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OJEDINTLA OSLAVA NED ✓LI 5 zAki 1954 fad Hvezda Texasu eislo 47 SPJST, v Seaton, Texas, pokadal oslavu 1001etYch narozenin nejstaraiho elena naai Jednoty, bratra Josef a Motla. K teto vyznamne slavnosti seal° se mnoho sester a branati Jednoty a prate! bratra Motla.

KdyZ pied etyfmi lety br. Josef Motl ciosahnul 96 mkt( star!, jeho doLvotni pojiateni pod certifikatem v tilde "A" stalo se pojistkou nadadni a Hlavni Oadovna mu vyplatila v hotovosti pinY obnos jeho certifikatu. Byla to velice znamna uddlost, neb to bylo ponejpr y v historii nati Jednoty, kdy doZivotni pojistka byla takto vyplacena natemu dienu za Ziva.

Slavnost minulou nedeli na oslaveni jeho 1001etkch narozenin byla snad jeate vYznamnajai v torn, te bratr Motl se dookal star! 100 let. Proto tak mnozi elenoy e naai Jednoty a jeho pfatele se tan oslavy zdeastnili v tak velikem podtu, aby bratru, otci, dedeekovi, pra-dedeekoyi a pra4-pra-clededkovi yyslovili jejich upfimne blahopfani k jeho stoletSr m narozeninam.

Nasledujid je kratiekST i'ivotopis oslavence, bratra Joseefa Motla. Bratr Josef Motl se narodil roku 1854 ye vesnici ternine v v Evrope. Do teto viasti pfijel se svYmi rodiei a sourozenci roku 1886 ye stall 13 let. Po velmi bouilive ceste pies mote, ktera trvala deset rodina Motlova pfistala v Galvestone. Z Galvestonu rodina Motlova jela vlakem do Columbus v okresu Colorado. Po nekolika dnech odpodinku jeli pak dale do okoli Industry—Wesley, kde pak rodina Motlova ptebftala po rest let a bratr Moti byl konfirmovan v prvnim eeskobratrskem kostele ye Wesley, kterk byl tim prvnim kostelem jakehokoliv yyznani v Severni Americe, ye kterem se Ica.zalo d'esky.

Po Aestiletem pobytu v okoli Industry—

(Podava J.* F. Chupick) Wesley, bratr Motl a jeho rodide odstehovali se do okoli Rockdale v okresu Milam. Roku 1880 vstoupil do stavu manZelskeho se sl. Annou Dookalo you. Roku 1883 bratr Motl se pfestehoval do okoli Seaton v okresu Bell, kde dosud pfebYva v kruhu svoji rodiny jig 71 let.

ManZelstvi br. Motla bylo polehnano 12 ditkami, z kterYch doposud aije sedm, ktere jsou jak nasleduje, podle stab., a sice: DCERY (1) Pan! Albina Sefdik.

(2) Pani Anna LaZa, man2elka Pavia Lae (3) Pani Terezie 8efeik, manaelka Tom Sefeika.

(4) Pani Olga Mikeska, man2elka J. J. Mikesky.

(5) Pan! Otilie Dana, man2elka Jerry Dane.

SYNOVE Karel F. Motl, man2elka Wilma Motl.

Frank C. Motl, manZelka Amalie Motl.

Vtichni, jak jeho synove tak i dcery, pfebkvaji v okoli Temple a Seaton, v ok• esu Bell. Tfi jeho dltky a sice, Frantiaek ( Frantiaka a Edward zemiely v -Wein Roku 1923 zemfela jeho man2elka Anna, a take dcera AlZbeta, man2elka br.

J. J. Mikesky. Jeho nejstarai syn, J. J. Motl, zemfel v roku 1940; jeho manaelka, Marie Motl, • pfebYva, v Ganado, Texas.

Jeho zet' Pavel 8efeik, zemtel roku 1947.

Jeho snacha, Viasta Motl, zemfela v roku 1946. Jeho vnuk, Joe E. Mikeska, padl v posledni valce roku 1944. Rodina neb potomckbratra Motla, kteii jsou dosud na Zivu, jsou nasledujici: Sedm deti, etyfi zeti, tfi snachy, 60 vnukil a vnueek, sedmdesat pravnukil a pravnueek, 10 pra-pra-vnukti a pra-pra-vnueek, z nich devadesattfi jsou dlenove SPJST. Z potomkti bratra Motla nasledujici

rodiny jsou 100% v Jednoty SPJST: Rodina pan a pan! J. J. Mikeska.

Rodina pan a pan! Frank C. Motl.

Rodina pan a pan! Jerry Dana.

Rodina pan a pan! Charles F. Motl.

Po kratkern programu, kterY pozilstaval z odevzdani bratru Motlovi, co dar od nagi Slovanske Podporujic! Jednoty Sta. tu Texas, stkibrneho pohdru, pfedsedou Utadovny, bratrem Markem, krataimi proslovy tajemnika Chupicka, pokladnika Kolihy a ieditele Navratila, a po programe pozilstavajiciho z basni, zpevu a hudby, ktere piednesli neb provedli potomci bratra Motla, bratr J. J. Mikeska, za rodinu Motlovu, pi4ednes1 kratai podekovani vaem za jejich piltomnost, za jejich projev acty a vanosti k bratru Motlovi, utednikfun Hlavni ilfadovny za jejich pfitomnost, za ten krasnY pohar, kterY naae Jednota bratru Motlovi darovala, za jejich proslovy a za blahopicani k jeho 1001etYm narozeninam. Dale take dekoval kadu Hvezda Texasu eislo 47 SPJST, kterST mel nejvetai zasluhu za potadani to slavnosti; pak dekoval vaem ditkam, ktere braly -Oast na tom programu, a jejich rodiefun. val take sestfe Clara Hejlove, ktera si vzala na starost ptipraviti, nacvieiti a Hditi celk program. Dale dekoval vaem za, mnOstvi ruznYch jidel, ktere oni na tu slavnost pfinesli.

Wed ukoneenim jeho proslovu br. Mi. keska poladal vaechny ptitomne, aby povstanim venovali posmrtini vzpominku zesnulYin z rodiny br. Motla a site na prvnim miste jeho zesnule manaelce, dale pak jeho peti pet! ditkam.:jednomu zeti, jedne snare a (POI= vnukam, ktefi poloffli Reich Zivoty na oltaf viasti, a pat: ukoein se slovy: "BudiZ temto zemkelYm test a pamatka na yeene easy zachova,na."

Po proslovu br. Mikesky byla podava-

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V Cervencove se/azi Hlavni fifadovny jeden z arednike pronesl mezi jednanim poznamku, ze' dostal pozvani, aby prijel do sjezdu jine Ceske bratrske organisace, Oeskoslovensk3'Tch spoika v Americe.

Sjezd konal se v srpnu. AC al•ednik se vyslovil, 2e rad by jel, pozvani neprijal ze dvou devoda: pro naval prace ye sve kancelari a pro kritiku od cletzu, ze dela vYlety na atra.ty SPJST. • Nedavno mel jsem tivahu v anglicke easti, 2e v gichni nagi hla,vni arednici by meli pozorne sledovati Cinnost u jinS7ch bratrskYch a sesterskYrch spolke. Rolnik ete farmarske publikace, nav gtivi okresni nebo distriktni scheze farmain, zajede si nekdy take na krat gi kurs pro farmak, a hledi naeerpati dal gich vedomcsti. obchodnik slecluje nove zpesoby sveho obchodu, zajede do konvenci a vyslechne, jak druzi sve obchody roz giruji a zlepguji. Kakle povolani a kaZdST or bor dava Cas od ea.su prile gtost k vYrnene inyglenek. Pokrok je rno2nY jen tam, kde vypereenSr nariled nebo nove my glenky jsou probirany, rozebirany, a co v rich dobreho je zu gtkovano a upotrebeno dle stavajicich pomera na jinem miste.

Paia,Zuji kaidS, takovS, zajezcl nagich vedoucich mezi jine vedouci za neco, na km by se nemelo getriti. Je to getfeni na nepravem miste. • Zamknete sveho h/avniho ritednika v jeho kancelaki nebo dr2te ho na ketizku jen pri jeho psacim stolku, a za nedlouho budete z nej miti mechanickelio robota., otroka kancelatske prate. A kdybyste kancelak jeho men zarizenu v gerni modernirni vymoknostmi, byla by to prate v dugevnim sklepe. KaklY Clo y& musi miti rozhled, musi obeas odgoupnout svou 2idli od sveho pracovniho stolku, aby se podival, jak, druhYrn podobna prate pokraouje.

Byl jsem vicekrat napomenut3'7, abych do nageho organu neda.val zpravy o torn, jak jine bratrske a sesterske jednoty pracuji, co zavadeji nebo co pla.nuji. KaMST pry'''. ma. chvalit sve zbo2i, a nev gimat si toho, co je v ceniku nekoho druMho. Takove pripomenuti zda se mist ne a sprevne. Pouze zaporniname, ne2 se cenik zbo g vypracuje, kdo na Mniku pracuji, dobke si prostuduji v gechny jine podniky, aby zbo21 mohlo miti jakost i cenu, s nirni2 se da konkurovati. A kdy by redaktor bratrskeho listu musel nosit nabubek a naoenice, mnoho by toho svYm etenarem nemohl iici.

Kdyi pied dvema lety bratr Marek s redaktorem ziteastnili se zasedani NarodMho bratrskeho kongresu a sledovali po etyri dny vS7m.eny rny glenek, nove poky-

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ny v bratrskem pali gt'ovani, a naslouchali rokovani o reznYch problemech v bratrskYch spolcich, byla to Akola, na 'jakou se neda zapomenout. A kdy'Z jsme jell dome, bratr Marek znovu a znovu 0pakoval, 2e budu miti tolik latky pro Vestnik, na sestavovani Menke, a redakCnich avah, 2e to vystafei a,2 do pri g tiho zasedani bratrskeho kongresu. Mel pravdu.

Mnohe vki se vynoruji v rnysli jests ted' po dvou letech. Nedavno domaci rad chtel abych pronesl nejakYr proslov. Priglo to znenadani ,nahle. Vzpomnel jsem si na neco ze zasedani v Bostonu. Vynorilo .se to jako na zavolanou. Dle toho, jak rni Posluchati pozdeji soukrome pravici, prigel jsem s neeim novYen. Ale nebyla to rny glenka pevodni, byla yypejCelia a prinesend odjinud.

Vratim se ke sjezdu CeskoslovenskSAi Spolkt v Americe, kam na g nreenik nejel., ale mel si zajeti. Byl to sjezd jubilejni, dvacaty pity, v rote kdy, oSA slavi stolete vYroei sveho zalo2eni. Mo4no rid, 2e sjezd byl prvnim ye druhein stoleti eSA. Sjezd zahajen byl poselstvim V)'Tkonneho vYboru, v nern2 upozorrieno, 2e neni akolem sjezdu obraceti se k nulosti, ale podniknouti kroky, jak se prizpilsobiti zinenen3'im pomerem a novenm prostredi. 8koda, ze nemohu nverejniti cele toto poselstvi, tak prilehave a pravdive i na na ge pomery y Ter xasu, v nag SPJST. Aspori kdyby nag arednici a reditele meli prilditost si toto poselstvi od VYkonneho vYboru OSA. dfikladne prostudovati.

Nemam spravnou piedstavu hlavniho telesa teto druhe nejvet gi eeske bratrske jednoty ve SpojenS rch star tech. Soudim, 2e maji te2 reditele, ktdrYm rikaji ditvernici. l yTisto nazvu "hlavni iffadovna" pou gy aji pojmenovani "v3ikonnY• vY'bor--executive committee'", Tento vSikonnYr v)ibor sklada ge--tak se mne zda—z jedenacti Ilene a je rozde"-, len na pody Story: organisaeni, finaneni,. tetujici a spravni (vSrbor budovy prd fadovnu). VSTkonnST vYtor kona pravideFne schtze ka2cIST mesic a take mimoraclne scheze podle potfeby.

Co rnne nejviee zajima, je okolnost, tento spolek ma stale fungujici organisaeni vYbor, kterST pozoruje, jak zvelebiti certifikaty a pojistrie ochrany. Rozhodne nechci vyvolat dornnenku, k OSA no-, skytuje lepgi ochranu ne2 na ge SPJST, ale rekl bych, ze organisaeni vS7bor 'OSA dava, si pozor, aby mu nic noveho neuglo. Kde je risiko Jednoty vy gg ne2 jak povoleno stanovami, zvfgene risiko se preda spoleenosti Republic National Life Insurance Company v Dallas, Texas. VS7cvik organisatore zda se bY'ti dfikladnej g ne2 'name u na gi SPJST. Do zvla gtnich kursti, poradanY7ch pro bratrske podjednoty na Purdue universite v

Ve sttedu, dne 22. zaki 1954.

Lafayette, Indiana, byio poslano od 6SA jedena.ct organisatora—jmenuji je "zastupci"—representatives, ne organisatoti—a sedm z nich bylo poslano tea do kursu pokraeovaciho. KdyZ" jsem byl v kvetnu 1953 v zaeatednim kursu sam jeding od SPJST, zjistil jsem, Ze ptede mnou bylo v kursu Best zastupca od OSA a se mnou tti. Vyslani do podobneho kursu od nas v Texasu je spojeno s vetgimi vYlohami ne2 z mist pobliZ statu ny, proto nage SPJST nemilZe miti tak velikY poet kursista jako je mono pro spolky na severu. Ale poskytovani nejakYch instrukci nebo Skolnich hodin pro nage dobre organisadni pracovniky by melo bYti nejakYm zpilsobem unioZnerio.

Ale ani. CSA, vzdor svYm jedenacti kursistum nebo sedmi absolventam pokradova.ciho kursu a svemu organisaenhnu vYboru, nema svin organisaeni program ukoneenY nebo vypracovanY do detailt.

V tomto jubilejnim sjezdu CSA bylo delegattro ptedloleno, co je gte schazi. Bylo zdarazneno vy gkoleni zastupcil jako vehni dillelitY a pottebnY krok. Bylo upozorneno, ae pouze obeasnY dohled na organisadni einnost nestaei. VYbor doporueil, aby byl ustanoven teditel nebo vedouci organisaeni einnosti—krome organisaeniho vYboru—a aby to byl vYpomocnY Utednik, kterY by se venoval vYhradne spravnemu vedeni a tizeni teto einnosti. TakovY keditel, v hodnosti vYpomocneho fitednika, aby se venoval udrZovani stalYch a eastYch styka s organisatory, aby ptipravoval brolurky, obe2niky, pokyny a vysvetlivky. A takovY atednik aby postupne pievzal vYcvik vgech organisatora a pomahal jini ziskati praktickou zkugenost.

Budou-li mitt na gi hlavni tirednici a keditele pkilditost, meli by si zpravu OSA 0 organisaeni einnosti a o planovani pro budoucnost pozorne prostudovati. Nebylo by nam ke gkode poznati, jak druzi pianuji, i kdybychom nic z jejich plana neschvalili. Ale ukazalo by to na gim yedoucim, ae ted' je tada na nas, kdy2 dye pkedni Ceske bratrske organisace maji organisaeni odbor zavedenY, abychom my, kteti jsme na mists ttetim tea nem praktickeho si vyplanovali. Z one zpravy by nagi vcdouci poznali, Ze zatim co jine spolky zlepg uji si svou nemocenskou podporu a zavadeji pojistnou ochranu v detske obrne (polio), my jsme sve nemocenske vYhody nechali padnout. Misto planovani, jak &Ai nagim elentm vetgi obnos denni nahrady a vet gi ptidel za pottebne operate, misto zavedeni hospitalisaeniho planu, my jsme zrusli v gechno pro nezajem Ci pro nedostatek pracovinch sil. Proto tvrdim, ae je dobre, kdyZ" je ptilaitost, zajeti mezi druhe a podivati se, jak jinde planuji. Takovy sjezd jihe jednoty je gkolou nejlepgi.

V2STNfK — WEST, TEXA$ ' eskoslovenske Spolky v Americe nemaji Mad fieetniho. Ve gkere vYkazy peneZni v tomto jubilejnim sjezdu podaval pokladnik. A zase pkal bych si, aby nag i atednici a teditele meli ptilaitost studovati zpravu pokladnika. Je tam 100% odpu gteni amrtnich poplatka elenam, kteti dosahli 85 let stati. Nesouhlasim s timto postupem, je to proti zakladnim pravidlara poji gtovani, ale je to zajimave. Pak je tam udana sleva poplatka elenam y e stati od 70 do 84 roku, Pak jsou ye zprave eislice nemocenske podpory za nekolik roku, a ka2dello roku obnos einil od 15 do 20 tisic.

Podrobna finaneni zprava o stavu spolku a o majetku 'OSA byla by zajimava jen pro nag e hlavni Utedniky, teditele a nekolik mai° jednotlivcit.

Za zminku stoji provolani VYkonneho vYboru OSA nejen na eleny teto organisace ,ale te2 na v gechny krajany, aby pro ditky byly zavadeny Ceske prazdninove g koly. VYbor apeluje na krajany, aby pouaili sveho vlivu, jim2 vladnou, k tomu, by jejich vnoueatam dostalo se ptilektosti nanditi se deske keel a osvojiti si ptihodnY a ptirozenY zaklad lined v domovech, kde to moZno. VYbor se obraci svou vYzvou do v gegch krajanskYch osad, kde oeske a slovenske jazykove gkoly nebo kursy se dosud nachazeji, aby temto g kolam jak v kruzich spolkovYch tak soukromYch bylo venovano vice zajmu.

Na tomto jubilejnim sjezdu byl poloZen tea zaklad k domovu pro stare 'deny.

O tomto vYznamnern einu napsal historik a Zurnalista Josef Martinek: Z nejdaleZitej g ich rozhodnuti sjezdovYch jak pro elenstvo OSA tak pro girgi krajanskou vefejnost bylo povoleni sto tisic dolaru na, ztizeni domova pro stare eleny jednoty CSA. Potteba techto Ustava je v nynejgi dobe eim dale tim nalehavej gi, nebot' pramernY lidskY vek se v teto zemi v poslednim palstoleti prodlotdil. z 50 na 65 let (u 'Zen jests vice). Starch lidi valve ptibylo a jest se vyrovnat s novymi problemy a pomery. Mnohe dobroeinne a podpar-ne jednoty maji ji2 takove domovy pro starce a stateny. V dtivej gich dobach takove Ustavy v gak staveny byly podle vzoru nemocnic, unaistovany byly ye velkYch mestech a byly to velke budovy, prave hrady, velkYm nakladem pastavene. Chovanci techto Ustava byli v nich sice zaopatteni, ale meli silnY dojem 2ivota v nemocnici, na stare lidi co nejtisniveji pilsobici. V poslednich desitiletich jevi se odklon od tohoto typu staveb a take stale vice jest jich budovano v teplej gich krajinach a dava se pted velkYmi budovami piednost skupinam staveb men gich, ptizemnich, ye kterYch chovanci mohou aiti 'Zivotem pkirozenejgim nez v kasarenskein a nemocnienim ovzdugi innohopatrovYch palacovY'ch bu-

Strum 3 dov, proniknutSich povestnYrn instituenim pachem. TJmistovani takovYchto iistavu v teplej gich krajinach, kde chovanci jsou u getteni valnou merou obtffi mnohYch nedulni, starYm osobam vlastnich a nejvice je suhijicich v studeneni a vlhkem podnebi severnim, znamena, i znadnou fisporu na vydani s leeebnYm ogetrovanim. Take v jednote CSA, kde je znamo stare Ceske potekadlo, ze stab .. HU se nejradeji tannou ke ka.mniim, pomYgli se na ztizeni takoveho ustavu v podnebi teplej gim a poeita se s novYm typem cottagovYm, jenZ dava moZnost zadit se stavbou Ustavu &l ye, v rozmerech mengich. V nekterYch krajanskych jednotach uoinen byl ji g poeatek s kegenim problemu zaopatteni ptestarlYch,. ale spice na podklade sbirkovem, kterY vgak dle dosavadnich zku genosti posunuje ztizeni techto atulen do dosti daleke budoucnosti. Sjezd OSA vzal v gak, jak se lidove kika, bYka za rohy a povolil na tento Teel velkou eastku $100,000.00 jako zaklad, umoZnujici tegeni veci v dobe dohledne. Nejednal vgak ukvapene. Ptihodne misto ma bYti vybrano, ptipadne snad i zajigteno, podrobnosti projektu vypracovany, stavebni naklady i zpilsoby vydrZovani vy getteny a ptipraveny a celY plan pak bude ptedlnZen pti gtimu sjezdu, jenZ" rozhodne s koneenou platnosti. Ale pevnY zaklad projektu jest ji2 polaen.

Pri eteni techto vfge citovanSrch fidek od Jos. Martinka o "ztizeni Ustavu v podnebi teplejSim" vzpominam si, ae kdysi existoval tad OSA v Ellinger, kterY vlastnil jednu z nejvet gich spolkovYch sini v Texasu. Bratii ji prodali. Nevini podrobnosti. Jen mi bylo keeeno, jednou jel jsem od mesta Columbus smerem k El Campo, ze jista velika residence pob112 testy byla postavena z materialu ptivezeneho z Ellinger ze spolkove sine.

Jak jsou ty na g e plant' kratkozrake.

Dnes Effinger by mohl nabidnouti "sta y gim, v rozme--buastvpodnebitlj rech mengich." A kdy'Z by se k tomu pojila dobra vale Mein SPJST, nebylo by nic krasnej giho a praktietejgiho.

Budu-li kritisovan, ze celou radu syYch redakenich fivah venoval jsem sjezdu line jednoty, kritiku ptijmu, Jen kdy'2 povzbudim etenate k ptemY gleta. Jen kdgig vyskoei nekde jiskrnY napad. Jak stare einske pkislovi pravi, "je lepe zapaliti malinkou svieku nez proklinati tmu." Od eeho mate redaktora n,e'Z aby podaval zpravy, co se kde deje v na gi Jednote a take jinde? Neni nam ke gkode poznati praci jinYch. • 4 • _ Jsou zasluhy bez povY genosti; ale neni povYg enosti bez nejakYch alespoil zasluh. * * PovYgenost je zasluze tim, Cim skvost jc krasce.

sti du. clue 22. zaii 1054,

ZPRANY A OHLASY Z DISTRIKTU POZVANi DO DANBURY Nag e distriktni schnze pateho distriktu se (lam kvapem v nedeli 26. zati vyjedeme ze s y Yeli domovii, abychom se egli k parade a k pobaveni pod SirYin nev Apeluji na vge,chny faciy v patam riktu, aby vyslaly do teto schrize sve za' stupce, aby naS distrikt byl zastoupen stopracentne. Uji gt'uji vas, 2e 'ZaelnY litovat nebude. 1■16A program jest rozsahlY a jsern jist, ze kaLlY podle sve zaliby najcie, aby mu eas u gel v tomto shroma2deni. Nag e ditky, ktere budou iteinkovati jakYinkoliv zpUsobern, budou opravneny na listek zdarma na obed. V na gi posledni schrizi nage ditky odmeneny byly tak. Piijedle v hojnem poetu, pHvedte eve rodiny a zname.

Zaroven zvu v g eehny prespolnd navg tevniky (to jest z jinYch distrikttit).

Doufam, ze irrednici z Hlavni iftadovny se podle mcikiosti takte2 dostavi. Na g ail jest, "Dobro pro na ge Jednotu."

Nezapornerate v nedeli 26. zaii. v Danbury. V 10:30 hodin ptesne zaene schinze. Doufam, 2e se dostavite hodne drive.

Ja. tam budu na miste v 8:30 hodin rano.

Teg im se, ze budeme miti rekordni navgte.vu. Te gim se s vdmi na shledanou.

Jos. 8krabanek, Piedseda 5. distriktu. e 4,, ZPR VY Z TiZETHIO DISTRIKTU S. P. J. S. T. Grapevine, Texas.

Sestry a brath: Pied nedd ynem se g el jsem se s jednim bratrem a pri keel tazal jsem se jej, co kde deli, 2e jej neni videt ani sly get. — "Inu vig," on na to, "to horko eloveka zdold, nechce se mi do nieeho".

"Tak vida", poznamenal jsem, "za kratkY eas bude g seat u kamen, dat do nick a natikat na tu protivnou zimu, k?"

Pozoroval jsi, ze i v torn "horku" bylo usporadano pomoci tech "dbalYeh" nekolik krasnYch podnikil a 'de jsme se v gichnt pri torn mnohemu ptiueili?

"BudeC si nucen vymysliti dobrou 0mluvu, as se to budou tazati, cos Mal zatim ty? Nebylo pro "ten hic" mohlo prokouknout si ten na g spoleeenskY ZIvot a to snaMni nag e, by Jednota nadale rostra? Slibuje g, k to vynahradi g. — No dobra, vCdyt' dobie vi g,ze pomoci tve jsme -postradali. V tom Case, co si tak pane, hovig, mohl bys piece doma v chladku napsati alespoir jeden povEbuzujici dopis do nageho Vestniku, na somluvu, ze ano?

Vig-li pak, ze z na geho, tveho, tietiho distriktu meli jsme od blezna tohoto

ro-

ku 252 dopisa a zprav, ale ani jeden od Ceti jsi je? tebe?

Vig -li pak, ze nagi snazivi organisatoil ziskali v nagem, tvem tretim distriktu od ledna t. r. 347 novYeh Mein) do 31. srpna?

Zdali pak jsi ty nekde rekl dobre slovo pro tu na gi Jednotu, pro va geho organisatora?

Doble vig, ae Casto , spoCiva, rispech na, nagi vlidne primluve, nebot' prate organisatorii neni lehka. Ka2da pomoc, slovem, skutkem i pismem je tak vitana a ocenena.

I v torn "horku" testa do na gich distriktnich schnzi je zajimava. Nehledo . ani k tomu, ze vyvede g svoji rodinu z toho vgedniho Zivota, co se tu skyta vitanYch zmen hned krasne roviny, hned kopeoky, les, tu a tam polieka korny, ny, zas pastviny, mosty, vody, ni‘diny, hned mesteeka a osamele domky, pane' nekdy zrizene a i ty chudobne, z kterYch jsme sami vyrostli, a ne'Z' se nada g, jste u tile.

