Timber T
En Lane
Draws"!
Eugene U.R) Lumbermen I
watched with alarm and other
counties with interest today a
move by Lane county to add to
the real property tax rolls tim
ber purchased from federal and
state agencies in the first six
months of 1955.
Winfred W. Smith, Lane coun
tv tax assessor, said the assess
ments were being made under
an amended 1953 statute. Lane
rnuntv Is the only county to
take such action.
Lumbermen said that if the
action stood unchallenged it
would mean a new tax burden
' running into hundreds of thous
ands of dollars ner year, indus
try spokesmen indicated that if
necessary they would carry the
dispute to tne state supreme
court.
Assessment Notices Sent
. Smith said notices of assess
ment on' some $15,000,000 worth
of timber under the "omitted
property" clause of the tax law
had been sent 36 buyers of O&U
-timber. About 130 others were
Uieing readied for mailing. They
involve U.S. Forest Service and
state sales. Thirty buyers of
O&C-timber have appeared at
tax hearings to protest
, It was estimated that Smith's
decision to assess the timber
could mean extra tax expense
of $311,508 for the 166 buyers
for one year on Jimber which
. before has been considered prop
erty of the U.S. until harvested
and paid for by the operator.
Amended Law Cited
Smith cited an amended 1953
law which he believes requires
him to assess the timber at 25
per cent of the sales contract
price as soon as it becomes eligi
ble for assessment. He claims
the title to timber changes hands
to a taxable private party from
an exempt public agency on date
of contract award. "I must en
force the law as it is written,"
he said.
. Smith said he had not receiv
ed a requested opinion from the
Detention Home
Site May Hit Snag
A possibIe"shag in plans to
locate the new county juvenile
detention home in the fair
grounds area arose today.
. It was pointed out that one
of several . alternate proposed
routes for a state freeway passes
near or through the site, which
is located behind the present
fairgrounds.
The county court has- written
the state highway commission
asking if a definite answer can
be given to. the question of
where the freeway is to be locat
ed. Alternative routes proposed
are east or west of the city, one
along Bear creek and " another
down Hawthorne and Cottage
streets. Both of the latter routes
would go through the area, pro
posed for the home. A deed for
the area, to transfer it from city
to county - ownership, is being
prepared.
The highway commission has
Indicated hearings on proposed
freeway locations will be held
in' Medford early in March.
. The court has investigated a
score of possible sites for the
detention home, which was ap
proved by the voters several
years ago, but has rejected all
but the fairgrounds site for vari
ous reasons.
Weather
FORECAST: Variable high
cloudiness tonight and Satur
day. Ldw tonight 24. High
Saturday 55. ' - '
Temp.
Highest Yesterday 56
Lowest this Morning 24
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Red Cross Flood Rehabilitation Here
May Total $103,086, Officials Indicate
Red Cross flood hehabilitation
expenses in Jackson and Jose
phine counties are expected to
total $103,086.36 when all ap
plications for aid are completed,
according to Miss Josephine Mc
Namara, Red Cross disaster
wrker who has been in charge
of rehabilitation work.
She made the report Thursday
at the regular meeting of the
board of directors of the Jack
son County Red Cross chapter.
A total of 108 families and
small ' businesses in Jackson
county had received $54,914.36
as of Wednesday, she said,, and
assistance in Josephine county
totalled $28,171.95.
Four Red Cross case workers
who have assisted with work
here will leave Saturday for
Yuba City, Calif., for more flood
' rehabilitation, and Miss McNa
mara plans to return south Tues
day. Explaioiafi types of assistaaee
axati
iy
oun
nterest
State Tax commission
He said that under the "omit
ted property" clause sales for
the first six months of 1955 fell
within the ad valorem tax realm
on Jan. 1. After that date he
started the assessment. Figures
for the final six months are be
ing compiled, he said. Only tim
ber not harvested up to Jan. 1
would be- assessed, Smith said.
Lower Offers Seen
A spokesman for the Bureau
of Land Management said that if
the assessment is upheld it
might "inhibit the bidding and
purchasing policies of the indus
try." This could result in lower
offers for stumpage since the
buyer would be assuming more
tax burden.
