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Holmes County herald., 1963-08-08
Rites held Friday
for Mrs. TidweII

Mrs. Clara Bessie TidWell,
retired cafe owner, died at
the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Tom Cothran last Thurs
day morning after a long i'll
ness. She was 80.
Services were held at 10
Friday morning at the South
I'm Funeral Home. Burial
was in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Mrs. Tidwell was born in
Holmes County and was a
member of the Baptist Chur-
oh. She leaves her husband,
three sons, Buck Tidwell, Pep
per Tidwell and Bob Tidwell
of Lexington; four daughters
Mrs. Maude Shipp, Mrs. Oden
Autry and Mrs. Ethel Frost,
all of Lexington, and Mrs.
Doris Smith of Meridian; q
brother, J. G.. Robestson OF
Lexington, and two sisters,
Mrs. Sarah Roach of Lexing-
ton and Mrs. Betty Marshall
of Tchula.
Holmes County herald., 1963-08-08
Dr.. Frank Houston
in key position
with opticians

DR.. Frank E. Houston, OF
Lexington, has been selected
for a key position in the 10
state Southern Council of OPP
tometrists for 1963-64, DR..
James f. Loomis, Jackson
vile, Fla, president, announ-
ced this week. He will serve
as a member of the Auditing
Registration Committee.
rounded in 1858 as an out
growth of a regional educa-
tional congress that was be-
gun in 1925, the Council has a
membership of approximately
1000 optometrists in IL south
ern states. 1t carries on re-
gion : wide program OF CO.
ordlnating the public service
and educational activities OF
member State associations.
Among the activities carried
on by the Council is the spon-
sorship of the annual SCUM
eastern Congress of Optomet
ry in Atlanta. The 1868 event
attracted more thon l,2W per-
sons from Is states. 1t brings
together the nations top ex-
perts in the field and as
sembles scientific instru-
ments and materials in the
ophthalmic field are display
ed.
Dr.. Houston is a graduate
of the Southern College OF
Optometry and is active IN
both civic and professional
organizations. He is a MEM
Der of the Lions Club and mas
served as Secretary Treas
urer of the Mississippi Opto-
metric Association for seve-
raj years and is immediate
past Secretary Treasurer
of the Southern Council OF
.Optometrists.
Holmes County herald., 1963-08-08
Miss Hospitality
%u|fernufes named

in Chicago, Milwaukee and
ed the state in travel shows
Los Angeles and at numerous
other conventions and events
throughout the country.
First alternate to Miss Cox
is Miss Betsy Harper Heinrich
of Lexington, a sophomore at
the University of Mississippi
where she isl majOring in
speech. English and psyche.
logy. If Miss Cox is unable
for some reason, to complete
her year as Miss Hospitality,
Miss Heinrich would assume
the crown. This has happened
before = in 1885,. Miss Betty
Denton of TupelO was chosen
Miss Hospitality but was mar
ried before the end of her rel
gn and she was succeeded by
her first alternate, Miss Lee
Livingston of YaZoO City.
Selected second alternate
by the three out-of-State judi
ges was Miss Sally Mcdonnell
of Hazlehurst, a junior at the
University of Mississippi ma
joring in mathematics and
business.
These three were selected
from d field of 40 entrants
by Miss Jane Gauntlet, Ker-
NIT Holt and Bill Hardman.
Miss Gauntlet, of New York,
is cooordinator of the annual
is coordinator of the annual
New York Mirror" Mr.. Holt
is travel editor of the "Chica.
go Tribune Mr.. Hardman,
of Atlanta, is manager of the
travel division of the Georgia
Department of Commerce.
Miss Cox's activities dur
ing the next II months will be
coordinated by Ned O'Brien,
manager of the travel depart
ment of the Mississippi Agri-
cultural and Industrial Board
which conducts the annual
Hospitality" contest.
Holmes County herald., 1963-08-08
MRS. TidweII's
cunt dies in
konsu's CITY

