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CO ftEKNOL DYZ PRED OASEM JEL jsem domir z konvence Narodniho bratrskeho kongresu, byl mSrm spoleanikena Rex James, tajemnik Texaskeho bratrskeho kongresu. Rokovali jsme sarrozrejme o rozmanitYch otazkrich vztahujici se na bratrske poji gt'ovani. Mluvill jsme o torn, jak obchodni pojiWovny vyuZitkuji novinarske reklamy o detske obrne (polio) a prodavan tento druh pojiaeni lidem podlehajicim strachu.

"Je zvlaRni," vykladal Rex James, "ze my, fraternaliste, vhlycky prichazime k rozumu . aZ kdyZ obchodni spoleenosti nas donuti, abychom si nejake poclobne pojiSteni zavedli, abychom mohli aspon trochu drZett s nimi krok v konkurenci.

My vg dycky eekame, aZ co na to reknou na.S1.eleni. A naS1 eleni obyeejne nerikaji. nit dotud, dokud se to netYka jejich vlastni kriZe. Teprve kdy.Z sami poznaji. vlastniho pfipadu, co zame'Skali, zaenou o voci mluvit.

• Vzpomnel jsem si na rozhovor s jitj/m agentem od obchodni pojiZt'ujici spole'enosti. Byl vlastna - vice net agentem. Mel pod syjm dohledem agenty v Texasu, Louisiana a Arkansasu. VypraVel mi, ze eim vice noviny pisi o pripadech detske obrny, tim vetSi je jeho ()bawd. 7e ona spoleenost prasperovala, rnohl kaZdY souclit z toho, ze kancelare spoleenosti se v dobe nejakYch osmi, deseti let trikrat zvetSovaly. Chvalil - se, ze v jednom mesici spoleenost vystavila . za 175 tisic poji§tenj jen prat obrne, krome rtiznYch druhil jineho Zivotniho pojiSteni. A take mi prozradil, ze jeho spoleenost nevyplatila v celYch deviti mesicich ani jeden pripad pojiSteni proti obrne. Kdyby pr)", jine druhy nemoci dostaly tolik reklamy v novinarskych elancich a. zpravach jako cletska obrna,

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nestaal by vypInovati Zadosti pro nemocenske pojfSteni.

Rozep,m1 jsem se pied nekolika mesici o tcrn, ze melt bychear miti nemocenske a Urazove pojiSteln. Od toho easu nekolikyrit vzpomnel jsem si na poznamku, kterou ueinil Rex James, ze vZdycky eekame, a2 se riai elan' rozkYvaji. Sam ekaart a doufam, Z'o s•r. nekdo ozve, ze z nekte yf'eh nebo distriktri ptijdou nejake nahledy nebo pokyny.

Zivotni pojiSteni a nemocenske poji'Stein jdou ruka v ruce. Na gi elent potrebuji obe. Proto znovu se rozepisuji a kladu svou rivahu na pivni stranu, aby kar.;_dY si rnohl &lanek pieeisti a o nernocensketn a iirazovem pojiStoni pro aye vlastni dobro tivaZovati.

KdyZ otec nebo mantel rodiny zemre, jeho portistali mohou jak takZ uspokojiti sve nejnutneiSi polada yky a. uhajiti sve s4romne ZivObyti; jestli' zesnulY mel dosti proziravosti a ohledu, ze zaopatril pro svou rodinu nejakou eastku penez, ktere se vyplati rodine po jeho smrti. Co2 ale kdy2 zivitel rodiny nezernre, ale je postiZen valnou a vleklou nemoci nebo iirazem?

Dejme tomu, ze clan si moZna, nechal pripojiti k svemu SPJST certilikatu onu provisi, ze n.emusi platiti sve poplatky po dobu ,s•veho oncanocrieni a neschopnosti'vYclelku. Takova provise ji - jen od peti do patnacti cendl na tisic pojiSteni, ale tato provise je pouze k tornu, aby certilikat byl udrZen v platnosti. To je jen maid ideva, kdy.t e'en nemusi se starati o placeni sveho poplatku na pojiStani. Ale nemocnY den ma daleko vice nutnYch povinnnosti zavazkii. Jsou zde jine Zivotni nutnosti.

Mush se vydriovati rodina, at' je Zivitel zdravY nebo nemocnY. Mitseji se kupoirati potraviny, json nety za . elektrinu, vodu, plyn, east() tea najemne, je treba museji se splaceti dluhy. .)dev pro

Pro p neuvaiujeme o tom, jak bychcm to moll zavesti, aby naae SPJST poskytovala clalSi vYhody a sluZby 4Srm nuns? Proe jsme neplanovali nejake zlepSeni na geho bYvaleho Nemocenskeho odboru? Oi snad jsrne oeekavali, ze se to vypianuje a zlepS'i samo sebou, ze to poro.ste jako hrulca v Mrem poli, ktere se vr'Selc kateleho jara sam od sebe rozzelena? aekame snad, aZ co naS soused rekne, kterY stejne do schtizi nechodi a kterY ma v bratrskem spolku jen tolik zajmu; kolik stoji otyeejna rakev?

Statistika polaroveho pojiSteni uda ve, ze pouze jedna budova ze 1200 shoki. Statistika Zivotralho pojiSteni udava, ze ye stall 35 let zemte jedna osoba na kaZdYCh 220 lidi. A ,statistika nernocen skeho a nrazoveho poji S . teni odhaduje, ze kaZdY den v roce 1955 bude 25 tisic lidi nemocnYch nebo neschopnich ndsledkem firazu nebo neaesti. To znamev tonito roce budeme miti pies devet milionti lidi postiZenSTch nemoci nebo firazein. A nemoci prichazeji etyrikrat eastoji neZ, Uraz.

VetSina z mis ma pojiSteni proti ohni. Statni zakon poZaduje, ze musime miti pojiSteni na ave . auto. Prave jsem dostal upozorneni, ze pojiSteni na me auto vyprSi koncem tohoto mesice. Sarno-A• M 6: ho obnovim. Ba zyYSim si ho, prcto'2.e nine to bylo vysvetleno v kursu orgaMsatorti na Southern Methodist universite,. Kdybych mel nehodu s autern, asi ze by mne to mrzelo. Ale v placeni jinYch Zivotnidh potreb bych nezustal pozadu. Kdyby kteremukoliv naSernu spolkovemu bratru bylo ukradeno auto, Zivotni Uroven jeho rodiny by mnoho netrpela.

A cot kdyby nekdo vaZne onemocnel?

Jestli verite v poji'Steni auta, mei" byste uvaZovati teZ o nemocenskern pojiSteni. Podejte sva dobrozdani.

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Ten, kdo aids bratrsky Casopis, ma zvlaS"tni, ojedinele, neobyeejne zamestnani.

A jestli redaktor chce konati dobrou preci, musi tomuto zamestnani venovati hodne pf.em3"7g leni. A o eem me redaktor premS/Sleti? 0 pravidelnem prirodm zavodnoveni ve starem Egypte? 0 ovocii)ich sadech v Kalifornii? 0 ptivodu velikonoeni pa rady? Asi Ze Die podobneho Zato ma si v'Sindati pokud mo2no co nejvice vg eho, co se kde v naSi Jednote be. Ma podevati zpravy o v gem, co bylo by k prospechu celku a k poueeni jednotlivS7ch idednikik a elenii ye vkch tech vecech, pro ktere byl bratrskS7 spolek zalo2en.

Kdyi nynejSi redalitor piijal na sebe toto zylagtni zamestnani,' aby mel oei a uSi vgude, aby nic nepPechvOlil a aby medicinu podeval jen na SPieku note a na pizl kevove 12ieky, jeden bratr jednou iikal, 2e novi redaktor to dlouho nevycir2i. Jiny bratr mu prorokoval, 2e se brzy vyeerpe a nebude miti o eem psati. Nedevno ptal se redaktora nekdo, odkud to vkchno bere. Stara se colada maminka, odkude vezme potravu pro sveho kojence?

Secret jsem ye schfizi nageho v_Ykonneho Mesa, kdy2 se trinact elenti seMo, aby jednou za tri mesice vAichni porokovali o problemech na gi Jainoty. Sedel jsem, ani2 bych co fikal, od devete hodiny rano a22 do pid dvanacte v foci. Posloujsern a pozoroval. Nekdy' si myslim, 2e bych tam nemel by. t, 2e nekdy tarn jsem jako hlas svedomi, ktere se rieoza a2. za jistou dobu a pak nakptd"Tohle jsi piece mei udelat tak a tak." Ale jestli redaktor ma 135"7ti jako svedomi, ktere se do jedneni neplete, ale ktere pozdeji trVa2uje a oceriuje a poueuje a varuje, tak ass je to zavedeno spra y -ne.Jat'mredkosi,nech vkchny jednati die toho jak jsou darern ducha obdareni, a aZ je vkchno vykoneno, odhlasoveno, peeeti potvrzeno, at' se svedomi ozve.

Bude tedy miuviti svedomi za ygeeh tfineet, kteri byli ye schrizi nakho yedouciho telesa v pondeli, 11. dubna. Toto nebude protokol. Toto je hlas svedomi ze schtize, ktera, trvala taldka patnect hodin. Jestli nekdo dovede udikti svou soustredenou mysl po dobu patnecti hodin, je to genius, elo yek nadprfnermich dukvnich schopnosti, osoha pracujici na neeem nadmiru zajimayem nebo privodnim. Prfnerny elo yek po petihodinevem soustredeni mysli je dugevne pine vyeerpen. Proto take schrize i'editeld a vS7konnSrch ritednikil u v,§'ech kor-

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poraci nejsou nikdy deMi ne2 pet hodin, a to je gte dvouhodinovou poledni presta ykou. Bylo konano mnoho pokusti vedeckeho setreni (anglicl-y research), aby se zjistily blahodarne v;,,;ledky porad a schuzi, ktere trv4. hodin, a ktere t •vaji dele. A shiers trio bylo, nsnohy vYkormY korporace nepodnika nic altleateho po treti. dine odpoledne, ponevadZ jeho mysl nema onu pruZnost a ohebnost, jakou bude miti pristiho dne DO nalelite.m odpoCinku. boy& po pe.tihodluovem sezeni dovede yydrZet sedet jeSte dalich deset'hodin, ale to se setrvaenosti, jako kdyZ auto vice net:`i. ;^ sic pohylmje se dale v rozbehu svou .6bou.

V6.stnikn sla slykl :cekrat slay° "psycholog." V beZne mnovorove reel to znarriand Cloveka, kte • i je znalec lid!, kter3"7 , dobre a rychle prohledne jednani a, smYSIeni druheho. V uNim a spravnem- smyslu je . to elo-Vak, kterY studuje, jak lidska mysl pracuje, Novel< east° jedna jistyin zpU_Sobem, co vlastne nas pohani kupredu a kdy 110Se duSevni schopnosti zacinaji slabnout po dennim soustredeni nebo inasledkem pokroelleho veku. Psycholog je take osoba, ktera, na zaklade sveho bedliveho pozorovani nebo pornoci tak zvan:(7ch "testis" odhadne, kdo ma schopnosti a vlohy pro jistY druh prace nebo neni-li to "hranatY kohk v kulate dirce." Psycholog se diva, do infra jinYch lid!. Jako lekar proklepava hrud' pacienta. a ohmatava lestne mist°, tak psycholog pozoruje jednani lednotlivYch osob a odhaduje, proe to nebo ono nefu guje, jak by se oeekava10. , Co zde chci yysvetliti o trvajici patnect hodin—jen s prestavkau poledni a veeerni—je na zaklade psychologickeho pozorovani. Dovolim si poznamku, to schtize byla by - vYznamnejSi, kdyby byla skoneila v lest hodin. A byla by jegte plodnejSi, kdyby netrvala dela neZ do Bratr predm , (11 rri . kdy;?; jsme Ctyr nedavno byll kun;-a, ze tri profesori se vymenovali, aby nom dali co nejvice, pokud male mysl nebyla ochabla,, ale 'Dustili pas damtt ye dye hodiny. A teprve weer, po nekolikahodinoé fikoly ovem osveZeni, men jsme , pakovati a znovu studova H , co jsme v peti jednohodinovYch prodo:V;kach Cerpali. Ale aby schnze byla yYznamnejk tomu je treba opravdove pl'ipravy cd kahleho, kdo se na jedmini ye s,chiThi podili. Od kaZdeha, tedy od vkch ftrednikt a od v'Sech sedmi reditelit. To rekne kaki* psycholog, a to na, ;eph svedomi, PatnactihodinOva schfize nepiinesla to, co by pfinesla petihodinove schtize dfikladne pkipra ye. Je to v na2i sloyanske

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povaze, Ze my neumime ve schuzi jednat ani znatelnfr. ,soustavne. jsme slovanskeho ptivodu, jsem zae"al o piedsedovi povidavi, rozyldeni, zabihajici do mak- ho distriktu, dovolim si upozorniti. na kosti, hadajici se o pismenko, vyklada- jeho nahledy, ktere prave poslal k uvejici o Uspore penez, zatim co nemame lejneni v anglicke easti tohoto eisla. CiPoneti o Aspore east'. Ten slovanskY typ ti se zodpovednY za uspech schuze prvse v nas nezapre, treba jsme etvrtou niho distriktu, proto premY gli, planuje, generaci. Ital nebo Spanel bude horko- podava, sve fivahy, a chce od druhYch krevnY, trebaZe jeho dedeeek se narodil Menu feta. Jde prikladem, jak se na kav Americe. Nag slovanskY typ se nepredela Mello slug. A proto Ze mnoho nagich mistem narozeni. Jako Japonec a Oirian star gich Menu radeji sahnou po Ceske bude miti vZdy svfij vYraz odi a Israelita easti, a mohli by dpine prehlednouti ndsve sklony, my se yyznaoujeme svou po- hledy predsecly prvniho distriktu, bratra vidavosti ye schtizich. A elm prazdnefg Stepana, kterY je tea reditelem a Menem nadoba, tim vice duni, pravi lidova pru- Hlavni Uradovny, dovolim si tlumoeiti poved'. nektere jeho myglenky. streekaval jsem, ze ve schuzi budou Piedseda prvniho distriktu, feditel probirany body doporueene v nekterYch distriktnich schtzich nebo co bylo dam° Stepan, snaai se oceniti a zhodnotiti vVjako pokyny od radu. Domnival jsem se, znam distriktnich schtizi, a preje si, aby Ze bratr predseda naznaei YYznam orga- fiesta schtize v p •vnim distriktu byla co nisatorskeho kursu na universite v Dal- nejzdarilej gi. On v kaZde distriktni santlasu nebo potrebu rozvinouti Ci pokra- zi vidi novou prile gitost bliZgiho spoleeovati v hnuti omladiny. Take jsem ee - eenskeho seznameni, pobaveni, Oast na kal na ureitY plan v naborove Cinnosti, spoleenem programu, kde jsou predneseny veci zabavne a take uZiteene. Tedy ne nejake provolani o -zahajeni sieni kampane ,na vYber jednoho statni- pouze spoleend beseda, ale take uZiteeho organisatora z tech petit ktere pred- ne spolkove jednani v ramci nekolika seda nechtel jmenovati v lednove schir- Indio hodin. zi jako hlasici se kandidaty. Musim na Dale bratr Stepan upozoriluje, ze kaomluvu bratra piedsedyrici, ae si toho k1Sr distrikt ma sve domaci potiZe a na sva bedra naloZil tolik, Ze na to ne- problemy. Do prvniho distriktu patri rastag. Jinak se tato dtlaita, opomenuti dy, ktere jsou snad jinak slolene nea ra.nedaji vysvetliti. Zapomnel tea na provo- dy v jinYch distriktech. Jak se bratr 80. lani, ktere jemu prig° od Narodniho bra- pan priznava, trednici a vYbory v pr y trskeho kongresu a ktere ma. bYti preda-nimdstrkuhleidosta yYch dino vSem nagim mistnim radam co nej- striktnich schtzi co nejvice omladiny, drive. aby ti mladg poznali, jak.Y je cil nag Dobie to vystihnul feditel A. C. gtepan, SPJST, a jak ti miadi mohou se v kakterY je novaekem v iiredni rodine, ale Mem domacim radu velice dobre uplatkterST upozornoval, ae je treba zavesti niti. Ale zaroven arednici prvniho dislepgi system v nekterYch bodech. Je to triktu se staraji o to, aby distrikt prispel spravne, kdy2 novY par oei upozorni na nejakYin zpirsobem pro vybudovani vetgi nedostatky, na ktere ostatni oei si jiZ a mohutnej gi SPJST. navykly. Neznam bratra 8tepana, poneJako tieti bod pfi pla,'novani distrikvadZ jako nove prichozi do vedouciho teMho programu, dle nahledu bratra 8telesa se dosud ostYchal ye svem vyjadro- pana, je. treba vaimnouti si star gich elevani a vystupovani, ale zda se miti giro- nu, aby take jim bylo dano uznani. A ke obchodni zku genosti a zdrave nazory. kdyZ prijdou elenove Hlavni Uradovny, A budoucnost ukaZe dal gi jeho schopno- mistni organisatori, reditele mistnich sti. Je ye syYch proslovech skromnSr, ne- klubt mlade2e, nebo hoste z jin3.7ch dinaroenY, ale zda se v gechno bedlive po- striktil, a take Cleni domacich vYborft, zorovati.. tern vaem by mela byti &Ma zaslouZena Mel jsem v gak piilezitost pozorovati pozornost a uznani za vykonanou praci. bratra Stepana v jeho spolkovem jed- Proto se bratr 8t6pan pta cam scbe, jak. nani jako predsedu prvniho distriktu, to vgechno bude moano vtesnati do ramce kterYZto ili'ad zastava, jiz trcti rok. Dove- asi dvou hodin, aby se co nejvice vykode se nejen sam dobre ovla,clati, ale dove- nalo, aby se zbyteene Cas neinaril, a aby de vesti cele jednani ye schitzi rychlYin, cela schtize distriktu mela nejen smysl systematickYm tempem, take nedovolu- a -Creel, ale take ureitY vYsledek. A hned je v distriktni schfizi zbyteene povidavi, podava svilj nahled zde otazka, zde odrortahovani a prodluZovani schilze, ale povecl'. neco, mame vedet, jak zato hledi v nekolika mai° hodinach pro- to delat, a mane take predem -Oat, eejednati co nejvice bodu. Prvni distrikt ho tim chceme dociliti. eemu dame vice nniZe si gratulovati, Ze ma tak vSrborne- Casu, reenikum, hnuti mladde, organiho ,a rozgafneho predsedu, u ktereho ten satortn, ei nametttm na reformu, Ci krislovanskY typ rozvldenosti neni takkka tee?

Strana To jsou jeho otazky, ukazujiei, predsecla prvniho clostriktu bere svnj fad vaZne a Ze a programu pro schdzi premYgli. A jako odpoved' kiade na pr y gne pro-nimsto"ckliv,cojeprs Jednotu v budoucnosti." Tedy ne vYkla.dy o torn, co bylo veera, pied rokem, pied dvaceti a padesati roky, ne o tom, co se uZ vykonalo, ale o budoucnosti. A v pr y -nirdstku,lenahduistrknho predsedy a jeho pomocnikti, je kladen dfiraz na mladeZ. A jak jinak dostanete mladeZ do distriktni aJnize nea kdyZ budcte planovati zabn y ni program, kcle by hogi a de.veata, ukazali., co sand dovedou. Takovou Ueasti triladeZe se "vybuduie most mezi terni tend mla,clYmi." Tedy most do budoucnosti, to jsou slova reditele 8tepna, predsedy prvniho distriktu.

Ale bratr l..nje„t sychom z na gich distriktnich schuzi necklaii vYdeleenY podni‘k ani pro naterY mistni rad, ani pro distrikt samotr* Kdyby kaZda sluna pro distriktni schuzi inCla byti placena, pomalu by se ztratil zajern o veci spolkove, a misto otazek, ktere by se tYkaly distriktu nebo cele Jednoty, Indy by distriktni vYboi jen na. starosti finaneni nspech. OvSem i distrikt musi miti firianeni prostredky,,,,ke kryti svYch vYloh, ale penani otazka by nikdy nemela ph planovani distriktu miti prvni misto.

Vysvetlil jsem hlavni body bratra, Sre.• pana, jak je podava v anglickem zneni.

Tyto pokyny jiste budou k uaitku pro predsedy a vYbory jinYch distriktu. Pracujeme v gichni za stejnYm eilem, abychoin pomoci distriktnicti schitzi jednani o eemkoliv, co je prospeSne pro nag SPJST v budoucnosii. saalkova peace je zdlouhava, necla sc provesti hr, hr. Oast() se musi nektera dohra mySlenka adloZiti a vyekati pozdej g ho easu. Jako v gechno jive v prirone, musi byti doba, seti a sazern, jista lidan ke kliecni nebo k vylihnoti, a pak piplani a onatrovani, ab koneene Zivoeich nebo bylinka nabude sily vzclorovati nehodam. , Lituji, ze redaktoru nebude me:4,no pozyani ani na schuzi eeskYch exstudentti v Austinu, alli on Ueast distriktni schfizi ve S110()!:, coz phpada on 1, kvetna. Kdynych pic;1 (Mina mesici veclel, co vSechuo so pl:muje na prvni kvetnovou necleli, oc gi.nd byeh, au budu aeinkovati v ecskena (d y adic v tent,YZ den. Aby se elovek na iiic pevne neuvazoval, kdyZ ma bYti v gude. 'La pozvani dekuji a oPravdu lituji, nemohu se ziteastniti.

Cthi Chci jen piipomeno ex-studenti konaji na 1, kvetna svou odpoledne pravidclnou rani schuzi bude stuclentska slavnost•najaleS."

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Jak yam asi vgem znamo, ukladame majetek na g Jednoty do piljeek (hypotek), z kterYch trZime 5% firoku. KdyZ bychmn ulozili Was majetek do jinYch jistin a zvla...§te nyni do "Short Term Securities", tyto by nam prinesly mnohem mene, proto jsme toho nahledu, ze kdyZ i pro nekterY mesic budeme mit vetS'i obnos hotovYch po ruce, a pak pri nejbliZSi pkilelitosti je ulaime na dobre pUjeky s peti procentnim Urokem, ze s tim prospejeme nag Jednote. Take chci zde podotknouti, ze jsme toho nahledu, ze Hate Zadosti o pUjeky zase buelou vetsi nal' net prijem a abychom nemuseli zase zamitat Zadosti, ktere mtiZeme oeekavat a ktere nam prinesou vet g prijem, neclice me MoZit do jinYch jistin.

Ku konci yam sdeluji, ze jsme vhly, co celek, hledeli ukladati majetek na g Jednoty na dobre zaruky. Co predseda Hlavni Uradovny vas uji gt'uji, ze v gchni eleni Hlavni fitadovny pracuji co nejlepe mohou pro dobro na gi Jednoty. Prosim, bud'te ujigteni, ze vkly se zde dUkladne kaZda otazka probere a pak dle usneAeni se veci vytidi. Bud'te uji g eni, ze v vere kterou jste v nas vloZili, nebudete zklamani.

S bratrskYm pzdravem Edward L. Marek, ptedseda Hlavni firadovny SPJST.

15. dubna 1955.

Sestry a bratti: Pik tento dopis co vysvetleni na dopisy, ktere byly ye Yestnikua na soukrome clopisy, ktere jsme obdrZeli zde v rtradovne, prod drZime po ruce tak velkY obnos hotovosti.

