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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-03-21
Hold Final Rites
For Victim OF
AutO-Train Crash

Final rites were held Saturday
afternoon for Miss Dawn Stonehill
81, office employe of the villages
board of public affairs, who met
death Thursday afternoon in an auto
train crash at the Main street cross
ing of the A. c. & Y. railroad.
Services were held from the
Basinger funeral home with the Rev.
w. j. Hannum officiating. Burial was
in Eagle Creek cemetery near here.
The tragic accident occurred at
LAO p. m. Thursday when Miss
Stonehill was on her way to Findlay
on an errand. As she approached the
Main street railroad crossing, she
apparently did not see the flashing
warning lights. Her auto was struck
by westbound freight train.
The deisel engine dragged Miss
Stonehill's auto approximately 800
feet down the tracks crossing cul-
vert over Marsh run. She was killed
instantly by the impact.
Pieces of the car were strewn along
the railroad right-of-way. and the
vehicles rear wheels were pulled
loose about 100 feet before the car
finally stopped.
The freight was engineered by Roy
Fitzgerald, GA, of Akron, who said
that he had seen the auto coming
and sounded his horn in a futile
effort to avoid the crash.
Deputy County Coroner DR.. H. E.
Wisterman reported that Miss Stone
hill suffered fractured n k,
fractured skull. crushed ch e S t.
fractured right leg, left arm and
wrist. He ruled the death accidental.
A lifelong resident of Bluffton,
Miss Stonehill was graduated in 1923
from Bluffton high school. She was
also graduated from Ohio Northern
university in Ada, and formerly
taught school in the Arlington public
school system.
A member of the Bluffton Presby-
terian church, she taught class of
small girls in Sunday School.
She had clerked in the BPW office
for number of years when the board
operated the municipal light and
power plant as we'll as the water
system and sewage treatment sys-
tenn.
Born July %, 1904, she was the
daughter of David E. and Mary E.
DenharD Stonehill. She was never
married.
Surviving are sister, Mrs. j. w.
Harper of Napoleon and two nephews.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-03-21
81 Auto License
Tag Sales Tagging
Behind Schedule
Long Last-Minute Line
Predicted At Deputy Regis
trar's Office

License plate sales are running far
behind schedule deputy registrar
Clayton Bixel said this week. With
more than half the month gone only
one-third of the Bluffton supply of
auto tags has been sold, he said.
Weekends have seen a heavy rush
on Bixel's agency as tag purchasers
have practically overflowed his show
room.
Persons who want speedy service
when buying the plates are advised
to make their purchases during week
days, said Bixel. He hopes that more
purchases will be made through the
week to Tighten the weekend load.
Purchasers have until March 81
TO install the set of 1857 plates on
their automobiles without penalty.
The present pace will probably see
a great number of late purchasers
jamming the agency on the last few
days of the month.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-03-21
TOlUn And Country Selected
As Theme Of ROdeO Parade

Winner of the rodeo parade theme
contest is Mrs. William Althaus,
Route 2, Columbus Grove, rodeo
chairman Floyd Hutchins announced
this week
Town and Country Family Night"
was the suggestion which won a S25
savings bond for Mrs. AlthauS. Her
suggestion was picked over &c other
entries at last Thursday nights meet
ing of the overall rodeo committee.
This theme will be used as the
basis for all floats and entries in the
Main Street parade preceding the
annual July 4th rodeo. Rodeo COM
mittee members said the theme
selection would stimulate more farm
er participation in rodeo festivities.
This has been a goal of the rodeo
committee for the past several years.
Parade floats will attempt to show
the interdependence of town and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-03-21