Vzdor tomu, ze ta rolnicka praee yenkova jest, site jen sazkou, ty race na geho lidu porianu nejistotu piemahaji a ti budovatele na gi Jednoty privitaji vas srdeene i pote gi vas svoji pohotovosti.

V techto schtizieh poznavdme sve spolupracovniky, navazujeme nove styky, obnovujeme stard piatelstvi. Ueime se "spolupracovati", nove nahledy se rodi, poznavaxne v porade, ze nekdy i ty nage nahledy nejsou tak prakticke jak jsme soudili.

Po torn vdem, co jsem zde vzpomnel, nezapornen, ze v listopadu tebe budeme ve Fort Worth u fadu eislo 92 oeekavat.

Pornahejme tedy vgichni budovati nasi SPJST. S pozdravern. vas Ludva 0. Hogek, t. c. tajemnik III. distriktu. t ) • att KE SCHUZI PATEHO DISTRIKTU Divam se na kalendai a vidim,ze ta nag e distriktni schrize se nom kvapem Dne 26. zaii v 10:30 dopoledne zahajena bude schilze pateho distriktu v pfirode pod girYm nebem na "renal" nageho feditele Hlavni ii •adovny a piedsedy pateho disriktu, bratra Jos. M. Bkrabanka.

Doufam, ze v gichni radi v nagem distriktu si to vezmou no, vedomi a vyglou sve zastupee do tohoto shromadeni. Je to velice smutne, kdya se vyvolavaji jrnena mistnich iadd a Mdn'y nepovstane, aby se pihlasil, ze ke zminenemu fadu Pfala bych si, abychom take my se mohli pochluloiti pfitomnosti stoprocentni.

te'astnici v na gi posledni distriktni sehtitzi si naiikali, ze jsme nemeli dosti Peeiva. Tedy se sestry usnesly, ze kakla podle manosti tentokrat do distriktni sehitze 26. tell nejake peeivo pifnese, at' 11‘ je to kolae, dort, zavin, paj, cokoliv vhodneho ke kave. Tedy prosim vas, spolkove sestry, nezapomerite a piineste nee° na talifku, kafieko jistotne budeme miti.

Jak jste videli program v pi:edchazejicich eisleeh Vestniku, tak se mime na co twit. Piijed'te brzy, aby se schuze nemusela zbyteene oddalovat.

Na shledanou se tegi Frances Olexova. ) * v7a • I PROGRAM PATEHO DISTRIKTU Houston, Texas Vgem Ctendriim Vestniku: Je treba, aby se veiejnosti podala zprava, co v gechno, pldnuje pity distrikt pro svou distriktni schfizi, kterd, bude posledni nedeli tohoto mesice, a to opet v Danbury na renei teditele 8krabanka.

Planovaci vYbor sestavil nasledujici program pro tuto sell-Uzi 26. zaii 1954: I. Star Spangled Banner — Kde domov nit:1j II. Hold vlajce SpojenYch stitt vzda uvadeci 'eeta radtr Bteranik III. Uvitani zastupeir a hostu a omameni vgeho, co bude na dennim potadku IV. Zapis a vysvetleni, co se vykonalo v piredchazejici schrizi V. Vyvolani a uvitani hlavnich friednikti a oznameni, ktere lady jsou zastoupeny VI. Zpravy distriktnich Zpravy o vYsledku zavodu mezi tietim a patYrn distriktem za eerven, eervenec a srpen. Dohoda o banketu, kterY bude poskytnut viteziim od poraenYch. VII. Nedokoneene jednani, v nemd se budou probirati veci zahrnute v 13 bodech, ktere piedlokny byly ve schilzich tietiho distriktu nebo body probirane v jinYch distriktech, a take veci, ktere byly opomenuty v piedehazejici schfizi patella distriktu.

VIII. Nove zaleMticsti pro dobro distriktir nebo cele Jednoty. Cleni budott miti p • ileMtost piednesti jakekoliv otazky pro Jednotu prospegne IX. Vystoupeni iadovYch oehotnikil v zabavnYch eislech programu X. Piedstaveni (Teti, ktere vyhraly ceny v literarni soute2i XI. Ukoneeni distriktni sehrize Planova,ci vYbor apeluje na vgechny lady v patem distriktu, aby do schtize pcslali nejmene dva sve zastupce, aby zastouperii bylo vet gi a stoprocentni.

stfedrt, dne 22. Mkt 1954.

Dale planovacr vror tipozorfiuje na desate 'Oslo programu, kde vystoupi talentovane ditky od razaSTch radii. To znamend, ke pisnieka, basnieka, tanec nebo jakykoliv sbor deti bude vitanST. Zatim,co vedena bude schaze od starg ich clenu, deti a dorost budou miti sve hry a zabavy, ktere nebudou na prekaZku jednani ve schazi. V anglicke easti jsou oznameny podrobnosti, co vgechno bude provadeno a jaka pravidla pro jednotlive hry jsou in'eena. KaMe dite a kaklY chlapec nebo device, ktere bude ye hre nebo na programu, dostane na -Caraty distriktu dobrS7 abed.

V techto dnech jsou rozeslany na v gechny rady dopisy, v nichI je Mdost, aby nage spolkove sestry obetovaly se a phvezly do distriktni schaze kola 6: e nebo jine peeivo. POsledne nemeli jsme ve - schazi Zadnou kavu a mnozi elenove litovali, Ze tomu tak nebylo. Tentokrate bude do.statek kavy, ale budeme potrebovati neco k ni. Proto apelujeme na sestry, aby vypomohly s peeivem.

Mar schazi pateho distriktu p'•eje Amelia Vaja-Sturmova (36-38) • A, • VAem dis •*ktilm a taditm SPJST. San Antonio, Texas.

Cteni•bratri a sestry: Zase prichazim mezi vas s prosbou, abyste co nejdrive nam poslali seznam veci, ktere byste darovali na to vSrstavu nageho musea a knihovny v nagi Hlavni atadovne, aZ se jednou uskuteeni. Neposilejte Zadne veci, jenom po gtete nam seznam, co byste darovali na tuto vSrstavu.

Pak vypracujeme plan, kolik mista bychom k tomu potrebovali a predloZime to reditelfun .a itrednikam na gi Hlavni riradovny k ujednani.

Na tuto vSrstavu byly by vhodne v gelijake staroZitnosti historickeho neb narodniiho vS.T znamu, knihy, rueni prace, spisy, historie na gich pionYra, vabec v gechno co by se mohlo povesit, polait na police anebo stub. Prosim, po glete nam tento seznam co nejdrive, abychom mohs praci. li Radi byste vedeli, co a jak bude zarizeno. Rad bych varn to rekl, ale to zaleZ1 na torn, co bude darovano na tuto vSrstavu. Ale die meho.rny gleni a die zku genosti a pozorovani jinSich musei jako je nase histricke Alamo a Witte Museum v Breckenridge parku a jina, co jsem v jin3ich mestech, by nam byla darovana jista, mistnost, ktera by se upravila v3.,borem, kterY bude na tuto praci ustanoven, tak aby se tyto darovane veci vystavily. PH kaZde takove veci byla by ahledna. cedulka, Ze tato vec byla darovana tim a tim bratrem, sestrou, anebo krajanem s kratkou historii teto veci.

Tyto veci by byly vystavene za sklem, tak ne sahnout a poaby nikdo nemohl

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Vida I: Poplatky se plati 20 mkt. Plnj Maine mezi na gim lidem mnoho a mnoobnost certifikatu je vyplacen ho takovYch staroZitnosti, ktere by nam po dosaZeni 60 let stari nebo udelali dbbrou reklamu, ne jenom pro kdykoliv ptedtim v ptipadu na g spolek, ale pro kahleho darce takov r chto veci. Kdyby se tyto veci daly v gechny do jednoho mista, by toho byla hez- Vida K: Poplatky se plati do veku 65 let. PlnY obnos pojiSteni se vyka hromadka a udelala by se z toho muplati kdykoliv v ptipadu seum, ktere by skuteene stab() za to a na ktere bude dar vystavenY, tak aby to de- Vida M: Poplatky se plati do veku 65 lalo reklamu pro kaZdeho jednotliveho let. Po dossIeni 65 rokti stab, darce a pro na gi narodnost take.

Men dostava mesierii ptijem dokud Ziv. Zemte-li pted 80 Prosim, pole vas seznam na bratra lety stati, dedici dostanou meChas. Holaska, 2541 Lexington Drive, sieni pkijem do 80. vYroei. naCorpus Christi, Texas; anebo na moji arozenin Mena. dresu: 127 East Hutchins Place, San Antonio, Texas. Take mfiZete poslat tento Vida M-C: tpisova, ochrana na 20 let, seznam na Mrs. Baena Valeik, 8631 Dicektera se zmen guje, az zustane man Drive, Dallas 18, Texas. My potom vyplacene pojiSteni na $1,000. tyto seznamy dame dohromady a vypraPojiaeni se vyplati kdykoliv cujeme, kolik by to vyb,dovalo mista na v ptipadu tmrti die klesajici tuto vS7stavu a pola.clame Hlavni rif•astupnice. dovnu, aby na to ustanovila vSibor, kterS, Ttida, N: Upisova ochrana jen tem, kdo by to vypracoval a uskuteenil. Bratr Mimail od SPJST vypiljeene peeulka pied nedaynem mel taky dobrSr nanize. pad k uskuteeneni teto 'tied; doufame, 2e se - najde vice bratra a sester, kteri by v Pet druhil certifikatii SPJST pro deti: teto veci vypomohli. Te prace, aby se to Vida J-T: Doeasne poj gteni do veku 16 uskuteenilo, bude hodne; a eim vice polet, ktere se mute zmeniti .na mocnikil, tim vice prace se udela. kterekoliv jine poji gteni pa dosaZeni veku 10 let, nebo Tak bratki a sestry, pi gte co a jak bypozdeji. chom to melt zaridit, nebo' ja, to v gechno nevim a kaZda pomoc anebo infonna- Vida J-C: Poplatky se plati 20 mkt.

Piny obnos pojigteni se vyce nam budou vitane. plati kdykoliv v ptipadu AS bratrskSrm pozdravem mrti ye veku od 16 let v3iSe. Otto Ilanu.

Umrtni pojistka pod 16 let ) 4, stab. je dle stupnice.

VYBERTE SI DLE POTTLEBY Vida L: Dvojnasobne trazove pojiReni (double indemnity). Certifikat Moan druhii certifikatii SPJST se vystavuje pouze do obnosu pro dospele: $2,500, dodateene, k jinemu Vida B: Do'Zivotni poplatky se plati certifikatu. do smrti.

Vida J-S: Poplatky se plati 20 rokt.

PlnS7 obrios pojiSteni se vyVida C: Poplatky se plati 20 roku. PlnS7 plati kdykoliv v ptipadu obnos poj gteni se vyplati kdymrti od veku 1 roku. Do 6 kdykoliv v ptipadu mesict, $250, pod 12 mesict, Vida D: Poplatky se plati 15 mkt. PlriSt $500. obnos poji'Steni se vyplati ifdyVida 1-E: Poplatky se plati do 18 let koliv v ptipadu PlnY obnos certifikatu se vyplati po 18 letech stati Tfida E: Poplatky se plati 10 roku. Plnsr nebo kdykoliv v ptipadu tobnos pojigteni se vyplati kdymrti od veku 1 roku. Do 6 koliv v ptipadu Umrti. mesict, $250, pod 12 mesict, Vida F: PlnST obnos certifikatu je vy$500. placen Po 15 letech nebo kdyVida, J Poplatky se plati 20 rokt. koliv ptedtim v ptipadu PlnY obnos certifikatu se vyVida G: PlnS7 obnos certifikatu je vyplati po 20 letech nebo kdyplacen ye 20 letech nebo kdykoliv v ptipadu funrti od vekoliv ptedtim v ptipadu•tmrti. ku 1 roku. Do 6 mesicil, $250; Vida H: Piny obnos certifikatu je vypod 12 mesict $500.

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ye s 'fed% dne 22. zifi 1954.

Z CIMOSTI DOMACICH RADII rtad Jaromir eislo 54 West, Texas.

Bratri a sestry: Vain, kteri jste nebyi ye schazi, musim oznamit, co se udelalo ye schazi.

Schazi zahajil bratr pkedseda, Robert Cervenka. Tajemnik Emil Popp pkeeet1 protokol, kterY byl pkijat. VS'e bylo shleda.no v poradku.

Pak oznamen byl finaneni sta y, pkijem a vyclani. Bratr pokladnik mel radost ze sve nove knihy.

Schaze byla dosti dobre nayStiyena, cos u nag eho radu je vklycky. U nas star/ Cleni radi jdou do schaze, protole se vkly po schazi pane pobavi. Nu a ti rnladSi se zase pobavi veeer pit hudbe. 0byeejne posloucham hudbu pii zabave tak asi hodinu a pak jedu Dries v pondeli rano pkijel syn Eda a pravi: "Daddy, ta pritelkyne naSi maminky, pan! Marie Molnarova, uZ zenikela." Zesnula sestra Molnarova byla nekolik mesicii na klinice v Hillsboro nemocna. Opatrovani mela dobre, ale piece nepomohlo nic. Uz je vysvobozena. Byla pritelkyni me manZelky a ta ClenkynI kadu Jaromir Oslo 54, ticha, hledela si syYch povinnosti, rada si s druhYmi pohovorila, byla ykly vesela a kaZdemu rozurnela. Ti dobri lido odchazeji tam, odkud neni navratu. Pohreb mela ve stredu 15. sari o 9. hodine rano. Nosiei rakve byli spolkovI bratri. Pozastale rodine vyslovuji upkimnou soustrast.

Bratre Girard, jak se cites? Pkijed' se na nas podivat.

A co se stalo, ze sestra Fickel neprijde mezi nas? Napig nee° do Vestniku, bude nas to Veit.

Bratri, kteri jste se s ySrmi povinnostmi pozadu, hled'te se vyrovnat, abyste prate arednikam.

S pozdravem za tad Jaromir Emil Klaus. ) Rad Pokrok Jihu eislo 72.

Cameron, Texas.

VSein bratrfun a sestram se dava, vedet, ze it du bude poradati svaeinu spolu se spolkem Cameron els. 73 RVOS dne 26. zaki 1954 v Narodni s!ni. Zaeatek o 1 hodine odpoledne.

Sestry jsou Zadane o nejakS7 prispevek.

Spolky se postaraji o dal gi, co je k tomu zapotkebi, aby se v§ichni vespolek pobavili.

Pkijedle fSichni a vezmete svoje tele sebou, v,§ichni jsou vltani, o vSecko bude naldite postarano. Na velkou vStavu se teSi za vYbor J. T. Stoklas, tajemnik.

Rad Jaro eislo 130.

Dallas, Texas.

PrIsti schaze radova bude zas jak obyeejne prvni nedeli v fijnu, jako vkly v Sokolovne. V minule schfizi mei° bYt podekovano vkm, kteri prispeli neb praci vypomohli pri tom minulem naSem podniku. Ale nebylo — proste nebylo — komu dekovat. Mirno firedniku, mne a ses.

Berthlove tam stoprocentne vAichni schazeli. Predseda nemel ani v fimyslu schtzi zahajit. Pravim: "Pri g jsme do schfize a tak ji odbudeme. Ja podam vrh, sestra protinavrh, pohadame se a piljdeme dome:" No, schtze byla, ale jen jako tiara mS'e svata, a pry podekovat pisemne.

To2 na to bingo byla dosti slukaa ndvateva. Kuchyn byla piipravena pro vice lidu, ale nepriSli. No, co na torn. Ja.Zadnou osobni akodu z toho nemel. 2eny pritomny ye velke vetAine a muk jen poskrovnu. U Zen se jevi yZestranne zajem o veci a prevlada duch veselI; na muZich jakous ochablost je k pozorovani. Snad je to tim, ze se fysicky i duAevne pro blaho svoji rodiny vyeerpavaji a na dal gi ye svoji frnave LIZ nemysli.

Jedenkrat jsem eetl, budoucnost sveta path Zenam. A jak se vSechno jevi, ono k tomu: Srneruje. MuZ" vladne od neparneti, a za ta staletI ty mezinarodni otazky tak zamodrchali, ze uz si s tim vabec rady fievedi. Jedine pochybne vYchodisko — ozbrojenY inn s pukou na ramene. Ten my neehceme! Je to pochybne.

Voaleme do mirovYch konferenci ty • eny vgech narodfr dobre yule a nejlepS1 Z ony nam prijdou domt se zelenou ratolesti v ruce, symbol to tak touZebne oeekavaneho mlru.

Jak pozoruji, ty flak kny ve mnoha kadech do toho spolkakeni hezky se zapracovavaji a vy, ktere dosud stojite stranou a cItite, ze byste take mohly prospet, jen se neostYchejte a prijd'te. Jste vitany.

Ta anglicka Cast ye Vestniku, jak pozoruji, je bohatS1 obsahem na Cteni. Ani se nedivim. Ty elanky jsou psany rukou pevnou; a ty Ceske twahy, dokud je'Ste pigeme ten radek za radkem, jsou vklaciany na papir s rozvahou a jaksi nejiste.

No ruka se trese a k tomu jate psat perem, co se me protivi. TuZkou chyba se vymazne a jede se dal. Pero ale, to je ogemeta. Na poslednim radku padne karika a opisuj ceIST arch znovu. To je k zlosti a stava se tak. A ten redaktor si toho naporouei, jako bychom meli s nim universitni vzdelani. My ale zatim graduo s vyznamenanim i bez nej — vali jedno-, dvoj-, neb trojtridku kdesi v zapadlYch vesnicich mezi lesy i horami. On

sam ten redaktor snad ani tuZku neb pero neukva. Jen Slape na peddly a ona pismenka se stavi samy na papir.

(1VIekka tn2ka, No. 1, a bilSr papir vyhovuji, jen kdyZ je to eitelne. Z eeho redaktor dostava, 2aludeeni vtedy jsou rukopisy psane jakoby hfebikem na hnedem papiru.

Redaktor.)

Ondyno napsal, "Musime Gist a hodne jinak nam veci unikaji." (To je pravda). A minule v anglicke easti pojednani o tom letnim taboki gti, to ul po druhe. Ale &tete! Jak nam on radi.

Bylo by zajimavo zvedet, jak velke procento elenstva nak Jednoty Cte nas organ a stoji-li to vilbec za to se namahat s dopisovanim.

Wady me zastane rozum stat. Ctu: "Hlavni aradovna plYtva, penezi".

Jindy hlas z astredny, "Od nas nic neoeekavejte". A jindy, "Vestnik nas stoji velke penize".

A tohle posledni stoji za povgimnuti.

Zapadoeeska ma, jejich jen mesienik a pry mohutnI rapidne. (AC jsem tez "Zdpad'akem", musim pochvalit organisatory SPJST, ze v srpnu 1954 ziskali vice pojigteni ne2 kolik Clnii pkirtistek zminene jednoty v roce 1953. V zajmu pravdy jsem nucen poznamku ueiniti. — Red.) Otazka tato by se mohla protfast znovu v pkiStim sjezdu. NaAe distrikty, jak etu, pracuji dosud kaklY dle svojiho dobrozdani. Pozdeji snad bude nutno, by dostavaly jakous direktivu zhora. Kdo to bude? JakYs reditel? Aneb statni organisator? Cim vic mohutnime, tim vice komplikaci ye vedenI na gi Jednoty.

A ted' dik vSem sestram, ktere prispely k vYberu pokrmf) do kuchyne. Pkinesly jste vic ne2 jsme se naddli. Vy sestry, Zeny obetave, nikdy nezklarnete. A dik sestrain i bratkim, jimZ jsme vlozili na bedra jakous praci s tim spojenou.

A na konec vzpomenuto br. ChernoskYho. Po prve jsem ho poznal v enniskern sjezdu. Maj asudek byl, ten nas dastojne representuje.

"A s vetrem jak o zavod by jel, ku KarlStejnu jezdec uhanel.

UZ 110 neni, Karla neni!"

Hem "al. )• •( 'kid Antonin Cermak Cislo 56.

Corpus Christi, Texas.

Bratri a sestry: Schfize dne 12. zari byla zajimava.

Meli jsme hodne jednani stran okrskove schtze a radovSr piknik. Nejdkive se projednalo o programu okrskove schaze a podle navrha, rnyslim bude dosti zajirnava. Budeme miti novou vlajku SpojenYch statfr a s doprovodem malSrch Sokohl do sine. Od radu Corpus Christi byl

Ve t edtl., dile 22. gall 1954. ptitomen bratr Kru ginskST i nekolik rester, ale jejich jmena nevim. Za tad Robstown bratr Janak. Take tad Woodsboro byl zastoupen a site sestrou Nova,kovOu. Schfize okrskova sable o 10 hodinach, odlvti se skrze abed a o dvou bude pokratovani; nebude-li vae vytizeno, a pak nastane dalai program. Budou nal deti basne, hudbu, pishe a co dale, uvidite.

Bude do to doby je gte jedna schfize, tedy napiai, co bude vice.

Pravidelna schfize take jednala ,skrze tadovY piknik. Bude 26. zati. Bude hovezi i kuteci roatena a klobase. Sestry jsou Z'adany o ptispeyky do kuchyne petivem, jako obyt ej ne.

Ptijali jsme dva tleny do detskeho oddeleni a dva ptestoupli do dorostu. Bratr Holasek oznamil ptirfist tisic dve At padesat sedm no y ch tient do Jednoty s pojigtenirn dvou milionu tent° rok. zahajerii schfize bratr pfedseda potadal pfitomne, by jsme vzdali poctu zernteleniu bratru a bYva.lernu ptedSedovi C. H. ChernoskSuriu. 8koda, 2e uz odebral se od nas. Byl on uptimny tlovek a deal jen test na gemu narodu. BudiZ mu seine lehka.

Zverne sestry a bratry z Hlavni Ufadovny a okolnich tan. na piknik. Veter bude taneeni zabava.

S. pozdravem A. oablova. ) • 4 Neco noveho u adu Pokrok Houstonu 88.

Zatinaje v pondeli 27. zati 1954 v osm veter, a kalde nasleedujici pondeli veter, bude v tadove sini na Studewood, 1140 Robbie, cvitebni hodina ye zpevu. K nacvleovani zpevu /lam ochotne svou pomoc nage znama zpevatka a ochotnice Elsie Dvotak Kadera. Jak znamo, jest v torn oboru vyakolena a teaime se, ze pod jejirn vedenim docilime pozorulaodneho frspechu.

Temito tadky apeluji na vas, eleny a ptatele, pakli radi zpivate a mate trochu obstojnY hlas, tedy se laskave ptihlaste k utvoteni peveckeho sboru. Tato vSTzva je adresovana jak mu gim tak Zenam.

Pied mnoha lety meli jsme zde v Houstonu takovS1 peveckSt sbor pod jmenem "Bedfich Smetana". Sbor byl tenkrat pod Vedenirn nezapomenutelneho profesora.

Hlavateho, na ktereho 'east° vzpominame. Po ptedtasnem amrti naaeho utitele nahrada se nenaala, krantek pomalu usnul a zbyly jenom vzpominky.

Nyni, kdyi mladd kakIST tYden ye sttedu ma sve tanetni a zpevni hodiny, ktere zase pro podzimni sezonu zataly, ali jsme na myglenku utvoiiti peveckS7 sbor pro nas. Jsem jista, ae se nam zase pada.' takovST sbor zorganisovati a zbudovati. NernTte nic vie ualechtileho net skupina zpevakti zpivajitich s citem od srdce. Tak mnoho se di udelat, kdyt" je takovY peveckST sbor po ruce,

V t STNIK WEST, TEXAS Dobrovolnici jsou srdeene vitani. PMjdete v hojnem poetu a fitinkujte v tomto ualechtilern podniku. Tegime se, ae nas nezklamete. Ptijdete v pondeli 27. sail 1954 v 8 hodin veter do sine na Studewood, 1140 Robbie. Toto oznameni bylo ueineno v pravidelne schuzi tadu Pokrok Houstonu 'Oslo 88.

Bratr Rudy 8efelk, rdiser kronZku Hlahol tea sdelil, ae jiZ nacvituji anglieke divadlo, ktere bude podano prvni nedeli v tijnu. Ptipada to na, 3. kijna odpoledne, a veter bude pravidelna zabava pro Cleny zdarma. Oznamku uvidite na jinem miste.

Nyni mame dy e nedele v mesici taneeni zabavy, prvni. a tieti nedeli. Na tyto taneeni zabavy jsou vaichni uctive zvani.

Oleni tadu maji vstup zdarma. Doufame, ae se v hojnem poctu dostavite a ptivedete sve ptatele a zname. Va ge navateva nas potegi.

Frances Olexova.

• 44 ft Svaz C echoslovanii Cislo 92: Fort Worth, Texas.

Mill bratti a sestry: Minula radova, schtze byla, opet tetne navativena. Pti zahajeni jsme minutovYm povstanim uctili posmrtni vzpominkou naafi spolusestru Terezii Chaloupkoy ou a pri torn etena respluce soustrasti.

Bylo vzpomenuto fimrti bSivaleho zaslout'ileho ptedsedy naafi SPJST a na geho vaZeneho spolubratra C, H. ChernoskYho a po.smrtni vzpominka za zesnuleho tea uctena minutovSrm povstanim.

Dalai tadove jednani vytizeno hladce.

Nekolik Zadatelft o Clenstvi ptijato jednohlasne.

Bratr pfedseda ozndmil, ae naafi zi navativil br. Walter Hejl, pfedseda sousedniho tadu Cis. 154, a byl ptivitan salvou potlesku. Vail° nas. V kijnove schtizi bude slavnostni uvadeni novSrch elenft a bylo ujednano, ae pki tom si udelame spoleenou svatinu a veter bude v naafi sini pan Houdek z Dallas ukazovat Ceske pohyblive obrazky, toti2 jestli jemu bude moano to druhou nedeli v kijnu ptijet, coa jeate sdelim pozdeji. Tak milovnici eeskSich obraska, mame se na co teait.

