Lögberg - 19.06.1947, Page 7

LÖGBERG, FIMTUDAGINN 19. JÚNÍ, 1947
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Tillög í stofnsjóð hins fyrirhugaða
elliheimilis í Vancouver, B.C.
— Áður auglýst $2592,15.
Frá Vancouver:
Olive B. Irvine $10.00; Mrs.
Gales Johnson 5.00; Mr. and Mrs.
E. F. Hall 50.00; Lincoln Thorne
5.00; Mr. and Mrs. Carl.Einars-
son 5.00; Mr. and Mrs. J. Daw-
son 5.00; Ragnar Eyjólfsson 5.00;
Vinveittur 2.00; John Arthur
Thorsteinson 10.00; Miss M. Hall-
dórsson 10.00; Miss S. Halldórs-
son 10.00; P. A. Hall 10.00; Dan
E. Johnson 25.00; Miss Violet
Johnson 10.00; Don Cristopher-
son 1.00; Mr. and Mrs. F. Thor-
steinson 5.00; Mr and Mrs. Laugi
Jacobson 5.00; Mr. and Mrs. F.
O. Lungdal 20.00; Mrs. Elín
Ólafson 25.00; Mr. and Mrs.
Campbell 10.00; Ólafur Ander-
son 10.00; Mrs. W. H. McKinley
2.00; Mrs. F. Atchison 2.00; Mr.
and Mrs. W. M. Brodie 2.00; Mr.
and Mrs. H. Domoney 20.00; Mrs.
S. Potter 5.00; Mrs Lóa Skúla-
son 5.00; Mr. and Mrs. H. Sum-
arliðason 25 00; Mrs. Jonina
Johnston 5.00; Scandinavian
One Month in our new home!
We had hoped that all might be
in readiness for an Open House
on June 17th, Iceland’s Inde-
pendence Day, but there is still
much to do before all is in ship-
Shape order. Then too, we do not
know yet if the cast will be re-
moved our broken leg by then.
However, special cards will be
sent you if we can be ready to
combine with that Day our of-
ficial Home-Warming Party.
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Shortly after we sent out our
last letter, the Rev. P. H. Rynn-
ing (Onkel Peder) of Oslo, Nor-
way, my Mother’s oldest brother,
90 years of age, visited with us
for only one week. Not long
enough, to be sure, but enough
to give him the impression that
we have a Paradise here in the
Bay Area. He is now on his way
baok to Norway.
On May 2nd at 4 P. M. at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Stoneson of San Francisco
HELEN CLAIRE, their daughter
Was given in marriage to Arthur
Francis Schumacher. The setting
for the ceremony was most
exquisite, and the Bride lokked
lovely and stately as she entered
the living-room on the arm of
her father to the strains of the
Wedding March played by her
Aunt, Mrs. Christopherson, and
surrounded by 100 friends and
guests. After an informal Recep-
tion, the Newlyweds took off in
their car to Honeymoon at Carm-
by the Sea. Best wishes and
uiuch happiness!
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On May 9th Louise Fhillips,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. H.
Fhillips of Palo Alto graduated
with a class of Nurses from the
St. Francis Hospital of San Fran-
cisco. Congratulations and best
°f luck to you, Tiny! We are
Proud of you Dear.
On May 9th John and Bjorg
Hannesson finally decided to re-
turn to North Dakota. We will
grant them that Akra and vicin-
% is a beautiful spot in the sum-
hrer time, but the Winters! Give
Us California! We have it on
good authority that Dr. Eymund-
S°u entertained the Hannesson
úibe, one of the largest and best
the Bay Area, at an all day
arewell Party for Jon and
j°rg. We shall be glad to wel-
^°me them back to California.
Next year?
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At the end of last month, Dr.
ar>d Mrs. W. E. Fischer and Miss
Central Committee 195.29; Mr.
and Mrs. Gunnar Gudmundson
100.00; Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Orr
100.00; Mr. and Mrs. Lars Ólsen
2.00; Mrs. T. N. Adams 2.00; B.
