(Lmnrty Sour nal
State Affairs
By
A. L Lindbeck
Official County Paper
Moro, Oregon, Friday, March 13, 1936
Forty Eighth Year No. 19
’ Home Interests
Conference
Well Attenhed
Bone of Contention in the Aegean Sea
Declamatory
Contest To Be
Held In Wasco
Much Federation
Will Need To Be
Reseeded
Dates for the programs that will
* P. J. Stadelman of The Dalles
mark
the final days of school
“The best of six” was th« fen«;.-
is expected to make up his mind al verdict among close to 500 wom»
have been set by the principals of
within die next week as to whether en who spent four daj^ attending
the county, who met last Satur Many Norin Slopes Which
or not he will yield to the urgings the sixth annual Hom« Intel
day morning at the superinten
Were Seeded To Spring Wheat
of his friends to become a candi conference held at Oregon State
dent’s office here.
date for the republican nomination college the second week in Febru
The declamatory contest will I m Last Fall Are Not Showing
for state treasurer. While in Salem ary. Urged by Mrs. Beatrice Wal
heldu* Wasco on April 24 and the
thia week Stadelman admitted that ton Sackett, a member of tht.
local tryouts for it will be held Proper Signs Of Life
the prospect appealed to him State Board of Higher Education,
prior to April 20. Contestants will
strongly and that he was giving it to make the conference a week of
begin work immediately.
serious confideration. Qne of the conibined professional
The three schools in the northern!
|ot of [and jn German county
factors which
bejirvod to deter ment and recreation, the delegates
most
part
of
the
county
will
close
’
j
t
.
to
reseeded this spring
him from entarima.th« i race is his did just that.
May
29
and
the
southern
schools,}
re
ports
of
the damage done
us C. Holman,
friendship f<_
Grass -Valley and Kent will close'eo|d
came from the .
Many
told
Mise
Thelma
Gaylord,
incumbent, who has already an-
May 22. Commencement exer- Wa«c0 country where wV^was
state
leader
of
the
home
ecoao-
nounced hla intention to seek re
View of the (stand of Leros, one of the Dodecam-se Islands, which the Italians term the "Helgoland of the cises will be held on t e ay o |earned
north slopes seeded
elaction. Stadelman served out nomics extension, that they look, kegean.
”- The Island was taken by Italy In 1912 from Turkey, and heavily fortltied. Now Turkey Is thinking closing or the day before. SenioiJ
Federation
wheats were not
forward
to
the
conference
now
as
the unexpired term of the late
will , be given the , first
of showing any sign of green. Latei
»f taking it back while Italy Is engaged In Ethiopia.. However, the island Is predominantly populated by plays
a
yearly
opportunity
to
mingle
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Hal E. Hoss, as Secretary of State
May with the exception of Kents. u was noted farther south and
Sreeka and Greece believes that In case of a redistribution she should be given the islands.
under appointment from Governor, with their friends from other parts
which
will be presented April 18. | n(>w nea) ly everyone Wiho pianted
Meier. If he does not enter the of the sUte while gaining valuable
information
in
the
most
important
The
typing contest will be held,(he soft white wheat last fall is
race for the treaeuryship it is al
.
, to seed * again.
[
in
Moro
April 29 fn the after noon. ! getting
of
all
professions
—
homemaking.
ready
most certain that he will become
I Grass Valley will be the scene of
As a general thing the south
The women from over the state
the republican candidate for Uie
'
the
band
festival
and
the
date
will
slopes
are thought to have enough
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.met
Chancellor
Frederick
M.
Hun-
state senate from the Wasco-:
be May 16. Harold Hughes, prin- of a stand to make a crop in
Ri ver ’district where Francis
ter in his official capacity for the
, cipal, will be in charge of the pro most places. The north slopes,
•« .r-w ■ •
Galloway, The Dalles Democrat, first time and heard him spetk on
I
gram for that event. Bands will however, are pretty barren. Wheat
his
candi-1
“
Education
and
the
Family.
’
He
has already announced
play in the morning and singing on the south slopes came up dar
School
semi-formal
dances
will
I urged them to keep a close union,
dacy.
and athletics will fill up the after ing the winter and looks fairly
• be given next week by the junior VzOUIlljr VzlllCv^
: between these two forces, both
Wasco
and
the
senior
[
class
at
noon.
healthy, but on the north slopes
based
on
fundamental
Instincts
of'
encouraged
Oregon Democrats,
Moro.
The
Wasco
dance
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class
at
it just died without a trace in
by their sweeping victory of two the human race. He said the pres-|
will
be
an
event
of
March
20
and
_
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n
•
wn
most instances.
ervation
of
the
family
is
at
^heixx
,
r,
.
