The Goderich Signal-Star, 1962-11-01, Page 1115th Year -••No. 43
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GQDl RICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1,1962
1962 Christmas
Shopping' Guide
The Canadian Legion "Pee Wee" Baseball
team proudly display their trophies won
in the Listowel' Pee Wee Baseball Tourna-
ment Aug. lst. and the Canadian Legion
District "C" Play-offs on August 18th.
With the team are their manager and
coach, Bob Rush, and assistant, Gord Mask.
Back row, left to- right, 'are: Bob Rush,
MANY , SUBS SOLD
George- Turlin, Doug Smith, Tom Creedon,
Brian Rush, Gordon Stalls, Glen Foalconer,
Gord Mask. Front row, left to right:'' Bien-
Durnin, John Hay, Bill Wedlock, Wayne
Fisher, Ron Miller, George Schram, George
Gould. Missing from picture are: Brian
Smith, Brian Mask, Bob Marion.
Contest Winners Will
Be Declared On Friday
Standing of contestants in The Signal -Star NEW SUB-
SORflTION,' contest for the RURAL• AREAS 'only, as
of Wednesday noon, still showed Mrs. Verdun Vanstone,
R.R. 4, Goderich, 'in the lead,.
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Several of the contestants are holding back the turn-
ing, in of new subscriptions ,usitil the deadline Which is
5 p.m.., Friday, November 2.
The winners ,of the various prizes will be known by
,Friday evening. They will be informed by phone and
akked to come to The Signal -Star office ,on Saturday.
for- a presentation picture for the newspaPer.
- It is not known yet whether the first prize winner will
be taking the holiday trip to Nassau in The Bahamas
or taking_ cash instead. The specially chartered flight to
Nassau leaves lklalton Airport on Saturday, November
10. The nine -day holiday trip includes staying at -tie-
fabulous Montagu Beach Hotel, "Nassau's Hotel of
Distinction." Complete cost is $265,00. Ins an oppor-
tunity for • Goderich area residents to have an unforget-
table holiday for the Minimum in expense. If interested
in • taking the trip, readers are asked to _contact Stan
Rlowes Travel Service, 32 Wellington Street, Stratford.
Phone ZEnith 2-4520.
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'llie standing of contestants as of Wecinesclay noon
was:
Mrs. Verdun Vanstune, R.R. 4, Goderich 3700
Gail .Anderson, 'BM. 1, Dungannon ' 3100
Mrs. Wes. Bradnodk, Auburn 1900
Sharon 'Courtney, RM. 7, Lucknow 1600
Mrs. W i. tcllwain, R.R. 1, Bayfield- 900
Mrs. Wm..Porter, 8.. 2, Goderich , 600
Joan Devereaux, .R, 2, Auburn 200
BOY INJURED AS .BIKE
COLLIDES WITH TRUCK
Nine-year-old Rolf Werner
Gottschalk, 55 Cambria road,
suffered contusions to his back
and neck plus two broken finger
. bones in his left; hand in
bicycle -truck mishap on Victoria
street, at noon, Tuesday.
The boy was pedaling north,
near the corner of Newgate
street, when the right handle
grip of his bike came loose just
as he was being passed by a
loaded tank truck. The loose
handle caused the bicycle to
veer into the right rear fender
of the truck, throwing the boy
to the pavement.
Local police, investigating` the
accident, attach no blame to the
driver of the tank truck. -
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Dr. N. C. Jackson, Dr. J. W.
Wallace, Dr. J. R. Leitch' and Dr:
K. C. Lambert attended a Medi
cal meeting in London on Wed-
nesday.
FIGHT HOWICK SCHOOL
fudge Frank Fingland, on
Wednesday, went into the third
day of hearing protests of three
Howick Township's. chools.
There were dozens of support-
ers present to hear the case.
The opening argument on
Monday heard the would-be see-
cesionist group launch their
plea. The representatives of
the three Howick Township
schools seek to part- company
with the township's 18 -school
area.