Abych mohl podati apinY pfehled teto otazky, zadnu s na gi schfizi v inesici dubnu. 1954. Ye schtizi Hlavni rtradovny, ktera se konala 12. dubna 1954, bylo usne geno, ze se nebudou ptijimat Zadosti o ptijelcy neelent, to pro nedostatek hotovYch. Bylo to aZ ye schfizi Hlavni &adovny, ktera se konala 11. a 12. tijna, 1954, kdy jsme zase pripustili Zadosti neOmit. Po celY eas, od dubna do tijna 1954, Vijay se uzaviraly s nedostatkem liotovYch. S vystavovani poukazek se dello s ptena geni na gich vkladti ze vgech bank, kde mame ulaene penize, do banky zde v Temple, na kterou vystavujeme nage poukazky. Jak se rika, vygkrabovali jsme do posledniho centu, abychom mohh uzavtiti kaZdou ptijeku jak byla hotovd k fizavteni.

Avgak v iijnove schuzi Hlavni fitadovSchfize v jin3'rch distriktech budou uveny, kdy nam- ptibYvalo na hotovosti. tejneny jakmile distriktni fitednici ustausnesli jsme se prijiinati Zadosti o pfije- novi datum schtize ve svem distriktu. od neelenti. Tredeli jsme ze zku genoDistrikt prvni, 1. kvetna, Snook sti z pfede glYch rokft,'Ze v mesicich listoDistrikt druK 17. dubna, Granger padu, prosinci, lednu a imoru bude zase Distrikt etvrtY, 14. srpna, Lubbock vetgi ptilem zde v fitadovne, nebot' Distrikt testy, 15. kvetna, Hilije. chazi rani splatky na na ge pfijoky a NeDistrikt sedmS), 29. kvetna, Floresville rd si ptedplaci ye vetgim patu na rok do • )• pteclu.

Kosa na kamen.

Ve schuzi Hlavni fitadovny, ktera se Ireani jsou znami s ySim vtipkatstvim. konala v pondell, dne 11, tohoto mesice, iota otazka pti gla k probrani a byla du- Jeden Irean gel mimo vYkladni okno smikladne probrana. Na g pravni rddce bratr geneho obchoclu a det1 ve vYkladu Pavlidek nam podal vYkaz v kterem nam Zde se vge prodava na yardy. Chteje si uvedl, ze mame na dekane za $350,000.00 udelati z obchodnika dobrY den, vegel Z'adosti, ktere se vztahuji na opravy, sta- dovnitt a porail si: Dejte mi yard vent novYch domil atd. a pak dodal,ze mleka..Ale obchodnik byl take Irean. Podival mame asi za $100,000.00 dal gich Zadosti, ktere nezahrnuji opravy, stavby atd., ale se chladne na zakaznika, obratil se, a ktere nejsou je gte hotove k uzavteni, te- nalil do misky trochu mleka, namoeil do neho prst, a tahl prstem tim po pultu dy mame na dekand za $450,000.00.

NaS" tajemnik bratr Chupick nam po- yard dlouhou earu.

Zakaznik nechtel bYti chycen do vlastdal jeho zpravu, v ktere nam uvedl, jsme men na hotovosti dne 1. dubna eel- ni pasti. Zeptal se: - Co to stoji?

Deset centu, ocivetil obchodnik jako kern $478,677.85. KdyZ vezmeme obnos hotovosti po ruce dne 1. dubna a °delta- by se nechumelila.

- All right, sir, tekl Pat, sahaje do me od toho tech $450,000.00 neuzavtenSich Z'aclosti, zfistava nam $28,677.85. kapsy. - Ta.k ini to za.balte!

• 44 ♦ ( Chci zde uvedomit, ze od 1. do 15. tohoto Pro mamon lide radi Zivot utraceji, ale mesice jsme jiZ obdrZeli za $138,500.00 pro lasku nieeho nepodnikaji. clalgich Zadosti o pujeky.

Distriktni schuze

Ve sttedu, dne 20. dubna 1955.

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✓ iiterST veeer kaidSi tden cvidi se sborove zpevy dospelYch v sini tadu Pokrok Houstonu. Ochotnici a haste jsou vitani. Zadatek v osm yeeer.

KaAori stCethi je.vyudovano prakticke hovorove gpanel gtine v sini tadu Pkrok Houston od 8:30 do 10:00 veder. Nav gtevnici jsou vitani. Zavolejte na redaktora O informace.

Kahlou sobotu taneeni zabava v sini Pokrok Houston, podinaje v sobotu 16. dubna. Prvni sobota v mesici je pro eleny zdarma. ✓ sobotu 23. dubna ptatelska vedete v Scicolovne v Houstonu. ✓ nedeli 24. tinbna, bude piknik u fadu Pokrok Houstonu. Nove zatizeni na opekani ratene (barbecue) je zavedeno mo v kuchyni. ✓ sobotu 30. dubna askY film "Sableka" dle Boleny Nemcove v Sokolovne v Houstonu. Podrobnosti` jinde. ✓ sobotu 30. dubna -pada, Sokol v Houstonu pravou eeskou veeeti painaje ✓ Best hodin veder.

• nedeli 1. kvetna Ceske divadlo "TN mu gketYti" v sini tadu Pokrok Houstonu. ✓ nedeli 1. kvetna schfize SdruZeni deskYch ex-studentfi Texasu v 10:00 rano V Lisle 315 Texas Union budovy Texaske statni university, Austin, Texas.

V nedeli 1. kvetna deska oslava MAJALES ve 2:30 odpoledne v hlavni sini Texas Union budovy Texaske statni university, Austin, Texas. Musky Po programu. ✓ nedeli 8. kvetna Cad Osveta Cislo 38 ✓Koval, Texas, bude miti po schuzi program k °slave' svatku Den Matek a spoleenou svaeinu. ✓ nedeli 8. kvetna Sokol Houston (lava divadelni kus "Mamy, na g e Ceske mamy" k poste svatku matidek. -V gimnete si oznameni na jinem miste tohoto eisla. ✓ nedeli 22. kvetna: Oslava 361eteho zaloleni radii Stefanik eislo 142 v Houstonu. Zaeatek v 10 hodin rano. Odpoledne spoleenY °bed. Odpoledne bazar s programem ditek. ✓ nedeli 29. kvetna Sokol v Houstonu diva jarni piknik. ✓ nedeli 29. kvetna majovy piknik Sokola Houston. OistY vYteZek jde na cestovne cvieencum na slet. ) 4„ • ( Ztracirne-li zajein o Zivot, ztracime

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JOSEF LIDUMIL LEitIKAR (Pokra6ovani) Ziskal jsem mravne mnoho, ale materiblne) tint dale mane a litoval jsem moji inan;olku, ktere elm dale pribYvalo prace trrr naSern po2chnani 't-ranZelskem.

K tonn ona izerolonmost vlady pri rozehnani riSskello snemu v Kromer:1.M! Kdybyttb. 'Oval bye dobrYm cisarskYin, bylo by se mi vedlo dobre, ale takto, co kaan Obratit? Bylo mi se vSech stran Uzko, vedel jsem o svobodne Americo. ale s jakou majetnosti se tarn motto od y aZit? tzko bylo v tech dobach trnoltYm a neni divu, to se i od nas mnozi vypravovali hlavne do Banatu v Uhrach. Ja jsem jim irmysly ty neschvaloyal z ohle.du zdravotnich, tak take z ohleciu na surovost a nevzdelanost tarnniho obyvatelstva a koneerie, to Mad'ari po • jejiah (!) nezdarene revoluci SloVany a Nemec' nena y ideli a vSemoZne prikori jim einili.

MO va •ovani vSak bylo by marne, kdyby se mi neclostal do rtikou opis dopisy protestantakeho kneze ArnoSta Bergmanna, pocladzejiciho ze Zapudova u Mnichava HradiSte. Bylt' on jednim z prvnich :p •istehovalcti do Texastt Sam byl vice Nemec ne2li tech a priStehovav So s jinYmi Nemci roku 1848 do Texasu, usadil se u Catspringu, odkud psaval nadSene dopisy do 6ech a na Moravu svYm souvercum o americke sv ob o d a mnolioslibne budoucnosti. Tak psal i jistemu Koldenemu do Strou2neho v Pruskem Slezku, aby za nim piijel. Vypsal mu, co stoji cesta z Moravy do Texasu, jaka jest na caste obsluha, jaka jest tamni krajina, pri eemZ vSes valmi chvalil. Upozornil jsem na. onen dopis ty, kteri se zajimali o Banat, a byl jsem tee odhodlan s rodinote vydat • se na cestn. Dopsal jsem n prftvodni list i svoji • ZivritiStktr jsem jiZ prodal, ale moje man'2',elka nernela chuti' sve rodne mesteeko onustit a do neznamo za.mofeke It-La:tiny se pust)t a ja., nechteje ji omit n Dili, povolil jsem a zitstali jsme N naSern dosavadnim `blahobytu'.

Ostatni rodiny, celkem Sestnact, vydaly se koncem roku 1851 pies Hamburk na cestu d.o Texasu. Byli to prvni vy •tehovalet z vYchodnich tech a Moravy a nevedelo se vtibec, zdali se pied tou dobou nektery aech do Ameriky vystehoval. nebot' ftrady kaZdou a,:)ravu ostehovani so do Ameriky tiumily, ba kladly vystenovalctat vs :like pr'ck.a.Zky. V Hambin:1m padli naSi ubozi s yystehovalci do • ru:kou nejaketnu Hermanovi, ktery je na oko obstojnymi kontrakty pros Anglii do Liverpoolu vypravil, tam jim vSak byly dany kontrakty jinn, dostavali nou, zka%lenou potravu a kaZda rodina musila si varit soma. Jejich lod' yicto-

via byla jit prepin6na Ireany a tim se stelo, to z :naSich vystehovalcil na to caste, ktera trvala sedmnact tYdnit, polovina zemrela a nasla hrob ve vinach oceanu. Skero celY rok jsme neslySeli nic o neSt'astne y Yprave, at teprve v zari r. 1852 obdrteli jsme . truchlivou west a politovanihodnem jejich osudu a pak zo.'ealo dopisavani.

Mezi Urn 'easem dopisoval jsem si s 11.22acelem Ma y ne o torn vystehovalectvi, o net se sacs velmi zajimal a sam vSechny moje dopisy a zpravy uverejtioval, ac moje Daterio neudaval, abych zbytee:ne nebyl stihan. A tak se te2 stab, onen dopis od Bergmana octl se doslovJae v Moray.skYch novinach, eimZ se dostala zprava o Texasu na Moravu a nasledkem toho velkY zajem a hromadne stehovani z yYchodni Moravy do Texasu, ?Ma:Ste krajana protestantskeho yyznani od Vsetina. a Vizovic. Povatuji se tedy neptimo za pfivodce stehovani se rodakti na, ich do Texasu."

V race 1853 se koneene nnanZelka LeSikarova odhodlala na nalehani mantela a dornstajicich synft k vystehovani, a ac se s teZkym srdcem rozloueila s rodnou chYSkou, na vSe jsouc odhodla,na, nastoupila po boku sve rodiny dalekou cestu za ocean. AvSak:nebylo to tak snadne, nebot' nejstarSi syn byl j,it pies dvacet rokti star a povinen k vojenske sltdtbe. Byly obavy, :2e nebude do Ameriky puSten, avSak na osobni prinaluvu hrabete Norberta Poettinga, tehdejSiho podkrajskeho okresu lanSkrounskeho, ktery byl dobrYm priteleM LeSikaroyYm, byl syn pH odvodu • vojenskYm lekarem uznan za neschopneho a propuSten.

S LeSika •em se vypravilo sedmnact rodin. Dne 9. 'ijna roku 1853 opustil dornov. Zaeatkem listopadu seda.li jiz na lod' Savannah a nrave o vamocich stall v Galvestonu'.

Pet teZkych vozil, do kaMeho z nich zapraZeno bylo pet parti dlouhorohYch void, bylo naloteno takymi kufry a zavazadly vystehovalcit a mezi ne ula2eny do pain nejmenSi deti — -postupovalo smerem k severu. Byl to kus ima y -netsyblamvYoly,zisvoly se v nem borily, to mnohokrat musil byti cely naklael sloten, .aby samotny ,vfiz pi•ip •aZenim dalSich pard void mohl byti z blata vytaten. Celt' prvni den jeSte bieoval tvare vystehovaldi nelitostiTY deft' a hiavy tisnily take mytlenky, kdyt vozkove oznarnovali, Ce cesta za podobnYch okolnosti mute trvati deset i vice dnii a to deSte v teto krajine jsou trvale.

VSak jiz druheho dne bylo , lepe, kdy'i se nebe vyjasnilo. YYPrava nocovala v

lose pod oozy a na vozech; ohrali se u ohnii a Cony twa •ily teple pokrmy. Brzy se vS'ak ukazalo, ze and zasoba potrayin nestaaila, jeZto nikdo necekal, ze Dojedou tak dlouho pustinami, kde nebude tr(Ane nic koupit ani vymenit. Na Stesti nekteki mezi meld s sabot): puSky a ti cestou vrany a zajice. Deli pri spatteni (army se rozbohly, 2adajice usedlikil nee° k jidlu, aleE. pon brambory. ale majitele farern meld ami lo, ac i o to se radi rozdeiili s hladovYmi pristehovalci.

Tak koneene po etrnacti dnech dojel LeSikar do osady New , Ultriu, kde byl usazen jeho krajan Karel Mier, jent dva roky v tot() zemi bydlil.yi jednim z to vypravy, kterou stihlo nif mori neStesti. U neho se LeSikarovi usadili, ale jeZto pro 4eclany nebylo ani v dome ani na farme mista, musili se spokojit s bytern pod rozloZitYm dubem, kde site nopr;>elo, dokud nepriSel lija.k, ale chladno bylo Aejne jako na otevrene pro-' rid.

V to dobe byl Texas jeSte velmi osazen (604.21'5 obwiatelti, z nicM 182.921 bylo eernocht-otrokti) a v strednim uzemi byly joke ohromne yozlohy neosazene. Farmy se , nalezaly jen poblit lesikn, aby bylo drivi na stavbu skrov11S/eh obydli a k stavbe plotn. A cot to prvni obydli pristehovalcti! Nebyla sloe pod zemi ani z:drnfi jako na stredozapade, kde byl nedostatek drivi, byly to sru7 by z netesanYch tramh a mezi temi byly takove otvory, to se jimi psi i kooky a jinni havet' na noc nab za bouri uvelebili s majiteli pod stejne chatrnou strechu. Ze mezi tou haveti bylo dost nevitanYch hostel, jako tchora, haat. a pod., netroba ani priporninat. Mn.ozi z prvnich osa,dnikti yypravitji o tom zajimave a vesele, historky. Misto oken bviy ponecli(my 1>3-oze otvory, jet se na zimu ucpavaly simpou nob mechent DVC'ke byly svazany otes kin Prkno, hrebik, konsek Zeleza nate:rely mezi vzacnosti a jakY dlv, to v celem okoli, do neho2 se LeSikarova ro-a diva pi'istehovala, byla jen polovina vo-, Zaz. LeSikar sam at po nekolika letech se zmohl na, podobnou ekvipaI. Z nada• statku penez si koupil k jizde rnexikanskeho konika, ktery vSak slotil sve !p•ime, kdykoliv a kdekoliv se mu uzdalo, nedbaje, zdali s tIm mistem bude jezclec spokojen. Pozdeji p • ikoupil is riema par anit si byl yedom, to jeden z nich se obiral jfZI, mySlenkarni o nosti tohoto ,s• eta, cot svernu novemu panu brzy dokazal odchodem z tohoto'slza,veho (Pokradovani)

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Grapevine, Texas.

Sestry a bratri: ✓ minule nedelni schUzi na geho radu s litosti jsem pozoroval, ze na ge praVidelna dopisovatelka sestra Juranova nebyla pritomna.

Chci tedy s temi, kteri nebyli pritomni, sari scleliti, ze konalo se velice zajimave rokovani.

Byly etene "Pravidla" iadu, die kterych se budeme Piditi po tretim eteni v naSem jednani, a ()lam/la-Ate pravidla nemocenskeho odboru byly vYborem na opriivu elenstvu prednesena. — Bude v'Sak nejlepe kdy2 se vy, kteri jste v teto schtlzi chybeli, dostavite do na gi kvetnove schrtze radove a pripadne sve vlastni ri)zne navrhy na zlepSeni osobne na pravein miste prednesete.

Kahle jednani tYkajici se radu a jeho hospodareni ma bYti probirano prim° v na;";ich radovYch schtlzich. Kdo tuto lelitost, pronesti svuj navrh v bratrskem kruhu, ye sve lhostejnosti si neclaa ujiti, newel by pak kritisovati, ty, kteri se pravidelne sna21, aby kterkoliv rad i po strance obchodni zdaine prospival. adove schfizi nasledovala velikonoCni nadilka a ac jsern se nemohl zUeastniti sam, chvataje k domovu, jsem jist Ze za vedeni na gich prieinlivYch sester byla tato nadilka zdarila.

Na shledanou v kvetnove schuzi! , ✓ ucte Ludva O. Hogek.

• ( Pad Karel Jona g eislo 28.

East Bernard, Texas.

V,"):( me. sestry a bratri: ✓ minule breznove na gi radove schtizi pri volnYch navrzlch bylo ujednano, zdali by nag rad mohl poradat jednou v mesici eeske filmove divadlo, a take to bylo oclidasovano. Tehdy jsme nevedeli kciy a v kter32 ,eas se !Jude ukazovat. Az ted' rune jeden z bratrti reditelu sdelil, ae uZ to ma vyjednano, a tak bude to Ceske divadlo ukazovano u radu Karel Jonag Cislo 28 v East Bernard, Texas posledni nedeli v dubnu, 24. 1955 pod nazvem "ModrY zavoj". Tak se mate na co twit, Sc ncmusitc zaji2det daleko s karou, 1:42 se tato eeska divadla budou ukazovat tady u lads doma, tak jako by se reklo z.ruvna u huby. Take cloufam, Ze se dostavite ye velkem poetu. Toto divadlo zapoene v 8 hodin weer.

A jegte nee° pridam o tech nas malYch farrnarich, zdali mile to bratr redaktor uverejni. Jen par radkft jak nas male bavinove farrnare sekaji. Ku prikladu, jak ja sam obdelava.m 85 akin zeme, tedy vzdelavaciho pozemku. V Joni, 1954 nine

byl ureen bavinoq alotment 36.4 akru, de poradana o tYden pozdeji, v nedeli odpoledne, zaeatek ye 2 hodiny. no a letos, 1955, Ze ti velci si mysleli, mam toho mnoho, tak mne usekli z tech Muslin se vratit k tomu nedelninau 36.4 na 32.4 akru. Tak tedy jak maze ta- programu.

Deti, jak obyeejne, pekne kovY farrnar udelat Zivobyti na tak ma- se zhostily svYch uloh, kde ty prednesy lem osevu baviny? malYch ditek jsou zajimave, jenZ by mely pouZit i pri torn .predna geni ten svilj Chci to dopodrobna vysvetlit, ze, o Cast hlasek, kterY pouZivaji doma pH tech jevYSe uvedeneho vzdelavaciho pozemku se jich hrach a skotaCeni. SpoleenY zpev za taky deli milj S' yakr, tak tedy mthZerne doprovodu pi. J. A. (Helen) Severove na rid dve rodiny na onom vYSe uvedenern piano sklidil hodne potlesku. Take predpozemku. Je nas do toho celkem 8 elenti. stavitelky mody, "Easter Parade", bylo IVIttZeme udelat Zivobyti dohromady obe nee° noveho a cela skupina tech deviti rodiny? Taky k tomu pridam, ze mam deveatek se moe libila. Myslim, ze pora6elennou rodinu, jen2 patri k nas i Jedno- datelka detskeho odboru, sestra Betty te SPJST, jejichZ poji gteni je v obriosu Juricova, byla take spokojena s vYsled$5,000, 500—, Aelcoliv takova rodina by kern ji svereneho nkolu, ktereho wse jiste mela mit daleko vice Zivotniho pojigteni, k uspokojeni vgech rada jak na. ge easy ukazuji dnes. Jak maze taDeti hledanim vajICek hodne vyhladokova rodina si pribrat Zivotni pojigteni, vely, a kdyZ ty na ge kacharinky volaly k lcdyZ vans useknou kaZdY rok tolik akrd veceri, tak jsme se v gichnhs chuti pustia urei, kolik innZete set, tak jak, si ten 11 do toho jidla, ktereho bylo dostatek. malt' farmar maze pomoct? To je jedna Shledavam vkly, Ze spike toho jidla nevelika hadanka a ja sam nevim jak ji co zbude neZ aby pochybelo. rozlu gtit, jak to dopadne pri gti leto s temi malYmi farmari.

Ve schuzi sokolske bylo be. naeelnikem Alb. Regmunclem °madmen°, Ze v pondeli No ale necharn to uZi, bS.7t, neb nekter3i 11, dubna prijede spoleenY.•vieitel Amez tech velkYch, co farmuji sta a tisice ricke Obce Sokolske, br. Oldrich Maly, a akru, si moZna na vyjede. Ale my Ze zde OomfiZe v nacvieovani 4 neb 5 dni. mall farmari chudobni chceme taky zit Nail cvieenci se pripravuji na sokolsky a na chleb si vydelat. Myslim, Ze dosti slet do 'St. Louis ye dn.e 17., 18. a 19. tech malYch farmarit budou se mnou oervna 1955. souldasit v uvaZeni teto farmarske , situace: Dale doufam, ze jsem nikoho neuraVgichni eekali, ze dojede az v pondeli, zil a Ze se z tech nekterYch malYch far- ale on si z Houstonu vyjel v nedeli mart' take nekterY ozve a bude se mnou bred slunce zapadem uz byl u nas na sokolskem nadvori. souhlasit. — No 112 puntik.

S pozdravem v bratrske ficte.

Zileastnil se taneeni zabavy. V ten weer k tanci vyhravala Majkova osmielenVa g radovY dopisovatel Stanley Bartog. na kapela. e Basa ze pry tvrdi muziku, jsem Casto slYchaval povidat. A opravdu, ten baZc spolkove einnosti v Corpus Christi sista newel dost tech klapek, aby mohi Corpus Christi, Texas. je gte vice tens dostat z toho jeho basu.

Cteni eterrari: 2e se hudba salem pane nesla neni • jsem zas mezi varni. Tak mi to pripripominat, neb sin by byla lepe pada, s tim dopisovanim do tech naSich hovovala, kdyby byla pro oven veeer jednovin, jako nedodelana. price pilne ho- nou tak velka. spodyne v domacnosti z jecinoho do Byla to celkem zase jedna, nedele padruheho. ne v pratelskem kruhu proZita, pri Cem2 .adova schaze Ant. eermak, ktera by- i ti star.g : omladnou. la poradana v nedeli oclpoledne 10. dubV sokolske schitzi bylo take usnegeno, na, byla zastoupena i ton na gi draboti- aby se ve streciu vecer 13. dubna poradal nou. Mely v ten den odpoledne svirj dot- pratelskY veeirek se spoleenou veeeki, a skY program. Obo schtize, jak Padova to na paest hr. J. F. (Vaclavu) Kueerovi, tak sokolska, byiy ye svem vyrizovani kde se 11 teto prilelitosti jemu odevzda drive odroeeny, aby se dostalo dost 'Casa zasluZnY pohar. Polaar lasky a vdeenosti. na vgechno, co bylo predem planovano.

Zde uvadim rozvrh nakho planovani: ✓ obou schUzich se usneslo, aby zase V nedeli 24 dubna 1955 v poledne ye 12 spoleene se poradala oslava Dne Matek hodin bude spoleenY °bed, kter3"7 bude na druhou nedeli v mesici kvetnu, to jest pozirstavat z peeenYch karat, "barbecued 8. kvetna po schuzi radove. Schtize sokol- chickenS", a se v gemi dalgimi pokrmy, ska, v ten den nebude, neb jest hodne dopinenY velkY talir pouze za jeden dozalditosti k projednavani, a tak tato bu- lar, kdva k tomu pkidana zdanno..

ae stkedu, eine 20. dubna 1955.

