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The
What Not Shelf
BY Louise Hoffecker Burslem

This column has two guests this
week, both of them soldiers who
are stationed right here in Smyrna.
These boys, who live at the hotel
spend most of their free time at
the U. S. o. Recreation Center, and
for this reason, the Center is being
opened at two o'clock each after
noon. This means that many more
volunteers are needed for the after
noon hours. 1t has been suggested
that some women who are ex-air-
plane spoilers might call one of the
members of the Management Com
mittee and volunteer their services.
But to get on to the guests. First
on the program is Sergeant Ralph
Gallo, who halls from Brooklyn but
in spite of that is very nice, full of
fun, and has a beautiful singing
voice. He tells of an incident that
happened at the Center here. The
second guest is Corporal John Eu
gene Joynes, who used to be a
newspaper man in the deep south,
and who says his non de plume is
Jon Atwood. He writes in a more
serious vein, for he wants the peo-
pie of this community to under
stand what a soldier is and how he
thinks about what he is doing.
So without further ado, we take
pleasure in presenting. 49,.
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PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL ITEMS
People Who Come and Go,
Visitors To Our Community
and Former Smyrnians
HOME AND CLUB PARTIES

Mr.. and Mrs. Harper Jones are
receiving congratulations on the
birth of a daughter Clara Ann, or
Tuesday, October 26th, at Kent
General Hospital in Dover. Mrs
Jones will be remembered as the
former Miss Ann Thompson
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
E. Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Rich Holland
and Mrs. Alice M. Read of Balti-
more, Nd, spent the weekend in
town.
Mr.. Walter Eldridge of Plymouth
Meeting, Pa, was a guest of Mr..
and Mrs. William j. Taylor several
days last week.
Mrs. Ernst p. Collins has return
ed from Lewes where she spent
several days with her granddaugh-
ter, Ann Egan, who was i'll with
pneumonia.
Mrs. E. S. Dwight left on Sun
day for Hume, Va, where she will
spend the winter with her niece,
Mrs. George S. Gable.
Miss Malvina Stevenson of Bal
timore, Md, spent the weekend
with her father, Mr.. George r.
Stevenson.
Mrs. Harry Kelly of Wilmington,
has been the guest for week of
Miss Elizabeth Wilson.
Staff Sergt. Elmer B. Passwat-
ers has returned to his post at Nor
folk after spending an eight-day
furlough with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Millard H. Passwaters.
Mrs. j. D. Niles, Jr., of Whining
ton, has been the guest for week
of Mrs. l.. M. Niles.
DR.. William Monroe, Washing
ton, D. c., was a guest over the
weekend of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
G. Webb.
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SMYRNA AND VICINITY

Harry Blendt's wheat field now
leads the Neck, about Walkers.
He has, by the way, thoroughly
repaired his dwelling, and intends
giving it an outside painting in the
spring.
Frank Turner, the phenominal
basket maker of this town has
made 32,925 baskets this season.
John Heinold, near Walkers
school house, had a citron vine that
came up voluntarily which grew
36 citrons.
Frank Reiman purchased last
week an automatic peanut roaster,
which not only booms his peanut
trade, but plays tune while the
purchaser waits. Those who hap
pen to be near get the benefit of
this classical music. Having been
inspired with such harmonious
strains, he enlarged his ideas by
buying one of the celebrated Show
maker upright pianos.
Miss Marion Stevens, one of the
applicants for the position of or
ganist at the Methodist Church,
presided at the organ in the SER
vices of Sunday. Her education in
the musical line has been mainly in
the direction of the piano, in which
she has shown unusual aptitude.
Her handling of the organ on Sun
day showed ready adaptability
also to this class of music, and was
we'll spoken of on all sides.
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fully attended the wants of each
and every member.
PERSONALS

PERSONALS
Mrs. John B. Cooper returned
last week from a visit to her son
Fletcher, on the editorial staff of
the New York Times.
Mr.. David Stewart, whom we
stated in our last issue had gone to
Baltimore, struck a streak of luck
while there, and has associated
himself with the Stewart Fruit Co.,
leaving last Monday to enter upon
his duties at Jacksonville, Florida,
where he will spend the winter
working up the orange trade.
Nathan Johnson, of Barclay, Nd,
has accepted a position in E. G..
Walls clothing store.
L. Irving Handy of Newark, was
in town last Monday.
Harry R. Bell, son of William M.
Bell of this town, who has been liv-
ing in San Francisco, CAL, tn past
few years, met his sister, Miss
Laura, at the Worlds Fair.
Mr.. John t. Ransom and wife, of
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH
Report Of Church Services Fol
Next Sunday


