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THE COVERA composite of U. S. Navy photos ofaction in the South Pacific is usedas a cover for the August issue of- The Philco News." Philco batteriesare -hitting the beaches" in am-phibians of the types pictured.

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S TEAMING within "biscuit tos-sing range" off Hokkaido

early on the morning of July 14th,the mighty Third American Fleet,led by the super battleship"Iowa," opened a thunderousbombardment which, to quoteAdmiral Chester - W. Nimitz,"Marked the pre-invasion phaseof the war against Japan. -

Reports from AP correspond-ents aboard the ship described theaction as terrifying. Flame andsmoke from great guns seemedto shake the sea and sky—breathtaking aboard ship—an infernoon shore. But flying proudly onthe masthead above it all, part ofthe time obscured by the haze andsmoke, was the great ship's bigUnited States Battle Flag, sym-bolic of liberty and freedom—assurance of retaliation to all whodare threaten the security of ourcountry.

V The Japs tried to shoot Old

Glory out of the sky on Decem-ber 7th, 1941, and failed. That wasthe beginning of the end of Japanas a world power. The interven-ing years have been very costlyto our fighting forces. Our planesand guns from our fleet are plan-ning an ever-increasing weight ofdestruction on the Jap homeland.

May the day soon arrive whenthe Flag of the Rising Sun, sym-bol of tyranny, will be replacedby our Star Spangled Banner, sym-bol of Freedom .

PRO PATRIAWe learn with profound grief ofthe death of Ensign John J. De-laney, Dept. 20, Navy fighter pilotwho was killed in the Pacifictheatre of war June 16. He wascredited with shooting down twolap planes. Ensign Delaney, whowas 22 years of age, was a graduateof Northeast Catholic High Schooland attended Villanova CollegeEvening School while working atPhilco. He enlisted in December,1942, and went overseas in Novem-ber, 1944. He is survived by hisparents, Mr. and Mrs. John W.Delaney, and by four sisters.

V SERVICE NOTES

The weather squadron, of which hehas until recently been a part, receivedthe "Meritorious Service Plaque" foroutstanding service, Captain T. W.Gibson, Jr., Eng., writes from Italy.He expects to return to Philadelphiaat an early date. S/2 Nickoa Fabbia,Dept. 27, is training at Newport, R. I.for duty aboard an attack cargo shipsoon to be commissioned. Fabbia, whoentered the Navy in February, has abrother, Pvt. Dominic Fabbia, in theArmy.

GROUND BREAKING FOR EXPANSION —Mayor Andrew J. Duch, ofTrenton, at the controls, takes part in the ground breaking for the PhilcoStorage Battery Division's building expansion program to meet battery require-

ments for the Japanese war. Shown(left to right) are Cornelius Bradley,president of Local 108; Mayor Duch;M. W. Heinritz, vice-president incharge of the Storage Battery Divi-sion; Simon Belli, president Karno-Smith Construction Co.; K. C.Meinken, assistant to the president,National Union Radio Company. Thenew manufacturing facilities adjointhe present plant in Trenton and willprovide 25% additional manufactur-ing space. Shipments in the Divisionin the first six months of 1945 were32% ahead of the correspondingperiod last year and incoming ordersto date are more than twice as greatas in the same period last year. The en-tire output of the Division is goingto the Army, Navy and war-support-ing industries.

- LIBERATED MATERIAL- —Japanese radio

and telephone equipment captured by

American forces in the South Pacific is

examined by the men and women of

Area J. The display will be shown in all

departments. The material includes signal

equipment, a radio set trans receiver, a

walkie-talkie, signal lamp, field telephone

and switchboard. General opinion at

Philco is that the enemy is many years

behind us in electronic and communica•

tions equipment. In the foreground is

Pauline Sipos, Dept. 20, looking on while

Rudolph Schueneman, foreman of Depts.

82 and 87, shows Gertrude Schwartz.

Dept. 87. how the Jap switchboard works.

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No Ceiling on PopularityAlthough no Philco refrigera-

ors have been manufactured fornore than three years, the pros-lect of getting one in the post-war period sold $90,000 worth)f E bonds in a recent war bondtuction held in Honolulu withhe cooperation of the HawaiiAfar finance committee.

The post-war Philco refrig-n-ator, to be delivered whentvailable and permitted by Gov-Inment regulation, was donated

Nylen Brothers and Co., Ltd.,he Company's distributor there,ind resulted in the most spir-ted bidding of the day.

