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Evening star., 1955-06-23
Antitrust Probe
Gets Ford View
By the Associated Press

A Ford Motor Co. executive
said today any Government
effort to divide the American
automobile manufacturing mar
ket among producers would lead
to stagnation and ultimately
cripple the natural growth" Of
the entire economy.
Lewis D. Crusoe. executive vice
president Of Ford's car and truck
divisions, gave the testimony to
"a Senate Judiciary subcommittee
studying antitrust and monopoly
laws and their operation.
Mr.. Crusoe said the American
automobile market is big enough
and promising enough SO that
any present producer, big or
small, can achieve success If he
can come out with a car the
public wants.
"The purpose of the antitrust
Evening star., 1955-06-23
.Hecht Roises
Dividend to
40 Cents

Directors of the Hecht Co. yes
terday increased the quarterly
dividend on common stock to 40
cents a share from IS cents paid
previously.
A year ago the quarterly rate
on the common was reduced from
As cents to IS cents share be-
cause of lower earnings. Fol-
lowing a substantial recovery in
both sales and profits however
an extra dividend of 20 cents a
share was declared for the first
quarter this year. in addition to
the IS cent regular quarterly.
The latest common dividend
will be payable July 80 to hold
ers of record July ii. Directors
also voted a quarterly dividend
of 9334 per cent cumulative pre-
ferred stock, with the same pay
able and record dates.
Net income for three months
ended April 80 was $432.922 VS..
1887 ,551 a year earlier.
Evening star., 1955-06-23

But Representative Harris is not content to rest
with the compromise Stung by criticisms from
consumer groups and by the opposition to his
original bill by some gas distributors, he has intro.
duced resolution calling for an investigation OF
the cost Of transportation and distribution Of nat
ural gas. The natural gas producers have main.
tanned that their price increases do not wholly
account for the substantial increases to the con.
sumer in recent years. Mr.. Harris would find out
why the average residential consumer here in
Washington is required to pay $139 per Met for
natural gas which has field cost Of only II cents
to the producer think we should find out
why it is that in New York the average cost to
the residential consumer is $2.43 per Mcf for
natural gas, which has field price of cents
These are legitimate questions. If such an in.
vestigation were properly conducted it should tell
US whether the FPC, which regulates the pipelines,
and the state utility commissions, which regulate
the distributors, are doing thorough Job of
protecting the consumer The public utility com.
missions Of the District of Columbia, Maryland,
Virginia and West Virginia made strong case
the other day that the FPC is not now properly
exercising its authority to regulate producers
prices. The investigation however, should not be
conducted simply to prove the kettle blacker be.
cause there is bad feeling between producer and
distributor interests. Congress must look out for
broader national interest. Certainly if it passes
the Harris compromise Congress will have respon.
sibity to make certain that the FPC carries out its
part Of the bargain for the protection Of the
consumer
!
Evening star., 1955-06-23
Kefouver Team to Probe
Boby-Adoption Rocket

The Kefauver Committee next
week viii launch an investiga-
ton into the baby adoption traf-
lflc both In the United States
and between the United States
and Canada, it was learned here
today.
Senator Kefauver, Democrat,
of Tennessee will preside at
hearings in Chicago at which
facts on the baby trade will be
sought from operators in the
racket, from parents and from
rsociologists. The sessions, which
may be continued later in other
cities, are scheduled for June
IN, % and 90.
Purpose Of the probe is to
determine If a Federal criminal
law should be enacted regulat-
ing adoptions.
First phase of the probe will
concentrate on the shipment OF
babies for adoption across the
Canadian border into the United
States. Canada has frequently
been depicted as the source OF
many of the children whose
|adoptions are illegally arranged
through cash payments by Amer
Iican parents to the racket op-
orators.
Focus of the Montreal inquiry
will be the case of a Canadian
charged by Canada with selling
infants for adoption and later
convicted on a forgery count,
United States officials aided in
the prosecution. George Hill,
ICanada's chief crown prosecutor
Evening star., 1955-06-23
.Wedemeyer Joins
ID. c. Stuff of
HemphiII, Noyes

