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NVIOCENSKE A (1114Z0 SI PEED MESICEM dostal jsem od jednoho znameho 6 1 e na SPJST dotaz, zdali jista pojig t'ujici spoleenost je solidni a Zola nemocenske pojistky one spolednosti jsou spolehlive. Oet1 ye Vestniku dopis od jineho spolkoveho bratra, kter9 popisoval manipulate razn9ch obchodnich poji gt'ujicich spolednosti, a dtenim dopisu byl ,postragen.

Odepsal jsem zrninenemu bratru, Se musel bych pojistku vial a ji prostudovat, net bych mohl podati nejak9 asudek.

Svou nemocenskou pojistku mi neposlal, ale dostal jsem od nej pozdeji kopii ptihlaSovaci listiny, z nit jsem vyrozumei, jak9 druh nemocenskeho pojigteni si pied peti lety koupil.

Pojistky na Sivot, ktere maji zakonitou reservu, neliSi se mnoho jedna od druhe. Pojigteni na automobily je dle ptedepsane formy a pravidel. Pojigteni proti ohni, bouti, v9buchu nebo na jakoukoliv gkodu na majetku jsou si podobne jako vejce vejci. Avgak nemocenske a arazove poji gteni je u katcle spolednosti jine. Ba east° jedna a tat spoleenost ma nekolik druha pojistek nemoci a arazu. Nekdy pojistky jsou rotalene tak, aby Sadatel mohl si vybrati pojiAteni bud' jen pro ptipad nemoci nebo pro piipad nehody a arazu.

Kdyi si nekdo . vezme pojigteni proti ohni, zaplati si poyinn9 poplatek na cel9 rok nebo na .tti roky. Nestane-li se Sadna Skoda ohnem, nedostane nic nazpet. Je to oboustranna dohoda. PojiSten9 vi, to zatim co sam byl uSetten ztraty ohnem, nekdo druh9 mel negtesti, a Skoda byla hrazena ze spoleeneho fondu, gkoda, ktera mute postihnouti kohokoliv.

Ale kdy by vichiice vyvratila strom pies stfechu, nebo kdy by v9buchem plynu pogkozena byla residence, a majitel nema pojigteni proti vichiici nebo v9-

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buchu, pojigteni proti ohni mu Skodu ne hradi.

Ptihlagovaci listina, kterou mi minen9 Glen poslal, je na pojiSteni v ptipadu, kdy pojigten9 je odvezen do nemocnice, nebo pottebuje chirurgick9 zakrok—lidoy e tomu fikame, ze musi b9ti operovan kdy pottebuje zvlagtni ogettovatelku, ogetteni v ne gtesti, X-paprsky, pievod krve, anestesii (znecitliveni), kyslik, leky krome penicillinu nebo streptomycinu.

Onen 'den ma pojig teni, ktere mu bradi v9lohy s nemocnici a na lekate. V9lohy jsou hrazeny nasledovne: na svetnici v nemocnici $10 denne na 100 dni; operates' do v9Se1250; z ylatni oSettovatelka $10 denne po 5 dne; ambulance. doprava tam a nazpet, katda cesta $5, nebo v piipadu ne gtesti a nalehave potieby $25; povinn9 poplatek za operaoni mistnost, za injekce a za obvazy; uspani nebo umrtveni $25; laboratoi $10; leky $15; porod $60.

Pojigteni vchazi v platnost v poledne toho dne, kdy je poji gteni vystaveno, ale jen v ptipadu arazu; kdy by pojiSten9 onemocnel do dvou t9dna doby; kdy pojiSteni veglo v platnost, pojigteni neni v platnosti as na patnact9 den. Kdyi by nemoc vytadovala operaci do 6 mesica po vystaveni pojistky, neni hrazeno vydani za operaci, operaeni mistnost a za uspani nebo umrtveni. V ptipadu porodu pojistka ychazi v platnost at po uplynuti 10 mesica ode dne vystaveni pojistky.

V ptihlaSujici listine neni udano, zdali zmena v zamestnani by tea zmenila v9SI poplatka nebo nektere odstavce pojistky. Take neni udano, za jak9ch okolnosti mate spoleenost zru giti pojiSteni nebo odmitnouti zaslane poplatky. Tyto podminky jsou pro pojiStenou osobu velmi daletite.

Spolehlive nemocenske a arazove pojiStall musi bkti zalotena na pevnem

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klade jako je tomu s poji gtenim na Sivot. Nag aktuar urduje na ge poplabky die tak zvan9ch "fnrtnich tabulek";ianglicky "mortality tables". Odbornici po Leta sbiraji zaznamy o rfan9ch nemocich a nehodach v torn nebo onom zaniestnani a staff, a na zaklade techto zoznama byly vypracovany talc zvane "tabulky morbidnosti", nebo poeet nemocnkch na razne choroby, anglicky "morbidity tables." 'Poplatky na spolehlivou nemocenskou podporu jsou ureany dle techto tabulek.

Nemocenske a arazove poji gteni se prodava osmi rozmanitkini zpasoby. Kro7 me toho je gest jin9ch zpasobfi, jimit se poskytuje pouze nahrada za ztracen9 eas. Tak zvane "hospitalization plans" nejsou v pravem slova smyslu nemocensk9m pojigtenim. Plan spoledne nahrady se ujal, kdy asi 1500 ueitela. v Dallasu ptistoupilo v 1929 na dohodu s nemocnici, ze ueitelam bude poskytnuto lekatske ogetteni za stanoven9 poplatek. 0 etyti leta pozdeji americke nemocnice schvalily tento plan a v rote 1934 schvaleni ptiglo od americk9ch lekata. Neni moSno popsati v9hody a nevkhody tohoto planu v kratke frvaze. VySadovalo by to delgi pojednani.

Je v Americe neco pies Sedesat bratrsk9ch a sestersk9ch organisaci, ktere poskytuji nemocenske a arazove pojigteni.

Mnohe z nich zaealy timte2 zpasobem, jak9 jsme men zavedeny v na gi SPJST, rozpoaty dle povstal9ch vydani na podpory. Nekterd operuji dosud s nepatrnou reservou a s pravidelnkmi rozpoety. Jine organisace povatuji nemocenske a itrazove poji gteni za stejne dfiletite jako pojiSteni tivotni. Negtesti nebo nemoc vodi nekdy nahlou smrt, nekdy pomale umirani. NaSi povinnosti abychom sv9m elenam poskytli dostateene pojiSteni v obou ptipadech.

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Oeekavame, ze Icaidy dobrST a upkimnST Glen SPJST by motel obeas upustiti sem tarn pochvalne slovo o jednote. Ale kolik z nas by to dovedlo? Dejme tomu, k prikl by k yam cizinec, kterY nic nevi o SPJST, nikdy o ni neslyael a najednou byla by zminka, 2e musite do schfize mistniho Bch' Jednoty. Dejme tomu, 2e je to krajan, kterY uprchnul z Ceskoslovenska, dostal se rozmanitYmi cestami do Jiki Ameriky a pak do Texasu. Zrninka o schnzi a o bratrskem spolku vykduje lepai objasneni. Dovedli bychom to?

Staeilo by fici, Ze je to bratrskY podpfirnY spolek, kterY pojik'uje na Zivot? Neinohlo by se k tomu new dodati?

Vzpominarn si na vzacnou prileiitost bYti pkitomen zasedani Narodniho bratrskeho kongresu. Ceti jsem closti obairna pojednani o tointo telesu, ale sebe lepai popis nenahradi osobni zaZitky.

Pro mne byla to, prvni navSteva, prvni seznameni a waci bratrskeho kongresu, kdy zasedani bylo v Bastorm tehaA roku na podzim, kdy se 'v lete konal rids sjezd v Houstonu. A jsem, dosud vdeenY bratru Stehlikovi, delegatu z Wichita Falls, k tenkrat na sjezdu vstal a navrhnul, aby redaktoru Vestniku bylo dovolono zatoulat se mezi jine bratrske spolky, pozorovat einnost druhYch a pHnesti dolme nove zkuknosti, o kterYch by pozdeji mohi psati, aby Nein SPJST meli z toho take nejakY uzitek. Byla to pro nine prvni skola, prvni dakladne vysvetleni o vYznarnu bratrskYch spolka.

Jako hladnY a 21znivY, hital jsem ykchno s nenasytnosti a pil jsem pinYmi douglcy. Universitni studio, nauoila'mne delati si poznaniky o vkrn, co stab() za pozornost, proto jsem stale sedel s notYskein na, kolenou a zapisoval si kaarY yYznarnnY proslov.

0 rok poideji byla konvence v Dallasu, loni v Atlantic City. Ji7 jsem nebyl novaeltern a ani mne neutkvelo vse tak v mysli jako zasedani v Bostonu. To prvni by1a, akola. To dalS4 vypadalo jako dop7iiky k tomu prvnirriu. V Bostonu poznal jsern, 2e v bratrsk3ich spolcich se muss klasti daraz tea na jine veci nea pouze na 2ivotni poji§teni. V Bostonu zacaljsern chapati 3/Yznarn prace pro nagi SPJST. Z to prvni nayStevy do konvence Narodniho bratrskeho kongresu odlied jsern si dorna mnohern jasnefgi pfedstavu a neelti nael vlastni SPJST ne2 ze vSech pkedchazejicich schazi a sjezdu Jednoty.

Kdosi v Bostonu podaval zprivu o torn, co bratrske spolky vykonaly pro ykobecne dobro. Nemam po ruce sve poznamky. Jsou nekde zaloaeny mezi materialem z jinYch konvenci. Zda se mne, Z'e zpravu podavala pani, ale na torn nezalai, byl-li, to on nebo ona. Za-

Ve Sticedu, dna 2. bkezna 1955. ujal nine obsah zpravy. :teeter' vybor Narodniho bratrskeho kongresu vzal si na starost zjistiti, kolik dobroeinne, lidumilne, zdravotni, vYchovne a pomocne prace bylo vykonano od raznYch bratrskYch a sesterskych jednot. Onen vybor rozeslal na vkchny jednoty, zapojene do bratrskeho kongresu, dva dotazniky. Jsem jistY, ae nak SPJST rovnea dotala, tyto dotazniky v one dobe. A asi dostava je kaalY rok, ponevadZ" tyto zpravy jsou podavany pki kaLlem zasedani bratrskeho kongresu.

Ponaoci prvniho dotazniku zjistilo se, kolik domova pro starce je yydrkvano bratrskYnn spolky, jak velike slimy penez byly vynalokny na vybudovAi techto domova, co stoji jejich vyddavani roene, a kolik osob dostane timto zpasobern pornoc, zaopatreni nebo alevu. Jak jsem poznamenal, nemarn sve poznainky po ruce. Ono to stejne bylo vyclano knike a dva vytisky byly poslany tea do astkedi ka'Zcle jednoty, ktera path do Narodniho bratrskeho kongresu. Z na geho fistkedy bych informace dostal, kdyZ" bych je patkeboval.

Tentyi dotazrtik mel zjistiti, kolik sirot6inetit je vydrkvano bratrskYrni spolky, kolik nemocnic a sanatorii, kolik letnich tabokiat' pro miadea, kolik ozdravoven nebo tak zvanYch "health and medical centers," jestii jsou jaka, koupaliate, imista pro osveaeni a zotaveni nebo rekreaeni stkediska, a tea kolik telocvienYch mistnosti je yydrZnyano bratrskYmi organisacemi. Nepamatuji si eislice, ale glo to v nekterYch pkipadech do sta tisic. Zajimalo mne, ae jedna organisace vydrkje vlastni nemocnici, kterd byla postavena nakladem taim $750,000. Z cele zpravy jsem vyrozurnel, ke razne jednoty vynakladaji obnosy asi osmi miliona roene na tyto podniky jrnenovane v prvnim dotazniku. eislice, ktere byly podane na zeklade informaci z druheho dotazniku, byly jeate zajimavejAi. Slo o zjikeni bratrske prace v domacich jednotkach, at' jla jsou jmenovany co mistni lady, odboeky, tabokike, sousedska nadvoki, wigwamy, lesni budky, file, vence nebo jinak.

Tedy ne o praci, na kterou se plati z astkedniho fondu a je vice merle v rukou vedoucich, ale o pkelaled to drobne prace doma mezi eleny. V celkove zpraye bylo uclano, ae nejvice se pkispelo dornanimi eleny na filevu v nemoci' a pH firazu. Dalsi nejvet'Ai obnos pen& byl oznamen jako dobrovolne pkispe yky nebo podpora mistnich Community Chests, eerveneho kfik, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Armady spasy, "imky" a "ivky" (YMCA, YWCA), kvetin v pripadu nemoci nebo amrti, zaplaceni pkispevica pro stare nebo nemocne eleny, dary pro dobroeinne a lidumilne astavy, a cele kady jinYch pkispevkil.od domacich Clem pki rozma-

Ve stiedu, dne 2. biezna 1955. nitYch sbirkach.

Hned tenkrate zapichla se nil my glenka, ae nejakY podobnY soifpis meli mychom provesti v na gi SPJST. Pohlednul jsem na sveho spoleenika, abych mu sdelil, co mne prave trklo. Podiimoval, gkoda ho vyrugovat. Pohovotime si o torn pozdeji, tieba cestou dome. Lee bylo dalgich dojmil a ponatku takove mnostvi, ae bylo stale nee° noveho pkimo pied alma nebo v doslechu. Aa hodne pozdeji, snad as za etvrt roku, vratil jsem se k myglence, abychom sami sobe dali lepgi objasneni o praci v Jednote.

Jak ale do toho? Mohli bychom jakymkoliv zpfisobem pouait k. tomu listiny, ktera se posila do Hlavni niadovny od domacich kadt ka gdY mesic? Prohliael jsem listinu a seznal, ae na podobne informace o bratrske praci v kadech listina neni upravena.

V unoru 1953 rozeslal jsem na kady osobni dopisy. Zadal jsem kady o informace. Oznamoval jsem, ae chci sestaviti seznam vgech fadil SPJST, ktere vlastni budovy, hititovy, bondy nebo jinY majetek krome peneani hotovosti. Vysvetloval jsem, ae v na gi SPJST nebylo nic podobneho nikYm v minulosti spoeitan°. Videl jsem v duchu budovu tadu Slovan, ktera byla postavena na spalenigti, kdya prvni dostavena budova shoiela, pied slavnostnim otevienim. jsem tea zdenou, imposantni budovu du Karel Jona g , rovnea hrdou nahradu prvni dievene spolkove mistnosti. jsem budovu Komenskeho v Granger, kde jsem na jafe 1911 byl pfijat do Sokola, a kde byl zaeatek me spolkove einnosti. Videl jsem desitky jinYch spolkovYch budov. Chtel jsem je spoeitat. Tegil jsem se, 'ae toho bude blizko jednoho milionu, as se to v gechno sepige, budovy, hititovy, bondy, a tieba i peneani hotovosti na ruce. Ale byl jsem piekvapen. Ono bylo by tieba poiadneho zattepani, snad ostiej giho slova, aby se ti ospali probrali ze sve dihnoty. Pomyslel jsem si,, gkoda je vyrugovat. Dogle listiny a odpovedi—a bylo jich han,ebne inalo—uloail jsem do pkihradky.

0 to dalgi, abych zjistil, kolik kterY tad venoval na jinou dobrou vec, ua jsem se nepokusil.

Zabodnuta mySlenka je 4 nekdy horSi neali zapichnuta, tkiska. Dlouho jakoby nic, a pak mrgka znovu zaene tlaeit nebo svrbet. Narodni bratrskY kongres znovu pale dotaznik do na geho nstiedi. To neznamena, ae dotaznik se musi odpovedet. Dve tietiny spolkti, ktere jsou eleny bratrskeho kongresu, dotazniky nezodpovi a nevrati. Ale neposkytlo by nem pocit spokojenosti, kdya bychom vedeli a meli v dislicich, co v gechno koname krome aivotniho pojigteni? Nebo krome vypoeitavani jak bohatneme?

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kolem soivence 9 Ani jedna z nagich distriktnich schazi nebyla vedena jako schtize finanenikfl, ale jako shroma gdeni bratru a sester podpurneho spolku.

Snad bychom pomoci distriktu mohli dosahnout toho, abychom zjistili, kolik dobrodinne, podpfone price mimo aivotniho pojigteni je vykonano v na gich dome.eich ildech: A snad bychom tea mohli v distriktnich schnzich zjistiti spolkovY majetek, kterY je vlastnenY domacimi tady. Stoupli bychom sami u sebe ve ydanosti. A tea mohli bychom na gim vedoucim poskytnouti informace, ktere se od nich rok po roku dobrovolne po gaduji.

0 sestaveni dejin nak SPJST bylo ueineno nekolik pokusti. Jednim z nejposlednej gich byl pokus nekdy pied dvanacti ei pa.tnacti lety, aby na gi eegti studenti na statni universite v Austinu byti ptilakani k teto historicke praci nejakYmi peneaitYmi odmenami. V rote 1947, kdy SPJST slavila sve Padesate vYroei, navraeno bylo, aby byl sestaveh nejakY pamatnik, coa nebyly by dejiny, ale jen snuaka vzpominek, tedy jen easteenou nahradou k dejine.m, I takovy material by kdysi pfispel puff sbirani a dopitiovani dal giho. Meli bychom se pokusiti o sestaveni dejin SPJST. Ale kdo ma zaeit? Nebo kdo se ma za myglenku postavit? Kdo chce sbirati nejaky historickY material, musi miti zakladni vedomosti o tkideni historickeho materialu, musi miti vlastni kritickY piehled, a musi tea miti nacieji, ae jeho dlouha, nekolik rokti trvajici price bude financne Bylo by to vYznamnou reklamou, kdya by k neeemu podobnemu mohlo dojiti.

Jig easto zminil jsem se, ie patram po starYch kalencla,fich, ktere byly vyda,ny na zaea.tku tohoto stoleti, tedy pied vice nea padesati roky. Jednou bratr Chupick ,pfivez1 mi takovou ojedinelou pamatku, kalendaie Amerikany z roku 1898,- 1899 a 1900, svazane kterymsi v geumelem do jednoho svazku. "To by jiste nage etenake zajimalo," vysvetloval mi hlavni tajemnik. Byly tam povidky z Texasu a v nich jmenovany byly zname rodiny Legikarfi, Sileru, Zapalan, a Mikti, usazenYch pornznu v okresich Austin, Lavaca a Wharton. Bratr Chupick mi vaechen material, kterY jsem pfeeet1 s nesmirnYm zajmem. Prot by to nemohlo bYt uvefejneno ve Vestniku? zepta se mnohY etenat. Mohlo by to byti uvekejneno a byl by to poaitek. Vyaadovalo by to, abych svazek roziezal, list po listu daval sazeei, kterS7 by si kaadY list die potreby pieloail, pievratil, aby listy mohl pied syYma oeima umistiti na sazecim stroji, kde vazana kniha se nenecha umistit, a kde vetgi arch musi se pieloait. Aa najdu nekoho, kdo by to pro mne chtel opsat na stroji, zapiljeim mu je-

Strana 3 den ze svYch psacich eeskYch strojii—v fistiedne eeskY stroj nemaji—a od pisu saris zaplatim.

Bratr Podlipny z itosenbergu dodal jia n'ekolikrat redaktoru cenne a pozoruhodne \TM k uvekejneni. ve Vestniku.

Posledne pfines1 mi knihu "Czechoslovakia in European History", kterou napsal profesor S. Harrison Thomson. Kniha je chranena autorskYm pravem, proto muslin napied dostati svoleni od spisovatele nea nejake stati budu moci uvekejniti.

Mezitim ma sekretaika obohacuje sve skrovne znalosti ctejin de';skoslovenska pomoci 'Leto anglicke knihy. Bratru Podlipnemu upiiinne dekuji za jeho ochotu a pozornost.

Fiitom vzpominam si, ie asi yied vice ttemi lety pfi gel bratr Odlipny s dobrYm navrhem, kterY vsakzirstal bez povgimnutVJako bychom vaichni podtimovali—nic se nas nedotkne, do nieeho se nepiistime, co by nam mohlo udelatiuzilek na nitce na gich obyeejnYch myglenek. Psal mi tenkrat bratr Podlipnfr soukromY dopis. Neuschoval jsem si korespondenci, ale pamatuji si celkovY . obsah. Psal, ae jednou snad dojde k tomu, ae hlavni niadovna budeitniti nad hlavou svou vlastni stiechu. Pak ae by se melo pomYglet tea na zachovani rtiznYch pamatek od zaloaeni nail SPJST. Bratr PodlipnY mel piedstavu, 'ae v novem domove SPJST by mohla byti jedna mala pamitteeni svetnieka, piedstavujici, jak vypadala hlavni fikadovna v tech dnech zaeatkiI, ten vysokY psaci stuff, tou otaeeci aidii pii stole, v gechny ty zaramovane diplomy a dekrety, ktere kdysi krabratra Kubeny, zkratka ibly vzpominkova, a pamate roni svetnieka dlouholeteho prvniho tajemnika SPJST, bratra J. R. Kubeny. Bratr PodlipnY poznamenal, ae je spousta rtiznYch teenich piedmetti, ktere by byly dries jegte k nalezeni, ale nebuclou za nekolik let. Sam pry ma nekolik takovYch veci, ktere by do teto svetnieky daroval. Tugirn, ae jsem se tenkrate o navrhu bratra Podlipneho rozepsal, ale vec usunula, jako usnulo museum v "basementu". Co je s nami? Jsme ua tak starYmi, ae chceme toliko odpoeivat—telesne i dugevne?

Minuleho tYdne redaktor byl poeten vzacnou nav gtevou. Dr. Ivan Te.borskY, generalni tajemnik Americkeho Fondu-1 pro eeskoslovenske uprchliky, jel pies Houston a zastavil se. Nav gteva opravdu byla milym piekvapenim..Dalgi vysveeleni pOdam v pfi gtim eisle.

V pondell pH uzaveru Vestniku doila nam telefonieka zprava od bratra J. F. Chupicka z Temple, smutna zv6st, zomfela tam manklka bratra Frank Matushe. Pohreb se konal v irterSr odpoledne. Vydavatele vyslovuji bratru a priteli Matuovi uprimne citknou soustrast.

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Ve stPedu, dne 2. bilezna 1955.

ZPRAVY A 011LASY Z ZPRAVY Z TflETIHO DISTRIKTU' S. P. S. S. T. Grapevine, Texas.

Sestry a bratri: 6tyii tYdny nas deli polite od nagi clistriktni schfize a bude na nas vgech zaleteti, jak se na tuto poradu budeme pripravovati, tak aby jen dobro pro nag distrikt a celou Jednotu z na geho jednani vzeglo.

Shodli jsme se vgichni v torn, te eastej gi sejiti se nejen mezi na.mi vyvolalo lep g i porozumeni, ale te povzbudilo nas vgecluay k zdarnel ginau snateni zabezpe,,vati tivotni pojig teni v g irgi kruh miwri nag ich vlastnich Rdys zajistili jsme si jell trochu toho Zivotniho pojigteni, nebot' nejen te chybelo nam porozumeni, ale i prostredkfi, nrinohli jsme si "vziti" vice. Zkratka, nerozumeli jsme v mlad gich letech tak pojistkam jak dnes a pak tea nebylo vYWorn v pojigteni jak za techto Casa. Proto nage distrikty mely by podporovati sve organisatory vgernotne, nebot oni nabizi ditkam, vnoueattlm a pratelfim nyni moderni ochranu a zabezpeeeni.

Dostateene poji gteni jest i bude cestou k spineni trite)) katdeho radneho obeana, zajistiti rodine sve snadnejsi budoucnost.

Nestaei /ram tedy bYti jen "zapsan3im" Menem radu, nebot' jen v spolupraci s ostatnimi dleny v distriktech svSich teme budovati budoucnost na gi Jednoty, tak aby i naddle byla vedena demokraticky a priletitost vtely byla dand, vysly g eti namely k zlepgeni od katdeho zdanlive nepatrneho Mena.

V torn, ja vernal, bode leteti na g budouci rispech a dali nerri gen3`7 v3ivoj, pral bych si, abyste si tote moje "fikani" dobre zapamatovali.

Cvierine-li na gi dobrou vüli a premSTglime-li obeas o tom, te oddavati se pochybnostern, podceriovati snateni jinSrch jen proto, te• nam jest nove, nezvykle, neprislugi dobremu Menu a to pak bychom snadno mohli vypozorovati, kdo si to z &Wadü jegitn3-Tch nepreje, aby vYgledky distriktniho snateni byly koneene nejen ocenene, ale i pa-W.611e podporovany.

