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VOL. NO. SIXTEEN
No. 11
THE STATE PORT PILOT
A Good Newspaper In A Good Community
The Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
6-PACES TODAY
Southport, N. Cm Wednesday, July 9, 1952
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County Farmers
Cast Ballots In
Weed Question
Saturday, July 19, Is Date
For Vote This Year With
Farmers To Have Choice
Of Three Proposals
PARITY LOANS
TO BE AFFECTED
Decision To Drop Weed Al
lotment Plan Will Result
In New Policy On Loans
In 1953 Program
Growers of flue-cured tobacco
of Brunswick County who are el
igible to vote in the referendum
on July 19, 6n marketing quo
tas have been listed by the Coun
ty PIMA Committee. The lists
are open for inspection at the
County Office in Supply, accord
ing to M. G. Mooney, chairman
of the County PMA Committee.
The referendum has been call
ed in compliance with the Ag
ricultural Adjustment Act of
1938. The act provides for quo
tas on flue-cured tobacco which
will be made effective if ap
proved by at least two-thirds of
the growers voting in the refer
endum.
“The voters,” Chairman Moo
ney said, “will cast ballots on
three proposals: (11 in favor of
the quotas for three years, 1953,
1954 and 1955; (2) in favor of
the quota for one year, 1953, but
opposed to quotas for three
years; or (3) opposed to any quo
tas.
Any person who has interest
in the 1952 crop of flue-cured
tobacco as owner, tenant, or
share cropper is eligible to vote
in the referendum, but no person
may cast more than one vote
even though he may be engaged
in producing flue-cured tobacco in
two or more communities, coun
ties or states.
Purposes of the marketing quo
tas is to provide growers with a
method of adjusting supply to
demand and to help them obtain
fair prices for the tobacco they
produce.
A favorable report on market
ing quotas also means that price
support loans will be available
to growers at 30 percent of par
ity on the 1953 crop. If more
than one-third of the growers
voting in the referendum are op
posed to quotas, no price support
will be available on the 1953
crop. Notwithstanding the out
come of the referendum, howev
er, loans will be available at 90
percent of parity on the 1952
crop as a protection to farm
ers.
Britf Ntwt
Filth"
VISITS FATHER
James P. Furpless of Raleigh
was here to visit his father, Price
Furpless, a patient at Dosher
Memorial Hospital.
POSTPONE MEETINGS
There will be no more regular
meetings of the Shallotte Post
American Legion until the first
Friday in September, according
to announcement of post officials
this week.
ATTEND CONFERENCE
Miss Gertrude Loughlin, Mrs.
Thelma Willis and Mrs. .Lucille
Williamson attended a reading
conference at East Carolina Col
lege, Greenville, Tuesday. Theme
of the conference was “What Our
School Is Doing to Improve Read
ing.”
BACK AT~ WORK
Miss Hilda Hewett has return
ed to duty at James Walker
Memorial Hospital, after spend
ing a month’s vacation with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hew
ett of Supply. She also took a
trip to the mountains. Miss Hew
ett graduated May 6 from James
Walker School Of Nursing.
UNDERGOES OPERATION
Mayor T. B. Carr, who was
Carried to Duke Hospital Friday
was operated on yesterday for a
brain tumor, according to mem
bers of his family. No report
had been had this morning re
garding his condition. Mayor Carr
was taken ill three weeks ago.
Davis Herring, member of the
board of aldermen, is serving as
Mayor-protem during the illness
of Mayor Carr.
VISITING HERE
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hancock of
Astoria, Oregon are visiting Mrs.
Hancock’s mother, Mrs. Lana
Southerland. iMr. Hancock was
stationed here on the cutter Nau
gatuck 16 or more years ago.
He retired from the Coast Guard
service about a year ago. The
couple have a son and daughter,
both married and living in Ore
gon and California.
Sidelights From
Live Oak Festival
Interesting, Informal Information Regarding Fourth Of
July Celebration In Southport
ine unsung neroes or the pa
rade were the quartet who stay
ed up all night Thursday to com
plete work on three floats. They
were Boots Galloway, Betty Le
ggett, Waters Thompson and
Harold Aldridge and the echo of
their hammering and sawing
could be heard until the dawn of
the big day.
