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BUDOVATEIA POKROKU Tteti distrikt, patST distrikt, to yam byla mela; tteti prohral, patS, vyhral, uz podruhe na nos vyzral.

Vy, sestry a bratti, po zapasu tuhem, ptigli jste z blizka i by jste svou odmenu vzali.

My vas za to pohostime, po bratrsku a uptimne; radi vas zas vidime a mezi nos vitarne.

Temito nekolika prostielmi, ale ze srdce minenSrmi vergiky uvital deputaci &end z pateho distriktu na gi Jednoty malt Jenik (kaZdSt mu lila "Johnny") Pokladnikii v nedeli, dne 13. t. m., do sine a k obedu, kterSr jim uchystaly nage kirchatky v sini tadu Pokrok Dallas eislo 84. A hned Se take musim zminit o torn, ze nekolik teenikil pH odpolednim bratrskein "besedovani" vyslovilo na gim kuchatkam jejich uznani.

Siri pro tuto ptiletitost byla vkusne a nahodne velice ptilehave vykra glena, — srcledky. (V pondeli byl den sv. Valentina, ochrance milencd). Na delnem stole byla velice krasna, kytice gladiolus (myslim ze se Cesky jmenuji medik), — a trofej, kterou si asi houston gti vzali domii Myslivec krasne ale komicky vystrojenST u jeho nohou letela zasttelena vrana.

Vedle tohoto symbolu viterstvi stal peknSr pamatni pohdr, venovanST ttetim distriktem patemu distriktu v upominku na to bratrskou soutet, ktera byla mezi temito dvema distrikty provedena v 1953 a 1954. Okragleni sine a to pamatne sousogi honce a vrany provedla sestra Justine Pokladnikova. Ptipravu pokrmil a obsluhu u stair inely na starosti sestry: Ellie Fridrich a Mildred David, ktere se od prosince staraji o tadovou kuchyni, a jim na porn& byly sestry Lilli Jarma, Lidia Pavelka, Mary Helen KolenovskSr,

(Frank B. Steiner) Annie Marek a Annie Steiner. Tekute obderstveni podavali bratti Ben Jarma, Edward KolenovskY a Ben David; — kterS, musel ale za smutnou povinnosti do Ennis zahy po ukoneeni obedu. A hned take mohu ptipornenouti, ze pro tuto smutnou povinnost se nedostavilo mnoho dent( okkavanStch z Ennis.

PH torn feeriovani jsem sedel vedle bratra StraZnickeho z Rosenberg, a za jeho pomoci jsem si potidil seznam vgech navglevnikii z Houstonu. Bylo to snadne, protole bratr 8efeik mel ye Vestniku ze dne 12. ledna seznarn vgech jednateld z pateho distriktu, kterfr jsem si vzal sebou. Bratr Stratnickjr, na nitij dotaz netli jsme to spisovali, kolik jich pkijelo z Houstonu na tom dostavniku, tekl ze dva-a-tiicet. Jsou to bratti a sestry: John Blinka a manklka z Needvine, kterS7 s 'bratrem a sestrou A. V. Franek museli hodne ptivstati, aby se dostali do Houstonu k tomu dostavniku, kterY vyjitdel v pet rano), Albert Bfigtik, A. V. Franek a manklka z Needville, A. L. Hilsher a mantelka, Louise Kadledek, mantel, syn a dcera; Frances Olexa a mantel, Helen V. Schnell, mantel a synaeek, Rudy J. 8efeik a mantelka, J. M. 8krabanek a mantelka, Joe 2aludek, manZelka a dcera. — To jest deset jednateld z devet-a-dvaceti jednateld pateho distriktu, — a jejich rodiny.

Nasledujici navgtevnici prijeli s nimi: Bratr a sestra StranickSi z Rosenberg, kteti to nemeli o mnoho blize net jednatele z Needville; 8tepan Valdik, redaktor Vestniku, sestra Kostamlatska a syn Tim a dcera Naomi, Vilemina 8imeeek a bratr Jerry Ermis. To jest jich jeden-a-tticet, tak mne schazi jen jeden, a tomu se omlouvam, asi jej nebo ji neznam. (Pozn. red.: — Sestra Amalie Ruby Oernogek.)

Z jinYch ptespolnich nav gtevnikfi mom zaznamenano: Bratr a sestra Ed Snapka,

jednatel, z Mt. Calm, Robert Cervenka z West, sestra Milanova a Joe, jejt gofer a bratr Blatek s rodinou z Ft. "Worth. Z Ennis ptijel bratr Hrabina s rodinou, kterSr musel ale brzy odjeti take nasledkem to smutne zaletitosti, dale z Ennis bratr 8trunc. To jest asi v gechno z piespolnich.

Omluvili se bratr Bartek z Fort Worth, bratr Otto Hanu g ze San Antonio a bratr Popp z Abbott, vgichni jednatele.

Nebudu se zmiriovati o tom "teeriovani", bylo jich mnoho, ale Afia Atesti nikdo nos nenatahoval na sktipec dlouhSrm vstkladem. Bratti Marek, ptedseda Jednoty a Chupick, tajemnik Jednoty, — promluvili prvni, a potom nasledovala fada fednike z pateho distriktu, — a nakonec jich nekolik promluvilo za tteti distrikt.

Celou tuto ptatelskou schtzku vedl ptedseda ttetiho okrsku a ptedseda geho tadu Pokrok Dallas eislo 84, bratr Cyril Pokladnik, — a zadrtel se vehni statne. To nebylo jako vitezi proti poraknYm, — bylo to skuteene bratrske a uptimne od zadatku at do 'odjezdu houstonskYch v gest hodiri veder.

Po dokoneeni toho keriovani ale zaeala prava nalada, a ze to byli na ginci se hnedle ukazalo. MladY E. J. Kadleeek Jr. se chopil jeho krasne harmoniky, kdosi rozdal ttiarchove opisy eeskYch pisnieek, a 1t to glo, — a zpivali i tad, ktere jsem neslygel zpivat cele roky.

Byla to jedna z tech dne gnim easem Indio vidanSrch ptatelskS7ch zabav, a nalada byla velice krasna od poeatku az do konce. Ptal jsem se bratra Stratnickeho a take.Franka Olexy, kolik je sta.' ten dostavnik do Dallas. Bylo mne teeeno, muti platili osm a Zeny sedm dolard za okrutni cestu. Tak si povidam: to jiste je sem do Dallas tahlo ptatelstvi a ptani bYti ye spolednosti svYch znamSrch. Jinak se to neda vysvetlit. Ten obed, kterSr zde dostali, — aekoliv si jej chvalili, nebyl asi

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Nedele 13. unora bude pamatnym dnern na hostinu pripravenou v sini du Pokrok Dallas eislo 84. Byla to hosting, kterou lo yal treti distrikt organisatorfun pateho distriktu. 0 hostile samottle a o torn, kdo tam byl, vAechno co se ph hostine odehralo, nebudu psati. To Sc doetete ze zprav podanYch jinYmi eleny. Ale o yYznamu takove hostiny mezi dvema bratrskYmi souperi, mezi distriktem tretini a distriktem patYm, dalo by se ps4ti hodne, A dalo by se pripomenoutt take, proe se podobnY zajem nemil2e vyvolat ye vSech sedmi distriktech. A dalo by se poukazati i na yzacnou ohetavost na jednom rniste a na veci ne tak vzacne jinde.

Cestou z Dallas z banketu bylo jiz tma. Salina jsem pc> malem Casopisu kapesniho formatit; rozsvitil jsem v autobusu postranni svetYlko, ktere mi dopadalo no kiln jen jako leskly talif, a chtel jsem si ukratit cestu eetbou. jsem na ocibornY elanek o tak Evanem "mechenickem mozku", toti2 o stroji Univac, ktery rozluSti v nekolika malo vterinach rakove problemy, jake poetaNlm vezmou nekolik dnu ne2 by je yypoeitali. Byl to velmi zajimavY elanek, co vSechno da se vykonati pomoci stroje Univac. A saver elanku byl teprve zajimavY. Ceti jsem ho dyakrat. Byla tarn otazka, zdali "mechanicky mozek" 2e nahraditi liclskon inteligenci. MU2e nahraditi celou radu mechanicky pracujicich kancelarskYch sil, maze provadeti vSechny druhy Irideni, porovnavani, komplikovanych yYpoetfi, logickYch uzavertl, ale nemil2e zavadeti 2adne novoty, nema ., chopnosti tvoriti nove plany, nenahradi to, co se zrodi v mozku mysliciho elo yeka, kterY se nakloni ve sve 2idli naiad, zolo2i si nice za hlavu, zahledi se do stropu a zaene ye sve mysli tvorit postup price.

Prestal jsem zastreil jsem eetbu do kap.sy, xhasnul svetYlko a zamyslel jsem se nad tim "mechanickYm mozkern". TakovY umelY mozek by v nekolika vterinach vypocital, kolik unci krocaniho masa jsrne snedli na hostine v Dal las, kolik tepla se spotrebovalo, ne2 se upekly vSecliny ty koldeky, rohlieky, dorty a zakusky; ale 2aelnY "mechanicky mozek" by nedovedl yyplanovat, co udela kapati slzy prekvapeni po tvari reditele Skrabanka nebo elm se zarosi oei jinych pritoranYch na hostile. Na to bylo treba tvoriveho mozku bratra Pokladnika, predsedy tretho distriktu, aby pripadl na my'Slenku darovati patemu distriktu zlatY pohar viterstvi, aby syYm velkoduSnYrn, talaka SlechtickYm da-

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rem prinutil viteze k priznani: "Takove odmeny za sve nepatrne viterstvi jsme si rozhodne nezaslou2ili." MA2enie miti nejnoveji mechanickY mozek, kterY by pro nas vykonaval praci cele rady zamestriancn, ale nic nam nenahradi jeden tvori yY, planujici, myslici mozek.

Mel jsem radost, 2e treti distrikt ma takoVeho mysliciho predsedu. A take mysliciho tajemnika.

Potiebujeme v kaidem distriktu myslici nredniky a eleny. Take je potrebujeme ve VSech domacich radech. A te2 potrebujeme myslici Cleny a etenake, kteri by se zastavili treba i pri Cteni zprav ye Vestniku a premYSleli. A kdy2 prijdou na nee° nejasneho, aby se zastavili a premySleli trochu vice. A to V kdy2 prijdou na nejakY napad a zda0e jim prakticky aby , ho sdelili druhym, treba prostrednictvim . Vestniku nebo v radoye schtizi a ye schrizt distriktni. Potrebujeme stale nove mySlenky, dokonalejsi plany, ktere za nas 26,dnY mechanicky mozek nepronays,11. Potrebujeme V naSich distriktnich sehilzich proslovy, ktere by nebyly jen otrepane froze. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, znamY arnerickY kazatel a spisovatel, ujiSt'uje Ads, "Ani sebe vice dreni a lopotne prace, sebe vice rozkladani rukama a rozhazovani prazdnYch sloe nenahradi prazdnou hlavu, nedostatek tvorivYch mySlenek a schopnost prakticky je zu2itkovati."

Jako priklad tvoiive mySlenky vezuneme si zavedeni na'Sich distriktu. Byl proveden nezdarenY poku's zavesti distrikty hned phi sjezdu v Corpus Christi. Nebyla mySlenka dobre prostudo yana, plan nebyl prijatelnY. Ale po osmi letech vzkrisili tute2 my glenku dva eleni radu Oechoslovan 'Oslo 40 v Hillje, bratr Rubeg, predseda onoho radu, a sestra Hradecka. Do Hillje byla svolana prvni poradschtze. "Nejsme pro takovou Yee zrali", rekl bratr, jehoZ slovo melo vahu nejvetSi. Ale shroma2deni eleni se vyslovili, 2e mySlenka stoji za to, aby se s ni zkusilo. Bylo odhlasovano, 2e se eleni pokusi o dal gi distriktni schilze, nebo aspon o zjfa es ni, zda, mygenka byla by prijatelna. Ne2 se konal sjezd, bylo asi tucet schuzi. PriSly navrhy stanovnimu vYboru, kterY je phjal, sjezdu predlo2i1 a sjezd zavedeni distriktu jednomysine schvalil.

A kdyi si vzpomenu, jak po pryni nezdafile schuzi v Hillje priSla ke mne sestra Hradecka a se sizami v belch o zkiamani a neporozumeni, musirn doznati, 2e kaada dobra vec rodi se v bolesti, 2e poka2de to nekdo odnese tim nebo onirn zpilsobem. Dnes ovi§em bratr RubeS a sestra Hradecka maji to Mahe vedomi, 2e neeekali, a..2 nejakY za,zraenY Univac nam mySlenku distriktu vypracuje. A nesmime Cekati alai my dues

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na mechanickY postup, ale do kaZde bableky aZ po male Slolaky. Pak ovkm distriktni- schtze musi nekdo prinesti redaktor by nepotreboval kurs bratrskenovou tvorivou mySlenku, treba celou ho pojiSt'ovani z Purdue university nebo name napadti. Nekdy ani netuMme, ze Southern Methodist university, ale piraktickeho spolkoveho dobra se staeily by mu nnZky a zasoba podobnYch skrYva, za mySlenkou neumele podanou. rodinnYch mesienikti.

Ale ani diamanty nenajdete v prirode Na podzim v roku 1952 mel jsem to Stevybroukne, nYbrZ jako zakaleny,. neuhlazeny karninek. Teprve brouknim v sti a to vzacnou prilelitost, ze jsem byl rukou ,schopnYch zaleskne se diamant v zvolen za reditele v novinarske sekci Ndrodniho bratrskeho kongresu. Loni byl prave sve krase. jsem dokonce pocten Uradem mistopredBrzy nand zaenou distriktni sehfize.

Meli bychorn techto schtizi vyuZitkovati sedy v one novinarske sekci. Dostavam k tem nejpraktietefSim freeltm. Pied ka- nyni hodne publikaci od jinYch bratrZdou distriktni schnzi meli by se distrikt skYch jednot a velkou 'Cast sveho volneni firednici sejit a pohovorit si o torn, k ho easu venuji studovani techto tYdejakemu neelu bude pristi distriktni nikti, Otrnactidenikti a mesioniku. Nekdy schtize. Bude pro zuZitkovani talentu najdu v nekterern itryvek nebo elanek mladeZe? Bude pro povzbuzeni agitaeni a pod nim poznamku "Vestnik SPJST." prate v distriktu? Bude pro debatu v o- PoteM to, kdyZ vidim, ze nekde na sevetazka,ch, na kterYch maji eleni SPJST ru nebo na vYchode nekterY americkY zajern? Buda v distriktni schtizi prodis- redaktor ete bedlive mou anglickou stat' kutovano new, o tern snad se bude,jed- a Obeas pouZije vYnatek z Vestniku. Rovnati na sjezdu? Budou predneseny neja- ne2 sam vybiram elanky a tivahy z jike navrhy na zmenu stanov nebo na ne- nych bratrskyCh publikaci. Tolik mohu jake zlepkni v Jednot y ? Takove a po- tici, ze Vestnik poskytuje naSim elenUm dobne otazky by mely bYti probrany v daleko vetSi vYber latky jine bratrske predbane schilz2 distriktnich Urednikil, publikace. Prinasirne romanovou eetbu, kdy se projednavaji pripra,vy a kdy se co v jinYch bratrskYch organech nenajjedna o celern programu pristi schaze. dete, Mame' vice dopis y a projevit od Bylo by snad prospegne, kdy by v kai- s y Ych Menu a "etenailt, i kdy2 se • dopisy dem distriktu, totiZ v nektere priSti di- nevztahuji na veci eiste spolkove. A striktni schnzi, vybran byl vYbor, sesta- jsem vdednY tomu, ze TiskovY vYbor povajici z peti, sedmi nebo deviti rozva- Zaduje ode rime, abych v kaZdern eisle nYch a myslicich Menu, kteri by se ne- mel dosti latky ptivodni, ne yypUjeene kdy seSli ke spoledne debate nebo po- nebo z jinYch publikaci vystrihane. Prorade, aby mezi sebou vyme,nili nazory o to domnivam se, ze Vestnik vyhovuje i kdyZ parozmanitYch otazkach, ktere by mohly vetStrie naSich SPJST bYti nat>i. SPJST uZiteene. Neeekejrne, Ze ph nakho listu neni prvotridni.

TeSi nine take, ie naSi eleni dosed nejakY moderni stroj Univac nam naS'e problemy vyre gi. NaSe schnze pied sje- posilaji sve Zivotopisy k otiSleni v nazdem — a eas opravdu leti — mely by sern Prave je uverejnovan Zivotobyti kroine jinych dobrych veci take phi pis bratra Adamka a v nejkratSi dobe pravami pro sjezd, aby se v distriktnich dobe zaene Zivotopis bratra Franka Volsclnizich seznalo smysleni clams o to fa ze statu Iowa. Sestra Hradecka ponebo one veci. A takovY vYbor ria ‘ opra- slala pied Casein Zivotopis jednoho zevy a zmeny spolkoveho Zivota mini by snuleho krajana, o kterY j.scm ji prinesti spoustu dobrYch navrhir. V ale pak se zpravy a dopisy hrnuly za setretim distriktu kona.1 tuto praci aZ do- bou tak, ze na onen Zivotopis jeSte nedoEllo. Mezitim sestra Anna Trampotova sud distriktni tajernnik, bratr Hokk.

Nedivnu byl ve Vestniku pokyn od z Crosby poslala tentY2 Zivotopis, abych jednoho elena, co on by vkchno zavedl, ho prileIltostne uvetejnil. °beam sekdyby byl redaktorem Vestniku. Minil stran uprinme dekuji a vyhovim, jakto dobre. NynefAi redaktor by na nekte- mile bude misto. Take dekuji bratriun Are body pristoupil stoprocentne, kdyby- damkovi a Volfovi za jeji.ch poutave psachom na Vestnik meli dostateeny fond. ne Zivotni zkuknosti. Jiste nejeden eteVyclavame naS organ tYdrie ji.2 38 let. nar Vestniku si jejich Zivotopisy se zajKdy,';.; by eleni si prali a priSti sjezd to mem a s porozurnenina pozorne preCte. Bratru Jaroslavu Kleprlikovi, tajemodhiasoval, milZeme Vestnik zlepSiti, totiZ initi jinY obsah Vestniku, promeniti niku radii, San Antonio eislo 133, muorgan na rodirmY list, kde byly by ru- sim podekovati za jeho nevSedni echobriky pro rozmanite potreby v domac- tu, ze nedbal namalay a vydani, aby pro nosti, pro literaturu, pro polni laospo- anglickou east dneSniho eisla zaopatril darstvi,• pro kaZdeho new, jen pro nak obraze,k a popis o 'Ceske umelkyni Jarspolkove potreby treba nic. Ale pak to mile Novotne. Bratr Kleprlik poslal a y knebude spolkovy organ. Byl, by • to tak chno leteckou poStou, dosti teZkou rytizvanY rodinnY easopis, v nemZ bylo by nu, na co2 musel zaplatit takkka pul drupro kakleho elena rodiny, od stareeka a heho dolaru. To uz je obetavost a pame-

Strana 3 tlivost, aby zprava se dostala do tisku co nejdrive, dokud je to novinka, a dokud vSe v eerstve pameti. Bratru Kleprlikovi zUstavarn dluZnikem. patku, My odesilain posledni zasilku rukopisa do tiskarny, priSlo nekolik prispe ykti, v nich2 popsana hostina organisatorti tretiho a pateho distriktu.

Mezi prispevky byl tea jeden od bratra Steinera. Referat o hostine je velmi phlehavY a celou naladu i okolnosti dobre vystihujici. Z toho davodu odlolen je hotovy a vysazeny elanek o nemocenskein a Mazovem pojiSteni do priStiho eisla, a na predni stranku jo umisten prispevek bratra Steinera, jenni2 za referat opravdu dekuji. Take di y ostatnim, kteri spechali, aby o hy g tine podali sve popisy a Usudky.

Sestra P. ,P. IVIikeskoM v Caldwell, easta dopisovatelka do Vestniku, postiZena byla nenahraditelnou ztratou. Bratr P. P. Mikeka, 'den radu Navy Tabor Oslo 17, rozloueil se navaly se svou manZelkou a rodinou. Tak Sdeleno mi bylo mlaMikeskou, synem manzedym ltir ze otec jeho zemkel ye stredu veeer docela nahle. Pohreb zesnuleho konal se ye etvriek dopoledne a pozilstatky jeho uloleny byly k odpoeinku na hrbitove v Navt‘rn. Tabore. Sesti'e Mikeskove a cele rodine vyslovujeme jmenem etenarti Vestniku na g nejhluIA soustrast.

Bratru J. F. K. v D.: Nepachopil jsi spravne, co bratr tajeronik vysvetloval.

Jedna se o statni prehlilitele, nikoliv o statniho komisare pojiSt'ovani. Predseda statniho odboru poliSt'ovani, kterY je jmenovan guvernerom statu, jmenuje sve pomocniky, meal nimi tea statniho MYliS se, jeAli se domnivaS‘, ze ten hlavoi sc prestenoval do pok a "Ale za neTemple. NaSe SPJST kolik rokit prehliZena stataimi tell, kterYin prehlidka trva nekolik ' Osoba, ktera, byla jmenovana, neni statni, komisar, jak se domniva. , ale jen odbornik poslanY problednouti stay naSi Jednoty. Takova , inspekce se provadi u w7;ech pojiSt'ujicitai spoleenosti a take v Uradovnach bratrskYch jednot.

Promin, ze neodpovidain d.opisem, jak jsi Napadlo nine, ic y vysvetioni posiouZi take jinYm, kteri u sta.tni kontrole Indio vecli.

Pozdravny iistek dw,tal redaktor od sestry Valaikove a manZ:ta SefeakovYch z Dallas z jejich zajezdu do San Antonia na operu, v niz vystoupila Jarmila Novotna. Na listku pripojeny tez podpisy Ed a Ruby Holly a nianZehl KleprlikovYch. UprimnY dik za vzpominku.

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ZPRAVY A PATt. DISTRIKT DEMME Pig i tento dopis za vsechny organisatory pateho distriktu a za celY distrikt pa nasem eavratu z velice prijemneho zajr! : cl u do Dallas v nedeli 13. unora. Cestu -'111(; udelali na pozvani oganisatort tretiho distriktu ,kteri se citili, ze jsme je "pretrurnfli" v soutezi loriskeho roku, kdy jsme zavodili, kterY distrikt napise vice novYch Menu za tit mesice. Distrikt treti vystrojil nam hostinu a pozval v gechny nase organisatory.

Bylo nag dvaatricet osob, kteri jsme jell do Dallas na zvla gtnim autobusu. Bylo to pohodlnej gi, kdy2 jsme jell vgichni pohromade, bez namahy, berstarostne a bezpeene. Nasedali jsme v g ichni phi sini facia Pokrok Houstonu cislo 88 o pul geste rano a dorazili jsme k sini radu Pokrok Dallas cislo 83 o pal jedenacte.

To se samo sebou rozumi, ze jsme museli zastavit dvakrat na galek kavy a na dvou mistech prekvapit obsluhovaeky kavarnach svYm patem a s yYm hlasitYm mluvenim.

KdyZ jsme se v Dallas u sine radu Pokrok Dallas vyhrnuli z autobusu, vitali mis tamnel gi bratri a sestry s otevrenou naruei. Sem tam i nejaka hubicka padla.

A zrovna se glo na kavu. Kdo nechtel ka.vu, doStal zvla gtni chmelovSr vYrobek, kterY my v Houstonu nemame—pied jednou hodinou v nedeli. To bylo reel a hlaholu, jako by vsichni patrili do krotaku A presne ye clvanact hodin zasedalo se ke stohlm, ktere byly tremi radami pies eels prostranstvi sine radu Pokrok Dallas. Byl to opravdovY banket pro vgechny pritornne, na jak neni mono zapomenout. Sestry a bratri v tretim distritku pripravili skuteene "viteznou" hostinu, jakoby melt vice radosti ze sve "prohry" nez z nageho "viterstvi". V takovem bratrskern ovzdu gi byla radost v geobecna, a zadny necitil sklieenost, ani ze nekdo vyhral a nada prohral. Zdalo se, ze vyhrali vgichni.

Jedlo se a hodovalo pros hodinu. Pak nastaly proslovy, povzbuzujici reel, vYmeny nahledil vsech pritomnych organisaBylo pul treti odpoledne ,kdy2 spakojene jsrne vstavali od stole, abychom se dale bavili zpevem, hovorem, a pak i tandem.

Se zapadem slunka nasedali jsme do nageho autobusu, ale nemohli jsme se dlouho rozlouelt. Je gte na slovieko, jests nejakY Zert, jests jednu pisnieku, jests se vratit pro zdanlive zapomenutou vec v nalevne, jests znovu uji gt'ovani, ze "dobre jsme se meli, radi se videli, podruhe zas prijdem." A pak s hudbou na tahaci harmoniku jsme se vraceli dome., Bylo

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nee° pa jedenacte yeeer, kdy jsme dorazili k sini radu Pokrok Houstonu.

Jmenem vsech 32 aeastnika, kteri pHjell na banket v Dallas, dekuji z hloubi srdce v gem sestram a bratrum tretiho distriktu za vgechno, co vykonali k ilplnanau ftspechu tohoto bratrskeho podniku. Celou cestou dome a od kaZdebo, s kYm jsem od nedele mluvil, sla jen chvala a poznamky, jak prijemnY den jsme uZili zajezdern do tretiho distriktu. Sam ridio naseho autobusu, ac nebyl do naseho spolkoveho Zivota zasvecen ,prohlasil jako nestranny pozoravatel, ze byl kvapen hostinu ,pratelskSni projevy a slavnostni naladou eels skupiny jak v Dallas tak mezi s yYmi pasaZery.

Jegte jednou nejsrdeenejAi diky vgen sestram a bratrim v tretim distriktu. Bude to teZke, abychom my, v patem distriktu, mohli yam bratrske pohosteni aseasteene oplatit. Ale slibili jste, ze prijedete, a my se o to pokusime.

Bratrsky vas Rudy J. gefeik, tajemnik 5. distriktu ) •A•( ZPRAVY Z TRETIIIO DISTRIKTU S. P. J. S. T. Grapevine, Texas.

Sestry a bratri: Minulou nedeli dne 13. finora proMli jsme milt' den s prateli pit hostile viteza v dvorane hosticiho radu cislo 84 v Dallas, Texas.

Litujeme, ze mnozi z pozvanych se nemohli zaeastniti, nebot' jsem jist toho, ze prome gkali krasne chvile ve'ru bratrske i sesterske cli`dnosti. Projevili jste zas, mile setry a bratri, Se v ramci distriktni einnosti se daji mnohe krasne chvile pripraviti. Citil jsem, ze jste byli mile prekvapeni a lvi podil na aspechu toho dne pripada nasemu milemu radu cislo 84.

