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RONIK (VOLUME) XLIII

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OKUSIL JSEM SE MINULE naznaeiti, prod se d:omnivam, ke marne v na g i SPJST jazykovou prekalku a pro e s tato prekalka zdrZuje nag pokrok a vzrtist. V tete, zdvereene easti chci rozebrati nektere dalSi body a ten podati nejake pokyny, jak bychom inohli rozreSiti tenth vaZny problem.

Snad date mi za pravdu, po preeteni prvni easti tohoto elanku, ze jsem podal dosti verny popis situace, jakou mame v nag i Jednote. DA se ' to napravit nebo vy:'e g it? Sam opravdu 'nevim, jak bychom to spokojene vyre gili, anebo jake' budou .koneene nasledky. Snad by bylo nejlep g i nechat Ark beZet, jak to bold a eekat no, dy e moZnosti: (1) tegit se nadeji, 2e ono se to samo nejakYm .Zpirsobem vykvasi a urovna; anebo (2) vzdat se nadeje, ze se to zlep gi a resignovane vent, 'le schtize budou elm dale tim slabgi, a2 kaneene prestanou a SPJST se promeni na poji gt'ujici spolednost.

Prvni vulba, 2e se to samo sebou urovna, byla by pro nas osudnou. Na g spolkovy livot by ryChle upadal a pustnul.

Na druhou volbu, vzdavat se veSkere nadeje, nemeli bycham ani myslet, protae nag e SPJST stdji za to, aby pokraeovala a rostla jako brattskY podpUrnY spolek.

Stale o tam premy glim a uvaluji, jakYin zptisobem bychom re gili tento jazykovY problem a zajem tech rulad gich o nage sclatize a spolkovou praci. Zde podavam nektere pokyny, ktere snad by pornohly.

NaSi stall eleni vybudovali SPJST a pomehli v jejim vzitstu na velikY spolck. Oni meli by miti nejvetM zajem, aby trvala dale, aby rostla a prospivala .A oni meli by dati pokyny a udelati prvni kroky v neeem, co by probudilo mladk Merry nebo privabilo je do prace v Jednote. Jen2e od mladYch olena nemano

(Podava Calvin C. Chervenka, z anglickeho originalu volne prelo211 redaktor) Oast druha, oeeka y at, 2e reknou; "Okej, my to vezmemo a polenerne to tak a tak." To by nebyla peace spolkova, ale zmatek.

Mladti eleni museji bYti pozvani k peaci slovy a skutky; museji miti pocit, mail podil v SPJST, le SPJST je potrebuje, a take ze oni potrebuji SPJST; musejj dostat prilelitost; museji citit zocipovednost; a museji nabYt sebedfivery. A trebale Hlavni Uradovna mule dati nesmirnou pomoc na mnoha mistech, prvni kr ,;ky museji prijit od domacich Urednikti a nynejSich domacich pracovnikri, aby cc situace u mistnich radii zlepSila. prvni pokyn je, aby ye vgech schnzich (domacich,. distriktnich a jinyeh) bylo vice sna genlivosti v reel a dcrozumivani. At' si kaalY pripomene, ie olanek treti v na gich stanovach zreLeine naznaeuje, ze jednaci tee je dle Libasti mluvicino.

Ale jestli zaCtiere, vet,ti sve s-critize v anglictine, nezapomente dvou veci. Oznamte mezi mladYnn eleny, le neekavate je ye schtizi, aby brali podil na jednani. Organisatori by to men zdhraznit kalciemu novemu Clenu. A take nezapominejte zdtiraznit, kaalY start' Glen, ktery se 9nadneji yyjadruje v :Ala, ma pravo niluvic dle sve libosti je jeho povinnost ladati n yysvetleni pokalde, kdyl by neeemu nerozumel anglietine. Ov g em musite miti takove Uredniky, aby dostateene ovladali obe reel.. Ten Ustupek musite udelat virel starSim, aby Urednik umel eesky a vilei mlad g im, aby urnel anglicky.

Jestli rad vede sve schrize v Cegtine, protole vet gina Clem si tak prcje, pokraeujte talc nadare. mate-li schopne pracovniky, kteri neovladaji

dostateene eeskou red, ze slu gnosti a pro uznami jejich ochoty vysvetlete jim postup jednani v anglietine. A treba nemate na mysli zmenit jednani z ettiny dO anglietiny, uvalujte o torn, ' 01-ekdy pozdeji vy ystanou u vaSeho radu jazykoye prekalky. Pamatujte na to, aby firednici ovladall oho reel.

Kde tad vede sve jcdnani v destine, ale kde pro vet ginu nrednikil nebo pro vetginu agenttir bylo by snadmej gi jednani v anglietine, u yalnjte o torn, zda v vYroeni schtzi mohla by bYti tato olazka yyte gena ke spokojenosti vetginy.

