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||ije ||ecQiO and Jems. ??t?r?4 ?t tk? Po*tof6c? at N*w^vtj, 9. C., a? 2nd claat mmltmt E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Tuesday, June 6, 1022. Out of a c-iass of twenty-six graduates in the Abbeville high school aii but two have decided to enter college, and have selected the col. -'.-V . _ - lege, rne two, one is unut-cjutru aim the other says she is going to teach school. That is a fine per centage. We are told that the contractor has moved the outfit on the road from Chappells to the river and we suppose the work has commenced and it should not be near as long as it has been before we have this broken link in. the road mended and we may be traveling right along to Greenwood over a fine road. The books of registration have t>?en distributed to the clubs so far IS possible, and the people should remember that if they desire to vote in the primary they must enrol again this year. The olcT registration does not count. You must enter your name on the books yourself and the books' should be in the hands of the lecretary of the club or the enrolling committee. Every one who intend-; or expects to vote in the coming primary should remember that in order to do so the name inust be on the I club book. The books were opened on- Tuesdays just gone and will close on the last Tuesday in July. Supervisor Joe W. Werts is doing t fine piece of work that has long needed on the section of Boun-! d*fy street along side the Baptist church. It widens the street and then it keeps it from washing and the drains and curbing will not need mending after each rain. We 'rade dene but the authorities never could aTx effort years ago to have this work %< it. In fact during the time Mr. Munrod Wicker was street !?o 3 we thought the thing was fixed bir it was-; ' * A ' j . Pity thd town does not place cc mfnt curb along all the streets It; would be economy because when ere : was fixed, it would not be necessary j to go back after each rain and refix j it. The town of Whitmire put down ! tettient cunbs when tney pur aowu t "tf'&ter works and opened streets. The! light way and cheapest. , If Mr. Leaveil could just call that; ititeting of lot owners in Rosemont : Itfid the meeting could be held on the grounds so that every one could see for himself the condition we feel sure j that the proper stepi would be taken j *t once to make some improvements, j Thai pavilion that we .spoke of as a 1 monument to the .soldiers if erected i ift the center of the grounds where, ,th*t old wooden shed new is would ifcakfe a fine place to hold the meet-1 in*. I Sincer the big rain the other day th* driveways are surely nothing but ditchet and the weeds and the brush are taking possession of the greater part of the place: We do consider it a real pity that our people will not .tike a little better care of this city of the dead. By a little cooperation aild sonfe good leadership we could ? hMntiful nlace. And the nec efiiary money would be forthcoming for the purpose. 4> & AMONG THE SCHOOLS <S> ^ <?> ?very now and then some one says that I am taking too much space in The Herald and News about the 1 ? 3 f~? A YVI rt Anfi nrlll cair scn0u:s, ?II1U IUCU ivjiiic UU6 mil that too much space is taken up about the roads. Well, that may be correct, but it seems to me that it all depends upon the viewpoint of the critic. And then too it may .be that the manner of taking up this space has a great deal to do with it. Then, npw nad then, we hear some one say that when he comes to that part :>f the paper which deals with my comments upon the schools that he just skips it over. Then I have several letters and a great many neople <>ay that the first thing thvv look for when the paper comes .s the section about the schools. So after all it all depends upon the viewpoint of the reader and verifies the old saying about there is no disputing about taste* or something like that. I mention this here to say that in my opinion there are no two more vital and important pr >blenir before the people of this day th-an . education of the children an i the building of good roads. And so long as I am editor of this paper and superintendent of education tne comments Among the schools will be conrinued # f f r in the paper and those who think there " too much of it may do as II I have frequently remarked ar.d as some of the reader l?.