The three school sections, -SS
13, 15 and 1, are all located on
the northern fringes of the
township. When Howick public.
school area board eproposed
building . a 16 -room central
school -near: Gorrie, on a site
close to centre of the township,
the three sections balked.
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The Signal -Star ref Novem-
ber 15 --two weeks frqm to-
day --will- be a pre-Christnnas
• guide for district shoppers.
In addition to The Signal-.
Star's newly increased regular
circulation, thousands of sup-
plementary -sections will be
distributed tot blanket an
area extending as far as 20
miles from Goderich. In it
will be a • sparkling parade of
Christmas gift ' suggestions
from your Goderich merch-
ants.
Merchants planning on get-
ting in on this blanket cover-
age of a widespread area are
asked to have their copy ready
early as much of the mech-
anical work on it will have
to be done well in advance.
Plan to have your copypre-
pared this weekend so that
it might be ready for setting
now. Only by your coopera-
tion with early copy can the
blest possible service be given.
Mrs. George Atkey and Mrs.
R. W. Hughes will attend the
convocation exercises at the
University of Western Ontario,
London, on Friday, when the
former's grandson, Ronald At -
key, of Port Hope, will receive
his Bachelor of Arts degree.
Ron, who took the three-year
cotirse in two years, is continu-
ing his studies in the Faculty of
Leen _ __ -
Recent visitors with Mrs. M.
H. Martin, Elgin avenue, were
Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Hix, Alham-
bra, Calif., and Mr. and Mrs.
Norman Whiteman, Welland.
Mrs. Wm. Slywchuk of Lon-
don, the former Eleanor Martin,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
M. Martin of Goderich, is now
recuperating at her. home after
a stay in hospital. Mrs.
Slywchuk was injured in a car
accident ' on Octpber 23 when
not fully recovered from a pre-
vious car accident last Decem-
ber in 'which both she and her
husband were victims.
GDCI Commencement Nov. 9
Registrar, Un iversity
Of Waterloo, To Speak
The annual commencement
and graduation exercises of
Goderich District Collegiate In-
stitute has been set -'for Friday,
November 9.
Guest speaker for the occa-
sion will be Mr. A. 1'. Gordon,
B.A., registrar of the Univers-
ity of Waterloo. He will be
introduced by Mr. G. G. Ginn
and thanked by Mr. Dan
Murphy.
Chairman'of the program will
be Principal 0.. L. Day, BA
After the chairman opens the
program there will be remarks
by Dr. R. W. Hughes, chairman
of the GDCI Board
The valedictory a�c'dl ss --wild
be given by Jack Kalbfleisch,
who is this year ' attending the
University of Waterloo.
Presentations will be made
by the following: honor gradu-
ation diplomas, J. Stringer,
B.A.; commercial 'graduation;
diplomas, W. G. MacArthur,
B.A.; secondary school gradu-
ation diplomas., C. • Kalbfleisch,
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Al es are ori little in
1. 'ey X $ �' a 120i1wain 'a+rhe
holds a" Muscular *atrophy l anis" r.. `
� y b ter
y
which canisters wily' be 'pI4u ed in almost
,every place of business in Goderich. This
year the fire department Will be assistin
p g •
the Goderich Women's Institute in the MD
d ltr 'fell a. t ° r, �" . to
r � W Starta. � On '�to�embe � BSC i~ed
troin left to' right are: Councillor foe
Moody, Fire Department Chairman; Fire
Chief Ho' .. hip ii ' XVI wain• Mayor E.
C. wisher, MO Cala gritty By 11.•Wi citison`
Ted Bia, tt, --Signal-Star 'photo
B.A.; scholarships and cadet
prizes, L. T. Boyce, B.A ° I3.
Peed., vice-principal.
Presentations of subject prizes
will .be' made by various mem-
bers of the GDCI Board. The
C.W.L. Latinprize will' be -pre-
sented by Mrs. Donald Fisher.
Bursaries will be presented as
follows: Maple Leaf, LO.D.E.,
by Mrs. J. W. Wallape; ' Royal
Canadian Legion, Branch 109,
J. B. Adam; Goderich Graduate
Nurses' Association, Mrs. H.
