The Poplar Standard : Voice of the oil city 1963-06-07

              Outgoing RNA Officers
District officers and State Supervisor of the Royal Neighbors of America are shown at the district convention Monday in Poplar. Back row left to right are Katherine Sampson, Winona Shanley, ReNell Walter, Orpha McEwen, Ann Stevens, and Mabel
Hinckley. Front row, Louise Mc-Anally, district oracle; Orive Stover, State Supervisor; Ida Rowe, district deputy, and Charlotte Lewis. New officers were elected and installed at the afternoon business session.
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New RNA Officers Elected, Installed At District Meet
The 29th Northeastern District Convention of the Royal Neighbors of America was held at the American Legion Hall in Poplar, June 3. District Oracle Louise Mc-Anally welcomed 34 Royal Neighbors  from   Malta.  Saco,   Glasgow
MRS. TAYLOR, 86, PASSES, BURIAL IN GREENWOOD
Mrs. Essie Louise Taylor (Mrs. C. D.i, Wolf Point, died at the age of 86 at Trinity Hospital, Wolf Point, on June 2.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Assembly of God Church, Wolf Point, Rev. W. Roset officiating. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Taylor was born Essie Louise Schooler, Oct. 10. 1876 in Spicard. Mo., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Schooler. She married Charles D. Taylor on Dec. 2, 1893 at Mt. Moriah. Mo.
They made their home in Missouri until 1916 when they moved to Dewar Lake. Saskatchewan, Canada. Three years later, in 1919, they returned to the United States, settling in Montana. They have been residents of Valley and Roosevelt counties since that time.
Mrs. Taylor was a member of
and Poplar. Response was by Adeline Christianson. Glasgow.
Minutes of the last convention were read and roll call and reports given. During the afternnon a school of instruction was conducted. New district officers were elected and installed. Esther Peterson, Saco. was elected new District oracle with Katherine Locht as proxy; district vice-oracle, Fanny Sinclair, Glasgow; district recorder, Ardithe Fetterman, Saco, with Annie Kinkade, proxy; district chancellor, May La Fond, Malta; district past oracle, Louise Mc-Anally. Poplar.
State Supervisor   Orvie   Stover
BABE RUTH NATIONALS WIN TWO
Poplar Nationals and Americans of the Babe Ruth baseball league clashed Saurday in an exciting game won by the Nationals 12-11. Saturday the Nationals met the Wolf Point North team at Wolf Point, and again were victors 8-1.
This Saturday the Nationals wiil host Nashua at 1:00. Sunday they meet Wolf Point South at Wolf Point. The Americans meet Wolf Point South at home Saturday.
Over
Girls
100 Attend State Tea
Delegates, representing 21 high schools, who will attend this summer's session of Montana Girls State, at Bozeman, June 23, participated in a candle-lighting ceremony at the Girls State Tea last Sunday at the Poplar American Legion Hall. Tiny candles were used to symbolize the torch of Liberty, and the theme of Girl State "Liberty Lights the Way"
The tea table was decorated in yellow, gold and black, with tapers, butterflies, forsythia and a Japanese tea house centerpiece. Pouring were Poplar's Girl State alternates, Dani Lee McGowan and Florence Youpee. Delegates from Poplar, who expect to attend the week-long school in Americanism
are Cherry Reid and Donna Pentz.
Over 100 guests were served at the tea, sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary unit of Poplar. Invited guests included the delegates and their alternates, their mothers, Unit Girl State chairmen from the 17 units within the district, past Girls State delegates, and Auxiliary members.
The tea gave an opportunity for the girls to meet each other, and to acquaint themselves with the Girls State program. A display ta- 1 ble with pictures and materials from previous Girls State sessions created much interest, and final plans were made concerning the charter bus which will provide transportation for the girls to Bozeman.
