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BRATRSKA DOBROCINNOST NOVU .A ZNOVU MU&IME SI ptipominati, ze na ge SPJST neni jen pojiSt'ujici obchod, ale ze jsme bratrskYm podptianYm spolkern. Kdybychom od svYch elenii pouze vybirali poplatky na 2ivotni pojigteni, a kdybychom nekonali nic vice po strance vzajemne podpory, alevy, nebo bratrskeho dobrodini, statni zakony by nemohly delati ZadnY rozdil mezi nami a kteroukoliv vYclelednou spoleenosti. . Bylo by jiste vitane od mnoha nagich kdy2 by na g pravni radce, nebo nekterY z na gich vedoucich utednika, po ptipade nekterY z na gich tediteltii, napsal o techto dtitlelitYch bodech obgirne pojednani. Nemusel by to bYti dlouhy elanek. Mohlo by jich bYti vice za sebou.

Ve statnim zakoniku mame celou kapitolu vztahujici se vYhradne na bratrske spolky. A tarn je zketelne vysvetleno, ona east statnich zakontir, krome jmenovanYch vhimek, vztahuje se pouze na bratrske podptirne spolky a tyto jsou sproSteny vgech jinYch pravidel a zakonii, jimiZ se reguluje pojigt'ovani ye statu, a to nejen ye vztahu na samospravu, ale pro vg echny freely. A ZadnY zakon, kterY by v budoucnosti ve gel v platnost, nebude se vztahovati na bratrske spolky, lee.by to vYslovne v zakonu bylo vyznadeno.

Ona cela kapitola statnich zakona, vztahujici se na bratrske spolky, obsahuje asi etykicet paragrafil, asi nejakYch osm nebo deset lista ve statnim zakoniku. ZesnulY bratr Svadleriak, na g bYvalY mistoptedseda, postal mi pied nekolika rOky onu oast ze souboru zakonil, ktera, reguluje bratrske spolky. Dorrinivam se, 2e- katdY z nagich irtedniktir a kaZdY teditel rovneZ obdrZel po vYtisku, aby lope byli obeZnameni se zakony, dle nich2 operuji bratrske spolky.

Ze nejsme organisovani pouze pro obchod Zivotniho poji gteni, o tom neni tteba vesti diskusi. V na glch stanovach hned na zaeatku stoji, ze se snaZime o vg eobecne povzneseni spolurodakil nagich jak v mravnim, tak i v du gevnim, a take v blahobytnem ohledu.

Take kdy2 se uvadi novY elen do mistniho tadu, dostane se mu poka.Zdeaspori ve vetgine ptipadt—od mistoptedsedy nasledujici poueeni: "Mezi jinYmi cilemi a snahami, pro ktere Jednota tato byla zalolena ,bylo . pestovati mezi sebou ducha ptatelstvi, ducha bratrske Lasky a vzajemne svepomoci, delati ze sebe a ze svYch bliZnich lep gi mute a lepgi Zeny, fedrovati a podporovati vzdelani, hlasati a roz gitovati za,sady demokracie a lep giho pochopeni pro nage demokraticke zatizeni a pro zpilsob vlady v teto zemi, rozgitovati vidy vlastenectvi, loyalnost a oddanost k na gi vlasti, a ptipravovati nage eleny k dokonalejgi a vernejAi sluthe ve vykonavani povinnosti co amerrieti ()Wane."

Mame te2 pies dve ste mistnich organisatortir, z nichZ kaZdY nosi s sebou stale kniZku poplatktii a vYhod, ktere SPJST poskytuje svYm elenin, kde .vgak je hned na prvnich stranko,ch napsano, co kaZdY organisator zna nazpamet: "Na 1. ledna 1955 men jsme 27,654 alenil. Od zaloleni Jednoty az do 1 ledna. '1955 vyplatili jsme $7,695,050.70 na Cnal, tolik tisic na nemocenskou podporu, tolik na dobroeinne aoely. ITcel Jednoty byl, je a bude, abychom poskytovali svYm &exit= vYhodne Zivotni poji gteni za nejniZgi ceny; abychorn pestovali mezi sebou ptatelstvi, bratrskou lasku a vzajemnou pcmoc; abychom pomahali naeirn num stall se lep gimi muZIL a Zenami; abychom podporovali a nabadali svou mladeZ ku dosaeni vy ggiho vzdelani a tak rozsevali semen demokracie a lepgiho

chapani demokratickYch ins gtuci a demokratickeho vladniho ziize ii v teto zemi; abychom stale pestovali loyalitu a oddanost k teto zemi; abychom byli vzornYmi obeany." To v gechno a hodne vice je napsano v onech poplatkovYch kni2ka.ch, ktere na gi organisatoti stale nosi 1,1 s sebou.

Psal jsem nedavno, ze nemame dosud Ze.dne zaznamy o na gi bratrske dobrodinnosti nebo kolik penez rime jiz vydali na glechetne adely, at' ji't jakekoliv. U kat.deho domaciho tadu venuje se rod& jista Cast dornacich prijmu na to nebo ono, na OervenY kti g, na "Utulnu, na podporu nemocnYch, na poplatky starYm a zaslouZilYrn elenum Kdyt se to spoeita, dela to u nektereho kadu dosti slu gnou dislici. A kdy2 bychom to spoditali u vgech tadu, znamenalo by to fictyhodnY obnos. Kdybychom to mohli zjistiti, byl by to peknY vYkaz na geho bratrskeho dobrodini. At by se nas nekdo zeptal, co delame mimo pojigt'ovani na zivot, mell bychom Otazkou je, kdo by si to vzal na starost, nebo jak by se to dalo uskuteenit.

U jinYch bratrskYch jednot, ktere jsou bud' to velikosti jako na ge SPJST nebo vetgi, maji zvla-stni mengi odbor, kde se vedou ruzne zaznamy, ktere by mohly slouhti jako reklama nebo lep gi oznamovani, jak organisace pracuje. Asi podobne jako my sbirame na Mouelulv fond a pak darce a darovane obnosy ozriamujeme.

Mimodek napada, zdali tato vec, kdy2 bychom si ji chteli poiidit — a bylo by to k nagi chloube a reklame--nedala by se napted prodiskutovati v na gich distriktnich schuzich. MoZna, ze distriktni fitednici byli by svolujici v neeem podobnem vypomoci, zvla gte kdy'Z by to ptispelo k reklame celeho distriktu. Byl by to pfehled bratrskeho dobrodini nami vykonaneho.

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Studuji otazku nemocenskeho a itrazoyeho pojigteni jit delgi dobu. Pottebujeme ho vgichni, jako pottebujeme pojig teni tivotni. Tyto dva druhy poji gteni, tivotni a nemocenske, jsou jako bratr a sestra. easto slygel jsem vSrmluvu, kdyt jsem s nekm zaeal rozhovor o pojigteni tivotnim: "Main lost poji gteni. Pro mou rodinu budu mit vets: cenu po smrti net main za tiva." A mnohdy chtel jsem prikyvnout, protote riejeden Clo y& je finanene lep gi ptipraven na smrt netli na nemoc.

Od doby, kdy zr sen by], nag NernocenskSr odbor, hledel jsem pijiti na kioub tomu, prod tento odbor upadal, klesal, at fipine zaniknul. Neni tteba plakati nad rozbitYm hrnidkem. Stalo se to nedbalosti nas v gech. Nebylo zajmu ani mezi fitedniky, ani mezi rediteli, ani mezi domacimi eleny. Od mnoha vlivnS,ch elenti jsem slysel, "Neco takoveho —to radeji nic. Dokud si eleni nebudou platit na nemocenskou podporu, jak by se meld, dokud budou ptispivati jen po etvrt'aku, tak take clostanou jen et yrt'ak podpory. Za malo penez malo rnuziky."

Byl jsem zvedavSr, jakou nemocenskou podporu maji v jinSTch bratrskYch spolcich. Navazal jsem styky s vedoucimi nekterSTch organisaci. Dostal jsem jejich stanovy, pravidla a vzorky certifikatt.

Dostal sem platebni tabulky a spoustu jinSTch informaci. Ale to v gechno mi nedostaeovalo. 6im vice informaci jsem mei, tim sloZitej gi se cela otazka stavala. Objednal jsem si knihy o n.emocen skem a arazovem pojigteni. Za jednu plata $7.25, za jinou dokonce $12.50. Misto mariase ptchraboval jsem se v ta.bulkach o nemocech a o pkipadech traza.

Misto rybateni—cot pro mysliciho Cloveka je dugevnim odpoeinkem, ale pro nemysliciho je pouze pokraeovanim dugevni lenosti —kombinoval jsem plany, jak bylo by moZno obnoviti a vzktisit nag NemocenskY odbor.

Dnes bych snad inohl predloziti dva nebo tti. plany. Ale je otaika, zdali je dosti proziravYch elerift, kteti by videli pottebu motnost v nemocenskom a iirazovem pojigteni. Dokud na g Nemocensk odbor vedl bratr Kona, nedostal gadnou pomocnou ruku od nikoho, ba nedostal ani poradu, ac pora,da se obyCejne dava ochotne a zdarma. Proto net budu v planech pokraeovati, snad bude mistne, kdyt napted vysvetlim, jake dobro by plynulo z nemocenskeho a arazo-veho pojigteni pro eleny, a jake ptijmy by to neslo na gemu spolku Timto vysvetlovanim snad take vzbudim dostated-

Ye stkedu, dne 9. bTezna 1955. nY' zajem, aby o nemocenskem pojigt'o-, vani bylo jednano v nekterS7ch distriktnich schnzich. Je divne, ba at zaratejici, te o tomto ptedmetu nebylo mluveno v tadne distriktni schtizi, na kterSTch byl jsem v poslednich ttech letech platomen.

Nemocenske poji gteni nebylo na gim elenum dosud ptedvedeno.

Kdyt sly gime, ze nada z nagich piatel onemocnel nebo pia gel k Arazu, napted projevujeme na g soucit. Vime, te to nebylo jeho vinou, co se mu pkihodilo. Zajedeme ho nav gtivit, nebo pogleme mu tteba kytici rata., po gleme mu pozdraviV listek. Lee uplyne nekolik tS7dnii, kdy nemoc nebo nehoda zadne doopravdu ukazovat svou o gklivou tvatnost. Navgtevy znamSfch kidnou, a tech opravcIF4ch ptatel jakoby ani nebylo. ManZellch nemooneho snagi ygechno hrdinsky, no, detech to je gte neni znati, tc finaneni prostredky dochazeji, protote ptibuzni stale jegte vypomahaji. Ale jak dloulao to rodina i s nernocnYm vydrZi? Jsou dva druhy pzijmu nebo datchodu.

Bud' ptijmy minulosti, nebo ptijmy budoucnosti. Inchod minulosti je to, co nemocny nebo poranertY v delal veera, pi• edeveirem, pied mesicem, piled rokem.

To byl dtichod minulosti, kterS7 umotml rodine tit a naiti standardni ilroveri. chod minulosti urnotnil postaviti domov, koupiti detem gatstvo, gkolni potteby, rodinne auto, zaplatiti lekate, potiditi televisi. Ale to byly pkijmy yeerej gi, ktere se ,postaraly o veerej gek. To bylo, kdy nemocnST byl -bine zdravSr. NemocnSr vgak leii jiz pat' 0-den. Se, tfeba mysleti na zitfek, na pfiSti tS7clen, na piTai mesic. Zde je budoucnost rodiny, budoucnost deti prig ti rok a rok po roce. A kdyt vezmete nemocnemu v gechny jeho fispory za minuly mesic a minu1S7 rok a take nadeji na duchody di ptijmy zittka, nasledujici mesic, nebo dokonce nekolik mesicti tohoto roku, ko se nemoc leei. Bez nadeje v budoucnost znieena je v nernocnem chut' k dalgimu tivotu.

V prvnifn tS,dnu nemoci nebo inazu byl pro nas ptitel na laZko upoutami trochu jako hrdina. liZelyt' on si sam' nemoc nebo Graz nezavinil. Ale za mesic nebo za dva ptarne se soueitne a s opatrne zasttenou vTeitkou: "A nema Josef tadne nemocenske nebo tirazove pojigteni?"

Nejen to se tomu sarni divime, ale nernocnST jiz po padesate opakuje sky mysli tutet otazku, to proe si jen 'heyzal nemocenske a Arazove poji gteni, kdyt mu bylo nabizene. ma pojigtenSi sve auto a plati $90 metal premie. Ma pojigtenY svaj domov, protole nechtel brati risiko, to by jeho residence byla znieena ohnem, ae pouze jedno staveni ze 1200 shotohoto roku. Mt dosti vysoke pojigteni na tivot. Ale ten nejcennej gi majetek, ten nejmene sta1Y zdroj prijm y, totiZ

Ve sttedu, dne 9. b?ezna 1955. schopnost pracovati a vydelavati, to si nepojistil.

Rozmanite mySlenky tahnou se mysli nemocneho, kdy2 tSrden po tSrdnu lezi v InZku. A nejsou to my genky ptijemne.

Tak mu napada, .2e kdyby bSlval od rodiny nav2dy odeZel, chybel by 'g ene, chybel by detem. Ale nebyl by biemenem.

Takhle jen lezi, potiebuje oletteni, stale vSrdaje. A budouci spokojenost zavisi hodne na torn, bude-li jak3i pkijem za tYden, za mesic, za rok. Tento problem neda se vyteSiti Zivotnim pojiatenim, ktere sarno sebou je velmi uZiteenSlm obchodnim vynalezem v oblasti osobniho a rodinneho Zivota; ale nejakSrm jinSim druhem pojikeni, ktere by nahrariilo mu ztratu easu a ptijmii, a take pomohlo zapraviti jeho vSrlohy s nemoci spojene.

Nedivno jeden velmi rozSifeny americkY dasopis vypsal anketu, totiZ Zadal sve etenate, aby dali s ynj hromadnSr projev a odpovedeli na otazku, "Co si pieji v aivote nade vse jine." Pti glo pies deset tisic odpovedi, ktere byly rortkideny dle toho, co si kdo Oa Vice nea polovina odpovedi byla od lidi, kteii chteli miti v aivote Ztesti a radost. Na druhem miste, ale v hodne menZi skupine, byli lide, kteti si ptali spokojenou a klidnou mysl.

Na ttetirri iniste byli ti, kteii chteli miti bohatstvi a finanani zabezpeeeni. Otyrta, skupina si piala sluZn Y ' a stalSr pkijem, a na patem niiste byli ti, kdo chteli miti kolem sebe milujici rodinnSt kruh. Te2ko je yZak udelati hranici a ureiti, kde ptestava, Ztesti a radost nebo kde zadind klidna a spokojena, mysl, nebo jak daleko saha slu gnSr a sta13-r ptijem, aby elovek citil finaneni zabezpedeni. To yZechno zda se splYvati dohromady a tvoiiti jeden dokonalSr obraz.

Snad detli jste po yest o pochlebniku Damoklovi, kterS.T v2dy jen vide]. v aivote krale vrchol Ztesti a spokojenosti. Jednou kral Dionysios vystrojil velikou hostinu a posadil Damokia na ptednim a destnem mist& Ne2 yZak bylo po banketu, zpozoroval Damokies, se mu nad hlavou visi teZkr met uvazan* jen na jednom vlasu. 8testi eloveka je tak nejiste jako hostina krale Dionysa. Damoklil y rne'd visi nam stale nad hlavou. Jsme dostateene pojiZteni, abychom meli jakesi zabezpedeni proti noble smeti. Ba zavedli jsme si Zivotni pojiZteni, ktere nas nyni chrani finanene, abychom netrpeli, kdy bychom Zili ptiliZ dlouho. Mame dnes takove pojiZteni, ktere nam ve stali pin nail stalS7 mesieni ptijem. Ale hrozi nam nebezpeoi, ktere se ustaviene opakuje.

Je to nebezpedi prodlouZene choroby nebo teakeho poraneni. Jestli nemoc je menZi a chvilkova, nebo jestli poraneni neni piilis teake, nebo jestli pobyt v nemocnici je pouze na nekolik dnn a operace neni 1)1.112 nakladna., stadi Uspory

VgSTIOK WEST. TE na vyrovnani field nebo elovek si vypomak nejakou pujalcou.

Jenie Damoklitv met visi nam stale nad hlavou. Zaznamy dokazuji, ze sedm milionu lidi bude letos upoutano na ko mesic a pfil. A zaznamy ptedpovidaji, se 28,000 lidi bude zitra poraneno a nebudou schopni prate po nekolik tSidZ nich bude 355 osob, kteii zitra bu7 don tak teace poraneni, se nebudou vice schopni prace. Co se stane s jejich Usporami, s jejich rodinami, s jejich domovy? A zaznamy natesti a nehod se opakuji pozittku, pristi tS7clen, pristi mesic.

Olovek si pojiAt'uje sve vSTrobky, vkchno co si nashromaZd'oval, svuj domov, svilj nabytek, sve gatstvo, svuj majetek, ale zaklad toho vgeho, svou schopnost yydesvou rnoanost pracovati, vyrabeti a tvotiti, ten zaklad sveho spokojeneho aiti a sve prosperity nema pojfatenSr. V Americe merime hodnotu a majetek jednotlivce dle toho, co vlastni. lekneme, se ten di onen je bohadem, skoro milionatem. To znamena, ae elovek si zahospodaiil tolik majetku, se jde to do sta tisic nebo na pul milionu. V Anglii meti eloireka dle jeho rodnich cltichoda, dle jeho iihrnneho peneZniho ptijmu v ureite dobe. V Anglii rikaji, ae ten di onen ma dva tisice liber Zterlinkti raniho dtichodu, tedy ne co ma nashroma2'dovano a z dello by v ptipadu nemoci musel stale ubirati, ale kolik ptijmtl plyne mu z rfiznY'ch pramend. My odhadujeme bohatstvi eloveka dle toho, co nashromaaroval. V Anglii ceni ekonomicke postaveni jednotlivce dle staleho ptijmu z riAznkch zdrojii, mesic po mesici, rok po rote. Male pkirovnani: v Americe odhadujeme velikost kade nebo nadrZky; v Anglii spiZe poditaji stab', pHtok vody nebo jak silny je pramen, kterSr. vodu dodava.

Nemocenske nebo firazuve pojiSteni je ochrana, aby pramen nadobte nevyschnul. Ale neni to Upina, stoprocentni ochrana, nYbra dle lidoveho reeni, "nemusi prget, jen kdya kape." A tea neni to ochrana pro kaadeho nebo v kaadem pHpadu. Aby elovek dostal jakekoliv pojigteni, musi vyhoveti tkem podminkam.

P •edne musi miti moanost finaneni ztraty. Povaleo a tulak, kterY je dnes zde, zitra tam, nikdy nit si nevydela, neinftae byti poji gten na aivot, protoae jeho byti nebo nebyti nema addnY hospodatskY vYznam. Jestli vlastnim nejakou boudu, kterou nemohu ani pronajmout, ani prodat, ani si na ni vypiljeit, nedostanu na boudu pojigteni proti ohni. Pojigt'uje se pouze to, co ma skuteenou hodnotu. Jestli trpim priltrai nebo mam souchotiny, nernohu dostati nemocenske pojiAteni. Take nedostanu Urazove pojigteni, jestli jsem dosahl ur6iteho veku, kdy me pohyby jsou pomale a neobratne. Za druh y,, akoda nemuae byti pied-

Strana 3 vidand nebo nelze se ji vyvarovati a pi cedem zabraniti. Nektere . ztraty jsou k odekavani. Mate auto. za $2,000. Po tiech letech za auto dostanete pouze $800.

Ztrata $1,200 da se ptedem oeekavati.

Musite si odloZiti stranou kaZdS7 rok $400 do tak zvaneho umotovaciho fondu,1 abyste si pi) tiech letech mohli koupiti. nove auto. Ale muaete si pojistiti auto proti neptedvidane akode, proti kradeai, sraace, shokeni nebo i gkode, ktere auto muse jinYm zpfisobiti. A za tieti, moana gkoda, proti ktere se elovek pojigt'uje, musi byti nejista budouci udalost, ktera ohroauje vetgi poeat osob. Jde o rozdeleni ureiteho nebezpeei na v g echny ty, kdo podobne pojigteni maji.

Vgechno, co vlastnime, je jrybudovano z nagich duchodu (pfijmil). lotichod mftae byti dedictvi, muse byti yYdelek, ae byti z investici. StalY piijem je hlavnim perem. Proto pojigteni nemocenske a pojigteni firazove zaeina, miti velikSr vSiznam v aivote ye •ejnem i soukromem.

Mame v Texasu zavedeno povinrie pojiZteni firazove pro delniky (tak zvane Workmen's Compensation), a tea zavedeno bylo povinne pojitteni Arazove na vefejnYch cestach (Motor V e hi cle Safety). Tyto druhy poji gteni jsou zakonem vymahane. Jenae nes/mime pfehliaet skuteanost, ae pouze patnact, nanejvYge dvacet osob ze sta je poranano pki praci.

Mame devet a ptil milionu pfipadu negtesti mane. Milion a etvrt je jich poranano v autornobilovem neStesti, dva ony pii rozroanjVch zamestpanich, a etyfi a pill milionu osob picijde k firazu doma. A neschopnost nasledkem onemocneni je desetkrat eastej gi nea nasledkem Urazu., Mali jsme Neinocenski odbor, ktery nebyl dokonalk ale byl to zaaatek. Mali jsme si zlepgit a zdokonalit, co jsme men. Nemocenske a Urazove poji gteni je daleko komplikovanej gi nea pojigtioni votni. Smrt je pouze jedna, kcleato nemoci je mnoho. A nebezpeal pii ruznYch zamestnanich je tea mnoho. Proto nekterSr elovek mute miti nemocenske pojigteni, ale nedostane poji gteni urazove. Co dnes potIebujeme je zajem, abychom si nag NemocenskY odbor upravili na zaklade zku genosti jinYch bratrskYch organisaci Aa se uktiae zajem, bud' v r:a.clech nebo v distriktech, mohl by 3e sestaviti vS,bcr z tech, kdo veal trochu rozumi, a rnohl by se prostudovati jeden nebo dva nebo i vice Wand. Ale na prvnim miste musi byti zajem. ( Olovek se v aivote celkem dvakrat muae octnout ye gpatne spoleenosti — bud' kdya je fipine na mizine, nebo kdy je moc bohaV.

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EST. TEXAS

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DISTRIKTU S. P. J. S. T. Grapevine, Texas.

Sestry a bratki: KclyZ uvedeny byly na ge distrikty v einnost, domnivali jsme se, 'Ze dle poZnatek v kaZdem bude nejakY ureitY program postupu ueinen a Z"e spoleenY'm usilim vgech distriktti vypracuje se vgem prospegnY plan, jak aspe gne dale pokraeovati.

Melt jsme na zketeli, Z`e mono eastYm Sejitim se vystihnouti, kde zahodno dohodnwiti se o zmene a o rio“/ch sinerech. talc aby na ge sjezdy mely promyglenY plan k uvaNyvani.

M!,zie snaha byla zkratiti nakladne zasedani hlavniho telesa a jaksi pohnouti tady k pfemY gleni, ktere zineny by nam vgem mohly bYti prospegne.

Zel, ze se nam nepodatilo dosud pets hnoidi na ge distrikty k sorteinnosti tomto naznaeenem merit.

MUZete sami poZorovati, ze distriktni einnost pov gechna jest uboha a zda, se mi, ze nevystihli jsme dfilaitost okrsku, nebot' pouhYm "odbYvanim" schfizi se mnoho nedocili. -- V na gich poraddch nutno hovoititi o torn, co zda se nam prospegne aneb gkodlive, co by nag postup usnadnilo, aneb co jej zdr‘Zuje. Rfizne nahledy pronesene mohou nas poueiti a vesti k za,-vedeni novYch smernic, novS/ch prospesnych zmen.

Bylo by na girn picanim, aby na ge pfigti distriktni schfize mohla te giti se nejen ifeasti sdruhn3lch kadit, ale aby i z jin.3-Tch distrikta na gich prisli navgtevnici a jokesvedeili se o torn, Z • e pracujeme jen pro zlepgeni pomerfi v na gi Jednote. Pliatelske styky mezi lady a distrikty velice by nam prospely, nebot' dosvedeil to zavod tretiho a pateho distriktu. • Abychom si uvedomili znovu nektere body nageho pkijateho pracovniho programu, chci. zde uvesti, ze bylo na gi snaMu a zUstane nadale: UditZ'eti zalem v Ra gich kaclech o pravidelne poradani mesienich schfizi.

Illedeti k tomu, by v gude kde mono byly zaloleny kluby inlade'Ze a domacich sester pro rtizne phtaNive zabavY. Pokusiti se o agitaeni ptedna gky k napornoci mistnich organisatorti.

Hlecleti k tomu, by v kahlem kadu byla zyStge,na eirtnost porddanim zabav, jubl1(j-inch oslay , vzpominkami na gich narodnich velikann, spoleenYch °Wit, svaeln, cletskYch programt a jinStch vice.

Illecleti k tomu, aby kaW na g fad mel praviclelneho dopisovatele, kterSi by nagi vekejnost seznamoval o kadove einnosti.

Illedeti k tomu, aby zpravy ,z distriktil

byly &tette v radovYch schitzich a o nich pojednavano.

Hledeti k tomu, aby v na gich kadech byl vzbuzen zajem o zrizeni ittulny pro nage potrebne stare Melly.

Abychom podporovali snahu o zkizeni pamatneho musea a knihovny pri nagi Hlavni fikadovne.

Illedeti zjistiti, zda by nebylo mono zyYSiti filevu star gim elentim.

Hlecleti k tomu, by zpravy fikednikt Hlavni Ult adovny byly clodane tigtene sjezdovYm delegation ptcdem a zaslane tadfun k prozkoumani.

Zjistiti, jakYm procentem se ziskanS7ch novYch certifikata by se mohla podpoiliti einnost distriktfi.

SnaZiti se dociliti, aby elenske poplatky k distriktu byly regulovane sjezdem.

Aby jednou roene se gli se fikednici vgech distriktfi i organisatoki k spoleene porade a vYntene nahledft.

Aby se hledelo vypornoci neeinnm iadfini v nejbliZgim Case.

Pkinalouvame se, aby byly zavedene rtzne nove vYhodne pojistky, jakmile jen tak bude moZno. Domnivam .se, ze mame zde dosti latky k pkemY gleni do na gi pkigti schfize pkipadajici na den 27. brezna.

V acte Ludva 0. Hogek, tajemnik 3. distriktu.

4.„ ZE SEDIVIEHO DISTRIKTU S. P. J. S. T. Karnes City, Texas.

Dovoluji oznamiti vsem radfun 7. distriktu, zo seUze 7. distriktu bude konana dne 29. kvetna 1955 pri. Floresville, Texas, u kadu Rozkvet Zapadu 'Oslo 107 SPJST. Dalgi podrobnosti oznamim pozcleji, jak se v gechno dozvim.

Koneirn s bratrskYm pozdravem Jacob Shortner, tajemnik 7. distriktu SPJST. --) 4 04,3 • (

ye stkedti dne 9. biezna 1955.

SIOVA.

