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* 1 i • « •#•#••••« •♦••♦••^^••••••••^••••^ • : : THE CHRONICLE • • 2 I Strives To Be a Clean News- • • 2 • paper. Complete, Newsy, • • and Reliable. • ®br Clttttan • • • If You Don't Read • • • THE CHRONICLE # • • • • You Don’t Get • • • • • • • The News. ' : • • • VOLUME XXXI CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 29,1931 NUMBER 5 TAX QUESTION BEFORE HOUSE Proposed Measure Asks Exlen* sion for Tax Payments From March 15 to May 1. Other Matters Also Considered. FAVOR CHANGE ON ROAD RULES Municipalities M'ant Highway Reim bursement On Through Streets, Clinton Is Affected, Representatives of 30 towns ami cities holding membership in the Mu- I nicipal Association of South Carolina, ^ . I ' T,, ^ nf in Colunrbia last Thursday f<fr Columbia, Jan. . - „ nvoH « i purpose of disciAsing municipal representatives onig i affairs, among which is the present senate amendment to its joint reso-i lution asking state and county offi cers LENGTHY ASSEMBLY SESSION BEING PREDICTED BY SOLONS Financial Problem To Be Hard To Solve. Bill To Cut Teachers’ Salaries 20 Per Cent Now Before Ways and Means Committee. Associate Justice Not Yet Named. NATIONAL BANK ' CLOSES DOORS Action Taken Thursday lly Directors To Protect Depositors. No Statement (Jiven. law as to the maintenance and con- The First National bank of this city, one of the oldest and .strongest thousand dollars in additional taxL^s,■ banking institutions in the county, to justify the recommendation of an j closed its doors last Thursday due to run” on the bank. Kol- Columbia, Jan. 23.—.As the general assembly ended its second week today with its financial problems still under | appropriation bill totaling close to ten i an unexpected discussion by committees and sub-1 million dollars. Existing revenues are flowing a number of withdrawals dur- cnmmittees. tion of land taxes. The resolution, introduced by W. C. Johnson, Anderson, and others, will become a law now if signed by Gover- estimated to raise only (WO this year, and it that it hs going to be about $0,500,-; ing the morning, the directors shortly is rwognized! before 12 o’clock placed a sign on the very difficult! door stating (hat “the bank was tem- predictiona w'ere being i asKing Tf" Istruction of state highways through i freely made by members that the 1031 to^po« P®^^‘ [cities. The Town of Clinton was rCp- se!Ssion is likely to be long-drawn-out, resented at the conference by Mayor and perhaps one of the longest in re- indeed, to keep appropriations, includ-j porarily closwl for the protection of Young, members of city council, and j cent years. ing interest charges, down to that j its depositors.” City .Attorney R. W. Wade. The week has seen sub-committees j figure. I Later in the day two national bank^ The conference went on record | organized and beginning work in the Another proposal for the reduction! examiners arrive<l in the city and unanimously as favoring reimburse nor Blackwood. A tax of $1.00 per horsepower P^ qJ' paving expenditures year on all electnc_ current genera^, maintenance on such srteets as and con- in thi* state w’ould be imposed under j portions of the state highw'ay system. In other woixls, the state highway- department—^as paved through towns of 2,.'>00 and less, but in larger have had proposal for the way of investigations with the view ' of jiulilic schcml costs was formally | took charge of the hank. Soon there to revising downward the expendi-1 presented today when Representative j after they placed a second sign on the tures on all public eelucational activi- 'J. Arthur Hoykin of Darlington intro-j door stating, “this hank is under the ties, and also a sub-committee to con- duced a hill that would cut teachers’j direction of the Comptroller of the salaries 20 per cent an<l also increase U'ui rency and is in charge of F. C. sider new forms of taxes. The coming week should see these committees making some progress in their re places the municipalities! spective duties, but some time will be to bear this expense. The 1 required to bring definite decision as proposal is that the 'through streets, to what they will rwommend and then the "teaching load” 20 per cent, thus reducing the public school costs by