Enzensberger.
The G.D.C.I. Choir will be
taking part in the' program.
COLBORNE TO SWITCH TO
GODERICH PHONE SYSTEM
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING
At 2.01 a,rn., Sunday, Nov-
ember 4, a ' signal will be
given that will usher in a
new- era in tItelephone com-
munications In Carlow.
At that time, 210 customers
of the Colborne Municipal
Telephone System at Carlow
will become' part of the Gode-
rich exchange of the Bell
Telephone Company and will
receive dial service. In ad-
dition, .there will be 18 cus-
tomers of the Dungannon ex -
'change and also 24 new cus-
tomers.
These customers have their
new phone numbers listed in
the Stratford-Goderich tele-
phone directory.
, Subscribers wilt' experience
no interruption in telephones
service while the cutout is
being made. Early Sunday
morning was chosen as the
appropriate time because nor-
mally there are few telephone
conversations in progress
then.
The change will be made
according to a, closely co-
ordinated procedure requir-
ing eplit-second timing to
make sure as little inconven-
ience as possible is caused to
Carlow customers.
FOR' TODAY'S CHILDREN
isdom;
Patience
eeded: Dr. Higr
• Parents must have the wis-
dom of Solomon and the pat-
ience of- Job in raising their
children today, Dr. J. N. Hagan,
superintendents of the Ontario
Hospital, Goderich, told a meet-
ing of the Goderich Home and
School Association at Victoria
N. Harbor Road
Traffic Hazard
The North Harbor Road again
is showing serious damage, near
-the Highway 21 turnoff, due to
undermining of the roadfill. A
90 -foot section nef.$.the• roadway
is caved in alongAle-high em-
bankment cawing a, hazarctd'us
dip in the pavement. Users of
the thorofare are urged. to use
caution in turning to travel
down the hill.
The damage is repetitive, the
same condition having occurred
on two previous -occasions fol-
lowing heavy rains. Extensive
repairs to the- bank along the
roadside are indicated. The
newly placed sod, on the bank,
is sliding downhill while the
excessiye water drainage con-
tinues to 'fill a temporary catch
basin near the Maitland Golf
Club underpass.
Farther down the road, near
the harbor back basin, a wide -
gaping hole still•rcinarks. the road
cave-in caused by dredging op-
erations in the harbor. A tem-
porary short detour, over the
railroad tracks, continues to
serve, traffic on the busy thoro-
fare.
Muscular Dystrophy Canisters
To Start 19b2 Drive Saturday
Under the sponsorship of the
r;od7erich Women's Institute;
aided in its publicity by the
Boy Scouts and -the Goderich
Firemen, • the Muscular D3 s•
trophy fund raising campaign
begins Saturday, November • 3,
with thejamilia'ir canisters again
appearing in the banks and
other places of business.
The 1961 campaign has been
pronounced as the best of severe
M.D. drives and publicity for
the current drive has been step-
ped up in an effort to make
this one of the best ever.
The' Muscular Dystrophy As-
sociation of Canada, in announc-
ing its 1962 campaign, states
that 51 research projects in 19
medical centers and uniters,
'itic:e are in p ogress in 'the all-
out effort to combat this paralyz-
ing disease. Funds from the
public donations are devoted. to
Chairman • of the local Wu -
men's Institute comltaigii, Mrs.
James Wilkinson, has her corn-
»tittees 'organized lb? the eff frt
and the clear plastic canisters
will be ready for donations
'starting Saturday. Mrs. Wilkin -
,son asks those who make their
donations by cheques to address
the letter to the Royal Dank,
Goderich Branch, instead of to
the Toronto head (Alice. This
could aid the local group in
exceeding their creditable 1961
total Of nearly $500.
