THE STATE PORT PILOT
A Good Newspaper In A Good Community
Volume No. 17 No. 47 6-Pages Today SOUTHPORT, N. C. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1957 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY $1.50 PER YEAR
The Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
Most Of The News
All The Time
Bowman Thinks
Session To End
With This Week
Brunswick County Repre- j
sentative To General As- j
sembly Makes Report On
Status Of Local Bills In
troduced
MOST OF THEM HAVE
NOW BEEN PASSED
Compulsory Auto Inspection
Bill Killed In Committee
And Compulsory Insur
ance Bill May Be
By JAMES C. BOWMAN
Unless unforeseen developments
arise during this week, the 1957
General Assembly should adjourn
not later than Saturday, June 8.
The revenue bill will; oome up in
the House for its second and third
readings on Monday and Tues
day of this week, and will, in all
probability, pass without too much
trouble, following a compromise
agreement between the House and
the Senate Finance Committees.
The appropriations bill will oome
before the full committee at 3
p. m. Monday afternoon, June 3,
and with the exception of the
teachers’ pay increase, it does not
appear there will be any great
fight before the full committee
with regard to the Appropriations
Subcommittee’s recommendations.
At this point, it would appear
that the teachers’ increase in pay
Jvill be not less than 15 percent.
Local Legislation
House Bill 1107 relating to
Yaupon Beach charter was rati
fied on May 29, 1957.
House Bill 1108 authorizing the
Board of Aldermen of the City
of Southport to go on daylight
saving time was ratified on May
29, 1957.
House Bill 1234 relating to the
Brunswick County Peace Officers’
Relief Association passed the
House on May 27th, passed the
second reading in the Senate on
May 31st, and should pass its
third reading in the Senate Mon
day night, June 3rd.
House Bill 912, introduced by
your representative, which en
abled the people of North Caro
lina to be eligible for flood dam
age insurance under the Federal
Flood Insurance Act passed by
Congress in 1956, passed the Sen
ate on May 29, 1957, and is npw
laiw.
Ail local bills introduced by
your representative have passed
both the House and Senate as of
this date—with the exception of
House Bill 1234 which should pass
the Senate tonight—and are now
law. In my final report to the
people of Brunswick County, I
shall list all of these local bills
that have been passed in order
that all interested persons may
know what legislation has been
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Brief Bits Of
HMEWS^
SHARING SESSION
The Vacation Church School
Sharing Session will be held Fri
day evening at 7:30 o’clock at
Trinity Methodist Church. All
parents and friends of pupils are
invited to attend.
SOLICIT FUNDS
The ladies of the Southport
Home Demonstration Club will
call at each home for a donation
for the improvement of the old
and new cemeteries. “Any amount
will be appreciated,” says Mrs.
Eva Wolfe, chairman.
COMPLETE COURSE
George G. Stanley, Jr., of South
port, has been attending Miller
Motte Business College for the
past 20 months, majoring in Busi
ness Administration course. Stan
ley has accepted employment with
the Southeastern Construction Co.
at Acme.
SHALLOTTE SUMMER SCHOOL
The Shallotte High School sum
mer school will begin on Monday,
June 10 at 8 a. m. Credits will be
allowed for courses pursued five
hours per day for six weeks.
Make-up subjects can be com
pleted in three weeks at five
hours per day. Properly certified
teachers have been secured for
summer school instruction.
G. M. A. GRADUATE
John D. Sanders, son of Mr.
and Mrs. M. R. Sanders, was
graduated by Georgia Military
Academy, College Park, Sunday,
May 26, at commencement, which
closed a week of elaborate cere
monies. Cadet Sanders was a
cadet lieutenant, varsity football
player and wrestling star, and
member of the best drilled com
pany.
Marsh Chicks
HATCHING—This is a mother marsh hen with the
first of her new brood of chicks. Several un-hatched eggs
are shown in the nest. The new-born bird will be fair
game this fall.— (Jack Dermid Photo.)
Student Learns
About Marsh Hens
David A. Adams, Graduate
Student At N. C. State,
Compiled Interesting In
formation On Birds
BROODS COMING
OFF NESTS NOW
Marsh Hens Are Migratory
Even Though They Ap
pear Incapable Of Sus
tained Flight
This may seem a strange sea
son for a story about marsh hens,
but the fact is that unless things
are going well for these birds
along about now there will not be
much sport in hunting them this
fall.
