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Smyrna times., 1937-11-04

sisters should be discharged. Mr..
Blain personally examined their
work, and informed the clerk that
one of the ladies was indispensable
in view of her knowledge of the
languages, and the other kept the
records in such systematic order
that he would discharge neither.
Miss Markoe has three sisters, two
of whom are married, and two
brothers are married and living in
Baltimore, and the other is an en-
gineer in employment of the gov
eminent.
Smyrna times., 1937-11-04
While Ladies StoodI

Mrs. Pewley describing Mothers
Meeting) The place was so packed
that dozens of women were obliged
to stand. The rector was in the
chair.
Miss Warden-You surprise me!
The dear rector is usually so polite.
Stray Stories Magazine.
Smyrna times., 1937-11-04
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS


Good sweet potatoes are worth
$3.50 a barrel in the New York
market.
The lash was applied to four Of
tenders by sheriff Mcdaniel on Sat
urday morning.
About three more weeks and
then Middletown will be abole to
boast of a water supply.
The Harrington Enterprise is adj
vocating the establishment of a
National Bank at that place.
Henry Waters raised on the farm
of Mrs. Vail, near Middletown, an
eighty-five pound pumpkin.
One Of Dover's clerks received a
dozen gingerbreads last week for
catching a runaway horse.
Curtis Morris, Esq, of Mispil-
lion hundred, raised this year from
go to IS bushels of white corn to
the acre.
Conductor Baldwin of the Della
ware railroad is lying dangerously
i'll of pneumonia at his residence in
Wilmington.
a Washington correspondent
writes that Secretary Bayard's S
Washington house will be open this
season and the Misses Bayard will
resume their reception days after
New Years.
The hog cholera is spreading in
the community about st. Georges
Smyrna times., 1937-11-04
EOrgiYeneSs

"You should cultivate forgiving
nature"
81 do" answered Senator
Sorghum. I'm obliged to. I'm
always willing to forgive a man who
didn't vote for me at recent cleo
ton if he will change his mind be-
fore the next one"
Smyrna times., 1937-11-04
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
(Coat-nued From Page Two)

pull him back on the scaffold. He
didn't make any fuss about his
dangerous position but he had a life
grip on that post until he felt a
secure hand had him. The place
where he caught was some twenty
feet from the ground.
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~
Radiant n
( F" HATS 10
RUSH'
By Rev. a.,
I Pastor CaIvs,,. =.
| Sudlersvills i


While DRIVING :
friend. a car sli5D.. sa
and shot past pi,' pRPe
only to pull IN ~ -, g G
distance ahead at 4 =, ta
Said my friend Il :, p ,!
certainly was n . 81
nowhere Y = 81
Have you moi n.. d
people like tbat2 !, =
always in such das.s or
themselves? er
Is not the cause d co .
poseful rush s5neta5, ail
come up out Il ~.
ton Is it not a ~
unrest that has devsr,,..
tense selfish graspag
materialistic ags2 ab
II that picture Of an
Gods man As prssen.ss 70
opening chapters q y
llilo nothing of this nj d
III .enslon Ratae, sie
moving with sloTs: d. ~
with a suficiency d !, ~ :
having time 70 drn1 trs m
glory Of a coIortL sg be
Is il possible toY il POI
the spirit of this Eli tai
ness and to carry It d Of
II the rush Of today sn'
There was One rss tia
lived among men an i eFs
and was eontinuar7 vac
upon all who des,s 'll
which passeth all n,g esli
This same Christ bss
luxuriant peace b sfs y J
peace declared He ~, :. !
you ~, s.,a
While your feet NJ one
hurry along to keep : sto1
pace Of those around
theless within youE n.
have dwelling a seyg.
which pervaded a SUM i
meadow land. You q va:
ly bask in a peace Fahas
relaxing and unhuua eve
Smyrna times., 1937-11-04
A Long Vacation

