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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1921-06-07
SUPERVISORS
WILL APPOINT
ROY BREEDLOvE
Imperial Rancher to Get Vacan-
GU on Irrigation Board Des-
pite Strenuous Opposition.

BreedlOve was appointed to the
vacant dictatorship by the super
visOrs late this afternoon. Super
visor Brooks alone voted against
the appointment.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1921-06-07

Continued on Page Two3
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1921-06-07
Weather Report

Southern California-Tonight and
Wednesday, fair; except cloudy or
foggy on coast in morning. Moderate
northwesterly winds.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1921-06-07
CLERK-CARRIER EXAMINATION

Uncle Sam is after clerk-carrier
for work in the local post office and
an examination will be held by the
board of civil service examiners at the
postoffice July 2. Only men between
Is and As years can take the examina-
ton. For application blanks, and full
information as to the examination
qualifications, ETC., those who wish to
take the examination must apply eth
er in person or by letter to James G..
Miller, the secretary of the board at
the local land office.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-09
1,474 MAY VOTE
in CITY PRIMARY
Near Double Normal Registra-
ton Reported By Paulk
ALL ENTRIES CLOSE
Race Is On In Three City Depart
ments For April 18th.

When the registration books at the
office of City Clerk David L. Paulk
closed at 600 O'Clock yesterday ev-
ening total of ,474 men and women
had registered to vote at the April
18th primary The registration was
nearly double that of any previous
primary.
Entries for the primary closed with
the closing Of the registration books
and contests had developed in three
branches of the city government, for
mayor, aldermanic board and school
board. No new entries were made
IN the mayorality race, leaving, Drew
w. Paulk and L. L. Griner opposed.
Two new entries were made in the
aldermanlc race, those of Give L. Ware
and Homer Waters The other cand
dates are W.R. Paulk, George L. Kill
crease, Clayton Jay, A. H. Thurmond.
Dr. E. J. Dorminey.
A contest developed in the second
ward for the school board between
Scott w, Walker, present incumbent,
and e. c. Petty. No other contests
developed on the school board. The
other candidates are Dr. w. D. Dor
mlney, for president, Lon Dickey,
first ward, G. A. Jolley, third ward
and Mrs. Frank Ward fourth ward.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-09
University Men Will
Meet In Macon 18th

w. W. Wilson, of Fitzgerald, will
represent Ben Hill County at the
Statewide University of Georgia con-
ference at Macon, April 10th. More
than 100 representatives from all parts
OF the State will meet with Governor
Dorsey, Chancellor Barrow and 9th
err officials to discuss plans for meet
ing the crisis faced by the University
The enlargement of the equipment
of the University of Georgia has not
kept pace with the growth of the
state high schools. As a result the
University has had to turn away many
high school graduates who desired to
90 on with their education, and it will
have to turn away hundreds more ev-
ery year. Unless the plant and
equipment is increased, work in agri-
culture, science, BUSINESS, and all the
other departments in which the I'm.
iversity trains its students cannot be
kept up to their present high stand
ards.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-09
MISSING BALLOON
FOUND; MEN GONE
Fishing Boat Crew Finds Grue-
some Relic in Gulf
NO TRACE OF MEN
Wicker Basket, Floating on
Waves, Gives No Clue
(By international News Seryice)

(By international News Service)
PENSACOLA April 9TH The
missing free balloon was founl float
ing twenty miles out in the Gulf of
Mexico, the men were missing. The
balloon and five men were lost last
month. Two of the men were picked
up by ship. The other two are
are thought probably drowned.
The balloon had been missing nine
teen days. 1t was found twenty miles
Oft of St. Andrews by motor boat
Electra, fishing vessel.
When Captain Ecker sighted the
huge bag it was submerged but the
wicker basket above the surface of the
water attracted his attention. A most
careful search of the cloth of the bal
loon and the basket revealed nothing
which might give clew as to what
became of the men.
That Quartermaster Williamson
and his men sank beneathh the waters
of the Gulf a fortnight ago is accepted
as a toregone conclusion.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-09
HORROR FARM OPERATOR FOUND GUILTY
FARM BUREAU SALE
GOES TO McCRANIE
Ocilla Live Stock Dealer Bids in
$4,000 Worth Here
NOT ENOUGH HOGS
Price Was Shaved Because Less
Than Car Load Sold

