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The Clinton News Record, 1943-11-25, Page 4PAGE 4 Y Seeseeteetteitee44444+ ak eet"t tt ,eete leetetotola ' 40titeieteltrl,lrr44 it' 25 DAYS LEFT TO DO UR CHISTMAS SHOPPING it•lrt.i+into More New Dresses Just Arrived Consisting of some beautiful two piece dresses. in Crepes and Wools Made in the Latest: Wilder Pastel Shades, • PRICED FROM $3.95 to 12.95 GRAND! ASSORTMENT OF LADIES' WINTER BATS SHOES AND ACCESSORIES Toy Department COMPLETE ASSORTMENT ON DISPLAY WE WERE FORTUNATE IN SECURING A GOOD STOCK BY BUYING EARLY A DEPOSIT WILL HOLD ANY ARTICLE UNTIL CHRISTMAS WEEK SHOP EARLY OPEN ALL DAY WEDNESDAY DURING DECEMBER Cha.CIa For Christmas Select what• you want quicckly as it is almost impossible to get repeat, orders :from the wholesaler. At present we have a nice selec- tion of FANCY CHINA and • GLASSWARE • A Glass Cup and Sateen for .15e «g home in Gravenhurst on Friday after makes a good substitute for the, 3t having spent .a couple of days with her sister, Mrs. John E. -Howard. 414 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD BAYFIELD Woltee Westlake, John IIowar'd and leotgo Little returned home on Sun- Clay aitee having: spent a week at Tobormory, Walter Westlake 'bagged a. steer and George: Little shot both a duet and a bear Mr. and Mrs, Isaac Colwell of Ow.- en w-en Sound were the guests of the for iner's brother, Rev. A. S. Colwell, and Mrs, Colwell at the Parsonage last week. Miss A. M. Stirling left on Fri- day to visit her sister, hi Port Elgin. Mr. • and Mrs. Albert Leitch and family moved to Godcrch last ,week. Wm. McDool was amongst those from Hayfield who bagged deer' in Bruce County last week.;; Mrs. Adam Boyd returned to her plain Semi -Porcelain, Mrs. 'Colin Campbell of Bronson F Line, StanleyTownship, visited her We have a limited slumber of plain '�f l � Z mother, Mrs, D. MacKenzie, on Sun - Cups only at 25c Each 3: day and Monday. ' Mrs. It L. Bassett' returned horse t41 STORE OPEN. EVENINGS 6 TO 8 t ,gotett??NN• I.HiHa 4H1H + f 4o } f }• a"H. }• j Aon T. COOPER 4, on Saturday after having been on the PHONES — 36W a staff of Huron County Victory Loan IN BUSINESS SINCE 1885 —369 Headquarters, Goderich, for a month. ... . " aH .-; ,_ H _ X Mrs• N. W. Woods returned home on ".':+1w ;.mow;«.p, .4, -44 .4.:., ;..t«r;4 4:4 H,.at« 74 ;«,H HH �;»yaH ,.- «1101:1•We Monday after a fortnight's vacation spent in Hensall and Toronto. Mr. Alfred 'Erwin was called to Toronto on Saturday owing to the ser- ious illness and subsequent death of Mo's. A. Topping. Miss E. Cameron left this week to spend some time in Kincardine with her cousin, Mrs. P. Kerr. The Women's Association of St. Andrew's United Church held a very sucees fuI auction s 'sale in the base- ment of the church on Thursday of hist week. Various articles suitable for gifts, dairy products and pro- duce were auctioned off to the high- est bidder by Mrs. Lloyd Makins, Mrs. Malcom Toms and Mrs. Robert Scotchmer. Tea was served at the conclusion of the sale. Mrs. Wm. Sturgeon has received word from her son, Pte. James Stur- geon that he is confined to hospital in Christmas Rou -1d the Corner If you Want the nicest Christmas Cards you 'have ever seen. —WE HAVE THEM One Dozen 25 cents One Dozen 50 cents Eighteen Cards 50 cents You can get them from us only SEE THEM — YOU WILL WANT THEM = Our Gift Stock is nearly Complete. Look them Over Early W. 5, it HONES PH H, 0, .Red. Shield The. R. S.'W .A. held their regular meeting in the S.A. Hall on Tuesday Nov 23rd with the president Mrs. N. W. Trewartha presiding. There were 20 members