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TRADE IN HARTWELL---THE METROPOLIS OF N. E. GEORGIA
THE HARTWELL SUN.
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J. A. W. BROWN HEADS KIWANIANS;
DR. W. E. M’CURRY IS V.PRESIDENT
Mr. J. A. W. Brown was named
President of the Hartwell Kiwanis
Club at the meeting last Friday,
succeeding Hon. J. H. Skelton, who
held the place during the past year.
Hr. W. E. McCurry was elected
Vice President.
The past President, Mr. Skelton,
was elected District Trustee, suc
ceeding Col. R. E. Matheson.
Directors for the new year are Dr.
W, I. Hailey, Clayton M. Herndon,
A F. Bell, J. C. Kidd, E. E. Satter
field, A. N. Page and Dr. Thos. R.
Gaines.
The Secretary-Treasurer, which
office has been filled since the Club
was organized by Mr. Fred S. White,
will be named by the board of direc
tors at their first meeting.
The committee is at work arrang
ing plans for Ladies’ night, which is
always an event of much interest
and enjoyment. Kiwanian Bob
Cox is chairman.
\ isitors Friday were Mr. W. N.
Scott, of Atlanta; Mr. A. W. Arnold,
of Toccoa; Mr. A. C. Scarborough,
of Royston; Mr. L. A. Teasley, of
Comer.
Miss Mildred Johnson presided at
the piano.
ALL TAX BOOKS CLOSE
SATURDAY, DEC. 20TH
State, county and city tax books
will close on December 20th this
year, which is in accordance with the
law.
Final notices by both County Tax
Collector W. J. A. Cleveland and City
Clerk J. L. Teasley appear in this
week’s Sun, calling attention to this
very important duty.
The State law’ provides that inter
est must be charged on these taxes
after the 20th, and further costs if
the matter is still delayed.
If you haven’t paid your taxes for
1924, it might be well to see about
them before Saturday night.
It is needless to say that both the
county and city governments are in
need of funds to take care of their
obligations just at this time.
HOUSE BURNS
A house on the place owned
by Mrs. J. R. Ridgway at Air Line,
was destroyed by fire Wednesday
night of last week. Origin of fire un
known.
Mr. T. J. Pritchard and family oc
cupied the house; everything they
had was lost, with no insurance.
NEGRO LOSES HOME
The home of Will Ellis, col., was
destroyed by fire early last Thursday
morning.
Origin unknown; loss partially
covered by insurance.
LITTLE NUBERG BOYS
HAVE NARROW ESCAPE
Last Wednesday Dr. Geo. T. Har
per of Nuberg, had just finished
burning some trash in his yard. His
home lot adjoins Warren Bros, store.
Th< store had just unpacked a ship
ment from a large box and left
waste in it. Jack, age 5, and George
W am, age 2, sons of Dr. Harper
got nto the box and set fire to con
ten: an d gleefully were warming as
the daze ascended. Edwin Warren,
age 10, came up just in time to save
the unhurt except Jack’s feelings
might have been ruffled by dad’s
hand.
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JOHN SADLER DEAD
J hn Sadler, a worthy colored citi-
Zl : of Nuberg section, died at his
h on Mr. B. A. Thornton’s place,
i sday night, December 11th,
192!, and was buried at Fiat Rock
'list church cemetery Sunday.
J hn was a good colored man and
ghly respected by not only his
race but by the white people,
n 4 whom attended the funeral
Sunday.
Every failure may be a step nearer
to success.
State of Georgia Gives Up One of Her
Many "Honors To State of Tennessee
rgia, after leading all other
sta ‘ last year in the number of
destroyed, relinquished her hon-
Tennessee for the fiscal year
fcr z June 30, 1924, but was close
d in second place, according to
nual report of the commission
internal revenue, a copy of
was received Wednesday by
• D. Dismuke, federal prohibition
r for Georgia, at his office in
Atlanta.