ST haven't seen your uncle for ten
years. Tell me, what has he been
doing all that timer"
'Ten years."
Smyrna times., 1937-11-04
PERSONALS

Rev. DR.. Umsted will commence
his ministry in White Haven next
Sunday.
Thomas S. Start, of New York,
formerly of this town, has been
spending several days with rela-
tives and friends here.
]. Albert Gilpin, of Massey, Md,
has been the guest of Col. George
H. Raymond for the past several
days.
William B. Megear is another
one of our young men who, we re-
gret to see, are leaving us for the
city. He leaves on Monday to take
a position with Citizens, Rexamer
& Co., in Philadelphia, as salesman.
William Wilds, Jr., has also taken
a position with Lippincott & Co.,
and Howard Taylor, son of Samuel
Taylor, has gone to take a position
in the drug store Of his uncle, DR..
Davis, in Camden, N. ].
Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Voshell
will give a birthday party to their
grandson, Harvey Spruance, this
evening, the latter having just
reached his majority.
Smyrna times., 1937-11-04
So to Speak

Thanks for the hug"
Don't mention it," the pressure
was all mine"
Smyrna times., 1937-11-04
Can 7
SUNDAY Din
:. Sluggish
By Ann PlgI

lAtIt Cd
TNdlo week I'VE, We =: u, there is alv
prices are lower thai y u Is salo q
for some time. Pork a. bring peace
are a little lower too. h ea,,se oor,,e
lings are low, rosstl4
chickens are moderate - pV anore
storms this past week sers. A cert
fresh fish may be llnita stated that
and ne5e yegetsbIes, IT,. ela- nots5T preserve pc
oranges and grapes ar statement.
parsnips, beets ana p.. peace, but T
and other salad greens r. -
and cheap. ~
Fresh eggs are s,aH stop to cons
Storage eggs, howeVa' was Hke. tb
of excellent qlallt! al the ns-4 -.
ately priced. o.-: 80 0ii'
The following mems 4 coming war
use foods in season. scientific ba
Low Cost Dn 40 more dar
Braised Spare RIBS VII S'ei uol
Mashed Potatoes By So to al !
Bread and Bs prolong ne.t
AppIes Baked With u N'''
Tea or Coffee
Medluh lU' The T
Roast Chuck nsi . D'i7 Friday niy
Orange and Gra}sii Fl a'al'oas and
Bread and IS party was h
Pgn2An : Buck Ford s
lea q o0l see that no
Very Special less be or sh
Broiled Gra7e.:-5 Know wheth|
Sirlo.n Steah wy or not when
Sc .,,.s with witb Chess and Mr.. Wr]
Rolls and 81 curiosity wi
Caramel CastsFl VIZ learned that
Tea or C0nes Breme's Hor|
Smyrna times., 1937-11-04

Shak@p
Although
above the q
amateur ca
to a Shake
conclusion,
cational dsl
Department
aonal trour
Macbeth,
most inter
tragedies.
be gwen ol
portunity Of
take advani
Of this trul
sndforty C
that every
every citize
vicinity vii
prices to bd
cents.
1t IS YER
opportunity
Me u q 81
come to the
excellent &C
one of the |
eve1
Smyrna times., 1937-11-04

Thank !,
AS bllsiIl
GLASS, our
take this :
business n
surroundinI
sponded sO
supper
activity.
which will
ords. We
business y
Grafton vii
contrbuhol
zine.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1937-02-05
TWO-LANE ROADS
WILL MEASURE
TWENTY-FIVE FEET
Program Calling For Improve
ment Of Some OF The States
Primary Roads In View

Two-lane roads bui under the pres
ent State Roads Com iission in future
will be % feet wide, instead of 20, ac-
cording to an announcement made at
the office of the commission yester-
day. The additional margin of safety
was given as the principal objective
in the change of specifications.
Pointing to the large number of
head-on collisions, side-swipes and
collisions with fixed objects off the
road, the Commissions statement held
that these accidents are a clear in
dictment of too-narrow roads. Records
of the Commissioner of Motor Ve-
hicles show that Of 43 fatal accidents
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1937-02-05
1900 CHILDREN
EXAMINED In
Sc CONFERENCE
Over Nine Hundred Conferences
Held During The Year In
Every Section OF State

