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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-03
Red Cross Campaign
Activities Are Pushed
As Enrolment Mounts
Total Reaches 28,78l
Clubs to Be Addressed,
Radio Programs Today


The Red Cross Roll Call received
6,26l memberships this morning,
bringing the total for the drive to
date to 28,78l. Slightly more than
5000 memberships were received
yesterday. A new record is expected
when the days returns are COM
pleted.
Chairman Edgar Morris reported
memberships gained for the third
straight day.
Speakers we're to address two
clubs, and there were to be several
radio programs today. Livingston
Blair, assistant director of the
american Junior Red Cross, was
scheduled to speak to the Twentieth
Century Club at the Y. w. G. A. at
noon, and Mrs. Helen Noodle, vice
chairman of the Roll Call speakers
group, will address the Thirteen CLUB
tonight at the Willard Hotel.
Breakfasts Today.
Red Cross radio programs today
include broadcasts by Miss Patricia
Brady. WMAL. 100 pm; Mrs. Farm
ham Blair, VOL, 6:15 pm: Sidney
Gould, VOL. 10:15 pm; Miss Hor-
tense Casey. WJSV, 3:45 pm.
The Brookland-Woodri unit is
leading all others of the small bust
ness group, according to the tabula-
ton today by H. J. Smith, group
chairman. w. I. Peeler is chair
man of the leading unit.
Following the Brookland- Wood
ridge unit are these units in the
order named: Cleveland Park, E. C
Meyer; Northern Seventh street
Miss Ethel Ginberg; Fourteenth
street, Mrs. Sarah F. Brisker; North
east. Arthur Hartung; Columbia
Heights, Joseph Ofano; Southeast
Arthur J. Shaffer, jr.; Anacostia
James c., Wood; upper Wisconsin
avenue, Vincent Conner; George
town, Stanton T. Kolb; Georgia ave-
nue., Harold D. Fangboner; Park
View, M. c. Schwartz; Connecticut
avenue, L. R. Colburn; Southwest
Joseph H. Schneider
Business firms yesterday reporting
100 per cent employees were Brown
Goodwin & Olds; William j. Flath-
er, jr.; Folger, Nolan Co., H. c. Prick
& Co., Robinson Rohrbaugh &,
Lukens, E. H. Rollins & Sons, Hen
derson Winder & Co., Olmstead
Grill.
All American Red Cross supplies
sent to war stricken countries since
the outbreak of war have reached
their destination, Miss Mabel T
Boardman, national secretary of the
American Red Cross, said yesterday
Addressing a luncheon meeting
of the Washington Rotary Club in
the large ballroom of the Willard
Hotel, Miss Boardman stressed that
despite the blockade and rumors OF
confiscation, war relief materials
dispatched to 10 countries during
the last year have been placed il
reliable hands.
"All supplies" she told an audience
of more than 300 Rotarians, their
wives and other guests, have been
accounted for, even down to the last
parcel"
Edgar Morris, general chairman
of the District Red Cross roll call,
told the group the local drive would
show a substantial gain over last
year.
Urges Rotarians to Join.
Urging the Rotarians to join the
Red Cross, Mr.. Morris added: II
can think of no membership-be it
fraternal, religious, political or So
cial-more honorable than a fellow
ship with the Red Cross
L. Bert Nye, president of the
club, introduced the speakers and
guests.
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PIT. A. Group to Meet

The Occoquan Parent Teacher
Association will hear reports of
committee heads at its regular
meeting in the Occoquan District
School, Occoquan, Va, at 7:30 to-
night. The association is sponsoring
q turkey supper in the school Octo-
Der IL
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Traffic Record

The traff1c record as revealed
at police headquarters for "a
hour period ending at 8 am.
today:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, SO.
Motorists injured, 2.
Motorists arrested, 361.
Pedestrians injured, 7.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation of pedestrian control reg
ulations, 5.
Killed in 1910 traffic, 81; by
October in 1899, Sc.
If you don't kill any one with
your automobiles and no one
kills you by 8 am. tomorrow,
Washington traffic will have
had y deathless days.
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Sundays to Be Peerless

