Lögberg-Heimskringla - 22.01.1970, Blaðsíða 2

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LÖGBERG-HEIMSKRINGLA, FIMMTUDAGINN 22. JANÚAR 1970
The First Intemafional Congress
On Group Medicine
Framhald af bls. I.
peoples. This concept implies an efficient group approach by
drawing on the combined knowledge and skills of physicians
and all other health professions. Furthermore, it recognizes
the influence of education and environment, the value of
adequate sanitation and the importance of a balanced nutri-
tive diet in promoting the physical and mental well-being
of citizens of every nation.”
To underline the intemational flavour of the Congress,
the 10 Vice-Presidents gathering are physicians from
Uruguay, France, Norway, Great Britain, Canada, Australia,
West Germany, the United States, Japan, and India.
The theme of the Congress is NEW HORIZONS IN
HEALTH CARE. The topic will be thoroughly explored
during four day-long business sessions for registered dele-
gates as well as at a planned open public meeting in the
Concert Hall set for Wednesday evening, April 29. The
speaker at the Congress banquet the previous evening will
be Manitoba Lieutenant-Governor Richard S. Bowles.
Dr. Thorlakson emphasized that the Congress is not a
medical convention. “The programme will stress the responsi-
bility of all the health professions in the provision of ser-
vices to the community”, he said. “Inter-group research and
continuing medical education will be discussed. The use of
automated and computer equipment in private group prac-
tice and in hospitals will be presented.”
“It is our intention to focus attention on the need for
improved co-ordination of health services and for a better
understanding of all the problems involved. Group medical
practice, when it makes the fullest possible use of ancillary
health personnel, can be the most effective method of supply-
ing comprehensive health services in developing countries as
well as to rapidly expanding urban areas.”
“The main purpose of the Congress is to correlate and
exchange experiences in the organization and administration
of medical group practice in various countries, and to present
new ideas for future development.”
Tindastoll
Fyrirboði
FRÁSÖGN FRÚ MÖRTU JÓNSDÓTTUR
First Post Office Established
In 1892
The following arficle, frocing
the history of the estoblishment of
the post office ot Tindastoll, wos
tronsloted from a story oppearing
in The lcelandic Almanak by
Barney J. Bjarnoson of Markerville
and presented to Mrs. A. Budvarson
of Morkerville. Assistance in pre-
paring this story hos been received
from Mrs. Budvarson, Dr. Paul H.
T. Thorlakson and the Hon. W. J.
Lindal, Q.C., both of Winnipeg.
Judge Lindol states the Almanak
wos begun in 1895 and was pub-
lished for 60 years, until 1954, by
O. S. Thorgursson in Winnipeg.
Printed in the lcelandic language,
it is, occording to Judge Lindal, "a
veritoble storehouse of informa-
tion."
The first post office in the
area west of the Red Deer
River and to the northwest of
Poplar Grove, the area being
generally the Markerville dis-
trict, was Cash City, located
on the NE 8-36-1-5, now in the
Big Bend district. It was
established in 1889 but due to
s o m e unfortunate circum-
stances was discontinued after
one year.
For the next few years the
only mail was the post office
at Poplar Grove, which had a
once-weekly service by horse-
drawn wagon from Calgary,
often arriving one or more
days late on account of bad
weather and roads. This how-
ever, did not last too long as
the railroad soon made its
appearance and Poplar Grove,
now known as Innisfail, had
regular mail service from the
south.
There was now felt to be a
great need for a post office in
the settlement and S. J. Bjorn-
son was approached in the
winter of 1890 or 1891 with the
view of setting up a post
office at his home. He declin-
ed to do so and suggested that
Johann Bjornson do so. Mr.
Bjornson agreed to this if the
settlers would give him their
support. All of the settlers to
the south and west were
agreeable but those to the
north-east did not go along
with this. They wanted it to
be set up in a more northerly
area.
A public meeting was there-
fore called at the home of Jon
Pjeterson and was attended
b.y all home-owners in the dis-
trict. The meeting was called
to order and there was much
discussion on the subject at
hand. After prolonged argu-
ment it was apparent that
there would be no agreement.
A man referred to only as
“Oliver from Espiholi” asked
for permission to speak and in
an impassioned address asked
the people to lay aside their
differences and concentrate
on getting a post office at Mr.
Bjornson’s place, as he felt
confident that they would get
another one later at a site
near Solheimar. This was
voted on and carried over the
opposition of the northeastern
group.
