I fbe PHot Covers
I flfuogwiek County
IpHIRTEEN NO. 1
fcjswick REA |
f0mended For
Is Pre-Payments
I ?wick Electric MemKnhip
Corporation Is
Mjjue Of Organizations
Faying 'ts Indebtedness
IjtJiead Of Time
jncipal AND
W INTEREST PAID
L Pre-Payments to Date
E $17,000; Organization
Enjoys Healthy
I Improvement
Brunswick Electric Mem
corporation, Shallotte, has
itceived a letter from Rural
pification Administrator Har-1 g
lottery commending it for ti
B>-,- payments on its REA p
Kin advance of the date due, u
Krntendent E. D. Bishop an- _
Ced today.
??otivo lias onp Of 2731 (
r systems in 34 states that W
. ^vance payments amountB
$3,075,611 during the fisvear
ended June 30, Mr. Slatstated
REA's latest tabulates
mat all prepayments
REA svstems during past J
, totaled S4.S28.690. This was
jadition to regular principal
i interest paid totaling $17,417,amount
credited to the
?riclt Electric Membership \
-is-ion as prepayments on
usl for the fiscal year endJtl{
jo was S2.000. This am- c
,L together with prepayments
I" ,j previous fiscal years,
jj, 4e total of all advance
mhIs credited to the Conuve
to $17,000.
Be prepayments made by the
wiatitt have been in addi- ?
c to the regular principal and n
kits payments required under q
|tac contract. REA has loan- c
I a* Bninswick Electric Memjjtup
corporation $373,313
hith has enabled it to finance ^
17 nies tf distribution lines now 2
inushing electricity to 1,448 d
usj {Burners in Brunswick,
Bladen and Robeson
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NEWS ~|!
BRIEFS
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If
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PATIENT
Seer. Lewis, of Bolivia, is a
te: at Dosher Memorial Hos- a
1 a
f,
MEDICAL PATIENT f,
totes Gross of the Coast c
Hi Station entered Dosher n
wial Hospital Monday as a
fcal patient. g
F
MEDICAL tl
'taard McDonald, of Oak Is- n
'Coast Guard Station entered e:
it Memorial Hospital Mon- a
he medical attention.
ti
OPERATION
Eva May Sellers, of Bol
underwent an ooeration for
Ral of her appendix Monday
ksher Memorial Hospital. s
?
WSSILAR OPERATIONS
"ee Trunnell and Carol Ann
* ?f Southport underwent an
"h* for removal of their *
iiday at Dosher Memo-1 *
al. c
TTAL PATIENT
N .Pope, of Bolivia, 1
isher Memorial Hospit- J
idical patient Saturday.
pendectomy
mine Smith, of Winnarwent
an operation for
f her appendix Thurssher
Memorial Hospital.
R TREATMENT
lomas Jones, of Southa
medical patient at
emorial Hospital Tues8h
Monday.
*su.s REMOVED
leannette Smith, of Bert
her tonsils removed
at Dosher Memorial
1CAL ATTENTION
otln Clemmons entered
Memorial Hospital last
'y for medical attention.
;E? INFECTION
iewett, of Southport, was
to Dosher Memorial
"riiiay for treatment for
'ection.
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THI
9
SELLING 1
mr^Jh
SOLD!?These are hapi
rowers of this county as th<
ioneers up and down the rov
iorder Belt. It-has been a 1<
ave been as completely plea
Scrap Metal Sa
JL
Conducted
*.
E. Dodson, Chairman Of
This Committee, Is Calling
Meeting Of Ministers
And Church Leaders On
Tuesday
/ILL ASK PEOPLE
TO DONATE SCRAP
Ihurches Will Then Receive
Money Paid For Donations
Of Members And
Citizens Of Com
munity
J. E. Dodson, chairman of the
trunswick county salvage committee,
has appealed to ministers
f the churches of the county to
ooperate with him in the colleclon
of scrap metal, and a meetig
will be held at the office of
he county agent in Supply at
:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon to
iscuss plans of organization.