FREDERICKSBUR Va, Oct 3
(PD.-Beginning Sunday, peerless
and wineless" Sabbaths are ahead
for Spotsylvania County, under a
county wide ban effective October l.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-10
HIGHWAY PATROL
TO Be ENLARGED
Hoey Says Is Additional Men
Will Be Assigned To Serv.
ice Sept. Is

RALEIGH, Sept. up Fifteen
additional state highway patrolmen
will be added to the patrol on Sep
TENDER Is, Governor Hoey said to.
day.
New equipment will also be pro-
vided for the road policing unit, the
governor said, including a small ar
senal of 6 machine guns, 4 tear gas
guns, "a 12-gauge repeating shot
guns, 6 .351 calibre repeating rifles
and 8 gas masks. Radio equipment
will be installed for two-way serv-
ice for six cars on IAN experimental
basis"
Additional men and arms will be
needed by the highway patrol be-
cause of the Increased need for
highway patrol service" and because
the National Guard will be called
into service on September 18TH" the
governor said.
Arms other than pistols have been
borrowed from the National Guard
by the highway patrol in times of
emergency, Hoey added.
The increase in men will bring the
total strength Of the patrol to 1856
patrolmen. The last general assem-
bly, boosted the number Of patrol.
men from 121 to III.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-10
No 3 range follows:
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Sept. 9.-R-(U. S.
Dept. Adjustable hogs 10, 1000;
total $1,000; opened slow; around
10 to Is lower than Fridays aver
age; later trade fairly active to
all; top 7.20 sparingly; bulk good
and choice 200 to 24O lbs. 700 to
Is; 240 to 270 lbs. average CTS to
ITO; some 27O to 800 lb. butchers
$50 to 80; smooth packing sows
800 to $50 lbs. mostly 5.85 to 6.15;
$50 to $50 lbs. 5.25 to 80; 400 lbs.
up 500 to 40; shippers took 1000;
holdovers 1000.
Salable cattle $1,000; calves L.
500; choice and prime steers with
weight steady; all others and prac-
tically all yearlings is to Is lower;
choice to prime 1858 lb.-1337 pound
steers 1855; long yearlings 1880;
bulk grain fed steers and yearlings
1915 to 1900; heifers weak to Is
lower; best 938 ID. 1910; lower
grade cows 800 and down, steady;
others weak to Is lower; best Mon
tana yearlings 1905 cows weak to
Is lower at $50 down; vealers
steady; few choice to 1900. !
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-10
NEW YORK SUGAR

NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-4R-Do-
mestic sugar futures drummed up
a little resistance after early set
backs today but at the finish the
list was still down / to 3 points.
Issuance of II delivery notices
stimulated selling in September.
When the raw market failed to
take the cue, ; ices steadied. Sales
totaled ALSO tons.
World futures receded after a
steady start and ended 2 to 3 point
down on turnover of only 1850
tons; Dec. FOB, March IA IL.
In the raw market $4,000 bags
of Puerto Ricans clearing Septem-
Der 80 sold at 2.71 cents a pound,
unchanged for the short positions
Duty frees were offered at 2.73
to c.75 cents.
Refined remained at 4.20 to 4.35
cents a pound locally despite fur
Their unsettlement in western areas.
M q roroa fo11ofuc. 1
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BONDS AFFECTED .
BY GERMAN RAIDS
Canadian Government Loans
Slip More Than Point; U,
S. C0rporates Retreat

NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-RENazi
bombing raids on London were re-
Elected today in the bond market
by general price declines.
Canadian government dollar
loans slipped more than a point;
Australian issues went 3 to 4 IL
lower; most American corporates
lost major fractions or more.
In marked contrast were gains
of fractions by many German and
Italian issues.
Latin American government
loans, which have been firm OF
late, felt the pressure and, in some
cases, slipped as much as three
points.
Despite pessimism, bowkver,
traders were not disposed to press
offerings. Only 81, 0O8, 100, face val
ue, changed hands compared with
SIS, 983, 400 last Friday.
Commentators pointed out vol
ume was extended mainly in more
or less bullish sessions and that
operators generally retained their
holdings OF days of bearish senti-
ment.
Among corporate, declines of a
point or more were recorded for
Allegheny stamped IS of so at
At "a; Erie SIS of IT'S at 10 3-8;
Illinois Central 4 3-4s at 40; Inter-
national Paper IS at 1O2 IA; Inter-
national Telephone IS at 80; and
Nickel Plate 4 LIS at Sc IL. /
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-10
BALTIMORE POTATOES

BALTIMORE, Sept. 9.-RNPo'
sd'oes-dull. Truck-N. j. 100 Id,
JACKS cobblers U. S. is IS to 100,
Jew W; Md Pa, and Va. 100 Id.
Iacks cobblers and round whites
y y. ). Is IS to 100, few IS. Rail
" ut-gon 100 ID. sacks long whites
u. s. Is 2.255. Idaho 100 Id. sacks
tuset Burbanks u. S. Is 2.25, few
"'sher; so Id. sacks 1.15 to Is.
sweet potatoes-dull. E. Sh. Md
w. A. pas. goldens U. S. Is rs te
10o, washed 100 to is. E. Sh. Va
w. pas. goldens U. S. Is 80 to LOG
Jersey U. S. Is rs to IS. N. C. bu
- goldens and jerseys U. S. Is
h, 70 ~, ungraded 60 to IS. Near.
~ ~ ou. hampers goldens U. S
Is 50 to 60.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-10
WHAT STOCKS DID


NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-R-The
Canadian dollar cracked a full cent
today for the widest loss in weeks.
The decline, which foreign mon
dealers associated with the new
air offensive against London, car
red the dominion money to 86.75
U.S.. cents. The free British pound
dipped i Of a cent to $4.03.
The Swiss franc, however,
Jumped 100 of a cent to 22.79 u.
D. cents, at which level last week
sudden pressure developed.
The Portuguese escudo added
more than Ito of a cent while the
Argentine rate dipped 1-2O of a
cent in relation to the dollar.
Closing rates follow Great Brit
am in dollars, others in cents.)
Canada: Official Canadian con.
rol board rates for U. S. dollars:
Buying 10 per cent premium, sell
ing per cent premium, equiva-
lent to discounts on Canadian dol
lars in New York of buying 9.91
per cent. selling 900 per cent.
Canadian dollar in New York
open market - IA per cent dis
count, or 1878 U. S. cents.
Europe: Great Britain, official,
Bankers Foreign exchange COM
ml.tee rates., buying $4.02, selling
ss'O4; open market, cables 4.03;
uermany 40.0On; benevolent
1910; Finland 2.O5n; Greece .68;
hungary l9.50n; Italy sos; Portu.
sal 400; Rumania .48n; Sweden
$3.50; Switzerland 22.79; Yugosla.
Via 2.35n.
Latin America: Argentine Off
eial 29.7; free 1925; Brazil Off
elal sos; free sos Mexico 20.35n.
Far East: Japan 23.48; Hong.
Kong 1902; Shanghai 5.44.
mates in spot cables unless 9th.
efWlse indicated.)
N-nominal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-10
WOOL MARKET

NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-REWoo]
fabrics met a brisk demand today,
buoyed by the highest production
of women's wear in some years.
Spot and near deliveries held trad
ers'' attention but mills in many in
stances are sold up for weeks
ahead. Gray goods remained quiet
Rayon sheers, two ply alpacas ano
yarn attracted attention.
Mail order houses and other large
buyers of women's hosiery are
said to be in arrears of usual fall
requirement, and manufacturers
are looking forward to this bust
ness.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-10
CASH GRAIN

