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ROtNiK (VOLUME) XLIII y e stkedu (Wednesday) 18. KVETNA (MAY) 1955.

HLAVNI BODY DUBNOVP SCHUZE CHUZE byla zahajena v 9:20 rano a vgichni elenove Hlavni fikadovny S byli pfitomni.

Redaktor Valeik byl take pfitomen.

Protokol schilze Hlavni fikadovny, konand. 10. ledna 1955 byl pfeeten tajemnikern Chupickem a schvalen.

Pkedseda Marek pfeeet1 a poukazal na rtitzne easti jeho fffedni pisemni zpravy co pfedsedy Hlavni fikaclovny za prvni etvrtleti 1955, kterou zpravu dal vAem dlentim Hlavni ftfadovny ye schtlzi a dale pfednes1 nasledujici body: Pfedseda 1Vlarek pfedlail a pkeeet1 dopis, kterY dostal od tajemnika mistniho radu Oslo 88 v Houston, Texas, ve kterem dopisu ten tajemnik se vyslovil, 'tie je to nemoino pro fad eislo 88 ulotiti neb starati se o ty kroje zakoupene Hlavni firaclovnou pro ten Star Waltz Drill v roku 1953, tak aby tyto kroje (kostYmy) v kratkosti se nestaly bezcennYmi a nebyly vilbec k potrebe a Ze pro to pfieinu lad dislo 88 za tyto kroje nechce brati Zadnou zodpovednost.

Bylo usneSeno, aby tyto kostYmy neb fibory byly darovany patemu distriktu a aby pity distrikt mel pra y° naloZiti s temito fthory tak, jak sam uzna za dobre..

Bylo usneseno, aby piedseda Marek napsal dopis do Vestniku v odpoved' a na vysvetleni jistYch dopisft neb clanku, ktere byly nedavno ye Vestniku, ye kterch Hlavni fifadovna byla kritisovana a obvinovana z. nedbalostl ye vyfizovani obchodnich zalditosti Hlavni fikadovny, drZenim na rukou tak velikou penektou rcservu, jakou jsme meli v posledni dobe v bankach nezfiroeenou a neulotienou na firoky.

Bylo usneseno, abychom nechali vypoeitati reservni, piljdovni a vyplacene hodnoty naich certifikatfi v tfidach B, C, D aE do stall 96 let.

Bylo usneseno, aby byla piipravena tabulka a abychom zavedli novou tHdu

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Protokol druhe pravidelne etvrtletni 1955 schfize Hlavni iliadovny, konane v Hlavni firadovne v Temple, Texas, 11. dubna 1955. certifikatti v DetSkem odboru, ye kterYch by se platily poplatky po dobu 20 let a kde certifikat by se stal nadaci ye stark 60 let, tim samYm zpfisobem jako certifikat ye tide I v odboru dospelYch. Mistoptedseda Kubena pkedlail jeho pisemni zpravu co mistopfedseda Hlavni fifadovny za prvni etvrtleti 1955, opis ktere2 zpravy dal v'Sem elenfun Hlavni fikadovny a ku ktere zprave pfidal kratke vysvetleni.

Tajemnik Chupick pfedlail a podal vysvetleni o rfanYch vecech obsatienYch y e zprave o jeho dinnosti co tajemnika Hlavni fifadovny a vysvetlil dopodrobna nektere \Ted, ktere pkedlail v to zprave Hlavni fifadovne k uvaIeni. Tajemnik Chupick oznamil, Ze mu nebylo mono udelati nee° ohledne vyplaceni fimrtni podpory splatne pod Crt. A-2199, kterY byl vystaven Menu naafi Jednoty, kterY zemiel pied 5 lety, v jeho certifikatu jeho otec v Ceskoslovensku byl jmenovan beneficientem, protole mu nebylo mono dostati jakekoliv informace ohledne .pfizne zemfeleho, Wei v 6eskoslovensku, jestli on tam jakou piizen ma.

Schiize byla odroeena k obedu od 11:45 dopoledne do 1:00 hodiny odpoledne.

Tajemnik Chupik upozornil Hlavni fdadovnu, Ze by se melo ustanovit ureite datum, kdy se bude konati pfehled (audit) knih a zaznamii Hlavni fifadovny fediteli. Bylo usneseno, ze pfiSti takovY pfehled (audit) ma bYti konan neb ucleJan fediteli ye etvrtek, patek a sobotu, 7., 8. a 9. eervence 1955, nebo zrovna pied pflAti schfizi Hlavni fifadovny, ktera se bude konati 11. eervence 1955.

Ucetni UrbanovskY pfedlotill pisemni zpravu jeho einnosti co fieetni Hlavni fikadovny za prvni etvrtleti 1955 vgem

elenuni Hlavni faadovny a zminil se ohledne zakoupeni stroje na knihvedeni, o kterem se kratce zminil v miteddle schuzi Hlavni fifadovny. Odprs&eoyal, aby vAichni elenove Hlavni ftfadovny vénovali zakoupeni toho stroje jejich dalsi pozornost a ftvahu.

Bratr Joe B. HejnY z Ennis, Texas, s jeho bratrem Frank HejnYm, dostavil se do schfize pfedlotiiti Hlavni fitadovne jeho aplikaci za okrskoveho neb statniho organisatora Jednoty a rozebrati rfane potiadavky toho fifadu a pfedloZiti jeho schopnosti pro ten fikadu denim Hlavni filadovny.

Pfedseda Marek ladal v gechny eleny Hlavni fifadovny, aby pkedloZili br. HejnYmu jakekoliv otazky by si pith ohledne jeho spojeni s Hlavni fdadovnou praci co statni neb okrskovY organisator.

Ponevadt bratru HejnYmu nebyly pied tim pfedloleny potiadavky, aniti poladovane kvalifikace pro takove misto, on proto nebyl piipraven ureite iici, jestli by byl hotovY a ochotny pievziti na sebe hned povinnosti co statni neb okrskovY organisator Jednoty. Bylo napotom usneseno, aby on tomu venoval jeho dal gi pozornost a uddoval styk s pfedsedou Markern a s VYborem na pojigteni ohledne jeho spojeni s Hlavni fifadovnou co jeji statni neb okrskovY organisator.

Nag. aktuar, p. Mims, pfeSel pied Hlavni idadovnu a vysvetlil kratce, mezi jinYmi vecrni pfleiny, proe on poeital nagi solvenci pH nal. 1954 zprave Statnimu Odboru PojiSteni na zaklade 3% Commissioners Standard Ordinay Tabulky namisto na 3 1/2 % American Experience Tabulky, jako drive, na ktere tabulce naae poplatky jsou zaloleny. Jeho vysvetleni bylo pozorne vyslechnuto a zaleiitost te, se odbyla bez jakekoliv poznamky.

Pokladnik Koliha podal jeho zpravu co pokladnik Hlavni fdadovny za prvni

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Musim podekovati, jednomu stargimu elenu za latku a rny glenky v nasledujicich ocistavcich. Kdy g se ninou mluvil, jiste mu nenapadlo, ze dava mi podnet k redakenim avaham. Se gli jsme se na pikniku. On bydli na, venkove nedaleko Houstonu a obeas piljde na nekterY rddovY podnik, jsme se, rozhoVOtili o tom, jak se nam dari, on si postegoval na piiznaky star' a resignovane mavnul rukou, ge co elovek 1111)2e jineho oeekavat v jeho veku. V dal gim rozhovoru vzpomnel dob, kdy bydlel v okresu Wharton, kdy do mesta pro bidtive cesty nebylo mono se dostat a kdy byly razne jine nevyhody. Pflznal se, ge jednou dokonce hlasoval proti dluhopisum na zlepgeni verejnYch cest. Pry v gichni jeho soused& byli proti tomu, aby se budovaly lep gi silnice pro pohodli megt'akti. Ale kdy byla zavedena yenkovni dodavka po gty a bylo treba zlepgiti take venkovske cesty, pomalu se na.hledy venkovskeho lidu

ye stl•edu, dne 18 .kvetna 1955, Druhou novotu bych videl v rozdeleni statu na sedm distriktft, kde ka gdY distrikt si vol-i' sveho ieditele. To byla glenka, s kterou jsem zapasil hned ye sjezdu v Corpus , Christi; kdy je gte nebyla zrala, vlastne •nebyla srozumitelnYm zpfisobem piednesena. 0 osm roportleji zavedeni distriktu se uskuteenilo. Ze nam distriktni schfize nepracuji jegte v pinern rozsahu, to musime priZnatl. Ale to zase ukazuje, jak pomalu se novoty ujimaji a uplatriuji. Za nekolik let budou distrikty fungovati mnohern lep gi. A al poznarne vYznam distriktu, budeme na toto nove zavedeni vgichni .Pravem hrdi. Prozatim musime. premyglet a pomahat praci V distriktech pozvolna zlepgovaii.

Za novota' Oslo tketi bychom povaZovati 2.1epkni naSich det4kych certifikatti, aby , se na pojistky v tridach JS„ JP a JG vyplacela pina suma pojigteni ye sta •i jednoho roku misto be staii p6ti roku. Toto zlepeni na gich certifikath postavilo nas na firoveri jinYch bratrskYch jednot, ktere jiZ dal/no poskytovaly detem pinou eastku pojfSteni po uplynuti jednoho roku. Pochybuji; ze "proti takovenovote 'Mite nekdo neco namitati, lee lay to byl glen, kterY jen niluvi do vetru ., aniZ by se otazkarni pojiSteni zabYval.

Jako etvrtou novotu jmenovati pojiSteni pro ,stari. 'deny al do 70 let, Dnes lide, giji dele neg kdyg byla SPJST zalog ena, proto je spravne, abychom mohli poskytnouti givotni pojigteni zdravernu eloveku i v pokroeilem yekn. Namitate, ge si mohl pojigteni zajistiti dokud byl mladg i? Kolik z vas jste to mohli provestii—a dosud se spokojujete s certifikateth na, pet set nebo na tisic? Nesud'te, abyste, sami nebyli souzeni.

Rozmlouvali jsme dosti dlouho o dem, al jsme zaboeili take na nagi SPJST. Varoval mne, abychom rtizne "novoty tak prudko nehnali," abychom postupovali radeji pomaleji, hledeli uleheiti poplatky tern star gim elehfim a zavedli znovu nemocenskou podporu.

"UZ tech jakYchsi novot bylo na poslednim sjezdu" od sjezdu zaVedeno hodne, a ty, bratie redaktore, to hodne propaguje g. Myslim, ge to neni pro Jednotn zdrave. Jerion to tak ne g"en, ale doekej easu, lako 'husa klasu." Zaeal jsem se onoho elena vyptava.t, jake novoty ma vlastne, na. mysli, nebo v eem vidi nezdravY vgrfist, ale byli jsme v dalgirn Novota pita bylo zavedeni ditchodoVerozhovoru vyru geni pfichodem jine skupiny bratrfi a ',ester, ta,k ge jsme nerneli ho certifikatu nebo tak zVane "annuity policy" do veku . 65 let a hypoteeni poprilaitost k ddl,4 VYmene nahledu. jistky (mOrtgage insurance). Obe pojistPozdeji pokrae'erval jsean sam v roze- ky jsou novoty, 0 kterYch redaktor psal birani tech novot, ktere onen e'en dosti hodne pied sjezdem, aby je vypouka2a1. - Abych poznal, jestli jeho Po- svetlil, objasnil, delegaty na podobne sudek je spravedlivY, zabal jsem premY- pokSteni piipravil. Redaktor nechce a gleti, jake novoty byly zavedeny na nerntiZe tvrditi, ze tyte novoty, totiZ detsjezdu a od sjezdu. A take chtel jsem chodovY a hypoteeni certifikat, byly posouditi, do jake miry jsem kterou to pitaty jen na 2aldade elankit ye Vestnovotu podpovAral nebo schvaloval. niku. NaS'i delegati rozumeji 'Cirri dale Prvni novota nebo zmena, kterou sjezd tim vice Zivotnimu pojiStOvani, derpaji provedl, bylo presidleni nasi ustfedny sve vedomosti z jinYch pramenn, ne do Temple a zakoupeni vlastni budovy pouze z rnudro yani ye Vestniku, proto pro kancelate. To nemohu povagOvati za bych soudil, .tyto novoty byly by prigkodlivou novotu, a take bych nemohl jaty i kdyby redaktor pied sjezdem o tvrditi, jsme to "prudko hnali", po- zavedeni tohoto druhu pojiSteni nepsal nevadg zadal jsem o pot •ebe presidle- a distal nevSimavY, kyval, kterY sam ni psati hned nekdy v rote 1930 nebo nezaeina, ale specha pochvalit to, co 1931. Dvacet rokfi se to Uhl°, al to by- v§ichni druzi. schvaluji.

Sesta, novota bylo zvYg eni maximalnilo nepatrnou vet ginou schvaleno. Soudim, g'e takova novota nam neugkocilla. no Pojiaeni ze $7,500, z drivjMlo ob-

Ve sttedu, dne 18. kvetna 1955. nosu doporueeneho bratrem Markem na sjezdu ye Fort Worth, na deset tisic. V tomto ohledu dekal jsem na zmenu jeke lepgi a vetgi. Vedel jsem, ae jine bratrske organisace omezuji sve nejvyLS1 na pet, Best, osm nebo deset tisic, avSak vystavuji certifikaty na libovol14 obnos, tteba dvacet pet tisic. Maji vb.k zpasob zvanS, "zajiWovaci" (anglicky reinsurance). To znamena, ze bratrska jednota nechce ptevzit cele velike risiko sama, ale obnos nad sve maximalni risiko ma zajiateno jinde. Jde to o rozdeleni risika, ania by se Zadatel musel sam starat o ziskani dalkho pojigteni Uncle. To 112 je veci hlavnich ittednika, aby nee° podobneho zavedli dle zkuknosti jinYch aeskYch bratrskYch jednot, a aby vyhoveli poladavkam elena, kteii si vySk pojigteni pteji. Zde je tedy jen easteena novota, ktera mohla bSrti dokonalejS1 Novota eislo sedrne bylo p•ijmuti dlanku 53-k, jima se natizuje najmuti statniho organisatora, jehoi povinnosti bylo by planovati naborovou (organisa,eni) praci, aby pokrok v ziskavami elena nevaznul. Pak statni organisator ma vycviditi nebo zapracovati distriktni organisatory a doporuelti je k schvaleni Hlavni atadovne. Tato novota byla pfijata ye sjezdu jednomyslne v nadeji, ze cela organisadni maainerie bude opravena, zdokonalena a zavedena pro lep'Si vYcvik mistnich organisatorti.

AvS"ak novota nebyla dosud uskuteenena v takove mite, jak snad mnozi delegati odekavali. Za vice net' rok a pal po sjezdu nabidnul se redaktor, ae by vkchen svuj volnST eas venoval organisaeni praci, a nastinil, co v gechno by chtel zavesti a zdokonaliti. Jeho nabidka byla pkijata prozatimne na pet mepak prodloukna na dalk tfi sice, a opet prodlou'tena na etvrt roku..

Mezitim redaktor poznal, ae organisaeni vedeni neda, se provadeti mimo ze je tteba staleho styku s vedoucimi atedniky, Ze to vezme celeho dlovelca, a ae pti polovidatosti nejsou vS7sledky uspokojive. KdyZ" podal dobrozdani a vyslovil ptani, ae by pracoval ptimo v sttedne, jeho Zadost nebyla vzata na ptettes.

Da gi novota, a nuliemo ji oznaeiti jako dislo osme, vyrtistla z navrhu bratra Steinera na sjezdu, aby sc konaly distriktni schaze pro vyS"koleni organisatora. Bratr Morris, delegat od tadu Sweet Home, navrhnul, aby redaktor byl ustanoven sjezdem pracovati s organisadnim sjezdovYm vyborem. Tento vYbor doporudil, aby v kaZdem distriktu jednou za tti mesice byly potadany organisatorske akoly pro poudeni a vSicvik mistnich organisatora. Prase proto, ae sjezd odhlasoval, aby redaktor 'Orme zasahnul do techto organisatorskYch ho-

VESTNIK — WEST, TE din, redaktor pedal pozdeji nabidku, tomuto itkolue venuje vS'echen svuj voln3i eas.

Devata novota vyrostla pllmo z novoty wine. Jestli vede slept' slepeho, oba se mohou octnouti v aumpe. Proto prvnim krokem bylo objednati organisatorske udebnice schvalene Narodnim bratrskYm kongresem. Pry bylo objednano a mezi organisatory rozeslano pies etyficet techto udebnic. Podrobne zaznamy o aspechu organisatorskYch udebnic nejsou mi znamy, ani nevim, kteti organisatoti je maji. V zadatku jsem dobrovolne pfevzal opravovani fikola a korespondenci nekterYch organisatiara, ale najednou dinnost usnula. Lepe teeeno, slama dohotela, a nikdo nefouknul do ohnieku, nikdo neptiloZil dalk polinko, aby plamen se udrZel. Mezitim redaktor sam ptekl zavereenou zkouAku a zajel si dvakrat do organisadniho kursu na Purdue universitu na sve lohy, aby mohl vypomoci v organisaenich 'Skolach v kaZdem distriktu, jak bylo na sjezdu rozhodnuto. Novota de\rata, totia vy'Skoleni organisatora, deka na nekoho, kdo by se veci opravdu ujal. Aby jell dva instruktoti z Temple do Corpus Christi, aby mluvili dye nodiny ke tfem mistnim organisatoram, to nema. smyslu. To je plYtvani dasu, kterY by mohl bYti zuZitkovan mnohem aeelneji. Misto skuteone organisaeni dinnosti a zaueovani nakch mistnich a distriktnich organisatorti hrajeme si na schovavanou. Opakuji, Ze novota devata neni nalelite promykena.

Kdo chcete podati zdrave pokyny., mate slow).

Desita novota bylo zavedeni hnuti omladiny. Spra.vnejk nazev by byl, ae to neni novota, ale vlastne vedornost ptiznani nak vlastni viny, ptiznani, e jsme zameSkali celou jednu generaci a ted' tapeme, jako se zavazanYma oeima, jak bychom zanedbanou praci zadali provadeti. Ptitom mame jednak strach, abychom sami sobe neukcodili, jednak abychom se nemuseli ptiznat k naafi lenosti, a aby nam ti mladk nevzali podstavec, na kterem sami stojime. Ano, promeSkali jsme cele pokoleni, protok nikde v na gich to,dech nemame dosti tech mladSich, kteti maji dobre aby pfevzali mista tech starkch, hodne pozadu za temi zde McolenYmi. Does omladinu chytame pomoci programa. Ale kde marne ty 301ete, 331ete, 35Iete? Vite, nebo vzpomenete si, ae kdyZ SPJST byla zalolena, nikdo z .hlavnich afednikt nebyl stark nea 35 rokti? Prave moil mlade nabledy, dosti energie, shad take trochu mladicke nesnaknlivasti, prosadili mnohe, na co my, stall kozaci, si dnes netroufame. Kde jsou naai 30leti a 351eti? Mate je doma v idadech?

Strana 3 Nebo toady dosud drM stari firednici, kteri se domnivaji, ae stall jim (lava pray° brzditi v gechny ty novoty? Desata novota, hnuti mladeae, je vlastne prirozenY pochod v kaadem spolku, pc!, vinnost tech starsich vuci budoucnosti.

Prati takovSln novotain, jak byly ai dosud vyjmenovany, nebude snad namitati nikdo. Ty vSechny novoty byly zavedeny bud' samotnYm sjezdem nebo naSim vedoucim telesern po sjezdu, A soad mfiaeme jmenovati tea dalil novoty, na kterYch rnel podil sam redaktor. Jedenacta novota bylo zavedeni talc zvaneho "mortgage cancellation" certifikatu. Zaeali jsme ho nabizeti nekdy na jare v roku 1954. NedOstavam ted' informace o postupu naborove einno7 sti, proto nevim, kolik nebo jak/ ninoastvi certilikatu "M-C" bylo a#2 dosud prodano, ale,oclhaduji, ae jsme v jedL. nom rote prodali mezi $250,000 a $300,000 jen tohoto druhu pojfSteni. A jsem jistY, e nemeli jsme dosud addne ztraty, ani addne vylouaeni. Tot' novota, za kterou se neomlouvam, ae jsem ji prosadil.

Dvanacta novota, o kterou jsem '-vedl dosti tuhY zapas s nekterYmi tediteli; byly lepSi vYhody pro d4asnY certifi kat pro ditky. Dvacet pet roku jsme me.77 platnosti certifikat tridy "J-T", a Die reserva byla ohromna., my jsme nen:ysleli na addne zlep geni. A take trida "J-T" neka na odbyt. AZ po zasahu redaktora a naleaitem vysvetleni od aktuara, pristoupeno bylo na kompromis.

Does trida "J-T" je nejvyhocinejk pro nemajetne rociiee, kteri si preji zniti sve deti pojiSteny v pinem obnosu mid staki tri a pill roku. A does se jiste "J-T" nabizi snadneji nea pied rokem a jiste ji tea ye vetSim inneastvi upisujeme.

Na novote eisto tlinaet prae gval redaktor delk. dobu. Je dosud Indio znauma, protole teprve v lednove sehazi 1955 byla tato novota schvalena v ptitontnem zneni. Tou novotou se promenuje kaZda, pojistka v obnosu $3,000 nebo vi=se. tornaticky v pojistku dachocioyou, glicky "annuity plan". Na ptiklad, redaktor chce svYch lest tisic pojikeni u SPJST promeniti tak,.aby• jeho manaelka mela mesieni pfijern, pokud bode va. 0 teto novote jsem ochoten rokova-.. p(,) ti s temi, kdo neco vedi o jiAdnim. Jsem brdY, ae novota byla ptijata.

Jsou jests sve novoty, na kterYch want zajem. Otroacta, novota bylo by poskytnouti nakm mistnim organisatortim rozma/lite pomdcky, poicyny, letafiky, infermace a propagadni parnflety, ktere by oznamoValy na si SPJST a toady bYti nechany v rukou kaZdeho nadejneho noveho dlena. V nekolika poslednich le(Pokraeova.ni na strane 5)

Vf,STN1K

WEST, TEXAS

Ve s kedu, dne 18 .kvetna 1955.

ZPRAITY A 011LASY Z DISTRIKTI1 ZE SEDMEHO DISTRIKTU Floresville, Texas Sestry a bratti: Kalendat ukazuje, r ",e den na gi clistriktni schtize ye Floresville se kvapem bliZuie a datum 29. kvetna bude zde co nevidet. Na ge distriktni schrize budou nam uZiteene do to miry, kolik ptipravy na clistriktni schfize udelame. Dle inforinaci. ktere mam, byly provedeny u2 yelice dobre pkipravy, aby na ge distriktni. sehuze byla k uZitku narn a cele Jednoto.

Ale dovolim si pronesti nekolik slov ke vgem kadfn, ktere jsou v sedmem distriktu. Tak se zda, ze nekolik ma.lo tadfi --a jsem toniu rad, Ze je jich melo—se clornniva, ze prace v distriktu je vac, ktera se nechava kahlemu kadu na liboJe nekde nahled, ze kdo chce, at' pracuje pro distrikt, a kdo nechce, at' si distriktu nev girna,. Ale takove posuzovani prace v distriktu je nespravne. Distrikty byly vytvotene poslednim sjezdem v Houstonu a kaZdY tad v distriktu je automaticky ea.stkou nebo kouskem distriktu. Kdy2 jenom polovina radii pracuje a planuje, tak je to jenom put distriktu.

Proto by bylo dobre, kdyby v gechny domaci kady y distriktu, se podilely na ein nosti. Ujigt'uji vas, Ze nejen budete vitanl, ale Ze vas oeekavame. Chceme miti celjr distrikt a v gechny kady.

Je pravda, ze az dosucl nername 'Zadrie stanovy a 'Zadna, pravidla, podia kterSreh by prace v distriktu se provadela. Hlavni rikadovna ma svoje pravidla a domaci • tidy take. Distrikt je jako kus masa mezi dvema, krajleky. Ted' je na nas, jakou chub' tomu masu dame, aby celST ten "sandwich" byl co nejchutnej gi. Na poslecinim sjezdu to bylo ponechano narn samotriSrm, abychom si to pkipravili dle sveho pkani. A jestli se nernflim, ve schuzi v Corpus Christi jsme se usnesli, ze budeme pokraeovati die s ySTch nejlepgich sil, v zajrnu na geho distriktu a vgech mistnich Pad% a tim ze porriffZeme nagi SPJST k dalgrinu vzrustu. Ale musime se na na ge distriktni schfize ptipravit a te git, abychom z nich melt u'Zitek.

Jednani v na gi schrizi bude do jiste miry omezeno. Mame v gak velice schopriT planovaci v3Tbor a ten ma volnou ruku.

Tento vSibor se jiZ se gel, venoval ea,s a namahu, aby vypracoval dobrY program.

Musim pochvalit tento vYbor za jeho snahu a praci, jakou vykonal, kdyz se se:gel v residenci manZelti HranickSich. v Orange Grove v nedeli 24. dubna,. Myslim, Ze buderne s plany a s programem tohoto vYboru v gichni spoke-.!eni. Na nas

ale zale4 abychom neztistali doma a pkijeli do distriktni schfize.

Ru konci chci podekovati manklfun HranickYin a tai jejich synu, Roy Hranickemu, za jejich ochotu, ze propfijeili svou residenci pro schtizi vYboru, a take vgechno jejich pohostinstvi. Vykonali mnohem vice nee jsme oeekavali. Ted' .je us nas v gech, kte •i jsme v sedmem distirktu, abychom nezapomneli na schtlzi ve Floresville v nedeli 29. kvetna, abychom ocenit praci toho yYboru a take abychom dokazali si v gichni spoleene, e m(une zajem na zlep geni a vzretstu v nasi SPJST. S. bratrskni pozdravem E. Mieulka, P •edseda sedmeho distriktu.

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PRO ?MADE LIDI V SEDIVIENI D ISTRIKTU

Floresville, Texas.

