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Postmaster: Please Send Forma 3579 With Undeliverable Copies to SUPREME LODGE SPJST, P.O. BOX 400, TEMPLE, TEXAS tislo 6.

ROtNIK (VOLUME) XLIII ye sttedu (Wednesday) 9. I.JNORA (FEBRUARY) 1955

SEDM DULEZITiCH KROKU OSTAL JSEM Z JEDNOHO obD chodu, kde jsem koupil sveho easu nekolik oblektr, lakavY dopis, 2e jestli jsem se svou dtivoj gi koupi spokojenY, abych pti gel znovu. Oznamovali mi, 2e maji velikY Ober jarnich a letnich ()Wen. Poslali mi sedm vzorkft s poznamkou, te jiste aspon jeden z nich se mne bude zamlouvat.

Takove dopisy jdou plimo do ko ge. Zbyteene mateni easu, pomyslil jsem si.

Po chvilce padl milj zrak na odhozenou nabidku. Zamyslil jsem se. A 2e my glenky stale se zarnestnavaji flak Jednotou a pottebnou reklamou, zaeal jsem uvatovat. My, elenove SPJST mame take obchod, daleko lepg i obchod ne2 prodej oblekt. Co abych eleny upozornil na nage zbotii? Cot abych vybral sedm vzorkir?

Kdy2 si koupirne oblek, obyeejne zname dtivod, prod ho kupujeme. Pro nagi chvilkovou a doda.snou pottebu stool. Ale pozdeji pottebujeme dal gi oblek. A zase vybirame dle toho, k jakYm freelilm oblek ma sloutiit.

Mohli bychom tvilj ptitoinnY certifikat SPJST pkirovriati k obleku, kterY pottebujeg . Kdyi jsi se, bratte, stal elenem SPJST, chtel jsi miti ochranu pro tvou rodinu. Tenkrat jsi o 2ivotnim pajig teni mnoho nevedel. Vstoupil jsi do SPJT snad jen proto, 2e druzi vstupovali, nebo Ce ti nekdo vysvetlil, 2e mel bys zanechati sve rodine jistou dastku peneti na hotovosti. MOS pet set dolaril "no pohteb," jak sam tika g, ac dnes s pet sty nikam nedojdeg. A rrio2na, ma g vice, snad tisic, snad pet tisic.

Dovol, abych to upozornil na sedm ktere jsi snad pfehlednul. Motina, 2e nic podobneho nepottebuje g. V torn ptipadu mazes me upozorneni zahodit. Ale napted doeti do kande. Jsou to veci

8estS7 dule2itS, krok je ona nerozhodtSrkajici se tveho certifikatu. Je to velnoSt, si, bratte, ptibrati je gte dalmi cenna. listina. si pojigteni. Ty vig, 2e tisic dolafi neni Prvni dfilegite upozorneni: Mag svilj dnes 2adnY kapital. Ty stale pbvatujeg odkaz vystaven dle tveho pkani? Jsou poplatky na tiivotni poji gterii jako nuttvoji dedici spravne jmenovani? Nesta- ne zlo nebo zbyteene Vydani, ben ktereho la se v tve rodine nejaka, zmena od doby, by se ti lehdeji dYchalo. Naopak, bratte. kdy certifikat byl ti vystaven? Jestli po- Poplatky, ktere odvadi g do nagi SPJST, ttebujeg zmenu odkazu, neodkladej. jsou zarukou, 2e pene2ni hotovost po toKrok druhY: Ma g-li sveho pojigteni v be zilstane. Jentie to hotovost mela by byJednote tri tisice nebo vice, pteje g si, aby tivetgi. Ty se rozmY glig, zdali mel bys ji tva, man2elka dostala vgechno najednou? vytvotit vet gi. Rozhodne bys to mel udeNebylo by zahodno, aby to dostavala po lati. Odlo2 vahavost. Udelaj to a ptiber eastkach? Bylo by toho vice. Anebo kou- si dalgi pojigteni. Zadna banka a 26,driSr pil jsi chlapci pojistku tak zvanou "Edu- jinY penetni ustav ti nezarudi to, co ti cational endowment", nadaeni ci uspor- zarueuje na ge SPJST. Tye poplatky je nou na studie. Cheek aby mu to bylo vy- ukladani fispor. Ty jedinY musi g rozhod431aceno vgechno najednou, anebo po ea- mut, jak velikou sumo si chce g do sve fisporne knitiky napsat. To je tva zodpostkach? Na to ma g pravo, 2e si vednost, tviaj plan a tkol. vybrat.

Wed krok: Huboval jsi nejednou, tie A koneene je dalgi \Tee, o ktere mel bys, rnusig platit na svilj certifikat eel*. iivot. bratte, uva2ovat. Jednota poskytuje rozSnad nevig, 2e mti2e g si zmeniti dlouho- 'manite vy'hody pro eleny pod 60 let stalete placeni na krat gi lhutu. JinYmi slo- h. Mame dvojnasobne firazove pojigteni, vy, nemusi g miti do2ivotni certifikat, ktere Jednota vy gtavuje do vY ge $2,500.00. kdy2 si to neptejeg. Tviij certifikat ma To neni zahrnuto v tvern poji gteni na ureitou zalohu. Je vet gi ne2 piljeovni hod- pet nebo na deset tisic. To je dodateene nota. Tato zaloha, bude slou2it jako zd- pojigteni a stoji velice malo. Tvfij doma,klad na jakYkoliv jinY certifikat dodos- ci organisator nebo kterYkoliv domaci UnY. Dopig hlavnim fitednikam, oni ti po- tednik ti to vysvetli. Take ti domaci orradi a podaji vYkaz skuteene reservy. ganisator ochotne poda, vysvetleni, jak 6tvrte upozorneni se tYka, na gich spol- mazes sve elenstvi a poji gteni udrgeti si kovYch sester. Provdaji se, zmeni si jme- v Jednote, i kdy2 bys byl upine neschopno, ale elenskY certifikat nese stale dti- nYm vYdelku. Nebo ma g pojigieni na devej gi jmeno. Zmena certifikatu na spra y ti a nekdy se stara g, kdo by poplatky -nejmoe26.douci platil, kdy2 by tebe nebylo. V torn sinePAO, vec tYka se spravne adresy pro ru mazes se hlasiti za mirnY mesieni nevgechny nage eleny. To je vlastne do- bo roani poplatek o takovY certifikat, sud nevyteSend otazka, jak to zatidit, kterY byl by chraneny v ptipadu tve aby nejen domaci tajemnik, ale take v smrti, 2e Jednota nepo2adovala by dalgi usttedne meli spravne adresy v gech ele- poplatky. na SPJST. A2 nekdy dojde k tomu, 2e Uvatiuj, bratte a sestro, o techto sed, elenske poplatky budou fietovany ptimo mi dille2itYch bodech. Byly zavedeny jev fistkedi—mnohe bratrske podpurne dine proto, aby dleni SPJST dostali pospolky to maji jiz zavedene nebo to pra- kud 'nano maximalni vYhody za minise zavadeji--adresy v gech clenu museji malni cenu. Tvilj elenskY certifikat je bYti take v tsttedi. velmi cenna listina.

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VASTNtIC

WEST, TEXAS

Naiim eleniina od redaktora.

Entered as second class mail matter, January 3rd, 1933 at West, Texas, under the Act of Con g ress of Aug. 24, 1922. Send Form 3579 to Su p reme Lodge SPJST, Temple, Texas.

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ftEDITELE — DIRECTORS A. C. STEPAN, First District Brenham, Texas CHAS. Navratil, Second District Tem p le, Texas ROBERT CERVENKA, Third District West. Texas FRANK CERVENY, Fourth District Munday, Texas J. M. SKRABANEK, Fifth District 47 90 Bellaire Blvd., Bellaire, Texas FRANK ROD, Sixth District El Campo, Texas CHAS. HOLASEK, Seventh District 2541 Lexington Blvd. . Cor p us Christi, Texas TISKOV1. VYBOR — PUBLICATIONS. COMMITTEE JOS. HORNAK, Chairman P. 0. Box 125 .

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Kaida.'hospodynka obeas dela poiddek ye syS7ch almarkach a na sv3ich Vyeist'uje stare a nepotkebne p •edmety, odstrariuje vyvetrale kofeni a doplituje potrebne zasoby. Take , pisatel techto kadka se dal do eigteni svSTch pHhro.dek a zasuvek. naval do po •adku svou "redakci", svou du gevni dilnu. To byste gash, kolik naeatYch a nedodelanSrch elankft glo do koge, a jak brzy se napinil.

Ale je to treba, aby se udelalo misto novYna my:glenkam, dal gim plantim pro zit •ek a pro rok V jedne zasuvee naSel jsem objemnou obalku, pinielou reklamnich listin, pamfleta a brogurek od jinYch bratrskSich a sesterskSrch podpurnSich spolkft. Kdy g na podzim roku 1953 byla konvence Ndrodniho bratrskeho kongresu v Dallas, byl jsem poveken vypomahati pri upravovani vS7sta yky, kde bratrske spolky ukazovaly, jakS7mi roginanitSrmi zpasoby oznamuji svou einnost pied vekejnosti. Neg bylo zasedani na etvrtS7 den ukoneeno, '‘, stavka byla zru gena, reklamni pomticky byly rozebrany a spousta parnfleta, segitkft a rozmanitych plakata melo bYti zahozeno. To byla ma prate, aby vYstavka byla sundana a rozebrana: Dovezl jsem si tenkrat doma pinou name v gemognSrch u giteenSrch informaci od druhSich spoiktl.

• Piivez1 jsem jednou do kteresi sehitze na gich organisatora vzorky z one vSrstavky, abych poukazal, co'by na gim pracovnikam pomohlo, kdy g vysvetluji pojigteni a pak chteji podati novemu gadateli lepgi vysvetleni bud' y eislicich nebo na obrazku nebo na ti gtene listine. Vzorky se zamlouvaly, ale byla vyslovena kritika, ge nepostaei ukazovati, co jine bratrske spolky pou givaji, kdy'g nam to schdzi.

Proto jsem vetginit onech opatrovanSrch Wei vyhazel a spaltl. Mnoho techto praktickSich reklamnich pomfieek mohli bychom adoptova,ti nebo pkizpilsobiti nagim potkebam, ale kdy g my dosud nestaeirne ani na veci daleko nutnejgi.

Mezi spalenYmi piedmety bylo tez neco praktickeho pro distriktni schtize—listek z tuheho papiru, na nem g bylo by nati gteno, kdyby to bylo, pro na ge distrikty, ash nasledujici: HOWDY (neco jako Nazda • ), me jmeno je N— N—, od fadu, Temple nebo San Antonio nebo podobne. Pod tim nejake vhodne heslo jako "Zdar Va gi distriktni schazi—Hlavni aradovna SPJST". Na onom vzorku, kterSi jsem spalil, byla zajimava poznamka velmi drobnYm pismem: Form 738; 65M, 7-53. To znamenalo, ge v astkedi oneho bratrskeho spolku maji Cislo pro kagdou tiStenou listinu, ze techto tiSte-

Ve sti'edu, dne 9. Anora 1955, njrch cedulieek bylo zhotoveno 65 tisic V eerVenci 1953: Videli jsme na ge seznamovaci ei registraein listky v distriktnich schazich. Nic spoleeneho, ka gc1S7 die sve hlavy, bez ast •edniho planovani, a v nekterYch schuzich ani tolik. Nebylo by abychoni nektere podniky vali spoleene a ye snaze vypomoci v gude?

Poneehal a usebo yal jsem si fgak jednu men gi listinu, ti gtenou v barvach, s vyobrazenim nadherne budovy na ptedni strane. Listina tea ma sve Oslo: Form 1287; 25M; 11-52. Letaeky v poetu 25,000 oznamuji, ge onen bratrs1ky spolek ma domov pro stare 'deny. Nebudu jmenovati onen spolek, ,nemam pry to Mat. Ale dovolim si. podati v eeskein prekladu, co stoji v onom osmistrankovem segitku. "Je diem a pkanim reditela nageholvrchniho telesa, aby na g brairsk3i spol'ek rozgail pole sve pasobnosti, , a aby na g "Domov" byl prisrupnST vetSimu poetu sestarbich elenti. Proto p •ijimame prispevky od mistnich spolku, od jednotlivYch elenft a od nagich ptatel do "Nadaeniho fondu Domova". Tim davame pkilegitost nagim elenam, na gim mistnirn kadam a to g' nag im hlavnim akednikam, aby svYrn pHkla.dem znazornili oprawkive zasady bratrstvi, -na- kter3"rch na g spolek byl zalogen pied padesati lety."

V onom seSitku bylo dale vysfetleno, e g zaklady k vybudovani domova pro stargi eleny tohoto nejmenovaneho spolku byly pologeny ve sjezdu pied patnacti lety. Tato reklamni ,bro gurka, tigtena listopadu 1952 (25M, 11-52) nakladem 25,000 v3itiskil, byla pravdepodobne vydana. pro z ySigeni agitace a pfispevka. thlednY spisek ye trech barvach je pra ydu milouelt.S7m, ba yzacn3'7m ptipomenutim, kolik dobroty se da vykonat, kdyg je ureitS'T plan, porozumeni od tech -vedoucich, a podnikavost s obchodnim rozhledem. Dle popisu, onen Domov byl vybudovan nejen jako- pomnik skuteeneho fraternalisnm, ale jako ittoei gte pro ka g gi--dehoMnasplku,dybnepilzv votni pomery ho nutily, aby hledal soudrugnST g ivot v kruhu stejne citicich..

Nekdy si myslim, ze nepokraime nikam, pokud o rozmanit*ch dobrSrch myglenkach na sjezdu budou rozho.dovati delegati, kteri maji pind asta velik3ich slov, zdrave plice na hluene fraze, ale pouze pet-set-dolarov3"7 certifikat pro rodinu, a doma nedopreji sve rodine ani telefonu, ani radia, ani atulneho a pohodlneho pkibytk.u;' zato gkrti kazdy cent, a jsou se svSrmi sousedy znep •ateleni pro slepici nebo pro kousek meze. Maly elovek, i kdyby ramena jeho byla vysoko od genie, nedovecle vesti k velikY'm eintim. To spige maliak3"7 David neg obr Goliag—David, kter3", ma kus srdce. Trochu merle mamonu v mysli a vice soucitu v hrudi by i narn atulnu postavilo. Lee kdo S'etti na

Ve sttedti, dne 9. finora 1955. svgch detech, kdo v gechno vidi jen v dolarech a centech, ten nebude planovati pro cizi lidi.

Rozumng nahled o fitulne postal do Vestniku bratr Frank Volf, Glen tadu eislo 92, kterg kdysi pattil k tadu Rudy prapor—jen si pova gte to jmeno—nyni gijici ye statu Iowa, nedaleko hranic minnesotskgch. Ni gel v minulem eisle s nahledem, ge fitulna pro star gi lidi by mohla bgti zdarne zalo gena spoleengmi snahami tti nejva gich eeskgch bratrskgch spolkft. Jmenuje je. Nekdo nechce, abychom v nagem organu delali jakoukoliv zminku o jingch bratrskgch spolcich. To ug abychom nevideli dale neg na gpieku vlastniho nosu. Ptesto myslim, g'e se schazime ye statnich a narodnich bratrskgch konvencich, abychom se lope poznali, abychom jedni na druhe nehledeli pies prsty, 'ale abychom si bratrsky a uptimne vy gli vstkic. Bratr Volf mysli, ge k takove spoleene dobroeinne praci bychom si mohli podati ruce. Kdy g bratrska organisace odhlasovala sto tisic na vybudovani ntulny,' mobil bychom se v Texasu, ptiznivem podnebi, ohlednouti po pilhodnem miste a v gechny tti Ceske bratrske organisace, majici sve lady a 'deny v Texasu, mohly by vyplanovati spoleenou akci. K tomu Texas byl by takfka idealnim mistem svgm podnebim i svgm deskgm zivlem. Jen ge dokud se nagi vedouci nevyjadti tak nebo onak, tohle vgechno je jako ptelevani vody z hrnieku do hrniCku. Zatim nagi vedouci maji jinSrch starosti nad hlavu. Ptiglo nekolik dopisu, prof se nedodrguje elanek 55, aby celg Umrtni fond byl zUroden, krome hotovosti pottebne k vgplate Umrtnich podpor. Ukednici velkgch penegnich fistavil schazeji se ke vzajemngm poradam dosti easto. Vykonni urednici velkgch bratrskgch podpfungch jednot maji schilzky nekolikrat do mesice, aby obchod nevaznul. My sve zatizeni mame prilis te gkopadne a neprakticke. Dnes, dle zpravy hlavniho teetniho„ mame na ruce 535 tisic, pies put milionu. Je to ptipad doeasng, zavineng navalem piljeek, ktere eekaji na vylizeni..

JinSr velmi dfileiitSr problem je Detakg odbor. Tento odbor nemel by byti pfehli gen nikgm kdo ma jen trochu zajmu o nagi Jednotu. Zaeali jsme Detskg odbor v prosinci 1929. Napted jsme nmeli jen ttidu "J.-T", doeasnou do 16 let.

Zalohove certifikaty zavedeny byly sjezdern v Ennis v roku 1932. Operuje Detskg obdor jiz pies 20 let, ale nedelali jsme gadne zazraky. Za tech 25 inn zapsali jsme do tkidy "J-T" nem pies 4,500 deti. Rodni prilmer by einil asi 180 ditek.

Kdyg uvazime,ze deti po dosa geni 16 let v teto tfide ptestupuji do odboru dospelgch, mai() jsme dbali o priliv novgch Clenu v tomto smeru.

Vt ST g iX — WEST, TEXAS Nig Detskk obor jednak nevykazuje statek deti, jednak neni ten odhad deti nagi SPJST dosti ptesng. Mame nektere dospele osoby, ktere dosud jsou v skern odboru. Asi ge nagli bychom i takove rodiny, kde mladg tatinek i mlada maminka jsou poeitani mezi deti, a s nimi ten jejich ditky. A jiste nagli bychom take nektereho tatinka nebo matinku, kteti jsou dosud v Detskem oddeleni, kdegto jejich desetiletg chlapec je v odboru dospolgch. Na tuto nerovnost nikdo dosud nepoukazal, a proto ten na tadnem sjezdu nebyla opravena.

U jinSrch podpfirnS,ch spolkii diti do patnacti let a gesti mesice vstupuji do oddeleni deti, ale jejich detskg certifikat je samoeinne pkeveden do oddeleni dospelgch y e vgroei dne, kdy byl certifikat vystaven, jakmile vgrodni den certifikatu je blizkg gestnactgm narozeninam.

Dle tohoto zatizeni v gechny deti jsou automaticky ptevadeny do oddeleni dospelgch mezi patnactgm rokem a gest mesici a gestnactgm rokem a gesti mesici.

Zo,roveri ka'gdg ptevedeng Glen zadne platit tadove poplatky jako se vybiraji od dospelgch elenu. Dokud je ditko v skem odboru, tadove poplatky neodvadi.

Tento zptisob je mnohem praktietej gi neg jak je tomu nyni v nagi Jednote.

Pri diskusi o Detskem odboru bude nase eleny zajimati, ge jeden slovanskg spolek bude letos miti ji g po etvrte sjezd deli. V onom spolku je hranice veku 18 let. Proto Detskg odbor ma dosti tak zvangch "teen-agers", dospivajicich hocht a deveat, kteti dostavaji znamenitou pravu pro spolkovg givot. Detskg odbor eita, kolem 34,000 elenii, kteli maji svilj vlastni organ vydavang jednou za dva mesice. Je v anglietine, ale ma v gdy jednu nebo dye strany ukol v keel jejich Redaktorem je Mladg a sna givg mug„ s nimg se mnozi nagi 'dent seAnamili v Sokolovne v Dallas, kdy g byl potadan veairek pro delegaty Narodniho bratrskeho kongresu.

Jak jsme se prive doeetli, kolega Jaroslav Chmelieek v Chicagu byl povggen.

Na lonskem sjezdu 6SA bylo odhlasovano, aby redaktor OSA vedi nejen Upravu organu, ale take aby se staral o diistojnou reklamu spolku slovem i tiskem. Kolega Chmelieek dostal Mad "publicity" director", jako tomu u mnohgch bratrskgch organisaci. K jeho redaktorske funkci byla mu dana povinnost stale oznamOvani spolku a spoluprace s organisaenim vgborem. Bratru Chmeliekovi k tomuto povg geni uptirime gratulujeme.

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AGITAGNI eINNOST idi Edward L. Marek Vgem organisatorum.

Sestry a bratti: Tento dopis je ohledne noveho klubu, kterg jsme se usnesli zalo git zaeinaje 1, ledna 1955. Je to 12 M Club. Ka gdg z vas se mule stati Menem tohoto klubu, kdyg upigete alespon jednoho elena ka gdg mesic v tomto roce. Nebude yam dovoleno upsati dva v jednom mesici a gadati o kredit za jednoho pro nasledujici mesie.

Kdyg yam nebylo ohledne tohoto klubu oznameno dtive, tedy je vain dana gitost si uskuteenit zaeatek, kdy g upigete dva nove eleny v imoru. Xdyzr gete dva v imoru, dame yarn kredit pro leden za jednoho a rakto budete na ceste se stati elenem klubu na konci tohoto roku. Vy, kteti jste jiz upsali noveho 'Mena v'lednu, jig jste na ceste se stati elenem klubu, jen si udrgte kvotu noveho Mena kagdg mesic do konce roku.

Odmena pro elenstvi tohoto 12M klubu bude krasng darek na kvci tohoto roku.

Doufam, ge se stanete Menem neb elenkyni nageho noveho klubu. Kdy g si ustanovite upsati noveho Mena kagdg mesic, shledate ge upigete vice pojigteni, neb budete delati vice stykii s vagirni prospekty. Prase proto jsme zalo gili tento klub, abychom upsali vice noveho pojigteni. Nenechte si ujiti tuto ptilegitost, stante se eleny tohoto 12M klubu.

S ptani yam vgeho zdaru, jsein S bratrskgm pozdravern, Edward L. Marek, ptedsoda. vateliim sly z kapsy redaktora." Bylo to vytisknuto docela jinak, a byla to chyba.

Loni byly udeleny odmeny - organisatorfim organisaenim vgborem a odmeny dopisovatelilm od redaktora. iteditel Akrabinek se vratil koncem minuleho tgdne ze sveho vgletu do Ji gni a Sttedni Ameriky. Budeme ae 'Le git na popi8 jeho zkugenosti.

Organisatoti pateho distriktu piijedou na viteznou hostinu do Dallas na velikem autobusu. Nebude to z furiantstvi, ale z pohodlnosti, aby nikdo se necitil unaven, a aby cesta z hostiny byla naprosto bezpeend.

Zapisky z lednove sehilze Hlavni Nemila tiskova, chyba objevila se v mi- dovny budou v pti gtim eisle. Mohly bgti nulem Oslo Vestniku. Byla tam redakeni uvetejneny tento tgden, jen ge pogtovni fivaha o odmenach pro dopisovatele. Me- doprava z Temple do Houstonu trvals la tam bgti vela "Loni odmeny dopiso- tentokrat cele tti dny.

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Vyberte Si ZPRAVY Z TitET1110 DISTRIKTU S. P. J. S. T. Grapevine, Texas.

Sestry a bratil: Spoleend schilze pripravneho v)Thorti pro "hostinu vitezil" s zabavnim vYbo rem fadu Oslo 84, konand v Dallas v nedeli doe 30. v budove jmenovaneho fadu.

Planovane pi1pravy obetavYmi sestra mi hosticiho raclu slibuji zdarne provedcni tolioto podniku doe 13. imora a biide-li nam poea.si v ten den pPiznive, doufame viteze elenskeho kontestu uspokoj iti.

Na pozvanky rozesland dochazi nam denne odpovedi a teSime se na clobrou ficast i naladu.

Pak-li nabyte zkuknosti z roku minuleho budeme moci pathene pouziti opet letos, meli bychom, pri trochu vice spoluprace, dodelati se stejnYch, ne-li jeUte Ic W,ich vYsledlal v to nal naborove praci.

Dosud mnohe rodiny naAich eland nejsou v naSi. Jednote pojiStene. Melon by bYti prvnim kolem ziskati tyto "kolemstoiici" do Jednoty nagi.

"Kolik pak mas eland sve rodiny pojigtenYch v mei S. P. J. S. T.?", melo by bYti prevladajici otazkou v naeich schtzich, sjezdech a vtithec pii kaUde Tak nejlepe bychom seznali, mnoho-li si ten kter3'7 ilfednik aneb zastupce o sve Jednote mysli.

Meli bychom vZdy na to pamatovati, Ue jen co sami spoleenYm usilim si vybudujeme a pli vzornem vedeni udr2ime, bode nam siouziti UspeAne po veky.