Po obede ye hodiny zaene divadlo, ktere nam predvedou naei ochotnici. Jest to veselohra o ticch dejstvich a jmenuje se "Vyptijeend panimaina"..V teto hie se nejvice pojcdnava, jak jistY student doktoratu umel lakat penize na svojem strYci a tete, kteki si na nein moc zakledali a proto ze ho meli radi i tak je to sta.lo velke penize.

ITESTNIX

WEST, TEXAS

PAW Karel Havheck eislo 4.

Hallettsville, Texas.

Svatky velikonocni jsou prye, eas beli dale, zUstiivaji jen vzpominky, zyle.eti tech maliekYch na den desateto dubna, kdy jeden druheho piedbihal ye hledani vaj ieek.

Bratr F. K. Bueek, grandpa neb papa Bueek„ jak mu ale kaZdY rika, mel dobrY napad. Jeho jedna snacha, pi. Julius Bueek udelala hezkY kolik, uprostied velkY zajleek, (oveem ne ZivY), okolo pane. velka vajieka. Na to pak po dva dny, v patek a sobotu prodavali "chances" neb eisla, 5 Matti jedno, neb 6 za 25 centti v jejich obchodu, coZ vyneslo par hezkYch dolarfi.

St'astne eislo vyhral syn naeich Gro• neeti zdc, Milven, kterY studuje v Kingsville.

Vypiljeoval si od str3ice penize pod rtizn*mi vylhanYmi zaminkami, jako jeclnou jemu psal, ze jest Zenat, ze si chce pofidit do domu nabytek, a kdyZ pozdeji jeho strYc s tetou jej narychlo ze k nemu piijedou, tak narychlo si musel vypiljait od jeho pritele, kde se stravoval a byl na byte, jeho doma.cnost i s manZelkou. Jest to hodne ze zaeatku zaemodrchane, ale ku konci se to vee vysvetli a urovna, ale jak, a co to vezrne, to musite sami videt. Vstupne na divadlo • Pak v nedeli destiteho o pill druhe hodine odpoledne zaeala schtize a po jest 50 centti. Deti zdarma.

"Easter Party" pro ty mlade lidieky. Ti Veeer po divadie bude taneeni zabava, veti skolaci meli z yldeti a ti mensi tapii ktere bude vyhravat Pavelidl y or- ky, neb ti vetei jsou jiZ chyttejel, tak to chester. Na jinem miste naleznete oaby jim to dalo trochu vice prate znamku divadla. vajielca, najit.

No, to bylo radosti a avandy. Z tech Nastin programu Dne Matek: veteich clack nejvic naeel Leon James kadova schfize zaerre ye 2 hodiny od- Groner; z tech meneich zas Victor Wojpoledne. Po schazi se maji promitat filmy tek Jr. Oba clOstali velkeho eokoladoveho a na to bude spoleona svaeina. zajice jako ceny. Potom veichni ieli do N. Ono jidlo neb zakusky maji bStti do- Y. A. budovy, kde meli jeete vice zabavy brovolne dodane, a na ge spolkove- se- a hry jako tato.

Bylo 5 hocbti a 5 deveat a museli jedstrieky jsou zase poladany, by kaZda nena neb druha strana vyhrat. Dali jim po elm piiispela do kuchyne. vajieku na 1Zici a ktera strana dobehla Vee bude zdarma, ano i pohyblive 0- drive na misto bez maleru, tak vyhrala. brazky, ktere nam predvedou br. Jim Ku- V tom vyhrali hoSi. Pak yymalovali kolik eera mladST, a take Mr. Woodman pkislibil na storm, v nem uprostred velke vejce, podat ukazku jeho sbirek pri cestovo.ni pak zavazali jim oei a museli gpendlikem pichnout do toho vejce; v tom zas vyAfrikou.

Ve schtizi sokolske take bylo hlakno, hrala devoata. Pak byl vymalovan velkS, ze naee spolusestra a manZelka Franka zajic, a kaZde ditko melo prilelitost mu C. SackY, utrpela v auto sre,2ce lehei pripnout na prave misto ocasek, ovgem oboe hrach men gatek na oeich, aby zraneni, z ktereho se pozdravuje a uZ v nedeli cela rodina byla zase mezi nami v nevideli. V tom vyhrala prvni cenu IreSok.olovni. Naei spolusestre veichni pke- ne Gajdugek, neb trefila nejbliZe toho zadeeku, kdo pates ten ocasek. Billie Berjeme tpineho uzdraveni.

V UterY 12. dubna 1955 v 5 hodin odpo- ger dostala druhou cenu.

Posledni hra byla htilk.ou koulet valedne, kdy jsem myslel, ze jsem s tim psanim u konce, tak mne prerueil zvonek jieko pies podlahu na druhou stranu. telefonu, ze pry "long distance". Naee Prvni cenu dostala zas Billie Berger, drupribuzna pi. Stephie Stachova, ktera, jest hou Bennie Gajdugek, treti Royce Gronmoho poslednich rokti usazena. v Ro- neg.

Pak byl velkS7 kolik rozlierich vajigek senberg, Texas, nam oznamovala smutnou zpravu, ze jeji bratr Frank Hatla v a dali haclat v g em — starrm, mladym, Littlefield, Texas nahle zemfel, byv ra- kolik tech vajieek v tom kogiku jest, a nen mrtvici, a jeho Zena ze se p•itomne kdo to uhadne, ho dostane. Bylo jich 3-4 neb vic, co hadali skoro stejne; tak aby naleza take v nemocnici, kde jest v ‘ tachova. ze jest mina take to bylo nejspravnel gi, napsali vgech Ona pani S nezdrava a ze ma sveho syna 8tepana jmena na listky a pak male deveatko take v nemocnici v Houstonu. Svakr vytahlo jmeno Mrs. Paul Sklar, ktera doFrank Hatla byl muZem moji sestry An- stala ten koeik.

Navateva byla dobra, ale bylo by nas ny. test budiZ jeho pamatce. hodne vic, kdyby to poeasi nebylo uplaPozdrav John Stara, dopisovatel. kane. Celou not pkeprchalo as skoro do

Strana 7 poledne, ze jsme men obavu, ze z toho veeho nebudeme mit nic. Ale piece se vyjasnilo a vee dopadlo dobie.

Pak jsme tu v meste nieli taky pohreb.

Mr. Bruno Cohn, jeden nae Hen od zdejeiho velmi oblibenY a roily elovek.

Po 50 let pracoval ve zdejei bance National Bank. Patril ku Lions Club, Chamber of Commerce, Odd Fellows' a Hermann Sons, a jak v politice tak v osacle byl eilYm pracovnikem, kaZdy ho mel red, valy byl botov pomoci radou neb skutkem kde mohl. Budi2 Best jeho parnatce, Tak pri tom v gem rids byl hezl<3% &lc; myslim ze veichni pkitomni se dobre pobavili, mladi jcete si zahrali bail, a naei tatove strouhali 42 aonaino. 0sVaeni bylo taky, tak nic nwehazelo.

Den Matek a Otcti budeme mit letos dohromady najednou. PH tom bude zas nejakY program, ale ja bych si prala, abychom to meli mezi Venn dny, neb se stane, prijede zdaleka beseda neb rodina, a tu jest rad kaZdY doma a si pobe,seduje. Tak o tom brat •i a sestry piemYelejte, jak bychom mobil v torn ohledu to nejak zaildit. Co pa to rikate?

Ale IA dost. S pozdravem Marie Fabian, dopisovatelka. ) + 4. + RISKOVALI TO Elsieka, Jaroueek a Miloslo.vka dostali na velkonoc od sve tetieky po krasnem cukrovem vajielcu, vypadajici krasne malovane a lakave k nakousnuti. Sliny se jim sbihaly v Ustielcach pit kaZdem pohledu na darek, IcterY sq nesli domfl.

Jejich maminka ve`ak chtela, aby si da.rovand vajieka schovali a nikoliv aby 'je snedli. KdyZ videla, ze Zadne premlouvani nepomaha, vzala fitoeiete k zastrakill a fekla: — Ostatne malova -ne enkrovi miva nekdy v sobe nebezpeenou barvu. — A vtznamnS7m eeptem dodala: — UZ se to stalo, ze ditky zemkely, kdyg snedly takove cukrovinky. — Jsouc presvedeena, ze tato vyhrfdka pomfiZe, ponechala ditkam vajieka. Nasledujiciho rana vzbuzena byla v neobvyklou hodinu vrznutim dveii a tichSrmi krfteky bosYch nohou na chodbe. 8' 1a se podivati kdo to tak easne a na§la malou Elsieku ubirajici se k loznici s yYch braHiatt — Co tu Mae, Elsie, valyt 7 jeSte neni ani Best hodin!

- Ja se jdu podivat, jsou•li Jaroueek Miloslavek mrtvi. Ja, nejsem. ♦ Dobra. vjimluva.

— Oloveee, jak hrube to mluvite? Nestydite se, uZivat takovS7ch oeklivSich slov?

— Odpuster, panieko, ale ja, trochu nedoslYcham a tak se neslyAim, co povidarn.

V

Ve stiedu, due "0. dubna 1955.

E STNIK — WEST, TEXAS

;SY A NAHLEDY CLENU Houstbn, Texas. od taty mei play Zaludek, takle musel nth etenari: nem udelat, aby torau byl konec. No a Ze ji _ mho dobreho v rodina chodila do kostela, tak pii soudu Jo dues Lila sobota, se i knez primluvil a kluka ani do polepprSi a vypada, scvny nedali, jenom mu u soudu at' se sld,ne drZi po pet let, nebo Ze ho ovetrnost so zavrou. nelijeme, neNo a ted' ten strati 19 S"kandal, co ti dva .(lyZ j a jsem tide provedli, bratr e. sestra, matka ety-lobo rozdilu ne- rech mal9ch Ceti, 24 leta a jeji bratr 23 pi a Floridou,. jenom rckti, spoleene zabili 51 rokfi starou vdocc n paelo I trikrat vu po baptistskem farari. VraZda byla ;air,' den, bylo ka2d9 den, a phi volt krade2i a mlade vrahy chytili aZ za SI11 1 10,e 0, ale bylo pHje,111116 dye, mesice, bydlici v Belton, Texas.

- ti co tam b9vali, tem to bylo Zbrad, z ktere byla vdova zabita, naSli Uanebo je pekne poeasi. rednici pohrbenou jeSte s osta,tnimi ujely neco uvidet, ale ko- kraden9mi spooky aZ phi GeOrgetown. jSille uvidely jenom samou voTak jeSto doposud nevim, jak9 trest jim 1. ,.ise more; smut no tiara .bylo, aZ k ustanovi. Ikekne se chudoba,,snad nekdy n' , n'wl to, YyjiZd'ka moo nepro- ano, ale vkly take ne. Prece je tolik chudobn9ch deti, 2ivi se spravedlive a Jo tolau etyri oky, oe se nlrie to ant rodicum pomahaji, tedy ani to neni vda, Cc je toara u2 tak. davno. spravn9 usudek. jsme pobyly jeden mesic a zdalo se MinulY t9den jsem byla no dva, any v Ze jsine tam byly ce19 rok. Tenkrat ,znaly, Ze srautku elovek neuteee, soudni 51111, kde byla souzena colada byly rddy, kclyZ jsme se rozhodly matka, kterd, zavraZdila svoje vlastni-dva' jeden mesic putovat zpatky Te- chlapce, 9 a Mete, kter9m nejdrive . dala ae jsme byly • vygraipolly n.a. tri me- poZit ornaniujiti tabletky a pak je zavraZdila, brit-mu jejich tela-rozpoltila na sloe, etyri , dily a nakonec je zabalila do tlue pry uZ mdme jaro, -,110 to jarni zima steho papiru a odvezla aZ ke Galvestonu je nejak neprivetiva. Dny jsou uZ znacne k sv9m pratelfim a tam je Zadala, aby ji nekdy slunieko krasne hreje, ale v pomohli zakopat zkaZene jeleni maso.

111:;16 chvili so 01510110 zatahne snehov9Tak ji bylo vypomoteno. Ale kdy2 za lui ,1.7 a vitr nam priZene od severu ;:werak. A z rodloVVen zprav so tYden pozdeji sousede zvedeli, Ze deti se co se ve svete dc-je, a mnohdy ztratily, tak noviny prinesly zpravu a jeou '•‘?„,clost, Ze nekde to ji pratele zaeali prem9Alet a zaeali vykopdvat zkaZene sines maso a s hrfizdu poznali, Ze ism' to dve deti, ktere byly V novinach posypane luhem (lye) a tut ye velikem re&Y, rozkladu. Tak matku zatkli, ktera klidne ovi jeSte do- v nod spala. Jeji mantel si odsluhuje e a uZ pa- trest. Kdy2 byl uvedomen o tak hroznem Zeny div- einu, tak mu bylo dovoleno, Ze mute s Gn to dobte rednikem prijet do Houstonu, jak bode tak so mu mit soud. Tento otec velice plakal, kdeZ 7,9,iirT,11• 1i 110, ma se matce ani jedna slza neupadla. Tato Ze• e poueen9 od na, asi 1.10 liber vaZici a 31 rokii stard, yby byly pri soudu byla na sant bleda a kdyZ jeji pi, obit, poradne zastupce Zadal podobizny zavraZdenYch roc-' chlapett, tok tato matka omdlela a klesia ;IuAt ',(„110V1.1., ,7 lyd aZ na podiahu, pak ji inuscli odnest do chu hid pu- Doe, mistnosti. Soud jeSte neni ukon lo a Lak nevim kolik ji prisoudi. Lekar odoIlo r y nedaleke soudu svedeil, ze vraZdu spaehala pI'l oste.. r..1 16 let, zastrelil zdravem rozumu. pi - roto, Ze MU De- : Ny1,11 vain zase oznamim naS Berbeeue svH c,) il e . sac., ,,,LT, :', otec zavezl mlad- 1 24, dubna v sini na Studewood. V9bor )g,-Tanni, ten start nam. sdelil Ze bude velike prekvapeni a Tuna 110 (71 ' 11oekb.1 s flint - na otce, aZ se pobaveni pro cele odpoledne. Zima u2 ,clyZ tento vylezal neni a snad nebude a horko jeSle take PH v9slechu tento roladik nebude, tak prijd'te se poveselit s nami.

Vii . pravil iktim, ' ,12 LIZ 'Who puroueeni Pak za tYclen pozdeji, to na prvni nedeli

v kvetnu, bude drub& 'Ceske divadlo selirane v sini na Studewood tento rok.

Tak vidite, Ze musime dat kredit tern nalm obetay9m a vytrval9m hercilm, delaji neco, aby na mrtvem bodu nezfistal Zivot krajansk9 stat a jeho pozvolnY zanik se tim neuspiSil. Divadlo pod ndzvem "Veseli tri musket 'ti" bode zpevohra o trech jeclnanich a velice komicka, talde z vas nebude laden litovat, Ze jste Jest to nejeistejS'i misto pro spoleanou zabavu zde v Houstonu a ja nejradeji tam jdu a obzvlaSte kdy2 jste vSichni pritomni a cola spoleenost je jako jedna rodina. Nu nekam se jit musi, jaltr by to byl Zivot, kdyby Clo y& jenom Arm sedel? Ja vim, proto toto pisi. Posledni moje leta, co jsem b9vala v Crosby, jsem bYvala tak liluboce zamySlena, Ze jsem nedbala a neehtela mezi spoleenost ani vyjit, ale eas je lekar a elovek pristoupina podminky, o kter9ch se mu pied tim v jeho Zivote ant jednou nezdalo. Byly dny, co jsem nemohla snest ani hudbu, ani zpev, ani vesel9 hovor;e,byly dny, co se nine protivil celY svet. Ano, jsou chvile Zivote lidskem 'tmave iako mrak pied bouri, ale vS'e Sc' pre2ene jako boure v prirode. Ono to jinak nejde. A ka2d9 sane si musi hledet cestu , schUdnejSi Pripravit, Vim dobre, Ze i ti s kter9mi se st3ikam a jsou veseli, meli sve smutne dny, av‘Sak sami se vsem uzavrou a svetu k Usmevu pornahaji; tot' je hrdinstvi, ze -ano? jeSto pripominam manZelUm KaSparovVin a VytopilovYm, pa.ni FojtaSkove, 'pain Pkneikove a manZelttm PoSivalovVrn, at' nezapomenou na 1. kvetna a prijedou. Take pant 8krlove v Crosby, at' tarn posbira„ ty svoje zname a prijedou na divadlo.

V nasi posledni schuzi, ktere konamc kaZdV mesic druhY pdtek yeeer, nam bylo sdeleno, ze mame hodne naich elenti ncmocnYch. Take pani Rosa Hams je v nemocnici kriticky nemocna.

ManZelce pa p a Antona Hamuska v Kakterti tam 'v nernocnici le21 te2ce nemocna, prejeme brzke uzdraveni.

Paul Tramputuve v Crosby clCkuji za ten peknY dopis co inch ve l'estniku, te zas.

Od pain Mikeska Truksa jsem odbrZela psani, v kterern mne Za.da., at' napi§i depis do Vestniku a poladam za ni, at' ten roman "Sedlaci" uverejnuji dale, Ze snad ted' uZ zaeind bYt zajima yST. Ja, sama ho neotu, nelibil se mne, tak se na mime nernraete; kaZdY z rids mame rozthine chuti.

Ve stkedu, dne 20. dubna 1055.

Sazeeku, nezlob se, ze to vyrukiji z diiimoty a prosim, vyklepej mne to na yak maknce. Zustavam Anna Vrlova.

(Pozn. sazeeka: -- Oho, kam pak to mysli, ze by mohl sazeeek u to maSinky ph tech rozmanitYch, east° neeitelnYch, slohove nespravnYch, nekdy nesrozumitelnYch a zpravidla pravopisne nespravnYch rukopisech dkimat. Nekdy mne to nervy tak rortkese, ze se domnivam, jednoho dne mne od iie maknky odvezdu ye sveraci kazajce jako nenapravitelneho zukiveho silence do nektereho statniho Ustavu.) e

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Z Cinnosti Sokola v Houston ✓ sobotu 30. dubna bude ukazovan eeskY film dle slovneho romanu spisovatelky Boleny Nemcove, "Babieka". Zaeatek v 8 hod. yeeer. Veeeke bude podavana od 6 hodin. Nedejte si ujiti tento krasnY'. film. ✓ nedeli 8. kvetna porkla Sokol Houston divadelni pkedstaveni k pocte svatku matek pod nazem "Manly, naSe Ceske manly". Zaeatek ye 4 hod. odpololedne.

Pkedstaveni se kona, v Sokolovne, 4514 Edsee St. " iiclanie upiiimne celou nak vekejnost, aby se pI'hla podivat. ✓ nedeli 29. kvetna bude konan majovS7 piknik Sokolem Houston. Chutne barbecue, razne zakusky a napoje. Vesela zabava, rfizne hry a hudba. OistST vS7te.Zek bude venovan do fondu pro cestovne cvidencti na slet do St. Louis, Mo. 0 hojnou navgtevu Zacla, evieitelskY sbor. ) e Krouiek C'eskYch Zen v DallaS, Texas Jako kaZdYm rokem tak i letos jsme odhlasovali 10 dolarti pro zdejk OervenY kfiZ. ✓ dubnove schtizi jsme meli mit volby, ale nasledkem toho ze nah tajemnici, sestke Kraftove, onemocnel mUZ, ze s nim musela bYt v nemocnici, tedy do•schtize nemohla prijit. Jeji Mist() zastavala sestra Toberna.

Druhil vec, ze jsme meli hodne nedokoneeneho jednani pro na.k oslavu, tedy jsou volby odlolene do kvetnove schrize.

Tedy sestry dostavte se v hojnem podtu, at' •mriZeme na.S'e volby odbYt. 'regime se na hojnou navAtevu na nak oslavu. 0 vgechno bude nalaite postarano.

Na shleclanou v nedeli 24. dubna.

A. HeinZalova.

VELIKA SLAVNOST SE ZDAiti Jak videti, slavnost Majales, jea bude se konati prvni nedeli v kvetnu, dne 1. kvetna, v piil tieti odpoledne, v budove Union na Texaske statni universite v Austin, stane se dostaveniekem uveclome1Stch a umenimilovnYch krajanek a krajanu z celeho Texasu. Bude se konati za kaIdeho podasi. Mnozi pkijdou zdaleka

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Vida eek. rokil staki, let. PO (.1050.en • IV. Piedehra, ValaSskY Sateekov;; 7, Sil• dostO,)/a ra6sieni ptijeri\ nice, Kanafaska a Pastieka, Posledni pi.ed 80 dokud dva tance se tanei etykikrate. tAclicJ dutonou mePostaveni parfi je jako v Ceske besede. pilijein (10 80. -v,i7roei. naTaneeni kroky jsou tyteZ, nove jsou krok • rozenin 61ena.

Coufave, trojhran v Holubence a krok Vida M-C: Hpisova ochrana na 20 let t • Trnaveek.u. ktera se zinenule, vastane .

Moray ska beseda, ktera je skuteone vypiacene pojiaeni na $1,000. velmi dobrYm vYberem mora yskych tanPojMeni kdykoliv je v jednottivYch figurach rytmicky v pFipadu iniarti die klesajici : velmi odchylna, daleko rozmanitek stupnice • aeska beseda. Takova Coufavil, Holubenka, Silnice prim p nutI k peelovemu pro- Tkida N: tpisova ochrano. jen tem, kdo maji od SPJST vypnjeene vedeni, graciesnim krokilm, kdeZto roznize pustila Kanafaska nebo Trnaveeek a druhil cer4- 7.4'ikatil SPIST pro deti: Tetka dovoluji Znaene rychle tempo.

Mora y skou beseclu sestavil z narodnich 'Vida J-T: Doeasne pojikeni do veku 16 let, ktere se rafiZe zmeniti na tancti Richard Kaska. Popis Morayske kterekoliv jine pojikeni besedy (navod k taneeni) je mnohem veku 10 let,' nebo dosak,:ni jednoduS; Si neZli 6eske besedy, propozdeji.. tole Richard Kaska nebyl baletnim Poplatky se plati 20 rokil. mistrem a tudiZ" jehO vrazy nebyly od- Tfido JPloy. °boos pojiSteni se vyborne. Kaska zil o padesat let pozdeji, plati kdykoll y v pl'ipadu kdy i miuva byla prosth a srozumitelnejmai ve veku od 16 let v;;' e. k a v torn smyslu byl napsan i no.vod. tynrini pohstka pod 40 let S upkimnSim pozdravem stall je .f!le aupnic,,e.

Ed. Mieek. , rokii Vida J-B: roplatky so Plati •vyPlo:Y °boos pojiteni plati Inflyk.ativ v pripadu od veku 1 . roku. Do 6 Tfinact drub(' certifikatil SPJST mesical, $250, pod 12 mesicil, pro dospele: $500, rtida B: DUivotni, poplatky se plati Vida I-E: Poplatky se plati do 18 let do small.

PloS7 obnos certifikatu Vida C: Poplatky se plati 20 rokil. PInS, se vyplati po letech staki. • obnos pojikeni se vyplati kdynebo kdyl«)liv v pPipado kdykoliv v pripadu od veku 1 roku. Do. 6 Vida D: Poplatky se plati 15 / von. Plnji mesicil,1250, pod 12 mesici1,. obnos pojikeni se vyplati kdykoliv v pripadu fnrti. plati 20 rok.O. Vida E: Poplatky se plati 10 mkt. PlnYi Vida J-C $5:onlatk:y PlnY obnos certifikatu se obnos pojateni se vyplati kdyplati po 20 letech nebo kelykoliv v pripadu nmrti. od.