-
Tn
years ago expect to put out a com
the motif for decorations will be Voters At Ine rnmary Will
foundation
of
civilization,
but
that
1
De
g
No survey of the number of
4
H
Achievement
plete ticket for all state and Con
acres
that must be sown again this
gressional offices this year, includ cnly through education can it reach Lake Conference Returns
m
.
i Have Large Field of Choice
spring
has been made so far but
The
Moro
seniors
have
arranged
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ing a full complement of candi its highest achievement.
Day To Be Held
normally
there several thousand
for
decorations
of
a
nautical
na-
dates for the 76 legislative seats.
After a busy week spent in many
ture and the gymnasium will be-
Sunday, March 22, will be Ach- acres seeded to Federation wheats
W. L. Gossolin, private secretary group meetings where they learn
The addition of two new candi-, ievement Day for Sherman coun-1 every fall and probably a normal
With the return thia week 01 transformed into a ship for the
to Governor Martin, and Frank ed the latest advancements in
Oregon
’
s
delegation
to
the
Salt
dates
to the lists already in the, ty 4-H club boys and girls. Thh> amount was put in last fall. A
night.
The
orchestra
will
appear
Tierney, executive secretary of the many phases of home management,
field for county offices was an meeting will be held in Grass Vai- large part of it is thought to be
Democratic state central commit- the women heard F. L. Ballard, Lake farm conference, preliminary in sailor costumes. x
School board member» will act event of the week. Collis Moore, ley in the afternoon, and will take worthless.
te, have been making a swing thru v’ce director of extension, sum up steps for bringing the growers of
this
state
the
benefits
of
the
new
Farmers in the south end of the
as
patrons and patronesses at each of Moro, who expects to leave his the place of the 4-H club banquets
the coast counties this week as the aims of rural service work as
sisting in the organization of local it is being conducted today. The federal farm plan were expected event. Two hundred and fifty in father’s ranch has announced him held in the various towns of the county have felt for several weeks
that their soft wheat was all right
Democratic clubs and pepping up objective of increasing farm in-, by the OSC extension service to vitations have been sent out for self as a candidate for clerk, and county previously.
Chas.
Everett,
long
time
marshal
but as little of it came up last fall
proceed
rapidly.
There
will
be
pictures
of
4-H
each
of,
the
affairs
and
a
hearty
their partisans for the battle a- come is no longer “to make more.
of Wasco, has petitions out for club work shown and an effort is it is also possible that it is killed.
Details of administration by response is expected.
money, to buy more land, to make
head.
sheriff. Both men are Republicans. being made to have O. M. Plum
The cost to the farmers of the
which it is hoped that the new
, more money’’, and.,#0 on an^ on soil
Fifteen
candidates
are
already
county
will be considerable with
conservation
act
may
be
ap
mer
present
for
the
meeting.
Mr.
The fate of Oregon’s old aKe he explained.
I
in the field for the five offices of Seymour will be there to present the present price of seed wheat,
plied to the best advantage in the
pension program so far as
Better income for the farmers
Three New Trappers clerk, sheriff, assessor, commis the achievement pins, scholarship the cost of treating and sowing,
eral . approval is concerned _ W,1H now means a better standard of western states were worked out
‘ rural ! at the Salt Lake meeting through
Three new trappers are after the sioner and school sujierintendent, awards etc. Every one is invited running the cost well over a dol
soon be known.
Elmer Goudy,! living and a more enjoyable
.
lar per acre. The loss of time
state relief idministrator, is now home nfe he saidt and
¡s that conferences of federal administra spring coyote crop in Sherman and but seven will be nominated,! to come.
will also be a factor in the next
tors,
representative
fanners
and
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it
may
be
expected
that
the
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so
in Washington, D. C., conferring end to^j which all phases of «X-
. . .
colleges county in addition to the one who
years’ crop in some cases.
has been hired for many years, fatalities will be fairly
. .
c •* rq J
with th« National Security Board.,
work are now directe<L
±
Machinery firms in the county
Oregon was represented at the Harold Dobyns of the biological the evening of May 15 when the Pcrsonaj Injury buit Filed
The result of the conference means Tbe exfensjon services formerly
are
taking orders for new drills
votes
are
counted.
survey started the three new hunt
rk for men, for
women .nd
much to th«
the 10,000 needy aged
aged.h h I had „¿
work
i
A suit was filed in Wasco coun- and other
Superintendent Knighten has .his
farm machinery to per
thi. state. If succeas crowns Me. for“ the chi]dren. ^w. he pointed
A Xib.™ ers on their work last week.
