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LThe Camden Chronicle
5 , CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. MAY 12, 1833 NUMBER 7
ornTrakes Heavy
loll in Several States
Burday'8 Associated Press.
Klar akie* and only a gentle
W yesterday followed in the wake
erratic tornado that swooped
BJn on three 'South Carolina counETFriday,
Mrx* 17 liv<*' iniurinfir
V than 100, leaving: scorea homeW.
and damaging property to an
Kent of at least $1,000,000.
on the heels of the turbulent storm
^BK. the ministrations of various reKf
agencies as the groups bent to
; K task of feeding the foodless, findlj|
homes for those whoaa- hOBW
Ere wrecked, assisting in care of
H injUre<l and rehabilitating in genEl
where this was needed.
Enderson, Greenville and Laurens
unties bore the brunt of the wind
Ech *l*'nt most of it8 fury ln the
m community of Bel ton, 10 miles
Km Anderson.
At Bolton. 11 were dead and apKoximatcly
00 were homeless. Many
Ke recovering in hospitals while a
E, injured more critically, wore
I on 1 y even chances to live. The
Eir Towel Mill there was wrecked.
Bfweuty or more families were
Kmeless in tho Lebanon section,
Kr Princeton, where five were
! Bed. near the Greenville-Laurens;
E^ylim>-**0ne was <l*a<l at Bnrks"'
^Ee.
last night. food, 'clothjpg &nd fur-j
; Ehintrs were bein& distributed by,
E Cross and relief councils in the,
Bectcd communities. Neighbors,
^Hiosc houses were spared by the tor-j
Kdo, took in their less fortunate ^
Bends. State patrolmen were on
; By "t Bclton while national guards
En. who stood ready for service,
; Ere found to be not necessary.
Approximately 100 had received
|ratment at hospitals but last night
about 30 remained and the ma^aity
of these were counted out of
^kger.
Tenti live plans for burial of the
|ad were going forward last night
at Bolton a general memorial
^ vice was considered for today.
|Meanwhile, survivors of the storm
arched through the ruins <xf their
^ mes for articles and household,
Bods worthy of salvage although
B damage to furnishings and home?
Buck by the furious wind, for the
part, was beyond repair or reB;m.
Bmong funeral plans were those
B Mrs. J. Broadus Thompson and
Br three sons who will be buried at
Blumbia Baptist church, Greenville
Hinty, while services for the LauBs
area victims are held today. The
Bompsons were killed when the torBdo
hit Lebanon.
IAs rehabilitation and relief work
B^^s^d* residents of the storm
Bt&s found time tg^tell of the queer
^^ tics of the howling wind and to
Brot out narrow escapes and acts of
Broism.
^gn North Anderson, Dexter Brown,
B, was driving an automobile into
garage when the storm crashed
B*Tt catching up the garage and
Bashing it before the machine en^^ ed.
The front of the car was
" Buffed. A garage and cook's house
Bre demolished at the home of N. B.
Bllhan by the twister which sudBtly
changed. swept through the
Brd of Mrs. C. O. Burriss and fell
B fhe home of a negro woman near-*
Btdemolishing it.
Rk president of the Blair
^Pl, saw the storm approaching
Ble ko ir"'pected an addition being
to the plant and instantly he
^fcrshaled <12 women and girls in the
^B^ng room and led them to safety.
Bt returned to his office and found
heavy timber had crashed through
wa.l ar.<i smashed the chair where
B usua.ly worked at his desk,
^ r. ^'" n.iile county the Lebanon
Birr..-.;- <"reek Baptist church, over
m J*0ar-' old, was demolished while
H.gr.lar.d f reek church was dam-^
B*d and every tombstone in the
^ veyaM blown over.
B^ Bolton, four steel towers carryBbigh
power lines crumpled but no
fallowed while a number of jars
preserves were carried from Mrs.
B^?'d Maddox's home and strewn
^B* distance away, unbroken. ResBits
said the storm made a noise
B* a gigantic buzz-saw and that the
B Wa* tinged with a (peculiar purBjust
before the twister hit.
