I
I fa pilot Covers
I Brunswick County
NO. 49
I^Number |
Kf Divorces In
Ifourt This Week
I l, Couples Granted DiKm*
During First Day
If Civil Court Which
I Convened Here Monday
ImTE WALTER L.
^ SMALL PRESIDING
L. Minor Actions, One
KLr Possession Of A
IK Disposed Of Up
I Ijntil Noon Tuesday
I. ^rd "number of divorce
K.one term were disposed
MM XV* - fcjone
week's term of BrunsE
county Superior Court for
Etna! of civil cases. Eight
Ety had their bonds of matriWLsevered
by court action,
jj divorces were settled upon
Ljgds of two year separation.
Egjpis were: McKeithan vs
Eeidian: Sewell vs Sewell;
C>p vs White; Carlisle vs CarE
Robins vs Robins; Bell vs
E Stodemire vs Studemire;
Ev vs Autry.
E'the case of Hewett vs RobEe
over possession of a piece
hud, judgment favoring the
^Ltdf was returned.
fc case of Hewett vs Gore
E possession of a dog, the
Egxnt was in favor of the
Etf. who sought to recover
pipy in payment for stud fee.
Hit) cases of Hewett vs SidE
were continued..
Bjgi record of the cou*t was
Epte up till noon recess TuesHjttle
Bits
I Of Big News
llm Events Of State,
Ration and World-Wide
Istcrest During Past
Week
Wmturated
I Decorated with State and
atonal colors and thronged
^M what is expected to |e a
Bnd crowd, Raleigh will wit
m the inauguration of the
at Governor elected by the
E peep:-; Thursday morning with .
* - ...a- j., i
I ewonui military uiapiay v>? i
MO troops. Fjnal plans for
Ike installation of Clyde Roark |
Bkt of Shelby and the offi-1
(to who will compose his I
Ihmistration were completed
Its luncheon here yesterday,
mil only the weather remaink
to be reckoned with.
Snapping
The family of kidnapped
taes Mattson cleared a
in again Tuesday for deal<
with his abductor and infested
it was expecting moMarily
a development?
Nsbly payment of the $28,"
ransom for release of the
fear-old boy. Certain officonceded
guardedly they
W looking for a "break" at
T time. The government's
eftilly concealed army of
chanters apparently continW
to keep its hands off the
in accordance with the
h of the father, Dr. W. W.
fetson.
Wtfdature Opens
Members of the 1937 GenAssembly,
who registered
^ droves at Raleigh hotels
^P*lay. will mark time toMJl
and tomorrow, awaiting
"forward march" signal
their officers. House and
B?ate will convene at noon
Bjay Organization of the two
aches and arrangements
tomorrow's inauguration
^ponies will be the prinbusiness
of the perfuncfcress
(Convenes
pow-w ,ws, the election
^Pdemocratic house leader,
ami a final polish *
an already scrubbed and
canitol provided bustl^pttminarins
Monday for the
of a busy session of con HAith
the convening hour
noon tomorrow, senate
&ats and house republicans
*iieir officers anu tu<^
* democrats met to > settle
I fc: campaign for the maK
p leadership between Rep.
K itlbum of Texas and Rep.
K f New York.
P h *1?, 184 to 127. The
Kt 'ils l^en a fighting new
KJ as chairman of the
commerce committee
I tCoatSl 1116 Pul,Uc utility
on page four)
ML
TH1
4-PAC
To Be In South
And
SUBMARINE?The U.
Thursday morning for a th
in front of the garrison, a
Submarine Ei
Arrive
w;ll Arriva At fane Feal
River Bar Early On Th?
Morning Of January 14:
To Be Met By Pilots
WILL TIE UP AT
GOVERNMENT DOCK
Thousands Of Visitors Art
Expected To Come To
Southport To See The
Boat While Visiting
Here
According to comnwnicatioi
received this week by W. E
Keziah, executive secretary o
the Civic Club, from Commande
E. C. Crawford, the U. S. ?
Perch is expected to arrive a
the Cape Fear river bar abou
9 o'clock on the morning of Jan
uary 14.
