The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, September 29, 1910, Image 1
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VOL XXIV.
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For Horry Convened Monday,
Judge Sease Presiding
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WAS THAD DAVIS CRAZY?
A Jury Will He Empanelled by the
Judge of Probate to Solve this Problem?Court
Came to an Abrupt End
Wednesday Noon.
The court convened at 10 o'clock,
J S Sease presiding.
Since the last term of the Court
Conway obtained a double daily pas
senger service so that the judge
and Solicitor, and others connected
with the Court, were able to get
into Conway this time on Suudav
evening Always before these oflicia's
could not get here for Monday
morning without coming in on Saturday
afternoon, aud for a long time
it I ad been the custom to put on
the Court until Monday afternoon.
A fter charging the grand jury,
the Solicitor proceeded to hand
them various bills of indictment,
and this consumed nearly an hour,
and the Court went into cases continued
from tire last term.
The State vs. Carter, obstructing
road, nol pros,
The Slate v.. Prank Davis, charged
with arson, was called for trial, this
caso having been continued at several
Courts in the past Motion for
continuance on the part of defendant
was refused, the Solicitor agreeing
to admit what the witnesses
would say if present. It will be remembered
that D A Huggins, a
prosperous farmer of Galivants
Perry, lost his barn by fire and also
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another outhouse on a cunereat, occasion.
Frauk Davis was charged
with the crime and bound over by
Magistrate Sweet. The prosecution
was represented by H H Woodward
and the defendant by R B Scarborough.
The case was tried, and
the Judge directed a verdict for the
defendant.
After the recess for dinner Thad
W. Davis was brought t.o the court
room to be arraiged for the crime
of murder, having been in jail several
months charged with killing
Harrison Kirton. His attorney, R
13 Scarborough, moved to have a
writ issued from the court requiring
a jury to be empanelled to try
the question of the defendant's
sanity. Dayis had been acting very
queerly since the killing and an affidavit
made by Dr H. H. Burroughs
was toj the effect that Davis was
unsound mentally. An order was
signed by the Judge to the effect
that the Judge of Probate might
empanel a jury to try the question
whether Davis was crazy before the
murder trial should proceed. This
necessitated a continuance of the
case. If the jury finds Davis is insane
ho will be committed to the
asylum, and the charge against him
will not be tried until he recovers
from his insanity.
The State vs James Gibson was
heu tried. The defendant was not
represented oy an attorney. He
was found guilty.
Tne State vs W. Pearlic Hooks
Jbr^' was tried and the jury found a verdict
of guilty with recommendation
to mercy.
The State vs Geo C. Singletou was
tried and he was found guilty of violating
the dispensary law,
The State vs Henry Lewis for ob
structing road was nol prossed.
The State vs Emory Hardee was
discontinued at request of the prosecutor
.
The State vs Charlie Out was referred
to a magistrate.
The State vs E. J. Tyler was nol
prossed.
The grand jury returned no bill
rin the crse against Frank Cerpon,
The nex,t case tried was the State
vs John A. Floyd and Mark Floyd,
charged with assault and battery.
The State was represented by the
' Solicitor and Itobt B. Scarborough
and-the defendant by H. H. Wood
wood. Tnis trouble arose between
J. R Willhnw n and the B^lovd
boys between whom there has been
frequent trouble before. They jury
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^ The State vs Mack Wright, colorT"
^ ed, was tried resulting in a verdict
of guilty.
The case against R. J. C. Ward
for obstructing a public road was
continued until the the next term.
The State vs Caesar Phillip* was
an assault and battery, and the defendant
pleaded guilty and was sentenced
to pay a line of $75.00 or three
months in the gang or peuitentiary
The State vs Henry Barry was
continued, the defendant being in
the gang already serving another
sentence.
The next case tried was that of the
Sate vs Sbep Turner charged with
assault and battery with intent to
ravish. The prosecuting witness
told a different story from that which
she related at the preliminary inves
tigation. The court appointed B.
W. Wait, Esq., to represent the defendant.
Not guilty.
The State vs Bellamy Oore and
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ENDORSES GOOD ROADS.
