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The Stakes Grow
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"Ocean Cily a.lai
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- There were, those who contendedI that to
jdfdn't do enough "for prrcctved in
Him all that He was, 'and became
(ill devoted disciples through all
that He did and said. '
become Capo MayiJCounty's fifth
be decided it only seems fair to M|lalu,
all tho local men who wore mentioned i
and who either wouldn't accept orwho'—
able to our political innstcrs. Such a -
-rf i-nnaiiPrnn 1 " f"liticat *nn.,n»-t_
announcement ot the resignation of ,
rence M. l^ear early in Uucumtwr at J
men bave been rumored as possible w
suppose tnat caen ot theso controls or if
halt a down votes. Should this bo the ci
they would represent a voting bloc of;
We suggest tnat the group got togetbi
charter; ««1 set'themselves —• '
It Is possible to detect overlapping of {* n n i t fi I Hill
expenditures among the groups but equally ^* **#*•***» •«•»»
possible to And good in all their varying
activities Promotion and advertising certainly
never hurt Sometimes they can do a lot of
good. But, this doesn't moans that a line
shpuldn't be drawn somewhere. Eventually a
point is reached when spending any more
money for such things becomes a doubtful
. . luxury, something a community just cannot
tbow^mnch, if any, financial support it afford.
iWteceive. f. ; t ' while the County Chamber of Commerce
are all kinds of promotional actlvl- merits sume support it seems difficult to be-
lieve that at the present rate of + unicipal
income, Ocean City should donate much more,
if any more, than the stun it made available
for 1960.
a .difficult thing to assess the value
"htlon lite the County Chamber
and therefore difficult to decide
! e al nds of promotional nctlrf
j -oh- in the county, some by the
' itseuVfsome- by private agencies like
"amttertf of -commerce, and some by tho
in City's Master Plan
jnt(re preliminary studies' leading to • anything particularly now or startling
We&^iL^teuoftnS ^ "* """"* ** ^ «"*
•Jersey Department of'Conservation and
mlc "Development , ,
T, obtain. 1 tbe entire pjctage tho' cost to
./ farthesestudies will come to about
>,"a_ good deal of hjpney. Mayor Smith
fjont that the wort js necessary, how-
toif only as a preside'
nor is
any evidence that the planners have
dug very deep into our local situation. On the
other hand, there Is probably some merit in
having down in black and white even facts
which most well informed local people would
consider so obvious they need no discussion
Of course, these preliminary studies are
just that—preliminary. It may be that at the
conclusion of the. series the planners will
;» >»*- -. 1^:—^ present the cjly with a complete andwactical
le federal government.. chart for municipal progress.
. M ^community .which" Municipal planning & an urcrent noremiH-
roa'Plan master-iniiided ^certified if growth is to ffSJBly aS S i c S
is always a possibility that what seems to bo
i-?jr ^*>gh falutlng theojfidug will turn* out t6 be
, ythtf s J sounq common sense fn the long run.
iflsfq ^~-i'If this Is the;case vflth Ocean City's
* L master plan, vrben it is finally disclosed the
community wilTnave< had its $8,000 worth.
WASmNGTON. DC — PRSiden*
John F Kranctjy has IKOKI jinother
victory In ftls firet days as Presi-
dent, bcfitnnlng with inaueuraiion
day, he has won acclaim from the
majority
The new PredtJail Ms even re-
ceived guarded pituse from m-uiy
who were bis poLtical otipononts
prior to November Sth. Sdnie writ
«?r* and columnists \s1» v,cTy altout
for RJchnni M Nixon to J96D admit
they have been surprised by Koi>
All this may last and all of it may
evaporate. And It is not in sty chat
&K \^st majority cl Nixon support-
ers have ctkinged their mindx But
it h undeniably true (Kit Kennedy's
tact so LIT has impressed some uho
thought be nxfllld be a UbL-ral ex-
tremist
His &tlDPt has, generally, been
respected His inauEinal speech
wxm high praise from almost et&ry
Quarter, nt home and nbrojid. One
fonqcr enemy, who had feared Ken-
Ffr&y ivould promise eveiybody 'cvtty-
thuiE, u-hen he wns dieeted; >vas
adUnUting in • recrtit di^-s lhat Ken-
nedy's pk-u [or citizens lo &> Swnp-
Uiing (prr their countiy. mthcr than
look .to the cuuntry to do something
for , them, was. higlily lnipressiye
Ahd this man is a nationaUy-syndi-
cntcd colunmi&t.
