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Brunswick County
THE STATE PORT PILOT
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Volume No. 23
No. 50
10-Pages Today
SOUTHPORT, N. C WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1964
5c A COPY
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY ,
Make-Up Dates
For Brunswick
Polio Program
A make-up clinic for county
residents who missed out on any
of the doses during the Stop
Polio Sundays recently held in
Brunswick will be conducted at
Southport and Shallotte June 30,
Dr. A. H. Elliott, county health
officer announced Tuesday.
The clinics will be held in the
Health department offices in
Southport and Shallotte on June
30 from 9 a. m. to 12 noon and
1 to 4 p. m. “It is recommended
that everyone who missed a does
come in on this date since this is
the last time it will be offered in
our county by the Medical Soc
iety,” Dr. Elliot said.
Brunswick School Superinten
dent A. W. Taylor said the state
law requires that all students in
county schools be immunized
against polio.
The state law under G. S. 130
87-92, and subsequent amend
ments, require that all children be
immunized against poliomyelitis
prior to entering school in the
state. The statutes further state
that they must show evidence of
having received such immuniza
tion by presenting a certificate
from the vaccinating physician or
other authorized person (official
of the local health department).
In addition, there is a stipulation
in G. S. 130-88 that any child who
has entered in attendance in a
school without having been im
munized shall be immunized.
“Any child of any age in any
grade who has not previously
complied with the law must com
ply with the law before admiss
ion to school," Superintendent
Taylor declared.
“This law will be enforced
when school opens this fall,” ha
said. “Any child who has not had
three Salk Polio shots or taken
the three doses of Sabin oral
polio vaccine must get this be
fore school opens or they will not
be admitted.”
The health department clinics
^ .r., the Salk polio shots cap. ,
be obtained are as follows: ' .
h" B’irst and third Tuesday-1-4
p. m.-Southport Health Depart
ment.
First and third Thursday-1-4
p. m.-Shallotte Health Depart
ment.
Second Wednesday—1:30 - 3:30
p. m.-Old Post Office building at
Leland.
Third Wednesday-l:00-3:30 p.
m.-Sunday School Building at
Bolivia Baptist Church.
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■-NEWS-1
YARD OF MONTH
Southport Garden Club has
announced the selection of the
yard of the residence of Miss
Lottie Newton and Mrs. Marjorie
Brendle as the yard of the mon
th.
TO ATTEND SEMINAR
Leland Principal Rockfellow
Venters has been selected to at
tend a financial siminar at the
University of North Carolina for
two weeks beginning June 29. The
course is sponsored by the state
Savings and Loan Associations.
BOLIVIA MEETING
A meeting of Bob Scott sup
porters will be held at Bolivia
Monday night at 8 o’clock. Coun
ty Manager Douglas Hawes in
vited all persons interested in the
Scott campaign for lieutenant
governor to attend the meeting.
PERSONNEL CHANGES
Mrs. Roy Holden of Shallotte
has resigned as planimeter oper
ator at the ASC office in Shal
lotte, reports Manager Ralph L.
Price. Miss Sandra Holden of
Supply has been employed to re
place Mrs. Holden.
UHANUE IN LIBRARY HOURS
Hours of service in the South
port Public Library will be
changed during the summer
months, from June 1 to August
25. The new schedule is Monday,
Wednesday and Friday, from 9
a. m. to 5 p. m.; and Saturday
from 9 a. m. to 12 N.
AREA MANAGER
Miss Gertrude Loughlin, for
mer supervisor of schools in
Brunswick County, has recently
been appointed as area manager
for F. E. Compton and Company,
publishers of Compton’s Pictured
Encyclopedia. Miss Loughlin
joined Compton’s as a summer re
presentative in 1949. She has
recently retired from her position
of supervisor of schools and is
devoting her full time to man
agerial work with Compton’s.