^ ^hen the home of Mrs. Lonnie
rlcy was struck, ehe with her five
dren an<i nine neighboring chilmside.
The walk were
B?d m and the rpof torn off bat
B* 01 ??cupente were eemtehed.
B? ***** family, that <rf J. M.
w % "* - * W _ J
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.Phillips, at Bel ton, was wiped out
while at Woodruff, 40 miles away,
debris from Belton showered the
town.
1D. Blake, president of the Belton
mill, which also was damaged,
paid 35 of 275 houses owned Iby the
mill were destroyed but that they
were tornado insured and the rebuilding
would start as soon as possible.
He was at lunch when the wind
fell on his mill, crashing a plate glass
window two feet back of the desk
in his office. Its pieces were scattered
over the room.
J- B. Mitchell, superintendent of
the mill, and three men fled into the
mill's vault when they saw the storm.
The building was ripped apart but
the four were xmhurt.
At Mitchell's home, virtually every
,sedtion was torn to pieces except a
foom where Mrs. Mitchell lay ill in
bed. That room was not touched and
Mts. Mitchell wee "not even shaken."
The superintendent said he had his
cow staked in a lot and that the animal
was picked up by the storm, carried
400 yards and set down without
an injury.
The Blair mill, situated near the
Belmont mill, saw 18 of its houses
torn down. No tornado insurance
was carried.
Last night, two of the injured said
'to be in the most critical condition
were: Mrs. Algie Simpson, who was
in a Laurens hospital; and Clara Belle
Phillips, 11, of Belton, in an Anderson
hospital.
"flie revised death list follows:
I^aurens County: Mrs. Eliza Spoon,
65, of Barksdale.
Greenville County: Mrs. J. B.
Thompson and her three sons, James,
10; Farrel, 2; and Bennie, 17; Mattie
Steward, negress.
Anderson County: Mrs. Delia Phillips,
48; Mrs. H. L. McAlister; Misa
Effie MoKee, 30; Ruth Hamby, 6;
Mrs. John Rogers, 65; Benjamin
Haynie, infant son of George Haynie;
Jessie M. Phillips; Edward Phillips,
2; Mrs. Margaret Jeames, 69; Julia
Crawford, 40, negreaa; Hattie Wright,
'60, WfWMk -
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Mt. Pisgah School
Finals Begin Today
Mt. 'Pisgiih high school commencement
exercises begin tonight with the
oratorical contest and lasts through
Friday night, May 1?, when the
graduation exercises will be held.
The program will be as follows
Friday night at 8:F6?Oratorical
contest: Huth Baley, Masie Gandy,
Bern ice Roberts, Margaret Phillips,
Ira Byrd, James Hlolley and Bob Holley.
Music furnished by high school
chorus.
Sunday night, May 14, at 8:15?
Commencement sermon by Rev. C. M.
Biown, at high school auditorium.
Wednesday night, May . 17 at 8:15
?Play, "Cupid in Shirt 'Sleeves" by
eleventh grade. Reading by Edna
Catoe. Music by high school.
Friday night, May 19 at 8:15?
Graduation exercises. The following
will receive state high school diplomas:
Ira 'Byrd, Ada Belle Byrd,
Mattie Lee Byrd, Edna Catoe, Jack
Coates and Lois Roberts..
Important Grange Meeting
There will be an important Grange
meeting at Sandy Grove school on
Thursday, May 18, at 8 p. m. D. B.
Anderson, state master of the National
Grange, will be present. Kverj^^Kly
is invited to come. It will
be i^very interesting meeting advises
Henry-~LLGreen, the county agent.
Methodist Church Next Sunday
We shall observe Mother's Day
next .Sunday morning. The revival
meeting services, owing to the District
Conference will be called in
Thursday night and Friday night, rut
we shall close them out on Sunday
night. We shall attend the conference
this week at .Summnerton.
We wish to meet the class of candidates
for membership on Friday
evening at the cfourth?about 7:30
p. m., the time of admission to be
announced later.?C. F. Wimherly,
pastor.
Her Brother Dead
Friends will sympathize with Mrs.