Funeral services for Mrs.
Bessie Newsome, former re-
sident of Lexington, were held
on Monday, August 5, from
the Floral Hill Funeral Home
iE Kansas City, Mo.
Mrs. Newsome, who was IS,
died at the Baptist Hospital
in Kansas City, on Friday af-
ternoon, August 2.
A former resident of Lex
ington, she made her home
with Mrs. Kinard Young some
years ago. She was the mat
ernal aunt of Mrs. Bob It'd
well.
Survivors include two dau-
ghters, two sons, two bro
theirs and two sisters. One of
her sisters is Mrs. Ida Gar
ner, Mrs. Tidwell's mother.
who is a resident of Jackson,
Miss.
Holmes County herald., 1963-08-08

Statewide, with returns
still incomplete, 1t. Gov.
Paul Johnson is building up
a considerable lead over Sc
cond-running former Cover
nor !. P. Coleman with
CharIesSulIivan trailing by
some ten thousand votes.
In county races, r.. VI. Hoo
ker led a field of Tour i'll tlI5
contest for two posts for hou-
Sc of Representatives with
216f, with j. L. Love tailying
1775 for the other post accord
ing to figures tailed Unoiii.
ciaIly. In the representative
race, Strider followed closely
with 1904 and McAlullen W1Un
1895.
Andrew Smith pulled out to
an early lead a1Iu continued
to build to a final 1888 to
1912 for opponent Lee How
Iell. In the County Superinten-
dent of Education race, r. S.
Richmond jumped off to an
early lead only to he over
come in later counts by in
cugmlbent l.. r. Thompson,
1871 to 1850.
In Beat One, incumbent
Clover Johnson tailed 617
votes to win in the first over
three opponents, and r. *.
Farmer ran up d 100 vote
margin in Lexington for a
victory over w. E. Henderson
for Constable.
With only two candidates
in each race, the supervisor
posts were settled in beats
three, four and five. Incum-
bents Smith and Scott won out
in Beats Three and Four and
present supervisor Salley was
defeated by G. H. Smith for
the Beat Five spot.
In Beat Two, Mrs. J.. l..
B%ouchillon and Fred l.. Tay-
lor won the two Justice of the
Peace spots with Buster Tay-
lOr and Marion Weeks ra.aiI-
ing their positions as Con-
stables. Leon Dickerson de.
feated Luther Upshaw for the
Beat Three Constable post
with E. w. Ellison, Jr. and
Rufus Netherland taking the
Justice of the Peace jobs.
Tallies will not be official
until a meeting of the Demo-
cratic Executive Committee,
but latest countrywide total
votes reported were:
Holmes County herald., 1963-08-08
SunfIower Store to open in October

Construction has begun on
the new SunflOwer Food Store
to be located on the corner
OF Oak and Andrews Streets
in Lexington, it has been an
nounced by Joe Stern, who
will be owner and operator.
Stern presently operates Lib
erty Cash Grocery which has
been located in Lexington for
about twenty years.
The large supermarket will
be the first store of this type
in Holmes County, according
to Stern, and will feature a
complete variety of quality
merchandise at low compe-
titive prices on a cash and
carry basis comparable to
other supermarkets.
The store will be equipped
with the latest and most mo-
dern fixtures, wide shopping
aisles, and ample parking adj
jacent to the building. A grand
opening is planned for Octo-
Der.
The store will be located
near Hoices County Bank &
Trust Company and Sunshine
Cleaners. Construction is be.
ing carried on by Hansell
Fears, General Contractor, of
Amory, Mississippi.
The new store is expected
to be an asset and valuable
addition for Lexington and
Holmes County.
Holmes County herald., 1963-08-08
Duront Sportsweor to hold
barbecue, dance for employees

Durant Sportswear is sponsoring for their employees
a barbecue and dance at the Durant National Guard
Armory Monday night, August IL, beginning at Z p. M.
Jenkins Ruscoe and his band will furnish the music.
w. III. McNeese, plant manager, in making the an
nouncement, said that all employees and their wives
or husbands are invited, and single employees may
bring their parents.
'Chicken Win' Of Greenwood, known throughout this
area for his savory barbecue, will prepare the food.
McNeese urged that all employees attend for this
night of food, fun and fellowship afforded by the COM
pany.
Holmes County herald., 1963-08-08
Stokes announces
first meet for
Lexington Bond