Plipomerite si: Mnoho-li jsem ja k tomuto snaleni piispel az dosud?

VA'S jak v2dy, Ludva 0. Hoeek, t. c. tajemnik. ) Dima a vietec.

Ke znamemu vatci a vykladaei karet v Praze prisla dama; ne mladd, ne stud a pi ala si nahlednouti do budoucnost.

Start veAtec vzal karty, odi4kal nejake earociejne formule, dal dame sejmout, rozloUil karty na still a hluboce se zamysill. se zeptal: — Prosil bych staff, ctend dam°.

— Dvacetosm, fekla ctend damn jaksi nesmele.

— Ii.n, to je ehyba, — pravil ye§tec. — Jak karty ukazuji, zjevi se vain vase etesti, kterel je rodu mulskeho, al po tem voce. Plijd'te tedy, prosim, al poz-

Tlina.et Oruhti ev(1:fdcLtii SPJST 1.3r(1 do , veler; Tlid 13: Doflvotai poplatky se plati do sml fa.

Vida ID: Poplatky se plati 20 roku. PlnS7 obnos pojiaeni se vyplati kdykclykoliv v plipadu Vida I): Poplatky se plat 15 rokti. PlnY obnos pojilteni se vyplati kdykoliv v plipadu Vida E: Poplatky Sp plati 10 roicti. PlnS7 obnos pojilteni se vyplati kdykoliv v pripadu tnal.

Vida F: PlnY obnos certifikatu je vyplacen po 15 letech nebo kdykoliv piedtim v plipadu tnal.

Vida G: Piny obnos certifikatu je vyplacen ve 20 letech nebo kdykoliv pledtim v plipadu Vida H: PlnS7 obnos certifikatu je vyplacen po dosakni 65 let stall nebo kdykoliv pledtim v nilpadu turirti.

'Vida I: Popiatky se plati 20 rokti. obnost certifikatu je vyplacen po dosaleni 60 let stall nebo kdykoliv pledtim v plipadu

Vida K: Poplatky se plati do veku 61 let. Piny obnos pojiSteni se vyplati kclykoliv v plipadu uncut Tfida M: Poplatky se plati do veku 65 let. Po closaleni 65 roktit stall, Glen dostava mesieni pi-ten\ dokud liv. Zemle-li pled 80 lety stall, cledici dosta.nou mesieni pfljern do 80. vYroei narozeniu Vida M-C: lapisova ochrana na 20 let ktera se zrneneuie, au zustan® vy placene pojifteni na $1,000.

Poillteni se vyplati kdykoliv v piipadu Umrti die klesajici stupnice.

Vida N: trpisova ochrana jen tem, kdo mail od SPJST vyptijeene penize, Pet (huhu eertifikittil SPJST pro &et): Vida, J-T: Doeasne pojiAteni do veku 16 let, ktere se mule zmeniti na kterekoliv jive pojieteni pc dosakro veku 10 let, nebo pozdeji.

Vida J-C: Poplatky se plati 20 roku.

Piny obnos nojieteni se vyplati kdykoliv v plipadu ye veku ad 16 let v3iSe finirtni pojistka pod 16 let stall jr, cile stupnice.

Vida L: Dvojnasobne urazove pojigteni (double indemnity). Certifikat Da,ma odeSla, ale za dva dny se vystaxuje pouze do obnosu znova, jenle jinYch eatech a v zavoji, $2,500, dodateene k jinen-i aby ji veStec nepoznal ! certifikatu.

Ve stledu, doe 9. unora 1955.

Vida

Poplatky se plati 20 rokti Plro) obnos pojiSteni se vy plati kdykoliv v plipadu mai od veku 1 roku. Do 6 mesicO, $250. pod 12 mesicii, $500.

Tlida I-E: Poplatk.1, sc plati do 18 let PlnY obnos certifikatu se vyplati po 18 letech stall nebo kdykoliv v niThadu mrti ad veku 1 roku. Do 6 mesic. fi, $250, pod 12 mesictl, $500. rfida 3 0: Poplatky se plati 20 mkt:.

FlnY obnos certifikatu se vyplati no 20 letech nebo hol y v plipadu iimrti od veku 1 roku. Do 6 rues:lea, $250, pod 12 mesictl $500. (d.z) J-S:

NEDOSTAVATE VESTN1K? Nekdy v budoucnosti sir mule stati, pravidelna dodavka Vest p iku bode nokoinu z vas najednou zas ] ,,-ena a organ plestane dochazet. Stane-li se to jen jednou, vino pravdepodobne nese polta.

Opakuje-li se to dva, tii a ice dd yrri za sebou, dopiSte na Supreme Lodge SPJST, Temple, Texas, at' pfipad je vyktlen.

NepiSte aid na vydavatele, ani na redaktora, ale na Hlavni Aradovnu. Stanovy naijizuji, ze kdo si preje Vestnik, musi dopsati ileetnimu Hlavni tqadovny, kted vede seznam adresaie elenti dostavajicich Vestnik.

Mulete dopsati na Hlavni injadovnii sami, nebo pol'adejte vnlclio tajemnika, aby to pro vas vykonal. Ka,ldY 'Men, kted si plati na pojleteni v tilde dospelYch, je opravnen na Vestnik, jestli si ho pleje. (dz)

✓ nedell kaalou prvni ■,leti v mesicl lad Pokrok Houstonu polada taneeni z .slbavu, ktera je pro deny lade zdarrna.

ETahlY je uctive zvan.

Ve stfedu veeer kaldk tYclen jsou davany taneeni a zpevni hocilny pro mla.del v sini ijadu Pokrok Houstonu, 1140 Robbie. Kalc1V je uctive zvan. ✓ uterY veeer ka dg t;'- s7.en cviei se sborove zpevy dospelYch v Mehl Pokrok Houstonu. Ochotnjei a poste jsou vitani. v osro veerV ned 13, finara spole6 P:d hostina organisatorfl tretiho a patOlo cli3triktu sini rado Pokrok Dallas Chio 84. Podrobne informace jinde. ✓ nedeli 13. &lora budou v Sokolovne v Corpus Christi d ye schlize, veeel.e a taneeni zabova. Podrobnosti jinde v tomto eisle.

ve stfedu, dne 9. tnora 1955.

V S T It WEST, TEXAS

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Jiriskovy Stare- povesti c'eske (Pokradovani.)

(Vet Svatovitska, nedosahnuvci pfivodni, urdene v9tky, utrpela hrozn9m po2arem r. 1541. Po tom ohni opatfili ji be.ni slohem value se liticim od slohu ve2e same. Povest vtak jinak zmenu tu vyklada..)

Slavne dilo Mateje z Arrasu, Petra Parlefe a jeho syna Jana, chrarn sv. Vita, stab nedokoneen •a zustal tak na cele yeky.

Lid vtak vefil, to tak nezustane, 2.e bude dostaven v to velikosti a krase, jak jej chtel miti sam Karel IV., a 2e stavbu tu dokono, mocn9 slavn9 panovnik. Pak, at kostel sv. Vita dostavi, 2e vytene Turky z Evropy na vedne 'easy, to dobude Catihradu a obnovi zase kfest'anskou bohoslutbu v kostele sv. Sofie.

Leopold I., fimsk9 cisai a Cesk9 kral, dovedel se o tomto starem proroctvi, a ponevadt bylo jeho touhou vypuditi Turky z Evropy ,chtel dostaveti chram sv.

Vita, aby bylo, jak pravila vettba. Jit poIan zaklad k dokoneeni dila Karlova, jiz konany riizne piipravy ke stavbe, vtom se obofili Turci no• Uhry, a cisaf, aby jejich nebezpeen9 • Atok odrazil, musil penize na stavbu Svatovitskeho chre,mu uchystane dati na vojenske potfeby.

A tak zustal kostel sv. Vita zase nedostayen a Turek v Evrope.

IV. STAROMkSTSKt ORLO3 (Orloj (z horologium) u natich pfedka ukazoval 24 hodiny. Prvni hodina podi-tala se od zapadu slunce. Koncem 15. stoleti poealo se u nas take utivati p61orloje, jen2 mel na ciferniku 12 hodin.

Pfilorloj naz9van take nemeck9m. Obou u2ivalo se at do 17. stoleti, at r. 1623 ftfedne nafizen pfilorloj.)

Ani snem zemanft a 'nest nebyl polo2en do staromestske radnice, ani vaind obec nebyln, tam svolann, ani2, soud nejak9 tam konan, a piece valem od bo2lho rana, pa ce19 den. A kdo sem tomu se nechtelo odtud; stal tu a dekal dlouhou chvili, hodinu i vice, a ne volne a v pohodli, ri9br2 v hrozne tisni zastupfl.

Tladilot' se vtechno k ve2i radnice, kde2 byl ten div divouci, nov9 orloj, o nem se po vtech Pra2sk9ch mestech, ye dvoke kralove, v pansk9ch domech i v sousedsk9ch jizbach, v kremach i na ulici, vtude, 2e ten nov9 staromestsk9 orloj jest ne jako jin9 orloj, ale to je tak divn9 a znamenit9, to jiste je nad jine vtecky orloje na svete.

Mett'ane, kemesinicOeny stare, mlade, studenti v plattich, vtichni se pied radni yeti tlaeili, na tpieky vystupovali, hrdla natahovali, odi vyvalovali na velik9 cifernik otyll a dvaciti hodin, pin* zla-

t9ch kruhft a Car, eisel a divn9ch znameni, na kulatou tabuli pod nim s malovan9mi obrazy dvanacti nebesk9ch znameni, na sotky vpravo vievo v tesanern lupeni, a nejvice na smrt a divneho Turka, na lakomce s metcem penez. Kol radnice tumela, hludela smesice hlasu, neUnavna, ustaviend jako hudiv9 proud.

Ne2 umlkala hned a tichla, jak shora, s noveho orloje ozval se hias zvonce. Jen tu tam se vYkfik ozval, tu tam se ruce zvedaly, ukazujice na smrt, jak lermo zvoni, jak tahn, za zvonec. A vtom, na U2as vtech, otevfela se d ye okenka nad orlojem, a v nich se ukazovali apottolove.

Sei jeden za druh9m, vtech dvanacte, od zapadu k v9chodu, ka2dY se k lidu obratil, posleze sam Kristus tehnaje zastupu. Mnozi smekali, mnozi se kfilovali, jini na smrt ukazovali, jak sanice otvird, na Jidate ei lakomce, 2e sebou vrti, a ten staroch vedle smrti 2e hlavou krouti, 2e se mu jako jette nechce, at' kostlivec nezvoni. Ale jak v9te, nad okenky kohout zakokrhal, slo davem nove, vesele pohnuti. Small se, pokkikovali. A zase turnela, hludela smesice hiasu, netnavna, ustaviena jako hudiv9 proud. Vatde v zastupu mluvili o mistru toho orloje, jak je z ylattnim datem barn a vtipem nad jine oladaken, vtude jmenovali mistra Hanute, jen2 dilo vtipne a divne udelal.

Take mistfi a doktoki ve trnav9ch Atich a tabartdech, ktefi stall poblite ve2e a orloj si prohliteli, chvalili jeho Stali tu va2ne, hubeni, otyli, mluviii latinsky, eesky a pokad jen o kruzich a znamenich orloje. Kohoutu, figuram, smrti, starci a jin9m se jen usmali, a jeden z nich vyslovil se pohrdlive pied bakalafi a studenty, kdy2 smrt lermo zvonila a kohout kokrhal, 2e tyto tatrmany a podobne aparaty jsou udelany jen k podiveni a k divadlu obecnimu lidu.

le a rada Stareho mesta v tubach, birytech i depicich. Mifili k orloji. Vtechno kol ustupovalo, vtichni, lid i udeni mistri, bakalaki i studenti obraceli k nim zraky, ale nejvice na startiho jit mute v trnavem habite misterskem. Kradel zrovna vedle primatora, byl vatne pfibledlo tvafe a tmay9ch Hlasy se zastupem rortuinely, vtude byle pohnuti, ka2d9 se tlaeil, dopiedu strkal, hrdlo napinal, aby dobfe videl na tohoto mute. Rozletlot' se, 2e to mistr Hanut, otec a mistr noveho orloje.

Vtichni ho uctive pozdravovali, i stri z kolleje; on pak skromne dekoval a hned jak primator a kontele stanuli pied orlojem, jai se jim vykladati po jejich pfani vtecka znameni i krichy.

Mluvil o hvezdach, o slunci; Pttk o mesici vykla •al; co 0 nem orloj ukazuje, kdy nastava, kdy prvni etvrt, kdy piny tee a kdy je posledni etvrt, jak ho pfib9va a ub9va. Take o dvanacti znamenich, kdy kter9ch test nad zemi, a kter9ch test pod zemi.

A dal take vysvetlo'val mistr Hanut, to orloj jette ukazuje svatky pies ce19 rok, 2e' je to napsan ce19 kaleindaf obecni s dvanacti mesici obyeejn9mi a se zlat9m poetem.

Vtichni kolem poslouchali, i lid v zastupu ztichl; mistfi a doktofi hledeli ueerie a pfikyvovali hlavou.

Kdyt pak mistr Hanut skoneil, rozhlehla se kolem hludna chvala. On vtak jako by nebyla jemu, vybizel pany starti, aby sli s nim do vete, podivat se na stroje, vahy a kola, 2e budou hodiny hued tepati, aby to tedy videli, zvlatte kola, jak nezm9li uciniti, cot jimt' ulo2eno.

I sli a jak ye ve2i jen pohledli na vtechen umel9 stroj, na kola a koleeka, paky a vahy, divili se vtichni, jak vte to mohla vymysliti lidska hiava, jak vte to srovnati a v pameti zachovati, kaMemu A jit jim vykladal, 2e ten orloj je vtem kolu a koleeku, kaMemu jeho ozubci fikol uden9rn lidem •a zvlagte astronorntim Za§li pak elm dale tim vice, jak mistr divn9 a yzacn9 bez tech tatrmanti, nebot' 2e ukazuje, jak slunce sv9m behem od Hanut ukazoval a yysvetloval etyli strazapadu k v9chodu po zodiaku jde nebo ny ci 6,sti orloje, z niclA ka'gda mela postupuje, a na kterem znameni, na ko- svou vahu, svuj zylagtni stroj a sva kola, likem stupni ka2dY den z role do roka jimit zylaani sve dilo vykonava. Vtichni stoji, v kolik hodin kdy vychazi, v kte- obdivovali se nejvice strane etvrte, nejrou hodinu na poledni stoji, kde zapada, sloMej§i, nejumelej§i, a hlavnimu jejijak vysoko od v9chodu supra orizontem mu, kalendalovernu kolu, ktere ve svern a kterak blizko k linii poledni a jak niz- kraji melo tri sta gedesat pet vroubki ko k zapadu, take kde po zapadu sub neb zubti a jet, jak mistr vylotil, do ro. orizonte, toti2 v noci pod zemi je, take ka jednou se otoei, kaMeho dne o jeden to jak od nes jdouc, v ub9vani dne na vroubek ei zub.

(Pokraeovani zimu se oddaluje a zase v pfib9vani dne na leto k nam se pkiblftuje. ) • 4. • ( Mnoh9 mut jen proto vytplhal se k T.Then9 mistr nahle umlkl, jak z rad- spechum, ponevad2 jeho Lena dr2ela nice zdobenSm portal= vychazeli kon8e-

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(1NNOSTI DOMACN1 RADII OD OSMDESAT OSMfeKY Cteni pratele: Lituji, ze jsem drive nepsal do Vestniku o na gi vYroeni schtizi, ale jak se rika,, "Lepe pozde ne2 nikdy". Novi iirednici na rok 1955 jsou nasledujici: Predseda, bratr A. L. Hilsher; mistopredseda, bratr A. J. Brigtik; tajemnik, bratr F. A. Kadleeek; pokladnik, bratr Jerry Ermis; tieetni, sestra Louise Kadleekova; yodel, bratr John Sontag.

Ja nevim, jak jine rady vyjadruji vdeenost ke svYm. stargim elentim, ale rad bych podotknul, co na g rad ueinil. tlenove, kteri byli u radu pres dvacet let a dosahli stab: sechndesat let, byli podarovani cekem na pet dolarit a elenove, kteri byli nemocni mnoho mesicu, byli podarovani dekem na dvacet pet dolaril.

Litujeme, ze jen tak mak) nam okolnosti dovolily, ale piece nee° ne'Z nic. Toto neni prvni rok, co rad Cis. 88 tak udinil.

Na ptigti mesieni schtizi se velmi te gime, protole bude zvla g tni. Pozvan byl p •eclseda Hlavni aradovny, bratr Edward L. Marek a slibil, ze se ziteastni. Mame tti Cleny, kteri byli u Jednoty u2 pies paclesat let, jsou to: Bratr Emil Petra, sestra Rosalie Kampen a sestra Marie MaBratr Marek udela prednaigku a poda elentim padesatiletY. odznak. Dotitam, 2e se ztleastnite ye velkem poetu a projevite test temto elentitm, kteri tak dlouho byli v Jednot y. Rovne2 budou prijimani novi Clenove.

Sschtize bude konana 11. imora.

S loratrskYm pozdravem F. A. Kadleeek, tajemnik radu eislo 88. ) 4, • DO CORPUS CHRISTI Dye dttldite schtize budou konany prigti nedeli v Sokolovne. f?,ad Anton 6ermak eislo 56 ma svou pravidelnou mesieni schtizi 13. imora 1955. Vgichni eleni jsou upozorneni, aby toto oznameni vzali na vedomi.

Po schtizi radu Oslo 56 bude kona ti svou schuzi Telocviend Jednota Sokol.

Jakmile ukonei schttze Sokola bude podavana gula gova veeete, tank za 75 Veeer bude taneeni zabava psi oblibene hudbe Majkova orchestru.

Ctend verejnost je timto uctive zvana k clostavenieku v Sokolovne.

Zpravodaj. ) • oTo • ( itad Rozkvet Zapadu eislo 107.

Floresville, Texas.

etenafi Vestniku: Tak te2 rune to mate s tou gkrabaninou. Budu se snaZit, abyste byli se mnou

spokojeni, co vain napi gi jednou unesiene ze schtize.

Ale to nernini, ze br. Novak, na g stars?' dopisovatel, musel piestat dopisovat.

Je toho hodne ku psani.

Nagi prvni schtizi 9. ledna 1955 zahajil br. predseda za pritomnosti dosti hojneho poetu clenS. Vzclana test vlajce. Sestra tajemnice preeetla protokol, kterY byl prijat a eten.

Do rfiznYch vYbort byli dosazeni nasledujici eleni: VYbor majetkovST — 'Vilem Vaclavik, Julius Hrria a Val. ChYlek.

VYbor resolu6ni — Vlasta Flowers, Frank Bolf a Tom Novak.

Do radu byl prijat jeden novY Cleo, Val. Ch'lek a do Detskeho odboru ptijali jsme nasledujici: Sylvia Ann Peter a Allan A. Zidek.

Na shledanou 13. imora. Preji vgem mnoho zdravi v rode 1955.

S pozdravem Libuge S. Bayer. ) • fad Volna, ,techie Oslo 135.

Ennis, Texas.

Sestry a bratri: Nage prvni schfize v novena roce nasledkem Spatneho podasi nebyla tak navStivena jak bychom si byli prali. Schtize se odbyla lehce, tak neni moc co psat.

Do-mluvili jsme se, ze v pri g ti schuzi si udelame svaeinu. Tak to main oznamit, aby se na to sestry pripravily a donesly nejakY zakusek, k tome si uvarime kafieko a pobavime se.

Take aadam eleny, kteri si vady plati celoroeni poplatky v lednu, a nemohli se dostavit nasledkem Spatneho poCasi, bucl'te tak laskavi a zapravte si to v teto schtizi.

S bratrskYm pozdravem Joe B. HejnY, Rt. 1, Ennis, Texas. )

nagem "radu. Bylo to y e Vestniku 5. ledna, kteri jsem si take musel vyptijeit. Ale v redakci udelali omyl. Melo bit, 2e byl zvolen majetkovY pokiadnik i na zabavnim vYborti, Clarence W. Ahihorn, a ne Ashhorn.

Zustavan s pozdravem Vincenc Chaloupka, tajemnik.

(Poznamka redaktora: — Take ti feknu, jako Tvtij pog t'a,k, ze nejsi sam. Co bys na to rekl, ze nekdy ani do redakce neptijde Vestnik? Redakce je jeden pokoj v me residenci v Houstonu, kde konam svou redakeni praci, jerie sam tomu rikam "brudirna", ne redakte. Pied vanoci ztratil se celY pytel Vestniku, urdenYch pro Houston, a dosud se nenagel.

Dva dolly, treti se ztratil. Tedy neni to vinou redakce (totiZ mne), ani vydavate15 (toti.2 tiskarny), ani administrate (totiZ Hlavni idadovny), ale vinou pogtovni dopravy. Tvtlj Vestnik jde do stejneho pytle jako vaechny ostatni pro na ge Cleny v Bellville. Jestli Se Tye eislo bude ztra,cet i naddle, s radosti dopiik na patriene misto o nespravne po gtovni doprave.) ) e POMER nonitt K DETEM

Na vYrodni schtizi Sdru2eni pro rodinnY Zivot, konane v Chicagu pied kratkYin 'Casein, promluvil psychiatr Dr. Leroy Levitt, jenZ prohlasil, ze otazka, jak budou rodide vychazet se svYmi detmi po te, kdyZ tyto dosahnou dospelosti zavisi hlavne od toho, jak se svYmi cletmi rodide vycha.zeji od nejittlej giho veku. Spadospele deti ve svYch rodidich pritele nebo nepritele, o torn se rozhoduje 112 v samotnem detstvi.

Dr. Levitt doporueoval rodierim, aby Mem ponechali jistou miru neodvislosti, nebot' jen tak se zachova vzajemnY dobrST vztah mezi rodiei a cletmi. Rodie'e by meli ponechat detem moanost, aby samy Rad IIvezda 1Vlis a Oislo 33. dovedli hospodarit s nejakYmi penezi, Bleiblerville, Texas. aby sami dovedly cestovat a aby si samy Mil' bratie redaktore: vybrali a ye povolani a druh studia.

Nevim, jestli main psat Tobe nebo na Rodiee, jeZ maji nejvetgi nesnaze se redakci. Nevim prieinu, prod ini neposilaji Vestnik kaLlY tYden. Nekdy ho do- syYmi dospelYmi detini jsou zpravidla tastanu, nek.dy ne. Za celY mesic leden kovi, kteri vtlei detem uplatriovali svou jsem dostal Vestnik jen 10. ledna a od to silnou vtili a sva vlastni psani. Dr. Levitt doby nic. 8e1 jsem za pog tovnim zrizen- pouktizal na to, ze odvislost deti na rodicem, kterY zde rozvaai poStu a on mne etch v detskern veku se east° pozdeji v Zivote meni v odvislost rodieu na &tech pravil, ae nejsem sam, kterY si steZuje, nedostava Vestnik. Tak jestli chci eisti a rodide, kteri sobecky zabrariovali deVestnik, jako tajemnik sveho radu, abych tern v jejich samostatnem vYvoji se pak chodil po sousedach a Zadal je, by mi to nesnadno prizpitsobuji, kdyz prijde doba, nebo' ono eislo pUjeili. Bud' tak dobrY a kdy on sami jsou zavisli na detech. ) vyktri. to.

Po vYrodni schuzi jsem poslal do VestRozmary povahy naafi jegte jsou bizarMica zpravu, kdo byli zvoleni uredniky v nej g neZ rozmary osudu.

Ve sttedu, dne 9. finora 1955.

VEST N I K

WEST, TEXAS

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DONS7 A NAHLEDY (LE* NEMOHU POCHOPIT Orchard, Texas Bratte redaktore: Promin, ze Te zase s mou gkrabanici obteZuji. Nedomnivej se, ze chci letos ptekonat bratra L. 0. HoSka a ziskat prvni cenu za nejvetSi poeet dopisii. To ne.

Take musim pamatovat na poznamku ye Vestniku ze dne 26. ledna na stro.nce 29, aby si dopisovatele uvedomili, ze mezi dopisem Zvagrovi a rukopisem pro tiskarnu je ohromnY rozdil. Tomu ja take yekiln. Ale mluv s mou 75 letou starou a sedtenou pravici. Mohu psati presidentovi, cisaii aneb papek, ona ta ma pravice chce vkly na papiie tancovati eardaS. Nebyl bych Te s timto dopisem obteZoval nebYti ve Vestniku ze dne 26. ledna odpovedi od bratra tajemnika Hlavni ittadovny na, dopis bratra Kadleeka, kterano odpoved.' neptimo pattila take drobatko nine. Mel jsem totiZ lonskeho roku v rrem dopisu take poznamku, ze bych red vedel, p •oe Jednota sama sobe ze sve budovy plati $400.00 najmu, ei rentu, jak jsme zde zvykli to kikat, totiZ najem z mistnosti pouZivanS7ch pro kancelate Hlavni ntadovny.