Sestra Anne Langerova, teditelka mladeZe, Zada na ge maminky, jestli maji ditky neb dospelejai a rady by ptispely nejakYm eislem do programu ph t•etiho distriktu schfrzi, ktera bude v naafi sini 28. listopadu, aby ji to oznamily, bude yam za to povdetna. Tet doufo,, ae alespon blizke rady se svou talentovanou mladeZi nam s programem vypomohou.

Nagi nemocni, kteti se jiZ pozdravuji po operaci: Sestry Melvin Morgan a Clara Cohen. Dr. Fr. McKee a br. Tony Tatarevich. Sestra J. R. Bartek take nejak churavi a je pod lekatskSrm oktfovanim.

Vaem temto nemocriSrm pfejeme brzke a

Strana 7, trvale uzdraveni.

U manZelti Albert 8ilhavS,ch dostali hezke devaatko, ze ktereho maji velkou radost, tea statenka ses..A.ndka 8ilhava, ae ji tech vnoutatek'ptibYva. U mantehi Caso Spendor td maji devtatko. Obojim at'a.stnYin lujeme. ✓ nedeli 26. sail je tanetril zabava naafi sini. litaje Ernest Paletek a 1611.0i,,f vYbOrnY orchestr z North Dakoty. jsou srdetne zvani. Prosim, nesapo-:, merite datum, 26. sail.

Moji avakrove, pi. Ernest Nemetkovei. ye West, ktera minulY . tYden upadla tak neat'astne, ae si poranila kloub, ptejl, by,t se brzy vyletila. S pozdravem M. Juranova, dOpisovatelka. 'tied San . Antonio Cislo 133.

San Antonio, Texas.

Sestry a bratfi: Kdyby se nam datilo v gechno tak jako pikniky, mohli byebom byti opravdu spakojeni. Jestli ge jsme 'si pochvalovali piknik v pivovaie "Pearl", kterSi jsme molt, letos v srpnu, pak s,radosti musime znati, ae piknik v aterY, 14. zati v pivova-. to "Lone Star" se yydatil jegte lepe. Ne-. tekana potetna navateva, jak Menu tak*, i naaich ptatel, opravdu mile ptekvapila zajem neuvetitelne vzrostl u nagich.mi-4 1S7ch ptatel i daleko za obvodem intsta..

Videli jsme tam mile znarne tvate z Au-stinu, Floresville, Hallettsville, Jourdan, tonu, Karnes City, Kenedy i jirO'rch Zvlaat' pote gila nas ptitomnost pfedgedy sedmeho distriktu bratra E. 1VIleulky jeho manaelky, tajernnika taloa clistriktu bratra J. Shortnera, jeho manaelky . nekolika ptibuznSich, byli tam i MareakQr vi, Burginsovi, bratr Bolf s manZelkon jini a jini, ktere nelze zde jednotlive jmenovati. Postradali jsme v gak ptedse du nageho tadu bratra Sylvestra C. dila, kterS7 koncem minuleho tSidne one,mocnel a nemohl pfijiti ani do nedelrii,., schtize. Rad vgak k tomu dodavain, ho stay neni nikterak va..Z"nY (nechlazeni) a te giine se, ae se zotavi co.nejdrive, cot' mu uptimne pfejeme.

Potasi nom opet ptalo, nebylo ani horko, ani chladno, vzduch byl ptijemne prosycen vodnimi .parami z eisteho jezera, beekove pivo bylo znamenite a v geobecna nalada jedineena.. 0 deti se zahavni, yStor tea postaral dostateenYrn' stvim sodovek vaech druhfr ptichuti, Ara Blanatova, svedomite podelovala ti poukazkami, aby se na kaAdeho stejnomerne dostalo. A deli pily, a.rT;, uz nemohly. OCi vaem zaiily radosti a jejich skotateni na prostornem ptilehlem tra y -nikupobavlmniehozas.

Kdyt se v gichni ptijemne najedli arnek, hudebnici naladili svoje kouzelne nastrO-., je, nag e mile divenky, Marian StrobelO:-' va a Marian Szarneski-ova, zahraly

Strain, svSich chromatickStch harmonikach nekolik peknY'ch kouska a svou technikou jeinnY- mi prstidkami dokizaly, ze svoje nastroje ovladaji stale mistrneji. Pak skupina mlacUrch taneenikil (divenky: Carol Bartoshova, Judy Beckerova, Diana Hughesova, Carol Keilova, chlapci: Matt Hughes, Stanley Kalmus, Charles Popp, Eddie Popp) zatandila na gi stale krasnou deskou beseclu. Divenky v krojich se vgem libily a s pfedvedenim sesedy byli jsme velmi spokojeni. SrdeenY dik pani Thomas M. Hughesove a pani Mary Poppove, ktere si daly s nimi praci • tanec nacvieily.

Koneone piisel na ijadu tanec, na kterfr. vgichni tou2ebne cekali. Vgichni se bavili znamenite a bYvali by tar-1M nejrabez pfestayky. Piekvapil nas bratr • Jaroslay Marek, Glen kadu eislo 133, San Antonio, kterY ve s yYch 86 letech si poeinal opravdu jako mladik. Stale jsme ho videli v hole s nejakou gvarnou taneenici, veseleho, smejiciho se, a22 mu slziely kapaly. Bratke Marku, vaechna 'desk ob&Yuji se Vann jste chlapik!

Ted' kdy2 jsme se mei dobke a pekne jsme se pobavili, tak zase trochu do prace. Stojime pied distriktni schtizi a rtizrnimt problemy va2neho razu, tedy s chuti do toho, prosim, vykonejme co a jak nejlepe mii2eme, elm vice nas bude, tim snaze zdolame v gechny poti2e a tim (Rice dojdeme 2adonciho cite.

Clentun nacho zaba.vnilio vYboru dekuji za vge, co pro na ge pobaveni pkipravili a te,gime se na zpravu, co maji vyplanovano a2, do konce tohoto roku. Jejich dalsi praci pfeji mnoho zdartil Jaroslav Kleprlik, tajemnik.

4„, • ( — Z dinnosti solcolske ✓ nedeli 10. Mina bude konana pravicleln'a mesieni schtze Sokola Houston v Sokolovne, 4514 Edsee St. Zaeatek piesne ye 3:30. Bratki a sestry dostavte se v. pinem poetu. Po schtizi pkatelska zabaya a rtizne hry. Hoste jsou ✓ nedeli 17. ijijna pokada Sokol Houston posledni piknik v tomto race s Sokolovne, 4514 Edsee St. K obedu chutne barbecue, zakusky a dornaci peeivo. Po obede pkatelska zabava, huclba, a rtizne hry. Uctive zveme celou na gi krajanskou verejnost.

S bratrskYin Na zdar! jeduatel, (38-40) (-✓ hale hotelu seal elegantni darmoMap. Kolem naramne hezke device.

Zavolal na ne: "Jak se mate, sleeno?" Devoe se na nej jen ledove podivalo a glo dal. Mladik se poinclave usmal a ijekl: "Odpust'te, myslel jsem, ze jste ma matka."

Devee se obratilo a klidne odpovedelo: "Vyloudeno, ja jsem vdand," Reader's Digest.

ye stiJedu, dne 22. saki 1954.

VESTNIK — WEST, TEXAS

DOPISY A NAIILEDY Taft, Texas.

Mili bratki a sestry: Dnes pkichazim k varn, abych s vami sclelila dojmy z moji cesty do Houstonu, kde se konal sokolskY slet dne 5. zaii 1954.

Z Corpus Christi jelo 12 cvieicich Sokohl, mezi nimi byl te2 mirj syn, kterST te2 cvieil. Celkem bylo zastoupeno 23 Pkivital nas bratr Kos, pak promluvil starosta bratr Pkevratil. Cvieeni se zaladjilo za zvuku hymny. Prvni vystoupilo 2actvo a 2akyne.

Sokol Ennis provedl zvla gtni eislo, za ktere obdr2elii velkY. potlesk.

Dallas, Fort Worth, Ennis a Houston cvieili na bradlech a hrazde. Provedeni bylo velice krasne a bylo milo pohledeti na ty hochy, jak ye vzduchu vykonali to de a 'veletode.

Co se mne osobne tYee, ten Sokol, kterY provedl salto na hrazde, se vyznamenal. Bylo to moc a moc krasne a pi-ala, bych vgem, aby toto videli, neb to se mu si videti, nejde to ani vypsati.

Konec programu bylo spoleene evideni prostria.

Sokol jest krasnr spolek, ukaznenST, a kdo muse at' pkistoupi mezi nas.

"Zdar Sokolu!"

V Houstonu jsem se seznamila s mnoha dobrYmi lidmi a budu dlouho na vge vzpominati.

Kolem Sokolovny v Houstonu jsou krasne stinne stromy, kde jest milo posecleti.

Za metro pobytu v Houstonu jsem byla u meho syna a snachy, pan g Stanley a Mary Elzner, kteti se velice vynasnaili mtij pobyt co nejvice zpkijemniti VAude mne provezli a v ge mne ukazali, co bylo zajimaveho k videni. Za jejich namahu a trpelivost vzdavam je gte jednou mtij nejsrdeenej gi dik.

0 schazi, ktera, se konala dne 12. zaki v Corpus Christi, nemohu bohidel nic psati, neb jsem nebyla plitomna. Tato schtize mela bYti nav gtivena vgemi zastupci, kteri patiji do 7. distriktu SPJST. Te2 se podavala svadina.

Piknik iadu Antonin Nrmalc SPJST bude se konati due 26. zaiji 1954 v Corpus Christi. Doufam, 2c bude hojna nav gteva.

Jegte jednou se a moji poznamkou vraelm k Houstonu, neb bych yam rada povedela o tech kras4ch pekanovS7ch stromech, ktere jsou zati2ene pekany.

Mirj syn ma nekolik stromu; nejlepe se mi libil jeden, ktery ma ty velke pekany, tak zvane "soft shell", ty vetve tohoto stromu visi a2 na zem.

Doufam, ze ninj popis tohoto sletu se yam bude zamlouvat. Ziistavam s pozdraAgnes Elzner. vein

Corpus Christi, Texas.

Cteni bratiji a sestry: Nag posledni sjezd, kterY se poiadal v Houstonu v Nee 1952, uvedl v 2ivot sedm distriktu. Jeliko2 zavedeni toto vy2adovalo vice easu a yysvetleni, ne2 Ake se mu ye sjezdu dostalo, pkijato bylo do stanov toto nove zavedeni vice jako na zkougku, az jak se to yypracu,je pozdeji a celkove osvedei. Proto neni ye stanovach nic, 2adna direktiva, co se viastne ()dekave, od techto distriktu. Nerd vytknutSr, ani nevi se, jak je jejich ireel. Take nebylo nikde naznaeeno, jak se prace v distriktech bude financovat.

Doposud, jak jsem vyeet1 ze zprav protokolnich a z dopist tech, kteki se na schnzich podileli (snad bych mel kici, na pikniku byli), je v ge vedeno vetiginou a na prvnim miste dobke se pometi.' — a ten te2kY problem odkladati do pkiAtich schtzi.

Nekteki budou chtit vedet, kdy2 jsem 112 o tento bod zavadil, co je onen to2k3i problem, kterS7 je stale odkladanSr. Distriktni schilze postradaji na prvnim miste pravidla. Direktiva nebo smernice by mely 1#ti planovany, jinak druhe dva roky uplynou, a my budeme tam, kde jsme zaeali pied dvema roky.

Distriktni uiednici jsou nyni ochotni pracovat zadarmo. Cestuji na sve vYlohy, a pak za to v gechn.o nedostanou ani trochu toho riznani. Uznanim by se mohlo take vyrozumivat to, kdy2 se svolava, distriktni schilze, tak polovice kadtit a jejich Ukednikii zustane doma. Do distriktni schtize nebo na distriktuiho tajemnika nepoSlou ani omluvu, prod se nechteji nebo nemohou podileti na to spoledne praci distriktni.

Snad jen jednou se podakilo dostat vgechny lady k ucasti na distriktni schtlzi. A to bylo zasluhou pilneho a obetaveho tajemnika, bratra L. 0. Ho gka v tim distriktu. Vycitil jsem z jeho dopisu a jeho nvah, jakou mel radost, kdy2 meli stoprocentni zastoupeni. Jestli se clobke pamatuji, bylo to v distriktni schitzi 'lane ye West.

Prod nemohou podobnou radost, za dva roky distriktni eirmosti, udelat dal gi distrikty s yYrn tajemnikinn, maji s tim tolik pram, pfemYgleni a psai?

Hodne se take oeekavalo, 2e v techto distriktech budou ustanoveni distriktni organisatoki pod veedenim statniho organisatora. Ono to take odespalo, tak jako odespava ta zamY glena, iitulna, to letrii tabokigte pro mlacle2, a ta sbirka musejnich pamatek. Nernocenska podpora to u2 nadobro odstonala.

Byl bych velice rad, kclybych o techto vecech nemusel psat. Snad nekdo jinY by to lope popsal. Kdybych veal kdo, s ra-

Ve Stkedu, dne 22. Za ti, 1954, dosti bych mu ten papir a °haiku i se znamkou poslal.

Lee jestli budeme vgichni pevne stat, nevyjimaje hlavni Utedniky i redaktora, na nespinitelnYch polada ycich kvalifikovanych organisatort, pak nikdy nedojde k tomu, abychom meli to, co delegati ujednali v poslednich dvou sjezdech a to jest dosadit uz jednou statniho organisatora a take distriktni organisatory. Velke pOadavky schopnosti a zkugenosti v odboru organisaenim zabranily tomu, Ze to mista zustaly z jistYch pfiein neobsazena.

Jak pozoruji, ty na ge distrikty jsou odkazany samy na sebe. Jest jim dovoleno mezi sebou zavodit, aby se upsalo co nejvice pojigteni a aby do Jednoty pkibylo co nejvice novYch elenu. A aby distriktni schtrze byly okazale a vzbudily pattienou pozornost, tak misto poradniho a pouCujiciho schnzovani se dosud davala pkednost zpilsobu piknikov'emu, vYlethimu, obchodnimu jen co nejvice yytelit z takovYch neastnikii, ktefi z lasky k nagim deskYm spolkilm nevahaji jeti sta mil na sve vlastni vylohy. A na miste aby si tito obetavi a nevypoditavi na„vgtevnici odvezli z distriktni schilze nad geni, pkivezou si domil zklamani. Misto dugevni posily a nalady k dal gi spolkove paci zaseje a zasadi se do nich znechuceni, na ktere se tak lehce nemdZe zapomenout.

Nag minulY sjezd se postaral o lepgi domov pro likedniky Hlavni fikadovny.

Jest tarn pamatovano na zmodernisovani a pohodli. Na pkiklad jest tarn kaZda mistnost opatkena umelYm chlazenim v letni dot* a v zime jsou mistnosti podobne nstkednim zavedenim vyhtivany. *Ostfedna je vypravena prvotkidnim zakizenim strojil, nabytkem a psacimi nebo kancelakskYmi potkebami. ITYpomocnY personal je tarn v neobmezene mike a mute bYt pouZit nagimi vYkonnYmi tkedniky praci administradni. 1:Tkednici k rtanYm zajezdthn maji k disposici spolkove auto, placene cestovni yYlohy, a take svoje mesieni sluZne. Ve stanovach je elanek 45., v nemz stoji, jak velike procento mohou Ukednici pkenesti z Umrtniho fondu na bane vydani Hlavni nadovny. Dale je tam udano, jake procento mute bYti pouZito z novYch upsanYch pojistek (certifikatC) na vydani spojene s upisovanim novYch pojistek a Clend. (Poznamka redaktora: — Bud' se mYlig Ty, bratke dopisovateli, nebo se mYli redaktor, kterY se domniva., Ze nikde ye stanovach nestoji, jaka eastka se mute upotkebiti na praci organisadni.)

KaZdY distrikt by mel mitt pra y° na Cast procenta z upsanYch pojistek, aby se takto zavedl fond potkebnY na kryti vYloh, ktere sainozfejme jsou spojene s vedenim distrikttiz. Maji-li distrikty v budoucnu zdarne slouZit svemu poslani,

E"conn" 4 musi pace v distriktech bYti nejakSrm praktickYm zpilsobem financovana. NCktere distrikty se usnesly vybirat nebo odvadet 5 centu, jine 10 tenth na Mena.

Nelson v gak vgechny kady ochotne odvadet tento dobrovolny poplatek distriktnim pokladnik0m.

MnZerne se domnivat pkielnu, prod v gechny kady neodvedly poladovanY poplatek. Nektere tyto kady dosud nevidi notfebu takoveho placeni, a take nevidi, by mely mnoho k odekavani za tohoto systemu. Nadarmo se nepravi "neco za neco, nic za nic." Neplaceni anebo malt) placeni Utednici v na gich tadach a distriktech nam odchazeji tam, kde i pro nas je posmrtne misto pkipraveno. Ti na, gi nastupci nepudou to praci konat na pui zdarma anebo docela zadarmo, zatim co nekteki si nechaji v ge dobfe zaplatit.

V tomto zaostalem, nepraktickem systemu, jak my dosud odmeriujeme nage obetave a nezi gtne spolkove Ukedniky rraZeme videti pkieinu, prod ti mlad gi dleni nechteji pkijat ZadnY tkad, s kterYm je mnoho pace. Videji, Ce mist° , trogku uznani by se jim dostalo je gte hromadu pomluv.

Pace distriktnich irkednika a vYborti je pkilig Velka a dtilaita, aby se jejich Cinnost ignorovala. Na miste toho piknikovani by se melo uC za dva roky pomyglet take na pouene schOzovani, aby se jednou koneene dal smer dal gimu podnikani.

KahlY podnikav r stavitel, neZ" zadne stavet, pokidi si plan pkedem, aby vedel, co delat a jak to Mat. Musi pkedem yedel, co mu jeho pace pfinese, a take bude-li se jeho stavba libit druhYm. Stava.jici distrikty v pkitomne dobe mi pkipadaji jako nevlastni ditky, ktere neZ vyrostly, byly v gelijak odstrkovany a nemely na rfaich ustlano. trtednici Hlavni nkadovny na vgechno to nestadi, aby byli pkitomni kahleho roku ve vgech kadech, kterYch je 165. Proto je nejvyggi Cas zadit a odchovavat si nove mla.de sily. To se mute docilit dosti snadno, kdyZ se najdou schopni miadi Cleni a da, se jim pfilaitost zapracovati se v iikadovne, postupovat ye svYch zodpovednostech od men gich k vetgim, by v nahodilem pkipade mohli zaujmout misto uprazdnene. Ve VeStniku ze dne 5. ledna 1949 je obrazek yYpomocnYch sil v kancelati na gi hlavni ittadovny. Snad by hlavni ntednici mohli vysvetlit, kolikat tyto mlade sily byly j1 vymeneny, a take prod byly vymeneny. To stale zaudovani yYpomocnYch sil je v kaZde Ufadovne nadmiru dale.

Ceti jsem v nagich dennich novinach, ie zdefgi mestska administrate zavede dvouhodinovY vederni kurs prO sve zamestnance. Ceekava, se, Z"e timto kursem mesto mnoho ziska v budoucnosti. Ma se tim zrychliti vYkonnost cele mestske ad-

ministradni ma gInerle. Vydani s kursem zaplati mestska poklatIna. Zavadeni "Klubit mladeZe" by finely mit vgechny kady, kde maji sve spolkove sine aneb jine mistnosti pro ne vhodne.

KaZdY se rad pobavi, at' mladY nebo sta.rY, pH pekne zabave. Svekme .program vypraeovani schopnYm pokadateltim tomu • irdelu zvolenYm. Vernkadkun .ia distriktilm budiZ" vgak ponechano pravo vypracovat svuj denni program.

Nedejme odespat dobrYm myglenkam, ktere nam na g Vestnik pkinagi.

'S pta.nim mnoha zdaru jsem vas John Sta;-41, Dallas, Texas.

VahnY pane Valdiku: Dnes jsem dostala od Vas dolar, co jste mi poslal za moji deskou pohadku pfelOZenou do anglietiny. Za ten dolar yarn mnohokrat dekuji. Mehl jsem z toho yelikon radost.

Prosim Vas, odpust'te mi moje chyby, neb toto je muj prvni C'esky dopis. PIM ho proto, abych yam podekovala a take proto, Ze nechci zapomenout, co jsem se naudila. v Ceske prazdninove gkole.

Jegte jednou Vam dekuji.

Carole Ann Nemec, 4123 Travis Street, Dallas 4, Texas.

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ItESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI

My, nice podepsanY resoluCni vYbor ka* du NovY Tabor Oslo 17 SPJST v Cald*i well, Texas, timto projevujerne jmenem kadu upkimnou soustrast poznstale man* Z'elce a ditkam nad ztratou jejich milor yaneho nianZela, otce a dedeeka a nageho spolubratra Frank Hejl,

kterY od nas ode gel na.yZdy k vednemu odpoeinku dne 30. srpna 1954 ye stall 70 let.

Vime, pozastala man'Z'Rlko a ditky, ze Vag zarmutek nad ztratou Va geho man.* otce a dedeeka jest veliky, a.,vgak budiZ Vam Utechou, Ce i my s Vami sdilime Vag Cal. Tobe, bratke, pkejeme klidnY odpodinek a budiZTi zeme lehkou. ' Za fad NovY Tabor Cislo 17 SPJST: Joe H. Siptak John W. Vavra F. G. Mrnugtik Replueni vyhor.

strana

STNfK WEST. TEXAS

Vistre`diii74.2ili

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U RAKVE BRATRA CHERNOSKEHO :Sentry, bratki pkatele: Segli jsme se dnes, abychom doprovodili na misto jeho posledniho odpoeinku jednoho z nagich bratra, bratra C. H. ;heraoskeho. Ae smrt zasahuje do na gestredu aL p his 'east°, smrt je nee°, na nenraZeme zvyknouti, aby se narn stala lhostejnou. PokaZde, kdy vyrve nekoho z nageho kruhu, vZdy to vzbudi 'gal a zdrinutek v nagich srdcich. Dnes, kdy jsme segli u hrobu br. Chernoskeho, na g zdrinutek je velikY, ponevadZ bratr ChernoskY byl jeden z elent na gi Jednoty, na ktereho jsrne si tak zvykli po tak mnoho roku: I:F ZenakelY br. ChernoskY byl elenem riagi Slovanske Podporujici Jednoty Statu Texas od sveho mladi. Slo g l nam co : pkedseda na gi Hlavni ilkadovny Po 24 let, turner etvrt stoleti. venoval na gi Jednote nanoho jeho easu, snaZil se vZdy pro iii vykonat yge co mohl. Jeho Tvarce jej obdakil mnoho schopnostmi a innolia, yedary, ktere on vkly pouZival ye prospech svYch bliZnich a ye prospech nagi Jednoty, kdyZ on byl pkedsedou nasi Elavni aradovny a aZ do jeho smrti.

On se vZdy snagil, aby ygechno jednani a akee nagi Jednoty byla vedena takoyYm zpasobein, aby to na gi Jednotu povzneslo v noich ygech, jak na gich Clem, tak i nelcmi a jinonadodovcil a aby, v ge se yZdy 1:onalo tak, aby nail' to bylo ku cti a chvale. Br. ChernoskY mei ye vgech yecech jiste zasady, kterYch se drZel. KdyZ on n rozhodnul pro jiste veci, tak se jich zasLU yak a kdy byl proti neeemu, tak kaWY to yedel, jak on na to vec hledi.

Nikdy netajil svoje stanovisko a nikdy nebyl pri °bon stranach. On mnohokrate zyla gte nagim lidem velice dobke pomohl zi, zastal se jich, kdyz oni za,stani potkeboy ali. KdyZ nekdo by v nesnazich a pH gel k nemu o poradu a o pomoc, on mu radu a pomoc nikdy neodmitnul• On take pomohl mnoha a mnoha nagim lidem J iianen6. Vim, Ze mezi vami, kteki slygite mai hlas, je mnoho, kteki byste to mohli do gyecleit. On byl elovek pracovitY; on jine1;o neznal nal praci. V praci zemkel. zeinfel tak, jak si pral ...L.. [4. Ja se calm, Ze nejsem schopnY siov, ktere by Jena dosvedeily, v jake vaZnosti a acte be. ChernoskY byl drZen temi, kteri ho znali, jako ty velke claw ildu, ktere pki gly do jeho domu, do pohkebniho za yodu, do kostela ,a pak ten ohromnY pact vas, kteti jste jej doproyodill as ado na, tento hititov, misto jeho posledniho odpoeinku. V amrti br.

Chernoskeho na ge Jednota a na ge eeska vekejnost utrpela velikou ztratu. On se nas a na gi narodnosti zastaval valy a vilude. My litujeme jeho odchodu.

Vain, elenove rodiny zemkeleho bratra

(Proslov J. P. Chupicka) Chernoskeho jrnenern na gi Slovanske Podporujici Jednoty Stan Texas, ktere on slouZil po tak mnoho let, a za sebe osobne chci timto vysloviti na gi upkimnou soustrast. Vy jste utrpeli nenahraditelnou ztratu a Va g zarmutek je velikY, kterY mite bYti zmirnen jen tim vedornim, Ze Vag zenikelY manZel, otec, dedeeek a bratr na gi Jednoty nelil nadarmo. On Zil ku cti nejenom vas, jeho blizkYch pkibuznYch, ale nas v gech. Vann jeho ditkam, Vag otec zanechal velice krasne dedictvi a zpasob 2ivota hodnY va geho ndsledovani. On se za vas obetoval, nezapoindite na to!

Nyni, kdy smrt nas rozdeluje, sklonme nage hlavy a tichYm projevem vzdejme Cast pamatce zasnuleho bratra Chernoskeho, vyslouZile pkedsedy Hlavni :akadovny nagi Jednoty.