A broader coverage of commercial
subjects, build up in the physics
department, and more emphasis on
written work and research reports in
the English department have been
recommended as curriculum i'm
provement goals for Bluffton high
school by the state department of ed
ucation.
Superintendent of Schools A. B..
Murray reported to the board of ed
ucation at its last meeting that E. S.
Harrison, Inspector for the state de-
partment of education, has COM
pleted a recent inspection, ard that
his written report would be forth
coming soon.
Orally, however, Harrison gave
Superintendent Murray and Principal
Wilmer Bechtel an indication of what
his recommendations will be.
He told the local administrators
that the commercial department
should include course in office prac-
tice, teaching use of business ma
chimes and office experiences. He also
urged inclusion of an electrical unit
in the industrial arts department and
said the art department should offer
wider range of aeras for student
interest.
In discussing the English depart
ment, Mr. Harrison said that the en-
phasis has been on literature. He
urged more stress on written and
oral experiences and research re-
ports.
The suggestion was made that in
the seventh and eighth grades, that
three periods daily be used for Eng
lish and social science, and three
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-03-21
27 Triplett Employees
Awarded Service Pins

Twenty-seven Triplett employees are
wearing new service pins awarded
recently on basis of length of employ,
ment. Of this number one is for 20
years; 10 in the Is year bracket; five
for 10 years and IL for five years.
They are:
20 Years-Genn Noe
Is Years-Lois Benroth, Norman
Edinger, Paul Eikenbary, Mildred
Henry, Marie Knepper, Winifred Nc
George, Ray Reichenbach, Carter
Shisler, Raymond Spangler, Jose
phine Wolford.
10 years-Max McCafferty, Mary
Preto, Dorothy Romick, Allen Scoles,
Dorothy Swank
5 Years Elinor Bowersox, Esma
Bronson, Josephine Burkholder, Mae
Carter, Wilfred Gibson, Irene Goss-
man, Maxine Kohler, Minnie Moore,
Bonnie Neal, Edna Riser. Kathryn
Wolfrom.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-03-21

attachment is used to dig trench
approximately six feet deep by two
feet wide. The truck load of garbage
is dumped into the ditch n d
Immediately covered.
Now in 20 minutes time the same
job is accomplished which previously
took an entire afternoons time for
one member of the village crew two
times week. Before use of the land
fill method, Bluffton garbage was
fed to the hogs on nearby farm.
State law required that such garbage
be cooked-heated to certain tenn
perature before use as feed.
Eventually the village will also
dispose of refuse at its newly ac-
quired dumping ground. Before that
can be done, Mayor Riser said
levee must be built along the Riley
creek edge of the grounds to prevent
backwash carrying the refuse into the
creek and spreading it over the field,
The mayor estimates that it will be
almost year before it will be neces-
sary to use the new dump for refuse.
Until then the grounds east of the
Amstutz HatcherieS will continue in
use.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-03-21
Village Sending
Representatives To
Napoleon Meeting

The village of Bluffton will join in a
movement started by officials of
Napoleon to investigate" the pro-
posed telephone rate increases pro-
posed to the public utilities commits
sion by the Northern Telephone Ser
vice company.
Mayor David L. Riser said that
Bluffton will be represented at
meeting of municipal officials and
other interested citizens of North
western Ohio communities tonight,
Thursday in Napoleon. At this meet
ing an organization will be formed
to look into arguments of the tele-
phone company which has asked for
phone rate increases ranging from 13
to 81 per cent.
Ar d n Baker, former Bluffton
councilman and mayor, who led
vigorous campaign several years ago
to obtain telephone service improve
ments in this community, has con
sented to represent the village in the
new organization. Bakers presenta-
ton of the village case before the
PUCO at Columbus some time ago
resulted in an investigation of the
ccmpany's service by the commits
sion.
Mayor Riser and several other
village officials will attend the
Napoleon meeting with Mr.. Baker.
The meeting was called by Harold
Fl. Hoff, mayor of Napoleon.
If the schedule of rates proposed
by the Northwestern Telephone Ser
vice Co. is approved by the public
utilities commission, business phone
rates in Bluffton will jump S225 per
month from SIPS to $3.50, and
residential 5-party line service will
move up so cents from S3.75 per
month to S425.
The rates vary throughout the
territory served by the telephone
company according TO the size of the
exchanges. Rates are highest in
heavily populated areas where phone
subscribers have the largest potential
use of their phone
The telephone company estimates
that the proposed change in rates viii
give an overall u per cent increase
in revenue.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-03-21

