ANN The Most Widely Read Newspaper in Centre County, A Visitor in Seven Thousand Homes Each Week. - Odd and Curious News . » . Silver Lining A silver lining for every “Un” can in the country if the war shuts off our present tin sources is seen by J. P. Gill, Pittsburgh, president of the American Society for Metals The additional cost of plating con- tainers on the inside with silver instead of tin might add a few cents to the price of a can of beans, he explained, but “what of It? We can get along without tin, but not with- out cans.” The Dutch East Indies are a major source of tin used in | the United States. Good Dog That shining silver medal worn by Mrs. Grethen Aney's Cerman shepherq dog, Rin Tin, proves he is | a model church goer. The Congre- | gational Church of Chandlerville | nl awarded him the medal for 10 years’ regular attendance at Sun- day School. Since 1930, when the dog started going to church wilh | Mrs. Aney's children, he hasn't | missed & Sunday, always occupying the same spot in the front of the | church auditorium with the prim- ary class Lost-Soon Found About three hours after the slip-| ped & small chamois bag, in which | was about $5000 worth of diamond | jewelry, inside the front of her dress, Mrs. James Bridgens, of Lock Haven, discovered that it was miss- ing. She offered a reward for the return and the bag and contents were found by one of the carpen- ters working on a property owned by Mr. and Mrs Bridgens, which she hag visited during the after- noon. * Reward Friends When Frank E Weitz, retired Omaha, Neb. railroader, lay help-| less from an injury. He vowed he | would never forget those who alded his convalescence by visiting him almost daily. He hasn't. Today, three years after his injury, he has given eight new automobiles, of a total value of $4500, Ww who stood by him In his darker hour those > Prize Winner Besides being an honor student Marion Powers claimeq just about every award offered high school se- niors of Osceola Mills, She won the Clearfield-Centre County Ameri- can Legion college scholarship, an- other scholarship offered by the State Department of Instruction and also annexed the Clearfiejg | County League of Nations’ prize. » . Hen Kidnaps Kittens A hen on Roy Pruden’s farm at Hartford City, Ind. has kidnaped five kittens from thelr mother. The hen drove the mother cat away and has fought her off every time she comes near. The Prudens are seeing that the kittens are fed. Dividend Farmer Pearl Clark, of Madison Mo. cut down a bee tree took out 90 pounds of honey ang two swarms of bees. The tree pald an unex- pected bonus—-a mother opposum and 11 youngsters which had holed up in another part of the trunk. All-American Only American flags will be permitted in a Fourth of July pa- rade at Altoona, and bands must play patriotic American music, The Blair County War Veterans’ Coun- cil is sponsoring the celebration It is surprising what peole some- times think of a man but if you want a surprise, find out what the man thinks of himself, | ston and | and was taken to her home SECOND SECTION dhe Cenfre Democrat NEWS, FEATURES VOLUME 69 Lightning Bolt Kills Philipsburg Electric Worker At Sub Station i BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1940, ———— Random Items NUMEER 26, Hatching Employe of Pennsylvania Electric Company | Was Engaged in Replacing Burned- Out Fuses; Companion Stunned last Wednesday moming, Leo Za- and killed by a lightning bolt. The 32-year-old victim of the unusual accident was in the employ of the Pennsylvania Electric Company His companion, Thomas Hurley, was stunned by the bolt, but recov. ered quickly and summoned ald. Dr George R Tavior accompanied the! company rescue squad which re- sponded to the alarm. The squad In- cluded Harry Townsend, R. E. John- Mike Comitz. Together with Mr. Hurley they immediately administered artificial respiration, working for several hours in an un- successful attempt to prolong the in- jured man's life Zavalydriga and Hurley were ott on trouble duty during the early Woman Is Fatally Injured In Fall Inmate of Clearfield County - Home Thrown From Pole | She Climbed Mrs. Anna Kennedy, 32-year-old | inmate of the Clearfield County 4 i Home, died from injuries suffere last week when she climbed a steel pole, supporting electric wires, and wag knocked to the ground by high tension current She suffered a severe back injury at Eaal she died End, Clearfield wiere | Two boys saw her fall from the 20- { foot pole on the Robinson Clay pro- ducts Co., near the home She is survived by her husband William, and two children — Two Fall From