fjje Pilot Covers
priinsvvick County
klth''rteen n<
fcjminal Cou
I Concluded
I Court
-?
^Lierouj Cases That Have
i.?n Cluttering Up The
SBDocket Were Disposed of
H^jere Last Week
^I'DCE WALTER J. I
m bone is presiding
^ treating Civil Actions
re Being Aired This
jjRecond Week Of SuM'-.nVir
Court Session
jvj,! of criminal cases before
^L0 Walter J. Bone in Superwas
concluded here Friwas
cleared for
^tderation of civil matters this
K The following cases were
^Hyoaed ef t
Helton Ber.ton was found not
of larceny.
case charging M. A. i
^Lpkir.s with reckless operation
^E, nol pressed. |
Parker pleaded guilty to
^Eblic drunkenness, judgment was
^Ewtded upon payment of costs j
fine of $10.00.
gHpie case charging Chas. M.
^Ltt with reckless operation was
^Hjames Sidney Hewett was giv- '
H six months on the roads when
^Eericted of non-support. JudgK.-:
is to be suspended upon con^Hbor.
that the defendant pay the
of 510 00 per month into the j
^Erds of the clerk. One-half of
It amount will be applied to
e doctor bill and hospital bill
the prosecuting witness until
it are paid, the other half goI
for the support of his illigitiKe
child. Defendant was rejrri
to post a $200.00 performK
bond and must remain of
td behavior.
Sovie Hewett was found not
ilty of drunk driving.
The case charging H. D. JenIt
with larceny was continued.
Gauge Jones pleaded guilty of
Belt and must pay the costs,
lie court ordered performance
l prior judgment against Byron
area from which the defendt
gave notice of appeal.
He case of Southern Kraft vs.
Giovray. Florence Williams, et
i has been set for trial at the
?term of court.
He case charging Leonard
ws with having carnal knowlge
of a minor was remanded to
s recorder for trial.
Jack Caton and Edmond Lewis
ire charged with assault with
deadly weapon and carrying
wealed weapons and larceny,
wry Caton was found guilty of
Kray Caton found guilty of
Belt with a deadly weapon and
ctjing a concealed weapon.
Sidney Hewett was found not
dlty of assault with intent to
case against T. H. Sellers
d 0. B Sellers for disposing of
tftgaged property was continued
< 0. B. Sellers.
Ihe case charging Elijah Smith
? cuming the woods was conned
by consent.
?iilace Johnson was charged
I" uansportmg but the case
* witinued because of the ill(eontiiued
on page four)
Mouncement Of
New Law Firm
? Woods Will Be AssoCI*N
With R.I. Mintz In
U'ce of Law In SouthWoods
of Chapel Hill has
' to Southport where he will
??sged in the practice of
^associated with R. I. Mintz
the firm name of Mintz
A"orneys-At-Law.
s graduated this year from
, "'Versit>' of North CaroUna
L. ??' and passed the state
^^mination in August. He
Btm from the University of
|dBj?an'a Md for five years
is r." was an instructor in
ibo] department of that
hr.
H 's marr'ed and has one
l^v^Ur R Woo'Js. Jr. He has
ley j. 0,,ed his family here and
it Ptircem^'ns their home in
hu STior Partner of the
tathrvirt ,een Practicing law in
fttr j, or 016 Past two years.
of n as Reg'ster of
hfai.. Brunswick county for
"ted to Rast month he was
hth tj. ^ duty in the army
?tiei at , of lst Lieut. StaU.tr
j,a8 , r-'amP Davis, Lieut.
Stable 6n able to devote
Uuring his off"
lu8 law practice.
TH1
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rt Cases
And Civil
Is In Session
It
pBy^^. \ Urn
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JUDGE WALTER J. BONE
Funeral Service
For C. C. Russ
Superintendent Of Public
i Welfare Died Suddenly
While On Business Out
In County Thursday Afternoon
C. C. Russ, superintendent of
public welfare for Brunswick
county, died suddenly Thursday
afternoon while out in the county
on business, death resulting from
a heart attack. He was 52 years
of age.
Prior to coming to Southport
four years ago as head of the
welfare department Mr. Russ had
served for 9 years as superintendent
of Columbus county schools.