Bylo na gim nej yrelej grin pranim, aby zavod mezi na gim tretim a patSim distriktern se vydaril, i abychom timto zapolem i ;line distrikty Jednoty z "klidu" vyrugili.

VYsledky mohly katdeho presvedditi, te se nam to spoleenS7m snatenim podarilo a tu tedy kdo je gte dues neelnost distriktri podcenuje, jest mirne rekno gkarohlid gkodliveho razu.

Nag e drutnost, blii seznamovani seN nasich schrizich, ja veurn odstranily nmohe ty nedostatky elenske pospolitosti,

pot-telly nas jak jednati, jak cviditi pevnou vtili, jak odkrYti silu, ktera V innohYch byla V drimote a probuzena mate sloutiti zdarne na gemu snateni.

V nagich distriktnich schrizich je misto a mel by bYti`i Cas porokovati Si o vgem tom, co mame na srdci. Na ge mladgi pokoleni, katclY nag rad, katdYClen, firednik, mel by si vzpomenouti, te jeho distriktni schuze jest pro dali vYvoj Jednoty na gi nejdriletitejAi slotkou.

Doufam, ae obmezime v Dallas dne 27. bream katde to zbyteene ieeneni, ktere nema k praci distriktu tadne vztahy, takte opet o irk° dale nam bride =trio pokroditi.

Litujeme velice, to dosud neslygeli jsme co 0 na gem pracovnim programu a naSich nametech i v druhYch distriktech nagi Jednoty bylo jednano. Odekavali jsrne, te vYmena nahledu by nam mela prinesti sjednocenost pied pri gtim sjezdem.

Nevzdavame se nadeje, te se nam to podari.

Prigte vzpomenu v gech tech bodti o kterYch bylo jednano a ktere vtelene byly do nageho pracovniho programu.

Pripravte se na pri gti distriktni schfizi dne 27. brezna. Mezi jinYm i volba firedniku je na poradu.

S pozdravem Ludva O. Hoek, t. C. tajernnik distriktu.

I • ,s* ZE gESTEHO DISTRIKTU Mili bratri a sestry gesteho distriktu: Ve schnzi gesteho distriktu v Elmaton bylo ujednano, by se pri gti schnze konala radu eechoslovan 'Oslo 40 v Hillje. Datum rozhodne rad Cislo 40 v Hilije. A pH torn te bude AestY distrikt poradat piknik ye prospkh financovani sve poklaclny. Ve schnzi radu Cislo 40 ujednali a zvolili datum 15. kvetna 1955 pro schtizi a piknik gesteho distriktu v jejich prostorne sini.

Jelikot gest3i distrikt nme zvolil predsedou a vlotil na nine velikou, jak se Hká füru, tak se, bratri a sestry, obracim na vas, byste nam byli'napomocni radou i skutkem. Hlavni vec, by se rady zudastnily celeho programu. To vite, te bez vapornoci a va gi Cinnosti se neda myslet itspech, nebot' einnost u radu, to je sila pro nagi Jednotu. Vge zanikne, kde prestane einnost. Proto, bratri a sestry, vatme si nagi Jednoty a nenechme vychvalovat jednotlivcilm jine spolky do Texasu privandrovale. My mame svoji Texaskou Jednotu, nemusime posilat penize na sever a podporovat tovarny, do ly a tuberkulosu. Na nas je, bychom Si chranili a podporovali, co marne, nebot'

jak na ge einnost prestane, tak se stane z nas obydejna spoleenost. A proto bud'me venal na gim zasadam: podpora, lidskost, bratrstvi.

Ale ja jsem neminii vas poueovat, to nine jenom tak uteklo, ja se s vami chci poradit ohledne pikniku, nebot' je toho mnoho, co chceme s yarn! projednat. Neni motno vgechny rady nav gtivit osobne, proto chci se s vami domluvit prostrednictvrin Vestniku.

U radu Cislo 40 je zvolen3'T vYbor kterY bride ridit praci, tri bratri a tri sqtry. Je to proto, te mistral Glen vi o v gem, cizi musi se doptavat; totet v kuchyni. My vas Marne, byste nam dali lidi na bode treba asi 10 mute a asi 5 sester do kuchyne. Tajemnici by nam meli dat vedet, kolik od ktereho radu mfiteme 0eekavat pomoc.

Ale ja neminirn jenom poslat pomoc a ostatni sedet doma. Já minim, by se tau hrornadne zileastnily tett, vSrznamne slavnosti gesteho distriktu, tin prave podporite a ukatete zajem o na gi Jednovagi ñCasti, kde motno by rady udela13,- program s detmi, by nekdo nacvidil dCti basne, tanec, zpev, jinS -7m slovy vgechno, co rnyslite te by vypinilo program a povzbudilo na gi mladet k freasti na programu.

Je toho tolik, co bych yam chtel tic!, ale na jednu Irk nesmim zapomenout, to je, by nag e maminky byly tak dobre a ukazaly se jegte lepgi 15. kvetna a donesly to jejich umeni, ty na ge Ceske koldee, a my vam za to ukaterne prvni eeskou v Texasu. Budete videt na ge dye sestridky, ktere se zasadily a nepovolily, at byl postaven krasnS7 domov pro stare lidi, cot je chloubou celeho okoli a celeho okresu.

Bratri tajerrmici by nam meli dat yedet, na eem se jejich tad ustanovil, co milteme okkavat. Pi gte na: 1g. .8enkyrik, Box 1038, El Campo, Texas.

■ ■ Z PRVI■11110 DISTRIKTU Brati'e redaktore: Ano, intij posledni dopis byl spraynS.T. Distriktni schfize prvniho distriktu bude se konat prvni nedeli v kvetnu. ZaCatek bode o jedne hodine v sini radu Slovan Cislo 9 ye Snook, Texas.

DalSi podrobnosti budou oznaineny pozdeji.

S bratrskYm pozdravem J. T. '8krabanek, tajemnik radu Slovan Cislo 9. )• 4, • ( Co neprospiva ulu, neprospiva ani ve'elam.

— Marcus Aurelius.

Ve strait), dne 2. brezna 1955.

Z TRETIHO DISTRIKTU Dallas, Texas.

Sestry a bratri: Byl bych nevdeenikem, kdybych opomenul napsati nekolik slov podekovani a dati uznani vaem varn, sestry a bratri, kteri jste prispeli k tomu, ze jsme vykonali svnj zavazek vudi bratriim a sestrarn tretiho distriktu a Ze naa banket se tak znamenite vydaril. Neni mne moZno, abych jmenoval kaZdeho bratra a kaZ-0 clou sestru v tretim distriktu, kteri pomahali, ale bez yak pomoci nebylo by moZno, abychom pohostili treti distrikt jak jsme si prali. Jedine, co mohu varn vaem, sestry a bratri, rids, je to, Ze nine to velice teal, Ze dostali jsme tak znamerate pomocriiky.

Take musim podekovati vaem bratrUm a sestram na geho domaciho radu Pokrok Dallas Oslo 84 za jejich vaestrannou pomod. tiez atedrosti a alechetnosti techto domacich 'dent) nevykonali bychom vaechno to, co se nam podatilo. Proto infij nejsrdeenefSi dik vain vaem.

A o navatevnicich z pateho distiiktu mohl bych popsati cele archy papiru, ale staei d ye slova: uprimni fraternaliste.

Jak to jednoho teal, kdy2 se mute dobre seznamiti s takovYmi spolkovYini pracovniky z jineho distriktu. Bude naaim pranim, abychom si tento pratelskY a bratrskV pomer udrZeli naddle.

K tomu vaemu chtel bych dodati jen malou poznarnku: Povezme si, co si myslime; dejme uznani tam, kde si ho zaslouZi; prehledneme male chyby a pamatujme na geho hesla: Podpora, Lidskost, Bratrstvi.

Olenurn tretiho distriktu chci pripomenouti distriktni schtizi,Atera bude 27. brezna v sini radu Pokrok Dallas eislo 84, 2625 Floyd Street, Dallas. Jako predseda tretiho distriktu, apeluji na vas vaechny, byste se pripravili na tuto sch0zi. VaS1 pritomnosti bude treba a firednici distriktu si toho budou velice vait, kdyz vas prijde co nejvice.

Na shledanou 27. brezna, ye schiizi.

S bratrskYm pozdravem Cyrill Pokladnik. ) • J. • • ( sortzE PATER° DISTRIKTU Bratri a stestry: Ad nas pat' distrikt nechtel bYti nejprvnefSi na porada,ni sve pravidelne schfize, okolnosti prinutily firedniky padistriktu, aby pfivodni datum schilze bylo zmeneno a posunuto o hodne Planovali jsme na schtizi koncem dubna, ale bylo treba datum zmeniti na prvni nedeli v mesici breznu.

Schuze pateho distriktu bude konana 6. brezna v sini fadu Pokrok Houstono cislo 88. Nebude 2adnST zabavni program, ale bude to vN",1-tracine selli[ze, v ktere so budou piobirati probl6my spa-

V t S T111X WEST, TEXAS dajici pod pravomoc distriktu a take pro dobro cele Jednoty. Schfize zadne o druhe odpoledne a bude ukoneena kolem pill pate. Je dillelite, aby vaechny rady, ktere spadaji do tohoto distriktu, poslaly do sclifize sve zastupce, nebo poslaly na, Hlavni firadovnu svou omluvu, prod zastupce do distriktni sclaftze poslati nemohOu. trednici Hlavni Uradovny, kteri budou v naai distriktni schtizi, oznami omhivu mistniho radu nebo vysvetli pomery u tech radf), ktere distriktni iScl yaze zanedbavaji. Chceme spolupracovati s Hlavni idadovnou, aby hlavni firednici meli prehled pies celou praci distriktu, a aby nam oznamili, jake zmeny nebo ndpravy bychom moll hledat, aby schuze distriktni nebyly nadarmo. Proto, dostane-li vas domdci rad nebo va'Ai domaci firednici pozvani do schfize pateho distriktu od hla,vnich firednikt, jak UZ dosud se Mal°, nezapomerite oznamiti na hlavni iiradovnu a poslati svou omluvu, kdyZ byste -do distriktni schilze se nemohli dostavit. 1-11avni firednici nam tuto omluvu od vaaeho domaciho radu v naSi distriktni schuzi podaji.

Toto je take pozvanka vaem iftednikfun jinych ,distriktu, aby nas svou navaevou poctili. S radosti uvidime a privitame eleny a hosty z kterehokoliv jineho distriktu.

S bratrskSrm pozdravem Rudy J. .8efeik, tajemnik 5. distriktu.

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Distriktni schfize Schfize v jinSich distriktech budou uverejneny jakmile distriktni Utednici ustanovi datum schaze ye svem distriktu.

Distrikt treti, 27. brezna, Dallas, Texas.

Distrikt pity, 6. bfezna, Houston, Texas Distrikt jest', 15. kvetna, Hillje. ) • 4. • (

rite si dies potieb, Tiinact drubil certifikatii SPJST pro dospele: Tfida B: Doaivotn7, poplatky se plati do smrti.

Tkida C: Poplatky se plati 20 roku. Piny obnos pojiSteni se vyplati kdykdykoliv v pfipadu fnrti.

Vida D: Poplatky se plati 15 robe. PlnS7 obnos pojfgteni se vyplati kdykoliv v pripadu Vida E: Poplatky se plati 10 midi. Plriy obnos pojigteni se vyplati kdykoliv v pkipadu Vida F: PlnSr obnos certifikatu je vyplacen po 15 letech nebo kdykoliv pfedtim v pripadu imrti.

TPida G: PInSr obnos certifikatu je vyplace)) ve 20 letech nebo kdykoliv predtim v pripadu Umrti.

Strana Vida H: PlnSi obnos certifikatu je vyplacen po dosa2eni 65 let stall nebo kdykoliv pfedtim v pripadu funrti Vida I: Poplatky se plati 20 rokii. obnost certifikatu je vyplacen po dosa2eni 60 let staii nebo kdykoliv pfedtim v pfipadii funrti.

Tfida K: Poplatky se plati do veku 6! let. PlnST obnos pojiateni se vyplati kdykoliv v pripadu funrti.

Vida M: Poplatky se plati do veku' 65 let. Po dosa2eni 65 roku staid, Glen dostava mesieni prijen\ dokud ziv. Zeinfe-li pied 80 lety staff, dedici dostanou mesieni pfijem do 80. vSrroei narozenin elena: Tkida M-C: ripisova ochrana na 20 let ktero, se zmenauje, a2 zustarP vyplacene pojiateni na $1,000.

PojiAteni se vyplati kdykoliv v pfipadu umrti die klesajici, stupnice.

Vida N: tpisova ochrana jen tern, kdo maji od SPJST vypiljeene penize,.

Pet druhii certifikatft SPJST pro deti: Tfida J-T: Doeasne pojiateni do van 16 let, ktere se mute zmeniti na kterekoliv jine pojiateni -pc dosa2eni veku 10 let, nebo pozdeji.

Trida J-C: Poplatky se plati 20 ran..

PlnS7 obnos pojigteni se vyplati kdykoliv v ptipadu ye veku od 16 let vSri;e. trortni pojistka pod 16 let stain je die stupnice.

Vida L: Dvojnasobne Arazove pojiateni (double indemnity). Certifikat se vystairuje pouze do obnosu. $2,500, dodateene k jinemu certifikatu.

Vida 3-5: Poplatky se plati 20 rokU, PlnST obnos pojigterti se try plat kdykoliv v pripadu mrti od veku 1 roku. Do 6 mesicii, $250, pod 12 mesicti, $500.

Vida T-E: Poplatkv se plati do 18 let PlnSr obnos certifikatu se vyplati po 18 letech nebo kdykoliv v pfipadu mrti od veku 1 roku. Do 6 mesicii, $250, pod 12 mesitu, $500.

Tfida J-G: Poplatky se plati 20 roku,.

PlnS7 obnos certifikatu se 1./ .plats po 20 letech nebo kdy koliv v pripadu umrti od veku 1 roku. Do 6 inesicti, $250, pod 12 m es cu $500. (dz)

Ve stkedu, dne 2. brezna 1955.

VEST Isit K — WEST, TEXAS

CINNOSTI DOMACICH kADU ad Fort Worth eislo 151 Ctene sestry a bratri: Protae na pe dopisovatelka sestra Anna Svitakova je v pritonme dobe v Kalitornii, tak napiei par radial, abych vas upozornil na naei schfizi 6. brezna a taky na to, ze na g zabavni vYbor pripravuje po schtzi pobaveni a Bingo, tak aby se nee° vydelalo na vydani radu.

Budeme vas oeekavat a nenechte, aby vas tnodstraeilo. Hied'te se dostavit, tak aby ten vYbor mel lepel chut' do prace.

Ja, vim, ze takovYch zabav mame tady clost, ale take ,uznejte, ze na g rad Oslo 154 vas mnoho neobteZuje.

V jinYch osadach hraji divadla a poradaji jine veeirky a kulturni pra,ci. U nas ani ty zabavy na g lid uZ nechce podporovat, spolehaji se na cizi spoleenost, aby jim zaplatili yydani a poslouchali tu naei eeskou muziku — a na divadla ani pomyeleni.

Nag rad vita bezmala 600 Menu, ale ani polovic jich neplati radove poplatky 10c mesiene, ale prace a vydani je moc udrZ"et eleny v Jednote. A kdyby se posilaly upominky, tak by ten,prijem nestaeil. ProtoZ si hled'te zaplatit svoje poplatky do 15., kdy platite mesiene a kdo budete se chtit zileastnit okrskove schri ze 27. brezna, tak se prihlaste, aby nas bylo hodne representovano. , Take promirite, ze neplei uddlosti a .emutne zpravy. To necham dopisovatelam. Ja jen piei ra.dove povinnosti. . Tak na shledanou 6. brezna ye dye hodiny odpoledne. Na zdar!

John Bexan, tajemnik. ( ) o oTe Pad p esky Prapor eislo 24.

Rogers, Texas.

Bratri a sestry: Zase par radkU, abych upo7ornila naeeho radu na schtizi, ktera bude v nedeli odpledne 6. brezna.

Bolestne se nas veech dotkla zprava o skonu syndeka bratra a sestry Raymond KovarovYch, Curtis Ray, kterY zemrel aleoeeka.vane nahle y e 4:10 hod. rano 21.

Narozen byl dne 7. tijna 1952. Byl elen nakho radu.

Podistali jsou rodiee, bratr a sestra Raymond Kovarovi a d y e sestry, Karen Elain a Gayle Arlene, babieky a dedeekove, bratr a sestra Martin 2aboikovi.

Pohteb se konal z kostela C'esko-MorayskYch Bratri na Ocker za sluZeb Rev. Michalika na hrbitov v. Ocker.

Portistali necht' prijmou moji soustrast.

S pozdravem Lydia ZavodnY, dopisovatelka.

Rad Vesmernost eislo 68.

Nelsonville, Texas.

Ctend redakce a mill etenari: Pravidelna schnze v nedeli 13. imora byla dosti dobre vyrizena; naveteva asi 5 procentni. Ustanovili me za dopisovatele, tak se vam musim trochu predstavit.

Jsena Menem tohoto radii od zaloleni, asi padesat let. Byl jsem acetnikem eest7 mkt roku, byl jsem delegatem na sjezdu v Houstone roku 1924, kdy jsme zvolili C. H. ChernoskYho za predsedu Hlavni dovny. To ukazuje, ze nejsem uZ mladY a do Vestniku jsem do teto doby nepsal.

Redaktor si jiste pomysli, zase o jeden trubl vie, ale to nic. Toto neni pochvalovain, nob bratr redaktor pine v jeho sloupcich, ze Vestnik neni pro lichoceni.

Mato se psalo o naeem radu, jako bychom ani neexistovali. 0 ano, jsme tady, mame vice jak otyri sta firednici pro tento rok zvoleni nasledujici: John Bravenec, predseda.

Erwin Huff, mistoptedseda.

Edwin Shupak, tajemnik.

Wm. Kamas, Ueetni.

John Kamas, pokladnik.

Posilejte vase poplatky na Win. Kamas, Rt. 1, Bellville, Texas.

Bratr Edwin Maresh si vyzvednul prestupni listinu k radu Uznani path. odstouplYm iirednikurn, tajemniku a neetniku, B. W. Schiller a Lad. BlaZek, za jejich ptisobeni po tak dlouhou dobu. Prejeme naeim novYm hoclne trpelivosti.

Tak, sestry„a bratri, prijd'te do schtlze kaZdou druhou nedeli v mesici ye dye hodiny odpoledne.

Bratre Valeiku, nelekejte se a opravte moje chyby. (Ani Ty se nelekej, valyt' nejsou takita Zadne. — Red.).

Bud'te veichni veseli.

Jos. W. JeZek, VC'S dopisovatel Rt. 1, Brenham, Texas. ( )

mimo Ennis snad dobre zastoupenY. My jsme take planovali, Ze tam budeme, ale tak se to prihodilo, ze tu samou jsme meli pohteb naeeho bratra Edwina GureckYho, syn bratra a sestry Alfons GureckYch v Ennis. Bratr Edwin GureckY byl ranen 26. listopadu roku 1950 v Koreji a jeete ten den zemtel. Rakev s jeho portistatky privezli do Ennis ye 12:03 v sobotu rano. Byly prevezeny Keeverem do jeho pohrobni kaple. Pohreb se konal ye 3 hodiny v nedeli 13. iinora. Zdejei odboeka vojenskS7qh vysloudrZela eestnou straZ a ma hrbitove vypalila posjedni salvu nad hrobem.

Edwin byl elenem SPJST u radu Ennis Cis. 25, a take chodival do Sokolovny a cvieival s mladeli. 'By' to dobrY hoch a kaZdY ho mel rad. To se ukazalo v nedeii na pohrbu, kdy2 bylo videt jak velikY poeet lidi se prielo s nim naposled rozloueit.

Jeho pozustale rodine voyslovujeme /mei soustrast, a vojinu Edwin GureckY.mu prejeme klid v domaci zemi po valeenem utrpeni. A to je prieina, proe Ennis nemei vetei zastoupeni . na organisaenim banketu.

Vysvetleni nakho hlavniho tajemnika bratra Chupicka v minulem eisle Vestniku ze dne 16. tinora se mne libilo. Bylo to pane jasne a obeirne podano a doufam, Ze to vysvetleni naeim 'dentin bude na prospech.

Ono je to velice lehke nekoho aneb nem kritisovat, ale meli bychorn si Wit dobre jisti, co kritisujeme a ze mame dobrY navrh to napravit neZli to udeldme. A tim si uktrime mnoho mrzutosti mezi nami.

Pro vice a lepei spolupraci zilsta,vam

it'ad Volna, Cechie ask) 135.

Ennis, Texas.

Sestry a bratri: Prichaziin zase mezi vas, abyste si nemysleli, .2e jsme tady phi Ennis zamrzli, aekoliv jsme lsseli zirnu dosti velkou, ale jenom na par dnti. A zase se oteplilo, pekno nam taky zapreelo, tak se veichni lid! raduji, ze zas /name dobrou vlahu.

Earrnari mail moc lepei nadeji na letoeni ilrodu, neZ meli vloni tento samY eas.

Musime doufat, ze narn budou prichazet date easteji tento rok, aby farmari meli lepei firody nezli meli vloni.

Jak jsem slyeel, byl banket organisatorti mezi tretim a patym distriktem, ktery se poradal v Dallas, velon nspeL14, a

Schulenburg, Texas.

Bratri a sestry: Zase yam musim pripomenout, abyste nezapomeli, Ze nak otvrtletni schaze bude v nedeli eesteho brezna, tedy se hled`te dostavit v co nejveeim poetu, neb mame mit nastoleni novYch firednikil a pak mame nanoho jinYch zalektosti k vyrizeni tYkajicich se radu. Tak nezapomenfrte a prijd'te veichni a Vezmete sebou i vak rodiny a zname, mista mame dost. Po schtzi, jak obyeejne, budeme mit spoleenou svaeinu. Tedy na shledanou ye schlizi.

S bratrskYm pozdravem Joe B. Hejn3i. )

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kad Bratii Svobody 'Oslo 67.

S bratrskYm pozdravem i'rauk Holub, tajemnik.

Ve sttedu, dne 2. brezna 1955,

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ISY A INAHLEDY CLENU Dallas, Texas. roku. To v gak neznamend, ze etenati Vestniku museji chvaliti, co nekdo jinY poPrig ti divadlo "Myslivecka krev" bude I chvalil. Jen se ozvete — aspori romanosehrano 6 .btezna v Sokolovne v Ennis, ■ va eetba at' je die va gi chuti.) spoleene s ochotniky Ennis a Dallas. Je ) • 4.0 • ( to opravdu peknY dej a pekne bude seEl Campo, Texas. hranY, pekne zpevy a dobra eeska, vYtee- CtenY bratie redaktore, bratti a sestry: nost. Retie je Jana Kebrle, zpevy doproKdy2 jsem v lednu byla zvolena na revazi na piano enniske deveatko Silvinka solueni vYbor, tak jsem se nenadala, La2novska. Mint° na gich stalYch ochot- prvni resoliici budu psat na gemu milenikil objevi , se na jevigti tki nove hvezmu a vaienemu bratru Frank Kneblovi, dieky, pani Petrova z Dallas, pani Pata.- ktereho jsem si vaila jako otce a kterY .kova z Dallas a mlade deveatko, sleeinka byl vlastne jako otec na geho taclu, neb Patalcova z Ennis. byl zakladajicim elenem tadu Cis. 40 a Dne 13. brezna potadaji v na gi Soko- od zaldeni tadu byl elenem majetkovelovne cvieici eleni "box lunches". Bude ho vYborti. Byl to jeden z tech starYch pti tom komiskY program na jevigti. poctivcii, jak se o nem jeden bratr vyKalcla dama, ktera, pkinese v krabici ten slovil, 2• e "jestli neptidal, tak jiste ne"lunch", ten se proda a ten pan kterY ho ubral."