Vida F: Piny obnos certifikatu je vyholly v pripadu placen po 15 letech nebo kdyku 1 roku. Do 6 mesicil, $250, pod 12 mesicit $500. koliv predtim v pripadu (dz) • PlnY obnos certifikatu je vyVida

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Ve stiieclu, dne 20. dubna 1955,

CO MA ZNAT: AriliERICK? 01 .

(Pokraeovan ,sednie) Mohil bychom pokraeovati v techto virkladech do nekoneena, a stale ',bychom prichazeli na nove poznatky a lepSi vysVetleni. Na priklad je jedna historka o jak TomaS Jefferson nebyl spokojcn, to kongres byl rozdelen na dve east'.

Byto to kratce pote, kdy Ustava byla vynracovana, a Jefferson p •ijel z Francie, na yStivil Washingtona, aby se od Washinotona dozvedel, jakou fistavu vypradovali„, Washington vyklacial Jeffersonu, ce rozdelili kongres na d ye Cast'. Pa,kterYch bude vice, budou voleni jen na kratSi lhatu dvou rokti; a senatori, kterYch bude mane, budou voleni 11L-J. est- rokti. Jeffersonovi se to nelibilo.

Namital, vkchni maji bYt voleni na stejnou lhatu, a te kongres by nemel bYt rozdelenY, ale petite jedno teleso.

"K jakemu ifeelu bude takove nozdeleni?" durdil se Jefferson, Washington zahledel se na Jeffersona a ptal se: "Proe vylevaS kavu z kofliku na tacek?"

Oba prove pili kavu a Jefferson privez1 novy nayyk z Francie. "To jsem se named v Pariti," vysvetloval Jefferson, to Francouzi tak delaji, aby kava nebyia tak horka." Washington se usmal a dolotil: "My to v kongresu chcerne podObne: Kdyt neco bude v horkych hlavach upravene a prijate, my to prelejeme z kofliku na. tacek, nechame to trochu vy. chlaclnout, a pak to treba nalejeme nozpet do kofliku. Ti, kterYch je vice a jsou mladSi a ohnivejk, budou kontrolovani tend, kdo jsou starSi, voleni na Sest Zadatel o obeansky list musi miti zna! R A a pochopeni a zaklaclech delin a o zasaclach a forme vlady ye Spojenych stalk-eh. Tak zni zakon. Dejiny Ustavy vysvetluji, jaka, je vlada ye SpojenYch statech. V techto Uvahach jsou podany jen ty nejdUletitejSi body, ktere vSak postaei, aby taclatel fuel jasnou predstavu o nstave SpojenYch state.

Is.4ekterY etenat ate dobre, rozumi vSemu, ale nezachyti vSechno, to, co Cte. Proto nakreslime si docela jednoduchY naert, jak vypada vlada y e SpojenYch statech. Vezmete si se‘Sit a tutku nebo pen). Najdete si cistou ,stranku v seSitu anebo najdete si vetSi arch eisteho papiru. Jestli papir me. dinky, piSte na katdolt druhou linku, abyste meli pro vSechny vysvCtlivky dosti Ted' si p • edstavte, te arch papiru je rozdelenY na tri sloupce od vrchu infttete si nakresliti d ye slabe 'Cary, abyste ineli na Papire tri sloup. celY arch bude predstavovati sestavein Cele vlady v zeini; a ony tri sloupce buc ■Ou predstavovati vlaclni odbory. .Na prvni lince Lahore uprostred (nad

- te slova "UstadrulaYm sloupcem) nfzpi S va SpojenYch state." Vynechejte jednu linku nebo mezeru. Na tieti linku do prvniho sloupce napike slovo "ZakonodarnY", uprostrecl do druheno sloupce na tEe lince napike "VYkonnY," ye tretim sloupci na tete lince napiSte slo vo "Pravni." Tato tri slova znamenaji rozdeleni vlacly no tri samostatne odbory. Pak nakreslete tri Cary od katdeho slova na treti lince ke slovu "Ustava" na prvni lince.

Otvrtou linku vynechejte. Na patou napiSte "Kongres", "President", "NejyySSI sand", Jestli to napikte dosti daleko od sebc, bude slovo kongres na pate lince pod slovem zakonodarnY, slovo president pod slovem vYkonnY, a slova nejvySSI soud pod slovem prawn. To je vzorek vlady ve SpojenYch statech dle nej7 vySSiho zakonu zeme., Ustavy (konstituce).

A zase vynechejte S'estou linku. Na sedmou linku napikte slova "senatori — poslanci" tak, aby byly pad slovem Kongres na pate lince. Na sedmou linku uprostred napikte "mistopresident" pod slovo president. A vpravo na sedmou linku napiSte "District Court", cot bude pod slovy nej yySSI soud na pate lince.

Osma linka zustane prazdna. Na devatou linku uprostred napiSte, jedno slovo "kabinet", cot bude pod slovy mistopresident na pate lince.'

Desata linka zustane prazdna, a na jedenacte lince bude vyjmenovano v.keh deset kabinetnich sekretain, kteti jsou presidentovYmi poradci a ponmcniky.

Motna, te tento nakres se y am nepodari heed pri prvnim pokusu. Ale zkuste znovu, treba s jinYm kusem papiru vetSilao rozment. Nechejte dosti 'nista meai slovy, nahore, dole i stranou. Tam budete pozdeji vpisovati poznainky. Na tomto archu papiru, kterY si sami upravite, budou vsechny body, ktere potrebujete mat', abyste dostali obeansky list.

Tento arch papiru bude vase skola a y ak zkouSka. Na vas samotnYch joke usili tomu ciate, jak si arch vypra• cujete, jak vlada a UsTh,ve rozumite. Trochu narnahy to vytaduje. Ani nasobilku se tadnY nenaueil bez opakovani a opisovani. ObeanskY list za trochu to nOmahy stoji. Tutu je nejjednoduSSI zptisob porozumeti tomu, jakou manse Ustavu y e SpojenYch statech a jak jc vlada tome rozdelera.

pod slovo "predmluva" vepsati odpoved' eislo 14. Mate odpoved' ye svem seS'itu.

A take si tam napiSte datum "4. brezna 1789". Co to datum znamena, napovl vain v sesitu odpoved' 13. To je vSechno, co je yam treba si pamatovati o fistave. Mate to napsano na druhe lince. Je to lined na samem vrSku, jako, nej yySSi zakon zeme. Kdyt si arch takto upravite — sami, vlastni rukou, vlastnim prieinenim, ne aby nekdo jinY varn to vypracoval zustane vain to v Netapornenete toho, s eiin se musite namahat.

Otvrta linka nepotrebuje danich poznarnek, zustane prazdna.

Na Sestou linku si napikte jmeno nynejSiho presidenta a trvani jell) lhnty "1953-1957". Pod nej yysSi soul si poznaeite "9 sandal, dotivotne".

Na osme lince napiSte "96 senatora, ihuta 6 roku"; "435 poslancti, lhilta 2 roky". jmeno mistopresidenta; a pod slova "district court" udelejte si poznamku: "U tohoto soudu dostanu muj °beansk -7 list".

Na desate lince pod slovo "kabinet" pripiSte si poznamku: ‘`. 1eny kabinetu vybira si president se schvalenim senatu".

Na jedenacte lince budete nuceni vyjmenovati eleny kabinetu, vkch deset sekretarti. Jake funkce ma techto deset sekretarti, to bylo popsano v pokraeovani etvrtem. Jestli si tybo Vestniky neopatrujete, netreba, abyste se namahall s dalSim. Ale jestli mate opravdovY Umysl dostati obeariskY list, vypracujete si tento nakres. Jestli nejste jisti, naert mate dobrY, udelejte poznovu jeSte druhY a pokete ho redaktoru Vestniku, yam ho posoudil a opravil.

Tento nakres vam unte, kolik toho znato, a kolik si jeSte musite napamatovati.

Tento nakres je mapa Ustavy a vladni formy. Vice nemusite zna.1.1, net co je na tomto na.ertu.

Stoji v nakresu, to Ustava ma 22 dodatky. Abyste znali neco vice o techto dodatcich, napiSte si do sveho seSitu odpovedi na nasledujici otazky: 26. Co to je "Bill of Rights"?

26. Jak se voli president?

28. KterY dodatek dava, hlasovaci pravo eernochfn?

29. Ktery dodatek urenjo datum nastoleni presidenta?

30. KterY dodatek omezujc presidenta jen na d ye flinty?, At mate tento vzorck upravenY, cot (Dokoneeni priSte) nevezme vain dole net 10 minut, zaenete si vpisovati clalSi poznamky.

Na prazdnou linku pod slovo fJstava.

Tyranie neni marts tyranii, kdyz ji S. S. napiste si poznamku: Predmluva, vykonava diktator, net kdyz ji vykona7 kapitol, 22 dodatky. Jestli rnate closti nezodpovednY vladni nfad. — Dr. mista, jak vain bylo man°, muzete si Angell.

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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: gditor, 6402 Prague, Houston 7, Tex.

OFFICIAL ORGAN OP SLAVONIC BENEVOLENT ORDER OF THE STATE OF TEXAS

Postmaster: Please Send Form 35'79 With Undeliverable Copies to SUPREME LODGE • SP.FST, P.O. BOX 400, TEMPLE, TEXAS MUSINGS , ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES OUR members will find the reports of the respective officers to the directors. Article 51-b makes it obligatory for directors to require that a report be given before every quarterly meeting of all the services of all Supreme Lodge officers, all employees, and organizers. Evidently, the last part which reads '"employees and organizers" must have been put in the By-laws in anticipation of a state organizer and a few district organizers which we unfortunately do not have as yet.

• • ALTHOUGH THE REPORTS HAVE the purpOse of informing only the directors of the operation, needs, progress, and growth of the SPJST, the reports are addressed also to the officers. And since these quarterly reports tell officially and comprehensively about nearly everything done by the officers, your editor requested a while back the permission to publish the reports of the Supreme Lodge 'officers in the Vestnik.

It gives our members an over-all picture.

Of course, all matters o6 confidential and pfivate nature must be left out. I wish to publish these quarterly reports in the future regularly. The officers do not object. On the contrary, they should welcome the opportunity to let the membershin throughout the entire organization know what the officers are doing, what they are planning, what recommendations they have to offer.

• • YOUR EDITOR SINCERELY AND honestly believes that these quarterly reports have long been overdue. They should serve as a reliable source of information from the headquarters. They should disclose what has already happened. They may also reveal what to expect in the future, what is likely to happen. These reports, if published regularly, will let members step inside, so to speak, to the private office of the president, the secretary, the treasurer, and to see what is in the mental workshop of every one of them. Our supreme officers need a new grasp of management, a new concept of their responsibility, not only to ,themselves but to all of us. The future of our organization • Will need a group of great .,minded offi-

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cers and executives and leaders. And through these reports our members may discover what amount of executive corpuscles is in the blood of our supreme officers.

• • GO AHEAD AND STUDY THE REports on the following pages. They are interesting. They are showing that the main job of every officer is to think.

Fundamental thinking. Ability to think.

Mastering the art of expressing oneself clearly, concisely, and effectively.

After all_ words are the handles of ideas.

Suggesting new ways of doing some old things better. Ability to grow with our growing organization. You will find all of these points, if you read the reports carefully and with a purpose.

• • IT IS NOT THE INTENTION OF YOUR editor to add anything else to the reports. Let every one of the reports stand on its own merits. But your editor must make one explanation as to why a certain report is printed contrary to the wishes of the majority of the members of the .Supreme Lodge. Toward the end of the meeting, on Monday, April 11, I made an inquiry if there be any suggestion what is to be left out of individual reports. First, there was a unanimous agreement. Then someone suggested that a certain paragraph in one of the reports should be left out for an apparently good reason. I myself submitted it to a vote which showed that a majority of the Supreme Lodge was against publishing it. I intended to go by the wishes of the majority.

TWO DAYS LATER I RECEIVED A special delivery letter containing the full and unabridged report, and also a request from the officer to publish his report as it was submitted to the directors. I am in harmony with the officer's opinion that every one of the executive Officers is in complete charge of his department, knows better than anybody else what he wishes to say, and must first be sincere, true, and loyal to himself if he wishes to be sincere, true, and loyal to the members. This officer pre:. sented a new idea which other officers / think a bit out of their own liking. But if a man feels deeply the ultimate value

of new idea, he should be allowed to ex-. plain it. Therefore, the report goes in as is was originally presented at the meeting to the directors.

• • OUT OF DREAMS AND NEW IDEAS come realities. But the realties come only if the new ideas are submitted to others for critical evaluation. We should not kill every new idea by drench of cold water. If there is any drenching, let, it serve for more thorough search and adaptation. If at all possible, each new idea or new program should be put to a test. Many good ideas get lost or appear to be impractical merely because of opposition on the piiTt of those who must carry them out.

• • YOU MIGHT AS WELL EXPECT TO fly without wings as to be successful executive without being willing to test some new ideas. Willingness to keep one's mind o pen and ability to assume responsibility in working out new ideas are the two indispensable wings a man must use if he is to reach the executive pedestal. The life stories of prominent men, of capable ,executives, tell it over and over again. Those who do assume responsibility, those who test new ideas, become executives. Those who do not, even though they have sounding titles, remain underlings.

• • THREE THINGS ARE NECESSARY for progress in any enterprise, including a fraternal organization such as our SPJST: (1) New "ideas, new plans, new methods, better organization of men, improved systems here and there. (2) Transmitting . ideas, knowledge, methods from person to person, from headquarters to local units. (3) Organizing plans of work, planning new approaches to effective productiveness, pushing workers and teams toward specified goal.

These are three general directives, ap-! plicable in any kind of enterprise,--: creating, preserving, developing.

AT THE LAST MEETING, YOUR EDitor tried to suggest a new, way to handle the organizational work. It was nearly midnight, everybody was tired and sleepy after fifteen hours of session, so the suggestion was passed on.

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PRESIDENT'S REPORT To the Officers and Directors Of the Supreme Lodge SPJST Dear Brothers: i. submit the following report of my activities as President of the Supreme Lodge SPJST during the first quarter of 1955, beginning January 1 and ending March 31, both inclusive.

1 am attaching the new membership reports which cover this period. You will fad the terminations report covering this same period.

I made the following visits during -this quarter: ; T:STRICT MEETINGS: District No. it meeting Districts Nos. 3 and 5 banquet.

I.0:1)GES: No. 88 in Houston.

OliGANIZER'S MEETINGS: Ft. Worth, Dallas!, West, Temple, Taylor, Caldwell, Bry.an, Nelsonville and Hillje. others Navratil and Chupick condoeted the meeting held in Ennis. Bro. vratil assisted me in Fort Worth, Dallas. . tilers Chupick and Navratil assjs:cd me in Temple, Taylor, Caldwell, and Nelsonville, C.nGANIZERS: 'Brother Hlozek and Eau her Krause. maher matters that come under my jut Ldiction, I will present to you in the 1T1CL. Lill

Fraternally yours, Edward L. Marcia ) T'S REPORT -.11.tficeo, and Directors, Lodge, SPJST Dour Brothers: Lil this insurance minded State of ours h‘aternal insurance giVes people greater protetion than ever. We have no stock s ): Sell and need not fear fecierah'control as it is advocated by some in Austin. I have always been in favor of strict regula Lion of insurance companies and el ter protection to the insured.

TenLly in a strongly worded stateby our Lt. Governor, Ben Ramsey, State Legislature was warned that if it does not carry through a program of i:. :saance reform the Texas Industry 'nay be placed under federal control.

Old line sound insurance cOMpanies

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and fraternals such as ours need not fear that we will be laid bare to federal control. We are not a profit taking, or a gilt-edge stock selling organization, and no one in our well balanced machine harbors the idea of promoting or pyramiding -a $25,000.00 investment into control of $2.5 million inflated insurance company.

Of the 86 insurance companies that failed in this state in the last 10 years, 49 were life insurance. In any such failure the real blow came to the investor who bought insurance stock. Many of these failures were reinsured by sound companies thus salvaging at least a part of their original investment.

I believe that our people should be constantly reminded of the soundness of SPJST insurance, its low rate in the varied field of insurance and its (raternal non-profit taking endeavors.

My review of insurance facts are based on observations of what you as officers are aware of and what it foremost in our minds. We need not tell ourselves how sound it is to invest in SPJST insurance. Our tireless sisters and brothers who actually sell our insurance know too, that our plan is based on good sound protection. What we need most is to keep our membership fully informed at all times on the soundness and good protection they can get in one of our policies.

You violate no confidence when you disclose insolvent facts of some of life insurance companies who are still operating with less than 17 per cent of their total admitted assets, and only 10 to 50 per cent of that amount of insurance in force. And in addition more than 67 applications to conduct limited $25,000 insurance business have been filed with the commission in Austin since January 1.

I truthfully believe that we are gradually rounding out a workable plan which should bring us splendid returns.

Fraternally yours, John A. Kubena Vice-President ) •4,• SECRETARY'S REPORT To all Officers and --Directors, Supreme Lodge, SPJST. Brothers: The following is a report of my official activities as Secretary of Supreme Lodge, 4PJST, for the first quarter of 1955; be•, ginning Jan. 1, 1955, and ending March 31, 1955, both inclusive.

During the first quarter of 1955, we received the following applications for mortgage loans and same were disposed of as follows, to-wit:

Wednesday, April 20, 1955 (The listing, being or atrictly personal and private nature, is not given here.)

Total of applications :-005,095.00. Total amount app=' ved by thc ..sectors 295.00. The loans i1,at were actually closed during the fit'_,; at:alter of 1955 amounted to $450,316.05, As of March 31, 1955, we had the fola. lowing balances in our depositories, towit: First National Bank, Temple Mortuary .$211,839.96 Expense 8,037.34 Juvenile 18,153.40 Moucka's Fund 167.51 Home Account 17,563.49 Petty Cash Fund 50.00 Farmers National Bank, a ett airille Mortuary T.6,688.60 First State B;nlk, Caldwell 42,407.89 West National Bank, West 2,173.46 City National Bank, Houston 14;647.42 City National Bank, Taylor 6,270.28 Ennis State Bank, Ennis 20,069.08 Union State Bank, East Bernard 19,489.70 Commercial State Bank, El Campo 23,802.36 First National Bank ITallettsville 13,317.36 Temple National Bank, Temple 30,000.00 $478,677.85 I respectfully request, especially, the Directors to study the preceding financial report and to verify, especially, the list of loans closed during the first quarter of 1955, as herein submitted, as I shall ask the Directors to approve the preceding report and certife its correctness by their signatures, when the Directors make th&c semi annual audit of all the books and accounts of the Supreme Lodge for the first half Of 1955, which semi-annual audit in all probability will be made either immediately prior to or during the regular July, 1955, meeting of the Supreme Lodge, which is to be hold on Monday, July 11, 1955. as I shall want this verified and coallied list of all the loans closed, during the first quarter of 1955, to evidence that all these loans were closed in accordance with the recommendation, approval and sanction of the Supreme Lodge and time Directors especially.

The actual date of the July, 1955, semiannual audit of the books, accounts, bonds and securities of the Supreme Lodge should be set and agreed upon in this meeting of the Supreme Lodge.

To save time and obviate unnecessary. traveling it is my suggestion that the July, 1955, semi-annual audit be made by the Directors after all the business in the Supreme Lodge meeting is disposed of, at which time the meeting of the Supreme Lodge can be recessed un-

Wednesday, April 20, 1955 til this audit is completed and after it is completed the report of the audit can then be acted on and the meeting then cloy ed. What do you think of this plan?

The examination of all the books, records, holdings, bonds and securities of the Supreme Lodge by the Examiners of the State Insurance Department, which was in progress during the January, 1955, meeting of the Supreme Lodge, was concluded on Feb. 25, 1955.

The cost of the examination amounted to $4,611.55. So far we have not received a report of this examination.

The 1.c54 annual report to the State Insurance Department, which was prepared almost altogether by FinancialSecretary Urbanovsky's Department was forwarded to the Board of Insurance Commissioners at Austin, several days before the deadline for filing it. Mr. Mims, our Actuary, spent several days at the Supreme Lodge with the Actuary of the State Insurance Department, Mr. Shock3ey, who was working in connection with the State Insurance Examiners and also spent several days here with Mr. Urbanovsky in preparing the valuation report.

Mr. Mims did not discuss the valuation report with me and I did not know the nature of it until after it was mailed to the Insurance Department, when it was brought to my attention that, while our rates are based on 31/2% American Experience Tables, that in our valuation report he calculated our solvency ratio on the 3% • Commissioners Standard Osdinary Table and that by virtue of that, our solvency ratio dropped to 115.06%.

This alarmed me very much. According to my way of thinking, since our rates are based on the 3 1/2% American Experience Tables, there was no good purpose, no occasion, no sound reason and no basis to report our solvency ratio on the 3% Commissioners Standard Ordinary Table and in that way declare, admit or indicate a decrease in our solvency ratio, when I knew very well, that in reality, our solvency went up during 1954 and that, that would reflect, not only very erroneously, but very unfavorably, on the Order, especially, at this time.

I, therefore, immediately called Mr. Mims and demanded an explanation why he calculated our solvency ratio for 1954 on the basis of the C.S.O. 3% table instead of 3 1/9% American Experience Table on which our rates are based and under which we have operated for years.

He never did give me any explanation other that that he did it because he was requested to compute our solvency ratio that way. However, he immediately recalculated our solvency ratio on the basis of 3 1/2% A.M. Experience Table as here-

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tofore, and determined our solvency ratio as being 119.37%. Since our solvency ratio, based on the 3% C.S.O. Table, was reported at 115.06%, to the Insurance Department, and thereby became a public record, I am making this explanation, so that, in the event any of the Directors hear any report about any drop or reduction in our solvency ratio during 1954, that they might know the reason for it, and be in a position to defend and explain it. So our solvency ratio is 119.37%, our actual death rate during 1954 was 50.59% and our average interest return 3.95%.

As you no doubt know there has been a lot of legislation introduced in the present session of the Legislature to regulate the organization, business dealing, conduct and relations of the various life insurance companies and other similar organizations of all kinds and character including Fraternal Orders. The Texas Fraternal Congress has a Committee on Legislation, which is supposed to look after the best interests of the Fraternal Orders, such as the enactment of various laws regulating and dealing with the insurance business and Fraternal Societies. This Committee on Legislation is composed of 18 members, one from each member Society, composing the Texas Fraternal Congress. I am a memmember of it for our Order.

When some of this legislation was introduced, that Brother Joe T. Steadham, President of the Texas Fraternal Congress, considered unfavorable to the Fraternals, he immediately notified all members of this Committee on Legislation to come to Austin, and appear, with him, before the Insurance Committee of the Legislatuie, ask for a hearing and file their protest against any legislation that they opposed. So far I have attended three of these hearings before the Insurance Committee of the Legislature. First time out of the 18 members of the Committee on Legislation, only four members appeared; the other two times I attended these hearings with Mr. Steadham, alone. So far we have found the Insurance Committee of the Legislature very co-operative and very nice to deal with and we have succeeded in most cases in eliminating the Fraternals from the list of Organizations to be affected by such legislation. However, no one can forecast what the final outcome will be, when the various bills are finally voted on before the whole Legislature.

All affairs and business transactions of the Supreme Lodge, coming under my attention, irrespective, of whether or not same are assigned to me by the bylaws, have my attention whenever and

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wherever I felt it my duty to attend to same or was requested to do so. I have endeavored, at all times, to co-operate with and to assist all the other officers of the Supreme Lodge, to the end that all the business affairs and transactions of the Supreme Lodge, as well as of the whole Order, might be handled and disposed of promptly and with fairness to everyone and in a dignified, correct, appropriate and creditable manner.

