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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-03-04
Miss Baine Wins Honors

Miss Boine Wins Honors
Miss Becky Baine has just recent
ly been elected into the national pro-
fessional music fraternity, Mu Phi
Epsilon. Miss Baine is a junior and a
piano major at Brenau College. at
GAINESVILLE, Georgia. She will be ini-
tiated into the fraternity in about six
weeks.
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PAGE SEVEN

MIR. and Mrs. Winfred Boiling and
Mrs. A. B. Wilson and baby daugh-
ter, Susan, visited in Greenwood Tue
sday.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-03-04

Mr.. and Mrs. William Darnell were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. David Nichols
in Money Saturday afternoon.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-03-04

Mrs. Susan Gwin Mullens, of jack
son, spent the weekend with her mo
Their, Mrs. w. w. Gwin.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-03-04

Mr.. Dave McCaleb and daughter,
Miss Eunice McCaleb, left by auto
mobile Friday morning for Perry
Iowa, where the latter remained to
accept a position with the CONNER
cial Express Trust. Mr.. McCaleb re-
turned by plane the first Of the week.
Remember the Spaghetti Supper
ddte-Murch l0-ut the City Halls
to- $3.50.
Mrs. Edwin McKibben and Mrs.
Ivy Smith went to Jackson Tuesday.
George Darnell, of Indianola,
spent the weekend with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Darnell. His
wife and baby, Georgena returned
with him.
Mrs. Horace Vandiver went to
Cleveland Friday and was accompa-
MED home by Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Bridgers for the weekend.
MI. and Mrs. D. Stalnaker and
children, Danny, Catherine and Bev-
erly Jean, of Carthage. spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Hays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Ray and dau-
ghters, Ann Hampton and Betty Sue,
| went to Louisville Saturday to see
Mrs. Rays father, r. L. Brown, who
is i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. M. Henry went to
Memphis Friday to be with their
daughter, Sue, who is i'll at South
western.
Mrs. L. T. Foster. Mrs. Henry Nc
| Gee. Jr, and Mrs. Victor Reinhard
shopped in Greenwood Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. P. Lacy, and son,
Don Preston, of Jackson, spent the
! weekend with Mr. and Mrs. William
Darnell.
Mrs. Sam Foose, Jr, Mrs. Oliver
| Nixon, Mrs. Ida Cox and Mrs. Ned
| Parrish went to Greenwood Thurs
day.
Mrs. W. M. Thompson went to
Jackson Monday and wa accompani-
ed home by her little grandson
| Michael Foose.
j. l.. Shields transacted business in
Kosciusko Wednesday.
Mrs. Gillian Gwin, Mrs. r. K. Will
son and Mrs. w. w. Gwin shopped in
Jackson Friday.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-03-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Eubanks of In
dianola. were Sunday guests of MI
and Mrs. J. c. Melton.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-03-04

Remember the Spaghetti Supper
dote-Murch lo-ut the City Hall
to- $50.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-03-04

Mrs. Edwin McKibben and Mrs
Ivy Smith went to Jackson Tuesday
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-03-04

Rev. and Mrs. H. M. McKibben, of
Duck Hill, were Sunday guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin McKibben and
family.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-03-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Grittman and dau-
ghter, Kay, and Ed Jr, of Drew
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Petty.
Evening star., 1948-12-05
Across the Sligo

