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Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-04-23
Large Oil Deposits
In Sweden. Tested

Recent promising discoveries Of
oil in Denmark has intensified
drillings for oil and salt at great
depths that have been carried on
with government aid in the south.
ernmost Swedish province Of
Skane ever since 1888. Skane is
located directly opposite Denmark
across the Oresund straits. New
borings to a depth of 5000 feet
or more will be made at Hollviken.
The work is carried out under the
aegis of the Swedish Geological
Research Bureau, in collaboration
with Danish-Americanp prospect
ing company. The Swedish shale
deposits in the southern province
of Osterg0tland, according to DR..
Ljungstrom, may hold one million
cubic meters of oil. He believes
that the finds could be developed
to a great extent by means Of q
Justification process according to
his electrical extracting method.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-04-23
Morse Cod Fishing

Now in their seventh week, the
traditional Lofoten cod fisheries in
North Norway have so far at
tracted nearly $4,000 fishermen
more than in many years. How
ever, the total catch to date, 21,-
566 tons, is only slightly larger
than at the same time in 1851.
Relatively m des t quantities
have been landed by the 900 purse
seiners licensed for this years
Lofoten fisheries. The cod is
standing close to the shore, and
so far nets have produced the
largest catches.
Svolvaer, main town in the
Lofoten archipelago, is beehive
of activity. On the first day of
the season, it's 1000 population
was swelled by nearly 10000 fish
ermen, buyers, government in
spectors and other visitors. Purse
seine gangs from places as far
apart as Sogn in the south to the
Passvik river in the north, all
must stop in Svolvaer to get their
license.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-04-23
Sweden Rates
End In World
Tanker Output

Deliveries from Swedish ship
yards in 1851 totaled $4,000 tons
dead weight, of which 4O6, 200 tons
were built for foreign owners.
Nearly 5000 tons went to Nor
way, and no less than 258, 200 tons
of this amount consisted of tank
ers.
With a total tanker tonnage of
Asst 500 tons dead weight delivered
in 1851, Sweden ranked second af-
ter Great Britain as the world S
largest supplier of this type Of
tonnage. Swedish yards at pres
ent have orders on hand for tank
ers totaling well over 1900, 900
tons d. m, or about one-seventh
of the total stock OF such orders
on hand at the worlds shipyards.
Last year Swedish yards launch
ed vessels totaling about 404. 900
gross tons, or $4,000 tons more
than the year before. Only Great
Britain and Japan launched more
tonnage than Sweden. r.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-04-23

undertaking, since the statue will
attract more attention in Wash
ington, and Magnuson and Jack
son are to be congratulated for
their efforts A friend of ours
in Hoquiem questions the benefit
of the project He says there
are already so many statues and
monuments in Washington that
one more can hardly make any
difference Well, at any rate,
congressional approval for such a
statue in the nations capital would
be a fine national gesture to 1.-The
great and gallant figure who will
ever live in saga and in history"
as Magnuson and Jackson put it.
Backman Pledges that night
totalled $1,000, of which $500 came
from Leander Backman The
following day Contractor Axel
Thornberg turned over $1,000.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-04-23

at her first American try-Out. Her
mother is the first lady of the
Swedish stage and screen and the
former director of the Royal Swc.
dish Dramatic Theater in Stock.
holm, Pauline Brunius.
Virginia Christine, the talented
daughter of Swedish clergyman,
has been signed by producer Jean
Yarbrough for an outstanding role
in the George Raft series of I'm
the Law"
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-04-23
NORWEGIANS BACK HOME

On April H., 1902, Mrs. Karen
Malen left Oslo for U. S., and ex-
actly so years later, April IA, 1852,
she returned to Norway for first
time. She lives in Poulsbo, Wash.
. . liver Botten, former merchant
of Silvana, Wash, who has lived
in U. S. for go years, returned to
hometown of Valsoy, Nordmore,
Norway, for first time since 1914
to celebrate his sOth birthday with
twin brother Peder Botten &.
Having arrived in Seattle from
Australia on 4-masted barkentine
James Johnson more than so years
ago, Capt. Otto Bratrud and wife
returned to Norway for his first
visit since then All of these
Norwegians sailed via the Norwe-
gian America Line.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-04-23
Backstage Hollywood
By Leonard ClairmOnt
of The Pacific Coast Viking