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The Poplar Standard
Voice of The Oil City*
VOL. 52�NO. 31
Poplar, Roosevelt County. Montana, Friday. June 7, 1963
ROY CUSKER, Mc(0NE MAN GUNSHOT VICTIM
A  prominent  rancher south  of Wolf Point, Roy (Swede) Cusker, 54, died Sunday as the result of gave the main address. A talk was a gunshot wound in the head. The
To Girls State
Poplar Girl State delegates and alternates who were among the guests of honor at the American Legion Auxiliary sponsored tea Sunday at the Legion Hall in Poplar are left to right Florence
Youpee, alternate; Donna Pentz, delegate; Dani Lee McGowan, alternate; and Cherry Seid. delegate. Girls State wll be held the week of June 23 at Bozeman.
RALPH MILLER PROMOTED TO FORT BELKNAP
Ralph Miller, supervisory Soil Conservationist at the Fort Peck Agency since August 1959. has received a promotion to Land Operations office at the Fort Belknap Conservation Agency at  Harlem.
Miller served five years with the Army Signal Corps during World War II. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agronomy at Oklahoma State College in 194r.. He taught veterans on the Farm Government Training and was employed by Boeing Aircraft until July 1953. That year, he accepted an eppointment as Soil Conservationist at Vinita. Okla. In 1956 he transferred to Elko, Hev., as a Soil Conservationist where he served until he transferred to Fort Peck Agency in 1959.
Miller, his wife, Jeanne, daughter MariJyn and son Dennis will move to Fort Belknap on June 10. They all express regrets at leaving Poplar and their friends.
No Irrigation Projects Planned Mansfield Says
given by District Deputy, Ida Rowe.
The noon banquet was served by the Altar Society of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Following the meeting, an afternoon luncheon was served by the Poplar camp.
SCOUTS SLATE CAMPOREE NEAR NASHUA JUNE 7-9
Boy Scouts of Wolf Point Troop 124. Don Hendrickson, scoutmaster, will pack up their camping gear to attend the Buffalo Plains Dis-the Assembly of God Church, Wolf I trict Camporee at the campgrounds Point. north of Nashua, Friday, Saturday
Surviving are her five sons. Reid. I and Sunday morning. There are � | ^rsetland Black" Angus cattle" He John, and Charles. Wolf Point; Neil, I members in the troop.
incident occurred early Sunday morning, about 6 a.m., it is believed.
Cusker had done his early morning chores and saddled his horse, evidently to ride in search of a missing calf, prior to the fatal incident. The family was still sleeping and had not heard the shot. Cusker was brought to Wolf Point and died at Trinity Hospital.
Coroner Lyman Clayton set the^ time of the inquest at 9 a.m. Thursday.
Roy C. Cusker, a life-long resident of the Wolf Point area, was born Aug. 19, 1908, in Wolf Point. He grew up on the family ranch about 18 miles south of Wolf Point, attended Wolf Point schools and graduated in the class of 1928. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. (Hank) Cusker. now deceased.
He married Elsie C. Lingle in Poplar, on Dec. 15, 1948. A rancher, he raised Thorobred and Quarter
Scobey; Pier. Great Falls; and four | The Scouts expect to leave Wolf daughters, Mrs. J. S. Dewar. Hoos- j Point by bus at 2:30 p.m.. Friday,
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as pick-up man during the
ier. Sask., Canada; Mrs. Peter Funk, Hilo, Hawaii; Mrs. Joseph C. En-gel, Wolf Point; and Jean Taylor, Cheney. Wash.; 34 grandchildren and 72 great-grandchildren. A son, Boyd, preceded her in death in 1962. Mr. Taylor died in 1943.
Babe Ruth Games This Week
Babe Ruth baseball games this week are as follows:
June 8�Nashua at Poplar National, 1 p.m.; Wolf Point South at Poplar American, 3 p.m.
June 9�Poplar National at Wolf Point South, 2 p.m. Wolf Point North at Nashua, 2 p.m.
and will return about noon, Sunday. They will leave the bus about a mile from the camp area and pack their gear in. At camp headquarters the Scouts will select their area, pitch their tents and form patrol areas.
While camping the boys prepare their own meals, participate in scout and camping competitions with other troops They are judged   on   their  camping  skills   anc
Wild Horse Stampede in Wolf Point and at one time he and his brother. Ray (Mick), drove in chariot races on the Stampede program.