Prfunyslovi inZ'enYki a delnieti pfec16.el ye Spojench statech venuji velkou pozornost automaci nove ra;Zenemu terminu, oznaeujichnu automatickou vS r -robustjerom.Pinevyu'Ztaomace by znamenalo, Z'e by lidstvb vstoupilo do Cry tovaren, kde by se v gech strojev:c.tch vYkonft dosahovalo 'Droste zmaoknutim nejake paeky nebo knofliku — "push-button factory". Teto nove prilmyslove techniky se easteene pouziva v nekterS/ch tovarnach jiz dries.

Pfivodni pramyslova, revoluce de,latenacteho stoleti portistavala v automatisaci, ye zmene rueni prase v automatickou pracl strojovou. Tato druha industrialni revoluce je zaInZena na lidskem chtmyslu, kterYm se nam poda,kilo pkimeti stroje, aby kontrolovaly stroje vS7robni.

Automace umoZinije elektronickSrm vynalezum iiditi celY produkeni system bez doteku lidske ruky.

Tak na pkiklad v jedne automobilce vlozi jediny delnik kus kovu do jednoho konce 350 stop dlouheho stroje, kterr pak automaticky prove d / e 500 samostatnYch vYkonft a podrobi vyrobem.'t motor inspekci — -v ge bez jakekoli pomoci druheho eloveka. Elektronicky mozek, pozilstavajici 27 mil dratit, elektromagnetick . ch a neseetnY. ch jinStch soueasti, kontroluje iyrobn proces od Zaeatku a'Z do konee.

Podle asudku inZerVTu clozna produkce zboZi automaci takoveho rozkvetu, americka Zivotni aroven vzroste na vSrgi, o jake se nam je gte dnes ani nesni. Cele hory zbo;21 bude mo Z s no vyrobiti za, cenu mnohem mengi nainahy, v krat gi dobe, levneji, a pit vy ggich mzdach. VSTroba a obsluha no“Tch strojti, jak.oZ' i prate v novYch prilmyslovYch odvetvich, ktera tyto stroje vytvoki, budou znamenati vice, a lep gi pitilelitosti pro pracujiciho el,pveka. NeZli v gak dospejerne k tomuto stadiu, mnoho lidi ztrati doeasne Schtize v jinych distriktech budou uve- nebot' stale vice tovaren bude jejich pro.kejneny, jakmile distriktni akednici usta- ci nahraZovati elektronickYmi kontrolami. A prate toto je problem, jehOZ stunovi datum schtze ye svem distriktu. diem zabYvaji se v pkitomnosti delnieti Distrikt prvni, 1. kvetna, Snook Pfedaci a spravy podnikfi.

Distrikt druhY, 17. dubna, Granger ) Distrikt tketi, 27. bkezna, Dallas, Texas Distrikt patY, 6. bkezna, Houston, Texas Ptal.

Peta,ek Pl'eskoOkinti matinky: Distrikt testy, 15. kvetna, `Matitt, je to pravda, le velblourti Distrikt sedm, 29. kvetna, Floresville tx>".„ tS,den pracovat, anit;; by se napill?" ) 40 (-----"J e," povidala, matinka dodala. zvY.Solida.rita v gech slo'Zek naroda je ze- :tenym biased-11, divajic se v mista, kde jmena pro malt' stat v teZkYch 'Zivotnich seal pan chot', "a jsou zase lido, kteki pornerech n.ejdfilelitejgi. dovedou pit celY tyden, aniZ by sahli na MUDR. Vl. Klumpar praci!"

Ihst ktm schfizA,

Ve stfedu, dne 9. lgezna 1955.

VESTNIK

WEST, Tkida H

PlnSr obnos certifikatu je vyplacen po dosakni 65 let stall nebo kdykoliv ptedtim v ptipadu funrti.

Vida, I: Poplatky se plati 20 rokft. rri ye forme premii. Teho g roku dostali obnost certifikatu je vypla.cen neinocni ze VSech pojig t'ovacich zdrojil po dosakni 60 let stall nebo zdravotnich d ye a pill miliardy dolarri. kdykoliv ptedtirn v ptipadu Padesat gest procent z toho vyplatily soukrome poji g t'ovny, 37 procent Blue Vida K Poplatky se plati do veku '65 Cross a .Blue Shield, a zbytek ostatni nelet. PlnY obnos poji gteni se vyodvisle plany pojigt'ovaci. plati kdykoliv v ptipadu innrti Vida M: Poplatky se plati do veku 65 nnes poskytovand ochrana pro ptipad let.„„Po dosahni 65 rokii stall, nemoci je vpravde rozmanitd. Jednotliglen dostava mesieni ptijen■ vec mile se dati pojistiti proti risiku kadokud Ny. Zemte-li pted 60 geni zubri po nejvagnej gi nemoc„ lety stars, dedici dostanou eerng pojigt'ovna zaplati za chirurgicke sieni ptijem do 80. vSTrodi nazakroky tteba ag 10,000 dolarri. Mnoho rozenin elena.

Amerieanri podili se na nevkdeleenem Vida M-C: 17pisova ochrana na 20 let, pldnu Blue Cross nebo Blue Shield, ktere ktera se zmerAuie, az zilstanp funguji mistne v kagde obci, a ktere plavyplacene pojiaeril na $1,000. ti bud' cele, nebo aspori velkou Cast vyPojieteni se vyplati kdykoliv dani svkch elent v pkipade nemoci. Zdv ptipadu urnrti dle klesajici jemce maize se pfidati k planu bud' jako stupnice. samostatnk jednotlivec, nebo jako Glen skupiny zarnestnancii, kdy g byl ptedem Vida N: trpisova, ochrana jen tern, kdo maji od SPJST yypiljeene pev3rpinil pilhlagku. nize.

• Nemocnidni plan obce, jakkm je Asso- Pet drohii certifikatii SPJST pro deti: ciated Hospital Service of New York, pod jehog ZdAtitou Blue Cross a Blue Shield Vida J-T: Doeasne pojigteni do veku 16 let, ktere se maize zmeniti na, funguji, zajigt'uje pojigtenci lri gko v nekterekoliv jive poji gteni pa mocnienim pokoji o dvou nebo o vice lri g dosakni veku 10 let, nebo gich 180-kachn21dtzarmndl pozdeji. dnri za polovieni cenu. Roeni premie Blue Shield na skupinovem podklade jsou Vida J-C: Poplatky se plati 20 roku.

Piny obnos poji§teni se vy$19.20 pro jednotlivce a $52.32 pro celou plati kdykoliv v ptipadu rodinu. Na podklade chirurgickeho plamrti ve veku od 16 let IlrAe. nu Blue Shield zajigt'uje se pojigtenci tmrtni pojistka pod 16 /et lekatskk honordf a g do $225. Roeni prestall je die stupnice. mie za tuto ochranu pohybuji se od $8.16 pro jednotlivce az po $34.56 pro rodinu.

Tkida L: Dvojnasobne trazJve pojleteni (double indemnity). Certifikat — Common Council se vystavuje pouze do obnosu • $2,500, dodatedne k jinerna certifikatu.

Vida J-S: Poplatky se plati 20 roku PlnY obnos pojineni se vy Ttinfict druhii certifikatfi SPJST plati kdykoliv v ptipadu pro dospele: od veku 1 roku. Do 6 Vida B: Dntivotni, poplatky se plati mesict, $250, pod 12 mesicu, do smrti. $500.

Vida C: Poplatky se plat/ 20 rokil.,Pln, obnos pojieteni se vyplati kdy- Vida 1-E: Poplatky se plati do 18 let stars' PlnY obnos certifikatu kdykoliv v ptipadu (mirth se vyplati po 18 letech stati Ttida D: Poplatky se plati 15 rokA. PhiSr nebo kdykoliv v ptipadu obnos poji4teni se vyplati kdyod veku 1 roku. Do 6 koliv v ptipadu mesicu, $250, pod 12 mesicu, Tkida E: Poplatky se plati 10 rokfi. PInS7 $500. obnos pojigteni se vyplati kdykoliv v ptipadu funrti. rkida J Poplatky se plati 20 rokft.

Vida F: Plny obnos certifikatu je vyPlnSr obnos certifikatu se vyplacen po 15 letech nebo kdyplati po 20 letech nebo kdykoliv ptedtim v ptipadu koliv v pMpadu innrti od veku 1 roku. Do 6 mesicu, $250, Vida G: PlnST obnos certifikatu je vypod 12 mesicu $500. placen ye 20 letech nebo kdy(dz) koliv ptedtim v pkipadu

Sedesat procent Amenicanii ma zdravotni pojiiteni Stale vice AmeriCanri nachazi ve zdravotnim poji gteni zprisob, jak se zajistiti proti neoeekavanernu a nadmirnemu vydani v pfipade nemoci, vy gadujici oeetteni lekatskeho nebo nemocnieniho.

Vloni ptekrodil poeet lidi, platicich si dobrovolne na, zdravotni pojigteni, 100 mihor), co g znamena vice ne gli gedesat procent cele populace Spojenkch state.

Nejvice lidi je poji gteno pro pfipad nemocnieniho ogetfeni — 103 rniliony; 88 inilionil je pojiAteno pro ptipad chirurgickeho zdkroku a 47 milionri na hrazeni lekafskeho vydani, kdyz neni tteba operace, Z teto statistiky je vidno, ze nanoho lidi ma pojistku, chrdnici je proti vice neg jedine mognosti.

Jak pozoruhodnk je vzrrist v poetu zdravotnich pojistek posoudime nejlepe z toho, ge jegte koncem roku 1941 chranily pojigt'ovny toliko 16 miliont klientil pro ptipad nemocnieniho o getteni,. 7 milionri pro pfipad chirurgickeho zakroku a jen hrstku klientri pro pfipad o getteni ykhradne nechirurgickeho.

Zdravotni pojigteni proti firazu roste mnohem rychleji ne gli kterkkoli jink typ pojigteni. Mluvei jedne pojigt'ovaci spOleenosti odhaduje, ze v poslednich desiti letech vzrostl tento mnohamiliardOrk obchod pateronasobne, a ge nejvetgi vzrrist je prave v pojisteni zdravotnim a lirazovem, najme pfi pojigt'ovani celkch skupih najednou. V letech 1952 a 1953 vzrostly premie, placene ternito skupinami 624 soukromkm poji gt'ovacim spoIeenostem, z $1.027 milionri na $1,260 milionri, eili o 22.6 procenta.

Jeden z hlavnich drivodri tohoto rapidniho vzrristu je fakt, ge smlouvy odborovkch organisaci obsahuji v poslednich letech i po gadavek takovehoto pojigteni, placeneho ye vetgine ptipadri vkhradne jen zamestnavatelern. Takove delnicke unie, jako jsou na ptiklad rnternational Ladies Garment Workers a United Mine Workers, nebo korporace, jako jsou General Electric a Endicott Johnson, maji vlastni poji gt'ovaci pldny zdravotni. Ctyry staty — Rhode Island, Kalifornie, New Jersey a New York — zavedly povinne nemocenske pojiaeni pro vetginu vkdeleene zamestnankch lidi.

Vedle 83 odbodek pojiAt'ovaciho pldnu Blue Cross (poji gteni pro pfipad o getteni v nemocnici) a 79 pojiWovaciho planu Blue Shield (pojigteni pro pfipad lekatskeho o getteni, chirurgickeho i nechirurgickeho), ve'nuje se pojigt'ovacimu zdravotnimu planu vice ne gli 800 rriznkch pojigt'ovacich spoleenosti. D ye &five zminene, nevydelecne skupiny prijaly roku 1953 vice ne gli jednu miliardu dola-

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ZCE\NOSTI DOMACiCil Rad Praha eislo 19.

Taylor, Texas.

Ctene sestry a bratti: Schtize na geho adu, konana v nedeli 13. imora t. r., byla dosti dobre nav gtivena.

VYbory podaly sve zpravy.

Na üëetni vYbor byli ustanoveni bratti Alfred Cuba, Frank Kincl a Ben Mikolaj.

Sest Zadosti o elenstvi bylo oznameno.

Po vyiizeni vgech zprav -otevteny volne navrhy. Jednalo se o zabavach a slay nosti pro tento rok, zaroveñ o- tfad rady a cvieitelky mlade2e, a viidce a evieitele "base ballu". Po dal gi debate posledni clvoje bylo pololeno na still pro prigti eas, jestli by se kdo o to zajirnal.

Na ge yYroeni kvetnova slavnost May Fete" byla stanovena na etvrtou nedeli kvetriu, totiZ 22. kvetna. Deveata elenkyne, ktere se zajimaji o tuto honoru, budort mit ptilelitost se dostaviti do dub nové schtize a bude se pro kralovnu volit. Jestli zvolime vice jak jednu kralovnu, bude take dobre, ygechny budou mit neco zastupovat a stejnou honoru.

Meli jsme teZ dobrou svaoinu.

V anglicke easti mam dopis,a eldnky pojednavajici o neeem, co se tYka nas vgech lidi, jak obehodnikia kupcil, bankeria tak rolnikti a v geho obchodu, neb jsme vgichni na torn ravish.

V lednu osm obeanil, advokat, banketi, obchodnici a rolnici z okrest Fayette a Lavaca zajeli na karach do Washingtonu, D. C., aby se ptesvedeili, co se stalo texaskym rolniktim baviny, Ze jim byl tak hrozne osev ubran. Co se tito muZi zvedeli ye Washingtone, &tete v anglicke easti. Zvite o tom vice a22 pozcleji, ale buclete veci dost dobte rozumet, a2 preetete ty elanky. Chti sorganisovat farmarske sdruZeni, aby nas zastupovalo v kongreau a v odboru zemedelstvi. Ptanim ygech jest, aby se dobri yildei a vYbory zvolil, aby nas spra yne zastupovali a organisaci dobte vedli, co Z mame mit.

S pozdravem Marie Svadlenak, dopisovatelka. e„ye • ( !tad Slovanska Una, Oslo 66.

Waco, Texas.

Mill bratii, sestry a ptatele: Zabavni veeirek na oslavu Sv a Valentina, kterY jsme slavili v sobotu weer, 12. Unora, se nam velice pane vydatil.

Poeasi bylo ptiznive a tak se Mentz a navgteynikt dostavilo dost. Sin byla 0kraglena srdeekami a kaZdY dostal srdieko s pismeny SPJST pripnute na gaty neb ka.bat. Illavni still byl pokryt krajkovYm ubrusem a dye eervene sulce se

Ve st'fedu, dne 9. bkezna 1955.

RADA

zlatYrni pismeny SPJST na jednom a druhe • 'Oslo 66 uprostted byla rozZata eervena svice a kolem byly misky cukrovinek. Velice pekne to vyhliZelo. Sestra Libbie Parma to sama vymyslela a vypracovala a te2 se postarala o hrY a yYhry.

Napted se jedla veeete, ale to byla hostina, tolik ygelijakeho jidla, co kdo chtel a co mu nejlepe chutnalo. Dva stoly byly tak pine, Ze nebylo ani stoly videt. A tech dortta kolaeti a cookies a jine dobroty, dobra horka .kava a sodovka. Vgem jak naldite chutnalo.

Po woai se hraly v gelijake hry a darovaly se vYhry, teZ bingo se hralo pro zabavu a ti co meli gtesti, tak vyhrali nejakou maliekost. Potom se odevzdaly tti "door prizes",_ prvni dostala sestra Emma Oe gka a druhou jeji d.ceru gka La Nelle Oe gka, a tteti sestra Janie Mazanec.

TeZ bratr Roman Parma Jr. fotografoval, bral obrazky v srdcovem ramci bylo s tim smichu a veseli dost, ale obrazky se yydatily pekne.

Ten samY weer se konala zvlagtni schuze pri niz byli nastoleni nasi novi tite,dnici bYvalYm ptedsedou John 8imeikem. Pti torn bylo hlasovano ohledne zdielitosti stavoni na gi sine.

Vgem se libil ten veeirek a zas musirne neco po velikonocich pkipravit. V gem dekujeme za neast a yYpomoc elenkam v kuchyni.

Na ge mesieni schilze se konala o tYden pozdeji, protole bylo o gkliye poeasi a nekolik Mena se necitilo moc dobte.

Schtize byla v Shady Rest v nedeli odpolcdne ye 3 hodiny 27. Unora a ptedseda Anton Mazanec zalaajil schitzi. Byl peknY poeet elenti ptitomen.

Vzdali jsme pest vlajce a Barbara Jeon Parma ptedlikavala. nam ptiprayila ' Sestra Emmna 08ka program ad mladeZe. Napted se zazpivalo nekolik pigni vgemi eleny. Pak Imogene Hanu g pteeetla ver g o YYznamnYch dun v nnoru, a La Nelle Ce gka pfeeetia o Jiui Washingtonovi, a Elaine Pieznieek pteoetla baser). "Richer or Poorer". Imogene Hanoi- oznamila troje narozeniny imoru a side sestry Rose Parma, Agnes Mazanec a bratr Ed Mazanec. Za.zpivali nam pisen "Happy Birthday".

Sestra Ce gkova se omlu yilt, Ze sè ji nedostava Casa zastavat idad co teditelka omladiny, tak jsme neradi pustili, ale museli nekoho jineho Si vybrat. Vybrali jsme Si miadou sestru Shirley Hanugovu a prejenie ji , vgeho zdaru. TeZ jsme ustanovili sestru Barboru Jean Parma, aby mega na starosti ten "Birthday Club". Este Ze to 066 dobte zastanou.

Prtrvodei, bratr Otis oeSka uvedl dye male holeieky, Elaine a Lana fteznieek, dceru gky bratra a sestry Alvin ftezniekovSrch, za elenky. Radi je mezi nami mame; pottebujeme vice mladeZe. Nekolik 'dent bylo nemocno na flu, ale je jim lepi. Asi to neustalene podasi ma s tim co delat.

Vgechny elenky se usnesly, abychom Si potidili elektrickY "Coffee Maker". A tak je musim pochvalit, jak pane yypomohly a po schdzi jsme poprve uvatily kavu a byla velice dobra. Hodi se nam to. AZ budeme mit svou sin, vgechno se da udelat, jen kdyZ kaZdY trochu pomtiZe. Pt-ti schtaze bude treti nedeli v eznu, to bude 20., 4a, distriktni schtZe ma bYt posledni nedeli v lateznu, 27. Douf me, Ze se nas hodne sejde v Dallas v ten den, a aby poeasi bylo pekne.

Po schilzi byla zas dobra veeete, kava, sodovka, pivo, a v gem chutnalo.

Nei- jsme jell domti, tak jsme se jell podivat na ten na g Linden Park. VI je tam navezen pisek. Prohledli jsme Si mlsto, kde bude sin postavena.11I se kaZdY tegi jak bude teplo a budeme tam zase jezdit.

SrdeenY pozdrav vi-em na gim vzdalenYm olentun a vi-em etoucim pfeje RilZena Parma, dopisovatelka. ) • 4, • ( kid Anton termak Corpus Christi, Texas.

Bratti a sestry: Nebyli jsme ve schilzi od listopadu, dnes, t. j. 13. tinora.

Nekdy i pH nejlep gi vial nerd to moZne. Meli jsme, jako v gude v Texasu zimu, nej yetgi letos. Voda byla v slepidich napajedlech po obe rana zamrzid. Dnes uZ bylo pekne sluneeno, takle se nam dobre jelo do schilze.

Schilze zapodala ash za 30 minut, ale bylo nas jaksi malo. Nage tajemnice oznamila, Ze budou mit odmenu pro devee neb chlapce, ktera neb kterY zazpiva nejlepgi eeskou pisnieku a to pti okrskoye schilzi. ye Floresville. Buda nekdy v dubnu. Ovgem, bylo i jine jednani, ale ptijed'te do schilzi a budete vedeti, o 'dem se jedna.

Ze to byl bratr Kleprlik ze San Antonia, co psal skrze nemocenske pojiSteni. Kdy2 byla loni na jate okrskova schtize ye Floresville, tazala jsem se bratra Kolihy, jak je to s nemocenskou.

Objasnil ji v torn smeru, bychom ji mohli mit, moc placeni nebylo, ale ani jsme staid. pojigteni, no zkratka, Mame pojistku pro nas tki u Farm Bureau a platime jedno sto dolartl roene.

Pojistka je pro obyeejnou nemoc i v padu zraneni. Kdy by na ge Jednota neco

ye stfedu, dice 9. biezna 1955. takoveho mela, tu by muselo bYti vice itfednikft, protote pfitomni by vice (lfadovani nemohli zastavat. Je je gte doba do sjezdu, tedy se milk ledacos ye schilzich projednat.

NernocenskY vYbor oznamil, to obe nemocne sestry ,byly nav gtiveny a site sestra Sacka to je , uz na torn hodne lepe a sestra Majek byla z nexnocnice ut doma, (byla zranena ye &Ake), ale zas chytla zapal a byla v nemocnici zase. Ted' je ale zase lep gi a je v domacim ogetkovani.

Ob6me sestram pfeji brzke uzdraveni.

Sehfize ukoneena, neb Sokolove meli take schnzi a potom gula govou yeeefi.

To se vkly dlouhou protahne, proto jsme na veeeti neznstali a jednak jsme byli doma at veeer.

S pozdravem na v gechny etouci.

Andela Oablova. ) Red Svaz CeehoslovanSr eislo 92.

Fort Worth, Texas.

Mill bratt y a sestry: Nage Unorova, schide byla hojne navgtivena. Ptitomno bylo kolem 60 elenti, cot' je rekordni a zaroven pote gujici, te vice elenii zaeina brati zajem na spolkovYch zaletitostech.

Po zahajeni schfde a vzdani slibu vlajce, jsme minutovYm povstanim uctrli posmrtni vzpominku za na geho spolubratra Lewise J. Langera.

Bratr Jos. Botik byl zvolen co mistopkdseda pro tuto schnzi, za neptitomneho Joe Jurana, ktery stale leci jeho poranenou nohu, ac je jit mnohem lepgi.

Nekolik elent a deti bylo ptijato do Pa du. Dalgiho jednani nebylo mnoho a schfize brzy ukoneena. ptitortmi pochutnali na Po schtizi dobre svaeine, ktera byla pfipravena na poeest nekolika elentim, ktefi meli v noru narozeniny.

Veeer vyhraval do tance na g vYbornY muzikant ha harmoniku, bratr Henry Langer a bratr Henry Luk ga mu vypomahal a pfi torn pane zpival a to same ty hezke stare Ceske pisnieky, at jsem se podivila, ze zde rozeny a v gechny tak dobfe zna, to same bratr Langer. i'fitomnYm se to velice libilo, katd9 byl veselY a pfali si miti takove ntatelske pobaveni a obveseleni easteji. Ale ted' mame dobu postni, tak tance a radovdnicy na chvili ustanou.

Sestra Anetka silhava se Pt tak dalece pozdravila a pti gla do schide. Te gilo tads.

Take Joe Juran s mantelkou pri gli na chvili do sine po schuzi. Doufame, te do pfigti schnze bude noha jiz zdrava, cot* mu vgichni ze srdce ptejeme'.

Pfigti Padova schitze bude, jako vtdy, drnhou nedeli v mesici, 13. biezna ye 2 hodiny odpoledne. Tak bratfi a sestry, dostavte se °pet .v hojnem. poetu.

Nedavno zde zernkel pan Frank Maly u

VESTNiK WEST, TEXAS svoji dcery pani Frank Kadleekove, v potehnanem veku 80 let. Pochovan byl z kostela Sv. Toma ge, po zadugni mg i svate, na hibitov Mt. Olivet, zo, hojne (ldasti rodiny a pkatel.

Pan Maly byl narozen v e es koslovenAu a do teto zeme pkijel kdyt mel 17 let.

Usadil se pti Shiner, kde farmoval, pied sedmi lety ptigel sem ze svou mantelkou a bydleli sttidave u deti, ktefi zde jit byli usazeni. Jeho mantelka ho ptedegla na veenost pfed nekolika lety.

Zanechal v talu jednoho syna Bohuge a osm deer, pani Marie Kadleeek, Annie (Louis) Belota, Emilie Vaclavik, Lillian Rice a sleenu Bessie Maly, v gechny zde.

Pant Josefinu Rotnovskou a Frances Doletalovu v Shiner a Anetku Rotnovskou v San Angelo; 22 vnoueat a 8. pravnoueat.

Vgem poznstalYm vyslovujeme uptimnou soustrast a zesnulemu dej lehke odpoeinuti, 6 Pane.

Tegi mne, sestro Horakova v Dallas, to jste jiz na ceste k uzdraveni a pteji Vam dalgiho staleho , zdravi od Pana Boha.

S pozdravem M. Juranova, dopisovatelka. ) • 4.

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✓ nedeli katdou prvni a tketi v mesici fad Pokrok Houstonu pofada taneeni zdbavu, ktera je pro eleny kadu zdarma.

IcaklY je uctive zvan. ✓ fiterS, veeer kaidS, Oden cviel se sborove zpevy dospelYch v sini tadu Po., krok Houstonu. Ochotnlci a hoste jsou vitani. Zaeatek v osm veeer. ✓ nedeli 13. biezna pravidelna mesieni schtze Sokola Houston. eleni jsou radar ni, aby se dostavili v pinem poetu, vadt ptedleha dtiletite jednani.

V sobotu 12. biezna Sokol Houston pofade jaternicovou veeeki, ktera zaene ,v 6 hodin yeeer. Po veeeti volna zabava.

KaZdY je uctive zvan. ✓ nedeli 13. biezna bude etvrtletni schflze kadu Placedo eislo 97 s obedern pied schttzi. ✓ nedeli 20. biezna spoleend veeefe u 6ulak eislo 165. Po veeeivi ruzne hry.

Vstup volnY pro eleny i hosty.

V nedeli, 20. biezna, bude podavana po chfizi u fadu Pokrok Dallas eislo 84 yeeeke, 00 centA za tat' s kavou a zakuskern neb jednu sklenici piva. 0 hojnou (least tadaji na ge mlade kuchaily. ✓ fiterj, 22. biezna hromadna schaze San Angelo, Texas. vaech Cechu v San Antonio svolana za CtenY bratfe redaktore: Ueelem zalo2eni Oeskeho domu v San AnRoman "Sedlaci" se mile velice libi. Je tonio bude v Memorial Hall, Breckenridge videt, de to bude pouene eteni. Vgechny Park, na pul osme veeer. Pfitomnost romany co byli ve Vestniku, jsem tada vaech krajanii vSan Antonio je 'Zadouei.

• ( eetla. Chci Vas potadat, at' jej uvekej)• 4„ nujete; nedbejte, k se nekteremu nelibi.

Z "PISNi KOSMICICkCH".

Ja jsem rozend zde v Texasu, ale rada Ty veene hlasy prorokii, Ctu vae, co je Ceske, dopisy, irvahy — nu ze take mrtvi budem, vge. nut ano, ano, vime to — Mnoho ptani a trpelivosti yam pfeji. my Sveta neptebudem!

Agnes 8imeik.

• ( ) 4, Co rozkveta, to odkveta, co vzeglo, zase chfadne, itad Rozkvet Zapadu eislo 107. a Zem i s lidstvem tozkvetlym, FlOresville, Teias. jak bile ride zvadne.

Sestry a bratti: Asi vite, de mame mit distriktni schtizi Vgak proto smrti myglenkou my srdce nezbodaine! nekdy v kvetnu. Je na nas, abychom urmy vytijem a dotijein eili den. Hodne necht' vas pkijde do a Svet u pfiklad dame! schtze, bude se nam lepe jednat.