ment. Several numbers will also be
presented by Jim Leichty, Bluffton
college accordioniSt, and a number of
his accordion pupils.
Clubs and organization from COM
munities over a wide area are par
ticipating in the hospital benefit func-
ton. In Pandora two separate events
are being scheduled to aid the hos
pital. On March 80 women of the
Grace Mennonite church and the
Missionary church will hold a bake
sale, and members of the Methodist
and the st. John Mennonite church
have scheduled another bake sale on
April 6. Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Kohl
are chairmen of the Pandora events.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-03-21

Despite his age DR.. Schweitzer goes
about his hospital work with the vigor
of 30-year-old, DR.. Hartzler reported.
Tickets for the Monday evening
mems brotherhood banquet are avail
able for representatives in all Bluff
ton and Pandora churches Maurice
Fett, of the First Lutheran church,
Bluffton, is in charge of ticket sales.
Tickets cost S1.50 per plate.
The banquet will he the first major
community event held in the newly
opened social room in the addition to
st. Johns Evangelical and Reformed
church.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-03-21

While at the camp the boys will
set up a miniature government
modelled on the Ohio state govern
ment. This will be organized on the
level of cities, counties and a state
government. The boys will run their
own courts, and some of them will
serve as lawyers, after they have
passed the necessary examinations.
Approximately 1000 boys from all
sections of Ohio will participate in
the nine-day experiment in model
government training.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-03-21
Sally Steiner
Named Delegate
To Girls State

Sally Steiner, daughter of Mrs.
Ulysses Reichenbach, has been selec-
ted by the American Legion Auxiliary
as delegate to Girls State, annual
workshop in government and civics
conducted by the state organization
in Columbus June II to %,
Ann Stauffer, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul w. Stauffer, was selected
as alternate.
Both girls are members of the
junior class at Bluffton high school.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-03-21
Mercury Climbs
To New High Records

Wednesday and Thursday of last
week local temperatures rose to q
and 72 degrees and established new
high marks for March 13 and IA.
Ray Burkholder local weather OBJ
server has reported. Previous high
marks for these days has been Il
+ degrees.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-03-21
Blufton Joining Investigating Group
On Proposed Telephone Rate Increases

State Auditor COn,mends
BLuftOn School Board
State Auditor A.
and the clerk the These
in Of
examination of
Rhodes
being handled icientm
Auditor Rhodes said The
responsibility
hands, report
pance with laws affecting accounting system
required
School board members
H. BurkhoIder, the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-03-21
Sanitary Land-Fill Garbage
Disposal System Now In Use
Blufton Officials Well Pleased With
Labor Saving Methods At NeU Dump

The village has already started using the sanitary land
fill method of garbage disposal at its dumping grounds
the road from the sewage treatment plant and officials well
pleased with the change in methods.
Mayor David Riser said that there is practically odor
from the garbage Dump The villages tractor with backhoe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-20
Mrs. W. G. Austin,
Lifelong Resident

Mrs. william c. Austin, "a,
lifelong resident Of the District
died yesterday in Providence
Hospital.
She was the wife Of the late
William c. Austin, for many
years a Pullman conductor work.
ing out of Washington. An &C.
tive church worker, she was a
member of the st. Francis De
Sales Catholic Church.
Surviving are three daughters
Mrs. Sophia A. Stephenson OF
1880 c street Sc; Mrs. Evelyn
N. Ferber Of 20 North Thomas
Arlington. and Mrs. Mary Lou
Brown of Alexandria, and five
sons, Joseph w. Austin of the
home address. 3109 Twentieth
street NE; William C. Austin
jr., of Falkland, Md; Reginald
r. Austin of 3707 Upshur
Brentwood; Vincent Austin
1882 Humphrey drive, Forest
vile, and Francis G. Austin
1920 Addison road, Seat Pleas
ant. Md.
Services will be from the SIM
mons Bro. funeral home, 1861
Good Hope road Sc. $40 am
Saturday. Mass will be said al
8 am. Saturday at st. Francis
De Sales Church. Burial will be
in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-20
Col. E. }. Kotrich, Military
Law Specialist in Evidence