The Rev. and Mrs. A. w. Cormack
entertained their daughter, Mrs. T
r. Hanshaw, for three weeks. She
has now returned to her home in
Fresno, Calf, where her husband
DR.. Hanshaw, is practicing. Mrs
Hanshaw attended Washington Mis-
sionary College and was graduated
from the schol of nursing at the
Washington Sanitarium and Hos
pital.
Mrs. James Hamrick has returned
after visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Dawson of New York
City, for a week, She was accom-
panied by her baby daughter Brenna
Mrs. Charles Adams with her little
son Daryle visited her parents In
Norfolk, Va, last week.
Mrs. Lora Hurd of Elizabeth, N. J..
is a guest at the Sanitarium.
Mrs. Bertha Forshee gave a pro-
Igram of readings last night at the
Edge gecombee Junior Academy in Bal
timore.
DIR. John M. Howell has been
appointed educational secretary OF
the Columbia Union Conference OF
Seventh Adventists. The for
mer secretary, Mr.. G. M. Mathews
has been transferred to the Gen.
eral Conference as associate secre-
tary of the educational department
DR.. Howell spent % years in South
America and he was also connected
with Union College in Lincoln, Nebr.
and recently came from Maitland
Fla, where he was principal of the
Forest Lake Academy for six years
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Arnold enter
tanned his brother-i and Sis
Evening star., 1948-12-05

law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Freeman, at their home in Mount
Vernon, Ohio.
Miss Marvella Bueg has returned
after spending the week end with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. j.
Bueg, at their home In Cincin-
natl, Ohio.
Mrs. Gladys Stewart of st. Au-
gustine, Fla, is the guest Of her son
and daughter -in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Stewart.
Mr.. Samuel Tsai spent the week
end with friends in Mount Vernon,
Ohio.
Evening star., 1948-12-05

Mr. and Mrs. August J.
Hartung of Arkansap, Wis,
announce the engagement OF
their daughter, Esther Mar
garet, to Mr.. Patrick L. O'Ded,
son of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Patrick L. ODea of Washing
ton. The ,Deddtng 1oill take
place i'm May.
bradford Bachrach Photo.
Evening star., 1948-12-05

ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Arnon Angle
moyer of Pennsylvania, for. a few
days. They were accompanied by
their son, MFR. Henry Anglemoyer.
Mr.. Nathaniel Krum and his son,
Mr.. Ronald Krum, spent the week
end in New York City. They were
accompanied by Mr.. Paul Arnold.
Mr., and Mrs. Derwood Chappell
visited Mrs. Crappell's brother-in-
Arkansas State press., 1948-12-10
II. D. Delegates
Attend Annual
Xmas Workshop

Twenty three leaders from Taf-
ton, Rottaken, Wrightsville. Mari
gold and Mt Arratt home demon
stration clubs attended the Sec
ond Annual Christmas Workshop
in the Library Of the Court House
on Tuesday, November Both.
Five demonstration were given
to the group which included maxi
ing Christmas decorations for the
home, decorations for the Christ
mas tree that can be made by the
children attractive salads and de-
serts for the seasons dinners,
and leathercraft.
Mrs. Sylvia Hackett, County
Council President was in charge
OF the meeting.
Each leader will reproduce
these demonstrations at club
meeting in their local commune
ties.
Arkansas State press., 1948-12-10
President Truman Tells Walter White
He Will Press Civil Rights Program

Washington, Dec. 2-"President
Truman expressed his determina-
ton to go straight through with
his civil rights program Walter
White, secretary of the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People, reported after
a White House conference with
the Chief Executive on November
30 Mr.. White was accompanied
by Roy Wilkins, NAACP assistant
secretary.
No signs of compromise on the
minimum program" set forth in
the Presidents civil rights mes
sage of February were observed
during the interview, Mr.. White
said, remarking that the President
had declared himself to be under
no obligation to anyone and had
reaffirmed his intention of carry
ing out his campaign pledges.
Mr.. White reported to the Pres
ident that results of post-elec-
ton survey conducted by the MA
ACP revealed that Negro voters
throughout the country had sup
ported Mr.. Truman three to one
over his Republican oppe1Hnt,
Governor Dewey. The figures
complied by the Association re-
vealed that the Overwhelming Ne
gro vote for the President in the
three key states of Illinois, Ohio
and California was responsible
for providing his slim margin of
victory in those states.
In Ohio, noted Mr.. White. Pres
ident Truman won over Cover
nor Dewey by 7,107 popular votes.
The Negro vote in the city of Ak
ron alone gave the President a
plurality of 6,342 over Mr.. Dewey
and unofficial statewide returns
indicated that Negro voters in
Ohio gave Mr.. Truman a margin
of approximately 10000 votes o.
yer Governor Dewey
Citing incomplete returns from
California indicating the 10000
plurality given Mr. Truman by
Negro voters was slightly more
than his 32,5l2 margin in the
state, Mr.. White pointed out that
this pattern of the Negro vote
was general in the South as well
as in the North and West.
Arkansas State press., 1948-12-10
||EAa IIIsH'

