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THE ROAD AHEAD
This is the age of confusion.
But that does not mean it need be an age of cynical resig-
nation to failure—and of the gradual abandonment of rights
and principles that took two thousand years of almost continu-
ous conflict for mankind to secure.
No one can minimize the problems that now confront the
nations, ranging from the terrible specter of unleashed atomic
energy down to such temporary difficulties as shortages of
materials. The very extent and number of these problems
VOL. XLVII, NO. 31 1948
32 State Farm Show Opens Thieves Loot Two Gas
Mount Joy, Pa., Thursday Afternoon, January 8,
have added to the confusion.
They have, as the old French
proverb says, made it hard to see the forest because of the
trees.
They have obscured the fact that there is redlly only
one basic problem, and that all the rest hinge upon it in one
way or another.
That problem 7s easily pui: Sooner or later, the peoples of
the world, including the United Stdtes, will have to make a com-
plete and final choice between the chimera of “security” and
the redlity of freedom.
There is a danger in using such words as “freedom” and
“liberty” these days.
Dictators and tyrants have attempted to
pervert them out of any semblance to their true meanings.
Hitler, after all, established his slave state and fought his disas-
trous war for world enslavement with “freedom” and “liberty”
as his rallying call.
Even so, the red free man can be describ-
ed. He is free to express his opinion, whether or not it is in
agreement with the majority or with the government in power.
He is free io worship as he pleases. He is free to print what he
thinks in a newspaper, or elsewhere, subject to the oldsestab-
lished laws of libel and public decency. He is free to work or
not to work, and to change jobs of his own volition without dic-
tation from employer, labor leader, or politician.
He is free to
run for public office on any platform he devises, or to vote for
the candidate of his choice.
He is free to engage in business
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The Affairs
At Florin For
Past Week
Mr, and Mrs. N. E. Hershey
visited Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Roberts
at Mechanicsburg and Mr, and
Mrs. H. B. Hershey at Lemoyne on
TRAD}.
and Mrs. Richard Kauff-
dletowniturned to Hampton, Va.
ser, 342:k after spending the holi-
trading\th Mr. and Mrs. B. F.
mercha’n, the formers parents,
Mr. George Collins of Perry Co.
called Mr. and Mrs, George
Mumper, Sr. Wednesday.
Mrs. Emma Keener
to her bed with illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Jene Eshelman oi
York and Mrs, Warren Eshelman
and two daughters of Emigsville,
visited Mr. and Mrs. George
Mumper Sr. on Sunday,
The regular monthly
the Florin Fire Co.,
on Monday evening
Hall,
Mr, and Mrs.
on
on
meeting of
will be held
at the Florin
Harry Leedom en-
tertained their children and
families to a turkey supper on
Wednesday evening. Present were:
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Leedom and
scn, Harny, daughter, Jane; Mr.
and Mrs, Far] Leedom and Donald,
H. Earl, Dolly and Shirley; Mr.
and Mrs, Miles Leedom and daugh-
ter, Evelyn; Miss Elizabeth Hess
and Mr, and Mrs. Anderson and
son Charles.
Mrs, William Brian and Mrs. F.
F. Brian of Mount Joy, visited
Mrs. Martin Liggins on Monday
afternocn,
Mr. and Mrs,
and son and daughter,
friends in town,
James Mumper
called on
{at O-Shaw Cabins, Gap Hill,
is confined |
i three service stations

‘Brief News Of
‘The Day From
Local Dailies
The city of York collected over
$63,000 frem its parking meters
last year,
a front door
and
Thieves “jimmied”
stole $21 in cash.
The General Electric Company
{ has reduced the price of its radios
more than thirty percent,
One passenger was killed and
twelve injured when a bus and
truck crashed on the icy road near
Oxford.
Robbers broke and robbed
in Quarry-
ville and one at New Providence
in the lower end of the county on
Sunday night,
Fire destroyed
plant of the Lancaster County
Seed Company, at Paradise, to-
gether with the steck, nine print-
ing presses, paper, etc. The loss is
estimated at $300,000.
Adam Felsinger, sixty-seven,
wel] known dahlia grower on the
Columbia pike four miles west of
Lancaster, was struck by a
driven by Abram Eshleman Keen-
thirty-three, Cclumbia R2. He
was killed instantly.
A A An
LLOYD KLINE IS CHAMP
Lleyd Kline, of Columbia, for-
merly cf this boro, won the YMCA
checker championship at Lancas-
ter Thursday. There were fourteen
entries,
ee A i ——
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Howard Nissley Brubaker, and
Mary Z. Shelly, both of Manheim
Rcute 2,
into
the three story
car
er,

