The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 25, 1937 Page: 1 of 4
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THE FLATONIA ARGUS
FLATONIA, TEXAS, THURSDAY, NOV. 25, 1937
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Yes, we have much to be
thankful for this Thanksgiving
Day! In contrast with war-
tom Spain and China, war-
fearihg Europe •* and Asia,
America will observe its day
„ of Thanksgiving in security
and peaceH confident that our
idealg of democracy, and Jhe
vast resources of our nation
will endble these United States
to meet crises under which
- other nations might crumble.
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We should be thankful that
* "kind Providence has guided
this nation out of the depths
“Of. depression intqan erif'bf
~ compar'itive js
‘ > true that *many families’
Thanksgiving fables might be
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Ed. M. Mikulik In
Car Wreck Monday
While returning to Austin
Monday morning early after
having spent the weekend with
home folks, Ed. Mi Mikulik,
auditor of the State Liquor^
Board, had the misfortune to
lose control of his car on a
stretch of wet road near
Andrew. Chapel Mexican
school on the Waelder high-
way and’ overturned. Mr.
Mikulik was lfbt injured..The
cdr, a 1937 Chevrolet, was
badly smashed on the, left
side. The car was brought
here, and .will* be repaired.
Mr. Mikulik continued on to
Austin ’after the accident.
' Trit-iid “Alik”, is. incited..
fortunate. This is the Second
wgeck lie has gone., through-
wit h out bein'!? Injured. His
many fy'ehds’ -rejoice with him
th“h™d "Hhout injury.
bors help, but the bread lines
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that have threaded the nation
in past years will not be as
long nor will suffering be as
great as in-the years past. For
“fins’ \vo~sThhiIcl “Be thankful.
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Thursday is Thanksgiving
Day. Let us observe it as such,
aud join with President Roose-
*velt in “giving humble and
hearty,thanks for the Brtunti-
ful goodness of - Providence”'
throughout the past year.
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. 5^en While Rambling
Around:—W.. O. Garbade
dropping in the . coin while
E. A. Arrrim passed the hat,
following tln> recent deer
hunt. Garbade didn't 'got
his . . . JoTn Marik getting'his
^Intity’ifil ^hanged to ,a winter
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CISTERN NEWS
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i 4r\i Club News ’
* The Cistern 4-H Club girls
met .at the home of Miss
Doitithy ftuth Davis with Miss
Vada #earl Jomes* on Friday,
Noyember 19, at *10 a. m. A,t
this meeting ne\v officers were'
elpcted wbiclV are as follows:
Wilma Matocha, President;
Dorothy Davis, Vice Presi-
dentf Margaret Mares, Secre-
tary and ^Treasurer; Julie
Vir.klarek, Garden Demon-
strator; Liddie Psencik, Cloth-
ing Demonstrator and; Repoit-
er; Miss. Earle. _ Gosch. %nd
Rnby Kell-ey, Son-g and game
leaders. .
At this meeting we were
taught how to patch and darn
stockings. We also sang a few
eongs,. then a very delicious
lunch was served. Tlie next
m eting will be with Julie
Vinklarek on Friday, January
-19, 19«% —
- 4-H Club Party
The Cistern 4-H ('lul) girls
and guests were entertained
_by a play, party, given _aL_tll£
..Cbtern Public school on Fri-
day night, November LB.
After a few games were
played, a* very delicious lunch
of sandwiches, cake, cocoa,
and coffee was served';, ,l,hen
more games were idayeil and
CARD 6?‘THANKS
We wish to thank.everyone
t for the many kindnesses
extended us during our n cent
bereavement in the death of
our husband and. father, H. C
Thiedc, Especially do wc wish
to thank Rev, J. ’ C. Gibbons
for his kjful word of coilcle-
1 nee, the choir for their
beautiful, songs, and all who
brought the many beautiful
floral -offerings. Your kind-
nesses will ever bo remember-
ed.