Memphis, Tenn.-The Daddy
oE the Blues says that Negroes
are losing their musical heritage.
w. c. Handy, composer, who
heads q New York publishing
firm said this week that Negroes
are paying too much attention to
European music, even in the
schools. Many Negro artists be-
lieve It gives them culture to use
European FORMS And as re-
suit. "thc white artists are taking
the blues and spirituals away
from us, changing them up some
Jazz Sands and blues singers are
using them and making money
from them. I think our people
should keep their heritage" said
Arkansas State press., 1948-12-10

ter for Negroes also In the same
state. During the administration
of President Franklin D. Roose-
welt, she headed the Negro
work in the National Youth Ad-
ministration.
An interesting local link with
Mrs. Bethune is the fact thet
brilliant young Arkansas woman,
Miss Cleo Mildred Surrey, FORM
erly of Blytheville is head of the
English department in Bethune
Goodman College. Mrs. Jacque.
line Lovelady, mother OF Miss
Surrey lives in Tuxedo Court,
Little Rock.
Mrs. Bethune is being present
ed to Little Rock by the IBpOE
of w Daughter Elks, the sponsor
ing committee being headed
by Daughters Rosena Cunning
ham, H. l.. Porter and Johnnie
Hart.
Arkansas State press., 1948-12-10
FBI URGED TO
PROBE VIOLENCE
IN GEOR6IA

New York-The Department of
Justice has been asked to conduct
a thorough and comprehensive
investigation into the reign of
terror in southeast Georgia which
eliminated in the lynching of
Robert Mallard following the
wanton Staying of Isaac Nixon
and the brutal assault upon D. V.
Carter, all of whom dared to as
sert their political rights despite
the warnings of displeased whites.
In a letter to Attorney General
Tom Clark, Thurgood Marshall,
NAACP special counsel, recount
ed instances of mob violence in
the adjacent Georgia counties of
Montgomery and Toombs. Mr..
Marshall indicated thats.at least
one white man. Johnnie J6hnson,
was implicated in both the muir
der of Nixon and the attack upon
Carter.
These three incidents of bru-
taAty and murder against negro
citizens Of Georgia, AL occurrins
within a few weeks lof one an,
ofs5er andf ~ Ne me- general
area, seem to establish a pattern
of violence which deserves i'm
mediate and vigorous investiga-
tion," wrote Mr.. Marshall. May
We urge your Department to take
whatever steps it feels warrant
ed to bring those individuals
guilty of these charges to justice
SO that Negroes in this and other
communities may feel secure
in the right to participate in the
electoral process"
The NAACP announced that
Mallard's widow, Mrs Amy James
Mallard, is taking refuge in Sa-
vannah under the protection of
Rev. Ralph M Gilbert, president
of the Georgia State Conference
of NAACP branches.
Arkansas State press., 1948-12-10
CONTINUE VOTE FIGHT SUPPORT,
GEORGIA ASSAULT VICTIM ASKS