Ut jsme trochu rozbirali v imorove Dfiv Sveta ptivod sezname schnzi zaletitost distriktu. a sil v gech tajne zdroje, Sestry, jak vite, mame vypracovat dfiv na dno easily -sestoupnem program. Id je eas abychom dali hlavy a seetem svettiv roje! dohrornady a neco Budeme uvadet nove eleny 13. bfezna. We'd tadnou, aadnou zahadou Na uvitani bude svaeina a obeerstveni. sve gije nesklonime, Unorovou schftzi jsme odbyli hladce. o nebes klenby nejzazgi Bylo nas tarn gestnact. Do bkeznove aby svYm duchem zazvonime! se to zdvojnasobilo.

Pekne nam tu zapr gelo. Farmali se u- My umfem, avaak drive si smiva,ji a me gVaci ter, jen aby to bylo hrob vysteleme slay 0 u Svet celY musi nad hrobem casteji.

S pozdravem stat s' obnalenou hlavou.

Jan Neruda (1878.)

Libuge S. Bayer.

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Ye stkedu, due 9. bi.ezna 1955.

VESTNIX — WEST, TEXAS

DOPISY A NAHLEDY CLEO dobti pracovnici a• nefinavne pracuji pro dobro tech tadil, ke kterSan path. Byla to eetna rodina (tu gim 12 Mil, ktere stall manacle Svadlenakovi vychovali ve veceeh viry 'a poctive prace. Neznala jsem je, ae pan Josef 8v adleridk, otec pani Sefeakove, pani Krenkove, pani Le gikarove a pani Rubie Holly, byl rodak vsetinskY jsem take ze Vsetina), a ba bieka Svedlefiakova poclaazela z Ho gt'alkove u Vsetina, odkud byla i moje maminka. Stall Svadlenakovi byli v tomtea star). jako moji rodiee, a zde v Texasu usazeni tu gim od roku 1881. Ze vedlenakovy rodiny znam jen zminene etyri dcery a pana Joe Svadleriaka, nejstar giho z potomktl Svadlenakovych, kterST 2ije v Dallas. Vgeclany, ktere znam, jsou dobri spolkovi pracovnici, jako take byli nejmladSi z nich, Frank G. Svadlenak, bYvalY mistoptedseda SPJST a mnoholetY' hen statni legislatury.

PH reef nom pan Le gikar prozradil, ae mu dochazi ua osinSr kti2ek. Nechce se nam tomu ani van. Jeho vysoka, statna dosud postava na to neukazuje. Hadali byste mu tak 65-70 let, ne vice.

Pani Le gikarova, postavy men gi, a z Legikarovi mai veliky domov, v nema jasnS7ch ji zati dobrota srdce. Nevychovali poeetnou rodinu, sedm znam osobne(mimo pani Kacirove) 2atlkterSTm vgem dali universitni vzdelani. ne z tech sedmi deti pana a pani Le gikaDva synove jsou pra.vniky, jeden je le- rovSrch. karem, jeden in2er47rem, jedna z deer je Tuto vzpominku ptipisuji vgem tem pani August Kaeitova, a o tech druh'Ych neVim; neptala jsem se, to jen tak jsem dobrSim rodieum, kteri at' u2 aiji na farpodchytila z fedi manaeltt Sefcakovych. mach nebo v meste, kteti sve deti, kdy2 Ovgem 2e deti ua maji v gechni sve do- maji nadani k rtiznS7m studiim, je v torn inacnosti, a sn2di se dome k rodieum, vgemo2ne podporuji. Kaade dit6 dospeaby vnoueaty pote gili dedeeka a babieku. lej gi ma nadani pro nem jineho. SITU je A kdy2 prijedou, tu se to velika residen- prepinen novSimi vynalezy. Skoda, ae je ce naplin veselim a radosti. V ge je tam jich tak mnoho, ktere slou2i k zahube vzorne uspotadane. Je v gude znat na vgeho 2ivoeigstva i pfirody. Ka2d3"T se uvgem pracovite ruce tech pionSue. platrii ve svem oboru, kdo dice poctive Talc pti keel u stolu prozradil pan Le- z_it a pracovat.

Odpust'te, 2e jsem se na to fume Lesikar ae pled dvema lety slavili manacle Legikarovi zlate jubileurn spoleeneho 21- gikarovSrch tak dlouho zdr gela. Ua nasevcta. Zajiste teaks prace na to roli zde- dame do kary. Pani Le gikarova jegte dene jim byla udelem vychovat eet- pravi, 2e byehom se melt zastavit v Aunou rodinu, dat jim universitni vzdela- stinu u gvakrove -- a ja mam zase ni. Co tu bylo starosti a te2ke prace k ptedstave "stoleeku, prostri se." Pan Settomu zapottebi, to pochopi jen ten, kdo Cak nic a mit' na dalniei, ktera sam to pro gel. Synove a decry za pomoci vede do San Antonia a kde nas u Holrodieri dogli svYch idealu nebo cilu, a jsmi lych netrpoliva oeckavaji.

Dorazili jsme tam p11 z'apadu slunka. svyui rodietim vdeeni za poskytnutou rno,.nost universitnilio vzdelani. Jsou to rani Holla na.m jcle ke kale v Ustrety a vkIstne ty na ge Ceske manly, ktere pra- velmi srdoene nas vita. Vyptava se, kde tteba i vS7deleene, uskrov- jsme se tak dlouho zdrzeli, 2e eekaji na cuji ni se ve vicm, pomahaji nesti to bteme- nas s veeeti.

Vchazime do dornu, pozdravujerne se s no velkehb vydani, jen studia na universite vyaaduji. Ale to radosti, jakou rodiee dalgimi eleny rodiny. Ovzdu gi celeho doze svYch zdarnSrch deti maji, se nevy- mova pane uspotadaneho cirri na nas milk dojem. S panem Hollym u2 se znarovna, 2adne jine radosti na svete. ' ' Man2ele Legikarovi a vela rodina S' va- me. Ptitonme jsou tri deery man2ele dIchakova byly a jsou zakladni bagtou Hollych. Napted se zrninirn o panu a paiadu Praha v Taylor. V gichni jsou velmi ni Burgin s dvema hezkSimi deerugkami, Dallas, Texas.

(Pokraeovani) Jedeme v Taylor dale. Sledujeme kris ne zorana pole, o yes je zeleriouekSr. Vjadime k velke farme pana a pani Le gikarovYch. (Pani Le gikarova je rovne2 sestra pain efeakove.) Man2ele Legikarovi nas ptichazeji ptivitat, a pani Le gikarova, projevuje radost, ae mne pozna,va.

Pravi, "Rada etu Vase dopisy." Citim se tam jako Olen rodiny.

Usedame ye svetnici u kamen je zima. Pani Le g ikaroya zmizela a za malou chvilku nas void, 2e ua je kava hotova. A my jsme zrovna po obede. Ale 2adne od volani. "Je to hotove, a pojd'te." A nebyla to jen kava se smetankou, ale k tomu take v35.teen3"). dort. Pani Le gikarova nas ujigt'uje, 2e nea dojedeme do San Antonia, nam dobte vytravi. Ja si v duchu abychom ua nikde nezastavovali.

My vime, ae to pohosteni bylo vgude podavane uprimne, •ale kdy2 dle lekate elovek ma nejakSr ch 50 liber ztratit — a zatim vas vaai hostitele v nejlep girn umysin svadi, a vy ptibirate proti sve vlastni Neni-li to pravda, bratte Sefeaku?

ktere prozrazuji spravnou vSrchovu ve vgem poainani. Tu mlad gi dcerugku BurginovY. ch, vnueku manacle Hollych, jste videli na obrazku ve Vestniku ze dne 23.

Unora, kde skupina krajane pod rizenim. pani Bety Leazar, Ala k vlaku ptivitati nail velikou umelkyni, Jarmilu Novotnou. Tara Lee, ae eesky nemluvi, se naueila Ceske ptivitani. Obleeena v eesk.em kroji, kte4 jeji matinka pro ni zhotovila, velmi pekne a zretelne nail umelkyni_ privitala, a podala ji kytici rah. Obe deveatka, mimo sve rnaterske anglicke keel, mluvi italsky. Jejich tatinek, povolanim in2enYr, byl vyslan svou spoleenost na dva roky. do Italia k stavbe mosttO a rodina tam byla s nim. Obe deveatka se naueila italsky i tamnej gim zvykilm a tancem. V sobotu pled sezvanSimi hosty po obede nam zazpivaly a zatancovaly.

A ted' abych se zminila o daliich dvou deera.ch manZelt Hollych. Byla ptitomna tea druha dcera se s yS7m man2elern, pan a pani Frank Valka, s rortomilou sedmimesieni dceru g kou Jo Ann; kt ptitomna byla sleena Anna B. Holly.

Po seznameni zasedame k bohate prostrenernu stolu a v gichni jsme si na krocani veeeti s vSrteenSfmi kolaei, speeialitou pani Holly, pochutnali. Rodiny se rozchazi do sySich domove. My, ‘2eny, jeAte pled spanim rokujeme o pripravach pro sezvane hosty, mezi nimi vzacnS7 host Jarmila Novotna. V duchu se 'LeAim na osobni seznameni s ni.

Osveleni merlin" spankem vstavame brzy rano. A ae ja rada v kuchyni se otaeim, tak jsem kuchatkam take trochu pomahala. Ale o torn v gem vam napsal sySrm schopnYm perem bratr Jaroslav Kleprlik. Udal i jmena, hostri. Jell ehei podotknout, 2e spoluporadatelka teto hostiny, pani Beta Leazar, plinesla "cheesecake" a pani A. Matochova "andelskY dort". Oba byly vYborne, My hi kuchatky jsme si odbyly nail "Aichtu" brzy rano.

Bratti Holly a Sefeak sedli do kary a vydali se do rnesta za nakupem, Ceho .bylo treba.

Kolem jedenacte hodiny prijela pani Amburn s man2eli KleprlikovVini, a tern jsme ptedaly dal gi vedeni kuchyne, abychom sly se plistrojit k uvitani navgtevnike. Prvni z nich pri gla pani Kalusova, s kterou so osolme znalne, ale nevidoli jsme se asi 20 let. Druha ptichazi pani Andelina Matochova, ptedsedkyne vYboru K.J.Z.T. pro postaveni Otulny pro stare lid). v Hillje, s kterou jsme se nayzajem rady seznamily. A zde u2 ptichazi skupina etyr dam, ktere privezla Beta Leazar, a mezi nimi na ge, vgemi milovano., Jarmila Novotna. A2 se nano hlava zatoeila gtestim, 2e ji osobne pozmWfoll,

Ve stPerlu,

Ahe q.

bfezma

a ge je mne doptano v jeji .spolednosti nekolik hodin dasu.

Je krasna telem i du gi, ztelesnene umeni. Je obledena s elegantni jednodttchosti. Jeji Atihlou postavu obepinaji pkilehave derne jednoduche gaty bez jedine ozdoby. Jen na krku bilo-derne ralky, zapestni hodinky — a to je v ge. V jeji blizkosti citite eistotu to jeji slovan&Ice, umenim napinene, du ge. Meta jsem Ptilegitost sedeti po jejim boku, naslouchat jejimu melodickemu hlasu, kterSr prozrazoval hloubku umeni. Vygadala jsem si od ni svoleni, jestli ji smim oslovovat "na ge Jarmilka". Odpovedela, "Ale zajiste, v gdyt' tak ja, to marn rada." A prod ne? V gdyt' bych mohla laSrti jeji mamou.

Zasedame k bohate yypravenemu stolu. Tu pani Holla vybidla pana Kleprlika, aby pled obedem promluvil. Bratr Kleprlik se ujima slova. 1VIluvi s vlasteneckym zapalern. Vzpomfna to na gi ujakmene vlasti, kde ten na g lid ()pet gije zbaven svobody ducha. Kolikrat ten narod proleval svoji krev za cizi zajmy, za svobodu politickou, nabo genskou i obeanskou. Otevtel pled nami obraz domova '— bylo nam smutno v dugi. Nestydeli jsme se- za sizy. Na ge Jarmilka vzpomina, vestby Ceske knegny Libuge: "Maj narod nikdy neskona — on hrazy pekla ptekona." 0 ke g by se brzy tato ve gtba Libuge vypinila, a my se toho doekali, co se asi za nakho givota nestane.

Obratili jsme list a pustili jsme se do vgech tech dobrot, je g nage kuchatky ptipravily. Vge bylo vSrborne.

(Pokraeovani ptigte) Baena Valeikova. )• •( Statistika nelie.

V techto dnech se kozhodl pstSr politickST pracovnik, 'g e se da„ pojistiti na givot. Prostudoval tedy v gechny ptirudky a prospekty a pozval si agenta.

"Bohugel, pane, ale pojistku s yam! neuzavteme," . pravil agent.

"A prod?"

"Uvagte piece, pane — je yam petaosmdesat let ... " "No, a? Podle statistik je pfece jam& ge v petaosmdesati letech je poeet ptipada amrti nejmengi."

Jedna

o Sokratovi.

Kdyg Sokratovi umlela jeho gena Xantipa, chodil filosof jako vrtohlavSt. 0 pohtttu se najednou pustil do hezke mlade bIondSinky a zaeal ji objimac.

"Ale, Sokrate!" napominali ho picatele, "takove veci se piece nedelaji na pohtbu vlastni geny."

A tu filosof odpovedel: "Lidi, ja jsem tak nat'astnej, ze ne vim, co delam!"

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Jiraskovy Stark povesti Ceske (Pokradovani) Dojati naslouchali Pra gane u ve ge. A kdy jednou shledli, ze s .okenka galate se. spougti 'prOvazci hrubSr,- platenS, Pytlik, chute a radi davali, co kdo u sebe mel, gro ge i drobne penize. Kagd5i myslil, ge zeman ze sveho travi. Nyni videli, ge mu jig zle. ge ptigla, na nej nouze. UrozenS, mug sam po meste gebrat nechtel a do vezeni daru nedostal.

Nemel jig nic, negli sve housle. • Ale kdykoliv pote zahral, kdykoli tenou rno gnu s vezeni spustil, po kagcle mu ji pinili ti, kdog dole poslouchali, penezi, nary, aby nemel hlad a nouzi.

Take nejedna milosrdna megt'anka, nejeden soused mu polep gili: podtigku pod hlavu mu poslali, lani gaty a jidlo i nejednu konvici piti. Za to hraval zastupu, kdyg se u vege segel odpoledne i v podyeeerni Bas. S utajenSun dechem naslouchali, a kdy g s pak rozchazeli, byl mezi nimi jeden hlas, ze tak jako ten zeman, nehraje nikdo v celieke Praze. Nevole, nouze naudila Dalibora housti. Za dne lidem hral, sobe zaeaste v noci.

Kdyg kralovskY- hrad utichl, ztemnel, kdyg jak bajeenSr, gedomodravr stin enel k nodnimu nebi, kdyg v belavem zasvitu mesice umlklo hougti a stromy v Jelenim p •ikope, zalehaly z temna kulate liege libezne zvuky DaliborovSrch housli.

Slzy byly v tech zvucich, touha po volnosti i vYktiky hnevu, tlevu . daly, ale ne syobodu, Pan Bah byl vysoko, kral daleko, a pani soucitu nemeli.

Dlouh3i Bas nechali zemana z Kozojed v posleze na pinem soudu uznali za, pra y() a tak o nem rozkazali: Ze Dalibor statek neprave v gatSr k sobe p •ijal a v torn statku byl; ge jest v torn neprave' a ne glechetne udinil proti pravu a tadu. Pro takovSr svaj zlST adinek at' hrdlo ztrati.

Tak jemu oznamili a nic nedbali, jak se hajil, aby povazili, kdo zadal, kdo prvni pachal ztejme bezpravi a tim lid pobou •il, a ge on, Dalibor, se jen lidu zastal. Ne g to prave u nich viva a htich.

A tak na rozsudku zastaii; den v gak a chv ili popravy ztajili. Tu noc pled ni aval se hias Daliboroldch housli naposled. `Z hlubiny pusteho galate chvel se a znel do tithe nodi, posledni atecha, posledni svetlo V ternnotacli trudu, a zmiral nad Jelenim ptikopern mesianim svetle. Kdy g Pra gane na,zejtti zase ptigli k'nove y en nezhledli platene many na nllIai Daliborova galate. A ve g byla nema. Kdy g se ptali, stung-li Dalibor, nebo co mu je, oznamil galatnik, ge ji g mu dobte, nebot' ge rano byl na pledhradi popraven.

"Ale ne gli z vezeni vykroeil," povidal

jeho strUgce, "srial se zdi housle, dival se na ne, loudil se s nimi. Pak gel statedne na misto. A tu poklekl a schYlil kadekavou hlavu na gpalek. Skonal sky, vette, jako pravY ktest'an."

Nejedny oei se zarosily, kdy g galatnik. to vypravoval. Srnutne se Pra gane vraceli a ohligeli se po tiche Daliborce.

A veg za dornem purkrabskYin u sad, ni bra ny hradske slove, tak po dnegni den a zachovava, pamatku negt'astneho zemana a slavneho hudce.

Boit soup Dale gitou cestu, vedouci S'umayskSrm hvozdem od Doma glic do Nemec, opatrovali od nepameti Chodove, lid jadrnY,.0, tugilSr, mysli udatne. Vesriice jejich: Lhota, Pocinovice. Kydov, Medakov, Thimadov a Strag, tjezd, Dra genov, Postkekov, Crodov "a•nynej gi mestys Kiel* ne kdy na samem kraji kralovskYch pomezm"rch lesu, rozkladaji se v ni gine i na vSrginach a jsou rortrou geny pruhem asi ge.sti mil dlouhYm podel hranic pti df17 legitch stezkach a plechodech.

Chodove, staroeati hranieaki, chodili po hranicich a dbali, aby sousede Nemet hranic nezteneovali, hvozd desk bez prava nemYtili, v nem nelovili a vabec aby se v nem pychu nedopougteli. V Bas neptatelskYch vpada hajili tech stezek a test, ptekopavali je, sruby pH nich staveli, zaseky delali, a bojovali ve vgech tech bojich a bitvach, ktere kdy v jejich okresu a okoli byly svedeny.

Dobrou dru gkou jim byla eekana, (bekan, dakan, na Chodsku "dekana", but a zbrari zaroven ze tvrcleho_dteva. Na adnim konci mel silny, ostrSt bodec, nahote pak kladivko s hakem. Bradlo nahote ag na stopu plechem a Meby hojne ozdobeno. Oekany nosivali za, rych easii mu gove genati, kdyi vychazeli za . slugbou, nebo do Bavor, do mesta,.na svatby, na kiitiny.) za pozdej gich dob ruenice dlouha a kratka, .za spolehlive, pak spoleeniky men velke silne .psy.

Zbrari nosili vgdy i za rob, kdy ostatnirn obyvatelam nakho kralovstvi zbrari dovolena nebyla.

Kdykoliv se desk kral ubiral jejich koneina,mi, vitali ho Chodove ye zbranf pod hlavnim praporem s-vrrn; byl a men na nem ye znaku psi hlavu. (0dtud jejich ptezdivka: "Psohlavci". Ze kaji misto "byl" — "bul"„ pfezdeno jim "bulaci"• ) Uctiv ge pana sveho po starb, davnem obyeeji soudkem medu, provazeli ho jako destna stra g horami pies hranice.

(Pokradovani.)

• 4 — Vice lidi se vy gine nasledkein cizi slabosti neZli vlastni silou.

V STNI .1C

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W T,TEXAS

Sto let Ceskeho divadla v Americe Loriske oslavy stoleti jednoty OeskoslovenskYch Spolkit v Americe vhocine upozornily nejen na toto vYznamne vYroei a pftsobnost teto nejstar gi krajanske organisace v -Leto zemi, ale poslouZily i k tomu, aby si krajanska na ge obec ptipomenula i dve jina, jinak fipine pomijena ba zapomenuta vYroel, z nichZ jedno jsme si ptipominali loni a druheho vzpomenerne v roce ptigtina.

Bylo to pteclevAim 100 v3'rroei Zeskelto tisku v Americe, bezprostkedne s jubileem stoleti spjate, nebot' prvni Ceskou kniZkou, v Americe tigtenou, byly prvni stanovy matetske sloZky jednoty Vydany byly v r. 1854 v St. Louisu. Podrobne jsem se o tomto yYznaenem jubileu eeskeho tisku ye Spojenscich statech rozepsal a dokumentarne je doloZil ve svych dejinach U.S.A. ("Stoleti Jednoty U.S.A.") ktere serialne byly uvetejneny v organu teto jednoty a vyjdou kni2ZDokone'eni -Leto price vy glo v prvnim eigle "Organu Bratrstva U.S.A." tohoto ro1: tt.

DruhYrn nemene yYznamnYm vYroeim, na ktere jsem p •i badani o poeatcicla jecinoty C.S.A prisel, je blizici se 100. vSrmei eeskeho divadla v Americe. Mluvil jsem o tomto jubileu v nekolika ptedna g -kachvCigu,jndaelchptstavenicla jednoty O.S.A. a ye schnzich 'Diamatickeho odbor y Velkotadu statu Illinois U.S.A., tak ve sch.fizich Vzdelavaspolku Jan Masaryk a. sdruZeni.

Verni zustaneme.

Odporaeoval jsem v techto projevech, . aby tohoto yYznamneho vYroei bylo vzpomenuto na gim ochotnickYrni spolky a DramatickY odbor jiZ loni se rozhodl tak ueinit a nejakou vYznamnou hra k poeatku eeskeho divadla se vztahauci v jubilejni sezone vypravit. A vidim z deniho tisku, ze v Chicagu byla jiZ 9. ledna, sehrana jedna hra na oslavu tohoto 'drat a to sborem Mora yske Slovaee.

Lee v oznamenich k tomato divadlu uvaden byl jako jubilejni rok let(Ani rok 1955. To je vSak omyl.

(Jos. Martinek)

Zen byl vesines z elem pftvodniho spolku jednoty Ve svych chicagskYch ptednagkach jsem poznamenal nekolikrate, ze vlastne ptesne datum prvniho divadla oeskeho v teto zemi dosud nam znamo neni. Tomag 6apek ve svem dile "Na ge Amerika" pi-ejirna sice datum, dr. Habenichtem uvedene, poznamenava v gak, ze neni zcela jisto, ze sehrano bylo v zail, 1856 a vyslovuje donmenku, ze inohlo se tak stat mane. v zati 1857. Pr es to soudim, ze nage vzpominky na poeatky eeskeho divadla pted sto lety melt' by bYt zahajeny v r. 1856, nebo ptipadne aby potadany byly v obdobi dvouletem 1956-1957, abychom se drZeli historicke skuteenosti.

Rok 1956 je totiZ nejptihodnej gi dobou k °slave poeatkfi eeskeho divadla i z jine jests ptieiny.

Toho roku bude tomu sto let, co zemtela jedna z nejzatnej gich hvezd eeskeho divadelnictvi, nezapomenutelnY dramatickY spisovatel, basnik a herec Josef Kajetan Tyl. Proe nespojit oboji a neptipravit oslavu vskutku dtstojnou?

Ve svych ptedna gkach jsem teZ nadhodil, jak volit postup k zahajeni oslav stoleti Ceskeho divadla v Americe. Odporueuji ptedevgim jako prvni krok svolani sjezdu eeskSrch ochotnickkch a peveckSTch spolkit v Americe! Byl by to snad prvni jejich sjezd za sto let!!! V gechny ostatni odbory na gi vetejne einnosti spravne organisuji svou pusobnost na pravidelnYch sjezdech, necht' jde o jednoty podpfune, nebo o Sokolstvo a jine spolkove fitvary, po celo zemi neb v nekolika statech rozvetvene. Jen dva fiseky byly zanedbany, tekl bych hti gne zanedbany: Ceske gkoly nemely sveho sjezdu dlouha, jiZ desitileti a ochotnici, pokud vim, se na sjezdu vubee jests neseli!!! A piece jak by eeskeni divadlu bylo poslouZilo, kdyby se nag e ochotnictvo, po Americe rortrou gene bylo aspon obeasne na sjezdech scha,zelo, sve zkugenosti si vyrnenovalo a naVzajern si pomahalo! Mnohe divadelni sbory snadneji by se byly snad udrZely a Prvni Ceske divadelni pkedstaveni ye nemusely pkedeasne zaniknout a existu,SpojenYch statech sehrano bylo jak uva- jicim sborfun by se pracovalo leheeji. di Dr. Jan Habenicht ye svych "Dejinach Dnes, kdy divadelni Cinnost se udrZuje C;celtu ArnerickYch" v sari r. 1856 v male jen s nejvet'Sim napetim sil, je tohoto wisconsinske decline Kossuth Town, ves- sjezdu zapotrebi dvojnasob. A jubileum niece s mad'arskYrn jmenem, ale zalo&- stoleti eeskeho divadla v teto zemi jest k ne eeskYm vystehovalcem FfSerem z Bu- tcmu pkilelitosti nejkrasnej gi a nejvhoddyne v Oechach. Sehrano pak bylo sku- nejgi. pinou nadknYch ochotnikt, kterou sorganisoval na toto pkedstaveni otec CeJak by bylo pekne, kdyby nage ochotsheho divadla v Americe Franti gek Mika, nicke sbory v jubilejni dobe 1956-1957 tehdy herec nernecke kodujici spoleenosti sehraly nektere z tech prostiekS7ch her, divadelni v Milwaukee. Prvni tadnST a jimi2 se bavivali nagi ptedkove v teto zedele trvajici sbor divadelni vznikl az v r. mi pied sto lety! Prvni hra, v r. 1856 se1859 ze Slovanske Lipy v St. Louisu a slo brand, nazYvala se "RortrZitY", druha, (1/

r. 1859) "Jeden z nas se mush ozeniti".

Jine hry to doby na eeskYch jevi gtich v Americe hrane byly "Pan strYeek", "RekrutYrka v Kocourkove", "Pan mistr Nitka" a j. Snad by se na gly v starch nasich kiiihovnacla. A kdyby provedeno bylo nekolik her. TylovYch, z nichZ nektere i dnegku maji co licit Nebo i zpevohry k jubileu se vztahujici jak v soukromem hovoru odporueoval sbormistr br. Frantig ek Kubina. • Mam za to, ze poeatek by mel ueinit a veci se ujmout ptedev girn DramatickST odbor Velkota.du Jednoty U.S.A. statu Illinois spolu a PeveckYmi sbory v kterato jednote je ochotnicka i pevecka tradice v teto zemi nejstar gi. Melt' by pozvat ostatni krajanske sbory ochotnicke i pevecke v, cele zemi na sjezd, prvni sjezd eeskeho ochotnictva pevectva v Americe, nejlepe v podzimku 1955 a to do Chicago, kde nejvice techto sbort). pusobi. A douf am, ze podnetu tomu dostalo by se, ba jsem jist, dostane se fleinne podpory nejen jednotlivYch abort, ale i matetskYch jejich teles, ktere svou podporou einnost iejich umoZriuji. Jsou to predev gim nage velke podpfirne jednoty dale Sokolstvo a D.T.J. kde veclle telovYchovne einnosti i tato kulturni prace je pestovana. PaslonZi to jak eeskeinu divadlu, tak ve gkeremu na gemu narodnimu Zivotu v teto semi.

