I Most Of The News
I AU The Time
KTrWELVE. NO. 4
en Leaving To
Begin Service
I |n Armed Force
South port Men And
VSeveral Others From Out
[n The County Will Go
|l |nto Active Service With
\aval Reserves
BL-ILL REPORT AT
GEORGETOWN, S. C.
H||n(.Man Quota Called For
Wfrom Selective Service
?1 Board On January 10,
H To Be Filled By
Volunteers
pve Southport men and severa
from other points in the
who are members of the
B- ; N Reserve have been
^Etfrd to report at Georgetown,
on .January 2 for active
men are of Class V-6 o 1
A Sixth Naval district, with
i^tquarters at Charleston, S. C
them volunteered several
' active duty with
.K| Naval Reserve and are now
Kri called.
* eluded in the group are
Ijgjjriie Sxvann. Boatswains mate
Ct class. Boyd Moore, Coxmate:
and Walter AldUf
Russell St. George and
tjcfce Webb, 1st class seamen,
Ercral other men from this counk
most of them from the vicint
of Shallotte, also will report
tractive duty.
hiotice also has been received
tot the Brunswick County SelecBe
Service Board that 9 men
ill be sent to an induction stajim
of the United States on JanEvervor.e
of these men, and
feir alternates, are volunteers.
Ihey are Jack Ellis Dodson
tier No. 349: Riley O. Sellers,
tier No. 422: William A. Phelps,
icier No. 610; Joseph C. Lewis,
tier No. 62TA; David H. Sellers,
iter No. 915: Herman B. Long,
tier No. 1177: Wilbur E. Russ,
trier No. 1658: Ivan V. Bennett,
tier No. 1660; Willie T. RobinK
order No. 1733.
| le alternates are Morton R,
ton, order No. 60; Herbert R,
Word, order No. 386; Albert
1 Qiunn, order No. 772; Ernest
t Coleman, order No. 1870.
fomen To Have
Chance To Serve
'omen May Enlist In Legion
Auxiliary As Means
Of Helping To Keep
Fires Of Freedom Burn
; "Women who "kept the home
burning' in 1917 and 1918,
help keep the ideals of free^Bb
burning brightly in America
^ Ugh these be quenched in all
rest of the world."
' Bus was the statement made
by Mrs. Edna Bell, AmtiJ^fcism
Chairman of the South^ t
Unit of the American Legior
j^fcliary. as she apepaled foi
V women of World War fam|^P>
to join the Auxiliary.
J "Everyone knows the menace
present world conditions tc
3^P free American way of life,'
jHksaid. "but not everyone knows
/ N to do about it as an injj^Pidual.
There is little we car
B is individuals to stop the
of totalitarian 'Isms' toour
country. As individuals
would be overcome one by one
not a free man or womar
left in the country.
Duly by organized strengtf
*e combat successfully the
^pnizations at work within the
States to rob us of oui
Only by organized effori
H^we build devotion to ou:
W*#cratic ideals so strong thai
*?vsr can b'. overcome. A free
^pp'e united in voluntary associa,
. J have power far greater titer
;HJjreginiented force of auto
;.l^t is why I am appealing
f! eligible women to come inte
Auxiliary this year. One
ItWn can accomplish very lit
Americanism work by her
:F but half million womer
ln lhc same program car
iBmT-6 muc'1 toward keeping
^R^wa thoroughly American
is a place for all in ou:
*?liary activities. There ii
(Continued on page 4)
Fine Buck
H While On Visit
Pnce, former South
K! '":?b school basket ball star
ylng in Franklinvilie, N. J
^;Irs- Price, spent the holi
lv nere with relatives. Bill car
Hw., rne with him a nice 150
buck deer that fell befor
Hk. J'Sun during a hunt at thHkr
m' Just outside of South
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1 IN LIFE.?This week's is:
story of the unusual Christmas
The program-for the day?an
j tation days and promises to fi
ted magazine.
Orton Plantatio
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Scene1
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An Old Fashioned Christ-;-'
mas Party At Famous ]
j Plantation Had All The
Trimmings Plus Life Photographer
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PICTURE STORY I
OUT THIS WEEK ?
