Wide views of Liberty Hell. The above picture shows
where all plaster and lathes have been removed and the
woodwork around the windows and door facings have been
sanded. This is a scene on the second floor. In the picture
below are the stair steps going to the second floor. Note In
the center of the picture where the corner is braced. The
corner brace is mortised and pegged into the long timber
which goes all the way from the bottom of the house to the
top, approximately twenty-two feet long.
Under die kitchen and pantry, the wine cellar, with 12
Inch brick walls, will be restored, and the original brick
will be used. It is Interesting to note that only a very few
of the Joists under the house were in bad condition, one of
them was under the kitchen. The house is now supported
by steel beams, waiting to be replaced on the brick pillars
wnlch are being repaired and restored.
Liberty Hall
ftrttwwl from pac* 1
luting are the brick which have
been removed from all areas
of the house and foundation,
judging from the color of the
brick, they appear to be all
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home made brick from clay and
sand from this immediate area.
They are more of a sand brick
than a clay brick and have to
be handled "with kid cloves"
when they are cleaned as they
crumble and break easily. One
of the brick found in the base
of the chimney to the living
.
room had paw prints of a cat
which obviously indicates that
the brick was left in the sun
to rlryivjfcr house was under
pinned with brick pillars and
horizontal wooden slats which
will be replaced as the origi
nal when the foundation is com
pleted.
But then more headaches
came to the contractor - spe
cifications call for a basement
under the house to hold heating
and air conditioning equipment.
In digging the basement it was
discovered that the water table
was only five or six fefct below
the surface. Each tUaft work
would progress a bit, the base
ment would cave in, and water
and din would have to be haul
ed out. It took the help of a
bulldozer, ingenuity in figuring
the solution to die problem, ana
a period of four to six weeks
to get the problem under con
trol . Now the walls to the
basement are going up and also
the base of the chimney which
had to be removed. The walls
are completely water proofed
as they are built. It looks like
a vicious circle with mud and
dirt being hauled out, new dirt
brought m to fill the holes be
hind the wall, and a wall of
brick rising in all of the ac
tivity. Herring states that he
admits it was a confusing pro
blem before they got it licked,
but he is well satisfied with the
progress they are making now.
However he states that thehase
ment will have to be complete
ly set before they can remove
the steel beams which are sup
porting the house. The house
must settle completely before
plastering can be started on
the inside.
In connection with drainage of
the basement, a drainage sys
tem has been worked out In the
field beyond the house to take
care of the waterfrom the base
ment. The tiles placed under
neath the house drain into the
drainage system extending 500
feet benlnd the house.
Of much Interest Is the wine
cellar which Is underneath the
kitchen, pantry and breezeway
of the house. The wine cellar
Is divided Into two rooms with
barred windows and 12 Inch
walls. The brick were removed
from the walls of the wine eel
lar with much care to keep
them from breaking. They will
be cleaned and put back lnthelr
original place. It was found
when the brick were removed
that some portions of the sills
under the kitchen and pantry and
at the front porch were damaged
from decay. In order to replace
these sills with timber of equal
quality, a long search was made
and finally found In W Umlngton
at a salvage company were
pilings that nad been salvaged
from the old Coast Guard
Docks. The pilings were of long
leaf heart pine and had been
In the Cape Fear river for
some SO or 60 years and were
still quite sound. These pilings
were sawed Into approximate
sizes and hauled to the Job site
where they were hewn out by
hand with a foot adz and broad
axe to duplicate the original
timbers. These pieces were
fitted back In the same places
where the deteriorated ones
had been taken out. On some
of these pilings, the barnacles
had to be removed. But they
were mortised and pegged by
lifting them from beneath the
house Into place.
In going from the pantry, th
rough the Dreezeway to the kit
chen, yesteryears paraded be
fore one as was noticed on the
walls of the breeze way, Initials
carved by members of the fami
ly. The Initials W. R. K. and
Owen were among the carvings
with the years In the 1800 s
carved beside their name.