V Tucsonu, Ariz., v inaoru 1955. ) POPLATKY NA POJIgTENt °linos poplatkft ktere jdou spoleeneho fondu na Zivotni poji gteni, je U.ZasnY. Marne ye SpojenYch stated' pies tticet pojigt'ujicich spoleenosti na Zivot, ktere kaZdY tYden plajmou vice nez milion dolarii v poplatcich. Loni vS'ectiny pojiSt'ujici spoleenosti, ktere vedou obchod Zivotnitio pojiAteni, ptijaly na poplatcich asi sedm bilionu dolarti. Ta.kovY obchod, kterY ma tYdne statisice a miliony dolara potfebuje a ma finaneni odborniky, kteri dbaji, aby 2adria Cast kapitaM neleZela zbyteene ladem, a aby prospech investici ptina gel uZitek stejnomerne kaZdemu poji gtenci, at' ma, sveho pojigteni za tisic nebo za milion.

— Bert Jaqua, Southern Methodist University.

• Zlocieji se vloupali do bytu znameho atleta. IrSechno meli jiZ zabaleno, jenom velikY pohar s napisem "Putovni cena", zustal jests ye sktini.

"To vemem taky, Franto, Zejo?" povida jeden.

"Neblazni, eloveee," povida, druK "to znain, to bychom museli tfikrat za sebou glohnout, aby to bylo definitivrie nage!"

March 9, 1955

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

OFFICIAL ORGAN OF SLAVONIC BENEVOLENT ORDER OF THE STATE OF TEXAS

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

MUSINGS OF THE EDITOR WE OFTEN TAKE TOO MANY things for granted. Last November, when the Texas Fraternal Congress held its convention in Galveston, one of the speakers explained td the listeners the rules of making reports Of lodge activities. He explained rather thoroughly the five W's around which the newswriter builds his story. To me, it was so elementary as the multiplication tables.

But to others, it seems to be a revelation, as if the speaker drew aside the veil of professional mystery and let the listeners onto a deep secret.

• • SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, I MET AN SPJST member from District One who told me that we should have so-called "endowment policies." I don't know what hurt me more; whether it was his ignorance or my reminder. I had to remind him that he was at the convention in Ennis' in 1932, where the endowment certificates and tables of premiums had been thoroughly discussed between our actuary Werkentinn and one of the delegates. He did not remember it, but he recalled that he was at that convention.

THAT WOULD BE YOUR ANNUAL deposit. Or it could be changed to a -monthly deposit if you prefer to pay Monthly. For this deposit, the SPJST will do the folldwing: (1) Guarantee that if you die, your family would get $10,000, either in cash or in installments, as you direct, or if you fail to make that provision, at the request of Our heirs.

If you direct that the sum of $10,000 be paid in five years, the heirs would be receiving $179.10 every month for 60 months; or $96.10 a month for 120 months; or $68.70 a month for 180 a oaths.

WE FIND MANY MEMBERS WHO DO not understand the various forms of certificates that the SPJST now offers. Every certificateholder is entitled to know, and should familiarize himself, as to his rights under the provisions of his certificate. And should there be anything pertaining to his or her certificate which is not clear, write to the editor of the Vestnik to have it explained without revealing the name of the member; or write to the headquarters in Temple for personal and private explanation.

endowment at age 65. It is my favorite far members of means who wish to • • WE DO HAVE OTHER ENDOWMENT certificates. For example, take 20-year endowment at age 21, one of the finest certificates for a young person who wants to save and have protection at the same time. The annual rate on this certificate at 21 is $41.05. If you multiply it by 20 you get a result of $821.00.

Fer the period of twenty years the member is being insured. It means that :the beneficiaries of the member, in the event of death, would receiv $1,000.00.

If living at the end of the twenty years SHOULD YOU LIVE TO AGE 65, THE of payments the member receives $1,000.SPJST guarantees (2) that you will have 00, which is twenty years of protection $10,000, payable to you in cash or in- and receiving more than he actually stallments as you direct. The monthly paid. income would be payable either for life, or for 10, 15, or 20 years certain. BeTHERE IS A SUPPLEMENT •ATsides, for an extra charge of small additached to every endowment certificate tional premium, the SPJST will guaranwhich grants additional benefits. For tee (3) that if you are-totally and perexample, take the 20-year endowment manently disabled meanwhile, the SPcertificate taken out at age 21. It has JST will make the monthly cleposit for a supplement which says: " . . . the in'you. sured, under this certificate may select either of the following plans for setAND THERE IS ANOTHER GUARAN- tlement, conditioned that the insured tee, Number 4, that if you find it im- at his or her expense submits to such possible to continue your deposits (say medical examination as the Supreme at the end of 5, 10, 15 years), the pro Lodge may require and direct: Plan rata amount due will be paid to your No. 1 - Paid-up life insurance certififamily at your death or to you at age 65; cate for $1,000.00 and cash payment of that is, if you had planned on making $576.31. Plan No. 2 - Paid-up life insur324 monthly deposits between the age ance certificate for $2,000.00 and cash of 38 and 65, but made only 162 such payment of $157.62. Plan •No. 3 - Paiddeposits, then one-half of your goal, or up life insurance certificate for $5,000, would be paid to you at 65.

376.00.

• • •

LET US LOOK AT THE ENDOWMENT certificate. There may be others who do not know that we have such certificates.

Let us suppose that you, at age 38, have taken out the maximum the SPJST offers, $10,000 certificate. Our representative explained to you that it would be the sum of $10,000 for you if you live to age 65, or the same sum of money for your family if you die meanwhile. And the representative told you that the only obligation on your part would be to pay $330.20 every year,

THIS CERTIFICATE, WHICH WE call Class "H", is only a little higher rated certificate than the 20-payment life certificate. But if the insured lives for the endowed period, it is the cheapest form of insurance. It is a savings plan, an insurance certificate for the family, an automatic reinvestment plan, an annuity plan, and trust service for the member's family, all wrapped up in one package. The money you deposit either goes to your family, plus a profit, or all comes back to you. We call, this certificate that will do all of these things ais

ALL SPJST CERTIFICATES IN THE adult class have cash values. The cash value of the SPJST certificate, in whole or part, may be borrowed at any time, The loan may be repaid, in whole or in part, at any time. This right is very valuable. Let us say that a member-at age 45 needs $2,000 cash and linds it difficult to borrow it elsewhere. He has $5,000 SPJST insurance, 20-pay life, that he took out when he was 27 years old.

He may obtain that sum from the headquarters without a delay, and he may repLly it at wIlL

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FRATERNALS % of popuTypes o f Organizations lation belong people belong to ing to each Fraternal organizations or lodges (for example Eagles, Bnai Brith, Masons, Royal Leaguers 13 "'port teama or hobby club 8 Youth-serving groups (for example PTA) 8 Social Clubs 8 Charitable and welfare organizations (actual participation, apart from giving money) 7 Profesional groups (for example medical society) 5 Neighborhood improvement associations 5 Women's Clubs 2 Political Clubs 2 Business or civic groups (for example Rotary, Chamber of Commerce, Lions 2 1 Community Centers Nationality group not classified 1 elsewhere Other groups 3 RONALD FREEDMAN and MORRIS AXLEROD, in Adult Leadership, November, 1952 Who said that fraternal orders were losing strength and vitality in the American scene? In a study of the Wayne County Area for the University of Michigan, two staff researchers ascertained how many Detroit persons belonged to organizations and what kinds of organizations they belonged to. Not including membership in churches or church-connected groups or labor unions, fraternal orders led the field.

The University of Michigan survey is all the more reassuring to fraternal group leaders because it was centered in a great urban center. Fraternal orders have long been leaders in smaller communities. It is exciting to learn that fraternal groups lead the field in a metropolitan area like Detroit: Perhaps this should not be surprising. Fraternal organizations grew out of the need for human companionship among newcomers, just off the boat from the old country or off the train from an older section of the continent.

What fringe benefits some of them developed, like insurance or funeral benefits, sick benefits, or prepaid medical care, grew out of the needs of a transplanted people seeking security in a new environment.

While it is true that social security laws and management-labor contracts provide these sorts of benefits to many among us, the need for human fellow-

ship is, if anything, greater than in the days when prairie wagons pushed across the plains. In those days the gaps between Americans were largely based on national origins. It made a whole lot of diiference whether one's ancestors had early come from England, Italy, or Poland. Today, except in isolated communities, those fences are quite largely down.

But new gaps between Americans have arisen, some based on occupations and all widened by the speed and impersonal nature of modern living. With all of their automobiles and television sets and factory assembly lines, people are more inwardl y alone today than they were on a wenei n frontier. Only the concept of fraternul pen, which brings together the factory worker, the plant manager, the farmer, and the main street businessman, can give our people the sense of togetherness they want and the nation needs, So the need for fraternal orders is greater than ever. People are gregarious human beings who like to be with people whom they like to be with and who like to be with them. They want to do things together that they know they cannot hope to accomplish alone.

Only the mentally unbalanced want to live as hermits, either in a small town or a big city.

To the extent that they meet this hunger for human friendship, the fraternals prosper in any community. If we are at home with people, and help to make them feel at home with us, our fraternals will never be neglected.

If we like people, they will like us and and want to join with one another as brothers and sisters in a fraternal organization. All else is a sideshow. That is the main tent.

To those who may have wondered as to the future of fraternal organizations in America and Canada, there go the words of the great medical missionary of Africa, Albert Schweitzer, who wrote, "Ideals that carry within themselves enduring worth will adjust themselves to changed circumstances and grow stronger and deeper in the midst of them."

Any basic human need will not wither and weaken. Those who need it will not let it die. As long as the fraternals fill a need in the lives of our people and a place in the life of our communities, there will be bright tomorrows for this organization of average people united for fun and fellowship and fraternalism.

(Editor's Note: The above appeared in the Eagle magazine and fitted so well

with the continued story of a fraternal such as the SPJST, that all of us should read it from time to time.) ) • eT,

An Idea In The Rough (Submitted by J. P. Nedbalek) _AK= Dear Brother Editor: In one of your weekly articles you wrote that you would like to see ideas and suggestions for the betterment of the reading matter in Vestnik. You said that any idea might turn out to be of much value; and you used for compari.::on, the diamond in its rough state, which at first is unattractive, At when polished it really glisten,.

Well now; my idea in the rough, if it could be brought about, it would be a great incentive for our youth to read the Vestnik. This is what I have in mind: Have a Youth Column in the Vestnik where nothing but clean and humorous jokes would be printed. (Even us oldsters would enjoy -them); and between the jokes print a line at random, such as "Be sure to read an article on page so and so." Care would have to be taken that the article in question is not too lengthy, or to be boresome, and not too hard for the youth to understand.

I truly believe that such a column would induce more young members to read the Vestnik. We must have something to attract their attention, something they would look forward to, something amusing. I know this to be true.

One day I pointed out a humorous article to my little granddaughter. She read it, and with her cheeks all aglow she said, "Grandpa, if you find more pieces like that one, please show it to me, please."

We should also try to get our young members to write original jokes and amusing articles and perhaps it could be arranged to offer small prizes for good ones.

I would like to see some of our better minds to write about this subject. I am sure that there are many members who have much better ideas, but we must bring them out and put them to work.

So let's see whowill be next. ) • 4 o( Winston Churchill once said: "If I had my way, I would write -the word 'insure' over the door of every cottage."

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Hart Tells Farmers 0 "Pitiful" Allotments The "old" Texas cotton belt that runs from Lavaca on the south to Collin and Fannin on the Red River "is being legislated out of the cotton business."

That's the conviction of 39-year-old lawyer Joe Hart of LaGrange who told what the organization he and leaders from nine counties have formed—the Central Texas Cotton Producers Association—intend to do about it at a meeting at the SPJST Hall in Taylor.

Hart, a law graduate of the University of Texas, is the president of the La Grange Chamber of Commerce and the attorney for the Fayette County Farm.

Bureau.

He was one of eight South Texas men who made a trip to Washington, D.C., to try to find out why 1954 cotton acreage went to West Texas, Arizona, and California.

'Hart is convinced that "power politics" in the hands of a state ASCS committee named by Secretary Benson is the reason for "pitifully low" cotton allotments in Central Texas—a conviction he forcefully documented at the Taylor meeting .

Cotton Dying Industry in Central Texas.

(Editor's Note—This is the first of a series of three articles by J. P. Hart of LaGrange, secretary of the new Central Texas Cotton Growers Association, in connection with the plight of Central Texas cotton farmers.)

By J. P. Hart Sec., Central Texas Cotton Assn.

A study of cotton legislation and statistics covering a period of some twentytwo years indicates that Central Texas and to a great extent the historical Cotton Belt States of the Deep South are on the way out of the cotton business.

To clarify this statement, it is necessary first to review the early history of the cotton business in the years preceding Federal Legislation, beginning in 1934. From 1909 to 1933 the United States planted from thirty-five to fOrty-five million acres in cotton.

As this production far exceeded the supply. necessary for national consumption and sale on the foreign market, it was deemed necessary that Federal Legislation be enacted to equitably regulate this particular field of agriculture endeavor. Beginning in 1934 and continuing to the present date, except for the year 1936 when the first "Triple A" act was held unconstitutional, Federal Legislation has been in effect, regulating the Production of cotton.

This legislation has had its underlying philosophy the principle that cotton producers have the responsibility of u-

sing the machinery of Government to the necessity of drastic controls to ekeep the supplies in line with demand in qualize supply and demand.

The end result, clearly and inevitably, return for reasonable price supports. is that Central Texas and the Historical In 1933, the year before cotton allot- Cotton Areas are being legislated out of ments went into effect, 40,248,000 acres the cotton business. ) were planted in cotton in the United The tragic truth has come about be-, States. By 1943, following ,ten (10) years cause of the fact that the Western') of the control program, cotton acreage States have gone into the cold blooded was reduced to 18,348,000 acres. business of planting cotton by the hunIt should be noted here that all States dreds of thousands of acres in the past;) reduced their cotton acreage, by a na- few years in order to "get rich quick" on tional average of approximately 48 per a price-supported commodity, without cent, with the exception of California regard to its effect upon our national ) and Arizona, which two states, during economy; and with a calloused indifthis period of time, increased their cot- ference to the rights of their Ipllow man, ton acreage by 30.4 percent and 16.7 per who have played the gamy fairly for cent, respectively. The State of Texas many years.

Contrar gYise, we of Central Texas have reduced its acreage from 15,623,000 aooked upon farming and the produccres in 1933, to 7,708,000 acres in 1943.

Because of the National Emergency, tion of cotton more as a "way of life" and the fact that the United States was than as a cold-blooded business.

It has been said that our greatest agcalled upon to produce cotton for the entire world, no allotments were im- ricultural asset is the integrity of our posed for the years 1944 through 1949, farm people, their sense of justice, their 1951, 1952, and 1953. Overproduction of willingness) to play fair and their faith cotton in non-allotment years required and confidence in the 'democratic prothat National Allotments be imposed for cesses. That the rules of the game can be changed after the play is made is the years 1950, 1954, and 1955. beyond their comprehension. That the This over-production of cotton particularly since the year 1947, was brought majority of the Members of Congress of about to a great degree by the fact that the United States could yield to pressure the States of California, New Mexico, for sectional advantage is certainly inArizona, and West Texas (including the conceivable. Our farm leadership, from Valley and the Great Plains Area, have the highest to the lowest, is aware that tremendously increased their acreage the future of American Agriculture rests plantings way out of proportion to that on the development, application of, and of the old Deep South Cotton Belt adherence to long range problems and States, including Central and East Tex- policies founded on the fundamental principles of fairness and justice to all as.

—and sustained by the Congress of the It is most pertinent and depressing to United States. note here that these States have inNo reflection is implied or directed to creased their acreage plantings with the our Honorable Congressmen from Cenfull knowledge that under the existing tral and East Texas who have worked legislation, allotments would have to be king and hard to obtain equitable legisin'posed, and that these States would ac- lation for the people they represent. tually benefit in subsequent years, be• • cause of the fact that future allotments to States are based on a five year prior "LAWMAKERS FAVORED NEW PROhistory of the acreage planted.

DUCERS IN NEW COTTON ALLOT, Without going into the Legislation as fyIENT LAWS it now exists, which will be covered in In my previous article, I referred to a subsequent article, it should be stated the fact that the Western States have in that these Western States, including recent non-allotment control years, tre- • West, Texas, recently appealed for, and mendously increased their cotton acreage obtained, special legislation which has plantings, to take advantage of the had, and will continue to, have the efquick profits to be made in the producfect of further increasing their annual tion of a price-supported commodity. cotton allotments in future years.

In 1943, the State of California planted It has likewise, and will continue to, 291,000 acres in cotton; in 1952, planted have the effect of decreasing the annual acreage allotments to the historical Cot- acreage increased to 1,470,000 acres; a ton Belt States who have for many percentage of 417.8 per cent. In 1943, years recognized the fact that an over- Arizona planted 204,000 acres, and in production of cotton would bring about (Continued on page 17)

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VESTN1K — WEST, TEXA6

Wednesday, M trek 9, 1975

REPORTS FROM LOCAL LODGES LODGE PRAHA NO. 29 TAYLOR As most members already know, Disthousands of acres at 2 to 3 bales per Dear Sisters and Brothers: trict 7 meeting will be held here at our acre which make the cotton surplus.

Meeting of February 13th was well at- California destroyed fine orchards to hall sometimes in May. We also have all tended, minutes were accepted as read. make acreage for cotton. This is a vital the arrangements for that meeting to Committees gave their reports, and six matter for the city people as well as discuss and plan. I hope we have a large new applicants were reported. the farmers all depended on cotton attendance at our next meeting.

Well, I can't think of anything imAccounting committee was named as business. Farmers wake up, think and follows: Bros. Alfred Cuba, Frank Kincl, elect good honest men to represent you portant to write about, so will have to end Ben Mikolai• and form a good organization to fight for quit for this time. But I wish to corThere were some lengthy discussions your rights and for the American way rect a mistake in my last report: in stead of Directors for Lodge 107, it is on various subjects such as the dances of living. and celebrations, youth counselor and Doctors John V. Blake and Boykin; so Sincerely, organizing a baseball team, etc. The -please correct it in this report .

Marie Svadlenak, Reporter Si, two were postponed on account of I remain fraternally yours, ---i • •I la. • k of interest.

Mrs. Julia Vaclavik, Repoifer SVAZ CECHOSLOVANU NO. 92 May 22 was selected as date to hold Fort Worth, Texas our annual May Fete celebration. Girl Dear Readers: SPJST' LODGE NO. 133 members passed 16 years of age that are Lodge Svaz Cechoslovanu No. 92 will San Antonio, Texas interested to wish to be elected as have its regular meeting Sunday, March Dear Members: queen this year, may come to April 13,• starting at 2 p.m. Everyone try to Since they selected me to report on 'meeting to be nominated and elected come and be on time our monthly meeting I might as well for the queen or if we elect more than All the members want to thank those get started. one . queen that much better. The pro- who gave the party after the last meetOur February meeting was well atgram will be arranged accordingly.

Mg for the refreshments, food and also. tended, however we could do a lot better.

February 24th the farmer's meeting on Bro. Henry Langer who furnished the Why don't you members collie out to the cotton acreage lectures were held at music. Those were the members who had meetings and visit with each other, and at the same time attend the meeting, the SPJST hall. They had 20 counties a birthday in January and February. represented here with the 4th meeting We want to wish a speedy recovery to then you will know what the lodge is held in the state. They are organizing Bro. Joe Koci, our auditor, who became doing.

We will serve lunch after the March 13 a cotton association to fight for our ill after our last meeting and was concotton acreage in Congress and Depart- fined to his home, but is back at work meeting. We might have some of our . ment of Agriculture. There are too many now. We are glad to see Bros. Raymond new members at the meeting to get acpolitics going on and our cotton acreage Hubenak, Joe Juran Sr., and Sister Ag- quainted with. Sisters, would you please was taken away from us and given to nes Silhavy in the last meeting, all of bring something good to eat to the meeting.

California, Arizona and New Mexico and whom have been ill.

West Texas and the Rio Grande Valley.

The San Antonio Czech Youth Club Congratulations to Bro. and Sis. WaltBecause they are organized and send er Strittmatter who have a baby boy, bingo which was held on February 13 at representatives to Washington. get also Bro. and Sis. Joe L. Rankin who St. Leo's Hall was a success due to the vthat they want, and us here in Cen- have a boy, Randy Ray born February good attendance.

So don't forget to come to the meettral Texas to the Gulf of Mexico to Red 15. Sis. Rankin is the former Mary Sodd.

River dependent on cotton for our cash Everyone remember the meeting and ing on March 13 as you may be lucky and get the $2.00 that is given away afincome consider raising a bale to every try to come. ter the meeting, and please don't forget 3 or 4 acres as good crop are cut down Fraternally, to bring something to eat. so much that we can't exist on it. Every Jay Dee Waggoner Sincerely yours, year the trend will be less , acreage for us Reporter for Lodge No. 92 Stanley A. Kalmus, Reporter so we have to do something or be legis) • 4 • ) • 4 • ( lated out Of cotton raising. At the rate LODGE ROZKVET ZAPADU NO. 107 "This woman says you tried to speak they are going said Williamson County Floresville, Texas to her at the station," said the judge, could exist about 5 years, Fayette and Dear Editor, Brothers and Sisters: Lavaca Counties with their smaller Lodge 107 held its regular monthly "It was a perfectly natural mistake, farms would last only about 2 years. meeting February 13th with president Your Honor," replied the accused young 'I here will be a lot of publicity on this Henry Sralla presiding. Minutes were bachelor. "I was looking for my friend's matter, but the speakers advised for all read and approved. Then down to busi- sister whom I had never seen before. of us give it all the publicity we can. ness and discussions we went. It was She had been described to me as a loveNext meeting will be held further north decided between members present to ly blonde with classic features, fine comas they want to organize thru Central have lunch and refreshments at our plexion, perfect figure, beautifully dresTexas "from Gulf of Mexico to Red River. March meeting. sed, and . . ."

The three series articles from Daily As I mentioned in the previous report, Press will give a good slant on the sub- and was asked to mention again and "Your Honor," said the accuser, "I'll ject and understand the lecture better. remind our new members, the lunch will drop the charges."'

We hope this will be a real farmers' or- be in their honor. So don't forget to )• • ganization for right for all. Capitalists come. And, sisters, don't forget to bring "Bob sure has a wide acquaintance." are enriching themselves while cotton some goodies of which we always have "Yes, I saw him out with her last has government support. They raise plenty at our special meetings. night."

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Wednesday, March 9, 1955

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Wharton County Office Resolution of Sympathy RESOLUTION To Head So. Texas WHEREAS, God in his infinite wisdom has removed from our midst our Group respected and beloved, 77,2,956

-PAUL j.

SABLATURA

SPJST Building Committeeman A Member of Cechoslovan Lodge No. 140 Paul Sablatura, Wharton County commissioner, Friday was elected president of South Texas County Judges and Commissioners Assn. which concluded a 3day convention at the Gunter Hotel.

Elected first vice president was E. A. Lyons, Harris County Commissioner.

Clarence W. Rice, Coma' County Judge, was elected second vice president with James A. Kirkland, Jefferson County Judge, named secretary-treasurer.

Over 300 officials representing 78 So. Texas counties have been in San Antonio for the session which began on Wednesday. Next year's convention will be held in Corbus Christi.

Among 14 resolutions approved by delegates was a recommendation calling for retirement plan for county judges and judges of county courts-at-law.

If approved by state legislation, the two officials would have five per cent of their yearly salary deposited for retirement purposes, providing at least three terms were served.

Other resolutions were: Recommendations calling for a simplification of the general salary system for elected county officials; removal of the dual methods of marking ballot sheets; and a proposal that state allotments for caring for mental patients be raised from $2 to $3 daily. — San Antonio Express. ) • sits • (

Mary Louise Nowak on February 17, 1955, at the age of WHEREAS, she was always known to be kindhearted and was ever conscious of her relatives, friends and associates, and; WHEREAS, we are mindful of the loss and bereavement sustained by her relatives and friends; BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, that the members of our SPJST Lodge No. 17 adopt this resolution as an expression of our profound grief in the loss of our sister, Miss Mary Louise Nowak.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution be spread upon the minutes of our Lodge, and a copy thereof be transmitted to the family of the deceased, and a copy be sent to the Publication of our Order.

Dated at Caldwell, Texas, this the 25th day of February 1955.

John W. Vavra J. H. Siptak Frank G. Mrnustik RESOLUTION COMMITT ) • 4 • ( RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY

Members of Lodge Cesky Prapor, No. 24 of Cyclone, Texas, extend deepest sympathy to the Raymond Kovar family in the loss of their son Curtis Ray Kovar who passed away suddenly Monday, February 21 in a very young age of 2 years.

And laid to rest Tuesday, February 22 in the Ocker Cemetery with a large attendance of relatives and friends.

May his soul rest in peace R. J. Marek F. J. Marek Ben Zabcik Resolution Committee ) • •, • After waiting for what seemed hours, the customer buttonholed the headwaiter. "Just as a matter of curiosity," he said, "did the waiter who took my order leave any family?" ) According to news reports our jet planes have passed the speed of sound and are fast approaching that of gossip. ) • st, • ANY PARTY, group, or organization Skill to do comes of doing.—Emerson. that gets into power should be taken out The only way to have a friend is to be of the saddle when it begins riding a high horse. one.—Emerson.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

CLASS M: Annuity Policies.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Cert. C 161 I'm $1000.00.

Death Claim No. 5776. Brother Ben K. Wiecker, farmer, member of Lodge Hvezda Miru, No. 33, died Feb. 5, 1955, at age 56. Admitted March 14, 1935. Cert.

D-184 for $2000.00.

Death Claim No. 5777. Brother Frank Knebel, retired, member of Lodge CeTemple, Texas choslovan, No. 40, died Feb. 10, 1955, at age 80. Admitted May 18, 1902. Cert. ADear Brothers and Sisters: 3764 for $1000.00.

Please, be advised that during the Death Claim No. 5778. Brother Peter month of February, 1955, the Supreme Mikeska, retired, member of Lodge NoLodge, SPJST, has paid death benefits clue by virtue of certificates issued to vy Tabor, No. 17, died Feb. 15, 1955, at the following deceased, brothers and age 74. Admitted Feb. 14, 1904. Cert. A1073 for $1000.00. sisters ,to-wit; Math Claim No. J/V 45. Curtis Ray Kovar, member of Lodge Cesky Prapor, No. 24, died Feb. 21, 1955, at age 2. Admitted Nova 7, 1952. Cert. JS ! 2066 for $1000.00.

Death Claim No. -5779. Sister. Aloisie Takats, retired housewife, member of Lodge Ennis, No. 25, died Feb. 18, 1955, at age 71. Cert. A-10920 for $500.00. Admitted June 14, 1903.

Death Claim No. 5768, Brother George Kovarik, retired, member of Lodge Neodvislost, No. 76, died Jan. 25, 1955, at age 84. Admitted May 12, 1906. Cert. A11110 for $500.00.

Death Claim No. 5780. Brother Emil J. Michna, farmer, member of Lodge Neoclvislost, No. 76, died Feb. 19.1955. at age 68. Cert. A-, for $1000.00. Admitted Dec. 3, 1905.