Survivors are his wife, Elsie, Wolf Point; a son. Hank Jr., three daughters, Noela, Dawn and Olair; two brothers. Jay. Missoula; and Ray, Wolf Point; and three sisters, Mrs. Sylvester Dillon, Mrs. Max Slaughter, Wolf Point; and Mrs. Bob Murray, Great Falls.
Funeral servires were conducted at First Pesbyterian Church,
scout craft, the winning troop to Wolf Point, Rev. Russell Lewis and
receive a "buckskin" at the end of the Camporee.
There are 11 troops in the District. Troop 125. Wolf Point, under Scoutmaster Bill Sansaver is also expected to attend.
Fireworks Display Set by Jaycees
The Poplar Jaycees are planning i been turned in and more are being a fireworks display for Poplar on returned all the time. They hope the 4th of July. Members are now | that an analysis of the surveys, as soliciting the Poplar businessmen turned in, will provide them with for  donations for   the   fireworks. | material to work towards a better
and any indivilual that would like to see a good display may contribute. The more money that is raised, the bigger and better a display will be shown. The Jaycees have reached half their goal of $500 for the display. The fireworks will be displayed at the about 8:00 July 4
Poplar in the future.
LOWELL LUNDEN RECEIVES
Lowell Lunden, Poplar, was honored at the Honors   Convocation held recently at the Memorial Auditorium at Concordia College in Poplar Airport i Moorhead, Minn. Lunden received I the Melinor   and   Lawrence    A.
The Jaycees are having a good Schneider Business scholarship, response to the Problem survey. I Awards were presented by Dr. Carl Many of the survey sheets  have' L. Baitey. dean of the college.
Rev. Melvin Sudduth officiating, at 2 p.m., Wednesday. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery, Wolf Point.
Pallbearers were Jay Cusker, Ray Cusker, Elmer Pipal. Sylvester Dillon, Max Slaughter and James W. Terry.
MONTE RILEY RECEIVES ASSIGNMENT TO U.S.S. THOMAS EDISON
Monte Riley, Seaman First Class, returned to Connecticut last week after spendnig a few days with his mother, Mrs. Clarence Nelsen and family.
He just completed an eight weeks course in submarine school at Gro-ton, Connecticut and has received his orders. He will be assigned to the polaris ballistic missile submarine, U.S.S. Thomas Edison. Groton and Holy Loc, Holland will be his two stations while on his present assignment.
Enroute to Groton, he visited his sister, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Wang and son at Fosston, Minn.
If you need a small amount of colored enamel, add a few drops of vegetable coloring to the white enamel. Stir as you drop in the coloring.
Action Committee Discusses Projects
At the meeting of Roosevelt Junior and senior high school County Planning and Improvement] students in the county have been Executive Action Committee May ( sent questionnaires on what extra-
28 in Wolf Point, reports were heard cn several projects of the county.
Jo&n Broomfield, Poplar, reported on the early May meeting with a tool and dye company in Illinois who has shown interest in coming to the Fort Peck reservation. She said the company is looking for an offer that would be attractive enough to offset the inconvenience and additional cost of setting up a branch plant here.
Company officials stated they will be satisfied with the feasibility reports from county sources. They will not require a formal feasibility study by an outside firm. Superintendent of Fort Peck Agency Stanley D. Lyman, said there are bureau people available to work on the project.
The Petro-fuel refinery plant is being rebuilt on a limited basis, Robert Penner, Wolf Point requested They plan to refine vude oil they have on hand starting in two weeks. The plant must get back in production, or the contract with the Glasgow Air Force base will be cancelled.
A Corps of Engineers meeting to be held June 20 at Wolf Point concerning water resources was discussed. The CouncU they should petition Bureau of Reclamation to make a study of water resources in hopes of counteracting what the Corps of Engineers has in mind. Carsten Beck, commissioner, will write the Omaha office of the Corps before the oune 20 meeting to find out what they have in mind.
The Area Redevelopment Association has turned over to the Small Business Administration to check out the possibility of an Arts and Crafts Center in Poplar. It is now being processed by the SBA.
A number has been assigned to the Culbertson Water project for an $80,000 grant. A sub-committee approval is being awaited and it should have been finished in May. The money would come from the Accelerated Public Works program.
curricular activities they participate in and the time spent on each. They are to report what they feel is lacking in the respective communities. Cooperation of the school superintendents has been excellent in this survey.
