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Southport Wins
One-Sided Game
By FOXY HOWARD
The Southport Sails exploded
for 26 runs in six innings Sunday
afternoon as they pounced on
everything that Larry Edens,
Emory Hewlett, Yank Mihal, Bud
dy Tilden, Bert Chimmego and
Ivan James could throw toward
the plate.
Every man on the Sails roster
got in the game, got on base and
batted in runs as they let loose
all of the pent up frustration that
they suffered last week when Jim
Edens pitched a shut-out and Tom
Smith fired a no-hitter in the
double loss to Ogden that kept
Southport from winning the reg
ular season championship in the
Cape Fear League.
Sunday’s win moved the Sails
into the finals of the League play
off and they will meet South
Wilmington in a best two-out-of
three series for the championship,
with the first game to be played
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New Hope Boy Captures Odd
Animal; Mixed Rabbit, Cat
By JIGGS POWERS
Have you ever seen a “kit-bit”,
or perhaps its a "rab-cat” ?
Well, Michael Fluharty, 8-year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Fluharty of the New Hope area,
has caught one.
The unusual animal appears to
be half cat or kitten, the other
half rabbit! Nothing like it has
ever been seen in these parts be
fore.
Front-Cat, Rear-Rabbit
The front portion of the animal
is a perfect kitten, both in ap
pearance and in action, while the
rear half is just as much all rab
bit. Actually, the transformation
from feline to "wabbit” begins
just behind the front legs of the
9-inch long, 5-inch tall animal
which weighs about three pounds.
The head of the cream-and
black colored “kit-bit” has ears,
eyes, and teeth like a member of
the cat family. Too, its front feet
and legs are like a cat's, with
claws on the former like an old
tom uses in fighting his battles.
Diet Of Cat
But, here the relationship to the
cat family ceases to exist. Its
rear feet are like those of the
bunny, and its toenails are not
the fighting kind, like those on
the front feet. Too, the “kit-bit”
hops with leverage from the rear
feet, like a rabbit, doesn’t run
like a cat when it moves. And,
it will sit up on his hind feet and
legs, like a rabbit. It has the soft,
short, bunny tail, too.
this Sunday afternoon at Ship
yard Stadium in Wilmington.
South Wilmington gained their
play-off berth by virtue of a lop
sided win over Ogden Sunday as
Tom Smith could not find his
regular season form.
Doug Watts got four hits, a
double and three singles, in the
first three innings Sunday after
noon as he led the Sails at bat
in the 26 to 6 win. Red Best also
broke loose at the plate as he got
three singles for six times at bat
and Bobby McKeithan, the win
ning pitcher, came through with
two doubles and a single for three
trips to the plate to boost his bat
ting average to .444. Others get
ting more than one hit were Jerry
Spencer with a double and a sin
gle, and Joe Swain, Gene Russ |
and Ronnie Hood with two singles
each.
HALF CAT AND HALF RABBIT ?
The animal's diet, too, is cat
like. Bread, milk, cookies, etc., like
any pet cat loves, so does it like,
not carrots, vegetables, etc. like
a rabbit eats. Still its excrement
is in the “pilly” form like that of
a bunny.
Two-In-One
It seems that the “kit-bit” is
actually two complete animals in
one body, both externally and in
ternally. According to its captors
it appears to be normal, as far as
health is concerned. Fluharty says
he feels it will live for quite some
time.
Young Mike trapped the animal,
Friday night, using an old bird
cage—about two feet square made
of frame and mesh wire—his dad
had remodeled into a trap for him.
The catch ended a wait of about
three weeks that the New Hope
boy had used in trying to trap
the elusive animal.
Trapped It Friday
The father said Mike saw the
odd-looking creature when it came
up from the fields to eat with the
other pet cats on the Fluharty
place early last month.
The catch was made on the
front porch of the Fluharty home,
about 9:30 p. m., Friday. The
father said he was watching the
College All-Star-Pro football game
on TV, but not young Mike. He
was more interested in trapping
the “kit-bit”.
Mike had gone to bed, but not
to sleep. He had his trap set on
the porch, all baited with bread,
with the front light on. About
9:30, the quary came up, crept
into the trap and Mike pulled the
string attached to the trap, clos
ing the door on the half-cat, half
rabbit.
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SHALLOTTE, N. C.
Hurricane Season Is Here;
Precautions May Save Life
Nine hurricaaMS wrecked havoc
in North Carolina during 1953
1960.
The hurricane season is here
again. Loss of life and property
may be avoided if a few precau
tions are taken.
Take these precautions, at first
warning of an approaching hurri
cane:
1. Put loose material and move
able objects such as garbage cans
and porch and lawn furniture
where they cannot be blown
against the building or through a
window. Raise and secure or re
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2. In seriously threatened areas,
board up windows or put storm
shutters in place, at least on the
sides exposed to the most violent
winds. Shutters should be secure
ly fastened several hours in ad
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the storm. They are difficult to
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4. Leave a window partially
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Fluharty said the animal at
first appeared vicious, spitting
and striking with its claws like
a cat when anyone attempted to
approach it in the cage. But, a
larger—4’ X 4’— cage has been
constructed; the Fluhartys
brought one of the pet cats
around and the “kit-bit” became
so friendly it allowed the father
of the family to pick it up and
pet it.
Now, the New Hope people
fully believe that it can be do
mesticated. They feel the trans
formation from a wild animal to a
tame “kitty-bitty” will take only
a matter of time . . . just how
long may be questionable!
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j may help to prevent wind dam
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If wind or windbome objects
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forces tending to lift the roof or
push out the walls.
If windows or walls are broken
on the windward side, open more
windows on the opposite side to
help equalize the pressure.
5. Have handy flashlights in
working order, extra food that
would require little or no cook
ing and fresh water in sterilized
jugs, bottles or cooking utensile.
After you have ridden out the
storm, be careful to:
1. Boil or sterilize water until
otherwise advised by your local
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