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Awards Night For Girl Scouts
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CEREMONIES—Some of the Girl Scouts and leaders present at the annual
Court of Awards Tuesday night in Southport included (left to right) 1st row:
Renee Horne, Patti Gail Swan, Sandra Lee, 2nd row: Mary Owens, Sarah Pigott,
Connie Davis, Clare Glore, Jenny King and Mary Dee Swan, last row. Leaders
Mrs. Horace Pigott, Mrs. Gordon Davis, Mrs. Robert L. Jones, and Mrs. Pete Hart,
with Scout Paula Davis. (Staff Photo by Alien) ,
Rough Welcome Qjrl Scout TrOODS I
For Patrol Boat 1
After Drydock 71 End Good SeaSOIl
The Coast Guard boat CGC
Cape Upright (WPB 95303) re
turned to Oak Island last week
.just,-in-time-to help out.,a dis
tressed tanker Sunday, reports
Lt. (jg) Glenn Haines.
The Cape Upright has been
missing from Oak Island for the
past month undergoing the an
nual overhauling work at New
Bern and Portsmouth. She re
turned to the county Thursday.
Early Sunday morning the
Cape Upright received a dis
tress call from S. S. Sea Pioneer,
a tanker located some 40 miles
west of Georgetown, South Caro
lina. The boat was totally without
power and required two large
batteries for her generators.
Traveling over 10 to 12 foot
seas, through rainy weather and
strong 50 to 60 mile winds, the
Cape Upright reached the Sea
Pioneer within three hours and
transferred the 80-pound batter
ies to the distressed vessel. The
Oak Island boat stayed at the
scene until releaved by the CGC
Popaw from Charleston at noon
Sunday.
Although a tug boat had. been
called from Norfolk, the Sea Pio
neer, with the aid of the batter
ies brought to her by the Cape
Upright, was able to restart her
engines and proceed to her des
tination. The Cape Upright re
turned to Oak Island at 5 p. mi
Sunday.
Lt. (jg). Haines announced that
two new Seamen Apprentices
Gerald Walsh of Florida and
Richard Croft of Kentucky, have
recently joined the Coast Guard
forces at Oak Island. .
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Hardy Fishermen
Much Wiser Now
Five Whiteville fishermen took
off Saturday for a fishing spree
around baldhead Island near
Southport and finally made it
back around noon Sunday with a
pretty tall but true fishing tale.
The story was much like the
puppy that got caught in the
rain and came home with his tail
between his legs.
You know the high hopes that
stream through a fellow’s head
when he takes off fishing. It was
like that for Kent Thurston, son
Ken, 11, Lonnie Bullard, Andy
Sanderford and Richard.
Trolling wasn’t much good
Saturday afternoon so the party
’lowed they’d try floundering
that night. They stayed over and
gigged just one. When time came
to take off for home, heavy
rain and high winds changed
plans. The breakers were too
rough so they elected to take a
nap in their two boats but sleep
ing in water-logged boats was
not the best.
Remembering the old abond
oned lighthouse, they hurried off
and bedded down after a mid
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MBS. RUTH THOMAS WHITE
New Elementary
Supervisor Here
A Iceland school teacher was
named by the Brunswick County
Board of Education as the new
elementary supervisor at their
monthly meeting in Southport.
Tuesday night. ( .
Mrs. Ruth Thomas1 White,
who has taught in the- grammer
grades at Leland and .Shallotte,
will replace Miss Gertrude Lou
ghlin as elementary supervisor.
Miss Loughlin, who has held the'
■ position for a number of years,,
retired at the end of the year.
Mrs. White is a 1942 graduate
of Tennessee College for women
with a B. S. degree. She has
done graduate work in the ele
mentary field at George Peabody
College for Teachers, Auburn
Universary and East Carolina.
She has had more than 14 yeari
of teaching experience in the ele
mentary field, having taught in
Nashville, Tennessee, Ft. Benn
ing, Georgia, and Brunswick
county. She worked at Shallotte
during 1942-43 and 1961-62 and
at Leland from 1962 to 1964.
Mrs. Whitd resides with her
parents, Dr. and Mrs.C. A. Tho
mas, in Wilmington.
In other business, the board
approved several contracts for
teachers next year. The approved
teachers include, Phillis Gore,
high school, Ann Stanley White,
Catherine C. Mintz and Mary Z.