Over 1900 young children-rang-
ing from babies in arms to their old
er brothers and sisters nearing school
age-were examined at the child
health conferences held in the Coun-
ties of Maryland in 1886. The con-
ferences were held under the direction
of the County Departments of Health
in cooperation with the Bureau of
Child Hygiene of the State Depart
ment of Health.
Of the total number of children ex-
amined, 1896 were white and 1888
colored; 1885 were under one year
old, 3,467 from "a. and 6,488 were
from 81. Those in the latter group
were examined in preparation for
their admission to school.
In his report on the conferences,
DR.. J. H. M. Knox, Jr., Chief of the
Bureau of Child Hygiene estimates
that over 1000 families were repres-
ented in the attendance and had the
benefit of the advice given as to the
best ways of keeping the children
well. No medical treatments were
given. Children in need of medical
attention were referred to their fam
lily physicians.
Over 900 conferences were held
during the year and community CEN
ters in 476 places, covering every sec
tion of the State, served as the meet
ing place for large or small groups
of mothers and children with the doc
tors and public health nurses.
Over 5000 of the children examin-
ed-3,OS9 according to the report, or
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1937-02-05

one out of every 5-was free from
conditions in need of correction. Elev-
en- per cent of the total number ex-
amined-1, ,627-were underweight or
showed evidence of malnutrition; 20
per ent-4,O16-needed dental atten-
tion, decayed teeth being recorded a
gainst 1874 of the youngsters.
Nearly thirty per cent had unfav-
orable conditions of the nose or throat.
Enlarged or infected tonsils were OBJ
served in 3,149; adenoids in 8S8 and
500 were mouth breathers. Five per
cent-633- ricketts, in some form;
defective vision was recorded for 119;
defective hearing for 131; and 49 were
found to be mentally retarded.
Over a third of the totals ,856-
had not been immunized against diph-
liberia and 3,095 or nearly half of the
6,488 in the groups from 81 years
old who were getting ready to enter
school, had not been vaccinated a.
gainst smallpox.
Provision is made in the schedule
of health conferences in the counties
for at least one child health con-
ference each month. AS the season
advances, additional conferences will
be arranged with the cooperation of
the county superintendents of schools
for the examination of children who
will reach school age this year.
"It must be always emphasized" !"
DR.. Knox said, "that the great value
of these examinations comes from
the opportunity they give for the dis
covery and early corrective care of
unfavorable conditions. The friendly
contact of the mothers with the health
officers and public health nurses and
the follow up visits of the nurses to
the homes are important features of
the arrangement"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1937-02-05

in November, eight were head-on col
lisions, two were sideswipes and six
caused by cars striking fixed objects.
Nationally recognized formulae
call for two-lane roads where traf-
fic volumes average 1000 or more ve-
hicles day." said the announcement.
"They call for more than two lanes
where volumes are in excess of 1000
cars day on an average.
"There are few of Maryland's pri-
mary roads which carry fewer than
1000 cars a day, yet we have only
a few miles of highways of more than
two lanes. Many of our primary
highways are but 18 feet wide, and
there are some that are only 16 feet
wide.
"It is hoped that the State may be
able to widen it's major traffic ar
teries to fit them to the traffic they
carry, but meanwhile where it is
necessary to build two-lane roads,
they will be % feet wide. Thus it is
hoped that we will be able to pro-
vide an additional margin of safety
and convenience"
A program calling for improvement
of some of the States primary roads
is expected to be placed before the
legislature within the next few davs.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1937-02-05
Local and Rural News