ZesnulY bratr Knebl si finanene staff koupi, ho spoleene s tou sleeinkou sifedi. dobie. Byl va2en vgemi. kdo ho znali a Vstup volnY na program i veeer. milovan svoji rodinou. Ale osud byl k neNa 27. btezna dallas gti ochotnici cviei mu nemilosrdnY, neb ztratil dva nadejne zpevohru "Vesel y vojna". Retie je Vince syny v kratkYch peti letech, pak dobreho Ondrtigka, zpevy doprovazi Hedy Sebet- zete a pied pul patYm rokem mu odegla kova. Pekna, kostYmni yYprava. verna dru2ka 2ivota, rozend Julia Holub, Budeme zde mit zase zpet filmove di- ktera s nim trpelive sna gela vge, co jim vadlo pravidelne ka2dSr mesic: Stroje ne- osud nadelll. A v loni v dubnu zemi'ela chal opraviti nynej gi jednatel Franta jeho nejstar gi dcera, 2ofie Rubeg.

Zesnuleho oplakavaji etyry dcery, taVavtik, tak pry to bude jako ve filmu.

Doufejme, jinak by byly na ge mistnosti da vnukti a pravnukfl, mnoho ptibuzpraZdne. Na g lid ma e'eskY film opravdu nYch a phitel.

Bratr Knebl byl mile povahy, v2dy urad, ale kdy2 se zaene v 9, misto v 7 hodin a je gte jsou filmove posy pfetrha.ny, smevavY, ochoten pomoci kdo toho potak to potom trva do pidnoci a lid to u- tteboval. BYval dobrY spolkovY pracovnik. Kdy2 u2 sestarnul, tak alespori ponavuje. Tegime se na ten film. eta,la bych si, aby, ten novY romari vzbuzoval ty mlad gi k to mile spolkove "Sedlaci" byl u2 u konce. Nelibi se mne praci.

Tteba trpelive sna gel ty rany osudu, ani trochu. V2dycky jsem se te gila na piece si nekdy povzdechl, 2e mama mu Vestnik, nemohla jsem se ho ani doekat.

Nyni to vgelijake podeztivani fitednikti to nemela udelat, tak si odejit a jej to rnicha. 21poi; aspon ten routtlnek aby za- nechat. Ted' ode gel za ni sam.

Zemtel 10. finora a 14. finora byl pohtujal eloveka mysl, ale ani to ne. Piece ben za velke Ueasti ptatel a znamYch na nagehb eloveka my glenkova yyspelost je, na vyggi firovni ne2li Gist toto. To je hor- Hillje. Oest pamatce jeho, at' odpoeiva v gi jako 8vejkovina. Nechce se nine vetit, pokoji.

Dne 6. rinora mel sbor editelu fitulny ze ho na g redaktor s jeho yysokogkolsehtizi na Hillje. Usnegeno zapoeit se skSm vzdela.nim vybral. Mo2na, ze bude stavbou ktidla budovy ihned jak poeasi ku koncf eetba lep gi, pak bych mela s dovoli, neb je rada 2adosti o ptijeti do rnYm risudkem poiikat. Ale jsem netrpefitulny.

• live, ptala bych si lep gi eteni.

Zda se, 2e tomu porad nekdo nemfi2e Prosim, odpust'te, 2e jsem si poste2o- porozumet, proe se ma platit mesiene vala, ale dava, Se vina dopisovatelfim, 2e $75 neb $100, ale to plati ti, kteti jsou inmleenim to podporuji. valide a kteri musi mit opatrnost tak jaKarla Kraftova. ko v nemocnici. V2dyt' jich mame gest (Poznamka redaktora: — Jestli se ozve jen za pensi. Ted' 11.2 mame 19 obyvatel, jegte nekdo jinY, redaktor ochotne ro- jegte jedna statenka ma pkijit. Mame 11, man "Sedlaci" vymeni za neco libivej gi- co jsou ted' nemocni neb neschopni, ani ho, kdy2 nekdo poradi, co a kde to do- nemohou ptijit ke stolu.

• stat. Jak rozmanite jsou ty lidske chuti a Nage vedouci, pani Markova, podala ye pojmy, usoudime z told, ze tento roman schfizi zpravu, ze prijem kryje dostal Nobelovu ecru ( asi $42,000.00), Ce- co2 je velice dobre, Prvni dva mesiee muod6luie Svcs clsk:t akaciernie literatury sela pribjral ze "-monsorship" tondo, ale za ricjlep:-31 Iiteranai clilo toho ktereho ted' tikala, ac tt2 to jcle, a elm vice bode

pacientil, tim bode domov lepe prqspi • vat. Arci ze tteba, stavet, aby bylo mista.

S pozdravem Hu(lerici, ) •( Nee() pro distriktni selnize

Hallettsville, Bratte redaktore: Poptej kousek mista staremu veter(inu patnacti sjezdfi SPJST, bYvalemu 61H-1) Hlavni Utadovny, bYvalemu mistoptedsf' dovi Jednoty, aby ptedlo2i1 nekolik s-w",-(-11 myglenek. Nebudu to zabalovat neho obalu, ale podam to tak, aby tee kaalY rozumel. nas v obchodech zbdi je ptepdei' -ne, dluh zaplacen, a na deleni 1y([1() zbylo. Neni to jen s rolniky s ka2dYrn. Kdy2 rolnik neudela., obchndnik mute se ptieinit jak chce, take neucield. Lauterstein vyprodal, 2e clottr:mu natidil. Wall vyprodal a dvere vtel. Ze je je gte niladY, gel se &it lekate, tine v2dy udelaji penize. A Meye't Koff, nejstar gi obchodnik v meste, •oZno muje, ze ptestava obchodovat.

Nage heslo je spokojit se s menginv.. delkem; jsme je gte veseli a s tim maid n yYdelkem nachazime dosti A ted' k tomu hlavnimu, prof pi gi, 1\1.-davno dopisovatel psal a neptimo nod hodil, ze hlavni ritednici nedelaji . svon povinnost, ze nechavaji vice penezlC,,et ladem net stanovy dovoluji. Ano.A no to by melo bYti poukazovano ka2cIY- t.%

Z einnosti domicich radu Robstown, Texas.

Sestry a bratti: Par tadkil a zas to same. fZdd town Oslo 117 bode miti schfizi-dne .G, biezna. Zadam sestry a bratry, aby dostavili.

Bude distriktni schuze sedmeho riktu v kvetnu a tak se ujednat, kolik nas pojede a co kterY mate na srcici , a pfeje to nom povedet, pro dobro radii a distriktu.

Pohodu to mame hodne yetrti a (-1:,;te mak). Misty je vlahy dosti, ale vetSinou jest to suche a ty vetry to vysu guji. Far maid Ce jsou lide bez starosti, ale ja bych rad vide' farmate, kterj• jest bez staresti. Bude tieba experta, aby ten krop zasel, aby to vge vzeglo, neb sazet do suche pfidy, tak nic nevzejde. Nekteti farmati jiz sazcii, ale "vet3;ina c'-eka az v loteznu.

S bratrskt pozdravem Jaro Rektaik,

Strana 8 den, dokud se naprava nestane. Penize delaji penize, jen kdy2 jsou. Proe je nechat leSet ladem? V tom snad kaRlY z hlavnich Urednikil ma nejakou predbeSnou obchodni zku genost. Jsou nektere, banky, jsou Savin gs and Loan spoleenosti (ve Vestniku 9. imora ma jedna celostrankovou oznamku nabizi 3%), a jsou nektere, ktere , plati 4% i vice, a jsou zarueene vladou do $10,000 na jednotlivY vklad. To piece jsou zakonem autorizovane investice.

Bratri, kdyS Hlavni Uradovna byla jegte ye Fayetteville, stalo se vicekrat, Se mela, Hlavni Uradovna vice Sadosti o piljeky ne2 bylo . prave penez na ruce.

Radeji jsme gli a zaplatili houstonske bance menu firok na kratkou dobu, jen abychom uzavreli na ge pujeky. Nedostali jsme v prvnim mesici tolik oisteho firoku, jak jsme meli napsano na pozemkovYch notach. ale neleSely nam Saldne penize ladem. Ba dokonce dostali jsme n.ejakY yYdelek z pen& yypiljeenYch na nizkY firok a investovanYch na ilrok hodne yyMi. Proe by se nedalo to nejakYin zpiisobein vyre git, aby se rozpUjeily taktka vg eellny penize, ktere mame na ruce? A .kdy2 by nekdy se nejakY obnos nedosta val, jsem jistY, Se templovska banka nebo v jinYch mistech by Hlavni faradovne povolily pujcky na krat gi eas, kdyby toho bylo treba. A Urok bance by jiste nebyl tak vysokY jak dostavame na majetkove ptijeky. Zda- se mne, Se tolik finaenich vedomosti by nail hlavni firednici meli mit do reservy.

Ale podle meho, jsou tomu vinni reditele. Anebo se mi to jenom spletlo, kdyS jsem Ceti stranku 45 v na gich stanovach Kouknete se na to sami. kedltele, spojte se, zvolte si hlavu nebo vfidce, ustanovte si sveho tajemnika a konejte schtize kdykoliv zapottebi. Piljde to:a obchod piljde lep gi. Sclatize Hlavni Uradovny jsou kahle tri mesice, proe byste nemohli miti schuzi v nedeli pied schtizi Hlavni firadovny? Proe byste n.esmell si pohovorit mezi sebou, co je zanedbavane a pak to prednest ye schUzi pro dobro Jednoty? Piece dohliSite nejen co se udelalo, ale take co se opomenulo; a je yam dame pravo upozorniti na chyby kterehokoliy vYkonneho ilrednika. A kdy2 vas pri jednani premluvi a porazi, vy jste udelali, jak jste tomu rozumell a co bylo pod va gim dozorern.

A ted' jako stark, v gelijak zkougenY elen, chtel bych slovieko k na gemu bratru pravnimu radei. Bratre pra ynikit, jde ree o torn, Se pry Ty jsi tim vinen, Se leSi tolik penez nezilroeenSTch. Vgichni, kdo Te volili, meli za to, Se jsi mlad gi, Se clokaZeg' vice tad odstouplY start Kacir.

Je tomu tak? Je na tech reeich kus pra ydy ci. jsou to jen pomluvy? taunt nejak preclejit?

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S T I — WEST, TEXAS

Je take poukazovano na zbyteene telefonovani. Bratri, zUroeme s ye penize, hled'me, abychom dostali firoky na chen nag Umrtni fond, kterY neni treba k vYplate Umrtnich podpor, a abychom take men Aroky z uroktii, coS je vlastne finanenim tajemstvim v poji gt'ovaci obchodu ,a ty male yYdaje za telefony—jestli se to vztahuje na finaeni investicebudou nam k prospechu. Vite piece, Se Sijeme rychlYm tempera, a co dnes se ye vet gich peneSnich transakcich nezaclakti, zitra je to mimo dosah ruky.

PrOzatim dost na premYSleni. Podruhe rozepigi se o neeem jinem. Na ge distriktni schilze mely by si povgimnout pokynti od Menu a mely by je rozebrat.

Sjezd se bli21. Bratri, pracujme, abychom pristi sjezd skoneili za etyri dny.

A hlavni Urednici by narn bYti v teto snaze napornocni. Vag F. K. Bueek ) s,1 • ( Orchard, Texas.

Bratre redaktore: Odpust', Se Te s moji garabanici (met obteSuji. NeS nemile se mile dotklo obvineni, Se za moji nevedomost jsi obviflovan Ty. Nebyl bych nikdy psal o tech $400.00, ktere jsou prepsavany z vydani do prijmu, nebYti toho, Se kde jsem se se gel se spolubratry, bud'to ye Wallis, East Bernard aneb v Rosenberg, kahlY se lame ptal, co soudim o tom prepsavani tech $400.00; a kaSclY z techto bratit soudil, Se jest to jen zvet govaci sklieko na oei elenstva, aby se. tim dokazalo, ze ta draze koupena budova nese velikY prijem.

Sam jsem to nemohl pochopit.

A tak jednou jsem si dodal kurale a ueinil jsem dotaz ye Vestniku ze dne 10. listopadu 1954 na str. 23, Se by mnozi bratri --- a ja jsem take jednim z nich — radi yeah, prof Jednota plati ye sve budove z mistnosti ureenYch pro praci bra$400.00 mesiene. Av gak ten tru muj dotaz nedostal Sadnou ozvenu. A tak jsem Se 0 tu vec vice nezajimal. AS bratr E. J. Kadleeek st. ye svem dopisu ze dne 29. prosince 1954 na str. 6 se take o torn zminil, Se je to prehazovani tech penez z prave kapsy do leve. Tak jsem opet moji zvedavost k jeho pripojil. A kdybych v torn mem dopisu nebyl dal najevo neznalost zakonil o vzajemne pojigt'ujicich spolcich, moSna, Se do dnes by odpoved' na to nebyla A ted', kdy2 br. Chupick mi moji nevedornost objasnil, a ja jsem jemu take jiz podekoval, domnival jsem se, Se ta vec bude odbyta. A tu najednou br. F. B. Steiner z to moji nevedomosti obviriuje Tebe, br. redaktore. Br. Steiner asi nevi, Se ja ke ka2dernu memu dopisu pripojuji Sadost: "Br. redaktore, bud'to vie nebo nic.”

Ve str:edu, dne 2. bi-ezna 1955.

Jestli jsem s tim snad po g kodil Jednotu, Se br. Chupick ztratil tim yysvetlovanim zakona mnoho drahocenneho easu, jsem ochoten kdy2 mi bude sdeleno, kolik to stab — tu gkodu nahradit. Od prvniho meho dopisu, kterY jsem kdy do Vestniku napsal, nebylo nikdy v mem Umyslu Jednotu po gkozovat. A toho se budu drSet i naddle.

John GajevskY. )® * POTEEBUJErVIE NEMOCENSKE A iJRAZOVE POJIgTENI Ve Vestniku eislo 5 ze dne 2. Unora t. r. ke konci meho dopisu dotkrml jsem se otazky nemocenskeho a Urazoveho pojigteni. Tines chci se k tomu%fratiti a pridat je g te nekolik poznamek. Proo tak oinim; jednak proto, Se tato otazka se stala velmi popularni mezi elen7y, SPJST a budi stale vet gi a vet gi zajem a pak te2 proto, Se me cely problem nesmirne zajima, jeliko2 tento obor pojigteni jsem sveho easu trochu studoval.

Tak, jak jsem poznal zde ve Spojenych Statech, nazirani na poji gteni je trochu odli gne neS tomu je , (lepe snad reeeno, bylo) v Oeskoslovensku i jinde.

Pokud jde o Sivotni poji gteni, to je zde velmi popularni, zaOrn co v Ceskoslovensku neni stale na vY gi, jeliko2 je posuzovano pod jinym zornYm uhlemn. Na druhe strane vAak nemocenske a Urazoye pojiS: teni je tarn new naprosto samozrejmeho (je zakonne povinne), zatim co zde v mnohYch pripadech nevenuje se tomuto dUlelitemu obortt naleZita pozornost. Pamatuji se dobre, jak profesai ye svych prednaS"kach zdtiraznovali skuteenost, ze nemocenske a Urazove pojiAteni je v podstate mnohem dillelitejk neZ pojiStern Zivotni, ponevad2, ma vztah k celemu Zi yotti 'eloveka, a pak te2 proto, Sc na priklad nrazove pojiAteni svou povahou je konec koncil i jistYm druhem poji4eni Zivotniho.

Pravdepodobnost prirozene srorti vykazuje procento daleko niZS1. Statisticka data v tom smeru jsou velmi peuena a zajimava.

Mezi nemocenskYm a itrazovYm pojiSternm je zasadni rozdil v tom., Se nemocenske pojiSteni jest jaka ,i ochrana proti ztrato vYdelku v dasledku oncroocoeni y pripado, lc pojiS'tenee neschopen vykonavati svoje povolaui, : teni, jedno z nejkdeZto Urazove poji S starSich, jest jakasi za.ruka oakodneni za ztratu easu (ztratu nektereho slu neb tidu, pkipadne i ztratu Sivota) zavinenou Urazem. Samortejme, jako u Zivotniho pojitern, take u nemocenskeho i Urazoveho pojiSteni je nekolik alternativ a zaleSi na svedomitosti pojigt'ovny, aby pojiS"tenY nebyl o gizen. A to je prave ten olehavY bod. Co je to vkchno platne kdy nakdo rna nemocenske

Ve sttedu, dne 2. btezna 1955. pojigteni, pre.sne plati a pak, stane-li se neco a clomaha se sy Ych naroka., je trpce zklaman; dostane bud' malo, nebo dokonce i nic. Pki nemocenskem pojig teni byva totiZ zpravidla vyhraZeno, pojigt'ovna •mtiZe zru giti smlouvu Semnym oznamenim poli gtene osobe s pkipaclnYm vracenim nevyeerpane ptedem zaplacene premie. Takovy dodatek, obyeejne velmi drobnYm pismem vyti g -tenyak,c.ujdepozrnstiho,kd smlouvu podepisuje, zbavuje poji gt'ujiel spoleenost zavazku obnoviti pojigteni na konci pojistneho roktt. Toto jest ne.smirne dtilelite, jelikoZ prakticky to znamend, ze stane-li se poji gtenec pro nemoc neschopnYm price, pojigt'ovna maZe , zrugiti pojigteni prave tehdy, kdy je pojigtenec nejvice potkebuje. Jsou ovgem pojigteni, pH kterych zylagtni doloZka zru geni omezuje nebo dokonce zakazuje (t. zy.-noncencelable); tim se vgak zde obirali nebudu, prave tak nechci se rozepisovati o v gcch tech ostatnich zpirsobech poji gteni, jichZ' je cela rada. Neni to kleelem rneho dnegniho dopisu a nechci tim predbihat planam a ayaham, ktere v tomto &nem pripravuje bratr Valoik, redaktor Vestniku, jak, se zminil v 'Oslo 7 ze dne 16. anora t. r.

On je v poji gt'ovaci politice zapracovan, je odbornik a proto jeho ivahy, na, ktere se mti2eme pravem te giti, odeka.yam s velikou netrpolivosti.

Jiste mnozi z vas vite z vlastni zku genosti, co kakla nemoc stoji a jak je mnohdy velmi obtiZne jednotlivcam radne se leeiti proste z toho davodu, na to nemaji. Nazirano a posuzovano z vyggiho hlediska, lze mluviti o narodohospodarskYch ztratach, jelik(A znamend, to nejen vykazeni pracovni sily, v Cetnych ptipadech v gak predeasnou smrt, zanedbanou, nezaopattenou a finaene neza,bezpeeeriou rodinu a t. d.

Proto uzakoneni povinnosti nemocenskeho a arazoveho poji gteni je rozumne a zcela pochopitelne. A tak jako radne vedeny stat ma zajem o blaho syYch obeanil, tak take bratrske organisace si vytkly za svilj krasnY akol svepomoc v nejgirgim slova smyslu, sledujice blaho syYch 'dent), at' uZ je to provadeno zpasobem jakymkoliv.

Take nage. SPJST ma ye stanovach, ze mame NemocenskY odbor, jeho neelem jest finanene podporovati Cleny SPJST v padu iirazu aneb nemoci. Toto neni v gak nemocenske ani itrazove pojigteni v pravem slova smyslu, pouha bratrska svepomoc od pkipadu k pripadu, pro dne gni pomery naprosto nepostaeujici. KaZdY, pro vlastni svoje zabezpeCeni, byl nucen koupiti si vhodne pojigteni jinde a ptestal mit zajem o na g neinocenskY odbor, kterY v Oho nejen nemohl se rozvinoat, ale

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upadal. Proto nyni s tim vet gi radosti vitaine rozhodnuti nag nemocenskY odbor oZivit a upravit tak, aby skuteenym dne gnim poti-ebam 'lent). ` Stalo se tak zasluhou bratra Valeika, kterY se akolu ujal a se zketelem.na jeho osobni zdatnosti stava nadeje, ze se nemocenskY odbor nejen Vzkrisi a udit-i, ale i rozroste ye prospech vgeeh.

Je to prate velika, sloZita, yyZadujici dakladne promy gleni, prostudovani, uvaZeni a upraveni jednotlivYch stati zakladniho programu. Nemocenske poji g -teni,pravkjozeigtn, neni jen tak jednoduche jak by se snad na prvni pohled zdalo. Je nutno vziti v avahu mnoho a mnoho Cinitelu, je to velikY problem. V torn smeru zylagte. razove pojigteni ligi se od poji gteni ‘Zivotniho, ktere poskytuje ochranu proti jedinemu risiku, zatim co by bylo dosti obtiZne vyjmenovati v gechny jednotlive pripady_ a vYhody, vyskytujici se u pojigteni arazoveho. Kratce reeeno, znamend to studium,' sveclotnite a presne vypracovani v gech podrobnosti, aby jak nemocenske, tak i trazove poji gteni bylo zbudovano na zakladech dobrych, pevnYch, aby vyhovovalo i zakonnYm ustanovenim nejen SPJST, ale i vgem elential, pro ktere je planovano. Nagim uprimnym pkanim je, aby price byla korunovana zaslou2enYm aspechem.

Bratre Valeiku, mnoho zdaru, Tvoje zasluha bude velika, nebot' potrebujeme nernocenske a arazove .pojigteni!

Jaroslav Kleprlik. )• •( VZPOMINAME NA ALOISE MRSTIKA I u rids v Americe path Alois Mrgtik

mezi nejoblibenefgi Ceske spisovatele.

Na sttedu, dne 23. anora, ptipadlo tficate vYroei jeho umrti a teho'Z dne vzpomenuto na ne na schazi eeskeho Literarniho SdruZeni pri Texaske statni universite v Austinu a take ye tkidach Ceske reel' a literatury.

Narodil se dne 14. tijna 1861 v Jimramove na Morave a vyniknul ye spisovatelstvi ,jednak jako spolupracovnik mladgiho bratra Vilema silnYm dramatem "Maryga", i samostatnou knihou "Dobre duge", ale Wa yne romanove narodopisnYm cyklem "Rok na vsi". Tarn a take jinYch pracich liCi lidovY Zivot slovdckY, jej2 dobte znal z vlastniho nazoru, protble mezi morayskYmi Slovaky uCiteloval. Jsou to skuteene .Hvotem kypici obrazky plesu i za1u, pri praci i na slavnostech, east() psane nateeim. Neni divu, ze se tak liui pro jejich lokalni vernest.

Na dotaz krajanky z Kanady sdelujeme, ze obrazek Aloisa Mr gtika najde na 31. strance obrazkove eitanky "Leto", kde je i MrStikova povidka "St'astna statenka." eitanky "Leto" i "Podzim" stoji jen jeden dolar za kus, jejZ mbZno posla-

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ti i v dopise na, adresu Dr. Ed. Mieek, University Station, Austin, Texas.—Dr. Mieek prosi, aby mu etenati , a etendity, kteki osobne znali bratry MrStikovy, nich napsali vzpominky, ktere by ,rid preeet1 v kursech 'Ceske keel a literatury na, universite. Tak s chuti do Toho!

Koneime uptimnYm pozdravem 'atenatske obci a na gim starYm heslem; kalde na gi rodiny Ceske noviny i eeska kniha. Jsme dikem zavazani eeskYm novinam za jejich pomoc na gi snaze a, priici.

S uprimnYm pozdravem Ed. neck ) Dallas, Texas.

Mili etenati Vestniku: Zasluhou bratra a sestry 8eveakovSich me bylo doprano se zase shoupnout.na mom cestovnim konieku. Ponevac0, la rada sleduji cestopisy jinYch dopisovatelii, chci i ja, trochu popsat na gi cestu do San Antonia.

Vyjela jsem v patek rano 11. anora a vratila jsem se 14. v pondeli veer. Zajiste si etenati Vestniku pamatuji, ze kdy't vioni madZele HolYch—Kleprlikovi ze San Antonia na sve ceste do Hot Springs v pravodu pan a pani 8eveakovYch, zastavili (pi. 8evea.k a pi. Hold jsou sestry) se u nas na chvilku, coz varn pan Kleprlik napsal ye svem veone zajimavem cestopisu. Pozvali nas, abychom je s mYm muZ'em navg tivili, nebcit' pozvani, to tiZ" tak obvykla, slu gnost. Podekujete, teknote: moZna — nekdy, a vic o torn neuvakijete. Zvla gte kdy2 nemame auto a za druhe, ten maj pantata nerad cestuje.

Potom 'name deti, jejich‘Z rodiny jsou kaZda z jine strany a take oeekavaji, j e navStivime.

