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Milford chronicle., 1961-01-13
Club Women Are
Competing For Trip

Participation i'm 4th Annual Fash
ion Swing Contest Announced. Sew
ing a smart fashion may win a
trip to Paris for a local club
woman this year. Mrs. Lafay
Smith of The Milford New Cen
tury Club has just announced the
clubs plans to enter the 4th An
nual Fashion-Sewing Conte t
sponsored by the General Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs and Vouge
Pattern Service, in cooperation
with the Women's Club Ser
vice Bureau of New York City.
First prize in this contest is a
trip to Europe, with other awards
including trips to the Federations
annual convention in Miami Beach
Florida, next spring.
ALL contestants are required to
make and model an outfit which
they consider the Ideal Costume
for the Clubwoman's Wardrobe" :"
The winning entry will be select
ed on the basis of adaptability for
various club occasions, over all
fashion effect, becomingness to wea
rer, and workmanship. Judging of
entries from the Local club is
scheduled for March 1861 at the
Club house. The winner of this
Judging will be eligible to COM
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Milford chronicle., 1961-01-13
Farm-Horne Leaders
To Meet January Is

Miss Dorothy Emerson, associ-
ate state All club agent in Mary
land, will be the featured speaker
ar the Farm and Home Leaders
Training Meeting to be held in the
Georgetown High School on Wed
nesday, january Is, at 500 pm.
MISS Emerson is a popular and
effective teacher. For several
years she has taught classes on
Developing Self Confidence" at
the Rural Women's Short Course
held annually on the University
of Maryland campus. Hundreds of
women have gained self confid-
ence in appearing before groups
from her inspiration and presen-
tation of techniques.
Throughout Maryland and Del
aware she has, taught classes in
public speaking and leadership
confidence for All Club members
and worked with delegates at
State All Club Week.
She also has worked with men,
bers of Maryland All Dairy Jud-
ging Teams in helping them pre-
sent their Judging points in a con-
vincing manner at state, national &
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Milford chronicle., 1961-01-13
Postal Employees
Enjoy Annual Party

The Milford postal employees
held their annual post-hOliday
party Saturday evening, January
Z, at the Wonder-R restaurant in
Harrington. Approximately twenty
of the postal workers and their
guests enjoyed steak dinner and
program, and favors were presen-
ted to the ladies.
After welcoming remarks by
Joseph Pearce Jr., Milford Post
master, Irwin Bowman, Assistant
Postmaster, acted as master OF
cermonies and introduced tn e
program The feature of the pro-
gram was an amusing and infor-
native talk, accompanied by the
ing of colored slides, on Alaska
by Richard Downing. Mr.. Downing
was stationed in Alaska while in
the Armed Forces, and his expert
ences there, illustrated by his pic
lures, were most interesting.
William Denney, of the local
post office, was in charge OF the
arrangements for the party.
Milford chronicle., 1961-01-13
Contests Loom For
City Election On
Monday January p
Annual Municipal Elec-
tion Will Be Held For
First Time In Vale
Williams M EN- Oria !
City Hall.

Unless they are resolved at the
annual citizens meeting, which is
slated to be held Friday evening
next, January 20. in Milford Com
munity Building, second floor,
there will be contests in both
wards that are due to elect a coun-
Gilman each, this year.
In Ward One, the city's largest,
William r. Irwin, a Milford feed
dealer, is being opposed by Ray
Pearson, operator of Twin County
Cab Service. The incumbent, Har-
vey G. Marvel, is not a candidate,
as he is planning to build home
in Lakelawn Estates in the Sec
ond Ward.
In Ward Four, John M. MAX
Wilson, retired post Office en-
ployee, is finding his opposition
in Harrison Smack, an employee
of Wollter's Dry Cleaning Ser
vice, Wright Ward, the incumbent,
is not a candidate for reelection.
At the citizens meeting, Finan-
cial Statements, Treasurer's, May
or's and City Managers reports
will be read and the aforemen-
toned slate, barring withdraw
ais, will be nominated.
Milford chronicle., 1961-01-13
Stockholders Elect
At Milford Trust