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Christmas Eve Party Had u
1 All Features That Made
1 This An Event To Be tl
Looked Forward To 0
In Slavery Days *
Orton Plantation, winter home P
! of Mr. and Mrs. J. Lawrence "
, Sprunt, gave its white and color- ^
I ed employees and a few invited e
friends one of the most unusual t]
. nhHstmas narties that has ever i
been held in this state. The fes- f,
tivities started in the morning t,
i of the 24th and lasted all through j
that day and a goodly portion of .
| the night. Churchill Bragaw,
manager of the Plantation and ?
s' host for the ocassion, outdid him)
self in arranging a program in >
' which nobody from the smallest G
I negro child up to the most dis
tinguished guest Was forgotten.
i First on the morning program
; was a sermon by an old pre
Civil War 'negro preacher, who
, held forth with all of the fire de
i and brimstone that often went. H.
i with sermons during those days. I w<
He was imported for the day | ci<
i from hp state, and it is said that.be
i he gave his listeners a plenty, fri
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; Goes To Churcl
( In, 10 Years; F
* 'J- Re(jfen|IyA in looking over k b
> ,_*oll-kf-'irufcnbers ' fttr Trinity o
> Methodist church Rev. R. S. a
> Harrison and the stewards came ii
1 across the name of W. B. a
" Keziah. ,
"Now here's a man wh6 Is g
1 in sympathy with the church t
1 ' and whose efforts are directed r
' tcfward the betterment of his a
community", said the parson. t
r "Its a shame that because he e
3 is unable to hear, the pleasure t
of worshping in company with v
his fellow members is denied a
him." Then turning to the 1
chairman of the board of stew- \
t ards, C. Ed Taylor, he said, t
"Brother Taylor, I think it a
- would be mighty nice if you'd v
', address a letter to Brother
Keziah, telling that we value e
- his membership and that we c
- think of him, even though he c
- feels that he cannot derive full i
e benefit from church attend- e
e ance." ' ' 1
Mr. Taylor wrote the letter, t
then added for Mr. Keziah's t
: st
A Go
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W CHRISTMAS
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Eve party held at Orton
d night?followed closelj
jrnish an interesting feat
in Was
Of Big Party
Leap Year Rush
For Licenses
The automobile license buraus
uere not the only places
liat enjoyed a last minute
ash, according to Register of
ieeds >V. S. Wells.
"I guess it was the girls gcting
uneasy about the passing
f leap year", he said, "but
fter this office had sold only
0 marriage licenses during the
ast year, five were sold durlg
the past three weeks".
During the past 10 days
litre white couples have securd
their marriage permits from
he local office. They were
.oleta Mavis Brown, Bolivia,
a diaries Kay Keck, Burling011;
Lillian Jaunita Sowell to
oseph Norwood Lewis, both of
Vinnabow; Miss Carolyn Millian,
Wilmington, io Kustic AI>n
Maultsby, Bolivia.
kroner's Inquest
Is Postpones
Coroner John G. Caison Sail
i'innabow; Miss Calolyn Milliaths
of John Ed Stewart am
L. Touchton, Lciand men whi
:re killed in an automobile ac
lent on Christmas Eve, wouli
postponed pending the retun
3m . a trip of one of the jurori
id an important witness.
i First Time
mds It Closed
enefit that the young people
f the church now take an
ctive part in the evening serves
and that he might enjoy
ttending.
The letter expressed such a
:enuine feelirjg of fellowship
hat Mr. Keziah concluded he
night indeed find pleasure in
ttending worship service at
he evenihg hour, so Sunday
vening he went around. Alhough
he was a little early, he
nas surprised to discover upon
rrival that there were no
ights at the church. A short
valk around the park and reurn.
and still no lights. Then
i longer walk, and the church
t-as unillumined.
Deciding that a little inluirey
would not be out oI
irder, Mr. Keziah made the
liscovery that for the first time
n over a year there was no
wening service at the churqh,
,nd he'd hit upon this night
o go to church for the first
ime in 10 years.