Lumbermen claim that sales
contracts were merely licenses
or permits to enter federal lands
for cutting and that title to tim
ber does not change until it is
harvested and paid for.
Arrest Five Youths
In Connection With
Liquor Theft Here
Four . Medford and Central
Point youths were arrested
Thursday and another today by
city police on a charge of steal
ing more than two cases of
whisky, most of which, they told
officers, was consumed at parties
held in a vacant house in Central
Point. s ,
Four of the youths signed
statements admitting the bur
glary of the American Legion
Hall, 531 South Riverside ave.,
on Nov. 20, 1955. Two full cases
of whisky, three bottles of
whisky and a bottle of cham
pagne were stolen. One of the
boys was 15, another 16 and
three 17 years old. '
The boys told police they went
down the alley behind the build
ing, and while some of them
acted as "lookouts," the others
removed a screen from a back
window and took the liquor.
One of the boys had seen the
cases of whisky stored - in the
legion hall when he was attend
ing a church service in the build
ing, they told police.
Use Vacant House
According to the signed state
ments, they took the liquor to
a yacant house in Central Point,
owned by the mother of one
of the boys, and hid it in the
attic. . Other youngsters were
having a party and dancing in
the house at that time, and they
took five bottles of the whisky
and joined the party. '
The boys told police that they
had frequent parties at the va
cant house arid that most of the
liquor was consumed at these
gatherings. Several bottles were
stolen from them, they said, by
other youths ,who had learned
where the whisky was hidden. :
All five youths are now being
held in Jackson county jail. They
will be turned over to juvenile
authorities.
Contract for Hopkins
Canal Work Awarded
The E-W Construction ' com
pany, Eugene, has been awarded
a contract for construction of
900 lineal feet of 42-inch siphon
in the Hopkins Canal rehabilita
tion program, the local Bureau of
Reclamation office said today.
The company had the low bid
of $49,698 for the project. Seven
bids were opened Jan. 19. Con
struction is expected to start in
the near future.
The work involves replace
ment of the existing Antelope
and ' Bear creek wood stave
flumes with concrete cylindrical
Pipe. , - - - ,' . -;.
given locally, Miss McNamara
said, family assistance had been
chiefly in the - form of food,
clothing, furniture and home re
pairs. Farmers have obtained
maintenance, expenses, fencing
and feed for livestock. Three
motels, one barber,' a cafe and
gas station received assistance.
One case required medical aid
through Red Cross, she reported,
and one death1 was flood-aggravated..
Only one residence in
need of complete replacement
appeared on applications, she
said, and jthat family received
aid through payment of the
mortgage on the destroyed home
and financial help with . the
down-payment on another resi
dence. , . .
Averaged $2,500
An average of $2,500 help was
received by each family seeking
aid. Miss McNamara . stressed
that aid frpm Red Cross is in the
fftcm. of "gifts, presented with,;
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United Press Full Leased Wire
50th Year
Hood River Man
To Oppose Morse
On Primary Ballot
Three Mentioned for
Norblad's House Seat
Portland (U.P.) Seri. Wayne
Morse picked up his first op
ponent for the Democratic nom
ination for U. S. senator today
while three prominent names
were mentioned as possible can
didates for the Congressional
seat to be vacated by Rep. Walter
Norblad.
Woody Smith, Hood River
Democrat, filed at Salem to op
pose Morse in the primary. Cir
cuit Judge Donald Long of Port
land,' who had considered ' op
posing Morse, said he has "just
about definitely decided not to
be a candidate."
Newbry Possible Candidate
Secretary of State Earl T.
Newbry, Dr. Frank Fowler of
Astoria and Eugene Marsh of
McMinnville were considered
possible candidates for Norblad's
seat. Newbry and Dr. Fowler
said they were "seriously con
sidering" filing their candida
cies. Marsh indicated his politi
cal plans were indefinite.
Norblad announced earlier
this week he would seek the
GOP nomination for governor.
Jason Lee, Salem attorney, is
the only announced Democratic
candidate for the first district
Congressional seat.
Seeks Senate Presidency
State Sen. Warren A. McMini
mee of Tillamook announced he
would be a candidate for presi
dent of the state Senate in 1957,
assuring a contest for that posi
tion. State Sen. Warren Gill of
Lebanon also seeks the position.
