The Pilot Covers
I Brunswick County
oL. no. fourteen no
he Southport
m Is Heard From
I In A New Role
H)i nicr Sub - Chaser That
l\Vas Later Used As FishI
ins Boat Now Running
I Fruit Between Bahamas
I And Florida
h)hn D. ERIKSEN
was former captain
essel Originally Purchased
Brom Curtis, Of Lindberg
| Hoax Fame, By C. E.
Gause For Local
Fish Factory
I Tlir Southport, trim 110-foot
^ftli-ch.'sor that did fine service
the first World War, is now
HiMiiiig fruits between the Baha- j
as and Florida. She is in comd
of Captain Charlie Piner of
hnhcud city and has recently
I1 111 encounters wim enemy
nines She is now owned by
K Phillips Brothers of Morehead
V is in the service of the ,
I int marine. The story of the
I at, previous to her present ser
is quite ail interesting one.
I At the conclusion of the first
R,: I War the Southport Fish
ft : Oil company purchased '
Rveral vessels, among them a
I boat The purchase was
Rade from Mr. Curtis of NorI
tii-. same Curtis who afterK
gured 111 the attempt to
ft COl. Charles Lindberg, after |
I g . w is kidnapped. The price
ft aie local vessel was 523.- i
ft ind much more was c.\I
n rebuilding and equipft
g her with new engines.
I iiechristmed the Southport and
I ight here, she fished for
I with Mayor John D.
I as captain. During the
I the factoi-y went 1
I ke and the Southport was pur- s
I 1 bj Morehead City interests j
lliat also owned a factory at <
t- itbport I'll- vessel has since |
I er time between the factory
''ere and the one at More- <
Bead City Last fall she was al- <
ken . and placed in the merchant j
niaiihe service with Captain Ciner j
in command The story as told by |
captain Piner, while at his home ,
last week, is embodied in the fol- {
lowing report from Morehead ,
Captain Charlie, as boatmen of (
the area known him. said the last (
tune tin Nazis stopped him he <
thought liis time had come. They j
held his boat for an hour while
Nazis swarmed through the ship, ,
apparently looking for something t
that would justify them in blow- i
ing hmi to bits.
I told them I was running <
viit ballast' " he said, "but they j
take my word for it. They
searched the boat from one end ;
to the other, even tampering with j
the bulkhead to see if anything (
va ; '! had been hidden. I ex- j
i'ettt'i any minute to hear the or- .
Uer that would send my ship to ]
the bottom but it never came." )
He said that finally the Ger- s
man skipper ordered his men back |
to their boat. I thought even then (
they might send a torpedo crashing
through my boat and it was
with a sigh of relief that I saw
them making ?ff in another direction.
Captain Piner said the enemy
had never caught him with a load.
They always caught me when I
: jing for a load and not when j *
I was returning. I have been
lucky, 1 can tell you that. Had
they caught me loaded they probably
would have taken every piece
of fruit I had. The enemy gets
hungry just like anybody else and
th'y would like nothing better '
the: a good cargo of juicy fruit
from the Bahamas or Puerto 1
Rica. c
Asked if he planned to con- a
running from the Baha- s
!|ws. he said he did. "The subma- c
rises aren't as aggravating as
th y were at one time," he said,
and if I can continue to dodge
them when loaded everything will c
he all right." He said the Nazis r
uidn't like to leave a shin on the r
s- ' but it is too expensive for s
then to blow up small food B
shi;.., 'ilicy save their torpedoes c
jr bigger ones, the skipper stat- K
e<J. ^
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Reports Indicate i
Blue Fish Here j
Commercial Fisherman Are
Bringing In Good Catch- I
s Daily When Weather J
i'ermits Operations c
F
ii'uefish, which provide many a ?
'hull to sportsmen who do not F
to go far off the coast, seem
to be coming back in force after
several years of scarcity. Com'"ff-ial
boats from Cartret coun- e
ty ::o\v working here are bringing li
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INVASION?When Alii
ly, equipment like the amphi
cessful assault. Equally effei
alized Italian coast defenses.
