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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Mar 22, 1952
Page
4
Notes of Thanks Memoriam and announcements appear with standard rates. The paper, Twillingate Sun, lists subscription costs Local 1.50 per year Canada 1.70 USA 2.00 payable in advance. Editor B Clarke and Proprietor publish from the Earth Side office.
Official notice states authorization for second class mail under the Post Office Department in Ottawa.
Twillingate film group asks for public donations to buy equipment to show NFB and Department of Education films. A collector will deliver envelopes with pledge options as the council seeks about one thousand dollars and plans fund-raising by school child contributions and events.
An essay on film as a dominant social influence notes that education is a social process and the moving image, with its motion and immediacy, can shape thought more effectively than speech or text. It cites Lenin Stalin Hitler Goebbels Edison Pope Pius XI and argues film’s educational value and propaganda potential across two decades.
The piece extols film as a powerful teaching aid that enhances visual learning while noting it cannot replace teachers or textbooks. It highlights three educational functions of cinema and cites conferences showing educators urging visual education to transmit culture. It also reports maritime mishaps affecting T’will ngate and vessel setbacks, plus an advertising draft for Carnation Milk featuring triplets with praise for Carnation.
The article confirms the Carnation Hatertaine program featuring Mia Raymond Bridger and the triplets was aired March 15 on Dominion network CBC. A rebroadcast is planned for March 25 on CBN St John’s and other CBC stations at 5:15 PM.
Public notice reminds all gasoline vendors that licence fees for 1952 are due. It cites sections of the Gasoline Tax Act 1949 restricting sale without proper licence and outlines penalties for selling gasoline outside licensed outlets or by unlicensed sellers.
The notice states penalties under the Act for offences and outlines that an application form for a gasoline licence can be obtained from the Department of Finance at Harvey Road St John s. It specifies a fine up to four hundred dollars and possible imprisonment up to six months on summary conviction.
Memoriam in memory of Elizabeth Brown who died November 26 1951. The poem speaks of a peaceful afterlife in a land of beauty beyond the sunset and notes the family will cherish her memory. Inserted by daughter and grand-daughters.
The lobster fishing season opening date near Newfoundland waters is advanced to April 20 for all areas starting with the 1952 season by order in council of February 19, 1951. The change, published in the Canada Gazette on April 12, 1952, follows requests from lobster exporters.
Report notes a claimed John Cabot clock in Newfoundland owned by the Peyton family of Twillingate. The item links Cabot to Newfoundland landfall and suggests the clock may date from late 1400s English origins, with researchers urged to verify authenticity through family papers and Gloucestershire records.
Beginning September first 195 percent teachers are required by the United Church Board of Education to fill vacancies. Applications with references and stating grade and experience may be sent to Mr. Frank Pardy, Chairman, USC Board of Education, Twillingate.
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