The Cooperative sale of hogs and
cattle held at the Farm Bureau stock
farms yesterday netted the farmers
who participated a total around s..
900. w, l. McCranie of Ocilla bought
all the stock. Eighty-nine head Of
cattle and forty-five head of hogs
were sold at the auction. County
Agent, c. T. Owens acting as auc-
tloneer, assisted by Chairman M
Dickson of the Farm Bureau and Mr.
Gardner, of the State College of Ag-
riculture.
The following buyers were present:
Moultrle being represented by three
buyers; Harper Bros. of Albany, rep
resented by Mr. Mayfie1d; Chipley
Bros. of Atlanta represented by Mr..
Ed BLACKWELL Buena Vista repre-
sented by Mr.. Tom Hollis; Mystic,
by Mr.. Fletcher; Ocilla, by Mr.. w. |.
McCranie who was the highest bid
der and bought the entire offering of
both hogs and cattle.
Some ten or twelve farmers were
present with Cattle or Hogs to be
put in the sale. Among them were
DR.. ]. E. Mcmillan, D. G. Young. J.
Horton Taylor, Wesley R. Walker,
DR.. J. c. Russell, Carroll, Marion
Dickson. Quite number of other
farmers were present to watch the
out come of the sale.
The hogs did not bring the top of
the market on account of not having
sufficient number to make full car
load. The price ranged from $40 to
7,4O The cattle brought $40 to 4.80.
This point should be well consid-
cred by parties who list hogs or cat
tie for cooperative sales, said Mr..
Owens. ITO withhold cattle or hogs
from the sale after being listed will
work very unjust hardship on your
neighbor who lets his stock remain in
the sale to be sold in less than car
load lots.
cooperative sales of all kinds are
proving profitable everywhere they
are being held where they are re-
ceivlng the proper spirit of .co-opera-
ton on the part of the farmers. Par
ties who withdraw any of their cattle
or hogs from sales of this kind be-
come very offensive to the buyers
and often drive them off of the mar
ket and for this reason removals of
this kind should be guarded against.
This work is for the benefit of all
and should have the support of the
entire membership of the Ben Hill
County Farm Bureau"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-09
BEN HILL COURT
OPENS MONDAY

The April term of Ben Hill Super
ior Court will open at 10 O'Clock
Monday morning Judge o. T. Cow
er will convene the court for the
consideration of mass of civil bust
ness. The Grand Jury will go into
session to dispose Of a number OF
warrants and investigate several inn
pc t; It criminal charges.
Al expected that civil business
VIII. consume all of next week and
the court will be ready for criminal
cases by April 18th. The>case of Lee
Dodd, charged with rioting, will pro-
badly be taken up. He was charged
by union strikers with having en-
couraged them to accompany him to
destroy railroad property.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-09
UNIONISTS REFUSE
TT GUARANTEE PUMPING
(By International News Servicel

LONDON, April, 9th Officials of
the Triple Alliance of Miners, Rail
workers and Transport workers, heal
ed by J. H. Thomas, again visited
Lloyd George this afterlfoon present.
ing new proposals but the Premier
tlaty refused to consider them unless
the mine pumps are manned. The
delegation returned to Unity Hall for
another conference.
Destruction of the richest coal fields
OF England continues. Naval engiu-
GERS adequately protected by troops,
were sent into the Rhonda Valley this
morning and ordered to start .hc
pumps Immediately. This marks the
first use of military force
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-09
FOUR STATES TO
HEAR STRIKERS
Eight A. B. & A. and A. C. L.
Committees Canvass South
A r E LEAVING TO-DAY
Understood That Finances Is
One Purpose of Trip