Aldermen De
Ban Sun
4
Members Of Board Of Aldermen
In Special Session
Monday Night Decide To
Come Under Provision
Of State Law
LA ST OUTLET IN
COUNTY CLOSED
No More Sales May Be
Made Between Hours Of
1:30 Saturday Night
And 7 O'clock On
Monday Mornings
Members of the board of aldernen
for the City of Southport in
i special meeting here Monday
light voted to come under the
state law governing the sale of
jeer on Sunday.
The state law provides that
sale of beer from 11:30 p. m. on
Saturday night to 7 a. in. on
Monday morning shall be banned
n counties where action of the
joard of county commissioners
lignifies the desire to stop weck:nd
beer sales. The Brunswick
:ounty board took the necessary
tction several weeks ago, leaving
he corporate limits of Southport
;he only place in the county where
Sunday sale of beer was permited.
By their action Monday night
he board of aldermen expressed j
heir desire to be included in the I
>an on beer sales, and this law |
jecome effective immediately, j
sine it is a state law and not a I
ocal ordinance.
There was some discussion of
i plan to require all business
daces in Southport ot be closed
luring church hours, but no defi-:
lite action was taken. It is under-1
stood that there are blue laws al- j
eady on the books at the city!
lall that will cover this situation'
it any time that members of the!
joard desire to bring about their |
;nforcement.
Aged Resident
Dies In City
1. Baker Fountain Died
Sunday Evening At Dosher
Memorial Hospital
Where He Was Taken
Following Stroke
J. B. Fountain, 76-year-old
litizen of Southport, died at Dos- i
ler Memorial Hospital Sunday
light where he had been in a,
xitical condition for several days |
ifter being discovered at his re-1
idence here in an unconscious
ondition.
It is believed that he suffered
rom a stroke of some nature.
The deceased is a well-known
itizen of Southport and was a
etired merchant of the comnunity.
He is survived by two
ons. W. B. Fountain of Norfolk
ind C. G. Fountain of Atlantic
Sty. N. J. One sister, Mrs. J. S.
Sellers, of Washington, also surrives.
Funeral services were held 1
!"uesday morning at the graveside
n the Southport cemetery, with
tev. R. S. Harrison in charge,
'allbearers were: E. R. Weeks, '
iiillof Thnmminn I? f St. i
Jeorge, J. D. Eriksen, H. T. 181.
Jeorge and J. J. Loughlin, Jr.
Honorary pallbearers were. R. 1
f. Plaxco, W. T. Fulwood, M. G.
"hojnpson, Wm. Thompson, C. E.
lause, Fred Dosher, Price Furiless,
Capt. J. B. Church, C. N.
iwann, C. Ed Taylor, J. W.
luark and C. G. Ruark. 1
PATIENT
W. S. Sweat, of Long Beach, |
ntered Dosher Memorial Hospital |
ast Wednesday as a medical]
latient.
E ST
A Gooi
Southpori
PHIBIOUS HQUIPr
M Mrfidtti
cd invasion troops stormed
bious truck shown above fij
clive in the water or on th
cide To
day Beer Sales
Railroad Sale
To Be Held Here
At noun Monday the longawaited
|iul>lic sale of the Wilmington,
Brunswick & Southern
Railroad will be held at the
courthouse door at outhjHirt.
There ts more than normal
interest in the final disposition
of this property, for upon the
results of this sale rests the future
operation of the railroad.
Some of the interests who have
placed bids for the railroad
holdings have frankly admitted
that they planned to junk the
road and to o|>erato the bus and
freight line. Several bidders arc
e\|M'cted to be represented, at
on of whom will make every
possible effort to operate the
road in the event he is the successful
bidder.
Burns Fatal To
Clarence Smith
Ash Youth Who Was Injur
ed In Freakish Accidenl
Died Thursday Morning
At Dosher Memorial Hos>
pital
James Clarence Smith, 14-year
old son of C. C. Smith of Ash
din] Thursday at Dosher Menf
orial Hospital of burns sustainec
on the Saturday before.
According to reports of thi
fatal accident, it is one of th<
most freakish to occur in thif
county in many years. Neighbor!
say that the boy had been helping
fix a truck, and that he had beei
pouring gasoline into the tank
spilling some on his clothes. Hi
then got behind the vehicle ant
helped push it off to start it. A:
the motor began to turn over il
caused a back-fire, which ignitec
the gas-soaked clothing of th<
dead youth, causing serious burns
He was brought to Doshei
Memorial Hospital for treatment
where his death occured.
