs ho i area reported
(roll taxos (laid tor the rawest rains M01 Bur-
kett measured 140 IikTii: . and fyho
while ttie r b Bowden
1952 Was Fourth
Driest Since 1857
through December
The .poll tax mirnbvn i lfv;
Dallas Station
Program Sunday
To Salute City
A special “Salute to Coleman"
program over radio station KRLD,
Dallas, will honor this city next
Sunday evening Irani 9 30 until 10
o'clock, the station announces.
The 30-minute program will in-
clude a two-mmute tape recording
by Mayor Wm O, leach, special
Information about the town and
music by Phil Spltalmy and his all-
girl orchestra.
Anna vocational agriculture teach-
er
Novice school home economics
girls will'serve lunch In the school
lunch room on the day "of the show
half file figure for tty- ,uijf period
Inst year, the ccdleeW Said, when
voters were getting ready lor the
IM.'i'i elections A hii:U of 4,300 (Hilt
laxe- were paid hi the county to
qualify 1952 voters
No-county elections are scheduled
for 1953. but Coleman city resident
have an immediate reason foi pa)
ing the tax, to participate in the
February 3iclty-wide election
A qualified voter for the election,
City Secretary Milton Collin.1 said
today, must have pah! his poll tax
and have been a city resident for
six months and a state rewdrnl tor j
a year,.
poll taxes being paid now are for
1953, the collector explained Voters
are qualified when they have paid
a tax assessed them in the rear pre
ceding an election, itnd’tNHr voter,
had paid 1951. assessments Bov
merit of the 1952 10-essment may
be made through January 31. the
deadline on all county taxes.
than j(neb
Tta Vein 1952 was officially mark-
ed as a drouth year lor Coleman
County a- its final day looked down
on sodden county acre... the result
of a last-minute tty
Coleman rainfall records showed
place two miles southeast of. Bur- i 16 24 inches total rainfall for 3952.
Kelt received 15 Inches Creeks In
the northeast part of the county
were reported flowing actively
Coleman Weather Observer W J
Steven- reported .52 inch for Mon-
day night and Santa Anna Jneasur-
l lo tin to-
other county report* wart: Rock-
»">«1 Hi1 <>ouisiti!i-k 60. Talpa. .39.
Novice OH, Echo 1. Coleman .62
Most of the county receivrd rains
of 65 to an inch on Dec 18-19
Condition of winter grain crops
was termed "better than in years"
)'
Early Edition
The Chroniclr Is tiring published
a day earlv on Wednesday after-
noon. rather that' its Thursday pub-
licatloln date which fall* on New
Year’1 Day The staff will observe
the holiday on Thursday
the fourth smallest amount of rain
hfre in 95 years of offlrial record-
ings The 1952 figure is from the
records of U 8 Weather Observer
W J Stevens
flood fall rains almost half of
the year’s total. fell since Sept i
tended to erase much of the signs
of the unusually dry year, the third
consecutive year in which rain has
been far below normal
The year before, 1951 aw only
23'7| inches ’ of rainfall measured
here and In 1950 only 17.99 inches.
The last normal rain veitr was 1949,
when 31 99 inches fell in Coleman.
Rainfall records, iiwv* been kept
for Coleman County since 1857, be-
fore the county was organized w hen
ait-army-.; taUon at Camp Colorado
originated Ui^m In three years, the
rainfall amount has been below the
1952 figure. In 1910 .only 14 56 in-
cites, fell here. In 1916. 12 74 mein-
at id in 1948. 14 62 Inches •
The year’s end, September thru
December, had an average fall ex-
cept for October which was rain-
ier: September registered 3 88 tn-
che.s here, November !3l and Dec-
ember-1 16 V
The Colemhn record was below
heavier rainfull reports for the year
from tin- south and east parts of
Count j where Individual
rain records showed above 30 Ir
riles. a result of some rains that
wept Uu out hern end of the coun-
ty white missing the Coleman and
northern part. ’.T,
Watch Night Service
At N. Coleman Baptist
A watch night service of the Nor-
th Coleman Baptist Church Wednes-
day evening will sec the old year
out and the new year In. announces
Rev L. L. Hatfield, pastor.