The proposal being made by
Ir. Dodson is that the churches,
articularly those in the rural
letricts, be macfe collectioifpoln ts,
rtth church members donating
tlCII inciai. Aiiaiigciirciuo .
rill be made for its collection,f
rith funds realized from its sale j j
oing into the church treasury. | J
"This will afford our people a j
hance to do two worthwhile'
flings at one time," pointed out
Ir. Dodson. "There is a critical
hortage of scrap metal in our 1
teel industry, so it is vital to
ational defense that we collect
11 we can. Then, too, the averge
church is alway in need of
unds, and the donation of scrap
sr resale surely will help the
hurch treasury in each com- i
lunity." t
Mr. Dodson said that fine pro- i
ress already has been made at <
'rospect Baptist church, largely '
tirough the efforts of H. L. Clem- f
ions. In addition to many small- t
r donations, two farmers have (
greed to donate junked tractors.
I. O. Peterson, at Goshen Bap- s
1st church, is another community s
sader who has been contacted, 1
(Continued on page 6) \
BREAKS ARM t
Friends of little Miss Nancy t
wan regret to learn that she is t
uffering from a broken arm. v
HOG MARKET 1
SHALLOTTE HOG MARKET: s
londay, August 17, choice hogs, 11
80-250-lbs $14.20; 1.60-180-lbs'i
13.95; 100-160-lbs $13.50; sows, j t
12.50. 11
Expect Restrict
And Mars}
Marsh hen and duck hunters
will find themselves somewhat
limited as to the sphere
in which they may operate
when this year's hunting season
opens, according to Lieut,
(j. g.) S. B. Prink'of the office
of the captain of the Port of
Wilmington.
There are no restrictions as
to duck or other hunting on
the mainland, but the river and
Bald Head island areas will be
taboo, according to what information
Lieut. Frink had at the
time he was interviewed.
He stated he would look up
the whole matter and' write defining
the restrictions that will
be in force.
At present hunters for both
marsh hens and ducks may be
assured that hunting in the
marsh below Southport will be
permitted. The freshwater ponds
at Long Beach and Caswell
Beach may also be hunted, but
acoount should be taken of the |
I ST,
A Good
6 PAGES TODAY
OBACCO 1
>y days for the tobacco ,
By follow the tobacco auc- \
rs in the warehouses of the ]
)ng time since the farmers |
sed with prices. '
i
lvage To Be |
By Churches
To Use Siren In
Air Raid Test
Late Tuesday afternoon the
quiet of this community was
suddenly shattered by a noise
like the wail of a heart-broken
banshee.
The new air raid warning
siren had arrived.
The new apparatus was erected
on a tower near the USO
Club, but will be moved to a
more central location in the
city as soon as a sufficient supply
of electrical wiring can be
obtained.
Citizens of the community
are asked to cooperate with
plans for a practice blackout
tomorrow (Thursday) night
around 10 o'clock. Volunteer
firemen, policemen and air raid
wardens are expected to go
through their prescribed duties,
and civilians are urged to cooperate
by turning out their
lights and staying off the
streets.
Mrs. Ruark Is
Serving County
.1
s Now On Full Time Duty
As Executive Secretary
Of Brunswick County
Chapter American Red
Cross
Mrs. J. W. Ruark, of Southport,
las assumed her duties as execu;ive
secretary of the Brunswick
County Chapter of the
American Red Cross and is
eady and arlxious to serve per10ns
in every section of the couny
with any phase of the Red
>oss program.
In addition to her duties as
lecretary, she is serving as home
lervice worker, succeeding J. J.
.oughlin, Jr., who handled this
work for many years.
Mrs. Ruark says that it has
>een the custom of persons in
lome of the sections of the couny
to go the Wilmington office
vith their Red Cross problems,
fhese are now being referred to
ler, and this means that unneceslary
delay in action results. All
natters pertaining to Red Cross
n Brunswick county should be
aken up directly with Mrs.
tuark at Southport.
ions On Duck
1 Hen Hunting
fact that these ponds are on
private property.
It also seems that hunting
will be permitted on the coast
below Southport, provided that
such hunting does not entail
the use of motor or rowboats on
saltwater.
ven with the above limitations
as to hunting, sportsmen
here are lucky. In many of the
naval districts, especially in the
eastern and northern states,
duck hunting is entirely out for
?ho duration. Neither guns or
cameras may Be carried in
boats operating in those areas.
