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Evening star., 1953-08-22
Dry Concrete Mix Can Be Real Boon

War II the demand has gone in
to the Stratosphere."
X X
The reason he jokes about
our do-it-yourself jobs as mud
pie making. is that he considers
it psychological. There's an in
grained desire in all of US to
make mud pies" he contends.
Two big advantages in using
dry mixeS-gravel mix, sand mix,
mortar mix and water tight
are: l. Getting just the right
amount of water, without an un-
known quantity in damp sand.
and 2. Protection against caking
when you have some left over.
Evening star., 1953-08-22
By Doyid 6. Boreuther

Ever see a woman mixing
concrete? Too heavy a job?
Not necessarily, especially with
dry, resdy-mixed concrete. Some
women have built their own
houses, and you'll probably see
many more mending sidewalks,
paving patios and building
barbecue fireplaces now that
they can buy concrete like cake
mixes-add water and it's done.
There's no heavy muscle work
and rock-like chunks of waste
involved when you can dip a
couple of coffee cans Of pre-
mixed concrete out of a sack,
add some water and do a small
masonry job that otherwise would
cost so much most contractors
would dodge it.
In fact, contractors have been
recommending this do-it-your-
self material for jobs they con-
slider too small for them, because
they are more or less hamstrung
by the economic law: THE small
er the job, the higher the over
head"
X X X
The result is this is going
to be a record -brea king wear for
dry pre- mixed concrete. One in
dustry leader expects 10 million
bags. weighing 80 to 80 pounds
each, to be sold for about IL
million dollars this year.
This expert tells an interesting
story about how this mud pie"
making, as he calls it, got started.
Before 1882. one firm owned a
Evening star., 1953-08-22

regular ready-mix concrete plant
in. Cincinnati. Handymen used
to come around to the plant and
ask for drippings from his ready
mix trucks.
"They were a nuisance" he
recalled. "but they had such little
jobs to do, we couldn't sell them
a truckload. However, they illus
trated the demand of the do-it-
yourself market. This gave us
an idea. Why not mix up. the
right proportions of dry Portland
cement. dry gravel and dry sand
and sell it in easy-to-handl
quantities?
I'VE started to do this in 1886,
when the demand was good be-
cause people couldn't afford to
hire much labor. Since World
Evening star., 1953-08-22
OPEN SUNDAY
220l RichIond Place
Rosemary Hills

5 bedrooms, ; boths are pos
sibIe for any handy man
(rouohed-in plumbing, heot-
ino, ond finished floor with
ground floor entroncel. Upper
level hos living room, fire
place, dining room, 3 bedrms.,
Z boths. GE oII-eIectric kitch-
en-. 22,95O.
Directions: out f6th ST. To East
west Rigv.. LETT on East West
Hurry. to Rosemary Htfls. rioht to
RichlGrd Place. left to Open House.
Evening star., 1953-08-22
Chevy Chase Porkway

Just off Conn. Ave. in D. c.
you will find this unusuoI
voIue in q brick 3-bedroom
home with large living room,
dining room, modern kitchen,
Z baths, finished recreation
room, detached garage, large
lot. Owner leovino country.
Only S24,950.
Evening star., 1953-08-22
Woodside Forest
Brick Cope Cod

4 bedrooms, z boths. Owner
must sell this ottroctlve home
on large lot. Shown by oppt.
only. Price reduced to $25,-
$50. Coll today.
Evening star., 1953-08-22
Northwest
9th 6 Juniper. St.