The first official meeting of
the Lexington High School
Band for the school year 1863
81 is being announced by the
director, Jim Stokes.
All band students should
report to the band hall Thurs
day, August Is, at 8 a. m.
to receive their uniforms,
Director Stokes said.
He urges all band students
Ito be present at this very i'm
meeting.
Holmes County herald., 1963-08-08
slate
program Monday

Mrs. Klara Mora, a two :
time refugee from communist
domination, will be guest
speaker at a meeting of the
Holmes County Chapter OF
Women for Constitutional
Government in Durant, Mon
day night, August II, it is
being announced by Mrs. Lo-
vie Glenn, chairman.
The WCG has procured the
air conditioned First Baptist
Church for the session. The
meeting will start at 7:30 p.
m.
Mrs. Mora, a native OF
Hungary, was driven from
that country when the COM
munists took over. She NOV
ed to Germany where she
met and married DR. Lido
Mora. The couple later NOV
ed to Cuba and fled to the
United States after castro
gained control of the Cuban
government.
Mrs. Mora is known for her
lectures on communism, hav-
ing carried on a series of
programs on the subject over
a Jackson TV station last fall.
She is presently teaching Spa
nish at Millsaps College in
Jackson. DR.. Mora is employ
ed with the Veterans Admin
StratiOn in Jackson.
The public is cordially in
vited and urged to attend this
program on this vital subject,
Mrs. Glenn said.
Holmes County herald., 1963-08-08
Welfare Office
to be closed
on Saturdays

The Holmes County Wei
fare office will be closed
all day on Saturdays be-
ginning this week, it was
announced today by Welfare
Agent Mrs. Jean Mcclellan.
The office had previously
been open from 8 to 10 in
the mornings.
The new office hours are
being set up under a rul'
ing by the State Welfare
Board allowing county OF
fices to close on Saturdays.
This being the case in HOl-
mes County, the Welfare
office will not be open on
Saturdays in the future.
Holmes County herald., 1963-08-08

Continued on back page)
Holmes County herald., 1963-08-08
New drive-in
opens Friday
in Lexington

Open house, marking the
grand opening of Fran's Drive
Inn in Lexington, will feature
prizes and refreshments Fri
day afternoon from 3 to 6, ii
was announced this week by
Mrs. Oscar Wynne, cO-Owner
and operator.
The new, modern restaur-
ant will provide dining facili-
ties ranging from curb SER
vice with covered parking
area through private dining
room service. In between are
lunch counter and tables in
the front dining area. Reser-
vations will be required for
the private dining facilities.
Short orders will be served
daily with full dinners avail
able on Sundays, Mrs. Wynne
said. The restaurant will be
open between the hours of 5
a. m. and IL p. m.
Visitors to open house Fri
day will be served Cokes, COT
fee and donuts, and will be
invited to register for a free
steak dinner for the family.
Two such prizes will be a.
Warded.
A standing feature, Mrs.
Wynne said, will be always
fresh coffee, and home made
pies and cakes.
The new restaurant is To-
Gated at the intersection Of
Highway II and Old Tchula
Road.
Holmes County herald., 1963-08-08
BY Paul Tardy

EVEN THOUGH a general
election such as the first pri-
mary just completed is a ire
mendous load to carry for any
newspaper trying to do its full
share of community service,
other activities deserving
news coverage don't just stop.
We have wished many times
this week that we could post
pone everything else, but it
Just isn't being cone these
days.
In view of the above, we at
the Herald are just gritting
cur teeth this week and pour
ing on the steam trying to
give everybody a fair shake,
but whether we really sue
coed at this is yet to be seen
at this writing. There's con-
siderable confusion about the
office, and judging from the
telephone calls we are re-
ceiving, this confusion street
ches all over the county.
So. if you have to scrape
the ink off this issue, or turn
it upside down to read it,
Just say, "Pore things, they
lust couldn't do any better"
HARDEN ERWIN speaks
with pride of a recent achieve
ment for himself and other
local members of the Boy
Scouts at Camp Kickapoo. We
were unable to get full in
formation on the boys from
CONTINUED on back page)
The Detroit tribune., 1963-01-05
VIC Vet
SAYS

