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Milford chronicle., 1937-10-29
SUSSEX LEVY
COURT DROPS
RELIEF BOARD
Office Work Will Be Done
In Wilmington; Baylis
May Continue.
SECRETARY DROPPED

At a meeting of the Sussex County
Levy Court Commissioners last week
the Office of the Sussex County We'll
fare Council was abolished and the
services of Miss Katherine Joseph.
secretary, were terminated as of No
vember l.
The Sussex County Welfare Coun-
Gil, organized early in the year, was
established to make investigations
and certifying those in need of re-
lief. 1t was set up as an auxiliary of
the WPA. Benjamin Baylis of Lewes
has been filling the position Of field
man and Miss Joseph as the Office
secretary.
Baylis May Continue On Job
1t is understood that Mr.. Baylis
will continue his work, but that the
cffice work will be conducted from
the Wilmington Office of the WPA.
Members of the Welfare Council
are Mrs. James K. Rowland, Of
Lewes; the Rev. R. Y. Barber OF
Laurel: former State Senator James
B. McCabe of Selbyville; the Rev.
Richard X. White, of Georgetown;
G. Roland Messick, of Milford.
The Levy Court Commissioners
sponsored it and financed, In part,
its operations.
Milford chronicle., 1937-10-29
MRS. AFFLERBACH
AS
AUXILIARY HEAD
Georgetown Woman Sue
ceeds Mrs. John r. Fa-
der OF Newark.
CHAIRlMEN NAMED

Mrs. Calvin E. Afflerbach, of
Georgetown, was installed as presi-
dent of the Delaware Department of
the American Legion Auxiliary last
Friday evening in the Georgetown NJ.
p. Church. She succeeds Mrs. John
r. Fader. of Newark.
Other department officers installed
by Mrs. George D. Hill, of Dover,
past president of the department,
were: First vice president, Mrs. VIM.
H. Page, Jr., Wilmington; second
vice president, Mrs. Pauline Newton,
Dover; third vice president, Mrs.
Duane Lynne, Milford; treasurer.
Mrs. A. E. Bonner. Fort DUPONT; re-
cording secretary, Miss Ann Noeton,
Wilmington: historian, Mrs. Emma
Deery, Wilmington; sergeant-at-
arms. Miss Mildred Jones, Dover;
chaplain, Mrs. Gertrude McSherry,
Dover; national committeewoman,
Mrs. John R. Fader. retiring head Of
the auxiliary, Newark; alternate to
national committeewoman. Mrs. Les
lie Gooden, Dover.
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Milford chronicle., 1937-10-29
KENT FIREMEN
AGAIN TO HOLD
CONTEST
Association At Clayton
Meeting Decides To Of
fer Prizes To Pupils.
DISCUSS EQUIPMENT

The Kent County Firemen's Asso-
citation again decided to offer cash
prizes of IS, So, and 81 for the three
best essays on fire prevention sub
mitted by students in the county at
its meeting at Clayton last week.
An educational committee. COM
posed of L. W. Walker. Clayton;
Fletcher Truax, Smyrna, and Harry
C. Tee, Harrington, will pass on the
essays at the meeting at Houston in
November.
The president also appointed his
legislative committee as follows; G.,
w. johnson, Magnolia; F. e. Burke,
Clayton. and w. w. Pettyjohn. Do
yer.
The Clayton Company was host to
the firemen. A turkey dinner was
served by the Clayton New Century
Club. The Rev. R. f. Van Cleaf Of
fered the blessing.
S16 Balance Reported
The firemen were welcomed by
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Milford chronicle., 1937-10-29
new OFFICERS
INSTALLED AT
CRYSTAL FOUNT
Deputy Grand Master
Eisenbrey And Staff
Officiated.
ACCORDED HONORS

