THE STATE PORT PILOT
A Good Newspaper In A Good Community
Volume No. 17 No. 7 6-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1953 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
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Brunswick County
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Fuel Facilities
Seen As Great
Need For Pori
Expected That Use Of Sun
ny Point Will Create Neet
For Large Fuel Storag
Tanks And Docks Fo
Servicing Ships
MAY BE LOCATED
SOUTH OF ARE;
It Appears Likely Tha
These Services Will Be
Needed By Ships Who
Go Only As Far As
Sunny Point
By W. B. KEZIAH
Not a task for the govern
ment, but still one of the mos
essential factors in the Sunn
Point installation when it i
completed will be oil storage an
serving facilities. It appears log
ical that these facilities will b
built south of the installation i:
the area to be opened by a 37
foot basin and channel to th
sea.
This will not be a governmen
installation. The governmen
buys its fuel and other supplie
through contracts with the lowes
bidders. So far as is knowr
bids for fueling at Sunny Poin
have not yet been invited. Fo
' this reason it is impossible t
say at this time which fo th
major oil companies may get th
contract.
It appears likely that the con
tract will be for a long period
For one thingg, the successfu
bidder will have to build a costl;
dock and huge store facilities. I
is said that the big cargo ves
sels that will use Sunny Poin
will require approximately tw
hundred thousand gallons of fu
el each loading. Sanitary boats
fire boats, tugs and countless ot
her vessels must be supplie
with fuel in addition’ to the bi,
tankers that bring in the -fur
and put it in the storage facili
ties will have to have dockin,
space continuously available.
Merchant ships not in the sei
vice of the government may als
use the fuel service facilities. Th
fueling angle and that of pro
viding water at the same tim
will be a tremendous item, ac
cording to one very reliabl
source.
Recently a railroad official ad
vised the writer that he under
stood one of the major oil com
panies already has an option oi
land for the fueling installation
This option was bought withou
any definite assurance that th'
company in question will get th'
fueling contract. The company
however, is said to feel more thai
protected. If some other compa
ny outbids them for the fuelinj
they should be able to sell thei:
site option at a handsome profit
Tire cost of reloading fuel oi
barges that would bring the fue
down from Wilmington to a wait
ing ship would be prohibitive ex
pense. In addition, the ship;
that will have to be served heri
will have to have docks, apar
from the three Sunny Poin
docks, where they can be moorei
for the taking on of their load
of fuel.
Brief News’
Flashes
ON VACATION
Mr. and Mrs. Colon Mintz an
son of Raleigh are visiting he
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Dod
son, for a few days.
RETURN HOME
Captain Merritt Moore has ar
rived from Key West, Fla., wit
the Penny, large shrimp trawl
er. His family drove up an
are also back in Southport unt;
next winter.
AT HOLDEN BEACH
Mr. and Mrs. David H. Parson
and son, David, Jr., spent severs
days during the past week a
Holden Beach. Mr. Parsons i
business manager of Guilfor
College.
PLAN LtfivCHEON
The Missionary Round Table c
the Woman’s Missionary Unio
of the Southport Baptist Churc
will hold its quarterly luncheo
meeting Thursday noon at th
home of Mrs. John Julius Swair
FORM NEW CLASS
A new Sunday school class fo
young adults will be formed a
Southport Baptist Church nex
Sunday morning. Until a pei
manent teacher is selected, th
pastor, the Rev. T. D. Toler, Jr
will teach. For the present th
class will be “co-ed,” but it i
expected that it will be necessa
ry to divide the class in the fi;
ture.
Toler Engages In
Biblical Research
J Pastor Of Southport Baptist Church Finds Evidence To
; Substantiate Rovin’ Reporter’s Claim To A Name
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By THOMAS D. TOLER, Jr.
Since the book of Job is one
i. of my favorites, I had some time
ago noted that the State Port
t Pilot's Roving Reporter had the
same name as Job’s second dau
ghter, but I put it down as en
tirely coincidence since the Scrip
tures describe Jobe’s daughters
as the fairest in the land. Job
had seven sons who were not
named. The name of one other
' daughter, Jemima, would be fa
t miliar to us from the pancake
f mix if we have never known
3 anyone by that name, but you
i never hear Kerenhappuch’s name
" given to anyone.