-! 1 me they uo. just ;k:p over this column. IT The Herald and News can help r.i even .he smallest degree to ereuic a -sentiment , in favor of better schools and better road.' I do not know any finer service i: can render to this <;en?.vv!on and to the next and all succeeding ^eneratiens. It may _>e as I ay thatthe column is not prone-jy conducted vat Tfc;-.* ;s no tauii 01 -n? eu?'?c ;o serve. You ran not do much in the offo:t tii n:ake imr>r'we:n ^i.ts m an;.thirq: ar?t;I you <-n .rot :h? peoj.lo, who are concerne i in ha .r.iik'n.j of the improvement? to thinking and before you can get thc.n to th'iik you must wake them up and tell them what you want them to think about. i The last of the school.- i j close this' session- was the h:.rh school it Po-: j i msria. It was late for the reason thr: we were a little late in starling , la-'.t fall owing to the building net : being ready. It was decided last j summer to make a high school .*t Pomaria and in order to do 30 <ome ad/ , ditional building had to be done. It 1 closed on Tuesday evening the first 1 year as a high school and instead of the- sev?n months term that th jy hav? betn having with on'v three teachers we c!.>-ed mi Tuf'- iiy nine months term with f.ve teachers. J'here were only live i;: the ten-.i: tfrade and one of these dropped out durir. r the tarin so ihat there were only i'our who completed the ?r2de. It was h great steo forward and will do untold poo J for the children of the community for years and years to come. The school did fine work the pact year and I am 1 expecting it to do even greater work during the coming year . i ! / Dr. H. A. McCullough of Columbia delivered a most inspiring and helpful address and the diplomas were presented by Mr. Geo. D. Hrown in a most appropriate talk to the graduates. They were all girls. I , gave an easay medal to this vlass this , it wis '.von ,'zv Ivlias. Sara Setzler. It w:<: a real pleasure to see , so many c? the srood people of the , community present and to note the ^ great mtcrert they are taking and the -: pride they have in their school. Th*> ( spirit must be kept active. j j , / jl The highway commission at the meeting on Monday agreed to have ; the road from Bethlehem church .< across to the other h ?hway located ] so that we may locate the cchool ; building for New Hope-Zion and I j am expecting to go down there with one of the road engineers either next ; Tuesday or Wednesday. We will Lava j to let the ground dry off a little be- ' fore we can do the work but i am i v r ' * expecting to have it done at once, i So you see the schools and the roads < go hand'in hand and the one depends ? very largely upo i the other. .1 I # i I met with the trrotees of Central last Tuesday ir:< mooi at the home of Mr. Ada n L. Auil ana we are ex- J I " < pecting to make some very important improvements in this c strict before 1 , the opening of the school in the fall. ! i , j ! The road from Little Mountain to Pomaria is in very bad condition, i about the worst I hive ever seen it i and something should be done to make it better. These cross roads ' connecting the highways are of very ; great importance. ij E. H. A. , ? j Pictures cf Newberry Manager H. B. Wells of the opera . house has arranged with Leslie Brothers for the production of motion picture street scenes of Newberry including the churches, some of the - residences and the public buildings in the city, as well as the moving pictures of the fire department, the ] police department, also embracing members of the civic leagued cham- , ber of commerce, the various chapters, Kiwanis and Rotary clubs, etc. The films will cover 800 or 900 feet and will be a complete' showing of th';3 city. It will take four or five days to finish the work, which was . begun Tuesday but was interrupted by the hard rain of that afternoon. These cameramen are fine it the reels and Newberry has a treat in "tore, as we' all know (except those who are * < -x \ too mean or grouchy to aamu it; mat this is a beautiful place and that seme of our streets in the residential portions are as "pretty and lovely" as can be found elsewhere. Look for : the local pictures in about two weeks' t:me. Clean up and paint up. Finish up. Another Negro Shot Tom Cannon