And Asks for Further Information.
Mr. Spivey Give*; Light on the
Subject.
Dear Sir: I saw Senator Spivey's
Good Roads bill published in the
Herald for the benefit of tho voters,
and read what he had to say, I
have been talking with some of the
men of my township concerning the
Bill and they seem to think it alright:
provided the present 2 mill
levy will bo sufficient to piy the
interest on the bonds and enough
to redfem them when they come
due. We would lttre to koow ho v
much money the 2 mill levy will
raise in a vear. Foi the benefit of
the voters of mv township, I wish
Col. Spivey would give this information.
Respectfully,
Wm. Burgess
Burgess, S. C
Mr. Spivey was shown the above
communication and ask if could and
would give tho information sought
"I am more than pleased to do so"
he rejlyed: Ttie present assessed
value of property in our county is
near three million dollars. Tho two
mill levy will rai: e ab >ul $(>,000 , If
the bonds are sold a* 5 per cent wo
hope tvj get them at 4 12 per c?nt
the interest yearly will be $5,000
The f(5,000 will accordingly pay
the interest and leave $1,000 to be
placed in tho sinking fund the first
year with which to redeem the bonds
From year to year we oxpect the
property of our county to increase,
t.hnc in 11^ i n if t.lm '/> millc tvvivo mnrp
VUU UJ 14 ft I U ^ VII V ' UJ tttkj t W? >v\/ vr v
each year. The interest, being *a
permanent amount, the total increase
will be added to the redemption
fund. The
Puzzle Solved.
Editor Herald: I have read the
good roads bill you published in the
Herald together with the comments
made by Senator Spi\ey. I want to
say that my eyes have been opened
and I am convinced that it is the
thing for we farmers to advocate.
I have always been a believer in
better roads but 1 have been puzzled
to know how to get them. 1 knew
that our taxes were already too high
and I feared that the bonds would
make them higher but on reading
the explanati jn and understanding
the plan better, I see now where
we can get the results wanted and
not increase the tax levy.
I think there is no other one thing
that is as important and means as
much to the county at large as this
matter of good roads. It does seem
that when we people in the couuiry
tret a chance to secure this great
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benefit to our class wo ought to
stand together, man to man and
help Col Spivey push it through.
Now, Mr Editor, I have given
this bill due consideration and I
think it is the best plan that we, as
a laboring class, will ever get to
have good roads. Oh, well some
might,say that it will drain the
county. How can it drain tho
county when it dumps down and
puts into circulation #100,000 00
more in Horry county than there
ever was at one time before and we
all stand a chance to go to work and
get our share.
I have recently learned that our
sister county has already issued
bonds and have gone to work on
the roads Why can't we keep step
with her? Surely with tho progress
there is in Horry county to day that
her people will never let any county
in the State that is anywhere the
same size get ahead of her.
I have talked with several of my
neighbors about this matter and I
am glad to say they heartily agree
with me. I surely think wages will
be better and farm produce will be
higher.
I was utterly surprised to see Mr
J. O. Norton against tho bill, but if
Mr Norton lived in tne country like
we farmers do and had to haul
through the mud and sand like we
do, he would be as strongly for it
as I am.
Now, I do hope that every laboring
man in Horry county will study this
matter closely and after giving it
all the consideration it deserves, go
to the polls and vote accordingly, I
will bo satisfied with the results.
Wishing the Herald, its readers
and the Spivey bill much success, I
am yours, L. P. Roberts.
Conway, S. C.
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The committee of fihe grand jury
was in Conway last Friday looking
into certain mutters in the county
cilices.
Edge charged with an atTray, was
ended by a plea of guilty and each
of the defendants paid a fine of $25.
State vs O car Mack charged with
assault with intent to ravish. Defendant
pi haded guilty t > aggravated
assault and battery.
The court adj >urned Wednesday
afternoon.
The grand jury was done with
their work and their final presentment
will be made before Judge
Sease when he comes back on the
fourth Monday in October.
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ONWAY, S. C., THURSE
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Much Good Has Been Ac>
complished.