Besides his father, he is sur
vived by two sisters, Dora ant
Doris Smith.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the graveside in Long ceniO'
tery Thursday afternoon with the
Rev. Mr. Roberts in charge.
Southport Girl
Goes To School
Miss Jane Shannon Has
Been Selected To Attend
The Army Administration
School For WAAC Train
'"5
Miss Jano M. Shannon, South'
port girl, has been selected tc
attend WAAC Branch No. 3
Army Administration Schools, al
the Arkansas State Teachers College.
She arrived in Conway or
June 26 as a member of the Class
number six.
Miss Shannon will be trainee
thoroughly in all aspects of armj
administration by competent officers,
many of whom have hac
practical experience with field forces.
At the conclusion of the intensive
eight weeks' course, she
will be assigned to duty with a
specific headquarters unit of the
Army.
Miss Shannon was enrolled ir
the WAAC on April 27 at Fori
Bragg and received her recruil
training at Daytona Beach, Fla.
(Continued on page 4)
ATE
d News paper Ii
t, N. C., Wednesday,
tfENT I '
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ashore last week-end in Sici- j
fiured prominently in the sue- <
e land, these vehicles demor- ?
Record Sales ;
J Of Timber In !
Southern Area
| Timber And Other Forest J
Products From National S
Forests Net Almost $2,- >
000,000.00 During Fiscal 1
- Year 1
REPRESENTS BIG !
INCREASE IN 1943
This Has Resulted From
Tremendous Demand For
Forest Products Of All
Kinds In War
Record breaking timber sale
business for National Forests in
tile South during the fiscal year
just closed has been announced
by Joseph C. Kireher, Regional
Forester lor the U. S. Forest Service.
Nearly 5>J,U0tl,UU0 in revenue
were returned to the U. S. Treasury
from tlie sale of timber and
other forest products.
"This revenue represented an
increase of 48 percent over '41-42,
which was a year ot increase in
itseit," Kireher said. "War demands
for wood have increased
| greatly the urgency ot producing
as much timber as possible?timber
cut on a selective basis and
' in accordance with good lorestry."
' "Practicaliy every bit of tim!
ber cut and forest products sold
went to war industry," Kireher
added.
Revenue from the sale of forest
- products on National Forest land
, is returned to the Treasury of the j
- United States as a dividend on r
1 the public's investment in the v
National Forest system. Twenty- j
< live percent of the total revenue c
> is distributed to the counties in B
s which the forests lie, in lieu of (
I taxes on publicly owned land.
; Some counties in the South are a
1 receiving a greater return from jj
, these National Forest receipts a
> than from similar land in private j,
1 ownership. d
s The Southern Region of the Na- v
t tional Forest system was estab- v
1 lished as such only in 1934. The j
: Arkansas National Forest land t
. was largely reserved from the
: public domain. The land in other I
, National Forests was bought for j
watershed protection, timber pro- a
- duction, and as demonstration t
1 units in proper forest manage- i
ment. 1
Most of the land had been bad- a
ly cut over when purchased and c
> it has been necessary to provide
adequate fire protection and stand
improvements to bring the land v
back into productivity. The rec- t
ord breaking achievement made t
(Continued on Page Four)
; U S O Club N<
I A program of unusual interest h
i will be given at the U. S. O. Clublg
on Wednesday evening. It will be ii
the occasion of the visit of the
band of the 144th Infantry Regi.
ment. A concert will be given on tl
i the lawn in front of the Club a
, building 7:00 to 8:00. Seats will o
; be provided for the ladies on the s
. veranda. Many vMll no doubt hear
i the concert from their cars. From
i 9:00 to 11:00 the Band will play b
for the weekly dance. The pro- v
[ gram has been arranged through a
r the courtesy of Lt. Gerald Barto.
