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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-19

Mrs. Ellen Balfanz, who has
spent the summer at Portage Lake,
Will return Friday to the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Nellie Daggett.
Mrs. Mae clyde, who has been stay
ing with her, will return to Whit.
more Lake.
Mrs. G. Franklin Campbell will
entertain Miss Violet Campbell,
Three Oaks, at her cottage at
Portage Lake this week end.
Miss Betty Hayden nd her sis
ter, Mrs. Erwin Cornell, Ann Ar.
Dor. left this morning to spend a
few days with relatives in Detroit.
Miss Hayden is much improved af.
ter her recent Illness.
Mrs. Mary w. McGough returned
from Grand Rapids Monday after a
week with her daughter and son.in.
law, DR.. and Mrs. Harry c. Sullivan.
Carl Lindegren and William G.,
Lerchen and son William, Jr., who
have spent three weeks in Port.
land, Ore, are returning today.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. Arnold Wizard and
son Charles returned a week ago
from a trip to the Smokes, Atlanta
and the gorges in Georgia. through
the cotton belt and Nashville
Bridges washed out and erosion in.
terfered at times with the trip.
Miss Nellie Steele. Fostoria. O.,
Is visiting Miss Caroline and Miss
Nan Towner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hedge Johanson
moved Tuesday from 1907 N. Huron
st. to Lyman Ave.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-19

Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Mathews
and daughter Judith will return to-
night from Snyder, n. Y. They also
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Geor' , Math-
ews in Cleveland, o.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-19
Parents Of Son

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Anderson,
Whitaker. are parents OF six
pound. eight and a half ounce son
born Wednesday in Boyer Hos.
pital.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-19
Pythian Sisters Plan
to Attend Three Day
Session at MuSkegon

Reports were made and plans for
attending the Pythlan Sisters Grand
Temple three day session in Mus
kegon this week, were discussed by
Huron Temple members at their
regular meeting Wednesday eve.
ming ia-K-P-- Hall.
Mrs Mark Rust, who is on the
committee for repairing the
Knights robes, reported that the
work has been completed and the
robes are ready for use.
The local temple will be repre-.
sented in Muskegon by Miss Mar
garet Colts. delegate. Mrs. Forrest
Tefft, outgoing mistress OF records
and correspondence and Mrs. r.
R. Burbank. Mrs. James Beach, Mr..
and Mrs. James Hart. Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Burrell. Mrs. Estelle Holley
and Mrs, Elroy Briggs.
Mrs. Tefft. who completes her
five years of service as grand mis-
tress OF records and correspond
ence, will be presented with a gift
from this temple, at one OF the
meetings. by Mrs. Holley.
Refreshments we're served after
the meeting by the committee. Mrs.
Lorne Kennedy Mrs Arthur Briggs,
Mrs. Howard Seekell and Mrs. Jay
Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. ]. Strang and
son William have gone to Winona,
Mimi. to spend a week with DR..
and Mrs. NJ. R. Raymond
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. S. Strait will
move this week end to Allen Park,
Mich, where Mr.. Strait will teach
this year.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-19
ATTENTION
CITY SUBSCRIBERS

The Ypsilant Daily Press
wishes all subscribers to re-
ceiye their papers regularly
and promptly. In case OF poor
or non-deliyery Of the Daily
Press Phone the Press office
at 470 before 6 D. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-19
Entertains Club

Mrs. Scott Leslie entertained the
Vega-J Club Wednesday at lunch
con. The afternoon was spent in
sewing.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-21
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STATE C.0FC. TO
STRESS POSITION
INTER-ANERIcAN RELATIONS
THEME OF DECEMBER
% MEETING

