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Board of equalization Considers^ Requests for Property Value Changes Whaling (Continued from ftp 1) ** ei?h? Mr men ??? clinker built of juniper bv D??in? Guthrie. au old pilot boat builder of Harkar* Island Scouting for whale, .lone the w-.tWM done fro?., ubbyim^ vesiel with the pilot boat in tow 2"""!:' mrmbTr ot '??* crew ??uted there rite blow.," all haad* rushed to make readv the P?ot boat. Mannedby "Cigh? oar men. a tlllerman, with the harpoon " quipped with eith er a *et of harpoon* and lance* ,or I ? whale gun. the craft set out in pursuit of its victim. I In the days of the harpoon it was necesury for the pilot boat to draw much closer to the whale , than after the whale gun came into "**? ,ook ? man of brawn and unerring aim to drive the barbed spear into the whale's body. Such a man was Captain Lewis in the days of his early manhood. With the introduction of the whale gun It took a man of his build to handle , such a gun for they weighed some 18 pounds or more, with a recoil that often sent the gunner over backwards into the sea. To avoid the loss of the gun in such a case, a rope was secured to the stock The bombs used in the whale gun were 18 inches long, he ter than an inch in diameter. After entering the body of the whale, the bomb exploded, soon causing death. Much depended upon the tiller man to maneuver the boat to the be?t position for the harpooner to thrust the barbed spear into the L 1 e ?f <he whale's body. After the ".trike" it required quick work on the part of the tillerman and oarmen to avoid the thrashing about of the animal. Watching for an opportunity the boat would again draw near the stricken whale and a long lance would be driven into a vital part of ?hJL(?y. ,Lances were a shank three foot long fixed to an eight m".' K1? They could darted 30 to 50 feet or they could be used v..rki!^8e Up work and ,hc whale aUbbed at arm's length. Following the "strike," with the "* ^ the whales would either submerge or roll and tumble and thrash the sea with I their terrible fluke., laahing the ' WIV?" wUh r**e There were whales that flad Ufce *? through the ocMidr JfoiMiaf whale boat after thlut Attache* '?.thf, t|fToon ?a? a rope, coiled !? a half barrel or tub, permitting it to be easily played out as the whale made off with the spear in Ha body Near the end of the rope "*s ? wooden block, *ome 18 or 20 inches square which acted as a drag or buoy for the pilot hoat to follow when the animal J came to the surface. Standing by until the death agony of the animal was over it w as towed as close to shore at a point on the banks as was safe for ?the vewl. From there, smaller boat, brought the priae to the beach^ With block and tackle it waa drawn to a spot above high It work 01 off tbe blubber began. Barefoot men (warmed over the huge carcass, cutting the blubber j into small cbunka which were ea veyed to large kettlea where the oil was extracted. The proceaaing of the blubber waa a sort of a com munity affair lor the neo living oo the banka, for a large whale re quired many workers to strip the before it had reached an stench. After all the substances were -i the carcaas was towed out I A number of huge, clumsy j kettlea under which fires were con stantly kept soon reduced the blub ber to a fluid state. Xtaia waa then filtered oft into barrels The oil la the head of the whale is said to be More valuable than the fat on ita ? The profits from whaling var ied according to the aiaa and ? caught. An article in the Beaufort I Journal under date of April I, MOT says: "A whale of large < i _ . sis aailea from Beaufort. It li said to have beaa ? a lone, very fat and will yMd up wards of M barrels ef oil whleh will be werth at leaat $1,000. The Iwriqr t?Uow?h[to whoa toes ^ the the deep, are 8aau?l Moore and Absalom Guthrie." Moat of the whales caught along i the Carolina coast were ef the ba 'i leen or right speeiea, so called be ' cauaa they were eaay to kill and full at oil rraaa the baleea cornea the commercial whalebone wMch o I a double aeries al tOO to 400 homy platea which down in the mouth They Irani t to II feet long whalebone, strain leocn Um watar the small organlams on which the whgle feed. Whalebone |? the aU dwa aeld f or ' Approximately W persons ap peared before the county commix tiaaert, tilting yesterday u the hoard of equafeatio* to request adjustment in property valuation. Most of the matter* were approved by the board for investigation. Dr. K. P B. Bonner, chairman of the board. wotiM ?|y. "Well have J o^? look Mo that" One of the petitioners was heard to say to another, "Whp's John?" John is John Brook* of the audi tor's office who it delegated to in vestigate matters connected with property valuation and taxes. Mrs. Fred Lewis, Harkera Island, requested that the valuation on her property be lowered because the house hat deteriorated and no re ptirt have been made on it in a number of years. Diacustion of the matter led Dr. Bonner to say that many folks come and want an adjustment because a home or building is run down but nobody ups their valuation when they make improvements or repairs. He says that he has known it to happen too that a parson will get his property revalued down ward and as soon as thai is done, get busy and fix his place up. Waal* Revision Waldron Bailey III who lives west of Morehead City and a quar ter mile nortb of highway 70 said that his five-room house, on the books for $1,900, is valued too high. He said two bedrooms have not been completed. Howard Jones. Harkers Island, said that his eight-room house with a bath is valued at $2,000 and he has only $4,500 in it and the house is not totally finished. He asked that the valuation be adjusted downward. (Property is assessed usually at a third of its value). Mrs. Leslie Davit, Beaufort, ask ed that the house the recently bought in Beaufort for $9,000 be put on the tax books for less than the $2,200 at which it it listed. She said since she bought the home, of a whale given the name "May flower" that was brought ashore near the Hoffman property some 50 year* ago where it's blubber was processed In the National Museum is a beaked or true whale taken from Beaufort Inlet. Another specimen in this museum it a sulphur bot tom. 78 feet in length taken in the Newfoundland waters. Today United States whalers have disappeared entirely from the Ma Op the bod* of many whales ware fouftd .whale Ilea adhering to itfie whak like a swarm of bees, a bunch as targe as a bushel baaket. Before the day* of petroleum, whale oil wat used almost wholly for lighting. Sperm oil went into the making of caudles. Occasionally whalet are sighted by fishermen and shrimpers along the coast. Dead whales rarely wash ashore anymore. If they do, they are objects of curiosity but no ef fort it ever made to save the blub ber. *aoo in imgrovements have been made on it. . Cat I ton Johnson, 308 Broad St. ?*y? that W? two-story house it over-ralued. lu valuation has been placed at $1,210. V%|ue To* High' O. J. Moitow, manager of the Moralwad and CKy tlmtf** la Morahead City, laid tha theatre owners feel their valuation is too high. The City theatre Is valued at $29,300 and the Morehead thea tre at $30,000. Carl Souther land of Belk's De partment store, Morehead City, said he felt the $30,000 valuation on the buiidias was excessive. Michael P. Holowitl, 1107 Bridges St.. lold the board thaPfae fait the valuation on a two-room garage apartment on his property, was too