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HARL ETTER AND
, CLIFF WEATHERI Y
ON DRAFT BOARD
77?/?* SHAMROCK
TWO RECENTLY APPOINTED
MEMBERS WILL SERVE
WITH D. A. HUNT
Hurl Etter of Shamrock and
Cliff Weatherly of Wheeler are
newly appointed members of
Q) the Wheeler County Selective
Service Board. They succeed
Pearl Boston of this city and
Tom Britt of Wheeler, who re-
signed from the board immed-
iately following V-J Day.
Etter and Weatherly will
serve on the three-member
board along with D. A. Hunt,
who has been a member of the
group the past few months.
| « At the first meeting of the new
••group, held recently in Wheeler,
Weatherly was elected chairman
and Hunt as secretary.
The new board makes the fol-
lowing Joint statement pertaining
to the action they will take:
"It will be the policy of the
I board to perform its duty in ac-
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'Important Dairy
Meeting Will Be
Held In Wheeler
TEX
VOL. 42
SHAMROCK, WHEELER COUNTY, TEXAS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1945
No. 26
State And Federal Officials Explode Rumors
That Plans Being Made Reroute Highway 66
"The Top O’ Texas Dairy Assoc-
iation sponsors one of the most
—up-to-date films available cn milk
"production, and we are very for-
tunate In securing this film to be
shown to the general public with-
out charge,” V. B. Hardcastle, ad-
ministrative officer of the Wheel-
er County ACA, said today.
The picture, “Scientific Milk Pro-
duction,” wiil be shown by O. W.
Hampton, District Representative
of Purina Mills, in the district
court room in Wheeler at 7:30 p.m.
^Wednesday, November 7.
“Our association has pledged for
the promotion of more and better
dairy cows. We urge that every
producer and consumer of dairy
products attend this meeting and
help develop dairy production in
the right direction to increase pro-
duction, more profits and higher
quality.
“We have every available re-
source heeded In Wheel* County
#to develop the dairy production so
why neglect a business that will
pay producers more than $325,000
in 1945, and will more than double
the income from cotton?”
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The Texan Is In receipt of Infor-
mation which explodes the theory,
circulated recently in the Sham-
rock area, that U. S. Highway 66
might be rerouted to bypass this
city.
One bit of Information comes
from D. C. Greer, State High-
way Engineer of the Texas
Highway Department. Mr.
Greer stated: “There would
seem to be no reason for re-
routing this (Highway 66)
highway In the vicinity of
Shamrock at any time unless
It should be made necessary on
account of our inability to ob-
tain adequate right-of-way on
the present routes.”
Carrying through with Greer’s
declaration that there Is no con-
templation of rerouting the “main
street of America," the Commis-
sioner of Public Roads, Public
Roads Administration, Washing-
ton, D. C., stated: »
“I can say that I know of no
plan to change the general
location of If. S. Route 66.
"The State highway depart-
ment and Public Roads are
now engaged in a process lead-
ing to the eventual designation
of the national system of inter-
state highways provided tor by
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the Federal Aid Highway Act
of 1944. The similar inter-
regional system recommended
by the Interregional Highway
Committee, af which I was
chairman, included In Texas a
route confo-mln* generally to
Route 66.
“The Texas Highway Depart-
ment has proposed retention of the
same route in the Interstate sys-
tem, and there now appears to be
little probability that the State’s
recommendation will not finally
prevail.
"Designation of the route does
not, of course, commit Its ultimate
development to the precise loca-
tion of the existing road at all
points; but I know of no present
intention to effect a major relo-
cation.”
State Highway Engineer Oreer
furnished this information:
“U. 3. Highway 66 has been rec-
ommended as a route In the In-
terstate Highway System, which has
not yet been finally approved by
the Public Roads Administration.
This system Is to be the main
trunk line highway system of the
United States and will no doubt
ultimately be constructed to high
standards.