The Scandinavian TV
Company will shoot in COpenhag-
en- this Spring and their first ser
les of films will be the stories of
Hans ChristiOn Andersen. The new
company, organized in Sweden by
Margaret Brostrom (of the Bros
from chipping milliOns) and her
new husband, Karl +. MOseby, a
Norwegian businessman, is ready
to 60 into production in the middle
of next month. Work will be done
with the cooperation of the Dan
ish government, the Hans Chris
tan Andersen Society, the Royal
Danish Ballet and the Royal Dan
ish Symphony.
Besides making the initial series
of Is half hour TV films for the
American audiences, there are
plans for the production of regul-
ar feature films for the theaters.
AdOlph Menjou, Edmond O. Brian,
Olga San Juan, Gary Moore and
others are interested in the prof.
ect. Second leads and smaller
rolls will be played by Danish and
Swedish actors. Motion picture
technicians and equipment will be
hired from Swedish studios.
Thor Brooks, Swedish
director, has left Hollywood to
function as production manager.
Brooks has made films before in
Denmark and is familiar with both
American and Scandinavian ways
of making pictures. He expects to
have the first of these series COM
pleted in July.
ALI Kjellin, who scored heavily
in Stanley Kramers smash hit,
MY Six Convicts,' for Columbia,
is also making plans to take
trip to Sweden. With Marshall
Thompson he is contemplating to
shoot a picture on the island of
Cortland. The picture in mind is
Richard Bartlett's THE Minister"
There are a lot of details to be
ironed out, but Kjellin hopes to be
able to make it this summer.
In the meantime, ALI Kjellin is
keeping busy in Hollywood. Be-
sides reading up on the life of
Gustaf Dahlen, the inventive gen.
ius who gave us the beacon light,
and whose biography interests
kjellin for the screen. he has just
finished another TV film. This
time for Review Film in a pic
ture titled The Red Balloon"
where he plays the part of a doc
tor. With him is John Sutton and
Wanda Stuart.
Anna Marie Brunius Is going
great guns at the Pasadena Play
Box In THE Desert Island" new
Dutch play which is being tried
out on a center stage at this fam
ed theater work shop. OF course,
there are all good reasons why An
ma Marie should make out so well
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-04-23
THE SWEDEN HOUSE PROF.

ECT of Seattle is progressing with
pledges now totaling over S125 900
Members of Klippan lodge of Vasa
Order accounted for $1,000 of late
with John Nordeen's help E.. Last
Saturday Vasa Frihet Lodge de-
voted a program to Sweden House
with selections by the Booster
Trio Doris Jahnson, Mikael Scher-
emetiew and T. Nyman) and vo-
calist Mrs. Gunnar Strandin. ac-
companied by Mrs Bentley, speech
es by X. Einar Carlson and Gus
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-04-23
Representative Henry NJ. Jack

son. OF the state of Washington.
has introduced a joint resolution
in the House of representatives to
authorize the erection of a Left
Erikson statue in the District of
Columbia.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-04-23

TRIBUTE TO LEFT - Senator
Warren G. Magnuson and Con-
gresham Henry M. Jackson of
Washington, both of Scandinavian
descent, have introduced a resolu-
ton in congress calling for cree
ton in Washington, D. c., of the
heroic size bronze statue of Left
Ericsson which has been at the
Marine Museum in Newport News,
Virginia since it was shown at the
Worlds Fair in New York several
years ago A site fronting on
the Potomac has been selected for
the statue Total cost of prof.
ect is estimated at $50 1000, which
will necessitate a fund raising eff
fort. This is of course worthy
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-04-23
The 10 Norwegian whaling ex-

petitions in the Antarctic produce
ed altogether 1,103,536 barrels of
oil during the 1951-52 season, the
equivalent of about 100000 tons.
The total included 136,535 barrels
of sperm oil.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-04-23
Swedes, japanese
Trade !