The annual stockholders meeting
of The Milford Trust Company was
held in it's Directors Room at pm.
on Monday, January 9Th, 1861.
Splendid progress was reported in
all departments. Retiring directors
Howard T. Postles, Brown P. Thaw-
ley and George T. Reed, Jr. were
reelected for three year terms.
Other directors are Garrett L..
Grier, George r. Sheaffer, George
H. Draper, Jr., C. D. Holzmueller,
Thomas B. Derrickson, George H.
Short, Joseph H. Isaacs, DR.. David
N. Sills, Jr. and Elbert F. Williams.
The present officers were re-
elected for 1861 and are: Elbert F.
Williams, President; George H.
Draper, Jr., Vice President; George
H. Short, Vice President; Howard
T. Postles, Vice President; George
T. Reed, Jr, Treasurer, Trust Of
ficer and Secretary; Bessie M.
Warren, Assistant Trust Officer;
and James G. Holzmueller, Assis-
tant Treasurer.
Milford chronicle., 1961-01-13
Top Economic Expert Of
Dupont Company, Ira
T. Ellis, Says S0-called
Golden Sixties" Have
Arrived.

Ira T. Ellis, the Du Pont Com
pany's top economic expert, this
week predicted a record year in
personal income nationally, in
gross national product, and in in
come for Delaware's citizens.
Ellis said the so-called Golden
Sixties" have already opened with
boom, despite soft spots in the
economy and mild recessionary
trend which he expects to last un-
til midsummer.
Personal income should rise
about 2 per cent throughout the
country, going to a high of S412
billion, compared to last years
record high of $405 billion, Ellis
said.
Addressing the Wilmington Ro-
tary Club at its weekly luncheon
in the Hotel Du Pont, Ellis pre-
dicted a five per cent rise in Della
wares personal income and con-
tinued growth in population.
The gross national product
goods and services) should also
go up about two per cent to $512
billion compared to $500 billion in
1860, an all-time record, Ellis
said.
The year 1860 set records ''in
employment, personal income, re-
tail sales, industrial production,
exports of goods and services and
many other areas" he said, but he
added, "it did not produce records
in all areas, especially in auto
production or steel or residential
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Milford chronicle., 1961-01-13
Republican Are
Holding Meeting

AS the Chronicle prepared for
press the Delaware Federation of
Republican, Women was holding its
Fifth Installation luncheon at the
Treadway Inn, Dover, ON Thurs
day, january IL, ait 1890 pm.
Officers being installed are:
Mrs. Don Concilio, of Dover, pres
ident; Mrs. ]. Paul Slaybauglh,
Dover, 1st vice-president; Mrs.
Paul z. West, Dagsboro, End vice
president; Mrs. Howard Jernee,
Newark, 3rd ce-president; M s.
Roland Butler, Wilmington, recor-
ding secretary; and Mrs. John
Keller, Milford; treasurer.
Mrs. c. Douglass Buck, Jr.,
Greenville, Republican National
Committeewoman, was the INSTALL
ing officer. Mrs. G. Herbert Call
houn, Dagsboro, retiring president
of the Federation, will preside at
the luncheon and introduce the
distinguished guests.
Delivering the main address OF
the afternoon was Mrs. J.B. Parks,
of Colorado, newly installed pres
ident of the National Federation of
Republican Women. She was in
troduced by Mrs. Dorothy A. Els
ton, McDonough, 1st vioe-pres-
ident of the National Federation.
Governor David P. Buckson bro
ught the greetings of the state to
the assembled women. Mrs. Lill-
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Milford chronicle., 1961-01-13
Heart Research
Saves Life OF
Milton Youth
Paul Hess Enjoyed d
Christmas Day With
His Family Following
Successful Operation.

