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Volume No. 17 No. 6
THE STATE
A Good Newspaper
6-Poges Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNE
PORT PILOT
A Good Community_
JUNE 17, 1953 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
The Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
$1.50 PER YEAR
Grain Loan Plan
Is Explained To
County Farmers
Price Support Rates Make
It Advisable For Some
Growers To Take Advan
tage Of Government Price
Support
TV/O STORAGE PLANS
AVAILABLE FOR USE
Plan Makes It Possible For
Farmer To Realize Fair
Return For Product On
Low Market
Gram farmers in Brunswick Co
unty should take advantage of the
loan program available to them
through the County PMA office,
according to G. R. Holden, Co
unty PMA chairman.
Price supports rates have al
ready been announced for all
grain. In North Carolina, the price
of barley will be supported at
$1.37 per bushel, oats at .98 per
bushel and soybeans at $2.50 per
bushel. The final support rate for
1953 crop wheat will not be set
until the first of July. However,
a minimum support rate for Nor
th Carolina wheat has been an
nounced at $2.40 per bushel, ba
sis U. S. No. 1.
Last year, farmers in 43 Nor
th Carolina counties placed wheat
under either farm-stored or ware
house-stored loans. Both are av
ailable again this year. There is
only a nominal amount of ware
house storage space available in
the state. Warehouses approved
by CCC and the State PMA Com
mittee which can be contacted for
storage are located in Wadesboro,
Albemarle, Norwood and Green
ville. Loan rates on wheat stored
in warehouses is $2.26 per bushel
with discounts for grades the
same as farm storage.
Warehouse storage is available
for only a small portion of our
grain. Therefore, in order to pro
vide an orderly' market, grain
producers should store their grain
on their farms at harvest time in
orclre not to flood the market.
Farmers who do not' already
have adequate storage on their
farms are encouraged to buy steel
bins for their grain. If they do
not have sufficient cash to pur
chase and erect bins they can se
cure a loan under the farm stor
age facility loan program through
the PMA Committee. Loans will
be made up to 80 per cent of the
cost of the structure or .45 per
bushel times the rated capacity,
whichever is smaller. Under this
program the farmer should price
the bins at his dealer’s and be able
to give the price and place it will
be erected at the time he applies to
th county office for a loan. After
a service fee of $2.50 per appli
cation is paid the County Com
mittee will review his application
and issue a commitment to the
dealer as temporary credit to
purchase the bin. The producer
executes a note and chattel mort
gage which will bear interest at
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Britf Ntmt
Fl*»ht$
BEACH BLAZE.
The Southport volunteer Fire
Department was called to the
waterfront yesterday afternoon
to extinguish a grass fire which
threatened to get out of control.
COVER PICEURE
A picture of the Cape Fear
Pilots tower and offices at
Southport, made by Art Newton,
proveded the front cover for last
week's State Magazine, published
Bill Sharpe and Carl Goerch.
PLANT FAILURE
Mechanical trouble which re
sulted in a power failure during
a part of the day Thursday was
repaired Friday. It was neces
sary to obtain a part from Char
lotte, and city employees made
the trip up by truck in order to
get it back in time to hold pow
er interruptions to a minimum.
ALTERATIONS
The office of the county su
perintendent of schools has been
enlarged to include a second
room formerly occupied by the
county supervisor. A door has
been cut between these offices.
The county supervisor will occu
py quarters in the Hood build
ing.
SUFFERS INJURY
W. A Maxwell, building super
intendent at Caswell Baptist As
sembly, sustained a painful eye
injury Sunday morning when lime
splashed into his left optic. He
was rushed to Wilmington to an
eye specialist and remained a
patient at a Wilmington hospi
tal until Sunday.
1
Two Brunswick
Men Are Honored
William B. Sellers Received Msdal Showing 30-Years
Service; Ephriam Swain 10-Years
Two Brunswick County men
weie cited Tuesday by Col. R.
C. Brown, District engineer, for
a combined total of 40 years con
tinuous service with the Corps of
engineers.