Sestry a. bratri tehoz zaslou'Zi si vrele uznani, ktere jim bylo tea projeveno a necht' ukazka jejich obetavosti najde ozvenu i jinde u roda, ktere v ten den byly v Dallas zastouperre.

ViteznY distrikt pat dostavil se na eas na svem sjednanem autobusu a po uvitani vsech, ba po celiekY den, nalada byla slavnostni, pratelsky srdeena. Mnohe noye vztahy byly navazane a zas melt jsme uprimnou radost sejiti se s prateli davnrni.

Neprislugi mi popisovati podrobne eisla programu; jak jeden z tretiho distriktu ponecham to v g e pratelam z vitezneho distriktu patella.

Jen tolik bych rad poznamenal, ze radostnS7 tento den mel i sve vskutku do-

jemne chvile, ktere na me mohutne pasobily.

Bratr predseda Marek i br. tajemnik Chupick a br. redaktor na na ge pozvani se dostavili.

Pripomel jsem si, jak mnoho by ffeast vsech nagich distriktu mohla pro nagi spoleonou einnost znamenati, kdybychom se easteji takto mohli schazeti. — V gechny ty pratelske projevy a unrimnost nageho distriktniho predsedy bratra Pokladnika, jak seznal jsem, zanechaly hlubokY dojem. Proslovy byly kratke, povzbuzujici, pratelske i humorne a vdeene prijate. Bratr Sefeik s yYm kratgial projevem dotkl se nag hluboce, dojal nas a mnohe oko zaSizelo.

Po skvele hostine mlad'ouek9' bratr Kadleeek hral /lam mistrne na krasnY svaj nastroj a na ge pisne sborem rozlehaly se po sale.

Doufam, ze jste se v gichni dobre mezi nami citili i pobavili a bud'te v gichni ujigteni, ze tento den nejen nag vgechny opal sblilil, ale ze dlouho •budeme vas vzpominati.

S pratelskYm pozdravem Ludva 0. Hogek, t. S. tajemnik.

• sTa SCHUZE PATEHO DISTRIKTU Bratri a stestry: AS nag patY distrikt nechtel bYti nejprvnej gi na poradani sve pravidelne schaze, okolnosti prinutily aredniky pateho distriktu, aby pavodni datum schaze bylo zrneneno a posunuto o hodne Planovali jsme na schazi koncem dubna, ale bylo treba datum zmeniti na prvni nedeli v mesici breznu.

Schtlze patella distriktu bude konana 6. brezna v sini radu Pokrok Houstonu cislo 88. Nebude ZadnY zalaavni program, ale bude to v3-7 hradne schaze, v ktere se budou probirati problemy spadajici pod pravomoc distriktu a take'pro dobro eels Jednoty. Schtize zaene o druhe odpoledne a bude ukoneena kolem kady, pal pate. Je duldite, aby vkchny, ktere spadaji do tohoto distriktu, poslaly do schilze sve zastupce, nebo poslaly na Hlavni idadovnu svou omluvu, prod zastupce do distriktni scliaze poslati nemohou. I5Tednici Hlavni utadovny, kteri budou v nagi distriktni schfizi, oznami omluvu mistniho radu nebo vysvetli pomery u tech radii, ktere distriktni schtlze zanedbavaji. Chceme spolupracovati s Hlavni filacloynou, aby hlavni firednici melt prehled pies celou praci distriktu, a aby nam oznarnili, jake zmeny nebo pravy bychom meli hledat, aby schtize distriktni nebyly nadarmo. Proto, dostane-li vas dornaci rad nebo va§i domaci

Ve steedu, dne 23. Anora 1955. idednici pozvani do schtize pateho distriktu od hlavnich iteednika, jak aZ dosud se dealt), nezapomente oznamiti na hlavni Cleadovnu a poslati svou omluvu, kdy byste do distriktni schuze se nemohli dostaNit. Hlavni iteednici nein tuto omluvu od vageho domaciho eadu v nagi distriktni schiAzi podaji.

Toto je take pozvanka v gem freednikiim jinSrch distriktit, aby nas svou naygtevou poctili. S radosti uvidime a peivitarrie aleny a hosty z kterehokoliv jineho distriktu.

S bratrskSrm pozdrayem Rudy J. Sefeik, (8-9) tajemnik 5. distriktu. )°A•( • Z DISTRIKTU PRVNIHO Bratie redaktore: Laskave uvekejni ye Vestniku pro in formaci ygech 'den& SPJST, ze peigti schiize prvniho distriktu bude se konati v sini eadu Slovan Oslo 9 ye Snook.

Schfize bude prvni nedeli v dubnu, den peed velikonoenimi svatky. Peesnr* g as, kdy bude schtize zahajena, oznamen bude pozdeji.

S pozdravem J. T. gkrabanek, tajemnik eadu Slovan eislo 9.

(Poznamka redaktora: — KdyZ vY ge uvedena zprava byla jiz vysazena, peiglo dalgi uvedomeni. Bude tfeba co nejdeive se dohodnout a znovu oznamit peesnSr den schtize.)

61entim od eadu Slovan cis. 9. se diva na vedomost, 'Ze na ge distriktni schilze prvniho distriktu bude konana prvni nedeli v kvetnu, o 1. hodine odpoledne, zde na Snook u eadu Slovan Cislo 9. Tak mne uvedomil bratr peedseda prvniho distriktu bratr 8tepan. Oni ji2 delaji ptipravy na prvni nedeli v kvetnu. Dal gi oznameni bude ye Vestniku pozdeji.

S bratrskSrm pozdrevem J. T. .Skrabanek, tajemnik fadu Cislo 9. * •( BANKET V HOUSTONU Organisatoti pateho distriktu dayaji banket pro vkchny organisatory teetiho distriktu v nedeli 22. kvetna v sini eadu Pokrok Houstonu eislo 88. Pozvanky budou rozeslany co nejdeive.

J. M. •Skrabanek, peedseda Rudy J. Sefeik, tajemnik.

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I)istriktui schfize Schtize v jinSrch distriktech budou uveeejneny jakmile distriktni iteednici ustanovi datum schtize ye svem distriktu.

Distrikt teeti, 27. beezna, Dallas, Texas.

Distrikt pity, 6. beezn,a, Houston, Texas Distrikt nest, 15. kV es tna, Hillje.

VtSTNIK — WEST, NA NAVSTEVU AUTOBUSEM DO DALLAS V nedeli dne 13. imora meli jsme krasnY zdjezd do Dallas, kde jsme rneii °pet prilelitost poznati pohostinstvi tamnejSich bratrU a sester. Jak v loni, tak i letos nenalezdm dost slov, abych vyslovila diky za nas vSechny, kteri jsme byli znovu ucte'ni tak skvele ptichystanou hostinou.

Hdy2 nag autobus s dvaateiceti pasaZery zastavil peed eadovou budovou Pokrok Dallas Cislo 84, a my .se vyhrnuli jako z ulu, byli jsme ihned uvitani bratrem predsedou ttetiho distriktu Cyrilem Poklaclnikem a mistoptedsedou distriktu bratrem Hrabinou z Ennis. Uvnitk sine jako o posviceni: nebyla to pernikovd srdeeka, ale na pOdest americkeho svatku "Valentina", col pripadalo na druhy den, v pondeli 14. rinora, bylo vie dekorovano samYmi srdeeky, take stoly byly pokryty ubrusy tohoto vzoru, col se vyjimalo velmi krasne. A kdy vzpomeneme vSechny kvetinove ozdoby, musime priznati, ze vSe se doplriovalo a vyhlilelo nadherne.

Hned u dveri byla registra.ce vSech navStevnikii a take ihned byla priSpendlena kaZdeinu nav gtevniku z pateho distriktu eervena stuha. Domati dostali nevinnou bilou pentli Nemam tugeni prof eervena a bild. Snad jen proto, jsou to Ceske narodni barvy? Nebo melo to jate jinr vSiznam? Kdol vi.

A ji2 je vitani na vgechny strany.

Bylo pozorovati, Ze kaZdY byl ye velmi dobre nalade. Sarr4T smith, Zert a seznamovani.

Sestry v kuchyni tally se jako na obrtliku. V Cele byla sestra Markova a s ni byly sentry Pavelkovd, Jarmovd, Steinerovd, Davidovd, Fridrichova, Kolenovska, a snad jeSte jine, ktere si nepa.matuj Nezii jsme se naddli, bylo voldno, abychom zasedali ke stolum. Sestry neftnavne obsluhovaly a stale peina gely pine misy rozlienSTch pokrmri. Abych neptedbihala, nelli jsme zaeali jisti, postavila estra Pavelkova pied bratra "krabana zahalenSr podnos, col vypadalo velmi tajemne. Bratr 8krabanek .trochu ye strachu odhalil peedlolenou Yee. Musim priznati, Ze to byl vytvor meleekY. Nevim, jestli to dokaZi, abych yam aspori easteene vyobrazila tento ddrek nagemu peedsedovi pateho distriktu. Bylo to tak obrazne sestavene, Ze to muselo dati hodne -premSrSleni a take prdce. Kdyl jsme byli po prve na banketu v Dallas, tak nas piedseda bratr lcrabanek slibil dallaskYm, le al my je budeme hostit, ptichystame jim vrany. Jak videt, dobte si to zapamatovali, a to bylo prdve vec, kterou bratr 8krabanek oelhalil na torn velkem podnosu.

Strana 5 Celt' podnos byl pokryt eerstvou zelenou petrleli, take to vypadalo jako louka. Na to louce stoji rozkroeend vrana, majici na zadech cedulku "Pat* distrikt". Byla vrana obleeena v kalhotech a v eervenem Sosdku, na hlay e ma Cerny klobouk, v zobaku cigaretu a na zobaku okulary. V rukou bouchaeku, kterou prave zastrelena byla druha, \traria, oznaeena, "Treti distrikt". Tato pora rlend chudak vrana leli na zadech vzharu prackami a ani se nehne. Nemusim podotYkat, jakou salvu smichu toto peirovnani pa podnosu peivolalo. Doufam, Ze obrazky, ktere bratr Pavelka bral, budou dobre, aby mohly bSrti v nagem Vestniku. Nevim, jak diouho sestra Justine PolAdnikovd, na tomto projektu pracovala, d7le bylo to opravdu um6lecky sestaveno.

Tim nvod k . hostine byl zahajen, a pak misa za misou chutnSrch jidel byly poavail& a zdalo se, Ze tomu nebude kon-: ce. Az koneene jeSte kafieko a koldee, dorty a paje.

JeSte nekteri dopijeli druhy Ci tteti Salek kavy, kdy ptedseda ttetiho distriktu, kterSi je take pliedsedou tadu Pokrok Dallas Cislo 84, bratr Cyrill Pokladnik, pristoupil k mikrofonu a ptivi7 tal vSechny ptitomne. OvSein psi jidle bylo pino humoru a povidani, a take vdlnejSi poznarnky a otazky tYkajici se nagi prate organisaeni a prospechu na si Jednoty. Rozhovoeil se bratr Poklad7 nik o torn, Ze takove zavody peinageji fispech nejenom pro kaZdeho organisara osobne, ale irspech a zisk nejvetai ma nage Jednota. A to jest cil, za nim2 kola dobre smY glejici Clen na gi Jednoty pracuje, aby mohutna naSe Jednota prospivala a rostla.

Velmi dojeinne zaprisobila na ygechny peitomne nasledujici episoda: KdyZ kaZjiZ spokojene oddychoval po vgech tech chutnSich pokrmech, to bratr Pokladnik pozvednul ptikrytST predrnet, kterSi na stole peed nim po celou dobu hostiny stal. KaZdST byl zyeda.v, co to jen mac bSrti, Jsem jista, ze l'adneho by to nebylo napadlo, co se tarn skrS7vd. Musim priznati, ze z naSi strany bylo to pfekvapeni tzpine. Bratr HoSek psal pied tim ye Vestniku, le bratr Pokladnik chysta. vSem nejake prekvapeni, ale my se domnivali, ze ty dve vrany na zelenern pagitu vykonaly svou peekvapenku. Ale tohle bylo nee° sla ynostnejSino. S krat kYmi, ale vybranymi slovy podal bratr Pokladnik bratru Skrabankovi zlatST pchat jako viteznou trofej na pamatku od tretiho distriktu. Bylo to fichvatne, velkornysIne. VSem se dech zatajil. Trvalo to chvili, nelli pritomni naSli zase nit humoru.

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San Antonio, e'islo 133 San Antonio, Texas.

Schtize nageho ra,du, konand v nedeli 13. Anora t. r., byla nav gtivena pomerne slab& Avg ak tentokrate je to omluveno tim, ae v tutee dobu ye zdej gim divadle byla ptedvadena opera "Fledermaus", ye ktere Aeinkovala v gem znama na ge ridrodni urnelkyne pani Jarmila Novotna z Metropolitan opery v New Yorku.

S bratrem Ed. Hollym navgtivil nagi schtizi yzacnY a milt' host, bratr Hugo Sefeak z Dallasu, glen stavebniho vYboru. Na poaddani predsedy Mein bratr Sefeak kekl nam mnohe zajimavosti tYkajici se budovy na gi Hlavni Aradovny.

Zaroveri tim objasnil mnohym mylne hledy nekterYch diems, kteki z neznalosti veci a mistnich pomerti. celou tuto otaz ku nespravne posuzuji. Bratr Sefeak pri svern zdravem humoru pripada mi sveaej gi a mladgi nee jsem ho vide], v rijnu minuleho roku. Gratuluji a te gim se s nim. Popovidali jsme si pekne a tegime se, ae se pri jeho pki gti ceste do San Antonia zase na nas podiva.

Pokud jde o nag kadovY piknik v County Mission Parku zde v San Antonin, bylo definitivne stanoveno datum na nedeli 22. kvetna t. r. Podrobnosti budou dojednany v pkigti nagi schuzi, proto prijd'te, prosim, a uleheete praci na gemu vYboru radou i pomoci jak nejlepe umite a mtaete.

S radosti oznamuji, ae mame noveho dopisovatele do anglicke easti Vestniku.

Mam radost nejenom, ae ho mame, ale ae ie to 'ed n z tech mlad' h V se ujal Stanley Kahnus, hezkY a nadejnY synek nag eho mistopredsedy, bratra Alfredo., Kalmuse. Jia drive projevil zajem o spolkovY aivot, toto jest pro neho krasna prileaitost se v gim se obeznamit a ponevada je to chlapec velmi inteligentni, chytrY a vzorneho chovani, stava, nadeje, ae fad v nem na gel dobreho budouciho Cinovnika. Pfeji mnoho zdaru a budeg-li, Stanley, neco potkebovati, jsem milerad ochoten kdykoliv vypomoci.

Pki losovani byl malou June Kalmusoyou vytaaen listek se jmenem sestry Marie Sugarkove. Ta v gak nebyla pritomna a proto vYhra $2.00 piipadla ye prospech radu.

Zda, se, ae eeskY aivot v San Antonin se troche probouzi. Na schuzi Arednikti vgech eeskYch spolkti zde v San Antonin, konane 25. ledna t. r., byla sjednana urCita, dohoda o spoleenem postupu k zakoupeni nebo postaveni Ceskeho spolkoveil° domu. V nejblia gich dnech bude poverenYrn pkipravnYm vYborem svolana veiejna schtize cele Ceske vekejnosti v an Antonia a bude-li dostatek porozu-

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meni a zajmu pro vec, vzroste nadeje, po vzoru jinYch mest i San Antonio v tomto ohledu nezustane pozadu. Kandy bude na schtzi *pozvan pisemne. Doufam, ae v na gi breznove schuzi (v nedeli 13. brezna t. r.) budeme yam moci iici vice. Prijd'te proto ureite a pfivedle svoje pratele a zname. Jinak, samozrejme, se k veci prileaitostne vratim a neopomenu vas y eas informovati.

Jaroslav Kleprlik, tajemnik. ) • co? e OD OSMDESAT OSIVIIOKY Vaaeni pfatele, bratri a sestry: Predne, nee budu pokraeovati ye sve zprave, musim addati bratra V. S. Le gikara, kterY bydli ye Victorii, Texas, a kterY je na gim Menem jia pies padesat let, aby mne prominul, ze jsem nedopatrenim vynechal jeho jmeno z meho posledniho dopisu, kdya jsem oznamoval, ae na g rad me, tri Cleny, kteri jsou u Jednoty pies padesat let. Opravuji to, nag fad ma etyki Cleny, kteki jsou v Jednote pies pul stoleti. Ale na gtesti jsem na, svou chybu yeas ptigel a bratru Le gikarovi do Victorie dopsal, abych ho pozval k onomu slavnostnimu odevzdani Bratr Le gikar litoval, ae nebude mu moci se dostaviti, a omluvil se pro vzdalenost.

Jak jsem jia se zminil v poslednim dopise, byl v nagi schilzi pritomen bratr Edward L. Marek, aby knofliky odevzdal.

Bratr Marek byl tak laskav a pkijel.

Vgern pritornnYm se jeho proslov libil, aspori se tak domnivam, a slova jeho mohla by bYti vzata v Avahu. Bra.tr Marek vysvetlil, za jakYch podminek a teakosti na gi predkove zalozili SPJST, jak hajili a udraovali to heslo lidskosti, bratrstvi a podpory. Dale se vyslovil, jak muacme bYti vdeeni, ae mame zde svobodu a volnost se zhromaad'ovati kdykoliv a kdekoliv si to pkejeme bez jakehokoliv doprogovati se od pant. Pravda, mitaeme bYti vdeeni za svobodu, kterou na sta milionA lidi nezna. Je zde neco, nad eim bychom se meli zamysliti.

Byly pripraveny etyri sedadla pro nage 50 let trvajici Cleny. D ye z nich zilstaly prazdne, kdyz bratr Marek zacal svou Jak jsem se jia zminil, bratr Legikar se nemohl dostavit a sestra Kampen take ne. Sestra, Kampen churavela. Byli vgak pritomni sestra Marie Malinakova a bratr A. E. Petrag.

Jmenem radii dekuji bratru Markovi za jeho ochotu, ae k nam pfijel a promluvil. Doufam, ae zase se nekdy vyskytne podobna prileaitost.

Ted' neco o Krouaku Hlahol. V nedeli 6. ilbora taaS kroudek sehral velmi kras-

nY kus pod nazvem "StrYeek" a vgichni ochotnici se drzeli, jak obyeejne, velmi dobke. Profesora brad br. Johnnie Sula, kterY ua neni novY na jevig ti a hral kra,sne. flloha mu pkilehala. Nag pokladnik, Jerry Ermis, se take ukazal jako herec.

Sestra Naomi Kostomlatska, ktera je ochotna sehrati jakoukoliv Alohu, hrala Amalku, chot' Jerry Ermise a vekte, ae hraje Alohu jako hraje piano — dobke.

Ten statkar se vady da sly get a vady je ochoten pomoct; ne ae jen hraje divadla u nas, ale je na g pkedseda Krouaku Hlaholu, Vladimir StraanickY, diky, bratke.

Pana doktdra sehral br. Tim KostmlatskY a prilehala mu Aloha. Rilaenku hratla ses Wilhelmina 8imeeek a vekte, dim dale tak lepe hraje. Na geho bYvaleho piedsedy iddu Cis. 88 aenu gka, sestra Maxine Sefeikova, hrala dceru pani Kudrnove a hrala jako veteranka. Ten hostinskY, — nu to ale pa govalo — ten Abor ta poklona — ta obsluha, no to byl Jan Kahank ml. Jako vady, dobrY herec. Aniakou byla sestra Mary Jane kia, novaeka, ale kdo by to poznal, kdya tak krasne hrala. Vdovu Kudrnovou hrala ses Mary Johnson, hrala jak v jinYch divadlech Mary — velmi dobke. Eulalie, Tys to asi odnesla v ge s tim ueenim. Abych vysvetlil, tato Aloha byla podana, sestke Walloye jen par dni pied divadlem a vete, ae se tak dlouhou Alohu naueila, a nejen to, ale ji zahrala jak se path. Jeji mua (a ted' pane redaktore, nech tuto vetu na pokoji)k, majitel domu, sehral redaktor Vestniku, bratr Stepan Valeik.

Byl tak obleeen, ae ja, pochybuji, ae by ho ani jeho manaelka poznala. Jak psal bratr z Wheelock v poslednim Vestniku, ae hlas ho zradil. Bratr Valeik neni jen dobrY redaktor, ale tea dobrY herec a to nas teal v rade.

Vag F. A. Kadleeek, tajemnik kadu eislo 88.

4, • ii,Ad Ennis 'Oslo 25.

Ennis, Texas.

Bratri a sestry: Musime yam nejprve zdelit,ze mne dnes v nagi schAzi obdakili touto nemilou praci, podat nejake zpravy od nageho kadu. To jia predem vim, ae nevyhovim vgem. Ale ae jsou v tom penize, tak jsem to vzal. A k tomu mi hned kikal ten nag banker, ae si je mohu uloait u nich, ae tam maji misto, tak to zkusim.

0 pooasi psat nebudu nic vic, ne as ae pekne zapr gelo, ale take zima dost na ty jitrnice a klobasy.

Schtizi jsme dnes odbyli na honem a drive, skrze pohkeb br. Edvina GureckYho, kterY poloail svilj mladY aivot tam v to dalekd Koreji a byl prevezen sem do-

Ve sttedu, dne 23. nnora , 1955. mti. Ale na to v ge schtize byla dost dobra, tag elenti ptijelo dost si zapravit sve poplatky. Teg byl podan dopis od jedne sestry skrze filevu na poplatcich; a byl to dopis asi od nektereho idednika. Bylo tam ,kolik a kdy se to fileva sra gi starem dlenrina. Co nine prekva,pilo, ten na g ridetni to mel vg e na cent tak v knize a tak ten vybiral.

Toto pig i jen proto, jestli jste nekdo, ktere si myslite, se jste opravneni na to snigeni, tak ptijd'te do schnze a va gi iitednici vain to s radosti spravi. Pak reknete, "No piece je ten na g- spolek do bre".

Take vam trochu prozradim, ae cosi se planuje. Vgichni pracovali, aby byla nage sin co nejdtive doplacena a take ji g je.

Tak to nejak oslavit a osladit. Co a jak a kdy? Nejlepgi bude, kdy g ptijdete vgichni do schnze, neb pozvanky se posilat nebudou.

Ptieina, prod jsem vzal tuto nemilou praci je, Ze na ge dopisovatelka chce si na chvili odpodinout po nemoci, ale doufdm, ge vypomil ge obeas neco podat do Vestniku ne g si to vezme zpatky. Tak pro dneg ek koneim. Co s tim bratr redaktor udela, nevim; ale slibuji; ge se budu omezovat jen na adove zpravy.

S pozdravem John W. Laga. ) •4*( TRAMP — TRAMP — TRAMP! Sokol Houston potadati bude v nedeli dne 27. Unora 1955 o 8 hod. vederni v sokolske ,sini na Edsee ulici "Trhanskou (Tramp) Merendu."

Kagde nairgtevnik je gadan, by jeho ribor piedstavoval . opravdovIeho trhana.

Tern nejhorgim bude udelena pekna cena. Trhani mohou laeti maskovani neb bez masek, tot' osobni yule jednotlivcri Nezapomerite se dostaviti, neb to bude gvanda!

Dobra hudba bude neinkovati a to orchestra Rudyho Zatopka. Vstupne 85 cent& 0 hojnou navgtevu gada, a uctive zve Zabavni Vebor Sokola Houston. ) • sT. • ( fad Karel Havlieek Zig° 4.

Hallettsville, Texas ivlili bratti, sestry a ptatele, co toto budete dist, bude mesic finor skoro prye, ale nage vzpominky dlouho budou treat v nagi pameti, za gite 13. tento mesic. To jsme se v gichni zas jednou od srdce gasman. Schnze zadala o pril druhe hodine odpoledne, jen kratka.

Zadalo se s vybiranim poplatkti, protokol preeten, hla geni etyti novi Cleftza leden, cog neni gpatne, vid'te? Pak Ctena resoluce soustrasti pani Joe Straus a jeji rodine.

Vzdana Cest povstanim na gemu zemtelemu bratru Joe Strausovi, ktere ze-

VESTNiK WEST, TEXAS Intel 31. ledna, nahle mrtvice ukoneila jeho aivot. Neradi ho ztracime, byl vgdy dobrem elenern a ()teem. Budi g Cest jeho parnatce. Mila rodino, ptijmete nas vgech uptinmou soustrast.

Pak zadinal na g program pro ty nage dleny, bratry, sestry a ditky co men narozeniny tento mesic v &writ A byla jich hezka hrstka, 32. Kandy pohli gel na tu rU glaku a se usmival, kdy g jirn je ty mlade sleeinky pripinaly.

Ale — meli jste je sly get pozeleji! To se ua smali na cele kolo, kdy g byl posledni vestup na programa a ostatni s nimi.

Prvni nisei), "My country This of The", zpivali vg ichni jednu sloku. Pak "The Eyes of Texas", potom uvitani prednesla mala Judy Treptow. III vestup "Having trouble", 4 chlapci. 4. pisen pro oslavence, "Happy Birthday to All". 5. vestup "Birthday Looks", 6 divek. Cis. 6., a toto bylo neco hezk6ho, melo to velke veznam (aspon by melo mit) pro kagdeho Mena ,cp to videli..Meli pet velkech pismen SPJST na opone, bylo 5 hochil a 5 divek, kagde mel tti pentle, bilou, dervenou a rnodrou. Prvne utvotili pismeno S, pak- P a tak dale, a na konec z tech pentli utvotili hvezdu SPJST, znazorriu•jici na g symbol nagi Jecinoty, a zpivali piseri SPJST. Posledni bylo "Minstrel Show", no a to bylo ramusu a smichu, a g ! Veru, lepe to nemohlo bet sehrand, ty pohyby, tee, tanec a pisne v tom zahrnute, v ge jak ti eerni ugmouranci.

V sobotu 12. byl svatek Lincolna a pak 14. Valentina, tak bylo vzpomenuto Abrahams Lincolna a na g program byl veden take v torn smyslu, jak dekoraci tak zpevem. Dekujeme v gern za tu velkou navgtevu f ka, gdemu co neco darovali na dobrovolnou sbirku, at' malem neb vetgim ptispeirkem pene gnim, neb ti nagi si toho zaslou gi. Kteti vi, co jest to za praci, to uznaji. Diky yarn vgem.

Od tadu Radhogt' Cis. 99 zastoupen br.