Q - Is there new law chang.
ing the disability rating for peace
tire veterans 10 quality for yo-
cat'onal rehabilitation?
a One difference between
the oris'ns vocational rehsbili.
fsfion law and fhe new law is
that peaeefime veteran with a
disability rated less than 80 per.
cent must have "a pronounced
employment handicap" in order
70 qualify for vocational rehabi-
Iissfion.
Q - Understand income ques.
tionnaire forms will be mailed
out earlier this year to veterans
and dependents Of deceased vet
erans receiving pensions Does
tbs mean they have TO be re-
turned earlier?
A - The forms should be re-
turned TO the address in the up
per right hand corner as soon
as possible. However. the dead.
line remains January 81.
The Detroit tribune., 1963-01-05
Carnival Pulls Record crowd

Observation-Disclosures at De-
tro.t's Christmas Carnival at
Cobo Hall is expected TO smash
the quarter-million mark by Sun.
day, show officials announced
today.
The Carnival, free TO the pub
lie. opened December 8 and has
drawn crowds of up to $4,000
persons day. By Thursday
December 2O) more than 200.
900 persons had Visited the al.
traction.
Despite the large attendance. :"
mayor Jerome p. csvsnssh said,
we have never been over.
crowded and there has been no
waiting TO get in"
Visitors have come from as
Tar as loo miles away. from Sapi.
nav. Flint. Lansing. Pontiac
Ann Arbor, Toledo and other
cities.
The Carnival. open from Q am
70 . pm. daily, will run through
december 81 after closing for
Christmas Day. Cavanagh ordered
production Of the show by the
Ci'y as a replacement for Ford
Motor Company's annual Christ.
mas program at the Rotunda.
which burned to the ground Nov.
ember 9.
The show. including J. L. Mud
son Company parade floats, .
spectacular ssnfs's Castle, snl
mated dispisyl . pvppsf show
The Detroit tribune., 1963-01-05

~And God spake all these
words, saying, -. -.
"Thov shalt have no o'"''
gods before me. .,,.o
Thou shalt not make un'o
thee any craven image Or
any likeness Of any thing .na'
;s in heaven above. or tnat
;s in the earth beneath, or
that is in the water uhue'
the earth: -,
Thou shalt not bow down
thyself to them, nor selse
them: for I the Lord thy Coo
am a jealous God, visiting the
iniouity of the fathers upon
the children unto the th'rd
q
and fourth generation OF
them that hate me-
And showing mercy un'o
thousands OF them that love
me, and keep my eommand-
menfs.
Thou shalt not take the
name OF the Lord thy Goa
in vain: for the Lord VIII
not hold him guiltlcss that
taketh his name in vain.
six days shalt thou la
bour. and do all thy work;
But the seventh day is
the sa5bath of the Lord thy
God: in it thou shalt not do
any work. thou, nor thy son,
nor thy daughter, thy man
servant. nor thy maldser-
ant. nor thy cattle. nor thy
stranger that is within thy
gates:
For in six DAYS the Lord
made heaven and earth, the
sea. and all that in them is.
and rested the seventh day:
wherefore the Lord blessed
the sabbath day. and hallow-
Cd il.
Honour thy father and thy
mother: that thy davs may
be long upon the land which
the Lord ihv God giveth thee.
Thou shalt not kill.
Thou shalt not commit
The Detroit tribune., 1963-01-05

A Byoqslyn manufacturer has
Decn awarded : contract 70 turn
Oh, 10000 shiny stainless steel
pot lids for Use = retlectors
or 7o,sl venitles the Post Of
.te Department announced yes
tercay
Il awarding the COR -, u
;Ne Us Metal p-olyc.s Co.,
lnc Edward Z Herman. dire
Tor Of ReSs.rll .rc Engineering.
SAD tee c!s arc expected TO
reduce considerably the number
p. se- -erts Z hiicren
Ai.7lhec w.nCshleids with
: wrought il 2 bracket. they
The Detroit tribune., 1963-01-05