ed the Union Memorial Hospital to
complete her course in nursing.
Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Parks enter
tanned a few friends at bridge Sat
urday night. Their guests were: Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Ham, Mr.. and Mrs.
Beaven, Mr.. and Mrs. Harris Cord
dry, Misses Lolita Smith, Rebecca
Bennett, Julia Robertson and Capt.
Harryq Sheats.
Thomas B. Edwards, Veterans Ser
vice officer. will be at the State Ar
mory in Pocomoke City on February
18th and 25th. Any veteran with
claims incidental to disqualification,
compensation, bonus or relief will be
given asistanie< There are no
charges of any nature for these SER
vices.
A family reunion was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Den
ston on the Hayward Road, Sunday,
January 31st. Those entertained at
dinner included: Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
T. East, Mr.. and Mrs. George S. Bunt-
ing and children, Hortense and Geo.
S. Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. William Taylor,
all of Pocomoke. Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
C. James, of Melfa, Va, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Horner of Princess Anne.
At the last regular communication
of Crescent Lodge No. 178 A. F. &
A. M, the following officers were in
stalled: Worshipful Master, James P.
Blaine, Jr.; Senior Warden, Walter
Ent; Junior Warden, c. H. Jones;
Senior Deacon, Daniel Shaw; Junior
Deacon, Everett James; Senior Stew
ard, Harry r. Dixon; Junior Stew
ard, James Smith; Tyler, Thomas
McMichael.
A regular meeting of the P. T. A.
will be held in the High School build
ing Tuesday evening, February 9th
at p. m. Mr.. John Krusen, of Sal
isbury, Safety Chairman of the Con-
gress of P. T. A. will be the guest
speaker. The association is in need
of more members and extends an invi-
tation to patrons of the school and
all interested to attend the meeting
Tuesday night and to show their in
terest in the school by joining the
Association Tho d1oc oro OEo nor
year.
Little Miss Virginia Dunn Mat
thews, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. C.
w. Matthews, celebrated her 10th
birthday Saturday last by entertain
ing a number of her little friends.
The dining room was attractively dec
GRATED in red and white suggestive
of st. Valentines Day and the favors,
too, were appropriate to th> day.
Those present were: Audrey and Lu-
cille Cluff, Mickey Matthews, Maude
Jones, Louise and Betty Watson, Alice
Jean Mister, Hortense and George S.
Bunting, Ralph and Ann Lankford,
Josh and Priscilla Lankford, Frank
Beauchamp, Hilda and Vernon Trader,
Louise East, Billy Davis, Sarah Cor
dy, Jacie and Jeanie Clarke, Bootsy
Heilig, Billy Kitchens and Billy De-
Mar. Other guests included Miss An
ME Ross, Mrs. Malcolm Matthews and
Mrs. Edmind DeMar.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1937-02-05

800 P. M, Senior, Second Monday
of the month.
7:30 P. NJ, Junior, Third Monday of
the month.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1937-02-05
7:30 P. NJ, SERMON
WEDNESDAYS
7:30 P. NJ, PRAYER MEETING
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. John A. Ditto, Pastor

SUNDAYS
9:45 A. M. Bible School
11:00 A. M. Morning Worship with
sermon.
$3.50 P. M. Young Peoples meetings.
1880 P. M. Evening Worship.
WEDNESDAYS
7:30 P. M. Prayer Service.
WOMEN'S MISSIONARY UNION
1880 P. NJ, Women's Missionary So
ciety, 1st Monday of the month.
1880 P. M, Young Women's Auxil-
larry, 1st Friday of the month.
1880 P. M, Girls Auxiliary, 1st
Monday Of the month.
1880 P. M, Royal Ambassadors,
LADIES AIDS
every Friday of the month.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1937-02-05