Appointment of Albert D.
Wedemeyer as a registered rep
with the New York
Stock Exchange firm of Hemp
hill, Noyes & Co., was announced
today by Robert H. Menzel, man
ager of the Washington Office.
Mr.. Wedemeyer was born here,
attended Woodrow Wilson High
School, and was graduated from
West Point, Class of 1916. He
now lives at Friends Advice Farm
near Boyds. Md.
During his military service.
he served in Europe and Korea,
as well as in this country, reach
ing the rank Of captain. He is
the son Of Gen. A. c. Wedemeyer,
u. S. Army, retired.
Evening star., 1955-06-23
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, June 20 B (UsDA).-
S;5.!5 lowe lower a1, on butchers &c sows So 25,S6 SS
lbs. shoise a, Nos, % ! to 3 1s972oo,lb
obey o on mixed choice Nos. and 1870.
Choice S 'SSaai Nos and aal5 lbs % st af.s5;
and double deck choice No. l around
2l5 lbs; ~ ~ 2l,49; most 24o.2sO lbs,
few 299,SSo s0s lbs, 15;;00-1s,7S; most s
a few choice 275-300 lbs, 1S.00-1S.25:
most 400-500 lbs, 13.50-15.25; weights
UP to 90 Obs. down to 1880 and below.
Cattle, 1000; calves, 400; steers 1,200
lbs. down and heifers mostly steady;
heavier steers absent; cows and bulls
about steady; vealers steady to loo
higher, mostly steady; q few high choice
to low prime yearlings and light steers,
% .00-23 SO: high good to average choice,
under 1,100 lbs, 21 1929 so; some low
choice to average choice, around 1,200
lbs, 21.O0-21 so; q load Of low good to
average good S00-lb. yearlings, 1880: q
few commercial steers down to 1900;
good and choice heifers and mixed year.
lings, 10 .00-22 90; half load commercial
to low good, S25 lbs, 1900; utility and
commercial cows, 11.50-14.50; Gamers
and cutters, 9.00-12.50; Utility and COM
mercial bulls, Is 00-16.0U; q few choice
and prime vealers, 400; most good and
choice, 1S.O0-23. 90: Gull to commercial
vealers, 10.00-1S.00; two loads good to
choice 650-lb. yearling stock steers, 21.75.
Evening star., 1955-06-23

at Montreal. win be present ct
the Chicago investigations.
Aparticular target Of the Sen
ators' fire will be unlicensed
adoption homes In the United
States. Preliminary investiga-
tions have indicated, it was
learned, that "gross irregulari-
ties" In adoptions appear to con-
centrate in Arkansas, Texas and
Oklahoma and California.
Evidence is also expected to
be turned up linking Phenix
City. Ala, ridden by gambling
and corruption before National
Guard troops were used to back
up an investigation. to the baby
selling business.
The committee, it was learned,
will first call for facts from
operators and parents involved
in the racket, and then ask for
recommendations. on the basis
of this evidence. from sociolo-
gists.
Released BY North American
Newspaper Alliance
Evening star., 1955-06-23

laws, ] understand. Is not to
guarantee success to individual
competitors" he said. "The pur-
pose, rather, is to preserve COM
petition for the benefit Of con-
sumers.
The theory is that unfettered
competition win bring to the
market place the finest products
at the lowest prices.
I'VE believe that the future of
any company in the industry will
depend upon the foresight Of its
leaders. the competitive quality
of its finished product, and the
soundness of its day-to-day
management"
MIR. Crusoe said limiting the
size of auto companies or their
share of the total output could
only be accomplished through
Evening star., 1955-06-23