Col. Edward j. Kotrich, so,
who had been assigned as a law
officer in the forthcoming court
martial Of Col. John NickerSon,
died Tuesday of a heart attack
at his home. 1912 Thirty-third
road. Arlington.
Col. Kotrich, chairman of one
of the review boards of the Army
Judge Advocate General, was
known in military law circles as
a specialist in the law of evil
dence as related to criminal law.
He often served as law officer on
courts-martial, a position COM
parable to that Of judge in a
civilian court.
He was born in New Prague,
Mimi. and took bachelor Of arts
and law degrees at the Univer-
sity Of Minnesota. He practiced
law privately in Minneapolis,
then joined the Army before
World War II.
During the war, he served as
Ia staff judge advocate in Eng
land and Germany. He later
served in Austria and was trans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-20
w. P. Troll, SO,
D. G. Teacher

William Perry Trail. so, a long.
time District area public school;
teacher, died Tuesday night al
his home after a brief illness. He
lived at 1929 Flanders avenue
Kensington.
A native Of Rockville, Mr.
Trail taught at Eastern High
School here before his death.
Previously he had taught al
Alice Deal. Taft. Mckinley Tech
Wilson and in Montgomery
County schools.
Mr.. Trail was a former presi-
dent Of the District High School
Teachers Association.
He is survived by his widow
Mary Niemeyer Trail; two daugh.
tiers. Mary Margaret and Nancy
Jean. and one sister, Mrs. Ruby
T. Pope Of Arlington.
Funeral services will be held
at 10 am. Saturday in Pun
phrey's Funeral Home. Bethesda
Burial will be in Rockville Union
Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-20
Mrs. Considine Dies, IS,
Mother of Newsmon

Mrs. Sophie Considine, Sc,
mother of Bob Considine, news
paper columnist and radio per-
sonality and a resident of WASH
ington for 80 years, died early
today at the home Of a daugh-
ter. Mrs. Milton Rowe, 4l00
Thirteenth street NE.
Mrs. Considine was born in
Baltimore. the daughter of
Charles and Catherine Murphy
Small, and was brought to
Washington by her parents as
"a child. Her father was for
some years chief chef at the
old National Hotel on Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
Her husband, James w. Con-
sidine, who died in 1916, was as
ISOLATED with Samuel Gompers
when the American Federation
of Labor was organized. He had
previously been associated with
the Knights Of Labor. and for
years held Office in the Central
Labor Union. He also was prom
inent in Knights of Columbus
circles.
In addition to Bob Considine
and Mrs. Rowe. Mrs. Considine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-20
DR.. Floyd james Carter, "a,
Widely Known Chiropructor

DR.. Floyd James Carter, "a, of
4 Magnolia parkway, Chevy
Chase. died yesterday at Be-
thesda Naval Hospital.
DR.. Carter. a nationally known
chiropractor. was stricken with
heart trouble about a year ago.
He had been in the hospital five
weeks.
DR.. Carter was born in Fargo,
N. Oak. He attended Springfield
College. Springfield. Mass, CO.
lumbia University and was grad
uated from the New York COL
lege Of Chiropractic after serving
in World War I. DR.. Carter served
as head of the college for many
years and moved to Chevy Chase
in 1894.
A member Of many civic and
fraternal organizations, DR.. Car
ter had served as head Of ma
tional and Maryland chiropractic
associations. He also served on
the Maryland licensing board
for chiropractors and on the
board Of directors for the Mary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-20
james A. Tanner,
Attorney at Law