WILL NOT INCREASE TAXES
The Spivey Good Iioads Proposition
Thoroughly Explained by Its Autho"
and Several Prominent Gentlemen.
Endorsed by Good Itoads and Drainage
League.
[ As previously advertised, there
was a meeting at the court house
ast Monday called by Col 0 P.
Quattlebaum, president of the II )V
ry County 'stood Roads and Drainagp
League, for the purpose of discussing
good roads, the necessity for
thorn and the best vn.y to get them
Tne meeting had been called for
11:00 a. m , as i t was ex pectod there
would be no court until the afternoon,
but the court cflic'als having
nn t.ho Stindav afternoon
train, courtconvened Monday morning.
His honor, however, kindlv
consented to adjourn court at 12
noon, at which time the good roads
meeting was called to order. A
large number of people left the
court house at the adjournment of
court and the crowd that attended
the meeting was not as large as desired,
but those who did remain
seemed very much interested and
paid strict attention to all of the
speakers.
Col Quattlebaum was the first
speaker. Said he did not .understand
why he was elected president
of the Good Roads and Drainage
League unless it was because of the
interest he had always taken in good
roads, that when a boy he remembers
it used to take a team with
only a 500 pounds load to the mule,
three days to make the trip from
his father's home to Columbia and
return a distance of only 28 miles.
Tn order to have good roads we
must have the money to build them
witn. Now as to the best way to get
that money. Two ways were suggested:
First to levy a sufficient
tax to build them, but our paople
feel that they now have about all
the taxes they can stand, and such
a levy would be burdensome The
other and best plan is to issue bonds
as provided for in the Spivey bill to
Devoted on in the next election.
The two mill levy we have now for
roads would be sullicient to pay the
interest on the bonds and create a
sinking fund for their retirement,
Some people object to the bond business
because the boods will perhaps
be here for their children to pay,
hut. pupn if this is t,ruft. it is but
right, as our children will be enjoying
ihe benefits of good roads. It
is better to*use this 2-mill road tax
we are already paying in paying the
interest on the bonds than to be
wasting it in temporary repairs on
roads and bridges as at present, because
when we get the roads built
they will need very little repairs.
The money would not be tied up in
the banks as some have suggested,
but would be placed in circulation
in all sections of the county, as the
bill provides that the money realized
from the rale of the bonds shall
be expended in the different townships
as nearly as possible in proportion
to the amount of road taxes
paid by such township. The quesli
m soon to be settled at the ballot
box appeals especially to the people
of the rural districts, Good
roads enhances the value of the
farmer's property, puts him nearer
town, saves his teams, vehicles and
time,
Cot, D. A. Spivey.
Col Spivey, author of the good
roads bill, said he was unable to
make a speech, but was glad of an
opportunity of explaining his bill
The people would remember that
he had a good roads plank in his
platform two years ago. Does not
claim to be a smart Aleck, but wanted
to do something. He had thought
that everybody would admit that
we needed good roads, but had found
one man who said we did not. We
ail know the advantages of good
roads, but roads must be built and
to build them requires money. Now
how to get the money without increasing
our taxes too much, as our
taxes are high enough now. We
have a two-mill road tax will pay
the interest on the bonds and at the
same time create a sinking fund
sullicieut to retire the bonds by the
time they mature, and in this wav
we would immediately get the advantages
of good roads without increasing
our tax levy. He studied
this matter very carefully, several
other plans were suggested but none
of them were feasible. His b 11
provides that the first $50,000.00
shall be paid in twenty years and
the second $50,000 00 in thirty years
and he believes that our present
two mill levy will be sufficient to
pay tho interest and at the same
time retire the bonds at maturity.
Hon JkrkiiIah Smith,
I Mr Smith had thought his time
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AY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1910
| Approaching Marriage.
f Miss Fannie Oiive**, a c i trm:nsj
youo^ of the Sooastee ecii?i)
of the county, will be married to Mr.
S O-car Clardy, on October f> h,
. 11)10. Mr. Clardy is a younjjf bti-d
n ss man now residing at Verdie,
??la , but ka native of this county
The friends of the couple will read
( DDIS UIlllOUIl'JJ.MUt'IlO Willi u i * .