multi-million dollar five-year
promotion Of consumer educa-
ton in the mems and boys wear
fields.
Two Capital Men Honored
Two Washington men have
been elected to head national
trade associations.
B. E. Young, assistant to the
president of the Southern Rail-
way System was elected presi-
dent of the Railroad Public Re-
lations Association at the third
annual meeting in Colorado
Springs, Colo.
Charles w. Stewart, jr., for
merly executive vice president Of
the Machinery & Allied Products
Institute. was elected president
of the institute, which was
founded in 1888. Mr.. Stewart is
36 and is a graduate of George
town University Law School.
Tooth Office Open
The Tooth Office has been
added to the General Acceptance
network of consumer finance
operations. This latest branch
is in Norfolk, Va.
Recently opened branches in
clude locations in Fort Lauder
dale, Fla; Fernandina Beach,
Fla; Buckhead. Ga; Decatur.
Ga; Indianapolis, Ind, and Falls
Church, Va.
New Offices in Davenport,
Iowa; Cincinnati, Ohio; Rock
ford, H.; College Park, Md, and
New York City were acquired
through purchases.
Sun Oil to Spend
Sun Oil Co. has scheduled
capital expenditures of $75,600,-
600 for 1855, President Robert G..
Dunlop told dealers over a closed
circuit television hookup yester-
day.
Dealers of the Washington area
heard the telecast in the Statler
Hotel. Occasion was the intro
duction of a new gasoline.
George w. Campbell, formerly
assistant manager and program
director of radio station VOL in
Washington, has been appointed
assistant to the president of the
Farm Bureau Insurance Com
panieS.
Evening star., 1955-06-23

THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C. 50 A-39
THURSDAY. 1sss
Evening star., 1955-06-23
MUTUAL FUNDS

(NoOn Qu0tationsl
NEW YORK, June % R.-
Evening star., 1955-06-23

ADVERTISEMENT.
Evening star., 1955-06-23
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK. June % LR.-Foreign
exchange rates follow Great Britain in
dollars. others in cents Unbalanced un-
Canadian dollar in New York open
market 21/32 per cent premium or
l0t .65n us. cents.
Europe: GREAT Britain (pound)
So 1854, UP 3/32; 80 day futures 2.7Sh,
UP 3f32; so day futures 2.77ss, up
3/32; 90 day futures 2.77ias, up 3f32;
Belgium uranc) 1854; France Qranc}
.2sss OF a cent; Germany tWestern,
tdeutsche mark 1885: Holland tguil-
Of cent: Portugal tescudo) $780, swe-
den tkronal 1884; Switzerland (francl
Gree) 1884. Denmark (krone) 14.5Q.
Latin America: Argentina lfree) 7.22;
zuela (bolivarl 30.03.
Far East: Hong Kong dollar 174o.
Evening star., 1955-06-23

Government controls similar to
those in effect in war time. This
was an attempt to freeze the In
dustry- to save materials for de-
fense production.
such limitations, he said.
would reduce competition be-
cause If each company had q
fixed share of the market. it
would relax from trying to put
out q better car than q rival
firm.
Evening star., 1955-06-23
$3.50 Wells Drilled

NEW YORK.-Oil drillers sank
Ia record $3.50 wells in the Ma
tion last year at a cost Of more
than 50 billion. The combined
depth of all the holes drilled to-
tailed 81 million feet, the equiv
alent Of more than one and one
half times around the world.
About 1920 wells were sunk
in 1850.
Evening star., 1955-06-23
METAL QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, June % @.--spot non:
ferrous metal prices today: Copper, 30
cents pound, Connecticut Valley. Lad
1874 cents q pound, East st. Louis. I'M;
l94is cents Q pound, New YORK AZ
Pittsburgh, scrap steel NO. l hessy'
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-08-18

Ferdinando Lazyari, Silver
Spring, to Ruby Wine, Washing
ton; Frederick Edison Buxton
Fort Meade, to Mary Jane Carrier
Chevy Chase; Carl R. McGrady
Boyd, to June Yohely, Clarks.
burg; Stanley P. Giasson, Jr.,
Manleno, Ill, to Linda Mary
Shire, Silver Spring; Robert
James Thompkins, Jr., Greenbelt
to Barbara Ann Johnson, Silver
Spring.
Riley Thomas Brown, Takoma
Park, to Shirley Howells, Mt,
Rainier; Merlin Edwind Horn,
Oshkosh, Wise, to Barbara Ann
Somers, Silver Spring; Gerald B.
Myers, Takoma Park, to Mary X.
Young, Mt, Vernon, Ohio; Earl
Lee Gooding, Silver Spring, TO
Barbara Joan Myers, Rockville;
Clayton C. Clark, Jr., Washington,
Janice Ann Ingersoll Takoma
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-08-18
Mishaps Hit
Area; Keep
RIVED Busy

