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StofnaS 14. Jan., 1888 StofnuS 9. sopt.. 1886
80. ARGANGUR WINNIPEG, FIMMTUDAGINN 9. JÚNÍ 1966 NÚMER 22
HONORED
Ben Sivertz
Ljóð vestur-íslenzkra skólda
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Draumar
Nóttina dreymir daginn,
og daginn um næturfrið.
Eins veturinn dreymir vorið,
en vor þráir sumarið.
Æskuna dreymir aldur,
og ástina hjúskapinn. — —
í vafans vökudraumum
eg vonargeisla finn.
Oss dreymir víst alla — eitthvað,
við ömurleg kjör sem blíð. —
En rífumst um ráðning drauma
er rætast *— á sinni tíð.
Jónas A. Sigurðsson.
Foster Parents
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Gudmundson, of 775 Warsaw Ave.,
Winnipeg 9, have financially “adopted” eight-year-old Law
Sau Ching, a Chinese girl living in Hong Kong.
Mr. Larus C. Gudmundson, who is a Technical Advisor
with the Winnipeg Hydro, is a son of the late Loftur and
Ingibjorg Gudmundson of St. Vital. His wife, Edda, is a
daughter of the late Mundi Larusson (brother of Mrs. Dora
Jakobson). They have three children.
When they adopted the little girl they received the fol-
lowing information about her and a photograph.
LAW SAU CHING
This is Sau Ching. She lives
with her parents, her bro-
thers Fook Chi (16), Wai
Cheung (11) and Wai Kuen
(1) and sisters Sau Tei (13),
and Sau Man (3). Since they
moved to Hong Kong in the
1940’s Sau Ching’s mother and
father have faced a d a i 1 y
struggle to support their
growing family in this teem-
ing refugee city. It is a family
where all. help one another.
The father works in the elec-
tric company, a job he has
held for some years. Fook Chi
works as a delivery boy in
the day - time and goes to
school at night. He is an am-
bitious, good boy. Sister Sau
Tei supplements the family
income by making p 1 a s t i c
flowers at home. With all this
busy industry, they make a
total of only $57.90 a month.
It is a sum which barely
covers their simple necessi-
ties.
They are living in a stone
house, measuring 9’ x 9’. They
live in one room and cook in
the other. A plank bed, a
chest of drawers, a double
decker iron bed, a few chairs
and a table are all they have.
It is poorly lighted and not
very clean.
In all, three children are in
school. Wai Cheung and our
Sau Ching are in primary
school. No schooling is free
in Hong Kong and tuition
fees are a considerable bur-
den to families as poor as
this. They pay about $4.00
each month in school fees.
Sau Ching is in the 2nd grade.
She is very diligent and does
average work though arith-
metic gives her a hard time.
Sau Ching’s parents k n o w
that only through education
will their children have a bet-
ter life. They have already
made many sacrifices to this
goal.
Sau Ching is a sweet child,
shy and obedient. When at
home she helps take care of
her youngest brother and sis-
ter while her mother works.
With your help, her present
is more secure and her future
brighter. By reaching out
your hand to Sáu Ching, you
Rev. S. Octavius Thorlakson
Banquet Special Feature at
the Convention of the Pacific
Southwest Synod at Los
Angeles, May 16-19, 1966, the
honoring of Paslor Thorlaks-
son on the occasion of his 50th
anniversary of ordination to
the Lutheran m i n i s t r y . A
special plaque signed by Dr.
Franklin Clark Fry, President
of the Lutheran Church in
America, and Dr. Carl W.
Segerhammar, President o f
Synod, was presented to
Pastor Thorlaksson. Messiah
Lutheran Church is planning
a special Reception to honor
Pastor Thorlaksson next
month. (Ordination date:- June
25, 1916 at Winnipeg, Man.,
Canada at the Icelandic Synod
Convention.)
have aided her entire family.
PLAN provides a |monthly
cash grant of $8.00, clothing,
supplies and special medical
care. In addition, the encour-
agement a n d guidance of
social workers are available
to help her parents with their
many problems. Not the least
of your gifts is the know-
ledge Sau Ching has that you
are a special friend who cares
for her.