high. The valuation is set at $1,375. He said that coat of construction was $2,200. In one of the cases where the board made a decision, Graver C. Davis's land, listed as under culti vation and valued at $40 an acre, waa assessed at $25 an acre because he says it has been put in perma nent pasture. The board agreed that the lower valuation was all right if Mr. Davis's statement of the change were found to be true. Mr. Davis lives at Davis. Petitiaaers Appear Petitioners for Dallas W. Law rence. Otway, appeared and asked an adjustment in the valuation of Lawrence's four-room home. The houee is valued at $1,555. The board reduced the valuation on the Carteret Supply Co. build ing from $5,500 to $3,333 D. W Freshwater, owner of the building, said it was built seven years ago at a cost of $0,000 and he felt the valuation should be only a third of the cost. James D. Potter, auditor, said that valuation cannot always be based on cost because buildings put up 20 years ago are of much higher value today than the amount put in them when they were built. How ever, the board reduced the valua tion. Mrs. Leah Fotsom appeared on behalf of Phillips Grocery Store, Morehead City, and asked that an addition to the store be valued at $500 instead of $800. She said the addition cost $1,500. E. C. Watson and Ed Faucette who own homes in the Noyes ave nue section of Morehead City said the valuation of their homes was too high. Mr. Potter, auditor, said the valuation is figured at one thi?d the amount the present own ers paid for the house. Walter EdWMtte manager of Kty Knnfihg Co.. appftred before the board In regard to Valuation of Fry trucks and other assets, including Volney Felt Mill and Trumbull Asphalt Co. The board agreed to value the property at $300,000 pro viding that any tanks constructed on the property in the future be put there with the understanding that the valuation will increase at 35 cents per barrel capacity of the new tanks. Borden Adams, Broad Creek, was SOUND APPLIANCE CO. 1406 Bridge* St. Morahead City FRIDAY and SATURDAY March 19-20 1\d YOUR CHILDS r PHOTOGRAPH Kit FOUND (OM Pmgr P*r Pound ) BEAUTIFUL ? ?7 ?LACK AND WHITE VIGNETTE 94.00 VALUE PORTRAIT OF YOUR BABY By BABYLAND STUDIOS Kiddlea ? ?Mta to ? yen invited. Otter good for baby of tho family . . . othar ehiMroa, Mother and Child portratti mad* on approval. Selection of proofa. Regardleeg of the weight of your child, all you pay la one penny per pound of your child'a weight lor thia beautiful portrait. PoUJE?a Up *n4 Brine 'Km m Daw*. SOME LUCKY MOTHU WILL RECEIVE ONE U*w BEAtmtUL OIL PORTRAIT OF HER CKRJ9 ABSOLUTELY FREE. A ttt.00 VALUE. Good Rtoson! Here's Rose marie Mehm, stu dent at the University of Bridge port, the reason one (roup of Gla, returned from Korea, is go ing to college. University offi cials say she got a letter from the group after her picture appeared in a local paper in a beauty con test. granted a reduction on his store building from $1,400 to $1,100. Valuation of the Cedar Island Fish ing pier, listed under the name of Mrs. Iris Fulcher, was reduced to $4,600. No action was taken in the fol lowing: C. F. Stroud, Morehead City, who wanted valuation of his store building reduced about $6,000 and Mrs. Violet Howard, Evans street, Morehead City, who request ed a reduction in a $2,995 valtia tion. ' ' | B t Dr. Bonner explained that bnlf the assessed value of buildings can be changed. Value of lots en which buildings are placed cannot be altered. More persons appeared at the board of ??ujluuUion meeting yes terday than have in the past. The ended at about 2:30 p.m. Two Soldiers Take Part In Exercise Ski Jump Camp Hale, Cote ? Pvt. Kenneth W. Daniel*. 