The service will start at 7:30 and
run until 12 p. m„ and will include
■inning, U young people’s program
sm! tellowahip hour. Everyone Is
Invited to attend.
A Coleman Klwanlan who has-
n’t missed a meeting zinc* he be-
came a club member S3 years ago
wax honored by top Texas-Okla-
homa Klwanls officials here Tues-
day night, when the Coleman club
Installed their 1953 officer* and
held Uielr annual ladies night.
L. L Propst, 69, a member of the
Coleman club tor seven years has
attended a Klwanls meeting a week
for the peat "S3 years, since he first
joined the organization at Klrka-
vtlie, Mu, his horns before moving
here.
Kiwants officials here believe hit
record to be the longest, or second
longest, of any member in the nat-
*oo
He wa< presented s sped*) engra-
»«d plaque from the Kiwants In-
ternational, the Texas-Oklahoma
Ktwama dlstrtrt 13 and the Cole-
man Kiwants tub The presentat-
ion was made by Bailey Choate,
pi-eatdent of the Texas-Oklahoma
Ktwsnls dtsirtet.
Propst. a former president Ol the
Kirkavllle, Mo., club, has attended
a meeting of hia home club each
week for 33 yeanqor made up a mis-
sed meeting at a neighboring club
within the same week it wax missed,
to keep hia attendance record in-
tact. He moved here from Mlsamtrl
seven vara ago. when he retired
rrom a tailoring and dry cleaning
business he had there.
Tuesday night's meeting saw the
1963 officers for the Coleman Kiw-
ants club installed by Choate and
J. P. Wliite. Lames*. Klwanls lieu-
tenant governor for district 13
New president Is Lewis Jobs;
Jake Joyce la vlee-president. Joe
Dibretl. secretary, and Roy Trigg,
treasurer ’ _
The meeting-banquet also heard
a principal address by Dr, C. O.
Oolvert Austin. University of Tes-
sa profmsor and heutensnt-gover-
nor of Klwanls district 5 culvert's
talk was on "What Is KiwanHf
K. W Scott was master Of cere-
monies tor the program, which had
an attendance of III.
SANTA'S JATCEJt HELPER* required sturdy backs to carry out Uie
Jaycee Christmas Cheer program that took basket* to needy Cole-
man area famhte* on Christmas Eve Here Jayeees James West,
Macon Freeman Jr. and Marcus Clieanej load mi* of the statable
baskets for delivery. (Photo by Hugh Capps).
Welcome, Subscribers
-
I f. Creek Vos*
O M Parsons, City
riewed tiielr suberription to tin-
GUV Stephenson, Learlsy
Henry Livingston, Ctty
Chronicle and Democrat-Voice cc-
Ralph Alien lx-nday
Tom Gray, Rt 3 Coleman
cently are
Mr: J P Hsrkey. Rlve<a4 Calif.
Frank McKmuev, Ban Antonio
.
Mrs C Z Fine. Bangs
W C l-tendersOn Mertzon
J. F l Reed. Kenosha. Wi*
EUicl Bobo. Santa Arina
Major Onie Carroll, Keeslgr AFB,
W Francis, Yazoo, Mi
M(i«- Anne Clark. Wirhita Falls
Mississippi.
R. Barrington. Tuscola
la-on Bui k. i .iun(>:i‘,,u
B Wagner, Santa Anna
Mr: J Parker, Kan Ant-elo
Mix* Arina- Hmtiter. Talpa
A M Jennings, Burkett Rt.