and 1 visitor pre- sent. Capt Wastell led in the Devo- tionals. Mrs. Lucas gave a reading during the afternoon which was much enjoyed. The quitters were busy quitt- ing; articles ,brought in were 5 crib quilts, and 6 pair socks. Collection amounted to $2.00. We acknowledge ckettx..Qist'arm with thanks: 1 i gRtdlt denuded by London Road Club; 1 pair mitts by CLINTON, ONT. PHONE 51 Mrs. ,Luras; Refugee ty'oth,ing by Mrs. Fraser. .We also received 1 was- irsse ses':wtt»t», •t »;«,»a essose;a etesee eetese ;« ; eet ; ; y;«;»; w; ; M waH sKoe; . parcel from the Lafalot 'Chub and 1 Parcel from Stanley Commun(ty Club Italy suffering from malaria Jimmy's Benson Chant, sr owv d Sat- THURS., NOV. 25, 1943 was spent by all present. Mr. Staples, Public School Inspec- tor for South Huron, was present and addressed the teacher.'s, concerning' their organization as a group, and gave many helpful suggestions "con- cerning school affairs.' Mr, Grainger, Mr, • Lawson repre- sented the Bayfield Agricultural Soc- iety, Ma', E , .A. Westlake the Scheel Board and they discussed for a "big- ger and better" school fair for next fall The offieers elected for the organ- ization were: President Mr. Bates; Secretary Juen Brandon: At the close of meeting' lunch was served and plans ;were made 'foe sim- ilar meeting in the future. V OBITUARY CLA•RENCE WILBEL1T FINCH Death claimed Clarence Wilbert Finch suddenly early Sunclay morning at his hone, 16 Trinity street, Stret- ford, Mr. Finch had been in his usu- al health when he went to. bed, but suffered a heart attack during the night and passed 'away before medical aid could be eumsnoned. He was in his 96th year. A native 'of :Clinton a son of the late Mi•. and Mrs. Emmanuel Finch, he had resided in Stratford for the past 32 years, and bad been employed as a machinist at the Canadian Na- tional Railways motive power shops. Ile was a member of Parkview United Church. Mr. Finch is survived by his wife the former Miss Ella Maud' Kelly, of Stratford; two sons, Wilbert E'xnman- uel, of Toronto, and Clarence Roy' of Kitchener; one daughter Miss Marjory Ellen at home; two brothels, Roy and Warren, both of Stratford, and one sister, Mrs. Reginald Foster of Sar - Mr. E. A. Finch of Clinton is a first cousin of the deceased, V MRS. IJ. 13. CHANT In the passing away of Charlotte (Lottie) H h e 'd of Herman Stanfiek .s All Wool Underwear Gold Label, Shirts and Drawers Sizes 34 to 44 — — $1.95 a Garment Red Label Combinations Sizes 36 to 44 — — $3.95 a Garment Bhie Label, Shirts and Drawers $2.95 a Garment Our Stock is Limited and No More can be had this Year _ D �rit ��' ai i',�, Fia? �.. ;s CUSTOM 'I':°,ILoi�s — _Be Measured by a Tailor. "at;' The next meeting will be Tuesday an , which ocaurre on re -1 e- , 4 many friends hope that he will make urday, Clutton has lost a highly re-? November 30th in the S. A. Hall at a rami recovery. 2.80 o'clock sharp. 1 spected and almost life long resident.' Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay Smith and Mrs. Chant was in her 32nd year and F Ronald via' • r' V P. t c stet' iends in London on had been ill of a heart condition, et! OBITUARY Sunday. the Home of hes' son -ie -law and duet - NIRS. A. J. HENDEIRSON On Thursday evening Nov. 11, at Toronto Western Hospital, there tie - Alex Brown (Toddy) met with h a ghter. 