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USA > New York > Jefferson County > The north country; a history, embracing Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Oswego, Lewis and Franklin counties, New York, Volume 3 > Part 42
USA > New York > Lewis County > The north country; a history, embracing Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Oswego, Lewis and Franklin counties, New York, Volume 3 > Part 42
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USA > New York > St Lawrence County > The north country; a history, embracing Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Oswego, Lewis and Franklin counties, New York, Volume 3 > Part 42
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Mr. Slack is an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, be- longs to Bethany Lodge, F. and A. M., No. 821, and is Past Noble Grand of Riverside Lodge No. 334, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, having been identified with the latter organization for a period of 45 years.
Charles C. Jacobs is widely known in Jefferson County as the able principal of Adams Center High School. He was born at Penfield, Monroe County, N. Y., Feb. 8, 1904, the son of Walter and Maud (Hill) Jacobs.
Walter Jacobs is a native of Wayne County and his wife was born at Penfield, where the family lives. He is a successful truck farmer and is also interested in the poultry business. Mr. Jacobs is a Republican, a member of the Baptist Church and belongs to the Grange. Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs are the parents of four children: 1. Dr. Darwin, dentist, lives at Rochester. 2. Dr. Everett, physician, lives at Hudson. 3. Charles C., the subject of this sketch. 4. Marion, married Irving Woodworth, lives at Rochester, and they have a son, William.
The early education of Charles C. Jacobs was received in the public schools of Penfield, and after his graduation from Fairport High School in 1921, he attended Geneseo Normal School. Mr. Jacobs was interested in farming for one year before engaging in the teaching profession. He taught school for one term at Walworth, Monroe County, and in 1927 received the degree of Bachelor of Arts at Syracuse University. Three years later he received the degree of Master of Arts from the same insti- tution. From September, 1927, until July 1, 1931, Mr. Jacobs served as
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principal of Lafargeville High School. He came to Adams Center at the opening of the school year in 1931. He holds membership in the Jeffer- son County Teachers Association and Jefferson-Lewis Principals Asso- ciation.
In 1927 Mr. Jacobs married Miss Janet DeRoos, the daughter of John and Rica (DeVriese) DeRoos. They are natives of Holland and well known residents of Penfield. Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs have a son, Ronald Charles, born April 18, 1931.
Mr. Jacobs is a member of the Baptist Church, Lafargeville Lodge, F. and A. M., No. 171; Pi Mu Epsilon, Kappa Phi Kappa, and Phi Beta Kappa fraternities. Politically he is a Republican.
Charles Sylvester Bodman, Jr., was born in the Town of Gouverneur, N. Y., Aug. 28, 1882, the son of Charles S. Bodman and Anna (Leary) Bodman. His early life was spent on his father's farm. He received his early education in the District School and Gouverneur High School, walk- ing more than three thousand miles to attend the high school, from which he graduated in 1902. During his school life in competitive examinations he received a scholarship in Gouverneur High School and was awarded a scholarship to Cornell University. In 1903 he entered Albany Law School (Union University), from which he graduated in 1905 with the degree of LL. B. On Sept. 12, 1905, he was admitted to the New York Bar and the following day to the U. S. District and Circuit Courts and immediately took up the practice of his profession at Gouverneur, N. Y., where he still practices and resides. He is a Republican in politics and has served eight years as justice of the peace and nine years as super- visor of the Town of Gouverneur, during which time he was chairman of a number of the most important committees of the Board of Supervisors. In 1919 he was appointed chairman of St. Lawrence County Workmen's Compensation Committee, and served in that capacity until Jan. 1, 1926, and since that date has been regularly employed as attorney for such committee, besides carrying on a general law practice.
Charles S. Bodman, Sr., was born at Theresa, N. Y., May 20, 1852, the son of Sylvester and Susan K. Beardslee Bodman. In his early life he taught school for several years and later specialized in farming and mar- ket gardening and is a well known citizen of Gouverneur, N. Y., where he now resides. His wife was born near Dublin, Ireland, a daughter of Mar- tin and Mary (O'Brien) Leary, who were well known early settlers of the Town of Macomb, N. Y. She was a successful teacher before her marriage and during her life was highly respected in the community where
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she resided. They were the parents of two children: Mary L. (now Mrs. George Whitton), residing near Pompey, N. Y., and Charles S., Jr., the subject of this sketch.
