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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Nov 04, 1950
Page
4
The Twillingate Sun announces date and place of publication on the North Shore. Editor C G Clarke outlines submission cutoff midweek and annual subscription rates for local and overseas readers.
At Twillingate on November 4 1950 Mr and Mrs Raymon Bridger welcomed three boys as newborn triplets ending a family joy shared by the North Side community.
The article urges Canadians to wear a poppy on Armistice Day Remembrance Day Poppy Day to honor the dead and support veterans. It notes the poppy fund aids veterans and families with emergency assistance and highlights the local use of national contributions while praising the Legion slogan Wear a Poppy for Remembrance. It also mentions Halloween and Bonfire Night events and warns of safety concerns.
Local authorities announce extra road repair work to patch and gravel sections not covered by main maintenance. Four additional carriers and five men per shift will operate until the first heavy snow. Wages are fifty five cents per hour, totaling about fifty dollars for the period.
The article stresses strong public memory of World Wars sacrifices in 1950 Canada. It urges every citizen to wear or display a red poppy as tribute and to support the Poppy Campaign through selling wreaths to fund disabled veterans and dependents.
J. R. Timmins, president of Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway, announced a 360 mile contract to build from Seven Islands to the Labrador iron ore deposits. Cartier Construction Company Ltd, Macnamara Construction Company Ltd, Fred Mannix and Company Ltd, with Morrison Knudsen Company of Canada Ltd lead the group. Construction starts before winter with ore shipments expected to begin in 1955 and rise to 10,000,000 tons annually shortly after.
The Church of England Women’s Association held a well attended event at St Peter’s Parish Hall on Thursday evening. The sale raised two hundred forty dollars after the originally planned Wednesday date was postponed due to bad weather. Patrons and supporters turned out in strong numbers to aid the ladies’ efforts.
Audiences at St. John’s heard Premier Smallswood outline broad goals and criticise opponents but saw no concrete actions. The broadcast suffered a brief outage and ended with assertions of progress yet provided few specifics or verifiable successes.
The Newfound land Division of the Canadian Red Cross Society provides a free Sick Room Supply Loan Service in the community. Requests should come from medical or nursing professionals to prevent misuse. Available items include cushions, back rests, bed trays, bed blocks, commode chairs, crutches, enamel ware, basins, bed pans, pitchers, urinals, hot water bottles, ice caps, irrigating cans, sheets, and wheelchairs.
The library has received two spiel cartons with new titles ready for readers by Saturday night. Most titles target young readers with a few stories for adults and some nonfiction. A notable volume is Plumbing Installation and Repair by Manly, useful for installing fixtures, septic systems, hot water supply, and pipe care in freezing weather.
Opl Mercer Const Jarvis and Welfare Officer E E Crocker have begun monthly school lectures for Twillingate Island students. Topics include private property respect peashooter dangers school attendance and family allowances. Visits cover Durrells Arm Jenkins Cove and Twillingate Schools as part of a broader effort to engage students and reduce incidents.
Herbert Flynn of Black Duck Cove died at home on Saturday at age sixty one. He left a wife, a son Arthur, a brother in the United States, and two sisters Mrs Eijah Froude of this town and Mrs Saul Tizzard of Porento. Interment was in Little Harbour United Church Cemetery on Monday with Rev C Hreake officiating.
Mr and Mrs Roy Horwood of Toronto express sincere appreciation for the friendly hospitality they received during their visit last summer. Their stay in Twillingate was most enjoyable and long remembered. Mr Horwood is a nephew of Mrs Frank Pardy of South Side.
The schooner Alice M. Pike owned and skippered by Captain Walter Collings of Carmanville was engaged in the coasting trade when disaster struck while the vessel was near port. Collings was hospitalized in Noire Memorial for six weeks with a foot injury. crew member Stan Curtis departed the ship in port.
Fifty boats tied up at Manuel’s wharf to unload cod caught by trawl. A. Manuel’s firm tests paying two cents per pound for fish from the knife, promising immediate payment and reduced drying labor. If weather cooperates, the venture could bring several dollars to fishermen this season and sustain the practice in future years.
Messrs. Abner and Hayward Dave came on Sunday from Deer Lake.
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