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'i f I ;\. f/lf To* IWt iua I \ THE CBRONICLf V Yo* D«it G«t The Newt i I I t : VOLUME XXIX SOLONS IN OW ESSION Gen^rai Assembly Gets Down To Work. Members Show Disposi tion To Transact Bn^ess In Rapid Fashion. Short Term Is Predicted. \ QUESTION MARK F(«CEI]rTO LAND Columbia, Jan., 8.—With anly Wo members absent, and with a predk- tion by Speaker John K« Hamblin thht the session w>6uld be the shortest in the recent history of the state, the seventy-ekhth General Aiaeipihly ef Sooth Carolina opened promptly at noon. The preUminary work of organiza tion, with the election of. officers and appointment of oonunittees occupied the day in both houses, and legislative business will pet under way tomorrow when the governor’s message vdll be read, the budget for the year submit ted and programs made for the work committees. Army Plane Spends Six Days and Nights In Air. Faltering Motors Named Cfuse for Descent. Metropolitan Airport, Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 7.—The army’s endurance flight plane, the Question Mark, glid ed to a perfect landing here at 2:07:01 o'clock this afternoon after a record smari>ing flight of 160 hours, 40 min utes a^ 16 seconds. The ship flew |\j continuously .for more than six days aiid nights following its takeoff here dn Nw Year’s morning at 7:28:46 6’<^k. l^e enl of one of the greatest flights in all aviation history came after ^ crew of five weary men had fought constantly against time and motors Vhich piled trouble in a heap upon thein an hour before the land ing. Thirty hours before, their work seemed ne» an end when the motors balked, but the trouble cleared away and the fight went on. ' WlWyil 'I^e Senate disposoJ of its prelimi naries in short order, but the House found it necessary to take three bal lots to elect a chaplain, the last^ re sulting in the choice by a bare majori ty of the Rev. J. R. Funderburk, of -Williamsburg, a member of the House during the last term. There were no contests in the other elective offices. Representative Hamblin, of Union, who served as speaker last year, was re-elected unanimously, after his nom ination had been liberally seconded by members, and delegations 'from all parts of the state. Representative W. W. Smoak, of Colleton, was elected speaker pro tern, J. Wilson Gibbes of Columbia, who has served the House as clerk since 1915, was chosen to that position .ggain for thj coming term; A. E. Hutchinson of'*Rock Hill, was re-elected reading clerk, a position which he has filled since 1915, and J. S. Wilson, sergeant-at-arms since 1901, was also re-elecUd. The House was called to order by Clerk Gibbes promptly at noon, and temporary organization formed with the elected of Dr. S. T. D. Lancaster of Spartanburg, as temporary chair man, and,Mr. Gibbes temporary clerk. Kulkrwing his eteetiww«— spe«}Mr,i> Harmblin made a .short falk in which* HOOVER FINDS CAPITAL ASTIR Hurrie* Plans for Meetings With Leaders'. Expected To Maintain Silence for Present. lAGED SENATOR PASSES AWAY Alan Johnstone Claimed By Deaik. Veteran Legislator and Leading Citizen of Newberry. Wariiington, Jan. C. — President elect Hoover returaed to ^ Washington late today- from his Latin-American good will tour to find himself envel oped in a maelstrom of politi<^ dis cussion involving cabinet appoint ments, an extra session of congi^ees, farm relief, tariff revision and a score of other matters that figured in his campaign. ^ Arriving at Old Point Comfort, Va., at 8 a. m. today on the battleship Utah from Rio de Jknerio, the last^ port of call in South America, the president-elect came to Washington on a special train and immediately arranged to open temporary head quarters at'the Mayflower hotel where he will begin a series of conferences with Republican party leaders. WTiile Mr. Hoover had oply one spe- Burton of Ohio—he planned to make an early personal report to President Coolidge of his l^atin-American trip. He also will hold a series of confer ences on cabinet appointments after strain placed upon them', the motors finally sputtered, one went “dead” and with another rapidly