STOCKHOLM A new Swed-
ish-Japanese trade agreement was
signed in Tokyo on March 5. Fore
Swallowed Swedish exports to ia.
pan to a value of $4,000, 5000 are
to include pulp, iron and steel, al.
so engineering products. Imports
estimated at $11, 100000 will in.
clude mainly textiles, pottery,
chemicals and agricultural pro-
ducts, certain machinery and op.
teal instruments.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-04-23
A total of 30. 600 TONS of cod ha

A total Of $4,000 tons of cod has
been landed by Norwegian fisher
men this season, as compared with
81, 900 at the same time last year.
AS of March Is, the Lofoten cod
fisheries had produced SO. 900 tons.
as against $4,000 tons in 1851.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-04-23
When the Singing Boys Of Nor.

When the Singing Boys Of Nor.
way reached Washington. d. c.
recently, they had travelled a. total
of ll,474 miles by bus, giving so
concerts attended by well over 72,-
900 people.
A nationwide drive has been
launched to establish a memorial
fund in honor of the late Johan
Nygaardsvold. Norway's wartime
Premier.
Evening star., 1952-09-13
Hollywood Diary
Mrs. LAMA Confident
Of Morio's Return
Bx Sheilah Grohom.

rest, and to propose again to Dotty
Malone. And Diana Lynn has
turned in her two weeks notice.
But Bette Davis signed for the
run of "Two's Company"
Judy Canova will live in Florida
between films. She was fishing off
Key West when real estater Wal
ter Weaver contacted her by radio
to say he'd sold her house here.
Irving Allen reports that
Vivien Leigh is interested in his
film version of "The 1nnocentS."
Ray Bolger's contract with the
new hotel Sahara at Vegas gives
him approval of the other acts.
The junior Eddie Robinson baby
in March. Now if only
young Eddie would hold to the
storkline and stay out of the head
lines. Dean Miller is fattening
Vera Ellen with the wonderful
potato pancakes at the j. Ranch
lin Newhall.
Irving Berlin, who worries about
everything, especially his health,
was chided by Mrs. Berlin, Oar
ling. you'll live till your songs are
in public domain, and then therell
be no living with you"
Released By NANA)
Evening star., 1952-09-13
ADJUSTMENTS. ADJUSTMENTS.
FILMS OF MORE THAN ROUTINE MERI

FILMS OF MORE THAN ROUTINE MERIT
LOVELY Champions in melodic entertainment
WHEN ROME" Paul Douglas comic pilgrimage
JUMPING JACKS" for n-Lewis admirers only.
LYDIA BAILEY" high adventure in old Haiti
aut melodrama in a dramatic setting
HOOD" corking "lve" version by Disney
KONG" a thriller still.
Evening star., 1952-09-13
White Denies Guilt
In Alley Murder

Seventeen-year-old William
Roland White yesterday appeared
briefly in District Court to plead
not guilty to first-degree murder
in the alley Staying last month Of
a 45-year- r-old Marine Corps head
quarters civilian clerk.
The plea was in the nature of a
Iformality, since no one Is allowed
to plead guilty here to flrst-degree
murder charges.
Judge Luther w. Youngdahl set
November II as the date for trial.
Meanwhile, White is undergoing
a mental examination in the
District Jail by Gallinger Hospital
psychiatrists. The examination
was ordered last month by Dis
trict Court Judge Walter M.
BaStian.
White was indictde on two
murder counts last Monday. The
victim was Ralph T. Blake, who
was slain in the rear of the 900
block of D street NV.
One count charges White with
premeditated murder, through
stabbing Mr.. Blake with knife
beating him with his fists and
kicking him. A second count
charges White with killing Mr.
Blake by the same means while
robbing him of 80 cents, pair OF
shoes, a ring and a watch.
Whites lawyers are Mr.. anC
Mrs. John j. Dwyer.
Evening star., 1952-09-13
HOLLYWOOD.