Joe Otero explained the tribes' summer work and play program for youth. More information will be available on this program in the near future.
The mineral resources study was re-submitted to the ARA on May 29. A welfare committee is to be organized and a chairman will be appointed. A progress report on Overall economic Develop m e n t Plan is expected to be completed before July 1.
R. ELDRIDGE, EX-RESIDENT, DEAD AT 93
Social Security Representative Area Visits Scheduled
Phil Ellis, a representative of the Social Security Administration, may be contacted in the district courtroom. Wolf Point, Courthouse, June 11 and 25, between 10 a.m. and 12 noon and 1 to 3 p.m. He will be in Plentywood in the district courtroom of the Courthouse June 5 and 19, between 9 and 12 noon and 1 to 3 p.m. He wili be in Culbertson in the County Building June 12 between 9 a.m. and 12 noon and 1 to 3 p.m.
Former Poplar and Wolf Point decidediarea resident. Robert O. Eldridge, 93, died May 30 in Jordan where he had made his home since 1940. Funeral services were held in Jordan, Monday, June 3, with burial in Custer County cemetery. Rev. Archie McPhail officiated.
Mr. Eldridge, known as "Big Bob" and "Tex", came to Montana from Texas coming to Wolf Point with Ray Mitchell. He was born in Arkansas. For many years he worked for the Frye Cattle Co., Poplar, leaving to move to Wolf Point later, where he lived for about 25 years, in 1940 he stopped by the Twitchell ranch for a meal and stayed to make his home there until his death.
Pallbearers were Sterling Willie, Jack Curry, Boyd Isaac, Walter Bridges, Tommy Reid and Glann Viall. Honorary pallbearers were John McKerlick, Ray Burgess, Scot-ty Embelton, Standish Johnson, Hughie Daily, Hugh Rooney, Mac Reid, Windy Twitchell, Rufus Cho-ate, Lee Badgett, Shirley Bridges and Shorty Thomas.
Montana senior Senator Mike Mansfield was reassuring in his remarks on the results of irrigation development in Roosevelt County and prospects of continued air service to northeastern Montana during a whirlwind tour of the state which took in Sidney. Wolf Point. Glasgow. Malta. Billings. Lewistown, Roundup and Harlow-tiiwn. Mansfield was in Wolf Point Friday morning at the Elks auditorium.
Dealing first with interests of area residents, Mansfield repeated the assurances of the U.S. Corps of Engineers that no irrigation projects are planned in this area at the present time. Referring to the June 20 hearing in Wolf Point on the Fort Peck to Garrison reach of the river, Mansfield said it was for the purpose of assessing public feeling here.
Frontier Airline. Mansfield said, is receiving more than $7 million annually in Federal aid. Is this the time to curtail services to communities, he asked. Air communications to cities can be cultivated through cooperation between cities and the airline in advertising the service.
Turning next to the now defeated 1964   wheat   program.    Mansfield Gifts received at the Poplar Com- said ne had expected it to be turn-munity Hospital and Nursing Home! ed down by the nation's   wheat during May included toys made by1 growers, but not by  as large a
NURSING HOME, HOSPITAL GIVEN GIFTS IN MAY
SEN.  MIKE   MANSFIELD
the Special Education class of Poplar school, and letters to sick boys and girls written by the children of the special class. Mary Morris contributed a baby scale and Olaf Hagen donated crutches.
A complete year's copies of the Saturday Evening Post was given by Minnie Halvorsen. Memorial bouquets were received from the Joe Sullivan funeral. Melody Lanch-bery donaed children's magazines for the young patients. Magazines were also received from Mrs. Roger Fitzjerrald. Mrs. Kenneth Sage presented some paper-back pocket books. Toys, books and other items were received from Mrs. Dick Gregory. Girl's housecoat and pajamas were donated by Mrs. Earl Kasten.
At the Nursing Home, May day baskets were given by the Hospital auxiliary. Mrs. Alan Fletcher presented Nursing Home guests with Mother's Day gifts. Colored slides were shown by Harold Peterson.