shot Tilda Scurry Monday noon or. PurceH'o Chalmers place. Deputies Taylor and Havird arrested Cannnon who i*5 in jail awaiting the outcome of the wound, which Dr. Pope pronounced serious, j MARRIAGE OF MISS FANT AND MR. SETH ADAIR MEEK On Wednesday evening at half after eight o'clock in Central Methodist church Miss Pauline Fant, one of Newberry's fairest an-i most attractive young women, became thr* bride of Mr. Seth Adair Meek of Columbus. Miss. Rev. Dr. J. L. Daniel of Central Methodist cnurcn performed the ceremony. The church was beautifully decorated in white and green, the altar iving banked high with ferns and palms with large baskets of Easter lilies mounted on pedestal.? festooned * * * 1 A.. with smiiax on enner siue. uri iup of the altar rail and across the front of the organ were rows of lighted candles. From between these candles Southern smilax drooped gracefully. For about thirty minutes before the appointed hour a delightful musical program was rendered, consisting of two organ solos, ''Love Song"? Kreister?and ''Romance," by Miss Mazie Dorninick, a violin solo by Mrs. J. C. Harper of Greenwood, and two vocal numbers, ''Bird of Love Divine." and "All For You," by Mrs. Harold Cunningham of Parker.4 burg, Wfsit. Va. Then followed the stirring strains of Lohengrin's Bridal Chorus announcing the bridal party. The wedding party was neaaea Dy the usher1', Mr. Carrol Dennis, Mr. Nick Holmes, Mr. OIlie Brown and Mr. Martin. The bridesmaids marched down either side, two at a time, and met forming a c'rcle on the edge of the altar facing the bridal couple. They wore lovely ?owns of white and lavender taffeta arid carried beautiful / bouquets of pink rooes and valley liiics. The bridesmaids were: Misses Vista and Evelyn Brabham cf Bamberg-, Miss Guy Skipper, Lancaster, Mi ss Kathleen Sanders, Greenwood, Mrs. Oliver Holmes, sister of the bride, Fayetteville, and Mi?o Nancy Fox of this city. The attending groomsmen were: Mr. W. S. Mont-' "? ii . r gomery ana Mr. JacK Burneii, ui Spartanburg, Mr. Maynard Monroe of A-uheville, Dr. F. E. Fant, Mr. William Outz and Mr. Howard Carlisle of Spartanburg. Immediately preceding bride came the dame of honor, Mrs. R( ert McC. Holmes, in a dross 3f lovely white satin covered with iridescent sequens, carrying a large oouquet of pink roses and valley lilies. Then came M;.:s Jessica Johnson, attired in a lovely little dress of silver cloth, and Master Oliver Holmes, Jr., of Fayetteville, who acted ie?pectively as flower girl and ring bearer. / The bride looked her loveliest in a handsome gown of ivory satin trimmed with real lace. She wore a veil with coronet of. real lace trimmed .vith orange blossoms, which had been ?,'orn by ^oth her sisters as brides, md carried a gorgeous bouquet of t j- __j i;i;oc. Q>,0 jlCDJUS auu vaiic^i unvo. ? iranced up the aisle leaning on the :rm of her brother, Metts Fant, by cvhom :i:he was given away, and met .he' groom at the altar attended by h's best man, Mr. Cyrus White of Sparta) mi?. Here the impressive ring ceremony was performed. Menielssohr.'s wedding march wzt used as a recessional. The Fant home in Main street where the relatives and friends repaired after the ceremony wac lovely in its decorations of white and green. j The recept.on room was uetouicu with baskets of white sweetpeas, and festoons of green. The bride's table in the dining room was spread with a handsome centerpiece on which rested a large basket of lovely Easter lilies tied with a bow of white tulle stuck with valley lilies and fern. Vases of sweetpeas also adorned this room and the room in which the large and handsome collection of presents was displayed. The bride wore the gift of the groom, a handsome diamond and platinum bar pin. The guests were received at the door ;y Mr. and Mrs. 0. H. "* ' ?-W? 4V.y?,. ivovo ncVi&pprl i? TO -JOnntOil W?c:i uic;y ? ... the rccept'on room. Aiding the bridal party in receiving were the bride's mother, Mrs. .J. P. Fant, Mr. W. C. Meek, M-'S. B. K. Sessums, and M:r. R. L. Bolton, relatives of the groom from Columbus, Miss., and Mr. and Mrs. Fant Gilder. In the dining ?<- "on' ?nUid course was served by Mrs. T. E. Davis, Mrs. Bob > .ji4?.e. .VLss Harriet Mayer and Miss Mildred Tarrant. Delicious punch was served on the porch during the evening by M:r>-es Genie Wheeler, Goode Burton and Mae Tarrant. Other assisting in the various rooms w. re: Miss Fannie McCaughrin, " r/ nr:i T T7 -\i! i. J'. Ij. YVlJ.soiI, .ma. 1?. *. . * , Mrs. White Fant, Mrs. Everett Evans a.'