State

Fishy Business Over 80.000 large sport fish taken by fishermen sailing out of More- head City. By OLD TRUDGE A record, painstakingly kept by C. W. Stevens for Ottis Purifoy at Morchead City, has taken a lot of the guess work out of estimates of the extent of sport fishing in the Cape Lookout area. According to this count, 81,748 large game fish were landed in the five months ending October 28 by fisher¬ men aboard boats docked at Morchead. If you were to count the blues, porgies, black fish, Spanish mackerel, sailor's choice, sea trout and other small fish, the figure would be astronomical, but Stevens totaled up only the larger species. This is fine business. For several years. Old Trudge has been asking sport fishing interests to keep some dependable records of catches, and at one time there was even a movement Ottis Purifoy, Morchead City, who kept the first actual count of a season's catch of sport fish on the N. C. coast, is shown with the 1951 sailfish trophy, won by G. 1. Todd, Winston-Salem. The Morchead inventory is outlined in the accompanying story (Photo by- Wade.) on foot to hire a professional guide to fish just for the record. Now Puri¬ foy, who runs the largest fleet of sport craft in North Carolina, has done the job voluntarily, and the record will be of interest and value to a host of people. King mackerel, also known as cero, was the most numerous catch, totalling 28,124, and weighing 5 to 38 pounds each. Albaeorc, weighing from 8 to 20 pounds, accounted for 21,140 о the total, and dolphin, from 5 to 28 pounds, added 14,740. It might astonish you to know that the highly desirable red snapper, weigh¬ ing 3 to 38 pounds, was landed to the number of S.I48 and there were 3,699 bonita, weighing 8 to 15 pounds. Ambcrjack, 15 to 35 pounds, totalled 5.532. There were also 16 cabio, the largest 62 pounds, and 12 sailfish, the largest 9 feet in length. Now, mates, that is fishing. 1 doubt that any North Carolinian, even seasoned sportsmen, had any idea that such a catch was going on this year, and every year, for that matter. Most of the species arc edible, and very little of this food was wasted this year. The days are gone when fish were thrown overboard or left to spoil. Freezing and icing facilities as well as North Caro Una ‘i \Д/ 1—1 ЕГ □ ЕГ "T" С "T" A V Prov*D Вей By OoUtandlnr Hotels W I I Em ■ V Ci I I AA ¥ Patron»!» Т»Й ASHP.VILLLE ASHEVILLE PRINCESS ANNE HOTEL — Quiet, Comfortable modern. Delicious food. Free parking. Selma and David Turner, Qwncrs-Opcrators. Tel. 3-6761. CONCORD CONCORD COLONIAL MOTOR COURT— 40 rooms with tiled baths, carpeted floors, hot water heat, telephones. Reasonable rates. Good restaurants adjoining. GREENSBORO GREENSBORO К JNG COITON — Famous wherever traveling men meet. Greensboro’s newest; excellent service. 225 rooms with bath: circulating ice water. GREENSBORO _ GREENSBORO О HENRY HOTEL — Greensboro’s Largest Hotel — 300 Rooms, each with Bath — Air Conditioned Bed-rooms. Conveniently located. "ilENDKRSON " HENDERSON THE LITTLE HOTEL— Traveling men’s choice. Sanitary rating 97. Comfortable — hospitable. Tub and shower baths. Delicious home made rolls. I.AIRINBIRG LAURINBURG PINE ACRES НО I EL COURT AND RESTAU¬ RANT.— Two miles south of Laurinburg. N. C. Every room with private bath. No highway noises. MOBGAXTON MORGANTON MIMOSATEL — Morganton. N. C. — 20 units with private baths — Telephone in each room — Lo¬ cation (importanl) One mile west on U.S. 70. NAGS HEAD NAGS HEAD AROLINIAN— Write for special fall rates at NCs finest beach hotel. It costs no more to get the best accommodations. Guide service. RALEIGH _ RALEIGH THE SIR WALTER— More than a hotel— A North Carolina institution — Finest accommodations. Air- conditioned Coffee Shop. The center of everything. ROCKY MOUNT ROCKY MOUNT ASHBURN’S MOTEL COURT— 40 modern hotel rooms, each with tub and shower, radio, P. В. X. telephones. Lobby. “An outstanding court." SANFORD SANFORD W1LRIK — Sanford’s Leading Hotel for Commercial or Tourist Travel. 100 rooms. Air conditioned Coffee Shop. Golf privileges. WINSTON-SALEM _ WINSTON-SALEM ROBERT E. LEE — North Carolina’s finest com¬ mercial hotel; recently redecorated throughout. 350 rooms with baths; food-famous dining room. WINSTON-SALEM WINSTON-SALEM KEMBLY INN — Fine New 50 Room Motor Hotel — Member Quality Courts. Telephones. Lobby tele¬ vision. In town. Double and single rates. 14 THE STATE. December 22. 1951