The Rockville Volunteer Fire
Department was plagued by d
series of small accidents this
week:
Aug. 10: To 1320S Falkland Dr.,
Wheaton City, to aid Pat Russell
who got her fingers caught in a
cake mixer.
To 329 Bradley Rd, Bethesda,
to aid James r. Lunday who cut
his wrist on a mirror.
Transported Percy d. Clemens,
with cut left arm, from Glenn
Mill Rd., Potomac, to Fire House,
then to Suburban Hospital.
Aug. 10: To West Montgomery
Ave, Rockville, where a tree had
fallen across the highway. IN
able to render service.
To A & P Store on West Mont
gomery Ave, Rockville, where the
auto of L. McCrossin was burn.
,ing.
Transported Edward J. CARRIER
from auto accident on Rt. % to
Bethesday-Chevy Chase Rescue
Squad headquarters where he
was transferred to another am
bulance for delivery to Mt. Alto
Hospital.
Aug. ID: Transported Mrs. Mar
garet Offutt from Stonestreet
Ave, Rockville, to Suburban
Hospital.
Transported victims of auto
collision at Viers Mills Rd. and
railroad bridge. Charles Thurston
to Suburban Hospital; Maj. Gen
eral p. J. Ryan to Walter Reed
Army Medical Center
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-08-18
NOW ALL FIVE WITH
THE AMAZING FAST.HTcHI

1oS simply book sFekl . and sol Nov, ali
tofma'I ff1t'o" cone equipped with Tho wert,av.
ing, itm'@evns tou'Iieh In second, YOU hitch o,
,"''eh 'mp'smsnt without isoyins lhs Irae,es ,sal
% more work, moro jobs eeeh doy ihon ever be-
'efe' Exclusive on oil fatnail Tfaslort A eonpsfe
Inc o' H"iehing fOhHi'eh implements I, svoilobis
Tor eoeh hgelor.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-08-18

Park, to Rose Marie O'Connell
New York City.
George E. Simms, Jr., Balti
more, to Mary Jane Hood, Ednor;
William Roger Loftin, Rockville
to Regina Maria B. Belt, Rock.
Vile; Edward A. Carter, Derwood,
to Beulah Leonard, Rockville;
Paul Junior Mcmillan, Takoma
Park, to Darleen Myers, Takoma
Park; Oscar H. Taylor, Silver
Spring, to Lena Williams, Silver
Spring.
David Lowell Drake, Takoma
Park, to Mary Dickinson, Silver
Spring; Thomas B. Cook, Whea-
ton, to Rosemary Martell, Whea-
ton; Gerald X. Mach, Jr., Silver
Spring, to Veronica M. Carnvale,
Silver Spring; Donald Charles
Macintosh, Takoma Park, to
Dorothy Lenora Mott Takoma
Park; Frederick A. Brown, Tow
son, to Mary Lou Louthan, Rock
vile.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-08-18
Appoint Segal
To Head County
Mental Hygiene

DR.. Henry A. Segal, ex-Army
psychiatrist, has been appointed
director of the Montgomery
County Mental Hygiene Clinic,
Farmers Bank Building, Rock
vile. Announcement of the APP.
pointment was made this week
by Ivan Assay, Bethesda, presi-
dent of the Montgomery County
Mental Hygiene Society, which
sponsors the clinic.
Mr.. Assay said that the new
director hopes that the clinic will
reopen after its usual August
closing with a full staff. A chief
psychiatric social worker and
chief clinical psychologist are
being recruited now.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-08-18
Zone Poll Battles TWinbrOOk;
Expect Pool to Open Aug. Is

