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the station boat sends out a yawl, the pilot
drops into the little boat and, arriving at the
pilot vessel, writes his name on the blackboard
in the saloon. Then he waits his turn to board
an incoming vessel.
If incoming shipping takes of the pilots faster
than they are brought down to the pilot boat
a relief vessel streams out with another group.
transfers them if the weather Is good or waits
outside until Its complement is used UP while
the station boat returns to the dock.
Coastwise steamships are not required to
ship pilots, nor are men-of-war or small boats,
such as private yachts Yet the Sandy Hook
pilots have plenty to do since they handle most
Of the ships which carry approximately half
the total imports and exports Of the United
States
Sandy Hook pilot is q trafnc guide in what
is probably the busiest harbor in the world
He cannot choose wind or weather. but Is on
call to take boats in out Of the harbor when
ever skipper halls.
He must know the bottom Of Ambrose Chan
nel the floor OF the Narrows and the ground
lines in the upper bay and up the Hudson as
well as a taxi driver knows the streets and
downtown alleys.
In clear weather, If the barges and tows be-
have and don't ask imperatively for the right
of-way or saucy small craft don't shoot reck-
lessy across the bows of the liner it is no great
strain to guide the big boats up to their docks
~--N~
channel as clearly as curb lines and street
lights on a metropolitan highway But when
fog drops down in soggy blanket and wind
and wave beat with elemental force plotting is
perilous and the responsibility of seeing hun
dreds OF lives and multimillion- dollar ship
safely up or down the Hudson and the water
ways to the open sea is one that requires
courage, nice judgment and great skill
The development of plotting as an essential
profession, with supervision by the State, came
about during the middle of the last century in
a Winter when the sea had sent numerous ships
to Davy Jones' locker. Two ships unable to
secure pilots in a raging, sullen sea, had blum
dered into and wrecked themselves on the Long
Island coast and 600 lives were swallowed up
by the ocean.
The flrst regular license issued to a pilot was
dated 1884. But a State commission did not
get to work until 1896 In the early DAYS pilot
ing was competitive business and some 80
companies were operating schooners beating
about in the open sea to place their men
aboard the larger vessels. When competition
became intense the race spread out as far north
as Cape Race and the effort to land pilot for
the lucrative fee of the big liners was dangerous
and costly even to the winners.
Such competition was the forerunner of the
combination into the present association, which
is cooperative, the association operating the
two pilot boats maintaining headquarters for
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All steamships, no nlaCter Wnat Lnen Size,
have odd characteristics. just like human be-
ings," said William S. Mclaughlin, the favorite
pilot Of the Leviathan's skipper, who recently
engaged in a controversy with the pilots aSso-
citation because he wanted Mclaughlin on every
trip.
You go aboard certain ship one morning
and you find her as hard to handle as human
being who gets up with a crouch.
"A half hour later she will be as docile 90 O
kitten.
mo, can't explain why. They are just that
way-hard to handle sometimes and easy to
handle at others.
Take the Leviathan, for instance. She Is
about as obstinate q ship as any one would
care to guide in and out of the harbor. Her
sister ship the Majestic-both ships are virtu-
ally identical in size and Observation-Disclosures
as easily as q well behaved colt. You can do
anything you want with the Majestic, but the
Leviathan is a horse of a different color. She's
balky"
Even in good weather the pilot has his prob
lens when he Is bringing the bigger boats
through the upper bay and up the Hudson.
The Arabic. crippled by a storm, once hmped
in with a 10-degree list. A freighter on fire
for three days, with her decks so hot that the
feet Of the crew were blistered racing across
them, was taken through the Narrows and
beached by Sandy Hook pilot.
The swell created by the liners worries ne
the residents have frequently complained that
the wash of the big ships had almost drowned
a crowd in bathing and the pilots have orders
to slow down in passing through the scanter
passages.
The big passenger ships need speed of Is
or IA knots to handle and keep their Roadway,
and greater speed causes a suction in the Hud-
son which will swamp small craft and occas-
ionally tear liner loose from its pier
E2ocauSe of he lopU oiai,o opa ripa avrori.
ence of Sandy Hook pilots, accidents in which
the pilots figure are rare in the history of the
harbor. But there is danger in their adherence
to duty in rough weather, when the transfer
from pilot boat to ship is fraught with hazard.
Fog is also a terror, and the trip down the
river or the attempt to find an anchorage in
a roadstead full Of ships when the fog suddenly
shuts down requires the highest skill to "feel'
for location which will be out of danger Of
moving vessels.
RESIDES the sightlessness of fog there are
other dangers because of the tricks played
by foghorns sounding through the gloom. A
horn nearby may sound far away and occasion-
ally dead spots occur in the misty atmosphere
and the sound suddenly disappears.
The Sandy Hook pilots form a corps which
has a spirit of its own and traditions and
ethics that date back to the days of the Dutch.
The word 'pilot" itself comes from the Dutch.
1t Is a combination of the words phil" mean
ing anything vertically straight, and Goods"
meaning lead.
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leys in between.
looms out of the gloom spots the bobbing mid
get and slows down to await pilot, who will
zee 1t safely into dock.
Aboard the pilot boat two youngsters stand
near the 17-foot yawl. They are apprentices,
about 20 years old, and as the pilot comes
deck, bundled in hip boots and oilskins, the
boys step into the little boat.
The pilot boat lifts on a wave, drops back
again; the boom holding the little boat .
single line springs out the winch lets her down
and she is safely In the sea-
The boys swing the yawI back as the pilot
numbers down the ladder and drops into the
stern and they pull with all their might to the
liner nearby.
The liner is hove to, forming lee behind
which there is safety for the small craft making
slow Roadway to her side. The waves twist and
turn and tilt the tiny yawl. but expert seaman
ship at last brings the pilot close to the steel
hull.
A rope ladder rolls down the side of the ship
and a line for the pilots kit bag. The kit is
drawn up, the pilot leaps for the ladder and as
he clutches it tightly and the skin pulls away
the liner yaws sharply and he is buried to his
shoulders in the sea.
He climbs frantcally, hampered by his clumsy
clothes, as the ship rolls back and crashes him
against the SIDE His feet slip and he pulls
himself grimly hand-over-hand as the ladder
swings out with each wallow of the ship and
bangs against the plates. loose grip or false
step and he is swallowed up into the sea, his
heavy boots and cumbersome coat giving him
little chance for life; a fate that has been
suffered by men Of his profession many times
Forty feet up he reaches the rail and an
officer Is there to help him over the side On
deck the officer calls to the bridge: pilot
aboard. sirl' The ladder is coiled up and the
yawl having watched him land in safety, starts
its hazardous way back to the pilot boat The
pilot mounts the bridge and begins directing
the quartermaster as to the landmarks by which
he Is to steer.
In two or four hours, If the weather permits
and there Is no fog or accidental obstruction
I'm the harbor, the ship will be nosed into the
dock by tugs waiting near the end Of the 81
mile trip and the pilot will wait his turn for
another ship clearing for foreign ports.
THERE are lit pilots at present, and they
make their shore headquarters on the third
floor OF the South Ferry Building at the tip of
Manhattan. A board contains their names on
detachable wooden markers, showing the order
in which they are to take their turn for duty.
The sailing time of each ship is phoned into
the rIots' Headquarters and the names of the
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AVN near Ambrose Light. The gray
sky holds no promise of the sun. An
80-mile gale blows out of the north
east. The waves heave into noun
tains. with deep and dangerous val
Smyrna times., 1930-07-30