failing, they forced the nose of the ship earthward; Previous motor trouble had beeh al most negligible. ^ ' ! which he will make his selections al- As the great black bodied tri-motor-j th^«l?h announcement of them prob ed. Fokker with its shining yellow ®hly will be withheld until just before wings touched earth almost upon the inauguration. spot where it had left so Many hours The president-elert returned to before, a cabin door swung open and; Washijiigton for a’ brief stay to find a from it stepped the crew. In the mill- division among congressional leaders ing crowd of laughing, cheering army officers, they were the caln^est of all, broad smiles spreading across their faces as they heard the acclaim to their efforts. Not one of the five, though worii looking, faltered. Major Carol Spatz, commanding officer, Captain Ira C.\ Eaker, Lieutenants Harry A. Halver- f\ son and Elwocd R. Quesada and Staff Sergeant Roy Hooe tvalkccMto a wajt- ing car which carried them to a hang- -ar and then to. Clover Filed, Santa Monica, Cal., for an official physical examination. Just what happened aboard the Question Mark was told by Lieutenant Quesada in simple words as he loung ed in the automobile speeding to the medical base, as who supported him in the election as to whether farm relief should not be enacted at this session and the extra session which has been promised by him for this legislation avoided until next fall at least. - Mr. Hoover, will spend much of the Moved Woman Snecombs At Son's Borne Here. LaM To Rest At HopewelL Newberry, Jan. 5.—Alan Johnsttme, formar senistor from Newberry coun ty for 20 years, died Saturday morn ing shortly after 9 o'clock at^his home on Johnstone street', following an ill ness of heart attack. Mr. Johnstone had been in declining health for some thne, but the end was not expected so soon. He was et farmer and followed that occupation all his life. Through han) work and good management he had acquired considerable property. He had much good farming land in the county and owned some of the moH. vainable property in the city. Mr. Johnstone was 79. He was bom August 12, ,1849, in the Johnstone home near_where he lived all his life. He was the son of Chancellor Job Johnstone and Amelia DeWalt. Mr. the house of representatives in 1906 and served in that capacity for one term. In 1908 he ran for the senate from Newberry county and still held that poeitioTf. However, during the summer, he did not offer for re-elec tion, deciding to withdraw from poli tics the rest of his life. Mr. Johnstone, besides being sena tor friim the county for the past 24 years, had been, a member of the board of trustees of Clemson college since the organization of the college with the exception of a short time, when ousted by Governor Tillman. Later he was elected by the legislature. He was president of the Farmers’ Oil mill for a long time. The mill is one of the most 8ucces.sful in the state. He was coming days acquainting himself with j re.sponsible to a large degree in mak- the whole domestic situation as it has j Jijj;, R thus. He w'as an elder in Ave- developcd during* his two months ab- j leJg^h Presbyterian church and was a sence from the country. However, his j regular attendant at church services, close associates have flatly declare! j fig president pro tem of the sen- that he will offer no suggestions con-1 ate and a member of^the board of the cerning problems before this congress , (Jeral land bank, Colunibia. as he holds it is highly improper for i Johnstone was an outstanding a president-elect to undertake to in-',^an ami haj thousands of friends in terfere in any way with legislative' Newberry • county and in the state, matters pending during the adminis-1 regret to learn of his death. He Mrs. Mary Emma Speake Evans, a lifelong resident of this section, died here Sunday ehortly ^ after twelve o'cki^ at the home of her son. Geo. T. Spha^. Funeral services were held Monday a^moon at 2:80 at Hope- well Methodi^ church and attended by a large gathering of friends and relatives. Intermwt -'followed in the church cemetery. Mrs. Evans was in her 79th year of kge. She was married