To the bereaved relatives of our deDeath Claim No. 5769. Brother Louis ceased brothers and sisters, the Supreme Jalufka, farmer, member of Lodge Nova Morava, No. 23, died Jana 26, 1955, at Lodge, SPJST, expresses its heartfelt age 66. Admitted Dec. 13, 1914. Cert. A- sympathy.

1831 for $1000,00.

J. F. Chupick Secretary Supreme Lodge SPJST Death Claim No. 5770. Brother Joe C. Strauss, member of Lodge Karel Ha yR)• •( eek, No. 4, died Jan, 31, 1955 at age 59.

Admitted July 12, 1931. Cert. C-1431 for $1000.00.

Death Claim No. 5771. Brother Josef Matela, member of Lodge Pokrok Houston, No. 88, died Jan. 27, 1955, at age 73. Admitted June 8, 1913, Cert. A-15436 for $1500.00.

Death Claim No. 5772. Sister Theresa Temple, Texas, 1. bream 1955.

Baletka, housewife, member of Lodge Steianik, No. 142, died Feb. 1, 1955, at Cteni bratri a sestry: „ , age 55. Admitted Nov. 16, 1923. Cert. ATinto se yam oznamuje, ze behem me 15518 for $1500.00. site imora 1955 Hlavni nra,dovria, SPJST Death Claim No. 5773. Brother August vyplatila pojieteni po na gich zemtelSich Dusek, member of Lodge Hvezda Texasu, brattich a sestrach, jak nasleduje: No. 47, died Feb. 3, 1955, at age 55. AdUmrti Oslo J/V 45, Curtis Ray Koval, mitted Aug. 4, 1929. Cert. C-986 for ditko, od radu CeskST Prapor 'Oslo 24, ze$1000.00. mrel 21. unora 1955 ye stab 2 let. Do JedDeath Claim No. 5774. Sister Veroni- noty pristoupil 7. listopadu 1952. Cert. ka Komensky, housewife, member of JS-2066 na $1000.00.

Lodge Krasna, No. 96, died Jan. 11, 1955, Umrti Oslo 5768. Br. George Kovarik, at age 72. Admitted March 3, 1907. Cert. na odpoeinku, od radu Neod yislost Oslo A-11200 for $500.00.

76, zemrel 25. ledna 1955 ye stati 84 let.

Death Claim No. 5775. Brother C. W. Do Jednoty pristoupil 12. kvetna 1906.

Amberg, retired postmaster, member of Cert. A-11110 na $500.00.

Lodge Pokrok Plumu, No. 64, died Feb. Umrti Oslo 5769. Br. Louis Jalufka,'rol4, 1955, at age 78. Admitted Sept. 6, 1925. nik, od radii Nova Morava eislo 23, ze-

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inrel 20. ledna 1955 ye staN 66 let. Do jednoty pristoupil 13. prosince 1914. Cert.

A -1831 na $1000.00. tmrti eislo 5770. Br. Joe C. Strauss, od radu Karel Havlieek, eislo 4, zemrel 31. ledna., 1955 ve stati 59 let. Do Jednoty pristoupil 12. eervence 1931.,Cert. C-1431 na $1000.00. tturti Oslo' 5771. Br. Josef Matela, na odpoeinku, od raclu Pokrok Houstonu eisld 88, zemrel 27. ledna- 1955- Ye stafi '73 let. Do Jednoty ptistoupil 8" 1913.

Cert. A-15436. na $1500.00.

Umrti eislo 5772. Ses. Theresa Baletka, hospodyne, od radu Stefanik eislo 142, zernIela 1. nnora 1955 ye start 55 let. Do Jednoty pristoupila 16. listopaclu 1923.

Cert. A-15518 na, $1500.00.

'Oslo 5773. Br. August Dusek, rolnik, od rndu Hvezda, Texasu eislo•47, zemrel ;3. nnoraA1,955 ye sl ari 55 let. Do Jednoty pristoupil 4. srpna 1929. Cert. C986 na $1000.00.

ITmrti eklo 5774. Sos. Veronika KOmenskST, hospodyne, od raciu Krasna eislo'96, zeinrela 11. ledna 1955 Ye staff 72 let. Do Jednoty pristoupila 3. b •ezna 1907. Cert.

A-11200 na $500.00.

Umrti dislo 5775. Br. C. W. Amberg, poStrnistr na odpodinku, od radu Pokrok Plumu eislo 64, zemrel 4. imora 1955 ye stall 78 let. Do Jednoty pfistoupil 6. zari 1925. Cert. C-164 na $1000.00.

Umrti eislo 5776. Br. Ben K. Wiecker, roinik, od radu Ilyezda Miru eislo 23, zemrel 5. nnora 1955 ye star' 56 let. Do Jednoty pristoupil 14. brezna • 1935. Cert. D184 na $2,000.00.

Umrti Oslo 5777. Br. Frank A. Knebel, na odpoeinku, od Ncdu Oechoslo yan eislo 40, zemrel 10. nnora 1955 ve stati 80 let.

Igo jednoty pristoupil 18. k yetna 1902.

Cert. A-3764 na $1000.00.

Umrti Oslo; 5778,,Br. Peter Mikeska, na odpoeinku, od, radu Nov Tabor Oslo -17, zenffel 15. nnora 1955 ye stab 74. Do Jednoty pristoupil 14. imora 1904. Cert. A1073 na $1000.00. trurti 6islo 5779. Ses Aloisie Takats, hospodyne na odpoeinku, od radu Ennis eislo 25, zemrela 18. tinora 1955 ye stall.

71 let. Do Jednoty pristoupila 14 eerVna 1903. Cert. A-10920 na $500.00.

Umrti eislo 5780. Br. Emil J. Michna, rolnik, od radu NeodviSlost eislo 76, zemrel 19. iinora' 1955 ye star' 68. DO Jednoty pristoupil 3. prosince 1905. Cert.

A -- na $1000.00.

Hlavni firadoyna SPJST tint° Yysloyuje pozustalS7rn po techto zenireiSch brattich a sestrach jeji nejhluOgi soustrast.

J.r F. Chupiek, tajemnik.Hlavni fitadoVny SPJST.

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Hart Tells Farmers Of "Pitiful" Allotments: (Continued from page 13) 1952, 669,000 acres, an increase of 232.8 per cent. NeW Mexico planted 112,000 acres in cotton in 1943, and 310,000 acres in 1952 for a percentage increase of 192.8 per cent Had all of the other cotton producing States done likewise, control plantings would have been mandatory long before the year 1950: The State of Texas increased its cotton acreage plantings by 48.5 per cent over the same period of 'time, but this increase was caused almost entirely by the tremendous new acreage' plantings in Northwest, South and West Texas.

Central and East Texas, the historical cotton 'section, has in the last • twentyfive to thirty years, reduced its acreage plantings by approximately 65 per cent; and for the period of 1943 to 1952, this section has generally maintained a level average of its acreage plantings. For an example, Fayette County, in Central Texas, planted 126,000 acres in cotton in 1928, and 48,000 acres in 1942, and maintained an average acreage planting of approximately 43,000 acres from 1943 to 1952.

It is not intended to be indicated here that any particular section of these United States has arty vested interest in the right to produce cotton; or, that simply because a particular section has been in the business for many years, that particular area should be given preferential rights. WHAT IS MEANTIS1—that the rules of the game should not be changed long after the participants have been playing. And this Is exactly what has happened in the production of cotton. Cotton has been produced in the Deep South States for 150 years, more or less.

It "has been produced and has been the principal cash crop in Central Texas for nearly a century. Many years ago, (long before the Western States ever became a significant player in the game, and before the boys in Northwest, West, and South Texas ever knew what a cotton stalk looked like), it became manifest that we, were over-producting cotton, which resulted in a constant lowering of price.

Realizing this, the then producers of cotton asked for and • received Federal Legislation, which in effect *established control over the production of cotton in return for reasonable price supports.

This Legislation was most equitable and effective, until these new players entered the game (after cotton production has been stabilized for years), and hogged the production of cotton in the

years when no national allotments were imposed.

The reasons for this were that irrigation was developed to a great extent in the Western States, and with a guaranteed price on cotton, these new 'areas could prdduce hundreds of thousands of acres profitably, even though their original investment and cost Of production was high.

It is worthwhile to mention .here, though, that had there not been asupport price, it is conceivable, and not inconsistent to assume, that these new producers would not have invested so much money, nor would they have taken the calcult.ted. risk of over-producing a commodity for fear of causing a drop in price below the cost of. production. I do not take the position that these new areas did not have the right to plant all the cotton they did plan, for the existing law permitted them to do so, bu my only position is that they should be compelled to suffer the consequences of their intended acts.

Now, "we come to the point, where the rules of the game were changed at the instance and request of the new players, to-wit: California, New Mexico, A-rizona, and the big producers, in Northwest, West and South Texa. .

It became necessary in 1950 tc , impose a national allotment, because in the non-allotment Years preceeding, supplies greatly exceeded demand, and the United States Government had on hand what was then considered to be an adequate supply of cotton. Under the existing law, California, was cut from its 1949 acreage of 963,000 acres to 586,000 acres. Arizona was cut from 401,000 acres to 280,000; and New Mexico was cut from 323,000 acres to 176,0C(.

They screamed like a wounded eagle, but as the Korean conflict developed, acreage allotments were removed in 1951 and 1952. In 1953, the Federal Government asked for a volunteer reduction in planted acreage and almost everybody in the Nation `looked out the window," except good old law-respecting Central Texas. The following named are some of the Counties in Central Texas who affirmatively responded to reduction on a voluntary basis: Travis, Milani, Lee, McLennan, Lavaca, Fayette, Williamson, Bastrop, Caldwell, Colorado, Bell, Austin, Gonzales and Hays Counties.

When it became evident in 1953 that a National Allotment would have to be imposed for the year 1954, our good and noble western friends, realizing that they would again receive allotment cuts un-

der the existing law, rushed to the Congress of the United States with crocodile tears streaming and demanded that the law be changed to protect them. Their contention, was that, since they had planted so much cotton and invested so much money in the last few years, they had a right to continue. They alleged in effect that unless the law was changed, they would all go to the poorhouse.

They did not stress the fact to the Congress of the United States that in 1953, there were only 1700 cotton farms in the whole State of California, and that their average farm allotment was 93 acres. (The State of Georgia's average allotment in 1953 was seven acres.)

Nor did they present the fact that there are in excess of 1800 cotton farms in Texas with an allotment of five acres or less.

The gentlemen witnesses from Arizona, including the honorable Governor, did not stress the fact that in 1953 there were only 8500 cotton farmers in -the whole state of Arizona, and that 658,181 acres were planted in 1953, for an average per farm of slightly over 77 acres.

Arizona's able representatives did not, think it significant that in 1953 there were only 1,300 acres of land in \the whole State under cultivation, and that simple division would reflect that more than one-half of this cultivated land was planted in cotton. Nor was stress placed upon the fact that in 1952, two counties in Arizona, namely Maricopa and Final, planted 243,000 acres and 250,000 respectively, or a total of 493,000 acres of the entire State's allotment of 632,000 ! acres. (If Central Texas had had an average farm allotment of all her 93 acres or 77 acres, in the last few years, 1 respectfully submit that there might be a few Cadilacs on the farms instead of unpaid farm debts in our banks.

The results of the hearings before the Agricultural Committee of Congress in June and July of 1953 will be discussed in my next article, but it will suffice to say now that our western friends were successful in obtaining sectional advantage in the subsequent amendment to the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938. "That the rules of the game can be changed after the play is made is beyond our comprehension." THEY WERE! "That the majority of the Members of the. Congress of the United States could yield to pressure for sectional 'advantage is certainly inconceivable."

THEY DID! (Continued on page 18),

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(Continued from page 17) "Lack Of Vigilenee Costly" COTTON "A WAY OF LIFE" TO LN-TEXANS this final article, it ,,must be admitted that . the Agricultural Adj ostment 44, as it effected the cotton program ini ,,1953, was in dire of amendineRt i: but not in the manner proposed by.; the Western States.., •;(4t. has had the unintended effect over the year: of encouraging producers to .innrease. acreage • plantings in .non-allotwent years, because , of the -supportpriee.

The application of the law H - alse has had the unjust effect of ,tending to favor. those who over-planted cotton in nonallorent years, for the 'reason that allotments to States are' based on the previom five ∎ ear history of .acreage .;;;The resulting effect has beeT1 to leg'jsloate those who adhered to the . orig;iinal:?spirit and intent of the law out of the production of cotton, and to favor those who abused the law, , and who, for selfish interestS, planted cotton by the ,thoUSands upon thousands , of acres.

4SeVeral of our western friends even he-td • the audacity to suggest to the Con4r6ssiOnal Committee in the hearings in 1953, before mentioned, that since the trend of cotton production was to the West, the West was entitled to more cot On this point, one of the witnesses from West Texas, and incidentally a iiteniber of the Texas Legislature who had only been planting cotton since 1949, and who only had 1,000 acres in Cultivation in 1953, was crying to the OngireSs that he was being legislated of the cotton business.

In the final analysis, even though the old Cotton Belt States representing apprO,.itiniately 1,500,000 cotton farms, artilect=dong and ably against: the stand -taken by the. Western States for an amendment of the law favorable to our western friends, the minority prevailed; As a result of this amendment which was finally pasSed, :j setting the National AAiliotment for 1954 at twenty-one millfoii the Congress provided thatin = addition to this •Nationat.Allotment, 315,000 extra acres should be prorated. as follows: one-half ( 1/2 ) to the State of -Arizona, California and New Mexico, and one-half ( 1/2 ) to the other' States.' So that these three (3) Western States, which „plant; only 6.4 percent of the national ia„ereage allotment, received 157,000 acres which polon, and the "other: plant the remaining 93-6 percent re-

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ceived a like 157,500 acres. This reminds the writer of the old story one rabbit, one horse: we got the rabbit.

I would like to continue to ramble about the injustice of our present law, but I win simply asert the obvious conclusion, that power politics and the big business interests, took us to the cleaners.

The State of Texas plants approximately 41 percent of the National Acreage Allotment. For, we in Central Texas, who rely upon cotton as our principle cash income, have diversified by going into ether fields of agricutural endeavor, in order to hold down our cotton production.

The Department of Agriculture has recommended this, and we have acted accordingly, Because we have done so, the socalled trend of cotton production has gone west to our friends who have refused to d i versifYi and who will, therelore. continue to get more and more cotton in future years.

We have only recently learned that the Department of Agriculture or our State A.S.C. Committee, who are appointed by Secretary of Agriculture Benson, seem to think that we should be Legislated out of the cotton business.

By way '3.1 explanation, representatives of Fayette and Lavaca Counties, including the writer, went to Wastlington in January, of this year to appear before the Sub-Committee on Cotton of the House of Representatives to ask for emergency legislation to increase our 1955 cotton allotments, to recommend a change in the Basic Law to prevent future inequitie s, and to offer testimony of our critical financial condition in Central Texas as a direct result of the reduction in cotton allotments.

the 62.5 percent which went for "upward trend", or 475,805 acres, Fayette County, for example, got 325 acres. AGAIN WE GOT THE RABBIT. The great majority went to the big producers in Northwest. West and South Texas. This State Committee must have determined that this State Reserve was intended to be used to increase hardship and inequities rather than to decrease them, for that is exactly what they did. They used it further to legislate us out of the cotton business.

The National Administration of the A. S. C. in Washington and his associates, indicated that this was their interpretation of the law, but several of the able Members of the Agricultural 'Committee, who wrote the law unequivocably stated to the writer and other witnesses appearing before the Committee that the word trend should have been interpreted to prevent hardships and inequities. The result of the State A. S. C. Commitee's interpretation was to send more and more of Central Texas to our western producers.

I want to sincerely state, that the Members of the Congressional Committee received us most cordially and listened most attentively to our plea. They were, in my opinion, most sympathetic to our cause, and I submit that this statement is borne out by the fact that there is a Bill now on the floor of Congress, which, if enacted, will alleviate our present hardship to some degree.

The only regrettable fact is that this Congressional Committee is not the majority of Congress.

It is mandatory, therefore, that we in Central Texas join hands in the fight to regain our rightful share of cotton. Because we have not been vigilant, we have been the subject of discrimination, and We had been informed, before leaving, deceit. that the State allotment for 1955 had And I most earnestly submit that this been set at 7,612,779 acres. We had also been informed that our State A.S.C. is just the problem of the cotton farmer Committee had distributed the 10 percent in Central Texas and the Historical Reserve, or 761,000 acres, to the State in Cotton Belt. States. It is the problem of the following manner: (1) For "trends," every citizen in this great section of '62.5 percent; (2) abnormal conditions, these United States, for it has long been none; (3) for adjustment of small farm a recognized fact that your Nation goes allotments (15.0 acres or less) 16.215 per- as the farmer goes. In this connection, cent (4) for "new" farm cotton allot- official figures indicate that farmers ments, 2,7 percent; and (5) to assist in retained a net income of only 36 1/2 perthe correction • of inequities and hard- cent of their 1953 gross farm income.

This is the smallest percentage for ships, 185 percent; and this was the main reason we went to Washington. any year since the peak of the DepresThis Honorable State Committee and sion period in 1932. Net income of Amerthe Agriculture Department evidently, ica's Farmers in 1953 was 5 percent beconstrued, the word "trend" to mean low that of the previous year, and 19 "upward" rather than "downward," but percent below the 1951 level. This would it should be pointed out that the law it- indicate that the word "Trend" assumes (Continued on page 20) self does not state either direction. Of

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FROM REPRESENTATIVE TALASEK Have you ever wondered how old the milk is you drink?

Rep resentative Reuben Talasek of Bell County would solve this problem with his House Bill 606 which would require that all milk . or milk products offered for sale in this State be plainly labeled "pasteurized", if it is pasteurized, and the date of pasteurization.

The name and address of the plant where the milk was pasteurized would be required, also the name and address of the plant where it was placed into retail containers, if it is not the same as the pasteurizing plant. If the milk or milk product is made up of parts which were pasteurized on different dates, the earliest date of pasteurization of any part would be shown on the container.

If the pasteurization was done by anyone other than the party putting it on the market, the party which places it in the retail container will be required to obtain a certificate from the pasteurizer stating the date on which the milk or milk products was pasteurized. These certificates would be kept on file for a period of one year subject to the inspection by the State Health Officer and his representatives at all reasonable times.

The sale of repasteurized milk or milk products in this State should be prohibited.

The State Health Officer and his representatives would be authorized, under this bill, to enter any establishment where milk or milk products are stored, pasteurized, placed in containers, distributed, or sold, for the purpose of determining whether this law is being complied with.

The penalty for violation of this act is a fine of not less than $25.00 nor more than $200.00 The sale of each container, or possession with intent to sell, in violation of this act would constitute a separate offense.

Mr. Talasek says that the fact that a substantial part of the milk sold in Texas has been produced and pasteurized a considerable length of time before it is sold to consumers; the fact that medical investigation indicates that consumption of stale milk may produce serious consequences; and the fact that consumers should be informed of the age of the milk and milk products which they buy create an emergency and that the law become operative thirty days after its passage.

PROCEDURE FOR PASSING A BILL IN ly. Many good bills are defeated by parTHE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES liamentary maneuvers. It takes a long

Since Representative R. D. Talasek has found that many individuals have little or no knowledge as to how a bill becomes law in our State Legislature, he thcught it would be enlightening to describe the procedure to you ,. Here is how our laws are made: First a member of the legislature introduces a bill. The Chief Cleric numbers the bill. The Reading Clerk reads the contents of the bill to the House of Reprsentatives. This constitutes the first reading of the bill.

The Speaker of the House then refers the bill to the proper committee for review and study. There are forty-three (43) standing committees, made up of members of the House, appointed by the Speaker. The committee then sets up a date for a public hearing if the bill is a controversial one and a public hearing is requested, otherwise the committee meets to consider the bill. Each committee is supposed to report on all bills referred to it, but this is not always done.

A committee may report a bill favorable, unfavorable or undecided.

Bills reported out of committee and ordered printed are taken up in the order in which they were introduced and read for the second time. It is at this time that a bill gets its real consideration before the House. The bill at this time is discussed. If the bill passes a second reading, it is ordered engrossed, which simply means that the bill is recopied with any amendments that have been added to the original bill.

Now the bill is up for a third reading.

If it receives a majority vote, it is passed and ready to be sent to the Senate.

When the bill is received by the Senate, it follows substantially the same procedure there as in the House. If the bill passes without change in the Senate, and has been signed by both presiding officers of both Houses, it is*then sent to the Governor.

The Governor has ten days, exclusive of Sundays, in which to veto (refuse to approve) or sign the bill. If the governor vetoes a bill, it takes two-thirds majority vote in both houses to override the veto. The bill then becomes law ninety days after the adjournment of the session.

There were approximately 2,000 bills introduced during the last regular session of the legislature—only about 400 became laws—less than one fourth. There are fourteen or fifteen ways to kill a bill and these methods are used frequent-

time to learn the ropes on parliamentary procedure, and a member must' work hard on learning the rules of the House.

In conclusion, Representative Talasek again extends his personal invitation to each of you to visit the Capital In Austin to see for yourself the State government in operation. He also wishes to remind you to write your elected representatives, they are anxious to, know your views on bills before the legislature. You may write Representative R. D. Talasek, 5House of Representatives, Austin, Texas.

WHERE TO GO TWICE A MONTH: Sunday—Every first and third' Sunday of each month Lodge Pokrok,Ileuston No. 88 sponsors a dance. Everyone is invited and members are admitted SUNDAY

FREE.

TUESDAY EACH WEEK: Every Tuesday, until further .notice, at 8 p.m. chorus singing practice will be held. Any one interested is welcome at Lodge Pokrok Houston No. 1140 Robbie.

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

SUNDAY MARCH 13:

Placedo Lodge No. 97 will have 0, 111ncheon preceding its regular quarterly meeting.

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

SUNDAY, MARCH 20: At Lodge Pokrok Dallas No. 84,; supper after the meeting, 60 cents a plate with beer. coffee and pastry or a glass Our young cooks will be pleased tc t Welcome you.

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TUESDAY MARCH 22: A rally of all Czech citizens to establish a Czech center in San Antonio will be held in the Memorial Hall, Breckenridge Park, at 7:30 p.m. Everybody is invited.

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Senator Strauss' Column '0 THE PEOPLE OF THE 15TH SENATORIAL DISTRICT: On Thursday of this week I drove to ,San Antonio where I was one of the speakers on the program at the Convention of the South Texas County Judges and Commissioners. This association is composed of 67 South Texas counties and includes our 'area of the State. It was most worthwhile to get the views and ideas of the judges and commissioners on various legislative matters We have many bills dealing with the operation of county government and the judges and commissioners are very familiar with these needs.

Our Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence approved a bill this week which would regulate fireworks in Texas. The bill would not abolish them all tbgether but would place strict controls over the manufacture and sale of fireworks. It would also limit the sizes so as to abolish the powerful kind. Under the proposal the State Fire Insurance Commission and local Fire Marshals would be given more authority to ciit',orce the law governing fireworks.

After a lengthy hearing our State Affairs Committee approved a bill, by a one-vote majority, which would permit the 16 State Senior Colleges of Texas to levy a $20.00 per semester student activity fee on each of their students. At the esent time the payment of this fee is optional with the individual student.

We also had a: rather long hearing on a bill which would deal with control, conservation and pollution of underground water in Texas. One provision of the bill would require all water well drillers to be' licensedand to make reports of each well they drill to the State Board of Water Engineers. By receiving these "logs" on water wells the State would. receive much information on underground water strata and reservoirs.

We have now had 286 bills introduced in the Senate. Many of these are local bills applying to only one county or city in Texas.

Sincerely, Gus J. Strauss ) • 4 • k Before I married Maggie dear I was her pumpkin pie, her precious peach, her honey lamb, the apple of her eye.

But after years of married life this thought I pause to utter; those fancy names are gone, and now I'm just her bread and butter.—The Kalends.

yEBTNiK WEST, TEXAS

Your Attention, Please There is a blank at the end for members who plan to move soon, or who have already moved to a new address and 'have, not notified Headquarters. We hope any member who has a change of address notice will fill in the blank and mail it to Headquarter at once.

Headquarters has received a number of complaints of late from postmasters stating that copies of the Vestnik cannot be delivered because the person to whom it is addressed left no change of address, and failed to notify us. Second Class mail does not have to be forwarded and the notice given for forwarding of First Class mail does not assure you your magazine will be forwarded by the postof f ice.

Wednesday, 'March 9, 1955 Many persons have a corresponding mental experience. They keep drawing on their intellectual reserves, long past the time they have put anything in to draw against. Unfortunately, however, there is no bank to serve notice that they are out of mental funds. So they continue, in their conversation, in their letters, in their everyday activities, to do their everyday activities, to do their mental business even though they are intellectually bankrupt.— P. E. 0. Record. ) • 4) • ( At a circus in a nearby town, a man thoughtfully stood looking at the camels.

Then he picked up a straw, placed it on the camel's back and waited. Nothing happened. "Among straw," he muttered, and walked away. ) • 4 ° (

Hart Telis Farmers Of "Pitiful" Allotments

Fill the blank oil,: carefully. Be sure to (Continued from page 18) include the new and the old address, And when possible notify Headquarters greater scope and significance. Because, before you move to your new location since it takes from two to three weeks in addition to being legislated out of the for and address change to go into effect. cotton business, we, or I shourn say, they, are legislating a depression. When we For those who may not understand cannot plant cotton, our cash crop, "we" why a change of address notice does not cannot purchase, and "they" cannot go into effect immediately let us ex- sell. plain that the mailing list must be sent One other thought, in conclusion. out well in advance, and the sooner we During our trip to Washington, a former receive your notice the sooner you will representative of the Agricultural Destart receiving the Vestnik at the new partment, who, Thank the, Lord, is no address. longer connected with this, Department, advised us that it was the policy of the I have a new address!

Department of Agriculture to take it (meaning cotton), away from the "inNAME efficient" and give it to the "efficient."

OLD ADDRESS We interpreted this to mean—take it LODGE away from the little man, and give it to big husiness. I begged to advise this NEW ADDRESS gentleman that this was a dangerous Mail to: SUPREME LODGE, SPJST, philosophy of Government. That it concerns human beings—That when cotton P. 0. BOX 400, TEMPLE, TEXAS is• taken away from- the little man in (dzco) Central Texas, he has no other "way of ) 4, life." That before any Government could sponsor and enact such legislation, YOUR CHECKBOOK it had the duty and responsibility of It was said by Oliver Wendell Holmes legislating us back into some business. that the human mind is like a check- That this would mean a complete leging account. So long as you keep put- islated economy, which is nothing more ting enough money into the bank, your- than Socialism or Communism, or some checkbook is the most magic book in kind of "Ism." the world. All you have to do is dip your pen in the ink, make a few flourishes, If this ever happens, we — ourselves, and your check becomes the open sea- will have destroyed the American "way same to your heart's desire. But just stop of life," and will no longer have the making ample deposits, and the magic will to fight to preserve that which our evaporates with a curt and imperious forefathers fought and died for—FREEmessage from the bank," No funds."

DOM.

Ye stledu, dne 9. bkezna, 1955.

Vt STEIN

WEST, TEXAS

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Z M'A'CH VZPOMINEK DOMA I ZDE (Pokradovani.)