It w.ll be only in unstragetic
spot; along the coast of the
United States that duck hunters,
and hunters of other wildfowl,
will be permitted to engage
in the sport this year.
This applies only to the coast.
On freshwater hunting areas
things are generally the same
as they were last year.
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News paper In
Southport, N. C., We<
First Aid Class f
Begins Here For Civilian
Defense
First Class Taught Monday
Night, With Plans Laid
For Course That Will
Cover Requirements Or
Lead To Certificate
rWENTY HOURS i
FOR CERTIFICATE I
rhose Completing 10-Hour
Minimum Requirement
Will Be Graduated
To Important Defense
Posts
A group of more than two
score Southport men and women
began Monday night a course in
Red Cross First Aid that should
go a long way toward completing
the qualifications of these people S(
for the various Civilian Defense
jobs for which they have been ^
named. t_
The class includes two groups. '
those who want only the 10 hours "
necessary to qualify them for Ci- Y
vilian Defense posts who wish to D
be certified for the Standard First
Aid Certificate.
While one instructor is being J
responsible for the text book material,
several other qualified first
aid instructors are called in for
a period during each class that is
devoted to demonstrations and
those who are taking the course
are having ample opportunity to ..
practice the things they are being
taught.
Other classes in first aid will
be arranged later for those who
have found it impossible to en
roll in the present class.
C
Recorder Gets
Belated StartV
Acting Judge Prevatte Called
To Wilmington Mon- 1
day Morning For Civil v
Service Exam; Speeds a
Work In P. M.
s
The regular weekly meeting of ?
Recorder's court was held on
Monday afternoon, due to the b
fact that E. J. Prevatte, acting- g
judge, appeared before the Civil k
Service Commission in Wilming- r
ton Monday morning in order to a
stand examination for trial at- s
torney for the U. S. Government.
In explaining to his court the ii
reason for the delayed opening,
Prevatte stated that he had been n
nftpmntinp- for several months to i<
secure a commission In the U. S. p
Navy. Having been turned down h
because of physical disability, he
declared that he was now trying
to lend his services in some other b
worthwhile manner, and that is f,
why he felt that it was important
for him ttr stand the examination
for the position of trial attorney.
Prevatte stated that if he is sue- ?
cessful in this effort, he will be b
actively engaged in defense work b
as an attorney in the prosecu- y
tion of the violators of the war 0
program.
Once underway, speedy pro- u
gress was made in disposing of a
the crowded docket.
Chancy Tharpe, white, pleaded V
guilty to charges of public drunk- "
eness. Given 30 days on the 1
roads, judgment was suspended
upon payment of costs.
E. B. Bennett, white, pleaded /
guilty to charges of reckless ope- \
ration. Judgment was suspended
upon payment of $25.00 and
costs.
David Andrews, white, pleaded
guilty to charges of drunken driv- R
ing and was given 30 days, Judgment
was suspended upon payment
of $15.00 and costs.
Wesley Hooker and Joe Hall,
colored, were convicted of assault.
Hooker got 4 months, judgment w
suspended upon payment of $25.00 ?
and costs; and Hall got 60 days, g
judgment suspended upon pay- 0
ment of $10.00 and costs. y
Arrie Brown, white, was charg- n
ed with drunk driving. He pleaded
guilty to charges of reckless
operation and was required to '
pay $25.00 and costs.
David Armstrong, white, was v
convicted of being drunk and dis- n
orderly. Sentence of 90 days on a
the roads was suspended upon
payment of costs and a fine of n
$25.00. e
G. V. Smith, white, was found h
guilty of charges of reckless ope- ti
ration. Given 90 days on the r
roads, judgment was suspended
upon payment of costs and 525.00.
Alma Bullard, white, was convicted
of being drunk and dis- b
orderly and soliciting. She was i
sentenced to 12 months in the E
state penitentiary.
Similar disposition was made of
a like charge against Lucille b
Stone. *
Annie and Faye Stidham, white, b
(Continued on page S) ?
POR'
i A Good Con
Jnesday, August 19th
IN PACIFIC
!JaBF '
, mS&y : ' ?' fey'Jfa? jijjj y SjH
y. ' ;?
Veteran?J. C. Chadwick,
on of Mr. and Mrs. John
r. Chadwick, of Shallotte
rillage, who was at Pearl
[arbor on December 7th.