.d Mrs. Drayton Nance. After the reception Mr. and Mrs. Meek went by auto to Columbia where they will take th;.' train for Canada to sp?md their honeymoon. The bride traveled in a smart cape suit of dark blue poiret twill trimmed in gray with accessories to match. The out-of-town guests besides I f m : those taking part in the wedding were > as follows: Mrs. J no. B. Stepp and Miss Elizabeth Stepp, Spartanburg,' Mr. W. C. Meek, Mrs. R. L. Bolton, Mrs. B. K. Sessums, a!! of Culumbus, Miss., Mr. Leonard Cudd, Mrs. Thotj. Jacobs and Miss T'nelma Coffmun of Clinton. Mrs. Louise MeCarley and Mi?s Moselle MeCarley of Columbia, Miss Josie Griffin of Cross Hill, ??Iiss Mary Fant. Herndon of York, Miss Anabei Saunders of Mianii, F!a., Mrs. ; James Sheppard of Edgefield, Mrs. Jesse 0. Wilson of Spartanburg and Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Brown of Columbia. \Tv \faolr tVinno-Vi n ristivp of Co lumbtiG, Miss., is engaged in work with the Thames Lunvber Co., his headquarters being in /Spartanburg where he is well known and liked.' Mrs. ?*Ieek will be among friends also in her new home, she having been a former student of Converse college. Latter Day Prosperity We've seen the time in days gone by When folks were short of stuff, But now with cash all buncoed, We get 'bout half enough. A dollar's worth a nickel, A dime just 'bout a cent, Our merchants have gone crazy, And most of them Ti^ll-bent. Our biscuit stuff that used to cost 'Bout fifty cents a sack Ha? riz till now we have to pay Those fifty cents a snack. | With "fat back" up 'round thirty cents, Sow-belly j,ust as high, It hurts my feelings just to stand And hear store keeperi lie. We"!: have to leave off underclothes , And trust to outside rags To hide our hides from skeetera A:nd bust-head scalawags. We hope ir.vest.'gatiojis In cor.gresi soon will cease, When they get ail.that's in it, Ar.d let us have .:ome peace. Wh'Ie all these skinning flunkies Have got us on the plod They sit in Amen corners And think they're fooling God. I lint watch cut, Mr. Skinner, * - -i -L-l- -C.. -i.-*.,,... ? /inci vsatcn v^u: luuisit'u^ wen. i M * i And :iee that all the toe-points ^ Are pointed straight to?Well, p. * ca Now if you don't believe ma, ar Just keep on robbing- folks, And some time you'll discover I'm handing you no jokes. F. W. Higgins. th i cl" VERDUN RECEIVES AMERICAN MEDAL bs ' j hi Verdun, France, June 4.?In the ; name of the American congress and J rn the American people, Myron T. Her-'or rick, the American ambassador, toda.y ,-p presented to the city of Verdun the \.f first ana omy meaai ever g:v^ii uy | the United State.* government to a; p, community in the world. 2i The ambassador and Premier Pomi care together visited the ground ?{ where are'buried many thousands of; French whose valor the medal eom-j memorates, and ooth ?.poke under the emotion aroused by the thought of the dead and the sight of the "red ^c zene" so devastated that ic may never be fit for human habitation. Mr. Herrick assured France of the rpj deerj friendship of the United States, ^ which though it might not prevent : disasrecments and misunderstandings would ?ud su>v>ve them. j c? "Verd"? anri vaior are forever one hj and inseparable,'' said the imbaz^a- pi dor. "Here blazed the spirit of France. And so this medal, which I hi give to this illustrious city, hallowed ^ by the sacrifices and courage of all th France, is a tribute from the whole United States to all of France." it a M. Poincare recalled the thrill at gi the convng of the Americans, the joy of their victories, the sorrow over .-c the'r dead, and expressed in glowing sr terms the gratitude of France to Am- tl: erica. j P Both the French premier and the c: 1 -1 - ? m'natoi] \\ American anioa^auui v*vic s... with enthusiasm when they arrived at ?