?HNG LAW
NTERPRF.TED
IN TWO WAYS
Say You Can Fish Without Li
cense and Some Say
You Can't
ctation of the new fishing
by the recent peneral as
| > cents to have divided the fol- j
Isaac Walton throughout
fcnty. The law is a state wide
and some say you can fish
li ense and some say you
I However, here is the law ?
r own interpretation upon it:
KIN'; TO THE PROPAGATION
K<-TION OF CAME FISH IN
.??UNA AND PROVIDING
: thi:uefor.
,1 \?<*rmbly of North Carolina il<? j
.
;< It hr.I! be unlawful in I fa- ,
?? <-irollna for any person eith
president of the State to
L . ?? nubile frpsh-Wiit -r stf-am-1
f the State with r?-.-l or
?I or l?y caitln: with lln<
i.'ni'rlption, without :"irst
as hTi-lnaficr ptovhic.I.
' ? turp??w (if thi<( ri'-t nnv
? fish undf-r an?l l?y vlr
-r?.i II !??? Ii?! 1 -i ;i | f j?
\??li r? ?1 . ? i . t ? ?!
stinn with lit
Pod
n?oi (i
l- '
. |.nrj>o#e of this n?t any
: ? . ? n to any Clerk of th??
. county within th?*
??rcl.tia. .ill of whom nr>- I
tii ism** fishing licenw a* I
t l>i.-< <'"t. or to the State j
r. Assistant Commis
|':i ?' or In?|>?'lr<i- author- !
I M'ries Commissioner t" j
and the presentation j
that fie Is a bona fide i
? te of North i '?> rolina.
:uent of a license f?-e of '
the u s?* <?!' the State j
<"li-rk "t tli- Siwriot I
Warden. I?? entitled to t?'li !
h - t red to tut a "resident 1
.us.-" -.vhi< h will permit j
li In th?? ? otinty In which i
ly resides.
i lie purpose of this -t any'
itlon t<> iny C!*rk
? ?? any county in the s;at?* i
i . of to the Stati- Flshr-rlf?
V^vistant ? otnlnissioiH'i s or
r Warden authorized ly t li?- ;
t<> issue fishlnji license* and
ii of satisfactory proof that 1
i' :tle resident of tin- State of
shall, upon payment of a I
two dollars, for the use of I
nerios ? "oliitiiission and a 1"? j
?r the use of Clerk of Superior
? r fir Warder, l?e entitled to a '
|i . i- referred to as a "resident j
thine license" which will permit the
i h in any of the public fresh
?Witu- streams, ponds or lakes of
I :> Y the purpose of this act every I
kith< i/ ? ?nurd to a?e. upon appli< a
|:n\y ri. , of Superior Court in the f
> St Fisheries Commissioner. As
Ji. nei-i. or any Warden or
?utb?irir.ed l?y the Fisheries Goth"
Pit r ? se fishing license. and the]
lisfnitory proof that he
the State shall. u|M>n pay- I
I it t>.* dollars for the use of the [
Fi.*' ? Commission, and ten cents |
? Clerk of Superior Court,
ii.len, who may issue such J
.'.??I to a license herein i
"nonresident State llshim; li- |
'11 permit the licensee
the public freshwater t ish - 1
pri.i-i l - or lakes In the State.
Ml l enses shall be Issued en J
and supplied by the Slate
- ion. the cost of which shall I
any fun. Is. that may c-me |
i the State Fisheries Com
? lie .sale of fishing licenses
this act. The license shall
a?e. occupation and residence
and the date of its Issuance,
oiitu In the signature nf the
ami shall authorize the person nam*
prtrn in til cases where a. resilient ? oun
nought to fish in any of the
frtsl.w -,t streams, ponds or lakes
cuun- . in which the applicant per
or in waters hounding or
under the restrictions and
existing laws or the rules
* of the Fisheries Commis
? year, the date of which Is |
n. In all cases where either I
nonresident State fishing li- )
hid from
?the I -njx
loner
|Dr:*? ,1 i,,
r thi* nan ?
ic Ikvn
|
B i
?Wly n-- 1
er.t the ? ?
|llr?npi>i- .
rpsulatl.ii
durinc thj
ilw.! then
fi-Jent or
1 is lmu ?> . the license shall also con
if.r M-naLure ct the licensee and shall
'?rix* tt: tierson named therein to fish
?>' <-?: the public freshwater streams,
lakes . f the State, or in the waters
tdjacent thereto, under the re
ns an ? L n-nuirements of existing laws
ratal i r\j regulations of the State Fish
C.irami- : .n. during the date o* which
frib*-,i thereon. All licenses issued un
?ad Lv \irtue of this act shall become
rtlf '.li!: ??-first day of December next
"K the -late of issuance. The licenses
-tmtrun ,K>ich other information as the
Commission may re?iure. There
he issued with each license a
bearing tjhe license number which
worn in plain view at all times
fishing. The license button should be
^ by the State Fisheries Commls
p:?id Tor out of the funds that may
? iQto the hands of the Fisheries Com
frc.Pi the sale of fishing licenses
1 under this act. 1
All Clerks of Superior Court in J
l^rtous unties of the State, also War-,
bisectors or Arsistant Commls
*hc issue fishing licenses, shall keep
\ CvT* -to t>e s"PPbed by the State Fish
I ~"*iss:r.n, a correct and complete rec
I r '"inresident and resident State
f'shin^ licenses issued by them.
