Most Of The News
- AU The Time
i^pr^'ELVE. NOTI
bWA Project Is
miving Jobs To
ijprunswick Girls
Of Young Ladies
Put To Work MonH.
On Clerical Work In
nt^H^ffices Of Brunswick
ac^Bgunty Institutions
oflrcR 15 COUNTY
YA ADMINISTRATOR
I" Conjunction With
fHperintendent Of PubWelfare,
Who Plans
Inaugurate Other
NTA project giving cler|^B"(-Ployment
to a group of
frtween the ages of 16 and
. into effect Monday mornmost
of the young ladies I
assigned to offices in the
is a part of the National |
Hjtt Administration's project I
these unemployed young I
an opportunity for gain-1
(npioyment while also revaluable
training and exLater
on in the project,
h^Bramty for special training
given them in order that
^Kntay become more proficient
type of work.
I following young wura
it work in the offices deed;
Evelyn Autry and WilUT.ett,
clerk of court; Thelillers.
board of education;
Arnold and Doris Lewis,
e office; Doris Corlette and
ilae Smith, county health
Mary L. Potter and MarBartells,
home demonstrajent:
Lois Jane Bussell^
jis Watkins, register of
Annie Moore Harker and
N'iernsee, county auditor;
(. Watts and Virginia McSouthport
high school.
Russ, superintendent of
welfare, says that he
son to be able to work
roject for a lunch room
runswick County training
nd also several projects
various mattress making
ir. die county. In order
iligible for the clerical
project it is required
se participating be high
raduates. This, however,
requisite for the projects
. Russ hopes to organle
mattress making cenhe
is anxious to get
act with unemployed
Is between the ages of
i years of age who are
in work of this nature,
je scale for these NYA
i 20-cents per hour.
s As Judge
a-.? cll,
I lower ijiiuw
Bragaw Visited
ton Over Weekid
Was Judge At
a Show
Bragaw, of Orton,
! the judges at the
j\v at Charleston last
so attended the Camit
Savannah, Ga., and
the show at Georgeon
the 11th of this
i is also preparing to
ellia show the latter
uary. It can be safehat
the far-famed
ounty gardens at Orn
will be well repretoth
the Wilmington
own events. The Ori
are now presenting
fusion of bloom, a
sn be easily underit
is known that
50 different varieties
er are being grown
ors and tourists are
ng in to Orton, atle
camellias and genful
scenery. A little
oe azaleas hold forth
ns are for all prci
for tourist visitors
ses Tried
ore Recorder
cases were disposed
Igc Walter M. Stanan
Recorder's court
ves, white, pleaded
rges of public drunkjudgment
was with
luss. white, pleaded
"ges of public drunkW'as
given 30 days
. this judgment bcI
upon payment of a
5 and costs.
NESS TRIP
k and R. I. Mintz,
urney, returned Frlni
a business trip to
D. c.
TH]
I
if ? -?
Battling
FIGHT TWINS?Johnie
ther, Rothwell, right, are in
Golden Gloves Tournament i
day night at Legion Stadium,
other Golden Glove campaij
well's first try.?(Star-News
Receiving Apf
For Croj
. *
Miss Ruth Holden Is In'
Charge Of Brunswick
Of {ton I** RuIU- 1
vvumj ass wiuiuing
Of County Agent's
Office
FARMERS MAY GET
CASH ADVANCES
Money Is Loaned Farmers
V/ith Lien On Crops To
Be Produced As Security;
Should Apply
Soon
W. F. King, field supervisor for
the Emergency Crop and Feed
Loan Office, announced today
that _ .emergency , crop and feed,
loans tor 1941 are available to
farmers in Brunswick county and
applications for these loans are
now being received In county
agent's office at Supply.
As in the past these loans will
be made to farmers whose cash
requirements are small and who
are ineligible for a loan from
other sources including production
credit associations. Money
will be loaned to meet the applicant's
necessary cash needs for
preparing and cultivating his
crops or for purchasing or producing
feed for livestock.
