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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Mar 30, 1940
Page
4
Public notice column indicating classified notices for notes of thanks memoriam announcements and similar items published in Twillingate with a 25 cent charge per item and cutoff Wednesday night for submissions.
The author argues Newfoundland fish such as cod should fetch higher prices during wartime. They urge merchants government and fishers to secure better returns, noting press and platform influence can improve living standards and reduce war time worries.
The article discusses risky sealing at scarce ice edges with crews seeking profits from young seals. It notes hunters aim for sport and gain amid shifting ice and rough seas, weighing logistics, costs, and potential prices reaching historic highs. Seventy eight years ago prices are cited as 425 6d and up to 800 per quarter.
Seal fat costs vary with condition from $3.00 for older pelts to $425 for prime young skins. Three firms purchase pelts with two paying partial cash and Phile firm paying full cash. Several seal carcasses have been landed, mostly for dog food.
Members met at Alexandria Hall then attended a 3 PM Divine Service at St Peter's Church led by Rev. J. Goodland. The sermon urged watchfulness in public and private life, praising vigilance in public servants and in church and state amid stressed times. Two elder Brethren, Thomas Rice and George Gard, turn 84 the next day. Weather was clear with frost. no hall tea or entertainment, some members dined at Harbour View Hotel.
The paper delays the Lovers' Column due to space constraints and promises to publish next week with full space for the feature.
The Ladies of Tizzard's Harbour met at 830 p m on February 29 to form a WPA branch. Rev W Butt opened the meeting and officers were elected: Mrs William G Wheeler president Mrs Ambrose Wheeler vice president Miss Gladys L Boyd secretary Mrs Fred Forward treasurer Mrs Oliver Boyd and Miss Verna Boyd collectors. Wool has arrived and the group is knitting sweaters.
Over the last two weeks several crews moved large amounts of timber from the Bay as weather conditions improved after years of poor hauling. The lull in woodcutting ended with the change, boosting winter transport compared with past seasons of rain and frost.
The report notes monthly winter operation is rare with Dec January February and March. A motor boat arrived from Change Islands on Tuesday. If April remains favorable and Dorjbern Jam does not delay, Lewisporte would see continued operation and possibly year round service.
The N. D. Hustlers Club stages Play Hotitled Red Headed Stepchild on April 4 at Alexandra Hall welcoming local theater patrons.
A pageant titled Building The Lighthouse will be presented in Frazer Hall on April 9 by the N.GIT Group. Old hymns such as Let Your Light Be Burning and Eternal Father Strong to Save will be sung. A silver collection will be taken and a generous response is hoped for. performance at eight o'clock.
A young mother recalls weighing 140 pounds before pregnancy and 185 after, then trying Kruschen Salts while cutting sugar potatoes and white bread. She reports dropping to 169 pounds and hopes to regain normal weight, praising the product’s broad tonic effects on organs nerves and glands.
Sir Richard A. Squires dies at St. John Newfoundland obituary notes his roles as lawyer politician and organizer. He served as Prime Minister three times in 1919 1928 and 1928 and led the Loyal Orange Association in Canada. The family and friends receive condolences as the community remembers his public service.
Report notes steel off cask and gasoline found offshore along with wood piles. Wind pattern shifted from east to west and ice moved seaward with Runs clearing. Navigation expected to open early. heavy ice north but potential for clear coastlines sooner this year.
Monday night the Minstrel Show at Alexandra Hall drew good support. a repeat at Arm Academy the next evening raised funds. Ranger Company and Mia Hodge prepared costumes, while Darkies performed well in makeup. Proceeds surpassed $600 with half to the Women’s Patriotic Association. Mrs. Wood thanked the group and noted knitted items sent to Headquarters. Arm Academy proceeds to their Fund. stormy weather limited attendance at the Arm event, yielding $3.20 at reduced 10 cent rates.
North East West Sours St John s reports British submarines sank two German freighters near the Danish coast, one carrying coal and the other ore. Britain tightens the blockade amid Norwegian protests over presence of warships in territorial waters. Maritime activity and war news dominate with Canada’s general election and global diplomacy updates.
Admissions include Mrs James Wheeler Fairbank Mro Adolphua White Twillingate South Miss Rose Head Comfort Cove Stewart King Raymond LeView Boyd s Cove George Hoffe Gander Bay Mrs Frank Stockley Arthur Roberts Hart s Cove Miss Bernice Hodder Mra Sidney Boyd Twillingate North Mra Israal Cove Crow Head. Discharges list Mrs John Dalley Durrell s Arm Mra Fred Greenham Manuel s Cove Israel Hillier Ragged Point James Adey Hart s Cove Bertram Young Twillingate South Mra Malcolm Loveridge and infant son Twillingate North. On March 26 a daughter was born to Mra Frank Stock ley of Hart s Cove. mother and infant are doing well.
Editor urges attendance for April 4 as Notre Dame Hustlers stage The Red Headed Stepchild a real life story with Elizabeth Russell arriving from the west and resolving fortunes for others. The club’s best local actors promise an entertaining and thoughtful evening.
The Church of England Women's Association held a Tea and Sale at the Parish Hall on Wednesday night. Patrons enjoyed tea and fancy work with side games, and proceeds surpassed $9000, a substantial total amid this busy season.
A house removal started Wednesday on the former Samuel Pardy property at Little Harbour. Mr. Botsford Stuckless prepared the site to relocate the house to Purcell’s Harbour.
Change Felandy arrived yesterday bearing patients for hospital from Fogo. Passengers included Messie, John and Walter Payne, Guy Sinnis, and Cyril Brown from the same voyage.
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