Charles Howard Congdon .- As publisher of the Watertown Daily Times, Mr. Congdon is recognized as one of the prominent business men and representative citizens of Northern New York. He was born in Trumansburg, New York, Aug. 31, 1870, the son of Rev. Noyes B. and Ester E. (King) Congdon.
Rev. Noyes B. Congdon was a member of the first graduating class of Syracuse University in 1871. He was born at Newfield, N. Y., and his wife was a native of Danby, N. Y. As a minister in the Methodist Epis- copal Church he was a member of the Genesee Conference and was promi- nent throughout Western New York during the years of his ministry. He died March 31, 1905, and his wife died Aug. 19, 1898.
Charles Howard Congdon was educated at Genesee Wesleyan Seminary at Lima, N. Y., and was a member of the class of 1897 of Syracuse Uni- versity. He began his career as a publisher in 1901 with the Geneva Courier. From 1904 to 1908 he was vice-president and advertising man- ager of the Geneva Daily Times and in 1908 came to the Watertown Daily Times as manager, later becoming secretary, treasurer and publisher.
On Sept. 1, 1898, Mr. Congdon was united in marriage with Miss Martha E. Caldwell of Syracuse, a graduate of Syracuse University of the class of 1897. She was the daughter of the late Leslie and Harriet J. (Sherman) Caldwell of that city, where Mr. Caldwell was an architect and builder.
Mr. Congdon has always taken an active part in newspaper associa- tions, has been president of the New York Associated Dailies, president and one of the organizers of the New York State Circulation Managers Association, and for six years secretary of the New York State Publishers Association, of which he was also one of the organizers.
Mr. Congdon is a Republican, a member of the Presbyterian Church and has the following club and lodge affiliations: Rotary Club, Black River Valley Club, Crescent Yacht Club, Chamber of Commerce, Beta Theta Pi college fraternity, Ark Lodge F. & A. M. No. 33, Geneva; Water- town Chapter R. A. M. No. 59; Watertown Commandery, K. T. No. 11; Central City Consistory, 32nd degree; and Media Temple.
Mr. Congdon has also been active in promoting public health work in the county through the Jefferson County Tuberculosis and Public Health Association, of which he has been president since its organization in 1922.
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Louis Adelsberger .- One of the most enterprising business men of Low- ville is Louis Adelsberger, owner of Hillside Gardens, and leading florist of Lewis County. He was born in Lehr-Baden Province, Germany, Nov. 25, 1880.
The education of Louis Adelsberger was received in his native land and in 1903 he came to the United States. He spent six years on Long Island, after which he came to Lowville as landscape gardener on the estate of Mrs. D. C. West. He served in that capacity for five years, and in 1916 established his present business. Hillside Gardens are located just outside the city limits of Lowville on the Watertown road. Although highly successful in the growing of hot house plants and flowers, Mr. Adelsberger specializes in landscape gardening, evergreen trees, shrubs and perennial plants. The nursery and greenhouses cover six acres.
On Nov. 20, 1908, Mr. Adelsberger was married in New York City to Miss Wilhelmina Katz, who was born in Laun, Austria, April 29, 1886. She came to the United States in 1907. Their only child, Carolyn, was born in New York City, Nov. 24, 1909. She is a graduate of Lowville Academy and Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, class of 1930. She is now dietetian at Brownville Hospital, in Brooklyn. She is a member of Delta Gamma sorority, and American Dietetic Association.
Mr. Adelsberger is a Republican, a member of the Presbyterian Church, and is affiliated with Lowville Lodge, F. and A. M. No. 134.