TAMPA. Nov. 20-FNSl Fiar-
ida's key position for the furTher-
ance of Inter-American relatiuns
viii be the theme Of the 'sFlorlda
Center Of the America bus
ness conference and 24th annzal
membership drive meeting of the
Florida State Chamber &C Com
merce in jacksonville on Dee
2-3.
We are expecting one of the
largest turn-outs II the hlstuTy
of our organization. Car D
Brorein, president Of the FSCC
said. Invitations have been ex-
tended TO all Florida mayors. CITY
managers, legislators. adminisrra-
tive officials. chairnen Of county
commissioners. editors. radio sta-
ton managers. civic club 0fficers
heads of al statewide orgsnIzs-
tions, as well as 10 Ihe 800 men
bers of the Florida State Chan
Der of Commerce.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-21
LARGEST CIRCUS"
All Set On Big Table
AT PINELLAS POINT

ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 21.-
FNS) What is probably the
largest circus in the world is now
on location at Pinellas Point, near
here. 1t is the Walter H. Woods
Circus, and it has 400 horses, so
elephants, 10 cages of performing
animals, 40 lions, and a circus
train of 100 cars. And it is all
set up on a table 18 feet long and
eight feet wide!
Building circuSeS is a hobby OF
Walter H. Woods, now a retired
newspaperman. When he was
five years old he sat on the knee
Of PhineaS T. Barnum and us
tened to fascinating tales of the
marvels of the circus which was
then performing before them He
has been building his own cir
euses ever since then. The pres
ent one represents 40 years OF
york with jigsaws, lathes and
cher mechanical woodworking
tools. And like all real circuses,
every year he adds new attrae-
tons, making it bigger and bet
Ter" than ever before.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-21
WAITRESS COURSE
OPENS NEXT WEEK
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUC-
TIoN SPONSORS CLASS
AT LA CONCHA

Melvin E. Russell, superin-
tendent of public instruction, an
nounces that a class for walters
will begin Monday. November
25, at La Concha hotel. Registra-
tions will be accepted at the Of
flee of William V. Little, man.
ager of Florida State Unemploy-
ment Service here, on Saturday,
November %, between 100 and
500 o'clock in the afternoon.
The class is for Key West resi-
dents between the ages of 18 and
35 and there is no charge. The
course is designed to qualify ap-
plicants to secure employment as
mattresses during winter months
in local hotels and restaurants.
Mr.. Russell stated that Miss
Gertrude LaubScher will teach
the course, under the school
boards jurisdiction in conjunc-
ton with the State Department
of Trades and Industrial Educa-
ton. It will last approximately
120 hours.
Local hotels and restaurants
are cooperating in this training
program and viii give preference
to the people who qualify them
selves for employment during
this training period
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-21
LEAVE TODAY FOR
HIGHWAY MEETING
NEWLY FORMED ASSocIA-
TION MEETS AT FT. LAUD-
ERDALE FRIDAY

B. NJ. Duncan, general manager
of the Overseas Road and Toll
Bridge District, and county COM
missioner William MonSalvatge
left the city this afternoon for
Ft. Lauderdale to attend a meet
ing of the East Coast Highway
Association tomorrow morning.
This association has been new
ly-formed to do whatever is pos
Sible to further construction of
four-lane highway along the
east coast and to push recognition
of route l as military road.
Duncan and Monsalvatge be-
lieved that the latter purpose
made it mandatory for represen-
tatives from Monroe county TO
be present at the meeting. I'M
provementS to the Overseas High
way, including possible extension
of the Super-highway, would nat
urally come under provisions
governing a military road, they
stated.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-21

Feature Service
ably viii have little effect On
them Il may have considerable
effect on the United States
Just why the japanese sudden
ly decided 10 abrogate . treaty
which has proved 50 workable
for nearly 30 years Is something
of . mystery
In the official notification. 1he
japanese said the seal herd that
bases al the Pribilof Islands. 5Lzs1
inside the fringe Of the Aleu-
tians, has got so large thai i Is
q menace TO japanese fisheries-
Government fishery experts
brand this as bunk. pointing oui
that migrations Of the Prlbllof
seals do not carry them into Jap
anese waters.
But If this were 50. the cues
tion that Immediately follows IS
how does Japan plan % remove
this menace? And the inevitable
answer: BY destruction of the
great seal herd which for . good
deal longer than % years hss
been recognized II i-1ernz1i1zza
! (Contlnueo cn Page F0U)
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-21
SEEK
MEDICAL LICENS'r.