* * *
I The picture Thursday evening s
. will be "That Other Woman" fea- I
. turing Virginia Gilmore and f
; James Ellison. On Sunday evening n
l "Sweater Girl" with Eddie Brae- I
. ken, June Preisser and Betty g
Rhodes will be shown. The USO p
i projector is in Chicago for over:
hauling and the loan of the pro;
jector from the Section Base is F
very much appreciated as is also s
the help of Jack Hickman who
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POR
1 A Good Cor
July 14th, 1943
rhe Potter Boys
Lose Their Home
When Ship Sinks
iouthport Boys Whose Fate
Is Still Unknown Came
Through Pearl Harbor
On The Helena
SHIP WAS SUNK IN
LAST WEEKS BATTLE
Reports Credit Cruiser With
Sinking Two Enemy Cruisers
And Two Destroyers
Before She Sank
The U. S. Cruiser, Helena, wil
jo down in history for the pari
ihe played in the war in tht
Pacific. Emerging from Pear
rtarbor terribly battered, th<
jood ship came home to the wesl
;oast, was quickly repaired anc
igain sailed the seas to do batth
with the Japanese.
Last week the final chapter ir
die life of the Helena was writ
;cn. She sank in the battle of the
jentral Solomons, but not unti
she was credited with sinking
:wo Japanese cruisers and a de
itroyer.
BrunswicK people view the rec
>rd of the Helena with cspecia
nterest, two Brunswick boys
?rank and Bryant Potter oi
iouthport were both aboard hei
vhen the Japs battered her ir
heir treacherous attack on Pear
larbor.
Soon after Hitler began his at'
enipt at World conquest the
Potter boys realized that the
Jnited States would ultimate!}
ie drawn into the fight. Three
md a half years ago they enisted
in the Navy together anc
rath were assigned to the Helena
Vhen the ship was brought home
rom Pearl Harbor to be repairid
the Brunswick boys came with
ler and had a short leave at theii
ionics while the vessel was being
econditioned. As this is writter
10 word has been received re;arding
whether cither of the
ocal men were among the 60C
lut of the crew of more than
100, were saved. It is only known
hat the Helena went down as 8
leroic ship.
Among the many stories ap)earing
in the press last week
egarding the Helena, the followng,
appearing Saturday morning,
s credited to the Associated
'ress:
"Another name?that of the
ighting cruiser Helena?can be
idded to the list of warships
amous in American history.
The dying moments- of the ship
hat went down with guns still
iring on the enemy were the
nost dramatic of the decisive
American naval victory over the
lapancse in the pre-dawn darkless
of July 6 in Kula Gulf?a
ictory that played an important
>art in the apparently early
loom of the important enemy
lir base at Munda on New
leorgia Island.
That victory prevented largecale
reinforcements from reacting
the Japanese, now menaced
it Munda on two sides by Amercan
invaders; At one point
Irenched United States forces
vere only three miles away and
cere slowly advancing through the
ungle, soaked for four days
ly torrential rains.
(J. Norman Lodge, Associated
"ress correspondent in the South
'acific, reported that the Helena
ank at least two cruisers and
wo destroyers before it was sunk,
edge's eports indicated that the
lelcna sank one of the destroyers
ifter its own bow had been blown
a.)
Six Hundred Saved.
Nine to 11 Japanese warships
rere sent to tne Dottom in uie
lattle in the narrow waters beween
the north end of New Geor(continued
on page tour)
jwsOf Week
as been very helpful. Tom Moran
has been doing a lot of pilot*
? ?
There is stationery available for
ne various service units in this
rea. It is planned that the varius
centers will continue to be
upplied.
? ? ?
A small supply of ping pong
alls has been received. Ping is a
ery popular game and the balls
re difficult to secure.
* * *
James E. Sumpter, formerly
tationed at the Naval Station
lase, returned over the week-end
rom Durham where he is in the
aval training school at Duke
Jniversity. His many friends were
;lad to welcome him to Southort.
' J? * * *
It is with regret that the _ delarture
of the U. S. Army unit
tationed at the CCC Camp. The
(Continued on page 4)
T PIL
nmunity
I PUBLIS1
TIMBER DEM(
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' #A if!* 9Bh *>t ffl
; ~
CONTRAST?About twe
the Wilmington highway ther
pine timber, shown below. Ac
i contrast, is the straggling, bu
shown above. The moral is ti
[ growing timber.
