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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Oct 06, 1951
Page
4
The Twillingate Sun lists a notice from the Post Office Department Ottawa dated October 6 1951. The fragment references home attainment and rates for local mail and second class mailing. The readable portion is sparse and does not provide a complete action or deadline.
A new educational program in Tillisgate aims to publicize a school film service. The Twillisgate Film Council is now formed with officers chosen. representatives from churches lodges and clubs will join to complete the council. Equipment costs are estimated at 1200 to 1500 dollars funded by collections donations and house-to-house canvassing.
The piece chronicles Labrador Indians near Northwest River Davis Inlet and Voisey's Bay, noting cultural differences between inland and settlement Indians. It details Max Bageli of Notak as a long-time observer who rode with tribes to Seven Islands, faced arrest near the Gulf, later joined the Princess Pats, and returned to Newfoundland government service as a post manager after World War II.
Allan Freeman returned from Terra Nova on Sunday for a short vacation in his hometown. He was accompanied by his mother, Mrs Harvey Brerman, who currently resides at Graid Falls. Allan plans to depart today to resume duties with the office of the AND Co. Terra Nova.
Fragmentary notice notes Brook and Tea with cheers as a small gathering praises a welcome feat. Strong entities are Brook and Tea among the readable names. The text hints at congratulations and reception but lacks full context or dates.
Mr. John Curtis, a native of Tiwillingate, recently completed a month's visit with his sister Phoebe May. He was away about thirty years and left by Kyle on Sunday for St. John's.
Mr and Mrs Harvey Gambert and daughter Louise arrived Saturday from Gander. Ruth Hamlyn and Louise spent the summer at Brooklyn N. They will reside at Gander after a short visit here.
Attendance at the Twillingate Film Council meeting in the Courthouse was modest but enthusiastic. Magistrate A L Spracklin chaired with E R Hawkin as secretary, as George Walsh outlined the project to establish a local Film Council and a 16 millimeter film unit funded by public subscriptions, with nine youths trained as projectionists and the National Film Board loaning gear for now.
Miss Doris Roberts from Adams and Miss Doris Roberts from Newfoundland wed Berge Samuel Najarian son of Jamaica Plain Friday in the chapel of Eastern Nazarene college Wollaston. The bride, niece of Wellesley Roberts of East Braintree, was attended by her cousin Mrs Walter Hastings as matron of honor. Both graduates plan to reside in Kansas City where Najarian pursues a Doctor of Divinity degree.
Messrs Ashley Roberts and Wilson Roberts are on a month’s holiday from Toronto where they have lived for years. They are staying with their mother Mrs. Joseph Roberts in Wild Cove.
Coastal development progresses with a new wharf project at Path End. Work clears the old arcuature and builds a three hundred foot wharf with an eighty by forty storage shed, concrete back wall, waiting room and offices. Employment will rise as equipment arrives, aiding local incomes through winter work.
Residents complain about the Alexandra Fla post office lacking a telephone since moving quarters. They note government economy limits line access to 26 instruments, hindering parcel rates, mail times, and telegraph information. The delay forces residents to travel long distances for basic services in all weather.
The Fisheries Department will pay nearly 31.85 million to Newfoundland and Labrador fishermen for 1950 catches, offering 1.36 per quintal on Newfoundland cod and 0.05 per quintal on Labrador cod. About 24,006 fishermen receive direct payments. overall totals cover 645,000 quintals of summer catch and 51,000 quintals of later catch. The minister confirms no 1951 Price Support Act assistance needed due to improving markets.
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