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Highest yesterday.
Lowest tlili morning.
Precipitation
To I p. m. yesterday.
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MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1939
Thirty-fourth Year
No. 149.
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WASHINGTON. D. 0., Sept. 13.
The stona that mi rejected by the
builder ha become the keystone ol
the arch. Business lor years bully
ragged by the new dealers of the
Inner circle, held up to contempt
and made to wear a hair shirt. Is
now being relied on by President
Roosevelt to advise him In charting
a course to meet any emergency
which may develop because of the
European war. When no one knows
what perils may threaten this coun
try, the president Is "giving the air"
to the so-called liberals and their
theories and Is turning to the season
ed, conservative business executives.
In peace and politics, Mr. Roose
velt capitalized his antagonism of
the leaders of the Industrial world.
He enjoyed seeing them squirm, either
from his own statements (In 1936
he said he wanted history to record
that In his second administration
they had met their master), or at
tacks by Secretary of Interior Ickes,
Solicitor General Jackson, and the
punitive legislation prepared by Ben
jamin Cohen, Thomas G. Corcoran,
et al. But, confronted by the gravest
situation this country has faced in a
quarter-century. Mr. Roosovelt turns
first to the excoriated "economic roy
alists." o
VER the walla of protest of en
thusiastic young new dealers
(the younger the more enthusiastic
to re-make America), Mr. Roosevelt
ha approved the plan of bringing
Into government advisory group of
various big shots of business. He.
has himself Indicated the men whose
Judgment he seek ulid-:tW!etXdr--Hw.
getting the pln-stlcklng and their
role of whipping boys, have and are
upending with alacrity. Foundation
of what may grow Into a war or
ganization are the recently despised
captains of Industry, the "money
changers," the Tories. The days of
the starry-eyed theorists' are over, at
least for the present.
It la a different Franklin Delano
Roosevelt who now occupies tlvs
White House, different from Mr.
Roosevelt, the business baiter of a
few short weeks ago. Training re
ceived by Mr. Roosevelt during the
World war. when he was assistant
secretary of the navy, has not been
wasted. He wants the same powers
as were delegated by congress to
Woodrow Wilson, and he believes he
can avoid the mistakes made by the
war president,
That among the Industrialists who
will surround him. many have hated
him cordially, have opposed much
of the new deal and have con-
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PORTLAND. Sept. 13. ftp) An
announcement from Washington, D
C, last nlstht Indicated ex-State Sen
ator Byron G. Carney of Clackamas
county would be appointed supervisor
of the census for Oregon in 1940.
J. C. Capt. assistant to the di
rector, buroftu of census, disclosed
Csrney had been summoned to Wash
ington for a GOday training course
preliminary to examination and ap
pointment. Carney, who resigned as vice-president
of the Oregon Commonwealth
on receipt of the news, said he would
leave Friday or Saturday for Wash
ington. The supervisor drews a wage of
1325 a month, plus $5 dally, plus a
pereentaire bawd on the number of
Interviews made by his staff, and
directs approximately 1500 enumer
ators. SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE REPORTERS
Mary Hubbard and stater Adra
Walfcer admiring some attractive cos
tume Jewelry while going about their
shopping chores.
Eve Hamilton averring that office
work la a pleasure compared with a'l
of the trials and tribulations of mov
ing one's household goods to another
location.
Mnrjorle Kelly expect Ins a nuco
turnout of sll the little young Demo
crats at tonight's meeting over which
she will preside.
Nellie Wall telling about the brave,
little bantam hen tat would not
leave hrr nest despite ..he iofii.kn.
and excitement of a houss fir all
about her.
PARTY LEADERS
TO CONF
E
Informal Meeting at White
House Planned for Day
Before Congress Opens
Limited Session Is Aim
SALEM, Sept. 13. (AP) Senator
Cahrles L. McNary, minority leader
of the senate, said President Roose
velt telegraphed him today that a
special session of congress to consid
er changes In the neutrality law
would begin September 21.