Excellent location is such an
advantage ond you will find
it oIona with oil convenienees
for modern living in this lovely
3-bedrm. semidet. brick. 1t
hos a beautiful living room,
dining room, fully equipped
kitchen, i u baths. full bose
ment. Added lectures ore
awnings. corpets ond fenced
ward. Immediate possession.
S16,95O. Terms orronaed.
Evening star., 1953-08-22
District RombIer

This white brick 3-bedroom,
Iz-both home is being Of
fered OF the very low price Of
Sl9,950. 1t has spocious IiV-
ing room, fireploce. dining
ell, modern kitchen, full
English type basement and
front porch.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-30
Americanislll
TalkBy Adm.
DukeAt KWHS
Marks National
Youth Day Held
BY XIV Elks Lodge

You can understand American.
ism only If you realize that It Is
not a particular constitution, 4
particular set df laws, or economic
system or religion. II is an ap-
proach. an attitude, a freedom to
think in all directions Rear AID.
miral Irving T. Duke, USN. COM
mander Naval Base Key West, told
I 500 Key West pupils in assemblies
Thursday.
Admiral Duke was the speaker
on the National Youth Day pro-
grams held at the Key West Hieh
school assembly and the Douglass
High school assembly by Key West
Lodge of Elks.
Every country such as ours
which subscribes to the Democra-
TIC tradition needs to have a loyal
opposition In government and IN
public; and the opposition should
always be regarded as loyal. ii Is
not that ! here plead for ! traitor.
GUS element. = Admiral Duke, said.
plead only that those who dis.
agree with the majority should 81.
ways have the fundamental right
and privilege Of dlsagreeing.n
Striking out At communion. the
Admiral said, ''The instructive
urge abiding In human nature for
mans dignity to assert itself. sun
ported various efforts to acquire
the right Of self-determination In
many oppressed lands. Those Fl.
forts have been fruitful in most
instances. Today there are greater
numbers living in the shadow Of
fear than have been true for centur-
les. And our nation, our United
States, is not immune from the
scourge Of despotism,s aided by
bigotry and intolerance. which
seeks to subject man both BY phy.
steal force and the enslavement Of
his mind"
This seourge Of despotism. bru.
tally and frankly opposed TO all
our traditions Of government and
lie. Is the smothering force Of
communism" the Admiral declar.
ed.
In conclusion, Admiral Duke
said: I'VE can be confident and
CONTINUED On Page Twol
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-30
More Than 81 Per Cent OF City
Revenue Has Been Collected In
First Nine Months OF The Year
Police Department
Costs Each Tax
Payer $500,
Report States

More than 46 per cent of the
City of Key Vests total income
of $S45, 566.02 for the first nine
months of the current fiscal year
came from the collection of pro-
perty taxes, City Finance Director
Charles Roberts revealed today in
his regular financial report cover
ing that period.
AT the same time, Roberts said
that revenue receipts realized dur
ing the period under review, are
equal to s7.S5 per cent Of the total
amount estimated for the fiscal
year and expenditures from the
General Fund equaled 1858 per
cent of the total budget appropria-
tons.
This represents an increase Of
more than five per cent when COM
pared with receipts for the same
period and an increase of more
than Il per cent when compared
with collections during the CORES
ponding period in 195O-5l. Total
expenditures show an increase Of
1887 per cent over last year and
are nearly q per cent over the
same time two years ago.
However, the Initial payment
Of $4,000 on Inc purchase ef ihe
Clyde Mallory Decks, toessher
CONTINUED On Page Twol
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-30
~ DOROTHY RAYMER

The Greeks may have d word Tor
4. but the trouble Is, us all Greek
TO everyone else. Yesterday AMER
noon ~ the A. and b. Lobster
docks. ! would have given my bet
dictionary 70 have been able 10
speak or understand the honest.ip
Greek conversations gong On In
. thrse-wsyply weave from Di-
rector Bob Webb. via an Interpret.
e., % the Greek spongemen who
were manaeyeFing boats from Tar.
poa Springs for = movie aetiou.
Webb gave distractions ID Ena.
ilah, TIE interpreter wuald relay
The commands. ard tse Creek
fishermen would shoot back. You
got the idea thai the director want.
ed the beats - circle she hastn
and shen ease IN % ne decks 4
eertaia way. bua Ehe hnatsmen IA
= little difficulty sish<r n under.
standizg a. Ii sailing the eras.
80 TIE scene was done ever snd
over.
he nan Wko seemed D eniog
he little exeurxinaa maEl was -
hasky Raehava boone. aettaG o.
part IL . cuneA Epcnesmxn. He
erswfsa rixha cot e. the b. q
one u &c bests. waved s'ha@ vpy.
ass sAsh tine = repeas krsD waH
neesssary. Hs'a pFohshly Ilka :
sisw hcss - Tagp1n spwssas az.
DAP. en- ne Aexa e. lase Scenarios
Brukhxra sxxfI. to e o. apaaxs-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-30
Reid Holding Own
After TransfusiOns