Some gifts taken to the hospital and Nursing Home are still not reported to the office. To assure proper credk, the staff would appreciate having all gifts reported at the time they are taken to the hospital or nursing home.
Kasto Sets New School Record at State Meet
The Poplar track team finished the 1963 season with a third place finish in the Eastern B Divisional at Wolf Point on May 18. The wind played no favorites as it hampered the athletes in every event except the short dash.
Poplar qualified nine athletes to compete in the state track meet in Missoula May 24 and 25. Pop-
lar men qualifying were Atkinson: mile. 1st 4:53.4; 880, 2nd 2:10.6; Kasto: mile, 2nd 4:53.9; 880. 4th 2:11.2; Schindele: mile, 4th 5:00.6; Hill, shot put, 4th 43' 10V; discus, 3rd 120'; Baldwin: pole vault, 4th 10'; Szymanski: 440, 3rd 54.3; and the relay team, 2nd, Szymanski, McAnally, Bee be, and Jim Et-zel.
Teams placing were Wolf Point, 1st; Circle, 2nd; Poplar, 3rd; Fair-view, 4th; Nashua, Baker, Scobey and Plentywood.
At the state track meet in Missoula May 24 and 25, Abe Kasto broke the Poplar school record in the mile and 880. Although he did not place, Kasto showed well in the second fastest high school mile
ever run in Montana, and the fast-test 880 ever run in Montana high school competition. Winning time in the mile was 4:24, and the 880, 1:55.2. Kasto's times were mile, 4:48.5, and the 880, 2:04.7.
A new Poplar school relay record was also established by Jim Etzel, Cliff Beebe, Tom McAnally and John Szymanski in 1:40.3.
MRS. D. SOWLE BROCKTON, DIES, BURIAL AT MONA
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, June 4, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Culbertson, for Mrs. Delilia Sowle, 67, of Brockton, Rev. Ronald Barth officiating. Burial was in the Lynd Cemetery at Mona.
Mrs. Cowle was born December 14, 1B95, at Livingston, Iowa, she came to Montana in 1910 and with her family, settled in the Elmdale community in Richland County. She married Sidney G. Sowle at Elmdale, May 18, 1915. They farmed in the Mona community.
Surviving are two sons, Clifton and Calvin, Brockton; a daughter, Mrs. Albert Ross, Seattle; a brother,' Dave Davis, Fairview, and a sister, Mrs. Alma Schneider in Wisconsin.
Plant Fish at Crandall-
result of "speculative rigging" of the market. There is no shortage, he said.
We are not an isolated state in the Union, nor is the United States isolated in the world. Mansfield noted, as he pointed out the close relationship between U.S. foreign policy, national defense and the interests of area residents. He enumerated some trouble spots in the world and pointed to defense installations at Glasgow, Malstrom
installations which bring the effects of U.S. foreign policy home to Montanans.
Foreign aid. however, can and should be reduced by phasing out countries which have reached stability and by more efficient use of monies and elimination of over lapping activities, he stated. A feeling of interdependency based on respect for the United States should be fostered.
Mansfield, whose home is in Missoula, is majority leader in the U.S. Senate and serves on the Senate Appropriations and Foreign Relations comrr.ittees.
John Cook, right of the State Game Commission, and Mr. Helm, U.S. Bureau of Sports Fishers, are shown releasing a load of fingerling trout at Crandall Lake May 16. Nine thousand fish were placed in  Anderson    reservoir,
6,000 at Crandall Lake, and 7,000 in Big Horn reservoir. They will be legal size by next summer. These fish were delivered by Helm from the recently enlarged National Fish Hatchery at Miles City.
margin. He assured the audience the Commodity Credit Corporation would not dump storage wheat on
the market in order to depress the i Air Force Base and missile price of wheat.
However, Mansfield sees difficulty in enacting a substitute wheat program this year. Senator Allen Ellender, D-La., chairman of the Senate Agriculture and Forestry Committee has said there will be no wheat legislation this year. It is Manfield's feeling Ellender would be opposed to reporting such measures out of committee.