The hearty cooperation, of the
•firefighters and the Scouts is a
decided asset in concluding this
„campaign.Tiire Chief John HIo
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gartb is scheduled for a .1'V ap•
pearance on CENt Monday
night, November 5, for an inter=
view jwith 'A,mra ifacDonald of
the M'Lady program. Viewers
are asked to tune in on this
inter -Anew. and learn of the aims
of •thy` Museulal Dystrophy AS
soeiation.
Muscular dystrophy is a dis-
ease that paralyzes -the arms and
legs, attacking the very young
arid carrying a high mortality
rate., Its source and its cure
have baffled the medical profes-
sion. Current research is direct-
ed at solving this crippling dis•
ease and saving the lives of
countless children and some
adults who succumb to a de-
layed reaction from an earlier
attack. '
' Look for the hour -glass can-
ister, mounted on a green and
white easel card, in the banks
And • stores where you visit,
Your generous donations will
help in the fight against rnuscu-
ttir ciys rtiphy:. '
MINOR INJURIES „AFTER ,•
TWO CAR COLLISION
A two -car ' collision at the
corner of . Picton, and Waterloo:
streets, Monday morning, caus-
ed extensive damage to both
vehicles but minor injuries to
the drivers.., Proceeding 'north:
on Waterloo street, a car driven
by George Glenn collided with
a new automobile. driven by
Kennetht' Treitz. Mr. Treitz was
making the crossingeast on
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Piston street. Both ars wound
up onthe property rs. 1V 1,
p h p p y df M, el
son Hill following Hie collision.
Sergeant Harold ! alvert in-
+vestigated the occurrence.
Public School Tuesday evening.
The topic of his address. Was
"Emotional Disturbances. itt
Children."
Mrs. Grace MacDonald intro•
duced Dr. R. M. Aldis, County
Medical Officer of , Health, who,
in turn, introduced the guest
speaker, Dr. Hagan. Chairman
of the meeting was Mrs. Evelyn
Wright.
Heredity, home environment,
relationship to teacher and to
other children, discipline or
lack of it, all go into" the mak-
ing of a well adjusted child,
Dr. Hagan stated. Before we
can cure mental problems we
must knowmore about their
Causes ann.. know.
,.one Avid_ .ems*
hesitate to consult. a psychiat-
rist, he said.
On behalf of the gathering,
Mrs. MacDonald moved a vote
of thanks to Dr. Hagan for his
informative address.
The play, "Getting Thru,"
based on Home and School at-
tendance, was presented under
the direction of Miss Cruick-
shank, director of the GDCI
Drama Club. Those taking part
were: Caroline Watters, Anne
Hardy, Lucy Brudnicki, Mark
Von Keit; David Kelly, Bill
Twaddle, Robert McWhinney
and . Len Baxter.
The minutes ofthe last meet-
ing were read by Mrs. Jean
Hirst, who also called the at-
tendance roll. Miss •Keeelai 'S
room won the pennant at Vic-
toria Schopl and Mrs. Steep's
room at Victor Lauriston School.
Mrs. Dorothy Durgin and Mrs.
Paula Taflet, co-chairmen of
finance, reported a successful
rummage sale. Them will he
a hobby show November 7th
at Victoria School and on Nov-
ember 14th at, Victor Lauriston
School. Parents were asked to
encourage their children to
enter their individual Hobbies,
collections, sewing, knitting,
making, etc. This is in connec-
tion with "Education Month,"
which is November.
Mrs. Durnin presented awards
to the rooms having most pound-
age of rummage. These wore
won by Miss D. McNee, Miffs E.
Philips and Mrs. R. Fisher of
Victoria School and Mrs. M.
Norrhan and Mr. W. Black of
Victor Lauriston School.
Mr. R. Smith presented field
day trophies to: senior girls,
Linda Taylor; intermediate
girls, Ann McRae; jjunior girls,
Barbara Sockett; ' senior boys,
Wayne Peachey - and Jim Jerry
(tie); intermediate boys, Bryan
Smith; junior boys, David Royal.
Goderich boys and girls also,
got most points at the inter-
school meet held at 'dinton
with Clinton- Public • School,
Clinton RCAF School, Seaforth
and Goderich „ school's _..conipet,
Mg.