* * *
The Glorious Fourth was prop
erly saluted at 4 o'clock that
morning with the first firecracker
of the day—the first of several
hundred to follow. TLe climax,
of course, came with the brilliant
fireworks display from the Gov
ernment dock in the evening.
* » *
First plans for the fireworks
had been to have them shot over
on Battery Island, giving an
across-tne-nver view ot the pro
ceedings. A test Wednesday
night convinced those in charge
that it would be better to have
them on this side of the Cape
Fear, and it appeared that the
government dock was the ideal
spot.
* * *
All our life we have wondered
just how much fireworks you
could buy for a hundred dollars.
Now we know, and it is a lot.
The display Friday night was
just about as good as you will
ever see, and nobody we have
seen was disappointed.
* * *
The winning boat for the fast
class in the motorboat races was
recruited Friday morning from
among the boys here with the
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Sports Fishermen
Hoping For Change
East Winds Beginning Last
Wednesday Played Hav
oc With Good Luck That
Had Been Enjoyed Re
cently By Local Boats
OFF-SHORE PARTIES
ONLY EXCEPTIONS
Southport Captains Hope
For Return Of Favorable
Weather And Another
Run Of Good Luck
With Mackerel
The story of sports fishing out
of Southport during the past week
is an account of bad weather,
with easterly winds bringing to
an abrupt end the splendid luck
that parties wefe' en joying~ Tip
until one week ago.
Boats which tried it with par
ties during the holiday weekend
found that nothing would strike
in the stirred-up water close in
shore, and most of the time it
was too rough for trips to the
Gulf. Boats which braved the
weather for excursions to the vi
cinity of the lightship were the
only ones to make any notable
catch during the week.
On Tuesday the wind came
about to the southwest, but came
with such force that all boats
were forced to cancel their trip
for the day. Today (Wednesday)
the same conditions existed, but
there was hope that things will
calm down and that normal oper
ations may be resumed tomorrow.
The prevailing wind for this
area is from the southwest, and
it is believed that with gentle
to moderate winds from this di
rection things will be in good
shape for another banner week
end for sports fishermen. A1
though a complete check could
not be made this morning, it is
believed that most of the boats
are engaged for weekend dates.
There has been an encouraging
trend recently in parties sched
uling more and more mid-week
trips, a condition which is good
for both the party and the men
who man the fishing boats.
Holidays Free
Of Accidents
—
No Death Nor Injury Of
I Serious Nature Reported
During Recent Holiday
Period Despite The Large
Crowds
No death nor injury of any na
ture was reported as occurring
in Brunswick County during the
past week, and many people who
are familiar with conditions con
sider this as remarkable if not
providential.
The travel, owing to the holi
days, was several times above
normal according to State High
way patrolmen. Added to the
heavy travel, the Brunswick beach
areas were all filled up with
summer residents and to them
were added thousands of visitors
for a day or two. During the
past week the temporary popula
tion of Brunswick has probably
been several times greater than
during any previous period.
State highway patrolmen report
only two wrecks as having oc
curred in Brunswick County du
ring the entire past week. No
one was injured in either case,
despite the fact that both cars
are said to have turned com
pletely over. In one instance a
(Coutinued on Page 4)
Finds Old Coin
In Sewer Ditch
A bright and shiny 50-cent
piece of the vintage of 1854;
was dug up in a ditch along
side the Southport fire house
Tuesday morning. The half
dollar, which will be a hundred
years old year after next, was
about as clean as if it had
just come from the mint. It
was neither stained nor did it
bear any evidence of wear.
City employees were dig
ging the ditch and the coin
was found by John Gore, col
ored, at a depth of about two
• ■feet—The -white ■ sand in which
it was incased probably kept
it shiney for something like
half a century. A shallow ditch
was dug in the area something
over 40 years ago and it is be
lieved to have been lost at
that time.
Paul Fodale On
Business Trip
Former Southport Man Here
For Few Days To Arrange
Business And To Ship
Furniture To New Home
In Boston
Paul Fodale, former South
port seafood producer, is spend
ing several days here preparing
to move his furniture to Boston,
where he is now in the market
business. He has not yet sold
his home here but expects to
close a deal before returning to
Boston, he says.