Borrowers who obtain loans for ;
production of cash crops are re- 1
quired to give as security a first ]
lien on the crops financed and, ;
J- fnr Inans for the DUr- ,
lit vaovo *
chasing or producing of feed for j
livestock, a first lien on the livestock
to be fed. ,
A supply of application forms ,
are now available, and Miss Ruth ;
Holden is serving as receiving j
agent for Brunswick county at j
the office of the county agent. j
Schedule Change 1
For St. Phillips !
i
There will be a regular preach- 1
ing 'service at St. Phillips Episcopal
church Sunday evening at 1
7:30 o'clock and thereafter on I
each second Sunday evening un- I
til further notice. 1
There will be no change in the 1
schedule calling for morning serv- t
ices each Sunday save for the r
fact that the pulpit for this hour i
on each second Sunday will be i
filled by a lay reader.
Finch Deserves
Top Sergant
If the U. S. Army ever needs i
men badiy enough to draft
some of these leisure-loving
boys around Southport, John
Boyd Finch ought to get a
good offer for a job as top
sergeant; for where else will
the war lords be able to discover
a man who can lead
these lads on a voluntary hike
of six or eight miles and make
then think its fun?
The hike occurred Idst week.
For heckling purposes a group
of local boys began following
J. B. Finch around town in a
single line, a la Legionnaire.
The tomfoolery continued so
John decided to give them a
real hike. Leaving the waterfront
where they had gathered
they headed for Garrett's pasture.
, The -whole, train of eight was
still intact when they passed
this landmark and followed
through the woods faithfully.
After much winding and weav
E ST
A Go<
4-PAGES TODAY
Brothers
> ' SfjSS
Simmons, left, and his brotraining
for the Star-News
jvhich will begin next TuesJohnie
is a veteran of three
jns, but this will be RothCut.)
>lications
3 - Seed Loans
? ?
Unexploded Shell
Found By Youth
I I
Looking for firewood while
his father was fishing near the
cast end of Bald Head island
one day last week, Sonny Totter
looked into a hole in the
decayed stump of a large oak
tree and found an 18 inch projectile
that had evidently been
intended for some comparativly
modern weapon.
The projectile weighs about
40 pounds, and was intended to
be fired from a shell and to
explode on striking tho object
at which it was aimed. If It
was actually fired from a gun
it failed to explode. The cap
is still in the tip.
Waccamaw Falls
Twice To Bolivia
Both Boys And Girls Of
Visiting Teams Win;
Girls Contest Is Unusually
Close
The Waccamaw teams were
host to the Bolivia teams on
Thursday night in the Waccamaw
gymnasium. This was the
first game that Waccamaw had
played in the regular county series,
due to an epidemic of flu.
The Bolivia lassies experienced
110 easy victory over the Wac:amaw
girls, but finally won 2825.
The game was hard fought
ind the competition keen enough
to afford plenty thrills and enfcrtninment
for the spectators.
tVhen the final whistle blew, it
vas found that C. Stone led the
scoring for Bolivia, with G. Lewis
running second. L. Bennett was
;op scorer for Waccamaw, with
V. Sellers caging one point less.
Hie Bolivia boys found their
rictory over the Waccamaw boys
;o be somewhat easier. However,
die Waccamaw team played a
aard, clean game, with only one
:oul recorded against them. When
die final whistle blew, the score
vas a 34-15 victory in Bolivia's
iavor. This wide gap in the final
score is no indication that the
(Continued on page 4)
i Rating Of
In U. S. Army
ing the caravan finally emerged
from the woods out at
Hart's. Here fatigue seized half
the party and they dropped
out. The rest of the group proceeded
toward the beach, turning
off at Robert Jones' home,
and continuing to the county
home. Sighs of relief were
heard as J. B. headed for town.
He turned, however, and covered
what seemed the entire
woods back of the home.
Finally coming in sight of the
river road on the other side of
the dairy, the party turned for
town. The pace was a fast one
and only the sight of home in
the distance kept the followers
following.
Thankful that business called
him, the footsore boys stuck
out the hike and were treated
'on the house' w'icn they reached
the pool rojm. Only fresh
member was the leader, John
Boyd, who had the added
weight of a heavy overcoat ? <
i
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)d News paper
Southport, N. C., Wed
Bills Governing
County Affairs
Are Introduced
One Has To Do With Permitting
Officers of Brunswick,
Onslow, Pender
And New Hanover Counties
To Make Arrests
WOULD ESTABLISH
COMMON BOUNDARY
Other Bill Would Pay Sum
Of $600.00 To Father
Of Child Killed By
Brunswick County
School Bus
During the past week two local
bills were introduced by Representative
J. W. Ruark of Brunswick
county and Representative
Morris of New Hanover.