Mrs. E. w. Polk spent part of
the week in Philadelphia.
Mrs. F. j. Lloyd was hostess Tues
day to the afternoon bridge club.
DR.. and Mrs. R. I. Givens spent
Tuesday and Wednesday in Baltimore.
Mrs. William Smith has been the
recent guest of friends in Wachaprea-
que.
Mrs. Phyllis Young Twohy left
Tuesday for a weeks stay in New
York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mrs. Howard A.
Young, of Chester, Pa. motored to Po-
comoke over the weekend.
Robert H. Robertson, Jr., University
of Penn, is spending a brief vacation
at his home here.
Mrs. VIM. l.. Bennett and children,
of Ocean City, are guests of Mrs. Ben
nett's mother, Mrs. ]. Harry Young.
The w. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
w. J. Birch Tuesday, February 9th at
2:30 o'clock p. M.
Miss Dorothy Brittingham visited
her aunt, Mrs. Jack West, the early
mart of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Horner, of
Princess Anne, were weekend guests
of Mrs. Horner's parents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Griffith, of
Princess Anne, spent last weekend
with Mrs. Griffith's parents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Holt and the
later's sister, Mrs. Vestella S. King,
left Tuesday for a stay of several
weeks at Miami and Palm Beach, Fla.
A regular meeting of the Crescent
Chapter No. a o. E. s. will be held
Monday night, February 9th at 1880
o'clock.
Miss Doris Schoolfield is spending
some time at Lansdowne while she is
undergoing medical treatment in Phil
adelphia.
Misses Marjorie Schoolfield and
Nan Cullen, students at the State
Teachers College, Salisbury, spent the
weekend in Pocomoke.
Rev. and Mrs. J. P. George and
daughter, of Stevensville, visited Miss
BERTHE Ford on Wednesday of last
week.
Mrs. U. S. Payne has returned from
an extended stay with relatives and
friends in Illinois and Atlantic City,
N. j.
Members Of Bethany M. P. Church
holding "penny-a-meal" banks are re-
quested to return them at the Sunday
morning service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ionic Britingham and
daughter, Dorothy, were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Chester Outten the early
part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Linn, Mr.. and
Mrs. Osterneck, of Philadelphia, Wis
tied Mrs. Linn's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Rodbell over the weekend
Mr.. William White, manager of the
A. & P. Store in Princess Anne, and
Mrs. White were weekend guests of
friends here.
Mr.. Earle Tarr returned Saturday
from the Marine Hospital in Balti-
more where he was operated on five
weeks ago. He is improving as rap
idly as could be expected.
Mary Katherine Schoolfield, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Byron School
field is recuperating at her home here
after undergoing an appendix opera
tion at the Peninsula General Hos
pital in Salisbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. George S. Matthews,
of this city, accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. William Bunting of Bloxom, Va,
motored to Florida on Sunday last
for a two weeks stay at Miami and
other coastal points.
Miss Sarah Leah Scher is spend
ing the week with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Scher. She was
accompanied home by Miss Rose Mud
erick, of Wilmington who was her
guest during her stay here.
Mr.. Earl Cutler of the Coffman-
Fisher store, left this week for st.
Louis where he will take special
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1937-02-05

When you want a job, want to hire
help, sell your business. or used
run an ad in the classified
section. 1t gets results when others
fail.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1937-02-05

BETHANY METHODIST PROTES-
TANT CHURCH
Rev. G. J. Hooker, Minister
SUNDAYS
9:45 A. M. Sunday School.
11:00 A. M. Morning worship.
6:45 P. M. Junior Christian En-
deavor.
7:SO P. M. Evening worship.
MONDAYS
7:30 P. M. Christian Endeavor.
WEDNESDAYS
7:30 P. M. Prayer and Praise Ser
vice.
A cordial welcome awaits you at
these services.
ST. MARY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Rev. r. B. Mathews. Pastor
Services, Every second and fourth
Sunday of the month, Morning Pray
and Sermon at II o'clock.
Every first, third and fifth Sun
days, Evening Prayer and Sermon at
7:3O o'clock.
Holy Communion every second Sun
day at II o'clock in the morning.
Church School at 10 a. m.
Public is cordially invited to at
tend these services.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1937-02-05

