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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-17
INDIA DEATH TOLL
WELL OVER 1000
Jawaharlal Nehru Flies To
Mutton To Check On
Communal Strife

NEW DELHI, India, March 10
U.R-Jawaharlal Nehru, leader of
the Indian Congress party now on
a flying tour Of riot-torn Punjab
Province, was reported today to
have flown from Lahore to Null
tan to view the damage left by
communal strife that has claim
ed more than 1000 lives in the
past two weeks.
Reports reaching New Delhi
said that fighting Multan, Amitsar
and Rawalpindi, major centers of
the strife, has been brought well
under control by British troops but
that roaming mobs still are loot
ing and burning in rural areas.
A dispatch from Peshawar, cap
ital of the Northwest frontier pro-
vince border on the Punjab, said
that rioting has spread to that
area and that $50 Hindus and
Sikhs have been slain by the Mos
lem majority within the past few
days.
Cancels Plans
These reports said Nehru, who
had planned to climax his tour
OF the riot area with a visit to
the Northwest frontier province,
had cancelled his plans to fly tc
Peshawar because of the situation
there. Nehru was stoned and fired
upon by tribesmen on his last visit
to the province in November.
This account said that Pesha-
war had taken on the appearance
OF a frontline city with heavily
armed troops guarding the streets
and standing by to answer riot
calls. Many Hindus and Sikhs
are accepting forced conversion tt
the Islam faith to save themsel
yes and their families from slaugh'
ter, the dispatch said.
Other reports from Patna il
Bihar province said that NOLAN
das K. Gandhi, spiritual leader O.
India's Hindus, had almost de
SPARED of converting Hindus tt
his views on non-violence after in
speeding recent riot damage by
Hindus in Bihar.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-17

The Presidents message falls
into two parts which may be o
sidered separately. The first part
is the argument fo~ assistance to
Greece ano Turkey in the form OF
money, supplies, equipment. and
of civilian and military person
nel. The second part is a state
ment of. the broad implications
involved, if the assistance is ex-
tended. 1t is this second part which
reo11ires the most careful examina-
tion and thorough debate.
For it is, as the lawyers would
say, an obiter dictum, that Is to
sa ian expression of opinion -.
not forming an essential part OF
the reasons determining the de-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-17

Today is ST. Patrick's day, if
you already haven't guessed it
from the green you e being worn
And the shamrock you are wear
ing - if you are wearing a sham
rock - had its origin as a lucky
piece long before the time of the
good Saint.
Most Irishmen believed - and
probably still believe that the
shamrock was a defense against
witchcraft before St. Pat came to
Erin.
According to history, In the
boys and moors where bansaees
cried out their souls and fairies
stole the souls of Travellers" a
shamrock held In tho peasant
hand was his protection.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-17
So To Bed
A local pastor is the author

A local pastor is the author
of this one.
A lady, a resident of Will
mingtOn, was sick in a hos
pital recently and the pastor
called on her, to acquaint him
self with her condition and to
learn why she had been abb
sent from services SO much
for several weeks prior.
The lady, the pastor says.
promised him faithfully that
in the future she would be a
regular attendant at services.
When she failed to keep
faith with her expressed in
tentions and promises made
in the hospital, the pastor call
ed at her home inquiring as
to the reason for her continued
absence since leaving the hos
pital.
WhereupOn the woman re-
piled: 81 do not remember one
thing that happened while l
was in the hospital"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-17
Star Newsreel Statutes
Onslow County Progress
The Weather