- Princilial ,H. M. Shackleton
stated "We live in a `prime
target' ane' and i -n ease of
clear attack, the children are
to be sent directly home to
,keep family units intact. There
is sufficient shelter in school
for children in case of a 'bomb-.
ing but no fallout: provisions.
to case of. fire the ,school can
be evacuated itt one minute and
25 seconds. It should be stress-
ed to children to -go home
gnlckly in case of an attack,"
said Mir. Shackleton.
Mr.and a d Mfrs. R. 'Breckenridge
visited ht weekend thew n
d in Lon-
don with their daughter, Mrs.
H. • J. Murphy and Mr. Murphy. •
Sparkling tap water from the
new Goderich filtration plant is
expected by mid - November.
!Minor adjustments, during the
final installations, have caused
a three weeks' postponement
from the original date of Octo
ber 20. Rough lake conditions
have hindered the completion
of the intake area out in the
lake.
At present being completed
are the detailed fixture installa-
tions . and general cleaning
around the impressive pumping
building. The main operation,
with its seven graduated pumps I project, was busy supervising
RED CROSS NEEDS MORE VOLUNTEERS
and involved duct system, is
needy to go and presents an
attractive appearance in its shin-
ing blue enamel finish.
Workmen from MacDonald
Electric were busy Wednesday
morning completing the control
room wiring and other adjust-
ments. Men from the Bedford
Construction Company, builders
of the plant, meticulously clean
ed gratings and floors prepar
atory to the opening. Chic!
engineer Robertson, ref James
F. MacLaren Associates, in
charge of engineering the entire
Blood Donors' Clinic
ednesday, Nov. 7
A Red Cross blood donors'
clinic will be held Wednesday,
November .7, in" St. George's
Parish Hall, from 2 to 5.30 p.m.
in the afternoon and from 7
to 9 p.m. in the evening. Don-
ors s ma rint
yLLe g er in •advance at
the. W. _ J. Denomnee flower
shop, 140 The Square.
Volunteer donors are urgent-
ly needed fpr the local -clinic.
The Red Cross supplies blood
to patients without charge to
the user and it is only through'
these donor clinics that blood
supplies are kept adequately
filled. No one knows when a
blood transfusion may become
urgently necessary. You or
some mernber of your family
may require this service ,enith-
out warning; it is . then that
the full purpose of the Red
Cross Blood Donors' Clinics are
appreciated.
Local organizer, Mrs. F. J.
Curry, and publicity director,
Leo Walzak, stress the need for
merlei enoi-s. -. The increasing•
hazards and traffic accidents- of
highway travel are a continual
drain on the blood banks of
all hospitals. There have -been
cases where hospitals have ex-
hausted their blood plasma sup-
plies. One specific case, in
London, required over 100 bot-
tles of blood transfusion to
TALL STACK TO TOPPLE
AT OLD ORGAN FACTORY
The gaunt 100 -foot smoke-
stack of the old Goderich Organ
Factory will topple tomorrow,
Friday, completing demolition
of the building preparatory to
the start of a new construction
project.- Remaining to be done
is the removal of an acre of
rubble which will be trucked
to the town dump.
The property, now owned by
Kepic Wrecking & Salvage Ltd.,
Brantford, will be prepared for
the proposed construction of a
new apartment building. No
definite plans or confirmation
of the project are available. at
the present time but it is ex-
pected that construction will
begin_ as soon as conditions
permit.
In the meantime, "the Organ
Factory, a' Goderich landmark
with .a long and varied career,
has disappeared from .the local
scene. . = - -
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save the life of a severely 'in-
jured man.
Wednesnay's clinic will be
under the supervision of Col. C.
Bawden, London, and his stall
of 11 technicians and nurses:
Some . al
_�.�.__. nurses. _.and-regist-
rars
nd-,lee gi t
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rars . will assist the London
group. Two refrigerated trucks
from the London headquarters
will be at the Parish Hall to
receive blood donations and to
provide safe . transportation to
the, London blood bank. The
local hospital is supplied from
the London storage bank.