Jegte jina prieina je zde, 2e jak vgichni vite, vzala jsem si na starost sprosttedkovani clarkovYch baliCku, ktere rada lined vykidim, aekoliv v mesicich prosinci a lednu, ba i v anoru mnoho objednavek nebylo, kaZclY ze zdej gich ptatel objednal pro sve rodiny v O.S.R. pied viz nocemi. Chteli jim tim baliekem udelati radost a obohatit jejich omezenY pkidel rfiznYch potravin, ktere jsou tam velice drahe, jako kava, Caj, rY2e, kakao, sacllo, gpek a jine, jeiA pH jejich vYdelcich tarn, si to nemohou dovolit. V gak ti panoye na pogtovnich atadech si "Nernam ja, nemusi g mit ani ty ," a mnoho techt • zasilek zadrZeli a zaeali je rozesilat aZ po 15. lednu. Oni tottZ ti pant ittednici vi, ze my je nemUeme odtud donutit, aby kdyZ to tam dojde, aby to spravne a yeas dorueili.

Tegi me, kdyZ me moji zakaznici pig, 'ze baliCky, jen'Z jsem pro ne spravne dogly. Clo, je rozdilne. V nekterych mistech plati 16-20 kes clo a nekde z toho sameho baliku od 20 do 30kes..

Uvedu zde priklad. Zkusila jsem zaslat

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hedvabne S'atky a nylonky v balieku leteeky a i zde na U. S. poste mne poeitali nCstchae. Od 2 baliekd jsem platila, 450 LL Lid 2 tech samYch 67c. Tarn znama pani platila od toho balieku 5 kes, a druha 16 kes, take je se v torn te2ce vyznat.

Promirite laskave, mill etenaki, 2e jsern toho cestopisu odboeila na zasilku Cestu do San Antonia predchazelo nekolikere uprimne pozvani, jak od man2elil HolYch---Kleprlikfi, tak i pani BaruSka Riebe psala: "Slykla jsem, 2e prijecleS do San Antonia s,8eveakovS7mi, ptijdi i k nam." Pan a pani 8eve"ak mne vyzvali, jakmile budu hotova, abych jela.

Uptinme doznavam, 2'e si velice vaZim vSech prate', kteri projevili me osobe takOvY zajem, ale stale se me v cestu neco stavelo, 2e jsern nemohla jeti. Kdy2 to 8. unora jsem obdr2ela od pi. Kleprlikove takove pekne psanieko, v nem2 opet peknYini slova me zve a piSe: "The Symphony Society si pozvala k ruin do San Antonia Metropolitn Operu z New Yorku pro 4 predstaveni. V sobotu 5.• rinora zahajuji operu "Aida" v municipalnim auditoriu a v nedeli 6. "Lucia".

V; sobotu 12. "Manon", v nit hlavni roli Chevalier des Grieve vystoupi Rudolf Petrak, kterY poprve v San Antoniu,mel prvni vystoupeni v New York City Opera, fdoze Rudolfo v "La Boheme" v rote 1948. Tento nadhernY tenor nasal za sve navStevy v Lasslo Halosz. Hudebni zniLlec a reditel opery City Center v New Yvricu Rudolf Pefrak je rodem Slovak a tou krasnou a mekkou slovenStinou.,Vyhledali jsme jej po predstaveni a s nim si promluvili. V nedeli 13. v opere "Ve Fledermaus" v mu2ske filoze prince Orlovskeho vystoupila naSe slavna umelkyne Madame Jarmila Novotn y. Ku konci, dohsu pripisuje. Prijedte, listky mame prp Vas zajiStene."

Tak a co ted'? Dr2i mne v neprijemnela objeti nachlazeni a kakl. Vaham, main ci nemam? Ikeknu si, a co, nachlazepi v tuto dobu trpi v gichni a mraz koprivu nespali. Zvonim Seveakftm, sdeluji obsah dopisu a ptam se, "Tak co?. Pojedeme, ei ne?" Odpoved': "Pojedeme.

1VIame novou kdru, dobre se nam polede."

Yyjedeme v patek rano 11. finora. Na ten den jsme meli u nas prvni poradnY mrazik 18 stuprid. Rano v 7 hodin 112 pro me pan Sevcak prijel.

4)rominte, 2e zas trochu odboeim. Bylo to asi pied rokem, pH jednom divadle Sokolovne, a sedela vedle mne stara pan Skotakova a povida mne: "Mam yellkou zasobu rrizn'Ych kalenclart a jineho reskeho &tern, ktere mi v me diouhe nemei a utrpeni poskytovalo zapomenuti a zabavu. Pani Skotakova trpi cukrovkou a musi ji uriznout nohu. Deti to Gist nebudou a spalit je to SIoda, a jak Vas

VESTNi IC 7-- WEST, TEXAS znam, Vy ji2 pro to misto najdete." Odpovidam: "Ponechte je jeSte u sebe, asZ bude postavena ta katolicka Utulna pri El Campo, umistnime je tam. Ti starouici si to radi preetou." Byla spokojena s mYm navrhem a tikala: "Jen me nechte vedet. Moje hodna cicera a jeji mu g 01drich Helen Parmovi yam to dodaji."

Nemela jsern ani zdani, kolik toho je.

Dovezli to v nedeli 30. ledna do Sokolovny, kde bratrska jednota mela svtij podnik, ()bed a zabavu. Predali to ze sve ry do kary Vladi HoSka, kter' laskave to k nam dovezl. Bylo toho hodne. Asi 40 kalenda.rn a stank. Oisla "Hospodare". Nova starost jak to tarn dopravit, nebot' nemam rada cizi veci doma. Pik pani Hradecke, jestli nahodou nekdo od nich do Dallas pojede, at' se pro to u nas stavi. Ve ctvrtek dodo od ni psani, v nem2 plie, "Je-li yam to moZno, zabalte a dopravte to na express a my si zde od toho zaplatime, anebo k.dyby nekdo od Vas jel do Temple a vzal to sebou, at' to slo2i v hlavni itradovne. NOS" reditel bratr Rod tarn jezdi do schtize SPJST, on nam to priveze."

A ta prile2itost byla zrovna za rohemi, kdyZ pro mile bratr Seveak rano prijel.

Poladala jsern jej, jestli by to vzal. 0chotne svolil a pravil, "Stejne pojedeme pies Temple a v Hlavni Uradovne se zastavime, tak to tam vezmeme." Byla toho velka krabice a ja byla rada to rychle nahocle a bratru Sevea.kovi dekuji za ochotu.

Tak u2 se vracime k to Geste. Zavazadla jsou v kale. Mfij mu2 byl hotovY jet do prace, p •isedl s nami a nechali jsme jej v meste. Pani Seveakova mega ji2 vie prichystane, jen to nalo2it a nesednout a 2e jeSte se zastavime pro pani Svadlenakovou (Svakrova, 8eveaktI), Ze pojede na kus testy s nami do Holland, kde ma deti a pri to prilelitosti k nim zajede a pooka, tam aZ pojedeme zpet, 2e se pro ni zase zastavime. V 9:30 vyji2dime, je zima, ale v aute se to jelo, jen se pragilo.

Prvni zastavku Mame v Temple u rodiny pana a pani KacirovYch (pani Kacirova je neter pani Seveakove), nezdr2ujeme se dlouho. PrtSti zastavka je v hlavni itradovne. Naleza.me nak ky v pane praci. Sahli jsme bratru Markovi iteel nail zastavky. 13ratr Seveak si tam vylidil sve zalelitosti. Bratr Marek bratr Chupick se plipravovali na cestu do Houstonu, tak jen stisk ruky a "good bye".

Nasedarne do auta a priSti nak zastavka Ze bude a2 v Taylor, .kde pani Sevedkova byla vychovana a kde ma mnoho rodiny. Slibili jstne si, Ze tarn nekde v restauraci poobedvame. Zastavili jsme pied peknou zdenou residenci Dra. Krenka. Pani Krenkova je sestra pani Seveakove, a 2e prave trochu churavi.

Ve :stredu, dne 2. brezpa 1955.

Rada sestru i Avakra uvidela. Poznala jsem Dra. Krenka a jeho pani u nas v Sokolovne, tedy se u2 znam-e. Dr. }Cie nek byl prave u obeda. Byla jsem rada to nahode, 2e nine bylo doprano si s nimi pobesedovat a shlednout jejich fttulnY a krasne zarizenY domov. Vymlouvali jsme se, 2e jsme zastavili jen na chvileiekrt, ale pani Krenkova nas premluvila, at' je'Ste se minutku pozdrlime, 2e kuchallta nam *abed pripravi. Tak jsme zustali a na rychle urpavenem obede si pochutnali.

Rozloueili jsme se a slibili, 2e na zpateeni testa se jiste je'Ste jednou zastavime.

(PokraS"ovani) Bo2ena Valeikova. ) *4*( ✓ nedeli ka2dou prvni a treti v mesiel rad Pokrok Houstonu porada tIneeni zabavu, kterd, je pro eleny lac u zdarma.

KahlY je uctive zvan. ✓ fiterS7 veeer kaidST Oden cviei se sborove zpevy dospelYch v sini radu Pokrok Houstonu. Ochotnici a hoste jsou vitani. Zaeritek v osm weer. ✓ nedeli 13. bkezna bude etvrtletiri schtize radu Placed() eislo 97 s obedem pied sclarizi. ✓ nedeli 20. brezna speleena veeere u radu 61116.k eislo 165. Po yeeeri ruzne hry.

Vstup volnY pro eleny i hosty. ✓ nedeli, 20. brezna, bude podavana po chfizi u radu Pokrok Dallas eislo 84 yeeere, 60 centu za tali" ; s kavou a zakuskern neb jednu sklenici piva. 0 hojnou 'east 2adaji nab mlade kucharky. ✓ titerS, 22. biezna hromadna schaze vkch Cechir v San Antonio svolana za UCelem zaloleni Ceskeho domu v San Antonio bude v Memorial Hall, Breckenridgc Park, na pul osnae veeer. Pritornnost vsech krajanti v San Antonio je 2acluuci. ) °T° VARILITE SE KASLE PO cHfupcE (FLU).

Kdy2 jste se zbavili chripky, (flu), east() zOstane kaSel, kterY kdy2 zanedban, motel by zpfisobiti zastaralY, (chronickY) zapal priidukk. Creomulsion varn rychle ulevi, ponevadZ vnika do prilduSnic a pomaha prirode nejen v umirneni zapalu, ale i odtranuje tubs, Slew, obsahujici kodlive zarodky. Nezale2i, jake leky jste pied tim u2ivali. Creomulsion jest zarueen, 2e vas uspokoji, jinak penize y am lekarnik vrati. Miliony lidi j12 zkusilo Creomulsiun a jsou spokojeni. relieves Coughs. Chest (

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Pfrana 11 Reports from Lodges, biographies, etc., intended for publication, must he in the hands of the Editor a week before the date of issue. Address all editorial matters tcq, Editor, 6402 Prague, Houston 7, Teg,

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 OUR MEMBERS SHOULD KNOW has with you. No company wishes to pay

about the so-called nonforfeiture provisions of our certificates. They are four, and are easy to remember. Just remember the code CAPE. The letter "C" could stand for one of the provisions, for cash.

The letter "A" could stand for automatic premium loan, "P" for paid insurance and "E" for extended insurance. Every SPJST member should know that he or she is entitled to these provisions, of course within certain limitations.

• • THE FIRST PROVISION, THE CASH value of a certificate is probably better known that the other remaining three provisionS. It is the most used by our SPJST members, and also by all policyholders. The cash surrender value of a life insurance contract (policy or certificate) has been called the "poor man's bank." The ease with which any man can borrow on his certificate has tied many a member over a rough road. Let us see what you do, when you borrow on your certificate, how you do it, and what it will cost you. And say as well to understand when not to make such a loan.

DO YOU NEED MONEY BADLY

enough that youspull out your membership certificate and look at it to see how much you can borrow? It's true you may borrow the money somewhere else, but you look into this possibility first.

You know the insurance loan can be the cheapest, most convenient loan available anywhere? But somebody told you that the certificate loan can also be the most expensive and troublesome.

You want to find out.

• • ALL SPJST CERTIFICATES IN THE adult department have a so-called cash value after the third year. It is also called "loan" value. This is a sum of money that will be paid to you if you have been a member for three years or more and if you decide to stop paying monthly or yearly dues and cancel your certificate. You ."surrender" your certificate, and you quit. This value of your certificate increases from year to year.

The sum of money represents the very least. that any insurance company is obligated to pay under the contract it

agree to pay that 4% without a squabble. But hold on! Aren't there some other expenses in connection with the loaning of your money either to you or to your brother Tom, Dick, or Harry?

Don't we pay for the time consumed?.

Don't we have to make and keep a rec • ord of your loan? Don't we have to send, you a reminder that another year has HOW MUCH CAN I BORROW? WHAT passed and another interest due date will it cost? Those are two questions has arrived? which you want to know before anything .else. The amount which you can THUS THE DELEGATES AT THE borrow is stated in your certificate. I am not quite sure how the loan values convention decided that yog should payi on the SPJST certificates were figured a bit extra than what you are promised by the actuary, but it is not exactly to get back on your reserve. They made' every penny of your reserve. It should it 5%. Now if you think that is skinning not be. There are many reasons why it a brother, you better send a new group' should not be, but it would make this of delegates to the convention, a group discussion too long to gO into it now. who could explain the complicated in surance business so that we could make' operate on less—or on nothing, if there would be such a financial wizard whd THE RATE OF INTEREST IS SET BY may do it. the delegates at our conventions, And again, I wonder how many of the delegates could tell us off-hand why they THE NEXT THING VOU WISH TO agreed on the 5% rate of interest?. Why know is how you go about getting the couldn't or shouldn't it be less, say 4% ? money? Or if 'other .members go so broke Or ? Let us look at three, of your own that they need money borrowed on SPJST certificates, one that was taken their certificates. Now, if you look at the out in 1938, the other in 1940, and the report in the Vestnik, where Brother third in 1952. Turn to the inside page of Urbanovsky publishes his • monthly re7these certificates, about the twelth line port, you find that we have about half • from the top on page two: All values a million loaned to our members. Those are based on the American Experienee are the best loans we have, although Table of Mortality at • ol'z'o interest per the other loans are good, too. But if annum. The last certificate has the rate these loans are not paid, sooner or later of interest only 31/2Yr. the SPJST will be paying the differencb between the loans and the full face value of the certificate to the heirs of YOU ARE BORROWING ON ALL the borrowers. three certificates. The first two certifi• cates, the one taken out in 1938, and the other in 1940, guarantee you a reTO GET A LOAN, YOU WRITE TO THE turn of 4%. What are you willing to headquarters for a loan agreement pay 1;.-ir all the service in connection blank, which sets forth the terms of with this loan of yours, if your reserve the loan. You sign the loan agreement is constantly figured at 4'it ? That means and you mail it back with your certifir that your reserve is loan to you or to sate. The check is mailed as soon as po,;Tom, Dick, and . Harry, and regardless siblc to the secretary of your local who gets the loan of the money from lodge. Why not to you? It is a. precauyour accumulated reserve, the SPJST is tion so that all of your obligations with duty bound to figure 4% additional in- the local lodge be settled before you come at the end of another year. So you quit as a member. more than it has to, especially to the quitters. But the law is protecting you and your savings. That's what the cash surrender value really is—savings accumulated over a period of time. And it belongs to you. So you can borrow it.

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WHO GETS YOUR CHARITY DOLLAR We, the people of the United States, Before you give to any organization, to short change charity time and time gave away $2,750,000,000 last year. advises Reed, ask these four questions: again.

As individuals, as social organiza1. Has it a legitimate purpose?

Remit and return, You get pencils, tions and as business firms, we pour 2. Does it duplicate the work of an- stickers or some trinket by mail and do.11ar after dollar into the hoppers of other group? you're expected to return a check. It is one of the nation's • ten biggest indus3. Are its operations ethical? condemned because it is expensive as tries. It's called philanthropy and in4. Has it an attainable program and well as an unfair attack on the givers'. cludes a giant subsidiary, charity. adequate personnel facilities? conscience.

If the agency fails to measure up, Fund raising en a commission basis.

Make no mistake, it is a gigantic enterprise. Its capital assets are valued don't give. It may be scrupulously honest Often it is expedient and economical to between 12 and 15 billions of dollars. and loaded with good intentions, but it have a professional fund raising organization plan and direct an appeal. But Ita annual cost of upkeep is about one is wasting your money.

Have you ever responded to a tele- reputable firms of this type charge a billion, more than it cost to run the entire United States government in any phone appeal? In New York City alone, flat rate for their services;they do not its operators skim off more than $1,- deal in percentages. year preceding World War I. Finally, if you are prominent in your These astronomical sums are monu- 00.0,000 'a year by working for small orments to a nation's humanitarianism. ganizations anxious to raise money. With community — protect your good name.

They also emphasize that the proposi- a battery of telephones and a crew of "The worst clinic against *Hantion of giving away money—and that sweet-talking solicitors, the promoters thropy," says Reed, "is committed by includes goods and services too—has bombard homes, stores and business of- prominent perspns who are morally guilgrown to the stature of Big Business. flees in a systematic canvas of a neigh- ty of misrepresentation and negligence.

It is, therefore, the more important that borhood. After "sucker lists" are ex- They allow their names to be used as this business be conducted honestly and hausted, gross receipts will be appor- sponsors but never check to see what's . going on." tioned in this order: ef ficiently. 'thirty five per cent for solicitors' To those who contribute to charities We give generously. Do we giVe wise—and that means most of us—the NIB ly? Do we ask where our money goes or commissions.

Ten percent for telephone calls and offers this advice: how it is being spent? No, we don't.

In almost every city of 4.0,000 popuGrafterS and charity chiselers rob us another fifteen percent for general overhead. lation and more, as well as in many of many millions of dollars every year, Three per cent for the "pick-up" man smaller owns, there are advisory seraccording to D. Paul Reed, executive director of the National Information who follows up the call and gets the vices. You can consult the loCal ComBureau, a nonprofit investigating agency check before the giver changes his mind. munity Chest or the local Council of A generous promoter may settle for Social Agencies. Or, if you wish, you in New York which operates as a sort of Better Business Bureau in the philan- another ten percent. Usually, however, can consult the NIB, whose offices are he insists on a 50-50 split of the re- at 205 E. 42nd St., New York, N. Y. thropy field.

It is hard to believe, but the simple inainder. Not much left for charity, Even in this year of generous givapproach to an outstretched hand on a is there? In such cases, hardly more ing, there are agencies doing necessary busy street corner can net ten to fifty than 20 cents from each dollar is your work, splendid work, that do not get as contribution. dollars a day. Police records disclose pro- actual More costly than fakes and frauds much as they deserve. You owe it to fessional panhandlers whose earnings yourself, to your community and to have purchased fancy clothes, limou- are the vast number of agencies whichthem, to give your charity dollar wisemean well, but which actually have no sines, apartment houses and vacations honest right to existence. It is a sorry ly. — Life Today, at exclusive resorts. ( Many charity frauds are hidden under commentary on voluntary public health Mare than 80 per cent of the average the \ e.stments of religious endeavor. Un- groups to note that ninny of them jealder tho Dill of Rights, religion is a mat- ously compete with one another, for family's income went for necessities in ter of individual conscience and great which the public is the loser. There are 1900, according to the Chamber of Comfreedom is allowed in the formation of agencies which have accomplished their merce of the United States, while today organizations under religious title. Pub- purposes with credit, but they refuse to the average family spends less than 60 lic authorities are rebuffed in their ef- disband. They enjoy their exalted status per cent of its income on such needs as forts to prosecute cleric-disguised swind- in the community. Their treasuries are food, shelter and clothing. And—largely lers. Evidence must be airtight, other- swollen with surplus funds, they often because of machines, mass production, wise the district attorney is wide open spend more for public relations than standardization—those necessities are to 'charges of having infringed on relig- philanthropy, their executives are well better, more plentiful, and less expenpaid for doing a job already finished. sive. ious freedom.

The National Information Bureau was Here are some types of "objectionable" organized at the close of World War I appeals:.

—That this nation under GOd when it became shockingly evident that shall have a new birth of freedom the public was being milked by fakes Charity entertainments. Recently, a —and that government of the peoand frauds. A congressional committee sponsored football game drew a sueple, by the people, for the people investigated the National Disabled Sol- cessful $6,500 in receipts but only $400 shall not perish from the earth.— Biers League and uncovered bank de- went to charity. The teams collected From Lincoln's Gettysburg Adposits of $295,000, but actual vouchers their usual guarantees of $4,000. This dress. for direct aid to servicemen for only scheme, with theatre, dance hall and sports arena variations, has been used

Wednesday, March 2, 1955

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1EPORTS FROM DISTRICTS SPRING MEETING IN DISTRICT FIVE Let's express our ideas, give credit where

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 through 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 the SPJST to be with us.

Fraternally, Rudy J. Sefcik, (8-9) Secretary of District Five ) • 4 • ( DISTRICT THREE

Dallas, Texas Sisters and Brothers, I would do a great injustice if I didn't write a few lines, and give credit to all the Sisters and Brothers of District III, for the wonderful co-operation they gave in making our banquet of February 13, 1955, a wonderful success. To naive each one would be difficult and I certainly don't want to miss anyone. To fulfill our obligation to District Five, it would have been impossible without your Help. I would like to say to you, Sisters and Brothers, "Thank You." I will always treasure your kindness and time you gave.

We are grateful to the meinbers of our local Lodge No. 84 for their help and generosity in making our obligation easier. We would like to say, thank you, Sisters and Brothers of Lodge No. 84.

A few words about the members of District Five. Several pages could be written about them; but to sum up the meaning, it takes only these few words; good sports and true fraternalists. It is wonderful to know your neighbors; let's keep our good releationship.

I would like to add these few points.

due, forgive the small mistakes, and remember the words BENEVOLENCE, HUMANITY, and BROTHERHOOD. With that in our hearts the SPJST can only grow.

Here is a reminder to the members of District Three. Our District Meeting will be held March 27, 1955, at Lodge Pokrok No. 84, 2625 Floyd St., Dallas, Texas.

As your President, I beg everyone to make plans for this District Meeting.

Your attendance will be appreciated.

Until March 27th, I remain, Fraternally Yours, Cyrill Pokladnik )•

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Your New Social Security You "join" social security by getting a job and applying for a social security card. Not every job is covered by social, security, but let's asume that yours is.

You get a card. When you ' first start, working, go to the nearest social security office and apply. If there is none, near you, get an application card at the post office, and mail it in.

When the card comes, it will have a' stub. Then tear off the stub, which bears, your name and social security number,' and put it with your valuable papers.

If you shoult ever lose your card, take or send that stub to the social securityoffice and get a duplicate card. Let your family know where the stub is, for it might prove helpful to them in getting, benefits.

SUNDAY TWICE A MONTH: Whenever you start a new job, show Sunday—Every first and third Sun-, the card to your employer. He needs to day of each month Lodge Pokrok Housknow the number that is on it. ton No. 88 sponsors a dance. Everyone is invited and members are admitted What is that number? It is the number FREE. of an account that has been started in your name at the social security office, TUESDAY EACH WE Every Tuesday, until further notice, in Baltimore, Md. On that account will, at 8 p.m. chorus singing practice will b€ recorded the pay you receive while be held. Any one interested is welcome working under social security and the at Lodge Pokrok Houston No. 88, 1140 period of time you spend working under, social security.

Robbie.

From time to time Congress amends WEDNESDAY EACH WEEK: the social security law and pulls into Wednesday—Every Wednesday of each the system a few more of the jobs not week dancing and singing lessons are sponsored for the youth of Lodge Po- previously covered. When this hapens, a person employed in such a newly covered' krok Houston No. 88, 1140 Robbie. job must get a card and report his soSUNDAY MARCH 20: cial security number to the boss, just as Wiener roast and dessert supper at though he were starting work for the, Culak Lodge No. 165, beginning at 7:00 first time. p.m. Bingo and Grab Bag games. EveryYou pay taxes. The cost of your social body invited. security is split between you and your employer. The system is financed by a SUNDAY MARCH 13: payroll tax. You must kick in a certain Placedo Lodge No. 97 will have a lunch- percentage of your income, which , is eon preceding its regular quarterly meet- deducted from your weekly or monthly, ing.' pay. Your employer adds an equal a-. mount and sends in the money. There SUNDAY, MARCH 20: At Lodge Pokrok Dallas No. 84, supper is no tax, however, on any earnings . aafter the meeting, 60 cents a plate with bove $4,200. (From 1951 through 195k coffee and pastry or a glass of beer. only the first $3,600 was taxed, and be-, Our young cooks will be pleased to wel- fore 1951 only the first $3,000.)