< the Verdun station at noon. Thou- m sand> cf citizens of Verdun and other w towns and v!l!n.fr,?. from all come-n w of the Meuse de "nrtment, the Ar- tl sronne and Nanrv. lined the principal h thoroughfare r~ the premier and am- ei bassador crossed the city ti the :-ity a h-ill to attend the luncheon given by cl the municipality in their honor. Mayor Hobin, who wa? foo ill to meet H M. Poincare at the depot, wa>? carried a: to the banquet hall to preside over pi the luncheon, with M. Pcincare at h's a! right and Mr. Herrick at his lef<:. . p The war minister, Andre Maginot, t] came from Mancv and joined the t( nartv. Mr. Herrick was accompanied tl by Col. T. Beiitley Mott, military attache; Secretary Lawrence Norton; Parmellv Herrick, son of the ambas- li sador; Col. Frances E. Drake of the a; Haltiwang Our stocks now are al have never before been a ery want in Dry Goods, L ery. Nearly every day for tl new merchandise, all ?ek mind of buying only valu and will want. The folio past week. Ladies' Silk Umbrellas Children's Parasols. Ladies' Silk Hose. Infants' Socks. LadLs' Sailors and M Ladies' Collars. Silk Taffetas. French and Tissue Gh Colored Organdies. Ratine-Unbleached aii Dotted Swiss. Colored Voiles. Every item quoted abo' is possible to sell good m< Saturday we will incluc Wear 1-2 price sale. Haltiwanf "The Grow I merican chamber of commerce in admitti si.'Major Kipling of the Ameri- Oscar, n Legion, and Maj. Ruel W. Elton close h id AOij. "Robert S. Cain of the Vtl;- was du ans of Foreign Wars. and ms Crowd: tilled city hall square while ty wen e luncheon was in progress and leered for America . with such PRESE armth and insistence that the amis1.1 (dor was forced to appear on the j^o ileony and salute the spectators. j Prem'er Poincare accepted the eclal in behalf of the French gov- ! cierr nment, making an impassioned Confer< oech in which he spoke of what h'ad yj Lo ren done by the American soldiers prof. help gain the victory, and defended 2ncj y range's position on the reparations relate id army issues. la^orat CISS AND MAKE UP" . demon! /^rturnv v TYPICAL CHKii i m i ontr : weevil A typical Christie comedy, "Ki?s ny of 1 id Make lTp" will be at the opera ton in (use Saturday, June 10 and the fol- not bo! wing is a synopsis: vils, a Harry was very jealous of Peggy, panick; ley tried hotel life, but Peggy soon abunds came too much of a favorite and loss to ; took her to a bungalow. ther cc On his birthday they quarreied bo- rcctor iuse she would not promise to meet tend tc m in the city for dinner. She wa?3 many, anning a surprise party for him. # i "A j Arriving at his office, Harry had in mos s clerk call a messenger to send a time ai )x of candy to Peggy to smooth boll w lings over. Oscar, the clerk, to save cases 1 -nonnses. us"d the same n\esseng2r is diffic i send a bur.ch of flowers to his own tinguis i'l. _ v!l >3 r Becoming more ashamed of him- occurs If, Harry decided to go home to tke ab )end the day with Peggy, and got is mos: iere before the messenger arrived. Barnw eggy saw Harry coming and hid the ''^It it itercr, the florist and the musician. ti 'hen Harry announced that he was practjc >:ng to stay home all day, she al- cottcn ost fainted. Then he saw a cigar Where hich one of the men had left, and that h< cnt again into a jealous rage. About va'ue it time the messeger, having gotten no letters nvxed, delivertd the flow- Sur rs, with an endearing note from Os- "Th< ir, and Harry threatened to kill his ed the erk. may b When the musician tried to escape, this t i nrry discovered all three of the men n< nd threatened to shcot them, rney ^ retended to be the telephone man, ha ^s'.-tant telephone man and tele- tory c hone supervisor, and were tearing where le phone all to piece." when the real ters e; 'lrphone man arrived and declared f,?ius;nj lem all crooks. fa Harry enlisted his aid to hold the expect jppeced crooks while he got a po- t'ons c ceman. At the door he met Oscar! "Wi nd the messenger boy, who tearfully, the pr< er & Car / most one hundred per ei s well prepared to take adies' Furnishings, Noti le past three months w< icted with care and the es and the kind of good wing items we have rec 3. idsummer White Hats, lghams. id Sport Shades. ve fresh and crisp and pi Brehandise. ie all spring Dresses in fer & Car] mg> Store of Newbe 2d his mistake, thus clearing yet b< Helen then was forced to dia- the ai er plans for the party. Harry this ti ly penitent, and so they kissed the r< ide up while plans for the par- given t on. tion t i?M air th ' ' " I ;NT WEEVIL CONDITIONS ton cr shareed for Extreme Pessimism as ^ren ' ^ and