1 report shows that Tennessee
rst with 2,445 stills destroyed,
r - Georgia was second with 2,209
ed. Last year Georgia led
intry with a figure of 2,946
- ' ever, Georgia did not relin
' aim to all honors in the whis
ruction line. The report in
hat this state led in the num-
• gallons of beer destroyed with
• r d of 1,794,139 gallons, North
, na taking second place with
80 gallons destroyed. Georgia
•fed in the amount of property
Cotton Ginnings In
This Section Far
Ahead ’23
Ginnings in several counties of
Georgia in this section to December
Bth, show increases that are encour
aging.
Hart county is well in the lead
over 1923, the ginning to the Bth
going around 3,000 bales ahead of
last year.
The report was as follows:
1923 1924
Hart county 10,861 13,838
Elbert .. 9,234 12,860
Franklin 12*105 16,429
Madison 8,198 13,067
Stephens 3,192 4,955
Clarke 3,148 6,105
Jackson 10,504 14,642
Ogelethorpe 4,075 7,981
Wilkes 5,040 9,266
Banks 2,548 4,650
Th® State of Georgia ginned to
December Bth, 976,892 bales against
581,962 to the same date in 1923.
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Court Session
Hart Superior Court convened
Monday morning; by late in the
evening the civil docket had been
cleared and the court made ready for
taking up the criminal docket Tues
day.
The first case called Tuesday
morning was that of Hobson Vickery,
charged with killing Plumer Sanders,
which occurred on Sunday afternoon,
October 12th, at Eaves store, on the
Alford’s bridge road.
Vickery and Sanders, both young
men, and first cousins, had been to
gether for several hours prior to the
killing. Vickery is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Will Vickery, while the de
ceased youth was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Colquitt Sanders, all of Mill
town community.
The first day of the trial was con
sumed by the testimony of various
witnesses.
Judge Walter L. Hodges is presid
ing. Representing the State are So
licitor-General A. S. Skelton, Hon.
Wm. M. Howard and Hon. T. S.
Mason. Representing the defendant,
Vickery, are Hons. J. H. Skelton,
Sr., J. H. Skelton, Jr., Paul Brown,
and B. B. Zellars.
The jury is composed of L. M.
Dickerson, Will Bartlett, Joe. W.
Craft, W. J. Prather, J. H. Charping,
Parker R. Johnson, Geo. A. Craft,
W. J. McGarity, T. E. V. White, F.
E. Cole, J. A. McCollum, T. A. Cor
dell, Jr.
The case was still being tried when
The Sun went to press late Wednes
day afternoon.
A number of other criminal cases
await action of the court at this ses
sion, also.
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STUNT NIGHT
Following is the program for
“Stunt Night” exercises, Thursday
Dec. 18, 1924, 8 o’clock, in the high
school auditorium:
Lightning Bug Processsion —High
school boys.
The Doctor Magician—High school
boys.
Upsetting Exercises —Agriculture
class.
Farce comedy in three acts—7th
grade.
Musical recital scene—Bth grade.
Advertising; Tourists—9th grade.
Pipe Organ—loth grade.
Coquette Doll Shop
11th Grade
Alma Mater —High school.
It is fortunate for the average man
that he doesn’t have to pay in cash
for the advice his wife hands him.
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Little Ester had been to parties
on three consecutive days. “Oh,
mamma,” she cried on her return
from the third, “Just think, I’ve had
ice cream three times in conjestion.”
I appraised and destroyed by prohi
bition forces, the total being $437,-
650.40. North Carolina was second
with $421,000.
Third in Carrier*.
Georgia ranked third in the nujn
ber of automobiles seized with 170.
i being headed only by New Jersey
| with 250 and Michigan with 189. In
the number of arrests Georgia was
eighth with 1,505. California with
3,189 and Texas with 2,322 led in
the number of arrests.
In commenting on the figures, Di
rector Dismuke stated that Georgia s
record this year was remarkable. He
pointed out that his department op
erated during the fiscal year just
passed with five less men than during
the previous fiscal year when this
state held first place.
“We are not discouraged, Direc
tor Dismuke said. “We have done our
best toward enforcing the prohibition
law. Everything considered, we are
more than pleased with the outcome
of the year’s work.”
