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Z A WPM E S NEJ VI E SIMI OTO JE skuteena pkihoda, kteT rou jsem zaZil nedayno. eim do, o ni preimiglim, tim vice jsem piesvedeen, Ze z piihody plyne ponaueeni pro kaZdY Pad . a pro vgechny (He ny nail SPJST. Asi jednu mill od hlavni silnice je sin mistniho radii SPJST. Sih je potherne maid stavba, ukryta, v malem hajieku asi dvaceti listnatY, ch aroma. Take fed je pomerne malt', ale kond svou schfizi kaZdY mesic pravidelne. Tak to stoji v adresaki, kteQi je obeas uvefejnenY ye Vestniku.

Byla nedele, kratce po poledni, kdyZ jsem zastavil v mesteeku, abych si phbral gasolinu. Pak jsem odboeil z hlavni cesty, piejel Zeleznieni trat' a pustil se smerem k sini. Chtel jsem se piesvedeiti, jak bratti u onoho kadu pracuji nebo jake pomery tam panuji.

Zapestni hodinky ukazovaly dvacet minut do dvou, kdy jsem zastavil sve auto pied sini. Byla zaviena. Poekam, snad se nekdo ukaZe. Schaze u Oda zaeinaji obyeejne vc d y e. Asi Ze byl jsem trochu brzy.

A skOeCne. Pet minut do druhe dosta• vili se k sini tajemnik iadu a pokladnik., Pkigli spoleene. A neZ jsme se doopravdy ptivitali a rozhovoiili, piljel kadovSr piedseda. Omlouval se, Ze mnoho do schaze nepiijde, protole fad nema, ani tolik elenti, kolik je okennich tabulek v kadove sini.

PHjeli je gte dva dal gi eleni. Sesedli jsme se kolem stolu a schtize zaeala. Samoziejme, hlavni slovo mel navgtevnik---redaktor. Byl to malt', davernY krouZek, tii fadovi akednici, dva eleni a navgtevnik.

A v takovem krou2ku se mute mluvit od srdce k srdci.

RozhovOtil jsem se o torn, jakS7mi pierozmanitSrmi zpasoby lze planovati se Zivotnim pojigtenim. Zminil jsem se o dedeekovi, kterSt chtel odkazat svSrm pet

vnoueatam nejakou hotovost, ktera by jim byla vyplacena az vnoueata dosahnou pinoletosti. Vypravel jsem, Ze dedeeek chtel jiti k advokatovi, aby si to nechal vloZit do sve posledni vole; ale jak jsem mu poradil, Ze to bude snadnejAi, lep gi a zarueene; kdy by vnoueatirm zakoupil votni nadaeni pojistku. Kdy2 dedeekovi bylo vie nalelite vysvetlene, koupil pro kaZdeho z pet vnoneat za $3,000 nadaeniho pojigteni. Rad to vykonal, ba prohlasil, Ze bude se mu leheeji usinat, protole vnoueata budou miti peknou pamatku kdysi po letech, az dospeji.

Hovor se pienesl od nejdraZ gi detske pojistky, jakou bohatS7 dedeeek koupil vrioueattim, k tern nejlacinej gim, ktere prave jsme zlepsili. Vysvetloval jsem tern peti elenam, Ze poji gt'ujerne doeasne, jen do gestnacti let, za, velice mirnSr poplatek 40 centa na tisic. Zminil jsem se, ze kdyby dite zemielo ve veku jednoho roku, rodiee dostanou jen sto dolart; nebo kdyZ dite zemie v peti letech, je vyplaceno jen pet set dolara, v deviti letech (levet set, a v desiti letech celSi tisic. Nechteli vekit, Ze . pojigteni na deti je talc lacine. To nebylo jim je gte nikdy piedtim vYsvetleno. Zaeali projevovati zajem.

Kdosi prohodil, Ze takove eleny by mohli ziskat. Poukazovali, vneueat by mezi sebou' nagli dosti hOdne. A to bylo, nae jsem eekal: "Kdo 7, vas , bude prvni, aby syemu vnoueeti koupil poji gteni, bud' to draZgi nebo to nejlacinej gi?" Prihlasil se pokladnik, Ze on ma etykmesieni vnOueatko a Ze on s radosti koupi mu doeasne poji gteni, kdyZ to stoji jen $4.80 roene. Marra, Ze tern druhYm pokidi take podobne pojigteni, nebo ba lep gi. "Ale abychom zaeali, yypIn mi Zadost na to nejmlad gi vnouee. Bude to prvni novST elen do na geho kadu za sedm roka."

Postreil jsem picihlagovaci listinu pied kadoveho tajemnika ,o nem2 jsem vedel,

Ze byl kdysi davno uStanoven mistnim organisatoreni; jenZe ZadiaS7 mu nedal dosud Zadne pokyny. Spoleene jsme vyplnili Zadost. Dedeeek ji s asmevem, dotela rozradostnen, podepsal. Pry nevedel, Ze by mohl pro sva vnoudata neco podobneho vykonati.

Zatim se piihlasil jeden .z pkisedicich Vysvetloval; Ze ma tri syny, kteki maji "jakesi pojigteni jinde", ale Ze on by chtel vnoueata:take pojistit. Ma osm vnoueat a v gechny jsou pod deset let stafi. On Ze tech etyricet dolara, nebo kolik to bude stat, na pojigteni s yYch vnouCat sam kaZdSr rok obetuje.

Velice pochybuji, ze po mem odjezdu melo tech pet elena jive rokovani nee rozhovor o torn, jake vSrhody na ge SPJST poskytuje, a jak /nal° jsou na gi vlastni eleni s temito vSihodami seznameni. A take pochybuji, Ze byla kdy nektera schilze onoho faclu za celYch pet, snail deset, pi.edchazejicich rokii plodnejSci nO, tato male schilzka, kde byli pkitornui jen tri hi.ednici a dva Cloth.

Uva2oval jsem o torn cestou od sine.

Mel jsem toho pinou hlavu. A dosed zda se nine to takita neuyetitelne, co no bychom mohli dokazati; kdy2 obeas odboCili bychom od hlavni cesty, zmirnili svou divokou jizdu, zajeli si mezi ty zapomenute domaci kady, pohovaili si tfeba jen s pet! pfitomiVimi, a vysvetlili jim, co vgechno SPJST poskytuje.

Mel! bychom zaeit s temi nejmengimi.

Pic nail nic vice nelicboti, neZ mocnych, jeZto na ni polilizime jako na drisledek svVch zashh, netivaZujice, nejeastejr ma proste ptivod svtij v marnivosti • nebo neschopnosti zachovati tajemstvi.

4, 4. $ Obte:7;ujeme Oast° i druhe i tehdy, kdy pPesved6eni jsme, ze nemn2eme byti jim na obtiL

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Temple, Texas VSechen eas -byl venovar y neeemu uZiJOHN A. KUBENA, Vice-President teaneMti, nikoliv prazdne debate. A ae La Grange, Texas .7. P. CHUPICK. secretary protokol tajemnika ttetiho-distriktu zaTemple, Texas znamenava -ifechno struene, jen v hlav408. KOLIIIA, Jr.. Treasur.,, Temple, Texas nich bodech, etena•i a dent najdou A. 1TRBANOVSKY. Bookkeeper protokolu zajima y e novinky. Nektere y eTemple, Texas ci nemohou bYti v protokolu rozebirany.

ADOLPH PAVLICEK, Attune, 511-13 Shell Bldg. ' Protokol jen zaznamenava fakta, ale neHouston, Texas zabiha do drobneho vysvetlovani. Na , tH. MARVIN LESIKAR, Medical Director y ypsani podrobnosti jsou ti druzi, aby P. 0. Box 410, Taylor. Texas Podali sve dojmy, nebo aby popsali ne..nyrra, r.a■ — DiRECI•rveto ktere drobnosti. Prato z kaZde distriktni A. C. STEPAN, First District Brenham, Texas • schtm maji prijiti zpravy od dopisovaCHAS. NAVRATIL. Second District telti, a v techto zpravach jsou zaehyceTemple, Texas ROBERT CERVENKA. Third District ny rozmanitosti, ktere do protokolu se West, Texas nedavaji.

P1IANX CERVENY, Fourth District Munda y, Texas Redaktor eekal, ze nekterj r z osmi pHJ. M. SKRABANEK, Fifth -.Istria tornnS/ch dopisovatela, kte • i byli y e West 4720 Bellaire Blvd., Bellaire, Texas distriktni schuzi piitomni, podaji sve reFRANK ROD. Sixth District feraty. Ptiao jich nekolik. Sam si jests El Campo, Texas CHAS HOLASEK. Seventh. District dovolim ptipojlti nekolik vet, abych na2541 Lexin gton Blvd., stiriil oral scenu, kdy eleni z Ennis ptedCorpus Christi, Texas , , ,..,Z0V1 VYBOR — PUBLICATIONS 4Aarinderrza vedli odznak S P J S T. Jak vSichni viJOS. HORNAK. Chairman me, na g odznak ma peticipou hvezdu, P. 0. Box 125 pet inicialek a to vie je umisteno y e venColle ge Station, Texas MRS. .FRANCES OLEXA d. Ne2 doSlo k tomuto eislu programu, 6402 Taggart navaevnici videli velikou peticipou b y eHouston. Texas MRS. ANTONIE HORAN zdu na jeviSti. TH. chlapci a tti deveata 2305 Hoosier Drive Dallas 18, Texas vpochodovali na jeviSte a stanuli za hireeITASOVN1 VY130it — BY-LAW CO/41,41E1TM zdou. Jedna diveina usedla k piano.

PRANK OLEXA. Chairman Ptedstoupil chlapec a drZel v ruku neco 6402 Taggart Houston, Texas jako velikY kiln z vyseknuteho kruhu.

JOS. SLAVIK, Secretary Byla to tenka deska, ptitiznuta tim zpilBox 426 Temple, Texas sobem, ze zapadla mezi dva cipy hvezdy. iDt0I.B HILSITE14.- Youth CounsAl,;., Na deuce bylo zlatou barvou na modrem 1215 Heights Blvd. ....,..4.,,.. sn.... poll nakresleno pismeno "S". Chlapec Entered as second k., Actg& mall matter, January 3rd, 1933 at West. Texas under the Act of Con gress of Aug. 24. 1922. Send Form 3579 to Temple. Texas

Ve stTedu, tine, 19, kvana 1954. ptipevnil inicialku vezpad na leve strane hvezdy. Pkistoupilo device s podobnou deStiekou a inicialkon "P", pak chlapec s pismenem "J", deuce s pismenem " a koneene chlapee.s in1511cou , "T" dokonell kruh okolo hvezdy. KaZdY z nich vysvetlil, co kaZda inieialka piedstavuje: S—Slovanskou jednotu, slovanskcti krev; P--Podporujici jednotu, bratrskou iasku;• J—Jednotu mnoha Bch", kde ve spojeni je sila; S—Sta.tu peticipe hvezdy,• keho statu, jehcA si vaciime; T—Texasu,. kterY je Jednote milYm domovem..

Ti dva mladi deni, kteti pkihevnili lem peticipe hvezdy pismena P a j, pom . stavili se za hvezd.i-u na ziclle, taUe ramena a hlavy jim bylo video._ Ova cle ni, ktefi piipevnili po stranaeh hve4dy S a S, stall vedle hvezdy.. A chlapec, ry upevnil vezpod hyezdy inicialku ;``T kleknul si p1-ed hvezdn, rortahl aby.utvotily deti se spojily za lem oCznaka kruh. Zaznelo.. piano;-; jen, asi osm taktft, a spustil ,spojine,,sehBrati•i, nu -z V' naSi mile Jednote—hesWnaSe . bratrkde stv1 2-podpora a lidskost naleznemo bratrskY—spolek S. P. J. S. T. Jak jsem se pczdeji..dozve7z del, celY program byl sestaven eleny z.

Ennis. Pisen samotnou. vytvqfila sestra Wilma Nestidovcr."1. .• Maids cislo Vestniku ma 14ti obyazem nail spolkove prace.. ,EaZde eislo . ma iptinesti need povzbuzujieiho, aby .ti, kteti na g organ don, Olin se deny velike rodiny. Jestli redaktor nevypinuje organ zpravami spAkovYmi, nekona svou povinnost. A jestli eleni,•a Wa y ne dopisoy atele, neposilaji sve irvahy, sve dy nebo jen,^zpra.vy o spolkove einnesti sveho redo, rovneZ nekonaji sve povinnosti. Organ na g je majetkem vSeeh Menu, .je- i otevtenY pro kaZdeho Mena, WO ma na mysli neco pro dobro eelku, a proto ptispevek kahleho elena je. vitanY. .0vSem, redaktor si poneehaVa trochu prava, aby rozhodoval, zda ktere slovo v dopisu je mistne, nebp zda by nebylo spra y nejSi zameniti to slovo za nektere hone drsne, labcdnejSi. Takova zamena nespravne voleitehe slova neznamena, ze redaktor dice bYti core-_ soretn. On je postratje, zdali nektera \ T eta by se . mohla zlepSiti, aby nekdo jiny se necitil doteenY nebo uraZeny. Take timto vysvetlenim bude nekdo doteeny, ale redaktor je zodpovedny vSem a musi hjedeti,ab: ■/ zmirnil to, z eehc by mohlo ptijit pohorSeni.

Od prvniho bi'ezna je v platno q i sontei vSech dopisovatelti do Vestniku. Redaktor chid nekolik oilmen, neco sam ze sve kapsy, neco odjinud, ale asi nema S'testi jako Zebrak. Prcto•.nebude tech odmen tolik, jak bylo ptivodne inYm inyslem. Vzdor tomu udeleno bude lest 'Amen. Od prvniho btezna jsou poeita-

stredu, dne 19. kvotna 1954. ny vaechny prispevky od ka2deho dopisovatele, od kahleho jedn•tliveho tadu, a od kahleho distrikt u. Pro jednotlive dopisovatele budou d ye °dineny, prvni $25, druha, $20. Pro jednotlive rady budou rovne2 dve odmeny, prvni $20, druha $15. Pro distrikty, z kterYch piijde nejvice zprav, dopistl a prispevkti, budou rovne2 dve ceny, prvni $15 a druha $10.

Pro nektere dopisovatele je tato soute'Z' novinkou, ad soutek vysvetlena byla jiZ" dtive. Redaktor chce povzbudit dinnost dopisovateln, at' ji g kdekoliv. Pp-A° redaktor vede od 1. brezna tohoto roku zaznarny, kdo piae a posila zpravy Vestniku, od ktereho tadu zprava prichazi, a take do ktereho distriktu dopiscvatel patti. Ji2 dnes by redaktor mohl oznamiti, ktery dopisovatel poslal o2 dosud nejvice prispevkil do Vestniku, b dusky, nebo anglicky, nebo v obou te&ch. Kde jsou ye zprave podepsani dva nebo vice elenti, jednotlivci nejsou pc:1617 tani, ale je poditan rad, od neho2 zprava priala. Do zaznamti redaktora nejsou zapoeitany resolute • soustrasti nebo jine resolute, ktere jsou vypracovane vYborem k tomu ustanovenYm. To se uznava za nutnost a povinnost, ktera se musi vykonat i bez soutele a rozdelovani odmen. Ale jsou jine zpravy, ktere zasluhuji uznani a odmeny. Proto redaktor Udell techto aest odmen.

Zaznamy soutieie budou vedeny a'i do 31. prosince tohoto roku. Kandy 'den ma dosti easu, aby dohnal zameakane. Ka24 tad metae povzbuditi sve dopisovatele, deskeho i anglickeho, aby psali a podavali zpravy pravidelne. A konedne kaZdY distrikt dostane kredit a pene2itou od.menu za to, te eleni ve zminenem distriktu psali do Vestniku easteji dein z jineho distriktu. Redaktor by mchl ji2 dues Oznarniti, kterY, rad mill nejvice ptispevkil ye Vestniku, nebo kterY distrikt si dnes stoji nejlepai v teto soute2i dopisovatele, ale takova zprava by nemela vYznamu. Do tYclne nebo do mesice mute bYti situace docela jina. A ne 2 . se cloaijerne Silvestro, poslednihc dne v rote, soute2" menu miti neptedvidone zmeny. Lee do2ije-li se redaktor V:ho dne, budou udeleny dve ceny jednotlivYm dopisovatelilm; d ye ceny tern tadin, od kterYch piijde nejvice spevkii; a d y e ceny tern distriktilm, nich mistni dopisovatele dohromady budou miti nejlepai zpravodajske zastoupeni. Dva mesice a pill mime ji2 za sebou, ale zbYva jeate sedm mesice a pill do konce roku. Tedy s chuti do price. I kdy jednotlivec by nic nedostal, jell( ptispevek pomn2e tadu nebo distriktu.

Jeden Glen dobiral si nedavno redaktora, ze souta pry je vypsana jen proto, aby redaktor nemusel sam tolik psati. Vzponmel jsem si na sveho znarneho,

V t STNiK— WEST, TEXAS kterY chodil celY den bez brYli, ale jakmile zasednul k talitku polevky, musel vytahnout ,ckularY, aby prY, videl, co je v polevce namichano. Redaktor by si mohl hodne prate uaetriti, kdy by nevypisoval soutei. Misto zaznamil a zapisovd.ni, kdo kolikrat poslal ptispevek, mohl by redaktor vziti nezky, vystrihat nejake dlanky z magazint a kalendatil, a bylo by to snadnejai. Jen& •Vestnik ma bYti zrcadlem na gi spolkove einncsti. Dopisovatele vedi, co se odehralo v jejich okoli, proto mohou podavati zpravy a .nformovati o spolkove einnosti. Jestli by redaktor vystfihal alanky z kalendatti nebo knih, nebyl by Vestnik zrcadlem, ale pause jakYmsi tYdenikem, kde byly oy \Ted, ktere nemely by nic spoleeneho aivotem spolliovym. To, co piijde od iopisovateln, i kdyby to nebylo psano dohem vybronaenYm, rna, pro naa poKpo• a Zivot daleko vetai cenu ne2 vir3triZky nejakYch elankti.

Zaeali jsme provadeti deco, co rnklo se wnati ji2 joked 20 a 30 lety, toti2 navate,ra tech rnalYch radu, kde spolkova, dinnost stoji, O. 1. kvetna pkedseda Hlavni atadovny a -nekterY z tediteln navativil ji2 dvanact mistnich lade, aby si pronluvili s ntodniky, aby poznali, co je .;reba, joke jsou mistni pomery, a v dem )y se mela nejaka zmena provesti. To se 3.2 do kvetna, letroaniho roku nedelalo.

Jvaem, navatevovaly se •ady, ale obytejde to bylo u veViho radu nebo o nejake 3lavnosti, kde se pronesla slavnostni tee, zle kde se na •aedostatky, nepotadky a ;olesti nikdo nevyptaval. Letos budou )tehlidkyr vaech menaich aby se A •edniktim poradilo, aby se tadima ponohlo. Ty vetai a Orme tady, kde se koaaji schtize pravidelne, takovou navatevu nebo inspekci nepotfebuji. Ale je ji autne treba n tech tadn, kde se schilZe nekonaji, kde jeden nebo dva stab dlejsou jedinou zachranou, 2e tad se davno aerozpadnul. Tarn navateva , f.Tditele dis,riktu a hlavnihd predsedy je naprosto "Adouci, aby se zjistilo, prod tad mill kdyosmdesat elenn a dnes mapouze patlact, nebo prod fad neziskal ani jednolo dlena, zatim co v mesteeku byly vy4aveny dve nove sine jinYch bratrskych 3polkil. Kde neni 25.dne dohlidky, tam nejakY dos veci jsou v potadku, ale po;tupem 'easu se okolnosti stavaji hordmi, 0.2 jednoho dne dochazi k imlneinu :ozkladu.

Kratce po nagem sjezdu v Iloustonu •ozhodla Hlavni n •adovna, ze poskytne :g em naaim organisatordm zvldatni. in;trukce. Ustanoven byl organisadni pod/Star, na nem2 jsou predseda Marek,relitel Navratil, teditel krabanek a relaktor Vestniku. Byly objednany udebnice, tak zvane "Fraternal Sales train;ng Course." Tyto ueebnice byly nabidnuty vaem, kdo si je psali. Bylo tea pa-

Strana 3 matovano, aby dodr2'elo se doporudeni sjezdoveho organisaaniho vYboru, schvalene sjezdem, aby byly organisadni schilze v ka2clem ze sedmi distriktil jednou za tri mesice, aby mistni organisatori se poudovali a povzbuzovali.

Nepamatuji se, kolik organisitorskYch schtizi bylo potadano v roku 1953. Tolik ,vim, 2e nekteti organisatoti neptiali ani do jedine schtize. A neptiali ani letos, kdy crganisatorske akoly byly ji g pro vaechny distrikty. Proto v ' dubnu rozhodnuto bylo, ze kdyz nemohou se mistni organisatori dostaviti do distriktnich schnzi, bude ueinen ,pokus jeate jinym zptisobem: budou svolany schilze na veder jen pro organisatory v nejbliMim okoli, aby testa nebyla daleka a aby za dye a pill hodiny veder se probraly nejdnle2itejai body.

Ai dosud bylo svolano ' est yeeernicli schtizi v ndsledujicich mistech: Houstonu, East Bernard, El Campo, Hallettsville, Nelsonville a Caldwell. Ka2demu organisatoru v nejblifaim okoli bylo dopsano ptimo z Hlavni iiradovny, kdy kde se schilze bude konati, se 26.dosti, aby se do schnze—do organi:Atorske akoly—urdite dostavil. Je zajimave, 2.e ti organisatori, kteri by pokyny a instrukce nejvice pottebovali, do ptednaaek se nedostavi. Co je to platno posilati jim depisy, oznamovati jim, kdo jak se pridifiuje, kdy to vaechno lezi u takovela° organisatora nepovainmuto. Porn:chi° by to, kdy by redaktor jmenoval ty, kteti organisatorske ptednaaky navativili? Nebo chcete dukazy, ze toto vae je pro yak vlastni dobro? Zeptejte n se tech, kdo na predndakach byli, zda pokyny jimprospely nebo prinesly vetai ug itek. Pamatujte, zc tupym no2em ani chleba neukrojite.

Hlavni uradovna povolila pro kaidY distrikt aest (Amen. Aby nebylo nedorozumeni, tyto odmeny jsou pro kaadY distrikt stejne. Budou dve prvni odmeny, dye druhe odmeny a dve tketi odmeny.

Kdo v distriktu ziska, nejvice novYch dostane prvni odmenu. Kdo v torntei distriktu ziska, nejvetai obnos noveho pojiateni, rovne2 dostane prvni odmenu. Kdy2 by tent organisator byl opravnen na obe prvni odmeny, dostane dve prvni, ale kaida z nich bude MAY ptedmet. Penelite odmeny nebudou dd,vany, ale ceny velmi u2itedne, pro kaMello organisatora velmi vhodne. Organisatoti v kakiem distriktu budou zavoditi jen sami mezi sebou o tyto Hlavni ntadovnou ureene odmeny.

Jii drive byl vysloven nahled, ze nazev "organisator"- neni ptilehavY. Slovo znamend., osobu, ktera, se usiluje a to, aby bylo utvoreno nejake sdru2eni, aby uspotadala se nejaka, einnost nebo ridelna, prate. Dosud bylo malo projevil nebo navrhil, jak bychom moll pojmenovati

atrana 4 ony kadove einovniky, kteii ziskavaji nove eleny a jsou representanty nebo zastupci sveho radu a Jednoty. Podejte gve asudky neba dobrozdani.

Planovaci vybor pateho distriktu apeloyal na redaktora, aby ye svYch redakenich poznamkach se zminil, ze konaji se dalekosahle pi•ipravy, by distriktni schaze dne 30 kvetna v Danbury byla tou nejlepgi aZ dosud konanou. PatSr distrikt nechce zastati za, distriktem tietim. Bude tieba, aby v gechny lady pateho distriktu pOeitaly na to, by byly ye schazi zastoupeny.

Take inpa: Jiini Ameriekeho Sokola chce pfipomenouti, ze zavody a slet ZuPY budou v Corpus Christi v sobotu a v nedeli, 12-13. eervna. Nezapomerite si poznaeit na kalendaki. Vyplanujte si zajial'ku do Corpus Christi v ony dny, abyste byli nav gtevniky sletu.

• lI • JSOU TI PANI REDAKTORI VSICHNI STEJNI Uminil jsem si, Ze ug ani jednou nebudu Zehrati na to, ae nal dopisovatele pisi 's br. p." misto "s bratrskSrm pozdravem", nebo " v min. sch." misto "v minule schazi", a 't'e nenechaji dosti mista, aby redaktor vepsal potrebne veci do rukopisu.