HB 58. New Hanover, Onslow,
Pender and Brunswick counties)
"To Authorize the sheriffs and
certain officers of New Hanover,
Onslow, Pender and Brunswick
counties to make arrests outside
of their own counties." (Would
allow Sheriffs and regularly appointed
and bonded deputies of
four counties named to arrest
foe felony or misdemeanor committed
in any of the four counties).
Introduced by Morris and
others, January 23. Sent to Committee
on Judiciary 1.
J?B 126. (Private?Brunswick
County) "To provide compensation
for the death of Rachel Valerie
Jones, killed when run over
by a school bus in Brunswick
county." (Would appropriate $600
to father of deceased school child
to cover death and burial expenses,
in school-bus accident case
not covered by statute.) Introduced
by Morris and Ruark, January
30. Sent to Committee on Appropriations.
CALENDAR ACTION
Status of Bills as of February
1)
HB 58 (Joint Arrests)?Passed
both House and Senate.
HB 126 (Jones Relief)?In Appropriations
Committee.
J. W. Yates Dies
In Wilmington
Was Former Officer In
Peoples United Bank At
Southport And Was Well
Known Here
Funeral rites for Joseph Walker
Yates, 68, former bank executive
and building inspector of
the City of Wilmington, who died
at his home at 110 North Fourth
street Monday morning after a
short illness, were held from
Grace Methodist church yesterday
morning at 11:30 o'clock.
Mr. Yates was a former officer
of the Peoples United Bank at
Southport and was well-known
throughout the county.
The Rev. J. F. Herbert conducted
the services. Interment
followed in Oakdale cemetery.
Active palbearers were: WilHam
C.. .Tames. Michael C. Brown.
John McLaurin Mills, Harry Stovall,
Jr., James I. Metts, James D.
Carr and W. C. Harriss, Jr.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Rena Mills Yates, a daughter,
Mrs. H. Richards, a son, J.
W. Yates, Jr., of Raleigh and
Wilmington; a brother, C. W.
Yates, of Wilmington, and a sister,
Mrs. John C. Wooten, of
Greenville.
County Contests
At Bolivia Soon
P,-T. A. Sponsored Recitation-Declamation
Contest
To Be Held February 13
In School Auditorium
The inter-school recitation declamation
contest sponsored by
the Brunswick County Council of
Parent-Teacher Associations will
be held in the Bolivia school auditorium
on Feb. 13th 7:30 p. m.
instead of on Feb. 7th.
The change of date was necessary
due to the flu epidemic in
the county.
All five schools are planning
to have entrants, and much interest
has been taken in the local
elimination contests.
Mrs. L. H. Reynolds, Leland, is
president of the County Council
and Mrs. Geo. Cannon is contest
chairman.
Southport P.-T. A. will be hostess
for this meeting and is planning
an interesting preliminary
program.
The Bolivia Glee Club will sing
during the evening and the public
is invited to attend.
SURGICAL PATIENT
D. L. Hickman of Winnabow
entered Dosher Memorial Hospital
Saturday for surgical treatment
P0R1
In A Good Coi
nesday, February 5th,
School Resumed
Here Following
Flu Epidemic
Classes At Southport High
School Continued Monday
After Being Postponed
Throughout Last
Week
ALL SCHOOLS IN
COUNTY GOING
Reports From Various Sections
Of County Indicate
That Prevalence Of Influenza
Is On The
Wane
Classes were resumed at Southport
high school Monday morning
after the local school had remained
closed throughout last
week due to the epidemic of influenza
that had cut deeply into
daily attendance figures.
Out at Waccamaw, school was
resumed last Wednesday after a
two-week layoff due to the flu.
No other schools found it necessary
to close, according to Miss
Annie May Woodside, county
superintendent, but attendance
averages have suffered in every
one of the county institutions.
Since faculty strength for each
school is based upon average daily
attendance figures, miss Woodside
says that it is of greatest
importance for parents to cooperate
with school authorities in
having their children attend
school regularly throughout the
remainder of this school year.