18, ton of Harold I. Daniel* of Atlantic, la at Camp Hale, Colo., taking part in EMrciae Ski Jump, the Army's IBM Moun tain and cold-weather training man euver. He ia a squad leader in Compuy A of the 511th Airborne Infantry Regiment's 1st Battalion Combat Team which ia learning technique* of winter warfare and survival under sub-aero conditions high in the Colorado Rockiea. Private Daniela entered the Army in May 1953 and completed baaic training at Fort Campbell, Ky. Camp Hale, Colo. ? Second Lt. John j. Horton, 25, whoae wife,' Miriam, lives at 216 W. Walter St., Whiteville, N. C., is at Camp Hale, Colo., taking part in Exerciae Ski Jump, the Army's 1B54 mountain and cold-weather training maneu ver. Horton is a platoon leader in Company H of the 511th Airborne Infantry Regiment's 2nd Battalion Combat Team which la learning techniques of winter warfare apd survival under sub-zero conditions high in the Colorado Rockies. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis H. Horton. 1006 Bay St.. Morehead City, he was a student at North Carolina A and T College before entering the Army last May. Camp I^jeune, N. C.? Marine 1 2nd U. Aden D. Windham, husband i of the farmer Mia* Marie Conway of Morehead City, waa fraduated train the First Special Motor Trana port Officers' Courae at Supply U. Adea D. ?UkH . . . ftaUes school School Battalion here The course, oaae of (our designed to (umiak new olficera (or the Marine Corp*' specialized branches, consisted o( instruction in all phases of motor transport, administration a ad appli cation o( mechanical techniques. Orald Preston Lewis, 18, son o( Mr. James l,ewis, and Larry Gas - m to* Man*. Uk wMHr. and Mntei &*?nks ? Morehead Ciflr MM ?ii^ld far enlistment m (he United States Nary Tuesday, March ?, 1904. at the Navy Re rniittif Station, New Bern, it Ml iiinininitd todiy by Ntvy Bffmitff William U. Grime.. Lewta and Fuhaaki were seat to the Naval Training Center located at Saa Diego (or s#?ro*iaastely U weeks <d recruit training U. Roland M. (termor, aoa of Mr. and Mn. Charles M. Gamer, Mew part, ?u recently awarded the wing* of a Navy patrol hoaber pi lot at ceremooiee held at the Naval Air Station, Hutckinaoa. Kan Lieutenant Garner is also quali fied as a ligtater-than-air aviator, and was fonnerly attached to ZP-1, at the Naval Air Station. Week* ville, N. C. He has keen trans ferred to the staff of Coaamander. Air Force, Atlantic Fleet, at Nor fork. Va., for further assignment. James Paddison Pretlow Jr., aoa of Mr. and Mrs. John James Jr., Morehead City, has been accepted by the Air Force as an aviation ca det-officer candidate. After pre scribed traiaing he will pilot a Jet. FHA Will Sponsor Dance at Newport The Future Homemakers of America Chapter, Newport School, will sponsor a Spring Daaaa at ? o'clock Saturday night in the Now port School gym. Dancing will be gin at ? aad continue 'til midnight. Refreshments will bo available. Music will be furnished by the Rhythm Trio. Admission is a dol lar a couple or 80 cents per per son. EXECUTONE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS SERVE BUSINESS EFFICIENTLY, SAVE TIME CONGRATULATIONS . . . To the Carteret-Craven Electric Membership Corpora tion on their new building. We are proud to have had a part in the completion of their new home, by installing an Executone Inter communication System. EXECUTONE SYSTEMS CO. For your needs Call ?A " ?vroc ?,r ,i! , i ? 