Now the Roving Reporter tells
1 us that away back in 1062 an En
glish gentleman was looking
through the Holy Bible for a
name for his family and when
^ he got to the book of Job he
^ adopted the name of one of Job’s
3 daughters. This writer thought
it would be worth looking up,
’ so he got out his his concord
; ance, his Hebrew Old Testament,
a Bible dictionary, and both He
brew aand English dictionaries.
Now we can take a look at the
name Keziah. This is being done
while the Roving Reporter is
roving the sheets of Dosher Mem
orial Hospital.
Looking up the meaning of
Keziah in Alexander Harkavy’s
Hebrew dictionary with black
covers we find that it is cassia,
an aromatic bark. (That’s the
bark of a tree, not of a dog,)
Looking up Cassia in Webster we
find that it is an inferior kind
of cinnamon produced by trees
of the genus Cinnamomum.
Spelling is a problem. Bill
runs into Kissiahs, Kizziahs, and
no telling what other variations.
(This writer can sympathize
because there are Tolars, Toll
ers, Towlers, and perhaps a few
others, but he has all but given
up hope of seeing his name
spelled Toler in the State Port
Pilot.) The King James version
spells Job's daughter’s name Ke
zia. The revised standard, over
which there has been so much
controversy, spells it Keziah, the
Continued On Page Pour)
Third Sailfish
Of Season Here
3 Bruce Stone Of Lumberton
Fishing Aboard The Lady
Lou With Captain Leo
, Dowling Sunday Brought
, In This Prize
1 BOATS HAVE GOOD
! RESULTS TUESDAY
- Varied Catches Reported By
> Off - Shore Parties With
5 Spanish Mackerel And
Blues Plentiful
On Shoals
The spotlight of Bport fishing
hit the Lady Lou Sunday when
- a party out with Capt. Leo DowJ
■ ing aboard this craft brought in
• a beautiful sailfish which was
i 6 J/2 feet in length.
Bruce Stone of Lumberton was
- the lucky fisherman, and he and
3 other members of the party also
■ had 347 other fish, mostly sea
. bass, with a few Spanish mack
1 erel and red snappers in yie lot.
Otherwise the result of Sunday
■ trips fell into 2 classifications. For
the boats that went off shore,
there were plenty of amberjack,
i but little else. These big fellows
I were never more plentiful, and
• several of them weighed 40 or
• more pounds.
• The Monday trip for the Cadet
■ of Captain Howard Victor was
one of the best of the week. A
: Party including 'Jim Gill and
l Dean Cromwell of Chapel Hill
s and Mr. Hooker and Mr. Shuler
of Rich Square caught 155 blue
fish and mackerel, 15 amberjack
and 1 barracuda.
Capt. Hulan Watts was off
shore with the Idle-On III, and
brought in 13 amberjack, 1 bar
racuda, 1 bonito, 4 king macker
el, 25 Spanish mackerel and 16
bluefish. The party included Dr.
and Mrs. Rutham, Salisbury; Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Todd and Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Gallant of Charlotte.
1 Their biggest thrill came not
“ from the fish they caught but
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Memorial Vase
j Donated Church
Large Brass Container For
Flower Arrangements Giv
en In Memory Of Late Dr.
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A brass vase bearing the in
scription "In Loving Memory of
Dr. Roy C. Daniel” has been giv
en to the Southport Baptist
Church by friends of the late
dentist. Dr. Daniel had been a
life-long member of the church
and at the time of his death was
a deacon.
The vase is about 10 inches
in diameter, nine inches deep and
stands on four feet in the form
of lion’s paws. Flowers molded
in bas-relief are around the bot
tom, with four leaves at inter
vals on the sides. There is an
aluminum insert to hold the
flowers and the water.
In acknowledging the gift of
the vase, the pastor called atten
tion to Dr. Daniel’s love of flow
ers and pointed out that Jesus
called attention to flowers in
teaching his disciples to have
faith.