FORECAST
North and South Carolina - Partly
cloudy Monday and Tuesday. warmer
Monday. little change in temperature
Monday night and Tuesday.
Eastern Standard Time)
{By U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 7:30 pm. yesterday.
TEMPERATURES
1870 a. m. 48; 1880 a. m. 45; 80 p. m.
SO; 7:30 p. m. At; Maximum SO; Mini
mum AZ; Mean Al. Normal 46.
HUMIDITY
1870 a. nj. 81: 7:30 a. m. "a; 1870 p. m.
Sc; 1880 p. m. SO.
,s4s-..s.s PE.EGfPITaFI0 E-.
Total for "a hours ending 1870 pm. -
0 inches.
Total since the first of the month -
1877 inches
TIDES FOR TODAY
(From the It'd Tables published by U.
S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Wilmington $500 SAT am. 1929 am.
500 pm. 1905 pm.
Masonboro Inlet 3:39 am. 10 10 am.
1884 pm. OILS pm.
Sunrise $40; Sunset 6:21: Moonrise
3:37a; Moonset 1:30p.
River stage at Fayetteville, N. c. at 8
a. m. - feet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-17
Music Critics Praising
Margaret Truman Voice

DETROIT, March 16 -(P)-
Truman made her ma :
tion-wide radio singing debut here
tonight as guest soloist with the
Detroit Symphony orchestra.
Giving evidence of a slight ner-
vousness. Miss Truman sang a
Spanish folk song, Padilla's. "Cie-
Tito Lindo," David's "Charmant
Niseau" and "The Last Rose Of
Summer" from the opera Mar
The blonde, ~23-year-old daughter
of the President exhibited fluency,
particularly in the difficult 'Char
mant Oiseau" from the opera
1.-The Pearl of Brazil" a .favorite
of Galli-Curci and T%etraZzini.
The young coloratura soprano,
dressed in blue formal attire. hello
her hands clasped at her LEFT
shoulder during her portion Of the
Sunday Evening Hour, broadcas1
over the ABC network.
Good wishes from the White
House we're sent in a huge bouque-
of flowers presented Miss Truman
before the broadcast.
Russell McLauchlin, music critic
of the Detroit News, said Mis-
Humans voice gives evidence Q.
study and diligence and ambition
Her voice is slightly affected by
imperfect breath control, an al
most inseparable feature of 6
young singers debut, however ia
ented she may be-"
Interesting Voice
According to Harvey Taylor
Detroit Times critic, ''she sings a!
any talented but fairly inexper
fenced pupil would sing at her frs
important public appearance"
Noel Stratus, New York Times
critic, described Miss Truman
voice as ''interesting.'
She makes a good impression,
Straus said.
Dr.. Karl Kruger. conductor o
the Detroit Symphony, was highl,
enthusiastic.
Il am very proud to have hat
Continued on Page Two; Col. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-17
State Department Recalls Ambassadors
To Greece And Turkey For Conferences;
Marshall Turns Down Russian REQUEST
CLAY IN MOSCOW.
TO AID SECRETARY
Bevin Expected To Follow
United States Lead In
Replying To Molotov

MOSCOW, March Is -H)-
Secretary Marshall rejected to-
night a Russian request for in
formal discussions on China as
the Foreign Ministers council pre-
pared for a week of discussions
German PREPARATIONS and eco :
Monies which many observers said
held the key to success or failure
of the Four-Power meeting.
1t. Gen. Lucus D. Clay, newly
appointed dynamic commander of
American forces in Europe, ar
rived in Moscow from Berlin at
.2:45 pr. (6:45 am. Eastern Stand
ard Time) today to strengthen
Marshalrs hands in the vital talks.
While Marshall turned down
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov's
request for informal talks on
China, he offered to exchange with
the Russian and British Foreign
ministers information about the
Chinese situation.
In Writing
1t was understood that Mar
shall's idea was to exchange the
information in writing, and that
such information would be con.
fined to American commitments
under the 1915 Moscow conference
and would not include any discus
sion of China's internal conditions
or future.
British informants said Foreign
Secretary Bevin was expected to
reply to Molotov in the same man
ner as Marshall.
American delegation headquar
tiers made public a letter to Molo-
tov from Marshall, written last
night and delivered either then or
today in reply to a note from the
Soviet. Foreign minister on March
II proposing the informal talks on
China by the United States, Russia
and Britain.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-17
TAKES
HIGH STATE TOLL
Records Reveal At Least
Ten Deaths In North
Carolina Since Friday
Bv THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Violent death took at least 10
lives in North Carolina during the
weekend.
Thre> men died of carbon
monoxide poisoning aboard a small
boat On the inland waterway near
the South Carolina line. The vic
tins were Banks H. Funderburk
and johnson A. Keesler, of Char.
lotte, and Captain Oscar T. Sea
well of Wrightsville. Their bodies
were discovered in the boat which
had run aground Saturday morn
ing.
Fred Bryan, 40, of Garner was
killed Friday when the truck he
was driving was in collision with
a Southern railroad freight train
al a grade crossing in Garner.
Car Hits Train
Another auto-train collision took
Continued On Page Two; Col. A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-17