Drove Stakes For Garage Here
In Front of Frank St. Dwellings
As may be seen by a numerous-
ly signed petition which appears
elsewhere in the Bulletin, the
cititzens and property owners on
the North side of Frank street and
vicinity, are oppcsed to the erec-
tion of a large garage on the South
side of said Frank street as in-
dicated by stakes and lines placed
thereon by the owner of the land,
Clarence Schock,
The matter was aired at Mon-
day night's meeting of Boro Coun-
cil but as that body was not
familiar with the situation under
the new zoning law, no action was
taken,
Orignally
south of
all
Frank
the land lying
street between

North Market and Barbara streets,
far south as Apple Tree alley,
except the depth of a lot on the
West side of Barbara street, was
included in the commercial and
industrial districts. At a public
meeting prior to the hasty passage
of said ordinance, the sec-
tion bounded by Frank street on
the North, the alley crcssing Frank
street immediately west of the
Sico Company and the alley on
the North of the Sico office build-
ing was placed in residence B
district. A sketch of the location
in questicn appears below.
Up to this morning Schock had
not applied for a permit for the
erection of a garage,
as

Dwellings Dwellings
| Residential

Fr ank Street
Seiler
Schock’s
|
Residential
Proposed
Garage

Jan. 12; Many Features
Offering a dozen or mcre new
features and improvements,
1948 Pennsylvania Farm
opens
morning, january 12 and continues
for five days and four nights,
through Friday afternoon,
“Bigger and better than ever”
the promise of show officials for
the 32nd presentation of the ag-
ricultural classic. They expect the
1948 Farm Show to draw half a
million or more visitors to the 14
acres of floor to see “the
Show
is
space
the |
|
I!
largest indoor agricultural expos-
ition in the world under one roof.”
The coming Farm Show will see
at Harrisburg on Monday | the return of the massive poultry
exhibits for the first time since the
1942 event; largest
assamkblages of prize livestock ever
in Pennsylvania; the first an-
State Championship log saw-
contest; larger competitive
farm machinery and equipment for
farm and home; enlarged and im-
proved eating facilities for visit-
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also one of the
seen
nual
ing

Prize Winners At
Co. Tobacco Show
annual Lancaster County |
Tobacco Show was held
caster Saturday in the
Bureau, There
in the various classes
measuring more than 26 inches in
length.
There was
The
for leaves
at Lan-!
Farm | ity over the week end.
Tey Roads Caused
were 136 samples |
Numerous Mishaps
Icy highways were blamed
several bad accidents in this vicin-
for
A 2-Car Accident
No one was injured but damage
estimated at $900 was reported in
a two-car accident on the Harris-
a total of 53 entries | burg pike, east of Elizabethtown,
and together with the 4-H Tobacco at 6:40 am, Monday.
Club display of 47 samples there
|
State Policeman Lynch said
was a grand total of 236 exhibits philip Hartley Essex, nineteen, of
in the two shows,
Two Manheim RD were
awarded purple ribbons in: the
regular display. Clarence Keener,
Manheim R1, won grand champ-
ionship on binder tobacco and El-
mer Shelly, Manheim R2, won
grand champion on filler leaf.
Lloyd Rohrer, Lancaster
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A Mri
UNION NATIONAL MOUNT JOY
BANK INCREASES ITS SURPLUS
The Directors of the Union
National Mount Joy Bank have
authorized the transfer of $25,000
from undivided profits to surplus,
increasing the latter item to $325,-
000. After the transfer, undivided
profits will be approximately $85,
000. The bank’s capital is $125,000
and its reserve fund is $25,000.
Total resources are $5,227,000.
ree ll Qe.
GAS ATTENDANT RESIGNS
Mr, John Crider, the very able
assistant at Newcomer's Gas Sta-
tion, East Main Street, has resign-
ed effective the end of this week.
John has accepted a position in the
mechanical department of the Sico
Oil Company here.
POSTMASTER RESIGNS
John N, Snavely, who
men
R1,
was
i driving