Showers Helping
Crops In County
Southport appears to be the
only section of Brunswick Coun
ty which has not had rain since
the week-end, and as a result
farm crops are about as pretty
as they ever have been before
at this stage of the growing
sfea3on. —-'
Most of the signs of the late
May and early June drought
have been wiped out and all
crops are looking good.
From the looks of things
now farmers should be busy in
another week or 10 days har
vesting their tobacco crop,
which is early this year than us
ual.
Routine Session
Of Court Held
Most Of The Defendants In
Brunswick County Recor
der’s Court Monday Fac
ed Charges Of Traffic
Violations
Traffic violations featured the
docket disposed of here in Brun
swick County Recorder’ s Court
Monday, with the following judge
ments being handed down:
Empie Clayton Cain, following
too close behind another vehi
cle, prayer for judgment contin
ued on payment of costs.
Cornelius Gore, improper park
ing, costs.
Wilma Marie Snell, no oper
ator’s license, fined $25 and cost.
Melvin Bowman Smith, allow
ing minor to operate, fined $25
and costs.
Clarence Stuart Clark, speed
ing, possession, fined $20 and
costs.
John Wendell Newton, follow
ing too close behind another ve
hicle, costs.
Armond Caison, larceny, prob
able cause found, held under $400
bond for Superior Court.
William Stanley Bowen, spee
ding, fined $10 and costs.
Bruce Ezfa Ward, speeding,
costs.
Walter Curtis Wilson, speed
ing, fined $10 and costs.
Arthur Norris, Jr., no opera
tor’s license, fined $25 and costs.
R. C. Hamilton, Jr., drunk and
disorderly, fined 50 and costs.
Richard Peters, reckless oper
ation, fined $25 and costs.
Bernard Clay, no operators’ li
cense, fined $25 and costs.
James Walter Robinson, aid
ing and abetting in operating
without license, judgment suspen
ded on payment of costs.
William J. Carter, assault, nol
pros with leave.
Dillard Spencer, public drunk
enness, fined $10 and costs.
Joseph McKinley Gore, no op
erator’s license, fined $10 and
costs.
Richard P. Anteklin, speeding,
fined $15 and costs.
Martin N. Mintz, driving after
revocation of license, not guilty
of above, but found guilty of op
erating without license, fined $25
and costs.
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Progress Made
In Planning To
Celebrate 4th
Fireworks Display Expected
To Ee Attraction Again
This Year For Celebration
Being Planned By Club
Women
PLANS FOR PARADE
DEVELOPING NICELY
Preparations Being Made
To Feed Large Crowd Of
People At Lunch To Be
Served By Southport
Club Women
Plans for a gala celebration in
Southport on the Fourth of July
continue and it now appears cer
tain that the day’s festivities will
be climaxed once more with a
brilliant display of fireworks.
This plan was followed for the
first time last year, but many
of the hundreds of visitors had
gone home without knowing about
this attraction. For those who
did remain the fireworks set dTf
on the Southport waterfront du
ring the early evening was one
of the most memorable features
of the day’s events.
Congressman F. Ertel Carlyle
already has accepted an invita
tion to be the principal speaker
at a patriotic rally during the
morning. This is expected to
follow the parade, which will fe
ature the Air Force Band from
Pope Field.
Mrs. Ormond Leggett, who is
in charge of the parade, report
ed this week that she believes
that the parade this year should
be even better than the one of
last year. The floats are shap
ing up nicely.
The afternoon period will be
devoted to games, contests, a
band concert and water sports.
A contest to crown the queen
for the day’s festivities began on
Monday, with Mrs. Robert Thom
pson in charge. This is one of
the most interesting events lead
ing up to the celebration each
year.
Extensive preparations are al
so being made to serve lunch to
several hundred persons that day,
and it is from this source that'
funds are expected to be realiz
ed to defray expenses of other
parts of the program.
