Lögberg-Heimskringla - 29.02.1980, Blaðsíða 8

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lcelandic weekly Föstudagur 29. febrúar, 1980
AFGREIÐSLA Á ISLANDI:
Birna Magnúsdóttir, Dúfnahólum 4,
Reykjavík, Sími (91) 74153
Arni Bjarnarson, Norðurgötu 48,
Akureyri, Sími (96) 23852
WHO ARETHEY?
In the January 25 issue of this
paper, this photo of five unidentified
men appeared, along with a request
for information from anyone able to
identify those in the picture.
As in the past, this has resulted in
positive identification. To date, two
letters have been received, one from
Anna Helga Frisk of Winnipeg and
the other from Hansina Gun-
nlaugsson of Baldur, Manitoba.
Both state that the picture is of
Brynjolfur Gunnlaugsson and his
four sons. Anna Frisk is a great-
niece of Brynjolfur and Hansina is a
granddaughter.
Brynjolfur was born at Flaga in
Breiddalur (Eastern Iceland) in 1848
and died in 1914. He and his wife
Halldora Sigvaldadottir emigrated
from Iceland with their eldest son in
1878, settling first in the Markland
colony in Nova Scotia. In 1881 they
moved to Winnipeg and from there
in 1883 to Baldur, Manitoba where
they farmed for many years.
The eldest son, Sigvaldi Gun-
nlaugsson, a farmer at Baldur (d.
1949) sits to the right of his father.
To the left is Magnus. Standing are
Hannes and Bjorn Gunnlaugsson.
Bjorn, the only surviving son, lives
at D’Arcy, Saskatchewan.
Of Brynjolfur and Hálldora’s four
daughters,' two survive, Solveig
Johnson of Baldur and Ingibjorg
Hurst of Saskatoon.
The photo, taken in 1910, comes
from the family of Brynjolfur’s sister,
Kristin Gunnlaugsdottir, wife of
Gudmundur Marteinsson of
Riverton. Another sister, Vilborg,
married a man named Einar
Einarsson. They lived in the In-
terlake. A brother, Johannes (died
in Iceland), was father of Thorfinnur
Johannesson of Glenboro. Another
brother, Helgi, was father of Anna
Helga Helgason of Fron near Arnes,
Anna Frisk was raised at Fron. Einar
Gunnlaugsson, a third brother, wcrs
father of Dr. Stefan Einarsson^”
professor at John Hopkins
University in Baltimore.
Halldora, Brynjolfur’s wife, was a
sister to Josef Walterson of Gardar,
N.D. and Bjorn Walterson of Bru,
Manitoba.
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D
Sigurður Helgason
FRAMTÍÐ FLUGLEIÐA (ICELANDAIR)
Islenska flugfélagið FLUG-
LEIÐIR hefur átt við mikla
erfiðleika að etja að undan-
förnu- Á örskömmum tíma
hefur orðið mikill samdrátt-
um á rekstri félagsins.
Flugleiðir, og þá einkan-
lega sú grein er löngum
nefndist Loftleiðir, hafa um
áratuga skeið verið aðal-
tengitaug milli Islands og
Vesturheims. Með fækkun
flugferða þar á.milli hefur
þessi taug veikst nokkuð. —
Má því víst telja að lesend-
um þessa blaðs leiki forvitni
á að vita hvaða augum for-
stjóri Flugleiða, Sigurður
Helgason, lítur framtíð fé-
lags síns. Honum farast með
al annars svo orð í viðtali
við Morgunblaðið:
, „Vonandi er að árangur
náist innan tíðar. Raunsæi
er það sem skiptir mestu
máli í stöðunni og hófleg
bjartsýni gerir ekkert gagn.
Eg tel að við höfum hjá fyr-
irtækinu gott starfsfólk sem
hefur einbeitt sér að lausn
aðkallandi og knýjandi verk-
efna sem er aðlögun að
breyttum aðstæðum og ég
vona og trúi að okkur takist
að fullkomna það verk og
koma því í kring snuðrulítið.
Eg held að meginhluti starfs
fólksins skilji þetta og ég
treysti því að það fylki sér
um þær aðgerðir sem um er
að ræða. Það eru þeirra hags
munir ekki síður en fyrirtæk
isins sjálfs að dæmið snúist
við og hagsmunir þjóðarinn-
ar í heild.”
BLatest News SP
riefLt«
ICELANDIC PRESIDENCY
Iceland’s present Minister of
Foreign Affairs, Olafur Johannesson
is considering the possibility of
joining in the race for the Icelandic
presidency. According to
newspaper reports, he will make his
intention known before April 1.
700,000 TONS OF CRUDE OIL FROM SAUDI-ARABIA
The Icelandic Ministry of Commerce, through the Embassy of
Iceland in Washington, has just received an offer of purchase of
700,000 tons of crude oil. Special delegation will soon leave Iceland
for Saudi-Arabia to investigate the feasibility of þurchase.
CODFISHING OFFICELAND SEVERELY RESTRICTED
The Icelandic Minister of Fisheries is now expected to introduce
quite rigid regulations restricting the 1980 total catch of cod on
Icelandic fishing banks to only 350,000 tons, which nevertheless
exceeds the minimum volume ichtyologists have recommended by
50,000 tons.
PROFITABLE JOBS
Loading fish meal on freighters fetches high wages in Siglufjordur in
north Iceland. According to latest reports, dock workers engaged in
this kind of work have netted 600,000 kronur (Ca. 1750 Canadian
dollars) for three days work, or 3,500.00 Can. per week.
In Iceland you need a reasonably good income, particularly if you
are a car owner. It now costs about 9,000.00 Can. a year to drive and
maintain a medium size car.
THE FIRST SHOVELFUL
In late January digging for the foundation of a new nursing home
for the aged was started by a 101-year-old lady, who removed the first
shovelful. The nursing home will be in the town of Kopavogur just
south of Reykjavik.
ICELANDIC CREDTT CARDS
A new Reykjavik firm has an-
nounced its plans to obtain the
necessary licences for the issuance
of credit cards. The name of the firm
is simply CREDI CARDS
(Kreditkort). Maximum credit of-
fered is $2,000.00 Can. per month.
F
UNKT
Ar