eighty last July, has resigned as |
postmaster at Rohrerstown, |
Fredonia, N. Y. a student at the
Baptist Schcol, Philadelphia, was
in the center
the
lane
west-
east
when he swerved into
kound lane and hit a car
by Jacob Landvater, Jr.
Florin, Essex fold the officer
“felt sleepy” and was able
swerve his car just in
avoid ‘a head-on crash,
Landvater’s car was hit the
left side by the Essex auto,
which went off the road and
plunged over a seven-foot
bankment into a field,
Two passengers were slightly
injured when an east-bound Grey-
hound bus skidded into a pole
Mrs. Nora Derr, West Main St.
and Mrs, Wm. Dellinger, North
Barbara Street, escaped serious
injury Sunday night when the car,
driven by Mrs, Derr, skidded on
the icy highway, west of Lancas-
ter, and turned over.
man brought
homes here,
Clayton E. Heisey
Horst, Jr., both of town,
more victims of icy highway
ditions early Monday morning,
their way to work at Lancaster
the Heisey they
skid east of town, went into a
ditch and the car landed
side. Neither were hurt,
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driven
sixty,
he
to
time to
on
rear
em-
State police-
the ladies to their
Ben
two
and
were
cos-
On
in
into a
car, went
on its

Annual Meeting Mt. Joy
Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Biemesderfer, Millersville, Speaker
Rotary- Lions Clubs Will Be Hosts
The annual meeting of the Mt.
Joy Chamber of Commerce will be
held next Tuesday evening, Jan.
13, at 6:45 pm, at Eli Hostetter’s
Banquet Hall when the annual
banquet will ke served in the
usual Hostettey style.
Members of our two local ser-
vice clubs, the Rotarians and the
Lions, wil] be guests of the Cham-
ber,
At this meeting the chairman of
each committee will make a re-
port of the year’s work and there
has been advance notice that “Pro-
gress” will not suffice. The Chair-
man of Committees are as follows:
Program, John M., Booth; Publici-
ty, Paris Hostetter; Membership,
Samuel] J. Dock; Merchants, Ed-
ward E. Lane; Industrial, Harry
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MP A ae
CONCERNING OUR
the
motorists in this vicinity last week.
Five had their
MOTORISTS
Here's ‘how State treated
cards withdrawn
and nineteen had their driving
privileges restored. Among the
former was Howard Singer, Jr.,
Maytcwn, who lost his card for a
failure ta file proof of financial

responsibility.