State Sen. Howard Belton of
Canby, who has been mentioned
as a possible candidate, said he
was "not an active candidate at
this time."
James L Pullman
Appointed Welfare
Administrator Here
James L. Pullman, 34, has
been appointed administrator of
the Jackson County Public Wel
fare department, County Judge
Rodney Keating announced yes
terday. ; -. '
Pullman replaces Mrs. Blanche
Lyman, who was dismissed from
the job Jan. 1 by the State Pub
lic Welfare commission. He will
assume his duties here March 1.
He comes here, from Union
County Public Welfare commis
sion at LaGrande, where he had
been administrator since Sept.
1, 1954.
Education Listed
Pullman, who received ele
mentary and high school educa
tion in Iowa, has a bachelor's
degree in sociology from Wash
ington State college and a mas
ter's degree in social work from
the University of Utah, Salt
Lake City.
Following almost " four years
of service with the Navy during
World War II, he was in busi
ness, but entered social work in
1952, serving with.the Salt Lake
County Welfare department, the
Utah State Welfare '. department
at Salk Lake City, the Clacka
mas County Public Welfare
commision at Oregon City and
the Multnomah County Public
Welfare commission in Portland.
Portland (U.R) A new cor
poration Rose City; Transit
Company will take over the
mass transportation business in
Portland next Friday.
'no strings attached' and no ob
ligation to repay." r
Manville Heisel, finance chair
man, discussed plans for the
coming fund-raising campaign
for the county outside the
United Medford Crusade area.
He said the drive, which begins
in March, will last several
months,' with volunteers concen
trating on each community at a
special time.
A report on last week's Port
land meeting of Oregon and
Washington Red Cross officials
was made by Mrs. John Day.
She spoke of the serious short
age in Red Cross disaster funds
and stressed the fact that only
5V- per cent of Red Cross dona:
tions goes for administration.
The board heard reports of the
successful bloodmoble visits in
Medford and Shady Cove this
week, when 330 pints were col
lected in Medford and 179 in
Shady Cove
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DOWN BY THE SEA SHORE Eight-month-old Gael is high
and dry and safe in his plastic crib from where he watches
enviously his mother, Mrs. John Sisich (left), and her
friend, Jean Duba, romp in the surf of San Francisco Bay
near Golden Gate Bridge. With the plastic crib for a baby
sitter everyone gets to enjoy the sunshine, a recent wel
come visitor to the Bay Area." : s
Final Flood Da ma g e
In 16 Western Oregon
Counties $7,049,000
Salem (U.R) Final estimated
damage to both public and pri
vate property in 16 western Ore
gon counties by the floods of. late
December and early January was
reported -:to-';Gov.- Elmo ;i Smith,.
this week as being $7,049,000.
The report by Arthur ' M.
Sheets, director of the state civil
defense agency, indicated for the
first time some of the personal
losses sustained by hundreds of
residents of western Oregon.
243 Homes Damaged
Sixty-four homes were de
stroyed, 243 -homes sustained
major damage, and 1781 homes
sustained minor damage. Total
loss to "private homes was $1,
579,722. Farm damage totaled $2,609,
426. This included losses of live
stock, dwellingsbuildings, equip
ment, irrigation, erosion, fences
Courthouse Offices
To Be Closed Monday
. Courthouse offices and state
liquor stores and agencies will
be closed Monday, Feb. 13, a le
gal holiday, due to Lincoln's
birthday, Sunday, Feb. 12.
Medford retail stores, banks,
and city hall offices will remain
open. Federal offices, including
the post office, will be open
Monday, but will close Feb. 22,
Washington's birthday.
. Licensees of the Oregon Li
quor Control commission need
not close unless they wish to do
so, the commission announced.
Private clubs which have master
locker permits may not sell bot
tled liquor: containing more than
14. per cent alcohol by volume,
but other sales and services will
be permitted. - ; . ; -.
Hearing Slated on
New Ashland Hospital
Ashland-. Residents of the
Ashiand-Talent area have been
invited to a public meeting at
7:30 p.m. - Monday, Feb. 13, in
the Elks lodge here to discuss
possibilities of . the need, desire
and feasibility of a new. hospital
in Ashland to serve the area. ;'.