Mrs. ft. C. Thiede
' and-family
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WEE WILLIE WINKIE”
-'STARS SHIRLEY TEMPLE
BUILDING COMMITTEE
Local Parish To Celebrate
Silver Jubilee Tomorrow
CLAUDE
COCKRILL
« Ahinro n>a>‘)iTiittniTd 'the church trustees, .and the pa&W>v h(C‘^acre«T “Meail
Church,,together with the contractor of*.tba"new-rretory-VhiftHv 111 be dedicated <>u
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Thanksgiving Day. From Left to Right: ’"August Vyvjala, .Ed. M. Mikulik* .11.,_A
Schutz, L*. J. Sandora, Rev. J- A. Pustka, Fraflrk.Tu'pa, Frank Kaikus, M. A..Prey-
tag, and Wm. Ungerer,* contractor. v . . ■
Kipling’s colorful characters
live glamorously, adventurous-
ly and -courageously on
adventure’s last frontfer in the
Twentieth Century-Fox pictu-
•l’ization of his famed “Wee
Willie Wi-nkie,” which opens
Sunday „at the Lyric Theatre,
with Shirley ‘ Temple and
Victor McLaglen in the star-
ring roles.
.From the-heart of mighty
India, where, all the world is
wild and strange, where the
British ray” ends Ut Khyber
Pass, in the land "of tl\e Ben-
gal Lancers, comes this glori-
ous adventure of-the Scqttjsh
Highlanders in action and of
the little girl who won the
right to wear their plaid.
_ The most spectacular pro-
duction jn. which Shirley
Temple has yet -appeared*
“Wee Willie Winkle’*-• gives
Victor McLaglen a powerful
role as. -a. fdJirlegs,. .fighting:
fool, anti '-provides spendid
opportifriities »to C. Autfrcy
Smieh, June Lang, Michael
Whalen, Cesar Romero,.‘CQn-
stance Collier - and young
•Douglas Scott.'
I.ife'at 4 frontier afmy popt
Mii India is not too happy for
Shirley and her widowed
mother June Lang, for her
grandfather, (*. Aubrey Smith,
is ti gruff old •disciplinarian.
Methodist - Baptist
Joint Service Tonite
Temperature Of 23 Degrees
Sets New Low'For November
There will be a special
Thanksgiving serviife held by
the Methodist and Baptist
churches, on Wednesday eve<i*
ing Nove/nlier 24. The service
will be - conducted in 'the
Baptist church at 7 o’clock.
~The“program will consist!"!^ *a^-
of congregational singing,
special musy- and a message
brought liy Rev. J. C. Gibbons,
local Methodist pastor.
All- are. invited Vo Worship
with Vs ii5 this- service. *If 'yon
are .grateful for the' blessings
of God, then heed the words
. a 1.. n 1 1 A ‘ a 1 v
GRADUATE-OF LOCAL
HIGH SCHOOL EXCELLS
IN
Funeral services were held
fryn? the Ferhau home this
iti'te'rnoon, Wednesday, for
Claude' F. Cockrill, w ho passed
away at is home near Flatb-
niu Tuesday morning, follow-
ing, a • brief illness. Interment
was made in the City Ceme-
tery here. Rev. J. W. Rives,
officiating.
Claude F. Cockrill was born,
at Cistern, Fayette County,
Texas tin- t^dy ' 21, 1879, He
livod mi f as ci ie County most
di’ -id- life, whore' he
engaged in farming* lie is sur
rvivgiI. Ii v two sons, A. M
’i’oekritr*<»t • .Unrrii. AlaJ^mitr
and Fra 11k Coe krill ,fiv San
Vnlonio; four daughters, Mrs.
-G.. TL Xitehman 0^ San
Antotiio, .Mrs, .1. Ij. Pipkin of
Kan is City, Mrs. 1’. I’,. Hud
'ow .of Cisco. Texas, and Mrs.
