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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Nov 18, 1939
Page
4
The Twillingate Sun publishes notes of thanks memorial notices and announcements from Twillingate Md. The office on the North Side notes a 25 cent charge per item and reserves the right to limit late letters and communications and disclaims responsibility for correspondents opinions.
A lengthy Armistice Day reflection discusses the perils of a new major war and the push for democracy against fascism and communism. It condemns forced expulsions and the treatment of minorities, noting German migration policies in the Baltic states and looming population exchanges in Yugoslavia and Europe.
The March 1939 Report of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind notes ongoing efforts to place visually impaired individuals in employment. It highlights work by the Newfoundland division based in St. John’s and praises the new quarters as well justified and productive.
Com Paoles officials announce a wood cutting program to harvest about 690000 cords this year. The plan also mentions next year’s tahippt mation and shipping lane considerations, with details to be kept in team archives.
Kenneth Goodyear and George Hicks sailed by Clyde from Great Falls to hunt sea birds with limited luck at Jurra. E J Linfield left Clyde for St John s, Samuel Anstey arrived after airport duties, and Wm Bennett worked as a mechanic for weeks with Claude Colbourne. Gerald Drover relieved Peyton the Customs collector, Albert Moore recovers then moves to Grand Falls, James Gillett heads to Botwood to join St Esmond, and Mrs Gillatt and Miss Harria travel via Clyde.
Schray Winnifred Lee with Josie and Phoebe sheltered here Saturday and left Wednesday for north. Lone Flyer departed Thursday with freight for St John's. Grace Boehner sailed to Summerford Thursday to land coal and took fish from Hodge Brothers and J Gillett & Son on Tuesday, leaving Thursday for St Sdr. Reginald P. reported lost at Noggin Cove Island a day last week. Dorothy motor boat visited Lewisporte Wednesday, returning next day with B Price Harry Cooper and George Churchill. Change Islands today with passengers. Little Grace to Moreton's Hr Botwood yesterday with Goodyear and Hicks. Edna Louise with limestone for Botwood came from Cobbs Arm yesterday under Capt Cecil Stockley.
Eric W. Pardy has taken up song writing for American papers and has his name in the Radio Hats for the transmission of some of his newest works. We wish him well and hope his talent brings success.
The Hall Man Committee of the J. GA. held an entertainment and supper at their hall on Tuesday night. Local attendees enjoyed the program and meal in a community gathering.
The hospital admitted Vera Jones Lewisporte Mra Samus Mugford Misa Alma Mercer Wilson Wagg Part Albert Mrs Angus Hodder Gander Bay Lewis Woodford Joseph Watts Miss Janet Pardy Herring Neck Mrs E J Colbourne Twillingate North Mrs Ernest Starkes Nippers Harbour Miss Mary Haggerty Mrs John Heggerty Botwood Kenneth Heath Island Harbour Mrs Arthur Warren Herring Neck Harold Boyde Summerford Mrs Doyle Maidment Durrells Arm. Discharges include Bond Jennings Bridgeport Fred Bennett Fogo Mre Alex Mercer and infant Port Albert Alfred Wheeler Tizzard’s Harbour Elijah Carvan Lushs Bight George Fudge Edward Humphries Botwood Edward Haas Bryants Cove Misa Mabel Pelly Harrys Harbour Mrs Ernest Young and infant Botwood Mrs Samuel Sharpe Crow Head Arthur Brown Summerford. A daughter was born Nov 10 to Mrs Samuel Mugford Port Albert and a son to Mrs E J Colbourne Twilingate North. both infants and mothers progressing well.
The Church of England Women's Association held its Annual Sale and Supper at the Parish Hall. Rev. J. Goodland declared the event open as a full house enjoyed Grace then meat and vegetables tea pies and cake. Proceeds neared £120 with busy stalls and games for children.
The Honourable Mr. Justice Dunfield Brian Edward Spencer Dunfield has been sworn in as a Supreme Court Justice. A longtime lawyer and editor of the Consolidated Statutes in 1916, he wrote many Acts now in force. His career promises efficiency and dignity in the Newfoundland judiciary.
Captain Olaf Olsen of Marine Agencies St John's secured rights to quarry near Farmers Head Traceys Cove to open Limestone deposits. Robert Boyd, arriving from the City last week, will manage operations. Export and fertilizer processing are expected for the limestone.
Observers Weekly notes a large temporary civil service staff at St John’s formed under government survey and rehabilitation programs. The piece argues this boosted development, contrasting with past policies that restricted pine timber exports and lumber.
Winston Churchill delivered a radio speech summing ten weeks of war and pledging renewed fighting until Nazi aggression is halted. The King, Queen, and Queen Elizabeth addressed wartime matters and morale, while other reports noted naval actions, air raids, diplomacy with Russia and Finland, cod contracts with Italy, and local incidents including a fire at Clarke's Beach and a man killed by a fall.
The article notes slow recruitment for Navy and Amy with candidates needing perfect fitness. Several applicants face medical tests in England, causing many rejections. It mentions a need for skilled seamen for minesweeping trawlers and reports 1279 men sought for a Navy unit. Public sentiment supports forming a local force to aid the field armies, with possible partial funding by Home authorities.
Police at St. John's offices and several stations are now equipped with side arms as a wartime precaution. The change reflects broader measures taken by public security authorities.
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