Recently he has been adanced
to first class shipitter.
robacco Prices
Continue High
In Border Belt
^hiteville Already Has
Sold Over 6,000,000 Lbs.
At Average Price In Excess
Of 41-Cents Per
Pound
1ROWERS ELATED
OVER PRICES PAID
yhiteville Sales Supervisor
Claims That His Market
Is Leading Belt
WHITEVILLE, Aug. 19.?King
'obacco soared to new heights at
Vhiteville again yesterday, and
fh?r nnprfltinc nnlv two weeks.
he market had already sold over
Ix million pounds at an average
f almost $41.00.
The Gplrifn weed was truly
ringing UM growers a flood of
old. Thd growers flocked to mar;et
from far and near. And the
esult was an air of prosperity
nd complete satisfaction on every
ide.
The real story can best be told
i the growers' own words.
"I've never seen common and
ledium grades so high in my
fe," one grower declared. "That
ile brought $41, and it wouldn't
ave sold for $20 last year."
"If it keeps selling like this,"
nother said, "we're going to
ring our crop to market just as
ist as we can grade and tie it"
Several warehouses reported
lat they had whole sales withut
a single turned ticket. "You
ave often heard of such sales;
ut this is one of the few times
ou've ever seen them," declared
ne tobacconist.
Although the final figures on
he other markets were not
vai'able for yesterday, Sales
upervisor M. R. Alexander said
/hiteville had led the whole Belt
l average price one day out of
wo, and ranked right at the top
(Continued on page 6)
Coroner Caison
Is Out Of Luck
lesigns as Brunswick County
Coroner To Enlist In
Coast Guard, Only To
Miss Out On Service Job
John G. Caison, who resigned a
feek ago as Brunswick county
Iw #V>a rVio of
WUIICI IV VIUIOI. ill uib waov
luard, appears to left out In the
old. Having resigned from office,
V. E. Bell, of Southport, was
amed to fill his unexpired term.
Then Caison reported to Chariton
to be sworn into the serice
and was told that no further
acancies existed for carpenter's
late, the position to which he
spired.
Caison said Tuesday that he did
ot plan to make the race for relection
this fall, but that he still
oped he would be able to get ino
the service despite his first
ebuff.
HOSPITAL PATIENT
Miss Ruth Rabon, of Winnaow,
entered Dosher Memorial
iospital for medical attention
'riday.
Mrs. Paul Messick, who has
een visiting her mother, Mrs. T.
1. Carr, for the past few weeks,
as returned to Her home in Morgan
City, La.
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r pit
lmunity
~ 1942 publis]
Varied Progr?
Offered
Snack Bar Is Now Paying
Held Last Week; Rou
Friday
WEEKS PROGRAM 5
August 19th.: Movies. 1
August 20th.: Movies.
August 21st.: Informal round :
dance for Service men, girls, legionaires,
veterans of foreign wars ;
and older ladies of the com- (
munity. <
August 22nd.: Informal games. (
August 23rd.: Community Sing ,
ata 9:30 P. M. ,
August 24th.: Bingo and quiz
program.
August 25th.: Informal Games.
August 26th.: Movies.
Two different movies were featured
at the U. S. O. club during
the past week as the regular ones
did not arrive in time from New
York, and the mobile unit, under
the direction of Major Cowan of
the Salvation Army U. S. O.,
kindly loaned their films for the
Wednesday show.
Friday, August 14th., was a
ga'a day for the men of the armed
forces in the Southport neighborhood,
for a square dance was
held at the U. S. O. Amid much
laughing, scraggly music, a good
audience and a fine group of men
and girls, the dance was pronounced
a huge success. After it
was voted to have more of these
Red Cross Di
Relief Cor
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i
Resigns Office
When Criticised
Lawyers who have been
hearing the story of the tombstone
Inscribed, "A lawyer and
I a honest man," will get a kick
out of the following recent lo- !
cal occurance.
A certain minister of the
county happened to be elected
as a magistrate. A short time
ago he walked into the office 1
of Clerk of Superior court, Sam >
T. Bennett, and resigned, say- i
ing: "I can't be a Magistrate j
and serve Cod at the same
time."