' Tire Situation ]
Accordii
r
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i Luck So Bad There j
Was Just No Alibi
i
On a fresh water fishing trip
Tuesday morning, Jake Wade, (
[ Sports Editor of the Charlotte
Observer, caught one little
grayhead perch. Mrs. Wade, .
I Billy Bragaw and W. B. Keziah
i had one bite apiece, but got
' nothing.
The day seemed perfect for
fishing. They had access to Orion
pond, about the best Isidy of
fishing water in the shite. All j
four are experienced. There was ,
I not a thing, so far as anyone ,
could see, in the way of making (
a big catch. Jim Ferger, man- ,
i ager of the plantation, refused ,
l to believe that they had been
on the pond, as they had nolh- j
i ing to show for it. I
1 It was a novel expedience, j
not the least of the unusual be- ,
ing that nobody tried to alibi |
the failure to make a catch. ^
They just didn't get 'em.
Prominent Man |;
Dies In County1
H. I. Bennett Passes At 1
Home Of Daughter In j
Shallotte Following Lengthy
Illness
H. X. Bennett, respected citizen
, of the Shallottc section, died Monday
at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. R. B. Hawes. He was 80years
of age and was prominently
connected with one of this
county's most highly respected
families.
He is survived by seven daughters,
Mrs. R. B. Hawes, Mrs. H.
G. Hewett, Mrs. Ernest Parker,
Shallotte, Mrs. Henry B. Day,
Raleigh, Mrs. Fred Saunders, Mrs.
Beatrice Sabiston, Norfolk, and
Mrs. E. V. Leonard, Carolina
Beach; three sons, H. B. Bennett,
Shallotte, Col. Ivan L. Bennett of
the U. S. Army; Nelson Bennett,
Longwood; one brother, Benny
Bennett, Shallotte; 33 grandchil-i
aren anu ci^jil givai-oiaiiuwui-i
dren. .
Funeral services were con-1
ducted Tuesday afternoon at 3 p. '
m. at the home of Nelson Bennett
by the Rev. Woodrow Robbins and
(Continued on Page Four)
Bolivia Club
Meeting Held
The Bolivia Home Demonstration
Club held its July meeting in
the home economic room at Bolivia
school house. c
In the absence of a Home 1
Demonstration Aeent no business ?
was taken up. General discusions f
were held on home making, home I
'beautification and community s
building through club work. i
Talks were very interesting and i
helpful. Games were directed by 5
Mrs. Frank Mintz. The hostesses,
Mrs. John Danford and Mrs. Tom (
Lewis, served crackers and iced i
drinks which all enjoyed. The next f
meeting will be held the first c
Tuesday in August, with the new ?
home agent.
,0T J
HIED EVERY WEDNESDAY
3NSTRATION
mil HII'?B
lve miles from South port on
e is a pretty stand of young
toss the road, and in direct
rned-over bit of waste land
o keep the fire out of your
[sBad
tig To Official
n m m nr" 11/ Oil
So iviany ures were soia
During Month Of May
And June That Even
Those Holding Certificates
Now Can't Buy
Them
COUNTY QUOTA IS
SWAMPED FOR MONTH
Results Of This Situation Is
That Another Long Waiting
List Will Be Piled
Up In Local Rationing
Office
"Wo already have on hand
nore applications for new passenjer
tires and tubes than we were
jivcn in our quota for this coun.y
for the month of July," a
member of tire rationing board
stated today.
"This means just one thing:
Vlost of the applications will have
:o be filed and taken care of
ater when tires become more
plentiful. Let it be understood
hat this is no effort to dispute
;ne engioiiuy ui any ajipuuuu.
Ml who drive more than 240 miles
jer month in passenger vehicles
ire eligible for Grade X tires;
lowcver, those in the higher braccets
of eligibility must be given
ireccdcnce over other applicants.
"There is another and more
serious problem to the tire situa;ion
now," the rationing board
nember continued, "and that is
.he inability to purchase tires
ifter a certificate has been revived.
'Stocks of pre-war tires have
ust about become exhausted be:ause
of the heavy buying by
livilians during the months of
Way and June. This means that
:ven those persons fortunate ensugh
to secure a certificate now
srobably will have to wait a long
.ime before he gets an opportunity
to use it.