312 Johnson St. Needham C. Crowe, Sales Engineer Phone 3337 New Bern, N. C. On WNCT-TV This Week SEE THESE WONDERFUL SHOWS ON CHANNEL 9 WEDNESDAY, HAK'H 17, 1954 2:45? Bob Crosby, CBS 3:00? Afternoon Theatre 3:30? TBA 4:00? Woman With a Past 4:15? Musk With a Fashion 4:30 ? On Your Account, NBC 5:00 ? Cactus Jim ?:00? News 6:15 ? Sports 6:20 ? Weather 6:25? Safety Tips 6:30- Riders of Purple Safe 6:45? Farm Facta 7:00 ? Kit Carson 7:30? DouiUs Edwards. CBS 7:45? Perry Como, CBS 8:00? Paul Winchell Show, NBC 8:30? Ford Theatre 9:00? Badge 714 9:30? The Unexpected 10:00? Pabat Fights, CBS 10:45 ? Greatest Fights of the Century 11:00? News, Weather and Sports THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1854 2:30? Nancy Carter's Cookbook 3:00? The Big Payoff 3:30 ? TBA 4:00? Woman With a Past 4:15? Music With a Fashion 4:30 ? On Your Account, NBC 5:00? Cactus Jim 6:00 ? News ?: 15? Sports 8:30 ? Weather 6:28? Safety Tips 8:30 ? Circle C Jamboree 6:45 ? Farm Facts 7:00? Lone Ranger 7:30? Douglas Edwards, CBS 7:45? Yesterday's News Reel 8:00- You Bet Your Ufe, NBC 8:30? Four Star Play bouse, CBS 9:00-1 Led Three Live* 9:30 ? Living Book 10:00? Place the Face, CBS 18:30? TV Theatre 11:00? News, Weather add Sports FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1954 2:00? Afternoon Theatre * 3:30? TB A 4:00? Woman With a Past 4:15 ? Music With a Fashion 4:30? On Your Account, NBC 5:00 ? Cactus Jim 6:0 J ? News 6: 15 ? Sports 6:20? Weather 6:25? Safety lips 6:30? Riders of Purple Sage 6:45? Farm Facts 7:00? Circle C Jamboree 7:15 ? Jewel Box Jamboree 7:30? Doug Edwards, CBS 7:45 ? Perry Como, CBS 8:00 ? Boston Blackie 8:30? Pepsi-Cola Playhouse, ABC 9:00 ? life with Reilly. NBC 9:30 ? Cavalcade of America, ABC 10:00 ? Cavalcade of Sports, NBC 10:45 ? Beat the Experts 11:00 ? News, Weather, Sports SATURDAY, MARCH M, 1954 11:00? Winky, Dinky and Y?u, CBS 11:30? Rod Brown Rocket Rangers, CBS 12:00? Big Top, CBS 1:00? Uncle Bimbo 1:30 ? What in the World, CB8 2:00? East Carolina College RCA - Hallicrafter - G.E. TELEVISION SETS BEAUFORT PLUMBING & SUPPLY CO. Yew Mat Paint Dealer Phone MIN IN Uve Oak 8L Bee alert 2:30 ? Melody Matinee 3:00? TBA 3:30? Championship Wrestling 4:30 ? Horse Racing 5:00 ? Uncle Marvin 6:00? News 6:19 ? Sports 6:3ft? Circle C Jamboree 7:00? Hopalong Cassidy 7:30? Cisco Kid 8:00? Golden Weed Jamboree 8:30? Amateur Hour, NBC 8:00?' The Big Picture 9:30? Playhouse of Stars, CBS 10:00 ? Medallion Theatre, CBS 10:30? Hit Parade, NBC 11:00? News, Weather and Sports 8UNDAY, MARCH 21, 1S54 1:00 ? Youth Wants to Know, NBC 1:30 ? Frontiers of Faith, NBC 2:00? American Inventory, NBC 2:30? Amer. Forum of the Air, NBC 3:00? Youth Takes a Stand, CBS 3:30? Man of the Week, CBS 4:00? Excursion, NBC 4:30? Your Faith Is Power 5:00? Family Theatre 6:00? Carolina Vesper Time 6:30 ? You Are Theje, CBS 7:00? Life With Father. CBS 7:30? Private Secretary, CBS 8:0ft? Toast of the Town, CBS 9:0ft? Amos and Andy 8:38? Break the Bank, ABC 10:00? The Web, CBS 10:30 ? Favorite Story 11:00 ? News 11:06? Beauty Secrets ? V a This TV Log is Brought to You Koch Week by Ho Tolovtsion Dealers Listed Below. CITY APPLIANCE A FURNITURE CO. StraakwrCulMa * Sylunit TV Sato US Front 8L Plm 1IU1 ??art art, N. C HAMILTON FURNITURE COMPANY I. BLANCHARD'S ELECTRIC SERVICE t . ; C.E. TaUrUion with Bl.ck O.ylito or Ultr.-VUioa Law Dm kiaot Omr ' ' at Itortnl CJtjr ?14 HALL'S RADIO t TV SERVICE ASvlftnu la llovikAid CUt JM recently ?t were called late at night to go to the Monhurt City Hoesiul is Uw tope that our Mood would Match that of a patient there, who wai not expected to live through the night unlaw given a Wood traoafuaion. Several had heea called, and before they got to m a Mood type wa? found that wo?W match and mix with the M tient'a, so eur blood wai never typed. It loefca to ua thai all churches, civic and fraternal clube and Indgea, and the Parent-Teachers' Associations of Carteret County should adopt this project jointly for thia year - TO HAVE AS MANY CAKTERET COUNTIANS BLOOD-TYPED AS POSSIBLE, with the records card-indexed at the More head City Hospital for quick access. When