Bolivia Pastor
Resigns Post
The Rev. W. R. Moorehead
Has Been Serving As Part
Time Pastor Of Church In
That Community;. Contin
ues Church Interest
Rev. W. R. Morehead, pastor
of the Bolivia Baptist Church,
has tendered his resignation ef
fective the fourth Sunday in Au
gust. |
The Rev. Mr. Morehead, before
taking this pastoral work, was
the former field worker for the
Brunswick Baptist Association of
the county. He came to Bruns
wick over five years ago from
Wingate Junior College upon gra
duation.
The Rev. Mr. Morehead is on
half-time basis with the Bolivia
church, and since he has taken
up work with a local concern in
Wilmington, he says that he feels
that it is best to allow the church
to secure a pastor who can ren
der the service the church re
quires. The Rev. Mr. Morehead
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Baptist Assembly Opens Monday
READY—Everything is in readiness foor the opening of the Baptist Seaside As
sembly at Ft. Caswell for the summer season. Already more than 1,100 reservations
have been received, and this insures the largest crowd who ever has attended one of
these sessions since the summer assembly has been located at Caswell.
Denning Resigns
As Superintendent
General Bennett
Guest Minister
Sunday, July 5, should attract
the largest delegation of Bruns
wick County visitors of the year
to the Baptist Seaside Assembly
at Fort Caswell.
On this occasion, the Chaplain,
(Maj. Gen.) Ivan L. Bennett of
tj if U. S. Army will preach,
chaplain Bennett is a native of
North Carolina and of Bruns
wick County, as well as a grad
uate from Wake Forest College.
His coming to Caswell Assembly
to preach will be tin a sense -a-,
homecoming for him. The direc
tor of the assembly, the Rev.
Richard K. Redwing, extends a
cordial invit^non to the people
of Brunswick County to come to
the Assembly , on July 5 to wel
come back an honored son of
Brunswick Copnty.
Port City Drum
Corps Is Loser
Snappy New Hanover Drum
And Bugle Corps Drops
Close Decision To Gaston
ia In State Contest
The 40-piece Gastonia Ameri
can Legion Drum Corps outplay
ed the Wilmington Drum Corps
under the direction of W. W. Ja
cobus to win the Drum Corps
Championship for the 5th straight
time from the Wilmington corps.
The final scores were Gastonia
82.9 and Wilmington 78.6, a dif
ference of 4.3 points which is
a very close contest. Tire direct
or of the Gastonia corps told Mr.
Jacobus that this contest was
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W. B. KEZIAH
Our
ROVING
Reporter
Kind of sick for some time but
keeping on our feet and likewise
trying to keep ourself mentally
alert, we suddenly found ourself
in the Dosher Memorial Hospital
the first of last week. There
John, the senior orderly, took ov
er the problem of our circulation
about, via his contrivance that
nearly everybody rides on sooner
or later. Instead of our having
to do any thinking, Dr. F. M.
Burdette, Dr. L. G. Brown and
Dr. N. M. Hornstein all took ov
er that worry for us. We were
too tough an old bird to be fly
ing about with the angels just
yet. So they set to work to see
we should have more seasoning.
In five days they diagnosed our
trouble with the X-ray and in
the laboratory, filled us with
gluecose, drugs and penicilm and
sent us home as good as new
aiid just about as strong. We
should, of course, add that the
doctors had some mighty fine
help from Mrs. Robert K. God
frey, Mrs. Dan Shannon, Mrs.
Betty Leggett and the whole
niusing staff. Miss Janice Trun
nel, who graduated at the high
school this year and who was as
sisting Mrs. Leggett at the X
riying of oijr anatomy, was so
sympathetic that she told us we
ought to have a wife to take
ciie of us. The whole trouble
gt'cw out of a couple of small
kidney stones.
|This week our farmer friends
invariably smile when we ask
them about their tobacco crops.
The reason for the smiling is re
adily understood. Ten days ago
the outlook for production was
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Brunswick County Superin*
dent Of Schools Resigns
To Accept Appointment
To Same Position In Sam
pson County
HENRY C. STONE IS
NAMED SUCCESSOR
Principal Of Shallotte High
School Wis Elected Mon
day Night By Bruns
wick County Board
Of Education To
Fill Vacancy
J. T. Denning has resigned as
Superintendent of Schools for
Brunswick County and Henry C.