V jednom pkedeg lem aisle Vestniku bratr Frank Bolt od tadu dislo 107 ve Floresville, upozornil mlade2 v sedmern distriktu, Ze se bude konat soute2, kdo zapeje nejlepe eeskou piseri.

Po schuzce programoveho .vYboru dohodli se na nasledujicich pravidlech: IVIlade2 bude rorttidena do ttech skinpin, die staki. Prvni skupina od 8 do 11 roku, druha skupina od 11 do 13 a tketi skupina od 13 do 16 roku. KaZdY nejlepgi zpevak v jeho -aide obdrZi 3 dolay. V gichni ostatni za,vodnici obdrZi 1 dolar.

Kdo se budete zajimat, ihned se nechte zapsat do zavodu, jakmile se dostavite do sine ye Floresville 29. kvetna. Nasleclujici sestry yam budou k sluZbe: pani ZPRAVA ZE SCHUZE ORGANISATORti Mary Veroda, Hranicka, Betty Jutica, Marcela Kleprlik a Mary McCloskey.

V COI:PITS CHRISTI, TEXAS Na shledanou 29. kvetna.

Svolana ylnize organisatorfi br. pkedMary McCloskey. sedou Ed. Markem do Corpus Christi na ) 27 .dubna v 7:30 veeer byla slabe zastoupena, neb z deviti obeslanYch organisatorn se dostavili pouze tri. Ze vzdalenejgich pozvanStch organisatorri se do schil.Schrize v jinYch distriktech budou uveze dostavil pouze br. Frank El gik z Kings- fejneny jakmile distriktni fftednici ustaville, Texas a jeho manZelka. Od nageho novi datum schfize ye svem distriktu. kadu Anton 6ermak eislo 56 jsme vyuZili Distrikt tketi, 19. 'derma, Ennis ptile2itosti tak dalece, Ze oba organisatoDistrikt etvrt-s, 14. srpna, Lubbock ki jsme byli ptitornni i s na gimi manZelDistrikt sedrnY, 29. kvetna, Floresville kami, to jest br. Chas. Holasek a pisatel ) • *Ts • ( techto •adkft, Dik za uzdraveni.

Jeden ainan, ktery byl na smrt neMimo nas zde uvedeiVch byli pkitomni od nageho kadu sestra tajemnice Betty mocen a necreekavane se uzdravil, Juticova se sySnn manMlern a ditky, ta- jadril svoje diky v novinach lekaktim dovY ptedsecla br. Alb. Regmund, br. takto: Louis Sacks', br, Jan 13adak a sestra An"13y1 jsem nemoeen. Zavolai jsem dra nie Regmund. Od faclu Corpus Christi C. Yan-Sena. Snedl jsem v gechny jeho le79 se dostavili man Z . ele Frank C. SackYch. ky, ale bylo nine je gte hid. I zavolal S bratrem pkedsedou Hlavni fikadovny jsem dra Hang-Konga. UM' jsem i jeEd. Markem pkijel i br. Chas. Navratil. ho vgochny leky, ale muj stay se nezlepSchrize trvala asi d ye hodiny, v ktere gil. Cite, Ze se 'oral moje posledni ho nam bylo vysvetleno, jake byly ptijate diva, zavolal jsem slavneho specialistu nova pojistky a jine vYhody, a jak si po- dra. Hong-Tsi-Yu. Mel vgak napilno a einat p •i upisovani novS7ch elent a poji- nemohl mne ten den nav gtivit. Ani stek. Jest to g koda pro Jednotu, ze tam ani tketi den. Zatim jsem se ripine nemohli b3it zueastneni v gichni pozvani uzdravil. Musim proto vetejne prohlaorganisatoki z okolnich kadd. sit, Ze dr. Hong-Tsi-Yu je znamenitY lePo schnzi byly podavane v gem pkitom- kak, opravdu slavnY lekak!" "L'Huny'm zakusky, ktere naie spolkove sestry mour", Pakta. pkitomne chuzi snesly. Diky jim.

• • Byl to pouenST veeirek, kterY si zaslouU. pine zastoupeni. Bylo po jedenacte, Host zdegene vola sklepnika: "Pane kdy'Z jsme se rozjadeli ku s y Sim domo- vrchni, podivejte se — takove krasne yam s pkanim, zase brzy se sejit a vice gvestkove knedliky a jako naschval: Sklepnik se toho uslyget v tom poji gt'ujicim oboru. masle plave moucha!"

Sestte Fojtagkove dekujeme za pozdrav podiva: "Pkedne, pane, neplave, proto.Ze poslailST po br. Navratilovi a opetujeme je rrirtva, za druhe, to neni moucha, nYpodobnY vzkaz. brZ stance a za tteti to neni maslo, nYJohn Staga. bit margarin."

Distriktni &chime

e stredri, drie 18. kv'ettia 1955:

v Es T N t X — WEST, :TEXAS

HLAVNI BODY DUBNOVE SCHOZE (Dokondeni se strany 1) etvrtleti 1955 a referoval o jeho posledni zprave, kterou dal fikedniktim a keditelOrn pied schfizi. Zminil se kratce o prodeji nekolika kusu majetku Jednoty, prodej kterych majetkti byl podrobne rozebran a ohledne kterych byly br. Kolihou dany pkisluSne instrukce.

Na pokyn br. Kolihy bylo usne6eno zvYAit Pojikeni na budovu nasi Hlavni fitadovny z $160,000.00 na $180,000.00.

Pokladnik Koliha podal jeho zpravu nekolika majetkonich ptijelach, ktere byly pozadu s placenim, ohledne kterych pfljeek byly br. Kolihovi udeleny riizne instrukce, jak s temi piljekami naloZiti.

KdyZ resoluce, ktera, byla pkijata pied nekolika mesici, ve ktere byl stanoven nejvykk plat sekretaitam v fitadovne $175.00 mesiene, prika na pieties, bylo usneSeno, aby tato resoluce byla odvoldna, tak dalece jak ona se tYkalo toho nej y yMiho .sta,noveneho platu, a . bylo usneSeno, ze kdyZ prace sekretalek zaslubuje z y ySeni platu, ze takoveho zvYgeni platu ma, bYti udeleno Hlavni fdadovnou, podle zasluhy.

Bylo usne'Seno, aby mesieni splatka na nasi piudku REL No. 6883 byla stanovena $100.00 mesiene i s firoky.

Bylo usnekno, Ze kdyZ nektere piljety jsou obnoveny, refinancovany neb psany pro ptieinu sniZeni splatek, aneb pro jakbukoliv jinou pkieinu, ze dluZnik bode povinen zaplatiti za rekordovani a vtaZeni do abstraktu v§ech listin vystavenYch s tou transakci a take poplatek za napsani v'Sech pottebnYch listin.

Schfize byla odrooena k veeeti od 6:45 do 8:00 hodin veeer.

Po deli rozmluve bylo usnekno, Zadatelfn o majetkove pfijeky nema bYti poeitan ZadnY poplatek za, napsani a pripraveni vAech listin s pfijokou vystavenYch, ale ze pfijeujici musi zaopattiti uspokojivY a ptijatelnY abstrakt od vlastnictvi k. zaruce, aneb "Title Insurance Policy" a zaplatiti za rekordovani a vtaZ. eni do abstraktu v'Aech listin vystavenYch s pi:061°u.

Bylo usneSeno, aby Zadost o znigeni pfljely REL No. 5637 do obnosu $6350.00 byla schvalena,.

Po delk rozmluve, zdali Hlavni fdadovna ma najmouti pouze jednoho, nebo jestli ma najmouti ,vice statnich, okrskovYch neb distriktnich organisatorti, jak plat by takovY organisator neb organisatoki meli dostati, atd. na navrh, kterY byl podporovan a ptijat, br. Joe B. HejnY byl ustanoven okrskovYm neb distriktnim organisatorem v severni oblasti statu s dorozumenim, ze on takove ustanoveni ptijme.

Pkedseda Marek pfeeet1 dopis od elena

Jednoty, kterYZ dopis byl napsan za fleelem, aby zastavil doslech, o zprave neb povidani, ze tento den nedodelal jeho Zadost o pfijeku u Jednoty a pfijeku neuzaviel nasledkem zdlouhaveho vyjednavani, atd. V tom dopise tento &en psal. ze on v to zalektosti nema Zadnou sti g gechno se vy--nostvZademohlu,zev jednavalo rychle a bez protahovani, a jedina, pridina proe on Zadost nedodelal a pfijeku od Jednoty neuzavi'el byla ta, drive neki jeho pujeka byla uzavtena, ze on dostal penize ptijeit od nekoho z jeho prizne.

Tajemnik Chupick oznamil, ze na'Se vladni bondy, Serie G, v obnosu $100,000.00, ktere byly zakoupeny v roku 1943, nedayno doky a Zadal instrukce Hlavni uta,dovny, zdali ma tyto bandy zpenekti, anebo zdali je me, vymeniti za bondy po kladny SpojenYch state podobneho druhu.

Bylo usneSeno a tajemnik Chupick byl zpInornocnen a bylo mu nakizeno zamenit tyto bandy za bondy jim nejpodobnejk, ktere pokiadna SpojenYch state nabizi v nynejk dobe. iteditel Rod ptednes1 Zadost o zvYgeni zadosti o pUjeku v jeho distriktu, ktera byla nedavno schvalena v obnosu $3500.00 do obnosu $4000.00. Bylo usnegeno, aby zyS/Seni to zadosti o piljeku do obnosu $4000.00 bylo schvaleno.

Byl prednesen nahled, ze bychorn men miti pro nak"e eleny, kteti nemaji pujeene penize od Jednoty, certifikat pojisteni podobny nasi tilde N, kdyZ certifikaty v nasi tride N jsou vYhradne pro dlutniky Jednoty. Po delSi rozmluve,bylo usneeno, aby byla obstarand takova polistka a aby byla oznaeena co ttIda N-2.

Bylo usneseno, ze kdyZ schuze sr, protahla takita do ptilnoci, ze reditele niaji dostati za, tuto schfizi plat za.dva

Strann.

Na g im eleniim od redaktora...

(Dokoneeni se strany 3) tech men jsme dva takoveletdoky, jenZe jsou tak zname, vSedni, poukvane mnoha jinYrni organisacemi, ze ztraceji na eel* na. propagaenim vyznamu, na 011ginalite. Je z nich videt, ze byly pkipraveny reklamnimi firmami, nikoliv nami sainotnYmi. A snad my sami o sobe dokaleme Nei vice net nekdo ;link. Pak patiebujeme nove platebni kniZty, tyte2 poplatky, ale s lepkmi vysvetlivkami. Takove tabulky mohly by byti upra-, veny v fistiedi jen za cenu papiru a e'asu nektere pisarky na stroji. A take bylo by radno, aby vSechny tyto veci, kajici se reklarny, byly daily do rukou nekornu, kdo by k tomu mel vetk sklon, vlohy a vice easu.

A posledni novotu, patnacton, nabidnul redaktor v dubnove schtizi nageho vedouciho telesa. Otazka, statniho organisatora je stale nevyteAena. Proto redaktor pkedlokl plan, ze prgyezme pod dohledem Ustredny pinou zodpovednost za postup a fispech organizaeni einnosti; venoval by tomuto fikolu ne merle neZ pet dial v tYdnu; snaZil by se usnadniti naborovou praci a vetk fispech kaZdernu bratru a kaZde sestte, kteti se staraji o ziskani novYch tlenti do nasi SPJST; vypracoval by zlep genY plan nemocenskeho a Arazoveho pojikeni, aby Hlavni uradovna mohla dati priAtimu sjezdu •elte doporueeni; a na svou dak'eni praci by si zjednal sekretate nebo sekretatku na sve vylohy. K kusi nebo uvazeni celeho pianu nedb§lo pro pokroeilost casu a znateinou unavu vkch prisedicich. Bylo to ke konci vyeerpay.ajici schilze, kolem pul dvanacte ✓ noci, pr3to detaily planu, budou-li ve-, bee kdy , probirany, prijdou v uvahu at ✓ 01Sti schuzi. Stane-li se tak, redaktor musi rozhodne najiti si osobu, elena nebo elenku SPJST, ktera, by mohla pouZivati jeden z rnYch oeskYch psacich strojil, ovladala eeftinu i anglietinu, nepotrebovala diktat k vyrizovani korespondence, a u nit uredni hodiny nebyly by panem—zato vyteenY cil a hotova prace. Prijde-li v fivahu novota patnaczaene opravdova organisatorska ce, takova, kterou gesnulY bratr Chernosky kratce pied svYm skonem pochvalil a k ni blahopral. Sam ke konci podekovati onomu bratru, kterY • mne privedl na mySlenku, abych se o novotach dnes rozepsal. )° •(

KdyZ shora uvedeno, resoluce byla pfljata, redaktor Valcik predloZil pro uva2eni Hlavni uiadovne nasledujici: Pravil, ze on by pre yzal na sebe ygechnu zodpovednost co statni zastupce a pod clohledem Hlavni fdadovny vykonaval vsechnu pottebnou praci, ze by venoval jeho eas, pozornost a energii vYhradne praci pro Jednotu po nejmene pet dni v tYdnu a ze by si najmul na svoje fitraty sekretate, aby byl uvolnen v nekterych pevinnostech co redaktor. Bylo usndeno, ze VYbor na pojiSteni ma vziti nabidku br. Valeika na uvaenou.

Na navrh keditele 8krabanka, ktedi byl podporovan a ptijat, First National Bank of Angelton, Texas, byla ustanovena co jedna z naSich bank.

Civilisace se zvedal nebo klesa podle SchCze byla odroeena v 11:45 pked toho, jak se men! 2enske zaliby. — Dr. nod.

William Ernest Hocking.

V EST/■If K — WEST, TEXAS

S raria

Ve stfedu, dne 18 .1tvEtna 1955.

Z CINNOSTI DONIACiCH ilAne distrikt na g svedomite, bez fmavy, pfemYgleli, uvaaoyali, studovali pomery a nova vymogenosti jinde, ktere by mely nam prospeti v blizke budoucnosti. Mali bychom si vgichni uvedomiti, ze ty nage distrikty — pakli maji piniti sve poslani, jak jsem tomu rozumel musi tegiti otazky ye svYch poradach pro dobro eelku, at' jia se to nekterYm na gim "zaostalYm" alenUm libi ci nikoliv.

Vy, kteti jste byli sveclky toho, jakou '"yYsluhu" jsem si z posledni distriktni schtze domit odnesl, nevette tomu,ze me nadgeni bylo pochovano.

Nikoliv!

Nektere nevyte gene otazky z teto schfize budou kdysi lu gtene, to vette a dojde tea k tomu, ae kaadY nag distrikt bude miti zastoupeni co distrikt ye valnSTch sjezdech a i to, ae kaadY distrikt bude si voliti sveho vlastniho keditele ze sveho stiedu.

Kdya od vedoucich distriktfi se oeekava, ze budou vest nejen celou agendu tohoto, ale ze do svych schtizi ptijdou ptipraveni ptednesti nektere namely titleaite k probrani, nernelo by bYti dovoleno, aby jejich snahy byly pordaene nekYm, kdo do distriktu am nepatti, a kdo nejsou ani pozvanYmi hosty.

Plan postupu a vedeni soila ge, kdya byl pfedem propracoVim, mei by byti nejen ptesne dodraen, ale i vsemi eleny ptedsednictva podporovan. keditel bez vYjimky mel tea podporovati snazeni sveho distriktu Ve vedoucim telesu.

0 tom, ae by na gi keditele meli pkijiti do'schuzi nagi Hlavni Atadovny tadne ptipraveni tlumoditi prani a tuaby syYch distriktti, tech okrskii, ye kterYch byli zyoleni na zastupoyani, netieba se ani rozepisovati, to jest nad den jasne.

Doufarn, ae mi nebudete zazlivat, ze Grapevine, Texas. jsem yam toto v ge ptipomel. Dosti moaMilt' redaktore, sestry a bratti: no, ae se neco z toho v geho uchyti.

Pozorne etu nas Vestnik a ptesto S pozdravern yam vgem minil jsem si, 2e vice nebudu se "se sYYLudva 0. Hogek. rni rozumy ye Vestniku rortahovati", jak ) • 4 ° ( mi bylo po strane vytYkano, v elankach Od radix Ennis eislo 25. od nageho redaktora ze dne 27. dubna P •edne pozdrav na v gechny ctouci Vejam body, o kterYch bychom vgichni melt stnik. Nejprve yam muslin dat na veclouvaaovati.

Jsou mnozi, kteii neradi sami ptemY- most, abyste se v co nejvetsim poctu dogleji a jen eekaji na to, kdy ye vymene stavili do eerynove schfize neb jak vite, nahledil rtizni zastanci se stketnou. To se ze bYva v ni jednano ohledne 4. eerveninnohYm libi a eekaji dychtive, kterY z ce, co a jak by se melo ptipravit, tak nezapomente druhou nedeli v eervnu. proponentil dostane "na frak".

No a nyni musim trochu napsat, jak Je to ovsem skoda nas vsech a bylo i jsme se meli v nedeli na svatek mamina tento zlozvyk poukagano.

Nekteti ti na gi "take bratti" maji z to- nek a jak se to libilo. Sam za sebe musim ho pote geni, kdyz mohou pfednesene na- tict, jak fiprava je yigte, tak ty male vrhy poraaeti a bez uvaao yani kritisoyati, dill se draely znamenite, jak odkikavani a ttebaae east° sami nic konstruktivniho basnieek a tea zazpivali. Muslin rozhoddo schuzi neptinesou, gmahern kaadou ne napsat, ae Vy rodfae Maru galcovi mate dobre zpevaely a budou. Tak myslim, ze novou inyglenku odsuzuji. &main jsme se pracovati pro ten tteti mohou Wit maminky spokojeny a se yarn Rad Jaro eislo 130.

Dallas, Texas.

Vaaene sestry a bratti: V minule kvetnove tadove schtizi bylo ujednano, abychom meli patou nedeli kvetnu nejake pobaveni, Bingo, zakusky, obeerstveni, tak ygichni ptijdle kdo budete mod.. Pobaveni zaene o ttech hodinach odpoledne. Nebudeme miti v novin.ach o tom gadnou ohlagku. Lituji, jsem nemohl bYti ptitomen v teto neb jsem musel odjet narychlo do Baytown za obchodem.

Vgichni Oleni na geho tadu velice lituji odchodu na gi glechetne a milovane sestry Christiny Rilaiekove, ktera, nam nahle onernocnela a pak nato brzy zemtela.

Neni tomu tak moc da yno, co jeji mug a nag bratr ji za hrob ptedegel.

Dale nag tad v teto schtizi odhlasoval $500.00 jako dar na stavbu nova Sokolovny, ktera se bude stavet na novem miste, neb stara Sokolo yna pro tesne mistnosti nam jig nevyhovuje, zvlagte ted', kclya jsme obklopeni a zastaveni samYmi eernochy.

Dale jsme ptijali do na geho radu za elenkyni moji neter Zdenku Sefealcovu, Mera procestovala skoro pill sveta ne g se dostala sem k nam a to z 6eskoslovenska do Nernecka, pak do Anglie, z tamodtud do A.ustralie a tePrye sem k nom. Jeji bratr John je je gte v Australii. Take se pokougime ho brzy dostat sem do Dallas.

To jsou deti pozustale pc) Otto Sefealtovi, kterY byl popraven hitlerovci na namesti v Brne proto, ae byl elenem mora y -skYchpartyzn.

Se srdeenYm pozdravem vas Hugo Schefeak. ) ♦(

to libilo, co yam pkipravily ditky. A vy, co jste si s tim dali praci a nadstavovali noci jezdit do sine, udelali jste dobrou praci jak pro navgtevniky tak i pro ty deti. Je to trochu jak gkola, a tea se ostkilet, as jednou dorostou, ty se nebudou bat vystoupit pied vetejnost. Soudim to podle sebe. Kdybych ja mel vystoupit, vystoupil bych jak Ja,nek v zeli a neve"del bych odkud kudy a co jsem tam chtel. A nejenom ti, co si s tim dali praci, tea rodieove maji o to velikS) podil po praci denni jet s ditkarni na zkouglty.

Bud'te jisti, ae jste udelali dobrou praci.

No jeg te tak trochu vy, co jsterobetovali Oas, spanek ztratili, tea fitraty k tomu jegte padne, sem tam nejalcSr klacek pod nohy. Ten pfekroele a jclete dal. To bylo a bude.

No, a ae ty ditky se rady uei, bylo ze chteji zase jit do program% ktery se bude ptipravovat na distriktni schuzi. Tak prace dost, ale ja bych to mel napsat "obetavost".

No a nyni muslin poaalovat troehu na sebe. Po programu nastala taneeni zabaYa. Ja jsem byl trochu zarnestnan tam, co obsluhuji ty aignive, tak jsern jen poslouchal ten hukot a dupot. Tak po chvili se jdu podivat co je, no a co jsem vide'? Jen jak se prach zdviha od podlahy, zvlagte za tim Frantou, jak vytacel ty maminky. No ae jsem musel, do prace, tak jsem jen ptemSrglel, jestli to nevi nekde ye stanovach na zadni strance (tam jsem nedogel), se kaidSr musi protoeit to svoji marnku. Tak jsem radeli gel, prst v ustech, a tak — tak ae jsem nedosta,1 koSeth. Ale ja, jsem mel dostat ko gik na hubu. Nato hrali neknY valeik, no to bylo marne, musela jit. Tak jsem to kroutil "z kilta do Vita", nohama gantal. No to je meda, a k tomu nam opakovali. To ug jsem na to ptigel, co jsem vyvedl, ale ug to bylo. HorAi rano — hlava bolela, nohy jak eagany a jit kopat a vie chodit po tech hroudach. To yam byl dlouhY den a steaovat si, ae mne ji g boil nohy, ani pornygleni. Ale pfigel jsem na to. Povidarn moji, "No myslim, ua maA dost toho chozeni, nohy to boli, kui-ata nemaji vody a chteji aradlo, boa to poklidit." Talc ja, nevinatko, taltae jsem ji nedohnal.

Tak, Francku, podruhe mne neuvecl' do pokugeni. A k tomu mi tekne, ae jegtO ma dye vytoeit a ae ua nemilie. To v6tim.

Tak je gte jmenem tacit), ygem na.vgrevnikum dekujeme za takovou nav gtevu. A tea ty ditky mely z toho radost, kdyi videly vas tolik se dostavit. A nektedm, co ptigli na program pozde, ae to nebylo ohlaseno yeas, davam \teat, ae jednou bylo, ze program zadne pted zabavou a

Ve

stteclu,,dne

kvetna

1955.

podruhe bylo zas i v kolik hodin. No.nec jaka vYmluva musi bYt. Talc pro dnelgel je toho as a g , a pi g te zas druzi, jak-1st& se mei, jake jidlo bylo a kolik a co vic.

Bude-li . potteba a ja dostanu za moje rozumovani, .tak Vern ptidam prigte.

S •pozdravem John, W. Laga

Racy Hvezda

Txasu

eislo

47.

Temple, Texas. .11.111.6.sestry a bratti: )e tomu hezka. chvile co jsem posledne .psala Vestniku.,Ale vette, ge torn: texaskern podaSi se CIO nieeho moc heciace, Nejdtive take such° a pak jak to Zadne -radit, nevi kdy ptestat, Degt' .byl . vefice u g iteenY, nelo natal rolnici ge obavali, co ba y lim zaseli, g e jim skrze palo vlehy neyzejde. Ale nyni je u g vla. 1ay dost. Do tydne jsme ,dostali 4 coule de gte. Zde okolo na g i osady neradily kroupy, ani to , tornado jsme zde nepocitill, co bylo okolo Temple, Texas.

Mirmla schtize se .konala„. na 1, kvetna, jak.obydejne prvrii medeli v Byla ptekvapene zastoupena j.ak bratry tak i sestrami. Na g rad mil g e bYti na to hrclY, g e broth a sestry pamatuji, co je jejich povinnost do schilze.

Po - Sehilzt bYI prianesen matkam malY priagram: Pak jsme meli velice' chutnou Vedeti, kterou brad'. pripravili pro sestry na jejich Den, Matek. Mili bratri, velice Vain tY Zasterky slir g elY a, Vim, asi dbma Casto vyPoinahate Vagim KdybY tak byste se nernohli talc lebraine 6faCet- okolo teCh stolti; jak jste dokazali; . Vg e ktasrie'pkipravit. lisecka Chvela . Vain . patti, iieb V g echny Sestry si poehritnaly ., Co jste pro nas ptipraCo g vett V gechny vespolek srdeoVili, ne - dekujerne. Bylo vge velice krashe pti-

pravene, ge jste Das- sestry skoro tak trochu gahanbili,. ge to skoro lepgi dokagete rieg My. Ale to vam odpilstime na rok ' se 'zas budeme Z'e ham .zase tak chutnY (abed pripraVite, za cog 'Predem dekujeme.

Zase narn jeden bratr ode gel tam, odneni navratu, .je to bratr John ,Coubudig lehka'a Vy, Irina lobzilstald rodipo, prijmete m.Oji uprimnoti soustrast. Tento zemkelY bratr nanoh'o Vytrpel, neb byl sti gen zdlouhaVou neMoci, ale jeho mangelka mu vgdy hledela ZPrijenanit jehci traprIY givot, adpodkepane a zatikoliv jejczdraYi je '2ene irSerikSrmi'nemocerni.'