Last summer David A. Adams,
a graduate student in wildlife
management at N. C. State, spent
several months in and around
Southport investigating the life
and habits of the Clapper Rail,
more familiarly known hereabouts
as marsh hen.
He discovered that tihey nest
from April through June; that
the nests average 10.8 eggs (with
1 2being the maximum number
in one nest, 8 the minimum—
figures based upon investigating
of 30 nests); that the average
successful hatch was 9 birds (this
figure based upon inspection of
10 nests).
Adams figures that birds of
some kind are the worst natural
enemy to a successful hatch, as
some nests were discovered with
punctured eggs. Since there were
no tracks, it was assumed that
the predator flew to the nest. The
birds make their nests in medium
tall grass beside small creeks or
‘guts’ where they will not be
disturbed by high tide.
Even though the Clapper Rail
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Safety Sign Is
Being Erected
New Signboard Near City
Limits Will Carry Infor
mation About Southport
And Its Attractions
A large signboard has been
erected near the Southport city
limits by city employees, and work
is ready to begin on the lettering,
which will extend a welcome to
visitors, will caution them to
drive safely while in this city,
and will mention some of the out
standing attractions to be found
here.
Funds for the lettering were
raised by popular subscription,
with the following persons and
places of business controbuting:
Dermand Swain, Charlie Hart,
Dempsey Coleman, Carl Cooker,
Leonards Service Station, South
port Restaurant, Quality Super
ette, Gus McNeil, Oliver’s Cafe,
State Port Pilot, Earnest Parker,
Mangum’s Cafe, P. O. Leggett,
Doug Norton, Highway Cleaners,
Continued On Page Two
*—
Applicants For
City Manager Job
Mayor Eugene B. Tomlin
son, Jr., said yesterday that
several very favorable sound
ing applications have been re
ceived from persons interest
ed in the job of City Manager
for Southport. He further
stated that he anticipates that
the vacancy will be filled
sometime this month.
One applicant is from
South Bend, Ind., he said,
and another is from Clear
water, Fla. Two of the appli
cants have appointments for
a personal interview here Sat
urday.
Finals Program
For Shallotte
Awards Day And Graduat
ing Exercises Held At
Shallotte Friday, With
Sixty-Five Seniors Gradu
ating
Sixty-five seniors received their
diplomas at the Shallotte school
on Friday night, May 24, in a
very impressive program.
The salutation was given by
Nancy Ludlum; Don Hickman
presented the class gift which
was accepted, by A. A. White,
principal of the school; and Rosie
Lee Hammack gave the valedic
tory. Supt. Henry C. Stone pre
sented diplomas too the following:
Thomas Arnold, Joe Brooks,
Linsey Caison, Jack Chadwick,
Bill Duncan, Gene Edwards, Luke
Fulford, Ronald Gore, Rufus Gra
ham, Robert Greene, Donnie Hew
ett, Don Hickman, John Holden,
Jimmy Johnson, Richard Lewis,
Bobby tong, Freddie Lott, Hal
Martin, Lewis McLamb, Buster
Norris, Rovert Redwine, Blondell
Robinson, John Robinson, David
Rourk, Gene Sellers, Douglas
Stanaland, Gene Suggs, Harold
Varnum, Jimcy Williams, Royce
: Woodyard, Frances Carter, Joann
Cumbee, Virginia Duval, Shirley
Fulford, Hallie Galloway, Cynthia
Gore, Jody Grissett, Rosie Lee
Hammack, Mary Lee Hardee,
Elizabeth Hewett, Frances Hew
ett, Harriett Hewett, Nelda Hew
ett, Sally Hewett, Wilda Hick
man, Shelby Holden, Helen In
man, Augusta Kirby, Yvonne Lew
is, Barbara Long, Frances Long,
Nancy Ludlum, Ann Mattingly,
Carolyn McLamb, Mina Ree Nel
son, Janice Owens, Sonja Regis
ter, Alice Ray Robinson, Berta
Sellers, Joyce Simmons, Emma
Lee Stanley, Myrna Suggs, Car
olyn Tripp, Nocha White, Chris
tine Duncan.