the weather was good and they
kept.
Messrs. Barker & Bilman, the
fruit evaporators, have bought of
Mrs. Ann Lof1and, the building
formerly leased by them at Clay
ton, with a view of establishing
themselves permanently among us.
Price S4OO. We extend a hand of
welcome to Messrs. Barker & Gil
man.
Mr.. H. c. Carpenter, well and
favorably known throughout the
Peninsula as a commercial evan
gelist, is now representing the
Girard White Lead, Zinc and Color
Works, of Philadelphia. You have
our best wishes, Harry.
Mr.. ]. w. Cavender, formerly of
Middletown, has formed a partner
ship with T. Med. Caulk and en-
gagged in the fruit commission at
339 N. Water Street, Philadelphia.
Mr.. Cavender is well known in this
vicinity, we wish him success.
Bishop Scott, of Odessa, has
been stricken with paralysis, but
no immediate danger is anticipated
His physician speaks favorably of
his condition and expresses no
ominous opinions in regard to his
recovery.
A. E. Richardson, Esq, of Do
yer, has been appointed one of the
two Commissioners from this state
for the worlds Fair to be held in
New York in 1888. ]. Park Post
les of Wilmington is the other
Commissioner.
The canning and drying factory
at Lebanon is being put in first
class order by the proprietor, Mr..
Cotter. William H. Walker of Do
yer, is in charge of the work and
hands are busily engaged for the
active work of canning, which will
soon commence.
Captain William B. Stephens of
Burrsville carries off the prize in
Smyrna times., 1930-07-30
SMYRNA FIFTY YEARS AaO AS
REVAMPED FROM OUR FILES
ITEMS ABOUT SMYRNA FROM
SMYRNA TINES, JULY %, 1880
Notes of Marriages, Deaths, Real
Estate Deals and Matters of In
terest of Half Century Ago

