Vestnik 03 04 1970

Official Organ Of The Slavonic Benevolent Order Of The State Of Texas, Founded 1897.

HUMANITY

BENEVOLENCE

VOLUME 58 — NO. 9

BROTHERHOOD

Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 with Undeliverable Copies to: SUPREME LODGE SPJST, POB 100, TEMPLE, TEX 76501

MARCH 4, 1970

FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK however, I could never come near to and youth clubs do during the year, furnishing the total of the work that the entire SPJST does in a year. It is only YOU secretaries and youth leaders who can accomplish this by returning the questionaire to Bro. Urbanovsky. Please comply; it is only for our own, one and all, benefit.

BE SURE TO READ BRO. URBANOVSKY'S LETTER Under the heading "From the Supreme Lodge" we are reprinting Brother R. A. Urbanovsky's letter or report.

Everyone should read it and local secretaries and youth leaders get together and return it to him. There was a rather lengthy report on this in the Czech section last week, however, your editor did not have enough time to expand on it in the English section until this week. It is very necessary that all of the secretaries comply with his request, for that is about the only way that the National Fraternal Congress can forward explorations to all of our state and federal lawmakers and give their reasons why fraternal societies should NOT be taxed and the only way that the NFC can furnish rebuttals to all of the lobbists for the companies trying to get the lawmakers to tax us. The fact that the fraternal societies are doing very, very much more than just selling life insurance is never mentioned, naturally. It only takes a moment of recollection to realize the amount of difference in the operation of the old line insurance companies and ours, the fraternals! Look at all of the charity proj-

THOMAS GARIZIGUF MASARYK March 7, 11i50 — September 14, 1937 ects, youth programs, goodwill deeds, etc., all too numerous to mention that our lodges do. I, being your editor, see and read all of the letters telling of all of the different things the local lodges

March 7 will mark the birthday of Tomas Garrigue Masaryk, the first president of the Czechoslovak Republic.

He is known as "President-Liberator" by the people of his country. We have just observed the birthdays of Lincoln, and Washington. The lives of many great men teach us many things, one of which is to have unswerving faith in what you believe in and stand for.

A person who is respected has his own convictions, is not afraid to state and explain them and defend them and is a person who is able to gain friends and their respect and trust and a person of strong convictions and has a very strong backbone. If a person has a negative approach and attitude, then his ability to build and be constructive in his thinking is almost nill.

The three great men mentioned above were all men with their own strong convictions and constitutions. Many

IMPORTANT NOTICE: THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT DELAY IN THE ISSUANCE OF THE JANUARY 1970 PREMIUM REFUND CHECKS TO THE LODGES. — SUPREME LODGE, SPJST

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ORO' 4 OF THE SLAVONIC BEN l eVc, r ORL.ER OF THE STATE OF TEX P ,); -,hed weekly EDITOR R. J. et .31 .4:11. K — Box 85, West, Texas 76691 1204 N. Davis Street Telephunee: Res, 446-5989 — Shop: 446-5282 PUBLISHERS 0130110. LOVAK PUB. COMPANY, WEST, TEX. Subscription -$4.50

SUPREME LODGE, SPJST Temple, Texas AC 817 773-1575 Box 100, Temple, Texas '76501 NICK A. MORRIS, President Res: 985-2115 JOE B. HEJNY, Vice President Res: '778-1785 R. A. URBANOVSKY, Secretary Res: 773-3846 BEN ZABCIK, Financial Secretary Res: 985-2472 LEONARD MIKESKA, Treasurer Res: 778-3720 AUGUST KACIR, Legal Adviser Res: '773-3658 Office: 773-2171 PO BOx 845, Temple Dr. Marvin Leshikar, Medical Director PO Box 410, Taylor 76574 AC 512; 352-5251 Honorary President Edward L. Marek 2603 N. 13th, Temple DIRECTORS A. Kubena, Dist. I 963-3251 (Office) Res: 968-3937 PO Iiox 308, La, Grange 78945 Henry Vitek, Dist. Lk AC 512; 859-2549 PO Box 43, Granger 76530 Cyril! (Sid) Pokladnik, Dist. III. AC 214; 741-1874 (Office) Res: 824-8072 Elm St., Dallas 75228 E. Broz, Dist. 1V AC 915; 655-2164 Box 320, San Angelo 76901 Ernest J. Hanka,, Dist. V AC 713: 227-0883 (Office) Res: 862-5'744 6759 Cindy Lane, Houston 77008 Ed Y', Sralia, fist. VI 12: 65'7-2651 Rt. 1 — F ' ria 77957 Jos. ,.`;)3';::: VTI 409 IV. Main, Kcnedy, Tex 78119 AC 512; 659-3535

FRANCES OLEXA, Chairman 6402 Taggart Houston, Texas 77007 ED, 0, MAZANEC, Vice Chmn ht. 9 — Box 387 Waco, Texas 76705 STANLEY E. VRLA, SeeY 6641 Patrick Dr. Dallas, Texas 75214 FRANK E. HEJL, JR. Rt. 4 Temple, Texas 76501 WM. MICULKA PO Box 297 Moulton. Texas 77975 BY-LAW COMMITTEE ROY E, HRANICKY, Chairman

PO Box 455, Sinton, Texas 78387 JERRY MILAN, Secretary 6208 Lakeside Dr. Ft. Worth 76135 STATE YOUTH DIRECTOR

James J. Janousek, Box 100, Temple, Texas — Ph. res. 778-4519 DISTRICT ORGANIZERS

DISTRICT I Ernest Jakubik, PO Box 52 Snook, Tex 77878 — Ph.: AC 713; 272-4129 DISTRICT II Lad J. Zatopek, 1004 So. 31st Temple. Tex 76501 — AC 817; 778.8067 DISTRICT III Alvin Nesuda, Telico Rd., Ennis, Tx 75119 — Ph. AC 214; 875-7790 DISTRICT IV Emil Holub, 808 W. Oregon Seymour, Tex 76380 — AC 817; 888 2652 DISTRICT V Mrs. Evelyn Mikeska, 10126 Moorberry LN. Houston, Tx 77066 — Ph. AC 715; 4684125 DISTRICT VI Leo Krause, Jr., PO Box 427 Inez, Texas 77968 — Ph. AC 512; 657-4678 DISTRICT VII J. L. Eizner, 1301 Prince Dr., -1746 Corpus Christi, Tx 78412--Ph: AC 512; DISTRICT YOUTH DIRECTORS DISTRICT I Mrs. Lola Vavra, 3806 Woody Ln. Biyan, Texas 77801 — Ph: AC 713: 822-0642 DISTRICT II

Jerlene Balusek, 2810 W. Are P Temple. Tex 76510 — Ph: AC 817; 778-7439 DISTRICT Iii Mrs. Wilma Nesmla„ Telico Road, Ennis, Texas 75119 — Ph AC 214; 875-7790 DISTRICT IV Mrs. Ed Haisler, Route 1 Se;nour,Texas -- Ph. AC 817; 888-3309 1)1:.;TR1CT V Mrs. Wanda r.l.11Pr. 6006 Dryad, Houston, J 713; 7z3-3790 Texas 77035 (Interim APPOln tment) DISTRICT VI Mrs, Frank 13rdecka, Route 1, Box 150 Rosenberg, Tx 77471 — Ph. AC 713; 662-2085 DISTRICT VII Mrs. Maxine Pavliska, Route 2. Box 151 Floresville, Tex. 78114 — AC 512; 393-2030 Unsolicited material for publication cannot be returned unless sufficient postage is attached. This includes pictures. Expense for publication of engagement and wedding pictures must be borne by the sender.

Changes of address and correspondence concerning delivery of Vestnik must be sent to Supreme Lodge, Box 100, Temple, Texas.

Paid subscriptions and advertising matter should be addressed to Vestnik. West, Tx 76691 Deadline for material to be accepted for the following Wane 16 Friday noon.

Wednesday, March 4, 1970 people look at that type of person with awe and many others with envy. Those who would see them with envy, feel that success fell into their laps by itself, however, all would be very wrong, we are sure. We riatiSt all realize that the pewer to lead us to the little gate called `'success" is within each one of us individually, and ricv:hcre else. No one will lead us or push us o that little gate; 'we, and we 'alone, can do that!

If - we have our minds filled with thoUghts about our illneSses, bad luck, our poor state economically, and such, then we have no place left in our mind for anything constructive. Thin4i, about this.

A person th that state of mind falls into a state of chronic nervousness and slowly, but surely loses all harmony and generally degenerates. This is a fact proven by Many doctors. A person does the best thing that he can do for himself if he washes all criticism, com-, plaining, sourness and jealousy from their life. It you strike tlitise words out of your dictionary of life you will realize that the pathway of life will be much easier to walk on. Other people only see us as we appear to them. A sour and diSgusted face is not something pleasant for others to look at.

Sometimes a mirror thrust in front of our face unexpectedly would really give us a surprise if :not a shock. Had President Masaryk carried a defeatist attitude even after the hard-earned independence of his country was won, with great ,assistance from the United States and .President Wilson, then he would not have been able to accomplish what he and Dr. Eduard Benes did.

Bringing democracy to the Czechoslovak Republic was not a simple task.

President, Masaryk. ran ,head-on into resistance with his devout belief in our American-type of , demociacy. There were minorities demanding to be heard from, his land reforms, met strong opposition,* found resistance in his decision to separate church and state and many other changes patterned after ours. However, with kindness and respected convictions, he brought the republic :together, and Czechoslovakia became known as the most democratic country in entire Europe.

Many factors point to rapidly expanding need for life insurance protection during the 1970s, and a decade of unprecedented growth for the life insurance in,tsiness.

Oise sure indicator; ay;; the Insti'-

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EFFECTIVE FEB. 25, 1970, THE NEW SL TELEPHONE NUMBER WILL BE 7734575 tute of Life Insurance, is the tremendous increase in the number of young American families expected during the decade.

Family responsibilities of younger married men — particularly husbands with young children — present the greatest need for life insurance.

More protestion is brought by men in their early 20s than at any other "ordinary" life insurance is issued to stage of life. About 40 per cent of all policyholders between the ages of 20 to 29.

Their need for protection is heightened by the fact that today's young, better educated adults have a much greater earning potential than any previous generation. The main purpose of life insurance is to protect family income. As young families earn higher incomes, they need and can afford more life insurance.

Another factor is a projected 18 per cent increase in the number of Americans aged 65 and older. This will lead to much more emphasis on retirement planning and insured pension coverage.

In the decade ahead, the life insurance business will face broader responsibility to provide financial security for families at all stages of life — to meet their need for life insurance, health insurance and retirement income, Life companies will continue, to fulfill this responsibility mainly through traditonal products and guaranteed benefits. But they will also continue to broaden their services through new products, such as equity-based variable annuities and mutual funds.

The funds backing life companies' obligations to policyholders will be a major source of capital to finance the nation's economic growth. Creative investment of these funds will help to meet many economic needs.

Life insurance coverage may triple in the 1970s. By the end of the decade, the protection provided by life insurance should reach the $3 1/2 trillion level. Annual purchases may approach $500 billion in protection, and death payments may run nearly $25 billion..

Excellent Idea: Always try using advice before you give it to others.

Newsbriefs Supreme Lodge Vice-President Joe B. Hejny is confined to Kings Daughters Hospital in Temple. We are all hoping for his complete recovery.

• Miss Betty Jean Zabcik, daughter of SL Financial Secretary and Mrs. Ben Zabcik, is confined to Community General Hospital in Freeport.

• • SYD James Janousek was out of his office all last week with a virus and intestinal flu.

• • Brother Otto Harms of Temple, formerly of Waco, underwent surgery last week in a Waco hospital. He is reported doing fine.

Dr. Va cla y Hunacek and his group of assistants will hold a one-day workshop in the Rogers Public Schools on Wednesday, March 4. That evening. a program and reception in the East Bell County area will be held for the group in Seaton Star Hall at 7:30 p.m.

Dr. Hunacek is in the U.S. on a temporary visa doing cultural exchange work through the Texas Education Agency and the U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Slides of Czechoslovakia will be shown, plus other interesting features.

(The above sumitted by the SP.IST PR office. — Editor).

Saturday, at 5:20 p.m., just when were departing the print shop, we were greeted in front of the door by Bro. and Sister Buel (Dime Box) Matthews of Fort Worth. We enjoyed a short visit with them.

Bro. C. C. Orts, age 63, passed away February 16, 1970, in Shiner, Texas. He was placed to eternal rest in Moulton, Texas, and was a member of Lodge Culak No. 165, Moulton.

Bro. Eddie R. Hermis, age 60, passed away February 8, 1970, in Houston. He was interred in Forest Park Calvary Cemetery, Houston, and was a member of Lodge Pokrok Houston No. 88, Houston.

Bro. Homer Nabours, age 76, passed aw e v February 10, 1970, in Cameron,

Texas. He was placed to rest in Caw eron, and was a member of Lodge Pokrok jihu No. 72 in Cameron.

Features U.S. FLAG PRESENTED AT WEST POST OFFICE DEDICATION Feb. 22 The dedication program for Afest's new post offfice was a huge success last Sunday, Feb. 22, 1970. Rain came to West that day, forcing the program to be held in the local high school gym, but a large crowd was on hand at the 1 p. m. dedication ceremonies, and many more attended the open house at the post office.

The West High School Band, under the direction of Berrimon Taylor, conducted a concert to begin the festivities. The numbers played included, "The Yellow Rose of Texas," "Dixie" "Glory, Glory, Hallelujah," and "The Star Spangled Banner."

The invocation was given by Rev. George Doskocil, pastor of the Church of the Assumption and the benediction

by Rev. David Bush, pastor of the First Baptist Church.

Opening remarks were made by West Postmaster R. J. Hruska. The master of ceremonies was Chamber of Commerce President Joe Edd Grimm. He gave the address of welcome and introduced special guests. Among the guests were the Honorable- Mayor of West Jos. F. Holasek and Mrs. Holasek, Supt. of Schools M. F. Kruse, Mr. and Mrs. George Kacir, Miss West and Miss Waco Mary Beth Smith, and several postmasters and postmistresses from this area and one from Snook.

The dedication address was given by the Honorable W. R. Poage, congressman, 1 1 th Congressional District, who was introduced by Mayor Holasek.

Congressman Poage commended local and area postal services but criticized long distance mail delivery as less efficient than it was a generation ago.

Reviewing developments not only in the postal system but in American society generally, the lawmaker said that progress of a nation is keyed to patriotism and that unless there is continued love of this country there may

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'EST — During the . dication and ty, Feb. 2?, at the West High Capbeen flown over the Nag o of gy , ted to Postmaster Bro. IL J. 3iruska. iffst its 1r ashing Post Commander Emil Ehttyra of the Shown are, l ft, W tiag front Brottier Ilrusha to be taken Color Cuard to tf-,e Poai G."'":c. On tfte right is Toastmaster Joe Edd 1,1/i st Chamber of Commerce. president 0'1' be little progress to record in the future.

"It is quite appropriate that we dedicate the new post office building on George Washington's birthday," he added. "While, of course, we had a postal service of a kind both under the British and under the Continental Congress, it was not until General Washington's administration that we had a real Post Office Department with Benjamin Franklin as Postmaster General.

"Postal service has come a long ways since the days of President Washington, but duty of our people to support their government and the obligation of the government to protect the people has not changed."

After pointing out that West was fortunate to get a new post office constructed before the government in an anti-inflation move clamped down on

such projects, Congressman Poage said the new structure not only would make it easier to provide distribution of mail to local patrons but would increase the efficiency of transportation and handling facilities in the movement of mail to distant points.

Speaking of long distance mail movement, Poage said that a letter posted in West and addressed to Washington, D. C., once was placed aboard a Katy train in the afternoon, transferred in St. Louis the next day to another train and arrived in the nation's capitol on the second morning.

"Now when you mail that letter it will go to Waco where it will then be dispatched back through West to Dallas, or at least to the Dallas airport," he continued. "It will probably lie in the post office in Dallas for two or three days untill somebody finds some unused space on an airplane. Then it

Wednesday, March 4, 1970 will move to Washington in a matter of hours, but we can never be sure how soon it will be delivered after it gets there. The result is that most of our mail takes one or two days more than it did thirty years ago."

The Congressman said, the Post Office Department has been and is working en the problem.

Mr. Grimm introduced Marvin Gooch, postal service officer, who also made a talk.

Congressman Poage presented Mr. Hruska with a flag that had previously flown over the United Stales apitol, and Mr. Hruska later gave Oe flag to the color suard of West VFW Post No. 4819, Emil Hutyra, post commander. VOW member Harlan Gordon read a poem concerning the Grand Ole' Flag.

In addition to the open house, refreshments were served at the new post office, located on the corner of Columbus and Reagan areas.

The West post office personnel includes Postmaster Raymond. Hruska, Assistant to the Postmaster Henry M. Lednicky, Emil J. Fridel and Lambert Barton, clerks; George C. Kubacak, Jesse L. Devers, and Frank J. Prnka, city carriers; Donald C. Ashley, and James Welch, Jr., rural carriers, and Albin E. Petter and Jimmie Tobola, substitute carriers.

(Picture and article courtesy the West News of Friday, February 27 -Editor).

-SP T STStation, Texas February 20, 1970 Mr. R. J. Sefcik, Editor, Vestnik West, Texas 76691 Dear Mr. Sefcik: This is a brief re p ort on the meeting of the Texas Foreign Language Association which was held on the campus of Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas, on Saturday, February 14, 1970. You may want to publish the report in your paper.

The main speaker for the meeting was Dr. Vaclav Hunacek, Czech Consultant for the Texas Education Agency. Dr. Hunacek made a very interesting presentation of the connection between historic sites and scenes in Czechoslovakia and the development of American culture. This presentation was surprisingly new material for many teachers of other languages.

The meeting then divided into secCollege

Wednesday, March 4, 1970 tions according to languages, German, French, Spanish, Latin, and "Other Languages." Those primarily interested in the Czech language attended the "Other Languages" section where there were representatives of Portuguese and Greek studies. Dr. Hunacek also attended this meeting and displayed several textbooks which might be used in connection with Social Studies in school communities with a high proportion of students of Czech extraction. Discussion then continued on the subject of instruction in Czech in public schools. It was pointed out that (1) The citizens of Czech extraction in.

Texas number something like half a million, which means that one out of approximately every 20 persons is oriented to some extent toward the Czech language and culture. (2) The language is still used to some extent by an important section of the state's population. The discussion went on to the reasons for the lack of representation of the Czech language in our public schools. The need for pride in their ancestry and in their language was pointed out by one of the discussants, who contended that the time has come for the Czech people in Texas to Stand up and say, "What is wrong with the Czech language? Why shouldn't we speak Czech? Why shouldn't the language be given attention in our schools? Our children can learn both English and Czech equally well if they have the proper schooling. What right has anybody to say that our people should give up their native language and speak only English? The Spanish speakers in Texas, especially in South Texas, have spoken up for their language, and they are being listened to.

It is time for the Czech speakers to speak up for their language. The Czech speakers in Texas have taken a back seat and a passive attitude too lon,g, and they have let unfeeling educators cut them out of their heritage and out of their language training." It was also pointed out that while the national government has been investing large sums in the study of Czech in large universities in the North and West as a "critical" language, until this year when a Czech consultant was provided Texas with the help of the U. S. Office of Education) it has neglected the large numbers of Czech speakers in Texas who have a built-in command of the language and with a little formal training could be more educated, literate speakers of the language far

V2STNIfit more competent than those who take up Czech as a foreign language.

At the dinner following the separate sessions, Mr. J. J. Skrivanek, Jr., of Texas A&M University made a brief oral report on the discussion session.

Jack A. Dabbs, Dept. of Modern Languages Texas A&M University --SPJST

LETTERS DISTRICT FIVE SPRING MEETING Sunday, March 15, 1970 Time: 1:30 p.m.

Place: Lodge Pokrok No. 88, 1435 Beall Street Houston, Texas Schedule: 1. Meeting called to order: a. Presentation of the flag b. Pledge of allegiance c. Show of respect for deceased members 2. Roll call of lodges in Dist. V by secretary 3. Introduction and recognition of attending Supreme Lodge Officers, their families, and district visitors by Dist. V 1st vice-president.

4. Reading of the minutes of the previous meeting by district secretary 5. Correspondence — Dist. secretary 6. Treasurer's report—Dist. V Treasurer 7. Reports of district business by the following: a. District Organizer b. District Rest Home Director District Youth Director d. District Director, Supreme Lodge 8. Report of Special Committee on youth camp proposal 9. Unfinished business 10. New business: Election of district officers for 1970-71 11. Presentation by Supreme Lodge speaker. Introduction by 2nd VP of Dist. V 12. Appointment of committees, rules and regulations, etc.

• Brothers and Sisters of Dist. V: This is my final report to you as a District V officer for the year, 1969-70.

It has been a privilege and honor to have served these past three years.

Without your assistance and attendance the district officers' jobs would be fruitless for all. To you of District V, the officers say "thanks very, very much."

5 Finally, support the future of our youth in our fraternal order and keep abreast of all and what is being done to and for the members in the fraternal insurance field. Be seen, be abreast, and be keen to the problems at your district meetings.

Fraternally, Harry L. Rice, President, District V SPJST

LODGE NO. 92; FORT WORTH Dear Members, I have premium refund checks for Sister Alene Ruby Blankenship, Br then Claude Andrews, Sister Alice, n drews, and' Brother William Janes.