“At this time Highway 66
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Victory loan
Quota Is Set
At $245,000
Monday marked the opening of the National Victory
Loan.
“We contributed heavily and vitally to the defeat of
our enemies with our purchase of bonds in War Loan
drives,” said Bob Holt of Wheeler, county chairman. Now
that we’ve won, we have to guard our defeated enemies,
paiy the bills for munitions, pay the most of caring for dis-
abled and wounded veterans, pay veterans’ benefits and
keep the lid on inflation."
The government is asking the nation to purchase $11,-
000,000,000 in bonds during the Victory Loan. Individuals
are asked to buy $4,000,000,000 worth.
Wheeler County's overall quota has been set at $245,-
000. 'Die “E” Bond quota is $150,000. Closing date for the
drive is December 8, the day following the fourth anniver-
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sary of Pearl Harbor.
IRISH GRIDSTERS
TO TANGLE WITH
BRONCHOS FRIDAY
BOTH TEAMS ARE IN PERFECT
PHYSICAL CONDITION FOB
CONFERENCE TILT
Returning Veterans Are
Exchanging Chevrons For
Shiny Discharge Buttons
CROPS AND PRICES
ARE UPPERMOST IN
MINDS OF FARMERS
War Chest
Drive Is
Extended
SERVICES PENDING
MRS. W. L. CAGLE
RESIDENT OF CITY 21 YEARS
SUCCUMBS AT HER HOME >
TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Funeral services are pending for
Mrs. Margaret Minerva Ray Cagle
who passed away at her home, 411
North Choctaw Street, at 5:40 o’-
clock Tuesday afternoon.
Last Mftcs will be conducted at
^the First Methodist Church, the
"time to be announced later, with
Rev. Marvin B. Norwood, pastor, In
dharge, assisted by Rev. Charley
Lawler. «,
Interment will be In the Sham-
rock cemetery with Clay Funeral
Home In charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Cagle’s death followed a
lengthy Illness. She had been In
ill health for the past four years
and had been confined to her bod
(Ufor the past 10 months.
The 67-year-old woman had liv-
ed in the Shamrock vicinity most
of the time during the past 21
years, having moved here from
Electra. She was, born at Way-
land, Stephens County, Texas, on
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Coach Bob Clark’s Irishmen are
off the road now and are ready to
settle down to the playing of home
games. Friday night at 7:30 o’-
clock, they will meet the Clarendon
Broncs In a conference tilt, the
second game to be played on Den-
ver Field this season.
To put It briefly, the two teams
are fairly well matched. Consider-
ing statistics, the Irish Nave the
edge In one-way of looking at It,
while Coach "8Hck” Naylor's crew
looks better from the other angle.
To give the Irish the upper
hand, you might put it this way.
Shamrock defeated Wheeler 33 to
0; Clarendon defeated the same
team 19 to 0. The Irish defeated
the Lakevlew Eagles 28 to 0; The
Broncs downed them 13 to 7. The
locals took McLean 34 to 0; Claren-
don took the Tigers 10 to 6. Now
look at It from the Clarendon side
of the fence. Lefors edged out the
Broncs only 6 to 0; while the same
team whipped the Irish 20 to 0. j
Both teams are in good physical [
condition. Coach Clark stated
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--- | Fleming, MM 1-c; Vernon H. Sher-
Wheeler County veterans of i man, CM 1-c; S-Sgt. Leslie R.
World War II are returning thick j Nichols; T-4 James R. Robinson;
and fast now—but not lapldly j Sgt. Burks C. Patterson; Newton
enough to please the hundreds of, Jennings Burkhalter, S I-c; Cpl.
fathers, mothers, wives and other! Spurgeon Morgan; Floyd H. Gll-
tOUNTY ACA OFFICER QUOTES
TRUMAN IN ENCOURAGING
LOCAL PRODUCERS
relatives and friends of our ser-
vice men.