First Churcn of Christ. Scientist
Wilmington, at Park Place and
Van Buren Street: morning service
IL a. M, Sunday School II q. NJ,
Wednesday evening service 8.00
Christian Science Society, Milford,
meets at Grange Hall: Morning
service II a. M; Sunday School IL
a. M, also meets first Wednesday
evening of each month at 8 p. m.
Subject for Sunday, October 81 is:
Everlasting Punishment" Golden
Text is: Psalms 130: Z. Let Israel
hope in the Lord: for with the Lord
there is mercy, and with him is
plenteous redemption. A bible ci-
tation from the lesson-sermon is:
Lam. 8. 39-41. Wherefore doth a
living man complain, a man for the
punishment of his sins? 40. Let
us search and try our ways, and
turn again to the Lord. Al. Let us
lift up our heart with our hands
unto God in the heavens. A cor
relative passage from the Textbook
Science and Health with Key to
the Scriptures" by Mary Baker
Eddy is: (P. 327: 8-13). What a
pitiful sight is malice, finding
pleasure in revenge! Evil is some
times mans highest conception
of right, until his grasp on good
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A PLEASANT C. E. SOCIABLE

A PLEASANT C. E. SOCIABLE
On last Wednesday evening in
the M. E. Parsonage of this town,
the Christian Endeavor Society
held their first of a series of month
ly sociables. There were between
thirty-five and forty active and as
sociate members present, who were
met at the door by Misses Ida
Lord and Sara Cosgriff, the receiv-
ing committee, after which they
were Hospitality welcomed by the
host and hostess, Rev. and Mrs.
Adam Stengle. The principle pass
time was the "Senses Party" which
seemed to be heartily enjoyed, at
least it afforded great deal of
laughter for that gathering. Sides
were chosen with Miss Emma We'll
don as captain of one side, and
Thos. Mccoy, Jr., as captain of the
other. These games were inter-
spersed by some appropriate music
by Misses Edith Beck and Sara
Cosgriff.
At a later hour, the guests were
invited to partake of the dainty
morsel which the committee has
tastefully prepared. In the centre
of the room stood the attractive tea
table over which Miss Emma We'll
don and Mrs. Geo. M. Stevenson
presided, and as each cup was fill
ed, it was in turn placed into the
dainty hands of four charming
maidens consisting of Misses Flor
ence Hall, Madge FAIRIES, Ida
Lord, and Sara Cosgriff, who grace
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Miss Nav Faries gave a phantom #

Miss May FAIRIES gave a phantom
party to a number of her friends
Friday night in honor of her six
teenth birthday. The young gal
lants and lassies passed away the
evening in social past time and mu-
sic, until the important part of the
evening came to them-the dining
room and its ladened contents.
While seated around the festive
board, the hostess of sweet six
teen" presented each guest with a
bouquet of flowers, neatly arranged,
while suspended to each was rib
bon with card containing an ap-
propriate verse of some author.
She was presented with a silver
necklace.
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SMYRNA DOINGS.
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
so YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

Taken from our old files of
corresponding week, as near
date of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature of the
Times, will call to mind people
and events of the older genera
tion.
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LEGAL NOTICE
THE STATE OF DELAWARE