The boat is expected to leav
New London, Conn., the U. ?
submarine base, on the mornini
of January 11, stopping over
night at Fort Lafayette, N. Y
and continuing on down to South
port on January 12. Arrange
ments have been made to hav
a member of the Cape Fear Pilo
Association meet the visitin]
craft at the bar.
Plans for the entertainment o
officers and members of the crev
of the visiting submarine are be
ing made by Mayor John Erick
sen and the membra of the boar
of aldermen. W. B. Keziah, exe
cutive secretary of the Civic Clu
has been designated "contac
man" and is working in clos
with the civic bod}
While full details of the entei
tainment are not complete, It i
understood that on the evenini
of January 14 there will he i
dinner in honor of the officer;
On Friday evening there will b
a dance for officers and member
of the crew.
While the boat is here thou
sands of residents of easter
North Carolina are expected t
come to Southport for ,a firs
glimpse of a U. S. Submarim
(Continued on page four)
Master Of Wreck
Expresses
A letter of real appreciation
for the help given the
.crew and officers of the
Greek steamer Mount Dirfys,
lost last week on Frying Pan
! Shoals, has been written
Heide and company, agents
/or the ship, by M. Macris,
master of the ship.
The letter follows:
"I wish to express the deep
appreciation of myself, officers
and crew of the Mount
Dirfys, recently lost on Frying
Pan shoals, for the kind
treatment we have received,
j "First, I would like to
| thank the officers and crew
I of the Coast Guard cutter
Modoc and Calioone for their
assistance and kind treat,
merit when they came to our
i aid. i
"Second, I would like' to
thank the officers and crews
of the Oak Island and Cape
Fear Coast Guard stations
for their aid and kindness.
"Third, I wish to thank the
officers and men of the Cape
Fear Quarantine station for
harboring as so hospitably at
I thati* station.
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A Goo
1ES TODAY
iport Thursday, Fr
. Saturday, Januarj
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Pflifr
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S. S. PERCH, which will
Lree-day visit. She will be moi
nd thousands of visitors are <
tpected To
Here Thursday
[ I IF YOU WANT YOUR
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| MAIL. Ktn 1 J\ dua
"While we were putting up
the mail Sunday morning a
I number of persons came in
and called out to know if
there was a letter for them,"
said Postmaster L. T. Yaskell.
"Some of them may be
a little sore, because we started
out in the very beginning
sticking t? our rule of having
I no general delivery for the
Sunday morning mail."
f The obvious thing to do
r about this Sunday mail business
is to rent a post office
't box.
Expressions from several local
citizens regarding the Sunday
mall Indicate that there is
e general appreciation for this
, added service.
: Brunswick Man
Held In Wreck
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oruce muuujr , ^uu w
f Moody, Of Shallotte, Bev
ing Held In Columbus
County Jail Pending Inquest
Into Death Of Sec*
ond Victim
b Ed Williamson, prominent Coe
lumbus county man and one-time
r- J candidate for Sheriff, died Sun-iday
morning in the Columbus
s! County Hospital of injuries susg
I tained two weeks ago in an aua
| tomobile accident near Fair Bluff.
1.1 Will Dores, another Columbus
e county man, died a few hours
s following the wreck. V
j An automobile being driven by
-; Bruce Moody, of Shallotte, and
n also occupied by his father, G. C.
o Moody, came along behind the
it' Williamson machine at a rate of
;.' about 60 miles an hour, State
j (Continued on page four)
ed Greek Ship
ippreciation Of Aid
"Fourth, I wish to thank
all the good people of Southport
and Wilmington with
whom we came in contact,
for their fine hospitality toward
us.
"EMnaiiv t wish to thank
a.- I
you, our agents, for your
great kindness and assistance.
"Hospitality in a people is
a very fine quality and I
assure you that we, from the
ancient land of Greece, particularly
appreciate it, for we
hold hospitality to be a sacred
duty to stranger* in our
land.
"It has been mentioned in
one of the local papers that
the wreck of the Mount
Dlrfys be not destroyed, but
left on the shoals for the
use of fishing parties. It occurs
to me that this may be
a useful thing to do and perhaps
for many years fishermen
when going to the
Mount Dirfys will remember
how appreciative of their
kindness the master, officers
and crew of the wrecked ship
were of their great kindness
and hospitality,"
ME I
d Newspaper In
Southport, N. C.,
iday ?
r 14th, 15th, 16th j
R,
$ ''ij ?5 S* / ; > . M v
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wi
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.