Ftom Ciipltol imi-lhc praise was
profuse — fyr the Kennedy inaueuttil
speech. Democrats ht>iptd praise
on the new Pmddent and many-Re-
publicans Issued reaerveU but corhpli-
jncctaiy stateouiits..
Democrats wine inclined to ivtull
the idealism af Wooditnv Wilson ia
the Kainedy jniiugUral speech and
were apt to wax enthusiastic ubwtt
its Impact. Southern vt'tcntns like
Dick :Russdl oLlted the
speech on** ol the greut messages 'ot
modem history
From the OKJositloa parly tiiero
was little spedtlc crlttcisnx. There
was little Kennedy Cflllfd for, in
Ms acceptanee spweh. with which
one could take exception II* said
he uck-amed the challenge of the
cm and that it was one which called
Cor Hit- support of all Americans*
One «in scarcely argue with that
Meanwhile, hov/evtr, there was talk
that the lYc&ldcnt might nut vet
his medical aid program tacKcd tn-
tct sodiil security -^ which he wants.
But he rnay get most o( thU other
Piiiifr of his le,^l$l(jti\ e proEram ^^-
anU nie which \iew nut included
In on^nal expectations
ItolaLors between the White House
und Cbogress appear to b& smooth*
a* the Xiret session of the new Oon-
fiwas continues under tlie new Pred+
doit, T}ie hooeyniouo is noa defin-
Ittl> undi-rw^iy
Garden State Scene
jg Fderal
dl
the. development ci tho
, influeme epfdonltj wag radnj*
bare ana fhtuughout the east $v1ih
Mpertntcnijait of EcfBoIs George El
BnH^b ms given a new four-year
Edwin R. SUIes, titti- officer of thrt
delate. ?10e O>, was elected presf
dent of the Board of £Huca&n, and
Our Neighbor* Speak ,
blKlgrt Uppetl by JUd,4u tnlh
tspHidliig increase hj the tax
iato town jew to J7.4L
i
The CSty was msktag tentative
plans, /or tlie oonstnictldn of a ^50
000 Jetly oft the beach at ah st
deasjbtd «s nn
rtidifl"
v Wptig the *w rate
an inertme* ot'ST tai
County Gazette
-At last, after weefa t
them Ins been an apparent effort
L w ^MLV^ the flP^^^fftf| surround-
of the fifth
Tils tamo In the. positive state.
TOM* that n«hDTder Dr. I ^ a
Echu* would recommend the ap.
pantment of grands E, TowiBend
'r^!!^ v ¥? naa ' w by tho
resignation of former Director law-
ftnoe M. Uar.
%- maldng 'tho wcommentotion,
Dr. Sohuclr.may.bc, eonsidenrf to
have violated ont/.W precedart
— that being tho oner which dic-
tates that the apDofcument should
he 1 made with pie prior 'sanction,
blessing and approval ot the poll
Upal jnrw fa power, .political tor,.
notwithshinding. Dr. Schpek
again, as be has J tiid t
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at a meeting trnj weeks
now niter discussion mtb (he
other members of the board, (here
seems to be Uttla cause for alarm
on anyone's part about 'taUroad-
Ing (lie ippototment through.'
Hie pgbuc will havo had a tun
twwft'eek noUficaOm of Dr. £d>
uck'ft Intention to move the nAm£
of -Rwitoend. They can nuke (heir
wishes known for or against this
appointment to sufficient Umq to
have their thinking maijo part of
10? WOs and r oons whicb will i^ti-
roktcry set tho rtlse iw t»ie ap-
poSntmont, If and wncn tt Is made
Ovetlffllked In all of thin has been
the lact that oy law, and other eon-
Wderatlpns notwithstanding^ the fonr
mfinMen could appoint whunever
mey plenso) or hi factv appoint no
one if they so dertreT ^
Dr. Sdmdfs position.has 'been
pWl and conststcnt. He has liot
bssj .swayed by Iha raft of rnmor,
Jppone4 In t)» pubH it
pbq p»«.
madB 10 fexa
nn ^vhnt he termed an
ot th* «nb«ient 'of -Om
'of -Ooan aty jmd 4he conn-
he found it to bfe -.