, The meeting was called by
John C. Cotton and Ed Sing-
master, who last fall were ap
pointed co-chairman of a com
mittee to study possibilities of
construction of a new hospital
here. , -
They pointed out that there
will be no solicitation at ' the
meeting, because it will be or
ganizational. Invitations were
sent to various organizations in
the area asking representatives
to attend.
Cotton and Singmaster were
na'med to head a hospital study
committee at a meeting last fall.
Since then s several plans by
which funds might be raised
have been considered.
If residents determine a new
hospital is feasible, the building
would be of medium-size.
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and crops. "
A large slice of the total loss
is accounted for in temporary
repairs to city - and county roads,
$863,0,74: bridge s,. -$339,395;
denting islidesVu $257,586; a n d
public,. .utilities, ' $218,430. -r ; An
amount." of ; $8,409 .was. .listed as
being funds directly spent in sav
ing life and -property. ;: ,
Total damage to 'public, prop
erty-was- $909,670, ; although
Sheets said .claims: from . some
cities and counties are still be
ing submitted. :-::') r
-The federal ; government in
formed Gov. Smith -Wednesday
that an additional .half "million
dollars had; been ' allocated to
Oregon under the . federal ' disas:
ter act, bringing the total funds
available to Oregon for repair of
roads, bridges and other public
works to $650,000. ,
Coos Has Heaviest Loss
Coos county suffered the heav
iest loss, $1,600,198. Other losses
by counties included: Benton,
$36,020. Clackamas, ' $341,914:
Clatsop, $115,000. Columbia,
$204,100. Curry, $40,000. Doug
las, $442,415. Jackson, $928,995.
Josephine, $779,765. Lane $290,-
500. Lincoln, $80,050. Linn $64,-
694.- Marion, $44,850. Multno
mah, $185,000. Polk, $856,697
Washington, $563,255. Portland,
$476,068. :
McKay Testimony in
Sarena Case Sought
: Washington U.RP-Sen.- Rich
ard L. Neuberger (D - Ore.) de
manded today that Interior Sec
retary-Douglas McKay tell ,A1
Sarena Mines, Inc., to operate a
mine on its mining claims m an
Oregon national forest. . '.
In a speech prepared for Sen
ate delivery, Neuberger said the
Al Sarena Company, Mobile,
Ala., has done ho mining on the
claims since the Interior Depart
ment awarded it title two years
ago.. But, he said, the company
has cut a "substantial, amount
of timber on the land. ; :
Neuberger, ; who ; has - charged
the ; grant was a ."giveaway" of
forest resources, said McKay
awarded the claims for operation
of a mine. He said the interior
secretary should bring suit to re
cover the. claims for the govern
ment unless the company mines
them. . '
Negotiations Collapse
In Westinghoyse Strike
'. Pittsburgh 0J.R) Negotia
tions in the .Westinghouse Elec
tric Corp. strike collapsed today
and the Federal Mediation Serv
ice withdrew from efforts to set
tle the 117-day walkout.
POLICE SEEK MAN ' " ; "
City police said this afternoon
that their assistance ' ias . been
asked in locating Daniel Weston
Davis, 305 : Northeast ,47th st.,
Portland, who is reported to be
in the Medford , vicinity. The
help was : requested - by Davis'
wife.': ; ----- - -
RIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1956
IF FieTlGlOU
Air
Force
Mercy Mission To
Snowbound Greece
London (U.P.) The U. S. Air
Force dispatched transport1
planes on a "mercy" airlift mis
sion to snowbound Greece to
day and alerted others to stand
by for possible emergency oper
ations in stricken Italy. -
U. S. Air Force European
headquarters in Wiesbaden, Ger
many, announced three C119
Flying Boxcars left for Athens
today to parachute 52 tons of
badly-needed food and clothing
into snowbound areas in nor
thern Greece. The planes were
dispatched in. response to an ur
gent appeal from U.S. Ambassa
dor Cavendish W. Cannon, the
announcement said. -
Other flying boxcars were on
a - stand-by alert to fly similar
emergency missions into Italy, if
necessary, the Air Force said.
Relief Trucks Roll
, The first American relief ship
ments already were enroute to
southerh Italy,; immobilized by
the worst winter storms in a
century.