more than a million dollars. The hill went to the ways and means commit tee, and is hanlly likely to come back a bill placed before the house by R. C. Holman and W. C. Smith, Jr., of Barnwell county. The bill was refer red to the w’ays and means committee. Representative Holman said the measure would yield slightly more than $800,000 in revenue annually. The judiciary committee returned ttf Boxing lommis^ons ih thfs state, har(j.j,urfaced refund to be made; also! .Meantime the formulation of the'law, and the hill may perhaps he majority fayora e. I fJi«t $300 a year per mile,' a figuif appropriation bill »by the wavs and handed over to that group for such A majority of the same committee ^ committee appears to have also gave a favorable report to a bill, ^ maintenance. been held .somewhat in prOvid.ng for lenm '/**** ® i The following officers were re-elect- essarilv bv reason of nual se.ssions of the legislature. ' ^Representative Hanahan introduced Ockershausen. national bank examin er, a!i<l closed by resolution of the Itoard of directors.” The Fir.«t National hank was or ganized twenty-six yvars ago. Its showed to FORM COUNCIL TO PUM STATE Group cf Citizens Organize To Promote Welfare of South Carolina By “Unselfish Ser- ' vice” Program. ('olumbia, Jan. 27.— Organ'zation f the South Carolina council, cstabl'shod for the purpo.se of “drawing togeihe" for united action all who will aid in promoting the welfare of their stat- by unselfish service,” u.is effe>cted at a meeting held at the University of South ('arolina chapel today. The .meeting was attended by a group of men and women, touching nearly every phase of the state’s life. David R. ('oker of Hart-ville, was elected pre.sident of the council; R. Beverly Herbert of ('olumbia, vice- pre.sident; R. E. Hanna of Chcraw, managing director, and a board of directors of fifteen was named. A sevt^-point program, outlining the im mediate aims of the organization, was approved, constitution and by-law>. disposition as it may tlecide to make abeyance nec-Mn connecton wiith its own reconimcn- • .•! r ® ^ ^ • V* V 11 V • Mvlllllll mL ^« I a bill to require a p ysiiian s cer Orangeburg, vice-president; J cate stating that he has no venereal * disease for a man seeking a marriage license. Other measures placed before the regu hours of women and children working in textile mills and provide that no cmplo.ver shall dismiss an employe for affiliating with the American Federation of l^ibor. Both were re- ferre<l to the committee on comemne and manufacturing. reason of the desire to i dutions for school law changes, ed: .A. C. Mann, mayor of Greenville, have the judgment of these sub-: The deadlock over the election ,of president; R. H. Jennings, mayor of groups as a parital basis for the draft- an associate justice is contributing .A. Raf- ing of the money hill. The committee field, mayor of Sumter, vice-pr(*si- is determined that expenditures this dent; R. W. Wade, city attorney, ('lin- year shall not run ahead of revenues ton, s«*cretary-trea.surer; with the fol- and income, if it can pnwent it. and ounts $200,- 1-10.:’3, and capital stock of $100,000. Its^officers are: B. H. Bo.vd, pre.sident; (Jeo. A. ('opelaml, vice-president; Geo. W. ('opeland. vic<‘-presi<lent and cash ier; L. 1). Mcl’rary, «liscount clerk; J. L. Davidson, assistant cashier. Board of dirt'ctors: J. M. Pitts, B. H. Boyd, I.. IL Davidson. W. .1. Duncan, (!uy L. I'opeland, R. L. Bailey. G. A. I), (’opeland, and Geo. ,, 1 . .u ; lowing executive* hoard: IL A. Rou-e,Jts recommendations to the house* will house tomifht would re«:ul«te of ('heraw ; H. K. GilluTt. u.uv- be made w ith that poliey ninanlly likt*wise to a slowing down of the wheels of legisljjtive jirogress. The 1 ouse.s meet in joint a.<st*ml)ly at noon ' ( opeland, T. each day and each ev(*ning. at each , M’. (Jojieland. -»■, of which .'^^essions three hallot.s are No statem(*nt has been given taken. Since it r(*(iuir(*s ov(*r ha>lf an either by the c'xaminer in charg**, oi hour to take a ballot, nuu h time is the* l>oard of direc tors, as to what pro- consumed in the* thus far fiuitless ef- cedurc* will now he* followc*.!. The fort to elect a justice. The balloting (’hronicle c*nd(*avored yesterday to as- (ihristio Benet of ('’olumbia, wa.s elect ed temporary t-hairman and presided over the meeting. j The board of director.