Zvedel jsem, Z"e nekteil redaktoil pfepisuji v'Sechny dopisy na psacim stroji, aby sazee mohl bez pkemY gleni hrati na klavesnicich sazeciho stroje, jako kdy'Z pianista hraje podle not. Ale piece se mi nekdy zda, Ze by dopisovatele mohli praci redaktora, s prepisovanim usnadniti, kdy2 by yeah, co se pH. Uprave rukopisti vy2aduje.

Kolega Jaroslav Chmelieek, kterSi rediguje "Organ O.S.A.", mel nedavno ye svem listu navody pro dopisovatele. Vidim, 2e tihle redaktoti jsou v gichni stejne divni pavouci. Ka gdS7 redaktor si mysli, Z.e ony "noty pro sazeee", kter5-7m kikame rukopisy, mely by laSti psany na jistem papiru a'dle ureitSrch pravidel. Zatim dopisovatel je nekdy rad, ze najde ittrZek gedeho a zaZloutleho papiru a kousek tvrcle tuZky, aby sve myglenky rnohl silent prateltim a znamSrm. Pro ty, kdo chteji bYti zarazeni mezi dobre dopisovatele, otiskuji navod kolegy Chmelieka, ac jsem si jia uminil, Ze nebudu davati 2adne pokyny a rady, ale • e dopis radeji odloaim, abych ho pie Z psal na druhY tYden, az bude vice easu.

Zde je tedy navod od jineho redaktora.

Pravidlo e. 1 pro dobre dopisovatele: Popfejte si dostateene mnoZstvi papiru velikosti 8 1/2x11". NepovaZujte tuto yetu za kritiku, vy, prispivatele do naeho Organu, nYbrZ chapejte ji jen jako podnet, kterY uspisi uverejneni va'Sich élanktl. KaMY prispevek musi bYti alespon zbeZne prehlednut dtive, na se dostane do rukou sazeee. Ono prohlednuti jest k

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vagemu dobru. Kandy peelivSr redaktor bude eisti kaZdou kadku, protole ye kterekoliv mute bSti vynechano nejake dttldite slovo anebo se tam mute dostati nejaka, neUmyslna chyba. Neni-li va.s rukopis psan na psacim stroji, pak je to prima nutnost, aby se preeetla ka.Zda •adka velmi pozorne. zvyk napsati tolik, kolik jen jest mono na ma1ST kousek papiru, kterY mate po ruce, pak je redaktorav akol prim° problemem, zvlagte kdyZ piispevek prijde piesne pied uzaverkou Organu. Nevehli byste, 'Ze tieba tvrde y, psane na hofejSi lince, nebo B. K. H vice" na spodni, ueini jmena Men), mista a adresy naprosto neeitelmimi. A kdyZ" jest jeSte k tomu psdno tak huste, psano tak, ze neni mista pro opravy redaktorovy,'pak ubohST sazee jest na rozpacich, zda se jedna o jmeno Schultz anebo Sultik. Jen to zkuste a napiSte obe tato slova ponekud nedbale.

Tedy pravidla, dostatek easu a dostatek papiru jsou dalelita. Se zachovanim prvniho budete mit asi velke potiZe, ale piece se maZete o to pokusit, jak nejlepe dovedete, a my to jiste velmi ocenime.

Spoluprace s redaktorem neni opravdu tak nesnadna. Je to elovek, kterS T yam chce pomoci, a jsou jista pravidla, kterYmi se i on musi fiditi.

I kdyZ nemate psaci stroj, muZete vZdy uZivat normdlni velikosti papiru, jak jsme v prvni easti uvedli, s dostateene girokYmi zaloZkami (okraji) na obou stranach a s dostateenYm prazdnSrm mistem mezi tadky. Piste ob faclku. Dopiejte prosim, redaktorovi, taut() zpilsobem trochu mista pro jeho poznamky, nutne opravy nebo pro napsdni nejakeho slova tiskacimi pismenami, pro sazeee, kterr by jinak nemohl slovo snadno pieeisti.

Ale i po tom v gem, co bylo Peeeno, vase redakce Organu jest gt'astna, kdy2 poglete svoje pkispevky, ktere budou zajimat nage eleny, i kdyZ, se elanky musi nejd •ive p •epsat na stroji.

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Oddil DopisovatelskSi Rid Volta Cechie eislo 135 Ennis, Texas Mill etendii Vestniku: Nag program na Den matek, kterS7 jsme men v Sokolovne v Ennis, byl velmi zdaMIS, a dodal nom chuti k dalgim programain.

Meli jsme na programu jen krat gi vsrstupy, basniely, zpevni eisla a ten nekolik hudebnich easel.

Celkem bylo v programu asi etyficet aeinkujicich. Nejvet gi radost byla pozorovati ty nejmlaai, od dvou do gesti rojak odiikavali sve deklamanky v ee Rine.

Nage nejvielejAi diky path fadove ses-

Ve stiedu, due 19. kvetna 1954.

Temple, Texas, 8. kvetna 1954.

Cteni bratii a sestry: Objednal jsem pro eleny a elenkyne nagi Jednoty, kte •i jsou v Jednot y 50 let neb vice, zvla gtni odznakove knofliky.

Chci, aby v gichni elenove a elenkyne nagi Jednoty, kteii jsou k tem knoflikam opravneni, tyto knofliky meli. Jestli Vy jste k tomu zvla gtnimu knofliku opravnen neb opravnena, a tento zvlagtni knoflik dosud nemate, p •ihlaste se o nej.

Pigte mne, ku kteremu radu pat •ite a ja yam ho rad poglu.

S bratrskYm poZdravem.

J. F. Chupick, tajemnik Hlavni aradovny SPTST. tie LaZnovske, (Mrs. Frank Lainovsky/), za jeji namahu, kterou si dala, aby program byl libivY a aspegnSr. Meli jsme tea ceny. Jedna cena byla pro nejstar gi maminku piitomnou a druha cena piipadla die losovani. Po programu bylo dosti obeerstveni pro v gechny pritomne.

Doufame, ae v gichni, ktai pfigli na nag program, pote gili se programem tak dobie jako my, kteri jsme na programu teinkovali, a te gime se, ae se znovu stelne pobavirne pfi budoucich programech.

Vase piitomnost dodala nam chut' k dalS . 1 spolkove praci. Dekujeme yam v§em, kdo jste S uptimnVm pozdraverr,i Vlasta LaZnovsky a Rose Hejny 4•( Dallas, Texas.

Mili etenafi Vestniku: V prvnich mesicich tohoto roku, lednu, nnoru a bieznu, jsme si v gichni piali to nebeske vlahy pro vyprahlou zem, aby semena do zeme vlolend mohla vzklieit a rust, v:§ak nepPicha,zela s jarnim nklidem, pied velikonocemi byla tak teplo, ae jsme uklidily teple loZni kabaty a vyhiivaky. Koneene koncem dubna na rnnoha mistech v Texasu dostali opozdene degte, i tornado na nekterYch mistech zataneilo svaj divokY zkazonosnY tanec s mnohatisicovSYmi skodami na majetcich.

I u nas v Dallas jedno ki1dlo velkeho zdenth° auditoria ve Fair parku bylo straeno, a jedna velka obchoclnl budova na Lamar ulici byla znaene pogkozena, elektricke a telefonni draty straeny, okna, rozbita, neonova navesti straena a ;One Akody nadelano,

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kvana 1954.

Psala mne moje znama z Lufkin, Texas, '2e od nich 12 mil tornado ye 30 vterinach (coZ je pul minuty) zvedlo zvedlO ze zakladtit dvoutriclni Skolu i s detrni a posadilo ji kousek dale. Velke stromy i s koroily vyvraceny, a jen tri deti a treitelka byly odvezeny do nemocnice lehce zraneny. Po oaetieni byly dopraveny do syYch domoyfi.

Myslim, Ze to bylo v loni thnto easem, co ye Waco, Texas zle radilo tornado a v nekolika minutach nadelalo milionove akody a mimo toho nekolik lidi to usmrtilo. Majetek se vady cla nahradit, ale lidsky Zivot ne. Ano,ly to jarni poeasi na rriZnYch mistech prina gi sebou zka.Zu a spustogeni.

Druha nedele v kvetnu je prohlagena za svatek matek. V ge bujne roste, vgude rozkvetlYch rfili kolem i jinYch kVetin.

Doti projevuji svoji lasku k matce rtiznYmi darky, east° drahYmi. Pro moji osobu by clarky byt nemusely, listek staei — protole prava laska deti k matce se ne koupi za Zadrie peniZe. V drivejgiCh dobash, kdy nebyl Den matek formalne ustanoven, naai basniel ve s yYch veraich opevovali matky, neb dobra matka prinagi obeti pro sve &Ai za kaZ'dYch okolnosti a ma nejvet gi radost, kdy% z malYch, skromnYch prostredka nektere z deti vynikne a uplatni se v Mvote pro'dobro lidstva. Tu se to na nem neb'ni pozna a HU se, ten -- ta meli yYteonoti matku — a malokcly se klame.

Si/. VZdyt' na torn srdci mate= skein i h •ich, i vina stejne drima. Jen laska matky dovede chyby svSrcli deti omluVit, odpustit.

Nedelni sokolska schfize byla slabe navativena. Prieina male navatevy byla, nekteri odejeli za s yYmi Maminkami, a na veeer byl pripravoyan program taneCni zabava. I nag starosta SokOla, br. Miro JurClk odejel. Schfizi ridil mistostarosta Emil Hrabina, ktera netrvala dlouho. 07devzdala jsem $2.00 na stavebni fond na.Si Sokolovny od nejmenovaneho, oclevzdala rime pi. Dedkova. Misto pro Sokolovnu dosud nername vybrane. Vgichni se teSime, ze snad ua brzo se vYboru k tomu zvolenenau podari vhodne misto najit. Tech. eernochil v naaem okoli, domovii I Sokolovny stale vie a vice pribYva. 1.T'2 6 eeskVch sokolskVch rodin se odstehovalo. o Velmi neradi proda yame nage domovy. Ztravili jsme v nich 30-40 let, vychovali v nich na ge deli, a ted' kdy hlavy naae jsou pokryte gedinami, mladi a stredni Vek za nami, domovy vyplace• bez starosti platit ne, tegili jsme se, Ze splatly na domov do gijeme v nich ten zbytek na geho Mvota, kterY neni dlouhY, jak u2 je tu '70 a pres. To uZ je ten zralY klas, kterY jeden za drulVm upada.

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sobovat se novemu okoll'Sousedil? V loni to zaealo na Carl St., kde stoji na ge Sokolovna, a v dobe nekolika mesicu byl celY Ctverec yyprodan, a girl se to jako lavina ye vaech ulicich v naaem sousedstvu.

Nage 2apa Jizni, jak z novin vite, se pripravuje na,sviij Zupni slet, kterY letos bude 13. eer yna. V loni jsme byli v Chicagu, letos v Corpus Christi a pri gti rok v St. Louis. Zarid'te si svoje prazdniny na tu, dobu a dejte si heslo: .Vzhfiru na sokolskY slet! A zazpivejte si s na gi sokolskou chasou: A byt' by cesta daleka, ta Sokolika neleka, jen smele ku predu, 6eska osada v Corpus na vas eeka. Prihlaste se yeas k fieasti v Sokolovne, aby vain mohli zajistit ubytovani v kabinach neb hotelu. Podportt snahu na gieh Sokolika velkou svoji nav gteVou. • : Main velikou radost. Podarilo se nam po velkem usili zajistit velmi schopnou ueitelku pro na gi prazdninovou akolu. Jeji prihla gla mne dogla dues. Jmeno a po• drobnosti sdelim pozdeji. Na naCi oznamku v (Iechoslovaku a Vestniku se bohael nikdo neprihlasil. Psala jsem do ChiCaga yzacnYin vlastenctim, mYm platelfim. Odpoved' pri gla prizniva.

Budeme mit schfizi gkolniho vStoru v patek weer, kde prihla gku pred1P2im a pak yam dalCI sdelim. 8kola zaene 21. eleryna do 30. eervence. Budou tridy deti ye dne, weer dospell. Dosud /name 6 Amerieanii prihla genYch, ti budou mit tridu zvlagt'.

Marne mezi sebou sokolske nav gtevniky. PCijela meal nas z Clevelandu ses.

Mazand, stara sokolska, harcovnice, maminka Bob Mazaneho. A to vite, jabl• ko od stromu daleko nepadne. Bob a jeho Lena Dolores jsou jedni z na gich nejlepgich vedoucich. Ses. Mazana prijela privitat tu nejmen gi 'tinueku. AC je nekolikandsobnou babiekou, stale cviei, braje divadlo, je dobra zpevaeka a nadevge vYborna, spoleenice, vZ"dy pina hurnoru; mame ji mezi sebou radi.

Do schfize sokolske se dostavil br. 01dlich Maly, spoleenY cvieitel. Prijel z Yukon, Okla., kde se po. deMi dobe probouzi k nove einnosti Sokol. Vypravel nam o mohutnem Koldekovem 'dnu, jeho'Z byl pritomen a kterY je ka'2deho roku vet gi a Plinagi do pokladny stovkove prijmy, jen jsem nezaslechla pro jako uCele, cc4, nom p. P. Rabgtajnek ye syYch zpravach v Casopisu Amerikan sdeli. Zitstal tu br. Maly pondelni a sifedeeni cvieeni a zas jade do jinYch jednot. Radi jsme br. MalYho uvideli.

A na konec si nechavam naki Elu Nesudovou-Nachtingal. Je to deveatko nase, zde narozena., vyrostla, a i zde muslin jablko od stromu daleko nepadlo.

Je cola rodina Nesudova skrz na skrz sokolske, velmi dobri skromni pracovnici. ,VS'echny tri jejich deti byly vychovani v

Straus, nag= Sokolovne. At' jdou kam chti, to sokolstvi jde s nirni. Ela si vyvolila za muk take clobreho Sokola. Jsou usazeni v Los Angeles, Calif. Jerry a Ela Nachtingal patri mezi ty nejlep gi sokolske •racovniky v Los Angeles. Jerry zastaval misto starosty a Ela je starostkou Sokolek. Je zde navgtevou u svYch rodiefi, a Ze je nage, prihhisila se k praci v kuchyni. Kdyby to bylo nlozne, tak by jsme si ji zde nechali.

Albert Nesuda ziskal nekolik con na ,sokolskom sletu v Chicagu v loni. Leto8 jsme si ho zvolili za sokolskeho tajemni ka. On toho site mot nenapovida, ale je ho prate mluvi za; nej.

Posledni divadlo teto sezony (The 24: • dubna, pod nazvem "Prach a broky", se doble vydalilo, v gichni herci hrali zna:menite. Jmenem Sokolske Jednoty serum, herd= a v gem; jen2 se v divadelni sezone na praci podileli, vzclavam sr si pies leto odpoeinete, cleene diky. A na podzim znovu Se pustili do prate ohrodne.

Jak y am pan Houdek EMIL 19. kvetna ma byt ukazovan v Dal-Sec posledni eeskY film, neb posledni "Karel a ja" byl velmi slabe navaiven a majitel divadla rekl panu Horidkovi, ze nebude-li na p1119. kvetna vetgi naliSteva, Stim tarn vicekrat Ceske filmy nenecha ukazovat. Prosim, komu z vas zalezi na tom, aby se tu ty pekne Ceske filmy udraily, prijd'te a privedte sve pratele.

Prigti film bude "Jarein profesor." Mo. to byt velmi peknY film.

Nail nernocni se pozdravuji, z eeho?, ma=ne radost. Ses. Prevratilova podstoupila, operaci. Pobyla v nemocnici 12 dni.

Je doma a na ceste k uzdraveni, fiehcA ji ze srdce prejeme. Take br. Fitz a br. John Machae st. se ze svYch nemoci po operaci pozdravuji. Prejeme Vain zdravi a blzkY navrat mezi nas.

Pistriktni Ridge Nasledujici je poled distriktnich schfiktere jsou na programu v pri gtich me;icich: 30. kvetna, distrikt pity, Danbury 27. eeryna, distrikt etvrt3'7, Rowena 25. eervence, distrikt treti, Ennis 19. zari, distrikt prvni, Caldwell 17. rijna, distrikt druhY, Cyclone 24. Cljna, distrikt gest), Elmaton Sestry a bratli, hled'te se zileastnit techto distriktnich schfizi, aby v kaMe cht)zi byly v gechny lady onoho distriktu zastoupeny. Vezmete s sebou sve deti, aby se mohly podilet na programu, nebo aby uvidely, jak v jinYch radech omladina distrikty jsou nepracuje. Pamatujte, jen pro le0i praci v Jednote, ale pro lepgi pratelstvi mezi eleny a clomacimi lady. (dz)

Strana, ft Dva dolary na Mouektiv fond mile zaslala moje pritelkyne Baru gka Riebe ze n Antonio, k ucteni pamatky jejiho atra Frant. Klapka v CSR. Diky.

Dnes jsem obdrZela 3 dopisy, uvedomepotravinove balieky mnou zaslane ni poradku dogly v dobe 5 tS7.dnfi. Dovolina si jen jeden z tech dopisfi uverejnit, jakou radost tam z toho maji. Svakrova br.

L. 0. Hogka pige: "Prave nyni, dnes dne 3. kvetna jsem s velkou radosti obdrZela ocl vas balik. To si pochutnam. Ach Bole, vZdyt' Vam to nemohu nikdy oplatit.

Kdysi jsem meld penize nejake a ted' nemain nic. Dekuji yam mockrat za to milou a bohatou zasilku. Pri glo vge v poradku. Jsern tomu moc rada. Dekuji Vam, Anieko. Obsah byl: 2 kg 25 deka r3i.Z"a, 2 kg sadla, 2 kg 30 deka cukru, 2 kg 25 deka mouky. To si pomastim. Vzpominej i, na mne, jak ja budu vzpominat na \ as. DrahST Ludviku, neplatila jsem moc, Jon 21 korun 40 haleffi. A co toho mam! /\ni nevim, co Varn mam je gte psat. Jsem Find, radosti a pospicham to psani dort'st na pogtu. Jezdi jen jednou za den. p adravuj pana Krafta. Va ge veleena Maienka z Borotina."

Druhe dva dopisy do gly z Houstonu. Je(1-n dopis pri gel z Ostravy, druhY z Nyrnburka. Take zbo'zi velice clavali. Jen to clo tarn poeitaji nerovne. Tyto dva baliky byly za stejnou cenu zde a jedni platili 21 K 70 hal. a druzi 25K. Ale pigi, radi zaplati, ze je v ge prvotridni a eerstye.

Ukazka toho blahobytu tam. Pi gi mezi tin;„m: Po prize svetove valce bylo u nas ■ •aho dost a lacine. Dnes prodava se majen v pdtek a sobotu v omezenem innastvi. Lida uz easne z rana stoji ye onte treba 3 hodiny pred obchodem, e obchod otevre, aby se na no dostalo Rout,,kein masa. A co Clo y & v to fronte ) •g lechne, to nelze aninapsat, protole by to eensura nesnesia. Takta je se sadlem, ::`.ere se do obchodd dodava jen v malem rrnastvi a jen v ureitY den a eas v tS T -dnu.Stojiehdnuvfroteakdy'Z se dostanete k pultu, sly gite "vyproddno" - a jdete zklamane dornit. To se mne talo dvakrat v mesici. A tak Va g dar • m byl nejen milt', ale i velmi potrebDostaneme jen 1/2 kg (to je jedna libna mesic a je 'Spathe jakosti. Dale it no tato pani pile, Ze udelala balik g at; tva, die navodu pi. B. Riebe .v San Antonio: Odeslala minulY mesic. Rude net I pelive eekat, zdali to tam v poradku dojde. Nevim co je toho prieina, ze ne' ere baliky se zdili. Snad nedbalost poovnich firada v CSR, eema nelze odpoPrigti mesic tomu bucle uz rok, co ,r Pin zaeala tyto baliky zasilat a je gte se ani jeden neztratil. Snaim se v ge poctiye vyridit.

Ku konci vas je gte Zadam, prijd'te na ten CeskY film v hojnam poetu, dokaZte

VtSTNiK — WEST, TEXAS svoji velkou fleasti panu Houdkovi i majiteli divadla, ie si je chcete udfZet. Divadlo zaene v 7:30 hod. veeer a film je ukazovan jen jednou.

Povgirali jsme si a vystrihli obrazek nagich hlavnich firednikti, predsedy br.

Ed. Marka a br. J. F. Chupicka, tajemnika SPJST. Tak v nova budove firadovny pane napsanY elanek, pripojen popis zalaeni na gi Jednoty pied 57 roky aZ do dne gniho dne, cog v tak velke verejnosti mnoho znamena.

Tak u.Z Mani teeku. Pobesedovala jsem si s vami, etenati. V gem srdeenY pozdrav zasila Baena Valeikova. ) • sits • t

Eau eeskS, Prapor eislo 24.

Rogers, Texas.

Bratri a sestry: Schae, kterd Se konala prvni nedeli v man, se vydarila znamenite. Byla hojne navgtivena. Pri zahajeni jsme povstanim uctili posmrtni vzpominku za zesnulYmi bratry Joe Zucha a Joe Schiller.

Zase bylo nekolik prihla gek o elenstvi.

Bylo oznameno, ‘Ze distriktni schfize druheho okrsku bude se poradat zde u radu CeskY Prapor Cis. 24, treti nedeli v Zaeatek v jednu hodinu odpoledne.

Na yYzvu radoveho predsedy promluvil predseda Hlavni firadovny br. Edward Marek povzbuzujici tee pro sbor mladae, jak v kratkem Case u mnohYch radu dobre pokraeuji. TJ na geho radu take byl zalolen sbor mladae, kterY si vzaly na starost sestry Ben Z . abeikova, Robert Hoelcherova a Paul Wychopnova.

Raclov3) predseda odevzdal dal gi program Sboru mlade ge, kter3"7 si &Ai tidily za pomoci zminenYch sester. Prvni byla zazpivana narodni pisen. Ze to bylo pied Dnem matek, skupina malYch ditek nesly pismena MATRA. Kandy po rade neco rekl o plainer-re, co nesl.

Pak nasledovaly predna gky skupin i jednotlivcil ke Dni matek. Jedna divenka zataneila hezkY tanec, a jedna prednesla eeskou basnieku. Rale deti zapely nekolik pisni, a zpev doprovazela mlada pianistka hrou na piano.

Jsem nerada, Le mne neni mane riverejnit jmena v gech ditek, co se zUeastnily predstaveni. Za jedno je jich mnoho, as) petadvacet, a za druhe nerada bych tiektere opomenula, v gichni se zhostili svYch Uloh vYborne, neb odmeneny byly velkYm potleskem. Maly jen jednu zkoug -kuanetrimalbyporvenajigti.

Byly odevzdany kvetiny a pripevneny na gaty nejstar gi matce, sestre Zofii Lukga a nejmladgi matce sestre Arnold Schiller.

Potom nasledovala svaeina. To nebyla svaeina, ale primo hostina, co toho sestry nanesly. Po svaeine vyhrdvali mladi muzikanti, Lunch Mikula gova na tahaci

Ve stredu, dne 19. kvotna 1954. harrnoniku a Johnny ChernocRy na kytaru.

Nektere sestry byly toho nahledu, bychom men mit neco podobneho Casten, treba kaklou schazi. Kahla by prinesla peeivo, potom si uvarily kale.

Dnes ma pohreb bratr Rudolf Marek, kt,erSi• po kratkem onemocneni skonal v nemocnici je gte v dosti mladem veku. Za• nechava manZelku, tri syny: Rudolf a, kterY nedavno nastoupil vojenskou sluZbu; Alvina a Rubina; jednu dceru Ednu Maleikovou a otce Frank Marka a nekolik bratrii a sester. Portistali necht' prijmou mou soustrast.

Chci jegte poznamenati; ge koneene nam dobre zapr gelo. S pozdravem Lydia Zavodn2. ) • 4 • ( KROUiEK tESKi[CH ZEN Dallas, Texas.

Nage dopisovatelka sestra Dedkova se nam toula po Texasu, tedy na jeji Zadost tento dopis za ni pill.

Nage kvetnova schtze byla eetne navgtivena a 'La jsme mely mezi nami navAtevnice a sice: pi. Mazana, ktera, je zde u syna; Ella Nachtigalova-Nesudova, kterd prijela z Kalifornie k jejim rodiCum; a mlada pani Skotakova, snacha nagi sestry Z. Skotakove. V gechny jsme je rady uvidely.

Nova zvolena, tajemnice sestra Kraftova nastoupila Thad. Vime predem ze bude firad v poradku zastavat. Na gi odstouple sestre Valeikove dekujeme za jeji praci, kterou po nekolik rokfi pro nag krouZek zastavala.

Dalgi jednani bylo, jak vge zaridit pro zabavu na Mother's day. Bylo ujednano, vydat dye ceny a sice: mamince, ktera se nam pochlubi a nam pfedstavi nejvetgi poeet jejich ratolesti, a takta babieka s potomky druhe generace.