Bennett Dawson, all elementary,
and Robert H. Sellers, high
school, all for Shallotte High
School; Alton W. Payne, science,
Leland; Doris W. Ward and
Betty Lou Worrell Long, both
elementary, Delane Presley Gui
ton, high school, and William
Atkinson, coach, all for Wacca
maw.
All the employees at the Board
of Education garage in Shallotte
were rehired, including Herman
S. Love, Bridges A. Sabiston, Len
M. Kirby, Mercer R. Sullivan,
Thomas W. Ward and Thomas
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« ine annual <^ourt oi awaras or
the Southport Girl Scout Troops
was held in Trinity Methodist
Church on June 2. This eyent
•; ploseh out the Scouting* program
for the school year, and recogn
ized the achievements of all those.
participating in the program.
Brownies, Juniors, Cadettes and
their leaders entered the church
in a colorful processional, after
which Troop 353 conducted the
Flag Ceremony. Mrs. Robert L.
Jones, Neighborhood Chairman,
welcomed the parents and fri
ends, and expressed thanks to the
adults who had assisted in the
Scouting Program this year. Sin
gled out for special thanks were:
Mrs. Horace Pigott, Mrs. Carl
Watkins, Mrs. Pete Lee, Mrs,
Gordon Davis, Mrs. Pete Hart,
Mrs. James Glore, Mrs. Frances
Key, Mrs. Pierce Home, Mrs.
William Powell and Mrs. C. K.
Henry.
Five Brownies flew up into
the Junior Troop. Wings were
awarded by Mrs. Carl Watkins
and Mrs.'Horace Pigott to Made
line Potter, Vicki Sides, Andrea
Price, Nancy Watkins and Jodie
Hills. _ "T"- -
' The afctive Junior Troop \353
hail 'earned dozens of badges dur
ing the .year. Mrs. Gordon Davis
and Mrs. Horace Pigott gave
these awards to;: Cornelia Bow
man, Paula Davis, Jean Donnell,
Pat King; Bose Gregory, Leslie
Zachary, Helen Walker, Patti
Gail and Mary Dee Swan, Diane
‘RfeeS, 'Debbie Powell, Mary
Owens, Nina McGinnis, Sandra
Lee, Renee Home, Jenny King,
Patti Smith, Clare Glore, Nola
. . Miller, T^ancy Lewis, Jerra Po
; teet, Connie Davis, Sarah Pigott,
Alijsoh 'Bieasley,. Virginia Austin,
Laura ■ Fol^y, and Troy Daven
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TIME and TIDE
It was June 10, 1059, and $1,000 in prize money was being
offered for the largest marlin landed by a person fishing from
a Southport boat. A. A. White resigned as principal of Shallotte
High School to accept a similar position at Manteo High School.
Alonzo H. Gainey, Jr., of Leland, received his law degree
from Wake Forest College. The Southport Lions Club was spon
soring an automobile safety check lane. Robert Cullis of South
port, Albert C. Purvis of Winnabow and William Hugh Gray of
Supply graduated from N. C. State College.
It was June 9, 1954, and a second primary was assured in
(the county when Charles Skipper filed against Elbert H. Gray
for sheriff and Thomas W. St. George against Jack Brown for
Clerk of Court.
Dr. Floyd Johnson resigned as the county health officer
beoause of health. Rev. Joseph McCloud was named pastor.of.
the Southport Presbyterian Church. Some $570.62 was raised
during the Red Cross campaign in Brunswick. Southport boats
missed on three chances for sailfish.
It was June 8, 1949, and Southport was to hold a home
coming day celebration Saturday. Crawford Rourk was named
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Standard Flower
Show Scheduled
Here This Week
The Live Oak Garden Club will
sponsor a Standard Flower Show
on Saturday at 3:30 o’clock at
the Southport High School gym,
with the theme being "Memo
ries”.
The joint chairmen will be Mrs.
G. W. Fisher, Jr., and Mrs. D.
T. St. George, Jr. Clerks are Mrs.
William A. Powell, Mrs. Bill For
tisque, Mrs. Reese Swan and
Mrs. Lee Castor.
There will be two divisions, hor
ticulture and artistic arrange
ments, and all entries are open
to the public with the exception
of Class 2.