Train In Fight One Man Loses Leg and Other Hand in Mishap Near Mifflintown Two men riding blind baggage on 2 Pennsylvania Rallroad freight train were injured when they fell under a car during a fight Sunday afternoon near Denholm, two miles west of Mifflintown The more seriously injured is Ros. coe Ashbern, 20, of Taylorsville N C.. who suffered an amputation of the right leg. Thomas Davis 20 Negro, of Pittsburgh, lost his left hand when he fell under the car According to members of the frain crew, the two men had been riding between gondola cars on the West. bound train when the argument oc- ‘curred. The reason for the argument was not learned by the crew, a mem- ber of whom discovered the accident and stopped the train At Denholm the injured men were | treated by a physician, who sum- moned an ambulance and took them | Each | to the Lewistown Hospital man blamed the other for the acci- | dent, crew members reported ALTOONA MAGICIAN ROBBED J. Franklin McDermott, Altoona High School faculty member and] prominent magician, returned home Sunday from a midwestern trip thai gave him costly but beneficial ex- while he returned to his hotel for | er of the sub-stations and nity. The big Hudson substation { Just as he climbed down from a|morning storm which blew fuses at { high position after replacing burned | several { out fuses at the Hudson sub-station | transformers in the Philipsburg vic- | { vilydriga, of Philipsburg, was struck | which supplies electrical power to a | number of nearby communities, was | struck by lightning abeut midnight blowing the fuses A short time later the two men arrived there to replace the fuses They walted until the heavy down- pour of rain and the accompanying discharge of lightning and thunder! seemed to subside and then went to the sub-station and pulled the large switch. Mr. Zavalydriga then climb ed to the top replacing the fuses He descended to the platform below and was getting ready to throw the switch and restore the current when another bolt hit the transformer and killed him Mr. Zavalydriga had been with the company for four years and wis known to have been a careful work- He lived at Cold Stream and is survived by his widow and old deughter T~Yyeur- - Paid In Eggs of Woodlake, Cal, retuned to his car after a call he had to chase two hens from the seats Each left a laid egg When Ralph Graves, census tak- | MALES MAY HAVE TO REGISTER According the United duced In Congress measure sted features 1. The registration of all male citizens and male aliens between the ages of 18 and 65, with certain exceptions for members of the army, the navy, the national guard, ete 2. The division of the registrants into two main categories (a) Men between 21 and 45, who to the provisions of eight months bill following miii- : ning ervice ’ 57 Lary and for iB and 65 who are raining their intro tra (bh) Men between 45 for home defense In or nea munities 3. From the by registrants between 21 and 45, provision made for the selection by of men subject to training and service, and for a careful se- (Continued on page eight) draft Lhe hs State 21 and Hable hel COM - ween and are essential ana vice home great pool formed 43 ) ot i Few Of 332 Convicts To Escape From Rockview Prison Retain Freedom ‘Only Fifteen of Number Who Succeeded in Getting Away Were Able to Avoid Recap- ture; Death Claimed Several In spite of the liberty allowed convicts at the Rockview prison, the inmate who contemplates making a break for liberty with the idea of en. joying permanent freedom. is doom- ed for disappointment, The chances of his success in retaining his lib- erty after he has once broken the prison rules and escaped, are very slim, according to prison statistics In the last 26 years since the in- stitution was founded, there have been a total of 332 men escape from Two escaped last Thurs- they, like most of the were speedily captured and returned to serve extended senten- ces. They were apprehended same day they made thelr break s0 many of the escaped prisoners Aare Of the 332 men who escaped 15 have never been returned Rockview Death prevented some from being returned to this Central Pennsylvania prison and others were held and Imprisoned in other stales Last week Beri Miller who es- caped back In 1827 was apprehend- ed in Rochester, N. Y., and return- ed serve a doubled sentence after hi of freedom. One man Nome, Alaska and the cases of have made successful breaks for a number of years i» rare. Most cases are like Howard Franell'’s and Charles Briner's. who escaped last week. They were cap- tured a few hours later and soon found themselves