A ted' vzdor tomu, ze bratr tajemnik to yysvetleni napsal obAirne v Ceske i v anglicke feei, jsem tak tupST, ze tomu jeSte nerozumim.

Bratr tajemnik se od yolava na statni zakon, kterY pry onen poplatek za najem (rent) z fttadovny yyZadujc% Rad bych vedel, zdali ty zakony pro pojiSt'ujici spolky jsou Many pro kaZdST spolek jine anebo jsou pro vSechny stejne. Jsem M - enem R. V. 0. S. spolku, kte0 se od SPJST pouze tim, ze R.V.O.S. pojigt'uje lidske majetky proti ohni, bouti, krupobiti a rilznYm linS)m Slodam, ktere by byly jakYmkoliv zpilsobem na ma.jetku Ateinene. SPJST pojiZt'uje ted' jen proti smrti, Ylastne ztraty prijmu zavinene smrti. Ani ta nemocenska podpora Se nemohla udrZet. Ten nag R. V. 0. • S. spolek ma take iloyou budovu pro svou hlavni irtadovnu, kterou ale jmenujeme VS7 konnSim vSiborem. Av'Sak nikde v Uetech jsem nevidel, . aby bylo poeitano najemne z to budovy.

A aZ dodnes nam statni komisaC pojiWovani vYsadu (charter) R. V. 0. S. nesebral.

Obchoduji s bankou, ktere, take ma svou vlastni budovu. V ptizemi je bankovni UCadovna, nahoCe jsou etyti razne kancelate, ktere jsou pronajimane. Po pfeeteni to odpovedi bratra, tajemnika Hlavni ittadovny napadlo mne se pteptat onoho bankete, zdali take banka podita, najemne z mistnosti, kde se vede bankovni obchod. On mi pravil, ze ne, ze podi-

taji pouze z vrchnich mistnosti, kde jsou ritzne fitadovny. Pak se rnne ptal, prod" to chci vedet. Vysvetlil jsem mu yge dopodrobna, jak se to u nak SPJST praktikuje. On se rozesmal a pravil mi, ze v tom nevidi nic, z 'echo by Jednota mela nejakY uktek, ze s tum ma pouze fteetni vice prate, kdyZ musi picepisovat mrtve cislice z jednoho mista ne. clruhe.

A ja tomu itpine ve•itn.

Mezi dalSi tedi pan banjcet mi jestli cheemcvedet, jak* prijem ta budova ponese, meli by brat •i fitednici pro to budovu potidit d ye knihy. Do jedne at' je zanaSen ptijem a do druhe vydani.

A ze do to knihy pro vydani mel by byti zanesen kaZdY cent spojenSf s yydanim to budovy, a to mini i cestovne a denni p lat do schfizi onoho kupujiciho v3Thoru, a take telegramy a telefony s tim spojene.

KdyZ mluvim o telefonech, v§imnul jsem si, ze ve vSTroeni zprave je udano za telefon a telegram $2,122.10. KdyZ jsem to rozpoeital na 308 pracovnich dnti-yypustil jsem 52 nedele a 5 svatkii—tak to ptipada asi $6,88 denne. Asi ze se hodne telefon pouZi ya pii tizeni to budovy.

A kdyZ jsem tak dale o tom velikem y ydoni za telefon uvaZoval, vzpomnel jsem si, jak v eas velky jsme byli omezovani s gasolinem dostali jsme listky, ktere jsme vozili ptilepene na ptednim skle kary, a na nichZ bylo napsano "IS THIS TRIP NECESSARY?" Radil bych bratru pCedsedovi Hlavni iftaclovny, aby zkusil v Utadovne pii telefonu ptipevnit upozorneni IS THIS CALL NECESSARY? Jsem dosti jistY, ze v mnohem ptipade tficentova znamka by nahradila, petineb i vicedolarovST telefon.

Jen lituji bratry Utedniky Hlavni &adovny, ze jim ten kupujici vYbor s tou budovou tolik prate ptidal a rftznSich neptijemnosti zpilsobil. Jen se tarn kouknete na ty Utedniky R. V. 0. S., jak oni si hezky v to nove frtadovne sedi a s rentovanim, ani s rentYti se nemusi zlobit.

Nemohlo to v flak SPJST take tak bSt? John Galevsk3i )•

nalo, ze elovek nema se ukvapiti a fined crelati uzaver z prvniho projevu. Take bratr ,Sefeik jiste neodlok pero jen proto, ze nekdo jit-V ho kritisuje. To by m'el zkusit bYti na mesic redattore.m--a teprve by ptikl k poznani, jak elovek mu si se naueit trpolivosti, schovivavosti nekdy take tandeni mezi vejci.) ___.)

7. ( Sacramento, Cali: CUD" bratti a sestry tacht eislo 154.: Myslela jsem, ze budu do naSi schtlze, demo., abych mohla podat nejakou zPravu do Vestniku, ale uplynuly tti tYdny ja jsem jeSte zde v Kalifornii, ale dOrttam, ze do ptiSti schitze budu Giorna v Texasu. Prosint tedy sleenu Kukalovou, aby ona oznarnj.la, co bylo ujednano- v Unoro7.ye schitzi. TeZ se teSim na ne,Si "Banko Club Party", aZ prijedu.

Je tady pekne ye due, ale rano jsou takove velke mlhy, neni ani pies uliei videt, a pti torn chladno. V sobotu jsem se pustila sama do mista. Je tu nekolik krasnYch kostelu..Byla jsem v tom nejvetSim na sv. i u sy. ptijimani, pak jsem si prohliZela vYkladni sktine a na konec jsem zaSla do divadla. Jak jsem jela busem do mesta, videla jsem pied domem na yarde oranZove stromy,. pine orankl, ale byly male jako lemony. Ptala jsem se jedne pani, pros jsou tak male 'a ona rikala, ze je jich mnoho na stromy, Ze nemohou vyrilsti velike. A ty yysOke palmy rostou tadou na ulicich a to je hezke.

My bydlime v prvnim poschodi, kolem jsou zahrady pine kvetin a jehlidnat*ch vSechno kra,sne zelene. Jeden Ctverec od nas „ je kostelidek a kleSter co jsou sestiTeky. Z okna od nas vidime ktiZ a ty vysoke palmy. Take tam jsem byla na msi sv. v Mely jsme teZ radost z neyStevy, jela in nein pani Mik.eskova s jejimi dce7 rakami, a malou holefekou a zetem. Pani Mikeskova je mild pani, take kdysi bydleli v Texasu. Pan Mikeska neptijel, ale ja jsem pozvana k nim, tak ho --teZ Poznam.

Tak mill bratti a sestry na gi mile Jednoty, ptichazi nem mesic Unor a uZ-tu bude btez-en a naAi br. Utednict, teZ bratti •a sestry aby se ptipravovali na naSi distriktni schuzi v Dallas. TeZ se na ni-teSirn,jestli se odtarntud zdrava vratim domft.

SrdeenY pozdrav br. redakto •u, pota.dajicimu vYboru a vSem otoucim zasila SvitakoVa, dopisovatelka. ) 43

Temple, Texas Cten3.7 bratte redaktore: Prosim o uvetejneni techto nekolika tadkft, za coZ ptedem diky.

A Vas, bratte J. F. Seveiku, vyzSTvame, abyste - psal i naddle ty sve vzpominky z cloby starSi. My to radi doma eteme pro zajimavost i pro poueeni nas mla,dSich.

S bratrs14m pozdravem John G. Surovik.

(Poznamka redaktora:—Ve stare viaAt' jsme zaZili sebevetSi hanbu, je sti byla lidova prfmoved' ze jedna vla- vZdycky v nak moci napraviti si reputaStoyka leta nedeld, coZ potakno zname- ci.

La Rochefoucauld.

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Grapevine, Texas.

Bratie redaktore: 0 rfiznYch zastojich tYkajicich se yedeni na gi Jednoty noise do nageho Vestniku psati. Neco podobneho by bylo povagovano za osobni fitok a dle toho ovgem by byl tea' dopisovatel pranYtovan. Laskave si jen vgimnete, kdo se zajima. o to, by obeas bylo uvagovano o gmene raznYch nagich zastaralYch zpasobil. Jsou to nagi ye sjezdu zvoleni teclitele? Jsou to snad nagi organisatoii? Ale kdel Obyeejne jen elan' po ra gnu se ozvou a uvali na sebe hnev tech, kteti se pova guji za neonnylne a povaguji kagdY namet za gkodlivy, pakli vygel z hlavy "obyeejnYch" elena.

Objev, ge jegte se mezi eleny pternY'Sli, jest ukazka to skromni reakce po posledni nagi zprave. Vetim, ze nam to neu gkodi a snad se is ti nagi editele budou budoucne lepe zajimati.

Toto prozatim v ge, co jsem ja, "obyeejnY" 'den chtel poznamenati. Mani toho sice na srdci vic, ale — eh — nechme tohu zatim. To 1 Havlieek radii: Nezaeinej si jen s carem, to ja potad kikam, 'Ze to se svou oposici neptivede g nikam.

Kagclemu do oei iekneg, co mag na jazyku, a delay si nepia,tele, nemag politiku.

S pozdravem Laid. 0. Hogek.

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Fort Worth, Texas.

Bratie redaktore a te g sestry a bratil nagi rozvetvene SPJST: V sobotu 22. ledna se rozietla zprava, ge zerntela ye spanku dvouleta dcerugka pan a pani Marvin White-ovYch. Mimo rodiati tato divenka zanechava bratrieka a sestkieku, a take staineky, pana a pani H. H. White-ovy, Joe Pola gka a sestru Millie Polagkovou, a hodne jinYch ptibuznYch. Mlada pani Marvin White je bYvala Jitina Polagkova,.

Veru ge tak srnutnY polifeb dojme vgechny. Kdyg je elan rodiny nemocnY, je to k oeekavani, ale tentokrate byl odchod divenky bez varovne nemoci. Rano JIkina s cletmi byla u sve matinky, pani Polagkove. Kdyg pkijely donna, dccrugka chtela spat — a pritom usnuia na veky.

- 13Yla to kruta, rana jak pro jeji rodiee, tak pro cele pkibuzenstvo. V to nagove rakviece le gela, ge to vypadalo jakoby spinkala. Na jeji pohteb dojely sestry a neteie z Temple, Texas, a to pani John Pavlica, Joe Mucha, Frank Zila., Johnnie Pala, Ruby Pa vlica, neteie a sestry pani Polagkove.

Nosiei rokvieky byli dva chlapci Eduarda Polagka o va broth Whiteovi, vgich-

ni etyki v eernYch oblecich. Pohtbena byla no, peknem htbitove pH Crowley, kde ua jsou te g nekteti naginci pohibeni.

Vy pozastali, pkijinete thou uptirrinou soustrast nad ztratou toho andilka. Cas zahoji Va gi ranu.

Dnes pan Marvin White odejel se zenugkou a s detrni do San Antonia, aby inlada maminka zapoinnela na to ranu, ktera je postihla.

Posilam milt' pozdrav pani Svitakove a jeji rodine v Sacramento, Calif. Pfeji vgem, aby je nic zleho nepotkalo v tomto roce 1955.

Zdar vgem.

Mary P. Maresh.

4 ( PONI2OVANt STARICIT 45LENU Wheelock, Texas.

Mile spolusestry a bratil: 13y1 jsem vybizen nekterYmi na gimi sestrarni a bratry, abych dopisoval vice do nageho Vestniku. Slibil jsem nekterkm, ze vypigi, jak zde na Wheelock za,eala oeska osada, die toho jak mi vypravoval mirj zesnulY otec a takemajstryeekVytopil. Take chtel jsem popsati, jak• jsme roce 1911 cestovali do stare vlasti a v roce 1912 zase nazpet.

Mann jig neco sepsaneho. Jen ge ted' na ony poznamky, ktere ueinil v na gem yestniku bratr Otto Stehlik bratru J, F. efeikovi, a kdy2 znovu pkidal poznarnku o torn voleekovi na, obrazku, tak jsem v rozpacich, co mam se svYmi vzpominkaini delat. Poznamka bratra Stehlika k obrazku toho voleeka zni: "The attached news item with the picture is worth more than a year supply of long dopisy." Do eegtiny ptelogeno: "Tato pkilogena zprava s obrazkern znamena vice jako celoroeni zasoba, dloulnYch, do

Ve stkedu, dne 9. unora 1955.

Mile spolusestry a bratil, kteki jegte trochu citite eesky, nepiestavejte dopisovat do na geho Vestniku. Piste co nejvice.

Pokusme se udr get jegte aspori nejakou dobu ten na g Vestnik trochu v Ceske feel.

Piece takovYm zpasobenn uctime parnatku nagich rodieri a v geho toho dugevniho a kulturniho dedictvi, ktere po sobe zanechali, snad tim nejdastojnej ghn a nejeestinej gim zpasobem.

Onehdy mine jeden spolubratr "Opravdu se Ti, bratte Vytopile, trochu divim,_ze niag takove nahledy." Odpovedel jsem mu: "Poslouchej, bratte, protoge jsem v teto vlasti narozen a vychovan, ze znam anglickou tee slovem i pismein, to nine nebrani, abych nectil pamatku svYch rodiet." Neda mne to, abych se nezastal trochu na geho bratra redaktora, kterY jiste nekdy nevi; jak by ineI vyhovet na vgechny strany, aby dovolil kagclemu z nas napsat si svoje. (PoDekuji, bratte Vyznamka redaktora: topile, ze Tve porozumeni. Jsou v gak jini bratti, kteri dosud ve nine vidi "Evropea,ka" s evropskYm gkolenim jen proto, ze mne matka, odkojila v hornate krajine vYchodni Moravy, ad v Americe jsem vyrostl a Amerika mne poskytla 4 rokI gkoleni na ueitelskem astave, 5 roka na universite, 32 roky ye vladni slug)* a 46 rokfl demokratickeho ovzdugl.)

A chci je gte poznamenat, ge ono se to carem snadneji kritisuje ne gli pracuje.

Ale doufarn, ze nara gky na nage desk& dopisovatele ustanou, a ge budu moci psat zase.

'robe, bratie redaktore, piipisuji, ge byl jsem pfekvapen, 'Ze jsme vstoupili do naM Jednoty asi ve stejnou dobu. Teg ug tahnir. to sve elenstvi dvaatkicatY rok. A tag nine pote gilo, ze oba pattime do toho druheho bratrskeho spolku. Pravda, ge Tagi se bratra Stehlika, zdali tento je to peknY darek, kterY ka gdeho roku od krajan Bernard Knezek ae svYm volee- toho jineho spolku dostavame? kem path do nagi Jednoty? A take zdali Pozdrav na eleny cele Jednoty. snad rids, stare Ceske dopisovatele, Frank Vytopil a mangelka. rovnava k tomu voleekovi?

Bratr Stehlik dale vysvetluje, ja,k on Dallas, Texas. by iidil nag Vestnik, kdyby byl na gim redaktorem. Povim yam, mile sestry a bra- Cteni bratti a sestry: Po prvni za mnoho a mnoho let jsem tti, ze nevim, jak ja bych ho ridil ale jednu vec vim, ze kdybych byl na gim re- nemela v novinach pozdravnY dopis pied daktorem, tak bych nedovolil gadne po- svatky vanoenimi a Novym okem. Ug co nigovani starYch elenu a gleheovani na- svobodna jsem sem tam poslala dopis do severnich listu. Vloni pied vanoenimi gich pionYra. svatky rune jaksi nic nete gilo, ani pHDobie psali lVfora,vek, enkykik, Matej pravy k vanocum, ani eteni, jaksi stale Brog a jini statgi eleni, ge nekteti nagi se rime zdalo, ge nekam pajdu. eleni odegenou z Vestniku je gto ten zbYKdyg ptiglo psa,ni od br. Horriaka, ge vajici poeet CeskYch pisma,ka, Mere rnezi svolava, schazi Tiskoveho vYboru, byla sebou mama. Vezmete si na pkiklaci jen jsem rada, ve to budu miti odbyto a nebratra Moravka a bratra Senkyrika,. Oba budu na to myslet. dosud ptispivaji do jinYch eeskYch Kdy2 jsem prijela donna z Temple a ale Vestniku uz dali "bajbaj". A ted' za- West, kde jsem se zastavila u myth dose bratr J. F. Sefeik ukoneuje posledni brkch pfatel Louis Kazda, tedy jsem se svinj dopis tsk smutnYin zpasobern, jak jaksi necitila zdrava. Povidala jsem by se a halm v gcmi navgdy deal, Zu to ukasuje na cestu k lekari. A

Ve streclu, dne 9. imora 1955. ta,ky jsern k nernu gla dne 8. ledna. V Utak 11. ledna jsem byla ua v St. Paul's nemocnici a 13. ledna jsem byla operovana na nen, o 'dem se mile ani nezdalo, neb jsem netrpela tadne bolesti ani jine priznaky takove nemoci. Operate byla dosti vatna, ale mam velice dobreho lekale. Mela jsem predvod trve pied operam, pry abych moc neseslabla, a po operam. druhk. Vg ichni byli ke me velice hodni v nemocnici, obsluha, jidlo, nemohu si natikat, lekar i o getrovatelky si pochvalovali, jak pane pokraeuji a jakk jsem dobrk patient. Pravda, tu bolest si pc, operaci musi katclk sari/ vytrpel.

T • inextk den jsem jela doma. Moje male vnuay si pro nine pit ely. Dovolila jim sestra, ae mohou jiti at do moji svetnice a pak jely se mnou clorna v amloulanci. Jej, ty jejich oci, kdyi me vezli pies ty chodby v nemocnici a pak v ambulanci, ten jejich fidiv nezapomenu ja, ani ony asi ne. Jedne jest gest a pal, druha ma, pies tri "eta. Pod lekarskkm do-. zorern budu asi dosti dlouho, jak "ekemluvil pie nav gteve v jeho aradovne, ad jinak povicla,te pokraeuji velice dobre.

A nyni to nejhlavnej gi. Kdyt sem beze vg eho svolila ku operaci, byl velmi prekvapen. Rikal, ae terry mai° veku a nage Ceske teny nerady jdou k lekati na operaci; a kdyt piijdou, se jest ua pozde.

Elko", ae katcle, tena, jak prejde 40. rok vek.u, rnela by se nechat dobre prohlednout, neb tenkrat zaenou•riltne choroby v tivote teny, o kterkch ona ani nevi. Ja, jsem byla operovand pied 12 lety na titre a kamenky, ale to predchazela velka, bolest po nekolik let; net tentokrate tadna, jen velka i-lava. A tak 'kat ma pravdu, neb no, mne se jeho slova uskuteenila.

Znam mnohe deny, ktere jdou ua mnoho let od jednoho lekare ke druhemu, utrati spoustu peniz a naposled ut •jest na operaci pozde. A tak, maminky, nic se toho nebojte. Ja, vida smutne oci moji decry Hedy, povidani ji: "A goks, tak co, kdyt umru? Jednou to musi bkt! A je-li to mUj osud, tak co?" Ona je takovkm mkm andelem strankm a --veru jsem ji velkkrn dikem zavazana, i memu zet'ovi Jendovi. Take jako zazrakem pig ohni si vyvrtnul nohu v kotniku a byl doma 3 tkdny z prate. Ja za tu dobu pobyla v nemocnici a je gte i doma mne museli pies tkden opatrovat. Pak jeho rodiee, Jan Sebetkovi, piijeli, neb jim tam at' zavezly ty male vnueky, take se to pane vae "vyklielcovalo", jako iikal maj zemtelk Jan. Kdyt se nam v Casa deprese nahrnulo fieta v obehocfe, povidarn: "Jej, tati, jak to zaplatime?" A on na to, "Jen se nestarej, ja, to nejak vykliauji."

I moje nevesta Irena Ondra gek byla se mnou v noci v nemocnici a kviti, pane pozdravne listky, skoro v katclem psanieku, ta,kova pana slova,, verim, ae .byly, opravdu psane ze srdce, neb to jsou moji

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dobri pratele cele ty roky co jsem zde v Dallas.

I ty dopisy a listky, ktere pri gly z venkova, pkaly co nejdrive uzdraveni. Vrele diky yam vgem a plan, byste byli zdravi a Bah oplat'.

Ty predvanoeni prani, hlasajici lasku k blitnimu a sna genlivost, se jaksi brzy zapomenou. Nejsem v nekterkch bodech spokojena se zpravou z posledni schfize Hlavni aradovny a prala bych si velice, bych se mklila. V minulein rote jsme yelice dobre pokraeovali, treba se na.m nektere to slovo nelibilo. Padlo ale na iirodnou paclu a by jsme se zadali vice za sebe ohlitet a pripravovat, co nebylo dobre drive a co je &are nyni a co nam prineslo velkk prirtistek na novkch elenech a obnosu pojitteni. Ci zasluhou?

Vam neni tieba rikat, jste-li pozornkmi eleny Jednoty, tedy to vite. Nezavrhujte distrikty, jclete do v'Sech jejich schazi a piipravujte se na pri gti sjezd, kde tadejte finaneni podporu pro vydrtovani okrska a pro organisatory! Rada j8em eetia, ae bude Hlavni aradovna dbat, bychom meli organisatory. Dnes jich mame mnoho, kteri celk rok nic nedelaji, ani do schazi radovkch neptijdou.

Bylo me teknuto jednim na gim 'Menem ve schuzi na geho radu, ae on bude proti Tiskovemu vkboru v pti gtirn sjezdu. Odpovedela jsem, ae ja tea. A v Temple nam bylo reknuto, ae pry tamnej gi rady jsou velice proti Tiskovemu vkboru.

Neverim, te jest toto pravdou. Snad jen tam, kde vice bratri, jako sestry, kleveti a z dlouhe chvile se bavi, jak se if.ka, za rohem. Jste-li jen proti elenfun Tiskoveho vkborn, to piijmu. Ani vy se me nateri nelibite. Ale praci jeho musite uznat, jste-li pra' ykrrii bratry. Zarnezili jsme mnohkm nedorozumenim, ktere by nebyly prinesly t. acine dobro. Pigi, tidue dobro Jednotk, at' ua od toho nejmentiho dopisovatele neb atednika, radu neb od IllaVni ttadovny.

Nezavrhujte Tiskovk vkbor. V ptigtim sjezdu si volte Poe- firadniky, ae mate velice dobreho predsedu v bratru Horriakovi, kterk kaade slovo• uva,ti net no pronese. To ja jsem bezohlednej gi. A dnegni Vestnik se mute Cisti v katcle rodine. A ten Vestnik by mohl bkti mnohem kdyby Tiskovk vkbor 'mel pravomoc. Mate dobreho redaktora, ae v prvni dobe byl troehu vkbojnk, ale to v ge smetovalo ku dobru Jednoty, neb bylo treba jakehosi podrkpnuti, abychom se probudili. I on se naueil, ae v geho moe gkodi. A nejste-li spokojeni, dobrk nahled, jak zlepgit Vestnik, napigte to Tiskovemu vkboru. Bud'te uji gteni, ae katclk vas pokyn, jak Vestnik zlepgit, bude s radosti prija,t a -clan do sjezdoveho doporueeni.

Nekterkm bratram a sestram se dosud nelibi budova nagi Hlavni aradovny. Ale byla nam ieknuta pied schuzi TiStoveho

vkboru, na otazku jednoho bratra, d stalo-li by se zpet, co stala to budova, tat° . odpovecl': "Ano, i to, co se do ni dab() a. jegte vice."

Pieji zdravi a vge to nejlep gi v rote. Vage

Antonie HorakOva, ) A vysvitleni je take lenomenalni,.

Jistk eerno gskk kazatel jednou ye svem ka,zani uail slova, "fenomenalni". Kakt bylo po slutbach, priblitil se k nemu eki-1 osady a tato' se: bych se vas rad neco se"Dovolte pta'. Slygel jsem, jak jste v kazani slova "fenomen'alni". Mohl byste mi co to slovo znamena."

"Prot ne?" odvetil kazatel atrial se pPemkgleti, jak by to slovo vysvetlil. Tu spathy za platem stati • kravu, ukazal na pravil: "Kouknete se tuhle na tu Ta krava neni nic fenomenalniho. Tarnhle se kouknete na toho ptaka, sediciho na strome, jak Si vesele zpiva, — to take neni nic fenomenalniho. Ale kdyby tahle krava sedela tam na torn strome a tak jako ten ptak si zpivala, to ua by bylo fenomenalni. Rozumite 4 tomu?"