Ghristenson 1.00; Mr. and Mrs.
S. Grímsson 10.00; Th. Gunnar-
son 25.00; Mr. and Mrs. E.
Bjarnason 10.00; K. S. Kristjáns-
son 5.00; Mrs. J. Pauss. 5.00; Mr.
and Mrs. LeVasseur 5.00; Mr. and
Mrs. J. Gunnarson 100.00; Dr.
and Mrs. H. Sigmar 25.00; Mr.
and Mrs. S. F. Samson 50.00; Mr.
and Mrs. H. Leeland 25.00; Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Frederickson
5.00; Mrs. H. Boynton 1.00;
Victor Eldon 5.00; Kristján Eirick
son 80.00; Mrs. Anna Joel 2.00;
Mrs. A. Koot 5.00; Miss Charlotte
Paulson, 3.00; Mrs. Ingun Stur-
laugson 20.00; Mrs. R. Warnock
3.00; G. J. Hendrickson 1.00;
Mr. and Mrs. S. Erickson 2.00;
Mr. and Mrs. S. Smith 10.00; Dr.
and Mrs. A. W. Holm 10.00; Mr.
and Mrs. J. S. Christopherson
Laufey Hannesson made a flying
trip from Los Angeles to visit
with the folks at Albany, Cal.
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On Sunday May llth Mr. and
Mrs. Gunnar Mathiason of Los
Angeles paid us a visit on their
way to Iceland via Seattle and
Winnipeg. Let’s invite them to
give us a Travelogue on their re-
turn trip!
On May 13th Mr. and Mrs. D.
A. R. Goodridge and Leslie mov-
ed from our midst to swell the
ranks of Icelanders in Southern
California. Their new address is:
819 No. Adams Street, Glendale,
California. I hope that Leslie
will play a good game of chess
wthen we next meet!
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On May 14th Einar B. Oddson
quie11 y passed on into Life
Eternal. On May 16th at Mount-
ain View Cemetary in Oakland
his body was laid to rest in the
presence of a host of mourning
friends and among a beautiful
embankment of flowers. We shall
miss Einar as a trusty friend and
a congejiial host. He was born at
Reykholt, Iceland. He came to
America with 'his Mother and
two sisters in 1911. In 1912 he
went to Battle Creek, Michigan
to train as an X-ray technician.
He came to California in 1915 and
worked at St. Francis Hospital in
San Francisco until 1931 when
he joined the staff at Drs. Ingber
and Rodenbaugh. He married Liv
Ostlund in 1918. Liv and her
Mother, Mrs. Ostlund, are stay-
ing on ihere idefinitely, but ex-
pect to »visit next month with
family members in Ohicago, Mil-
waukee and New York.
Mrs. Bob Evans (Van) is spend-
ing a few weeks in Seattle with
her sister Alice who recently
underwent an operation. Bob is
still on the Road, but he assures
us that it won’t be long now till
he settles down, perferrably to
rural living on the Peninsula.
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L a s t week-end Mrs. Grace
Ryan of Seattle, flying home
from the South, stcpped off en-
route to visit with Sigga Ben-
onys, also with Dr. and Mrs. Jon
Sigurdsson. We were glad to
have her come to our new home,
as we have not forgotten a party
she and her brother (Big Jake)
threw for us in Seattle in 1924.
Come again!
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On Sunday May 18th in the
afternoon there was a Wedding
Reception for Margret Helen
Blondal and Robert Lee Cochran
10.00; Caroline Christopherson
10.00; Miss . Breckman 20.00;
Harold Johnson 5.00; Miss Birdie
Johnson 4.00; Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Sanders 25.00; Wilma Thomp-
son 1.00; Mrs M. Frederickson
25.00; Mrs. Alla Jones 25.00; Mrs.