Respectfully submitted, J. F, Chupick, Secretary ) 4.

FINANCIAL SECRETARY'S REPORT

To All Officers and Directors Supreme Lodge SPJST Brothers: This is my report for the first quarter of 1955, which will be brief.

All subsidiary ledgers and bank accounts are in balance with the control ledger. The bank statements have reconciled and are correct.

The annual statement has been completed in advance of the deadline and filled with the State Insurance Department. The statistical data. and the Statement of Operation was published in the last issue of our official Organ, therefore, I will omit this in my report. If anyone desires further information I will be glad to furnish it in the meeting.

We were examined by the State Insurance Department during January and February. The examination was conducted to coincide with our fiscal year ending December 31, 1954. We have not received the report as of this date When the report is received by the Supreme Lodge it will be mimeographed and each one of you will receive a copy.

In the last meeting I mentioned that I was expecting a proposal from the Burroughs Company on an accounting machine. The proposal was delivered to me the day after the meeting, therefore, I am making a copy of it for your consideration. We will discuss it more fully in the meeting.

Also, enclosed is a statement of income and expense for the first quarter of 1955.

Fraternally yours, R. A. Urbanovsky (Continued on Page 14) ) • 4, • If the nation's trucks were to be stalled for so brief a period as half a week, our industrial and economic system would be brought to a grinding and disastrous halt. This fact of modern life (lately proclaimed in a series of billboards by one of the big tire companies) is of rather special significance in the light of some behind-the-scenes developments of which you should be informed.

VESTNiK — WEST, ThXAS STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENSE m January 1, 1955.0 April 1, 1955.

1-1-55 ;ME: ni, • ms $196,978.25 on Certificates Loans 5,700.39 on Mortgage Loans 55,735.26 :,t on Bonds 1,250.00 2,250.00 1,220.00 l ties 612.03 .;le of: R. F. 0 .

1,900.00 f COM R. B. O. 592.00 1,233.97 Building 7,149.04 Fee 2,069.00 Supplies 60.10 ',!ntributions to itloucka Fund 45.00

$7,795,092.57

TREASURER'S REPORT the Directors and Officers le Lodge SPJST Brothers: The Mlowing is a brief report of my atidal activities as Treasurer of Supreme Lodge SPJST for the first guar1955, beginning January 1, 1955, d ending March 31, 1955.

At the close of business for the first quarter of 1955, we had a total of 1,397 ;..:state Mortgage Loans in the total soul of $5,311,174.22.

During the month of January,. nine Estate Loans were paid 'out, durig February sixteen and during March ( 1 yen. oar :: gy ring the figures from my Pre' or the last quarter of 1954, , 1954, we had on our books, a total of 1,372 Real Estate Mort_ Loans in the total sum of $5,126,4Li3.01 and since during the lust quarter

Membership Dues Vestnik and Editors salary Press Committee Expense Office Maintenance Office Rent Officers Travel Organizational Expense Postage Salary Employees Salary Officers State Examination Stationery and Supplies Supreme Lodge Meeting Tax, FICA, TUTA, and TEC Telephone and Telegraph Youth Activities Bonus J. V. Term

45.00 7,574.03 193.99 164.98 1,200.00 43.15 406.48 618.65 3,825.00 6,675.00 4,611.55 1,639.14 609.37 416.30 408.79 594.62 221.49

1%3,205.45 7,968,682.16

276,795.04 8,071,887.61

iENSE: rl • rendered certificate Loans 2,672.82 am 11:sion Sale R. E. 0.

105.00 2,500.00 used Endowments 48,407.45 Paid.

E. 0. Ins. Repairs and Taxes 605.94 4,583.44 ,; ld ig Maintenance 451.50 Ac . , nary 170,85 A.'vertising 1,874.46 E. praisal Expense 525.84 420.42 nr Expense 8,793,24 125.00 Contributions 16-74 ight and Express 1.489.26 Liability Ins, and Bonds Med. Exams.

601.50 614.45 Non. Med. Exams.

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ASSETS 478,677.85 Cash 995,220.00 Government Bonds County and Municipal Bonds 266,604.80 5,311,174.32 Mortgage Loans 531,972.23 Certificate Loans 101,500.00 Stocks 221,314.56 SPJST Building 38,075.25 Real Estate 190.00 Collateral Loans 60.00 R. M. 0.

10,00 Equity 21,158.15 Furniture and Fixtures 2,725.00 Auto 7,968,682.16 Ledger Assets 4-1-55 Ledger Assets 1-1-55 Increase

'of 1955 thirty-six loans were paid out, land at the close of business for the first quarter of 1955, we had on our books a total of 1,397 Real Estate Mortgage Loans that is an increase of twenty-five loans and adding to this figure the thirty-six loans that were paid out, therefore, for the first quarter of 1955, approximately fifty-one Real Estate Mortgage Loans were consumated.

A list of all delinquent annual payment and monthly payment real estate loans is attached to this report as well as a list of real estate loans that were placed in the hands of our Attorney, Br. Pavlicek, for collection. Some of these loans have been brought to a current status, or some satisfactory settlement made and I am sure that those that are to be posted for foreclosure that Br. Pavlicek will obtain permission to do so at the meeting Monday.

On the annual state report for the year 1954, we had to report only four Real Estate Mortgage Loans out of a

$7,968.16 7,795,092.57 173,589.59

total of 1,372, the four loans being past due with interest payments more than three months and although it was the desire of both my secretary, Miss Martha, as well as myself, not to have any loans to report to the state on the delinquent list, I think that this is very good, and I want you to know that the constant vigilance on all our Real Estate Mortgage Loans, and checking of these loans constantly, which work on the most part is done by Miss Martha, is the reason for having the least Real Estate Mortgage Loans to report to the state any year for the past twelve years.

The K.— G— property so far has not been sold. I have some two or three prospects who are interested in this property and I am trying my best to sell this property as, a whole and not piecemeal.

Also at the meeting, Monday, I want to report to you on some things that happened in which --- • — was involved, also a brief, oral report on some other

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various matters pertaining- to our REO ploperties and Real Estate Mortgage Loans.

Thank' e 11 and everyone of you fur year c- ' ra;ion.

Fra Lemony yours, Jos. Koliha Jr. Treasurer Supreme Lodge SPJST ) LEGAL ADVISOR'S REPORT Brother Officers and Directors, Supreme Lodge SPJST The follov,,ing is my report for the first quarter of 1955. Attached hereto you will find an itemized list showing, the 68 mortgage loans which I have durin g the first quarter of 1955. ortgagp loans involved an in, ,n,ilt in the total amount of :$470,715 During the same period, have received a total of 67 mortgage loans for handling, There has been considerable increase in loans coming in for handling in recent weeks. In March I received 41 mortgage loans in my office, far more than I had received during the two month p eriod of January and February 1955.

At this time I have 55 mortgage loans pending in my office. Forty-five of these loans involve the construction of new improvements, and of course, in keeping with the business policies of The Supreme Lodge, each of such loans is not closed until I am nOtified by the Director from the District he represents that the improvements have been fully completed in accordance with 'the plans and specifications submitted and accepted by him and the borrower. Upon full compliance with all title requirements, if any, all such loans are being closed promptly when notified by the Director to proceed with the closing.

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These loans involving the construcimprovement will require 350,6'00.00 to close them, Aprovements for the most for, the construction of new p, the exception of three churcbc. and four business places.

You will note upon examination of my report that in 28 of the mortgage loans that I have closed during the first quarter of 1955, the borrower has furnished us with a Mortgagee's Title Policy and that in the remaining 40 mortgage loans the borrower furnished an abstract of title. It will be observed that the 'Mortgagee's Title Policies are fin nished mostly in the larger cities of I do not recall that I have furned an abstract of title to any of the loans which we have in HouSton since I have been in office and that holds -rue to a great extent in other cities. t*

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Now, to digress from the subject of mortgage loans, I would like to point out something on the future planning of our business operations. We have been operating as a Fraternal Society in Texas for a great many years. We are extremely proud of our record of service to our members and friends. We have paid out thousands of dollars in the way of benefits to beneficiaries of its members and our organization is on good and sound financial condition and is growing and making good money and will and should continue to do so. I think we should begin to set up some plan to give some financial aid to the local lodges in the collection of the insurance premiums. Thus far it seems that the local lodges have to bear the entire expense of collecting all of the insurance premiums in dollars and cents and then turn the same over to The Supreme Lodge in lump sums. If other business organizations can afford to, incur and pay for business operating expenses, why cannot we do the same?

It is my thought that some plan should be adopted at the next convention to help the local lodges in the collection of the insurance premiums and to my way of thinking, the best plan would be to allow each local lodge reasonable commissions based on the amount of insurance premiums collected by its financial secretary. Let's start planning for future progress and expansion of our business.

In th past decade it will be noted that a greater community pride is being developed and that a significant trend is that practically all Fraternal Orders are preparing themselves for greater expansion of its business in keeping with modern trends and equipping themselves to render better and adequate services to the public. All indications point to a bright future for the Fraternal Societies.

Thank you for all past courtesies and many kindnesses.

Fraternally yours, Adolph D. Pavlicek • 4 • —

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Your Choice Thirteen SPJST certificates for adults: CLASS B: where a m vulber pays P re -miusdringhslfetim.

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

CLASS D: where a member pays fC: 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 cox/ificate 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 pre-. miums until he aLlains the age of 65.

CLASS I: member pay* 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 t( 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.

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Five SPJST certificates for children: CLASS J-T: Term insurance to 16 years Great occasions do not make heroes of age, which may be converted into or cowards; they simply unveil them to any other insurance after the child the eyes of men. Silently and imperceptreaches the age' of 10 years and beibly, as we wake or sleep, we grow strong fore attaining the age of 16 years. or we grow weak, and at last some crisis CLASS J-C: 20-pay lil y , face value at shows us what we have become. age 16, payable at death. )• •( CLASS J-S: 20-pay life with face value The US would have been far more seat age ono year, payable at, death. cure if nobody had invented a hydrogen bomb. The sole and sufficient reason CLASS J-E: Endowment at age 18, with mortuary face value at age one year. for our making it was the certainty that the Russians would make it anyway; CLASS J-G: 20 year endowment, mortuary face value at a ge one year. and if they had it and we had not, our (dz) situation would be very far from happy.

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grams. They have been very well attended and we have had willing partiBrenham, Texas cipants for the programs. What more Members of District One as well as can we ask to bridge the gap between anyone concerned: the young and the old?

The sixth meeting in District One to That is what is needed to build a fube held at Snook on May 1st is drawing near and I hope that not only the mem- ture for any organization. The organbers of District One but every member of izers are always welcome to arrange to the SPJST as well as many of the will-. meet at these gatherings; and if there in!; frieds and helpers will again join is anything- of importance to announce the officers of 'District One and Lodge from their point of view that's fine, hlovan No. 9 at Snook to make this so with the Youth Counselors, and so forth. meeting a success.

May I mention that in order to put If I i aay say, let's not commercialize on a good program, arrange for the these meetings. Of course, each district music and entertainments for the meet- needs son-ie money to operate on but ings in our District, we have had won- if everyone participating should be paid derful assistance and support from the ewe would lose interest. It would be just people, not members of our organiza- another mercenary venture. If the offition. cers, members and elzeryone taking part To those ■ ho have donated their time, do not derive enough satisfaction in efforts and sometimes material things making them a success, then let us forof value, in order to make these social get the district meetings and use them therings as success, the officers of Dis- for political and business purposes only. trict One are very grateful.

The outline above may not harmonize The values of a gathering, such as have been our aim in these District One with the purposes for which the district meetings, seems doubtful as has been meetings were originally created at the pointed out to me at various times and convention, but after being president of I'm going to try to prove the value of District One for the third year in which we gave them a fair trial I am convinced them, or their ultimate purpose.

First: We must consider these meet- that the recommendations as outlined ings as social gatherings for the pur- above are the stepping stones for sucpose of entertainment and. get-together cessful meetings in the future. of all interested.

• In closing, may I say that whoever Second: They must be beneficial to may wish to have a number on the enthe SPJST as a whole. To be that, each tertainment program please notify Dr. District and each locality has its own Robe,,rt. Skrabanel, Faculty Exchange pecularities and problems. In District Box 225, College Station, Texas. In case One the emphasis was to attract the you have a number and cannot notify young people and to acquaint them with Dr. Skrabanek, please contact him at our fraternal order. the meeting.

Third: The older members cannot be Young people who are interested in ignored, nor can the officers from the Youth Activities or have suggestions, Supreme Headquarters, the organizers, ideas or plans to present, please contact Youth Counselors, as well as several ifVfiss Joyce Br i be k, Route 1, Smithville, visiting dignitaries and committees on , or Gus Novosad, Smith y-ale, Texas. new ideas and business.

Everyone wishing to help financially All this, beside's the election of offican bring anything costing five or ten cers and selection of location for the cents for the fishing pond; 25 cents to next meeting and how to execute same, $1.00 for the country store, and donamust be done in about two hours. tions above $1.00 will be auctioned off to Now my friends, let us be reasonable the highest bidder. The proceeds will and put the most important first. But go into the treasury of District One to which is the most important? defray expenses such as phone calls, Speakers on the merits of the SPJST aterials for stage, etc. order? Youth Activities? Organizes' Hoping to meet a big number of you Meetings? Or general reform and criti- all at Snook, I remain, cism?

A. C. Stepan, President District One SPJST To me, the most important seems to 4,9 4 ( be "Anything beneficial to our order in the future." Therefore, we have given Wrinkles should merely indicate where predominance to the entertainment pro- smiles have been,—Mark Twain.

SUGGESTIONS FOR DISTRICT ONE MEETING

WednegdaY, April 20,71955

ERE TO GO TUESDAY EACH WEEK: Every Tuesday, until further notice, at 8 p.m: chorus singing practice will, be held. Any one interested is welcome at Lodge Pokrok Houston No. 88, 1140 Robbie.

WEDNESDAY EVERY WEEK: A course in "Conversational Spanish" is being taught at the hall of Pokrok Houston from 8:30 to 10:00 in the evening. Visitors are welcome. Call editor for information.

SATURDAY EVERY WEEK: Dancing at Pokrok Houston Van, beginning April 16. First Saturaity of each month free or members.

SUNDAY APRIL 24: Barbecue picnic at the hall of Pokrok Houston.

SUNDAY MAY 8: Lodge Osveta No. 38 at Kovar will have a Mother's Day prograinand luncheon after the regular meeting.

SUNDAY MAY 1: The meeting of the Czech Ex-Students Association of Texas, at 10:00 a. m. in Room 315, Texas Union Bldg, University of Texas, Austin, Texas.

SUNDAY MAY 1: The Czech festival MAJALES at 2:30 p. m. in the Main Lounge of the Texas Union Bldg., UniVersity of Texas, Aus-; tin, Texas. Refreshments after the program.

SUNDAY MAY 1: Mother's Day Program and lunch at Seaton Star Hall! Dance at Night Music by Albert David from Granger. ° * MENTAL HEALTH-20 The blunt truth is that we have been losing the battle against mental illness.

We have had to build larger and larger hospitals to house the insane, yet these tostitiltions are today more crowded than ever before. Their roll of patients has been increasing — year after year— by more than 15,000 annually! Today the grim total stands at over 720,000—Albert Q Maisel, "Victory Over Mental Illness," Woman's Home Companion. ° 4 # The man who really wants to do something finds a way; the other kind finds an excuse. o

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REPORTS FR HVEVZDA TEXASU LODGE NO. 47 Temple, Texas Dear Sisters and Brothers: First I want to thank all you-kind sisters for the good food you brought for our lunch at our last meeting. Everyone seemed to have enjoyed everything, especially the children had a good time hunting Easter eggs. The Easter program was enjoyed by all. Thanks to Mrs. Clara Heji, and all the children that were on the program. We should have more parties and programs of this sort.

Our meeting was very well attended.

We should have that large attendance at every meeting. We initiated two new members, Clayton James Pick and Ed win John Simek Jr. in the juvenile department.

Clarence Dubcak and Leroy Vanicek took out additional policies.

On our sick list we have brothers, Joe Kabela, and Rudolph Le.sikar. Our sister Helen Matous has been removed to her home from Hillcrest Hospital. We are hoping a quick recovery for ail.

At our next meeting which will be held on May 1. We will have a short program and a very good lunch prepared by 0.1,11' brothers. All of you sisters be sure to come and see the men serve us.

The lodge will furnish sausage, bread, pickles and the brothers will furnish the cakes, kolaCes, cookies, pies or anything the men prefer to bake. So, sisters, this will be one time we can leave our aprons at home. Everybody come and have a lot of fun, watching the men serve.

Let's all remember the date Sunday, May 1st at 1:30 p. m. Brothers of the lodge said that lunch will be served promptly at 4:30 p. m. At night we will have a dance, music will be furnished by Albert David, from Granger. Everybody is welcome.

Fraternally, Mrs. Adolph Shenkir. ) 4 o LODGE POKROK 84 Dallas, Texas -Dear Brothers and Sisters: On Wednesday, April 13th, our SPJ ST Fraternal Insurance Softball Team opened the season with a 17-9 victory over Southland Life Ins, in the Dallas City Insurance League. Batteries for the game were Raymond Vrana, the winning pitcher and Hal Maker, catcher.

Leading hitters were J. D. Griser, 4 hits, Jody Zmolik 3 hits, Hal Maker, 2 hits and Ben Jarma, 2 hits. Being the first game of the season, the team as a whole played a creditable game.

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Each week I will try to give a 'report of the games results and keep you posted on where we stand in our League. This will enable those of you who are not able to attend our games to keep up with us through the Vestnik. We would like very much to see as many of our members and friends to attend the games when possible.

Our next game will be Wednesday, April 20, and our opponent will be Sons of Herman, game time 7:30 p. m. All our games will be played on Wednesday nights, Samuel Park, Diamond No, 2 Duping to see you at the games Fraternally Yours, Bun Jarma Manager Softball Team )• SAN NTOO A M LODGE NO. 133 Sisters and Brothers: Our meeting held April 10, was nicely attended despite the fact it was Easter Sunday wizen a large turnout was not exneoled. But 'Lc) and behold some members did not spoil their Easter by being present. No sir! Neither did the children.

Instead they were rewarded by hearing brother Kleprlik describe the folklore of Czechoslovakia at Easter time which was a ppreciated by giving him a big hand.

$10.00? That's not hay, but good old Uncle Sam's sponduliks.

As reported earlier, the Czechs of San Antonio met to discuss the forma.tion of a Czech Club where various activities could be held. At that meeting a committee of eleven were appointed as an organizational committee. This committee met April 3, and elected the following officers: Dominic Netek, president; S. C. Bundil, vice president; Ann Smith, secretary; James Kostelnik, treasurer and Mrs. Barbora Riebe and Wilma Dolezal, reporters.

Funds are needed to makg a start in this undertaking such as geking a charter, etc. It was agreed to hold a game party at the Mission County Park, Sun. day, April 24, beginning at 5:00 p. for this purpose and everyone is urged to contribute to this fund. Lodge San Antonio No. 133 has contributed $10.00.

One other lodge has also contributed $10.00, at this writing I'm not sure which one.

So that you folks will not get the dates mixed, here they are again: April 24, Mission County Park — fund raising bingo game for Czech home 5 p.

May 8, W. 0. W. Hall — Meeting of lodge San Antonio, No. 133 — 2 p.

May 22, Mission County Park — picnic Oh, yes! The children were given and barbecue by lodge No. 133 Easter baskests as reward for being May 29. Fioresville — district meeting.

Present which goes to show that when • At this point I feel like a human inone doesn't expect anything one may be pleasantly surprised. We want you terest story coming up which brings to members who seldom come to the meet- mind that Our motto "benevolence, huings to know that your officers are try- -mnily and brotherhood' has n@t- gone ing to make our meetings . pleasant and for naught. Although, at times we hear enjoyable for you. Let's see how many that our "brotherhood" is gradually pasof you will come to cooperate with us sing, yet there are instances where it at our next meeting, Mother's Day, May is really alive in the hearts of our broth8. You have a chance at winning the ers and sisters to the extent that they attendance prize of $2.00 which is given go our of their way for the sake of huevery month. The winner at last meet- manity. They lend help where there is ing was brother Jos. J. Marek who need, turning down financial reimburseturned the check over to the Czech ment for their trouble and expense, and YOuth Club, a real gallant gesture for time out from regular duties.

The immigration service received an which he was loudly applauded. application for citizenship, last year, We have before us a very active 'spring from a lady born in Czechoslovakia 70 and summer. That includes Our lodge's years ago. Migrating to the U. .S. A. activity which has on it4 agenda a pie with two small children and her husnic at the Mission County Park, May 23. band, she gaVe birth to five more since This will be a barbecue with all its trim- then, not having the time or an oppor, mings followed by a game party. It is tunity to learn the English language. hoped the turnout will be 100. The She applied for citizenship papers, but following Sunday, May 29, is our district did not pass the examination the first meet at which we shall hear our young- time nor the second, third nor the sters sing Czech songs in a contest. Let's fourth time. She just about lost hope of show brother Bolt that we appreciate his ever becoming a citizen When I came interest in Czech. Songs by entering the into the picture. contest. Just think what you can do with I was asked, could I in some way pro- •

Straw, 18 cure a haridbook printed in the Czech language so that she could study it and try to understand it. There were no handbooks printed in the Czech language, I learned from a friend whom I will cull Steve. But he did not let the matter 'rest. No, sir! No ma'am! He offered to make a personal contact, at ony.time convenient to her, to guide and c()_,( . 1-1 her, assuring her she would not tail the next exam. The full amount of the co' .L to her would be one dozen fresh egg, he said. A round trip of about 31;0 miles was made by him for appointment. After a three-hour period of coaching, including questions and answers, he came to the conclusion of.oled more coaching. He would do it fly mail, a little at a thane. Then bed • exan-,ination tune he would make t J noth;' r Wp and repeat the procedure.

Tint thl:; was not all. He would be her inleiv't • c‘r at the examination, a 400niik, trip. Such sacrifice for a fellowman, .ind Brothers, deserves commendaticn and I want the whole wide world to know that in our SPJST we have this humanitarian heart, our own editor of the Vestnik—Stephen Valeik.

(Editor's Note:,--Our By-laws say that consiructive criticism without accusations shall be published. Since Brother Bardil is not accusing, it goes in as he wrote it.) )•4* MALICE TOWARD NONE . ."

'Ilu , ;(_+f-iiTtE2,. for Abraham Lincoln's second Inaugural Address 90 years ago (March 4, 1865) would have disheartailed almost any speaker. The day was co!d nd drizzly, the crowd was mud: n; n . red and restless, the new vicenri,Hdont, (muddled by a fortifying nip faken 1:( fore the ceremony) was alterlond-mouthed and incoherent in ;tai But then the crowd hushed, he sun broke through grey skies, and Linc o ln g ave a brief, moving speech that his Gettysburg Address in its expission of humility and faith. The adcfre ,: s, now engraved on the walls of the Lincoln Memorial together with its Gettydmrg counterpart gives evidence ill its concluding words of how different the IZef .onstruction might have been, how itte;41 easier the war's aftermath; under the. guidance of the 16th President who killed six weeks later, April 15, 1865.

'With malice toward none; with charC,7 I or all; with firmness in the right, llod gives us to see the rights let us i.ve on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds; to care fOr him who shall have borne the battle, e n•l for his widow, and his orphan —to to all which may achieve a just and lasting peace among ourselves, and with all nations."