ing room window. The shotgun
charge struck Thompson in the
back of the head. He had been
reading with his back to the
window.
Pritchard was found slumped
over a shotgun about six feet from
the front door. He was taken to
a hospital and died about 20 min
utes later. The shooting occurred
at $50 p. m.
Pritchard was at liberty on
bond pending an appeal to the
state supreme court on his con-
viction of criminal libel. The con-
viction and one-year sentence had
been upheld by the high court, but
the opinion had not been delivered
to the lower court.
49, r--- 90 -,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-17
Subscribers Notice

Despite the fact that sew
eral of our carriers are I'M
able to make their regular
delivery due to sickness, we
are trying to maintain our
usual highly efficient delivery
service.
If your copy of The Morn
ing Star fails. to arrive at .
reasonable hour please call be-
fore 9 o'clock and a copy will
be sent by special truck.
Thanks for your cooperation.
Wilmington Star-News
Circulation Department.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-17
JUDGE THOMPSON
SHOT and KILLED
SLAYER Takes Own Life On
Porch Oh Jurist's
Residence

ELIZABETH CITY, March IS
(P)-Police Chief Walter Spence
reported that Superior Court Judge
c. Everett Thompson, IS, was shot
and instantly killed tonight in his
home by George Pritchard of
Elizabeth City, who then killed
himself with a shotgun.
Spence said Pritchard fired at
Thompson through a liv-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-17

Judge Thompson had been
assigned to hold court in Will
mington but changed districts
with Judge Clawson L. Will
liams, who is now presiding
over New Hanover county SUI
perior court, due to the recent
illness of Judge Williams.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-17
FORECAST:

wilmington and vicinity Cloudy and
inner today. with little change in
tennerature expected tomorrow.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-17

Continued On Page Two; Col. :
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-17

Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30

the county board of commission
ers, Evergreen; S. G. Norris, MI
nos Meares, Lee Wright, U. II.
Wright, Cliff Spivey, H. E: Soles,
all of Tabor City; and G. +; Will
! liams and Sam Butler OF Claren,
don. So far as l can learn, al
these fellows are we'll satls1leu
with the berries. -,
J. c.. Turner of Evergreen mas
really set record in egg produc-
ton during the past six months.
His record started on October l
of last year and he will continue
on his r1Oord until October l.
1947.
His flock of 191 hens laid 2l,-
583 eggs or 1898 1-2 dozen eggs
during the sir months period Is
only 81 eggs.
His cost him S5O1.S7 while he
sold his eggs for $1,24S.6l: After
deducting the feed cost TO the
past six months, $746.74 remain
ed as a labor profit. This gives
Mr.. Turner a return above feed
cost per bird foor the six months
of $4.04.
l.. T. Brown, Extension PouI-
trv specialist at the State College
Extension service, in commenting
on Mr.. Turner's record said that
this was an excellent record and
that Mr.. Turner should be COM
mended on doing such fine JOB.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30
FARM COOPERATION
URGED BY A.A.A.