Later he served as principal of
one of the high schools in Johnston
county. Through his work in
social, religious and fraternal organizations
he had contacts which
extended throughout eastern
North Carolina.
He was a member of Brunswick
County Post No. 194, American
Legion, having served as a
1st Lieut in the first World War.
He also was a member of the
Forty and Eight. In addition, he
was a member of Pythogoras
Lodge and of the Southport chapter
of the Junior Order. He was
a loyal member of the Baptist
church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Olivia Russ; mother, Mrs. J. W.
Russ, Ash; one daughter, Miss
Eleanor Russ, member of the
faculty of Wilmington city
schools, four sisters, Mrs. Ralph
Edwards, Mrs. Layton Mintz, and
Mrs. Weston Evans, all of Ash,
and Mrs. i?. ii. sneirieiu, m
Whiteville; four brothers, Jasper
Huss, Jacksonville, Ga.; Albert
[Russ, Riverside, California; Burris
and Melvin Russ of Ash.
j Funeral services were conducted
Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock
| from Southport Baptist church by
I the pastor, Rev. A. L. Brown. A
J host of friends and relatives from
| this and adjoining counties attended,
and a profusion of floral ofI
ferings bore silent testimony to
the esteem in which the deceased
I was held.
j Masonic rites were performed
i at the grave, with fellow Masons
serving as active pallbearers. Honorary
pallbearers were members
of the Brunswick County American
Legion Post. Interment was
made in Northwood cemetery,
Southport.
Scout Troop Is
Organized Here
| Nine Boys Are Participating
In Scouting Activities
Under Leadership Of
Fred Ashburn
Boy Scout Troop No. 35 has
been organized in Southport under
the auspices of the Brunswick
County Post, American Legion.
Fred Ashburn is scoutmaster.
Members of the troop are Douglas
Jones, patrol leader, Bobby
Jones, assistant patrol leader, Ed
Newton, scribe, Jimmie Sutton,
John Carr Davis, Joe Sam Loughlin,
Wyatt Gay, W. A. Russ and
Louis Newton.
i The boys were active over the
i week-end, running a drink stand
at the dance honoring the visiting
soldiers Saturday night and distributing
literature relative to the
sale of Defense Bond Stamps on
Monday.
j Scoutmaster Ashburn plans a
I hike for this week end on Bald
j (Continued on page 4)
: '-T^ngjg ~;v '
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A Goo(
4 PAGES TODAY
Short Report Is
Made By Members
Of Grand Jury
Most Of Investigations Con- ducted
By Members Of
This Body Revealed That
Offices And Institutions
Are In Good Condition
S. T. RUSS SERVED
AS JURY FOREMAN
Body Wound Up Its Activities
And Turned In Report
To Judge On
Thursday Afternoon
At the conclusion of their business
here last week members of
the Brunswick county grand jury
submitted the following report to
Judge Walter J. Boone:
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
"BRUNSWICK COUNTY
"We the Grand Jury for the
fall term, 1941, Superior Court of
Brunswick County convened at
the courthouse in Southport, N.
C. on Monday, Sept. 8, 1941, respectfully
submitted the following
report!
"We nave examined eleven bills,
returned 9 true bills, and 2 not
true bills.
"We have made 2 presentments.
"We have examined the jail
and find it well kept and in good
condition except the locks are
worn. We recommend new locks.
"We have examined the courthouse
and find it in good condition.
"We have visited the county
home and find it in excellent condition
and extremely well kept.
We recommend the installation of
a frigidaire.
"We have visited the Dozier
Memorial Hospital and find that
the roof is badly in need of repair.
"We have examined the reports
of the following justices of the
peace and find them in order:
"1. G. F. Ganey, 2. M. B.
Watts, 3. M. D. Anderson, 4.
Coy Formy Duval, 5. H. A. Mintz,
6. Elliott Tripp, 7. Coy Hewett,
8. L. H. Phelps, 9. H. Foster
Mintz, 10 E. H. Gray, 11. M. S.
Ganey, 12. A. W. Smith.