Artistic arrangements include:
No. 1 — “Baby Face” — min
atures; No. 2 — "Racing With
the Moon” — an abstract design;
No. 3 — "Somewhere Over The
Rainbow” — a moriochramatic
design; No. 4 — "It’s A Lazy Day’
— a line arrangement; No. S
“Night and Day” — comuosition
, in black and white; No. 6 —
“Don’t Fence Me In” — any de
sign, container and material; No.
7 — “Wearing of the Green” —
». foliage arrangement; No. 8 —
"Drifting and Dreaming” — hang
ing arrangement using dried and
or fresh material; No. 9 — "Ebb
Tide” — using driftwood and
fresh and dried material; No. 10
‘Chop Sticks” — in oriental man
ner
The Junior Division will tea
■ ture horticulture and two ar
rangement classes: I — "Rain
bow Round My Shoulder,” an ar
rangement with much color and
n — "Polly Put the Kettle On” —
arrangement in a kettle.
In the horticulture division,
adult and junior, the entry must
be grown by the exhibitor.
Mrs. Fisher and Mrs. St.
George request all entries be
made before 12 noon and removed
by 9 p. m. They will not be re
sponsible for material and con
tainers that are left in the build
Three Southpoff
Ladies In Berlin
Some twenty-one North Caro
linians received a briefing on
s the role of the US Army in Berlin
during a visit to US Headquar
ters last week.
Among those taking part in
the European tour of the North
Carolina Federation of Women’s
Clubs are Mrs. James M. Harper,
Mrs. Jack Hickman, and Mrs.
Grace P. Ruark of Southport.
First Lieutenant Earl Horan of
the Officer of the US Com
Manden Berlin gave the brief
ing which followed a com
mercial tour of both east and
west sectors of the city the pre
vious day.
The group toured East Berlin
Sunday, stopping at the Soviet
Garden of Remembrance, the
Russian cemetery.
Back in West Berlin, the North
Carolinians rode along the wall,
observing monuments erected
where East Berliners died while
attempting to escape to West Ber
lin.
Stopping briefly at Bemauer
strasse, the visitors saw the
bricked-up windows which form
part of the wall cutting through
homes along one side of the
street.
At Checkpoint Charlie, the vis
itors climbed to an observation
platform from which President
Kennedy looked into East Berlin
just eleven months ago.
The 21-day tour of Europe be
Continued On Page Four
Bigger staff Named baptist Simmer
oc? Program Begins
Local Principal At Fort Caswell
A Northampton county man has
been employed by the local
school committee as principal of
Southport High School, Superin
tendent A. W. Taylor announced
Monday.
L. R. Biggerstafff, who has
served as principal of Jackson
High School for the past four
years, will succeed Willard Cox
in the Southport post. Cox recent
ly resigned to accept a position
in business.
Biggerstaff graduated from
Bast Carolina College in 1952 and
received his Master’s degree
from the Greenville College in the
summer of 1959. He holds a
principals certificate and com
pleted the courses necessary for a
superintendent’s certificate in
1962.
After graduating from East
Carolina, he was employed as a
teacher-coach at Mars Hill school
in Bertie county during 1956-57.
He served as a teacher-coach at
Scotland Neck High School in
Halifax county for three years.
I* R. BIGGERSTAFF
In I960, Biggerstaff accepted
the position as principal of the
15-teacher Jackson High School
in Northampton county.
He is married to the former
Olivia. Shields White of Scotland
Neck and they have four chil
dren, three of whom will be in
school in the fall.
Second Primary
v Contests Called
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No Measurement
Notices Mailed
Measurement crop notices have
not been mailed yet by the Agri
cultural Stabilization and Conser
vation Service, says Manager
Ralph Prjce.
“The measurement o£ allotment
crops, feed grain and diverted
acreages is progressing rapidly
and better than 85 percent of the
work is complete in the county,”
-Maamg*** Vrtm - wUfct-We; hope
-to be able to mail the notices
shortly and farmers should be on
the look-out.”
When the notices are mailed,
the farmer will have only seven
days to notify the ASCS office in
reguard to excess tobacco acre
age and 15 days for any other
crop excess.