James Alfred Tanner, 80, for
mer Washington resident and
a Pennsylvania attorney, died
Tuesday at his home in Phila-
delphia.
He was the son Of James Tan
ner. former Commissioner of
Pensions and Register of Wills
for the District.
He is survived by a sister, Miss
Ada Tanner of Pass-A-Grille.
Fla. and a nephew. Col. James
D. Tanner. 4423 North Vacation
lane. Arlington.
Services will be held in Phila-
delphia tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-20

ferred to his Pentagon post two
and a half years ago.
He held the Legion of Merit
and the Bronze Star.
Col. Kotrich was a member Of
the American Bar Association,
the Judge Advocates Association
and was admitted to practice
before the bars of the Supreme
Court, the Minnesota courts and
the Court of Military Appeals.
He was a member of st Agnes
Catholic Church, Arlington, and
OF the Knights of Columbus.
He Is survived by his widow.
the former Miss Gwen Schultz.
and by three children, Edward,
jr.. II; Mark. IL. and Brian. :,
He Is also survived by three
sisters, Mrs. Ida Stevens of San
Francisco. Mrs. Marie Atkins of
Pasadena. Calf, and Mrs. Ann
Anderson Of Los Angeles; and
by two brothers, DR.. Joseph
Kotrich Of Evanston, H., and
James r. Kotrich of Chicago.
A high requiem mass will be
celebrated at 9 am. tomorrow
in st. Agnes Church, with burial
In Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-20
DEATHS
Announcement q
Services % Chamber
In Mrmnrtant

BARNES. THOMAS r., Jr. In lovinI
memory Of my beloved son and oul
brother. THOMAS P BARNES, Jr.
who departed this life six years age
Surrounded BY friends am lonesome
In the midst Of my Joys / am blue
With. smile on my face. I've q
Still missing you.
The castles We built are failing
And being washed away with m,
But Teii build them anew when ! com,
70 iotn you. Thomas.
In the land OF endless years
LONELY MOTHER. BLANCHE Il
A glory Shone upon your face
our comfort is that We may meet
in .iods eternal morning.
DEVOTED SISTER AND BnOTHER
KATHRYN AND HARRINGTON
BELT. ROBERT NJ. In loving memory
Of my beloved husband. ROBERT NJ
' LOVING WIPE. Helm S'
DEALE. KATHERINE A. NJ. In Iovins
nemor yof our dear mother and wife
KATHERINE KATIE A. NJ. DEALE
who passed away three years ago to-
day, June 20. 1854.
SIC uCaNys
We know you are free from pain
And when IL Is Gods will.
We will be together again.
YOUR LOVING DAUGHTERS, CATH
ERNIE AND ELIZABETH, AND Low
ING HUSBAND. ALLEN.
GAMBRELL. ANNABELLE. A tribute OF
love and devotion 20 the memory OF
my mother, ANNABELLE GAMBRELL
who departed this life twenty years
ago today. June 20, 1887
God save. me a wonderful mother.
One of the worlds hest,
And when on earth her work was
He called her bt hG%s & TO c Es;s,
JOHNSON, RUSHIA. In LOVING memory
Of my devoted mother, RUSHlA JOHN
years aEo today. June 90 1912.
A precious mother from me has gone.
A voice ] loved is stilled:
A place is vacant In my heart
That never can be filled.
haven't FORGOTTEN now that you've
But shall always remember, no
DEVOTED SON. ELMO JOHNSON.
MARTIN, JOSEPH u. tribute OF love
TO the memory OF our dear brother
JOSEPH II. MARTIN. who entered
eternal rest ive years ago today. June
20, 1852,
Peacefully sleeping
CoRINNE AND HAMILTON.
MITCHELL. MARY Z. In memory OF
iur dear mother, MARY Il. Mi CHELL
who passed away fourteen years ago
today, June 20. 1913.
Somewhere above this troubled world
safe beyond all grief and care.
Our dear mother rests in heavenly
your LOVING CHILDREN. MATILDA
BOB AND JAMES.
ROSS, WILLARD A. In memory OF oul
beloved one, WILLARD A. ROSS, who
departed this life one year ago today
June 20, 1856.
June brings memories
OF a loved one gone TO rest:
fou will never be forgotten
BY the ones who loved you best
We often sit and think Of you,
And think OF how you died
i know that you did not say good by
Before you closed your ewes
YOUR DEVOTED MOTHER, SISTER
AND BROTHER.
sNOWDEN. MARY Y. In sad but Low.
lng memory OF our dear mother and
wife, MARY e. SNOWDEN who passed
away nine years $50 today, June 20
lDiS.
Loving and kind in all her ways.
UPRIGHT and lust 10 the end Of her
Sincere and kind in heart and mind
what beautiful memory she left
LOVING HUSBAND. JOHN W. SNOW.
DEN. AND CHILDRLN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-20
Miss Mary Hardy,
Ex-Teucher and
Federal Retiree