John Holden was awarded the
citizenship trophy. The Guy C.
McKeithan awards to Bobby Long
Continued On Page Four)
Authorities In
Favor Of Honor
To W. B. Keziah
Mrs. Florence Townsend Re
ceives Acknowledgement
From General Evan M.
Housman
GOVERNOR HODGES
TAKES AN INTEREST
Circulation Of Petition Ask
ing For Change In Name
Of Sunny Point Army
Terminal Going On
Important developments have
taken place during the past week
in the movement to have the
Sunny Point Army Terminal re
named the Keziah Army Terminal
in honor of the late W. B. Keziah.
During the past week Mrs.
Florence B. Townsend, who init
iated the movement, has had the
following letter from General
Evan M. Houseman, commanding
general of the Atlantic Terminal
Command:
“Thank you very much for your
letter of May 25, suggesting that
Sunny Point Army Terminal be
renamed Keziah Army Terminal
as a memorial to the late William
B. Keziah.
"I am in complete agreement
with you that some memorial is
due Mr. Keziah for the part he
played in the establishment arid
naming of the Sunny Point Army
Terminal. While I met him per
sonally only a few times, I was
aware that his untiring efforts
had earned him the title of “Mr.
Sunny Point”, and the affection
and respect of all those with
whom he came in contact.
“Since you have submitted this
idea to the Suggestion Committee,
and since the Committee is in a
better position than I to know
what the local feeling and con
sensus are, I will await their
findings and recommendation with
deep interest. Your letter arid sug
gestion are most certainly appre
ciated.
Meanwhile, Governor Luther H.
Hodges, who has 'beoome interest- i
ed in the proposed change 1h
names, has written the following
letter ao General Houseman:
“It has been called to my at
tention that employees at the
Sunny Point Army Terminal,
Southport, North Carolina, have
suggested that this great army
facility be renamed Keziah Army
Terminal as a memorial to the
late W. B. (Bill) Keziah of South
port.
“I wish to join with those who
support this recommendation be
cause I believe it would be an
appropriate memorial for a fine
citizen and a staunoh supporter
of the Sunny Point Project from
its earlier days. I am not familiar
with the Army policy on such
matters, but it would seem to me
that the renaming of this ter
minal as the Keziah Army Ter
minal would be an appropriate ac
tion which deserves serious con
sideration.
“Thousands of people in Bruns
wick County and Eastern North
Carolina know, respected and
loved Bill Keziah, a veteran news
Continued On Page Four!
Recorder Has
Short Session
Brunswick County Record
er’s Court Adjourned At
Noon Monday After Dis
posing Of Numerous Cases
Although a large number of
cases were disposed of here Mon
day in Brunswick County Record
er’s court, the weekly session was
concluded at noon, with the fol
lowing judgements being passed:
E. D. Nobles, Jr., was found
guilty of passing a worthless
check. Sentence of 30 days on
the roads was suspended upon
payment of costs and $25 restitu
tion to the clerk for James Pem
berton. i
In the case in which A. H. Grif
fith, Jr., was charged with assault
and battery the State asked for a
jury trial.
Clyde M. Carlisle waived ap
pearance and pleaded guilty to
charges of driving with no opera
tor’s icense and speeding. The
fine was $35 and costs.
A. H. Ganey pleaded guilty to
charges of non-support and was
given 6 months in jail, the sen
tence being suspended upon pay
ment of $20 per week to the clerk
for the support of his two minor
children.
Earl L. Clemmons pleaded guil
ty to reckless operation and was
fined $25 and costs.
Freddie Smith, Sr., was found
guilty of possession for the pur
pose of sale. Sentence of 6 months
on the roads was suspended upon
payment of a fine of $150, costs
Continued On Page Two
Stone Elected
Dixon Principal
Henry C. Stone has been elect
ed principal of Dixon high school
in Onslow county and was noti
fied last week of his new position.
The Dixon school is one of the
largest consolidated schools in
Eastern North Carolina and has
39 teachers.
This assignment will be no
strange duty for this Brunswick
county man, who leaves the office
Of county superintendent the last
of this month, before accepting
this job he served for 18 years
as principal of Shallotte high
school.
T-V Production
Unit Here For
Storm Materia!