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"PHILCO IN WAR AND PEACE"Theme of Photographic Show

Philco's distinguished production record in war and peace—with a forecast onproducts of the future—is presented pictorially this month in the photographicsalon of the Franklin Institute, Twentieth Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

The photographs show various phases in the manufacture of the Company'spre-Pearl Harbor products—radios, television receivers; refrigerators; air con-ditioners; batteries and electronic equipment.

Another division of the showcovers the operations, which have beencleared by the armed forces for publicviewing, of Philco's production ofradar, electronic and radio communi-cations equipment for planes, ships,tanks and ground forces; bazookarocket projectiles; shells and fuzes,and storage batteries.

Those who have visited the showpronounce it both entertaining and in-structive.

The institute is open to the generalpublic daily (except Monday) from1 to 6 p.m. and on Saturdays andholidays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Complimentary tickets, admittingtwo persons, are being sent throughdepartment heads to the men andwomen of the Company.

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Major Roger M. Nordby HonoredDuties in Italy, France and Ger-

many have earned Major Roger M.Nordby, Tele., the Croix de Guerreand the American Bronze Star. Hewears six battle stars. Major Nordbyentered the armed forces in 1940.

Plant Engineering Agency Army Signal Corps men in Philadelphia for refresher and

rehabilitation courses after overseas duty line up with Philco guides preparatory to

making a tour of the Philco plants to see where some of the equipment they have been

using on the battlefronts is made. In the group are (righthand side) Major L. Sigmon

( wearing overseas cap): Captain E. J. Stachura (in bill cap) and Lt. A. C. Jensen (second

row, right center). Philco men are (left to right, front row. center) Al Green and John H

(second row, left to right) Charles Clegg, William Oliver, William Brecht and Charles

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Today American aviators are flying and fighting moreeffectively in every climate from the frigid Aleutians tothe equatorial East Indies, thanks to military electronicdevices and radio equipment built by Philco and pre-tested in two unique "Stratochambers."

In each Stratochamber a Philco scientist can take a com-plete aircraft electronic system, weighing 300 pounds ormore, for a "flight" around the world in 90 minutes. Dur-ing this simulated flight, the weather conditions in everypart of the globe may be duplicated at altitudes from sealevel to 60,000 feet or even higher.

For Army and Navy tests of aircraft electronic devicesand radio, the temperature in the Stratochamber is usuallyvaried from 158° Fahrenheit, hotter than Death Valley, toabout —70° F., colder than a cold spell in Siberia. Mean-while, the humidity is automatically "cycled" from lessthan 10%, desert dryness, to practically 100% downpour.

By operating a few simple controls, a Philco engineercan outdo a Hollywood technician—creating a snowstorm,a severe frost or a heat wave, all in the same Stratochamber—and all within an hour.

Because these Stratochambers do such a thorough job ofpre-testing, the performance record of Philco-built elec-tronic devices and radio sets on the battlefronts has been

exceptionally good. Practically no failures have been re-ported due to variations in the weather, and the reportsof good results have ranged from fliers who bombedBerlin in sub-zero cold to the carrier planes which aresmashing the Japanese homeland.

According to Philco officials, Stratochamber testing isdirectly responsible for saving many American lives in

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Test equipment used to check Philco-built electronic devices and aircraft radio ap•paratus is operated by Nancy Draham (foreground) and Marie Schneider (standing).

Bernie Liebermann. Eng., aligns testapparatus used in checking the opera-tion of military electronic and radiodevices for combat aircraft.

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combat operations where electronicand radio equipment MUST work.

Philco engineers operate thehuge Stratochambers day and nightwhile testing special airborne elec-tronic devices and radio communi-cations systems for the Army andNavy, the R.A.F., and other armedservices of our Allies. Every typeof equipment from a Walkie-Talkie to the latest Philco-designedradar is operated for many hoursunder grueling service conditions,automatically reproduced and re-corded by the Stratochamber. Usu-ally one of every 50 military elec-tronic or radio equipments built byPhilco is put through the torture ofsimulated battlefront weather at itsworst. Each piece of equipmentmust operate perfectly throughoutthe test before Philco inspectorswill pass it.

AI DEDAviation enthusiasts at Philco

are gaining practical experiencewith civilian planes.

Three members of Depart-ment 20, Walter Ludman, EarlGrant and Joseph Flanagan, re-cently bought a two-passengerAeronca and are receiving flyinginstructions. Mr. Grant has al-ready had thirty-six hours in theair. After obtaining their li-censes they plan to make trips tofishing and hunting territoriesand to the shore.

An experienced pilot, RobertBlodget, Manager of Parts Sales,has had considerable flying tohis credit. When he was married

VMr. and Mrs. Robert Blodget map

out their course for a honeymoon

flight.Walter Ludman (at propeller) and Joseph Flanagan (right) pre-

pare the ship for a take-off while Earl Grant sits in the cockpit.