adverse weather, opening on time
would have been nothing short of
miraculous, but we, the incurable
optimists, kept our fingers cross
ed, but it wasn't enough. The
hurricane came just the same,
which is more than can be said
for the steel beams for the floor
of the bath house, which had
still not arrived at the time of
this writing, although they had
been promised long since.
Aside from the capricious mud.
Singing of Connie" the princi.
pal setback in the timetable was
the striking of rock at the corner
of the bathhouse basement foun-
dation. The basement itself was
a change in plan, which was ne
cessitated by the condition of the
land at either end of the pool.
1t seems a bath house with its
plumbing and concrete floor re-
quireS a good foundation (either
basement set on firm footings
or reinforced concrete slab
which cannot be built on fill
dirt. q
The engineering committee was
faced with a choice of digging
down to solid earth or putting
in concrete pilings which would
require special steel that might
delay construction and would
cost almost as much without pro-
viding any extra room in the
building. Once they struck rock,
it was suggested by the sidewalk
superintendent that a q base
ment would be adequate and
would avoid the rock in the corn
er of the basement they had
started.
Seems this was perfectly feas-
ible except that it would mean
redeSigning the structure, relo-
eating the cross-beamS and join
ingS and what is more important,
cancelling the already tardy steel
shipment and starting over on
another order to meet the chang
ed specifications. In spite of these
Illustrations the pool has pro-
crossed steadily and all the ma
jor difficulties seem to be behind
us. The good word as of this
last Tuesday, is that by the end
of next week we'll be in the swim.
Take your Sentinel of the 25th to
read in the shadows.
The birthrate in this commun-
ity (Which makes the Japanese
look like lot of aestheticS) has
been blamed variously on the
psychological effect of the expand
IDLE attics and on the water sup
ply. For the benefit of public
health officials and individuals
who are concerned, we regret to
report that this condition now
appears to be contagious. We had
no sooner announced the birth of
eight dalamations to Dudley's
Domino Lady when their neigh
boris boxer began to show symp-
toms. This week at the Proctors,
there are eight bantam weight
boxers.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-08-18
To Live at Fair

Personnel of radio station
WGAY will, for the second con
secutive year, move bag and bag
gage" from Silver Spring to
Gaithersburg to provide com
plete broadcast coverage of the
Montgomery County Fair, Aug
1927. Chuck Dulane, program di
rector, and Roy Spickler, techni
cal director, will live, eat anC
sleep at the fairgrounds along
with the exhibit animals and par
ticipating farm folk.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-08-18
Name Berens
To Handle New
Geeraert Center
Page 8

The firm of Frederick w
Berens Sales, Inc, has been ap
pointed as leasing and manage
ment agents for the new So mil
lion dollar "Twinbrook Center
shopping center in Rockville, il
was announced by Joseph L
Geeraert.
This 1900 foot, 10 acre center
will be a plaza type with land
scaped interior malls and park
ing space for over 1900 cars. II
will be located on Viers Mill
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-08-18
MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
Thursday, August 10. 1855

Road, opposite Atlantic Avenue.
David A. Holmes, vice presi-
dent of the Berens firm, will
handle this project, said Mr..
Geeraert, and all leasing inquiries
should be directed to him.
A total of over 20 types of
stores is planned in order to
make as complete a shopping
center as possible. Two new
Geeraert developments of over
700 homes will be built on land
Immediately adjacent to Twin
brook Center, plus a contemplate
ed recreation and civic center.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-08-18
Commercials
To Ground
Local

