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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Dec 07, 1940
Page
4
Official department notices from Home Affairs published in Twillingate Md on December 7 1940. The paper notes charges for notes memorim notes and announcements and reserves the right to refuse late correspondence and disclaims responsibility for correspondents opinions.
Finance Commissioner J. H. Penson announces War Savings Week from December 2 to 7 to boost purchases of Certificates and Stamps. Certs at 2.50 and stamps at 0.10 on a 25 space card aim to raise 250. Post Office North Side sells them. NPA branch leads public campaign with local notices and competition results. Molotov’s Berlin visit noted with Stalin’s political status uncertain.
The Greeks joined the Allies as the war swung in their favor. Their force of 200000 fought Bulgarians on the Struma and Sara De Om-sken rivers and helped drive the Eastern Front collapse in September 1918. Milne praised the allied Greek contribution along with 60000 Greeks who served with the American army. Their navy aided operations in the Mediterranean and 200000 tons of merchant shipping backed the effort.
The text discusses Hitler's aim to keep war out of the Balkans and notes that Greece is an excitable people whose morale could falter after a setback. It warns that Greece faces material shortages but could leverage English aid and captured Italian equipment to oppose Italy in Albania.
The piece outlines War Savings Certificates origin in England and adoption in Canada and Newfoundland. It describes six percent annual compound interest over six years, tax exemption, early cashing after six months, and benefits for small savers including children. It urges public support, notes Newfoundland debt payments in England, and promotes War Savings Week via Twillingate and the NPA committee.
The report states British shipping losses up to November 10 total 2,367,869 tons. Additional tonnage from construction, purchase, and capture reaches just over 2,000,000 tons by August end. Up to November 10, enemy tonnage loss exceeds half of Britain’s total at 1,537,810 tons. Overall British Allied and Neutral tonnage to November 10 runs 3,809,208 tons, with Allied fleet gains from Norway 3.5–4.0 million tons, Netherlands over 2.0 million, Greece 1.5 million, and Poland and Belgium 0.5 million.
Cold weather moved in on December 3 and 4 with a 10 p.m. drop in temperatures to roughly 4 degrees above zero. A hard breeze and northerly to northwesterly winds began Wednesday, causing snow drifts to form along the streets.
Britain and Spain sign a trade treaty as Francisco Franco seeks friendship with England to aid Spain's recovery from civil war and ease any blockade.
All members are requested to meet in their hall on Monday night at 8 o'clock by order W. M.
Mrs. E L Martin wife of Sergeant S J Martin of the Newfoundland Ranger Force has died at Bonne Bay after a short illness. Formerly Miss Marjorie Barker she was the daughter of the late William Barker a commission merchant and district grand secretary for English Freemasonry in Newfoundland. She lived at Cartwright and later moved with her husband to Twillingate and then Bonne Bay. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon from the residence of Mr KE Martin 189 Lemarchant Road with many friends expressing sympathy to sister Miss Winnie Barker.
The Newfoundland Agency of Confederation Life Association earned about 30 percent of Newfoundland's total new life insurance in the first nine months of 1940, a remarkable share among twelve companies. Leaders include E. P. Lush, W. F. Rendell, Ernest Fox, and W. R. Smith of Curling. F J Wornell aided staff organization. current leaders listed include W H Adey, C O Butler, J H Smith, W T Bogland, S Loveridge, and A R Stone. Also noted is Prime Minister Winston Churchill turning 66 last Saturday, November 30, amid war duties.
Personal notes list Arthur Butcher returning from a business trip to the City last week Mrs Thomas Grimes and child from Catalina visiting her parents Rev and Mr R F Mercer Cyril Lunnen from Roberts Arm this week Ernest Guy home from Sydney Lewis Lambert and David Rice from Rotwood by Clyde on Thursday
Grace Boehner moved to petty court at St John’s West after a Sydney voyage with coal for Gillett and Facey. Alsace schooner sank at Botwood loading pier after plank cut during a crew change. refloating unlikely with limestone load. Capt. Walter Blackwood named in Telegram as in charge of the schooner. Other motor boats and crews handled mails, weddings, and trips to Change Islands, Fogo, Fortune Head, Lewisporte, and Corner Brook.
John L Lewis resigns as head of the C10 citing a pre election promise tied to Wendell Willkie's defeat. He leaves a 25000 dollar annual salary. Reports note Roberts Arm wood cutting finished for the season and tea houses remain closed until wood is hauled. Submarine activity and ship shortages in the Atlantic are blamed for the shutdown.
Reports from St John's describe heavy hand to hand fighting between Greek and Italian troops for control of the Argircastro inter military base. casualties on both sides are heavy. Italy rearranges commanders as Rome says Germany will not aid. British and American support shifts amid broad war developments.
Fleet Air Arm planes carried torpedoes against the Taranto ships. torpedoes struck below the water line while Italian anti aircraft fire was silenced by strategic action. Many naval planes are equipped with torpedo tubes for operations against enemy vessels.
Mia Louisa Luonco turned 93 on November 24 and remains active with light chores. She preserves memory of town history and can recount many past events, sharing residents and moments from local life.
On Monday night Mrs Claude Jenking died of paralysis at the home of Mrs Sidney Mitchell in Durrell. Funeral Wednesday at S. S. United Church with Rev T J Pitt officiating at Arm Cemetery. Also reported is the death of Mrs Joseph Stuck leas yesterday at Tickie Point.
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