On October 25th tlio price on al!
i magazins will advance. I* wil be
i to your advantage to give nie your
' business.
Southern Magazine Agency.
Attention is called to the advertisement
of the Spivey Mercantile
Co., in which they state that they
are selling agents for the Chaddocu
Terry Co. Tnese shoes are said to
be the bes1. made and a trial is invited,
call and get a pa r, carry
them home and try them yourself.
Married: On September 22 ,d by
A IJell, Notary Ruble. Mr Alva
Williams, of Nicholas R P R No 2
and Miss Aita Suggs.
Mrs R C Phillips and Mrs E M
Wall, (f Eul<>ni.?, are visiting the
I fi mi 1 \r nf iVI ? It.irvr Will in (li'jn iv:iv.
I C* 111 1 1 J \j JL 1U i J-/ .y t? M W J .
Magistrate Daniel G/ainger held
court in C tnway 011 Tuesday of last
week.
W Tj Rhodes, of Loris, was in
Conway recently for a short time on
business.
High prices paid for seed cotton
at W B Woodward & Co. Bucks siile
S C.
for speech making past, but is always
willing to say something for
the welfare and betterment of the
people of his county. But he don't 1
feel like talking when the people
who should be interested lea ye such
a meeting as this. Has read and '
reread the Spivey act and has also i
read the good roads bill under which
I Marion county is now working Lias i
criticised both but believes that the t
Spivey act is far superior to Mar- ?
ion's. However, the people of Mar- i
ion county are going ahead under c
their bill, building good roads, and 1
nobody is kicking. The "railroad (
bonds" were a good investment,
but the people of the four townships c
through which the toad runs simply n
gave a rich corporation nearly 1
000 as a free gift and got nothing (
in return. It does seem like we vi
ought to be willing to spend $100,- t
onn fr?r an nhioe.t thill wiil benefit a
us and our children after us. All l
admit we need good roads, but some ?'
say they aro unwilling t) vote for J
the bonds unless they knew who the 1
members of the commission provid- 1
ed for in the bill would be. J3.it if
they knew who would compose the e
commission they would never vote >'
the bonds, because petty politics \
would creep in and become the real 1
issue. All money is expended by i
some person or commission, our t
ordinary county funds are expended v
by the county commissioners, our h
school board expends our school y
funds, all the funds of the county r
are collected, held and paid out by u
one man, the county treasurer, a
EIon J. P, D Kit ham 1
MrDerham was caded un by the
chairman, but said he had attended J
none of the good roads meetings.
The heaviest tax ever bourn bv any
people is the burden of ignorance a
We all have an interest in the bet- j
terment of our people,
e
Hon G. J. Ho km day v
Mr Holliday said he was not go- 0
ing to make a speech. Travels the I
roads about as much as anyone, and u
therefore interested, as all of our r
citizens should be in good roads t
Had not read Col Spiyey's bill and v
was glad to hear it explained. Can P
think of nothing that would be of 11
more benefit to the farming interest c>than
good roads. Is in favor of the '<
bond issue and hopes to ride over ?
some of the roads built by it.
Col Quattlebaum then explained b
why the building commission had e
not began work on the bridge across h
Waccamaw river. There was a lot j
of red tape about the matter, but f
the real cause now was the lack of t
funds The lowest estimate that h
they have had on the bridge is $8,000 o
and the commission only has about d
$(>,000 in hand. Would be glad to i
have tho newspapers publish an h
itemized statement of the ^accounts v
of the commission as to moneys ro- c
ceived and paid out. t
Immediately after the adj ?urn- i
ment of the good roads meeting, the t
executive committee of the Good f
Roads and Drainage League were 1
called together by Col Quattlebaum, t
the president. All townships but v
one wore represented. The com- o
mittee decided to unanimously, as
an organization, endorse the $100,- \
000 bond issue for good roads. The i
president of the League was in- t
structcd to arrange for a series of t
good road rallies over tho county, c
such series to be us extensive as t
practicable and to invitedistinguish- f
ed speakers for such rallies, especially
a representative of the United I
States Agricultural Department. I
The members of the executive com- s
mittee from each township agreed ]
to organize their respective town- I
ships,
1 m REPLIES.