Pri zabave program zahajila sestra predsedkyne Konakovska kratkYm proslovem. Program s cletmi si vzala na starost Annie Steinerova, kratkSr eas phistoupila k nagerriu krouZku. Praci, kterou jsme na ni vlozili, prijmula beze v geho odrikani. Melo, s tim dosti prace, a my jsme ji za to vdeeni. Ty kratke basnieky tech malinkch byly libive a hluenYm potleskem odmeriovane a hudebni east programu ten krasne vyznely. `red' nas skuteene prekvapily ty maminky s tou svoji drobotinou; obe skupinky byly velice libive. Byla to maminka G. Prevratilova a na ge sestra Toberna, babieka vzdor tomu, ge jegte neni lediva a na babieku je gte mlade vypada.

ToZ ceny se umistnily velice vhodne a zasloaene. Kuchyri byla zasobena, dobrVm jidlem.

Zabava byla nav gtivena dosti poeetne.

Bylo by se nas ve glo do mistnosti mnohem vice, ale ninolaci se jich rozjelo pies

Ve ,siillcclu, dne 19. kvetna 1951. pole ke sv3im maminkam, pokud je gteziji Nag krouZ"ek pfeZ11 19 let sveho trvani.

Sama se as divim, Ze tak dlouho. Nam se to dosud libi, a pak svornost a to mocria, paska, ktera udrZuje na gi pospolitost. Domnivam se, Ze bude tak i naddle. Ty rnladgi, ktere k /lam pozvolna pfistupuji, budou kradet snad ve glepejich svojich pfedchfidkyfi.

Stanovy' nas neobtehiji — tech vilbec nemarne. Ridime se jen vlastnimi popudy.

Pavodrie byl na g smer pouze zabavni, pozdeji trochu humanity ye svojim okruhu a potom rozgifeni na gi ptisobnosti. A to ma, take svoji hodnotu, a pfitom mane pocit, Ze ten na g kroidek je skupina easteene take fieelna. Je zde krouZek bingo a krouZek gieek, kde jednou mesiene gijeme - pro 6ervenk Oba vznikly shora uvedeneho a jsme jedny a ty same.

Sid Pokladnikovi dekujeme za propilj eeni mista v jeho obohode, kde jsme prodavaly nage peeivo.

S pozdravem A. HemZ'alova.

-) • 4 Rad Osveta eislo 38.

Koval*, Texas.

Mile sestry a bratfi: ✓ nedeli 9. kvetna jsme men zdafilou ,chfizi a krasnSi program k svatku Dne matek.

Po vyfizeni fadovSich zalditosti bratr ptedseda hlasi, ze ,,mame V tete. schtzi pfitomne dva vzacne hosty, a pak piedstavil bratra tajemnika Chupicka a bratra pokladnika Kolihu. Pak pfedstavil sestru Joyce Ann Hfibek, feditelku mladeZ"e. Ona pak zahajila program, jenmela pfipravenST k tomuto dnu. ✓ programu fieinkovali jak nasleduje: Johnny Kalina, Dorothy Susan, Loyce a Joyce Voloik, Anna Ruth Voleik, Ruth Ann Meduna, Martha Turner, BettyJoyce Hfibek, Naomi Voleik, Della Kalina, Dorothy Kalina, Gene Grohman, Mary Ann Hfibek, Juanita Kalina, Joyce Ann MIbek. Pani Louise Voleik a pani Anton Travnieek zazpivaly jednu pisen. Bylo to vgeohno krasne provedeno. KaAd'y z einkujicich svuj fikol pfednes1 vkborne.

K ukoneeni programu promluvili bratfi z Hlavni fifadovny, a to vita, ae bychom je byli radi poslouchali do veeera. Po programu nasledovala spoleena svaeina a pobesedovani.

Znovu vybizim sestry Joyce Ann Hfibek a Dorothy Susen, aby napsaly do Vestniku do anglicke east. A co Ty, bratfe Hollub? Jaksi si na nas zapomnel.

S bratrskS7m pozdravem Jerry 8tepan, tajemnik. )• Co zda, se laSrti velikomyslnosti, neni Cast() lee zahalena ctiladost, ktera zhrda nepatrnSrmi prospechy, by do'sla velkSich.

VESTNiK -- WEST, TEXAS ZPRAVY Z TitETIHO DISTRIKTU S. P. J. S. T. Grapevine, Texas.

Sestry a bratfi: Oeekaval jsem, ae po gta mi pfinese nektere ty dotazniky, ktere pii na gi Westske schfizi jsem zastupcum na. gich kadfi k vypineni pfedal.

Dosud jen gest z 21 mi byly vracene, a tedy zapis jednani zz na gi posledni distriktni schfize o tuto informaci bude chudgi. Prosim vgak zbkvajicich 15 Matt, by mi dotazniky, vypinene, jak bude jim moZno, navratili. Nov formula:I . milerad Aram na poMdani,za glu a diky piedem.

Chci na to zvla gt' upozorniti, Z'e nage pfigti distriktni porada konati se bude u kadu Oslo 135 v Ennis, dne 25. eervence a site v Sokolovne.

Upozorriuji na toto datum zaveas, aby byl na to bran laskave ohled pfi pianoyarn jinYch soh :Uzi, aneb oslav na tento den. Budeme yam za to vdeeni!

PlanovanY: zavod v naboru novella elenstva die eislic a procent tfetiho a pa:Who distriktu proti ostatnim peti distriktfim dosud nachazi jen ohlas od organisatoril a denne po gta mi nese schvaleni.

I to prosim, dejte mi laskave co nejdfive vedomost, tak aby zavod mohl zapoeiti dne 1. eervna a o tomto va gem rozhodnuti mohla Wit nage Hlavni fifadovna yeas zpravend.

A nyni zapis: — Distriktni schfize, konand ve West, dne 25 .dubna, byla, zahajena br. pfedsedou C. Pokladnikem temet v stanovenST eas (10:30). UCast byla velika. Br. R. Cervenka, feditel tohoto distriktu, vyslovil potegeni sve nad poetem navgtevy a vital srdeenSrmi slovy shromaZdeni do West.

Nato slo'Zen slib vernosti k teto na gi vlasti a dal gi vedeni schfize °pet pfedano br. pfedsedovi distriktu.

Tento podekoval za uvitani WestskSTrn a vyslovil pfami, by z teto schfize jen dobro pro distrikt a celou Jednotu nam vzeglo. Nato odhalena na ge nova a krasna distriktni vlajka a umistnena na vyvSrgene misto po eas jednani.

Nasledovalo krasne eislo EnniskSich sester a bratrfi s mlad gim dorostem sv Symbolicke seskupeni nageho spolkoveho odznaku za zpevniho doprovodu zajiste Ze kaaleho nejen uspokojilo, ale i nam vgem dosvedeilo, co krasneho pfi trochu obetavosti se cid vytvotiti. Boufe potlesku pak nag dik vf,rznaene dosvedeila.

(Viz dopis pi. A. Ho gkove v anglicke stati minuleho eisla.)

Po tomto peknem aisle pfedstaveni nagi mili haste z Hlavni fifadovny, bratfi J: Chupick, J. 8krabanek, K. Navratil a UrbanovskS7 i ten br. red. S. Valeik. PHkroeeno k hla geni jmen kadil sdridenStch

Strana 7 a bylo zjigteno, ze kaidk nag fad v distriktu byl zastoupen. nein jsme se z tohoto ftspechu a doufame, ae i tak nadale nag distrikt si tento rekord zachova.

Pfodstavene pak dve zakladajici elankyne Jednoty a sice: sestra Bilkova od kadu 54, a sestra Pfikrylova od fadu 71.

Jedna sestra Husakova, tea na ge zakladajici elenka Jednoty, se nemohla zfteastniti a poslala svoji zdravici.

Nejstargi pkitorrinSt nav gtevnik 861etSr a sestra jedna 81 let. Nejmlad g'i 16 mesictil.

Byli obdafeni kvitiin a blahopfano jim.

• Nekolik fadt na gich melo silne delegace piltomne, mimo domacich v prvni fade cis. 66 z Waco, pak oba fatly z Ennis, oba z Fort Worth a oba z Dallas. Ale i jine lady nage byly tea silne zastoupene.

Z organisatorn na gich 16 se jich porady zileastnilo i tea osm dapiso yatelfi bylo schfizi pfitomno.

Zapis ze schOze Enniske byl eten a beze zmeny pfijat. PfedloZ'ene fiety byly schvalene a k vyplaceni poukazane. Nato byli pkedstaveni fifednici distriktu a pfednesli sve zpravy o einnosti sve v tomto pofadi: br. C. Pokladnik, Hrabina, Hanug, BlaZek a tajemnik Ho gek, jehoz zprava struene shrnovala einnost za, uplynu1ST rok. Vgechny zpravy fifednikft byly s povdekem pfijate.

Nasledovalo udileni cen vitezilm z Saha distriktniho "Essay Contestu a sice: Prvni cena, sestra Lanovska z Ennis; druha sestra E. Hanu g z Waco; a tfeti, Lucille Hanug , nyni v San Antonio, Texas. — Snahy jejich byly ocenene vgemi; ceny udilene byly die na gich skromnSich moZnosti.

Po tomto eisle na pofadu k shromakle ni promluvil br. UrbanovskST , kterY mezi jinSrm sdelil s nami, te na ge solvence prave jest 118.93%. Po nem hovotil kratce br. S. Valeik, kterS7 nas k dal gimu snaZ'eni povzbuzoval, dale br. J. 8krabanek, feditel pateho distriktu, k /lam hovokil.

Blahopkal nam k docileni 100% navg tevy a pronesl sve nazirani na male a velke pojistky. — Nasledoval br. feditel Navratil, kterS7 tail se s nami nad zdafilou praci v na g em III. distriktu a schvaloy al distriktniho tajemnika nailed o meng ich pojistkach. S tim tea souhlasil nag hlavni tajemnik br. J. Chupick, kterSt k nam velice pane promluvil a k fispechfirn nag im sve blahopfani k dalgimu pokroku sloZil. Hlag eno pozvani k spoleenemu obedu.

Odhlasovano, by poledni na ge pfestavka potrvala 1 hodinu a tficet minut.

Sestra A. Horakova z Dallas, ktera se nemohla s tim smifiti, Z'e by mel bratr piedseda Pokiadnik nesti vet gi eastku vydani za pofizeni distriktniho praporu, zahajila novou sbirku, ktera. vynesla, 17 dolarti mezi pfitomnSrini. K tomato obnosu Jar. J. Holasek z West pfispel za svili fad cis. 36 obuosem $10. — Diky.

Strana $ Nato pak schrtze odroeena pro poledni pfestay ku. Obed vysluhovan vAern tern nf-0..ra trpelive eekajicirn v fade, "Cafetin is Style".

(Pokraeovani pfigte.)

Ludva 0. Hogek, tajemnik.

ROZSEVAL DOBRO

VE ST NiK — WEST, TEXAS

ctvi. Je to zlomoc, ktera v pospolite praci je pfete'ZkYm balvanern na ceste pokroku. Odrak. se od nej kalda uSlechtila idea a snaha osob, jirn g dobro einiti je druhou pfirozenosti. Nekdy se zda, Z • e takovY plevel neni k vyhubeni.

Ale --- vecia lidska zdolala lidokoutstvi, mor, 2lutou zimnici, ovladla vody oceand, vzduch, zkratila dalky, Z'ive siovo i obrazy dokade tiZ" kolem zernekoule posilati. Proe by take plevel vYS'e zminenY nemohla vymYtiti? Verili tak zakladatele republiky SpojenYch state, vefinie tak i my. Ubra,nili si oni tehdy svoji volnost obeanskou i svobodu svedomi (rnyglenky ei ducha) pro sebe a tim i pro rids, t. j. i v Texasu.

F3yla to plodna vira. Vira jednotlivcil vedomYch si svych lidskYch pray. Jsou to pf'irozena, prava rovnosti, ktera Zivot v jeho nekoneenosti udeluje sam kakle lidske bytosti okarnZikein jejiho poeeti v Nine mateine. Jako eervena nit, 2ivot Ohne se veerej gkem a dneekem spojuje zitfek a prolina svou jsoucnosti veechny formy organismil na zemekouli se riacha,zejicich. Tasilo yne setrvava s kaZdou bytosti, aby mohla se patilene, formou i mysli, vyvinouti. T kdyl elovek pkestupuje nektere para,grafy ze zakoniku pfirody, Zivot piece setrvava. Nekdy velmi nerad pPedeasne ustupuje vladkyni vgehomira, Smrti. Je on vykonavatelem vale tviirei shy jsoucna.

Snad- ka;klY z nas /lady byl svedkern toho, jak Usilovne Z'ivot branil smrti v zabrani ji propadleho organismu?

Zvlagte kdy'Z hynulo pfedeasne stvofeni pine radosti sveho bYti a mokne blaIenosti drift budoucich?

Nekdy se zda, jakoby kvot eekal, ze ten rozum — kterY eloveku byl danY k upotfebeni ho jen pro eineni dobra, se probudi, vzchopi a pokusi se o zachranu sve Zivotni schranky a tak pfedeasne umirajicimu ponniZe k prodloideni jeho poetu dni. Aby on, "ivotu vracenY sam svou h,motriou jsoucnost mohl, po strance mravni, oeistiti, kalu pcdetilosti, zloby, mstivosti a zdivoeilosti, zbaviti. Nebo — cizi vine eeliti.

Svobodomyslni Tide, verni objevene pravde, snak se 'Ziti jak Pfiroda si pfeje; v praci uZiteene, tedy fieelne, aby se zdrave zamestnayat mohli pro obZivu svoji, rodiny i celku. Chteji zdravi, hojnost, jak si ji zaslulauji a klid, aby Ziti mohli St'astne a spokojene, jak se patki na rozmime, mirumilovne obeanstvo.

Na zaklade takovYch poznatkil utvotil si tez svou zasadu osobni einnosti pro celY jeho 'Zivot nyni uz zesnulY na§ spolubratr Dominik Vydr2al. pracoval a jednal tak jak se patfi na uvedomeleho eestneho maze.

Ve stredu, due 19. kvetna 1954. svYm schvalovali.

Bratr VyclrZal byl poctivYrn, pracovitYm a CestnYm elovekem a, ze byl laskavym manZelem, dobrym °teem dosvedeuje, ze verna jeho drOka a milujici deti, z Ucty, Lasky a citu, vypinili posiedni pfani otcovo, bYti ulcden v fano zeme jako svobodnY obean nak krasne republiky, ji telem i duk oddanY syn. Dosahl sve lidske mety, aby splynul uz (bez v gech dalgich zkougek) s dobrem vesmernosti.

Nositelem dobra se zrodil, dobro rozseval a jemu slouZil jak okolnosti ziobou lidskou mu do cesty stavene dovolily. lovek jest bytost smrtelna,, zlu v gak Casto eeliti musi silou tema nadlidskou.

Proto ten elovek, kterY v Zivote dosahl uskuteeneni s yYch zasad, k nim'Z ho dobro vedlo, stal se hrdinou. Hrdinou, kterenal korunou vitedstvi ureena je dokonalost, svetlo zaije. Toto svetlo nam, vYm, stava se pak pochodni, jeji zafe osvetluje nam trnite stezky na. 'eho pochodu k lepSimu neZli aZ dosud jsme (co celek) meli.

Br. Dominik VydrZal narozen byl 21. listopadu roku 1832 v Salasi na Moray& Rodiei jeho byli MikulaS a Frantieka (rozena Valuchova) VydrZalovi. NavStevoval v jeho detstvi dvoutfidni skolu v Bohuslavicich do 14 let a do 18. roku jeho veku doma rolnieil. Po te gel k tesaa'stvi, ktere se vyueil v Malenovicich. Za pomern, jake tehdy panovaly pod vladou cizich pijavic slovanske krve a vydfiduchin domacich chlapec nevidel , 'Z'adinY fispech osobniho Odeg el pozdeji do Vitkovic, ale tam z teZke prace a nedostateene zavedeneho zfizeni zdravotniho, onemocnel stievnim tyfem. "Dar" tento zanechai mu sve nasiedky pro (TU. uZ Zivot.

V rocc 1906 usmalo se iia bei stesti podobe devCatka, mile a dobre Marie Kozmikoy e, rozene v r. 1886 v SalaSi. Dobrota a milost zhstaly trvalYini. Marie byla mu vytrvalou pomocnici, vernou drakou, podporou a teSitelkou v zlYch chvilich. Nenaroenou, stala se mu pokladem, nebot' si rozumeli, a takto Dominiku pochod k dobreinu trnitou cestou uleheen.

V roce 1907 rozjeli se do Ameriky s dcerug kou etyfluesieni; uvizli v Texasu v okresu Nolan, t. j. v zapadni easti Tekasu.

Nelibilo se tam manZeltim, neb nebyl tam ZadnY krajanskY Zivot.

Proto v roce 1912 presteho yali se do okresu Fayette, k Cistern, kde si zakoupili farmu na ktere pracovali pilne s man'2elkou a tam nae spolubratr take dooral posledni brazdu.

Tam vychovali 10 MI, ktere vgechny Je to osm deveat a dva syni. Vgichni tiZ z domu, provdane a &natl.

Do fifadovny statniho vYboru Svazu CeskoslovenskYch Racionalistu (Mena Czechoslovak Rationalist Federation of America) pfi gla ye etvrtek dne 29. dubna smutna zprava; zernfel po clerk nemoci jeji Clen, spolubratr na, g, Dominik Vydrki z Cistern, Texas.

Na zaklade jeho posledniho pijanf, ktere mei k sve rodine, Svaz Oeskoslovenskvr h' Racionalistil v Texasu mel vyslati fecnika, jeho povinnosti je vYkonati obiudy ye smyslu obeanskeho slibu, kterY za sveho fiivota zesnulY pied zastupci narepubliky SpojenYch stater americkYch, svou cti (nebo pfisalnou) potvrdil. 2ivotem, praci a skutky SVS7 111i, pak jako ver ny obean, mantel, otec a soused, take snail se co nejverneji piniti. Ze to nebYva vZdycky telikYm, vime veichni, kdo svYch rukou poctive se 'Zivime. Do cesty se eloveku delnernu obyeejne nastavi spousty pfekaZek. Z tech nejhorei je lidska chamtivost, z pochazi rtzne pfieiny telesneho utrpeni jednotlivcii. Velika to neaesti state a lidstva vubec, jake jsme byli nuceni (my stars!) praivati v poslednich 40 letech. Pro takovY .Zivot elovek nebyl na flan zernekoli stvoferaY a proto take je gte lidstvo sve spasy nedo'M.o. A nedojde ji, dokud o osudech jeho rozhodovat bude zloba, nevedomost a sobutyl. Byly to may tfi wady lidske zenosti a chybrieho smYSleni, ktere kilru zeme ildskou krvi a slzami zatevaly.

V own-nada a dolech kosti tel lidskYch bnualy, hladem naueily nevinne deti a matky jejich innornou praci dusily.

Delo se tak od pravekti a v gude, kam elovek nesei, nebot' se zastupem dobrYch lidi v'Zdycky piisel jeden nebo nekolik osob zlYch. Neby1. 11 vadcem zastupu uz, pak byl iiste fdisnYm radeem nebo potmeeilYm prostfednikem mezi tenni, ktefi si nerozumelt anebo rozumeti nechteli. A, protae lido nevzdelani nebo skuteenosti neznali, neinohou a sobci chtivi pokladt, moci slavy, nechti rozumeti, stava, se, ze lidske chuclaky pak tenon do rvanic mItlYch i velikYch. Ti pak, kteiji ivavu takovou mug, at' ehti nebo nechti, na troskach dila pied tim zbudovarieho pro blaho obyvate1stva pilnou rukou rielnictva vati. Na trvaio? Az dosud nikdy na trvavati. Na travio? Az dosud nikdy na trvalo (lasting), protole strach jednech a chytrost druhYch, jako plevel na zahrade Na jeho posledni ceste doprovazen byl Radosti nejvetAi bylo br. Vyddalovi, (stay to lidskeho smYSleni) buji z veku zastupem lidi, ktefi zphsob Zivota jeho, kdyZ kolem shromaZd'ovali se jeho vinudo veku. Z jednoho a toho kotene. Sobe- tfebas ne slovy zivymi, tedy syedomini kove, poetem dvaciti-jednoho a Best pra-

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vnultfi a v fismevu spokojenosti ltdyt, pfihlitela tomu verna term..

Jak vyhlitelo trni na tivotni stezce mantelfi Vydrtalo yYch, ultate yam tento popis: Tetkou pionYrskou praci si tfikrate vnitkne ublitil. Dvakrate postiten byl fitehem slunce. Bahenni zimnici, ktejeho telesnou soustavu oslabila temet k zaniku. Operate pied 23 roky byla tak teZka, to lekafi odhadli na gemu spolubratru tivota tak na 12 hodin, aneb nejdele dni. Avgak br. Vydrtal i timto trnim prog el. Rozseval dobro pak jette dalgich 31 rokfi. Jente nebyl u getten ani toho, aby nebyl svedkem zaniku dvou z onech tfi lekafu, ktefi pomahali br. Vydrtalovi tivot jeho zachovat.

Jeden rok take rodinu jeho navttivil zag krt, aby mu podusil etyfi z jejich deti.

Lekati, leky a co s sebou uz takovi nevitani hoste vleeou, uloupilo celoroeni praci mantelft o vYtetek z ni, anit by jette to staeilo.

Aby piece tivotni zasady mantelfi byly zkrugeny, pfitel jinY rok a tfi z cicerutek musely podstoupiti operate, kdy jenom nemocnice sama stala $1500.

Br. Vydrtal, jako sebevedomY mut, I'dny tyto nepovatoval za nejakY trest. Vedel, te vgechny zavineny jsou shodou okolnosti eloveku nepkiznivYch, jimt se elovek nevyhne, snati•li se vyjiti z kruhu zloby, lidmi ku zlu tihnoucimi, ukutYm. Proto hledal odpomoc v soudrutno sti bratrske a tak stal se take pii vtem pracovnikem spolkovYm. Vernym, pilnYm a cilevedomYm Menem SPJST v fade 0sveta eislo 38 v Koval., Texas.

Menem Svazu OeskoslovenskYch Ra,cionalistfi stal se v roce 1948 a zde setrval at do sve smrti.

Za fad Osveta SPJST rozloueil se jeho piedseda, br. Batina, za Jednotu SPJST br. Koliha velmi pfilehavYmi slovy.

Za nati organisaci svobodomyslnYch v Texasu a tim celonarodni ve SpojenYch statech feenik Statniho VYboru, br. 0. S. Vala z Houstonu, kterY se se zesnulYm rozloueil za nas i celou federaci.

Pevkyni ph obfadech byla pi. Elsie Dvofak-Kaderova, z Houstonu, ktera peveckSrm umenim a krasou hlasu zde vynika jako hledana, zpevaelta, vzdor tomu, to v Houstone mame velikY kruh dobrYch (Pi. Elsie Kaderove je jeji umeni take vrozeno. Pochazi z jednoho rodu se ZnamenitYm CeskYm hudebnikem a zakladatelem Antoninem Dvofakem, umelcem svetoveho jmena.)

Zelime odchodu br. Dominika Vydrtala jak dobreho elovelta a vice jette jak uvedomeleho jednotlivce. Na ge nova vlast takovYch potIebuje jako stratcfl nagi Listiny Pra y, konstituce a s yYm obeanskYm pravem voila udrtovali si soudrutenskou spravedlnost a hospodafske zajitteni jake path 'dem kdo chti pocti-

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ve tiviti svou rodinu a sebe.

Otaeeni se na gi zemekoule a jeji let vesmirem, lidska zloba zastavit p•edeasne nemilte, nebot' zanikem nati planety zmizet by musela take i zloba, sama.

Avgak zanikem siritelu, strata' a obhajdi mytlenkoveho pokroku lidstva zmizela, by obeanska volnost, svoboda svedomi (smYtleni spravedliveho a moudreho citu bratrstvi) a vtechen prostY de1nY lid na novo by propadl otroctvi jako za doby vlady feudalu. Nejhroznejti skvrny na rouchu nelidskosti. Snad by pak lidstvo Mile se take ut od vlady takove neosvobodilo. Technicka 'Oda jest jit u hranic s yYch motnosti a umu a praye se (u nas zde) rozhoduje, pfejiti v ruce sobecke zloby, anebo zachovati fidel synj pro blaho eloveeenstva — A -?

Smrt klidne stoji, aby pozorovat mohla jazYeek na vase Spravedlnosti.