back familiar surroundings A $50 reward and police Ww in dispatching guards key points, use of bloodhounds to key points, use of mountainous woods which is oon fusing to escaped convicts, are some of the reasons why most breaks are not successful, Then wo. if prison. ers do get away, they are usually ar- rested somewhere cise and return- ed Since the Rockview branch of the Western Penitentiary was opened in 1014, an average about 13 In- mates have made a break each year but only about 4 convicts in each Years were never returned. As was death and interment in other states prevented a number of these men from returning $900 Damage In Bridge Collision the prison day but others 4 he nl of 4 - ony ' 7s} stated, to 13 Was arrested Miller's who VeRrs in ena pe er on Flemington others A “CRACKERLESS” FOURTH ie nce On pende wis declared, John Adams ald ‘It ought to be commemorated a the day of de solemn is of devotion to God Almighty. It to be celebrated with pomp with shows, games bells, bonfires and from one end of thi: ontinent to other, from this time forward forevermore.’ These words show with what im- portance the oid statesman viewed the nation’s holiday. The time which elapsed since his memorable ulter- ance has brought nothing to dimin- ish this joy to the patriotic folks of Centre county, unless we consider what the banning of the fire crack- er has done to the younger element What visions are conjured up by the mere name of the fire cracker What a thrill the small boy got in helping to celebrate Independence Day. Flags flying, processions, ur- chins of every class with smoke- lackened faces and biistered fin- gers, that mother is tenderly liverence Ly ac ought and parade Ports, guns iuminations, ia the (841 day on which our inde- ing with bind- | scold the f« tt intermitient wort of thing ing ngs fire- they : Dower rocket fr that is the [he crackers were an Fourth American happy day Now that the is no longer permissible | a brief history of the old-fashioned 10 ming T park om Nese 53 be firecracker 0 #000 young that the pa triobic without on a giv immemorial 0 be adjunct which hw would be no O the earl ard was ackers boys lo use is r Btale use of fire nou of hetithen won 1s il 1 nolse-maker may be of interest Although of the fOreworks . a used ountr r made In the used In ‘ yu y are made iy ¥ whom men «1 United States, the Chinese were the | 0 1, Nan WG 0% originators of fire cracker, and ‘“ ol aiid y ihe ea produ ¢ ihem great quanti the banging frighten hi AWAY Bitar principle vy god of firect gunpowder, has always been found great quantities China and All the ancient records of that country 0 be prove that gunpowder there manufactured al time when Eur ope was a howling wilderness except in the little corner where Rome sal on her seven hills Fireworks were the earliest form in which gunpowder was used. as oddly enough, its entertaining qual- there supposed U most ES ea a 3 of brilliant this ¢ ed about the a t nam in Lh] Ld of I's Arecracke Leedier hence ingredient of poe the rir the red firecrackers are intend. away he green and yellow to Leedien From firecracker was the t ry " an Tn od used to frightes the while offering red devil are Bim gradually cannon, which was used by the Chi- nese in their war with the Mongols in A D 12332 Thus we owe tO Chinese ihe { the most wae B Ores the He eve ed destructive thee invention of Bridge A of Ohily a mile Or sO etion driv truck from Ohio thort of his destin. Lock Haven escaped seri- ous injury, but hig traller truck was jamaged about $800 Friday after- in 3 collision on the bridge a! Flemington over Be'd Eagle Creek The collision swerved the truck from the roadways onto the bridge s sidewalk, where came 10 rest th the front 150 the guard wedged tightly areinsy one of bridge girders The driver of the truck Donald Persons, Hammondsvillie, Ohio he wag joroed from the road when 2 car tried 0 pass him on Lhe bridge ang cul in wo gharply, when another car approached from opposite direction slight cut on the forehead ang la- cerations of his arn er a ir mn rticie of warfare in the roon Ag lit firecracker hmentis can I we » of making by ma- Work is scocom- nieresiing ’ ¢ aug sup i FROWOT - tabi hard- it i 4 ine Lhe wore Sd " Agar cab 1 radi ang Ue usual roar many and one make u } 1 Ve whe the din of but a i inything } place For a mile around factory the thousands of inhabitants are all emploved in making firecrackers. As soon as the children are old enough io be anything but babies they begin and as soon as their moth. ers finished thelr housework they their hands making firecrackers But there