G. F. Oooley in the lose of her brother,
(hroon "Wactal Adair, who died in
Washington, D. C., on May '5, in his
thirty-seventh year. He is survived
by his wife, Mtb. Virginia E. Adair
and two daughters. Mr. Adair spent
several years here, where he was in
business before moving to Washington.
Mrs. Oooley was at the bedside
of her brother when the end came.
Tornado Again Hits
Tennessee-Kentucky
Livingston, Tcnm, May 10.?A mad
May tornado s.\vept dx>wn the Kentuck
y-Tennesaee Cumberland valley
last midnight, loft a death toll of 46
and increased the Youth's spring
storms' fatalities to ipore than 260.
Kentucky reported 24 killed in
Monroe, Adair and Russell counties,
and Tennessee counted 20 dead m
Overton county and two in Wilson
county.
It was the seventh major tornado
that had raked Dix.j^ from cast Texas
to South Carolina since the middle
of March.
Several scores were injured in the
latest storm and property damage
was enormous, but unes/timated.
The tornado struck first at Tompkinsville,
Ky., in Monroe county, and
then lashed at Adair and Russell
counties (before unleashing its force
on Boaty Swamps in Overton county,
Tennessee, where it killed at least
120 persons.Monroe
and Adair counties, Kentucky,
across the Tennessee line and
in south central section of the Blue j
Grass state, were known to have at
least 16 fatalities. Russell county,
hard by, reported eight killed.
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Pastor's Gar Recovered
The Chevrolet coupe belonging
Rev. A. L). McArn reported stolen
Ifcom. in front of the Camden graded
j school* building last weekrecov"
ered early Friday morning on the
Lockhart road, near the former
Workman and Mackey farm.
Deputy Sheriff G. F Cooley was
searching for Barney Cooper, young
white man, on a forgery charge,
when he discovered the car. He later
captured Cooper, who is held in jail
on double charge of forgery and car
stealing. The automobile was undamaged
and when found had an
empty liquor jug and several empty
bottles in -the back compartment.
Presbyterian Church Services
Sunday, May 14, A. Douglas McArn,
pastor, announces the following
services at the Presbyterian church:
' Church school at 10 a. mi. A Mother* s
Day program is prepared for this
hour. Prof. John- Lam-drum will play.
Morning worship at 11:15, sermon
subject, "And 1 If I Be Lifted Up."
This service is arrtrnged with the parents
of the church particularly in
mind and the pastor requests that the
parents make a special effort to be
present. Junior boys Saturday morning
at ten o'olock. Junior girls Saturday
afternoon at four o'clock. Intermediate
cliff) Saturday evening at
7:30. Young People's Forum Sunday
evening at 7:16. Midweek service on
! Wednesday evening at 8 o'clockLet's
not forget the Silent RevivaL
The public is cordially invited to the
services in this church. ;
Probably Disgusted |A1bo^?\
Columbia, May..#.?The( House lost
one of its veteran members tonight
when Representative W. R. Bradford,
of York, asserting: "I am worn out
mentally, physically and financially,"
resigned his seat. ^
Numerous members urged 'Bradford
to reconsider his request or to
delay consideration, but he declined.
Member after member rose to pay
high praise to the York member's
services to the state. He has been
a House number almost continuously
sine# 1914.
"It is almost a public calamity,"
said Speaker Gibson in accepting the
resignation "regretfully."
The resignation became effective
tonight. Bradford, who edits a newspaper
at Fort Mill, has been a member
of the ways and means commit|
tee every term and twice was its
' chairman.
John Y. Thompson. Dead
? John Y. Thompson, 09 years of age,
and a farmer of the Beulah section,
died at his residence Tuesday afternoon
after an illness of two months.
He had been in declining health for
several years. He had never marrid
but is survived by two brothers
W. B. Thompson and C. Broadus
Thompson, and one slater, Mrs. Lottie
Quinlin, of the Beulah sectionFuneral
services were held at MtOlivet
Baptist church Wednesday
morning, conducted by Rev. J. T. Littlejohn,
pastor of the Wateree Baptist
church, and the interment was in
the Beulah churchyard cemetery.