Stone, principal of Shallotte High
School, has been elected to fill
this vacancy as head of the coun
ty school system. The change
becomes effective July 1.
Mr. Denning resigned in order
to accent appointment as superin
tendent of schools for Sampson
County. j
Mr, Dlehning is, a native of
Sampson County. He received
his A. B. degree from Atlantic
Christian College in 1935 and his
first teaching, position was at
Rose Hill. He was a member of
the faculty there until 1942, when
he was elected principal of the
high school.
His first connection in Bruns
wick County was as principal of
Waccamaw High School, a posi
tion whose duties he assumed in
December, 1943. He served in
this capacity until the spring of
1947, at which time he was elec
ted superintendent of schools for
Brunswick County. He has held
this office since that time.
During the period of his resi
dence in Southport the school su
perintendent has been actively
identified with religious and civic
activities. He is superintendent
of the Trinity Methodist Church
Sunday School and is a member
of the board of Stewards. He
formerly served as charge lay
leader. He is president of the
Brunswick County Chapter, Am
erican Red Cross. He is a for
mer president of the Southport
Lions Club and is a past deputy
district governor of this organi
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Graduation For
Bible School
Certificates Awarded And
Interesting Program Pre
sented Sunday Evening
At Methodist Church
Students of the Daily Vacation
Bible School of Trinity Methodist
Church participated in a com
mencement program Sunday ev
enink under the leaders of that
activity.
Members of the primary de
partment sang two songs and re
peated Bible verses; the juniors
also sang and were joined by the
intermediates for a difficult ar
rangement of “Jubilate”.
Mrs. H. T. St. George served
as chairman of the school this
year and the music was under
direction of Mrs. Dallas Pigott,
assisted by Misses Jean Thomp
son and Ann Brooks Newton.
Jacobus Going
To Georgetown
Former Shallotte Hi School
Band Director Accepts
Position As Tutor For
Winyah High School Mu
sicians Next Year
William W. Jacobus, former
director of the Shallotte High
School Band, has recently accept
ed an offer to instruct the Win
yah High School Band at George
town, S. C.
Mr. Jacobus came to Shallotte
in 1951 and organized the Shal
lotte Band which rehearsed
through the first year on a part
time basis of three days a week.
When the community of Shallotte
saw the fine progress the band
was making, they hired Mr. Ja
cobus on a full time basis in
1952.
Before long this group had be
come known all over the Eastern
Seaboard of the United States.
Trips were made to every state
from New York to Georgia.
Mr. Jacobus stated that he
has met the friendliest students
in his teaching career at Shall
otte and without this close feel
ing between him and his stu
dents, the success could not have
been made possible. The coop
eration of the majority of the
people also helped to bring this
band to the fame it reached, he
said.
Mr. Jacobus will leave for
Georgetown where his band will
start their summer school in
July. Mr. Jacobus expects to
have a 42-piece high school band
with a large number of reserves
as well as a grammar school
band. Winyah High School has
had a concert band for the past
three years and is looking for
ward to seeing a good marching
group this year. They have 42
new red and white uniforms.
Bolivia Student
W. C. Graduate
Miss Satnmie Lane Mercer
Is Member Of Graduating
Class This Year And was
Included On Dean’s Lfst
Miss Sammie Lane Mercer,
daughter of Mrs. Ed Mercer of
Bolivia and the late Mr. Mercer,
completed her four years of stu
dy at Woman’s College of the
University of North Carolina,
Greensboro, this month.
Miss Mercer is one of the few
Brunswick County students so
far who have chosen W. C. as
their Alma Mater. As a student
at Bolivia high school she was
outstanding. She was valedicto
rian of her senior class and was
crowned “Miss Brunswick Coun
ty” during her last year at Bo
livia. She was placed on the
dean’s list at W. C. this past
year, and was complimented very
highly for her student teaching.
The course of study taken by
Miss Mercer included a major
in home economics and a minor
in science and French. She plans
to start teaching near Raleigh
this fall.
Miss Mercer is engaged to
James P. Jocum of Winston-Sa
lem, who is attending State Col
lege, Raleigh. The wedding is
planned for late August.