TAMPA. Nov. 21.-FNSl Mem
bers of the Florida State Board
of Medical Examiners gave ex-
aminations to some sixty-five ap-
plicants at the Tampa Terrace
Hotel here this week. Of those
seeking licenses to practice medi-
cine in Florida, about half were
new graduates and the others
were practicing physicians from
nearly 80 states seeking Florida
licenses.
More than twenty-five ply
sicians from foreign countries ap-
plying for examination were bar
red because of a new ruling by
the board excluding any foreign
physician from Florida practice
until he has gained full citizen
ship.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-21

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-The
most embarrassing thing that
has happened to No, l58 that I
know of happened right here in
WaShington-or at least just
across the District line in one of
the suburbs.
He is % years old His family
is prominent in the community
and comparatively well off. He
was something of a football hero
and just about a perfect physical
specimen. He always has been
quite a favorite in the neighbor-
hood.
When Secretary of War Slim
son plucked 158 out Of the selec-
tive service fish bowl and made
him No. l selectee in his district
and the lad announced that he
was proud and ready to go imme-
diately, the neighborhood went
into an orgy of patriotism.
The young man was wined and
dined. The American Legion post
gave a banquet in his honor. So
did the OAR. He made speech
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-21
CAPT. JOHANSON
DENIES STORY ON
VESSELS ORDERS
TOLD CITIZEN THIS MORN
ING INFORMED SOURCES
DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THEY
WERE TALKING ABOUT

Captain Sven Johanson. OF the
Swedish tanker Sveadrott. per
sonally informed The Citizen this
morning that yesterdays release
concerning receipt of orders to
sail were entirely wrong.
Stating that he had not receiv-
ed any orders as yet. Captain
Johanson continued to deny that
other points mentioned in the
story were true
Porter Docks Company mana
ger, Charles S. Taylor, got in i'm
mediate touch with The Citizen
following receipt of yesterdays
issue and stated his disbelief of
the story, which mentioned sail
ing orders fcr the Sveadrott to
pick up a cargo of oil for Ger
many at Aruba". Tavlor accom-
panied Capt. Johnanson to The
Citizen office this morning.
In explaining that its source of
information for the story had
been considered fully authorized.
The Citizen assured Capt. Johan-
son of its regret for its publica-
ton.
The Sveadrott and Castor. both
from Gothenburg, Sweden, have
been anchored in Key West har-
Dor for the past two weeks. Nei-
ther ship has received any orders
to sail, Capt Johanson informed
The Citizen. and he did not know
just when orders would come.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-21

tions and unbalanced diets (They
can't prove it. thought
In the draft army it'll be
breakfast, dinner and supper,
with the accent on dinner in the
middle of the day. Choice of
coffee, tea, or milk every meal.
Cafeteria style mostly.
On four days a year, the army
really stuffs, Christmas, Thanks
giving, New Years. and Organ
ization day. That last is the an
niversary of the date a particular
regiment was organized. On
those days there'l be two kinds
of meat, four vegetables, two
kinds of desserts, candy, fruit,
nuts, and all the trimmings, ex-
cept hard liquor.
Here's a sample menu for the
ordinary day:
Breakfast-Fruit, toast. cereal.
bacon and eggs, coffee, tea or
milk.
Dinner-Soup, meat, mashed
potatoes and gravy. string beans.
peas, pie, coffee, tea or milk.
Supper-Salad, cold meat cuts.
stewed prunes, cookies, coffee,
tea or milk.
In the field, the men'll get the
equivalent in cans. with accent
on slum gullion of one kind or
another.
And, Nom, P. S: If you're
from New England, the army
says please try to be lenient.
Don't ask 'em to serve pie and
baked beans for breakfast. No
body but New Englanders will
eat that chow at z a. m.
Tomorrow: Thereu be
plenty of hard work.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-21