Funeral arrangements, were in
charge of the Kornegay Funeral
Home.' 1
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| A Proclamation
j On Mother's Day
"Whereas by House Joiivt Resolution
265, approved' and signed by President
Wilson on May 8, 1914, the second
Sunday in May of each year has
been designated as Mother's Day for
the expression of our love and reverence
for the mothers of our country;
and
t Whereas Senate* Resolution .16,
adopted May 1, 1983, stated that
"there are throughout our land today
an unprecedentedly large number of
mothers and dependent children who,
became of unemployment or loss of
their bread earners, are Inciting
many of the necessities of life," and
tihe President of the United States is
therein authorized and requested to
issue u ^proclamation calling these
mutters to the attention of our citizens
on Motherls Day this year;
Now, Therefore, I, Franklin D.
Roosevelt, President of the United
States of AmtVica, by virtue of the
authority invested in me, do hereby
j issue my proclamation calling upon
our citizens to express on Mother s
Day, Sunday, May 14, 1933, our level
and reverence for motherhood:
j By the customary display of the
| United -States flag d nail Government
buildings, homes and other suitable
' places;
j By the usual tokens and messages
ipf affection t& our mothers; and
' By doing all that we can through
| our churches, fraternal and welfare
| agencies, for the relief and welfare
i of mothers and children who may be
I in need of the necessities of life,
j In Witness Whereof, I have hereon
set my hand and cause the seal of
I the United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington
this second day of May, in the year
o-f our Lord 1933, and of the Independence
of the Usited States of
America one hundred and fifty-seven.
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Baptist 'Church Services
The following services are announced
for the week at the First
Baptist church: Public worship conducted
by the pastor, J. B. Gaston,
it 11TT5 S. "in. wnd 8 p. urt. Morning
subject: "Mother and Home." Evening
subject: "The Making of a
Man." Message to Bey Scouts. B. Y.
P. U. will meet Sunday evening at 7
o'clock. Sunday school with 'C. O.
Stogner us superintendent at 10 o clock.
Let us honor mother next
Sunday, annual Mother's Day by attending
both morning and evening
service. The. public is cordially invited
to attend all the services of
this church.
Death of Mr. Joyner ,
Joel Henry Joyner, 46 years of age,
an employe of the Southern Railroad,
passed away here Thursday, May 11,
at h? residence on Lytteton street.
Mr. Joyner was bom in Kingville, S.
C., and came bo Camden about fourteen
years ago to make his home. He
was married in 1919 to Miss Virginia
lee, who predeceased him several
years ago.
He was a World War veteran and
served in France in some of the
fiercest fighting at St. Mihiel and the
Meua^-Argonne.
Funeral services will be held from
the Komegay Funeral Home, Saturday
at 4 p. m., Rev. J. B. Gaston, officiating,
and burial will be in the
Quaker cemetery of this city.
Death of An Infant
Ann Marie Jones, three months old
infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Jones, of DuBose Park, died
Monday, May 8, at the Camden hospital.
The funeral and burial were
hold at DeKalb church cemetery on
Wednesday with Rev. J. T. Littlejohn
conducting the services. The KornCjray
Funeral Home had charge of the
funeral arrangements.
Gatta Hill Club Met,
The Gates Hill Home Demonstration
Club ""Held itE regular meeting on
Friday, May 5, with twelve members
and two visitors present. After the
business was finished the meeting
was then given in charge of Miss Sadie
Craig, who gave us some very
timely suggestions and helps on our
subject, "The Control of Insects and
Garden Pests." She also urged continued
plantings of vegetables to
keep up a fresh supply. Due to some
weather outlook some of our members
were unable to attend this meeting
but hope for a better attendance
at our next meeting. Every woman
fn our community should be a cluib
member so we urge every one to
j come aee w*?* we are doing.
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Completes Sentence;
Man Faces Another
FYank Field*, 50 year old Augusta,
(Ja., negro, was brought to Oamden
this -week and placet! fn jail to await"
trial on a charge of obtaining money
under false pretense.