Lennon Requests
Funds For Study
Congressman Alton Lennon
asked for additional funds for
hurricane studies on North Caro
lina’s coast from the Cape Fear
Tiver to the South Carolina line
at a meeting of the National Riv
ers and Harbors Congress Wed
nesday.
“Gentlemen, I have personally
experienced the terror and trag
edy of the hurricanes which have
struck North Carolina, Congress
man Lennon declared. “I well ap
preciate the feeling of our citi
zenry that their Government
should do everything possible to
protect them from hurricane
damage.
“I strongly endorse the funding
of projects included in the North
Carolina hurricane studies and
urge that they be placed in Class
I,” he added.
“Public Law 71 (84th congress)
authorized an examination and
survey, under the direction of the
Chief of Engineers, of the coastal
and tidal areas of Eastern and
Southern United States
“A public hearing on hurri
cane damage to the shores of
North Carolina and the Cape
Fear River to the South Carolina
line was held in Southport, on
May 23, 1958. The meeting was
well attended by leading citizens
of the county who gave full re
ports of the hurricane damages
and estimates of the monetary
losses to the area. Protective
measures were strongly recom
mended,” he said.
“It is impossible to narrate the
suffering caused by Hurricane
Hazel, of October 1954, and lone,
Diane, and Connie, in 1955. Ten
lives were lost in Brunswick
county during Hurricane Hazel.
Over 1200 homes were completely
destroyed; more than 600 were
heavily damaged in Brunswick
and New Hanover Counties. The
Corps of Engineers estimated
that damages in Brunswick Coun
ty totalled $21,588,895.”
“Only a small percentage of the
above loss of property was cov
ered by insurance. Wave wash
and erosion are uninsurable. The
construction of dunes, authorized
and funded for some of the North
Carolina shore line, is needed
from the Cape Fear to the South
Carolina line, Congressman Len
non concluded.
A second primary will oe neia
in Brunswick county Saturday,
June 27, for two positions on the
Board of Commissioners and
Judge of Recorder’s court. A
state race for governor and lieu
tenant governor also will be de
cide at the same time.
Incumbent Ira L. Chadwick has
called A. Clemit Holden for
county commissioner from Lock
woods Folly while Incumbent
Dilon L. Ganey called George T.
Rourk for the board represent
. ative from Northwest Township,
H, Mercer Johnson also called
Clinton Bellamy for the posit-,
ffinpflrf Judge. .fCJtecorder’s .court...
In Northwest Township,' Gold
en Thornton has called W. H.
“Punkie” Robbins for the office
of constable. Robbins led the five
man field but did not have a
majority.
Bellamy was the high man in
a four-man race for the office of
Judge of Recorder’s court. But
he did not have a majorty of
the votes and Johnson was a close
second.
In the county commissioner
races, both Rourk and Holden
finished first in their townships
but did not have majorities in
their three-man races. The two
incumbents who finished second,
Ganey and Chadwick, exercised
their right and called a second
primary.
Thomas S. Bowmer of Smith
ville. Incumbent Bert Frink of
Shallotte and Parley Formy
Duval of Waccamaw won major
ities and were nominated in their
townships for the Board of Com
missioners.
In the state races, Dan K.
Moore has called for a second
primary against L. Richardson
Preyers in the race for governor.
Dr. I. Beverly Lake who finished
first in Brunswick county, ended
up third in the state and was eli
minated. Preyer, who finished
second in the county, won the
state but lacked a majority over
Moore, who ended up third in the
county.
There will be no Republican
second primary because all GOP
races were decide on May 30.
July Court To
Hear Gas Case
A special term of Brunswick
County Superior Court has been
called for July to try the “gas
case’1, which ended in a mis
trial after eight days in May.
The case of Mary I. Jackson,
administrator of the estate of
Wesley Clyde Swain, versus
Southern Butane Gas company
will be tried during the week of
July 13 under Judge William A.
Johnson
The Jackson woman is seeking
to recover $150,000 from the gas
company for the death of Swain.
The case, when first tried, end
ed in a mistrial after eight days
on May 4. The jury said they
were hopelessly deadlocked and
could not reach a verdict.