A Glen osady odchazel doma potegen, se jeho vedomosti byly zase neeim obohaceny.

Sedi Skot v restauraci a aby se nereklo, g etrne usrkuje mineralku. Pojednou kkvne na vrchniho: "No, pane vrchni, co mate dnes k obedu?"

"Hovezi polevku, pole yku z kurete, g t'avnotou veprovou, knedlik, zeli, jemne, uzene s hrag kem, sekanou na smetane,, rizeeek se salatem, kompot, eernou vu..."

"No", pokyvuje uznale hlavou Skot, "na stravu si tedy nailkat nermatete — co?"

Pani Slabihoudkova je neobyeejne zdatna aena. Pan Slabihoudek je na ni take pygrik: "Dopoledne pracuje ma aena v ks,neeUM, odpoledne je pokladni v biografu a v nod. hraje v baru na piano."

"A kdy spi?"

"V poledni prestavce ye vkkladni ni jako reklama na noeni kogile a pyja:.1 ma."

A• I Vnoue'ek.

"Babielco, co bys chtela k svatku?"

"Hodnej giho a poshignej giho ehlapeeka net jsi ty, Jenidku."

"Ve svem stall je gte, bableko?"

Radio dalo kfidla prostrednostl.

Le. Baron Cooke.

VESTNt. -- WEST, TEXAS

Temple, Texas, 1. unora 1955.

Cteni bratri a sestry: Timto se yam oznamuje, ze behem mesite ledna 1955 Hlavni tradovna SPJST vyplatila, pojiSteni po nasich zerntelYch bratrich a sestrach, jak nasleduje: burg eislo 5750. Ses. Rosalie Koteras Kuharski, hospoclyne, od tadu Pokrok Houstonu eislo 88, zenarela 29. prosince 1854 ve stall 57 let. Do Jednoty pristoupila 10. tijna 1949. Cert. C-10355 na $500.

IJnu .i (1- isio 5751. Br. John Vitek, rolnik, od Path.' Necdville eislo 81, zemrel 30. prosince 1954 ve stati 80 let. Do Jednoty pristoupil 9. prosince 1906. Cert. Pd-up 601 na $54.00.

(Jar eisio 5752. Ses. Agnes Vakk, hospodyne, od radu Osveta eislo 38, zemiela 4. ledna 1955 ye stair 79. Do Jednoty pristoupila 14. anora 1909. Cert. A-3606 na $1000.00. ihntti Oslo 6753. Br. Josef J. Voleik, rolnik, od radii Osveta eislo 38, zemrel 3. ledna 1955 y e stati 72 let. Do Jednoty pHstoupil 11. tnora 1906. Cert. A-3608 na $1000.00.

Umrti Oslo 5754. Ses. Rosalie Valenta, na odpoeinku, od radu Pokrok Flatonia eislo 193, zerntela 6. prosince 1954 ye stall.

81 let. r1.; Jetinoty pristoupila 1. e'ervenee 1897. Cert. Pd up eislo 154 na $179.75. ti Oslo 5755. Br. Frank Krall, na odpoe i iiku, od tadu Rovnost eislo 7, zenitcl 7. ledna 1955 ve star'. 83 let. Do JedDoty pristoupil 10. srpna 1913. Cert. 8397 na $500.00. tiurti eislo 5756. Ses, Rosie Valka, hospoclyne, od radu Needville cislo 81, ze• mtela 3. ledna 1935 ye star'. 68 let. Do Jednoty pristoupila 15. rijna 1916. Cert.

A-6582 na $1000.00. ifmrti cislo 5757. Br, John V. Pospigil, roblik na odpoeinku, od radii Pokrok hilcultonu eislo 27, zemrel 8. ledna 1955 ye shit' 71 Jet. Do Jednoty pristoupil 13. za.id 1 914. Cert. A-5599 na $1000.06. fhorti eislo 5758. Ses, Catherine KusY, od radii Jaromir eislo 54, zenite l a 7. prosince 1954 ye star'. 72 let. Do Jednoty pristoupila 12. kvetna 1912. Cert.

A-4814 na $1000.00. trorti. eislo 5759. Br. Joseph B. Legikar, rolnik na odpoeinku, od tadu Vesmernost 63, zemrel 2. ledna 1955 ye star'.

91 lei. Do Jednoty ptistoupil 25. listopadu 1906. Cert. A-6827 na $1000.00, f1nirti eislo 5760. Br. Jos. Matejka, rolnik na odpoeinku, od radu NovY Tabor

eislo 17, zemrel 12. ledna 1955 ye stati 60 let. Do Jednoty pi• stoupil 9. dubna 1916.

Cert. A-1109 na $1000.00. cislo 5761. Ses. Rosie Elgik, hospodyne, od radu Vlastenec cislo 45, zemrela 16. ledna 1955 ye stall 69 let. Do Jeclnoty pristoupila 9. bfezna 1908. Cert.

A 2703 na $1000.00.

Ulnifi Oslo 5762. Br. Frank Uhrik, rolnik na odpoeinku, od radu Vesmernost eislo 68, zemtel 19. ledna 1955 ye staff 72 let. Do Jednoty ptistoupil 1. btezna 1938.

Cert. B-2003 na $500.00. timrti Oslo 5763. Br. Louis John Langer, pracovnik lodenice, od radu Svaz Oechoslovana 'Oslo 92, zemrel 18. ledna 1955 ye star'. 60 let. Do Jednoty ptistoupil 26. prosince 1938. Cent. Pd-up eislo 835 na $349.00.

Ufti Oslo 5764. Br. John Fred Goebel, truhlat na odpoeinku, od tadu Jaro cislo 130, zemrel 21. ledna 1955 ve stall. 79 let.

Do Jednoty pristoupil 17. eervence 1910.

Cert. Pd-up Cis. 38 na $532.00, tifirti Oslo 5765. Ses. Rozalie Trlica, hospodynk od radu Gila Hora Oslo 16, zemtela 24. ledna 1954 ye star'. 80 let. Do Jednoty pristoupila 14. eervna 1914. Cert.

A-777 na $1000.00. tmrti 'Oslo 5766. Br. Herbert R. Mrosko, od tadu Pokrok Houstonu Maio 88, zemrel 18. ledna 1955 ye star'. 48 let. Do Jednoty pristoupil 10. Mina 1945. Cert.

B-3630 na $1000.00.

T.1mrti eislo 5767. Br. Alois Svoboda, rolnik na odpoeinku, od radu Pokrok Moultonu eislo 27, zemrel 27. ledna 1955 ye star'. 75 let. Do Jednoty pristoupil 14. listopadu 1915. Cert. A-5606 na $1000.00.

Hlavni tradovna SPJST timto vyslovuje pozirstalYm po techto zemrelYch bratfich a sestrach jar nejhlub gi soustrast.

J. F. Chupick, tajenmik Hlavni tradovny SPJST. )• •( Jen se doraluvit! ty bys mel jit se na to univi podivat je to prekrasne --- do smrti na to nezapomeneg."

All right - kdy'z Se ti to tak libilo, tak piljdu zitra. A o dem je to a kdo v tom hraje?"

"Vig je v torn hodne lasky - jak se maji radi a nemonou se dostat - a hraje v torn ten DZan jak pak se jenom jmenuje? - a hrdinkou je no vig, to vysoka blondYna, jak se dala nedavno rozvest od toho komika jak se jen ke kozlu menoval? Mand ae to ani ten komik nebyl -- ale jen jdi, bude se ti to mot libit ..."

A radi bychom vedeli, zdali pan mantel po teto informaci na to "mtvi" gel. ) • aTa * ( Vzpominky na mlada leta pripadaji ye staii jako duha nad zamraoenou kraji110U,

Ve StPeciu, dne 9.iinora 1955.-

RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI My, niZe podepsany resolueni v3ibor tadu Pokrok Houstonu eislo 88 v Houstonu, Texas, vyslovujeme timto portistale rodine uptinme citenou soustrast nad ztratou jejich manZel, otce, dedeeka a nageho spolu bratra Josefa Matela, kterY zemrel dne 27. ledna 1955 ye staid 73 let.

Draha, rodino, vime ae vas zaTmutek jest bolestnY, ale budiZ vam Atechou, my i celY tad soucitime s van-1i ve vagem zarmutku.

ZesnulY at' odpoeiva v pokoji a, Best budiZ jeho pamatce.

Resolueni vYbor: RfiZena Hanusova Anna 8vestkova Anna Vrloya„ •( ) • RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI My, resolueni vYbor radu Pokrok Houstonu Oslo 88 v Houston, Texas, timto projevujeme na gi uptimnou soustrast portistale rodine nad Umrtim jejiho manZela a naseho spolubratra Herbert R. Mrosko, kterY zemrel v Houston Hospital ye stall 48 let.

Vime, portistala rodino, ze vas zarmutek je velikY, ale vette, ae i my a celY rad a soucitime ve va gem zarmutku.

Necht' odpociva v pokoji a nest budiZ jeho pamatce.

Resolueni v3ibor: Rena Hanusova Anna Vrlova Anna 8vestkova. ) • AD • ( Myslete si o tom co chcete. Treba, ze je to jenom hloupa anekdota, ale - pravda to je!

Do domu bohateho kupce zaene chodit mladY muZ napadne east° na naygtevu.

Had by ulovil nekterou kupcovu dceru s ni hezke vend. Nevalia, dlouho a zepta so jednou pri nav gteve kupce na veno jeho deer. "Nejnalaclgi dostane 60,000, dru116 $80,000, tketi 100,000,", zni odpoved".

"A starsi dcery jiZ nemate?" vpadne mu rychle do keel vypoeitavS.7 zenith.

Pan (napadnik): "Sleeno, dal jsem si vylozit karty a vy glo mi, ze se stanete moji Zenou!'

Sleena: "Vy jste ale outrata! Ja bych vain je vyloZila take tak - a Aada, mu!"

Wednesday, February 9, 1955

" Strana 11 Reports from Lodges, biographies. etc., intended for publication, must be in the hands of the Editor a week before the date of issue. Address all editorial matters to: Editor, 6402 Prague, Houston 7, Tex.

OFFICIAL ORGAN OF SLAVONIC BENEVOLENT ORDER OF THE STATE OF TEXAS

Postmastor: Please Send Form: 3579 With Undeliverable Co p ies to SUPREME LODGE SPJST, P.O. BOX 400, • TEMPLE, TEXAS

MUSINGS OF THE EDITOR WHEN WE ORGANIZED THE SPJST back in 1897, we were very modest and unassuming. We were satisfied with small assessments whenever a member died.

When there were no death losses, we skipped the assessments. It worked—but only for a while. Finally, after twentyodd years of operation, we had to change all our business and go on the legal reserve basis. And even then, we offered only one type of protection: whole life —a member had to pay as long as he lived.

• • TODAY, THE PICTURE HAS changed. We are able to serve our members in a better manner. But we still don't have one type of insurance, the one which would replace loss of .time, income, and large medical bills. I have in mind the Accident and Sickness insurance. I intend to write about this type of insurance from time to time. Our members need the information, are asking for it, and want to know if we could revive our Sick Benefit Department, improve some of its features, or substitute something much better for what we had and had not worked.

• • LET ME TELL YOU THE STORY OF a very capable life insurance salesman in a small town in Central Texas. This salesman sold a pretty big life insurance policy to a young and prosperous businessman living in that small town. The insurance had been in force for several years when, one evening, the salesman received a phone call from the policyholder to come over and discuss a matter pertaining to that $50,000 policy.

• • IT HAPPENED THAT THE YOUNG policyholder had been injured in an auto accident, and had been disabled to attend to his regular business for almost a month. The premium on the policy was due, and the patient was told by the doctor that he would have to stay in bed for several more months. The insurance salesman explained to the patient that the policy contained "premium waiver" provision, and that as long as the insured was disabled he would not have to pay further insurance premiums,

THEN THE INJURED POLICYHOLDer really opened up and poured out what was on his mind. First he told the sales man he had done a wonderful job of selling $50,000 life insurance. Tien he emphasized how much better he would, have been if the agent also sold him an accident policy which would have provided him income — to feed and clothe his family while he lay flat on his back in bed, unable to earn money. He had a reasonable amount of life insurance, but he also had a big financial burden added to his accident problem.

DIRECTOR SKRABANEK REMARKED once that it is very easy to be an expert M anything. All you have to do is to go far enough away from home. I don't want to pose as an expert on Accident and Health Insurance. It is obvious I couldn't have obtained a very profound knowledge on such a broad Abject just by reading-about it here and there. But I know that the hospital insurance started only a few years ago. The land is just beginning to be tilled. It is a new thing, just like the uranium mining.

Sometimes the future looks almost unbelievable, fantastic. You don't need to IT IS MY HONEST BELIEF THAT go any further than your next door our SPJST can offer very good life in- neighbor to find a need, Millions don't surance coverage up to ten thousand. We even know what real disability insurhave excellent life insurance certificates. ance means.

But I also believe sincerely that we are • falling short of our goal of service by IT REALLY STARTED AS A PLAN not having protection in the event of of raising funds for the hospitals. Duran accident. Personally, I believe we ing the depression, the hospitals were should have Sick Benefit protection. It struggling along under their usual high would be a wonderful door-opener to overhead expense, with most of their reach people who always say, "I have semi-private rooms vacant, because the enough life insurance." It would also be great majority of people who wanted additional service to our own members something better than ward care were who- live in towns and cities and have unable to lay out the cash. So the Blue the Blue Cross plan or some other hos- Cross plans started and caught the fancy pital insurance. of the people. It was the fastest growing • type of insurance ever seen in history.

IN THE LAST MEETING OF THE Supreme Lodge, I mentioned that I IN A LITTLE MORE THAN TEN would like to devote my spare time to years, there are about 100 million Amerstudy what could be done to revive our Sick Benefit Department. In the dis- icans who have some type of Accident cussion that followed, I found out that and Health insurance. That is a larger some of the members of the Supreme number of people than those who are Lodge were not very keen about the covered by life insurance. And yet, when whole business and that, from their point we talk about hospital insurance, we of view, the Sick Benefit Department should forget the word "insurance." It has been and will remain to be a contin- is NOT TRUE- INSURANCE. But that is ual source of problems to the home of- too technical to discuss here. Rememfice. So it would appear that it may be ber that hospital insurance is not true necessary to go through some sort of insurance. It does not meet the tests compromise and adjustment. We can't of insurability. There, again, I'm getting ' very well go forward without looking to technical. backward to correct our own mistakes of the past. We have to formulate our new plans slowly and carefully. And we I HAVE IN MIND TO REJUVENATE have to ask plenty of questions to find our Sick Benefit Department, stressing out additional information from those accidents, sickness, and disability. It will organization that have operated with not interfere with the selling of life Health and Accident protection Success- insurance. It will fit beautifully with fully, the purposes of our MST.

Btrana 12

VESTNiX WEST, TEXAS

OF' ICE OF PRESIDENT EDWARD L. MARE Ii;

`.1'o All Organizers:

Sisters and Brothers: This letter is in regards to the 12M Club we are introducing starting with January of this year. To become eligible, you will have to write at least one new member every month during the year.

You cannot write two or more in any one month and claim credit, you will have to write one every month.

Since we did not give you advance notice of this club before January, you can still qualify, that by writing two new members in February. If you do we will credit one of them to your January account. Those of you who have already written new members in January, you are on the way, just keep them coming at least one every month during the year.

Your reward for qualifying for this club will be a suitable gift signifying your qualification. This gift will be awarded in the end of the year.

I hope, that by the introduction of this club, we will have many more continously active Organizers than we have had in the past. We know, that if you are active every month you are in a position to write more insurance, for you contact your prospects and by making contacts, you will sell more insurance.

All we ask, get started and if you have not written one in January just write an extra one in February and from there on keep your account active every month and at the end of the year, you will become a member of the 12M CLUB. Wishing you the best of success, I am Fraternally yours, Edward L. Marek • To All Organizers, Sisters and Brothers: This letter is in regards to the Fraternal Field Workers training course to be given at the Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas by Mr. Bert Jaqua, Director of the Institute of Insurance Marketing of. S. M. U. This will be a five-day course starting at 8 a.m., Monday, March the 28th, and ending at noon Friday, April 1st.

We want to participate in this course for it offers much to fraternal workers.

We are interested in sending our Organizers to this course. Of course we expect those who go to apply themselves to the organization work after their return. It would not serve anyone if those who attend would not apply themselves after their return from the course.

In the Supreme Lodge meeting held.

January I0th, it was voted to offer ten (10) scholarships to our Organizers. The cost of a scholarship is $50.00, which includes room $10.00 and meals $10.00.

The room will be in one of the dormitories and the meals will be served in the mos, hall. Those who attend will pay for their transportation.

The sanolarships will be offered to the Organizers who have passed and to the s e who will pass the Fraternal Basic Cour c we offer. We have on hand a few more of these courses at a cost of $10.00. Should you want one, write us and we will send it to you. Several of you have the course but you have not as yet turned in your lessons, you may start now. We have about (8) weeks to prepare for the course starting in March the 28th. If, you have not passed the course and wish to do so, I am sure you can do so in time. There are thirteen (13) lessons in this Basic Course and if you get one a day, which I am sure you can, you will have passed in time to apply for the course at S.M.U. If you have any questions to ask in regards to this course at S.M.U., write us and we will be glad to explain them to you.

Fraternally yours, Edward L. Marek ) • Gla

Families Buying Larger Policies U. S. families are now buying much larger life insurance policies than a decade ago, the Institute of Life Insurance reports.

The average size of policy bought today is about twice that purchased ten years ago. At the same time, the number of policies bought is running not far from twice the total of ten years ago, with the result that the 1954 purchases of new life insurance were three and one-half times the 1944 purchases.

Wednealay, rebivaty g, 1955 chases is the regular ordinary life policy, the larger-unit contract individually bought. Purchases of this type totaled about $25,000,000,000 in 1954. The average size of such policies was about $3,700, according to preliminary estimates. This compares with $2,100 in 1944 and $1,700 in 1940.

The average size of industrial life insurance policy bought in the past year was also materially above that of 1944. The 1954 purchases of industrial insurance totaled an estimated $6,600,000,000 and the average size of these purchases was in the neighborhood of $460. In 1944 the corresponding average was $270.

Other Types Show Rike1 Group life insurance purchases exclusive of gi''oup credit policies, totaled more than $13,000,000,000 in 1954, averaging about $3,400 per individual certificate while in 1944 the average was $1,900.

The newest branch of the life insurance business, credit life insurance, is sold by the private insurance companies. through lending offices, to cover payment of loans of borrowers in case of death. Credit policies are issued on both the ordinary and group plan. The credit policies currently purchased average in the neighborhood of $450, which is more than twice the average of 1944. Credit life insurance outstanding has increased more than 30-fold in the past ten years.

There are 16 life companies in the United States which are over 100 years old today and 31 which are over 75. The aggregate number of life insurance companies in business in the U. S. today is nearing the 900 mark. That is nearly twice the number only 10 years ago. The majority of the newcomers are located in the South and Middle West, which regions have been accounting for an increasing share of the life insurance business in recent years.

The 1955 list of life insurance companies will show two additional companies with more than $1,000,000,000 of life insurance protection in force, mak ing 48 U. S. life companies in this category, according to the Institute of Life In 1954, the aggregate of new life Insurance. Of these 48 companies, 11 insurance bought was an estimated $47,- are more than 100 years old, and reflect 600,000,000. Those purchases involved a century of business building.

31,700,000 separate % policies or certifiThis year's list will also include 21 cates. In 1944, the year's purchases tolife companies under 30 years old among taled $13,513,000,000, with only about 18, the 100 leaders in size, 7 of htese 21 000,000. being among the 48 billion dollar comAll Types Gain panies. )ÂŽ 4 s ( Increases have been shown in the average size of all types of life insurance Astounded teen-ager at the teleephone, policies. The type which accounts for the "Of all the crazy things! It's for you, greatest share of the aggregate pur Father!"

Wednesday, February 9, 1955

VtSTNtIC WEST,

=us

Reports From Districts

Promises of a Good Citizen

THIRD DISTRICT OF THE SPJST

Allentown, Pa., in 1950 rededicated itself and its citizens to the American heritage in a joyous 8-day festival and Old Home Week. Note was taken of the city's progress since colonial days and of the unity that had been achieved among its , people' of varied creeds and national descents. But the climax of the festival was the highly practical "Promieses of a Good Citizen," drawn up for the occasion by the American Heritage Foundation. These were solemnly recited by Mayor Donald W. Hock, and ' were repeated many times at churches and synagogues, at folk dances and ball games, civic assemblies, fraternal and social gatherings.

1. I will vote at all elections.

2. I will serve on a jury when asked.

3. I will respect and obey the laws.

4. I will pay my taxes understandingly.

5. I will work for peace but will dutifully accept my responsibilities in time of war and will respect the Flag.

6. I will avoid any group prejudice based on class, race, or religion.

7. I will support our system of free public education by doing everything I can to improve the schools in my own community.

8. I will try to make my community a better place in which to live.

9. I will practice and teach the principles of good citizenship right in my own home. ) 4, DOES YOUR FAMILY FUSS? Editors, while visiting around, hear more than a few mothers say: "Our kids are always fighting and arguing. Wish I knew what to do about it."

We don't hear so much about quarrels between mother and dad. But they happen—and they worry some couples quite a lot.

TO ALL OF OUR ORGANIZERS OF DISTRICS THREE AND FIVE As you all know our Third District lost in our last Membership Contest and our District Five is again the lucky winner.

The time has come to make good our promise and prepare for all those good Organizers of the "Winning Team" a "WINNERS' BANQUET." Now, let's Winners and Losers get together in the proper brotherly spirit with friendliness in our minds.

Let's make the day of our "Coming Together" a real day of joy and true Sportsmanship.

We invite all of you to come with this Spirit in your heart and the day of our Feast will then'be long remembered.

In order to make sufficient preparations in time, please fill in the enclosed self-addressed card, and return to me as early as possible.

DATE: February 13 PLACE: Lodge Hall at 2625 Floyd Street Dallas, , Texas TIME: 10:30 A. Fraternally yours, Louis 0. Hosek Secretary, District Three (2x) ) • 4. •

A Source Of Pride To All In the current, January 1955, issue of the Fraternal Monitor, a national magazine published in the interest of the fraternal benefit societies, there a p -peardthicueofthirsU.Senator of Czech descent, Roman L. Hruska, of Omaha, with the following write-up: Roman L. Hruska, Vice President Western Bohemian Fraternal Ass'n Is Now a Member of U. S. Senate.

The Western Bohemian Fraternal Association, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is justly proud of the election of its National Vice President, Roman L. Hruska, of Omaha, to the United States Senate. He will fill the unexpired term of the late Hugh Butler, of Nebraska. Mr. Hruska rece]ved 85,000 votes more than his opponent. It is believed that he is the first U. S. Senator of Czech descent to be elected in the history of the United States. He took the oath of office on November 8 and will serve four years and two months. His election is also a source of pride to all fraternalists.

Of course, plenty of families say: "We never argue. We get along fine."

Which kind of family are you? Is fussing a problem in your home? Or does your family get along without much fussing at all? Or maybe you fuss and thrive on it, because the fireworks help all of you to arrive at a new conclusion or two.

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WHERE TO GO SUNDAY TWICE A MONTH: Sunday—Every first and third Sunday of each month Lodge Pokrok Houston No. 88 sponsors a dance. Everyone is invited and members are admitted FREE. TUESDAY EACH WEEK: Every Tuesday, until further notice, 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 *sons are sponsored for the youth of5,Lodge Pokrok Houston No. 88, 1140 Robbie.

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 12: Masquerade dance at Seaton Star Hall.

Music by Milton Dietert of Seguin.

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 13: Victory banquet for the organizers of District Five by the organizers of District Three at the hall of Pokrok ball as No. 84.

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 13: Lodge Svaz Cechoslovanu No. 92 will have a Free Dance. Everyone is welcome and bring someone, starting at 7 p.m.

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 13: Two important meetings will be held in the Sokol Hall in Corpus Christi. Supper will be served after the meetings, followed by a dance to the music of Majek's orchestra. Everybody is cordially invited. ) e 4, • ( HOW ARE YOUR MOVIE MANNERS? Going to the movies can mean an evening of enjoyment for you, but unless you have good movie manners, it can mean an evening of annoyance for the customers seated around you.

Eating in the movies js all right if you know how and what to eat. If you bring something in a. paper bag; be careful not to 'rattle the bag, for this can become bothersome .to the people nearby. Chew , quietly and remember not to throw discarded candy wrappers or popcorn boxes on the theater floor.

Of course, if the picture is funny, you will want to laugh, but there is no reason for banging your seat or virtually rolling in the aisle.

