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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Aug 02, 1947
Page
4
The Twillingate Sun announces itself as the region’s only paper on the North Coast, established 1886, published Saturdays in Twillingate Newfoundland. Editor and proprietor HE G Clarke outlines pricing for notices and notes of thanks, with policy on timely submissions and editorial opinions.
In Grand Falls Magistrate Clarke sentenced two Windsor men to one year with hard labour for starting a forest fire that destroyed over two thousand acres. The editorial criticizes the penalties as too light and urges harsher measures, no wages for fighters, rewards for information, and stronger enforcement to prevent future blazes.
The message laments massive woodland loss and wildlife damage from fires. It blames ongoing dictatorial action and urges immediate decisive steps to end the fires and protect resources.
Magistrate Abbott and family stay in town as guests of Mr and Mrs Edwin Facy for two weeks. Rex Rowsell and family arrive from St John's via Miss Twillingate. Former Frances Cook now Mrs Rowsell visits town. Dorothy Hodder from Harmon Field enjoys a short vacation. Nelson Hodder from Gander returns to duty. Rev Ayris of Joe Batt's Arm visits town. Edith Manuel returns from Cartwright with Corp Roy Manuel. Mrs Chester Ford and granddaughter Betty of Zoar Labrador travel to St John’s to reside. Miss Helen Kearne departs by Kyle for Harbour Grace. Bert Scott and family arrive from Corner Brook. Ernest Rideout arrives from Upper Humber Area and takes fifty acre Ex-servicemen farming allotment. ten acres cleared and house built. Best wishes extended for their future prosperity.
The Agricultural Division appeals to farmers and gardeners to destroy the first generation of the Purple Back Cabbage Worm by finding oval yellow eggs laid on the lower leaf surfaces. Clusters of twenty or more should be cleared before hatching. DDT dust or spray is suggested, or simply stripping infected leaves. Epidemic in 1945. last year saw reductions. early action expected to cut numbers further.
Constable John Harvey of the Md Constabulary died at Notte Dame Bay Memorial Hospital on Wednesday. He had been stationed at Fogo for years and is survived by his wife and seven children, including Freeman Harvey of Burin with the Dept of Post and Telegraph. The body was taken to Freshwater for burial.
Mr. Aaron Godwin freed a huge sea creature from a trap at Joe Batt's Arm. The fish, at least thirty feet long and resembling a whale shark, required cutting away twine and will prevent reuse of the trap this season. Its rough dark skin bore barnacles and its liver filled eight pouches.
Unofficial reports say A N D Company lost about five hundred cords of pulp wood in the Rocky Pond fire. Firefighters recovered charred carcasses of several moose and other wildlife at the scene.
Night race on Toreday at Grand Fal Gace featured Andrew Sanger of Grand Fal Gace in a close finish. Weather and course conditions affected splits as participants jostled for early lead and final gap.
The company aims to raise output to 100 000 cords by 1950 led by J C Williams returning to Port Hope. Workers earn eighty cents an hour and five to six dollars per cord at the stump. A Norwegian forestry graduate surveys the property for scientific cutting. A Hawkes Bay winter survey indicated about 1.5 million cords nearby.
Reports from Grand Bank indicate banking vessels will, for the first time in years, fish along the Labrador coast later in the season as fishermen prepare for a resumed offshore effort.
On Monday in Grand Fall a drunken assailant threw a beer bottle at seven year old Florence Eastman, gashing her face under the left eye. Constable Williams arrived quickly, had the victim driven home by taxi, and pursued and captured the assailant.
The Newfoundland Fisheries Board reports the 1946 cod catch disposed of and expects regular shipments to begin within three weeks for the 1947 catch. A cargo of forty thousand quintals has shipped with prices likely below last year. Lobster prices drop to about 17 to 19 dollars per crate, far below last year's around 50 dollars, while cod liver oil prices remain unsettled.
Captain Dorman Parsons aboard the vessel at Cape Harrigan reported carrying 250 barrels early in the week. The incident centers on maritime cargo and the ship's status near Cape Harrigan.
Mr Claude Howse a Government Geologist leaves St Johns for Mon Jolie Quebec to join a Canadian party including Mr Jones of the Department of Mines. They will inspect iron deposits on the Quebec Labrador boundary with transport by the Labrador Exploration Company. This is Howse first trip to the Quebec Deposit.
The Winnifred Lee reports very poor fishing near Hopedale with many vessels including the Edna Louise under Capt. Andrew Greenham heading north. Other ports show mixed results with fair catches at Cape Harrison and Belle Isle. Twenty boats operate at Belle Isle while overall coastwise fishing remains largely unproductive.
Mr James C Gibbs KC will represent the Longshoreman's Protective Union before the Commission of Inquiry into the Cost of Living now established.
Auxiliary vessel Bessie arrives from North Sydney on Thursday carrying a cargo described as oral for Ashbournes Ltd. The shipment details indicate a focused commercial delivery to the company, with timing noted as the late week arrival.
A hospital notes list many patients and family notices across communities including Indian Island Indian Burying Place Little Bay Islands and Twillingate. It records births with couples such as Mr and Mrs Warren Roberts Twillingate a daughter and Mr and Mrs Eric Loder Change Ts a 600.
Rainy Wednesday church event at St Peter gym raised about 244 dollars for the Garden Party. The weather dampened turnout but funds were collected despite poor conditions. A church spokesperson thanked volunteers for their effort amid the storms.
St Peter's holds Holy Communion sessions at 8 am and 11 am with an address. St Andrew's offers 2:30 pm Sunday School 3 pm Evensong. United Church sites list Rev Wai Butler and Wm R Butler with Sunday School Bible classes and lay reader services across Little Harbour North Side Crow Head with varied times.
The Salvation Army announces a Sunday program with 2 p m Sunday School and Bible study at 3 p m, a 7 p m Salvation Meeting, and a holiness service conducted by Corps Officers. Mayor and Mrs. C Thompson extend a cordial invitation to all.
Pastor and Mrs C F Rowsell host morning devotion at 10 30 a m Sunday School at 3 p m prayer at 6 30 p m and evangelistic service at 7 p m on Sunday in the Pentecostal Assembly.
Tremendous quantities of squid and caplin are reported at Happy Adventure as record catches are secured. Chinese representatives are on site offering attractive prices for dried squid amid a ready gale in that country.
Mr Harold Baird and several Twillingate men, sent to Hare Bay to build bunkhouses for Bowater’s new logging settlement, returned to Twillingate yesterday via Howley. Most workers afterward found jobs along the workline. Reports indicate misunderstanding or misappropriation of authority.
Two Windsor men Allen Hayter and James Lee faced Grand Falls magistrate Clarke on charges of deliberately starting a forest fire. Both confessed citing unemployment as motive. The June 24 incident near Rocky Pond lit a rock candle and spread flames across 2161 acres, costing A N D Company over thirty thousand dollars and prompting extensive firefighting efforts. Chaytor and Lee received one year with hard labour at St. John's penitentiary.
Auction or sale listing for an unfinished house with 1200 feet framing lumber 2x4 2x3 2x2 500 feet rough lumber 1000 second hand lumber 100 feet door trim 50 rails 400 pickets 9 packs shingles 100 feet pine. Includes horse slide and hardware. Apply to Mrs Hedley Young Rink Road Tvrillingate.
The Cabot Strait arrives sharp at Friday in St John’s Narrows and ties up at the dock. Commanded by Capt Daltoin, the ship was christened Feb 22 by Mrs Alton. The 255 foot vessel carries 147 crew with oil freighter service and reaches 10. knots.
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