August Holub, od tadu Novohrad Cis. 3 br. Julius Technik,'od tadu Cis. 28 v East Bernard br. Adolf Berkovske, z Inez pan a pani Janeeka. Jestli tu byli jini a jsme je t5eba pfehledli, musite odpustit, a ag zas neco budeme mit, jen at' vas dojde vice, dim vice tim lepe.

Po programe byla ov gem svaeina doufame, ge kagde se citil jak doma. To jest nage snaha a pkani.

Potom jen oslavenci tahali losy neb jmena na . "cake" a ten dostala zdej gi pani Brownova.

Co se stalo, bratte Sralik, s Vami, ge jste nepti gel? Vim, Se mate take narozeniny tento mesic, a mnozi se na Vas ptali, co je s Vami.

No a nage sestra Linda Miku g to nejlepe vyvedla, misto aby pti gla mezi nas, pre radeji do gpitalu ku Dr. Dufner, a

Strana 7 tam si chytla hezkeho kludinu. To bylo prekvapeni pro mnohe, neb pi. mikugova je na zabavnim vebote a chodila v gdy na, zkouSky vypomahat a najednou toto!

Kandy, kde je Linda, Se tu neni? A ona se smala, kdyg jsem se tam u ni stavila po to party. Well, zas bude jeden nove e'en, vid'te? At' yarn ho gik roste k sti. 'estriacteho jsme inCli ma gkarni bal:, ale pro de gt' a velke bleskani ninoho lidu to postra gilo, ale celkem to nebylo tak gpatne. Byly udeleny 3 deny, prvni cenu clostala $5.00 co "Miss Hallettsville Barbara Nell Werner, druhou $3.00 obdrgel Leonard Heiman co "Uncle Sam". Tteticen $1.00 dostal Leroy Mikeska Jr. co' "Geor ge Washington". DohromNdy Erwin: Holly a Johnny Zak, co "Jam antid honey); velmi smegrle.

Ptala bych si, abychom meli svou sin,. velkou s jevigtem, a vge co jest tteba. pro,. divadlo a pod. Toho my nemanie, a pak,. nam chybi mladi lidieky, neb e mnoherch, ukolech jest t5eba stejne velikosti ditky a opaene. Ano, chybi nam v ge, a sestra Alma Grone gova ma s ti z dosti obti gi a price to nejak dat dohromady a dela to, jak se nejlepe to da udelati. To neni jak, ve velkem nieste, kde ditky od malieka se udi zpevu, tanci a podobne, pak jest vice lidi a tech mladg ich k takove praci.

Vrele diky v g em ucinkujicim a co vypoindhali jakemkoliv zpilsobem. ,Dostavte se co nejvice do pri gti schnze, at' se dojedna co jsme picehledli v posled•ni, neb nebylo easu.

Tak na shledanou jsern va ge dopisovaMato., Fabian. telka •( )• DAREK NEVESTE Dnes ka gde rozumne genich koupi pre' svou vyvolenou darek, ktere ' ma nejen trvalou hodnotii, ale ktere ten poskytuje," spokojenej g i pohled do budoucnosti. rek ten je dodatedne givotni pojigteni pro noveho rnan g ela ve prospech thangelky. bnes mlade pa.rek sotva za getti vice neg co se ulogi do g ivotniho pojigteni.

Poplatky se zdaji btemenem, ale jsou tak nevyhnutelnem gdanim jako kterekoliv jine g ivotni potteby. Dejme tomu, ge de nian'g el dostava jen $40 tedne. Kdyby mohl ugettiti jen 10% nebo $4 tedne, to uspory zakoupily by mu za $7,500 rodinneho pojig teni. ,Tim by zarueil aye mang elce pravidelne ptijem $75 mesidne po dobu dvaceti let, i kdyby genital na,.. druhe den, kdy pojig teni by ve glo v plat— Dr. G. W. Crane.' nost. ) • oTe ° Pki gel Skoi, h holiei: "Co stoji u vas sttihani vlasti9" "Otyi9. koruny."

"A holeni?"

"Dye koruny."

"Tak nine oholte hlavu."

VEST Nt K ®- WEST, TEXAS

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BUDOVATELR POKROKU (Dokoneeni se strany 1) too hlavni myglenkou cesty do Dallas.

Tallova manZelska dvojice zaplatila na podileni se na tomto obedu patnact dolarft, — a mnohY by jiste poeital, 2e za ty penize dostane nekolik nedelnich obecla a to v pohodli, bez cesty pies d ye sta padesat mil. 0 tomto se da mnoho premY;Slet, Ze ano.

- Ohdivoval jsem se tomu mlademu Kadleekovi a to jeho harmonice. Mlac1S7 E. J. znal kdekterou eeskou pisnieku, a skuteene pekne hraje. VSichni se nii to jeho harmonice bavili tak vYteene, ze kdyz byli volani o pate hodine, aby se na cestu dornt posilnili trochu jidlem i tim penivYm, — ani se jim ke stolum nechtelo.

Abych nezapomenul, neZli jsme od stoic) vstali, dostalo se tretimu okrsku pozvani na pohosteni do sine radu Pokrok Houstonu na den 22. kvetna, a to nas skuteene pote'Ailo. Pity distrikt nam chce tuto hostinu oplatit. Bratr predseda tretiho okrsku ihned prijal pozvani, a jest jiste, Z'e nas prijede hodne. Takove styky jako mime mezi pat)im a tretim okrskern pomahaji budovat na gi Jednotu. Jen si jest co prat, aby se takove styky navazaly mezi okrsky druhSiml.

Tyto navStevy Mena u druheho radu jsou vyvrcholenirn jedne udalosti, kdy predseda tretilid okrsku nav'Stivil za jedne pognatirne nedele v dubnu (myslim to bylo) roku 1953 okrskovou schtizi pateho okrsku, ktera byla konana na fume (?) bratra Skrabanka pri Danbury. Ph teto prilditosti prones1 bratr Skrabanek vSTzvu, ze pity okrsek dostane vie Mena (nebo ze napiSe vie pojieteni) nail okrsok tketi. Nag predseda Cyril Pokladnik ihned tuto vYzvu prijal, — a vyklubalo se z toho skuteene bratrske oratelstvi, a pe.knY prospech pro Jednotu.

Punktum o Seste hodine nasedali na§i pratele, sestry a bratri z pateho•distriktu, na jejich dostavnik a za veseleho "St'astnou cestu a na shledani dva-advacateho kvetna," odjiZdeli k domovilm.

Tak kdy jsem yam trochu popsal o tom, co rime te gi, napigi zaroven o necorn, co nine rmouti. Kdy g nam priSel Vestnik ze dne 9. t. ,m., — a v torn jsme &Hi, (to jest, flanked moje manZelka a potom ja) dopis bratra Gajevskeho o torn najemnem z hlavni firadovny, kekl jsem hned,_ze toto nemuselo a nemolo ye Vestniku bYt, — a vysvetlil jsem ji pro& Ukazal jsem ji na poladavky statu jake eini stran urokovych vSTkazti z fondti Jednoty a 2e stat takove po2adavky vflei tomu druhernu spolku nerna. NeMi ten dopis Ael do tisku, bylo by to bSr valo jenom 61u8ne aby redaktor, kterSi jiste ten roz-

dil mezi RVOS a nagi SPJST zna, byl napsal bratru Gajevskernu vysvetleni a poZadal jej o dovoleni, aby tu Cast jeho dopisu mohi vynechati. Byla by to nejen pratelska slutha, ale bylo by se predeSlo zbyteene polemice mezi elenem a Hlavni nradovnou. Jest to neprijemne jak pro toho co musi takove veci vysvettak i pro toho, komu jest to lovati a i pro mnohe kteki to adresovano, etou.

Za meho pilsobeni jako tajemnik boru na opravu stanov zaZehnal jsem nekolik nedorozumeni kdy2" jsem dostal navrhy, ktere byly oeividne podane jen proto, ze navrhovatel nebyl s veci obeznalY. Dopisem jsem jim neb jemu zaleMtost vysvetlil, -- a ani jednou jsem nedostal zapornou odpoved', — spiSe rune podekovali.

Neminim tomto obhajovati Hlavni idajen dovnu. Kdy2 si kritiku zaslou21, jim to povezte, --r ale i potom bud'te jisti, ze spravne kritisujete a Ze mate dobrY navrh na opravu. Pak z toho nebude takova neptijemna, polemika jakou jsme prave zase zazili.

Bratrsky a po pravde va.S, Frank B. Steiner.

Dallas 19, Texas, 17. unora 1955

ICALENDMI ✓ nedeli kagdou prvni a tf•eti b mesici fad Pokrok Houstonu potada ta,neeni zdbavu, ktera je pro eleny radu zdarrna,.

Ka2dY je active zvan. ✓ ilterY veer kaidSr tSiden eviel se sborove zpevy dospelYeh v sini radu Pokrok Houstonu. Oehotnici a hosts jsou Zaeatek v osm veeer.

V nedeli 27. unora pohida, Sokol Houston "trhanskou merendu". Podrobnosti na jinem mists tohoto eisla. Hudba Rudy Zatopka. KahlY je zvan. ✓ nedeli 20. biezna spoleend veeeke u radu Oulak eislo 165. Po ve es eki rfizne hry.

Vstup volnS7 pro eleny i hosty. ) • POCI1OD `iIVOTEM Ve stari petasedrndesat najcleme mene osob, kdo by meli sto clola.ra net kdo men stejnou hotovost ye stall dvacet pet. Zda se to neuvekitelne, aby mladik ye stall 25 mel v bance $100, pracoval etyricet nebo padesat mica, a &Li se stall s mengi hotovosti na ruce nea kdy byl mladY. Burt Jaqua, Southern Methodist University.

Ve stkedu, dne 23. unora 1955.

Zpravy a ohlasy z Distriktii (Dokoneeni se strany 5) vanei gich vecech car utikal, a neZli jsme se naddli, bylo hezky pozde odpoledne. Roze gli jsme se od stolu a bavili se rozhovorem s jednotlivci nebo ye skupinach. V tom zaznely tony tahaci harmoniky, kterou privez1 s sebou Ed Kadleeek Netrvalo to ani minutu, a ji2 se ozYval zpev celou mistnosti. Ta na g e pisnieka eeska nam v gem jde tak pane od srdce. A aby nic vice nam neschazelo, tak jsme si i zatancovali.

KdyZ jsme byli v nejlep gim, neldo voabychom se usadili, Ze bratr.pokladnik nam ukaZe pohyblive obrazky, ktere brat; zajezaech do raznYch distriktnich a radovYch send, ,kde byli navAteyou. Zajimalo nas to vehni. Doufam, take obrazky, brane pri tomto banketu, budou brzy hotove, abychom je spa.trit.

Jak 112 tomu bYva, vSemu je konec, tak tomuto 'hodovani a baveni musel bYti ueinen konec. My se nitseh lou'elt a porhYSlet na zpateeni cestu. Ale Ze jsme meli Sofera s autobusem, na gi muZiekove ani prilis nepospichali. Ba muslin rid, to to louoeni bylo nekoneene. Koneene jsme se vSichni po treti spoeitali, jestli je nas dvaatricet, dostali jsme' se do busu i s vYsluZkou (tu nam sestry v kuchyni nadelily na cestu, abychom prY nemelt hlad), bus se rozejel, kapesniky se trepotaly, aZ nam pratele, stojici pied budovou radu Pokrok ,Dallas, zmizeli z oei. V rfiZo ye naiad& a berstarostne nastoupili jsme cestu domin NaS predseda Skrabanek za pat* distrikt pozval vSechny organisatory tretiho distriktu s jejich rodinami k nam na nedeli 22. kvetna. Doutame, to se domiuvite a prijedete v hojnern poetu. Vezmete si priklad z naSi zkuSenosti-zjednejte si bus. Je to pohodli, nemusite miti starost o bezpeenou jizdu, neunavite se rizenim auta. K tomu jedete vSichni pohromade, a cesta je hodne yeselejSi. Budeme se na_ vas twit. Jegte jednou y am pripominam: NEZKLAMEJTE NAS. Zapsali jste se v na ge srdce, a chceme si vase pratelstvi udrZet. Velmi nine pote gilo, to jsem videla sestru Horakovou tak vesclou. jsem nevedela, Ze, byla nemocna, at jsem to eetla y e Vestniku net jsme jell do Dallas. Preji Ti hodne zdravi a prijed' take.

Je gte jednou mac' vam v g em podekovati. Vim, 'Ze tlumoeirn diky v gech, kteri byli s narni. Prijmete na g projev vdeenosti a milou vzpominku.

Se sestrskYm pozdravem Olex0va.

V 1S 'T N I K

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DOPISY A NAHLEDY CLENC JARMILA NOVOTNA A RUDOLF PETRAK U NAS V SAN ANTONIU Ve dnech 12 a 13. anora t. r. aeinkovali v San Antoniu nag i vynikajici eegti umelci, pani Jarmila Novotna a Rudolf Petrak. Pro nas Cechy bylo to °pet nem zcela mimoradneho a proto jakmile se to dovedela pani Beta Leazarova prime z dopisu pani Jarmily Novotne, hned jsme se dohodli, Ze jim pripravime pkatelske privitani gpojene s eeskkm °bedem, a to jako valy ve vhodne k tomu residenci manZehl Ed. a Rubie Hollych.

Selo se nas tam celkem 26, dovolte mi, abych y am je v abecednim poradku predstavil: Emilie Amburnova, M. D. Burgin, jeho manZelka Florine Burginovd a dcerky Tara Lee a Lena Rey, Anna B Holla, Rubie Holla, Ed Holly, Marie Kallusova, Jaroslav Kleprlik, Marcella M. Kleprlikova. Beta Leazarova, Bedrich Ligockk s manZelkou a syny Jirim a Karlem z Uvalde, Andelina Matochova, Anna Smithova, Hugo 8efdak s mangelkou Marii z Dallasu, Bokna Valeikova, z Dallasu, Frank Valka, Dorothy Valka je-. jich dcerug ka Jo Ann, Josef Vyskoeil, A. Walkerova.

Priroda, jakoby sama se radovala z pritomnosti tak vynikajicich a yzacnkch mrazive poeasi razem promenila v prekrasnou jarni naladu. Slunieko se usmivalo a prijemne hralo, lep gi pohodu nemohl si nikdo prat.

V sobotu' od sameho rana bylo u Hollych velmi ruano. Kuchyn byla pina hospodynek, prepinene stoly, na plotne se vaiilo na vg ech horacich, v troubach se peklo a smaZilo, jako v Praze v Obecnim dome, nebo u Zlate Husy na Vaclavskein namesti. A v prilehlem pokoji byly velike misy napinene nejlep gim pedivem a zakusky vgech druha, pkipravenkmi easne rano sestrami Hollou, 8efe'dkovou a Valeikovou. Ja pochybuji, ze ty tenske spaly, tolik toho tarn bylo. Sestra Valdikova, se °pet vyznamenala a minio jedinee'ne chutneho tradieniho "atrudlu" na pekla je gte maslove ori gkove taatieky. NC-co znameniteho, stra gne jenmeho a chutneho — zakusky pro tu "nejrnlsnejai huhu". 2e tam byly misy tolik lakavkch e'eskkch koldeil a makovnikil, daleko giroko znamkch jako ja,kostne nedosaZitelna specialita sestry Rubie Holle, neni treba zvlagt' zdarazriovati. A jestli se nekdo pta, kolik asi tuctit jich bylo, tedy opravdu nevim. Kdybych je byl mel poeitat, ztratil bych rozhodne mnoho Casu a ten jsem nemel. Bylo je gte mnoho price s pripravami. A tak, kdy jsem to prohliZel, nektera z kucharinek zcela znenadani pripnula mi bilou zasteru a IA me zamestnaly. Byl jsem tam jako

"trn mezi ruaemi samojedink chlap v celem dome. Bratr Holly s bratrem Sefeakem byli kdesi je gte nakupovat .VydrZel jsem to vgak. Netrvalo dlouho v kuchynskkch dverich objevil se bratr Sefdak, jako vZdy usinevavk a veselk.

Prvni jeho bylo "Jd tu citim gtrudr. 2adn3i div, One to byla nadherna., gtrudl se prave dopekal. Oba byli oveneeni jako sv. Mikulag ; nesli re2nk chleb, francouzskk chleb, pumprnikl, slane rohliky (jako jsme byli zvykli jidat od Vosatky v Praze v Jindrske ulici) a nevim co jeate vaechno to bylo. Pak se vratili k autu a zase cosi nesli, uZ to ani nebylo kam davat. I gard2 byla pina, predsini se nemohlo dobie projit, skute6ne neco nevidaneho, vypadalo to jakoby Handy-Andy zarizovala novou prodejnu.

Verte mi, byla to radost v gechny pozorovat jak s chuti, nad genim a v nejlepgi shode pracuji. KaZda, kucharinka v klidu pripravovala svoje, hledela si jen sveho, jedna druhe do toho nemluvila, jedna druhou neznervosnovala, opravdu yzacne porozumeni pro nem podobneho.

Prave bylo vie dopeeeno a dovakeno, kdy prijela pani Beta Leazarova, a ye svem krasnem novem auto privezla na geho vzacneho hosta, pani baronku, nagi rnilovanou a zboZnovanou Jarmilu Novotnou. Usrnevavk Rudolf Petrak se telefonickk omluvil, pro zkou gky v divadle se dostaviti nemohl. Za chvili pkijeli 1 ostatni hoste a hned bylo hovoru a smichu pink Mne vytahli z kuchyne (kde jsem grave moji manklce hal pri zahugt'ovani smetany na jeleni maso), nenechali me ani vzit si kabat a tak jak jsem byl v bile zastere musel jsem privitat nagi nejvetgi deskou umelkyni. Tim srdeenejai bylo na ge shleda.ni a privitani, vadyt' sem se s ni nevidel poprve a pak znam jeji vpravde vzorne demokraticke zasady a vystupovani,,jinak bych si to rozhodne dovoliti nemohl.

Po kratkem pratelskem hovoru zasedli jsme ke stolu. Byla to bohate prostrena tabule jako nekde na zemku. Pral bych yam to, mill ctenari, videt. Vge se lesklo nadherne brougene pohary a misy, merle malovane porculanove podnosy a umelec ky provedend rnajelika •vyjimaly se opravdu znamenite. Vet ginou jsou to predmety, ktere si privezli Burginovi z riankch zemi evropskkch, ponejvice z Italie.

Byl jsem pogadan, abych pred hostinou rekl nekolik slov. Ucirtil jsem tak rad, ponevaa pani Jarmilu Novotnou znam jegle z Prahy. kdy jeji slava vykvetala na jeviati Narodniho divadla. Vytkeil jsem hlavne jeji vkznam nejen jako propagatorky eeskeho umeni, nkbrt i ja-

ko predstavitelky vkho 6eskeho Dnes, jegte vice neZ kdy jindy, jsme si dobre vedomi jeji nedocenitelne zasluZifi6 price, kterou pro na g' narod vykonala; proto tim vice si ji vaZime a jsme ji vdeeni. A jiste je to uptimnkm pranint nas vaech, aby na ge Jartnila Novotha, mohla °pet slavnostne vystoupiti na prknech na geho Narodniho divadla v Praze.

Aby se pani Jarmila Novotna citila opravdu jako doma, pripravily ji nage hospodynky pravk Cesky °bed veprovou peeeni, peeenou kachnu, jeleni na sinetane, zeli, knedliky, koldee a( rfizne do mace jemne pedivo se v gen'li priloharni, napoji, at. d. a t. d. Chutnalo vaem znamenite a chvala pani Jarmily Novotne byla nejvetgi poctou a odmenou naaim milkm kuchatinkam.

Odpoledne pripravila nam pani Jar.=, mila Novotna nekolik nezapomenuteP, nkch dojma kdy2 zazpivala nektere 6eShe narodni pisniCky. KaZdk se zatajenkm dechem nasloucha) a obdivoval jeji krasnk slink a sladce sveli hlas. Mne dostalo se to velike cti,ze jsem ji do provazel na plane. Venovala se nam cele, nedoPrala si oddechu a dokonce si i •zataneila, kdy'Z jsem zahral val6ik a riznou Ceskou polku. Tim nam nejlepe potvrdila svoje ujiS"teni, k se ji mezi nami libilo, ze byla velmi spokojena a Z'e se citila jako doma. Na konec zazpivala nam jeate krasnou skladbu od profesora Josefa Vyskoeila "Ave Maria", kterou ji priL tomnk autor slavnostne venoval. Byli bychom poslouchali dale, bohukl, e'as pokroeil a bylo nutno pomk gleti na vrat dome. Nenalezam opravdu dosti vhodnkch slov, abych vyjadril jak jsme vdeeni pani Jarmile Novotne, ae mezi nas prig la a venovala nam tolik sveho drahocenneho easu. Nezapomeneme na to krasne odpoledne nikdy a teaime se uprimne, ze ji v San Antoniu opet co nejdrive uvidime.

2e se vie tak dobre vydarilo, jsme ne skonale vde'oni pkedev gim man'Zelfun Ed. a Rubii Hollym, kteri jako, vZdy s nejvetai ochotou dali k disposici celou svoji residenci a pak pani Bete Leazarova, ktera, se ujala usporadani oslavy. Sarnozrejme na g srdeenk dik patri vaem kdo meli na hostine podil, zejmena tea naaim kucharinkam, ktere se svkm urne• nim vyznamenaly. Vg e se povedlo znamenite, budeme dlouho a radi vzpominat.

Litujeme jen, ze take nag milk krajan Rudolf Petrak nebyl tentokrate s nami, aekoliv se tolik teaii. Ov gern peknou vy-. slaku jeho oblibenkch eeskkch a jemneho pediva jsme mu poslali.

Jaroslav Kleprlik.

Strana W KYTItIiY, MAK A SVATA POVINNOST Orchard, Texas. stry a bratti: Pratele budnie a pravdu sobe hud'ine.

Bratr Hugo Schefeak ye svem dopisu zo ne 16. imora piie, 2e elenove jeho rd.du to nemaji radi, kdy2 nekdo poukaZe na chybu, kterou nekdy bratri Urednici radi, 2e bychom bratritm udelaji. rednikUm misto kritiky meli dati kytieku uznani.

Ano, bratre Scefeaku, v to veci Upine s vami souhlasim. Jen k tomu pripojuji poznamku, ze to kytieku uznani mame dati tomu, kdo si ji zaslou2i a tenkrat, kdy si ji zaslou21. A nejen 2e v to veci s Vann souhlasim, ja se die toho take Nairn. Kdy2 bratr J. F. Chupick sorganisoval v nail Jednote odbor detskeho pojiiteni, poslal jsem mu kytieku uznani do Vestniku. On mi za to take v osobnim dopisu podekoval. A ja si toho podekovani vaZim, neb ten dopis main dosud uschovanV. Ale dues, kdy pies pill milionu Umrtni'ho fondu le2i nezUrneeno? Mame snad za to dal nekomu vyznamenani? Tomu ja zase nemohu rozumet.

Dale piSete, ze nekdy je tech pen& vet, Si nitijem a nekdy menSi. Ano, to je zrovno tak jalco s Modou baviny. NekterY rok le itroda menii a nektery zase yetii. A tu vale21 na schopnosti tech rolnikh, aby doVedli tu velkou arodu occult, vyu2itkovat a dobre ji zpene2it. A to mate videt, jak nekterY ten prieinlivY rolnik jezdi Shako daleko a shani ty sberaee, nebo spravne po texasku reeeno "pikovaee". A mnoholn ate jeden druhemu se sna21 ty sberaae odloudit, jen acj tu hrodu co nejdrive iklidil.

A jak se snaZi bratri Urednici Hlavni itiadovny ten pidmilionovY fond zaroeit? , Jednota ma svuj organ, tYdenik. Vidim Ann celostranko you oznamku Perloveho pha, ale nevidira tam oznamku, ktera We melt° nahledu by mela bYt asi v poclubnem vysvetleni: Bratrl'a sestry, mime na ruce (neb na bance) vetii obnos anirtniho nezaroeeneho fondu. Kdo z vas by chtel Prijekuntak se hlaste. A jestli nahodou vite, kdo by ptijeku potreboval, tak mu nail Jednotu doporuete.

Dostal jsem z Temple annonymni dopis, y e kterem nine nepodepsanY pisatel napomina, abych vedoucim Hlavni firat1Gy ny nekrivdil, ze maji oznarnku v Ternple Telegram New. A abych tomu tak mi onu oznamku poslal. Oznamka je dva palce siroka, pal palce dlouha, celkein pet radeeek tiiteno pismenkami jako makova zrneeka. A aby tomu take 0, vizi Cleft verili, bratte redaktore, prilo2ene Ti onu oznamku zasilam a 26.dam Te, aby jsi ji nechal vytisknout Vtstniku tai c yYm pismem, jak skuteene

VRSTNt - WEST, TEXAS vypada, aby nine nada nepoderival, 2e podeeriuji a rnluvim nepravdu.

LOAN'S WANTED: WE OFFER LOW IN, at : re!, ., terms of repayment. mc p a y ment p rivile g es, confiden1,,,i handliia . Local ca p ital. See SULODUE SPJST, Tem p le, Texas.

Pi:3 2151.

Dale bratr Schefeak pise, Ze ty ptljeky zdr2uje bratr pravni radce, ze pry jakeho jsme si ye ijezdu zvolili, takoveho mame.

No — do toho ja svuj nos strkat nebudu, neb jsem Si toho vedom, 2e bratr pravni r adce fine za obhajce nepotrebuje, 2e se dovede obhajit sam.

Ted' chci podeltovat bratru Chupickovi za vysyetleni, ka.20 spolek operuje pod jinYna zakonem. A skuteene toho lituji, 2e jste s tint ztratil tolik drahocenneho east', kdy2 jste prekladal ten ninj i Vai dopis do anglietiny a yysvetloval tern paniim od statniho odboru co se vlastne jedna, totiZ jak nai iimrtni fond pririlsta ka2cIY mesic o tech $400 jen tilt prepisovanim z yydani do prijmu. Ale tak nine napada, 2e misto toho mohl jste s terni piny firedniky promluvit o tom ptilrnilionovem nezaroeenem umrtnim fondu.. Piece ten zanedbanY kapita,1 ikodi Jednot y petkrat vice ne2 o eem jsme zaeali nail debatu. Mo2na, Ze by Vam oni pant prehli2itele dali malt' pokyn, jak a kde se pill milionu maze zirroolt.

ye stredu, dne 23. &lora 1055.

2ivot jest jen komedii, to2 se imejme kaklY z nas, vesele tak chvile miji ne2Fi prijde k spanku eas.

Ze zeme jsme na svet na zemi jsme 2ivot naili, po zemi chodime jak pani, do ni budem jednou zakopani.

John GajevskY. ) e Odboeka SVPS eislo 9 Fort Worth, Texas.