is no confusion, for no one knows how fo do but a very small part of the immense amount (Continued on page eight) the Police the truck, it pass a second truck which been following. The car coming in the direction forced her to cut in sharply. Her damaged about the right rear fend- er. She was uninjured as was her passenger, Mary Weaver, also of Mill Hall tO work have turn to General Butler, Marine Hero, Dies Retired Veteran, Long Public Eve through War Service Blunt, outgpoken Smedley D. Butler, a “fighting Quaker” who spent 30 of his 58 years in the United States Marine Corps, dieq Friday at ihe Philadel- phia Naval Hospital of an abdom- inal aliment, A “soldier's soldier,” General But- ler retireg in 1881 after a career which started in 1808 az a provision- al second lieutenant in the Marine Corps He won the first of his many ci- the balance of his luggage. During | tations—which included two con- his brief absence the glass in one of | gressional medals of honor--at the rear doors was broken and two Tientsin, China, during the Boxer handsbags taken. | Rebellion. From China he wen: ww perience. : The Altoona master of legerde- main was the victim of a robbery in Chicago a week ago. The loot in- | cluded all of the equipment em- ployed in his acts of magic as weil as his extra wearing a L t his locked Police took finger prints found on the car door but Mr. McDermoti is still awalling word from Chicago! police. | Mr. McDermott estimates that it! will take several weeks for him to Mr. McDermott replace the egi'pment which be car in a parking lot for 10 minutes | 190d in hig tricks of magic. | guished Service Medal Mexico Haitf, During the w War his or- him out of baugh, Boalsburg; work at State College. ganization abilities the front lines bu. his Camp Pontznezon, the great de- at Brest, earned him the Distin- Following his return to Maj-Gen. | ! 1 | the Panama Canal Zone, Nicaragua. | § barkation port for American {mp8 | yon: Vv. Ross Nicodemus, Martins | burg; Preston Smith, Martinsburg. be Washington: Logue, then nl this! “Farm Debt Adjustment has al-| | ‘Aid For Farmers Thomas Logue Now Available Dies At Phila. Farm Security Administration erelary o" Internat Altairs Of ers Debt Adjustment uring — pci to Creditors palm homas A. Logue, Secretary of Leading farmers and business men | Internal Affairs during the admin- in this locality are cooperating with ' wiration of Governor Oeorge H the Parm Security Administration.! Parle, died unexpectedly at Phila- {U. 8. Department of Agriculture, in| delphia, last Thursday, of a heart carrying on a debt adjustment ser! suask He was 47. ivice for farm deblors and their 3 ‘e - |crdiors, according to Mr. Oukley 8. |, 264°}, Seath crnsied s vacancy | Havens, FSA Supervisor, 234 East| y, Degoeratic National Conven- { College avenue, State College. Three | (cai will be filled by Mrs {public spirited citizens in each py, Guffey Miller, sister of Unit- {county have been appointed to serve ed States Senator Joseph P. Guffey |as a committee which aids the FSA'S vo. ariller Democratic national commitieewoman, - re- placed Logue as the ranking alter- | nate delegate at large. Logue had been active in politics [Farm Debt Adjustment service in | negotiating voluntary agreements as an alternative to often costly and involved court procedure. it required a heavy Highway De- partment truck to pull joose Per- son's truck from where it was jam- med against the bridge girder. Traf- on the Lock Haven-Mill Hall highway was held up for gome time untdl the wreckhge was cleared away ANNUAL REUNION OF STOVER CLAN The seventh annual reunion of the Stover clan, descendants of the late Daniel Btover of near Centre Hall, was held on Orange Park on Saturday, June 15th Those present were: Mr. and Mrs 1. R. Stover, Mr. and Mrs. John For. tenbaugh, Mr. and Mrs. James Ben- ton, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pressel and daughter, Donna, James and Robert Miller and Calvin Showers, of Al- Philipsburg Man Heads State VFW [eo Moerschbacher Elecled State Commander at York Convention fic Iwo Moerschbacher, of Philips- burg, has been elected by the dele- gates of Pennsylvania Veterans of Foreign Wars posts to serve as State Commander for the ensuing year iMr. Moerschbacher was elected to head the State V. P. W. organiza- | tion at the annual convention which recently closed at York Mr. Moerschbacher succeeds Frank Brooks as stale commander He [served as senior vice commander last year. His election to the post | Truck Jammed Against Gird- | the He received ajhas any extra money, The driver of the car, Miss Miid- red