George Robert Reid, whose life
was saved by transfnsions Of blood
donated by 16 Of his friends, sis
doing as well as can be expected"
Monroe General hospital authori.
ties said today.
Reid was stricken early Monday
morning with hemorrhage of an
ulcer. The hospital ran out Of his
type Of blood and called for donors.
Reds friends responded immed-
lately: SO of them went to the
hospital and were typed Of which
l6 had the right type and gave Is
pints. Reid is q machinist foreman
at Haskin's Machine shop.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-30
Sewer Bond Sale
viii Be Opened

The City Commission win meet
tonight at 500 pm. In . special
session 10 open sealed bids for
bonds 70 finance the multi-mIllion
dollar Key West sever project.
The bids. amounting to q 5000.
900 bond issue. win be received up
until the time Of the session.
Thus far. no bids have been re-
eeived By City Clerk Victor Love,
although several are expected 70 be
brought to the meeting BY represen.
tatiyes Of the interested parties.
The move Is virtually the last
step in the Iengthy negotiations for
the project.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-30

. Captain Harold Payson. Naval
Station Chief-of-Staff was in over
all command u the exercises
which was the most ambitious 70
be held here since wartime years.
First word Of the impsnd-
ing Fioleesust came IN the form
Of an intelligence report which
indicated . possible sneak at
tack against certain vital eoasi.
81 areas Of the United Sisfes.
Attacks win probably be IN the
fern Of guided missiles launch.
ed from Submarines ard possibly
by bands Of raiders who win a..
tempt 10 land and cause - much
damage Is pesslble." the COM
Hvniqve stated.
A fire was reported In building
al fthe gymnasiuml shortly be-
fore nine o'clock and moments
later the bomb exploded In the
center Of the tank farm. hypothe-
tically damaging The liquid foam
fire protection system. Consider
able damage resulted to tanks and
fire walls and large oil fires we're
started Immediately. famed BY 3
brisk wind from the northeast.
Conclusion from the blast caus-
ed widespread damage 70 facili-
ties and buildings Eishin 4 80
foot radius. There were numtf,
Gus casualties in the area. Ned.
cal teams from the Naval Hokpi-
tai and the Station dispenssry
moved into action 70 care for the
wounded.
Near disaster ives asarted
when . large amount 81 ell few
ed Into the pier Baker ares,
where the massive Submarine
tender uss BvshnelI Il lied -
and u wss "reeommended" ihsi
oil vessels On me station Get
underway and put oul - sea.
Firefighers. under the direction
Of Chief Harry Baker faced an
emergency as they fought the
blaze when their supply Of foam
became depleted. A rush call 10
storage areas solved that problem.
Two fireiighting tugs stood BY TO
aid the iandbased forces.
The second phase Of the driil
got underway when 4 aizeabls
flotilla Of small boats. apparently
bend on landing and instituilng
sabotage activities. was sighted IN
The vicinity 81 The Naval statl0n
Recreation Beach.
The Naval Emergency Ground
Defense Force. under command
tcontinued On Page TwoD
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-30
Identified As
Missing Vessels
Deck By Brother
OF Missing Man

