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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
May 28, 1949
Page
4
A province-wide post election column urges citizens to move beyond partisanship, urging critics to hold leaders accountable and supporters to back constructive governance. It stresses voting responsibility, cooperation, and informed participation in democracy beyond the ballot.
The passage argues that representation should be the primary obligation of government, asserting that only then can governance be genuinely democratic, satisfactory, and worthy of pursuit. It frames representation as essential to a legitimate, responsive state.
For sale a 39 ton schooner with 8 hp Fairbank engine and bunting gear canvas in fairly good condition. For further particulars apply Peter Troake Twillingate.
Attention and opportunity for men to join Rawleigh Co Ltd in Newfoundland and Canada. Over 1000 dealers already earning from 3000 to 6000 dollars annually with products including extracts, toilet preparations, spices, medicines, ointments, and insecticides. Limited districts available. write promptly to The WT Rawleigh Co Ltd Montréal May 28.
Sunday schedule lists ST PETER with 8am Holy Communion 11am Matins 230pm Sunday School 7pm Evensong and ST ANDREW'S 11am Matins 30pm Sunday School in the Hall Evensong at a later time in the day.
The notice lists lay reader services at South Side North Side and Little Harbour including 11 am and 7 pm services, Sunday School and Bible Class at 2 30 pm, and 3 pm lay reader slots, with Crow Head offering 2 30 pm Sunday School and Bible Class and 7 pm lay reader.
The Salvation Army announces a day of services including a 11 am holiness meeting 2 pm Sunday School and Bible Class 3 pm praise meeting and an evening salvation meeting led by Corps Officers Brigadier C D Wiseman Newfoundland divisional commander will visit Twillingate for the 63rd anniversary events on June 3 marked by a cordial invitation to all Major and Mrs C Thompson noted among attendees.
Pastor and Mrs. C. F. Roweell host a Morale Devotion at 10 80 a m Sunday. Sunday School follows at 3 p m. Prayer at 6 30 p m and Evangelistic Services at 7 p m.
Classified advertisement seeking agents to sell men’s ladies’ and children’s used clothing. Offers wholesale bundles for 500 dollars post paid. Contact Lowden at 99 Win Chester Toronto.
For sale one 10 horsepower Atlantic engine in good condition offered at a reasonable price. Apply to Doralay Parsous at Bereing Necks.
William Stockless age twenty four died at his North Side home after years of physical incapacity. He leaves his mother, three brothers, three sisters, a step-brother and two stepsisters. Interment Monday from United Church North Side to Beat Berry Head Cemetery with Mr. Wi Minty conducting.
Death visited the home of Mr. and Mrs Edward Lenkins of Gilesporte when their fourteen year old daughter Eileen died at Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Surviving are mother and father and six brothers and five sisters including Willie and Raymond in Toronto Edward in Bochans Lester Grayson and Wayne at home Joyce and Marion in Toronto Meta Jean and Ada of this town. Interment is at United Church Cemetery with Mr. Wo Minty conducting services at the Church and graveside. San extend sincere sympathy to all bereaved.
An unusual small bird killed by a cat owned by Raymone Farr of Carter's Cove. The colored plumes and a leg band with figures indicate wildlife banding. Chief Game Warden Harry Walters will trace the band’s origin and travel history of the visitor, which appears to be a rare outsider to these shores.
In Newfoundland and Labrador boat building, notable schooner makers include James Adey Lewis Roberts and Sandy Small of Tizzard's Harbour who just finished his eighty ninth boat. Small, aged sixty two, often works alone, averaging over two boats per year, mostly under eighteen feet for trap boats and some decked vessels.
The Smalls, renowned for carpentry and schooner-building, are highlighted for their substantial contribution to Newfoundland’s fishing and ship industry. Brothers Azariah George and Leander, long involved in carpentry, trapboats, and sailmakers, are noted alongside other respected locals like the Roberts Adeys and Boyds. The article also mentions a schooner due for Belle Isle, repairs at St Anthony, and a crane of salt for Ashbourne Limited, with the community preparing for a new dwelling and a Presbytery meeting at Moretons Harbour.
Freezing at the bait depot was suspended from Monday until a replacement starting engine arrived. Ten thousand pounds of herring were ready for freezing when the motor failed, prompting Manager Anstey to close the depot to maintain temperatures. One hundred thousand pounds have been frozen and space for fifty thousand more exists, with expectant handling next week if herring stays plentiful.
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