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GLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 18, 1937
New Series Vol. 45, No. 36
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ill M It. IV ST
AS COUNTY TOURS
Free Information Booth for
Tourists' Benefit at
Damoth Office
Travelers sojourning through Clare
County this summer will learn of. a
new attraction for the county, the
Clare County • Tours.
Three complete tours have been
mapped, and sign markers are being
erected, covering the best scenic
roads and trails of the cotaty.
Tours No. 1 is 77 miles long; Tours
No. 2 is 80 miles; and Tour No. 3 is
32 miles—starting from Clare, Harrison and Farwell.
Among the attractions along these
tours are such points of interest as
Spike- Horn's Camp, the 10,000 acre
domain of Cornwell Ranch, the sites
of several lost cities—Meredith,
Dodge, Leota, Temple—two trout
rearing stations, and two fox farms.
In addition, the tours touch neai--
ly all of the sixty lakes of the county
—each lake being identified by
signs—and pass through many miles
of young pine forest, a feast for the
eyes of city dwellers.
There are flowing wells and springs
to quench the traveler's thirst, amd
freer camping sites, gasoline, groceries, fresh milk, eggs,' and refreshments are available at different
points along the tours.
Tour logs have been written covering each tour step by step, describing the resorts, listing camping sites,
springs, available gasoline stations,
stores, etc., along the way. Plans
are being made for the publication
of the tour log together with a Clare
Cotunty Guide and History in the near
future.
This work has been sponsored by
the. Federal Writer's Project of the
Michigan Works, Progress Administration, Kenneth Ruble of Clare being the author of the material.
For the purpose of giving complete
information regarding the tours or
other; facilities, of Clare county, Art
Damoth has "established a free information booth in Ws office located
next to tb.e Ideal theater in' Clare.
Tourist; maps of the county will bo
given out by this office.
WORK OF STATE
HIWAYS INVOLVES
40 MILLION INVEST
Federal Government Shares
in Contribution for Bridges and Grade
The 1,206 bridge^ and grade separations on Michigaij's trunkline highway system represent an investment
of neaj-ly ?40,000.000.
An inventory, announced hy State
Highway Commissioner Murray D.
Van Wagoner, shows there are 916
bridges costing-$28,192,551 and 111
grade separations totaling $11,807,092
On the trunkline system. These figures include projects now under construction.
The state lias an investment at'
?19,384,000 in its trunkline bridges
and grade separations, according to
the inventory. More than $10,000,000
of the total cost of these structures
has been contributed by the Federal
goveprj aent. Other participating
.(agencies are: Counties,'' $6,872,000;
tailroads, ?2,138,663; townships, ?119,-
137; assessment dfstricta, $349,883.;
cities or villages, §261,726; and miscellaneous, $595,463.
Thirty-six of the grade separations
have beem placed under construction
during the last two years under the
§6,700,000 grade elimination program
of the department. This is the
largest program of its kind over undertaken in the state.
LICENSE PLATES GO
ON SALE AT HALF
1   PRICE JULY FIRST
All license plates will go on. sale
at half price July 1st, 1937, This applies to both new and used cars that
have not been registered in 1937.
According to Act 23 of Public Acts
of 1933' all half year permits or stick-
■ers expire Midnight, July 31st. In
order that all sticker owners may-
have ample time to register their vehicles by August 1st, 1937, it is necessary to s«t July 1st as the date
that license plates may be purchased
at half price. s
Save time by procuring application
blanks at Clare Branch Office and
have them ready when you wish to
procure your license.
Be sure and bring your Sticker
Registration certificate.
J. E. Doherty, Branch
Manager.
LUTHERAN CHURCH
EDEDICATED F
WORSHIP SUNDAY
Three Guest Speakers Will
Preside at Services
During Day
„ Next Sunday June 20th, the St.
John's Lutheran Congregation will
celebrate ths redeidication of their
church, which has been undergoing
extensive repairing, made necessary
by a fire loss last March,
Rev. Gustav Schmelzer, of Sebe-
waing, will be th© speaker in the
morning services, conducted in both
the German and ^English languages.
'These services will begin at the usual
time of 9; 45  anid  10:45  o'clock.
