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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Mar 04, 1950
Page
4
Twillingate March 4th 1950 notes the North Side weekly newspaper listing editor and proprietor E G Clarke and noting policy on opinions and late communications Wednesday noon. It lists 80 cent inserts for notices and memoriam notes and announces subscription rates Local 1.50 Canada 1.00 USA 2.00 payable in advance.
The piece argues education is everybody’s business in Canada Education Week. It warns democracy is endangered by illiberal forces and urges voters to elect educated leaders who value fair play and universal goodwill, stressing youth education as preventive at this pivotal era.
A call to educate youth in democracy stressing tolerance and goodwill. It urges marking a clear path for youth to avoid drift toward compromise of principles while pursuing progress and free exchange of ideas across races and creeds. It emphasizes shared responsibility in safeguarding democracy.
A hospital notes segment lists numerous patient or contact names across multiple Newfoundland and Labrador localities such as Gillard's Cove Ragged Pt Herring Neck and Port Albert. The fragment ends with the discharge indicator and lacks detailed patient information or dates.
A long list of residents and families is recorded across coastal Newfoundland towns including Little Bay Is, Herring Neck, Laurenceton, Gander Bay, Victoria Cove, Hart's Cove, Newstead, Twillingate, Burnt Cove, Carmanville, Summerford and Leading Tickles. Names include Peter Troske Audrey Adey Mrs Horace Warren and many others with babies noted in several entries.
Birth notices from several families record a series of newborn daughters and sons across Burnt Cove Kettle Cove Ragged Point Arm Gillard's Cove Twillingate and Hari's Cove. February hospital data list 78 admissions 80 discharges and 23 operations with births at 13.
Readers report little improvement in the week long water shortage. Some note slight bottom water in storage, while many say demand has driven levels to dangerous lows or caused outages. A few describe partial recovery in particular wells and storage boxes under ice and ground conditions.
The Handicraft Centre invites exhibits from individuals and schools across the province. Send items to Director of Handicrafts, King George V Institute, St John s by April 24 1950 or deliver to the Centre. Include exhibitor name address and sale price if applicable. Return shipping insured by the Centre.
Public utilities operating in Newfoundland must register with the Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities at the King George V Institute Building in St. John’s. The act defines public utility to include entities owning operating or controlling transport power water steam heat or gas services for the public for compensation. The Board will provide information and answer inquiries from interested parties.
A physician named J M Olds announced today a long delayed donation effort tied to a fundraiser in Gander. The event aims to support a local cause with plans outlined for the day.
The Doctor has been unwell for some time and rested at home since late January. Early in the week he returned to work and is reported to be very considerably improved. A vacation may be all that is required to restore him to his former health as friends in town and district offer best wishes.
A letter discusses hens failing to lay enough eggs amid possible mash effects. A Department of Agriculture contact notes flocks switching from Miracle to Full-O-Pep caused molts. The writer questions mash brands and suggests testing a change to restore production, noting some farms succeed with quality stock despite recent poor results.
A brief obituary fragment references a turning point toward recovery in a unnamed community. It mentions a council and a town, with sparse details on individuals or dates. The passage lacks clear names or places, offering only a suggestive mood of resilience.
Applications invited for post of cooperative fieldman starting April 1950 with salary two thousand dollars a year, rising by eighty dollars yearly to twenty eight hundred fifty, plus three hundred sixty dollars cost of living bonus. Preference to educated applicants with fishing experience. Applications accepted until March 21 by the Deputy Minister of Cooperatives.
Mr John Roberts of Change Is lands visited town on Tuesday after planning to travel by horse team Edgar Baird arrived by plane. A storm forced a setback and the pilot landed at Heming Neck where Roberts stayed the night with J White before continuing by snowmobile next morning.
An observer suspects fox tracks near Smith's Lookout may be a misidentified editor's dog. No fox sighting or capture occurred. A muskrat sign on South Side led two Fishermen across Tickle to encounter and dispatch the rodent with a walking stick.
Radio listeners learn that federal funds totaling 225000 dollars have been allocated for repairs to the Twillingate wharf, with townspeople hoping the project will create local work opportunities and noting potential inclusion of Shoat Tick in the plan. Authorities say material for the coastal wharf includes heavy squared timber.
Residents of Twillingate note the snowmobiles keep North and South Island routes passable after each snowfall. With three machines operating, snow clears faster, proving the value of a local management contractor to maintain roads and reduce labor costs.
At the annual meeting of Twillingate Fire Insurance Company shareholders in its office on a Wednesday night the financial report showed a prosperous year. With capital of 20 000 the company declared a font percent dividend. In 1949 only one claim was needed for damage from the Hospital Barn fire. Shareholders voted 10000 to the Brigade Fund in appreciation of the Twillingate Volunteer Fire Brigade's service.
Mrs Stanley Anstey of Back Harbour was bitten on her wrist by a team dog while shopping on South Bide Thursday evening. The animal jumped and seized her as she stepped aside for the team to pass. She required medical care before returning home Fortun the rest of the team did not follow.
A native of Twi Himgate Mr Joseph Anstey passed away at Toronto General Hospital on February 22. He is survived by two children Annie Cole of Lewisporte and Louie Jerrett, with funeral at Farmers Home Cemetery.
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