Brunswick county citizens se
lected by the Board of County
Commissioners Monday to hear
the case include:
Cletus D. Clemmons, Willie Cai
son, Howard Bryant, and John
Henry Johnson, all of Supply;
Calvin P. Willetts and Carl
Benton, both of Bolivia;
Boyd L. Smith, Lacy Smith,
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The North Carolina Baptist
Assembly at Fort Caswell of
ficially will open for the 1964
summer season Monday, accord
ing to Manager Fred J. Smith.
Groups of girls from throughout
North Carolina will arrive at
Fort Caswell Monday for Junior
and Intermediate Girls Auxili
ary week. Eight other weeks at
the Assembly are scheduled dur
ing June, July and August.
Several improvements have been
made at Fort Caswell since the
last session. Additions have been
made to several cottages to pro
vide more housing units. Impro
vements have been completed at
all Assembly buildings.
The main office has been r$-1
furnished and several more rooms -
have been added to take care of *
the visitors.
Warren Bullard, 27, of Boliviq, .;
a student at Fruitland Bible In- "
stitute at Hendersonville, will -
serve as a member of the adult “
staff this summer.
The program for the 1964 sum- ;
mer session at Fort Caswell in* I
eludes:
June 15-20, Jr. GA Camp (11 *
yrs. and above) Int. GA Camp. ' -
June 22-27, Training Union *
Conference. I
June 29-July 4, World Mission* *
Week Conferences for Men and *
Women, Jr. GA House Party -
(Limited to 4 from each church) !*
Int. GA House Party, Boys Pro
gram, Y. W. A. Conference, Pro- *
vision for children under 9. I
July 6-10, Sunday School Week, -
Christian Life and Service Con* *
ference, Junior Choir Camp. I
July 13-18, Church Music Con* *
ference. *
July 20-25, Training U n i o ]| *
Conference. *
July 27-Aug. 1, Training Unio* -
Conference.
August 3-8, Royal Ambassador l
Camp. ! -
August 10-15 Royal Ambassa**.’
dor Camp.
Request Rating
The Long Beach Volunteer Fire
Department and town officials
have started a program aimed,!
at obtaining a rating for the pres
ently unrated town fire depart-!
men. '
At the regular June meeting of.
the department, firemen were,
told that a rating of Class Eight f
or Class 9-A would lower fire in
surance premiums considerably’,,
for citizens in the Long Beach
Fire District. j
Win Donat of Farmville, Sec re- s
tary of the State Firemen’s Pen- |
sion Fund, said that the decrease’ ji
in insurance premiums has been I
as much as $3 per $1000 of eval- f
uation in other areas which have t
become rated. ’ |
A survey of minimum require- *
ments showed that Long Beach f
could apply for a rating with g
only a minor increase in required *
equipment. The biggest single ex- *
penditure required to bring the I
Long Beach Volunteer Fire De- f
partment up to rating standards t
would be the purchase of an f
alarm system. The cost was es- g
timated at around $500.
Donat also pointed out that, af- i
ter receiving a rating, members i
of the department would be eli- J
gible to participate in the State 1
Firemen’s Pension Fund.
Also attending the meeting was i
Curtis Flanagan, Secretary of the
■North Carolina Firemen’s Asso- ■
ciation. »
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Tide Table |
Following la the tide
table for Southport during —
the week. These hours are
approximately correct and
were furnished The State
Port Pilot through the
courtesy of the Cape Fear
Pilot’s Association.
HIGH LOW
Thursday, June II
8:43 A. M. 2:53 A. M.
9:11 P. M. 2:57 P. M.
Friday, June 12
9:41 A. M. 3:46 A. M. .
10:05 P. M. 3:52 P. M.
Saturday, June IS,
10:39 A. M. 4:39 A. M.
11:00 P. M. 4:46 P. M.
Sunday, June 14
11:38 A.M. 5:32 A.M.
12:07 P. M. 5:43 P. &
Monday, June 15
12:35 A. M. 6:26 A. M.
6:42 P. M.
Tuesday, June 16
0:49 A. M. 7:20 A. V
1:83 P. M. 7:43 P. J
Wednesday, June 17
1:43 A. M. 8:14 A.
2:29 P. M. 8:43 P