Mili bratil a sestry: Musite mi odpustit, ze pisi tak pozde o nail vYroeni schuzi. Bylo hodne nedodelane prace a nemoci a jak se to neudela hned po schtlzi, tak se to odklacia a cis utika jak voda. Ted' ji2 budeme . mit druhou schtlzi 'td ti "wall v breznu, proto musim oznamit firedniky pro rok 1955.

VYroeni schtize byla dosti navitivena.

Bratr tajemnik John Chaloupka preeet1 protokol a oznamil intern a vydani za rok 1954. Get' tea, 2e odhadei vS7bor Carl Zichaeek a Frank Kadleeek zapsali hodne noveho pojiiteni, Ze dobre pracovali.

Mite Yam napiii, kolik zapsali pojfiteni za rok 1954, a2 to dostanu *Od naieho tajemnika. Chvalil, jak viichni Urednici pane spoleene pracuji.

Je videt, ze naie odboeka roste za to mhZeme bYt, vdeeni kteri tak dobre pracuji a staraji se, aby Bratre. Chupicku, pliete, 2e je to Vaie vsichni eleni byli spokojeni. svata povinnost ten fond chranit. Jaka je "svata" povinnost, to sice nevim, neb 1<dy.z zaealy volby, bylo navr2eno a v nebi jsem jeSte nebyl (take pochybuji, podporovano, aby byli viichni stall 2,e se torn kdy dostanu, nebot' jsem jistY, zvoleni aklantaene. Viichni Ni tarn tako ye vieteene Honzieky nepo- radnici prijali svoje Mady, jen bratr Antrobuji). Vim ale, jakou docela praoby- ton Tirk, mistopredseda se omluvil, 2e to eejnou povinnost maji ty lidske bytosti, nenntZe zastavat, 2e je dosti daleko od kterYm v minulem sjezdu bylo svereno fiesta a nema telefon, aby mohl svoji rizeni nail Jednoty. Ta povinnost je ye praci udelat, kdy2 je toho treba. Jeho ostanovach eerne na bilem. naluva byla prijata a na jeho misto byl navr2en Dr. Roy Alhorn. Neradi ztracirne Myslel jsem,ze dostanu vysvetleni na br. Tirka, on byl dobrY a spolehlivY praviechny zale2itosti, o kterYch jsem ye covnik a my ho mime vsichni radi. Srdvou Vestnicich psal, ale nestalo se tak. deene Ti dekujeme, bratre Tirek, za Wak chnu praci, kterou jsi pro nail odboeku vykonal a vim, 2e 1 nadale budei pomdz toho si nic nedel'am, hat, kde toho bade treba. klobouk si na stranu dam, a tu moji oblibenou Zde jsou zvoleni Aredniei pro rok 1955: sobe zazpivam.

Predseda, Walter Hejl; mistopredseda, v svete it'astnYm bYti, Dr. Roy Alhon; tajemnik, john Chaloupka; odhadei yYbor, Carl Zichatek nesmii si nic k srdci brat, Frank Kadleeek. Delegati do sjezdu: music cele svoje 2iti John Chaloupka a Walter Hejl; nahradstale se a viemu swat. nici, Anton Tirk a Ludva Hoiek. FinaneSmej se pekiu, smej se nebi, ni vYbor: Joe Gregory, Raymond Hubei kdy2 bida se ti iklebi, rialt a John Beean; dopisovatelka, Anna smej se viemu z pinYch plic, Milan. vZdyt' nestoji to to nic.

Schtlze budou konany zase v Sokolovni etyrikrat do roka a to treti nedeli kahle Smej se i kdy2 hlad to tYra, tri mesice. vklyt' mai za to stejnSt plat, Se srdeenYm pozdravem jestli nadavdi po strane, Anna Milan. aneb budei-li se smat.

Wednesday, February 23, 1955

VESTN.

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WEST, TEXAS

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

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

MUSINGS OF THE EDITOR OCCASIONALLY EVEN THE GOOD news has to be set aside in preference of something which is not so pleasant but which is more urgent. Last Wednesday I prepared what I thought an accurate report of the banquet prepared in Pokrok Dallas Lodge hall. Next day, a much more important matter came by mail. My flattering remarks about the unusual and gracious efforts of the workers in District Three went into the wastebasket. Anyway, Sister Naomi Kostom and Rudy J. Sefcik have written admirable and gratifying reports.

• • BROTHER JOE T. STEADHAM, PRESident of the Texas Fraternal Congress, has just informed the officers of all fraternal benefit societies that House Bill 319 was introduced in the State Legislature which bill, in the opinion of Brother Steadham, would be detrimental to the social, economic, and political welfare of the 600,000 members of the Texas Fraternal Societies. The bill (H.B. 319) was written and sponsored by the newly appointed Insurance Commission of Texas, and was introduced by Mr. Strickland and. Mr. Bell of San Antonio,

by Mr. Cooper of Corpus Christi, and

by Mr. Bergman of Dallas.

• • A COPY OF THE BILL WAS PREpared by Brother Steadham, president of the Texas Fraternal Congress and was mailed to the officers of all Fraternal Benefit Societies. The bill is a very far reaching piece of legislation. It includes fraternal benefit societies with insurance stock companies and various other forms of insurance. The sum and substance of this bill (H. B. 319) is to open the door to the taxation of fraternal benefit societies who sell' insurance only to those who can qualify as members of such a society through their ritualistic provisions or, in many cases, through religious beliefs.

• • GENERALLY SPEAKING, THE ATTItude of the Texas Legislature has been fair, friendly, helpful, and co-operative in dealing with all legislation affecting fraternal organizations, whenever such proposed legislation was constitutionally sound. So far, the fraternal benefit

societies have been fortunate to dscape damaging legislation, particularly in the field of taxation. Much of the credit for this favorable attitude toward the Fraternal Benefit Societies is due the Legislative Committee of the Texas Fraternal Congress. We have 21 members on the Legislative Committee. Brother J. F. Chupick, secretary of the Supreme Lodge SPJST is one of the 21 members.

THE DANGER OF LOSING SOME Of the freedoms which the Fraternal Benefit Societies now have is both real and apparent. In the proposed bill (H.B. 319) a section is being added which would authorize the Board of the Insurance Commissioners to "inquire into the competence, fitness, and reputation of the officers and directors" of each company, society, and association. Insurance business and the management of it is a very technical business. There was a great deal of laxity in the legislative control of some of the schemers who wanted to get rich by shady methods in the insurance field. But it is ridiculous to take from the members of the fraternal benefit societies the right and privilege to retain their own officers and directors.

• • THIS GRADING AND MARKING OF any officer of any fraternal benefit society by the Board of Insurance Commissioners, or by the examiners representing the Board, look very innocent and appears to be praiseworthy. With all respect due to the Board, or the state examiners, we would have to remind the state examiners that every member of every fraternal benefit society welcomes a comprehensive examination of the affairs of his society, the verification of assets and liabilities, the study of the organizational structure, the effectiveness of management procedures in use, and the operation in general as they affect the financial status of any fraternal benefit society; but that the representative form of government, the right to elect the officers and the right to retain them, those rights and privileges should be our mutual obligations. Let us hope that the lawmakers in the Texas Legislautre will

study carefully the proposed bill and will demonstrate real quality of statemanship and understanding.

TO FORGE AHEAD IN THE FRATERnal circles, to gain and to retain the confidence of the members any frat- , ernal benevolent society—t0A is something which cannot be improved by a piece of 1N?;islation. As long as the fraternal benefit societies are privileged to elect their officers, directors, and representatives or delegates as often as once in four calendar years, there is no need to throw the fraternal societies in the same class with the fly-by-night promoters who are now fleecing the citizens of Texas. The bAtic philosophy of all the fraternal benefit societies is noble precept of brotherhood, working together for the constructive good of mankind. From governmental agents interfering in our deliberations to a secret police is but a short step.

• WE ARE GLAD TO DONATE ANY amount of space to our State Senators and Representatives. The Vestnik has been carrying regular reports from Senator Strauss, member of Havlicek Lodge No. 4; also of Representatives Talasek and Yezak, both SPJST members.

We wish that they would give the proposed bill (H.B. 319) their careful deliberation. There will be much controversy. Senator Strauss, Representative Talasek, and Representative Yezak are our lawmakers. But they are also representatives of fraternal brotherhood which reach into and touch the lives of thousands upon thousands of people who are the bulwarks of democracy. We, members of fraternal benefit societies, wish to retain the freedom to meet together; the freedom to think what we Want to think; the freedom to say what we want to say; and the freedom from the whims of temporary supervisors who come and go.

• LET US HOPE THAT THE PROPOSED bill will be amended in such a way that it will not apply to our present fraternal societies in Texas. At the same time, we wish to render all co-operation possible to the Insurance Board of Texas.

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Wednesday, February 23, 195

REPORTS FROM DISTRICTS DISTRICT FIVE AT "DIG D" After a meeting which I attended at Lodge Pokrok 88, Houston, last week, Mr. Joe Skrabanek, president of SPJST District Five, came to me and invited me to join the organizers and members bound for Dallas on February 13th.

I knew a few days prior to this that our district had been invited to be guests of District Three as a result of a friendly contest between the two districts based on new memberships entered during the year 1954.

As you May have guessed by this time, the losers entertained the winners!

And how! I must tell you how tremendously generous some losers can be, and I think you will enjoy knowing what a wonderful time we had! I shall start from the time we left Houston.

For those who made the trip, the day started with the hours of early dawn.

The committee had arranged for a bus for this trip, and it was, therefore, necessary to meet at the lodge at 5 a.m. for an early start to "Big D." Representatives from Needville, Rosenberg, Danbury and Houston seemed to gather one by one until we were 32 "strong" and enthusiasm and fun .seLaned to "bust" all over so that by the time we boarded the Greyhound we were all pretty well saturated with anticipation which was only surpassed by the lovely reception in Dallas that awaited us.

I have been on a number of chartered trips arranged for SPJST members and they are usually supervised by our "Uncle Joe" Skrabanek. We have all learned from past experience that under his guiding hands such plans may be followed with all confidence.

"Uncle Joe" possesses such a remarkable personality and generous spirit that he has become a symbol of "the milk of human kindness" and whether he is aware of his position among us or not, he usually serves as the leader with a personnel made up of a trio so faithful end loyal that it forms a combination so entirely satisfactory and adequate that the rest of us follow as though under a charm. This trio is as vital to the success and pleasure of these trips as bread and water. Perhaps not in this order, but they are Mr. Stephen Valeik -inho is always handy and nobly conscientious with his pad and pencil making notes and comparisons to pass news of events to you through the Vestnik; Mr. Alfred Hilsher with his ready smile and pleasant manner serves ably as financial secretary and "keeper of the

purse"; the third member is Mr. Rudy Sefcik who turns out more clowning in one day than a bushel of monkeys in a pet shop. Whether this role comes to Rudy naturally or not is beside the point; the main thing is his ever-present sense of humor, moral support and his pleasing personality. In addition to this he is our song leader and contributes with his "proverbial trombone" rendering harmonious blends to accompany any musical instrument, be it piano, flute, fife or drum.

The combination contributed by this set lends a spirit of affection and brotherly love that would be hard to substitute.

During the morning trip beside a number of coffee stops we were entertained by one of our junior members E. J. Kadlecek, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kadlecek, added to the entertainment by playing his accordion. He has become quite an artist on his instrument and he certainly contributed his part to make the trip more interesting.

Hardly had the bus stopped before the entrance of Lodge Pokrok 84, Dallas, when Bros. Sid Pokladnik, Arnold Vrla, and John Hrabina stepped up to greet each guest as he was discharged from the bus. This friendly gesture was by no means unnoticed, but I want to say this splendid expression was only a small token of the cordiality that fol- I lowed.

As we entered the building I was immediately impressed with the setting of the attractive banquet table before us.

The floral arrangements and decorations set in tune with the timely Valentine theme seemed to penetrate throughout the spacious hall. No matter where you turned, this colorful theme net your eyes and there was evidence of considerable time and energy well spent. In each appropriate space whether on the walls or over doors there hung a gentle reminder expressing a token of regard and thoughtful planning. The table itself under a colorful floral and Valentine pattern resembled a display of delicate lace. The air itself seemed charged with a note of charm expressing a warm and tender welcome and a measure of more than generous consideration and sportsmanship offered by the losing team. This particular attraction came through the loving kindness of Mrs. Sid Pokladnik for which the guests attempted, though inadequately, to express their appreciation.

After the guests were seated, Mr. Pokladnik, the president of District

Three and master of ceremonies, presented Mr. Skrabanek, president of District Five, with a token of regard: a large platter richly carpeted with a bed of green parsley on which Mr. Crow proudly stood seeming to defend his honor.

This was a symbolic gesture for they seemed to feel that District Five had something to "crow" about. This neat presentation was also created by the imagina4,ion and designs of Mrs. Pokladnik. A rousing applause followed this feature.

The blessings were then offered; then the guests, members and friend of the two districts were invited to pa take of the abundance of the banquet feast!

Food which was very carefully prepared seemed to flow from a never-ending supply, and with appetites of a fighting squadron we did out best to reduce this "horn of plenty," but it seemed to have no end. There were platters of turkey, dressing, sauces, ham, vegetables and salads! There was a beverage to satisfy every palate to say nothint of the variety of the ever-present Czech pastry and cake! You had but to help yourself for there was constant service at hand for the young ladies that waited on the guests seemed to be on hand with another serving of one dish or another.

What more could anyone ask for?

After this most satisfactory repast, Mr. Pokladnik took over again. He seemed to win our hearts by his charming manner from the start and continued to entertain us at intervals when no one else was at the 'mike" although he went right down the line in appointed order and gave everybody an opportunity to speak.

The climax to this expression of good sloortsnianship and pleasant occasion came when on behalf of District Three, Mr. Pokladnik presented District Five with a trophy. This was a handsome silA ver and gold loving cup bearing an inscription commemorating the occasion and honoring the winning district. This was a touching moment and I know we were all gently moved. In accepting this loving cup, it was difficult for "Uncle Joe" to express his gratitude.

The fraternal and kindred spirit that prevailed throughout this festive occasion seemed to have rubbed itself off on each member present and it seems that this has done more toward the spirit of friendship and unity than a dozen other meetings. The experience gained from this day will live in our hearts for a long time. Not only that, but this occasion was a source of pro.

Wednesday, February 23, 1955 found inspiration to many and without a doubt, has set an example of fraternal dignity and unity which we will make an effort to perpetuate.

In passing this on to you, we sincerely hope some of the other districts become interested enough over our results for the good of the Order that they will want to put forth a little effort and try something like these two districts accomplished. A little of this spirit goes toward building a larger and much nobler organization which we would like our SPJST to be.

In trying to thank District Three for a most wonderful time and for a day of pleasant fellowship, I hope you will understand how much this meant to everybody iiresent. Words cannot express how grateful we are to you for everything you have done to make it so enjoyable, but perhaps this letter will show you in some small way how much we appreciated your hospitality. We are looking forward to the time we shall be able to reciprocate.

Just before we were scheduled to leave this pleasant surrounding, E. J. Kadlecek came up with his accordion and everybody seemed to break out in song and dance. This lasted for another hour or more and even then it was hard to say goodbye.

Thanks again, District Three. We had a wonderful time!

Sincerely, Naomi Kostom ) • 4. • SPRING MEETING IN DISTRICT FIVE On account of unforseen complications and conflicting dates, the regular meeting of District Five is set for the first Sunday in March. It was originally planned for a later date, but the Easter Sunday, the Mother's Day, the meetings in other districts and the regular meetings of the local lodges forced the officers of District Five to change the original date and to call the meeting for Sunday, March 6, 1955.

The meeting will be held at the hall of Pokrok Houston Lodge No. 88. It will be a business meeting without a program. We are planning to discuss many problems pertaining to the welfare of the district as well as the problems of the entire SPJST. We want every local lodge of District Five to send some representative to this important district meeting which will start at 1:30 in the afternoon and adjourn around 4:30. Although the discussion will cover many features, we plan to be throu gh with the meeting in three hours.

This is also an invitation to the officers and visitors from other districts as well as the officers and directors of

vitsTNIK woe, TsxAs the SPJST to be with us.

Fraternally, Rudy J. Sefcik, (8-9) Secretary of District Five ) • 4 FIFTH DISTRICT OF THE SPJST Dear Brothers and Sisters: I am writing this letter after a very enjoyable trip to Dallas, Texas, Sunday, February 13. That was the trip to the banquet given to the organizers of District Five by the organizers of District Three, as a reward of the losers to the winners for writing more members in three months of the contest in 1954.

Thirty-two of the members of District Five got aboard a chartered Greyhound but at the Lodge Hall 88 at 5:20 a.m. and set their course for Dallas to Lodge No. 84, where we arrived at 10:30 a.m. There waiting for us, was a large group of those fine fraternal brothers and sisters of District Three.

Soon all was a-buzz with excitement, and of course, chatter of voices. At noon a wonderful banquet was served, which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Of course, there were refreshments galore, and the only one thing that I could see wrong with the drinks, and the food was this: THERE WAS TOO MUCH OF IT ALL!!!

Then there were some speeches, and songs and a good time of dancing that everybody enjoyed.

At 6:00 p.m., we reluctantly left our wonderful fraternal brothers arid sisters of District Three, got in the bus, and left for home. We arrived home about 11:30 that night.

I wish to thank all of you in District Three who had anything to do with this day from the bottom of my heart for every one of the 32 of us! ! ! All I could hear that day and to this day is how all of us thoroughly enjoyed the trip and banquet. And I want to say that our bus driver, Mr. W. G. Young, was one of the best and really was a sport, and told me to tell •you that he really enjoyed himself. So once more, thanks a million to all of you!!!

Fraternally yours, Rudy J. Sefcik, Secretary District Five ) * 4,

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A Deserving Tribute Wichita Falls, Texas GEORGE KOVAIUK Last week there passed from among us one of our Wichita. County pioneers, loved not by Czech people alone, but by all that knew him because of his noble soul.

The services were conducted by a Baptist minister who paid high tribute of Czechoslovakia and to its people, saying, "We know the history of Czechoslovakia and how they blossomed out after the first Wo,:ld War." Then he continued extolling the virtue and character of the deceased and what a wonderful family he had helped to raise. ' To mourn him he left his wife, three daughters, one son, several grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and a host of 'friends and neighbors.

During his expected demise, death and funeral, the house was full of friends, his children, and other relatives. The tables were full of food brought in by his family, friends, and members of our Lodge, among some of the items consumed was fourteen pounds of coffee.

He had sixty-eight bouquets. The Chapel was full; it was a dignified as any assemblage as I ever attended paying tribute, to an honest man. Twothirds of the people who attended were other than Czechs.

Brother Kovarik was born in Czechoslovakia. He came to this country with his parents and settled first at Wheelock, then moved to Rowena and finally to Wichita County. Here he resided for a period of forty-eight years. At the time of his death, he was nearly eightyfive years old.

Brother George, the members of our Lodge, SPJST as well as your family and friends will miss you, but We are proud that such a noble gentleman lived amongst us. The angels must be glad that you came home.

Otto Stehlik )•A• "Mary," said the mother to her quicktempered little girl, "nice girls do not get angry and shout naughty things.

You must always give a soft answer."

Later that day the girl and her brother indulged in their usual quarrel. Mary, about to explode, suddenly caught her mother's eye. "Oh!" she snarled, "Mush." ) • 4* ° (

The bank manager was strolling through the cashier's cage when he spied an unfamiliar character briskly counting thousand-dollar bills. "You look like a bright young fellow," commented the manager. "Where did you receive your financial training?"

Policeman (after the collision): "You "Yale," said the character. saw \this lady driving toward you. Why "Fine," boomed the manager. "And didn't you give her the road?" what did you say was your name?"

Motorist: "I was going to, as soon as I "Yohnson," was the reply. could discover which half she wanted."

V t S T N I K — WEST, TEXAS

Wednesday, Eebrli^ry 23, 1955

REPORTS FROM LOCAL LODGES SPJST LODGE NO. 154 Fort Worth, Texas Dear Members: , Our last meeting was held on Sunday, February . 6th. I am sorry to say that we had a very small attendance record, but one that we hope to increa-;.: at our next gathering. Our next meeting will be held on Sunday, March 6th, so let us see each and everyone of you present.

I would also like to remind you of a big dance to be held at the Sokol on February 19 with Rejcek's Orchestra from West, Texas. So let's all attend and have big time.

Sincerely yours, Bernice Kubala, Reporter ) 0 ( KAREL HAVLICEK LODGE NO. 4

work hard next time to bring a better that we were blest with such wonderful program. rains! It rained intermittently for two Thanks to all of you who had any part days and nights until it amounted to in the program. five and three-quarters 'inches. This President Ervin Bucek was master of gives everything and everybody a. new ceremonies, and Mrs. Grones's hands lease on life. were full as her assistant was in the OUT heartiest greetings to our dear hospital with a little boy. Congratula- friends, Mrs. Marie Zivney, Dr. J. E. Zivtions. ney and Dr. Eduard Micek of Austin, who After a delicious luncheon, Mrs. Gro- recently visited us. My, what a pleasant nes saved the prettiest cake as a door Sunday it was in the company of such prize, but only for the celebrants. And congenial -friends! We hope they may there were 32 of us who celebrated come again. birthdays in February. Mrs. R. B. Brown Best regards to all readers. was the lucky one.

Rose Helweg, Reporter / 4, o Thanks to the Mikushes' band for furnishing the music both during the BRATIISKE SPOJENI LODGE 128 program and for the entertainment afMart, Texas terwards.

Dear Editor, Adios.

—A Member The last meeting was held at the pretEditor's Note:—Only one favor: print ty farm home of Mr. and Mrs. John Juthe proper names.) recka near Mart.. Kindly place in the ) ° Ve.stnik this report, so all members of CULAK LODGE NO. 165 Lodge No. 128, Mart, Texas, would know Moulton, Texas that we had election of officers for 1955 Dear Readers: and the following members were elected: Our February meeting was fairly well A. Morris President attended, however, due to the fact that L. A. Jurecka Vice-President Pres. Lee' Jarosek was absent, Vice-Pres.

Joe L. Mills Secretary Emil Krejci, presided. For the same reaFinancial Secretary Mrs. L.A. Jurecka son the installation of officers again John Jurecka Treasurer had to be postponed. Let us all make a The next regular meeting of Lodge No. special effort to be present at the March 128 will be March'the 13 in the home of meeting so that this duty may be dis- Bro. John Jurecka, also the same place pensed with. for the year 1955.

Mrs. Emil Darilek was fortunate in Sister Mrs. V-anek has been in the winning the door prize. , (She promised hospital. She has returned home last to save it to spend at our next social.) week feeling some better.

Yes, fellow-members and friends, Fraternally yours, please take note! We are planning to Joe L. Mills, Secretary ) o4 have a social, Sunday, March 20, beginning at 7 p.m. with a wiener roast SLOVANSKA LIPA 66 -- WACO and pastry supper. We plan to serve it cafeteria style so that each individual Dear Brothers and Sisters: may select his or her own plate lunch. There was a called meeting of the The sister members are kindly asked to Waco Lodge 66 on Saturday, February bring either cake, pies, kolaches or what- 1 12th, at 7:00 P. M., at the Cameron Park ever you can best bake for this supper. Clubhouse for the purpose of discussing The brothers will see about the "hot plans for the construction of our new dogs", the bread and the mustard. Of hall.

There were fifty-two members and course, coffee will be offered also. guests present for the social following Bingo will most likely be played. Besides, the sisters think a "Grab Bag" the brief business session.

The-Valentine motif was carried out in may prove to be fun, therefore, will each of you members make or buy some the decorations. After dinner was served little article, put it into a paper bag and there were drawings for several doer bring it for this purpose? For a small prizes. Various games and bingo were fee you may reach in and grab a bag. enjoyed by all.

Fraternally yours, You may be surprised at what you may Emma Ceska get! Let us all co-operate to make this little evening affair both pleasant and ) • 44 o (

Sisters and Brothers: Our February birthday month of Washington and Lincoln' is a part of the history of our Lodge. As I told you in my previous report that it would be Worth coming to celebrate with us our birthdays, it certainly was. Let the visitors from three different neighborhood lodges tell you what they think of the entire program.

Our hall was filled to capacity. The program was presented in exactly one hour. l) Song by the Youth ClUb, "The Eyes of Texas."

(2) Welcome by Judy Trento (3) Recitation "Birthday Cooks", by six girls.

(4) Song "Happy Birthday to You All" (5) Recitation "Having Troubles" by four ' boys.

(6) SPJST Drill by five boys and five girls, followed by SPJST song.

(7) Minstrel Show by three girls and four boys.

Members, if there is any enthusiasm d patriotism in you, . and if you like ie SPJST, this last number deserves your attention. If the number is played anywhere, it should be presented in our District Six meeting. Please arrange for it, Brothers and Sister 's, who are in charge of the nrograM for the district meeting on May 15 at Hilije. And you, members, go and see and hear it. You will not regret it.

The last number had to be repeated.

Cheers, applause, and voices "Repeat It" were not satisfied until the performers came back. The minstrel show would fit to any high school program. The Hitch your wagon to a star.—Emerson. audience laughed until they cried with After such a prolonged drought, we They can conquer who believe 'they can. glee. The YoUth, Director will have to can scarce believe how fortunate we are —Emerson,

Wednesday, February 23, 1955

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 7-10 — A bill to license Naturopaths was sent back to a committee from the floor of the House. The bill was reported out favorably by the Public Health committee and it was sent to the State Affairs committee by a vote of 92-46.

Passed by the House was a bill providing for a summary sale of property by Tax Assessor Collectors on which taxes had been unpaid for seven or more years.

The Senate extended the time for investigating the Veteran's Land program for sixty more days from February 15 to April 15. In the meantime, the House committee has started a thorough approach of the Veteran's Land Program irregularities by summoning twenty former employees of the Veteran's Land Board for questioning.

A bill was introduced regulating the purchase of land by veterans where four or more veterans wish to purchase land from a single seller.

On Tuesday the House voted to cut into half the license fees on motor buses after a debate for over an hour on the measure.

David Brian, known to the radio and television audience as Mr. District Attorney, visited the House of Representatives on Monday.

The House committee on Criminal Jhrisprudence held a public hearing on two bills banning the sale of lewd and corruptive literature. The committee agreed to consolidate the two bills into one.

Among the new bills filed this week were the following: 1. Levy an annual tax of ten dollars on persons or firms that sell goods or services to state agencies.

2 Increase maximum payments of the workmen's compensation to forty dollars a week.

3. Allow the Aeronautics Commission for its administration one-fturth of the gasoline tax now being refunded its aircraft owners.

