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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jan 01, 1949
Page
4
The Twillingate Sun announces notes of thanks memoriam notices and announcements with a 30 cent per inch charge for insertions. It lists subscription rates Local 1.50 per year Canada 1.70 per year and Newfoundland 2.00 per year with payable details and delivery notes.
The piece reflects on Newfoundland turning from 1948 to a new era with potential entry as the Dominion’s tenth province. It notes reduced bitterness from the recent campaign, anticipated provincial elections, and hopes for improved prosperity amid herring fishery failures and limited woodwork jobs. It closes with best wishes for work and a living wage in the new year.
Pilot Eric Blackwood, director and chief pilot, leaves for Toronto where the company has purchased its first plane. The craft carries four passengers and should start operations early next year. Blackwood previously ran Aero Sales and Service Co later merged with Maritime Airways handling winter tail routes to the Northern Peninsula and Labrador.
Notification from the Director of Family Allowances St Johns Newfoundland that if the Newfoundland union becomes effective before April 1949, registration forms for family allowances are in the mails. Families with children under 16 must complete and return the form in the accompanying envelope promptly.
The notice lists multiple churches with service times and Sunday School sessions. Church of England St Peter presents 8 am Holy Communion and 11 am Matins with Sunday School at 2:39 pm and Evensong at 7 pm. St Andrew's shows 11 am Matins, 2:20 pm Sunday School, 7 pm Evensong. United Church schedules vary by north and south sides with morning services, Sunday School, Bible Class, and Lay Reader sessions. Salvation Army and Pentecostal Assembly share prayer, devotion, and evangelistic services throughout the day.
In a recent magistrate’s court session led by Spracklin, several cases were heard after investigations by Ranger Anstey. Verdicts included fines for disorderly conduct and potato theft, compensation orders for garden damage, and multiple penalties for wreck and salvage breaches. A motor vehicle theft while intoxicated led to heavy fines and penitentiary time, while other defendants faced jail or bonds for breaches and assault on a neighbor. Civil debt judgments were also recorded.
The article recalls Pete's long hospital care after a leg injury. Doctors believed full recovery possible with time and effort. After discharge he used crutches briefly, then returned to work with no major handicap, drawing praise for the medical staff and his determination.
A long OCR fragment lists several birth notices across Newfoundland communities. Names include Augustus Quiolan Birchy Bay. Ralph Hewlett Olive Ford Barr'd Ie. Patrick Cook Leading Tickles. Mrs Harald White Fred Stuckey Ragned Point. Gander Howard Bott Adamd Churchill Twillingate. Lillia Jones Lewisporte. Mrs Archiba Brown Jeremiah Penton. Chesley Brown Joe Batts Arm. St. John's area and surrounding towns.
Local residents make Christmas movements with family and friends. Walter Facey leaves Northern Ranger for Bonavista to spend the holidays with acquaintances. Ray Pomeroy and sister Ella visit, while Stephen Lovering and daughter Wezel plan a winter stay in Lewisporte with Mrs. Gus Boone. Hazel heads to New York for months of Christmas visiting. Several other residents, including Frevely Hodge Rub Facey Louise Ashbourne, plan holiday arrangements and study trips, with Adolph White and Sandy departing for Moreton Harbour and Gander respectively. Mrs. Sarah Cook travels to Gander for winter with Mrs. Lloyd Jane. Mrs. Ralph White and Peter sail to St. Johns then Hagland seeking medical advice for a deaf child. Mrs. White, born in Scotland, came to the country with her husband after war service.
This hospital notes section lists patients across Newfoundland towns including Noggin Cove Twillingate Summerford and Gander Bay. It records new births at Noggin Gove Fairbank and Fredericton and mentions several accompanying spouses. The entry reflects a snapshot of local hospital activity with names and places.
Peter Troake a mariner and skipper of the Minnie B suffered a severe injury when his overalls were sucked into a shaft stopping the engine. He wrapped from midcalf to the knee with crushed bone, endured surgery by Dr. Olds, and spent months in hospital recovering.
Multiple notices report deaths: George Smith aged 81 at daughter Mrs Waller Pelley home on Christmas day. Mrs Botsford Stuckless (nee Mercer) aged 29 at Purcell's Harbour. Mrs Seymour Mecer of Port Albert at Notre Dame Memorial. John F. Hyde longtime Collector of Customs at Little Bay Islands, recently returned from hospital to spend winter at Notre Dame Memorial. Surviving relatives include spouses, children, and extended family. Memorial services given by Revd W R Butler at United Church.
Birthday greetings come for Samuel Dove of Mutford’s Cove as he marks his ninety second birthday on Tuesday. Despite age he remains active visiting places around the island. a Salvationist for sixty years he and his ill wife attend the Citadel and he continues to join services when home duties allow.
Magistrate Spracklin receives notice from J. Cull as he sets up as navigation teacher and projectionist for the Adult Education Branch. Harvey Ashley Robert, seven, nears critical surgery for ruptured appendix. Springdale plans another trip to North Side Bay, Codroy ships freight, Glencoe clears Botwood channel, Northern Ranger to Shoe Cove to Fleurs Lys, and local seas hamper seating while cold weather may aid fishery recovery.
Reports note Salmon catches persist into January with mild weather delaying voyages south. George Blackler of Barricks Island nets a 35 lb salmon just before Christmas, priced at twenty cents per pound totaling seven dollars for the catch.
Newfoundland plans family allowances for all children under 16 with checks issued to mothers. The program targets about 43 000 families and roughly 750 000 dollars monthly, with registration forms distributed by post offices for immediate completion. A Newfoundland Regional Office is being set up in St John’s to process registrations and issue April cheques.
The report notes Ed ward Young's former house on Rink Road, owned by Pearce Young of South Side, was bought by William Cooper who plans to move it to his South Side premises. The piece ponders how many homes will be relocated this winter and which house has the most transfers across the two islands.
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