'The best advice we can give,
ind this is to the tire inspectors
is well as to the vehicle owners,
s to do everything in your power
:o get the last possible mile from
he tires and tubes you now have.
411 this talk about the unlimited
lupply of synthetic tires may be
veil and good in its time, but
hey simply are not available
ret/'
Local Fisherman
Makes A Record
Clarence Varnum Sets Record
For Single Day's
Catch While Fishing One
Of Hardee Boats At Morgan
City
The Sea Baron, one of the fleet
>f big shrimpers that Lewis J.
fardee of Southport is now operating
in Louisina, set a record
'or one production day recently
>y bringing in 300-bushels of
ihrimp. The whole catch was
nade between eleven in the mornng
and sunset. The catch brought
17.50 per bushel.
The boat was in charge of
Zaptain Clarence Varnum of Sup>ly
and was operating off Morjan
City, La., at the time. HarIee
also operates a shippng house
it Southport and while at home
(Continued on page four).
Most Of The News
AH The Time
$1.50 PER YEAS
Officials Urge
Preparation Of
Kids For School
Urge That Parents Have All
Children Expecting To
Enter School This Fall
Vaccinated To Meet Requirements
HIGH CANDIDATES
ARE ADMONISHED
Students Expecting To Enter
High School Urged to
Contact Principals To
Discuss Work They
Desire
As the opening date for the
eohrtnla nf tho pniintv Hr?WS nCfl-F
er, the principals of the various
schools arc anxious that parents
begin now to prepare their children
for the opening. All parents
who have children to enter school
for the first time, or who have
children who will be six years
of age by October 1st, are urged
to have their children examined
by a physician and vaccinated for
all prc-school requirements at
the earliest possible date. Only
those children who will be six
years of age by October 1st, or
who are within the compulsory
attendance age will be permitted
to enroll in the schools. The principals
urge that parents enroll
their children on the opening
date fo pre-orientation work.
Students who are entering the
high school for the first time
should contact their principal and
discuss the work they desire. Only
students who have completed the
8tli grade will be eligible for registration
in any high school in the
county. Students who expect to
enter the armed service, or enter
[war industrial plants at the close
of the 1913-44 term should discuss
their registration with the
principal prior to the opening of
schools. Any student interested
m nursing as a profession should
discuss their situation with their
vocational instructors and principal
prior to the opening of <
schools.
During the year the schovlo will
offer special courses for the students
who are preparing for the
college speed-up pogam; nursing;
pre-induction; and war industries.
All principals v^lll be in their offices
on and after the 15th of
August for interviews, consultaI
tions and registrations. Although
the principals and teachers will
be under many handicaps this
year, their plans are to render all
sevices possible to the boys and
girls of the county in connection
with their years work.
Flying A Bomber
In Sicily Now
Sergeant Teddy Lewis Believed
By His Mother To
Be Piloting His Bomber
With Invasion Forces In
Sirilv
With the bombers playing a
major part in the wresting of Africa
from Italy. Sergeant Teddy
Lewis, son of Mrs. Brady Lewis,
is believed to have had his ma- '
chine, among the aircraft that
formed the protecting screen over
the more than two thousand ships
that carried the troops on the invasion
of Sicily.
The bombers are kept going to
and from, engaged in the softening
up process before and while '
the troops landed. The protection
of the ships and troops while and
after the landings were made appears
to have been in the hands
of the fighter planes.
Mrs. Lewis says that Sergeant
Lewis participated in the bombing
during the closing days in
Africa and that afterwards he
was striking at Sicily for the
softening up. Naturally, she has
not heard from him since tho- in
vasion.
Lieutenant Churchill Bragaw,
of Southport, is also understood 1
to have been with the invasion I
forces. This conclusion is based \
on his company -having been
active during the closing day* In ''
Africa and that much of the African
forces are now in Sicily..' X
Prepare Cotton j
Now For Ginning
??_?. Pi
Gin Specialist Urges Cotton
Growers To Let Crops
Ripen Before Carrying ;
Them To The Gin
Cotton picking and ginning are J ?<
inat aronnr? thp mnu?? nnur anl ' ti
it is a good time to remember l'
that neither "green" nor "damp",...' II
cotton can be ginned without^" >
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