Mario LAMA took off alone in
his car Monday for an unknown
destination. His wife waits pa
tiently at home and says they'll
be together when all this sis for
gotten. Friends are still trying to
persuade Mario to make THE
Student Prince"
Charlie Chaplin made what
sounded like a farewell America
speech at Tim Durant's party.
And if the Eisenhower Nixon
ticket wins, Charlie told intimates,
he may never return.
MitZi Gaynor postponed her
marriage to Dick Coyle because of
the "Jollyana" musical, which has
proved most unjolly and Mitzi
doesn't have to wait any more.
England's most eligible bachelor
Lord Montagu of Beaulieu-pro-
nounced Bewley-is coming to
Hollywood, and he's quoted as
looking for "some one as fresh as
Jennifer (Jones). as cozy as Lana
(Turner), as mischievous as Su-
san Hayward, and as ageless a.
Marlene Dietrich). Happy look.
ing. .. Yvonne De Carlo huddle.
with Alec Guinness in Londor
over plans to costar in "Act O.
Love-" Happy huddling.
George Raft isn't tinting hi
hair any more. Just wishes h,
had more of the white stuff.
jeff Hunter. the lucky son of .
gun, gets Wendy Hitler for hi
mama in "Able Seaman Brown.
. But Rock Hudson and JET
were both blasted in a Londol
newspaper for taking film job
from the locals.
Terence Rattigan is pleading
with Greta Garbo to play the sui
cidal wife in THE Deep Blue Sea.
But he's wasting his time. Garb
won't play bad-woman role. TIL
real question is, will she ever pla
anything?
Claudette Colbert was floored b
an autograph pest in London wit
"sign my book. you used to be on
of my favorites."
X X x
Pier Angeli took a nurse as we
as her mother to Europe. TIL
Italian darling is only 10, but ism
that rather old for a mama? +.
love "Quick's" Mary Pickfor
quote from Italy. When asked
she liked Silvana Mangano, Mar
replied, IT haven't had it,"
Mike Wilding's Metro deal give
him a total of $360,0 over thre
years. But Mrs. Liz Wilding gel
81 100000 for five years.
Dick Widmark awakens Bett
Cradle in Blaze of Glory" b
throwing "a bucket of beer" in hi
face. He'll actually use cham
|, ,. payne.
Scott Brady leaves Moon
Blue" this week end for time
Evening star., 1952-09-13
Current Theoter Attractions
And Time of Showing

HOO am, Ito, $40, $3.50, 7:40,
$50 and IL pm.
Pix-"Five Men And Wom-
an; ITO, 400, $50. $50 pm. and
1915 am.
Playhouse High Treason;
II 100 am. 12:45. 2:35, 4:25, 6:15,
$40, 10 and 11:55 pm.
Plaza Miracle in Milan;
.11:15 am, los, 2:55, 4:50, GAO
8:35, 1890 pm. and 1905 am.
TranS-Lux - Walk East or
Beacon; 11:00 am, 1880. 2:45
4:40, $50, 1925, 1910 and IL pm.
Warner "Son of Paleface",
1870 am. 1870, 3:35, $40, TAO
9:45 and 11:50 pm.
Evening star., 1952-09-13
Where and When
Screen.

Ambassador "Son of Pale
face: 1:25, $3.50, $50, 1880 and
9:35 pm.
Capitol-"The Merry Widow;
|10:15 am, 1885. 3:35, $40, 900
and 11:45 pm. Stage: 1905, 2:45,
$50. $40 and 1850 pm.
Columbia - Canyon Passage;
10:45 am, las, 4:50, 7:55 and
II pm.
Dupont-"This Above All";; 1:20
1920, $40, 7:25, $50 and 11:35
pm.
Keith'S-"The Big Sky; II am.
ITO, 3:25, $50, 7:35, $50 and II
pm.
Little - Last Holiday; 1:25
$40. sos, 6:55. $40 and 10:3(
pm:
Metropolitan - "The Brigand"
11:40 am, LAO, $40, $40, TAI
and 9:40 pm.
Ontario-"Ivory Hunter: lis
3:15, Sis, 7:l5, OILS and 11:2(
pm.
Palace - What Price Glory"
Evening star., 1952-09-13