Smrt JazYekem tim je lidskY rozum jen vykonavatelem — Nebot' — "eloveku dan byl smysl rozumu, naprosta volnost jak jej poutije, pospolitost odporudenim, sebevedomost voditkem — znalost zakonii pfirody radcem a jen dye testy k cili tivota. — Ne na diteti, ale jeho ueitelich spoeiva zodpovednost za skutky a tiny dospeleho eloveka! best bud' pamatce zesnuleho.

Marie F. K. Valova.

1• •( Rad tulak eislo 165.

Moulton. Texas.

Mill etenafi Vestniku: Po druhe dobe zase pfichazim trochu pobesedovat do Vestniku. Skrze manteleinu i svou nemoc jsern byl jen jednou ye schtizi tento rok v temto mesici. Seglo se nas okolo tficeti. Rokovano o rfiznYch vecich, jako pfikoupit vice pozemku sini, vzit pojigteni Public Liabilities • na sin a misto okolo sine. Pro slabou nav gtevu byly ty d ye \reti odlotene na pozdejti dobu.

Pak jsme se usnesli na celodenni oslavu neb piknik na nedeli 4. eervencee, kterY budeme jisto mit. Podrobnosti budou uvefejnene pozdeji ye Vestniku. Nate pravidelne mesieni schfize jsme ustanovili na druhou nedeli v mesici, totit 13. &lima a 11. eervence atd. ve d ye hodiny odpoledne. Tak elenove . pamatujte na tato data na gich schilzi; udelejte si poznamku na kalendati, a pfivezte sebou celou rodinu. Sestra Rose Hellweg bude mit nem ptipravene, totit program nagich ditek pro nag, pak svaeina jako obycejne.

Ve stfedu veeer 12. t. m. redaktor Vestniku Valeik a piedseda Marek z Hlavni fifadoyny melt schfizi neb g'kolu pro organisatory v Hallettsville a pro okoli. Naytteva byla obstojna. Za ty tfi hodiny nam dobfe vysvetlili ytechny tfidy natich pojistek a vYhod, jak penize ukladat pro nate rodiny, a co na stara leta nam

Strana 9 nate SPJST poskytuje. Byla to dobra glcola, (lecture), kterou nam vylotili, tet jak mame to upisovat a k iiasian prospektfun mluvit. Diky Vain, bratfi. Odjitcleli jsme domfi s hlavou pinou rnytlenek a plane, jak to naddle budeme upisovat, abychom v to kampani, kterou nam v na gem distriktu udelili, nejakou to cenu ziskali. Jineho asi nezbYva net jen jak se fika, "Get out and work, and work hard."

Net ukoneim, pkichatim k yam, sestry a bratti, se tadosti, to je, kteh mfitete, abyste darovali neb obetovali (cldnate) jeden pint krve v novo M. D. Anderson nemocnici v Houstonu, jako "replacement" pro sestru Anna Havlik. Musite jim tam Pict, pro koho to davate. Na typu krve nezaleti (oni tam pot •ebuli rfizne typy). V jeji dlouhe nemoci mot krve ji museli dat. Ted', chvala Bohu, je na ceste k uzdraveni, pokraeuje dobie. dem yarn v gem srdeene dekujeme. nej a zaplat' vain Pan Huh. S bratrskYrn pozdravem John a Anna Hall ) • 4 • ( DISTRIKTNI SCIIUZE V DANBDRYHouston, Texas.

Cteni bratfi a sestry: Nezapomente na schfizipateho distrikttu v Danbury, Texas, 30. kvetna! Bude V peknem chladku pod peknYmi stromy, kdybY prgelo, pak bude pod sttechou.

Schfize za,podne v 10:30 rano.

Barbecue obed ye 12:30.

Kontesty a hry zapoenou ye 2:00 hodiny odpoledne, volleyball, baseball, atd.

Potlete vateho kadu eislo a eim budete teinkovati, na, sestru Amelia Sturm, 5508 Nolda St., Houston, Texas, telefon: - VA. -0079, anebo na mne. Doposud se pfihlasilo jen malt) vas! Nebudete litovati,ze jste pfijeli.

S bratrskYm pozdravem, uctive vas zve Rudy J. 8eveik, 2301 Airline Drive, Houston, Texas TW-1451.

(20-21) ) • " • PROGRAM U iftADT.1 POKROK 110USTONU U fade Pokrok Houstonu Cis. 88 bude poi•adan program v nedeli 6. eervna, kterY den se bude oslavovati Den smatek a Den °tea spoleane. Program zaene ye 3:30 odpoledne a budou v nem deinkovat i dospeli; rueime vtem pfitoinnYrn, to se hezky pobavite. Prvni polovieka programu bude pro maminky a druha pro tatinky. Pro nate maminky budou zpevy, tance ,atd., a pro tatinky budeme mit nem "special", ale to vain nebudeme prozrazovat. Jenom to yam chci rici, jestli mivate boleni bficha, tak by bylo lepe, kdybyste si vyzvedli dovoleni od lekafe.

Zadame vgechny eleny faclu, ktefi. by

Strana 10 mohli Adinkovat v tomto programu, mali i velici, aby se dostavili k sini adu v iiterj) veder, 25. tento mesic, kdy so bude pokacla.t prvni zkou gka pro tento, program.

Doufame, ae kaada maminka a tatinek si tento den naznadi velkou eervenou kkidou na kalendaki, aby nezapomenuli se dostavit do sine kadu Pokrok Cislo 88 6. Cervna o 3:30 odpoledne.

Johnnie L. S'ula, zpravodaj Krouaku Hlahol. ) 4, • ( Rad Svaz Cechoslovania eislo 92.

Fort Worth, Texas.

Mil' bratki a sestry: age minulo, kadova schfize a oslava svatku Dne matek se nam pekne la, i podasi nam pkalo. Ad bylo od rana zamraeene a zima, odpoledne se na nas slunko na chvili usmalo a v sini bylo pkijemne. — PrudkS7 de gt' s vetrem jsme dostall as v pondeli pkede dnem a dnes, v fiterSr stale vice mene pr gi, .spadlo asi 3 palce de gte, chvilkami i bouki, ale neni slyget, ae by u nas vitr Akody nadelal.

Tak se vratim k to na gi °slave. — Bratr pl'edseda zahajil schtizi hodne pozdeji nea byla oznamena, neb eleni se pomalu schazeli, asi ae od toho svateeniho obeda se jim nechtelo odejit.

Po vzdani slibu americke vlajce, etena resoluce soustrasti a povstanim jsme uctili posmrtni vzpominku za zernteleho br. Toma ge Lapku. Po vykizeni nekterSich zal6aitosti br. pkedseda spravniho vjiboru oznamuje, ce zakoupili 4 velke chladiee do oken a nekolik bratr0 se obeto yalo a tyto sarni pridelali, za COa si zaslouai diky nas vgech.

Nemocenskj't vjibor oznamil, 'ae na gi nemocni jsou na ceste k uzdraveni, coa nas vgcchny teal. Stale nemocna je sestra Terezie Chaloupkova, 801eta, maminka naaeho bjivaleho dlouholeteho tajemnika tadu, br. Johna Chaloupky. Pfejeme ji ulehdeni od Pana Boha v jeji teake nemoci.

Prijali jsme nekolik noldrch Clenu i do Detskeho odboru a dva si vzali pkipojigteni. Pak pkikrodeno k uvadeni novSrch elenti a ad vaichni prislibili ae pkijdou, dostavily se jen 2 pary mladSrch manaeltt.

Nag br. pkedseda pkedsta yuje bratra Ed. Marka, pkedsedu Hlavni Madovny, kterSr nas poctil navatevou i se svou milou manaelkou a pke yzal uvadeci obiady a po utyokeni bratrskeho kruhu a uvitani novS7ch Clenu, obiady skoneeny.

Bratr Marek tea k nam pronesl krasnS, prosloy ku svatku Dne matek, jak a kde povstalo toto v geobecne uctivani tech nagich inilych matieek a jak si jich mame vaait, dokud aiji, vadyt' ony si nepfeji nea ylidne slovo a trochu lasky od syjich deti. Pak nain pkednes1 dve basnielty ee-

VbSTIsTiK — WEST, TEXAS sky, con bylo velice mile zase tem stargim.

Tea bylo mluveno o torn novem kontestu mezi distrikty a jak bratr Marek tak i bratr L. 0. Ho gek, kterST tea byl tomen se svoji milou manaelkou, nabadali eleny k napomoci organisatortim v jejich naborove praci, kde se jen pkileaitost naskytne. Bratr Marek promluvil tea o vSrhodach tech noidch pojistek a pkiponmel, ae 1. Cervence pkipada 58. 'Oro& zaloaeni naai Jednoty. Bratr L. 0. Hogek jeate promluvil o file ye starSrm elentim, ae ne staki, ale elenstvi ma 1:47t rozhodujici, coa se asi v pki gtim sjezdu uskuteeni.

Doufejme.

Po schilzi nasledoval detskS7 program, kterji se vaem libil a deti se zhostily sySlch uloh znamenite. Z ylagte se libily dye kola malYch deti z "Recreation", ktere zatandily Square dance, vypadaly jako velpanenky; jeden chlapec, jeate nemel 3 roky. Vgichni meli hezke k tomu tanci pkileha,ve kostSni, opravdu nas ti caparti pobavili. By11 mezi nimi i dye 'Ceske deti: Charles Sebesta a Charlet gebesta, to naaich Clem, p. Louis 8ebestovStch.

Dye maminky a tatinkove, nejstar gi a nejmlad gi obdraeli kaadSr po darku. — Naposled jsme si pochutnali na dobre veCeti, piti a kafieka .bylo dosti a vaeho do sytosti. Veder pki zabave si ka'adS7 chva,jak Heitzman a jeho orchestr hezky hraji, same Ceske kousky, a tak v pkatelskem hovoru jsme setrvali as do konce.

Jmenem kadu dekuji v gem, kteki se o zdar toho dne pricinili, sestram za dobre pedivo, navatevnikum za hojnou navatevu. — Bratru Ed. Markovi a jeho manaelce, tea za vykizeni pozdravil od ostatnich Bratru L. 0. Ho gkovi a jeho manaelce. Tegilo /ids velice, ae jste k nam zavitali a povzbudili nas k dalai praci spolkove. Diky Vam. Tito keenici opravdu nezarmouti a dovedou svoji Patelskou mluvou a aertem pkitahnout to zlatou pasku bratrstvi. — Litujeme, ae Bratru redaktoru nebylo moano k nam pkijet, take bychom ho jednou radi videli u nas. Zcle jsou jmena deti na programu saeastnenSrch: Calvin Rtaieka, obiadnik.

Doris Kubala, basen.

Georgia Kubala, basal.

Billy Kai, zpev.

Betty Rilaidka, basal.

Ruthie Ruaieka, Marylin Rilaieka, Brenda Ktivanek, piano solo.

Charles 8ebesta a Charlet S. ebesta, Square Dance.

S pozdravem M. Juranova, dopisovateka.

(Lituji, ae jsem nemohl zajeti do Fort Worth. Byl jsem toho dne u jineho kadu, kde povzbuzeni opravdu potkebovali.

Snad na pkigti slavnosti nine uvidite.

Redaktor.) .1 k I. AVE

Ve stkedu, dne 19. kvetna 1954.

Taft, Texas.

Mili etenaii: Dayam yam vgem vedeti, ae nage pfiSti schze kadu Anton Cermak Cislo 56 SPJST bude se konati 6. eer yna v Corpus Christi, Texas. Pkijd'te vaichni, kteki k tomu kadu patkite. — Po schfizi SPJST bude schtze sokolska.

Nag aupni slet se kvapem blizi, bude 12. a 13. eer yna. Slavnost se bude draeti po celY den. K obedu bude chicken barbecue a vae co k tomu path. K veeeti budou (met dobre klobasy, salaty, atd. Tak pkijd'te vaichni zblizka i zdali. — Bude o vas vgechny dobke postarano.

Do schrize 6. Cervna SPJST se dostavte.

Bude jia doma na g zastupce bratr Staga z distriktni schilze ze San Antonia, abyste vyslechly, co vae se v to distriktni schfizi ujednalo.

Kde mate hodne de gte, tak nam jej po'Siete sem. ✓ pozdravem vane Agnes Elzner.

KALENDArt Ve stiedu, dne 19. kvetna hraje dallaska mieoya Ceta zase na tom samem hkigti, Samuell Park Diamond No. 2, proti Southland Life. Zadatek v 8:15 veder. ✓ sobotu, dne 29. kvetna pdada micova kadu Pokrok Dallas Cislo 84 velikou taneeni zabavu ye prospech vybaveni teto Cety. Hudba bude Starlighters.

Pomorte na gim hochtim k dobremu zdaru vaai fidasti. 2625 Floyd Street. ✓ nedeli 6. Cervna tad Fort Worth Cislo 154 oslavuje 201ete •trvani sveho kadu. Podrobnosti programu budou uvefejneny ye zprave dopisovatelky. ✓ nedeli 6. eervna tad Pokrok IIoustonu pokada spoleenou oslavu Dne matek a Dne otcu. Zadatek ve 3:30 odpolednc.

Sledujte zpravy dopisovatelfi. )• •( Velkodugnost zhrda v gim, aby mela vae.

Neni mene vS/mlu ynosti y e zvuku hlasu, v odich a ye vSrrazu tvake osoby mluvici, nea ve volbe slov. )• •

Bratr Brazda ma slovo ✓ bratrskejch spolko,ch mnohej 'den chce, aby spolek Mel sam vod sebe. Vono taky automobil beai sam vod sebe, a aadnej ho nemu gi kidit, ale jen s kopce

Wednesday. May 19, 1954.

Reports from Lodges, mograpnies etc., intended for publication, must be in the hands of the Editor a week before the date of issue. Address all editorial matters to: Editor, 6402 Prague, Houston7, Tex.

OFFICIAL ORGAN OF SLAVONIC BENEVOLENT ORDER OF THE STATE OF TEXAS

Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 With Undeliverable Copies to SUPREME LOOGE SPJST, TEMPLE, TEXAS

MUSINGS OF THE EDITOR THERE ARE A FEW BASIC REQUIREments to operate a fraternal organization. The society must have local lodges, and the members in the local lodges must meet regularly. The term "regularly" usually means "at least once a month." And the representatives ci the local lodges must meet, regularly in a convention. The time for the conventions is again left to be decided by the members, but it must be not less than once in for.• years. So you see that the few requirements imposed on the fraterYOUR LOCAL SPJST LODGE — OR A nal organizations must be observed and lodge of any fraternal benevolent or- and complied with. ganization, for that matter — is a natural expression of American life. The lodge system is not confined just to IF SOMEONE TELLS YOU THAT THE the SPJST or to the people of the Czech, 'German, ,Palish, or Italian descent. The fraternal organizations a r e things of role of fraternal lodges in American the past, he does not know what the life has been rich and constant. From the benevolent societies are constantly growvery beginning of the Colonial days, ing; and more 'so than ever. It is true when the immigrants from England, that we don't see any new societies from Poland, from Germany, and from springing up here and there, as it was Holland or Sweden came to the shores fifty years ago, but there are nearly of America, this nation had a hetero- 200 fraternal societies in the' United geneous population. This five-dollar word States, and they are steadily climbing "heterogeneous" means a ;mixture of both in membership and in assets. Tomany qualities: heteros—other, genos- day, there is more getting-together arace; kind. The American people have mong Americans than ever before, more different interests, different soil, dif- acceptance of people, on the basis of ferent climate, different acreage, dif- their personal qualities regardless of ferent locations; some on prairies, some background. on plains, some in hills. But in spite of all the differences, we wish to be "one THE INDIVIDUALISM WE HEAR SO nation, indivisible." We need something much about today has been a group common to all of us, something which would bind us together, something which indivicluatsm. The lodges and clubs would give us the feeling of "belong- overlook the small personal differences, ing." So we have organized brother- and cultivate among its members the hoods and fraternal societies. feeling of "belonging," We are group individualists, we are thinking group THE FRATERNAL SOCIETIES AND problems, we belong to groups, and we benevolent organizations receive a fav- have the tribal feeling patterned after orable treatment from the lawmakers. the Indian scheme of living. We do not The societies are given many freedoms fix our loyalty to any fossilized or ramnot granted to other business institu- ified ideas. We are evolving from a mixtions. The fraternal societies are exempt ture of darns and patches to one patfrom taxation like the churches and the tern, the pattern of America, which is schools. There are only a few restric- a blend of cultures from many lands, tions to fraternal organizations. Cer- woven of threads from many corners tain laws must be observed, the same of the world. We extend the hand of as when a person starts across the coun- fellowship to many. We wish to talk and try in his automobile. A driver must to rub shoulders with people of simi- I have a license and money for gasoline lar feeling to "belong" with people who and oil, but otherwise he is free to move wish to work together toward the comin any direction. mon aim.

THIS MAY BE A REPETITION OF what has already been presented to our members. But your editor learns every day that some members do not read the Vestnik at all, acme of them skip here, and there in a humming-bird fashion, and some of the readers don't retain what they read. It is, therefore, desirable to repeat the more important rules of the SPJST from time to time, just to refresh our memories.

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ALL FRATERNAL LODGES ARE BUT a natural expression of American life.

They are the answer to the average man's idea of what he means by the word "democracy." It is the shoulderto-shoulder enjoyment. It should not be taken lightly. It is the democraticgovernment idea in the mind of millions and millions of people. It is the extension of the fellowship from the family to the outsiders, to. the "brothers" and "sisters" of the lodge at home to the entire membership of the society, and to the fraternalists--brothers and sisters—in the United States, now counting more than ten million.

IT TAKES CONSTANT PLANNING TO keep the local lodge on its high level of usefulness. It takes active members who, are not afraid to bring in new ideas. It takes more than the momentum that was given to the local lodge earlier by some of the older and more active members. It takes planning. The secret of your local lodge—and of the entire SPJST, ter that matter --rests in constants planning.

STARTING THIS MONTH, A THREEmembers committee visits the local SP JST lodges to find out what planning should be done by the local lodges that are dormant and inactive. So far, twelve local lodges had been visited and inspected. It has to be done. The law requires that the home office reports every local .lodge which does not hold its regular meetings. By our own rules, Article 137 of .the Bylaws, "regular" meeting means "at least once a month."

In the report to the State Department of Insurance, the supreme officers must, report those lodges which do not comply with the requirement. In addition, they must also report what remedies are applied to correct the inactivity in the dormant lodges.

4, ) The line between two properties is never more clearly defined than when your neighbor mows his lawn.—Pathfinder.

A necessity is a luxury just acquired by the neighbors.-- Frances Rodman.

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STNi E; — WEST, TEXAS

Wednesday, May 19, 1054

HE STORY OF THE KVETON FAMILY

We l ave a habit of saying that the big mily is scattered all the way Irma Wichita Falls to Harlingen, and an the way from San Angelo to Port Arthur.

But that statement leaves out quite a few members of the SPJST family living in and around Lubbock and Littlefield.

The. statement would leave out the Kveice family. It would not e be fair.

1,;‘: me give you the reason why thl oiniss:on wouldn't be fair. flack in 1938, Mr. Louis Franke, editor t the Extensioner, a monthly publication of the A&M College, visited . the Kvelon farm--a 160-acre farm nineteen mlies northeast of Lubbock. In fact, it wa. ,, a group of seven persons who went to see the Kveton farm, including a ph to: y rapher of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station.

Tile visit was later described in The Ext ensioner magazine. The story about the 7, ':,:veton family covered four pages. we.,,, n't an ordinary story. Neither is eton family-an ordinary family.

Tea years later, the same editor, Mr. imids Franke, placed another story bout the Kveton family in The Extenslonnr; this time with pictures taken in 19:39 and in 1949 side by side, to snow the contrast. The story had an appropriate caption: "A 480-Acre Farm on 160 Acres." This time the story was six pages long, with the picture of the Kveton farm on the cover of the magazine.

Let me give you a short quotations from the article written in November, 1949: Ten year ago the Extensioner visited Mr. a; d Mrs, Fred K y eton and Weil six children --Angelina, then 16; George, 14; Henry, 12; Mary Ann, 10; John, 8; and EOSC, 6--On their 160-acre, dryland farm 19 miles northeast of Lubbock.

Ten years later, when I got out there tes Mr. Franke), I found it wasn't a re• farm any more; or rather, that • Kvetens have a 480-acre farm en 160 acres of land. Irrigation and Inechn • eation have tripled their yields. And i levy= miles away George, the oldest .son now 24 and a war veteran—has put in , acres of irrigated cotton on leased land.

I remembered that on my first visit, of the children only Rose, then five, was at home; the others were in school. And didn't really get to see Rose then, except at a distance. As Mrs. Kveton exPi lined it, "We have a kind of a deal with her when company comes. Either can wash up and change clothes, or she can go sit in the car until company leaves. This time she set in the car." On ∎ Ji.y second visit in 1939, Rose load de-

cided "to wash up and change clothes.

(The article of November, 1949, carries two pictures: one of Rose sampling the cookies Angeline was making ten years ago; and another snapshot taken in 1949 of Rose and Mrs. Kveton, but this tune Rose was ten years older and quite a charming girl, patiently waiting until the cookies were served at the table.)

This time, in 1949 (writes Mr. Franke), met four of us, visitors, at the door

and invited us in. She is a high school graduate and was poised and assured in a green linen crash dress she had made herself. Mr. Kveton was in Lubbock serving on the federal grand jury. We found from Mrs. Kveton that Angelina was a Texas Technological graduate in home economics, taught school in New Mexico and had been married only a few weeks before. George, after service with the armed forces which took him to

John liveton and red top cane. -- It takes three balls France and Germany, came back home and started farming on his own. Henry, 22, who with John, 18, lives at home and works on the farm, had broken a rib that summer sliding home in the final game of the local baseball league—he brought in the winning run—and confessed ruefully that "that broken rib was

binder twine to 4 ac

my vacation." He saw service with the Marines during the war. Mary Ann, 20, is a student at Texas Tech and is majoring in physical education..

Fred Kvetcn is a progressive farmer, but he is also a cautious man. He is not one to change from a practice or system that has worked for nun over a period

Wednesday, May 19, 1954 of years until he is convinced that a new system will do better. You won't find Fred Kveton plunging into cotton this year or wheat the next.

When I first visited Kveton farm in 1938, I found the land was mostly in cotton and grain sorghums. There was a sizable poultry flock, a small dairy herd, a few beef cattle and several wellbred brood sows. But if the farm produces the same things, the methods of production have been greatly changed.

Ten years ago, Fred Kveton was as strong a horse and mule man as I have ever seen. Today, there are four tractors on the farm.

Irrigation is the same story. The Kvetons were riot the first, or the last in their community to put down a well.

When they did, every acre was placed under irrigation. The Kvetons were lucky to. have very level land, so there is little washing frOm irrigation. The cannals are as clean as the fields.

The editor of the VeStnik could go on quoting from the six-page long articles.

But I would like to make a footnote of my own.

Brother Marek and I visited the Kvetons cn April 3, 1954. It was Brother Niarek's third or fourth visit, but it was my first. I hope it was not my last. I promised to be back in September with my camera and colored films to take some movies. And it, won't be the first time the Kveton family gets in movies.

A newsreel service visited the Kvetons.

What the movie people wanted was some pictures of dryland farming, of the sand drifts and wind-blown fields of the Plains, and then, by contrast, the Kveton farm under irrigation with Brother Kveton or some of his sons combining grain sorghum heads with their combines, or harvesting their cotton with machinery, and so on.

As I stated at the begining of the article, it would not be fair to leave out the Kvetons from the big . family.

They belong to us, one hudred per cent. ) • Sti • COMMON PURPOSE

Shoulder to shoulder, we. should strive to achieve the objectives of the SPJST in our local lodges, in our districts, and throughout the entire Order.

This advice from Kipling should be pasted in our hats and carried in our billfolds or purses: It ain't the guns nor armaments, Nor dues that we can pay, But close co-operation That makes us win the day.

It ain't the individual, Nor 'the Order as a whole, But the everlasting teamwork Of every blooming soul.

VISTN1H— WEST,

TEXAS

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AN IDEA WITH MANY DEFINITIONS One hundred and seventy-seven years ago, a new nation came into existence.

That nation was the United States of America, your country and mine—and the foundation upon which it was built was an idea—an idea with two hundred or more definitions. Some call it freedom. Some call is private enterprise.

Some call it individual initiative. In truth, it is simply the idea that every individual is somehow worthwhile, and this includes you and me and all the others. ThisNation—this idea is our heritage, and like anything whit his intage, and like anything which is finished and protected.

In order to protect our heritage we must understand it—understand how is came to be and why each of us has an equal right to it. If we were to single out any one particular instrument of government of most importance to the preservation of our American heritage, it would be our Constitution. For in this document, as amended from time to time, are the effective guaranties of Our freedom, and only to the extent that we understand the Constitution and cherish it, will we succeed in preserving our freedom.

Come with me now as we reflect humbly but profoundly on the real meaning of our Constitution and what lies behind it.