^ eh ■ted ir- I eludes, in addition to (’c'kc'r. Herbert land Hanna, the officers, the follo'W- I ingiHorace L. Tighnian, .Marion; l>". j A. T. .lamison, Greeiuv md; Neils (’hristensen, Beaufort; Gc.irge \V. j \N annamaker. St. .Matth<*w -; (ihrist * I Benet, (’olumbia; L. W. P.-rrin, Spar- I tanhurg; (’arlisU* White. <’h* -ter; Furman, Jr., c’ir(*«*nviP» ; R. Rhclt, (’harleston; Stanh*y Llewellyn, Camden; Marion .A. Wright. C.onway, and John .A. Law, Spartanburg. Five of the directors are to serve three H. K. (lillM'rt, may- he made with that or of Florence; Thomas P. Stoney,,in mind. The committee will engage mayor of Charleston; W. P. (locKlman, ‘ next wt*ek in a series of hearings in city manager of Rock Hill; J. M. l)a-j which heads of the various education- vis, mayor of Newherrv. al institutions of the state will app(*ar' must continue until one candidate re- certain whether st«*ps will he* tak(*n „.i I In connection with the indorsement before the pnup for query relative j ceives a clear majority of the* voti*s looking toward a jilan of rc*-organiza-, annually hereafter I of the reimbursement and niainte- to the needs of their .schools thi.s year, least. It is being freely pri*dictod that | lion, or wht*1hc*r the hank will go intojfjy,. directors'will he named for three j nance bills, the action was unanimous, and for conference as to how they can j it may take tiwo more w(*eks to reach 1 the hands of a receiver ami Lujuidate; y^.a,. terms 'smaller places that would not benefit get along with a bit less thi.H yearja choice, and some menihi*rs were to- its assets. This information could not by the act joining heartily with the (than last. i day recalling a deadlo<k a* few ycarslhe secured, ("olumbia, Jan. 27. .A resolution,, places in the movement. It! The revenue sub-committee has been ago which was not dis.'»olv(>d during! In the meanwhile Nepotism I’robe organized with the election of Repre sentative L. M, Jones of (’larendon, as chairman. The committee has laMore authorizing the finance committee fo; \vould mean reimbursement of $2,000, conduct an investigation into “family [ $200,000 a year for ten years relationships in the exe< utive depart-1 beginning in 193.5, or about 6 per cent ment of government’ was passed byjf,.Qp, gasoline and automobile licenses 1 it suggestions of^ additional taxes on the senate tonight and sent to the actual revenue ^hat originates | business and commercial truck lines,! house. ^ •- ^ - 7 • ^ Hr—miles would! taxes on hydro-electric power, and of' The resolution provides that the in- jb^ affected on maintenance and llOi'cour.se the jiroposed tax on intangible vest;gat;on may be ccmducted by re- rniles of that on reimbursement, ports and hearings, as said comm.t- •pbe average mileage in a town 4.76 miles. tee may see fit,” and it is instructed to di.scover “w'hether or not employ IS properties. While the committee ha.s made no definite decisions thus far on any of these subje<'t.s, the impression in of I Bilks embodying the ideas of the,prevail that it is likely td .Municipal association, have been j t® provide .several hundred 'drawn by R. W. Wade, its secretary-' . .. • ... . . . ..treasurer, and will be introduced this week in the general assembly. The . ! .«ame bills, were introduced last year resolution, which because i passed the house overwhelmingly. ment in such cases has been made violation of law to the detriment public service.” - - fi h a n c e 10 mm this resolution. Another liusiness has gone (he se.ssion, and the election wa.s po.st- (piietly forward in Clinton with a| poned until the succeeding s<*.s.sion, sjilctulid community spirit exemplified, The justiceship balloting is not onlv.and a cool-h(*a<i(*(l co-operalion and consuming time that would prohahly j confideiue manifested towards the! otherwd.se he given over to strictly j city’s lither two hanking institutions. legislative sessions, hut it is also (K*-1 trading inlere.st in large degree from law-making activities. Until it is dis posed of, the legislature wll l»e likely to move along slowly, even if there were no oth(*r cause for unusual lack' of spe(*(l. rGASKEY, P. G. STAR, FARMERS MUST HURT