Fields and a negro confederate, Ernest
Quick, along with a white mun,
fleeced l>ige iBrevurtl, a local negro
out of $400 ubout two years ago in
n "lost pocket book game." They all
escaped for the time being, but the
two negroes wero captured on similar
charges in other places. Brevard
positively identifies Fields as being
the man who got his money,
j Fields has just completed a twoyear
sentence on the Suntter county
yhain gang, and upon his release was
held for the Kershaw county shcrilT.
Quick escaped from the Florence
county gang while serving u sentence.
Residence Damaged
By Fire Wednesday
Fire Wednesday morning badly
damaged the residence of Judge WJ
L. McDowell on Hampton avenue. No!
one was at home at the time ami it'
is not known how the fire originated.!
The house being closed* tihe sfnoke |
was very dense and a great deal of j
damage was caused from smoke and
water. The fire originated in the
rear part of the house and this portion
will have to be rebuilt. Considerable
damage to the furnishings resulted
from breakage, smoke and
water. The loss is said to be covered
by insurance.
Legion Holds Memorial Services
At the regular monthly meeting of
James Leroy Belk Post of the American
Legion held in I^egion Hall last
Monday evening, fnemorial services
were hold for the World War dead.
The hall was beautifully decorated
with flags, (bunting and red poppies
with the flag of the 'Post holding a
prominent place.
Dr. C. F. Wimberly was speaker
for the occasion and made a most intenlive
audience.
A lovedy musical program had been
arranged and Professor Lohn I>andrum,
of Greenwood, presented two
piano solos. Newel Wimberly rendered
a violin solo, followed1 by a vocal
solo "Ln Flanders Field," by Miss
Charlotte ISalmond, accompanied' on
the piano (by her mother, Mrs, C. V.
Sahnond.
The "World Wlar honor roll surrounded
by a laurel wreath in the
center of the stage, held the interest
of alL
Club Women to Hold Camp
The home demonstration, club members
of Kershaw and Lancaster counties
will have a two-day short course
at the 4-H Club Camp, next Thursday
and' FViday, May 18 and 19. A
very instructive and interesting program
has been planned. The specialists
from Winthrop College who will
assist with the camp include Mrs. Dora
Dee Walker, Miss Hhrriette B. Layton
and Mrs. Theo D. Plow den, district
agent. Miss Sadie Craig and
Miss Moore, the home agents, feel
that they are indeed fortunate in securing
these specialists and every
club member is invited and urged to
attend the two days camp.
Prof. John Landrum
We are very glad to announce that
Prof. Landrum will remain over with
us until Sunday night and will render
his superb service for us, at both
morning and evening hours. His musical
skill has found jflace in the1"
hearts of all who have heard him.
He will be with us next Sunday.?
C. F. Wimberly.
Jackson High School to Close
The principal of Jackson high
school wishes to announce to the patrons
ami friends of this school the
closing exercises as follows: The annual
sermon will be delivered by Rev.
L. C. Jenkins, of Columbia, principal
of the Kershaw high school, Sunday,
May 28, at four o'clock at Mt. Moriah
Baptist church. Graduating exercises
at Trinity M. E. church, June
1, at 8:16 o'clock.?'Rev. P. B. Mdodaria,
principal.
Approximately 47,000 World war
veterans in Arkansas, Mississippi and
Tennessee, will be dropped from the
lists of those drawing non-service
connected disability allowances under
the economy plan of the president, effective
July lot.
Monthly Meeting Of
The Legion Auxiliary
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The regular monthly meeting of \.'
the Auxiliary to James LeRoy Belk
Pbst, No. 17, "was hoki in the Legion
Hall, Friday afternoon, May 6th.
The meeting "was opened with salute
to the flag, stinging of America
and repeating of the Preamble.
The minutes were read and approved.
The treasurer reported a
balance in the bank of $108.90 and
read a letter of thanks from Mrs.
Brennen for the two dollars sent by
the auxiliary to the Wood-row Wilson
Home Fund.
The president announced that Poppy
Day would bo observed Saturday,
May 27th. Mrs. llonry Beard in *
chairman of the poppy sale and the
Juniors havo been asked to help.