By 1779 with the aid of an ax, faith in God, and a belief in the common man, the people in the Thirteen Colonies had carved a home for freedom out of the wilderness. They struggled right, long years to win the right to be frce and independent States. But with peace came new dangers. For as one historian put it, "They were like a barrel made out of thirteen stout staves, but without a single hoop to hold them together."

They wanted to make certain that their hard-bought liberty would be preserved.

So they gave its safe-keeping into the hands of the people who had bought is —and it was put into strong and capable hands.

In 1787 55 delegates assembled in the old State House in Philadelphia. Ainong them was James Madison, who because of his vast knowledge in the theory, structure, and form of government was later to become known as "Father of the Constitution." Also there was wise, benevolent old Ben Franklin, alert and keen when anything important was taking place. There was young, handsome Alexander Hamilton with his passion for justice—the clear thinker—the man with a plan. Then there was George Washington, stately and serene, whose

very presence was like a benediction.

These were no ordinary men, but grants among men, well instructed in the school of pain, privation, and hopelessness. They knew the task that lay before them and they set to work with a will. They threw out the old, outmoded Articles of Confederation and began anew. They provided for a legislative body to make laws; a judicial body to interpret the laws; and an executive body to enforce the laws. Three distinct branches of government, all equal in power and all working together, yet so planned that no one branch could gain supremacy over the others. With wise foresight 'they made provision for their charter's amendment, thus making it flexible, so that it could grow and change as its aspiring people grew and changed.

But from the people, the farmers, the blacksmit4, the fisherman—from the; common people, came whispers of suspicion, murmurings of doubt swelling into a crescendo of protest. From Rhode Island and Virginia, from Massachusetts and the Carolinas came the demand of the people for a guarantee of rights —not implied, but plainly written, so that the whole world might see that just governments ddrive their power from the consent of the governed.'

So, out of the nailed-up doors of meeting houses, out of witch trials of old New England, cut of the creakings of the rack, out of the seething emotions of the people who could no longer stomach injustice emerged a 10-part epic of human imperatives which we call the Bill of Rights. ) • 4 • ( CYCLONE

SPJST LODGE 24

Cyclone Youth Club SPJST Lodge 24 presented its first Mother's Day program in the lodge hall. The program was directed by Sisters Regina Zabcik, Lenora Hoelscher, and Laura Wychopen.

President of the Supreme Lodge, Brother Ed Marek, introduced Bobby Hoelscher of the Youth Club as Master of Ceremonies.

Edward Marchak led the group in singing "America." This was followed by a group of songs, speeches, a tap dance and a skit. There were 24 children which took part in the program.

It was our first one and we all are looking forward to another in the near future.

Everyone enjoyed a lunch that was prepared and served by members of the SPJST Dodge 24.

Rosamond Hoelscher Reporter of the SPJST Youth Club

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STNI 17. — MST, TEXAS

LETTERS VOLNA CECHIE LODGE NO. 135

Ennis, Texas Dear Vestnik Readers: Our Mother's Day program at the Sokol sponsored by Volna Cechie Lodge 135, proved very successful and brought out a lot on enthusiasm for future programs.

The program consisted of short skits, poems, songs and musical numbers.

We had about 40 participants and we are especially proud of our youngest generatins whose ages ranged from 2 to 6 years, who presented the "basni6ky" in Czech.

We wish to express our thanks to Sister Frank Laznovsky for her efforts in making the program a success.

Prizes were given to the lucky mother and the oldest mother present. There were plenty of refreshments after the program.

We hope that all our friends who came to see our program enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed presenting it and that they will come see us again.

Fraternally yours, Vlasta Laznovsky and Rose Hejny

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REPORT OF THE HLAHOL DRAMATIC CLUB, HOUSTON, TEXAS

Following the performance of "Iloncin a three act operetta on May 2nd, a meeting of the club was called by Mr. V. Straznicky, the president, for May 6th.

The minutes of the previous meeting were read by Mrs. Rosa Hanus 'after which the members fell into brief and open discussions of the recent performance.

The fact that the play was not given enough advanced publicity in the Vestnik was brought out quite emphatically because in the past a play had always been announced three or four weeks in advance. We hope that our friends were not inconvenienced by this and we offer our apologies.

However, it has been a custom of long standing to present a play on the first Sunday of each May, therefore, we feel that many looked forward to the play became the attendance was good. The club appreciated such a nice turnout and we know that you enjoyed the performance.

One thing led to another at this meeting, and it seemed that a general opinion rested; that is ,to lighten the burden of our director, Rudy Sefelk; his duties in the lodge and club have been considerable and a motion was made to relieve him of the responsibility of reporting and advertising our

activities. This, in turn, brought on another motion in that Johnny Sula was nominated for Czech reporter and Naomi Kostom for the English reporter. Both appointments were accepted. Hence, my first report.

We know that many of our friends looked forward to the celebration of Mother's Day. We hope this will make up for your disappointment for we plan to prepare a program for the afternoon of Sunday, June 6th, when we will celebrate Mother's Day and Father's Day at the same time. We hope you will keep this date in mind and I shall let you know more about it soon.

If any of yot youngsters and grownups have any special numbers you would like to present at that time, I am sure you will be given an opportunity to do so.

Remember then, keep June 6th open for Mother's Day and Father's Day. Sincerely, Naomi Kostom Reporting for Hlahol Dramatic Club ) • 4 • (

Wednesday, May 10. 1954

member to do so but an obligation as well. In the last meeting it was voted to have refreshments after each meeting.

I was also asked to remind all members that the price of cemetery lots in the Brookside Cemetery will be advanced effective July 1, 1954. Spaces now can be obtained for $55.00 each until 'July 1, 1954. In view of the prices asked for neighboring spaces and the fact that prices have advanced on every commodity within the past few years, the Lodge deems it mandatory to advance prices accordingly. This is your opportunity to avail yourselves of a saving.

Lodge 88 is proud to announce that one of our long standing members has been elected City Counselor for the City of South Houston. He was elected by a comfortable margin and he defeated candidates that had resided in oand have been business men in that city for many years. The new Counselor of South Houston is Mr. Pete Powell. Congratulations, Pete, and I know I express the sentiments of each member of Lodge 88.

Fraternally, CYCLONE SPJST YOUTH CLUB F. A. Kadlecek, Sec'y ) 4 4, ( The Cyclone SPJST Lodge 24 Youth Club organized a square dance club JUNIOR CLUB LODGE POKROK under the sponsorship of Sisters Regina HOUSTON NO. 88 Zabcik, Lenora Hoelscher, Laura WyHouston, Texas chopen, Millie Marchak, Clara Beran and Dear Readers, Minnie Jurcak.

Crime has its punishment. This stateOfficers elected were as follows: Pres- ment means a lot although you may ident, Bobby Hoelscher; Vice-President, not think so. My crime has been talking Edward 1Vlarchak; Secretary, Loretta out of turn in our Junior Club meetings.

Engbrock; Treasurer, George Hedrick; My punishment is this letter.

Reporter, Rosamond Hoelscher.

Few people will read this letter but Membership was extended to everyone those who do should get the idea that but voting and 'offices were restricted small everyday crimes, no matter how to families holding membership in the small, still have their punishment. This punishment may be nothing more than Lodges.

The Club enrolled 64 members when to lower our character, but isn't this it organized, they agreed to meet every enough. If a policeman stops you on second and fourth Tuesdays at 8 p.: m. the street because you have committed Mrs. H. C. Black, homemaking teacher, an offense, don't chew the policeman came out and taught us the basic steps out. He's doing his duty. If you want to in square dancing. blame someone, blame yourself.

Thanks to Mr. Johnnie Chervenka W. V. for typing the steps for us.

(Editor's Note: — Just between ourMembership fees are 25c and the club selves, the editor must know the name of is open for donations to help for fin- every contributor. A contest of reporters ances in the club. to the Vestnik is now on. Everybody is Rosamond Hoelscher, counted even if the name is withheld.)

•t 1 • Reporter of the - SPJST Youth Club LODGE CESKY PRAPOR 24 CYCLONE ) 4 Rogers, Texas LODGE POKROK HOUSTON NO. 88 Dear Sisters and Brothers: Our regular monthly meeting was Houston, Texas held on Sunday, May 2nd. Our Lodge Dear Brothers and Sisters: This is to notify and remind each will well remember this Sunday for member that the regular monthly meet- this was the first program of our youth ings are being held on the second Fri- movement. This was a wonderful Mothday of each month. I extend an invita- er's Day program given by our young tion to each of you to attend the meet- children.

Headquarters President, brother Edings as it Is not only the duty cf each

Wednesday; May 19, 1954 ward L. Marek, made a short talk on our youth of tomorrow. He said we should teach our children to become leaders, for they will be our leaders ,ef tomorrow.

Brother Marek also introduced Bobbie Hoelsher as master of ceremonies of the program.

Sister Robert Hoelsher, Sister Ben Zabieek and Sister Paul Vichopen were in charge of the youth program.

Corsages were presented to the oldest me her and the youngest mother. They -were Sister Zofie Luska, and Sister Arnold Shiller.

Lanett Mikulac and Johnnie Chernosky provided the music for our dancing.

The bats and balls were received and the 'Young boyS enjoyed an evening of playing ball.

'The Rinch was- wonderful, and enjoyed by all. The goodies brought by the Sis' terS were all so delicious and looked pretty when put . cn the table. Thanks to the Sikters for bringing all the good food.

The ;iauSages were really gad; I wish I had some now.

I think the farmers are pretty happy by now for we did get a pretty good rain. See you next month. Our next regular 'Meeting will be on Sunday, June 6.

Your Lodge Reporter, Mrs. Jerry Zarodny •(

POLKA DANcE CALENDAR (Calvin C. Cherveria) WEDNESDAY, MAY 19 Joe Patek orchestra—Plainview Community Center neal El Campo SATURDAY, MAY 22 Si! Krenek orchestra—New Bielau Hall near- Weimar Rudy Kurtz orchestra—Shelby Hall -Joe Patek orchestra—SPJST Hall in Taylor SUNDAY, MAY 23 Sil Krenek orchestra---American Legion Hall in Sealy Rudy Kurtz orchestra—Tom Sef elk Hall at Seaton (Near Temple) Joe Patek orchestra –New Talton Hall All the above dances are at night unless otherwise specified. This is a free service but applies only to those dances at which mainly polka and waltz music is played by a live orchestra. The Vestnik writer will assume no responsibility resulting from any dance announcements which are listed in this covimn. Listings from orchestras and dance halls should be received at least one week before publication. Send all listings to Calvin Chervenka, Route 2, Rogers, Texas.

Vt8TNIK— WEST, TEXAS'

To Every Organizer of the S. P. J. S. T. Sisters and Brothers: A conference was held by. the representatives of District Three and District Five, after the meeting in West, Sunday, April 25, for the purpose to Invite every SPJST organizer in all the seven districts to a friendly contest to see what district would secure the highest percentage of new members.

This contest of third and fifth districts against all other districts should find all of us ready to assist and help our organizers wherever opportunity arises.

The rules of the contest would be simple. The organizers in each district would try to increase the number of new members and new certificates on the basis of the present number of members in their respective districts. The increase would be stated in percentages.

Each districts would be raising its own number and .figure as own percentage.

Every organizer should feel the importance and advantage of this type of contest. If a majority of organizers approves this plan, the contest will start on Juhe 1 and will end on August 31, 1954.

Kindly send your approval—to the delight of the entire membership of , the SPJST — to the Secretary of District Three: L. 0. Hosek, Route 1, Grapevine, Texas.

Sincerely and fraternally, Cyril! Pokladnik, president L. 0. Hosek, secretary District Three

Btrana HAVE YOUR CHOICE

Thirteen SPJST certificates for adults: CLASS B: where a member pays premiums during his lifetime.

CLASS C: where a member pays premiums for 20 years, but in case of death, the full_ benefit is paid as provided by the by-laws.

CLASS D: Where a member pays for 15 years; benefits paid as provided in Class C. CLASS E: where a member pays premiums for 10 years with death benefit paid as provided in Class C and D. CLASS F: Full amount of certificate is paid after ,15 years.

CLASS 0: Amount of certificate is paid after 20 years of payment.

CLASS H: proper aniount of certificate is paid when member attains the age of 65 years, member pays premiums until he attains the age of 65.

CLASS I: member pays premiums for 20 years and proper amount of the certificate is paid when he attains the age of 60 years.

CLASS K:. member .pays premiurhs to age 65, and the proper amount of his certficate is paid upon his-death.

CLASS L: Double Indemnity insurance which is issued up to the sum of $2,500.00, and is not included in the amounts of the other classe.

CLASS M • Annuity PolicieS. CLASS M-C': Mortgage cancellation insurance with gradually reduced b,enefitS and $1,000 paid-up insurance after 20 years.

CLASS N: Mortgage. insurance will be issued to members up to the age of 50 years, who have real estate loans from this organization.

J. M. Skrabanek, president Rudy J. Sefcik, secretary Five SPJST certificates for children: District Five CLASS J-T: Term insurance to 16 years ) • 40 • of age, which may be converted into Not what we have, but what we use; any other insurance after the child Not what we see, but what we choose— reaches the age of 10 years and beThese are the things that mar or bless fore attaining the age icf 16 years.

The sum of human happiness.

CLASS J-C: 20-pay life, face value at age 16, payable' at death.

The thinks near by, not things afar; CLASS J-S: 20-pay life with face value Not what we seem, but what we are-at age one year, payable at, death.

These are the things that make or break, CLASS J-E: Endowment at age 18, with That give the heart its joy or ache. mortuary . face value at age one year.

Not what seems fair, but what is true; CLASS J-G: 20-year endowment, morNot what we dream, but good we do— tuary face value at age one year.

These are the things that shine as gems, (dz) Like stars in fortune's diadems. ) ( Not as we take, but as we give; You are young only once. After that Not as we pray, but as we live you've gct to be pretty smart to think Theseare the things that make for up a good line of excuses for the foolish peace, things you do, Botla now arid aftQr time snail cease.

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Wednesday, May 19, 1954

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WHEN I LOST MY HUSBAND Last year, the Everywoman's magazine had this very touching accument of human despair, loneliness, and fear. It was the intention of your editor to call the attention of our readers to the magazine which they could get at any A&P sl(a..e.- It was not done then. Now, apolo-:!:ies to the EvOrywoman's, Inc:, we reprint a oandensation of the article.— Editor.

My husband looked a little tired when he left for work the morning of the day he died. "It's this terrible heat, Annie,"' "I know I'll feel better when it lets up." "Of course you will," I replied. "We all will."

Seeing him in the doorway, strong, healthy, 37-years-old, my only thought was that his shirt looked a little wilted already. It was a shame anybody had to vo.n.k on a clay like this, but I didn't feel too sorry for him. After all, I had to deal with the washing, the cooking, the dishes, and our two small children.

Nightfall brought no relief. I let the children, Shannon, 4, and Danny, 2, cool off in the bathtub for almost an hour.

Then after I had kisSed two moist, hot faces eight times apiece, delivered ten glasses of water, and assisted at a dozen trips to the bathroom, they finally settled down in bed. I put up a deck chair in the yard and collapsed into it. For once I was glad Torn was working late.

No dinner to get; nothing to do except sit as still as passible and wait for a breeze, • I was in a half daze when I heard the doorbell ring inside the house. On the doorstep were my friends and neighbors, Jack and Mary Hayden. "Come 'in," I said. "We'll go outside-. It's almost cool and I'll make you a drink."

"No thank. you," said Mary. Her voice sounded funny and stiff. They both leaked awfully solemn. There was an awkward silence. Then Jack grabbed both my wrists and said: "Annie, Tom is dead."

I remember shouting, "No! No! No!" and fighting against his restraining hands as though any protest, verbal or physical, would make him take back those terrible words.

I do not remember much about the next feW hours.

My sister Pat and I drove in town to the funeral parlor before dawn the next day. After I had seen Tom I kept peating stupidly to pat, "ft's really true.

He is dead."

With these words, the slow process of realization began and with it the knowledge of new and frightening, responsibilities,

• (By Ann O'Connor) I had almost forgotten the children.

What was I going tntell Shannon? Dear heaven, what cc old I tell her? Danny didn't talk yet and would have to !earn about his loss by experiencing it. But Shannon worship her father.

When we reached the house we found my mother had fed and dressed the children. Mother handed me a cup' of coffee and I sat down on the couch, watching my daughter, trying to gather courage for whaat I had to do. The oct-: foe cup rattled loudly in the saucer as I set it down on the end table.

"Shannon baby, come here. I've got something to tell you." And then as she stood in front of me, I put my arms around her and said in a rush, "Darling, Daddy is dead."

She pulled away from my arms' and stared at me, her clear blue' eyes enormc-u.s and searching. Something in coy face told her I was telling the truth.

She flung her wonderful, warm little body upon me and her sobbing was wild and intense. After a while she lifted her flushed, wet face from my shoulder and cried out: "MoMmy, Mommy! What are we going to do without any daddy?"

"Darling," I answered, "I don't know yet. We'll have to find out as we go along."

In his crib, my Km was chanting his one word, "Daddy. . Daddy. . . Daddy . . . Daddy" His father usually gave him his breakfast The next few days, our house was full of people. One friend did my washing; another my cooking. Everyone took turns caring for the children. Talking seemed to help. I couldn't stop. And while I talked, I walked a thousand miles.

There was so much to do; .9c. many plans to be made. Where could I get a job?

Who would take care of the children?

Should I sell the car? Could I afford to keep Shannon in nursery school? Should I move to a cheaper apartment?

I was to learn that it would take months to answer these questions.

By the evening of the fourth day I was exhausted by people and talk. I told my friends and relatives, none too politely considering their kindness to , me, that I wished they would clear out.

Then I had my first taste of the aloneness that would probably be mine fc:r a long time. I was not at all sure I could endure it.

Shannon felt the loneliness too, In a perfectly normal fashion she had been alternately jealous and indifferent to her brother. Now she asked to have his crib pushed up against her bed,

understanding instinctively that he 'hared her calamity and taking comfort from getting as close to him as possible. Pulling me down beside her, she said "I want to talk about Daddy."

"All right," I said, glad that she felt like talking about him,. hoping that I could help her.

"Tell me about him lying on that table." She had overheard me describn my mother my visit to the funeral home. I told her how he had los ked. `Where is he now?" buried in the ground in a place called a cemetery."

"C'euldn't we go dig him up?"

"It wouldn't help, baby. He can't walk or talk to us any more."

Poi several days, this conversation was repeated with variations.

Danny never gave up hope that any pair of trousers that entered the house might be the one he was- looking for.

He addressed grocery boys, plumbers, nd casual acquaintances as "Daddy" and lavished on them quantities of two year-old enthusiasm.

Now I began really 'to try to find the answers to the questions I had asked in the first days. I didn't understand yet that it was -too soon. I did not know then that mourning like most physical illness, has a definite course, a beginning and, if the mourner is basically healthy, an end.

The turning point or crisis came about a svonth after `Tom's death. I had lost about 20 pounds. I slept little, and or not at all. I snapped at my children and worried my family and friends.

I began to realize how dependent I had been on him for all major decisions.

Now I was thrown back on my own resources. Nobody else could solve my problem for me however kind their intentions. Other women had faced- similar disasters and come through them. in some ways I was rather fortunate.

There was an insurance policy and enough money in the bank to last a few months. I had worked for ten years before fry children were horn. I could do it again. However, I had better start moving and stop wallowing in misery.

As a first step, I went out and bought a big jar of vitamin capsules. I forced myself to eat and sleep. It was a real effort in the beginning, but within a week I began to feel better.

One day Shannon found me straightening cut Tom's closet. "Mommy," she said. "Why arc we saving Daddy's clothes? He doesn't need them a n y more." I looked at her, startled as I had been before by her realism. Her simple statement made me understand.

Wednesday. May. -19 . 19-5 that it was time for me to stop playing with meaningless physical properties and his memory a part of me. I gave his clothes away, sold his tools, packed up the old letters and Mementoes, his ring and his wrist watch. The children could have them some day.

Now I was ready to find answers to some of the questions about how we should live. I decided to say on at least another year in the same apartment.

The children's friends were here and so were many of mine. In the strange new world we lived in it was nice to haNe familiar surroundings. Besides I was still a young woman. I was not ready to move in with my sister and take on the role of a poor relation in a home that would never be mine.

Shannon would still go to nursery school. The expense: was small compared to the value of a teacher she loved, playmates and. activities that kept her busy and happy. I would keep the car and get a housekeeper.

As I began to feel the stirring of new vigor I looked at myself with critical eyes. I had my hair cut in a style that needed the minimum of care. I bought some new clothes, purchased with an eye to long-wearing qualities as well as fashion. I tried to figure how I could use my past experience as a writer on a news magazine to fit my present needs as family breadwinner.

My first thought was to find a job like the one I had before my children were born. As I started to look into salaries, hours and openings, I became a little alarmed. It seemed doubtful that Lcould make ens ugh money to support the fulltime housekeeper. Besides, my children and I would be deprived of one another's society most of the time.'

Perhaps there was some work I could do at home. It seemed crazy to try to make my living by freelance writing, a profession that is well-known to provide more fun than funds. However, since I believe that fun is almost as important as money, I decided to reexamine my situation.

I left the insurance out of my calculations except for the small annual income it provided. I wanted to save it for the children's education. I was pleasantly surprised to find that my pension from Social Security would pay my rent •.and Shannon's nursery school tuition.

The money in the bank account would last about five months even if I made no economies anti earned no money.

And since I was choosing an insecure and uncertain career, I decided that I would not let my bank account fall under $500. The day that it did would be the right day for a change of plans.

I hired a R,and, warm-hearted woman

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to take care of my children and my house for six hours of the day. During that lime, I closed my door and sat down at the typewriter. Little by little, I began to work.

Progress is never a straight . line. I had nights of hideous loneliness; days of panic • and despair. I shook with fear. as I approached editors who might buymy articles; my mind continued to show a tendency to whirl uselessly when I tried to understand taxes, leases, insurance, and similar mechanics of life.

However, learned a new respect for the hardness and resilience of children.

Perhaps I couldn't bring them up according to books by experts. I was doing the best I could and I was confident they would survive without any more than the normal complement of personality twists.

I found my children an accurate mirror of my changing mood. As I grew more hopeful and determined, Shannon stopped worrying about when I would die and when"she would die and started to pursue another line of thought.

"I want to talk to you," she said, one night. Noting her seriousness, I told her to talt away.

"Well," she went on, "my teacher says you can get a new daddy."

"Well, darling, I don't know. You don't get a new daddy just the way you get a new pair of shoes."

"Oh," She was disappointed. "Well, you will as soon as you can, won't you?"

I agreed that I would and she went off to l- ee-1 content.

ii1tan; PLENTY PLEASURES AND NO JOY

A great philosopher once described our civilization in just six words — "too many pleasures, too little joy."

A great German bishop of the early part of the century decided that the times had become as melancholy as human nature could take. Art, philosophy, everything had developed the creeps.

The heavy air of pessimism prevailed on every side. He fell to speculation . on the cause of the universal gloominess in his neighbors and, he had to confess, in himself. Ile found it to lie in what he called the "joylessness of modern civilization."

So he decided to wage a one-man battle — a battle that should be renewed in our times. He wrote' a small pamphlet called a Little Book of Joy. He sent it arc und as an Easter greeting at just about this time of year in 1909.

Within a year Bishop Keppler's little book was bringing him mail from every corner of the world. The first year's printing was 54,000, though he had originally intended it for a small circle of close friends. The idea of the crusade of joy caught on; it appealed to all classes 'of people, and conditions of men.

You would have thought he had discovered a new element or a new elixir of youth. So enthusiastic was the response to hi.; crusade and so eagerly did the people snatch up his little book of joy.

Of course, the secret of its power was the profound wisdom underneath the smiling surface of what he said. He did Some day I nay even let Shannon ful- not seek to tickle people into laughing; fill 19.es heart's desire to arrange a new he taught them joy. He didn't us funny stories; he developed a whole theology marriage for me. of joy.

• TO OUR REPORTERS

When you write the report about your meeting, observe some of the rules used by all good reporters: 1. If you don't have a typewriter, use pen and ink.

2. Print all proper names to avoid embarrasment.

3. Use white paper, and all your sheets should be of the same size.

4. Write on one side only. Sometimes the editor may wish to paste up your report on copy paper.

5. Don't crowd your writing. Leave plenty of margin at the top, to the left, to the right, at the bottom.

6. Keep sentences short. Your report will be easy to read. The Reader's Digest averages 15 words per sentence, 7. Mail your reports soon as you can.

• 4, • t Personality is the name we give to our own little collection of funny ways.

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And there my friends we have it.

Our weakness is the lack of inner life.

One truly interior soul suffices to give life and strength and inspiration to thousands.

Well, then, what shall we do?