111x. and Mrs. J A Suttee, Rat painful accident on Sunday afternoon, ter,bury street, for the past four when he was untying a colt in Lind- months. She was a daughter of the say Smith's barn. Just as he was late Edmund Holmes and Mary ;Wet- II ur cved the death of Mrs. Winnifred loosening the knotted rope, the cold sono) Holmes and was bora in Hamill Henderson, nee Winndfred Shepherd, jerked its hend back tl„nwwing the rope ton on July 27 1802 When butt two She was born and brought up in ti•.lt'ly abash two fi::•-cert awl finally; years of age she came 'with her par- Clitnem,, tut al number al years ago ieteetr trine 'h•' flesh at the enols of eats to Clinton, eeceiving her edate- % ter teed, evi.li her husbend, the late A, the fin i:.', before he coati "xtriss,tetiien in the Clinton schools, On June t'e. ,1. Hondo:eat:, to Lansing, Michigan, Winn. • '26, 1883, elle wee married tett H 13 v3 :w : ;M+'S444 1.4.1, tH;H;H;ay awe»;, ;H«t«,«•,H, ,,Ht:r«tH,H;,44 ,,,,;,.;..;<4 «H;Ht 44 ;H;4 q -44 ve .w..d`"or•.rw•o.,•<..••av.w,.awame�aw�e+ww..va•a,•..,nco r.,+s.via.v.•occ•�ro.....cw..:r,-.w<b.. 1 d7 TABLE TENNIS SETS, with i ]al :ilii L37 RACKETS a31:I'S . , , ., I..;'J and up Men's Flannel Shifts '.195 Duck Bunters ('eats 513.05 W1"eod.b Arctic b'ark's, , 55.25 Men's Ilenting :'b -its 9.95 . L•eeeeeW.PWo+eeeiaCaPsana•Ox Pw•NCa¢s.t...'.ae,ees e:e--esser ees.ro,..•r... ess...eee, A-' ..e sa.an ae.• .."♦e. ar+"'d':•e ".. ...: J3.a..r..,•..• s`• 4oiii^'•lytO'n N Ii . =.•,1s i.L .., till .tllt�) 2t 3t - t 0,2E3 suis WILL IN '1Iti;•I UTURE• BE OPERATED BY CUNNINGHAM PRYDE IN CONJUNCTION 11I'1'II TEIEIIR Enter Business 'Mr. .1. J. 'lap;'e is he pleased to receive any inquiries, sioii1i Reed Modern Farm Machinery "Canadian farmers must have more :aor1e1n fatrnt machinery and power, • must have it ata Much i•e(itleCd price, and must have it so standardized that repairs and tci'lacements will bo vast- ly cheaper than in the past. This is the second fundamental to cheaper 1.11,1more stabilized food production," etated Dr. E. S. Archibald, Director, ,Dominion Experimental Farms Ser- vice, in his recent address to the Can- adian Chamber of Commerce. "It was a coltt1neit belief on the part of many," he said, "that the mechanizing of Canadian agriculture would be the ',greatest solution to cheaper proclue- •tion and greater profits. That, to a certain extent, was true, provided the farmer could afford' to mechanize properly. It must not be forgotten that in these war year's and the ten sears previously, farm machinery had --1 A mnnnnn nr y p±„tt ,belts in tire: Chant by wham she was pre'leceas• Te•','(1 Hell on Sate -dee evening to icd on June 17. 10.19. After their iar- 12realing Demand hi•51or Ln) snldieua, from this district ei no thus- !tett reeided for brie.(tpe For Food Products l -tthee end. Oliver tion on, tons o: t i :Is -at Unionville and 0.afarth 'tilt' Mt. and Mrs. Ceortett Hopson of Cod- then came to Clinton where they A continuation of :strong demand for a :ittTo wn:;n c„ L Art t•:I[op n sp u` the teY t '31 1t iU f 'leislife. agricultural products, partieult:rt- food 'yet, net table ro stay for the event 1 u to thes:Mg lir ' h t' death t! 1 tri set:1 -.1., decal assured through 1.919, states the . ,, yet, wee rent' from 'lint e x.,rc•<_ ,,; : , ti 151 resided with hit sing Current Review ofAgricultural Can Me root/ 't at not ' inns plc ?t'u' Ft. until rtta.iidims in Canada. As fveeh territory is, occupied b for f tl Atli lnd 1 .rite+ :r the people Inv the honor 1:o Clinton two yeas ago to reside u. F:atio a , the demand seems likely to inerestee. Requieements for meat mei dairy acid poultry products will enn- $ tintte to tax available eupetie , awhile the large surplus of cereal grain= $ which. hes pet' std td slate beetle -to n i 1r.nt; tette formi eble, in view of prn- l -ani ds 1 ,.i -cwt.! ,.tt"1: a 2d the pre: ma ..i!' tet:`. ,i ori,'n:tn: . n t i,, lay De- t rtrr;c 1 ' t �: t1 hal _ r.:ra r.t is 2 ..t.rs,rsa' ♦-P ,. ....r. ___qtr .