Frank Capra Preparing An
other Color Spectacular
In Bell System Science
Series, To Be Based Upon
Weather
Residents of Southport who
happended to be on the waterfront
Thursday afternoon during a rain
squall probably were alarmed to
see hurricane warning flags be
ing hoisted on the display tower
in the garrison.
However, there was no need
to worry, as the elements were
merely cooperating in setting a
natural stage for some movies
Which may possibly be included in
a forthcoming full color television
show. And as for hurricanes, they
are at least three months and
many thousands of miles away.
Mrs. C. Ed Taylor, local volun
teer weather observer, received a
call last week saying that some
men who were taking movies of
weather bureau activities along
the Atlantic Seaboard would be
here Thursday, and asked her to
cooperate with them in making
the shots they desired.
Upon their arrival she learned
that the men were George Ray
nolds and Edison Hogue, repre
senting Frank Capra, famous
moving picture producers, who
has produced three full-length
color shows in the Bell Telephone
System Science Series, and cur
rently is working on a fourth. It
is in this latter production that
the Southport scenes may appear.
The first of these shows was
Our Mr. Sun”, which was shown
last fall. Next came “Hemo The
Great”, and it appeared during
the winter months. Tire third fea
ture is being held back until after
the fourth appears. That one will
be “The Unchained Goddess”, and
is about the weather, what are
its causes and effects, etc.
This show has been in the pro
cess of preparation for two years,
and the scenes at Southport were
added to the script for possible
use in the hurricane sequence,
which is to be a part of the story.
Continued On Page Two
Fishing Parties
Enjoy Good Week
Reports Indicate Good Luck
On Days Last Week
When Weather Permitted
Trips To Be Made
Not all of the good fishing at
Southport this week was done by
the Outdoor Writers, although
members of that • group were en
thusiastic about their Sunday
trip.
On Saturday Capt. Basil Watts
had Sydney Royster and party of
Unoolnton out aboard the Idle
On II. They caught 30 king ma.ck
eral and 75 Spanish mackerel
and blues. On Sunday Joe Man
ning and party of Chape] Hill
caught 30 blues, 10 dolphin and 1
king mackerel.
On Saturday Capt. H. A.
Schmidt had Arnold Kiser and
party of Kings Mountain out
aboard the Idle-On III. They
caught 100 blues and mackerel,
42 king mackerel and I bonito’.
T'he next day the same party
brought in 52 blues. On Monday a
Party from Salisbury had 51 king
mackerel, 1 dolphin, 1 barracuda
and 2 Spanish mackerel.
Paul Powers and party of Siler
City were out Saturday with Capt.
Hulan Watts aboard the Idle-On
IV and caught 65 king mackerel
and 94 Spanish mackerel. On Sun
day J. b. Phillips and party of
Castonia caught 7 king mackerel,
dolphin, 3 amberjack and 1
bomto. On Monday Ford Harris
and party from Norwood caught
-9 king mackerel, 6 dolphin, 6
•Spanish mackerel and several
bonito.
On Saturday Capt. Fred F
ord had R. B. Barkley and pai
aSnford out aboard the Da
nos. V. They caught 38 ki
mackerel and 136 Spanish mat
oral and blues. On Monday J.
Continued On Page Two
Summer Visitors
LEADERS—On the left is the Rev. J. Rodney Fulcher
who, with his wife, Nancy, right, will spend the summer
at Yaupon Beach. The Rev. Mr. Fulcher will preach each
Sunday morning to congregations assembled in the skat
ing rink.
Church Services
For Yaupon Beach
*
Erosion Project
Draws Attention
Southport officials have re
ceived considerable encourage
ment in connection with the
problem of waterfront erosion
that was presented before the
Congress of Rivers and Har
bors in Washington recently
by James C. Bowman.
Congressman Alton Lennon
has promised' to push the
project as much as possible,
and Senator W. Kerr Scott
has also exhibited a willing
ness to be of assistance.
The contention has been
made the erosion here is
growing increasingly worse
due to three things: 1. Clos
ing Corncake inlet; 2. Open
ing of Intracoastal Canala;
. 3. deepening of the river
channel.