S»-Wti-hj ihe shmt'tifne ihe »«>
berjidati h b ^
fi»ul)llit*i» flt the Octtm City SeailMMidpt
NEW TAXES — As a prelude to
the big push to put across a Stale
Income tax or a State Sales-tax. m
.New Jersey this yvor,-teachers thU
wedcend witl present : awards.: to
Ihembeis of the State Saute and
General Assembly who sponsored
broader tax base bills In the US)
Legislature.
Under the guidance of the New
Jcreey EducatJon AssodaUon. tea.
ciiers c3airn.;;at present Nen- Jmey
is a low State tax State. It rruses
onljr J56.71 pcr.'eaplta, as corapan-d
with a national average of JD0.29 for
Slate taxte. Qn the other, himd. It is
a.high local tax State; raising.$129.(3
PW capita by ioca\ property taxes,
as compared with a natfonl aver-
age of JMJS.
EdncaltooaJ experts estimate that
a sales tax. with food exempt, would
raise between tM.reo.OOC and J5U,-
000.000 tor each one ptT. cent of
tax. They also claim If New York
State" income tax ntlm would be
placed in effect hi Neu- Jeret^y, the
State would raise betweffl $200,000,-
000 and 1230,000,000 a year in ad-
ditional' State revenue.
In an effort tij secure more. State
money for schools artd teachers sal-
aried they argue that at least 20
per cent. If not more, of the ifi.
forum and Agin 'Em
Sledding Area
For Children
Editor. ScntinrlUdgrr. On Sun.
day. January 22, I read la a dilly
newspaper about two young chil
dren on sleds bring Uv ed by curs.
They were txrth bqdly injured. On
Monday I read about (he death of
one ot the children.
This made mo vary sad aiui also
Brought to my mind a picture, with
great clarity, OJ what I saw on Sun-
day.
On jny way hpmo from church I
saw, not one, *ut two diildren, ono
bdilnd (ho other on their sleilt.
being towed by at car at J8lh st
and Bay av, about n-.il p!m,
r call: this (Byoiir attention pri-
marily because at the dansor of
this riarticuhu- sitvaition nnd also be-
causa ot what hiippauil Liter at
home •
^V&lle ne were) tiavinK "lunch tny
HO. ,a«e J!5 mied ,( lus tolhcr
HWW take ,huu «)eddlrig. ia« dad
ncadlly agreed. Tluai thn toy added
•t,mpan will you puH me v,im the
ettr?"
*Jlr, how mdrkly the picture (in
thk- Instance a', decidedly vitunR
one) had been imprintni on Ms
mind And just how can you make
a. small child uHdcntand that you
camiay yes in fte breath and no
to" tho nest ana mean it for hia
mii ijoo*? I fltlfl thu hard t» do
r^^i Licome tax
could be reajwred by counting It
as- a deduction wht-Ti paying- fed
era] income tax Commuters to NCTAT
York could %lso deduct their New
Jyrsey. Income. tax from New York
tnxts. It is efcUcned.
EXEMPT PROPERTY — Tajc ex ^
empt property. Jrt New Jersey is un-
eqU2illy distnbuta] among muni-
cipalities causing a diprDi]tfution-
Hif burden to be pUced upon prop-
erty cm-tKis In some sections of the
State. cLUms Assotnbtyman WlUlatn
V Muto, D Hudson.
As a p-sult. hp has sponsored a
rrsolJtjnn fn the Crcwrol Assem-
bly crmtins a Tdx Exempt Prop-
erty Study Comimsslo.! to deter
trine the comparative IjiJlmct of tax
exempt property on the tax struc-
ture of muiueipalltfe-j, partlcnlnrly
In regard to property held by hlfift-
er levels of EOt eminent and public
aiillwrltlcs
Musto soys that although tha
amount of f^empf property ownod
by religious and charitable onpni
zatiohs Is lai^e, gxiierally It is dis-
tributed cqultiibly thniueiuut the
aue.