If we would recapture joy, then the motto of progress must be: "Go back!"

Not back to the old times when there were no machines; no factories, no railways, nor airplanes, nor television, nor newspapers; but back to a joyful view of life, to abstinence and self-conquest, to honesty, loyalty, love—to all those higher things so scornfully regarded by modern men, vain of their culture, and insane on the subject of•war. Men have paid for their blunders by being almost totally deprived of joy. Nothing but a return to a true estimate, a conscientious appreciation of these higher goods and forces can again quicken the dying pulse of joy.

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Wednesday, May 19, 19b1

Timely Article About Czechoslovakia Brother Hugo Freund, a member of Jaromir Lodge No. 54 of West, sent to the editor another clipping from the Congressional Record, which is a daily journal of the proceeding of Congress.

This time, U. S. Congressman Wayne L. Hays, inserted in the Congressional Record an address delivered at the centennial banquet of the SCA, in Bellaire, Ohio; by Joseph Martinek, historian of the Czechoslovak Society of America.

While at Purdue University in May, 1953, the editor met Brother Rudy Schiller, of Bellaire, Ohio, district organizer of the CSA and president of the sponsoring Lodge which gave this banquet.

It is a double pleasure to please Brother Hugo Freund by the insertion of the clipping in the Vestnik, and also to remember another "Purdue Pete" who was instrumental to bring before the American public this timely address that Czechoslovakia was the last democracy behind the Iron Curtain and also the first country to strike back at the ag-, gressor.

The publicity which the editor of the Vestnik renders to another fraternal society is purely coincidental. Brother Chmelicek undoubtedly will be delighted. Here is , the clipping from the Congressional Record, sent by Brother Freund,. only slightly abbreviated: Mr. Chairman, distinguished guests, sisters, and brothers, it is a pleasure for me to be with you today, a real pleasure indeed to be with the most active group in the Czechoslovak Society of America.

• You hold the honor to be the most successful unit in recent years. Under the able leadership of Brother Rudy Schiller youi' eastern Ohio group not only went over the top with a bang in the last membership campaign but it oversubscribed its quota by 380 percent.

This is a fine record and let me congratulate you on your success and assure you that your efforts and your fine work are deeply and sincerely appreciated.

Our founding fathers had much wisdom and foresight in adopting the type and form of a fraternal benefit society for their original organization. These fraternal benefit societies, founded more than 100 years ago—our society is the only survivor of these pioneers—are a -unique typically American kind of societies; you find their counterpart in no cther country. Although they borrowed freely from the experience of the friendly societies of England of the 8th century, borrowed from the Anglo-Saxon experience as many other American institutions, they are a genuine product of American soil and environment. And

we are proud indeed that, in spite of our seemingly strange and foreign-sounding name, the CzechosloVak Society of America today is the oldest unit of this great fraternalist movement, which has today 10 million members and plftys a very important part in the national, social, and economic life of America.

I said that our name, Czechoslovak, has seemingly strange sounding. But while it may sound strangely in some States, it is not so in the State of Ohio, where the first town, first school, and the first church were built by Reverend Heckevelder, a native of Moravia, now a central province of the Czechoslovak Republic. This pioneer leader and his group of Delaware and Onondaga Indians, converted by him to Christianity, settled down in Tuscarawas County in the early seventies of the 18th century.

They all were members of the Moravian Church, which was founded in 1457 in Bohemia (another province of Czechoslovakia) and is known today as the oldest Protestant denomination in the world. They all were professing, faith, based on the teachings of the great Czech religious reformer Jan Hus (John Hus). So you see why we of Czechoslovak ancestry feel quite at home in the great Buckeye State.

The Czechoslovak Society of America which is entering its second century in the atomic age is a precious heritage of the frontier days of this country.

It is a pioneer of the great fraternalist movement. It is the mother society of organizations of Americans of Czechoslovak origin, a groUP comprising 1 million persons. For a century it remained the leader of this group and was a great instrument of adjustment for Czech immigrants to our American way of life.

It served well the country.

Two of the founding fathers of the CSA Vaclav Pohl and Hynek Vodicka belonged to the group of the famous Forty-Eighters who fought for freedom and democracy in their homeland and participated in the Czech revolt against despotic and absolutist monarchy of Austria in 1848. Passionate love for freedom was a tradition with the society since its very inception and found expresslon not only in words but in deeds: during . the Civil War one-fourth of the members of the original unit of the CSA joined the Army of the Union, and fought for the preserVation of the Union and the abolition of slavery. Members of our society fought for the country in all wars since.

While ever ready to fight for our adopted country, we did our part in exporting and extending the American i-

deas of democracy and ideal of a . freely elected government to the homeland in the heart of Europe. We partici pated in the movement for liberation of Czechoslovakia and were overjoyed when, under the leadership of Thomas G. Masaryk and Edvard Benes, it became the most democratic country in Central Europe and its form of government and its way of life was more similar than any other country in Central Etirope to cur United States of America, where its independence was proclaimed on October 18, 1918.

Unfortunately, the CzeChoslovak deMocracy was overthrown and angled, first by nazism and recently' by comMunism. True to its tradition, the CSA'opposed new slavery and took a firm and determined stand against'both forins of to talitarianism. .

Our convention, held in 1950, Condemned the new totalitarian regime in Czechoslovakia and issued a clarion 'call for free elections in Czechoslovakia -under the control of the United Nation.sa demand voiced later by President . Eisenhower in his great speech April 16, 1953.

Our appeal was broadcast behind the Iron Curtain and it was heard and responded to. On June 1, 1953, the Czech people of the city of Pilsen rose in revolt against the new tyranny and repeated this demand for free elections in fdce of the armed forces of the Communist regime. The American flag was raised on the occasion. This revolt in Pilsen immediately was folloWed by similar uprising in Mora yska Ostrava, Brno, Bratislava, and other Czechoslovakian towns and cities. It was this revolt of CzechosloVak democrats against the new tyranny that ignited a greater revolt of the East German workers 17 days later.

Czechoslovakia has a distinction that it was not only the last democracy in central Europe to fall victim to nazism, resisting Hitler to the last until it was "sold down the river" in Munich; not only that it resisted Moscow imperialism longer than several other countries in that part of Europe, but that it also was the first country behind the Iron Curtain to strike back at the aggressor.

This Czechoslovakian revolt against the Soviet tyranny which opened way for similar uprisings in other captive countries is of great importance to America.

It changed one aspect of the world situation. It definitely proved wrong. the assumption that the power of a police state cannot be fought from within. It is true that this revolt was crushed

Wednesday, May 19, 1954 and the first battle lost, but the struggle for liberation goes on and Moscow knows well that there is a time bomb in Czechoslovakia and other captive nations, ready to explode. That revolt tied the hands of Soviet rulers, forced them to postpone plans for new aggressions.

Thus it delayed the danger of war. For the United States and the free world that revolt was worth several divisions.

It was a valuable service rendered to the cause of world peace.

Now what can we do in order to help the people of Czechoslovakia in their determination to regain lost liberties, to strengthen their resistance and thus help tie up the hands of tyrannical regime? It seems to me that the least we can do is to support their demand for free elections, not only for the sake of people of Czechoslovakia but for our own sake and for the sake of our sons whom we want to spare the frightful experiences of a new war.

• This is one ,Way of cutting through the plans for new aggressions. This is one way of building up and strengthening the basis of resistance behind the Iron Curtain just as important to is as the military base in front of it.

It is highly important that the public opinion in this country be lined up for this demand. In their demagogy, the Moscow rulers, always are drawing a fine line between the American Government and the American people professing hate for the Government but "love" for the people. So let them know that not only the President of this country and its Government but the American people themselves fully support this demand for free elections behind t h e Iron Curtan, a just demand and the only way toward peaceful solution of troubles in that most troublesome part of the world. ) • 4

District Five Meeting I wish to remind all Lodges of District Five to make plans and effort to attend our next meeting which will be held in Danbury, rain or shine, on Sunday, May 30, 1954.

Please do not disappoint us as we' need your help and cooperation to put the program over.

The 'meeting will start at 10.30 a. m. and barbecue dinner will be served at 12:30 noon, refreshments available.

There will be games and fun for every one, come and bring your family.

Fraternally yours, J. M. Skrabanek President District Five

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Mother's Day Program At Praha Lodge

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WHERE TO GO

WEDNESDAY NIGHT EVERY WEEK: Youth night is held at Pokrok Houston.

Through the courtesy and thoughtful- Lodge No. 88 every Wednesday night ness of Sister Jerry Ivicic, Youth Direc- from 7:30 to 9 30. Everybody invited. tor of Praha Lodge No. 29 in Taylor, the WEDNESDAY NIGHT, MAY 19: editor received an invitation to the 17th Dallas SPJST Softball Team plays annual May Fete to be held at the hall against the Southland Life team, diaof Praha Lodge on May 16. mond No. 2 at Samuell Park, Dallas.

Encl osed with the invitation was a Come and root for our boys. Game starts LA clipping from Taylor Daily Press, the lo- at 8:15 P. M. cal newspaper which always has a nice SATURDAY, MAY 29: word about the SPJST Lodge in Taylor.

Special dance at Lodge Pokrok Dallas The clipping ,reads: No. 84, 2625 Floyd Street, benefit of baseball team. Door' prize, a big, juicy MOTHERS DAY PROGRAM ham from Columbia. Packing Company, A SPJST SUNDAY AFTERNOON also known as Ondruseks Packing ComA program of music was presented for pany. members of the SPJST Lodge at their annual Mothers Day meeting Sunday SUNDAY JUNE 6: Fort Worth Lodge No. 154 will observe afternoon. its 29th anniversary. Watch for the anMiss Mary Rose Mikolaj sang "Alice nouncement of the program.

Blue Gown", accompanied by Miss Joyce Ann Kind, and Miss Georgia Holley fol- SUNDAY JUNE 6: Pokrok Houston Lodge No. 88 will oblowed with a reading "Mother's Prayer." serve Mother's Day and Father's Day by Miss Kind. then played a piano solo; Larry Cernosek read "Boy's Mother" by a combined program. It starts at 3:30 p.

James Whitcomb Riley, and Miss Miko- m. Watch for details in reports. laj closed the program as she sang "Mother." countries have a mutiplicity of parties, In the absence of Mrs. Jerry Ivicic, some of the splinter variety. Even the youth director, Miss Mikolaj served as biggest couldn't command a majority. mcee for the program.

So they had to coalesce to form groups.

The governing combination couldn't take Sincere thanks to Sister Ivicic for the the name of any of its parts, so it seemed invitation and the clipping. The editor best to class it as left, right, or center, regrets that he had to be at the meet- or a combination of any of these terms. ing of District Seven in San Antonio on There were many governing combithe day of the May Fete' held by Praha nations of left and center. For many Lodge. years such left-center government ruled ) • 4 • ( France. In adapting European terms to this country Franklin D. Roosevelt deLEFT AND RIGHT IN POLITICS scribed himself "left of center". That One of the readers of the Vestnik meant he leaned away from the middle would like to know what is meant by groups in political thinking toward the the terms "right" and "left" when ap- left, although not belonging to it. plied to the political trends. We gladLeftwinger is a term often loosely and ly comply. inaccurately used. It is properly used to Since the start of the New Deal we designate the more extreme or radical have been adopting European terms in groups of the Socialist Party. Sometimes,, American politics. But the European as in Italy, the leftwing Socialists work terms are frequently misapplied. Speak- with the Communists. But generally ing generally, "right" means conser- they form the extreme section of those vative; "left", radical; "center", moder- who still cling to democratic views. The ate.

Labor leftwingers are the sharpest BritIn a French Assembly years ago the ish critics of the United States. conservatives happened to sit together Left and right are not in the American on the tight of the chamber, and the liberals of various hues on the left. That tradition, and don't belong in our politistarted the use of the terms in the pres- cal parlance. They go more properly with ent sense. They weren't used in Britain the pernicious bloc system. We don't which had the tradition of two major want that in this country, although our major parties seem running deplorably parties, as we have.

But France{ and other continental to groups of special interests.

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Wednesday, May 19, 195-i

THE PROBLEMS OF LEADERSHIP Age. You would tend to give a mature person free rein in a situation where a youngster would do best under the autocratic approach. • • Sex. Women generally take to the autocratic approach, where, everything else being equal, the democratic or freerein method would serve better with their brothers.

Background or experience. The more familiar your subordinate is with his job or assignment, the more inclined you'll be to favor democratic or freerein over autocratic leadership.

But your method should depend mostly upon your subordinate's personality.

A rule of thumb method for sizing up your subordinates can give you the clues you' need. Here, for example, are some personality types, with recommendations.

With these, be, autocratic. 1. The hostile person. He resents authority. Yet his must Le met by a show of Authorny. The autocratic approach has the ctiest of channeling his aggressivece his energies to construeive 2. The dependent person. This type feels the need for firm rule. His sense of dependence gives him a feeling of being at loose ends unless the leader is authoritative. Firm guidance gives him reassurance.

With these, be democratic. 1. The co operative person. Of course, the willingness to cooperate is not a personality trait in itself. Yet when you find this quality in a sub-ordinate, he will usually function best under the democratic method. An individual who is cooperative is not necessary unaggressive. But his aggressiveness, unlike that of hostile individuals, takes constructive paths. 2.

The group-minded individual. The per,son who enjoys "team-play" will probably function best if your approach to him is demOcratic. He has less need for direction. He finds his greatest satisfaction in a friendly, close knit group.

With these, use the free-rein approach 1. The individualist.' He is usually most productive under the free-rein type of leadership if he knows his job. Even if he tends to be a show-off, let him have iris head, unless the group welfare, or resentments -of other ,individuals make you modify your approach. 2. The social isolationist. Some people have an aversion to close personal contact. The atmosphere created by the frea-rein approach is most conducive to their peace of mind and effective effort.

You won't find is easy to- arrive, at How do you decide which method to such judgments. People are complex. use, and when?That must be up to you, But it is Possible to gain great insight into this problem by considering but there are a few guides.

Shortly before the Second World War broke out, three psychologists, working at the University of Iowa undertook to explore the nature of leadership. After a lengthy investigation, they came to the conclusion that leadership takes three forms, as follows: A.utecratiG leadership. The leader mainly seeks obedience from this group.

He determines what to do, he makes the decisions, he is the man.

Democratic leadership. The leader draws ideas and suggestions from the group by discussion and consultation.

Croup members are encouraged to take part in setting policy. The leader's job is largely that of moderator.

Free-rein leadership. The leader is more or less an information booth. He plays down his role in the group's activity. He is on hand mainly to provide materials and infolaration. He eiaireises a minimum of control.

Our understanding of leadership e -ales from the fact that psychologists and sociologists haven't been content to deserPae these three different method::; they have also compared and evaluated them. And they have generally decided that democratic leadership is best. But the truth it: 1. Autocratic leadership, in certain situations, will be effective and successful, when the democratic or freerein approaches would fail. 2. Democratic leadership, under the right conditions, will give better results than autocratic.

3. Free-rein leadership, also under the right conditions, will produce more succe.ssful results than either of the other methods.

Look at hr. X. a successful plant, manager: He directs his secretary to make, up a report on all 'overtime worked on a special order until the order is completed. He consults with his five department heads on the best way to push, a spe:cial order through their departments with a minimum of upset to regular production. He suggests to his assistant that it would be a good idea to figure e ut ways in which they can handle special orders more smoothly in the future.

Being a good leader depends on knowing when to use which method. Your problem, then, is to learn to vary your techniques to fit the changing conditions and people yeAt meet in your work. The skill with which you apply these three basic tools of leadership determines your personal success as a leader.

your own feelings about leadership.

Whether or not you now work under a superior, you probably have done so in the past. Analyzing your own reactions to the leadership of others can give you the best possible approach to understanding your subordinates—From the book "How to be a Successful Leader," by Auren Uris, and published by McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York City, $3.50.

THIS WEEK IN AMERICAN HISTORY

On May 19, 1921, the first immigration quota law was enacted by Congress.

This law brought about a drastic change in American immigration policy since it restricted the number of immigrants.

Up to 1921, practically any person who was in good physical and mental health, not illiterate, and of good moral character could enter the United States. But a reaction against unrestricted immigration had set in during World War I. This was largely owing to the belief that the country had been admitting more immigrants — a million a year in the ten years preceding World War I -- than could be readily assimilated and that after the war the country would be swamped with immigrants desiring to escape difficult conditions in Europe.

In general, the 1921 immigration quota law limited the annual immigration from any one country to three percent of foreign-born persons of that nationality living in the United States in 1910. The total was 357,803. This law which remained in effect for about three years, was suspended by <>tiler quota laws.

The present set of quotas is fixed by the Immigration and Nationality Act, of 1952.

On May 21, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh landed at Le Bourget airfield, Paris, after completing the first non-stop flight from the United States to Paris. He had covered a distance of 3,600 miles in little more than 33 hours and won a $25,000 prize for his achievement. This solo flight stirred the imagination of the world, and Lindbergh was hailed by enthusiastic crowds in Europe and the United States. He first told the story of his flight in "We," a title meaning his plane, "The Spirit of St. Louis," and himself. He has told that. story again in his recently published book, "The Spirit of St. Louis." This two-part story of his- life through 1927 has just won the 1954 Pulitzer . Prize for biography.

The plane, "The Spirit of St. Louis," is on exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution at Washington, D. C.

Vve(iiie6day, May 19, 19b4

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BE HAPPY WHEN YOU RETIRE Your happiness in retirement depends on the effort, knowledge, and_ common sense you use. Preparation for retirement is fully as important as preparation for a career. Aging is merely a phase of life cycle. You must learn how to live your later years just as you learned to live in 'other stages of life.

There is no single formula for happiness in retirement. You must decide what is best for you by taking into account your ambitions, your abilities, and your needs.

This new way of life should provide for adjustments in financial securities.

Starta planning in a practical way while yOti are still "in harness." Whatever your age, now is the time to cultivate a wholesoMe attitude toward the day you lay down the tools of your trade.

Here are six steps in successful retirement planning.

1. Define your own idea of retirement.

You will be more contented if you first clearly understand the real meaning of retirement. There are two main classes Cf needs which motivate men: 1. those which have to do with survival, i. e., food clothing, and shelter; 2. those which have to do with approval of one's fellow men and acceptance in a group, Whether it be at work or in the community.'When you retire from work, you still have these basic needs to satisfy. Your big problem will be to fill these needs under changed living conditions.

2. Find out as much as you can about retirement. Search out friends who have retired; ask them for advice. Try to translate what they did into fundamental princq)les. Analyze their techniques. Read books and articles devoted to retirement.

3, Do your own planning. Most firms do not give detailed individual counseling to employees on retirement problems. Their actions are limited to keeping their employees informed on pension rights and a routine final interview. Don't depend upon your employer to guide you on what you should do after you retire. Retirement offers a rosy future only for those who do their own planning.

house much of the time. This proves a new experience for both of them, and may require a period of adjustment.

5. Don't set your financial goals too high. The wise person values good living, comfort, rest, freedom from hard work, and freedom from struggle above keeping up with the Joneses. Write down the amount needed monthly to satisfy your minimum standard of living for food, housing, taxes, household operation, clothing, medical care, entertainment, transportation and travel, gifts and contributions,. tobacco, and personal care.

Don't forget such items as haircuts for the husband aitcl. beauty shop for the wife. If your projected income is not sufficient to cover your minimum requirements, you will need to find part time ways of earning more money.

6. Choose your location. Where to live when you retire can have a great deal to do with your future happiness. Should you move to a better climate? WOuld you prefer a chance to live out-of-doors the year around? Do you count on living with a son or daughter? Do you want to own your retirement home, rent an apartment; or live in a hotel or boarding house? What about moving to a place where you can save money on your living expenses? Perhaps you would like to retire to a small farm or operate a. small business. If so, what locations offer the best prospects?

In the early days of human history, for most people life was over by the age of 30 or 40. Now, largely because of spectacular advances in curative and preventive medicine, as well as publichealth services, people are Jiving about 20 years longer than they did in 1900.

The next 20 years may see life expectancy stretched an additional decade.

The human body is built to last a great many years. Medical scientists believe that man still has not nearly approached the optimum of the possible life span, since he averages only 68 years. Man should have a life expectancy of 150 years, six or seven times his age at maturity, just as any animal has.

But long life in itself is hot enough.

Without health, vitality, creative activity, the opportunity of being useful, and financial security, longevity can be a 4. Consult your, wife. While men may personal tragedy. retire from a routine schedule of work, women usually find that their schedule Old age is not in itself a disease. Few of cooking, house cleaning, and shop- people actually die of old age. A decline ping remains pretty much the same. in physical capacities occurs in all adult During the years when the husband age groups and varies greatly with the works, the wife sees him for only a few person. Even during middle age, prachours during the day, except on week tically everyone has to make many adends and during vacations. After retire- justments to gradually declining physiment, the husband may be around the cal powers. These might be wearing

glasses, using a hearing aid, giving up vigorous sports, or cutting down on specific items in food and drink. Adjustments to aging are natural.

One of the worst diseases of older people is the fear itself of old age. We must realize that, we cannot stop aging.

Hilt we can enjoy much health and happiness in our senior years if we learn to grow old intelligently and gracefully.— From The Retirement Handbook, by Joseph C. Buckley, published by Harper Brothers, New York, $3.95.

• TIPS TO THE TEEN-AGERS

By Elinor Williams Do you judge people by their clothes, car, the size of their home? You'll miss lots of friends and fun, if you do.

It's the person who counts. . . good clothes don't guarantee popularity. Nice clothes, keeping attractive and • up-todate are important, but they're not everything. They're the frosting on the cake; the cake itself is what counts.

Are you a real, sincere persons or haven't you a thought beyond a new dress and next Friday's big date? Are you a snob? You've no right to be.

Let's say you're reasonably lucky about home, family, clothes and dates— through no fault of your own. Your parents are responsible for your good luck; it doesn't reflect any glory on you, so you have nothing to be uppity about.

Susy in the next seat to you in English class isn't quite so fortunatethrough no fault of her own. The fact that she wears last year's sweaters and works after school is no reason for you to snub her. Chances are that her Mother is a widow and Sissy's working so her brother can stay in school a little longer. She deserves your sweetest smile; you would want it if you were in her place.

Don't grow up to he the kind of woman who judges other women by the exterior alone... the price of her clothes, the size of her car, the furniture in her home. You'll never have any real friends if you do, because you have to -be a sincere friend in order to have friends.

—Contributed by L. 0. Hosek • •( In our civilization man comes first, then the machine. Next, the ambulance.

—Banking. * * One and all agree the world is in a state of ferment, but no one can tell whether the result will be champagne or vinegar.—Grit.

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UNCLE SAM AS A LANDLORD During the recent debate in the Senate of the United States regarding the statehood of Alaska,, it came to light that Uncle Sam owns ninety-five per cent of the total area of Alaska.

• Just how much land does the federal government own?

Dy Uncle Sam's own figures made in 1951, he owns twenty-four per cent of the area f the nation. And Uncle Sam became his own landlord, not by choice, but quite unintentionally. In fact, at one time Uncle Sam tried to give away all his property but no one would have it.

When foreign governments through the Louisiana purchase. Texas annexation, Mexican cession, the Oregon treaty and the Gadsden purchase relinquished vast territories west of the Mississippi to. the United States, title to the vacant and unappropriated land went to the federal government. Uncle Sam became a landowner. The new states that were formed out of such territories received various grants upon admission to the Union, but in all other respects the title to the unappropriated property within their borders remained with the federal government.

• Originally these lands in federal ownership embraced two-thirds of the continental area of'the United States. The policy of the government was one of disposal. What the nation needed was population and the development of its resources. So the land was free to anyone for the taking. There was no thought of the federal government's becoming a property owner or an administrator, nor ever a custodian. The goVernment merely acted as an agent through whom title to the property could be passed to private hands. Over its entire history, the federal government has disposed of more than a billion acres of the public domain. Its disposal of public lands was at an average of seven million acres a year over the past century, but this has not always been fast enough to suit those who think it should release all its holdings.

At one time all of this property was within reach of private enterprise. Why it is not today, private owners have mainly no one to blame but themselves.

In years past they have turned out to be miserable managers of earth's soil and resources. Grasslands they overgrazed, timber they recklessly turned into planks and two-by-lotus, farmlands were overworked. Erosion was allowed to set in. Treasured topsoil floated down rivers in muddy floods or went up in dust storms. 'When the land was ex-

hausted of its value private owners moved on, leaving behind waste and devastation.

It was mainly this plundering of natural resources that caused the federal and state governments to move and conserve for the nation's interest some if its remaining resources. Conservation laws were passed. Grazing and timber-cutting practices were restricted to support sustained yield of forests and grasslands. In 1830 the medicinal ,springs of Hot Springs of Hot Springs, Arkansas, were set aside as a national reservation to protect theiii from passing into private wnership and exploitation.