Paul Hess, age 16, returned from
a heart operation in time to en-
joy Christmas Day with his fam
lily, in Milton, Delaware The cell
ebrated heart team of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, Drs. Jul
ian Johnson and Charles Kirby,
performed the difficult surgery.
The thymus gland, which usually
shrinks to fmsignficance in the
young adult, did not do so in Paul
Hess case. Instead, the gland
spread fingers of tissue which sur
rounded the boys heart and
Threatened to. throttle the heart as
murderer would strangle a vic
tim by the neck Thanks to thu
advance in heart research in the
last five years, the growth was
completely removed and Paul Hess
has a new lease on life.
The story is not complete. How
did Paul Hess, an active youngster
in high school and church, partic-
ipating in the school band, chorus
and safety council, know that his
life was in danger. He didn't! He
was healthy to all outward appear
ance and had never complained of
sickness. On a routine check-up
at the school, DR.. Tobin of Milton
detected heart murmur. The
boy was referred to DR.. Tormet
who is the physician in charge of
the Heart Fund Clinic sponsored
by the Delaware Heart Association
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Milford chronicle., 1961-01-13
Missionary To Speak
At Baptist Church

Miss Mary Bonar, a returned
missionary from the Congo, will
speak to the Women's Missionary
Society of t h e First Baptist
Church of Milford on Tuesday eve
ming.
Miss Bonar will relate expert
ences from the Congo and show
slides depicting Congoese activi-
ties. She will be introduced by
Mrs. Audrey Sutton, Program
Chairman
Miss Bonar served as missionary
under the auspices of the Ameri-
can Baptist Foreign Mission Soc
iety. She served for thirty eight
years in the Congo as an in
structor in training centers for
teachers and pastors. Her most
recent position was that of in
structing mathematics, French
and religion at the Union Train
ing Center, Kimpese. instruction
at the Union Training Center is
conducted by British and Swedish,
along with American educational
lists. Miss Bonar formerly taught
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Milford chronicle., 1961-01-13
Amount Announced By
LammOt DUPONT, Jr.,
For Forthcoming Drive
Opening On March 1.

A goal of $1O,O85 has been sci
for the 1861 Red Cross fund drive
in Delaware opening March 1, il
was announced today by Lammot
DUPONT, Jr., chairman of the state
chapter.
The quota this year is $13,1SO
higher than last years target OF
$296,905 and will provide for
$167,340 or 51.S0 per cent to re-
main in Delaware to defray costs
of the Red Cross program. The
remaining $142,745 or 1920 per
cent will be allotted for National
Red Cross needs.
The funds last year were divided
between $153,786, or 51.S0 pei
cent for state, and $143,119, OF
1920 per cent, for national.
John N. Mcdowell, a member OF
the chapters board of directors
is serving as campaign chairman
1.-The cost of providing Red
Cross service to Delawareans has
increased just as the cost of liv-
ing has gone up" Mr.. DUPONT said
THE contributions go to continue
all Red Cross services and to ex-
pand the program so that more
people may be served in this state.
1.-The Red Cross campaign theme
for 1861 is Good Things Happen
When You Help" Mr.. DUPONT de-
clared. Whenever and wherever
there is human suffering caused
by disaster or disease, Red Gross
Continued on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1961-01-13
Ruby Ross Vale Is
Mourned By Milford

A special meeting of the Milford
City Council was called last We'd
nesday, to pass a resolution ex-
pressing the sorrow of the coun-
Gil and the City at the death of
Ruby Vale.
Mr. Vale died in Atlantic City,
Monday, January 2, after a ling
ering illness. AS a resident of
Milford, he has been invaluable to
this city for his wisdom, donations
and advice.
Besides the gift of the new City
Hall and site, he also wrote the
new city charter for Milford, and
often gave free advice to the coun-
Gil.
The flags at the city hall, Plaza
Square, and library have been
placed at half-mast. The City Hall
was closed the afternoon of the
funeral and the charter was or
dered draped for 80 days
At the opening of the special
council meeting, Vice Mayor Clay
ton Kirby made the following re-
marks:
Members of City Council, after
the invocation made by Rev. Tull,
think he has spoken the words
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Milford chronicle., 1961-01-13
Ali Biggest Youth
Group In American