Mrs J A Stobaugh. City
Mrs J V Sudderuth, Atlantic
I. S Pate, Vor.'
Morris Miller, City
Beach. Florida,
Gay B Hljtsher, Santa Arm*
J. C Freeman. City
Mrs Rose Sheflield. Abilene
j. E Johnigan, Colorado City,
Mrs E C Alvey. City
Fiank Rogers, City
Colorado
Mr* O Throgmorton, Oouldbusk
L L Sewell. Bangs
Miss Anna Weatherred. City
Henry Creek. Fisk
R L Cope. City
J ■- Weather: ed CMv
J C Gibbons Nashville l'-nn
G H. Bowen. GouUlbtisk
Mrs J J Porter, Pis-ahantas. Ark-
R. O Shoemaker. Oouldbusk
V M Close. Glen Cove Rt
A I, King Rockwood
Arthur FHppen, City
Don Cavanagh. Brady
t'ie-.- Maness. Rockwood’
W F Malone, Oalvexton
J 1* Bameit, Novice
Mrs J: W. Townslev, Lubbock
John Mitchell, Brownwood
James Roberts, Talpa
W C. Revel, Oouldbusk
Louis G Love. Talpa
John F Casii. Balumora, M<1
Bill Stiles, Bant* Anna
Mrs. F Thompson,’Talpa
A C. Sparks. Rt 3 Coleman
Mr* Allu- Wilkinson, Rt Cole-
Mrs F P Freeman. Talpa
Mrs, W, H. Riley. City
man
*Mr*. John Hambrlght, Talpa
D C Gray, Burkett
Lt C O Fleming, *2 Pxv.
Mrs Ira Dtakllis. Tal(w
V E Penney. Bangs
R 8 Sanders, Rt 1 Coleman
W A Pate, Tal(»n
J W. Pauley. Zrphvr
EUa Ballard. Oouldbusk
Mrs Ella McClure. Talpa
Madtne Brooks. Novice
A H Annour, Novice
Mr* j ph« Casey, City
Miss Mary Spence, Brownwood
O V Bivins, 'Santa Anna
Hayden Hart, Rt Coleman
Otta M Jaiksou, Santa Anna
O W Calk. Rt 3 Coleman
J T Minor Sr, Rt 3 Coleman
R O. Evans. Santa Anna
Mrs A L Oder, Sant* Anna
J R Bowen. Stafford
- Mrs. R O . Eubanks, Cron Plain*
E E Henderson. City
J A Bhamblln. Rt 3 Coleman
J R Hull, Novice
W 8. Smith. Rt 3 Coleman
F O Wilson. Rt 1 rolein.ni
V F U Cunins. Gnuldbutt Kt.
Mrs C Brookshire. Talpa
Rankin Mclver Trlckham
D 11 Beall. Gr ami bury
Rom, siniiii Brownwisxi
Mrs D D Woods. Ban*
Mrs W C Sasey, Rl 2 Coleman
O F. Tale. Talpa
Mrsi P A Oriflin', City
Mrs E F. Pittard. Oouldbusk
Mrs Minnie Templeton. City
O L. DePrang. Novice
Dr. K I Knox, Burkeit
Art Abernathy, City
Mrs. S F. Phillip*. City
Mr* h A Latham. Gainesville
Oi'inii Bmilihn l.ilps
Mr* Mattie Jameson. Rl Coleman
l. Neurath San Angelo
him. O F C<x*. Talpa
Orxirge C. Cpbh, Rockwood
H O. Larance, Hilly, La.
Mr*: J L Hail, Ctty
Earl Sartor. LHbbotk
J C Jenkins. Mart
Mrs Bessie Simmons, City
J C Wilder, T.mxmi. Arts
Mr* J. P. Scott,, Rt 1 Coleman
Mrs. L J. Owen*. Oouldbusk Rt.
W H Lawrence City
E W Marshall. Dallas
T E Daughtery Rt Coleman
A L Sarrtngtoh, City
T A Hector, Cltv
W E. Hickman. Ctty
Carl P Matthew*. Vor-
8. C Edmund son Burkett Rt.
L. B Pea re*, Ctty
Mrs W J. Guthrie, Voj* “
Mr* H E Miller. City
C A Billing*. Rt 3 Coleman
M W Cathey. Oouldbusk
Bert Simmon*. Ada, (Mis
J Ed Bartlett, Santa Anna
Mr* Bessie Ughtaer, Ctty .