In a ceremony in the Federal
courtroom in the Customhouse in
Wilmington, Colonel Brown pre
sented a 30-year service medal to
William B. Sellers of Shallotte
and a 10-year medal to Ephriam
Swain of Southport.
Mr. Sellers was one of two per
sons eligible for the 30-year dec
oration, and he was topped by
only one other, Thomas J. Hew
ett, chief of the Engineering Di
vision, who was honored with a
diamond studded medal for forty
years of service.
Swain, or “Eph" as he is pop
ularly known by everybody in
the District, is assigned to the
Motor Pool but his duties have
no bounds. When there’s is some
thing to be done and quickly,
they “call Eph.”
Currently assigned as master
of the Snagboat Northeast, Sel
lers has literally run the gaunt
let of everything that uses steam
for power. He is recognized as
an authority on steam generating
plants and machinery powered by
steam. One of his most impor
tant assignments was the job of
chief engineer of the dredge Cur
rituck. This was a 30-inc.h steam
powered dredge and was used
extensively in this area in cut
ting the Atlantic Intracoastal
(Inland) waterway in the 1930s.
Unfortunately, the Currituck was
logged by heavy seas and sank
in the Gulf of Mexico a few
years later.
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Two Schools Hit
By Wind Storm
Two Classrooms And Por
tion Of Auditorium At
Shallotte Cave In As Re
sult Of Saturday Blow
DAMAGE. ESTIMATED
At $35,000 THERE
Lightning Struck Chimney
At Leland School And
Knocked Hole In New
Roof On That Build
ing
Two Brunswick County high
school buildings sustained dam
age which may run as much as
$407000 in an early morning
storm which struck Saturday.
At Shallotte two classrooms
crumbled and filled the basement,
dragging along a part of the
stage in the auditorium. Other
walls and ceiliings may be af
fected and the chimney has set
tled several inches, indicating
that it may have to be pulled
down and reconstructed.
The debris which tumbled in
on top of the boiler room broke
loose all heating and plumbing
pipes, causing the basement to
flood, thus preventing an accu
rate estimate in this depart
ment.
The loss is estimated to be
about $35,000 and Superintend
ent J. T. Denniing says that it
is one hundred per cent covered
by the State School Insurance
plan. He also says that all dam
age will be repaired immediately
and that he expects no difficul
ty in having the building ready
again in time for use at the
openiing of the fall term.
The second school at whch a
loss was sustained was Leland,
where lightning struck a chim
ney and a hole was knocked in
the roof. Ironically, workmen
had completed a new roof for this
building only the day before.
There has been no estimate of
the extent of loss at the Leland
school.
Add Amusements
At Long Beach
Ferris Wheel And Merry
Go-Round Ready For Op
eration And Shuffle Board
Courts And Archery Ran
ge Now Under Construc
tion
A ferris wheel and merry-go
round is in operation at Long
Beach and three shuffleboard
courts and an archery range are
under construction.
These amusement attractions
are independent of each other,
but are located in the same area
near the Long Beach Carpet Golf
Course. All of these attractions
are near the Long Beach Pavil
ion, which long has been the cen
ter of amusement at the beach
resort.
The rides are being operated
by Jimmy Bigford, who has had
experience in this business. He
thinks that this location at Long
Beach will do good business and
that it will help attract addi
tional visitors to this Brunswick
County resort.
Shuffleboard is a popular game
for vacationists, particularly in
Florida. The courts at Long
Beach are being installed by lo
cal men who have had an op
portunity to observe first-hand
their successful operation down
South. The archery range will
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Rains Transform
Farming Outlook
Starting with the rain which
accompanied the Saturday mor
ning storm Brunswick County
has had a series of showers du
ring the past four days that
have transformed the farming
area from a scene of bleak
prospect into fields of beauti
ful crop*
There is a marked contrast
this week from the appearance
of the rural area last Wed
nesday, and farmers are agreed
that for most of them this re
lief has come in time to in
sure a fair corn crop and to
indicate good prospects for to
bacco.