Southport Man
To Visit Canada
Editor Of State Port Pilot
Will Spend Next Two
Weeks On Press Tour Of
Province Of Ontario
James M. Harper, Jr., editor of
The State Port Pilot, will leave
Sunday for Windsor, Canada,
where he will be the represent
ative from the North Carolina
Press Association for an 11-day
tour of the Province of Ontario.
Thirty U. S. editors from as
many States will be guests of
Ontario on a 1,600 mile tour ex
tending over 12 days, June 10 to
June 21, and thus see for them
selves a small portion of this
414,000 square-mile Province and
meet some of its friendly people.
During their sojourn here they
will get to Know Ontario Better,
which is the purpose of the an
nual tours, of which this will be
the 14th ito be sponsored, planned
| and oonducted by the Province’s
Department of Travel and Publi
city. Co-operating locally in the
areas visited will be the many
municipal bodies, Chambers of
Commerce and other organiza
tions.
According to Hon. Bryan L.
Cathcart, Minister, of Travel and
Publicity for Ontario, participants
are selected by home state Press
j Associations invited to appoint
State representatives to the tours.
Nominees are usually past-presi
dents or executive members of
itheir associations. They may be
editors or from the editorial
staffs of either weekly or daily
papers.
Hon. Mr. Cathcart outlines the
tentative 1957 K. O. B. tour as
! follows:
Commencing June 10th at Wind
sor, the editors will tour the great
industrial and agricultural Coun
j ty of Essex, home of two of
Canada's largest motor car prod
ucers and of other important in
dustries.
June 11th, the party will pro
ceed to Sarnia, Canada’s great
synthetic rubber and oil refining
centre and site of many contem
porary industries on the shores of
the St. Clair River. Spanning the
river here is the great Blue Water
Bridge over which a steady
stream of vehicular traffic
1 streams back and forth between
j Ontario and Michigan the year
Continued On Page Four
The Rev. J. Rodney Fulcher
And Wife Will Arrive
Next Monday To Spend
Summer At Beach Resort
CHURCH SERVICES
IN SKATING RINK
Young Duke Divinity Stu
dent Will Head First Sea
son’s Activities Toward
Establishmen Of
Church
The Rev. J. Rodney Fulcher and
his wife, Mrs. Nancy O. Fulcher,
will begin their summer ministry
in Yaupon Village on June 10,
under the co-operative sponsor
ship of the Duke Endowment,
Trinity Methodist Church and
residents of Yaupon. Village. They
will direct study, recreation and
community service for residents
and vacationists in Yaupon Beach
and Long Beach.
Church school and worship serv
ice will be held in the skating
rink at Yaupon Beach each Sun
day morning during the summer
season, the date and hour of the
first services to be announced
later.
The Rev. Mr. Fulcher recently
completed his seoond year of stud
ies in Duke Divinity School at
Durham and holds his A. B. de
gree from Duke University. He is
originally from Greenville.
Mrs. Fulcher is a teacher of
social studies in the E. K. Powe
Junior Higih School in Durham.
She is also a graduate of Duke
University with an A. B. degree.
Her home is in Hictory.
Waccamaw Class
Is Graduated
Diplomas Handed Out To
Nineteen Members Of Se
nior Class By Principal
John G. Long Following
Address By James W.
Butler
Graduation exercises at Wacca
maw High School were held last
Monday night, with diplomas be
ing delivered to 19 members of
the senior class.
The invocation was by General
Ivan D. Bennett; the salutatory
address by Carol Dean Haddock
Danford; and next came a piano
solo by Mary Zillah Bennett.
The speaker was introduced by
J. G. Long and the graduating j
address was delivered by James
W. Butler, alumni secretary at
East Carolina College. Awards
were presented by Mr. Long, who
then delivered diplomas.
The valedictory address was by
Mary Zillah Bennett and the
benedictioi was by the Rev. Bert
Bennett.
Members of the graduating
class were. Donna Faye Babson,
Phyllis Janine Beck, Kenwood
Carlton Bennett, Mary Zillah Ben
nett, Jennie Marie Goff, Carol
Dean Haddock Danford, Charles
David Hughes, Hortie Euzina
Hughes, Josephine Ellen Inman,;
Gettie Jarvis Jones, Ruth Lee
Jenrette, Marshall Durwood Par
rish, Mitchell Henry Pie, Lewel
lyn Smith, Virginia Dora Smith,
John Dawson Simmons, Patricia
Ann Smithwick, Pearly Vereen, I
Jr., Willie Davis Ward.