CHICAGO, Sept. 9.@R-Cash
wheat No. 2 hard II.
Corn No. 2 mixed 81 IL No. l
yellow IS to 6 63-4; No. 2, 81; No.
"a 3-4; No. l white 70 "a; SAM
pie grade, IS II.
Oats No. 4 mixed Is 3-4; No. l
white 81 IA to IL; No. 2, 81 to
81 -; No. 3, 20 10 to 30 IA; No. 4,
% IL to % "a; No. l white heavy
80; No. l red heavy 81; sample
grade tough 2 534 to u 3-4.
Barley mailing 40 to 81 nominal;
feed IS to As nominal; sample
grade 43; No. 2 mailing 56.
Field seed per hundredweight
nominal; timothy clean $40; alsike
cloverseed 900 to 100; red top
$50 to 800. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-10
RECORDER HEARS
VARIETY DOCKET

A docket of SO cases was called
and cleared in recorders court
yesterday morning by H. Winfield
Smith, county solicitor.
Trial of George Lloyd, 1916 North
Second street. charged with assault
with a deadly weapon and with as
sault with a deadly weapon on a
female, was continued until
Wednesday.
Ozzie Galloway, 1909 Princess
street, charged with assault with
a deadly weapon on a female, was
found guilty of simple assault and
was sentenced to 80 days on the
state highways.
Calvin Elliott, of McCumber's
| Station, charged with an assault,
drew a continuance until today.
James Gore, 1912 South Tenth
street, charged with assault with
a deadly weapon on a female and
with shooting firearms in the city
entered a guilty plea and was SEN
fenced to six months on the state
highways.
Willie Nixon, 6os North Eighth
street, charged with breaking, en-
tering, larceny and receiving, drew
a continuance until today.
Joe Bush, of East Wilmington,
charged with an assault, was found
not guilty.
James Munroe, on one charge OF
HOUSEKEEPING, larceny and receiv.
ing, waived preliminary examina.
ton and was bound to superior
court under bond of $500. On an
other housebreaking larceny and
receiving charge he was dismissed
for want of probable cause.
Willie Foy, I'll South Tenth
street, charged with an assault
with a deadly weapon on a female,
was found not guilty.
Willie Williams, charged with as.
sault with a deadly weapon, was
found guilty of simple assault and
was fined S. and the costs of court.
James E. Pridgen, 407 South Sew
enth street, charged with assault
with a deadly weapon on a female,
was found guilty and was fined SIS
and the costs of court. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-10
300 Freshmen Register
At Wake Forest College

WAKE FOREST, Sept. 9.-R-
Over 800 freshmen registered today
as Wake Forest college prepared to
open its 10Th session.
College officials said advance ad-
missions were about so ahead of the
same time last veal
Freshmen will continue to register
tomorrow, and upperclassmen will
register Wednesday.
Glasses will begin Thursday, when
Dr.. Clyde A. Erwin, state superin-
tendent of public instruction. will
speak at formal opening exercises.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-10
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-R-Cot-
ton futures scampered over the
hurdle of a startling increase in
the government estimate of the
size of the new crop of gains Of 4
to 8 poi--ts today.
Analysts fell back on technical
reasons to explain the resiliency
of prices. Thee main influences
were noted:
The c%ushioning effect of the gov
eminent loan on the staple; a dis
position by producers to hold back
their cotton for a better price; re-
cent absence of hedging pressure
because of the lateness of the new
crop. Ginnings up to September l,
observers noted, were less than
half at the same time last year.
E---orts Saturday 5,102 bales;
season so far 80, 1872. Port receipts
20, 051. Port stocks 2,648, 648.
Range follows: !
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-10
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Sept. 9.-R-Increas-
ing intensity of German attacks or
London sent a chill through the
grain market today and wheat led
a price slump with losses ranging
up to almost two cents a bushel at
times.
Weakness of securities attracted
attention to the European reports
and, although traders got some en-
couragement from stubborn Brit
ish resistance and attacks on Ger
man positions, the news was too
much for many dealers who has
tened to accept profits or even up
accounts. Some selling was re-
garded as Short" operations. l
Open High Low Close
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-10
NEW YORK METALS