Please come to the lodge meeting on March 8, and pick up your chece or send me your address with a stamped envelope and Twill send them to y011.

With best regards, I am Fraternally yours, Joe Krivanek, Fin. Secy.

2924 N. W. 28th Street Fort Worth, TexA 76106 Phone 626-5707 -SPJST- -

LODGE NO. 117, ROBSTOWN Dear Members, All members will please notice that our regular meeting has been changed from March 1, to March 15, at 2:30 p.m. at the City Recreation Center on 801 North 5th in R.obstown, because of conflicting activities. All youth club members and their families are invited to attend this lodge meeting, especially the new members. We have set the date of the annual Easter hunt and picnic for Sunday, March 22, the time and place will be announced at the meeting on March 15, so those who are interested must come then to learn all the details. In addition, there are other subjects that need to be discussed. Agua Dulce, Lodge No. 152, has approved consolidation with us but there has been a delay in all the transactions, therefore, the secretary has not received any official notice yet.

After the meeting, there will be a social hour and we will have the usual refreshments. The ladies are asked to please bring something to eat, such as sandwiches, cakes, pies, kelache3 or anything of your choice. I know we have good cooks here. We will have coffee as usual, thanks to Sister Mary Janak.

We always welcome guests, especially any members and their families of other lodges who would like to spend an enjoyable afternoon in a fraternal

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spirit, come and join us.

Remember, the meeting is changed to March 15, at 2:30 p.m. at the City Recreation Center.

See all of you there.

Fraternally, Mrs. Helen Pavelka, Reporter SPJ STCONVENTION FUND COMMITTEE Dear Members, The Diamond Jubilee Convention Fund Committee has decided NOT to have the chili supper scheduled for Friday, March 13, at Lodge 142. You will be hearing soon about our next event.

Fraternally, Tillie Helmcamp, Publicity Chairman -SPJST-

LODGE NO. 29, TAYLOR Dear Members, This is to let you all know our regular meeting will be March 8 at 2 o'clock. It is an important meeting because details have to be worked out about our May Fete. All girls who are 16 years and older are urged to come to the meeting. We need a queen.

Girls, do come to the meeting. Most likely you'll be elected queen. We usu ally have two queens anyway. It is an honor to represent Lodge 29 and May Fete. If you lack a month or so being 16 years old. you can still be a candidate.

There always is much to discuss, so let's have good attendance. Lunch will be served after the meeting see you then.

Fraternally, Mrs. Lucille Gayclos Reporter

ATTENTION, MEMBERS OF LODGE NO. 92, FORT WORTH: The regular monthly meeting of Lodge 92 will be held on March 8 at 1 p.m. instead of the usual time which is 2 p.m. After the meeting, the children will have their annual Easter egg hunt. The children always have a big time at the egg hunt so be sure to bring them. There will be prizes, too.

Supper will also be served after the egg hunt and our good sisters are asked to please bring some pastries.

Also, a reminder that the next District III meeting will be held at Lodge 92, on April 12 so make your plans accordingly and plan to attend this meeting. .Don't forget the time change of our

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Hope to see all of you at these meetings.

Fraternally, Christine Zich, Secretary --SPJST-

LODGE NO. 138, GANADO

Ganado SPJST Lodge No. 138's quarterly meeting will be held March 8, at 2:30 p.m. at the Palmetto Inn. You are urged to be present, please. We promise the meeting will not last too long!

Fraternally, Mrs. Sophie Dybala, Secretary -SPJST-

LODGE NO. 84, DALLAS Dear Members, Lodge No. 84 has chosen Sunday, March 15, to celebrate its 60th birthday.

Starting at 12 until 1:30, a delicious dinner consisting Of turkey, dressing, cranberry sauce, green beans, slaw, peach half, bread, coffee or tea, and home-made pastry, which we ask our good cooks to donate, please, will be served. $1.50 for adults and 75c for children through 12 years.

At 2 p.m., our guests will be introduced, followed by presentation of the "Brother and Sister" award.

Shortly thereafter the youth program (which should interest all grandparents, aunts, uncles, distant cousins and friends) will be presented. Our youth leaders are indeed going all-out to show our youth off.

You will be pleased, as we are, to know Supreme Lodge President Nick Morris will be our guest speaker and the Lodge 84 Choir, under the direction of Bro. Frank Henzen, will close our afternoon's activities with the singing of several of your favorite Czech songs.

Y-A1 will no doubt see people you haven't seen since our 59th celebration, so arrive early and stay late — you probably have a lot of visiting to do!

The entertainment committee hopes to see many at the dance Saturday, March 14, our Anniversary Dance, with music furnished by the New Rejcek Band. How about that! Be one of the first to hear this group from 8:30 to 12:30; you are sure to have fun.

Fraternally, Rose Scott, Entertainment Secretary

Wednesday, March, 4, 1970 LODGE NO. 92, FORT WORTH Dear Members, It is about time again, to remind you of our regular monthly meeting which will be held on March 8, at 1 p.m. Please note, the time is changed to 1 o'clock, for after the meeting, the youth will have an Easter egg hunt.

Please try to be there on time. The supper will be served afterwards and we are asking our good sisters to please bring some pastry again. All of the rest is furnished by the lodge .

In the February meeting the following members were on the sick list: Gary Spindor, Bill Krivanek, Louis Dana, and Easters Edger Orrick and Margaret Langer. They all were in the hospital. We hope that they are all well by now and stay well.

Brother and Sister Robert Faulkner, in Sherman, are the happy parents of a baby boy born to them last month.

The proud grandparents are Brother and Sister Louis Dana frem here. Congratulations.

Our lodge will celebrate its 60th anniversary this year. It was organized Sept. 10, 1910, and accepted into the Society in October. Of the charter members, only two are living now — Sister Anna Paprskar and myself.

Our committee will work out the program, which will be announced later on.

On April 12, our Lodge No. 92 will be a host to the spring meeting of SPJST District III. Since this is our regular meeting Sunday, the April meeting will be held some other time.

We will find out about that in our March meeting.

The Ladies' Circle met on February 12. Mrs. Marian Kaadtrnann installed the new officers, since there was no meeting in January. I don't know any particulars about the meeting, because my wife was on jury duty and could not attend the meeting. All I heard was that the hostesses, Millie Wruble, Victor Murphy, Frances Dalton, Anna Korteff and Marie Juran, served a very delicious lunch. Mrs. Juran did not attend the meeting, because she had the misfortune of falling at home and hurting her ankle.

The next meeting of Ladies Circle will be held on March 12, Thursday, at 10:30 a.m. Hope to see you all on Sunday, and also Thursday. We sure hope everyone will be well by then.

Fraternally, Joseph Becan, Reporter

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-1most here 160 will hav noun with its quarterly aediately following. Be sure to stay for the meeting because many of you will be receiving your second premium refund checks. .e youth club will also conduct its f ter the noon meal. All you mther they are members or not, are invited to attend the youth meetiilig'. Games will follow. raternally, s. Loins Pe el, jr.

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ply weethag is this Monday i erch , at 7:20 pan. The pr• , mium rerun I checks for January, certificates will be giyen at this-meeting. The meeting is followed by a social. when -refreshments are served to all.

Wt . hope- tp see you at the meeting, :ONE Dear and ,Sisters, W: also hope to -see you at the Its that time of month again to (4,-,lees in cur Chandelier Ballroom ev,.. keel) it' mind that our monthly naeetcry :;aturday, for we always have good orulte8'..cas: th g. •Cloverleafs of New ing i_s just around the corner, March 8,- fl 1: 2 p.m. hope everyone will be Bram-a: Ol oa the '7th,- Ray jurecka of crc., duelr flu and be able to attend. ie -on the 14th, Bay City Dutch-will be a lunch served. The men of.Corpus Christi on the 21st, the la' ask_ ed to bring sandwiches, Blumos..of La Orange on the 28th. a. pies, kolaches,, or whatever ;•Derat- -,forget the -meeting 1.,■,riorulay they wi sh to bring. lodge will furevenirg nish. the coffee.

Fraternally, Our social, which was held Friday, Tillie Helmeamp, February 20, was enjoyed by everytarry one. Everyone seems to enjoy playing ,LODGF NO 172, PASADENA dominoes. It was good to see so many Dear Members and Friends, visitors, You are always welcome. I 'EverYone had a good time at our want to thank everybody for bringing dance Sunday and thorOughl:c„, en Sul 11:any to eat. It was all dejoyni th g Music of y Czj ern a k and lie ,7e2 ,..one ate more than the .12:L1,:, Dutehmen, The Building' Committee hopes to • t to thank have a commitment on a temporary rked Saturday at the home' foi oar lodge by the first part of hall, planting trees and putting up a next month. fence around the property, They alBy the way, folks, that top salesman so want to thank everyone who donated

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LOBGB NO, 73, SEYMOUR Dear Members, Put March 8 on your calendar to ca . ,ea to the Senior Citizen Recreation.

BuOding and enjoy a sausag/ and chicken dinner that the% lodge will furnish. Ladies are asked to bring, the trimmings, vegetable salad and sweets. Dinner will be served at 12:30 p.m. This-is our annual Easter dinner.

Hope to see some new faces. Let's all come and enjoy one another's fellowsh , p. The youth club will have an: r' eggs hunt in the eve,aint, •-*-a Fraternally, Mrs. Mary Ilaisler LODGE NO. 126, ROSS rothers and Sisters, regular ouarterly meeting of our' lodge will be held Sunday, March 8, at 2 p in. in the residence of Brother Charles Lastovica. Please be present.

Fraternally, Joseph Dujka, President NO. 154, FORT WORTH Brothers and Sisters, Our nett regular meeting will be Ty : nth 8 at the Sokol Hall at ' 3 p.m. Our set g ry still has some dividend 8, so please come to the meeting aid pick yours up and enjoy the•',-81),IST mceitng. It is so nice for the members to get together. Don't forget the date S:inday, March 8, at 3 p.m. . I hope we will see all of you at the meeting. vernally, Mary Hale SP.TST-----

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Note: Correction — Dear Members, In the letter from Lodge No. 66. in • the V e s 1 nik of February 25, the date for RVC-.s Lodge 109, will be for Friday T."areh. 13, instead of March 7,,'• v,, bich is on a Saturday. I am sorry-. the date is wrong, they are correct in my notes, so there was just an error made.

Fraternally, Annie Hanus

Wednesday, March 1, 1970

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Reports DISTRICT II SALES REPORT District II had a good month in January with 77 members for $252,000. It seems as though all districts have shown an increase in sales so that is always a good indication that SPJST insurance is in demand. Everyone seems to be working real hard.

We had a good month in January and we have also organized anew lodge in Rockdale. This lodge will be chartered Sunday, April 19. We now have three organizers in Rockdale, two of Whom made their first sale. They are Dan Kubiak and Ed Leshikar. The very best of luck to those two fine men.

Another new organizer made her first sale. She is Mrs. Marcel Holtman, an organizer for Lodge 24, Cyclone.

The very best of luck to you also.

Jerry Mikulas, Jr., was top man in our district. He sold 11 members for $64,000. In second place was one of our new organizers from Rockdale, Dan Kubiak. who sold 9 members for $41,000. Third was a tie between Willie Dusek with 8 members for $20,000 and Dan Balusek with 6 members for $20,000. John Barabas came in with 3 members for $17,000. There were many more who made good sales as you can see by the list below.

Sales for January were: Ins. Mom. Lodgo Or g anizer 47 11 64,000 Jerry Mikulas, Jr. 9 41,000 174 Daniel Kubiak 8 20,000 47 Dan Balusek 6 20,000 Willie Dusek 80 3 17.000 80 John Barbas Willi e Kohutek 4 13,000 47 7 12,000 174 1 ambert Sk.ubal 44 11,000 Frank Klinkovsky 47 10,000 24 1 Marcel Holtman 1 10,000 89 Frank Skala, Jr. 7,000 4 24 Franklin Martinec 5,000 47 1 Ruby Bolton 5,000 80 1 Clifton Martinets 29 2 2,500 W. H. Glover 48 2 2,000 Willie Hejl 2,000 174 2 Edwin Leshikar 2,000 15 1 Lad Shiner 1,500 29 2 Amelia Pokorny 1,000 80 1 Joe Bara,bas 1 1,000 87 Frances Bartek 1,000 2 NO1111ÂŁ1, Cavanaugh 20 1,000 Dorothy Cher venka 87 1 1,000 87 1 Joe Plsek 15 1 1,000 Sidonia Svoboda Organizers of District II, do not forget the classes which will be held at the Cyclone SPJST Hall on Wednesday,

March 4 at 7 p.m., and at Taylor SPJST Hall on Thursday, March 5, at 7 p.m. Please try to attend.

Fraternally, L. J. Zatopek District II Organizer DISTRICT V ORGANIZER'S REPORT January 1970 ORGANIZER

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Freddie Bates Evelyn Mikeska Earl Cameron Lillia Mae Peter A. L. Hilsher Agnes Miculka Bessie Franek Sidon Tumis A. J. Lostak Della Kadlecek Alvin Sefcik Lillian Kruse Helen Hegwood Mild red Holeman E. H. Horelica Herman Baethe Agnes Lesak J. M. Skrabanek Franklin Bravenec C. P. Kern Bessie Findley Albert Bristik Frank Dolezal Louis Hanus Lydia Hendrick J. A. Hilsher Leroy Kamas Alvin Melnar Jim Wagner Milady Walenta

172 88 170 172 88 88 81 142 91 88 173 111 88 88 88 88 88 139 88 139 173 88 88 88 88 88 81 142 139 111

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26 106,000 3 28,500 3 25,000 1 20,000 4 18,000 1 15,000 6 14,000 8 12,000 3 11,000 9 10,500 9 10,500 2 10,000 6 8,500 6 7,500 7 6,500 4 5,500 3 5,000 1 5.000 3 3,000 1 2,500 i 2,000 1 1,000 1 1,000 1 1,000 1 1,000 1 1,000 1 1,000 1 1,000 1 1,000 1 500 116/334,500 First, of all, we want to said get-well wishes to Brother Hejny from all of us in District V. We hope that he will improve rapidly.

Congratulations are in order for Brother Freddie Bates of Lodge 172 who won first place in the district and state for selling $106,000 in insurance and to Brother Earl Cameron of Lodge 170 who won second place with $25,000, and also to Sister Lillia Mae Peter of Lodge 172 who is in third place with $20,000 in insurance.

In the number of applications written, first place goes to Brother Freddie Bates of Lodge 172 with 26, second and third places are a tie between Sister Della Kadlecek of Lodge 88 with 9, and Brother Alvin Sefcik of Lodge 173 with 9.

We are very proud of our new organizer in our new Pasadena lodge for be-

ing Number 1 in the district and the state. This is Brother Bates' first month in the insurance field, so we are especially proud of his good work.

Keep it up. Just look at all the new names, these organizers are not wasting any time, they are busy selling insurance.

We have added four new organizers to our district. They are Freddie Bates, J. 0. Elleven, Jolyta Krider and Franklin Bravenec. We are so proud to have them and wish them a lot of good luck in the future.

Special thanks and congrtulations also go to District II Organizer Lad Zatopek. The plans for the new SPJST Lodge in Rockdale sound real exciting.

Don't forget that the 1970 quota is set at $7,000,000 and that our District V's portion is $3,175,000. This amount represents an increase of $175,000 over last year's production. If we analyze last year's production, we find that some of the lodges need, more organizers in order to meet this year's quota.

We need organizers who will produce good quality members and good business that will stay on the books. Let's continue to be selective in writing people into the SPJST. District V had many inactive organizers in 1969, but we have reason to believe that these organizers will start selling again in 1970.

In the future, watch for dates on a seminar and for a contest that will have prizes for many people.

Come on, all you organizers, get busy and see what you can do for SPJST and for your lodge. Thank you again for the great job done this month. Let's keep it up for the remaining 1 i months in the year.

Fraternally, Evelyn Mikeska, FIC District V Organizer

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DIST. VII ORGANIZER'S REPORT In January, we wrcte $15.500 of insurance. Sister M. Pavliska led the district with $3,000 in sales. Congratulations, Maxine.

The - sales were as follow Men?, ern,.

Maxine Pavliska 3,000 107 2,000 Frank C. ,Sticky 79 Jaro. Kleprlik 1,500 133 Helen Pavelka 1,000 117 Libbie Peters 56 1,000 Tillie Velchar 161 1,000 Jerry Elzner 56 4 6,000 In 1969 we failed to meet our quota by $28,500. This year our quota has

Wednesday, March 4, 1970 been raised by $25,000 making our quota for 1970 $425,000. This means we have to sell more insurance, so let's dust off the rate books and see how soon we can meet our quota. We must sell at least an average of $36,000 per month to do this. There is a dire need of new organizers within the district.

I ask of all in District VII to think about being an organizer and if you are interested, get word to inc and I'll give you all the information you need.

The spring meeting of District VII will be held April 12, in Corpus Christi.

It will be held in the Sokol Hall, hosted

by Lodge 56. Let's all try to make this Meeting.

Fraternally, Jerry L. Elzner District; VII Organizer -SPJSTSPJST

Bulletin Board

DISTRICT MEETING CALENDAR

District I's spring meeting will be held on March 22, 1970 at Lodge No. 39, Bryan.

• • The District II spring meeting will be held at Lodge No. 47, Seaton. April 12, 1970.

• • ' The District III spring meeting will be held April 12 at Lodge No. 92, Fort Worth.

• • The District IV spring meeting will be held at; Lodge No. 49, Rowena, April 26.

• • The District V spring meeting will be held at Lod ge Pokrok Houston No. 88, on March 15.

• • The District VI spring meeting will, be held at Lodge Pokrok Benview No. 153 in La Salle, Texas, April 26.

• • The District VII spring meeting will be held April 12 at Lodge No. 56 in Corpus Christi.

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The new SPJST lodge at Rockdale (Friendship No. 174), will be formally initiated and dedicated and given its charter on Sunday, April 19, 1970.

Details later.

SPJSTDistrict Youth Directors' spring meeting - March 14, 1970, 9 a.m., Temple.

1970 YOUTH ACHIEVEMENT DAYS

District One: August 2, 1970 - Snook Lodge 9.

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District Two: June 28, 1970 District Three: June 28, 1970 Lodge 84, Dallas District Four: April 26, 1970 Lodge 49, Rowena District Five: July 12, 1970 _ Lodge 88 Houston District VI YAD will be held Sunday, July 19th at the American Legion Hall, El Campo, Texas District Seven: July 26, 1970 State YAD (Craft, Talent, and Beseda) : August 23, 1970 - American Legion Hall, El Campo State YAD Royalty Pageant: September 13, 1970 - Lodge 66 Waco, (Linden Hall).

-SPJST 1970 YOUTH CAMP CALENDAR

District One: June 28, 29, 30, and July 1, 1970 at Fort Parker State Park.

District Two:: August 6, 7, 8, 9, 1970 Camp Val Verde District Three: August 2, 3, 4, 5, 1970 - Camp Val Verde District Four: dates pending (Buffalo Gap, pending) District Five: August 14, 15, 16, 1970 -Camp Manison District Six: July 19, 1970 - American Legion Hall, El Campo, Texas District Seven: July 29, 30, 31, and August 1, 1970 - Camp Val Verde

9 eluding district and state meetings attended, amount of money spent for youth activities, contributions to charitable and benevolent acts, and all other fraternal acts. Combine the report of the youth club with the home lodge report and enter the total amounts in the proper space in the questionnaire and return it to the Supreme Lodge, not later than MAY 1st, 1970. The t3epreme Lodge will then compile the overall report and send it to National Fraternal Congress headquarters.

It is just as important, it not more so, to report the acts of fraternalism, as the amount of money spent .for charitable and benevolent purposes.

The object of the survey is to /lave facts available to present to the lawmakers to prove that the fraternal benefit societies are actually doing much more than just, offering insurance protection to their members. Bills are still being presented in the 50 state legislatures, U. S. Congress, and in Canada, affecting fraternal insurance societies and most of these were defeated due to the data compiled by the National Fraternal congress in previous surveys. We cannot over-emphasize , the importance of this information.

Your kind cooperation is sincerely solicited.

Fraternally yours, R. A. Urbanovsky Secretary, SL, SPJST -SPJSTYOUTH

TO TEE OFFICERS, YOUTH LEADERS AND MEMBERS OF LOCAL LODGES:

Sisters and Brothers: The National Fraternal Congress, of which our Society is a member, is again requesting and stressing the importance of conducting a survey, by each Society, to show the extent of our fraternal activities and how much was contributed by local lodges for charitable, benevolent and fraternal activities in 1969.

A questionnaire has been sent out to be used for the survey. In preparing the report it is necessary that all activities called for in the questionnaire be compiled and entered in the proper schedules. In lodges that have organized youth clubs, the youth leaders should compile the data of the youth club requested in the questionnaire, as to the number of meetings held, in-

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YOUTH ACTIVITY CALENDAR • • District Youth Directors' spring meetino - March 14. 1970, 9 a Temple, Texas.

1970 YOUTH ACHIEVEMENT DAY

District One: August 2, 1970-- Snook Lodge 9.

District Two: June 28, 1970 District Three: June 28, 1970 - Lodge 84, Dallas District Four: April 26, 1970 - Lodge 49, Rowena District Five: July 12, 1970 - Lodge 88, Houston District Six: July 19, 1970 -- American Legion Hall, El Campo, Texas District Seven: July 26, 1970 State YAD (Craft, Talent and Res -eda):Augst23,1970-American Legion Hall, El Campo State YAD Royalty Pageant: Sep-

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10 tember 13, 1970 _ Lodge 66 W9,co, (Linden Hall).