Ann Davis of Flatonia; two
brotln i s, Lee of KVilonia and
•Ed oi‘ Sertiin,' a numb el* Of
itrandi'hildreu and a large
group of friends. ——
.The Argus jpius with the
friends of t'lie family in ten-
Saturday, November 20th
was a it'd letter day in the, ,
me1eoro'!og%, records of Fbito-! <b‘i ing to them ^iis sympathy.
C.I.A. SPEECH TEST |tja ,whw a tempendure of 2” i ' ^ ^—1
• - “ . « . was recorded by the' local RAILROADS MAKE A
Dgnton, Texas, Nov. -»• GovernmeiU thermoimtcr. This! 100'T SAFETY RECORD
1937..—In' a speech contest in I i< the* Jowesj the mercury Has! ---- ^
which all students participated
their majors
or+
dropped in the month- of] . •I^iiiu.g'the-first six months
November since 1911, whim-a 1 of 19T7. the American rail-
temporal uof 24 degrees M-a?j nvltls carried 240,997^94 pas-
rdgistcriKl. Last' year flu- c<Md ' engers-— ah ’increase of mori
est Novombei^weather record- than 10.000,000 over the
ed was .TO degre.es oil. Xovem-1 coiTespnnrrNng • period ? -of
her- 4l h.-■ Weather''reroriL -.In j |9'.,,.r,
Tn-inors in Spefcrh ;jn the Tex-
as State College for Wofnen
(C.I.A.), Miss I.orene.Bpehnke
of Muldoon won. first place,.Vv. ....
for. pnttiiyr over' her-: ideaWFlatonja .back until'- 190.8. ■" , N,,-
II' . I *,* 1 , - I > i 1 ' A . i-l- - A
most' excellently. She was
awarded a large Webster’s
only way to win the Chlonol’s
approval is to become a sol-
dier, herself, - and her friend,
Michael Whalen, a young
lieutenant, turns her over for
training to the burly sergeant
Victor Mcl aglen who,- dubs
her “Wee Willie Winkle” be-
cause of tne quaint way she
bafe of screwing up her eyes
when she asks questions.
Shirley gets into plenty of
trouble at the post, but Wirfs,
the gratitude of an imprison-
ed cliieftah, Khoda Khan,
when she returns his lost amu-
let. In a surprise raid on. the
post, the pro'ud. •■ chief tan i^.
freed, and the. border is inj.-
niedratety ablaze With crimson
BORN
and Mrs. Ross Spencer
v e Pr«ild . parents of an
t Pouud buby girl born to
-em Tuesday morning. C011-
at«Iationsl
^rfare, wiTh Me La
o-He-'Ot those
Feeling * that both Khoda
Klupi^and her grandfather
would prefer peace, Shirley
takes a desperate step to end
the killing, and sets out at
night for the Pathan camp.
When her departure is dis-
covered. • the Highlanders set
out gTipdy ’for Khyber Pass,
graveyard of many a soldier,
determined to rescue her or die
in the attempt. With lives at
stake, Shirley makes one last
desperate gesture-to save them
and restore peace, bringing the
picture to a thoroughly thrill-
ing .climax.
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Mrs. Ed. Gehreks, Mr. and
Mrs. Edwin Gehrels of Shiner,
Mrs. Minnie Price and Mrs. F.
Nordhausen of Schulenburg
were visitors in the W. D.
Johnson home Sunday.
Leslie Wheeler of Houston
spent the w-eekend with home
folks. *
of the PsalmesC with us. as hd 1 Fictionaiy. .In the same epn-
s*ys, “Let the people piaisT: ^*st* ua. fen,0r, als« "'on /.lst
thee. O God. let aW the peo-| tb,V.*®at -vo,u*''
pie praise thee-. Psalms.157-5.1 Miss Loelmke will be remem-
j’ W Rives bored as one of thp high
" Bap'tM Pastor v- ^rL‘gratlua*c«
r. - ot- Flatonia High 'School last
SCARLET FEVER IS v| your. She watf also, a, member'
INCREASING IN- TEXAS P/ the high school girl’s
debating terfrti that ' wolf the.