Senator McNary had no comment
other than to say the president had
asked him to confer at the White
House September 30.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13. (API
President Roosevelt today called con
gress to meet In special session at
noon September 21.
Although his proclamation made
no mention of the neutrality act,
the president already had stated In
formally he would seek repeal of the
arms embargo clause and try to
confine the session to that action,
At the same time he signed the
proclamation convening congress, the
president sent telegrams to a group
of Democratic and Republican lead
era In both senate and house asking
them to meet him the afternoon of
September 20 for an Informal con
ference at the White House.
Call Proclaimed
The proclamation convening con
gress follows:
"Whereas public Interests require
that the congress of the United
States should be convened In extra
session at 12 o'clock noon, on Thurs-
lftt day-of September. 1039.
to receive such communication as
may be made by the executive;
"Now, therefore, I, Franklin D.
Roosevelt, president of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim
and declare that an extraordinary
occasion requires the congress of the
United States to convene In extra
session at the capltol In the city of
Washington on Thursday, the 21st
day of September, 1039. at 12 o'clock,
noon, of which all persons who shall
at that time be entitled to act as
members thereof, are hereby required
to take notice."
The telegrams inviting leaders to
the White House conference the day
before the session starts, went to
Vice President Garner at Uvalde,
Texas; House Speaker Ban knead at
Jasper, Ala.; Senator Barkley, Demo
cratic leader, at Paducah, Ky.; Sen
ator McNary, Republican leader, at
Salem, Ore.; Senator Mlnton, assist
ant Democratic leader, at New Al
bany, Ind.; Senator Austin, assistant
Republican leader, at Burlington, Vt.;
Senator Plttmarf, the Democratic
chairman of the foreign relations
committee, at Tonopah, Nov.; Senator
Byrnes (D., S. C.) at Spartanburg,
S. C; Representative Rayburn, house
Democratic leader, at Bonham, Tenn.;
and Representative Martin, house
Republican leader, at North Attle
boro, Mass.
The president idvlaed these leaders
that after a careful study of the
whole situation he had decided to
call a special session.
He expressed the hope each of
them could arrive In Washington a
day early for the informal meeting
with htm.
While the chtfe executive la anx
ious to limit not only the legislative
scope of the session to neutrality
revision but also would like the
session to end as quickly as possible,
many senators, including Borah (R.,
Idaho), Vandenburg (R Mich.), and
Nye, (R., N. D.) have declared they
would Insist on full debate, although
without any effort to filibuster.
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ROSEBURQ. Ore., Sept. 13. TV
Elmer L. Olles. Roscburg
timber
agent, died suddenly this afternoon on charges of conspiracy to violate
from a heart ailment while showing the Elklns act, which regulates freight
timber to prospective purchasers. rates.
Envoy to Poland Charges
German Bombing Ruthless
WASHINOTCN. Sept. 13. OT The
state department made public today
a teitr-m from Ambassador Anthon
j. Drexel Blddle, Jr., In Foland that
German air forces were "taking ad
vantage of every opportunity, without
regard to the danger to civilian popu
lation which may be Involved."
The telegram, dated September 8
added. "It is aio evident that the
German bombers are releasing the
bombs they carry even when they
are indoubi as to the Identity of
their object tve.
Amba?ador Blddle cited a number
of Instances:
"Hie attacks made on my villa and
that of my neighbor; a heavy at
ts.'k on modern apartment buildings
in the suburbs of Warsaw, situated
Polish Off icials
BASEBALL
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Casey, Preanell and Todd; Thomp
son and Lombardl.
First game: R. H. E.
New York 3 8 0
Pittsburgh 0 a 0
Oumbert and Dannlng; Swift, Be
well and Bsrres, Muller.
(Second game) R. H. E.
New York 4 10 2
Pittsburgh
Melton, Lynn and Dannlng; Kllng-
er, sewell and Mueller.
H.
7
10
Boston
ChlcaRO ...... 18
Errlckson, Moran, MacPayden and
Lopez, Andrews; Pnsseau and Hart
nett, Garbark.