HARTWELL, HART COUNTY, GA„ FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19.1924
JIM EVANS SHOT
BY JIM VICKERY
IN FRANKLIN CO.
Mr. James L. Evans, well-known
resident of Oak Bower section of
Hart county, was shot and killed at
Vickery’s store, a community about
ten miles northwest of Hartwell in
Franklin county, on last Friday night
at 11 o’clock.
Mr. Jim Vickery, a well-known
citizen of the Franklin county com
munity known as Gum Log, is being
held for the shooting in the county
jail at Carnesville.
There were several eye witnesses,
it was said, the killing having occur
red at the home of Claude Winters,
a tenant on the Vickery place, and
near the store.
Lavonia physicians were called,
but Evans died about two hours later.
He was shot several times, a pistol
being used.
There were several present at the
home where the killing occurred, and
there were many stories as to what
the men were doing, officers stating,
however, that liquor played an im
portant part in the affair.
Mr. Evans’ remains were interred
in the cemetery at Reed Creek Bap
tist church Sunday afternoon. He
is survived by his widow, five boys
and four girls.
-He is a son of Mr. Ben W’. Evans,
of the county.
News of the killing did not reach
Hartwell until nearly noon Saturday,
local officers going to the scene, enly
to find that the happening was in
Franklin county.
A. 8.. Evans, a brother to James
Evans, was shot and killed a year or
so ago on south Main street in
Anderson, S. C., by a former Ander
son officer, B. H. Holley.
It is also said that a sister, living
in Lincoln county, was shot by some
one through a window some time ago.
She also died.
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Sunday American
Carries Interview
Mrs. W. L. Hodges
The following article from The
Sunday American of the 14th will
prove of interest to many friends in
Hartwell and Hart county of Mrs.
Walter L. Hodges:
By MILDRED SEYDEL
(Sunday American)
Dr. Charles Daniel, of Atlanta,
was once in a predicament. He went
to Hartwell, Ga., to hold a revival.
When he got there he found—no
card playing—no dancing—no drink
ing. This is terrible, he exclaimed,
“What shall I preach against?”
“Women in my community arc
thinking about serious things of life,”
Mrs. Walter L. Hodges, of Hartwell,
president of the Eighth District of
the State Federation of Woman’s
Clubs, stated.
“A cottage with a rose vine over
the door and a husband within is
not the only ambition women are
training their daughters to achieve.
They are becoming doctors, lawyers,
bankers and filling any position of
importance.”
“This does not mean that women
are neglecting the home; they are
adding to, not shirking, their duties.
“War taught them cooperation.
Out of cooperation they are build
ing mighty clubs.
“If the fruit growers of California
and the cotton farmers of the South
can through the mighty agencies of
organization and cooperation stay
the hand of ruin that threatens
them, and secure by their products
a livelihood, why should not women
through these same mediums stay
the blight of ignorance that threat
ens our civilization and secure for
themeelves and posterity the bless
ing for which our government was
founded?”
LOVES THIS SECTION
Mrs. Hodges has an enthusiasm
which is contagious and an intense
love and devotion for her section.
“And why shouldn’t 1 have this
admiration,”, she said, “with our
wealth of natural resources, our cli
mate unequaled and the spirit of
our people unsurpassed.’
“In this county, with the assist
ance of a home and farm demon
stration agent, we have learned to
live and profit by our slogan adopted
last year—‘Food for man and beast,
poison for Mr. Weevil.’
“The boll weevil has brought our
people to their senses and instructed
them in thrift.
“At present the women are busy
with their varied interests of home,
school and churches, bending all en
ergies to serve as best they may, in
the many civic, patriotic and edu
cational organizations of our little
city. However, with a threatened
wave of influenza most of our good
club sisters are busily engaged
greasing little chests and mixing
the old friendly mustard plasters,
thus carrying on with emphasis the
muchly stressed child welfare work.