:-.me an<l place of residence of each in
E. whom a license shall have been
?cMn i collected from each
? ' Rui.-t l>e enteretl in this book,
r ,K>?k shall l>e opened at reason
L- _ "s for the inspection of any official.
one .nnected with the State Fish
^>mmis-*ion.
? Kvery Clerk of Superior Court
Carolina or any official connected
a KSta,r Fisheries Commission, who
F art" " ' '>nse under and by virtue of
Lk ' f . y!"''l- <n the first day of each
to State Fisheries Com
r "mpleted list of the fishing 11
'*> i|ra durir.s the pn-cetlln^
1 1^-v.f. ' ' ,hc names and addresses of
^ o-' , ,'*s ,n,l the amount collected from
-W J!?nKS tf> be furnished by the State
Kr nirn'*sion" The fu'5 nmount co'"
I the ten cents fee for
|urt ?? -nse issued, must accompany each
fee j
unj, r ' ,* ^onej-s collected and recelv
t-rtt al!n,l hv virtue of this act except
otn- Clerk of Superior Court
brain* hereinJ^efore mentioned
tuinj 'S enses, shall be deposited in
_by Cha^* tho State Treasurer aa provid
rn be - - P?bUc Laws of 1925. and
Won in"!? hy the State Fisheries Com
? im|)ortant work of propaga
llM ^T?teV.tlns Kame fishSln the State
?'?'on Af na and in carr>-lng out the
fcc. 1, act.
No person shall f lahr^. provid
1 tlif
PATRICK
The Sunday School at Shearon
School house is progressing nicely
under the management of Rev. Andy
Prince.
? # ?
Miss Lula Picklesimer was the
guest of her cousin, Miss Ethel Pickle
gimcr, Saturday night.
* * #
Mr. and Mrs. Uuy Eller announce
the birth of a son on March 21,
which was given the name of Gol
man.
* ? *
??Ir. and Mrs. Lester Danner and
children of Copperhill, Tenn, Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. Dobbins and children of
Farner, Tenn., were the week-end
guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Pickle
simer and family.
* * *
Messrs S. G. Baines and Jack Banes
of Swain county have returned after
visiting friends and relatives here for
the past week.
? * *
Mr. Arthur Adams has purchased
him a truck.
* ? *
Mr. John Picklesimer and about
eight hands went and hauled rock
and filled some very bad mud holes
near Mr. E. E. Ellers on the Farner
road Saturday. It was impassable
for a loaded wagon or car to set over
* ?
There are a lot of cross ties going
in to Farner now but the inspection
is so bad, looks like they will have to
quit.
* * *
Rev. Hamilton, of near Turtleto?vn
Tenn., will preach at Shearer school
house the third Sunday in April.
WOLF CREEK
( Last week's letter)
It now looks like spring is here and
our farmers are getting ready to
plant.
The peach crop is practically all
killed, but there is promise of a large
apple crop yet.
* * *
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Will A?n
hurn, Sunday altrnoon a baby.
* *
Mr. Bob Henson sold his rental in
terest in the farm of fcht Rev. F. R.
Carter to Mr. Frank Brandy of Isa
bella, so, Bob moved to Tennessee
and Frank moved into the house va
cated.
# * ?h
Several hundred dollars damage re
sulted from the fire over the Tallent
Drug Store in Copperhill last week,
mostly from the water used to ex
tinguish the blaze.
? * *
The Rev. P. H. Char; tain preached
at Macedonia last Saturday and Sun
day.
# * *
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Davis visited
relatives in Blue Ridge, Sunday.
? * ?
Mr. A. G. Morrow was here Friday
of last week, collecting taxes.
FOR SALE ? Full blood S. C. White
Legrhon eggs for hatching. $1.00
setting. Leave orders at J. M. Ston
er's Store. Mrs. Bertha Ellis, Rt., 2
Murphy, X. C. (33-4t-pd)
ed herein In any if the public fresh -water
streams. po.idi or lakes within the State or
abounding or adjacent thereto. unless the
license hereinl?efore provided for l?e kept
about the person of the licetuwe >ir exhibited
U|Hin the request of any official charged
with the duty and responsibility of issuing
licenses and enforcing the ti*hing law. No
person shall fish as provided in this art in
any of the public freshwater streams, p.n.ls ,
or lake# of the State unless the license hut
ton lie at such time continually displayed
on the outer garment in such manner that
the license figures are plainly visible. Pro
vided, that this section shall not prevent any
owner or tenant of lands in Guilfcrd Coun
ty. or any person when accompunied by the
owner, or having In hia pose ss ion the writ
ten permission of the uwuet. from fi-t'ting
in streams at such points at t!.c streams
may run through or along said lands.
