davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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apparent that you have learned
early in life that old folks like to
be remembered-even if it is but a
chance remark about what a nice
potato crop they raise each year.
You see, it takes much less to
please old folks, since they do not
expect so much.
Son, your experience in being a
witness to that little Italian church
saved from the flow of molten lava,
no doubt will go down in your life
as one of those unexplainable
events that just happen. However,
it is just as possible that you were
one of those privileged to see a
miracle transpire, directed by the
all powerful hand of God. With
waith such as yours, this would not
be hard to believe. Even stranger
things than this have happened.
Best of luck to you bill" dur
ing your stay overtther. Write
again soon, so that we may know
that all goes well for you, there at
your station thousands of miles
away from home. At least you
know that our kindest thoughts are
following you wherever you go.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-27
! READING & WRITING
)
BYSum Scare AND RumM72mm

Iach year the Book-of the Month Club conducts poll of
literary critics discover what their opinion
ing novels and nonction books of the past twelve months With
Smyrna times., 1944-04-27

The leading nonfcon books zone World" TIere
Your War; U Foreign Policy; "Under Cover "Guadacana
Diary George Washington Carver Journey Among Warriors;
The Battle the PayOf" "The Year of Decision: s46; and
Burma Surgeon"
Of the total of twenty books picked by the critics.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-27
D BLES
FROM
Our Boys and Girls
in the Service

David c. Harrison Post, No. IA,
American Legion, and Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-27
Pacific Area


Dear Dribbles:
It's been several mons since you
last heard from me, but there real
ly hasn't been much dope" worth
forwarding from out here.
I guess that the only information
that will pass through the censors
is that we're cruising around out
here somewhere in "Tordedo juno
tion." Our main sport right now
is sun-bathing on the fiight-deck
where the planes take off and land,
and watching the flying fish. We
also do a little huntingdon know,
for those rare subs with a yellow
sun on them. This is pretty good
season too.
My wife and daughter are both
fine, and will be down to visit the
ole Home Town again sometime
soon. They both like Smyrna al
most as much as 1 do, especially
MONS fried chicken.
If it's the last thing 1 do, I'll
send you that picture I promised.
I've sort of been holding out till
I get my Chiefs uniform on.
So long for few months, and 1
hope you can keep your home fires
burning.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-27

Columbia, South Carolina
Dear Dribbles:
We arrived here Monday after
noon around 200 o'clock. Column
bia is beautiful city, normal pop
ulation is $4,000 = increased to
125,00O now. Fort Jackson is a
very large camp-mostly Infantry
troops and prisoners of war. They
also have a 'Nazi City" to train
the boys in locating "booby traps"
etc. The climate here is quite ad-
vanced. One day last week the
thermometer hit 85 degrees. We
are located in a beautiful section of
the city. The gardens are lovely
roses, iris, azalyas, honeysuckle
and wisteria are all in bloom. It's
like another world.
N. c. S.
Dribbles has taken the liberty of
sharing the short note, written on
Smyrna times., 1944-04-27
Same 'ole
William F. Melvin, SK-1c
C o Fleet Post Office
San Francisco, California