These boards will be pre
served. In the middle of the
floor In the kitchen Is an open
hearth, on which It Is assumed
that the cooking was done.
Herring reports that the
house Is ui unusually good con
dition considering that it was
built somewhere around the
year 1810. Even the porch col
umns are In excellent condi
tion. The lattice work on the
side porch which had to be
scraped Individually was In
Cd condition, but the sterw
decayed and will have to be
replaced.
Ttius the yesteryears march
slowly Into the present years
and will become a show place
of Eastern Carolina. The bare
walls tell the story of carpen
try In the early 1800's when
everything, even the boards
whlcn were tongued and
grooved, was done by hand. Soon
the Intricacies of the carpentry
will be covered and the fur
nishings will be moved In and
the labors and problems of re
storation of the building Itself
will be a memory.
Many beautiful ceremaics were displayed at
the art show Sunday afternoon. Classes in
n 1
cerematcs are being taught at the James Sprunt
Institute (Photo by Gene Pierce)
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CAMP LEJEUNE - Marines
of the 2nd Diviiion have volun
teered to set up coffee bars at
strategic locations on N. C.
highways during the Memorial
Day holiday.
On Holiday j
Official* said the coffee sta- ]
tiona would provide free coffee
and doughnuts to civilian as well
as military travellers from 4
p.m. Monday until 6 a.m. Tues
day.
Marines are hoping the coffee
breaks will help cut d o w n on
holiday accidents.
Stations will be located at the
junction of US 70 and US 253
three miles west of Kinston; on
US 17 two miles south of its
unction with US 70 near Now
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? SOME ACCOMPLISHMENTS MADE DURING MY FOUR YEAR TERM ARE: 1
9 l-Clean, honest representation for all. 1
1 2-No tax increase by board action. 9
I 3-County debt reduced $100,000.00 1
9 4-New buildings and additions to schools and other county buildings. K
1 5-Establishment of successful Industrial Development Commission. 9
I 0-16 roads in my district paved, stabilized or in progress. 1
9 7-Establishment of James Sprunt Institute. K
1 8-Establishment of County Civil Defense Agency. 9
? 9-Five new industrial plants located in the County. 1
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1 11-Improved County Health Program. 9
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Conditioner
RALEIGH - When shopping
for a room air conditioner,
check for the BTU per hour
cooling capacity, Thelma Hln
son, extension home manage
ment specialist, North Carolina
State university advises.
"The function of an air con
ditioner Is to cool, dehumldl
fy, clean, and circulate condi
tioned air within an enclosed
space," Miss Hlnson points out.
"Having the proper cooling ca
pacity Is essential for a sa
tisfactory job."
"An air conditioner with too
large a cooling capacity for the
area Is a waste of money, will
be expensive to operate, and will
function Inefficiently," she
says. "It will cool the air;
then cut off before the air Is
dehumidified, leaving a cool
and clammy feeling In the
room."
A unit with too small a cool
ing capacity will not be satis
factory, eitner.
Your dealer should be able
to help you select the right
size air conditioner for your
house, Miss Hlnson, believes.
To help him, make a rough
sketch of the room stating floor
size, location of windows and
doors, celling height, number
of people In your family, whea
of people In your family, whe
ther or not walls and ceilings
are Insulated, and whether or
no the space Is shaded by trees. 1
If you must locate your air
conditioner In a sunny window,
choose a model that will give
a good performance under ex- j
treme conditions.
After selecting the right air
conditioner for your use. Install i
it on a circuit with the voltage
rating recommended by the ma
nufacturer. Use the ground wire
for grounding the connection be
tween the metal cabinet and the
electrical system ground of the
house. Miss Hlnson also sug
gests using a circuit with a
"lag fuse" to keep the current
flowing while the motor Is com
ing up to speed.
"In maintaining the air con
ditioner, keep the filter clean or
air circulation will be Im
peded," Miss Hlnson cautions.
"Clean filter and Inner parts
according to the manufacturer's
recommendations,' she sug
gests.
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