Local navy officials are going
to take part in a full commits
sioning ceremony tomorrow aft
ernoon, with all due pomp sched-
uled for the important event.
The occasion marks completion
of fitting-out work on the new
navy boom tender, U.S.S. MAN
KATO, the former tug Geo. w.
Codrington, which arrived here
six weeks ago for that purpose
Crew of the tender is scheduled
to arrive in Key West this after
noon-consisting of a captain and
six crew members. They will be
presented with their new ship in
ceremonies TO start at 2:30 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon.
Captain of the Yard, 1t. Comdr.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-21
BritiSherS Unite
AgainStEnemieS
OF DemOCracieS
[xES&%[A(L
DUNEDIN, FLA, HIT
PUBLICITY JACKPOT

DUNEDIN. New Il
CFNS1 Dunedin nj 1he 5s=k-
pc" Of publicity lzx1 w@ek
with the zunnunrenE- C
the letting Of , y 8 Navy
contract for the zzznz<az1Ers
of zoo RoebHnz AIEzz1z-~
tanks. and xhe s4z1@-@z4 ~
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he plans 70 hr1zz 1zSE
newlY-wed c0unles - Ezl@E-
moon Isle nex1 wear. 51zh
announcements EeGweE
widespread pubicz1ior Il sne
nations newspaperx-
The order frcm 1ne Navy
department. . S3.3o0 &C czn-
tract. viii add zbou1 $3.50
daily 10 the Local pzvrcL
Last year Mr. WazhSuru
entertained more than Zs1
bridal couples on hIs now
fsmcus HoneYnoon Isle re
was forced 1o turn dawn 1na
applications Of fun6re5s C
others. Ccns1rucfion wzu CO
under way fhis week On Sd
coffaCeS and several E1urs
buildings for the accorm35a-
tion of l2.50o honeynoonln-
couples next year.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-21
FLORIDA GETTING
RAW DEAL. SAYS
SEN. C. O. ANDREWS
MADE STATEMENT ON SEN
ATE FLOOR IN SUMMING
UP HIS SUPPORT OF SUGAR
CANE AMENDMENT

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. q.
-FNS) Florida is getting a
raw deal in spite of everything
that can be said contrary to this
reasoning" Senator Charles o.
Andrews told the u. S. Senate
while summing up the sugar cane
situation in support of amend
mentS which he had offered to
the sugar bill. His amendments
would have permitted increasing
sugar quotas on the mainland of
the United States providing the
source of supply outside the
mainland were cut off because of
war or other reasons.
Home production should not
in any event be denied or re-
Stricted SO long as America pro-
duces less than it consumes"
Senator Andrews said, referring
to the ''iniquitous" Sugar Act
of 1887 under which we must
get two-thirds of our sugar from
areas outside our mainland"
Under the present Sugar Act,
Senator Andrews explained,
Florida producers of cane sugar
get less than l per cent of the
American market, or about Co.
900 tons. According to statistics.
Florida consumes 10000 tons of
sugar per year, yet under the act
Florida is not allowed to pro-
duce enough sugar for her own
use" However, in spite of Sen
ator Andrews forceful presenta-
ton, his amendments were de-
feated.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-21


WASHINGTON. Nov. 2l.-The
Bering Sea sealing problem is in
again.
This 70-year itch which has
kept the State Department, the
Bureau of Fisheries and the US.
Coast Guard scratching heads
since post-Civil war days has
broken out again. It's all be-
cause Japan has just announced
that she wants no further part
of that treaty which for % years
has regulated sealing and pre-
vented complete extinction of
the great seal herds of the north
Pacific.
Russia and Great Britain are
also parties to the treaty, but
japanese abrogation Of it prob
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-21
REP. PAT CANNON
And PARTY HERE