“The biggest thing for which we
are working, and by the way, we are
accomplishing it, is a consolidation
of schools, substituting in place of
the one-room school house, a short
ession and a teacher compelled to
be ‘Jack at all trades,’ a well
equipped school house, a nine
months’ term and special teachers
specially trained.
“Using this system, how do you
manage to serve children living far
PARKS AT HEAD
HART COUNTY
POST LEGION
Dr. M. AL Parks was elected Com
mander of the Hart County Post No.
109 American Legion for 1925, at
the meeting held last Friday night,
succeeding Dr. Thos. R. Gaines, who
has filled thisf place most acceptably
the past year.
Dr. W. L. Murrow was named Vice
Commander, and Mr. J. T. Wilcox
elected Adjutant.
Others officers elected for the
new year were as follows:
Finance Officer—Will G. Brown.
Sergeant-at-Arms—C. L. Johnson.
Historian—J. B. Shaw.
Chaplain—Rev. J. H. Barton.
Service Officer—J. H. Skelton, Jr.
Executive Committee—R. E. Cox,
F. C. Brown, H. B. Alford, H. L.
Yates, W. M. Thornton.
The Hart County Post has a large
membership and is one of the coun
ty’s most active organizations. .
A special effort will be made dur
ing the new year to have every ex
service man in the county enroll as
a member.
GEORGIA’S FERTILIZER
BILL $12,114,983 IN 1924
Dr. S. H. W’ilson, state chemist,
Friday made a report showing that
during the season of 1924 farmers in
Georgia used a total of 672,553 tons
of fertilizer.
This represents the largest invest
ment in fertilizer ever made by the
farmers of the state in one year. J.
J. Brown, commissioner of agricul
ture, declared, representing a value
of approximately $12,114,983.
The state chemist, keeping the
closest possible watch on the fertili
zer which is shipped into the state,
in order to see that it meets the legal
requirements as set forth by the leg
islature, analyzed 5,900 samples of
fertilizer during the past season, it
was also reported.
“The Path Across The Hill”
Be sure to take the path across
the hill to see the play “The Path
Across The Hill” which will be given
at Vanna school house Friday night,
December 19th, at 7:30 o'clock.
Plenty of romance and fun. You’ll
be sorry if you miss it. There will be
a small admission. Proceeds to go
for benefit of school.
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' Some men are born great but as
a rule they soon shrink.
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Jealously is the vine which pro
duces a crop of sour grapes.
away from such a school?” Mrs.
Hodges was asked.
TO SCHOOL IN BUSSES.
“Why, with auto busses, which
collect the children who live too
far to walk, and that is the rea
son we are getting good roads. We
must have 'roads built sufficiently
smooth and strong to carry auto
busses to carry the children.
“One good thing leads to an
other—good roads command good
places to go to. Thus country
towns and hotels are improving.
“We are all boosters in Hartwell,
even the children.
“Hartwell is on the Bankhead
Highway which goes to Florida. The
other day my young daughter and
her friend, while driving in the coun
try, were stopped by some tourists
from New Jersey, inquiring the way
to the next town.
“ ‘Oh, don’t miss our town. We
have a wonderful hotel. Do come
see it,’ they urged. And they did.
Those Jerseyites liked Hartwell.”
Mrs. Hodges spoke of the steer
ing of the library bill by the State
Federation of Women’s Clubs, which
resulted in an appropriation of S9OOO
to be invested in the free circula
tion of books.
“If you want to know how to
make sausage, a satin dress, or if
you want a joke book to cheer a
sick child, or a romance, or some
book on philosophy, all you have
to do is to write to the Georgia
Library Commission, care of Miss
Wheatcroff at the State Capitol,
and she will see that you get what
you want,” Mrs. Hodges said.
Library aids farmer.
Mrs. Hodges was very active last
year in bringing about the enlarge
ment of the appropriation from
$4,000 to $9,000.
As an example of what the li
brary work means to country peo
ple, she quoted one farmer in the
community who expressed himself
thus, feelingly:
“This is a great country and my
wife is a wonderful woman. She
flips a dasher of the churn with
one hand, nurses a baby with the
other. Out of the corner of one
eye she watches a kettle of pre
serves on the stove and with th?
other reads a book. All these as
sets come from the farm except the
book, and that came free of charge
from the Library Commission, and
only cost postage.”