IN WRECK STUDY MARKET but were not reached on the calemlar n the senate before the general as- of o-bjts tioTi was passed over until to- moiTCW for consideration, would keep school officials from employing teach-4 adjourned. ers or making contracts for new ‘buildings until the assembly ad.iourns ; and the appropriation bill is approved MYSTERY WILL by the governor. . The re.solution provides: Expected To Be Out of Athletics for Rest of Year. Activities He>4umed Following Examinations. Market ing Facts .Are a Basis for Decid- Kind of Cotton 'I'o (irow. Pointers Are Given. The seven-point program, approved by the council and to be developed in c(.o])eration with existing agencies, is as follows: 1. .Agriculture. L»*ss t(*nancy ar.d more home ownership. Adequate pr >- duction, eonsumption and distribution of South Carolina food ami foragr* crops. Pre-ervution and piotection of existing forests,, reforestation of c i> over land's and lands unsu.tesl f -r profitable cultivation. 2. Education. Broaden and stiengt".- Juclgc Bonham Grants Defense Motioneducational system in ord* r For (’hange of Venue From j that it may adapt it.s<*!f fully' to ne.v Chester. Trial In March. j conditions, supplying the training " T~'h‘csTen; .Ian.—tfJ: —W hen—Rat~e—1*. 1 ne<*ded Ly—..ohLand—y-oung- 4-o-—meet - a thI-- King goes on trial the S(*c()nd time,Innfavor;il)le tcat.ires o: chaiged with the murder of his wife,;'*®'’ situation and cn;ih]ing all Wilson King, it will l.e in Lan-|‘® appreciate and more fui.y util-.e ;ig(*s. analy ’e KING TO BE TRIED IN LANCASTER Fjiyt « astei', not Chester. Judge M. I.. Bonham Following a week of examinations,! w'x TTWTW ■r^ AIT TV I’resb.v teHan college students had d| HELD IlvtvEGlJLARI t^iree-day vacation, leaving the col-1 ! lego deserted except for the basket-1 farmers who give study to eors and boxers who stuck around to i duction and selling of their “T’lat the state superintendent of (lodfrey of This (ounty, education, various county and district, in little Over $100,000 Es- j .school authorities, and authorities of: ®^ Spartanburg Farmer. j higher learning, he directed not to en-* .Spartanburg, Jan, 20. — A paper 1 ter into any contracts or agreement' put porting to be the will of F". H. i pledging the credit of the state or of Johnson, Cashville farmer, leaving his; . v i the various counties, districts, schools j $100,000 estate To Mrs. Mae^Godfrey ^-—‘J i— or institutions of higher learning for. of Laurens, was a forgery, Judge S.! . (-wo weeks without a erection of new buildings or the em-' \V. G. Shipp, of the court of common basketball team open.s with the ployment of teachers, principals or pleas ruled in a decision filed in cir-||’®‘‘’^ team in the .state, Furman. Hav- other personnel” until after the as- .Uiit court. *®^^ ^® practically all the state sembly adjoum.s. i The ruling upheld finding of R. Bur-'^®®"'* except the ('ollege of Charles- Such contracts, t’ne resolution fur-! ton Hicks, until recently pn-bate judge ^®® (arolina, the quintet faces a ther provides, will he “null and void.” cf .Spartanburg county. A bMl was introduced to amend f’l The* instrument became known as act which provides for only 20 miles I the “my.stery will,” because of the additions to the stale highway system way in which it made- it.s appearance during the year, to make it 30 miles, in court. The heir.s at law had peti- This was referred to the roads, hiidg- tinned the probate court to appoint ('h*mson College, Jan. 26. 1‘rofit and a product to mc»*t general de mand are the rewards offi-red to those the pro- principal a defense motion fur nuc*. moving thi* ease I.atu*ast(*r. King’s second trial will proltahly start at the .March term of general sessions court. The case originated in York county. today granted a change of v«*-1 -'^tudy the from (’hester to our abundant natural advant 3. Gov«*mment. Examine, a ml ope m.inicipa! ol'ganizaT;<Tn 1 ation of state, county and government in .South Carolina lookir 'to simplification, effieii*ney. »eor.or I and e<|uity. •1. Industry. .Study and an:i;yze t' Kings lived at Sharon, but cash (lop. the* of a •1 Toward thi.s general oh- was mover! to Ch(*ster on a change of;develoinntrnt. agricultural economics <li-| venue. In July, 1929, the former