Weaver, told the State Motor thai as she tried 10 Pass also gwerved out to it had car was slightly _ hauled into headquarters | | NORTH WARD BLIGHTED: Wonder why Governor James doesn’t forget this Presidential bus- | iness long enough to appoint some- {one Lo serve as Justice of the Peace of the North Ward, Bellefonte? The (post has been vacant since the {Geath of the late G. Earle Hofler {early in March. Bellefonle has only one Justice of the Peace is {entitled 0 two ! PIECE PARLEYS: | Prom all accounts we've seen res garding the peace parieys for Prance conducted by Hitler and Mussolini the trend of the conversation seems 0 have been something like ‘You take a piece here, and 11 take A plece there.” BOTTLE EXCHANGE The Bellefonte Milk Bottle Ex- change seems to have become seri- ously bogged down. The organiza- tion was formed sometime ago by milk dealers 10 see that bottles were returned to thelr respective owners In recemt weeks we have been mi ly irritated at the breakfast table find that the morning's milk ap- parently came from a Jersey Bhore dairy. fromm 2 Lock Haven place, or from one of the dairys In town not currently being favored with our charge acocount DON'T STAY LONG: Once in a while some of Warden C. C. Rhoads’ 1000 guests sl Rockview peniter away from him but to the credit must be sald th dont stay away long He has a | tem worked out whereby those { his charges who get gway are {almost before we outsider | chance 0 grab off a reward MURDER REWARD: | One of the claimants to the re- {ward offered by Centre county for ithe arrest and conviction of the {slayer of Faye Gates is J. L. Tressel of East Bishop street. With the ar- rest last week of Richard | Mr. Tressel, a former State isergeant, feels he is entitled claim the reward This department doesn’t propose to enter merits of Mr. Tressel we know that we linder's name mentioned how and why of bis mission of the May 26. The siory was Mr ressel-—and we're ai his request. Miilinder wa ed on June 14 NOTE TO GRANGE: We don" know anyth financial condition of Centre County Grange We do know ane of the nicest ways to spend it would be buy a bookmobile for the Cex County Library The library needs such 8a oonveyvance ft transport books to the rural areas-—-where most Grange members reside We offer the suggestion solely because we're certain thal any money the Grange might spend for such =z cause would be returned In full measure through the improvement {of lbeary service to Orange mem- bers and to their children GIVE HIM A PRESENT: A local music club the other day {held a discussion on the subject “What Can be Done With the Child | That Can't Sing?” There are limes {when this comer would be in favor of striking off a medal for such a child, or promising him an ice cream cone for every time he wanis to sing and cant. TOUGH ON COPS: Motor Policeman J M. Amick's experience Bunday with an ex-con- vict is one that possibly haunts the nightmares of every police officer An officer is liable at any lime io pick up a criminal on suspicion and {find himself looking into a gun {Suppose police took precautions against a surprise such as Amick had. In that event if you failed to show your registration cards you might be searched, shackled and at ang this 4 ad- tn Deputy or Wary get Depaty it iv ¥ they al £¥S of caugin Have a to inlo the All ust hear l late . is an Supposed « crime on Sunda told revealing said | + 4 y ak y Ang about the the 4 is ire of commander was the only unani- | mous one The York convention was attend- ed by more than 2,000 delegates and | daughter Connie, and son, John of Latoaster; Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm [fonte; Mr. and Mrs. 8 E. Ishier, i Musser, and son, Frank of Belle- |, dreds of drivers daily, he hap- Members of the committees are: | for a quarter of a century and made Was the largest V. F. W. convention Centre County: George B. M. FIV,’ 3 reputation as an oratos Sefote and | Penna. Purnace; George Mothers- | during his term as secretary of in- | James Markle. ternal affairs from 1954 to 1938. {| Born in Philadelphia, September | 17, 1892, Logue began his political | career at 20 as secretary to his fath- Blair County: Harry R. Gwin, Tip He was defeated for Congress in country after the World War, be ready given over 2000 Pennsylvania | 1926 and the next year for mayor of became commander of the Marine farmers, OLD BUILDING FALLS WITH BANG base at Quantico, Va. He left on leave in 1024 to become Philadel- One day last week shortly affer! the noon hour, the residents of the north side of Bellwood and Reigh- | town were startled