First of all, what does the All
Club do? The All club teaches
boys and girls to work together,
play together, meet together, CO.
operate and achieve.
All Club work is part of the
three-fold program of the Agri-
cultural Extension Service which
represents the greatest voluntary
rural youth organization in Ann
erica. 1t is a nationwide educat-
ional program that teaches boys
and girls the best practices in ag-
riculture and home economics.
A member is at least 10 years
of age and not over 21. Each
member has one or more indivi-
dual projects centering around the
home or the farm. There are
many projects which a member
may choose-such as gardening
poultry, livestock, home beautifi-
cation, clothing, food and elect
ricity. A All member learns to
cooperate by cooperating.
Continued on page eleven)
Milford chronicle., 1961-01-13
National Guard
Summer Camp
Dates Are Set
Most Delaware Units To
Train At Bet h any
Beach During The Two
Week Periods.

Dates for next summers Ma
tional Guard active duty training
were announced today by the Ad-
jutant Generals office. Most units
will train at Bethany Beach dur
ing two-week periods, but several
will go to Army posts in Virginia
and Kentucky.
Announcement of the camp dates
came as the Guards Operation
Full House." an effort to fill all
Guard vacancies by January 81,
was moving into high gear. While
there are not many vacancies left,
unit commanders want to fill all
of them Immediately so new men
will have at least six months of
training before summer camp.
The summer camp schedule,
worked out in conferences between
Major General Joseph j. Scannell,
Delaware Adjutant General, and
Representatives of Second U. S.
Army Headquarters at Fort Meade,
will see all units in communities
from Dover south training at
Bethany from August 19 to Sep
tember g With them at the same
time will be the State. Headquar-
ters and Band from Wilmington
and the officer candidate school of
the Delaware National Guard
Academy.
Major Wilmington area units
will train at Bethany from July 8
to %. The 109th Ordnance Battal-
ion headquarters from Middletown
will encamp at Camp Pickett, Va,
from August to 10; Smyrna's
141st Ordnance Company will go
to the same post from July 29 to
August 12.
The Wilmington areas 116th
Surgical Hospital will spend its
two weeks at Camp A. P. Hill, Va,
from June IL to July /, furnishing
medical support for other units
training there The 1049th Trans
portation Company (Helicopter
Maintenance will train at Fort
Knox, KY, during the same per-
iod.
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Milford chronicle., 1961-01-13
Fluid Milk Price
To Hold In 1861

The new Glass I or bottled
milk price schedule which became
effective January 1, 1861 for dairy
farmers supplying the Philadel-
phia and Wilmington milk mark
cts shold keep rices at virtually
the same level as the past three
year average in the two markets,
o. H. Hoffman Jr., general mama
ger of the Interstate Milk Produc-
ers' Cooperative, said in a statement
interpreting the marketing orders
which were issued by the Dairy
Division, U. S. Department of Ag-
riculture.
The announced price for Glass
1 milk will be $3.50 per hundred
weight, or twelve cents per quart,
for Philadelphia, and s5.44 per
hundredweight, or eleven an d
three quarters cents per quart,
for Wilmington during January,
February, and March, 1861, with
normal seasonal variations in the
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Recruiting Started
BY National Guard

COOPERATION FULL HOUSE 49,
81" is in full swing throughout
the lower Delaware Army Nation
al Guard ranks and all Armories
are open nightly until 900 pm. and
on Saturdays from 1000 am. un-
til 400 pm. to give young men
an opportunity to visit the various
installations and learn of the
many opportunities offered by the
National Guard.
A limited number of vacancies
exist in the units and efforts are
being made to fill up the ranks
during the month of january so
that the new men will have time
to learn about their particular
jobs bevore the summer encamp-
ment which will be held at Bethany
Beach, Delaware, during the per-
iod August 10 through September
2. Once the ranks are filled there
is a strong possibility that this
will put a limitation on enlistment
in the National Guard until vac
ancieS exist
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1961-01-13
Auxiliary To
Hospital Has
Set Fair Date
Group Decided On Tues
day Of This Week To
Hold Annual Fair On
Saturday, May 20.