The rapid pace (at which the dis-
charged men are returning Is evi-
denced by the records of County
Clerk Harry Wofford whloh show
that 56 men have filed discharge
papers in his office since Septem-
ber 1.
Wherever you go now you will
see those Important little discharge
buttons decorating the lapels of
the men who only a few weeks ago |
lespie; T-5 Willis O. Crltser; S-
Sgt. Lester F. Blackwell; S-Sgt.
Walter H. Dial; Pfc. Oscar H. Al-
exander; T-5 Harmon D. Langley;
John Walter Shull, Jr. MM 1-c;
T-5 Cecil E. Blake; Pfc. Robert I*
Owens; Sgt. Fultxt L. Billingsley;
Coye Jones Turner. MOMM 1-c;
S-Sgt. Elbert G. Glasgow; Eulace
Warcen Poole, MMOM 1-c; Gerald
V. O'Gorman, CMO-MM.
WHEELER—Pfc. Freddie B. Da-
vis, S-Sgt. Winfred H. Pond, Pfc.
were fighting for our freedom.
Records of County Clerk Wof-
ford show that the following dis-
charges have been filed during
September and October.
SHAMROCK—Benjamlne Frank-
lin Oatn, RM 1-c; Wayne Oscar
Marvin L. Clay, Dennis W. O’-
Briant, Jr., MoMM 1-c; Cpl. Clyde
W. Schaub. M-Sgt. Virgil Jameson,
Jr.. T-5 William T. McClain, Clar-
ence Darrow Sutton, Robert Ed-
ward Noah, S 1-c; Sgt. Harry J.
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NEW CHEVROLET TO
CLAIMED BY DEATH
SERVICES ARE HELD
FOR GRADY INFANT
Funeral services were coinduct-
ed at 1 o’clock Saturday afternoon
at the Womack-Nix Funeral Home
for Robert Allen Grady, infant son
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grady,
who passed away at St. Mary’s
Hospital Friday afternoon, a few
hours after birth.
Rev. Marvin B, Norwood, Meth-
odist pastor, conducted the last
^rites. Mrs. S. L. Draper sang two
PUBLIC INVITED TO INSPECT
1946 MODEL AT MONTGOMERY
CHEVROLET SHOW ROOM
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solos, “Lullabye,” and "Little Pink
Rose," accompanied at the piano
by Miss Mary Elizabeth Pendleton.
Burial was In the Shamrock ceme-
tery with Womack-Nlx Funeral
Home in charge.
Besides the parents, survives In-
clude a sister, Barbara, and the
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Darlington, Jr.
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LEGION MEET
AH members of the American
Legion and the Legion AuxUlary
are urged to be present at a meet-
ing Tuesday evening, November 6.
The meeting will be held at the
Letrlon Hut and a buffet dinner
will be served at 7 o’clock.
J'ack Montgomery announces
that the new 1946 Chevrolet will be
on display in the show room of the
Montgomery Chevrolet on Saturday
of this week and invites the pub-
lic to drop by and Inspect it.
In announcing the first public
showing of the new Chevrolet, |
Montgomery stated;
"A gleaming front assembly j
which accentuates the low, sleek j
lines of the entire car, and an sp- j
pealing array of color combinations
are features of the modish style j
which makes the new, 1946 Chevro-1
let the criterion of the low-priced j
field.
“Embodying the best thinking of i
automotive designers, the new
Chevrolet* emphasize classical
lines, with a long, flowing sweep
from front to back. Chromium
plated and stainless steel trim, used
with restraint and good tasts, high-
lights the overall design. Stream-
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SERVICES ARE HELD SUNDAY
FOR MOTHER OF WILLIAM
LEE WALKER
Mrs. Martha Jane Hill, a resident
of Shamrock for the past two and
a half years, passed away at the
home of her son, William Lee Wal-
ker, at the Consolidated Compres-
sor Station, west of Lela at 6 o’-
clock last Thursday evening.