Crystal Fount Lodge, No. 10, /. o.
o. F., installed officers on Monday
night for the fall and winter term.
The ceremonies were in charge of
Deputy Grand Master Preston Eisen-
brey, assisted by a full staff of Grand
Lodge officers. The affair began
promptly at nine O'clock, when the
Deputy Grand Master and staff was
received, introduced and accorded
the customary honors.
Deputy Grand Master Eisenbrey
although not so well known to the
general public, has host Of Odd
Fellow friends. With bis pleasing
personality and easy going manner
he is doing good work. His stan as
now constituted is well up to the
standard, make an excellent appear
apce and know their parts. They are
a credit to Odd Fellowship.
The officers installed were John s.
Hallett, Noble Grand; Edward j.
Salevan, Vice Grand; Wilson Sock
rider, assistant recording secretary;
Henry wilkins. financial secretary;
and John LeCompte, treasurer. The
arpointive officers installed were:
Warden, James Ward; conductor.
Harlan Jester; chaplain, Willard
Hall; R. S. s., T. o. Scott; L. s. s.,
Joshua Bennett; R. S.. George Rod
ney; l.. s.. Edwin Walls; l. G., 1vin
Telling; o. c.. Price Webb; right
scene support vice grand. John Jes-
ter; left scene support vice grand,
Mcrriston Eisenbrey.
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Milford chronicle., 1937-10-29
Up. P.TRUSSNAWED
rs SUCCESSOR TO
PIERRES.DUPONT
Selection For Term of -Four Years Effective On
November First Is Announced By Governor Rich
ard C. McMuLIen; NelU Tax Commissioner NatiUe
Of NeD Castle; Has Fine Record.
Plans Continuance Of Policies And Practices NoD
Being FOLLOUed In Department; Asks Cooperation
of Public; Mr. DUPONT Has Held Post For Tl0eIUe
Years Under TUo Administrations.

James P. Truss, assistant State tax
commissioner, was appointed State
Tax Commissioner on Tuesday by
Governor Richard C. McMullen. sue
ceeding Pierre S. dupont who has
held the post for IL years.
The appointment will become eff
fective November l when Mr.. du-
Points term will expire. 1t is for
four years, subject to confirmation
by the State Senate at its next ses-
sion.
In accepting the appointment Mr..
Truss said:
1T is with mixed emotions that
accept the appointment as State Tax
Commissioner. 1t is a matter of per-
sonal regret that Mr.. dupont has not
been reappointed. His invaluable in
terest and counsel in the States f.
nances have placed Delaware in an
enviable position among the states.
To Continue Present Policies
Like many other citizens, I hope
we continue to have the benefits of
his knowledge. I shall strive to give
the State the benefit of the expert
ence / have gained during the IL
years of service under him. The poll
cies and practices now followed in
the State Tax Department will be
continued to the best of my ability
but the same cooperation Of the pub
lie which has been given in the past
is necessary for the States success
in this vital branch of its activities"
Mr.. Truss became associated with
the State Tax Department in Feb
ruary. 1896. when he was also made
Milford chronicle., 1937-10-29
COURT RULES
STATE STAFFS
NOT TAX EXEMPT
Officials, Employees Must
Pay Income Levy, Eff
feet All State Workers.
DECISION REVERSED
Object Case OF Attorney
General Green Was Car
ried To Supreme Court.

State officials and State employees
will be required to pay State In
come tax on the salary they receive
from the State under a decision
handed down by the State Supreme
Court on Tuesday.
The decision was given In the case
of Pierre s. DUPONT, State tax COM
missioner VS.. Percy Warren Green,
attorney general. The ease came
before the lower court of New Castle
county when MFR. Green, as attorney
general, appealed the decision of the
State Tax Board In deciding that he
would be required to pay State in
come tax on the salary that he re-
ceived as attorney general. The case
was over the 1888 income tax return
of Mr.. Green.
The lower court decided In favor
of the attorney general and now the
Supreme Court reverses that decis-
ion and rules that salaries of State
officials and employees are assess
able for State income tax purposes.
Effects All State STATS
The decision effects every State
oficial and employee. Since the case
was brought by Mr.. Green. as attor-
ney general. 1t is understood that
few II. any State officials and en-
ployees have been paying State in
come tax on their salaries and that
1t had not been paid generally by
State employees up until that time.
4 Mr.. DUPONT in carrying the case to
the. Supreme Court contended that.
under section Of the Delaware in
dofaestax law, State officials and em-
pfoyses were. liable for the tax as
well as all other citizens. This de-.
cision will require Mr.. dupont TO pay
the income tax on his own salary as
we'll as osher-State employees, x.
Milford chronicle., 1937-10-29
MILFORD WOMAN is
FINED AFTER CRASH
Miss Florence Emory Gets so Days
For Not Paying 1925 Fine