"We do not want to lose any of
our teachers", she said.
Reports from all sections of the
county Indicate that the prevalence
of influenza is on the wane.
This certainly is true in Southport
and vicinity and representatives
from other points in Brunswick
report improved conditions.
Mrs. Brinkman Is
Seriously Hurt
Southport Lady Is Patient
At Dosher Memorial Hospital
Suffering From
Head Injuries
Mrs. S. L. Brinkman is showing
satisfactory improvement at
Dosher Memorial Hospital where
she has been a patient since
Saturday suffering from severe
head injuries sustained in an
automobile accident.
The wreck occurred when her
car, driven by Lester Davis of
Southport, crashed into a tree beside
one of the streets back of
Southport Service Station and
threw her forward through the
windshield. For a time it was
rumored about town that she had
been killed, but after being unconscious
for several hours at
the hospital she rallied and now
aDDcars to be recovering as rap
idly as could be expected.
Davis was arrested and charged
with drunk driving, reckless
operation and speeding. He is being
held under a $500-bond.
Leland Splits
With Waccamaw
Leland Boys Won Over
Waccamaw Last Night
But Girls Were Defeated
By Waccamaw Sextet
Leland boys returned to their
winning ways last night with a
34-14 decision over Waccamaw,
giving the victors a record of
two wins and one loss in the
county series.
The Leland girls were less
fortunate, dropping a 30-21 contest
to the Waccamaw lassies.
The Waccamaw girls pulled
out to an 18-14 lead at the half
and were never seriously threatened.
Bennett with 11 points set
the pace for the winners, while
Elizabeth King with 122, and
Ethel Douglas with 4 led Leland.
Iceland's boys had their way
most of the time in the final
t'lt, holding a lead of 23-5 at the
end of the half. Willetts with 14
points led the winners, while Inman
with 9 set the pace for
Waccamaw.
As matter now stand in the
county series, the undefeated Bol-?
ivia teams lead in both the boys
and girls divisions of the Brunswick
county championship. Because
of postponements during
the flu epidemic and incomplete
reports on games it is not possible
to arrange the proper standing
of the clubs for this week.
Before the next paper, however,
this information will be made
available, and it is hoped that a
complete, revised schedule may
also be published.
r pil
nmunity
1941 pubusi
Torpedo Boats
Local Doc
Two Of Navy's Latest Type J
Tuesday Afternoon And
Today; Aviation-Typ
Two U. S. Navy torpedo
boats, P. T. 3, Captain Swift
and P. T. 4, Captain Rice,
spent last night here and left
early this morning to continue
their trip to the Gulf of Mexico,
where the fleet will maneuver.
The trip here was via the
inland waterway, but when the
little craft left Southport they
went outside.
P. T. 1 and 2, went through
last week. The boats P. T. 5
and 6 are now somewhere in
the vicinity of Norfolk and P.
T. 7 and 8 were scheduled to
be in Philadelphia last night, according
to private advice received
here from Camden, N. J.
the rest of the fleet will be
strung out and passing through
Table Shows E
Believ
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J
January Brought
Winter Weather
King Winter came roaring In .
behind his white steed of frost
and ice during January to bring
about a complete revel sal of
December weather that had
been characterized chiefly by
its mildness.
There were plenty of freezing
days during the month,
low reading being recorded on
January 6th and January 20th 1
when the mercury dropped to ]
the 25-degree mark. However, ]
twice during the month the (
high reading for the day show- i
ed 68-degrees. This was true I
on January 2nd and on January 1
16th. i
Total rainfall for the 31-day c
l>erlod was 1.96-inches. There I
were 18 clear days, 10 partly i
cloudy days and 2 cloudy days. '
Prevailing wind was from the I
northwest. There was fog on <
January loth and on January t
23rd.
Schools Receive
Library Books |
Volumes Being Purchased !
U/:*L D_? | D 1
tt llil ixciuuu nckcifcu |
From State School Com-1
mission From Textbook |
Rental Fees
Miss Annie May Woodside,
county superintendent of schools,
says that $1,800 worth of library
books have been ordered for the
five consolidated schools ' of the
county with funds returned to
the Brunswick county school system
from the state school commission.
,
This money came as a result (
of a refund plan that has been
adopted by the state, returning
rental fees for supplementary
books as soon as the state has
received the full purchase price .