(The Smyrna Times has started
TO look back over its files and tell
what happened around the correspond
ing date of this issue. a half century
ago. We hope to make this a regular
weekly feature. If it does nothing else,
il will call to mind people and events
of that day that should be interesting
TO the present generation. We hope
our readers will find it interesting and
that it will make the Times more eag-
erly sought and read-Edtor.)
Under what star we have been
living the past few days, has been
frequently asked and not without
some cause. Just after going to
press last week, there occurred a
series of accidents and mishaps
very unusual in our quiet commun-
ity, sufficient in number, and APP
palling enough in detail and brut-
ality to form the basis of a dime
novel. First came the report Of
runaway, with serious damages to
both horse and man, after sitting
the matter we find the facts as
follows:
Mr.. Moses Price and son were
waiting the train at Erenford, the
horse took fright at an approach
ing train, and ran away upsetting
the carriage and throwing the gen
tlemen out, but doing no serious
damage to either. The top was
torn from the buggy, and the
horses legs slightly injured, which
Mr.. Price thinks could have been
averted had the engineer blown
the whistle as the law requires
when approaching a crossing.
A Remarkable Voyage The
three Smyrna voyagers, Captain
Walker, First Mate Roe, and Sec
ond Mate Rosin, in the Mary Ann
Walker" glider peacefully and Sc
renely down the creek on Wednes-
day afternoon the 21st, and enter
ed the Delaware Bay at night fall.
After pleasant nights sleep, un-
broken and undisturbed, save by
the dreams of the morrow of
schools of fish, large and small,
enticed to their hooks and safely
landed in the capacious bottom of
the Mary Ann, they moved to the
fishing ground, the far famed
Tombstone. After a long, patient
trial, the Second mate successfully
boated a huge trout, then with
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eagerness did the captain and first
mate trole their hooks hoping that
soon fish would take their bait.
But alasl to human expectations
the fish were not there, and the
clouds that had been gathering in
strength let down their wet blank
] ct and old Aeolus let loose his
North Easter and whipped the bay
into a foam. Says Captain Walk
er, reef the mainsail." First mate
obeyed. Hard on the starboard"
says the captain. Second mate
turned the tiller and the Mary
Ann shot for Woodland Beach,
which having reached the voyag-
ers RECALLED themselves for an
hour. Finding it necessary they
took a pilot and rounded the
steamboat pier. Says the captain,
III take with me the second mate
and put the pilot ashore" While
they did, leaving the first mate to
take care of the Mary Ann, an
chored in the bay. The captain
nearing the shore swamped the
boat, but fortunately no lives lost.
However, all attempts to reach the
Mary Ann again were futile. So
for five hours the first mate kept
his lonely watch amidst the rain
and wind. Says he to himself,
this craft cannot much longer
stand this terrible humping. How
ever | will HE me to the cabin and
see to our commissariat. If can
only keep the fire fed with sub
stantial fuel, l will defy the angry
elements. But louder the winds
roared, higher the pillows rolled.
and madder became the Mary Ann
until the water dashed into the
cabin, and the lone mate put the
pump at work to keep the craft
from filling. Visions of his happy
and peaceful home fitted across
his mind. The lonely wife, with
the prattling George, came dis
tinctly before him. Says he, "I
can stanI It no longer, if I stay
here 1 am lost, I can but go to the
bottom in any attempt to reach |
the shore and home" Off came
his boots, down went his hat. All |
being removed he was
ready to make the plunge for
safety, but at that moment the
captain and second mate succeed |
ed in reaching the Mary Ann AM /
brought the first mate ashore in
safety. But 10 he discovered that /
his boots were gone, and home he
came wiser, wetter and "boot-
less" man.
The horse attached to the Smyr-
ma House hack took fright while
at the depot on Monday evening
and ran away. The passengers
were landed in front of houses
they had no idea of putting up and
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his section of the county e..
wheat yield this season. He show
ed twenty-nine bushels and got 74o
or 25 1-2 for one seeded Ono
nalf was corn land and the otbar
fallow.
A long felt need supplied. G
w. & S. Taylor have opened an
agriculture store in the Town Han
building under the special manaoa-
ment of Mr.. Samuel Taylor.
The NJ. E. Sunday School Of
Middletown, will make another ex-
cursion to Woodland Beach on
Thursday, August 5th. The train
will leave Smyrna at 7.3O a. m
Fare for the round trip, 3Oc.
Hardcasle & Jones have pur-
chased T. H. Blakely's orchard of
1000 trees for 5000 cash.
Camden Camp was largely at
tended on Sunday and good order
was the order Of the day.
A. P. Griffith is searching for
pleasure and health at the White
Mountains and Robert D. Hoffeck-
er and wife at Ocean City.
Tschudy & Cats have made
sold and delivered 25O,OOO peach
baskets this season and are now
running their factory day and
night and are yet unable to sun
ply the demand.
There viii be fifteen races at the
Dover fair for purses aggregatine.
$1,000.
The Methodists Of Frederica are
erecting a spire on their church
edifice.
The railroad company is build
ing a new grain house at Ifar-
rington, the old one being not
large enough to accommodate the
increasing trade.
The following is a list of visitors
to town since our last issue: Miss
Fora Cooke, Miss Ella Smith. Miss
Lou Troth, Miss Emily Troth. Miss
Smyrna times., 1930-07-30