Miss Mary Edna Hardy, 80,
former school teacher and clerk
for the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing for SO years, died Of
cancer Monday at her home, 2700
Hardy avenue, Wheaton, Md.
Miss Hardy was born in
Wheaton and spent her entire
life in the area. Upon her grad
uation from old Central High
School at the age of 16. she be-
gan teaching in a one-room
school near Wheaton.
Miss Hardy went to the Bureau
Of Engraving and Printing in
1906 and retired in 1914.
Active in civic affairs until
i'll health forced her to slow
down after her retirement, Miss
Hardy spent much of her time
with young people. teaching them
dramatics and helping them put
on shows.
She organized the first dra-
matte club at st. Johns Catholic
Church in Forest Glen, Md.
The Glenmont Dramatic Club.
under her direction in the late
1920s and '30s, gave plays in
the Aspen and Wheaton areas.
Miss Hardy was q member and,
for some years, a lecturer of the
Court Forest Glen Catholic
Daughters Of America. She was
also a member of the Silver
Spring and Norbeck Republican
Women's Clubs.
Surviving is her sister, Beulah
A. Clarke, Of the home address.
Services were held today in the
Warner E. Humphrey Funeral
Home, 8434 Georgia avenue, Sill
yer Spring, and a mass was held
in st. Johns Catholic Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-20
G. v. McBroom,
Engineer, Former
D. c. Resident

Clyde v. McBroom, 81, a
civilian engineer with the Army
Engineer Corps and a Washing
ton resident in the early 1905
died of a cerebral hemorrhage
last Friday in Goose Bay,
Labrador.
He was stricken five days be-
fore aboard an Air Force plane
taking him to his new assign
ment in Labrador.
Mr.. McBroom. a native OF
Rockbridge. Ohio. lived here
from 1910 to 1916. He was a
Washington representative for
Federal Electric Co. of Chicago
From 1947 to 1851 he was in
Annapolis as a civilian employe
OF the Navy. He later worked for
a Scranton Pa consulting en-
cheering firm in Scranton, Lon
don and Paris. For the last three
years. he had been with the
Army Engineers in Philadelphia
Mr.. McBroom lived in Silver
Spring, Md. for a few months
in 1897 while he was with
Federal Electric Co.
Survivors include his widow
Mrs. Rose McBroom of Phila.
delphia: q daughter. Mrs. Ed
ward ]. Slattery. jr., of 1915
Claggett drive. Rockville, Md: a
son. Navy 1t. William McBroom
OF Brunswick. Ga, and six
grandchildren.
Also surviving are a twin
brother, Claude. Of Des Moines
Iowa. and four other brothers
Howard Of Columbus. Ohio: j
Edison Of Lancaster. Ohio:
Robert of Cedar Rapids. Iowa
and William of Indianapolis.
Services and burial will be in
Mount Tjharfv Ohi0 f0r,,0r,.o,,,