The tax rate at present is 2%, but it come you. will be gradually increasing over the Page 14 years.

TUESDAY MARCH 22: You and Employer Each Pay A rally of all Czech citizens to es2 c-A. 1954 through 1959 • tablish a Czech center in San Antonio 1960 through 1964 21/2 % will be held in the Memorial Hall, 3% 1965 through 1969 Breckenridge Park, at 7:30 p.m. Every1970 through 1974 3Y2% body is invited.

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REPORTS FROM flOCAL LONE NEW COLONY LODGE NO. 69 Dear Brothers and Sisters: The next meeting of the New Colony (Nova Osada) SPJST Lodge No. 69 will be held at 1:00 p. m. on Sunday, March 6, 1955. The meeting wil lbe held in the New Colony Community Center and will be followed by a meeting of RVOS Lodge ,To. 88. All members are urged to attend these meetings. In case of bad weather, the meetings will be postponed until-the following Sunday.

Fraternally, Adolph Shillerr Secretary )• LODGE VOLNA CECHIE NO. 133 Ennis, Texas Dear Brothers and Sisters, Well here I am with a few lines to let you know that I haven't frozen yet, even though the weather has been pretty cold. We also got a nice rain here, so everybody is happy. The farmers have a better prospect for their crops this year than they had last year at this time. I surely hope that we will continue to get rains throughout the year a) that the farmers can make a good crop this year. We were awfully dry last year and we will feel the results of the drouth for the whole year.

I understand that the organizer's banquet was very successful and was well represented by both districts except for Ennis. We were planning to be there and some more Ennisites were too, but it just so happened that we had the funeral of Bro. Edwin Gurecky, son of MI:. and Mrs., A. L. Gurecky of Ennis, on the same day. We wanted to render our services to Edwin, that was the least we could do for him and his family. Edwin was killed in Korea, in November of 1950, and his body came to Ennis at 12:03 a. m. Saturday. The funeral rites were held Sunday at 3 p. m. Edwin was a member of the SPJST are both of his parents. used to come to the So7 kol and participate in their activities also. He was a fine young boy and everyone liked him. It could be seen Sunday, how many friends he had, they really turned out for the services. The local American Legion took over after . the Chapel Services were performed and gave him a Military Burial.

So to those of you who were wondering why Ennis wasn't better represented at the organizers' banquet, this should explain it.

I liked the explanation Bro. Chupick had in the last Feb. 16, 1955 issue' of Vestnik. I think he did a good job of

explaining the whole thing very thoroughly, and I hope that everyone will benefit by it. It is very easy for one to criticise a person or an organization, but before one does so he should strive to learn all the facts about the objective involved and not just jump to conclusions derived from his own reasonings. In this way we will eliminate. a lot of friction among the members.

Hoping for more and better cooperation among our members and for better SPJST, I remain Fraternally yours, Joe B. Hejny e • LODGE VESMERNOST NO. 68 Nelsonville, Texas Dear Members and Friends, We held our regular meeting February 13 and the members appointed me as a correspondent for the Lodge, everything was duly performed, attendance was about 5 percent.

Edwin MareSh was given a transfer card to the Lodge Kovar.

The officers for this year are as follows: John Bravenec, president Ervin Huff, vice-president Edwin Shupak, Secretary Wm. Kaman, collector John Kamas, Treasurer Salute to the past secretary and collector: B. W. Schiller and Lad. Blazek for their many years of service.

Wishing the new officers steady nerves.

Calling all of you to attend the meeting as we need you to help, put everything in order.

Send your dues to Wm. Kamas Rt. 1, Bellville, Texas Hello! have you a new baby? If so buy her or him a certificate from our SPJST and also for the older ones.

This is my first time to write to Vestnik, hope this will find a comfortable place. Thanking the Editor for correcting my errors.

Wishing one and all happy smiles, your correspondent Jos. W. Jezek, Rt. 1, Box 234 BRENHAM, TEXAS ) • 4, • ( LET US SUPPORT THIS PROJECT San Antonio, Texas Sisters and Brothers: For some 'time now, efforts had been made at intervals that San Antonio should have an SPJST hall or a Czech hall, These efforts have so far fizzled out because no agreement has ever been

reached for numerous reasons and excuses.

But the idea has been growing regardless of the post failures. Recently the heads of 3 Czech organizations, KJT, SPJST, and KJZT have met to talk over the situation and agreed to hold a rally of all Czech citizens in San Antonio as to whether or not we should form an organization for a. Czech center which would be non-religions and non-political. It looks from here that such a step is in the right direction and it is hoped that no one of the Czech descent will fail to come to the meeting. This also holds good for all of those who tre not Czechs but sympathize with thA in the undertaking.

Czechoslovaks are about the only nationality who are lagging behind in San Antonio. Nationalities such as Polish; ,German and Spanish have long since organized their centers and have their own halls. Czechs can do it, too, but it will require the cooperation and support of all of them in the cityand vicinity to succeed.

The rally will be held in the Memorial Hall, near Witte Museum in the Breckenridge Park, March 22, 1955 at 7:30 p. m. Don't forget the date.

Best wishes to all.

Sylveste Bundil ) • eTe • CESKY PRAPOR LODGE NO. 24 CYCLONE Rogers, Texas Dear Sisters and Brothers, Just a reminder that our regular meeting will be held on the first Sunday, March 6. We hope to see many of our members present. A large attendance is what makes our meetings 'worth while.

Your reporter Mollie Zavodny • ). • PLACED() LODGE NO. 97 Placed() Texas Dear Editor: Please put this short notice in the Vestnik.

The Placed() Lodge No. 97 will have its quarterly meeting on March 13 at 2 p.m. preceded by a lunch at noon and a Sokol Union meeting at 10 a.m. Everyone be sure to come and bring your lunch along.

Sincerely, John M. Schovajsa Secretary Lodge No. 97

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uiet Little Man Pleads Case Of Czechs Behind Iron Curtain A quiet, smiling little man who walked out of Czechoslovakia before the iron curtain clanged down came to Temple Monday to plead the case of his countrymen who weren't as lucky as he.

Dr. Ivan Taborsky, executive director of the American Fund for Czechoslovak Refugees, Inc., visited heavily Czechpopulated Central Texas seeking support for his movement to bring displaced Czechoslovakians to this country, The soft-spoken doctor of economics told members of Temple's Optimist club that Communist-enslaved Czechs were risking their lives every day to pierce the "nearly impossible obstacle" of the iron curtain.

Leave Friends, Families "They are leaving their friends, their families — everything they ever had — behind," he said in accented English, "Just so they can get to a place where they can come home at night and read a book and not be afraid when the doorbell rings."

"In their satellite homelands, when somebody rings a doorbell at night, there is just one possibility—it is the police."

When Dr. Taborsky left Czechoslovakia in 1946, there was no iron curtain, and he was coming to the United States to be his country's delegate to the United Nations.

But when the Communist steamroller crushed his government at home in 1948, he promptly resigned and devoted himself to helping his Red-dominated countrymen.

Hasn't Returned Asked if he had ever returned to his homeland, the doctor smiled and said, "No. No, I. haven't. The Communists like very much to see me, but I do not think I will give them that pleasure."

Dr. Taborsky said the free world has real allies in the ranks of the downtrodden persons behind the iron curtain. `The actions of these underground groups do not come very frequently to the attention of the outside world," he said. But he added that there is a real war-without-guns going on between the Communists and the peoples they have taken over.

And speaking of the risks his countrymen take seeking freedom, he said, "There is no real iron curtain, of course —but there is plenty of iron." He said a strip 30 to 45 miles wide is forbidden ground to anyone without a communist identification card, and a final strip from a half mile to five miles wide in which a refugee has his life in his hands.

Strip Well Fortified That strip, he said, contains barbed wire, mine fields, hidden high-voltage wires and signal wires and towers with searchlights—all standing between the refugee and freedom.

He said American aid is the best thing that ever happened to the refugees and added that, "In their little ways, the displaced persons luncky enough to come to America have proved to be an asset to this country."

Dr. Taborsky is visiting many parts of the country to build lists of names of persons backing his refugee efforts. He was asking folks to sign lists on behalf of the organization seeking permission to bring refugees to the U.S. Signers, he emphasized, have no responsibility in the matter.

He was introduced by J. F. Chupick, secretary of SPJST Lodge. Last night, he spoke at Seaton.

—Reprinted from Temple Daily Telegram, Feb. 22, 1955. Contributed by Brother J. F. Chupick. ) •

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YOU INSURE THE OTHER MAN'S MONEY If you are buying a home or a car, and if you don't pay in full, you are forced to protect the other man's investment.

The loan company will insist upon placing fire insurance, complete with tornado and windstorm and so forth, for the full amount of the loan on the property. Not to protect the buyer, but to protect themselves against loss if the house should be damaged by fire or other things.

"The loan company does not ask the buyer if he wants to place the fire insurance on the house. It simply tells him the company is putting it on, and he must pay the premiums along with his monthly payments.

They also add the estimated taxes to be paid each year to the monthly payments to be sure the property will not be sold out from under them by the tax collector when the owner fails to Pay taxes. That also is insurance which the loan company insists upon.

"And today some loan companies also insist that the owner take out Life insurance under, a Mortgage Redemption plan so that in the event of his death they can be sure of getting their money back. They don't want to take over the property, they want their money.

Reports From Local Lodges SLOVAN JIHU LODGE NO. 26 Skidmore, Texas Dear Brothers and Sisters, Our next regular meeting will be held on the first Sunday in March or the 6th of March. SO all you members be there, we are having a basket picnic as usual.

We would like to see some new members come to our meetings.

Fraternally yours, Mary lieroda, Secretary ) • 4 • ( HVEZDA TEXASU NO. 47 JST Temple, Texas Dear Sisters and Brothers, I hereby wish to inform all of you that our regular meeting wil be held Sun-; day, iVlarch 6th, 1955, starting at 1:30 p.m. Reuben Talasek, Bell County Representative in the House of Representatives in Austin, will be our guest speaker.

He will speak in English_ and I am sure he will make an interesting talk, so all of you come.

Our meetings are always well attended although we would like to see more young members attend our regular meetings. We want every member to feel assured that they are welcome to attend all the meetings. Be sure to come to the meeting March 6th. Your co-operation in the lodge activities is greatly appreciated.

Fraternally yours, MrS. Adolph Shenkir ) ° 4 • ( Foreign woman customer (in bank): "I would like to maka da loan."

Bank Official: "You want to see the loan arranger."

Woman: "Who, pliss?"

Official: "The loan arranger."

Woman: "Oh, you mean da one who say, 'Ho-Ho Silver'?" ) • 4 • ( We heard a fellow remark the other day that there were just as many careless drivers forty years ago, but the horses had more sense.

Life insurance is a legal contract; it's fool-proof; worry-free; and is the only method through which your family can receive what you intended to set aside not just the amount actually saved.

"'liana

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The By-Laws Of Czech Ex- Students Assin.

Chapter (-Name and Purposes The Constitution of The election committee then shall conArticle 1.

THE CZECH EX-STUDENTS' ASSOCIA- duct the election of the new officers.

1. The name of this organization shall 8. After the conclusion 'of the elecTION OF TEXAS t new officers tions, the` be The Czech Ex-Students' Association shall take office.

Adopted May 4, 1941 at Austin, Texas of Texas (Spolek Ceskych Ex-Studentu 9. The new officers shall present any (Translated into English by Dr. faro Statu Texas). new business pertaining-to the period of slay E. Zivney) their term of office. Any member also Article 2.

1. This organization shall support and (Unofficial Translation - See Czech may present ally new bUsiness.

Edition for Offical Text) 10. Thee organization shall appropriate encourage higher education among the funds which the Executive Committee Czechs in Texas.

Article 3.

2. This organization shall provide the 1. Each member shall complete a ques- may use for regular expenses' and also assistance which will enable Czechs in tionnaire in the form determined by will release appropriate funds for specials expenditures, if such expenditures rexas to pursue the study of Czech and this organization. were approved. (Chapter IV, Article 4, Slovak. languages, literature, history, Chapter III.-Mectings Part 4.) arts, and music.

Article 1.

11. The date, time and place of the 3. This organization shall celebrate, 1. This organization shall meet once record, and preserve for posterity the in each year. At each meeting, the mem- following meeting, shall be cjtermined, significant and important events in the bers shall decide upon the day and or the Executive Committee shall be emcultural progress of the Czechs in place of the following meeting, or shall powered to determine such date, time Texas; and, where possible, it shall pre- empower the Executive committee to and place, (Chapter III, Article 1.)

12. The meeting shall be adjourned. serve the records of such events, docu- determine the date, time and place of Chapter IV.-(Officers ments, and materials in a Czech Museum the following meeting.

Article 2. in Texas.

Article 2.

1. The officers of this organization Chapter IL-Membership 1. Any number of officers and memshall be president, vice-president, and Article 1. bers of this organization shall consti1. Any person who is interested in the tute a quorum for the purpose of con- secretary-treasurer. They shall be elecpurposes of this organization and who ducting a meeting and transacting bus- ted by the members *each Year. No officer may hold the same office more has completed at least one year of iness. than two terms in succession. study or the equivalent in a higher inArticle 3.

2. All officers must be members of stitution of learning approved by this 1. If it is not unanimously agreed to organization may become a member of vote in some other manner, all voting this organization.

Article 2. this organization. Teachers and those shall be by written, secret ballot. A 1. The president shall bethe princiwho have once been members of this member shall not be entitled to a vote organization also are eligible for mem- if he is not present at the meeting, in pal presiding officer at all meetings and • bership. which a vote is being held, and a mem- activities of this organilation.

2. He shall be the prineipal represen2. A person shall become a member ber cannot empower another to cast his tative of this Organization at other of this organization upon payment of ballot by proxy. meetings and activities 'which this Article 4. the membership dues in the amount of 1. All meetings shall begin with a call organization has been invited or at one dollar ($1.00) per year and shall remain a member for the remainder of to order by the president, after' which it which it is represented; ' 3. He shall be the president of the that year. The applicant shall have the shall be in order to hear the welcomExecutive Committee. • right to indicate the year for which he ing address and to introduce the mem4.

He shall be the ex-officio president desires membership. As evidence of his bers and visitors. The order of business acceptance, each member shall receive at a meeting thereafter shall be as fol- of the Texas Foundation for Higher Education (Mateo VyssihO Vtdelani.) from the secretary a membership card lows.

5. He shall name the members of all on which the secretary will indicate the 2. The minutes from the previous standing committees except the Texas year for which the dues have been paid. meeting shall be read and approved.

3. The executive year of this organi3. Reports of the officers concerning Foundation for Higher Education. He zation shall begin with the election of the work performed by them in their shall have the right to diSmiss committee members and special appointees he officers and committees at the annual respective offices shall be presented. meeting and shall end immediately prior 4. Reports of standing committees named and to name others in their to the election of officers and commit- concerning their work shall be pre- places.

6. The president shall see that the tees at the following annual meeting. sented Article 2.

5. Reports of special committees con- constitution is strictly observed and 1. It shall be the duty of its members cerning the progress of the work as- enforced, 7. He shall have the right to name to maintain and support the purposes of signed to them by the president or viceand dismiss any special committee tins organization. president shall be presented.

6. Unfinished or postponed business which he considers necessary and use2. All members shall have the rights ful in the performance of his duties. of participation. They shall have the shall be considered.

Article 3. rights to offer motions, to vote, to hold 7. The president shall announce the office, and in general to perform all conclusion of the executive year of this 1. The vice-president shall be the the duties and obligations which per- organization and shall name a 3-memprincipal assistant to the president. tain to this organization. All members ber election committee which shall deshall have equal rights in this organiza- termine the number and names of the 2. In the absence of the president at tion. members for the new executive year. meetings and activities, the vice-presi-

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P.,frana 17 dent shall perform the duties of the leges, -and higher: or other institutions of speetion of the books and records of president. learning whereby Czech students- can the- remaining officers of this commit3. He shall be the vice-nresident of study the language, literature, and cul- tee, and in each annual meeting he the Executive Committee. ture of the Czech nation. shall request reports concerning' the 4. He shall canvass for new members, Chapter VI.-Historical and Museum results of this inspection. encourage a higher degree of interest, Committee 2: The secretary shall have under his and strive for good attendance at the Article 1. supervision all applications for loans. meetings and activities of this organi1. This committee shall consist of five He shall investigate the merits of the zation. members, one of whom shall be the applicants and report the results of his 5. He shall have the right to name chairman. The members shall be named investigations at a meeting of this comand dismiss any special committee by the president of this organization. mittee. When an application has been which he considers necessary and use2. .The members of this committee approved, he must ascertain that at ful in the performance of his duties. must be members of this organization. least one of those signing the note has Article 4.

Article 2. sufficient property to act as a co-signer.

1. The secretary-treasurer shall re1. This committee shall plan and su- He shall have within his poWer-the exeport on the activities of this organiza- pervise a program whereby documents cution of loans and shall maintain a tion, record the minutes of each meet- will be collected and catalogued in re- complete list of 'all applications ap ing , answer all letters received, and ference to various individuals and or-provedbythcon-frie. serve as the treasurer of the organiza- ganizations' and their share in the his3. Accountant shall ' keep the notes tion. tory of the Czechs in Texas. for approved loans and shall se that 2. In his care shall be the safe-keep2. The committee shall supplement all notes are kept 'in proper order. He ing of membership dues, membership the above-mentioned documents, in so shall collect' the principal and interest questionnaires, and whatever other far as it deems practical, with various on all notes and shall maintain a full funds and literature the organization books, records, pictures, and pertinent record of all money collected. has entrusted to his care. articles which would depict and explain 4. The treasurer shall have in his 3. He shall provide each member with the Czech material and also- the social care all funds of this committee and a membership card on which he shall changes and progress in Texas. shall maintain a cbinplete record of the enter the name of the member and the 3. This committee shall be the guid- income and disbursements of this comyear for which membership dues have ing force of .a continuing endeavor to mittee.. been paid. He shall sign each member- establish a -Texas Czech Museum in 5. The director of public relations ship card. which could be preserved and exhibited shall publicize the work performed by 4. He shall not pay out money be- the afore-mentioned documents and the Texas Foundation for Higher Edulonging to this organization without the other mementoes. cation and shall have the power to permission of the members, as approved Chapter VIE-The Telas Foundation conduct an annual campaign for gifts at the annual meeting and then only • For Higher Education from individuals and organizations for with the permission of the president.

(Toxaska Matice Vyssiho Vzdelani) the fund of the foundation. He shall (Chapter III, Article 4, Part 10.)

Article 1. maintain a complete record of all the 5. He also shall be secretary-treasurer 1. This foundation shall have control money received for this fund. of the Executive Committee. of the loan fund of The Czech- Ex-stuArticle 4.

Chapter V.-Committee on Higher dents' Association of Texas.

1. A publicity committee shall be esEducation 2. The general purpose of this foun- tablished within the foundation. It Article 1. dation shall be to assist financially shall consist of the director of public 1. This Committee on Higher Educa- those capable students who wish to be relations as ex-officio chairman and tion shall consist of three members, one enrolled or who wish to continue their the secretary who will be named by the of whom is the chairman of the com- studies in institutions of higher learn- president. mittee. These three members shall be ing. (Chapter I, Article 2, Part 1.)

2. This committee shall perform the named by the president of this organiArticle. 2. duties assigned to the director of public zation.

1. The members of this foundation relations in Chapter VII, Article 3, Part 2. The members of this committee committee shall be president, secretary, 5. must be members of this organization. accountant, treasurer, and director of Instructions With referArticle 5.

Article 2. public relations: ence to loans.

1. This committee shall have the duty 2. The president of this organization of contacting as great a number as shall be the ex-officio president of the I. Applications for loans shall be acpossible of Czech high school graduates foundation. cepted froM students of Czechoslovak and of encouraging them to continue 3. The secretary, accountant, treasurer descent. Students who obtain loans shall their studies in institutions of higher and director of public relations shall be acknowledge the aid which they received learning. (Chapter 1, Article 2, Part 1.) elected by this organization. as follows: from this organization and they shall 2. This committee shall assist and find each year only two are elected and those be expected to, thereafter, support the the ways and means, in so far as pos- each for a term of two years, In the progress and development of this orgasible, to permit the highest .percentage following year, the other two are elected, nization. of these students to continue in their each also for a term of two years.

2. All applicants must prove intent to studies as university or college gradu4. Members of this committee must be continue their studies at an approved ates or as students in their chosen pro- members of this organization. institution of higher education and fessions.

Article 3. must select a course of study leading to 3. The committee shall cooperate with 1. The president shall be the presid- a college or university diploma. This the proper officials in the provision of ing officer at all meetings of this com- course of study, in so far as is possible ways and means in the universities, col- mittee. He shall order the annual in- and practicable, should include the

• study of the language and culture of the Czech nation.

3. Concurrently with the application for a loan, the student shall complete a questionnaire, prepared by the Foundation Committee and must answer all questions without reservation or concealment. The purpose of this questionnaire shall be to determine the amount of the loan, proofs of the applicant's qualifications and needs, and the names of two persons who would recommend the applicant. One of these two persons must be acquainted with the applicant's progress in A his studies and one other person must be acquainted with the applicant's financial situation. The Questionnaire may request any further information which the members of this committee shall consider necessary.

4. Except for instances where special exceptions are necessary, all applications for loans shall be accepted by the secretary only during a period determined and publicized by the committee.

The secretary shall then send questionnaires to the two named persons for recommendations of each applicant.

Then a meeting of the foundation shall be called at which all applications shall be approved or disapproved. The approval of applications must be based on the qualifications and financial needs of the applicant. The loan shall not be allowed if at least three members of the committee shall vote against approval.

5. The secretary then shall request the applicant, for whom the loan has been approved, that he sign a note in the amount of the loan. This note must be sistied by the applicant and two cosigners, one of whom must be recognized a ,- being in good financial condition. The note shall be made for a period of one to four years, according to the wishes and needs of the applicant and the final decision of the committee.

The committee may renew each note for, an additional year, but only with written permission of the applicant and his co-signers. The number of subsequent renewals of a note is not limited, but shall be left entirely to the discretion of the committee. Simple interest on the note is five percent, which must be paid yearly. However, the payment of this interest may be postponed while the applicant is studying at a higher institution of learning.

6. Additional regulations, desirable and necessary for the proper conduct of the committee's duties, which are not specifically allowed or forbidden in this constitution, shall be left to the discretion of the committee.

Chap tea. VIIL—Eigetttive Committee Article 1.

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1. This committee shall consist of the officers of this organization, members of standing committees, and members of special committees which the president or vice-president names.

2. The president, vice-president, and secretary-treasurer of this organization shall be the president, vice-president and secretary-treasurer, respectively, of the Executive Committee.

Article 2.

1. The president shall have the right to call a meeting of the Executive Committee and request various reports concerning the work and progress of the various officers and committees. These reports shall be publicized so that members of the organization may know of the progress made in the work of the organization.

Chapter IX.---Supplement Article 1.

1. Rules which are not defined in this constitution shall be the same as those given in "Robert's Rules of Order, Revised".

2. All matters which are not contained or forbidden in this constitution shall be left to the decision of a majority of those members of this organization who are present at a meeting.

ChapterX.—Method of Parfendrnent Article 1.

1. Intent to amend this constitution shall be sent to the secretary at least thirty (30) days prior to the annual meeting of this organization. The motion to amend shall be sent in writing at the same time to the secretary.

2. The secretary shall forward the motion to amend to the president who shall deliver it to a committee on amendments which shall be named by him.

When a motion to approve the amendment is made at the annual meeting, the president shall request that the committee report its views concerning the proposed amendment.

Article 2.

1. The motion to amend shall be presented in the same form that it was forwarded to the president, but it may be altered at the annual meeting before approval.

2. The e motion shall fail if it does not receive a two-thirds majority of the votes cast. )•

Wednesday, March 2, 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: pr6per 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 wheal 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 in surance 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 "My mother sent me to a psychiatrist age 16, payable at death. because I had an inferiority complex. CLASS J-S: 20-pay life with face value The doctor told me I didn't have a at age one year, payable at death. complex .. . he said I was really inferCLASS J-E: Endowment at age 18, with ior!" )+ mortuary face value at age one year.