Traffic Violations
Michael Good prosecuted
James H. Cullen, of Mohonay
Plains, Pa., and Richard Tyler of
Pittsburgh, the latter on a reck-
less driving charge, Both will be
summoned for a hearing before
Justice of the Peace Arthur Hen-
drix.
Pfc. J. Amour, State Po-
lice, prosecuted Harold W. Givens,
of Brackville, N. J., on two charges
of reckless driving and driving
without an operators license, At
an immediate hearing before
Squire Hendrix, he paid $27.00
fine and costs,
BE eA,
TWO DIVORCES GRANTED
Walter G. Sager, twenty-eight,
Bainbridge R1, was divorced from
Dorcthy I. Sager, twenty-six, 422
East Front Street, Marietta, They
were married Aug, 12, 1939, and
separated March 16, 1944.
Alma Garber, twenty-nine, Co-
lumbia R2, was divorced from
Robert L. Garber, thirty-four, 27
South 10th Street, Columbia, They
were married June 22, 1941,
separated March 25, 1947,
Officer
Penna.
and:
Stations Here And At
Landisville Wed. Nite
A
|
stations, |
Two service
cne located in the west end of our
and the
burglarized
gasoline
in Landisville, |
last Wednesday
who escaped |
in cash |
boro, other
were
night by
with approximately $177
and a quantity of cigarets,
Van's Esso Service Station, w.|
Main Street, was entered and in-
truders looted a cash register and
change drawer of $177, according
to Chief of Police Elmer Zerphey.
They also broke into a pin-ball
machine and vending
machine, oktaining undeterm-
ined amount of money.
Entrance was gained by forcing
a rear window,
Another Esso service station at
Landisville, operated by G. Mel-
vin Nerhood, was visited by the
of thieves, according
to Cpl. J. J. Haggerty, of the
State Police. The thieves broke a
window to gain entrance and ran-
sacked the entire building
search for money,
Nerhood told police his place of
business was robbed last April and
since then he has not kept any
money there overnight,
After making a thorcugh check-
up of merchandise, Nerhood said
the intruders apparently carried
off some cigarets.
Dr. J. W. Levan, Phila.,
Commenc’m’t Speaker
The regular monthly meeting of
the Mount Joy school board was
held Monday evening at which
time Dr, J, W. Levan, of Philadel-
phia, was announced as the Com-
mencement speaker here in May.
Dr. Levan is promotional direct-
cr of the Evangelical Congrega-
tional Churches in the
part of the United States.
Principal, Wilbur Beahm, report-
ed enrollment of 620 pupils
with an attendance of 94 percent,
A balance of $14,488.27 was re-
ported by the treasurer.
Tax
berry,
robbers
a cigaret
an
same gang
in a
eastern
an
Hocken-
as col-
James
$1,000
lections since the last meeting.
Bills presented for
amounted to $3,541.85,
—
Week's Birth Record
Mr, and Mrs. Joseph Buchen-
auer, Mount Joy R2, a daughter at
home Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Derr, May-
town, a son at the Columbia Hos-
pital last Friday.
Mr, and Mrs. Raymond
€navely, Manheim R2,
| Thursday at home,
BE A i
HAD IMPROPER MUFFLER
D. Waltz, 13 Lumber
street, this boro, was prosecuted
at Lancaster, charged with mak-
ncise by driving an
muffler at
collector,
turned over
payment
N.
a son on
Samuel
ing excessive
auto with an improper
King and Prince streets.
Farmers’ Cooperative
Held Annual Banquet
One hundred and eighty
bers and guests of the Mount Joy
Farmers Cooperative Association
attended the annual meeting and
banquet in St. Mark's United
Brethren Church on Monday
night,
The program
by
mem-
included
Rev. Ezra Ranck,
grecup singing led by Mrs, Oliver
Kibler, Washington Boro,
piano selections Mr, Harry
Crouse.
Mrs. G. E.
tertained with
dialogues of
Dutch.
Mr, Kenneth Stern, of State Col-
lege, spoke on “Cooperative Re-
lationships.”
Three directors elected for a
three year term were; Phares
Longenecker, John Melhorn and
Amos Newcomer,
Regular business of the annual
the in-
vocation
of and
by
Swartz, of York, en-
her history and
the Pennsylvania