YOUTH CAMP CALENDAR 1970 SENT Youth Camps District One: June 28, 29, 30, and July 1, 1970 at Fort Parker State Park.

- District Two: August 6, 7, 8, 9, 1970 Camp Val Verde District Three: August 2, 3, 4,5, 1970 Camp Val Verde District Four: dates pending (Buffalo Gap (pending) District Five: August 14, 15,.16, 1970 —Camp Manison 1970 District Six: June 22, 23, 24, ® Bastrop State Park District Seven; July 29, 30, 31, and August 1, 1970 — Camp Val Verde -SPJS1

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TIVU',CTORS STRICT If YOUTH DIRECTOR eDear Readers,.

More good news to - report. WOUld you believe that we have andther youth clUb organized and going strong in district? Well we do, and' con, grattilatidnS are in order to the new Youth chib at Roekdale. Their leader is .a fernier active youth of Lodge 66 at i...,Waco, Mrs. Zephyr (Spence) Marek, 'Who just recently transferred to Reekdale froM Waco:' I know you will all „Wish them well, and do everything to make them welcome in Our micist.

I have to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Lad Zatopek, our District II Organizer, without whose help, we could not have gotten this new youth ,club started. Thank you Bro. Zatopek for all the help.

BY the time you read this letter, will have made an annual visit to ,Lodge 80 in Holland. On tha second Sunday in - March (8th), I will be at the Cyclone Lodge No. 24. I hope all yOu youth will turn out for this meeting, since there are a lot of fun things being planned for you on this day. I will be looking forward to seeing you on the 8111.

On the 14th, we will have our Spring DYD meeting here in Temple, at the Supreme Lodge, and on Sunday the 15th, we will all be leaving for Long' horn Recreation Lab, again. I hope we can all come back with a car load of hew ideas and fun parties we can all use in our districts, and plenty of ideas our clubs and leaders, I enjoyed L,RL very much last year, and I think it Is wonderful for the SuPreme Lodge to send. us again.

One thing I want you to he sure and MOTU

remember is the up-coming Easter Happening that will lie at the Cyclone Lodge No. 24 on March 22. Cyclone will host 'remple Lodge 87 al Seaton Lodge 47 for this fun time event. 'the youth, as well as the adults are all invited, and please come dressed comfortably and ready for action. Ladies, wear slacks if you, prefer. Tbe admission will be 1 colored, decorated Easter egg, or any item you feel that an underprivileged child would like to have for. Easter, as these things will go to the Bell County Crippled Children's , Center. Each club that participates, will get credit for. a charity .project, and also, for supporting another youth club. The best thing of all though, will be the amount of fun and fraternal fellowshi p you will be sharing with your nei ghbor lodges.

Let's all work together and See what a large crowd we can have, and I'll guarantee you'll have a ball!

What is en Faster. happening? V you will just have to be at cyclon-: on the 22nd of March and find out. thing. I will tell you though, and that is that the youth will be doing something in competition with the adults, and they will be trying to show up all us old folks. Are we gonna ,let them get by with that? I should hope not!

Fraternally, Mrs. Jerlene Balusek, DYD, Dist. II _ DISTRICT IV YOUTH DIRECTOR Congratulations to the new youth club of. Lodge 160. San Angelo, and Mrs. Louis Pelzel, Jr., as the youth leader.

You have a fine group of youth who will admire you for devoting your time to them.

Youth, do you realize that April 26 is just around the corner. This is YAD and let's try to have the best YAD ever. Each youth club can have one entry in each age contest, also a king and queen, and each youth member can enter one craft item in each of the four categories. This year, only active youth club members can enter any of the contests or go to cair) An active youth is one wh o attends al least onehalf. of t l-T rit ;s end one half of We will have to the youth fro have two aor s irt the Royalty contest to be eiPaible to go to state. must 'have your entry blarik by April 6 which is the deadline. -aeriminber, I can take you off, but I will riot be able to add you; let no one be disappointed If you have any questions write me.

Wednesday, March 4, 1970 Watch your Vestnik For announcements. eternally; . Mary illaisler, District 4. MI) LODGE

NL. Dear Members and PrieudS:".

First of all I wetiki base to Congratulate the new youth leader, Sister Betty and ail of the youth and iriems ot GrangeFlupon organOng a new yoUtia club. We welcOme' you'in District II, and certainly wish to encourage you to take an' active part in ail of our functions. We Will be looking forward to gettineacqUainted \,t,dh you at our district meetings and camp: We wish you the best of everything.

On Friday, February 20, the teens went on "a hayride. There were 26 mernberS and 3 visitors att e nding, phis 6 • adult chaperones. After -,botft, an hour of riding, we went to e rect bet and- Sister- Clarence Sodek's pTsture and had , 'eat big ben fire and a"wiener roast. en after everyone warmed tip, We \Vern on another ride. EVeryona seemed to enjoy themselves. I would like to thank brothel' and Sister • Willie Kphutek for the use of their trailer, Biother and Sister Johnie Vanicek for the use of their Jeep, ane Brother and `Sister Clarenee Sodek for he hay, and also the use of their faei lities. Alsd, I Would like to thank the chaperones and everyone who helped make this event poSSible.

For our April roWieq!'„ are planng something different, niake plans w LO be thera; you will be glad you came. ally, nk Masao' Youth Leach r NO, 92, FORT WORTH Dea,,' Readers, The youth club nr , eting will be March 8 at 1 p .m, along with the adult meeting. The tbue has been changed from 2 p.m. to 1 p.m, since we are going to have our annual Easter egg hunt. -First, we will have the adult and yore.:: club meetings, followed by lunch for Lli)p Sent. All the lechos are kindto bring poetry of their lloluches or P ie s , rest will tilken.care.of by our lod-e. Thank you in advance.

Immediately after luncb, we invite all members, their families and friends

Wednesday, March 4, 1970 to come out and join us in the Easter egg hunt. The lodge will furnish the eggs as they have done in the past, so just bring your baskets and join in the fun.

Boys and girls, we will have a decorated egg contest. If you want to enter this contest, with prizes like we had last year, bring your decorated egg ready for the contest. We will not have time to decorate it there. I am looking forward to all your original ideas on this, so don't disappoint me.

At our last meeting, we were happy to have with us Bro. and Sister Nesuda, District III Organizer, and District III Youth Director. We enjoyed their speeches before each group and hope that they will join us again soon.

After the meeting in February, the youth played games which were enjoyed by the youth. Prizes were won by Jody Kratky, Mike Kratky, and Jon Durham. Afterwards, the youth club had a horse race game with the adult members. We want to thank all of the adults who so graciously contributed to our game. Our horses this time were: Wilma Nesuda, Sunshine :Easley, Helen Kubala, Millie Waters, Mary Hubenak, and Christine Zich. Helen Kubala was the fastest horse — lucky girl or should I say horse? Better luck next time to the rest.

The youth club donated the door adult meeting and to their youth club.

Winners were Mr. Louis Kubala and Mr. Elmer Inward for the adults; for the youth, our winners were Jon Durham and Mike Kratky.

We express our sincere sympathy to the family of Mrs. Frances Hutka Kratky who passed away February 2 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Fort Worth.

She was the grandmother of several of our youth club members and came by often to wish us well in our projects.

May she rest in peace.

Remember now, youth and friends, the meeting will be. March 8 at 1 p.m. followed by lunch and the arrival of the Easter bunny. Bee all of you then with your Easter baskets.

Fraternally, Mary Hubenak, Youth Leader LODGE NO. 117, RORSTOWN Dear Readers, Fifteen members of the Robstown Youth Club attended the sixth annual Folk Festival held Sunday afternoon, Feb. 151, at Memorial Colisleum in Corpus Christi,

VESTNTK The festival, entitled "Around the World with Song and Dance," was a benefit for the retarded and handicapped. On the program were area square dancers, Silgero dancers, Mexican exhibition dancers, Czech dancers and singerS, the C. C. Barbershop Harmonaires, Scottish dancers, Indian dancers, Lebasyr Dubki dancers, Charlie Boeckman's Jazz Band, as well as others.

Some 228 persons performed and guessing nearest this number was Wayne Griffin, a new member of our club, who guessed 225, and will be a guest of the youth club at their next bowling trip which will be held March 6.

On February 14, the club had a Valentine party at the Robstown Recreation Center. The group enjoyed games, a Valentine exchange, listening to records and refreshments.

Twenty new members were initiated into the club in a special ceremony led

by Sandy Smith, chairman of the Membership Committee. Dressed as a witch, she gave the blindfolded members the "witches' test" which was enjoyed by all.

Refreshments were served from a gaily decorated Valentine table to about 50 youth clobbers and their guests.

Karla Germer and Carolyn Griffin were in charge of the games. Kay Cardwell won the Valentine box of candy for the best heart torn from a newspaper.

On Saturday, February 21, Mrs. Max one Pavliska, DYD of District VII, attended our regular monthly meeting, held at the Presbyterian Fellowship Hall. She taught the group two square dances which were enjoyed by all. The club collected $6.21 and sent it to the Christian Children's Fund. At the March meeting an art contest will be held for all members, who will display their best item using liquid embroidery. Prizes will be awarded, so if anyone needs to finish an item, please contact me soon, so that I may schedule time for this.

We are looking forward to seeing many of you at the District VII spring meeting on April 12 at Lodge No. 56 in Corpus Christi.

Fraternally, Mrs. Thelma Hrncir, Youth Leader SPJST-

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LODGE NO. 29, TAYLOR Dear Members and Friends, Our skating party at Rockdale on February 22 turned out good. We had thirty-nine youths skating. The weather was bad but the youths who came out had a big time.

Remember our adult meeting March 8 at 2 o'clock, and the youth meeting at 4 o'clock. Also, we will have our Easter egg hunt. All members are Invited to bring their children. The bunny will bring eggs for all the children. See you at our meeting.

Fraternally, Amelia Pokorny, Youth Leader LODGE-14;j. SLT-TENIPLO Dear Readers and Members, On Saturday, February 21, we held a lodge clean-up afternoon. We worked on the flower beds and cleaned up around the lodge hall. Those who came out worked real hard to make our grounds look nice. For a treat the youth club prepared and served "hobo" stew and "somores" to the members.

Thank you youth club members and all you parents and friends who worked so hard to make your clean-up a success. Those of you who did not make it last Saturday will have a chance to help, for we need to clean up on the inside of the hall.

We will hold our next regular youth club meeting on March 8, at 2 p.m.

Youth club members, be sure and make this important meeting. We have some special things to discuss, so come to the meeting and bring a friend.

For refreshments, the mother lodge will be selling hamburgers. A big event coming up is our 60th birthday celebration on April 26. More on this later.

See you all at the meeting, Sunday.

Fraternally, Judy Shenkir, Youth Leader —SPJSTLODGE NO. 35, ELK Dear Readers, Just a reminder about our kite-flying contest. Be sure and bring your kites regardless of the weather, rain or sunshine, and we hope the latter is the case.

We want to see the beautiful kites on the ground so bring them inside the hall to be displayed and partially judged at that time.

We will have our youth meeting at 2:30 p.m., so we can fly our kites i

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Fraternally, Rosemarie Banik, Youth Leader SPJST_

LETTERS FROM THE YOUTH LODGE NO. 6, COTTONWOOD Dear Readers, Our meeting was held on February 1 with good attendance. We discussed our kite-flying contest for our March meeting. Our Easter egg hunt is going to be held March 22, at 2 p.m.

Fraternally, Edward Hykel, Jr. (7) _

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Dear Readers, On February 22 we attended a bowling party at the Westview Bowlng Everyone had a wonderful I le.

Fraternally, Robert Hykel (6) --SPJST

LODGE NO. 39, BRYAN Dear Members and Readers, Our last youth meeting was held February 8. After the meeting we had a Valentine party. We played games and then we had some food and drinks.

The food was chips, dips, cookies, candy , and then we had punch. We all had a great time.

Saturday, February 22 the youth club went to Snook for a Valentine party.

They had planned to have a party earlier, but too many were sick. We all played records and danced. They had two contests, one was to guess how many candy hearts were in a jar. Mrs. Shirley Vytopil won. The other was to make the best paper Valentine. Rita Kubena won.

Fraternally, Joyce Matcek (11) LODGE NO. 39, BRYAN Dear Members, We had our last club meeting on February 8. After the meeting we had a Valentine party. Lunch and all the trimmings were , served. We played games and had a ball. We had three guests at our party. They were Cindy DeHaJ, Rose Mary Braggerly and amen Fickey. I think they had fun red we hope they will come again, oon. Last Saturday (Feb. 22), the I;nook. Youth Club invited us to a party which was scheduled for an earlier date, but was cancelled because of ilhieso. We played records and danced.

Everyone had a good time.

We are ready to go to camp even though it is still four months off. The District I spring meeting will be held on March 22, at Lodge No. 39, Bryan.

See you there.

Fraternally, David IVfatcek (13), Secretary -SPJST

LODGE NO. 4, BALLETTSV1LLE Dear Readers, Hi! Looks like Hallettsville is getting quite a bit of rain lately.

On February 8, the youth club of Hallettsville had their monthly meeting. We decided to have an Easter egg hunt next month. Following the meetings, the youth did various pictures made from felt material. Door prizes were drawn and given to adults: Mr. Ed Chovantz; children: Arlene Zak. The February cake went to Mr. Henry Fabian. Lunch and refreshments were then served to everyone.

Our next meeting will, be on March 8. We hope to see you there soon.

Fraternally, Marcie Holy (14) Vice-President, Youth Club -SPJST

LODGE NO. 13, DIME BOX Dear Readers, Our youth club had its meeting on February 14. Under old business we further discussed our program for our district meeting which will be on March 22 at Bryan. Under new business our youth leader told us we were invited to a Valentine party at Snook, February 21. We decided to go.

After our meeting we had our Valtine party. Each member brought a Valentine. The member whose Valentine won the prize was Judy Marek.

We all p layed volleyball while the juniors played various other games. When we were tired, refreshments were served.

Our youth club also attended a Valentine party which was given by Snook. When we arrived we signed our names and guessed how many pieces of candy were in a jar. We danced for awhile and saw some of our friends.

Refreshments were served. Everyone enjoyed it very much.

Fraternally, Marlene Horak _ LODGE NO. 47, SEATON Dear Readers, February 20, we had our hayride which all started around 7 p.m. After we were all bundled up with quilts and

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hats and all that jazz we started out.

The cold wind was howling up a storm and talk about cold, it really was. We passed by some swinging places -- Seaton, Stringtown, Possum Valley, and Tiny Jim's place. It seemed as though we traveled every road around this surrounding area. It was a lot of fun except going up a hill it seemed as though you wouldn't make it. Finally, we made our destination, the Clarence Sodek Farm at Mockingbird Hill. A very big fire greeted us as we arrived and all it needed was some more wood like twenty times more and we would have an Aggie bonfire. It doesn't hurt to pretend! Hotdogs with all the trimmings were ready for all lee empty stomachs everyone had. Then we sat around the camp fire and all had a ,good time. Before we knew it, the time had come to pack and go back to Star Hall. After much moaning and groaning, the chaperones finally persuaded us to get back in the trailer. Going back we passed some cool places which were rather funny. Around 10:30 we came back to Star Halt and we were all a little sad to have to end the night. Before I forget, I would like to thank the chaperones, Mr. and Mrs. Johnie Vanicek, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Sodek, and last, but not least, Mr. and Mrs. Frankie Klinkovsky. Thanks a lot, for without you, this hayride would not have been possible.

On March 15, it will be Senior Citizens Day in Temple and some of the youth club members are planning different numbers to present for our senior, citizens. Members of this group will be Cathy Mikeska, Susan Vanicek, Anna Rose Divis, Jeanette Hruska, and myself. We are working on making this a very enjoyable program because we will be representing the youth club of the SPJST. Also a patriotic program might be presented if enough time is available. This would be a medly of songs about how we feel about America. Anyway, I would urge everyone to make this event. It will be very enjoyable, I know.

March 4, Dr. Vaclav Hunacek along with his group of assistants will hold a workshop at the Rogers High School.

We were very honored to have him earlier and will be happy to visit with him once again. He proved to be a very interesting speaker to us al l . It is really something to see the place. ,; where your ancestors lived and how they dressed.

It sorta gives you a hinny feeling in-

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side. You can learn so much in just a short period of time. I would urge every person interested to please watch for further details and make plans to attend the program and reception that night. You will be glad you did.

I had better end and just say that I hope all of you can make the program that will be presented on the Czechoslovak heritage.

"Starenka," hope you are doing well and that we can come to see you soon.

We all think of you often.

Fraternally, Patsy Trampota —SPJST--

JOSEPH C. TERNUS DIES

San Patricio County Attorney, Joseph C. Ternus, age 57, died in Sinton at 11:25 a.m., February 12 after an extended illness.

Mr. Ternus was born at Clodine, Fort Bend County, where he grew up. He had been county attorney since 1947.

He was a faithful member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, SPJST Lodge 137, and several law associations over a period of 20 years and had held a variety of positions with San Patricio County March of Dimes. He was a veteran of World War II. Rosary was recited at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Goodwin Funeral Chapel, and mass was held at 10 a.m. Saturday in :Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial was in Sinton Cemetery.

Survivors include his wife., Iola; three sons, Joe C. of Austin, Thos. P. Ternus of San Antonio, and Daniel of Corpus Christi; three daughters, Bob Koperwats of Memphis, Tenn., Mrs. Ben Pratt of Houston, and Mrs. Gerald Gansle of Cor pus Christi; his mother, Mrs. Minnie Ternus of San Antonio, and 16 grandchildren.

Submitted by Viola Cable Mrs.

EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY

We, the undersigned Resolution Committee, in behalf of the entire

membership of Lodge 6, Cottonwood, offer our sincere sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed sister, AIRS. CHARLIE (MARIAN) MIKESKA,

who passed away at 9 a.m. Thursday in a Hillsboro hospital after an illness of several months.

Mrs. Mikeska was a native of Cook County. She had lived in the West area for 45 years, was a member of the First United Methodist Church at West and a member of SPJST Lodge No. 0.

Her husband, Charles Mikeska, died in 1958.

Funeral services were held at , 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Gary Fitzgerald officiating. Burial was in the National Cemetery near West.

Surviving are four sons, Lawrence W. Mikeska of Grand Prairie, Marvin Mikeska of Route 1, Abbott, and Eugene Mikeska of Austin; 10 grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were George Mikeska, Richard Mikeska, Bryan Mikeska, Woodrow Girard, Alfred Svadlenak and Frank J. Janek.

May our departed sister rest in eternal peace. ee: Resolution Corn Valerina Helona La Verne Mikeska Willie Mae Marek -61-W EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY

We, the undersigned Resolution Committee, in behalf of the entire mem-• bership of Lodge 88, Houston; offer our sincere sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed brother, • WM. LEONARD (TRACY) HEEAHR, III who passed away in Houston, Texas, Tracy, who lived with his parents at 1901 West 14th was a member of the 'Timbergrove Baptist Church, a senior in the Sunday School Class, was a student at Reagan High School besides being a member of Lodge 88.

He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Heemer, Jr.; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. 'Teenier of Carmine: and Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Plant of Waurika, Oklahoma. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Connie Thompson and Miss Sheila. Heemer, both of Houston.

Services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Timbererove Baptist Church with Rev. 0. L. Bryant, officiating.

Burial was held at the Woodlawn Garden of Memories, Houston, Texas.

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May his soul rest in peace.

The Resolution Committee: Naomi Kostom Ellen Gill Mary Tilich 11.*

A LESSON IN ECONOMICS And now, Americans, I hope I may have your undivided attention for a lesson in economics , suggested by Gaylord Sutherland of Muskegon, Michigan.

Once upon a time, there was a little red hen who scratched about an uncovered some grains of wheal And she called tier barnyard neighbors together and said, "If we work together and plant this wheat, we'll have some fine bread to eat. Who will help me plant the wheat?" "Not I," said the cow. "Not I," said the duck; likewise the goose. "Then I guess I will," said the little red hen, and she did.

Well, after the wheat started growing the ground turned dry and there was no rain in sight. "Who will help me water the wheat?" asked the hen.

"Not I" was the reply from the cow, duck, and pig. "Then I will," said the little red hen, and she did.

She watered the grain and it grew tall and ripened into golden grain.

"Who will hel p me reap the wheat?"

"Not I," came the re ply from the inhabitants of the barnyard, "Then I will," said the little red hen, and 'she • When it came time to grind the flour the little red hen received no help.

Likewise with the baking. So the little red hen baked five loaves of bread and held them up for her neighbors to see. "I want some," said the cow. "I want some," said the duck. "I demand my share," said the goose. "No," said the little red hen, "I can rest awhile and eat the five loaves myself." "Excess profits," cried the cow. "Capitalistic leaeh," screamed the duck. "Company fink," grunted the pig. They all hurriedly painted picket signs and maP cited around the little red hen.

So when the farmer came to investigate the commotion, he said, "You must not be greedy, little red hen, look at the el:Tressed cow, look at the disadvantaged dock, look at the underprivileged pie. Look at the leee fortunate goose. You guilt y of making second claSs citizens of them." are

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14 "But I earned the bread," exclaimed the little red hen.