Mr. Fodale was in the seafood
business here for more than 16
years, having succeeded his fa
ther, a pioneer on the Southport
market. The elder Mr. Fodale
is in rather bad health at his
home in Boston, and some months
ago Paul and his family came
to the decision that they would
return there to live, since the
families of both were lifelong
residents of Boston.
All of the Fodale boats have
been sold during the past few
months, but he still retains his
long-time lease on his fish house
and equipment here. He may
sublet this lease sometime in the
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Bolivia Citizen
Passes Tuesday
Robert Ford Lewis Died At
Home At Age Of 72; Fu
neral Services Conducted
On Thursday
Following a long illness Rob
ert Ford Lewis, prominent resi
dent of the Bolivia community,
died at his home Tuesday night
of last week. Mr. Lewis was
72 years of age.
Surviving him are his wife,
Mrs. Mamie Henry Lewis, Bo
livia; two sons, Robert Lewis of
Wilmington and Ellis Lewis of
Bolivia; one daughter, Mrs. Her
man Autry of Beaufort; three
brothers, Green, Shirk and Wade
Lewis, all of Bolivia; two sisters,
Mrs. Bell Pridgen of Gastonia
and Mrs. Miriam McDowell of
Bolivia. Three grandchildren also
survive.
Burial services were held from
the Mill Creek Baptist Church
Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock.
Two Conference
Groups Meeting
At Ft. Caswell
Intermediate R. A. Group
Meeting Under Guidance
Of State Director Of
This Church Activity
OTHER GROUP FOR
YOUNGER PEOPLE
Next Week Promises To Be
One Of Outstanding In
terest With Pastors
Conference Session
Scheduled
Two camps are in session this
week at the Baptist Assembly
at Ft. Caswell with only a small
total enrollment for this period.
Qne is the State Intermediate
Royal Ambassadors, with the Rev.
B. W. Jackson, State R. A. Coun
selor, in charge. The Rev. Arthur
Stainbach of Rocky Mount is pas
tor for this group.
The second activity is com
prised of the Junior Royal Am
bassador and Girls Auxiliary
groups of the Raleigh district.
The Rev. Guilford Daughtry is
director.
Participating in the training
program are Dr. J. C. Powell,
missionary to Nigeria; the Rev.
Genus Crenshaw, missionary to
the Seminole Indians in Florida;
the Rev. Frank Ling; and Dr.
E. Norfleet Gardner.
With next week scheduled for
Pastor’s Conference, the Caswell
Baptist Assembly officials are
looking forward to one of the
biggest weeks of the season in
point of interest. Ministers from
all throughout the State and
many from adjoining states will
be gathered from July 14 through
the 20th.
In addition to the Pastors Con
ference the Junior G. A. and R.
A. Camp of the Rocky Mount
Division will also be gathered.
Pavilion Ready
Now. At, Holdens
Mr. And Mrs. John F. Hol
den Have Large New Re
creation Facility Ready
For Use Of Summer Visit
ors
Recreation facilities for visit
ors at Holden Beach are now
greatly improved with Mr. and
Mrs. John F. Holden having op
ened their new Surf side Pavil
ion.
The building is an attractive
two-story block structure with a
splendid dance floor that is open
for dancing at all times, and with
special dancing each Saturday
night. A fine bowling alley and
bath house accommodations al
so add to the entertainment fa
cilities.
The new building is located be
tween the old J. & K., Pavillion
and the ocean. It is 3aid to be
the nearest structure to the wa
ter at Holden Beach and the
guests have the benefit of both
an extra line view and the very
best of the cooling breeze for
which Holden Beach is noted.
The many home owners at Hol
rlen Beach are taking real pride
in the added facility of the pa
vilion. Already it has been draw
ing many new visitors to the
beach in addition to furnishing
entertainment to those already
there. Mr. and Mrs. Holden
showed their enterprise and faith
in the beach by their heavy in
vestment in the building and
equipment for entertainment.
Shrimp Catches
Improving Daily
With the boats of Lewis Har
dee and Bill Wells & Son now at
work, the 1952 shrimping season
is definitely on and the expecta
tions seem to be for a better sea
son than last year. The shrimp
are still small but they are said
to be getting larger daily.