If you think of something that you must tell your companion, do so quietely The folks around you would rather hear what is being said on the screen. j • 4, o

Whether you do or don't live without fusses, would you like to trade your experience with others? Write us about it.

Probably nothing in life is more eaWe won't mention your name if we use hilarating than to be shot at and misyour letter„ sed.—Leisure.

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VESTNtK — WEST, TEXAS

Wednesday, Fehru2ry 9, 19f5

REPORTS FROM LOCAL LODGES SVAZ CECIIn9LOVANU NO. 92 and I do not recall of having seen an Fort Worth, Texas article in the Vestnik regarding them.

Dear Readers: Our Lodge is looking forward to the Lodge Svaz Cechoslovanu No. 92 will have its regular monthly meeting, Sun- next monthly meeting on February 11.

The President of the Supreme Lodge has day, February' 13, starting at 2 p.m.

There will also be a Free Dance, Sun- been requested to be present at our day, February 13, starting at 7 p.m. Ev- meeting and he has graciously accepted our invitation. We have three members eryone make plaits to come.

Congratulations to Bro. and Sis. Max in our Lodge who have been in the Order Holomek who are the parents of a for over fifty years. Brother Emil Petras, daughter, Rose Mary, born January 24 Sister Rosalie Kampen and Sister Marie at Saint Joseph's Hospital. Max is We Malinak. Brother Marek will deliver an address and present each member with son of Sis. Mildred Knopik..

We want to extend our heartfelt sym- a fifty year membership emblem. Please pathy to the family of Bro. Louis J. make every effort to be present and show Langer. who died in a Houston Hospital your gratitude to these members who January 18. Langer, farmer T and P have so faithfully served our Order for Railway employe, moved to Port Arthur so many years. New members will also from Fort Worth 15 years ago. He was a be initiated. native of Ennis and was a Catholic.

The date, February 11, the place, Lodge Services were conducted 9:30 a.m. Pokrok No. 88.

Thursday in Holy Name Catholic Church Fraternally yours, in Houston.

Survivors include four brothers, HenF. A. Kadlecek, Sec'y 88 ry Langer of Fort Worth, Joe and Willie )• Langer of Ennis and Tony Langer of Houston, and four sisters, Mmes. Kate KARFL HAVLICEK LODGE NO 4 Barto of Ennis, Mary Adamick of West, Hallettsville, Texas Rose Martin of Dallas and Chris McAlDear Members and Mrs. Grones: pin of San Carlos, California. ) 4, • ( Here I am coming at last, but the illLODGE POKROK HOUSTON NO. 88 ness nearly got me.

I regret that I neglected writing soonYou should see me shedding like a er and informing you of the outcome snake in the spring. The top layer of of elections at the annual meeting of the skin is peeling, undoubtedly from an Lodge 88 in December. The following overdose of medicine. officers were elected as indicated: PresAll the members who have birthdays in ident Brother A. L. Hilsher (re-elected); February are requested to come to the Vice-President Brother A. J. Bristik meeting, let it be a baby or a grandma. (newly elected; Secretary F. A. Kad- Let's show up. Let those pretty Sisters of lecek (re-elected); Treasurer Brother our Lodge pin the flowers on us. The Jorry Ermis (newly elected); Financial Youth Director of our Lodge announced Secretary Sister Louise Kadlecek (re- that we will have a nice program, so I'm elected), and Guide Brother John Son- just wondering what it will be. But one tag (newly elected). thing is sure — they are going to sing I do not know what other lodges do for us, and we will have a birthday cake, in the way of expressing gratitude to but just wonder what other surprise they their members but I would like to point will spring on us. They are good for out how Lodge 88 has expressed its grat surprises. itude to its members. Perhaps the offerThere will also be a luncheon for eving was small and I regret that more erybody, and you'll be sorry if you stay could not be done. but, in a small way, at home. .

I think you will agree that the spirit If you get company, take them along. of expressing our gratitude is there. The They may become members later. spirit of brotherhood. Each member who Red birds tell me our band will come has attained the age of seventy and has with the musical instruments. Oh, boy, been a member of this lodge for twen- somebody will get to dance, won't he! ty years received a cheek for five dollars.

Well, let's all come, Sunday, February Each bedridden member, who has been 13, promptly at 1:30 p.m. incapacitated for a number of months, Another passing thought: The Youth received a check for twenty-five dol- group is getting, ready for masquerade lars. These, or similar, provisions have dance. Won't we help them? Surely. been the Lodge policy for many years Adios.

—A Member

LODGE ROZKVET ZAPADU NO. 107 Floresville, Texas Dear Editor, Brothers and Sisters: Here I am again with a few lines to let you all hear our Lodge news, although it isn't much to write about.

Our last meeting was held January 9 and was, well attended even when it was pretty cold, finished the election of the property committee, resolution committee and Lodge directors. For the property committee, Wm. Vaclavik, Julhe Hrna, and Val. Chilek, who is a newN,inember.

For resolution committee Toni Novak Sr., Vlasta Flowers and Julia Vaclavik.

For Lodge directors, Dr. Blake and Dr. Boykin.

It also was decided to have lunch and refreshments every third meeting to get acquainted and welcome our new members, which will be the second Sunday in March, hope all new members will be present and also all odd members to welcome them to our Lodge No. 107 and make them feel at home among us.

Well, we have nothing else to report., so will close for this time.

Oh! Yes, one more thing. Don't be afraid to come to meetings and dances when it's cold for we have put up a big heater to keep warm.

Thank. you, dear Editor, for your nice compliment to our Lodge and for your congratulations.

Fraternally yours, Mrs. Julia Vaclavik, reporter ) • 4 • ( TO THE MEMBERS IN CORPUS Next Sunday, February 13, will be crowded with activities. Kindly take notice.

First, Cermak Lodge No. 56, SPJST, will hold its regular meeting.

Second, after the SPJST meeting, our Sokol unit will meet and dispose of its regular business. These two meetings will not last long because— After the two meetings, a beef-stew supper will be served at 75 cents a plate in the Sokol Hall.

Finally, Ma,jek's orchestra will play for the dance which will be at night, after everybody will be served supper.

Everybody is cordially invited.

—A Reporter e 4, • ( — Wife, shopping with friend, telephones husband: "All right dear, we'll meet you there at six o'clock sharp—and try not to be so on time."

vtsTNtic YOUR NEW SOC IAL SECURITY

Wednesday, February g,.1955

You carry an insurance policy around in your pocket. You may not think of it as an insurance policy—because in many ways it is different from the SPJST certificate or any other regular policy—yet that's what it is. You pay for it. It promises a certain degree of protection against loss of income due to death or old age.

We are talking about your social security card which you carry in your pocket.

It is something that every one of the SPJST organizers should know enough about. You cannot talk about life insurance, you cannot plan for the future or set up a life insurance program or discuss anybody's financial situation without taking into account the little card marked SOCIAL SECURITY ACT with his number and his signature.

And even if you are not one of the SPJST insurance representative, you should know some of the more important things about your social security. You should know what it is, what you pay, what you get, what the conditions and restrictions are.

We may say that social security is a scheme to keep widows, orphans, and old people from being left penniless. It does' this through a compulsory insurance system. Nearly, all who work for a living are required to "join" the social security, whether they like it or not.

Contributions are collected in the form of a tax. Most of the money thus collected is used to pay benefits to people currently entitled to receive them.

As time passes, some of those now making contributions will move into the group entitled to receive benefits, which will be paid partly from contributions being made at that time by those still working.

Benefits . are not awarded on the basis of a "means test" or anything of that sort. They are not relief for the needy.

You become entitled to receive them, or to have your dependents receive them, by working and contributing to the system for certain specified lengths of time Once you have attained this eligibility, the protection is yours as a matter of right.

Remember, however, that you must meet those eligibility requirements before you get the protection. Remember, also, that benefits are payable only to certain conditions. If, for example, you should die and leave no survivors of the kind described in the law, then no benefits would be paid, except possibly a small sum to cover yoUr burial expen-

ses. Social security does not guarantee to pay a sum of money at your death, as a life insurance policy does. It guarantees only that if you leave certain types of dependents, they will be provided for. Social security does not guarantee you an income or a sum of money at 65, as an annuity does. It guarantees only that if you quit work at 65, you will receive an income.

Social security is not a savings plan.

It is not a system like that used in so many private pension plans whereby your contributions accumulate and build up a prearranged sum, earmarked for you, from which your benefits are paid at retirement. You have no cash in social security as you do in an insurance policy or an annuity or a pension plan.

Neither is social security supposed to do away with all need to make provisions of your own against the chance of death or the prospect of retirement. Not by a long shot. It is intended only as a floor, a base on which you can build.

Don't count on social security to solve all your insurance and retirement problems for you. It gives you a big head start, but you will want to carry on from where it leaves off. ) • 4 • ( Wheelock, Texas Dear Brother Editor: You have in the Czech section some of my thoughts in response to the article of Brother Otto Stehlik, of Wichita Falls. Naturally, I have entirely different slant on the matter of long letters by some of our capable old members.

For one thing, I don't see any harm in publishing reminiscences of the old pioneers. As we grow older, we all do it.

I could go back to the year of 1949 and point out some long "dopisy" in English with the caption "Reminiscences." But let us forget the whole matter. I promise you, Brother Editor, and also you, Brother Stehlik, that I. will never mention this difference of personal opinion any more

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Czech Scientist Counts Counts Texas Farmers Dr. Robert. L. Skrabanek and Dr. W. G. Adkins estimate that Texas farm population is lower than at any time since the 1870's. The number of persons living on farms and ranches last year was 1,126,000 as against 1,387,000 in 1950.

These figures are reported by W. G. Adkins and R. L. Skrabanek, professors, of agricultural economics and sociology at Texas A. and M. College.

More Avid Interest However, many of the persons, who left the farm and moved int9 towns and cities, are still farm owners and have an avid interest in what goes on in the agricultural world.

The decline in Texas farm population is a continuation of a trend which began in 1934 when the number of farm residents reached an all-time high of 2,423,000.

While farm population declined the total civilian population tf Texas increased rapidly and in April, 1954, was about 8,200,000. Farm residents now comprise only 13.7 per cent of the total population. In 1930 more than 40 per cent of the state's citizens lived on farms and ranches.

Texas Took Lead U. S. farm population also has decreased steadily since 1940, though not as rapidly as in Texas.

The change in farm population has been a fairly accurate indication of changes in other farm characteristics.

The survey shows that the number of, farms in Texas has decreased from 322,, 000 reported by the 1950 census to 281,, 000 last year.

The average farm of 517 acres is more that twice the size of farms in 1930 and well above the 438 acre average recorded' in 1950.

The 1940 average of more than five persons residing on each farm has de-, Dear Sisters and Brothers, let us get dined to almost four. ) • 4 • together and send in nice contributions to the Vestnik. Let us try to avoid hurtTHESE FUNNY PEOPLE ing the feeling of the older members.

Mother: "Where have you been, BubThey don't have too far to go. And when by?" we make the last trip, our children will Bobby: "Playing basketball.", say, "My father and my mother have Mother (severely): "But I told you to done good, work in the SPJST." Let us beat the rug, didn't I?" try to live up to it.

Bobby: "No i mother. You told me to hang the rug over the line and beat it."

Fraternally, Frank Vytopil ) • 4 • ( ) • 4 • ( Husband to wife: "I'll tell you whether The hand that lifts the cup that "cheers" should not be used to shift the I still love you when I find out what gears.--Sunshine Magazine. you're leading up to."

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VtST

MST, ' TEXAS

S17edneSdag, rettrilaty

STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1955 ZPRAVA PRILIMU A VYDANI ZA MEW LEDEN, 1955 RECEIPTS -- PRIJEM

Mortuary Umrtni

57,524.10 Payments on mortgage loans -- Splatky majetkovYch pujeek 4,152.66 Payments on certificate loans - Splatky na certifikatove pujeky 2,100.00 Sale of Real Estate - Prodej majetku 2.77 Sale of Czech Books - Prodej knih 28,796.44 Dues from subordinate lodges - Poplatky od fad* 1,640.34 Interest from certificate loans - Urok z certifikatovYch pajeek 19,571.85 Interest from Mortgage Loans - Urok majetkovYch pflyeek 1,250.00 z boncin.

Interest from Bonds Urok -2,250.00 Dividend - Dividenda 600.00 R. E. 0. Rent 544.34 Royalties -- Z mineralniho majetku 2,539:78 Sale of Trees - Prodej stromil 300.00 Rent from Building - Najem z budovy Appraisal fee - Na odhady Sale of supplies - Prodej fadovych p,-;tfeb Contribution to Nloucka Fund - Dary pro Mouer kfiv Fund

Expe.nse Juvenile Sick Ben. Moucka DetskS7 Vyclani Nernoc. Mouekilv

3,930.56

5,687.35 57.27 2,538.85

38 1 22 1

2 464.00 16.05 5.00

121,272.28 466,184.49

4,410.61 17,940.33 29,545.30 12,090.71

5.00 122.51

143 507,

587,456.77

33,955.91 30,031.04

127.51

651,

66,834.63 Mortgage loans -- Majetkove pfljeky 8,057.00 Certificate loans - Certifikatove Vijay 12,652.87 Claims Paid -- Vyplacene Umrtni podpory 70.00 R. E. 0. Repairs - Opravy majektu 81.28 Returned premiums and bonus - Vracene Umrtni popl. and bonus 1,421.99 S. P. J. S. T. Building maintenance - Vydrlovani budovy Advertising - Oznamky Appraisal Expense - Za odhady Audit - Prohlidka knih Car expense -. vylohy na auto Commissions -- Konigne Contributions - Dary Freight and Express Liability Insurance and Surety Bonds Medical examinations - Lekafske prohlidky Non-medical examinations - Bezlekafske prohlidky Membership dues Vestnik and editor's salary - Vestnik a sluZ"ne redaktora Press Committee Expense - Vylohy Tiskoveho VYborn Office maintenance - Na vyaitovani afadovny Office Rent - Najemne z Uradovny Organizational expense - Organisadni vYlohy Postage - POStovne Salary of employees - Sln2ne vYpomoci Salary Officers - SluZ"ne Uredniku Stationery and supplies - Tiskova prace a psaci potreby Supreme Lodge Meetings - Schfize Hl. tt.

Tax, F. U. T. A. and T. E. C. -- Dane Telephone and telegraph - Telefon a telegramy Youth activities - einnost mladae Officce Machinery - Stroje do Ufadovny

10,500.00 468.00

Total Receipts -- Celkovy pfijem Hotovost 1-55 Cash Balance 1-1-55

DISBURSEMENTS - VYDA.NI:

Total disbursements - Celkove vydani.

Cash Balance 2-1-55 - Hotovost 2-1-55

77, a, 12,

42.94 40.00 498.78 285.00 81.53 3,082.94 25.00 11.85 1,481.10 156.00 246.00 10.00 2,520.33 193.99 95.82 400.00 72.79 529.52 1,275.00 2,225.00 517.11 609.37 118.12 126.82 594.62 872.50

3,

1,

2,

1, 2,

89,117.77 498,339.00

16,069.19 11,010.94 17,886.72 19,020.10

116, 127.51 535,

587,456.77

33,955.91 30.031.04

127.51

051,1

Weldnefdaf, ebrUary S, 1955

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titST, TEXAS

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ASSETS - MAJETEIC IEDNOTY Dash Hotovost U. S. Bonds - U. S. Bondy County and municipal bonds - Okresni a mestske bondy Mortgage loans - Majetkove Certificate loans - Certifikatove pfijaky Stock - Akcie S. P. J. S. T. Building - S. P. J. S. T. budova Real Estate - Majetek Collateral Loan - Collateral pajeka R M 0 - Mineralni a Olejovk Majetek Equity - Podily Furniture and fixtures - Nabytek a zarizeni v tradovne Automobile - Automobil

498,339.00 995,220.00 256,957.40 4,605.235.63 505,487.56 100,000.00 221,314.56 38;075.25 190.00 60.00 10.00

17,886.72 19,020.10 9,647.40 531,419.88 12,416.80

21,125.65 2,725.00 7,220,889.40 41,737.37 572,504.18

127.51

535,373.33 995,220.00 266,604.80 5,136.655.51 517,904.36 1,500.00 101,500.00 221,314.56 38,075.25 190.00 60.00 10.00 21,125.65 2,725.00

1,627.51% 7,836.758.46

Fraternally yours - S bratrskym pozdravem R. A. Urbanovsky, Financial Secretary INCOME FROM LODGES IN JANUARY, 1955 PRIJEM OD ilADU V Pasta LEDNU, 1955 Lodge Date Amount 1 17 $369.96 11 10.37 27 7.90 19 967.69 11 287.32 11 244.66 19 272.70 19 93.74 9 406.34 17 10 24 455.73 11 25.62 14 10.92 12 18 13 28 137.68 14 20 23.30 183.77 16 21 40.00 18 11 19 27 99.20 20 872.56 20 171.79 21 18 310.65 23 19 1,234.01 24 21 713.96 25 24 173.17 26 11 260.79 19 27 1,240.32 12 28 2,191.45 29 27 11 319.73 30 15 9.80 32 33 14 328.69 35 19 89.78 36 505.49 25 37 9.38 25 38 469.53 21 39 302.21 26 1,175.91 19 40 162.56 41 19 42 24.67 12 44 20 249.92 45 66.60 19 999.22 24 47

48 50 51 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 67 69 71 72 73 74 77 80 81 82 23 84 85 86 87 88 89 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 101 103 105 107

25 24 20 17 21 21 21 27 11 19 11 14 18 18 21 25 28 25 22 20 15 27 11 21 28 11 19 15 12 19 11 18 28 11 22 11 28 11 21 19 20 28 22 20 27

411.67 678.91 59..9022 1.166 65.39 425.34 59339..589 4

0

70.91 30.70 25.76 194.28 316.52 25.62 43.92 138.62 41.69 106.74 132.11 120.97 59.07 198.50 519.36 1,099.63 103.29 28.07 380.16 322.66 96.58 613.37 3,371.65 282.39 238.53 802.45 55.84 201.91 365.19 26.57 164.90 26.73 22.91 109.30 32.53 51.26 156.17

108 110 111121 113 114 116 118 119 122 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 133 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 145 146 147 151 152 153 154 156 157 158 160 161 162 163 164 165

24 24 11 22, 11 21 25 11 25 25 11 20 12 27 24 22 19 21 28 24 11 26 26 25 22 25 24 24 25 25 21 22 24 12 11 21 25 21 11 22 22 22

284.96 151.32 131.49 299.36 56.67 38.72 101.22 76.301 58.08 38,40 8.02 25.92 202.51 16.69 104.38 63.76 482.56 269.92 145.62 31.54 74.23 203.54 935.88 67.08 349.69 316.98 48.01 158.74 136.84 308.18 '73.56 146.66 1,322.12' 11.14 147.52 51.67 340.54 231.41 139.18 604.78 89.60' 533.29' $38,414.351

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VESTNIIC WEST, TEXAS

Wedxl sdday, February

1, 1055

IS GETTING AF.EiD WORTH IT? (Brother Stephen Valcik: I am enclosing a clipping from Farm Journal "Is Getting Ahead Worth It."? I think it interesting for some people to read if you .$f e fit to use it, use it, if not, : I will try to send you something more interesting ne-.1 time. — John Hranicky.)

(Editor's Note:—Clippings and articles such as the one sent by Brother Brailleky, of Orange Grove, are always welcome. In tact, the following article deserves to be saved and read time and again.)

Would you spend $1,000 on a two-week vacation if the mortgage wasn't paid up?

Do you splurge, now and then, on a restaurard dinner for the whole family -just for the fun of it?

Some pretty happy-sounding young couples say that they do; and some wistful older folks say that they wish they had — all in response to a letter that appeared in our June Letters From Farm Women.

'That letter, from a young farm homenutLer, posed the question: "Is getting allea d worth it? Should a bank account be the big aim in file?"

Hundreds of replies came in, and the y added up to a resounding "No!" Of e curse, those who wrote didn't propose to throw farm and home, insurance, and emergency savings down the drain of high living. But they did say that the struggle for "security" shouldn't be the only aim in life. Some middle-aged and elderly couples who had 'wbn financial security admitted: "We sacrificed too much."

Sanietimes a tragedy was the eyeopener that made people decide to live now not wait: A . Massachusetts woman tells of ten years when "it was imposible to convince my husband that fun is part of living.

Then a tornado passed through our farm, demolished buildings, injured me, and proved to him for all time that no matter bow long and hard the whole familY works to come out on top, three minutes of weather can sweep it away."

Another letter says: "After one of our boys a as instantly killed in a farm accident. we finally understood that family pleasures must be taken as you go along."

A young wife writes that she and her husband saved so carefully that she did not "waste' money on expensive foods prescribed for her pregnancy . . but my baby was born too frail, boo soon."

Regret for what might have been echoed in many letters grom older people: "Saving can get to be just a habit, long after the reason for it is gone. We

By Virginia Brown scrimped to enjoy life -- later on. Now we find that the things money can buy are things only younger people enjoy We don't owe anything, and it's wonderful. Still, there's an unhappy feeling that you owe yourself something --- a little fun, pleasant memories .. . " And an occasional bitter note: "We spent our lives raking up leaves for our children to burn."

A Colorado woman writes that she and her husband waited 40 years to take their first vacation! "We had a nice cabin, fishing and all, but my poor husband could only sit on the porch and hobble painfully down the river."

Another letter says: "We save everything for the bank account. Now, we are sitting pretty — on our front porch.

Things are just things. We don't seem to want them."

Younger women saw the handwriting on the wall: "My husband keeps saying: 'We'll get the children raised, then we'll let ourselves go, and enjoy life.'But I wonder if the rut we're in won't be so deep by then that we can't get out."

Here's another: "We've been married nearly nine years. By the end of this year we'll have the farm practically paid for. But instead of expanding with new furniture, a freezer, some fun for me and the boys, we'll go into debt again —for another farm!"

"What are we afraid of?" young wives ask. "The drive for 'security' at all costs, is, in a way, lack of courage — lack of faith in ourselves!"

But happy _letters came in, too: "We have good times as we go along" was the theme. Frequent short trips with the children were mentioned, vacation films shown at home, backyard parties with other young families, beach outings, country auctions, and drive-in movies.

"Nothing expensive, but every week we do something that's fun."

A Nevada homemaker studied her account book — and discovered that "our good, happy months when there's singing in the house are months when we've had special treats. I'm teaching my children the value of money, but I'm also teaching them that happiness — life itself — is important. Fun life food: if you don't have it regularly, you starve."

Some have systems for having fun, and still keeping financially "respectable." From Michigan, this plan: "While we slice a substantial amount from our debt each year, we enjoy ourselves, too.

Many a summer Sunday after church we drive to the lake shore for picnicking, swimming and visiting with friends who have the same idea. Sometimes, after working through a hot summer day, we drive over for a dip.

"At least once a year we take a twoor-three-day trip in our beautiful state.

In winter, neighborhood couples with small children get together at each other's houses for Friday night parties. We play cards, visit, or watch TV." Other suggestions are: "Why not take a good trip for every $1,000 paid on the mortgage?" And: "Put aside regularly for an "impractical fund."

An Indiana „family feeds a calf each year for its vacation fund . . . A Pennsylvania wife persuaded her husband to `match with an additional 20-spot every $20 of trip money I earn myself." Another: "We budget for fun."

How to spend money should be a family affair, letters agree. As one woman expresses it, "there is o clear-cut rule. The interests, likes and dislikes of every member of the family should be considered." Another has this idea: "Decide with your husband what you want. Probably you can't take life easy and get rich, too . . :" That there is a choice is some,thing many husbands don't even consider. A lot of women express in their own words what this woman writes: "My husband feels that a bank account is his only ' way of proving that he 'is somebody'! I wish I could help 'lira find other values within himself."

Here's a woman who tried to help her husband and succeeded: "One day I looked in the mirror and I said to myself: "Is it worth it? You look so old. How many years since you've had a real good time?

"That night I asked my husband if we couldn't have some friends in. We did, but that didn't work. He was ill at ease.

I realized that we never talked to each other any more; so I began to make time for talking.

"Gradually he thawed out. I learned more about his boyhood than I'd ever known that he'd always wanted a pony, but there wasn't' enough money.

Then he decided to buy a pony for our son, and he began to relax, helping take care of it.. .

"He said he wished he had some time to fish. Now, I don't like fish, and I don't like worms, but I asked him to teach me to fish. That helped, too.