"Exactly." the wise farmer said.

"That's the wonderful free enterprise system. Anybody in the barnyard can earn as much as he wants: You should be hap py to have this freedom. In other barnyards, you would have to give all five loaves to the farmer. Here you give four loaves to your suffering neighbors." And they all lived happily .ever after, including the little red hen, who smiled and smiled, and clucked "I'm grateful, I'm grateful."

But her neighbors wondered why she never baked any more bread.

(Excerpted from an article in the Farm Bureau bulletin sent in by Bro. J. F. Chupik. —Editor).

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DISCIPLINE VERSUS ERE: ' " IN CHILD REARING

A child needs discipline yet he also needs freedom to grow. The trick for parents is to balance the two so the child can learn and develop self- control.

Both parties can often grow together in the experience, says Jane Fleischer, Extension family life specialist at Texas A&M University.

A child needs encouragement as he grows, discovers for himself and becomes independent. Parents can help by looking at him as a person, being sensitive to what he is ready for and letting hill explore his world and experiment with many kinds of activity and ideas at his won pace.

A two way communication about what the child sees and does may help, Miss Fleischer suggests.

Yet, the child needs to know that there are limits to what he can do and why limits are necessary.

With encouragement and direction, children can accept the standards parents have set for them and gradually take over the se standards as their Own. --SPJST--

ACCENT ON HEALTH

Did you ever hear of emphysema or chronic bronchitis? Chances are you have since it is one of the hazards of cigarette smoking.

The problem of chronic obstructive lung disease isn't new, but its prom-, inence in the field of health is making itself known by the rapidity with which is is disabling people from one part of the state to the other.

Pulmonary disesases are the second most common cause of disability in the

state and the number of cases is rising rapidly, according to Dr. Albert G. Randall, deputy commissioner for Tuberculosis Control Services with the Texas State Department of Health.

And here's another fact given by Dr. Randall: In the past 10 years the gross mortality from emphysema and chronic bronchitis has more than quadrupled in the United States and continues to grow faster than for any other disease. Put another way, deaths from emphysema and chronic bronchitis in this country have just about doubled every five years since 1952.

Why should this be of importance to you? You may be a candidate for a -pulmonary disease even though you think you have no problem. Statistics gathered during . a National Health Survey indicate that some three million Americans have limited activities due to emphysema and chronic bronchitis. And, the number is growing annually.

It has been estimated that some 25 percent of those over age 40 have abnormal lung function. Although women and younger people suffer from emphysema, there are 10 men victims for every woman. Most of the more than 10 million victims are men past 40.

And here's another shocker for you who haven't concerned yourself before with emphysema: there are more sufferers from emphysema in the United States than from lung cancer and tuberculosis combined, according to one estimate.

What marks you as a candidate for diagnosis as a sufferer with emphysema or chronic bronchitis? Frequent colds. . . a lingering cough. . . increasing shortness of breath with normal activities. . . frequent respiratory infections. . . general weakness and a tendency to tire easily . . . a feeling of tightness in the chest. These are signs which shouldn't be ignored but all too often are ignored u n til serious problems develop. ro a I--

THE FAMILY LAWYER Adopting an Adult

In the mind's eye, the word "adoption" conjures up a vision of doting parents taking possession of a gurgling infant — their at last, to raise as their very own child.

That is, indeed, a typical scene in an adoption court. But there is another, quite different kind of adoption. In most states it is just as lawful to adopt

Wednesday, March 4, 1970 an adult as to adopt a child. Furthermore, in terms of legal formalities, it is even easier.

For example, it is usually not necessary to get the consent of the adult's natural parents, as it is with a child, or to go through a waiting period before the adoption becomes final.

Why would anybody want to adopt an adult? Obviously, it is not to "raise" him. In most cases, the purpose is simply to make him the heir of the adopting parent or parents.

In fact, the procedure has been attacked for just that reason. In one case a childless old man adopted three of his relatives, each one middle-aged.

After the man died, several otter relatives went to court to challenge the adoption.

"There is nothing humanitarian about the whole thing," they argued.

"It is merely a device to cut us out of the estate leaving these three as the only heirs."

But the court ruled that even if this was true, it did not invalidate the adoption.

"This motive," said the court, "is a perfectly proper one."

Nevertheless, critics fear that the mere possibility of an adult adoption may lend encouragement to fortune hunters. In another case, a widower adopted his youthful housekeeper just before he died. This meant she could share in the man's estate along with his natural children.

But in a court hearing, the children pointed out that the young woman had also been their father's mistress, that he had become mentally infirm, and that she had wielded excessive power over him.

The court thereupon decided the adoption was null and void. The judge said an adult adoption, used as a substitute for a will , should — like a will — be free of undue influence.

(A public service feature of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of Texas. Written by Will Bernard. Copyright 1970 American Bar Association).

SPJ ST— WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AFTER

A FIRE STRIKE'S YOUR HOME

The Insurance Information Institute says that most fires are caused by carelessness. As a result, a fire occurs on the average of every 47 seconds in the United States, and a person is killed in a fire on the average of once every 47 minutes.

Wednesday, March 4, 1970 Preliminary estimates indicate that total fire losses were $1.950 billion in 1969, compared to $1.829 billion for 1968; or -an increase of more than six per cent, the Institute said.

So, if you insist on collecting cornbustibles old newspapers, magazines, discarded clothing, broken furniture, old p aint cans and other things on which a fire will feed you are inviting a- fire into your hoMe. SiMilarly, you're risking a fire by 'continuing to use electrical appliances and heating systems that are in poor condition and needing repair.

You're really flirting with a disastrous fire by allowing yOUr children to play' with Matches. You've heard about the dangers of careless smoking, particularly smoking in bed.

So now that you realize the likelihOod of having a fire in your house, it is a food idea to learn what to do after the fire department has doused the fire and left you Standing in the sinotildins. Here are a few tips from the Institute: 1. Get in touch with your insurance agent or broker at once. Waiting only causes May in settling the claim.

Furthermore, your agent or broker can give you valuable advice on how to Minirnize further _ damage. He will also her,.-' 'ou find temporary quarters for your family, if needed. Often the agent will be able to obtain a tempor, ary emergency check for a family left short of cash until the total loss is settled.

2. Contact your utility cUMpany to make 'sure the gas is turned off. You may also want to have an emergency electric line run into the house. Telephone Calls can usually be re-routed to another ribriaber by arrangement with the phone coMpany.

3. If the fire occurs in winter, arrange for emergency heating of the house to prevent freezing of pipes or wet walls. Water sprayed on a fire will often collect between walls and will greatly add to the overall damage if it freezes.

Portable heaters of various types can be Used within the house to minifreezing damage.

4. Make temporary repairs to protect against further damage from the weather. This may involve an emergeney patching of the roof or boarding up broken windows to prevent wind and rain from causing even more damage.

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5. Choose a competent contractor to do the repair work on your house. An inexperienced contractor may overlook damage done to the electrical system, plumbing, etc.

At this stage you will appreciate the important inventory you may have made before the fire. The smart homeowner makes an inventory of everything of value in each room of his house, places copies of the inventory list with his insurance agent and in a safe deposit box, and is thus in a position to prove to his insurance company the-extent of loss from a fire. After a fire is too late to try to remember everything of value in your house.

SPJST--MEDICARE, NEWS

Medicare beneficiaries should carefully check the "Explanation of Benefits" form sent to them after Medicare has made payment for hospital or physicians' services they have received.

If the payment record is incorrect, the beneficiary should report any discrepancy to his social security office or to the Medicare paying agent immediately.

Errors in billing can occur. A careful check of payment records can prevent fraud or error, he added.

In a program as large as Medicare, with over 122 million bills received each year, even a tiny percentage of incorrect billings can add un to a lot of money. By reporting any apparent mistakes, Medicare beneficiaries can help keep costs down.

Of 2,500 eases of errors or discrepancies in Medicare bills reported by beneficiaries. Medicare carriers, intermediaries, and others, and recorded in the FSA's central control system, over half turned out to be the result of clerical error or misunderstanding. But others did reveal evidence of attempts at abuse or intent tu defraud.

But it is SSA policy to carefully check all reports and other evidence of irrigularities to assure that incorrecent payments are not made.

EAST TEXAS LAKES PRODUCE MANY FISH

Black bass fishing is going strong in East Texas with fishermen bringing in heavy stringers and a good many lunkers, according to Robert Sinclair, information and education officer in Tyler for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Late winter and early spring fishing at Toledo Bend (182,000 acres),

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Sam Rayburn (115,000 acres), Lake Murvaul (4,000 acres), and numerous other area lakes is the time of the year bass anglers dream about the rest of the year.

While outstanding catches ol black bass are made year-round, it's\'usually during the first three months of each year that the heaviest stringers and greateSt number of lunker bass are taken.

Black bass over 10 pounds taken from East Texas lakes during 1969 include a 12-10 from Lake O'Pines, a 12-0 from Rayburn, 10-4 from Murvaul, a 10-13 from Cedar Creek,'a 10- .2 from Murvaul, and a 10-0 from littic Murvaul. So- far in 1970 a 9-11 from Murvaul tops East Texas bass.

Supporting the idea that hass fishing is en the peak of exploding, a recent 2-man catch from Rayburn of 24 bass weighed in at 136 pounds, which averages over five pounds per fish.

Another exceptional catch was made at Sam Rayburn Reservoir where a par ty of eight boated 120 bass which weighed 238 pounds.

Season bass fishermen are predicting a new state bass record will come to some lucky Rayburn angler lhi:; year, surpassing the current record 13-8 bass taken years ago from Lake Medina.

Since it has been less than two years since Toledo Bend has been filial, it is not yet ready to challenge Miirvaul or Rayburn for big bass honors. Nevertheless, Toledo Bend is producing stringer after stringer of bass in the four to six-pound category. For example, more than 2,800 pounds of bass were taken by 80 contestants in a recent tourney held there.

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NEW RECD!'') FOP, LAKE p!"

BP:SE3 Lake Bardwell near Conac!:nni, has yielded a 31/2 pound striped bass to a woman fishing for crappie.

This is a record size fish for tie 3,000 acre lake, and it was cau ght on a minnow.

Striped bass are a marine species in-

16 troduced into the fresh waters of several southern and Southwestern states; Ed , Bonn, fisheries biologists for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, said the 3 1/2 pounder was either the result of a 1967 stocking or a fast growing fingerling stocked in the lake in 1963.

Several one to two-pound stripers have been reported to Department biologists who hope those stocked in Texas waters will reach 20 pounds or more within the next few years. la-FISH, WILDLIFE EXTINCTION POSSIBLE; DDT THE CAUSE, Texas is using 170 million pounds of pesticides annually, and the amount is increasing at a rate of 10 to 12 per cent per year, according to Ken Jurgens, administrator of technical programS for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

In a recent statement to the Senate Committee for the Study of Land Use and Environmental Control, Jurgens termed the use of pesticides, particularly those of a "hard" or persistent nature, "an environmental problem of great urgency" because of their effects upon fish and wildlife.

Jergens said fortunately about 84 per cent of the pesticides used are the less persistent types such as the organophosphates and carba.mates, which are not presently of great concern in causing environmental problems.

"The remaining 16 per cent," he said, ". . . are persistent chlorinated hydrocarbons, and it is these which are causing serious problems. In aerial application of chlorinated hydrocarbons as little as 50 per cent may actually reach the intended target. Aerial drift, codistillation with water, volatilib.ation from soil surfaces and leaching from heavy rains are some of the means by which they move from the point of application into the aquatic environment and thence to the estuarine and marine environments."

Jurgens said Department studies made in cooperation with federal fisheries and wildlife studies have shown that the oyster may contain residues up to 70,000 greater than the amount found in water.

According to Jurgens, random samples of flesh-eating birds indicate unusually high residues of DDT metabolites. For example, a peregrine falcon contained 56 ppm DDT in the liver and eight ppm in the brain.

A white pelican, which eats nothing

V2STNtg but fish, contained 84 ppm in body flesh, 120 ppm in the liver, 18 ppm in the brain, 31 ppm in the heart and 16 ppm in the kidney, plus two ppm of dieldrin in some body parts.

Jurgens said esturine areas adjacent to areas of intense agricultural activity are in danger of decreased productivity as a result of the use of pesticides.

"Examination of juvenile fish data revealed as much as eight ppm of DDT residue in gonads of spotted sea trout," he said. "Also, there has been a steady decline in numbers of juveniles of this species since 1964."

The problem with persistent pesticides is their biological magnification in the food chain and their apparent effect on species' reproduction and survival, according to Jergens. . It is entirely possible that cholorinated hydrocarbon pesticides will cause serious dedlines in fish and wilds life, and in some cases, species extinc tion could result," he said.

JSTTEXASS 'IUNTERS KILL 297,000 DEER. Bioligists for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department estimate that Texas hunters killed approximately 297,000 deer out of an estimated population of 3,205,000 in 1969.

It took 580,000 hunters approximately 2.9 million hunter days to kill this many deer.

Llano, Medina, and Mason Counties had the largest deer kills with approximately 13,000 each, followed by Gillespie with approximately 11,000, Kerr with 8.000, Kimble with 7,000, and Blanco with 74100.

The deer kill this year approximates that of last year even though a new method of estimating indicated a slightly higher kill. Game management officers estimated approximately 280,000 deer killed both years.

The figures this year were obtained by a new method of evaluating the sea son's success. Game Management Officers conducted more than 3,000 interviews with landowners across the State on a random basis and fed the data into a com puter. The output of the computer is figured to have only a 10 per cent margin of error.

Biologists say this is very good accuracy for this type of survey and that the information will be of great help to their deer management programs.

Surveys are made each year to obtain estimates of the deer kill, deter-

Vedneaday, Mareh.4, mine the number of hunters, pinpoint hunting pressure and hunting opportunity, obtain a measurement of the participation rate - of deer hunters, determine the economic impact of such activities, and establish a measurement of the trend in leasing and management patterns. i"he information is used in comprehensive planning and in various economical analyses. An important aspect of the survey is to determine the effect of changing land use patterns on deer habitat.

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PRAIRIE CHICKEN ROUNDUP MAKES USE OF 'COTTERS' Richard McCune Texas Parks, and Wildlife Department Thundering jet fighters and lumbering cargo ships course their practice rounds of the Ellington Air Force Base runways 'while, oblivious to the aerial ado, another and aeesold order of fliers "boom" -their defiance of the space age.

They are a small colony.of Attwater's prairie chicken, game birds of the American grasslands which have been reduced to a total of a few thousand in small flocks along the Texas coastal prairies.

For the better part of the year, the prairie chickens stay in the vast protective 'grasslands. But in January and February the cocks grow bolder, and they head for the runway at Ellington. The mating of the prairie chicken season approaches, and bare patches of skin above their eyes turn flame orange, as do the skin sacs on their throats which. the males inflate to use as resonating chambers in "booming" their mating calls.

Having emerged from the protect-. ive flatlands, the prairie chicken is in peril, because a collision with an airplane and the chicken would be dis-, astrous for both.

But the prairie chicken is a rare and endangered species, and man has decided not to make it a victim of this technological age.

In a joint project this week, three agencies are cooperating in an effort to remove as many prairie chickens as possible from the grass strips between the concrete runways and transport them to similar range in a much more tranquil section of Victoria County. Ofcourse, the one-to two-pound birds are somewhat reluctant to leave Ellington.

So, an unusual technique is being.

Wedne%iay, March -4, 1970 used. Helicopter pilot Joe Perroux of the U. S. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, landed here Monday and helped attach a hooplike device in front of the skids.

- Designed by Parks and Wildlife Department Biologist Dennis Brown, the device has a frame covered with fishnet which dangles down the sides like a short, circular curtain. When Perroux spots a prairie chicken as he cruises• below the Air Force traffic taking elf and landing, he pursues until the bird lands and then tries to land the helicopter so that the net out front traps it.

During the first experimental trapping in this fashion in late 1967, the team caught 70 prairie chickens and averaged a capture every eight minutes. So far this year, only three were taken during one evening and morning run. The project is delayed during the middle of each day, as the birds come out for their rituals only at the beginning and end of the springlike days.

By the end of the week, however, Project Leader Bill Brownlee said, the team hopefully will match the 1967 take.

One belligerent cock saw Perroux approaching in the chopper on the first morning, became enraged at the territorial invasion, and actually charged the intruder. It got caught, as will more of the determined males along with the hens they are hoping to charm. As they are being released immeditely in their new home sites, added Brown, it is hoped the birds can resume their mating rituals and increase.

The first 20 birds captured, though, have been held for continuing research on the Attwater species at Texas A&M. University. All are being banded and some of the being released have colored tags on on their leg bands to help biologists observe their movement.

Don Preis, Parks & Wildlife supervisor in Region IV, and Biologist Royce Jurries, are also part of the game management team in the cooperative project with the U. S. Air Force and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

-SPJSTWINTER WORKS GALLOPS AT LBJ

STATE PARK While most of the State park system goes through the doldrums of the winter routine of clean-up and fix-up, parks personnel and construction

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V ASTN tfC workers in Lyndon B. Johnson State Historic Park near Stonewall are keeping an accelerated pace so that everything will be ready for the grand opening in June.

The wintertime program in the park goes something like this: A new maintenance and storage facility is near completion, and work is going full speed ahead on the large competition-size swimming pool, bath house, pavilion and associated structures.

Exterior stonework is presently being erected for an auditorium with a seating capacity of 250. The building will include display areas for exhibits in the ample lobby which surrounds the auditorium. These new 'interpretive areas" will contain artifacts and material to augment and enhance already in place at the modern Visitor Center open to the public from 8 a. in. to 5 p. m. during the winter months and 9 a. in. during summer months.

Outdoor activity is even more brisk and lively, for nature won't wait on man's pleasure. Wildflowers have been planted on the spacious sloping lawn in front of the Visitor Center and in open glades throughout the 269-acre park. Efforts to re-establish native vegetation — trees, shrubs, and flowers — in its original habitat is being carried out by the Operations Division of Park Services.

Roads and parking lots, too, come under the general face-lifting operation at LBJ Park. The Texas Highway Department is getting underway on paving a new parking area for visitors which is to be located in the peach orchard behind the auditorium site near the swimming pool and recreation area.

Probably the most fascinating and diverse program concerns the nature trails, which require the combined efforts of biologists, historians, architects, engineers and interpretive planners. One such trail is slated for completion by the opening of the prime outdoor recreation season, but an additional nature trail is on the planning board, one to lead east from the Visitor Center and one winds in the opposite direction.

There will be rustic stone footbridge criss-crossing the little creek which runs through the park and empties into the Pedernales River to the north of the area. Wayside exhibits are to be artfully spaced to inform and intrigue

visitors of all persuasions. There will be something for everyone — wayside exhibits, including -the Sauer. Home stead and the Danz Cabin, as well as the already furnished Behrens Place; a shelter with back-lighted color photo graphs of native wild flowers indentified by their common and botanical names; three separate wildlife displays where whitetail deer, buffalo ,and long, horn cattle browse in their native surroundings, and feeding stations where the public can actually participate in the feeding of the animals.

Under construction are nature trails to the Pedernales River to vie% the famous LBJ Ranch Home just vIross the river. An interpretive- display- will be established at this terminal point, after which trail will circle back to the Visitor Center.

-SPJST-POST-PLANTING HINTS FOR TREES AND SHRUBS — Post-planting techniques are- as important in tree survival as any other factor.

"A bare rooted tree should be supported to prevent damage from prevailing winds", explains Everett E. Janne, Extension landscape horticulturist at Texas A&M University.

The most common method of staking is with two or more-wooden stakes driven into the soil around the tree and about a foot from it.

Soft string may be used to tie the tree to the stakes. Wire or other hard materials are poor substitutes because they will injure the tree. Guy wires may be attached to large trees if 'a section of rubber hose is used to protect the tree.

"If rubber hose isn't used, the wire will cut into the tree and possibly kill it," Janne says.

A tree should remain supported for at least two- years. Bailed and burlapped shrubs usually do not need su p -porting.

Newly planted trees also need to be pruned. The amount of pruning is determined by the roote system, the condition of the plant and Its future care.

Usually one third to a half of the top growth is removed, the horticulturist says.

Only secondary branches are cut back. Buds along a single shoot can be rubbed off.

Pruning is done to assure a balance • of the roots with the top growth. Ball-

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Plants are not fertilized immediately after planting. A light application of ertilizer should be applied after the first growing season.

After planting, the moisture content of the soil demands careful attention.

This •is especilally true for evergreen plants; he says.

As much or more damage results from overwatering as underwatering newly planted trees and shrubs, reminds the horticulturist.

Plants should not be allowed to wilt from dry soil. Neither should the soil be kept at a water-logged level.

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SP COTTONS DO WELL IN STILLS FARM TESTS SP strains of cotton, derived from selections for disease resistance and cold tolerance by Texas A&M researchers, held their own with standard varieties in 1969 demonstration plots at the Stiles Farm Foundation near here.

Even though a wet spring delayed early planting and July and August were exceptionally hot and dry, the - SF strains were equal to or slightly better than the variety, Lankart 57, re, ports Dr. .L. S. Bird, =A&M cotton researcher. Lankart 57 usually performs well in a • year like 1969, but SP strains do better when planted early.