4. Allow the State to claim dormant bank accounts. An identical measure met defeat during the last session.

5. A plan to label re-conditioned motor oil when it is sold to the public.

6. Provide for licensing and regulation of auto wreckers, junk dealers and resellers of used motor vehicle parts for re-sale.

7. There were 90 other House Bills introduced this week of local and general application.

During this session 445 House Bills have been introduced. Observations point out that .over a thousand bills will

(By Herman Yezak) be introduced, and this is considered a conservative estimate. The House has passed twenty House bills to final passage this week.

Committee hearings are being conducted in the afternoons and at nights.

During this week, House committees reported favorably on thirty House bills.

• • Feb. 14-18 — The House passed its first bill regulating one phase of the insurance industry. This measure would let the State Insurance Board supervise the sales of insurance stock. An effort was made and failed that would place the regulation of sales of insurance stock in the office of the Secretary of State.

A constitutional amendment creating a board to redistrict the state into Con-

I WAS DOING JUST HALF THE JOB! In 1938, I approached my good friend, Bert, who had previously bought life insurance from me, and suggested several reasons why his protection should be increased.

He thought it was a pretty good idea, but remarked that so-and-so had tried to sell him an Accident and Health policy; he couldn't afford both, and wasn't it better for him to have some Disability coverage.

But the fellow needed more life insurance; so I said, "Bert, you are young," he was only 27, "you are as healthy as a mule; save your money and buy life insurance." He did.

Less than a year later, Bert was in bed where he was to remain for six months with tuberculosis. When I went over to visit him, he didn't say anything; but there was a knowing look between us that expressed far more than words. We are still the best of friends, he has over $50,000 of insurance with me, his wife and children are policyowners but he did not have sickness coverage when he needed it, and the responsibility was almost entirely mine That sort of thing was not going to happen to me again.

I decided to add this form of protection. — Max Robkin, C.L.U. Atlanta, Georgia, in Mutual of New York's Points.

gressional Districts should the legislature fail to redistrict the state failed to receive the necessary 100 votes. The amendment is still pending.

Two other Constitutional amendments were delayed for a week. One would place the car license fee tax in the Constitution and the other measure would establish a water development fund through the payment of a State ad valorem tax.

Passed in the House was a bill,reducing the number of campaign expense reports by candidates from a maximum of eighteen to six. A bill abolilthing cross filing was set for a public %hearing for February 21 and a hearing was set for March 7 on the bill revising the election code generally.

The House took up for consideration the bill exempting certain women from jury service and postponed the bill for four days.

The bill regulating lewd and corruptive literature was passed in the House to final reading by a voice vote.

A bill making Tarleton College at Stephenville a four-year college was killed by a Senate committee.

A bill validating the acts of County School Boards and Independent School Boards that is passed every session of the Legislature was passed in the House and sent to the Senate.

Passed in the House was a bill authorizing Texas Southern University at Houston to establish and maintain military courses.

A bill to raise college tuition fees from twenty-five to fifty dollars per semester was delayed for further consideration by the Education Committee.

Eighty House bills and eight Constftutional amendmehts were introduced durin gthe week. The committees in the House reported favorable on thirtyfour bills.

• ) ( The bankrupt owner of a large canning factory was called upon by the president of the local bank.

"Now, then, Mr. Freeman,—about that loan of a hundred thousand we made—" the banker started.

The cannery owner held up his hand.

"Mr. Thorndyke," he said, "what do you know about the canning business?"

"Me?" answered the astonished banker. "Nothing."

"Well, you'd better learn it fast—you're in it." ) • 4 • It takes two to speak the truth — one to speak, and another to hear.— Thoreau.

Strana '16 ADRESAft tirtEDNIKti HLAVN1 tRADOVNY Slovanske Podporujici Jednoty Statu Texas S. P. J. S. T. Edward L. Marex, ptedseda, Temple, Texas.

J. A. Kubena, mistoptedseda, La Grange, Texas.

J. F. Chupick, tajemnik, Temple, Texas.

R. A. TJrbanovskV, neetni, Temple, Texas.

Jos. Koliha, ml., pokladnik, Temple, Adolph D. Pa ylieek, pravni radce, 606 Shell Bldg., Houston, Texas.

Dr. Marvin J. Leshikar, vrcnni lekat, P.O. Box 410, Taylor, Texas.

Vt STNiX -- WEST, TEXAS Route 2, Box 179, Schulenburg, Tex. Schaze 2 nedeli v mesici.

12. Dubina Dubina. Albert Midan, Rt. 2, Weimar, Texas.

13. Texaska Orlice. — Dime Box. J. J. Ktenek, Dime 1:3ox, Texas. Schfize 2. nedeli v mesici.

14. Veseli — Wesley. Ed G. Vavra, Rt 1, m,sic Brenham, m, Texas. Schaze 2. nedeli v

Wednerday, February- 21,71955 Schtze 2 nedeli v 34. Slovaneti ratil -- Morava. J. G. Charanza, Caldwell, Texas, Route 4, Schaze 2 nedeli v mesici.

35. Nove Kvety Axtell. 3. A. Holub, Rt. 1. Axtell, Texas. Schaze 2. nedeli v mesici.

36. West — West, Texas. Jerome KopeckY, West, Texas. Schtze 2. sttedu mesici.

Frydek, Norbert Jet, 37. Nova Viast Route 1, Box 179, Sealy Texas.

38. Osveta Smithville, Jerry Stepan, Route 3, Flatonia, Texas. &haze 2. nedeli v mesici.

39. Bedrich Smetana -- Bryan. Mrs. Frances Homola, Rt. 4, Box 470 Bryan, Texas. Schtze 2. &deli v ,

15. Svornost Jihu Buckholts, Texas.

Hilda BrtiA, P. 0. Box 207, Buckholts, Texas. Schfize 2, nedeli v mesici.

16. Bila Hora — Bilã Hora. Victor Melnar, Hallettsville, Texas, Rt. 1, Box 131. Schaze 3. nedeli v mesici.

17. Nov Y Tabor — Caldwell, J. H. Siptak, P. O. Box 453, Caldwell, Texas. Schtze 2. nedeli v mesiei. fteditele: Robert eervenka, West, Texas.

Frank CervenY, Munday, Texas. Charles 18. Jan 2i2ka — Elgin. Wm. Marek, Box 40. eeehoslov`an -- Billie. E. K. Hajov15, Elgin, Texas.

Holasek, 2541 Lexington Blvd., Corpus sk ,, Rt. 3, El Campo, Texas. Schaze Christi, Texas. A. C. Stepan, Bren- 19. Velehrad — Velehrad. Fred Mieulka, 2 nedeli v mesici.

Schulenburg, Texas. Route 4, Box ham, Texas. Charles Navratil, 816 E. 1. Nova, Ratolest rort Lavaca R. Ma221. Schtze 2 nedeli v mesici.

Ave. A., Temple, Texas. Frank Rod, El chaeek, Rt. 1, Box 17 Port Lavaca, Campo, Texas. J. M. Skrabanek, 4720 20. Komenskk — Granger. Henry E. ViTexas. Schtize 2. nedeli v mesici. tek, POB. 43, Granger, Texas. &haBellaire, Texas. ze druhu nedeli v mesici odpoledne 42. Moravan — Sunny Side. Roland R. Dreahm, Rt. 3, Box 0, Hempstead, ye 2 hodiny.

TiskovY vYbor: Jos. Horfiak, College StaTexas. Schaze druhou nedeli v mes. tion, Texas, Ant. Horakova, Dallas, Texas, 21. Fr. PalackV -- Engle. Charlie Jaluf- 44. e'ati Bratfi -- Industry. Miro L. ka. Rt. 2, Schulenburg, Texas. SchtiFrances Olexova, Houston. Texas.

Petrusek, Route 1, Box 90, New Ulm, ze 1. nedeli v mesici.

Texas. Schtze 2 nedeli v rnesici.

22. Jill Washington, Cat Spring. Sam ADRESAR. TAJEMNIKU MiSTNiCH Vla,steriec — Shiner. John Podank, 45.

Zubieek, Cat Spring, Texas. Schtze itADt Rt. 2, Box 15, Shiner, Texas. Schtze 2 nedeli katde 3 mesice.

Slovanske PodPorujici Jednoty 2 nedeli v mesici.

23. Nova Morava -- Moravia. John KaStatu Texas hanek, Rt. 4, Box 101, Schulenburg, 47. Hvezda Texasu — Seaton. Frank V. Spanhel, Rt. 2, Temple, Texas.

S. P. J. S. T. Texas. Schaze 2 nedeli v mesici.

Schtize 1 nedeli v mesici.

24.

Oes14.

Prapor — Cyclone.

R.J.Marek, 1. Pokrok Texasu — Fayetteville, Tex. Rt. 2, Rogers, Texas. Schaze 1. nedeli 48. Vyg ehrad Deyersville. John W P. P. Baron, Fayetteville, Tex. SchaMaresh, Route 3, Taylor, Texas. v mesici. ze 2. nedeli v mesici.

Schtize 1. nedeli v mesid.

2. Kopernik Rotnov, Chas. Ililsher 25. Ennis — Ennis, L. J. Kudrna, Rt. 2, Ennis, Texas. Schaze 2. ned. v mes. 49. Pokrok Rowena -- Rowena, Vaclav La Grange, Texas, Rt. 2, Schtze 1.

26. Slovan Jihu — Skidmore. Mrs. Mary nedeli v Kvasnieka, Rowena, Rt. 1, Texas.

Veroda, Rt. 1, Skidmore, Texas.

3. Novohrad -- Moulton, Adolf J. Mika, Schtize 2. nedeli v mesici.

Schtze prvni nedeli v lakeznu, eer y- 50. El Campo — El Campo. Mrs. Joe Ida Moulton, Tex., Rt. 1. Schtze 3. ne nu, zari a prosinci. deli v mesici.

Peterka, 606 So. Mechanic St. El 4. Karel Ha,vlidek — Hallettsville. Chas. 27. Pokrok Moulton — Moulton. Frank Campo, Texas. Schtze 1 nedeli C. Wagner, Rt. 3, Shiner, Texas.

Holy, Rt. 1, Box 169, Hallettsville, mesici.

Schtize 2 nedeli v mesici.

Texas. Schfize 2. nedeli v mesici.

Ellinger, D. A. Juren, El5. Tioga — Tioga. Steve Novak, Rt. 1, 28. Karel Jonas — East Bernard, Caro- 51. Vernost linger, Texas. Schaze 4. nedeli. line Bohaelk, East Bernard, Texas.

Tioga, Texas.

54. Jaromir. -- West. Emil W. Popp, P. Schaze 2. nedeli v mesici.

6. 1\iforavgti Bratti — Cottonwood.

0. Box 8, Abbott, Texas.

Mrs. Marie Janeeka, Rt. 4, Hillsboro, 29. Praha — Taylor. A. L. Beudny, Taylor, Texas, Rt. 1, Box 285.

Schaze 2 HvezdnatSi Prapor — Tours. A. E. 55.

Texas. Schtze 1 nedeli v mesici.

Petter, Rt. 2, West, Texas. Schaze nedeli v rnesici.

7. Rovnost — Caldwell. J. J. Krupa, 1. nedeli v mesici, o 2 hodine odpoL Caldwell, Texas, Route 1. Schaze 2. 30. Hvezda Jihu — Talton. J. F. Fiala, El Campo, Texas, Route 1, Box 292. 56. Anton Cermak -- Corpus Christi. nedeli v mesici.

Schilze 1. nedeli v mesici.

8. Prapor Svobody Weimar. Adolf Betty Julica, Route 2, Box 899, CorBarta, 1008 Baumgarten St. Schulen- 31 Pokrok Slovant — Yoakum. E .E. p us Christi, Texas. Schtze 2 nedeli burg, Texas. Schtze 2. nedeli v mes.

Bushek, 313 Nelson St., Yoakum, v mesici.

Texas. Schaze 2. nedeli kaIde 3 me- 57. Jan Hus -- Gonzales. Jacob 61tek, 9. Slovan -- Snook. Jno. T. 8' " krabanek sice.

Snook, Texas. Schaze 1. nedeli v me828 St. Paul St., Gonzales, Texas. sici.

32. Naeinec Schillerville. Leon F. Schtze 1. nedeli v mesici.

Drozd, 1401 E. Warren, Victoria, Tex. 58. Rad Columbus — Hungerford. Adolf 10. Texasky Mir — Shiner. Aug. Madala, Schtize 2. nedeli v mesici.

Yoakum, Texas, Route 2, Box 102 Sabrsula, Rt. 2, Box 215, Wharton, Schfize 2 nedeli v mesici.

Bleiberville. Vincent Texas. Schfize 2 nedeli v mesici o 2 33. livezda Mint Chaloupka. Rt. 1, 13ellville, Texas. liodinach odpoledne.

11. Svojan — Praha. August Jalufka.

Wedner.day, February 23, 1955

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WEST, TEXAS

59. Bratti Jihu - New Ulm. F. A. Weige, 82. echfi Domov - Ennis. Wesley F. Strunc, 700 N. Clay, Ennis, Texas.

New Ulm, Texas. Schtze 3. nedeli v Schtze 2. nedeli v mesici. mesici.

60. Bratti Svornosti - Wallis, Chas. 83. Srdce Jednoty - Columbus. Chas.

J. Hrilaka, Rt. 2, Columbus, Texas.

Zalesak, Route 1, Wallis, Texas. Scht Schtze 2. nedeli v mesici. ze 1. nedeli v mesici.

61. Vesmir Poth. Adolf Midulka, Flo- 84. Pokrok Dallas - Dallas. Frank Vodieka, 5211 Garland St., Dallas 10, resville, Texas., Route 4, Box 183.

Texas. &lithe 3. nedeli v mesici.

Schtze 1. nedeli kaidk tteti mesic 62. Rozkvet - Galveston. Marie Cor- 85. Pokrok Haskell - Weinert. Mrs. J. C. dray„ 3923 Ave Q Y2 Galveston, Tex. Baty, Munday, Texas. Schfize 2. neSchuze 1. etvrtek v mesici. deli v mesici.

63. Poltrok Sweet Home - Sweet Home. 86. Slovanskk Svaz - 2intov. 0. V. VaFelix Jutica, Rt. 2, Box 235, Yoakum, nieek, 1411 E. Adams, Temple, Texas Texas. Schtize 2 nedeli v mesici.

Texas.

64. Pokrok Plumu - Plum. Mrs. Katie Hvezda Svobody - Temple. J. J. 8uld,k, La Grange, Rt. 1. Texas. Scht 87.

Kurtin, 812 No. 8th. Temple, Texas. ze 2. nedeli kahll tteti mesie.

Schtze v budove Hl. Ur% 3. pondeli 65. Prapor Magnolia - Crosby. Mrs. Al3. pondeli kaZdeho mesice v 7:30 yee. bina Balcar, P. 0. Box 194, Crosby, Pokrok Houstonu Houston. F. A. Texas. Schtze 2 nedeli kaadk druhk 88.

Kadleeek, 614 W. 16th St. Houston mesic.

8, Texas. Schtze 2 patek kaZdeho 66. Slovanska Lipa - Waco. E. G. Marnesice v 8 hodin veeer. zanec, Route 4, Box 387, Waco, TexROZovk Dviir-Rosebuo. John J. Pla89. as. Schtze 3. nedeli v mesici.

Aek, Box 88, Rosebud, Texas. Schilze 67. 13ratti Svobody - Schulenburg. Fr. 2. nedeli v mesici.

Holub, Rt. 3, Box • 18, Schulenburg, 90. Slovanske SdruZeni - Stamford, Texas. Schtze 1. nedeli v mesici.

Frank PlistejovskY, Rt. 2, Stamford, 68. Vesmernost -- Nelsonville. Edwin D. Texas. Schtze 2. nedeli, Shupak, Rt. 1, Bellville, Texas. Scht91. San Jacinto - Crosby. R. J. Loat'ak, ze 3 nedeli v mesici.

Box 352, Crosby, Texas. Scheme 1. ne69 Nova Osada - Rogers. Adolf Shiner, deli dopoledne.

Route 2, Rogers, Texas. Schtze 1 ne92. Svaz Cechoslovanu - Fort Worth, v mesici.

Jay Dee Waggoner, 2107 Ross Ave, 71. Nov, Raj. - Penelope. R. 3. Ptikryl, Fort Worth, Texas. Schtze 2 nePenelope, Texas. Schtze 1. nedeli v deli v mesici. mesici.

Karnes -- Hobson. F. L. Pustejoyskk, 93.

72. Pokrok Jihu -- Cameron. J. J. StoHobson, Texas. Schtze 2 nedeli v klas. Rt. 1, Cameron, Texas. Schtize mesici.

2. nedeli v mesici.

73. Sam Houston - Seymour. Frank 94. Dennice - Wheelock. J. A. Rychlik, Edge, Texas. Schtze 1. nedeli v 03ufal, Rt. 1, Seymour, Texas. Schtze 1 nedeli v mesici. mesici.

74. Borovk Haj - Lovelady. Chester 95. Ceskk Den - Seymour. Emil Holub, Shmoldas, Route 4, Box 90, Crockett, Rt. 2, Seymour, Texas. Schtze 2. neTexas. deli v mesici.

75. Svoboda - Bartlett. Jos. Pacha, Krasna Krasna. John Marek, RoRoute 1, Box 21, Bartlett, Texas. senberg, Texas, Rt. 2, Box 56. SchuSchtze 1. nedeli kadk tteti mesic. ze 2. nedeli v mesici.

76. Neodvislost - Wichita Falls, Mrs. 97. Placedo Placedo. John M. SchoHenry Sottek, Rt. 1, Box 27. vajsa, Rt. 2, Box 99AA, Victoria, Tex. Wichita Falls, Texas. Schilze 2.

Schuze 2 nedeli v mesici. nedeli v mesici.

Vitez - Guadalupe. Wm. Janota.

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77. Hvezda Praporu - Bomarton. RayVictoria, Texas, Rt. 1, Box 408. Schumond Ptibyla, Bomarton, Tex. Rt. 1. ze 2. nedeli v mesici.

78. Dobrota - Jourdanton, Julius Vrana, P. 0. Box 355, Charlotte, Texas. 99. Radhoat t Radhon'. Henry A. Spanihel, 704 N. Texana St. HallettSchuze 1. nedeli v mesici. sville, Texas. Schuze 2 nedeli v mes.

79. Corpus Christi - Corpus Christi. J. J. Krueinskk, 2425 Johana St. Cor- 100. Pokrok MladeZ"e - Sebesta. Miss Clapus Christi, Texas. Schtze 1. nedeli ra Schoenemann, Star Route No. 2 v mesici.

Lyons, Texas. Schtze 1. nedeli v me80. Tyr& - Holland. Joe Belieek, Rt. 1, sici.

Holland, Texas. Schtze 1. nedeli v Pokrok Gainesville. Rudolf Paclik, 101. mesici.

P. 0. Box 340, Gainesville, Texas.

Needville. John Blinka, 81. Needville Schtze 2. nedeli v Route 1, Needville, Texas.

Strana 102. Hvezda Mladde - Coupland. Raymond M. Machu, Route 2, Box 80, Taylor, Texas.

103. Pokrok Flatonia. - Flatonia Alois Dostalik, Rt, 1, Flatonia, Texas. Scht ze 3. nedeli v mesici.

105. Hej Slovane-Gus. Joe Matejdek, Rt. 1, Lexingtons Texas. Schfize 2 nedeli.

106. Oecho-Moravan - La Grange E. H. Francke, La Grange, Texas. Schtze 2. nedeli v mesici.

107. Rozkvet Zapadu - Floresville. Mary McCloskey, Rt. 1, Box 51, Elmendorf, Texas.

108. Rosenberg - Rosenberg. J. S. Jane, Box 171, Richmond, Teus. Schtze 2. nedeli v mesici.

109. Radeckk - Granger, Arnold Zrubek, E. 0. Box 445, Granger, Texas.

Schtze 2. nedeli v mesici.

110. Jan Rosickk - Kaufman. Joe Slavik, Rt. 6, Box 95, Terrell, Texas.

Schtze 1. nedeli v mesici.

Jaroslav Vrchlickk - Sugarland.

David D. Baker, Barker, Texas.

Schtze 1 nedeli v mesici.

112. F. B. Zdrilbek Gay. J. H. Mikeska, P. 0. Box 357, Guy, Texas. Schtze 2. nedeli v mesici.

113. Svepomoc - George West, Texas.

Frank Luka gik, P. 0. Box 191. George West, Texas.

114. Vyzovice - Fairchilds, Mrs. Milady Walenta, 1410 - 1st St. Rosenberg, Texas. Schtze 2. nedeli v mesici.

116. Rozkvet Cooks Point - Cooks Point.

John Kubin, Caldwell, Texas.

Schuze 2. nedeli v mesici.

117. Robstown Robstown. Oscar Hrndit, Rt. 1, Robstown, Texas. Schuze 1. nedeli v mesici.

Kingsville - Kingsville, Ray Osborne, P. 0. Box 927, Kingsville, Tex. Slovanska Prilaitost - Brookshire.

F. L. Gregor, Brookshire, Texas, Rt, 1. Schtze 1. nedeli v mesici.

Pokrok Deanville - Deanville. JoS. Balcar, Caldwell. Texas, Rt. 1. Schftze 2 nedeli v mesici.

122. Nova Doba Wails. Jos. F. FekMan, Wallis, Texas, Route 1, Box 97.

Schuze, 2. nedeli kadk druhk mesic.

24. Slovanskk Dilworth - Dilworth. Albert Velek. Shiner. Texas.

125. Touha - Westhoff. Louis Zissa, Westhoff, Texas. Schtze druhou nedeli v maid.

Dubovk Haj - Ross. Jos. Foit, Rt. :2 126.

West, Texas Schtze 1. nedeli v mesici.

127. Pokrok Kenedy - Kenedy. Mrs. Ann Marcak, P. O. Box 337, Kenedy, Tex. 128. Bratrske Spojeni. - Joe L. Mills, Rt. 3, Mart, Texas. Scl , iize druhou nedeli v mesici.

Strana 18 129. Ladimir Klanel - Edge. Frank Wentrdek, Wheelock, Texas, Rt. 1, Box 45. Schfize 1. nedeli v mesici.

130. Jaro - Dallas. Joe Maca, 7011 Concord, Dallas, Te -sw... Schtze 1 nedeli V rnesiel 132. Svatopluk --- Waller. J. J. Kulhftnek Fempstead, Texas, Rt. 3. Box 29 Schfize 2 nedeli v mesici.

133. San Antonio - San Antonio. Jaroslay Kleprlik, 1206 Lamar St., San Antonio, Texas. Schtze 2. nedeli v mesici.

134. Bratrejov - Crowell, Chas. Machat Poute 1, Crowell, Texas.

135 Volna Cechie - Ennis. Jos. Vytopil.

Ennis, Texas, Schtize 2. nedeli v mesici.

136. Liberty - East Gate. Frant. Kalenda, Route 3, Box 40, Dayton, Texas.

137. Taft- Tart. Mrs. W. J. Janda, Route 1, Box 124, Sinton, Texas. Schtize 1 pondeli v mesici.

133. Vytrvalost - Ganado, Ed. A. Dybala, Ganaslo, Texas.

139. Danbury - Danbury. T. H. Lostak, Danbury, Texas. Schilze 2. nedeli v 140. Rozkvet Svobody - Wied. Victor J Gerlich, Rt. 1, Box 151, Shiner, Tex. 141. 6echoslovak Mixville. Adolf Felcman, Sealy, Texas, Box 193. Schtze kaZdou 2. nedeli v mesici.

142. S. tefanik - Houston. Mrs. Mary Chupik, Rt. 2 Box 1215, Houston, Texas. Schfize 1. nedeli v mesici.

143. Primal -- Inez, Leo Krause, Jr. Rt. Inez, Texas. Schtize 3. nedeli v mesici.

144. S'avie ---- Nada. Ed. Rina, Glen rlora Texas. Schfize 2. nedeli v mesici.

145 Mora yska, Orlice - Penelope. Lud. Vanduch, Rt. 2, Mt. Calm, Texas ;Schfize 1. nedeli v mesici o 2. hod odpoledne.

140. Woodrow Wilson - Galveston. Mrs. Lucille Weinberg, 2002-35th St. Galveston, Texas. Schilze 2. nedeli v mesici v 7 hodin weer na 3505-P1/2.

147. Vesel y Osada - Jourdanton. -- Tom Ventreek, Rt. 2, Box 73, Jourdanton, Texas. Schfize, 1. nedeli v mesici, ye dye hodiny odpoledne.

148. Elmaton - Blessing, Prank Hlolek, Jr. P. O. Box 65, Blessing, Texas.

Schfize 1. nedeli v mesici.

149, ToinaS Jefferson -- Alvin. J. 0 Strouhal, Alvin, Texas. Sehtze 2 nedeli v mesici.

150. Aug. HaiduSek Woodsboro. Mrs. Anton Strouhal, Woodsboro, Texas Schnze 1. nedeli v mesici.

151. Wharton - Wharton, Ladik Stavinoha, Route 3, Box 133, Wharton, Texas.

152. Pokrok Agua Dulee - Augua Duke.

V t S TN IK - WEST, TEXAS

John Hranicky, P. 0. Box 75, Orange Grove, Texas. SchUze 2. nedeli v mesici.

153. Pokrok Benview -- La Salle, Adolf ElleA, La Salle, Texas. Schtze 2. nedeli v mesici.

154. Fort Worth -- Fort Worth. John W. Bedan, 2011 Clinton Ave. Fort Worth, Texas. SchOze 1 nedeli v mesici.

155. Hlava Texasu -- Austin. Raymond Prasatik, P. 0. Box 1151, Austin, Texaz 156. Pokrok Baytown. Cyril Ptadek, P. 0. Box 3867 ---- Baytown, A, Texas.

Schfize 'prvni pondeli v mesici, weer.

157. Rozkvet na Plains - Littlefield. Mrs. Ernest Kristinik, Route 1, Lubbock, Texas.

158. TexaskY Kvet - West, Frank Kofnovec, Route 2, West, Texas. Schfize se odbYvaji 1. nedeli v mesici.

160. T. G. Masaryk - San Angelo, Texas.

Emil Krupala, Wall Route, San Angelo, Texas. Schtze 2. nedeli v mes.

161. La Parita - Jourdanton. Joe Juridek, Jourda.nton, Texas. Schfize 1. nedeli v mesici.

162. Pokrok Brazoria - Iowa Colony Charles Krampota, Route 1, Rosharon, Texas. Schtze 2 nedeli v mesici o 2 hodine odpoledne.

163.Markham - Markham, Mrs. Albino J. Gauthier, 3221-8th St., Bay City, Texas. Schtze 1. nedeli v mesici.