sector. There Toledo's Mu-
nicipal Judge Frank w. Wiley has
ruled that the States 17-year
censorship of newsreels is in vio-
lation of the Ohio constitution.
. The State Department OF
Education has appealed the de-
cision, which read in part: TO
subject a newsreel to our pres
ent censorship is of itself a greater
evil than the possibility OF evil
against which the statute was
designed to protect"
Want to know which was the
popular musical in the famous
Municipal Theater summer sea
son in st. Louis? Annie Get
Your Gun" was the one. .
Crossed close to $150,000 for two
weeks. Runnerup was Show
boat" with $99 900. and weakest
piece of the season was Mile.
Modiste." The abnormally
hot summer and the political con-
ventions could not keep attend
ance from showing a gain over
the previous year. . Starts Paul
Beisman in a happy frame OF
mind in st. Louis one legitimate
theater, the American.
Bob Porterfield's Barter Theater
touring company, celebrating the
founding of the famous group 20
years ago, starts its travels Sep
tember % in Harlan, KY. -. "The
Curious Savage" one Of the sum-
mer sessions big hits. will be the
attraction. Also on the tour
ing schedule of Barter this sea-
son are The Merchant of We
nice" and "The Virginian." .
The latter. starring Producer
Manager-Dire -Playwright-Ac-
tor Porterfield is rated as an ul-
innate Broadway possibility.
Two of the seasons big film
hits will be opening Simultane-
ouSly here next Wednesday. .
They are MGM's "Ivanhoe," which
blossoms at the Palace, and Car
rie," at the Trans-Lux. Cry
the Beloved Country" has been
delayed at the Dupont for a re-
vival of Song of Bernadette."
The management will tell you
that no picture has evoked more
advance interest than the re-is-
sued Goth Century-Fox opus which
started Jennifer Jones on her way
to fame. 1t won her an Acad-
emy Award, one Of the rarest
debut achievements in the history
of movies. ;. With Carrie" this
will give every one a chance tc
see Miss Jones first and latest
pictures in the same week.
Or, more likely, weeks.
Evening star., 1952-09-13
Coalition Cabinet Sought
To End Lebanon Crisis
By the Assoeioted Press

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Sept. 49,
Parliament Deputy Saeb Slam be-
gan attempts today to form a new
coalition cabinet and end Leb-
IanonS five-day-old government
crisis.
The country has been without
government since Tuesday when
Premier Sami Solh lost a vote of
confidence and resigned. His re-
form program had clashed with
one sought by President Bechara
Ell Khoury.
The President named Deputy
Slam premier-d designate yesterday
and he is expected to try to form
a coalition of the Presidents sup
porters, the Loyalists, with q
moderate wing of the opposition,
the Popular Front.
Evening star., 1952-09-13
DRIVEN THEATRES

AIRPORT DRIVEN osI'"s'sc o1l :,ss
CALIFORNIA CONQUEST" Tech.l.
CORNEL WILDE, TERESA WRIGHT.
MIDNIGHT AND DAWN" EDMOND
in Arlington on u. s. Route /. One
mile south of 14th st. Bridge. Five
minutes from downtown; Kids fresii
Owl Show. Sunday. THE RIVER"
and HER FIRST ROMANCE"
Evening star., 1952-09-13