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recently, Mr. and Mrs. Blodget decided to take theirhoneymoon trip by air. They too have an Aeronca.

Flying to and from Ohio to New England the couplespent a day and a half flying time each way. They countedtheir total mileage as 1,514 miles.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Blodget recommend flying fortravel comfort—especially in these days of overcrowdedpublic conveyance. They further recommend air travelas a great time saver and as an opportunity to see scenerythat is off the regular surface routes.

Their honeymoon route was through Ohio, over thecanal-and-lakes district of New York State, and aroundthe lower edge of the Adirondacks to the Lake Cham-plain district near Burlington, Vermont. Returning theywent through Philadelphia and West Virginia.

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Assigned to African Air BaseMaster Sergeant William P. Zachar, Dept. 85, has been

assigned to the Air Transport Command's North AfricanDivision at Casablanca. Sgt. Zachar is one of the menrecently sent from England to assist in ATC's "GreenProject," the transportation by air each month to theUnited States for redeployment of 40,000 veterans of thewar in Europe. At the air base he will be in charge of theservicing and overhauling of one of the 4-engine transportsused on the long flights across the Atlantic on the way tothe United States. At peak operation Casablanca will havea C - 54 arriving or leaving every 15 minutes loaded withhomeward bound troops. Sgt. Zachar left Philco in Septem-ber, 1941, to enter the Army. He was sent to England withthe famous 303rd Bomb Group and served there 33 monthsas a Flying Fortress crew chief before his transfer toCasablanca.

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Two Philco men freed from Nazi cap-

tivity recently paid visits to friends here

while on furlough.

Lt. Charles V. McGill, Timekeeping (left).

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as captured when he was forced downher his third mission over enemy territory.

He was held at Stalag 1 near Barth, Ger-

many, for sixteen months. He will report

to Miami Beach for further assignment.

Lt. William Nichols, Adv. (right), was

made a prisoner when he bailed out after

his twentieth mission. He was captured in

Holland and was a prisoner of war for

seventeen months. Upon his return to

Philadelphia Lt. Nichols made the ac-

quaintance of his small daughter. Joan.

born shortly after he went overseas in

February, 1942. He also reports to Miami

Beach for further assignment.

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LOOKING AT THE CITY HALL FROM PHILCO —Distance is annihi-lated by the Nazi gun sight Marie McGowan (left), and EleanorGuerin, Dept. 20, are testing on the roof of Plant 2. Cpl. FrancisMcGinn, a brother of Cecelia McGinn, Dept. 20. sent the gun sight

to his sister as a trophy from Germany.

VETERAN APPROVES SUGGESTION AWARD A check for asuggestion to improve electronic equipment used on the fightingfronts is presented by E. H. Kirkpatrick, superintendent of pro-duction at Plant 14, to Mrs. Pauline Clerk. Dept. 76. .while Pvt.H. A. Grote, Dept. 83. home on a furlough after seven months ofEuropean service, looks on. Pvt. Grote, who has the PresidentialCitation, three battle stars, the Infantry Combat badge and thePurple Heart, was appointed by his commanding officer to writeon behalf of himself and twenty-six other machine gunners ap-preciation for the efforts of workers on the home front who suppliedmaterials to defeat the Nazis.

A part of the audience listening to the Philco Band at Valley Forge General Hospital recently when the Company's musicians presenteda concert for the convalescing men. The program was directed by Herbert N. Johnston.

VETERAN FROM PACIFIC AREAWearing a battle star and the Purple

Heart won in the Okinawa campaign, Pvt.C. J. Steitz, Ill, Dept. 55, is now on fur-lough after recuperating from his woundsat the U. S. Naval Hospital at Bain-bridge, Md. Pvt. Steitz, whose father.C. J. Steitz, Jr., works in Dept. 20, wentoverseas in December of last year. He waswounded on May 19 of this year. He re-ports many rugged experiences on thevarious islands in the South Pacific.

In Army of Occupation in ItalyTwo battle stars are being worn by Pfc.

Rey Geurrero, Dept. 14, who is now in theArmy of Occupation in Italy and stationedin Plezzo. He was inducted into the serv-ices in January, 1943, and has been inItaly for the past year.

WINS HIGH HONORSCpl. William A. Krauss, Dept. 66, has

been awarded the air medal for thirtycombat missions over Burma. He also holdstwo combat stars. At present he is on airconvoy duty.

Cpl. David Cos-grove, Radio Tech.,recently returnedfrom England, wherehe was connectedwith the Eighth AirForce.