enable the driver TO pick up the
reflection OF children p.aylns a,
blind spots close 10 the front
wheels
Tt- 10000 discs VIII re IN.
-alle1 on postal ir.. " resi-.
ocnual areas on the up snt
hand side oi the WINDS. or
the upper left side for ris r No
drive vehicles TIE Der r II
IS also considering n n as
them al the rear OF the q.
The pot hos ale the b ain
child OF Harry NJ Knarr u Sc.
Superintendent OF Vehiclt Ns n.
enance Service al SaraS5ta Fla.
While helping his wife VIII the
dishes. Knarr noticed the mirror
like qualities Of The I'd Ec VAS
drying Here he ;Aoushi. mizht
be the solution to the problem
hat mas troubled safety experts
: long ime-how 10 find SIM
pie device TO eliminate the blind
spots.
Knarr trieo il out himself
first. found j worked and ire
idea was brought 10 the attention
o. postal officials a; regional
headquarters in Atlanta Georgia
The discs VS. .s>,4''ei for u
purposes on trucks a. -sc:l
and Suitland. Maryland
Results at al ties, points proved
entirely Satisfactory TO the Depart.
ment Not a single driver or the
test vehicles had an accident in.
yolving small children. and The
drivers themselves say the disc
Is the best device yet DEVELOPED
TO reduce this iype Of acciden,
To determine their effective
ness under adverse weather both
disc and bracket were tested for
100 hours IL salt spray chamber
and survived the test with no no.
ticeable depreciation
The pot lids. with the bracke,
cost the Department Sl6o each
Mr. Hartman said the Depart.
ment may increase lis order by
The Detroit tribune., 1963-01-05

and $4,000 piece miniature cir.
Gus. covers 10000 feet in cobo
Hall. Detroits ss-miIlion-doIIar
convention facility on the De-
froit River.
Cavanagh described the Car
nival as truly a community ef-
fort and Friday morning will
present certificates of apprecla-
tion to representatives of more
than 30 businesses, labor unions
and civic groups.
Scores OF school groups have
come by busloads to attend the
show. John p. Casey, Carnival
coordinator. said that more than
25'000 persons already have rid
den the Christmas-decorated
"DSR Special" buses which run
continually from the shopping
district to Cobo Hall by way OF
Woodward The fare is 5 cents
for adults, with children free.
We hope that parents who
haven't been able 10 bring the
family TO the Carnival before
Christmas will be able 10 attend
before we close psesmber ~,
Mayor csvsnssh said. We have
net discovered . bored child AZ
the Carnival yet"
The only exceptions to the y
to Q show hours. besides the
Christmas Day closing. are Dec
"a. with a 8 pm. closing. ana
December 81. when the Carnival
ends It's run at noon.
The Detroit tribune., 1963-01-05
Lyndon johnson
continues from page ! J

Tohnso~ VIA a'so attend the Jni.
vers.iy Coatoca,lor a. Ford Aai..
;or'lnl
= private reception fol The
vic. President and Mrs. John.
sor Mil be held ., 5 p m. at
Cos1 Hal
In addition to being the speak
er al me Centennial Convocalion.
Vice President Johnson viii also
receive sn hororary Decor Of
Lsws degree from the University.
He will be cited for his de-.
soted and wise leadership, for
his lifelong eedies'ion 10 the
national welfare and his outstsnd.
ing eon'ribUiiens 10 the achieve.
ne-ts e CO.. democracy"
The theme .,r IN, Centennial
The Development Of the Amer.
ica- Negro and Of Free Socie
:. -ts for the observance
were ma4- -a.- through sc.
GreGor Fund.
Others participating in The
event during the year include
The Honorable Thureood Mar.
'hsil. cf tse US. Court of Ap-
pesIs; George Shirley. WSU
slumnus ard Mstropc .fsn Opera
sfsr; Ralph m.ci'l. editor and
pub isher cf The Atlanta conssi.
frt'on; and Lsns.ton Hughes. re-
rowned Nesrz poet.
y norsry chairman for the
Cenicnnial is Cunar Myrdal rro-
lessor al the University Of ST ck-
holm and author Of The Ameri
ran Dilemma. widely acclaim
cd study Of racial relations in
The United States
The Detroit tribune., 1963-01-05
Post office Department To Use 10000
Steel Discs to Save Playing Children

another 1900 Meanwhile Knarr
j. locking soFasr 70 receiving
: suggestion award irc'ldin ar
amount o. cash YET TO be deter.
m.nei
The Detroit tribune., 1963-01-05
MAsE ylNAax
The Bible Tells Us;