(Frank Volf, Britt, Iowa)

Abych nezapomnel, ja se jmenoval Frantig ek po dedeekovi. Za dva roky po nine pfi g la, sestra a ta se jmenovala Anegka. Kdyg jsem zaeal chodit do gkoly, tak jsem chodil prvni rok ke KovafikoYam do statku, tarn byla prvni tkida, a pak do druhe tfidy k dededkovi, kde byla tkida druha (Na dupande). Tfetim rokern u g jsem gel do nove gkoly, kde byl fidicirn uditelem p. Josef Pinkas, dobrY zpevak, varhanik a zaro yeri dobrSr hudebnik. Takto dr gel s farou, neb tenkrat to ani jinak ne glo, neb fara mela ye v'sem prvni slovo. Druzi uciteli byli J. Pelikan, J. Soukup, K. Hora, V. Pacholik a pan uditel HrubSr, (kterY byl pozdeji zvolen poslancem za agroxfli stranu). Man2elka pana fidiciho vyudovala ruenim pracem.

Faratem tam byl Josef Pfevratil, kaplanem V. Talmadek. Farar nebyl v lasce lidi, byl velkY lakomec, tam gebrak vubee negel, ponevad g tarn g adnY nic nedosta.l. 'Oast() se stalo, ze musel vyslechnout, jak mu tarn pobudove (sydaci) na,davaji i kuchafce. To byla sleeinka Pepieka.

8kolu jsem mel rad a dobfe jsem se uell, ale neZ jsrne se zaeali udit museli jsme do kostela a v zime stat na to studene kamenne podlaze, to nebyl gadnY med. DUI plaka/y, z ylagt' ty malieke, a to vge se del° z vine fary a ye jmenu Pane. Takto jsem ale byl hodnY, jako v gichni druzi, ale piece jsem byl dva roky ministrantem, posluhoval jsem knezi pfi mg i svate, upijel vina a michal vodu, za cog jsern east() vyfasoval pohlavek.

My jsme do vsi chodit nesmeli, tak jsme do 14 rokil byli odkazani jen sami na sebe. Bosi take jsme nechodili, neb tam to vabec nebylo mo gne. Tenkrate bylo hodne bidy mezi malYm lidem, zvlb.gte tam, kde bylo hodne deti, bylo hodne hladu. Male deli chodily k nam sbirat uhli, by meli eim topit. Co byli havifi, ti uhli fasovali, ale co Mali pri dvofe neb u sedlaka, ti museli uhli shanet jak se dalo. Mrioha gena s detmi pfi gla tatinka prosit o kousek uhli a gadna nikdy s prazdnem ne gla. Dalo se jedne, pfigla druha, a tak jsme pomahali, jak jsme mobil, dasem i penezi.

8kolu jsem St'astne vychodil s dobrYm vysvedeenim. Ted' nastala jinx starest. Mel jsem jit do Vidne na udeni, a hlavne k ran nemeine, ale me se nechtelo, tak z toho se glo a ja, pomahal otci Boma co bylo leheiho, jako vykladat uhli, chodit s posilkami do dvora k spray -eratd.

Na jedno jsem ale zampomel a site, ze ye 12 letech jsem se gel &it hudbe a sice na housle u pana Jelinka v Mezouni. Byl to mengi sedlak a dejal tez kolatskou praci;

teg si vypomahal s hudbou. Byl vYteenYm hudebnikem, hraval prim housle a teg hraval na fletnu. Kdy g po rode jsem si myslel, ze uz toho umim dost na ty skfipky, tak jsem studoval zas fletnu, to se mi lepg i libilo neb to deal° vice ranausu.

Posledni masopust, neZ jsem vystoupil ze tak mtlj ueitel hudby povida., ze by potfebovali na nedeli fletnistu, jestli pry bych negel s nimi Ja. ovgem fekl ano, ale pfece jenom se bal, aby se to faraf neb fidici nedoz yedeli, neb to by byla gpatna, znamka z chovani na propougtecim vysvedeeni, a toho jsem ,se bal. Ale dobte to dopadlo. V nedeli jsem gel hrat s nimi do vsi Dugniky ke kola.tam, s kapelnikem 8midem. V ge glo dobfe, a kdyg byl konec, tak kapelnik povida: "Frantiku, tamhle tu holku vyprovodig Inu, ja koukal jak zajic, ale kdy me to poruen, tak jsem gel. Popadl jsem holku pod pall a u g jsme si to mazali domu. Dovedl jsem ji ke dyikkam, dal dobrou floea mazal zpatky a domil.

Tak to zadalo. Tenkrat jsem neznal to, co ye 14 letech znaji zdej gi vYrostci. Ja, nevedel, ze hubieka nedela kubieka.

Vgak jsem do toho pfigel, jak uslygite pozdeji.

Hudbu jsem mel rad a to, co k tomu patfi, jsem se brzy flatten. 0 to u g se postarali stargi kamaradi. Ve smydcove kapele jsem hraval na fletnu a v dechoye nekdy pikolu a dle potteby take bubny. 6asto vzpominam na chvile, kdy bylo riakSr to sveceni praporu neb slavnosti, jak pii defilirce — pied nami silna hudba a za nami te g silna hudba, tu kapelnik kikaval, "Frantiku, pozor. a drg nas a ne getki ho!" Inu, ja ho negetfil a prat do nej, au z nej chlupy litaly. Ale jednou me to pfec vyplatilo. Bylo to na Smichove, to jsme byli v kroji sokolskem, se Sokolem kogifskYm, take pfi rukovani. Tenkrat nas bylo, myslim, asi dvacet.

Tak to take glapu a natiram az z toho chiupy litaly, a tu ma's derte kropae — najednou burn a palieka byla v bubnu.

Tak bylo po radosti. Ale ze to bylo na Smichove, tak byl brzo opatfen novY buben a zas se to mazalo znovu.

Na zadatku na gi hudebni kariery nag uditel na jednu nedeli si nas sezval v gechny sve ueedniky, ze pujderne brat do tance do obce Kuchafe, ze pry sedlaci pofadaji zabavu pro sebe a zvane hosty.

Nag uditel brad prim, ja, fletnu, Josef Zavadil klarinet, R. Janou gek a M. Hudedek pfiznavku a B. Sochr eelo. Bylo nas gest din sextet. Hudba se v gem libila a nag heitel mei z nas radost, a co se tyre piti i v torn lig jsme nabYvali dobrou praksi.

Ted' ale si sedlaci vzpomell, ze kdy pry umime dobfe hat, tak Ze musime umet take dobfe tancovat, oni ze nam zahraji. Oni byli nekteki hudebnici. Svete sbof se, my gadnY doposud nemel holku v rukou — a ted' taneit! Ka gcleho si z nas vzala nektera panimama a my l taij, , jak se kika, z kouta do kouta. Ale byla, legrace a tu oni meli rani.

8kola je gkola, vgak pozdeji jsem se do;/ tance nedal nutit. Mohla bYt muzika tkeba v druhe vesnici neb dale, jak jsem nehral, jiste jsem tam byl. Bo ge, ja, rad tancoval a jak jsem mel ty na ge holky rad! Ale v gechny, piece k viii jedne si nerozhnevam ty ostatni. Jest* jsem nekterou po muzice doprovodi1 domti, bylo to v potastku. A aby si na to nezvYkla, tak podruhe jsem zas vyprovodil jinotL Jak vidite, i v tom se musi umet chodit, A pakli se zacaly mradit, inu pro jedn0 kviti slunce nesviti. Ony nektere ty hOlky fikaly, ze maji nejradeji ty muzikanty, co foukaji na to sladke dkvo. Pti teCh muzikach se leccos pfitrefilo, to jako kdyg nektera, ta holka 4ztratila honzika.

Vy nevite, co je to? Inu, takovy malt' pol gtalieek, obyeejne vycpanY nejakYrni hadfiky, ten byl na tkanidko,ch k uvazani kolem Vela. Honzik byl vzadu, aby sukne hezky odstavaly. Tak se to pane vytroubilo a ktera se pkihlasila, musela, zaplatit tuplak piva.

Hravali jsme ye vgech vesnicich kolem Prahy, v Ko gifich, na Bile Hofe, ftepich, v Ruzini a kde se co hodilo. Kdyg se glo heat do Ruzine, tak se glo pies fiepy. Tarn je klagter a zenska tresthice.

Jak jsme sli kolem, tu bYvalo tech hotel{ pina, okna, kYvaly a delaly vgelijake nehezke veci. Kdy g se ado rano dam& tak jsme se tam staveli na polevku. V zime to bylo dobre pro zahfati. Cesta vedla okolo hititova, kde byly pochovavane jeptigky i trestankyne. Mely na hrobech jen dfeIlene kfig ky s plechovYmi tabulkami.

Kdyg byl vitr, tak ty tabulky klepaly a nada ty pentle se tfepetaly, take pligerne vypadalo. Mnozi se tamtudy ball jiti. Z Bile Hory se zase chodilo pies''` piskovny k Repitm a tam byli obyeejrie pokag de cikani. To uz kdy jsem gel sam, tak jsem mel pfipravene krejcary cigarety; a jak jsem pfi gel bliZ, to ug cikanata vyhrnula a gebrala. Tog jsem je podelil penezi i cigarety a nikdy se mi nic nestalo.

Za sve tale a 'oast° nebezpeene slu gby po givali Chodove zylag tnich vYhod a pray . Od jakZiva byli lidem svobodnYin, a krome sveho krale nemeli gadne yrchr nosti. Robot a jinych poddanskYch geb nekonali, lesu, jich g chranili, ugiva,li volne, a take v nich wine honili.

(Pokradovani.)

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Ve sttedu, rune 9. bi'ezna 1955. ni nebylo, pekne staia jako panna. Zahleclel jsem se na ni, a tu se mi zdalo je to k smichu, ale bylo mi tak jakoby se mi k nohoum sklanela, ratolestmi jak by mne objimala a do uSi mi znelo: Proe chceS usmrtit muj mladY Zivot, co jsem ti uclelala?' V torn zasktipelo ostri pily po kftre a vjelo ji do tela. Ja nevim, jestli jsem vyklikl, ale to vim, ze jsem chtel zdrZovat drvokepy, aby dale netezali, kdyZ se ale na mne s podivenim zastydel jsem se, nechal je pracovat, ale utekl jsem do lesa. Celou hodinu jsem bloudil a ustaviene mne ta myMenka prondsledovala, ze mne briza prosi, abych ji 'Zivot nekazil. Kdy2 jsem se koneane premohl a na misto dosel, byla poraZena, ani listeeku se na ni nehYbalo, jako mrtve telo leZela. Mne pojalq, litost, jakobych byl vraZdu spachal. Kplik dni do nine nic nebylo, ale nezminil jsem se nikomu, a kdyby prave dues tee o torn se nebyla strefila, nebyl bych se nikdy zminil."

"Take se mi jednou podobne vedlo," zaeal s yYm hlubokYm hlasem Beyer.

"Mel jsem odvest zver do duchodu. Jdu na lov. Tu mi prijde do rally srna. Pekne zviratko, jakoby je vysciustroval. Vesele se ohliZelo po lesu a popasalo. Napadla mne litost; i myslim si. Nejsi-li blazen, k eemu je to? Strelim, ale ruka se mi ttasla, trefil jsem srnu do beim sklesla, nemohla teci. Pes se k ni hnal ja mu ale nedal, cosi mi branilo nedat ji ublilit. Sel jsem k ni, a nemohu yypovedit, jak bolestne se to zviratko na mne podivalo, prosebne a Zalobne. Vytrhl jsem ntiZ a vrazil ho do srdce; zattasly se ji tidy, bylo po ni. ra se ale pustil do place a od to doby — no co bych se za, tc styclel —" "Tatinek nechce strelit na srnu," chle vyjel Orlik.

Neopominula jsem ho DOPLNENA. ' CAST OTVRTA, nikdy nav g tiviti a zaDESATE CVIeENt hledeti se na neho, pHchizela jsem ti g e, aby si Slepir nemohl pomysliti take o "Nac si asi mysli," nakdyby zaslechl me padalo me, kdy ce1ST kroky: den sang a sang obchazi "We, zase jeden z touter vy glapanou, udurnueitelit!" panou, hlinitou cestou?

Preeti s tatinkem nebo maminkou a A snaiila jsem se pied- opet sprivne °pi§ do seSitu! Popros je, aby Ti vysvetliii noznama slova!—Stryeek prosi male etenate, aby upozornili staviti si, co 'bych si ji Velike etenare na zpravu Vestniku "Vzpominame. na Aloise Mrkika". Je na rnyslila, kdybych mela str.9. ye Vestniku z 2. biezna, Stryeek se teS1, ze bratti a sestry, kteri osobne znao nich mu napiSi zaviena vikka oCni a ne- livzpominky,Miitikovy, kte.re hedla pieeisti v kureesk& reei a literatury na univervidela nic nei tmu, a sech site.

S pozdravern kdyby mne nekdo zaSTRitEK MKEK Z AUSTINU. vir'el do vIhke kiilny a Adresa strYekova je: Dr. Ed. Week, "Dobte's povedel. Kdykoli maim, vidim Station, k teike, jedno- University pied sebou ranenou srnu, 2alobne jeji Austin, Texas. oei, bojim se, ze chybim, ze zvite poranim; radeji necham tak."

1 • tvarne, unavujici • "Mel byste jen tu zlou zvet zastrelit a ta dobra zvitatka nechat, tech je Skoda," Babieka ozval se Vilim, kterY skoro slzel.

(Napsala Botena Nemcova ) "Ono neni Zadne zvire tak dobre, aby I citila jsem jasne, nebylo zle, jako zase Zacine tak zle neni, (Pokradovani.) aby dobre nebylo, jako u lidi laSrva. Je to b y ch g nat 6 soudila o Beyer se zamleel, velke jeho oei byly mYlka, kdyZ myslime, ze to zvite, ktere obraceny na svetlo, na stole horici, z ma hezkou, mirnou tvar, musi bYt take ech, kdo mi vzali vol- fist hrnuly se misto slov lehounke °bide- dobre, a ktere se nam nelibi, ze je.zle. ky dYmu ke stropu, provazene jeho my- Tvatka je mnohdy lharka ye svete.

Slenkami. nost, svobodu a poznala "Ba veru, eloveku se nekdy zda, jako(Pokraeovani) Ty deti. by ty stromy ivy byly," iekl Riesenani la isem, "Copak rekl tatinek, kdyZ se dozvedel, burskY myslivec. "Vim to ze zkuS'enosti.

Jedenkrate je tomu jiZ nekolik let — ze jsi mu rozbil tu novou vazu?" jsem stromy k poraZeni. HajnY ' "A main vynechat vkchna sprosta slokin o lidech lepe ne- vykazal nemohl jit, ja se1 ku kaceni dohliZet. va, mami?" ptidou a hotovi se ,porazit "Samortejme." smST g li, a jaksi jsem se ho DrvoStepove nejdtiv krasnou brizu; ani poskvrnky na I "Telly Deka' nic!"

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E2 ZHASNE SV10E. -2IVOTA (Pokraeovani) Po uplynuti Best mesicil mtilj zaniestnavatel sdelil, to jeho otec Augustin Mladenka, bydlici pH St. John, pottebuje delnika na mesic, a ze mi dd $9.00 za tu dobu. Ptijal jsem nabidku a na prvniho eervence mne tarn hospodat zavezl na dvoukolovem kodate. Po uplynuti mesice jsem po vlaku ze Schulenburgu odjel zpet do Shiner s deviti sticibrfiaky v kapse. Dalg i mesice jsem protloukl po pikovaelach, dostavaje 30 a 35 cent od sta liber. Od pti g tiho Novell° roku jsem pracoval pro bratra Josef a, kterS, se °tend a koupil farmu asi 2 mile od zmineneho Midway. Po uplynuti gesti mesictit jsem pracoval i za $5.00 mesiene a tet chodil po pikovadkach.

V roku 1898 na podzim jsem odjel do Waco a odsud' asi 20 mil vYchodne do osady Wat, okres Limestone, kde moji ptatete byli jiz asi mesic dtive ptijeti, take od Yoakum, a bydleli prozatim v malem domku net si najdou misto pro farmatenL BSival jsem u nich, net si najdu praci. Do toho easu jsem s ptitelem.Antonem BordovskSrm a jeho gvakrem Ernest Petrem chodil do lesa cleat dtivi kordove za 60c kord, a take jsme dostali sbirat bavinu z polovice, jit bylo na poll fidce, jaku hvezdieky sem a tam rortrougene. Vyclelali jsme sotva na tivobyti.

Pfiteli Bordovskemu se brzy podatilo nalezti rent blite mesteeka Mart. Zakoupil si start kultivator od Americana za 12 dolarti a dal mu no, ne notu. Ten Ameriean potteboval delnika na mesic, tak mi nabidnul tu notu, budu-li za ni pro nej pracovat mesic. Pfijal jsem nabidku a na prvniho ledna 1899 jsem nastoupil. Po uplynuti mesice jsem opet gel ku BordovskSrmu a s nimi chodil sekat Tet jsem dostal praci orat palm pluhem pole u Jana Krko gky, kterSr byl i dobrkrn kovatem a delal praci pro sousedy. Mi platil 65 centii na den a stravu.

Tam jsem se seznamil s jeho sousedem Janem Beralkem, jit star gi lide, u nehot jsem vylupoval a drolil kukutici, kterou on pak vozival potahem at do Waco, 21 mil vzdaleneho, prodavat. Ten rok jsem tet dostal praci seti kukutici u Americana za 50 centil na den a stravu. Tehdy u neho pracoval mesiene na ginec Josef Kunc, kter t ptede mnou rozhrnoval tadky a ja s pe gi maginkou za nim. On potah pobizel a ja musel take, abych stadil od rana do vedera. Tehdy jsem myslel, to mi nohy upadnou od bolesti.

Pozdeji jsem pro jineho Amerieana ptekopaval bavinu za 20c od akru. Nebyla zarostla travou, ani husta, tak se mi podatilo pfekopati pies 5 akru za den, ale to jsem nesmel postavat, ani cigarety kroutit a koutit ale na konci se jen oto-

(2ivotopis C. W. Adamka) Cit a kopat zpatky ceUr den. Mel jsem radost, ze jsem si za den vydelal dolar, to vgak byl plat beze stravy. Tehdy, kdy jsem u onoho Amerieana sel tu kukutici s Jos. Kuncem, kterk mi vypravel o krajanech v okoli Zee Vee, jak tomu tehdy (Bylo to mezi Mt. Calm a Penelope). Take vypravel o rodine Snapkove a pobizel mne, abych tarn nekdy zajel, cot se stalo pozdeji.

Kdyt A. BordovskY najimal to misto pro ptigti rok, tak mu farmat ptidal pozemku, cot bylo vice net si troufal obdelati, proto mi nabidnul 25 aka" pole, jestli chci melt farmatit pro sebe, 2e se u nich mohu straiievat za $35.00 na rok a nejakou vkpomoc. Najem se tehdy platil, bavina ze etvrteho dilu a jine oseni 3 doLary z akru. Chopil jsem se teto pfiletitosti a hned poeal shaneti pottebne natadi, ktereho nebylo mnoho tteba, pegi pluh, kultivator a ostatni jsem dostal vypajdit. Kone jsem koupil v- Yoakum od Rudolfa Hany ge za $31 a spfahnuv se 8 Josefem Farkem, ktert se take tehdy od Yoakum stehoval do osady Elk na vote, jsme dojeli az na misto. Jednoho kone jsem dostal vypiljeit za krmivo, a tak jsem byl hotov melt farmatit pro sebe.

Bylo to v roku 1900. Mel jsem Stesti, neb jsem ten rok udelal 15 balit a dost ovsa i kukutice. Cena baviny tehdy byla 8-9 a 10 centtit libra, a strtil jsem za ni $722.75 a pikovaetim jsem dal $80.05.

Druhk rok Bordovskk jit mohl pole obdelati sam, tak jsem dostal misto u Jos. Farka. U neho ten rok jsem udelal 10 bacena byla 6.90 a 7.85 a dostal jsem za ni $410.25. V roku 1902 jsem udelal 8 bacena byla mezi 7 3/4 a 8 centtl, a strtil za ni $414.60. Vydani za sbirani a rent bylo $149.00. Roku 1903 jsem farmatil u Vince Farka, kde jsem udelal 4 1/2 balu a strtil za ni $303.10, cena byla 11.40. Rent a dil obnagel $100.85. Ten rok jsem koupil paru mezkil 5 a 6 midi starSrch za $240.00, kteti mi sloutili asi 25 mkt. V roku 1904 jsem jit farmatil u Jos. Vity.

Toho roku jsem si jit zakoupil novou maginku na seti, "Mistr Bill" ji fikali, na to jsem se jit vozil a nemusel se pe gky trrnacet, cod bSrvalo unavujici. Ten rok jsem udelal 12 balit a cena byla mezi 10 a 11 centil. Kolik jsem za ni utrtil, jsem si jit nezapsal, ani vydani, proto to neRoku 1905 jsem opet farmatil u Jos. Vity a take nevim vksledek, jen to si matuji, ze jsem udelal dobrou Uredu kukutice a to bez jednoho obor,",vdni, neb kdy se east° z jara pr givalo od dalo vjeti do pole, kukutice byla jit vysoka, ze se pod kultivatorem lamala.

Kdyt jsem ja ptigel do to krajiny, bylo tam asi 5 rodin na ginctit, ale pak jich 4a-

Cabo katOm rokem ptibyvat, a to vealnou z jitniho Texasu, ze se tam utvotila znadna deska osada, to tam roku 1901 byl zaloten tad Nove Kvety Cis. 35 sppT. V roku 1903 ptijel od Yoakum MAJ. kamarad Louis. Sacks', o rok mlad gi net ja.

Tak jsme se jednou domluvili, to se zajedeme podivat k rodine Snapkil pti Pe nelope. Mel jsem kone a koearek, tak jsme se jednou v nedeli vydali na cestu 15-20 mil vzdalenou. Zastavili jsme se pti Lee Vee u rodiny Fabianove, kde men hezke holky, ale t adna nam nepopletla srdce tak, abychom zas museli jet.

Ku Snapkitm ' jsme dojeli a se sr nimi seznamili, i s rodiei EduardovStrni, kteti jit davno opustili tento svet. Po chtifitAin obede nam Eduard sdelil, to nekolik dale bydli rodina Paralova ate maprAye etyti hezke holky, ze se mtitteme je k nim podivat. Souhlasili jsme a on _pt,i sednov do na gehO kodaru jell jsAt'ia svSrm osudem. Byl jsem pfekvapen i jejich rodina, ze jsme se shiedali opA dvanacti letech, nebot' jsme o sobe n slygeli od doby kdy jsem se odsteho,va 'od Prahy ku Shiner. Radi nas uvideka s k kamarada Sackeho neznali. jak jime se zalibili holkam, to nevim, ale to vWle kamaraci tarn jit zanechal kousek srdce, a v hlave jit kul plany do budoueposti.

Jegte jsem jej tam zavezl jedrion-qibb dvakrat, pak ut tam trefil sam, a asi za rok z toho byla svatba. Vzal si zd.felu nejstar gi jejich dceru Augustinu. A nyni pc) projiti v gelikSrm osudem bydpa odpainku v Corpus Christi. Mne se ehdy zalibila ta nejmlad gi, Antonie, ale ppneva& byla je gte mlada, tak jsem eePomYglel na tenitbu. V roku 1904 novomantele Sack se usadili blizko Elk, kdOairntatili, a nekcly ta nejmlad gi Antoide bSrvala u nich, tak jsme se schazeki t,or b jsem byval v jejich sousedstvi. ' (Pokraidovani.) ) • 4 • ( Nalikal stoletS7 dedeeek: "To jsem v peknY rejti! Co si chuclak poenu?"

"Co pak y arn stalo, dedou gku?" pta.li se ho s iteasti.

"Ale jeden Oa sopis abstinentil mi nahi-,ti dve ste korun, kdy jim napi'Su;T nek, ze jsem dosahl tal&veho velat3i proto, ze jsem v 'Zivote nevypil ani kapku alkoholu."

"Bajecne! Pfirozene ten eldnek napi'Sete."

"Jo," ogival se dedeeek, "ale jedneittvarna na likery mi zase nabizi stovky za elatiek, ze jsem se &MI lakoveho stari, protote jsem denne pfi katdem jidle vypil Stamprli jejich

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“Pokraeovant) (Dejov3'r celek:—Matej Boiyna, prvni sedlak v Lipcich, bezmala Sedesatnik, chce se lenit po treti. Boryna ma etyri deti, lenateho Antonina, provdanou Magdu, vojaka Grelu, a desetiletou Josku.

Antonin, kteremu rikaji Antek, se svou lenou Hankou a s detmi, bydli v jedne polovici selskeho staveni. Stark Boryna s nejmladAi dcerou Joskou bydli v druhe polovici. Pacholek Kuba a pasak Vitek spavaji ye staji. Ve vsi se Septa, le Antek, ac ZenatY, chodi za nejhezeim svobodnYm deveetem v Lipcich, Jagnou Dominikovou. NejvetSi klepna ye -vsi, stara, JagustYnka, byla toho tajneho milovani oeitYm svedkem. Boryna mel soudni proces se svou bYvalou deveekou : Cestou od sotaiii dorm), Boryna svezl starou Dominikovou, matku krasavice Jagny. Snad

by Dominikova mohl tici, Ze se mu Jagnieka libi. Do Tymova na jarmark hrnuly se zastupy lidi. Boryna sal peSky, ale cestou se svezl s varhanikov'mi, jejichl syn Jenik studoval na kneze. Na jarmarku sekl se Boryna se svYm zetem, lipeckYm• kovarem, kterY pripomnel Borynovi, le by mel dceri Magda, kovarove Zeno, nechat pripsati kousek. dedictvi.i

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-I to jen tak, aby ree nestala."

Bodnou chvili bylo ticho.

"StarY to uktri a na cizi groS nevi laer0," zaeal znova. Jambrol.

"Ne, ne, z neeeho takoveho v.ldycky byva. jenom Mich proti Panu. Bohu."

"Mohl by ji dat vSecko pripsat." valne Jambrol a vyklepal dymku do ohne.

"Jagna ma dost sveho," odpovedela Dorninikova, po civil, uz rozpaeiteji a nejisteji.

"Dal by vic, nel by dostal, vic. . ."

To mete pravdu." `'Co tady povidain, nevzal jsem z yetru ani z vlastni hlavy, neptiSel jsem aim od sebe."

A•, zinlkli nanovo. Stara chvili prihlazovala rozcuchanou koudel, potom naslinila palec a zaeala levou rukou vytahovat inena vlakna, zatim co pravou rukou rort()eela, vreteno, ktere bzueelo jako e•melak, freic po podlaze.

"Tak co? M sem poslat?" ."Kdo?" tamten "Jako byste nevedela

ce!" a ko telnik ukazal z okna no svetla u Borynti, mihotajici se za rybnikem.

"Deti jsou ul dorostle, od tech by se dobreho slova neclookata. . . a na podily maji taky pravo."