National parks had their beginning when en September 19, 1870, members :if Washburn-Doane expedition were discussing the wonders of the Yellowstone region. They knew that the area would someday become a mecca for tourists.

SoMe suggested it would be a "profit'table" undertaking to take up land surrounding the principal phenomena and exploit them as commercial enterprises. Cornelius Hedges, a member of he party, objected to this point of view and expressed his desire to see that the wonderland of Yellowstone never be allowed to pass into private ownership, out that it should be set aside for the and enjoyment of all the people. rhe other members of the expedition rmickly accepted this more unselfish and appreciative line of thinking and all of ,hem agreed to work to make it an accomplished fact. The idea was so popular that in less that two years the Act of Dedication creating the Yellowstone Na:tonal Park received the signature •of President Grant.

What these early pioneers desired was well expressed in the law that provided that the Yellowstone region be a "public nark or pleasure ground"; a provision making mandatory "the preservation, yam injury or spoilation, of all timber, mineral deposits, natural curiosities, or wonders within said park, and their :• tention in their natural condition"; provision for making mandatory the )roteetion of the fish and game in the )ark area against "wanton destriction" "capture or destruction for the pur2ose of merchandise or profit." Actually t provision was desired to protect areas r pm private enterprise.

From time to time other lands were :et aside for national parks, each park ontaining some outstanding feature the cation desired to preserve for the education and enjoyment for all people. Yosemite Valley, the Grand Canyon, Crater Lake, the Olympic forests, each possess-

ing distinctive sites of national importance, became national parks or playgrounds. Today, some 40,000,000 persons flock to these scenic and historic preserves. In these parks there remains some semblance of the unspoiled natural vastness, of scenery and of wildlife that existed when America was discovered; Fortunately the nation has had a few unselfish, farsighted m e n who protectecl these resources from private exploitation. The large part of the federal land purchases in the past twenty years has been of overgrazed, eroded or otherwise submarginal land that private interests exhausted. Now with almost nowhere to turn, private interests have set a covetous eye cn the natural riches bound up in the nation's parks, monuments and reservations. ) • Ja • IN BUSINESS FOR YOURSELF

If you must sully our community's fair name by gussling liquor, why not start a , saloon in year own home? Be the only customer and you won't have to buy a license.

Give your wife twelve dollars to buy a gallon of cheap whiskey. There are one hunched and twenty-eight oneounce snorts in a gallon. If you pay your wife at the nominal rate of forty cents a snort, in four days, when you've lapped up the gallon, your wife will have thirtynine dollars and twenty cents to put in the bank, not to •ientions twelve dollars to start up in business again.

If you can hang on in this fashion for ten years, before dying from D. T.'s, your wife will have approximately thirty-five thousand, seven hundred fifty dollars and fifty cents on deposit — enough to bury you respectably, bring up your children, buy a house and lot, marry a decent man, and forgot she ever knew you.

—Clipped from a Texas newspaper • et • t Man never recognizes a dictator in advance. To the average fellow, before the wedding, she seems no more than a sweet girl. —Pipe Dreams.

If men acted after marriage as they do during courtship, there would be fewer divorces—and more bankruptcies.

Frances Rodman.

About all that success in life really means is that instead of .cussing the streetcar company you're worrying about plane reservations.—Hartford Co\trant.

Vic sttedU, tine 19. kvatna

OddlI Poriso vate1sk 0 TECH NAgICII PitiPRAVACH K SOKOLSKEMU SLETU V CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS Corpus Christi, Texas.

Doufam, Ze oeekavate nejake zpravy a pokyny z einnosti Telocviene Jednoty Sokol v Crpus Christi.

Pak-li vas to bude zajimat zve'clet, jak zde pokraeujeme, tak chci s va.mi vgemi sdelit, Ze ptitomne nedelame Zadne divy v telocviene, neb jest mezi cvieicimi hodne zaeateeniku.

Meli jsme zde po eas 24Ieteho trvani a einnosti sokolske pekne ukaznena druZstva, zvla gte mun. a Zen, ktere mimo Sokolovny vystupovaly na pozvdni na vYznaenYch mistech nejen zde, ale na rtz-, nYch jinYch, jako na pkiklad v HoustontL Dallasu, Chicagu a mnoha jinYch mistech, kde Maly naSeinu eeskemu jmenu test mezi jinonarodovci.

Druha svetova, valka nom udelala velIce mezery v naSich faclach. ivotni povolani a zarneny v stavu dospivajicim veku, kdy i Sokolove si chteji stavet svoje hnizdeeka, domovy a zakladat rodirmY Zivot, co jest jen piechod z jednoho stavu do druheho.

To vSechno pocit'ujeme, kde odchovanY material se pomalu ztraci v svetovem.

Nejsou vSak ztraceni v jejich Zivotnim, hospodatskem, spoledenskem a spolkovem zapojeni. Naopak, jsou lepe VYzbrojeni do Zivota net jejich sousede, kteti neproSli sokolskou gkolu. Takovou ztratu pocit'ujeme pouze v naSich fadach, ye skupinach, ktera se skladaji z evielcich druZstev.

Zajiste Ze jste nekteti eetli v organu SPJST ye Vestniku v anglicke cacti, na strance 19. ze dne 5. kvetna 1954 elanek "S. P. J. S. T. Member a Champion". Ten elanek nas obeznamuje, Ze Sidney Soukup z Houstonu dostal sokolskou vYchovu v Telocviene Jednot y Sokol v Houstonu, Texas.

Take Ehrenberger z Dallas jest bYvalY. cvieenec Telocviene Jednoty Sokol v Dallas, Texas.

Tito studenti, die onoho elanku, na vgtevuji Statni universitu v Austinti. Pti onech zavodech se velice pane umistili, a nad by to mohlo bYti ptikladem mmha jinYm, Ze telocvik pod vedenim rozumneho a dbaleho naeelnika a naeelnice jest IcaZdernu uZiteenY. Znam osobne rodiee Sidneyho, sestru a bratra Rudolph Soukup v Houston, Texas Dovedu si ptedstavit, jakou radost mate ze sveho syna. Neznam vSak studenta Ehrenbergera z Dallas, Texas.

To ale nevadi, nob vim, Ze on dela. radost

VESTN

WEST, TEXAS

syYm rodieum. Doufam, Ze je jeSte take ma.

Sokolskd rodina si Vas a Vagich cha vaZi, a , budeme se teSit na vice podobnYch zpray.

Neni dne, aby tisk a rozhlas neoznamoval, jak se nesmirne siri mezi americkou mlacle21 vandalismus. Ulienictvi kriminalniho druhu, kradeli a vraZdy. jsou ptipady, povetgine ye yetgich mestech, kde neni dostateene postarano ty mlacie mozky zamestnat, a neni mimo. gkolniho vytteovani pattieneho dohledu nad vYchovou budoucich obeanti teto zeme. Vy, kte1-i mate deti a mate je radi, a ony nebudou vedet, co delat ye volnem Case, prihlaste je tam do tad sokolskYch. Kde Sokol nestava, pokuste se v osade Sokola zaloZit. Take kcle kdysi sokolske jednoty stavaly a odespaly, snaZte se je probudit.

MladeZ chee sport, neb jest pina Zivota, a v' mnoha Ptipadech vain vase deti budou vdeeny, jak jedAou dospeji, kdy se jim pogtarate o slu ghou telovYchovu, spojenou se'zdra.vou zabavou. Sokolovny jsou zfizene pro pobavenl a ponaueeni, jen toho'VyuZit rozumne.

V naSi SokOlovne se cviei ptitomne dvakrat tYclne a to v poncleli a v patek od 8 hodin do 10'hodin veeer.

Naevieovani jest v pinem proudu. Bratr n.adelnik ma zodpovednY iikol a jest si toho vedom. On, Albert Regmund, pies to Ze neni uZ take mladieek, jak jsme kdysi vSichni bYvali, jest ye svern povetenem povolani naeelnika vytrvalY, doeasnY a a2 mob trpelivY, velmi krasna povaha, pravy vzor Sokola. Cela jeho rodina cviei, &ha jeho jest ,v oddelem druZstva Zen, dva chlapci jsou v druZstvu Zaktl, a nejmladSi holdieka cviei v druZstvu Zakyri.

Ona jest naSi pokladni v Sokolu a on jest zase ptedsedou u taciu eislo 56. On, na.eelnik ma k yYpomoci sestru nacelnici Anieku Castro, bYvala to Anioka StranskYch z Dallas. Ona jest nyni zde usazena a snaZi se vytilit nabyte sokolske schopnosti a vede druZstvo Zen, ktere jest slo2eno z easti dorostenek zaeateenic. On, br. naeelnik nacvieuje druistvo muZti, ktere jest take smi gene ze star gich elend Sokola a dorostencti..

Za zrninku stoji zde uvesti, Ze mezi druZstvem muZii cviei br. V. Hala, starosta Jednoty Sokolske; br. Rud. Troubil, iristostarosta, a br. Frank SijanskY, 'Oen majetkoveho vYboru. Tito starSi elenove a otcoVe rodin jsou vzornYm : ptikladem syYm damn, ktere cviei po jejich boku.

Podobne jest u elenkyfi, kde matka take cviei v blizkosti s yYch deti. BYvala sestra naeelnice Anei Regmund, sestra to naeelnika Alberta Regmunda, jest innoholeta zaslouZild pracovnice, se vzdala ji sveteneho fitadu co ndeelnice ye vYroeni schtizi, aby si trochu edpoeinula a ph torn se zapracovala mlad gi sila. Vidime, Ze kdy se zbavila. nakelnictvi, Ze se no-

Eltrana 23 dr2i stranou. Naopak, vede druZstvo Zakyri a pti torn i vypoinaha mlade naeelnici, kde toho potteba yyZaduje.

DruZstvo Zakft si vzal na starost vain vgem znamY bYvalY naaelnik Zupni, br.

Jim Kueera. Take se snaZi vzdor svemu stab otaeet tim koleekem, kteremu se mnozi vyhYbaji. Jest on zde dobte usazeny Corpus Christi, a dobte volil, kdy rozhodl se vyprodat v Dallas a uloZit to do majetku zde. Zvla gte kdo vlastni farmy v blizkosti mesta, jako on. Tam kde loni byla farma, letos jest to v meste. 0pravdov3i Sokol se nezapte. On nekdy vypicaline, ale zase taha dal, kdy potteba a povinnost toho Zada. .

Sestra Rendlova, bYvald Vaneurova, take rada vypomand, a co bYvala, oblibena hereeka na prknech dallaske Sokolovny si vzala na starost zase ochotnicke divadlo, v neniZ ma Uspech. Pti sletu bude mit na starosti podavat sletovY PaMatnik, kterY jest nyni v tisku. Na v3ipomoc bude mit k ruce sliene Sokolky.

Bratr jednatel, Franta Vesely, ma pane jmeno a ptileha k jeho vesele povaze jako uSite. On ma nyni take pine ruce price, ale Ze jest je gte statnY muZ, toZ pies to vSechno ji unese jeSte vice. Proto v jakekoliv Utedni, spolkove a informaeni zalelitosti se na nej mciZete obratit, on vie rychle vyridi, sam nema rad odklady.

Jeho adresa jest: Frank Vesely, 901 Omaha Drive, Corpus Christi., Texas.

V zalditosti ubytovaci se zase laskave obrat'te na tuto adresu: V. Hala, Route 1, Box 54 H, Corpus Christi, Texas.

Talc jsem vas easteene obeznamil s na Simi einovniky. Neni to zdaleka popsane, jak by si to snad vyZadovalo, a neni - to moZne pro mne, abych to v gechno ze sebe najednou vyhrknul.

Rozcesti pobliZ Sokolovny, ktere smefuji k onomu sokolskeinu sletu, budou oznaeene kipkou, take kaZdY neznamY navgtevnik se mute lehce .orientovat a Sokolovnu najit.

Bratte J. F.. Sefeik: Chyba jest, Ze nemam ani ten pantok, a ti Mexikani vSechno stromovi uZ posekali, a proto musime pouZivat ptirodni plyn a jest dost lacing.

Nezapomente, Ze sokolske zavody se pofaclaji v sobotu 12. eer yna a slet v nedeli. 13. eer yna 1954.

VSichni jste nam vito.ni. Sletu a za.vocitim pteji zdar.

John Staga., sletovY oznamovatel.

1 • 4, • ( Nezasluh uj e , by chvalen byl pro svou dobrotu, kdo nema dosti sily bYti zlYm: vSecka ostatni dobrota bYva nejeasteji pouhou lenosti nebo slabosti yule. )• ( Jest \lee tak obyeejne videti, jak men/ se vkus, jako jest vec neobyeejna Ze by menily se naklonnosti.

iStrarin St VYBERTE SI DLE POTREDY Tfinact druhit certifikatil SP,TST pro dospele: Vida B: Dolivotni, poplatky se plati do smrti.

Vida C: Poplatky se plati 20 roku. PlnY obnos pojigteni se vyplati kdykdykoliv v piipadu Vida D: Poplatky se plati 15 roku. Ping obnos pojigteni se vyplati kdykoliv v piipadu amrti.

Tfida E: Poplatky se plati 10 roku. Ping obnos pojigteni se vyplati kdykoliv v piipadu Tricia F: PlnY obnos certifikatu je vyplacen po 15 letech nebo predtim v piipadu Trida 0 PlnY obnos certifikatu je vyplaten ye 20 letech nebo kdykoliv ptedtim v piipadu amrti.

Trida H: PlnY obnos certifikatu je.vyplacen po dosal'eni 65 let stall nebo kdykoliv ptedtim v piipadu Vida I: Poplatky se plati 20 rokii. PlnY obnost certifikatu je vyplacen po dosaleni 60 let stati nebo kdykoliv ptedtim v piipadu amrti.

Vida K Poplatky se plati do veku 65 let. PlnY obnos pojigteni se vyplati kdykoliv v piipadu Trida L: Dvojnasobrie arazove pojigteni (double indemnity). Certifikat se vystavuje pouze do obnosu $2,500, dodateene k jinemu certifikatu.

Vida M: Poplatky se plati do veku 65 let. Po dosaleni 65 mku stall, e'en dostava mesieni pkijem dokud liv. Zemte-li pied 80 lety stari, dedici dostanou mesieni pkijem do 80. vYroei narozenin. Mena.

Vida M-C: tpisova ochrana na 20 let, ktera, se zmen guje, al zilstane yyplacene pojigteni na $1,000.

Pojigteni se vyplati kdykoliv v piipadu umrti dle klesajici stupnice.

Vida N: tpisova,ochrana jen tern, kdo mail od SPJST vyptijeene penize.

Pet druhii certifikatil SPJST pro deti: Ttic J-T: Doeasne poji gteni do veku 16 let, ktere se male zmeniti na kterekoliv jine pojigteni po dosaleni veku 10 let, nebo pozdej i.

Vida J-C: Poplatky se plati 20 roku.

PlnY obnos poji gteni se vyplati kdykoliv v piipadu tirmrti ye veku od 16 let vYge. tmrtni pojistka pod 16 let stati je dle stupnice.

Vida J-S: Poplatky se plati 20 roku.

V STNI

WEST, TEXAS

Pln r obnos poji gt'eni se vyplati kdykoliv v piipadu frmrti od veku 1 roku. Do 6 mesica, $250, pod 12 mesica, $500.

Tricia J-E: Poplatky se plati do 18 let PlnY obnos certifikatu se vyplati Po 18 letech stab nebo kdykoliv v piipadu flirt od veku 1 roku. Do 6 mesica, $250, pod 12 mesictii, $500.

Trida J•G: Poplatky se plati 20 rokil.

Ping obnos certifikatu se v.y-• plati po 20 letech nebo kdykoliv v piipadu arnrti od veku 1 roku. Do 6 mesich, $250, 1)41 12 mesica $500. (dz) )• Iliad Fort Worth eislo 154 Fort Worth, Texas.

Mill bratti a sestry: Oslava '201eteho zalaeni nageho eislo 154 se kvapem bude to dne 6. eervna. Zveme vas k narn v gechny zriame a ptatele v Dallas, Ennis, West, i druhe rady, tez sousedni tad Oslo 92.

Prijd'te, budeme vas radi videt,'bude nas tegiti vase nav gteva. Zveme vgechny bratry Hlavni iltedovny, bratra redaktora i vase mile rodiny ptived'te sebou. Zveme *vgechny bratry, tel z tiskarny Vestniku. I vy, bratti a sestry domaciho tadu, nezitstavelte nikdo doma. Na ge sestry prosime, by donesly nee° do kuchyne, peeivo, salaty, co ktera mule .donest.

Buderne yam Ycleeny za kaklou malou pomoc.

Zase nas jeden krajan opustil. Zemtel po dlouho trvajici nemOci pan Frantigek Kuban. Byl to dobrY Cech, a. kaldemu rad vypornohl, kdo se k nemu o pomoc hiasil. Mel hodne lidi na polatbu, hodne kvetin. I rn'y jsme vzdali test jeho pamatce v nagi schitzi, vgichni jsme na chvili povstali. Bodine Kubanove projevujeme uptimne citenou soustrast a zesnulemu pfejem radost yeenou, at' oc17 poeiva v pokojt Ale ja ul musim ptestat. Je gte pfeji vgem nemocnym, aby se uzdravili a vgem etoucim srdeenY pozdrav A. Svitakova, dopisovatelka.

•( )• "ILONCIN ROMANEK" V nedeli 2. kvetna sehral dramatickY kroulek Hlahol od ta.du Pokrok Houstonu peknou divadeini hru, "Ilonein romanek", se zpevy a tanci. Byla velmi dobre sehrana s peknou jevi gtni YYpravou a maskovanhn i pripadnYMi kroji.

Po strance vYchovne hrani deskYch divadel ma pro na g spoleeenskY livot velkY yYznam, zvla gte pro na gi mladel. 0svojuje si tak znalost Ceske mluvy a cviei se v umeni, v jednom z nejstar gich a neju glechtilej gich. Vyladuje to dosti na-

17e rtrl'edu, dne 19. kvt7tha 1954. mahy mcvi6lti takovou vypravnou hru, jakou byl "Ilonein romanek". Je tteba zkougek, obyeejne yeeerni dobou, tedy Po denni praci, col znaei dosti velkou obetavost, zvla gte ye velkem meste pH velkYch vzdalenostech, manlele StralnickYch ptijildi al z pies tkicet mil vzdaleneho Rosenbergu. PH vYpravnej gi hie jsou yyladovany ptislu gne kroje, ty nutno obstarati a pro postavy herctit ptizpasobiti. Je-li hra doprovazena zpe -vy, tyto nutno nacvieiti s doprovodem piana a pak je ladoucna YYprava jevi gte. V torn ohledu je kroulek Hlahol St'asten, maje obetavou pianistku ve sleene Naomi KustomlatskYch. Jevi gtni nabytkovou vYpravu obstard ochotne zdarma kraj ansky zavod Wisher Home Supply Co. Kroulek Hlahol ma ye svem sttedu vySkolene pe ykyne, nadane umelkyne a taneanice. V teto hre zpivala sleena Helen Fusig s bohatYm hlasern a tance ptedvedla nadejna prima balerina Marilyn Earl. Nu a tak cela hra te gila se napjate pozornosti nav gtevnika, netajicich se pochvalnYrn uznanim hercam za jich zdakilou hru doprovazenou salvami smichu potlesku. Nektere, jimi vykouzlene scony byly v pravde umelecke, to nutno doznati.

— S. P. StudnienY. ) • a • t SCHUZE .PATE1i0 DISTRIKTU Toto je ptipomenuti, ze schtze pateho distriktu bude 30. kvetna v Danbury, at' prg i nebo sviti. Pripada to na posledni nedeli v kvetnu.

Vgechny domaci lady v patem distriktu jsou laclane, aby neopomely poslati sve zastupce do tact distriktni schaze. Pottebujeme kaklY tad a dobrozdani kaldeho zastupce, abychom mohli uskuteeniti nag program. Pottelaujeme vale hlasovani a vaSi dobrou vi i. Proto nezapomerite se dostaviti.

Schaze za e. ne v 10:30 ddpoledne. Obed bude ye 12:30. 0 obeerstveni Nr eho druhu bude postarano.

Take budou hry a zabavy pro ka'adeho.

Vezmete celou svou rodinu na celjr den pobaveni, starM na Ueast ye spolkove praci, mlad gi na zavody a hry.

S bratrskjrm pozdravem J. M. •Skrabanek, pfedseda pateho distriktu.

(20-21) )•A•( Novjr galamoun Otec daroval svjrm dvema dcertgkam dvojeatkfun Lize a Hane, maleho psleka a fekl jim, 2e psik pates jim obema, kaade jedna jeho polka. Veeer nasel Lizu "Tati, Hana Ma k babiece a vzala psieka s sebou."

"Nevzala," hajila se Hana; "zavolala, jsem jen na svou poloviekti, aby Ma se mnou a nemfiau za to, le clruha polovieka beZela za prvni!"

Ve stredu, dne 19. kvetna 1954,

Viktor Hugo:

UB02ACI (Les Miserables)

Nejlepe mu bylo take na ulici. Byl alvY, obratnY, jar a gakovitY, dileho, ale chorobneho vzezkeni. I/dude dovedl sobe dobke poraditi, vdude ho bylo pino, zpival celY den, nekdy tea kradl, ale jako psi a koely, smal se, kekl-li mu nekdo "divo chu", ale zlobil se, nazvali-li jej zlodejem. Hemel pkistke g i, nemel chleba, nikdo ho nemiloval, ale byl piece spokojen, protoae se citil volnYm. Nekdy, asi kaade &a, nebo. tki mesice kikay al: "Musim navStiviti mamu," a to chodil vadycky do znameho nam, jia domu, zva,neho "clum Garbeautiv", majiciho d ye Cisla 50.-52.

Tou dobou byl onen chain obyeejne prazdnY, obydlen nekolika osobami.

"Hlavni najemnice" z dob ValjeanoyYch zemiela, a jeji misto zastavala Upine ji podobna stara baba, zvana, pani Burgonova.

Nejchudgi ze vkch obyvatelti tohoto domu byli lide obY yajici posledni pokoj na chodbe. Byla to rodina etyk osob, otce, matky a dvou dorfistajicich dcer. Otec najimaje byt kekl, Le se jmenuje Jondrette a povidal pani Burgonoye: "Matko, kdyby se nekdo nahodou ptal po nejakemu Polakovi, Italovi nebo Spanelovi, budu to vlastne ja."

Onen Jondrette byl otcem nageho uhCnika, ale vzdor tomu se viibec nikdo o hoAika, nestaral. Kdya pk gel domti, ptali se ho lhostejne: "odkud prichazid?" — ulice," odpovida,1 hodik, a matka pokaade dodala: "Co tu chced?"

HoSik snad ani ne yedel, 'ae by tomu melo byti jinak a nenakikal si na nedostatek vedkereho citu. A matka piece jeho sesstry mi/ovala.

Tomu malemu tulakovi vAeobecne rlkali ale nikdo nevedel, jak k tomu jmenu Mimo rodinu Jondrettovu, mel vedle nich najatY pokojik chudY mladik, jehoa nazYvali panem Mariem.

XXVI. Ded a vnuk.

U rnodalu v ulici Filles-du-Calvaire v Lisle 6. bydlil ve svem vlastnim dome start' me gt`an, jmenem Lukas Gillenormand. ObYval velkY byt v prvem patte, opat •enY starobylYm, ale cennYm a vkusnYm nabytkem. Pan Gillenormand byl starYin royalistou, zboarioval Bourbony nena.videl revoluci i Napoleona. Vgecky zr.arnenite muse one doby nazYval inky, lotry a mel hroznY vstek, jestli ne-

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kdo jeho nazorfim odporoval. Na sidch §edesat let byl jeSte oily, aivY a popudlivsr. Vypadal tea na svflj vek velmi dobte, vlasy mel huste, sotva trochu proSedivele, zuby zdrave a chodil z pkima. Kdya pkeail osmdesat let, vzdalil se sveta, ale zachoval si jiste velkosvetske zvyky, od nicha neustupoval. Trval pkedev gim na tom, aby jej lide navgtevovali tepry yeder, a byt' by bylo bYvalo tteba i sebe nutnefSi leaitosti projednati, byl kaadY nucen vyCkati as do hodiny u•dene.

Pan Gillenormand byl dvakrat aenat.

Obe deny zernkely dosti mlade a kaada mu zanechala dceruSku. Star gi sleena Gillenormandova byla bytost nehezka, sucha, rozumu dosti obmezeneho. BMA jen jedinY aivotni ideal; bohate se provdati, coa bylo dosti Wake. VSecky sny na syete se nevypini a tea ona, chudinka, doaila • se zklamani,—neproydala se vubed.