THE STATE OF DELAWARE
To the Sheriff of Kent County, Greeting !:
Kent County SIS.
We Command You, that you summon
John Clarence Dulin late of Kent County.
Delaware if he be found within your baiIf-
wick, so that he be and appear before our
Judges at Dover, at our Superior Court
there to be held on MONDAY, the Twenty
first day of February next, to answer to
Catherine B. Dulin of plea Alias Divorci
Vinculo Matramonii and have you then
there this writ.
WITNESS THE HONORABLE DANIEL
J. LAYTON. our Chief Justice. at Dover
the Eighteenth day of October in the year
of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and
forty-three.
Issued. 10-19-43.
w. MARIAN STEVENSON.
Prothonotary
Ernest v. Keith. Esq. Attorney
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grows stronger. Then he loses his
pleasure in wickedness, and it be-
comes his torment. The way to es-
cape the misery of sin is to cease
shining. There is no other way.
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of Vermont and points west. Nowadays
says Mrs. Fisher, girls emulate their BROTH
ers in acquiring and practising the special
lied skills needed by modern society.
In her new book, "Our Young Folks"
Mrs. Fisher stresses the fact that all young
people, regardless of sex, need to feel that
they are part of the current of their times
and that they are doing work which con-
tributes to the society in which they live.
The war has provided a great impetus in
this direction. Mrs. Fisher wants us to
make sure there will be no slump in the
years that come after.
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Wilmington, are visiting his par
ents.
Miss Ida I. Armstrong returned
home last night from a two
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y
one in blue, the one in the uniform
of the Air Force. the fellow who
wears the blue, and the red, and
the nevy-blue of the Marines?
There he is. that fellow in uni
form. with a swagger that has
been changd since the days when
we laughed with real enjoyment of
our everyday lives, since the days
of family reunions. minus empty
chairs; since those days when a
plane flew over your home and you
had not a worry in your head
whether or not it was friendly or
otherwise. A fellow that has the
swagger of a man trained in the
business of defending that which
his forebears fought and died for.
A business that may be termed a
necessary evil. "a business of war.
His name. it may be Jones, or
Smith, or Brown, or Jabronski, or
perhaps he may be that nice young
fellow that your daughter called
Dick; he who scuffed your car
pet in nervous anxiety as he waited
for your daughter; that little fel-
low with the keen brown eyes, and
unruly hair. He might have been
short and stumpy, or long and tall;
he might have been a picture of
comedy and error, or perhaps pomp
and ceremony; he might have been
a fellow that you only saw at
church, singing in the choir, or
helping at Sunday-School, teaching
in a class.
On the other hand, he might
have been tn fellow that you never
really saw, except in your minds
eye; that fellow who used to read
the plot of your favorite radio pro-
gram. with a soft even voice and
dreamy perception that carried you
back into the years, back when you
had your first love, and your first
Consider him :. in marching at
tire, or rumbling tank; in dress
uniform or in fatigue clothing, in
a radio shack or on paarde ground,
he is still Americal
Everything that he is taught,
everything that he hears is a part
of tomorrow, for it will be his job
as well as yours to rebuild this
world into a realm of unknown
and opportunities. Ia
world that will be reborn of chaos
and war, a world that will offset
any other world that we have even
dreamed of. magic telephones, and
radios, animated pictures of third
and fourth dimensions; of houses
that are set up to order, construct
ed by the yard. He is your future
hope, your dreams and your pray
ers. He is the man in the uni
form. -!
He may swagger in his walk.
he may look like the load of atlas
has been descended upon his broad
shoulders. and it has. the load
and the job of making tomorrow's
world a decent place in which to
rear his children, and his chldren's
children. He is the man in the
uniform today. the mainstay of
civilization. The man
in the uniform isn't there because
he wanted to go, but because he
felt the desire to do what his fore
bears did before him. at Bunker
Hill and Kings Mountain; at the
battle of the Bon Homme Richard;
at Appomattox, San Juan Hill and
Verdun and the Argonne
Forest. . he is America!
That man in the uniform is your
hope, your dreams, your future,
your present, and your past heri-
tage; the product of mans battle
against all of the by-products of
bigotry, atheism, monopolism and
since the beginning of
time.
This is the picture of your Amer
ica of tomorrow. This is America!
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A City Boys Impression of a
Small Town
by Sgt. Ralph Gallo