ty last week In which Joseph form the operation as fast as hum
non-partisan
field
to
himself
so
far,
Goudy’s effort, it means federal out it has
men. with State Director of Agric u
A. M. Zevely of Grass Valley is •
little chance of competition. ( Vernon Flatt was sued along with anly possible.
i
th thl
^ddren al ” Solon T. White and the heads of the only local man te qualify for . with
aid and a monthly pension aver- women
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tr, »nn 'Frank Johnson of Ine Dalles, lor
rnr! Whir »everal leading farm organizations, the position of hunter of coyotes,
aging $25 for those 70 years of aimed at an a W1 no-U single
goal-better
invited by Secretary
the
»10.000
with , the
teat w.th Davrd Re,d for the
h) of i» connection
Ada Jo)ky
ast
age and over. Otherwise the coun rural home life.
infarte« Wallace A. E. Engbretson of As- and he has been established in the publican nomination
ties will continue to bear the en- ' cre«'-J“9 to 2<»1. ,_____
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iwt mjurt
c
H.1)ard of Klamath south end of the county Where Mel
i fall. 'Mrs. Jolley was riding with
commissioner.
i
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car struck one
tire load and pensions to the needy dropped from 394 in January, 1985
vin
Fulkerson
will
also
spend
a
Mrs. Peetz and Carl Adams, the,Flatt
h T^ nqnn r few miles
. January,
T
.
of Pendleton;
aged will remain at the low level to 373 in
1936.
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wa. Falls; Will Steen
of Mjlton
N large part of his time. Two new —or candidate, are both from J
by Mn
of the past two years with an aver pointed out. '
B. Dodd of Portland, who former- men from other sections of the the Republican party and one
age of $11 a month. Governor
state will fill the WPA trappers (
death. The suit was started by
be eliminated in May.
“ B»ker- An °f thcse jobs
Martin who approved the pension r %Ärru^t
of the estate of the
in
the
north
end
of
the
Only one of the Democratic can administrators
program and signed the formal ^ encouraging.” Mr. McDonald producer» have been active in county.
well known worker for prohibition
didates for sheriff, C. C. Wilson and will be tried soon in Wasco
application for federal funds ex said, "but all headway will be lost. previous A AA programs
and Tom Garrett, can get the flag
pressed himself a» confident that if the January toll is continued! Detagatesfrom the stat col-
Are those potatoes satisfactory
from that party, and likewise only county.
W. - A.
Uor“ were w
A- Schoenfeld,
Schoenfeld. dean
the federal board will overlook throughout 1936. Oregon’s high lege
for
seed which were partially froz
one
of
the
four
Republicans,
L.
H.
of
agriculture;
F.
L.
Ballard,
vice
the discrepancies in the state act position among states with gooa
Nahouse,
Joe
Truitt,
Clarence
en
either
in pits or in the ground
director
in
charge
of
the
extension
and “okeh” the state plan.
accident records should be of im
during the October cold spell last
Lindeman
and
Charles
Everett,
can
service;
E.
L.
Potter,
head
of
the
portance to every man who drives
receive an order from the Repub
division of agricultural economics
fall?
z Should the state supreme court an automobile.”
This is a question many farmers
lican party to go forth and con
and N. G. Donaldson, fédérai
which is now pondering the ques- -------------------
are
now asking, advises E. R
quer
in
November.
officer.
tion, hold the statutory salary of
Jackman, extension agronomist at
The
entrance
of
(Mr.
Moore
It
is
the
hope
of
the
national
the Governor to be a viotation °1 ! ÇL
Ça I VPS BoUffht
Oregon State college. The mere
makes four candidates out for the
administration to get the coopera- Proceedings of the County
the constitution it is expected that ÛBUW VdlVCÔ UVUglU
fact that a potato will sprout is
Republican
nomination
for
clerk,
1
tion
of
farmers
to
hold
out
approx
suits will follow to restrain the| Glen King drove up the John
not
an indication that there is no
Miss
Hansen,
the
deputy,
John
T.
imately
the
same
number
of
acres
Deceased Was Ex-Mayor Of
payment
of the statutory
salaries
Court March Term, 1936
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.
Day valley Wednesday taking four
injury,
Jackman warns, as the eyes
from
surplus
crops
as
would
have
Johnson,
and
Joseph
Mee.
to both SecreUry of SUte Snell Hereford bulls along to sell to
may
be
unhurt while the tuber has
Walter
Ruggles
is
the
only
Dem
been
used
for
other
purposes
had
Wasco; World War Veteran
and Treasurer Holman. The SAla"' stockmen in that section. He re-
been
damaged
to the extent that
the
original
crop
control
programs
ocratic
nominee
for
clerk.
ries of all three officials are Axed I turned with two Shorthorn calves
March 4, 1936, being the time for
it
will
decay
quickly
after being
Not
in
recent
years
have
so
>
been
allowed
to
stand.