TeZ na'ge soUsedka, statenka Marie Hudec byla sti gena nemoci a upoutana na lfigko, ale zase se pozdravuje, co g ji ze statenka. srdce preji, neb je to tak ji jde, jestli se nernYlim, na 84. rbk, .ale . .vgdy sitak spalu krasne pohovorime kdyg navgtivim zdra.vi ji k tomu volt 4 na druhe .strarre te g maine jinou

ESTNiK — WEST, TEXAS talc /pilot' gta‘renku, Je to starenka Ta'idgkova. Ta ri g je 94 anebo 95 let, jestli se nernYliin, tea je to tak'mila osobieka, teg si talc rade poho yori, kdyg ji nekdo navgtivi, Ale to je stiZena nemoci a nemitge neg jen mato choditi, ale jinak vypada dobte. Moc mem rade obe tyto mile sta.tenky, neb nine pripominaji rnclji maminku, ktera tea byla 92 roky stard -kdyg nem odegla Je tomu ug 4 roky, ale ja stale tomu nemohu uvetit, de ji Vice netiztim. Ano, nioje maminka niela skalopevne zdtavi. Vychovala nas 10 deti pti take praci a vette nine neb ne, ze za jejiho givota nemela lekate, as posted-hi tYden jejiho givota a to proti jeji neb si stale pravila, ge ji nic nechybi. Ale stati ptiglo a ona ode gla bez bolesti a v tichosti tam, kde ka gdY z nas dnes neb zitra prijdeme.

No, muj dopis se prodlu guje, ug musim tikoneit. Preje varn mnoho zdaru vase Mrs Steve Rusnakova, sestra dopisovateik a za rad eislo 47. ) • 4 Z NAk eINNOSTI SPOLKOVE V CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS

Otrana 7 varu nem predvecli barevny film, kterY byl natoden v Africe pri honebni yYpraye. Shledli jsme africkou civilisaci, cl gungle, obyvatelstvo, zvitectvo, ptactvo a vodni zvitedtvo. Obrazky se libily, as na nejake ty vYjevy, ktere nejsme zvykli videt. Tento program trval jednu hodinu.

Po tomto ptedstaveni v gichni ptitomni byli volani k spoleene• svadine. Obsluhti.:v kuchyni vykonali bratti Frank Veselka, Karlik Regmund a Emil MokrY: Ptekvepovalo, jak si tito bratti dovedli pekne podinat a se pohybovat pri to obsluze kuchyni. V gak nam to ty manainky zase brzy oplati.

Veder k tanci vyhravala MajkoVa Orchestra, tak ge se vgichni mohli pobavit dle libosti, a °slava Dne Matek pro tento rok u nas zakondena. V gern marninkani piano, by ye zdravi a radosti se tl oeltaly vg echny pti ptigtim sejiti se a bslave: rote 1956, PIA poptavani se na zdravotni sta y sestry Sacke, man gelky br. Louis Sackeho, ism zvedel, ge jest upoutana na nemocnYch a nemohla bYti ptitomna.

Mangele Sackych v gdy brali zajem a podil na spolkovYch a zabaynich programech, pokud zdravotni stav,....j1M to voloval. Na gi spolusestte posileme zdrav a ptani, by se z jeji nemoci pozdravila, aby je gte dlouho mezi nami p0byla.

John Stage. ) ♦ 4. ♦ ( iftad Fort Worth eislo 154.

Fort Worth, Texas.

Mili brat''i a sestry na geho redo C. 154: Mame po schtizi. Byla jako obyeejne. MClo se hrat bingo, ale nehralo se; yYbor, co to ma na starosti, se nedostavil. BylO v kostele svateho Tonia ge korunovani Panny Marie. Nekteti byli v kostele a nekteti zase nav gtevou, tak nemohli ptijet do schtlze. Ale to nevadi, budeme to mit prvni nedeli 5. eervria ye 2 hodiny odpoledne. Bude schfize, prijimani novYch Mend. Dostavte se v gichni nova elenov0 a ptiyedte sve znarne. Bude svadina, a po ni se bode hrat bingo. Musime to trochu oslavit, neb to bude 21, rok, co byl nag rad zalogen.

Meli jsme take v Sokolovne syatebni prekvaperiku pro sleenu Pruitovu, vnit;eku pani Barto gove. Men to opravdu pelc.7 ne, ygeho bylo dosti a ne yesta dostala hodne krasnYch darku. Prejeme ji i jeji-. mu nastavajicimu man gelu hodne Stesti.

A ted' neCO pro matieky, ale jdu chu pozde.

Ziistal jsem trochu pozadu se zprava mi nagich zabay a einnosti.

Divadlo "Vypiljeend panimama", sehrane 24. dulana v Sokolovni, se libilo.

Ochotnici se pekne v gili v deji a svoje znazornili tak verne, ge obcenstvo n.evychazelo ze smichu a eastYmi salve,mi potlesku odmenovalo na ge snagive ptedstavitele one divadelni hry.

Navgteva celodenni byla slab gi neg obyeejne, a jak jest nejalcSrch podnikik, programil a schtrzi v blizkem okoli, pak vgdy nekdo jest tint poSkozen.

V Naval Base men po tr dny jejich yST•oan' programy za fieelem sehnani penez pro chude namanicke rodiny. Nage denni noviny to hodne oznamovaly a pHnesly zpravu, ae eistY prijem za patek, sobotu a nedeli obna gel asi padesat tisic dolaru.

V sini Moravan potadana byla schtize desateho distriktu Jednoty KJT a KJ'ZT. Nag filmovY cestovatel p. Franta VaYrik, predvede v Sokolovne peknY filmovY obraz "Na gi furianti" 26. kvetna 1955 V'7:30 Veeer. V tornto obra;zu hraji velmi znami a oblibeni herci jako: p. Vydra, pi.

Nedoginska, p. Pigtek, p, Vojta, p. Plachta i 'pi. Hajdukova, pi: Svobodova a jini Vybrani. herci. Proto .neopornente ptijit shlednout tento peknY deskS7 film. Ptedvadeni filmu trva jen asi dye hodiny, a vstupenka se prodaVa 50 centil, ale deti rnaji mengi vsttipne, myslim ze poloviCni Dej kvitko matte, ktera gije, cena. dokag ji lasku svou, vgak jestli zem ji derna kryje. dej kvet ji s modlitbou; MK JSME OSLAVIL1 DEN MATEK vgdyt' ona tObe. givot data V nedeli odpoledne 8. kvetna po schrizi a Wee tebe odchovala. radove jednatel neb zastupce Pearl pivo- O, dej ji znat, jak meg ji rad'

Stran g 8 2.

V torn girem svete neni 26,dnSi, jen2 mat' ti nahradi, i bratr, p •itel nekdy zradnY ranu ti zasadi; vgak matk y s ditkem svojim 2ije, s nim radost, Sal i hanbu pije.

• dej ji znat, jak man ji rad!

3.

Dej kvet ji lasky, uctivosti a neotalej ji2; a Salm zboSnYm, poslugnosti ji sejmi s beder ti2.

O neeekej, az xi hrob ti padne, az'srdce jeji horem zvadne, dej v2dy ji znat, jak ma,g ji rad!

4, Snad byl jsi krutY k matce svoji a zranil ji nevdekem.

O jdi a vyznej, vyznej vinu svoji, jsi pouze elovekem; mat' hotova je odpougteti a znovu trpet pro sve deti, jen dej ji znat, jak ma g ji rad!

Kdo matk y man a srdce v hrudi, uka2 to lasku dnes, kde matku neuznami studi, teplo sve lasky vnes, at' oei jeji v tichem plaei se pro tyfij nevdek neumdei, dej dnes ji znat, jak man ji rad!

Ted' yarn je gte. pripominam, nezapoindite na distriktni schtsi dne 19. dervna v Ennis. Kdo mtiSete, jed'te, neni to od Fort Worth daleko.

SrdeenY pozdrav bratru redaktoru a poradatelfini Vestniku i vgem etoucim.

Anna Svitak,ova, dopisovatelka. ) lit-,ad Praha, eisio 29, Taylor, Texas Mile sestry a bra,tri: Nage pravide/ma schtlze konana 8. kvetna t.r. byla zase jedna z tech peknYch schtlzi s velmi prdtelskYm ovzdugim„snad protoSe jsme oslavovali den "Matek". Zajiste si kaki* vzpomnel na svou milou matfeku s pranim, by gt'astna byla v ka2de Siti dobe. Ti, kteri nernaji jig sve drahe matky, zajiste ji take vdeene vzpominali, a vyslali v duchu tichY dik za jeji lasku a peeovani.

Na poctu vaem matkam v gichni povstali na minutu. Pak vYbori podali sve spravy. Hlavnim bodem na poradu bylo projeclnani podrobnosti s pripravova,nim oslavy May Fete, ktera, oslava bude se konati 22. kvetna t. r. v naai sini.

Sieena Joy Lee Kropp bude na gi kralovnou. Bylo toho dost na jednani a rozhodovani.

Vyvolena kralovna s vYbory pilne pracuji na kralevske dru2ine se vgemi piimravami a okra glenim programu.

Slavnost zapoene ye 2 hodiny odpoledod. Program a korunovani kralevny

VASTNiK ® WEST, TEXAS 5 hodin.. Master. of Ceremonies, _predseda. Reuben Le gikar. Welcome address, Major R. E. Kollman. Speaking, Mr. Raman Bartosh z Taylor.

Dale se jedna o dostani je gte jinYch reenikri. Prali bychom si aby nekteri i z Hlavni Uradovny mohli se dostaviti a i kdyby to bylo mane bratru redaktorovi. (Diky za posvani, ale bade banket tretiho a pateho distriktu.-Red.) Hra Binga a jine pobaveni. Emil Barton orchestra z Moulton, Texas bude hrati odpoledne, i ph tanci weer. Chutna veeere a dost vgeho obeerstveni.

Pred ukoneenim schilze nam zazpivala dye pisnieky syYm lahodnym hlasem Sled'. Mary Rose Mikolaj "Alice Blue Gown' a "Mother" za doprovodu na Piano sledna Joyce Ann Kind..

.kvetna 1955.

Volby z minule schfize dokoneeny nebyly, budou dokoneeny ptigte.

Timto koneim moje dopisovani protoZe; Ka2cla babieka stara je veselej gi z jara vezme si svou stolieku sedne si na slunieko a mysli si, ke2 bych byla mlada. ✓ pozdravem A. HemZalova.

• aye • Ye stkedu,.-dne 18

Na, tvrde dievo .

Pani Preskoeklecova je getrna dat ma. Tuhle ji privezli uhli,.rnilostpanl gla na ulici a hned zacala radit: "Pane uhlir, tamhle yam vypadlo z rink kousek uhli, dejte je se in!"

"Ano, milostpani, a tady n i ho kouPo ukoneeni schtirze, nekteri bratfi se sek padlo do oka, chcete je take?" jaksi honem vytratili, spechali dolu do • ( kuchyne, ne2 sestry nri gli dolu u2 byla vane varici kavy, klobasy a zeli. Bratri se zasterkami u2 se pilne toeili s pripravami vyborne svaeiny, bylo vgelijakeho ✓ &eq. veeer kaidk t} den evidi se Peeiva, kolacu, buchty, koblihy, kejkY, sborove zpevy dospeISTch v sini facia Popaje, salaty, i dobrSr domaci eerstvY krok Houstonu. Ochotnici a hoste jsou chleb. Bratri se zadr2eli, vsecko obsluZaeatek v omit veeer. hovali ten nadobi umyli a vse dali na sva Kaidou stiedu je vyueovano prakticke mista. Sestry nemusely nic Mat, a mely dost easa si spoleene pobeseclovat. hovorove apanelatine v sini tadu Pkrok Houston od 8:30 do 10:00 veeer. NavatevVgem bratrtim v gechna testa diky.

Tak nezapomerite 22. kvetna t. r. se nici jsou vitani. Zavolejte na redaktora mezi nas prijit pobaviti. Add Praha eislo o informace.

29. kona podobnou vYroeni slavnost Kaidou sobotu taneeni zabava v sini "May Fete" od roku 1935, v ktere slav- tadu Pokrok Houston, poeinaje v sobotu nosti se podilolu jiz mnoho dot a mla- 16. dubna. Prvni sobota v mesiei je pro de2e. Ka 2. dY je uctive zvan. deny zdarma.

Marie Svadleriak, V nedeli 22. kvetna: Oslava "May. Fete" Dop ISO)/ atelka tadu Praha 'Oslo 29 v Taylor, Texas. Ko) • •T• • ( runovani kralovny ve 4:30 odpoledne.

Bingo a hudba, eele odpoledne, veeete KROUtEK CESKYCH ZEN DALLAS clostatek vaeho obeerstveni. Veeer taneeDvacetiletd slavnost je odbyta, 'vyda- ni zabava pti hudbe Emil Barton oraterila se nam nad deekavani. stru z Moulton, Texas. Kandy je uctive Nebudu popisovat jak v ge bylo, nage zvan. bystra pozorovatelka, pani Herzanoyd, ✓ nedeli 22. kvetna: Oslava 361eteho vae dobre vystihla a v Oechoslo yakft posalo2eni faclu Stefanik Oslo 142 v Houspsala, tedy zbyteeno opakovat.

Sestry priloSily rude k dilu, nektere a'S tonu. Zaeatek v 10 hodin rano. Odpolednad prilmer, a proto ten stoprocentni ne spoleer4. obed. Odpoledne bazar s programem ditek. fispech.

Sestra Horakova byla to prvni, ktera ✓ nedeli 29. kvetna tad Tyra eislo 80 v dala podnet k salaeni krouSku a take Holland potada svou v '3"rroeni slavnost. nekolika slovy to objasnila pri progra- Dr. Eduard TaborskS7 z Austinu bude teenikem. Hudba Patkova orchestru ze Shimu.

Pii obecie bratr PPevratil preeetl v ge- ner. chna blahoptani a tea nam Senarn dal ✓ nedeli 22. kvetna, hroinadnk zajezd par hrejivYch slov. Jsme mu za to vdee- bratrii a sestr y z ttetiho distriktu do ny.

Houstonu na pohosteni, ktere ttetimu Te2 bratr Chupick, a bratr Vrla obo- distriktu davaji eleni pateho distriktu. hatili prilehavYmi slovy nag program. ✓ nedeli 29. kvetna Sokol v Houstonu Dekujem vaem, kteri naai oslavu modava jarni piknik. raine a i finanene podporili a vgem, kteri na programu fleinkovali a i vaem ✓ nedeli 29. kvetna majo“7 piknik Sozdej gim a i vaem se zdali, co si na nas kola Houston. oistS/ vSrteZek jde na cesvojim blahopranim Tzpoinneli. stovnd evidenetun na slet.

ICALENDAft

Ve t du, dne 18. kvi'itna 1955.

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WEST, TEXAS

DOPISY A NAHLEDY CLENfi Temple, Texas Bratte redaktore spolubratti i sestry: Svatek matieek je ua minulosti a my jej oslavili dvakrat. Na den Matek nano jsme jeli na Seaton do kostela na shiny Boki, ktere se tam odbYvaji v eeskem jazyku. V poledne piijely na ge deti, dcera s mukem. Odpoledne piijela minarn rodina sestra muZova, gvagr s cleVatkem Anna Rose, rodina to p. Joe Divige, kteii cltiv bYvali v San Angelo.

Radost maji s peti mesieni pekne dcerugky, ktera se stale usmiva a na jeji vek je dobie vyvinuta a i moudra. Dale dojela rodina p. Emila fteznieka je pi. fzezniekova ma sestra. Deveata Olga Ann a Judy Marie a provdand dcera jejich Helen Louise s mukem a dvema chlapci. William a Gary z Houstonu rodina to p. Franklina Motle. Radi jsme se seali zvla gt' na ge dcera pi. Klinkovske. a Helen, ktere za svobodna bYvaly denne spolu a mnohe ta gkatiny provedly.

Ted' nemaji pfilekitost easteho sejiti.

Mesic kveten narn rychlo utika., ale pro mnohe doba kvetu raki, bude zde dlouhou dobu smutnou upominku na letogni kveten; kteii byli postikeni tim zhoubnYm vetrem i kroupami. Prvni p •ieineni rolniku znieily mraze. Vgecek osev i Arodu ovoce i pekanti a ted' zas zhoubne tornado postihlo jak rne.sto tak i velke okoli kdy budovy rortrhalo, vgecko nieilo co v ceste mu stab() lee jen jeden divot znieilo kdy budovu na vYrobu obuvi rozmetalo. Mrtvou naafi pi. Mamie Bennett a zranilo p. Jimmy Rowan.

Velke gtesti bylo ze zarnestnanci byli jik s prace propu gteni. V sutinach se ale nagla kiva koeieka. My v zdej gim okoli jsme byli uget •eni, ale plodiny zas trpi suchem. Ty horke \retry pfidu vysu guji a trpi velice uk zahradky. Nedostaneme-li v brzku cle gt' nebude zemaka ani okurek, fazoli a rajeat. Korna i bavina se dosud drki. 'regime se na na gi distriktni schnzi, ktera, se bude potadat opet u nas v Seaton. Pro distriktni schuzi po •adanou v Granger jsem mela ptipravene body, ale pfi gly okolnosti, ktere nam nedovolily odjet z domu a tak je br. redaktore zde podavam a take se lepe dovedu vyjadfit pisemne nek nstne: Utulna.

Museum.

Redaktor a pravni radce.

'2adosti o elenstvi.

3 nemajetne staienky. My 'ZadnY nevime na_ co pfljdem, neb co na: nas 'deka as sestarnem zda rids bude mit kdo ogettit, aC dnes se v nemocnici lid rodi i urnird, ale na prvnim miste jsou to penize, ktere musime mit a ktere pkijeti do nemocnice zajigt'uji.

Museum. Narod e• eskY ma mnoho vzaenYch painatek, ktere by bylo dobte pro p •igti pokoleni zachovat v jednom miste a ktera by zajiste ukazaly, ke jsme byli v praci, umeni i vede dovedni ua davne doby. Kde na to nejlep gi misto nek v domove Jednoty SPJST. Redaktor a pravni radce. Jak zlehCena by byla prace pro redaktora, kdyby mohl pracovat pro organ s ntedniky Hlavni Ufadovny co jedno teleso s nimi! Rovnek pravnimu radci by se lepe pracovalo, co mu musi byt sdelovano pisemne, nebo po telefonu a elenfim by odpadlo to velke vyclani (vlastne Hlavni fitadovne) za ty telefony, kterYmi se \Teci vytizuji, jako jsou i piljeky a vaecky porady. Posledni zpravy vYdaje si zajiste kaZdY mohi po pfeeteni promyslet.

Kolik bylo vyclani za pisemne zpravy a kolik za telefonni. adosti o elenstvi. Tenth alanek by mel byt zmenen jak jej Cteme v "Ritual" na strance t •inacte. Kdyk se stanovy nedodrkuji, meld by to bit sjezdem. zmeneno. Nejhor gi je to pro ntedniky dove, neni-li jim prihla gujici listina dodand a take pro eleny, kteti nemohou byt plijati.

Tyto body nejsou za na g tad, ale me osobni. Kdyk byla prvni distriktni schtze, to jsein inyslila, co se v gecko vykoneZ bude sjezd Jednoty, ale jak videt mnoho toho vykonano neni a proto eleni a vlastne •ady o torn uvakujte.

V naaem Hide oslavujeme den Matek v‘gcly o tYden napted, nebo v nedeli, ktera byla ustanovend na oslavu, by jsme to meli moc potrhane i nav gtevu slabou proto,ae kakcle ditko jede rad° domu k mamince nebo, nad rodnY domov, ktery je zalolen na lasce, pokoji a klidu neni nic lep gi na svete, jak pejeme v to krasne pisni "Duni otcovskY, ach to je raj". Zaroveri 'name vkcly nagi tadovou schnzi. I tuto posledni zahajil br. ptedseda jako obyeejne. Tak jeho proslov k matiekam byl vrouci ze srdce plynul, kdy . vzpomenul i tech jia matieek, ktere mezi nami bYvaly a odegly k zaslouZene odmene. Jeho srdUtulna. Mame se starat o ty stare Cle- ce zajiste dlelo u jeho maminky drany, kteii toho pottebuji, aby domov me- he , ,nebo i ona jim ode gla brzo tomu bi kdy nejsou obeany a 'deny byli a budou 4 roky. ne je nechat poslat do Austinu, kdy srnysly jsou zdrave. Jak alechetne Pak mela krat gi program pro maminse zachovala katolicka faulna, ktera ma ky tadovi teditelka ses. Clara Hejlo-

va a ke byl i v •eei vice Ceske, tak zajiste i naklonila ty star gi Ceske matieky, no a kdo cik eesky nerozumi neb mluvit Cesky nechce, pro ty zas mela neco anglicky. Kdo rozumi teeim oboum, mel pokitek dvoji. kadovi bratti ptipra. vili a i 'Cleny obsloukili jidlem (co hold maminkam) sami, za coa jim path name diky nek zas oplatime, nebo pfijeka ma zas i oplatku. Doufam, ze v ge lepe nam popige na ge fadova clopisovatelka, ses. Rusinikova. Take ptipisuji, ae nejstargi maminka 75 let byla ses. Marie Cablova a nejstar gi tatinek byl na g oblibenY zaklaciajici den br. Josef Seteik„ st. 78 let. V gak ty tatinky oslavitte tepry ptipravujeme spoleene s tadem RVOS, o eem . ijocirobnosti podaji povolani einitele.

Milou nam navgtevu jsme dostali z Dallas pi. B. Valeikovou spoleene s pi.

Aciamavou z Temple. Litovala jsem, ze eas byl v druknem hovoru tak kratkY, vgak te gim se, ke nas 01)61 nav gtivi i s milou pi. Malikovou. Maln velice mile vzpominky na tyto pani s rtreho pobytu v Dallas. Je to jik dlouha iada let od meho pobytu tam, ale s laskou a fictou vkly na ne vzporninam.

MYm pfanim je, aby ten pti gti sjezci SPJST zapoeal v duchu lasky a svornosti, ktera by byla v srdcich nejen na jazyku a Podpora, Lidskost' a Bratrstvi se ()pet oaivilo a zachovalo, jak v pr y -nichdobaJenty,dokusevAmrice vgemocnYm nestal dollar panem. Lid se miloval a nomahal jeden druhenni ty kivotni btemena nesti. V gak dnes mnozi odpoeivaji od pra.ci svYch, ale v mnoha srdcich dosud kije je gte to va Lidskost i to Bratrstvi, nebo dosud radi pomahaji a souciti s negt'astnYmt. Tak na to hledi Marie Hrugkova.

(Poznaka redaktora: Jiz del gi dobu jsem sam i druzi postradali Va ge dopisy a fivahy. Pot •ebujeme, aby se ti si p •ispevatele ()pet rozepsali. Vestnik je pro v gechny. A jestli organ byl tYden nim hostern do Vagich domovn po mno-. ho rokfi, ukalte mu svou pfizeri. Zapomerite na osobu redaktora a piste pro budoucnost Jednoty.—Pozdrav Vain, sestro, b cele Va gi rodine,) ) Vista, California Pekne je to od Tebe, Hanieko, ze jsi nevahala vzpoirienout dobrYch vlastno7 sti sestry Rukeny Hanu gove! Ano, znam a poznal jsem jejich rodinu, kde se starali 0 vaechno, co souviselo se spoleeenskYm kivotem. Je gte kdy Svobodomysl-, ni jsme mivali sjezdy za doby Kullaankfi, 8krabank , Mikeskil a mnoha jinYch, a-

Strana 10 111V prespolni jsme byli ubytovani u houstonskYch—a skoro nebylo pro vgec luny dost rnista—a sestra 1-lanu gova nas privedla k nim, Louis Hanug, jeji manel ; se staral, kde, nas v gechny ulo2i, ale sestra lianu gova mu vZdy povidala: t-Jen ge nestarej, nejak se to popoka,da."

Bratr Louis Hanu g jegte za prvrii valIcy, kdy Sokol byl ye sve slave a cvial eich bYvala pina sin, nejen ze se staral o celou tu sokolskou rodin y, ale i radoval se ze v gi to prace. A i po te, kdykoliv a stale. Kolik je a bylo takovych rodin? A. kolik bylo tech, Iccio Hanu goyou lodinu znali, a zapormieli prijit je a. poir navgtivit v jeho teZke nemoci?

Jako jsem se jednou ptal bratra jak jej Sokolove easto v jeho nemoci navg tevuji. Dostal jsem odpoved', ze k litosti ZadnY. To je smutne! Je to v gechno papirove!

A proto, Andulko, jsi za to hodna, 2e jsi nevahala a jak jsi mohla, vyzvedla jsi dobre vlastnosti sestry Hanugove.

-Je.st a bylo vice tech, ktell se take obetovali, ale pokud parnatuji, nikdo jako oni. Tegim se nadeji, ze aspon 'Louis inladgi nebude se vzdalovat spolkove prace, snad z ficty rodionin.

Tuhle v Sokole Americkem vzpomina bratr Jelinek zasluh bratra Dra Rudige Jieinsketio. Jak se to pekne ate, kdy nekdo oZivuje; a jak by byly easopisy ;zacnaj ginti, kdyby podobne zpravy Doulam, Ze rad Pokrok Houstouu vzpomene a vyzvedne zasluh to vZdy obetave sestry RUZeny Ilanu gove, aby dal na jevo, si podob-nYch pracovnikil • Pracovnic velice vaZi. A Ty, bra,trielcu redaktore, stlue z techto rnYch poznamek neco, aby to inelo sla ynostnel gi hav a aby to hesla v .ohlaveni vynikia neelneji. Jaka radost to bYvala, icdy2, podniky se kdysi vedly a daily v tech glepejich. Dnes treba se mnozi prieinuji, aby to tak ci onak vyzhelo, kdyZ tech obetavycla stale ubYva, bude to tim obtiZnej.gi pro ty, kdo jeste zilstavaji na tu spolkovou, a bratrskou praci.

Necla mi to, abych nevzpornenul take to dobre rodiny KlimovYch, ze dokud jeSte mivali pekarnu a neco v sini se potddalo, nebylo teZko pora.clajicim se starat o zasobovaid. Ted' jdou, chudaci, Zivoteni nemocni—a kolik je tech, kdo si obetavost KlimovYch pa,matuji a jich ✓ bolestech pote gi. Jak se easy mein-jak jsme se v nemocech navgtevovali, jak jsme se o to staravali—ted' jsou mery jine a ten lid za dne gnich poinere take jinY.