Using stripper harvested cotton weights converted to yield per acre, Bird made these comparisons. In pounds of lint per acre, SP 37 yielded 407, SP 21 made 366, and Lankart 57 totaled 384. Yet, in value per 100 pounds of lint, SP 21 moved ahead of Laalkart $20.20 to $19.45. SP 37 was tops with $21.40.

SP 37 was far ahead in total value per acre at $106.36. SP 21 and Lankart 57 were close v,ith $75,76 and $74.69 respectively. Also, seed of the SP strains had higher percentages of oil, nitrogen, ammonium and protein in comparison with Lankart 57, Bird said.

These tests were conducted on plots from a half to one acre in size. This was the first year of comparison of SP strains at the Stiles Farm; however, these selections have been in demonstrations and formal testing for a longer period, said Calvin Finn, farm manager.

SP strains differ from other cotton varieties in that emphasis in genetic selection is practically the reverse of classical concepts, Bird explained. To develop these strains, first priority was

placed on resistance and escape from live major diseases, seed and seedling cold tolerance, and resistance to seed deterioration.

Although these traits were given first consideration, strains having poor yielding ability and low fiber quality were eliminated, Bird emphasized. In fact, fiber on SP strains is as good as some selected for improved fiber quality, he added. Researchers have been pleased with machine picking and stripping of SP strains and note that harvesting losses are less, too.

Demonstration results in v a r i o us countise and at Stiles Farm have been crucial in helping researchers realize just what they had, with the SP types.

Studies at Stiles Farm have been on a somewhat larger scale than other tests.

Thirty to forty-acre blocks of SP strains are planned for demonstration at Stiles Farm this coming crop season.

Some foundation seed will be produced this year, but no substantial amount of seed will be available for producers until around 1972, Bird estimated. SP 23 and SP 37 are ones likely to meet standards for eventual rele as e, he said.

The Stiles Farm foundation strives to demonstrate the value of. researchproven practices, said Rinn. The farm operation is self-supporting and is under the trusteeship of the Texas A&M University Board of Directors. It was established in 1961.

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BERT E. POPE SEEKS

DISTRICT 37, DELL COUNTY STATE REPRESENTATIVE'S P ST To The People of Bell County: With a sincere desire to represent ALL of the people of District 37, I am formally announcing my candidacy for the Texas House of Representatives.

I am a lifelong resident of Bell County and reside in Temple with my wife and three sons. I was educated in the Temple Public Schools and earned civil and mechanical engineering degrees from Texas Tech. My family and I attend the First Baptist Church where I teach a class of high school boys and am currently president of the Baptist Men. I am engaged in the construction business with my father, Dan W. Pope.

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the construction business in this county. I believe my experience in the construction business has given me insight into the problem of both businessmen and workingmen. It is because I advatate more involvement by businessmen in local, state, and national government that I seek i his position, I have the time and desire to be a responsible State Representative.

The following are mylviews on some current public issues. I love and respect our country and its flag. I uphold our laws and support fully their enforcement. I want to see the needy token care of, but I think every man able to work should do so. I am in favor of the conservation of our land and its inhabitants. I want to work toward eliminating the pallution of our environment. I support education with emphasis on quajity. I am in favor of expanding vocational training. I feel we must accelerate mental health programs so that many may return to productive lives. I want to see narcotic laws strengthened and enforced, and the public educated to the use and abuse of drugs. Finally, I stand for a strong state fiscal police. Taxpayers should not have more government than they can afford.

These are my views. As your representative, I will welcome your opinions at all times, for I am sincere when I say that I will be a representative for ALL the people.

Yours for responsible government, Bert Pope (Pd. Pol. Adv.)

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TOMAS G. MASARYK — 7. biezeu 1970 •''Naroci Zije jen tim, elm Si vydobyl svou svobodu!"

Naueil rids verit spravedlnosti; miti viru v sebe; poinahat bli2nimu; nekelista ze seslabenYch ale pornoci Jim k lepSimu iti; chraniti svobodu, volnost a demokraticke vladni dizeni, a mnohe jine.

Proto my, ktefi ziistavame verni 'Mint() zasadam, vzpominame kaldeho roku due 7. brezna narozenin nesmrtelneho ueitele, osvoboditele a pr y -nihopresdtaklvnRepubliky, Tomae G. Masaryka.

Vzporninkou tou nejen klanime se jeho owl* ale i jeho odkazam, ktere nemohou bYti zapomenuty, a pro ne i v dal§im ivote naSem budeme pracovati, aby nav2dy se udit'ely jeho :deftly lidskoti a dernokratickYch zenI v civilisovanem svete.

Jeho ueeni poklonily se i mnohe narody, kterYm Masaryk neni tak blizkYm, jako nam echoslovaktlin.

Z techto dtivodU a ze sta daHich my nemiAeme a nechceme jej zapomenouti. V torn smyslu a v sile hluboke ucty jej i dnes vzpominitme v nasledujicim: My, ktei-i dnes vzpominkou uctivO.me tatieka Masaryka, jeho vzacnYch narozenin, vedomi Si, co prineseno by-

OD REDAKCNIHO STOLKU MUJ DOMOVE (Pro americke nalitevniky stare vlasti napsala Milena Iv§inova).

Bud' zdrav, miii drahY domove, v polibku jitra noveho, bud' zdrav, miii zlatY okove, s pramenem proudu iiveho.

Bud' zdrava, radmi chaloupko, svecena dechem matieky, bud' zdrava, draha kolebko, pod plenou v rohu svetnieky.

Bud' zdrava, niilã zahradko, s miii spiel u plotu, bud' zdrava, krasna pohadko, ktera mi sviti v samotu.

Bud' zdrava, cesto tivozent, propadla v kvetii (zaveje, poutniku, jdouci za vozem pod nebem pinym nadeje.

Vstavejte, meze, dokola, lueino, brehu s jabloni, zapeje piseii domova, ai hias vá ; v dalky zazvoni.

Dekujte nebi za dary, za rosu, slunce od Boha ktere se meni v poklady naruei meho dornova... to 01)60 na oltdf vlasti k dosaIeni svobody.

Prolita byla krev na sta hrdinft v

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bojich, V zapase o lidska prava, ye vie ve spravedlnost, kteri se bjli a ye svornosti bratrske vitezili, aby historicka prava eeskYch rode tim vSim tyto na trvalo zajistili.

Wak osud °pet zastiel zaii svobody a na nas jest, aby kilvdy ty jsme zdolali: Proto, yetice jak oni, ie pravda zvitezi dnes se sklonenou hlavou nesmrtelnYm slibujeme, e v praci a sna2eni neustaneme, Ze svoboda eeskYch roaü jest cilem naSim a tomu e verni dale zustaneme!

Nedavno mne sestra B. ValCikokratS1 Zivotopis o presidentu Masarykovi, ktery ji byl poshin jeji pfitelkyni k pouZiti. Dekujem sestle Valeikove a zde nasleduje elanek.

Tomag Garrigue Masan* Nar. 7. biezna 1850 Zem. 14. WI 1937 OeskoslovenskS4 statnik, prvni president a vedouci zakladatel Ceskosolvenska.

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Narodil se na Morave, v Hodonine, studoval na Univ. ye Vidni, kde obdtl,e1 doktorskY titul (Ph. D.) v r. 1876, a kde ptednael filosofii (Philosophy).

Wenn. se s Charlotte Garrigue, amerieankou. Od r. 1882 do r. 1911 byl pro-, fesorem na 'Ceske universite v Froze.

Byl zvolen do Rakouskeho Parla-

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lamentu, ale brzo se vzdal tohoto postaveni, aby se mohl pine venova.ti politicke vYchove vlastniho lidu.

V r. 1907 °pet vstoupil do Parlamentu, jako hlava sve vlastni strany, ktera, stala za Upinou svobodu Cechit od Rakouska.

Uprchl do (Pali& 1311 vypuknuti prvni svetove valky a spoleene s Dr. Eduardem Bene gem utvoril Ceskou narodni radu, ktera byla v r. 1918 uznana od spojencii, jako "de facto" vlada Ceskoslovenska.

Masaryk velmi cestoval ye valeonYch letech, sbiral pfispe yky v Americe pro `Lesko vac" a v Rusku organisoval eskou Legii, ktera hrala dtilelitou roli v Ruske civiini valce, ktera nasledovale. po Ruske Revoluci v r. 1917. Narodni Rada v kteret byl Masaryk ptedsedou, udrtovala tajne styky s geskYmi a slovenskYmi narodnimi ptedaky — doma. (Z ylagte s Krarnarem.)

Po rozpadnuti Rakousko-Uherske Monarchie byl Masaryk zvolen za obecneho souhlasu (Alien 1918) presi dentem nova utvofene Ceskoslovenske Republiky.

Byl znovu zvolen v r. 1920, 1927, a v r. 1934, ale v r. 1935 se ztekl Utadu nasleclkem pokroeileho veku a na, jeho misto nastoupil jeho vernY spolupracovnik, Dr. I3ene g. Masaryk byl filosof sta.nik a horouci liberal (svobodomyslnik), Jeden z prvnich aims jeho adrninistrace byla rortitend pozemkova, reforma.

V zahranieni politico Masaryk stal pine za, Bene gem. Pi-es veSkerou oposlot extrernists byl cten a va gen velkou vetginou obyvatelstva a respektc)van v celem svete jako jeden z nejvetgich a neidemokratietejSich vildc0.

Masarykovy obsahle spisy filosofickeho, socialniho a poltickeho obsahu zahrnuj : Spirit of Russia The making of a State Ideals of Humanity Modern Man and Religion, atd..

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Jsme•narodem prisiehovaleii. KdyZ pavodni anglicka va gina prvnich osadnikil polotila zaklady ku s yYm institucim, byli to pfistehovalci rranYch narodnosti, ktefi site nova zemi zanechali trvale stopy s yYch tradic a kultury. Na sklonku 19. stoleti na gi ptistehovalci podstoupili chiletite zmeny a velkY pereet lidi prijitclejicich z cizieh zemi representoval Cechy. JednYm z

innoha pkinosu geskeho lidu teto zemi bylo zaloteni CeskYch gkol hybne paky v rozvoji deskeho givota na pita Ameriky mimo bratrskYch a seaterskYch organisaci jakou na ptiklad jest nage Jednota SPJST a Sokol. V 65tern roce psal redaktor CsA organu, J. F. Clamelieek, ktereho jsem mel radost poznat v 1952 v Houstone na SPJST sjezdu, a kterY take , jit odpoeiva. Kdyt prave ptichazime k narozeninarn Presidenta Masaryka ptikladame jeho slova: "Ceske svobodomysIne gkoly dospely k vYgi sveho rozvoje pied prvni svetovou valkou. Bylo to roku 1915 kdy poeet tactva geskYcvh gkol dostoupil talcoveho mnotstvi, ze ttidy proste nestaeily. Bylo to tehdy hlavni zasluhou dr. Muelera a pozdeji .Anton y Vanka, ptedsedy Ceskeho peveckeho sborti 'Lyra' kteti s yYm vlivena umo nili otevreni dodateenYch ttid na, vetejnych gkolach v Chicagu a ptedmestich bezplatnym zapisein pro mlitclet.

Mezitim co se ptipravujeme na pctadayky Nove Doby — a nepochybuji ze obstojime dobte — my a na ge dell — prave tak jako jejich deti spoleene jako amerieti Oechoslovaci spojime zdedenY patriotism, nad g eni a odvahu s principy tivota teto krasne a bohate tem& na gi spolegne vlasti — tak aby die nesmrtelnych slov Torna ge G. Masaryka Pravda a spravedlnost zvitezily po velem svete.. ."

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V tydnu 22. finora do 1. brezna zde v Baylor Universite ve Waco byl p. Karel Hasa, oesky komponista (Composer), kterY vyhral 'Pulitzer Prize" pro muziku v roce 1969. Byl pozvan sem otevtit universitni Sesty "School of Music Festival". Vedl Baylor Souzvukovu Bandu (Baylor Symphonic Band) v jeho skladbe pod nazvem "Muzika pro Prahu 1968" (Music for Prague 1968). Byl prvnim komponistou anebo sklaciatelem, kterY vedl svou skladbu u zdejgi university. V fiterY veeer v 8:15 hodin bylo pfedstaveni pro verejnost a chteli jsme se tam zajet podivat a poslechnout, ale moo bylo neptiznive pogasi neb pr.selo a bylo hodne zima. Phnomnelo mne to dobu jests jako hoch, kdy byli v Houstonu "Pratgti Ueitele." a tatinek koupil etyfi vstupenky ge s maminkou a star gim bratrem a sestrou pojedou se podivat. Na "Model T" dali zaclony a pt. Ze pojedou asi o etytech hodinach odpoledne s fetezkami na kolech blatem po eernicove ceste, a take tak zaealo pr get, vlastne "let",

te museli zUstat doma. Tatinek se jen dival ven oknem na de gt' a co chvili tekl: "Zatracena, uplaka,na Liberta." 'rota Liberty okres. Inu, plany se delaji a musi se take zmenit.

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tad DubovSr Raj eisio 126, Ross Cteni bratti a sestry, Nage etvrtletni schuze na geho tadu se bude odbYvat v nedeli 8. btezna ye 2 hodiny odpoledne v dornove bratra Karla Lagtovice.

S bratrskYm pozdravem, Josef Diijka, pied.

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Rad Aram J. Cerroak, cis. 56 Corpus Christi Cteni broth a sestry: ✓ ptede glem Vestniku jsem napsal, e mame u nageho tadu zavedenou dvefni odmenu (Door prize), ale neuvedl jsem jrnena tech co byli temi odmenami podarovani. V lednu to byla ses. Annie Spencer, a v unoru ses. Adela 8ijanskSr. Sal:am se konaji v Sokolovni v obvYklY c'as ye dve hodiny odpoledne katdou druhou nedeli v mesici, s vyjimkou, kdyt je vgak druha nedele poutita pro jinY Teel, tak se to ptedem oznami ye schuzi i ve Vestniku. Pri gti schtze se bude konat 8. btezna jako obyeejne.

Jelikot schtze sedmeho okrsku je stanovena na den 12. dubna v sokolovni tadu Anton J. 6ermak aislo 56, tak schtze tadova. SPJST i schilze sokolska budou se konat o jeden Wen drive a sloe 5. dubna 1970.

Nevim jestli elenstvo v sedmem okrsku si povgimlo onoho oznameni, ktere pest neseno pravidelne ye Vestniku uZ delgi Cas. Tato okrskova, schtize bude pozdeji vice oznamovana. Poveteny vYbor, ktexy byl ustanoven v lanorove schuzi, se ma sejiti a poradit se, co pripravit ku spoleenemu obedu pro v gechny navStevniky. BYva zvykem, te schnze se zahaji dopoledne po 10 boding , a odpoledne nasleduje program Detskeho Odboru, ktery ina na starosti okrskova vedouci mladete, za vypomoci slouCenYch vedoucich. ✓ to nagi Ceske east Vestniku, dosud katcly Vden rname neco ku pfeeteni, jak se pravi — (Po na gem) — a zaleli to pouze na takovYch iffednicich a elenek, ktefi jsott oohotni sobs vziti trogku easu a svefit na kus papiru V svoje zaZitky denniho ptisobeni.

Ve sticedu 4. imora 1970 KahlY pismak ma svoji filosofii, svtij zptisob jak se vyslovit pied jinYmi a (lady z obavy aby nebyl kritisovan verejnosti, tak radej je z ticlaa a ygechno si ponecha pro sebe. Kdyby v gichni tak srny gleli a einili, nebylo by zapotrebi novin a tiskaren. Jest pra y -dou,enkyjsmeaokrmeniplobate vklijakou propagandou Spojeneckeho Tisku (U. S. Press), a proto z techto priein jest nas mnoho takovVell co davaji prednost obyeejnYm dopisovatelunn, kteri obohaceni ruznYmi zkuknostnai vypinuji ony sloupee ureene pro dopisovatele.

Nag "Vestnik" jest, iiiedni organ Slovanske Podpurne Jednoty Statu Texas, a ma na prvnim miste sloueit zajmnni Jednoty. Jestli br. redaktor nedostane od idednikft a alenti dosti informaeni latky pro kahle cislo, pak jemu nezbYva nic jineho nee aby volne stranky vypinil neeim co by odpovidalo stanovnimu natizeni.

Po del gi (lobe se objevil elanek v Ceske easti Vestriiku ze dne 7. ledna 1970 z Hlavni firadovny, pod ohlavenim "Novoroeni Poselstvi HI. Predsedy SPJST". zajiste mnoho dead uvitalo tento informaeni elanek, podepsan br.

Nick A. Morrisem S pranim jen houSt', podobnYch "Poselstvi" z Hlavni aradovny SPJST aby bylo na prigte "Vestniku," i od jinYch nrednikti neco poclobneho.

Parnatuji se, kdy br. J. F. Chupick, nmohalety tajemnik Hlavni -aradovny, mival uverejnene protokoly ze schitzi Iii, tit, v materskem jazyku. Snad duleeite easti protokohl oti gtene v Ceske easti, by vykonaly sve poslani Inez): starSim elenstvem, ktere dosud oddane vykonava sve elenske povinnosti a miluje detbu materskou, ktere lope rozumi. Ne vticlani m61i motnosti a priletitosti se naudit anglieky naluvit Gist a psat. Venkov jette dosud je zanedban Skolstvim. Nat pristehovaleckY lid je na tom nejlitir v uhajeni tivobYti nemel das na nejake skoleni. Vgechen nag lid se soustredil v krajanskYch osaclach a dle toho tak eil.

Mehne ohied na stare elenstvo, ktere konalo sve poslani dle ureenYch spolkovVeh pravidel naznaeenYch ye sta,novach, s Ustalenou fictou a laskau ku zdaru Jednoty. Tito stati eleni davali nagi Jednote SPJST mirno sebe svoje deti, a tito ease dani deti. Ono to vezme mnoho prace a porozumeni udre7",et spolek v einnosti, a kde tak elenstvo se snaei bYti napomocni s yemu spolku, vYsledek se nemijee minout dobrYm vy-

VtSTNfIC sledkUm a dinin. 2e nage Jednota zdravY zakiad, liana vtem dela, radost a Best.

S bratrskYrn pozdravem John Stata, taj.

Svaz ()echhoslovanu cislo 92, Fort Worth Mili bratti a sestry: Zase mesic ubehl a je eas yam pripomenout nag i pravidelnou schfizi, ktera se bude odbYvat v nedeli 8. brezna v jednu hodinu odpoledne v nagi radove sini. Schnee je svolana o hodinu drive, neb po schuzi budou mit deti laledani yajieek (Easter egg ,hunt) a pak bude veoere. Opel prosime nate sestry, aby donesly peeivo. 0 ostatni se postaraji nate hostitelky na ireet radu. ✓ Unorove schtizi byli hla geni nemocni; Gary Spindor, Bill Krivanek, Louis Dana, sestry Edger Orrick a Margaret Langer. Vtichni byli v nemocnici. Doufame, to jsou jie vgichni zdraU br. a ses. Robert Faulkner, v Sherman, maji radost ze syneeka, kterY se jim narodil mesic. Sta.iieky jsou br. a ses. Louis Dana odsud. Gratulujem a prejeme, aby jim synedek vyrostl pro radost.

Nat rad bude letos oslavovat 60t6 vYrod jeho zaloteni. Byl zaloten 10. earl roku 1910. Ze zakladajicich Clem jsou na eivu jie jen dva, moje maliekost a ses. Anna Paprskarova. Mluvilo se ye schuzi, to bysme to meli oslavit, trochu okazalej gim zpwilobem. ftad ale byl uveden do Jednoty at v flinu a tak cslava bude tet v kijiau. 0 tom oznamim pozdeji, at neco ureiteho bude v priprave.

Prigti mesic 12. dubna, bude nas fad hostit schuzi okrsku Oslo 3. Je to nate neciele, kdy oclbva.me schtize, tak nate schtize bude prelcitena. To se ujedna nedeli ye schfizi.

Zensky Kroutek bude mit jejich jejich schuzi ye etvrtek 12. brezna v 10:30 hodin rano v Narodni sini. V minule hostitelky byly Millie Wruble, Victor Murphy, Frances Dalton, Anna Korteff a Marie Juran.

Pripravily yelice chutnY ()bed. Pi. Marie Juran nebyla ve schtizi, neb v nedeli peed tim upadla a poranila si nohu. Doufam a -prejeme ji, aby do pristi schuzi byla zdrava.

S pozdravem, Josef Beean, dopisovatel

21 Solvanska Lipa cislo 66, Waco Cteni bratti a sestry: Nati Unorovou schuzi zahajil nag predseda Henry Slovak v 245 odpoledne za pritomnosti nĂŠe opres 80 dleVgichni iiredniei byli test vlajce byla vzdana po odtikani slibil vgemi deny za. vedeni Margarete Rose Gaidu gek a Ricky McIlroy a take tadove hesla.

Navttevniky jsme meli br. a ses. Alvin Nesudo y i, kteri meli kratgi proslovy. Br. Nesuda ohled:ae organizadni prate a sestra Nesudova ohledne mladete. Byli jsme radi ee rids na ygtivili a doufarne, ee nas nav gtivi ease. .Wyly etene dopisy a nay zvialte od sestry Emma Oe gka, ktera podgkovala za jeji matku sestru Millie Navara, ktera, byla tetko nemocna ale ut se ji vede lepgi a nabYva, ripineho zdravi.