• In the old days . . . the hand that CLASS J-G: 20 year endowment, mortuary face value at age one year. rocked the cradle ruled the world; now (dZ) it gets 50 cents an hour.

Wednesday, March 2,

House Of Representative3 Austin

VESTIN“K

WEST, TEXAS

a hill approved by a Muse committee.

Introduced was a bill making it unlawful to bring intoxicating beverages into the stadium cr field where athletic events are being held by public schools.

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Ten Seconds To (By Raymond M. Eastman)

He pushed his sleeve back, held_ tits, wrist close to the lighted speedometer, : Charges have been filed at San An- squinted to read the time. A little, after, tonio and Cuero against land promoter nine, five or ten minutes after. :Ought:

By Herman Yezak for alleged violations in processing illegal to be home in half an hour.

February 21-25—The first uranium bill land deals under the Veteran's Land If he had only known he had only has been offered in the Legislature. This Program. ten seconds to live, he might have': bill passed the house after a debate on ?• ° checked the time more closely: He it for nearly two days. This bill dedimight have done things differently. cates minerals which includes uranium Ten seconds to live. He massaged his:: to surface owners of over seven million MY HEALTHIEST CLIENT! acres of land sold by the state with min-. eyes with thumb and middle fingeretryt,i lag to rub out some of the sand. eral reservations. Over thirty years ago I approached a prospect in'Octothe legislature gave owners of this land ber of last year whom I dug up Nine seconds to live. He had driven, one-half of oil and gas rights: from my general insurance files. almost eight hours since iuncli, 'and' A proposal was introduced to substiThe prospect was married, owned was beginning to feel it. tute a one-cent tax on refined gasoline his house outright, and had no Eight seconds to live. Lousy driving., for the present four-cent tax on gasodependents. in the rain. Light from your headlights? line: Sponsor of the bill stated that sixWhen I spoke to him about life just seems to soak in along with the ty percent of such tax would be paid insurance, his answer was that he water. by persons out of the state and the revhad saved a tidy sum in his bank Seven seconds to live. Probably' need enue would be increased by forty-seven account, and furthermore his wife a new windshield wiper blade. Old one million. had been working for the last 20 just spreads the water around instead pfThe House rejected three proposed years and was independent of his : wiping clean. Get one tomorrow, or the changes to the Constitution on Tuesday. income; last but not the least -next time it rains.

One amendment would replace the ad here he was, 53 years of age and Six seconds to live. Somebody threw valorem tax on motor vehicles with a one had never suffered a sick day in a cigarette out of an oncoming car. The third higher registration fee. It was dehis whole life, and he didn't exred glow dissolved almost before ,it feated by a vote of 67 to 61. Another apect to die until he was at least 75 the pavement. mendment would declare that the state years old. All in one breath! Of Five seconds to live. He planted , his and local government shall be barred course, I had a hard time to resist heels on the floorboard, squirmed back from collecting income tax or roll taxes. from asking him if he had made in the seat, trying for comfort.

The vote on this measure was 86 to 47. a contract with his maker.

Four seconds to live. At sixty mile's, A constitutional amendment creating a I am happy to say that I was aan hobr, a car covers 88 feet of 'pave board to redistrict the state into judicial ble to influence him to at least ment every second. Four seconds; 352 districts every ten years if the legislapurchase a small O.L. policy to feet. ture should fail to redistrict received 93 take calie of him that even he Three seconds to live SomethiPg votes. The measure needed 100 votes for couldn't stay on this earth forlooked wrong through the blurry windsubmis.sion. , ever. I almost forgot to mention shield. A tentative dab at the brake A bill to license car dealers won comthat I sold him an In-Hospital stiffened into desperate pressure as he mittee approval, after the committee depolicy, as there was even a slight made out an old, unlighted slow-moVing-: leted from the bill a provision to stop possibility that he might some day truck ahead. used car dealers from advertising and become ill.

Two seconds to live. Panic moved in. selling new cars. The license fees would I am sorry to say that in ATurn to the left. No car coming. Flead' be $75.00 for new car dealers and $50.00 pril of this year, he suffered a lights too close. Can't make it. TUrn for used car dealers. heart attack, and was subsequentto the right. ly hospitalized and died from the Crass-filing would be abolished by the One second to live. Horror mini-bed , ailment in June. terms of a bill that was passed out of a ' , Was everything into slow motion.

He I later learned that the assured committee by a vote of 14 to 2. floating right onto the near corner was not -enjoying the best of fithe truck bed. He opened his mouth to nancial conditions and that both A favorable committee report was scream. checks came in very handily to made on a bill to create a board to regisNo seconds to live. his wife in taking care of the final ter public surveyors.

• bills.

The bill providing certain exemptions News note: Ey the way, my healthiest client for women from jury service wa,s debated Atlantic, Iowa, August 23, 1954 (Ar). is the only death claim I have had for parts of two days and; it is still pendmomi M. Eastman, twenty-nine,'died in Over three years in the busiing before the House after several ain a hospital here, yiesilerday, , along' 11 e S mendments were added to the bill. with a companion, Poter. Jones, twenYou can never tell, can yen?

Rep, W.R. Chambers of May delivered ty-seven, of Iles Moines. Sheriff Kenneth Myron H. Cohen Agency a speech on Washington's Birthday comJones said Mr. Eastman's new Ja:gnat Equitable ,Society memorating the event. sports car clipped another while paSsing , • New York City Arlington State College would become it and careened into a bridge.

—From Life Today a four-year college under the terms of

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WEST, TEXAS

CLAT OR COMICS.

Wednesday, March 2, 1955

Dependency Period

Good reading is a habit that must take ver's Travels," and Rudyard Kipling's Suppose you dropped in your bank and root in childhood. It is essential to the "Jungle Book." the banker took you over to the teller's alert, well-informed mind and well- in addition to these and many other cage. There he handed you a crisp, $1,rounded personality. Yet it is a habit classics, there is much worth-while con- 000 bill. which few people bother to instil in temporary writing being directed at the "I'm going to set aside a safe-deposit their children. child level. All parents must do is give These same parents will do their best the children a start, and before long box for your wife," he says. "In it I'll to give their children the nourishing they'll know hcw to choose the reading put just as many of these bills as you say. Then I'll give you the key to take foods that are essential to physical that is best for them as individuals. home to your wife. If at any time—even ) growth, yet they give little thought to 4 •( on your way home—you should be taken proper nourishment for their minds. out of the picture, all your wife has to But with so many types of children's do is come down here with the key, idenbooks flooding the market, even those tify herself, and take those $1,000 bills parents who are concerned about their home. children's reading habits, might have When we consider how many homes difficulty in finding the right books.

"All we are asking is that you pay us Librarians, booksellers, and teachers are today have modern equipment and ap- interest on the money in the box. We doing much to direct children toward pliances, it is all the more appalling when won't even charge you the usual loan worth-while reading, but every child has we realize that a fourth of the fatal rate of 4 1/2 to . All we'll ast is about individual needs and tastes that only accidents to women occur in the home. 2% annually. What do you think of the Safety experts reveal that falls and idea?" someone close to him can understand. sd of these fatalities.

HOW about the comic books? That's burns constitute If your banker made such a proposia question most p arents are asking And like most acci ,Thnts nearly all could tocLLy. The Cincinnati Committee on the have been averted had safety measures tion, you'd take it in a minute, wouldn't you—because you know that if you are Evaluation of Comic Books, organized been taken. in 1943, has made four rounds of re- If their lives are to be saved, women taken out of the picture, your family is views and 'evaluations of the books. It workers in the home need to know and going to need money and lots of it.

Well, your banker can't make such a has issued reports and made them avail- ecome interested in ways to prevent able to the public in the hope that fails, burns and fires. There should be proposition, but my company can—that they will insist upon better comic ',nag- good lighting for all steps and stair- is, it will make a contract with you to eases, non-skid rugs and finish for the pay your wife whatever amount you azines.

It is an encouraging fact that out of floors, handrails for steps and stairs and say if you're taken out of the picture, comics evaluated recently, only 39, handholds for bath tubs and showers.. and the only charge wil be about 21/2% or 9 percent, fell into the category of Any sort of clutter on floor or steps, of the amount annually. "very objectionable." These were so rated such as children's toys, are hazards.

How many thousands do you want us Cellar steps and front steps are often becauae of the undesirable effect they the site of falls because they may not to set aside for your wife? I know it all might have on children, such as bad sounds too good to be true; but I can dreams, fright, and general emotional be kept in repair, or they may be dark prove every word of it when I see you.— and steep. Step-ladders that are in upset.

However, only six percent of the comic need of repair, chairs too flimsy for the The Insurance Salesman. )• bucks fell into this "very objectionable" weight of a person or tables that tilt ea traory in an evaluation made one easily are all "injury traps" the indiWhen government operated the railT.ar ago. The three per cent increase vidual should avoid. roads during World War I, taxpayers et rtributed to the fact that there has A woman who spends much' of her had to make up a daily deficit of nearly considerable increase in the about the cook stove .should know $2 million, says the Chamber of Corna.aa ation of mystery and horror cornbetter than to wear loose, dangling merce of the United States. During WW since then. sleeves, or should be careful to turn II, when the railroads remained under isegin With Children's ClassieS handles of saucepans toward the back private management, they paid the fedParents who want to select, worth- of the stove—yet hundreds of women eral government an average of more white books for their children would be are injured each year from just such than $3 million a day in taxes. The taxwise to begin with the classics—books accidents. Boiling water should be han- payers were ahead $5 million a day. wijrli stimulate healthy imagination and died with care and should be in a conthe same time, are entertaining e- tanner that will not tip easily while benoun to have retained their popularity ing lifted from the burner.

THE BANKER'S ADVICE through many generations of literary Matches and other flammable objects competition.

Banks and investment companies urge should be kept out of the range of small people to set up an insurance program children who may start a fire leading . .ar the younger children there are first. Second, buy a home. Third, build "Aesop's Fables," "Anderson's or Grimm's to injury of themselves and to the per- up a savings account so that liquid cash son who tries to beat out the flames.

"Fairy Tales," Alice in Wonderland," Take an inventory of your kitchen always is available for emergencies. Then "Child's Garden of Verses," "Pinocand check your habits. If you have fall- if more funds are available, buy investchio," and "The Wizard of Oz.': en into the habit of taking careless ments, stocks, bonds, etc. But first comes Children of upper-grade school and short cuts, remedy the habit before you insurance! Not just an insurance policy, junior high ages enjoy "Robinson Gru- become one of that accident statistics. — but a complete insurance program. soe," "Heidi," ''Treasure Island," "Gulli- W.B.A. Review,

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Wednesday, March 2, 1955

Senator Strauss' Column TO THE PEOPLE OF THE)15th SENATORIAL DISTRICT Pradtically full time this week has been devoted to public hearings before committees. These hearings start in the morning and go on far into the night.

Our Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence killed a bill this week which would have provided that when a person has .15 per cent alcohol in his blood he is presumed to be intoxicated and if he has less than .05 per cent he is presumed to be sober. This would be determined by making chemical tests when a person is charged with driving a car while intoxicated.

Our Committee on Highways and Motor Traffic approved a bill which would require all vehicles whose principal cargo is some, inflammable substance to stop at all railroad crossings. This would apply mainly to trucks hauling gasoline, butane, and propane gases.

The Senate State Affairs Committee approved a bill which would authorize the location of a funeral home in a cemetery. This legislation is being opposed by practically all of the undertakers in Texas and is being supported by the people that own perpetual care cemeteries.

The committee also approved a bill which would require people who sell funerals "in advance" to deposit the money with the Secretary of State in order to protect the family of the person who paid the money. This money would. be held in a Trust Fund.

Our State Affairs Committee also approved a bill which would designate November 11th as VeteranS' Day and make it a. legal State holiday.

The Senate this week received a bill from the House which would outlaw comic Woks which are lewd, indecent or in which crime is glorified. A public hearing will be held on this bill at 9 a. m. on Wednesday, March 2nd. This bill should be passed without too much difficulty. We have had much correspondence from our people in support of this legislation.

We always appreciate hearing from you, giving us the benefit of your advice on matters of legislation.

Sincerely, Gus. J. Strauss ) • 4 • Admirer, to candidate: "I like the straightforward way you dodged those issues."

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WEST, TE2iAS

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FROM REPRa;ENTATIV171 TALASEK TALASEK INTRODUCES PILL TO PRO- offenders.

In this way Representative Talasek TECT TEXANS FROM "CHARITABLE" hopes to eliminate racketeers who colRACKETEERS lect thousands of dollars each yeir Because there has been so much fraud from unsuspecting and patriotic Texas and corruptness posed under the head- people, and at the same time protect our ing of charitable organizations, Repre- worthwhile charities. sentative Reuben D. Talasek of Bell )•4 County has introduced a bill to protect the people of Texas from "charitable racketeers," and at the same time help our worthwhile necessary charitable organizations.

Parents are wenccerrul people. So eager This bill would require registration of are they to do right by their child' they every charitable organization, other than surround him with gifts, delight in his religious organizations; educational in- glee, and silently promise to give their stitutions when soliciting to students, offspring everything possible during .the families, and ex-members; fraternal, course of his growth. Yet these same patriotic, And social organizations, when parents may threaten their child with confined to its membership; and persons the policeman, physician, dentist or the requesting contributions for relief of nurse everytime he needs punishment. any individual, with the Secretary of Parents should' realize how wrong this State on a form prescribed by that De- is. Some day, Johnnie may be lost.; How partment. can he go to the policeman if he has The information required for regis- been taught to be frightened of him? tration would include identity, address, How much better to have the child look officerF And personnel, and purposes of on the man in the blue uniform as, a the charitable organization. It would al- friend that will safely return him to, his so require names of individuals in charge mother and father?

Now the trip to the dentist! The child of distribution of funds, period of solicitation, description of methods of solici- is restless and pokes about. And what tation, whether solicitors are volunteer does mother say? "You be good or the or professional or both, and names and dentist will put you in the chair and addresses of paid solicitors, together with pull out all of your teeth." This is a fine a statement of terms providing for salar- beginning for the youngster who needs ies, or other remuneration paid or to be dental attention. Once he gets in ..the paid to professional solicitors. A fee of chair he will be frightened and upset. $5.00 would be required upon registra- Thus another emotional fear is established. And the parent is at fault! tion.

In the office of the physician, the Every charitable organization, which has received contributions during the child may be taught that if he preceding year, would be required to good, the lady in white will spank . hipi. file a report with the Secretary of State As soon as the nurse appears, the cryreporting the gross amount of contribu- ing starts. As mother and child enter tions collected and pledged, total amount the physician's examining room, the given to charitable purpose represented, frightened wailing increases because hc',; amount paid for expenses of solicitation, been told if he doesn't behave 'tut and the amount paid to professional man" or woman as the case may be, fund raisers. The organization will be will "get him".

Fear, that unpleasant threat of childrequired to keep true records, open for inspection at all time by the Secretary hood, has been established. And, strangely enough, by no other person than t.1)e of State or the Attorney General, Under this law professional fund parent. The same parent will innocently raisers and solicitors would also be re- deny having done a thing to encou,ra,0 quired to register with the Secretary of such emotional instability in the child, when it develops to a more obvious State and charged a registration fee.

Out-of-state charitable organizations stage a few years later.

Wise is the parent who will refrain would be required to register with the from discussing some personal hurt by Secretary of State.

It would be illegal under this act to the dentist of physician in front of her use the name of another person in any children. To tell her husband at dnah_er way for the purpose of soliciting con- that the doctor nearly killed me today is tributions without the written consent one means of establishing another fear.

Children are a strange little people 'tiiAt; of such other person.

The law also provides punishment for live in their own worlds.

Emotional Fear in Children

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mi rada zabihala I do temne kulny s Y ilr..upanou hlinenou pndlahou a s malSrm oktera sousedi x-r'',F110!I a v sleiaien k pidth :...,-ntouru stale zvol!.-echazel dokola se u hlavou.

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ani zelena °seta pole a sveii luka. Jemu bylo vgechno temne. A zrnoehoval se mne stesk, kdyi jsem hledela na jisty, odme renyj e ho v• krok, na trpehvost a jakou konal za eloveka teikou praci, a nikomu si nemohl posteiovati, nikdo ho nemohl nikdo povedeti, ,jape se v krAsne'rn svete promeny.

(D,:lkonee.115.)

Preeti s tatinkern nebo marninkou a sprivne opis eio sesitu! Popros je, aby Ti vysvethli neznanta slova!

S pozaravem STRitEK MKEK Z AUSTINU. Adresa, strfekova je: Dr. Ed. Mikek, University Station, Austin, Texas. ) • 4,

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ho co ji hlavou proltlo, obratila vode a proutek. za proutkem hazela pees spla y . Nekcly s ni nenniZe Novel nieeho2 poiidit. Je mi ji Zito, 0'6.1 bych ji ukoneeni toho bidneho Zi yobyti, ale kdybych ji nevidel sedet u splavu, kdybych neslySel, kdy2 stojim na eekani, jeji pisnieku, chybelo by mi cosi; stYskalo by se mi," tekl nyslivec, dize kane ustaviene v rukou.

"Kcly2 Clo y& na neco zvykne, teZko odvykat," pravil Beyer, klada rozZatou hubku do kratke hlinenky dratovane, a kdy2 si nekolikrat poradne zabafcil, pokraeoval: "At' to ji2 na elo yeka, zvite, nebo na vec. Talc ja, jsem zvyklY, kdy2 jdu na cestu, na tuto dYmkti; moje matka z podobne koutivala, jalcobych sedet na zapraZi." "Cote, vase matka koutila?" s Aodive-Pm zvolala Barunka.

"V horach Zenske mnoho kouri, z ylaqe stare babieky, jen ze misto tabaku brarnborovou nat' a dostanou-li, vigiov3i list," "Nemyslim, ze je to chutne," pravil myslivec, nakutuje si teZ, ale do malovane porcelanky.

"Tak maim i jista mista v lese rad," zaCal zase Beyer, "na nich2 se 4V2dy mimovolne zastavim, ktera jsem si zamiloval, Ze nine upomipaji bud' na jiste osoby, aneb na mile neb nemile okolnosti meho Zivota. Kdyby chybel na tech mi.stech jedinY strom, jedinY ket, chybelo by mi cosi. Na jednom miste, je to srazna YYSe, stoji osamelY smrk, je to start' strom, ratolesti jeho se s jedne strany chyli nad hlubokou propasti, v jejichZ rozpuklimach sem a tam kapradi aneb Meek jalovce roste, a v dole Zene se potok pies skaliska a tvori same vodopady. Nevim sam, jak se della, ale k tomu v2dy jsem zabloudil, ktlyZ mne nee° sou2ilo a nejake neS'testi mne potkalo. Tak kdy2 jsem chodil za moji Zenou a se domnival, Ze ji nedostanu; rodiee jeji branili a pozdeji teprve svolili. Tak kdy2 mne umfel nejstafSi synek, i kdy2 -mi. stard matka zemrela. VZdy jsem vykl z domu, sel bez cile, nekoukal se ani v pravo' ani v levo, a mimovolne nesly mne nohy do divokeho dolu, a kdy2 jsem se octnul nad propasti u zasmuS'ileho smrku, kdy2 jsem videl pied sebou vrcholy hor, jeden nad druhYm: jako by se mne tine spadla, ja se nestydel plakat. Kdy2 jsem drsne telo stromu objal, zdalo se mi, je v nem Zivot, Ze rozumi mYm 2alobam, a ratolesti jeho chvilemi nade mnou za:Sumely, jako by se mnou vzdychaly a povidat mi chtely o stejnYch bolestech."

"JeAte je Ziva to osoba?" divil se pan Beyer.

"Ba, uboha, lepe by ji bylo v zemi, neZli ji na semi je," odpovedela babieka.

"Ale schazi ji2, startle? malokdy je ji slykt zpivat, lee za svet1Vch noci."

"Ale a splavu piece sedi, kouka do vody, mnohdy pies ptilnoc," pravil myslivec. "VCera jsem sel okolo ni, trhala prouti vrbove a hazela je do vody; bylo (PokraeovanD ) jiZ pozde. 'Co tu delis?' povidam. Ona nic, ptam se ji po druhe, tu se po mne 1 ManZelstvi z rozumu — kde opravdu °brat', zajiskri oeima; myslil jsem, ze po rozum je — maji nejvetSi Uspech. mne skoei, ale snad Ze nine poznala neVenkovan.

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Pozdeji jednou veeer, kdy jsme byli vg echni doma, se nekdo pfihnal na koni; gvakr vy gel za nim yen, a jezdec v rozrugeni se gvakra ptal, jestli u nas neni deveatko, ktere se ztratilo nebo ode glo v noci z dornu. Svakr pravil, ze ne, av gak v tu samou chvili jsem zaslechl gramot na galerii; vyhlednul jsem ven dvdmi, a tu jsem vide]. deveatko stati, asi 5-61ete.

Hned jsem to gel oznamit gvakru, kterSr to popiral, neb nevedel, co se pkihodilo v to chvili v dome. Polka v gak byla nalezena. Nepamatuji, jestli to byla star gi sestra Antonie, aneb nektera, jina.

Jak velke firody jsme delavali, to si nepamatuji, ani cenu. Bylo to asi roku 1891 —1892, kdy g vakr poeal hledati farmu ke koupi a nalezli ji mezi Shiner a Yoakum, na nig se nyni naleza, Midway. Je to peknd farina za ni g tehdy platil asi 50 dolaru za akr, na tehdej gi dobu cena vysoka.

Nasledujiciho podzimu se sjeli sousede s povozy i od Shiner, novi sousede ptijeli s povozy, a tak po nalogeni vgeho na dru11V den rano jsme se vydali na cestu.

Kravieky s telatky nekdo na konich pohanel. Jell jsme kolem Miglove eistirny na bavinu, kteti nam dlouho piskali na rozloueenou, nebot' jsme byli ptateli a vozili k nim bavinu i kukutici na mleti na "korfiak". Tato eistirna tam je gte je, ale v rozvalinach, jak jsem ji videl pied ttemi roky.

Nag e karavana dorazila do Moultonu na obed. Pak jsme se vydali dale ku Shiner ptes Bennetovy rozsahle pastviny, neb tehdy jine cesty nebylo. Kdy g jsme ptijig deli ku mestu od zapadni strany, jedno telatko u g dale nemohlo, tak jej dali do vozu a mne dali k nemu, abych jej hlidal, aby nevyskoetlo z vozu. Kdyg jsme pfijeli na hlavni ul ci v Shiner, telatko nahle z vozu vyskooilo, ja jej zachytil za ocas a dr gel celou jeho vahu, neb viselo dolft z vozu, a g mne pomohli jej dati zpet do vozu. Kdyby mne byl nekdo zachytil na obrazek v tu chvili, byl by pro zasmani.

V roku 1894 byla dobra aroda baviny a podzimni &oda byla vet gi neg jarni, proto se sbirala a g i po vanocich. Cena jeji byla, tehdy 4 a 5 centa za libru. Jestli se v pkigtim roku asi v anoru napadlo asi 8-10 palcii snehu, co g byla ye1110, zvlagtnost pro tu krajinu.

Z toho noveho mista jsem chodil do gkoly na sousedni rene. Bezlina, ktera ug tehdy mela nekolik najemcii. Vyueovala ye Skole Miss Boone, jak jsme ji kikali.

Chodil jsem tam do 15. roku veku sveho a dotahnul jsem to asi do pate tkidy. Nejsem dobte Cesky Gist a psdt, ani anglicky, ag jsem se naueil ze eteni povidek a romana zajimaidch, ktere nine

pobizely ku clalgimu eteni. A psati jsem se pozdeji nauail dopisovanirn. A je gte i ted' se udim, abych toho vedel co nejvice neg odejdu doma.

Kdyg mi bylo 16 roku, tak se mi zdalo, ze bych si ve meste mohl vyclelati vice pend neg mi gvakr platil. Tak jsem poCal planovat, jak uteci z domu, a tak jsem eekal na pfile gitost, az nebude 46,c1riS7 doma, ze odejdu. Ta pfile gitost se mi naskytla nekdy v mesici tijnu v roku 1895. S malYm uzlikem a 6-7 dolary v kapse jsem se vydal pe gky po trati do Yoakum, kde jsem dorazil pozde odpoledne. Vlak u g byl odjetY do Houstonu, kde jsem rninil jeti a jinS'r nejel az na druhY den v tu samou dobu, proto jsem musel v Yoakum pfenocovati.