Eight committees of railroad men,
each composed of two Atlantic Coast
Line and one striking Atlanta, Bir-
mingham and Atlantic emD1ovee
Will leave Fitzgerald and Wavcross
today and tomorrow to make fly-
Ing campaign through Georgia, South
Carolina, Alabama and Florida in the
interests of the A. B. & A. strikers
Local union officials state positive
ly that the purpose Of the flyinq
squadrons is not to ask or c,couraoe
general walk out bit is simply TO
organize the general sympathy for
the strikers into active financial ae-
slstance. The committees will prob
ably consume the better part of the
week in conference with union men il,
practically ever railroad center in the
four states.
The Fitzgerald membrs OF. the COM
mlttees appointed by c. L. Fox are
H. + Stillwell, Edwin Brown, Marvin
Meeks, all transportation men, and
b. Davenport, yardmaster. The Wav-
cross members will be Tom H Lilies
L, J. d. Lamar, w. H. Strickland and
J. +. Anderson, all transportation men
The names of Atlantic Coast Line men
VINO will be on the committees were
not given out here.
A committee composed of w NJ
Martin, chairman of the Joint COOPER
at1ve committee of the strikers. Mar
YIN J. Meeks, and J. B. Cox were in
Savannah yesterday in conference with
union men. Mr.. Meeks will 20 from.
there to Charleston. Messrs. Martin
and Cox will return this afternoon
Another special committee compos-
ed OF P. c. Collins, Barnes of Osier-
fell, M. H. Towns, and r. !. Hend-
ricks, LETT early this afternoon for Al
lanta to confer with union men there
today. Frank Waters accompanied
them.
They will rctH tomorrow.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-09
Fitz-Hi:
Lynwood 90 0O1 8 O o.

F1tZ-Hl Z 2 0 0 0 II
The features of the game were the
excellent pitching of Jack AFFORD and
the fielding and hitting of the entire
team. Nearly every man on the Fitz-
team got on base safely at least half
of their times at the bat, although the
snappy fielding and double. plays by
Lynwood prevented the boys from
running a merry-go-round. Hobbs
hit safely and got on base four times
out OF five times at the bat, and scor-
ed one of he eleven runs. Morris
scored one run, AFFORD 2, Mayes 2,
Frazer l, Wilcox l, Turner /, and
Hayes 2. Fitz-Hi also had eleven
men left on bases, when the batters
up at the time failed to hit and score
them. The boys went all the way
round in the eightr inning when they
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-09
JURY RECOMMENDS
MERCY TO WILLIAMS
Verdict Is Returned After Eigh-
teen Hours Deliberation
WILL APPEAL THE CASE
Still Denies That He Caused The
Death Of Negro Farm Hand
(By International News service)


COVINGTON, April g. = John
Williams, Newton and Jasper county
planter was today found guilty OF
the murder OF Lindsay Peterson, one
of the eleven farm hands found slain
on and near his plantation
The jury recommended mercy. The
verdict was handed to Judge Hutche-
son at 9:45 O'Clock, nearly eighteen
hours after the jury took the case un-
der consideration.
Sentenced for Life
The Jury found you guilty, Mr..
Williams" said Judge Hutchinson, as
the planter stood up, "and the verdict
of the jury is the sentence of the
court. | sentence you to life impris-
onment'
Williams betrayed no emotion.
Mrs. Williams clutched her husband
the neck, and burst into violent weep
ing, becoming hysterical. The three
daughters wept bitterly.
Move for New Trial
Green Johnson Immediately moved
for new trial, stating "the verdict is
contrary to evidence, to law and
without evidence to support it,
Williams was taken back to the
Newton County Jail Two more
counts remain under the indictment
but it is considered unl,k CIV they
will be pressed.
Williams three sons, missing since
the arrest OF their father, will be
found if possible and it is expected
they will be indicted nj connection
with the killings on Williams plan
tation. One, it is understood, will be
indicted charged with the murder of
negro called "Blackstrap."
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-09

Fitz-Hi did some excellent playing
i'll this second game Of the afternoon,
and only at one time was there
chance for their opponents scoring.
In the third inning, Cotton Mills filled
the bases with only one out. How
ever Hobbs showed himself to be ex-
cellelt in the pinches, for he proceed
ed to put six balls across and strike
out the next two men up. Another
feature of this game was the heavy
hitting of Ed Hayes. Hayes got on
safely three times out of four at the
bat. Two of these hits were triples,
and were only prevented from being
stretched into home runs by snappy
fielding. Hobbs got the only home
run of the game when his triple was
fielding slowly, and he got home thru
speed All the boys showed up good
in these, the last games Of the season,
as the boys will probably stop base
ball to take up track work.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-09
Greeks Lose 1000
In Turk Offensive
(By International News Service

ATHENS, April 9.-Greek army
headquarters today issued a casualty
list on its operations from the COM
mencement of the offensive against
the Turks in the Afiun Karsrissar sec
ton. 1t reports 324 wounded in the
Broassa sector. Total losses were
1000, including 600 killed and 400
seriously wounded
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-09