"If there is to be eipilty in prop-
erty taxes, it must apply to mum
tfpailUes aa well as to individual
property owner?," be states.
I HANGOVER CURE—Naturally notfldji
[dry Ocean City ever needs to cope wtb'7"
•Out just in case you happen to know ?ome
Individuals who drink and live elsewhere 1
iaioit way to do away With hangovers. jJofc
mix up nve tablcspoonsiul ot sugar \n-
water—and down tflo hatch. Doctors aroi
Izliig that the shakes, nausea and hciqu
handover symptoms, U you didn't knwtFm
by a low level of blood iugar in tho victim. A
white sugar Is the quickest way known to
level. Granted, it sounds pretty sickotdrli)
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NEWS STORIES THAT tAST—Toe ttm
staff of this newspaper is fortunate. Out Si
Ocean City stories go on and on and on. x
Stoeco story which JS still going stroiie. It I
1951. The summer story concerning noisy ymu
was being played up in the Sentincl-Lcdgeri
summer ot 1UJO, and maybe before that ddi
yam about beach erosion has been giving £ogj|
for at least 40 years. That makes tho 8tofies|
is going om in Merlon Park practically hrgndi
comparison. Our recent stories on wag «•
freeholder is just a shorty. It only lasted twana
Sometimes, we think, it might be wise juttjti]
the same stories over and over again.'Tnrr
ment could fire tho news itaH at a
saving.
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NASTIEST WINTER—By all accounttiii
of the U. S. Weather Bureau and those of am
in these parts, the winter of 19171918 if ,tlsi
beat for miserable, steadily disagreeatritnl
weather. The winter of 1960-1961 has quit??
mean snowstorms to rack up before equ "
idea that this is all happening because k-
the election is sheer nonsense, Just GOP i
In all fairness, Kennedy, indeed the.cntk
tribe with Pierre Salinger thrown in to .
control the Heather, at least not to this i
OUT OF THE FRYING PAN—It
that this column carried the news toai jura
Samuel (Reggie) Smith bought a car almost libjl
of his boss, Public Safety, Director D. Allea Ste*
Even though it ,~vvjis,t;h.reG .inches shorter JJf.f
brooded over this stunning case of prot
So he took it back and got a somewhat'enumas
of another make It was only later that it vaiji
to Mr Smith's attention that this car is eorf
the one operated by Mayor Smith — «"
chiefs is shinier. Both Commissioner OUBW
Mayor Smith are Jdnd hearted underbtandlngij
but this sort of business is not calculated to r
them happy.
Came of Politics
perttidded . t!be ftevta to
order that tirt*w who
^FCTS eiioBcn -intA sjjy cxBcs ntould
Eive accoant npoii oath of thrtsc
prMKcdlnjKBin their eliictjon. This
w»» extremely obnoxious to those
who stood for (he office*, and yet
more to those vast numbers who
took bribes. Insomuch that 6n«
morning a KrEdt multltudD of
people Oodcnl together and With
Inud cjri«s reviled Calo and threw
•tones at him.
—PtiTTjUtcn (c 48-120}
He Esva it for his opunon that
whoewer CDUM make two earn of
com or two blade*, of smss to
fmw upon a Apot of sround
whoro only one grew before would
draervs better of mankind and
do more essential servic* to his
muntiy than the wbcle mm of
politician* put toeethef.
—J. Swirr (1667-1745)
To be a poUtfrfaa u not now
For leuoed toao, nor yet lor
hcmoit men;
But for the bun fenottid.
VOTING •— People.who are sent
to county hospitals for tubirrtMlosLi
dlcscases cannot consider such plac-
es ;SS their homes anS cast Absen-
tee ballots from .the institutions.