Bill Hooks, chairman Columbus
county AAA committee, said that
due to adverse weather conditions
the farmers are approximately
three weeks late in getting Their
tobacco set. In order that we may
complete the measurements Of to-
bacco acreage in time to issue
the marketing cards we are asking
full cooperation from each tobac-
co farmer.
All indications are that the
market will open around the first
week of August. If the men who
are measuring can not measure
each farm as they come to it rath-
er than being told to come back
at. more convenient time, it is
very doubtful that all measure
ments will be completed by that
date. The supervisors in the field
only make and record the mea-
surements of the tobacco. Far
mers are requested not to ask
these men to stop to figure the
acreage planted in tobacco. A
notice of planted acreage will be
mailed from the county office at
ter the acreage has been calcula-
ted. Then, if a farmer is dissatis-
field with the acreage he can
make a $500 deposit with the
county AAA office for recheck
of his entire acreage on the farm.
Those farmers who desire to have
their tobacco measured and staked
off before it was set have had the
privilege to do so; 1909 farms
we're actually premeasured.
The 1914 tobacco farms in Co,
lumbus county have been allotted
27,SS2.9 acres for l947 The Luz
kin Rule company has been on an
extended strike so new tapes Will
not be available for measuring
this crop; therefore, only a limit
ted number of men can be en-
ploved to assist the farmers IN this
most important work.
Mr.. Hooks also stressed the
fact that farmers who harvest a.
creage of tobacco in 1947 IN eX-
cess of their farm acreage allot,
ments will not be eligible for full
participation in Government price
support loans since no acreage
tolerance will be allowed as was
provided for tic 1916 crop.
This means that any tobacco
acreage harvested in excess OF
farm acreage allotments, how
ever small, will disquaiify farmers
for loan privileges and subject
them to a marketing quota penalt!
of 10 cents per pound on excess
tobacco.
Since price support loans are
becoming increasingly lmpoftant
to all tobacco farmers, 1t Is mos'
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30

daughter, Doris, that she helped
pick those berries, she thinks the
picking and packing has lot to
do with the way they sell. And
it wouldn't be fair not mention
that James, a All club member
of the family, helps too, and most
Of the packing of the berries is
done by Mrs. Wright. Yes, it's
family farm with all of them
pitching in and doing their part.
Last June, Mr.. Lassiter, Ex-
tension Horticulturist of the State
College Extension service, secured
44OO Massey strawberry plants
from the Experiment Station and
they were delivered to five Col
| umbus county strawberry growers.
| Mr.. Wright got 1900 plants. He
| nursed them all during the sum-
mer and has given away enough
plants for a couple of acres.
Other strawberry growers IN the
| county with a few Massey straw
| berries this year are Sgt. ). II.
| Pridgen, with the State highway
patrol: Bud Stephens, member OF
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30
FARM HINTS
CHARLES D. RAPER

The other day l was down on
the Tabor City Strawberry mar
ket and berries were going from
IS to $6 when A. L. Wright from
Vinegar Hill drove under the
shed with 8 crates of Massey ber-
ries. The price jumped to 5000
for these 8 crates of strawber-
ries. These berries, according to
Horace Carter Editor of the Ia
Dor City Tribune were as big as
bantam eggs and just as good.
Now / wouldn't have thought of
comparing those strawberries to
bantam eggs, but | do agree with
Mr.. Carter that they were large
and the bottom quart was as good
as the top quart, and the burrs
were very green and fresh look
ing.
Now just to keep the record
straight a few days later l was
informed by Mr.. Wright's young
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30
BEACH VISITORS

The following were recent Vlsl-
tors at nearby beaches:
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Hardee'
Tommie Lee, Miss Allene West,
Miss Lucille Boyd, Paul Ray
Jones, Miss Marjorie Todd and
Rudolph Sarvis.
Donald Hardee, Lawrence Rog-
ers, Harold Hardwick, John ID.
Currie, Troy Floyd, and Henry
Hughes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow Sarvis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Seawell,
Miss Lucille Ganions and Adolph
Cliff.
Miss Sybil Lou jolly and Frank
Fowler.
Miss Gertrude Stroud and Paul
Prince.
Miss Mary Stanley, Hoyt Cur
rie, Miss Jackie Norton and Tom
Lupo.
Miss Virginia Freeman, Davis
Heniford, Jr. and "Hooty" Hern-
ondoz.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30
Ann Freeman Wins
State Contest