Under
the
by the same constitutional sec-,^or ASa Richelderfer and one for
the regular term of the County many people been in the race for
planted,
causing
a
weak
plaht.
new
plan
it
is
proposed
to
reim
tion. Rodney Alden, Woodburn Frank Sayrs, two senior Angus
Lynden J. Lucas was found dead
Court for Sherman County in the the voters favor and, to judge from
Jackman
suggests
that
potatoes
burse
farmers
who
continue
to
de
newspaper man-attorney, in his calves. for Bob Christensen- and
State of Oregon, Honorable Coun comments heard about the county, in the ware house of the Condon subjected to freezing be sorted
vote
a
percentage
of
the
land
to
argument before the supreme court Lloyd Henrichs and two junior
Grain Growers last Thursday
ty Court did on said day meet in
this week, declared that the figures Angus calves for Bobby King. soil improving crops or to switch the County Court room in Bhe the quality of the candidates is morning about ten o clock. His before being used for seed. Each
in the constitutional provision were These calves will be used by their from soil depleting to soil con county courthouse at Moro, at the considered very good by citizens body was reclining on a pile of tuber is tested by cutting a shin
slice from the stem end. Those
as well.
Mood owner9 as 4-H club calves and next serving crops.
maximum salaries. 'Ralph
Kaipn moou
wheat sacks and a shot gun was cutting without the characteristic
hour
of
10
o
’
clock
a.
m.
The
plan
calls
for
local
commit
y, assistant attorney general, rep- fair time> an fattened and curled
nearby. Suicide was thought to be brittleness of the normal potato
The following were present:
resenting Governor Martin in the an(j fraine^ will be sihotfn to the tee« again, preferably made up of
the cause of death but the evidence had best be discarded. Badly
Geo. A. Potter, County Judge
Grass
Valley
Team
memtiers
who
have
had
previous
Buit brought by Ed Jory, Marion public. Winners will undoubtedly
was not conclusive.
A. A. Dunlap, County Commis-;
frozen potatoes occasionally show
county taxpayer, argued that if. be shown at the state fair and the experience with the AAA pro sioner.
Mr. Lucas had been manager no other signs except that the
Looses
Debate
grams.
the constitution makers had in-; Pacific International where form
of the Condon company for three knife slips through them smoothly
P. C. Axtell, County Commis
H. R. Tolley of the University of
intended to limit the salaries to er Sherman county calves have
Red-
The
negative
team
of
the
years having gone there from Was and without any noise. Any black
California and a consultant in the sioner.
the amount« established at that made marks before.
mond
high
school
composed
of
co where he was connected with or darkened areas in the flesh or a
Viola
M.
Hansen,
Deputy
County
planning section of the AAA, has
time they would have included a
Grace Belknap, and Louise John warehousing practically all his a- distinctly discolored vascular ring
Clerk.
I
been
in
Washington
since
the
new
definite limiting clause such as
The following proceedings were son won from the Grass Valley dult years. He was first with the just under the skin are other in
j program was launched and has
“and no more.’’ All seven of the Scales for Calves Here
high school affirmative team, Keith Wasco Warehouse and Milling dications of frost damage.
had
at said meeting:
helped in working out administra-
supreme court justices sat in at
Rinehart and Agnes Simon, Wed company and later with the F arm-
County agent Johnston and SCS
IN
THE
MATTER
OF
THE
(Continued on Page two)
the arguing of the case.
nesday night at Grass Valley. The er’s National. He was considered
manager
Parkins
were
in
Redmond
BONDS
OF
THE
SHERMAN
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Monday and brought the stock
COUNTY FAIR BOARD MEM- question was /‘Resolved: That the to be one of the most efficient' P qqj - PenmanSDlD
Polk County was the first to re
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BERS: Bond of T. M. Rolfe; O. government should provide medi warehousemen in this area.
HClubs Bei“g
mit 1936 taxes to the state, Ï
cal service to all citizens.”
G.
Sayrs
and
O.
G.
Hilderbrand
at
He was born in Centerville, Names Town ‘Olex
check for $11,492.20 covering the
$1000.00 each,» were filed as for The negative team, Janet Wil Washington forty six years ago.
re-
Organized This Week February 27th, 1936, on U. S. Fi cox and Marjorie Blake accom In 1914 he was married to Nell Because the enthusiasm of the
first quarterly payment was
ceived by the treasury department
in order’ that their calves
delity & Guaranty Cdmpany. panied by their coach C. P. Rowe Doane of Wasco. During the World petition writer was better than his
Organization
of
4-H
clubs
in
the
Friday.