Pkikrodilo se ku zpravarn vYboru a za majetkovy vYbor podala zpravu sestra Darlene Engelke, za mladet ses. Libby Parma oznamila nam to mladet bude mit valentinovou soutet a4,,dratbu nekolik kogiaku. Dratebnikem byl br.

John Kutni a prinesly celYch $20. ktere budou darovane na nejakY Nemocni byli Carrol Simcik, kterY byl operovan, ale ut se pozdravuje doma, dale byli nemocni br. John S'imeik a br. Bennie Engelke. Br. 8imeik byl ut pfitomen schrize a br. Engelke se pozdravoval doma.

Nove eleny jsme pitali: Glenda Faye Glaze, Larry James Matut, Frances A. Nors, Matthew J. PustejovskY, Christopher C. Sproles, Ross Lee Leshikar, Ronald James Janek, Eric James Schroeder a Laura Louise Huning Paake.

Daufame ee se jim u nas bude libit a ee budou navgtevovat nate schtze.

Prestupni listinu si od nas vzali br. a sestra Daniel Marek, k novemu tadu, kterY bude zaloten v Rockdale. Pi-ejem jim mrioho Atesti a 1-adu aby rychie rostl.

Sestra Libby Parma oznamila to budem miti na g "Family" vedirek 27.

(Mora ale ee nebudem mit 13. brezna, nebot' spolek RVOS bude miti schtizi v ten yeeer a dale de bude miti rodinnou schuzi a 'Taster egg hunt" odpoledne 22. brezna na kter3-7 mfrtete pozvat sve pratele, a v geehny deti jsou vitane jestli jsou eleni klubu mladeee nebo ne. Na tento okameik bude i hudba a site Tommy Chudej a jeho Rhythm Tones, take budeme mit v gelijake zakusky a mutete se ustrojit pro pohodli.

Br. Leslie Dungan oznamil to schuze

22 RVOS betide weer 13. btezna a vgichni eleni tohoto spolku jsou 2adani aby byli ptitom ni.

Narozeniny v imoru meli John Cloud, Billy Davis Cloud, Margarete Paylikk, Herman Drews, Ed a Agnes Mazanec, a Bennie Engelke. Zazpivali jsme jim "Happy Birthday". Dort upekla Patricia Kren Stanislay.

Sestra Libby Parma oznamila ze valetinovou soute2i vyhralt prvni cenu, Martha Slovak; druhou, Steven Stanislav a tieti, Jimmy Gugliatto. .

Na koSiCky prvni, Becky Schiemenz; druhou, Patricia Slovak, a tieti, Cindy Locke. . • Dve •ni cenu vyliral Herman Drews.

Schfize byla ukoneena v 5 hodin a ptikroeilo se k yeeeti pii ktere vyhravali Tommy Chudej a jeho Rhythm Tones. Jestli jsem neco vynechal prosim prominte.

S bratrskYin pozdravem Otto lianas —SPJST--Kovar, Texas Ctena redakce, mile sestry a bratti, Dnes, 20. finora jest dosti chladno, tak ze sedet u teplYch kamen je hodne lepgi ne2 na venku nee° delat a take proto abych ukojil svedomi, 2e ukradam Pauli Bohu den, jsem uvakval co by se dalo cleat tady doma v teple.

Take pry mame jeden kahly kaLkleho dne udelat nejakk dobrY skutek a tu mne napadlo napsat nee° do nageho Vestniku. Ovgem nejsem jisty jestli to moje gkrabanina bude povaiovana za dobrY skutek nebo ne, ale to si rozhodne to sarni; ja se s vami o to ptit nebudu.

Ptedne yam chci zdelit jake plany si tady u nageho tadu Mame do budoucna co se tYee spoleeenskeho 2ivota nageho tadu a osady. Na g cil je povzbuditi ne jenom nage eleny, jak mlade tak stargl, ale i neeleny v tomto okoli bydlici aby se vice a easteji schazeli pro pobaveni i poueeni neb jak se tika vic hlav vice vi. Maine prostornou sin tak ze i kdy2 nahle ptijde de gt' 26,,c1nY zmoknout nemusi a take na parkovani kar je mista dost, vevniti sine moderni zatizeni, jenom bide nam tady chybi.

Lide by vgak prisli kdy2by jsme meli pro ne nee° zajimaveho jako muziku, zpev, hrani domina, pro mlade hry a zavody a podobne.

0, ano, mnoho by se dalo udelat jenom jak se tika, chytit to za ten tluscY konec a nepovolit. fteknete si asi snad; a na to si vzpominate teprve nyni a to jste nemohli delat uz davno? Mobil i nemohli; piece vite v gichni jak tei-

VPSTNtR ko je to venkovskYm tadfim se udrkt.

Tady pobli2 vet giho mesta neni a mladi bide musi jit tam kde udelaji lepgi 21yobyti, ale pies to v gechno, bysme mohli tady miti hodne lepg spoleeenskir 2ivot kdyby se probudil pro to lepgi zajem. Vydani by s tim 2adnY nemet jen tteba za to obeerstveni. Nic velikeho to nemusi bYt kdy2 by se nas sego 20 anebo 30 a to by na zaeatek staeilo a moZna 2e nekdy by se jich sego i vie, zvlagt' kdyby se jim u nas libilo. Ale kdy2 hodne toho nageho du nema na ta.kove veci Casu. Maji v2dycky mac pilno i v necieli, snad mysli 2e tady budou na veky, ale musime si vgak ptipomenout ze vgechno jest jenom do Casu a 2e pthodu 2adnY neoSidi a take mime pamatovat no to 2e jsme si na svet nic neptinesli a take 2e sebou nic nevezmem. My star gi 1.12 toho tak nebo tak nenadelame a pti hte domino., anebo Cehokoliv spoleeenskeho aspon zapomenem na skutedne a clomnele starosti a ten svet i bide se nam budou zdat ihned o innoho heal.

Prosim ptijd'te do na gi ptigti tadove schaze. Tam si o tom vic promluvime.

2e po schuzi bude svadina a beseda, to u2 vain zdelily nage tadove dopisovatelky a jenom chci zdaraznit 2e nav gtevnici jsou u nas v2dycky vitani a k se o ne radi postarame. Tedy na shledanon druhou nedeli v bteznu u nas na Kovar.

Ve stredu 4. brezno 1910 kroukk Hlahol mu tomto vyslovuje Dale se oznamuje, .2e divadelni odbor, peveckY kroukk a hudba pana Cl. Hada je v pine praci a ptiprav na nove hie o ni2 vice bude brzy oznameno v tisku a v rozhlase.

Za krouiek Hlahol vas zdravi K. Sicner

iiIila nav;teva v Houstonu Pan Dr. Karel J. Hollub a p. M. HolluboVa, meth navStevou prolfetsora, MUDr. Jitiho Syllaba, MUDr. Boieny Syllaba. MUDr. Syllaba je profesorem na Pra2ske Kariove universit y, ktera byla zalokna ve stoleti 1384.

Zdr2eli se u nas v Texasu eelf mesic a navgtivili, v Houstonu, na g tad Cis. 88, te2, Sokolovuu a vgechny pamatni sta. V nemocnici, kde teenil, pan profesor mne 2adal abych podekovala vgern milYm krajantim, a zde opisuji jeho osobni projev.

Byli jsme dojati laskavosti a pohostinstvim na gich krajanti, iijicich zde v Texasu. Byli jsme dojati jejich laskou k rodne zemi k 6eskosiovensku i jejich stalou znalost ee gtiny. Citili jsme se tu behem maw pobytu v Texasu jako doma. Dekujeme vgem drahYm krajanum za to, 2e se k nam vgichni tak krasne chovabi, a 12e na g tak srdeene ptijali. Tel dekujem menu mile-mu ptiteli Karlu Hollubovi a jeho mile pani M. Hollubove za jejich pohostinZatim yam vgem preji vge to nejlepgi stvi a lasku z kterou nas ptijali a a ziistavain s bratrskYm pozdravem dlouho budem vzpominat na Houston!

Vag, Vat Jiii Syllaba MUDr. profesor Vaclay Batina Karlove university v Praze s mantelkou Boknou Syllabovou MUDr. —SPJST-Mill krajani Vy, kteti jste neCeske divadlo — Houston, Texas meli pfile2itost cestovat, piljedte do DramatickY krouiek Hlahol u titclu Houstonu. U tadu Polank 88 bude 88 SPJST Pokrok v Houstone potatial ptedvaden film-- 10. dubna v 8 hodin dne 14. imora v mistnosti facia pro veeer. Bratr Henry a ses. Doris Knafieinkujici herce a jejich rodinne ptipick, kteti cestovali po Evrope nam slugniky "vYroeni hostinu". Tea byli picedvedou film opine zdarma. pozvani vgichni ptiznivei a ptatele Tak nezapomente na shledanou 10. krouaku, kterYch se se go v rekordnim dubna v 8 hodin veCer. Vetim ze se yarn poetu. Sestry, ppi. Allisonova, JohnsoVaem bude libit! nova, Kilnarova, a Olexova, ptipravily S mnoha pozdravy, vYbornou vekti "Jeleni maso na smeAnna Kilnar tone s knedlikem". Mimo tuto specia—SPJST--litu, byla podavana §unka s bramboPojigt'ujici spolek SVPS stale roste rovYm salatem, kolaae, zakusky, pivo Hlavni Utadovna tohoto spolku oda kayo.. bYvala svoji vYroeni schilal tento mesic, a po pfehlidee vgeho tizeni za uPro poslech vyhravali zname melodie na harmoniky Tim Janak a Emil plynuly rok 1989, muiem oznamiti cele vetejnosti, ae spolek SVPS ucinil veliVala. Pro podporu dal gi Cinnosti drakY pokrok kuptedu, ne jen ye vzritstu matickeho spolku byl ptitomnYmi s povdekem pfijat dar na geho pfiznivce pojitteni ale i na majetku, tak ze dnes pana Victora Janaka z IIoustonu, jen2 tento spolek stoji na pevnYm zakla.de cluroVal kroukku $50. Dramatick9 v kaidem ohledu.

Ve stredu 4. Unora 1970

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I.V. ohrsku bade se ko;1.3,0Weria dne 26. nati u rz;da et,16 duSbna. arra' vht ze V (t•.i:i-..ir Ludo a • rada eislO'88 •1 1i)70: • Jarni sehretze g.eSteho (VI.) okc.-;ka -se bade: . konati Pokrok Benview Salle 26. dubria, eiSlo •

Jarni seinize sedmeho .okrsku se bucle koont u b rill Anton Cermak eislo 56 Corpus Christi 12. dubna.

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CO OR`li'il‘l!; thank yen (/ a you are "please" but used instead of English "you are welcome") rad'o se stalo 1®- I was glad to do it neni za6 — don't mention it "Dekuji" is singular. Sometimes it "clekuju". Dekuji is more proper more often used Plural is "de. It is not necessary to add an equivalent of "you", but it could be done and it is often done. Then, it is ti" when we are close to the addressed, or, "dekuji Va" if the relation to the person addressed is more formal. reply to be word The most con "dekoji" is the word "pros:ni". r.f.;!•1-! sr, Stale'' and "nein was glad to do it", or "don' f ar to, ,mention it", in this country. yfmr w dovolte ( prosiuo) -m-ith ( aleas(/) mission, (please) r u:. excuse, me, odpust'te (prosim (please) ominte (prosim) pardon me nic nestalo most co nThe word "prosiiii" is inon courtesy word. The original is, 'peg;you" and only from context you tell °,r hether the word ‘prosim' ( bev• y-0';" (0 10 / ether it serves tr n c e". shown above in othesis, be its use is optionw ore polite. aking words, "o qnust'te" - proante" mean practically the same. The informal address would be "p EOM and "odpust" to be only with ose

lrerscsns with svt>_vm you are on a 'thou' basis. ' 'thou' and you' basis archaic in English, but there is important difference in the relation between persons whom we address "thou" ®- in Czech "ty" — (the verb "tykati ' sr) and persons we address "you" — in Czech "vy" — and, therefore, the verb describing the relation is "vykati Si".

The English "I am sorry" in Czech ns "Je nii lito". The Czech phrase in the same sense, as the orEg' a of "I am , sorry," but generally, can say that "Je ml lito" is used much more sparingly n "I am sorry". The latter can ten be translated "odpust'te" or "proraiiitc".

Jak se mete (maS)? — How are you?

Jak se yam (ti) dekuji, dobi'e — fine, thank you nestoji to za nie not worth anything. spathe m zerWe — bad -- miserable "Jak se mate" or 'kik se in n s" or "jak se vain (ti) (daii)" i atiot quite as common a greeting as in English.

Czech, you may hear a little longer know how your friend is doing and not instead of "good morning", In other words, in answer to "jak Sc mks" in Czech, yo Imlay hear a little longer story than the stereotype "fine, thank you". The European People do not share the American optimistic outlook and more often than not, you may hear an answer more in the form of a naint. e chittnini — enjoy your meal s very common to wish your g "dobre chntriani" as they are sitting down around 'a table and getting ready to eat. The same wish is sometimes used 'among the members family as they start with their . The literal translation is "good petite". This ►1,1ish is very common on e Continent in French, German, and practically any Continental language.

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V (lobe, kdy Nenieeko napadlo Ceskoslo y ensko, jsens byl veinmi inladY a vase 2eme mi byla vzdalena. a m ynama, jak se sveho easu o ni nejapne thrl y no zesnuly anglick3"7 pre.mier Neville. Chamberlain. Ted' jsem nioliftejSi: vim, 2e neexisluje vzdalend zerne. Ze ye skut:q je to jen jedina zoos a my y.4-hni jsme jejimi obeany. Ted' u2 hovoilt o neznCiiiych a vzdAleqcli zezemich. Poprve, jsem si nveclomil, existuje nejakc Ceskoslovensko, kdy2

ye stredu 4, biezna 1970

24 jsem pfteet1 roman Jaroslava Ha'Ska "Osudy dobreho vojaka vejka". Nejednou mi Ce.skoslovensko ()Filo pied oeima a poznal jsem jeho histarii. Ve "Svejkovi" jsem objevil nejen velky humoristickY roman, ale i roman, kteTY velmi otevi: e odhalil, elm trpi spoleonost dva ho stoleti. Pkiznam se, velmi malo vim o Ceskoslovensku. Ale kciya n1 si preeet1 "Osudy clobreho vojaka vejka", p •imo jsern zatouZil poznat tuto zemi. A2 ted' si uvedomuji, ze existuje tato zem a Fe jeji obeane jsou ye skuteanosti rnYrni so used y.

John Braille, • anglickY spisovatel tatinku, porad nli lezou lasky dr) Oela."

"Nech je, Jenieku; taky se cloekak, ti polezou s Bela. . ." renesanernho mistra IP Dilo podunajskeho sochate a fezbake, znameho clodnes v odbornYch laickYch kruzich pouze podstrohYra monogramem IP, patti k nejvet S• im objevam, ale i zahadam soueasneho svetoveho badani o pozdni gotice a rane renesanci. Tajemna osobnost umelce, pochazejiciho snad z okruhu salcbursko-pasovske oblasti a usazeneho doeashe poeatkem 16. stoleti take v Praze, poute zajem odbornik y 112 vice nee pal stoleti. V poslednich letech se pozornost na dilo mistra IP velmi intenzivne soustredila v souvislosti s neoekanYm objevem v TYnskem chramu v Praze na Staromestskem namesti: jeden z boenich oltaka v hlavni kostelni Lodi byl totii po generalni restauraci shledan jako jedine ucelene dilo mistra IP a jeho akoly. Plastiky a reliefy, tohoto rane renesaneniho umelce jsou site jednotlive rozptYleny po osnmacti statech sveta, Fadne z nich vAak netvori tak dokonalY obraz o odkazu podivuhodneho rezbare, jeho osobnost zastala po etyrech staletich zahalena nepronlknutelnYm tajemstvim.

15"sili o poznani a vedecke proniknuti dila mistra IP vyvijeli Oe g ti i zahranieni odbornici) od devadesatYch let mi•nuleho stoleti. S reliefy a fezbami se setkavali v zameckYch sbirkach., kostelich, klaSterech, galeriich i soukromnYch shirkach. Postupem easu se tento socharsky poklad soustredil do muzealnich a vYstavnich sbirek a tvori dnes soueast nejcennej'Aich exponata ye statnich sbirkach ve Vidni, Salcburku, Praze, Florencii, Koline nad RYnem. Lond3ine, Leningrade, Moskve, zapadnim Berline, Goto atd. Oct roku 1D64 je mu venovan xoustavn*

zkum mladS7 mi badateli a eskoslovenska, Rakouska a Nemecke spolkoye republiky. Ti take maji podstatnou zasluhu na tom, Fe TYnskY altar byl y e sve praplivodni podobe odhalen a stal se Ustrednim vYchocliskern pro poznani mistra IP a jeho okruhu. AF dosuci tvorily tento vecleckY zaklad tri male relietni ciestiCky ve Vidni, Leningrad& a Praze, signovano . '-ifrou IP, ktera je na videnskem dile jeLte dopinena ztetelnYm vroCenim 1521.

Sochatske a tezloo.i.ske dilo mistra IP v e.',uskoslovensku podstoupilo v poslednich peti letech dokonalou restauratorskou obnovu, jejiZ' pteva.Z"nou east provedl vynikajici sochat a akademicky restaurator Karel Stadnik. Podrobil Tynsky oltat odborne peel, odstranil Lest vrstev silnych premaleb, ktere po dye staleti zahalovaly skuteenou podobu plastik, opravil p(Akozene drevo a dokonalYin zpasobem z ykraznil specialni techniku jeho mokeni, kterYm umelec nahra2oval barevne tonovani rezeb. Zdarila prate akademickeho sochare Stadnika byla vysoce ocenena zahranienimi odborniky a dostalo se ji zvlaS'tniho uznani na velke vYstave pozdne gotickeho umeni Podunaji v rakomkem Lind. Opravy a umelecka. restaurace °hare mistra IP byla letos Wastne dovrAena a TYnskY altar svateho Jana Krtitele byl v techto dnech znovu instalovan v TYnskem chramu na Staromestskem namesti v Praze.

Jeho sedrn bohate prokomponovanYch, a rezbarsky nenanodobitelne provedenYch reliefnich vkjeva se scenami a Noveho zakona obsahuje celkern 70 v hruAlcovem &eve rezanYch figurek, fillgransky a s ifFasnou Fivotnosti do nejjemnejich detaila propracovanYch scene. Svou hodnotou se radi k unikatnim svetovYm dilam.

Objev TYnskeho °hake privedl televizni pracovniky ke zpra.covani tohoto. tematu ye stredomet/ra4Ini umeleckY snimek. Ceskoslovenske. televize, studio Brno, ye spolupraci s Rakouskou televizi natoeila o rnistru IP a jeho dile film, kterY poprve odhali v pasobive ernotivni krase umeni zahadneho renesaneniho tvarce pied odima Airoke verejnosti. Snimek bude televiznimi stancemi vysilan pravdepodobne v letc5Inim dubnu.

Dr Jiti Vitula

-SPJST J. A Icomenski ueitel narodii J. A. Komensk (1592 — 1670) je velkym eeskYm myslitelem a spisovatelem XVII. stoleti a v ajinach Ceske kultury vfibec pravem zaujima jedno z nej-

ptednej gich mist.

Jeho fivahy o vYchove se staly vyznamnou soueasti svetoveho kulturniho dedictvi a se jaienem Jana Amose byl spjat ptivlastek ueitel narodii.

Jako ueitele narodu zachycuje Komenskeho naL obraz. Mistent (tele je hradni nadvoti v Blatnem Potoku v Ubrach (Sarospatak le21 v severnun Mad'arsku na tece Bodrogu, pobliZ eeskoslovensk.ych hranic), kde KomenskY pracoval v le t ech 1652 1654.

Do Uher ho pozval knife Zikniund Rakoczi, Prat si poradit se s tehdy vehlasnYin pedagogern o sprave Skol • o snahach vS'evednYch. KomenskY dlouho uvadoval, ma-li Coto - pozvani ptijmout. Byly to tkolnosti, ktere mluvily pro ptijetP,' zejmena nutnost 'podporovat eleny Jednoty bratrske, kteti pa Bile hote emigrovali do Uher a byli usazeni na panstvi Zikmundove, a pak z ylaLte nadeje, Ze RCkOcziove zvednou boj proti HabsburId= a Ze koneene dojde k tolikrat oeekevanemu a tolikrat neuskuteenenemu osvobozeni eeskYch zemi. Ale byly to take okolnosti, ktere Kdnienskeho od testy do Uher odrazovaly: pokroeily vek, namahava cesta spojend s rtiznymi nebezpeeimi, starosti o Jednotu a obava, ze nebude moci pokraeovat ye velkern vLenapravnem dile (VLeobecna porada o naprave veci lidskYch).

Jednota bratrska, ktera o odpovedi na pozvani spolurozhodovala, vAechny uvedene okolnosti a doporueila Komenskemu, aby pozvani ptijal, v Uhrach co nejdfive vyhovel ptani hostitela a vratil se pak co nejrycvhleji do LeLna, trayslem Komenskeho bylo vybudovat v Blatnem Potoku sedmitticini vLevednon Lkolu, v niZ by se uplatnily sady pokrokove pedagogiky, odpovidajici pottebam rozvijejiciho se meatskeho stavu, vylokne ye Velke didaktice. Byly to zasady einorodeho pomerti nastupujici burZnazie k okolnimu svetu, noveho nazoru na svet formovaneho v dobe renesance, pob,davky promyLlene, metodicke einnosti, po2ada y ye prospech elo--kyovladnutiprody veka atd.