Mrs. Hodges closed the interview
by saying:
“There is no more hopeful sign in
the life of the nation today than
that women are at the forefront
with advanced ideas, aspirations and
dreams, and are assisting in the
placing upon our statute books laws
whose beneficent effect will result
in the uplift of the human race and
the preservation of our American
ideals."
SEVERAL NEW JUSTICES OF PEACE
AND CONSTABLES FOR HART CO.
13 Gallons On 13th;
One Man, One Ford
Saturday, the thirteenth, proved
unlucky for at least one party, and
to carry out the idea, there were IS
gallons of liquor mixed up with the
affair.
Deputy Sheriff Britt Brown and
Special Officer C. L. Kay were out
on the Bankhead Highway near the
Campground when they spied the
said party driving a Ford roadster.
He was detained, and the liquor
poured in the sewer on the square
Saturday afternoon.
The man gave his name as E. I).
Waldrip, of Greenville, S. C. He
was released Monday upon payment
of a fine.
$2,340 For
Hart Vets
Ordinary J. W. Scott, of Hurt
county, received a check Wednesday
from State Treasurer W. J. Speer
amounting to $2,340.00 to be distri
buted among the pensioners of the
county, each one to receive $25.
Mr. Scott asks that the veterans,
wives and widows of veterans, call
at once at his office in the Court
House and get their checks which
will come in very nicely for Christ
mas.
There are 11,668 veterans receiv
ing checks for the amount of $25,
which comes from the state tobacco
tax.
MISS EMMA °KAY FILLS
NEW CHURCH POSITION
Miss Emma Kay, prominent local
business woman, has been elected
Financial Secretary for the Hartwell
Methodist church, a new office creat
ed by the officials of the church at
their first meeting of the new year
on last Thursday evening.
Announcement of this fact was
made by the pastor, Rev. J. 11. Bar
ton, at the morning service last Sun
day.
Miss Kay was former Postmistress
of Hartwell, and is now actively en
gaged in the insurance field.
The new work will in no way will
conflict with her business.
The Methodist church is fortunate
in securing her services.
ANNUAL BRENAU CLUB
MUSICAL FRIDAY, 26TH
An interesting social event of
Christmas week will be the Brenau
musical to be held at the home of
Mrs. Montine Skelton on the even
ing of December the 26th, 1924.
A splendid program is being ar
ranged, consisting of instrumental
solos, vocal solos, duets and quar
tettes, interpreting dancing, readings
violin solos and Christmas carols.
We are fortunate indeed to have
in our town splendid home talent,
also visiting friends have consented
to take part on the program.
Everybody is cordially invited to
be present.
Light refreshments will be served.
A detail program will be published
in next week’s Sun.
A marriage of interest to many
relatives and friends in the town and
county was that of Miss Eunice
Moore to Mr. Lester Vassar, which
occurred Saturday November 29,
1924.
The ceremony was performed by
•Judge J. W. Scott, Ordinary of Hart
county, in the presence of a few close
friends.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs.
Alice Moore Koke, of .Milltown com
munity, and a young lady of both
charm and accomplishments.
Mr. Vassar is the son of W. J.
Vassar, of Sardis community and is
a promising young farmer of that
section.
Many friends join The Sun in ex
tending to the happy young couple
heartiest congratulation and best
wishes for a long life of prosperity
and usefulness.
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S—SHOPPING DAYS—S
BEFORE CHRISTMAS
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This Week’s Sun Tells Yoe Where
You Can Do Your Shopping
To Beet Advantage
The list of new Justices of the
Peace and Constables for the eight
Militia Districts of Hart county, as
elected on Saturday, December 6th,
and who will take office January 1,
1925, follows:
1112th, Town—R. L. Ayers, J. P.;
George S. Shiflet and S. M. Martin,
Constables.