So far the best days’ catches
saw the boats bring in from 7 to
20 bushels each. That would
make a profit for even the crew
men of the low boats, and at the
same time it would allow for a
considerable sum to be paid out
for ^vorksrs at the packing hous
es.
The operations are creating
interest among a large, .number
of visitors to the beaches and del
egates to the Caswell Baptist As
sembly. A good sized crowd al
ways collects in the late after
noons when the boats come in
with their catches.
June Big Month
For Paving In
Brunswick Area
State Highway Commission
Reports Completion Of
16.2 Miles Of Hardsur
face In Various Sections
Last Month
The State Highway Commission
completed 16.2 miles of paving
in Brunswick County during the
month of June, Commissioner A.
Wilbur Clark reported this week.
The newly hard surfaced roads
and their lengths, all financel
by the $200,000,000 secondary
road bond program, are as fol
lows:
From Junction NC 139 near
fire tower to Exum, 7.9 miles;
from NC 130 to Charlie Gore’s
Store, 1.1 miles; from end of
pavement at R. B. Coleman’s to
Exum Highway near New Brit
ton Church, 2.4 miles; from
Hickman’s Cross Roads to South
Carolina line toward Little Riv
er, 1.2 miles; from Clear Run
Baptist Church to consolidated
,^chool and drive to school, 0.5
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Berry Picking
In Final Stage
Last Berries From This
Year’s Crop Shipped On
Monday But Some May
Be Sold Locally
With berries coming heavily
into bearing in other producing
areas, picking on the Graham
and Key blueberry farm came
to a close yesterday. Between
300 and 400 flats of extra fine
berries, the best the season has
produced, are still on the bushes.
These will be picked and sold lo
cally.
Recent rains resulted in the fine
tail-end crop. B. M. Graham, one
of the owners, said yesterday be
fore leaving fpr New Jersey, that
an extra quality crop of the blues
have been harvested this year.
He and his son-in-law, T. P.
Key, Jr., are figuring on clear
ing and planting some 25 acres
more this year.
They are also figuring on put
ting on an irrigation system for
next year, but that may depend
on the cost of piping, etc. Had
they been able to irrigate this
year they would have produced
a bumper crop of the finest qual
ity. As things were they are
highly pleased with this year’s
production and quality.
W. B. KEZIAJI
Our
ROVING
The appearance of the Shall
otte High School Band here on
the 4th was in ’the nature of an
added attraction that cost the
Home Demonstration Club noth
ing. Joe Loughlin and the writ
er went 50-50 for the $25 guar
antee and the luncheon was pro
vided for the young folks by Sam
T. Bennett, City Grill, L. B.
Bennett, Leggett’s Drug Store,
Harrelsons Grocery, A1 Martin,
J. E. Gilbert, J. T. Denning and
Prince O'Brien. Both Mack’s Ca
fe and the City Restaurant also
cooperated in the matter of rates.
Four parades and the leading
drum majorettes in the ShallOtte
high school band have to get
their shoes half-soled. The click
ing of their soles when the giris
are high stepping, especially on
pavement, is something like
sandpapering the bottoms of the
white leather boots. Friday af
ter the parade Director W. W.
Jacobus of the Shallotte High
School Band told Jackie Leon
ard and Marion Galloway to
turn up their shoes for inspec
tion. The shoes had been in good
order at the beginning of the
parade. When offered for in
spection after the parade the
young ladies were practically in
their bare feet. Large holes had
been rasped out com pie t e 1 y
through the bottoms of the boots
and on through the stockings.
For at least part of the sum
mer Mack’s Cafe and the City
Restaurant are cooperating to
permit themselves and their help
one day off out of each seven.
The City Restaurant is now clos
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Racing Winner
CHAMP—Hughey Hewett, Supply sportsman, who
drove his Century runabout powered with 22-1? p Johnson
outboard motor to victory in the top class of the motor
boat races held here Friday as part of the Fourth of July
celebration. Runner-up in this 'event was Frank Plaxco,
Jr., of Southport.— (Kent Fulcher Photo.)