Miss Florence Emory of Milford.
faces a 90-day Jail sentence in de-
fault of fines of $225 she refused to
pay on three charges from a col
lision Sunday afternoon with an au-
.tcmobile driven by a constable.
Four persons are nursing injuries
suffered when Miss Emory's car
struck a machine operated by Con-
stable Edward Belts Of Greenwood
on the Milford-Greenwood Road
near Staytonsville, not far from the
scene of a recent accident which
took two lives.
Charged With Tipsy Driving
Justice of the Peace W. E. Lank
of Milford, fined the woman SIS and
costs for reckless driving, $40 and
costs for operating without a Ii
cense, and 5000 for driving while un-
der the influence of liquor.
Miss Emory was given 80 days for
each offense when she refused to
pay.
None Seriously Hurt
The injured, non serious, are Mrs.
John r. Davis, Milford, face and eye
injuries; Mrs. Walter Belts. Green
wood, back injuries and shock; Al
berta Belts, leg injuries. and Frank
Hudson, Milford. head decorations.
Constable Belts said Miss Emory's
car swerved across the highway in
front of him. Hudson was a passen-
ger in the woman's car. Both auto
were damaged.
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Milford chronicle., 1937-10-29
Democrats In Sussex
Are Set For Fight
Only Four Districts Will Escape Contest Tomorrow
In Baker-THnneu Split; Fight Will Be Staged In
All Three Election Districts OF First Rep District

o'clock on Wednesday night, and
there will be contests in all of the
districts except four. The districts
not having contests are the first
election district of the Second Rep
resentative District Owens Station.
in Northwest Fork District); the
Fourth Representative District
BROAD Creek. between Laurel and
Seaford); the first election district
of the Sixth Representative District
(Millsboro. in upper Dagsboro Dis
trict); the second election district of
the Seventh Representative District
tSelbyville, in Baltimore District).
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Milford chronicle., 1937-10-29
AT
MILTON EXPECT
BATTLE ROYAL
Anti State Organization
Represented By John
Marvel.
IS STRONG DISTRICT

Democrats of Milton, comprising
the first election district of the
Tenth Representative District. who
in 1922 put across former State Sem
ator Thomas F. Bayard by approxi-
mately 1870 votes throughout the
State for the short term, are going
to the polls between 2 and o'clock
tomorrow afternoon in one of the
most spirited primary contests ever
held in the district. The fight is be-
ing waged between the anti-State or
ganization forces represented by
John Marvel. connected with the Of
fee of Internal Revenue Collector
Willard F. Deputy. of Wilmington,
and the State organization forces
who are backing Norman Collision,
of Bridgeville, for the Office Of coun-
ty chairman on Saturday afternoon,
November 6. The fight for the chair
manship is between Ralph D. Baker
of Georgetown, the present chairman
and Mr.. Collision, who some weeks
ago was named to the membership
of the State Industrial Accident
Board but who has not assumed his
Office because of court litigation.
recognized as an anti-State
Democrat, is giving his
support to Baker.
The outcome is problematical,
both sides claiming victory. Political
chicanery and invectives are being
injected into the fight because some
of the State papers, inadvertently,
omitted the names of some of the
candidates filed in the district. The
correct list, as filed with Chairman
Ralph S. Baker on Wednesday night
Of last week include: Clarence B.
Johnson as committeeman and Mrs.
Blanche Marvel and Mrs. Carrie
as committeewomen for the
State organization and Otto Dicker-
son and Miss A. Myrtle Pettyiohn as
anti-organization. While not definite
Iy known, Mrs. Simpler may with
iraw between now and Saturday.
Milford chronicle., 1937-10-29
RECEIPTS IN
STATENSURANCE
DEPT. INCREASE
Total Revenue Was $780,
55S For Past Year, IN
crease Of S21,619.59.
LICENSE FEES GAIN