A small town and large city
are SO opposite that they can't be
compared. The main difference is
this: you know everyone in a small
town, whereas in the city, unless he
is relative, it is pretty hard for
you to know anyone. with the
possible exception of some very
pretty girl!
To prove my point, recount an
experience / had at the Smyrna
U. S. o. Center. Well, I was sit
ting there, talking to some young
old'' woman, when out of nowhere
came sergeant who was born in
this town. Well, I sat in my chair
amazed, while the townswomen,
mostly mothers, rushed at that boy
and kissed him as if he were their
own son! Never have I seen that
in big city.
A little later, I mentioned the in
cident to a young" lady-well,
here's how it went. Lady, when I
went home, the only one who rush
ed out to kiss me was my mother"
So the young lady turned around
to the assembled group and told
them what I had said. So, in a
body, they all agreed to hug and
kiss me, like they did to the home
town sergeant. Well, if that is a
small town, this city boy is going
to move to a small town.
Editors Note: In case you are
curious, the ''yound-old'' ladies
were Eta Corley and Hettie Jones
and the hometown sergeant was
Buzzy Speakman).
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Charter No. 23S1-Reserve District No. 5
REPORT OF CONDITION OF
THE NATIONAL BANK OF SMYRNA.
in the State of Delaware. at the close Of
business on October 18th, 1913.
published in response to call made by
Comptroller of the Currency, under Section
5211, U. S. Revised Statutes).
ASSETS
Loans and discounts (ncluding
$6.26 overdrafts) ...... S279, 1888
United States Government obli-
cations, direct and guaranteed 1,000,553.37
Other bonds, notes. and deben-
lures ...... .r........ obVoV'VV
Corporate stocks (including S6,-
bank -. ...... ......... 100000
Cash, balances with other banks,
including reserve balance. and
cash items in process of col
lection ........ zVl,olo.oV
Bank premises owned $70,000.00.
furniture and fixtures $7,000.0O 77,000.00
bank premises ........ 6,5OO.OO
Other assets 80. ........... 313.19
Total Assets . ... L ,576,6 ,652.59
LIABILITIES
Demand deposits of individuals,
partnerships, and corporations 6S7.454.33
Time deposits OF individuals,
partnerships. and corporations 540,14l.97
Deposits of United States Gov
ernment .........,.... lOZ,lof.50
Deposits of States and political
subdivisions go. 80. -. 9,110.s6
Other deposits Certified and
cashiers checks, etc., ........ 66.29
Other liabilities ......... 7O3.2O
Toatl Liabilities ...... 49,. 1885, ,664.15
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital Stock:
Common stock, total par $780,
100000 ........ ...... -. 100,000.00
Surplus ......- ..... ....... 100000. 90
Undivided profits ........ -. 36,9S8.44
Total Capital Accounts ....... 236,9S8.44
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Frank McCawley, custodian of
the Asbury Methodist Church, stop
ped in the other day to say that
he had what could be called an un-
usual record. That day, he had
removed electric light bulbs from a
section of the church where he had
placed them in 1917-and the bulbs
were still good.
We are bothered with bulb
snatchers at our houSe-and be-
sides, none of our bulbs last more
than a few years without burning
out-usually when we are in the
tub, or in the middle of murder
mystery.
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months visit to Chicago.
Visiting the Fair is Jacob Lein-
berger, accompanied by Thomas
Lamb, near town.
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u READING & WRITING
. BY6lm Sawva RMnM7zm

1EiE day has passed when girls home and for
manageable according Dorothy Garfield Fisher novelist edu-
Book Month Club editor leading
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.N- .' "Our Young Folks" grew of the au-
tho work done with the American Youth which
has been active member since the organized Her book
however, dry sociological study but friendly talking over
the situation by American with her fellow citizens
---aN&F {
respectable New York businessman named Moses woert meet
ing with all of shady characters the publication
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THIS is AMERICA!
BY Cpl. j. E. Joynes

Did you ever TAX real look at
the fellow in the uniform Of his
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Total Liabilities and Capital
MEMORANDA
Pledged assets land securities
loaned) (book value):
United States Government OBJ
legations, direct and guaran-
teed, pledged to secure de-
posts and other liabilities :. 162,078.13
Other assets pledged to secure
deposits and other liabilities
(including notes and bills
rediscounted and securities
sold under repurchase agree
ment) ....... 5,250.00
Total .... .... .... 167,328.13
Secured liabilities:
Deposits secured by pledged as
sets pursuant to require
ments of law .............. l3b,5zz.ol
Toatl ...... ...... ........ 1a6.522.s2
State of Delaware. County of Kent, SIS:
I, Edw. T. Porter. cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
EDW. T. PORTER. Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
25th day of October, 1943.
EDGAR W. FRAZIER,
Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
J. Fl. DAVID,
]. WELLS FAIRIES,
S. CREADICK ENNIS,
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this years Pulitzer award journalism Hes the author Ct battle for
the Solomons" and Torpedo s."
Cooper Camp compiled by the Writers Program of the Montana
WPA gives exciting of the boom mining days Butte
Among the famous characters of the time
W. Senator Clark, copper king who
0IHI IISClE had earned his fortune the hard way and
I|.L u -AS1 his playboy son Willie and Charlie,
lIB6-EN0\ who expert spending that for
n u The story is told that hack
NO.S driver drove the Senator up from the
- KY depot, in for which he received
dime Disappointed the cabby complained Why your always
tip dollar "Yes know, answered the Senator "W and
Charlie have rich father| haven't"
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OF novel BY his SON, Ira Wolfert-
fuckers People," about the policy
racket. Recently race track mogul came
up to Mr.. Wolfert, Sr., and asked him,
in a very hush, hush voice: "Tell me,
what's your sons real racket" Ira's
racket" by the way, is being one of our
best war correspondents and winner of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-19
Splurger S Death
Battles Police