Opening Session
Is Scheduled For
Caswell Baptists
First Of Three Training Utt
ion Sessions Scheduled
For Caswell Baptist As
sembly Next Week
VARIED PROGRAM
HAS BEEN PLANNED
One Of Largest Crowds Of
Season Expected For The
Opening Session; Out
standing Leaders To
Participate
The 1953 season at Caswell
Baptist Assembly will get under
way Monday with the first of
three Training Union weeks to
be held during the summer.
Following the custom of previ
ous years, class periods will be
held during the mornings, wor
ship services at night, leaving
the afternoons for recreation. The
program is under direction of
James P. Morgan, statewide sec
retary of the Baptist Training:
Union.
Classes will begin at 8;i5
o’clock each morning, Tuesday
through Saturday. The first pe
riod will be methods conferences.
Mrs. Smoot Baker, of Lancaster,
S. C., will lead the section for
general officers. Adult sessions
will be led by Mrs, L. E. Mc
Gowen, Howard Foshee, Troy
Hamrick and Hannah Brummitt.
There will be classes for junior
and intermediates and for lead
ers of each age-group.
Following a break, the second
class period will begin at 10:00
o’clock. This will be given to
personal interests conferences.
Two conferences will be held for
adults. "The Christian in the
Modern World” will be led by
the Rev. Gilmer Cross, pastor of
the First Baptist Church of
Goldsboro. "Christ, the Christian
and the Church” will be led by
the Rev. G. W. Bullard, pastor of
Temple Baptist Church of Ral
eigh. Mrs. J. Winston Pearce of
Durham will lead the conference
for young people. Mrs. Owen
Herring will conduct a panel on
“Teen-Age Problems” for inter
mediates. Other Speakers will in
clude Walter Anderson, prison
director, and Dr. Elmer West of
the Foreign Mission Board. There
will be additional conferences for
juniors. Conferences in church
drama and church libraries will
be led by Mildred Thomas and
Kittie Sullivan, respectively..
At 11:45 o’clock each day the
morning assembly will be held.
Tuesday morning Dr. M. A. Hug
gins of Raleigh will speak on
State Missions. Wednesday will
be given to the junior memory
work drill. Thursday Dr; Elmer
West will speak on foreign mis
sions. Friday will be given to
intermediate emphasis. Dr.
L. Spivey will addresse the clos
ing session on Saturday.
Evening vespers will be held
each day except Monday, at 7:00
o’clock, led by Mrs. J. Winston
Pearce. The evening worship
hour will be at 7 o'clock, with
Dr. J. Winston Pearce, pastor 6f
the First Baptist Church in Dur
ham, preaching. Films on evan
gelism will be shown each even
ing following the worship ser
vices. ■ ■
Song leader for the conference
I will be the Rev. Dennis Hocka
day, associate pastor of the First
Baptist Church of Durham. The
junior pastor will be the Rev.
W. P. Milne, Ahoskie. ,.
Drawing what will perhaps be
the largest crowd at the assem
bly during the entire summer will
be the festival Saturday morning
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Tide Table
Following Is the tide
for Southport during the next
week. These hours are approxi
mately correct ,and were furn
ished The Jitate Port Pilot
through the courtesy of the
Cape Fear Pilot’s Association.
High Tide Low Tills
Thursday, June 25
6:06 a. m. 0:32 a. m.
6:51 p. m. 12:24 p. m.
Friday, June 26
6:57 a. m. 1:19 a. m.
7:38 p. m. 1:11 p. m.
Saturday, June 27
7:46 a. m. 2:05 a. rru
8:24 p. m. 1:58 p. m.
Sunday, June 28
8:36 a. m. 2:50 a. m.
9:12 p. m. 2:46 p. nit
Monday, June 29
9:27 a. m. 3:35 a. m.
9:50 p. m. 3:35 p. m.
Tuesday, June 30
10:20 a. m. 4:22 a. m.
10:48 p. m. 4:27 p. m.
Wednesday, July 1
11:15 a. m. 5:10 a. m."
11:40 p. m. 5:22 p. m.