An increase of $2I,619.59 over the
previous year was shown In receipts
of the State Insurance Commission
er's office, according to records in
the Office of Insurance Commissioner
]. Postles Hammond. Total receipts
for this. year were $306,55S.07 as
compared with $2s4.93s.4S for the
previous year.
In only one item were receipts of
the past year less than those of the
preceding year and that was in the
special two per cent tax for the fire
department purposes which this year
totaled $24,2S7.77 as compared with
$24,502.48, a difference of $214.71.
License Fees
For licenses the Insurance Com
missioner collected $19,340,, which
was s1.135. more than a year ago
when the total was $1S,205. In this
years receipts s9.515 was paid by
agents and $9,S25 by Insurance COM
panies.s. ,-..4,e $50 .s.se.s. .s.s..
There was also an Increase of
1857 10 in the total amount of fees
collected this year, the total being
s12,4S9.95' as compared with s11.-
872.85 for the previous year.
Fire Insurance Tax
The State tax on fire insurance
companies netted $28,512.S7 which
was s2,314.95 more than the previ-
Gus year when the total was $780,
1892.
Companies doing a casualty insur-
ance business in this State paid
taxes totaling $31.837.50 or an in
crease of s4.54S.67 over the previous
year for which the total was $27,-
293.s3.
The State tax on life insurance
companies doing business in Della
ware totaled S174,202.09. This
amount Is an increase of $8.S53.36
over the previous year when the
total was $165,84S.53.
Milford chronicle., 1937-10-29
INSTITUTE HELD HERE
BY STATE CLUB WOMEN
Splendid Program was Given In
Century Club House Yesterday

The Delaware Federation of Wo-
mems Club held their Kent County
Institute yesterday in the Milford
New Century Club house. Mrs. Lyn-
ford 0utten, vice president for Kent
county. prepared the following pro-
gram:
Collect, assembly.
Pledge to the flag, assembly.
Welcome, Mrs. F. B. Short, presi-
dent of the Milford New Century
Club.
Response, Mrs. Walter A. Powell.
Dover Century Club.
Song, America the Beautiful"
Mrs. Edward Hurley, pianist.
Greetings by State president, Mrs.
Louis A. Drexler.
Discussion, topic, What Can the
Club Do for the Members" led by
Mrs. Walter Barrett.
Public safety. Mrs. William Cook.
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Milford chronicle., 1937-10-29
NO DEADLY ELIXIR Is
FOUND In DELAWARE
Poison Which Has Caused Al Deaths
In U. S. Not Sold Here

Apparently none of the deadly
elixir of sulfanilamide which has
been blamed for Al deaths through
out the United States has been sold
in Delaware.
This was the concensus this week
of the State Board of Health, the
State Board of Pharmacy, and the
Philadelphia district office of the
Federal Food and Drug Administra-
ton, which covers both Pennsylva-
mia and Delaware.
Sulfanilamide in its pure form has
long been used with apparently sat
isfactory results, ]. o. Boxley. sec
retary of the State Board of Phar-
macy said. He and others agreed
that it is only when the solvent was
added that this drug became dang
erous.
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Milford chronicle., 1937-10-29
DELAWARE TO HONOR
FACULTY AT DINNER
DIR. Geo. A. Harter And Prof. Elisha
COn0Ver WIN Be HOnored Guests

Two grand old men of the Univer-
sity of Delaware faculty will be hon
cred with a testimonial dinner in
Old College, Newark. ON Monday
evening, November l, at Z p. m, and
the indications are that alumni and
other friends from all parts of Del
aver and from several other states
will attend the affair. They are DIR.
George A. Harter, president of Della
ware College for about 20 years, who
retired two years ago after so years
service and was made professor
emeritus and Prof. Elisha Conover,
who will retire at the end of this
college year.
These two men are beloved by
thousands of former students and a
large host of friends in all sections
of the State. The dinner is being ar
ranged by a committee of faculty
members aided by group Of alumni.
Milford chronicle., 1937-10-29