Hundreds Enjoy
Live Oak Festival
- -
Negro Flashes One
Check Too Many
Richard Allen, Supply sawmill
worker, thought he had found.,
an easier way to make money
Tuesday until he flashed one
check too many and was placed
under arrest on a charge of
forgery by Chief of Police Jack
Hickman.
Allen did not show too much
imagination as he worked off
six checks for $10 each, all
bearing the forged signature of
Tommy Gamer. Victims were
Harry Robinson, Alberta Gal
loway, Southport Trading Co.,
Watson’s Pharmacy, Leggett’s
and Creech Grocery. With
Southport Service Station he
tried a change of pace, using
the signature of Neils Jorgen
sen.
Commissioners In
Session Monday
Routine Matters Disposed
Of In Regular Session Of
County Board Here This
Week
The board o£ county commis
sioners was in session Monday
with most of the time being giv
en over to study of the budget
with the county attorney and the
county auditor.
An ’advisory council was ap
pointed to work with A. S.
Knowles, county director of Civil
Defense. This advisory council
is composed of Ed Redwine, Ed
Leonard, E. D. Bishop, Odell
Williamson, R. H. Holden, Red
Persall and LeRoy Mintz, Shal
lotte; ElRoy King, Freeland; Ce
cil Edwards and A. J. Walton,
Sr., Ash; J. T. Denning, Dr. F.
M. Burdette, Davis Herring and
James M. Harper, Southport;
Harry Mintz, J. J. Hawes, Sup
ply; Foster Mintz, D. L. Mercer,
Fred Johnson, Bolivia.
On motion of H. O. Peterson,
seconded by R. L. Rabon, it was
ordered that Ennie D. Kelly be
allowed to pay the taxes on the
William Kelly estate, as follows:
$60 this date and 25 each month
there after until the amount of
$173.52 is paid in full. This
property is in Northwest town
ship.
Recorder Has
Busy Session
Varied Docket Disposed Of
Here In Recorder’s Court
Monday Of This Week
Recorder’s Court consum e d
most of the day Monday. The
minutes show the following cases
as having been disposed of:
James E. Rary, speeding, $15
and costs.
Ross spencer, public drunken
ness, 30 days on roads and a pre
vious sentence of six months on
the roads also ordered into effect
for a total of 7 months. Notice
of appeal was made and bond in
the sum of $500 was required.
Ben Poggie, drunk and disor
derly, assault with deadly wea
pon, public nuisance. Three
months.on the roads.
Continued on Page Five
Fourth Of July Celebration
Is Acclaimed Outstanding
Success By Visitors Who
Enjoyed Festivities Of The
Day
PARADE WAS EVENT
OF GREAT INTEREST
Other Features Of Program
Run 43»ff Without Hitch
Concluding With Mam
moth Fireworks
Display
A day jam-packed with activi
ty and excitement was climaxed
, Friday night with the crowning
I of Miss Latitia Hickman as Queen
of the First Annual Live Oak
Festival. This pretty young
Southport graduate was crowned
by Miss Gloria Hewett, last year’s
Queen of the Fourth, at a dance
which turned out to be a pleas
ant reunion session for dozens
of former Southport residents.,
and friends assembled for the fi
nal event of the day's celebration
of the birth of this Nation.
The parade was a little late
in getting underway, but the hun
dreds who lined the route were1
more than repaid for the delay
with an exhibition of snappy drill
and marching and the appear
ance of gorgeous floats.
The Shallotte High School band
led the way and was received
with enthusiasm- The Pope Field
Air Force Band came later in
the parade. There were seven
floats, all but one designed and
built by local persons, and they
followed in majestic order.
The prize-winning float was
sponsored by Southport restau
rants and had a life-size white
swan as the bowsprit of the ar
rangement, which also included
a pretty young waitress, Miss
Libby Castor, all dressed up in
party clothes.
Second prize went to the
Queen's float, on which the throne
of Miss Hickman was the out
standing construction. The beau
tiful presence of the Queen and
her attendants, Miss Barbara
Helms and Miss Stuart Arring
ton, also helped gain favor for
this entry. Sponsors were South
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held Worker
Becomes Pastor
Rev. W. R. Moorehead Will
Assume Pastorate Of Two
Baptist Churches Effec
tive October 1st
The New Hope Baptist Church
in the Wilmington Association;
and the Bolivia Baptist Church
in the Brunswick Baptist Associ
ation have called the Rev. W. R.