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Southport, N. G., Wedne
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r the pattern of colonial planure
for the nationally cipcula- ;
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Numerous Cases
Tried In Court
. Judge Walter M. Stanaland
Had A Busy Time Monday
Disposing Of Variety j
Of Cases
Monday was a . busy day in
Brunswick county Recorder's
court and Judge Walter M. Stanaland
meted out sentences of
varying degrees of severity.
Arch Caison, white, was charged
with being drunk and disorI
derly and with assault. The case
was nol prossed at no cost to the
county.
In the case against Elmer
Mooney, white, for disposing of
mortgaged property the defendant
was given 90 days on the
roads, judgment being suspend
ed upon payment of costs and
a fine of $15.00. Notice of appeal
was given and bond was set
at $100.00.
The case charging Clyde Milliken,
white, with trespassing
was nol prossed at no cost to
the county.
Frank Prevatte, white, was |
charged with drunken driving. He
pleaded guilty to charges of reckless
operation. He was required
i to pay a fine of $25.00 and
' costs and to make restitution in
the sum of $150.00 to the prose'
cuting witness.
Owen Goodman, colored, plcadj
ed guilty to charges of drunk
3 driving. He was given 6 months i
_ on the roads, judgment being su- 1
11 spended upon payment of costs
3 and a fine of $50.00. His license
s was revoked for 90 days.
Allen Graham, white, pleaded
guilty (o charges of reckless operation
and was given 90 days on
j the roads. Judgment was suspendi
ed upon payment of costs and a
1| fine of $25.00, of which amount
I $15.00 was remitted.
Aaron Townshend, colored, was
charged with drunk driving and
wreckless operation. Sentence of
6 months on the roads was suspended
upon payment of costs
and restitution in the amount of
$100,00.
Shaddie Simmons, white, was
charged with possession of an
aparatus for the manufacture of
liquor. The defendant pleaded
guilty of manufacturing for his
own use and was given 4 months
on the rOads: Judgment was suspended
upon payment of a fine
(continued on p%e four)
Former Resident
Dies In Wilmington
Word has been received here
of the death Tuesday afternoon
of Mrs. Maniza O. Burris, 86,
widow of J. A. Burris, at the
home of her daughter, Mr?. J. S.
Newton, in. Wilmington. She is a
former resident of Southport and
. moved away before the turn of
., the century. -
P0R1
in A Good Cot
;sday, January 1st, 194
Rules Governing
Allotments For
Weed Farmers
County Agent J. E. Dodson
Outlines Plans Under
Which New Farmer May
Be Permitted To Grow
Tobacco
FEBRUARY 1ST IS
DEADLINE ON THIS
Under Rules Of New AAA
Tobacco Program New
Man Will be Given Opportunity
To Start
Farming
February 1, 1941, is the last
date on which an application can
be made for a Group C tobacco
allotment for the year 1941, according
to county agent, J. E.
Dodson. The following ruling is
copied from 41-Tob-35 issued November
8, 1940:
Sec. 10. Determination of acreage
allotment for new farms. The
acreage allotment for a new farm
shall be that acreage which the
local committee determines is fair
and reasonable for the farm taking
into consideration each of the
following factors: The past tobacco
experience of the farm
operator; the acreage of cropland
In the farm suitable for tobacco
production; the number of families
on the farm available for
tobacco production; the acreage
capacity of barns which are
located on the farm and which
ire in usable condition and available
for the curing of tobacco;
the customary crop rotation practices
and the adaptability of the
3oit to the growing of tobacco;
provided, that the acreage so determined
shall be subject to approval
by the State committee
and shall not exceed the smallest
of (1) one-fifth of the past
acreage of tobacco grown by the
farm operator 1936-1940; (2) onehalf
of the acreage capacity of
the curing barns which are located
on the farm and which are in
usable condition and available for
the curing of tobacco for the
farm, or (3) one acre.
Notwithstanding any other
provisions of this section a tobacco
acreage allotment shall not
be established for any new farm
unless the following conditions
have been met:
(a) The farm operator shall
have had two years or more experience
in growing tobacco as
a share-cropper, tenant, or as a
farm operator during the past
five years;
(b) The farm operator shall be
living on the farm and largely
dependent on this farm for his
livelihood;
(c) The farm covered by the
application shall be the only
farm owned or operated by the
farm operator on which any tobacco
is produced;
(c) No kind of tobacco other
than flue-cured will be grown on
the farm in 1941.