Zajem o ueeni byl vLak v Uhrach, stejne jako v ostatnich feudalnich zemich Evropy, malt' a KomenskY musel mnoho ptemY'Llet o zpfisobu, jak ziskat zajem rodidi i 2akti o vzdelani.

Pokusil se o to dvojim zpfisobena: jednak povzbudivYmi slovy, jimfz ukazoval na dulOitost vzdelani a pobizel k pfekonani nechuti k vyueovani (spisy o Vzdelani, 0 slobu, Fortius znovu 00.v-

Ve stiedu 4. anora 1970 lY dill o vyhnani lenosti ze ekol atd.), jednak hleclanim snacinejSi vyueovaci metody.

Jednim z vYsiedkit tohoto usili spis Schola ludus (8kola na jeviSti, 8kola jako divadelni hra), to je zpracovani ueiva ye forme divadelni hry.

Schola ludus je posledni pokus Komeskeho o zpracovani udebnic. k amysliim obsatenYm Raji deskem, stoji na podatku techto pokust jedno z nejslavnejeich del Komenskeho, Janua linguarum (KomenskYin nazYvana Dvete jazyka, deskenau etenati vSak vice znama pod nazvem Brana jazyka), napsana v Lane (1629 — 1631). Po strance obsahove byla Brana malou nekolikajazydnou encyklopedii, podavajici poudeni o nejdtlelitejSich vecech z pkirodniho a spoleeenskeho deni. Po strance metodicke byla zalotena na zasade spojit udeni sloviim s poznavanim Ptes velik$ aspech, s nimt se vydani Briny setkalo, bylo zkejme, to je pro zaeateeniky prilis tetka. Proto napsal KomenskY knitku menai, ktera obsahovala mane slov ye velmi jednoduchYch vetach, a dal ji nazev Vestibulum ,Ptedveti, Ptedbrani). Pozdeji navazal na Branu Atriem (Sini, teebnici, v nit byla venovana vetAi pozornost slohu. Tyto tti udebnice (Vestibulum, Janua, Atrium) mely sloutit prvnim teem ti-idam vSe yedne Skoly v Blatnem Potoku.

Protote se v praxi ukazalo, to jsou pro (taky potocke Skoly jeSte piilis narodne, ptistoupil Komenskk k zpraco-r vani Briny s poutitim obrazkt a tak vznikl v Potoku slavnY spis Orbis pietus (Svet v obrazech).

A koneene poslednim zpracovanim obsatene v Brane,je Schola ludus (neobsahuje ovSem pouze latku zpracovanou v Brame). 2aci si osvojuji &iv° tim, to se nal jednotlivkin rolim.

Vzbuzeni zajmu je tu velmi inainne.

'2aci se ueili svYm rolim radi, zvykali si tak vystupovat pied vetejnosti, tiro se zbavovali ostychu a aspeSne ptipravoyali k svemu budoucimu poslani.

0 historii potockYch her nam podava zpravu sam KomenskY. Prvni hra, v nit bylo zpracovano pr ykch dvacet kapitol Briny akterou hralo dvaapadesat MechtickS)ch chlapet, byla provedena v menSi poslucharne potocke Skoly za ptitomnosti pouze dvou pfedstavenS7ch (scholarcht), teditele (prefekta) a p. Verecziho a za ptitomnosti jir4ch telt. Pri teto hie, jak plAe Komensk3-r, "se objevila obdivuhodnd piemena smYSleni (a2 i nad mou vlastni

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VESTNIE nadeli), nebot' naLl herci hrali svou alohu tak °brat* to jsme se divali utasly. Nebot' ti, kteti dtive steti mohli snesti °di dospeleho a nemohli nic pronesti bez koktani, podinali si tu se sluSnou volnosti; ovSem byli k tomu nekolikrate soukrome cvideni. Po skondeni ptedstaveni se pp. scholarchove (ptedstavitele vedeni Skoly) poradili a pak listy p. Cerecziho me takto osiovili: "Vyznavame, KomenskY, to jsme at dosud nepoznali, co taja obsahuje tva kniha Brana jazyka a co utitku ptinaSi mladei'zi; nyni vsak jsme °ditSrmi svedky" atd. A obrativ se k mladeti: "Radujte se, synove, to se vain dostava toho Stosti, ktereho se nam v mladi nedostalo." A k studentilm: "Radujte se i vy, bratti, to jest vain ptano na vlastni oei videti, jakYm sobem mutate pozdeji mladet vam svetenou lepe vychovavati St'astnYm vedenim."

Povest o to prvni lake rozhlasila se brzy daleko Siroko a ptichazely dopisy od tech, kteti meli syny na akole, s Z'adosti, aby byli yeas upozorneni na piedstaveni hry nasledujici, aby se mohli dostaviti. I ptichazeli vtdy ye vetsim z dalky osmnacti at dvaceti mil, to koneene tadna poslucharna nestaeila pojmout zastup, nybrt bylo tteba hrati na Skolnim dvote pod AirYm nebem. Mimotadne yelka Oast pant. a Slechtica byla na ptedposleclni hte.

Na naeem obrazu je zachycena posledni hra, o nit KomenskY piSe: "KneAZ na se tedy vratila v mesici kvetnu a s ni vyslanci, general Kemeny JanoS a kanclet Mike Michal, aby se osobne podivali na hry naSi miadee. PonevadZ i kneZna sama se SVS/1111 prt yodkynemi si ptala jim piihliteti, chtela je miti sehrany na hradnim nadvoki, a tam take byly sehrany" (Citovano ze spisu "Pokradovo,ni v bratrskem napominani Samuela Maresia o mirneni horlivosti laskou" z easti yydane pod nazvem "Jana Komenskeho vlastni Mvotopis") To is tedy napin ntSeho obrazu: hradni nadvoti, knetna a jeji pravodky no, general, kanclet, uherSti jeviSte s herci-Zaky, vlevo Komensk v rozbovoru s jednim ze Alechtict, vpravo za jeviStern rodiee, udilejici posledni napomenuti svYin aeinkujicim detem.

V hradnina nadvoti vidime vpravo starou hradni budovu mohutnSrch zdi s obloukovitkrni vSrklenky a s gotickfrmi okny v narotni Cast!. K teto stavbe ptileha, novejS1 architcktu-

ra renesaneniho slohu se sloupovjuni arkadami a balustradou. Osoby, ktere zde vystupuji, jsou °deny v alechticky zdobenY krajko yymi limci okrutim, Serpami a palm na klobouku.

Ale vidime, ze tu jiz pronikaji znaky meSt'anskeho kroje jednoducheho sttihu a tmavYch barev. Stejne i v nabytku se objevuji vedle starSich renesanenich kiesel take eidle novej:Siho tvaru, ktere byly soudasti meSt'anskeho pfibytku, Sloh feudalni spoleanosti ustupuje ponenahlu slohu nova spoleeenske vrstvy meSt'anske.

Komenskeho ptsobeni v Uhrachlbylo tedy ttejme pies vSechny potite &peene a knetna he jen nerada propolOtela ze s ykeh sluteb. A nae obraz nam symbolizuje nejen Komenskeho jako uditele naroda, nYbrt mluvi i o motnosti ptatelstvi a miroveho soutiti na,roda, jet mel KomenskY stale na mysli a jet take dnes leti na srdci vSem, kdo bojuji o vitozstvi pokroku a miru ye sv6tO.

Nejlep41 °belled jaky kdy Amerika uzaviela Psalo se leto 1855; cela Amerika., od Kalifornie at k pobteti Atlantiku, se vysmivala svemu statnimu tajemniku Williarnu H. Sewardovi. Co bylo ptidinu tohoto posmechu, kdy nejen obyvatelstvo vSech vrstev, ale yeekery tisk s nevidanou jedovatosti a cynismem napadal tohoto ptedvidaveho statnika, na zYvaje ho hlinena uhlavou a hlupakem a dokonce se vyskytly nayrhy, aby byl zbaven sveho atadu a poslan do blazince.

RuakY ear Alexandr ztratil veisker9 zajern na azemi, ktere bylo soudasti Severni Ameriky a ktere Rusove nazYvali "Rossijskaja Amerika" ® nyneiai AljaSka. Pro Rusy toto fizemi, prostirajici se na rozloze 586,400 etvereeiich mil a dvakrate tak velike jako stet Texas, bylo vice ptiteti net utitkem a ntidin bylo vice. Obchod s koteginami stale klesal, ale hlavni ptidinou byla staid expanse Anglidant pies Island a tim tarasila spoje k tomuto tzemi. Nesmime zapomenouti, '6e v to dobe byla Velke. Britanie na vrcholu a ye moci slavy a mo'tne je, to se ruskk car obitval komplikaci, nebot' Anglia zaujimala nijak ptatelske postaveni k Ruskin V race 1855 povetil car Alexander II. sveho velvyslance Stockela, aby &inn officielni navrh, 2e Rusko je ochotno prodati AljaSku za 10 miliont. dolar5 America. Tehdeiti president "(ISA, James Buchanan chtel ptijati tento navrh, aytiak nabidnul jen 5 mil. dolaril

26 a tato nabidka byla spiSe neoficielnii oiimitnutim nn vrhu.

Statni tajemnik Seward, jit tenkrate poznal a pi ecivio.3,1 nesmirny strategick.; a hospud,,r,Ly YYznam tohoto obrov steno 1:1z-end a nedbaje posme gkrt a uratek, neima yne vyjednaval se zastupci riuskeha cara, az koneene roku 1866 docilil toho, Rusove prodali AljaSku za 7,200,000 dolarti V to dob(i byl presidentem Andrew Johnson a tekt na jeho hlavu se snesla prSka uratek, ale hlavnim vinnikern pro americkY lid, zustal tajemnik Seward. — Vetaina americkeho lidu nevedela nieeho o tett) zerni a byla presyedeena, Se krone Eskymakii, Inmedvedn a veeneho ledu, tam neni nic jineho. Neznali tuto zerni, kterou ,domorodi obkvatele nazYvali Al-ayes-ka a jet se prostira od 51. stupne at ku 72 stupni severni silky a od 150, stupne zapadni delky at ku 172. vS; cho.:Ini delky. Ledove more, Beringovo more a pacifickY ocean obklopuji AljaAku na severu, zapadu a jihu. Na vYchodni strane hraniei s Ka,nadou.

Oficielne je l hlavni mestem AljaS"ky Juneau; toto jmeno dostalo po zlatokopovi, kterY objevil povestna zlato'Ionia pole.

Musim pripomenouti, j,e veit§ina obyvateI AljaSky povatuje za hlavni mesto Anchorage, ktere bylo r. 1964 postiterm ptirodni katastrofou zemetresenim, Dries je tote mesto v poradku, et ma, nektere malickosti, ktere zitsta,ly, jako pamatka na stra5ne dny. Dnes bydlj v tomto meste kolem 50,000 obyvatel, ale jsou naznaky, ze do roku 1980, prekroei poeet pul milionu obyvatel.

Anchorage pe pro Alja§ku hlavnim obchodnim mestem, strediskem vezis'kereho obchodu. Lonsky obrat &inn 600 miliontl dolaru a bankovni investice presahuji eastku 800 mil. dolarit.

K tomuto obchodnimu rozmachu napomaha predev§im y borna, klimaticka poloha, ale nejvice to, ze z tohoto mesta je nejlepq spojeni se svetem, jak pa tak po teleznici, dlouhe 870 mil a nazvane po bY y. statnim tajemniku — Sewardova dr6ba.

Muslin zde ueiniti malou poznanaku.

Kdyt se koupe Aliaek y uskuteenila. Amerjenne ro,-(ova l i Alia-,:qcu "Seward's Folly" — blaznoystvi.

Piistav v ..'.nehoraRe byl zmoderniseven v r.. 1961 nakladom 8 bill: dolarti n je otevren pa celk role, nikdy nezamrza.

Americka ylada, obehodni prfurryt slave kruhy, velmi brzy poslaly eeperty vkch obor0 a poslali experty vS'ech

VIRSTNfK ' °born a velmi brzy se poznalo, Sc jaSka je pravou pokladnici od zlata at pa oaftu. Due 3. ledna, r. 1069, tehdeist vo:adent Eisenhower prohlasil Aljaiikt fa 49. stat. otenari popsal jsein jen struone dejinnou uddlost teto zeme Navin imoiruci rune bylo ncdavne prepadeni 6o:4d1.,,lovenska SovetskYm svazem a jeho J:atelity.

Dnes moliou potomci tech, kteri Sewarda sesiMiSnovall, na kolenou dekavati tomuto statniku za jeho proziravost a jasnovidnost.

Jsme a'astni, tie nad AljaSkon vlaje hvezdnatk 'vapor svobody, bud'ine vdeeni proziravosti statniho tajemnika William-a II. Eewarda, presidenta c Buchanana a jeho nastupci pee siden u Andrew Johnsonu. rrie' inn to nejkra'snej§i a nejvcleenefS1 vzpominku, nebot on s yYm statnickYrn dtivtipem, zachronili Amerika od rudeho moru. NebYti jich, tak ba dues na AljaAce a motna nad colon 1Poi,eri-, kou, nevial livezdnattir prapor svobociv, ale rucik bade, znameni otroctvi, hrti/o • Ylady, jak nejlepe vidime na priklade narn worn draheho, rodneho eeskoslovenska, Karel Pekarek, San 'Antonio, Flori SPJST-Ziah1110St stale sto Washim,ton.

Podle nedayno riverejnenych stattstik FBI bylo ye Spajenkch statech rote 1967 apachano celkern 3.8 inilionu vatnych irostnich einri, cot je o 16 procent vice net, v race 1966 a a 89' procent vice net It race 1960. Obyvatelstvo se za, posled-: nich clan let . razinnotilo o 19 procent.), Z toboto noetui bylo 495,000 nasilnYeli. zloeinit (vratd,' znasilnerd, zabiti, vat•,Ych telesnYch zranenii,' nicht vice net 12,009 lidi prino o tivot.

Ant bylo ukradeno celkern 654,000: z toho se policii podarilo jich znovu ezt celkeh 51 prOcent, V letecth 196067 bylo zavratano pri yvkonayani svei slut-by celkem 411 policistri; na rok 1967 z toho pripacia 76 za-vratclenYch policistft.

Pcdle ygeobecnYtch vcrpoetu must race 1968 prinnerne katdY 50. Amer!can roeitat s tirn, Sc se st, !: rie (I NA? jakeho zloC lu ( yratcly, loupe kradete nebo :a 'A3611110. V race 1967 cloilo ve Spoien ,;Tch siatech pra.• mhpe serb, hlat is minutu vaeinemu zioC'inu: k vratcle katcitch 43 minut, k znasilneni .katdYch 19 minut, k loupe-Mann ptepa-Jeul nebo l \donpani kaalY'eb. 20 vterin a ke kracleti

V streclu 4. . br•ezna 1970 autalootclYch 6.8 vterin.

K sebeirat.de. cioc'i-ia.21, po;:o . zeini prometne'kao. acne vraZd Ph 6.. to jest v 7-,600-p!.; pachatele ovncz by t; aZito .streln0 zbraLlr, 000- pi. (Todenich a- ph, 73,006 byld none lid! za jet zay stfielnY.c.h. zbrani, ne ',do je vlastne-1:: 'braid ✓ol;10. p,:6 V :Leine rto podfaila, pine yySetrit vSe.ch.:•51-417ehanYch zloeinu, 88 orocont prIceent vrazd, 82 procent zabni, eintii prat! narayopoce;iino5ti, 8 -procent *Viiiech loupoti a loupetnY.ch prepadeni.

Z ,kteri byil v :coca 1963 pro,: puUeni na svobodu, bylo p otom soku 1PC7 zilov zateeno pro trestne einy:, 59-.procent propaqiiinVeli podmineene, 72 peace:'! pro pu'SierrYch pre cleasn& prq "dobre ebovar.1" St procont zproSte-,. oli;o)(oby, 73procorri i,ropuaenYch auta a. 70 zrou:.* u", po procent Iniadist';:i?,O, pod 20. let vekti. .ZA PUT:FIN Javo71 Rasing` p Pok raeov: 01 i!et, V torn Uglym'inke sine pi'ectsta y y! Marta ,? ∎,'1!, n evirm' a a neve:lei:1 j: jak:(ini zptisobem by je uneala; aria -0!)::italateprve s tim faktero, to by je Jak hyla uo y inpa a 515, zamilovana; tak vy :::tyciela, kdyt.

Wdn. potkati zdaio p pak,--te ,t nO(clo. jinY,' re>. tcs, r Cant tr'?, tak: daleko snila,- ale. nekrio drat4i.

Nepoflo -lvala ho east°, stalo se take, ?. so mu vyhnuia, tak stati. nebyla toe nim se setkati; -11: •11,1 so, to by na ni poznal, nae nayslila toho.za nic pripustiti nechte-, la. A piece toutila. aby s seta, aby si s nina vase pohovorila. pravala si to toutebne a nejednou mela r, iCcna vicrela-li ho ze zaioady jiti kolem jejicia humor, jakn i0hociou 5 Pim. 1" koketkom.: ae Sc In, se i by -zeer7 v- o o l o rici a Jeiqe i hobo- nil.

(11 , I so ',I4!C,1 (loch, kd , : ;: ho slytela sebou po polni dochazol ona ha zady citila - net na promMvil.

ye stfedu 4. timora 1970 Pak ut bylo snaz, potom uz gli spolu a Mafia nejak dovedla ukrotiti rozpaky, ktere se ti gily a dovolovaly ji mluviti klidne a vesele. Asi dvakrat tak spoilt s11, ba jednou ji popojel kus testy s trakatem, kdyi videl, jakou spoustu si naladila a jak ji to nav gecky strany krouti a strka, jak se jeji skora hubene ruoky napinaji a take v ktik Mine se daza.du prohYba. "Vy jste, Matenka, k sobe ukrutna", pokara1 ji, kdy mu ueinila po vrili, vylezla z popruhu a dovolila, aby sam ptistoupil a na sebe ho vial. Byl mu .kratkk a zatizl se silne do jeho ramenou.

"Prot pak si tolik nakladate? Nevite, e si mete ublikt? Cod nemaji u Pazderniku sludky? Kdybyste jely d ye —" "Zas by doma prate zristala tak", povidala Maria a jak gla pit nem, rozlevala se ji sladkast celkm Velem, "tot' vite, pH tech detech je potad co Mat a maminka ud take tolik nemridel" "Tak mate Mat praci doma a pro zda se mi, de trail= poslat sludku u vas slouti to Milasova a to je jinycrurnerek nez vy!"

1V1aria se smala: "Nezaledi na tlou gtce, ale na, slier "Jste tedy tak tuze silna?" dobiral sei ji. "Tot' se muslin miti napozoru, abyste mne nepoprala."

A potorn jel svarne s jejirn trakatem a povidali tak o vg elieems, ad se ji sveizl, ze je ud tolik dmi sirotkem a v dome sam, jako prst, jenom s &ladkou a de se mu po mamince styska a po jeji kuchyni.

"Main red buchty s povicilim a denske nine odbYvaji, ae ted' neni kdy uptimne teeeno vgak, na ge Albina upeci je neumi. Ke kuchyni value neptijde, maminka si vati sama a pak to takhle vypadet.

"Jestli chcete, po glu vain buchty", nabidla Mafia a zaeervenala se pig torn jako mak, "na ge mlada je dneska peee -- ale z podbedky nevim, jak by yam chutnaly."

"0 to — " usmal se — trnsinku se pozastavily, "ale ja, jsem veIky' jedlik, Manioko — to by jich muselo bYt!" "Tak ja yam je poSlu", slibila, nahie' rozjasnena a rozradovana,, "spolehnete se na to Oei se ji radostne leskly; citila, jak ji srdeeko poskakuje."

"A s makem nemate buchty rad?" zeptala se, "nebo s tvarohem?"

"Ja se vg im, ale nejradeji s povidlim, Manieko!"

Byli za PazdernikovYmi humny a Maria ho zaditela za rukav, kdy mi-

V219TNIK nil ldusati za trakatem do dvora. ted' ja uz pojedu sama", "Ne, ne a kdyi se zdrehal, zaprosila ha tamer prosim vas!" zd6.§ene: "Ne, ne Malt strach, de by bylo ve statku pozdvikni a maminka by o malicherne udalosti mluvila cell' den, se avagrovou by sptadala cele plany a ji by jimi sugovaly.

Sve atesti, k s ni ael a trakat ji vezl, i ze se o ni staral, aby si tihou neublitila, to si chtela uchovati pro sebe. A potom mela jenom starost, jak mu ty buchty propaauje, aby se o torn doma nedozvedeli. Tatinkovi by to byla svetila, ten by k tomu netekl nic, ale mamince a avagrove? Mlada Pazdernikova byla jenom obyeejna aenska, ktera mluvila nekdy vic, nea bylo tteba.

Ale bylo i v tom kus mladistveho kouzla, kdyt buchty s valu jednu po druhe kradla a do pfitruhliku si je schovavala a kdyt jich byl piny talit, pekne je ocukrovala a yen si je potaji vynesla, aby to Zadny nevidel, do balieku je jako hranieku skladala a po pasakovi ke KmentUm poslala. Dala mu padesatnik, jenom aby nic netikal.