BILL" it's been good hearing
from your absent self once again.
However, this business of closing
off by saying $50 long for a few
months" is quite out of order.
Even a Storekeeper First Class
should know better than that.
Folks back home want to hear you
blow your top more often than
Quarterly. One would think that
you were planning on paying Fed
eral Income Taxes, instead of pass
ing along word to friends on form
CV-18. Course, we certainly do
not expect you to run afoul of cen
sorship rules and regulations in
what you pick out to write for
home consumption-the thing is,
write. Bet you've heard the same
song sung in the same tempo from
Mother, Dad, Mrs. "Bilp' and "An-
GEL" This should be anything but
new to you.
One bit of information which you
passed along that none of us were
aware of was the "Yellow Sun" on
the Jap Rats subs. Could it be
that even red paint changes color
when in contact with the Jap race
that it revers to yellow because
of their own leaders personal char
acteristics If this be true, it is a
point in their favored makes a
much better target, even at a dis
tance. Please refer to your colo,
shart for more definite proof if
needed
Glad to know that your wife and
daughter are feeling fit, and expect
to make a second trip to Smyrna
before long. Sure, and the folks
will be pleased to welcome them
back here. am sure that they
will enjoy their visit, without even
the thought of your mothers fried
chicken as a special bait.
AS to the promised photograph,
there are two ways of looking at
this, and they both are: send one
now, and the other when you get
all glorified up in the new Chiefs
straight-legged pants. That's g
prop.
! -
if followed.
There's hoping that you will en-
counter only the very best of goot
fortune during your life aboarc
the u. S. S. Flat Top, and may
your hunting days be both fire.
quent, and most successful, will
many happy landings on your mail
flight deck. So long, sailor.
Smyrna times., 1944-04-27

Mediterranean Area
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beznie liudske blaginie in vr1i-

pezlif lJuuSke plaSanJe III VIII
ne. .s. III
Ako ina trdo skorjo, ako ME-
COVE veje MISC vpogljive, ako Sc
zaraste bodljivo trnje, vedi, da
nj tax Cd narave. Tvoj oce je|
padel, pablo je ma stotine dru-
gih, a IL nphove krvi poganja
novo seme. ze sedaj pojema
kruta sila trinostva, a prisel bo
po dolgih, nesreenih letih dan,
ko DO popravil Bog, kar so Sc
pregresili ljudje, ko bo dvigal
kmet svobodno svoje cello, ka-.
kor plemie. Tvoj oce je slutil
kakor v sanjah novo dobo in
hotel jo je doziveti. Bio je pre-.
zgodaj. A ii pojdi in priprav-
ljaj ia dan z vroco molitvijo, z
mocjo ljubezni. Vidva pa, sino-
va" Sc obrne plen1ic k svojima
sinovoma, ''ne ;pozabita, da sta
cloveka, da so vsi 1judje bratje,
pomnita, da je samo oni pravi
plemic, v katerem bije plemeni-
to srce, da vrline dedove MISC
zmozne oprati napak vnukov.
Bodita blaga in dobra. Kratka
je pot od zibelke do grobae sa-
mo ena pot dobrote je "a plemi-
ca in kmeta, a raju sedita ce-
sar in berac enako "a bozjo mi
20. Imejta srca "a ljudstvo, ka-
kor ga imam JAZZ
| V ocesu mladega duhovnika
Sc zalesketa solza, poklekne in
poljubi gospejino roko.
"Da, prisegam vama," vzklik'
ne in polozi roko ma srce, ida
bonn apostelj ljubezni, da BON
sejal v cloveska srca zlato Sc.
tine bratstva, da bodo hodili "a
stopinjami Abelovimi, da Sc ne
izpremeni ne .bogatas, ne kmet
v Kaine, zadnji vzdihljaj v mo-
jem zivljenju bo molitev "a sre
co vase in vasega rodu."
Tedaj skocita ma noge plemi
ca in objame mladega duhov'
nika vzklikom:
"Objemi naju, blagoslovi ma
ju, brat!" gospel Zofiji zatre
peta ocesu zlata solza.
.(Dalje prihodnJic)
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-07-18
(Nadalj