The afternoon service will open at
three o'ctock, Rev. C. Leyrer; of St.
jLouis, will deliver the message in
the English language.
Rev. A, Westemdorf, of Bay City,
will bring the evening message which
opens at eight o'clock,
These ttesvenefnd. gentlemen have OC*
cupied the pupit here- before and-the
members are- proud to have them return for' tttB^-oi_^i(^n--'<^-Sli& public
is extended an invitation to attend
these seiVfces.
The church is a neat brkik edifice
located on North iMcEwan street and
was built and dedicated as a house of
worship in July 1908, while
the Rev. C. W. Waidelich was
pastor. The misfortune this spring
by fire was the only break in Regular
services held during these years, and
through the courtesy of the Methodist church board the members continued their worship for this span of
time in their comfortable church
basement.
EWY PIAM0 STUDENTS
Mil BE'-ttESENTED IN   .
-PUBLIC RECITAL SUNDAY
Miss Frances ^Anderson will present
g group of piano pupils in a public
recital. Sunday, June twentieth at
four o'clock at the Congregational
etairch.
Those wfaoi will be taking part awe
Betty Hildebrandt, Vena Lee Gilles-
|)iet Virginia FeiTy. Emerson Schieber, Virginia Foss,. Jeannette Aube,
•Anna Marie Murphy* .Sella Carey,
Barbara Caplev Barbara Houghton
Coloma Leitner, Peggy Ann. Cote,
Betty Bauder, Betty Irwin, Jack
-Green, Wilma Jean Saul, Mavis Ken-
steely, Norma Fiste*, Masrtift Kennedy
end Barbara Jean Murphy,
5*he public is invited to attend,   •
Y0HNG COUPLE SPEAK
VOWS BEFORE M. E.
PASTOR AT EDMORE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SUSPENDS
SUMMERSCHEDULE
Committee    Appointed ' to
Consider Half-day Closing Plan for July
and August
Roy Wilson and Virgie Dysinger
Quietly Married June
Eighth
On Tuesday afternoon, June eighth,
occurred the marriage of Miss Virgie
Dysinger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
pan Dysinger, of Clare, and Roy Wil-
soin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wilson of-VernJon.
They were, attended by Miss Nina
Kever and Wallace Robert, who accompanied them to Edmore where the
ceremony was performed by Rev. C.
,E. Davis, pastor of the Methodist
church.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have lived
•their entire lives in the vicinity of
Clare and were both graduated from
our city school.
The groom is employed at Thayer
Brothers Creamery and they will continue to reside in this community.
Their many friends join in wishing them a happy and prosperous wedded life.
The Clare Chamber of Commerce
met at the Hotel Doherty Monday evening for their regular meeting. Rev.
Geo. P.. Stanford offered- the invocation.
After tlie banquet, Mr. Floyd Chapman, Educational Director of the
Houghton C. C. C. camp, introduced
three other members of the eamp who
led in some community singing.
Donald E. Holbrook had charge of
the meeting and called upon the
secretary Rev. Albert Dawe
who read the minutes of the last regular meeting which were approved
as read.
Earl Sternaman, Chairman, of the
committee appointed for the purpose
of organizing a community band to
give concerts during the summer
months, gave a report. The report
showed 22 members had signed up
and were already meeting for rfe-
tearsals. The committee had drawn
up a tentative budget of between six
and seven hundred dollars which was
regarded the minimum amount possible by which the work could be
done. Towards this amount the City
Council had appropriated ?300. A
discussion took place as to the raising of the balance, after which it was
decided to leave the matter entirely
to th© committee to work out ways
and means of securing the necessary
funds to carry out the work. It is
proposed to have band concerts on
the city park every Wednesday evening fropn 8 to 10 o'clock.
The question" of keeping the stores
open during the concert hour on
Wednesday evenings and closing on
Thursday afternoons during the term
of the band concerts was introduced
(and discussed at length. A committee consisting of three members were
appointed to interview the business
and professional men of the city to
find out how^ many would cooperate
in suck "a plan; the final determination to be left to the Board of Directors. The committee is as follows,
James Bicknell, Fred Morgan and O.