twice. Her first husband was Geo. T. Speake who died a number of years ago. Her sec ond husband was Dr. O. B. Evans who passed away several years ago. Before her marriage she was Miss Mary Em- Ma Boyd. ' . Mrs. Evans was a devoted member of the Methodist church and a woman of an unusually stron, Exeeutive Connittce of cratk Club Orders Mcyor*d Election for Unep^ired of Ute E. a SkMui. a devbtiw wife and possessed a fine disposition and many beautiful traits of charac ter. Widely beloved, the news pf her death will bring widespread sadness into the hearts of many. Df her first union, Mrs. Evans is sur\ived by the following children: f Rev. John Speake of Spartanburg, j James B. Speake of Kinard, Geo. T. Speake of this city, and Miss Margar et M. Speake of Columbia college. By her second marriage she is survived by one son, Sam B, Evans of Green ville. Also by the following nieces and nephews: Mrs. E. Coleman Rodgers of St. Louis, Mo., Mrs. John W. Sligh of Walhalla, and J, W. Boydjj^ Dr. W. W. Boyd and C. W. Boyd of Spartan burg, and B. H. Boyd of this city. A special primary election hat called to be held on February 12th, to nominate a mayor To All the pired ttom of E. B. Slmih who di^ oil December 8th,vleaving about a yeki* and a half of hip term to be filled. The decision to hold the cityrwide primsory, was reached Monday night by the ex-#* ecutive committee of the City Demo cratic, club under whose auspices all primaries are arranged and held. The executive committee, of which W. D. Copeland, is secretary, named f the following managers to hold‘the « election: City box-»-Jno. D. Davis, J. Hamp Stone, R. R. Blakely and W. G. King.* ^ '’''Bigby, C. C. Abbott and R. B. Vanve. EASTERN STAR TO ERECT BUILDING Handsome Heme Will Be At Connie Maxwell Orphanage, Greenwood. In Memory of Former Officer. Laurens, Jan. 4.—According to an nouncement from Greenwood, and epn- firmed by a local member of one of tration of his predecessor it. office. ^ | ha^been a kaderjnJJ.e-affaOT o^fJhe j the'gwnil'ehapteV. Is about to Congressional leaders generally con- county for a long time. In hi.s death i oT - rs i leff^'cc^mig'-at amlMato will missavalu-jy^^,/ .iwii.iiii *.>««.. . .. ... •'■■■“" -Q'gjQ,.), tj,jg afternoon, Captain Caker cultural bill, which has the endorse.^ citizen. Mr. John.'done worked. ,,’ ,, .a. m , r *. he expreased the pred.cUon that the and the left motor ni.nt of the Coolidse administration, ^ , n,alter of hononno the memore of ,t. present session would he the shortest in the recent histpry of the state, and urf td the various delegations to get tW jr local supply, measures and other nef pssary local acts before the House ps* soon as passible in order to expe dite the transaction of business. Mr. Hamblin al\ ' indicated his opposition to “long wA k-eod. adjournments” in expre.ssing belief that the legisla; tor^ would get down to business promptly in the efforti to prevent un necessary prolongation of the session. The opening session,, of tl^e Senate was marked by the sw'paring \n of the first went dead. .We sent Sergeant Hooe i cannot be enacted at this short ses- out on the catwalk, but his weight was j sion, without word from Mr. Hoover; too heavy because of the unstable con-1 Should this legislation fail, the presi- dition of the Question Mark. ! dent-elect will call an extra session “We knew then that the flight was j of the seventy-first congress to, carry over. We -dropped the gas within two | through the program which he out er three minutes after we had taken j lined during his campaign. , “This was not the first trouble. Sat-, TWO BANKS HOLD thrpowl I ANNUAL MEETING er. That was caus^ by a freezing car , . J , J , 1 matter of honoring the memory of its hard for end alwuj'z le^k,,;,,^ „ pj„ a fight for-the colleBea of the state. Uuzl,H„b.v erecting what is to be known Besides a widow, who wa ^ .Miss Lilla as “The Eastern Star Home,” to be lo- liall’Kenncrly of the upper pari of the county, he is survived by the follow ing children: Mrs.' George McCutch- fon of Columbia,’ Mrs. T. L. Mills of cated at Connie Maxwell orphanage, Greenwood. i- T. Lane Monroe, former grand pat ron, and Miss Lucia Barksdale, past buretor. We were all ready to end the • flight but finally‘W’e cleared that up. woman-member of the Sooth ; Carolina legialature. She i» Mary G. ‘hen. .The first Ellis of Ridgeland, Jasper county. She was elected to the Senate succeeding . o . u 4. * W. H. Taylor, and in-the committee j when Sergeant Hooe went out asBlgnmetits wa"s given a place on- a j o, e e o r. *. , pumber of important committees, Splendid Showing Made By Commer cial and First National. All Of ficials. Are'Renamed. Two banks of the city, The Commer cial and First National, held their- ah- (’amden, Mrs. W.