:ft' ubich" Uni(> -the weather
observation statitm was estd-
-blishcd here. . *
Pi-(‘etpitntfori*ff)r the week
,\va^ recjjnled jit abmil one inch
from Sunday'through.Tuesday.
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EPWORTH LEAGUE
v PROGRAM'
Sunday!
Nov. '28
Austin, Texas, Nov; 15.— Fayette "County champioilship i
Dr. Qeo. W. Cox, State lfealth "
Officer, has-just issued a warn-
ing in regartl to scarlet fever,
Scrtptui'e Reading—
Commemorating the ailvef
anniversary of the organiza-
tion of the »Sacred Heart
Parish and the Blessing of th®
newly erected Rectory in Fla-
tonia, the parishioners of the
Sacred Heart Church will be
hosts to this section of the
state tomorrow, Thursday,
with A full day of celebration.
The weather of the past week
lias not been.very favorable to
the celebration, but with the
clear weather of Wednesday,
'plans ate rapidly being com-
pleted for the celebration that
w ill -probably * be the iargest"
waiv tms parish hhs ever had.
* The Sacred Heart Church
in Eatonia was completed^and
/b-dicatod. on Septembe/*Ilk
19T2. TFiis marked the begih-
nmg of the Catholic Parish
tbtt* was to. grow into the
large church plant of todays
This week,- -contractor Wm.
lingerer ajid his group of
workmen pu'f the finishing
touches to the newly construct-
ed rectory-- that will -also be
dedicatedWith solemn servlges „
.Thursday nuirtiing. ‘Arch-
bishop- R.r J. Drossaerts of San
Antonio will be present for the
special dedicatory services at
10:00 a. rn.
Following services at ther
church and rectory, the crowd
will move to the Fair Park,
where the remainder' of the '
day will be_spentr in celebra-
tion, Dinner and supper will
be' served, with a menu con-
sisting of turkey.'sausage j|nd.
alT of the tnugfcrtings. '• Thex®
will-be public sperfhfiig during
the afternoon, with plenty of
refreshments and amusements.
At night an old tim^ dance
will he given in the Fair Park
’•r*
a ingle..passenger, on
any rlqlroad in the couhtry
lo.-tHris liti- in -a train ac'ci
de l. In tin' same peri-.d (jf-L,,.,j|. xviTh- music being furnish-
Psalms 1 .-■( ail'd
d eaditv
Firm
as the number of cases report-
ed nft Texas are increasing
rapidly. Last yeav nearly three
is ti grufl old -disciplinarian, thousand cases were rcporkexlt *)lJS R-
The youngster decides that thej majority occurring from of Austin announce the
November through February, ing marriage of thaw daughter.
Scarlet fever is a.very conta?; L;»TreIle, iq. Ernest B. Peclta-
gvous and serious - .disease. Wek -of J-’-kitonia. TTie ceremony.
Grown people may catch scar-! w*ll oe at 7 o’clock Tbanks-
let fever, but children under! giving morning, November 25,
15 years are most-likely to ui S'. -Vnuin’s Chapel with
have it, if exposed. It is cape-' Rev. J M. Il'ach reading the
daily dangerous for children i. ceremony, 'liss. Atchison w ili
under five years, apd for ba- be attended by Miss Kmil-ie
bies. Do not l§t your children Rezetny of Sclmlenburg, and
take any chances with scarlet the groom’s brother, George
fever. Call the doctor as soon * P-echacek of Flatonia, will be
as_thp symptoms appear. j best
for two successive years, I* Hymn — “How
Congratulations, Mis^ BoShn-j Foundation".
EottFsTprayer in-Unison..
WEDDING "announced Hymn^'Love -Lifted' Me”
___ . Lesson Sub.ioct*^ I no # Hibl-o
Mp.- and'Mrsc. R, B. Atchison as Living Literal’uro.
coht-
man.