"Ej, vidis, boter," skoci u
skok ma noge, "ti 81 kriv, da
sem JAZZ Sc sedaj xiv. Da nj te-
be, bi Sc izrocil sodiscu, da mi
odbijejo glavo. Ne! sem rekel.
Marko mora polskati Simona.
A kako? Ma solnce ne smes,
ker te takoj obsodijo ma vislice.
TIE daj Sc domislim pametne
stvari. Pustil sem, da mi pokri-
je brada obraz, zaprl sem oci
kakor da sem slep, vel sem ia
vorove gosli, da pojem ljudstvu
po sejnih in zegnanjih. Siroma-
Sen slepec V cunjah, kdo Sc zme-
nj zanj, kdo bi ga izpoznal, saj
je upor re davno minul! Hodil
sem z goslimi Cd kraja do kraja
cd vasi do vasi, pa rois@em te-
be - cujes-li, tebe.'
Uskok umolkne. Mesec je
stal visoko mad nasprotnim hri'
bonn in Gudno so odsevali lark
V temnih oceh, ma temnem O.
brazu Krajisnikovem, a Sc bol.
cudno ma licih kmeta, Xxi Sc j
bill stisnil pod hrastom.
''Izvedel sem, da 81 t e n
kraju, da 81 imovit kmet, da S
Sc ozenil. Hoces vzivati mir, je
Ii? Cd krvavega placila? Prise
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sem semkaj. Danes sem izpo-
znal V gruci tvoj glas, odprl
sem nalahko oci, izpoznal sem
te in evo, pricakal sem te tu,
boter, da obracunava."
Krajisnik zapici svoje crn e
oci V kmeta, kateri komaj di-
ha.
Ell, boter, kaj menis?" Sc
nasmeje Marko.
Dam ii sto tolarjev! Pusti
me-" zasepece kmet.
"Premalo."
Dam ii jih dvesto''.
"Premalo.'
"Polovico svojega imetja,' ~
zadrhti Simon.
'Premalo, premalo,' zagrmi
Kra iisnik, "ako mi das tudi &C.
sarstvo, bi bilo premalo. Glavo
daj, duso daj, zalega, "a vse O.
he solze, "a vso ono kri, XII je
bila prelita zaradi tvojega iz-
dajstva. Glavo dali" zaskriplje
Kra jisnik, dvigne S pestmi kme.
ia ma noge, ga pelje do roba
prepada, V katerem je sumo,
skozi noe gorski potok.
"Poglej v to globocino. Strms
je stena, kakor odsekana. Tri
deset seznjev meri do dna, {
doll je kamen in skala. Dobrs
postelja, kaj ne? Tudi JAZZ SEN
zaspan. Umrl je moi pobratim
a JAZZ sem preganjana EVER, su
ha veja, odsekana Cd debla svo
jih dragih, cd vsega sveta. Mi
ru potrebujem. Skacem dobrt
. in tudi ii imas lahke noge. Ka
mems ~
! Leden znoj stopi kmetu ma &c
10, ustnice mu zadrhte, poglet
mu uhaja ma desno in levo, ka
kor da iSce izhoda. Simon sc u
maxine "a korak, vpre Sc z lew
nogo -. a V tenn trenutku dvig
ne Uskok glavo in roke, ovijt
! jih okoli Drmacica kakor zelezt
in ma glavo Sc prekucneta obs
V crno globocino. Obupen kril
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-07-18
"Jeep" Climbs Tree That Blocks Its Path

MINNEAPOLIS MINN--Capable of pulling howzer
at AZ miles hour almost kind of terrain, the
"eep" shown above of the
present performs under conditions previously believed i'm
possible the helping
push throughout the
world In the Jeep climbed of
28nch white oak before the
Ripley here shown above knocked the
down rode rough shod The
Ripley northern Minnesota Mnneapo-
hs-Moine Power Implement companY.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-07-18