In addition, the long-time big
city vote which has been consistently with Mil West and West
Senators' votes, has become mor�
and   more    reluctant,   Senators
from  urban areas are having a
hard time explaining  to   their
constituents why they vote for
farm   supports.   Mansfield   noted
they have said they will not vote
more farm legislation now. Despite these factors. Mansfield assured those present at the Elks auditorium. Friday morning, that the Senate will do what it can within the law. tc help the wheat farmers. Farm prosperity and its effects extend to the Main Streets of the cities and manufacturers of farm machinery. He cited the agricultural difficulties of the depression years i,s an example of the effect of depressed farm prices on business. The farmer is more important than most people realize, he said.
While this is a complicated, difficult problem, the aim is to help, not the huge corporation farms, not the small. 15-acre grower who produces grain primarily for feed for his own livestock, but to aid the family-size farm which depends on wheat for its livelihood.
Mansfield then referred to the price rise in sugar, terming it the
HENRY STOVER, FORMER AREA MAN, DROWNS
A former area man who worked on the Fort Peck dam, Patrick Henry Stover, 63, drowned as the result of an accident on a lake near Glen, June 2.
The remains were returned to Wolf Point where services were held Thursday at 10 a.m., at Church of Immaculate Conception, Rev. Fr. Patrick J. O'Reilly officiating. Burial was made in Greenwood cemetery. The rosary was recited at Clayton Memorial Chapel, Wolf Point, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Mr. Stover was born March 8, 1900 at Cresco, Iowa, the son of i Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stover. The family moved to St. Paul, Minn., in 1902, them to Deep Water, N. Dak., in 1905. In the spring of 1917 Mr. Stover came to Montana.
During World War I he served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Upon his release, he became active in construction work, working in various bridge construction crews, at Fort Peck dam and around the area.
He again entered U.S. military service in World War II, serving in the Navy. When he returned from the service in 1945 he worked in the Forest Service in Montana and in the mines at Glen. Three years ago, he became an employee on the George Reichle ranch where he was working until the time of his death.
Mr. Stover never married. His parents, three brothers and a sister preceded him in death. Two sisters are among his survivors: Mrs. Viola Hentges, Wolf Point, and Mrs. Florence Schmidt, The Dalles, Ore., and several nieces and nephews.
COPPING LEADS MONEY WINNERS IN CULBERTSON
Taking home the top money at Culbertson's RCA rodeo Saturday and Sunday was Dean Copping, Richey, who finished the two-day stint $112.65 richer. He copped bulldogging honors.
A crowd estimated at about 5,000 people witnessed one of the best R.C.A. rodeos they could ever hope to see. Stock was furnished by Marvin Brookman, Wolf Point.
A calf roper from Minot, N.D., Sonny Ehr, received the biggest check of $111.18 for first in calf roping. His time of 12.5 seconds Saturday night under lights was the fastest time of the show. Russ Theroux, Cartwright, N.D., won $91.20 in the bull riding and Fred Berzel, Sidney, walked off with $68.40 for second money.
Leonard Nelson. Wolf Point, led the saddle bronc riders with $79.20 and Dick Adkins, Richey led bareback entries with $72.65. Dean Copping, Richey, copped $112.65 to be leading money winner in the rodeo. Katherine Taylor, Wolf Point rode off with $84 in barrel racing.
Bill Holt, Missoula, was rodeo announcer.
The trained buffalo bull, owned by Lure Olson. White Wood. S. D.. was a real crowd pleaser. This buffalo was formerly on television with Wagon Train and other shows.
TWO INJURED IN WEEKEND ACCIDENTS
Edwin Bertino, 1961 Northeastern Montana Karting grand champion, was injured Saturday evening at Culbertson in the first heat of the Frontier Days kart races. He is in the Culbertson hospital with four cracked vertebrae. His kart struck into one of the car tires which line the Fairgrounds racing course as he was passing another kart, and was hurtled several feet into the air. Bertino was thrown from the kart which landed on him causing the injury.
Gerald Raaum. rancher south of Culbertson in Richland County, is also confined to the Culbertson hospital after being injured Friday when thrown from a fractiou* horse as he was getting his horses ready for the Frontier Days parade.
The United States uses 250 billion gallons of water a day.
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