tl IO lyamoKc . . . I it is ' other; ison College, June 3.?After a '"Ty mce here between Director W. j,urjng ng of the extension service, quent; A.. P. Conradi, entomologist, jjeing V. Williams, until recently as- j d with B. R. Coad at the Delta ory and now with the exten- a(jvjse ervice to conduct poisoning g-ven ;trations in this state, Director ^ t-sued a statement on the boll situation to the effect that ma- wjlen .he insects now present on cot- SqUar( various parts of the state are 1 weevils out cowpeas poa wee- gjvcn nd far mora need not become jnfesf y over the presence now of ar)y Q mt bell weevils, since the real , ^ be expected depends on wea?ndit:ons in June and July. Di- bjlu Long's statement, which should > temper the alarm now felt by ! is given below: . One c great majority of the weevils , t of the cotton fields at this re compea pod weevils and not ^ eevils. These injects in mo9t . . IZlJlS ook rp very much alike that it ^ ? ult for the average man to dis- ' , , fT,, 7 , ullG J n them. The cowpc-a pod wee- , , . , . under lot primarily a cotton pest but , ,. . . ... the D on cotton only temporarily m ^ sencc of cowpeas. liiis pest ... , x, / so as t injurious along tne line from j ^ ell to Marlboro county. In this ' , ^ will b is expected every ce-ason at ^ t . me, and the most successful J . , , , . , Kenz: e i:3 to delay chopping of young ^ until the attacks are over. ^Veek ver these insects attack cotton *. , , for th is been chopped to a stand the ^ ^ of rapid thorough cultivation ?etro t be over estimated. . \i ng t! rimer Weather Main Factor Introc e fact that the boll weevil parti- j^c.prc winter in great numbers and preoro >e expected in cotton lields at n;ne } ne in unusual abundance, does por(j>, >cessanly mean great damage cotton crop. Situations like pRES ive occurred before in the h:s- ; EI >f the weevil in this country,: they came oat of winter quarirly and in great numbers, Hardi sr a panicky condition among at rmers. The Iojys that we may reser\ depends on the weather condi- presic if June and July. body th the approach of hot weather agrici jsent generation of weevils may | banki I penter ent perfect. We care of your evions and Milline have received idea alwavs in %/ s you need most eived within the - ' V 5 . ( ^ ' ' f ' " . v } iced as low as it .. our Ready-to aenter Try" ? practically destroyed, so that . bandoning of a cotton crop at me could hardly be justified by *cords. The cotton should be frequent and shallow cultiva^o keep down the weeds and to e soil. As the bulk of the cotop in South Carolina is made by croppers, the women and chilshould be used to pick weevils, lis should be so supervised that HnriA witVi errant +Vn-iT.Mi<rV?np<?? ^V"V '*41'" ?5*VV#V vise it has no value whatever. ie damage done by weevils in: the bud at this time is frely overestimated, the only effect, slightly delaying the growth of ant. irmers prepared for dusting are d that the first dusting may be in heavily infested fields about me fruiting begins, and this to lowed by the second application ten to fifteen per cent of the is have been punctured, at time three dustings should be ' , in succession four days apart, ation counts are easily made by ne and directions are furnished i extension service." 5 FAVORING OFFER * OF FORD INTRODUCED >f Them Advocates Including the Gorgas Steam Plant shington, June 5?A bill author Secretary We eta to negotiate tie and lease to Henry Ford of luscle Shoals, Ala., properties the terms of the offer made by etroit manufacturer and amend' the house military committee to eliminate the Gorgas steam frnm the nronerties mentioned, e introduced in the house, probtoday, tv Acting Chairman Mc2, of the committee.. ether bill authorizing Secretary ^ 55 to negotiates with Mr. Ford le ?ale and lease to the latter of 10 properties mentioned in the it" manufacturer's offer, includes Gorgas steam plant, will ba iuced also probably today by tentative Wright, Democrat, [ia, n member of the minority of vho favor the acceptance of Mr. s c/Ter in whole. IDENT SIGNS BILL MLARGING RESERVE BOARD shington, June 5.?President ng -signed today the bill creati additional place on the federal re beard and authorizing the lent to appoint members to that from among, representatives of llture as we'i as commercial and ng interests. 9 A