The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-28
FISHERMEN HEAR
ANNUAL REPORTS
or LOCAL CLUB
o{;;e.r. Returned To Their
Positions; Venter. Award
ed Meteor

r. Recorders court room was
..o,od with fisherman last night
,he annual meeting Of the New
u.nover Fishing Club got under
w." ~ entire slate Of officers were
.Iseted for the 1947 term by
~. members. They We're as fol-
la"s. T. I. Watkins, president;
n Venters, vice-president;
s.orpe B. Canady, secretaIy-treas-
er.~. and Gilbert Pickard, chair
of the contest Committee.
y. G, Latimer, Jr. was re-elect-
~ IS editor of the annual with
Ta.o C. Empie and Frank O'Brien
=. associate editors.
The publicity committee will
,,sjn be headed by D.. L. HELEN
with Frank O'Brien and Jack
rowie as assistants. Bert Blake
will be in charge of the scales
committee.
The board Of directors II as
follows; T. L. Watkins. M. d. Ven
fers, Geo.ge B. Canady, Gilbert
pjcksrd, H. G. Latimer, Jr., Theo.
G, Empie, W. l.. HELEN, Guy Pig
lard. Marvin Davis and Tom Muir.
rel.
The club presented a johnson
cupboard motor TO M. d. Venters
for selling the largest number OF
membership tickets curing ii.
lAS season. Inc moto. was
donated by the Sports Cenler,
Gress Brothers, Tom Murrell ant
Pichard's sporting goods.
Several Snort talks Wee made
BY mempers. burAe briuae.S IL
uoduced a resolution III resarel
to me adoption OF a silu...s Sea.
q prizes on five species vi Isl.
The CLUB Votcd to acce,l this lc
solution and referred actiun oI.
The matter to the boGtu VI u1. &C.
ors. Brldgers pan WoGlu Cal Tor
1 set cash prize Tor lle largest
fish with additions III pie money
for weight over d CERTAIN NUMBER
Of pounds.
Other matters brought up in the
meeting inciaded the increase Ii.
prizes for the fresh water anger
and prizes for otf-shore catches.
The club voted to send a VIZ
h the state representatives. re-
questing their aid in the passage
Of the Wildlife enforcement bill.
The board Of directors were in
structed TO appoint a committee
70 call upon the Riegel Paper Com
pany officials 10 ascertain what
action they Plan to make in re-
CARDS to the disposal of waste from
helr Bolton pulp mil. 1t was
pointed out that unless the pape-
company taxes some preventive
measures tie WAGER VII be pollut-
"a and cause The fish to either
dc Or seek other streams.
Men NOBLE, representing the
Southe North Carolina Beach
Association, explained ito the CLUB
ne plans for the annual fail
Aooeo. He said the $15, 900 event
Will begin on Sept. Is and end
october 81, with a capital prize OF
S,M for the largest fish caught
oh-saore, 81, 1000 for the largest
caught from the piers, and surf.
no also said weekly prizes in ex-
cess Of 500 will also be given.
NOBLE requested that two members
OF the fishing club be assigned to
WORK with the SENCBA during the
rooeo.
George Canady, in his report,
IsVealeo that the CLUB had a mem
oersaip Of 1000 during 1916 and
remarked that the 1S47 member
snip is expected to be much larger.
Inc club had over 81, os4 balance
u the treasury at the close of bust
ness in 1916.
the Board of directors are
scheduled to meet Monday, Feb
fuary 10 to discuss the proposed
resolutions.
refreshments, consisting of cake,
lee cream and Coca Colas we're
'erVed at the conclusion Of the
meeting.