Williston Manley .- An outstanding figure in newspaper circles in the North Country is Williston Manley, who, with his son, Gilbert Atwood Manley, is the popular owner, editor and publisher of the St. Lawrence Plaindealer, at Canton. He was born at Northampton, Mass., April 15, 1865, the son of Gilbert B. and Martha (Hyde) Manley.
Gilbert B. Manley purchased the St. Lawrence Plaindealer in 1873 from Col. S. B. Remington, who had founded it in 1856. Gilbert B. Man- ley was born at Johnstown, Fulton County, N. Y., Dec. 1, 1829, and died at Canton, July 28, 1900. He was educated in the public schools of St. Lawrence County. Both his parents had died when he was seven years of age and at that time he was adopted by Moses Huntley, of Potsdam, N. Y., who reared and educated him. He was a graduate of the old St. Lawrence Academy and Williams College, being a classmate of President Garfield in 1856 at the latter institution. For 16 years Mr. Manley taught school in New York and, as mentioned above, he became interested in the newspaper business in 1873 as owner of the St. Lawrence Plaindealer. Mr. Manley was a Republican leader in his community, and was a promi-
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nent member of the Presbyterian Church. He was married in 1856 to Miss Martha L. Hyde, the daughter of Ephriam Hyde, a native of Mon- son, Mass., and Harriet (Green) Hyde, a native of Mt. Holly, Vt. Their children were: 1. Ada L., born Sept. 2, 1857, died in 1930, was the wife of Rollin E. Sumner, who died in 1903. He was editor and publisher of the St. Lawrence Herold at Potsdam. 2. Williston, the subject of this sketch. 3. Mark, M. D., born in 1868, lives at Brooklyn, N. Y.
Gilbert B. Manley was the son of Rev. George and Esther (Smith) Manley. The former was born at Sandisfield, Mass., in 1800, and was an early settler of DeKalb, St. Lawrence County. He died May 17, 1837, and his wife died July 13, 1837. Their children were: Allen Smith; Rev. Elisha N .; Frutilla; Gilbert B .; and Harriet. Rev. George Manley was the son of George Manley, who was born at Sandisfield, Mass., in 1775. The latter was the son of William Manley, who was born at Wethersfield, Dec. 25, 1735. He was married Oct. 9, 1752, to Mary Burr. William Man- ley was the son of Lazarus Manley, who was born at Boston, Mass., Jan. 30, 1703. He married May 25, 1727, Mary Carter. He died Nov. 11, 1788, and his wife died in June, 1786. Lazarus Manley was the son of William Manley, who was born in Boston in 1675. He married Feb. 26, 1700, Sarah Hartshorn. William Manley was probably of Scotch ancestry and his family held membership in the Presbyterian Church.
Williston Manley attended the public schools of Canton and in 1888 received the degree of Bachelor of Science at St. Lawrence University. Upon graduation he became interested in the newspaper business with his father. At his father's death in 1900 he assumed full control of the publication. Mr. Manley's son, Gilbert Atwood Manley, has been identi- fied with the paper since graduation from St. Lawrence University in 1916, and since 1928 he has been a partner in the business.
In 1891 Mr. Manley married Miss Mary Louise Atwood, who died in 1923. She was the daughter of Dr. I. M. and Myra (Church) Atwood, who were natives of Holley, N. Y. They are buried at Canton. Dr. At- wood came to Canton as president of the Theological School of St. Law- rence University. He later was general secretary of the Universalist General Convention with headquarters at Rochester, N. Y., and in 1912 became pastor of the Canton Universalist Church. He retired in 1917 and with his wife removed to Washington, D. C., where he died soon after. To Williston and Mary Louise (Atwood) Manley were born two children: 1. Elaine, a graduate of St. Lawrence University, class of 1914, now a teacher at Passaic, N. J. 2. Gilbert Atwood, born Oct. 31, 1893, a grad- uate of St. Lawrence University, class of 1916. He served in the World War in the U. S. Navy and was discharged on Jan. 9, 1919, as a first class yeoman. He was married in 1922 to Miss Alice Gertrude Reynolds,
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and they have two children: Margaret Louise, and Janet. Mr. Manley is Past Commander of John C. Pegg's Post No. 57, American Legion; past president of the Club of Canton; member of Beta Theta Pi frater- nity ; St. Lawrence Lodge, F. and A. M., No. 111; and St. Lawrence Uni- versity Alumni Association, of which he is secretary.