Persons who plan in make
their first donation are asked
to register in advance at -the
Flower Shop. This will -help
to expedite proceedings at the
clinic although late donors are
assured that they may register
at the Parish Hall just prior to
their actual donation.
Rest cots, refreshments and
competent medical supervision
will be waiting for all donors
at the clinic, assuring absolute
comfort and safety to all who
donate to this -urgently needed
facility. Remember the date,
next Wednesday afternoon and
evening. ,
the final install4tien,S;
Cottage residents 'along the
high lake bank expressed amaze-
ment at -the late improvement,
in the filtration property. The
embankment enclosing the set-
tling tankshas been freshly
sodded; ' a shiny restraining
fence has been installed around
the entire area and a general
appearance of attractive effic-
iency is evident.
When operations are under
way, the plant will be ter charge
of the Ontario Water •llesources
Commission with, Commission -
trained engineer as its chief.
To be transferred from .the old
pumping station are the entire
staff of four men: Glen Nelson;
Maurice Wilkinson, e° Maurice
McKee and Herb MeeAdam.
Eventual disposition of the
present pumping plant has not
been announced although it is
expeeted that the equipment
willremain in operational con-
dition until the new plant is
well into full operation. It
will remain as a standby, to be
used if any unforeseen "bugs"
develop in the new facility.
Lakebank residents, anxious
as to liossible noise frons the
filtration., operation, ',were --assures --
ed that the plant will, run quiet-
ly and cause them absolutely
Ino disttirbance. There could
be a slight emission of sound
if, and when, the standby diesel
is put into operation in the
event of electrical power fail-
ure. This is not considered a
problem.
Wins . $100
"Operation 100" seems to
be hitting those "who have
never won a thing before in
their lives" This week Mrs.'
E. M. Richardson, of 193
Elizabeth street, Goderich,
was the delighted winner of
the $100. Mrs. Richardson
also said shehad never won.:
anything before.
"Operation 100" stores con-
tinue to give away $100 every }
week, ' so eater today,- and
enter often.
BLUEWATER GROUP MEET
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
MARK 15th ANNIVERSARY
Fifteen years ago last Sunday, and their cars are available 24
five area men met in the Mas- hours a day for those honestly
onic Hall at Goderich. A list- desiring help. Typical of this
international fellowship wan
ener would have heard none Sunday's speaker. A member
of the mystic mutterings usually of 19 years' standing, he had
associated with the building. driven from Windsor to ad -
Instead, a serious but bewild- dress the 140 members • :-and
friends marking the 15th an-
niversary at a turkey dinner
in MacKay Hall. Goderich is
justly proud -of this selfless,
first -name -only group: May
their next 15 years be as •suc-
cessful.
Attending the meeting at
Goderich were representatives
from London, Windsor, Sarnia,
Owen Sound, Mount Forest,
Acton, Collingwood -and Gode-
rich.
Anyone desirous of making
contact with Alcoholics Anony-
mous may do so in the strictest
confidence by writing to Post
Office Box 754, Goderich, Ont.
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ered discussion took place be-
tween mixed-up men. All pro-
blem drinkers, they were form-
ing the Bluewater Group of
Alcoholics Anonymous.
Four disciples from the. "Sil-
ent Service" in London were
on hand to guide these local
men—two from Kincardine, two
from Clinto-i and one from Sea-
forth—on their new way of life.
Numbers of souls saved are
never announced. No high -
paid publicity men write their
advertisements. But for every
four who contact AA, three
eventually remain to, in turn;
carry fie message. Members
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The BannU
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doh saIe, h eld
b
>!e 'iJ'tllted
Church in the t1t'i' in shed at the rear of
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the churc
h drew' a shyaller crowd than usual
last
Saturday aftierndoil.' Some of the buy-
ers are seen in the backgn uf4. with tt roditee;,,.,t
tor tale ihi ti* ;.fo>`e bti d.• ,uc t
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sold and htndin bttt air .
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of the sale, itward. S uire . '
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