"Not reporting: 13. J. B. Atkinson,
14. A. M. Beck, 15. C. O.
Blanton, 16. C. H. Gray, 17. B.
J. Holden, 18. A. M. Milliken, 19.
J. B. Ward, 20. J. T. White.
"We have visited the schools of
the county, white and colored, and
find them to be in good condition
with the exception of minor
repairs which are in course of being
made. We have examined the
buses of same and find them in |
good condition.
"We have inspected the State
Prison Camp and find same well
kept and in good condition.
"The county guardians ana aa- .
ministrators all have made their
reports.
"Respectfully submitted.
"S. T. Russ, Foreman; W. C.
Gore, secretary.
New Department \
In Bolivia High\
Seniors And Post-Graduates
Will Have Opportunity ,
To Take Commercial ,
Course This Year
The commercial department .
which has been organized at Bolivia
high school has already enrolled
twenty pupils from the senior
class and post-graduates.
These students have an hour each '
day in the commercial class where j
they are learning to use the touch
system of typewriting and the
fundamentals of shorthand. When
these two subjects are learned so I
that each student can do thirtyfive
words a minute in typewriting
and from eighty to one hun- f
dred-twenty words in shorthand, 1
the class will take up secretarial '
practice, in which they will have
dictation and transcription and 1
1 learn something of office manage- 1
ment which can be applicable in
the average business office.
The commercial course was in- t
troduccd into the Bolivia high 2
school curriculum this year, but f
it is hoped that it can be enlarged
to meet the standards of ;
the larger high schools within a
few years. The department is under
the direction of Miss Mary ,
Ellen Gibbs, who has had business (
training in Greensboro senior high f
school and at Guilford College. ,
A class composed of the mem- |
bers of the Bolivia school faculty j
who wish to learn the touch sys- j
tern of typewriting will begin in
the near future. j
The fees for the course are ten \
dollars each semester. t
ME I
1 News paper In
Southport, N. C., Wed
Revival Now
In Progress '
At Winnabow
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REV. J. S. OTTESON pri
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The Rev. J. S. Otteson and q
lis wife of Chicago, who for 14 wj|
i^ears served as missionaries in jw
die wilds of India, announce the ea(
ipening of an evangelistic meet- vol
ng at Wayside Gospel Mission to
it Winnabow, which will con- tio
Jnue nightly through September
28. toj
Colored films of India, show- *'r
ng in part the work carried on
ny the couple in that country, 861
vill be featured at each nightly 'a
session at 8 o'clock. Gospel sing- "J1
ng, led jointly by Mr. and Mrs. '
Dtteson, also will be a feature.
J Sk
sis
! M.
British Boat
Sa
Visits Here g
an
nil
One of the huge * tee I-clad M(
North Sea British trawlers put sja
in at Southport Monday night <
and was still here this morning, ael
anchored out In the harbor op- pj,
posite the garrison. L
She is manned by a British ow
naval crew and is about 160- an
feet in length. Her flag is carried
in position indicating she
is on special sea duty. <
A representative of the "
Chamber of Commerce went
out to the vessel Tuesday, carrying
newspapers and magazines.
He was very cordially received
and was invited aboard. ?c
No questions were asked regarding
the presence of the
ship here nor where she might
be bound. The Jack Tars
aboard her all had a very r
pleasing "Thumbs up" attitude. arl
tio
^ow Working On ?
Store Building
Mb
7loor Space Of Shallotte <e
Trading Co. Will Be Ap- "j(
proximately Doubled Be- 67:
cause Of Addition Gr<
Re
Work on the addition to the ]
Shallotte Trading Co. store at ]
Shallotte is making good pro- ph
jress and the floor space for that "c
establishment probably will be pic
ivailable for use within a few qh
veeks.
Raymond Bellamy is in charge pj,
>f construction and is erecting a ar,
leat looking brick building that sj0
vill about double the present size pe
?f the store. Arrangements have He
>een made to continue regular Ms
justness without interruption and Lil
vith little or no inconvenience to W1
:ustomers.
