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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (April 24, 1952)
Thursday, April 24, 1952 BROOKINGS HARBOR H L O T . BROOKINGS, OREGON The Sperm Whale hft * Before petroleum was pumped fro m wells, the w o rld pot most of its o il fro m whales. In those days, Meets o f s a iliin g ships roamed the seas in search of the ocean giants. M any a fierce b a ttle was fought between men arm ed w ith h a r poons and the pow erful creatures whose bodies could be turned in to oil. The big fellow s w ere w aging a game, but losing, b a ttle fo r existence when tw o discoveries w ere made. Men found it easier to get o il fro m the ground, and they learned th a t e le c tric ity gave b e tte r lig h t than w hale oil. Thanks to the rise of the pe- SEE H A N S c Dealers in the following merchandise: Groceries Hardware Fred Moore, who registered the voters of this area, predicts the L. A. H arvey w ent to G o l d heaviest election in years. A p Beach Thursday fo r a m edical p ro xim a te ly 200 persons h a v e check-up. He returned the same registered in the last three weeks the books were open. These had day. not previously registered in this M rs. Eugene A ckley entered precinct. Seaside hospital, Crescent C ity , M r. and Mrs. R. G. Simmons last w e e k fo r o b s e n a tio n and o f Torrence. C alif., and children, tre a tm e n t. Local News M r. and Mrs. Bob C ollins, son. Glenn, and daughter, Judy Cole, have moved to V a lle jo , C a lif, to live. M y rtle regrets to leave her office as Madam President o f the Eagles A u x ilia ry . Y. & M. are v is itin g the parental home of R. E. Sim m ons on Cape F er- re llo road. M r. Sim m ons is Gen» e ra l T ire d is trib u to r fo r Santa C lara c o u n ty Mrs. Cummings, a dau g h te r and sister, is also guest of her parents. H a rry Lockland. employed at S eattle, has been v is itin g his Tam ils here fo r a week. AUTOMOTIVE PARTS AU TH O RIZED Sum m er Cut Prices! L. & D. Wood Yard Ji&. ’ I + A M S PA G E I-IETEF.N Mill-wood, cord ... $10.00 Plywood Cores, cord $12.00 Oak wood, cord .... $14.00 Length! Phones 2546 or 2341 © 1931 McCULLOCH CHAIN SAW DEALER A N D R E P A IR S E R V IG E Across from Shell Station P. O. Box 596 Brookings, Oregro Phone 344 National W ildlife Federation Sperm W hale tro le u m in d u stry and the inven- | tion of ele ctric lights, w h a l e s w ere spared. B u t today, says, the N a tio n a l W ild life Federation, they face a new th re a t. W hale oil, though no longer needed fo r lamps, is a v a l uable raw m a te ria l in the m an u fa c tu re of textiles, cosmetics, and candles. In some countries, people buy and eat w hale meat. To meet these demands, 20th c e n tu ry w hale hunters roved in deadly packs. Leading the chase, in each w h a lin g fleet, is a fac to ry ship. I t is o u tfitte d w ith m a chinery to butcher a record haul of whales on a s n g le voyage. The crew is seldom idle, because sm all k ille r sh ps keep b rin g in g in fresh vic tim s a ll of them snared by accurate} h a rd -firin g harpoon guns. Am ong the prizes caught in this way. are the massive S p e r m W hales. They live in a ll of the oceans o f the w orld, staying in w a rm cu rre n ts when they can, but often sw im m ing in to the fr ig id A n ta rc tic . The m ale is among the largest of the e n tire w hale fa m ily. He sometimes grows to be 60 feet long, and he may w eigh as much as 60 tons. The fem ale Sperm W h ile is about h a lf as big. B oth are d a rk in co lo r and shaped lik e g ig a n tic tadpoles. They have big, b lu n t heads and p o w e rfu l teeth. W ith the aid of th e ir side flippers and th e ir broad forked tails, they can swim at speeds of three to fo u r knots w ith ease. W hen pursued, they can plow ahead at ten o r tw elve knots. F o r food they eat m ostly squids, o r cu ttle fish , but sometimes they g u lp down la rg e r creatures. F rom the tim e they are born, at a length of ten to 12 fe e t.> u n t i l l they reach fu ll size, Sperm W hales grow th ic k layers of blu b ber around th e ir l>odies. I t is fro m this coating of fa t th a t much w hale o il is taken. An even finer grade of o il comes from th e ir heads. Besides oil, the Sperm W hales sometimes produce a valuable substance called am bergris. It is a gray o r blackish mass of m a te ria l w hich form s inside them when they are sick. Though ugly to look at, it is a h ig h ly prized ingredien t in the m aking of fine perfumes. A 400-pound chunk of am bergris once sold fo r m ore than $100 000 Oregon Coast View Stationery 9detd AU-Tinte Qift ^M aytag Appliances frigidaire Appl iances Coleman Heating Youngstown Kitchens Universal Pumps Fuller Paints Larro Feeds Lee and Levi Clothing Wesco and Currin Shoes Fishing Tackle Evinrude Motors HANSCAMS South Side of Y Chetco Bridge Read Pilot Ads it paya! Cnfts lor those people who l^now little about the Coast, may be pur chased at two places in Curry County— novel gifts which will tell the recipient more with pictures than you could m pages and pages. 1! OREGON COAST VIEWS OF INTEREST are printed upon the upper left-hand corner of monarch size station ery, showing 11 different coastal views, including one of Azalea State Park, Rhododendrons, Mack Arch, Rogue River Bridge Tower, The Hole in the Wall, Coos Bay Bridge, Heceta Head and Heceta Head Lighthouse Cape Arrago Lighthouse, and Myrtlewood trees. Include these to the friends far away from the Oregon Coast who have no idea of the scenery of this area. You will find one of these immediately sent in return— thanking you heartily for the gift. They are not only inexpensive, but novel and gainging in popularity. Here is the way you can help friends— 5 0 Sheets and 25 Monarch Envelopes . . . $1.50 1 he two places they may he purchased: THE PILOT, BROOKINGS, Phone 2 2 8 2 TYPO-PRINT, GOLD BEACH, Phone 9 8 4