) meeting was also transferred,
Spirited Session of Council
Burgess Made
‘He Decided T fwo Tie Votes
Many Citizens Oppose The Erection of Clarence
Schock’s New Garage On South Side Frank St.
of Mount
nineteen
The initial meeting
Joy Boro Council for
forty-eight was held in the coun-
cil chamber Monday evening
all members present, Prior the
meeting Burgess Thos. J. B. Brown
administered the oath cof office to
councilmen J. R. Keller, Repub-
lican; Dr, John S. Gates, Repub-
lican; and Harold S. Krall, Demo-
crat, elected at the November
election,
Burgess Brown called
ing order and Messrs.
Eicherly and J. R. Keller
nominated for president, The vote
was tie and the chair decided in
favor of Mr, Eicherly.
William Brian was elected sec-
retary and there was no assistant
elected at this time,
Mrs. Bruce Greiner and Maurice
Bailey were nominated
to
the meet-
J. G.
were
to
as collect-
ors of water rents, The vote was
tie at 3 to 3 and inasmuch as Mr
Bailey stipulated he would not
collect rents than three
per cent, the Burgess decided
favor of Mrs, Greiner, who
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A Qn
LANDISVILLE LIONS
HEAR REV, WHISTON
Members of the Landisville
Lions Club met in the cafeteria of
the East Hempfield Twp., High
School, Tuesday night, because
their regular meeting the
Landisville fire hall, being re-
decorated,
The Rev. R. H, Whiston,
ton House,
address.
em sini Wii
Eicherly Now Has Very
Modern Establishment
After conducting a
establishment on East Main Street,
for the past nineteen years (since
Sept. 1, 1929) the J. G. Eicherly’s
now have in operation one of the
and best equipped
establishments possigle.
The interior the building has
been renovated according to plans
of architect, John W, Greiner,
Lancaster, and all new machinery
installed and put
Mrs. Eicherly
booking and marking
The son, Gene,
for less
in
will
place,
is
of Ful-
gave an inspirational
dry cleaning
most modern
of
of
into
operation.
is in charge of
garments.
a graduate of the
Nationa] Institute of Cleaning and
Dying, at Silver Mary
land, is in charge of cleaning. Mr
Jay G. Eicherly
finishing,
fer,
This personnel,
Springs,
is in charge of
assisted by John Stauf-
presser,
working in
and
plant,
a
organized
equipped
extremely complicated
which few people could
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Ss ae. A ee cre.
well
well
exceedingly
is operating
an busi-
ness, ap-
eggless
Jan. 1.
Meatless
Thursd: ay
Tuesdays and
were abandoned
with |

"History When |

High Spots of Boro
Council's Meeting
Jay Eicherly is Chairman
“Bill” Brian Secretary
Mrs. Bruce Greiner will col-
TT
These Local
Engagements
Announced
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lungren, of
Landisville, have announced the en-
gagement of their daughter Mary to
Jay E. Siegrist, son of Elmer Sie=-
of Lititz R3, was announced
Miss Lungren is em=
Hamilton Watch Co.
Armstrong
| grist,
| recently,
ployed hy the
and Mr. Siegrist
| Cork Co,
{
|
by
Mr,
Mount
gagement
and Mrs. Samuel M. Kolp,
R1, announce the en-
of their daughter, Mil-
Joy

lect water taxes.
Neiss succeeds Zerphey as
Cop
Salaries upped $580 plus la-
borers’ raise.
Citizens oppose Schock
Building Garage
Complaint about eyesores
Maintained by Clarence
Schock.

2 E. Donegal Musicians
Will Participate In The
Three Day Festival
Isabelle and Kenneth
Barnhart, represent East
Donegal High School in the Dis-
trict Band at Camp Hill, will leave
morning, January 8, for
music festival which
Young
chosen to
Thursday
the three day
is sponscred by the
Music Educators Association.
H. Morrell Shields,
director, accompany
The young musicians will be as-
after
Pennsylvania
Mr.
instrumental
will them.
homes
they
private
where
signed to
their
stay
They will
different
up the
band.
Lawrence Stitt, of
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A ng RRR
FAREWELL MEETING FOR
LOCAL AFRICAN MISSIONARY
Miss Vivian Eby, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. David Eby, Donegal
Springs Road, accompanied by
Miss Rhoda Hess, Lancaster, Pa..
snd Miss Rhoda Wenger, Fentress,
sailing for Africa Monday,
12. This is the
term for Miss Eby. They are
under Fastern Menn
Board Missicns and Charities
A farewell meeting will be held
in the Mount Joy Mennonite
Church on Sunday afternoon,
11, at 2:30 All of
cionaries will be present
A rn
ACTION AT KERN PROPERTY
FIRST IN MANY YEARS
For the
there
registration will
during the three day festival
meet students from ten
make
180
will
of
counties who
instrumentation the
piece
Mr. Indian
Va.,
January
are
second
ser-
ving mite
of
Jan.
p.m. these mis-
first time in many, many
years, was at
the former Kern
cite the Bulletin cffice,
It was recently acquired by
Paul Martin,
nodel and paint same
t will be offered for
some activity
property, oppo-
Tuesday
con-
who will
tractor re-
after which
sale.