Williston Manley is a Republican. He is affiliated with St. Lawrence Lodge, F. and A. M., No. 111; St. Lawrence Chapter, R. A. M., No. 32; St. Lawrence Commandery, K. T., No. 28. He has been president of the Canton Advertising Club; president of the Stillwater Club for 18 years; president of the St. Lawrence University Alumni Association; and holds membership in the New York State Press Association. He is a trustee of St. Lawrence University and a member of the executive committee. In his newspaper work Mr. Manley has for many years published a personal column weekly entitled "The Rounder," which has attracted more than local attention.
William J. L. Millar, M. D .- Descended from a very old family of phy- sicians and surgeons, Dr. Millar, of Rensselaer Falls, has himself had a wide and successful experience as a physician and surgeon. He was born at South Mountain, Ont., May 25, 1865, the son of Dr. William J. L. and Ada J. B. (West) Millar.
Dr. William J. L. Millar was born at Newboro, Province of Ontario, June 27, 1839, and died Dec. 19, 1904. His wife was born at Kempville, Ontario. She died March 6, 1906. Both are buried in Blue Church Ceme- tery, near Prescott, Ontario. William J. L. Millar read medicine in the office of his father, and established offices at DeKalb, St. Lawrence County, in 1865. Later, he was located at Russell, N. Y., and he subsequently studied at the University of Buffalo, from which he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1885. In 1901 he removed to St. Louis, Mo., and he was living there at the time of his death. He was a Republican and held membership in the Methodist Church. To William J. L. and Ada J. B. (West) Millar were born four children: 1. James C. W., a ranch owner, lives at Malta, Mont. 2. William J. L., the subject of this sketch. 3. Arthur W. W., a contractor, lives at Old Forge, N. Y. 4. Dr. Reginald C. M., a physician, lives at Forestell, Mo.
Dr. William J. L. Millar, Sr., was the son of Dr. William J. Millar, who was born in Belfast, Ireland, in 1795. He was graduated from Dublin University, and came to the United States in 1832, and taught Greek and Latin in the college at Geneva, N. Y. Four years later he was graduated from the College of Physicians & Surgeons of the Western District, now Syracuse University. Later, he returned to Newboro, Ontario, and prac-
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ticed there successfully until his death in 1858. In 1837 he married Miss Eliza Moore of Brockville, Ontario. He was the son of Capt. Alexander Millar, of the English Army, who was killed during the rebellion in Ire- land in 1798. He was of Scotch birth.
William J. L. Millar, the subject of this sketch, was educated in the public schools of Russell and Canton, N. Y., and taught school for some time at Downerville, Cranberry Lake, Fine, and Clare. During this time he studied medicine in the office of his father, and later entered the Uni- versity of Buffalo, from which he received the degree of Doctor of Medi- cine in 1893. The following year he was associated with his father, and from 1894 until 1911 he maintained offices at South Colton, N. Y. From 1911 until 1915 he was located at Lisbon, N. Y., and from 1915 until 1922 at North Lawrence. He came to Rensselaer Falls in 1922, and is well established in this community. Doctor Millar has served as coroner of St. Lawrence County for nine years, and has also been health officer of Colton, Lisbon, and Rensselaer Falls. He is identified with the St. Law- rence County Medical Society, New York State Medical Society, and American Medical Association.
In 1891 Doctor Millar was united in marriage with Miss Edith L. Wil- son, who died July 23, 1931. She was the daughter of John G. and Mary (Jones) Wilson. Both were natives of Heuvelton, and are deceased. To Doctor and Mrs. Millar were born four children: 1. W. J. Lucian, III, lives at North Lawrence, N. Y. He married Miss Hazel Smith, and they have a son, Elwood Eugene. 2. Pauline Edith, married R. J. Miller, lives at Richville, N. Y. They have four children: H. Murray, June Amelia, Merrill Robert, and Mary Jane. 3. Matthew W., deceased. 4. Beulah Beatrice, a teacher of music, lives at home.