DIR. and Mrs. R. M. Ware and child
rem, DR.. and Mrs James M. ]. Luke,
and Dr. and Mrs. E. A. Russell have
returned to their respective homes in
the city after enjoying fishing party
down on the river.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-09
Dempsey-C'arpentier
Fight In New Jersey
(By International News Service,

NEW YORK, April 9.-The Jack
Dempsey-George Carpenter fight for
the heavyweight championship of the
world will take place in New Jerseyw
at either Newark, Atlantic City or
Jersey City, Tex Richard announced
this afternoon.
Richard states he will build spec
lal arena that will comfortably seat
fifty thousand people.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-09
High School Wins
Two Games Friday
Lynnwood and Cotton Mills Are
Swamped in Doubleheader

Fitz-H1 defeated Lynwood and the
Cotton Mills in two OF the fastest
baseball games Of the season at l,vn-
wood Friday afternoon.
The score with Lynwood was 10
and with the Cotton Mills, Loo.
The line-ups for the first game were
as follows:
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-09
CIVIC LEAGUE TO MEET
AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH

The Ben Hill County Civic league
will hold its regular monthly meeting
at the Christian Church, Sunday at
three-thirty o'cock.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-09
TRY TO MEDIATE
BEFORE TUESDAY
Workers Refuse Guarantee To
Premier Lloyd George
MINES STILL FLOODING
Troops Guard Emergency Force
Manning Pumps At Mines
(By International News Service

NDy IHterhatlonal News Service)
LONDON, April 9-The cabinet
late this afternoon reconsidered and
held up the manifesto Premier LLOYD
George had planned to make public
today appealing to masses to support
the government in the situation grow
ing out of the miners strike.
This action as conwstrued as in
dlcatlng that there may be possibili-
ty OF avoiding the triple alliance strike
set for Tuesday.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-09

Mrs. James L. McCarty has return
ed home after delightful visit to
relatives and friends in Rome and At
lanta and Chattanooga, Tenn.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-09
War Planes Leave
Winter Maneuvers

(By International News Service)
MIAMI, April 9.-Eight hydro
planes of tire Atlantic fleet arrived
today from the Guantanamo Bay
winter maneuvering ground, enroute
north.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-09

Mr.. Holly Key has returned from a
pleasant visit to Dothan, AbbcvilIe and
Fort Gaines, Ala.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-09
Cooler Weather Is
Next Week Forecast
(By international News service)

WASHINGTON, April. 9.-The
weather forecast for next week for
the South Atlantic States is fair. and
cool for the first half Local frosts
are probable in the north, portions,
with normal temperature thereafter.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-09
pounded McDcamid for five runs.
Cotton Mills Defeated

The second game showed some
snappy playing on the part of the
ly defeated LynwoQd; the lineup for
this game was: q.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-09
SHORT AND SNAPPY

NE VS. OF THE WORLD
BY TELEGRAPH
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1921-03-10

be gyomlalni $ eszrevette ba-
rackfa alol tavozni akar6 Bandit
Gyere csak ide, te gezenguz
- sz6lt hozza
Bandi megszeppenve oda ment
Sara neni erre kikutatta zsebeit S
miutan egyikben sem talalt ba-
racket, j6akaratulag mondta:
- No Bandikam, ait hittem,
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1921-03-10
A kalap alatt

Morzsa Bandi szomszedban
jatszott buv6cskat szomszed-
asszony, az Greg Sari neni cseme-
teivel. Egyszer, mikor 8 volt a
buv6, a gyiim0lcs0s kertbc butt
ell. OFT aztan megtetszcttek ncli
a sep sarga barackok vagy ha-
tot leszakitott far6l cldugta a
kalapja ala, fejc tctcjere. Sara
neni eppen akkor ment be kert-
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1921-03-10
Az iskOlabol

Tanit6: Bella! Hol az ocstd?
Bella: Ttthon maradt, tanito ur,
inert a feje faj.
Tanit6: Az nam ok. Hat mi
volna, ha ahanyszor a fcjem fai,
otthon maradnek 6s nem j6nn6k
az iskolabao
Bella: Az sem volna bal, tanit6
ur, lcgalabb mem volna cl6adas.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1921-03-10
Ijesztes