"I've tried to give 'him something to look forward to, besides earning more (Continued on page 21)

Wednesday, February 9, 1955

Temple, Texas Dear Brothers and Sisters: Please, be advised that during the month of January, 1955, the Supreme Lodge, SPJST, has paid death benefits due by virtue of certificates issued to the following deceased, brothers and sisters, to-wit: Death Claim No. 5750. Sister Rosalie Koteras Kuha.rski, housewife, member of lodge Pokrok Houston, No. 88, died December 29, 1954, at age 57. Admitted Oct. 10, 1949. Cert. C-10355 for $500.00.

Death Claim No. '5751. Brother John Vitek, farmer, member of Lodge Needvile, No. 81, died Dec. 30, 1954, at age 80. Admitted Dec. 9, 1906. Cert. Pd-up 601 for $54.00.

Death Claim' No. 5752. Sister Agnes Vasek, housewife, member of Lodge 0sveta, No. 38, died Jan. 4, 1955, at age 79. Admitted Feb. f4, 1909. Cert. A-3603 for $1000.00.

Death Claim No. 5753. Brother Josef J. Volcik, farmer, member of Lodge Osveta. No. 38, died Jan. 3, 1955, at age 72.

Admitted Feb. 11, 1906. Cert. A-3608 for $1000.00.

Death Claim No. 5754. Sister Rosalie Valenta, retired, member of Lodge Pokrok Flatonia, No. 103, died Dec. 6, 1954, at age 81. Admitted July 1, 1897. Cert.

Pd-up No. 154 for $179.75.

Death Claim No. 5755. Brother Frank Krall, retired, member of Lodge Ro y -nost,N.7dieJanury7,195atge 83. Admitted Aug. 10, 1913. Cert. 9387 for $500.00.

Death Claim' No. 5756. Sister Rosie Valka, housewife, member of Lodge Needvilie, No. 81, died Jan. 3, 1955, at age 68. Admitted Oct. 15, 1916. Cert. A6582 for $1000.00.

Death Claim No. 5757. Brother John V. Pospisil, retired farmer, member of Lodge Pokrok Moulton, No. 27, died Jan. 8, 1955, at age 71. Admitted Sept. 13, 1914. Cert. A-5599 for $1000.00.

Death Claim No. 5753. Sister Catherine Kusy, housewife, member of Lodge Jaromir, No. 54. died Dec. 7, 1954, at age 72. Admitted May 12; 1912. Cert. A4814 for $1000.00., Death Claim No. 5759. Brother Joseph B. Lesikar, retired farmer, member of Lodge Vesmernost, No. 68, died Jan. 2, 1955, at age 91. Admitted Nov. 25, 1906.

Cert. A-6827 'for $1000.00.

VESTNt — 'MST, TEXAS Death Claim No. 5760. Brother Jos. Matejka, retired farmer, , member of Lodge Novy Tabor, No. 17, died Jan. 12, 1955, at age 60. Admitted April 9, 1916.

Cert. A-1109 for $1000.00.

Death Claim No. 5761. Sister Rosie Elsik, housewife, member of Lodge Vlastenec, No. 45, died Jan. 16, 1955, at age 69. Admitted March 9, 1908. Cert. A-27,03 for $1000.00.

Death Claim No. 5762. Brother Frank Uhrik, retired farmer, member of Lodge Vesmernost, no. 68, died Jan. 19. 1955, at age 72. Admitted March 1, 1938. Cert.

13-2003 for $500.00.

Death Claim No. 5763. Brother Louis John Langer, shipyard worker, member of Lodge Svaz eechoslovanu, No. 92, died Jan. 18, 1955, at age 60. Admitted Dec. 26, 1938. Cert. Pd:up No. 835 for $349.00.

Death Claim' No. 5764. Brother John Fred Goebel, retired cabinet maker, member of Lodge Jaro, No. 130, died Jan. 21, 1955, at age 79. Admitted July 17, 1910. Cert. Pd.up No. 38 for $532.00.

Death Claim No. 5765. Sister Rozalie Trlica, housewife, member of Lodge Bila Hora. No. 16, died Jan. 24, 1955, at age 80. Admitted June 14, 1914. Cert.

A-777 for $1000.00.

Death Claim No. 5766. Brother Herbert R. Mrosko, member of Lodge Pokrok Houston, No. 88, died Jan. 18, 1855, at age 48. Admitted Oct. 10. 1945. Cert. B3630 for $1000.00.

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House Of Representatives (By Herman Yezak) Jan. 24-28 — The State has been operating on a cash basis for over a decade.

According to all estimates and surveys, it appears that if the Legislature should fail to correct the continued trend of expenditures, without providing a source of taxation, deficiencies will occur within the next Several months.

All tax bills must have their origin in the House of Representatives and they are considered by its Revenue and Taxation Committee. New tax billsitfiled this week include a one cent dectuction gas tax on onethousand cubic feet of nat ural gas, one cent tax increase on each package of cigarettes, and an increase in the tax on beer from three dollars to six dollars and thirty cents per. barrel.

Another big problem before the Legslature is water legislation. Every farmer that is a potential user of water for irrigation will be affected In some manner by practically every measure that Will' be presented before the Legislature. To solve water problems by legislation is the newest approach to the water situation. There are only a few legal water experts in Texas and for that reason'all legislation dealing with water problems Death Claim No. 5767. Brother Alois needs close examination for its feaSibiliSvoboda, retired farmer, member of ty and need.

Lodge Pokrok Moulton, No. 27„ died Jan. The Insurance Commission is divided 27, 1955, at age 75. Admitted Nov. 14, into three departments of life, fire, and 1915. Cert. A-5606 for $1000.00.

To the bereaved relatives of our de- casualty. According to testimony before ceased brothers and sisters, the Supreme the Insurance Committee all failures Lodge, SPJST, expresses its heartfelt were attributed to the casualty companies writing coverage on marginal sympathy. risks under the provisions of the Driver J. F. Chupick, Responsibility Act. Secretary Supreme Lodge, SPJST Most of the insurance legislation ) • 40 • troduced would benefit large insurance A well-dressed matron entered an ex- companies but in very few instances,new clusive little hat shop in Miami and a and additional protection to the public., salesman approached her politely. "Yes, would be assured. Inflated valuation of ma'am," he said, ' "what can I do for assets was grossly abused in instances, where there were insurance failures. you?"

This one aspect of the insurance laws "Would you please take that red hat needs changing according to members with the yellow feathers out of the win- and employees of the Insurance Connmission that appeared before the Indow?" surance Committee.

The salesman, anticipating a sale, It will be very interesting to observe reached into the window and removed the changes that are proposed in our inthe hat in question. "There you are, surance laws. madam." ) • .40 • "Oh, thank you so much," she beamed, If all the automobiles in the United turning to walk out of the store with'- States were laid end to end, it would out taking it from him. "It annoys me be Sunday afternoon.—Sunshine Ma g every time I pass the window."

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NTESTNiK --- WEST, TEXAS

GOLDE The golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Trilea, of Granger was observed Sunday morning, Jan. 16, at the Czech-Moravian Brethren Church.

The reception, noon and evening meals were held in the church recreational building.

During the service, the Rev. Gordon Hejl gave the couple a special tribute and blessing.

A 1 or the anniversary dinner, the Rev. Frank D. Svoboda of Taylor delivered the actress in which he congratulated Mr. and Mrs. Trlica upon their golden anniversary. He said it should be an inspiration to all who came to rejoice with them. He pointed out that in these days wheri many marriage.s break up on the roc • s, it was a true joy to see how this couple had lived together faithfully for 50 years, Rev. Svobocla stated that only one out of about a thousand couples in America live to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary and very few live such happy and purposeful lives. Mr. Trlica used his talents of photography not only in making a livlihood but also preserved for posterity most of the activities of the CMB Church in Granger as well as throu ghout the entire church in Texas.

He furthermore voluntarily serves as the treasurer of the Mutual Aid Society of the church through which bereaved lamilics are aided when death occurs.

Trlica is most active in all the oreanizations of the church and is well lfan,wii in the community for her "green thumb" activities. She grows one of the finest gardens in this vicinity, the envy of her neighbors, and has taught the art of preserving jujubes (Texas dates) to many newcomers. Her flowers not only find their way to sick homes, but often grace the Lord's table in church.

In complimenting Mr. and Mrs. Trlica on their activities, Mr. Svoboda stated that God intended that man and wile should walk through life shoulder to shoulder, rib to rib. Just as God in the book of Genesis created woman from the side- of man, so does he expect man and wife to walk through life side by side.

Mrs. Trlica has been a great help to her husband in his business of photography and in all walks of life. Together they reared a happy family of children, all of whom have found their places as useful citizens, benefiting humanity.

Pastor Svoboda said that this was not only a day of rejoicing but also a day of thanksgiving to Almighty God, who led and preserved this couple to the present day. The Lord God, who has led them and their entire family in the

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Pictured are Mr. and hers.

P. Trlica, then aud grandchildren, all C wen.) couple celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. days past, will surely be their shield and buckler in the days to come.

The reception room was decorated with gold chrysanthemums, gold colored nurneraled 50's, and the white linen laid gift table was centered with a threetiered wedding cake topped with a goldthroated orchid on one side and an unusual arrangement of golden carnations with love bhds on the other.

Mrs. Trlica wore a blue-green gaberdine dress with black accessories, and a corsage of gold mums. Prior to her marriage in 1905, she was Mis Vlasta Surovik, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Paul Surovik of the New Tabor community near Caldwell. For many years, Mrs. Trlica has been an active member of the church and the Christian Sisters Society.

Mr. Trlica was born in Hallettsville, Texas, and came to Granger in 1900, and in 1902 opened a photographic studio on Davilla Street. He has always been a very active member of the church and has served many positions on the board of elders. He is a charter member and officer in the church Mutual Aid Society since 1905. He has been an active member of the SPJST Lodge for 52 years, and at present is grand chapter treasurer of the Slavonic Mutual Fire Insurance Association of Texas (SUPS), a position he has held since 1932.

Mr. and Mrs. Trlica have four sons and one daughter, and ten grandehil-

Pteir chili, help the

dren, all of whom were here to help celebrate the golden wedding anniversary. They are Mr. and Mrs. Charlie P. Lehman and children Carl Paul, Ben John and Jo Ann of Neetiville; Mr. and and MrX. Albert Trlica and son Tommy of Houston; Mr. and Johnny D. Trlica II and son Johnny III of Austin; Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Trlica and children Eddie, Cary, and J. e Scott of Crystal City, and Mr. and i (6. Raymond IL Trlica and children Sman and Nancy of Springfield, Mo. — The Granger News: ) s „,:s; Let us be of good C:,(2: r, remembern that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never happen.—Lowell.

FIVE TIMES MORE Today over three hundred of Life insurance are in force, and that is not half enough, because it represents on l y about as much as the total annual income of the entire nation for only one year. People should have five times as much life insure nce in force right now as they have to be adequately protected.

That's another reason Uncle Sam stepped into the picture and sold the , people Social Security Insurance by law—by force!

WednesdaY, February 9, 1955

Senator Strauss' Column TO THE PEOPLE OF THE 15th SENATORIAL DISTRICT: Probably the most important events of this week relate to the "Port Arthur situation."

As many of you will recall, this situation was discussed a great deal during the Governor's race last summer. The story is that a communist dominated union moved into Port Arthur and started picketing about 30 places of business, and that this union did not represent the majority of the employees.

Since Poit Arthur is about 80% unionized the people refused to cross the picket lines. This meant economic disaster for the business people whose places were being picketed.

Some of the business people went to court and tried to get injunctions against the union, but were not successful in their attempts.

On Wednesday of this week, our Committee on Civil Jurisprudence had a lengthy hearing on a bill that would provide that in suits to enjoin a union to stop unlawful picketing the suit could be brought in Travis County, or in a county adjacent to where the picketing is taking place, t.‘r in the county where it is taking place. The CIO and other labor unions are very much opposed to this legislation. The Committee placed the bill in a Subcommittee to re-write some of its provisions.

On Wednesday night, our Committee on Labor had a three-hour hearing on a bill which would make picketing illegal by any union which did not represent a majority of the employees of the place of business involved. The various labor organizations also opposed this legislation. The Committee aproved the bill.

On Monday of this week, our Labor Committee had a hearing on a bill which would require truck drivers or train employees to cross picket lines in order to reach a plant which is having a strike for the purpose of hauling merchandise in or out of the plant or place of business.

This legislation dealing with labor problems comes as a result of events that have happened in certain areas of Texas. This type of legislation is statewide in its application and should be of interest to every Texan.

Our Committees are holding public hearings every day and every night on various bills. The most important of these, so far, deal with labor, water and insurance legislation.

VEST /0 /C WEST, TEXAS

Weekly Report From Austin (By Reuben Talasek) LAW TO CONFISCATE VEHICLES TRANSPORTING NARCOTICS INTRODUCED BY TALASEK House Bill No. 308, introduced by Representative Reuben Talasek of Bell County, co-sponsored by Representative Cox of Bell County and Representative Welch of Falls County, will allow the State Narcotics Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety to seize and confiscate any automobile, boat or air craft transporting narcotics. Any officer or employe of the Department of Public Safety or any peace officer of the State may arrest without warrant, any person in charge of such vehicle.

If the seized vehicle should have a lien on it, this law will protect the lien holder providing he is a bona fide lien holder who is regularly engaged in the business of lending money, but he must establish his rights and shall be required to show such lien to have been granted in a bona fide manner and without knowledge of the fact that at the time of creation of the lien, that the vehicle had been used or was intended to be used in the transportation of narcotics.

There is now a Federal law which confiscates vehicles in connection with transportation of narcotics, but with this law the State of Texas would realize income from the sale of such vehicles and the income would be retained by the Department of Public Safety to control sale of narcotics. ) • 4) •

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POLKA DANCE CALENDAR (Calvin C. CLerveni.a) Saturday, February 12 Henry Brosch orchestra — Moulton Lee Baca orchestra — American Legion Hall in Crosby Julius Dietert orchestra—Masquarade Dance -- Star Hall at Seaton near Temple Sil Krenek orchestra — La Bahia Hall Rudy Kurtz orchestra — K. T. Hall in San Antonio Majek orchestra — K. C. Hall in Harlinger i!

Joe Patek orchestra Bielau Hall near Weimar Sunday, February 13 Sil Krenek orchestra — Inez Hall near Victoria Rudy Kurtz orchestra — Masqu6xade Dance — Parish Hall at Moravia Majek orchestra — Sokol Hall in Corpus Christi Joe Patek orchestra American Legion Hall in Needville Tuesday, February 1-5 Rudy Kurtz orchestra — Wedding near El Campo Pavelka orchestra — Wedding danee--Moravian Hall in Corpus Christi Wedding Dance — Moravian Hall in Corpus Christi Wednesday, February 16 Sil Krenek orchestra — Wedding Dance — East Bernard

All the above dances are at ni ght unless otherwise specified. This is a . free service but applies only • to those dances at which mainly polka and waltz music; is played by a live orchestra. The Vestnik or writer will assume no responsibility resulting from any dance announcement which is listed in this column.

Listings from orchestras and dance halls should be received at least one week be(Continued from page 19) fore publication. Send all listings to money. It takes. time, but it seems to be Calvin Chervenka, Route 2, Rogers, Tex. working."

That money can't guarantee security, band at home. "It must have done,him is repeated over and over. Money didn't good," she writes, "because the next-afbring security to the widow who writes ternoon, while I was napping, he tipthat her-saving husband was killed in a toed into the room and kissed me. ,He farm accident, and their oldest boy in an hasn't done tnat in years!" army plane crack-up soon after. She's The letters say again and again that wondering now what the saving was all man cannot live by bread alone; that all about.

An Iowa writer sums it up: "Real work and no play is just at damaging • security comes from love, not from mon- to family happiness as the eat-drinkand-be-merry, no-thought-for-the-fu- ey -.in the bank."

Most folks want the people they love ture, way of living.

A middle course is best, they say— to be happy. A middle-aged wife found this out when she "just up and went to and women are likely the ones who must a party," and left her party-hating bus- steer it!

Is Getting Ahead Wo

WEST, TEXAS Diin.It Mi(lEK: rich a pozbyl MAL' tTENAft y'Z' se vzpamaloval, 6esky eisti! nevidel ji mc, docela ST CTVIITA, DOPLNENA. Pouze s liTa g na, ne'EST'fil CA/CUM, v,:jaiknutein na{oSlepec. tma j j obklopo vala.

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7:orn piisko:l 1'4 chlapci doeisti.

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tfedu, dn- 9. iinora 1955. jste se men?" ptal sc■._ lilubokS7m hlasem, kterY se v male prosto •e silne od•aZel. Chlapci hned neodpovidall, zraky jejich utkvely na chlapci, as v Baruneine stall, kterY stal vedle pana Beyera.

Byl to hezky hoch, zcela otci podoben, ovSem ze hdy jeho nemely to hranatosti co otcovy, tvare le mel kvetouci a z del zed zarila jen detinska radost. vy koukate na meho hocha, no tedy se na nej podivejte, a podejte si ruce, abyste byli kamaradi. To je ten nailj Orel." Tak 'Move stroll synka ku pkedu, ktorY bez ostYclaani chlapcilm ruce podaval. V torn priSla 13arunka s babiekou a s Adelkou. "No, a tu vidia Barunku, o nit jsem vain doma povida yal, ke mi v2dy nejpr ynejSi prijde dat doillre jitro, kdyl tu nocuju. Letos ale, jak', vidim, je to jinake, chodite jiZ do akoly, a tu musi Jenik zaroven vstavat s Barunkou. A jak se yam libi ve akole, nechtel bys, Jerre, radeji po lese? Vidia, intij Orlik mist se rnnou na na hory, on bade umet hnedle tak stkilet jako ja," vyptaval se a spolu yypravoval myslivec, jsa obklopen detmi.

"0 aril jim to nepovidejte," pravila babieka; "Jenik se hnedle poplaai a bade chtit Orlovu ruenici videt."

"Nu col, at' se na ni podiva; jdi, Orliku, pkines mu ji, vZdyt' neni nabita."

"Neni, tatinku; posledni ranou stfelil jsem, jak via, po kaneti," kekl •chlapee.

"A zastkelil jsi je; tim se mutes pochlubit. Jdi je chlapctim ukazat." Chlapci vybehli radostne s Orlem yen; babiece to ale nedalo, aekoliv ji pan Beyer ujiat'oval, Ze Orlik pozor da, piece ala ca. nimi.

"Ale ty se jrnenujea jako ptak?" ptala snrvite onia ao sealiu Popros je, aby Ti se Adelka Orla, kdyZ byli venku, a Jevysvetlili neznama slova! Pokus se p • nik i Vilim zastrelene kane -behoslnivyprat,esk!

"Ja se jmenuju vlastne Aurel," usmal se synek na Adelku, "ale tatinkovi se leS pozaravern pe libi, rikat mi. Orel, a mne se to ta STRileEK MIii1EK Z AUSTINU. libi; orel je peknY ptak. Nda tatinek zasttelil jecinott orla." str:Rkova je: Or. Ed. I1Iteek, "To si myslim," povidal Jan; "ja, ti university Station, ukaZr u orla a mnoho zvikat, main je naAustin, Texas. malovane v knize, co jsem dostal loni vazaneho; pojd' se mnou!" To ika, tahl • 43 0 Orla do sednice, kde mu hued knihu ukazoval.

Orlovi se zvirata velmi libala, a. pan Beyer teZ s velkou libosti list od listu (Napsala Be2ena Nemcovi ) prohliZel. "To jsi loni nemel?" ptal se (Pokra eovani.)

Jana.

Babieka volala, aby ali jako fide, a "To jsem dostal vazeneho od komtereletali jako zver, ale kclel, pak hoSi by- sy, a jate jsem dostal per holubil od Sboro bez dechu vrazili do sednice; Kristy a kralieky od myslival, a od bamatka chtela je karat, ale pan Beyer bieky dvacetnik, a od rodiati na aaty!" natahl po nich sve dlouhe ruce, vyzdvihl chlubil se Jan. jednoho po druhem a objav je, lice jim polibil. "A co jste celY rok delali, jak (Pokraeovani)

) Babieka

stredu, due 9. finora 1955.

WLADISLAW STANISLAW REYMONT

SEDLACI ((Pokraeovani ) (DejovST celek:—Matej Boryna, prvni sedlak v Lipcich, bezmala Sedesatnik, chce se, 'Zona po treti. Boryna ma etyri deti, 2enateho Antonina, provdanou Magdu, vojaka Grelu, a desetiletou Josku.

Antonim, kteremu rikaji Antek, se svoU Zenou Hankou a s detmi, bydli v jedne polovici selskeho staveni. StarY Boryna s nejmladgi dcerou Joskou bydli v druhe polovici. Pacholek Kuba a pasak Vitek spavaji ye staji. ye vsi se Septa, Z • e Antek, ac 2enatY, chodi za nejhezeim svobodnSi m deveetem v Lipcich, Jagnou Dominikovou. Nejvetg i klepna ve vsi, stara JagustYnka, byla toho tajneho milovani 0eitYm svedkem. Boryna mel soudni proces se svou bYvalou devedkou. Cestou od soudu domti, Boryna svezl starou Dominikovou, matku krasavice Jagny. Snad

by Dominikove mohi rici, 'Ze se mu Jagnieka libi. Do Tymova na jarmark hrnuly se zastupy lidi. Boryna gel pegky, ale cestou se svezl s varhanikovYmi, jejich syn Jenik studoval na kneze.) * "U tatinka je jenom ten moudrST, kdo ma alespoti pallan a mandel krayskYch ()cast)."

"Zavri hubu, nez se rozzlobim! Porad jen hleda prilelitost, aby se Atkin To dobrY chleb to tak nafukuje, mirj chleb."

"Jako kost se mi uz zadira do hrdla, jako kost. . ."

"Hledej si Iepsi, na HaneiriSrch trech korcich bude jidat housky" "Budu lupat brambory, ale nikdo mi je nebude vyeitat."

"Ja ti nic nevyeitam!"

"Tak to vydita, asi nekdo jinSr! Dri se jako veil, ale dobreho slova neuslygig!"

"Ye svete je lip, tam nemusi g pracovat a dostaneg vgecko. . ."

"To je jiste, Ze je ye svete lip. . .

"Tak si jdi liznout toho lepgiho!"

"S holYma rukama nepiljdu."

"Hid ti darn, aby ses mel eim proti Pstirn ohanet."

"Tatinku!" Antek se vztyeil na lavici, ale vzapeti klesl zpet, proto& ho Hanka uchopila v pull Vela; start Boryna na neho hrozive pohledl, pokriZoval se, protole uz bylo po obede, a odchazeje do svetnice, tvrcle rekl: "Na vYmenek k tobe neptijdu, to ne!"

Vgichni se roze gli, jenom Antek ztiistal na zaspi a premY'Skl. Kuba vyvcdl ko-

Vt STNt K -WEST, TEXAS ne na jetelinu za stodolami a natahl se za stohem, aby se prospal, ale spat nemohl, tladil ho dukladnt obed a taky myglenka, 'Ze by mohi, kdyby mel elm strilet, nastrilet spoustu ptaelcii i nejakeho zajleka a 'Ze by je mohi nedeli co nedeli nosit velebnemu panovi.

Koval.' by mu udelal ladovaeku, hajnemu ji udelal taky, kdyt strili v lese, rozleha, se to a ye vsi.

"Je to gikovnST remeslnik! Je! Ale pet ruble bych musel za ni zaplalit!" uvaZoval. "Kde je vzit? Jde na zimu, musim si koupit koZich — a boty taky nevydr2i dele ne'Z do . . Pantata mi ma jegte dat deset ruble, dva kusy sate, kalhoty a kogili.. . KoZich at' stoji treba pet ... bude jenom boty tit . ale eepice by bylo taky potreba. . a rubl muslin za,lest velebnemu panovi na mgi za rodiee. Potvery penize, nic z nich nezbude!" — Kuba si odplivl a pooal z kapsy kabatu vybira.t drobty tabaku; a tak prigel na 'penis, na kterY zapomnel pri obecle. . .

"Grog — dpravdovY gro g !" Spani ho z nieehoZ nic pre glo; od kremy se rozlehal vzdalenY hlas hudby a ozvena "Tancuji si tarn, neracti, koralku piji a cigarety kouti," vzdychl Kuba, lehi si znova na bricho a hledel na privazane kone, kteri se slezli do jednoho chumlu a kousali se do krku; uvaloval, ze weer musi taky zajit do krdmy koupit ti tabaku a podivat se na rozdivoeelou chasu.

Co chvile prohliZel peniz a pokukoval po slunci; stab() je gte vysoko a klesalo dnes tak volne k zapadu, jako by i ono nedelne odpoeivalo. A Kubu to Ohio do kremy tak, Ze to nemohl yydrZet, prevaloyal se s boku na book a touhou potichu stenal; ale nevstal, protole zrovna za stodolou vygel Antek s Hankou a sli po mezi do poll.

