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The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1933-02-17
A FIRST CLASS NEGRO NEWS
PAPER MERIDIAN WORLD; FIRST
ISSUE SATURDAY FEBRUARY
18TH

According to information received as
well as information from circular cir
culated in the city Meridian will be
happy recipient of an interesting week
1y paper, namely, the Meridian World.
This paper is to be a twenty page treat
for our people at 10c per copy. Accord
ing to the circulars distributed, this
paper will carry all of the latest ma
tional news and all of the local news of
our city.
The Weekly Echo wishes to conrra-
tulate the promoters of this new week
ly for our city. We are informed that
Messrs Johnnie Wesley White and
James Crawford are possibly the man.
ayers, editors etc If so, We hope for
them in their new adventure untold
success. We want to urge our people to
read the Meridian World. Patronize
the Meridian World. If the efforts on
the part of these young men are to be
success, the Meridian public must
support them. Our experience ir
newspaper work has taught us that
without cooperation, success cannot be
obtained. We have had at least fifteen
years of experience in newspaper
publication and there is some know
ledge that we have gained that can
only be obtained through experience
Congratulations to the managers and
operators of the Meridian World. Sub
scribe for the Meridian World and know
what is going on.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1933-02-17
Cradle Roll Mothers
Club Entertained

The Cradle Roll Mothers Club will
meet next Thursday, February 23rd at
the home Of Mrs. W. c. Baity 1512-28th
Avenue, at $3.50 o'clock. All members
are urged to be present as we have a
lot of new business and lot of new
babies to be looked after.
We have a baby girl born to Prof.
and Mrs T. R. German, baby boy
born February 18th to Mr.. and Mrs.
Odell Jordan, 1508-28th Avenue, and a
ten pound boy born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Wooten, whom they have named Har-
old Levon
Now dear co-workers, be sure and
report at the meeting next Thursday
as we are late already lining up our
years program. The meetings have
been SO scattering, due to the inclem-
ency of the weather, I'm sure mothers
were afraid to expose their children to
the weather, but we must get lined up
al once because if we start too late, we
will be late all the year.
Mrs. w. c. Baity, President,
Mrs. Mildred Dunlap, Secretary.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1933-02-17
Editor of the South
Western Christian
Advocate
COMING TO MERIDIAN

Dr. A. p Shaw, the Editor of the
S nth Western Christian Advocate
will preach four sermons in the City
February Goth, 1888. At HOO O'Clock
at Haven Chapel, with Rev. G. W.
Johnson; 1870 P M. at Bonita, with
Rev. j. B. Brooks; 800 P. M. at Rose
Hill, with Rev A. Nelson; 1880 P. M
South Side, with Rev. H. J. Riley.
Monday night February 9th DR..
Shaw will lecture at St. Paul when
all the churches and pastor will come
together. Rev. NJ T. ]. Howard, pastor
All members and friends are invited.
Rev. L. E. johnson, D. Supt
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1933-02-17
Bishop Carriers Visit
Highly Enjoyed

Bishop R. A. Carter of Chicago Ill
inois, was in the city last Saturday
and Sunday The two sermons preach
ed by Bishop Carter Sunday were
highly enjoyed. The Bishop preached
two strong sermons. The members and
friends who were present have been
connecting on those sermons all the
week. The pastor and Newell Chapel,
members and friend hope to hear Bis
hop Carter again. Bishop Carter is one
of the strong Bishop on the bench.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1933-02-17
WHITE COUPLE AND COLORED
WOMAN ARRESTED FOR PLOTTING
MURDER

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb, II, (ANP)
But for the fact that she weakened,
Mrs. Barbara Tags would now be
the murderess of Mrs. ANNA Tauili,
wife of Chas. Taulli, %, of lit North
Hancock street, who with his sweet
heart, Florence Garofolo, had engaged
her to put Mrs. Taulli "out of the way"
by the chlorofomm route.
Detectives secreted in the colored
woman's home, 2701 N. Manttous
street, heard Taulli berate her for not
going through with the crime as pro-
missed. All three were arrested and
held for preliminary hearing on Feb
ruary IA with bail set at $4,000 each
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1933-02-17
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY

Little Cora Lee Tillman, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Tillman cele-
brated her ninth birthday Sunday af-
ternoon at 800 o'clock. Her mother
surprised her with a party, and all of
her little friends Twenty-six in num-
Der were there to wish little Cora Lee
many happy returns of the day. Jello,
Cake, Peanuts, Candy and Gum were
served.
Little Cora Lee received many beau
tiful gifts.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1933-02-17
HAVEN RUST CLUB RENDERS
PROGRAM