PITTS CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. John A. Ditto, Pastor
SUNDAYS
2 P. M. Bible School.
8 P: M. Worship.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-23
5 YEARS AGO

M. v. McCurdy received a
prize at the schoolmen's golf
tourney in Sleepy Eye.-Redwood
county commissioners discovered
it cost them $3.50 for an audit of
their books which showed that
about $40 was ''carelessly" spent
in poor relief.-Ernest, 19-mon-
ths-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Glen
Meyers of Walnut Grove, died of
injuries received in a fall from
a buggy.-Two horses on the
Ludwig Daub farm in Vail town.
ship crashed head-on and were
kilIed.-V. H. Forster got high
score in a rifle shoot at Spring
field-The Middle Creek Mission
band composed of "a children
played two concerts.-Rev. Will
lard Leavens left Mankato for q
new pastorate at Plainview.-
Ardith Jean, small daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollie Watkins
died.-Mr. and Mrs. A. c. Bur-
meister celebrated their forty
fifth wedding anniversary.-Lit-
tie Virginia Picker of Clements
was seriously scalded when she
fell into pan of boiling water
Irene Edna, new daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Neale Federly, wa.
the fourth living generation O
both Mr.. and Mrs. Federly's fam
lilies.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-23

ians was of a lean body build in
comparison with those who died
of heart ailments under go. The
latter were generally over weight.
Cross-eyes should be treated in
babyhood or as soon as they ap-
uear, physician members of the
NJ nnesota State Medical associa-
tons education committee de-
clare il. bulletin that draws
especial attention to the unhappy
consequences of neglect of this
defect.
One of the consequences is pro-
bable loss of sight in the poorer
eye Involurt arily the victim of
cross-eyes refuses to accept a
double image and only one eye,
the stronger eye, is used. The re-
suit of disuse is loss of function
and normal sight in the eye may
be lost forever if the condition. is
allowed to go a long time un-
treated.
Another is a feeling of infer
iority on the part of the child
which may seriously affect his
entire life. The cross-eyed child
is inevitably conspicuous; he is
likely to be laughed at and it is
almost impossible for him to de-
veIop tito a normal, happy adult.
Modern treatment for cross
eyes includes exercise to develop
proper coordination of the mus
cles of the two eyes, properly
fitted glasses and, if necessary,
surgery. If they are needed to
avoid the unhappy consequences
of croSs-eyes, glasses can be worn
very successfully by young chill
dren.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-23

ians was of a lean body build in
comparison with those who died
of heart ailments under 60. The
latter were generally over weight.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-23
Everybody's Health
COUNTRY PEOPLE
LIVE LONGEST
STUDIES SHOW

Some new light has been
thrown recey-tly onto the question
of how to live to ripe old age.
A study commented upon today
by members of the Minnesota
Public Health association shows
that nearly three-fourths of the
men and women past 80 years
old live in the country.
On the other hand, large pro-
portion of the young men and
women who die of heart disease
before they have achieved the age
of so live in large cities.
The doctors point out, of course,
that one of the important factors
in the attainment of a lorg life is
also a line of long-lived fore
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-23
THIRTEEN PERSONS WERE KILLED

in auto accidents in the northwest las
weekend. If that many died of plague o
some sort, schools, churches, theatres an
every other public meeting place would b
closed and we would be scared to death Jus
some more car accidents don't seem to max
an impression on the reckless go-devis.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-09-23

bears. Inheritance is naturally be-
yond the control of the individ-
ual; but it is obvious that living
conditions play a considerable
part; otherwise the proportion of
octogenarianS would be much the
same in the city as in the country.
Country life appears not to be so
hard on the heart as the stresses
of city life.
Among the other factors that
have an unquestiored influence
on length of life is body build.
The great majority of octogenar-