' bo
arrive in 'Southport next P?
jred at the Government dock
expected to visit her. fo
Crew Of Mount
Dirfys Remains 5
Here For Week q
Were Quartered At Quarantine
Station From
Wednesday Night Until
Monday Morning
GO TO NEW YORK
IN CHARTERED BUS
Six Nationalities Represented
In Crew Of 31; Men
Came Ashore In South- na
poc. Aid Liked It u*
Officers and members of the at
crew of the Greek ship Mount pc
Dirfys, which went aground on vi
Frying Pan Shoals ten days ago, th
left Southport Monday at noon wi
for New York in a chartered bus.
The men had been quartered Ki
since last Wednesday night at fo
the quarantine station, pending al
arrangements for their removal vi'
to New "York. [er
Numbered in the crew were 22j cr
Greeks, 3 Egyptians, 3 Samoli- W
landers, 1 Dutchman, 1 Cylon in
and one African. While at the se
quarantine station tut; men wuc ?
allowed to come ashore for short co
visits, and apaprently they liked If
Southport very much. wi
Captain Marcis expressed ap- th
preclation for the influence local se
citizens exerted in asking that ne
the Mount Dirfys not be dynamited.
His was a sentimental se
reason, but local citizens were co
interested in the preservation of ed
a future feeding ground for trout, ca
Latest reports were to the effect m
that the ship would not be blown be
up. T1
Ri
Vacation Over, *
Students Return ^
Most Of The Vacationing 1
College Boys and Girls
Departed During The
Week-End To Resume
Studies F
The gay young group of college
students at home for the
Christmas holidays departed over
the week-end for their respective
| schools. ce
Misses Lois Mae Ward and gt
Josephine Smith returned to ec
Meredith; Joe Ruark, Jr., and bi
Ike Robinson returned to State se
College; Claude Jones returned
to Wake Forest; Miss Anna p?
Taylor returned to Greensboro a
College; Miss Dorothy Bell re- ci
turned to High Point College; D
Tommie Thompson returned to th
Clemson; David Watson and Dan re
(Continued on Page 4)
te
Funeral Services a
For W. H. Floyd
I
Funeral services for Capt. W.
H. (Bill) Floyd, who died in the
Brunswick hospital Tuesday of
last week were held Wednesday
afternoon. Mr. Floyd, 82, was a C
resident of the Seaside commun- W
ity, and was a veteran skipper, gi
He is survived by the following a
sons and daughters: Mrs. L. C. B
Arnold, Mrs. Richmond Cumbee, W
? - - - ? ? i.l_ n
Mrs. Henry Stngletary, sou in- r
port; Mrs. H. Edwards, Bladen- p<
boro and Mrs. W. D. Todd, R. G.,!
W. W., Jim, George, Tom, and ti
Pink Floyd also Robert Floyd of tt
the Palmatta dredge. Mr. Floyd tc
leaves many grandchildren and tt
great-grandchildren. it
*
PORr
A Good Com
Wednesday, Janua
ioard Of County
!ommissioners In
Regular Session
outine Business, Including
Tax Adjustments, Revisal
Of Inability List And
Approval Of Bills Took
Up Time
URAL POLICEMEN
ARE DISCONTINUED
his Action, Taken At an
earlier Meeting Of The
Board, Be ame Effective
On December 31
Members of the Brunswick
unty board cI commissioners
et Monday for their regular
st-of-the-month meeting. The
eater part of the day was deited
to routine business.
A review was made in the
ability list, and one or two
anges were made. There were
plications for tax adjustments,
th favorable actions upon two.
lis for the county were exnined
and approved.
At a previous meeting of the
ard a resolution was adopted
oviding for the discontinuation
the rural policemen after Deciber
31. This order affects the
llowing men: D. L. Ganey, J.
Sullivan, O. D. PhelpsI and
P. Bellamy. *
The clerk of the board was [
structed to order two pairs of)
ndcuffs and two blackjacks for
e sheriff.