1113th, Rays—J. T. Phillips, J. P.~
O. L. Adams, Constable.
1114th, Smiths-—W. A. Chapman,
J. P.; G. D. Rice and G. A. Brown,
Constables.
1115th, Reed Creek—H. N. Ayers,
J. P.; J. T. Risner and W. E. Estes,
Constables.
1116th, Halls—R. L. Gaines, J.
P. W. P. McConnell and J. R. L.
Hall, Constables.
1117th, Shoal Creek —E. L. Coch
ran, J. P.; G. W. Herring, W. W.
Vickery, Constables.
1118th, McCurrys—B. A. Teasley,
J. P.; James A. Warren and Phil
Jenkins, Constables.
1119th, Alfords—-J. P., N. B.
Ayers; W. H. Bailey and Colquitt
H. Sanders, Constables.
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Letters Forwarded
To Santa Claus
To All the Little Folks:
The Sun has received a large num
ber of letters to Santa Claus, and
every one of them has been forward
ed to “SANTA CLAUS HEAD
QUARTERS, North Pole,’’—a»d we
believe he will see that everything
you ask is granted.
In a special radio message to The
Sun just as we go to press Santa
Claus states that he will leave the
-North Pole coming South probably
next Sunday night, hoping to reach
Hartwell and Hart county on time
Wednesday night. We are all look
ing for the good old man. *
We hope he brings everything all
! the good little boys and girls ask for.
Letters received nt the last minute
| will be taken care of if possible.
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Reed Creek School
On Friday afternoon, Dec. 19th,
at 3:30 o’clock the Reed Creek team
will meet the Eastonallee J?ani on the
Reed Creek court in the first basket
ball game of the season to be played
on the home court. A large crowd
should turn out to see the game as
this gives promise of being one of
the 1 very best games of the season.
The Eastonallee team succeeded in
remaining in the Tournament at
Athens last spring until the semi
finals and most of last years beam
has been returned. The Reed Creek
team has begun working to get in
shape for the many games scheduled
during the winter months with sev
eral of the best high schools teams in
Northeast Georgia and should begin
to show good form in this game.
Admission One piece of U. S’,
money, any size from one penny up.
On Saturday night, Dec. 20th, at
7:30 o’clock at the Reed Creek school
auditorium, “Grandmas Boy,” a
seven reel comedy will be shown.
This picture will feature Harold
Lloyd, one of the most popular com
edians on the stage at this time. It
is often said that "Grandmas Boy'"
and “Safety Last” both Lloyd pro
ductions are two of the very best
comedies ever produced. This picture
will furnish you two hours of real
fun. Invite your neighbor to come
with you. The proceeds of the pic
ture are to go toward paying for the
Delco light plant.
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Program for Christmas exerciser
at Reed Creek, Dec. 19th:
1. Christmas Bells song by
fourth grade.
2. Christmas Acrostic by first
grade.
3. Recitation—The Best Day, by
Hazel Darby.
4. Recitation The Christmas
Clock, by Harold Roukoski.
6. Santa Comes to Town—song
by second grade.
7. Christmas Story Modena
Vickery.
8. Duet Christmas Lullaby —•
Audrie Reed and Vera Parker.
9. Reciation—Christmas Eve—by
third grade boys.
10. Dialogue A Real Santa
Clause by fifth and sixth grades.
11. Drill Topsy-Turvy —by
fourth grade boys.
12. Quartette —Christmas Land
Is So Far Away by Hattie Ayers,
Mary Reed, Hugh Hall and Jack Mc-
Lesky.
13. Recitation—Off to Bed—by
Sallie Lou Madden.
14. Recitation Birthday Cand
les—by third and fifth grade girls.
Everybody cordially invited.
BEULAH SCHOOL WILL
HAVE ENTERTAINMENT
There will be a Christmas tree, a
play and other attractions at Beulah
school house on Friday night of this
week, December 19th, beginning at
7 o’clock.
Refreshments will be sold during
the evening, and it is hoped that all
the people of Beulah community will
attend and help the school fund.
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Speaking of literature, many a
man’s love letters have made a de
cided hit—with a jury.
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