Drive nail se rozejdeme, budiZ" to naaim pranim a nazi modlitbou, aby kaZdY dar toho Velikeho Stavitele spoeival I/My na nas a aby dobra vale, bratrska laska, pratelstyi a ta na ge yYznamna hesla, Podpora, Lidskost a bratrst yi, vady prebYval mezi nami a drZela nas pospolu.

Byl jsem poladan rodinou zemkeleho bratra Chernoskeho, abych yam vgern tlurnoeil jejich uptimnY a srdeenY dik za vaechno, co jste pro bratra Chernosteho udelali behern jeho Zivota, za to upkimne pkatelstvi, za kaZdY ein a projev lasky upkimnosti, ktere jste mu projevili, kdy on byl mezi nami; za ty krasne kvetiny, ktere jste mu pkinesli na jeho rakev co projev va gi lasky a fiety k nemu; za ta slow, soustrasti, ktere jste nar y' projevili, a za vagi ileast pii tomto pohkbu.

Nyni, kdy pkigla ta, chvile, kdy se musime s bratrem ChernoskYm naposled rozlouelti, louehne se s nim s pocitem vdeenosti za jeho aivot a s bolem v na Bich srdcich a s rizkosti v na gich dugich.

Prejerne mu pokoj, sladkY pokoj, pokoj bez konce. OdPoeiyej nag bratke a vadee, odpoeivej v pokoji.

Poznamka: — Po ukone'eni shora uvedenYch pohrebnich obra,da v Ceske feei bratrem Chupickern, tajemnikem Hlavni rikadovny SPJST, farar Central Presbyterian kostela, Dr. Craig, kterY vykona,val pohrebni obrady, poladal pritomneho vyslouZileho eeskeho presbyterniho kazatele, bratra Jos. Mik govskeho z Rosenberg, aby on v Ceske 'reel udelil pritomnYm polehnani, ktere Zadosti br. MikgovskY vyhovel.

aii v anglickem originalu na mnoha mistech. Pokud mi znamo, naposled se tak stab pri pohibu bratra Franka Domora(la z Palacios. Pked mnoha lety Ceti mi zesnulY novinat Lou W. Dongres jeho preklad one basne, ale od tech Casa uplynulo dobrYch 35 let, a nikdy jsem nemohl Dongresily preklad si pokidit.

Pked rokem dostal jsem Uhlednou kniZ"ku, svazek basni. Na titulnim listu ptipis toho, kdo basne Panu g. V. . . . s praniin o kritiku dovaluje si poslati autor." Na deskach svazku vytisknut obsah kniZky, "Basne Patera Karla J. Dvotaka."

Pater Dvokak je redaktorem Ceske sekce bratrskeho organu KatolickY Delnik. Je nyni duchovnim reditelem nemocnice sv.

Jana v San Angelo, Texas.

Mezi basnerni patera Dvokaka nagel jsem tea preklad Tennysono yYch vertt "Crossing the Bar." AC svazek basni je chranen autorskYin pravem, dovoluji si pketisknout e'eskY preklad, kterY pater Dvorak poridil v roku 1951 pod nazvem Pieehod z biehu Casu do veenosti Skon dne, zjev veeera, hlas veli k odchodu!

At'"teskne nestena bkell za sera, kdyZ v more vyjedu.

I viny, jak by spaly, v udlivu, se tine po praci, kdy z hlubin more dolly k pkistavu, zas dornt navraci.

Soumrak a klekani, a pak tma v dohledu!

At' nen/ plad pii s Bohcm davani, kdy2 loch odjedu.

KdyZ od mista a easu mezniku rmlj vezmou vody dech, mnim tvail v tvai. zkit Kormidelniku, a2 zmizi sledni bieh. ) • 44) •

Ojedinela ()slava (Dckondeni 'se slrany 1.) na vgem pritonmYrn veeerc co hostian du Hvezda Texasu eislo 47 SPJST, rodiuny Motlove a jejich pratcla.

Byla to krasna slavnost a nelitoval jsem toho, ze jsem asi pied mesicem ve schuzi kadu Hvezda Texasu eislo 47 piednesl nahled, Ae by to bylo vhodne pro stakieka Motla k jeho 1001etSrm narozeninam pokadati nejakou slavnost.

PRECHOD D_O VigeNOSTI (Crossing the Bar) Vachnl pfitomni byli ye velice dobre Nekolikrat byl jsem tazan, zda existuje nalade, vgichni praci br. Motlovi, aby se eeskY pkeklad :Leto basne, hlavne proto, doekal stopetiletYch narozenin a aby byl ge zesnalY bratr CliernoskY ji easto pou- zdravY a vcselY Pu celY idvot.

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Reports from Lodges, blographleS, etc., intended for publication, must be in the hands of the Editor a BENEVOLENT ORDER week before the date of issue. Address all editorial matters to: OF THE STATE OF TEXAS Editor, 6402 Prague, Houston 7, Tex. Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 W ith Undeliverable Copies to SUPREME LODGE SPJST, TEMPLE, TEXAS

OFFICIAL ORGAN OF SLAVONIC

MUSINGS OF THE EDITOR NOT TOO MANY WEEKS AGO; THE president of the United States said, "In this country public opinion is the most powerful of all forces." The most powerfu • physical force known to man is nuclear reaction. This force is equally cap, able of good or. ill, depending upon the intent of itsusers.

Even so with the force of public opinion. Enlightened, informed, it is a powerful force for good.

Uninformed or misinformed public opinion can be an equal force for evil.

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win but few issues. But the object of editorials is not to win an argument, but to stimulate and perpetuate the discussion of our problems. Free discussion is where democracy is born and on which it nourishes.

• MAY WE NOW ACCEPT THE FACT that the Vestnik, in the clumsy hands ,c•f its editor, serves only as a mirror?

You know, a good mirror reflects all the touches of elegance and perfection, and also all the faults and foibles, that make the human race what it is. We may not like what we see. But that does not impugn the mirror. And if your editor happens to see glaring imperfections, that does not absolve him from mentioning their conditions in the official paper. The aversion of some members to the bitter truth does not justify dilution or distortion in any word, phrase cr degree.

ARTICLE ONE OF THE AMENDMents to the Constitution of the United States enumerates free religion, free meetings, free speech, and free press. But essential to any free meeting and any free speech is information about our government, commerce, society in general. And that information comes from buying our favorite newspapers and magazines, and reading books of our choice. That information also means to read our editorial pages critically, with T,F,T ME GIVE YOU A HOMELY ANa purpose. And it also implies certain alogy. It happened to your editor and obligations regarding the editor himself. it happened to some of you. Some of us • have faced a completely impersonal mirOCCASIONALLY YOUR EDITOR IS ror the morning after — have stood horadvised hoW to run the Vestnik in order rified at the folds of the stubby face and to make it a good official paper. The ed- the eyes too. tired to look. Do we break itor has his shortcomings, and he knews it. But if he were afraid to be wrong the mirror? Do we turn out the light not once in a while; if he were too timid to to see? Would that help? We don't blame say what he thinks about some of the the mirror. As a matter of fact, we problems that we have in the SPJST, come back to the same mirror to check he wouldn't be fit to run any kind of how much we have improved over a perpaper, gobd, bad or mediocre. And the iod of time.

• •• term "good official paper" is a relative term, the same as the word "news" is A SELECTIVE MIRROR WOULD BE relative. The bad news that Uncle John as bad as no mirror at all. Vain as we had passed away may not be so bad are, men and women, I doubt that we when his heirs look over those posses- look in the mirror to see what is right sions uncle was unable to take with him. about us as to assure ourselves that nothing it wrong. Why, that's the reason • • the ladies like to have a full-length mirSOME OF THE ADVISERS TELL ME ror while dressing to discover if anything that there are some things in. the Vest- is wrong with the evening gowns. We nik which many members don't like, for look in the mirror for mistakes. So with instance, constant preaching about what our printed mirror of fraternal activithe members should do. But if your ed- ties. We can't hope to see good everyitor is stressing an unpopular viewpoint, where, to have only good reflected in the so do the preachers. But the churches Vestnik, until good things are there, unhave not been closed, have they? The til we improve those things which don't advisers say that your editor may not look so good,

TODAY, NO INDIVIDUALS CAN BE at their best without mirrors. No fraternal society can improve without information, without free hand of its editor, without a free press. And it is the moral obligation of the editor of a fraternal paper to report the activities impersonally, trtithfully and accurately, sometimes even mercilessly. When you don't shave, you grow beard. When you permit a free growth of whiskers in your lodge activities, your lodge may look before long like a hobo.

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WHATEVER MY SHORTCOMINGS and imperfections, I should like to make the Vestnik a useful mirror. Try to furnish me with news items from your lodge. Try to send me your personal, social, folksy notes which would make friends and neighbors in every one of the 160 SPJST lodges. Try to make the Vestnik to be more your paper., so that your editor would be held in the background, so that it would be a family paper. Try to appoint or elect regular reporters in every active lodge. Try to criticize my ideas, my writings, my suggestions. We need critics. We need members who would criticize unshaven progress, who would find faults with the beards of inertia. We need new charter members who would reorganize or reestablish our Sick Department. We need workers everywhere, in small lodges, in big lodges, at the headquarters. We need to arouse the members 0 have better opinion o fthemselves, of ourselves, of the SPJST.

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PUBLIC OPINION IS A WONDERFUL force. The men who helped create the American republic had to arouse the citizens to have better opinion of themselves. They were not trying to save the world from having too many kings and emperors. They were showing a better way of government for all the world to copy. We still have the might tools of democracy: free meetings, free speech, free information — and publie opinion. Let's keep cultivating the exchange of ideas. Let's help in the task of arousing public opinion, of arousing our own members, to cherish our freedoms.

Wecdnesday, September 22 1954

V STNiK WEST, TEXAN

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REPORTS FROM DISTRICTS INVITATION TO DANBURY Our district meeting of District Five to be held September 26, 1954 in Danbury is drawing very close. We will again hold our meeting in the open under the blue skies and century old oak trees.

I appeal to all the lodges in District Five to have representation at this meeting. It would be very gratifying to be able to register, all lodges in District Five. We have a program mapped out to cover most everything and give every one a chance to participate in the way of his own liking.

Our children will be served a free dinner if participating in any way at this outing. We feel they deserve it by rights.

Bring your youngsters, they will love it.

I am extending my invitation to all lodges and members of other districts.

Also looking for our officers of the Supreme Lodge. The meeting will promptly start at 10:00 a. m. I will be on the premisses at 8:30 a. in. to greet you.

Come out early and get acquainted with your fellow member.

I hope we will break the record this time.

Jos. Skrabanek, president of District Five

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DISTRICT MEETS THIS SUNDAY Glancing at the calendar, I was very much surprised that the District Five meeting will be this coming Sunday.

Time really flies. The time and place was set for this meeting in our last district meeting held at the same place. So this Sunday, September 26, we will have our, second district meeting of the year at the same wonderful spot. It would be very hard to find another place to compare with this one that would be better suited for an outdoor meeting of the older members and the activities of the younger set.

Brother Skrabanek, director of the Supreme Dodge, who is also president of our District Five, is very generous in inviting us out to his ranch so many times in succession. I hope all the lodges in our district will try to be present so we may have a 100% attendance. It would be very gratifying after all the work of the committees that have been planning thiS- affair.

Dear Sisters, if you will be so kind and comply with our request, bring some pastry of any kind to this meeting; we will have coffee on hand. We had few complaints last time for not having pastry and coffee. So let's make it good and bring some.

The meeting will start promptly at 10:30 a. in., so please do come out early.

Brother Rudolph Sefcik, director 'of the Dramatic club, is rehearsing for our English play for October 3rd at 3:30 in the afternoon. It will be a comedy. So be sure and come out and enjoy this play. It will be very good, as usual. A dance will be at night. Everyone is cordially invited. Bring . your friends. All members of Lodge No. 88 will be admitted FREE. All the details concerning this play will be in our regular advertising in this issue.

Just a reminder, we have dances on the first and third Sunday of each month. All members of Lodge No. 88 are admitted to these dances FREE, till further notice. So do come out and have a good time.

Fraternaly, FRANCES OLEXA • 4, • DISTRICT FIVE Houston, Texas The following program was planned for the District Five Day on September 26th.

Place: Danbury; Time -- 10.30 a. m.-meeting called to order by Bro. Joe Skrabanek President of District Five.

I. Star Spangled Ba.nner Kde domuj.

II. Pledge of Allegiance -- by the Stefanik Initiation Team.

III. Welcome and announcement of activities of the day.

IV. Minutes of last district meeting.

V. Recognition of Supreme Lodge officers and Lodges present.

VI. Reports of district officers and organizers. Reports on results of contest of June, July, August and discussion of banquet between Districts Three and Five.

VII. Unfinished Business: (The 13 topies brought forth from District Three to which several topics had been added

by District Five.

VIII. New Business: (Means the new ideas or suggestions that are brought before the meeting on this date).

IX. Participation of amateur talent representing each Lodge.

X. Presentation of Essay Winners XI. Meeting adjourned.

The Planning Committee of District Five kindly requests all lodges concerned to please represent your lodge with at least 2 presentations.

Please folks it's very simple to teach a little poems, song, dance or group activity to your child or children and its just wonderful to watch them do their

best in performing, 'so please bring some one from your youth group to pate in our little program.

While the business portion of our meeting is being conducted, baseball and volleyball between various lodges will be played. These games :hell have spe:7 cial supervisors. So get your teams in readiness and enter them before noon of Sept. 25, or bring 'Ahern with you and enter them on the niornig of Sept.

26 at Danbury.

Ages (9-15) (15-21) Soft Ball for Boys.

Any teenager-13 through 19 years for Girls' volley ball — 8 players.

All children participating in the games or program shall be complimented by District Five with a delicious barbecue dinner.

There will be plenty of barbecue, bev-, erages kolaches and coffee at a reasonable price.

All Fraternal Sisters are kindly requested to contribute any kind of home baked pastries for the occasion. These are to be served with !delicious coffee.

All of you dear Fraternalists, keep your fingers crossed, so we'll shave good weather and I know we will have an unforgettable outing as well as meeting.

Wishing for you the best of everything I am, Respectfully Yours, Amelia (Vaja) Sturm (36-38) 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 eitt. barrasment.

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 as soon as you can.

• I• Oldsters on the Increase According to the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Uncle Sam's oldsters over sixtyfive now stand at 13,500,000 persons, and are increasing at the rate of 350,000 a year.

Wednesday, September 22, 1954

V ASTN f S WEST, =AS

Our Youth Movemen

y birdie 9-eilsher the whole community for our interest THE YOUTH MOVEMENT EXPENSE in the civil welfare. Last, but not least, IS NOT AN EXPENSE we are engendering loyalty to our fraterThe above title may undoubtedly ap- nal order in our own and the new-mempear to a casual observation somewhat ber children and through the developincongruous and perhaps paralogical, so ment and advLcement of my Youth let's expatiate on the subject a little and Programing, we are bringing smiles to the children's faces and' happiness to find out.

As a preamble, we all know that our their hearts, injecting at the same time children in the ultimate must take over new spirit and enthusiasm for fraternal the responsibilities of governing and life in the adult membership of our perpetuating the S. P. J. S. T. organiza- lodges.

As we all can plainly see from. the tion. We also know that due to myopic irresponsible planning and negligence afore-mentioned facts, the Youth Movein the exercise of prudential leadership, ment expense remains securely within the attachment, interest, and the devo- the asset structure of our organization tion of one generation of our children as an "intangible" — not physical and was lost to our fraternity completely. perceptible to touch — ASSET. ThereNow in view of the above, can such mon- fore, we did not make an expense — the ey as is spent on the recapturing ou our money is not lost — we made a SAFEYouth to the active participation in our GUARDING and PROTECTIVE INVESTfraternal life for the future security of MENT for the PROGRESS and SECURthe SPJST actually be termed an expen- ITY of our SPJST, an act of responsiditure and is such an outlay in point of bility which is undeniably our obligafact a depletion of assets — as an ex- tion we are exceeding our trust.

As to what constitutes an intangible pense is—a definite diminishment of capital, something we do no longer pos- asset, any accountant can cite unlimited examples of corporations whose power ses and own?

To answer the above, let us examine and strength is established in their inwhat we do receive in return for the tangibles — such as good will, public cash used in the promotion of Our Youth knowledge and acceptance of their trade name, etc., all supremely important to Movement: We do receive our childrens' confi- the security of the corporations future— dence in their appreciation of, and es- and that these organizations by expendteem, for our fraternity and we receive ing dollars in exchange for these intheir faith and trust in the ideals, tra- tangible assets are assuring their perditions and history of our beloved petuity. As the ultimate authority, the SPJST Thus, asuring their devotion to government of our United States recogour fraternity in their mature years, nizes such organizational expenses as we receive the opportunity through our investments and assets, when the capYouth Movement to infuse the children italization of a corporation is being eswith friendship, felicity, understanding, tablished for stock issue purposes.

I do not wish to enter, however, into desire for learning, toleration, equality, civility, refinement, and modesty, and any business rhetorics, nor do I sugwe procreate their ambition and desire gest the accounting procedure for any for congenial fraternal group co--ope- of our expenses, but I do believe that ration and the aspiration for achieve- we must regard the cash support of our ment in fraternal deeds. We have the oc- Youth Movement more reflectively with casion to disseminate the knowledge of a clearer understanding and appreciaand information about our SPJST Frat- tion.

In establishing the "Directives" for ernity among all the children of each lodges locality, and through the children Our Youth Movement in our organizaof non-members we reached their par- tion, I am deeply impressed by the vigorents, gain new adult membership, and ous incipient development and as rereceive the respect and appreciation of sults are becoming more and more man-

Strata 13 ifest, we must not allow an insular attitude toward the needs of OUR YOUTH MOVEMENT retard its momentum.

Lest we forget, with a quiescent Youth Movement, fraternalism cannot. progress and survive; but the resurgence of a Youth Movement may revive to, full activity the whole fraternal life and animate it with resilient spirit of brotherhood, as is already so clearly apparent in some of our progressive lodges. It is obvious that to succeed in the fulfillment of the inviolable trust the children have in us, there must be incessant vehement "emphasis on the Youth Movement emanating f r o m the Supreme Lodge and abetted by. We must preserve in our work with indomitable idealism, continuous application to and considered evaluation of "Our Youth Movement."

These are then the basic verities in the proper appraising Of funds allocations, for the promotion of Our Youth Movement through which the security of a successful future S. P. J. S. T. is assured.

In concluding this essay, let me vouchsafe for "Our Youth Movement" as the SOUNDEST and the most PRUDENT INVESTMENT of our SPJST. • a• $64 QUESTION

When Barbara Farrell, sixty-five, Van Nuys, Calif., got one of those legendary phone calls she thought her big moment had come.

"This is Bill Wilson, quiz show M.C. at KFI," the cheerful voice explained. "Can you answer this: Ford Motor company just celebrated an anniversary—which one was it?"

"The fiftieth!" the housewife answered' jubilantly.

"Right as rain," explained the M.C. "How much money do you have in the house?" "$64," replied the housewife.

"I'll double it," said the announcer.

A short time later a messenger arrived with a check for $128 and one for $64.

"I'll have to take back your cash to prove that's how much you had in the house," he explained. Mrs. Farrell merrily pocketed the checks and gave the' messenger the cash. It wasn't until later that she called KFI and found there was no Bill Wilson on the staff and that she'd been taken in by a new confidence racket.

• A, m LARGER FAMILIES

United States families are growing, report statisticians of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. From 1940 to 1950 the birth rate for third children in a family increased by Ti per cent, for fourth children by 50 per sent, and for fifth children by 27 per cent.

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REPORTS FROM LOCAL LODGES LODGE ANTON J. eERMAK NO. 56 Corpus Christi, Texas Regular meeting of Lodge Anton Cermak, No. 56 as held September 12th. As I mentioned in my last letter in the Vestnik our Lodge will hold its annual picnic September 26th.

Sisters are asked to donate bakery to be served for dinner and supper.

Chicken barbecue with all the trimmings are on the menu for the day. All of you Sisters, are such good cooks, so I know that only the best will be brought.

All members are asked to come on out and help out with the work. Don't leave your aprons at home, for there will be time to use them.

Also, fellow members, bring a gift for bingo. All of you members and friends come try your luck and be one of the lucky winners to win useful gifts.

Plans were also made for the District meeting which will be held October 31.

Our Ledge has several good numbers to be presented in the afternoon for entertainment. All lodges of District Seven are asked to participate in the program, so don't hesitate and let's all go to work.

Come one, come all, to the annual picnic, September 26th at the Sokol Hall.

There will be plenty to eat and drink.

Public is cordially invited. Here's hoping we'll see all of you there.

MRS. BETTY JURICA, Reporter • & • SOMETHING NEW AT LODGE POKROK HOUSTON NNO. 88 Beginning Monday, the 27th of September, 1954, at 8 p. m. at the hall of Lodge No. 88, 1140 Robbie, and every PERSEVERANCE DID IT Some years ago, Ferman Martin, political cartoonist, decided that the Ho•ston Chronicle needed his services. The fact that the Chronicle had no cartoonist bothered him no more than the fact that they used very few such cartoons.

Ferman had another difficulty that probably would have caused you or me to run for cover: he lived up Oklahoma way and had neither the time nor the finances to inquire in person about the job. Nevertheless, he wrote asking about the possibilities. The answer was strictly negative. The Chronicle was positive it didn't need a cartoonist.

Ferman decided he'd accept the challenge. He thought right hard for a couple of days, got an idea, expressed it in cartoon language on the back of a postcard, and mailed it to the Chronicle.

following Monday night, we will hold singing lessons. To teach voice, we will have our Lodge sister. She is willing to undertake , this tremendous work in teaching us to blend our voices in a harmonious chorus. She is a fine singer and actress. She is qualified in every way; under her guidance, I am sure we will succeed. Most of you know her very well, she is Elsie Dvorak Madera.

Anyone interested in improving his or her voice and help in building a chorus is most sincerely welcome. We need volunteers. Oome out and see for yourself what we are trying to do.

Years ago, we had a wonderful mixed chorus here in Houston under the direction of the late professor Hiavaty. After his departure, the chorus slowly dropped out of existence, for there was no one to take his place. Only memories linger on.

Every Wednesday our youth has regular singing and dancing lessons at the lodge hall under the lodge youth directors. Birdie Hilsher, youth counselor, gave you the details how this project is conducted. This inspired us in getting the idea of an adult chorus. We have good material at hand, I am sure; just come out and let's try it. It will be wonderful to have a trained singing chorus available at any time. Just look what pleasure is derived by couple of hours spent in rehearsing each week. Don't hold back, come out—we need you.

Remember we Will start Monday, September 27, at 8 p. M., 1140 Robbie.

This announcement was also made in our regular lodge meeting. We will be looking for you.

Frances Olexa

Vt7f.'clnescl,D y, September 22, 195=1

WHERE TO GO SUNDAY TWICE A MONTH: Sunday—Every first and third Sunday of each month Lodge Pokrok Houston No. 88 sponsors a dance. Every one is invited and members are admitted FREE. MONDAY EACH WEEK: Monday—Every Monday of each week, at 8 p.m. chorus singing practice will be held. Any one interested is welcome at Lodge Pokrok Houston No. 88, 1140 Robbie.

WEDNESDAY EACH WEEK: Wednesday—Every Wednesday of each week dancing and singing lessons are sponsored for the youth of Lodge Pokrok Houston No. 88, 1140 Robbie.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 25: Stefanik Lodge 'No. 142 in Houston will have a family supper. You like goulash? You are invited. Then stay for games. It starts at six. It is for members and non-members. Everybody welcome.

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 26: Lodge Svaz Cechoslovanu No. 92 will have a dance, music will be by Ernest Palecek of North Dakota, starting at 8 p. m.

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 26: Anton Cermak Lodge No. 56 in Corpus Christi will have a picnic. Details will be announced by Lodge reporters.

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 29: Charter Sisters' Club of Stefanik Ledge is sponsoring a bingo party and luncheon beginning at 1:00 p. m. Everyone most welcome.

SUNDAY OCTOBER 3: Placedo Lodge No. 97 will hold its The next week, he hit 'em again. And regular meeting first Sunday in October the next and the next. Still the sheet instead of October 10 due to conflicting remained silent. schedules.

"This went on for a year," confessed Ferman, "and I was getting a mite dis- SUNDAY OCTOBER 3: Osveta Lodge No. 38 at Kovar, Texas couraged, ready to make a real no-quarwill have it annual supper and a dance. ter-asked-nor-given battle."

Everybody invited.

Anyhow, he drew a tall building. It •&•( had nary a door — just windows that began on the second floor and went up.

Judge. Learned Hand Says: A man was dashing wildly around this "Over and over again courts have building, desperation in his face. He was saying, "There's bound to be some way said that there is nothing sinister in so arranging one's affairs as to keep taxes I can get in —" A couple of days later, Ferman got a as low as possible. Everybody does so, wire from the paper. It said, "Come on rich or poor, and all do right, for nobody owes any public duty to pay more than and go to work. We give up!"

Our readers, who also read the Hous- the law demands; taxes are enforced ton Chronicle, may observe that Ferman exactions not voluntary contributions.

Martin is still drawing cartoons for the To demand more in the name of morals is mere cant." —CLU Journal.

Houston Chronicle.

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Funeral Oration By Brother Chupick We have gathered here today, in this city of the dead to lay away, in the grave, the remains of one of our worthy brothers, and our leader, Brother C. H. Chernoskv.

WP have come here today, to fulfill the sad obligation We owe him. We have come here to pay our tribute of respect to him. We have come here to extend to the surviving members of his family, our deep sympathy and to offer them our aid, comfort, and consolation in their sad hours of bereavement.

We have been deeply touched by the death of Brother Chernosky. Death is always an occasion of sadness but in this instance, the sadness in our hearts is especially keen, because, Brother Chernosky has been associated with us at a member of our organization, the Slavonic Benovelent Order of the State of Texas SPJST and as its president for 24 years; almost a quarter of a century.