The 75-year-old woman had been
ill only two days.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Clay Funeral Chapel at
2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, with
Rev. Marvin B. Norwood, pastor
of the First Methodist Church, in
charge.
Pall bearers were: W. B. Bert-
ram, Mitt Bullard, Carl Hale, W. A.
HONOR STUDENTS
OF NORTH WARD
SCHOOL LISTED
Off on the “best foot forward,”
several students of the North Ward
School have received all ”A's’’ an
their report cards for the first six
weeks. According to Mrs. Raymond
Zelgler. principal, the following
students have attained this stan-
dard.
First Grade: Margaret Ellen
Grogan, Gary H1U, 9andra Gra-
ham.
Second Grade: Alvetta Reeves,
Mabel Sims, Joyce Campbell, Mar-
sha Thompson, Joyce Jennings,
peak of inf)at'oa^:a, bot-
collapete 1020-21: cotton
The most debated question among
fanners today is what crops should
we plant and what nrlces can we
expect for our production, declares
V. B. Hardcastle, administration
officer of the Wheeler County ACA.
"Do we have any assurance of
holding the price line or will It
drop as after World War I?” Hard-
castle asks. “Here la what happen-
ed from peak
tom of
dropped 75 per cent, hogs 69 per
cent, butter 56 per cent; milk 32
per cent, beef 58 per cent, poultry
36 per cent, eggs 72 per cent, wheat
64 per cent, oats 71 per cent, com
77 per cent, peanuts 70 per cent,
lambs 61 per cent, potatoes 85 per
cent, oranges 21 per cent, and rice
79 per cent,” he pointed out.
“President Truman's reconver-
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IRISHMEN DEFEAT
TIGER CREW, 34-0
SHAMROCK HAS EASY TIME
CAGING INEXPERIENCED
CONFERENCE FOE
Wheeler County fell short of Its
final United War Chest quota by
more than $1,500, E. K. Caperton,
chairman, reported this morning.
The drive which was to have end-
ed yesterday, October 31, has been
extended through the month of
November, with the Texas Chair-
man, reporting that this state had
raised only 62 per cent of its quota.
Caperton received the following der
telegram from Governor Coke
R. Stevenson, honorary president
and Judge Ben H. Powell, presi-
dent of the United War Chest of
Texas:
"Failure of the National War
Fund campaign in Texas to
raise more than 63 per cent of
the state qaots In the schedul-
ed month of October presents
a serious problem. The active
campaign period, hereby ex-
tended for the month of No-
vember.
“(November, thei^fore, will
settle the question of Texas
leadership in two patriotic In-
vestment enterprises. Namely,
In war gifts and war bonds.
Both aid our fighting men.
Both are needed to conclude
war jobs successfully. How-
ever, neither should interfere
with the other. It Is unthink-
able Texas should put over the
bond campaign and fail in the
war fund effort. Yet there are
unmistabable signs that the na-
tional war fund campaign will
fail unless county leaders,
workers and givers wlH review
the local situation immediately
and take steps to reorganize.
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The local quota Is $95,000 less
than the last war loan drive, Chair-
man Holt points out. The “E”
Bond quota 1s also $95,000 less.
"It’s our last one.e said Holt,
"and we want to do our part. Just
as Wheeler County always has
made Its quota In the war bond
drives.
"The national quota is smaller
than In the Mighty Seventh War
Loan, which was $14,000,000,000.
The overall sum asked by the
treasury for the vital peace-time
program.
“Locally, the War Finance Com-
mittee has organized along the
same lines as in the past loan
drives,” Holt said.
Secretary Vinson said that “'the
aftennath of war carried a grave
responsibility that must be met.”
He said “a substantial army and
navy must be maintained until or-
is restored throughout the
world. The cost of contract set-
tlements, bringing our forces home,
their mustering-out pay, hospital-
ization, car and rehabilitation will
be great and will require large sums
for which we must plan now,” Vin-
son said.