American
First game, 11 Innings:
Chicago
Washington
Lyons and Tresh; Chase and Fer-
rell.
Score: R. H. E.
St. Louis 11 1 a
Philadelphia 8 9 8
Kramer and Harshany; Ross, Dean,
Caster and Hayes.
Score: R- H. E.
Detroit 0 1
Boston 17 1
Hutchinson, Thomas and Tebetts:
Grove and Desautels.
Cleveland
11
7
New York .
Feller and Hemsley; Ruffing, Chan
Feller and Hemsley; Ruffing,
Chandler and Dickey, Roear.
SQUALUS RAISED;
STARTED T
NAVY YARD
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Sept. 13.
(AP) The submarine Squalus wsb
"successfully surfaced" at 3:05 p.m.
(EST) today and taken In tow for
a Portsmouth navy yard drydock.
navy officials announced. They said
the undersea craft had a 20 degree
list. -
The successful raising of the sub
mersible and Its 26 dead was achieved
on the second attempt of the navy
to lift the craft today and climaxed
months of untiring salvage work
since she sank May 23 In 240 feet
of water,
The bow of the Squalus rose Into
the free air shortly before a.m,
(PST), with ton of water streaming
from her conning rower ana super
structure. This marked the first time
this part of the craft had been above
the surface since she sank 113 days
ago with the loss of 26 lives.
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Central Oregon
Drought At End
BEND, Ore., Sept. 13 (IP) Heavy
rains fell on central Oregon today,
ending four months of drought and
soaking forests where the deer season
will open next Wednesday.
. Deschutes national forest officials
said the woods, tinder dry yesterday,
were safe from fires today.
Aluminum Co. Sued
For Million, Half
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 13. (AP)
The United States government to-
! day filed suit here against the Alu
Iminum Company of America and two
affiliates, seeking to collect $'.,800,000
one kilometer from military bar
racks; the destruction of a sanltor
ium. Involving the death of ten chil
dren. In the woods near Otwock; the
bombing of a refugee train on Its
way from Kutno: damage done to a
hospital train carrying a party of
wounded soldier, which was plainly
marked with a Red Cross on the roof
and drawn up at the uncovered east
station of Warsaw, and the drstruc
tion of a Girl Guide hut In which
13 girls were killed."
It was recalled . here President
Roosevelt, Immediately on the out
break of German-Polish hostilities
addressed an appeal to all likely bel
llecrents. ur,zln; thrm not to bomb
civilian populations, and favorable i ety: TOWA. Guatemala Clly, I. ml
replica m-ert received from aX I rlmba band.
IN RAD1SECT0R
Strong Forces Pushing For
ward to Complete Circle
About Warsaw Says High
'Command's Communique
BERLIN, Sept. 13. (F) The Ger
man high command today reported
a rapid thrust deep Into southeastern
Poland, tightening of a "vise" clos
ing on Warsaw and the wiping out
of Polish resistance near Radom.
The high command communique
told of the capture of an "enormous
number" of prisoners In the Radom
sector, about 60 miles routh of War
saw. Push Sotithwnrd
The communique gave this German
picture of the rapidly-shifting Polish
campaign :
"Strong forces" east of Warsaw
pushed doggedly southward in an
effort to complete a circle around
the Polish capital.
Five Polish divisions and two cav
alry brigades in a pocket above Lodz,
the third front, continued stubborn
resistance against Germans slowly
closing In. The Poles have been
fighting bitterly for three days to
edge their way out of the trap.
Farther southeast, German van
guards reached Lwow, capital of the
Polish Ukraine, while the main body
of troops In . that region took the
towns of Jaworow, on the Szklo river,
and Sambor, on the Dniester. Both
towns are west of Lwow in Carpa
thian foothills.
(Dewltt MacKenzle in his analysis
of European fighting today said "the
Germans are trying to smash through
the Polish line and reach the Rus
sian border, so to open rail commu
nications with the Soviet for sup
plies. The capture of Lwow
will represent a major loss to the
Poles.")