Moorehead, who recently resigned
from the Brunswick Baptist As
sociation as Field Worker, as
their pastor, to become effective
October 1, of this year.
Both of thes e churches have
been without a pastor for over a
period • of several months and
gave an unanimous call to the
Rev. Mr. Moorehead during June.
He has accepted both pastorates.
The Rev. Mr. Moorehead has
been Field Worker for the Brun
swick Baptist Association for the
last four years and comes well
qualified as pastor for his new
work. Rev. and Mrs. Moorehead
will remain in their present res
idence on U. S. Highway 17,
Leland, Route 2.
Education Board
Asks Show Down
On School Fund
Group Calls For Joint Meet
ing With Members Of
Board Of County Com
missioners Monday To
Work Out Plan For Fi
nancing
CRITICAL NEEDS
FACING SCHOOLS
School Authorities Seek
Enough Money For Capi
tal Outlay To Meet Ex
isting Commitments
And Emergency
Needs
A show down in the matter cf
financing the Brunswick County
school program appears to be
shaping up for Monday night
when members of the board of
county commissioners have been,
invited by the members of the
Brunswick county board of cd
cation to meet with them in joint
session. This will be the sec
ond joint session held within a
month.
Members of the board of edu
cation are not satisfied with the
42-cent levy for schools, and
point out that commitments al
ready have been made for more
than will be paid into the school
fund for capital outlay purpos
es under this set-up. In addition
there are certain pressing prob
lems that cannot be put off, they
say, if the schools are to operate
this fall.
With $20,082.99 in prospect for
capital outlay under the present
rate, the board of education cur
rently owes $18,756.18 carried ov
er from last year for school fur
niture and other permanent im
provements. Critical items which
board members believe cannot
possibly be postponed total $17,
700.00, making a total of $36,
456.18 needed in the capital out
lay fund for immediate use. This
represents a needed increase of
$16,373.19 for items which the
school authorities contend cannot
be put off.
Included in these items are
new sewage disposal plants for
both the Waccamaw and Bolivia
schools where an intolerable con
ditioh exists. In both places raw
sewage is being dumped on the
school yard, and there is no way
to correct this condition except
by construction of adequate sew
age disposal units.
At four of the schools there is
an inadequate water supply, and
( Continued on page Five )
Shallotte Man
Passes Friday
bevon Milliken Died In Do
sher Memorial Hospital
Following Extended Peri
iod Of Illness
Following a lengthy illness,
Devon Milliken, 46 year-old na
tive of Waccamaw township,
died here in the Dosher Memori
al Hospital Friday. For most
of his life Mr. Milliken resided in
Shallotte and was employed! by
R. D. White and later by \fhe
Shallotte Theatre.
Funeral services were held oi ’
Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock'
from the graveside at the Mintz
cemetery in Waccamaw township.
Mr. Milliken is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Mildred Milliken
and a daughter, Gayla Sue Mill
iken of Southport; a brother,
James Milliken of Longwood and
Continued on I%ge Five
Tide Table
Following Is the tide table
for Southport during the next
week. These hours are approxi
mately correct and were furn
ished The State Port Pilot
through the courtesy of the
Cape Fear Pilot’s Association.
High Tide Low Tide
Thursday, July 10
10:13 a. m., 4:08 a. m.
10:43 p. m. 4:18 p. m.
Friday, July 11
11:08 a. m. 4:56 a. m.
11:35 p. m. 5:12 p. m.
Saturday, July 12
0:00 a. m. 5:46 a. m.
12:05 p. m. 6:10 p. m.
Sunday, July 13
0:28 a. m. ‘6:37 a. m
1:01 p. m. 7:10 p. m.
Monday, July 14
1:21 a. m. 7:31 a. m.
2:00 p. m. 8:13 p. m.
Tuesday, July 15
2:17 a. m. 8:27 a. m.
2:59 p. m. 9:16 p. m.
Wednesday, July 16
3:14 a. m. 9:22 a. m.
3:57 p. m. 10:17 p. m.