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"I think most of the men who havebeen overseas a long time will find anew appreciation of America," writesCpl. Elmer F. Potts, Dept. 77. "1 forone have found that to be the case.I expect to be home and out of theservice in time to see the Penn-Cornellfootball game. This is going to be thebest Christmas and New Year's of mylife."

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A visit to friends inDept. 5851 was paidby Tony Wilczynski,Marine Aviation De-tachment, on a brieffurlough before re-porting for duty inCalifornia.

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At last writing Lt. T. D. Winters,Dept. 73, had been within 300 milesof Japan.

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"You know that guy Patton movedfast, and it was all we could do toget to where he wanted us," explainsPfc. Walter Malzahn, Dept. 87, inexplaining why he has not writtenoftener.

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The marriage of Lt. Edgar Ross, Ac-counting Dept., Storage Battery Div.,was recently announced. Lt. Ross is amathematics instructor at the OfficersTraining School in New Orleans.

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Manila is still in bad shape due to thewar, according to Pfc. Joseph Oninskey,Dept. 85.

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'Before I went intothe Army I didn'tknow anything aboutcars and motors—now it is different,"writes Pvt. RichardMills, Pers.; from

Fort Knox, Ky., where he is in theArmored Command.

"We saw at least 10,000 soldiers(Krauts) returning home on our tripeast of Munich," Pvt. Elmer J. Forgas,Dept. 23, writes from Germany. "Somewere walking, some riding in trucks,on horses and even on bicycles. Allwere "Sad Sacks" and had disgustedlooks on their faces."

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Home on a furloughafter overseas serv-ice, Pvt. Paul Char,Dept. 64, visitedfriends in Plant 6.He spent three and ahalf months in Ger-many.

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"During our last drive an enemy shelllanded a few yards from me," says Pfc.John Paulits, Dept. 72, "I was pickedup by German medics and spent amonth in their hospitals. I sure washappy when our boys arrived and tookus back to our own lines. My woundsare now almost healed, and I'm look-ing forward to returning home soonand seeing my friends at Philco again."

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S 1/c (sc) Marie Le-pleiter, Dept. 76, ishome on leave. She isstationed in Washing-ton at the SPAR bar-racks. She enlisted inMarch of this year.

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Samples of stationery he found "in acave which some Japs left in a hurry,never to return, as they've gone tomeet their ancestors." have been sentby Sgt. Francis X. Friel, Dept. 27, tofriends at Philco. He is now "Some-where in the Western Pacific."

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Friends in Plant 6were visited by Pvt.William E. McCam-mitt, Dept. 66, whilehe was on furloughfrom Camp Gordon.He entered thearmed forces in May of this year.

VHis wings and commission as an ArmyAir Forces navigator have been wonby Lt. John A. Shade, Dept. 63, nowstationed at San Marcos, Texas.

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"It will be the greatest thing in the post-war market, gentlemen—a Philco refrigerator

equipped with Television to detect midnight raids!"

Pfc. Walter Mahabil. 33803553A.P.O. 360 c/o Postmaster, New York. N. Y.

T/4 Madison D. Shaw, 33314290H & S Co. 17th Group. 3860th SCU(:amp Claiborne. La.

Paul Quinter, S 2/c, 20th Batt. 202 U.N.U.S.N.R.D.C., Shoemaker. Calif.

Archie H. Brewer, Jr.. S 1/c ISK)New York, New York

Frank Cook, S 2/cWard 12•B, U.S.N.H.. Dublin, Ga.

• E. L. Bailey. CRMc/o Fleet Postoffice, New York. N. Y.

John J. McCloskey. A/SCo. 433, Brks. 17•., Unit — F —

Sampson, N. Y.

Pfc. Vincent J. Deemer, 33805608Cp. ''A." 800th S.T.R.C.S.C.S., Camp Crowder, Mo.

W. C. Hermansky, E.M. 3/cReceiving Station, South AnnexN.O.B., Norfolk. Va.

Peter Sbarra, PHM 3/cc/o Fleet Postothce, San Francisco. Calif.

* Eugene J. Kennedy. S 1/cA. & R. Div. 1031. A. & A.. N.A.S.Corpus Christi. Texas

* Pfc. R. Ehren6eld, 33592370A.P.O. 655c/o Postmaster, New York, N. Y.

* Pvt. Eugene R. Clarke. 568628c/o Fleet Postoffice. San Francisco, Calif.

* S/Sgt. Francis Gagliano, 33317136Hy. Co. "A. — S.r.T.C.Camp Crowder, Mo.