During the tenure of his office as president, Brother Chernosky labored for it tirelessly and accomplished many things for it. It was always his aim, purpose, and endeavor that everything connected with our Order, should be conducted on a high •plane and in such a way that all activities would reflect, respect and honor, upon it and upon it members.

Brother Chernosky was endowed by his Creator with many fine qualities and capabilities. He was able and he always used his abilities for the betterment and happiness of mankind; of those around him. He was a man of firm convictions. Whenever he espoused any eatise, he gave it his support with everything he had in him; that's why he was so successful in his profession. He was courageous. When he stood for something, he stood for it wholeheartedly and made no secret of it. He has helped countless numbers of people with his wise counsel and advice. He was charitable and has helped many financially.

Many of those that have come here today, have been the beneficiaries of his charities. I know that, and I cannot forget his many acts of kindness. He was industrious and energetic. I have known him almost all my life and I have often remarked that I have never known anyone that worked harder than he did.

He knew nothing but work. He died in harness, that's the way he wanted it.

I do not have words at my command that would express more positive evidence of the high esteem and respect in which Brother Chernosky was held by his fellowmen than this enormous concourse of people that have gathered here today, from far and near, to pay

their last respects to him. I am, very deeply touched by his passing. His Lord blessed him in many ways and now he has called him away. Blessed be the name of the Lord When Brother Chernosky became a member of our Fraternal Order, he made a solemn pledge and vow, upon his word of honor, to abide by the teachings and mottos of our Order, Benovelence, Humanity and Brotherhood. He and the other members of our Order assembled in the meeting, pledged themselves, to one another by joining hands and raising them above their heads, three times in succession, that they would stand united in the service and cause of Benevolence, Humanity and Brotherhood, until death parted them.

Now, since death does part us, as evidence that we shall carry out the provisions of our Fraternal obligations to one another and to his loved ones, we again come together at his grave and join and raise our hands, over our heads, three times in succession, not only to pay tribute to his memory, publicly, but to renew our promise, pledge and vow that we shall stand and remain united in the fulfilling our obligations as members of our Order to one another, and to his loved ones, who survive him in time of their sadness and sorrow, and in their trials and tribulations. Let us now join hands and repeat that pledge again; Let us stand united in the CAUSE and SERVICE OF BENEVOLENCE. Let us stand untied in the CAUSE and SERVICE of HUMANITY. Let us stand united in the CAUSE and SERVICE of BROTHERHOOD, for all time to come until death shall part US.

To you surviving members of his family, on behalf of our organization, the Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas, SPJST, in which he labored for so many years and which he loved, dearly, and for myself personally, I want to express to you, our sincere sympathy.

You have sustained a great loss, which should be moderated by your knowledge that he did not live in vain. To you, his children, he left a pattern of life worthy of your emulation. He did everything he could for you. Don't, forget it. Let us now bow our heads in silent benediction, honor and reverance to the memory of our beloved Brother who has passed on to his eternal reward and final resting place.

Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me, And may there be no moaning of the

Bar, When I put out to sea, — But such a tide as moving seems asleep, Too full for sound and foam, When that which drew from out the boundless deep, Turns again home.

Twilight and evening bell, And after that the dark, And may there be no sadness of farewell, When I embark; For, Though from out our bourne of time and place, The flood may bear me far, I hope to see my pilot face to face, When I have crossed the Bar. This poem, "Crossing the Bar" by Alfred Tennyson, was Brother Chernosky's favorite poem. Many years ago, when he and I wrote our ritual, it was at his insistence that this poem was put into our ritual and he hen requested me, if I survived, to read it at his grave. /have, therefore, complied with that request, with deep sorrow in my heart.

Now, when the time has come, to say our last farewell, we are parting with our member, and with our leader, with sad and heavy hearts. We wish him peace, sweet peace, peace without end.

Farewell, worthy brother, Farewell.

As most of you know our Organization, the Slavonic. Benevolent Order of the State of Texas, SPJST, is an organization founded about 57 years ago. It was founded in the Czech language. Since some of the old members of it are, not, fully conversant with the English language, since the family of Brother Chernosky so requested it and since I know Brother Chernosky would be highly approve of it, with your kind permission, I shall now say a few words, to those old members, in Czech.

• •( 57 PER CENT OF WORLD'S PHONES IN U. S.

With 57 percent of all the telephones in the World, the United States has eight times as many as the next highest nation, the United Kingdom, and also more per capita than has any other country.

World-wide statistics compiled by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company reflect the situation last year when the United States had 48,056,308 telephones in service. United Kingdom had 5,9000,000, Canada 3,3000,000, West Germany, 3,000,000, and France 2,600,000. •

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SO YOU'RE ON THE JURY If you get a notice from the sheriff (By Lucien Hubbard) "bumped off." The case was that of a inviting you to do jury duty, don't woman driver who backed her car 'out rush to call your doctor, lawyer, boss, important points: 1. A civil case de- of the driveway into the path of a truck. psychiatrist, or someone you think has cided by the weight of the evidence, Her lawyer evidently wanted a lower-in"pull." Just ride along with it. Your while a criminal case must be proved come jury. jury service will be useful to your com- beyond any reasonable doubt. A man's Now the jury box is full, and the lawmunity and educational to yourself. It life or liberty cannot be taken. from him yers make their Opening statements. The will alai be entertaining and at times as his property may be on probability, judge has impressed upon you that you no matter how strong that probability. even amusing. must not form an opinion until all the I knoW, for I have just finished a 2. In a criminal case, the vote must al- evidence is hi and the law touching ways be unanimous.

Whatever you are to stretch, I can't recall any vacation that upon it has been explained to you. You furnished so complete a change from judge probably happened months, even settle back dutifully as the trial begins, years, ago.

Witnesses may have forMy daily routine or left me so mentally A stream of Witnesses will pass before gotten whyt really happened, or have refreshed. your "Exhibits" of one sort or another You may find yourself feeling vaguely set in their minds what they think hap- will be thrown to you. Both together conapprehensive the day you report for pened. Rival lawyers have filed plead- stitute the "evidence," much of it amduty. You may feel as you did your first ings. Photographs have been taken. Dia- biguous or sharply contradictory. You day in a new school. All around you, if grams have been drawn. Measurements must decide which version is true. On your service is to be in a large city, will have been made. Animosities have hard- your word, if it agrees with that of your ened. be about 300 others, each eyeing the fellow jurors, lives will be altered, riches Upon this fought-over ground, you others suspiciously. will change hands or stay put.

The room where prospective jurors and your fellow jurors — carpenters, A trial is fascinating. Maybe I was gather is usually crowded to the walls. clerks, brokers, secretaries — march with lucky. Some cases, like condemnation Suddenly, a loud-speaker calls for at- your open minds and your unshakable proceedings for opening new streets or tention. Standing before it is a man determination to see justice done. purely businees disputes, may be dull.

The lawyers eye you closely as you who tells you what you can expect: that But I doubt it. Even business disputes you will serve for 6 days, that your du- submit to preliminary examination. They are between people. People in court are ties will be explained to you by the are wondering what type of obstinate, people under a microscope, and everyjudge, that everything possible will be unseeing, frivolous or prejudiced dolt one knows what a fantastic world is redone to make you comfortable. The roll fate has sent to help decide their case. vealed in ditch-water, minutely examWhen you are in the jury box, they smile is called and absentees are noted. ined.

The judge ascends the bench. You upon you, pretending a bluff, hearty Witness follows witness on the stand. are an officer of the court, he explains. camaraderie. Now, they seek to pene- You cannot help but form opinions of In some ways, you are above him. You, trate your very soul, to find out whether them. In fact, the judge instructs you to and only you, will decide the facts in you are likely to decide for or against do just that, to decide whether Or not the cases on which you will sit. He will their client. each is to be believed, and how far. Bit The jurors are asked their names, by bit, the essential circumstances of the expect yqu to be prompt, attentive and addresses, occupations.

If they are marfair. case built up in your mind. The points You file out, scanning the faces of ried men, do their wives work? Do any of agreement cement the structure toyour neighbors. You wonder what sort of them, know lawyers in the case? Have gether. The points of difference open of people they are, what kind of homes they been concerned in legal actions chasms in it which you must bridge by they cbme from. Within a few days, similar to the one pending? your verdict.

A few jurors are excused "for cause." meeting every morning in the jury asThe trial may go on for days, even sembly room, these same people will be A direct connection with the case to weeks. By the time you have finished gabbing away furiously on a first-name be tried, acquaintance with the lawyers, a case, you probably will be in no doubt basis.-They will be discussing their chil- or an admission of prejudice are the as to what happened. dren, operations, jobs, the cases they usual reasons. (It does no good to proThen comes the retirement to the have just "sat on" or "been bumped fess prejudice in the hope of being excased from jury duty. You must go back jury room--and the surprises. Some off." who had seemed most alert may A preliminary squawk comes over the to the jury room and wait for another jurors now prove themselves most confused. case) loud-speaker, and the chatter stops.

Next come the peremptory challenges, Some who sat with eyes half-closed, A deputy sheriff calls out the assignyawning, can repeat in substance everywhereby each side may repect a specified t ments for the day. The names of all numbers of jurors without explanation. thing that happened. Some have logical jurors have been shuffled and drawn minds that can close themselves to evNo reason need be given for a perempout of a box. When 20 jurors have been e rything outside the trial and weigh he called for a particular trial, off they go tory challenge. The judge tells the ju- evidence dispassionately. Others cling to tors not to take such dismissals as per- intuition—"I just know that man was to a courtroom.

Some jurymen dread criminal cases, ,sonal reflections. rflhey fare intended lying. He couldn't look me in the eye." with their responsibility over the free- simply to insure an unbiased verdict.

Discussion is led by the foreman. His dom and even lives of follow men. Others You may be excused because of occupa- hardest job is to exclude irrevelant evilion, place of residence, even the color hope for them, as being more interestdeuce from the jury's discussion. ing, particularly after listening to a of your tie, if the lawyer thinks it may The first time around, the discussion number of traffic-accident cases, which affect your opinion. is usually general and informal. But the constitute most civil suits.

On one case, three of us were from a mass sentiment begins to , show itself.

Whether civil or criminal, the pro- suburb which in the popular mind is in- If the foreman can keep everyone from cedure will be the same, except for two habited by wealthy families, We were all talking at once, it soon solidifies. Some

1741rieicIty;: Nptenibef .22; 1954 one calls for a ballot, and usually within a few hours after receiving the case the jury reaches a verdict.

However, no one can predict what a jury will do, or why. Jurors are instructed not tol• yield to numbers, and usually they do not. But the effect of a major' ity opinion is subtly. persuasive. (Surely -so many people could not be wrong, and I alone be right!) 'Sometimes, however, the gap is unbridgeable. In a ,civil case, the majority simply work on the weakest of the minority and bring around enough votes for a verdict.

But in a criminal case, where more is at stake than mere money, opinions are more tenaciously held. Jurors place themselves (as they should) . in the place of the accused, and usually give him all the breaks. In spite of this, the percentage of undecided juries is low, even in .criminal cases.

Finally the moment arrives when, having reached a verdict, you return to the courtroom. If it is a criminal case, the poor wretch who is to go to jail or stay out of it scans your faces, trying to read the answer.

The judge asks, 'Members of the jury, have you reached a verdict?"

The foreman. rises. "We have, your honor."

Then, the fateful decision: "Guilty" or "Not guilty."

There is an audible sigh as pent-up breath is released Smiles, tears, kisses, handshakes.. Then come the formal words of the judge, thanking the jurors.

Democracy has worked again, no doubt with a margin of possible error, but with a far greater likelihood that justice has been done as exactly as it is within the poWer of fallible human beings to do it.

—Condensed from the Kiwanis 1 • 4 • BREATHING DEEPLY

The answer to the difficulty of giving up smoking may be correct breathing according to Dr. William Kaufman of Bridgeport, Conn., in a report carried in the May 22nd issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Breathing exercises practiced for five minutes eight to ten times a day for a month helped 15 heavy smokers stop smoking without "undue difficulty." Instead of smoking the over-50 cigarettes a day, which had been their habit, the fifteen patients began exercising, breathing in and out 16 times a minute. Dr. Kaufman found that heavy smokers take short breaths when not smoking which causes an uncomfortable sense of breathlessness and pressure on the chest which may make the person restless and tired.

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Little Pale Faces Who Came Over The Sea Soon after the Mayflower landed, how the trees fell in that forest! Twenty men with sharp axes chopped all day long. Soon the Pilgrims had warm log houses with chimneys of clay and sticks.

Doors of axe-hewn boards were hung on wooden hingeS, Thick oiled paper covered the small holes left for windows, but there was plenty of light from the big fire of logs. The straightest logs were split and laid for floors. The carpenters made tables and stools and bedsteads.

The blacksmitti swung long iron bars in the chimney to hang cooking pots over the fire. Everything was carried from the ship into the houses. Then the Mayflower sailed away home. The little pale faces were alone in the wide, wide New World of America, with the red children of the forest.

They had a great deal to show each other. The Indians brought corn and told the white people how to make mush and hominy. They brought maple sugar to make syrup. They had very small grains of corn that burst into flower when they got hot. Wasn't popcorn a surprise? Faithful and her brother brought fur hoods and mittens. They coasted on hillsides and ran on snowshoes, They had baked Indian beans and pumpkin pudding to eat, and wild turkey with cranberries. In the summer they found wild grapes, plums and crabapp)es, strawberries, blackberries and blueberries. In the fall there were .nuts off many kinds. They gathered wax bayberries to make sweet smelling candles, The carpenters made boats to fish for big cod. The children dug clams from the sand on the beach.

gether. This made strong, brown soft soap.

Her brother went into the woods with his father to cut down trees. The forest land had to be cleared for fields, to grow corn and wheat and flax. Around every cabin was a little garden to grow peas and cabbages and flowers. Oh, how the children watched the first green sprouts come up, and how they clapped their hands when they saw the first English daisy or pink rose. The flowers made America seem more like a real home. In the fields and woods were violets and buttercups, as in England. One tiny, sweet-smelling flower that pushed its pink, waxy clusters and glQssy leaves right through the snow, in the pine woods, was strange to them. This they called the Mayflower, after their dear little sailing ship. Once in many months a sailing vessel came and brought them things from England. When it sailed away it took the furs of bears and 6eavers and foxes to sell in licndon.

Sometimes the Puritans and the Indians had dreadful battles. The red man wanted the forests for hunting, and the white man wanted the land for farms and towns. Every little setlement of white people had one big cabin that was both a meeting house and a fort. The men carried their guns and knives to church. They carried them when they went to the fields to plow. Sometimes they built high walls of painted stakes around the village. Afer many years the Indians went deeper into the woods and left the country near the sea • to the white people. The Puritans learned to love their land in New England. They had many little towns around a seaHow cozy it was, in the log home in port city called Boston. the evening. Half a tree could be put Other English people who were difinto the fireplace. The children ate their supper of hominy and syrup and deer ferent from the Puritans came to Ameat from Indian bowls of wood. But merica, but Faithful and Myles never they had white linen cloths and napkins. saw the little drabgowned soft-spoken, They brought their manners and their Quaker children who lived near the town prayers and their school books to A- of Philadelphia. Neither did they see merica. A woman taught them to read the English children who lived in big and write and spell and cipher in one houses by the wide rivers of Virginia. of the cabins. To cipher is to do arith- A merica was so big that the towns were metic sums by hard rules. They learned hundreds of miles apart. Little Dutch their letters from a horn book. The horn children came to America to live, too, book was more like a slate than a book. and French children and Spanish chilTheir only reader was the Bible. Faith- dren, but they lived so far front each ful read the Bible through three times, other that they not pay visits.

--Contributed by S. C. Bundil before she was twelve years old. Besides she helped her mother. In America she (To Be Continued) had to learn to sweep a room clean with ) • 4, • an Indian birch broom, and to brush the hearth with a turkey wing. She The happines of your life depends spun flax and wove cloth. She made upon the quality of your thoughts; theresoap by boiling lye water, dripped fore guard accordingly.—Marcus through wood ashes and animal fat to- Aurelius.

Stitt& 1$ TOM MIKESKA BROUGHT HOME FOR BURIAL Graveside services were held in the Shiner City Cemetery Sunday afternoon at 4:00 p. m. for Tom Mikeska, age 74 years, 5 months and 6 days.

Funeral services were held from the McCabe-Carruth Funeral Chapel in Victoria at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, August 29.

Mr. Mikeska passed away Saturday, August 28, at 5:30 a.m. following an illness that lasted several months and caused him to be hospitalized for the past four weeks.

Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. J. M. Schedler of Trinity Lutheran Church, Victoria.

Mr. .Mikeska was born in Rakova, Czechoslovakia, March 22, 1880, he came with his entire family to America May 6, 18)4, all locating in Shiner. He lived here continuously and engaged in farming until 8 years ago when he retired to make his home in Victoria.

He was married to Miss Rosie Ritz, September 4, 1900, in the Shiner Lutheran Church.

Left to mourn his loss are his wife, live daughters, Mrs. Alvin (Vlasta) Hahn, Yoakum; Mrs. Herman (Angelyn) Johnson, Mrs. Edwin (Anota) Guettner, Mrs. Perry (Viola) Kloes,e1, Mrs. Edgar (Georgia Mae) Mueller, Victoria; three si,titers, Mrs. Ed (Angeline) Seitz, Yoakum; Mrs, Joe (Frances) Elsik, Da Costa; Mrs. Rud. (Mary Migi, Edna; two sons, Rudy Mikeska, Victoria, and Irwin of Houston; 19 grandchildren, 8 greatgrandchildren, 3 brothers, Joe Mikeska, Inez; Frank and John, Shiner.

Preceding him to the grave were his fathe'r, Tom Mikeska, who died in 1926, and his mother, Rosie Kalenda Mikeska, who passed away in 1936; three sons, Emil and Rudolf, who died in infancy, and Theodore, at the age of 26; one brother, 'Tom Mikeska died in 1878 at the age of 3; one sister, Mrs. Frank (Rosie) Stefka, died in 1922, at age of 44.

Mr. Mikeska was a member of the Lutheran Church and of the SPJST Lodge.

Casket bearers were his nephews, Calvin Mikeska, Daniel Elsik, Oscar Migl, Victoria; Joe Mikeska, Houston; Edwin Mikeska, Shiner; Edward Seitz, Yoak—Shiner Gazette um. .) • A The great musical-comedy star, George M. Cohan, wired a Florida hotel for reservations for a winter vacation. The manager answered, saying that Mr Cohan must be mistaken in his choice of hotels; his hotel did not accept Jewish patrons. Cohan wired back, "Apparently we are both mistaken. You thought I was Jewish. I thought you were gentlemen."

V2STNilL WEST, =AS LET FREEDOM RING A man was taking his 8 -year - old daughter to New York to see the sights.

Among other things he took her to see the Statue of Liberty. She was fascinated by this marvelous statue which has stood for many years at the entrance to New York harbor, lifting her torch of liberty to enlighten the world. Going to bed that evening she said, "Daddy, I am thinking of that lady out there all by herself with nobody to help her hold up her lamp. It is dark out there, Shouldn't we be helping Miss Liberty to hold up her lamp in the darkness?"

To be sure , we must. It is dark in our world and it is getting darker. Liberty needs help if she is to continue to hold up her lamp in the darkness. The bellringer needs help if he and we are to let freedom ring in the world. Now is the time for us to resolve that this nation of ours shall keep freedom alive in our world and that all men everywhere, insofar as possible, shall have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Talking about it is not enough, talking about doing something about it is not enough. As a people we must take a stand for freedom and we must denounce restrictions to freedom wherever and whenever found.

The struggle must go on and on. Freedom must be won by each generation.

The faith of the fathers must become the faith of the sons. The freedom of one generation must become the freedom of the following generation. The democracy of one decade must become the democracy of the following decade. Unless this is done — freedom is lost.

Those who gave their all to secure freedom on these shores cannot have the fulfillment of thier hopes nor the realization of their dreams apart from us. ) •A• INGENUITY A crew was drilling a deep well *recently and had gone about 700 feet when, for some reason, they pulled the drill.

While the hole was still open, a 2x4 was accidentally dropped into it. Then began the process of trying to "fish" the timber from the hole. Men tried to hook it, spear it, drill it. Nothing worked.

All day a small boy had been hanging around watching the various operations.

Several times he tried to offer a suggestion, but the foreman refused to listen. Finally, in exasperation, he growled, "Boy, go on home! What do you know about this anyway?"

I don't know much," the lad admitted, "but if I was a foreman around here, I'd fill that hole with water and let the 2x4 float uut!"

Wednesday, Sept-embei Z . IF04 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 G: Amount of certificate is paid after 20 years of payment.

CLASS H: proper amount 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 premiums to age 65, and the proper amount of his certificate 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 benefits 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.

Five SPJST certificates for children: CLASS J-T: Term insurance to 16 years of age, which may be converted into any other insurance .after the child reaches the age of 10 years and before attaining the age of 16 years.

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

CLASS J-S: 20-pay life with face value at age one year, payable at death.

CLASS J-E: Endowment at age 18, with mortuary face value at age one year CLASS J-G: 20-year endowment, mortuary lace value at age one year.

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Wednesday, September 22, 19,54

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WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT CHEESE Often you read, or hear someone talking, about protein diets. It includes milk, meat, eggs, soya bean products, nuts and fish. But one protein food which is being neglected in American diets is cheese. If we would eat more cheese we would undoubtedly improve health on a national scale.

A recent survey showed that Amerilans consume only about four pounds ,f cheese a year—in comparison to well aver a hundred pounds of sugar per person per year! Considering what excellent and tasty food cheese is, it is discouraging that it is not more widely used in this country. It is well to remember that protein foods are ,the most valuable from the point of view of nutrition. It is the protein food that rebuilds tissues, for the body is composed of protein. Carbohydrate is for fuel only.

And cheese is high in protein, ranking close to meat as a source.

Cheese contains vitamins and minerals. It is especially rich in calcium and phosphorus. As a matter of fact, cheese is higher in calcium than any other common food. Perhaps our national calcium deficiency can be explained by the simple fact that we eat so little cheese. Cheese is quite rich in vitamin A and contains large amounts of riboflavin, a B vitamin, as well as thiamin, niacin, pantothenic acid and biotin, all B vitamins.

Vitamin A is closely associated with the yellow coloring matter in foods.

But don't choose your these on the basis of its color as an indication of vitamin A. In this country cheese is artitificially colored, we are sorry to report.

There is certainly no need for coloring cheese, except for the processors' conviction that housewives will be attracted to foods by color. Hence we have become used to seeing swiss cheese one shade ,cheddar cheese another and cottage cheese still another. Yet certainly we would feel much better about recommending cheese as a food if it were sold with its own natural color, Cheeses which are made with rennet are many times richer in calcium than cheeses produced by acid coagulation.

Dor instance, cheddar has more than ten times as much calcium as cottage cheese.

Cheddar (which includes the mild, sharp, and "store" or "rat" cheese) is made by , heating milk, mixing it with coloring matter and a lactic acid bacteria starter. Rennet extract is added to coagulate it. The curd is separated from the whey and then is cut into blocks which are rotated to mat the cheese into one mass. This process is called

'"cheddaring." Salt is added and the cheese is placed in hoops lined with cheesecloth which are kept at a certain temperature for "curing."

Processed cheese is an invention of modern. living. We have come to use it because it spreads and melts easily and, too, because the manufacturers find it a cheaper and more convenient form to handle, so they spend large sums of money to point out its advantages. It is made by using a couple of grades of cheese, both "green" and "cured." It is then cooked and the following ingredients are added: water, salt, sugar and a plasticizer (disodhun hydrogen phosphate) which aids in making a homogenou.s mass that can be processed easily.

The cheese is then stirred. Why? To add air and increase its volume, of course. So when you buy processed cheese you are buying air, water, sugar and a synthetic plasticizer as well as the cheese. We would advise that you stick to unprocessed cheese. If you want to melt cheese, you can easily grate it, which will make the melting go faster. In case you are in doubt as to whether a cheese is processed, take a look at the ingredients mentioned on the label, and the package form of the cheese. Th. brickshaped little packages, all the same size and all decked out in attractive wrappings are the processed ones. Then, too, processed cheeses are sometimes sold in glasses or in fancy shapes like cylinders.

You'd do well to avoid them.

When we talk about cheese, someone may object that cheese is hard to digest, or that cheese costs more per pound than meat.

Let us correct these two objections.

In the first place, cheese is not indigestible for most people.

In the second place, you can figure that a pound of ordinary "store" Cheddar cheese will give you 50 per cent more protein than the same weight of rather lean beef as purchased.

The trouble is that we Americans are used to thinking of cheese as a luxury food — something special or extra to be added to a meal. We can't quite get the idea into our heads that it is, in reality, a highly nourishing, main-dish od.

Only within the past twenty-five years or so have we made any great variety of cheese here in this country. It wasn't Until the Thirties, when the second World War was brewing, that we really became acquainted, for example, with "blue" cheese and a dozen or more other varieties that are now produced domestically. We still have to accustom our-

selves to using cheese as a staple, as the people of Switzerland and other countries us it.

Then again, some writers about food treat cheese as an exotic tidbit for the gourmet. They wax eloquent about the delights of Roqueflort, Gorgonzola or Camembert as the supreme desert for a luxurious meal. And it's true — they are magnificent. But it is also true that cheese is a basic food, which is "meat" in the diet of Italian peasants, or which may be the making of a main dish rather than a luxury meal-ending for the Danes or Norwegians.

To get back to the major false beliefs about cheese -- that it is expensive and indigestible — we want to emphasize first that there's no waste when you buy ordinary cheese. There is no bone, tmusuable fat or gristle such as even the best piece of meat may include, and it doesn't shrink when cooked. So weight for weight, Cheddar cheese yields at last half again as much protein as a raw piece of meat — and that's a fair comparison, since you pay for what meat weighs on the butcher's scales.

In addition, cheese gives you calcium values and Vitamin A that you can't get in the finest steaks or chops.