The acreage allotment established
as provided in this section
snail Be suDjeci 10 sucn adjustment
as is necessary to bring
such allotment in line with the
total acreage available for allotments
to all new farms. The
acreage available for establishing
allotments for farms on which
no tobacco was grown during the
past five years shall be onetenth
of one percent of the national
allotment.
Sec. 11. Time for filing application.
In order to obtain an allotment
for a new tobacco farm
in 1941, the operator of the farm
shall file an application therefore
on 41-Tob-37, prior to February
1, 1941.
Writers Want To
Return For Visit
J. Hammond Brown, outdoor
editor of the Baltimore American
and Baltimore News Post, and
Joe Brooks, widely known Maryland
Sportsman, will come to
Brunswick county on the 19th for
a stay of several days. They will
be accompanied by a couple more
outdoor writers and sportsmen.
Brown and Brooks were here
with the Outdoor Writers Association
of America in November
and both became enthusiastic
boosters of Brunswick county.
Rains Restore
Water Level
Rains during the past week
have had the effect of slightly
improving the water level in the
hundreds of freshwater ponds in
Brunswick county.
Improve was about all they did,
for many of the shallower ponds
are still completely dry. In the
deeper ponds where there was
still considerable water the levels
have been raised by several inches.
It is said that the ponds in
Brunswick have not been level i
full in three years or more. J
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nmunity
1 PUBLI5
December Mu
Record For ^
On Eighteen Days Last M
60-Degree Mark And 0
Ever Get Belc
This section may miss having
June in January, but the month
of December brought weather
that would grace the days of
May.
Only once during the past 31day
period did the thermometer
drop below freezing. That was on
December 4th when the mercury
hit the 24-degree mark. But the
warmer side of the story is where
the interest lies.
Only on one day did the thermometer
fail to record a reading
of 50-degrees or above, and on
18 days this maximum reading
was 60-degrees or over. On 10
of these days the mercury was
65-degrees or more, reaching the
month-long high of 69-degrees on
December 12 and December 13.
On 24 days during the month the
Wilmington E
Of Stewart
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Court To Open
Here Monday
The January term of Brunswick
county Superior court for
the trial of civil cases will
convene, here Monday with R.
Hunt Parker of Roanoke Rapids
scheduled to preside.
However, It is generally believed
here that Judge John J.
Burney of Wilmington will arrange
a trade in terms with
Judge Parker and will be on
hand for the week.
No cases of outstanding interest
or importance other than
to the principals are slated for
trial.
Another Fox
Hunt Locally
Dr. J. V. Davis and Friends
From Concord Are Planning
To Come Down
Soon For A Few Day's
Sport
Prospects are fine for another
big fox hunt in Brur^wick county
this month, in fact for several
hunts. Dr. J. V. Davis of Concord
writes the Chamber of Commerce
secretary that he will be
in with his new pack of hounds
to stay a month or longer, chasing
the swamp grays.
Others expected about the
same time as Dr. Davis, but probably
not staying as long as he,
are John R. Boger, Gene Beaver
and Ira Wilkerson of Concord;
Chris Crowell of Mt. Pleasant,
and Weaver Meggs of Marshville.
(continued on page four)
blasting Un
Bald Head
They were not exactly celebrating
Christmas, they were
blasting out stumps with dynamite
on Bald Head island last
week. Sometimes they let go with
as many as 31 sticks of the explosive
at a time.
Until the nature of the noise
was explained to them, various
and sundry residents of Southport
conceived the idea that warships
were having a battle or engaged
in practice somewhere off
Southport
Aunt Mary Ani
Picture On
The picture of Aunt Mary
Ann Galloway, aged Southport
colored woman held the place
of honor by covering the whole
of the front page of The State
magazine on Christmas Day.
The State, published by Carl
Goerch, in Raleigh, is now eight
years old. During that short
span of life it has built up a
wonderful reputation as an
unique and interesting weekly.
