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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Feb 25, 1950
Page
4
The Twillingate Sun notes British election results with 276 seats declared including Conservatives 265 Liberal 6 Other 5 with Attlee Churchill and Davies cited as party leaders. Seventy eight seats still to be heard from as Presstime.
The piece urges renewed public action to open Shoal Tickles harbour and connect Bay and Twillingate by water route. It calls for discussion, planning, and federal provincial support, highlighting delays, hazards, and the need for a durable winter transport artery for fishermen passengers and the traveling public.
A partial report notes slight improvement compared with last week but daily water supply remains tight for some households. Weather has turned milder, yet the situation for many communities shows little overall relief.
Coal dealers on the North Side exhausted stocks with Ashbournes Limited rationing deliveries from one ton to three hundred pounds. Demand remains strong and a fortnight may bring no coal. Firms hold firewood in reserve to avert fuel hardship.
Reports from Sun Office indicate Martin Young kept busy counting 50 cent pieces while Bert Butt welcomed guests and Ted Jenkins helped boost appetites at the Fish Cake and Bean Supper. The kitchen crew and stewards received praise for orderly service and well-prepared pancakes and tea, with a glowing nod to the moonlit evening.
Atlantic Guardian notes Newfoundland MPs were sought as luncheon speakers with witty talk and seal lore. The piece speculates T G W Ashbourne, MP for Grand Falls White Bay, is favored to join the Cabinet if Bradley moves to the Senate, possibly replacing Mayhew in Fisheries.
Gertrude May Hamlyn and Herbert William Young were wed at United Church South Side February 10 officiated by Rev C R Freake BA. Attendants wore pink and lemon crepe, bouquets featured roses and pansies. After a snowmobile ride to Crow Head the couple hosted a reception for about 100 guests with two films by Lloyd Hamlyn.
Mr Lawrence Jones of Moreton's Harbour Md arrived in Toronto via TCA on February Std for a surprise two week visit to his brothers Sidney James and Ted Jones. A farewell party at Ted Jones 208 Rosemount Avenue featured over thirty relatives and friends with dancing. Lawrence received a gold wristwatch as a gift from all and well wishes for his return to duties as Government Fishery Officer in Newfoundland.
Home news notes several Back arbour residents including Messrs Earley Anney Joe Piercey and Leon Clarke arriving from Toronto where they have been employed since early fall. They report work is extremely scarce there. Ern Guy also returns from Toronto and will land on Newfie soil Thursday.
A rugged report from Crow Head and North Island details scarce fish stocks and scarce men as navigation opens and residents eye return routes. Mrs Heinier Roberts enjoys winter at Pillies Latand with sister Mrs Blackmore. James Brackler, recovering from a house fire, is staying with Mr and Mrs Kredk White. A subscriber reports a nauseating odor linked to the San incident tied to taxes and town letters. Ranger Jarvis travels to St Johns with a patient from Gander Bay. Snowmobile trips to Lewisporte and Campbellton death notice for Pleman Bridger are noted. Harold Baird returns home after a brief hospitalization.
Mrs Tanac Young died peacefully on Saturday at age eighty two in Gresporte. Survived by husband two sons Garfield and Martin at home and daughter Mrs Ashley Borden of Jenkins Cove. Interment was held Wednesday in the Salvation Army cemetery at Ragged Point with Sr. Capt. G. Earle presiding at Citadel and graveside. The Sun extends sympathy to the bereaved.
Dr Tony Paddon medical director of the Grenfell Mission warns the Labrador cod fishery faces doom without modernization. He cites outdated gear, fragmented stations from Cartwright to Hopedale, and profits from Mediterranean and West Indies trade over the American market. He urges freezing equipment and by product utilization to stay competitive.
A letter from February 1950 discusses local options for a Twillingate Town Council. It weighs advantages such as electric power roads and facilities against the revenue burden from taxes and licenses. The writer asks how a remote island town could fund improvements while preserving rights and governance.
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