Junior marshals were: Kitty i
Walton, chief, Laura McKeithan,
Gene Douglas Jones, Carol Joan
Bennett, Betty Faye Ludlum, Joe
Long, Lucille Hughes.
The class mascots were Joy
Simmons and Stevie Evans.
State Outdoor
Writers Enjoy
Southport Visit
Banquet Saturday Night Is
Followed By Business
Session, With President
Chester Davis Presiding
FISHING TRIP IS
GREAT SUCCESS
Southport Charter Boatmen
Carried Visiting Writers
Outside Fishing And
Good Catches Made
Members of the North Carolina
Outdoor Writers Association held
their semi-annual convention and
outing here last week-end as tihe
writers were guests of the South
port Charter Boatmen’s Associa
tion.
This was 'the second such meet
ing held here by the writers, the
first being held two summers ago.
Unlike the first meeting, this ses
sion was highlighted by a very
successful fishing trip.
The banquet session was held at
Mack’s Cafe, and Gus Travis,
famous Charlotte Observer colum
nist and after dinner speaker, pro
vided the entertainment in his own
inimitible manner.
On Sunday morning the group
was taken fishing by some of the
S. C. B. A. members. The boats
participating were Capt. Glen
Trunnell’s Beth, Capt. Walter
Lewis’ John Ellen. Capt. Earl
Hanoock’s Kiabab, Capt. Ray
Stubbs’ Bessie Ray and Capt. Fred
Fulford, Davis Bros. V.
The guest speaker for this ses
sion was Charles Dickey, Field
Representative for the Sports
men’s Service Bureau, who spoke
on the Japanese Coturnix quail
and its possible influence upon
hunting here in the United States.
He had a pair of these birds with
him for demonstration.
After the banquet, the business
session was held at Holly Oak
Inn with ithe president, Chester
Davis of Winston-Salem, presid
ing.
Although no individual count
was taken, the overall catch in
cluded 18 dolphin, 14 king mack
erel, 1 amberjack, 1 bonito and
175 bluefish and Spanish mack
erel.
The writers all were well pleas
ed with the results of the outing
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Vacation Bible
School Monday
Strong Faculty Will Head
This Two Weeks Training
Program At Southport
Baptist Church
Vacation Bible School gets un
derway at Southport Baptist
Church Monday, June 10, at 9
o’clock, with the following per
sons serving as members of the
faculty:
Bible School, Principal, Mrs.
Thompson McRacken; secretary,
Miss A. M. Woodside; pianist,
Miss Lola Mae Gore.
Three year Nursery, Superinten
dent, Mrs. Mary Hewett; helpers,
Mrs. Albert Phelps, Mrs. Ann
Watts, Mrs. Dolores Swan.
Beginner Department, Superin
tendent, Mis. Mary Ruark; group —
leaders, Mrs. Margaret Smith,
Mrs. Robert Clevenger; helper,
Miss Patricia Bevel.
Primary Department, Superin
tendent, Mrs. Evelyn Dosher;
pianist, Miss Norma Harrelson;
helpers, Mrs. Craig Caster, Mrs.
Continued On Page Four)
Tide Table
Following is the tide table
tor Southport during the next
week. These hours are ap
proximately correct and were
furnished The State Port Pilot
through the courtesy of the
Cape Fear Pilot’s Association.
High Tide Cow Tide
Thursday, June 6
2:15 A. M. 8:35 A. M.
3:03 P. M. 9:14 P. M.
Friday, June 7,
3:15 A. M. 9:33 A. M.
4:04 P. M. 10:17 P. M.
Saturday, June 8,
4:14 A. M. 10:29 A. M.
5:01 P. M. 11:15 P. M.
Sunday, June 9.
5:11 A. M. 11:23 A. M.
5:57 P. M. 0:00 P. M.
Monday, June 10,
6:05 A. M. 12:08 A. M.
6:47 P. M. 12:12 P. M.
i Tuesday, June 11,
6:55 A. M. 12:58 A. M.
7:35 P. M. 1:00 P. M.
Wednesday, June 12,
7:44 A. M. 1:45 A. M.
8:19 P. M. 1:45 P. M.
a