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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Mar 16, 1946
Page
4
The Twillingate Sun from March 6 1946 lists publication details and policies for notices and letters. It notes charges of 25 cents per inch for notes of thanks memoriam and announcements, with cutoff Wednesday noon for letters and communications and disclaimer of responsibility for correspondents opinions.
Fishermen in Newfoundland express support for Commission Government citing wartime prosperity, stable prices, and better marketing through the Fisheries Board. They fear a return to Responsible Government and emphasize economic security over political debate, noting improved shipping and industry conditions postwar.
Debates at the MCLI last month in St John’s drew 206 voters with results: 80 for Confederation with Canada, 79 for Responsible Government, 38 for Commission, and 9 for Representative government. A caller noted 200-plus did not vote, saying certainty is needed on economic and financial conditions before choosing a political status.
National matters may decide after Nild disappears as candidates on the list for the National Convention avoid taking sides in party politics amid the convention's first deliberations.
A March 7 1946 statement from the Public Relations Officer notes mails began February 9 sent to Clarenville Bishop's Falls Shoal Harbour Botwood Port Blandford Windsor Gambo Grand Falls Gander Badger Lewisporte Millertown Norris Arm Buchans. Jesuits studied and Smaile will be dispatched by local trains in winter as a permanent postal feature with summer expansion planned. Mails will depart St John’s for along the line six days a week.
A native of this town Mrs Peter Grimes died at her son Thomas’s home in St John s on Friday after a severe stroke. The body was brought here and the funeral was at St Andrew s on Monday with Rev J Goodland performing the burial. She was 75 and widow Anastatia Ashbourne. She leaves three sisters Mrs LeDrew in St John s Mrs Sceviour in Toronto and Mrs Hodder. five children Thomas Laura Ivy and Mabel plus others in the US and Toronto.
Mrs Edward Wood man formerly Phoebe Wheeler of Summerford lifted a stove cover when an empty finger nail polish bottle exploded striking her eye. Glass spread in the kitchen and fire was extinguished. She was taken to Corner Brook Hospital for treatment.
Premier Stalin spoke in Moscow reviewing the eastern situation and said Russia was invaded on all western frontiers and lost 7 million men. He called Mr Churchill a war monger.
J A McLeod chairman of the bank's board died in Victoria British Columbia during the week at age 76. He led the institution through decades of growth and served as a key executive in Canadian banking.
Mr Ted Bugden mourns the loss of his son Eric T in the late war. He is described as a grandson of Mr Badger the C H Teacher, with the new St Peter's School opening at the Parish Hall.
The last issue misstated Hx Sergeant F G Harnett as on the Executive of the G W V A. The rank should read Ex Lieutenant Harnett. The late Neil Harnett was a Warrant Officer.
A daughter writes that her father, once crippled with rheumatism, gained a new lease on life after taking Kruschen Salts for years. She notes she and her husband used the salts for a month with relief, while the father remains nearly 70 and energetic. Medical claim about uric acid and salt ingredients follows.
A wrist watch lost by Dr. Olds was found the next day by Walter Facey embedded in ice on the street. The watch was still ticking and suffered no noticeable damage despite the busy scene.
The scar, Bessie Marie took ballast at Ray Roberts last week, and was given a good send off by the people of that town.
CONFEDERATION LIFE Hospital notes list patients from Fairbank to Ragged Point with discharges including Mrs Herbert Dalley Manuel's Cove and families in Herring Neck, Twillingate, and Gander Bay. Notable births reported to Ray Stuckless Herring Neck and George Jennings Bridgeport and R W Peckford Gander Bay. Operations include Wilson Roberts and Ruby Cooper Twillingate with other surgical cases in Twillingate and Little Hr.
Mr Jennings unaware that Mr Jones left and is son at Gander. No appointment made. Sergt Mercer is substituting for the present.
On hand for immediate delivery are 60 hp high speed 4 cylinder engines with electric starter and paragon reverse, weight 550 lbs. Also 15 hp 4 cylinder with reverse start magneto 350 lbs. Guaranteed mechanically like new, deed very little, complete with fittings. For quotations write or wire G. W. Iutt, Exploite.
A column discusses the Sun’s suggestion that lawmakers meet away from the capital. It surveys U S states to compare capitals by population, strategic value, and commerce, noting Albany Philadelphia Harrisburg Trenton Boston Springfield and more. The piece frames capital choice as a reflection of historical and practical factors.
Captain Alfred Elliott departed recently to join the S. S. Eile on the Gulf Service. He has had little rest in the past year, but this change may bring relief from monotony.
The Newfoundland Caribou Club in London was officially closed on Monday. Canon N. Facay, chairman of the War Contingent Adson, spoke at the ceremony.
A riot in Alexandria yesterday caused 17 deaths and 299 injuries as mobs attacked British buildings. Troops opened fire to restore order while other Egyptian cities remained quiet.
At Little Bay Islands authorities report 500 seals captured for the Jones cannery. The operation targets seal meat for processing and distribution by the plant.
Mr. Wo Pyon Hae bought the dwelling lot on South Side from the Grimes family.
Clara Arthur Luther of 20 Bond Street Windsor Newfoundland, son of Mr and Mrs Edwin Luther, completed training at Camp Blanding Florida. After a 30 day leave with relatives in Toronto he reported to Fort Devens Massachusetts and took a weekend trip to Boston with relatives including Mrs Mary Jenking and the Rogers family.
Capt. James Gillett commands the M V Bessie Marie as three ex servicemen join the voyage. The trio includes Stanley Stockley Stephen Lambert of the Royal Navy and Harvey Earle of the 166th RA with Mercantile Marine ties and Esmond service in submarine warfare.
Harry Pynn of the Royal Canadian Air Force travels with his wife to join relatives in the host community, arriving after years abroad in the Old Country.
Lieut R McGuire and Mrs McGuire depart soon for the U S A while Electrical Engineer Frazer returns to assume command of the U S Coast Guard station.
On March 10 a fishing vessel left St Johns and met here after a short tow arriving next day. The round trip lasted under four days with freight landed before departure. March 1944 had mild weather with bright sun and only occasional snow.
A Norwegian steamship Polaras, an icehunter, resumes duty with ships in polar ice. The vessel has been laid up for several years and now rejoined the ice patrol or freight duties in Arctic waters.
Able Seaman Ralph White of the Royal Navy is en route home from Hoogland. His wife and child left England this week to join him.
Personal notes list Mr John Roberts and Mr Welsh a teamster in town from Change Islands with return reported as ice breaking up on Sunday. Mr Harry Ashbourne returned from St Johns on Friday week. Mr Glenn Stuckless escorted Ranger Howard to Herring week. Mr Thomas Grimes left for St Johns after accompanying his mother's remains. Messie Phillip Gillett Clarence Vatcher Wm Lambert and James Parrott arrived from the Interior last week.
Heavy field ice surrounds the Grand Banks forcing the Kyle to reroute to Louisburg rather than North Sydney, tracing a widening marine hazard. The move aims to avoid impassable channels and safeguard the vessel against ice pressure in spring conditions.
Circulars were sent to all employers asking for ex servicemen placement information. Many have been reinstated and others placed independently of the Employment Exchange and Civil Re establishment Office. The total employed remains unknown.
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