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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Oct 27, 1951
Page
4
Subscribers receive an irregular Sun this week with no editorial. The delay stems from the editor's illness confining him to bed for several days, and the late arrival of the new issue. Despite late printing, the paper delivers the weekly edition to readers in Willingate.
Local Apples Local reports Five Pint Delicious apples grown at Little Harbour by Edgar Doves. The tree began from a kernel planted in his garden. about fifteen dozen apples were picked after a recent windstorm. Community interest grows as Neighbourly News notes savor and invites more details from Mr. Dove. Dr J M Olde and others depart for St John’s to discuss Notre Dame Bay Memorial matters with Health officials. Dr Ian Harper becomes doctor in charge at Harbour Breton Government Cottage Hospital.
At a Twillingate Regional Library Board meeting Tuesday night chairman B B Bull was appointed its representative on the newly formed Twillingate Films Council. Invitations have been sent to all focal organizations by secretary Bi R Hawkins, and it is hoped responses will show full support.
The well known Shirley, owned by Captain Jack White of Twillibgate and veteran of Bellelale fishery, vanished at sea during a voyage from Sydney to Bonavista with coal. The crew landed safely with all hands accounted for, and the vessel was reportedly loaded with armorial items and cargo when it foundered off St Pierre.
A Sunday church event followed by a Monday gathering raised 240 dollars for the Congregation. The Harvest Supper featured pork and cabbage and drew a largely attended turnout, with attendees enjoying the meal and supporting the church.
Mrs Bert Young and Mrs Martin Stockley, after visiting Grand Falls, returned Monday. Harry Guy, after two major operations including a Notre Dame Bay Memorial procedure, was discharged this week. Sam Anstey of Paradise was admitted to hospital last week for a few days of treatment and discharged Wednesday improved. Mrs Charles Phillips, former Head Nurse, returned to St John’s last Saturday. Mrs Baxter Chautk is presently a patient in hospital here.
Sudden death of John Burton of Arm at Notre Dame Bay Memorial on Friday October 26 in his 57th year. A WWI veteran gassed in service, he suffered asthma and heart problems the past years. Survived by three brothers Norman Bil Ernest and four sisters Agnes Mary Jessie Phoebe all of Toronto. Interment in Arm Cemetery from United Church South Side.
One experience stove offered for sale in good condition with contact Ernest Ly on North Side.
Week ending October 24 lists admissions for Mrs Norman Jones and others at Merritt’s Comfort Cove Indian Cove and more, alongside discharges including John Burton and Viola Peckford. Notable births and operations noted for Mehaney, Ginn, and Colbourne among others with locations from Twillingate to Gander Bay.
Mrv and Mrs John E Roberts of Long Point left recently for a three week vacation. They intended to visit Brook or Cornet and nearby areas, but plans were affected by an unspecified issue at sea.
Misa Templeton, daughter of R D Templeton, arrives in Twillingate as a full time Guide Trainer for Nil d Guides. She visits multiple communities, plans spring return for intensive training, after leaving kindergarten teaching at Prince of Wales College. Twillingate company lacks a suitable meeting place, risking disbandment if unresolved.
Welfare Officer E. Crocker, previously living at the home of Mrs. S Cook for the past year, has relocated to Auburndale the residence of Mrs. Eleanor Roberta for the winter months.
Mr Albert Chipp arrived here from Lascie on Monday by Northern Ranger. He is the guest of Mr and Mrs Frank Sharpe of Crow Head.
Mr and Mrs Allan Sharpe arrived from Buchans on Wednesday to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Phillip Sharpe. Messrs Selby Carl and Alfred Sharpe departed for Badger to spend several months in the interior.
Mra Beltham admitted to hospital after her husband returned to Gander on Thursday aboard the Gay Rambler to Lewisporte. Nathan Felthem and Mra Beltham were aboard Sprine Dale before the incident.
A lyrical description contrasts prairie openness and distant singing crowds with Canada’s winter forests and trading posts. The speaker notes a truth of Canada lies in an elusive breadth of welcome, felt but rarely named, inviting readers to know its heart through imagined scenes of coast, muskeg, firs, and storms. Martha Banning Thomas
Miss Jessie Mifflin, the new supervising librarian, visits Twillingate as part of a tour of regional libraries. After training she arrived by the Ranger from St Anthony and met at North Side Library. She inspected North and South Island libraries and spoke to pupils about using library facilities before leaving for Yeciaporte by the Clarenville.
James Cooper departed on Tuesday en route to St Jolnho a to enter the Salvation Army Training College and prepare for officer duties Best of luck is wished for his upcoming service and placement.
A fragmented entry lists people linked to a hotel and medical matters in the Exploits region. Names include Mrs Leander Noble, Mrs Normen Western Arm, Arthur Thoms, and others in Bear Cove White Bay LaScie and nearby towns awaiting admission or passage. The text references Stockley’s Hotel and a host in Seldom Burlington, with unclear details.
The note estimates 25 000 bees traveling 40 000 miles visiting taillina flowers. It also states Lake Superior is the world’s largest freshwater body with about 31 820 square miles of area.
The excerpt notes density values of 3.32 persons per square mile in Canada versus 45.10 in the United States and 507.24 in the United Kingdom, highlighting vast regional differences in population distribution.
Canada owns more than 42 thousand miles of railroad track placing it behind only the United States and Russia in global rail length. The figure highlights Canada's expansive freight and passenger network across provinces and major routes.
A survey shows every second Canadian home owns a car, over three quarters have a radio, and 40 percent possess telephones, highlighting rapid adoption of modern conveniences across the country.
Premier J R Smallwood of Newfoundland criticizes co operative systems and capitalism in Antigonish addressing the Nova Scotia Co-Operative Union meeting. He warns that taking sides harms Newfoundland attracting capital for new industries and resource development amid massive invested funds and economic cycles.
The article argues private capital remains essential to economic growth in Canada, noting private hospitals and large-scale ventures like Alberta oil and Labrador ore fields attract massive investment. It defends private enterprise against overreliance on cooperatives, emphasizing the need for incentives and risk bearing to spur development.
The funeral for the late Mrs Philip Churchill, who died at her daughter Mrs Carl Anstey's home in Parcell's Harbour on October 14, was held the following Wednesday at the United Church in Little Harbour with interment at Arm Cemetery. The Reverend G L Morgan conducted services at church and graveside.
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