Neukvapujte se, ale prodebatujte otazku v nekolika schtzich. Dejte to zvla gtnimu vYboru, aby to probral a sviij nahled oznamil olentirm. Co hlavniho, nespechejte, abyste neztratili dobre stare deny, ani 2 . byste ziskali lepgi nahraclu v mladYch. Ve Vestniku dosud nemame jazykovou prekalku, ktera by byla patrna. Ale mohla by bYt zmen gena, kdyby canna phispe yky do anglicke easti "nobly byti honorovany. Vestnik jc dulezitou publikaci.

Zatim co na,vSteva schuzi, obliba, a YYznam jejich se stale zmen guje, Vestnik vyrrista ye sve dtitlezitosti jako dorozumivaci prostredek, jako priznivec, ochrance a roz girovatel v geho toho, co SPJST ma ye svem gtitu.

Trebale myslim a doufam, 2e eeska i'ee, se do jiste miry udfli 'nazi eechy v Texasu, pripou:gtim, za dneSnich pomern bude upadati, az klesne na stupen, kdy si mnohern ziveji uvedomime, musime zachranit v gechny ty parnatky, to duSevni ciedictvi s yYch predkii, to nejlep gi co nam zancchali. Prijde doba, kdy vSechno jednani v SPJST bude v angliotine. Ale bylo by treba, aby tenth prechod do anglietiny byl pozvolnY, aby- • chain zachovali si co nejvice toho du gevniho dedictvi syYch predkti. Asi 2e jsme jednu generaci ztratili. Ale meli bychorn (Pokraeovani na strane 4)

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Velmi zdaillou selnizi mei tfeti distrikt.

Selanze byla v sini tadu Ennis 'Oslo 25 v nedeli 19. eervna. Tentokrat nebylo Ye schttzi tak pooetne zastoupeni mistnich tadtr, jako tomu obyeejne bYva v tketim distriktu, zato vY'sledek schuze bude nekdypozdeji miti velikY vliv pro celou nasi Jednotu. Projednavaly se YYznanine veci, ac pin projednavani techto myglenek nikdo nepozoroval nic kromobyeejneho. Jako kdy zrnka padaji do ptipravene, Urodne pildy bez hluku a ktiku, bez troubeni a bubnovani, tak podobne poznamicy, nahledy a navrhy ptigly ye schtizi t•etiho distriktu kliclne, taktka do otevtene naruee.

Poznaeil jsem si pet hlavnieh bodii, o nichZ" bylo bud' rokovano nebo na neZ bylo ye schtizi poukazano. Bod prvni, aby norninace distriktniho teditele a jeho nah •acinika byla provedena v distriktni schtizi pted sjezdem. Bod druhY, aby usazeni delegatft z kaZdeho distriktu bylo ye sjezdu umoZneno ye skupine. Bod oznameno, ze byli ustanoveni dva statni organisatoti, bratr Hejny pro east severni a bratr Valeik pro Cast jinni. Bod etvrtY, souteZ pro vYber kralovny SPJST. Bod pats, nova naborova soute2 mezi distriktem ttetim a distriktem patYm. Byl jeae pPednesen bod gestY. , kterY v gak ugel pozornosti shromadenYch bratti a 'sester, ac osobne bych ho povaZoval za velmi dillelit na gi Jednote prospegr47.

Zminuji se o nem o nee° nine.

0 bodu prvnim, totii o vY'beru a nomiDad. ieditele v distriktni selrazi pied sjezdem, nebudu se rozepisovati. Bylo 0 torn rokovano jiZ v minule scherzi ticetiho distriktu a eela otazka byla ptedana ustanovenemu vYboru, aby ji dobi-e promyslel. VYbor to doporueil, uvetejnil sve doporueeni. ye Vestniku, a take to ted' ye schtizi ptednes1 jako zpravu vSiboru. Mezitim myglenka byla prottasana tea ye schtizich jinS7ch distrikttii. Jestli se nemYlitn, bylo to ptijato ye schtizi pateho ciistriktu. A take v sedmem distriktu byla nayAlenka ptednesena a zafazena mezi jedenact noqch navrhti jako bod eislo sedme. Dle nalady ye Floresvilie, soudil bych, ae take v sedrnem distriktu dojde na vYber a nominaci teditele a na,hradnika v distriktni schtizi pied sjezdem. 'rteti distrikt, na doporneeni yflaorn, chce tuto zalelitost poslati stanovnimu vYboru jako dodatek k nagim stanovam.