"Ale on piece male dat pripsat to, co je jetio. . . nemyslite? Clovek je to dobrY, hospodar k polaledani, zbolny a j( S. te pit sile, ,sain jsem videl, jak si korec Zita hodil na zada jakoby nic. U neno by piece Jagne nic nechybelo, leda pta'el mliko. . . a al Jindlich nap•esrok pfijde k ocivodu. . . Boryna se zna, s nredniky, vi, na koho se obratit, mohl by pornoci. . ."

"Co tomu rikaS, Jagniekor "Moe je to jedno, kdyl porueite, pujdu. . . zalezi na vast vuli, ne na me," I. the Jagna, oprela eelo o koudel zadivala se do ohne; bezmylenkovite naslouchajic veselemu praskotu vetvieck. Bylo ji jedno, zda to bude ten nebo onen, jen se trochu zachvela ph vzpomince na Antka.

"Tak co?" zeptal se Jambrol vstavaje s lavice.

"At' Leda. pole . namluvy jeSte nejsou svatba," odpovidala Dominikova pomalu.

Jambrol se rozloueil a zamikil rovnott k Borynovi.

Jagna sedola bez hnuti a ani neSnetla.

"Jagnieko. . dceruSko tak co?"

"Nic — mne je to jedno Kdy.Z reknote, pujdu za Borynu. . . kdyl ne, zilstanu a yes ... copak mi u vas schazi?"

Stara Media a the mluvila: "Myslirn jenom na tebe, jenom na tebe . . . Pravda, je stark, ale je jeSte pri sile, a dobry elovek, ne jako jini muMti, bude to Setrit. . . Buda u. neho pant, panimaniou. . . Jakmile ti da neco pripsat, zaridim to, aby ty kusy padly yedie naSeho, blizko tech poll. pod hfirkou . . . a kdyby, rekneme, jen 'lest korcu• Pripsal. PoslouchaS me?. . lest korcil!

Jednou se mush tak jako tak vdat, jed.nou to must bYt... nae to maji pomlouvat a roznaSet po vsi... Veptika bychom zabili. . molna ani to ne. . . molna."

Zrinkla a v hlave si osnovala ostatek; Jagna jako by jeji slova neslykla, predla mechanicky, jako by neSlo o jeji vlastni osud, a snad na vdavky ani nemyslila.

Copak je ji s matkou zle? Dell, co chce, nikdo ji nefekne zleho slova. A co ji po korcich a pripisu a prinosu. zhola .nic! Co je ji po mulskem! Copak se jich za ni mato nabeha? . . Kdyby chtela, vSichni se' k ni treba na jednu noc sled. .ill mylenky se lenive snuly jako nit z koudele, ale zrovna jako to nit se neustale toeily kolern toho, le kdyl matka ijekne, prijde ona za Borynu. Ano, ma ho radeji nez ostatni,

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br'czna, if);ir).

koupil ji staku a Satek. .. tot' o p % ale Antek by ji jej taky koupil. . a kdovi, co vSechno jeSte... kdyby jen mel Borynovy penize. . . KaldY je dobrY. . vSichni jsou stejni. . . a copak zaldi na ni, aby si vybirala? To je vac mateina, ta udeld, co bude potrebi.

Jagna se znova zahledela do okna, protole poeernale, zvadle jiiiny, kYrnacejici se ve vetru, nahlilely do svetnice, ale heed na ne zapomnela, zaponmela na vSechno, ba i sama na sebe, a pohrouAla se v takove podivne ztrnuti bez citu jako ta matka zeme v mrtvYch podzimnich nocich. . . nebot' jako ta svata zeme byla, Jagnina dale jako ta zemel Lelela v jakYchsi hlubinach, ktere nikdo nepoznal a nemohl poznat, ye zrnatku slat a tnleb, ohrornria, sama sobe neznama, mohutna a bez NT*, bez chteni, bez touhy. . . mrtva a nanirtelna; a jako tu, zemi kdejakY vitr bere, objima, koleba a nese, kam chce . . . a jako tug ' zemi z jara teple slunce budi, oplodnuje livotem, prochviva mrazem ohne a milostne ladosti a ona rodi. a lije, zpiva, panuje, nebot' musi . . tak jako ta tvori a obraci vnivee jako ta svata zeme byla Jagnina zeme!

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Dlouho tak sedela v mleeni, jenorn jeji hvezdne oct zanily jako klidne vody za jarnIho poledne, al se nahle probrala, protole kdosi otevrel dvere do sine.

Vbehla Joska, zadYchana, padla ke kamntim a vylevajic si z drevakil vodu rekla: "Jagnieko, zitra obirame zeli, pity deg?"

"Pit du."

"Budeme je obirat ye svetnici... Jambrol sedi u tatinka a tak jsem honem odskoeila z domu, abych ti to povedela.

Bude u rids Uliska, Maria, Vitka a jeSte jine sestrenice. . . i holt prijdou. Petrik le prinese housle."

"KterY Petrik?"

"Michall, co bydli za fojtov'Ymi, ted' na brambory se vratil od vojska... mluvi tak popletene, le mu ani rozumet neni."

Napovidala toho, co staeila, a letela zas domt.

Ve svetnici znova zavladlo ticho.

Chvilerni zabubnoval na okna, jako by /lad° hrst pisku na sklo vitr se rozSumel a zadovadel v sade anebo foukl do krbu, ohorela polena se rozprskla, dYm se hnal do svetnice. . , a vietena po podlaze vreela a vreela.

Veeer plynul volne a zdlouhave a stara tichYm, chvejicim se hlasem zpivala: ."

"Skoneili jsme denni praci.

HoSi. s Jagnou ji doprovazeli potichu, ale piece tak pronikave, ze slepice v sini na htadach se chraptive rozkdakaly.

7 Ivazitil byi den stejne rozprSenY

Ve stredu dne 9. bfeZna 1955. pochmurnY. Co chvile nekdo vy gel z chalupy a dlouho mrzute pohlfIel do zamlIeneho sveta, zda se nekde uI nejasnI, ale nebylo nic videt krome temnYch cart mraIca plujicich tak nizko, ze se trhaly o stromy; prgelo bez ustani a hned po poledni se clegt' zmenil v prudkY lijak, jako by nekdo spustil nebeska stavidla a bubnoval po strechach. chalupach se vzmahala rozmrzelost, to a tam se nekdo vlacel v tom de gti a blate k sousedrim, aby si ponarikal na pheasi, ve kterem by elovek ani psa z domu nevyhnal; jeden mel je gte stlani v lese, jinY jegte nesvezl drivi a mnozi, ba skoro vgichni nemeli •je gte' zeli na poll dokezano; a dnes se nedalo ani vyjet z domu, protoIe rybnik v noel stoupl tak, z.e musili otevrit stavidla a pustit vodu do reky, ktera, se giroko rozlila, louky staly pod vodou a zelna pole jako vYspy se eernala brbety s yYch' zahonri uprostred Bede zatopy Ani DominikoVi nemohli privezt ten zbyteeek, kterY zristal na poll.

Jagna od rana nevedela, co weft, chodila z kouta do kouta, divala se okny na kere Win zvalenYch lijakem, hleclela do dente a smutne vzdychala.

"StYska se mi, mtaj BoIe!" geptala netrpelive a nemohla se doekat soumraku a chvile, kdy prijde k Borynrim na obirani zeli; ale den se vlekl pomalu jako Iebrak v bike, nudne a jaksi smut* ze o'I to nebylo a nebylo k vydrIeni. Jagna byla tak podraIdena, ze stale krieela a tloukla vgim, co ji do rukou priglo; nadto ji je gte pobolivala hlava. . . musila si dat obkladek z praIeneho ovsa po kropeneho octem, teprve pak nevolnost pregla. Ale presto nemela nikde stani, mace ji padala z rukou a Jagna se co chvile zadivala na gpl• uchajici rybnik, kterY jako nejaky ptak rozpinal teIka, kridla, bil jimi, s gumotem se nadnagel, az voda' strikala na testy, ale uletet nemohl, `jako by byl vrostl do seine. . . a tam za vodou stag Borynriv bylo dobre videt dogkovou stfechu starim zezelenalou, i predsifi 'eerstve pokrytou gindelem jegte IlutavYm, i hospodafske budovy za sadem. . ale Jagna nevedela, nae se diva..

Dominikova nebyla od rana doma, zavolali ji k rodici Iene na druhY konec vsi, protok dovedla Wit a vyznala se v rfiznYch chorobach.

Jagnou to primo gkubalo, aby se rozbehla nekam do sveta, k nekomu na navgtevu, ale kdykoliv uz pfehodila pies hlavu gatek a podivala se 'ores proh na blatb a neeas, ztratila chut' do v geho.. . konec ji ze vsi to podivne tesknoty bylo do place. . . Kdy2 si ui docela nevedela rady, otevrela truhlu, zaeala z ni vybirat gatstvo a rozkladat je po poste-

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lich... svetnice se eervenala pruhovanymi gatky a kabaty; ale Jagnu dnes nic netegilo na sve bohatstvi'lhostejnyma, mdlYma heima, vytahla jenom gatek Borynriv a stuIku od neho, ustrojila se do nich a dlouho se v zrcatku prohlikla.

"Tohle mi slusi. .. musim si to yee€11vzit," pomyslila si; vtom vrzla vratka.

Vegel Matou g . . Jagna vykrikla protoIe on to byl, kvrili nemuI ji nejvic pomlouvali, ze pry se s nim po nocich v sade schazi a east() i nekam jinam chodi. . Matoug byl uI stargi ohlapik, tricitku mel uz za sebou, ale do-, ud svobodnY; nechtel se Ienit, protoIe mel sentry nevy ydane, a deveata anebo i Ieny jin9eh, jak JagustYnka roznagela, pry mu chutnaly lepe. . .

Byl rozrostlY jako dub, silnY, piny sebe vedomi, hrdy, neristupnY a malokdo mohl fici, ze se ho neboji, Byl gikovny, umel kdeco, na fletnu hraval, az srdce usedalo, bylo-li ti'eba uclelat vuz, udelal vriz, vystavel chalupu, pece vylepil, v gecko deal dukladne, prate mu gla od ruky sama, jenom gro ge viThec neudrIel, ad vydelal dost a dost. . Vgecko lined propil a • prohYril nebo taky Prezclivali mu Holub, aekoliv se oblieejem i prudkosti podobal spi ge jestrahu.

"Pochvalen Pan Je'Zi g . .

"Na veky.

Matougi!"

"To jsem jo„, Jagnieko, to jsem ja.

Stiskl ji ruku a tak vrele ji hledel do oei, ze Jagna zeervenala a neklidne se zahledela na dvere.

"Byls skoro pril roku z domu. . . geptala zmatena.

"Celeho pril roku a triadvacet dni. putvrdil, a dobfe to main spoeteno..." jeji ruku nepougtel.

'RoZsvitim!" zvolala, protok se 1.12 doopravdy smrakalo, ale taky proto, aby se mu mohla vytrhnout.

"Tak me piece privitej, Jagnieko," zaprosil tine Matou g a chtel ji obejmout, ale Jagna se mu vyvinula z naruei a gla ke kamnrim udelat svetlo; bala se, aby je takto po tine nezastihla matka nebo nekdo jinY; ke vsak nedogla, protoIe ji Matoug chytil v pase, pritiskl k sobe a zaeal ji jako silent' libat.

Zatrepetala se jako ptak, ale nemela dost sily, aby se vyrvala takovenni hladove= draku, kterY tiskl, j en v ni zebra prag tela, a libal, az docela zeslabla oei se ji notably nulhou, dech nemohla popadnout a jenom staeila ze sebe vyrazit: "Pust', Matou gi — Matougku...

"Jegte chvilenku, Jagnieko, je gte asnon jednou, jinak se zblaznim. . ." matoug libal, az docela zmekla a propadala mu rukama jako voda; pustil ji, kdy uslygel na sini kroky, sam chvatne rozsvitil nad pristre gkem kainen lampieku

a zaeal si kroutit cigaretu, ale oehna, planoucima rozko gi, se dival na Jagnin, ktera se nemohla vzpamatovat, kfeeovite se drIela steny a zhluboka oddychbvala.

Prigel Jind •ich, rozdmYchal v peci hen, pristavil na nej hrnky s vodou toeil se ye svetnici; ale s Matou gem to*ho mnoho nenapovidal. . . hledeli na sebe jiskricima hladovYma dolma, jako by se chteli navzajem spolknout.

Za chvilku, neI by ses dva Oteenage pomodlil, pri gla Dominikova, zrejnie velmi rozzlobend, protoIe hned na -sini si otevrela hubty na Simka; kdy spa-trila Matou ge, prisne na hello pohledla, na jeho pozdrav neodpovedea a odegla se do komory prevleknout.

"Jdi uI, nebo ti matka jegte je," rekla Jagna prisne.

"A prijde g za mnou yen, Jagnieke, pfijdeg ?" prosil Matoug.

"Tak u.I ses vratil ze sveta?." ozvala'se stard, kdy vygla z komory, jako by si he teprve matko. ." odpovedel privative a chtel ji polibit ruku.

"Jdi mi s oei, feria matkott, ne jai" zasykla Dominikova utrhujic zlost= ne ruku, "Nat jsi sem pri gel? ITI jsem ti rekla, Ir e o tebe nestojime. • ."

"Prigel jsem za Jagnou, ne za vamir zvolal Matoug pygne, necite se zlosti:.

"Jagnu nech na pokoji, to ti povidaml Nech ji na pokoji, aby ji kvrili Moe Po vsi nerozkrieeli jako nejakou. . ani- ml na oei neehod'. . ." vriskala Dominikova.

"Hulakate jako na lesy, vela veS slygi."

"At' si slysi, jen at' se lidi sebehriou a vidi,ze ses na Jagnu prilepil jako kligte a nechce g se ji pustit!"

"Kdybyste nebyla Ienska, zebra bych vain srovnal za takove keel. ."

"Jen to zkus, raubiri, zkus to, pse J'e=; den. . ." a Dominikova popadla IeleZnY pohrabile.

Ale na tom zilstalo, protoIe Matoug odplivl, bouchl za sebou dvermi a rychle odegel; copak taky, ma se rvat s babonna cielat ze sebe hlupaka pro posmech C,ele vesnici?

ProtoIe Matou g zmizel, obratila se, tara na Jagnu a zaeala ji vyeitat vgecko, co meta, nit srdci. • . Jagnieka se, ztuhla strachy, ale kdy slova inatb17 na t'ala do Iiveho. probrala se, schovala hlavu do perin a dala se do Phiee piece neni nidim a narikani. . . vinna . . . nevolala ho do chalupy, sam prigel . .. a tenkrat na jare, jak ji to ted' matka vyeita. . . to ji potkal ohrady. . copak se mohla, vyrvat vemu drakovi. kdy se ji zatodila hugva, ze . .. a potom, copak se ho Mbhla. zbYt. . . VIdycky se ji tak deje, jak na ni nekdo ostre pohledne nebo ji jen sil-

Strana neji . . vSecko se v ni rorteese, • opu,ti ona tak zemdli, ze vi bec o nieem nevi. .. copak ona sa to mute? jagna tile, pla,etive nakikala, aZ se stara nakonec udobeila a zaeala ji starosl live °lira!, tvete i oei, hla,dit ji po hlavy a tiklidnovat.

"Tice,Jagnicko, neplae. . . uZ' toho nech . . oei ti zeervenaji jako kralikovi, jakpak potorn ptajdeS k Borynam?" .je eas?" zeptala se Jagna, za chvili, "ponekud uklidnend.

"Tot' se vi, ze je eas; oblekni se , pekne, budou tam licli, taky Boryna si to bade ,pi.ohlD,et." „Luna listala a zaeala se strojit.

Nemela, bych ti svaeit mleko?"

"Neehea si mi jist, maminko."

SJraku, lenochu jeden, ty se tady vyheiy 3-; a kravy v chleve zvoni hubou o prazdny slab!" vykelkla Dominikova s po<leclnim zbytkem zlosti; 8imek uZ beZel, aby neja,kou neutrZil. "Tak se mi zda," pomahajic Jagne poi oblekani, "ze se kovae s Borynou dohodl. Potkala jsem ho, vedl od stareho pekneho bulika. . Skoda ho. . stoji jiste takovYch patnact papirkn. . . Ale moZna, ze udelali dobee, kdyZ se srovnali, protole kovae je drZka a vyzna se v zakonech. . ." Dominikova o nekolik kroka ustoupila a se zalibutt oaten ana dceru. "Toho zlodeje Ko/la ,pry u2 pustili, budeme zas musit vSeeko zamykat a hlidat," "Tak ja teda jdu.!" `Jdi si, zastan tam pees lot:linen a hezky •yvadej s mladenci!" vybuchla z Dominikove pasleclni zlost.

Jagna odeSla, ale jeSte na ceste slyjak matka krici na Jindeicha, • svine nejsou zahnany, do chlivku a slepine ze sedi na floe po stromech.

U Borynt ui bylo Zivo.

Oheri plapolal a osvetloval prostornou jizbu. . . sklo na obrazech se blYskalo a o7cloby slepene z barevnYch oplatek a zave.Aene na eernYch, zaeazenych tramech se na nitkach kolebaly sem a tam; unresteed svetnice loyla kupa 'eerveneho z ■_11 a v S'irokern palkruhu oblieejem k ohni sedela eadou deveata s nekolika starSlmi Zenami. . . obiraly listy zeli a eiste hlavky hazely na plachtu prosteenoti' pod oknem.

Jagnieka si oheala u pece ruce, nechala ciebvaky pod oknem, usedla hned s kraje' vedle JagustYnky a dala se do prace: Hovor silil, protoZ peibYvalo Zen i chasnikta, kteei peina geli s Kubou zeli se stodoly, ale peitom pilne kourili cigarety, cenili na deveata zuby a small se.

Joska, ac byla jate Zabec, vedla v praci i ye srnichu, protole start' nebyl peitomem a Ha.nka, poica,d nabrueena, bloumala po dome jako duck,

V tSTNtK WEST, TEXAS "eervena se to zde, jako by to rozkvetly vlei maky!" zvolal Antek, kterY peivalil do sine beaky a stavel ke kamnum kruhadla.

"Vid', nastrojily se jak na veselku!" ozvala se jaketsi babka.

"A Jagnicka ja.ko by se v mlece vykoupala!" peisolila JagustYnka.

"Ale nalete," Septala Jagna a zaeervenala se.

"TeSte se, deveata, MatouS uZ privandroval ze sveta. . ." vedla svou stars JagustYnka.

"Cele le'to tu nebyl."

"Kdepak mu byl konec! Staveli dvar ye Voli."

"Co ten vkchno nedokhZe. . . i hrbatell° na obe lopatky poloZi!" poznanienal jeden z mladencil.

"Ale s deveaty to umi tak, ze neni poteeba eekat ani devet rnesictt . ."

"JagustYnko, vy o nikom dobreho slova teproaluvite," eeklo jedno (levee.

"Jen si dej pozor, abych neLaeala o tobe!"

"Jestlipak vile,ze ten start' poutnik se uZ vratil?"

"Bude (Ines u rads!" zvolala Joska.

"Cala tri leta chodil po svete."

"Po svete? Byl u Kristova hrobu."

"Bodejt!' vide' ho tarn nekdo? On, holomek, he a hlupaci tomu \reel; zrovna jako ten kovat: taky vypravuje o zamoeskYch zemich, co si 'a inch peeCell v novinach. ."

"Nepovide to, Jagustnko, sam velebny pan rikal nasi maminee, ze to je tak, j,ik on vyklada."

"No hoclejt'. Dominikova, je na fai'e jako cloma, to vi i to, farake boll belch° — a leeit dovede. • ."

Jagna pocitila zvlastni ulaut' bodnout JagustYnku nolem, kterV drZela v ruce, protole cela svetnice se dala do smichu; jenom Ulisa itehorova se naklonila ke Klombove zepta.la se: "Odkud je ten poutnik?"

"Odkud? KdoZpak vi, ze sveta Mreho Klornbova se hybla, vzala na dlan hlavku, orezavala z ni 'Usti a ryeble, stale hlasiteji, aby i ostatni sly geli, vypravela: "KoJdou treti zimu priehazi do Lipeft a vZdycky se abytuje u Boryny .

Dava, si tikat Rochus, aekoliv se Roch nejmenuje. . Je to Zebrak a neni to Zebrak, kdopak vi. . . ale poboZnY a dobrY Clo y & to je. . . dejte mu obroueku nad hlavu a bude z neho zrovna takovY svatY jako ti na obrazech. Na krku ma rie,,enec dotYkany u hrobu Pana . . . c3etem dava svate obrazky a nekdy nosi obrazky kralu, vze'S'lYch z nakho naroda. . ma naboZ'ne kniZky, i takove, y e kterYch stoji psano vSecko, razna vypraveni o svete. vSak z nich '019,1 memu Valkovi, ja i muZ jsme nestaeili poslouchat, jenomIe jsern to uz zapamne-

Ve steedu, dne 9. bfezna 1955. la, bylo teZ,ko tomu vkmu rozumet; a nabohly je, tteba pal dne na kolenou kleei, jednou pod keiZem, jindy zas 'v Doh, a do kostela den co den na chodi, Velebny pan ho zval k sobe na faru, ale poutnik mu tekl: "Musim zustat s lidem, me misto neni v krasnYch pokojich. .

Zda se, ze' neni se . selskeho stavu, teebaZe mluvi jako v'Sichni ostatni. Ale ueenY je; ptedstavte si, s kremdeem rnluvil nemecky a ve dvote v Dkazgo.q se sleeinkou, ktera byla kvali zdravi v teplejS'ich krajinach, mluvil taky nejakYm claim jazykem. . Od nikoho nic nevezmd, nejvV'S kapku adeka a krajic chleba; a i za to jeSte deti vyueuje. . ." Klomnova nahle umlkla, protole cleveat/ propukla v stanch, a2 se za boky potadala.

Smaly se Kubovi, kterY nesl v plachte zeli, ale nekdo do neho gt'ouchl a Kuba se natahl jak dlouhY tak giroky, se zeli po svetnici rozkutalelo. Kuba s namahou vstaval, ale sotva se postavil na wacky ayei, upadl znova, protoZe do neho uZ zase strkali.

Joska se ho ujala, pornolVa mu vstat a Kuba hromoval a proklinal.

Rozmluva pomalu peechazela na jine pole.

VS'ichni ted' mluvili We, nastal turn a hukot, jako kdyZ se veely roji; smichu bylo a dobirani a takova vhdla veselost, ze vicm oei jen jiskeily a Usta se smala; prace sla jako na dratkaeh, note chkestily o koSt'aly, hlavky jako kule naraz padaly na prachtu a vyrastaly ve hromady vetsi. Antek krouhal hlavky nad velikYna drezern u pece; vysvlekl se na to, zUstal jen v koM.li a v kalhotach spasem z vineneho sukna, zeevenal, vlasy nael rozcuchane a hasty pot mu pokryl Colo; pracoval horlive, ale poead se smal a vkchny si dobiral; tak mu to slugelo, Ze\ Jagna na neho hledela jako do obrazku, a nejen ona sama... Antek chvilemi ustaval, aby si oddychl, a kdyZ se vesele na, ni zadival, ona klopila oei a Cervenala se. Ale nikdo to neposteehl krome JagastYnky, ktera se stavela, ze se nediva, zatim co si uZ v Nave rovnala, jak to po vsi roznese.

"Marcychla pry slehla, vite to?" zaeala Klombovd.

U to to neni nic noveho. Rok co rok se ji to stava." "enska jako tur, deti ji stahuji krev z hlavy," zahueela JagustYnka a ehystala se rozhovoeit, ale ostatni Zeny ji zakeikly, aby o takovYch vecech nemluvila peed deveaty.

"Vgak ty uz vedi leccos jineho. . . nebojte se! Dnes uZ ani Cabe, co pase husy, nesrni'S na nos vekt buliky o poyi, do oei by se ti vysmala.. . dkis to tak nebYvalo, kdepak deiv. . ."

"No, v'Sak vy jste uz taky iteeko ye-

Ve stfedu, dne 9. biTzna 1955. dela, kdy2 jste jeete kravy pasala," , fekla value stard Va ykonova, "dobie pamatuji, co jste vypra,vela na pastviskach. ."

"Kdy Z s pamatujete, tak si to nechte pro sebe. . ." zarazila ji razne JagustYnka. mela "CZ jsem tenkrat byla vdand jsem, myslim, Matouee. . . ne, Michala, Vavrori byl piece .. mrueela Vavronot,a, ktera ne a ne si vzpomenout, jak to vlastne bylo.

"Vy si tady sedite a ani nevite, co se stalo!" kfieela Nastka Golombova, sestra Matoueova, vpadajic cela udYchana do svetniee.

Se veech stran se sypaly zvedave otazky a oei veech spainuly na ni.

"No cp. . . mlynakovi ukradli kone. .

4,Kdy?,, "Jankl o tom mluvil pied chvili s Matoueem."

"Jankl taky vklybky musi veechno veclet clkiv neZ ostatni. . .

"Takovi kone — jako ob•i!"

"Ze staje mu je vyvedli. Pacholek odeeel do mlYna pro obrok, a ne2 se vratil, byli kone prye, femeni prye, pes v boucle otravenY." "Jde na zimu, uz to zadina."

"Je to ve'ecko proto, Ze zlocleje pakadne netrestaji. . . nu, oveem, ti mu toho udelaji, kdy2 ho vsadi do arestu a daji mu uajist; posedi si pane' v teple, od kantarklii pochyti, co jeete neulna, a kdyz ho pusti, je nad zlocleje, protaZe se pkiueil. . ."

"Kdyby Mne ukradli kone a ja, zlodeje chytil, ubil bych ha na miste jako vztekleho psa!" vykkikl jeden z pacholkri.

"V'eak takovY elovek nic jineho nezaslouZi a jenom hlupak ceka, ae dojde ye svete spravedlnosti. KahlY ma pra y° sam zjednat napravu za kkivdu na nem achanou."

"Takoveho chlapa by mall utlouct veichni spoleCne, jakpak by potom, mohli veechny potrestat. . . .

"Jednou to udelali takhle u nas. poekejte, to u2 jsem byla s druhYm mu2em. . . ne, zda se mi piece, ae jeete s Matoukm. . ."

VYklady pterueil svYin piidhodem Boryna.

"Septate si tady, ae je vas slyeet a2•na druhe strane rybnika," volal vesele, sundal eepici s hlavy a veecky po fade pozdravil. Mel ua asi v hlave, protole byl eervenY jako krocan. . . Rozepjal kabat a hluane a mnoho mluvil, co g u nail° nebylo zvykem. Byl by nejradeji prisedl k Jagniace, ale neudelal to, protole se mu zdalo, ae se to pkede yeemi lidmi piece jenom nesluei„ dokud s nim neni zasnoubena; vesele hovokil a zalibno na ni patkil, veinal se mu dues libi-

ESTNtX WEST, TEXAS la v tom eateaktr, kterY ji sam daroval.

Vitek s Kubou ptistavil dlouhy pied pee, Joska jej otiela eistYm platnem a zaeala na nem rozkladat misky a Mice.

Boryna p •ines1 z komory bariatou, nejmene ptilmazovou lahe y pkepalovand koialky, veecky po fade obchazel a jednomu kaklemu pkipijel.

Divky se zdrahaly, ale jeden pacholek prchlasil struene: "Maji na kokalieku chut' jako koaka na mleko, ale daji se prosit!"

