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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
May 06, 1950
Page
4
Notes of thanks memoriam and notices express editorials and announcements. The paper publishes at Twilingate Nid and lists subscription rates for local, Canada, and U.S.A. readers with advance payment advised. The editor disclaims responsibility for correspondents opinions and mentions insertion policies and deadlines.
A reader letter from a small town editor explains why they cannot cover every social event across communities. It defends limited space and costs, urges readers to share brief items, and invites public input on matters of local interest for the sake of straight news.
A plea to readers to publish opinions through local columns to help the town, arguing that brains and commonsense come from experience as much as formal schooling. The writer stresses that a lack of formal education should not silence worthwhile ideas and invites comments despite uncertainties.
In a letter to the editor, a reader endorses forming a Citizens Committee to oversee town affairs, praising Mr. H C. Robertson and urging action for the betterment of the community.
The third performance by St. Peters Play Troupe in Parish Hall drew a good crowd despite earlier weather. Tickets were twenty five cents with proceeds of 43.75. The Miss Twillingate is set to resume ferry service to Lewisporte once ice clears, under new owner skipper Gilois Boyde. Captain William Roberts prepares James Young for a Labrador expedition charter lasting into late summer. Other passenger boats including Margaret Josephine Gav Rambler and Jesse C await ice retreat as Ted Drover and family plan to move to St Johns.
A reader letter questions the tally of poles erected for a relief project on Strong's Island and nearby areas. Foreman Harry Guy cites 184 poles on South Island Twillingste and 50 more on Bauff Head Cove, totaling 234, far short of the claimed 500. The writer challenges Clerk Clayton Sansome and notes concerns over unaccounted poles and $5000 spent on spruce branches for the Tickle Bridge railing.
A Twillingate writer condemns waste in Relief Works spending and questions fairness of relief. He cites delays in Strona's Island bridge work, estimates vs outcomes, and claims many hardworking citizens have faced loss of franchise for relief. He challenges Taxpayer and Watchman statements and urges accountability.
Announcement of no guaranteed price for codfish this season triggers widespread concern among fishermen and supporters across the island. Government pledges to secure a fair market share while delaying roadwork until fall. inshore fishing to proceed with gradual shipments expected in early August.
Fishermen from North and South Islands of Twillingate met at the Court House to protest the lack of a guaranteed price for 1950 production. Isaac Roberts presided, with Capt. John White as secretary, a six member committee to draft a telegram to the Premier. Crow Head fishermen had earlier formed a protest broadcast on Gerald S Doyle Bulletin.
A group of fishermen insist the provincial government act on three key points. They call for price assurances by May sixth and vow to stand with other communities in joint action. Signatories include John White Andrew Greenham Arthur Roberts Thomas White H. G. Osmond Isaac Roberts and others.
List of donors for the Donations Fish Appeal 1950 includes Clarence Roberts and Wm J Moore contributing significant sums. Names cover many Newfoundland communities such as Twillingate, Norris Arm, and Gander with amounts ranging from 2 to 250 dollars. The record reflects broad civic backing and local participation.
A letter signed Grocer in the Evening Telegram laments slow relief payments to suppliers on thirty day terms. A Gander Bay small business and others report outstanding dole-order debts from 1949, with no replies from the head of the department. The note cites wasted health and a nonworking radio as impact, while officials claim costs cited by merchants. Anglo Newfoundland Development says current forest conditions delay logging start. former employees will be recalled when operations resume.
Haul Captain E J Clarkele now concentrates his attention on the mv Margaret Josephine having discontinued his winter and mobile operation last week. His final ice trip of the season from Lewisport to Twillingate carried a record 6807 pounds of general freight with both the snowmobile and trailer at full capacity on their maiden voyage.
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