The New Jerafly Supreme CBurt
has ruU-d :such ctrnflnemtTit must
he considered temporaiy bceauao
the Superintendent of the institu-
tion can order them back home
.once they are cured and no. longi
er comfJrise a danger to' the com-
munity,
"Ihe law prevents thaw patients
from forming a legally effective In-
tention' to n^idc Indefinitely at. the
s-lnatorium/'. the high court xecenti
Iy nitotL
The '.showdown case teached -the
Supreme Cautt when the absentee
tatlot vot of two p«aenU at Pine
Rest Snnotorium, the Atlantic Coun-
ty Hospital for Tuberciilosli) Dis.
ease*, erftated a eotttrovtT^y in'a
close election tor the oftim ot Con-
eihmui in the «ty of NotihOtld
Atlantic Ownty. With the voC-i do-
cliired iUc-eal, the 1 apparently lMing
candidau-. wa» declared the winner
by one vote.
Ticklers By George
)»U.
I" tepi>rtod this situation to tho
WiUw ^psrtnicnt outhoritlra along
wlUi rny juraestion that they, or
tHd-atyrscTaside'one or ^ore
sieddlnc areas for the children '
Those to ba roped off ond sumiund-
int streets posted as an arc^ of
cxfe& cAutian for nvlt
BOARDWALK RAMBLE—This deparu>ai|
plorcd tho central city Boardwalk during ttaC
It's a lonely spot—real lonely. If anyt J
meditation in the brisk winter ah- thoi
an ideal spot for it. At low tide you acaJ 'doss, ,
7'10 p Di—Luther League, '
Monday- ,•* ., .•
0 30 p, m-*Lutlurau Mcp's dinner
3'3O v. Scout Troop 43.
BETHANY METHODIST
Sho rd. wvt Brighton «/., Somcra
rOtUt r k.
R«v. Junes, Robtnun, pastgr
Today (Thursday)— .
6 p m,—Cnnctr dre&swg unit,
6 JO p. m.^Junlor Choir refcraraajj
Sunday— : '
J 43 .1. m—Church ScluoL
II n m —MominE Wonjjip
7.30 p m—EvenlllE SerWce, •
*30 p. m —Senior Qirir rchmrsal
4 p m.—Brmvnlc Troop 40. t
!rfn^owr f
7 30 p m.—Prayer meeting;
8 30 P m._k -Bible Study
Hour." ^
Frldar-
3 30 p m-Junior and IntermMi-
ate CHoira. rrtiearsaL
S.30 p m.—Adult Choir rrtieorsals
ST. AueusnNE's R. c
Doyla, Pasted
Masacs on Sunday —8 and 10 30
a. in.
PW* Friday Mass ~7j.ni Cbn-
ressions the nlejit before from 7 30
to 8:30 p. m.
OU«EH OF MAItTYtt'S CHAPEL
Did •». and AHaaMc n.
Mass on Sunday-e J5 a. m. Coo-
(ssloos before Mass.
First Friday Mass—7-30-a. m. Cbn-
•—* before Mass
^llp
9.45 a m.—Oiurch School.
«:J5 p tn. — Senior and Junior
B Y.F 1
7:30 p m.—: Sen.icc
7 p. m.—So}' Scout Tmup 4D
To«d,y_
g P. m.-Snnpo- FSdeUs Class -
9 45 a. m —Cliurdi SdiooL
11 1 m — Morntafc Worship
6 15 p m —Jet Cadets
S p m.—Evening Servj
TuMday—
*» p m —Ladles' Missionary
Mlnatday—
8pm — Priycr nuvtln^
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BRACE LUTHERAN
»e». Charles Rlnclc Jr.. palor
Tsday (TnvrsdayJ—
3 35 p m.—Eivwnje 1 rood 34
7 30 p m —Choir : '
10 15 a m-Ba«ketlBll practice
9 30 and 11 a. m —Momlng Wor
9.30 a_ m -Oiurch School.
9-43 a m_—Iiforning Worst
M 45 a. m.—Church School.
•TWO*/
tEHTfML' METHOPIST-r;^
Sfcer. nf/.'and Caoh-alw^lLlnvtW 1
Rov.
p ^,Bixnvnlo TMop
1 p. m.^-Bay Scout Troop 39
6^45 Yh
AX,
Scout Troop 39 v A
r. -^—/outli (3»if rchainol l^ft,
8 p, ni_scnl6r ChoJr 'rehears.il ' i +7*
K:30 p, m,—Mary drclev' ," ' j,~
Sp m^-EHznbetharcle,,' ' ']
s p. nir-Slerthn (Orete. > '
J t.