D. Bayes.
A report of the County map committee was given by Rev. Dawe who
has been acting as secretary to the
committee, consisting of three members each from the Clare, Chamber
of Commiea.ce and the Harrison Board
of Commerce. The making of the
map is now in the hands of the printer and will be available in a few days.
It was decided to suspend the regular meetings during the months of
July and August,
After the business session, Mr.
Chapman of the Houghton C. C. C.
bamp, gave a very interesting ac-
cotuint of the camp activities and procedure and answered a great many
questions pretaining Co the camp program.
The other threfe representatives
from the camp obliged witti. a number of songs and piano selections.
The pianist was so good that at the
close of the program he was requested to return to tlie piano to which he
willingly responded, to1 the* dielight ol
the members,
Another interesting feature of the
program was the moving pictures
showcu by Mr, Emerson Chester, the
superintendent of the Socony Vacuum
Oil Co. These pictures were for the
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FATHER'S DAY
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Sunday, June 20th, has been feet "aside
in honor of the fathers.of our nation.
Dad plays a most real and important
role in the lives of us all and is deserving of Our unstinted reverence and
affection. Let us do our best to make
this a day that will be long remembered t?y him, and in a small degree
repay Bm for the many sacrifices he
has made for us. And perhaps those
of us whose fathers are with y.s no
more"can brighten the day for some
lonely old man who has no loved ones
of his own to remember him.
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VERNON RESIDENT
SERIOUSLY INJURED
TUESDAYJVEN1NG
Blowing Out of tTire Causes
•   Car to Run Into Ditch
Near Coleman
While enroute to Pontiac Tuesday
evening about 7:00 o'clock Russell
<Lawler, 21 ot Delwin and Pat Battle.
22, of Vernon, wtere painfully injured
in a- auto mishap.
The accident happend about two
miles east \o£ Coleman -when : their
front tire blew out, throwing the cdr
out of control and finally landing in
tb.6 ditch- ■ S_V >  »    •.      ''*"■'
. 'Lawler* who yraS^.'.^riving, was
thrown thirty feet from the car and
sustained' outs and bruises about the
head, arms and body, white* Battle
was cut about the head and body and
rendered unconscious.
Both men were taken to Coleman,
where they were given first aid and
then brought to. the Clare County
General hospital, where they are recovering nicely.
COUNTY JANITORS'
CLUB TAKE FIVE
DAY TRIP TO U.
Twenty-four Tour North in Bus
As Award for Morning
Chore
VANDEWARKERS GROCERY
TO BE MOVED TO LARGER
QUARTERS NEXT WEEK
The Vandewarkers Grocery, which
for the, past two years has occupied
one of the Easier buildings an McEwan street, will be moved to the
large Mater building on east 4th St.
next weiek,
On accsounst of the large stock of
groceries and the increase in business
during the past several months the
present quarters has been very
Cratoped and wprk has be«n done
undei' much difficulty.
The, new location is now being
«jqtiippe# with Hew Shelving, tables,
qtct,, and wt_j, aSioto\ much more room
ahd accoaimodatictns.
CLARE LADY INJURED
IN AUTO WRECK LAST
SATURDAY EVENING
While on their way to Columbus,
Ohio, last Saturday evening, Mrs.
Ralph Stevens, ol this city "suffered
a broken rib in an auto wreck that
occurred at the intersection of US-27
and TJS-27A near Alma.
Mr. and Mrs. Stevens Were accompanied by their grandson, Junior
AnderSoii, anid Mi-, and Mrs, Paul
Lange,, neither of Whom were injured. The, car, which was struck by a
truck, was badly damaged.
DISTRICT WPA OFFICE
BEING ELIMINATED BY
REDISTRICTING IN STATE
Plans are in progress for the elimination of the district WPA office
that has been located in Clare since
its origin several years ago. We
understand this office will be dissolved by the njew redisricting which
In the future will divide districts in
accordance to legislative distribts.
Mo3t ot the local employees Will be
transferred to other cities.
CLARE BUSINESSMEN'S
SOFT BALL TEAM WINS
KITH STRAIGHT GAME
Strengthen Championship Hopes
By Defeating Mt. Pleasant
Pure Oils 17 to 1
That the Clare Businesmen^s soft
ball team plains to be champions for
1937 was evidenced" again.: Monday
night when they won their 10th consecutive game by defeating the Pure
Oils at Mt. Pleasant to the; tune of 17
to 1.