The monthly meeting of the
Hospital Auxiliary was held Tues
day, January 10, at the Nurses
Home with Mrs. Raymond Masten
presiding. The date for the an
nual Fair was announced as Sat
urday, May 20. Mrs. Edwin Fisher
is general chairman with a CO.
chairman to be announced later.
Mrs. Felix Mick is the advisory
member on the committee, having
served last year as a co-chair-
man.
Mrs. l. ID. Short reported the
receipts from the Christmas Shop
totaled $626.94. Mrs. G. B. Gray
beal is acting sewing chairman.
She reported the supply of hand
work was about exhausted by the
Christmas sales, and work will
start again to have a supply ready
for the Fair in May The member
ship drive is now under way and
will extend to February 4. Solici-
tors will be contracting you for
dues. Each member is again urg-
ed to interest new persons in the
work of the Auxiliary. Mrs. Edgar
F. Isaacs, Jr., is the Milford chair
man. Mrs. c. C. Fooks is the out
of-town chairman. Miss Cordelia
| Carter reported a monthly profit
Continued on page two)
Milford chronicle., 1961-01-13
Local Junior
B a S ketba all
League Opener
Second Season Will Be
Inaugurated With A
Three Game Card Here
Tomorrow Evening.

The six-team Milford Junior
Basketball League will lift the cur
tain on its second season with a
three game card at the Milford
High Field House on Saturday
night.
EN- Club will meet Jacobs and
Krause Insurance, newcomer to
the loop, in the opener at $50 p
m. VFW and Coolies oppose Ham
mond Rambler in the second game
at 7:30 p. m, while Marvel's In
surance tangles with Rumpstich
Machine Works in the nightcap at
$3.50 p. m.
League will play a 10 game
schedule with all games being
played at the Milford High Field
House except for a triple header
at the Milford Armory on Wednes-
day, February Is.
Player Agent Edgar l.. Broyles
Jr., reported that 72 players reg
istered for the league. Tryouts
have been completed and the teams
have been selected.
Coaches for the teams are Har-
vey Marvel and Jack Wells, EN-
Club, Cecil Maloney and Jack AL
len, Jacobs and Krause Insurance
Paul McNatt, VFW and Coolies
Jack Argo, Hammond Rambler
Tom Mills and Frank Lynch; Mar.
vel's Insurance, and Frank Sapp
Rumpstich Machine Works.
Player rosters announced by
Player Agent Edgar L. Broyles
Jr., are as follows:
EN- Club: Harvey G. Marvel
Douglas Phillips, Frank Hall, Ray
mony Sparklin, David A. Gillespie
James Wroten, John Glenn, Altar
Lynch Kenneth Webb, Richard
Mohr, Steven Dellenger, DAME
Williams.
Jacobs and Krause Insurance
John Allen, Arthur Masten, Loui!
O'Day, Daniel LeBright, MARI
Amrheim, James G. Holland, Gar!
w. Aber, Harry Lindale, Duane
Corder, Thomas Harrington, Cal
vert Morgan, Donald McClung.
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Milford chronicle., 1961-01-13
Tom Derrickson will
Show New Fashions

Thomas B. Derrickson of Derr-
ickson's Inc, Milford, Delaware,
will show to the national mems
wear convention tn e fashion
trends from his part of the coun-
try on Wednesday, February %,
it was announced here by the
National Association of r tail
Clothiers and Furnishers.
MIR. Derrickson will participate
in the mems wear style show
where all of the models will be
practical merchants from various
parts, of the nation. This is the
final big feature in the four day
convention at the Palmer House,
Chicago, where more than 5000
merchants are expected to attend.
Sponsored annually by til g
Association Young Mems Group,
this years show will be more
spectacular than ever due to the
fact that Sports Illustrated maga-
zine will produce and present the
show.
Milford chronicle., 1961-01-13
Symphony Group
To Give Concert

The Eastern Shore Little SYM
phony Society will present the
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in
its 18th concert Jan. 10 at 8:15
pm. in the Salisbury State Teach
ers College Auditorium. This is
the second concert of the 1960-61
season, and will be conducted by
Peter Herman Adler.
The concert will open with the
Beethoven Symphony No. in E
Flat Major (Eroica), composed or
iginally to honor Napoleon Bona
parte but changed abruptly when
Napoleon had himself proclaimed
emperor to honor the memory of
''a great man"
The first performance was CIV
en- at a private hearing in Vienna
in 1904 and a public performance
was given in Vienna in 1906 with
the composer conducting. t h e
score was published in 1920.
Continued on page nine)
Milford chronicle., 1961-01-13
|Homemakers Red Cross Has
Officers Take Set Coal OF
Over Duties $3lO,O85.OO
Mrs. Frank Tharp Of
Lewes Is New Presi-
dent; County Chair
men Are Named.

