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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Dec 24, 1949
Page
4
A Twillingate Christmas message reflects on the enduring spirit of Christmas, focusing on giving and the link to children. It emphasizes sacrifice, joy in giving, and the role of Santa and Jesus in the holiday, closing with wishes for health happiness and prosperity in 1950.
Sydney on December 19 Mayor D Jack MacLean was charged with murder before Magistrate Verne Read in connection with the death of Joseph MacKinnon 65 the registrar of voters. Police said a hit and run driver struck MacKinnon in a dark alley off Kings Road and the mayor’s car was seized. An inquest was ordered and the city council met in emergency session as the case developed.
Tomorrow night St Peter’s interior will be lit by electric fixtures replacing kerosene lamps after a century. Mr Hanon of Wesleyville, Newfoundland agent for Onan lighting plants, completed the installation with assistant, despite a broken ankle incident. Sexton Augustus Bridger will oversee the plant.
The Fishermen’s Advocate notes Newfoundland drinkers consume more rum than milk per capita with about a gallon of liquor for every gallon and a half of milk. It argues Christmas spending will favor rum over milk and orange juice.
A Christmas exhortation urges self examination and generosity focusing on peace and good will. It emphasizes helping others, supporting the Newfoundland Tuberculosis Association, and safeguarding health through Christmas giving and moral renewal.
A clipped cry celebrates enduring peace and goodwill toward men, noting that faith in harmony remains despite conflict. The text evokes Christmas morning as a moment to find happiness and continued human virtue.
A Newfoundland proposal envisions a direct sales tax in the new year as the sole new revenue source since indirect taxes remain federal. The "social security assessment" will be a true sales tax collected by merchants with receipts kept for records. A columnist warns it will be a nuisance for shopkeepers and shoppers, with few exemptions mostly for fishing gear and farming necessities. basic foods may be temporarily exempt. The start date for the tax has not been announced.
Readers are urged to obtain and display radio licenses as federal collectors push for compliance. A St John’s woman failed to produce a license when repairing a radio, risking the set being reclaimed. Authorities promise strict enforcement and possible legal action for nonpayment.
The Vocational Institute will start Thursday in January 1950 and run to March 31. Day classes Monday to Friday cater to youths 16 to 21 with courses in Diesel Engineering Motor Mechanics Carpentry Joinery Electrical Work Bricklaying Wearing? Metal Machining Boat Building plus temporarily suspended Plumbing Oil Furnace Heating Refrigeration. Evening classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays run 7:30 to 9:30 for adults and apprentices. Fees include tools with a minimum of 4.00 for city residents and 2.00? for others. Limited spots, apply by letter to HR Vocational Institute Southside Saint John with full details.
The Lord Bishop of Newfoundland writes in the Christios weekly magazine emphasizing the birth of Jesus. He states Jesus was born of Mary and nurtured by Joseph, highlighting Jesus as dependent on human care during childhood.
Fragments reflect a religious meditation on God and humanity. The text hints at church, true essence, and service as a measure of life, with scattered terms like sowle and pig symbolically tying mortal labor to divine purpose.
A fragmented notice describes a cheerful day and a hopeful moment in the East, mentioning a father and totich figure as the light that shines. The readable text evokes a positive, dawn like sentiment without clear event details or names.
An obituary note from San Jose details the death of an individual connected to the United Church area. The bereaved include the mother two sisters three brothers two stepsisters and one stepbrother with condolences requested from the San Josus community.
Mr John Mills, who moved to Montreal to stay with his daughter Mrs Claude Sharpe, sends Christmas greetings and best wishes for a bright New Year to friends around Teilling. Also noted is Mr Lewis Clarke returning from Toronto and Ashbournes Bessie Marie sailing to Tyrillingate with general cargo before winter layup. The motor vessel Nesfoundlander called for baled fish and the Newfoundlander will transfer cargo to Gil Hannes for the Grand Banks voyage.
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