Now for the indigestibility angle. Careful' experiments made by the U: S. Department of Agriculture show that ion an average about 95 per cent of cheeSe protein and over 95 per cent of 'cheese fat are digested and absorbed. )•&• THERE'S A DIFFERENCE As I reached the summit of the hill that overlooked the village I was living in, I met a youngster delivering newspapers. It was dawn and we stopped to survey the flickering lights of the town that lay at our feet. "Which one of those houses do you live in?" I asked.

Still looking below him, he answered, "It's not a house. It's a home."

"And what's the difference?" I asked.

He continued to gaze down at s the town„ over which the first rays of the sun were casting a web of lights"I guess that sun will shine on a house,' he .said.

"But it shines in a home. —Jarr,es Fox ) • 4, • ( Family Debt

The average family owes close $2,900„ according to the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. That 'doesn't include the $6,008 per family prepresented by the national debt. * * Too many of us are like wheelbarrows: useful only when pushed, and easily upset.

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Wednesday, September 22, 1954

WEST, TEXAS

San Antonio Czech Club

'The. San Antonio Czech Youth Club has a mach larger enrolhnent. Here are the Beseda dancerrs who have been dancing all summer at many parties, conventions, square dances and programs. The children, dancing Beseda, are FEW DIVORCES AMONG HOME OWNERS (By Priscilla Wayne) I guess about the best advice to give toneWlyweds these days is: Start buyi your own home just as quickly as you can.

Tile ownership-versus-renting controversy 1;-; an old one. I suppase it existed away back when the first enterprising caveman who owned an extra cave schemed to rent it out for a bearskin or two to the new head of a family who didn't care to get down to scooping out his own cave.

Souse say that, economically, it is better to rent and let the landlord worry about' taxes and upkeep.

The home-owning advocates, however, say that much more enters into the abl Lit/ than just Ce011,3111iCS. They discuss tilt.; psychological advantages, the

very popular. In th picture, reading from I( I t to right, are: Charles Popp, Matt Hughes, Eddie Popp, 'stanley Kalmus, Frank Parma, Judy Becker, Carol Kiel, Diana Hughes, Marian Biartar, Irene Popp and Carolyn Bartos.

moral and spiritual values of married folk who assume their own mortgages and undertake repairs on a home, because each month a few more shingles, bricks, and parts that make up the home actually belong to them.

It is true that divorce is on the increase and that he percentage of couples who are buying heir own homes has increased. This variance, as compared to the decrease in divorces among home owners, is accounted for by the fact that more marriages among the very young are taking place. And the incidence of divorce is greater among newly married couples. Also, they are less likely to get into the home-owning class.

An impressive statistical study supports the belief that it is best to be a home o wner. The University of Chicago has made a wide-scale study of the subject Owner and tenant families ur twenty-

six major cities were interviewed.

Here are the significant facts revealed:There are far fewer divorces and separations among home owners. Their children show and feel greater security; therefore they tend to be superior children. Family life is more peaceful and happier in every way.

PsyChologists ,c,..ay that very human has an urge toward possession and that owning a home prevents restlessness, frustration, and discontent.

The Chicago study makes this conclusion: "Home ownership, for the most part, represents security — both social and psycholdgical — to the modern urban family, and is a means of resisting the unfavorable influences on family life."

So, brides and grooms, get the "down payment" ready,

Wednesd.e,y, _September 22, 1954 SICKNESS IS NATURE'S WARNING (By John B. Lust) It is not an easy task to convert people. to natural foods and to sane methods of food preparation. Our best foods are ruined through overcooking. Hot biscuits; fried potatoes, ham and eggs, hamburgers, porridge, marmalade, coffee and cream, white sugar, wheat cakes, hot dogs, sodas and ice cream are not safe and sane foods for us.

Everything that has gone through some process of artificial process of preservation IF damaging to health. Do not use cold storage apples, or apples that have been gassed. Do not buy colored oranges, or sulphur treated dried fruit.

They all contain elements which are deleterious to health. We become sick precisely because we eat only refined parts of food, instead of the whole natural thing. Taking out the bran and germ of the wheat, deprives it of one of the most vital vitamins.

The precepts of natural living and eating are easy to learn and to follow.

We need only to follow our natural instinct and use our inborn intelligence.

But it will take many generations to make man happy and normal again and to repair the damage that has already been done. So let us make the beginning with ourselves. Sickness is a violation of natural laws. By taking drugs we only destroy our inborn power of resistance and defense. By injections we only rob the system of its power to mend and to cure. And by operations we irrevocably remove from the body necessary parts and organs. Let us not consider disease as our enemy. Disease should be taken as a benevolent warning of mother nature to mend our ways and to better ourselves.

Disease is closely bound up with each individual and reacts on every individual in a different way. Disease is individuality. That is why we have to cure disease by studying our body and its defense mechanism. It definitely cannot be cured by giving it a name and copy -ingapresction, hercaitb cured by applying the same method of nature cure in each and every case. But the principles of natural constitutional therapy are certainly correct. Each person is an individuality. When the vitality of the body is lowered through wrong living conditions and habits, wrong teachings in regard to eating, nature gives way and goes down, goes on a sitdown strike.

The proper way to bring the body up to normal again is not by applying the whip of stimulants, injections, drugs but to give it a chance to recover itself

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under its own power, to give it a rest.

POLKA DANCE The human body has a great many complicated methods of self-cure. One of the CALENDAR most frequent is fever. If you have a cold, flu, catarrh, your system tries to (Calvin C. Chervenma) cure itself through fever. The worst you can do is to try to suppress fever. All Wednesday, September 22 you need do is to stop eating and give Henry Brosch orchestra — Plainview nature a rest. Fasting is the best short Coir munity Center near El Campo. cut to health. It is nature's own remedy.

Saturday, September 25 If an animal is sick, it refuses food. The Emil Bartos orchestra — Cotton Grove moment you rest, nature, nature uses Hall her defense and repair power.

Henry Brosch orchestra Swiss Alp • * • Hall FRUITFUL FENCE POSTS Clover Leaf • orchestra — New Bielau Hall near Weimar Before arriving in the tropics I had Konvicka's Worthing Band — Da Cosnever seen a fence post that, was very ta Hall near Victoria exciting. But wherl I landed in the torSil Krenek orchestra -- Carmine Hall rid zone just north of the equator I Rudy Kurtz orchestra Boedeker' found even the lowly fence post trans- Place near Shiner formed into a thing of beauty, for in the Majek 'orchestra — Moravian Hall in tropics fence posts live and grow.

Corpus Christi Good posts can be made from many Joe Patek orchestra — SPJST Hall in kinds of tropical trees. Just cut off a Taylor branch or twig of any size, put it into Sunday, September 26 the ground, and let nature do the rest.

Henry Brosch orchestra — Church In a few days buds appear. Soon numer- festival during day and night — Elous branches are reaching for the sky, linger while sturdy roots burrow downward.

Sil Krenek orchestra — All day and One need not even dig a hole and night celebration — KJT Riverside Hall bury one end of the fence post for it to in East Bernard. grow. Lean it against the side of the Rudy Kurtz orchestra — Rutersville house and it will start to bud, sending Hall roots into the moist earth to take hold.

SPJSI: Ernest Palecek orchestra Sometimes the natives cut poles as up- Bohemian Club in Fort Worth rights to support the corners of their Monday, September 27 houses. Then the problem is to keep them Rudy Kurtz orchestra—Wedding dance from growing! Tender new branches SPJST Hall, Hillje that spring from the posts must be Tuesday, September 28 chopped of frequently.

Emil Bartos orchestra — All day picOne of the commonest trees used for nic and dance at night — Moravian Hall fence posts is the jovito, a wild plum. a Jaro In early summer this tree decks itself Rudy Kurtz orchestra—Wedding danee,.., with a fragrant mass of white blossoms.

VFW Hall Moulton Blossoming jovito fence posts line counWednesday, September 29 try roads on both sides for miles, makSil Krenek orchestra — ing it a delight to drive down such a Community center near El Campo lane during this season. Later the blosAll the above dances are at night unsoms fall, as fresh green leaves and bright red plums take their place. A less otherwise specified. This is a free single fence past may bear a hundred service but applies only to those dances plums or more! Grateful birds eat them, at which mainly polka and waltz music is while housewives use them to make jel- played by a live orchestra. The Vestnik or lies and refreshing drinks. writer will assume no responsibility re—Richard H. Utt sulting from any dance announcements ) • •T, • ( which are listed in this colilmn. Listings Up in Minnesota there is an insurance from orchestras and dance halls should man who takes with him on his rounds be received at least one week before pubamong the farmers an all-round farm lication. Send all listings.. co Calvin Cherhand. When he calls on a farmer who is venka, Route 2, Rogers. Texas. ) • * plowing, or pitching hay, or milking WHISKY DRINKING cows and says he hasn't time to listen, Americans drank 194,663.221 gallons of the agent's farm hand continues with the farmer's work. Under such circum- distilled spirits last year. This was restances the farmer will invariably sit ported as a cold statistic by the Distilled Spirits Institute, according to the NeW down and leand an ear.

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Maience kanara. Dali jej do 1de ce. Dohi nasypaii mu , bky daDr, mu k y den Ani do p ort vcdu° trocel e nil dala

e v 7F.the ho nezdrii.

(PokraCovani.)

Babieka je odstreila a ostatnim pravila: "Mejte strpeni, at se pornodlime!" KclyZ se byla Barunka na babieein prikaz v struze umyla, My na strati mo(lilt se "devet oteenaSil a zdravaskil, aby jim Panbuh popral po cely rok eistotu tela", jak to byl oblieej. Stara babieka klekla, vroucne sepjala sc yrkle ruce pies prsa, mime oko jeji dtiverne obratilo se k rtiZovYm eervanktm, ktere na vYchode zvestovaly prichod slunce. Barunka kiecela vedle ni, eerstva, raZova jako poupateeko. Modlila i ona se chvili naboZne, ale jak se jeji jasne, vesele oci od vYchodu tally Po lese, po lukach a strani.

Rmutne viny pomalu plynuly, una,Aejice s sebou valy jeSte kusy ledu a snih, v roklich na strani Wel se 'take jeSte snih, ale sem tarn zelenala se jit trava, ranne chudobky vykvetaly, stromy a kroviny zaeinaly pueet, priroda probouzela se k radostnemu tivotu. RUZove Cervanky rozchazely se po obloze, ze zahor vystupovaly zlate paprsky ITV'S a vYSe, pozlacujice vrcholky stromtl; at pomalu slunce v cele sve velebnosti se ukazalo a svetlo svoje po cele strani rozlilo. ProtejSi strani byla jeSte v polosvetle, za splavem padala nrdha nit a nine, a nad jejimi vinami by lo videt na vrchu nad pilou kleeet Zenske pilatovic.

"Koukejte jen, babieko, jak prasne slunce vychazi!" pervidala Barunka vkcka pohroutena v podivu svetla nebeskeho, "kYZ bychom nyni kleeely na SneZce!" "ChceS-li Boha vroucne vzSrvat, wade k tomu misto, zem Pane cela krasna," rekla babieka, udela ySi knit a vstanouc se zeme. Jak se ohledly, videly nad sebou nej yYSe na strani Viktorku, oprenou o strum. Kueerave vlasy od rosy zvhle visely ji kolem tvari, Sat mela pocuchanY., hrdlo odhalene, eerne oei planouce divjhn ohnem, upreny byly k slunci, v ruce pak drtela rozkvetlY jit petrklie. Nezdalo se, to babicka vidi. "Kde pak to uboha zase chodila!" povidala starenka fitrpne.

"A hle, kde pak naMa jiZ petrklier "Nekde vrch lest, vtdyt' ona tarn schodi kaZdY kout."

,Ve ,ItfedU, Ine 22. ZA.F1 "VI ji on poprosim!" teklo (levee a j1'2, beZelo na strain; to se Viktorka ze sveho zamyMeni probudila a rychle k odehodu se obratila, kdyt ale Barunka volala: "Prosim te, Viktorko, dej mi•ten kvitek!" zastavila se a se zrakem k semi °bracenY'm podala ji petrklie. Pak se ale uSlubla a jako Mpka letela po strani dour. Barunka. sbehla k babicce.

"Ut dal/no, co si nepriSla pro potravu," minila babieka.

"I feera, kdyt jste byla v kostele, byla u rids, maminka ji dala bochnik chleba a jidaSky," pravila Barunka.

"Ted' bude zase chudakovi lope v lete; ale Bah vi, ona jakoby nemela cit. Celou zimu je v lehkem eatu, bosa; vtdyt' pak krvave stopy po ni zUstavaly na, snehu, ona jakoby nic. Jak rada by ji byla pani myslivcova kaZdY den teplebo jidla dala do syta, av§ak neprijme nieeho net kousek peeinva. NeSt'astne stvoreni!

"Ono ji neni snad zima v to jeskynce, babieko, site by nekam Ma; vtdyt' jsme ji mnohdykrate prosily, aby zUstala u nas."

"Pan myslivec povidal, to je v takovSrch podzemnich derach v zhne teplo, a ponevadZ Viktorka nikdy do vytopene svetnice neprijde, to zimu tak jako my neciti.

To ut PanbAh tak rich, on sesila andely stralce ditkam, aby strehli jich ode v§eho zleho, a Viktorka je take ubohe dite," pravila babieka, vchazejic do staveni.

Jindy zaznivalo klekani a poledne s 2.ernovskeho vrchu z viZky,nad kaplici; ten den ale vybehl Jan a Vilem s fehtaokami do sadu, a rehtali, at vrabci se stfeehy vyplasili. Odpoledne sla babieka s detmi do mesteeka k boZirriu hrobu, stavily se pro panimamu a Maneinku. Panimania vkly vedla babieku do komory a ukazovala pinou oSatku bth'evnSrch vajec koledniknm, ukazovala celou tadu mazancil a tueneho beranka. Take podala detem vkly po hnetence, babfece nikoli, ona vedela, 2e statenka od snidane na Zeleny etvrtk at do veeete po vzkiiseni do fist nevezme; ona sama take se pa VelkY patek postila, ale pfisnST pftst jako babieka, to rikala, to by nevydrela.

"KaZO dle sveho svedomi, milt panimamo; ja myslim, bYt past, at' je ptist." ProhliZejic pak panimamino umeni a pochvalic kde co, dokladala: "My se zitra do peeeni pustime, uclaystano je vie; dneSni den at' je obetovan modlitbe." A takovST zpftsob byl v Pro gkovie dorhaermst, nebot' babieeino slovo (Poknz Co y ani.) ) * igo ( Oklikou

Matka (ku Karlikovi, jen'Z piisel pozde ze 'Skoly). Kde jsi zUstal tak dlouho? — Karlik: Ale maminko, nekolik hochn se gpatne &Bo a musili zustat po skole. — No dobi-e, ale kde jsi byl ty? Karlik: Mezi temi nekolika hochy.

'Ve stiedu, dnd1954. .

VLASTA JAVORICKA:

PRI ZAPADU SLUNCE ROMAN

Na ni pak se Slabinovi zjevila Dora jako nelnY obrazek, cela usmevava a radostna, mavala mu rukama na piivitanou a poskddila, kdyl si byli na dosah.

Mrazem mela zrillovele tvaie a mime eerveny nosik. Vlasy vetrem rozevlate na ?e1e.

Vzala si na tu cestu mamineinu. kovou Salt' a ta ji stale npadala s hlavy, take ji kadefave vlasy rozcuchala. Ale Dora nikdy nevypadala neupravene, i kdyi ji vlasy poletovaly. Byly kadekave a stadely se ji na skranich jako hoblovaeky.

Slabina, kdyl" ji uvidel, mei hned v sobe vSecko rozehrano, dela' velike kroky a koneene i utikal na oteviene silnici. Nedbal, ie je maize nekdo videti, chytil ji do naruee a zulibal ji samou laskou a nadknim.

"Ma draha," povidal, "jakou main radost, ze si to povedu k na.m. Itilaminka se nit tebe tai a dek'a to s hork'm dajern." nehubuje, ie nepiinesu l'adnY yeno?" trochu se Dora pozastavila.

Slabina se al zaeervenal. Jak je chytra a prozirava. Honem ji to vymlouval: "Kdepak! Sem pied pinoletej a to yedi, le si udelam, jak chci. A naSi nejsou takovi — vedi, ze hlavni je laska a svata spokojenost." ' "Tak sou hodni. ja, se pileinim, Jendo, abys toho nelitoval. Na mou duSi. Ja, se ti vyplatim, uvidig."

Slabina ji znovu zulibal. Vzal ji pod pall a Ali k zastavce. 'Milk se jim opiral do zad a shariel such', bilY prach s poll, piivivaje trochu na cestu.

Slabina povidal, ze ul to nastava.

Trat' se bude zametat tu je tieba zyStSerie opatrnosti. Denne kolikrat musi obbillet koleje.

"Budu ti pornahat," slibila vesele, nekdy pudu s lucernou za tebe."

Zastavka se ttpytila nit slunci jako diamantova, chaloupka v pohadce. Zavory staly vzhetru, ukazujice piimo do nebe.

Slabinav kamarad, jen mel slulbu, pro., ve vyekaval nakladni vlak a vital je yeselYm smichem. Prsty tiskl k eapce a volal, ze jim nespusti zavory pies cestu, ale at' popojdou.

Dora povidala: "Ja, vidim tak rada viak. Poekame, az ptejede, jo?" Ale Shy(

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bina narnital, by tu dlouho stall, vSak ze vlakil ulije, az ji to omrzi. Pobizel dal a byl rad, ze maminka take vySla a s fismevem vitala Dorotku.

Biih vi, kde ta holka vzala tyhle zpiisoby. La matce vsttic a uctive ji polibila ruku.

"Dobry odpoledne, pani Slabinova," pozdravila, "tak ja sem tu. Dyby mne byl Jenda dovolil, tak bych si byla rada pfiSla sama umejvat. Tahlec ste musela sama."

Stara Slabinova byla, piekvapena, ani lined nemohla prat-nitwit. Kdyl Jenda tikal, jak je jeho. Dora hezka, myslila, je to jiste jen jeho gusto, ale ted' videla vlastnima /Donna, ze je to krasa skuteend.

Kdyl, Dorotka odlo2ila Salm a ukazala svou malou kueeravou hlavu, hladke Belo a dlouh' krasne modelovany krk, kdyl piekvapena maminka, uvidela jeji jemnou, jako sametovon plet' a nevYslovne, hnede oei, tu se ul veru Jendovi nedivila.

Sama byla take hned zaujata pro tento lenskY obrazek.

"To budou doma kluci koukat," sama sebe ujiSt'ovala," nae si ten Jenda poekal." Ostatni syny uz mela 2enate — Jenda byl posledni — ale vent, na pohled neprohloupil.

A Dora nebyla jen hezka, nYbrl i obratna. Odlozila kabat a Salu a lined se rozhlilela 'tile po byte: Zatleskala rukama, kdyti to vSecko uvidela. Pek-nY politYrovanY nabytek ofechove barvy, vSecko moderni a dtikladne, batistove za.clonky na oknech a v kuchyni kredenc, jako v zamku u dUchodnich.

Behala od jednoho• kousku nabytku ke druhemu a otevirala zasuvky a &eke a vSude nahlilela. A stale jen vesele jak je to krasne.

"To ste se s tim nadelala, pani Slabinova. 2e vas boleji ruce? 8ak ja varn to jednou voplatim. Piijedu yam pomahat, az vy budete bilit. To je krasnej nabytek. Je, sem dycky toulila po oiechov'm. Mam krasnY hadkovanY pruhy do kredence a eSte si chci delat jedny, abych mela na stkidani.

"Vy se ueite sit, Dorctko?" stara pani Slabinova se ptala. "To vy si neco dovedete na sebe popravit."

"0 jo. Neueim se &Ste dlouho, ale to ja trefim. Oiti nejni nic te2kYho." Dora Bile povidala, "to ja sem umela hned y e Skole. Ale — ze nernam maSinu."

"No — esli me budete met troSku rada," zjihle pravila Janova matka, "tak y am dam svou. Je to arcit' stard singrovka, ale date vain poslou21. NaSe holky toho na ni naSily a ja taky. Dybych mela ty penize, za kery se na ni poSilo!"

"Jejda. To byste byla hodna. Ja bych

btrana 23 si i vaZila. To by se to 'Silo — i pro lidi

bych to trefila, dyby to muselo bejt."

Dora mela tu milost, le dovedla dat najevo radost i vdeenost.

Jan se trochu zamraeil a povidal: "Tot' viS, eSte pro lidi. Ja to budu met pro sebe a staei to, uSijeS a zaSijeS-li pro nits dva."

Stara pani nesla kavu. Pane vonela samymi zrnieky a mela take buchty.

VAelijake, ponejvice makove.

Dora je nezapomnela pochvalit. Povidala, le makove ma nejradeji.

Zakousla se vesele do prve z nich. Umela jisti tak s chuti a pekne zpilsobne, jako by se byla vySkolila v kdovijake spoleenosti.

Janova matka mohia na ni oei nechat.

— Jan uz davno jinam nehledel, nez na ni.

Dora citila, 2e se tu musi mamince a budouci tchyni dobie piedstavit a proto si davala zalelet na kaIdem slove.

Povidala trochu o rodieich a o bratiich, take povidala o Josefce, ae i ona ma hocha a mela by se vlastne vdavat spiS, Ze to neni pane, vhodi--li ji venec do trni.

"Ale Josefka je hodna a povidala, ze ji to nic nevadi, le se &Ate vdavat neniiae, dokavad' nejni jeji kluk pro sebe."

Pani Slabinovou vSecko zajimalo, easteane se vyptavala na rodinne pornery, jakou ma tatinek sluzbu a jak' deputat a jake bydleni a dala se pozvat k PrachaiovYm na nayStevu.

Slabina vSecko pozorne poslouchal a byl pro Doru stale na,dAenejSi. Jak se mu libila pro svou pkirozenou pravdomluvnost a pro zamoziejmosti niz mluvila o vlastni chudobe.

"Trochu mne to mrzi," povidala upihnne, "Ze sem nepiinesu ladnY vent); ale co millu delat? NaSi se dost a nic si chudaci nedopiali — ale ed je to platnY ?Tatinek ma malou slu2bu a deputat nestoji za kee. A sme etiii.—" "Dost je toho, co mi pfines&S," povidal Jan skorem dojate, "svou krasu a mladost."

"Ja, za to nerniau, sem-li hezka, ani za to, le sem mlada„," se smichem odporovala. Jeho matka byla pro ni take zaujata a poteSila oba: "Hla,vne, le se budete mel radi. To ma vetSi cenu, ne2 yen° a bohatstvi."

Ani si to neuvedomila, ze mluvi vlastne proti svemu pfesvedeeni, s niinZ synilm "Jestli nevylenite, tak neptichovate."

Jan byl velmi §t'asten. Videl to se Dora matce libi a tak si pi cipadal jako vitez.

Sotva, schylovalo se k yeeeru, ul se Dora nedala zdrlet. Povidala, le by men doma strach a loueila se s Janovou maminkou.

Jan se chystal jiti s ni az do vsr, ale Dora pravila, ze ji piijde Pepik napro-

nrcl. ti ,tak aby se nechystal. na (ilouhou cestu. "MusiA se do pidnoel prospat, dyZ rnitsia pfejimat sluZbu." Zimni slunce jiz zapadalo a krvacelo za vysokYm pohorim na obzoru. Jeho kotone byl ohranieen a ohnive eervanky, jako by ho pojidaly.

Hychle do nich propadalo a na nebi stavaly jen, eerne ()st ymy a chuclivalce par.

Snih jim skiipal pod nohatna a ukluzovalo jim na leskle ujete koleji.

Sli zaveAeni a At'astne k sobe stuleni.

Mluvili o ptiAtim spoluZiti, jako o nejhrasnejAi idylce.

Byli dornluveni a maminka s tim souMasila, aby Ali v tj,dnu na faru, aby mold' mit v nedeli prvni ohlaAku. Kdy2 byv nejlepsim,uvideliPepika, jak si vy1(rai.uje pa silnici a zfistali stat, aby se ,Tan povidal, jak je rad, Ze to jiZ, neni dlouho. * Skuteene take ye etvrtek Ali spolu na Earn a Ze meli v poradku papiry a nebylo namitek, meli v nedell prvni •ohlaAku. Dorotka Ala jeAte do Aiti, ale hlavne jen proto, aby pomahala na s ySrch svatebnich Aatech. Tatinek ji koupil na pekrle". Povidal, Ze je to posledni, co ji musi koupit. Sleena, Olga ji poradila, jak si je ma dat unit a jak se ma ustrojit, aby ji to sluAelo.

Pani sPravcova se vadila, pravila, Ze dues ta chudina nevi, co by na sebe ustrojila a Ze ma veru kaZdY co delat, aby poznal sluZku od sleeny a Edita se 'Carpne usmala, ale Olga mela jinY nazor a povidala, Ze ma kaZdY elovek pravo na k •asu a jak je to pekne, kdy2 i ti nejchudAi Ede ,si dovedou Zivot zprijemnit. . A byla nejaka snautna, a povidala kdy2 byly samy, se by si to s tou Dorotkou hued chtela vymenit. Oo je pry At'astnejAi dcera koeiho, neZ ona, takova sleena.

Slo potom vaecko rychle.

Prachafova, Ala s pytlem do vzdaleneho m1Sma, zde mela pfibuzne a tudiZ nadeji na lacinejAi celou padesatku a tata ji naloZil, kdy2 jel v tYdnu. kolem.

Vejce si zaplatila u Aafarky a take hroudO masla. Pan stars' mel Prachare rad, a ae byl spolehlivY a jel s pivem, i kdyby se eerti Zenili, proto mu slibil pdlku piva zadarmo.

Josefka o to svatbe u svSich pane take mnoho mluvila a tak pani dOchodni napekla trochu cukrovi.

Sleeny spravcovy pak pekly dort. Edith se ueila loni v Praze vaIit, tak jej nazdobila, as Se na nej srdce JeAte neZ se Dorotka vdala, byl p•eloZen adjunkt Andel na vzdalene panstvi ye stiedni Morave.