Tak co ted'? Na hotel jsem pend ne-mel a ani jsem tam o gadnem nevedel.

Tak jsem se potloukal kolem nadra gi a chodil se zhfivat ku kotlam do ledarny, ktera byla blizko nadra gi; a i trochu jsem se prospal pod platformou, ktera leclarne byla. To byla prvpi noc me samostatnosti. Neuva gil jsem, ze se jig budu museti starati sam o sebe. Ale mel jsem jakesi plany, podle nich2 jsem chtel jiti a tak jsem si ptipravoval svuj osud.

Na druhST den v ureitou dobu jsem, si koupil listek do Houstonu, kter3i stal $3.55. Do Houstonu jsem dojel pied vderem a hned gel do hotelu se vyspat za 25 cenByl dosti eistST i pohodlnY'. Druh3'7 den jsem 8e potuloval kolem nadragi jako ptestehovand slepice' a pustena na nezndme misto. Za gel jsem i dale do mesta.

Na nadragi jsem se seznamil s topidem, kterY vytapel nadra gni svetnice. Ten mi radii, abych si koupil noviny, ze tam v oznamkach najdu, kdo pottebuje delnika, neb jsem nevedel, jak praci hledati.

Nagel jsem brzy oznamku, kde jedna pani hledala delnika k nasekani dtivi. PMjsem se, ale jak pani uvidela zelePala, tak se vymluvila, ze nepottebuje delnika. To mne zarazilo a zahnalo chat' dale hledati pra,ci, neb jsem se obaval, ge jinde bych dopadnul take tak. Jednou veeer pti stmivani jsem seal na btehu Buffalo Bayou a se modlil, ale nevim o co. Nejspig, abych se dostal zpet do You kum, ale nem& jsem pend na cestu.

Bylo trochu chladno, tak jsem gel na nadra gi se sehtit, kde bylo hodne lidi chystajicich se k odjezdu. Posadil jsem se mezi ne, ale ne na dlouho. Pfi gel ke mne geleznieni ztizenec s otazkou kde jedu. Ja pravim, "Nikde". Teri ral2:2 popadnul za ucho a vyvedl :_:r z nadragi yen. Takove jedndni mne dopalilo. Mel jsem jegte asi 40 tenth v kapse, tak jsem gel do hotelu se vyspat. Tak mne jegte zbYvalo 15 centa na chleba, neb jsem ji-

daval denne jen bochnik chleba, kterSr tehdy byl chutnej gi neg je nyni a ktery mi znamenite chutnal. Bochnik byl za 5 centa.

Na drul)ST den rano gel jsem °pet na nadrag i se zhtivat na slunci na la yici, kde sedel mne ji g znamS, topie. Teprve tehdy jsme se lep gi seznamili. Jmenoval se Josef Vleek, tedy krajan. Ten mi nabidnul, ze mohu jiti k n5mu jim nasekat cltivi za stravu. S radosti jsem nabidku pkijal, ale to dlouho netrvala, neb on, maje genii a nekolik deti, a plat asi nevelkSr, mne nemohi dlouho givit. Zapfijoil mi no, cestu penize a ja, spokojene uji gdel zp6t do Yoakum. Bratr mi byl dlugen $5.00, ktere nil po ptijezdu dal a ja, pOslal hned p. Vlekovi zpet zapaleene na cestu $3.55.

Byl jsem mu vdeenS, za tu pomoc, kterou mi tim prokazal.

Kdyg jsem gel zpet po trati z Yoakum, tak jsem nejel ke Avakrovi, ale zastal jsem u jeho souseda Fred Klozika, kter$, mne pfija,1 a nechal pracovati za stravu.

Brzy se znami dozvedeli, ze jsem od gvakra utekl, tak se ptihlasil znarnS t Augustin Mladenka, ze pottebuje delnika na p01 roku od Noveho roku a nabidnul, mi $42.00 na 6 mesicti. Misto jsem a tak zaeal hospodarit pro sebe. 13y1 to Plat asi 21 centa na den pracovni.

Kdyg jsem nastoupll na nove misto, za kratko jsern shledal, jsem kdesi nasbiral gal ni lidog routy (vgi) Tim mi nastaia starost, jak se jich zbavit, aby se zamestnavatele nedozvedeli, ze jsem v gtyak, nob oni byli eistotni a choulostivi na takovou zver. Moje svetnice byla v podkrovi po cole deice dormi a v kaZdem tu okno, Jednou, bylo hodne zima a oeekavalo so, ze bude do rana mrznout. Tak ja vysyleM spodni pradlo a vyvesil je z okna yen, aby havet' zmrzla. Ale rano,"ji nebylo nic, treba mrzlo. Tu mi opet nastala starost, jak se jich zbavit. Brzy se mi k tomu naskytla prilelitost, kclyZ hospodyne oznamila, ze se ten den bude pratl. Ora mela zvyk nejprve davati pradlo do kotla povarit a teprve prat.

Proto jsem sve pradlo nepozorovane vstreil do kotla a pilne prikladal na hen, a tak jsem potvory na mekko uvaril a se jich na0cly zbavit. wokra6ovani) 4, ( VYhoda pokuty.

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"Pane, zaplatite pokutu! vy jste jel nejmene sedmdesati milovou rychlosti!"

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(Dejov celek:---Matej I3oryna, prvni secilak v Lipcich, bezmala .§edesatnik, chce se zenit po treti. Boryna ma etyri deti, 2enateho Antonina, provdanou Magdu, vojaka Grelu, a desetiletou Josku.

Antonin, kteremu rikaji Antek, se svou enou Hankou a s cletmi, , bydli v jedne polOvici selskeho'staveni. Start Boryna s nejmlaai dcerou Joskou bydli v clruhe polovici. Pacholek Kuba a pasak Vitek snavajl ye staji. Ve vsi se Septa, 2e Antek, 2enatY-, chodi za nejhezeim svobod113i111 deveetem v Lipcich, Jagnou Dominikovou. NejvetS1 klepna ve vsi, stard JagustYnka, byla toho tajneho milovani oCitYm svedkem. Boryna mel soudni proces se svou bYvalau deveekou. Cestou od suudu Boryna svezl starou Dominikovou, matku krasavice Jagny. Snad

by Dominikove mohi rick ze se mu Jagnieka libi. Do Tyinova na jarmark hrnuly se zastupy lidi. Boryna sel peSky, ale ceou se svezl s varhanikovYmi, jejichZ" syn Jenik studoval na kneze. Na jarmarkit segel se Boryna se s yYm zetem, lipeckYm kovarem, kterY priponmel Boryno= vi, ze by mel dceri Magcle, kovarove Zene, nechat pripsati kousek declictvi.) * * "KahlY je pro spravedlnost, kdo se o ni musi u souseda . prosit—ja nemusim, nejsem ti nieim povinovan," rekl Boryna tak -bade,'ze kovar zmekl, protoe pochopil, ke takhle s nim nic nesvede; a jako by nic, docela klidne a prosebne rekl: "Vypil bych neco, zaplatite?"

"Zaplatim, jakpak ne... kdyz muj drahy proti, treba celou etvrtku," rekl trochu posmeSne Boryna, vchazeje do naro2niho vYeepu; byl tam t-Z taky Jambro'Z, kterY jaksi mrzute a smutne sedel v koute.

"V kostech me loupe, prijde jiste necas," narikal.

Vypili jednu, vypili druhou, ale mleky, protole oba melt vztek.

"Pijete jak na pohrbur ozval se Jambrot v zlosti, ze ho nepozvali. . od BoLho rana se jests nenapii.

"Co bychom mluvili? Otec dnes prodava a musi premYglet. komu dat penize na procenta. . ."

"Mateji! Povidam, Mateji, Pan Jeli.S." "Neck Mateje Matejem a dej si pozor!

Podivejme se na neho, jako bychom spo-

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tff.AA Paz-

zlobil.

.Koval, proto'2e mel v sobs uz dve si dodal odvahy a tine Pekl: "Tak, otee, reknete posledni slovo — date nebo neclate?"

"ITZ jsem rekl; do hrobu to s Sebou nevezmu, ale driv nedam ani korec. Na vYmenek k yam neptijdu. Se'Ste je mi milt' ten rak nebo dva, co budu na svete."

"Dejte aspori neco!"

"UZ jsem rekl, slykls."

"Po treti Zene se ohlizi, tak co mu zaleli na detechr zaSeptal Jambro2, "A to snad ne!"

"KdyZ" se mi bude chtit, jests se i nZenim. MitZeS mi branit?"

"Branit nemohu, ale . ."

"KdyZ se mi zachce, poSlu na namluvy treba hned zitra." `PoSlete, ja prece proti tomu nic nemaim! Ale dejte mi aspori to tela.tko, co vam zustalo po Strace. . pak yarn budu ochotne poinahat. Mate sviij rozum, sam vite, co je pro vas nejlep gi. Ne jednou, mockrat u2 jsem tikal 2ene, ze Pu trebujete v dome zenskou, .aby to v laospoda.rstvi nealo od desiti k peti. . ."

"Opravdu jsi to rikal, Michale?"

"At' me Pan Bith na torn mists potresta, jestli netikal. Cele vesnici radim, co je komu potreba, a co potrebujete vy, bych nevedel?"

"LZeS, eloyeee," se ti od huby praS1; ale zitra si prijd', tele dostane g. Kdy2 prosiS—dam, ale jak zaeneS se soudy, dostaneS' .starou belu, ne-li new horg ho."

Dali si nalit znova, ted' vaak li g platil kovar, kterY prizval taky Jambage; ten ochotne prisedl a zaeal vypravovat zabavne historky a vtipy a vSichni co chvile propukali v smith.

Zabava netrvala dlouho, protcAe oba, tchan i zet', pospichali za s ySrmi a eliteli-si jests vklicos vyridit; rozeSli se ye shode, ale jeden drulaemu nevekil, ani co by za nehet veSlo. . . znali se dobre a videli si nayzajem as do '2aludku.

Jambro2 osamel; eekal na sousedy a mama, aby za neho zaplatili nejakou tu .skleniaku. . . psovi, kteremu nikdo nehodi kost, je i moucha dobra; JambrcA straSne rad pil, ale aby platil sam, to dobte nealo, byl jenom. kostelnikern.

Jarmark koneil.

V poledne zasvitlo slunce, ale jenom jako by nada zrcatkem blYskl poisvete, hned se zase schovalo za mraky; ho pied veeerem se obloha zatahla, cerna oblaka se vlekla nizko, lekla skoro na strechach a drobnY deat' se spustil jako pies huste sito. Wichni se kvapne rozjiZdeli, ka .2dY utikal dome pied ,nocl a pied "jests vetSi nepohodou.

I obchodnici narychlo bourali kramy

bTer'n

gel el.

a ukladali zboL do voza, proto'7,e d(it' byl stale laustai a clalaclnejSi. Te-zka mokra tma se rychle snouStela na svet.

Mesteeko se vylidnovalo a tichlo.

Jenoirt Z"ebraci za zdi se jests tu a tam ozvali plaetivYm hlasenr a v kfemach se zvedaly kilky a rvaeliy Borynovi vyjeli z mesta as na sam veder, prodali vS'ecko, co privezli na trh, nakoupili vAelijakYch drobnosti a &Ali jarmarku jak nalezi. Antek svihal dO koni a uhanel, a2 blato strikalo, proto2e zima u2 lezla do tela; v:Sichni se napili, co hrdlo racilo; start', ac lakomY, ze by si dal pro gro'S koleno vrtat, je dnes hosill jidlem, pitim i laskavostmi, ze to nikdo pochopit nedovedl.

Ne2 dojeli do lesa, nastala hluboka floc.

Tma byla jako v pytli, lilo p&ad prudchvilemi se po tests rozlehalo raeeji. choceni vorti, chraplave zpevy pijakft pomale kroky evachtajici blatem.

Prostkedkem topolove aleje, jeZ hlu'ae guinea a jenom obeas vyjekla jakoby zimou, Sel Jambro'Z, zpitY na mol; potacel se od jedne strany ke druhe, obeas uvaz1 za strom neho v blate, ale rychle se zvedal a bez umdleni,„jak to mel ve zvyku, si na cele kolo prozpevoval.

Prihnal se takovY neeas a takova tma, ze konim nebylo videt ani na ocasy, a svetla ze vsi naZOurala jako oei vlku.

6 RozprS'elo se nadobrO. Od jarmarku se svet zvolna stapel v Seclem, kalnem emailu napraene vody, jenom obrysy lesti a vsi vystupovaly jako blede prizraky utkane z namoCene prize.

Nastaly nekoneene, chladne, lezave podzimni Sive, ledove studene bite deSTU. Nehaly bez ustani zemi, rozmaoely ji a kakly strom a kahlY stonek se chvel nesmirne bolesti.

OpuRene testy se rozlily v blative, hnijici kalUe. A mLlo bez ustani., jako by nekdo kidkou polevou zaleval svet; Pipce tonuly v hustYch oblacich pliskanice, zpod niZ jenom tu a tarn se zaeernaly sttechy nebo =Ale zdene ohrady a S'pinave chuchvalce dymu, kterY se valil z kominu a valel se po zahradach.

Ve vsi bylo ticlao, sem tam jests li ye stodolach, jinak cela ves odeMa do poll vykezavat zeli.

Pusto bylo a prazdno po blative, rozmokle ceste, prazdno bylo ve stavenich i pred Milli a jenom- tu a tam se nekdo vynoril z mlhy, ale hned v ni zase zmizel; drevaky evachtaly v blate, vuz nalbleny zelim se pomalu vlekl do ra geliniST a rozhanel busy, jet se brodily za listy spadalYmi s vozd.

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Rybnik se zmital v tesnYch bkezich, voda stoupala a pfetekala v prohlubinach na cestu pri Borynove strane, rozlevala se at k plotrim a stfikala penou na steny. chalup.

Celo, yes byla zamestriana tezarilm a svatenim zeli; bylo ho pino na mlatech, sinich a komorach, a leckele se rnodraly kupy hlavek i pod okapy.

Pied stavenimi, vystaveny na dent', mokly ohromne beaky.

Vaichni pospichali, jak mobil, protote praet skoro neptestavalo a po cestach stale rozbtediejaich se ut malem nedalo projit.

Taky Dominikovi dnes iezali zeli.

Hned rano odjela na zelnisko Jagna se Simkem, kdetto Jindfich ziistal doma vyspravit stkechu, do nit na ka mistech zatekalo.

Bylo uz k veeeru, za.einalo se smrd.kat a stard, co chvile vychazela pied hledic do mihy, ke mlYnu, a naslouchajic, zda jejich jeate nejedou.

Ale na zelniskach v raaelintatich pod mlynem ala jeate prate p1nYm chodem.

Cernave mokre mihy letely na lukach, jenom to a tam se zaleskly airoke kopy pine aedave vody a vysoke zahony zeli, probleskujici bledou namodralou ze7 leni anebo nazrzle se alutajici jako pasy, Zelezneho plechu; misty prosvitaly v mlze dervene vlriaky ten a kupy nateaanYch hlavek.

V zamltene dalce nad tekou, hudici mezi hostYmi ktovisky, jet ji lemovala a jet se modrala jako mraky, staly eerne stohy raaeliny a vozy, na ktere lido nosili zeli v plachtach, protote bylo takove mokro, to se nedalo zajet at na pole.

Nekteti pt skoneili a chystali se domii; jejich hlasy se stale silneji rozlehaly v . mlze a letely s pole na pole.

Jagna sotva dodelala svrij 'dil; byla navena, hladova a promoeend, at na MIL; dtevaky se ji botily po kotniky do eervene, raaelinovite ptidy, co chvile je musila vyzout, aby z nich vylila vodu. " 'Simko, hod' sebou trochu, ja ut hnaty necitim!" volala bolestne; ale kdyt videla, te mladik nestaei, vytrhla mu netrpelive z rukou obrovsky ranee, hodila si jej pies zada a donesla jej na "Jsi dahoun, ale Met man mekk3er ja7 ko tenska, po porod.e," ickla pohrd1M, sypajic zeii do koaatiny vystlane slamoo.

Simek si neco zahanbene mrodel pod nos, akrabal se za uaima a zaptahal kone.

"Pospea si, Simko, uz je noc!" ho, zatim co sama nosila zeli na vuz. siNastavala noc, tma houstla, ill, rozmekle zemi i po pilkopech vo-

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da jen pleskala, jako by zrni sypal.

"Vy toho Josko, jeate nenechate?" zavolala na Borynovu dceru, ktera s Hankou a Kubou sklizela vedle.

"Nechame, je eas jet domri; jsem promokla at na koaili. Jedete ut taky?"

"To se vi, noc je na krku a hrne se tma, ze cestu nerazezname. Zitra svezeme zbytek. Mate krasne zeli," dodala Jagna, naklanejic se k hlaVkam a prohliaejic kupy vystupujici z mlhy.

"Vy mate taky pekne. . . A co tepry kedlubny!"

"Sazenieky byly z noveho semene, yelebny pan je pkivezl v Varaavy."

"Jagno," ozval , se zase z mlhy hlas Joaain, "jestlipak vis, to Valek Joseftl zitra posila s vodkou k Makence Potetkove."

"Takove house!. . . Kolik je ji let?

Loni, myslim, jeate pasla kravy."

"Na mutskeho ut leta ma, ale hlavne korcu ma tolik, Âąe se mladenci nestael ptedhanet."

"0 tebe se budou taky prat, Josko, u' vidg. . ."

"Jen jestli se ji tatik po tteti neoteni!" vyktikla JagustYnka odnekud s ttetiho pole. "co vas to napada, z jara piece pochoval maminku," ozvala se ustraaene Han= ka.

"I copak to. . . to matskemu neptekati. KatdY mutskY je jako ten dobytek — at' je natranY jak natranY, do novella koryta vadycky jeate rypak strei. Zname to! Jedna jeate ani nevychladla a on ut se ohlizi za druhou. .. psi plemeno!

Jakpak to udelal Sykora? Tii nedele po tom, co ppchoval term, se otenil po druhe," "To je pravda, ale mel taky po neldotce pet malYch deti."

"Nu ano, hlupak at' yeti, to se otenil kvuli detem. . . Kvali sbbe se baenil, bylo .mu smutno samotnemu pod petinou!"

"My bychom tatinkovi nedovolili, oho!" zvolala energicky Joska.

"Jsi jeate hloupa — grunt je tatinkriv a' on si mute delat, co se mu alibi."

"Deti taky neco znamenaji a maji sva prava," iekla Hanka.

"Z ciziho vozu tteba,s i v rybniku hajdy dolri," zabrueela JagastYnka, ale zmlkla, protote rozhnevana Joska za-Cala volat Vitka, kterY se potloukal nekde nad iekou; Jagna se nechtela do to rozmluvy misit. . . kdyt si vzpomnela na jarmark, jenom se usmivala. . . a nosila zeli; jakmile byl vuz naloaen, Shriek se rozjel k ceste.

"S Panem Bohem!" zavolala na sousedky.

"S Bohem, my jedeme v patach za vami. . Jagnieko, pkijdea k narn obirat,

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"Jen vzkaz, at bude potkeba, a ja, pkijdu, Josko, pkijdu. . ."

"V nedeli potadaji hoai u Klombil muziku, via to?"

"Vim, Josko, vim."

"Jestli potkate Antka, teknete mu, te eekarne, at' si pospiai," prosila Hanka.

"Dobte, dobte. . . ."

Jagna se rozbehla, aby dohnala protote Simek ujel tit notny kus testy a bylo slyaet, jak nadava, koni; vuz se bo7 MI a zatezavai at po ndpravy do rozmokle raaeliny, v dolicich a v nejhoraich mistech jej musela Jagna i 8imek vytahovat z ttesoviska,.

Oba mleeli; Simek vedl kone a daval pozor, aby furu nezvratil, protofe cesta byla samY dolik; Jagna ala po drulie strane, ramezem podpirala vuz a ptemYalela, jak se ustroji, at ptijde obirat zeli k Boryntim.

Soumrak padal tak rychle, to ua bylo sotva videt kone; dent' skoro ustal, jenom mokra, tetka, mlha se valela nad semi, vitr nad hlavami hluae aurnel a do stromti na hrazi, ke ktere prave Tetko se tam vyjitdelo, cesta byla, str= ma a kluzskii, kun nemohl s mist y : a za kaadyni krokem se zastavoval, aby odpodintil. . . tak tak, te udraeli aby jim nesjel zpdtky.

"Na jednoho kone jste nemeli tolik naklatlat!" ozval se eisi hlas u braze.

"To jste vy, Antonine?"

"Bodej t'!"

"Tak si pospeate, Hanka, vas tit eeka.

Pomorte nam. . ." je tally "Poekejte, jen co sejdu tma, ae neni na krok videt."

Razem vyjeli, protote Antek se do .Va7 zu optel s takovou silou, te se kiln rdihal a zastavil at nahote.

"Zaplat' vam to Pan Bilh! Mate 'v ale silu, ae to ani hezke neni," tekla Jagna.

Z eista jasna umlkli; viva se haul,'-'d, oni ali podle sebe, nevedouce, co HO, oba dva podivne zmateni.

"Nevratite se?" zaaeptala tiae.

"Doprovodim to ke mlYnu, Jagnieko, voda tam na ceste vymlela jamo."

"A to tma!" vykkikla Jagna.

"Bojia se, Jagnieko?" aeptal a ptinikl se k ni "Kdepak, eeho bych se bala...

Znova zmlkli ash tak tesne pH sohe, ae se skoro dotYkali rameny a bokk.

"Oei y am sviti jako aelme. .. at a vas jde strach!"

"Budea v nedeli u muziky?"

"Nevim, jestli mi maminka dovoli."

"Pi-ijd', Jagnieko, pi-ijd'," prosil tichym, pkiduaenYm hlasem.

Vy byste chtel, abych ptiala?" zeptala se Jagna mekee, divajic se mu do

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Ve stredu, dne 2. biezna 1955.p na still a pilne, zvedave ohliZejic po se prisneho pohledu mateina.

"Proboha, jenom kvidi tobe jsem pre- hostu, kterY sedl y v lalubokem zamySle"Je velebny pan doma?" promluvila ce objednal muzikanta z Vole, kvttli tobe ni, diva' se do ohne, probiral zrnka ru- koneene stara. jsem premluvil Klomba, aby pujcil cha- Zence a polayboval rty. KciyZ sedali k y e"A kde by chodil v takovern blate? lupu, kvuli tobe, Jagnieko, . ." Septal An- eeti, stare poloMa 12ici i ,pro natio a Le.;_i v knilkach." svou tvar k jeji tvari a za- zvala jej ke stolu.

"Ten je ale traenY, naramne ueenV. ." ochal se tak, ze pred nine malounko u- ."Ztistavejte , tidy s Bohem, zastavim "A dobry elovek, nenajdeS lepSiho," stoupila, chvejic ze vzruknirri. se jeSte. . moZna, ze se v Lipcich zdr- dodala Jagna. " jdete iiz, eekaji na vas. . . je gte nas 2: 1rn. dele. . ."

"Tot' se vi, to je jiste.. . vidi si pres nekcio uvidi. . jdete!"

Starec poldeld uprostred svetnice, po- bricho na Spieky bot a druhemu taky "PrijdeS?" klonil se pied svatyrni obrazy, pokrikval nic od fist netrha, vezme, co mu kdo de." prijdu," opakovala Jagna a .se a vySel yen.

"Kdybyste nechali takovYch reel." ohledla se za nim; ale Antek uZ zmizel "Kdo to byl?" ptala se Jagna udivene.