Routine Session
Of Court Held
Numerous Cases Disposed
Here Monday With Great
Interest In Another Sor
did Ca3e Up For Trial
A large crowd appeared for
the weekly session of Recorders
Court here Monday to hear the
trial of Emory Lovett, Supply
white man, on charges of crime
against nature. Probable cause
was found and the defendant
was bound over to Superior Court
Under bond of $1,500. The de
fendant was found not guilty of
non-support and assault.
Kenneth Roger Holden, guilty
of improper registration, taxed
with one-half the costs.
Thomas Henry Webb, charged
with larceny, was given a hear
ing. Probable cause was found
and he was bound over to court
under bond of $200.
Edward Bellamy was found
guilty of assault. He was given
30 days in jail, judgment suspen
ded upon paymen of a fine of
$25 and costs, the defendant to
be of good behavior fo 2 years.
Robert Lee Gainey was found
guilty of driving without an op
erator’s license and was fined
$25.
Jackie Dale Lewis was found
not guilty of makiing an im
proper turn.
Charles Wallace Jackson was
found not guilty of followiing too
close behind another vehicle.
Fred C. Gillis pleaded guilty to
charges of speeding and was
taxed with costs.
Perry Hickman pleaded guilty
to charges of public drunkenness.
Sentence of 30 days on the roads
was suspended upon payment of
costs and good behavior for two
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Southport Minister
Attends Assemblyf
Dr. J. M Waggett of South
port Presbyterian Church return
ed last Saturday from Montreat,
where he attended the General
Assmbly of the Presbyterian
Church.
While there he served on the
judicial committee which had in
review such matters as the union
of the Presbyterian Churches of
the North and the South, chang
es in church government, the
particular case of Dr. Charles
Jones and the Chapel Hill church.
Four hundred and fifty ministers
attended the assembly.
Bible School Is
Ending Sessic
With Succi
Ten-Day Daily Vacatior
ble School Comes T
Close Followin' Su<
sfcl Training Prograr
COMMENCEMENT IS
SET FOR SUN!
Special Program Is B
Planned For Sunday E
ning Program Durin
Church Hour
e
Commencement exercises
the Daily Vacation Bible
which has been going on
Trinity Methodist Church
the past ten days will be
at the regular church hou
Sunday night, certificates
be awarded those who hav
tended at least six out of
eight sessions. Special att
will be paid those who have
feet attendance.
A program is being plann
Mrs. H. T. St. George, i
man, to show the work ’ jh
has been done. Displays of
work will be exhiibited in
various departments.. Mrs.
las Pigott' and her assis
Miss Jean Thompson and
Ann Brooks Newton, ar
charge of the music. Wo|
in the departments are Mrj
B. Brunson and Mrs. W. R.
kins, beginners; Mrs. Davis
ring and Mrs. Doris O’Dj
juniors; Mrs. J. M. Harper, Jr.
intermediates.
The pastor, Rev. N. L. Jones
has been in charge of the devo
tional each morning, with the la
dies of the church providing re
fresbments each day.
Approximately 70 children hav
been enrolled and it is expecte
that around 50 of these will re
ceive certificates.
Congressman Is
Brief Visitor
Congressman F- Ertel CTa;,''
lyle Made Flying Visit Ti,
Southport Friday; Says
Will Be Here For Fourth
Of July Observance
“The official sources in Wash
ington told me that yoy are sit
ting pretty with your Sunny
Point prpject,”
This was the not so surprising
information handed a representa
tive of this paper Friday after
noon by Congressman F. Ertel
Carlyle, who added that he would
be here for the 4th of July cel
ebration and that he planned to
visit the installation area while
he is here at that time.
Attending the American Legion
convention at Wrightsville, Con
gressman Carlyle, Mayor Grady
Howard of Spring Lake and Con
gressman Herbert C. Bonner of
Washington, came on to South
port for dinner and a brief visit.
Both the Congressmen having
appointments at the Legion meet
ing, and as they did not arrive
here until about 6 o’clock, there
was little time to interview ei
ther of them. While eating the
hurried dinner Congressman Car
lyle simply confirmed that he
would be here the 4th of July
and that he would then have more
time. He followed this up with
the pleasing information regard
ing Sunny Point.