J. E. Rodgers 2.00; Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Avery 5.00; J. S. Sölva-
son 10.00; Bert Johannson .100;
Mr. and Mrs. L. Erickson 2.00;
Mr. and Mrs. Ó. Böðvarson 3.00;
G. Erlendson 1.00; Mr. and Mrs.
G. G. Gislason 5.00; Mr. and Mrs.
D. Oliver 1.00; Mrs. H. Pearson
2.00; Mrs. J. Morris 1.00; Thor-
lákur Jónason 10.00; Elias Vatns
dal 25.00; Axdal Familian; gefið
í minningu um Þórð Axdal 25.00;
Mr. and Mrs. Bismarck Bjarna-
son 25.00; Anna Einarson 1.00;
Mr. and Mrs. Þórður Helgason
10.00; Sigurður Johnson 5.00;
Victoría Lanigan 2.00; Mrs.
Rafnkelson 1.00; Doreen Robert-
son 2.00; Thelma Sigurðson
2.00; Guðrún Sigurðson 2.00;
Mrs. Williams 1.00; Sigurðson
Millworks Co. — John Sigurd-
son — 50.00; Mr. and Mrs. B. O.
Howardson 25.00; Miss Ruth
Sigurdson 2.50; Mr. and Mrs.
at Oakland. They had been mar-
ried at Reno, Nevada on Sunday,
April 20th. We wish these New-
lyweds much happiness in their
future home-life.
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On May 22nd Miss Sigridur
Valgeirs left for Iceland after
having spent 3% years at the
University of California at Berk-
ley acquiring both the B.A. and
M.A. degrees. Congratulations!
Sigga expects to have a book
published by the University
Press on “Icelandic Folk Danc-
ing”. She was fhe President of
the Icelandic Students Society
during the past pear, and has
been succeeded by Mr. Svein
Olafsson, 1611 Bonita Way, Berk-
ley, California.
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A Newspaper clipping from
Fresno has just been brought to
our attention wihich announces
t'he engagement of Miss Mary
Brandson of Auberry, Californ-
ia to Mr. John M. Sause. We are
glad to note that the wedding
plans are still indefinite hoping
that Ghris will be coming up
with his family very shortly for
that long anticipated visit they
owe us! Welcome! Even though
you bring the intended son-in-
law along, we’ll forgive you,
Chris!
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Ye Scribe has been invited to
be the main speaker at the Leif
Eiriksson Daý in Oakland this
year. Watch for the date! We can
rnake this an occasion for an Ice-
landers Rally and really show
the Sfcandinavians of this Area
that we are here!
What a calamity has befallen
Iceland with the erupting of Mt.
Hekla after a peaceful existance
of over 100 years! We still know
very little about the actual con-
sequences of this catastrophe.
But we have read in papers from
Iceland of funds being solicited
for the relief of farmers in the
vicinity.
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Strikes and Dissentions of all
kinds seem to be the order of a
post-War age. Such facts are
none too encouraging, nationally
or internationally. But in spite of
this all-too-apparent situation in
the world, we all want to work
for peace and a better uderstand-
ing among men.
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YOU are always welcome at
115 2 Laurel Street, Berkley.
Phone Ashberry 0150.
V.
Thanks again for tokens of
interest and appreciation of this
montbly sheet!
Very cordially yours,
Rev. and Mrs. S. O. Thorlaksson
C. T. Eyford 10.00; Dr. and Mrs.
B. T. H. Marteinson 25.00; Mr.
and iSrs. J. Danielson 2.00; Mr.
and Mrs. M. Johnson 2.00; Mr.
and Mrs. H. Sigurdson 10.00;
Thorarin Gudmundson 50.00;
Ófeigur Sigurdson 500.00; Ingi-
mundur Egilson 10.00; Jón Gisla
son 5.00; Mr. and Mrs. Ó. Björns-
son 10.00; Mr. and Mrs. S. Odd-
son 5.00; Mrs. Sæunn Stefánsson
3.00; Paul Reykdal 2.00; Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Emerson 5.00; Herman
Jónsson 50.00; Mrs W. V. Udy
2.00; Luther League of the
Icelandic Lutheran, Church of
Vancouver 35.00; Mr. and Mrs. R.