The U.S. Army "mercy" con
voy crawled for hours through
snow, and ice to deliver supplies
of food and clothing to Rome for
shipment south..
A new Siberian-born . cold
wave swept over the rest of
Europe, barely recovering from
record-breaking cold spells, of
last week. Temperatures were
plummeting and many countries
received heavy snowfalls.- '
- At least 247 persons have died
since the first icy winds from
the east hit Europe Feb. 1. Italy,
which has' had "no 'relief in the
past 10 days, counted 68 dead.
Ships Missing . '. ..' :
Storms -also plagued ships at
sea. The 261-ton British coastal
steamer Conlea radioed for help
Medford Hearing in
Federal Court Room
' The public hearing on the dis
continuance of Southern Pa
cific's passenger service between
Portland and Ashland will be
held at 10 a.m,. Thursday, March
15, in the federal courtroom in
the post office building.
Clifford W. Ferguson; superin
tendent of rail transportation for
Public Utilities Commissioner
Charles H. Heltzel, will be
examiner. -
Southern Pacific discontinued
the Portland-Ashland overnight
service' because it claimed pas
senger service was operating at
a loss.- Heltzel ordered the rail
road to continue operation pend
ing public hearings, but the com
pany's action was upheld in Mar
ion county court. The case has
been appealed to the Oregon su
preme court. ..
Several organizations, includ
ing the Jackson County and Ash
land Chambers of Commerce,
protested Southern Pacific's ac
tion. ; State Senators Philip
Lowry, Medford; . Gene Brown,
Grants Pass, and Paul E. Geddes,
Rpseburg, have filed a protest
with ; United States Attorney
General Herbert Brownell, that
the railroad violated an act of
Congress of 1866 concerning
federal land grants for railroad
construction. ' ,
Copper Wire Sale To
Russia Concerns U.S.
'v Washington (U.R) The Unit
ed States is seriously concerned
about large-scale purchases of
copper wire from the west by
Russia and its satellites, it was
disclosed today.
President Eisenhower, during
his recent talks with British
Prime Minister Anthony Eden,
was reported to have voiced
American alarm at the heavy
copper wire sales to" the Soviet
bloc by British and other sup
pliers after controls were lifted
in August, 1954. ; ?
Informants said there is evi
dence that the Russians have
been buying large quantities of
unsheated copper wire and melt
ing it into hard - to - get ingots.
Copper has thousands of military
and industrial uses.
Chicago U.R) Director ' Wal
ter H. Zinn, 49, resigned as di
rector of. the atomic research
Argonne National Laboratory
eectiv June 30. .
RIBUI
Price 5c
but rescuers could find no trace
of the vessel at its last reported
position in the English, Channel.
The 46-ton motor yacht Episode
was reported sinking 150 miles
off Land's. End with heavy seas
frustrating rescue attempts.
Reports from behind the Iron
Curtain said Pcland, Hungary
and Czechoslovakia also were
suffering from cold and snow.
The Hungarian News Agency
said strong winds and heavy
snowfalls dropped temperatures
in Budapest to four degrees be
low zero and the frost extended
over the whole country.
By UNITED PRESS
Two inches of new snow cov
ered the ground today in Texas
from a new storm that hit the
blizzard-stricken Southwest.
The heavy fall was reported
at Lubbock, Tex. More than an
inch of new snow blanketed
most of New Mexico and West
Texas. . .-. . .-: ... . -
Some melted in about 35 de
gree temperatures and then turn
ed to an icy glaze in freezing
early morning temperatures. A
17-degree temperature drop dur
ing the night - was recorded in
Southern Texas. .
Four Sentenced
To Penitentiary
In Circuit Court
; Three men and one woman
were sentenced, to..' terms in the
state penitentiary yesterday in
appearances before. Circuit
Court Judge H. K. Hanna.' ' '.
Arthur R. Huff Jr., .19, Phoe
nix, received a three-year sent
ence on a charge of burglary, not
in a dwelling. He was arrested
by sheriff's officers for burglary
of the Talent club and the Phoe
nix grade school.
A two-year, six-mohth sent
ence, was --. given Laurence E.