-.,.. *" Tells . 11 . i ..k.doias Show r•eor rr,.l hint. The following 1,1; ter n iso r.i(J t:r \r+•., .7;: •. Fel 1'n 1 ce, Oi:rat slop: n, ii'e the eivial:c2.$. oi' t]'ie ennnnunit th ii .1,f 'a•..,._ 11 at :1;0 Canadian Red fasets emirate; l.r,! the 1(0- ,tte oe l tee,: ;•:tin Bay .e lee( 1't4, e , „1in1.e iia,: to ecu' 111a!on r 14 1 o c s:t!teth a nett n and r ' no c tit. (, id ,,a t .tont •0;• t',,.'ir5 4•:,01.1 net s.f.. i' 1,, retell i±± t 11 ,. t of the •v e t1: ndliens, oe. ereesed .::n,1 etibd.tc+l by an utieer1.1•u- Joe; enemy. We want yoe to know tied 0111 good wishes nerd earnest prayers Vor your •nrr churn will follow you ani w asic an tl L' v'. :•l .sial.. (elrp,± 0t' n11,- 11te t ,t_ •, 0r ',t'('•aln and we bone '-011,1' in welcome all our -boys home attain. 131 fru •'^1 cadet'. • Signed 0 1 '.h.tlf of tile ll iyfic'Ir1 ('.,m introit• Mrs. J. Ferguson, Vice +`reeidem, • ,a::ily reeehed a vett' low stale of repair. Melee of the machine.; were entirely o.;:olete tend many were e.1- tieely useless in big problems, such as farming to prevent large-scale drifting or water erosion." With the father's present buying power mei resources, he stood a very poor chance to re-equip his farts ad- equately with the most modern lab- our-saving machinery in the handling of soil and crops. Likewise his equip- ment had reached a sad state of re- pair, this including his car and trucks with which he did his business, the milking machines, or other equip- ment in his stables, granaries, or else- where, and 'the various tools which Were necessary for the proper protec- tion of his machinery, or otherwise carrying onhis business, i Without. doubt, modern labour-saving machin- ery would: to a greater extent from. now on be co-operatively owned or op- -:rite'. especially by goups of farm- ors with relatively shall acreage that i' "1,•'.'_ In arta 1,:x1,.31521241 )' ..31..4 1, era ::I,: r i ds e iite lire tt h, Il (t,.,,t,,tie:.= l.e Litettn Ld d:no that Alvin H. Sautlets hut: eullisleel a book on the famous :maimed Live e Stos. t I';h'e'ron, t tt a 1s 0t.tf ' 3102? hoe been held at Ceneetre. .The 1 0,111 ca 1'''11 11: title Tho Stars, of the Intetnalional' and el dte ,d!(1 pages outlines JO year:; n} : emcees* 1:1 breeding, feedin's and star. i:c+in, of itnrroved live stack, with tette:loth: e" ninny of the (dominant 'prig nnalities as eelated with the b:x position until 1011, when it was tem- ; poral•dly, suspended on account of the There is moth of interest to , Canadian's in the books for men from • , the, Dominion have been winners of interni Of the meet coveted awards. The book has been privately printed by the Tntereational Live Stook Expo, sition Association, and is available on order to the Exposition offices at the Chicago Stools Yards, at a nominal price. V Army personnel Overseas return- ing to Canada to train as R.C.A.F• air crew wear their khaki ' uniform with an R.C.A,F. erns band. dict not justify individual combine grain harvesters and many similar machines, with 111•r daughter, Site was . trek,: 1 r 3 15, It i21 religi:)n ant .111;13 1 r1 A fine looking cow — a top-notch producer! That is why Mr. Adolph Hitler hates her. She is" a vital war worker. This cow is a producer of "FOOD MUNITIONS" that strengthens and energizes the fighters and workers of Canada and Britain The Canadian cow can produce MORE—MU�OH MO;REQ if she gets all the proteins, minerals and vitamins needed for ,peak ,production. The need for more milk products is urgent. Investigate the way thousands of Canadian farmers have found most economical, profitable and protective— feed SHUR-GAIN 30% DAIRY CONCENTRATE SHUR-GAIN 300/x• DAIRY CONCENTRATE 53.00 SHUR-GAIN CATTLE MINERAL 53.10 Cream Prices To -Day F r cents INT ©E .o °, , ;I ,L PHONE 580 Institute Jc1w1eiue Doings at the Collegiate ,c At a recent Student's Council ms'et- Plans are being made .for a basket. 