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On Wednesday morning of this week 'program in order to bung about neceswe had an extensive debate on a resolu- .sary changes to relieve hardships that lion to continue the Investigation of the have been forced on so runly or our ruVeterans Land Board by the Senate in- ral 'families. This nrobl:. • . 11 should be vestigating committee. The investiga- called to the attention uf the Federal lion was to end on April 15th. The reso- authorities and our repre-entatives in. lotion provided for a continuance until i l,l ashington as often c.. possible with May 10th. The resolution was adopted by the hope that some action will be taken a 19 to 12 vote. The committee was also, to bring about equity and justice to our authorized to go into other activities of small farmers. the General Land Office besides veterSincerely, ans' land sales.

Gus J. Strauss ) Our Constitution'al Amendments Committee approved three more Amendments oLLEc,..: JETS' this week after holding public hearings on then;. One of these would permit the Nearly three million hai;eigbleiceidi Legislature to fix interest rates on small granted since Geo loans in Texas. Another would make the first one in yecent years, changes in the State Employes Retire- nearly one out of six P sd to do with meat System. Another would permit the automotive devices.

Board of Regents of the University of It takes about two and :. half yea rs to Texas to invest a portion of the Univer- get a patent those day;: . onat the time sity permanent fund in common stocks. the idea is submitted. Th is t one at all, I introduced Senate Bill 402 this week. the inventor must show i hat his device This bilf.would create the Boling Water "has utility" and doe.m't duplicate anyConservation District. thing already patento(I. :phat, doesn't The Senate passed a bill this week mean it must be a compleiNy new idea; which would permit the governing boards it's acceptable- if it simply improves of all State colleges and universities to something already in existence. levy a $15.00 per semester student actiMost things get invented because there vity fee. is a need for them, though perhaps few On Thursday of this week we had our recognize the need until the idea has second local and uncontested bill calen- become a reality. Then a lot of people dar of this session. There were 42 bills exclaim, "Why didn't I think of that!"

Manufacturers smile stories of patpassed on this calendar. I had three bills ents being "bought up" by some firm passed as being local and uncontested. that wants to "keep the invention off One of these creates a water control and the market," Scores of ii‘cieral investiimprovement district in Colorado Coungators over the years haVe failed to disty, adjacent to the city of Eagle Lake.

Another was a local game bill applying close a single case of bd., kind. Since only to Lavaca County. This bill will rival companies study :M patents isaive the Game and Fish Commission reg- sued in their fiekl, aryora. loyi.fig a patulatory powers over deer and wild tur- ent to "sit on it" W01110 SGOil find that keys in Lavaca County and provides another firm had devc.1 ,6neci 'a different results. that farmers shall have a right to kill device to achieve the themselves Pr 'Hy Pa deer when crops are being destroyed by Lincoln, in 1.00d them, under certain conditions and with di Illinois in when a certain limitations. This bill was re.. in 1got patent No. quested by the Lavaca County Farm the 30th Co, oying vessels 6,569 for a device for Bureau after a series of meetings with patented a farmers, land owners and representa- over shoals." Mark.

•biought him l self-pasting scrapboo tives of the Texas game and Fish commh.sion. The third bill passed would more money than th, of his many make the first offense for non-support books. Thomas A. Edh-;o m patented 1,099 of children a misdemeanor instead of inventions. All but foul .J now free and felony offense. In this way, a man fail- available to anyone.

The Patent Office curr • ntly is 1.. .;:suing or refusing to support his children would be brought to justice immediately ing about 800 patents a week covering CC are 320 instead of waiting until the Grand Jury all sorts of inventions. main cla.ssifications and 50.000 sub-divimeets. sions, More than 225,000 1:, g tent applicaI introduced a resolution this week, tions are now waiting for prccessing. which was unanimously adopted by the ) • ota Senate, calling on the U. S. Secretary of He serves his party best who serves Agriculture and the U. S. Congress to review- all aspects of our prseent farm his counLry. best.----Hutheri:ord 13. Hayes.

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VtSTNTIC — WEST, TiirzA

clnesclay, April 20, 1955

WILL YOU BE THERE? The Vestnik of last March 2 contained an English translation of the By-Laws of the Czech-Ex-Students Association of Texas and the April 13 issue contained announcements of and invitations to attend the meeting to be held at 10:00 a. m. in the Texas Union Building . on Sunday, May 1. ThiS issue of the Vestnik probably will contain several more articles and letters concerning this meeting. How many of you have taken or will take the time to read some or all of Allis publicity — or do you dismiss it as something which does not interest or concern you? Regardless of your previous reaction to this publicity and whether or not you are an ex-student, I urge you to read the remainder of this article because I believe it, concerns you.

Since the by-laws of an organization are not very interesting reading matter — even to members of the organization, you who did read them or the other recent publicity must be at least • somewhat interested in the organization and its purposes and activities. If you are in accord with the aims of the organization, then you should take an - active part in furthering their fulfillment. If perhaps for some reason you should be unfavorably iihpressed by the organization and its activities, then you should strive to take an active part in improving the organization. In either case, you should attend the meeting in Austin as the logical continuation and expression of your interest. • If you are genuinely interested in the organization but have some doubts about your qualifications for membership, let me assure you that you have little need for concern in this respect. The by-lavis specify that the three requirements for membership are generally (1) interest in the purposes of the organization, (2) one year of college study or its equivalent, and (3). payment of $1.00 yearly membership dues. I do not know exactly what the founders of the organization meant by the word "equivalent" in the second requirement, but my interpretation and I believe the interpretation of the present membership ,would be • very liberal toward anyone whose previous actions, interests, and activities have been such as to prove him qualified on the basis of the first membership requirement. At any rate, anyone not desiring to participate as a member is still invited and urged to attend the meeting as a visitor.

If you are an ex-student of any college or university, of Czech descent, not an active member of this organization, and presently uninterested and uncon-

corned about this organization, then I request that you seriously reconsider your views concerning this matter. To help you do so, I am posing the following questions and comments for your consideration. Remember, you silent or expressed answers to these questions and your future actions concerning this matter will be judged by others as well as by yourself.

I. Are you in agreement with this ore ganization's general purposes of (a) supporting and encouraging higher education (in all fields of endeavor) among the Czechs in Texas, (b) assisting the Czechs in Texas in the study of the Czech and Slovak languages, literature, history, arts, and music, and (c) celebrating, recording, and preserving the significant and important events in the cultural progress of the Czechs in Texas?

2. Is your present lack of interest and participation in this organization due to the belief that their no longer exists any need for the support and encouragement of the Czechs in Texas to secure higher educations (purpose "a" above)?

I believe any such belief is unfounded.

Although the financial aid required by students varies with the changing economic conditions of our country and the economic status of the Czechs in Texas has kept pace if not exceeded that of the country in general, there are always some deserving and capable students who are in need of aid because of circumstances over which they have no contiol. The need for moral support and encouragement is ever present. The high school student usually and currently is being graduated into an unstable world situation which causes him to question the advisability of following any particular one of the many courses of action open to him. Without adequate means of proper encouragement, he may pick the easiest alternatiVe which may not always be the best for him or for the country in the long run. If there is any need and justification for the existance of us, the present Czech ex-students of Texas, in our various capacities in this society; then there is a need that we take an active part in the encouragement and training or our replacements.

3. Is your inactivity due to the belief that there is no need for assisting the Czechs in Texas in *heir study and preservation of the Czech and Slovak languages, literature, history, arts, music, and culture in general (purposes "b" and "c" above)? If the need for study and preservation exists, then the need for assistance and organized leadership

for those interested in undertaking these activities certainly exists. Although there have been sporadic and noble efforts along these lines, there has been established very little to date of a memorial and enduring nature.

Possibly you will contend that there is no further need to study the Czech language and that it is not necessary and worthwhile to preserve the Czech culture. Although it appears and may be a widespread belief that the Czech language will die out. I cannot agree with this belief. It will not die out so long as we do not let it die nut! There will most probably be a continued need for the Cztch language in government service because of its use in diplomatic circles and its usefulness as a key or aid in the learning of Russian and other currently more important languages. It will also continue to be used to some extent by those business enterprises and professions which strive to capture the trade of and render mote efficient sery ice to the Czech communities. These Czech communities will continue to ex-ist because the language will be passed on from generation to generation in the home if not in the schools. No matter how little and how infrequently some of us may use it, the Czech language will be retained because it represents not only a'means of communication and expression but also serves as the symbol of the Czech culture and way of life.

Very few will argue that there is little in the Czech or any other culture worth preserving. Practically everyone agrees that one of the things which makes this country great is that its people and culture are . a composite of the strands of many peoples and cultures.

Although the American-Czech and the Texas-Czech culture will no doubt continue to flourish, their history and progress should be recorded as vividly as possible for posterity. Learning of their cultural heritage and ancestral ties will undoubtedly fill a psychological need of future generations to know something of their background. This knowledge will form a sort of social mooring for successful living and for more complete acceptance and assimilation into the American way of life.

4. Do you have any moral obligations to participate in activities such as those of this organization? Upon first glance, your answer to this may be "No." However, it is possible that active membership in this organization may permit you to repay a forgotten moral obligation or debt to someone who has helped

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you somewhere in some way. For inStance, if you secured a loan from The Texas Foundation For Higher Education, a student Loan fund .adthinistered by The Czech Ex-Students Association of , Texas, yoti may have a very pertinent obligation to consider. The by-laws specify that "Students who obtain loans shall acknowledge the -aid which they re:Ived from this organization and be expected to, thereafter, support the progress and development of this organization." Although this is in no way mandatory, I am sure I would endeavor to comply with this request if I had secured such a loan. LOoking at it from another viewpoint, were you ever helped in any way by any Czechs — whether they be your parents, other relatives, friends, or organizations — in any way which was of great im• portance, comfort, and value to you?

They prObably would be happy to know now that you appreciated their help and respected and admired their typical Czech traditions, spirit, and ideals suf--, ficiently to adopt and promulgate at least Some of them by repayment in kind or in any other way you could. Are they and should you be justifiably proud, or your interest and: performance in thi, respect?

5. Is your inactivity due to the pressure of today's business and social life?

Although it is true that in these modern times much of our time is consumed by possibly much more interesting activities than' participation in an ex-students' organization, lack of time is not a legitimate excuse for non-participation. It is still usually true that "we always find time to do the things we really like to do or are compelled to do" and 'the more yOu do, the more you can do." Pven if you are pressed for time, you should be able to make the trio to Austin and spend a couple of hours at the ex-students' meeting once a yeai'.

Modern. means of travel have made even Te:as a smaller state and you have pro1:biy taken a Sunday drive longer than the trip to Austin. If you absolutely can not attend this meeting, as may be pos,sib1 ( in some cases, you can inform the secretary and enter your membership by Then plan to attend the meetnext year and offer to help the organiriation in some other way during the year if needed.. . Is your inactivity due to petty or selfish reasons? Rightly or wrongly this sometimes appears to be the case with 211 Czechs. Someone once said "If you have one Czech, you have a very good worker in whateYer he is doing. If you have two Czechs, you have an argument." So forget any petty differences.

VtSTN/K — WEST, TEXAS

Wednesday, April 20, 1955

or disagreements and give us yoUr help driving conditions are passable to exand participation in the interests' of a cellent. greater cause than your own.

The biggest obstacle to a completed There are of course other subjects and Pan-American Highway from the U.k, considerations which could be men- to the Canal lies in the rugged South tioned here, but I doubt seriously if any- of Costa Rica and along the Panama one has read this far. I have written border. For nearly 150 miles there is this with the hopes that the lack of in- no road at all. This is one stretch where terest in our organization is due partly construction has never even been at• to the lack of knowledge about it and tempted. ) • 4, • ( partly because the exes just haven't given any serious thought to the validity SPJST OFFERS 18 PLANS of its purposes and their possible moral obligations to them. I hope I haven't Are there members of your own famoffended anyone in what I have said, ily who have not taken out protection: but "if the shoe fits, wear it." Most cer- in the Slavonic Benevolent Order? DC tainly if you have shown the interest 'you have a neighbor who needs our proand taken the trouble to read this far, tective insurance and the advintages. you will accept my in ,litation to the offered by our fraternal society? If sa meeting in Austin on May 1. refer them to" oneof your fellow memCalvin C. Chervenka bers who is a field worker.

Vice-President Our liberal and progressive plans of ( ) protection enable the prospective member to select the one that will be to him AUTO TO PANAMA — SOMEDAY greatest advantage. We are happy to be' A venUuresome tourist probably will able to present such a fine selection, e able to drive into Guatemala on the since it would be impossiple to devise an-American Highway a year from any one plan that would suit every in10W— but the day when you can roll dividual. The SPJST writes every memllong in your own car from the U.S. to ber of the family. The hour-old babe and ',he Panama Canal is still just a dream. its parents and grandparents may all be Vice President Nixon is urging the members of the SPJST family.

U.S. to put more money and effort into he highway. He feels the road could be If this Order is to live up to the high ')Wished in four years. At the present ideals of its founders each of us must .ate of spending, however, it is more realize that as members we should 'ikely to be 25 years before the dream strive to enlist adults and young people becomes a reality. who will carry on after our pioneers are Good, "black topped" thoroughfares-- no longer able to serve us. To continue wo lanes wid--traverse Mexico. But to grow and to prosper a fraternal ben'rouble starts at the Mexico-Guatemala evolent society, 'ust as any other orgaborder, and from there on the route nization, must h',-,ve plenty of reserves varies from s(-retches of pavement to ready and willing to fill the ranks when ex-cart ruts and wilderness. needed.

The road impassable at Guatemala' 4. e ) orde • . Some work is being dw,c re now, and travel should be OPINION „ossible next year. But much of ir will There is a false formula for personal be along narrow, curving mountain roads that challenge bold drivers and scare security being peddled in our marketplace and it is this, although not so lacautious ones.

Driving from the Mexican border to belled: don't join anything; don't assoluatemala City, tourists will pass near ciate; don't write; don't take a chance he Zaculeu Mayan ruins and the palace on being wrong; don't espouse unpoAntigua from which the Spaniards pular causes; button your lip and drift ruled Central America fur centuries. with the tide; seek the case and luxury they will see lush coffee plantations and of complete equanimity by refusing to such things as the picturesque Indian make up your mind about issues that market at Chichicastenango. some people will tell you will in due From Guatemala City to El Salvador, course be decided by wiser heads. This he highway is fair to good, and after product, if it bought by enough people, June of this year ii-4; will be possible to leads to paralysis.—Edw R. Murrow, trive from here beyond San Jose, Costa Life Today.

Rica. In Costa Rica the road reaches its highest point—more than 11,000 feet— None of us is respncsible fel • all the then stops a few miles beyond. It picks things that happen to us, but we are reto again in Panama near the El Hato sponsible' for the way we act when they volcano, and, from there to the Canal, do happen.

Wednesday, April 20, 1955

VEST N K

WEST, rEZ.AS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTA IVES

By Herman Yezak April 11-15. The State Affairs committee of the House conducted a public hearing on the Unfair Sales Act bill on Tuesday morning. The small .grocers were lined up for the bill while the big independents registered ooposition. The bill was sent to a sub-committee for further study.

Legislators listened to two visitors on Tuesday morning, Actress Greer Garson was introduced in the House and spoke briefly. Mrs. Leona Browne of Houston, who has been afflicted with multiple sclerosis for eighteen years, addressed the House and Senate in joint-session.

Her talk was on the need of more centers to diagnose and treat the ailment. She was accompanied by her husband and their four children.

After a debate on the omnibus tax bill Monday until midnight, the House killed the tax plan by a vote of 78 to 68. The tax proposal that was defeated proproposed to increase taxes on cigarettes, beer and wine dealers, gasoline and liquified gases. The failure to pass the tax plan was attributed to haste action by its sponsors and to the one-cent gasoline tax provision in the bill.

The length of motor trucks was extended from 45 to 60 feet when the House passed a Senate bill on Thursday.

The House passed a Senate bill providing for a new teacher certification law. The bill was amended in the House before it was passed.

The committee on Constitutional amendments in the House approved a Senate amendment to the Constitution providing for a new teacher retirement system and program in Texas.

The House gave final approval of a House bill creating the Trinity River Authority Act. The House deleted the navigaticin provisions , in the bill and the measure now goes to the Senate for further action.

The Senate extended the life of the special investigating committee of the Senate that is investigating irregularities in the Veterans Land program until May 10 by a vote of 19 to 12.

Passed in the House was a Senate bill raising the speed limit of highway post office vehicles from 45 to 60 miles an hour.

The penitentiaries committee of the House filed a report on the recent inspection trip of the penitentiary system.

The report praised the conditions existing throughout the system.

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POLKA DANCE CALFNDAR

Twenty-three bills were favorably re(Ca :cm 1.: Otmrven.„,a) ported by House conmittees. Eleven bills were passed by the House during the Wednesday, April 20 week.

Rudy Hurts orchestra — Plainview • A bill was introduced to raise the ConCommunity Center Hall near El Campo` federate pensions for Colonel Walter Williams of Franklin, the only surviving Majek orchestra — Wedding Dance Confederate Veteran. He is 112 years L‘loravian Hall in Corpus Christi old Saturday, April 23 Two planes loaded with Texas legislaEmil Bartos orchestra — American tors flew to Washington over the weekend to honor Speaker Sam Raybo •n of legion Hall in Needville " Henry Brosch orchestra — Bill Mra2 the United States House of Representaall in Houston tives.

Joe Cervenka orchestra — SPJST P kick Hall in Houston Adolph Falke• orchestra -- SPJST Hall in Taylor Lee 'Ilse orchestra — Seguin Sil Krenek orchestra -- Sons of HerINSURANCE COMNT ITTF.E PASSES TA- man Hall in Galveston LASER'S BILL Rudy Kurtz orchestra — Sons of HerRepresentative Reuben Talasek's in- man Hall in Poth surance bill. "requiring that every com- • Majek Orchestra -- Raxmondville pany that charters under the Insurance • Joe Patek orchestra — Echo Hall in Commission write insurance, passed u- New Braunfels. nanimously through the Insurance ComSunday, April 24 mittee.

Henry Brosch orchestra — Wedding The bill also provides that at all times Dance — K. C. Home in Schulenburg every company licensed under the inLee Ilse orchestra — Ellinger surance Commission shall maintain not ill Krenek orchestra — Picnic . and. less than 100 policy holders, nor have less than two hundred thousand dollars Dance at night — Fairgrounds in Angle- ($200,000.00) worth of insurance in force ton Ray Krenek orchestra American within two years after the original cerLegion Hall in Crosby. tificate of authority has been issued.

Rudy Kurtz orchestra — KJT Hall at Mr. Talasek says that many compaNada nies, especially trust companies, charter P.Iajek orchestra -- KJT Dance — under the Insurance Commission but vian Hall in Corpus Christi never write insurance. In this way the Joe Patek orchestra —. Sefcik Hall in companies reap benefits provided insuron near Temple. ance companies without ever writing inPaveika orchestra — Sokol Hall in surance. This bill would prevent such "Corpus Christi companies from hiding behind the cloak of insurance.

Tuesslay, April 26 6 d?-a 6 ( Lee Ilse orchestra -- Palacios SUCCESS Wedenseday, A pril 27 Success is in the way you walk the paths of life each day; - it's in the little Henry Erosch orchestra — Fnainview • things you do, and in the things you say. Community Center Hall at El Campo : Success is not in getting rich, or rising All the above dances are at night 117.17, high to fame. It's not alone in winning less otherwise specified. This is a freen goals, which all men hope to claim.

Sucess is being big of heart, and clean service but applies only to those dahceS and broad in mind; it's being faithful at which mainly polka and waltz music to your friends, and to the stranger, kind played by a live orchestra. The Vestnik It's in the children whom you love, and or writer will assume no responsibility al they learn from you; success depends resulting from any dance announce-, ment which is listed" in this column. on character, and everything you Listings from orchestras and dance halls Pepper Box, St. Louis Rotary Club. ) should be received at least one week be., Goodness is the only investment that fore publication. Send all listings, t9 Calvin Chervenka, Route 2, Rogers, Tex.. never fails.—Thoreau.

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FTWARD 1111tEK:

MALY). CTENAk Uete me e'esky eisti!

CAST CTVRTA,DOPLNENA SESTNACTE CVICENI.

Velikonoce.

vPSTMT —

tik jeji otec!"

S term slow slo is babli'ka list, utfela sizu c oka a tin si ho uschovat do pritruhlieku.

DUI byly nevYslovne blateny, to mely mileneho otce doira: Nemohly se ani dost na neho vynadivat a jeden pies drubeho dral se o slovo, chtice otci vypovedit, co se za celY rok sbehlo, cot mu ale vSecko z listU mateinYch davno znamo bylo. "Ale znstarieS u nits pies celou vid', tatinku?" ptaia se Adelka lichotne, hladic otci vousy cot bYvalo vtdy jejim zalibenim.

"A vid', tatinku, at bode sanice, te nas sveze na tech krasnYch sanich a te na kene rolnicky zave'Si? Pan krnotr z Nati nekolikrat a sprivne apis do seinesta pro /las jednou poslal v lime, byUvidi Te strYeek na slavnosti Mali tam s maminkou, babieka nejales, dne I. kvetna o pt l treti odpoledne na. unly ersite v Austinu? Priblas se k, chtela jeti, ate to se jelo a to to zvonilo, katdY v mesieku vybehl divat se, kdo to nemu! as jede," y ypravoval Vilim; otec ale nemohl prijit k odpovedi, proto te jit zase S pozdravem STItttEK IVII('EK Z AUSTINU. Jan meal: "ViS-li pak, tatinku, ze budu myslivec? Az vyjdu ze Skoly, ptijdu k Adresa strYaova je: pan? Beyerovi do her a Orel pujde na Dr. Ed. Week, Riesenbork."

University Station, "Dobra, jen se drive ue ye 'Skole!"

Austin, Texas. usmal se otec, nechavaje cblapci svobo) • •( du mineni.

Prthli i pratele, pan myslivec i pan mlynar vitat mileho ho.sta. Stavenieko se obveselilo; i Sultan s Tyrlem jakousi nethiapsala Botena Nemcov4.) obyCejnou divou radosti se hnali proti Hektoru, jakoby mu chteli povidat no(Pokraeovani.) vino. Vtdyt' je mel pan rad, y Yprask neAz budem svoji, jakmile to bode mot- dostali od te doby, co kaeatka zakousli, no, prijedem do eech, abyste nam Bala,' a kdykoli mu priSli naproti, pohladil mamieko, potelmani a poznala meho je 130 hlave. Bableka take povidala, vijemut ale Jura rikame. On ta- douc jich radovani, ze zviie dobre si ke neni eech, je kdesi at z tureckych vsimne, kdo je ma rad, a te si to dlouho hranic, ale dobte se s nim srozumite, pamatuje: ho naueila Cesky drive net Terezka Ja"A je-li pak komteska upine zdrava?" na. Rada bych si byla vzala eecha, ptala se pani myslivcova, prijdouc s det vim, te by vas to bylo vice teSile, ale mi privitat pana kmotra. co delat, mamieko, srdce si neda nekdy "Povida se, 1e je, ale ja, myslim, te neporoueet, lame se talibil ten muj Krobot."

Neco ji musi trapit. Ona byla jakTak se list koneil. tiva subtilna, ale nyni ji neni net duch, Terezka list predeitala, Jan byl pri- a ty oci se jit jako z nebe tomen a povidal si: "Jakobych ji slybych, kdyt ji vidim, ona je andel. to veselou. Hanu, ale hodne (levee, Yak je pani knena vSecka utrapena, a a Jura je poradny elovek, znam ho, je co se komtesa roznemohla, prestaly v to prvni tovary'S u strYce, co Hana je, a na gem dome radovanky. Brave' pied nekdykoliv jsem k nina do kovarny movi mela bSrt zasnoubena jednomu mel jsem radost z Jury. Clalap jak Nora hrabeti. Je z bohateho rodo, pani kneta remeslnik, aby ho pohledal." na je zadobre s jeho .rodiei a preje si "Ale jedno slovo tarn bylo, Terezko, pry veinal ten stiatek. — No nevim," dotomu jsem nerozomela, /lade Cady dole, lotil pan ProSek s nedtverivYm povrteto mi jeAte jednou 'CU," a babieka uka- nim hlavy. zovala v listo na konec.