Shel- Lransporat*ion. In\i‘-t .gate I the South Carolina experi-1 by, night, ment station has prepared a bulletin; following conviction on the slaying “Cotton Marketing Studies,' charge. available to| Over a year later tht* siqnenie court ground *’■ •‘^tudy public h*a;th with [41 view to iiuprovenu*nt of uihan lift* by educat on as sanitation ami diet ami hy s*re-i.si use of .South Carolina foods. I’uhlicity. Study and make kno-. .i on tht to es and fcrrie.s committee. j (’. C. Sanders, who created most of j also is an outstanding basketball play- A measute w'as introduced by Sena- the estate by selling the deceased $50,- and light heavyweight boxer, had tor Grencker of Edgefield to grant., 000 worth of life insurance three his skull fractured in an automobile the state highway department i*€r- j months before he died. Dr. H. missic.n to enter into an agTecmciit Vaughan and Montgomery Truct com- with any adjoining state regarding pany as executors. I.ater the court payment of motor vehicle licenses. • was petitioned to substitute R. H.' Coach Senator Hammond introdu el a Bearden of Greer, in place of the lad in resolution to continue balloting or the j -Montgomery Trust company. The supreme court justice until -50 ballots company and H. F... Vaughan were appointed administrators. About the time this was done Sam J. Nicholls, local attorney, received through the mails a letter in a Jeffer son hotel envelope containing an al leged will leaving the bulk of the continue training. The ejuintet under the tutelage of Lonnie Mc.Millian, is jectivc hard at work for their coining game [ vision with F'urman here Saturday The boxers are pointing to the Clem-1 entitletl j 1925-1930,” which will be garneTl^® thr4High jaaiiU.d hjni a n<‘vv tria the division of publications, Clernson ; of eiiors in the comlm t oTThe college, sa.vs W. C. .Iens(*n, acting; 1 be ca.-e was ordered remandei chief of the agricultural e.'onomics di- Che.ster for trial, vision. I Judgt' Bonham oidcic I th<* (runs “In order for a farmer to know in ' f<*r. he said, "in the interest of jus-; what way to improve the (|uality of t ce.” The (i(*fense contended that their his cotton he niu.st know exactly what client would not hi* able t > obtain a; charact(*ristics it pos.sesses a.s pro-, fair trial in Chester I>ecause of “pr<*-l I duced at the present time,” .Mr. Jen- judice” createtl against King dur ng I sen continues. “A thorough knowh*dge the fir.st trial, and the “ini'itant at- of the product offered for sale en-^ titiidci of the peej'h* toward hbn. ahles the .-eller to tell if he is re^eiv-1 .Mr.-. King was found dead in an out ing thfi^correctpricj^acyording to _cur-_| house on fhe King farm. At first the rent demand. Farmers, generally, theory that she had committed suicide EY accident .Sunday, and beside.s being in inve.stigation ..f- a serious condition will be out of ath-'®®^^®"’ 'nducement to' fleers filed charges ot municr against letic'circles for the rest of the year.'‘^® ‘‘^® because premi-: her hu.sband. She was a jin-tty young urns for superior cotton are not paid in mo.st local markets. j / C., man was sentenced to death ®^ transportation in the sta’e with the ohje.'t of expansion an*! c - ordination of same to licst s, rve the needs of all the people. r .i.'-al ar to projv Hurricane I - hard job and looks to the game with determination. A blow to the ba.sketball and boxing teams comeS as a result of the injury to one of the pla.vers. .Mike Caskey, scrappy foytball guard ami star who’ the u'lvantages and resources of th* state from agricultur.Hl. industrial, leci < ational and historical standpoir to the end that our own people ae-i desirable citizen.s- from other stat-s who may chflose- to c. nic iiere have the best opporiunities that from correct information. ni a; CO 'e h»d b?en cast and if no man were elected to postpone eection until next year. Consideration wa.s deferred. The senate wont ex<*culive ses- ftan to consider the confirmation of the governor’s staff, alter which it ad- ionmed until 11 a. m to.