It developed that the reverend-magistrate
had tried a
case and ruled against a young
man of his community. Disregarding
the possibility of his
1?* !? of ooiirf
U^IIlg I1C1U III WUIC1U|/V VI w??? ?f I
the young man blurted out that
the Magistrate was as crooked
as hell.
Man Makes His
Second Escape
Burris Bozeman Makes His
Escape Last Thursday By
Sawing Jail Bars; Helper
Is Arrested
Burris Bozeman. white, and
Cleve Hill, colored, escaped from
the Brunswick county jail last
Thursday morning through the
front door, from which they had
removed two bars with the aid of
a hack saw.
Elbert Simmons, white, has
been arrested and charged with
aiding and abetting in jail break.
It is charged that he smuggled
hack saw blades to the escapees.
Bozeman, who was being held
for trial for the theft of an au(Continued
on Page 2.)
Ifnntrast Showi
Of Drafteei
Charlie Moore, Winnabow
negro, has a zero rating when
it comes to being patriotic, and
this preference led to his returning
to the road convict
camp In Sampson county Monday.
Charlie was sent to the
roads for 8-months in February.
The charge was assault with
deadly .weapon and disorderly
conduct. Some time ago he escaped
from the road force and
has since been at liberty.
Last week he presented himself
at the office of Clerk of
Court Sam T. Bennett, and
asked to be sent back to the
convict camp. His reason for
surrendering was that the draft
board was after him and he did
not want to serve in the army.
With such a spirit, the
clerk promptly had him locked
up, feeling a great deal of
disgust as he did ?") The negro
will probably draw an additional
sentence for escaping, but
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,0T
HED EVERY WEDNESDAY
im Being '
At USO Club
Dividends; Square Dance
nd Dance Scheduled
Night ^
functions, M \ Avison, the director,
announced that on Friday,
August 21st., there will be a
round dance with an orchestra.
Sunday evening at 9:30 P. M. j
Mr. and Mrs. Stefan Sobolewski
of the Second and Orange Streets
Wilmington, U. S. O. Club gave .
a. delightful hour of vocal music
in the local club. These folks are
opera singers of note.
During the first week under
the new management there was
a total of 1313 people who used
the club, $109.06 was taken in at
the snack bar, and many books '
were borrowed. Tom Morgan is |
running the movies and the folks ;
of Southport are giving their time '
to help make the service men I
happy. George and Dick, the
janitors, keep everything spick '
and span about the U. 5. O. club. <
Mr. Avison says that he is 1
"happy to be in Southport, happy
to find everybody so friendly, '
happy to again have it demons- <
trated that the American way is 1
the happy way of life." <
The slogan of the week is, J
'Study to show thyself a work- '
man that needeth not to he
ashamed." 1
1
saster '
i
nmittee Meets |
Mrs. L. C. Fergus, Chair- 1
man Of This Group, Calls i
Meeting For Friday Afternoon
For Purpose Of 1
Co-ordination
ARRANGEMEN fS ARE
MADE FOR EMERGENCY
Various Posts Designated |
For Their Proper Usage
In The Event Of Emergency
In This Town
The 'complete organization of '
the disaster relief committee of
the Brunswick County Chapter,
American Red Cross, has been announced
by Mrs. L. C. Fergus,
chairman. A meeting of all the
members of this group will be
held Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock
at the USO building.
L. T. Yaskell is vice-chairman '
of this committee.
Chairman in charge of the sup- .
ply room is Mrs. W. L. Styron; (
Miss Genevieve Eakes is chairman
of the canteen and of feed- j
ing; Mrs. H. T. St. George is ,
chairman of the medical com- <
T T TvititrhHn _Tr is nnr
chasing agent; Mrs. E. J. Prevatte
is secretary of the committee
and is chairman of registration
and information; the
emergency clothing closet is in
charge of Mrs. George Whatley.
Thefe is a three-man committee
on survey and appraisal, comprised
of Price Furpless, Price
O'Brien and J. E. Carr.
In the event of emergency, the
following places in South port have
been designated to serve the citizens:
The USO Club for feeding;
Dosher Memorial Hospital for hospitilization;
the second floor of
the Community Center Building
for emergency hospital.