pretrese ozracje, obupen kirk
odmeva Cd goznatega vrha -
in vse utihne, samo globocini
je peval gorski potok, sumec
smrtno pesem, samo mesec je
stal mad hribom in gledal v kr-
wave valove potoka.
Xiv.
Kakor pisani, zlatokrili me-
tulj je prisla v dezelo pomlad.
IL mlade zelene gore Sc vzpe-
njajo srebrne zice po mehkem
mahu v dolino, kakor sramezlji-
We, device mole v svet glavice
prijetno disecega cvetja, yesela
jata ptic leta Cd meje ma mejo,
z grma ma grim, gozd v gori je
xiv, zelen, solncno zlato drhti
cd milne po vrhih starih hra-
stow in zapleta svoje caroline
Azarke med pomladele veje.
Dalec Cd sveta, v podnozju O.
kiske gore stoji ma gricu star,
Lessen dvorec, domovanje plemi-
ca Milica. 'Ob hisi Sc vzpenja do
strehe zelen rozin grm, a po
MEM rdi brezstevila stolistih
roz. Ma start, pocrneli strehi
raste NAH, ma Mi stoji strelo-
vod, XII varuje hiso pred strelo.
Izpod strehe izteza lastovica
pojoc svoj radovedni vrat, fla
te cebele letajo il cebelnjaka
trumoma cd roze do roze, pc
starih llpan pred dvorcem, po
belem in roznatem cvetju sad
mega drevja, XII Sc razprostira
navzdol po gricku okoli dvorca,
a doll pod gricem stoji pod lese-
no streho vodnjak, okoli kate.
rega Sc ovija brsljan.
Use je tako cisto in licno, ta'
ko milo in ljuhko in ko pogle-
das mala okenca dvorca, ma
katerih sc lesketa dnevna svet-
loba, liza katerih gledajo bele
zavese, Sc tt smeje srce, a tud
one visoke jablane, XII Sc po'
zlacene Cd solnca dvigajo okol
:, posestva, drhte cd radosti ir
prigibljejo prijazno svoje gla
We proti dvorcu. Vecer je, tin
jasen vecer. Cora sc temni, ne
bo zari. Pred dvorcem sedi ne
kameniti klopi krepak, posta
rem clovek, a k MENU Sc pc pri
villa lepa zena v najboljsih letif
} in milo gleda V diva vitka mia
denica, XII sedita ma tleh prec
njo, ljubko gleda v mladega, lie
pega duhovnika, XII stoji pree
! NINA S pobeseno glavo. Staret
zapre veliko knjigo, XII mu je le
zala ma kolenih in izpregovor
duhovniku tako-le:
"Sinko! Evo, cital sem tt bur
ne dogodke krvavega kmeekegs
upora. S svojo roko sem jih "a
pisal, kakor so mi jih povedal
ocividci, ker sam nisem videl te
zalosti. Ko je izbruhnila nesre
ca, sem Sc zatekel S svojo zenc
v ia gorski koticek, da 81 ne O.
madezujem rok z nedolzn c
kmecko krvj o. V tel knjigi je
zapisano tudi ime Ellie Gregg.
RIGA, tvojega oceta, XII je izgubi]
glavo. Ne jokaj, bill je posten
clovek. Precital sem tt vse sele
sedaj, ko 81 svoj clovek, ker 81
dober in pameten, ker 81 slu-
zabnik bozji, da bos vedel, kako
| je bilo, kako bi morale biti. Ne
jokaj; odkar je prinesel Uskok
vas troje otrok mojo hiso
sem vam bill JAZZ oce, a ia moja
zena vasa matt. Tvoja brata sta
postena, srecna kmeta, svo
bodna cloveka, katerim sem jaz
4 dal hiso in sveta craven mole
ga posestva. I'll 81 hotel biti du
hovnik, da vse svoje zivljenje
molis "a duso svojega oceta
svoje matere. Prav je tako, a tt
nj vse. V tvoji desnici gori luz
reSnice. mad tvOiO glavO Wis
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-03
Wallace Soldier Killed
In Action, Reports Say

Pvt. Graham B. Cavanaugh, ~,
If Wallace was killed in action
in France June 81, according to
= message received from the War
Department by his father, F. A.
Cavanaugh.
Pvt. Cavanaugh was previously
reported as missing. He has been
in the service five years, serving
two years in Panama. He has beer
overseas since last February. and
has brother on duty in England.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-03
DAVIS HOSPITAL
SHELTERS MANY