While 1t is what is commonly
known as an "off year" in politics in
Delaware. yet under the rules of the
Democratic party committeeman and
committeewomen in the twenty-three
election districts of Sussex county
are elected the last Saturday in 0c-
tober and those chosen meet on the
first Saturday in November to choose
the chairman, vice chairman, treas
urer and secretary. Under the rules.
the chairman and secretary can be
chosen outside of the membership of
the committee. which always has
been done until the past four years.
The deadline for fling closed at 10
Milford chronicle., 1937-10-29
RETIRED MILFORD.
FARMER FOUND.
BURNED TODEATH'
Henry Ingram's Clothes
Believed Set Fire By
Pipe On Farm Visit.
WAS HOLLY SHIPPER
Trail OF Charred Leaves
Indicated He Tried TO
Reach Creek.

His clothing believed to have been
set afire by his pipe. Henry Ingram,
age IS years, a retired farmer and
holly broker of Milford. was found
burned to death at o'clock on Mon
day afternoon on his farm in the
Cedar Neck section. Only the shoes
remained on the mans body which
was covered with numerous first
and second degree burns.
Sussex county coroner, Howard E.
Hardesty, of Bridgeville. said an in
quiry revealed no evidence of foul
play and he issued a certificate of
accidental death.
1t is believed that the man. feel
ing i'll, sat down on a tree stump to
rest. Since an auto accident a year
ago. he had been subject to periodic
attacks which often left him dazed.
Raymond Draper. negro tenant on
Ingram's farm. told police that his
employer, on a former visit to the
farm, set his trouser leg afire when
he dropped his pipe during an attack.
Ingram was discovered by a
friend, George Phillips. and Draper.
who began a search after he failed
to return from an inspection trip Of
his farm.
The body was in a strip of woods
near a potato field some distance
from the house. Charred leaves and
buttons for a distance Of 25 feet
from the tree stump indicated In
gram had made a futile attempt to
reach a creek nearby.
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Milford chronicle., 1937-10-29
Crop Production This Year
Is Largest Since Year 1928

IL years.
The crops included in the index
are corn, oats, wheat, barley, rye,
buckwheat. fiaxseed, potatoes, sweet
potatoes. cotton, tobacco. and hay.
Production of most other important
crops (not included in the index
also is much larger this year than
last, and above average.
But divided into the population,
Purves puts the index of production
per capita of the principal crops. at
81 per cent Of the pre-war average.
compared with 5S in 1886. He makes
the point, however, that the trend Of
crop production per capita Of the
population had been declining for
more than 80 years. This year, pro-
duction is above this trend, by to
10 per cent.
Milford chronicle., 1937-10-29
FIREMEN SPONSORING
BING0 GAME SERIES

The Carlisle Fire Company
of Milford is sponsoring a SER
les of bingo games. Tuesday
evening at the Introductory
games. the prizes awarded
were beautiful and useful.
Next Tuesday evening the reg
ular series will begin and will
continue for ten weeks, every
Tuesday night. Persons pres
ent and playing eight nights
out of the ten will be given a
chance to play in a wind-up
game, the grand prize for
which will be a new radio or
washer. The radio and wash
er together with other prizes
are on display in Wharton
Fishers window.
Milford chronicle., 1937-10-29

This years crop production-lar-
gest since 1928-is only 6 per cent
less than the all-time peak reached
in the year 1920.
And although crop production per
capita OF the population is much less
than during the 1s20's it is 5 to 10
per cent above the downtrend of pro-
duction per capita since 1905.
This analysis is made by c. M.
Purves OF the Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics In the October issue OF
"The Agricultural Situation" month
ly publication of the Bureau.
Purves computes the index of pro-
duction of principal crops this year
at ITO per cent sof the 1904 pre-
war average. compared with 7S.5 In
1886. and with 1888 in 192S-which
marked the high point for the last
Milford chronicle., 1937-10-29
YOUNG GREENWOOD
FARMER is HONORED
Harry A. Webb Awarded American
Farmer Degree At Kansas City