Thursday night, February 16th' the
Haven Rust Club rendered a spiendlo
program in the auditorium OF the
Wechsler High School, with DR.. II. W.
Wilson master of ceremonies. "A nice
audience was present to partake OF TINS
wonderful program.
Those who appeared on program
were: Misses Johnnie B. Mitchell, l.. T.
Prentice, Mrs. Myrtle White MIR. A. o.
Crawford and Prof G. w. Oliver. All
of the renditions were in keeping with
Negro History week.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1933-02-17
Hunted For II Years
Is Captured

Greenville, N. c., Feb, II, (ANP)
Jack Moore, whom the police have
sought for II years for the alleged
robbery of freight car here, was ar
rested Sunday following the robbery
of two homes and the severe cutting
of colored woman Sunday night. IN
able TO put up bond of $1,000, Moore
was remanded to Jail to wait until the
next session of the county court.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1933-02-17
Leading Baptist Min
lister Demands That
Rev. R. L. Young
Apologize

The Rev. B. w. Coats, energetic
pastor of Union Baptist Church, has de-
manded that apologize to him for re-
ferring to him in last weeks issue of
the Echo.
In an article that appeared on the
front page of last weeks issue Of the
Echo under the caption "The Meridian
Star Heading the Good Samaritan
Campaign will Announce. The follow
ing statement with reference 10 Rev
Coates was made by me According
to Madam Rumor, Rev. Young and
his members will have to take the back
seat in Sunday Mornings Star Rev. B.
W. Coates is styled as King Fish in this
months drive" Rev. Coates became
offended because of this statement and
he came to my Office Monday afternoon
about $50 and stated that he did not
appreciate the statement made by me
and he wanted me to apologize. l read
lily apologized 10 Rev. Coates and said
that since the article appeared through
the columns of the Echo, eff you desire
that l should do so, will make an ap-
ology through the paper. His reply
to me was Il would like for il to be
done" May l say to the readers that
l readily and humbly apologize to my
friend and brother, Rev. Coates for re-
ferring to him as l did. If there was
anything in my statement that caused
him to feel that l had mistreated him
regret it.
must admit that there was no inten-
ton on my part to reflect upon the
dignity of Rev Coates. | saw Rev.
Coates Friday and ] read the articl.
to him myself. There was no intimation
whatever that he was displeased with
the article. We were together for prac-
tically one hour Saturday talking of
first one thing and then another and
still there was no intimation that he
was displeased. He called me up Sun
day morning and congratulated me
for winning the first prize the second
time. l congratulated him for winning
the second prize the second time. AT
ter little chat over the telephone we
said good by to each other with no
intimation that he was displeased.
When he came to my office Monday
afternoon and asked for an apology, it
struck me as tightening from clear
I sky. could not imagine such. For a
while l was breathless and when l did
speak l said, yes, Rev, will gladly
apologize" l had heard a number of
, people on the street referring to Rev.
/ Coates as King Fish" because of his
activity and his hard work as min
lister in the campaign. Those who re-
ferred to him as King Fish" in my
presence did not mean to reflect, but
they were rather praising him and Civ
ing him credit as a real energetic pas
tor. And so that is all that was do
ing l have praised and congratulated
my friend Rev. Coates to both white
and colored for his untiring efforts to
made his work success. Imeant no
harm by referring to him as King
Fish" just thought that the leader
would be the BIG MAN in the con-
test and through MERE FUN he was
referred to. did not know who would
win the first prize. In other words,
whoever got the first prize would be
King Fish" among all of the contest
ants. I wish again to apologize and
give myself the name king Fish"
since I, as pastor of Newell Chapel,
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1933-02-17
AL BROWN WINS ANOTHER

Paris, France, Feb. II, (ANP) AL
Brown, worlds bantamweight cham
pion, outpointed the French feather
weight, Henri Poutrain in ten round
bout Thursday night.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1933-02-17

Mrs. j. H. Bell of Mamphis Tenn.
was in Meridian on business last week.
And visited the office of the Weekly
Echo.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1933-02-17
TO CLEAR STREETS OF ALL LOI-
TERERS
(By Meridian Starr

