The Icelandic Canadian - 01.06.1963, Side 29

THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
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president of the Roekwood-Iberville
provincial Progressive Conservative
Association. He was elected to the
House of Commons in 1958, again in
1962,and re-elected in 1963.
In Ottawa Eric Stefanson has served
on numerous Standing Committees of
the House of Commons and also on
the following Special Committees: Bill
of Rights; Joint Committee of the
Senate and the House of Commons on
Indian Affairs. He was a delegate from
the House of Commons to the Com-
monwealth Parliamentary Conference
at Quebec City in August 1961.
Eric Stefanson has served his con-
stituency very well as is attested iby the
increased majority he received in the
recent election, even though opposed
by at least one strong opposition
candidate, Rudy Uscik, well known
farm organization leader. The Iceland-
Canadian is particularly indebted to
him for the researches he has made in
Ottawa and the photo-static copies he
has obtained in connection with the
original “Icelandic Reserve” and the
establishment of Nyja-Island.
Mr. and Mrs. Stefanson have four
sons: Thomas Eric, age 26, married,
taking 5th year chartered accountancy;
Dennis Neil, age 24, married, 2 child-
ren, teaching school at Kirkfield Park,
taking 3rd year science extra-murally;
Kristjan Frederic, age 19, attending
University of Manitoba, 2nd year
Science; Eric Lome, age 12, at home,
grade VII. W.J.L.
Miss Jonina Summers Honored
A Life Membership in the Parent
Teachers Association of La Mirada,
California, has been granted to Miss
Jonina Summers, formerly of Win-
nipeg.
Miss Summers is the daughter of the
late Thorbjorg and Eirikur Sumarlida-
son. She is a sister to Henry Summers
of Edmonton, and the late Leifur Sum-
mers (Sumarlidason) who died in Van-
couver soon after his retirement from
a responsible position with the T.
Eaton Co. in Winnipeg.
Miss Summers was born in Winnipeg
and taught school here for 15 years.
She went to California in 1946 and
gained a Bachelor of Arts degree its
Whittier College and a Master of Arts
in Long Beach State College, both in
California. She is now a teacher in
Rancho School, in La Mirada, Cali-
fornia.
In February of this year she was
presented with the Life Membership
Miss Jonina Summers
mentioned above. Such a Life Member-
ship is given to persons the Association
wishes to honor for their contributions
to the welfare of children and youth,
and is a much coveted award.