1.7ES TNiK - WEST, TEXAS

nika. Tak to ma bYti, pravy Sokol nezna rozdilu, nil jen dobro na mysli, ko rodiny Hanu gova a Klimova, pokuci si prOve mohu vzpomenout, Skuteene bych vas, kteil acinkujete na tom divadle a ted' k Solcolu nepatrite, zlibal.

Sestry Ctvi tnikova-Kraftova, co ty se napileinovaly, aby Sokol si lest •inanene. NeZ, chuderky, nebyly teukrat vyslY g eny. Ted' prichazi jine citeni a tornu se tike sokolske. Kdybychom byli v2dy Sokoly a ne pouze "tr Sokou jak by to byl poZitek a jak by se Zilo a ze Zivota tegilo.

KdyZ jsem u toll° a v tom, take podotknu, ze dokud jsme gli sokolsky, byl viden vvsleclek. Lee jak bratr Vladimir BAY psal neda yno, 1e bych ani to sokolske hnizdo ted' nepoznal. Odpovedel na to, Ze meli ti Ai od ni.. starsieh priklad a jen bude zaleZet no inch, na kolik jsou a jak sokolstvi chapou, Vas za to objimain a jen se drZte a delejte Sokolu cost. Vzpominam no vas vgechny. V.Zdy psi cteni, nine nuti, abych podeprel a povzbudil, ale pro cosi jineho .sve Inyglenky odsunu, a za-, se prijdou nave, jine, a talc se nafij nespini, Tedy bud'te v gichni, co tvorite, hodne zdravi.

Ye iedtt, chie . 13 .1tVeina '1955.

_Dallas,. Texas.

Mill e'tenail; Na fisvitu na,gi ‘20tete olavy enskeho k sopa povolala KrouZku 24, dubria, z nageho kruhu sestru Kristinu Rtiliekoyou. V ,_frte •Y 26-. byla ulolena, v luno zeme k veenemu odpoeinku. Ani jsme nevedely, ze je tak va2ne nemocna. Odchazi za druhYr.a, to ul se neda ooeka.t jinak, dues ja., zitra ty, tot' zakon p firocly.

Pro jistou zalelitost jerh se pohrbu nemohla zaeastnit. Myslela jsem 'si, bude tam dost na gich sester a bratri, Za.dnY nine nebude postradat. Ale postradaji.

Po pohrbu me zvonily: "Kde jste byla?" ptali se tam po vas, chtcli yam nekteli dat k ucteni jeji painaticy namisto kv6tin penize na Moueldiv fond." Sestra Helen Vrlova to za me prijmull a me odevzda VSak v tom tYdmt jsen ela na navAtevu k na gi deal rodine do Cameron-Temple. ZdrZela jsem se z dome 6 dni, a pro tu prieinu se kvitovani darn zdrZelo. Ale uz je vge v poradku. Pemze byly odeslany na patricne misto.

Na Mottekfl y fond k ucteni parnatky na misto kvetin sestry Rd iekove darovali jeji dobri pratele p. a'pr Henry Kovarnikovi $10.00, p. a pi. Fred Karliekovi $5.00.

Na stavebni fond na gi nova Sokolovny br. a ses. J, Vrlovi $3.00 a hr. a ses. Juli PodhradslcY st. $2.00, coZ jsem ye schtizi sokolske oclevzda,la.. Vzdavnn diky dercunt. 'robe, sestro RilZiekova, prejeme po boji Zivotnina odpooinek 1.eenY. Budeme fie, mild, sestro, postradat vc schfizich ra.CLOVYC11, 1 v Kr011Ncli Zell.

Bratrieku Stepane, take Ty bud' zdrav a nezkracuj si Zivot zbyteene. Kona§ praci za dva, a takove du gevni naPj eti nikdo dlouho nevydrZi. Uvolni se trochu a prijed' se na rids do Kalifornie podivat. Pridej pochvaly tem, kteri ukazuji, ze se daji pekne skutky provest, a jen se neboj poukazat na ty nectnosti, ktere se nekde primisily a Sestra RUZialcova byla valy dbala svYch snahu a cil pro spoleena dobro jen brzdi pcvinnosti a die syYch mo2nosti prispivaa zteZuji. la• kde toho bylo potreba. PozUstale • rodiIla,musek, ne projevujeme hlubokou soustrast.

1165 Phillips Street, Dozravame v gichni my star gi, tines ty Vista, Calif. ma zitra ja.

4 * Al nine eas dovoli vratnn se k nav gteye, kde jsem vg ude byla.

Seattle, Washington.

S pozdravem v gem otenatinn Milt' bratre Stepane Valeiku: Bo'ieria Valeikova.

Prosim Vas, poglete nme Vestnik ze 4, + 27. dubna, nab ja jsem jej nedostala, U anglicke gardy je to prisne. Adjujsem jej dostat tento tYden, v poncleli nejvice prichazi, ne-li, tedy v fiterY, ye tant plisni novaeka: "Knir si nmsite nechat nartist " stredu jiste uz vZdy ho dostanu, ale nyni "K sluZbam, jo LIZ sobota a nic. To je poprve za tri ro"Ale ne nejakou chaplinovskou muky, co jsein ho nedostala, proto jsem kala do soboty, ze prece bude ye schran- Sku. Poradny knir!"

"K sluZbarn, sire." -ce. Ja ho tab rada, etu, ilZ znam z dopi"Co jegte stojite?" sit ty dopisovatele. Tak i v Cechosloyaku •"Jake barvy, prosim?" velmi se mi libi romany, oba polske, to je neco ojedinele. Velmi pouonY a zabavnST je rodina PolaneckYch. Cechoslovak Povidala s euanYrn zamn • enim jedna Jiz jsem mei dopsano, a pfi gel Vest- dostavam spravne, Dekuji za krasnY tarsi .sleana sve pfitelkYni: , bet- tech romanft a vabec vgeho. nik. Tarn 'ettp,'ze Sokolska Jednota "Vcera se jeden muzsky na ulici Srcleene Vas zdravim.

Boils-tont' bude miti divadlo a to velice jako by me chtel polibit, musila puteS'ilo. Vidim, Ze fieinkujici jsou hodne Marie Rol*, jsem utikat co jsern staella." ud radu na Studewood a tO2 od 8tefa6624 24th Ave. S. W., Seattle, Wash, "Zajimave — a dohs alt jsi ho?"

t- ednerIda3:', May 11, 1955 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF SLAVONIC BENEVOLENT ORDER OF THE STATE OF TEXAS

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8trana Reports from Lodges, biographies, etc., intended for publication, must be in the hands of the Editor a week before the date of issue. Address all editorial matters to: Editor, 6402 Prague, Houston 7, Tex.

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

PEOPLE DON'T LIKE TO BE SOLD They like to buy. When we offer any type of SPJST certificates we should assume the role of assistant or advisor.

But how can we assist if we don't know the kind of goods we offer? That's why every one of our local organizers should know every type of certificate we have, the advantages of each, what it does, and also what it would not do. Also, every organizer should know that he should never ask a man to buy, whether it is a brother, a sister, our own children, or strangers. Explain, yes; but do not sell.

• • LAST WEEK, I MADE THE STATEment that we do not sell enough of our Class B, which is usually designated among the insurance men as Ordinary Life. Those of you who have the Basic Training Course instruction book remember the explanation that Ordinary Life certificate or policy is one where premiums are payable for life; and the face amout of the certificate is payable at death. The book is right. But the book does not go far enough. We must know more about the merchandise which we have. Non-forfeiture provisions and settlement options are overlooked in this definition. To some extent, we ourselves are guilty of the oversight. We never do read the provisions of our certificates which are printed on the inside of our certificates, on page two and three. And the settlement options are not there at all. They were approved only recently. I have been asking Brother Marek to send me those forms so that I could place them in my certificates for demonstrating purposes, but he has been too busy since he had assumed additional duties. But we have settlement options. Only it will take time to explain them to our organizers.

• • SOMEBODY MAY ASK YOU WHAT is the most important about any of our certificates. It is the name? Would "ordinary" mean that it is the type of certificate which you buy only if you cannot afford to buy anything else? Something like a car without any fancy extras?

Absolutely not. Any certificate is governed by the amount of premium you pay and the cash value. The more

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mium the more cash, and the more you and that will buy you additional $4,500 can do with that cash. . of insurance. If you want to get as much insurance as you can for the the same BUT YOU SAY YOU ARE 30 YEARS amount of money, Class "B" would give old and that you need all the insurance you $14,500 insurance, while Class "C" you can get for as little as you can would offer you, for the same money, get it, and that you don't believe in only $10,000. That's right, the SPJST paying a lot of premium now. You ask doesn't take a higher risk tha4 ten if we have a term certificate. Yes, we thousand, but we can handle Oarger have it, thanks to the thoughtfulness amounts, too. What we don't carry on of one of our directors, Brother Frank our books, we get reinsured with a good Rod, from District Six. He explained company in Dallas.

• that some of our members are just like you, they want the most for the least. We YOU SAY YOU DONT' WANT TO DIE got it. But let me explain first, then to win on your life insurance? You say make your own decision. Mister, when you want to get your money while you you buy Our Class B certificate, or what are alive. You don't have to die to win others call "ordinary", you really get with the Ordinary Life Orcthe contrasomething extraordinary. You get the ry, you may live and enjoy your cash, most for the least—and then some. To- if you do not have the need for further day you think only of what you need life insurance, and at the same time right now, for a limited period of time, guarantee your faMily that they may but ten years later you may find your- live better in case you are not around. self in a different position. You then You will leave them more insurance. may need to protect yourself or your That's what you want to have—more family against the number one benefi- insurance for less money. ciary and creditor—Uncle Sam. • • • TO SUM UP THE WHOLE SITUASUPPOSE YOU BUY THE CLASS "B" tion, we find that my opening statecertificate. Carry it for ten year and ment about the "extraordinary" certistop paying premiums. Take extended ficate Class "B" is correct. An ordinary insurance. I don't have it in my rate life insurance can be anything that one book, Brother Marek mailed it to me desires. It can be term, whole life, limthe other day and I failed to place it in ited payment life, endowment, even rethe book. Anyway, our extended insur- tirement. It is the best form of insurance, after you pay your premiums for ance for any individual to buy if he ten years, will protect you for the next wants the most insurance for the least 14 years and 175 days for the face value amount of money. We can go over a of the certificate. This makes the Class man's insurance program and show him "B" certificate a term policy for nearly why he should convert his term insur24 years and 6 months. If time gets lean ance to ordinary type of protection. You you do not have the premium to pay can show him where it would be to the for your term policy, you are out of advantage of his family, under certain luck. But Class "B" certificate has a conditions, to have more insurance even cash value, a factor of safety which if he does not have the money to pay guarantees the fulfillment of your in- for additional certificate by converting • surance needs. • his endowment to ordinary. ♦ • AS TO YOUR OBJECTION THAT YOU don't want to pay premiums all your WHEN OUR ORGANIZ7ERS OFFER life, let me explain the difference and a straight certificate for life, they don't then you make your selection. The pre- have to be afraid that they advised the mium for 20-pay life $10,000 insurance new member wrong. It is the best barwith the SPJST will cost you $261.50 a gain. It is six types of certificates in year. The premium for Ordinary Life one. And when the time comes, it can insurance for ten thousand will be $180.- be changed into any higher type without 10 a year. You have 01,40 left over, trouble.

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MEETINGS OF THE SECOND REG, URAL QUARTERLY 1955 MEETING OF THE SUPREME LODGE, SPJST, HELD AT THE OFFICE OF HE SUPREME LODGE, AT TEMPLE, TEXAS, ON APRIL 11, 1955.

The meeting was called to order at 9:20 a. m., and all members of the Supreme Lodge, were present as follows: Edward L. Marek, John A. Kubena, J. F. Chupick, Jos. Koliha, Jr., R. A. Urbanovsky, Robert Cervenka, Frank Cerveny, Chas Holasek, Chas Navratil, Frank Rod, J. M. Skrabanek, A. C. Stepan, Adolph D. Pavlicek.

Editor Valcik was also present.

The minutes of the Supreme Lodge meeting held on Jan. 10, 1955, were read

by Sec. Chupick, and approved.

President Marek read and reviewed various parts of his written report of his official activities, as President of the Supreme Lodge, for the first quarter of 1955, which report he handed to all members of the Supreme Lodge, in the meeting, and called attention to the following matters; Pres. Marek presented and read a letter he received from the secretary of local Lodge No. 88, in Houston, Texas, in which letter the Secretary stated that it would be impossible for Lodge No. 88 to store the costume dresses, .purchased by the Supreme Lodge, for the Star Waltz Drill, in 1953, in such a .way that these costume dresses would not deteriorate very rapidly and soon become of no use and value whatsover, and that for that reason Lodge No. 88 did not wish to assume any responsibility for these dresses.

It was agreed that these dresses; should be donated to District No. 5, and that District No. 5, should have the privilege of making such disposition of these dresses, as it, in its own judgment may see fit and proper.

By unanimous consent it was agreed that Pres. Marek should write a letter

VgST 1\11. — WEST, TEXAS to the Vestnik in answer to, and explanation of, certain letters or articles, Which appeared in the Vestnik, not very leng ago, in which the Supreme Lodge was criticized and accused of being lax in carrying on the business of the Suprethe Lodge, by permitting the large cash reserve, that we have had, on hand recently, in our depositories. remain unactive and uninvested.

By common consent, it was agreed that we should have the reserve, loan and paid-up value tables on our Class B, C, D, and E, certificates computed to age 96.

Upon motion. duly made, seconded, and unanimously carried, it was agreed, that we should prepare the rates, etc. and offer a new certificate in juvenile Dept. on which the premiums would be payable over a period of 20 years and the certificate would endow at age 60, in the same manner as in our Class I in the Adult Department.

Vice-Pres. Kubena presented a written report as Vice-President of the Supreme Lodge, for the first quarter of 1955, a copy of which report he handed to all members of the Supreme Lodge, and on which report he commented briefly.

Sec. Chupick presented and cornmented on the various items covered in his report, ,of his activities as Secretary of the Supreme Lodge, for the first quarter of 1955, and explained, in detail, some of the matters be presented for the consideration of the Supreme Lodge, in that report.

Sec. Chupick reported that he has been unable to do anything relative to the payment of death benefits due under Cert. A-2199, issued to a member of the Order, who died about 5 years ago, in whose certificate, his father, in Czechoslovakia, was named as his sole beneficiary, because he has been unable to get any information, in regard to the relatives of the deceased, if any, living in Czechoslovakia.

The meeting was recessed for lunch at 11:45 and resumed again at 1:00 p. in.

Sec. Chupick presented for the attention of the Supreme Lodge, the matter of setting a definite date for the next audit of the books and records of the Supreme Lodge, by the Directors. It was thereupon agreed that the next such audit, shall be made or conducted by the Directors on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, July 7, 8, and 9th, 1955, or prior to the next Supreme Lodge meeting, which will be held on July 11, 1955.

Fin. Sec. Urbanovsky presented a written report of his activities as Financial-Secretary of the Supreme Lodge,

Wednesday, May 18, 1955 for the first quarter of 1955, to all members of the Supreme Lodge and commented on it briefly, especially, with reference to the purchase of the bookkeeping machine, which he mentioned briefly in his report in the previous meeting of the Supreme Lodge. He suggested that all members of the Supreme Lodge give the purchase of such machine their further attention, On.sicleration and study.

Br. Joe B. Hejny, of Ennis, Texas, accompanied by his brother Frank Hejny, came before the Supreme Lodge to make his application for the position of an Area or State Organizer of the Order, and to discuss his qualifications and the requirements for such position, with the members of the Supreme Lodge.

Pres. Marek requested all members of the Suprenie Lodge to ask br. Hejny any questions that they might desire, relative to his contemplated connection with the Order, as a State or Area Organizer. Since br. Hejny did not know, previously all the requirements and qualifications for such position he was not prepared to state, definitely, whether or not he was ready and willing to take on the duties, as a State or Area Organizer of the Order. It was, thereupon, agreed that he should give the matter more study and keep in contact with Pres. Marek and with the Insurance Committee, in regard to his contemplated connection with the Order, as its State or Area Organizer.

Our Actuary, Mr. Minis, appeared before the Supreme Lodge and explained, briefly, among other things, his reasons why he calculated our solvency ratio, in our 1954 valuation report to the Insurance Department, on the basis of 31/4 Commissioners Standard Ordinary Table, instead of on the 31/2 American Experience Table, as formerly, on which table our rates are seta His explanations were given close attention and the matter passed, without any comment.

Treasurer Koliha gave his report as Treasurer of the Supreme Lodge, for the first quarter of 1955 and referred to his written report, which he handed to the Officers and Directors before the meeting. He reported briefly on the progress made in the sale of several pieces of property belonging to the Supreme Lodge, the sale of which properties was discussed at length and regarding which Treas. Koliha was given various instructions.

Upon the suggestion by Treas Koliha, it was agreed that additional insurance should be obtained on the Home Office Building and that the present insur-

Wednesday, May 18, 1955 ance coverage of $160,000.00 should be increased to $180,000.00.

Treas. Koliha reported on several delinquent loans, relative to the handling and disposition of which, Treas. Koliha was given various instructions.

When the resolution, adopted several months ago, setting the maximum salaries of the Secretaries of the Supreme Lodge Office at $175.00 per month, came up for consideration, it was agreed to rescind that part of said resolution dealing with the maximum salary,. It was agreed that whenever the work of any of the Secretaries merits an increase in salary that such application for increase should be considered by the Supreme Lodge on its merits.

By common consent it was agreed that the payment on OUT REL No. 6883 should be $100.00 monthly, including interest.

Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, it was agreed, that whenever any of our loans are renewed, refinnanced or rewritten for the purpose of reducing the payments or for any other reason, that the debtor should pay for recording and abstracting of all papers incidental to such transaction and also a fee for writing and preparing all the necessary papers.

The meeting was recessed for supper from 6:45 to 8:00 p. m.

After lengthy discussion, it was agreed that no charge shall be made to the borrowers, from the Order, for the preparation of the loan papers, other than that the borrower has to furnish a satisfactory and acceptable abstract of title to the security or a title insurance policy and pay for the recording and abstracting of all papers made in connection with the loan.

By common consent the application for an increase of REL No. 5637, from its present balance of $2350.00 to $6,350.00 was approved.

After considerable discussion whether the Supreme Lodge should hire only one or whether it should hire more than one State, Area or District Organizers, what the compensation to such organizer or organizers should be, etc., upon motion duly made, seconded and car•ried, br. Joe B. Hejny was appointed an Area or District Organizer, in the northern part of the State, provided, he agrees to accept such appointment.

Pres. Marek read a letter from a member of the Order, which letter was written to squelch a report or a rumor that this member did not go through with his application to the Order for a mortgage loan, and did not close the loan, because of useless delay, etc. In said letter this member stated he had no complaint to offer in the premises,

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V tS TNIK -- WEST, TEXAS whatsoever, that everything was handled with promptness and dispatch and that the only reason he did not carry through and close his application for a loan, with the Order, was because, in the mean time, he procured a loan from some of his relatives.

Sec. Chupick reported that our Series G. Bonds, in the total amount of $100,000.00, purchased in 1943, matured recently and asked for instructions of the Supreme Lodge, whether these Bonds should be cashed or redeemed or exchanged for similiar Bonds of the U. S. Treasury.

Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, Sec. C'hupick was authorized, directed and instructed to exchange these bonds for or re-invest the proceeds of them in Bonds of the most similar nature that are being offered for investment at the present time, by the U. S. Treasury.

Director Rod presented an application for an increase of a loan application, in his District, which was recently approved in the sum of $3500.00 to $4000.00. Since Director Rod recommended it, by mutual consent the increase of this loan application to $4000.00 was unanimously approved.

The idea was presented that we should have available to our members, who are not borrowers from the Order, a certificate of insurance, similar to our Class N., since our Class N, certificate is available to the borrowers of the . Order, only. After considerable discussion, upon motion duly made, and seconded this suggestion and motion, was adopted with the agreement and understanding that such certificate should be known as Class N-2.

It was agreed that since this meeting was prolonged to almost midnight, that the Directors should be paid two days salary, for attending it.

Upon motion by Director Skra.banek, seconded by Director Cerveny and carried the First National Bank of Angleton, was selected as one of our depositories.

Insurance Committee would take Editor Valcik's suggestion under consideration.

President Marek asked every member of the Supreme Lodge, individually, if he had any criticism to make of any transaction of the Supreme Lodge or any question to ask regarding our bond holdings, loans or any investments or any transaction of the Supreme Lodge office or any transastion, resolution, edict, enactment or agreement the Supreme Lodge made, pased adopted and/ or enacted at any time and if so, that he requests such member to present it to the attention of the Supreme Lodge a that time so that proper disposition and explanation of it could be made_ and the matter then recorded in the minutes. There was no response to This request or invitation.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:45 p. m.

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A NEW REFRIGERATOR —3 WAYS TO PAX

If you pay cash Total cost $300.00 If you pay $30 down, balance in 18 months— $300.00 Purchase price 20.25 Interest Total cost $320.25 If your new refrigerator comes with your house, to be paid for with a 30year mortgage at 1 1/2 per cent — Purchase Price $300.00 Interest 21'7.56 Total cost $547.56 ) •

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Light oven; get out utensils and ingredients. Remove blocks and toy autos from table. Grease pan, crack nuts.

Measure 2 cups flour; remove Johnny's hands from flour; wash flour off him. Remeasure flour.

Put flour, baking powder and salt in sifter. Get dustpan and brush up pieces of bowl Johnny knocked on the After the adoption of the above res- floor. Get another bowl. Answer doorolution Editor Valcik submitted the bell. following for the consideration of the Supreme Lodge. He stated that he would Return to kitchen. Remove Johnny's accept full responsibility as the State hands from bowl. Wash Johnny. .AnAgent, and, under the supervision of swer phones. Return. Remove 1/4 inch salt the Supreme Lodge, that he would ren- froni greased pan. Look for Johnny. der all necessary services which would Grease another pan. Answer telephone. be required; devoting his time, attenReturn to kitchen and find Johnny. tion, and energy to no other occupation Remove his hands from bowl. Take up then the work of the SPJST, and not greased pan and remove layer of nutless than five days a week; and to be shells in it. Head for Johnny, who flees, relieved of some of his editorial duties, knocking boWl off table. Wash kitchen he would engage a secretary, at his floor, table, walls, dishes. Call baker. Lie own expense. It was agreed that the down. -- D. L. Kinkier, Today's Woman.

Wednesday, May

REPORTS FROM LOCAL LODGES STEFANIK LODGE NO. 142 CELEBRATES A ,, ;reat many of our young SPJST members do not know, and do not understand, why this or that local SPJST Lodge has such a peculiar name.

For instance, Stefanik Lodge No 142 v. :11 celebrate its 36th anniversary this Sunday, May 22. Some of the younger M y mbers of Stefanik Lodge may be wondering why the old members 36 years ago picked out such an unusual •a re. There was a reason for it, and a ,lcl reason.

The SPJST Lodge No. 142 was organized in the spring of 1919. When the members searched for an appropriate came for the new lodge, a news was fleshed throughout the world of the death of General Milan' Rastislav Stefanik, outstanding Czechoslovak scientist, statesman and soldier who met an untimely death in an airplane accident on May 4, 1919. He was returning home a national hero. His mother waited fel: him at the airport. He crashed before his mother's eyes.

Let me tell you more about the man ar why the members in Houston selected his name:

For all roe misery and suffering that war visits epon the world, it does, nonei hale 4s, nave some compensatory ef, not least f which is that it often brings out some of the best qualities in mfai -Ind makes them heroes. Undoubtchy, the friends, neighbors, and relatives of Milan Rastislav Stefanik would never at all dreamed that this young Slovak, slight of build, scholarly, per ;tonally attractive, with a quiet disposition, who had left home to prepare for his doctor of philosophy degree at Charles Univesity in Prague and later was to win fame as an astronomer in France, would have emer ged from World War I as a war hero, liberator, and a cofol!nder of the new state of Czechoslovakia.

brilliant young astronomers of Europe."

In science, Stefanik had made notable progress ,and not only did his scientic expeditions take him throughout. Europe and Africa, but to North and South America and the South Sea Islands as well.

When war came in 1914, Stefanik, who was then only 34 and a naturalized citizen of France, volunteered immediately for the French Air Service. Throughout the war, the young Slovak airman distinguished, himself for his skill and courage and rose from a humble private to the rank of major general, and later, minister of war in the new state of Czechoslovakia. Wounded many times— sometimes severely, Stefanik fought heroically on many fronts and for his tireless efforts received many military decorations. Outstanding was Stefanik's work in organizing the Czechoslovak military forces in Italy and Russia which played so effective a role in ,the war against the Central Powers. Outstanding also was his work in organizing, together with Thomas G. Masaryk, his former teacher at Prague, Eduard Benes, and Stefan Osusky, the Czechoslovak National Council frOm which the independent state of Czechoslovakia was to evolve. And as minister of war in the new state General Stefanik dedicated himself selflessly to the task of reorganizing the Czechoslovak army.

held, Thursday, at 4 o'clock in the Holloway Mortuary Chapel at Beeville under the auspices of the SPJST. Joseph Koliha, Jr. Sec.-Treas. of the Grand Lodge at Temple, Texas presided and spoke in both the Czech and Engglish language.

Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery near Skidmore and the SPJST Lodge had charge of the graveside rites. Pallbearers were H. W. Marcak, C. E. Marcak and Ed. Pustejovsky from Kenedy Lodge SPJST No. 127, and J. J. Doubrava, Victor Veroda and J. P. Nedbalek of Skidmore Lodge No. 26.

Frank E. Juchelka was born In Czechoslovakia and with his parents came to this country at the age of ten years.

In 1910 Mr. Juchelka was married to Miss Vlasta Jurecek and lived on his farm near Kenedy until his death. He was a member of Kenedy Lodge No. 127 joining in 1916, until his death at which time he was 83 years of age. He served as president for a number of years.

Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Vlasta Juchelka and one daughter, Lyda Ludmila Juchelka of Kenedy and four sisters.

On behalf of the family and Lodge No. 127 we wish to thank Brother Joe Koliha, Jr. for his services.

To the family we extend our deepest sympathy.

Very truly Yours, Mils. Ann Marcak, Sec'y ) • 4 • ( Only 38 years of age when the great STEFANIK LODGE NO. 142 war came to a close, Milan Stefanik Houston, Texas had indeed a brilliant career before him Hi, Darlings: both in the service of science and in the service of his country. But unfortunate- How are your gardens this week? I bet ly this Slovak hero, termed by a Brit- they have quite a bit more life in them ish friend and admirer "the most to- since the two big showers we've had mantic" of all "the great figures of the lately. Don't you just love this time of war," met an utimely death. Return-, the year? Especially May, with May ing to Slovakia from Italy on May 4, Fetes, Graduation Parties and other 1919, General Stefanik and three Ital- gala events, you're kept on the run conian officers were killed when the plane tinually. in which they were flying crashed as Our Lodge celebrates his 35th Anniit was about to land in Bratislava. Tra- versary the 22 nd of May, which is on gic it was for a grateful nation to lose Sunday. We are planning a delicious a hero of such great brilliance at the Fried Chicken Dinner and Bazaar. height of his career. Tragic it was, too, There will be a Country Store, Fish for the aged mother of this son of Slo- Pond, card games and door prizes. For vakia, who while awaiting at the air- entertaining there will be a children's field for her returning son, witnessed program in the afternoon and a film the ill-fated crash. in the evening. There will be no ad) • 4 • ( mission! We wish to invite all of you to please attend. You will really spend an KENEDY LODGE NO. 127 Kenedy, Texas enjoyable day! We will do our best to please you.

Dear Sisters and Brothers,

As a young man Milan Stefanik loved native Slovakia as much as, if not more than, any Slovak. But, in his couna which was then under foreign domination, success in science, as in anying else, required abandonment of cue's loyalty to Slovak traditions. This Stefanik would not do, and so, in 1902, n left the land he loved for France. er many trials and personal disappointments, the young Slovak scientist at last gained recognition, and by Brother Frank E. Juchelka passed I want the program to be a surprise, 1914 he was in fact regarded by conti- away at home near Kenedy, -Tuesday, but I will let you in on one act, which nental. learned societies as "one of the April 26, 1955. Funeral services were will be presented by our teenage girls as

Wednesday, May 18, 1955 Brazilian Tango Dancers and Richard.

Angell as the modern Valentino. I know you will enjoy the colorful costumes.

Seriously now, dear Stefanik members, please, do your share by contributing handwork cakes and kolaches. You can make this event a success or a failure. It's strictly up to you and you.

Always remember what you put into Stefanik Lodge, is what you get out of it! All active workers are never forgotten in needy cases. Although we have no sick benefit, when you are in need we can give a special function and, pre:sent you with the entire proceeds. None of us are so above board that we can live by ourselves forever without the help of our fellowman. So, please, , all of you help your lodge to a hundred per cent success in the Bazaar.

I would like to invite Willie Mae Blinka from Needville to please come to our program and sing one of the beautiful Czech songs for us in her melodious voice. Please, Willie Mae, if you are in Houston on this date, will you do the Stefanik Lodge the honor of attending our program. Bro. Lostak of Danbury, if you are in the vicinity on this date, will you, too, bring an entertainer froM your Lodge, either your Baton Twirler or the two little girls, who sing so well together. We would appreciate the honor. In fact, any one that will be in Houston from an out of town Lodge and has a child who can do any stage entertaining bring them along and we will have a wonderful time, at Stefanik Lodge Sunday, May 22nd.

Hoping, that each and everyone of you have the most peaceful understand ing, contentment and happiness, I am Amelia (Vaja) Sturm ) • 4. • ( CESKY PRAPOR LODGE NO. 24 Rogers, Texas Dear Sisters and Brothers: At our recent lodge meeting the final plans for our lunch were made. This will be held the first Sunday in June, which is June 5th.

All the Sisters are asked to bring those goodies which are usually brought such as, potato salad, pies, cakes, and those good homemade kolaches; the lodge will furnish sausage, pickles and bread. So be sure to remember June the 5th, bring that dish full of something good to eat and we all will have a good time.

The Youth and their leader are planing a good Father's and Mother's Day program. If any of you members who have a boy or girl who would like to take a part in the program get in touch with Mrs. Robert Hoelscher.

VASTNiK — WEST, TEXAS The meeting will start at 1 o'clock and then the program and lunch. So come out and join your other members and have a good time.

Your Lodge Reporter Mrs. Jerry Zavodny ) • ,4 SEYMOUR. LODGE NO. '73

Strum 15 LODGE TYRS NO. 80 Holland, Texas Dear Brothers and Sisters: This is to inform you that the seventh annual all-day picnic of Lodge Tyrs No. 80 will be held at the SPJST Hall in Holland, on Sunday, Slay 29. Barbecue and plate lunches will be served for luncheon and supper. There will be plenty of entcrt.ainnient for young and old.

We are fortunate that we will have Professor E. Taborsky, of Texas University, for a speaker that day. His address will be at 1:30 in the afternoon. It will ' be a treat for all 31. us.

Music for day and night will be furnished. by Joe Patch Orchestra, tiff Shirer, Texas.

The Youth of SPJST Lodge No. 73 Seymour presented the following Mother's Day Program May 1.

Wesley Ermis acted as narrator.

Where is Your Mother, James Haisler Frank Simaichl, Wesley Ennis, Carol and Geraldine Hajek, Helen Macha, and Emily Mother and Daughter, son, by Mrs. Adolphie Simaichl, and daughter Peggy.

Everybody is invited to come and spend Poem by Eddie Joe Pavliska the day with us.

Every Road, Edward 1Vlarek Entertainment Committee My Sweetest Kiss by Joan Hejl Lodge Tyrs No. 80 A Mother's Greeting by Arlene Hajek (19-21) Mrs. Joe Kocurek was the lucky lady ) • •T• •( to receive the corsage. As she was lucky last year, she asked the eldest Mother to have it. So Mrs. John Fojtik got the lovely corsage.

TUESDAY EACH WEEK• Every Tuesday, until further' notice, The wishing well donated by Mrs. at 8 p.m. chorus singing practice will Raymond Pavliska for door prize was be held. Any one interested is welcome also received by Mrs. John Fojtik. The at Lodge Pokrok Houston No. 88, 1140 well was made by Mr. Pavliska, was very Robbie. pretty with an ivy growing in it. The next meeting, Mrs. Frank Coufal will do- WEDNESDAY EVERY WEEK: A course in "Conversational Spanish" nate a beautiful handy basket. So come you might be lucky. We will also have .s being taught at the hall of Pokrok some kind of gift for one of the fathers Houston from 8:30 to 10:00 in the evening Visitors are welcome. Call editor as in June is Father's Day. We gathered at the hall for dinner for information. and the women brought such a variety SATURDAY EVERY WEEK: of food. Anything you wished to eat, and Dancing at Pokrok Houston Hall, bewe had plenty left for supper. Every one ginning April 16. First Saturday of each had an enjoyable evening chatting. month free for members.

It was good indeed to have our dear SUNDAY MAY 22: SPJST members of District Three will brother and 'sister Wasek with us again, in about a year. So hoping you'll can go to Houston to be entertained by members of District Five. come next meeting.

SUNDAY, MAY 22: One of our newest and youngest memMay Fete Lodge Praha No. 29, Tayber of the Lodge is little 5 month old lor, Texas Plenty o f refreshments.

Randy Ray Psencik, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Psencik of Fort Worth, Texas. Crowning of 'Queen at 4:30 p. m. Bingo and Music afternoon and night. Dance Our square dance clubs meet every at night. Music by Emil Bartos orchestra, 1st and 3rd ? ? ? of the month. So Moulton, Texas, Everybody welcome. all who is interested try to attend. We SUNDAY MAY 29: would like to have some of you other All-day picnic of Lodge Tyrs No. 80 SPJST members from the other Lodges at the SPJST Hall in Holland. Prof. Tato come and feel welcome, and bring your friends too. We will square at our borsky will be the guest speaker. Music next meeting for the program, which by Patek orchestra. Details elsewhere in this issue. will be June 5th. We'll have only our ) • 4 • ( regular lunch, so hoping to see all of you again.

Don't ask a person what he thinks Mrs. Mary Haisler about a controversial issue; ask him Youth D4ector. how he feels about it.

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MALICE TOWARD NONE" (By John Stasa)

The words from Lincoln's second inaugural 'address came to thy mind as I started to write n-14 observation and ih quiry. This is really a liberal translation of my Czech letter which I hope the editor will publish . withbut changing it too much.

We do . not give our children benefits as we give. to the adul Let us look at article 62 o laws which reads as 1,,illoWs; This organization publishes a weekly ne ,,vapn per called Vestnik. The Supreme Lode bears the expense of the -publiCalion Every `adult Menaber is entitled to One copy,if '. he wishes to receive it.

Where more than one member in the same family reside in one home, only one issue is mailed there. Names and addresses of members' requesting Vest= nik must be forwarded to the bedkkeeper of the Supreme Lodge: "Vestnik` will be mailed' free tO l nigh schools, colleges and universities where the Czech students attend and 'also free to all schools in Texas where the Czech Language is taught, Now, here is by experience, which was embbarraSsing to me: I secured three children as new memberS. They took out Class "J-S", one thousand each. The parents are not SPJST members, and "we cannot advertise in that family through the Vestnik. The ehildren are not entitled to the Official paper. Yet, we , send it free to Czech stu-' dents and to all schools in Texas where the Czech language 'is tatight, but we cannot send 'it to a farnily )where we have three members with juvenile certificates.

I have another family where two children are members of the SPJST, but parents are not. They have two tsousand insurance in the juvenile, department.

If there were only one member in the adult department with only $500 insurance, the family would be receiving the Ve',thik. Fiv e hundred—yes; two thousand--no.

And still another family where two children are under sixteen, one over sixteen, but the parents are insured elsewhere. Luckily, the oldest, child gets the Vestnik, and the parents get to read it, too.

In attempt to get the Vestnik into the homes where the parents are not SPJST members, and I think we should advertise our fraternal organization, I wrote to Brother Edward L. Marek, president of the Supreme Lodge. His reply dated August . 19,,1954.,

This is in answer to your letter about the Vestnik to the members in the :Juvenile Department: Article 104 reads, "If such members desire to receive Vestnik, they must pay for the publication themselves." We cannot mail it to members in the Juvenile Department.

It seems to me that we are working against our own interest. We want to advertise, but we are saving in places where the advertising would do us probably most good. I don't believe that the younger members should pay extra for the Vestnik. It means that we are unfair to those who are too young to object. It also means that we keep away from the younger members the general information about the SPJST. How do we expect them to get interested in the SPJST when they grow up if we are unfair to them now?

Another thing, we would like to get them into our programs, either locally or for the district meetings. We may give them some sort of inexpensive awards. We publish their names or their pictures in the Vestnik. But we don't want them to read about it. We cannot mail the Vestnik to anybody who is in the Juvenile Department.

It is about time to make a correction in the By-laws.

I may come out the same way as Brother F. K. Bucek when he requested our attorney, to give him an explanation in the Czech section of the Vestnik, March 2, 1955, issue. I do not broadcast it here, but I discuss it 'more fully in, my Czech letter which I hope will be in this issue. But I want to say that Brother Marek, while he tried to please everybody in answering for Brother Pavlicek, did not please some of us at all. His letter leaves the door wide open for more criticism. There is a great number of SPJST members who would like to get a more satisfactory explanation. Words don't mean a thing if we don't get a common-sense answer.

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

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

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

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

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

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

CLASS K: member pays premiums tt age 65, and the proper amount of his certificate is paid upon his death, CLASS L: Double Indemnity insurance which is issuedr 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 of age, which may be converted into any other insurance after the child reaches the age of 10 years and before attaining the age of 16 years.

Read my Czech letter whe e I discuss it more lolly. We do want a positive statement from the supreme officers that everything will be done to treat everybody fair.

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

Personally, I respect your work and your official positions, every one of you, CLASS J-S: 20-pay life with face value at age one ',Tar, payable at death, and I hope you will accept my observations and inquiries in a brotherly spirit, CLASS J-E: Endowment at age 18, with "with malice toward none." mortuary face value at age one year.

CLASS J-G: 20 year endowment, morLife is a great bundle of little things. tuary face value at age one year.

—Oliver Wendell HolMes. (clz)

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OUR YOUTH MOVEMENT Hello, Friends: I hope this beautiful morning finds all of you in the gayest mood. I have been trying to make up my mind for the paSt three months on writing. Last year when we were in Danbury for a District Meeting, I was so disgusted at the way things turned out, I made up my mind, that I wouldn't take the time and trouble to try to help make a success of these outings especially since there was no co-operation, but plenty of criticism. My love of Lodge work has finally overruled the negative so I am plunging over the critics and taking up where I left off. I don't have to tell you readers that there have been no reports concerning Youth Activities from District Five or in fact very little encouragement concerning our SPJST children this year.

Why? I bet I could put my finger on the answer. First, because to organize and keep organized a group of youngsters is lots and lots of work. One has to give up some, personal interests in order to achieve this. Second, an instructor must really like to fool with boys and girls, respect them and demand respect, in return. It is very astonishing how much more a child will take part in a group if he or she are taught to be respectful to his or her fellowman and in return will gain that same respect. Third, in any club, regardless of age, there must be no "Big I", but the important "We". Not "I" want this and that done this way, but rather; with your co-operation, we can accomplish quite a bit; let us give suggestions one by one and then put them together and see what our results area

convention elect a Youth Counselor or Group Instructor, who will work with the lodgeS as . One of the family.

With due respect to Supreme Lodge, each lodge must remember that they are functioning part (like the arm of a body) that without the work of these lodges there would be no need for a Supreme Lodge. So if we begin at each lodge to group our children, then bring them together in groups help ourselves individually in the beginning, I .am more than positive that .we will get full co-operation in many ways front our head LOdge. Some of you will say: W.e have no children; we're just old timers; our children have gone. Stop! before you go any further. YOU old timers, are the backbone of this organization, no matter how old you are, you count most and come first, so suggest to someone in your lodge, to work and bring in the children in your surroundings, they need not be a member at first you can always write them up later, but give them something to do and believe me, you'll never regret it. We, the members of SPJST must work together or we will never accomplish anything. We must respect each other and put petty jealousies into the garbage can!

Only as Youth director of Stefanik Lodge No. 142 am I appealing to all of the lodges in our organization who haven't been undertaking any youth problems to please do so. I am no District Director for you cannot accept a position given you by a resigning, officer. That isn't logical! But as one lodge youth instructor to another I have a suggestion to make to the lodge Instructors of District'Five concerning a "Field Day Activity" given at the big park behind our Lodge sometime in later part of June. I Will write in the Vestnik later about suggestive plans and co-operation of all District 5 lodge youth instructors.

Please, dearest friends, our children are our future so let's help them achieve a good one. The very best wishes to all of you. I am

You'll probably say, who do you think you are to say these things? Nobody, especially. just one 'of you, I assure you, but I certainly appreciate and love youth. I have more friends from ages one to twenty-one than the older ones.

I am not ashamed to get out in the in the garden, scrub floors, etc. and neither am I afraid to hold a conversation with any man regardless of posiAmelia (Vaja) Sturm tion. Because "All men are created equal" and if you are honest and act yard and cut grass, paint porches, work In addition to the fact that laughter naturally you can be accepted anyis frequently the best medicine, it has where. these notable advantages: 1. It is by Why? with 154 Lodges in Texas, the far more pleasant to take than most SPJST organization can't have the most medicine, 2. You don't have to worry excellent youth center is beyond me! about getting an overdose, 3. It doesIt can be done, but it is up to every n't cost anything, and 4. You don't lodge involved to get to work individual- have to see a specialist to get a prely, then together and demand support scription. — John E. Gibson, Better from, sunreme Lod ge and at the next Homes and Gardens.

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The Great Brain: Sign of Genius?

All that remained of Einstein's body was his brain in a jar of formaldehyde at the Princeton, N.J., Hospital, where he died. At the request of his family, this unparalleled mass of tissue is in the care of the hospital's pathologists, Dr. Thomas S. Harvey. This week, he turned it over to Dr. Harry M. Zimmerman, a New York neuropa.thologist. Together they will detect, if possible, the anatomy of genius.

First they must weigh and measure the whole brain to determine i what was in Einstein's immense-apearing skull held a larger than average human brain, which, is the size of a softball (weight: 3 lbs.). Whatever its bulk, the brain's size will not have much meaning.

Brain-weighing has placed Bismarck, Daniel Webster, Beethoven (along with most morons) at the upper end of the scale (4.4 lbs.); put most people, including Lenin, in the middle and fixed Walt Whitman and Kant near the bottom (2.2 lbs.).

Next come dozens of more detailed probings. The brain will be sectioned, for the camera, then sliced for the microscope. Brain cells will be counted, convolutions mapped, cell chemistry analyzed, and cerebral blood stream reconstructed. Einstein's brain' may produce some surprises; but, under such tests ta date, the brains of geniuses score no better, than laborer's brains. -- Newsweek. ) • 4 • ( GARDEN SPRAYS Looking for a simple, safe, all purpose spray for trees and shrubs? This forrnula comes from the Massachusetts Extension Service.

To a gallon of water, add: three tablespoonsful of methoxychlor-50 per cent wettable powder; two tablespoonsful of malathion-25 per cent wettable powder; three tablespoonsful of captan-50 per cent wettable powder. These pesticides are available in most garden-supply stores. They may also be found, though perhaps in different proportions, in commercial mixtures. )•&•( A little girl, born and bred in Indiana, never had seen the ocean, an.d looked forward to her first vacation in Florida, When she and her family arrived at the beach, her daddy folded her in his arms and treated her to her first taste of surf. She was squealing with joy When she rejoined mother.

"I just love the ocean, mominy," , she enthused, "especially when it flushea."

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Wednesday, May 18, 1955

ARE YOU ONE OF THE NINE? Ten lepers came to Christ to be healed.

After they were cleansed nine of them went on their way, but one stayed and fell down on his face before his Lord, and , gave thanks. "Were there not ten cleansed?" asked the Lord. "But where are the nine?"

Are you one of the nine who so thoughtlessly passed on their way, or do you walk with that one fine soul w17 remembered — and gave thanks? It is worth thinking about. ,We do appreciate so many things we see .and hear, so many things that are done for us, but do we'always tell someone about it? We like to be thanked or praised for something we do; so does everyone else.

We appreciate excellent service, the fine •speech and beautiful song we hear, but t e usually keep it to ourselves. But let - something go wrong with the service, or let the music be off key, then our pen or tongues get on the job at once.

At -a lunch counter the other day one of the patrons became very ugly with the- Waitress because the food she put before him was not cooked to his taste.

She looked at the man a moment and then she said quietly, "You know, I don't cook the food; I only serve it."

"And you do all right, sister. You're one .of the best," a voice called from the other end of the counter. Someone had• made her day bright again,.

Obey your impulses. Don't be afraid to -tell someone if they have done a good job for you. It may be a clerk who, at- the close of a busy day, goes out of her :way to serve you well, the ;.barber who gives you a better than usual haircut, the paper boy who always leaves the paper where it should be left. They are only a few of the many people in the day's round who need the uplift you have the power to give.

Drop a note to the radio or TV station. if you think a program is unusually good, or to the writer of an article that has . especially helped you. Don't let your- appreciation die within you. ;When you receive a gift you naturally., thank the giver for it by word or pen;, but after you have used the gift and, enjoyed it give a second thanks.

Tell the giver about the pleasure in its use. He may be surprised but he will be pleased.

"Praise is an element which is neces.sary in a home if that home is to providd a firm foundation for mental health," points out Dr. George Preston, Commieeioner of Mental Health in Maryland. "And," he added, in his discussion

(By Etta F. Gilbert) of the family and its problems, "in the training of children there are too many `dont's', 'stops' and 'quits' in a child's life and not enough 'that's fine'."

Children in the home and out of it thrive on appreciation. Too often they are scolded for the wrong things done, not praised for things done well. There can be too much praise given, of course, where it is given unwisely, but, as one educator has said, "There is less danger to a child's character in overpraise than underpraise."

Parents, too, need appreciation. I heard a •tender little story of a father and mother who had seen their only daughter married and off un her honeymoon. Tired with the excitement of the day and with that feeling of loneliness such a separation brings, they retired to their room. Propped up on the dresser was a little note, a note from their daughter thanking them for the won-

derful childhood they had given her and for the pattern of a happy home they had placed in her hands to guide her through all her own married years.

She was one who remembersd.

—Life Today o 4 4, ( Mother was absent from the dinner table, so Dorothy, age 8, sat in her chair and pretended to take her place.

Father was watching the child's solemn assumption of matronly airs with glee, when her brother said: "So you're Mother tonight? Well, if you're Mother, tell me—how much is 6 times 9?"

Calmly and without hesitation, Dorothy retorted, "I'm busy. Ask your father!" ) • 4 • ( Bright people of 20 do not become dull by 60, nor do dull young people become moronic by 60. An individual at 60 can learn the same kinds of knowledge, skill and appreciation at 60 that he could at 20 years of age.

REPORTS FROM DISTRICTS DISTRICT SEVEN Flore.sville, Texas Dear Members: You will kindly take notice by the calendar that the date, May 29th, is approaching rapidly. To make our district meeting at least partly what it really should be, definite plans should be under way by now, which no doubt is the case frona information I have at hand.

Now, with permission, a word to the lodges comprising the Seventh District.

It seems a few (and only a few I am happy to state) take a view of the district as something optional. I am afraid this is a mistaken interpretation of the districts. The districts were created at the last convention and the lodges located in the districts are automatically part of the districts. This being the case, it will be to the interest of each lodge to participate in these meetings. Let me assure you, you are not only welcomed but we will be looking for you. Let us make the next meeting a 100 per cent meeting. Let every lodge in the Seventh District be represented.

True, as of now, we have no by-laws in so far as the district is concerned.

We feel like the meat in a sandwich— we are covered by the Supreme Lodge on the top, and on the bottom we have the lodges. Buth of these have their duties outlined by the by-laws revised and

passed by the last convention; and the seven districts, I presume were overlooked. Therefore, if my memory is correct, we agreed at the Corpus Christi meeting to carry on as best as will be possible and still not overlooking the best interests of the SPJST and making the meetings enjoyable to those attending.

As stated above, the meetings will be limited to certain matters. However, we find that we have a very efficient Program Committee and its activities are practically unlimited. We find that the Committee members are active and are willing to sacrifice much of their time to the best interests of the SPJST. Yes, fellow members, in the name of all members and officers we salute this committee for an assignment well done, April 24th. This committee met at the Hranicky residence and planned out the arrangements for the next district meeting. I believe they have a surprise for all who will attend.

In conclusion, thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Hranicky, also their son Roy, for their hospitality; and an invitation to the members to attend the next district meeting which will be -held in Floresvine Sunday, May 29, commencing at 10:00 am.

E. Miculka President District Seven (19-20)

Wednesday, May 19, 1955

VPSTNI — WEST, TEXAS

SALE THAT TAUGHT ME THE MOST (S. E. Freeland, CLU) It all started when the Branch Office g ave me beneficiary forms which had been requested by a doctor in a town in my district.

On my call to have the forms signed the good doctor spoke to me vehemently and with copious invectives about the fact that he had too much life insurance. I learned how much. His parting words were to the effect that he should sell me some of his life insurance holdings.

On my drive home it happened. It occured to me that a man in the doctor's position, doing that amount of swearing when he only owned a mediocre amount of life insurance — well, he must be in the market for more! He must be attempting to justify, or be looking for reasons why he should or should not buy some more. I decided then and there that on my return call I would present $100 monthly Life Income at Age 60 to him. Incidentally, the • premium required on this was over $1,000.

So when the forms came back to be delivered, I took along a proposal for the Life Income Plan. The doctor was quite busy when I called at his office and his remark was, "What do you want?" I said I wanted to leave the forms that he had previously signed along with an outline of a plan that I wanted him to look over when he had some time. Then I left abruptly.

I let about two weeks go by and called at his office again. Again he said, "What do you want?" I replied that I wanted to know what he thought of the outline of the plan that I had left with him on my last call.

He called me into his office and looked at me in a strange way and said, "It's a queer thing but that's exactly the XYZ Company has been attempting to sell me for three months." I knew that I had hit pay dirt!

Very quickly we were into a discussion of the merits of the plan and why it was needed to solve his problem. The waiting room kept filling up so he finally asked me to leave, but with an invitation to return.

,' What are you doing, dear?" she asked her husband. "Oh, just buying some more life insurance." With a real scowl she inquired, "And how much does it cost?" "Oh, about $1,100 a year," was the doctor's reply.

Then the cloudburst broke loose and I quickly learned that the doctor was a real amateur in the art of swearing!

So there I sat with an unfilled application — the check not signed — an angry woman, and a prospect who had said, ."Yes, I'll take it." The situation resolved itself quickly. The doctor turned to me and said, "OK, if you can convince my wife that this is a good idea, I'll sign those papers and if you can't I won't." With that he walked out of the office and left me alone with his wife.

For a long time all I did was sit and listen, while his wife poured out all her thinking about life insurance and its uses. And believe me, it was quite a while that she talked before stopping.

But I had listened carefully, and the one thing she had overlooked entirely and had not mentioned was the kind of life insurance that provides a retirement income for a man and his wife.

So what she said could be true, if you wanted to look at it that way, and still there was no reason why they shouldn't be saving up their money now in a fine, insured retirement plan so that they would have a nest egg for some day in the future when they would need retirement income. It took another half-hour to convince her, but she finally gave her consent.

This sale taught me: To listen carefully to any man who talks too seriously about having too much life insurance — he may be a prospect — he wants reassurance.