One hundred and eighty evac'
uees from Wrightsville and Caro-
lima Beaches were sheltered Tues
day night at the station hospital at
Camp Davis, where they were
transported by 100 Army trucks
.nd buses in the hurried evacua'
tion of the summer resorts.
Seven hundred beds were pre-
nared for evacuees at the station
hospital, where electricity was sup
nlied by the attachment of high
lowered mobile generators to an
auxiliary power plant after the
posts light lights were extingulsheo
early in the night.
The beach residents were break
tasted yesterday morning at tne
Antiaircraft Artillery school cafe
terra and afterwards made prepa-
rations to return to the storm
wrecked resorts.
The posts public relations Of
ficer said no storm damage was
done to any military installations
nor to the 141st Base units air
craft. which had been lashed TO
the ground early in the afternoon.
There were no casualties and
the only case of illness was an
18-month-old baby who developed
measles. .
A searchlight battalion rugged up
temporary lights to illuminate the
prisoner of war stockade, where
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-03
ONLY 10 HURT
DURING STORM

Many residents of Wilmington
and the nearby beaches miracu-
lousy escaped death during the
storm early last night and a check
of the city's two hospitals and elm
ic yesterday disclosed that only 10
persons were seriously injured as
a result of the worst tropical dis
turbance here in recent years.
The most critically injured were
two Negroes, Theodore Pete. 81
year-old shipya-d worker of 1914
North Eighth street, and Dallie
Jacobs, 49-year-old World War 1
veteran, of 118 South Thirteenth
street, who were severely shocked
by contracting fallen high ten
sion wire at Thirteenth and Orange
streets.
Seven storm victims were treat
ed and released from James Walk
er Memorial hospital, where hos
pitalization was administered Tues
day night by candlelight.
The injured were:
Mrs. Mary Lee Galloway, owner
of Atlantic cottage, Carolina Beach
head laceration and left arm in
jury.
Mrs. W. R. Beach. of Madison,
shoulder injury.
Walter Toots, Is, manager of A.
and P. store, Carolina Beach. foot
abrasion.
Miss Mary DeShong, 81, of 312
East Holly street, laceration Of
right toe.
Glauddin Chappell, 40, of Greed.
more.
Pvt. John Zambri, 81, Camp
Davis.
Charles C. Gray, 38, of Carolina
Il Beach. laceration on chin.
David Jervey, oG-year-old super
\ intendent of a construction compa.
ny, of 518 South Fifth avenue, was
being treated today at Bullock hos.
pital for a fracture to his right
leg that was sustained when he
was blown from a trestle.
DR.. A. B. Crieg, of Community
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400 Nazis are interned, and the
camp prison stockade. An addition
al guard of 20 men was placed
around the camp finance building
where the CT payroll OF more
than million dollars was on hand
for today's payroll.
The searchlights constantly blaz-
ed the sky in an effort to have two
Navy Corsairs, repeatedly out of
gas, find the Davis air field.
The 13-girl D'Artega dance band
which was scheduled to appear
at the post Tuesday night, report
eddy was involved in bus acci-
dent near Fayetteville. The troop
had not arrived at Camp Davis
last night.
In addition to the assistance
given by Camp Davis in remov-
ing summer residents to Whining
ton and the post, two mobile kit
chens were dispatched to this city
to serve breakfast yesterday
morning to 500 storm refugees.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-03

Tree marriage, in which the
nuptial pair is fastened to trees
by thread, is practiced by low
castles in Bengal.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-03
Tide Water Praises
Loyalty Of Employees

Tide Water Power company Of
ficials yesterday lauded the loyal
employees that stood by faithfully
during Tuesday night emergen-
cy."
Officials said all lines crewmen
and members of the distribution
department were on duty through
out the night restoring service dis
rupted by the tropical storm. Fiji
teen members of the office staff
answered phone reports of disrupt
ed service.
Credit was also given to bus de-
partment employees who participant
ed in the evacuation of Wrights'
vile Beach, and members of the
gas department who worked to
restore gas service.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-03