With arrest Tuesday night and con-
viction in the police court Wednesday
morning of a negro youth charged with
lettering on the streets, was said by
Chief of Police M. H. Yarbrough to be
the start of an effort on the part of the
police department to break such viola
ton of the city laws.
From investigations that have been
made and which are still being made
great number of the petty thefts a.
bout the city from parked automobiles
and other places are due mainly to
street LOTTERIES" the police chief said
From now on, Chief Yarbrough said
the police have instructions to pick up
loiterers, especially young negroes,
wherever found at late hours of the
night on the streets, either in the bust
ness or residential districts of Meridian.
The order also extends, the head of
the police department said, to either
day or night loiterers, white or black,
who are unable to give satisfactory
account of themselves.
ct is believed that with breaking
up the practice of lettering by irres-
ponsible ones that much of the petty
thieving that has given the police so
much trouble and constantly leopard
ICES property of citizens will end" the
chief concluded.
EDITORS NOTE
Again, we want to appeal to our
people through the columns of this
paper to do their best to be law abid-
ing citizens. Do your best to advoid
being on the streets late hours at night.
Do not be found lettering around on
the streets during the day Of course,
we know that practically all of the peo-
pie, both white and black, are now out
of jobs. They can find nothing to do.
If YOU are seen or found ON the streets
during the day and you have no job,
make it your business to be in a hurry
going somewhere trying to find job.
We would advise that those who have
space enough around your homes to
have a garden, do your best to have
something planted in order that you
might have something to subsist upon.
If you own your home find little
| vacant spot on which to plant. If you
rent, see the owner of the property and
ask for at least little space for gar
den. 1t may be, by SO doing, you will be
able to save yourselves Of embarrass-
ment.
To my mind, it is cheaper to stay off
the streets of Meridian than it is to
have to work the streets of the city.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1933-02-17

Mrs. Elizebetha Wilson is still on the
sick list.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1933-02-17

A Home Paper With Q Hoas
Editor: That Tells ths STATE
News Weekly.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1933-02-17

Mississippi's Standard Negro
Newspaper Of Character, Cir
tulation and Opinion, with More
than 1000 Readers.
Smyrna times., 1933-05-03
DOWN TAYLOR'S
BRIDGE WAY
Items of Community Interest
Cleaned From Around
Th0rOughfare Neck
NEWS AND PERSONALS

Taylor's Bridge, May 2. - Mrs
Elmer David spent Saturday in
Wilmington.
Mrs. F. Q. Louhoff and Miss Bes-
sic Murry of Odessa, were dinner
guests Friday with Mr.. and Mrs
Albert Boyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Davidson
and Mr.. and Mrs Roland Johnson
spent Sunday with their aunt and
uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Marvel
of Magnolia.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur CHM have
been recent Dover visitors.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee David spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley
Kemp and family near Smyrna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Latta and
family of Marshallton, were Sun
day visitors with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. E. Latta.
The Ladies' Aid and Victory w.
G. T. U. met with Mrs. Carrie Sew
erson Friday night. The election
of officers for the ensuing year
were: President, Mrs. J. E. Latta;
Vice-President, Mrs. Eugene Dea-
kyne; Secretary, Mrs. Wilson Keis-
er; Treasurer, Mrs. Albert Boyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Latta, Mrs.
Robert Davidson, Mrs. Charles
Dukes, Miss Ada McClain and Mrs.
Fred Bell, were delegates to the P.
T.. A. Convention in Dover Satur-
day.
Miss Ruth Council spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Eu-
gene Shockley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Alfree and
Mrs. William Alfree of Middletown,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Delbert Steller.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Francis Sr.
entertained on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs
Milton Latta and daughters, of
Mrshallton; Mr.. and Mrs. Leland
Sinex and daughter of Middletown,
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Reynolds
and daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Keiser and
family. spent Sunday with Mr.and
Mrs. Elmer David.
Everybody is welcome to the
special services at Friendship M. E.
Smyrna times., 1933-05-03
AT WOODLAND
BEACH RESORT
Budget of Weekly News Down
Where the Delaware Bay
BreeZeS Blow
COTTAGE ISIT OR S