J. Frank Tkykif. Oouldbusk
D A Maiile, Denver Ctty
Jess R Moore.. City
W A rinlsv, city
Mr* Myrtle Trent, Odessa
Dueaid Parker, Border
Mr* George West. Humble
Zeitie Whatley, Novice
Mr* C. D. Bennett, City
John Terry. Fisk
M. C. Riley. Gimldbmk
Raymond Wlgtnton. City
Ktt Ca*rv CUv
E T, Riley. Fisk
Mias Lizxte Roach. Santa Anna
Vernon Beweil. City
Cecil Hubbard. Ctty
J. C, Strickland. Glen Core Rt
A A Beaty. City
N D. Van Dalseni, Rt 1 Coleman
Mr* Cora B. Orr, Fort Wortti
OurUs Collin*. Santa Anna
Mr*. Pearl Sparkman City
Mrs. Ei>h» Bowery- Burkett Rt
Mr* T T Perry, Santa Anna
Rev W M Whatley, |)raneh. Ark
Raymond HarreU. Rt Coleman
C. M Barrington, Ctty
Mr* J. W Medkxk. Ctty
M fthuttlasworth, Rfchmood. Va
8. H Parker, Rl I Coleman
J * Burleson. City
Clyde Ctwnahaw Bgietow Calif
O B Foalherston Novice
Cleo Thompson, Ctty
Mire. H. T. Crenshaw, Vsieru -
Alden Metcalf. Flak
Mr* 3. C Watson, Burkett
11 .vi,1 Tucker. Rt. 1 Coleman
Dftvla Dayton Duncan. Okie
Mr; Gladys McQueen. Valera
Mrs Mallir Warnock, Talpa
Homer Webb, Ball Angelo
Mrs talons Cross, City
A H Dt-ita Santa Anna
Dennis Winfrey. (Jouldbuzk
John Atchlev. Rt 1 Coleman
Clauvie R. Alvey, City
C C Burkett, Burkett
Nam tie P Avers. City
ri 8 DrlskiU, City
w A Bowen Oouldbusk
H A Elkins Neosho, Mo
Mr- Florence Futrell, Glen Cove
Pvt. John Walthall. T.:^S
Camp Roberts, Calif.
D E Arnold. Vernon
James B Mercer, Odessa
o C Jones, Kyle
Mrs. Geo Ely. Glen Cove
W T. Nixon, Valera
G R Allen. Oouldbusk
R L Bland. Marcus, 8. D.
Mrs W. P Seals, City
Ourvet Hector, City
Miller Box. Port Worth
• J. W Kemp, Rockwood
Bailie Warnock, San Angelo
P L Hayes, Novioe
Mrs. Geo. Garrett, City
J, B Smith, Oarlhnd
Orer sicwardaor. Jr , RwfcfPxxl
Cecil Kinney, Talpa.
E C Morrison, Talpa
C C Hamilton. Rt 2 Coleman
Mrs. W. E. Yates, City
W. R Btuart. City
Ml Norn Knight, Oouldbusk
C B. Hudgins. City
Mrs W. P. Wilson, City
H O Turner, Novice
Allen Metcalf, Writ
A L Freeman. Palacios
pvt. Wayne C- Cross
Seattle, wash
Cecil Home City
Weldon Revel. Lagbuddie
E L Black. Burkett
8, Rowe. Santa Anns
Mrs. A. B. Bailey. City
j. L Strother Jr„ Santa Anna
Mrs. W 8, Close, City
C. Parker. long Beach, Calif
T. P Hinds City
Lee Waddell, City
A, J Walton. Oleti Cove Rt.
Mrs Beth Aulhur, Valara
Mr* H D Box. Lovlngtor, N. M,
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