-nerrow. re.st of the year. Johnson will miss the .scrappy the squared ring a.s he has filled the position very well and is one of the outstanding men of his weight in the state. Capt. Gosnell is once more in shape ’ and the baaketcers arc, for the first | time since Christmas, in full force. The starters of the first string, Gos- nell, Wyatt, Adams, Barrett, and Work Begun On Calhoun Highway ‘The first step in improving cotton J^OANS ASSURED .school teacher. 1 / i, ■ i 1/ I aving was begun Monday morn "g fon a .section of the Calhu'un highway [by IVnnel & Harley, contractors this paving jiroject. As already stat<*<l, the Calhojn (highway will be paved with an eigh- j teen toot width of concrete from a ■ point jiKst east of Berry Hughes’ store resolution appropriating money; by (’oronaca to Saluda river to the SMITH THINKS, YOUR GROCERY NEEDS Clinton housewives can easi ly solve their Grocery problems through the advertising columns of THE CHRONICLE every Thursday morning. The way to a full larder at better prices lies in these grocery store messages. The thrifty housewife, of course, is the one who reads the adver tisements every week in THE CHRONICLE. property to Mrs. Godfrey, a niece, and I Templeton, are in form and should naming Mr. Nicholls executor. The|pve F'urman trouble. I court was aaked to have this proven) in solemn form, and upon that hear-1 w -m ing Judge Shipp decided that the will! lllCrCftSC OnOWIl III > foiTCTy. j Ginner’s Report Proponents of the will were Nich-1 oils, Wyche and B^es, of the Spar-1 ^ substantial jump was made in the tanburg bar, and Blackwell, Sullivan January ginners’ report as'announced I and Milson, of I^urens. The opposing yesterday by J. Aldine Blakely, local attorneys were Lyles and Daniel, agent. The total figure ,ans and Galbraith, Sam R. Watt of ^he 1930 cotton crop as of Janu- rtne SpartanbuiJ ter, Albert Todd ofj^ry 16, 1931, stands at 34,241 teles (Greenwood, and O. L. Long of Lau-,..^^p^red to 28,600 bales for the cor- ' re.spooding period a year ago. This !^ihows an increase of 5,641 bales, the ('othran Memorial bridge and then on the other side of the bridge, a short distance, under two miles, will be pav ed to a point where the highw'-ay through Waterloo begins. The total j Miss Martha Moore returned to,_ .,1. !l«k1« colte*. Monday afUr ,p«d. I“P' I ing the past week here with her par-1 timistic forecasU made early in the j ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Moore. j fall of this year’s crop. production and marketing is that of J determining definitely the actual grade and .staple produced. Then,.the’ mill consumption and practices fol-' jo the Editor of The Chronicle: I lowed in the markets must he studied.' With these things in view, the South j Carolina experiment station and the I farmers in South Carolina, United States department of agricul-1 Carolina, Georgia, Florida ur.d tore have for several years been con- Alabama for seed, feed, fertilizer, was dating cooperative studies along reported favorably hy four lines as follows. agriculture committee Tuesday, pa.ss-' 1. Grade and staple studies. senate unanimou.sly Wednc.-day, di.^tance to be paved is slightly over 2. Consumption by grade and 1 g^d was upon my reque.st today added eight miles and the total contract staple. — i to agricultural appropriation 6.11 t y priv»* ^vill run over two hundix'd thou.' 3. Study of marketing practices, i unanimous vote. “Facts regarding these matters will I . ranking member of agrciiLiirc be considered in the forthcoming bul-, committee, I will be ope of confne- on letin,” Mr. Jensen states. i appropriation hill, therefore this men- — ey for 1931 crops is practically as- An audience that taxed the seatl.’ig sured rid should be available w’thiii tapaeity of the church greeted 'he short rime. Senate has acted f.vor- choir of Lime.stone college Sundry ably upon my seed loan resolutions n morning when a sacred concert W'.s 19‘29, 1930 and now again in 1931. .Ac-j presented at tlnfF'irst Baptist church count hundreds of inquiries reaching [of this city. The program was a most my offiye and general interest to all enjoyable one and all of the young and K dollars. GAVE SACRED CONCERT NAMED ON STAFF Jas. H. Sullivan and Phil D. Huff, members of the Laurens bar, were named yesterday by Governor Black wood as lieutenant colonels on his newly appointed staff. farmers, I hope you will make this public. E. D. S'MIT.R. ladie.s taking part did cred'table manner. so in n Very