a patient in either the Morehead City Hoapital or the Sea Level Community Hoapital needs a Mood transfusion, he or she needs it right then and there! Many titaee yem have heard appeal* for blood doners over Radio Station WMBL ? thia station is hereby highly commended for this service ? hut how many hearing these ap peala know their Mood type . . . ? Ninety-eight per cent, we will wager, do not know their blood type ? and since there is no con certed effort of the so-called pow ers that be. the individual makes no effort to have his or her blood typed. It is well for the preachers to discourse on the history of religion down through the ages, but it would also be well for them lo back some movement like the universal typing and recording of individual blood types to aid in saving lives here on earth NOW. Tbe March of Dimes was unusual ly successful in Carteret County this year, due to the backing it re ceived from the Business and Pro feaaional Women's Club of Carteret County. If thia organization would adopt the Carteret County Blood Tying Project and solicit the sup port of every church, and every other civic and fraternal organiza tion in the county, we are sure that the Blood Typing Project would be just as successful as the March of Dimes was. We believe .hat Radio Station WMBL will cooperate with this movement and that advertisers would donate their radio time any Sunday afternoon to the further ance of such a worthy and helpful program ? we will start it by of fering our Sunday radio spots to the cause. Thia project has been unduely delayed already ? there haa been a need for such Blood Type Rec ords for years ? so there is no ex cuse to delay this project until "next year." Your child, your wife, your husband, your mother, your father . . . who knows which will need the use of these recorda in order to obtain blood doners IN TIME . . . ? Your failure to back this movement may coet YOU your life ... so if you won't back thia movement for the other fellow's benefit, BACK IT FOR YOUR OWN GOOD . . . ! It has not been officially an nounced yet, but the Moose Lodge that was organized laat fall in Morehead City ia definitely buying the Steak Houae property a* a lodge hall, at a reputed price of (30,000, subject to confirmation of the sovereign grand lodge. Nice going, fellows! The Lionel Conners, of Harlowe, are getting ZEPHYR Red Wood* awnings for their front porch and front windows^ We installed simi lar awnings on the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Raymond Ball and Mr. and Mrs. George Ball, of Harlowe, summer before last. Only two more weeks before the drawing in our WIN CASH WHEN YOU TRADE WITH WHITE HURST Contest ... I Be sure to get your tickets in early. Clearing up the playground area near the highway bridge in Beau fort has certainly Improved the ap pearance of the approach to Beau fort. And the addition of the play ground will give the children a good place to play. It your awnings need replacing, now Is the time to have your win dows measured . . . don't wait un til the summer aun is baking you before you decide to get awnings. Hamilton Furniture Company Is opening a branch store In More head City in the building formerly occupied by the Blake and James Furniture store on Arendell street. This will give the Hamilton's two large outlets hare In Carteret. Now that your income tax period Is behind you for another year, you can start thinking about Inclosing that porch of yours with Clearvlew Louver Glass Windows. Well be glad to give you a free esMnufte, and the *b can bo financed through A.B.C. Mi column la printed each Tuesday as ? paid adearttaa?nl t* the WHITIHUKST AwnJng and Mud Go. Morahaad City, N.C.
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