Miss Ann Freeman, 14-year-old
Loris high school student, was an
nounced today as winner of the
statewide National Service Life
Insurance essay contest sponsored
by the Veterans Administration.
Miss Freeman, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. 0. D. Freeman of Loris,
received $3.50 savings bond from
City Councilman Lester L. Bates
of Columbia, who is also president
OF the Capital Life and Health
Insurance company, during a radio
broadcast in Columbia today.
Contest judges included S. L.
Latimer, Jr., editor and publisher
of The State; Lester Perkins, state
chairman of the Veterans Affairs
committee of the South Carolina
Life Underwriters association; and
Dr.. James H. Hope, former state
superintendent of education.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30

important that all farmers consid-
er this carefully before overplan-
ting. Loans will be made in 1947
through the Flue- Cured Tobacco
Cooperative Sterilization Corpor-
alton at the rate of 80 per cent
of the parity pirce of tobacco as
of June Is, 1947.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30
How True!

"Your unions here in England
are like ours in America"
eyes, the resemblance is strik
ing"
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-05-30
Shoppers Guide

Buyers who pay cash rarely re
gret their purchases.
Evening star., 1947-02-02

parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Ryan
Allen. Mr.. Young is the son Of Mr..
and Mrs. H. Robert Young Of Be
ti1esda. s,
The Rev. c. G. Davis ofliciated at
the ceremony in the Central Meth
odist Church and a reception fol-
lowed at the George Vanderbilt
Hotel.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father and attended by Mrs.
Ganelle Martin of Asheville as
matron of honor. Mrs. Delnlar
Osborne and Miss blanche Roberts.
Mr.. Jesse Easton served as best man
for Mr.. Young and Mr., Charles
Allen, Mr.. Kenneth Spivey. MIR. Jack
Spears and Mr.. James Cooper seated
the guests.
Miss Nancy Gardner was the solo
list and was accompanied on the
organ by Mrs. Blanton. who also
played the wedding marches,
The newly married couplSewill re-
side in Asheville.
The bride, who formerly lived in
washington, is a member Of pioneer
South Carolina families. Mr.. Young,
who is attending law school in North
Carolina, is descended from families
who were among the first settlers
OF Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1947-02-02
AIeen AUen We'd
To r. L. M. Y0Hng

OF interest in Washington is the
wedding of Miss Aileen Allen and
Mr.. Robert Lewis Maxwell Young
which took place recently in Ashe-
vile, N. c., home of the brides
Evening star., 1947-02-02
Mary Clare Hall
To Be Married

Col. w. Carvel Hall, u. S. M. c.,
and Mrs. Hall Of occoquan Bay an
nounce the engagement Of their
daughter. Miss Mary Clare Hall, to
1t. John Roy Bass.
The great-granddau Of the
late Rear Admiral Thorn William
son, the bride-elect attended Ben
nett Junior College and George
Washington University.
1t. Bass Is q graduate OF the
United States Naval Academy and
Is on duty with the Marine Corps
School in Quantico. He Is the son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Bass OF Al
bany, Ga.
The wedding will take place in
April.
Evening star., 1947-02-02
.E.lngage e,asent
1znOzI1zce771ent

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl ]. Kaufman
announce the. engagement Of their
daughter, Miss Flossie Jane Kauf-
man, to Mr.. Joseph ]. Kahn. son
Of Mrs. Isadore Kahn and the late
Mr.. Kahn.
The bride-elect attended the Mar
jorie Webster Junior College and
the Moore Institute OF Art in
Philadelphia.
Mr.. Kahn, who served three years
with the Army Air Forces overseas.
attended the Dewitt Preparatory
School and Is a graduate Of the
University OF Virginia.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-05-30
WHO'S WHO IN ALASKA"
 MAKES DEBUT THIS WEEK