"A co tomu hrabe iika?" ptaly se ten) "To je Krobot, ne?" ske.

"Co je to, prosim tebe?"

"Co by ?Iknl, musi bYt spokojen a ee"To tak ptezdivaji ve Vidni Charva- kat, at se (levee uzdravi: a jestli umHim." ji opravdu milte nosit smutek, "Takove to tedy je. No. ParibOh ji daj rad. Chce pry jeti za knetnou do Vlach" .. §,t6sti! Ale kdo by si to byl pomyslil, z "A ma sleena hrabete rada?" zeptala jakYch to konein se ti lidieky k sobe do- se babieka. stanou. A se jmenuje, jako nebot(PokraeovaniJ

U

babieek, tet

strSreku dostanete po vajieku.

Radi uvidi vas vgady, faro, faro u je tady!

Gustav Op oeens147.

Velkonoce, velkonoce!

Blatouch kvete na potoce, fialka se modrii, sniva, v hougtinach a v stranich skrirva.

Travnik v lukach voli mladSn. Jaro, jaro, uz je tady!

Velkonoce, velkonoce jsou jen jednou, jednou v voce!

Jarni vody silou sterou z radosti Hebv berou, Nem ide nt6,6e Wady!

Jaro jaro, u je tads!

Velkonoce, krisne svaky, poja te deli do hromadky!

ye sileln The 20. dial= 1955.

Babieka

Ve stredu, dne 20. dubna 1955.

WLADISLAW STANISLAW REYMONT

SEDLACI ((PokraeovanL) (DejovY celek:—Matej Boryna, prvni sada v Lipcich, bezmala gedesatnik, chce se Zenit po treti. Boryna ma etyri deti, 2enateho Antonina, provdanou Magdu, vojaka Grelu, a desetiletou Josku.

Antonin, kteremu tikaji Antek, se svou Zenou Hankou a s detmi, bydli v jedne polovici selskeho staveni. Start Boryna s nejmlad gi dcerou Joskou bydli v druhe polovici. Pacholek Kuba a pasak Vitek spavaji ye staji. Ve vsi se septa, Ze Antek, ac ZenatY, chodi za nejhezeim svobodnYm deveetem v Lipcich, Jagnou Dominikovou. Nejvet gi klepna ye vsi, stark JagustYnka, byla toho tajneho milovani oeitYm svedkem. Boryna mel soudni proces se svou bYvalou deveekou. Cestou od soudu domu, Boryna svezl starou Dominikovou, matku krasavice Jagny. Snad

by Dominikove mohl rich, Ze se mu Jagnieka libi. Do Tymova na jarmark hrnuly se za.stupy lidi. Boryna gel pegky, ale cestou se svezl s varhanikovYmi, jejich2 syn Jenik studoval na kneze. Na jarmarku segel se Boryna se s yYm zetem, lipeckYm kovarem, kterY pripomnel Borynovi, Ze by mel dceri Magde, kova,rove Zeno., nechat ptipsat kousek dedietvi. KdyZ se chystalo k svatbe Boryny s Jagnou, Antek byl celY bez sebe. Nemohl se smitit s myglenkou, Ze jeho milenka se ma stati Zenou jeho otce. Pri prudke hadce mezi otcern a synem, stars' Boryna vyhnal Antka z domu, Bal se snad, Ze by se Antek toeil kolem sve milenky, ktera se stane hospdoyni v Borynove domacnosti?) * * Sedel pod oknem opren o hulku, alma bloudil po svetnici. . . dival se na ktere se zticha odklidily do kouta, nebo pozoroval Hanku. Byl docela gedivY, rty se mu tiasly, hlas mel slabs' jako ptdeek a v prsou mu porad chreelo.

"Snidal jste, ano?" ptala se ho tike dcera.

"Abych rekl pravdu, Verunka mi zapoi-1.11161a dat. . . a ja jsem ji nepripominal. . ."

"Verunka i psy nechavo, o hladu, kolikrat se prijdou naZrat ke mne!" zvolala Hanka, ktera se je g te od minule zimy zlobila na sestru, Ze po mateine smrti sebrala vaecko, co zustalo, ani nic ji neclitela dat: v gak se proto skoro ani nevidaly.

"Nein u inch nazbyt, opravdu neni..

VESTNiX WEST, TEXAS zastaval se starec tike star gi deery.

"Stach Mikti u varbanikil, tak tarn taky ji a jegte etyricet grosu za den dostane. . . ale v chalupe je tolik krku.. . ze ani tech brambor neni dost... Pravda, maji dye kravy a mleko tedy je... maslo a sYr nosi Verunka do mesta, take nejakY ten gro g seZene. . . ale easto zapo mene dat jist. . . neni divu, ma na starosti tolik deti. . . a k tomu jegte ky pro lidi tkk. . . prede a die se jako .. Ale kolikpak toho ja, potrebuji. . . jen kdyby to bylo v ureitou chvili a den co den. . . tak bych..."

"Kdy2 je yam u to psice tak zle, p estehujete se z jara k narn."

"A vZdyt' nenarikam, jenom. . jenom. . . '" starci se nahle zlomil hlas.

"Pasl byste husy nebo dohledl na deti..."

"Vgecko bych Hanieko, vge6inko," aeptal potichoueku starec.

"V.e svetnici je mista dost, da se tam ppstel, abyste mel teplo. . ."

"A valyt' bych mohl spat treba v chleye nebo u koni, jenom, abych byl u tebe, jenom abych u2 se nemusil vracet, jenom. . ." starec se tou imenlivou prosbou zalykl a ze zapadlYch, zarudlYch mu zaealy kapat slzy.. . "Sebrala mi pekinu, rika, Ze deti nemaji pod eim spat .. pravda, mrzly. musel jsem je brat k sobe. . . ale koZich vypelichal a nic nehreje. . . i postel • mi vzala. . . A u zdi je zima. . . ani to poleno drivi mi nedd kaalou 12ici jidla vyeita. na Zebrotu me vyhani. . . a ja, nenaam , u2 ani tolik sily, abych se k tobe dovlekl. ."

"Pro Boha! A proe jste nam nikdy nerekl, Ze je yam tak zle?" `Ne, Hanieko, on je to hodnY elovek, ale porad nekde na praci. . jakpak bych. . ."

"Dablice jedna! Pul gruntu dostala, pul chalupy a vaecko ostatni a takovYhle mate u ni vYmenek! K soudu se s tim mush! Slibili yam davat jidlo, (Irevo a vaecko, co potrebujete pro sebe, a my zas tech dvanact rubliir do roka. . . vgak jsme dluh platili. . . to musite priznat."

"Svato. pravda! kadne jste vaecko platili, pravda. . . ale i tech par zlatYch od vas a to, co jsem si schovaval na pohreb, ze cone vymanila . . . musel jsem to dat . . . to vig . . . holeieko. . ."

Starec zmlkl a seal tike, celY schoulenY, podobnY spike hromade starch pythil neZ eloveku.

Po obede, sotva kovaika s detmi gla a zaeala se se vaemi vitat, sebral sta•eeek uzlik, kterY mu Hanka kradmo nachystala, a potichu se v ., tiatil.

Boryna k obedu Kovarka se :proto rozhodla, Ze bude eekat treba do s ptilnoci. Hanka postavila pod oknem stay , hodila paeesnY irtek pies brdo a. jenom chvilemi, a to jegte

Btrana 23 jen velmi nesmele, se nejakYm slovem vmisila do rozmluvy, kterou vedl Antek se sestrou; vykladal ji sve bolesti, eemZ mu Magda priz yukovala. Ale jejich rozhovor netrval dlouho, * protole do svetnice vpadla JagustYnka a hned no, prahu spustila: "Letim sem od varhankil, zavolali, na pradlo. . . Zrovna ted' tam byl MOW s Jagnou zvat na svatbu. Varhanikovi ptijdou! Tot' se vi, svfij k svemu, bohatY k bohatemu. . . i kneze pozvali. . ."

"Velebneho pan g taky zvali?"

Hanka.

"A co na tom? Je svatY nebo co? Pozvali ho a on iekl, Ze mana. prijde. . . pro by nepiiSel, copak Jagna neni hezka a colada a copak nebude dost dobreho jidla a pith? Allynarovi taky piijdou i s dcerou. Ha, ha, takotou svatbu jeSte Lipce nevidely! Vim vSecl nb. dopodrobna,, budu delat kuchai• u S kou od miynaii. Vepre jim ttZ JambroZ cielaji klobasy. . ." JagustYnka nahle ustala, protole nikdo nemluvil, nikdo se nevyptaval, vsichni sede4,i: ko zarezani; baba si je po rade pozoine prohledla a pak vykiikla: • "Tady se nee° chysta!"

"Chysta nechysta, co jvain do toho!" iekla kovaika tak ostre, ze se JagustYnka urazila a Sla na druhou stranu k Josce, ktera piestavovala lavice a stplt, protole se uZ deti rozcgly a Hoch Aidegel do vsi.

"To j? jiste, 'Ze otec aetiit nebude," zaSeptala, kovaika litostivYm hlasem: "Copak na to nema?" kekla Haaik ale hned ustrakne zmlkla, proto±e Antek na ni vYhruZne pohledli. Bedell skoro inleliy a eekali; jen sem tam pal nejake slovo, hned nato zas nastaVate hluche, teaks, draZdive rnlceni. .

Pied chalupou a na zaspi Vitek s=00,tr ml vyvi5cl el divy a Lapa Stekal, az se cha ltipa "Na, ho'uovosti mush mit taky dost, pofad nee° procia.va, a vydani Zadne 114ma."

Antek na sestrina slova ma y]. rukou a vyg el ze svetnice; v chalupe mu .byX) dusno, rostl v neni neklid i strach, sam nevedel, pied eim, netrpelivo eekal na otce, doekat se ho nemohl, ale zaroven. byl rad, ze tak diouho nejdc. "Toby nebeli o grunt, ale o Jagniaku!" nel, co mu vacra • ikal kovat. . . "LZe jako (Akan!" vykiikl hz..6o-vat zdi ze dvora. Vitek mu vri0s11 stlani, on je dusal a zakladal tyekami, ale ruce se mu tiasly, takle co chvile o stenu a 119 ustaval d praci. Oprel mi, bezlistYmi stromy se dival pies rybnik, na Jagninu . Ne, neplanula v neni laska, jenom zlost a tisic nenavistnYch pocitti, ae se tomu aZ di

8trana "Potvora jedna, hodili ji kost a ona se na ni chytla!" myslil si. Ale dostavily r,e vzpominky, vynorily se odkudsi z nahYch poll, z nest, ze zeernalYch a prikreenYch saclii a zalehly mu srdee, vidraly se do hlavy a mihotaly se pied oeima. . . pot mu vyvstal na cele, oci se rozzarily a mraz behal po tele, prudce, jako °hen!. . Aeh, jednou tarn v sacle... a tehdy v lose, . . a kelyZ se spohi \ raceli z mesta. .

Jeligi Kriste, aZ se zapotacel, protok nthle uzrel pied sebou jeji tvar rozdychtenou jako plamen, uziel jeji modre oc;i 9 Usta phaa, eervena, a tak blizka, ze citil jejich dech i Zar... a hlas tichY, prerYvany laskou a ohnem. Antku!

Anfeeku! Naklanela se k nemu blizko, blizotieko, citil ji na sobe celou, prsa, ramena, nohy. . . marne si otiral oei a odhanel od sebe ty mamive preludy. . vSechna to zoufala zlost mu kapala ze rdce jako ledovY piimrazek se strech, Idy.Z je jarni slunko rozehreje, a znova se vracela laska a znova svou hlavu zvedala bolestna, tesknota, tesknota tak stragna, ze rlrel chut' tlouci hlavou stenu a ivat ze v g ech sil.

"Aby do toho v geho hrom!" vykrikl, kdyZ se troche vzpamatoval, ale honem polaledl na Vitka, zda nee° neuhodl.

UZ tri tydny chodil jako v horeece, 0eekavaje nejakY zazrak, ale k nieemu se nemohl odhodlat, ani se postavit na odpor. Obeas na neho prichazely gilene myglenky a Umysly, a pak behal, aby ji .spairil, jednou celou noe prostal na deg Li a chladn jako pes pied jeji chalupou. Nevygla, chranila se ho, kdyZ ho inela potkat, ilz z daleka se mu vyhnula.

Ne to ne! A stale vic se zatvrzoval proti vgenau! Je otcova, je to tedy cizi osoba, je to prigera, zabehlY pes, zlodej, ktery jim krade grunt, dobro, nejvy ggi zloclej, ktereho by nejradeji utloukl kladiveni.

Mel uz nekolikrat chut' postavit se pied otce a vykriknout: nemtiZete si brat Jagnu — ona je ma! Ale ze strachu, co by rekl staiY, co lide, co yes, 'Mee] a inMel. A Jagnleka se takhle stane jeho macechou, takika naatkou — coZpak je to moire, cozpak je to moZne?. . To bude hrich! Bal se na to myslit, srdce mu slTomiralo nevyslovitelnou hriazou a straOnein' pied ja,kYinsi stra gnYin trestem BoZhn. .. To, ze o tom nesmi nikomu rici a ze to mils' vldeet v sobe jako reiay e 111111, jako ZivY oheri, ktery pill a2 do morku. je nad lidske sily...

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"Bantata jde!" zvolal Vitek prudce a An Lek se strachem zachvel.

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1955.

"Ty nal zabrani g, ty. .."

"Ja a my v gichni, a kdyZ ne my, soud vain zabrani!" vykrikl Antek, ktery se u2 nemohl opanovat a vybuchl.

"Co, ty nit bude g soudem vyhroZovat?

Soudem? Prestari s . -takdvouhle, dokud se drZim, nebot to to bude mrzet!"

Boryna a priskoeil I synovi se zat'atYmi pestmi.

"Ukiivdit si nedame!" zajeeela Hanka a vyskoeila.

"A co ty chce g ? Ty, kteras prinesla korce pisku a jednu starou plachtu.

I ty si tady bude g otvirat hubu?"

"Vy jste Antkovi nedal ani tolik — ani pole, co mu patti po matce; delame yarn pacholky, jako ti volt," "Sklizite za to ze v gech korce."

"A obdelavame vam jich dvacet, ba jeAte vie!"

"KdyZ se vain u mne nelibi, jclete si hledat necolepgiho!"

"Nic nepiijdem hledat, tady to je po dedech a pradedech!" zvolal mohutnYm hlasem Antek.

Start na neho vrhl vzteklY pohled, ale neodpovedel, sedl si pied kanina a d'odo polen, jen jiskry libal taly. . byl rozzloben, rudl ye tvari a vlasy mu co chvile padOsr do °di, ktere svitily jako divoke koely. Je gte se ovladal, ale u ?-2 jenom z poslednich sil.

Na svetinci padlo dlouhe mleeni; bylo slyget jen popotahovani a prudke odhou.vani. Hanka tige vzlykala p ala v naruei decko, ktere se dalo do place.

"My se nestavime proti va gemu zeneni, kdyZ chcete, tak se olente...

"A kdybyste se i staveli. . . to bych si z toho dela'. .." volala "Jenorn zru gte ten zapis. pies slzy Hanka.

"Blade§ zticha, ty jedna. . to se na ni podivejme, jak ji huloa jede!" Boryna rlaodil pohrabde do ohne tak prudce, ze se Zhave uhli rozletlo po svetnici.

"Co chcete? Mluvte!" zvolal ostie Bo"Mirnete se, Hanka neni 2adna vase ryna, ktery uZ mel dost jejich deveeka, abyste si na ni takhle otviral "Nu tak. . . Antku, mluv. . . My jsme hubu!" piisli kvidi tomu pripisu. . vykoktala . "A proe gtekar kovarka.

"Ma na to pra y°, hlasi se o sve!"kfi."Pripis je hotov a svatba bude v 'eel stale silneji Antek. deli. . . to je vgeeko!"

"Ten pripis nechme uz tedy na poko"To vime, ale kvuli tomu jsme ji, ale to, co zustalo, dejte piipsat narn," zaeala tige kovarova,.

"A kvitli eemu?"

"Jsi husa. Podivejme se na ni, o moje "Dal jste piipsat celYch Best korce!"

"Protole jsem elite': kdyZ budu chtit, se to bude delft. 2acinST strach. k yam na vymenek neptljdu.. . Domluvil jsem.' dam ji v tu ranu piipsat v gechno. .

"My neustoupime, chceme spravedl"AZ bude v gecko vase, pak to intiZete nost." dat piipsat!" kid Antek.

"A CI to je, ci?"

"Jestli popadnu hirl, budete mit .spave"Deti, nage." dlnost hned!"

"Jsi hloupY jako beran. Grunt je mtij "Jen to zkuste nekoho se dotknout. a udelam si s nim, co se mi zachce." pal mti2ete vzit jed na to, 2e se svatby "Udelate anebo neudelate, piijde na nedoekate." to."

Schylovalo se ke rvaece; vystoupili uhliky. eervataky, v tech tmavYch careen, ktere vitr honil a valel a kupil v preohromne hory, dohasinaly a bledly.

Udelalo se zima, zeme tuhla, vitr 0stry, reic avY jako pied mrazem a. vzduch tak ozvuenY, ze se dusot a bueeni skottt, jeji hnali k napajedlu, rozlehal hlasiteji a skripot vratni a jpralati u studni, rozpravky a detsky krik i psi Stekot letely jamb" pies rybnik; tu a tam se uz zableskla okna a na vodu padaly dlouhe, prerYvane, traslave odrazy svetla, ze lesy se pomalu vynoroval obrovskY eervenY mesle v Upliaku a nad nim se rozhorela ruda zare, jako by tam nekde v hioubi lestit vzplanul polar.

-Boryna se prevlekl do v gednich sate a vygel na dytir obhlednout hospodarstvi; podival se na kone a na dobytek, do stodoly 1 k prasattim, vyhuboval s ktikem Kubovi i Vitkovi, ze telata vylezla z ohrady a zabehla mezi kravy, a kdyZ se vratil do svetrnce, tiZ tarn na nein° v gichni eekali... jen oei jejich Sc , k nemu zdvihly, ale hned se zas sklopily, kdy2 stanul vprostred jizby, rozhledl se a vYsme gne zavolal: "Vgichni! Jako na nejakY soud!"

"Ne na soud, jsme k yam s prosbou," rekla nesmele kovarova.

"A proe nepti gel i ten tvtaj?"

"MA pilnou praci, tak zustal doma. ."

"Tot' se vi, praci. . . no, tot' se vi. . usmal se Boryna, jako ze rozumi, shodil svrchnik a zaeal si zouvat boty. A oni nevedouce, jak zaeit. Kovarka odka glavala a tisila deti, 'ktere se daly .do skotaceni. Hanka sedela na prahu, krmila ehlapeeka a tekala neklidnYma ma pc) tvart Antka, ktery sedel pod oknem a premY glel, co ma Mei, celY rortiesenY vzru genim a netrpelivosti. Jenom Joska klidne loupala u kamen brambory, prikladala, na ohen a zvedave se rozhlikla, protok z toho v geho nic nechapala.

Ve stkedu, dne 20. dubna 1955. proti sobe, hrozili, bill pestmi do stolu, ktieeli a vyetli si v8ecko, co kdo mdl na srdci. Antek byl bez sebe, vztek z nal° jen srLel, chytal stareho hned za. rameno, hned za prsa, ochoten se bit. . . ale start' se krotil, nechtel nechat ke rvaece doj-it; Antka jen odstrkoval a na oralky skoro neodpovidal, aby neptipravoval podivanou sousedinn a cele vsi. Ve svetnici nastal zmatek a plat; obe ny plakaly, stfidave ktidely a taky deti vteStely; Kuba s Vitkem ptibehli ze dvora pod okna. .. ale nic nemohli rozeznat, proto2e v gichni kriceli najednou, az koneane, kdy2 jim uz do gel hlas, samYmi kietbami a hrozbami jenom sipall. Hanka vybuchla v novY, srdcervouci plat, optela se o stti8ku nad ohni8tem a zaaala, hlasem zalitYm slzami, ktidet jako pominuta.: "Co nam zbYva, ne8 abychom Sli na 8ebrotu, do sveta. . . O muj ty anuj ty Je2iSi. . . dteli jsme jako kone dnern i noci. . . jako pacholei.. . a co z toho ted' mame?... Ale Pan Bull vas potresta za to, tim jste nam CelYch Best korai dat ptipsat. .. a ty 8aty po matte... ty 8riaryna krk. t o v8ecko. . . a kviili komu, kvuli komu?.

Kvuli takove svini. . . Aby za plotem zdechla za to, co nam udelala, a aby .ji cervi roze2rali, daremnici jednu, pobehlici. . ."

"Cos to povidala?" zasyeel start' prisko'dil k ni.

"2e je pobehlice a daremnice, cela ves o tom vi. . celY svet. . . celY. . ."

"Nech ji na pokoji, nebo ti rozbiju hubu o zed',nech ji:bYt!" vykrikl Boryna a zadal Hankou lorncovat, ale Antek ptiskodil a spustil taky ktik: "A ja, tvrdim, ze je to pobehlice a daremnice. .. t o mohu tvrdit. Spal s ni, kdo chtel, to tikam ja, Antek. . ."

Ktidel, co mu slina na jazyk pkinesla.

Nedomluvil v8a,k, proto2e stark, rozvzteklenY uz na nej yy881 iniru, udetil syna do oblieeje. . . ten vrazil hlavou c1.0 zasklene sktinky a zaroveri s ni se svalil na zem. . . Celt' zkrvacenSr vyskodil a proti otci. rozbehl V •hli se na sebe jako dva, vztekli psi, chytili se za prsa, honili se po svetnici, bill sebou o postele, o sktine, o stony, jen lebky pra8tely. Nastal nepopsatelnY ktik; Zenske je chtely od sebe.odtrhnout, ale chlapi padli na podlahu a sepjati krutou nenavisti a vzajemnYmi ktivdami valeli se po ni, drtili se a 8krtili jeden druheho...

Na Stesti je sousede rortrhli a oddelili od sebe.

Antka pienesli na druhou stranu a polevali ho vodou, proto8e zeslabl Unayou a ztratou krve.

Staremu se nestalo nic ;mel jen trochu potrhanou vestu a tvat podrapa-

VESTNIX WEST, TEXAS nou a zsinalou vztekem... Proklel a vyhnal v8ecky lidi, kteti se sebehli, zamkl dvete od sine a usedl pied kamny.

Ale uklidnit se nemohl, protae se mu stale vracela vzpominka na to, co mu tekli o Jagne, bodala ho to slova do srdce jako nt18. . .

"To ti nedaruji, pse jeden, to ti nedaruji," ptisahal v duchu. "Takhle na Jagnieku!" Ale vzapeti uz zase myslil na to, -co u2 nejeclnou o ni sly8e1, co u2 dtive•o- ni povidali a demo on nevenoval pozOrnost! Horko ho polilo, citil zylagtni nevolnost . . "To neni pravda, jenom pomlouvaji, zavistnici- jedini, to je prece o nich znamo ! " ktidel nahlas, .ale ptesto se stale a stale rozpominal na lidske. tea "Nu ovaem, kdy8 takhle mluvi vlastni syn, jak potom nemaji Atekat ostatni! Netad jeden!" ute8oval se, alp vzpominky ho palily jako oheri.

Kdy8 pak Joska posledni stogy bitky a, koneene, ttebas pozde, nesla :veeeti, bramborit se jen dotkl a polo8i1 sousto nemohl polknout.