“We fortunate ones whose loved
ones have returned cannot cease
our efforts now. It is our sacred
duty to help speed the Joyful re-
unions yet..J» come—through our
active support of the Victory
Loan," Holt declared.
In Shamrock a number of mer-
chants have purchased space In
this week's Texan urging the sue.
cessful promotion of the' Victory
Loan campaign. Read their ads
and cooperate with them in theii
patriotic efforts.
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Group Commanded
By Local Officer
The Shamrock Irishmen soundly
trounced the McLean Tigers Friday
night in their fifth conference
game of the season, stacking up the ; Cited For Action
one-sided score of 34 to 0. ; _
The game was played on the ; 6gth Medical Group, com-
McLean gridiron before a fairly : manded by Lt. Col. Philip A. Berg
MARVIN N0RR[f
TO PREACH FINAL
SERMONS SUNDAY
METHODIST PASTOR TO JOIN
FAMILY IN DALLAS AND
ENTER BUSINESS
large crowd of both Shamrock and | man of the Dozier community, has
McLean fans. j been awarded the Meritorious Ser-
Irish°"stacked j Ifln^my GUmemf‘ordeT'"was j ^TLn Tore Tan “l50
• 11 fiv.l Aniline fn civ fnr i i___ y,______i n_____cs T"»,-> * i '
Rev. Marvin B. Norwood, pastor
of the Methodist Church, will con-
clude his ministry at Shamrock
next Sunday, with a communion
service Sunday morning and cn
evangelistic message to the con-
gregation at the evening service
at 7:30.
During three year pastorate of
Rev. Norwood the church has pro-
The finances of the church have
greatly increased with the payments
Hohie^ Leroy Kerce, HF. Rising j anfg^d'Loyards SSSSnSTa^r^ 11^ed'in toVeThuroh.
ger, Linda Skidmore. ! pared with 122 yards for the host I the united States Third Army.
Third Grade: Morris Ray Moss, i team. The award of the Plaque was: to pastor.s ^ increased 25%.
Rose Carolyn Dodgen, Rosalyn , The tilt started with excitement. made the 69th, lt Was stated, ,,nd more than 5Q% lncrease ln ^
Morgan, Linda Shipley, Dean Fos-j On the second play, Anderson cross-i ..for meritorlous service while ln I nevolent contributions
hee, Leon Pepper, Gayle Patrick, j ed the final stripe ln front of the ; ^-tlon against the enemy in France, j The annual conference for North-
west Texas will meet in Abilene
Allen, Paul Maclna and Robert j Donnie Shannon, Fredericka Ab- j Tiger goal posts from the 25-yard ; Luxemburg and Germany from
Roach. Flower attendants were: bott, Frances Bechtol, Winona line. The play was called back be- December 1, 1944, to June 1, 1945. j next Wednesday evening at which
Alice Jean Bullard, Catherine Ann I Johnson, Molly K. Mayfield, Mar- ; cause Shamrock was off-sides, j Recently returned from the ETO, [ Ume app0intments of the pastors
n?Xt Ilhe Me<llcal Or0UP 18 now as' for next year will be made and an-
Fourth Grade: Mary Kay Holmes, j play and so did the officials, glv- j sigrlsf) to the 27th Headquarters
Allen, Louise Winters and Alberta | tha Raw son
Winters.
Interment was in the Shamrock Helen Joan Walraven, Bertha
cemetery with Clay Funeral Home
In charge of arrangements,
Mrs. Hill was born at Cleburne.
Texas, on May 31, 1870. In 1886
at Cleburne, she was married to
William W. Walker, who passed
away at the age of 75. In 1931 at
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Belle Willard.
Sixth Grade:
Alice Wilkinson.