Atlanta-D. " Carter, Mont
gomery County, Georgia, NAACP
branch president who was bru-
tally assaulted for carrying Ne
groes to the polls in his automo-
bile on the day of the Georgia
Democratic primary election, to-
day appealed to all branches of
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
for assistance in guaranteeing Ne
groes in the South the right to
vote without fear or intimida-
ton.
"If we are to secure strong
branch presidents to carry for
ward our program, they must
know that the whole Association
backs them up as they fight in
the front line trenches in places
dixie Georgia. stated Carter IN q
letter addressed to all NAACP
branch presidents. He told of his
branch's intensive two year drive
in a rural Georgia county to get
Negro citizens to exercise their
constitutional right TO vote, and
of his personal activity in driv-
ing many of these voters to the
polls on the day of the election.
But there are white men In
Georgia who do not know the
meaning of the Constitution Of
the United States" Carter wrote.
It was group of these men
who attacked me on my way
home from the polls on Septem-
Der 8, beating me with iron bars
until | was bloody, breaking my
wrist, and ordering me at the
point OF a gun TO 90 home and
Arkansas State press., 1948-12-10

Berry was fine looking husky
little fellow of five years and the
neighborhood favorite with both
white and colored. He grew a lit
tie i'll Friday evening and Satur-
day seemed i'll enough for the at
tention Of a doctor whom the mo-
Their called
According to reports, the doctor
administered powder and SEEM
ed to consider the illness slight
one. He gave the mother a pre-
scription directing her to give the
child one dose each hour and fol-
low with salts in two hours after
the last dose. The mother stated
that The child grew worse after
the second powder and complain
ed of terrible pain in the stom-
ach. The mother gave attention
to the child during the rest Of the
day and the night and his con-
dition did not seem alarmingly Sc
rious.
Sunday morning little Berry
asked his father for food and was
given milk. He said to his mo-
Their, What a beautiful Christ
mas morning" She told him 1t
was not Christmas. that 1t was
Sunday. His mother stated Those
Arkansas State press., 1948-12-10
Universal Holds
Christmas Party

The Little Rock District of the
Universal Life Insurance Com
pany, located at 800 10 West 9th
Street, is rounding out the cele.
bration of the company's Twenty
fifth Anniversary by holding their
usual Christmas Party for all of
their polieyholders and well wish
ers Friday, December II, ZOO p.
m, Dreamland Auditorium.
During the company's twenty
five years of operation, it has
gooWn in leaps and bounds to
where that it is now covering
eight states with some $4,000
policyholders with an industrial
debit of $53,7855l, weekly prem
iums and a Sill, 875,817.92 ordinary
debit. The company is employing
around $50 men and women to
take care of its tremendous BUSH
ness. The Little Rock District has
$2400.00 industrial debit and
$l0O,00O00 ordinary debit. TWEEN
ty five men and women are en-
ployed on the Littles Rock Dis.
trict.
In connection witt Observing its
Twenty-fifth Anng ersary, the
company il buildixlx new Home
offics Building. The Home Office
is located in MesSphis, Tennessee.
The company is also ofllring fuIl
benefit policies. lust recently
they began issuins a business
and prokesalenal mems speeial
naIlsxs lnfk -
lower rates and more attractive
clauses to meet the insurance
need of the Negro business and
professional men and women.
Arkansas State press., 1948-12-10
Prominent Citizen
Dies In Arkadelphia
ARKADELpHIA---


Willis Mccoy, prominent citi-
zen, died at his home at 1913 W.
Caddo street Tuesday night at q
He was cook at Nichols Food
House and a veteran OF World
War ! He was a member o. the
Masonic Lodge, the Knights Of
Pythians, and a member Of Great
er Pleasant Hill Baptiss Church.
Besides his widow, Elsie Jones
Mccoy, a Clark County teacher,
he Is survived by two children,
four step-chlldren, father, a sis
ter and many other relatives and
friends Funeral services we're
held at Greater Pleasant Hill
Baptist Church Monday.
Arkansas State press., 1948-12-10

were his last words"
He became violently Ill and the
doctor was called again. Before
the doctor could be located, 10
had sunk into a coma. Another
doctor was called who stated that
he no longer practiced and sug-
gested taking the child to hos
pital.
Someone offered his car for the
trip to a hospital and later
charged the parents $500 for maxi
ing the trip.
Berry was started on his way
to the hospital about 10:15 a. IA.
and died on the way.
The body was retained at the
hospital, and according to reports
post norton examination was
made. A doctor at the hospital re-
ported to a member of the family
that a test showed that the child
had been suffering from anemia
and 1t would take approximately
two to three weeks to get a COM
plete report.
Funeral services were held In
the Dubisson Chapel Tuesday af-
ternoon at three o'clock with Rev.
M. Van Buren, Hudson officiating
Arkansas State press., 1948-12-10
Mr.. Handy.