Neither rain nor snow no1
sleet nor hail nor Hurricane
Connie could keep the SOARING
marriage rate down. The follow
ing licenses were issued to coun
ty couples this week:
Clayton Jermiah Powell, Spen.
cerville, to Markham Olio Turner
Silver Spring; John Paul More
land, Silver Spring, to Mary Jane
Magruder Cheverly; Richard c.
Griswold, Hanford, Calf, to
Skaidrite Auzins, Takoma Park
Buford Arnold Jones, Gathers.
burg, to Shirley Enid Long, Gath
ersburg; Edmund Ray Baker,
Gaithersburg, to Dorothy Lor-
raine Baker, Gaithersburg.
Noel Bulerbaugh, Bethesda, to
Eileen Schultze, Washington:
Vaughn Edward Jackson, Wash
ington, to Gloria Venecia Jackson,
Gaithersburg; Frank Philip
Greene, Silver Spring, to Jeanne
Marilyn Cooley, Brookeville; Viii
liam G. Linthicum, Jr., Gathers
burg, to June Arlene Shorts.
Olney.
Joseph Alvin Duley, Jr., Silver
Spring, to Barbara Frances
Byrne, Silver Spring; George
James Chaconas, Rockville, to
Ruby Day, Rockville; Miles Rob-
ert Daniels, Glen Echo, to Yvonne
Marlene De Vera, Washington;
Charles Walker, Jamestown, to
Marjorie Williams, Jamestown;
Charles Franklin Vergon, Guam
tico, to Agnes M. LeGros, Chevy
Chase.
Joseph Patrick Mits, Anacostia,
to Edna Mae Cain, Rockville;
James Elwood Morris, Olney, to
Lucille Garrison, Rockville; Don
aid Watson Davis, Bethesda, to
Jeanette j. Battels, Bethesda;
Edward E. Royce, Takoma Park.
to Ann Colleen Fling, Kensington;
Janice Ann IngersolI.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-08-18

Louis Branscomb of Bethesda
is attending the Atoms for Peace
Conference in Geneva as a rep
resentatiVe of the Bureau of
Standards.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-08-18
By Elaine WOjtanOwski
GA. 4-S898

ia. 4-SSJS
If the imprisoned tempera-
mentS of the inhabitants were not
enough, the hurricane last week
removed all doubts that Twin
brook is located in the Torrid
Zone.
This Weekend'S rock around
the clock was OccaSioned by the
furious pace set by the Refer
endum" on coming. .rhetorically
as well as physically.
The TEA was whisked out of
summer storage to act on an ap-
plication (whoops, l mean advise
the Mayor and Council of our
wishes in regard to an applica-
tom for re-zoning the land on
the southwest corner of Atlantic
Avenue and Viers Mill Road.
The application was submitted
TO the Mayor and Council a week
ago last Tuesday and at that
time Leighton Dudley asked the
Mayor to reserve his decision Che
did not recommend disapprovaD
until the people of Twinbrook
had time to consider the effect
of the change on this area. And
SO it came to pass a referendum
was prepared and circulated by
the block organization. The pc
tition, as presented, was a bit
vague.
Once informed that in all prob.
ability the area would be used
to house two to four small stores
fronting on Viers Mill Road,
many residents said they had no
objection whatever to the recon-
ing provided that a buffer resi-
Dental strip was retained behind
the stores and landscaping SINH
lar that required of the A & p
developers was required in the
plans. For the benefit of resi-
dents who were swept off their
feet by the wording signed the
referendum as opposing the re-
coming as well as those who sign
ed it favoring approval, as an in
dication of their disapproval of
the irrational presentation, we
feel the citizens should know that
there are valid reasons for hold
ing up on any further CONNER
cialiZation in this area. They are
in relation to the city planning"
aspect which TWinbrookerS en-
dorsed so heartily in their sup
port of Citizens for Good Govern
ment and specifically in electing
Mayor Hovsepian on his qualifi-
cation as a city planner.
Dolf and Dagmar Lange of At
lantic Avenue marked the end of
their first five years in the Uni
ted States, by entertaining as
week long house guests, Dag
: mars cousins, Olga and Helene
Jurgens of Quebec, Canada. The
Jurgens who have been in Quebec
for three years came by bus to
see Washington, in spite of warn
ings, and enjoyed the heat, which
they had heard was typical.
They assured their Wilted hostess
that they were delighted to find
everything, including the wealth
er, just as it had been described
to them, They loved Washington
and will return again some win
ter"
As the 18th of August sinks
slowly into the distance, it will
occur to some that the opening
of the swimming pool has been
postponed.
The incredible accomplishments
of the planning committee, mem
bership committee, engineering
committee, the Board of Direc-
tors, the community contractors,
and the volunteer labor force
have brought the pool nearer to
completion than most of us ever
expected when we first signed
up.
Without any complications or