**"ralay— , • 1 I ' *
^10j3da. mi-Youth CaunseUne ( ,'; £?
8, 9-30 and 11 n. m^—Moroing IVor- j'tjl
UpL J , t ' 1 w> • ' •
9:30 nnd ,11 a. ni.-^un|or CfatirLft.
"•*•" — —--- A-ScbiioLJ, -,'
'. nm latamrM--
_:i_-^
era.
fcieai"*!^— '
« n. nt^-ftmnah Clrejc*«
6 45 l p.
ate Ft
8p ...
Monday— , , it w
$ p. m-Ummil Boy ScoM Booal
fr« p. m.~Junjor Choir jcbeBriBa. '
1 * rn^KUVTU
THE ' ; .
Godfrey-Smith Funeral Home
HERBERT L. GODFREY, M»r. '-'
Established 1896'
809 Central ^v«nu» . \ ,
Pledging for the future, at in the past, tha \
finest and most dignified funeral service.
IN TIME OF TROUBLE WE ARE AS '
NEAR AS YOUR PHONE EXport 941077 -*'*'!'
Successors to Ocean C«y« Mm Fuuergl,Director',
a
Problonn Aiuwmd
Shftnr* Traval Swvlco*
10 a. m. — Pastor's Confirmation \st. JAMES A.M.E.
Mi m. and Km «.
10 a
Class.
--, Cmr BAPTIST CHURCH
10th «. and Waetoy ».
««v. DavM F. WrtjW, O.D« Pi
II a m—Momlng Service.
2 pm. — Sunday SchooL
6.30 pjn. — Young People's Meet
ling-
8 p.m. — EvBling Worship.
CERRUTI
BEAUTY SHOPPE
MAUTV CULTURt IN ALL
CLOSED MONDAY
10:45 a. m—Worship Service.
t. Mrs. David P. WHRht. Vo-
isti Mra. Joseph Llkms. Message
by Dr. Dnvid P Wright. "Walk dr-
cumspoctry," from the book of
Epbesians. Communion service.
•«. WIHUm H. Wlbaa, r,
10 a m. — Sunday SchooL
* j.j-- Atomtag Worship Service
Meeting.
• p.m, —
5 to 10 conducted by Lois
. .aneSve, and DehortST*
TsS!NTiSr
Cootp/efe Bxwly Swrvfco
ELLIE'S
BEAUTY SHOP
•!• Aibwry Av* IXport
ILSANOR M. TROUT
CLOSED MONDAY
ILSANOR M. TROUT
CLOSED MONDAY
^NN \ JOHN'S
\
BEAUTY
'AVI. PHONR IXiwt M1N
»«) floor, Alx»* Kahark
*"«• «ld iOHM MAMNI
S LOS
7"30 p m-Evmlns Gospel Serv-' a " trtIa Sfia < a !
••X Con^rcRatlonal , song service 1 .„,_,. _,
Mystery tnstlmony of the WT«* Mrs-1 ,,,t"r^ ctas lhc t'MOB-Sermon en-
snge by Dr Wright. Tho Council At 15 T *•*"* J 1 °* CWl1 T 16 "
Jerusalem," from the book nf Acts. I" jDnn < 4 "34': God is a Spirit
7.30 p m — Supervised nursery • '—
downstalrA.
9pm —Young people's raUy.
Moncltr—
7 p m.—Si>nlor !Il£h Fellon-«dilp
for 9, ID, 11 and 13 graders conduct-
ed by Mr and Airs. Robert Syo
7-30 p m — Board of Deacons
meeting in the raster's study.
QUESTION; My husband ami
I would Ilk* Is tea London and
Paris. But n ban anly a
wait. Is well a trip postlMaT
ANSWBR: In Dm days, yasl
W« can amnga me* a trip
hr yeu, and sWI .llgw anwgh
Him l«r
•h?
•TtmOPB — 17 Days
tacMlaa. all Iraaport*.
IHIndm. heMia
•^ sla^tiaelBfj,
Wnr? Tranl
Need
Sine* 1800
SHREVE TRAVEL
SERVICE
«1
614 East 8th Strew
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