164. J. R, Kubena -- Rio Hondo. Mrs Gardina KriStof, Rt. 2, Harlingen Texas.

165. Culak - Moulton. Adolph A. Wagner, Moulton, Texas. Schfize druhe fiter,V v mesici, veder, e SOKOL FORT WORTH Hello everyone, The next regular Sokol meeting is Sunday, February 27, at 3 p.m. The members who stay at home instead of attending are missing a lot so be sure and come next Sunday.

I am glad to report, that Donnie Steinman and Raymond Hubenak have both recovered after undergoing surgery.

Donnie had an appendectomy and Rayand a hand injury.

This is such a beautiful day, just like, spring and I should be glad but instead I'm mad. All during last week's cold weather I'd been planning to work in my flower beds the first warm, pretty day and what happens? I wake up with a painful crick in my neck and shoulder, so I have to postpone my gardening.

I hope we get more rain this year than we have the past three or four years so we can enjoy our flowers and gardens.

Don't forget the meeting next Sunday.

Sincerely, Maxine Merlick

Wednesday, February 28, 1955

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

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

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

CLASS G: amount of certificate is paid after 20 years of payment.

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

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

CLASS K: member pays premiums to age 65, and the proper amount of his certificate is paid upon his death, CLASS L: Double Indemnity insurance which is issued up to the sum of $2,500.00, and is not included in the amounts of the other classes.

CLASS M: Annuity Policies.

CLASS M-C: Mortgage cancellation insurance with gradually reduced benefits and $1,000 paid-up insurance after 20 years.

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

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

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

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

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

CLASS J-G: 20 year endowment, mortuary face value at age one year. (clz)

Wednesday, February 2,3, 1955

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VESTNtK— WEST, TEXAS

INSURANCE

A WONDERFUL DEVICE

Life insurance is truly the most wonderful device ever conveived by man.

Just what does an insurance certificate represent? Just what does a certificate-owner buy and what does he get for his premium dollars? This— The combined experience, brains and energy, of a multitude of people who know what to do with premium dollars for the protection and benefit of their policyowners.

Sick and Accident insurance, hospital, surgical, medical, or any other kind of insurance.

The sum of money which the policyowner decides in advance he wants is delivered at some future time.

With Life insurance, he can say , how much he wants at his death or if he lives at such and such a date years hence. With Sick and Accident insurance, he can say he wants so many dollars every month while so disabled, unThe smartest investors of money in til he recovers, or for life if totally disthe world. They do something for a pol- abled by sickness or accident. icyowner which he could not possibly That's what premium dollars• buy. do for himself alone.

nancial protection that cash alone can Provide. Probably only one person in a million could invest such money saved for emergencies in the same manner as insurance company executives who manage the investment department.'

Pressure is necessary to educate the public to the need and value of insurance ... all kinds of insurance. ( ) * 4.3 THE FORECAST The little boy was scrutinizing the little old , lady who had just arrived and whom he had never seen before:: "So you're my grandmother, are-,you?"

"Yes," she replied sweetly "On your Most people could not, even if they father's side."

They make it possible to guarantee in "Well," 'answered the youngster, "you writing to every policyowner the deli- were strong-filled enough to do so, save are on the wrong side. I'll tell you that enough money to provide themselves very of a definite sum of money at some future time, whether it is Life insurance. with the protection they need, the fi- right now."

San Antonio Czechs Greet _Acived Opera Star San Antonio's Czech colony turned Petrak, John Brownlee, Leslie Chabay, Feb. 11, 1955. Courtesy of Brother Jaroout in full force to meet their beloved William Wilderman and several others. sla y Kleprlik, who rused the material —Reprinted from San Antonio Light, by air mail special delivery.

Jarmila Novotna on her arrival Thursday as one of the stellar participants in Sunday's "Die Fledermaus."

for Art:,_

Official greeter was little Miss Tara Lee Burgin who presented the Czech noblesworran, opera, television and movie star a large bouquet Of red roses.

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The singer will also be entertained at a native Czech luncheon Saturday. Rudolph Petrak, Czech tenor star of "Manon," will also be a guest if his rehearsing duties permit.

National Figure Mrs. Novotna, a leading mezzo-soprano at the Metropolitan and, previously, with the Prague opera, is an idol of the Czech people, not just as an artist, but as a national figure, as well.

Miss Novotna was encouraged and sponsored early in her career by the great Czech patriot, statesman and first president, Thomas Masaryk, and was a close friend of his son, Jan Masaryk, before the latter's tragic death.

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Film Favorite

She was a popular film favorite in Europe before coming to America, and starred in a movie widely released in this .country called "The Search."

Preceding "Fledermaus," on Saturday night, will be "Marion," that very French opera, with Dorothy Kirsten, Rudolph

JARMILA NOVOTNA ARRIVES FOR CONCERT She is presorted bouquet by little Tara Lee Burgin

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VESTNiK -- WEST, TEXAS

Wednesday, February 23, 1955

MIEN THE WOMAN OBJECTS Quite a number of the larger fraternal benefit societies publish special monthly magazines exclusively for the organizers, representatives, deputies or field workers, as they happen to be called.

The editor of the Vestnik has been tempted to include some of the articles in ope official paper, but his better judgment restrained him from doing so.

Instead, he used to take advantage of the opportunity when he talked to our organizers and tried to make an informal lecture based on some of the articles.

• Here is one article which every one of , .rue organizers should study. It was published in a magazine used by the representatives of the fifth largest fraternal eeciety in the United States. It explains what to say if the lady to whom you talk about life insurance objects. It lists five types of the most frequent objections. It points out that women have, for the most part, the same objections t hat the men have—and they should be handled in the same way—forthrightly and honestly. Always remember that obei tiens are questions in disguise and incy are made by the prospect to help her to draw her last pay check."

I Have No Dependents `Miss Prospect, I think you will be interested in knowing that thousands and thousands of young women like yourself are buying insurance every year, not in spite of the fact that they have no dependents, but rather because of the fact.

These self-reliant young women know that the girl who has no dependents has no one to whom she may look for aid in emergency or when old age forces her to draw her last pey check."

I Have Enough Insurance -Yes, Miss Prospect, you have enough insurance from what you have told me, enough to bury yourself. If you should die in the next year or so, that would be suific,ient. But you and I both think the chances are pretty strong that you will live and that there are many things in the future you would like to do. Why not set aside your present insurance to take care' of your last illness and funeral coste—money which will go to the doctor and the hospital and the undertaker.

Bin this additional contract I am pro' posing for yourself—and give yourself money for your own pleasure and enjoy merit. Don't let all your insurance proceeds go to strangers."

I Expect to Get Married Of course, an attractive woman such as yourself expects to get married. You Undoubtedly will get married one day.

But when you do marry, you will still need insurance because you might _die,

and need it because you might live and want to have an emergency and opporunity fund.

"When you marry, your husband will respect you the more when you tell him you own life insurance, particularly if by that time it has built up substantial cash values. He will feel that the fact that you were smart enough and thrifty enough to carry thiough a definite sav ings program is evidence of the fact that he made the right choice.

"And, in the unlikely event that you did die, I think you would feel rather proud in knowing that you're not asking a young husband with a, little one or two by that time, to pay your way out of the world."

I'd Rather Have Fun With My Money "Fine! Your idea matches mine. If you expected me to lecture you about thrift, you will be surprised, for I don't believe in saving as such any more than you do. Perhaps, however, there is a little difference in our spending ideas. I like to spend my money for some of the big pleasures of life, and I have found that in order to be able to spend my money for these worthwhile things, it is a lot better to save it up first. Wouldn't you rather save for a really good fur coat, an extended travel trip, or whatever you want most instead of frittering away nickels and dimes every day?"

I Don't Want to Commit Myself If this objection is given to you, you are in. She hasn't said "No" and if you can make a Florida vacation or that new beaver coat look like a dream come true you've made a sale. Give her time to think about it. 'Then make an appointment with her when, and where you can really talk it over. She'll buy.

Remember this about women and money. They never go broke. They do run out of the stuff, but they never run out of ideas. They will rob Peter-The-Butcher to pay Peter-The-Florist and if you make it enticing enough they will rob Paul to pay for insurance.

In talking to women there are four basic facts to remember: They are fatalists; they "never go broke"; they live through, by and for other people; they are the world's most strictly personal and private people.

When you have your next appointment with a woman remember these four points. Keep them in mind always—you will get along famously—even with your wife!

The best time to talk life insurance to a woman is when there is enough time to give her your full sales talk. A recent survey shows that the best time

to see a woman with the most effective results is first, the evening and then following in order, early afternoon, mornings, late afternoon and least of all, lunch time.

Keep these times in mind when next you make an appointment with a woman. Remember, lunch time is the least likely time to have an interview.

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Made From Adam's Rib Dear Editor: In the Vestnik No. 50 was la short article which I got a big kick out of, namely, "What Is a Boy?" Here is one you may enjoy reading.

S. C. Bundil San Antonio, Texas WOMAN—THE GREATEST OF ALL CONTRADICTIONS She is afraid of a roach, She will scream at a mouse, But she will tackle a husband As big as a house.

She'll take him for better, She'll take him for worse, She'll split his head open, And then be his nurse.

And when he is real well And can get out, of bed, She'll pick up the teapot And throw it at his head.

She's faithful and keensighted, She is loving and kind, She's crafty, she's witty, She's deaf, dumb, and blind.

She'll lift a man up, She'll cast a man down, She'll crown him her king, She'll make him her clown.

You'll fancy she's this, But you find her to be that, For she'll play like a kitten, And scratch you like a cat.

In the morning she will, In the evening she won't, You always expect she does, But you find that she don't.

She'll love you in truth And ignore your worst fib, And there you have a woman— The man's long lost rib. *4®( Though the people support the government, the government should not support the people.--Cirover Cleveland.

Wednesday February 23 1.55

Senator Strauss' Column TO THE PEOPLE OF THE 15th SENATORIAL DISTRICT On Wednesday of this week we had a hearing in our Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence on a bill that would outlaw firecrackers and other fireworks in Texas. The bill was sent to a subcommittee to be rewritten. The people on both sides of this legislation are hoping that a compromise can be worked out whereby the more powerful and dangerous fireworks can be eliminated.

Our State Affairs Committee this week approved a bill which would require all automobile dealers to have a license and put up a bond to protect the purchaser in the event he suffers a loss when he buys a car. This bill, contrary to certain propaganda and reports, would not put anybody out of business. Used car dealers would still be permitted to sell any kind of a car they desire to sell. This legislation would apply to all automobile dealers, new as well as used. The testimony before the committee showed that many hundreds of people in Texas have purchesed cars and paid for them only . to find later on that there was another mortgage on the car. By the dealer having to make bond, the purchaser would be protected.

Our Committee on Civil Jurisprudence has aproved a bill to outlaw common law marriages in Texas. The bill provides that a marriage would be invalid unless a good faith attempt is made to obtain a marriage license.

The Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments, after a public hearing Tuesday night of this week, gave approval to a constitutional amendment which would permit the State of Texas to advertise. At the present time, Texas cannot advertise itself to the rest of the world. Another constitutional amendment was approved to levy a 3-cent ad valorem tax for the purpose of creating a Water Resources Revolving Fund of one hundred million dollars to be Used in making loans for building dams and other projects for the purpose of impounding and distributing water.

The Senate passed a bill this week which would permit banks to close one day each week and reducing the number of legal holidays. This can be done after the Bank Directors pass a resolution and give notice to the public.

We now have 215 bills introduced in the Senate, covering nearly every possible subject.

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WEST, THICAS

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 lessons are sponsored for the youth of Lodge Pokrok Houston No. 88, 1140 Robbie.

SUNDAY MARCH 20: Wiener roast and dessert supper at Culak Lodge No. 165, beginning .at 7:00 p.m. Bingo and Grab Bag games. Everybody invited.

MONDAY FEBRUARY 21: Dr. Ivan Taborsky, Secretary-General for American Fund for Czech Refugees, will speak at the Star Hall, SPJST Lodge No. 47, near Temple. The lecture starts at 7:30 p.m. Everybody is cordially invited.

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Mark Calendar To Remember Elusive Dates Yoti say you forgot Aunt Jo's birthday because it came so close on the heels of Chilistmas? Nephew Bill's graduation completely slipped your mind because it occured of all times—at the end of AuguSt? Such forgetfulness is easily understood—such slips are common.

Everyonee needs a, memory jogger for those isolated birthday and anniversary dates which seem to occur when you least expect them. A date book is a good idea, but a more prominent reminder is a lot more help.

Remember that New Year's calendar you got from the grocer, milkman, or local bank? It's just what you need for a constant reminder. Display it in a prominent spot in your kitchen and get into the habit of frequently glancing at it when you pass.

At the beginning of each month, check the birthdays, anniversaries and other special events corning up, by writing the person's name and the first letter of the occasion ("4" for anniversary, "B" for birthday) over the date. The numbers on a wall calendar are prominent enough that you can be reminded of your dates at a mere glance.

POLKA DANCE CALENDAR (Calvin C. CbervenNa Saturday, February 26 Sil Krenek orchestra — Carmine Hall Joe Patek orchestra — Echo Hall in New Braunfels All the above dances are at night unless otherwise specified. This is a free service but applies only to those dances at which mainly polka and waltz music is played by a live orchestra. The Vestnik or writer will assume no responsibility resulting from any dance announcement which is listed in this column.

Listings from orchestras and fiance halls should be received at least 00 week before publication. Send all listings to Calvin Chervenka, Route 2, Rogers, Tex. 0

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FEAR IS PLACING ACCENT ON NEGATIVE

By R. 0. Zollinger One of the manifestations of a fear which is permeating America was commented upon by Dr. Benjamin Fine recently in the New Yort Times. At the time of our greatest need for swelling the ranks of those able to speak Russian and other Slavic languages, enrollment in 183 American colleges in these language courses has been steadily decreasing since 1950.

Heads of some or the departments say that many students have become fearful of studying Russian. They, are convinced that in the present climate of innuendo and whispered or open charge they will be accused of Communist sympathies. Many parents forbid such studies because of a fear that they will : get into trouble with congressional investigating committees.

Yet every consideration of a stronger and more effective national security cries out aloud for reinforcement by means of an adequate number of persons who can speak and understand the Russian language.

In this department of national defense this country is woefully weak and deficient. The small number of Americans who can penetrate the barrier. of the Russian mind and character by Ining able to understand and speak, the Russian language is one of the great problems of our diplomatic and intelligence departments. In event of hostilities it could have a fatal effect.

Here, again, ignorance of the Russians becomes a virtue because of a belief that knowledge of the Russians and their language places the holder under suspicion.

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V23TNIK — WEST, TEXAS

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Ve stPedu, dne 23. t'inora 1955. nemoci vyvazla, byla by veend gkoda toho mladeho, dobreho stvoreni. Vgickni jsme prosili Panaboha, aby ji pomohl; Veera to je gte Cilka Kudrnovic pro ni plakala."

"Mela by proe plakat," minila pani Progkova.

Pan Beyer ptal se, jak Ito mineno, a babieka vypravovala mu svoji nav gtevu v zamku, pri eem2 ov gem komtese prietla zasluhu, kterou o dobrobyt Kudrnovic rodiny mela.

"Ja slygel," ptal se myslivec, "ze je :comteska dcera —" V torn zat'ukal nekdo na okno.

"To je pan kmotr, znam ho po t'uka.ni; jen dale!" hodne hlasite zvolala pain Progkova.

"Tide maji zle huby," odpoveclela babieka na myslivcovu otazku: kdo v slunci chodi,,stiny ho nasleduji, to jinak neni; co na torn at' je, ci je."

Pan kmotr RiesenburskY ve gel do dveri, a oba myslivci srdeene se vitali.

"Kde jste se zabavoval, ae tak dlouho nejdete?" ptala se babieka, ouzkostne hodic okern po ruenici, kterou pan myslivec na bleb zavegoval.

"Mel jsem rortomileho„ hosta, pana spravce, prigel pro drivi; prodal si deputat, ted' by rad mel napred zase drivi a chtel by eleveka svadet k partikam. Ten by, mi vypadl. Ja hned eul, ae s neeim podobnYm jde, ponevadZ pri gel jak milius. Ale povedel jsem mu do pravdy! Take jsem mu dal t'afku za Milu; toho hocha je mi lito a Kristly tel. Dnes rano staviv se u nich na holbieku, ulekl jsem se, jak vypada. To ma ten sa—fraport pan myslivec se piaci pies Usta, vzpomenuv, ae sedi u babieky — "na svedomi."

"Co se to stalo?" ptal se Beyer, a babieka rada vypravujic, povedela mu Miodvod i prieiny jeho.

"Tak to je na torn svete; kam se elovek obrati, v gude najde trapeni a bidu, mezi velkYmi i mabimi, a kterY. Zadne nema, ten si je udela," povidal Beyer.

"Negtestim a bolesti noist'uje se elovek ode vgech slake, jako zlato ohnem. Bez bolesti neni radosti. Kdybych vedela, jak pomohla bych rada tomu deveeti, ale nemoZno. Musi prozatim sna get, jak se da..

Nejlailf ji bude zitra, as Mila odjede."

"Tedy zitra uZ odjede?" divil se myslivec "no tot' maji na spech. Kam prijde?"

"Do Hradce."

"I zdrava," povidala pani Progkova.

"AnuSka hodne roste; chlapci chodi na Cervenou Hum do gkoly, maji tam bill neZli do mesta; diVno je mi, ze tu jegte pan myslivec neni; rekl, Ze se stavi vas privitat, as ptijde na eekanou. Byl tu rano o prines1 mi zpravu ze zamku, ze dog el z Vidne list. Sla jsem hned do zamku, a dovedela se, ae je komtese lepe, se snad kneZna na obZinky prijede, as etrnaete dni zde se zdrZi, a pak do Florencie odjede. Mam tedy nadeji, se nam tatinek pies zimu zde ztistane; nevezme pry "Koname tedy stejnou cestu, jen ze ja kneZna komonstvo s sebou. Za kolik let s plavci na vorech po vode, a on po sejednou budeme zase del gi eas pohroma- mi." de."

• "Chlapci pribehli do sednice, Jan a Vilim ukazovali panu myslivci kane, je2 byl Davno byla jiZ pani Pro gkova tolik neOrlikzastrelil, Orlik pak otci povidal, ae mluvila, davno tak spokojena nebyla, jabyli u splavu a tam ae vide' blaznivou ko ten den, co dostala pote gitelnou noviViktorku." nu, ze mantel prijede.

"Chvala Panubohu, ae to sleeinka z to

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(Pokradovani) Z Galvestonu jsme odjeli do Flatonie, kde na nas jiz dekal povoz gvakra Zamazala, kterY nas dovezl k sobe jihovYchodne od Prahy na farmu Ludvika Hora.ka, kde mel najate misto pro rolnieeni. Horak v ptigtim roku zemtel na tuberkulosu, zanechav vdovu a nekolik mengich deti.

Bylo to nekdy v dubnu roku 1887, co jsme dojeli na to farmu. Kukutice byla asi dve stopy vysoka; o ba ylne nepamatuji, jak velka byla. Obydli bylo na kopci a podobne stodole. Studnene hluboka, ge slabYm zfidlem, Ze v 160 nemela dost vody. Pole s kopce dolri nebylo piili g bohate.

To vge na otce asi neudelalo dobrY dojem. Otec jezdil na nekolik mist hledaje farmu ku koupi, ale nena gel, co by se mu libila. Kdy'Z' se sbirala bavina otec gel na pole za sberaei v trepkach a stoupil na hada, kterSr ho neugtknul, ale postragil, ze mu vlasy na hlave stanuly. Tehdy pYtle na sbirani baviny nebyly jako nyni yardy dlouhe, ale jen yard dlouhe, aby se netahaly po zemi a se nedtely, koliv tehdy pytlovina mela cenu 4-5 centil yard. Jak velkou trodu ten rok sklidili, to nevim, ale asi toho mnoho nebylo.

Po vgech tech malSich zku genostech otec se rozhodl jeti zpet do Evropy zanechav nas zde, sestru Franti gku, bratra Josefa a mne. Frantigka jiz byla u nekoho ye sluthe. My tti byli jsme z deti, ktere pfijely z Evropy, nejstargi. Ja mel osm roku.

Nekdy v inesici zati toho sameho yoku po rozloueeni s nami gvakr odvezi rodiee na voze do Schulenburgu na vlak, odkud odjeli do Galvestonu a dale (Jo Evropy.

Mne loueeni mot nermoutilo, neb jsem z toho nemel dost rozumu, abych si pfedstavil, Ze jiz nikdy v Zivote sve rodiee a sourozence neuvidim. Ale pamatuji, do lesijsem beZel za chvili za vozem ka p •i Mulberry Creek, ale uZ" jsem je nedohonil. Rodierim to loudeni asi rvalo srdce vic ne2 nam, ale museli svilj cit potladit, neb vedeli, prod nas tu nechali.

Tu pfidinu jsem se dozvedel teprve pied roky.

Po kratke dobe nam otec psal a litoval toho, 2e se ukvapil a tak Brzy odjel zpet do Evropy. Pozdeji chtel, abychom take jeli zpet, Ze nam cestu vypiati, a a" vyrosteme Ze mrileme chodit pracovat do fabriky. Ale nam se id zpatky nechtelo, neb jsme tu jiZ byli zvykli. Byl to asi nag osud, neb snad bychom byli zahynuli v •nektere jejich valce. Dosud v gak ZatInS, z rodiny nep •igel o Zivot, ani nebyl zranen v poslednich valkach, ale synovec Bohumil uz . mel pfijit o hlavu pod°.

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ZHASNE SViCE 2IVOTA (2ivotonis C. W. Adamka) nemeckou gilotinou, neb uz byl v made odsouzencri, kdft Rusove Nemce porazili.

To ho zachranilo.

Ja s bratrem Josefem, o etyfi roky starg irn, jsme zristali u g vakra, Josef ag se olenil a ja do 16 let. Chodili jsem do Prahy do Skoly asi 3 mile, nekdy po mrazu a bosky. Tehdy tam vyudoval Anton Nesrsta, kterY se zabYval i notatstvim. Byl to dobr3"7 ueitel a vyudoval eesky, anglicky i nemecky. Pozdeji byla tam zavedena tiida anglicka, kam jsem byl pfelolen. Naueil jsem se anglicky Gist, ale skoro nic jsem nevedel, co etu, neznaje anglicky. KdyZ byla doma prate, tak jsme do gkoly ne gli. A to byla velka chyba, neb jsme zristavali s itkoly pozadu. To se pak ueeni znechuti, a v hlave toho mot nezristane.

Vdova po Ludviku Horaku se pozdeji provdala za Jana Dostalika; a poneva0 byla dobra kuchafka, byla naptand, aby vypomahala na velike svatbe, ktera se chystala v Praze. Vdavala se dcera, Emma Simova, rozena Knezkova, jejil otec byl neltYm zavralden. Zenichem byl Vojtech Kubena. Pani Dostalikova, tam mela i sve deti. Stalo se, Ze pii vateni neeeho v kotlech na venku, deveatko Helenka, asi 5-6 rokil stara, nyni Dostalikova, se pfiblilila k ohni pod kotlem a na ni se vzrialy g aty, kdyd tam ZacinY nebyl. NeZ pfig la pomoc, deveatko uhotelo. Byla to velka, rana pro rodiee. Bylo to deveatko po Ludviku Horaku. Videl jsem to deveatko, jak bylo hrozne popaleno.

Po dvou letech pobytu na torn rente jsme se odstehovali jen o eislo dale, na sousedovu farmu Josefa Horaka, bratra L. Horaka.. Pole bylo lepsi, obydli bylo srub, totiZ z neotesanYch klad (kmenti) "loksak" a kuchyri pfistavena z desek.

Tehdy jsme k rolnieeni potfebovali jen pegi pluh, brany doma delane, "sweepgtok" a "dvojak", jak jsme tomu Seti korriy, baviny a v ge jine se delo rukou do rozoraneho faciku a pak zavIdeene neb zaorane dvojakem neb "svibem", na brazdy, faciek.

Kdyd se sela bavina, tak se semena negetfilo, neb nernelo Zadne ceny. Ruk-u sete semeno do brazdy fadku se rozpadlo na giroko, al 7 paid" Huste vze gla ba ylna zristavala jako niti a pfekopand se svalila a z ylaSte kdy2 byla zarostla svladci (morning glory), ktereho bYvalo misty tolik, Ze kdy2 za nej potahl na jed nom konci, tak se pohnul aZ ne druhen!.

To pak bYvalo radostne Ze sakry litaly na v gechny ,r-I,Iany. (To americke kleni je gte my tehdy neumeli). A kdy2 bavina vyrestla a zadala kvest, tak tea zadala vysychat ,a vyschlo ji nekdy pies polovic. Pozdeji vyschla mela bolce,

ale nedorostle, tak se jen na polo otevtely a to pak byla take radostna "pikovadka". Aikali jsme tomu luskaaka,.

Tehdy jsem videi primitivni stroj na seti baviny, zrobenY ze sudu od mouky: oba konce zabednene, v prostfed byla protahla osa a na kontich osky ptipevnemy ojka, v prostfed sudu kolem nadelane otvory pill palce giroke a 2 palce dlouhe a asi 2 palce od sebe a dvitka na nasypani semene. Do toho stroje se zap •ahnul kiln, kterY gel po otevtene brazde fadku. Sud se , za nim kulil a semeno otvory vypaclavalo do brandy. Bylo to jiZ mnohem lepgi neZ seti rukairia.

Tehdy na jai:a a na podzim rstatis,ice divokYch husi, kachen a jin6ho stehovaveho ptact.va pfeletovalo pies krajiny, a na podzim houfy husi unavene„dloohYm letem ze severu lately tak nizko, by je mohl klackem sraZet; ale neparitatuji, Ze bychom byli nejakou zabili. V hyriel gi dobe by daleko nedoletely 'Ave. Nyni si honci steluji, Ze husy a kachny litaji root vysoko na dostfel. Patrne vedi, co na ne 'deka pH nizkem letu. Zda se tehdy nebyli Tide tak chtivi zabijeni yokeho ptactva i zvete jako nyni. Kdyby to zaken nechranil, tak by jiZ" 26,.dr4ho nebylo.

Asi v roku 1890 ptijela nekde z Morayy rodina Vine. Parala take do Prahy, ho manZelka a etyfi holky ode 3 do 9 rostati, a dostali k pronajmuti misto pro farina teni, kde bYval L. Horak, pozdeji Jan Dostalik. Tehdy jsme i s Josefem Horakem. Kdy2 bYyaly dlouhe veeery, tedy tyto rodiny i na ge se schazely ku hrani karet, asi nejvice, "durata", ale easto nechavali nas male doma.