* John Granger, 4514.16864United States Maritime ServiceBrks. 13•4, Compartment — C -

U.S.M.S.T.C., Sheepshcad BayBrooklyn, N. Y

* Sgt. John Pillar. Jr.. 12034449A.P.O. 942. c/o Postmaster. Seattle, Wash.

* T/5 W. C. Smith. 33320340664 Kennesaw Ave. N.E.. Atlanta, Ga.

* Pfc. Alexander Sli•inski, 13152034Co. "C, — 125th lin., 80th Regt. I.R.T.C.Camp Robinson, Ark.

* M/Sgt. F. Bortscheller, A.P.O. 763c/o Postmaster, New York. N. 1.

* Pfc. Clifford Ktichne. A.P.O. 182c/o Postmaster. ban Francisco, Calif.

* Lt. Colby D. Robb. A.P.O. 244c/o Postmaster, San Francisco. Calif.

* Pvt. Mike RodgersCo. B. 28th Fin., 4th Regt.. A.G.F.R.D. No. IFort Meade. Maryland

* T/Sgt. J. Foley, 13177029. A.P.O. 980c/o Postmaster, Seattle. Wash.

* I t Lt. J. D. Pill, USMCc/o Fleet Postoffice, San Francisco. Calif.

Or Harry Gaul. AER 3/cc/o Fleet Postothee, San Francisco, Calif.

* James Wells, W.T. 1/cc/o Fleet Postoffice. New Yo -k, N. Y

* F. A. Hoffman, SC 1/cSec. C•4-2•13rks.•501•U.P.Chief Commissary School. Great Lakes. III.

* Sgt. Richard Yound, Jr„ A.P.O. 464c/o Postmaster, New York, N. Y.

* Cpl. David Gagrove3055 ''A'' Street, Phila. 34, Pa.

* Plc. John Cunnings m, A.P.O. 360c/o Postmaster, New York, N. Y.

* Pfc. T. L. Dimmer, A.P.O. 887c/o Postmaster, New York. N. Y.

* Fred J. Gainer, SSLM 3/cc/o Ships Service Dept.252 Forrest A.... Palo Alto, Calif.

* T/5 F. LiebermanHy., 19th Inf., Tng. Regt.Camp Roberts. Calif.

* A. M. First, CM 1/cc/o Fleet Postoffice, New York, N. Y.

* S/Sgt. T. Graienbaum. A.P.O. 210c/o Postmaster. New York, N. Y.

* Cpl. B. E. Baileyc/o Fleet Postoffice, San Francisco, Calif.

* Pvt. Frank Samiec, 13197592Sydn. H. Brks. F.626, 3702nd A.A.F.B.0Branch 2, Class 7. Buckley FieldDenver. Colo.

* A. EscarchaW.S.W. Hospital. Ward 65.AOakland, Calif.

* Pvt. Florence Minier, A•369661Co. 9, 3rd Regt.. First V.'AC T.C.Ft. Des Moines. Iowa

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The following changes of addresses

of Philco employees in the Service

were received in the month of July.

Cpl. E. BalcerowskiSydn. 0. Army Air Field, Perry, Fla.

Pet. Michael Descry, 13201820Sydn. I. Box 137. 3704th A.A.F. Base UnitKeesler Field, Miss.

Wm. L. Young. E.M. 1/cBrks. 11, Bunk 8R/S, San Francisco, Calif.

Pvt. John W. Funk, 13201751Sydn. ''T.'' Class 5553704th A.A.F., Base UnitKeesler Field. Miss.

Sgt. John L. Lee. 33105407Rtry. "C." 443 F.A. Bn.Camp Hood, Texas

Cpl. E. J. Hagan. 33949082Sqdn• T.3. Gower Field, Boise, Idaho

Pfc. A. A. CondronM. P. Det. Sta.. Compl. Brks. 1808Lamp Kilmer. Stehon. N. J.

A/S Edward M. Aigner. 32360576Sy. — W," Box 135, Amarillo, A.A.F., Texas

Gilbert G. Howard, E.M. 3/cM.C.T.C. Frontier BaseLittle Creek Branch. Norfolk, Va.

Cpl. James Gatto, 31785620, A.P.O. 524c/o Postmaster. Ncw York. N. Y.

Major Louis H. Niemann, Sig. C.128 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia 2, Pa.

Cpl. Theodore Sattler, 13177972Det., Ft. Robinson. Neb.

Lt. John A. ShadeClass 115. S. M.A.A.F.. San Marcos, Texas

0/C Alfred Gabler, 3359685111th Co., 3rd S.T.R., Ft. Benning, Ga.