Committee For
Visiting Yachts
rhen Yachts Arrive Here
With Important Persons
Aboard Plans Will Be
Made To Call On Them
Aboard Their Boat
Recognizing the fact that many
tionally known figures in the
si-fcas and industrial world are
equently stopping at Southport
loard their yachts, the Southirt
Civic Club has formed a
siting committee to call on
ese people when such action
111 not be intruding.
As is already konwn W. B.
eziah, the executive secretary
r the club, is a visitor aboard
1 the yachts where he interews
either the captain or own,
getting a' registry of the
afts and their" home ports,
hen a boat comes in with an
lportant personage aboard the
cretary plans to ask for an inrview
for a couple of the men
mposing his visitors committee.
this interview is granted he
ill pick up available men, give
em wnaiever imm mr iw uiU
nd them along to talk busies
or industry to the visitor.
Members of the club have been
lected to serve on this visitors
mmittee. Only two will be call[
on at a time. When ocassion
,11s for it officials of the Woan's
Club or city officials will
i called upon to make the visits,
le Civic Club's committee is,
nfus Dosher, Joe Loughlin, R. E.
;ntelle, J. Berg, H. M. Shannon,
obert W. Davis, H. B. Smith
id James M. Harper.
Veather During
Last Month Good
ine Weather During The
Christmas Holidays Appreciated
Following Last
Year's Winter Blast
Weather for the month of Dember
was, on the whole, very
>od. It was particularly welcom1
by residents who recall the
tter cold days of trfe yuletide
ason of a year ago.
Coldest day of the month just
ist was on December 21, when
reading of 29 degrees was offially
recorded. Six days later, on
ecember 27, the warmest day of
le month occurred, with a high
ading of 73 degrees.
There was some rainfall on fifen
days during the month, with
total of 4.32 inches. There
(Continued On Page 4.)
Wilmington's Mayor
Will Meet Boat
In a very cordial letter to the
ivic Club secretary, Mayor
falter H. Blair of Wilmington
ives assurance that it will be
pleasure for him and the
oard of City Commissioners of
filmington to vifcit the U. S.
erch during her stay at South>rt.
The Mayor also gave assurance
lat he would pass on the inviition
to the citizens of Wilming>n
in general and he was sure
lat many of them would accept
Iti.
what you say about your
hopes of building a Yacht
Basin during' the coming
year. I know of no place that
needs one more than Southport
. . . It might interest
you to know that there are
many wealthy men who reside
in the interior of North
and South Carolina within
150 miles of Southport who
own large yachts and keep
them at Norfolk or Charles
pppr -
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munity
ry 6th, 1937 PUBLI:
Customs Offic
In Dividii
Several Southport Men Vis
Freighter Mount Dirfys I
move Articl
United States customs officials
stepped in Tuesday to take a
hand in the matter of dividing
the spoils salvaged during the
past week by Southport boatmen
from the abandoned Greek freighter
Mount Dirfys.
Since the vessel was abandoned
last Wednesday by her crew,
small Southport boats have made
several trips for the purpose of
taking off articles of value
Among the salvaged items was
a bale of hemp rope, three lifeboats,
navigation instruments,
paint, food supplies and various
other things easily removed from
the grounded steamer to the
smaller boats.
7 wo Pulp Mat
Interestei
j '
RULES REGARDING
VISITING BOAT
"Owing to the limited space
in a submarine, and due to
the confidential nature of the
greater part or tne snip, me
compartments open to visitors
are limited", said Commander
E. C. Crawford, of the submarine
Perch, in a letter received
this week' by W. B.
Kcziah, secretary of the Civic
Club.
"Every effort will be made
to care for all visitors", he
continued, "but the number
that can go below at one time
is definitely limited. As you
probably know, in order to
get below decks it is necessary
to climb down a straight
[ ladder. This is confusing and
sometimes embarrassing to
| ladies who desire to go below".
| Special Chart
I Sent By Millis
, District Engineer Not Only
Grants Permission For
Submarine To Moor At
Government Dock, But
Prepares Chart Showing
Depths
In preparing for next weeks
visit of the submarine Perch the
Civic Club feels that many
thanks are due to Major Ralph
Millis, officer in charge of the
U. S. Army Engineers office in
Wilmington. Major Millis courteously
extended the use of the
Engineers Dock during the stay
of the Perch at Southport and
even went further by preparing
a special chart for the use of
the visiting ship.