To Comments of Mr Norton
on His Good Roads Act
ACT MEETS REQUIREMENTS
By Its Adoption it is Alleged that at
the End of Fifteen Years Our Property
Will be Double What it is Today.
Mr. Spivey was ask if ho bad any
reply to make to the criticisms made
upon his Good Koads Bill by Mr. J.
O. Norton in tho last issue of the
Herald
"No, I have no com n> en tb
whatever to make. In fact there is
nothing to answer, as he otters no
argument, against tho main feature
of my Bill, admitting even that it
"may be a good thing." His fuluiinations
stem to be directed against
ouo of the minor features only of
the Bill, claiming it to bo "disruptive
and incoherent " As a matter
of fact, the whole plan, as will be
seen by reading the Act, is aimed to
strengthen the Supervisor and to aid
u :i j ??
uis njuiu.
"The epithets directed by him are
not argument, but simp y go to
show the state of his mind just after
a primary election, in which Mr J,
Grander was very much interested,
and the result of which was not altogether
according to his expectations.
41 It was generally understood
that Mr. Norton would oppose
any scheme having, in his fancy, any
tendency to curtail his powers or
any way jeopardize his posi.ion as
secretary to the present Hoard. No
one can scarcely blame him for
wishing to retain his job, and that
it an increased salary, if possible."
44It is the opinion advanced by
nany, however, that the people of
:lie county will not seek advice, or
iccept dictation from a party not
uteres ted as a tax payer, from
>ne whose locomotions are conincd
to the paved side-walks of
2Jon way."
"At the end, say of 15 years we
:an safely hope that our property
vill oe near double what is is to-day.
fhe 2 mills in this case yielding $12,
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HJU llllllUUliy. umiii tvuuivciu^
>f four million dollars property,
he 2 mills will raise $3,000. a year
ibove the interest. In 20 years
his would amount to $00,000. Thus
edeeming the $50, 000. worth of
3onds, as provided in the 13i 11, and
caving a cash surplus of $10,000.
>esides.
''Tiie remaining half will be much
a^ier raised, because the interest
villbecut in half, while our pro>erty
will be doubled. This calcuatiou,
you will note, does not take
oto account the interest accumulaing
from the sinking fund, which
rill amount to many thousand dolars
during the whole 20 and 30
ears same being likewiso used in
edeeming the bonds. My candid
pinion is that the bonds under this
rrangement will be paid before
hey are due, and the county will
ave a good size surplus fund renaining,"
"At any rate, it is likely tint 30
ears from to-day, the writer of this
rticle, together with a great ma:>i*ity
of the readers hereof, will
lave 4 passed over the riwr. " We
an only trust that our posterity
rill be sulliciently able to lake care
if the problem as it then arises,
t ought to be ample satisfaction to
is that we and cur children are to
eceive tho benelits accruing from
he scheme all these years and that
i'libuut any extra cost to the tax
iiyer. If our friends are so much
ntcrestod in our prospective "grand
hildron,"l know of no better
3gacy to leave them than a system
f g >od roads."
"Another feature of this plan to
e considered *.s tno amount of mon
y it will bring into our county and
e circulated among our oitizens
nstead of draining the county of
iinds, as some suggest, it will be
be direct opposite. None of the
leal banks, or any individual in the
viuuty, will be in a position to hanilo
the bonds at this low rate of
nieivst, The commissiondrs will
lave to place them in northern or
vestern markets, and thus bring in
icw money to be dispensed among
he laborers of the county. I take
t for granted that the board and
he supervisor will let the contract
or the construction of the roads to
ocal parties in each community and
bus keeping the funds at home. We
~" "-""O'lii.iriv t.ho crniifl rHiids;
VIM autv;iuiu^ij
kud ttie money still in our midst,
141 will fuVtber Jex plain that the
)lau outiiuod doos not elTecfc the
iro&ent road law at all, it remains
he samo. That is, the $.'i commuation
tax or six days labor will
sontinuc as heretofore and will serve
,o keep the roads repaired and in
r< it J condition after they are built.