Of these books. '
* Most of this fund this j ear
was spent for library books, says
Miss Woodside. The fund is pro
rated to the schools according
to the amount paid in, and Shallotte
and Waccamaw therefore
will receive the greatest number c
of books. These wil help build e
up the libraries at these schools, r
pointed out the county superin- s
tendent, and will soon make it f
possible for Waccamaw and e
Shallotte to qualify for the State e
accredited school list.
Weatherman P
Trick On
The most embarasscd man
ill town Monday was W. B.
Keziah, secretary of the Brunswick
County Chamber of Commerce.
Four visitors were here from
Baltimore, Md.. and one of the
chief attractions of this area
had been the promise of nearFlorida
weather. Furthermore,
the man loudest in praise for
the mildness of Southport's climate
was Keziah.
It. had rained all morning,
and the mercury showed a reluctance
to leave the freezing
point. Then it happened: First
came the sleet, then the snow.
Not enough to stick, mind you,
but enough to make Keziah's
face very, very red.
This unseemly conduct on the
part of the weatherman soon
stopped, and the temperature
,0T
iED EVERY WEDNESDAY
i Remain At 1
ks Overnight
iurface Craft Came In Late
Left Via Outside Route ]
e Gas Put Aboard
at intervals of three or four
days.
Captain Swift and Captain
Rice had a bit of trouble here
in the matter of locating high
octane gas for Jheir ships. Carl
Gunnerson, local oil distributor,
with the cooperation of R. L. '
Thompson, local marine filling
station man, finally was able to
arrange for a tank truck to
bring in the gas and fuel the
ships early this morning.
The little ships cairy four
torpedoes each. They are said
to be about the fastest things
that travel on water and
are known as suicide boats. 1
The crews are made up of <
men who are virtually hand- y
picked/ ]
Irunswick ,
<
es In Forests j
Report Included In Record '
Of Board Of Conserva- ,
tion And Development ,
Shows County Leads j
Other Co-Operators <
RESULTS OF FIRE 1
PROGRAM OBVIOUS <
l
Unusually Large Forest .
Area In County Makes It <
Necessary To Expend
Unusually Large sum
For Protection
i
One of the most interesting j
?mparative tables in fhe Eighth
3iennial Report of the Depart- ,
nent "f Conservation and Devel- |
jpmenc released during the past ]
veek pertains to forest fire pro- ]
action and cooperation from the ;
,'arious counties. These tables
ihow that since 1935 Brunswick
?unty has led All other couii- |
Jes in North Carolina in the
lum appropriated for cooperation,
fhe annual Brunswick appropria:ion
has been {2,000 and the near;st
any other county has come
[0 that sum has been J1.S00.
Considering its huge land area
ind the fact that 82 percent of
[he land area is classed as woodAnd,
the cooperation on the part
jf Brunswick is not really so
jreat as may seem at first '
fiance. Also, dollar for dollar, <
he money invested by Brunswick (
:ounty for forest fire protection 1
s probably bringing returns worth
[wice as much as is money in- I
,'csted for any other purpose. 1
The results of the investments <
iuring the past few years may
se seen in young forests growing 1
>n every hand. The county is <
low producing the most valu- *
ible crop that has been grown <
n its boundaries since the na- '
.ural timber was destroyed. With- ?
n a few years the results will ?
>c all the more striking. i
1
n j n i!.i \
uoncora isenusi
Here For Hunting
Dr. J. V. Davis Returned
To Southport Monday
With Fox Hounds And Is
Planning To Do Some
Hunting s
Dr. J. V. Davis of Concord c
ame in Monday with a pack of >
ight beautiful fox hounds. To a
eprcsentative of this paper he
tated he would be here until the
irst of March and planned to
ngage in daily fox hunts, whenver
the weather will permit
(Continued on page 4)
lays Dirty
W. B. Keziah
climbed during thS afternoon
under the persuasive nursing of
the sun. By nightfall Keziah
was all set with his alibi.
"That was just a little flurry
that got way off its scheduled
course", he stated emphatically.
"Must have been a spell of
north-bound winter weather.
Since the war it has been mighty
difficult to keep an accurate
check upon the weather and
this little snow just got lost
on the way to its proper destination."