To note carefully any requests for service. on old policies — they may indicate a lead to a good repeat-buyer type of client.

To watch carefully a man's change of age — saving money has powerful closing appeal.

Never to argue — especially with an angry woman.

To watch carefully that I have the wife on my side whenever possible, because she may and often does control the sale.

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Women Are Good At Insurance Too (The Christian Science Monitor) .

"Wen have a hard enough time selling insurance, a woman couldn't make , a success of it."

It was this challenge more than : a financial need which headed Mrs, Alberta M. Light of Detroit toward a career in the insurance field after her husband's passing 14 years ago.

Her husband's wise insurance program, she said, was what had provided for their family when the Detroit corporation, of which he was secretaryfreaSurer, closed and also when he pa8ced on.

With a daughter who had just entered the University of Michigan and a . son, 13, she decided she would be a better mother if she established an independ.ent life than if she allowed herself. to become wholly absorbed in her children.

Recognizing the fact that this was the time to make the decision as to what she was going to do, sp.e discussed the matter with the legal adviser to the executor of her husband's estate, - exr plaining that she thought she'd like. to sell insurance.

This was in the '30's when going, wasn't easy and he advised against it. With the challenge that crystallized her ',del. cision.

His statement that a woman couldn't make a go of selling insurance set her to studying at once in one of the cOrri4. panics, but she did not sign a contract to sell for a year. She had "a terrific conviction," she recalls, that she must know the business before she started-4. that she had to know it better than did the average man.

Mrs. Light, who attended the Bbsttin meeting of the National Life Undet..‘ writers Association last autumn, at member of the Quarter-Million Roundtable, sold enough insurance to qualify for membership in this group diiiing her first year in the business. Her general agent at that time knew nothing about the "Quarter-Million" group, hOWever, so she did not become a meMbet until several years later. Those in 'file roundtable must have sold a quaiteemillion dollars worth of insurance:in order to achieve the distinction of mem.. bership. — Contributed by S. C. Buridif. ) • 4. • (

My ace in the hole for this return call was that his age was changing. In two weeks I called again and, surprisingly, within 20 minutes he said: "OK — I'll When those slick home magazhies buy it — but don't tell the XYZ Company or they will never forgive me." show us the wonders that can be worked I started to complete the application As the little boy says, "Ignorance is in fixing up our yards for gracious living and at this moment his wife sauntered when you don't know something and they omit one necessary part of land.: into the office. somebody finds it out. scape gardening—a money bush.

WEST, TEXAS

Wednesday, May 18, 1955

A BOOK ON STOKING AND CANCER

Mae Your Head Help Your Heels

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The controversy over smoking and lung cancer that has raged so long in the newspapers might just as well be brought to a close, with a large and firm period to mark the end of the debate. So far as we are concerned, the Iinal word has now been said on the subject and, no matter what further investigations may reveal, nothing can change the validity of this final word.

"The final word" is a book entitled Smoking and Cancer. The author of the book is Alton Ochsner, M. D., former President of the American College of ,Surgeons, former president of the American Cancer Society and former president of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery. DI% Ochsner begins his book with the ominous words "cigarettes cause cancer." He goes on to tell us that in 1955 about 25,000 Americans will die from lung cancer. In 95( of the cases death will be traceable to . smoking. "The amount you have smoked daily and the number of years you have maintained the habit determine your chances of developing lung cancer," he says.

Dr. Ochsner goeS on to disbuss all the facets of smoking and disease that come up continually in every discussion of smoking. How come the death rate from lung cancer is lower among women?. ),Nhat, about cigars and pipes- 7-are they dangerous, too? What proof is there that smoking has anything to do with hears disease? Are filter-tips any advantage—do they lessen the risk? If ciprettes cause cancer, how come the fohaece companies e Can go right on advertising that their - products are not harmful to health? If T stop smoking now; am I safe from cancer? How Irene cigarettes can I go on smoking daily witflout any risk? Dr. Ochsner anew_ee all . fh&se questions and many more. He eabsWers in confident ringing tones. He not a shadow or a shred of doubt to Comfort you, if you are a smoker.

If you give this book to someone who he's going to go on smoking at the risk of a terrible guilt complex anda session of horrendous nightmares, jar the thought of lung cancer and other dreadful diseases will pursue him .1:elentlessly. We handed the book to several of our smoking friends the day we got our copY. They glanced at it, 'asked a few questions about Dr. Ochsner's qualifications for writing it and • then put out their cigarettes. When we met them the next day they told us they had stopped smoking. , They haven't started again. We believe this book will

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probably, do more to frighten people into giving up tobacco than any other Single weapon in the battle.

It seems to us that Dr. Ochsner's chapter entitled You Can Stop Smoking is not up to the. rest of the book, He himlelf has- n e ver SMoked and he appears to attach -little significance to the actual physiological reactions inVolved in addiction to a drag like nicotine. He takes no account of the fact that addiction to tol:ee;co smoking may be the result of a sendstarvation diet, just as alcoholism may be. We do not, of course, mean that people who smoke (or drink) don't get enough to eat. But many of them don't get the right things to eat.

And the ever-present, cigarette may be there -to substitute for the B vitamins, the proteins, the minerals, the vitamin, C, that the poor ,,enoker is not getting in his three meals a day. Since smoking robs - the body of vitamins, the smoker becbmes more and more deficient-every day and his craving for cigarettes grows.

We believe that it is far, far easier to give up smoking after you haVe Made over your diet into . a healthful one. Especially allter you are getting plenty and more than plenty of the B vitamins and vitamin C. Your craving for cigarettes will lessen, your nerves will be calmer and you can face much more easily the difficulties of the first week or so of getting 'along without tobacco,- So any one who buys Smoking and Cancer should also buy Twenty Ways to Stop 3nioking and The Nutritional Way to Stop iluth are published by the Rodale Pr o s, .Ennuaus, Pa. They are attractive little books that sell for a dollar. If yS, have a friend or relatives i.mpriccer:st in the fra •;n:ant toils of tor enake, you couldn't do him a er favor than to get for him Dr. Ochsner's book Smoking and Cancer, Twenty Ways to Stop Smoking and The Nutritional Way to Stop Smoking.

—Prevention e to PREDICTION Responsible experts have predicted 'that by year 2000 there will be 1,500 mph planes, each carrying 250 pasengers, at 80,000 feet; atom-powered planes and trains (1 , lb. of uranium-235 produces snergy equal to 283,000 gallons of gas); electron highways that control your car speed and steering; rubber-tired trains; aelicopters in such numbers they will be common as Fords and Chevrolets are today. Don't say "Bosh!" to all this either. You will sound just like Great Grandpa when he saw his first horseless carriage. — Changing Thnes.,

Some interesting data came to light recently when mileage tests were made to determine in which field of endeavor the most walking was done. High at the top was that of the average housewife.

In fact it was revealed that in doing her daily chores the woman of the house put in more mileage than she did when she spent a day in shopping. The distance from the sink to the refrigerator may not seem great, but even a few steps multiplied many times will add up.

It is possible to make a bed 'with just one tripe around it. Yet how few women accomplish this. Most women will walk around the bed each time they put on a piece of covering. If you don't be-. lieve it check yourself. Then try to figure out how you can do the trick with one, or even two trips around the bed.

Women who have to hoard their strength are being taught by home economics experts various "ways to save steps, or how to make their heads help their heels. Kitchen utensils—especially those used every day—should be stored within easy reach. Pedometers clicked off a lot of mileage when the "test home-makers" started cooking a meal.

A frying pan would be stored on one side of the kitchen, a favorite fork on another, flour sifter back in the corner cupboard—and six chances out of ten the cook walked back to the same .?lace she had picked up the skillet to get a cover. Clean-up details compared in mileage to hiking trips. Upstairs to get a loop, down for a pail, back upstairs to locate the cleaning powder and into the garage for the vacuum cleaner.

Su,ch strolls add up not only to several miles a day, but result in an accumulation cif aches and a thorough feeling of weariness at the end of the day.

It isn't a sign of laziness to sit down while doing certain household jobs although many a mother implied that it was when she was teaching her daughters how to become kitchen mechanics.

Any 'job that you can do while sitting down, SIT say the health and homemaking authorities to women returning to homes following hospitalization. And these energy-saving short cuts are good also for their sisters who owe it to themselves and their families to conserve their strength.– —The W.B.A. Revi€vr ) • 07. • ( I am not a politician, and my other habits are good.--T-Artemus Ward.

Wednesday, May 18, 1955

Senator Strauss' Column TO THE PEOPLE OF THE 15th SENATORIAL DISTRICT The tax bill, which proposes increases on many items and types of business, has been sent to a subcommittee for further study. It is expected that this group will make their report early next week, The Senate passed a bill this week which will permit all city employees to come under Social Security. This is in line with the Constitutional Amendment adopted by the people last year.

A bill has also been, passed making narcotic addiction a felony. The supporters of this bill claim that a drug addict can be given proper treatment and might be cured if the State can confine such person in the penitentiary.

A Constitutional Amendment has been passed which provides that a district judge may deny bail to a person who is charged with a felony for the third time.

This amendment will be voted on by the people at the General Election in 1956.

A bill has been passed which will authorite the State Parks Board to issue 25 million dollars worth of bonds. This money is to be used for the purpose of constructing hotels, motels, and various facilities at any of the State Parks. The bonds are to be paid off from revenues derived from these facilities. There was considerable debate on this legislation.

The principal argument against the bill was that it is not right for the State of Texas to go into this type of business.

It was also pointed out that if the business venture fails the taxpayers would probably be called upon to pay off the bonds.

On Tuesday morning we had a local and uncontested calendar. At this session there were 83 bills passed. All of these deal with matters pertaining to a particular city or county, or which are uncontested.

The 120 days of the regular session ended on Tuesday of this week. At that time the pay of members of the Legislature stopped. The members are now working on their own time. It is certain that the session will end just as soon as final action is taken on appropriations and on taxes. It seems that there will be quite a battle on both of these matters before final adjournment.

Sincerely, Gus J. Strauss

VttT K — WEST, TEXAS

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POLKA DANCE CALENDAR

(By Herman Yezak)

Adolph Migl orchesti a — Taiton Comnunity Center Saturday, May 21 Baca's Original orchestra — Fairchild Hall Emil Bartos orchestra — Woodsboro Hall Lee use orchestra — Fair Groundd in La Grange Sil Krenek orchestra — Battle-Dance Bill Mraz Hall in Houston Rudy Kurtz orchestra — Boldeker's Place near Shiner Majek orchestra — W A Mother's Club Dance — Moravian Hall in Corpus Christi Joe Patek orchestra — Round Top Hall Sunday, May 22 Baca's Original orchestra — El Madon Hall near Bay City Emil Bartos orchestra Afternoon May Fete and Dance at Night --'SNST Hall in Taylor Lee Ilse orchestra — K. C. Hall in Houston Sil Krenek orchestra — KJT in East Bernard Rudy Kurtz orchestra — K. C. Hall in Schulenburg Joe Patek orchestra Warfenton Hall Wednesday, May 25 , Rudy Kurtz orchestra — Community Center near El All the above dances are at nightAinless otherwise specified. This is ,Oree service but applies only to those ,,d4nCes at which mainly polka and waltz music is played by a live orchestra. The Vestnik or writer will assume no responsibility resulting from any dance annouhcement which is listed in this eolunin.

Listings from orchestras and dance,halls should be received at least one we0,;before publication. Send all listings to Calvin Chervenka, Route 2, Rogers, !Tex.

Legislation designed to correct irregularities in the Veterans Land program won House approval. The changes the bill makes would strengthen the administration of the program and stabilize its operation.

The Senate approved a previously passed. House Bill authorizing the State Parks Board to issue $25,000,000 in bonds to construct lodges and make permanent improvements at State Parks.

Speed limits of, pickups will be increased from 45 to 60 miles an hour by the terms of a bill that was finally approved and sent to the Governor.

The House passed a Senate bill that compromises views of big companies and little companies on financial requirements for life insurance companies.

Vehicles that are caught transporting narcotics will be subject to confiscation by the State under the terms of a House Bill passed by the Senate.

The House passed a bill to exempt non-revenue property of the American Legion and Other veteran organizations from local taxation.

The House stayed in session Thursday night and passed thirty-six bills that were on the local and uncontested calendar.

An effort was made and failed to take up for consideration the bill providing for a compulsory student activity fee of $15 per semester at all state colleges.

A conference committee on the part of the Senate are working on adjusting the general appropriation bill. The committee could cut the appropriations to an amount without the need of additional taxes. ' During the week, the State Affairs committee of the Senate conducted a series of public hearings on the House passed tax bill. Observers predict that it will take legislators two or three weeks to complete the work on appropriations and the tax bills.

The House finally passed a bill making it a felony to break into a coin operated machine.

The House passed a Senate resolution creating a commission to make a study for improving higher education in our state colleges.

Passed in the House was a Senate bill revamping the law pertaining to the licensing of real estate dealer and

(Calvin C. Chervenka) Thursday, May 19

and agents.

Speaker of the House Jim 4/1'0u and family were honored with iiiamy gifts on Speaker's Day in the Hdillon Thursday. Eight former Speakers 'Were present for the ceremony.

On Thursday, May 10, the pay for-Legislators stops. This change was inserted in the Constitution when the pay .raise amendment was approved in thetlast general election in November.

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EDUARD MitEK:

Jeji laska do veeera • TENAlk od rana mi sviti, !fete e eesky eisti! veru, ze bych nedoCAST CTVE,T8, DOPENENA DVACATE CVICENI. vedla bez rna.tiekv Pavel Skiivan.

Neni lepe na tong svete, jako u matieky; na klin sednu, jako motS71 seda na kytieky.

0 jam si povidame o slunieku vee ru, hvezdy vyjdou hlavu v Mine Picniekou me ukoleba matieka ma mili, ako by me livezda nebe v. celo polibila.

ICdy mi r n.o zlate slunko na okenko t'uka, zase jasne 'eel° hladi jeji tepla ruka.

Precti nekolikrat s maminkou nebo tatinkem a popros je, aby Ti vysvetlili slova! Potom basen spravne opig do seg itu! Basel\ je vyriata z eitanky "Pedzim", kde jsou take basne o tatinkevi, babiece a dedeekovi a je povaiovina za jednu z nejkrasnej gich. Jak so Ti libi? Citanka "Podzim" stoji jen jeden dolar a strYeek Ti ji rad za gle. Je v ni hodne eteni.

S pozdravem STRitEK MICEK Z AUSTINU Adresa strYekova je: Dr. Ed. IVIikek, University Station, Austin, Texas. ) • 4.

Babiela (Napsala Ilotena NemeOva.) (Pokraeovani.)

"I tot' jakoby ji Panbtih poslal," zaradovala se babieka; "musirn si jit pro elsty fertoch, elovek se od toho pazdeti vkcek upraSi. Poshovte, milostleeno, linedlinko se vratim!"

To dotekSi ve gla babieka, do staveni, a netrvalo dlouho, v eistem fertochu a v eistem Satku na hlave i na krku, nesouc s sebou bily chleb, med, maslo a smetanku. "Snad by vdek pt glo milostsleene, ukrojit si kousek chleba, je veera peeenY. Ale sedneme si do sadu, je tam zeleneji. Lipa sic dava stin, ja, pod ni rada sedavam, proto jiZ, Ze to drilbeZ okolo sebe vidim hrabat, behat a se batolit." "Tedy jen zustarime zde, dobte se mi sedi," vskoeila ji do teei komtesa, odebirajic ptinekna jidla. Neupejpala se pranic, ukrojila chleba, jedla i pila; yedela jiZ, Ze by zamrzelo babieku, kdyby nieehoZ nepoZila. Mezi tim ale rozeviela knihu a ukazovala babiece, co nakreslila.

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"Ona se hodi do to samoty. Potkala, jsem ji na strani je hrozne sesla. CoZ neni moZna pomoci ji?" utrpne ptalo se device.

"Oh, milostsleeno, telu by bylo pornoci; ale coZ je to platno, kdyZ hlavni vec chybi, tortun. DuSe jeji zbloudila, co deli, dela jako ye snu. Snad je to milost od Panaboha,e ji vzal parnet na bolest, ktera zajiste hrozna musela bYt; kdyby ptiSla k vedomi, snad by v zoufani i svoji dui utratila, jako — no, Panbith ji odpusti, jestli zhteSila, take zato trpela," pfetrhla babieka svoji tee, obratic list, Nove podiveni! "Spasitell, tot' je Stare belidlo, dvorek, lipa — to jsem ja, deti, psi, vSecieko; ty maj JeliSi, echo jsem se nedoekala! Kdyby to na gi videli!" pfetrZene vyktikovala babieka.

"Nezapomenu ja, nikdy," pravila komtesa, "na lidVkteti mi jsou mili, ale aby mi podoby jich jasneji v dugi zustaly, tvate jejich si vykreslim. Tak i krajiny, kde jsem travila mile dny, ptenaSim rada na papir pro milou pamatku.

A to Udoheko zde je rozkoSne. Kdybys k tomu svoiila, rada bych te, babieko, vymalovala, aby mely deti pamatku."

Babreka se zaeervenata, zakroutila hlavou namitajic s upejpanim; "Mne starou osobu, to by se ani, milostsleano, nehodilo."

"Jen nech, babieko, a2 bude g zase sama doma, ptijdu sem a vymaluju 'Le; udelej to pro vnoueatka, aby mela tvoji podobu."

"Kdy2 tomu chcete, milostsleeno, bud' si tedy," odhodlala se babieka, "ale za to prosim„ aby se toho nikdo nedovedel, teklo by se, Ze se babieka chyta marnosti. Dokud jsem Ziva, netteba jim obrazn; aZ mne nebude; pak se del, co dej!"

Sleena p?ivolila.

"Ale kde se jen milostsleena tomu nauoila? Ja„ jsem pakteliva neslykla, aby Zenska malovala," ptala se babieka, ooratic ,opet novy list.

"V nag em stavu musime se mnol4m a mnohYm vecem Veit, abychom vedely, eirn dlouhe chvile ukratit. Mne se malitstvi obzvlaSte zalibilo," odpovedela sleena.

"Hezka to vec," minila babieka, divase na malovany obrazek, kterY do knihy jen vlolen byl. Na obrazku byla stromovim porostla skala, od jeji paty se odraZely viny mote. Na skale stal mlady inta, drZel v ruce rii2ove poupe a dival se na mote, na nemZ v dali videt bylo rortaiene plachty lodi.

"To take milostsleena delala?" ptala se babieka.

"I pane I3oZieku, tote cele fidolleko "Ne, malir, od ktereho jsem se ueila nad splavem, luka„ strane, les, spla y a malovat, dal mi ten obraz," odpovedena mou to \rem, tu. je. i Viktorka" zvolala la sleena polohlasne. babieka udivena.

(Pokradovani.)

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DOPEY A NAHLEDY CLEM uPitimNE, BRATRSKY•A BEZ HNEVU gin si musi p1atiti sam, ho odbirati." Tedy die toho elanku Vestnik eleCorpus Christi, Texas. num. detskebo odboru se neposiia.

Zadam bratra redaktora, aby poskyVToto bylo psane v Temple, Texas, 19. nul mYrn pokynam a dotazinn mista v srpna 1954. eeske i v anglicke dasti, a pokud =trio Z toho jsem vyrozumel, ze by to byl y e smyslu, jak jsem to napsal. Nektere gkodlivY ptestupek nagich stanov, zasilat body zdtiraziniji a podtrhuji pro ttetel- jeden vYtisk Vestniku tYdne do shora unost. Zaoinam s Organem naei JednotV, vedenYch rodin.

Vestnikern: Dle mojeho nahledu a tisice jinYch, co Vestnik nernitie byti zasilin elentim v to myslime uptimrie s nagi Jednotou, nedetskem ocideieniz miiteme souhlasit v tomto pkipade, ze tydlanek 62 na gich stanov zni takto: to deti by si mely platit samy zvla gt' za Jednota vyclava jednou tYdrie easopis Vestnik. Odpirat elentim detskeho odbozvanY Vestnik. Kryti vYloh s vydavanim ru eetbu, ktera je ma seznamovat a zanese illavni utadovna. KatdY dospelY pracovavat do prace, kterou jednou po Glen jest opravnen na jedno dislo tYdrie, nas ptevezmou, jest politovanihodne. jestli si je pfeje. Kde vice eleml Jeclnoty Byla to na, mne studene. sprcha. v jedne rodin y bydli v jednom dome, tam Tyto deti se podileji na veecn prograse zasila jen jeden Vestnik. Jmena a a- mech, jak tadovYch tak, i distriktnich, dresY elent Vestnik si ptejicich musi byti ale nesmeji clostavat a Gist na g organ Vezasirany iteetnirnu Hlavni atadovny. stnik. stnik budit zasilan zdarma na vy ggi ekoProsim vas, vgechny Atedniky Hlavni ly, koleje (Colleges) a university ve statu Utadovny, kteti jste bYli ye sjezdu v Texae, kde jsou eeeti studenti, a rovnet Houstonu, Texas, poveteni daverou vgech budit zasilan zda.rma gkolam ye statu, tadovYch zastupcti, ze povedete vgechny kde se vyuduje deetina. spolkove zaletitosti dle vaeeho svedomi V minulem rote jsem mel nemilou si- a dle nejlepgich schopnosti, abyste v zajtuaci, kde jsem shiedal, ze ty stanovy mu tech magich malialcYch, kteii brzo dojsou pottebne pozmenit, aby v mnohYch speji, popkali jim tu detbu v na gem Vestptipadech nebyly proti nam. niku, by se jim z prvni ruky dostalo potleni od 16 let nahoru 'mohou mit po ttebnYch vedomosti o na gem spolku S. ptipade jen pet set dolarti poji gteni, a P. J. S. T. Vtdyt' jest to na ge budoucnost. jsou opravneni dostavat Vestnik na iiMozna ze dopadnu jak dopadi br. F. K. traty Hlavni Utadovny.

Budek, kdyt v disle 9. ze dne 2. bkezna 8koiy, university a koleje mohou take 1955 mel slovidko k nagernu pravnimu dcistavat zdarma Vestnik, ale deti pod 16 re.dci br. Pavlidkovi, kde pige: let nejsou opravnene miti ty same ArYhoBratke pravniku, jde tee o tom, ie pry dy, bYt' i rnely tisicovY, aneb vy ggi hod- Ty jsi tim vinen, ie leii tolik penez nenoty certifikat. zuroeenych.

Kdyt jsem upsal v jedne rodin y 3 deli VSichni, kdo Te volili, meli za to, ie jsi pod gestriact let ve tilde "J-S", tisic kat- mladSi, ie dokaieg vice, rick' odstouplY de, tak do teto rodiny nemfite dochazet start Kacii. Je tomu tak?

Vestnik, Je no, tech 'fetich kus pravdy? ei jsou Rodiee techto ditek nejsou eleny nagi to jen pomluvy? Nerniiie g tomu nejak Jeclnoty, tadnY je nepotadal, aby se sta- piedejit? li.nagimi eleny, tak si vzali pojistky jinUplynulo vice jak dva mesice od to dode. by, anit bychom slova detli na vysvetleDruhY pkipad, podobnY ptedchazejici- ni od Oho nageho pravniho radce bratra mu. Jente zde byly d ye deti, ktere mail Pavlieka.

Tady u nas jsem zase zaslechl, le on take tisicove pojistky v to same tilde a neete ten na g Vestnik, a ze proto br. Marodidove jsou pojieteni take jinde.

Tketi .ptipad: Zde jsou d ye deti pod 16 rek za nej podava ono vysvetleni, a pkilet, a jedno nad 16 let, take zde se Vest- gel jemu na pomoc v lisle 16. 20. dubna. nik uz posila do teto rodiny, ale rodiee prod drtime na hotovosti nezfirodenY take-melt svoje pojistky davno kou- pill milionovY kapital. pene jiricle.

(Poznarrika redaktora: Na jinem Na tadost, aby se do techto rodin po- ste je zprava ze schfize, kde stoji, nesilal Vestnik, mi br. Marek, ptedseda ptedseda byl o to potath",ii. vzpomel si na dotaz bra!'a EuLka.) Hla,vni utadovny, odepsa.1 toto: Ukiadani penez untriniho fondu, Ohledne posiiini Vestniku elenfim detskim odbortt uvedomuji, ie nemiiiealanek 55 na gich stanov o tomto pome jim Vestnik posilati. el4nek 104 na- vida toto: Hlavniitkadovna jest povinna uloiiti coSich stanov etc naslcdoirne: "Uicdni or-

IY umrtni fond pies hotovost dvaceti peti tisic ($25,080.00), pottebnYch, k V/Plate Urnrtnich podpor, do pozenikO0ch diuhopisti a na, mestskY majetek, Ptednost se vtdy diva clenum Jednoty na rolnicke a mestske domoviny, atd.

Nag at pkilig dobrosrdeenY bratr ptedseda Hlavni ittadovny, Ed. Marek, podava vysvetleni v eisle 16. ze dne 19. dubna 1955 na strance etvrte, ale takove vysvetleni neuspokojuje v gechny a zvlagt' ne ty, kteti se o zaletitosti na gi Jedno zajimaji.

Ono se mezi eleny take proslYcha. (abych tekl "eu gka"), ze br. pravni Pavlieek te.da zbyteene pkerneto/anf p zemku, i icdyt jest piijeka obr'foyevana. „„ Ze to vezme =oho easu net jsourMertliSiii o piljeky vytizene, a ku v gemu tomu jakesi zvlaetni placeni udtu s onou piljekeu spojenYch, ktere dle na gich stanov nemaji bYt zvla gt' netovane, neb V' byti kryto z onoho procenta, jak vami urdeno.

Ja sam a mnoho jinYch Menu nagi Jednoty, bychom radi uslygeli idadovny nageho pravinh'ciradee, i na tomto pravdy, neb mnoho utrpely tadosti o pujcky , nasledkern takbyeliti nespokojeneho geptini. Chceme iVedet jen pravdu a udelat konec tomu, co by bylo nepravdive a ekodilo na gi Jetitrote TJdelat vetejne prohligeni z nagi Hlavni iliadovny, ze nebude fadnemu tadatell o ptijeku, at' eleniim neb nedlenin1 titan tvIdetni poplatek za vyhotovilifitakonitYch listin nagim pravnim radcem.