On Thursday night previous they
won from the Simeral Pipe Lane
team in a one sided game at Mt.
(Pleasant by a score of 21 to 1.
Neoct Monday evening they will
play the K. of C. team of Mt. Pleasant an the high school diamond. This
promises tc. be an exeitiinjg game as
their opponents are coming with a
determination to win. Let's turn out
and boost for our boys.
A groju'p of twenty-four left Harrison Monday morning at 7:30 a. m.
to see Northern, Michigan. The schedule was as  outlined:
Lunch at Gaylord 4-H club camp.
Crossed the Straits and visited Indian
Village and Castle Rock. Stayed Monday night at Welch's overnight cabins
at the Soo. Visited the locks that
night.
Tuesday—Left tho Soo and went to
visit Pictured Rocks, Munising,. ,and
__4ar.jnette,v. stayed flyer.•* .night in
Marquette.   Visited the loading doteks.
Wedfleeday-p-Visitfed Marquette prison. Saw sortie fine cattle, chickens
and hogs. Visited the Big Spring at
Manlstique. Stayed all night at
Manistique.
•Thursday—Went to Saint Ignace
ahd to Mftckinac Island, visited the
historical spots and Grand Hotel,
spent the night in Cheboygan.
Friday—Came down the shore road
through Rogers City, Alpena and
took the riVer road to Au Sable to
Visit the Lumberman's Monument.
Through the BUckeye Oil fields back
home.
These 8th grade children earned
the money by doing the janitor work
at school.
Prost Township scliool ijurnislied
the buj- while the rest of the group
paid for the gas, oil, driver and his
expenceSi We averaged 14% miles
per gallon.
It cost $8.35 per person for the trip,
traveling 1100 miles, jin five days.
The following persons took tbe
trip: " Clarabell Mead, J. D. Black-
ledge, Bud Mead,' PKcitla Marlett,
Betty Smith, M;.ibel Gassman, Alice
Gassman, Junior Eberhart, Anna
Marie Murphy, Wayne Barton, 'Elea-
hore Cafvo, Delia Mae Burnett, Lillian Buriiiett, Katherine Spohn, Pern
Prielipp, Ford Martz, Dorins Pearson,
Freda Taylor*, Marie Noyes Melvin
Jftauch, Vera Price, Eileen Amble,
Claud Allen, and Helen Hether.
REV. GEO. STANFORD
RETURNED TO CLARE
METHODIST CHURCH
We are glad to announce that Rev.
George Stanford has beien returned
'to the Methladist Episcopal, church
of this city by the annual conference
of the church held at Big Rapids
last week.
Other assignments oi. the Big Rapids districts over which Dr. Victor W.
Thrall will continue, toi preside as
superintendent include Barryton and
Chippewa Lake, Rev. L. E. 'Price;
Beaverton, Rev. Harold Hodgson;
Coleman, Rev. W> D. Robinson;
Evart and Sears, . Itev.: George
Wright; • Gladwin, itev*,; Karl Ke.efer;
Leaton and Mt. Pleasant Indian Mission, Rev. E. Mayhew; Rosebush, Rev,
J. W. Stanton; Mt. Pleasant, Rev. C.
W. Mackenzie. :■
FIVE DOLLARS LOOT TOO
SILM FOR YOUNG BANDIT
SO HE LEAVES STATION
Ray Lockwood, who operates a
gasoline Station at Mission street
and Broadway,. of Mt. Pleasant and
formerly of this city, had the surprise
oE his life Monday morning. Answering a knock .at the door, a gun was
thrust against his ribs by a ,young
man who demanded Lockwood's
money.    •
Lockwood opened the till and threw
all the dash, a little over Sp5,;Cii ths
counter. The bandit looked it over,
said, "If that's all you have, keep it,"
tunned on his heel and walked out.
Sheriff Howaxtt Kennedy says that
the city police and his department are
working on a definite lead.
NOTICE
CONSUMERS POWER USERS
For prompt ana courteous service,
#&y your light and. powfcr bills kt t_w
Citizens State' Bank.