- might be weighed regularly on the
Bonds excepted and ordered filed. drove to Redmond Thursday night war he was a member of, the 91st writing, causing the postal author
State troopers tagged a total oi farms John8ton has been weigh- county has been going on this week
IN THE MATTER OF SERV to engage the affirmative team division and saw service overseas. ities in Washington D. C. to
with county agent Perry Johnston
127,000 motorists for violations or.
fa]veg thjg week
ICE
OF SUMMONS ON COUNTY there in the other half of the con He was a member of the American read Alex into Olex, one of Gub.
and school superintendent Wily
traffic rules during 1935 according i________ _ _____
CLERK,
A DEFENDANT PARTY test, which is a part of the elimi Legion and the Masonic lodge. iam county’s best known little
Knighten handling the job.
to the annual report of Superinten-,
he towns has for more than 60 years
Clubs in sewing, canning and IN LITIGATION: Re: State Land nation contest for the state cham During his residence in Wasco
carried the latter name. The name
dent Chas. P. Pray. Most of these_________________ Named,
and
was
pionship..
was
mayor
for
a
term
cooking for the girls, and livestock Continued on page four.
—118,595—we/e let off with warn- rObllliabiei lldMlCUi
The members of the Redmond prominent in public and fraternal of,the town was originally inten
Aiiiiuuiiuciiiri»
ded to be Alex, honoring Alex
ings but 8566 were presented with
Announcement was made this ¡and forestry clubs for both the
negative team were accompanied affairs.
Smith, a promanent local resident
invitations to oppear in coQrL week that the name of Jay C. boys and girls nave been form^ WEATHER FOR THE WEEK
widow,
a
Wilson.
Surviving
him
are
his
by their coach W. L.
I^ack of operators’ licenses re- Freeman had been sent to the sen- with much the same personnel as
Judges were. Mrs. C. L. Poley, daughter, Ann, 13, three brothers, This was an interesting bit Of
M)N
MAX.
BKKCIF
Bulted in 2665 arrests; violations^ ftte for conformation as postman- last year. Interest in the forestry date
M oro, Rev. Lawrence Mitchelmore, J. F., of Heppner; Frank of Ari the early-day history of Gilliam
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of the basic rule brought 333 ter
Moro. Representative Wal- clubs is high because of the trip Mar. 5
Moro and Mrs. A. W. Weisbrod of zona and Robert of Centralia, Wn., County written for the American
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6
who )8
ia al80
aljl0 national
natural; t to
motorists to grief; driving while ter pierce>
pierce> wh0
w the
u, woods that is an annual
three sisters, Mrs. F. R. Fortner Guide, WPA Writers’ project, by
Redmond.
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comm
itteeman for Oregon, sent in event,
event, or has been for two or
drunk landed 234 in the lock-up;
lock-up,1 । fOinr
nitteeman
of Wasco, Mrs. Mary Crawford of Kenneth C. Johnson assigned to
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assemble Gilliam County history
thv name of Mr Freeman,
Freeman.
1 three years. Distinguished suc-
reckless driving accounted for 664 the
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A victory celebration for Le North Dalles and Mrs. T. E. Curry
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arrests and violation of the rules
rules! j Mr Freeman has been a reaL'cess in state wide competition has
.00 gionnaires and Auxiliaries will be of Portland. The funeral was con for the Guide.
nrrest«
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The Olex post - office waa eaUb-
Sherman county for over been achieved by this county in
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.00 - held in Portland next Sunday night ducted Saturday
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of the road for 480 more. Faulty dpnt
jsaiuruay from
nvi» a » funeral
tail lights brought warning slips 30 yparg and ha3 bean Bb«riff of forestry. This year a new division
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home
in
The
Dalles
and
interment
lished
October 27, 18 <4 , The first
.00
11
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at the armory. The state comman
to 18,377 motorists and 18,541 were the county. He is now engaged has been provided for treeless
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w„
mad.
there.
1
po.tma.ter
WM Jam.. H. Butlw.
. 06 der will be principal speaker.
Total for week..
Page two)
1 in the mercantile busine«« in Morpr, counties.
Farm Benefits
Expected To
School Dances
To Be Given
More Candidates
Enter Race For
Proceed Rapidly
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Frozen Potatoes
Declared Unfit
For Seed
Report of Court
Meeting Given
Funeral Held For
Lynden Lucas
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