Rumnnlun Mne Goal
The advancing Germans fighting
through the valleys are attempting
to reach the Rumanian frontier and
cut off Poland's southeastern outlet.
The German circle around Warsaw
has not been completely closed, but
troop detachments seemed to be in
position to Join each other.
Despite statements there is little
to fear from a sea blockade, Germany
took steps last night to conserve
materials of which there Is a chronic
shortage.
Sweeping orders confiscated all
rubber tires In the relch and forbade
gasoline consumption for private
use. Many tires will be delivered to
the government at once, while owners
of automobiles, bicycles and other
vehicles were ordered to keep their
tires in good condition and give them
up on demand.
Stricter limitations also were placed
on food rations. The meat consump
tion per person was reduced from
700 to 500 gram weekly slightly
more than a pound.
WOMAN DIES WITHOUT
LEARNING MATE DEAD
ROSEBURG. Ore, Sept. 13. (API
Mrs. Myrtle Grenier of Azalea died
at the local hospital this morning
without learning that her husband,
Richard Grenier, died at Heppner
last Monday In an automobile acci
dent. Because of the woman's condi
tion, nurses and relatives did not in
form Mrs. Orenler of the accident.
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Radio Highlights
(By the Associated Press.)
(Time Is Pacific Standard.)
NEW YORK. Sept. 13. The Na
tional Brodacastlng company an
nounces a revised schedule of war
news programs, to be highlighted
nightly by a John B. Kennedy
roundup. Covering both networks,
the schedule provides six European
pickups on week days, five on Sun
days. in addition, there wlP. be 19 news
periods which will present develop
ments as reported by Associated
Press and other newi services.
European week-day pickups for
WEAF-NBC are: 4 a. m.. 8, 1:15 p.
m., 3:15 (except Saturday when it's
3:30), and 8. Sunday pickups will
be at 4 a. m.. 9. 1:15 p. m.. 6 and 8.
Ovrr WJZ-NBC on week days: 4
a. m.. 8. 1:15 p. m.. 8 and 8. Sun'lay
pickups for WJZ-NBC: 4 a. m.. 3:15
p. m., 8 and 8 p. m.
Some Thursday night short waves:
2RO Rome. 4:30 p. m.. opera selec-tton-:
GSF. GSD. GPB London. 5:45.
Scots song?: DJD Brr1'- 8:13. varl-
Flee to Rumania
F
WAR CABINET TO
BAGKFIGHTERS
Ministers of Blockade and
Armament Created
Many British Troops Join
ing in On West Front
PARIS, Sept. 13. VP) Premier
Daladler hand-picked the members of
a new "win the war" cabinet today,
assuming the foreign ministry for
himself to bolster the government
behind the lines of the French army
slowly advancing Into the fringes of
Germany.
He created two new ministries
blockade and armament established
an under-secretaryshlp of national
defense and an under-secretaryshlp of
state. The functions of the latter
post were not Immediately made clear.
PARIS, Sept. 13. British troops
were reported In French military dis
patches this afternoon to have enter
ed action with the French against
the Germans on the western front
for the first time in 1939 European
war.
French advices said a "great num
ber of well-equipped British troops
are participating in combat."
Enlist Poles.
Creation of a Polish armly In France
was under way with recruiting offices
opened throughout the country to
receive Polish volunteers.
' French" infantrymen were reported
In dispatches reaching Paris aa con
tlnulng to edge forward In German
territory toward the slegfrled line at
several points along ft 100-mlle front
between the Rhine and Moselle
rivers. "
While rival fliers clashed in the
air and the big guns of both sides
pounded enemy territory, military ad
vices said French forces east of saar
bruecken had made a "substantial'
advance.
In Saarbruecken.
Fleet French tanks and armored
cars earlier were reported to have
reached the outskirts of Saarbrue
cken, railroad Junction and industrial
heart of the rich Saar basin, yesterday
and to have thrust immediately into
the suburbs. -
In the Warndt forest west of Saar
bruecken, where the Germans have
been counter-attacking, the French as
serted they still held two-thirds of
the woods and the situation was un
changed since they first advanced.