PLANES FOR SALE
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2,-(P))- The
Defense Plant Corporation an
nounced today completion of ar
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hospital, today said that the con-
dition Of Pete and Jacobs, the two
electrical shock victims, was IA
vorable, though they were suffer
ing the effects of shock" Pete
sustained hand, chest and leg
burns, and Jacobs was burned on
the left leg and both thighs.
Pete said he found Jacobs in a
stricken condition and removed the
high tension wire that was attach
ed to his leg by means of stick.
After Jacobs removal to the hos
ntal, Pete stumbled across live
wire across the street d lay
there unc onscious until Tide Water
Power company creWmen found
him.
For three or four hours pull
motor was used by public utilities
employees in a successful attempt
to revive Pete. The process was
continued until 1870 pm. at the
hospital.
Mrs. Galloway and Mrs. Beach
were injured when a house top
fell across the Army staff car that
was evacuating them from Caro-
lima Beach. Chappell received in
juries when house top blew on
him at Carolina Beach. Private
Zambri had a tree blown against
him while standing at the corner
of Church street in Wilmington.
Toots received his foot injury by
stepping on piece of glass at
Carolina Beach.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-03
Get More
Comfort For
Standing Feet
With A Daily Ice-Mint Treat

Don't let tired. burning sensitive feet
steal energy and make the hours seem
longer. Just massage frosty white Ice-Mint
on your feet and ankles before work to help
keep them cool and comfortable. and after
work to help perk them up for an evening
of fun. No greasy feeling won't stain socks
or stockings. Grand. too, to help soften corns
and callouses. Get Ice-Mint from your drug
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-03

engagements for sale Of fleet Of
war surplus training planes for
civilian use from sales centers es-
tablished at airports throughout the
nation.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-03
WAGE WAR ON T. B.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-P)-The
public health service said today
some of the major battles in its
new national tuberculosis control
program will be waged in the 81
cities of more than 100000 popula-
ton, where the tuberculosis death
rate is one-third higher than In
other localities.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-12-04

and women Of America can testify
that their cause is Americas cause
that the production of the materials
is their job; and that the purchase
of War Bonds is their privilege. To
each of these things they are sol
emily pledged"
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1944-12-04

degree in fine arts at Columbia uni
versity when the war broke out. At
Hartford, Conn, he was director
of boys activities for the Hartford
Community Chest agency and also
has worked for the Harvard Boys
club in New York City.
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81 C0Mpnern e.
IN GUADALlaNAl

GUADALCANAL, December A
(ANP) - The dark-haired Red
Cross girl walked into the lounge,
mounted the stage, faced the room
where several hundred men were
gathered around the game tables.
Outside tropical rain beat through
the palm fronds, pattered into
ankle-deep mud, drummed on the
roof of the service club.
"Is there a piano player in the
room? l need someone to play for
about 10 minutes"
A sailor in faded blue dungarees
and shirt got up, strolled over to the
piano, sat down and began to play.
The girl listened, curious, "That's
something new, isn't it?'
"Well, yes-it's just something
l wrote" A few minutes later Ethel
Macdonald, Red Cross worker from
Stevens Point, Wis, had lined up
Howard Grigs, painters mate first
class, from Staunton, Va, to do
original compositions for musical
comedy already under way at the
club.
The girls and enlisted men work.
ing on the production, for which
Cpl. Irving Levinson of New York
City has written lively script, are
certain that soon after the curtain
rises on BLOW Your Top" men up
and down GuadalcanaPs dusty roads
will be humming the five original
song hits. One indication of how
sure-fire they are is the fact that
Bob Hope and Frances Langford,
passing through, asked to take sew
eral numbers back with them to the
states.
Il Like to Look at You," blue
in Blackout,' Il Just Had to Go
Latin" and Gotta Hit the Hay"
have been copyrighted. Painters
Mate Grigs admits that music is his
hobby, hopes to write for musical
shows after the war.
A graduate of the University of
West Virginia, with bachelor of
arts degree in mechanical arts,
Grigs was working on his masters