The new Sussex County Coun-
Gil officers who were installed at
the 32nd annual Home Demonstra-
tion County Day on October 26,
1860, by Mrs. Clarence Ocheltree
Greenwood, State Home Demon
stration Council President, assum-
ed their duties on January 1. Sue
ceeding Mrs. William Short, 1859
so president, Mrs. Frank Tharp
also of Lewes, will head the coun-
ty organization during 1862
Other officers elected to serve with
her are Mrs. George Metschil, FL
lendale, vice president; Mrs. Loe
Carey, Bridgeville, secretary; and
Mrs Freeman Hudson, George
town, treasurer.
Mrs. Tharp has appointed the
following to serve as county COM
mittee chairmen: Mrs. Irving Has
tings, Georgetown, Family Life
Mrs. Earl White, Bridgeville
Health; Mrs. Willard Webb
Lewes, Safety; Mrs. John N. Will
son, Lewes, Citizenship; Mrs. Nor
ris Giyens, Georgetown, Civil De-
fense; Mrs. Joseph McIllvaine
Lewes, International Relations
Mrs. William Short, Lewes, Pub
licity; Mrs. Albert Birmingham
Laurel, annual reports; Mrs. Har-
vey A. Warrington, Georgetown
Scholarship; Mrs Edwin Williams
Seaford, Crafts.
Home Demonstration work is
an educational program for home
makers, and is designed to help
bring about happier, more self
reliant families through its inter
probation of principles and skills
developed through research in
CONTINUED on page elevenl
Milford chronicle., 1961-01-13
Missionary To Talk
At Calvary Jan 18th

A Methodist missionary, who has
been an evangelist, a district sup
erintendent, & industrial supervisor
ana a specialist in school inspect
tion and legal affairs in the cen
trail Belgian Congo. will be the
guest-speaker at Calvary Meth
odist Church, Milford on Monday
January 16, 1861 at 1880 pm.
The Rev. Marshall w. Lowell,
whose American home is Nash
vile, Tenn, is in the United States
for brief furlougih from the Con-
go where he has been a mission
airy for two decades.
Appointed a missionary in 1910.
Lowell was assigned to the Wembo
Nyama mission station as director
of industrial work, the printing
shop and the transportation de-
partment. After five years, he was
appointed superintendent of t h e
CONTINUED on page five)
Milford chronicle., 1961-01-13

greatest in the Councils history
with the exception of 1854 when
the post war boy crop became
eight years old and was eligible
Beginning in 1850 with 7,17S
boys, the past ten years have seen
a gain of over 1925 as the Coun-
Gil shows 1851 boys enrolled at
the end of 1860. The present MEM
bership figure is far above that es-
timated in a forecast by Council
leaders ten years ago. As a re-
suit of. long range planning stu
dies recently completed. the men,
bership forecast for 1870 will ap-
proach the 10000 mark.
Heading the Councils member
ship program were: G. Gordon
Mitchell and DR.. Edwin A. Flue-
vog. Chairmen of Organization and
CONTINUED on page ten)
Milford chronicle., 1961-01-13
New Brochure Will
Attract Tourists

AS part of an accelerated state
wide effort to stimulate tourist ira.
vel into Delaware during 1861 the
State Development Department is
currently distributing a two-fold.
six-panel folder that lists many
of the outstanding events for 'aThe
First State" during the first five
months of the current year.
While the new edition of the
Delaware Calendar of Events"
covers only the period January l
through May 81. it lists 1S5 events
indicating that Delawareans a n
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