As previously mentioned, the
Congressman’s information was
very pleasing but not surprising
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Painfully Burned
Repairing Roof
Working on the roof of his re
cently purchased home at Yau
pon Village on Long Beach last
week, W. C. Norton was pain
fully burned by the contents of
a bucket of hot tar.
The handle of the bucket broke
and the hot fluid spilled over
both of his feet and inside of his
shoes. He is still receiving treat
ment at the Dosher Memorial
Hospital. Mr. Norton recently
received a medical discharge
from the Army after serving two
years in Japan ana Korea.
Menhaden Boats
Strike It Rich
Here This Week
Best Luck Of Season Repor
ted By Fleet Fishing For
Two Factories Near South
port Monday And Tues
day
Monday brought an end to the 1
Pish famine for Southport men
laden boats and before the day
nded Tuesday these vessels had ,
loubled their season’s catch.
All of the converted mine swee
pers brought in capacity loads,
which ran to 500,000 to 600,000
fish each. The smaller boats
also loaded, and the Gifford, of
the Brunswick Navigation Com
pany went out for an afternoon
trip after unloading her first
catch. The double-header put
her in the class with the larger
vessels for the day’s production.
The fish were still in this vi
cinity yesterday and once more
most of the vessels were able to
load to capacity. This has put
two of the three local menha
den factories running full blast.
This morning there was a
change in the weather, and vet
eran fishermen fear that it may
disperse the fish. However, all
boats were out early in the hope
of being able to make the most
of having big schools of these
fertilizer fish available near at
Episcopal Rector
At St. Phillips
The Rev. Sidney E. Matth
ews Also Serves Churches
At Northwest, Burgaw
And Atkinson
The Rev. Sidney E. Matthews
has returned to Southport as
rector of St. Phillips Episcopal
Church, and for him it is some
what in the nature of a home
coming. He served, this par
ish during the year 1927-’28.
In addition to the church at
Southport the Rev. Mr. Matthews
also serves the Episcopal church
at Northwest, at Atkinson and
Burgaw. This entails a busy
schedule which requires him to
spend much of his time out of
town.
He holds preaching services at
8 o’clock and again at 11 o’clock
each Sunday morning in the
month except the 3rd Sunday.
On these third Sunday dates he
holds the 8 o’clock service at
Northwest and the 11 o’clock
service at Burgaw. For the ev
ening services the Rev. Mr. Mat
thews goes on the first Sunday to
Burgaw; on the second Sunday
to Northwest and on the fourth
Sunday to Atkinson.
For the past 23 years the Rev.
Mr. Matthews has had headquar
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Our
ROVING
Reporter
I
There is at least one thing >
about which sport fishing par-1
ties should have a bit more edu- j
cation. They should know that j
they can’t all go fishing just on ;
Saturdays and Sundays. Trying!
to do this too many of them j
miss the boat, because there are ;
not enough boats for everybody to i
go fishing only on the week
ends. No sport fishing boat op- j
erator could afford his costly
equipment and its up-keep just j
to take parties out on two days
of each week, yet a lot of sport
fishing 'parties go to a great deal j
of time and trouble in the often
fruitless effort to get a boat for
just those two days. Allowing I
for weather which has to be al- i
lowed for at all times, fishing j
is just as good during the mid
dle of the week as during the
week-ends. In fact, is is better, I
because there is less crowding
and confusion. The chances ol
getting a good boat during tht
middle of the week period art
much better. In fact, it is a gooc
plan to write or wire your boat
man, ask what days he has oper
and try to arrange for your trij
accordingly. If he has an oper
date that is agreeable to you
don’t wait around a week befort
closing for it. The chances art
that some other fellow will stej
in with cash on the line whilt
he is waiting to hear from you.
Sometimes we have wonderec
if we had the pronounciation righi
in the word “corps”, as appliet
to the Army engineers and somt
other things. Having just recent
ly found out that we had H
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Big Day For Fishing
HAUL—One of the Southport menhaden boats is
shown bailing fish from the purse seine during routine
sperations. The purse boat and crew is standing by. Mon
lay and Tuesday were the two best days of the season
?or these fishermen.