Naposled poslal Olze po Dole psani al tim.si dal zprostkedkovat posledni

.4; ku. Mrzlo jen chrupalo, kdyZ se spolu prochazeli a louoili ria odlehlem miste za pazdernou, ve skrytem fivoze.

Dora nemela mnoho easu, aby se o to zajimala. Letmo jen sleenu politovala.

Musela si doma vSecko uklidit a unV yala kolik y eeern, aby bylo eisto a dOstojno k jeji svatbe.

Pan spravce dovolil, ae si mute vzit Prachaft koear a kone, aby deem odvez1 do kostela a Josefka, dostala na dva tiny dovolenou, aby doma pomohla.

Buchet bylo• napeeeno kolik kokl. husa ul byla oakubana a yypatena, take nejaci kohouti a jedna stud slepice.

Den svatby tu byl hnedle a vstal veseU a eipernY za vysokYm pohotim, jea le-. movalo obzor se v'Sech strap.

Fieel sice leclovY severak, ale slunce svitilo a nebe bylo modre jako skvouci baldachYn. Dorotka si iikala radostne a dojate, ae je to jeji svatba a stale si prohliZela aaty a rikala si s poteAenim: "To sou moje svatebni Aaty!"

Start' Prachar sedel na kozliku jako svieka, kdyZ jel pro Zenicha a jeho 1:41zeri a kdy2 pak vezl deem k oltari utiral si Slzy mu stekaly po zvetrale tvari jako hrachy. VAecko uteklo jako sen a jiZ bylo po oddavkach a Doi'in osud zpeeeten.

Rodiee dekovali Panu Bohu, ae maji Dorotku zaopatrenu a zajiAtenu.

Meli stale strach z to jeji krasy a stale se obavali, aby ji nezavedla na Apatne testy. Ted' meli po starosti. Dora je dobie vdana, u2 se nemuseji strachovat.

Jan Slabina se povaZoval za nejAt'a.stnejAiho eloveka. Byl pfesvedeen, ae doStal to nejkrasn2jAi 'Zeno pod sluncem a take nejhodnejAi. V kostele se bylo divat pino lidi. ny kamaradky vystupovaly na Apieky a natahovaly krky a take zamecke panstvo se bylo podivat.

Pan stark pravil dfichodnimu, ae jeate nevidel tak hezkou nevestu. "Je ji akoda na tu ztracenou vartu. Ta mohla udelat ye meste Atesti, kdyby ji byli Prachai'ovi nekam dali."

"Nevi to dobi'e zafizeno," povidal pan duchoclni, "takova hezka deveata se nemaji rodit u chudakO. Ti by se obeAli bez to krasy. Kdyby to bylo sleena, spra y -cova,nebdktruZysioasou jinak poradila."

Sleena Olga se divala z okna oratde a plakala.

V male chvili byla Dorotka pani a ji2 odchazela z kostela. Nemela ZadnY' strach z noveho Zivota. Videla vaecko ruaove.

Abylo veselou Prachafd. Bratri novi byli bujni hoSi a byt' aenati, pdeinali si jako by byli svobodni. Meli dosti humoru, ae bavili celou spoleenost.

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zene take na svatbe, byli brzy podnapili a zpivali a mluvili jako kdya voda kape.

Josefka byla za drilZieku a nit si z toho nedelala,, ae j ivhodila Dora yenec do trni. Byla samY. smith.

Svetnice u Prachaiil byla, mald — poste sedeli natlaeeni jako slanecci, ale to jim nevadilo. Ba, k veeeru dull stoly stranon a take tancovali.

Pepik um& hrat na harmoniku a byl rad, ae tu sve umeni maze uplatnit. Hral a ostatni zpivali, talde se vaecka ta yeselost nesla po celem zamku as daleko na naves. T sleena Olga slyaela, nemohla spat a plakala.

Dole ye dvofe v male svetnlece bylo tolik radosti a veseli a ona byla tak smutna.

V samy veeer Prachaf zase zap'fahal.

Mel hlavu podnapilou a Apatne videl na postroje ruzne ty pfesky nemohl ani sepnout, ale dokazal to piece.

Byla to jia dlouholeta prate a na soma.

Vezl pak novomanZele a jejich pfibuzne na zastavku. Ti odji2deli veilernim vlakern domil a novomanZele ali do noveho domova a do noveho aivota. jeSte vafila Dorotka byla eiperna eaj, aby dilstojne dokonella a pro'dlo tak pfivitani a seznameni s novou dobfe rodinou. Balila mamince a avagrove sluZku a Avagrilm dekovala, ae byli tak veseli a udelall ji tak veselou svatbu.

Vgichni byli dobfi a jia ji meli radi a fikali, at' je Dora chudobna, ale je roz tomila.

KdyZ odjeli, hledeli Slabinovi za ninii a Jan povidal Dorotce.

"A viA, ae uZ sem rad, ae sou prye? Malem bych na to Zarin. Karel moh na tobe vela' nechat a Tonik se jen vokolo tebe tail."

Dora se mu smala. Vecko ji to pl• padalo krasn3"im a rortouZemim.

Byla velmi at'astna, ae jsou k ni vAichni tak hodni a hlavne, ae ji ma Jenda tak rad.

Slabina mel volno jenom do dvanacti hodin. Ve svatebni noel pfejimal zase sluZbu. Music svitil, kdyZ ael s lucernou po trati a svitil si na koleje.

Vitr se trochu utisil, bylo klidno a svatY mir, jako by to byl svatveeer BoZiho narozeni.

TakovY mir a klid byl 1 Slabinove duAi. Bylo mu tak blaze a krasne, ae je eloveku v aivote malokdy tak dobfe. Nemel aadne starosti a "Zadne obavy. Snad se modlil ve svem nitro k hvezdnatemu, jasnemu nebi, snad jenom snil.

Na vlak se usmival a maval mu vsthc radostne lucernou. KdyZ . se vzdaloval, h.ledel za, nim a pozdravova.1 s nadAenim eerne lesy na obzoru i belostnou pfkrSivku snehovou a vzdalujici se bilk koul: s

Ve stredu, dne 22. zit! 1954. ohnivYmi jiskrami.

A rychle se vracel do tepid svetnice, kde ho eekaly bile, tepid pa ge a sladka, lista Dokina.

Do etyfech hodin, kdy jel druhST vlak, ug ili dosti sladkYch a horkYch polibku.

• • Tak si to krasne malovali a tak si slibovali, ze budou gt'astni, ze si ani nedovedli pi-edstavit, ge by je mohlo neco potkat, nebo ze by si sami mohli nejake sougeni udelat.

Vg ak maminka Jendova jim to tak povidala nejhorgi ze je to sougeni, kterY si udelaji lidi sami. Budete-li met rozum, tak se mnohYho vyvarujete", a oni tomu fain a povidali si hned v to svatebni nod, g e se budou miti napozoru.

"Blayne, abych nikdy nezame gkal svou povinnost," povidal Jenda, "a toho se nebojim. Ani nemusim met natoeenej buclieek a dycky se vzbudim yeas."

"Ale, na to se nebudeme spolehat a dycky si budik nakidime, abysme si neudelali sougeni," moudte uva govala Dorotka. "Nag' tatinek vstava uz iota letouci k poklidu, ale nikda nejde spat bez budieka."

Sama si to pak Dora vzala na starost.

Veeer jak veeer natidila budieek na dvanactou, potom na pill tteti a koneene na etvrt na gest. To byly chvile, v nichg musel Jan Slabina vstavat a rozsvitit v eekarne, spou gtet zavory a stat u vlaku.

Ty prve noci byly krasne a nebylo to gadnou velkou gtrapaci. Mesic svitil a hvezd bylo pine nebe, mrzlo celkem mirne a celY kraj spal ti ge, jako panna.

Odnekud vylezl vitr jako divokSi pan, kterY si vgecko podmanil. Hulaical v nedalekem lese mezi vysok5-rmi smrky a tfas1 borovicemi, hudl stra gnou pisni v telegrafnich sloupech na silnici a rozhoupdval dray, ge hueely a zvonily o sebe, div nepfetrhaly.

Hvizdal k komIne na zastavce jako by nafikal a east° udekil tak prudce do navestniho zvonu, g e sam zhluboka zavrnel a probudil Dorotku.

Oast() se podesila, g'e snad zaspali. V takovem neease to bylo horgi, kdyg musel Jan Slabina vstat a °bled, ovei kogich, rozsvitit lucernu a jit z tepid svetnice.

Dora ho litovala a fikala, ze je to opravdu tegka povinnost.

A to jegte stale uglo, ale kdyg pfigly vanice, v nich'g by nikdo psa nevyhnal a Jan musel yen, kdyg odpoledne mezi jezdy vlaku musel jit po trati, aby zjistil, neni-li nejake nebezpeei na trati ag k stragnimu domku, zase zpet a to same zas na druhou stranu, to bylo pro Doru piimo hrozne.

Sama nebyla nikdy v takove nepohode venku a mela strach, aby se Jendovi neco nestalo. i

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Snehu napadlo na metry — bli'ge trati, za thevenSimi chranidly byly zaveje jako chalupy a nebylo mono u getkit trat'.

Bylo nutno zjednati lidi a ti cele dny odhazovali s koleji A sotva odhazell, any projel osobni vlak, jig se naval° znovu a nutno spane odhazovat, aby mohl projadet nakladni.

Slabinova povinnost velela, aby byl u toho a hledel, b y gla prate rychle a byla zodpovedna.

V nedeli v torn neease pfijel Donn tatinek. Pkivez1 inZenYra sleeny Edity a na okamZik se tu zastavil.

Dora mu dala (raj a povidala, ze Jenda je cele dny venku, ze muss dohliZet na lidi co hazeji snih a ze s nim ani nemluvi. Je tu stale sama.

"Inu, — to ma.s tak jako u nas. Copak ja, se zdrZim doma?" pote gil ji otec.

"Taky bejvam celi dni na silnici s konma. A eg te, ze to de se sanema, to se pfeci tolika nezkusi, jako je-li Mistarna holo."

Jednoho dne pkijel inspektor na drezine obhlednout trat' a stavil se u Slabiny v kancelati.

To byla legradni kanceldf, jak Dora fikala. Takova rnalinka svetnieka vedle eekarny, z niZ okenkem vydaval Jan listky.

Pan inspektor se ho sluZebne na cos vyptaval a potom se ptal se smichem, jak se mu dafi v manZelstvi.

Jan sdeloval, ze dobfe a take se zasmal radosti a zavolal z kuchyriky Doru. "To je moje Zeno., pane inspektore, ate ste i nevidel," "I stafraporte a mlad"oneka, az moc mlada k y am, Slabino. To ste si doloZil. Podivejme se ,jakY vy mate gusto!"

Dora se zaeervenala jako plamen a nebylo ji mile, ze ji Jenda zavolal.

"A nestejska se y am tady, rnlada pani, na tej samote?" zvidal inspektor dale a podal ji ruku. "Je vas sem skoro Lkoda."

"A kdepak," se smichem, trochu se nutic do veseleho tonu povidala Dora," tody nejni smutno. KaZdou chvilku nekdo pfijede — lidi chodeji po silnici a rune se tu libi."

"Hrn stafra Slabino -- to ste si to vybral. Ale dejte si pozor! S takovou mladou paniekou musite bejt doma — abyste . pak nezme gkal nakej vlak — nebo, abyste nezaspal." bod ge se smal inspektor a Zertoval trochu rozpustile, ze Dora znovu hofela.

Kdyg pak odejel, hledela za jeho drezinou a povidala muZovi: "To je protiva. Nemels me ani volat.

Co je mi do nej."

"Ja vim," pokyvoval Jan, "ale tot' viA. Musim s nim bejt za dobrY, aby me netejral a taky se to slug elo, abych mute

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pfedstavil."

"A proe mu kikaji inspektor. Ja mysle7 la, ze inspektor drahy je velkk pan."

"No, to je, ale ten s nama neptide do styku. Tomuhle se tak fika, ze inspiciruje trat'. Ale von je dobrej. Mne _ je dycky na ruku."

"Ja to nerna.m rada, kdy g nme dela komplimenty."

"Ale ja se tebou rad pochlubim. 8'ak na tebe koukal. Vgici mi to zavideji."

Dora se smala a Jan byl gt'asten.

Potom prislo pino nepohody. Snehova boure trvala nekolik dnii a byla to prava hrilza.

Snih se sypal jako z pytle a noc byla tak tmava, ba piimo eerna, ge splYvala obloha se zemi v jedinou neproniknutelnou slitinu. Ani snih se nebelel.

KdyZ prijizdel vlak, nebylo ho slyLet pro rev rozpoutanYch zivlu a Jan siabina fekl jednou Dorotce, ze se modli, aby se nic nestalo. Kdy2 spouSti ty lesni zavory, nesly .g i pro hukot yam, cinkajili zvonky a jdou-li zavory dolh.

"A co by se stalo, dyby nekde negly?" bez dechu se ptala.

"Tfeba nic —ted'ko v nod malokdo de ,nebo jede po lesnich cestach pfes trat', ale elovek nikda, nevi —taky by se mohlo nee° stat. Moh b ytam jet doktor, nebo knez k nemocnYmu, to je cesta do Samot, nebo porodni baba by se tarn mohla voctnout."

Dora se zachvela a take se modlila, aby sly ty zavory poslu'Sne dole. Draty, ktere je sklanely, lezely pkimo ve snehu, bylo by divu, kdyby to nekdy nepracovalo.

Kdy2 vlak pkijiZdol, bleskotal holicima oeirna jen matno z neproniknutelne tiny a kouf, v nem g planulo a zmiralo na tisice jisker, byl roan vetrem a hagen snehem v zapeti — ostatne se jen plout Zil nad samYm kominem, rg ecko ma svilj konec a tak i tuto p hotu Jan Slabina pfekonal.

Poeasi se zlomilo a 'le ji g byla druha polovice hnora, glo to k lepgimu.

Nastalo tani a pfestalo padat.

Lido zjednani na snih, odklizeli ho s trati a delali vysoke zaseky pfi silnici.

Pod snehem rostla voda a v to to evachatalo, jako by chodil v rybniku, kdyZ Jan Slabina sel po trati na obchitzku.

MCI dirkladne holinky anemohl si tO vynachvalit, jak mu je Dora umela rychle osugit a ohfat.

Znala to od maminky i od paru porybne ze zamku ,jak se to dela, aby na7 moeena obuv rychle a ,dobfe vyschla neztvrdla.

Maminka ji k tomu ucelu poslala pytlik jeemene. Ten se vysypal do bedYnky na kamna a tarn se nechal skrz naskrz ohrat. Veeer se nasypal tak horkS,

Ctrana.

jeer= do holinek a ty se s nim postavily na mime teplo.

Rano byly suche a teple a mekkoueke, jako by vyaly prove z rukou aevce.

Slabina se tomu divil a Mica', jak je mu jinak neZ vloni a leta pied tim, kdy musel sam suit boty na kamnech a rano nemohl do nich, byly ztvrdle a yypadaly jako mamuti paznehty. A vtlbec mu bylo tak dobre, Ze to ani nemohl vyjadriti slovy.

Dora o nej tolik peeovala — v noel mela v troube hrnek eerne kavy a kdy muse' vstat, vZdycky mu nalila hrnieek, aby nettle]. prazdnY Zaludek a rano jiZ mel snidani, neZ se vydal na obchuzku po trati.

To vaecko drive nemival a jen se otravoval cigaretou, nebo gtamprli nejakelt° lacineho neradu.

A ty teple veeere, a to stale teplo v byte.-- Bole, to byla krasa!

Nemohl si to dosti vynachvalit a nemohl bYt Dore ani dosti vdeeen, ze s 111M Sla, do to samoty.

A Dora byla takova vesela, rortomild, ze by ji byl stale jen libal a drZel v nftruei.

Stale neco delala, tekala po stavenieku a slibovala, ze si z jara poridi kozu, nebo dve a ze si- take zaijidi krdliky a slepice, vklyt 'tu bylo mista a travy, tot' se to vaie lehko uZivi.

Toho roku zima dlouho iadila. Kolikrat u2, jako by byla na odchodu a znovu se zase ,vratila a zase udefilla pinou silou na zamehlickou zastavku, jako by ji chtela celou odnest i s jejimi at'astnYmi obyvateli.

Zase jeate zamrzlo, zase se naval°, ze asi dva dny zUsatly vlaky stat a fipine se preruaila veakera doprava.

Ve druhe zastavcejse to stab vlak zajel do zaveji, jimZ marne Zeleznieari vzdorovali a lidi bylo na trati jako much a nemohl dal.

To bylo nejakeho telefonovani a strachu, Jan Slabina ani nespal, musel cidvat pozor, aby se nestalo neatest, nebo dvakrate za tu dobu byla vyslana prazdna lokomotiva k pomoci a jela zase s ne. pozenou h zpet.

Strojvedouci nadavali a volali v jizcle na Slabinu, co ze je tohle za zloreeeny use], trati, ze se to vkly stane tady.

Dorotka take vybehla, aby se podivala, jai; to samotna lokomotiva ujizdi po koKdyZ ji strojvadce a topic uvideli, hned ji zdravili a cenili na ni zuby v nsmevu a hned byli veselejai.

KdyZ pak j eli po druhe, volali jeden na Slabinu: "UkaZ nom svou hezkou Zenu, jak ji uvidime, hned je nom sna2."

Tilde Zeleznieari jsou vesela chaska a rozpustila. 0 nejakY hrubr Zert neni u nich nikdy nouze. ieden dokonce volal na Slabinu: "Ze

STNIIK

TEXAS tu eamig u vlakit! Ja bych leCel se svou krasnou Zenou a ani nos bych nevystreil do ty fujavice."

Slabina se jen smal. "Zavideji mi te," rikal Dorotce.

V tech dnech to byl pan inspektor na dresine dvakrat a dokonce zaael do teple kuchytle a dal se pohostit horkou kavolt Dela' Dore galantni poklony a lichotil Janovi, ze je chytrejai neZ vypada, mohl-li si privesti do teto zatracene, Bohem i lidmi zapomenute samoty takovou hezkou Zenuaku.

Dora se smala a povidala: "Bra to pordde rikate? Sem-li hezka, to pied nejni moje zasluha. Ja, za to nemhZu. To me mhZete chvali a2 po Case, aZ poznate, ze sem vopravdu udelala Jendovi dobre tim, ze sem s nim ala."

"To uZ je videt ted'," lichotil dale inspektor Kolar, "je tu jako v nebi a pan Slabina se spravil, vomlad a jen zari.

Bate jen je treba, abyste mu dala syna, nebo dva."

Dora se zaeervenala a mavla rukou.

"Na to je eete easu."

Ve skuteenosti se teaila, as prijde dite, ale jeate nebyla na ne' Zadna nadeje.

Byla skoro rada. Myslila opravdu, ze je dosti easu a maminka to take tak rikala.

KdyZ priael blezen, dala si zima prece jen rici a odeala. Vystridaly ji uporne cleat& Praelo ce1S7 brezen a bylo to zase o gkliye. Jan mel sice kolenY sluZebni kabat, ale presto byl stale mokrY a nohy mel v jedne louZi. Dostal z toho 1.7natt, ale musel ji prechodit. Zde nebylo moZno, aby ulehi.

Dora se nabizela, ze sama pftjde na abchilzku a s lucernou, ze take dovede stat, ale Jan o torn nechtel ani slyaet.

To piece neni pro Zenu a pak Zeleznieari, aby mu na ni pokrikoval1 a delali by sproste vtipy a tomu nechtel.

Vribec, ji2 se mu to zaeinalo nelibit, mu ji tolik chvalili, nemel„to rad.

Koneene phael duben a poeasi se umou Vt

Jarni sluneeko rortr1110 mraky vysuailo kaluZe, Meze se zaenly zelenat a v pii;kopech Podel trati, ktere pathly k zastavce, se zazelenala travieka.

Maminka priala a privedla Dorotce kozu.

Koupila ji od zname chalupnice. Koza byla mlada, po kozlatech a pekne dojila.

Dora jiZ, mela prichystanSr chliveeek a kozieku privitala s radosti. Druha maminka ji poslala tri kuratka, z kterch vlastne jiz byly slepieky a zaeinaly sna.Ceti vajielca.

Dora byla at'astna nad s“rm hospodarstvim a tleskala rukama jako dite. byla veseld, a mela radost ze

VP ti'r ,

dne 22, :*1.1 1914.

Kdyz se vypravili s Jendou do zabe-

hlickeho zamku za rodier, poviciala jirn vescie o svem hospodarstvi a nemohla si to vaecko ani vynachvalit.

Smutno?

To ji tam vribec neni, ma pima znamYch a stale je tam nekdo na kousek reek ride jedou sem a tam — dekaji na vlak a Wdy se s ni bavi. A ti Zelezniedjsou side hrubi, ale dobri chlapi a tatinku, vic co, pan inspektor me vezl uC 1 na dresine. "Dycky sem si pima se na tom svizt a Jenda, mi to dovolil. To byla legace."

"No, no," povidala maminka, "ty set taky &Ste cletina,. Dybys si raei hledela uZiteonY prove!"

Jenda se smdl. "Ty si taky hledi. Dora je eipera. Oasne vstava a pozde chodi spat. Porade neco dela a e gte i zbejva pino easu."

Bylo-li v zime na, zastavce smutno a nehostinno, pak to jaro v gecko nahraV zelenYch lukach, mezi kvetouchni poll stala zastavka jako v sade. V jeji malinke zahradce kvetly tri tiegriove stromy a bezovy ker a v gelijaka. jdrni kvetena.

Po silnici jezdily povozy a chodili de a kaZdY se tu zastavii, nebo alespon dal pozdraveni a par slovidek prohodil.

Na hezkou vechtrovou, ktere tvate kvetly jako rithcvd jablieka a Usta se usmivala, se kaZdY ohlecil a byl rad, ze take ona je vhdria, a veseld a ze ji to tegi, kdyt ji oslovi.

Ba, na Dore to bylo videti, ze je At'a.stna a 2& miluje v gecky lidi, Sama byla skuteene gt'astna a mela radost ze sveho zevnej gku, na ktery se kaZdY rad °hied' a to ji pusobilo Dotegun.

Jeji nitro bylo dobre a eiste a proto to jeji krasa byla take takova, vista a mi ld.

Jan Slabina, mel nesmirnou radost ze sve hezke a mlade Zeny a byl by zustal asi aZ do konce Zivota At'astnY a raclost ny, kdyby mu nebyli lide neco napiskali a kdyby se mu nebyl najednou v torn vgem kviti, ye vlastni du gi, vylihl had.

Jednou sem prijel Zelezniedt ze sousedni stanice na vYpomoc.

Dokud sem jezdil Hru gka Slabinu vystfidavat, tak bylo dobre.

Byl Zenaty, ne jiZ mladY a rad tu po byl a popovidal.

Tenhle byl u2 take obstarlY, ale nejakY mrzutY a zlY. Stale na neco bruntal a huboval, brzy na takou sluZbu a protivne predstavene, brzy na cizi lidi a zase na zenske.

Na zenske ty nejvice a hlavne na svou vlastni Zenu. Wane vektiv na ni neco videl a hnedle si to ste goval mla,cigimu kolegovi ((Pokraeovani.)

Ve stfedu, dne 22. zari. 1954.

KALENDAk ✓ nedeli kaZdou prvni a tfeti v mesici

fad Pokrok Houstonu pokada tan.edni zabavu, ktera je pro eleny kadu zdarma.

Ka&TY je uctive'zvan. ✓ pondeli veeer kaZdY tYden cviei se sborove zpevy dospelYch v sini kadu Pokrok Houstonu. Ochotnici a hoste jsou vitani. Zaeatek v osm weer.

Ve stiedu veeer kaZdY tYden jsou davany taneeni a zpevni hodiny pro midde2 v sini fadu Pokrok Houstonu, 1140 Robbie. KaZdY je uctive zvan.

V sobotu 25. zaii kdd 8tefanik eislo 142 v Houstonu (lava spoleenou vedeki. Zaeatek v 6 hodin. Guide a zakusky. Hume hry. KaZdY je uctive zvan. ✓ nedeli 26. zaki pokada kaki Svaz oechoslovanu dislo 92 ye Fort Worth velkou taneeni zabavu. Hraje Ernest Paleeek a jeho oblibeny orchestr ze Severni Dakoty. VAichni jsou srdeene zvani zabaynim vYborem. ✓ nedeli 26. OE kadovY piknik v Corpus Christi. Podrobnosti na jinem miste v dopisech.

Ve sttedu 29. zaii. Klub zaklaciajicich elenek kadu 8tefanik dava spoleenY ()bed a "bingo" zabavu ,poeinaje v jednu hodinu odpoledne. Kandy je srdeene vitan. ✓ nedeli 3.. iijna kona fad Placedo 'Oslo 97 svou pravidelnou schtizi. Pfeloleni schfize z druhe nedele na prvni je nutne. ✓ nedeli 3. iijna t: ad Osveta eislo 38 v Koval pada vYroeni vaeeki a taneeni zabavu. KaZdV je srdeene zvan. ✓ nedeli 3. iijna fad Pokrok Houstonu eislo 88 poda anglicke divadlo odpoledne, 3:30 hod. a veer taneeni zabavu; pro eleny vstup zdarma na tance. Uctive zve vSrbor. ✓ nedeli 10. iijna pravidelna schilze Sokola Houston. Zaeatek pkesne ve 3:30.

Po schfizi pfatelska zabava a hry. ✓ nedeli 17. iijna porada Sokol Houston posledni piknik tohoto roku v Sokolovne. PO obede hudba, hry, zabava. Sokol uctive zve krajanskou vefejnost.

V nedeli 31. iijna konference Svazu deskoslovenskYch Racionalistil v sini kadu 8tefanik v Houstonu. Blizsi zpravy pozdeji.

V nedeli 7. listopadu fad Poxrok Houstonu cis. 88 pfedvedc Ceske divadlo odpoledne ye 3:30 hod. a veeer taneeni zabavu; pro deny vstup zdarma na tanec.

Uctive zve vStor.

