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Snfimlsy. May 11. 1957

Sealer TIieron's Crew Did

Well In The G

By GERRY IeNI-'lL Csssdisn PI-Ins Ital! Wrllc

NEW HARBOR, N.5. (CP)-A sleek. white vessel pulled into this tiny harbor on Mahone Bay recently after two hazardous months in the icetields oi the Gulf oi rsi. Lawrence.

It was the Minot: Theron, with 48 men and 2A.600 seal pelts aboard. A day later most ol the men were headed in all directions -some to nearby Halifax. others to homes in central Canada an in the Atlantic provinces.

Mtisl had had a hectic time ciuhhing and skinning seals in tiieir l('y ironies. The Theron had been it-cimund (or a long as two I&k't'Ixs anti at one time had run preilllfltitiaiy short of fresh water.

SE.-XLIN('r'S DECLINE

More than 200 men on 14 ships sculcti in the gulf this year. Dur- ing the IH5Ua, as many as U.- Owl men. mostly from Newfound- land. on about 400 ships headed for the ai'ilIiili.', grounds.

Over the yr-airs. the annual seal hiiiit has produced its traiedies. when the Southern Cross sank in Ilolrl iii:-rs item 173 men lost and 714 ilIl('Il iiii- Ni-tritiiiiidiand went (innit Milli-0 ships have been I05! ikilliiilll Ins. at Iii? in recent yo-ais nllti II'ilx year the beater

ii or .Imi and sent to the bot- HS U ( All crew mein-Iljudo until they respected me."

tom lli .ii.'irI'Ii. hers were saved. ”i think it's more luck than enough that some boys weren't lost," said 1)-year-old Bill Biiyk of Toronto. after his first sealing

trip this year.

"Y d J Leo . RT LAW!-OR l,ves;”.,ub,15f”fN..s. ifgggl .. gfy A GROCEMES IIAvNE's GARAGE Ma.cDONALD vlngsgnlgf sr;nlrgg.s;2:rxN GAv's GEOCEBY last trip out." A - - SEE 10

Karl Karlsen. of Kariscn and Qualify Groceries. Fruits and tosI;flcl:laz;'g :1": g:::":nd RADIO SERVICE New and Used Tm, Bakers oi (N. D. Lowther. P;-opp) Co. Ltd.. a Halifax shipping VESBIHNE9 Truck, A Complete Radio Service VULCAN-IZING ' IFIVIHK GM Ind OII DC1i0i0U5 CWW" 3l'Cld Fresh and Cold Meats fVf::cclIy'wagf1aIAgr::icm:ur:t::.dJg;I:); Sn-iokers'SSupplies. School 33,30,351, page, 30 Years In Business Silent Traction Wm" Ti". Tire;u;IoIi3ualt;Irles -S Acfelisorles on Sale At Your Fruit! Ind Vegetables seal-bearing lcg floeg from mg havf "Pm" All Work Guaranteed "A satisfied customer is our Rubber Footwear Repaired 3 . pee” 5' Neighborhood Grocery Cc""""""e'Y coast of Greenland down through - Open Mon. through Sat. PRONE but ldverusemenr. Phone 9222 K J. com. Q S. C. wnem TOWN-WIDE DELIVER! the Strait of Belle Isle, between . 7-3" '-m- I0 10-30 P-"I 33" Proprietors PIWM 5270 non, .52, Newfoundland and Labrador. ihands like then; pm, 5597 3 mm M, as Lincoln Street Phone 6915 180 Kent 53- I32-A Great George St. out can 175 mm Ave. 44 Dorchesier St. at Longwm-ul Av, STRONG MEN NEEDED . I

Ssalsrs have to be young, strong men, a is to run over the , jagged fioes after their pray and mm -rm to an my FREE! 5234.00 IN MERCHANDISE on SERVICE FREEI '” " "”'”i must be able to stand the raw 0

' CUSTOM GRINDING

damp of the Arctic ice and the glare of a winter sun.

Usually they are in r- Ionced and are trained In eir oh on the way to the gulf. The

eI'on'a crew did well, returning with enough pelts to give asch man S730 for the hunt. Another Knrlsen vessel. the Oral. came in with only am. hardly enough to pay for the trip. The men as well as the owners loss when uni iiards aren't iound. Thov are paid only in shares.

North Atlantic seals. called harps and hoods. are divided by the sealer into grades. High grade are the very young. with soft white Iur. Trey are known as whites. Older seals with shining black hides are called heaters.

The North Atlantic variety Is the hair leaf. distinct from to fur seal of the Bering sea.

White pelts go to Iurricrs for about 85 such; block pelts are bought by tannerios and letch 82.50 to I8. '

I.1'l'I'Ll EQUIPMEN1 - IosieugosstsIthoioowssr-

uII This Year

. Hides ol young weigh uptodipouadszthouof their parents run to ill! pounds. "Seailns looks cruel. but I don't think It is." said young "The young ones cry pathetically when they see a man, but die as soon as they are hit." Skins taken in a day's work are heaped in piles and marked. Etch ship's kill is jealously guarded. Frequently the Theron was in light of other ships.

of! Cape Breton it was necessary to wait (or a change of wind to shift ti. ice.

A rainstorm proved a godsend when the ship was short of water. Great pools formed on the ice- pans and crewmcn pumped the Theron's tanks iuli.

"While we were stuck we'd play poker for smokes or inst

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listen to the radio." said Bilyk. "I built an igloo just for the fun of it."

Said LeGay: "we used to play baseball on the ire. Had some pretty good zanios inn."

Tempers sometimes ran short! during periods of inactivity. 1

"Sometimes i had to resort to

said Bilyk whose taste for class sical music ran counter to that of the rest of the crew. "A 52811!!! ship is no place for someone un- able to handle ” " "

1 PRINCE STREET

We have on hand for Spring work Massey Harris Tandem Discs-28 and 24 Discs Massey Harris No. I4 Spring Tooth I-larrows Eezee Flow Fertilizer Spreaders I Massey Harris No. 26 Flow: 2 and 3 furrow Besides we have new and used Tractors.

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