It followed that a petition
was circulated asking that a
post office be established at
the home of Mr. Bjornson to
be called Stokkolm. It was
well received in the south and
west but when it was present-
ed in the northeast it was dis-
covered that these settlers
had taken it upon themselves
to get a petition for a post
office in their area with A.
Martin as postmaster. This he
was happy to do and after get-
ting all the support from the
northeast was quite sure that
Mr. Bjornson should with-
draw as he would have no
chance against an old Cana-
dian who had lots of good
friends in the government in
Ottawa, and told him so,
Mr. Bjornson was not of the
same mind but told him to go
ahead and maybe they could
get two post offices instead of
one, which would be a big step
ahead. This Martin agreed to,
confident that he would be
the one to win. Both men pre-
sented their petition in Cal-
gary on the same day. Mr.
Bjornson sent his to B. L.
Baldwin who was at that time
imports ambassador for the
federal government, a n d
asked him to do what he
could for him. That summer
Baldwin made a trip to Ed-
monton and on his return
stopped for a visit with the
settler and discussed the need
of a post office. «Mr. Bjornson
along with Stephan G. Steph-
anson, suggested a change of
name to Tindastoll. Mr. Bald-
win said he would get a post
office soon and due to his help
Tindastoll was designated as
a post office in June 1892.
Johann Bjornson was post
master and mail carrier for
the new Tindastoll post office
for the next 11 years, and it
would have been hard to find
a more dedicated man for the
job. The mail was on a one-
day-a-week contract which
was often hard to adhere to as
there was no bridge over the
Red Deer River at that time
and no roads, only prairie
trails. The river was the
biggest hazard as ice along the
edges in the fall and breakup
in the spring, and summer
floods all seemed to join
forces against him. There was
no reliable ferry so he had to
use a small boat when the
river was too turbulent to
cross with a team and wagon.
He made few trips that he did
not carry either passengers or
a full load of merchandise for
the settlers, nor did he ever
refuse a request if he could
oblige. All this he did without
pay. Incidentally, the pay for
hauling the mail was $100 per
year.
The Bjornson home was a
haven f o r weary travellers.
Stephan G. Stephanson paid
glowing tribute to Margret
(Mrs. Bjornson) in his poem
“Landnamskonan.” It is little
Jarðarförin-
Það var árið 1909. Ég var á
landssímastöðinni í Keflavík
þá. Oft hafði ég lítið að gera,
og kallaði þá oft á vinstúlku
mína, sem bjó í húsinu, inn til
mín.
Þá var það einu sinni síðari
hluta dags um haustið, að ég
hafði náð í þessa vinstúlku
mína og móður hennar inn til
mín. Það lá vel á okkur; ég
man, að við hlógum dátt að
því, sem við vorum að tala
uin. Allt í einu hætti ég að
tala, við það, að mér fannst
allt hverfa kringum mig. Mér
fannst ég vera við jarðarför,
og sá framundan mér boraa
líkkistu; mér fannst ég ganga
á eftir kistunni, og ég sá fólk,
sem ég þekkti, allt í kringum
mig; þetta fannst mér vera í
götu, sem liggur rétt hjá stöð-
inni. Þ e 11 a var allt mjög
wonder that the people in
those days had a warm spot in
their hearts for Johann Bjorn-
son of Tindastoll.
(Official Canada Post Office
department records in Ottawa
reveal that Mr. Bjornson was
appointed postmaster June 1,
1892 and held that post until
Tindastoll post office wás
officially closed Dec. 31, 1912).
—Red Deer Advocate,
Dec. 6/69.
greinilegt, og ég var ekki í
neinum vafa um, að ég hefði
séð þetta.
Ég sagði mæðgunum frá
þessu. Þær höfðu tekið eftir
breytingimni, sem stóð nokk-
ur augnablik, og þær gizkuðu
á, að þetta mundi verða fyrir
jarðaför konu, sem lá mikið
veik í austurenda kauptúns-
ins. Ekki féllst ég á það, sagði,
að þessi jarðarför yrði frá ein-
hverjum húsunum fyrir neð-
an okkar. En þar var þá eng-
inn veikur.
Fjórum eða fimm dögum
síðar varð gömul kona bráð-
kvödd í næsta húsi fyrir neð-
an stöðina. Ég var við jarðar-
för hennar. Hún var borin þá
götu, sem ég hafði séð lík-
fylgdina fara um, og ég tók
eftir því, að alveg af tilviljun
hafði ég lent í líkfylgdinni,
þar sem mér hafði fundizt ég
vera í sýninni.
Morgun — 1969.
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