The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-24
Wildcats To Invade Goldsboro Tonight
Fifth Week Fishing Rodeo Winners
INLAND ANGLERS
WIN SIX EVENTS

Six out of-towners, including
two women, a minister and a
doctor, captured seven prizes in
the fifth weeks competition OF
Southeastern North Cardinals
Fall Fishing -Rodeo, strengthen
ing recent predictions by Rodeo
directors that inland anglers
might carry off a major share of
the contests $4,000 loot.
With little less than a week
left in the salt water fishing
tournament, which ends Oct. 81,
reports received last night from
fishing centers all along the
Rodeo's IS miles of coast indicat-
ed that competition has hit its
hottest since the contest started
Sept. Is. Directors attributed
the boom - the ideal weather
now holding firm throughout the
area.
Outstanding woman angler dur
ing the fifth week was Mrs. O.
/. Pittman of Rockwell, N. c.,
who won $25 cash and a tackle
box in Glass c pier competition
with her 5-pound sheephead,
largest caught SO far by a wom-
an.
First ~out-of-state contestant to
take home a prize was Helen M.
LeGrady of 1859 Euclid avenue,
Chicago Heights, Ill. The Illinois
ian's 1-pound, 4-ounce croaker
brought her SIS cash in Glass D
open competition.
An Asheboro, N. c., minister,
the Rev. John T. Biddle, became
the first member of the clergy
to win a prize, a set of lures,
with a 6 IL pound founder.
DR.. H. W. Stevens of Burling-
ton, N. c., joined two other Tar
Heel doctors who won prizes so
far in the Rodeo with a 12-ounce
pigfish that brought him a tropi-
cal helmet.
The two other ut-of-towners
who carried prizes home with
them were T. ]. Orr of Charlotte,
N. c., and R. W. Slough of Con-
corn, N. e. Orr took top honors
of the week in Glass A deep-sea
competition with a 5-pound, a.
ounce bonito that earned him SIS
cash. A 3 IL pound trout brought
Slough a $25 Class C cash prize.
Cash Awards
Class A (Deep-Sea. Men: T.
J. Orr, Charlotte. Bonito, 5 Id.
IA OF. Prize-$15.
Women: No entry.
Children: No entry.
Class B (Surf and Sound).
Men: Billy Jenkins, city. Red
Drum, 40 Id. Prize-$15.
Women: Mrs. F. Mollycheck,
Southport. Sheephead, 4 ID. 9 OF.
Prize - SIS.
Children: Bill siler, Holly
Ridge. Sheephead, l Id. IA OF.
Prize - SIS.
Class C (Pier). Men: R. w.
Slough, Concord. Trout 3 lb. 8
OF. Prize-$25.
Women: Mrs. O. /. Pittman,
Rockwell. Sheephead, S lb. Prize
-$25.
Children: Constantine Tchou-
ros, city. Mullet, l Id. 2 OF. Prize
-$25.
Class D (Open).
Men: E. w. Sanford, Carolina
Beach. Croaker, l Id. 8 OF Prize
SIS.
Women: Helen M. LeGrady,
Chicago Heights, Ill. Croaker, /
Id. 4 OF. Prize-$15.
Children: No entry.
Merchandise Prizes
Glass B & c: Red Drum: Billy
Jenkins, city. Prize-2OO yards
linen line from Tennessee Line
& Irvine Co., Elizabethton,
Tenn, and lure from Oletime
Woodlands Line, Little Compton,
R. 1.
Bluefish: D. B. Robinson, Jr.,
city. Prize-150 yards nylon lin
from Ashaway Line and Irvine
Co., Ashaway, R. I.
Black Drum: R. A. Britt, city
Prize-Picnic refrigerator from
Carlisle Mfg. Co., Newark, N. J.
Trout: j. D. Melvin, city. Prize
Reel from Recreational Sales
Co., Detroit, Mich.
Sheephead: Mrs. o. I. Pittman
Rockwell. Prize-Tacklebox from
Hamilton Metal Products Co.,
Hamilton, Ohio.
Founder: The Rev. John T.
Biddle, Asheboro. Prize-Three
lures from Louis Johnson Co.,
Chicago, Ill.
Pompano: Kemp Holden, Sup
ply. Prize-Camp grill from Car
Isle Mfg. Co., Newark, N. j.,
and helmet from Hawley Pro-
ducts Co., ST.. Charles, Ill.
Virginia Mullet: Chris Ron
gates, city. Prize-Three lures
from Berry-Lebeck Mfg. Co.,
California, Mo.
Class D. Croaker: E. w. San
ford, Carolina Beach. Prize -
Two lures from Louis johnson
Co., Chicago, Fiendoil from Nc
Cambridge & McC Cambridge Co.,
Baltimore, Md, line preserva-
tive from Cuprinol, Inc, Boston,
Mass, and insect repellent from
Ban Products Co., Miamisburg,
Ohio.
Pigfish: DR.. H. w. Stevens,
Burlington. Prize-Helmet from
Hawley Products Co., St. Charles,