Roth bride and groom a 1-e
Ff yotrr child- is- goings _____
have scarlet fever, the first' students iii The University of
sign you may notice are that |. Texas. Miss Atchfson is a
he seems tired, restlesls and out senior in the School -of Edui a
of sorts. Usually, there is a
sbre throat, chill, .vomiting, or
convulsion. The child has*'
lion, and (futil lieu marriage
has Jjecif employed in the of-
fice of Publicity at the Utliver-
under w'hite coloring, dt is red
and swollen. Tn ordinary cases,
these, early signs are.followed
in a day or two by a rash.
Little flat red points close to-
gether, Appear first on the
neck and chest. Soon the rash
is over most of the body and
brilliant in color.
The doctor is required by
law to report the case . to the
iocal health officer. Do yoitr
part by following carefully the
quarantine instructions which
is the son of Mr. and Mrs..F.
F. Pechacek of Flatonia* Ho
received the bachelor-of arts
digrec in 1935, and is employ
ed-as
cotton root rot investigating
bjyreau of the University bota-
ny and bacteriology depart-
ment. He is president of the
Czech Club, and a member of
Newman QJub. / -.
For the . w edding ceremony
the bride will wear a gray
the health officer will give you.! fur-trimmed costume suit, with
Children who have had scar-' ™.val blue accessories. After
let fever, or who HaVe been a h/ief honeymoon the couple
exposed, must not return to
school until permission is given
by the health officer and phy-
sician. A severe or fatalcase
of scarlet fever may develop
from contact with some one
who has only a light frttack.
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Jatties “Bol>” Nesrsta of
College Station was a visitor
here Saturday and Sunday.,’
will return to the University
for the remainder of the
semester.
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Otto Glnof of the Flatonia
Motor Company is attending
a body and enr conditioning
school at Houston this week.
Mr. -fend S. Stock of
Vjolot were recent guests in
tlfe Ed Berger home.
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1 93ir. tliciv • were five’ fatal
itivs.. 1 ' - «•'
T.l ■ i a statistical I’ac.t' thnl
a.'jlcoar). Natalities both . I"
pasts ('ii gel's a,ii(l-u (irkers hav(
tC.’uled- t.(is.-'-L4uiU.y - decIWe
(luring year ir: wlyich. Il.ic.^'.
speed' a-ml b-mrlliOf "passen-
fn iglit. trains have
iiLi-rea i-d. , Since
19.2;I, for fAamjile, the fre-
q-iiemw of accidents luis drop,
pod (51 per '(rent;.' though
trains arc 1(5 jicr ,ccrtt longer . , ..
and 1.5 per vent faster. Nbw We.^them success
»>d by a popular (hitice orches-
tra. “„••• -7
• Tin- Sacred Tleai-t Parish
loins in extending to you an
im itation Jo spcnd a pleasant
- lav with them.
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FLOY NEWS
*Mr. and JIrs Roy Futschik
moved from this community
to Muldudo .Monday. '
Mr. and Mr*. Ed. Jenklne
and son Bill moved to Grover
pending in congress' is a bill
Ue Lee Uechered. ~ j From ati economic s1and])oint
“Poetry” — Mrs. Geoiyjc this law is■* .indefensible. Ir
Fernau. " ! would cost the railroads about
. Special Music—Mary Gay !•? 125,00.0,000 a year, base^’
Wheeler, and*-.Virginia .(.'ad 1930 traffic. II would tend
w.'lt: - ^mf^WcJay. 'freight
-lilpnleUts and inevitably»resuh
in higher cost to the shipRjnt
-rmblic. The proponents of flu
law use as an argument tin
assertion that it would increase
railroad safety.-Yeff as-Incon
truverlibb' I'igijrc ^boW*. even
7TT-<cciiTli hi Tiijliciifcs*tJiat arti
I’icial.reduction of freight trail
lengths wyujd increase hazard
workers- and th
Fiction. "l.etters and 'His-
tory"— Mi-fV-J. ,(5. Gibbons.