"Nasypals kontim obroku?" zeptal se Kuby. `Ale ano. .

"Kde je Vitek?"

"Mixt pro Jambro8e, aby dal Antkovi hlavu do potadku, huba mu opuchla jako. hrnec," dodal Kuba a odeSel, in'oto8e svitil mesic a on se dries chystal k lesu na eihanou... "Potvory, maji pina bkicha, proto se perou," hudel si cestou.

Stark taky ode8e1 do vsi, ale za Jagnou se nestavil, ad bylo u Dominiku svetlo; obratil se - .1,1 samYch dveti a dal se ce stou ke mlYnu. Noc byla chladna, jisktiva, mraz 81ehal zemi, mesic visel vysoko a svitil tak jasne, ze celY rybnik se trpytil 2ivYm stiIbrem a stromy vrhaly dlouhe, chvejiye na prazdne testy. Bylo u2 pozde, svetla v domech pohasinala, jenom obilene zdi vystupovaly ztetelneji z nahYch sadil; nad celou vsi spodinula ticha noc, toliko mlYn monotonne klapal a voda pleskala. . . Matej chodil po jed ne, hned zas po druhe strane" rybnika a neveciel, co ma sam se sebou poeit; nemohl nabyt klidu, naopak, zlost a ne-' navist jim lomcovala elm dal tine vita; nakonec zakl do krorny, poslal pro fojta a skoro do pitinoci pil; sve tra.pcni v:Sak nezalil. . . K neeemu se presto rozhodl.

Scitva druheho doe rano vstal, Sel se podivat na druhou stranu; Antek le2e1, tvak ovazanou zkrvavenYm hadrem.

"V to chvili se mi vysteho • te z chalupy. . . at' tady po vas nezirstane ani pamatky!" vykrikl. "Kcly2 chce vojnu, kdy2 chce soud, jdi si k soudu, tam se dornahej 'sveho. Co jsi na podzim zasil, sklidis v lete. . . ted' se stehuj! At' u'Z vas tady nevidim! SlySiS?" vykrikl,

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kdy8 se Antek nadzvedl, ale nic neodpovidaL .. se jen zvolna oblekat.

"V poledne at' -0 jste pryd!" zavolal Bo •yna'jeSte ze sine.

Antek ani na to nic rierekl, jako by `Jos`ko, zavolej Kubu, at' zaptahne kobylu do vozu a vyveze je, kam chteji!"

"Kubovi nem je, lezi na palancle a stena. . . kika, ze neinti2e vstat, Ze ho ten k •ivy hnat boll..."

"No, vida, noha. ho boll! Valach jeden, chce se vyvalet. . " Boryna se sam dal do prate, jak ji rano v hospodatstvi pki7, na8i.

Ale Kuba byl nemocen doopravdy; netikal, co mu je, a'ekoli se Boryna nekolikrat ptal, jenom stenat a nail.kal; koné rzali, ptichazeli k-palande, eicha.vali a olizovali mu tvar. . . Vitek mu co chvile nosil ye vederku vodu a Okradmo pral v potoce jakesi zakrvacene hadry.

Stark tohoto kuteni nezpozoroval, pro, tone jen dohliZel na to, aby se Antkovi vystehovali.

A vystehovali se.

Bez kriku u2, bez rvaely, bez odmlou". vani skladali a vynaSeli nadini a vazall ranee; Hanka omdlevala -zarmutkem, Antek ji krisil a pohanel, aby co nej,. ryChleji ode81r °tei s oei, co nejrychle-. ji. . .

Vypaj6ilt si kone od Klomba, • otcovy kone nechtel, a odvezl veci k HandiaU otci, na konec vsi, za kremu.

Ze vsi priSlo nekolik hospodard s Rochem v eeler, chtejice zprosttedkovat smir, ale ani syn ani otec nechteli Set. "Jen at' zkusi, jak chutna svoboda 'a vlastni chleba," ' odpovidal stark, Antek na doroluvy neodpovidal, nom zvedal 'Asti a klel tak stragne, Hoch zbledl a ustoupil k zastupu ktere se nahrnuly pred vrata i na zaspi, aby Hance pomohly a hlavne aby nahlas natikaly, mlely hubou a radily. .

Kcly8 uplakand Joska nesla otci a Rochovi obed, Antkovi o8 s poslednimi vder mi a s . detnn vyjadeli ze vrat na Antek se na chalupu ani neohledl, jenom se pokti8oval, tace vzdychl a, po-7 pohnal kone; podpiral virz vrchoval nalo8enY a kraeel jako mrtvola, ble j ako stem., oei : .ozhorele zbesilosti._ Z117. by mu cvakaly jako v horeece. . . nen,. trousil vSak ani slova. Hanka se viekla, za vozem, starai hoch se dr2el marnOry sukne a latecl, jako kdyby ho na noae bral, mladSiho tiskla. Hanka k prston; pied sebou hnala kravy, hejno hus a dy e hubend prasatka. -Plakala, prOklinala a vyvadela lido vychazeliz doniti a jako procesi je doprovazeli..

VESTNIK — WEST, TEXAS

ye stredu, dne 20. clubna 1955.

-tr tareho Boryny obedvali v ponurem du ud dnes, muslla si vSechno znova ph- nom se rozhledni' po vsi, po lidech. . pamatovavat. . . Sama tomu chtela a uvidh, oe se perou, oe usiluji,"oe se sta.Lapa stekal na zaspi, rozbehl se ted'. . . ted' jako by se ji zmocnoval raji! Jenom majetek, o dobre hydlo. se zpatky a dal se do strach, kterY ji ochromil natolik, to se Jak by se ti darilo bez trochy to hliVitek ho volal, ale pes iaeposlou- bolesti skreila a prisedla na postel. . . rty, bez to Bozi ptidy, co? Pan Bah to I• behal po sade a oeichaval celY Boryna je dobrY elovek, neublill ji. . . nestvoril k tomu, abys sama musila ddit its \ padl do Antkovy svetnice, a Jagnieka ho dostane tam, kde ho bu- a aby ses nuzovala, to Le! A na ?._, isem ji obehl, vyrazil do sine, S'tekal, de ehtit mit, protole .start' je k cele- se ja po rely divot nc-li pre ,. 1 , lisal se k Josee a znova pobi- mu svetu slept' a vidi jen ji. . . tehe, Jagnieko! A ted' zustanu jako pominutY nebo medal nai zadBoryny se nebala, toho se nebala. . v plote, sama, samotinka. . , ni ilany a pitornyma °M yna se rozhliZel Ale co nevlastni deti? Copak. . bylo "Ale hoSi prece a dolma nejdou, ti koN nakonec vyskoeil, stall ocas treba Antkovy vyhanet? Ted' v nich po- ztistanou... ' "' 11 1 ;11'7 a vyrazil za•AntkovYmi. roste zl oba a touha no pomste jeSte vic!

"Z tech main tolik jako ze veerejgi• i Lapa, eel za nimi. . ."

Kdyby je vSak nebyl vyhnal, Antek by ho eine!" zvolala Dominikilva a rozplabode mit hlad, se toed okolo ni. . . nemohlo z toho kala se. "S nevlastnimi detmi mush vynebol se, Josko, lovoril naekce stark. vzejit nic jineho net larich proti Palau clthzet po dobrem!" dodala, utirajic si u ba jeSte nee° horSilao! . . Jeli- oei.

"Nebree, hlnnnd 1 P n i rio po.idku tamtu Bob, milY! A porroci neni. . . OhlaSky u‘Z "Joska je hodna holka, Grelat se je'Ste b p : A i aspi , o bydlet. tak lined nevrati. . . a . .

Ja . ru,tjailitt, to i.i popluZe . . a byly. .. prase je zabito, hoste seavani. vSecko je pripraveno, pripis polnocti (1( (i,, 1 ,r ace, ted jsi ho.-;pnCyni ty, na "Kovarovtina se vyhYbej. . v truhle, . "Necht'si, nejak bode! Co "Ale oni se silne kamaracli s Matejem." toile v- ( . 1.;.() zalezi, .. no, neplae, no, pre"Koval ma pritom jiste need za lubem, stall ." a Boryna Josku hladil, tiski se ma stat, stane se. . . dokud j a tady budu, nedana ji ublilit!" pomYslila si Do- to milteS' bYt jista! Ale na toho si darn ji -t p.;-uni :1 mazlil se s ni.

4 poi do mesta, konpiln . ti strevie- minikova rozhodne a ha znova kriknout pozor ja sama! S AntkovYmi to bode na chlapce, proe to rievstavaji. nejhorSi, protude nechteji o smiru am Kdy,' sc vr.1,111a, chtela ostre zavolat sly'Set. . . velebnY pan to chtel v6era - •Voll)The mi je, tafinku, opravdu?" rohn, to viz, ze koupim, a jeSte na Jagnu, ale to mezitim usnula; rov- nejak uroynat, ale oni na nic neprijenom bud' hodna a starej se nomerne, fiche oddychovani zaznivalo s stoupili. ." pestele, a Dominikove se znova zmocnily "Matej ,si poerbal jako pes, kdyt o :I" cost."

"A takovY kabatek, jako ma Nastieka pochybnosti a smutky, ktere jako jestra- je takhle z chalupy vy nal!" zvolala bi zatinaly spary do jejiho srdce, sapaly Jagna vai§nive. mi taky koupite?"

"Co to Ina znalcenat, 3agno? Co to "Koupim, holeieko, to vi§, de koupim." se na ni a krieely strachem a nzkosti. . nemela Dorninikova poklekla pod oknem, po- rat znamenat? Antek o tube vedl nejA pentle, hodne cllouhe. hrouZila zarudle; zanicene oei do jitrni- hori reel, grunt si chtel vzit, vyhro':oval ch nic na vaiSi svatbu."

• "Jell si rekni, co potrebujd, vSecko ho svet l a a modlila se dlouho a horouc- a zaklin:. 1 prof), Lobe, se to neda ne. Vstala. pixilena a na vSecko pripra- ani opakovat." osi ane, v'Secinko!" vena.

"Antek proti mr:t"!? To vas obeihali, 11 "Jagnieke, vstavej, holeieko, uz je eas! aby jim prakve jazyky upadly... gnieko, spill?"

"A co ty se staviS na jeho stranu, co?" eoprik mohu spat? Probudila jsem Eva se co nevidet priZene, aby se daotazala se matka vYhrane. zaealo svitat, a nejde mi z hla- la do vareni, a prate je jeSte pino!"

"Protole jsou vSichni proti nemu! Já "Je tam hezky?" ptala se Jagna, zvevy. je trZ" svatba. . . ani tomu nverit dajic teZkou hlavu. nej.5:em jako nejakY :if,ebrackY pes, ktenernohu."

"Hezky. vSechno se venku trpyti tery jdQ za tim, kdo mu hodi kousek chic "Jo ti smutno, laoleieko, vid'?" zeptala ha.

Vrdi.rii, 2e mu ubliktji.. . div3"Tin narazen!

Za chvili ut vyjde slunmatka, s bojacnou nadeji v srdce!" qt.

Jagna nestaeila vic rici, protoZ"e ji z Jagna se rychle strojila, stara ji po"Proe by mi bylo smutno! Jenome mahala; dlouho o eernsi prenafAlela, at ai vytrv qkly proudem slay; utekla do komory, zavreia za sebou dvere a dlounakonec rekla: jit ad vas, na svoje. . . ho useckuve plakala. neodpovedela, utlumila v sobe te jednou opakovat, co g "Muslin ti je' Dominikova ji nechala na pckoji, ale kterY ji z nieeho nic pronikl, postele, hodila na sebe S'atek a jsem ti uz kolikrat rilcala. . . Boryny si nemohla zabronit, aby se ji do srdce do staje vzbudit syny. Zaspali trochit vat. . . je to dobrY elovek. .. a nezapo- nevkraclla nova, starost, Jente na lavarninej se h latihvikYm, aby to zase ne- by nebylo kdy, pii.sia Evka, hoSi prechpitce; den byl uZ tady, semi stribrnou, jinim se lart,li do Imlay. to viS, lide jsou jako zeli po sini, bylo treba dat se do Uklidu zatopou, eervanky na vYchode psi. . . jenom kousnout! PoslouchaS me, a provest polecbal pripravy.

Slunce vyMo a den rychle pokraeoval. deVee?" we:1y, jako by nekdo nebe posypal "Posloucham. marninko, jente vy mluV noci silne mrzlo, kaluZe po cestach vite, jako byc'i nernela rozum. . ."

'1 brehy rybmka ztuhly, ale led neudr"Dobra rada nikomu neuSkodi. . . Pa- el ani ncllehei dobytee.

DomMikova se umyla v sini, nrechaOteplilo se.. . pod ploty a ye stinu sl7515 -We po svetnici, ale co chvile poku- matuj si, ze na. Borynu nesmiS zhurta, i“)v ,i a po Jagne, ktere bylo sotva videt nybrz pomalrueku, po dobrem. . star- oe leZel j63te sedivy mraz, ale se st•ech uprostred tiny, panujici je gte ye Si je vklycky citlivejSi net naladik. Kdo- kapala voda trpytnYmi snurami perel a Pak mute v&Mt. . . treba ti da -pripsat na baZinach jako kour vystupoValy pary. lei ;tnioi.

"Jen si poleZ, hoeieko, poled. . . spill jeite Deco z gruntu nebo i hotovY groS Vzduch byl prtizraenY, okolni pore se mipcsled a maminky, naposled," porny- rstre'i do kapsy. zdala jako na dlani, lesy se pribliNly, .-o to ja, nestojim," vyhrkla Jagna bylo motno rozeznat kaalY jednotlivY :-.111a si neZ"ne, pored s tim bolestnYm smutkem, kterY se neprestaval vracet. podraZdene. strom. . Je"Protole jsi mlada, a hlotpa,.

Ani ji se nechtelo verit, Ze je to oprav(Pokra6ovani) 1111C('

VESTNiK WEST, TEXAS

Ve stfedu, dne 20. dubna 1955.

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(Pokrae'ovani) Tang lidi, ktere zivili a pat die potreby posilali k pertain, kde bylo treba. 7 a. stravu si pak strhli. Tam nas prijmuli, ale na praci jsme museli cekat nekolik dni. Takto jsme se tam meli dobre, hrali jsme a lidi eastovali, tak bylo veselo. Za cos jsme dostali praci 11 jedne party ja, Najzer a Paveika.

Do prace jsme jezdili na eery dm a sloe na mist째. kteremu v Pslestine. Dozorce brat pro nas jidlo pro v.,;;;IJ poledne se to onkel째, pak se obedvalo.

JenZe co bylo dobreho, to se'Zrali Ameririkani a ram dali, co jim nechutnalo.

Per dni jsme to trpeli a mleeli, ale pak jsme to rekli jednomu mladiku. On byl zamestnen v kanceleri a byl to (loch.

Jmeno jiZ nepamatuji. Ten to hlasil na 'DAN:anent miste a druhY den byl dozorce propuSten.

Ale weer, kdyZ jsme se umyli a najedli, tak k nem ten mladik prikl a povida, se na nas Amerikani chystaji, ze nas v noel zbiji. My meli sami pro sebe many domeeek, tak nem radii, abychom radeli V noci utekli. My se vymlouvali, Ze jsme jeSte dluZni a penez taky Ze moc neiname. Tak nam dal pet dolaril a jen aby(Thom poslechli., Tak ted' kam? ' adneho jsme tarn tak jsine se ujednali, Ze pujdeme zpatky k tomu Najmanovi a rano zpatky na Galveston. Bylo jedenect hodin. VS'ade tiZ to Spelo, tak jsme spakovali sve veci a vyrazili jsme na zpateeni cestu: Jak jdeme pies mesto, tak jsme se srazili s policajtem. Ten nas zastavil, co jsme zee a kam jdeme a co neseme. Stesti umel nemecky, tak jsme mu v:Se rekli kam jdeme a rano Ze jedeme do CalveStorni.

Tenkret ovem nevypadal Houston jak vypada dnes. Tam jsme take videli prune lyneovat Cernocha. Rano take skuteCne prisel ten policajt a doprovodil nas O. na nedraZi, tak zas bez prate, a ten i bez penez, takle -LIZ me zaeinalo byt Uzko jak bride dale. V Galvestone pro nas nit nebylo. Tak cbodim mestem a hledam ty obchody s temi krabiekarni na ty dolerky. Ale vsady meli vyprodano.

Pred nemeckYm hotelem jsem se srazil s panem, jenZ na me'promluvil cesky, co hiedam. Tak jsem se mu sverll svou bolesti, Ze jsern prijel do Ameriky a Ze nemohu nikde Zednou praci najit. dal jsem o radu. On me reki, abych prestehoval do nerneckeho hotelu; ti Ce llle praci opatri. Precistavil se me, ze je tech, dr. Ma. JIZ tehdy se nadrZovato Nemcilm.

Tak jsme eekali v Galvestone az prijedo zas lod' a s ni prijelo zas hodne naeft. S ton loth prijel Vaclav Mrnka, Torank Novotny, oba od Kladna z Rozde-

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jsme se ocith v cihelne. Delah jsme 3 clay I lova. Pylo tarn zas hodne agentii, co na- a cihelna problesila take stavku. bizeli praci, ale riZ jsme byli opatrni a Co ted'? Ve stravovne rekli, nas 2ivit nedell se chytit jako prvne. Byl tam take nemohou, kdyZ nemame praci ani penez. jeden t olek, jmenem MalckY, od uhelne Co ted'? Prodal jsem jeAe bez echo jsem sp,,lecnosti z Thurber a fikal, tam z'e dye- se mob' obejit, abych sehnal na dr6hu hodne Poifika a fa Cechtl. zpet do Fort VsTorth pro sebe a Pavelku.

Tak n jell s nine . Drahu i jidlo pla- Mrnka a NovotnY, ti meli. Ti druzi, Majztil. 'vi ii jaile usneScni, bude-li to mozne, net a PreZek sli peSky a. vzalo jim to 3 Ze ve Fort Worth se mu ztratime, Ale ell day, nikam nepustil, tak jsme museli do urber. Zavedi nets na byt k Polaku, Ve Fort Worth jsme se shAneli po praci inoval P.omenovie. DruhY den a prate Zedna. Tak nas poslali do North :Ince!

I:de jsme dostali listek do Fort Worth, Ze moZna v jatkach praci obchodir neradi do Seehty, a druheho najdeme. Talc jsme sebrali sve kufriky a uC nfijdeme delat.

SR, aZ nas dohonil jeden farmer, talc nam to nalbZil a zavezl nas k Wenzlovi Tam se jezdilo dolor vialcem. Rano jede- de salonu a mel ten stravniky. egkek jsme me ku ylaku a tam nem rekli, Ze se ne- tam zustali, oni uZ tarn nejaci!CeSi byli. dela, re je stavka. Tak nas poslali do cihelny, take vlastnene spoleenosti. Talc tPokra'eovani,)

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Kaphan se napije. — "A kdes to vzal", pta se. "Pane kapitane, ye studance, tamhle naproti na louce." "CloveCe, v2dyt' jsem se tam divas, je to mina, moucha a komax, nenabral jsi ten zyerinec do flagky?"

"Pane kapitane, jsou bez starosti.

Week° jsem zahnal. Kdy2 se plivne do rozute6e." vody, tak se to Nic ji nezbavi rovnovahy.

Pan Jones kaZdY tYden posluAne odevzdaval sve Zene celou yYplatni obalku, naed ona mu z ni dala dolar na ittratu, jestliZe se dolore choval. Jednoho dne Jones piTSel dom0 s rozzatenou tvari.

"Marto! Marto! Co tomu tika g ? Nemohu tomu ani verit, ale je to Pravda vyhrali jsme pet set tisic, dolarti v PovaZ — pet set tisic dolaril!"

Jeho manZelka, se po tech slovech vYznamne narovnala a pfivrevS'i vYznamne oei, otazala se pfisne: "A kde pak jsi vzal pet dolartt na los, taxi se to?"

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Ve stredu, dne 20. dubna 1955.

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Supreme Lodge, SPJST, Temple, Texas. ) ( a?, Prijme se spolelaliva 'Zena. k opatrovani ditek, 5 thin v tYdnu. PiSte neb telefonujte na Mrs. Raymond Rejeek, 7824 Norvell Dr., Dallas, Texas, E-V (2tp) 1703. ) 4, ( Nabidnuti k silatku: — OsamelY velovec, 57 let start', uptimne povahy, vlastni pokne zarizeny domov, rad by si do pisoval s pani do 50 let. Pi'Ate na znaeku "Vdovec", c./o. Cechoslovak Pub. Co., (ltc) West, Texas.

Hleciarn za ucelem sliatku "naainku" do 30 let. Jen dobrou, laskavou povahu. PEte na, znaeku "St'astnY Domov", c./o. Vestnik, West, Wexas. (18c) r114-- P •ijme se neodvisla, bila *gena k bydleni na mists a k opatrovani dvou clitek. P.R. Goodman, 6347 Prestonshire (16-19c) Lane, Dallas. ) • e/a •

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Toddiovini Dr, Broden'

13trana 31 dalM plyny a bolesti. Dve tretiny "tnnioru" jsou prye. Ja citim, ze jsou odstraneny.

Rad, ochotne odpovim na vkchnY nclotazy. V dopise priloZte obalku se znarnkou a vaS1 adresou pro odpoved'.

WILL TURNER, WEIMAR, TEXAS Dr. Broden firadovna jest v Hallettsville, Texas ye etvrtek, v patek eels dny a v sobotu do 12:00 v poledne.

Ja jsem bydlel celY Zivot bUe Weimar, IMO vek jest 72. Poslednich 16 mesicti jsem trptl nasledkem "tumor" kiludku.

Mel jsem lekarskou_leebu, ale tato nine nepomOhla. Bylo mne raden0 bych se nechal operovati, ale mel jsem obavy, tato by mohla prinesti rakovinu. Nemohl jsem spat nasledkem bolesti. Te'Zko mne bylo stati na nohou. Plyny a bolesti v mojim Zaltidku neustale tinily. Mluvil Ve Victoria, Texas v pondeli, v irterY jsem s pritelem, kterY odporueil Dr. Bro- ve stiedu eels dny. Neni zapotrebi den N. D. nine. On mne Mal petkrat drivejA eas stanoven k navSteve. bolesti jsou pry6. Mohu spat celou noc (Adv. dn.) clobrS7m a lalubokYm spankena. 2adne

SPOLECN1? OBED A DIVADLO v soko1ovn6 v Corpus Christi, Tex V NEDtLI, 24 DUBNA 1955 Ku •ata na rogti peeena (chicken barbecue) Vellty talif A 'kaitlY muie dopinit sum z vellOch zasob kucha •skeho urneni, k eemui jest i kava pritlana"'

vse za $1.00 y e 12 hodin v poledne .

Obed zaiine Po obede ye 3 hodiny zaene divadlo

Vstup pro dospele jest 50 centti dti zdarma Tato hra se jmenuje

yptijc'ena panimaina' Jest to venkovska, hra s pozdejSi. doby. Fragka 0 3 jednanich. Kterou sepsal Josef Kubik neinkujici osoby: lir. Albert Regmund ueitel — Vaclay ses. Annie Castro Yarolina, jeho maMielita ses. Anna Roginundova Fanynka, jeho sestra — br. Rudolf Troubil Martin Za • itha, statkai — — ses. Julie Kueerova, Katekina, jeho manielka br. Frank Kueera Ladislav Zaruba, jeho synoVec Retie sestra Marie RcAullova Napoveda be. Va.clav SijanskY Veeer p• divadle bude

Taneeni Zabava Ku ktere bude vYhravat

Pavelkiw orchester °pet zvente krajanskou ve.icjnost k tomato pelmet-nu podniku, by zase Mezi 'kde vSichni budete vlidne obslouieni a radi videni.

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