Montgomery, Ala-A blind Ne
gro was ordered by the Supreme
Court this week to die in the
electric chair for killing Negro
woman. Buster Snead, the blind
man must die January % Snead
was convicted Of killing Mrs Ell
man must die January %. Snead
lene Mason last January 18th In
confession introduced at the
trial Sncad admitted killing the
woman, explaining she had refus-
ed to pay year old loan of $40
90 Snead pleaded insanity, but
lunacy commission of white
See HERE and TIIERE--page four
Arkansas State press., 1948-12-10
Local Polio Leaders
Attend Campaign
Meet at Tuskegee

Mrs. Bernice A. Moore and Rev.
J. II. Gipson were two of the six
Representatives from Arkansas
who attended the Tuskegee In
stitute meeting for Negro leaders
of the l949 March of Dimes of
the National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis, in Tuskegee,
Okla.
Sixty-seven prominent Negroes
from twelve states met with
See POLI0--page four
Arkansas State press., 1948-12-10

not to be caught hauling any
more people to the polls"
The Al year old Carter fled to
Atlanta to seek refuge after the
assault, but his wife and ten
children have had to remain in
Montgomery County despite fear
for their safety, because there is
no place for them to 60.
See GA. VICTIM-page eight
Arkansas State press., 1948-12-10
Dr.. Mary Bethune
First Bronze LADY
5 speaks At Dunbar

The First Lady of Bronze A.
merica will appear in person in
Little Rock tonight, when Mrs.
Mary Mcleod Bethune speaks in
the Dunbar High School Audi
torium at eight.
Mrs. Bethune founded Bethune-
Goodman College, an outstand-
ing Floridan college, and estab-
ished beach and recreation GEN.
Arkansas State press., 1948-12-10

ing meetings, eh! Youte NJ -
ter than they are. We're fighting
the S. Of bS and Won -
riding around with them. Yeu
should be down ON 9th street
where they all are. II you want
TO- be with them. you ought u
go to Africa was standing .
little away from him and 10
pulled me by my coat and Jerk
ed me up to him forcing hi
knee In my stomach. He saia
I'm going TO give You somethiae
to put in the State Press.' win
this he slapped mo again. He
said, You get on back down q
9th street where you belong II
then kicked me with his foot =
the stomach. He said. Y I ca&eA
you out again tonight I'll I'm
you.' Then ! rot IN my car -
drove away"
An affidavit from the youna
white vet comedies with the above
and stated that Talbert used very
abusive language on him an
threatened him after telling hin
We're fighting The s- q be
and you are riding around Wiz
them" 4
The complaint - ban M
with the Pre- 1lne A1apsnav
who promises i1vsutisniisnI
Complaints 40 have tsan fo1.
~ ths o1lles e ~ 1r -
y.
COmmissionar
Arkansas State press., 1948-12-10

Langsion Univ.
Chemist Spea||s
A '.i 49,!

r. Massis' Mad Of the department
q enistry at Langston Univer-
ny, read q paper at the meetine
Of the Oklahoma Academy Of Sci.
ence which convened here Ina
Saturday at the University q
Tulsa.
The Oklahoma Academy q
Science Is affiliated with the Am
See LANGSTON-page four
Arkansas State press., 1948-12-10
Randolph Urges
Labor Careers
For Negro Youth

More than Is million Negroes
are dependent upon their earn
ings as wages and low salaries"
says A, Philip Randolph in jan
uary Negro Digest, "and qualified
See RANDOLPH-page four
Arkansas State press., 1948-12-10
Spring St. Aroused Over
Sudden Death Of 5-Yr-0|d