The Baltimore visitors are
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brooks and
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ridgley. The
men wanted to do a little quail
hunting and the l&dies wanted
to go along to watch. They arc
still here, and since Monday
have had the benefit of mighty
pretty weather.
The Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
$1.50 PER YEAS
Mrs. Styron Is
Re-Elected Head
Of Woman's Club
[3 Now Rounding Out First
Year As President Of
Woman's Organization
And Will Serve During
Next Year
CHANGES MADE
AMONG CHAIRMEN
Other Changes Noted In
The Official Personnel
Of Club, Though Several
Places Remain
Same
Mrs. William Styron was rejected
for the 1941-1942 Club
fear to serve as president of the
3outhport Woman's Club, the
'lection having been held on
iVednesday afternoon in the club
rooms. This will be her second
fear in the office.
As vice-president, succeeding
Mrs. Prince O'Brien, the club
:hose Mrs. C. G. Ruark. Mrs.
James Harper will continue to
3e secretary and Mrs. Rudolph
Sanders will keep her office of
Lreasurer.
Several department chairmen
.vere changed, Mrs. H. H. Thomis
becoming literature chairman,
in which office she follows Mrs.
2. Ed Taylor.
Mrs. R. C. Daniel will con:inue
as chairman of the citizen-'
jhip department. Mrs. L. C. Fergus
will be replaced by Mrs.
James Carr as ways and me.'.ns
:halrman.
Mrs. R. I. Mintz will be music
chairman, taking the place of
Mrs. J. W. Ruark, who becomes
:hairman of the Garden Departnent,
the position formerly held
)y Mrs. Rufus Dosher.
Library trustees will remain
he same, these being Mrs. Wiliam
Styron, chairman; Mrs. A.
C. Vitou, Mrs. I. B. Bussell%
Mrs. C. Ed Taylor, John Eriksee
md J. Berg.
Orton Folders
Are Attractive
Color-Printed Literature U
Being Distributed With I
Idea Of Attracting Tour* $
ists R
Beautiful four-color folders, J
dentical in size with those put !
)Ut by the Brunswick County
Chamber of Commerce, arc now \
>eing distributed by Orton Plan-i
:ation and are adding much to .he
wonderful publicity that has f
jcen coming to Brunswick county; a
luring the past year. '5
One-half of the ,Orton folders
ire taken up with a huge pictiiro A
if the Orton Housl, showing id
10 many trees and the scroll gar- i
lens with the flowers in fdll
doom. Other pictures show the
icroll gardens, the garden entrince,
the February daffodil hardest,
tomb of "King Rogers
Moore," etc., the smaller color1 Jj
licture of Orton House, shown In ,
he Brunswick County Folders, Id. . H
ilso reproduced. V W
The work is one in which both | H
he Orton folks and the Bruns-t
vick County Chamber of Coriw |)
nerce are justly entitled to take
>ride. Orton is not only the big--!
jest Brunswick county publicity
isset, but outside of National
3arks it attracts more tourists ^
ind visitors to North Carolina
han anything else within the Jul
onfines of the state. jTide
Table ?
Following la the tide tabls M
for Southport during the neat ']
week. These hours are appro* M
ximately correct and were fnrnlshed
The State Fort F1M if}
through the courtesy of the
Cape Fear Pilot's Associates*
High Tide Low Hif
TIDE TABLE ff
Thursday, February 6
3:34 a. m. 9:33 a. m. H
3:10 p. m. 9:38 p. m. Jjfi
Friday, February 1
3:38 a. in. 10:18 a. m. M
4:16 p. m. 10.31 p. ru. jjfj
Saturday, February 8 ;
4:38 a. m. 11:10 a. m.
5:14 p. m. 11:13 p. in. ' J
Sunday, February 9 }'!
5:31 a. m. jt'j
6:03 p. m. 13:01 p. m. Jlaj
Monday, February 10 '?J
6:18 a. m. 0:04 a. m. 1
6:48 p. m. 13:48 p. m. <'j
Tuesday, February 11 > J
7:03 a. m. 0:34 a. in. Hi
7:31 p. m. 1:55 p. m. f.j
Wednesday, February 13 , !];
7:16 a. m. 1:43 a. n?.
8:15 p. m. 3:19 p. nii jfl