Junelle Sims,
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Montgomery
are in Mine; ?,'. Wells th(is week i line in the third quarter, and An-
with his mother, who is to undergo ' Person wound up the scoring with
surgery.. ‘ (Continued on last page)
lag the same reason. Two plays | ancj Headquarters Detachment,
later, Close made lt legal. Special Troops. Second Army, Fort
Anderson scored twice in the ! Bragg, N. C.
second quarter on 10 and 25-yard j Lt. Col. Bergman was hero ln
Jaunts. Ramsey made the fourth! August of tills year to visit his
touchdown from the three-yard j mother, Mrs. Maggie Bergman of
Dozier.
IfiU^ttnW^TEACHERS i Fr‘enc*» To Help Sightless Marine Get Started In Cattle Business:
Elmer J. Moore, superintendent j
of the Shamrock Schools, Is mak- j
lng an urgent appeal for substl- !
tute teachers.
Supt. Moore declared that a va-
cancy existed somewhere ln the |
system almost every day. He Is |
making a plea to anyone who has!
the qualifications to call him at |
the Shamrock High School and be
placed on the list of substitute
teachers.
There is also a vacancy on the
high school faculty which has not
been filled, created by the resigna-
tion of Mrs. Jack Shull, as of No-
vember 8. Mrs. Shull is teacher of
junior and senior high
English.
Ranchers Are Invited To Contribute
To Herd Of Cpl. H. V. Vermillion, Jr.
By Mrs, Joyce Johnston
Attention, citizens of Shamrock:
Here Is an opportunity to give a
little for one who gave a lot.
After two years in the United
States Marines, Cpl. H. V. Vermil-
lion, Jr., has returned to Sham-
rock with a medical discharge,
which he received this month from
school j Philadelphia, Pa.
His return Is quite different from
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his expectations. The faces of
friends and loved ones, familiar
sights, memories stored In every
thdught, are not visible to him
now. Yes, he lost his eyesight
while defending your home and
mine, in the bloody battle of Iwo
Jima.
Vermillion has medals from the
Asiatic Pacific, American Theatres
of War. The Purple Heart, which
needs no accompanying explana-
tion, gives Its mute testimony to the
part played by its owner in this
war. A Presidential Citation also
adorns his uniform but he refused
to tell what he accomplished to
merit this honor. He has also been
recommended for the Navy Cross
but his Commanding Officer, who
put In the recommendation, has
been killed, so that award may not
come through.
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The Lieutenant Colonel had just
returned from the European The-
ater of Operations where he had
served wth the 69th for 16 months
in England, France, Luxumberg
and Germany.
The former Dozier resident has
received the Bronze Star and five
campaign stars.
His wife and four-year-old
daughter, Linda, reside at Texar-
kana.
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nounced by Bishop Charles C.
Selecman Sunday afternoon. It
will not be known until that time
j who will be the successor to the
| pastorate here.
Rev. Norwood, who Is taking a
sabbatical leave from the ministry
next year, will be associated with
the WJlkinson Printing Company
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COTTON GINNINGS ARE
GREATER THAN IN '44
Cotton ginnlngs in Wheeler
County are running a little ahead
of last year. According to a report
received from the Bureau of Ce-
sus, Washington, D. C., 940 bates
of cotton had been ginned from
the 1945 crop prior to October 18,
as oompared with 844 bales for the
crop of 1944.
SERVICES CONDUCTED
FOR MARCHANT BABY
Last rites were conducted at the
Clay Funeral Chapel at 1:30
o’clock Sunday afternoon for Glor-
ia Jean Marchant, Infant daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. March-
ant, bom at St. Mary’s Hospital at
6 o'clock Saturday evening.
Rev. Vernon Willard, Shamrock
Circuit pastor, was ln charge of the
services, and burial was in the
Shamrock cemetery with Clay Fu-
neral Home in charge.
Besides the parents, Gloria Jean
is survived by two brothers, Gary
Don, four and a half years old, and
Ronald Dean, age three, and four
grandparents: Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Clark, Dozier; and Mr. and Mrs.
H. O. Marchant, Samnorwood.
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