The Philadelphia EI.,t+
pany, after a demo-. n,-..,
pumping at its Can o,,i.s -
presented checks Of s51
Rising Sun. Port D.9',:. ~
and Delta Fire comn,.i. -
protection Of its nro1.,... 80
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Thursday at D.I %sle 3

c,1115 The funeral Of ! i, :.
ina aay July p. Where ',s.l, i. !.
.4g af= friends took J &. J.. :! !!
cousin, Harry r ~ !. aon;
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Of the Rev. Franis, ra,5s Hs.e j
pastor Of the pra,s - I vi
and interment va - slsllaa
Georges cemAtar,, : Ilal'
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zion ~ OeidWa.e .
.lon. Ihe pallbearer rs !,
eral were consirs ! : d
George r. Clark = a..l taliy :
William D. CIarL = 1lse Y
: - liduu 7. Clark.
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Whorter and fss., Nd 4
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Nd Miss p'-E @4s' PFac:s
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-12-04
ADS

PREPARED when fire strikes your home or business.
 SHUR-STOP is the unfailing way.
 Dolly Hatton. Agent. 1I30*
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ALASKA SCHOOLS TO SEND EXHIBITS TO PARIS
 EXPOSITION NEXT APRIL

The bureau of education federal schools in Alaska will furnish com prehensive exhibits to form a part of the Alaska display at the Colon ial Overseas Exposition to open in Paris next April, it was announced at Juneau by Charles W. Hawks worth, acting chief of the Alaska division. Directions have been re ceived from Dr. William John Coop CT, commissioner of education, to prepare and forward the collee- tion as soon as possible.
 The articles to be displayed will be chosen from the schools through out the territory. Transportation will be paid by the exposition com mission.
 The United States palms to feature Alaska in its participation in the exposition. Governor Parks has been asked to assemble a represen- tative all-Alaska display, and he in turn has called on the chambers of commerce and other organizations to cooperate in this work.
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LOCAL NOTES

