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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
May 20, 1939
Page
4
Published from the North Side office in Twillingate Nild for notes of thanks memoriam notes and announcements at 25 cents each. No responsibility for correspondents opinions and late submissions after Wednesday noon.
May 20 1939 Twillingate urges local industrialization to halt export of raw materials. Calls for smelters, tanneries, paper mills, soap and dye plants, fishmeal, fertilizer, and factories for wood goods, textiles, and cement. Advocates local processing of cod, herring, oils, hides, berries, and farm products to keep labor and wealth at home.
During the week ending May 17 several patients were admitted including Mrs George Deering Edith King Allan Green Obediah Burt Margaret Miller Timothy Thompson Maxwell Anstey and Mias Mabel Miles from Herring Neck Fogo and other communities. Discharges included Timothy Collins Mollie Peyton Miss Job Hamlyn Joseph Hurley Mrs Grimes Mrs George Cooper and Mrs Oliver Hooper with infant son. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Robert Powell of Herring Neck at the hospital on Monday. Doctor S Beckwith from Fogo attended a patient. Hospital O P D is busy with off island cases. The hospital offices moved to new quarters at the end of the Wing ground floor entrance.
PRP TD Ranger II and G Clarke along with Mr Arthur Simms and Mr Stephen Loveridge arrived from Lewisporte on Friday week. Ranger Clarke is reassigned to Battle Harbour and will travel on the Northern Ranger from here or meet the ship at Humbermouth. Miss Edith Simms departed for Lewisporte last Saturday in Osmond's boat en route to Belle Ram. Mr Joseph White arrived from St John’s Tuesday via Lewisporte on Little Grace. Mr John Small visited town Wednesday from Moreton's Harbour. Rev Gill also stayed briefly from Exploits.
The Bell Islander, Vol. 1, No. 2, copies the Bell Island Miner and is issued from Wabana.
Skipper Levi Anstey arrived with a shipment of billets from Sum merford on Wednesday.
The Department of Natural Resources sent two Fisheries Department men by Little Grace on Tuesday to scout a site for a Bait Depot. A spot in Friday's Bay has reportedly been chosen.
Motor boat Little Grace sailed to Newstead Sunday to load two weeks mail for Lewisporte and awaited Tuesday incoming mail with about 30 bags for that route and mail for Moreton's Hr and Herring Neck. Clyde and Ranger were unable to proceed north due to southeast coast ice, which has moved off since Thursday after the off winds.
Government announces this year's fish price guarantees for Labrador products and a 10 to 22 cent gasoline subsidy for fishermen through Imperial Oil. A new fuel named Acto is introduced, and a one dollar rebate on empty barrels is planned. Tragic accidents at Pass Island and Portugal Cove are reported, plus Empress of Australia and royal tour plans with special trains to St John’s.
Arches are to line routes from Holyrood to St John’s and St John’s to Portugal Cove for a royal visit, with bunting every thousand feet. Five cent stamps commemorating the royal visit arrive in St John’s for sale from midnight June 16, bearing Their Majesties and the coat of arms.
At the Court Magistrate Abbott heard four Twillingate residents charged under the 1938 Dog Act. Two were convicted with suspended sentences and two cases were dismissed. In the afternoon two more cases were disposed of with suspensions. The magistrate warned future breaches would be dealt with more severely.
The article notes Rev. Joseph Goodland leaves today for Moreton's hour. In millions of homes and thousands of churches I to-day: two words missing in the May issue line are and are restored as of churches.
Mrs. Gertrude Gilbert 64 wife of Rev H K Gilbert vicar of Tolpuddle near Dorchester died after being struck by a lorry while pushing her bicycle along the main road. The inquest at Dorset County Hospital opened with identification by an uncle of the vicar.
Mrs. Gilbert and family mourn the death of a Newfoundlander born at Burin as flags fly at half mast in Twillingate. The Sun extends sympathy to Rev. Gilbert and all affected families after the sad death.
The S A Headquarters confirms Twillingate as one of four Newfoundland congress centers. Opening Service on July 1 for five days. About 25 officers including the Commander for Nild will attend. Adjt Rideout to remain at least another year. Further notices will follow.
Mrs Elizabeth Pittman died at Heads Hr Pilleys Island on Sunday May 14 according to a Monday message to Mrs Peter White.
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