^ W. Colemim^ o.f worthy grand matron, are ni(*inb<*r8 of the boards and special committees ! Aiken, Mrs. J. W. Rountree of Atlan ta, Ga.. Thomas K. Johnstone, vice- that have promo.ted the enterprise and .time during the flight that it. was 01 Kiageionu, .laspn tuumy. 01 w j o’clock nual stcxikholders and directors meet- elected to the Senate succeeding , ^ ...+ i„g, on Tuesday afternoon.^The meet- iAgs were entirely routine, reports It was worse . than carburetor ' for the. year, indicating sound bank- trouble this time. It looked like valves, [ing conditions, being submitted by the president of the National bank of | planned tlie en*ction of the home Newberry, Alan Johnstone, attorney, i They recently attended a joint mcct- of Baltimore, Md., and J. Malcolm | of the rnriou.s^ committees at Johnstone, connected with the Lexing-j j^partanburg, and it was then decided tone IVater Power company. He is j to put the program into effect as soon also survived by two sisters, Mi.ss pra- ticahle. • Fannie E. Johnstone of Newberry, and 1 The plan as agieod upon by the con- Mrs. J. N. Fowles of Columbia. ; ference representatives will be sub-( . The same enrolling committees used in the primary of tlie past summer, were again jie^ignated as follows: Ward one— C. C. Bailey, P.hett P. AJair and Mrs. T. J. Peaks,. Ward two—Mrs. Clyde luankford, Bluford Blakely, J. V. Edwards. Ward three—L. D. McCrary, L. B. Dillard, Mrs. M. J. McFadden. Ward four—Irby Hipp, S. W. Sum- erel, Mrs. R. W, Wade. Ward five—Ira C. Boland, T. S. Aughtry, Mrs. Lewis Bagwell. Ward six—J. C. Cannon, Mrs. Ar thur How'ard, W. C. Oxley. An , entrance fee of |25.00 was im- oosed by the committee on all candi dates entering the mayoralty race. Books of enrollment in charge' of W. D. Copeland, secretary, will open on January 10th, and close on Febru ary 2nd, 10 days preceding the elec tion as Required by law. To vote in the approaching primary the applicant must be twenty-one years of age or shall become so before the general election to be held on Feb ruary 26th, and shall have been a resi dent of Laurens county for twelve months and of the city of Clinton four months prior to the election in w'hich he or ahe wishes to vote. He or stie , ahall be a white reskJent of the city of Clinton, a citizen of the United States of Anieriea. Public school teachers and ministers of the goer*'! are exempt from the pixivi.sions of this, section as to refddenco. if otherwi''" qualified. ' BAILEY’S BANK HAS GOOD YEAR (k)unty’s Oldest Hanking Institutim .Maintains Its Financial Strength Over Long l*eri«Ki. iM. .S. Bailey Son. Hankers, the j only j'l’ivately owned banking institu- I tion in the county, has .ju.st closed another successful year, according to among them the I Shortly after 1 o’clock the fight motor j rospectiv-c president!, Offictr.1 of both te,i ,and committee! dealing ,.th the the inatltution! were’ congratulated ' penal and charitable institutions. Mrs ^ -o.. i.h. solendl for , , ... . 'its statement of Dec. Jlst. This bank. — . « mittcf to th-gran.i chapter af its next, u i luuf -'ll u s.. j , Funeral Held Sunday , session for approval. ^ i ' iv. ^ "iiewliet'ry, -Jaiu (i.,J''imetal. set Mrs.' Ourts waiv^the^-ii-itt- worthr’T-^^^^ , ... ■' Jong period has maintained it.s posi- of the grand chapter, ,• - , and venerable -citizen ^ -- - - - - - - - **’*^*^^ strong- Ellis was formerly superintendent of about td end Education in Jasper county, and has 1 M hen the plane landed, the left mo- long taken an active interest in-mat-1 tor was silent, The right motor was ters nertaining to public education. In ! functioning, but a stream of oil spout-. , , . . Mrs Fills J^osition sCd from it and the center motor was. regarded as exceedingly gratifying.