The USO Club building, with
Mrs. Thomas St. George in
charge, has been designated as a
first aid station. Another, with
Mrs. Chas. M. Trott in charge, is
to be located at the Cathoiic
(Continued on page 6)
n In Patriotism
s And Escapee
tills will De a matter ior uie
country in which the camp was
located at the time Charlie
took french leave.
Wishing to find out the location
of the camp from which
the esc^ie was made, Charlie
was questioned as to where he
escaped from. He did not know
that said, "It was in some
county where the ground was
so hard you could not stick a
pick in it, and when I ran
away I ran so fast I blistered
my feet."
A little investigation on the
part of Mr. Bennett revealed
that it was Sampson county
that was credited with having
impenetrable soil. Officers came
and took the negro back there
Monday.
In marked contrast to Char
lie is unpatriotic Spirit, over 50
young Brunswick county negroes
were sent to the training
camp Monday by the Selective
(Continued on page 6)
l
Most Of The News
Ml The l ime
?
$1.50 PER YEAR
Hours Changed
For Rationing
Board Office
Vill Be Open From 8:30
O'clock Each Morning
Until 5:30 O'clock EachAfternoon
Except on Saturday
'UBLIC IS URGED
TO OBSERVE HOURS
Change Is Made When The
State Rationing Board
Advises Of Approved
Schedule For Paid
Workers
Officials of the Brunswick
bounty Rationing Board have
>een advised by the Raleigh office
hat paid help for the board in
South port may work only 44-hours
)er week.
This will call for a revision of
.he existing plan of keeping the
>ffice open from 8 a. m. to 6 p.
n. daily.
Beginning tomorrow (Thursday)
:he office will open at 8:30 o':lock
in the morning, and will rtnain
open continuously until 5:30
j'clock in the afternoon. The of:ice
will close at 12:30 o'clock on
Saturday.
These hours should be noted by
persons living a distance from
Southport and who have business
with the board. No member of
:he three-man rationing board revives
one cent of pay for his
services, so it is only reasonable
to ask and expect the public to
confine their business transactions
to regular office hours.
A number of reports have corns
to the board relative to abuse of
gasoline ration books. These cases
will be investigated as rapidly as
possible, and where deliberats
violations are discovered supplementary
allotments will be recalled,
and subsequent allotments
will be refused the guity parties.
Dressings Unit A
Awaits Material
rraining Program FtfP H
Chairmen And Supervisors
Completed; Material
Expected Early In September
Supervisors who will be in
charge of the making of bandages
in the approachi-ig Surgical Dressings
program have just completed
a course in the making and
packing of these bandages. Classes
were held at the Army and
Navy club on Thursday, Friday,
and Mnndotr niohto Thn rloaanl
?I>U iUVHUUJ IllgllbUi A?v VI?
were conducted by Mrs. James
Harper, Surgical Dressings chairman.
1
Although a house-to-house canvass
has already been made by
the supervisors to acquaint women
df Southport with the program
and to urge them to cooperate
with the bandage making,
work cannot actually begin
until the gauze arrives. This has
been unavoidably detained by the
great number of orders which the
manufacturers have to fill. A notice
will be posted on the bulletin
board at the post office and announcement
will be made at all
possible public gatherings as soon
as the gauze arrives.
The workrooms are in the Army
and Navy club and will be open
on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
of each week, both afternoon
(Continued on page 2)
Tide Table
Following is the tide table
for Southport during the next
?fl-?? Uaii?1 n HA nnnH\
WCVH. JLUCOO UUUI9 aid v
ilmately correct and were fur- ,
nlshed The State Port Pilot
through the courtesy of the
Cape Fear Pilot's Association.
High Tide Low Tide
TIDE TABLE
Thursday, December 25 . A
0:51 a. m. 7:16 a. m. f
1:10 p. m. 7:38 p. us.
Friday, December 26 j
1:44 a. m. 8:19 a. m. 1
2:06 p. m. 8:33, p. m
Saturday, December 27 *
2:39 a. in. 9:16 a. m
3.04 p. m. 9:24 p. as
Sunday, December 28
8:3t a. m. 10:08 a. Mb
4:01 p. m. 10:11 p. m
Monday, December 24
4:30 a. m. 10:57 a. m
4:5.5 p. m. 10:57 p.
Tuesday, December 3#
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