Pep Song and Benediction.
You are invited to attend.
Mrs. J. C; Gibbons,-
Leader .
We wish to I hank 'ho friend
and n'cighborS for the 'many | hoilr to
kindness *s extended us dirrin t fublic-
thy death and lurial I- j There i- danger the bll
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rofllWte'irr. P(imi a’c: oTT| vjioil*. din • ILif f|TblilicfiT ‘'tmisfddi^ilTo1\-
ltnlness will*Cvcr be cemem i*», i-ledo t-eomimje and safe;
bored. » * • ity considerations and the bill
the’ Family
passes, I be adverse effects will
in ,, in.cm.,lv„. °. ’ be felt by every railroad work-
research'assistant in tlio Mias. Mur^ Erilmda of-A us- by: wurkcra. in a-,hundt'.ed
rnni rnt in vPsfio-Afino- ■'>') and Albert 1 ii nod a of major industries which are
Houston were recent visitors fiependent ot) the railroads for
hor».
-H. .P. jlleyer a nd-t-' Hr Kelly'
attended -the'.Ford shotting in
llyust.on Friday.
We are sorry to report' that
R. (). Hill is a “patient in the
S. P. hospital in Houston, this
week. We join in .wishing for
him Mi speedy return home.
F. L. Wotipka and Abe
Mueller were Austin visitors
Frid’ay.
Rev. I*. , P. Netardus --of
tsliftiee, was a visitor here last
week. * ,
Roy. and Mrs. J, W. Rives,
Mrs. F. R. Cowdin and Mrs.
G.. T. liawkes. attended a
Baptist- Board ' meeting in
Gonzales Friday.
a latjfe part of the .purchasing
fhai givel tKcm jobfi, and by
everyone who is directly or in-
directly concerned with econo-
micnl, efficient’ and safe tran-
sportation.
Mr. and Mrs'. Woody Nesrs-
ta were San Antique visitors
Tuesday. Mrs. F. A.. Nesrst.a
accompanied them as fAf 8-f
Lpljng.
Kdlvin Grieve of San
Antonio visited .relatives at
Praha Sunday. .
Misa Maxine Hodantk. wns
a visitor here last weekend.
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Phone 57—tell your news.
in their new homes.
.'Mr. ’and Mrs. W. C. Park-
er and daughter returned to
their home in Texas City alter.
a few days visit at the home
of his parents Mr. and Mrs.
0 I PnrkcF
Misses Pauline and Gladys
Brunner visited friends at Mul-
doon one day last week.
Miss Annie Gosch was a
guest of Grover relatives Mon-
day. •
Mrs. .Svlvesta Swinea and
diilighter Eva Jean of Flatonia
spent Saturday. night at the
home her parents, Mr. and
Mr*. J. C. Rightmer.
' Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Jack-
son of Muldoon were guests at
the home of Bill Rightmer
Si^iday. * . •' •
,( has. Metmcamp attended .
court \n Iji G-range Mopday.
Mi8*. Anisic Gosch- spent' ,
Saturday night at.the home
of E. A. Brunner-itt Flatonia.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter John-
son and son Junior visited at
the home of his parents Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Johnson in ..
Muldoon Wednesday night.
Mr.-nnd Mrs. Clarence Ray
find son of Bethany visited her
parents, Mr. ahd Mrs. G. J."
Parker Friday.
Mrs. Alfeian Stewart and son
Alvin Were visiting- at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Frank
Bartek in Flatonia Saturday.'
Mr. and Mrs. Truette Park-
er and children were guests
of her grand parents Mr. and
Mrs. Petty of Mbldoon Sun* ‘
day. * ’ .
Alfred- Steinhauser* Jr. of -
Freyburg visited at the hone
of his uncle Chas. Helntcanp
oue. day last week. >.
Jack Lamascus of Smithvill#
was a gueot at the home of
August Brunner a few day**
last week.
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