NEW YC RK, Sept. 9.-RCCop-
per steady, electrolytic spot Conn.
Valley, 1.150; export fas N. Y,
$50. Tin easier, spot and nearby
5O.25: forward 5000. Lead steady,
SPOT. New York 400 to IS; East
St. Louis ATS. Zinc steady, East
St. Louis spot and forward 6.85.
Pig iron steady, No. 2, fob eastern
PENNSYLVANIA 24.O0; Buffalo $500;
Alabama 1898. Aluminium, virgin
9ePC 1900. Anthony, Chinese
SPOT 1850. Quicksilver 1890 to
1856. 90. Platinum, pure $500. Chi
nese wolfra1aite $3.50 to 24.OO. Do
nestle scheelite 22.00. =
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-10
EXHIBITS PLANNED
AT WILLARD MEET
Will Show Work Done BY
Test Station And State
Extension Service

WILLARD, Sept. Grounding
out the extensive program planned
for Wizards field day and picnic
on Thursday, September IL, will
be varied and interesting exhibits
of the work being done by the test
station and by the N. c. State COL
lege extension service.
Among the exhibits will be a
complete set of tobacco grades
with samples, and a showing of
egg grading equipment with SAM
Piles.
A feature of the displays will be
the stations grand old cow" En-
inent's Field Flower No. 563, 900.
Now over 10 years, she has an Of
fetal register of 10, 1872 pounds of
milk and 592 pounds of butter fat
in one year. She has the remark
able lifetime record of 121, 800
pounds of milk and 6,993 pounds OF
butter fat. go ,
Several other descendant ami
mails will be exhibited along with
Field Flower.
The poultry exhibit, under the
supervision of Professor r. S.
Dearstyne, head of the poultry de-
partment at N. c. State college,
will deal principally with the
breeding of similar families OF
poultry.
The horticultural exhibit, direct,
ed by E. B. Morrow and c. Will
liams, of the horticultural depart.
ment, will depict the small fruit
work being done at the Coastal
Plain station. H. Churchill Brag.
aw, superintendent of the famous
Orion plantation, will supervise a
geological exhibit showing many OF
the reptiles he has taken in south.
eastern North Carolina.
Bragaw is recognized as an au.
thority on snakes and will give in.
formation concerning the exhibit
to those interested.
The State college department oil
pathology will present a display Of
fruit and truck crop diseases, sug.
costing effective methods for their
control.
Many other exhibits, including
farm machinery, nursery plants,
and shipping media will be shown.
Speakers at the field day will be
Lt.-Col. George Gillette. Whining.
ton district U. S. army engineer;
Senator Roy Rowe, Burgaw; and
Senator James H.. Clark, of Eliza.
BEETHOVEN.
The public has been invited to
attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-10
TWO YOUTHS JAILED
ON BURGLARY COUNTS
Taken In Mt. Airy And Will Be
Returned To Baltimore, Norfolk
To Face Charges

MT. AIRY, Sept. Up - Detec-
tive Sergeant Henry Magersupp, of
Baltimore, Nd, announced today
that two young men had been ar.
rested here and would be returned
to Baltimore and Norfolk, Va, to
face burglary charges.
Magersupp said the pair arrested
were Clemens S. Rumley, 21, Of Mt.
Airy, and James Byrd. II, of Norfolk.
They were taken in custody at the
formers home.
A suitcase full of silverware,
watches, guns and other articles
was recovered here, the detective
announced.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-10
NAVAL STORES

SAVANNAH, Sept. 9.-tRHTur-
pentine firm Is ID; offerings 1852;
sales 300 gallons; receipts 256;
shipments 81; stock 15,076. Rosin
firm; offerings 1856 all sold; ce-
eeipts 1872; shipments $40; stock
100, 289.
Quote: B, 1.25; D, 1.35; E, 1.50;
F, 1.58; G, 1.58; H, 1.58; l, 1853;
K, 1853; M, 1.61; N, 1.76; VIC,
2.12 WV, "a; x, 2.45. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-10
BUTTER AND EGGS