Mir. and Mrs. Jack Fowler spent the weekend in Wrangell, return ing to Great Glacier on George Syl- vester's boat. piloted by Al Ritehie. Ralph Prescott accompanied the Fowlers.
 W. R. J. Reid. U. s. deputy in spector of customs at Wrangell, re- turned from Seattle on the Princess Norah after a 30-day leave of ab- .sence. Mrs. Reid. who accompanied him to Seattle, is spending the win ter with relatives in California.
 ". D. Gross, proprietor of the Coliseum circuit of theatres in the Panhandle. accompanied by Mrs Gross, arrived from Ketehikan on the Alameda.
 L. E. 0sterman, who had been in charge of the local customs office during the absence of W. R. j.. Reid, returned to Juneau on the Alameda.
 H. Fleek and R. E. Ketching. min ing men of California, returned to Wrangell Monday night on the cruiser Bean, Capt. Bob Hurley, af- ter a nine-day cruise on the west coast of Prince of Wales Island in search of promising barrite pros poets. They embarked for Seattle on the Princess Norah.
 J. F. Loughran, accompanied by Mrs. Loughran and their two daugh- ters, Charlotte and Teresa, were passengers to Seattle on the Prin- cess Norah. Mir Loughran had been in the employ of the Wrangell Lumber & Box Go. for the past two years. The Loughnns will make their home in the States.
 Mrs. J. T. Mcbride was a pas senger to Seattle on the Princess Norah, called there by the illness of her sister, Mrs. H. Rogers
 J. H Brokaw and John Olson, commercial travellers, were passen- gers to Petersburg on the Queen.
 W. c. Blanchard of the executive staff of the White Pass & Yukon Railroad, accompanied by Mrs. Blanchard and son Kenneth were passengers from Skagway on the Princess Norah. MT. Blanchard and his son visited Rev. Russell F. Ped erson and family while the ship was in port.
 Mrs. Clara Dedman. proprietress of the Golden North Hotel in Skag- wayy. is a passenger to Seattle on the Queen.
 E. A. Rasmussen, president of the Bank of Alaska, arrived in Wrangell on the Queen.
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Leonard Campbell returned to Wrangell on the Princess Norah, after a three weeks visit to Puget Sound cities
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-12-04
MACHINES

WHITE SEWING MACHINES Turn in your old machine on a
 new one. Free instruction in use of attachments. Easy terms. Dol ly Hatton, Agent. 113Os
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-12-04
FEAR SOVIET SALMON WILL
 COMPETE WITH B. c. IN BRITAIN

Reported action of the Soviet gov ernment in placing 100000 cases of Russian salmon on the British market at prices below those for which the British Columbia can ner can pack his product is giving grave concern to British Columbia cannerymen.
 Packers of British Columbia who export 80 per cent of their produc- tion have always depended on the British market to absorb a great proportion of this exportable sur plus, but under present circum- stances the possibilities are doubt full.
 The greater portion of this years 2. .O00, ,0O0-case British Columbia sal mon pack is still lying in ware houses with exports to the old coun- try practically negligible.
 According to Richard Bell-Irving of the Anglo British Columbia Pack CTS Co.,, canners this year must look to the domestic market for increas- ed consumption. He hopes that the proposed advertising campaign may improve sales in this direction Canadian Fisherman.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-12-04
TARIFF PROVISIONS HALT IMPORTATION OF CONVICT MADE GOODS

WASHINGTON. Nov. 25-Provis- ions of United States tariff laws prohibiting the importation of for eign goods made by eonvicts were put into effect at the instance of Secretary Andrew Mellon. While the orden is not worded SO as to be directed against Soviet Russia es- peeially, it does put the burden of proof upon the importer of goods and requires him to show that no convict labor was employed in it's manufacture. Since Soviet Russia has been under fire in the matter of convict labor shipments, the law will have the effect of shutting down on her trade with the United States.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-12-04

NJ. E. Leblanc was a passenger to Ketchikan on the Queen. sailing from Wrangell at Il o'clock We'd nesdy morning.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1930-12-04
BOXER BUCKS STORMS OFF ALEUTIANS:
 ARRIVES AT SEWARD

SEWARD. Dec. 2-After the stormiest passage in her career off the Aleutians en route from Point Barrow. the government schooner Boxer arrived here and sailed soon after for Cordova enroute to Seattle.
 The Boxer carried reindeer meat, hides, hair seal and ivory, and also bones and skulls for the Alaska College and Paris Exposition.
 One hundred and fifty reindeer carcasses were left here for Sew ard. Anchorage and Fairbanks.
 Capt. Whitlam said he saw three vessels in distress off the Aleutians and said that there is need for coast guard cutters in the north at this time of year.
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