Ericks, 32, Klamath Falls, on a
charge of uttering and publish
ing a false check. He was ar
rested by Ashland city police. -Malicious
Injury Charge
' Benjamin Shearer, 19, Brook
dale rd., ' received a , one-year,
eight-month sentence on a charge
of malicious injury to personal
property involving damage to
cars parked near Central Point,
Jan. 26.
Hazel Rasmussen, 32, who
was extradited from Wisconsin
by Medford . police, received . a
one-year, six-month sentence fol
lowing a previous plea of -guilty
to publishing a false check. She
was arrested as a parole violator.
!. A one-year suspended sentence
was given William J. Hinkle, 34,
Pendleton, who pleaded guilty
to a charge of non-support.
The case of Kenneth Wayne
Gorum, 23, and James Lewis
Gorum, 29, who pleaded guilty
to burglary not in a dwelling,
was continued. The two were
arrested by sheriff's officers for
entering the Echo tavern, Shady
Cove, Jan. 30.
i Also continued were the cases
of Kenneth A. Sheldon, 31, Cen
tral Point, charged with sodomy;
David W. Paton, 51, Medford,
burglary not in a dwelling in
volving the Triangle market,
Phoenix; and Robert Amador
Lopez, 27, Compton, . Calif;,
charged with contributing to the
delinquency of a minor'.
Starts
..:,-:--?;-k:..
FROLICKING LIKE KITTENS, these polar bear cubs are
liveliest in history of Njiernberg, .Germany, zoo. Equipped
with formidable array of claws, they- make ferocious passes
at one another but rniraciLbuely escape mjtiemMali
United Press Full Leased Wire
No. 276
Telegram Urging
Gas Bill Support
Said To Be Phony
Disclosure Made
Before Committee
Washington (U.R) Sen.
Francis Case (R-S.D.), disclosed
today that he had received an
apparently fictitious", telegram
purportedly signed by one of his
campaign aides and urging his
support for the natural gas bill.
Case made the disclosure in
testimony before the special Sen
ate committee investigating
whether a Nebraska attorney
made an improper attempt to
influence his vote on the gas
measure. r
He urged the committee to
investigate the telegram.
Case- said he thought the tele
gram had been sent to him by
John Griffin, Sioux Falls, S.D.,
druggist who had been accept
ing election campaign contribu
tions for him.
Came To Office -
Case mentioned the telegram
in his testimony this morning.
When he resumed his testimonv
this afternoon, he said Griffin
came to' his office "in the last 10
minutes" to see the telegram.
When it was produced, Case
told the committee Griffin de
clared: "I never sent the telegram.' "
Case said the telegram was
among several he had received
before the Senate last Monday,
approved the controversial nat
ural gas bill. - .
Case voted against the bilL
Case suggested that the com
mittee subpoena all such tele
grams from Sioux Falls.
"The committee may want to
determine who was in Sioux
Falls - affixing the names of
friends of mine to telegrams in
an attempt to influence my stand
on the bill," Case said. :
To Consider Matter -
Chairman Walter E. George (D
Ga.), said the group' will con
sider the matter. But counsel
Charles W. Steadman comment
ed that Griffin's views on the gas
bill were not the subject of the
inmiinr
a "
Earlier, Case testified that it
"sounded sort of fantastic"
when he learned a Nebraska at
torney, interested in passage of
the gas bill, had contributed
$2500 to his campaign fund.
Harriman, Entered In
New Hampshire Ballot
Concord, N.H. U.R) . The
name, of Gov. Averell Harriman
of New York was placed in New
Hampshire's first in the nation
March 13 presidential primary
today. ,
William A. Joyce of Nashua
filed as a delegate at large to
the Democratic National Con
vention favorable to Harriman.
" Under New Hampshire law,
Jayce does not need Harriman's
permission to run favorable to
bis candidacy.
A slate of ' delegates pledged
to Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn.)
and a slate favorable to Adlai E.
Stevenson already have b.een
ruea in tne .Democratic side oi
the primary. . "
DOW-JONES AVERAGES
New York (U.R) Dow-Jones
final stock averages: '30 indus
trials 467.66, up 0.44; 20 rail
roads 155.38, up 0.57; 15 utilities
65.09, . up 0.17, and , 65 stocks
166.66, up 0.34. Sales today were
about 1,770,000 shares compared
with 2,080,000 yesterday. ;