Veelicos se septa, ale mak) kdo si da eas a odvariu poukazat na to na pravem ste, jako jsou na ge schime a,Vestnklw'j Nerad toto pigi, a ujiet'uji vas vgechny, ze si va gi price. vatim a . ze terit61614Stil neb zminku, co nam gkodi aneb mohlo gkodit, vezmete bratrsky od vageho koveho spolubratra, kterY ma radoge vzrustu a uspechu mile Jednoty SPJST. Dalgi plodne praci zdar!

Vag John letSig' • • Zastavil se na btehu keky u trpelive-. ho rybakc jecien zveclavY obdan: "Tak co, kolik ryb jste us chyttl.'t "No, dostanu-li tuhle, co mne bere je g ,,e jednu, tak dye."

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Myslila jsi, divaino, ti budou stale hrat?

Vicerai trochu, dneska trochu, ,,ar2 do smrti potom plat.. . da dana! aZ do smrti potom plat.

Na zdspi pied prahem eekal uL Bouna, mladenci a Joska.

za ni hdzely upfedene niti a pazdeli, aby d'abel k ni namel pristupuaby se ji vkchno A pak pastalo . prod' novomanZeltun gtesti, zdravi a vkcko, co Pan Bah da, veMi do svetnice a obsadili lined vAecky lavice i kouty.

Hudebnici ladili potichu nastroje, aby neruMli eastovani, se kterYrn se vytasil Boryna.

Chodil s pinou bandaskou ad kmotra ke kmotru, uctival, nutil, za ramena oral a piipijel kaalemu, kovaf mu po'paha' na druhe strane a Magda s Joskou roznakly na talifich placky, nadivane. medem a syrem, ktere, kovakka sama napekia pro stehovani nevesty aby se tak otci zalichotila.

Ale zabava se ne a ne dostat do proudu, i kdyZ si nikdo nenaleval kofalku za vestu, i kdyz se nikdo piti nevyhYbal; popijeli sice s chuti, ale pfesto nemeli pravou svatebni naladu, nemohll do varu, bublali jen tak jako voda na slabena ohni; sedeli zasmuMle, pohybovali se -Wee, nezvykle, ho yorili mak) a tie a leckdo ze star gch lidi si dkracikern ziv a touZebne si pomyslil, ±e by se nejradeji uL videl nekde na slamniku.

2enske, ae je to plemeno, ktere v2dycky nejvic jeei a vyvadi, odpo'divaly na lavicich a zalezly do koutil. . . ani jim nebylo do keel.

Jagnieka se v man'Zelove komafe pLevlekla do obyeejnych sate, tot' se vi, svateenich, a vy'Sla delat hostitelku; ale matka ji nedovolila, aby se neeeho dotkla.

"130.j svatby, dcerndko! Nadelad se jegte dost, dost se nadte'd!" Aeptala a co chvile ji vinula k prstim a s plaeem tiskla k sobe. . . leckomu to bylo divne, protok se Jagna nevdavala nikam do sveta,.ani do cizi vsi nebo nekam do bidy.

Lide se posmivali ta,kove matefske citlivosti a svrbel je jazyk, tim spfd, 2e se jim teprve ted', kdy2 se uL Jagna stehovala a vela jako hos'podyne do manIelova domu,.na takovY grunt a do takoveho majetku, oteviely oei; nejedno matky dospelYch deer se zmocnila zavist a i deveata byla jaksi mrzuta. 0na druhou stranu, kde bydlivali Antkovi a kde Eva s JagustYnkou strojily . y eeeti; v komine skueel vitr a Vitek nestaeil nosit dtivi pod obrovske hrnce.

Po celem dome se deveata rozlevala a v kaale skulince g rarala zavistivyma oeima.

CoZpak to nebylo k zavisti, takove Atesti?

Dominikova napfed v uzlieku donesla do svetnice skyvu chleba, Apetku soli, uhli, vosk z hromnieky a pkehrAli klasri pOS1vecenYch o svatoduSnich svatcich; kdy 2 pkekroeila pram Jagnieka., kmotry

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(DejovST celek:—Matej Boryna, prvni seOlak v Lipcich, bezmla Aedesatnik, thee se ienit po tfeti. Boryna ma etyki (let!, zenateho Antonina, provdanou Magdu, vojaka Orelu, a desetiletou Josku.

Antonin, kteremn tikaji Antek, se svou Z. enou Hankou a s detmi, bydli v jedne polovici selskeho staveni. StarY Boryna s nejnila,dsi dcerou Joskou bydli v druhe polovici. Pacholek Kuba a pasak Vitek spavaji ye staji. Ve vsi se septa, Ze Antek, a6 2enatY, chodi za nejhezeirn svobodnYm deveetem v Lipcich, Jagnou Dominikovou. Nejvet gi klepna ire vsi, stara JagustYnka, byla toho tajneho milovani oeitYm svedkem. Boryna mel soudni proGes se svou bSr vafou de'veekou. Cestou od soudu domri, Boryna svezl starou Dominikovou, matku krasavice Jagny. Snad

by Dominikove mohl tici, 2e se mu Jagnieka libi. Do Tymova na jarmark hrnuly se, zdstupy lidi. Boryna Ael pe gly, ale cestou se svezl s varhanikovYmi, jejich2 Jenik studoval na kneze. Na jarmarku.segel se Boryna se svym zetem, lipeckSp, kovafern, kterY pfipomnel Borynoii„ Z. e by mel dceki Magde, kovafove Z'ene, necbat pkipsat kousek dedictvi. KdyZ se c4yst4lo k svatbe Boryny s Jagnou, Antek byl celY bez sebe. Nemohl se smitit s inyg erikou, Ze jeho milenka se ma stati Zenon jeho otce. Pki prudke hadce mezi oicem a synern, start Boryna vyhnal Antka z domu. Bal se snad, Ze by se Antek kolem sve milenky, ktera se stane hospdoyni v Borynove domacnosti?) * * va

I 7',111 Ci ilr 1 1' vi'-tnn 1q55. tomu v .g emu chlevy, staje, stodola, A._ toho dobytka! Pei kra yskSich 'ocanepoeitajie byka. 1:terY taky nese slugne penize !. .

Zenske sinutne vzdychaly a do chvile se ozvalo: "Mrij Bo'2p, Ze to tak dostanou zrovna ty, ktere toho nezasluhuji!"

"Dovedly to narafieit, dovedly!" dostava ten, kdo vychazi "No ano. vstric."

"A proepak nevychazela vstkic vase Uliska?"

"Protole se boji Boha a v poctivosti Zije."

"A ty druhe zrovna tak."

"Viak by to lid& Zadne jine jen tak neodpustili! Kciy2 clevee jen jednou jedinkrat potkaji v noel s nedal Ym rnladencem, rozhlasi se to hned pig celem okoli."

"Ale takovahle ma Atesti. .

"Kouska studu nema. .."

"Pojd'te uZ!" volal Jindiich. "Hudba hraje a ye svetnici neni Live duZe, neni s kin taneit!"

"Paneeku, ten ma nejakou chut'! A dovoli ti uL matka vribec taneit?"

"KdyL jsi tak divokY, -dej pozor, aby tis nerortrhal kalhoty a nerozbil zrcadlo."

"A nekopej do lidi!"

"Jdi do paru s Valentou, budou tak aspoA pohromade dva Akaredove!"

Jindrich jenom zaklel, chytil prvni device s kraje a vedl je do kola, neposlouchaje, co kdo kkiei za nim.

Ve svetnici .tancovali, ale zvolna je§te a jakoby neradi; jenom Nastka Golombova vrrila rostra se 8' imkem PaeesovYm. Smluvili se uL dfiv, a jakmile hudba zahrala, ptitiskli se k sobe a taneili vagnive a dlouho. . . brali se v ease, aby si odpoeinuli, nesli se, navzajern rozechveni, po svetnici, brzy zas jen vesele hovorili, small se a chodili bok po boku; Dominikova se znepokojene divala na syna.

Teprve kdyL plUel fojt, kterY se opozdil, protole musil odvest rekruty na okresni fikad, vAichni se rozhoupali; sotva vstoupil do svetnice, sotva si jednou dvakrat pripii, uZ zaeal rozpravet s hospodakern a dobirat si "mlade" man, Zele.

"2enich je bledy jako steno., zato nevesta jako raze."

"Zitra si to povime. .

"Vy jste neco dokazal, Mo.teji a den jste nepromarnil."

"Neni ptece house, je mu tedy trochu divne tak prede "Ani pal panaka bych za to nedal!

Hod' kaminkern do krovi a vZdycky nejakY ptaeek zvlitne, to vam povida. fojt!"

Dali se do smichu a Jagna utekla na druhou stranu.

Ve sttedu,.dne 48.. kvetha 1955.

Zemke taky ut povidaly., co . jim sli-na na jazyk ptinesla.

Viava rostla, veselost zalila duae. . fojt podstatne ptispel k nalade, ac mela svtlj podil kokalka. Boryna neAetkil a nechiyal lahey 'east° kolovat; tance byly taky tivejSi, sly rychleji za sebou, zaeina.lo se ut i zpivat a kolo ye svetnici se stale zvetSovalo.

Objevil se i Jambrol; used) skoro u sameho prahu a laenyma ()alma se po lahvi.

"Vas to tahne jenom tam, kde zvoni kaliSky!" prohodil fojt.

"Kdyt ony kin'ei! A ten, kdo tizniveho napoji, milosrdenstvi eini!" odpovedel vatne Jambrot.

"Tady maS vodu, mechu kotenY!" "Co chutna dobytku, skodi eloveku!

Ne nadarmo se tika: Komu voda sved er, at' ji pije ye zdravi, ale kotalka kdekoho na nohy postavi."

"Tak pij koialku, kdyt jsi takovy Mudrlant-" "Pkipijte mi, fojte! tad, se taky: Ktest ptijmi vodou, svatbu zalij Vodkou a smrt slzami."

"To je dobre tikani, tady mat jeate jeden kaliSek. . ."

"Nezaleknu se ani ttetiho! Piju vtdycky jeden kaligek za prvni tenu a dva kaliSky za druhou."

A prof t o?"

"Ze yeas umfela, Elwell se mohl ohlednout po tfeti."

"Zda se mu jegte o tenske, ale jak se smrkne, kliti se mu dei."

"I potme bych jeate holi nahmatal, kde ma teriska zada."

Svetnice se ottasla smichem.

"S JagustYnkou vas dame dohromady!" volaly tenske.

"Ma rads, kotalku a hubata ja taky jen cot. . ." dodavaly druhe. "iftika, se: pracovitY mut a hubata na dobudou sveta i bez vena."

Kdyt se fojt uvelebil vedle Jambrote, kdekdo se tlaeil na lavici; protote ,bylo mak) mista, postavali v houfu kolem, zabirajice bezmala pul svetnice bez ohledu na taneeniky.

Vyrojily se vtipy, ruzne napady, poyidky, vesele fedi a yypravoyani a svetnice se ottasala smichem; nejvic se einil Jambrot, vymY gel si, potvora, a lhal, jen se mu od huby pra gilo, tak roztomile a zabavne, to se v'Sichni prohYball smichem; z tenzkYch se zase nedala ptetrumfnout Vachnikova, ktera, hrala prim, a fojt basoval, pokud mu to ohled na jeho tad dovcloval.

Hudba byla tizna, mladet bujne tancovala, kiieela a podupa yala a vgichni se vespolek bavili tak vesele, to zapominali na celY Boti svet, dokud kdosi nezahledl na sini Jankla. Zatahli ho do svetnice. Jankl sundal eapku, uklanel se a

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se yAemi. se ptatelsky zdravil, nic nedbaje na to, to mu rtizne piezdivky jako kameni litaji kolem "Koukej ho, pohana jednoho!"

"Ticho! Neeim ho uctime, dejte sem kokalkul" volal fojt.

"Sel jsem nahodou kolem, a tak se jdu taky podivat, jak se hospodati bayi. Pan Bilh zaplat', pane fojte, ochutnam. . . prof bych se nenapil na zdravi novomantelii?"

Boryna sam zvedl Mel/ a sam mu pHpil. Jankl vytiel kaligek ka,batem, posadil si Cepici na hlavu, vypil a nachystal druhYrn. "Ztistatite, Jankle, valyt' netrefite!

Hej, muzikanti, zahrajte mu tu jeho, at' nani zatancuje," volali svatebeane se smichem.

"Mohu zatancovat, to neni Mich.

Ale net hudebnici pochopili, co se na nick chce, Jankl zmizel tiSe do sine a vytratil se na dvur. .. ae1 si ke Kubovi pro pu gku. Nikdo si jeho odchodu protote Jambrot neustaval ye syYch smySlenkach, pti kterYch ho jako cello doprovazela Vachnikova.

A tak jim eas utekl at do yeaete; hud ba ua utichla, ptesouvali stoly a misky rachotily, ale kolem Jambrote se stale jeate tertoyalo.

Darmo Boryna zval k jidlu, nikdo ne ppglouchal. Potom Jagniaka znova a znova pobizela, aby uz sli, ale tu ji fojt ptitahl do kupy, usadil vedle sebe a drtel ji za ruku.

Koneene Janek, kteremit kikali Popleta, zavolal hodne nahlas: "Pojd'te ke stolu, vtdyt' to vystydne!"

"Mle, hlupaku, i na tebe zbude nejaka miska k vylizani."

"Ja.mbrot balamuti a lte, at se mu od huby praSi, a mysli, se mu nekdo yeti."

"Janku, co ti daji do huby, to ber, to je tvoje, ale mne se nedotYkej, na to riestaeig!"

"Tak to zkusme!" Yykkikl chasnik, Protote byl pkihlouply a nerozumel, jak to. Jambrot mysli.

"Vtil to taky dokate,. ba jeate lip."

"Jambrot vynaSi po velebnem panovi, a proto si mysli, to sam je taky moudrY." "Pust' tele do kostela a ono odtud jen ocas yynese!" zamumlal kostelnik.

Jankova matka se chtela syna zastat, ale ten ut se hnal ke stolu a za nim i ostatni zaeali speSne obsazovat mista, protote kuchatky ut nosily koutici misy a • lakava vtine zavanula svetnici.

Rozesadili se podle star!, Dominikova, a jeji synove v Cele, jak se shOelo pki stehovani nevesty; draeky a druthove zasedli pohromade a Boryna s JagniCkou zustali ye svetnici, aby mohli obsloutit hosty a dohlednout na potadek.

Nastalo ticho, jenom deti za okny

Strana 25 'Stely a poSt'uchovaly se, Lapa gtekal, obihal cltim a dobYval se dO se tie a vatne venovali jidlu, chute n birajice z vrchovatYch'mis... Mee sk67 paly o hrbolate talite a sklo, kdykoli' kolovala nejaka lahev, kineelo.

Jagnieka bez ustani pobizela a skoro katdemu zyla.W nakladala na talit bud? maso nebo neco jineho, nutic vgechnA aby si doptali; vedla si obratne,. p katcleho na gla vhodne, lichotne okouzlovala VS'ecky takovYm ptivabem, nejeden z mladencti ji sledoyal rortoutenyma oeima; matka se vypinala vedomim a odlotila lzici, jen aby mota na, dceru hledet a radovat se.

I Boryna si VAiml jeji obratnosti; kOt.": S"la za kuchatkami, rozbehl se za ni, do honil ji v sini, vzal ji okolo krku a po'-` libil ji.

• "Hospodynko ma nejdraMi! VIdytt'ty jsi jako pani' ze zamktt, tak dilstojn si gechno delaM" .

"A copak nejsem hospodyne? Jdete svetnice, Gulbas s 8imonem sedi hejak zakaboneni a nejedi. Ptipijte jim!Tot' se vi, to ji Boryna poslechl deal, co Si ptala. A Jagniece byl• srdce podivne veselo, mela rado,st. la, 2e, je hospodyni, a ne ,tedajakoii, ze je skoro pani, v gechno ji \r rukou hrale a, a jeji yatnost rostla... byla pin:sil3rfa spokojenosti. Chodila nenucene pO nicich, bystre na v'Secko dohlitelaa tali mouitte vSim vladla, jako by tadytici jaktiva hospodatila na &vein.

"Jake', je, pozna, stars brio. . jeho vec, ale mne se zda, ze z 1:111?4= de hospodyne potadna," septalag Eyki "Lehko delat pani, kdyt je `vge/i4 dost!" odpovedela baba kousaye.)4' de to, dokud ji start neomrzi, ale merle behat za svobodnYmi.. ."

"To snad ne! Ostatne, Matou8 se yr til z vojny a nebude ji chtit nech pokoji ! " , "I necha! On ut ho temil Ppipmp, ,* nekdo tteti. . ."

"Boryna?"

"Kdepak Boryna! Nekdo, kdo ma nad ni vetai moc net oni oba dohromad `1.

Jen poeliejte, at ptijde eas, vyjkle' td samonvetlBi,ud.A Jagustynka se chyt •e usmala. 4Vitku, vytefi psa, S'teka, at usi zalehaji; )4 za2en ty kluky venku, nebo vymatitnou okna, a roznesou obloteni u sten.44 Vitek vyrazil yen s holi v pcs umlkl, ale zato se rozhlehlo piat$ni a cupotani deti, s vtiskoteM se roi/ihajicich na vaechny strany; Vitek le' zahnal as na cestu a honem se vracet .P-roto.2e se na hello sesypal deft' blata ye, kameni.

"Poekej, Vitku!" volal Hoch. stojiei :15T stinu na dvote. "Zavolej Jambrok tekni, to tady mam neco nutnehom poelie.m piede dveimi."

Strain 26 Teprvc za lioclnou ehvili JambroZ ptiSel, narainne nazlobenY, ze ho VyruSili jidla prOve v nejlepSim, p •i veptove s hrachem.

"Hoti kostel hobo co?"

"Nektiete! Pold'te ke Kubovi, zda se mi, ze tnira."at' zdechne a neeha lidi, aby se najedli. Byl kern u veeer a kikal jsem mte, holomkovi, aby se nachystal do nernocnice. . . tam by mu nohu utiz1: a byl by vas clalapik."

"To ze jste mu rikal?! Tak ted' uz romi, ze si nohu utizI sam. ""JelitS, Maria! Jak to. . . sam?"

"Pojci:te honem, uvidite. Sel jsem si lehnout do chleva; s_otva jsem vkroeil its dVur, Lapa na rime skoeil, zaeal Atekat, cloratet, za kabat ni.i trhal a •ahal, nemohl jsem pochopit, co chce. . . utiktil'ptede mnott, secil ,Si na 'trait staje a khueel. Jdu tam, divan]. se, Kuba pteS . prah, hlavu y e staji. Nejcitiv me napadlo, ze chtel jit von, na vzduch, a Ze oindlei. Pienesl jsem ho na palandu a rozs yitil svitilnu, a on y am celY krvi;.•aledy jako zed', a z nohy mu led/aim; proudem crei krev. Pos peSte si, at' iievypusti cluSi. . ." :".Ne'.§1i do staje a JambroZ skoro naraz tsysttiolivel; Kuba leZel bez vlady, slabounce clYchal a chroptel skrz zat'ate Vtiby. musili mu je nolem pootevtit, aby mu vpravili do lirdla trochu vody.

Nohu mel v kolene uriznoutou, tak tak;, ze drZela no ktIki, a lac y se z ni pi 'oudem.

---Na..:prahu se leskly ItaluZe krve; zkrYavena sekera s brusem, k.terY staval pod • kapem staje, se vilely pied prahem.

"Na mod duSi! Sam si ji ut'a,1! Bel se nemocnice, myslil, hlupdk, ze si takhle ponanZe. . je to tvrdy c .hlap, urninenY! JeliSi.Kriste! Sam. sobe. useknout, nohuL : To nevi ant k vine! Uteklo mu spousta krve!"

Kuba nahle otevtel oel -a rozhledl se . zdalo se, ,ze -je celkem pit vedomi. ! ;Odletela? Sekl jsem dvakrat, ale ptiSla na nine mrakota," zaSeptal.

"Boll to to?"

"Ach no! Silu nemam, ale is im, ze je nu lip." klidne a ani necekl, kdyZ mu JanibroZ nohu sklaciaL myl a zavinoval do '1nOkrYch hadrti.

Roch kledel, svitil, yroucne Se modlil 4,.po: „tvatich mu stekaly sizy. Kuba se raclostne usmival, tak nejak tklive a zarovern jako det'atko pohozene v poli, Mere, ne2 pozna, Ze je bez matky, se raduje z tra y, jeZ nad nim Sarni, ota6.1 oei za sluncem, vztahttle rueky za ptaeky; . kteti nad nim litaji, svYm zpils0btqti hOvoti se sVetem a jeho tvory. Tak jemu: dobie mu bylo, byl bylo ted'

VPSTNIK wtsT, TEXAS

ye stied u., due. 18 .kvetna ppo.

klidny, bolesti necitil, du si mel lelikou, closet k-1111 iii pouhe tii korce." 'adostnou a cela Jtentoc mu nebyla niona Je rozbani, kde jen mute, cim; potichu si liboval. . jak sekeru hlida je jako clrak.dobte nabrousil. . jak hohu polozil na "Je tarn fojt')prah. . . a jak sekl v samo jablko.

"Bavi ostatni a vyklada, jak umi. zabolelo to, ale noha na prvni raz ne- a JambroZ taky." upadla. i sekl ze vsi shy pa druhe....

"Aby net kdyZ jsou na takove svatbe,, a ted' uZ nic neboli. potrne to pomohlo takoveho sedlaka! NeviS. co je u Ant. . . jen kdyby noel vie sily, to by uZ kit?" zeptal se tiSe. Kuba. nehnil na palande, ale Sel by na ve"Jakpak ne, ociskoeila jsem k nim pied selku. . . zataneil by si. a nee° by veeerem, detem jsem donesla maso, plat-; snedl, nth hlad... ky a chleba. . . Ale Antek me vyhnal "LeZ klidne a nehYbej se, hned do- vyhodil z,a mnou vSecko, CO jsem ptitaneS nr.-To k jidlu, teknu Josce." nesla. Hrozne se zatvrdil, straSne se Roch pohladil Kuba po tvati a vySel S na rids zlobi, stra gne. . . Hanka se hada Jambrolem na dvar. :estrou, uZ si skoro vjely do vlasti," "Do rana bude po nem, usne ti ge jako Kuba nic netekl, jenom si prudce drptaeek, krev mu u gla skoro vSechna." bal.' nos a jaksi.rychle dYchal.

"Dokud je pit vedomi, melt•bychom "Jozinko," iekl po clivili, "Abyla nenu priyest kneze!" jak natika, uZ od vecera polAthva, jiste "Fatat odjel ha yeeer do Vole, k hra- se bude hiebit. . , at' na ni dohlednou. beti."

Musite ptipravit nejake pith. Chudaeek "Pfijdu pro neho, nesmime to odkla natika a ja ji nemohu pomoci. , . jsem dat." hrozne slabY. . . nemam slily.

"Do Vole je cela mile a v noel lesem Kuba se tmavil a zmIkl; zdalo se, ze netrefite.—Ale stoji tady kone lidi, kte- usnul. ti mail po veeeti odjet; vezmete si jedJoska rychle ocler,;la. noho a pro farate zajed'te."

"Oesinko, Cesi!" volal Kuba, Vyvecili kone na, cestu a Roch nasedl. vzpamatovavaje se.

"Nempometite na Kubu, dohlednete Kobyla dlouze zarehtola a zalomcona, nehor zavolal, kdy2 se vuz hnul. vala tetezem, aZ zatineel.

"Nenechaln ho samotneho, nezapo"Aspofi se taky jednou dosyta najiml nenu."

DostaneS, pejsku, dostoneS, jenorn neAle ptesto v ten raz zaponmel; iekl Stekej. . site Josce, aby donesla Kubovi jist, ale Kuba se dal s chuti do klobasy, ale sam se vratil ke stole a chopil se • lahve nemOhl jist-, kaZde so unto jako by mu tak opravdove, ze zakratko nevedel o rostlo v ristech.

Bourn syete "Bole, takovY kus klobasy a ma-sa.

Joska vSak, Ze to byla poctiya holka, a ja. nemohu... nikterak nemohu.',. nakladla na talhr, co jen mohla, do osMarne to Kuba zknuel, marne maso niiuky vrchavche vodky a beZela olizoval a alba' k ileum nemohl, ruza Kubou. ka mu bezmocne kles,r1J; schoval m_aso "Kuba, taay mate, uzijte taky svat7 pod slaniu, nepousteje je z ruky.

"Bole, tolik masa, nikdy v Zivote jsern by!" ho tolik nernel, a tect' nemohu," "I3fth ti zaplat'! A, Klobasek, jak A Kuba, se uptiume rozplakal, zajivoni na sto hontl." kaje se jako dito, Jernur "Schvalne jsem ho opek-la, abyste si "Napied si c.:ochu odpueinu a potoni pochatnal," tekla Joska a strkala mu misku do ruky, protote ye staji bylo se do toho dam," myslil si.

Ale ani potom to neSlo lip. . . Kuba tma: "Vypijte napted vodku!" co chvile usinal; kloba.su vAak nepouKuba vypil aZ na dno.

"Posed' chvilenku, samotnemu se mi S"tel z ruky -a ani nevedel, ze mtrji Lapa potichu okusuje. . tady stYska. . ."

Nahle se probral, prutuZe po veaeti Kuba se dal do jidla, kousal, 21/ykal, huclba spustila v chalupe tak hluene, ze ale polknout nic nemohl. se steny staje zaealy chvet a v ehleve Se "Jsou hodne veseli, co?"

"Je to svatba, ze jsem jakZiva tako- poplaSene rozkclakaly sleoice. you nevidela!"