| Presbyterian c order to give M . ^ ^revolutions ^ ^ a-^’sets totaled $,620,64«.27, deposits; j v V'. Carson Of the A. K., P. minute. Two thousand people, who loans $290,595.88, and uo ^.hurch of Newberry, swarmed about the airport cheered , bjUs payable. H. 1). Henry was re- a crowd attended the funeral, com-' nearer to the presiding officer’s ros trum, an arrangement was effected whereby the Jasper county and Green ville county seats were Mrs. Ellis therefore seat used last year , ardson. ‘ Of delight at the unheard of record Committee assignments in the Sen- which the plane had set up. ate were largely agreed upon last ' ^ nigbt at a caucus of the old * YoUllg Ellt6^ vices,for Senator Alan Johnstone, 7'J.| grand niiitron ■prominent and venerable -citizen of; a,to honor her memory the cottage. .. .. Nowl'erry'. who died early Satur Jayi hariie i.s to be erected. It i.s understood ' ^ i ^ . .u t . . morning at his home on Johnstone ; that about $10,^K) is now in hand fori: - ^ the splendid showing made and an .^reet, after an illness of heart trou-|the piirpo.seof building the home. j optimistic outbxik was expressed Sundav. afternoon at* _ ' [assess of $.,11,0(2.18; loans $8il,802.- the new year is entered upon. j :{:30-at the residence, conducted by his ; deposits $877,273.67, and no bills The Commercial Bank’s report was, • the Rev. M. C. Dendv of Ave- CoUIlCll OrdcrS ! payab.e. hounded in 1886 by M. S. hurch, assisted by ‘ its opei-ation special riiec-lioniin its original lol a-.ion and no change Young, J. 1. Copeland, Dr. J. W. Da vis; Dr. J. Lee Young, F. M. Boland,. the high esteem in which ho w'as held by bis many friend.s. jVlayor’s Rac Senator Goodwin of Laurens, was maae chairman of the agricultural j committee, succeeding the late Senator | Alan Johnstone. Senator Hamrick of; |)j._ H.'Young, well know busi-’ Cherokee, was made chairman of the' nian of varied interests, annqunc- committee on commerce and manufac- ^ candidacy in today’s paper for tures, while Senator Robinson of Me- ^ mayor of Clinton to fill the unexpired Cormick was made chairman df the g Sloan. Dr. finance comniittee, a place held for a j Young has long been identified -with number of years by Senator Gross of j j^^d his friends Dorchester, who Was defeated last summer. Senator William* of Aiken, was made chairman of the judiciary committee. Assigned to places on the important finance committee were c L. H. Davidson, H. D. Henry, W. D. ’ Copeland and John H*. Young. This), ^ bank paid its usual 8 per cent annuaFnumbered' his friends tj *" .dividen-J for the year on its capital 'h***^^*"^^* ^*‘‘'*'* walks of life. He j ed supervisor of registratioi I stock of $50,000. ' ‘ I'a-thfully represented Newberry coun-, books for the enrolling of v '• The prwident’s report of the First Lv in the senate "for the past 20 year.s. b^. opOned from the .6th day of FeljruX^,^ National Bank showed that this in- the house tw-o year.s prior ary through the 1.6th. stitution had enjoyed a ^ucce«’.sfulyt” being senator. He w'as a successful! -Q year and' is in a strong financial .pl*^****^*'- ■ j has ever been ma le in its caiutal stex-k f’ity Founc’il, in se-s.^ion I'hiir.-j;lay ‘ from the day its doors were first open- night, declared the office of mayor j cd-to the public. to the recent death of• F^. j bank is headed by V\ . J. Bailey, ordered a general e nianufcaturer. i on the 2(»th day of f cb-^ officers are: R, F; Adair, cash- ru3.ry to fill the posij^ion. .S. W. Sum- j^j.. ^v’m. Hailey Owens, "as.sistant I erei. J. Hamp St me ;\nd \V. H. Simp- cashier; Goyne [.. Sinip.son. book- son were named bv Founcil as nian- y^pppp,. ;aj:ers for the approaching election, the \V. D. C'opeland was Hlctnvi.sv; appoint- / ration an .1 his ^ Orphanage Hit otvr, will ^ Hard By “Flu” (Continued on pftge four) Trof. Fant 111 Prof. A. T. Fant of the college fac ulty, is a patient at Dr. Hays’ hos- will learn with interest that he has entered the race- He is the first can didate to “throw his hat.” in the ring and his announcement is expected, toi^vg rice-presYdent and cashier; L.'lil be closely foUowed by others now that! McCrary, discount ejerk; J. L. David- the dates for both the primary' &hd<^ assistant cashier; Mrs. Ethel general election have been fixed. pRu, stenographer. The following di- 1 I rectors were named; B. H. Boyd, J. M. 