= Asszony, ne larmazz, inert
listen uccse olyat teszek, ami mem
fog neked tetszeni.
- Tgazan, es ugyan nit tcszel.
ha mem hallgatok ell.
= Akkor yisszamegyek korcs-
maba es ujra iszom. Az, tudom,
mem fog neked tetszeni.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1921-03-10

hogy loptal. Hiszen mindig j6 flu
voltal te. Mem szoktal te ilyet
tenni, - ekkor elkezdte simogat-
nj Bandi arcat, azutan negedesen
f ejere tette a kezet. - Legy min
dig j6, fiacskam!
Ebben a pillanatban azonban a
barackok a megnyomott kalap al6l
jobbra, balra kihullottak.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1921-03-10
Az ui cseled

Asszony: Micsoda cs0romp0les
ez9 Aha! XII t0rte ell ezt a tejes
|labast?
Cseled: Naccsaga. ezt macs
ka lokte lei
Asszony (csodalkozva): A macs
ka?! Mifele macska?
Cseled: Hat nekiink italian mines
is macskank?
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1921-03-10
TARCZA !.
Eliza elkezdett babralni o vira

gokkal: r..
Elj0ttem, hogy megvigasz.
taljam, kedves Greg baratom -
mondta pajzan hangon es a Ko.
csard szemet fiirkeszte. - Macy
id6. baratom. nagy id6! Es ilyer
kor az ember ok nelkiil ell szokott
busulni, esacsisagok jarnak a fe-
;eben, olyan, mintha beteg volna
ds j6l esik, ha latogatjak
= Honnan tudja mindezt?
= Megereztem szeretem
magat, ennyi az egfsz = felelte
Eliza. - uES
Es Kocsard ereztc, hogy soha
ilyen hamis hangot meg ncm hal
lott Elizat6l. Kocsard 'tudta vi
haros multjab6l, hogy a n6k cgy
bizonyos koron tul lev6 ferfiakat
nagyszeriien tudnak amitani. Hi
szen Kocsardnak is hany asszony-
nyal volt dolga, aki ugy jatszot-
ia XII a ferj6t, mintha az kis oyer
mex volna. Akkor nevetett eze-
ken a ferjeken es most
Eliza bclcborzolt a Kocsard ha-
jaba:
- Mem fel, Greg flu, hogy ma
gyon niagara marad9
rs furcsan visszakapta az nj
jait.
= Epp ezcn gondolkouom =
mondta szomoruan Kocsard. -
Nagyon egyedul leszek.
Az asszony felallt.
= Mar elmegy9 - kerdezte a
ferfi. :" "!sSkE
= Hiszen maya is fel akar veg
re kelni - felelte Eliza es bucsu-
zasra nyujtotta a kezet.
- varjon egy kicsit, Eliza
Maga elvalt asszony, ugy-e? Ke-
rem, alljon oda poharszekhez es
vegye le AIT az eziistfedeles kan.
csot.
- Mierto - kerdezte az asz-
SONY mosolyogva, de engedelmes-
kedett. Kocsard Macy figyelem-
mel kiserte minden mozdulatat.
vegre megsz6lalt:
Elhataroztam, Eliza, hogy
maya lit marad
= Hogyane =.
= Termeszetesen ugy, hogy fes
lcS6giil veszem.
= Es exert kellett leemelnem a
poharszekr6l kancs6t9
Latni akartam, felelte
Kocsard, = hogy eleg el6kel6ek-e
a mozdulatai +. ehhez a lakas-
hoz.
Esy pillanatig farkasszemet
neztek egyhassal. Az asszony XII
vancsin, hidegen. A ferfi szomo-
ruan, lemond6n, de melegen. Eli
"a hirtelen raomlott Kocsardra:
Hiszen szeretlek, imadlak!
Konnycseppek jelentek meg a
no szemeben. Es Kocsard tudta,
hogy konnycseppek, szerelem
mind-mind hazugsag. De mar
mem volt ereje, hogy EFT sokaig
tudia. Elgy0neult, elhitte a ha-
zugsagot anelkul, hogy eszre-
vette volna, atlepte a nehez Of
venedik ev kiisz0bet
Szini Gyula.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1921-03-10
Javult helyzet

|. asszony: Komamasszony, AIT
hallottam,, hogy ismet ferjhez
ment. Javult-c ez altal a hely-
zetc?
IT. asszony: Annyiban javult,
hoey a boldogult ferjem ketszer
vert meg naponta, ha reszeg volt,
a mostani meg csak egyszer yer
meg napjaban.