with what they removed, also a portion of the south | wall, Since the shops were discontin- | ued, this building had become a on his return to the corps served at San Diego, Calif, China and thought was an explosion, A large play house for the many children | brick building which formerly was in that neighborhood ang it was| used as a locomotive erecting shop fortunate that it happened at a and machine shop by the Penn- time when these children were at sylvania railroad and locateq at the | dinner, The side walls went down north end of Cambria street, col- ' permitting the entire roof with its lapsed, The bullding was in the heavy truss timbers to crash to the process of being dismantled, Win-| shop floor with a tremendous roar at antico where he was brought together again Qu . promoted to the ranks of major general. General Butler was born in West This results Chester, Pa., July 30, 1881. He is survived by his widow, two sons and men a daughter. vo dows, (rames and doors hag been | | hey BR Sb 4 followed by a dense cloud of dust. $25 DAMAGE WHEN CAR a op ou wR Se $150 DAMAGE WHEN CARS CRASH AT COLLEGE Cars operated by State College drivers were damaged to the extent of $150 at 9:20 o'clock Saturday morning in a collision at the inter- section of McKee Street ang Adams Avenue, State College. There were no injuries. K. B. Waterbury was driving west on Adams Avenue and the Intersection when a car driven by John M. Hartswick, traveling north on McKee Street, ed in a collision with the involy- er car, Chiet of Police John R. Juba, of State College said, iof one of the passengers, the deer entered | T_T - Deer Killed by Car When a deer jumped against the windshield of a car operated by Clarence McDohald and then crasn- ed through the window in the right front door, coming to rest in the lap was killed, but passengers escaped injury. The accident occurred on the Maple Hill road near Blossburg as the car was enroute to Wells. boro, to attend the laurel festival Wrong Earring A Beranton woman has filed suit against a chain store for $2500 damages. Bhe claims the lobe of one of her ears became “infected and poisoned” from wearing ear. ~0op the Classified columns. rings purchased at the store, H i i phia's director of public safety and Selves on a solid credit yo y | Mr. Havens stated. { i who faced foreclosure OF | philadelphia. He was chairman of virtual eviction from their farms. | the Philadelphia city committee the opportunity to establish them- from 1928 to 1932 and was a dele- foundation.” | gate to the Democratic national » hold- conventions in 1982 snd 1936, He ers and other creditors have been led the campaign in Pennsylvania with the farm, for Alfred BE. Smith for President in an effort to create mu-| in 1028 and good will! Logue during the World War, in rearrangements of | spent twelve months overseas as & credit, time extensions snd adjust second lieutenant, ts of debts ta actual ability to) i (Continued on page seven) iii. sam WP — ~The family’s newspaper, lever held in Pennsylvania. sons, Samuel, Thomas, James, and ts of the convention in. |David of Boalsburg; Mr. and Mrs. [cluded a national defense talk by Harry Gilmore and son, Bryson, of | Major General Edward Martin and | Yeagertown, Mrs. John Ha {an address by State Treasurer Clair | and son, David, of State College; Mr. | Ross. rand Mrs. Orvis Weaver, sons, Chal- | The convention went on record as mer, Carl, and Gerald, and daughter being ready to take part in any as- signment in the defense program {which the government may request. Freda; Mr. and Mrs. William Me- | {pens to run across one Who has | something to hide. | FOUNTAINS: {| The winter cover has not been | removed from the drinking fountain | | trough if there was one around | Mrs. Alice Jones, of Harrisburg, was elected president of the state department Ladies Auxiliary. convention took 4 hours to pass the reviewing stand. The parade which climaxed the! Durst, and son. Duane; Mr. 8. FP. | Btover, and daughter Anna Pay, of BINDERY: Centre Hall; Mrs, Foster Sharer; fhe book binding department of Mr. and Mrs. Nevin Gilmore, and {he Centre County Library is cur- daughter, Lois; Mr. and Mrs. Bruce rently engaged in binding back Emerick, daughter Joanne, and son, numbers of the National Geofraph Loses State Job ! ’ Margaret D. Hazel Madisonburg, Cora was dismissed as a typist-clerk, at Toy $1020, in the department of public: "% instruction, it was amnounced Fri-| day. ——— KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES' — Jails Are Tiresome Places ¢ we aha ay
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