SEC. 11. No person shall alter, loan or
transfer any license authorized by this act,
uur give any false or misleading informa
tion to any official authorized t > issue li
censes In the application therefor.
SBC. 12. This act shall not l?e construed .
to repeal other laws not in conflict herewith '
for the protection of fish.
SEC. 13. The State Fisheries Commis
sion shall have the power on petition of the
County Commissioners from any county for
good cause shown to extend the provision ox
this net to other methods of taking fish., in
cluding the i*?\\er to require a liccnse fee
therefor: Provided, this Section shall only
apply to trout streams.
SEC. 14. Any person violating any of
the provisions of this act shall l>e guilty of
.i misdemeanor and shall on conviction bo
fined or imprisoned in the discretion of the
court. The provisions of this act shall not
be . onstrucd to apply to the old method of
hook and line fishing: that is. to those who
nsh only with ordinary reed or wood pc-le and
line with single baited hook attached.
SEC. 15. The provisions of this act shall
not apply to persons who fish only in pri
vately owned ponds or lakes: or to any one
who fishes only on his own land; or to any
such sounds and other waters and streams
of the state as do not. In the judgment of
the State Fisheries Commission, require to
be stocked or replenished.
SEC. 16. All laws and clauses of laws
in conflict with this act ar* hereby repealed.
SEC. 17. This act shall be in force from
and after Its ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times
and ratified, this 2nd day of March. 1927.
subsoGMnow
WOLF CREEK
Mrs. Ruby Talbot tand twa children
left here several days ago for her
home in Seattle, Washington.
* * ?
j Some of our citizens had to attend
I Recorders Court on Monday.
# * *
The heavy frost of last Thursday
| morning killed most of the peach crop
! and did some damage to the apple
crop.
* * *
Sunday was a good day to "flivver"
or at least many were out at it.
f. * *
Two of Mr. W. A. Burgess' broth
ers, Oscar and Arthur, with their
families visited him Sunday.
? # ?
Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Long and
children, visited at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Davis Sunday.
The Singing School being taught
at New Union by the Rev. H. M. Hal
low this. week, is being well attended
The District Singing Convention is to
be held at Macedonia church the fifth
Sunday in May, and our community
Are You
"Toxic?"
It IsWell,Then, to Learn the Importance
of Good Elimination.
Functional inactivity of the
kidneys permits a retention of
waste poisons in the blood. Symp
toms of this toxic condition are a
dull, languid feeling, drowsy head
aches and, sometimes, toxic back
ache and dizziness. That the kidneys
arc not functioning as they should is
um.cu shown by scanty or burning j
passage of secretions. Many readers
have learned the value of Doan's
Pills, stimulant diuretic to the kid
neys, in this condition. Users every
where endorse Doan's . Ask your
neighbor!
DOAN'S p!?s
Stimulant Diuretic to the Kidneya
Foster-Milburn Co.. Mfg. Chem., Buffalo, N. Y- i
& 'A'"'
I wants to make a good showing. |
? ? *
Mr. James Henson has been very
sick for several days.
Mr. Theodore Ledford, while in j
the Acid plant at Isabella, one doy
got severely burned with Acid, about
the head and face. He is stiil unable
to see out of one ey.
Why
Does
a razor pull? A
dull blade. Only
m super-Keen
blade gives a wi
per-shave. Tbe
Valet AutoStrop
Razor is tbe only
razor tbat gives
you a super-been
edge for ercry
sbave.
$1 up to $>$?
Wet
Atfo^Strop
Razor
? Sharpen* Itamlf 1
SOUD CAR LOAD PIANOS CONING
THEY SHOULD REACH US THIS WEEK. IN THIS CAR WILL BE
BALDWINS, ELLINGTONS HOWARDS,
HAMILTONS A ND MONARCHS
in Grands, Uprights and Players. All of these pianos arc made by the famous House
of Baldwin, manufacturers of the finest pianos in the world. Their factory has a
capacity of 31.000 pianos each year, hacked up by a capital stock of over 814.000,000
So you see, you can make no mistake in buying a piano made by the House of bald
win, as each of the pianos above are made from start to finish by them a:sd arc
guaranteed to give satisfaction.
You are invited to come and see and play and inspect this wonderful line of
pianos. We have them from S400.00 to $1,000.00. Liberal terms can be arranged
to suit you.
Nothing so soothes and saiisfics the emotions of the human mind like music,
and it has been proven that the piano is the basis of all musical instruments.
W. D. T0WNS0N
EVERYTHING IN FURNITURE
STO\ ES AND RANGES
PIANOS. PHONOGRAPHS AND
RECORDS
"The friendly store uhere your
dollar buys -a lot"'
?< iMi iltfci y?i iMi iMi i ?f iMfi itm im "kfl W W* w- iif i.r i r w" ' w" '-w" ? i V -