'a ZL XX -x 11 Wifi ft Priyp In - W. J. Duncan, At Hospital: ^ ^ ^ ^ J. XI Copeland, G. A. Copeland, T. D. ‘Library Contest ’ Copeland, Ceo. W. Copeland and R. L. Bailey, w influenza epidemic ,.at the vy. 1 - Thornwell orphanage has become seri- ionditi'rdi. It. statement showed’ totall'i'f trurtees tff'Plemsira .•olleize practU, luflUCnZa Mortality i.P”'' w«-l“,nd nej'essi- asaets of $738,568.14. deposits $469,-; f n.Hy si"™ its organ^z^n, He will.lie __ ShoWS luCreaSC t?™d. ' aft^ ThTv'had Jesumid the” 732..62, loans $368,000.80, bills payable, _ Monday alter they had resumed their none. Officers re-elected were: B. H.| The active pallbears were bi^- kons Wa.shington Jan. 4. Influenza''' !! owing e oi ay s. - BoR president; Geo. A. Copeland,' and sons-in-law. The honorary pall- ^.^used 1,035 deaths in 66 cities during' • J^*^***^ v^ce-president; Geo. W. Copeland, ac-! bearers, at his own request, were Dr.; December 29th pneumonja F!. \V. Sikes, president of Clemson col-' *'* ’ bnv.. ileveinneil mm lege, and Clemson. the board of trustewt of porus to the censu.s bureau diselo.sed i ; have developeil since the epidemic hit j the campus, F.xtra nurses and physi today, while reports for the preced ing week from 67 cities, showed 829 .,n;ctically all effort.s centred in mrn- I flans are employed af present and Hi§:h School Play Comes Next Friday deaths. - Pneumonia ul.so t'aused L646''deaths during the fir:<t period, and.1,092 dur ing the latter, T^ie genera! death rate for the country during the week erid- islering to the sick and working to ■ overcome- the condition .that ha,*^ b<;- come somewhat alarming. Reports yesterday stated that with a few ex- ceptionp, all of the children are im proving and R is hoped th.-vt the ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ‘ the high .school play. “Hurricane ing December 29, wa-s 18 per400.000 Library committee of the ' Hal.’'will be pre.sented in the Florida!compared with 13.8 for the correspond-1 : u u -. pitai and has been quite sick for the Womans club, m-oeder to encourage a i ^OLLfc(»B,OPENED audiiorlunr ne.xt Friday . ing week of 1927. . . ^ ‘ - past week. Report8_ from his bedi^e| love good reading ChH-j -AGAIN TUESDAY •gening, January tH, at 7:.30. The*' The pneumonia deaths. R was .-uiicr, - * yesterday stated that his condition dren’s Book week, offered a $2.W gold | i members of the cast had worked for were caused by this ji.st*ase~alone and * U improving and this news will.be piece for the best article submitted' The Presbyterian college resumed, the presentation before ^^hristmas hoi-‘ were not from influenzal pneumonia, t <HNNERS’ HEI'OR'T most cordially received by all who during the week by a high school pu-|its new year’s work Tuesday follow-' idays but due to the influenza epi-1 The weekly death rate from influ- SAME AS LAST YEAR know him. Prof. Faqt is due of the pile Harold Johnson, son of'Mr. and}mg a proloriife^holi^y season due to *j.it was pi>sti)oned. Rehc^sals has climbed to the present from . . most pppular members of the epBege Mrs. -Clark Johnson of the .Shady ^ the influenza ^tuation in the d^atsi!, ^ i .u i„.. * beginning of 51 deaths reported’ The ginncr.s’ report* for I^ixirens ^acuity 4nd his friends b<Ah on -Ae Grove section, was the winner in thetAU students are now baek amli ‘ during the week ended November 3.!Gountv as of Dec. i-lth.. .showed a total campus and in the city, ui^ in winh- contost^and his article appears in to- room^YreriL-resuiped with pipA^leally, wRne.ssed by a large the dumber steadily' of 24.185 biilKs against 94,129 for the iug for him a speedy reconwry, day's paper. no interruption. ^audience. ^ •;has JncreaStd each week. ,c\r.,*'y>,'nu!,ng period laat .rear V