'log it was decided to hold, what had I brill team of Intermediate and Sen been called in former years Literary for bays, Practises are held every Society meetings, once a month. Also Wednesday and Friday at 4.15. We it n as agreed that the school paper; are all sorry that inter -school games "Tit.• th adeaster" be reestablished. can't, be played as in pro -wear days, O'a Friday Nov. i9. the first of ;because we have a snappy team but e eel doubt there'll be some e fast games Bleep meeting's was held in the :md1 i i t Jl t 1 i n ! 'totem. Jack Cook, president of the' between the forms. • etn.tent's Council acted as chairman, • I i '1'lu' pro;gramme o•curet by the :slag.' The intermediate art' .color :'iris ;hut. a;' (` Canada”. 1 gait . Shaw tc. (1,1 some vi:,otntis basketball pl tc•- L,cel r t1I,a .n,. plant, rule I: u.s iii in their Physical seal (ultetre ptl,ai . es" by :teliuhsr(, Ti' outet:uidinh Up until a short Linn' ago the xir10. i reature of the programme was a de- played volleyball mostly. In the war: eeeet "u active in the twantt'it: o:- bate presented by fourth mut('111 t arcs weather ba'cl,all was ,t favourite:.i,40 iii • fernierl::tttiiibai, ehm•rl ewes. e p sot 1:r•esidcnt of the Lad Ai:1 t-oelety now mane:' the Wo men's Association. She had also been t '1 ,id ' t ',,s t , of teniperanc pitneipk•s. There survive one so I •c eeick II Chant, Pittsfield, Mass. :tea (tact,' 1, (5t rev) Mrs. W. E '1 a:t.w; (Gertrude) Mrs. 1 .`^uttee, Clinton• nt five gtandehil dt•en. They are Might Lieutenant Wallace Floody, prisoner of war i Germany; IL Benson Sutter, t. iiuton , gave the decision of the judges that the school who have joined up rind the negative side was victorious, Ila :else filling ditty bags for the Navy 1 t rneeedded to outline a few helpful League, points that could be used hi future ,lebatil:.^,• contests. 5Iary L enc ns ed- Fifth Form v,•1•ot • its fired r' iior read the. first edition of the u, t Ch int nuns exam last lionday: 'G'e learn that school paper. This proved most en- trete to form, Mt'. MtGufi'in set an joyable to the student body judgineg)ear, by the rollicking laughter and ap- y paper. plunge. w• 'forms, Resolvent: that ot'altil cau:0, sport, Two Jeanne riviuli.•,d • for the ::1•.t;• crime Hein )poverty, Tee eet.ak- ehanl!'ieuellt_4 ep Field 1)a}. ors for the affirmative were J e. ; ---- Stewart aid Lois Drape: of f.:ih Thr school is In/hdiu; its 101011x(1 1 orlon The u'' atiw•0 wase uoy : tt:,l:ec, •t- Christmas charge. Friday, Dce•ember e f el lin' Willy Robinson. and Tlviret Mee. 1)11ril I'retie:l presented Bila with 1110 gifts and Mrs. Houston x•e- 0ivc•.l thorn fee Seri, Homten. The 'ev- ening was spout, in community sing- init anti dancing. Lindsay Smith call- ed off for the dance and Mrs, J. Fer- guson. Mr;, E. Sturgeon, Mrs II. Thern,,s (nut hiss Helen Sturgeon pro- vide'' the orad(' 11 :'Tar„ ^'1.14(4„ (Ir": loft for .Ab 01(10051, S. Ds'ltota. on Monday after having visited relatives here for the the past three months, Mr. L. Fowlie of London spent the week end with his sisters, Misses F. end E. Fowlie. Clarence ',arson of Stratrord is spending a -Pew days at Itis horse in the village. Teacher's Meeting An 'organization meeting of the teachers of Stanley Township was held in Hayfield Public School on Wednesday night, Nev. 17. The meet - Mg. wee very well attended and a very enjoyable and profitable evening it 3FrOnilin. While the ,dud,,,. 