Veeere skonaila. Jagna s matkou sedly v inize, bylo slykt jen evachtani jeho "Je to svatY pouts k, prichezi od hre- ke koudeli pied peel a chlapci se jako kroka v blate. bu Je;liSo y a. . ho 112 demo, byval obyeejno domaci prace, myli naIwArasla se jako v prudke zimnici, u nes nejednou a vZdycky prines1 ne- dobi a uklizeli. Tak to bYvalo Domicosi jako plamen ji vichrivo preletelo jake svate veci. Tak pied tremi roky." nikti odjakZi y a; matka syny drZela Zepies srdce, lalava se ji zatoeila. NevedeAle Dominikova nedopovedela, protcZe leznou rukou, a delala si z nich sluZkY, la, co se stab, oei ji palily, jako by do vekl JambroZ; dal krest'anske pozdra- jenom aby si Jagnicka rueieky nepOSpinich nasypal reraveho uhli, nemohla po- veny a usedl ke km-Ian-Um. nila. padnout dechu ani utiSit srdce, vaSnive "Zebe to a je tarn takovY neeas, JambroZ si zapalil dYmku, 'halal do tlukouri; nevedomky rozprahovala ruce ml i ta drevena noha na kost ztuhla." pece, urovnaval ohorela polena, jako k objeti, sama v sobe se rozpra"A' co potrebujete brouzdat po noei v dal haluze a dival se s jedne Zeny na hovala, znamena silenyini tbuhami, div tak.ovena Mate. proe nesedite v chain- druhou; neco se mu honil'a lalavou. ze nekrieela. Dohonila vtitz, chytla se li- pe a nemodlite se?" mrueela Donainiko"Byli u vas na narniuvach?"

Sne. a ae toho nebylo treba, prudce va. kolikrat!" la. vuz skripal, tras1 se a hia.vky padaly "StYskalo se nil, proto jsem si vykl za "No, nic divneho, Jagna je jako obrado blata.. . pied alma bez ustani mela deveaty; u tebe, Jagnicko, jsem se zasta- zek. VelebnY pan povidal, ze ani ve Antkovu tvar a rozjiskrene, Zadostive vil nejdriv. . ." neni videt heiei holku. . ." oci . paleive col...

"Na vas uZ eeka jen t jedna — ta Jagna se radosti cela zaeervenala.

-Drak je to —ne rnuZskY. . . neni s kosou. . ."

"To ze rikal? At' mu Bull da zdravi! drulaY na svete. . ." niihio se ji nejasna mne Davno uZ se chystam donest na modle"Eh, ta chodi za, mladsimi. ne hiavou. doeista zaponanela." ni, davno — ale takhle se vypravim Trochu ji vzpamatoval klapot m1Y"No, no," prohodila Dominikovd taza- hned zitra." na, kolem neho2 prejiZdeli ,a Sum vody ye.

"Kdosi sem chce poslat s vodk'ou, ale dopadajici na kola zpod otevrenYch sta"Pravdu naluvim. VelebnY pan by s te- krapatko se boji. . ." zaeal potichu kovidel; voda znae.ne stoupla, s temnym lem Pane u Bartka za vodou..." stelnik. rykem padala dolt a rortriAtena na bi"Ale jclete... vklyt' ho videla na jar"Pacholek?" zeptala se stara, navijelou perm virila a belala v rece Siroce markt', byl jako ryba. . ." jic nit na vreteno freici po podlaze. se rozlevajici.

"Zet'aeek ho trochu potloukl, asi v "Predni hospodar z vesnice, ze selskeV mlynarove dome, zrovna u cesty, usZ nem nee° odrazil." ho . . vdovec." ,svitili. . . okny, zastrenymi zaclonkarni, `avid' eemu, kdy?"

"Cizi deti kolibat nebudu." bylo videt lampu stojici na stole.

"Kvidi eemu? To vite, ze kvuli grun"Deti jsou uZ odclaovane, Jagnieko, "Maji lampu jako u velebneho pana tu. Vadili se uZ nejakeho ptil roku, dnes neboj se, ty jsou' uC odchovane." nebo na nejakem dvore." si to v poledne "A co ona potrebuje stareho. . . ne"V,Sak jsou to nejaci bohati! Poll ma "Trest BoZi patri na ty vraZedniky," ma, jeSte naspech. . . poeka, si na mladrnlynat vie neZ Boryna, na procenta pe- ozvala se Jagna.

Siho, all se ji nejakY hodi." nize piljeuje a pri mieti taky Sidi jen "VAak on na ne prijde, Jagno, neboj coZ!" rozkladal Simek.

"Nu tot', o mlade neni nouze! Chlapse, prijde —" rekla tvrde stare obracejic ci jako svice, cigaretky kouri, po kreoei k svatYm obraztun.

Ziji si jako pain. . . O, tem se vede ch tancuji, koralku piji, za deveaty "Kdo je v hrobe, ten u'Z nevstane," dobre. . .! Po pokoji si chodi,•na kanase toei, ale poeitall, kolik ma ktera korzakptal tine JambroZ. pdtku polehavaji, v teple sedaji, hoduji ea a hotovYch penez, aby bylo zae hodosi a lide na ne delaji," pomyslila Si Jag"Sednete Si , s ria.mi a jezte. . co /na- vat. . . A hospodari jsou to zatrachti-na, ale bez zdvisti, neposlouchajic ani me, radi dame." li! Dopoledne spi, po poledni na trakari kter' vice byl velikY mrzout a "Nedarn se pobizet, to zas ne. Talire, vozi hiailj a motyckami °r oil pole. . ." brueoun, ale kdyZ se rozhovoril, nevedel, ba i cele nalsy se porad jeke nebojirn," "Na svetskou hanbu takovemu chlakdy skonolt.

Zertoval kostelnik. povi Jagnu nedana."

Koneene se dovlekli do chalupy.

"Vy mate v hlave same Skadleni a kr"VSak se darmo nerika po cele vsi, ze Ve svetnici bylo svetlo a tepEa, °hen ty." jste ze -vSech nejmoudrejg." vesele plapolal, Jindrich loupal brambo"Trapeni man dost. . nae jeSte de"Ale vdat se za stareho taky neni Zadry a stare chystala veoeti. lat mrzouta?" na slant pro mladici."

JakYsi stared se ohrival u pece.

Zasedli ke stain, na neinZ staly misky, "A copak nebude mit pro potechu "Dodelali jste to, Jagnieko?" a pomalu, mleky jedli; Jindricla dokladal ri-dader "Dodelali, na malt' Zdibek. . . tak na tante, doleval a jenoni Jambro2 ob"Jste stars jako Methusalem, ale v na tri plachty." eas prohodil nejake -vesele slovo sam hlave yam jeSte porad preskakuje," Odesla do komory a za chvilku se u'Z, se smal nejvic, protok synove Domini- kla prisne Dominikova. prevleeena, toeila po svetnici, claystajic kove byli sice taky radi veseli, ale ball (Pokraeovann

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- CH VZPOMiNEK DOMA I ZDE Z MY Drive nea zaenu psati sve vzpominky z chci vas seznamiti s obci, v nia jsem se narodil a ail do 28 let.

Obec nage se jmenovala Tachlovice a mela kolem 90 eisel a skladala se ze dvou easti: dolej gi, kde byli sami sedlaci a sice 12 sedlakii, kostel, gkola, c. k. dy e hospody, dva obchody, sedlat, krejei, truhlat a gvec; druha Cast, kde se kikalo "Na vrg kach", se skladala z domkatti a najemnikti, vet ginou hornikii. Tam byly tea dva hostince, dva obchody a konsum, kolas, truhlat, krejei a gvec. Obec mela kostel a faru, pti nia bylo hojne polnosti, ale farat td neuaival, ale pronajal c. k. dvoru a chudYm jen to gkrabotu.

Dvtir byl velikY a pole ty nejlepAi. Byl tam spravce, adjunkt, asistent, gafat a poklasnY a nekolik popohaneea. K tomu tarn byl' kovat, dva chasnici a -Oen, dale kolar, zamednik a strojnik. Ke dvoru path' tea les, kterY mel na starosti hajnY. Byl tam tea pivovar, ale jia se tarn nevatilo, dale cihelna a vapenice.

Ve dvote bylo zamestnano hodne lidu, tarn ye stajich bylo na tti sta kusil krav na dojeni, dale 18 paril koni, 20 pain volt,'" Ale co se tYee platu ,pro delniky, byl mizernY: pro aeny 25 krejcaru denne od 6 hodin rano do 11 hodin v poledne a od jedne do 6 hodin veeer; pro mute 50 krejcarti za ten samY eas. Koeove, co jezdili s kohmi, 22 zlatYch a cleputat, udrivi a kousek pole na brambory; volad. 18 zlatYch a ten samY deputat. Deveeky od krav mely 15 zlatYch mesiene, mely na starosti kaada, 10 krav, ty musely dojit aikrat denne, rano, v poledne a veeer. Na.pfed vyklidit hnuj, podstlat, dobte vyaistit, pied: kaadYrri dojenim kaade krave omYt verneno v tepid vode, pak dobte usuait. (To by naai farmati nedelalD .

Kaada krava mela sve 'Oslo a to bylo zaneaeno v knize, kde se zapisovalo, mnoho-li mleka kaada krava da. Od toho tam byl asistent a ten mleko vaail a zapisoval.

Safarka mela dohled na mleko, jea se ukladalo do sklepa a na uklid v kravine.

Tomu asistentu take fikali, "krayskY spasitel".

'Krmeni obstaravali k tomu ureeni jima rikali skotaci. Ti za.va.aeli dobytku do alabu. Zlaby byly cementove, do nicha byla tea zavedena voda a po kaadem krmeni se musely vymYt. Tam se tezala tezanka na krmeni ttikrat denne (slarna, seno, jetel a vojte gka), do toho se michala melasa, slad, pokrutiny a v zime tizky (to je z cukrovaru, z cukrovky tePY).

Snad mnozi etenati teknou, jak to mohn vae vedet? Inu, byl jsem tarn po dva roky zamestnan co zednik, tak jsem mel pkilealtost vaeho si v gimnout, cog jsem take de/a/. To dal gi prijde pH vzpomin-

(Frank VOlf, Britt, Iowa) kach v pozdej gich letech.

Ke kostelu pattily tyto obce: Tachlovice, Dobrie, Chejnice, Kuchat, TrrienY Ujezd, VysokY tjezd, Mezouti a Nueice.

Byla to velka kolatura. TachloVice byly 3 hodiny pegky od Prahy, 3 hodiny od Berouna a 3 hodiny od Kladna.

Hlavni prtimysl byl v Nueicich, kde se dobYvala, aelezna ruda. Bylo tam nekolik sachet: Stara aachta, na gkrobech, u Nuna Vinici a v Krahulove. Vinice a Krahulov pattily Ceske montanni spoleenosti, pozdeji to O&M° pod jednu spravu Praaske ielezatske spoleenosti, jejima reditelem byl vyhla genY Nemec Getz. Na Vinici byly vysoke pece, kde se ruda Ptepalovala a pak se vozila po draze do Kralcveho Dvora do huti, kdeato ruda od Praaske aelezatske spoleenosti se vozila do huti na Kladno.

Co se tyre akoly, bYvaly u nas 3 tkidy.

Kdya to nestaeilo, vyueovalo se ve statku u Kovatika trida prvni a u dedeeka Volta byla tfida druha.. (Byl to dtive hostinec a rikali tam "Na dupande") Po Case byla postavena kola na Vysokem tjezde, tak odpadly dve obce, VysokY tjezd a Mezouti. Ale ani to nesi,aeilo, deti bylo stale mod, 80 as 100 ve aide, tak byla postavena nova kola gestittidni s bytem pro fidiciho a sborovou. Ze stare akoly zhotoveny byly byty pro ueitele. Tak to vyhovovalo dosti dlouho, ale pet obci pteCe jen bylo moc. Koneene obec Nueice postavila novou petittidni akolu (dnes tarn maji megt'anku). 0 tom ostatnim si povime pozdeji, tohle jen zatim, nea jsem se narodil.

Tak a ted' vain povim kdo byl milj otec. Mnj otec se jmenoval Jan a byl synem Franti gka Volfa, domkale a hostinskeho v Tachlovicich na Vr gkach. Jeho otec byl ttikrat aenat a bylo 13 deti, dva chlapci a jedenact holek. Maminka se jmenovala za svobodna Anna Horakova, a byla z 11 deti. Kdya se vzali, tak. kaady 5 prstil na ruce a tisic chuti k aivotu. Po veselce — ale vadyt' o torn psat nemohu, vadyt' jsem tam nebyl, ale co jsem pozdeji slygel — tatinek dostal mist° jako hlidae v c. k: dvoie v Hostivici.

Blizko jest vesnieka Btve. Tam si koupili chalupu za 600 zlatych, ale dlouho tam nebyli, protoae ja se ua narodil v Tachlovicich.. A to se vi, ae k tomu si pomohli &iv nea k novYm botam. Tak a ted' pozor, ted' to zaeina, a sice to hlavni.

Bylo to 16. dubna 1878, ale to si nepamatuji bylo-li to dopoledne neb odpoledne, ale na torn ua nezaleai, hlavni je, ae to bylo. Tatinek si pokuiuje, maminka si hovi v posteli, a v torn se ptihrabe stall Raklova s kogikem, da, pozdraveni a ua se hrabe v ko giku. Weco vynda podava to

tatinkovi; ale tatik vali kukadla a nerna chuti to ptijmout, ale na domluvu minky povida, "No, kdya ua jste to k nam ptinesla, tak tedy si to nechame.

Ale hlavne, co je to?" Babieka povida, "Ale kluk jako buk." Tak jde, podava, me mamince a povida, "Ale je to kluk jak cumel. A koukej, to bude muzikant." "A jak to poznate, se z nej bude muzikant?"

"Inu, jen se podivej, vadyt' ma oei s klapkarna." A uhadla. To se vi, ae babieka byla rada, ae se me zbavila a ae se nemusi se mnou tahat. Co jsem ja., tenkrat tikal, to ua si nepamatuji.

Mladi moje bylo krasne. Otec se stal mistrem v c. k. vapenici, tam pracovalo stale pet delnikii, a ye skale, kde se lamal kamen (vapenec), tam pracovali dva a jeden co na vozikach po kolejnicich kamen ptivaael. Kamen se vaail a dle toho byli lamaci placeni. Vapenice byla dale za vsi, ke ktere vedla draha Praaske aelezaIske spoleenosti, po nia nam privaaeli uhli ze sachet z Kladna. Zaroveri:z tam odtud odvaaeli kamen, jea se michal do rudy pH taveni. Kladenska, spoleenost tam mela skaly, kde se larnal kamen a Maio se tam v lote i v ziine. Bylo Ptivaael se po male draze v aeleznYch votam zamestnano asi 35 delnikn. Kamen zikach, jea tahali kone nekterYch Ica. Tam se nekladal do aeleznienich yozil a dvakrat denne tam pro nej jezdil vlak a ptivaael prazdne vozy. Tarn , byl spravce, jea na vae dohliael a vedi (Pokraaovani.)

RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI

My, nice podepsanY resolueni v.Ybor tadu Cechosiovan Oslo 40 v Hilije, vyslovujeme timto portistale rodine.uptimne citenou soustrast nad ztratou jejicb otce, dedeeka a prodedeeka a naaeho leho spolubratra Franka Knebla, kterY zemtel 10. unora 1955 ye staii 82 let. Pohiben byl 14. anora na ZesnulY bratr byl vady dbalY svYeli povinnoSti, ochoten pomoci kde bylo tieba.

Vime, pozustala rodino, ae aal vas je velikY, ale budia yam ntechou, ae my i celY tad soucitime s vami ye vakm zarmutku. Oest budia pamatce jeho.

Resolueni vYbor: Leo Ttiska E. K. HajovskY Zofie Hradecka.

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Zavital, chvili pobyl,' ale neziistal. I miadY Ladislav Pohrobek i sla.vnY jeho nastupce Jiii kral, Zehnane paineti, sidlili vice dole v meste. Po Jitikovi take prvni leta Vladislav II. Jagelonec. Ale toho pak nastala velika zmena.

Po dvanacti letech sveho panovani zmenil sve sidlo. Uzdalot' se mu pojeclnou, ze neni dosti bezpeeen ye svem dvore Staromestskern, p11 nemZ dal vyaveti nakladnou, urnele a krasne vyzdobenou veZ. (Tenkrate nova, nyni Peabrana, zaloZona r. 1475. Staveti poeal slovutnY Mat. Rejsek z Prostejova.)

I vratil se do davneho sidla CeskYch kralu Hradeany, a dal tam v S s e, co zpustlo, obnovit a znovu upravit. Belles z Duni vystavel velikou, podivuhodnou i , (Sin Vladisla yska.), a v tu dobu take modlitebnu pro krale v kostele sv.

Vita napravo ad velkeho oltare, vyzdob r nou znamenitYm clilem kamenickym. err al dal take hole steny chramove vi dobiti koltrami, mild:Ste v;Sak ye Svatovacla yske kapli, a peel jeho a nakladem zastkvely se komnaty v kralovskem hrade zase nadherou . Calounti i °brazil.

V jedne z nich visely same obrazy si, vch knilat a kraltii.

Ale nejen na yYzdobe dal si kral leleti, nYbrZ i na torn, aby hrad byl lepc opevnen. Tak ztvrdili na jeho rozkaz _hradebni zdi, prohloubili prikopy, zvysill kde toho treba bylo, a na veli Mihulce udelali krov velmi vysokY a pokryli jej polevanYmi cihlann, nad nimiz se na makovici belal a svitil po s[ribrenY lev.

Nedlouho potoin ddl kral Vladislav staveti novou, okrouhlou VeZ za domem nejvyMiho purkrabi. bliZe zadni brany.

Vy:itaveli ji nad Jelenim prikopem na ocnranu hradby, ale take za obyt, za sinutnY obyt. Zridili v ni troji vezeni nad sebou. NejdolefSi z nich bylo pod zerni, bez oken, bez svetla, bez dveri.

Vezen met do neho bYti spou gten po provaze derou Si "kpuntem" v podlaze vezeni prostredniho.

Veil dostavell, ale vezne do ni nemell, ani do nejhorefAiho lehkeho, ani do ostotnich. A tak byla ve2 prozatim'bez jmena, nebot' toho, se ji melo dostati no vezni, jenZ by prvni jeji prah prekroeil. , Dloitho v:§,ak beze jmena neztistala.

Tenkrate se dalo mnoho bezpravi zrej meho sleskemu lidu. Pant a vladykove utahovali jej novYmi ,neslYchanYini robotomi. Leckde nemohli tech natiskit 3nesti. Proto opou'Steli vS'e, utikali ze wycla gruntil do lesn, do jinYch konein 1 davali se v zlodejstvi, loup0.eni a v jizloeinstva. Jini pak s( 1 proti sv:s-ma um bourili.

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Tak se zdvihli secilaci proti Adamu Plo- f ta, do ruda., tesnS7 podzim nastaval. skovskernu z Drahonic v Litomerickem Ticho ye veli a ticho kolem. Ptaci umlkraji ponevadZ byl na ne krutY a vy- kli, jen vitr hvizdal a zrnital krovim a mYSlel si na, ne nespravedlive roboty i stromy. Listi padalo, mihy ulehaly na ruzne a velike Atisky. Oborili se na jeho hlubokY Mikan, halily ho rano i za castvrz, ztekli jeji valy, vypaeili branu, a nych soumrakti, deS- te pies tu chvili sukdyZ se tu jejich krutY vladyka udatne mely a Slehaly do holYch krovin a kobrand zranili jej a zajali. Aby s've hrdlo run. KratkY den byl ye vezeni dlouhY, zachoval, byl jim po yell, a na Cest svou a dlouhe noel jako nekoneene. Stesk a a viru a zapisem je ze sve mod propu- dlouha, chvile morily mlacleho zemana. stil a slibil, ze nepovede proti nim ZadI poridil si housle ze skrovne zasoby hello narku.

Penez, jeZ mu nechali a z'nich se straV sousedstvi vladyky Ploskovskeho iii voval. (Veznove to doby musili si saint tenkrate na sve tvrzi mladY zeman Dali- stravu opatrovati. Kdo na ni ritmel nebor z Kozojed, muZ starobyleho rodu, je- bo komu pratele a znami neASpeli, trhoZ predelc s krale,m Janem u Kreseak pet hlady. Na takove chude vezne chohrdinsky bojoval a take s nim tam za- divaly birioky prosit. Nekde bYvali vezhynul. K toniu Daliborovi prihrnuli se love sami vocleni dam od domu na reteosvobozeni sedlaci Marna Ploskovskeho ze a v poutech, aby si jidlo vyZebrali a radostne oznamovali, Ze maji Ploskov- Take vyve govali pytliky a mo gny s osk ou tvrz ve sve moci, a zadali ,aby se ken a do. tech moS"en ji Dalibor ujal, oni pak ze se mu radi milosrdni tide rtizne dary.) Jak mu Capodclaji a jiZ poddavaji jako sve vrchno- larnik housle opatril, pocal se na nich sti, ze tak cirri o sve wall a radi, pone- cvieiti. Nikdy nemel smy goe v rukou; nyvaclZ vedi, ze jim bade Dalibor panem ni ho nedal teener z ruky. Ucil se sam, milostivYm. hral a hral, dlouha chvile se kratila, eas Znatit' a melt z toho zkuknost, ze byl rychleji plynul, a lira sama byla Dalibor z _Dozojed ke s y Ym poddanYm dale tim umelejgi, libeznejgi. vkly laodnY a milosrdnY, ano, ze se OJiZ stdvali Zalarnik i strazni pacholci jai nejednoho ubolaka z jineho panstvi za jeho dvermi a poslouchali. JiZ nejeze mu svou p • imluvou i jinak pomohl. den z hradskYch pantc a ourednikti Vladyka Dalibor jich neoslySel; poslechnout, jak se flatlet]. Kozojedco mu nabizeli, kdy2 uslySel, ze mail skY zeman v Zalari hrati. Ji2 se o' torn na vse zapis bYvaleho sveho pa pa; Ale v meste povidalo, jiz prichazeli nahoru ten, jakmile vyvaz1 a se pozdravil, do- se presvedeit: nejprve zveclavi, pak nemahal se sveho TJsilne se dovola- verici Toma gove. Denne jich prichazelo val pomoci vlady, a zeinAti hejtmane, vie a vice, a2 pak zaeaste valnS 7 houf stal majice Daliborovo jednani za, pych, Plo- a eekal u zadni brany hradske, na, obou skovskych pak sedlakt za vzpouru, se- cestach, mezi nimiZ se tahla svahem dobrali brannou moc Litomerickeho kra- le vinice sir. Vaclava. je, branny lid veSkere Alechty tech IconTo bylo jiZ na jar°, kdy val mekky vitr Sin a litomerickYch meSt'anft. . poledni, kdy vrchove stromti a vettve VelikY ten hour uderil na zbourene se- pukaly a kvetly, kdy Petrin a vkchny dialcy; mnoho jich pobili, schytali a kru- giny• kolem se zelenaly i Jeleni priklop, te ztrestali, a take Dalibora, jejich spol- jenZ vkchen z yneel gveholem sladkeho 'Cense, zajali. Tak se dostal inladY za- zvuku. Ale nad ptaei prehudani bylo stance utiskovaneho lidu do pout. V krasnejAi, kdyZ se ozval z kulate veZe poutech ho zavezli do Prahy a uvrhli do housli libeznY hlas. prostreclniho vezeni v noire, kulate veVAichni Cash a zatrnuli, jakmile se za- • zi domem purkrabskYm nail Jelenim chvely make tT a sladke, Zalne zvuky prikopem. z pusteho, trudneho Zalare.

Dalibor prvni jako vezeii prekroeil jeTim vice dojimaly. Stesk a touha v ji prate a tak nazvana jest po neni Dali- nich znely a zas uZ se menily, vyznivaly borkou. Na hracle i po cele Praze mnoho v zname napevy poboZnYch pisni. Pose mluvilo o mladem zernanu i proto, kora, doufani a prosba smutneho srdce byl prvnirn veznem v to nove veli i pro z nich vanuly. Jindy zas zvonily svetprieinu, pro kterou se tam dostal. Zpup- skYm hlaholem, ohlasy milostnYch pisni pani byli radi a prali mu to, lid ho ni a valeenYch zpevti. v'Sak litoval.

Nejednou zahral Dalibor starou tu roJemu tarn bylo teskno a smutno. V klenutem Zaldri tlustYch zdi a malYch ta o krali Janu, o rnladem Klimberku a ck.enek bylo ted' jeho panstvi. Doma se Plichtovi ze 2erotina, o Bavoru Strako• sve tvrz , hledival do Sireho, krasneho nickem, o vsech tech ceskych panech a kraje; ted' videl sotva pruh oblohy a pod zemanech, kteri zhynuli se svym kralem u Kresc,ak jako praded uvezneneho hudveli kousek lilubokeho. zarostlehb (Pokradovani. la)pu. Li:tti tarn jiZ menilo barvy do zla.- ce.

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