Antek gel napred a Hanka s deckem v naruei za nim; tu a tam new rekli, ell pornalu a Antek se co chvile naklanel nad roll a rukou se dotYkal vchazejiciho oseni.

"Leze. . . huste jako kartae. ." mumlal a beima lnul k polim, ktere si smel osit za praci na otcove statku.

"Huste je, ale tatinkovo je lepsi, roste jako les!" promluvila Hanka, divajic se na sousedni pole.

"Protote je lepe hnojeno."

Strana 23 "Jenom osm korai by na mne puipadlo!" vykrikl Antek mimovolne.

"To vie, Ze vic ne. Je tady Joska a ko\faj• a, Gi'ela a my," vypoeitavala Han-. ka.

"Kovafku bychOm vyplatili — a pole by zustala pri chalupe a pit pidlanu."

"A eim bys ji vyplatil?" vyjekla Hanka v pocitu' bezmocnosti tak silnem, ji slzy vytryskly z oci, kdy2 pfehliZela tchanova pole, tu zemi jako ryzi zlato, do niZ se dala sit na kaidem kousku pdenice i Zito, jeexnen i burak .. . Takova pole — a veechna cizi, ne jejich.

"Nebree, hloupa, at' je to jak je, osm korai je naeich. .."

"Kdyby to byla aspon pfilka s chalupou a s tim zelnYm polem," ukazovala Hanka nalevo, kde se modral dlouhe zdhony zeli; zaboeili k nim.

Usedli na Ifraj luk pod keicem; Hanka dala pit diteti, ktere zaealo plakat.

Antek si ukroutil a zapalil cigaretu a ponufe hledel pied sebe.

Nepovedel Zene, co ho Zara, co mu leZi. na srdci jako nave uhli, nebot' kdyby dovedl yypovedet, ona by mu nerozumela. . . Inu, Zenska, kloudneho nevymysli, sama nic neuvAi, je Ziva jenom jako ten stin, ktery za elovekein pada. . .

Dorn'f, cnost, deti, kmotry ... t o je celY jeji svet. Kalda Zena je takova, kaZ-, dd. . ." uvaloval Antek — a srdce se mu sviralo hokkosti... Ten ptak, poletu-, jici nad poli, se ma lip neZ elovek.'.

Jak6pak ina klopoty? Poletuje si, pro-. zpevuje, Pan Bah zasiva pro neho pole= a on si jenom sklizi.

"A wpak nejake hotove penize t nerru?" zaeala Hanka.

"To vis, Ze bude mit!"

"Vklyt,' Josce ondy pkines1 takove korale, Ze by za ne kravu ,koupil, a Gfe-, lovi pokad posild, k fojtovi penize."

"PoSild, co by neposilal," odpovidal, Antek, ktery myslil na neco jineho.

"A piece tim ubira a klivdi veeml A eatstvo ro mamince, to ma zameeno ye. podivat se na ne nenecha. . . takove sl • kne, eatky, eepce, takove ry koralu. . ." Hanka zaeala dlouze vypoeitavat, co uZili dobreho i zleho. sve Zaly a n3deje; Antek t yrdoeijne MIK aZ", Hanka ztratila trpelivost a et'ouchla "Mit aspori ti kravy — to se to pak ho do ramcne: "Copak hnoji!"

"Pw-'oncham, jen se vypovidej, to ti "A sveho kone."

"A neco chovat na prodej. Ale tak- ul . A al bude IX konce, tak mi. hle, co svedeme? KaZdou plevu, kaal,cu " paberku otec poilita a je gte si Hanka, v.la slzy potad na krajieku, mysli." a ted' protole se ji toho v dui nashro"A vgechno vyete!" mnoho, propukla v plae V ten raz zmlkli. protole pocit krivdy a zacala muzi vycitat, ze s ni mluvi ja.jim zalil srdce litosti, hnevem a nemYM, ko s nejakou clevkou, Ze nedba, ani o'ni, ani 0 deti. drasavYin vzdorem.

Strand 24 Antek nakonec vyskodil a zvolal pohrdave: "Jen si ktid, ty vrany tamhle to — polituji ter Ukazal odima na vrany letici nad lukami, vrazil si eapku do dela a velkYmi kroky zarnIril ke vsi.

-Antku! Antku!" volala za nim Hanale on se ani neobratil.

Zavinula dite, stele jedte pladic, Sla po mezi zpatky k domovu; bylo ji iMko u srcice; nemohla si ani popoviCat ani polalovat na svuj nedt'astn osud. A tak :Zije pored jako ten samot4 ani k sousediun nezajde, ani si postesknutim neulevi. Antek by ji dal kmotry!

Nic, sed' v chalupe, clki se a dtvi, ale ciobreho slova za to neeekej! Jine Zenske chodi do kreen a po veselkach. .

• Antkovi s e nezachovad — kdepak!

Nekdy je jako balzam, jindy zas cele ty(H,y sotva nejake slovo zabubla a ani se nepodiva. . . nic, jenom ptemydli. .

Pravda, me taky o eem! Tatinek by jim 11z mohl dat ten grunt pripsat, je uZ na aby del na vYmenek. stars' je na to dost. SnaZila by se mu vyhovet, ani vlilstnimu otci by u ni nebylo lip.

Pyla by si prisedla ke Kubovi, ale ten se oprel zady o sto p a Mal, ze spi, ad mu dunce svitilo prim° do oei; teprve kdyZ znaizela, za rohem stodoly, vstal, otiepal slamu se sate a pomaiu se vyzlatka dal pod zahradami ke krome. ✓ !idpse ho piece jen palila.. .

Kudrna stela na, konci vsi, za farou, • zaeatku topolove aleje.

Li It v ni nebylo mnoho; hudba Casein zabkinkla, ale nikdo dosud netancoval, bylo pulls brzy, chlapci skotadili jedte v zahradach nebo stall na podjezde a u zdi, kde na derst yYch, jedte ZltttYch kladach sedelo nekolik deVeat a Zen; ve velke mistnosti s eernYm, tikoptenYm stropem bylo skoro prazdno, male. rozehrate tabulky v oknech propoustely eervene .svetlo zapadajiciho sluncc tak slabe, Ze jenom pruh ho leZel na vy;:,.lapane podlaze, v koutech se uZ uklad.1.1a trna. Nekolik lidi sedelo za stoly, u steny. ale nebylo moZno rozeznat, kdo to ie. cnom-JambroZ s jednim kamaradem • el pod oknem s lahviekou v ruce; easto si. pripijeli a hovorili.

"Tancuji jako mouchy ye sraole! Jefko, hod' sebou! Shanela nekde po noel a tett' pdi tanci spi. Tomku, rychleji! Co pt to tak tizi balm pill korce, co jsi prodal Janklovi?. . . Neboj se, otec to jests nevi! Artarydo, drd se rekrutit, tech se drZ, a nepothrstej, a mne uz daoska pozvi za kmotru. . ."

Tak to si Jagustynka dobirala po fade taneeniky; rieznala miry a zlobila se na vdecky lidi, protole ji deti ublilily a ona na stare kolena musila ,chodit na vYdelek k claim; kdiA ji nikdo neodpo-

vttg TN:tit

vt'rst, TEAs

Ala do pristenku, kde seal ho• ver s Anthem a nekalik mladdich hospoclincit.

U derneho stropu visela lampa, Thera Zlutavym svetlem osvetlovala jasue, rozcuchane hlavy hosttii; sedeli kolern stolu, opirali se o rude a vdechni hledeli upkene na kovake, kterY schYlen nad stolem a eels' derveny rozkladal zedhoka rukama, to a tam bouchl pesti do stolu a potichu cosi vykladal Easy bzueely . jako ovad, kdyd se dostane ze dvora do svetnice a lite, a bzuel. . . chvilemi housle pronikave zapiskly jako ptadek, vahici svou druZku, chvilerni zas zadfeel a zachrastil btibiT nek. . a y zepeti nastalo ticho.

Kuba del rovnou k vYeepnirim stolu, za kterYm sedel Jankl s didovskou depiekou na hlave bez kabatu, protole bylo teplo hladil si sivou bradu, kYval hlavou a det1 si v kniZce, sklaneje odi aZ skoro k Kuba se rozmYdlel, predlapoval s nohy na nohu, prepoeitaval penize, dkrabal se ✓ tYle a stet tak dlouho, aZ se Jankl na neho podival a neustavaje kYvat you a modlit se zachrastil jednou dvakrat skleniokami.

"Tak mi dejte ptileik 'Oster porueil si koneene Kuba.

Jankl mloky naleval a levou ruku natahoval pro penize.

"Do skleniely?" ptal se shrnuje do odatky zadernale med'aky.

"Tot' se vi, Ze ne do holinkyr Kuba odstoupil aZ na samY konec eepniho stolu, vypil prvni kali gek, od.plivl a zadal se rozhliZet po krerne; vypil druhY kalidek, podival se na Vieku proti svetlu a tukl s ni silne o

Te stredu, rine 9. *nom 1955.

"Zlatku za, `gest koroptvi! Ja bych za kaZdou dal Kuborii clesetnik."

"Jak to, copak koroptve jsou koder?" podivil se Kuba.

"S tim si. Kubo, hlavu nelam. . . nes jich co nejvic, za kaZdou dostane'g hned do ruky desetnik. A na zilvdavek dam distou, co?"

"Opravdu zaplatid za jednu eel)", desetnik?"

"Na me slovo rune§ spolehnout! A za tech dest, Kubo, bys mel ne dva pidaky eiste, ale etyki s arakem, slede, housku a balieek machorky. . . rozumiS, Kubo?"

"Podivejme. . etyki pnleky s arakem a slede. . . ale . . podivejme ... piece nejsem hovado a dovedu myslit ... to je svata praycla! Otyfi pulaky s wakem. a tabak.. . a housky• .. a celJho slede."

Kubovi vodka stoupla do hlavy, nebyl ud docela "Tak prinesed, Kubo?"

3 sled'. . . a.

"Ctyti pulaky.

Pfinesu... Takhle kdybveh mel dim let. . ." ozval se, Ldy se trochu vzpamatoval, a zacal znova poditat: "Kodich, kekneme, bude stet peL ruble. . . boty by byly dobre. . . ale s temm to nehori. . . a kovat by chtel liejakYch pet za ladovaeku. . . tolik jako od Rafala. uvaZoval nahlas.

Jankl rychle emaral a kiidou po stole nejake eislice a pate mu tide zageptal do ucha: "Kubo, zastielil bys srnu?"

"Kdepak, rukou nic nezastkelim, ale ladovaekou bych zastkelil v§ecko."

"Ty timid stfilet, ICubo?"

"Nejste zdejAi. Jankle, a tak nevite, jsem chodil s pany do lesa a de mi tam ten hnat prostfelili. . . ale co na ni pkijde, umim. . ."

"Ja dam flintu, dam prach, dam li gecko, co je potkeba... a co zastfel g, Kubo, to mi pkineseS! Za, srnu dam celY rubl. . . slydid?. . celY rubl. Za prach zas ty zaplati§ patnact kopejek za kus, to si srazim... A za. to, Ze se flinta bude kazit, za to, Kubo, prinese§ etvrtku ovsa. ."

• "Dejte ml jedte jednu a machorkur rekl smeleji, nebot' po kokalce ho proniklo libezne teplo a podivna, slip, se mu rozlila po koutech.

"Tos dostal dnes sluZiou, Kubo?"

"Kdepak — copak je NovY rok?

"Snad abych pkilil araku?"

"Poekej, jakYpak spech..." Kuba ptepodital penize a Za.lostne pohledl na lah"Rubl za srnu... . A je jako za prach vieku araku.

"Jo, ti poekam, copak neznam Kubu?" patnact. , . CelY rubl! Code? Code?"

Jankl Kubovi znova vdechno podrobne "Nemusi to bYt. Kdo ztistava dluZen, prepoeital. chodi brzy bos. . ." rekl Kuba ostre.

"Ovsa. . . piece ho neutrhnu korrilin Ale Jankl nresto pied neho postavil od huby. . ." tutu jedinou vec Kuba polahvieku araku. chopil.

Kuba vzdoroval a uZ se dokonce chy"Prod bys ho oral koniim? U Boryny stal odmitnout, ale potvora arak zavo- je jiste taky jedte jinde. . ." nel a zadirnral ho v nose tak, Ze se Ku"To jako..." vytkedtil Kuba oei a l geba nepremohl a n4pil se 11.2, bez rozmy- chno v sobe pkevaloval.

• dleni.

"Vdichni to tak delaji! A tys neve"Vyclelal jsi v lese?" ptal se Jankl tr- del, Kubo, odkud chasnici mail penize? pelive.

KaZdY chce trochu tabe.ku a kali§ek "Ne, v lese ne. . . ptdoky jsem do ok vodky, a zatancovat si v nedeli ma taky nachytal a dest jsem jich zaries1 velebOdkud na to brat?" copak jsem zlodej, di co, ndmu panovi, dal mi zlatku."

"Jalae.

Ve Atkedu, dne 9. tnora 1955. ty pra givee jeden?"-nahle zalamel Kuba a bouchl pesti do stolu, jen sklenieky poskdoily.

"Co se sapeg, Kubo 9 Zaplat' a jdi k eertu!"

Ale Kuba nezaplatil a ne gel, nerd& uz penez a byl liremaki dlutien. . . a tak se jen tetice opkel o genkovni still a ospale zadal poeitat; Jankl se udobkil a nalil mu jeg te jednou, ale ted' uz eisteho araku. . . a nic uz nerikal.

Zatim se do kramy schazelo stale vie lidi, nebot' tma uti houstla; rozsvitili svetlo, hudba zaznela ratineji a hovor byl, hlasitej gi. Hoste se kupili u genkovniho stolu, kolem sten nebo v prostkedku salu, dohadovali se, vykladali, tu a tam, ale jen ziIdka nakikali, vzajemne si pkipijeli, prototie nepki gli na tiadnou pitku. prigli jenom tak po sousedsku postat, promluvit, poslouchat housle a basu; a dovedet se neco noveho. Vticlyt' je nedele — a neni proto Mich si odpoeinout nebo poddat se trochu to zvedavosti, i kclyti se pkitom mezi kmotry a strkei nejaky ten kali gek vypije.. . jen kdyti je to ye vsi slugnosti a bez hkichu proti Panu Bohu. . . pak ani velebnk pan proti tomu nic nema. . . Jak by taky mel, i dobytee, abychom tak kekli, si po praci rad° odpoeine, musi si odpo'oinout. Ke stolu v gak usedli , jenom stargi hospodaki a nektere tieny, oblecene v dervene sukne a s gatky na hlavaeh — vypadaly jako rozkvetlk slez; prototie mluvili vgichni najednou, nesl se krcmou jenom gum, jako v lese, dupot nohou, jako kdy2 bu gi cepy na mlate, a hlas housli, jeti stale etveradive zpivaly: "Kdo by 'g el se mnou do, kola, do ko-. la?" "lady ja — tady tady houkala v odpoved' stenajici basa; babinek se jenom trasl, chichotal a do vadel a einely dopinovaly vravu.

Taneenikil nebylo mnoho, ale poclupavali tak, dilicladne, tie podlaha 'skkipala. still se kymacel, lahve narately s cinkotem na sebe a kaligky se kacely.

Ale velke chuti k tanci nebylo, nebylo taky proe, nebylo davodu, jako to bkAra, pH veselce nebo pH zasnubach. Tancovali jen tak pro potegeni a aby si naTomah nohy a hkbety; jenom chlapci, kteri meli na podziin narukovat k vojsku, se bavili hhieneji a pili na, zarmutek; ale to nebylo nic divneho, pujdou do dalekeho sveta, mezi cizi lidi.

Fojtav bratr vykkikoval nejhlasiteji, po nem Martin Bialek, Tomek Sykora a Pavel Boryna, bratranes Antkilv, kterk pkigel do kremy 4 k veeeru; netaneil dnes, ale sedel s kovakem a A ostatnirni v pkistenku; pak zde byl je gte mlynakilv Franek, nizky, zavalitk a kudrnatk chlapik , naramnk vej klada. Otverak a po-

V t S-T-N K — ST; TE smevdeek, po devoatech tak laenk, tie mel oblieej naramne easto zle potlueenk a pogkrabank. Ale prototie se dnes namohl hned ,na zaeatek jako to botil hovadko, stal jenom u vkeepu s velikou varhanikovou Magdou, kterit byla uti v gestem mesici.

Velebnk pan mu to uti vytkl na kazatelne a nabadal ho, aby se otienil, ale Franek nechtel ani sly get, na podzim pry jde na vojnu, tak co je mu po tienske. . .

Magda ho prave tahla do kouta, k plotne, a cosi mu plaCky vykladala, ale on stale jen odpovidal: "Hlupak jsi! Ja jsem za tebou nebehal. . . Kktiny zaplatim a nejakk ten rubl dam, ale i to, as jak se mi bude chtit..." Franek nebyl uti zcela pH smyslech a streil do Magdy, ati dosedla na plotnu ptistavenou k peci vedle Kuby, kterk ua spal v popelu s nohama natatienkma doprostked svetnice; Magda tige poplakavala a Franek gel znova pit a brat deveata k tanci; selske nechtely s mlynakskYm — neni vie neti pacholek. A dcery chudakii jak by smet, prototie byl opilk a pH tanci provadel neplechy. Franek si odplivl a zaeal se bat s Jambrotiem a s hospodaki, kteH, prototie men ye mlkne obili, mu davali nalit. . .

"Pijte, Franku, a semelte mi to brzo . . tiena mi slibuje hlavu rozbit, tie pry nema ani ticlibek mouky na knedliky."

"Me, Iena me zas trapi s krupici. • ."

"Vgak i otrub je potfebi pro krmnika. . ." volal tketi. Franek pil, sliboval a hlasite ,se vychloubal, Ze ye mlYne jde vSecko podle jeho hlavy, Ze ho mlynat musi poslouchat, a jak by taky ne. . . on dovede takove kousky, Ze se broudci usadi ye gpizich. • . voda vyschne. . . ryby leknou. .. stadi, aby jenom dYchl na, rybnik. . . mouka se spa& . . a neda se z ni udelat ani placka. . .

Stran a 25 chcipej a kdekomu se hiuboce uklanej, abys nedostal po hlave."

"A poli je malo, co nevidet ani malt zahon nepripadne na nagince."

"Zato pan hrabe ma sam vie neZ dye" vsi dohromady. ."

"Povidali veera a soudu, Ze budou pHclavat novo polnost."

"Jake?"

"Jake?"

"No, jako jine neZ panske?"

"A to se podivejme! Dali jste je panum, le jim je chcete brat? Vida, vida, ci2;im u2, vladnou!" ktikla JagustYnka a Inaklonila se se smichem k nim.

"Sami si vladnou," pokradoval kovai: nedbaje na babske povidani,. "a vgichni se uei ye gkolach, bydli ve velkkch mech a jsou pany. . ."

"Kde Ze to takhle chodi?" i:11 la se Jagustynka Antea, kterY sedel hned na kraji.

"V teplYch zernich!" odpovedel Antek.

"A kdy2 je tam tak dobre, prod tam uz kovar nejel?. . . Mluvka jeden, 1Ze, jako kdyZ tiskne. . . balamuti vas a vy hloupi rnu verite!" volala JagustYnka va.S."itikam vam po dobrem, .JagustYnko, jdete, odkud jste pfigla."

"A zrovna nepajdu! Krema je pro vgecky a ja zde se svYrni tremi grogi tirn zrovna jako ty. Koukejme, jak by chtel poudovat! 2iduna dela pomygleni, s Utedniky diti, pied panem-hrabetem na pal dediny smeka depici, a ti zde' nux veri jako bulici! Huba nevymachana!

Vaak ja, vim. . ." ale nedokondila, protoZe ji kovai chytl pevne po ;Zebra, 'no hou otevrel dvete a vyhodil ji do velke jizby, kde se natahla na podlaze jak dlouha, tak Siroka..

"Statny chlapik, hotovy larebec, teA by byl pro nine. ."

Ude propukli v hlueny smich a JagttstYnka vy gla z hospody, tajne soptic vztekem.

Ale krema se ua taky vyprazdriovala, hudba umlkla, Ude se rozchazeli nebo postavali ye skupinach pied kremou, protole veder byl teply a jasnY a mega jenom rekruti je gte zastali, do iimoru, pokiikovali a JambroZ, zpity jako dobytee, vylezl doprostfed cesty, Prozpevolal a niotal se se strany na stranu.

I hoste z pristenku odesli, s kovakein v Cele.

A kdyZ potom Jankl podal zha get svetla, rekruti se vymotali z hospody, li se pod paZi a Uk, zabirajice celou cestu a zpivajice "na cele kolo; psi se dali do gtekotu a tu a tam nekdo vykoukl z chalupy.

"Kdybys mi neco takoveho provedl, ogkubala bych ti tu tvou berani palici," vykilkla. Jagustknka, ktera vtidycky bkvala, tam, kde vgichni ostatni; nepila site, mela,jen malokdy nejakk ten grog pohromade,, ale stavalo se, Ze jeden kmotr dal puleik vodky a druhY strkeek tie se pkidal, prototie se ball jejiho ostreho jazyka. A tak i Franek, tkebas byl opilk, se ji piece jen zalekl a zmlkl, prototie vedela, jak se ve mlYne hospodari; JaiustYnka, ktera uz taky 'redo vypila, zaloZila rude v bok a podupavala si podle taktu.

"Mluvim pravdu," vykladal novinach to bylo vyti gteno tak jasne jako bilY den. . . Ve svete lido naiji jako tady u nas, kdepak! — Jak to je u Jenom Kuba spal v popelu tak tvrdd, nas? Pan ti vladne, knez ti vladnc, Ze ho Jankl musk budit; nechtol vstavat,, rednik ti vladne. . . a ty jen dri, Wady kopal. vyvadel a brueel:

Strana 26 "Jako ze jsem tady, budu spat, jak dlouho budu chtit. . . jsem hospodar, mohu si &fat, co chci, a ty jsi pra givec!"

•Vedto vody mu pomohlo na nohy; Kuba troche' vystrizlivel a se strachem a filasein slySel, Ze propil celY rubl a .2.e to zustal "Jaldie, dva pulaky s arakem. . celeho slecie. . . machorku. . . a je gte dva pUlaky. . . to ze dela celY rubl? Co. . . dva..." - mluvil jako ve snu.

Kremat ho nakonec pre'svedeil, ze je torriu tak, a domluvili se, k Jankl Kubovi prinese z jarmarku flintu; na potvrzeni dohody mu nalil sklenku rumu.

Jenom o ovsu se Kuba ureite nevyja-

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Ve stPedu, dne 9. rinora 1955.

ach, rekni, Maneo mild! a ze paasi snad vydrZi do jarmarku, na 5 ktery se cele Lipce vyclavaly jako na nePodzim prituhoval. jakou pout'.

Blede dny se vlekly pros prazdna, oJarmark mei bYt na svatou Korduln, hhichla pole a zmiraly v lesich, stale ti g- slavnY jarmark, plied svatky u2 posledgi a bledgi. jako hostie v uhasinajicim ni, proto se na nej v gichni chystali jak svitu hromnieek. nalc21.

A east°, stale easteji se nebe zatahoUz nekolik dni plied nim po vsi rozva.valo SpinavYmi mraky a bide se brzy od- Zovali, co by se dalo prodat z dobytka. poledne musili vracet s poli, protole tma se zrni nebo i z drobneho prichovku. A ze glo na zimu, bylo taky treba hodne nazahy dopadala na svet.

Dooravali podzimni pole, nanohy orae kupova.t—gatstva, ndeini i rtiznYch drobobracel posledni hroudu uZ za huste tmy nosti hospodarskYch—a po chalupach .. . vraceje se dome, ohlikl se jeSte na vznikaly mrzutosti, svary a hadky, propole a povzdechem mu Zehnal, lottee se toZie je piece znamo, ze u nikoho neni prave nazbyt a ze o hotovS, gro g je stale s nim aZ do jara.

K veeeru east() sprchlo; de gte bYvalY vetgi nouze.

K tomu ke vgemu nastavala ton dobou jegte kratke, ale studene a prodltdovaly "Kubdv otec nebyl ZadnY zlodej — a se stale vic, aZ do Opine tiny, do dlou- povinnost platit dame, obecn4 davky a hYch podzimnich yeeern, kdy okna cha- rtizne splatky, easto i vS7P1A.ta Y, ,nutne tak ani jeho syn nebude krast."

"Tak uz jdi, jdi .. . uZ je -Cas jit spat lup planula jako slate kvety, kdy opuSte- prede Znerrli, a obyeejne i sluZbu chase; ad testy skelne svitily kaltdemi vod a najednou toho bylo tolik, ze i leckterSt a ja se je gte musim modlit."