Discovers Two J
In One Abandc
It's unusual, to say the least, blei
x> hear a noise coming from in- ari
ride a hearse and, upon opening ly
t for investigation, find not one ed
iead body but two live ones. Yet bei
hat's exactly what happened to aci
i waterfront visitor here this thi
veek. ed
By way of explantion it might
>e stated that most of the shrimp on
>oats operating from Southport th<
ire powered by old automobile bo
notors. Sometimes when buying jn,
i motor for use in a boat the ed
)urchaser discovers that it is just ba
is cheap to buy the entire vehicle.
That was the case when an
intiquated hearse was recently J
srought here in order that its
sngine might be removed and in- 1
stalled in one of the craft of the ari
.Veils fleet. The sombre, degapi- sla
sited body of the hearse was left
marked on the hill near the shrimp arl
louse. ?P
It was while passing near the sic
learse Monday afternoon that the be:
vaterfront visitor heard strange be
ind muffled sounds that resem- fri
. t
Ik '
POR'
i A Good Coi
^^
nesday, September
tations Set Up
For Network Of
Raid Observers
:izens Of Brunswick Tc
Join Civilian Forces Ir
Cooperating With Maneuvers
Of Army In This
Section
RCRAFT WARNING
WILL BE SOUNDED
ight Of Aircraft Must B<
honed Immediately To
Fort Bragg By Observers
Together With
Information
<"inal arrangements have beet
npleted for a county-wide ai
d warning network to cooper
s in the U. S. Army maneuver
s month.
rhe work in this county wa
rried out by a committee com
sed of W. F. Jones, chairman
in D. Eriksen and the late C
Russ. A chief observer, wh
II also serve as reporter, ani
o assistants were named fo
ch station, and ten or twent;
lunteer observers will be aske
assist at each of the 16 sta
ns in the county.
Following is a list of station:
jether with observers and thei
st and second assistants:
Honey Island, E. P. Little, ot
rver, Mrs. W. H. King and Alel
Little, assistants; Shallott
ver, Ebrum Russ, observei
s. E. O. Russ, assistant; Mact
J. Skipper, observer, G. I
:ipper and LeRoy Skipper, as
tants; Clarendon plantation, I
Sanders, observer, Mrs. Emm
1 .. ? ,J D ; ?V, .. _.J TT1-/! xnir. n r
nutxa anu niuiniu r iautia, ac
tants; Orton Plantation, H. (
agaw, observer, Bob Godfre
d Alex Bogie, assistants; Phot
c, C. C. Chennis, observer, I
:Fadden and L. R. Williams, as
tants.
Green Swamp, F. C. Rabon, ot
ver, Cora F. Rabon and D. I
jwers, assistants; Winnabow, J
Henry, observer, James Gal
ay and Lacy Dawkins, assist
ts; Leland, Mrs. Dawson Jones
(Continued on page < i
I. M. U. Meets
Next Tuesday
mnty-Wide Meeting Wit
Be Held At Town Creel
Baptist Church; Interest
ing Program
rhe Baptist Woman's Mission
r Union, of Brunswick Associa
n will hold it annual meetinj
Aday, September 23, witl
wn Creek Baptist church.
Fhe following program will b
idered:
rheme, "Our Continuing Taskiking
His Way Known". 10:0i
astern Standard Time) Song
:sus Saves". Devotional, Psaln
; 2, Miss Annie Mae Woodside
eetings, Mrs. Bertha Grissom
sponse, Mrs. J. D. Johnsor
Minutes:
10:30 Superintendent's message
IL 3, 16, Mrs. Carl S. Ward
ontinuing Through Young Peo
is Organizations", Mrs. J. j<
bert.
'Continuing Through Othc
ases of W. M. U. Work": Stew
iship, Mrs. M. L. Mintz; Mis
n Study, Miss Ruth Ludlum
rsonal Service, Mrs. Denni
wette; Training School am
irgaret Fund, Mrs. M. L. Mintz
:erature, Mrs. Bertha Grissom
lite Cross, Mrs. Melvin Lewii
(Continued On Page 4)
Live Corpses
>nded Hearse
i human voices. A quick loool
lund failed to disclose any like
source, and the visitor continu
on his way. Then the sound
came more insistent, and wer
companied by bumpings an
jmpings that obviously emanal
from the parked dead wagor
A. slight movement in front c
e of the tiny wrindows disclose
i fact that something or some
dy was within, so with becorr
( timerity the visitor approach
the vehicle and swung open th
ck door with one full swooj
side were discovered two veiled!
alive and badly frightene
tie boys who had climbed int
5 strange carriage to loo!