Politically, Doctor Millar has always been a Republican. He is affili- ated with Fellowship Lodge, F. & A. M., No. 749, Past Master; and Rensselaer Falls Grange, Past Master and Treasurer. He was the first president of the old Arsenal Teachers & Pupils Association of Russell.
Percy E. Ball, who is principal of Evans Mills High School, is promi- nently identified with the educational life of Jefferson County. He was born at Theresa, N. Y., Jan. 4, 1903, the son of Thomas E. and Clara E. (Parker) Ball.
Thomas E. Ball is a successful farmer and is the owner of a well im- proved farm of 73 acres near Theresa. He was born in England and was 19 years of age when he came to this country and settled in Oswego County, N. Y. His wife was born at Theresa and died there in 1921.
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Their children are: 1. Gilbert, who is principal of Morristown (N. Y.) High School. 2. Percy E., the subject of this sketch. 3. Sophia, a teacher of English in Morristown High School.
After his graduation from Theresa High School in 1920, Percy E. Ball devoted 18 months to the teaching profession in Jefferson County. He took a summer course at Potsdam Normal College, and later attended St. Lawrence University, from which he received the degree of Bachelor of Science in 1926. Mr. Ball was then appointed principal of DeKalb Junction High School, and held that position from 1926 until 1930. He has since been principal of Evans Mills High School. Mr. Ball is a mem- ber of the Jefferson County Teachers Association, Secretary and Treas- urer of the Sixth Supervisory District of Jefferson County, member of the New York State Teachers Association.
Mr. Ball was married in 1929 to Miss Leona H. Smith, the daughter of George and Maude (Farrell) Smith. Both are natives of Jefferson County and live at Theresa.
Mr. Ball is a Republican, and holds membership in the Methodist Church.
Herman L. Vaughan .- As principal of Lafargeville High School, Mr. Vaughan occupies an important position in the life of that community. He is a native of New York, born at Rochester, Aug. 12, 1908, the son of Harry and Nina (Gerwig) Vaughan.
Harry Vaughan, deceased, was born at Morrisville, N. Y., and his wife was born at New London. He spent several years as an attendant at the State School at Rome, N. Y., and later was supervisor of a colony at In- dustry, N. Y. He became interested in farming in 1915 and was thus engaged at the time of his death in July, 1931. His wife died in Novem- ber, 1923. Both are buried at Verona, N. Y. He was a Republican, a member of the Presbyterian Church, and belonged to the Masonic Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the Grange. To Mr. and Mrs. Vaughan were born three children: 1. Herman L., the subject of this sketch. 2. Hazel, a student. 3. Elizabeth, a student. The latter two live at Verona.
Herman L. Vaughan grew up at Verona, where he received his early education. He was graduated from high school in 1925, and received the degree of Bachelor of Arts at Hamilton College in 1929. His first school connection was as assistant principal, athletic coach, and science teacher at Livonia (N. Y.) High School. During 1930 he was a member of the faculty of Holley (N. Y.) High School, and in September, 1931, came to Lafargeville as principal. Mr. Vaughan is a member of the Jefferson
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County Teachers Association, Jefferson-Lewis Principals Association, and New York State Teachers Association.
On Aug. 22, 1931, Mr. Vaughan was united in marriage with Miss Donna Beebe, the daughter of Ralph and Marian (Haight) Beebe, of Holley.
Mr. Vaughan is a Republican, a member of the Presbyterian Church, and belongs to Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
Perley M. Hall is recognized as a successful and reliable business man of Carthage, where he has been interested in the automobile business for many years. He was born at Natural Bridge, N. Y., June 2, 1873, the son of William and Margaret (Burns) Hall.