"Sam, chiastoun jeden, poidd jen u Jankla sedi, a. proto si mysli, ae i ostatni jsou jako on."

Divky pity, orl yracely se, zaclanely si tvafe rukou, posledni kapi'dku vychrstly vady ra zem, ottasly se, poznamenaly, ae kotalka je hrozne silna, a vracely kalieek Borynovi.

Jenom Jagna si postavila hiavu a pies Veechny prosby a ,domluvy se kotalky ani nedotkla.

"Nevim, jak koialka chutna, a nejsem na to zveclava," Drohlasila.

"Tak pojd'te, lidieky, ke stolu, co to snime!" volal Boryna.

Po yeem.oZnem upejpani a okolkavani, jak to kaZe sluenost, zasedli veichni kolem stolu, zvolna jedli a jen to a tam utrousili nejake slovo.

Strum TI RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI My, nice podepsanY resoluani vYbor du NovY Tabor 'Oslo 17 SPJST v CaldWell, Texas, timto projevujeme jmenem kadu uptimnou goustrast pozristale manZ'elce a ditkam nad ztratou jejich rnilovaneho man2e1a, otce, decleaka a naeeho spolubratra Petra Mikesky, kterY od nas °deed, nahle k veenemu odpoeinku dne 15. Unora 1955 ye staki 741et.

Vime, pozristala, man2elko a ditky, vas zarmutek nad ztratou vakho ma.riZela a otce jest velikY, aveak budd yam ntechou, ae i my s vami sdilime vas Tobe, bratke, pkejeme klidnY odpoeinek a budi2 ti zeme lehkou.

Za fad Novy Tabor aislo 17 SPJS'r Resolueni vYbor: Jan W. Vavra Joe H. Siptak F. G. Mrnuatik. )•

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RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI

My, resolneni vYbor kadu Rozkvet Zapadu eislo 107 ye Floresville, timto projevujeme naei upkimnou soustrast porti stalerodine nad funrtim jejiho man2e1a,•-, otce, dedeaka a naeeho spolubratra (rokradovtini) Augusta Hoska.

Vime, pozUstala, rodino, ae 'tide zarmutek je velkY, ale i my, celY fad soucitime s vami ye vaeem zarmutku.

ZesnulY byl vady dobrYm bratrem -a wady dbalY svojich povinnosti.

Necht' odpoeiva v pokoji po boji. best budi2 jeho pamatce.

Za resolueni vYbor kadu Rozkvet Zapa;eislo 107.

Julie Vaclavik RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI Vlasta Flowers Tom. Novak st.

My, nice podepsanY resolueni vYbo• 4. • kacluBila Hora aislo 16, vyslovujeme timto portistald rodine upkimne citenou RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI scustrast nad ztratou jejich milovand My, niZepsanY resoluani vYbor kadu matky, sestry a mei spolusestry Praha Oslo 29 v Taylor, Texas, vyslovuRozalie Trlica, ktera pkistoupila do naei Jednoty 14. jeme timto pozristale rodine upiimne cieeryna 1914 ye stall 42 let a zemiela dne tenou soustrast nad ztratou jejich Mat24. ledna 1955 v Colonial Rest Home v ky, babiaky a mei spolusestry Schulenburg ye staff 82 let, 2 mesice a Erantieky Mikeskove, 23 dni, a 26. ledna byla ulolena k veene- ktera zemtela dne 25. Unora 1955 ye stamu odpoeinku na lattaito y Vsetin. Fara' hi 76 rokii.

Kostohryz vykonal smuteeni obicady za rodino, vime ae teace nesete ztratleasti rodiny, pkatel a znamYch. tu vaei mild maminky a babieky, ale by7 Zesnula spolusestra at' odpoeiva v po- dig vam Utechou, ae soucitime s vami ve koji a east budiZ jeji pamatce. vaeem aarmutku.

Dan° v Hallettsville, Texas, dne 28. riZesnula sestro, odpoeivej v pokoji nora 1955 za tad Hora eislo 16. 'oast budi2 Tvoji pamatce.

Resolueni vYbo•: Resoluani vYbor: Julie Dueek Mary gvadleriak Henry Melnar Vera PolanskY Julius 8evelk.

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CO MA ZNATI ANIERICK 011tAN Stale dochazeji dotazy od krajant, jak by dostati navody o dosabeni obeanstvi.

Aby prosbe krajaml bylo vyhoveno, znovu iivetejfiujeme may pokyny a navody.

• • Obdrbeti americke obeanstvi je eat, na kterou kabclY pristehovalec maze bYti. hrclY. Lee obeanske pra y° nespadne do klina tomu, kdo se v zemi nenarodil. KaMY irnigrant musi se ptieiniti, aby obeanske pravo ns b , 1.

Tem, kdo neznali dostateene anglicky, bylo ta'ko dostati obeanskY list. Koncem roku 1952 byl pkistehovaleckY zakon pozmenen v tom smyslu, 'be osoba pies 50 let stall, ktera. Zila ye SpojenYch statech vice neb 20 let, In-He obeiniskY list dostati i bez znalosti anglicke Icel. KaZdY badatel alo spravne ocipovecleti na otazky jemu kiadene pomoci tlumoenika. Otazky jsou o torn, jakou ylaclu Inarne ye Spojenti,ch statech, kdo tvari zakony zeme, jakilt moc ma presiamt, kdo jsou jeho pornocnici, a podabrie ota r.7,1;y. Tyto veci se dcti uei ye Skole a kabclY chlapec, kabde oevee, kteki prali "High school", a nen jiirt v hlave uvizlo, tyto otazky snadno c,opovi.

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Otenak CeskYch novin. ac ete hodn A o kongrosu, senatatech, tvrchnim soudu, elenec?-• kabinetu, ma obv(ejne nejasnou pledstavu, jak tyto veci jsoo slobene, kam ktera osoba pAtici jak se i„(ieohna vladni koleel-a toci. PJ oto rozebereme celou yjadni maSinu, podivame se na jednotlive soueastky a pomzine nroc to nebo ono.

Bude to yypra-on, a 0 fru izonci elariku budk polobeny otazky:Kdo tad etc a rad si pteetene vC r i pamatuje. tomu bude htatikt.ii odpoveffeti vAechilj, otazky.

COST postup bude jednoduchS7. Napled si pteete elanek pod timto ohlaArenim.

Ku konci elanku buclou otazky, ktere jsou kladeny, abyste zjistil, zda si pamatujete to nebo rozumite tainu, co bylo v alanku vysvetleno. Otazky budou eisloyany. bete si opatkiti salt, do ktereho si napi'Sete svoje odpovedi. Kabdou odpoved' oeislujte. V nasledujicim Vestniku najdete spravne odpovedi, ktere porovnate s Venn, jen jste joked tSrdnem si napsali do sveho segitu. Tento postup, abyste si elanek pozorne pkeeetli, pak odpovedi napsali, za tYden odpovedi porovnali, ma za aby otazky a odpovedi byly vicekralc opa,kova,ne a aby zfistaly v pameti bez lio In a namahy. Do ueeni se nenut'te, ale vbijte se do nala,dy, be si hrajete, be zkou zite, kolik toho v hlave samo uvizne. Pfljde to, pfijde neptljde to, ne(-theme toho. Jestli radi &tete, potkebne informace ptijd.ou bez namahy.

A nyni zaeneme na ge yypraveni. Jako v pohadce.

Pied sta a sta lety lily v lesich a na

mYtinach mezi lesy stkedni Evropy rfizne kmeny. Asi v tomta Case, kdy praotec Cech pkitahnul se svYm lidem k .ipu, stehovaly se z lesfi severni Evropy, z tech mist kolem Hamburku, nektere kmeny nordickeho pintodu pies morskou filinu na ostrov, kde je dnani Anglie. Snad to bylo proto, ze slovanske kmeny se za,Caly tlaeit na kmeny nordicke. Dva z Wilt° nordickYch kmenti se jrnenovaly Anglove a Saxove. Proto dnes kikaji Anglieane o sobs, be jsou anglosaskeho puvodu, totib potomci tech svobodiVelo krnent, ktere preSly z evropske pevniny na nedalekY ostrov. Tarn povstala Anglie.

Jako melt za starYclo Casa v eechach knibata a krale, take v Anglii meli panovniky. Asi v tom Case, kdy v ,Oechach panoval Ptemysl Otakar I., vlacll v Anglii kral, kterY svou krutosti a zkabenosti vynikal nad vSechny sve pkedchildce.

Proto vildcove lidu napsali krali dopis, ye kterem mu pkipomneli, ze oni pligli do Anglie jako svobodni lids, a be oni chteji si podrbet svoje prava. Knibata a drobna glechta, stall na stra,ne obyeejneho lidu, a byli mluveimi za svoje poddane. Sestavili listinu, kterou ptedlobili krali. Na listine stalo: "Toto bude na g zakon, dle tohoto zakonu bude se riditi kral, knilata a v'Sechen lid. 2adriST muZ nesmi bYti uveznen nebo odveden od sve rodiny a ze sveho domova bez soudu. KabclY "nub se milk odvolati na tuto listinu a badati, aby byl souzen skupinou mubti, kteki jsou jemu rovni, tak zvanou porotou. Ale lid nesmi bYt. zdanen bez souhlasu tech, kteki ho zastupuji." Kral byl prinucen vlivem okolnosti, ze podepsal tuto listinu, ktera az dodnes je znarna pod latinskYm jrnenem "Magna Charta", great charter, listina nej yy giho prava.

Pozdeji panovnici zaeali listinu zlehooYati. V dobe, kdy KOmenskY ocle gel z Ceske viasti, a kratce po te, kdy prvni pkisteloovalci p isli k lokehfun Ameriky, anglickY kral, kterY tvrdil, ze on ma v gechnu moc a lid nema badnou, musel podepsati novou listinu, aby anglicky lid mel trochu svobody. Ptesto Ede se pomalu zaCali stehovati do Arneriky, aby unikli utiskovani. Chteli miti svobodu. To bylo kdyb uplynulo vice neb sto let od objeveni Ameriky.

pod nadvladou zemi evropskYch. Teprve Po vice neb dvou stech letech z techto kolonii vytvotily se Spojene staty americke.

Prvni americka osada byla zalaena na face James anglickymi kolonisty, kteli kolonii pojrnenovali Virginia, a osadu Jamestown. Nikdo v to krajine nail, jen divoci Indiani a zvek. Prijelo tenkrate do tato pustiny asi sto muZit. Neprivezli s sebou Zeny ani deti. Potraviny, ktere s sebou z Anglia privezli, brzo spottebovali.

Nevypestovali dost obili a jinYch plodin, aby se uZivili. Nekteri podvYbivou zemleli.

Nekteri byli zabiti Indiany. V zoufalstvi nalobili sve potleby na lod', aby se vratilt domil do Anglia. Nob dojeli po 1ese1Jarnes k ote ykenemu rno i, uvideli anglickou lod', ktera jirii vezla nove zasoby potrayin a stkeliva. Tim byla osada Jamestown zachranena, protobe pri gli novi osadnici. Kolonie Virginia zaeal se roz.§itovati. Zakladaly se nova osady. Aby meli spoleenou ochranu a potadek mezi jednotlivYmi osadami, osadnici utvolili si prvni zastupitelskY snern. Do tohoto snemu si zvolila kabda osadakl ya, zastupce.

To bylo o rok chive, totib v 1619, nab' pkijell ku lotehtim Ameriky, mnoho set mil severneji, tak zvani"Poutnici". Tito Pilgrim fathers pkijeli na lodi Mayflower v roku 1620, v tomteb roku, kdy v dechach byla bitva, na Bile hole.

A nyni zodpovidejte nasledujici otazky: 1. AnglickY lid, ye tkinactem stoleti vymohl na syern krali dUlebitou listinu, Jak se jrnenovala ona listina zarueujici osobni svobodu?

2. Kdo objevil Ameriku ?Jak je tomu davno?

3. Kdo byli prvni koloniste v Americe a jak se jmenovala jejich osada?

4. Po tkinacti letech za prvnimi kolonisty plijela druha skupina kolonistil se benarni a detrni na lodi "Mayflower".

Jak se nazyva, tato druha skupina kolonista?

5. Prvni zastupitelskY snern v Americe byl sloben po dvou muZich z kabde osady?

Kde to bylo?

Odpovedi na tyto otazky si napi gte do segitn, ktery si p •idite jen pro zminenY PtiSliho tYdne porovnate Yak odpovedi s terni, ktere budou uvekejneny ve Vestniku. Pozdeji salt yam poslonbi, a byste se na, odpovedi mohli obeas podivati a mnohe body si znovu v pameti osve2iti. K nekterYm odpovedim se budete muset vratit vicek. at, aby z pameti (Pokraeovani) nevymizely. )♦

Byl to KriStof Kolumbus, kterY objevil Ameriku. Bude tomu brzy 500 let, co byla Amerika objevena. Uplynulo vice neb sto let po objeveni Ameriky, na aide z Evropy zaeali pomyMeti na usazovani v Novein wets. Prvni osadnici priSli z Anglie Bohatstvi: dobra slubebna, gpatna miPak pki'Sli Holand'ane, jak jste mohli eisti v rom'anu "Pan na Ceske tece". Pak priSli lenka.

Sveclove, Nenoci, Skoti a Ireane. Mista, Netikej vS'echno, co se ti libi, abys nekde se usadili, nazYvaly se koloniemi, tedy nikoliv svobodne osady, ale drb.vy usly'Sel nee°, co se ti nelibi.

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-Ve stkedli,.dne 9. bkezna 1955.

Chiubil se -neclavno venkovskS7 starosta: "To kdyz u rids pied lety vypukla tylova epidemie, ucinil jsem okam2ite razna, opatkeni."

"Copak?" ptaji se ho.

"Dal jsem roz gikit okamNte 111-bitov."

DR. THOS. N. DeLANEY OGNI LEKAR, Bryle spravne piipravene Gas dle tinoluvy 513-17 Professional Bldg.

Res. 2687 Tel. niadovna 3248 — TEMPLE, TEXAS

Upozorneni!

Jest to nebezpeene, kdy" se nemifZete zbaviti kale po nachladu. ChronickY (zastaraW, zapal prizdu gek ea.sto p•ichazi kdyZ' zanedbame obyeejny kagel neb plicni nachlad. Pou2ljte finned Creomulsion, podle navodtr. Creomulsion zmirni kreni oolesti i ulevi zanet blan prildu guvolni tulle g lemy, obsahujici gkodlive zarodky, • zmirni nervove napjeti, zapalem zptwobelle, a vypomahi pi-113de v boji proti t ernto neduham, 26,dne omamujici prostredky. Pro deti kupte slab gi C'reomulsion ye va-g i lekarne. Tento druh Creomulsion jest v rdovem a modrem obalu.

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— Samorostl3i elovek 1Vva lepgi Penize jsou tvY'm sIdebnikem, dovejich upotiebit: jinak jsou tvS/m maginou udelanY kandidat.

Publius Syrus.

Marek -- Burns P011111BNi DOMOV hodine zarmutku najdete n nas nejlepS1 pohiebni obsluhu a ceny levne.

Tez prodavarne pohiebni pojateni od 1 tnesice do 80 rokti stifi.

Ambulance ve dne i v noci MAREK BURNS FUNERAL HOME Bill Marek a Bill Burns Telefon 546 CAMERON, TEXAS

SPOLEHLIVVA POHROBNICKA SLUiBA sme pohotovi Vam poslotditi bez rozdilu jak daleko bydlite bez jakehokoliv zvlatniho poplatku.

S nami miltee miuviti desky. My nabizime Pohkebni PojcSteni pro kakleho elena rodiny.

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FUNERAL HOME Elsie Pra2ak-Ettinger damska. pomocni Telefonujte "collect" Tel 38 4 BELINILLE, TEXAS

OZNAMENi DO TEMPLE A OKOLI JSEM NYNI VE S1'OJENi S AVE G. HARDWARE APPLIANCE CO. 610 West Ave •G v Temple Prodaval jsem ielezne zboii po dobu posle(thich 35 let, v tomto okoll. Mame na sklade apIne zasoby vSetho 'ielezneho zboii, nafadi a kuchyliskYch potie.b.

Westinghouse lednice, praci stroSe, Televise a radia.

Take Universel vodni za •izeni pro jakoukoliv studnu.

Milieme Vim usporiti penize na v em ieleznem zboii, a yak. prizeil a ruivAteva jsou naleiiti oceneny. ,Pd. 8-10).

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SPONSORING Mohl Iste tgetkiti hodne penez pouze s jednon tyein.kou NONAT Protoie tato spolehlivd mast chranf Died zevne zavinenlmi //Intl infekceml, easna anlikace am mire snadne uktilt hodne ne ohodll rdve jako i lekafske v3r dant. NONAT le ureena k uleveni bolestf od vied& v rdiek, zarostlych nehtft, uokouskint od intlY21.1. atd. .

Objednedte n hodnon tyeinku legte tines! Pfavidelnd velikost 55c. Velka fanornd velikost $1.05.

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MAGIC ACTS—By One of the Most Popular Magician in Texas COMEDY ACTS—And Many Other Numbers Ladies prepare your supper for two, wrap it in a bo.V. Each Box will be auctioned off to the highest bidder by the lady's husband. Single ladies will have their boxe,S auctioned off by a boy friend.

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ye stkedu, dne 9. biezna 1955.

WEST, TEXAS NIEN1111.11r

Dirkove baliacy do Ceskoslovenska vyfizuji. hem zastupce pro firma Gift Parcel New Yorku.

Poteite sve drahe zaslanim balieku ze gvIjcarska a Danska

Mrs. B. Valcik

Kacii Leiika,r a Katii PRAVNiCI TEMPLE, TEXAS niadovna 2nd Floor Temple Nationa1 Bank Building

8631 Diceman Drive Dallas 18, Texas

Lavaca Co. Abstract COMPANY Jerome L Ronan Vyhotovi abstrakty, vlastnicki pravo, vyfizuje majetkove pojiReni Ctadovna nad Peoplee State Bank Telefon do fikadovny eislo b HALLFTTSVILLE. TEXAS

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Praga Film Spol.

F. J. VESKRNA CHICAGO, ILL. FRANK VAVRAK zastupce pro stat Texas pkedvadi jen prvotkidni filnky v nisledujicich osaditch.

408 Houston Title Bldg.

Dallas and Caroline Ste. HOUSTON 2, TEXAS TELEPHONE: Preston 0883

Adolph D. Pavliiiek PRAVNIK

MASI FURIANTI La Grange, v paid( 11. biezna zaatek v 7 hoclin yam' El Campo, ve stiedu 16. bkezna Odpoledne i veeer Rogers, v pedal 20. biezna jen odpoledne Ennnis, ve etvrtek 24. bic,zna. ✓ 7 hodin veeer

lUIJCNICE Caldwell, ye stiedu 16. biezna zaeitek v 7 hodin veeer West, ve Ztvrtek 24. 'biezna odpoleclne i veeer SOLID ROM Nov' nadhernY velko-film Dallas v Sokolovne v sobotu 19. bicatta zaeatek v 7:30 vecer F. Worth, v nedell 20. biezna ✓ Sokolovne zaCitek v 8:00 Piijd'te a pkived'to i Vase zname aby s varai uaili krasnY a peijemnS, veeer.

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Dr. Chas. J. Hollub John W. Leiikar PRAVNIK

PRVNi POLIBEN1 Fayetteville, v pondeli 14. biseiria zaiatek v 7 hodin veer Flatonia., v titerk 15. biezna v " 7 hodin veeer Whartkii, ye. etvrtek 17. 4 ezna, odpoledne i veker Wallis, etvrtek 24. bkezna ✓ 7 hodin veer

SPRAVNA VYKONANA POILIttEBNi SLUiBA V hodine zalu zarmouceni naleznete Edward Pace pohrebni pohotovY k sympatickemu vYtize. ni nezbytnYch jednotlivosti a k vy' praveni dojemneho polikbu.

Levne cony jsou flak zasadou

CeskY Lekar a Operator HOUSTON, TEXAS Telefon res.: Twinoaks 1222 Telefon ukadovny: Pres 2553 711 Medical Arts Building

LONG THEATRES BLDG.

a29 Avenue F. -- Phone 4521l BAY CITY, TEXAS

Victory Court_ Charlie Cerny, Owner & Operator • AIR CONDITIONED • SWIMMING POOL • PRIVATE BATHS 0 PLAY GROUNDS • TELEVISION • RADIO • AAA APPROVED

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Hlavni iiradovna SPJST dela, piijely na farmy, ranee, a vybudovanY mestskk rnajetek, kdekoliv v Texasu. Pfijeuje svoje vlastni penize na nizke firoky, dlouhe splaAky a s velice priznivSimi podminkami pro piedeasne vyplaceni. Pigte: Supreme Lodge, SPJST, Temple, Texas.

• 4. • ( We make loans on farms, ranches and improved city property anywhere in Texas. We lend our own funds at low interest rate on long terms and with very favorable prepayment privileges.

Supreme Lodge, SPJST, Temple, Texas.

1• •( EGGS WANTED Large White 40c Current Receipts 38c Number 2 36c JOE DULAK PRODUCE 1714 Summit SCHULENBURG Highway 90, West of Town .

Povidala pfisne maminka: "JarouSku, ty jsi si zase dnes rano nemyl oblidej, vid'?"

"Ne, maminko, vZdyt'' jsi piece ze budeme mit k obedu koldee s marmeladou."

Pk'ejeme si zde vzdati nas dik Bohu, za to, ze nas p •ive*d1 na cestu k pravemu

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VS'ichni tri jsme byli nemocni a byla nam odporudena, operace. Dozvedeli jsme se o Doktoru Broden, N. D., od razn3ich jeho pacientil a jak mnoho on-pro ne vykonal; nade2 jsme se rozhod11 jej navStiviti. Nyni jsme skuteene §t'astni, ze se tak stalo. My jsme byti koncem mesice srpna a jsme zdravi" od to doby. Misto omezene nedovoluje zde popsani vSechny choroby kterpn jsme byli postiZeni. Ale od to doby co jsme z leeeni byli propuSteni, ZadnV z nas nebyl nemocen jedinV den neb i hodinu.

MilZeme zde dati Dr. Broden naSe nejlepSi odporudeni co schopnV a poctivi Doktor, kterk jest velmi dobrk a jeho poplatky za jeho sluZby jsou velmi' Wive ZacInS7 nam nebyl napomocen ani

nepkines1 Opyy, My ,s _ra. asti. Odpilvime jakoukdliV -ladost neb " 6 emu.' \ram adresovanou ()balk(' se znamkou.

Frank Pavlecek Mrs. G. L. Pavlecek Steve Zaruba .Adresa — Sealy, ,Texas Adresa Dr. Broden jest Hallettsville, Texas kdefika,duje ye dtvrtek a . v patek a v sobotu do 12ti. — Ve Victoria, Texas jest v pondeli, v aterSr dpatek — 908 N. Navaro, St. (dzc) ) • 4. • ( V ilstave duSevne chor3.7ch jeden mul jezdil .celSr den ,s trakatern .na, i,ahrade. Ale vozil trakak stale dnem Vzharu. • Ptali se ho navRevnici: " 0 roc vozat' e to koleeko potad : takhle?" " MuZ se pozorne kolem, sebe rozhledl: "Mezi nami, k4ybycn ho vozil dnem domusil bychiSoinahat 'zafiradnikovi a Vozit celST , den ihlinu. A takov* Wazen zase nejsem !"

For BETTER FARMING

Use DOSKOC1L Dirt 'Hustlers and Clod Knocker Lj TRAC K 'LOW

C ete se L6pe Neni treba citit se I alizerne a "hahromade" nisledkem pouhe zaicpy a ji doprovizeSicich r( znakil! Vy mifiete bYt prave tak vtipni jako mnoho tisiea jinYch, roku 1887 znali a uiivali prosluIon ialudeeni silivku. projimavY p •ipravek, Trinerovo Horke Vino. Tato vedecka formule se skla da ze zvlaftniho vYberu prirode vlastnich koiinkii, leeivYch Win a botanickYch prostiedkii. Jeho cleinek je niftily a peijeinnY, a jistotne vyeisti ochable vnitinosti t.4.1 nciadouciho materialu. Opatrete si Fahey Trinerova Vina jegte dnes, a p•esvedete se o jeho sami. peekvapujichn fieinku (Pozn. jestli nemiizete dostat Trinerovo Vino ve va gem oblibenem obchodu, po glote $1.75, spolu se jrnenem toho va§eho obchodu, na: Joseph Triner Corp., 4053 W. Fillmore, Chicago, a vase velka 18 uncova lahev Trinerova Vilna bude yam poslanai ihned, a vyplacene.)

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Price Per Pair WHEN CLEANING YOUR SEED beds for planting. Never use bedders for Running Middles, Always use CultiVatOrs with Dirt Hustlers. This way you, willhave UNIFORM R 0 W S when you plant.

For second and third cultivating , use DIRT HUSTLERS for corn, cotton- or any row crops.

They also provide an excellent means of deepening the furrow for irrigation.

Install one DIRT HUSTLER on each plow and a pair on each track plow as shown in the above illustration.

rice $1.00 eac THE CLOD KNOCKER is your answer for maintaining air Aibn seed depth on Tow ' Citobs.

Vents choking the cover shovels and eliminates covering the seed with trash weeds and dry dirt..‘ The amount of dirt used in.c(nr.,; , ering the seed can be controlled by bending -the CI4QD KNOCKER as required:" To install CLOD KNOCKER, slip it behind the sweep and wire in place as shown 'above. No bolts are needed.

See your Weeder dealer or ordeal's" direct from

D. DOSKOCIL, Burlington, Texas, Rt. 1 Shipping Prepaid

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THOS. GOGGAN 6.0 BROS. THE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS WISH TO EXTEND A MOST CORDIAL WELCOME. TO THOS. GOGGAN & BROS. AND TO OFFER OUR VERY BEST WISHES FOR A LONG AND SUCCESSFUL OPERATION IN TEMPLE. WE FEEL THAT THE OPENING OF THOS. GOGGAN & BROS IS ANOTHER STEP FORWARD IN TEMPLE'S PROGRESS AND WE KNOW THAT THEY WILL GROW AS TEMPLE GROWS. OUR SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS.

Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas "SP JST" 57 Years of Faithful Service ADULT DEPARTMENT

JUVENILE DEPARTMENT

Sixteen classes of Life Insurance certificated, with Double Indemnity, Premium Waiver and Payor Features.

MORTGAGE LOAN DEPARTMENT OFFICERS

DIRECTORS Robert Cervenka, West, Texas

Edward L. Marek, President, Temple, Texas

Frank Cerveny, Munday, Texas .

J. A. Kubena, Vice President, La Grange, Texas

Chas. Holasek, 2541 Lexington Blvd., Corpus Christi, Texas

J. F. Chupick, Secretary, Temple, Texas

A. C. Stepan, Brenham, Texas Chas. Navratil, 816 East Avenue A, Temple, Texas

Jos. J. Koliha Jr., Treasurer, Temple, Texas R. A. Urbanovsky, Financial-Secretary, Temple, Texas

Frank Rod, El Campo, Texas

Adolf D. Pavlicek, Attorney, 511 Shell Bldg., Houston, Texas

J, M. Skrabanek, 4720 Bellaire Blvd., Bellaire, TexaS

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