This chart shows the various
depths in and around the South1
port harbor. Major Millis sent
a copy direct to the Perch at
(Continued on Page 4)
Ask Appropriations
For River Work
Included in the $1,000,000 asked
by Major General E. M. Markham
for rivers and harbors in
North Carolina was $225,000.00
for the maintenance of the Cape
Fear River at and below Wilmington.
For the maintenance of the -inland
waterway from Southport to
Winyah bay a total of $123,000
was asked.
Sees Important As
In Construct
* fVvo Rolti.
A 1IICU1UC1 Ui M.v ??
more Yacht Club in an official
capacity there and also
interested in other boating
organizations 'ias given the
South port Civic Club some
Interesting and valuable
views regarding boating matters
here. This party trf well
acquainted with local conditions
through his contacts
with the yachtsmen. Parts of
his letter to the secretary of
the Civic Club are as follows:
"I am most interested in
y'V- - ipppjp
,0T [
SHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
ers Take Hand J
ig Ship's Spoils I
ited The Abandoned Greek
)uring Past Week To Reies
Of Value ^
( No sooner was the division of
the spoils made among the men
than officials from Ihe customs
house in Wilmington appeared on
the scene to demand an import
tax be paid upon all articles }
brought in. Satisfactory arrangei
ments were completed between
the government agents and the p
j local men.
| The Mount Dirfys went aground
on Frying Pan Shoals about 19
miles from the Cape Fear river
bar on Saturday after Christmas.
It is reported by those who have
visited her that the ship is slowly
breaking in the middle. Efforts ?
to board her in quest of spoils
have been handicapped by extre- z
|mely rough seas.
i ufacturers
{In Brunswick:
r o
Brunswick County Is 3rd '
Among North Carolina
Counties In Total Forest f
* I T I A J t
Avrctt: a. wu jucaucrs nu- ^
join County
SEEK INFORMATION ?
REGARDING SUPPLY ,
?3
Land Owners Of County "
Asked To Investigate t
Possible Production Of i
Pulp Wood And Sub- p
mit Fast To Club c
Within the past week contacts i,
have been made by the Southport t
Qvie Club affording justification v
for a belief that a large paper v
company in New York state and
another company nearer than
there are both becoming interested
enough to make inquiries regarding
the possibilities of pap r
manufacturing in Brunswick. i
The State Port Pilot can vouch I
for the fact that the information
received was from a reliable
source. The club got in touch
with both of the interested companies
Monday of this week and ,
it is likely that a representative *
from one or both will be in this
county in a short time to look
Into the situation.
Naturally, the Civic Club sho
uld be in a position to suppiy
a lot of information' as to the
amount of raw material in Brunswick
available for such a mill.
By raw material, readily available,
is meant pine timber from
eight years growth onwards.
Since land owners who have timber
would naturally porfit greatly
by the establishment of a
paper mill in Brunswick, it
might be well for all men to
make an immediate survey and
write W. B. Keziah, executive
secretary of the Civic .Club, advising
him how many acres of
land they have in timber and its
approximate stage of growth",
density, etc.
It is hoped that in response
. to this request enough answers
will be received to at least permit
a rough estimate being made
of the entire available supply.
There is much young timber in
Brunswick and it is valuable. It
' would be still more valuable if
the right sort of a market could
. be established for it A paper
mill in Brunswick would afford
: the best market in the world for
i the timber grown in the county.
! As has already been stated, it
is the land and timber owners
who will reap the highest,degree
of benefit if enough facts can
be assembled to interest the mill
i people to build. Therefore, it ap- 1
(Continued on page four)
set To City
ion Of Yacht Basin
ton, and who would rather
keep them at South port if
there was a decent place to
keep a yacht there. I know
of one weathy cotton mill
owner of South Carolina,
near the North Carolina line
and within a hundred miles
of South port. He comes
North every summer and
charters a boat and crew. I
have secured several charters
for him. I asked him why
he did not own a boat and he
replied, "Where woul() I keep
it?" Many others who live
in the North ' would keep
their boats in Southport between
Labor Day and Christ
mas and between Easter and
Decoration Day ... If there
was any place to keep them".