' MiSs Pati'foia Dohei.ty announces
tha oy&ning of her ' Nursery School
on June 28 for children from the ages
of 3 to 5 .yeafs. For appointments
and particulars call 268.
/Pliy the- poor children of later
gerfei-'atidnB wto must cohfess their
ancestors caitie over in a trailer.
BROTHER OF DR. C.B.
WOOD .VICTIM OF
JRAFFIC ACCIDENT
Dr. C, B. Wood called to Detroit
Monday night to admjnisterto his only
brother, Richard Wood, 24, who was
seriously injured Monday morning by a
hit-and-run driver. He was taken to
the Reeeiviag hospital, suffering from
a fractured skull anid other injuries,
where he passed away Tuesday morning.
The yburig man was a former Mt.
pleasant high school and Centra/
State Teachers College football and
basketball star, and was employed at
the General Motors corporation at
.Detroit only a short time before his
Sudden demise.
.Mr. Wood is survived by hia mother, Mrs. Nell Bennett Wood, of Mt.
Pleasant, afid brother, Dr,.C, B, Wood,
of thiS city.
Fuineral services were held at Mt.
Pleasant Thursday Morning.
LEE & CADY ARE
LOCATED IN NEW.
4TH STJUILDING
Company Now Prepared to
Give  Retailers  First
Glass Service
Frank Hachmuth local manager of
the Lee & Cady warehouse has completed the moving of their, stock from
the form sir building on north McEwan
street to the new location on west
4th street.
The new building is of a one story
construction 40xG0 feet. A large
sKylight the full length furnishes an
abundance of light and ventilation. A
side door is provided for the unloading of incoming freight so as not to
itoterfere with the loading out on the
laTge cement platform that provides
the accomodation of four cars \n front
of the building, A conapjete burgulary
alarm protects the entire building.
The structure is of a new type, the
gijlftwalls Ijelpg cast in two-■pieces
xK cement and bolted together in
such'-'a marthSr. afc to prevent the entrance ""ol frost' in" the'"* coidest*^JoT
weathisr. *
Mr. Hachmuth states that the .firm
expects to carry a much larger
stock of wholesale groceries, tires,
batteries, tobaccos and candies than at
the former location, thus giving an
unlimited supply to select from.
ROD AND GUN CLUB
MAKE PREPARATIONS
TO CARE FOR BIRDS
Pheasant Eggs Are Being Distributed and Wildlife Seed
Are Sown
At this time, of year, when many
sportsmen are preparing for the opening of the bass season, tha members
of the. Clare Rod .and Gun ciub are
carrying on their extensive program
of wild life propagation aud conservation. (
• The boys hava finished sowing i\ro_
acnes of wild life seeii for ths bene
fit of the game birds ncftv in the fields
and those, to be hatched this season. The city of Clare generously
donated their tractor and Harve
Erter prspared the ground.
450 pheasant eggs were receivcid
from the Department of Conservation, Wednesday, to be hatched by
friends of wildlife. The eggs are
now beiilg distributed' to those who
made application for them. 800 eggs
had been requested, but due to ths
backward spring weather, there was
a shortage this spring ancl tha department was compelled to limit the
qiuantities furnished to all localities.
Those who desire crow passes
should get thani at once as ho more
rciB' be issued  after June 30th.
The entire club is working tir.>-
lessly and taking advantage of every
opportunity to increase and conserve
wildlife in this community and are
worthy of much praise for the splendid spirit shown and the work they
have already accomplished.
HOURS SET FOR USING
WATER FOR SPRINKLING
OIL PRODUCTION
FOR MAY SHOWS
DAILY DECLINE
Buckeye  Field  Shows
Largest Output in
State
the
In a month that set a record for
the last three>. years jn guaged, open
flows of new oil, actual production
of crude oil was: less .than the previous month, figures from the Qil and
Gas Association of Michigan, revealed
Tuesday. The figures represent the
daily runs of crude which average
42,258 barrels for a gross total production during May of 1,309,998 barrels.
May's decline is. surprisingly attributable, in the main, to the. fielfl
that gained 90% of new initial production for Michigan last month-
Buckeye, where runs dropped in
daily average from April's 17,503 to
May's 16.280 daily.