As its name indicates, it covers
the whole state of North Carolina
and there are few interesting
things that Carl ever
fails to unearth and present
to his readers in a wonderfully
interesting form. The especial
object of interest about Aunt
Mary Ann is that she is 110
years of age.
Recently when a local newsman
visited the old colored
woman, in response to a request
from Mr. Goerch, she
: was found in her combination
.OT fi
iHEO EVERY WEDNESDAY
st Have Set D
7arm Weather
onth Mercury Went Above
In Nine Days Failed To
>w 50-Degrees "u
24 days during the month the
thermometer didn't drop below <
the 40-degree mark, and on 9
days it failed to dip below the
50-degree station.
There was marked relief from
the protracted drought experienc- _
ed during the past few months '
when total rainfall for the month
reached the 2.71-inch mark. There
was a light fog on December
15th and December 25th, and on
December 26th there was a dense
fog. I
During the month there were att
15 clear days, 8 cloudy days, 7 ficj
partly cloudy days and 1 rainy egt
day. Prevailing wind was from tee
the southwest, although at some aDI
time during the month the wind j
blew from fcvery point of the ^
compass. Frj
' R.
)istrict League
try
J - T? th<
ill ivieciuiv: thi
O pre
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Representatives Of Official cal
Boards Of Methodist sor
Churches In Three Coun- a
ties Wet In Whiteville mo
Sunday Afternoon
DISCUSS YEAR'S *
LAY PROGRAM ^
E.
Dr. Koonce Of Chadbourn Fr)
Heard In Impressive Talk
On Evangelism; Pro- D
gram Adopted For D
Year
The Wilmington District League
of Stewards of the Meth- _
odist church met in the White- Sc
ville Methodist church Sunday
afternoon with representatives
here from churches in Columbus.
Robeson. Bladen counties
and Sballotte in Brunswick county.
W. A. McGlrt of Wilmington,
district Lay Leader was in charge
of the meeting with R. K. Andrews,
of Lumberton, president Pr<
of the League presiding.
The object of the meeting was _
to acquaint the official boards v?'
of the churches in the district
with the program adopted by the
Conference Board of Lay Activity.
The work is divided under ~
six general heads as follows: '
Spiritual Development, Evangelism,
Missions, Christian Education,
Laymans Work and Finances.
The afternoons' program open- _ "
ed with scripture reading fol- '
owed with a prayer by Rev. C.
A. Jones of St. Pauls, formerly H1'
pastor of the Hallsboro Meth- J10
odist church. J. N. Ingram of
Wilmington had charge of the ^
singing with Mrs. Floyd John- J/
son of Whiteville playing the
piano. r.
W. A. McGirt explained the
purpose of the meeting as "dealing
with the essentials of the su
church's program from the lay- "la
- ? ?_< !? TT? A*
man 3 sianapuua . nc uuivuuvcu
S. D. Hurst of Wilmington who on
talked on "Church Finances". R. "ls
K. Andrews of Lumberton and
W. B. Cdoper of Wilmington c
brought to the attention of the rc5
meeting the importance of sub
scribing to and supporting the
church papers, the N. C. Chris- 0
tian Advocate and the Nashville
Christian Advocate. Mrs. Floyd (
Johnson spoke briefly on the bai
church orphanage at Raleigh. Dr. jjl
J. E. Koonce of Chadbourn spoke da;
on the subject of "Evangelism" ?
and named five reasons for the i?
causes of sin and the growing p
need of evangelism. Dr. Koonce
, (Continued on page 4)
ii Galloway Has ;
Front Of State ?
sitting room and bedroom, busi- | ?
ly engaged in ironing out the
clothes of some of her "white
folks."
Until a couple of years ago ^
the old lady held her own at the
wash tub. Then she suffered
a stroke of paralysis that
resulted in the loss of the sight ?
of one eye and seriously im- 8
paired the use of her right arm
and side. Her white and colored '<
friends thought at the time 7
that she was done for. Her
great age appeared to be too '
much of a, handicap for her to 8
survive the stroke. Yet, to the
astonishment of all, she was 8
up and at work inside of a 8
year.