A part Of the deck of the miss
ing vessel Wasp last seen on
April II with owner Jimmie Gar.
cia and Broward Saunders aboard,
was found by George Faraldo,
Faraldo's Flying Service yester-
day afternoon at Peters Point,
Boca chica.
Charlie Garcia, brother Of she
missing fisherman, identified the
four BY seven foot plywood as
positively eomins from his
missing brothers q foef cabin
cruiser.
The wreckage showed red mark.
ing on il where something had
evidently hlt II. Faraldo said.
The Flyi6F Service manager call
ed the Coast Guard Immediately
which got In touch with Garcia &
brothers and made the identified.
ton.
Faraido Flew out ever IRE area
AFTER his finding 10 fellow the
Nind sireaks ard see what else
might Dc Floating en- the ocean.
Ne spotted bio drum with
stick lssssd 70 II. from shs air
near American ShaaI.
Today that drum With q rs foot
long bamboo pole Eioased into
shore near Meaeham field. Faral.
do retrieved Il and told THE Cit.
zen the pole was dashed 10 a five
gallon oil can which had q bat
terry. hight bulb and a piece a
white rag attached. Faraldo mott,
iied the Caast Guard az bis Ansa.
ing Immediately. lie said that
fishermen have told him that
snapper fishermen use this type
q drum h0ay ct night.
The wreekage a. the deck vas
Erst seen hy Parade whea be and
hss wife we're GA the beach az
Boca CAiez. He was taking Ms
first aay Ell IN Iaax tifsze. raan-
ning 70 fisA. Rough wrather keps
him asaere. Nhen Ne saw the mna.
Der heasfag he wers CIT ard
hgpaghs L Ia 30 his Office where
TIE CaaSt ssaarA rlskpd Il 10.
Il Glen rersaa. IoeaI Coast
Guard Commander sasa tAat Gar,
ca hFashesS positively Ssensilspss
tIeatlaae<s "a PAGE TNos
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-30
Mrs. Stark Is
Defended By
Vincent Molina, Jr.,
Writes From Ala.
University On
His Praise For Her

Vincent Molina, Jr., a former
student of Mrs. Marian Stark,
KWHS teacher attacked by VIII
e. p. Roberts last week as .'un-
qualified" to teach, today wrote
a wholehearted endorsement of
his former teacher from the Uni
versity of Alabama where he is
at present.
Molina read The Citizens report
Of Roberts charges made al the
school board meeting last week ia
wFieh Rel erts sale olst Stark
gcontinned on Page Twol
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-30

Front street % Ire a. sna B. Ioh.
Sisr house and enynona.
Some q The action Involved .
search for Peter Graves Who. 4
The story. takes az are and sewers
The sponge drying ilnea Il aAs
visiting Greeks. hey start hsnt.
ING hin. GlIberl Roland swsRrsra
rugaesly dnwn the eock With :.
Card Naish snd Robert WaxnuT
ior the frs pars q ne msn hanf
They look stoesd tie coneh sf.anns
lCoztnaed o. Pare Tel
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-30
County Spelling
Bee Winner To
Compete In Miami

Rosemary Hoizlnger. IS Coral
Ehmes school. who won the Mon.
roe County Spelling Bee several
weeks ag0. win cimpese IN the Mi.
ami test this week. Superintendent
nf Horace o'Rryant said today.
Inc young spelleF. who is the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
Ho9ilnger 81 Tavernier. win he Is.
corted by . large crowd cg her EEL.
low students snA, some teachers
from Coral sores, osRryant re-
ported.
rosemary won ever ali ether
eeunty contestants an Che Word
sunanlmuuss Al Miami she VIII
eompete win some al the best
speners h the State. II soc WINS
she viii 80 90 q Washingtoa sc
lie National spelling bee.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-30
Adu1yuI Duke Tells Need
For Recreation Program
Fla. Recreation
ASSOCIATION Hears
OF Nary Program,
OF Activities Here
By pAvIp nuscHLE