Military observers commented that
in the second week of operations the
campaign nevertheless still remained
In the preliminary phase with
major offensive believed foreshadowed
by yesterday's first meeting of the
Allied supreme war council not yet
In evidence.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 13. (AP)
Alexander Trachtenberg, chairman of
the literature committee of the
American communist party, told the
Dies committee today a "millionaire"
communist he named as A. A. Heller
had subsidized a communist-operated
publishing company to the ex
tent of 935.000 In the last 15 years.
The witness aald Heller "made
plenty of money" as a business man
in Russia before the revolution.
Heller was president and owner of
the international publishers of New
York, which publishes works of
Shakespeare, as well as those of
Lenin and Stalin, Trachtenberg aald.
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AUSTRALIA'S QUISI
FOREST HILLS. N. T., Sept. 13.
(API Wayne Sabtn of Portland. Ore.
produced a Jarring upset In the na
tional tennta champlonahlp, late to
day when he eliminated Adrian
Qulst. Australian OaTlx Cup itar and
top seeded foreigner, 11-9. 4-8, 8-6,
9-1. In fourth-round match.
SALEM, Sept. 13. Pl Contract for
gradlna and paving 1 84 mile on the
Dundee-West Dayton section of the
Pacific highway west In Yamhill
county was awarded today by. th
state h!r.hway commission to McNutt
Brothers of Eutfene. who lubmltted
a low bid of 1103,703.
SAYS REDS AIDED b-lNUH UUWNPUUK
BY IVTimONAIRE IN DESERREGION
14 PLANES TAKE
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German 'Suicide' Corps
Drops in Poland by Para
chute Poles Seize Jump
ersWarsaw Holding On
BUDAPEST, Sept. 13 (AP) A dis
patch from Cernautl, Rumania, at
the Polish frontier, said tonight
Eugene Kwlatkowskl. Polish finance
minister, and ten other Polish offi
cials had arrived there.
The Rumanian ambassador to War
saw and his staff also entered Ru
mania at Cernautl.
The dispatch said that during the
day 14 planes flew out of Poland and
landed at Cernautl, bringing 48 pas
sengers, mostly members of the fai
Hies of Polish Commercial Airlines
pilots.
A German "suicide corps." drop
ping silently from the skies by para
chute, Is making desperate efforts
over a widespread territory to expe
dite the Nazi advance across Poland,
It was reported here today.
Poles reported that several of the
Germans, after being captured, re
vealed they had been assigned to dis
cover the locations of Polish head
quarters, air ports, war supplies, fac
tories and warehouses,' and to cut
communication lines ahead of the
advancing German columns.
, In, each' Instance Polish soldiers
and .peasants, rushed to seize the
parachute Jumper, , , (
. WARSAW. Sept. 13 (Polish Tole
graphlc Agency, via Stockholm) The
army and the civilian population of
Warsaw are repelling with an Incom
parable heroism the concentric at
tacks of overwhelming enemy forces
Antl aircraft artillery dispersed Ger
man bombers who attacked the city
yesterday 14 times.
A German tank which succeeded In
penetrating one of Warcaw'a suburbs
was captured and disarmed by the
civilian defenders, mostly women and
children.
The Warsaw radio station li work
ing aa usual.
LWOW, Poland, Sept. 13.-Polish
Telegraphic Agency, via Stockholm) -The
enemy continues bombarding
the civilian population and evacua
tion trains. German airplanes
bombed Lwow yesterday 13 times,
alarms sounding without Interruption
for eight hours. The Germans drop
ped bombs also on Luck and Lublin
doing great damage In the latter city.
An evacuation train running from
Warsaw to Lwow had to stop 72 times
to permit the passengers to get off
to avoid bombing.
In spite of German radio an
nouncements to the contrary, Gdynia
remains In Polish hands.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13. OP)
Lightning and rain storms occurred
In northern California today and six
Inches of rain flooded the southeast
ern California desert.