First Sailfish Of
Year Caught Here
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Weather Reports
Posted Each Day
The U. S. Weather Bureau
of Wilmiington is furnishing
daily forecasts which are be
ing posted on the bulletin
board next door to the post
office by Mrs. C. Ed Taylor,
local volunteer weather obser
ver.
This service has been resum
ed after being discontinued for
several months in order to fur
nish latest weather information
for Southport fishermen and
shrimpers. Although regular
announcements are made over
the radio these men have be
come accustomed to seeing
these daiily bulletins posted
here.
Warning Given
To Dog Owners
Deadline For Having Ani
mals Vaccinated For Ra
bies Is Rapidly Approach
ing With Penalty In Pros
pect For Neglect
William Sellers of Waccamaw
township, sanitary officer for
Brunswick County, states that
less than half of the dogs listed
on the tax books as owned by
residents of Brunswick County,
have been given the anti-rabies
treament that the law says they
must have.
And the period prescribed for
the giving of such treatment ex
pires on June 30, less than a
month from now. This date
means that more than fifteen
hundred Brunswick County dogs
must be be vaccinated within
15 days.
That or the dog owners will be
subject to spending not less than
10 days or more than 30 days in
jail. From such a sentence they
will have the alternative of pay
ing fines of not less than $10,
and not more than $50 with court
costs added.
- The law requires that all dogs
must be vaccinated. The tax
books show that more than 3000
dogs are owned in the county.
The vaccination records show
that of this number less than
1,500 have been treated. And it
is also very probable that a
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Brunswick Youth
With Air Force
Gene E. Frink, an airman 3rd
class, is one of 15 young men
selected from the air force to
serve in a new capacity known
as world instructors. Their du
ties will require their flying to
all U. S. air fields and instruct
instructors on jet engines.
The young man is a graduate
of the Shallotte High School, and
he has been in the Air Force
for something over two years.
His selection as one of 15 in
structors of instructors in jet en
gines is a marked tribute to his
ability. All air fields owned by
the U. S. in foreign countries will
be visited by the instructors, as
well as those in the United States.
It is understood they will travel
in groups of two or three.
Airman Frink is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Joe Frink of
the Thomasboro community.
5arty Out With Basil Watts
Aboard The Idle On II
Brought In Twin-Catch
Thursday, The First On
Carolina Coast This Sea
son
BAD WEATHER CUT
WEEK-END RESULTS
Conditions Again Clearing
Up For Another Good
Run Of Luck With
Spanish Mackerel
And Kings
A Lumberton party fishing
with Captain Basil Watts Thurs
day aboard the Idle-On II, not
oniy caught the first saiilfish
of the season along the Carolina
coast, they brought in a second
one for good measure.
The fish were almost identical
in size. One weighed 34 pounds
and was 64 inches in length,
while the other was 32 pounds
in weight and was 63.y2 inches
long.
The largest of these fish was
caught by Jack Pait. and the
other by Woodrow Wilkerson. The
party also caught 10 bluefish, 4
amberjack, 3 dolphin and 1 bon
ita.
Friday was one of the most
productive days of the season for
shoal parties, with catches of
Spanish mackerel running as high
as 281. Several parties caught
over 200 of these fish.
On Friday this same boat join
ed in the general raid on Span
ish mackerel, bringiing in 125 of
these fish after being off shore
most of the day. Yesterday it
was off-shore again and brought
in 9 dolphin, 3 bonita, 1 barra
cuda aand 3 amberjack. In this
group were Joe Reynolds, How
ard Sutthe, Ralph Snipes, John
Dallas and Jake Campbell of
Myrtle Beach and Asheville.
The Cadet made a killing Fri
day with the Spanish mackerel
which showed up in great num
bers, bringiing in 217. Saturday's
trip for this boat was messed
up by the early morning storm
and results Sunday were little
better with only 29 blues and
mackerel.