In an address last night
before the Florida Recrea-
ton Association, Rear Ad-
Eniral Irving 7. Duke, Com
nnander Of the Key West
Naval Base, told of the inn
portance of maintaining a
good recreation program,
especially for the Navy.
Speaking ON the particular pro-
Mems of Key West, the Admiral
said, s'Key West is just too small
10 absorb 10000 Navy men in its
own recreational activities. Con-
uequenfIy. we (of the Navy push
our own recreation program rath-
or strenuously."
strenuous" is a mild word
when you look at the facts. The
Nays recreation program in Key
West Is one Of the most active
and most varied programs Of its
kind in the Navy. A good Navy
Recreation Program can only be
maintained when there's interest
at the top. And it has been the
Admiral's personal interest that
has made the Key West Naval
Bases program so outstanding.
The lob Of filling The idle time
Of 10000 and more men station
I'd IN city she sire Of Key West
Is tremendous. Soldiers. sailors,
Or any type 81 military personnel
are easily bored. The business Of
fighting . war cen be one of two
shlnas very menoaoncus Vary
exciting. b eitnSf ease ne fe-
ereaiiepsi activities offered must
satisfy hunger for something
10 break ihs nonotony or equal
sis excitement.
Directing the recreation pro-
gram for the Navy in the Key
West area is Lieutenant William
H. King, who as Special Services
Officer is responsible for main
tanning 3 continuous schedule of
recreationaI events the year
around.
There are two seperate athletic
programs providing a scheduled
~ months of activities for all
the popular sports are played In
cluding golf, softball, rife, pistol,
skeet, table tennis, volIey ball.
bowling, basketball, boxing. and
baseball. And just recently the
Naval Station was host 10 the
Sixth Naval District Bowling Tour.
nament, placing second in the
gpund-robin match.
The same sports may be play.
Cd at the convenience of any
group for the facilities are Al.
ways available when a scheduled
game Is not taking place. A ships |
party may want to play i few
Innings Of soltball or couple 81
uhlpmates would like 10 check OUT |
= set Of Eoif clubs and j pass to
the Stock Island course. The men
and women IA the area have their |
own bowling leagues. In addition
ne area boasts five swimming
i Continued On Page Twol
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-30
Stars To appear At
Kennel Club May 8

The stars will be shining AZ
the Key West Kennel Club on
Friday night May sth--hut
they'll be the Hollywood varie.
fy this time.
All four Of Hollywood's lead
ing lights: The beaUteous Ter.
~ Moore. Robert Wagner.
Gilbert Roland and J.. Carroll
Nsish will be on tap for the
program. The celebrities are
in Key West for the filming of
the 10th Century Fox epic
Twelve Mile Reef"
Key Wesfers will have the
opportunity to see and meet
these stars as well as cid Key
West Charities through the gen.
crosby Of The Kennel Club
management who have desig-
mated the evening KEY West
Charity Might" All Of the NET
proceeds Of their operation will
be divided between needy Key
West Charities.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-30
Naval Station Is Bombed" Today In
Mythical Attack Testing Its Defense
Oil Tanks "BIaze" As Nary
Holds Realistic MGIleuUers
BY I'M COBB

Mythical disaster struck this morning at the Naval
Base in the form of large bomb of unknown type which
according the drill plan supposed to have exploded
at about 1856 an in the center of group of oil storage
tanks the Little White House but Naval Station de-
tense units had the situation under less than
half hour.
The large scale fire and disaster drill was held this
morning to test the readiness of local Naval personnel in
combating possible attaok-if and when it comes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-30
Mattress Blaze
Is distinguished

Firefighters were called to the
Overseas Hotel early last evening
to extinguish a blaze in a mattress
in second floor room there.
Fire Chief Charles Cremata said
that the fire was apparently start
ed by a cigarette left burning in the
room. The mattress was complete
ly destroyed but damage to the
structure was slight.
An engine from the Main Fire
Station answered the call.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-30
WHAT'S THE CREEKS w0RD FOR FTP
All Greek To Everyone But Interpreter