Dund and had heard the doo
im to behind them. It was afte
sir belated discovery that n
rangements had been made fo
ening the hearse from the in
le (the manufacturers probabl
lieving one would hardly eve
needed) that they began thei
mtic summons for release.
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17, 1941 PUBL1SF
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development here, Southpori
interest to every new rumor
enthusiastic boosters are W.
Frank Dean, right, who wen
sation. The odds are that il
T Courtesy The State.)
; Southport Pla)
: To Vi;
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rt They Say That
Clothes Make Man
e
g Mayor John D. Eriksen and (
. Rev. R. S. Harrison, pastor of
a Trinity Methodist church, sent
their summer suits to the clean- j
; crs last Saturday.
i_ That night when the Mayor
was uressmg i? g? 11' a uajivr
i over at tlie beach he discovered
; that his coat was acting
rather strangely, in fact, so
strangely that It fitted and felt
much more like a straightr
jacket than a s[?ort coat. Since
the hour was late and the engagement
was pressing he elected
to make the best of a had
' situation and hied himself off
^ to the dance.
. The next day the Rev. Mr.
Harrison faced an entirely difj
fcrcnt predicament when he
started to get ready for church.
His coat fitted him too well.
In fact there was about a third
too much coat; but this he
draped about him as best he
could and hurried over to the
k church to conduct morning
worship.
: It was the next day before it
!- was discovered that the preachl
er's coat had gone to a dance
s and the mayor's coat had gone
e to church.
d
? Mrs. Phelps Is
;| Named To Post
i
Case Worker Is Given Teme
porary Appointment As
j. Welfare Superintendent
y Succeeding Late C. C.
rj Russ
o
k With the approval of J. S.
Hawkins, field representative of
r the State Board of Public Welr
fare, the Brunswick County
0 Board of Welfare yesterday apr
pointed Mrs. Maude Phelps as
acting Superintendent of welfare
y for Brunswick county succeeding
r the late C. C. Russ.
r succeeding the late C. C. Russ.
(continued on page four)
1
OT *;
iED EVERY WEDNESDAY
INGS OVER 'erl
Si
1 ? 1 1 * 1 M"*' ''Mil
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;
gmer
r.
Pro vis
Pern
Arrai
allow s
to the
.
units c
legume
may re
ment, i
J. E. I
Thet
given i
for thi
under
equal t
earned
credit
ance f
paymer
deduct!
Howevi
of the
in sma
only n
portion
soil-bui
count
Ietin. 1
has a
ment a
lowanc
his alk
would
small ]
he onl;
grain
on the
he did
special
( necessi
to ear
compie
prospects fQr.some'defense ^ing
; citizens listen with keen certajr
Two Of the town's most acreag
B. Keziah, left, and Rev. units i
i caught in .earnest conver-' tra to
;s about Southport;?(Cut grain
in the
Ever
_. seed a
7S OOSt 0141 ai
cial sc
Oil* Dodsor
siting Soldiers
Vlen Camped Out In Pine A A
Grove Near Old CCC
Camp And Spent Two
Enjoyable Days In This
Place
SOOD BEHAVIOR ?pu
OF MEN NOTED gJJj
3oys Apparently Enjoyed 'ee
Their Outing And It Is
Expected That Others
Monda
May Come that e
countv
The deportment of the 400 men mjnjSt
if the 3rd Field Artillery, Obser- {or Br
nation Batalion, Fort Bragg:, dur- sometj
ng their week-end encampment 0rtohf
it Southport was the subject of A ^
avorable comment from local , ..
inatior
citizens. More than two-thirds of liahc(1
he men appear to have been anxjou
ram New York and they gave rn|l.
he inhabitants of this southern wljonf
:oastal town a very fine insight w.?.m
nto the make up of the United mlnlstl
States Army. comin'
Letters of appreciation of the ___
fine deportment of the men and
jfficers have been written by W.