adultery.
STkev shah nj steal,
~rhev shalt not bear false
witness against thy neigh
Dor.
~Thou shalt not sevst Thy
nsishber's house. thou shalt
not eovst thy nsishbor's
wife. nsr his mansssvsnf. nor
his msidservsnf. nor his OK.
nor his as. nor anything
that Is thy usiahbour's."
EXODUS 20;l, Al, 9l0
There is therefore now
no condemnation to them
which are in Christ Jesus.
who walk not after the flesh,
but after the Spirit.
"For the law of the Spirit
of life in Christ Jesus hath
made me free from the law
of sin and death 49,.
THAT the righteousness of
the law might be fulfilled
in us. who walk not after the
flesh. but after the Spirit.
"For they that are after
the flesh do mind the things
of the flesh; but they that
are after the Spirit the things
of the Spirit.
For to be carnally minded
is death; but 10 be spiritual.
Iy minded is life and peace"
iROIildu O.l-OD
Study TO shew thyself ap-
proved unto God, a workman
that needeth not 10 be asham-
ID. rightly dividing the word
Of truth" !" I'll Timothy 2:l5)
READ SCIENCE ND
HEALTH WITH KEY TO THE
SCRIPTURES, BY MARY
BAKER EDDY. THE BOOK
THAT UNLockS THE
SCRIPTURES. AND EN-
LiCHrENs MAN ON HIS
SPIRITUAL IDENTITY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-18
So smooth, so satisfying,
so downright smOkeabIe!

For flavor and enjoyment you just can't
beat Pail Mails natural niIdness It's so
good to your taste Never too strong
Never too weak Always just right! Enjoy
satisfying flavor. so friendly to your
taste. Outstanding. and they are Mid!
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-10
Petit Juries Are
Named For Court

Two petit juries were en-
panelled to serve at the Oc-
tober term of Circuit Court
in Holmes County this week.
They are:
Petit Jury No. I: James A.
Rathell, A j. Davis, L. L.
Horne, Roger Mcbride, j. A
Carpenter, ]. Buford Holder
E. Walter Buck, Thomas A
Bennett, Ellis /. Harris, V
D. Spell, ]. Malcolm Dren-
nan and Tolbert Majors.
Petit Jury No. II: ]. u
Spell, W. Lee Bentley, Billy
Joe Gilmore, Louis Pepper
Tildon Lee Mcclellan, H. E
Henderson, E. j.. Reynolds
H. N. Robertson, Robert w,
Scott, N. w. Malone, John D.
Fades and j. T. Pierce.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-10
West Library Holds Open House

The new West Public Ii
brary was officially opened
Thursday afternoon, October
3rd, when 'open house" was
held from 3 until 4:30. Mrs.
Mildred w. Holmes, retiring
librarian, having served in
that capacity for more than
thirty years, welcomed and
registered the guests as they
entered. The room was at
'tractively decorated with fall
flowers and leaves and dis
plays of current best books.
Mrs. H. L. Campbell and
Mrs. j. R. Melton presided at
the refreshment table which
was centered with a beauti-
full cake designed in the
shape Of an open book. Lime
punch and cookies were
served the visitors as they
enjoyed looking over the new
furniture and fine reading
material now available. Book
mark souvenirs were present
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-10-10
Mother-Doughter Scout Bouquet Held -.
Mrs. Frances Murphy
Addresses Group.
On Scouting Here

A Mother-D Daughter "Pot-
luck Supper held by Girl
Scouts of Lexington Thurs
day night, October 3, was at
tended by IA persons and
was a highlight of the Scout
ing year.
The meal was served in the
Grammar School lunchroom
at $50 with members of six
troops and their mothers pre-
sent.
Mrs. Ray Johnson, overall
chairman introduced Council
troop leaders and the speaker,
Mrs. Frances Murphy, North
West Mississippi Girl Scout
Council representative. OF
Greenwood. She spoke on the
meaning of Girl Scout work.
A feature of the program
which delighted the young
sters was a movie filmed at
Day Camp in June. Mrs.
Mike Lannon's was in charge
of the film showing.
Troop leaders and members
are Troop 81, Miss Mariana
Kimbrough and Mrs. Harden
Erwin, with the following
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