Tak se jednou stalo, Ze maraele Paralovi aek li, az ty male holky, Marie 5-a, Antonie 3 reky stare, usnou a s terni starhrat k Jos. Horakovi. Kdy" se vratili, to trileta byla pryd a stargi plakala, ustra gena, doma. Pak ovgent,nastala sharika po holce, ktera toho veCera ptigla k 11(1111 za tniave noel pies riiMnu porostlou konopim, kde v g ak byla projeta costa, a lehla si vedle mne do nizke postele, kterd se na den podstreila pod YyS'gi postel. To deveatko Antonie po 14 letech se stala moji manZelkou. Byla to naheda ci osuri? Brzy ji rodiee u nas , nagli spiel (Pokradovani) ) • 4. • ( Pan sedi v bo.vode, popiji pivo.

KdyZ j e dn al pate, zacal se jelao spoleenik "Ja, jsem myslil, de ti doktor zakazal pit vic, neZ jedno , pivo denne." -- "To ja pravda", ptisvedell pan Drda, "ale dnes jsme se pohddali, tak mu to delam na,schval."

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(Pokra,eov an I ) (DelovY. celek:—Matej Boryna, prvni sectlak v Lipcich, bezmala Aedesatnik, chce se Zenit po tre y. Boryna ma etyil. deti, Zenateho Antonina, provdanoti Magdu, vojaka Grelu, a desetiletou Josku.

Antonin, kteremu rikaji Antek, se svou Zenou Hankou a s detmi, bydli v jedne polovici selskeho staveni. Start' Boryna s nejrn/adSi dcerou Joskou bydli v druhe polovici. Pacholek Kuba a pasak Vitek spavaji ye stoji. Ve vsi se septa, Ze Antek, ac ZenatY, chodi za nejhezeim svobodnYm deveetem v Lipcich, Jagnou Dominikovou. Nejvetgi klepna ve vsi, stara Jagustynka, byla toho tajneho milova,ni 0eitYm svedkem. Boryna mel soudni proces:se svou bYvalou deveekou. Cestou od soudu doma, Boryna svezl starou Dominikovou, matku krasavice Jagny. Snad

by Dominikove mohl iici, Ze se mu Jagnieka libi. Do Tymova na jarmark hrnuly se zastupy lidi. Boryna Ael peS'ky, ale cestou se svezl s varhanikovYmi, jejichZ syn Jenik studpval na kneze. Na jarmarku sekl se Boryna se s yYm zetem, lipeckYrn kovaiem, kterY pripomnel Borynovi, Ze by mel dceri Magde, kovarove Zene, nechat pripsati kousek dedictvi., * * Napred vysoke platene boudy, stojici dvema fadami pod& klaStera a aZ do yrSku napechovane zboZim pro Zeny — platna a Satky na tyekach, eervene jako maky, jen oei piechazely, nebo zase 2lute a dalSi jako eervend repa . . . kdopak si to mute vkcko pamatovat! A deyeat a Zen pied nimi, Ze by ja,blko nepropadlo jedna vybirala a smlouvala, druhe prihlii.ely, pasouce se oeima na vsech tech krasach.

Dalsi kramy se tipytily Srifirami perel, zreatky, dracouny, stuZkami, kkiZky na krk, zelenYmi, zlatYmi i strakatymi kvitky a eepeeky. . . bahvi, co vSecko tarn j 60. bylo!

— Wt T, Vuteis

'810 mu to pomalu, tlaknice byla veilka a nadto bylo nae se divat, Tamhle u domd postavili eepieall ke Zebriny, ovekne od shora dolt" eepicemi.

Jinde zase Sevci vystaveli celou ulici YysokYch drevenYch kozlikt, na kterYch za Struple, jako za uSi, visely tady bot, obyeejnYch. ZlutYch bot, ktere se maZou rozpuStenYm sadlem, aby nepropoately vodu, ale i takovYch, ktere se lea', yedie nich pak Zenske eiZmy s eervenymi Snerovadly a vysokYmi podpatky. s choKousek dal se rozloZili mouty na kolicich a s rozveSenYm menim.

Za nimi provaznici a ti, co prodavaji site.

I reAetari, kteri s ieSety po svete jezdi.

I ti, kteri s kroupami po jarmarcich putuji.

A kolaii a koleluzi.

Jinde zas krejei a kolegnici sve zboZi, neprijemne epici v nose; ti hodne prodavaji, pro-Lo ge tahlo na zimu.

A dal pod platenYini stigkami cele dy stola, na nichZ, se kupily pletence e'ervenYch uzenin, tlustYch jako lano, hromady Zluteho sadla, uzene baeky, Sratky slaniny, Sunky a jine dobroty, jinde zas na ha,cich visela cela prasata, vykuchana a zbrocend jeSte krvi, a reznici museli odhanet psy, kteri se potulovali kolem.

Vedle reznika, jako rodni bratri, stah pekari a na vozech, vystlanYch slamou, v koSich a kde se dalo, leZely hory bochnin, velkYch jako kola, Z1utYch placek, housek, dalamanka. . .

A kolem dokola. . . kdo spate vkchny ty kramy a to, co se v nich prodavalo?

Byli tam i hraekari a pernikari, kteri z testa napekli rtrzna zvitatka a srdce, vojaky a podivne veci, Ze se ani rozeznat nedaly. V jinYch kramech prodava11 kalendare, modlitebni kniZky, ky o vraZdach a mordYrich, slabikafe, a jinde zas piSt'alky, harmoniky, hlinene pta"dky a hraci strojky, na ktere ti neradi kramari pro povzneseni nalady vyhravali, tropice povyk, az usi zalehaly — tady piSti ptdeek, tam vytrubuje trubka, tamhle zas fujary vyluzuji oblibenou pisnieku, houslieky vr2ou, buben viii a narika lidem od toho hluku praska v hlavach.

Jinde prodavali zasklene svate obrazkY ve zlacenYch rarnech, a trebaZe obra,zUprostted namesti kolem stroma roky stoly dole u zdi nebo dokonce leZely na zemi, vychazela z nich takova zar, zloZili se bednari, klempiri a hrneiri, is lcekdo sa,h1 mimodek na eepici a po- kteri rozestavili tolik misek a hrnkfi, Ze se dalo sotva projit, za nimi pak truznanienal se znamenim svateho kkiZe. hlari; postele a malovane ski-'ne, praBoryna koupil hedvabny §atek pro Jos- delnikY a police, stoly, vSecko hraje barku, kterY deveeti na jare slibil za pase- vami a nezbYva nek oei primhoukit.

A na vozech podel zdi, podef kanalft, ni; streil jej ted' za kabat a za6a1 se prodirat k praseelmu trhu za klagterem. vSnde, kde zastalo kousek mista, se usa-`

Ve ettedu, dne 23. finor p l0. dily prOdavaely; ta prodavd cibuli ye vencich nebo v pytlich, ta platno vlastni vYroby a vinene S'atky, ta zas vajleka a syreeky, houby a maslo v liberka,ch zabalenYch do hadrika; jinn brambory nebo par hus, oSkubanou slepici nebo len pane vyeesanY, ba i vi-etena, prize; kaZda, sedi pri seem a ma pino keel, jak uZ to na jarmarcich bYva, ale jakmile se vyskytne kupec, prodavaji zvolna, klidne, beze spechu jako selske Zeny, ne jako nejaci ktei-i handrkuji se a cpou jako blazni.

Tu a tam mezi vozy a kramy se kouiilo z plechovYch kaminek — tam prodavali horkY eaj i jind jidla, jako treba peeenou klobasu, a zeli nebo dokonce bark se zemaky.

I Zebraka se seSlo se vSech s,tan neuveritelne mnoZstvi; slepYch. kulhavYch a nemYch, bezrukYch a beznohYch, jako na nejake pouti. Jedni vyhravaji na houslich naboZne pisne, jini zpivaji cinkajice na miseeky, a vAichni zpod voza, zpod sten i prirno z blata bojacne Zebraji a prosi o nejakY ten groSik Ci jinou pomoc.

Boryna v'Secko prohledl, poodivoval se, pohovoril par slov se znarnymi, aZ nakonec dokl na prase& trh za klaAter na ohromne piseite prostranstvi, jenom ce zastavene domky, kde se pod samou klakerni zdi, pies kterou se naklanely ohromne duby, obalene jeSte ZlutYm listim, kupilo spousta lidi i voza a kde lezely cele zahony svini piihna,nYch na prodej.

Hanku s Joskou nakl brzo, byly hned na kraji.

"Tak co, prodavate?"

"To vite, reznici u2 tady byli, ale davaji malo. . ."

"Kolik davaji?"

"Skoro nic, z vesnic piihnali tolik dobytka, Ze se ani nevi, kdo to skoupi."

"Jsoa zde take z Lipca?"

"Tamhle Klombovi s prasatky a ‘Simek Dominika tam stoji s vepiikem."

"Delejte, at' se taky trochu podivate po jarmarku."

"VSak uz je nam to dlouhe takhle tady seat."

"Kolik ze davaji za to svini.2" "'Meet papirkh —ilkaji, Ze neni dokrrnend, pry je silna jen v kostech a ne v sadle," "To by se jim to Aidilo. . . ta svine ma piece sadla dobre na, etyri prsty,' rekl Boryna, ohmatavaje prasnici po hibete i bocich. "Veprik je v'bocich hubenY, ale na Sunky ma pekne nasazeno," dodal a vyhnal vepre z mokreho pisku, ye kterem zvire leZelo zahrabano do pull boka.

"Dejte ho za. petatricet. . . ja se jenom podivam je‘Ste na Antka, hned jsem u vas zpatky. Nechcete neco pojist?"

"IVIely jsme uz chleba."

Ve stfedu, dne 23. finora 1355.

"Koupim yam parky, jenom dobte pro: dejte."

"Tatinku, nezapomefite na Satek na hlavu, co jste mi uti z jara slibil!"

Boryna sahl za kabat, ale zddel se, jako by si na neco vzpomnel; ma y' jenom rukou a odchazeje iekl: , "Koupim, Josko, koupirn. . ." a skoro poklusem odkvapil, protde mezi oozy zahledl tvat Jagny; ale nd se k ni dostal, ztratila se mu, jako by se do zeme propadla. Zaeal tedy hledat Antka; nebylo to tak snadne, protde v uliece vedouci z trZiSte na namesti stal Wiz vedle VOZU ye dvou tadach za sebou a jenom prosttedkem s nemalou namahou a velkou pozornosti bylo moino projit. Ale ptesto na Antka narazil dost brzo. Sedel na pytlich a Svihal bfeem po sler picich, rojicich se v houfech kolem 1Sr kovSich kabel, ze kterYch 2rali kone, a odpovidal na pill huby kupcfn. "ftekl jsem yam sedm, a co jsem iekl, iekl jsem."

"Dam lest a pill, vie po mne nechtejte. . . ta pSenice je snetiva."

"Ja, te, ty praSivee jeden, pketahnu pies to hubu nevymachanou, ze ti taky zesnetivi — ta pSenice je vista jako zlato."

"Mdria, ale je navlhla. . . Koupim ji na miru, po Sesti rublech a peti zlatkach."

"KoupiS na vahu a po sedmi, uZ" jsem. tekl."

"Co se eertiS, sedlaeku, at' koupim nebo nekoupim, smlouvat snad maeme?"

"Tak si smlouvej, kdy2 ti neni huby lito. . ." A u't si ani nevSiml pkekupnikil, kte •i rozvazovali pytle jeden po druhem a prohlit'eli pSenici.

"Antku, skodim si k pisari. . . hned jsem zase tady."

"Copak, podavate 'Zalobu na panske?"

"A kvuli komu padla ma Straka?"

"To toho poiidite!"

"Abych jim jen tak ustoupil, to neuclelam."

"Ale. . . Takhle hajneho nekde v lese ptitisknout ke stromku a zmlatit ho, aZ' mu zebra budou pratet — to by byla odplata" "Hajnemu, pravda, by to pattilo, ale panskYm taky," iekl Boryna tvrde.

"Dejte mi zlatkti!"

"Naepak?'

"Napil bych se, abych se zahtal."

"Copak nemaS sve penize? Pokad jenom do tatovy kapsy. . ."

Antek se odvratil a zaeal si zlostrie pohvizdovat, ale start, tfeba s litosti a mrzute, zlatku "VSecky abys zivil svYmi teke vydelanYmi groM," myslil si a tladil se do prostorneho nardniho vSidepu, kde postavalo spousta lidi, kteti new pojidali; v ptistenku do dvora bydlil pisai.

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VESTNtX WEST, TEXAS nikem v fistech; byl jenom v koSili, neumyty a rozcuchanY; jakasi iena spala ✓ koute na slamniku, ptikryta kabatem.

"Sednete si, hospodati!" Pisan shodil s idle zablacene Saty a ptistreil ji Borynovi, ktery ihned zevrubne vyhcil celou vec.

"Je to jasne jako amen v Oteenagi.

To by tak schazelo! Krava zdechla a pastucha je ze strachu nemocen! Panenko Maria!" zamnul si pisai' ruce a hledal na stole papir.

"Jak to. . kluk je piece zdravY. "Nevadi, mohl se rozstonat. HajnY ho piece ztloukl. . ."

"To ne, tloukl jenom pasaka sousedovie."

"Skoda, mel by to k lepSimu. Nu, new jak to dame dohromady, aby byla nemoc, potludeni i zdechla krava. Jen at' dviir plati!"

"To se rozumi, nejde o nic jineho o spravedinost."

"Hned sepiSu 2alobu. Frantino, hni sebou, lenochu!" kiikl pisai a kopl do lezici Zeny. ktera koneene zvedla rozcuchanou hlavu. "Piines trochu kotalky a nee° k za,kousnuti..."

"Nemam ani tronik, a jak, Kutieku, • na dluh nedaji," zabrueela vstala z pelechu a zaeala zpivat a protahovat se; byla velka jako pet, tvat mela obrovskou, odulou, pobledlou a pijackou, ale hlas tenkY jako elet'atko.

Pisak se civil, az pero skiipalo, pokukoval z doutniku, vypouStel dym na Borynu, kterY s neho nespouStel oci, mnul si hubene pihovate ruce a co chvile odvra,cel vyhublou, krabatou tvar na Frantinu; piedni zuby mel vylamane, lista silna, vousy velke. derne.

Napsal 'talobu, vzal za ni rubl, na ky vzal druhY rubl a za to, ze se dostavi k soudu, jakmile se o veci bude jednat, smluvili dalSi Boryna bez vahani na vSecko pfistupoval, protok pfedpokladal, 2e mu dviir zaplati ygecko i s troky.

"Spravedlnost musi bYt na svete, tohle je vyhra,na veer iekl pii obchodu.

"Kdyt nevyhrajem na obci, piijdeme k okresnimu, a kdy2 nam neda za pravdu okresni, piljdem ke krajskemu a tkeba,i k vrchnimu soudu — ale nic jim nedarujeme!"

"To by bylo, abych, jim nee° takoveho daroval!" iikal zaryte Boryna; jim, panskYm, kteki maji tolik lesil a pildy!" piemital, vychazeje na namesti; vzapeti se pied depfdatskou boudou srazil s Jagnou.

Stala tam, tmavomodrou eapku na hlave, a o druhou takovou jeSte vala.

"Jenom se podivejte, Mateji ,ten Selma tvrdi, ze je dobra, ale jiste me chce jenom oSidit."

"FeSacka! To je pro . Jindricha "

Straka 25 "Ano, S' imkovi jsem uz koupila.

"Nebude pro neho mala?"

"Ma, zrovna takovou hlavu jako "Z tebe by byl hezkY chlapec."

"To si myslim!" zvolala Jagna smele a nasadila si eapku trochu na stranu. "lined by si to tady nada najal. . .

"Podivejme, . . jenom ge bych byla na, sluthu trochu draha." A Jagna prppur kla v smith.

"Jak tomu... nine by ses drahknezdala."

"A na poli bych taky nechtela delat."

"Delal bych za tebe ja, Jagniekoy 0-= pravdu," Septal Boryna tiSeji a poriledl na ni tak vaSnive, ze divka trochir V rozpacich ucouvia a tth bez smlouvain depici zaplatila.

"Prodali jste kravu?" zept'l se fro chvili, kdy2 ,se uz vzpamatoval a vydechi z navalu nehy, ktera mu jako koialka stoupla do hlavy.

"Koupili ji pro farake do Jefova. ka Sla s varhanikovYmi, chteji najmout pacholka."

"Tak my se rnUeme zastavit na kaliSek sladke. . ."

"Proepak to?"

"Prostydla jsi, Jagnioko, aspoii se"trOr. chu zahiejeS!" vami nemohu jit na VOdt s ",Id piece ku!" , "A tak ja, ji ptinesu sem a napljethe se tady, Jagnieko!"

"Zaplat' Pam Buh za dobrou vuli, ale ja, musim najit matku."

"PoiritZu Li, Jagnieko," zaseptal ryna tike a vyrazil napied; prodiral' se lokty, takle Jagna uprostked tlaeenioe Sla bez obtili za nim; kdy'2 se vSak stali mezi kramy plateniku, divka zvolnila krok, zastavovala se a odi ji ly touhou po vecech kolem rozlo'Zeri0a: "To je krasa, mrij ty Je2i gi!" geptaIa'a zastavila se pied stuZkami, ktere‘ byly zaveSeny nahoie a vlaly ye vetru'.jakO pla.polajici duha.

"Kterapak se ti libi. Jagnieko, vyber si," iekl Boryna, kdyZ byl na okamilk zavahal, piemahaje svou lakotu. ta Luta kvitkovana'bude stat nejmiri rubl... mand k i deseV LAI tYch!" "0 to se nestarej, vezmi si ji, .

Ale Jagna s teZkYm srdcem ,s odtrhla ruce od stuZky a 'Sla dal k dr11Ileum kramu; Boryna se zdriel jen lenku.

V tomhle krame byly Satky a riane 14ky na Snerovaely a kabatce.

"BoZioku mu nejmilejSi, to je lirasa!

Ach, JeLL!" Septala Jagna jako odarO, valid a co chvile noiila chvejici se. Fuce do zelenYch atlasii a dernYch aksamita; pied odima se ji delaly naitky a srdce se ji chvelo rozkoSi. A ty Satky .na hlavu! Hedvabne eervene se zelenYmi kvety po krajich nebu ty zlacene,jako

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deti a bile ,ale nejkrasnejSi ty menive, jeZ se leskly jako voda v zapadajicim slunci a lehke jako z pavtfeiny! Ne, nemohla odolat. . . zaeala si je zkoukt • )roliliZet v zrcatku, ktere ji kramarka, podfZela pied oblieejem. Satek ji prekrasne sluSel, jako by byla namotala ranri c'ervanky na, sve viasy, Wave jako lc n. jeji modre Oei se rozhorely radosti a cialo yY stin z inch padal na zkrasne1)11 tvar; Jagna se usmivala sama na set". tak byla krasna, tak z ni zakilo middi a zclravi, "Ta vypada na nejakou sleenu ze v.:110km" ‘Septali lide kolem ni.

Jana se dlouho divala na sebe a pak shanim Satek sundala; zaeala sifilouvat, trehaZe nemela penez. . . jenom (Ilk, pro radost, aby se oei mohly dale past na to nadhere.

Ale kramarka chtela pet rublft; tu Ja g na naraz ochladla a Boryna ji co • neirychleji odvadel jinam.

Zastavili se jeSte pied Sharami na krk bylo jich tam habadej! Jako by Mekdo celY ten kram pohazel drahymi kaminky, je2 se leskly a trpytily, oei od nich nebylo moZno odtrhnout. . . 'lute jantary jako z vonne pryskyrice vybroukne, koraly jako navleeene krupeje krve a bile perly velke jako liskove oriSky, a jine zas ze stribra a ze zlata.

Jagnieka zkoukla nekolikery, probirala se v nich, ale riejkra,snejSi se ji zdala Snfira korahl;otoeila si ji kolem bile Sijo etyrmi radami a obratila se k ,, LHremut sedlakovi: -Co tomu skate?"

"Pekne ti, Jagnieko, sluSi! Ale pro mne korale nejsou nic noveho, u nos jich Ye sktini lelinejakYch osm S'rifir po neboZce, vetSich neZ hrach . ." Pak]. to forysine, aby ji korale prestaly lakat.

-Copak z toho mom, kdyZ nejsou me!" odhodila prudce koralky a uZ speSne, zachiaaurena, a smutna, odchazela.

"Jagnieko. sedneme si na, chvileekur "Ale jta, IA muslin jit za maminkou!"

"Neboj se, vS"ak ona ti neuteee."

Usedli oba na jakousi vyenivajici oj.

"VelikY jarmark!" kekl po chvili Boryna rozhlikje se po namesti.

"Tot' se vi, ze neni malY!" OhMelia se jeAte:jednou litostive po kramcich, vzdyCola, ale proto.e ji smutek uz preS"el, rekja. Jon: "Tem panum ze zamku je hej! videia jsem pani hrabenku z Vole se sleenaini, ty si nakoupily tolik zbozi, ze je za unit p osit mush lokaj.. A to deiN o kaZdent jarmarce!"

"Kdo je porad na jarmarce, ten ma bryy go almarce." tech .to hned tak nebude!"

"Dokud jim kupci davajil" vykrikl

VAS TN f K — WEST, TEXAS Boryna zlostne, Ze se Jagna na neho udivoile podivala a nevedela, ,co odpovedet; ale stark tine meal: "To od Michala Vojtku byli u tebe s vodkou, Jagnioko?"

"Nu co, byli —ale zase slit. . TakovY chra•osta jeden, potrebuje posilat svaty!" zasmala se Jagna.

Boryna prudce vstal, vyndal ze zanadri :Satek a jeSte cosi do papiru zavinuteho.

"Podr.2, ml tohle, Jagnieko, ja se musim podivat za. Antkem."

"Antek je na jarmarce?" Jagniny oci zasvitily.

"Ztistal u obili, prove tamhle v to ulici. Vezmi si to, Jagnieko, je to pro tebe!" dodal, vida, ze Jagna udivenYma oMina hledi na, ;Satek.

"To mi davate?. . Je to opravdu pro mne? Je2,1,,ku, to je krasa!" vykrikla Jagna, rozvijejic stuZku, prove tu, co' se ji tolik libila. "Ale jdete, vy si ze mne delate blazny proe byste to daval nine! Stoji to tolik penez a Satek je z eisteho hedvabi. . ."

"Vezini si to, Jagniteko, koupil jsem to pro tebe; a kdy2 ti nekterY chasnik bude pripijet, nepij s nisi, naepak pospichat. . A ted' muslin jit."

"Je to moje, myslite to doopravdy?"

"Nae bych Thal?"

"Vklyt' tomu ani nemohu uverit. . ."

A Jagna rozkladala hned SUttek, hned stu2ku.

Ve str'edu, dne 23. unora, 3.955.

Slat, 1lyZ I.) jinak neSlo. . . copak mohu chtit, aby mi zadarmo davali byt a straya, kdyZ sami nemaji nazbyt. . . A ptam se, protoie jsme pribuzni. .

"A jak se vain vede?"

"I co ja, chodim od kosteia ke kostein vsi ke vsi, z jarmarku na jarmark a BoZiThaodlitbiekon si od dobrYch lidi vyprosim nekde kus mista na spani, jinde lZici kak nebo nejakY groS. Bide jsou dobri, nenechaji chudaka umtit hlady, to ne. A nevite, jestli jsou u bti vSiehni zdravi?" zeptala se nesine le.

"Jsou; a vein nesclaa.zi nic?"

"Jakpak ne- na prsou me poboliva, jak se trochu nastydnu, plivam 4rev.

Nebude to se mnou dlouho trvat.' . . Ale cfitela bych aspon do jara yydrZet, tit se do vsi a tam vypustit duSi, mezi s yYmi. . jenom o to prosim Panenku Mari, o tea jedine. . ." Agata sepjala ruce omotane rtaencem, zvedla uplakanou tvar a zaeala se vroucne modlit... ze zarudlYch Wei ji stekaly sizy.

"Pomodlete se Oteenakk za tatinka," zaSepta.la Jagna a vtiskla ji do ruky peLiz.

"To bude za ty, co se trapi v oeistci. za sve ja se tak jako tak porad modlirn a Bohm prosim, za Zive i mrtve. A co ZeJagnleko, neposilaji s vodkou?"

"Ale posilaji. . ."

"A ZaclnY ti nepadl do oka?"

"26.diaY. Zustavejte sbohem a na ja,ro "Shoham, JagniCkol" se k liana zase podivejte!" fekla Jagna "13ith yam to odplat', Matejil" rychie a rozbehla se za matkou, kteBoryna odekl a Jagna jeSte jednou rou v datce zahledla s varhanikovYrni. prohliZela Satek i stuhu; pak nahle vSeBoryna se vracel k Antkovi pomalu; chno zabalila a chtela beZet za Borynou, aby mu to vratila. . . pakpak ma prij- jednak tlaeenice a pak mu porad moat neco od ciziho eloveka, nevi ani jeS"te v Move leZela Jagnieka; ale neZ dopribuznY, ani ze Svagrovst ya. .. Ale sta.- Sal, setkal se s kovakem.

Pozdravili se a mlely sli vedle sebe. ry sedlak byl uZ ten tam. I vydala se "Tak, jaky konec se mnou LIZ jednou hledat matku, psi eemZ s rozko gi. opatrne se dotYkala Satku uloleneho za ha- udelate?" meal ostre kayak.

"JakY konec? To ses taky mohl zeptat dry. Meth, takovou radost, ze se ji bile v Lipcich!"

Boryna, vzplanul. a tvar yam zuby co chvile zaleskly -Cisme"Oekam piece uZ etyri roky!" rurnencein jen horela.

"A dues sis najednou vzpomnel! Poo"Jagnieko. . , Pro sinilovani Boa . . ja. chudera opuStena. . . lido. dobri. . . kej jeSto nejakYch etyricet let, aZ Zdravas, Ma- tunkur pro lasku kkest'anskou.

Jagnieko!" ria... pro duSioky v ocistci.

"UZ, mi licit rikali, abych to dal k Jagna se vzpamatovala a zapatrala o- soudu, ale. . ." eima, kdo ji to void a odkud; yzapeti "Jen si jdi, jdi, si! P'avim ti kde spattila Agatu ,sedici pied klaSterni zdi ';aloby, i na pisare ti dam rubl. . ." na hrsti slamy, protole v tom miste by"Ale ja piece myslim, ze se dohodne/ lo biota po kotniky. Zastavila se hledayak chytre. jic nejakY gro g, ale Agata se v navalu me po dobrem," opacii ka "MaS pravdu, s kYm to nejde po zlem, radosti, ze vidi krajanku, zaeala vyptavat, co se v Lipcich deje. "U2 mate s tiro to music zkusit po dobrem."