Representative Pat Cannon, of
Miami. with Mrs. Cannon and
Representative J. Harold Flanery,
of PittSton. Penna., and Mrs.
Flanery, were arrivals in the
city yesterday afternoon for an
overnight stay at the La Concha
hotel.
:. Mr.. Cannon told The Citizen
his trip was informal Just a
short iaunt to show my colleague
the beauty of the Florida Keys
and Key West, he said.
Congressman Flanery repre-
sents the 18th Pennsylvania dis
trict in the lower house of Con-
greSS.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-21
Naval Building
Operations Here
At Speedy Pace
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NAVAL HEADQUARTERS
FOR SOUTH FLORIDA?

MIAMI. Nov. 2l,-(FNSl
Although navy officials have
as yet made no official Sc
lection of a headquarters for
the Florida naval district.
mainland headquarters are
expected to be in the south
ern part of the state. with
every indication pointing 10
Miami as the most likely
location.
II is believed that the
navY's new mosquito fleet
will be based here. Senator
Charles o. Andrews will con-
suit with navy officials this
week on the question of es-
tablishing naval district
headquarters and the mos
quito fleet in south Florida.
which is a most strategic To-
cation in relation 10 the
newly acquired bases in the
West Indies.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-21
U.S.S. MankatO To Be
Fully Commissioned.
NAVAL CEREMONY TAKES PLACE TOMOR.
ROW AFTERNOON AT 2:3O O'CLOCK

Edwin Fisher. U.S.N., retired,
will officiate at the full-commis-
sioning- He will read his orders.
a response will be read by the
captain who will take charge of
the MANKATO. colors will be
sounded while naval officials
stand at attention and then it
will be recorded that another
naval vessel has joined the US.
Fleet.
Captain Walter F. Jacobs,
U.S.N.. station commandant, who
made this announcement last
evening, stated the MANKATO
would probably remain at the To-
cal station for another week or
ten days before departure for
duty at some other station.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-21
Housing Units, Dredging
And Marine Railway
Projects Show Much
Activity

Naval construction is procsed-
ing in big way in Key West.
Recent check of activities list
ed no less than four projects
under full steam ahead" orders.
with an increasing number of
workmen being put on the va
.rious construction Jobs.
OF prime interest is progress
being made on the naval housing
units at the Trumbo air station.
Contractors have made good
headway on the project, which
will see construction of "a build
ings containing so dwelling units
for navy families. and compile
ton of the whole project seems
practically assured for some time
in January.
Four of the single-unit build
ingS have walls. roofs and conSid-
cradle inside work already COM
pleted. Piers for other build
ingS, including first-floor- -founda-
tionS. are being installed on the
sites selected in a pre-arranged
plan drawn by 1t. S. K. Wilson,
U.S.N., in charge of the project
under 1t. Comdr. T. J. Brady.
U.S.N., public works officer
here.
Dredging operations in the
submarine basin are progressing
according to schedule. Blasting
of rock is to begin in the near
future to remove Instructions in
some parts of the basin. Other
wise, the project. being complet-
ed in order that late-type subma-
rines may base here, is in order.
BoringS for the marine railway,
the $500,000 project to be con-
structed at the south end of the
basin, have been completed.
Army engineers left last week
end following completion of that
Continued on Page Fourl
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-21
P. & 0. OFFICIAL
HERE LAST NIGHT

Austin Williamson, general pas
senger agent of the P. & o. SIS.
Company, of Jacksonville. and
Mrs. Williamson, were overnight
visitors at the La Concha hotel
yesterday.
Mr.. Williamson conferred with
representatives of the local
American Legion post on plans
for the state convention here next
April.
He and his wife left this morn
ing on the SIS. Cuba for a short
stay in Havana.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-21
90 Days!