"The average yacht based
at Southport would' spend at
least }1,000 per year among
your merchants . . . The
average boats cost their owners
not less than $500 per
(Continued on Page 4)
Most Of The News
All The Time
$1.50 PER
Appeal Made For
Friendly Welcome
lo City's Guests
ilayor And Secretary Of
Civic Club Ask 1Hiat
Citizens Extend Hospitality
For Which Southport
Is Famous
iOPED THAT MANY
VISITORS WILL COME
:riendliness And Simple
Welcome Will Characterize
_ Attitude Of Entertainment
Committee
The following letter from
louthport's Mayor and the seceta
ry of the Southport Civic
:iub is an appeal to the citiens
for their cooperation next
reek in welcoming officers and
nembers of the crew of the visit- j
ig submarine Perch:
"If the hopes of the city offi- 1
ials and the Civic Club are fullilled,
just plain friendliness and 1
n earnest welcome to Southport
rill constitute the main things j
n the program for the visit of
he U. S. S. Perch next week.
"The coming of the vessel is .
n event in which it is hoped I
hat all of our citizens will paricipate,
from the humblest to
he highest. We can and should
.11 work together to bring to .-j
he forefront the traditional
louthport hospitality and friendmess
for visitors.
"The vessel is not being made
o individuals or organizations,
t is a visit to the folks of Southiort
and to those of Brunswick j
ounty and of North Carolina.
"A splendid but simple welcome
3 the plan in view. It is hoped
hat the people from far and near
rtll come to visit the good ship
,-hile she is in our harbor.
" John Ericksen, Mayor
"City of Southport
"W. B. Kezlah, secretary ,
"Southport Civic Club."
Busy Day For . j
Recorder Judge I
Numerous Case* Covering
A Variety Of Offen.es
Were Tried Wednesday
Before Judge Joe W.
Ruark
Last Wednesday was a busy
lay in the Brunswick county
tecorder'a court, as numerous >3
ases covering a wide variety of
iffenses were disposed of. ... ? !
Gladys Maultsby, colored, pleided
guilty of driving without a
>roper driver's licenses. Judgment .a
va.s suspended upon payment of
he costs. E. A. Henby, colored, i j
vas involved in the same' case,
>eing charged with permitting
ler to drive without proper license.
He, too, pleaded guilty and
udgment was suspended upon
jayment of the cost.
J. S. Edwards, white, was *1
'ound guilty of reckless operaion.
Judgment was suspended
lpon payment of the costs.
John Browning, white, was
'ound guilty of operating a mot- ' $
)r vehicle without the proper
icense. Judgment was suspended
ipon payment of the costs.
The case against George Jackwn,
colored, for larceny was nol
crossed.
Kytie Roberson, white, pleaded
guilty to charges of being a nuilance.
- Judgment was suspended _
jDon condition that the defendant 53
remain of good behavior for a
period of 2 years and pay the
:osts of the action.
Danvia Holden, white, was M
charged with being a nuisance .
(Continued on Page Four)
Tide Table J
Following ie the tide table ?
for Southport during the next
week. Thea*- hours are approximately
correct and were furnished
The State Fort Pilot
through the courtesy of the
Cape Fear Pilot's Association. j
High Tide Low Tide
Thursday, December 24 s|j
3:52 a. m. 10:26 a. m. |
4:25 p. m. 10:32 p. m.
Friday, December 25
4:53 a. m. 11:23 a. m. J|
5:26 p. m. 11:28 p. m. %
Saturday, December 26 .M
5:51 a. m.
6:21 p. na. 12:26 p. m.
Sunday, December 27
6:41 a. m. 0:23 a. m.
7:11 p. m. 1:15 p. m.
Monday, December 28
7:30 a. m. 1:18 a. m. -a
7:58 p. m. 2.65 p. m.
Tuesday, December 26
8:17 a. m. 2:16 a. m. oM
8:46 p. m. 2:63 p. m. U
Wediteeday, December 36
6:03 a. m. 2:58 a. m. J!
9:35 p. m. 3:38 p. m. ^
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