Foster Parents’ Plan
The “adoption” is financial,
not legal, and costs $16 a
month for a minimum of one
year. Upon receipt of the first
payment the Foster Parent
receives a photograph a n d
case history of his child. Every
month the child writes to his
“Dear Foster Parent” and the
Foster Parent writes to the
child. The original and a
translation are forwarded each
time through the Plan’s of-
fices. Before long there is a
warm personal relationship.
The child wants to know all
about the Foster Parent — his
Framhald á bls. 2.
During the debate on the
amendment to the Northwest
Territories Act in the House
of Commons last month, the
following laudatory remarks
were made about Mr. Ben Si-
vertz, who has intimated that
he may resign his post as
commissioner of the North-
west Territories:
Hon. Arthur Lang — Minis-
ter> of Northern Affairs and
National Resources:
“I had intended last even-
ing, had I summed up before
the committee stage, to tell
hon. members that we a r e
concerned and saddened too
by the fact that it has been
intimated to us by the com-
missioner of the Northwest
Territories that he intends to
leave the service some time in
1966. I am referring to Mr.
Ben Sivertz who is commis-
sioner of the Northwest Ter-
ritories at this time. I want to
say that I have not met any
person whose sense of humani-
tarianism as applied to people
is greater than that of Mr.
Ben Sivertz. This quality of
understanding and compas-
sion, if you like, has been tre-
mendously beneficial because
of the nature of his task in the
territories and the people with
whom he has to deal.
I have asked him if I may
have the continuing benefit
of his advice after we receive
the Carrothers report. I am
glad to tell the house he has
consented to make himself
available to advise us when
that report is received.’
Erik Nielsen, Member for
Yukon:
“I too wish to add words of
praise for the contribution
that Commissioner S i v e r t z
made with respect not only to
the Northwest Territories but
during his long service in the
department of northern af-
fairs. I enthusiastically en-
dorse the genuine compli-
ments which have been paid
Commissioner Sivertz who is
retiring from the civil service
in the near future. I am very
gratified, as I am sure all
members are, that his services
will remain available to the
government.”
Hon. W. G. Dinsdale, mem-
ber for Brandon-Souris, for-
mer minister of Northern Af-
fairs:
“Mr. Chairman, I rise to en-
dorse what the minister has
said with respect to Com-
missioner Sivertz. I was sorry
to hear that the commissioner
is ending his active service
with the government of Can-
ada. I agree that he has made
an outstanding contribution
to the north during his term
of office.
I believe the reason for his
success stems from his back-
ground. Mr. Sivertz is an Ice-
lander. For generations the
Icelandic people have b e e n
identified with development in
northern areas generally. I
believe his warm-hearted ac-
ceptance by the residents of
the Northwest Territories
arises from the fact that he
has been able to communi-
cate with them. He has been
regarded as one of their own
kind.”
Fró Los
Many of our Icelandic
people in Los Angeles have
decided to go to Iceland this
summer. Among the ones we
know of are Gudmundur
Thorsteinsson, Ragnar Boas-
son and his son, Mrs. Olive
Nelson, Johann and Edda Ol-
afsson with their two chil-
dren, Mrs. Olavia Swanson
and Mr. and Mrs. Johannes
Newton. Yes and not to for-
get, this editor will be head-
ing there too with his sister.
* * *
Two longtime residents of
Los Angeles are heading back
to Iceland and retirement.
Gudmundur and Borghildur
(Bebba) Gudlaugsson are
going back in June and intend
ot make t h e i r permanent
home there.
A party was held in their
honor at the home of Mr. and
Angeles
Mrs. Dodge in Hawthorne
with over thirty of t h e i r
friends attending. The many
friends that Gudmundur and
Bebba have made here wish
them all the best in jtheir
“new” home.
* * *
Thorsteinn Gudmundsson,
also known as Thor Goodman,
still all his many friends cal-
led him “Steini” passed away
in San Carlos California and
was buried in San Carlos by
his life long friend Sera Octa-
vious. Steini came to Canada
at the turn of the century as
a very young man. About 50
years .ago he came to Cali-
fornia. For 20 years he was a
master mechanic for the Lan-
gendorf Bakery. Steini was
very musical and played the
organ and the piano and was
Framhald á bls. 3.