1i.•-:: el. 10th with Alf Tibb's Orchc•.atra. Hats ff to the rattt,n' committees who ,.Ilntwn, lir, Olde and Rev. A. Lane are striving: to 1515114 11rt8 dance a retired. Ross billing, Roy. Church- good ono: ,!ill, Chuck Thompson. and Willy Rn- • -1 binsen blended (?) their w oieet4 in G'.I"Ovrr There'' and "At the 1)aektowvn The Red Cloy committee under u i Struttct c Ball." accompanied at the hiss Corp', eupervision 11 t. been I 1'iae:o by Juno Murdneh, 'Mr. Lane In e p1trlciuce boxe,s for hey::' 'rein e . _a.:44at of the Iluron presbytery United church, Young People's Un- ion; Catherine E. Floody, graduate nurse of Western Hospital, Toronto; Shirley G. Sutter, nurse -in -training at Stratford General Hospital and Ei- leen E. Sutter, collegiate student, ':iuton. Ale'o two brothers, W. Percy Holmes, St, Catharines; Howard B. Holmes, Vancouver, B. C., four sisters Misses Anna and Heeler Holmes, Mrs .l. C. Farr, St Catharines and Mrs. R, G. Emmerson, Winnipeg, Matt, The funeral was held from Weskty Willis United Chnreh on Tuesday ell - 1115000 at 2 o'clock when Rev A. Lane, B. A., B.D., conducted the ear - vice. e, meti0t01 by Rev. Gordon Hazel- wood, azel-wold, Walton, friend of the family. The pall boaters were E. C. Munro J. R. Pltnnsteeit, W..1'. Nediger, Sr., Georgic, Shipley, A. E. Remind! and Hairy Bnrtliff. Interment was made in Clinton cemetery. The wonderful floral tributes received showed the esteem in .Which the deceased was held. Those present from out of town were; Fred IL Chant of Pittsfield Mass.; Mrs. and Mrs. W. E. Floody, Toronto, Mrs.. Floody having been here for the past ten days; W. Percy Holmes, St. Catharines; Rev. R. Chesleigh Holmes, Landon; Mrs. (1. Sutler and Miss Shirley Sutter, Strata ford: Mr, and Mrs. H. 13. Holmes, Is- lington; Miss gargaet Wheaton of Toronto and Miss Mary Harwood of C olevich. The singing of The King couched- ed ouchded the programme, During the past few wcel(0 we have drifted. here and there along the cor- ridors, 11 the cloakrooms, in class. We have given ear to a dumber of • happenings but most prominent was The editorial staff -of "The Broad -the affair in Third Form. caster" 19 as follows: It eves during Latin period. The Sepertising Editor ---Mr.. McGu"f:a.• class was reviewing verbs. Etlitni Mary Lane.. Miss Brown: I:onnedv, what is the 130, Sparta --)ret: Steivat'., conjugation of 'en'? Kennedy to .Tohn- (lirls' Snorts—Jo Anne Cuninghatmc sten in an undertone: Past! What is Current Events—ITarriet Fie:mlin. it? Jokes --- "Louder and Funnier" Johnston: Darn if 1 knowl Ghtrelc" Thompson, tam Scantl—Eileen Sutter. Poetry—Genevieve Smith. Cover Design—Lois Draper? (Cover drawn in this issue by Mar- ion Castle.) Special Features—Elizabeth Mid. dleton. Thanks to the numerous contribu- tors. Tho ,Cadet Corps has begun its fall training under the direction of Mr McGee and Cadet Captain Stewart, assisted by Lieutenants McIntyre, Painter ,and Thompson. Arms drill is held every Wednesday afternoon in the g•;,'nlnnsiunl, Kennedy (rising)--. darnifino, dar- nifibas, darnifibat, darnifibanius, dar- nifibatis, darni:fibant. Miss Brown: What's that' you're conjugating? Kennedy: Darnifino. Your reporter has been wondering where the plaid shirts have disap- peared to. We've noticed a decline in the school especially on the top floor where they were so glaringly in evi- dence!! Best wishes to our reading public (if any),