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Distriktni schfize

PRO ZACHANU PET' V UPRCHLICKYCH TABORECH

Nasledujici je pokad distriktnich ktere jsou na programu v pkiStich 26. zati, distrikt pat*, Danbury 17. iijna, distrikt druhY, Cyclone 24. fijna, distrikt 'SestY, Elmaton 31. iijna, distrikt sedmY, Corpus 28. listopadu, distrikt tieti, Ft. Worth.

Sestry a bratti, hled'te se zileastnit techto distriktnich schitzi, aby v kaZ(3.4 ;chfizi byly veechny fady onoho distrikt zastoupeny. Vezmete s sebou sve deti, aby se mohly podilet na programu, nebo aby uvidely, jak v jinYch kadech omladina pracuje. Pamatujte, ze distrikty jsou ne!en pro lepei praci v Jednote, ale pro lep4 pfatelstvi mezi eleny a domacimi kady.

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Mantel s manklkou se po nekolika letech roze gli, ale panu choti zUstala smutna povinnost platit na syna.

Bylo mu v'Sak blaze, kdyZ v den synovy pinoletosi odevzdaval posledni eastku.

Neodpustil si kyselou poznamku: "A nezapomen Mei sve matte, ze to je uZ naposledy — uvidiS, jak ji to rozzlobi!"

Synoseek vzkaz peelive vytidil, ale draha maminka se jen usmala: "Tak — a ted' jdi fici tomu panovi, jsi \Tubed nebyl jeho syn uyidiS jak ho to rozzlobi!"

Reader's Digest.

Rozeilen3"/ pan veeel k advolcatovi: "Tak se podivejte! Poslal jste mi fieet za dve porady -- a ja vim docela bezpeene, jsem tu byl jen jednou. Bylo to pateho minuly mesic."

"Rikate pateho minuly mesic? To bylo tenkrat v patek, ze ano? Pokud se pamatuji, prgelo tenkrat jako z konve?!"

"Ano, ovgem, to prgelo, ale " "No tak: ode gel jste, ale pak jste se jegte jednou vratil zeptat se, jestli jste tu nenechal degtnik."

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Z podnetu a na Zadost piedsednictva Ceskoslovenske narodni . rady americke, vechny jeji Oblastni vSrbory a OdboCky zahaji v techto dnech sbirku vanoenich clarku pro deti v uprchlickYch taborech.

Prosimie proto na gi krajanskou veiejnost, aby na tuto sbirku gtedte ptispela pomahala tyto deli pro narod zachranit.

Sbirka vedena, je z toho diiodu, aby deti Zijici ye stinu trpkeho osudu svYch rodieti v nevlidnYch uprchlickYch taborech, mohly alespori o vano gnich svatcich bYt iteastny one u glecht'ujici radosti, jakou prO2iva v tu dobu v ostatnim svobodnem svete kaZ'cle dite.

Ptedseda eeskoslovenske narodni rady americke, plukovnik Josef Triner, jen za sveho nedavneho evropskeho zO.jezdu na vlastni ()CA. pozoroval Zivot techto ✓ uprchlickYch taborech v Nemecku a Rakousku, ye sve ob girne zprave podal o torn naSi krajanske vetejnosti nezkreslenY, jasnY obraz. Doti tyto, jako kaZde "Ceske a slovenske normalni dite, jsou nadame, bystre a pileinlive, ale v prosttedi, ✓ nemZ i s rodiei jsou nuceny zit, nesky7 tajichn. Zadnou radost, kterd by jim byla vzpruhou a povzbuzenim pro vy45i cile zejmena Zivota narodniho. Tento nedostatek mute jim nahradit vedomii ze dobre srdce krajanske Ameriky je neopomenulo, ze ma pro ne VtelY koutek. a chce jim zptisobit opravdovou radost alespon vhodnou vanoeni nadilkou.

Prosime, pamatujte na tuto sbirku a ctOrky odved'te do sberen, ktere k tomu iCeelu budou ztizene a kterjich adresu btt7 dou pozdeji oznamene.

Doporueuje se, aby darky pozilstaValy z techto ptedmetil: 1) Potraviny, jako Cokolada, kakao, cukr, su gene mleko, su gene ovoce, pieka a ryZe -- nic v gak ze zboZi v ple7,; chovS7ch konservach.

2) Detske hraeky.

3) Detske knilicy, Ceske, slovenske anglicke (tyto posledni hlavne obrazko-ye).

4) Detska odev pro deti ve veku do 14 let, zejmena pradlo, pundochy, obuv, gaty, svetry a pod.

Z mist, kde nerd Odboelca Ceskoslovenske narodni rady americke, mohou' dart' bYt zaslany pi no na adresu fitadovny Ceskoslovenske narodni rady mericke, 4125 W. 26th Str., Chicago 23, Illinois.

Ceskosiovenska narodni rada .americka..

Kdy2 veeer koneime Asek sveho denniho zamestnani, spadame skoro vgichni svYmi myglenkami a ptemitanim po nevlidnem srazu doby a jima nas z toho vgeho nevolnost. a zavrat% Rekl bych, viZ ani nevime, jak se to dela, kdyZ se chceme zasmat. Misto s dobrou knihou — riejlep gim spoleenikem — bavime se neV nedeli 19. prosince kad Pokrok Hous- vhodnSTin rozhovorem.

• tonu eislo 88 potada vanoeni program Jsou lido, kteti mysli, ze se nalezaji odpoledne ye 3:30 hod. Vstup zdarma. v sedle, kdyZ jen smi pro jine drkti Zda se, jakoby ptiroda bylo, ukryla no Uctive zve vStor. ttmeny. dno duch y nageho nadani a schopnOsti, —) •.Y. o kterS7ch nevime; va gne samy maji toll-Kokety hledaji cti v Zarlivosti na sve Starosti jsou Uroky, ktere platite ze zi- ko pra y() objeviti je i obdatiti nas nekdy nnlence, aby lope mohly ukrYti, ze za.vi- ttefsich ncsnazi. Vet gina z nich se ale proziravosti jistej gi a dokonalejgi, deji druhYm Zenam. nespini. joke. bychom mohli kdy umem dociliti.

Strons 23 11;MtN1 ZAPOMiNATI (Napsal Prentice Mulford) Ve vaeem minulem 2ivote jest tisicera veci a vSrjevfi a uddlosti, na ne2 jest lepe zapomenouti ne2 pamatovati si je. Kdy na ne zapomenete, dovolite vstoupiti novYm myMenkam, kterji jsou novS7m 21votern. Kdy2 byste na ne pamatovali, zamezite tim pfistup novS7ch ideji a noveho •ivota.

Zapomenutim minim, abyste se vyhYball vzpominkam na neptijemne minule vYjevy a za2itky. Zapomenouti naprosto nebo vykliditi ripine ze sve pameti neco, echo jsme si kdysi v gimli, jest nemo2nosti, nebot' Irk, co jste videli, eemu jste se naueili, co jste pocitili nebo slyseli vypraveti, jest ye yes ulnkno a za jist,S7ch okolnosti mute se zase vybaviti.

Misto vYrazu zapomenouti bylo by lepe Mei, 2e mate pestiti silu, kterou vyhanite ze sve mysli Ilk, co yam eini pocit nepfijemnS7 nebo o eem se pfesvedeite, 2e neni vhodne pro zapamatovani.

Jest (Mem nemo2no smazati naprosto nem co vase pamet' napsala na svoje tabulky, nebot' at' se onen vjije y nebo uda.lost, nebo zkuknost tS/kaly eehokoliv, staly se v2cly easti vakho ducha nebo vakho ja. JinSrmi slovy, vas duch je zbudovan z vagich zkuknosti a proto se lidska pamet siri a2 do nekoneene minulosti. Z techto vaAich vzpominek jsou nektere 2ive a jine zase nejasne a mnoho z nich je jako pochovano, tak ae jich v pfitomne dobe nevidime, ale za jistS7ch okolnosti mohou bjiti do pameti povolany.

Veg kere zkuknosti maji jistou cenu, ponevad2 nam pfinakji nebo vnukuji vedeni. Ale kdy2 jste ji2 ziskali vedeni a moudrost z nejake zkuknosti, mate malo zisku, kdy2 se ona zku genost opakuje, zvld'ete, byla-li nepfijemna. Jestli2e vgak na ni vzpominate nebo ji znovu a znovu pro2ivate, pak je to opravdovSim opakovanim. A to prave dini lide, ktefi hloubaji nad minulSrm, neUestim nebo zklamanirn.

Vzpomerite si, 2e doba vakho mladi a detstvi s veSIerou svoji sve2esti a novosti byla zaroveri pro nektere lidi dobou stafi, jim2 se svet zdal zase bezradostny a zvetralji, jim2 vgem se zdal 2iyot se vAim, co mute dati, naprosto vyeerpanS7, jim2 nezbS7valo ji2 nic ne2 zvadnuti a smrt.

Vzpomerite take, ze i dnes, kdy se yam zda, svet merle jasnS7 ne2 dfive, kdy to vypada jako by slunce zapadalo, misto aby vychazelo, ae i dnes zda se svet deveeti nebo hochovi clesetiletemu nebo patnactiletemu, tak jako se zdal yam, kdy2 i e byli mladi.

Nikdo by nedovedl tHiti se ze 2ivota, kdyz by se stale zabSrval my glenkami na, minulost a nechtel otevfiti svoji mysl budoucnosti. Kdy2 by to lide einili, hromadili by vice a vice stare a pomerne bezZivotne myAlenky a Lento element by

V t, STNIX— WEST, TEXAS se V jejich telech . zhmotnil. Jejich maso kosti a krev staly by se pak skuteenYmi vYrazy ducha mrtveho a neeinneho. i.-ti a nositi s sebou takovY stale vzrtistajici naklad, musi pfivoditi jenom slabost a utrpeni.

Nezapominejte, 2e ji2 napfed einite si vkchny veci pfijemne nebo nepfijemne, a sice podle zpilsolm, jak na, ne pfedem myslite.

Je jista, tfida lidi, Ittefi, octnou-ll se v nesnazich, a navrhne-li jim nekdo nejakY zprisob fekni, okanaZite pozvednou svoje namitky a nalezaji obtik v navr2enem planu. Jestli2e v my glenkach nalezame takovelobti2e, tu si je skuteene dinime. Laeti v noel beze sna a hloubati a pfevraceti uddlosti nebo vynalezati vkmo2ne pfichazejici nesnaze, je silou a praci S'patne pou2itou, ktera, pripravuje takovYm nesnazim cestu.

Ve vgech obchodnich zale2itostech musime si vtisknouti do mysli vSrsledky Uspeene. Musime videti v mysli nebo ve sve pfedstave vec, kterou mame v planu, dokonanou. Musime videti soustavu nebo metod y organisovanou a kadne pracujici, musime videti svtj podnik nebo zavedene hnuti na postupu, v neustalem vzrilstu ye zvetkne sile a vet gim zdarem.

Ale mafiti eas a silu divanim se nazpet a pro2ivati nanovo minule obti2e a pfeka2ky a pak z takoveho pro2ivani a dukvni einnosti vyvolavati nove obti2e a nova protivenstvi, znamena doslo yne mafiti eas a silu nidenim sveho podniku anebo budovanim pfeka2ek, ktere si sami v cestu stavime.

Lide, ktefi ustanou 2iti podle starch metod a postupuji vpfed za novSrmi, dosahnou nejvetSich finanenich rispecht.

Ale lide, ktefi side podali za sveho mladi telesneho s neeim novjirn, ale dopusti, aby v pozdej gich letech podr2eli stale jen to, co bylo za jejich mladi novinkou, ale co je, ted' pomerne stare, jsou skuteene na ceste zpetne. Penize by jim mohly jeS'te dale prgeti, ale jejich metody jsou zastarale a za nekolik let bude jejich obchod pfedsti2en soustavami novejgimi.

Ve sttedn, clne 22. 7.01 1954. stavi prave v doh& kdy poeinalo vase zeslabeni, tu zase naopak vytvafite podminky k uskuteoneni one sily a zdravi.

Jestlik se to v ge nedostavi ihned prveho dne po takovem pokusu, zkou gejte to dne nasledujiciho a zase nasledujiciho.

Bud'te jisti, ze sta y, kterl'i hledate, se jiste brzy dostavi. .. Clovek kdesati nebo sedmdesatilet 2ije casto v naladach, zvycich a obvyklostech sveho mladi. Pfijime. to vk jako nejvhodnejei a nejlepS1 veci, kterStch kdy mel. Mo2na, 2,e by pohli2e1 s nelibosti pfedsudkem na elovelta, kterSr by ye svem dennim zarnestnani nosil kratke spodky, puneocky, vestu, koMli s hasherkarni a vysok3"7 klobouk z osmnficteho stoleti. A piece jen tato moda byla pied sto lety vgeobecna. Snad takovy oblek nosil i jeho praded. A piece jen jeho praded by se byl bezpochyby dival s tout nelibosti a s tSrinZ predsudkem na eloveka odeneho podle doby dneani. A tak pomerne jen mato let zrodilo tyto nerozumne predsudky pradedovy a pravnukovy, a jsou to predsudky zalolene pouze na skuteenosti, ze to byly mocly, ktere se nosily a obou v jejich mladi.

Jest ovS'em nemano, aby nekdo eelll vAeobecnS7m zvykurn nebo mravtiun -- aby se strojil jinak nebo aby v jistYch smerech jinak ail nernohl by toho ueiniti, aby mu tim nezvykly veci neprijemne, ba i skodlive. Pilisobenim mnoha lidi, kteri by k yam vysilali svoji mysalenku pinou pred.sudktii, nelibosti nebo sm'gnosti, vedlo by k poakozeni \Ta g duae i tela, kdy2 byste tak jednali. Ale smYaleni, ktere vysila k jinemu eloveku, jenZ se odchYlil od nejakeho ustaleneho zvyku, tento druh predstav, kdyZ (men elovek neruai neei klid nebo pohodli, jest velikou chybou. Je to nerozumna duZevni tyranie, kdyZ nekdo napada eloveka, kteil by snad dnes prijal odev starch — jenZ mimochodem byl mnohem rozumnefai a pohodlnejai neZ na§.

Mene neZ pied dvema sty lety byl v Anglii takovYm zpiisobem napadan pr y -nielovk,trS7nosildeatk.TovYrisuctek se rodi ze zkameneleho stavu duktera setrvalva ye vecech, jeZ jsou davno vzadu a ktere, se odvraci od tech, je2 jsou napred.

Jestli2e jste byli veera v nektere chvili churavi, slabi nebo zarmouceni, nepoeinejte dnegniho dne pro2ivajice v mysli tute2 slabost nebo churavost, ktere se vas zmocnily. Zapomerite na ne„ vzdalte se jich v mysli a vtisknete si myglenku, 2e v to chvili budete silni, zdravi a yeivot je neustalSr postup kupredu. ,Tesell. stliZe postupujeme vpfed, tu jest zajiste Kdy2 se ye sve mysli ohli2ite nazad a lepe, kdy2 se take do predu divame. A pro2ivate ye sve pfedstave nemoc, sla- v'Sichni lide musi postupovati — i ti nejbost, neschopnost yeerefSka, tu vpravde tupeN, nejhrubM a nejz yracenej gi. Motvofite podminky, abyste vstoupili do hutna, yeena a nepochopitelna Sila nas vkchny 2ene vpfed. Ale zatim kdy jsou tech2e telesnSrch nesnazi. vgichni takto hnani do pfedu, zastavuji Kdy2 na podatku dne se divate vpfed, se mnozi a ohli2eji se. Bezdeene tedy abyste videli 'creel nove, abyste pfijimali to sile odporuji. Takove poeinani znael myClenky rta zdravi a silu, ktera se do° podporovati zlo, bolest, nemoc a smutek.

ye st?edn,-dine 22. z: ii 1954.

51* Oznamovatel .324r,

VESTNIK — WEST, TrIXAS

moc. DobrY plat. 5638 Stonegate, Dallas, Texas. — Phone Dixon 5493.

(37-39c)

Pkijme se zkaene devee za a k 5-letemu diteti. Katolicka domacCar Vdova st •ednich let hlecla praci nost. Dostane byt, stravu, uniformy a co hospodyn u star:41h° pana neb manZe$25 tYdne, 6 dni v tydnu price, den vol- ltl. Piste na znaeku c./o. Vestno. Pi4te na Mrs. A. J. Kocurek, 243 Car- nik, West, Texas.

(37-38p) dinal, San Antonio, Texas-36-38c) Prodam kravy d yes telaty a take Pnjme se devee, pkednost Ceske, k bydleni v dome k opatrovani dvou di- mam jine. Mrs. Emil BaCa, Rt. 1, Box 16 (37-38p) tek a k doma.ci praci. Mame da gi yYpo- Fayetteville, Texas.

Lodge Svaz Cechoslovanu No. 92 DANCE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 MUSIC BY

Strana Z.111r Nabidnuti k sriatku: — Vdovec 61 roka start, hlecla za pileinou sriatku tadnou vdovu neb panne od 50 do 60 let veku. Podrobnosti se sdeli v dopisu. Pigte na, znaeku "Vdovec", c./o. Vestnik, West, Texas.

(37-38p) • • Winston Churchill byl za aveho mladi pirvodcein mnoha vtipnYch pozn6nek.

PH jednom yeeirku se na neho obratita jedna z darn a povida: "Milt pane Churchille, nelibi se mi ani vase politika, ani vas knirek."

"Z toho si nic nedelejte, madam," povida Churchill. "Je velmi nepra,vdepoclobne, ze byste kdy prisla s temito dyeSunday.Times ma vecmi do styku.

ENGLISH PLAY AND DANCE AT LODGE NO. 88 The. Dramatic Club

Ernest Palecek Orchestra from North Dakota Time: 8 p. m.

Roberts Cutoff Road Fort Worth, Texas

HLAHOL

of Lodge No. gs

1140 Robbie Street Houston, Texas will present a play in the Eenglish language

"Hullabaloo!"

ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER at 3:30 p. m.

It is a comedy in three acts and you will enjoy it,

HLEDAIVI SPOLENiKA DO OBCHODU Vlastnim tent°, obehod, ale za p •ioinou mato veku pies 70 let, hledan spoleenika. Jest to velmi dobra pro toho kdo se zajima a jest ochoten pracovat.

Dalsi podrobnosti zdeli

K. E. MARtAK Kenedy, (37-38c-V- )

CAST:

Noreen Stavinolia.

Letty Hooper, a country girl, — — Helen Cara Morton, a young School teacher Nolly Tolliver, himself, a country boy Truman (Nicky) Williford, Steve Kelly Eric Boardman, the local banker — Eugene Hruska Albert Boardman, his son — — Estelle, Kelly.

Mrs. Morton, Cara's mother Johnnie Kula, Benito, a young gypsy Directed by Rudy J. Sefcik Stage rnanago • Jerry J. Ermis If you want to enjoy an evening of fun, come out and. have a good time with us! Music between acts and: at. night for the dance will be furnished by the BILL MRAZ of Houston. Dance Free at night for all who attend the, play and also for members. of Lodge No. 88 who do, riot_ come to' the play. BUT PLEASE COME OUT AND SEE THIS. "Put This On Your Must List". Good eats for all.'

FOR A GOOD TIME FOR ALL, YOU ARE RESPECT FULLY INVITED BY The Committee and the DRAMATIC CLUB. Naturally the proceeds all go to the Lodge fund; for charitable purposes.

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Jsou na svete zeme, kde neni ani jedoPiivedl z Texasu start' cowboy mlavateho plazu ani hmyzu, ale zeme bez je- dello rnu Z . e k lekari a povida: dovat3ich lidi se jests nena'Sla. Nic ni"Pane doktore, prosim vas, o'Aetrte meeemnefSiho a nasilnejSiho ne'2 elovek! ho zete.

Ja ho veera strelil do nohy."

4, Vylegtend mosaz mnohein jasneji zari, "Ale, ale," povida doktor, "kdepak jste neZli hrouda ziata. videl, aby tehan strilel po zet'ovi?"

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"Kdy2 on, pane doktore, nebyl jests min zetem, kclyZ jsem ho Reading Railroad. since 1934 Precision eye examinations and a fully staffed optical !an furnishing fast and acemate service,

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HOUDKOVO DIVADLO Pkedvadi pekny film "HeoN ROMANEK" A "poutnicke misto sv. Hora" ENNIS, 23. ZAfti FAYETTEVILLE — 27. ZARI FLATONIA 5. itiJNA MOULTON 6. RIJNA PriSti navy film "IIARNIONIKAft" WALLIS 23. ZAIII SCHULENBURG 5, MINA SHINER '7. EIJNA "TATRONSKA ROMANCE" WEST 29. ZARI

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Lavaca Co. Abstract COMPANY Jerome I. Kocian Eyhotovi abstrakty, vlastnicia pravo, vykizuje majetkove pojEsteni tfadovna nad Peoples State Bank Telefon do fikadovny Oslo ir HALLETTSVILLE, TEXAS reoenrommirommmosomom.

SPRAVNE VYKONANA POHILEBNi SLUZBA V hodine lain zarmouceni naleznete Edward Pace politebni Ustav pohotovY k sympatickemu vytizeni nezbytnS/ch jednotlivosti a k vy , praveni dojemneho pohkbu.

Levne ceny jsou flak. zasadou

Edward Pace Polliebni keditel Olen S.P.J.S.T.—Tel. Prospect 3-3606

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Leiikar a Kacii' PRAVNiCII TEMPLE, TEXAS fitadovna 2nd Floor Temple National Bank Building

do Ceskosiovenska vykizuji.

Jsein zastupce pro firmu Gift Parcel v New Yorku. . .

PoteSte sve drahe zaslanint balieku ze SvYearska a Danska

Dr. Chas. J. Hollub CeskS, Lekak a Operater HOUSTON, TEXAS Telefon res.: Twinoaks 1222 Telefon fikadovny: Pres 2553 711 Medical Arts Building

Mrs. B. Valcik 8631 Diceman Drive Dallas 18, Texas

Victory Court_ Charlie Cerny, Owner & Operator f) AIR CONDITIONED 6,N SWIMMING POOL 0 rravATE BATHS ()PLAY GROUNDS TELEVISION RADI AAA APPROVED.

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Podekoviini jsme velmi vdeeni Dr. Broden za vge, co pro nas ucinil, pravi pan a pani Frank J. Pileik st., z East Bernard, Texas, cesta 2, Box 204.

Sest nas a moje manZelka, no g syn a jeho Zena a nage dye dcery, byli vgichni nemocni, nekteri z nas zkusili jsme mnohe leky, ale nic ndm nepomahalo. KdyZ jsme se dovecleli od jinYch, co Dr. Broden vykonal pro ne, rozhodli jsme se ddti mu prilditost co nag posledni pokus. Nekteti z nas , trpeli jsme na nemoc Ater, dalgi neduh srdeeni a dal gi vodnatelnost; moje manZelka byla ochromena na nohy.

Nektera deveata trpela na sinus, jedna trpela nasledkem Zenslch organa. Mezi gest nami, melt jsme snad vgechny nemoce zname lidstvu, ale jsme nyni, kdy pigerne toto, v gichni zdravi.

Byli bychorn vgichni nuceni se podrobiti operacim, kdyby nebylo Dr. Broden, kteremu -jsme vdeeni. Jeho adresa jest ye Victoria, Texas, 908 N. Navaro St., niaduje v pondeli, v UterY a ye stiedu v Hallettsville, ye etvrtek, v patek a v sobotu nad Hallettsville Hardware Store. (dzc) ) • J, ♦ ( Pribnyslnik na severozapade USA prodaval mnoho zbo gi, ale marne se snaZil, aby jeho zakaznici spravne platili. Upominal, ale marne. Chopil se tedy posledniho prostfedku. Napsal srdcervouci dopisy, k nimZ pfiloZil obrazek sve male dcerky. Pod obrazek napsal: "Dilvod, proe Zadam, abyste zaplatil."

Druheho dne dostal prvni odpoved'.

Rortrrhl obalku, vytahl z ni fotografii nadherne blondYny v koupacim odevu, pod niZ bylo napsano: "Duvod, proe nemohu platit."

Readers Digest.

Eeskir Iciest anskir RadiovST Program

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Basin se muZ1 rozpravou o nejle1361m zpilsobu odchodu s tohoto hfigneho sveta. Prvni, 751etY, pravir, Ze by chtel mit rychlou smrt a Ze by proto nejradeji zemiel pii sralce aut. DruhY, 851etY, daval take pfednost rychle smrti a navrhoval smrt v tryskovern letadle.

"Ja bych vedel mnohem lep gi zptilsob", pravil teti, 951etY staiec. "Bylo by piece nadherne bYt zastielen ZarlivYm manZelem."

Variety.

• * Sean vedle sebe v autobusu. Jeden nich se pokou gel Gist noviny, zatim co druhY ho neustale vyru goval otazkami.

"Moje Zena mi nerozumi," steZoval si svemu sousedovi. Kdy2 nedostaval Zadnou odpeved', zeptai se: "Va ge ano?"

Ana' by Vzhledl od novin, druhY pravil Useene: "Nevim. Nikdy se o vas je gte nezminila."

Setkali se dva muzi, kteil se nevideli ji2 nekolik let. "Je tva Zena, stale le gte tak hezka? ptal se prvni.

"Ovgem, ze je," odpovedel piitel. "JenomZe ted' ji to trva o pUl hodiny dele."

Farm Journal. * * Pan ueitel vykladal o tradici a zvycich.

"Tradice je nem co pfechazi z dedU. na otce a z otcti na syny," vysvetloval Mkfn. "Mfde mi nekdo uvest pHklad?"

Ptihlasil se mladY Konipas: "Vdera veeer jsem hrad futbel a praskly mi tradice."

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PouZijte NONAT se zru g ne nadoby — a bud'te bezpeeni. Bud'te pohotovi pro nutnou pkihodu s NONAT —dokazane spolehlivY pies 5( roka.

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Rev. Karel Bohate.c

Na hojnou ifeast naSich milSrch krajanfi a platel se sokolsIck abavni vybor

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