3. Keziah, secretary of the * ^
Chamber of Commerce, to Lieut jr0]
Tohn Messick, the commander. for *
:ol. Messick had personally come weej{
iown an<3 arranged for the en- xiirn.
;ampment, hoping to be here nishe
vith his men. At the last mo- throu
nent he was called to Washing- Cape
:on and was unable to come. The Higfh
nen were in charge of their Battery
Commander.
Weather was too bad for fishng.
Deprived of that sport, a T
force of 400 yOung men descend- 5:14
ng on a small town for' the first 8:29
Jme would normally be expected
to run pretty roughshod over 8:01
chings. TTiese did not. They min- 6:16
*!ed about among the townsfolks S
md were received by them as if 8:46
hey had always lived here. Good 7:00
jrder prevailed at all times and ?
.here was as little need for a 7:29
aolice official as during an oriinary
week-end. 3
It is understood that Colonel
Vfessick, who is personally fond 9:29
)f the Southport fishing and who 1
s credited with being extremely 9:99
considerate of the. welfare and 9:17
lappiness of his men, may re- W
curn to the same camp with denils
several times between now
ind Christmas,
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it Of The News
J1 The Time
II ,1,1
$1.S0 PER YEA*
mission To
ubtitute For
Legume Crops
Grain May Be Seeded
ead Of Leguminous
ops In Compliance
h Soil Building Agreeit
LTS FROM
SEED SHORTAGE
ions Of This Special
lission Is Explained
y County Agent
Dodson
ogement has been made to
eeding of small grain equal
amount of the unearned
lue to shortage of winter
seed, so that a producer
ceive his special crop payaccording
to county agent
Dodson.
e is to be no payment
as a soil-building practice
s seeding of small grain
the 1941 Program, howif
an acreage is seeded
:o or greater than the ununits
for soil-building
to make up the full ailowor
the farm, special crop
its will be made without
on if otherwise eligible
:r, unless the full acreage
unearned units arc sown
.11 grain the producer will
sceive payment in the prothat
he carries out the
lding practice that will
for credit under the bulror
example, if a producer
iou.uu special crop paynd
a $30.00 soil-building ale
and he only earns $15.00,
>wance or 10 units, then he
need to sow 10.0 acres of
grain other than wheat. If
y sowed 9.5 acres of small
he would receive payment
10 units of practices that
earn and one-half of the
allotment payment It is
iry where a producer elects
n his special payment by
iting the unearned units of
>il-building allowance by
: small grain, he must be
i that he sows at least an
e equal to the unearned
md he should sow some ex* '
make sure when the small {
is checked that he will be
clear.
y effort should be made to
ill of the winter legumes
re available from a commer>urce
or otherwise, says Mr.
l, and the soils should be
ed and the necessary ino* .
Continued on page 4)
A Election
Dates Are Set
ty Agent Says That !
ction Will Be Held
iween First And Fifnth
Of October
ity Agent J. E. Dodaon said
y that he has been notified
lection of township and
committeemen for the ad*
ration of the AAA program
unswick county will be held
me between October 1 and |
sr 15.
1st of dates for the nom*
i conventions will be pub*
later, he said, but he is
s to have farmers of the
begin now to consider
they will have to help ad*
er their program for the
r year
ide Table !
Mowing is the tide table
iouthport daring the next
. These hours are approtely
correct and were furd
The State Port Pilot
igh the courtesy of the
Fear Pilot's Association.
Tide Low Tide
TIDE TABLE
hursday. September 18
a. m. 11:16 a. m.
p. m. 11:54 p. m.
Friday, September 19
a. m. r
p. ra. 12:06 p. m.
aturday, September 20
a. m. 0:40 a. m.
p. m. 12:56 p. m.
junday, September 21
a. m. 1:26 a. m.
p. m. 1:46 p. ra.
londay, September 22
a. m. 2:11 a, m.
p. m. 2:84 p. m.
Tuesday, September 28
a. m. 2:56 a. ra.
p. m. 3:28 p. m.
ednesday, September 24
a. m. 3:30 a. m.
I p. u. 4:12 p. m.
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