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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jan 12, 1952
Page
4
The Twilingate Sun announces editor and proprietor E Clarke operates the paper with notes on letters received timing for publication. It lists rates for subscriptions locally Canada and U B A and mentions charges for notes of thanks memoriam announcements.
The notice states that the publication is authorized for second class mail by the Post Office Department in Ottawa. It confirms mailing status and official recognition for periodic distribution. The statement serves as an archival credential for circulation eligibility.
In FWILLINGATE January 12 1952 a columnist argues fraternal organizations show stagnation as members shrink and younger generations stay away. He says societies must modernize while preserving core principles to attract youth, using radio and community activity aligned with today’s environment.
Biologist Mr David St Sergeant from Cambridge England leads a seal research effort at Newfoundland Fisher ies Research Station in St John s. He and partner Dean Fisher study seal private lives their fall migration routes and population sizes to gauge harvest impact. They tag seals to track movement while noting ethical and practical challenges in the harsh field.
Poem describes a woman as both angel and contradiction. She fears vermin yet confronts danger, sustains love through hardship, and shifts between kindness and cruelty. The speaker notes her shifting roles from delicate to formidable, challenging male expectations and revealing complexity.
A humorous local note describes a cutworm crossing from one garden to another in mid January. Residents feared traffic dangers as pedestrians and motorists dodged the insect. A local authority helped relocate the worm into a garden, possibly ending the encounter.
Mr. John C. Loveridge came back early in the week after a brief business trip to the capital.
Eric Simms, principal of Crow Head School, was released from hospital after a pruning accident last week. He discharged his twenty two rifle while hunting, the mushroom bullet entering the right wrist and causing severe forearm injury. His arm is in a cast and he will be unable to resume duties soon.
Miss Stella Mannel, registered nurse, who went on a month long holiday to the United States before Christmas, has returned to duties at Notre Dame Bay Memorial.
Mr Tesac Farthing of Herring Neck was in town during the week with no further details provided.
Clarence Megars Clarence Roberts and Wilson Gay again win the winter mail contract and will resume their regular weekly helicopter-assisted routes to Summerford if the service proves successful. The note hints at adjusting the letter mail weight as the helicopter service is considered to expand.
Officials say general public substitutes for freight and express carriers will keep mail moving this winter. Roberta and Gays did an outstanding job last winter, missing only one week and making up time with two Summerford trips. Weather and travel were harsh, yet confidence remains that the public will not complain this season.
Mr. T G W Ashbourne B A J P MP for Grand Falls White Bay Labrador travels with the Canadian delegation to the United Nations in Paris after Christmas at Twillingate and a stop at Gander. The duration of the stay in Paris is not known.
The totar vessel Isobel HH with about 150 tons of North Sydney screened coal loaded at St John’s and departed Thursday for Twillingate. The cargo, consigned to Ashbournes Limited, aims to ease the current local shortage.
The Terra Nova with about three hundred tons of coal loaded at St. John's for Arthur Manner's firm is expected to arrive soon. Its arrival should prevent serious coal shortages for social households during the coming winter.
Ashbourne's 8 vessel the Bessie Marie, rebuilt under masterbuilder Lewis Roberta of Wild Cove, nears completion to sail south. The Lessie recently launched from Upper Premises, with a two deck wheel house and new accommodations being installed at Path End. Sailors and carpenters will proceed to St John’s for final superstructure work and spring icefields voyages loom.
Mr. Mark Trippe of Lewisporte, prominent citizen and Mason Master, ex lay reader of the United Church and Sunday School superintendent, died early this week at seventy one. He is survived by a daughter and a son Harvey, a former United Church day school teacher here fifteen years ago. The Sun offers sympathy to the bereaved.
In a letter to a friend at Twillingate the Hon. Gordon F Bradley Secretary of State closes with warm wishes for a Happy and prosperous season. He signs off with a playful remark and a cordial tone. The missive reflects personal connection and official goodwill.
A note from note of Chanks Hering Neck 1951 thanks doctors and Memorial Hospital staff for kindness to daughter Gertie. It lists many friends and families across Toronto Boston Sackville and Twillingate who sent food letters cards and support during bereavement and notes telegraphed and mailed condolences.
A list of local residents and families from Corner Brook Boston Toronto Twillingate Herring Sprays Herring Neck and nearby areas appears in a social gathering notice. Names include Warren Batt Miles Farthing Warren Hytner Blandford Hussey Ginn Shart Woodford Warren Gidge Melinoey and others with multiple family pairs noted.
The article notes limited success among Tisuermen with only Harry Austey of Buck Harbour achieving about twenty seals to Tuesday. Demand for the meat remains high and buyers are paying around two dollars per car case for fresh meat amid steady interest.
The Salvation Army Youth Group will hold its second New Year meeting on Monday January 4 at 8:40 p m. Constable R Jarvis from the RCMP will speak. All group members aged 13 to 18 are urged to attend and stay for refreshments.
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