Legion Excoutive Commilice
Instructed To Sell Home-Land
And Remove Memorial Plaque
The
here,
American Legicn
Mari-
which
at the intersection of
etta and Donegal streets,
has been “hanging in the balance”
for quite some time,
ually get a new owner.
About a year ago
decided to donate it
the Legion
to the boro
and a representative appeared be- |
fore council and made the propo-
sition, Same was and be-
came a matter of record but be-
fore the deed for same was given
the boro, the Legion made a re-
quest to council that the pre-
home | ferred
will event-

retaining the property
council] recinded its
the property
back to the Legion,
At
American
Upon motion
acceptance and went
meeting of the
Legion Monday
ing it was decided that the Execu-
shall digpose of
the ground and
Also have
plaque erected thers yr of
World War Lg red
a special
even-
tive Committee
to
dred S. to P, Mervin Myers, son
jo Mrs. Paul Myers, Lancaster RS.
Miss Kolp is employed at the
|s avoy Co., Elizabethtown.
| Mr, Myers is engaged in farming.
! No date has been set for the
| wedding,
Shoe
and Mrs, John M. Nentwig,
| Florin, announce the engagement
| of their daughter, Fannie Eliza-
beth, to Aram Musser, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Aram L. Musser, Mount
Joy R2,
Miss Nentwig is
the Savoy Shoe Co.,
and Mr. Musser by
Electric Co.
No date has
wedding,
Mr,
employed by
Elizabethtown,
the Western
the
been set for
The engagement of Miss Betty
Grace Hennessey, daughter of Mr.
Mrs. Frank L. Hommel of
oro, to Carl Stoeckl, , Lan~
son of Carl a of New
Holland, has been announced, Miss
is employed by the
Bell Telephore Co., in Lancaster;
and Mr, Stoed 1 is with the Penn-
sylvania Pc Wath ad Light Co. He
served thre Gp with the U. S.
Marines,
and
this k
caster,
Hennessey
Mr. and Mrs.
Crest Lane,
he engagement
Miss Jane
C. L. Martin, 1116
Lancaster, announce
their daughter,
to Clarence C.
Newcomer, cf Mr. and Mrs,
Clarence S. Newcomer, 401 South
Market Street,
Miss Martin
Manheim Township
of
of
Martin,
son
this boro.
a graduate of
High School,
Swarthmore College,
She currently a
member of the staff of the Frank-
lin and Marshall College Guidance
Center,
Mr,
is
and
Swarthmore, is
Newcomer, who was grad-
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Mortuary
Record In
This Section
Sr.,
a Saturday.
Frank Thompson,
aged eighty-three,
John
Manheim Wednesday,
Edward W. Longenecker, seven-
ty-four, forn Marietta,
Lancaster,
Mrs. Olivia B
five, at Marietta
long illness.
Harry W. Culley
Marietta, Tuesday
of seven years,
William Harvey
ty-four, of Elizal
General
George Meisinger,
Ww.
Colum
sixty =
two, at
Loui
Marietta,
Amma K.,
Seidel, at
, wife of
of
of
sixty, widow
erly of at
Curran,
Tuesday
eighty -
after a
of
illness
sixty-seven,
after an
Wa
»ethtown,
Hospital
seven-
at the
on Fri-
gner,
Lancaster
day.
Charles
Wednesday
He was
at Klinesville
Lichty, seventy-two,
the Columbia Hos-
a retired molder and
all his
M
in
pital
lived nearly
life,
Rev.David H. Snader, fifty-four,
Akron, pastor of the Akron Church
the Brethren, died suddenly
Sue, wife of Witmer
Eshleman, Marietta Rl, is g sister.
of
Saturday.
Mrs, Frances H. Ober
Mrs, Frences H. Ober,
at the Oreville Menno-
eighty=
two,

to a suitable ;, oy
The propexity
ed for s='Q
dispor ©
9
12
Se
at 9:45 pm. Tuesday.
smber of the Landisville Men-
Church, she was the
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nite
nite