CHICAGO Dec IS INS)-A
maze az underworld connections
and tangled links of unsolved
crimes We're sllted bt police today
AZ they sought clues 20 the STAY
lnc of Edward J. Ross. 80. re-
putcd master Jewel thief, killer
and blg-time splurCcr
Police said Ross was known as
A lady killer and authorities
studied the possibility that leal-
ousy might have motivated his
Staying.
Ross bullet-rid 4 4 body,
dressed in pajamsS. was found by
A Uaid when she entered his
nInth-hOor apartment IN the St.
James Hotel 10 clean the rooms.
The victim. apparently muir
dcred as he lay in bed reading.
had been shot four times AT close
range. A .3S caliber revolver,
wiped clean OF fingerprints, was
beside the body.
For some months police had
sought Ross AS a suspect IN the
robbery slayingS Of Mrs. Lillian
Calvin. wife OF Paul Y. Calvin,
Chicago radio manufacturer and
Yer maid. Edna Sibilski. who were
Shot 20 death in October. 1912. in
the GalvInS' Evanston home More
than $4,000 IN jewels were stolen
by the Niller.
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Candddy, Rodger
Join Council Board

Two men long prominent IN the
autOmotive industry have been
elected 10 the board Of directors
of the Automotive Council for
War Production. according 10 an
announcement by Alvan Macauley
president. -/ ../
Ward ~ CanadaY recently
elected president of Wlllys-Ovcr-
land Motors. as well as being us
chairman, and David W. Rodger
vice president and secretary OF
the Federal-MoGul Corporation
were unanimously elected 10 the
council board AZ the last meeting
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DEfR8F6 MES
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\ AnVFRrrsFMrNr
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Great Lakes Region
To Build tO2 Frigates

CHICAGO, Dec. II ms Inc
Maritime Commission today told
now lO2 frigates 10 be built IN the
Great Lakes region, viii be moved
TO salt water 10 serve with the
American and British naVleS.
The ships Will 90 by their own
steam through the Great Lakes
and The Chicago River 30 Lock.
port. H.. where they will be put
on pOntoOnS and carried down The
shadows Of the Illinois and MlSSlS-
supp Rivers 10 New Orleans some
of the ships will be built at Lorain
and Cleveland
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-19
TempIars 10 Entertain
Crosse lie Cadets

Detroit Commandery No. J.
Knights TemplarS viii play host
at a Christmas party for the per-
sonnet Of Crosse lie naval aviation
station At the base Wednesday
evening,
The program VIII include Christ
mas dramatlcs. songs and music,
and viii he featured by the pre-
Scntation Of an organ TO the base
by the Commandery.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-19
B Mai Birth Women
To Stage u. S. Play

The war efforts education COM
mittce Of the Jewish Community
Council under the craftsmanship
OF Mrs. Edward Robbins, viii
feature "A play prepared hy The
L.. S. Department Of Agriculture
entitled IT'S Up 10 You WedneSt
day evening Doc %, m Brown
Memorial Chapel Of Temple
Beth FL
The play VIII be performed hy
RNai Birth PiSgah Women Play
erS under the direction Of Mrs
Saul Roscman and Mrs. Davis
Shaw.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-19
In Killers Profession

ERIE. Pa Dec. 1s GNS) --
Nan-sizpd Jobs for women are not
an innovation Of World War III.
according 10 Mrs Caroline Sick
afus of Erie She has been an
expcrtlpaperhanger since 1926.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-19

bladder and liver dis.
orders Is described
in a new booklet by
DR.. r. f. Paddock.
Box 5S05. Desk 4,
Kansas City. Mo
This booklet tells
why surg cry IN
many cases may DO
either unnecessary or
tnadvisable. or how suf.
.fering may be relieved
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-19
S0sar Buddy

THIS is letter TO YOUR service It's all about
L hisHOME TOWN the most important place IN the
world to him. Clip this letter today sign your name
NJ The bottom and send il him. Wherever he IS ne
wants the news from HOME It's up to you 10 mail IT,