Spring street, from Twenythrd to Roosevelt Road 49,
stirred to its depths Sunday morning unexpected and
den death of little Berry Lewis and Mrs Berry Lew
Is, 2314 Spring street
Arkansas State press., 1948-12-10

Following Is an affidavit from
he reporter:
about 12:25 a. m. December
3rd, 1 carried a white friend Of
mine home from meeting we
had attended. We were parked
i'm front Of his residence at 815
Cumberland street completing
conversation we had started be-
fore the car stopped. A traffic
car drove by and turned around
and came back and stopped. Two
officers alighted, one l recog-
nixed as Talbert. My white
friend had by this time gotten
out Of the car and I had started
my motor to drive off when Tai
bert ordered me to step and
get out of the car. He said to me,
You are going TO get in some
trouble and as I got out Of the
car, my friend then walked back
near the car and Talbert said to
him, What are you doing riding
around with this niggcr?' He ask
ed me. What are you doing rid
ing around with this white
man?' I answered that l had
brought him home. He then ask
ed where l had picked him up
and / replied ON the street. He
wanted TO know how long l had
been knowing him and where I
met him him. told hin I had
met hin ct the Gtats Free
where \ work - esss4 W1a1
QN - h1~.r r l1 = H -
Der Of white people come TO the
State Press. He told me that
was telling . damn lie.
I'm the meantime the other
policeman was questioning my
friend. Apparently my friend
had told the other officer . dr.
ferent story ~ to whore ! had
picked him mp 70 that when Tai
bert walked over and talked TO
the other officer, he returned To-
me and slapped me. saying. You
are telling . damn lie. Tell me
the truth. Don't you know -
are not suppose TO tell an officer
lie? ought to brs.y your
head in this concrete I then
tcld him that ! picked up my
friend at a meeting that we both
had attended. Talbert then spoke
to my friend. so you're attend
Arkansas State press., 1948-12-10
COP ASSAI lis PRESS REPORTER
I'll Give You Something To Put
In The State Press" Says Officer
TaIbert As He Strikes Reporter
'We're Fighting The S. u. Of g.. 8
And You're Ridin' round With EN-.
TaIbert Tells Young White Veteran

young State Press reporerphotographer fell Of
an enraged policeman identified Officer Talber Thursday
night December End The officers only explanation his rage
and upon young veteran was that he was Nec
because followed,
Arkansas State press., 1948-12-10

The program Of the evening OPP
ened with the introduction Of thir-
ty-four students who are Dunbar
boosters. These students had spe-
Arkansas State press., 1948-12-10

cial seats and we're introduced h
Miss Lois Tyson, instructor o.
English at Dunbar High sNI.f
The program Of the evenir
Arkansas State press., 1948-12-10

ENGAGEMENT ANNoUNCED-Mr. and Mrs. Scott B. Blunt
announce the and approaching marriage of their
daughter Marian, to Albert Williams Both former students
of Dunbar High School and Dunbar Junior College
students at AM&N College, Pine Bluff After the marriage
which will take place during the Christmas holidays couple
their education
Arkansas State press., 1948-12-10

udod the browning of the king
nod queen by | King, dean OF
NoV he introducing OF the
nrrNTAp-page four
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-04-29
IN MEMORIAM

In loving memory Of our husband,
father and grandfather, A. j. Alex
ander, who died one year ago. May ,,
1917
Do not ask if we miss him:
Oh, there's such a vacant place;
Oft think I hear his footsteps,
Oft | see his smiling face.
No one knows my longings,
No one sees me weep,
| shed my tears from a broken heart
When others are fast asleep.
| always sit and think Of him
When | am all alone;
The blow was great, the shock severe,
But memory always keeps him near.
Friends may think we have forgotten
him
When at times they see US smile,
But they little know the heartaches
That the smile hides all the while
Lonely is the house without him,
Sadly do we feel our loss:
He had time to say goodbye to none:
God opened the heavenly gates and
said, "Come!"
His Wife, Children and
Grandchildren.
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