Tho members of the auxiliary were
asked by the president to meet at ^
the homo of Mrs. John Whitaker on
May 20th to make wreaths to decorate
the Veterans' graven on May 81st.A
motion wus earned that^fclo bo
sent from the auxiliary for a scholarship
to the Opportunity School.
The iA^gion Post invited the auxiliary
to their regular meeting May
8th at 8 p. n>., at which time memorial
services will 'be held. The unit a ^
orial services were held. The unit
was asked to meet at the cemetery at
Memorial Day exercises.
Mrs. Sam Karesh, Mrs. Henry
Beard and Mrs. Hughey Tindal were
appointed a nominating committee
for officers for the coming year.At
the June' meeting of the unit
a shower will be given for the Veteran's
Hospital.
The program for the afternoon was
on "National Defense" and Mrs. S. C.
Zemtp, national defense chairman,
gave echoes from addresses made at
the national defense conference recently
held in Washington.
The auxiliary presented Mother's
Day gifts to the Gold -Star Mothers.
The music for the afternoon consisted
of two selections beautifully
sung by Misses Virginia DeLoache #
and two piano solos played by Mr.
Jiohn Landrum, of Greenwood.
"Mrs. Hughey Tindal and Mrs. Mar-?
vin Reasonover, -hostesses for the 1~ ^
afternoon, served a delicious sweet
course with coffee.
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Bethune Schools Honor Roll
Grade ll.?Juarvita Watkins, John
Edwin " Williams, William Estridge,
Thelma Davis, Alma Newman, Gladys
Joyner, Ida Outlaw, Boyce Estridge.
Grade 10.?Mary Ellen McLaurin,
Mary Alice Baker, Frances Gardner,
Marguerite Foster, -Serrah Ruth McKinnon.
Grade 9.?iSara Bmnnon, Nannie
Ruth Hilton.
Grade 8.?Grace Horton, Richard
McLaurin, Raohael Williams.
Grade 7.?Robbie Newton Marion,
Bryce Joyner, Edwin -Estridge, Ralph
Hall, Frankie Beard, Alene Tyner,
Ila B. Mangum, Lavem Jones.
Grade 6.?Eva Horton, -Margaret
McLaurin, Katherin? Foster, John
Dan McLaurin, Iris McOaskill, Eunice
McCaskill, Tom Ed Hearon, Jerry Davis,
Nellie Margaret Whitley, Azilo
Baker, Larene Blaclcmon, Dorothy
Horton.
Grade B.?Margie Jones, Clarence
Hilton, Alene Hilton, Louise Belch,
Alvin Kelly, Myrtia 'Miungo, Juanita
Railey, Irene Mangum, Lou tee Hinson,
Clayton Horton.
Grade 4.?Frances Helms, Grace
Jackson, Josie Horton, Brook Williams,
Drucilla Ratcliff, Grace Mungo,
Alvo McOaskll, Oscar Joadan, Earl
Jones, Nellie Horton, Dorothy Watkins,
Margaret Hall.
Grade 8.-?Mary Nancy McLaurin,
Doris dene, Betty Best, Louise Watford,
Vera Horton, Atha Lee Mungo,
Billy Best, E. W. Totbert, Johnsie
Bethune, Sara Ix*e Peach, Genevive
Kelly, Wilbur Copeland, Nelle Horton,
Ethel I^ee Watkins, Doris Blackmon,
ELma Catoe, Thelma Gatoe,
Walter Croft, Janette Ilinson, Alva
Horton.
_ Grade 2.?'Betty Hammond, Sara
Gordon, Sara Margaret King, Tom
Bethune, Evelyn Mangum, Rdscoe
Baker, Elvin Jones, OHn Thompson,
Geneva Mangum, Irene Jones, B. W.
Brannon, Camell Baker, Helen Jackson,
James Horton, Eula Moseley.
Grade 1.?Bobbie Gardner, Eva Josey
Ratcliff, Ralph McCaskill, John
Watts Smith, Wayne Blackmon, Nancy
Horton, Floyd Gardner, Dora 1
Marsh, Mary Linton, Carl Hall, Violet
Wlliams. *
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Field agents seized 9*9 cases of
beer in the hands of an Aiken dealer
and without etate revenue stamp* attached.
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