+ Woodland Beach, May 2 The
+ first grabbing party of the season
4 Messrs. Brown, Dawson and John
son, all from Reading, Pa, tried
their luck at the Beach Friday.
These enthusiastic crabbers have
been visiting the island several
times each season for the past sew
en- years. Although their first
catch ran small, they found an
abundance Of crabs, and expect
much sport after the water warns
up.
Frank Burrows is adding six new
bateaus to his fleet of boats. Two
have already been launched.
The Plummers, of Lenni, Pa, had
as their house guest over the week
ind Miss Hazel Hurst, of German
town, Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McNatt rec
emily entertained their daughter,
Mrs. Robert Cole, her son Bobbie
and John McNatt Jr., of Smyrna;
Mrs. McNatt's sister, Miss Laura
Spath and Mr.. Fred Wray of Phil
adelphia, Pa.
Aroused by disturbance among
his ducks, Tom Tribbitt found a
half-grown coon contentedly enjoy
ing the eggs from two nests. Capt.
Tribbitt intends to keep the coon
for pet.
Over a hundred skaters partici-
pated in the Silver Apple Party
held at the rink Sunday night. The
contestants whirled through the
maneuvers of the grand march at
a rapid rate of speed. The specta-
tors enjoyed this phase of the en-
| tertainment more than any other,
as mirth-provoking spills were fire.
quent. At the end each skater re-
ceived an apple tastefully wrapped
in contrasting crepe. Many of the
apples had worthwhile prizes in
serted in them. The winner of the
most worthwhile prize was Miss
Alberta Allen, of Smyrna.
| Mr.. Jack Anderson opened his
cottage for the summer. Several
groups of friends drove down to
enjoy the day with him.
Smyrna times., 1933-05-03
SMYRNA LANDING
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity

Smyrna Landing, May 2 Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Gaulke and sons
CORTLAND and Veverly, spent Sun
day at Marcus Hook with their
daughter, Mrs. John Bailey and
Mrs. Walter Reed. Russell Jones
accompanied them.
Mrs. Wilmer Ford and daughter
Miss Francis of Dover, spent a
brief visit with her mother, Mrs.
Thomas Wrench, Friday. Mrs.
Ford had been to Wilmington to
visit her cousin William Wrench,
who is seriously i'll in the Whining
ton General Hospital. Miss Mar
garet Faucet of Dover, accompan-
led them.
Mrs. Annie Wrench of Dover, is
spending a visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Name Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Warner and
sons of Holly Oak, spent the week
end with her mother, Mrs. Emma
Davis. On Sunday her son Andrew
of Linwood, Pa, spent the day with
her.
Miss Margaret and Eunice New
mum of Clayton, spent Sunday with
their sister, Mrs. Harvey McNatt.
Miss Mary Burk accompanied them.
We are all delighted to know we
are going to have a cement walk
from Smyrna Landing to Smyrna,
which has been badly needed for
years. Also it is a great help to
the unemployed. Much praise has
been given to Mr.. John Hurd, our
Levy Court Commissioner, in being
interested in getting this work for
US.
Smyrna times., 1933-05-03
.KENTON NEWS
NOTES OF WEEK
Personal Mention and Social
Items and Other Parties
Reported About Town
COMMUNITY INTEREST

Kenton, May 2. Mr.. Henry
Boggs of Kennedyville, Md, was a
guest of Mrs. Mary Dunlap recent
ly.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Steward, of
Viola, Mrs. Minnie Curry, and Mr.
Harry Rose, of Philadelphia, were
recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. L. l..
Erwin.
Mrs. Myrtle Stats, Mr.. Owen
Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. George Knots
were recent visitors to Rehoboth.
Mrs. Sewey and son of Chester,
has returned from a visit with Mr..
James Burrows and family
Mr.. and Mrs George Shorts,
daughter Pearl, Mrs. Mollie Berry,
and Mrs. Ethel Wright, have been
visiting Mrs. Charlie Johnson in
Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Hilyard and
daughter, Mrs Norman Purnell, Of
Georgetown, were recent guests in
town on Wednesday.
Mrs. Mary Meredith and daugh-
ter, Lillian, of West Philadelphia,
were recent guests in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bishop have
returned from a motor trip to
Havre de Grace, Md, where they
visited Mrs. Harvey Morris and
family.
Mrs. Jacob Crossley, Sr.,and son,
Harmon, have been visiting Mrs.
George Moffett, of Massey, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Guthrie
and family have returned from a
visit to Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Culley,
of Rock Hall, Md.
Mrs. Mary Hurlock, Mrs. Walter
Mclaughlin, Betty Pinder, Mrs.
Frank bigger and Mr.. Kennard
Wooleyhan spent visit to Will
mington recently.
Mrs. Lena Buck and son Henry,
of Camden, N. j., have been visit
ing Mrs. Clifton Reynolds and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Murrey and
family, of Linwood, Pa, were rec
ent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Numbers, Jr.
Mr. Carl Taylor and daughter,
Sallie Gooden, of Richmond, Va,
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. S.
M. Taylor.
Mrs. Addie G. Arthurs spent the
weekend with Mr. and Mrs. John
Titus, of Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1933-05-03
TEMPLEVILLE
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity

Templeville, Md, May q Mrs.
Arthur G. Peacock, of Jamaica, N.
Y, and Mrs. James Sides, of Ches-
tertown, have returned from a visit
to Mrs. Katie Stafford and Miss
Mary Knots.
A Cob-web social was held in
Templeville school Friday evening.
Mr.. Linwood McKnett, of Mar
Gus Hook, has returned from a visit
to his mother, Mrs. Laura Nc
Knett.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Robinson and
family, of Washington, ID. O., has
been spending viist with Mr.. and
Mrs. Wright Robinson, near town.
Mrs. John Davis has returned
home after receiving treatment in
University of Pennsylvania Hospit-
al, Philadelphia, for the past three
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Medford Starkey
and family, and Mr.. and Mrs. Amos
Wyatt and daughter visited their
uncle, near Whitleysburg, Del, last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. M b. Kinnamon
and son, and Mr.. William H. Kin
namon spent a visit recently with
Mr.. and Mrs. Houston Kennamon
near Clayton, Del.
Smyrna times., 1933-05-03
STATE CAPITAL,
NEWS BUDGET
Personal Items and Social
Mention About Dover Folks
and Their DOings
PARTIES OF THE WEEK

Dover, May 2 Miss Janet Walls
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Irvine
Walls of Wilmington, formerly n
Smyrna; Miss Dorothy Tavlor
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Bake,
Taylor, Of Wilmington; Miss Marv
Jane Robinson, daughter of Mr.and
Mrs. Chauncey Robinson; Robert
Parsons and Albert Daggett, ali Of
'Wyncote, were weekend guests al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. James
w. Wise. Friday evening their son
Paul Wise and Edward Smitheman
entertained at a buffet supper at
the Wise home before the Dover
High School Junior Prom. Others
of the school set entertaining at
buffet suppers before the prom Fri
day evening were Miss Sara Light
bourne and Miss Betty Ward.
Mr.. Edward Baker, former State
Auditor of Delaware and former
Sheriff of Kent county, who recent
ly suffered stroke of paralysis at
Dover, while sitting in the office Of
the Dover Garage Company. is
still i'll at his home. He was re-
moved to his home His entire
right side is affected Mr.. Baker
is about 65 years old He held the
office of State Auditor from Janu-
ary, 1928, to January, 1888. He
was also Sheriff of Kent county
from 1905 to 1907.
Miss Rhoda Jane Henderer. of
Wilmington, spent the weekend
with Miss Florence Schwarz and
attended the prom at the high
school Friday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. John K. Mcneil of
Philadelphia, were recent guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs G. Daniel Enterline.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank ]. Hartnett
have as their guest Mrs. Hartnetts
mother, Mrs. Marcellus Cooper, of
Greensboro, Md.
Smyrna times., 1933-05-03
CHESWOLD
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity

Cheswold, May 2 Cheswold
Fire Company did quick work in
extinguishing chimney fire at the
home of Mrs. Farrow near town
recently No material damage
was done.
Rev. and Mrs. Thomas B. Coop
er who has been spending the win
ter with her mother, Mrs. Susan
Cooper, has left for their home in
Boyne City, Michigan.
Mrs Orietta def. Emerson has
returned home after spending the
winter with her daughter, Mrs. ].
B. Ritter, in Camden, N. ].
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hammond,
of Wilmington, Mr.. and Mrs. Brady
Shahan and Mr.. and Mrs. Brady
Shahan, ia, of near Dover, were
guests of P. L. Barcus and family,
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Staffer and
daughter, Miss Elsie Fritz, of
Prices Corner were recent guests
of her sister, Mrs. Willard Barcus.
Mrs. Emma j. Reed, of Milton,
was a recent guest of Mrs. George
Anderson.
Smyrna times., 1933-05-03
BLACKBIRD
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned From the Vicinity

Blackbird, May 2-Mr. and Mrs.
George c. Woodkeeper gave a din
ner Sunday to relatives in honor of
her sister, also celebrated their fif-
tieth wedding anniversary. The
guests were: Mrs. NJ F. Lloyd,
San Jose, California; Mr. Charles
R. Pryor, New York; Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Wilhelmi, Philadelphia; Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Reynolds, Will
mington; Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Bedwell, Kenton; Mrs. Tabitha
Mills, Blackiston's Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Harry David, Smyrna; Mr.. and
Mrs. James Wilson, Smyrna; Mr..
and Mrs. James R. Pryor, Delan-
ey's; Senator and Mrs. Edward
Hart, Townsend; Mr. and Mrs.i
Richard Hodgson, Townsend; Miss
Willie Smith, Blackbird.