Washouts halted trains and pas
sengers were taken to Needles to be
transferred to Los Angeles by bus.
M. S. Coffey, superintendent of 1
sub-station of the Boulder Dam pow
er line, was unreported since he left
for Needles Monday, and horsemen
began a search for him.
Lightning temporarily disabled an-
ennaes of radio stations KPRC and
KJBS here. A bolt which struck the
KPRC tower shook the building, rat
tled windows and melted a copper
lead-In wire, but the damage was
minor.
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Bremen Not Under
Italian Wing, Claim
ROME, Sept. 13v fl) It was au
thoritatively denied tonight that
Italy has acquired or Intends to
acquire the Oerman liner Bremen.
A Rotterdam newspaper had as
serted the Bremen, which sailed from
New York August 80 and has not
been officially reported since, had
become an Italian ship and Mis
bound for an Italian port.
NO CORN REFERENDUM
IS WALLACE DECISION
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13. (AP)
Secretary Wallace announced today
the agriculture dpartment would
hold no referendum this year on corn
marketing quotas.
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Maps show Intest developments on eastern, and western fronts. Top,
major engagement Is In the making In trlnngle formed by the Moselle and
Saar rivers, with thousands of French and Oerman troops blocking roada
as they move up. Further east, French drive Is Indicated by smaller ar
rows. German aim Is to blast the French out of the Saarland. Lower mop
shows what Oermnn high command claims Is the area of Poland now In
Oerman hands. Berlin reported the Polish army fighting nt the Modlln
fortress northwest of Warsaw was trapped, and an enrlrdlng movement
was reported closing In on Poznan. In the south, the Germans announced
crossing uf the San river In the Jaroslaw sector.
Lighter War News Censorship
British Labor Leader's Demand
LONDON, Sept. 13. (AP) Acting
Labor Leader Arthur Greenwood de
manded In th house of commons
today the British public and the
world at large be told more fully
about the progress of the war.
In vigorous criticism of news and
censorship methods which he said
had resulted In "mess and muddle"
Greenwood declared "this Is creating
a situation which Is undermining the
confidence of the people In the gov
ernment. The truth la that there is no
real effective coordination between
the fighting services and the min
istry of Information."
Greenwood also declared there
must be "no profiteering In this war"
and asserted "at this moment plun
dering la going on upon a large
scale."
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. Sept. IS.
p. Thurman W. Arnold, official
"trust-buster" for the United State
government, served notice today his
office would make generous use of
the criminal Indictment to break up
wartime "profiteering."
He served this warning during a
speech before the National Petroleum
association, which comprises mort of
the country's oil men.
Arnold mid his office was tvhiR
"Hooded" with letters complaining
about current "profiteering." He said
his off lee would take swift action
to "deter reckless offndrs from
getting started r.d nmpMIlrT order
ly business men to follow In self-protection."
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R. XJ M A y I
He voiced the feeling unless swift
and courageous action were taken
"tho government might find Itself
faced with a crisis like the shell
crisis of the last great war.
"One of the great Industries of
this country Is the machine tool
Industry. That Industry today la
making profits which are a national
crime. Steps must be taken Imme
diately to end any possibility of this
kind of crime."
Greenwood declared that "all this
absurdity of Monday night" when
the ministry of Information released,
then withdrew and then again re
leased news about British troops In
France "was really due to one per
son, the secretary of state for war
(Leslie Hore-Bcllnha.) I say. ha hat
no right to override the minister of
Information."
4-H BARGAIN DAYS
WILL HELP S
In observance of the 4-H club
livestock show September 19. 30 and
31, ' i-H Bargain Days" will prevail
at Mcdford stores during the three
day period. It was decided at
meeting of retail merchants it th
Jackson County Chamber of Com
merce last night. Charles Adair,
committee chairman, presided.
Special merchandlM will be offered
at bargain prices In order to brlr
a larger number of county resident
to Medford and to the 4-H show, It
was explained. Some store window
will be decorated with an agricultural
motif and all will display placard
calling attention to the 4-H club
show.
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