Opening date and attraction re-
main to be announced. pending
completion of the remodeling :.
Which will come to $160,000 worth
of dramatic face-lifting.
MICS Dave Garroway indicated
yesterday he will be his own drama
critic this season And the in
timation of his first review is
that he will be a gentle one {.
He rated the seasons first offer
ing. "Seagulls Over Sorrento" as
"passable." 1t is British i'm
port, a two-year London hit, not
unlike "Mr. Roberts" in flavor :. .
The English did not like Mr..
Roberts, Getting back to Gar
roway, he is a critic with a visual
padget. a board with five slots &. &.
"Seagulls Over Sorrento" ended
up in the third one . A tricky
way of saying third rate II
that's what David meant?
y X y
"Porgy and Bess' is a terrific
hit in Vienna Even with the
Connie critics. Its first run
has been extended as much as the
current schedule admits >. This
is a couple of performances .
no means enough to meet the de-
mand but the best that can be
done now There will be a re-
turn engagement in the Austrian
capital after the musical drama
has played the others in Western
Europe including London, Paris
and Berlin. Co-Producer Blev-
ms Davis, a bit fretful of the sue
cess of a years stay abroad for
"Porgy," is not at all jittery now.
Margaret Sullivan will be an
other Washington visitor in Octo-
ber. The former Norfolk girl,
the most initiated younger actress
in the theater, will play the lead
in Terence Rattigans THE Deep
Blue Sea-" due here at a still un-
announced date before its Novem-
Der S Broadway bow She's
been inactive since her brilliant
success in "The Voice of the
Turtle" Opposite Maggie will
be Alan Webb, last seen here as
the father in The Winslow Boy"
.. That also was Rattigan play,
one of his best. The British
author will be touring with this
one also in its prior to-Broadway
journey.
Top-flight event on Broadway's S
October calendar will be Salute
to Italian Films Week >. October
6-12 are the dates. Winthrop
w. Aldrich and Ambassador AL
berton Tarchiani are co-chairmen
of the committee sponsoring the
event. Seven top Italian films
one nightly, will be presented at
the Little Carnegie Theater during
the festival, the first Of its kino
ever held in this country. :. Hol-
lywood film-makers are giving the
affair their fullest blessing. as il
deserves. Few countries make
equally salutable films :. Critics
from all of the larger cities are
being invited.
~ i
In addition to the weather
movie execs have another reasor
to be happy over the current weel
end. They have won another
round in the censorship battle
This one in the tough Ohio
Evening star., 1952-09-13

In addition to the weather,
movie execs have another reason
to be happy over the current week
end. They have won another
round in the censorship battle
This one in the tough Ohio
Evening star., 1952-09-13
The Passing Show
GoyetyHos q Grecion Grace
In it's New Ninth St. Face
By Jay Cormody

Next time Ninth look at the Gayety
new Bernie Feber that you are
it's Crecan grace play Wait haven't anything
Interior revolutionary but they won't be
shown even to the department for little while
Evening star., 1952-08-17
by Perle Mesta
us. Minister to Luxembourg

friends, and that they should not have mis-
conceptions about us. The day after arrived
and presented my credentials to the Court,
l received my first official invitation = the
miners of Luxembourg wanted me to visit
their mines. When accepted, some of my
staff members were aghast.
''Madame Minister was told, ''this
simply is not done. 1t is unbecoming. No
minister has ever done such thing"
Well, they hadn't reckoned with Perle
Mesta. put cap on my head and down
into the pits went. The miners were excited
that had shown such interest in them. They
even wanted to demonstrate for me how
shift was dynamited. My aides tried to dis
courage them, but said, why not? My
sister knows where my viii is" 1t was
splendid explosion. And more exhilarating
experience than any party can recall.
Needless to say, the miners and other work
men of Luxembourg are now wonderful friends
of mine. In fact, would like to 60 on being
us. Minister there forever. 1t thrills me
to hear the Luxembourgers shout, ''Perl-ay!
Perl-ayr' whenever drive down the street.
The Luxembourgers like Americans. One of
their most cherished stories has to do with
President Roosevelt and their own Grand
Duchess. During the war, when the Grand
Duchess was in exile, she came to see Presi-
dent Roosevelt. wish you could hear her.
tell about it as she told it to me. The President
listened to her while she told of her little
country and how she missed it. Then he told
Evening star., 1952-08-17
MAX PErxR HAAS

they couldn't have been friendlier. have just
held my third Bmgomaster Party. and when
the mayors arrived this year, they entered the
Legation Gardens as old friends-of the U.S.A.
That's the right kind of party to give, !
feel. So is the party give each Christmas
for all the orphans (about 700. The first year
held the party on December 6, which is
gift-giving day for European children. But
the following year. invited them for our
Christmas, and we had good old-fashioned
American party with tree, Santa Claus and
ice cream. For some reason, Luxembourgers
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