E. Stevenson 25.00; Mr. and Mrs.
S. G. Polson 10.00; Sigfús V.
Gillies 100.00; Mr. and Mrs. Sig-
urður Eyford 10.00; Miss Anna
Eyford 5.00; Mr. and Mrs. Her-
mann Eyford 5.00; Mrs. Hugo
Davis 10.00; Mrs. C. Gudmund-
son 5.00; Mr. A. Egilson 2.00;
S. Gudmundson 15.00; Oliva T.
Cribbs 10.00; O. W. Jonsson 50.00;
Gunnar Johnson 10.00; Mrs. Th.
Ingimundarson — ágætt orgel;
Frá Sleveslon, B. C.:
Ólafur Ólafsson $100.00; Vin-
veittur 10.00; Mr. and Mrs. W.
Stevens 5.00; Vinveittur 1.00;
Mr. and Mrs. Bjarni Eirikson
5.00; Mr. and Mrs. John Gunnar-
son 5.00; John Johnson 5.00;
Mrs. Elizkbeth Björnsson 5 00;
Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Sigurgeirs-
son 5.00; Mr. and Mrs. H. Thor-
steinson 5.00; Mr. and Mrs. A. B.
Burnson 5.00; Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Sigurgeirson 10.00.
Frá New Wesiminster, B. C.:
Ingi Norman $5.00; Vinni
Norman 2.00; John H. Johnson
5.00; Sólveig Thorarinson 5.00;
B. Thorlacius 25.00.
Frá Champbell River, B. C.:
Mr. and Mrs. Eyjólfur Gunn-
arson $10.00; Mr. and Mrs. E. G.
Gunnarson 2.00; Mr. and Mrs.
Carl E. Sigurðson 2.00; Mr. and
Mrs. Bjarni Sigurðson 3.00;
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Borgfjörð
5.00; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Árna-
son 5.00; Ágóði af myndasýningu
á heimili Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Árnason 7.00.
Verðlaunasagan íslenzka
sem prentuð hefir verið
í 20—30 milljónum
eintaka
Roiary vill eyða ioriryggni,, efla
bræðraþel milli manna.
Við setningu umdæmisþings
Rotary-klúbbanna á laugardag-
inn voru flutt tvö fróðleg og
skemtileg ávörp.
S. S. Bergman, 629 Young St.,
Winnipeg, Man. $5.00; Keystone
Fisheries Ltd. per G. F. JÓnas-
son, Winnipeg, Man. 25.00; Rev.
Philip M. Pétursson. 681 Banning
St. Winnipeg, Man. 10.00; Ásgeir
Bjarnason, Selkirk. Man. 5.00;
Alli Sigvaldason, Baldur, Man.
5.00; Mr. and Mrs. M. Guðlaug-
son, Claremont, Alta 10.00; Mrs.
Inga Storm, Glenboro, Man.
Mrs. Anna Sveinson, Glenboro,
Man. 100.00; Gefið 1 minningu
um horfna ástvini Theodor
Johannson, Kristjönu Johansson
og Kristínu Anderson og fjöl-
skyldunni. Mr. and Mrs. Sveinn
Ólafsson, Mildmay Park, P. O.
Sask. 10.00, gefið í minningu um
son okkar, Baldur sem andaðist
16. marz 1946. Islenzka kvenfé-
lagið í Leslie Sask. 10.00; Guðný
Sigurðson, féhirðir. —“ Mr. and
Mrs. Jakobina Johnson, Seattle,
Washington 5.00; Mr. and Mrs.