In fact 1 believe that, should the
unds derived from .he sale of the
ootids be suHieient to build a reasonably
^cod system in the oouuty, the
present 4H commutation tax can be
lowered to $ I. or li days labor. We
must remember that the cost of
No 25
The
Reason Why.
Dear Mr Editor: - I have bee i
asked by two or three parlies re?
oeiitly concerning the amount of
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tunas we nave in uunu iur tut- puiI
pose of holding bridges. Tninking
it would be a good thing to
pub'ish a statement I Herewith submit
same as shown below and ask
, that you publish same this week
i It gives a concrete statement of the
finances up to date.
1 will be glad to make out an
; itemized statement for publication
as soon as you have > pace for it. It
will probably cover a half page or t
more so 1 know you would uot be in
position to publish it this week. 1
have everything itemized on my
record and can make a complete
statement in a few minutes if you
will advise when you can publish
same.
You will note from statement
I below that we have in hand in
County Treasurer in cash #(>,2<3 us
and a mortgage for $075.(10 totai
$(>,947 08 Out of this amount wo
owe about $550.00, which will leave
in round numbers $(>,500 00 to build
bi idgcs
ltKl'OKT OF TKKASl 11KU OK liClLIUNU
CO.M M ITTKB.
To-amount paid for erection of
courthouse $25,548 98
To amount paid for erection of
jail $9,490 00.
To amount paid for Furniture
$3 484 98.
To amount paid for Tank $450.90.
To amount paid for Real Fslate
$1000.00.
To amount paid for Architect
$1,980.00.
To amount paid for Plumbing* ci;
Sewerage $1,852.55.
To amount paid for incidentals
$879.74.
To balance on hand in County
Treasurer including mortgage f?-r
$(>75, $0,947.08.
$51,0i>l 18.
UKCKM'TH.
By sale of Bonds $40,700.(50.
By sale of old lots and building;
10,850 70
By rebate on tank $27*88.
$51,001.18.
Respectfully submitted
J C Spive.y,
Sccetary Building Committee.
Card of Thanks.
To The V. iters A id
1 desire to take *, : *
thanking the v.nOi o .i ??**.> C.m.
for the handsome vote give*
the first primary on the V.j.a t i
August, which resulted in my
nomination to the oflicoof Treasurer
of Horry 1 Couuty. While making
the campaign, 1 promised the people
if elected to the otliee, I would
give my bestelTorts to the discharge
of the duties of the oflice, and I hope
to bo able to render such service as
will meet the approval of the poop'e
of the county, as far as it is possible.
Ag^in thanking you, and hoping
to retain the confidence which has
been placed in me, I am,
Yours greatfudv,
John II )lt:
C Y Johnson was in town last
Friday on business.
Mr and Mrs J F 11 irpor spent a
day in Conway last week.
F A Burroughs rolurne l last week
from Henderson ville, where ho
spent a few days vacation*
3W B ) .y 1 J mes, of J iRico, S. C.
was in town on busiuesi l.i*t Sio
u relay.
J W Spu kes has opened a verv
neat millinery store on 8rd Avenue,
and all of the ladies will be welcometo
Iook over his stock.
J. C. SIMVEY
Cotton Buyer at Conway for the past
FIVE YEARS
The man who has succeeded in help1
1 i'J * ' l?? rt/\I 4ixn r?\ o i*u"I nf
mg io i) it nil up me umuii .......... ...
Conway.
He turned loose in Horry county las t
season over ONK HUNDRED ANI)
FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
000.00) for cotton and didn't spend it
all.
He is still buying seed and lint and
paying the highest market prices.
Take your cotton to him.
keeping up a good road is almost
nothing. With a system of modern
nigh ways, tho matter of road tax,
or tho old custom of "road working'*
f amilliar to us bjys of lti, will ba a
t h^ug of tho past, Sj rnoto it be!"
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