Pronikava hudba se rozlehala, salala "Jakypak div! Je to piece u Borynft," od domu jako eer yene ohne do temne Septa]. Kuba. noel a boutila ye staji jako htimani.

"Tatinek je veselY a putad chodi za Kuba naslouchal, ale hned na vSecko fagniekou, potad." zapominal, spanek ho memahal a od"Jak by ne... je utostla a hezka jako naSel v jakousi tmu pinort viavy, kamnejaka pani ze zamku." si pod tumid vody, . na dno 'esti hu "A vite, ze Simek Dominikove si naddicieh y e vichtrei.

3hazi Nastku Golembovour "To stara nedovoli; u Golomba (Pokraeova.-Pi)

Vc stfedu, dne 18. kNeetna 1955.

VtSTNiK -- WEST, TEXAS

TIDED DOPISCJ Z AMERIKY "Pro nage zajmy neni nic nebezpeenejg iho ne2li ptedpoklad, 2e svet na ge poselstvi uslyg i, i kdy se nam ani nechce o nern gititi,” pravil neda,vno president Eisenhower.

Podle presidentovYch slov je zde nebezPednY neporner mezi Usilim na gi zeme Mfiti pravdu o svobod y a mezi rozsahem komunisticke propagandy. "Na kahleho hlasa,tele svobody, ktereho zatadime do boje o lidskou mysi a srdce my, ptipada dvacet hlasatelti komunismu," pokradoval americkY president. "Za ka2cle slovo, pronesene narni ye prospech svobody a viry, pronesou oni na tisice slov, jimi2 vynageji svrij system a zlehduji a hanobi hodnoty lidi svobodnYch." Amerika ma na Stesti zdroje, neexistujici u tadneho jineho naroda na svete — 35 milionu lidi bud' ciziho ptivodu, nebo Ameridantl, kteli jsou cletmi rodid0 ciziho p0vodu. Otenati dlanku sami do teto skupiny patti. President Eisenhower mel ria mysli snad prase tuto slo2ku na gi pop ulace, kdy pravil, 2e nemti2eme °dekavati, le svet na ge poselstvi uslygi, kdy se sami o nem nebudeme gititi. Je proto i grastna nahoda, ze zminenYch 35 milionri Americana ma pohotove prosttedek, jak toto poselstvi gititi: dopisy ptateltim a ptibuznYm v . zahraniei. TYden Dopisu z Ameriky, slavenY letos od 16. do 22 kvetna pod zagtitou organisace Common Council for American Unity, je vhodnou dobou k 01Panlatovani si nasi povinnosti, jakoZ i nagi ptilditosti ji dostati.

V,dern spoeiva americke poselstvi? Nejde ptirozene o poselstvi jedine. Nikdo, ani nejakY ptedak, nemuze mluviti za celou Ameriku. Soudasne americke dejiny 3sou phbehem ka2cleho jednotlivce, pHbehem nerozludne spojenym s ka2dodennimi, osobnimi udalostmi, ktere dodasaji americkernu zpilsobu Zivota pravY smysl.

Je to prase tento ptibeh, v2dy rozmanitY, i kdy zdanlive vSedni, o nem2 je nam mluviti. Od nas, kteti pigeme, kaZdeho roku na 'miliony dopisti do zamoti, se ani nic jineho neodekava, neili ze budeme psati o takoVYchto familiarnich vecech, ktere vystihuji pravY sta y \Teel v Americe.

V povyku vetejnYch proslovil a v naporu propagandy zni takovato slova jednotlivce jako jasna, nefal govand, pravda.

President ye sve fedi varoval, Ze komunisticke zkreslovani americkeho iivota a arnerickYch zamerii neustiva., a Ze casein ma znepokojujici pro nas rispech. Dopis be2ence ptiteli za 2eleznou oponou je ukazkou, jak je mono takove typicky sovetske zkrouceni vyvratiti fakty zku genosti. Uvadime zde vYriatek z dopisu: "Mimileho tYdne mel jsem zajimavou zkugenost. Prail jsem prvni stavku ye svern 2ivote. Stavkoval jsem s ostatnimi.

Dovedete si ptedstavit, co bych byl za to dostal doma? Deset let Zalate. A tady jsem dostal deset centii na hodinu vice!

Na podatku stavky byl jsem velmi napjatY. Vzpomnel jsem si, co jsem kdy slygel od sovetskYch pedagogn o stavkach v Americe — jak zastupy delnikti rozhaneji jednotlivce zatYkaji. A skutedne take zahy ptijelo na scenu nekolik policejnich vorti. `UZ jsem v brynde," proletelo mi hlavou.

Policajti vgak vystoupili, piisli k delnikrim a zadali s nim klabositi, ba dokonce i 2ertovati. Pfisli proste udr2ovati potadek, zabraniti vYtrZnostem. To je tedy svoboda!"

Sekretat statu John Foster Dulles mel moZna na mysli prave takovYto dopis, kdy pri schvalovani TYdne Dopisti z Ameriky podotykal, ze dopisy jsou prostYm svedectvim vlastnich zkngenosti, ze v udalostech kaZdodenniho Zivota nejlepe se zrcadli takove my glenky, jako jsou demokracie, svoboda a bratrstvi.

Zde mime tedy po ruce mocnou zbrari pro kampari pravdy. Dopisy z Ameriky .neptesta ya.ji bYti nejsnadnej gim, nejlevnej gim, a nejtioinnej gim zprisobem jak ptedati nage poselstvi zahranidi. Konehne tento elanek slovy sekretate Dullese: "Doufam, ze.behem TYdne Dopisit z Ameriky vice Ameridanil neZli kdy dtive napige ptateltim a ptibuznYm do ciziny, a ze s timto psanim dopisu neustane ani pozdeji. Ptispeji tim k pravemu porozumeni Ameriky i za jejimi btehy." )•

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"Copak to, pane hostinskY, Ze zde dnes nehraje hudba?" — "Ale darmo by se Cloy& zlobil. Objednal jsem si kvarteto, a oni mi pti gli jenom etyti — tak jsem je vyhodil!"

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Strana 2'i platen ye 20 letech nebo kdykoliv pkedtim v ptipadu iimrti, Tkida H PlnY obnos certifikatu je vyplacen po dosatieni 65 let stall nebo kdykoliv pkedtim v pkipadu Trivia 1: ropratky se plati 20 rokft. obnost certifikatu je vyplacen po dosateni 60 let stall nebo kdykoliv pkedtim v piinadu frmrti.

Tkida Poplatky se plati do veku 65 let. PlnY obnos pojfgteni se vyplat kdykoliv v pkipadu Tiida L.: Dvojnasobne trazove pojitteni (double indemnity). Certifikat se vystavuje pouze do obriosu $2,500, dodatedne k fine= certifikatu.

Vida, M: Poplatky se plati do veku, 65 let. Po dosateni 65 rokil,stab, Glen dostava mesieni pkijeA dokud ziv. Zernke-li pfed . 80 lety stari, dedici dostanon mesidni pkijem do 80. vYrodi, narozenin elena.

Vida M-C: *Opisova, ochrana na 20 let, ktera se zmentuie, a2 zilstane vyplacene pojiAttni na $1,000.

PojiSteni se vyplati kdykoliv v ptipadu irmrti dle klesajici stupnice.

Vida N: tipisova ochrana jen tem,:kdo maji. od SPJST vyptjeene pee: nize Pet druhii certRikatu SPJST pro' dal: Tkida J-T: Dodasne pojitteni do veku, t6 let, ktere se mute zmenitnia kterekoliv j Ind poj iSteni po dosateni veku 10 let,,Aaelx) pozdeji.

Vida 1-C: .

Poplatky se plati 20 'Tat. Piny obnos pojitteni Se.tvy4plati kdykoliv v ptipadu mrti ye veku od 16 let' yYte. tmrtni pojistka pod 16 let staff iP dle stupnice.

Tkida J-S: Poplatky se prati 20' rokii PlnY obnos pojitteni ee 'vyplati kdykoliv v pkipatia mrti od veku 1 roku. 'lio 6 mesic0, $250, pod 12 mesic0, $500.

Tkida 1-E: Poplatky se plati do 1$41et PlnY obnos certifik4W se vyplati po 18 letechsta,kj nebo kdykoliv v ptipadu mrti od veku 1 roku. :Tio 6 mesicri, $250, pod 12 inesic0, $500.

Tkinact druhii certifikatii SPJST pro dospele: !Tido. B: Dotivotn1, poplatky se plati at do mat'.

Vida C: Poplatky se plati 20 rokii. Pin* obnos pojigteni se vyplati kdykdykoliv v ptipadu Tkida D: Poplatky se plati 15 rokii. PlnY obnos pnligteni se vyplati kdykoliv v ptipadu ninth.

Tkida E: Poplatky se plati 10 rokri. Piny Tkida J Poplatky se plati 20 rok4: obnos pojigteni se vyplati kdyPiny obnos certifikatu se v,Y7 koliv v pkipadu plati po 20 letech nebo; kciy7 Tkida F: PlnY obnos certifikatu je VYkoliv v pripadu unirti ver placen po 15 letech nebo kdyku 1 roku. Do 6 mesick $25% koliv ptedtim v ptipadu pod 12 mesicit $500.

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VES TNiX --- WEST, TEXAS

Ve stf/edtt, drie 18 .kvetna 1955.

JOSEF LIDUMIL LESIKAR (Pokraeovani) AZ po gesti mesicich se clovedeli neg t'astni rodiee, ze i druhY syn teZce onemocnel a lea v dalekern lese v bezvedomi. V to chvili byla cloth/A rada teZka, jak ptinesti synu lelcarskou pomoc a nevyzracliti jej? TZdyt' domfi jej vziti nemohli. Byl by jiste neu gel smrti provazem. Gi lepe a eestnej gi by bylo nechati jej zhynouti takto v lese? ManZelka nemocneho syna jako i inatka natikaly nad zlYm osudem, kterY je sem dovedl a tak te2ce je prondsleduje, a prosily otce, aby pro nej neco vykon.d.

Tu jedne nod stral skuteene se od jeho prahu vzdalila a tim umoZnila, ze se Legikar vydal v noeni dobe na koni do mesta Houstonu k lekati Naglovi, kterY byl znamym lidumilem a tajnYm unionistou, zdali by pro syna nemohl neco ueiniti. A skuteene clobrY ten muZ 0ehotne vyhovel leky, po nich se v kratkosti syn Upine vyleeil.

Jedne jarni noel roku 1865 cc ho gi Legikarovi vratili domu ze svelio lesniho tikrytu se zpra,vou, ze valka je u konce, ze general Lee pry se vzdal s celou svou armadou Sevetantim. Byla to radostna zvest, dlouho oeelcavand, ale otec verive kroutil hlavou. Pamatovalt' se dobte na podobne zpravy ze sveho detstvi, ze Napoleon byl na hiavu poraZen, ale vgechny ty zpravy se ukaAaly fale g -ne.Protva lsyn,abtezprv neverili, ze milie to byt jen leeka na ne i jejich kamarady, aby ze svych fikrytti vygli na svetlo boZi a stihateli byli pocbytani. Synove uznali, otec nm2e mit pravdu, a to noci smutne odchazeli z do-. mova opet do syYch skrYgi v lese cc zasobami potravin.

NeZ zprava, ta. ukazala se ptec jen pravdivou a bitvou u Palo Alto v zapadnim Texasu bylo zakoneeno ono obrovske drama v historii SpojenYch statti bratrovraZedneho boje. Seznal to i Lagikar sam, lcdy2 videl, jak otrokaki v jeho okoli zadali prodavati sve renee za nizkou cenu a stehovali se se svYmi rodinami do neznarnYch konein. Pozemky po nich kupovali ponejvice ptistehovalci, kteri men bavinu k prodeji, jiZ se za valky zbaviti nemohli. Avgak nyni cena baviny rychle stoupla na 22 aZ 30 centli za libru, coZ byla tehdy obrovska cena. Tak se stalo, ze se nekteti ptistehovalci, kteri na bavine za valky pilne pracovali a ji mohli udrZeti, stall poiednou zamoZnYmi. I Le gikar mel vetgi zasobu baviny, za niZ strZil asi patnact set dolarft, coZ postaeilo zahojiti stare rang a nedostatek.

vati. Po rozpu gteni armad se krajem potloukaly cele bandy ruznYch vyyrhelii, kteri kradli, loupili r nieili maletek a negtitili se ani vraZd. Su-ileli po clobytku popasajicim se po preriich jako do teree, prondsledo yali divky a Zeny, ze se ani nesmely samotny ukazat venku, leda v muZskem prestrojeni. Prepadavali formany, vracejici se s nalcupern zboZi a s penezi za prodanou ba.vinu, a olupovali je, braniei se mule zcela jednoduge na miste odstrelovali. Proto jezdilo pohromade vZdy nekolik vozku dobte ozbrojenych, ale co to bylo platno proti zaketnikfn, kteti byli lepe vyzbrojeni a v sttelbe vycvieenit Jako slunieko po bouti oblaZuje eloveka, tak i pro rodiiiu Lesikarovu znamenal nastaly obrat ninollo. Po vgem tom utrpeni a ztrate peneZni mohli si volneji oddychnout. Vytrpeli mnoho v gichni, ale statiekY otec Car to tikaval, ze ;Zit v pohodlnYch okolnostech dovede i nejvet gi hlupak, a kdo nic nevytrpi, neni ani hoden nejake vymolenosti — svobody, nedovedet' si ji vaZit. A skuteene osucl a detna ta utrpeni ucinila prave z tech prvnich pionYril jmenovite zcela jive lidi, zli byli, kciyZ, opou gteli rodnou zero. Lidi sobOstatene, nezavisle se smyslem pro povinnost k ./. obe a s yYm blizninl. Lehkova,Znoti, ktera jest vYsledkein samortejmosti a snadnosti Zivotnich podminek, v dobach tech mezi na gimi kraj any nebylo.

Ptigli nepripioveni do nezvyklych pomerit', ale pustili se v boj. Umirali vyeerpani, ale nevzdavali se, a ti, lderi vytrvali, z yttezili. Amerika je plijala chladne, do y ecila je pokol'it, zastenali. stali v g ak kteti obrovskou trpelivosti a houZevnatosti do speli k nej yyg -'Simetavoldskh.13yieani dejin arnerickYeli, jiZ kladli pevne zaklady novemu statu. A jest jen chloubou nagi, e mezi byli nagi Ceti muZove vzoru velkeho vlastence Josefa Lidumila Le gikara. A mui,ove a Zeny takove si zaslouZi. vice neZli mile vzpominky syYch potomkil trvaleho pomniku, ktery by hlasal celemu statu na veene easy o jejich nezmernem hrdinstvi.

ptatele z Oech nezapoinneli a stale mi dopisuji a ze. opustim-li dnes neb zitra dejl gte sveno polaybliveho aivota, bude to v poklidu a spokojene.”

A take se mu to sphillo. Zesnul klidne dne 26. tijna roku 1887 jako kmet jedenaosmdesatiletY jell° verna druZka ho ptede gla o tti leta cltive.

(KONEC.) ) ( Pikantni. aminka se divi: "Poslouchej, Lido, nejak se mi ten tvilj stiatek nechce libit. On je policista, pra y gechno pane. Ale vZdyt' ty ani-da,tojev • nevi jak Sc jmenuje."

"Mami," Zasne dcera, "ja, se' divim.

Jeho jmeno nepottebuji znat. 'Znam jeho eislo."

Podekovani a odporuent Ja jsem trpel nasledkem..tumor Zaludku, po dobu pies jeden rok bral jsem injekce do ramen, ale moje bolesti stale stoupaly. Nemohi j.sern spat v noci, ani tist.

V mojlm veku mel jsem strach z operace. Ja jsem 72 let. Lekat nine nic netekl o moZnosti meho uzdraveni. Tedy jsem se rozhodl radeji zetntiti neZli se nechat tezat, Dozvedel jsem se o Dr. Broden, N. D., z Hallettsville a rozhodl jsem se jej navg tivit neb jsem on uzdravi lidi bez operaci, Dostal jsem pouze pet leeeb a tumor jest asi 2/3 prye. Nyni spim celou noc, nernam ZadnYch bolesti, Zadne plyny, moje chut' k jidlu se vrOtila a citim se mnohem silnej gim. Plidelte obalku se znamkou pro odpoveci'. yam vdeen.Y Will Turner, Weimar, Texas. ttado yna Dr. Broden v Hallettsville jest otevtena ye etvrtek, patek a v sobotu rano do 12:00 v poledne pouze.

Ve Victoria v pondeli, v iiterY a ye (dzc) stredu, cele dny.

Legikar se te gil 70 gtesti syYch ditek jegte mnoha leta. Kdy2 dopisoval svilj Zivotopis v letech esmdesatYch, pravil dat eskosioyenska vyrizuji. closlovne. "Sedim nyni s manZelkou Isem zastupee pro firmu Gift Parcel I kruhu gt'asthe rodiny na gi, skladajici se New Yorku. ze tri symi a jejich manZelek a ze etrPoteAte sve &Abe zaskinim na.cti vnukti. Ziji svorne ye seem souze gvSrearska a Danska sedstvu a patero narodnich easopisil mi Ale ani ukon6eni valky neznamenalo poskytuje podoeni, zabavy a rozhledu po konec vgem utrpenim, nebot' neuspora- girem svete. Tesi nine, ze jsem Zil v do8631 Dieernan Drive cianY'.:_a pomeril hledel kdekdo vyuZitko- be tak pohnute a na lame ani mill Dallas 18, Texas

Darkove baliaw

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Zkougel pan profesor kandidata medieiny. Pravil: lidera jsem byl volan k mrtvernn, kterY mel v srdei dve kule. Pane kanidate, co vy byste delal v torn ptipade?"

Kandidat pohotove odvetil: "Taky bych umkel, pane profesore."

Dr. Thos. N. DeLaney otNi

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Tel. niadovna PR 3-3248 Res. PR 3-2687 TEMPLE, TEXAS ...........■■••••■■■•■■••■■••••nto.

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BABICKA West, Ve stfedu, 25. kvetna odpoledne i veeer Moulton, ye stiedu, 1. Ze.rvna zaeatek v 7 hod. veeer SOUD BOZI Wallis, ve stiedu, 25. kvetna, v 7 hodin veeer La Grange, v titerS', 7. cervna v 7 hodin veeer LUCERNa, Ennis, ve etvrtek 26. kvetna v 7 hodin ve,ec.r Houston v Sokolovne, v sobotu 4. eervna v 8 hodin veeer MODRk ZAVOJ Holland, ye etvrtek, 26. kvetna v 7 hodin veeer NAST FURIANTI v nasledujieich osadalch Fort Worth v nedeli 22. kvetna v Sokolovne Seaton, v pondeli, 23. kvetna v T. T. Seveik Hall Cameron, v nterY, 24. kvetna v National Hall Floresville, ye stfedu 25. kvetna, v SPJST Sini Corpus Christi, ve etvrtek, 26. kvetna, v Sokolovne La Salle, v sobotu, 28. kvetna v K. J. T. sini East Behnard, v nedeli 29. kvetna v SPJST sini Crosby, ye stiedu, 1. eervna v sini Amoricke Legie Zaeatky divadel ve viech osadach v 8 hodirt veeer.

Lavaca Co. Abstract COMPANY Jerome I. goOan vy,11.1.Aov6 c bstrakt.y, viastnick.4 pravo, vykizuje majetkove pojiiteni Efarlovna nad Peoples State Bank Telefon do fi •adovny eislo HALLFTTSVILLE, TEXAS

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Ve stkedu, dne 18 .kvetna 1955.

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SPRAVNE VYKONANA P011itEBNi SLUiBA V hodine t'alu zarmoucfon naleze Edward Pace pohtebni Astav pohotavY k • sympatickernu vytizeni nezbytnYch jednotlivosti a k vy' praveni dojenaneho pohtbu.

Levne ceny jsou naM zasadou

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

1125 Austin Hwy. U. S. 81 N. San Antonio, Texas Phone TA 6-9146

Hilsher's Home Supply Co. 2020 Washington Ave AT-8424 5824 N. Main TW-1441 5225 Washinton TW-3387 9219 Jensen Dr. OX-2-5031 HOUSTON, TEXAS For All Your FURNITURE APPLIANCES and EVERYTHING ELSE FOR YOUR HOME Be Sure to See

HILSHER'S and get "THE BEST FOR LESS" CASH OR EASY TERMS Your Satisfaction Guaranteed And Free Delivery Service VASE CESKE OBCHODY

Ve stf.edu, chic 18. kv6tna 1955.

V S TNIK — WEST, TEXAS

Strana 31 vyslancem do dvou sjezdti. Bratr Robert povede tatinkil y obchod. Rad Ti gratuluje a ptejet Ti, aby j si vedl obchod ye Slepejich otcovYch. Roberte, bud' StedrY jak Hlavni in'adovria SPJST dela pfijeky tatik, obchod Ti piljde dobie. farmy, ranee, a vybudovanS, mestskY My dobte vime, truchlici manklko majetek, kdekoliv v Texasu. Prijeuje svosynove Edwin a Robert, jaka je to rana je vlastni penize na nizke firoky, dlouhe pro Vas a rodinu, Citime s Vami; klime splatky a s velice priznivSrmi podminkajeho odchodu a proto i my, sestry a bra- mi pro pi•edeasne vyplaceni. Plgte: RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI tadu Karel Havlic'el: vyslovujeme Vain Supreme Lodge, SPJST, Temple, Texaso My, nine podepsanY resolueni vYbor ta- a cele rodine hluboce citenou soustrast. ) du Rozkvet Zapadu eislo 107 ye FloresPtijme se neodvisla, bila 2ena A Ty bratte odpoCivej y pokoji eest ville projevujeme timto jmenem nakho budi2 Tvoji bamatce. bydleni na miste a k opatrovani dvott kadu uptimne citenou soustrast portstaDario v Hallettsville, dne 8. kvetna ditek. M. Goodman, 6347 Prestonshire lYm ditkam nad ztratou jejich milovane 1955 za. rad Karel Havlieek cis. 4, SPJST. Lane, Dallas.

(16-190 matky, babieky a na gi spolusestry )• • Resolueni vYbor: I'. K .Bucek Bertha Louisie Berchenhoff, Kdy2 Zena zarnyAli nemiti neco mimic J. G. Konvieka vySlapanou cestieku, vidycky se divi, cq ktera od nas odeSla k veenemu odpoeinJohn Holy. jeji sousedi tomu teknou. ku ye star! 58 rokri, 3 mesict a 15 dni.

Zesnula zanecladva. d ye dcery, obe provdane ph Floresville, 4 vnotioata; manzel jeji ji ptedekl nee° pied rokem. PoBorovo Shoe Sales Company v Chi( agii hnportuje nejlepSi jakosti hrbena byla na katolickem hrbitove muiskou obuv z Jugoslavie„ vyrabenoa envaine znamou t•var-: Floresville, pohrebni obtadv vykonal non na obuv -Borovo" za z ylaSte leviiv any.

Rev. Leopold.

My importujeme muiskou zirnni obuv a letni, rnerie pletenou Zesnuli dlouhY eas farrnovali pH Shiobuv a my ochotne zaideme zdarma bez jakehokoliv vydami kterener nee se prestehovall k FloresvIlle, zde mukoliv Cechoslovanu v Americe na'S katalog z kterebo vy si 2ili a2 do svoji smrti. rouiete vybrati kterekoliv z mnoha rftznYch stylit nejlejigi obuv za Vime, pozUstale ditky, 2e vas' 2a1 je yelevnou cenu. liky nad odchodem yak milovane mateky, ale i my bratti a spolusestry citime s Tel. Be. 7-9213 va.mi vas zannutek.

Mail Order House Tobe, nnila spolusestro, pfejerne klidnY CHICAGO 39, ILINOIS 5318 WEST NORTH. AVE odpoeinek po 2ivotnirn boji a oest budii Tvoji pamatce.

Za tad Rozkvet Zapadu 'Oslo 107 Resolueni vYbor: Vlasta Flower Julie Vaclavik Tom, Novak Sr. ) • 46 • (

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RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI My, nik podepsanY resoluOni vSi bor tadu Karel Havlieek Hsi° 4 v Hallettsville, timto vyslovujeme jmenein tadu uptimne citenou soustrast portistale rodine nad funrtim jejich mankla, otce, dedeeka a nakho spolubratra Torn J. Pegka, kterY zemiel 24. dubna v Rengrove nemocnici, (byv ranen mrtvici), a pohreb byl vypraven 26. dubna z bratra Kubenoye kaple do zdejSiho kostel v doprovodu nekolika velebnYch pant, bratrti, sestet a mnoha jeho ptatel, kteti jsou rortrouSeni po celem Texasu.

Msgr. Antonin Drozd z Weimar mel anglickY a dp. G. Kutatko ze Sweet Home eeskY proslov nad rakvi. Byl pochovan na zdejSim katolickem htbitove.

ZesnulY bratr zanechal truchlici man2elku, dva syny, Edwin v Dallas a Robert doma pet bratril a etyry sestry.

ZesnulY Peek byl majitelem Hallettsville Monument Works. Bratr Pekk byl

AT LODGE NO 88 1140 Robbie St. -- Houston, Texas beginning with

Sat., May 21, 9 to 1, Eddie Kovar Orchestra Sat., May 28, 9 to 1, Joe Cervenka Orchestra Sun., June 5, 4 p. m. Mothe sFather's Day Program We have tables available for you!

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WEST, TEXAS

Ve sttedu, dne 13 ,kvit 1953,

pojiiteni Pouze 1 ze 200 don ovil vyhoii, kdeito 1 z kaidfich 6 majitelii nedoiije se toho, aby si vyplatil svou 201etou hypoteku (mortgage).

BE POJNIPNI A BEZ PENPZ jak vyplati vdova a deli dluh vaznouci na domove nebo na farme?

S. P. J. S. T. VI/PLATI VAS D1111 Podrobnosti vysvetli liaiclfr nustni organisitor nebo dopigte na:

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