William Hall was born at Natural Bridge. As a young man he enlisted for service in the Civil War and was a member of the 20th New York Volunteer Cavalry. After his discharge from the service he became asso- ciated in business with his father, a well known manufacturer of lime. Later, in association with his brother, the name of the firm became Hall Brothers Lime Company. Until his retirement Mr. Hall was identified with this enterprise. Both he and his wife are deceased and are buried at Natural Bridge, N. Y. He was a Democrat, a member of the Universalist Church, and belonged to the Grand Army of the Republic. To Mr. and Mrs. Hall the following children were born: Bertha, deceased, was the wife of Fred Chaumont; Mary Jane, married Frank Baker, lives at Ilion, N. Y .; Nina, deceased, was the wife of Joseph Forbes; Ilona, married Grover King, deceased, lives at Plattsburg, N. Y .; Perley M., the subject of this sketch; Bert, deceased; Homer, deceased; William, lives at Ilion, N. Y .; Frank, lives at Orwell, N. Y .; and Charles, of Orwell, a World War veteran.
Perley M. Hall attended the public schools of Natural Bridge and was graduated from high school in 1891. He was employed for a time by the Adams-Duford Company, of Chaumont, N. Y., and at the outbreak of the Spanish-American War Mr. Hall enlisted June 2, 1898, and served in Cuba as a member of Company G, 9th U. S. Regulars, later being transferred to Company H, 11th U. S. Regular Infantry, and remained in Porto Rico until after peace was declared. He was discharged in March, 1899, and upon his return to Chaumont he resumed his former employment with the Adams-Duford Company. In 1901 Mr. Hall located at Natural Bridge and at that time took over the management of the Hall Brothers Lime Com- pany. Two years later, however, he disposed of the business to the New York Lime Company, but was retained as superintendent and general
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manager. In 1917 he continued as general manager when the company interests were taken over by the R. P. M. Davis Company, of Harrisburg, Pa. It was again in new hands in 1918 when the J. E. Baker Company, of York, Pa., assumed control, and Mr. Hall retained his former position. He resigned, however, in 1919, and at that time organized the Carthage Motor Car Company in partnership with Fred Lamphier, and Mr. Hall became vice president and sales manager. He sold his interests in 1922, and with Ambrose Gormley, who was interested in the farm implement business, he established the Ambrose Gormley Company, Inc., Mr. Hall being in charge of the automobile department. They were local agents for the Chevrolet, Nash, Reo, Durant, and Dodge automobiles. Mr. Hall removed to his present location in 1925 and has since had the agency for the Nash and Dodge cars, as well as Selden and Walters trucks. His business is located at 320 North School Street.
In 1902 Mr. Hall was united in marriage with Miss Ellen Ward, the daughter of Fred Ward, of Carthage. Mr. and Mrs. Hall have three chil- dren: Howard and Lyle, who are associated in the automobile business with their father in Carthage; and Alice, a student.
Mr. Hall has always been a Democrat and has served as town super- visor since January, 1922, and belongs to the Elks Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Masonic Lodge, Rotary Club, Chamber of Com- merce and Carlowden Country Club.
Dr. Ben H. Bohall, who has since 1916 engaged in the successful prac- tice of optometry in Oswego, is a veteran of the World War. He was born at Oneida, N. Y., April 13, 1892, the son of Harrison A. and Ella E. (Bence) Bohall.
Harrison A. Bohall, who died in Oswego in 1919, was a native of Jeffer- son County. His life was spent as a farmer and merchant and for several years he lived in the state of Iowa. At the time of his death he was living retired in Oswego. He is buried in Riverside Cemetery. Mr. Bohall was a Republican and a member of the Presbyterian Church. His widow re- sides at Troy, N. Y.
After spending his early life at Oneida, Ben H. Bohall was graduated from Oswego High School. He subsequently entered Columbia University and was graduated from the School of Optometry there in 1915. Dr. Bohall took graduate work at the South Bend College of Optics in Indiana, spent one year in practice at Pittsburgh, Pa., and in 1916 came to Oswego. He enlisted for service in the World War on July 3, 1917, and served as a bugler. He was stationed at the Canadian border throughout the war
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