While the prorate was calculated to
continue production in Buckeye at
the same rats in May as in April,
fluctuations of( market and other
mechanical difficulty caused the Pure
.'Transparation company to run about
6,000 daily avea-age from Buckeye,
rather than the anticipated 7,000 bar-
eels. This will probably be reflected
in a big gain in this month runs.
Compared with a year ago there is
an 8,000 barrel increase in daily average, as the following table indicate:
Daily   Average  for   May,   1937
Field                      No.  Wells Brls.
Porter-Yost     427 10,340
Greendale-Chippewa    274 2,074
Geneva-Midland       4 39
Vernon-Leaton-Denver         105 2,016
Sherman-Isabella       17 2,880
Crystal-Moncalm   —    114 -1,607
Honie-Edmore     8 110
Winfield-MOntcalm 1 1Q
Beaverton 24 461
Ogemaw '. 196 2,481
Buckeye  102" 16,280
Claytori-Arenac    —  18 3,238
Saginaw  ., _.    CO 2$
Birch  Run' _._.-_.-._____.._" 25 108
Dundee-Monroe — -  2 2$
f&lsin-Allegan .--•—■ —'— > 3_7<
^kegqii :r,^__,l__^,„'102 v-; 181.
Michigan  'Totals •__.__' 1,^82   4&25i_>:
WOMEN GOLFERS
TAKE HONORS AT
ST. JOHNS WEDi
Grayling Will be Guests a§
Twin Elms Course
Next Week
Thirteen of Clare's ardent women
golfers traveled to St. Johns Wednes-1
day morning to top off all the honors and of tbe six matches played
the Clare ladies won five. In the
contest, foe lew putts, Francis Anderson and Margaret Doherty tied. Miss
Audi.rSon woa.i in tU<_ putt and was"
i.vese'.V sd with a golf ball.- Forty-twO
.ladies were 'served at ths luncheon
given at thof St. Johns ciub house.
Bl-idge was. enjoyed during the afternoon.
The women golfers of Grayling will
ba guests of CIa:;e Wednesday, June
23rd. The play., will b3gin At nine
o'clock, A luncheon will be served at
the nocla hour. Reservations for th©_>
luncheon) must be mads with Mrs.
Jos. Naumes or Mrs,J.Jas. Olseii -'by.... ;
Tuesday. v.
Anyone interested  in taking groujj" .
golf instructions from Richard Heins-.
ma,  Mt.    Pleasant      Country    Club   .
pro., call Mrs. Naiumes or Mrs. Olsen.*'
Watch Your Matches
Notice is hereby given that the off-leal hour for using Water for Sprinkling is 6:00 a. m. to 9:00.a. m. and.
6:00 p. m. to 9:00 p. m. All citizens
i.sing water for such purposes are requested to cooperate with these instructions, those disregarding, hours
will have their water turned, off and
will bo penalized $1.00 for hav.ng
water turned on "agaih. t ,., ,
John W. Dunlop,' Mayor,
City 6£ Clar?.
A   near   tragedy   occurred   at    the
home of Mir. and-Mrs. M. A. Doiherty
last Saturday morning whan four year
old   Dorothy   Doherty left  her     bed*
early in the morn'ng and procured a   .
match from the top or ths gas rangei.
She  returned  to   her bsd   and  startled  playing  with  the 'match   nibbing
it   across   the  window   screen   when
the match ignited and set fire to the
curtain and 'ohada.   Dorothy had shut ,
the bedroom door pc no  oris know ,
what was happening until one of the
other children happend to enter   the
r5om.    She  called her ■mc.tyiir  who'
found Dorothy back in   tb.    corner "
watching the f'vs ^>nrl -lofi-'iy smothered with tho smokci.   TJi j v.srlu waa
a badly bucmsd" bod, mat. ess aud bedk
c_cthing and carpet and a well smoke
ed. up room.    Yes,   WATCH-   YQUR '
MATCHES.    _
Tbe O. R.a.'will holcl.a bMuj sale
cn i?ntiH'dfy, Juno. l?L.i s,t '.uU Goodnight ElG4_-ic  eiwc..
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