City laws now require all resi-
dents living on streets on which
sewer laterals have been installed
to connect up their house lines
with the system.
Ninety days from date of pub
lication-September %, 1940-is
the time limit.
FIFTY-NINE DAYS HAVE
ELAPSED!
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-21
MORE MURPHY
DEEDS ARRIVE

County clerk Ross c. Sawyer
announced last evening that the
deeds for the Murphy Sale held
on September 25th had arrived
from the l. !. Board at Talla-
hassee. AS soon as they are re-
corded they viii be mailed to the
bidders, he stated.
There were 88 parcels in the
sale.
Next Murphy sale will be held
November 29th. as advertised in
The Citizen on November 9th.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-21

edture service WRITER
es at the high school and the
nearby college he had attended.
He spoke solemnly from the
pulpit of his church. His girl gave
romantic touch to the hySteria
by announcing they were engag-
ed to be married Immediately
after Johnny comes back from
training"
It went on for weeks.
Lost His Turn
Finally the lad made a visit
to his local board to find out just
how soon he would be called
and discovered that 81 selectees
in his district had volunteered,
had been classified and under
the rules of selective service,
Continued on Page Fourl
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-21
CITY COUNCIL
MEETS TONIGHT

The second meeting of the cur
rent month for the City Council
will be held tonight in council
chambers at the City Hall, start
ing at 7:30 o'clock.
Routine business will occupy
the councilmen for the most part.
according to Archie Roberts,
clerk. -.
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-21

UF6H ny % COIIIptIG. IIIty say
theirs is good. That's all But
they'll stack their day-in-day-out
menus against you.
In the end the army thinks it'll
produce healthier men. For army
men suspect mothers encourage
their boys in indigestible direc-
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-21
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Army Looks To Its Kitchens
To Put Ruggedness In Ranks
EDITORS NOTE: This is the fourth of six articles
describing the army camp life draftees will leadl
By MORGAN BEATTY. APP Featur

BY MORGAN BEATTY. AP Feature Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 2-The already qualified
most of the medals in the draft army
The asks only judged
recipes If you're whZ at pumpkin Mother won
The Key West citizen., 1940-11-21

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-31
SAM PURCHASING REINDEER AS SOCIAL
 SECURITY" FOR ESKIMO

it, and so as the bill passed the Senate the reindeer item was not contained therein. But in the con- ference of the two Houses on the third deficiency bill, the item was restored and so the bill containing the necessary appropriation finally passed both Houses and was ap- proved by the President.
 Burdick Buying Deer
 After several months delay, Charles G. Burdick. formerly of the Forest Service, was appointed by the Secretary of the Interior to carry out the Reindeer Act through the purchase and distribution of the non -native-owned reindeer Tn a t work is now under way and it is expected that it will be completed before July 1, 1940, except for con- demnation proceedings if any are necessary.
 We may reasonably expect per- iod of tranquility on the reindeer ranges, the reestablishment of herd ing and the destruction of wolves and coyotes to an extent that the herds of reindeer themselves will no longer be threatened with an- initiation. At the present rate of the killing of reindeer by wolves it seems probable that without the passage of the legislation and the re- organization of the reindeer indus try, in few years there would have been few reindeer left in Alaska and the chances are that those which remained would have been indis- tinguishable from caribou and would have been largely mixed with the caribou herds.
 Sound Legislation
 No matter what criticism may be offered against it, the Reindeer Act was sound legislation It is true that conditions never should have been permitted to arise which made the passage of the Reindeer Act necessary. Those conditions could have been prevented originally by good administrati ton. And it is equally true that all of the benefic- ial purposes of the Act can now be defeated by poor administration.
 In this, as in every other govern mental activity, we are at the mercy of our servants who are chosen to administer the laws. If they are honest and intelligent and diligent, all goes well, but if they are lazy, or incompetent, or stupid, all goes ill. This is particularly a case where the