Who's Who in Alaska" a pub .lieation issued by Tewkesbufy Publishing Company of Seattle, made its debut this week on Al aska bookstore shelves. This book contains "a biographical index at personal sketches Of prominent .is- hing AIaskans. an alphabetical dir ectory of business concerns and their owners. complete directory of the fur trade and of fishing, mining and lumber industries, a list of Federal and Territorial gov ernment agencies and welfare il- stitutions and much information of miscellaneous character
 The Who's Who" contains the names of l2 Wrangel persons and are:
 (. II. Baltzo, Mrs. Doris Barnes, E. NJ Campbell. George Fabricius, Neil Grant, Fred Gunderson. Fred G. Hanford, James Nolan, Geor ge Sumption H. B. Thornquist, Lew N Williams, ST. and Winifred E Williams.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-05-30
FORMER WRANGELLITE
 MARRIED IN JUNEAU

James NJ. Camey, former Wran- gel man, and Miss Susan F. Clouse of Juneau, were married last Sat- urday morning at Nuptial Mass at the Church of the Nativity in Jun eau.
 The bride. daughter of Mir. lnd Mrs. Saladore Clouse of Coeymans, New York, served as a flight nurse with the u. 8. Army Nurse Corps during the war and is now employed at the Government Hospital in Ju- neau.
 Mir. CauIey who before the war made his home in Wrangell, is en- ployed as Field Auditor with the Unemployment Compensation Com mission with headquarters in Ju- neau. He served four years with the Army in the Aleutians and wears the Army Commentator Ribbon
 The couple will make their home in Juneau.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-05-30
ON PRINCESS LOUISE

Anton and John Massin. broth CTS Of Martin Massin of Nran- gell, arrived here Tuesday morning aboard the Princess Louise. They are visiting Mr and Mrs Martin Nore.
 The Massin brothers are from Montana and are no strangers to Wrangell, hayinb been engaged in fishing here before the war. They were discharged from the Army a. bout a year ago to return to civil ian life and will be in WrangelI at least for the summer months.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-05-30
RITCH1E POSTMASTER" OF UNIQUE STIKINE
 AIR MAIL SYSTEM

Al hIJehie, operator of tag Ritehie Transportation Company ou the sublue riyeg is 'p0stmastse' of mail system lnat proB1a.y could happen ouly ou the sukIne.
 Lone Jrappela and prospeet5rs along tae user get their letters and postcards yia Jne potato sgs- lem As the river boat cburus up the river and passes some such residence, q dechnand ties Che let ter or postcard to a potato aad heayes il ashore Tae customer on shore eagerly makes che catch. uuues the letter - anu is potato ahead Observers dlda < report on hoW the system works iu reverse.
 Anyway. wlta tbe raise in P mail rates pending. IL Is prezuu d the Bitehia aIr mau system wu al- so have to go up - It'll take two potatoes instead il oHe. Sort of a potato aIr mail sandwich.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-05-30
MISS BACON RESIGNS
aS. .PURTTC HFATTH MI


 Miss Esther Bacon. who has been stationed in Wrangel the past year as Public Health Nurse. resigned recently and will leave ruasday by plane for Denver, Col oraGo. She plans to spend the summer wllh friends. the Episco- pal Sisters of sa Anne. who have a eouyaIeseaut home for crippled children
 Miss Bacon has spent seven years la Ja- lIeld oI 0rlhopedic nursing and is especially interest ed iu this sort oI work
 sus Bacon aid laat she las spent d very happy year in Wran- gea and Wall mlss her friends, es- DeelalIy the children among whom 5ue worked at Che school. she ad- 4ed chat tae past year has been a raeofa one Iu having no skin troubles or epldemies al the school, due to Che excellent cooperation of lue teachers with the nurse.
 No announcement has been made as to Wao NlIl succeed Miss Bacon.