State Inspector Finds Twine Fish Trap in Ashpole Swamp, Reminds There is $50 Fine for Traps, Feb. 15, 1926

Twine Fish Trap “Fished” Out of Ashpole Swamp. . . State Inspector

W.J. Alexander Finds Unlawful Trap Near Marietta--$50 Fine for Setting Such Trap A twine fish trap, all set with sinkers, corks, etc., was found Thursday by Mr. W.J. Alexander of Lumberton, State Inspector for the State fisheries department at Morehead City, in Ashpole Swamp, near Marietta. It was a cold day for such work, but when Mr. Alexander got word that such a trap might be found, he did not stand back on the weather. He had to reach the trap by boat. He brought the trap back to Lumberton with him. Mr. Alexander says it is a $50 fine for conviction of setting a trap for fish in Lumber River or any of its tributaries. From the front page of The Robesonian, Monday, Feb. 15, 1926 newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn84026483/1926-02-15/ed-1/seq-1/