Captain Hulan Watts and his
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Commissioners
In Monthly Meet
Routine Business Disposed
Of At Regular Meeting
Of County Board Here
This Week
Members of the board of coun
ty commissioners decided Monday
that July 6 will be observed as a
holiday and that regular first
Monday in July business will, be
transacted on Tuesday, July 7.
This schedule will apply to all
county offices and will include
recorder’s court.
During their meeting here on
Monday the board canvassed the
returns from the Shallotte School
Distriict Tax Election, and the
official count revealed 103 votes
in favor of the special school tax,
735 against the measure.
Commissioner R. E. Rabon was
named by his associates to serve
as a special coordinator in mat
ters affecting the county govern
ment and to carry out certain as
signments made by the board,
these services to be performed
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Test Piling For
Construction Of
Docks Driven
Each Of Three Docks Will
Have 2,400-Ft, Mooring
Space Along Front With
Additional Mooring Space
At Ends For Small Craft
CLEARING WAY FOR
STARTING BUILDING
Preparations Call For Tests
To Be Made For Each
Piling To Be Used Fh
Construction Of
Piers
By W. B. KEZIAH
Representatives of the Ray
mond Pile Company of New
York, one of the largest manu
facturers of pilings in the world,
have been at Sunny Point for
several days making soundings
to determine the length of each
individual piling needed in the 3
huge docks.
There have been various ru
•nors regarding the size of each
jf the 3 docks, and also with re
gard to the number of docks to
be constructed. Official informa
tion this week advised that there
will be three docks and each of
them will have a frontal moor
ing space for ships of 2,400 feet.
This means that the total lin
eal mooring frontage for all the
docks will be 7,200 feet. In ad
dition there will be mooring
space at the ends of the 3 docks
for tugs, fireboats and sanitary
boats.
It is known that thus far b
major construction companies are
bidding on the dock construction.
In addition it is said that quit*
a number of other large compa
nies have looked the field over
and decided that the jobs ar®
a little over their heads in size.
Some of them may try for sub
contracts, covering various phas
es of the work, just as soon a®
the successful bidders are an
nounced.
The G. A. McWilliams Dredg
ing Company of New Orleans be
gan its operations the first of
the year with a powerful dredga
working on each of the 3 docking
areas. Slowed up by the vast
amount of rock they have had to
remove, none of these dredge*
have advanced their areas far
enough to permit dock construc
tion. To speed up preparations
for this construction work, the
dredge G. A. McWilliams haa
moved up to the dredging fieltj
of the Dredge No. 5 of the Han
chey Corporation of Florida'.
Working close together the twq|
powerful machines, will hava
things advanced far enough fo#
dock construction to begin at
Dock No. 2 sometime in July.
Liverpool Paper
Seeking Story *
English Newspaper Desires
Information About South-,
port, North Carolina, For
Publication In That Coun«
try
H. G. Walgrove, news editor
of the Evening Express of Liv
erpool, England, has written May
or J. A. Gilbert of Southport,
relative to getting a news arti
cle for his paper about South
port. Southport, England, is in
the circulation territory of the
Evening Express and the pub
lishers there in Liverpool are
anxious to have something ab
out the namesake town in the
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Tide Table
Following Is the tide table
tor 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, June 18
0:14 a. m. 6:4$ a. m.
1:00 p. m. 7:00 p. m.
Friday, June 19
0:58 a. m. 2:27 a. m<
1:50 p. m. 7:57 p. m.
Saturday, June 20
1:46 a. m. 8:16 a. m.
2:41 p. m. 8:55 p. m.
Sunday, June 21
2:36 a. m. 9:06 a. m.
3:34 p. m. 9:54 p. ro,
Monday, June 22
3:29 a. m. 9:57 a. m.
4:25 p. m. 10:50 p. m.
Tuesday, June 23
4:22 a. m. 10:47 a. m.
5:14 p. m. 11:43 p. m.
Wednesday, June 24
5:14 a. m. 11:36 a. m.'
6:04 p. m. 0:00 p. m.