"Sam piece musite uznat..." brambory doma?"

"Jd s tebou nic nechci mit, ani po "Wacky." dobrem, ani pa zlem."

"A co noveho u Klombil, nevite?"

"Vidycky Zane rikam, Ze otec je pro "Vyhnali vas do Aireho sveta po Zebraspravedlnost." *, a vy se na ne jeSte ptate?"

"Co by vyhnali, nevyhnali, sama jsem (E'okradovani)

y e- stkedu, dne 23. finora 1955.

Nifiggargraz Nse

RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI za spolubratrem Augustem C. Dugkem, kter3i se narodil 12. eervence 1899 u Hallettsville, Texas z rodiet Vince a Rozalie (Kotrla) DuAkovSrch. Kdy2 mu byly dye leta se pkistehovali do Taylor, Texas, kde pfebSrvali a2 do roku 1917, kde navUevoval mistni gkolu i nedelni gkolu, te2 tam byl konfirmovan Rev. J. Bartonem st.

Roku 1917 jeho rodiee zakoupili svou usedlost na Little Flock, vSrchodne od mesta Temple, kde s nimi ptebSrval a2 do roku 1938. V prosinci roku 1932 pojal za svou dru2ku 2ivota sleenu Terezii Egikoyou ze Sealy, Texas. Oddani byli Rev. J. Hegarem. Jejich manklstvi bylo pokhnano dvema ditky.

V roce 1938 si zakoupili svou usedlost dye mile od Holland, kde rolnicili, ktere povolani milovali a verne spolu pracovali a2 do jeho skonu, kde te2 vydechl naposled.

Spolubratr Dukk se dail 55 let. Zenitel tketiho imora 1955 ye dve hodiny odpoledne.

Byl Menem 6esko-MorayskSich ' Bratii u Holland. Tel elenem SPJST u tadu Cis. 47 v Seaton, Texas.

Jeho pohteb se konal pateho finora z kaple pana Pace do chramu C. M. B. v Seaton, za pohtebnich pobo2nosti vykonanSich p. faratem F. J. Kostohryzem a p. faretem Albert Michalikem. Jeho pozastatky ulo2eny na Narodnim htbitove v Seaton, kde jeho mili jig odpoeivaji. Co nosiei rakve mu poslou2ili jeho synovci: George, Balcar, James Chlapek, Franklin Dukk, Edmund Hejl, James Hejl, Ladis Sktivanek.

Pozastali jsou jeho manklka Terezie a dcera Frances Carol Dakovi z Holland, syn JameS DuAek v Austinu. D ye sestry, pi. H. H. Hejlova, a pi. Edwin Chlapkova, obe v Temple. Bratr Frank Dukk v Edinburg, Texas. Jeho sestra, pani Ane2ka DuSkova zemtela 25. tijna 1918; bratr Henry 19. dervence 1919; matka 23. dubna 1945; otec 10. eervence 1947.

Jake oblibe se zesnulSr teSil svedeil zastup lidu, te2 mno2stvi kvetin na jeho hrobu, ac celSr den poprchavalo.

VernSrm manklem, milujicim i starostlivSrm otcem byl, sveho Spasitele miloval. UptimnSrm spolubratrem i pkitelem, snaknlivSrm sousedem te2 byl.

Zesnulemu ptan jest tichSr, klidnST' spanek po to pozemske pouti.

Vy portiistali, ptijmete na gi uptimne citenou soustrast, neb milt' Bfih a eas, ten

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nejlepS'i lekat zhoji velkou ranu vagi.

Dan° dne 12. anora 1955 za tad eislo 47 v Seaton, Texas.

Resolueni vSrbor: Agnes Motlova, Marie Hrugkova Frank KlinkovskST. •e RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI My, nikpodepsanSi resolueni vStbor du Pokrok Moultonu eislo 27, SPJST, v Moulton, Texas, timto projevujeme nagi hluboce citeno soustrast poznstale man2elce a ditkam nad odchodem jejich dra halo mantela a otce, a na geho mileho a vakneho spolubratra Aloise Svobodu, kterr zemtel 26. ledna 1955 ye svem domove pti Shiner, Texas, a pohtben byl 29. ledna 1955 na katolickem htbitove v Shiner, Texas. Na g zesnulSr ,spolubratr ptistoupil do Jednoty 14. listopadu 1914, a byl tadnYm elenem al do konce sveho 2)vota.

PozilstalSim projevujeme naM uptimnou soustrast a zesnulemu spolubratru pfejeme lehke odpoeinuti.

Dano v Moulton, Texas, dne 10. anora 1955 za tad Pokrok Moultonu 'Oslo 27, SP JST v Moulton, Texas.

Resolueni ,Srbor: Frank Jilek Jr: Jake Kurtz A. J. Dafilek. ) • 4 •( RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI My, ni2epsanY resolueni vSrbor tadu Nova Morava 'Oslo 23 v Moravia, Texas, timto vyslovujeme jmenem fadu uptimne citenou soustrast poziistale rodine nad umrtim jejich mankla, otce a dedeeka a naSeho spolubratra Louis Jalufka, ktery od nas odeSel k vednemu odpoeinKu dne 26. ledna 1955 ye stati 66 let. Pochovan byl dne 28. ledna 1955 na katolickem htbitove v Moravia, Texas.

Zesnu1ST bratr byl v2dy dbalSr svSrch spolkovSrch povinnosti, ku ka2demu se v2dy choval ptatelsky a tak, aby nikoho nezarmoutil.

Zanechal za sebou velkou tadu ptibuzenstva, kteremu budi2 aspon easteene Utechou ye vakm zarmutku, 2e my elenove jmenovaneho kadu s va.mi tuto ztratu a bolest neseme.

Tobe, bratte budf2 zeme lehkou a od poeivej. v pokoji!

Za tad Nova Morava eislo 23 dano v Moravia, Texas, dne 13. Unora 1955.

Resdlueni vSrbor: John Kahanek, Frank J. OlgovskSi Paul Bra 4 • RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI Opot odekl od nas dobrY bratr, bSiva-

ly obchodnik, zaroveri iikednik a take ve teran prvni svetove valky, a nyni na odpoeinku, Joe C. Straus, kterS) zemtel 31. ledna o 4:35 odpoledne ye stars pouhS7ch 59 let, 8 //Asia' a 7 dni.

Byl pochovan ve sttedu rano ze sveho domu do kostela, kde ptisluhovali Velebnemu Alois Mokkovskemu Velebni Handeek, Flyn a Collins. Veterani prvni svetoye valky drkli eestnou stral v kostele i na htbitove, kde mu vzdali posledni vo jenskou poctu. Ze Se zesnuUT Wil va2nosti, doprovod byl velikST od bratra, sester, rodiny a ptatel.

Bratte Straus, Vy u'Z spite veenSr sen a Vy, pozastala manklko, dcero pi. E. L. Roeder, bratte Otto a sestry pi.Vietzam a pi. C. L. KopeckSr, netruchleteno vice.

Vime, portibstala rodino, 2e Va g zarmutek nad jeho neodekavanSrm odchodem jest velkSr, ale budf2 yam Utechou, 2e my 2elime jeho ptedea.sneho odchodu.

Budi2 eest jeho pamatce a odpoeivej v pokoji.

Dan° v Hallettsville, Texas, dne 13. iinora 1955 za fad Karel Havlieek 'Oslo 54, SPJST. Resolueni vS7bor: F. K. Bueek J. G. Konviela Jno. • 4 • (___ PROJEV SOUSTRASTI e.ilenove tadu Steranik eislo 142 v Houstonu, Texas, timto vyslovuji pozastale rodine svoji hlubokou soustrast nad ztratou milene choti, matky a babieky a naM dlouholete spolusestry Terezie Baletkove, ktera, zemtela dne 2. itnora 1955, a k poslednimu odpoeinku ulokna byla 3. Unora 1955.

Mild rodino, chapeme pine nenahraditelnou ztratu, ktera vas potkala, ale budi2 vain iltechou, 2e i my velice 2elime j ej iho odchodu.

Zesnula spolusestro, budi2' Ti zeme lehkou a odpoeivej v pokoji.

Resolueni 1/7bor: Anna Ward Pauline Walla Bohumila Schulda.

•( • Rodinna relikvic V rodine pana Pelzingera maji rodin nou pamatku. V etakru mezi rilznSuni temi dart' a penaty lezi docela obyeejna; — zatka z lah ve od viva. Pani Pelzinge-i rova neopomine 2adne z nav'Atev yysve-, tliti drahocennost 'Leto rodinne relikvie: "To je zatka, ktera prvni vyletla z lahve o naM .svatbe. Vite piece, 2e jsme se brali z lasky. A vidite, jsme spolu u2 patnact let a je stale svell a ani trochu. neutuchla.

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A vgechen slaitS'r stroj gel dobte a praye, jakoby rozum a du gi mel. Vtip mistrity nem byl a ridil v ge, a jen mistr Hanes rozurnel celemu stroji, 2adnY jiny. Jeden z kon gelfr, Jan hodine.r, uptimno, prede vgemi se tu vyznal a nezaptel, tomu vgemu nerozumi, 2e toto v ge se stalo jiste zvla gtnim vnuknutim bo2im; on 2e je start mistr hodinatskSr, ale tohoto stroje na spravu a tizeni 2e by nechtel, ani na opatrovani, 2e by se z toho jiste Jec 01 pak z la-listIA Karlovy kolleje na tu to doloZil, byl ye Vlagich i ye Francouzich, ze tam videl velke a znamoni t é orloje, ale takoveho ze nikde.

-A nevirn a nedrZim," dodal, "Ze by 11101111 nad tento mistrnej'Ai a divnejk orHove kde v kterYch krajinach sveta bYti nalezeni. Lee by tu mistr HarniS jeM`,C) jinde takovY orloj zhotovil."

Frrn(, tor se zarazil, bezdeky na stargi ti na nej, v,§ichni v tYZ okamik. Leklit' se, ze by se nee° takoveho mohlo stati. A jiZ se na mistra HanuSe obratili. Ten usmivaje se minis, ze je rad, Ze toto slaZite dilo mohl dokonati, z toho ze Panu Bohu dekuje.

Primator nevracel se od stroje tak spokojen jako k nemu' stoupal. Starostnd mYglenka ulehla mu na mysl, jemu i nekterYm star gim: 2e by mistr Hanag je gte jinam takov3i orloj zhotovil, 2e by take mina mesta mohla miti takove podiveni hodne. — Bovest o Praaskem orloji rozletla se no v .;ech zemich eeske koruny a dal za cis hranice, do cizich kraji‘n.ZdY, kdo do Prahy spechal podivat se no orloj, a ka'z'clY pak nest jeho chvalu dale do syYch konein.

Jia nffili take poslove z rdznYch mest, domacich i z cizozemska, poladat mistra BanC,n, aby jim zhotovil podobne hodh;y. Tu jiz strach padl na primatpra a starom;:stske. kon'Sely. 2adnenui na sveie nechteli doptati to chloUby, jen Praha samojedina, mela miti sla yne to dilo, jrji orloj mei zustati jedinYm na svete.

I se v tajne schfizi, radili se, uvaZovli to, ono, aZ uznali v gichni, ze by mistr Hanes piece snad se dal cizimi zlakati, jejich sliby a zlatem, a ze snad novem orloji pracuje, ti•eba snad jeke o lepsim, znamenitejMm, protosZe je norad ve sve dilne a neco tam robi a zkouSi. Aby men jistotu, odhodlali se k hrozniffnu einu.

• 1\ -ntr HanuS" sedel ve sve thine u velkeho stole a rYsoval na rozlolenem velkem archu nejakY sloaitY stroj. D ye svice barely na stole; okenice byly zavteny, V

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krbu planul °hen. Byla,noc, na ulicich tma a pusto. Po dome klid a ticho, Die se nehnulo.

Mistr byl do sve prace tak zabran, tak se nad ni zamys1l, 2e nezaslechl, jak pojednou venku Zavrzly schody, ae nekdo po nich stoupd. Neobratil se, a.2 kdy2 se dvete jeho jizby razem otevtely, kdy2 do ni vkroeili tii muZi v plaStich a kuklach hiuboko do eela a do tvari stalenych. Mistr se , zarazil, chtel se zeptati, co chteji, ale ji.2 dva z nich na nej skotreti shasil svice a ji g ho vlekli, usta mu ucpav ge, k planoucimu krbu.

V dome spali a nezaslechli prudkYch krooejti nahore, v jizbe mistra Hanuge, jako2 nikdo z domu take nevedel, 2e tai z,akuklenci pakliaem si dvirka do dvorku otevreli, tudy ze, do domu a tudy za drahnou chvili zase z damn se dostali.

Kmitli se jako stiny a zmizeli, zapadli v noenich tmach.

Teprve rano shledali jejich stopu a jejich hrozne duo. Nalezlit' mistra HanuZe na lozi jako bez sebe. Horeeka jim lomcovala a oei mel zavazane. S hrtzou vyslechli sousede, co se mu v noel stain, jak ho ti zakuklenci ptepadli, a 2e ho oslepili. Oei mu Sarni zavazali. 0 torn ji2 ani nevedel, nebot' omdlel za jejich straftieho dila.

Zvest o torn zloeinu popla gila vSecku Prahu. S rozhareenim mluvili o techto ziosynech; marne .dak je hledali a stihali. Jako by do zeme zapadli. Leckcies ji2 o torn divne geptali a vypravovali Si, co rekl mistr Hanu g,, kdy2 se trochu vzpamatoval, jen at' zloeinctit tech nehledaji, 2e jich nenajdou, treba ze byli talc blizko.

Vic nateki; tuMli vgak, 2e by mohl vice povedeti, ale nepovedel, a mleky, `smuten jako slept'; ptak v koutku klece seal v koute sve jizby, kde tolik pracoval. Tik staly jeho pristroje, nehnuIC visely jeho pilky, pilniely a jine naeini, a prach se ukladal na knihy a na zavitky papird a pergamend jeho kreseb a plaint Vkcko mu zapacilo v 'dernou tmu. Vyhasle jeho zraky nic z toho nevidely, ani slaby zakmit svetla; nemohl se jiZ nideho v praci dotknouti.

Trudil a sou2i1 se, stYskal si a tesknil a claradl.

I nevdek ho mueil, hroznY nevdek za jeho velike dilo. Porad mu znela v duta slova, jeZ na nej zvolal jeden a tech zakuklencii za one straAlive noel: "NO, druheho orloje jiz neudelaA!" To byla, jeho odplata, to rnel za v gecko sve dilo. SouZil se a vie a vice na tele , konec. schazel. JiC citil, ze bude I sebral posledni sily, vydal se ku Staromestske radnici, provazen jednim ze svYch bYvalYch Zakt.

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Pied radni v®21 stal houf lidi eekajicich, a 2 . bude orloj biti. Kolem gel slovutnY mistr a bide ho nepoznali. Tak byl seglY. Zhubenel, tvate zapadly, ze21outly a hlava fitrapou zegedivela. radnice potkal nekolik kon gehl, ale ti se mu vyhnuli. J1z ho 2adnY z rady nevital a neradi predtim sly geli, kdy2 vzkazal, 2e pti gel se podivat na orloj, .2e mu nee° noveho ptipadlo, jak by se dale spraviti, aby zavali maze Al°.

Dal se zavesti k nejslo2itej gi, ke etvrte oasti. Ale v ge bylo pro nej ve, tmach, spousta kol a koleeek, per i pak. Jen jejich hlas sly gel, jak spravne a dobte jejich prace hlas. — I stal slepY,a chorY, pied easem zekdi y eIY mistr sklioen u sveho dila a naslouchal jeho zvuku a myslil na radu a kongely, jak se mu odrnenili slepotou, aby se mohli pochlubiti pied svetern, jak nedbali jeho rnuk, jeho bole,sti a ted' i jeho sameho.

Vtorn zvonec se ozval. Venku na orloji kostlivec za nej zatahl, lermo zazvonil, hodinu ji2 ji2 prchajici Sniff volala. Stroj spustil a ji2 apo gtolove jdou.

Mistr Hanu g chvel se na celem. tele.

Vztahl pravici, dr2el ji okam2ik nad strojem, pak do neho sahl, jako by ja,sne kostnate prsty chvilku tam pracovaly. A jak ruku vytahl zpet, sktiplo v kolach a v gechen stroj jako by pomaten, pobouren zahreel, chreel a hreel, koleeka, kola jen litala, v ge drneelo, cvakalo, syeelo, pi gtelo, a smrt' zvonila. Pak naraz v ge ztichlo. Zvonec umlkl, kola, paky a pera v ge stain, apokolove neputovali na sve ceste, figury ygecky ztuhly, kohout nezakokrhal. — ZcleSenY lid venku zmatene volal a Z radnice be2eli ke stroji. Ten stab nehnute, a na zemi le2e1 otec a mistr jeho, zsinalY, ye mdlobach. Jen ho pak domil donesli, a ji2 vydechl dugi.

A orloj stal a stal, a nebylo nikoho, kdo by spravil to skvele, mistrovske dilo. — V. 0 DALIBOROVI Z KOZOJED Leta letouci bylo ticho a smutno na hrade sv. Vaclava. (Tak slut kralovskY hrad na Hracreanech.) Okoli jeho zpustlo za velike boute husistskYch valek, kostel sv. Vita byl vybit a komnaty kralovske Karlem IV. nadherne zatizene, schazely vie a vice. Obeas jen a ne na dlouho o2ivly, kdy2 sem kral zdola, ze Stareho mesta ze sveho dvora zavital.

(Pokrathwani.) )® 4 * — Oim vice sta.rneme, tim trpeim a ta gim stava se 2ivot; my pak silnejghni, abychom jej mohli snesti.

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LE2 A PRAVDA elovek octl se na rozcesti. Jak bylo uglapano!

Le2 na jedne strane, Prav'da na druhe zvaly ho k sobe.

Pravda mleky kynula nerozhodnemu, zvouc k sobe nebesk3"rm zra kern, pinjim eiste vzacne rozko g e, je2 nahraditi mela drsnost cesty pine trni.

"Odmenu vezmeg za sebe sam," slibovala. "Klid du ge, spokojenost piljdou ti po boku cestou touto."

Usmala se rozkogne Le2 rfi2ovS7mi rty, a v oeich menivjich blSrskl ji gotek 2ertu.

Nevahala, za ruku chopila rozpaeiteho a zahalila jej vodopadem fed. sladke, svedeujici.

"Jsme sestry," pravila, s pi•etvai-enrm pkatelstvim m2iknouc po pravde, "hied', jak jsme si podobny. Jakeho tu rozm3"rgleni? Cesty na ge jen zdanlive se rozchazeji, kaaleho cile dojdeg i se mnou, ale jak3", rozdil v ceste! Mou stopou jda nenarazig, neubodneg se, vge obejdeg tak hladce a rozko'gne, jak si jen nio2no Oat. Bong se snad, ze to lido se mnou uvidi? 0, bud' beze strachu, jen smele vykrod po mem boku, a ka2dSr mne bude miti za moji sestru — vkly' nehlede k me veselosti mody mam jen jednu cti2adost: podobati se ji co nejvice. — A pak — byt' i nekdo nee° tu gil, poznal mne, — pozdravi nas take, bud' jist, v2dyt' se mnou take chodiva.

Pravda je man2elka, jsem milenka; Pravdu miluji z p • nuceni, mne samovolne; Pravda je theorie, ja jsem praxe; Pravda je ideal, ja jsem 2ivot.

Pravdu dopfeje ka2dS7 druhemu a sam se spokoji se mnou. Ja vladnu svetern, v torn jedinem nezne, svet posud promeny mody.

Mezi mnou, a pravdou je site velka protiva; ale svet je vynaleza14% Aby modlou mohla zustati sestra ma a pravidlem 2ivota ja, pfidr2ely se rortomile dcerugky me Pfetvaiky. Chvale Pravdu a dr2e se L2i, svet vychovava mlade pokoleni pod 2ezlem p •ivetive dcery me. Mladi vidi rozdil v zasade a v Cinech, pochopi brzy cestu givota a eini pokroky. Udi se chvaliti Pravdu a milovati mne, a pienecha vge budoucimu pokoleni, nebot' tak ka2e moudrost 2ivota.

2e by se svet nepolekal vice vypu gtenim tygra z klece, ne2 manosti, ae by se promenil posavadni svetovS/ fad a nastala nahle vlada Pra y -dy,pojeim2zlka0bymusil mluviti tak, jak "Utecte, spaste se, Pravda se utrhla—!"

Ah, v2dyt' Pravda se take opravdu pro svet nehodi. Je to dama drsna, v2dy pHsna, bezohledna, a kruta„ kde2to ja jsem ohebna jako proutek, hladka jako led, mekka jako srst kot'atka. Ne 2e bych

(Od Franty 2upana) snad nep •ala sestfe takto mluvic, ne, ne!

Necht' jen dale velebi ji zastup veda se se mnou, necht' oslavuje ji fisty sySrmi, ja pfece zustanu nutnostni svetu, tukem, jim2 se ma2i drsna kola stroje spoleeenskeho.

Nieeho by tak trapne nepohi'e gilo lidstvo, jako ztraty me, kdybych pojednou zmizela. Kdyby nine nebylo, lidstvo by mne musilo znova vynalezti. Jsem fikovS7 list, kterS7m se °diva elovek jeden pied druhrm, aby nebyl ohavou. Jak hrozno mu, ma-li jej odhaliti .aspon na chvilku tajen-istvi zpovednimu, jak te2ko se tu loud se mnou a moji podporou! Ja zkra g -lirnahotuvin,bajlstnemo, ktera do sveta kouzlim Cnost, Pokoru, Lasku, Zbo2nost, Poctivost, Nevinnost, Vernost, ba i samu Pravdu. Ja obla2uji lidstvo idealy i bohy. Nedivi g se moci me?

Jak chucIS7m by byl svet v gemi cnostmi temi a vgim, eemu se kofi, beze mne!

8testi jest, 2e ka20 lepe snV gli o jinSrch ne2 o sobe za svS'Im fikovSim listem, jinak by poznal, 2e to v ge velike a krasne ye svete jest jen mfij plod, moje dary . . . " "Chyba to jest," °paella Pravda. "Kdyby kaidST jine soudil podle sebe, spadl by

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zavoj pokryteckSr s lidi a zavladlo by kralcvstvi me. Lidstvo oeistilo by se pojednou velikou v gelidskou zpovedi a pokynim smylo lichS7 stud jen2 zakrS7va, jen hrichy. Pak v ge, co nyni do sveta kouzli Le2, bylo by skutkem a 2ivouchn. Pod hladkou spoleeenskou formou jeji zmrza.ji srdce sobectvim. Za mnou, eloveee, chceg -11 ohi ati je ohnem nebes — A elovek — co uoinil?

Ach ano, dob0, co ueinil?

•4,• Obet' Piimaii jedne nemocnice se pojednou zdalo, 2e obsah velke lahve s vintS7m hem se tend vic, nea jak by tdi odpovidalo spottebee chirurgickSrch zakracich v nemocnici. po kratkem uva2eni stanovil- diagnosu, ae "na to nejspige chodi personal."

Proto piilepil na lahev cedulku s napisem: "Methyalkohol! Nebezpeei oslepnuti!"

Druheho dne rano bylo v gak v lahvi zase o neco mene a na cedulce bylo piipsano struene: "Jedno voko na to vobetuju."

Podekovini Pfejeme si zde vzdati na g dik Bohu, za to, 2e nas p •ivedl na cestu k pravernn Vgichni tii jsme byli nemocni a byla nam odporueena operate. Dozvedeli jsrne se o Doktoru Broden, N. D., od revnSich jeho pacientt a jak mnoho on pro ne vykonal; naee2 jsme se rozhodli jej • navativiti. Nyni jsme skuteene gt'astni, 2e se tak stalo. My jsme byli leeeni koncem mesice srpna a jsme zdravi od •te doby. Misto omezene nedovoluje zde psani vgechny choroby ktermi jsme byli po,sti2eni. Ale od to doby co jsme'z. leeeni byli propu gteni, 2aclnSi z nas byl nemocen jedinr den neb i hodinu.

MU2eme zde dati Dr. Broden na ge netlepAr odporueeni co schopriSi a poctivi.

Doktor, kterS7 jest velmi dobrS7 a jeho po-. platky za jeho sluaby jsou vehni levne.

Wive 2adnS, nam nebyl napornocen-ani, nepfines1 filevy. My s radosti odpovime, jakoukoliv 1. 6.dost neb otazku. Pillo2te yam adresovanou obalku se znamkon, Frank Paviecek Mrs. G. L. Paviecek Steve Zaruba Adresa, — Sealy, Texas Adresa Dr. Broden jest Hallettsville, Texas, kde faaduje ye Ctvrtek a v patek a v sobotu do 12ti. — Ve Victoria, Texas. jest v pondeli, v ftterS7 a patek — 908:N. (dzc).

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Spo!eernST Obei d a Divadlo v Sokolovni v Corpus Christi, Tex V NFALI, 27. 01•10RA 1955 ChutnY abed pozilstavajici ze samYch do grota, teleci peeinka upravena na roki (Barbecue) dopinena liSeckYin kuchaiskYm umenim bude k dostani piny taliis

za $1.00 pro dospele a deti 50 centii Obeid zaene ye 12:30 a potrva, do 2:30 hodin odpoledne Divadlo za6ne ve 3 hodiny a vstup pro dospele. jest 75 centii !Yeti pod 16 let maji vstup zdarma Tato hra se jmenuje.

"Maienka z Podlesi Jest to vesnicka fra g ka o 3 jednanich, kterou se.psal p. V. Barta v Praze pied 18 lety teinkujici Osoby: Pantata Roreys, chalupnik a obecni vYbor — br. V. Hata br. Alb. Regmund' Jenik, jeho,syn, ses. Anni Rogmund T'etka, Voced'alkova Marjanka, jeji vzdalena pribtizna — ses. Lillian Kunc Jakub Klobasek, reznik a hostinsky — br. Chas. Holasek Majdalena Soukalova, vdova• pa sladku ses. Julie Kueera ses. Annie Castro; Betynka, jeji znama br. Rud. Troubil Florian Keclik — br. Frank KtfAera Krykiin Rakosrtik poccotni femesinici ses. Marie Rendlova Napoveda. br, Vac. ijansky K peknemu veselemu a pratelskemu pobaveni celou ctenou krajanskou verejnost fictive zve Divadelni Kroulek Sokola

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Our Sincere Thanks For This Lovely Trophy

From District Three S.P.J.S.T. Dedicated To District Five J. M. SKRABANEK President

RUDY J. SEFEEK Secretary

F. J. OLEXA Vice-President

A. L. IIILSIIER Treasurer

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