A. R. Irvine, North Vancouver,
B. C. 5.00; Mr. and Mrs. Helgi
Steinberg, White Rock, B. C.
10.00; Mrs. Guðbjörg Key,
Coombs, B. C. 10.00, gefið í minn-
ingu um Guðbjörgu Thorlákson,
dáin 7. maí 1945, og Joseph Key,
dáinn 23. maí 1945.
Als 15. maí 1947, $5484.94.
Með þakklæti fyrir hönd
nefndarinnar,
Péiur Guttormsson
féhirðir,
1457 West 26th. Avenue, Van-
couver, B. C. —
Leiðrétting
Áður auglýst $291.35 tillag frá
„Ströndinni“, var meðtekið frá
Ströndinni og kvenfélaginu „Sól-
Vilhjálmur Þór, fomaður Rota-
ryklúbbs Reykjavíkur, setti
þingið í Sjálfstæðishúsinu. Bauð
hann meðal annars velkominn
hingað til lands erindreka Al-
þjóðasambands Rotary, Hollend-
ing de Cock-Buning, og ávarpaði
menn með stuttri ræðu.
Síðan tók dr. Helgi Tómasson
til máls, en hann er umdæmis-
forseti. Gaf hann stutt en fróð-
legt yfirlit um starfsemi Rotary
klúbbanna, m. a. um fundar-
sókn, en fundir eru haldnir viku-
lega, en fundir eru haldnir viku-
lega, og viðfangsefni fundanna.
Má segja, að félagsmenn láti sér
ekkert óviðkomandi og reyni að
fræða hver annan svo, sem
kostur er á.
(
Gat dr. Helgi þess, að Island
hefði verið gert að sérstöku
Rotary-umdæmi, sakir menning-
arlegra verðleika þjóðarinnar,
eigi síður en að fornu. — Próf.
Guðmundur Finnbogason hefði
einu sinni tekið þátt í sam-
keppni um smásögu, sem Rotary
gekkst fyrir, og sigrað, en saga
hans mundi síðan hafa verið
prentuð í 20—30 milljónum ein-
taka.
Hollenzki fulltrúinn flutti síð
an ávarp. Kvað hann Rotary-
hreyfinguna hafa mikið hlutverk
að vinna, því að hann reyndi að
eyða tortryggni og skapa raun-
verulegt bróðurþel manna og
þjóða miÚi. Eins og nú væri
í pottinn búið í veröldinni, veitti
ekki af því, að unnið væri að
slíku markmiði, enda þótt það
kynni enn að vera langt undan.
Vísir, 30. apríl.
Borgið Lögberg
Minnist
BETCL
í erfðaskrám yðar
skin“ sameiginlega.
P.B.G.
Það var árið 1847 sem Daníel Massey,
er bjó í grend við Newcastle í Ont-
ario, hugkvæmdist að iétta byrðar
stéttarbræðra sinna með því að búa
til handa þeim plóga, ýmis önnur
áhöld og varhluta fyrir þreskivélar,
og svo framvegis.
Nú í ár, 1947 er „Massey-Harris“
nafnið á vörum bænda í flestum
þjóðlöndum heims, og þær vélar
sem slíkt nafn bera, hafa borið hróð-
ur Canada vítt um jarðir.
ARA AFMÆLI
Missey-Haiu:
Massey-Harris verkfæri hafa mjög
létt undir við landbúnsðinn, dregið
úr framleiðslukostnaði, og gert búskáp
til muna arðvænlegri.
Sá framsóknarandi, sem einkent hefir
starfsemi félagsins á liðnum árum,
merkir ahafnir þess þann dag í dag.
Fullkomnun véla á þá átt, að mæta
breyttum þörfum landbúnaðarins,
ásamt nýjum framleiðslu-aðferðum,
tryggir þessu volduga canadiska
félagi, sem nú heldur aldarafmæli
sitt, framhalds forustu á vettvangi
búnaðarverkfæra framleiðslunnar.
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