Harry A. Webb of Greenwood, a
member of the Luther Burbank
Chapter of the Future Farmers of
America, has just been awarded the
American Degree, a National honor
given during the annual convention
of the Future Farmers organization
at Kansas City. There are over 140,-
600 members in this organization
adm less than 100 received the Am
erican Farmer Degree. 1t Is award
ed to boys Of high school age and to
young farmers throughout the coun-
try, taking into consideration. schol-
astic standing in SCHOOL. and any
ether qualifications that would help
to make the candidate outstanding.
Mr.. Webb started his vocational
agriculture training in the Green
wood High School in 1881, and car
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Milford chronicle., 1937-10-29
JUDGE RODNEY SIGNS
FINAL DIVORCE DEGREES

Judge Richard 8. Rodney, In
Superior Court at Dover, last
week signed final DEGREES of
divorce in 10 cases as fol-
lows:
Evelyn I. Schrader. from
Charles F. Schrader; Jennie
A. Plummer from John w.
Plummer; Percy Dunning
from Eleanor M. Dunning;
John Frank Getshall from
Lula Olivia Getshall; Edwin C.
w. Ford from Ethel M. Ford;
Blanche Reed Hammond from
John Wesley Hammond; Sar-
ah A. Turner from Leroy Tur-
ner; Frances e. Waters from
George Waters; James Collins
from May w. Collins; James
Henry Hudson from Roney M.
Hudson.
Milford chronicle., 1937-10-29
GAME REFUGEES ARE
GROWING In STATE
Ten Areas In Three Counties Now
Total 1900 Acres, Report Shows

Delaware has 1900 acres of land
equal to 7.2 square miles-in %
game sanctuaries, Clarence S. Fos-
ter, chief game and fish warden, said
Tuesday in the 1886 report of the
Board of Game and Fish Commits
sioners.
Ten of the refugees. land maintain
ed in cooperation with farmers or
other property owners. are in New
Castle county, five in Kent, and sew
en- in Sussex, he said.
All are posted with signs: "State
Game Management Refuge. No Tres
passing. Board of Game and Fish
Commissioners"
Along with announcement of these
sanctuaries, the report, based on
IL, $50 hunting licenses, and 1858
fishing licenses, showed:
Catch of game: Rabbits, 63,S20;
squirrels, 27.1S6; quail. 16,202;
ducks. 6.504: muskrats, 50.76S; geese
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Milford chronicle., 1937-10-29
PAYMENTS
TO DELAWARE FARMERS
Those Participating In 1887 Conser-
walton Program VIII BE Paid

The Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration announced today that
payments to farmers participating in
the. 1887 Agricultural Conservation
Program will be made at the maxi
mum rates provided under the pro-
gram as announced last December.
The 1887 program as originally an
nounced included a tentative sched-
ule OF payment rates subject to a 10
per cent adjustment upward or
depending upon the ex-
tent of participation by farmers.
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Milford chronicle., 1937-10-29
ecretary Of the State Tax Board.
Made Assistant In 1884

secretary of the State Tax Board.
Made Assistant In 1884
He participated In the general
renovation of the department under
the administration of Mr.. DUPONT
and in 1884 was raised to the posi-
ton of assistant tax commissioner.
In the past 10 years he became
known to hundreds of business men
within and without the State, with
whom he discussed their tax prob
lens.
He went with the State tax COM.
mission, with considerable knowl-
edge of income taxes. For five years,
prior to his service with the State,
from 1921 to 1926, he was in the U.
S. Internal Revenue Department
in Wilmington, serving as chief Of
the income tax department and
chief field deputy.
Born In New Castle
Mr.. Truss was born in New Castle,
November S, 1896, the son of Mrs.
William NJ. Truss and the late Will
liam NJ. Truss. He was educated in
the Wilmington public schools, at
tended Goldey College, and was
graduated from the University of
Delaware with an A. B. degree in
1921.
His studies at the university were
interrupted by the World War. when
he enlisted in the 59th Pioneer In
fantry of Delaware. He served as
second lieutenant and was stationed
at Camps Lee. Meade, and Dix and
overseas in 1918.
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