boats from over In Mayor Fred
Towards town.
Boone Is co-vfIlain with Peter
Graves IN Twelve Nile Reef. . IN
Q chat. asked him Il he were re.
lated TO Daniel Boone II Kentucky
ard Missouri. and Booze gave me
q believe.lt-pr not ham. Said he,
Yes. we're the same family. Sew
- geneTations ago Daniel Boons
was an uncle IN nay clan." Dick
promised he wasn't going 10 carve
any ship mast win re legend
"Dirk Boone killed era Coach
here.
me heats used h ne plctare
are real spongs cralt With rather
bread beams. and sua9afy hu1ls.
win FaHwkales closer 10 the water
Linz shan shxtmp beats - maks 4
easier for divers. The Greek
spon9emen % IN fnF deep water
sponGtnE and send divers ever kae
ss6e wifA HiFiine1. ne Conch ri.
bed il - mHe Ian9 poses ain
fhxee tied fork. sllkkay Smves
60 - I'd. q drsd9e - Fpanges
fFszn TIE eceans Eocg.
Fe91coas 81 lsEhf tan npnnwes.
llka ssuk1ed Hswalsn Ixln. we're
draped e. fhs drying rzrsSozs a
10 sAps nspd snr she fminx. one
hnat i FEish31sd ~ cwynneGh. =
the eskex = SISSY acaaxh
TAe eempa2g efe2e8 - 0ners+
tSem Daigs yesterday ta hes0rs
naa@. msse1 G0Ea % GO 90 e
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-30
Couple Sued For
Trailer Payments

The Universal CIT Credit Cor.
poratiOn is suing for $500 damages.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph NJ. Santan-
iello. on the grounds the latter
have not paid up Cor their house
trailer.
Ire suit filed 10 Circuit Court
today, states that the SansanielIos
owe the company si.34S.s6 In pay.
ments on the 1919 Walco house
trailer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-30
Goldsmith Takes
Draft Position

Sam Goldsmith, SO2 Caroline
Street. today signed the oath Of
office as the Government Appeal
Agenty Of Local Board IS, Selec-
tive Service.
Goldsmith who is the officer-in.
charge Of the United States Wea.
Their Bureau Station in Key West,
win serve without pay.
As Appeal Agent. he win rule
on draft appeals IN the area.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-30
Port OF Gureiu's Boot
Found Off Boeez cIaieo
Social Security
Man To Be Here

a representative OF the Miami
Social Security office will be a.
the office OF the Florida State
Employment Service, 3l4 Simon
ton Street. on Tuesday, May S.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-30

Key West. Florida. hos the
most equoble climote in the
country, with ON average
Tonge of only lao Fahrenheit
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-15
Schol Teacher
Finds Adventure
In Far East Trip

An opportunity to- teach school in
Japan would be regarded as high
adventure for most any American
young woman, but for Miss Marilyn
Wollman, granddaughter of Albert
E. Lugibill of this community, it ap-
pears to have been only a beginning,
Miss Wollman, the daughter of DIR.
and Mrs. NJ. J. Wollman of Freeman,
S. D., taught in the Yokohama Amer
lean High School last year and also
a six-week summer session early in
the summer. But when the opportun-
ity arose to travel more of the Far
East, she was quick to respond.
After summer school closed, Miss
Wollman embarked on what was to
have been a 5000 mile sea cruise
aboard British Ifreighter. The ship
docked in Okinawa and such well
known ports as Manila, Singapore,
Rangoon and Calcutta, but because
the freighter could not unload its
cargo in several ports on time due to
the rainy season, the American teach
er had to cut her trip short and fly
back to Japan from India in order to
be on time for the reopening of
school.
The flight was not made, however,
before she squsezed in an air trip to
Delhi, India, and to Kasmir, known
as the Switzerland of the Orient"
where the fan hous Shalimar Gardens
are located. Che also managed to see
Agra and visit the famed Tai Mahal
Miss Wollman spent three months
in Europe in 1850, so that her travels
have taken her almost round the
world
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-10-15
Travel Class

Travel Class
Travel Class will meet October 21
at the home of Mrs. George Carmack.
The program will be given as fol-
lows: William McGuffy by Edith
Biery, Ohio's First School Teacher by
Edith Mann and A, Common Wealth
of Colleges by Helen Diller.