- "Hele, to je mi mudrlant! Ke zlodej- mokra zimni noc bu gila do sten a stena- pullanik vzdychal, poeital a nemohi se dopocitat, neproda-li na trhu kone nebo stvu. navadi -- ale modlitby bude odri- la v zahradach.

Ba i ten 'Cap s preraknYm kridlem, kravu. . . o tech chucl gich ani nemlnvic. kaVat. . ." inruCel Kuba na ceste k doA tak jeden a druhY vyvadel kraviemovu a zaeal vzpominat a poditat, pro- kterY tu zustal a ktereho bYvalo videt, tok-- se mu nechtelo nijak v hlave po- jak se osamele brodi po lukach. pricha- ku z chleva, otiral ji vechetem boky umarovnat, ze propil celY rubl—ale ze jegte zel pod Borynfiv stoh nebo radeji az na zane od hnoje a na noc prihazoval jetekde mu Vitek rychle potaji ha- le nebo jeemene varene;ho s brambory, docela nevystri givel a eerstvY vzduch jen aby trochtt Pribyla; treti zas Prikrtaky udelal sve, motal se, co chvile vra- zel hrst Zradla, aby ho Take rfizni poutnici a poutnice stale moval stare, skoro oslepie herky, aby Zel do plotu nebo do hromady , dreva, jaktald byly podobne kontlm. ktera tu a tam stala pred domem, a easteji navglievovali y es; ti obyeejni, bravi, kteri chodi s hlubokou moanou a Mel. . .

Dal gi pak po cele dni zurive mlatili, jen dlouhYmi modlitbami, doprovazeni od aby byli hotovi do jarmarku.

"Aby vas, holoto, vgecky eert vial!.. . dveri Stekotem psft, ale i ti. ostatni, I u Borynti se einili, see byli; start' s Lajdaci neporadni, takhle celou cestu takovi, co prichazeji od svatYch Kubou chtel ciontlatit p genici, a Joska s zatarasit.. . jenom se oZiraji, prostopa g mist — znaji Ostrou Branu. Oenstocho- Hankou, pokud jim jenom chvilka zby-Mei,avlbnYpjdrmoai- you i Kalvarii a radi vypravuji . za dlou- la, pasly prasnici a husy, vybrane z tech; 'rid. . . ano, velebnY pan. . Vtom se hVch y eeern, co se kde ye svete deje a ktere ponechaly na chov. Antek s VitKaba zastavil a dlouho uvaZoval, az ko- jako divy se kde staly; nikdy v gak se vy- kern ze strachu, ze de gte mohou prijit neene mu svitlo, a on zaeal litovat. . . skyt1 i poutnik, kterY se jakoby nit roz- kaZdYm dnem, jezdili do lesa na suche 'Zitstal stat, rozhliieje se a hledaje na povidal o Svate zemi a takove divouci klesti topeni a pro stelivo; 'Cast davali 'zerni.necio tvrdeho do ruky... ale pak to- divy vypravoval, takove zeme znal, po do clilkva a zbytek skladali pied chaluho nechal, chyti se za vlasy, zaeal se takovYch velikanskYch morich , se pla- pou, - :-tby moll cim obloZit zdi. tiouci pesti do tvare a kridet: vil, tolik prihod zaknsil, ze aZ podiv iiTato zrychlena, prate trvala aZ do po"Opilec jsi a svine vztekla! K velebne- mal vgecky, kteri poboZrie- naslouchali, mu panovi to dovedu, aby to napomenul ac bylo teZko tomu v gemu verit. Ale v gi- vcini noci pied samYm jarmarkem; prede v gemi lidmi, ze jsi pes a opilec chni dychtive poslouchali, protok ka.ZdY p •ve kdyz p genice uz lekla v pytlich no . ze jsi dvakrat po pulcicich eiste. . . se rad dovi deco noveho... veeery byva- ooze, pristreenem do stodoly, a vgeckc ze jsi propil cely rubl. .. ze jsi jako to ly dlouho, do svitani se bylo mono vy- bylo na rano prichystano, usedli vgichni ke spoleene vederi v Borynove svetnici.

•zvire... a je gte nee° hor giho... Zes..." spat na levnem i pravem boku.

A litost nad sebou samYm se Kuby Hoj, byl podzim, pozdni podzim!

V %rim plapolal oheri ze smrel, jeZ' zinotinila tak prudce, ze hned na ceste Ve vsi nebylo sly get ani vesebich popevpraskalo, vsichni jedli pomalu a mleusedl a dal se do plaCe. a pokfikri, ani ptadiho gtebetani a v6.ProfoZ'e byli udreni tak, ze jim ani "JasnY, ohroinnY mesic plul v teninYch beni — nic, jenom vichr stenajici ye sti•e- do rein nebylo; teprve kdyZ skoneili a prostorach a jen tu a tarn, jako stribrne chach, jenom date dopadajici jako skle- kdyz a ' ensice sklidily misky i hrnky se hreby, se blyskaly hvezdy; mlhy se vle- nend na okenni tabule a hluche, stolu, Boryna rekl, pi•iseciflvaje o nee° kly nade vsi jako geda, prize, tahly nad den ze due silnej gi bugeni cepri po stodo- bli2 Ice kamnrim: vodami jako zaclona. Neproniknutelno ldch. ticho podzimni noel objalo svet, jenom "Musime vyjet piYcl svitdnim!"

Lipce odumiraly stejne jako okolni po01 a tam se ozval zpev tech, kteri se le, jeZ vyeerpand, gera, o vgechno obra"Tot' se vi, ze ne pozCteji " zavreel Anvraceli z kremy, nebo Stokot psu. na odpoeivala a zamrzavala v mleeni jatek a dal se do niazani Pcmenft. Kuba Na ceste pied kremou se potacel Jam- kb ty nahe, zkroucene stromy, truchlici 17;,i'ezaval bijak k cepu, Vitek pfebiral broZ se strany na stranu a bez ustani, a pomalu tuhnouci na dlouhou, dlouliou brambory na rano a co chvile po gt'uchoaZ do vystrizliveni, zpival: zimu. val Lapu, ktery bezel vedlc neho a vykuAch, rekni. ManCo mild, Pkigla jeseri, vlastni matka zimy. soval si blechy. zdas piva navatila? utegovali jedine tim, ze neni Lide se Ach, komu navarila, prilig blativo, ze cestypkili g nerozmekly (Pokraeovani)

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JOGURT V poslednich letech dosti easto sbichame nebo etene o jogurtu; nekdy "yoghourt", zvla gte Francouzi; v angliatine "yogurt".

Snad se nakm etenatiim zavdedime pojednanim o vSrznamu a pavodu jogurtu, kterjr dnes jest roz giten v cele Evrope a vitezne razi si cestu i do SpojenSrch Kanady a latinske Ameriky, jsa vtele odporueovan lekati jako nejlepsi lek ptirodni pii nemocech 'Zaludku, sttev, jater, ledvin, a neptimo jest i lekem nervosy, povstale nemoci zakvacich organic eloveka.

Jmeno "jogurt" jest pfivodu tureckeho a znamena ssedle mleko. Bulhaii, od kter3`7ch'Z pokvani jogurtu se rozktilo do celeho sveta, jej nazSlvaji "kysle mleko".

Bylo to koncem minuleho stoleti kdy rusk ueenec, F. Meenikov, byl teditelem Pasteurova institutu v Patik a kdy nasledkem objevu bacila tuberkulosy zaeala se \recta zabSivati spfisobnosti a vlivu rfizOch bakterii, nejenom na prilbeh a ptieiny rfanSrch nemoci ale i zdravotniho stavu obyvatelstva viibec.

Porovnaval se zdravotni %tax obyvatelstva mest, venkova, jednoho statu' i drubeho, rfanSlch odvetvi prinnyslu , a lidskeho zamestnani vfibec. Studov'ala se otazka byta, hygieny pracovniho prost •edi, klimatickSich podminek rfanSrch mest a venkova, rovne2 i krajin a static. Srovnavaci tabulky ukazaly, ze v BalkanskS7ch zemich, zejmena ale v Bulharsku a Turecku i Male Asii jest asi 15% lidi, dokvajicich se 100 a vice let stati, kdeZto ye Francii, Nemecku a Anglii bylo sotva 7%; ve Spojerdich statech a Kanade, die nejnovejkch zprav asi 0.9 procenta.

Tato velika, zvla2Stnost vzbudila pozornost cele iady udencii jak ve Francii, tak i v Nemecku, Anglii, Americe, Rusku atd. a to se pti glokzajimavemu vS7sledku. Zjistilo se tota, 1) Turci a Bulhaii hodne kouti, mimo Who Bulhaii si i radi vypiji tadnoti porci rakije, alkoholicky silne; 2) ze jejich 'Zeny a divky maji krasnou eistou plet', jsou zdravSrmi matkami a krasne i ye stall; 3) nehlede na to, Ze zadaste obytne staveni slouk i kozam, ovcim, prasatkilm za spoleane bydliate, kypi dobrS7m zd •avim; 4) 'Ze nemoce 'Zaluclku, hadSrmani ( yetry), katarh, Zaludeeni vtedy, rakovina 2aludku — jsou nemocemi u nich neznarnSrmi. kaminky, Zloutenka a nervosa rovnel patiila mezi nemoce nezname.

Zaealo se tedy vyAettovati co, jak a proe, az po nekolikaletem bade.ni profesor Meenikov obratil pozornost na jidlo a bakteriologicke slo‘Zeni, On zjistil,

Jan Burian jak Bulhaii, tak i Turci kaZdSr den snecli potadnou misku jogurtu, kterSt jest nejenom lahodnYm a vY2ivn3"7m mledn5im produktem, ale, co hlavniho — zd •avotnim policistou, kterST za hodinu po jidle nisi v Zaludku plyny zpilsobene teZkou nestravitelnou stravou, ze niei vgechny choroboplodne zarodky zahnivajiciho neztraveneho jidla a tim tedy pomaha tadnemu traveni, pravidelne stolici a obehu krve.

Jest znamo, Ze slab Zaludek nemilZe zaveasu straviti dodanou mu potravu a tato brzy zadind hniti, tvoli se plyny, ty pusobi bolest. KdyZ se temto ptiznaktim slabeho Zaludku nevenuje ihned naldita pozornost, Zaludek slabne den ze dne, rok od roku vice a vice, snedena, potrava neztravend hnije a tato hniloba behem let nakazi i jemnou blanu, kterouZ jest nag Zaludek pololen a ktera vylueuje At'avy pomahajici traveni. KdyZ tato jemna blana zadina, bS7ti nakaZena, jest to poeatek chronickeho katarhu, ze ktereho se pozdeji vyvinou Zaludedni vtedy (absees, ulcer, furunkul a pod.) i rakovina.

Ale malo toho. Ze Zaludku nahnila potrava p •echazi do stiev a pfisobi tam tak zhoubne jako nahote. Ze zkaZene potravy vst •ebuji se hnilobne bakterie do jater, sleziny, ledvin, Nude a tak se rozviji ketez onemocneni i techto organic.

Nage plet' (pokoZka) se stave. skvrnitou, na kilZi se objevuji vtedy a viidky, temne skvrny; modove kandly jsou zana geny, nastava i t yrda, nepravidelna stolice pilsobici hemeroidy a druhe neptijemnosti. nemluve o tuberkulose sttev.

2aludek jest motorem na geho tela a kdy spravne nepracuje, jest semenigtem nemoci.

Nyni si vgimneme ulohy, jakou hraje zde jogurt, nebo kefir.

Jogurt-jest ses3itene ssedle mleko ovei, kozi, nebo krayske. Mleko toto se vati, aby se v nem znieily v gechny gkodlive bakterie. Po svateni necha se schladnouti na 100 st. Fahrenheita, zamicha se 1Zici jogurtu z minuleho dne a necha, se ye sklenici nebo hrnku behem 3-4 hodin klidne stati pri teplote 100-110 st. Fahr.

Za tuto dobu se sedne (sesYti) a je hotov. Da se vychladnouti a potom se ji jako nage ssedle mleko. KdyZ ho 1Ziekou rozmichame, je jako husta smetana a ma chut' dobreho nakysleho jablka. Kdy't mu ptida,me cukr, med, syrup nebo zavateninu z jahod, malin a pod., udelame z nej misek pro "fajnove jazSiely".

Hlavni ale ptichazi dale, a site: Jest znarno, Ze mleko jest nejlep gi lidskou potravou pro kojence, ale ... ! kdyZ kojene dite nepije hltave, kdy pomalu "dude."

a spokojene pobroukava. Tehdy mataino mleko pfechazi vet ginou ze Zaloudeeku do krve. JestliZe ale je to malt' hltoun, pije rychle a mnoho, tehdy Zaloudedek nestaci mleko zpracovat a ono se mu tam v aaloudeeku srazi — udela se tam boule tvarohu a tvaroh je — casein! Za 1/2-1 hodinu malinkS7 nenasyta zadne plakat, krouti se bolesti v bfi gku, protole casein je teZko ztravitelnST a proto se Zaloudeeku tvoti plyny pusobici slintani a potom velike bolesti. Tota se stava hltaySim telatkilm a vgem ssavam. Jsou z toho zacpy nebo prtijmy, doktor, lekarna, Atraty, probdene note; a sakrovani tatovo, nervosa cele rodiny.

PrUmerne mleko jest stravitelke na 45 —43% a proto tam, kde matka4ma nekoji, odporuepji lekati mleko zvlagte.

Pravene, nebo podmasli (buttermilk).

Vrat'me se zase k jogurtu. V jogurtu progel velikY proces bakteriologickS/. Na rozdil od druhSich syru, v nem obsaZenSi teZko ztravitelnS7 casein byl ptemenen ne chemickou — ale bakteriologickou cestou v protein a peptonisovan, coZ znamena, ze z tezko stravitelneho se stal Upin:e (na 96%) stravitelnSrm a tvS7 gil tedy vSTZivnou kvalitu mleka o 100%. Ted' ale to nejdalelitej gi, rozhodujici: a) vatenim byly znieeny v mlece vkchny zhoubne, ale i dobre bakterie; b) kdy jsme do tohoto mleka zarnichali 1Zici veerej giho jogurtu, dali jsme mu asi 50% bakterii Maja bulgariens a 50% bacilli Diplostreptococus, vyvolali jsme proces bakteriologickeho a ne. chemickeho zkysnuti mleka. Za ty 3-4 hodiny zrodilo se tam biliony bakterii Maja bulgariens a Diplostreptococii, ktereZ vzajemnSim pfisobenim vyluduji v mlece absolutne eistou kyselinu mleonou, ktera jest jedinou kyselinou lidskemu organismu prospivajici, tteba byla poZivana kaldY den a po ce1Y' Zivot. V gechny leky, ktere kupujeme v lekarne, jsou drogy chemicke, umele v laboratoti ptipravene, ktere eastYm poZivanim ztraceji nejenom svoji silu, ale kazi i Zaludek, nehlede na jejich vysokou cenu. Tyto drogy ulevi bolesti — ale nemoc vyleci jedine nfr?, nebo potivani jogurtu neb kefcihriururga .

RAitirn jogurtu dodali jsme nagemu Zaludku: a) potravu v hodnote inatekskeho mleka, b) desinfekeni prosttede): k tadnemu eisteni Zaludeani a sttevnich sten, nieicich hnilobu jako DDT mouthy. c) biliony bakterii v aaludku i stkevech.

Zijicich a vyrabejicich kyselinu mleenou nieicich choroboplodne bakterie.

Toto jest tedy zazraena mot jogurt-U. To je to vlastnost, ktera dela. Turky a 'Bulhary stoletYmi a jejich Zeny krasavicemi.

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Mnozi z vas zajiste jste eetli roz'Airenou knihu o Zivotosprave, kterou napsal Gayrold Hauser ye sve knize "Live Longer, Look Younger". Tato kniha proSla celYrn sveteni a jest velikou propagatorkou poZivani jogurtu.

Po Weiu torn co bylo vYSe rieeeno, mnohY etenar si rekne: to je zvlaani, ze takovY "skoro-zazrak" jest tak male znain.

K tornu mohu dodati jenom tolik, ze dnesni moderni svet neveri a nevSima si toho, co nisi staii yeah a znali staleti a tisicileti tornu zpet. DneSni moderni doba veil ritznYrn zazraktim chemie a lekarniliovi )risky za halasu radia, televise a obchodni •eklamy nanohdy drydenicke.

Dnes, pro zdravi, sveZest' a krasu jsou piepineny lekarny, drug story a tovarny chili spousty tyeinek, pilulek, kapek a mastieek. 0 torn, ze obyeejlaS7 hermanek clokaZe rnnohdy vice rad dlouhe naystevv u lekard, hrornady penez za chemicke leky se nechce nic slySet to je stare, nemoderni. Jogurt nevi zadny moderni lek, nevyleei za tYclen. Jogurt byl main jiZ staffRai Ziclin, Babylonantima. Asyraniim atd., kde jej jmenuji "lben, mazan" a pod.

VYroby jogurtu zmocnila se i inoderni vYroba a bohuZel, vrha na trh, do obchodil east° vVrobek, kterV s jogurtem ma spolecne pouz,e jmeno. Mala skleniek.a 6 unci je prodavana od 15-20 centil a to je teZko, aby si kaZdY mohl pravidelne kaZdY den dovoliti snisti jeden jogurt rano, druhY v poledne a treti yeeer, pied spanim.

Velmi malo lidi vi, ze pravY dobr35- jogurt si maze ka,ZdY snadno delati doma sam. Z jedne lahve mleka zhotovi se 6 jogurtti za ponaoci jednoducheho domaciho aparatu, takle za par center maze, miti cela rodina, kaZdY den: 1) nejvVZivnejAi pokrni, 2) lahodnY dessert, 3) neocenitelnY lek, 4) neilacineiSi a nejneinneji:4i prostredek k ziskani krasne, jemne pokoZky. Tomu vseinu dneS"ni doba nerada•ver'1, ale rozumna Zena„ matka„ manZelka neb hospodyne by mega dobre se zamysleti a pripadne se i poraditi se sveclomitSrm lekarem nebb si preeisti knihu Gaylorda Hausera 'Took Younger, Live Longer".

Ku konci jeste pripominam, ze jogurt se maze davati kojenctim jiZ desaty den Po narozeni. Pro zdraveho eloveka staei jeden jogurt (6 unc i ) denne. NemocnYm treba dati jeden rano na laenY Zaluclek, (in .11Y no eb a :1 v e er , pi'7ed sparilm. Pro krasiaou knmon plet' staei jeden veeer pied spanim. Male rodinne a parity pro &mad, vYrobu jogurtu jsou vyrabeny v Evrope; v U.S.A. byl sestaven jednoduchy veinal vYhodnY aparatek, ale dosud dosti diahy, za $16.00, ma vsak dobre odporueeni University a Bakteriologickeho Institutu.

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El Campo, ve stredu 16. unora "PRVNI POLIBENI" Ennis, ye etvrtek, 24. unora "NASI FURIANTI" Caldwell, ve stiedu, 16. 'Mora West, ye etvrtek 24. unora Uctive Zadarne nape et. krajany aby podpotili naSi snahu udriet 'Ceske filmy v Texas tim ze podpoii divadla svou navgtevou a ptivedou i sve zname s sebou.

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naleznete Edward Pace pohre0 tstav pohotovy k sympatickemu yytizeni nezbytnYch jednotli yosti a k vy' praveni dojemneho pohibu.

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STO LET OD VYDANi VYNIKAJIld KNIHY 6eske Literarni SdruZeni bylo po'Zadano, aby upozornilo na ste vYroei vydani Babielty od BoZeny Nemcove, co skutedne rado eini, protole vrcholnYm dilem spisovatelky je jeji Babielta eili obrazy y enkovskeho Zivota. Babieka byla vydana roku 1855 a zvitezila razem, Ptatele BoZeny Nemcove byli ji nad g eni a A. V. SmilovskY o ni napsal: "Veru, kdy elovek jen nekolik prvnich listu Babielty pteete, zamiluje se do ni jako do mladice." Rychie rostouci obliba neomezila se jen na etenate Ceske, nYbrZ i na cizi ptatele Babieka brzy byla ptelolena do v g ech jazykil slovanskYch, do nemeiny a take do anglietiny, francouz g tiny, ital g tiny i ruMun g tiny a je z eeskYch kmh v cizine nej rozgitenejgi.

Babieka vznikla v dobe, kdy Nemcova za druheho pobytu v Braze topila se v bide, nemoci a bolesti, kdy mantel jeji byl bez prace a platu a Nemcova sama musela ziviti rodinu literarni praci i pokotujicimi dary. Kdy'Z roku 1853 zemtel ji nejstar g i syn Hynek, byla to nejhorgi rana pro srdce mateino. Tehdy, kdy ji bylo nejhilte, y e vzpominkach zaletala do g t'astneho mladi, kdy berstarostne Mla pod ochranou dobre babieky. Aby zapomnela na smutnou pHtomnost, napsa la Babieku,' obraz sveho detstvi, radostne vzpominky na nejmilej g i postave sve rodiny i okoli.

Mezi na g inci v Americe je Babidka velmi oblibena pro zdravY optimism a take co vYbornY zdroj pro mravni vYchovu naM mlade2e. Profesor Mieek prohlasil, nikdy nezapomene jak ke konci gkolniho roku po ukoneeni kursu eeske literatury pti gla k nemu studentka Ceske keel a kekla: "VYborna, Babieka bude miti na mfij dal g i 2ivot velikY vliv a bude mi dodavati silu pro Mvotni boj a odvahu. Naueila me lasce k eeskemu pilvodu a k desite teei matetske a dodala mi silu k 2ivotu mravnimu, hlub gimu. Nikdy nezapomenu na slova z Babieky: "Kdo z Ceske krve pochazi, at' zfistane pti eeskem j azyku".

Ta zku g enost je hlavni pkieinou, prod Ceske Literarni Sdru2eni pH Texaske statni universite zatadilo do eitanky "Leto" nejlep g i vybrane easti z Babieky. Ty nuti k ptemY gleni dospele i mladeZ a k lep gimu mravnimu Zivotu i narodni hrdosti na eeskY ptivod. Dosud mime no, sklade eitanky "Leto" i "Podzim". Cena za jeden vYtisk je pouhY dolar, jen mono zaslati i v dopise na adresu Dr. Ed. Mieek, University Station, Austin, Texas a eitanky jedna nebo i obe budou Varn obratem zaslany. Mame v g ak k Vam prosbu: Otete vybrane east z Babieky nejen sami,mYbr2 take s Va g imi detmi a upozornete je rovne2 na &site pisne i s napevy v eitan-

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ce a krasne obrazky, ukazky eeskeho umeni. Da.vejte detem krome potravy pro telo i potravu dukvni a vzdelavejte nejen jejich rozum, nYbd i srdce, aby z nich byli dobti lide, dobII synove a dcery.

S uptimnym pozdravem Ed. Mieek.

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a! (zn.nmovatel WINTER CARETAKER At Ocker C.M.B. Church on Highway 53 10 miles East of Temple, Texas, House furnished and for salary write, W. L. Zabcik, Rt. 3, Box 224, Temple, Texas, or Rev. Albert Michalik, 605 E. Central Ave., (5-8c) Temple, texas. ) • 4, vm

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• Vgichni tti jsme byli nemocni a byla nam odporueena operace. Dozvedeli jsme se o Doktoru Broden, N. D., od rilznych jeho pacienth a jak mnoho on pro

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ne vykonal; nadez jsme se rozhodli jej na y Stiviti. Nyni jsme skuteene gt'astni, Ze se tak stalo. My jsme byli leeeni koncem mesice srpna a jsme zdravi od to doby. Misto omezene nedovoluje zde popsani v g echny choroby kterYmi • .jsme byli postiZeni. Ale od to doby co jsme z • leeeni byli propu g teni, ZadnY z nas nebyl nemocen jediny den neb i hodinu.

MtiZeme zde dati Dr. Broden na g e nejlep g i odporueeni co schopny a poctivi Doktor, ktery jest velmi dobry a jeho paplatky za jeho slu2by jsou velmi leyne.

Dtive ' t5idnY nam nebyl napomocen ani neptines1 filevy. My s radosti odpovime jakoukoliv .'2adost neb otazku. PtiloZte Vain adresovanou obalku se znamkou.

Frank Pavlecek Mrs. G. L. Pavlecek Steve Zaruba Adresa — Sealy, T as Adresa Dl. Broden jest Hallettsville, Texas kde Utaduje ye etvrtek a v patelt Ve Victoria, Texas a v sobotu do l2ti. jest v pondeli, v AterY a patek — 908 N. (dze) Navaro, St. ) ° eTe Odpoved'.

"Budeme e mit letos take prazdniny?"

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