"Tak jsem tech bucket nadelala na tti plechy", povidala mlada po poledni, kdyz valchni gli od stolu, kouknite se, co zbylo!"

"No — clavala Bohu, Ae nam chutna", minil v-Srmenkat a dehnal se ktigem, "dyt' nejni bida vo ten Bodi dar!"

Maria se v skrytu. usmivala. "Kdyby `wean, kdo s nimi take obedva!"

Slava nad buchtami stal nerozhodne. Ptipadalo mu, de snad se nejak ukvapene rozbehl. 13y1 uz zkuaenejai nea Maria a poznal brzy, ze neni mlademu deveeti lhoste,j0 sam vaak nebyl jeate rozhodnut, bude-li se Mani opravdove dvotiti. Neznal ji jeate tak dobte, aby spattoval hloubky jeji dirk. Co, bude-li prilis prosta a povrchni — bude-li povidava jako stare Pazdernikova.? Le se mu devde libi, to si nezapiral, ho rozpaluje ptijemne teplo, jde-li ji po boku, ani to si netajil a nekdy se mu rad vzdaval, ale nebyl tak mladt aby Se tomu okamIite a bed uvalevani poddal.

Vgak to bylo, co mu take sedladinu &MID teakou -- bed se, ae nedostane nu sobe rovnou, ktera, by mu rozumela a jemu alespori easteene staeovala.

— A bYti vkly sam se svYmi myalenkami a spokojovati se pouze povrchnim duaevnim spolubytim se svou drudkou, ja mu bude ptisouzena pro calf?' divot — to mu ptipadalo hrozne pustYm a tesklivy'm. Oh, proe ho davali rodi-

27 Ce na studie? Cod by mu nebylo lepe, kdyby byl prostYm jako tatinek a jako ti ostatni dobli a prosti Tide zdejgi.? Nagel by lehce divku sobe rovnou a nebyl by ted' ut v ptedstavach smutne budoucnosti.

Zadumane stal nad buchtami. Nebyly zrovna bile — podbelka byla hezky temna, ba east() jako cihlove naeervenala — ale vonely tak vabne chutnYm omastkem, v nemd byly kraje tamer a vanilkou, ktera byla jemne do cukru ptimichana. Byl v nick i kvet, citron a skotice, a to se mo v pikantni aroma.

Mel je od Mani pitmout, mel s ni zaptadati dal jakYsi romanek? slava citil, ae k nemu dries podnikl prvY krok, a de by bylo hanebne, dear& vyhledavat, kdyby s ni poctivYch ilmys10. nemel.

Ale — pak ptedstavil si jeji krasne oei, ktere byly tak otevtene a eiste, a jeji miuvu, ktera nebyla hrubani ptepjate vyumelkovand, ktera proudila jako potileek, vyverajici z hloubi lesa. A jeji nahledy take nebyly hloupe snad tedy Ostatne, vadyt' s ni nezaeal jeste va.dneho a take s jeji strany nevyglo najevo nic takoveho. A v torn se karal, ee snad jest ptili g jegitnYm, kdyd si mysli, jako by se o nej zajimala.

Mach' rukou, sedl za stut, ptitahl talitek s buchtami pied sebe a pustil se chute do nich. . .

"Pojd'te s nami, pane indenkre, je-li vam libo", tak pobidl tovarnik Zatopa indenyra Vedrala, kdy poprve gel zase s pani Lidugkou na delgi prochazku, "hodlame nekam do lesn a vy se to beztoho dosud nevyznate."

MiadY mud sta.l opodal a hledel na pani tovarnikovou tazavYma naima.

"Dovoli-li milostiva pani —" hlesl jen a uklonil se pfi torn lehtce.

Pousmala se vlidne: "Nebude-li vain hover s nami nudnk, bude nas tan, kdyd pdjdete."

"Jen at' se to zaueuje," smal se Zatopa, "chodit s rodinou. Ai se okni, take to tak bude delat, ba modna, de potlaCi koearek."

IndenS7 r se smal a nabizel ruku malemu Pepiekovi, ktereho Zatopovi vedli s sebou. Byl y e svkch etytech letech ud dobrym chodcem a mohl se vydati 'dude. Ted' se ale zdrahal, nechtel ruku Vedralovi podati a prohlasil velmi rozhodne, e,e piljde s maminkou, ae je vdbec maminein.

"A CI pak je ten mall' svetoobeanek?" ptal se ho indcaj'ir.

28 "Tatinkilv!" prohlasil Pepieek a ievlione se na pana podival.

Nas Pepieek ha bratrieka tarn", Zatopa a smal se, "vubec, hued by ho nekonau daroval, kdyby ho chtel."

"Tak?" podivil se Vedral. "Ty nemaS Jenieka rad? Ale jdi, on je prece takovy hodnY." rozclurdene Pepieek se naSpulil, ' y foci place."

"Nejvice ho mrzi, ze ho maminka cho va a s nun se laska", prozravoval Zatopa, "hned se dere take Lidce na klin a maleho div nebije."

A potom dlouho tovarnik vypravoval o detech a oei se mu pri tom radostne smaly. Byl jednim z tech otcu, kteri se domnivaji, to nikdo na svete nema takove kluky, jako on a Zadny kluk nema takove napady, jako ten jejich.

Inaenyr se tomu usmival trochu shovivave a vSelicos k tomu promlouval, ye skuteenosti ho to vSak nezajimalo. 0 Pepieka se zajimal jenom ze zdvotilosti, nebot' byl dosud svobodnY a nemel rnalych sourozenct, tedy nebyl detem zvyklY. 8et pa levici pani LiduSky a chvilemi o ni zavadil pohledem.

Pripadala mu velmi hezkou a porovnaval i se Zktopou, ktery lice - mei urostlou postavu, ramenatou a mutnou, ale nebyl eleganem v torn smyslu, jako muti z mest. Take vypadal proti pani LicluSce hodne starSim a mel upracovane ruce, od olejti zaeernale. Porovnaval v duchu tu dvojici a unyla neanost, kterou jevila drobna tvatieka mlade pani, napovidala mu, to snad neni vtdy zcela St'astna. Vedal byl znalcem ten a turret eisti v jejich tvarich zevnejSku. Pani LiduSka opravdu po tomto druhem diteti ziskala znovu na, krase. Jak ji sluSelo tehotenstvi, tak i ted' se jeji privab zvYail. Vypadala mladsi not byla, a lehka, pfepadlost kolem oei einila ji zajimavou. Mela vtdy krasne upravenY frees, protote mela vlasy od pfirody trochu vinite a jeji poprsi ted' bujelo tivotodarnou mizou. Pfikajela ua druhe dite, ale mela postavu skoro pa.nenskou. Ted' byla ye svetlYch Satech uplatriovala snad nevedomky jejich proutkern svoje Stihle boky. gli polni cestou mezi lukami, na nicht ut mimo pomnenky kvetla keficha i kohoutky, -pryskyiniky i kopretiny, ba rely to jarni kvetena, jako by se byla na to Cer ynove nedeini puldne vypara.dila. Nejvice tu pfevl'aclala, rtaovost kohoutkil se Mai pryskyfnikir a belosti vlasku Panny Marie.

VESTNtS Zatopa se rozhlitel po krajine a povidal ted' intenyrovi, jak jsou mu mile tyhle letni nedele, kdy mute s trochu do poll, kdyit po cele dny meska v tovarne a n.ema, ani ty podyeeery, jako delnik, kterY po s yYch hodindch mute klidne vyjiti a venovati se od sobotniho odpoledne at do pondelniho rana jenom sobe a sve rodine.

"Ja. muslin po vSi praci v dilnach jeSte kalkulovat, kreslit, yypoeitavat, musim se starat o vYplatu a material, main na starosti nakup a prodej, verte mi, to ani v tu nedeli nejsem bez starosti a easto nemohu ani spat.

"Jenda si vSeho pripouSti at presprilit", posteskla pani Liduaka a pohledla na Vedrala, "mnohdy se nmou ani cely tYden nemluvi."

"Pan tovarnik jest pilnYm pracovnikem," pravil inaenyr, "ale ja si myslim. to byste si mohl lehce pohoveti", obraccl se k Zatopovi, "vtdyt' jest tu dilovedouci, jsou tu dva mistri a ostatni delnici, take ut stark a svedomiti — ostatne i na na.s moan() nalotiti vice prace."'

'I — vtdyt' nikdo z nas nezahali", pravil Zatopa trochu nespokojene, "a ja ut to mam tak v krvi. Nemel bych pokoje, kdyby vSichni pracovali a A. se po prochazkach potloukal anebo si v pokoji hovel. Ostatne na cizi lidi neni nikdy ten pravy spoleh a ja prece pracuji na svena, tedy si vae udelam nejsvedomiteji."

Pani LiduSka citila litost z muitovYch slov. Rozumela jim v ten smysl, ae se mu jedna jen o zisk a prospech a oei jeji nyly, kdyt rekla trochu trpce: "Toyama jest mu nad rodinu."

Tovarnik se chtel ohraditi, ale v torn je doSel intenYr Kremlieka.

Byl obtloustlY a trochu prkenne se hnal velkYm krokem kupredu. Sekal holi a uraael hlavy rnetlice i hlavieky, kopretin, ktere staly kolem cesty na, mezich. Uctive zdravil a ptipojil se.

"Co pak, to sam?" ptal se ho tovarnik, "a bez rodiny? Kde zustala milostiva?"

Ve stfedu 4. b •ezna 1970 pak prijde do mesta? Ja rikam, schovej si penize a dej pokoj! Ale ,tenska, tot' vite!"

"K.aadY musi miti nejakeho konieka", prisvedeil Zatopa, "tak jest tomu i u rids muau."

"I3a, mate pravdu", souhlasil inlenYr, "kaadY need jineho, jeden rad pije, druhy hraje a treti miluje, jak se tika: ten rad vdolky a ten zas balky!"

Vedral se pousmal a pohledl Ukosem na pani tovarnikovo-a; jeho oei pravily: "Nu, ti dva se seSli!" Pani Zatopovd mu porozumela; zaeervenala se a pohledela jinan*, tastydela se. Zdtopa ji pripadal nejoly hrubY a Kremlieka neotesartY. Ale ti tit nechali povidani o ienach a Zatopa se zeptal, co rika intenyr tomu novemu /lantern o vYvozu a ut byli ye svem aivlu. Kremlieka zapomnel na aenu i jeji finteni, Zatopa nevnimal ut skrivanei pisne ani nfaihery barev, kterd se mu prve tak at do doSe vemlou vala. Rokovali o jakosti mosazi a ocele, kterou jim prataska, tovarna dodala, o pevnosti medeneho dratu a she zinkoVeho, i isolaenich koralcich, ktere lacineji nabizela jablonecka tovarna, net ta,, od nit je brali dosud a zahloubali se tak do hovoru, to zirstavali pazaclu a nechavali daleko vpreclu LiduSku s Vedralem 'a malYm Pepiekem.

Marne se rnlada, pani ohlitela a eekala, dojdou-li piece. ni se chvilemi zastavovali a koneene inaenYr, rozkroeiv se na piseenate cest y, ktera se tu rozSirovala a meta s poll pino naplavu, jal se holi kresliti nejake kontury a Zatopa s velikYm zajmem na to hledel.

Potom se preli tak vaSnive, at Zatopa sve drivody vykrikoval jako v chtel-li tarn rachot soustruhil prehluSiti a inaenYr buSil holi do zeme, at pisek se rozletoval, "Tan tovarnik jest ye svero tivlu" — pravil Vedral' — "co jsem ho poznal, vidim, to pro pra.ci a pro tovarnu tije."

"Ale", zavreel inaenYr, "s tou nic neni. PriSla ji tam Svadlena, pani Babounova, daly se do prohliaeni jakehosi bazaru a to ut s tenskYmi neni tadna "Nu, moje LiduSka tomu tak mnoho neholduje", pravil Zatopa a na tenu se usmal, "6asto ji musim nutit, aby si Saty koupila."

"Mate pravdu", pravila LiduSka a mela ye hlase pino litosti, "to jest jeho tivot a jeho vSechno."

"Ja, bych to ale nevydrCel", pravil Vedral a pohledel na mladott pani soucitnYma ohms, "miti tak St'astnou rodinu a zanedbavati ji pro mrtve stroje a studenou ocel. Ov'Sem --", spechal rychle slova sva poopravit -- "pan tovarnik to delti pro blaho — ale proe?"

"Vtdyt' je to take nelrozumnejg, jake pak finteni", minil Kremlieka, tady zvia6V, na takove smote. A kdy

"J'a, bych byla blaaenejSi, kdyby se narn vedlo hid., ale mut kdyby byl vice nntj", keki:a LiduSIa dUverive.

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"Taira rad, be se am tu na samote stYska. VaSe krasa a jemnost milostiva pani —", pravil Vedral a be zahledel nespokojenY stin v jejich oeich, spechal slovem i gestem ji upokojit.

"Bez lichoceni, railostive. pani! Hned cestou sem jsem slySel o vas jste vehni jemna a uSlechtild, jako vonn kvet konvalinky. Nedovolil bych si k am planou lichotku; k tomu si cas • vabim, milostiva pani — a take me podrizene mist° u vas klade mi ji—" ste rneze "Co pak o to", rekla Lidka a byla Secka zardela, "ja neeinim badnYch rozdild a boli mne beztoho, é jsem benou elo eka, jej b sta ' lidske predsudky jinam, net jeho delniky a jeho zamestnance. Jsme Si piece vAichni rovni a Kristus zemteI pro vSecky." Pain Liduska to rekla tak, jak si to myslila a jak to mela porad na pameti.

"Milostiva pani, vy jste pravou demokratkou a ja vas obdivuji a am se korim. Nesetkal jsem se s pani e aern postaveni, ktera by byla tak skromna a prosta vSech panovacnych choutek", obdivoval se inbenYr, sel ph torn po LiduSeine boku V uctive vzdalenosti a kdyaz k ni mluvil, dvorne se trochu naklamel.

"Já nejsem spokojena v bohastvi a ✓ blahobytu", pravila ona a neuvabovala, be se vlastne sveruje s tin, co nesverovala ani sve matce. Zvuk jeho hlasu a slava, ktera k ni prve miuvil, podivne na ni pusobila. Citila, be ma k nemu najednou pino davery a be potrebuje nekomu se sveriti, kdo ji snad rozumi.

"Radeji bych byla benou irrednika nebo nektereho z tech na'Sich dilovedoucich. Praia bych Si bit e skromne, malinke domacnosti, do nib by limb ✓ sobotu prina el skromnou svoji mzdu, s niz bych musela azkostlive abych do tYdne vystaella, chtela bych sama prat, umYvat a za ivat, ba jernu pomahat, abych svou mzdou jeho rozmnobila, Setrit a se starat, prove jako on, ale pH torn nevidet zavistive pohledy delnic a nevycitat si, be ja biji v bohatstvi, zatim co ony stradaji a te'j_ce pracuji. Verte, pane inbenYre, to mne trapi a bivot, ktery jesm am ted 11eila, jest mYrn idealem odjaldiva."

"Jake to vzacne nazory", vzdychl Vedral a naslouchal dale, jak pani Zatopo a se sladkobolnYrn asmevem mu svoje sny 116i.

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hledela jinam a v rozpacich utrhla nekolik kopretin, ktere byly bile jako labute a nevinne jako panenky, "nepredstavo ala jsem si, be se stanu 'Zenon bohateho eloveka a be mne jeho majetek bude tibit a jej mi brat, be se budu musit s tovarnou o neho Mit a bdy budu porabena."

"Vy jste si brala pana tovarnika z lasky?" zeptal se Vedral a pohledl prhno na krasnou pani; lined vAak, jako by se byl pozarazil, omlouval svou "Jsem nediskretnim, milostistarost. va pani, odpust'te mi, prosim vas."

"Brala", prisvedeila uprinme a take na ného pevne pohiedla. Mel zylaani oei, ktere byly barvy neureite, od jasne 'Mute ab po temnou sepii a take v nich chvilemi Seth promodravalo.

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SPJST Entertainment Calendar As a matter of policy, only those activities and functions promoted by or sponsored by the SPJST, or any of its lodges, will be published in the SPJST Entertainine7+ Calendar. Such notices for publication should be submitted by a bonafide lodge officer, or in some cases, by lodge hall managers.

Lodge No. 6, Cottonwood (Social and work night every Wednesday 7 to 10:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 15 — RVOS meeting, 2 p.m.

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Lodge No. 15, Backholts Saturday, March 7 — Slim Haisler's Playboys Saturday, March 14 — Otis Beck and His Melody Five.

Sunday, March 29 Vrazel's Polka Band.

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Lodge No. 24, Cyclone Saturday, March 7 — Dance; music by Tony Chudej and His Rhythm Tones Sunday, March 15 — Dance; music by Otis Beck and His Melody Five Saturday, March 21 — Dance; Music

by Marvin and The Casuals Lodge No. 25, Ennis (National Hall) Family night every Sunday evening at 6 p.m. Reservations: 214-8'753681 Lodge No. 29, Taylor Saturday, April 11 — Hi-Toppers of New Braunfels Sunday, April 19 -- Battle Dance; Vrazels and Lee Roy Motocha. 4 to 10 p.m.

Sunday, May 3 — May Fete Saturday, May 9 — Vrazels.

Lodge No. 39, Bryan March 7 — Vrazel Polka Band March 14 — Rhythm Tones No other dances will be scheduled until after Easter.

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Lodge No. 40, Hillje Saturday, March 14 -- Triumphs

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Lodge No. 47, Seaton Saturday, March 7 — Dance; Ellinger Combo Tuesday, March 10 — Choral Club rehearsal Saturday, March 14 — Dance; Slim Haisler Sunday, March 15 — RVOS meeting Tuesday, March 17 — Board of Trustees' meeting Saturday, March 21 — Dance; Otis Beck and His Melody Five Tuesday, March 24 — C'horal Club rehearsal Saturday, March 28 _ No dance Saturday, April 4 — Dance; Hi-Toppers.

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Lodge No. 66, Waco Saturday, March 7 — Otis Beck's Melody Five of Temple Saturday, March 14 — Vrazel Polka Band of Cameron Sunday, March 15 — Lodge meeting, 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 21 — Hi-Toppers of New Braunfels Saturday, March 28 — Leo Majek of Corpus Christi Saturday, April 4 — Slim Haisler's Playboys of Temple

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Lodge No. 80, Holland April 25 — Vrazels, 6:30 to 10:30 May 31 — Annual Picnic. evening and night, Joe Patek June 7 — Baron reunion June 14 Ivicic reunion June 21 — Kunz reunion June 28 — Mr. and Mrs. Frank V. Marek's golden wedding celebration

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Lodge No. 84, Dallas

Lodge No. 35, Elk Saturday, March 7 — Wedding dance; Meyer-Breitkruetz Sunday, March 8 — Lodge meeting Saturday, March 14 — Dance; Two Steppers Saturday, March 21 — Dance; John Griffin's Band Saturday, March 28 — Dance, Slim Haisler Saturday, April 4 — Country Strings Saturday, April 11 — Fiddle Swingsters Sunday, April 12 — Lodge meeting Saturday, April 18 — Slim Haisler Saturday, April 25 — John Griffin

Saturday, March 14 — Annual Lodge Anniversary Dance. The New Rejcek Orchestra Sunday, March 15 — Lodge Anniversary Dinner and Program; serving at 12 Easter Dance; Saturday, April 4 music by Eric Honza Saturday, April 18 — Dance; music by Johnny Vanek Saturday, May 2 — Dance; Charlie Adamcik's Polka.tones Saturday, May 16 — Dance; Polka Peppermints Saturday, May 30 — Annual Softball Benefit Dance; Johnny Mensik

Wednesday, March 4, 1970 Saturday, June — Dance; Rudy Kurtz.

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Wednesday, March 4 — Birthday Club Sisters social and card party.

Lunch at noon, guests welcome Thursday, March 5 — Supper, 6 p.m.; social, 8 p.m.

Friday, March 6 — Board of Trustees' and Entertainment Committee meetings.

Saturday, March 7 — Dance; music by the Cloverleafs of New Braunfels Monday, March 9 — Monthly meeting Of lodge members, 7:30 p.m.; snacks and refreshments servedlafter the meeting Wednesday, March 11 — Regular monthly meeting of Birthday Club Sisters. Lunch served at, noon: 75c for guests; 50c for members Thursday, March 12 — Supper, 6 p.m.; social, 8 p.m.

Saturday, March 14 — Dance; music

by Ray Jurecka of Weimar Thursday, March 19 —'Supper, 6 p.m.; social, 8 p.m.

Saturday, March 21 — Dance; music

by Bay City Dutchmen of Corpus Christi Monday, March 23 — Lodge 88 organizers' monthly meeting.

Thursday, March 26 — Supper 6 p.m social, 8 p.m.

Saturday, March 28 — Dance; music

by Mimes of La Grange (semiformal).

Lodge 130, lianas — soaol Athletic Center March 7 — Dance; music by Peppermints March 21 — Dance; music by Eric Honza March 28 — Dam . e. s p onsored by SPJST Lodge i30—Johnny Mensik

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Lodge No. 135 — Sokol Ennis Famil y entertainment every Friday at 7:30 p.m.

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Lodge No. 174, Rockdale The new SPJST lodge at Rockdale (Friendship No. 174), will be formally initiated and dedicated and given its charter on Sunday, April 19, 1970.

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