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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Sep 23, 1950
Page
4
The Twillingate Sun outlines editorial policy and mailing rates. It notes letters or communications must arrive by Wednesday noon and lists 80 cent per inch insertion fees for notices and announcements. Subscriptions cost local 1.60, Canada 1.70, USA 2.00 annually.
A Twillingate community event showcased blind crafts at the Orange Wall, arguing the blind deserve opportunity not pity. The piece praises their handcrafted work as superior in quality and asserts society should provide support while letting blind people work at suitable jobs.
The piece lauds Ensign Clarke of the Salvation Army and Mr Colford, both blind, as living examples of courage. It says we admire them yet should not envy their battles with darkness and calls readers to help them fight theirs.
CNIB officials MacDonald and Colford visited Twillingate to organize a blind handicraft exhibition in Orange Hall. About 200 adults attended a program on CNIB work, with films and committee appointments guiding future fundraising and support. Over 600 Newfoundland blind residents were noted, and local volunteers helped sell crafts, raising significant funds.
In gratitude for welcoming the exhibition and public meeting, the Loyal Orange Association provided free accommodation and helpers to assist. Messrs. MacDonald and Callard supported work at no cost. The CNIB gift was noted as a splendid gesture. The committee plans a fundraising drive later this year.
Lt Governor Leonard Outerbridge thanks Twillingate for the August 9 visit and the warm hospitality. He commends the reception organized by the committee, the brigade guard of honor, and the cordial talks with many residents during the stay at the Central House.
Personal notices report Mr TG Wi Ashbourne returning from Ottawa after attending a session. Mrs E G Clarke and Mrs B Potter travel. Clayton Sansome and Joe White are back from St John’s and Herring Neck on business. RCMP Corporal Mercer heads to Grand Falls with custody. Grand Falls witnesses prepare for Supreme Court. Frances Hodge resumes Memorial University studies. magistrate Spracklin travels for St Anthony cases.
Mr. and Mrs. Overton Woolfrey and sons Harold and Bert visited the South Side, with Harold a WWII veteran studying dentistry and Bert recently graduating with a BA and awaiting draft notice. Mrs. Woolfrey, longtime organist, helped at the church service where Dr. Clarence Roddey preached.
Mr Ryan, a field worker for the National Film Board, resigned his position amid inconclusive reports of a replacement. He had visited here several times recently in the interests of visual education and community links.
Over a weekend visit, Springdale Newfoundland emerges as a booming outport with rapid growth. More than twenty buildings rise as a new cottage hospital nears completion, eliminating lengthy trips to Notre Dame Memorial for medical care.
The season yielded a strong codfish catch along the southern coast with all schooners returning full loads to their home ports. Eskimo fishers reported about 10 000 quintales, plus 2 000 more by Makovik Station crews before government takeover. The Winifred Lee ran a busy season under new stations south of Hopedale, and the coast saw record trout fishing at Notak while Hebron’s fishery remained steady. New industries in Makkovik Bay and The Rapids promise winter employment. beaver stock along the Three Rapids river was praised as a possible future fur initiative. Weather was favorable with no major storms, and plans to discharge oil cargo and stock winter supplies were noted.
Mr Leonard Anstey opens a fine neo entrance on the North Side adjoining his business premises built by W Price and M Spencer. The cafe features booths kitchens and counter service with a Congo-wall finish noted for its washable smooth surface.
Tag Harper of Terra Nova visited Kendy at Twillingate from Monday to Thursday, leaving Thursday via Misa Twillingate.
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