The old lady owns her own 8
comfortable home and has 8
mothered a small army of relatives,
several of whom live
with her and share the cost of
keeping the wcjlf from the door. L
rhe Pilot Covers
irunswick County
$1.50 PER m|
efense Board
Is Appointed |
Monday Night I
rpose Of This Group Is
To Facilitate in any
Possible, Efforts To Locate
Some Phase Of National
Defense Here
I"Y AND COUNTY
OFFICIALS MET
ities Of This Committee
lave Not Been Definitely
Defined, But Will
Work To Get Something
In County
tt a meeting Monday evening
ended by city and county ofals
and several other intered
citizens a defense commltfor
Brunswick county was
jointed. 1
Members of this four-man
ird are R. I. Mintz, S. B.
ink, J. J. Loughlin, Jr., and
C. St. George.
t is understood that the prl,ry
function of this board is to if
list in every way possible in V j
ing to attract some phase of J|
i National Defense program to
s section. No definite plans of
icedure have yet been made,
rhe meeting Monday night was k <j
led by Mayor John D. Erick- .
i and is a follow-up move for
similar meetine held about a *
nth ago. Others in attendance \
re H. M. Shannon, J. W. > J
ark, O. H. Lewis, J. M. Roach. 1
Berg, W. S. Wells, R. C. St. j
orge, G. E. Hubbard, J. J.
ughlin, Jr., R. L. Thompson, C. I
Gause, E. R. Weeks, S. B. j
ink and W. B. Keziah. , t
aptists Will I
Have Broadcast 1
hedule Given For Pro* $
grams To Be Sponsored
By Southern Baptist Con- (S
vention Beginning Sunday
f
Seginnlng next S'ti.-luy -after* VJj
>n, January 5, at 4 o'clock jffl
PTF will broadcast thirteen 7 1
)grams of the Baptist hour
msored by the radio commitof
the Southern Baptist Con- 1
ition. Dr. M. E. Dodd, Pastor
the First Baptist Church of
reveport, La., will be the first M jj
>aker and his subject will be, : H
hrist and Human Crises".
Stations on the independent I
:work carrying the Program of ;
s Baptist Hour will be as fol/s:
WRNL, Richmond, Va.;
PTF, Raleigh; WSPA, Spartanrg,
S. C.; WSB, Atlanta, Ga>; Kg
"BC, Greenville, S. C.
In addition to the station?J.on '
! netwark the following sta- 1
ns will carry this program b^ pi
inscription on the hours named:
JSC, Charleston, S. C.; **T30
M. 4:30 P. M. WIS, Columbia, jj
C. and 5:00 P. M. WBIG, ill]
eensboro. ;
Dr. George W. Truett will be
; speaker on Jan. 12, and his
linot tin 11 Ko "fViricf anH Hut 'mLSi
JJVVfc "?? ? ?? j WTifif
in Suffering". On the 19, Dr.
J.' Moncrief, Jr., will speak
the subject, "Christ and Huf
in Liberty", and on the 26, Dr. i
Oscar Johnson will speak on,
hrist and Human Sin". The 1
it of the scries of messages
II also be on the general theme,
he Living Christ in the Life ' jM
Today". j Jfl
OCT AGAIN |
Jeorge Whatley is able to bfe
;k on the job again after being
at his home here for several
ride Table I
Following Is the tide table
jr South port daring the next
reek. These hours are apprelmately
correct and were furJ
shed The State Port PUet
brough the conrteey of the
lape Fear Pilot's Associativa
Ugh Tide Low T*
TIDE TABLE
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Thursday, December 26
:21 a. m. 11:46 a. m.
:4S p. m. 11:33 p. m.
Friday, December 27
:I2 a. m. ....._ . ,
:34 p. m. 12:34 p. m.
Saturday, December 28
:00 a. m. 0:46 a. m.
:21 p. m. 1:26 p. m.
Sunday, December 29
:45 a. ra. 1:38 a. m.
:07 p. m. 2:13 p. m. '
.Monday, December 30
:30 a. m. 2:26 a. m. >
:32 p. in. 3:00 p. m.
Tuesday, December 31
:14 a. m. 3:12 a in. }
i:37 p. m. 3:42 p. m.
Wednesday, January I
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