V okamaiku, kdy ji poznavame, jest to jia stara, ale velmi ctnostna panna, dosti rozmrzela a s celYm s yetem nespokojena, neschopna zla ani dobra, jednim slo, vem pravY mrzout. Druha sleena Gillenormandova, mladsi o deset let sve sestry, ani v nejmen gim se ji nepodobala.

Bylo to rortomile (levee, aive a velmi nadane, zajimalo ji vAecko krasne a poeticke. Vdala se z lasky za cliistojnika ye vojAte napked republikanskem, potom cisakskem. Jeji otec se` tomu manaelstvi velice piICil. Rikal, ae je to hanba pro jeho rodinu, ae si dcera vzala jednoho z tech zabijakft, a nikdy ji toho nemohl odpustiti.

Mlada aena zemkela v tkicatem rode veku sveho, zanechav'Si syna. Dite to bylo vychovavano u sveho deda, jena sveho vnuka zboarioval, adkoliv mu toho nikdy na jevo nedaval. Zachazel i mluvil s nun velice pkisne, nikdy tea jej sbil. Ubobs/ hoch se take u toho popudliveho starve a rozmrzela, suche stare tety nec!til dt'astnYm. Se syYm zetem neudraoval pan Gillenormand aadnYch styku. NazYval jej stale "loupeanikem od Loiory" a nerad bee na nej vzpominal.

Ten stra2SnY loupeZnik a krveaiznivec bydlil zatim v mesteeku Vernon, a tamer kaZdodenne bylo jej vidati s lopatou, nebo s jinVm zahradnickYm naradim, upravujiciho svou malou zahradku u brehu Sekvany, po leve strand mostu. Z to strany se Ohne vela rada domkti uprostked hezkYch zahradek, pinYch kvetinovS7ch zahona a zelene. NejmenSi z onech zahradek a nejskromnejSi dornek obYval onen Clovek. Jmenoval se Pontmercy a bylo mu jia padesat let. PM praci byl vadycky laden jako zednik; ale na kazajce mel vadycky Cervenou stuaku s kadem destne legie. Bydlil -twine sam, chudd a tile, a mel jen jednu starou sluaku, ktera i'idila Rho skromne hospodakstvi.

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Mnoho prace v8ak 8 Um nemela, jeato jedl mak) a pa votSinou mleko.

Jeho zahradka byla proslula syYmi krasnYmi kvetinami, ktere tea od roma do veCera pestil. Byl tichY a neanY, east° naslouchal celou hodinu zpevu ptactva, nebo decka v sousednim dome. Byl tak nesmelY, ae se tamer zdalo, ae se lid! UAL NenaVStevoval jej tea nikdo mimo stareho farate, kneze Babeufa, eloveka velmi yzacne povahy. Chteli-li vdak obyvatele mestedka nebo cizinci prohlednouti si vzacne druhy jeho tuliparni a ruai, otviral dveke s ptivetivYm Usmevem a provazel je po svem panstvi.

Kdo onoho easu Ceti vojenske pameti z dob Napoleona I., jiste zpozoroval, ae jmeno Jikiho Pontmercy Casto se tam 0pakuje. Pontmercy vstoupil jeSte ye velmi mladern veku do vojska, jedte pked.revoluci. Potom se sfidastnil vSech yYprav NapoleonovYch a vaude se vyznamenal udatnosti. Koneene byl take spolednikem cisakovYm na ostrove Elbe.

U Waterloo byl nadellnkem oddilu kyrysnikii v brigade Duboisove, dobyl praporu pluku glinskeho a celY zbrocen krvi, jeato byl Savli seknut do t yake, sloail jej k nohoum cisakovYm. Cisak spokojene zvolal: "Jsi plukovnikern, jsi baronein, jsi duStojnikem destne legie"!

"Velidenstvo, dekuji vain jrnenem sve vdovy," odpovedel mu Pontmercy.

Za hodinu na to tea opravdu padl a byl kupou jinYch padlYch. Vime jia asi, co se potom stalo. Po bitve jej vytahl nodni tulak zpod mrtvol, vyleeil se ze svYch ran a vratil se zase do tabora rozprakneho vojska, kterY lead. u Loiry.

Za restaurace mu byl udelen polovidni told a potom byl poslan do Vernomu.

Ludvik XVIII. pokkidal vSe, co se behem sta dna bylo udalo, za neplatne, proto tea neuznal ani jeho dtistojnost plukov.! nika, ani titulu barona, ani kadu destne legie.

Mezi dvema valkami za doby cisakstvi oaenil se se sleenou Gillenormandovou, ale neail dlouho s milovanou aenou, jeato "r. 1815 zemkela, zanechavAi mu syna.

Dite to bylo latechou otci v jeho °samelosti, ale dad neUprosne nalehal na vyda.ni sveho vnuka, chteje jej, podle sveho mineni, vymaniti z drsneho vlivu otcova a hroze vydedenim ye pripade odporu.

Otec s bolem v srdci ustoupil v zajmu synove a od to doby miloval kvetiny.

Pan Gillenormand nemohl sveho zeta vystati a vzpomnel-li si na nej, bylo to jen tehdy, kdyZ se jeho baronstvi vysmi'val. Bylo vYslovne ujednano, ae pan Pontmercy se nikdy nepokusi, syna sveho spatkiti.

Plukovnik snad nejednal dobte, ae na podobne podminky pristoupil, ale jsa upine thud, byl nucen zlti jen se sveho

Strana 20 Skrovneho- 2oldu. Nechtel proto vydati dite v Sane nejistemu osudu, mysle si, 2e radeji sebe sama obetuje.

Nechtel tea ptipraviti syna o dedietvi, nebot', aekoliv start Gillenorma.nd nebyl prilis bohat, mela jeho starAi dcera velke jmern po matte, a syn jeji sestry byl jejim nejbli2Sim dedicem. Maly Marius vedel, ze ma otce, ale nic vice. Nikdo mu vice o nem netekl. Ale v kruzich, kam jej ded uvadel, tolik se Septalo, -nrkalo oeima a slySel tolik yYznamnYch a jizlivYch poznamek, ze si toho koneene sam poySimnul a nee° pochopil. JeZ.to pak pfirozene wad do sebe mineni dedovo, vzpominal pomalu tee se studem a s bolesti na otce sveho.

Marius psa.val dvakrat roene svemu na NovY rok a v den sv. Jitiho. Listy, je Z • diktovala teta, byly chladne a vSecky jako podle jednoho vzoru opsany. Otec odpovidal neZnYmi dopisy, ktere ded poka2cle streil neeteny do kapsy. • Kdy2 byl Marius Pontmercy propuSten z dozoru sve tety, zaeal se ueiti pod dozorem ueitele, jeho mu vybral jeho ded, jakehosi naivniho klasika.

Potom, odbyv si sttedni Skoly, dal se zapsati na fakultu pravnickou. Byl fanatickYm royalistou a zasad velmi ptisnYch. Deda sveho nemiloval, na otce nikdy nevzpominal. Byl vaSnivY a chla,dnY, AlechetnY, hrdY, pobo2nY i ptepiatY ,trochu nesmelY a sve osobni cti velmi dbalY. Roku 1827. dosahl Marius sedmnacti let.

Vrativ se jednoho dne veeer dome, zpozov ruce.nejakY.list. royal, 2e ded "Marie," tekl Gillenormand vstupujicimu vnukovi, "zitra pojedeS do Verno'nu.

"Prot?" tazal se Marius.

"NavStiviti otce sveho."

Marius se zachvel. Nikdy si ani nekdy bude nucen spattiti otce sveho. Bylo to pro nej Upine neodekavane a nutno ptiznati, 2e velmi nemile, jeZto byl mimo sve politicks, otcovYin fmlne se 'afielci zasady ptesvedeen, ze ho otec nemiluje. Bylo to patrno z toho, 2e jej opustil a ptenechal fipine jinYm lidem na vychovani.

"Zda se, 2e otec tvfij je nemocen a preje si to videti," dodal po chvili mleeni, "jed' zitra rano v nest, rychla poSta odji2di v tu dobu, je pry to velmi nutne."

Marius mohl odjeti jests Veeer a rano 'bYti jiz u otce, ale nikomu z nich to nenapadlo.

Druheho due za soumraku ptijel Marius do Vernonu, tam! se jakehosi obeana na byt pana Pontmercy a Sel udanYm •smerem.

Za.zvonil.

Otevtela mu stara 2ena s lanipiekou v ruce.

"Bydli zde pan Pontmercy?" tazal se Marius.

Z' ena kSrVla hlavou,

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"Jsem jeho syn,oeekava mne."

"JiZ vas neoeekava," odpoyedela slu2,ka hiasem se chvejicim.

V torn Marius zpozoroval, 2e je uplakana.

Kynula mu, aby ji nasledoval.

V pokoji osvetlenem jedinou na krbu stojici sviekou, byli tri mu2i. Lekaf linez; byli skloneni nod plukovnikem, ktery le2e1 na zemi. Pan Pontmercy byl dny .nemocen. Hned, jakmile citil, ze je mu nevolno, psal panu Gillenormandovi. Celt' den eekal syna, stale hiedel na dyke, neptichazi-li ji2. Nemoc rychle pok,raeovala. Veeer tehoz dne, kdy Marius mei pkijeti, blonzne v horeece, vyskoeil z postele a kileel: "Mnj syn neptichazi, pajdu mu vstfic!" potom, ac mu v tom bylo braneno, vy1)61.11 z pokoje a klesl v ptedsini mrtevna zem. Byl povolan lekat a knez, pHpozde. Syn tea se opozdil. po prve a naposled spattil tu .zinu2ilou tvat, ty ktere ji2 nieeho nevidely, ty bile vlasy i jizvu po eels lici se tahnouci. Pomyslil si jen, ze ten elovek je jeho otcem zristal chladnY. Styclel se, hlede na, ty cizi, tak hluboce zarmoucene lidi, 2e on, vlastni syn, je tak chladnY. Ale, coa se stalo jeho vinou, ze neznal .a nemiloval otce sveho?

Plukovnik nezanechal po sobs nieeho, prodane jeho natadi sotva mohlo zaplatiti pohteb. Byl jedine nalezen listek adresovanY Mariovi Otec psal: "Pro meho syna. Cisat mne jmenoval baronem na bojiSti waterlooskem. Nyni mi restaurace odepira, titul, kterY jsem zaplatil vlastni krvi svou. Mrij syn jej ptijme a bude se jim .honositi. OvSem, bode li ho hoden!"

Na druhe strane plukovnik dodal: "V teZe bitve u Waterloo jakYsi vojak mi zaehranil 21vot.

Olovek ten jmenuje se Thenardier zda se mi, ze ma hospodu v Chelles nebo Montfermeillu. Jestli se syn muj nekdy s nim setka, proka2e mu tolik dobreho, see bude."

Nikoli z ficty k otci, nYbr2 z iicty, kterou vadycky bud! smrt, Marius vzal papin a stroll do kapSy. Zustal ye Verhone jen potud, pokud toho bylo ku vzdani posledni ficty neboatiku otci nevyhnutelne nutno. Po pohrbu se vratil do Pati2e a jedine eerna paska na klobouku svedeila, ze tepr y nedavno ztratil otce. V srdci vfibec smutku necitil.

V nedeli chodival jako obyeejne na mai do chramu sv. Sulpice. Jednou v nedeli, kdy2 prlael na mai do te2e kaple, kam jej teta vadycky vodivala, nahodou si klekl do lavice, na niz byl napis: "Mabeuf, ptedstavenY zaduSi." Sotva mae zaeala, ptiSel jakYsi staiec a kekh

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"Pane, to je me miStol" Marius rychle odsedi dale. Po m gi pHstoupil statec k nemu a tekl mu privetye: "Odpust'te, pane, 2e jsem vas pied chvili vyruSil a 2e to jeate nyni take eiMin, ale musim yam vae vysvetliti."

"To je zbyteeno„ pane," odpovedel Marius s fiklonem.

"0 ne, nechci, abyste mel o mne spatre mineni. Ale vidite, na tomto mists mi zda se mi, 2e se tu lepe modlim. Na tomto mists vidal jsem po deset let, pravidelne kahlY druhY nebo tireti mesic, hodneho otce, jen2 nemel jine prile2itosti, aby syna sveho spattil, protole ohledy . rodinne mu v torn branily.

Dite ani netuallo, ze jeho otec je tak blizko, snad ani nevedelo, 2e ma otce. Otec se skrYval za pilitem, hledel na -sveho syna a plakal. UbohY ten mu2 sve dite zbo2floval. Od to doby je to misto pro mne pos-vatne a zvykl jsem si, bYti v2dy zde nisi svate ptitomen. Znal jsem tea trochu neat'astneho otpe. Mel tchana„ bobaton avakrovou, ptibuZne, kteti hrozili, ze elite vydecli, jestli otec by je chtel. vidati. Chud'as se obetoval, aby jeho syn byl kdysi bohat a at'asten. Odloueili jej od di-tete z dliwodti politickYch. Uznavam rad rfizna ptesvedeeni, ale coa proto, byl nekdo u Waterloo, ma 133iti dite vyrvano otci? Nyni jia zemiel. Zda se mi, 2e to byl Bonapartiiv plukovnik. Bydlil ve Verrone, kde je infij bratr faratem, a nazY.val se Pontmarce — nebo Pontmercy — tak 'nejak — jmena si apatne . pamatuji."

"Pontinercy," zvolal Marius bledna.

"Ano, prays tak, Pontmercy! Co2 jste ho "Byl to milj otec," odpovedel Marius.

Start' pan sepial ruce a zvolal: "Vy tedy jste ono elite, ovaem, nynt jste jiz doS1361.3"T muz. Ubohy hochu, mel jste otce, ,kterY Vas nade vae miloval."

Marius nabidl starci sve rime a doprovodil jej domii.

Druheho dne pti gel ke svemu- dedovi a. kekl: "Nekolik myth pkatel pokada, lov, mohl bych na tii dny odjeti s nimi?"

"Jdi a bay se," odpOvedel pan Gillenormand.

Kdy2 se Marius ze sveho vSdetu vratil, gel ihned do knihovny pra,vnicke fakulty a 2adal nekelik staraich roenikil Moniteura, (Pokradovani.)

• ) • V kaklem zamestnani elovek lici tvatnost svou i zevnejSek, aby dodal si zda.ni, 2e jest, elm chce druhYm lidem se zdati. A tak rlci lze, ze svet sklada se ze sarnSmh IfeenSich tvati. )• 4 • ( ZiStnost zamestnava veakere zpilsoby ctnosti i nekesti.

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"Ze osticihali holeho, byla to rana, miodpovedel pan otec velmi la oprawlivskou "0(1 N , j_s se 1()-\7(cv,' nnuly pravdy nedovi," zasni.J.1a ;;2 panimarnn a placla pana () tee pies "Rdy Z : jste doma, to vas skadli, a kdyz jste prye, chodi zamraeen a nema nikde stani," povida pani Prokova.

"To Mate thk, pmi kmotra, mu2i nas jen tenkrate znaji ocenit, kdyZ nas pohreSujou."

Tak se povidalo sem tam, vypravovani nebylo konce. Svatonovska pout' byla obyvatelam maleho adoliCka, byt' i ne vzacnou uddlosti, nebot' se rok co rok opakovala, ale v'Zdy tak znamenitou, bylo co mluvit o ni celYch etrnacte dni.

Jestli se nekdo ze sousedstvi do Vambemluvilo se o tom etvrt roku iic pied tim a etvrt roku po tom, a o poutnici Mariacelske vypravovali si lide od leto do leta.

XI. Pani kneZna odjo.la, s ni komtesa Hottensie, odjel i otec. a Svitorne vlaStovice zpod stfechy se take oclstehovaly. V Starem belidle bylo kolik dni jako po vyhoieni; matka plakavala, a cleti, kdyZ ji videly plakat, plakaly take.

"No, Terezko, neplae!" iikala babieika; "coZ je v gecko platno, tot' jsi vedela, co to eeka, kdyZ si's ho brain, tedy music trpelive sna get. A vy, deti, mlete; modlete se za tatinka, aby zfistal zdrav, a do. Panbizh jaro, vrati se zase k nem."

"AZ, prileti vla gtovieky, vid'te?" ptala se Adelka.

"To vin," dosvedeila babieka, a deveatko utfelo si slzy.

I v okoli belidla zaeinalo byt smutno ticho Les byl svetictSi: kdyZ pfichazela Viktorka s vrchu dolii, bylo ji z daleka videt. Strati Zloutla, aii r viny odnagely chumaee sucheho listi Biih vi kam, ozdoba sadu uschovana byla v komofe. V zahradce kvetly jen antra, mesieky a umrlel kvitka, na louce za splavem raZovely se nandeky, a v noei provadela tarn svetelka svoje rejdy. Kdy Na ba.bieka s detmi na prochazku, nezapornneli chlapci papirove- draky, ktere pak na vrchu spougteli. ((Pokraeionl.) )• • Podle naiizeni "Ty music Mat vZdycky "na ge", M)nela pani Ticha na manZela, "ja, toho mem zrovna dost poi.ad slyget fikat, "milj moje kara, a moje dcera." Stale pouZivani techto vY'razil uz mne rozeiluje."

Ptigti rano, kclyZ pan TichY vstal, chazel rortrZite asi pet minut Po svetnici.

Zena se koneene obratila v posteli a k'fieela: "Co pak stale hledag!"

"Nage kalhoty," odvetil pan•TiebS.

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DEST SVOBODY Redaktai CeskYch easopisu ye SpojenYch statech dostavaji ka2cleho tYdne od komitetu Svobodna Evropa kratSi zpravy z CeskoslOvenska nebo o stavajicich pomerech v Oeskoslovensku. Zpravy nesou znaekii-1'EP",co2 znamend. Free Europe PreSs. Kazdy svedOmitY redaktor ureuje smer sveho listu a vybira latku dle sveho vkusu nebo dle s yYch osobnich sklonfl. Redaktor Vestniku, ac sam sleduje politicks pomery v Oeskoslovensku, nepropouSti-do Vestniku zpravy politicks. Nektere :.:informaeni elanky z kancelafe Free Europe Press zasluhuji v gak pozornosti, ponevad2 vysvetluji, co americka vlada Poanika, aby oeskoslovenskY lid vedel, ze heni zapomenut.

Pro zajiniavost otiskriuta je kratgi zmava, ktera. do g la:redaktora Vestniku od ;Free Europe Press, vysvetlujici jakym zpilsobeiri jsou posilana poselstvi Ceskosloil enskeiWlichi. Clanek nese nazev "DIA' svob-o'clY;'4a Zatim cd'se 'eeskoSIOven gti komuniste pripravovali k • ruclYin oslavam 1. maje, poial rePubliku padat shury miliony letakti, nalepek a easopisfi nesenYch v balonech od zapadu vary svobody. Crusade for Freedom — americke sdru2eni podporujiei Rozhlas Svobodne Evropy tak uskuteenilo -svou druhou kampan tohot6 druhu, aby povzbudilo es. demokraty trprci pod komunistickYra .jhem, poskytlo jim informace o svobodnem svete a opet zdaraznilo, 2e se na rie nezapomina. 0peracemela nazev "Veto" a byla namire-

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na proti pi'edvolebni kampani pra2skeho re2irnu, ktera. hive tvrdi, 2e v CSR vladne svobod y, ze socialni podminky dosahly vrcholu a 2e nikdy•nebylo na zemi vetSiho blahobytu ne2 ted' za vlady kou n ist ft.

• Literatura padajici na eeskoslovenske fizemi obsahovala 10 po2adavkii, ktere byly pozorne sestaveny tak, aby odpovidaly tomu, co si prostY °bean o komunistickem re2imu mysli a co svobodne vyslovit nemn2e. Vitr od zapadu tak pfines1 pisemne vyjadreni nazoru vet giny porobeneho naroda na, pra2skV re2im.

"Zadame, aby vlada dodr2ela sve slovo a nepronasledovala rolniky, kteti chteji vystoupit ze zemedelskYch dru2stev", bylo jedno z hesel doprovazene vtipnYmi nalepkami. "Zahciame vice spotrebniho 213021, jak nom bylo slibeno", "do2adujeme se placeni pra.ce pies eas", "svobody znieny zarnistnani", obi Letaky vYrazne oznaCene• eislici 10, nalepky vgeho druhu s tirnte2 eislem hlasaly skuteena, picani es. lidu. Byly shozeny tisice informaenich bro2urek v 'Ceske a slovenske keef onsahujici zpravy ze svobodneho sveta, vnitfni zabery ze 2ivota v CSR, kratke elanky o komunistickem re2imu a politicks fivahy.

Tisice balonkft neslo tato poselstvi nad nejrfiznej gi easti republiky, kde balonky praskly a uvolnily svilj obsah. Minuleho roku, kdy se mno2stvi literatury sesypalo shiny na Plzen, Prahu, Ostravu a Aid mesta, pra2ska, vlada 'proti ternto balonkfim pou2ila delostrelectva a stihacich letadel, jen aby se poselstvi svobodneho sveta nedostalo do rukou obeanfi. Poslala er-

dokonce i protestni notu SpojenSim Statfim, ktere vtipne odpovedely: "&clna vlada by se nemohla rozeilovat nad zasaciou svobody ve vYmene informaci, kdyby podminky teto svobody v jeji zemi skuteene existovaly."

Byl-li loni fispech balonove akce velikS7, oeekava se, 2e letos toto poselstvi bude Mit jests vetgi vYznam. K jeho zajigteni pracoval take napino Rozhlas Svobodna Evropa, kterY mimoradne silnYm pkenosem do celeho Oeskoslovenska koordinoval ta2eni svobody mluvenym slovem.

Akce pokraeuje. — ) • 4. • Znejici kameny.

Zpivajici nebo spravneji reeeno znejici kameny lamou se v Oine u Kwan Ko San, jihovYchodne od Gifu v provincii Santung. Jest to Fed piskovec, jen2 aderem dteva, kosti neb palieky zni jako predniet bronzovY, zyukein eistYm, kovavYm. V chramu Konfuciove v Cifu, jen2 jest rodigtem i pohkebi gtem Konfucia, naleza se deska, kterd podle mista narazu vydava tony rozmanite. LondYnskY easopis "Nature" prina gi doklady i z Anglie o kameni znejicim; v museu Keswickem jest cela harmonika ze znejicich jednotlivYch kamenil sestaven y ; ye vsi Corck v okresu Mayo v Irsku jest dokonce hudebni most.

Lomy na znejici kameny jsou v Briticke JihovYchodni Africe, v Indii a u Paganu v Burme. ) • 4. • Jsme toho velmi doled, bychom znali ka2cle hnuti sve vide.

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Piejenie si vysloviti na g upfinmy dik Bohn a Doktorovi Albert ,II. Broden za .jejich pomoc kterou jsme nalezli ikrze jeho leeeni. Po eteni v easopise Novy Domov o rfiznYch lidech- ktere uzdravil bez otperace, rozjsme se jer navStiviti. Nage cela rodina byla nemocna a my jsme se citili desperatni.

Byl jsem invalidou po dobu poslednich sedm let nasledkem belesti r zadech tak zle, Fe jsem byl nucen vzdati se farmareni. Moje rodina pot •ebovala pomoci sam jsern nevedel kde se obratiti o pomoc. Zadny doktor mne nedal ani jakekoliv Ulevy.

Nage &era Lillian trpi stalYmi bolestmi hiavy a bylo ji )(Teen°, Fe musi bYti operovana. Na g syn Frank noel prittri a bylo mu reeeno, ze musi bYti operovan, moje Zeno trpela nasledkem spadle matky a ialudku a bylo ji reeeno, ze musi miti nekolik operaci. Ja jsem trp.el na zavrate tak, ze jsem nemohl stati. Krome toho trpel jsem od zrarteni ktere se mi stalo pied 30ti lety a nemohl jsem dostati

Zkusil jsem ne mene nezli tucet lekaiu, ale iidnY mi nepotnohl. Moje penize i zdravi byly prye. Ceti jSem o Dr. Broden =mho peichvalY, ale mel jsem velmi malou dtiveru v kterehokoll y doktcra, nasledkem zkugenosti, ktere jsem mel s jinYmi doktorami. Vyptijeil jsem pr yni pro prohlidku od mojeho gvakra. Vyiadalo to sedm leeeh postaviti mne na.nohy. Kdyi jsem byl hotov, g el jsem a koupil jsem si traktor na fiver a zapoeal jsem pracovati. Byl jsem indite zdray. Jest to nyni pies jedenact mesia od doby co jsem mel posledni lean. Nabyl jsem na vaze, jsem v nejlepgim zdravi a pokraeuji s farmarenim. Zdali kdy byl zazrak, toto jest jeden.

Neni divd, 2e jsrne meli a co se starati. Dr. Broden nos vgechny uzdravil, tak ie se citime, ze nom byl postall nebesy . za coti jsme jemu velmi vdeeni.

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