CHICAGO, Sept. 9.-R-Butter,
receipts 772, 900; steady; creamery
SO score q 10 to %, 81 q, 81
rs "a, 80 rs IL, 80 26 a.. 88 Is IL,
80 centralized CARROTS 26 "a; eggs,
receipts 9,461; steady; fresh grad
ed, extra firsts, local 10 3-4, cars
10 "a; first, local IS IL, cars 49,;
current receipts II IA, dirties IA
IA; checks IA, storage packed ex-
tras % IL, first 20.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-10
NEW YORK jill

NEW YORK, Sept 9.-R-Live
poultry, by freight: slow. Fowls
colored 9; leghorn ID. Pullets,
rocks %. Old ROSTERS Is. By ex-
press: active. Chickens, reds 10
to 10. Broilers, rocks 20 to 81 IL;
crosses 10 to 20; colored southern
16 to II; reds-18 to 10; leghorn 10.
Fowls, colored southern 16 to II;
leghorn nearby IA IL to IS, south
ern II to II. Pullets crosses % IL
to %; reds 10 to 20. Old roosters IA.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-10
PEPPER WILL SPEAK
in CHARLOTTE TODAY
Address Will Feature Patriotic
Rally Sponsored by Legion,
Other Groups

CHARLOTTE, Sept. s.-R-sen
ator Claude Pepper, Florida dem
ocrat and ardent supporter of pre-
paredness and aid for Great Brit.
ain, will be principal speaker at a
patriotic rally to be held here to-
morrow under the auspices of the
American Legion and other groups.
AS an added attraction an air
show will be put on at the Munich
pal airport before the rally, which
will be held in the city's PWA
built stadium.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-10
Henry Wallace Links
COP With 'Appeasement'

HASTINGS, Neb., Sept. s.-R-
Henry A. Wallace linked the repub-
lican party with 'appeasement''
again tonight but cleared Wendell L.
Willkie, the party's standard bearer,
of the charge.
II insist that republicans are OBJ
structing national defense, no mat
ter what their spokesman say" the
democratic vice-presidential nominee
declared in a prepared address here
at the halfway mark of his two-day
500+mile tour through Nebraska.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-10
larket Goes Into War Retreat And Several Leaders Suffer Losses
Shipping News
ARRIVED
To~La-s

ARRIVED
Tankers
ESQ Monticello, 1864 tons, + r m
Corpus Christi with cargo of gasoline
for Standard Oil company.
Hlinoisan, 3,43O tons, from Port Ar.
thur with cargo Of petroleum products
for Texas Oil company.
Steamer
Panaman, 1856 tons, from Pacific
coast ports via Puerto Rico and South
Atlantic ports with general cargo. Cape
Fear Shipping company, agents.
CLEARED AND SAILED
Motor Steamer
Norwegian) Mosfruit. 1920 tons, for
Richmond after discharging part cargo
of sugar. Heide and company, agents
Tanker
Ilinoisan, 3,430 teas, for Port Arthur
after discharging cargo Of gasoline fol
Standard Oil cmopany.
IN PORT
Motor Vessel
(Italian) Villarperosa. 1921 tons, witt
part cargo of scrap iron.
Yachts
Ruth King. so tons, at Maffitt's pier
Wrightsville Beach, under command Of
Captain Brooks.
Drifter. So tons. docked at Wrights'
vile Beach,.
Barges
Nanticote and Allegheny. loading car
goes of lumber at J. Herbert Bat,
Lumber company.
Steamers
Mallemak, 2.1S5 tons, d%ischarging car
go of potash, Heide and company
agents.
(Greek) Georpios potahianos 256-
tons, loading cargo Of scrap iron, Cape
Fear Shipping company, agents.
INWARD BOUND
Tankers
Republic. 3,237 tons. from Smith Bluff
with cargo Of gasoline for Republic
Oil company.
H. M. Frederickson, 3,2O2 tons, towing
barge Purol, 1,310 tons, with cargo o:
gasoline for Cape Fear Terminals com
pany. Both from Beaumont.
Sharon, 1927 tons, from Atreco, will
cargo of gasoline for Atlantic Refinin;
company.