Bod druhS, rovnei pfi gel od vYboru, mel na starosti uvaaiti a promysliti nominaci teditele. VyThor ye sve zprave doporueoval, aby v prie'tim sjezdu byli delegati z jednotlivYch distriktii usazeni v sedmi skupinach, pro kaZdS7 distrikt

Ve strn:11(. thin f0. eorvna 1955. jedna skupina. Snad jam: to debrY n61ded, mad ale to bode neproveditelne v nekterem sjezdu—mand hued v ptiStiin se to neda uskuteenit. tivaatime, posuzujme a snad pozname, jak by to pracovalo. Vime vgichni, ze delegati , kterehokoliv distriktu se yzajerene znaji daleko lep gi neZ delegati ze dvou vzdalenYch distriktit. Pekneme, Ze delegati z Dallas, Fort Worth, Ennis, West a Waco si rozumeji mnohem lepe nez dva delegati z Ennis a dva z Floresville KclyZ by secteli delegati z jednoho ditriktu pohrbmade, a vyvstala by jakakoliv komplikovand tazka, znami delegati se snadneji dohodnou bud' tak nebo onak. Sjezdove debaty byly by zkraceny,protole v sedmi skupinach by do:Slo napted k jakesi,vzajemne dbhode a nebylo "kolik hlav, tonic rozuma." KaZda z techto sedmi skupin by praccyala trochu Pak° mnohaelennY vkbor, kterY je dobrovolne utvorenY pro rychlejS1 a spravnej§i dohodu.

Tento plan vSak mute s Uspechem peacovat jen za jistYch podminek a to je dOstateena mistriost pro sjezdove zaSedani. Snad si ,delegati vzpomenou, ze v Houstenu museli se ,jednoho odpoledne delegati namackat do men giho salu, kde podobne zatizeni bflo by nemozne.

P •igti sjezd bode v Temple, kde neviin o Zadne mistnosti, ktera by byla dosti velika prO naS sjezd. Maji tam mestske auditorium, kde jsou jen sedadla, ale new tam umele chlazeni. Dva mistni hotely nejsou zarizt-my pro vetS'i konvenee a sjezdy. Plan, aby delegati sedeli poliodine kolem stola v umele chlazene mistnosti, new moZnY'. NejvetSi mistpost V naM budove pojme pohodlne jen asi 25--30 osob. Jsou to kanceldre pro jednotliy e aredniky, ne klubovni mistnosti. Bod druhY je dobrY, ale moZna bude ye siezdu v Temple pro nedostatek mista neproveditelnY. 1V1oZna, se mYlim, ale takove jsou me informace. V Houstonu jsme meli mistnosti zamluveny dva a pal roku pred sjezdem. - Muselo to bYt, V Temple takove nesnaze nejsou, zato bude otazka, jaka. mistnost se najde a bude-li moZno usaditi delegaty dle projektovaneho planu. byla zpriva pi• edsedy JedBod noty, bratra Marka, "ze vyyracovany byly potrebne kroky, aby zjednani byli dva statni organisatori. Zprava o tom byla tea podana v minulem eisle Vestniku ptedsedou Markem. Letos na 1. eervence slavime 58. vYrooi, kdy naSe SPJST byla zakonite uznana jako bratrsky podparnY spolek a od kdy datuje se einnost jejl. Proto den 1. 6erVenee, byl ureen jako zaeatek naboroveho vedeni dle novela° organisaeniho plane. Prvni organisatera byla svoldna do Temple na sobotu 25. Cer yna. Bratr Marek a bratr Cervenka vySvetlili v distriktni schazi povinnosti novYch statnich organisatora.

Ve Sticdu, dne 29. eervna 1955. r • i nedavne hostine tietiho a pateho distriktu, ktera byla v 1-1 ,Justonn 22. kvetna, bratr Rudy J. 8eleik, tajenanik pateho distriktu, prikl s navrhem, ae u leaitosti prikiho sjezdu v Temple meli bychom miti kralovnu SPJST. Mykenka se zalibila, vSichni byli pro navrh bratra eleika, a oba distrikty slibily, 2e na veci budou dale pracovat. Proto bratr Pokladnik, vyslouailY predseda tietiho distriktu, pripomenul y e schttzi v Ennis, o 'Cern bylo debatovano v Houstonu a Meal nav g tevniky z tietiho distriktu. Aby mySlenka kralovny SPJST naohla se Uskuteenit, byl jmenovan petielennY vYbar na y ypracOvani podrobnosti, ktere by byly poslanY tea do ostatnich distrikt y a rovnea Hlavni Uradovne k schvaleni.

Predseda Marek slibil, ae zaleaitost bude uvaaena v pri g ti schtizi vedouciho talesa.

Napadlo nine, a podobnou poznainkit slykl jsem od jednoho dobte znameho 'pracovnika a atednika, zda plan kralovny nepiinese nam zde nebo onde trochu zle lave. Vspoinnel jsem si na jeden pravdivY pripad, kdy byl navraen a zvolen predsedou mistniho tadu elen, kterY o iirad ani mnoho nedbal. Ale jeho soused citil se tim velice poniaen, protoae doufal, ae jemu se dostane to cti bYt tadovYm predsedou. Odejel ze schtize hodne dtive nea nove zvolen ptedseda.Slo mu jeti pastviskem a nadvotim novello predsedy. A kdya mu sousedtitv chlapec so slu g nosti oteviral branu, nesdrael zklamany kandidat, aby neprones1 paznainku: "Josefku, aa ptijcle tviaj tatinek dome, ani ho nepozna g . On se nechat zvolit za prcdsedu." Napadlo nine, aby se nam rodiny v nekterYch radcch nepohaclaly pro kralovnu. Ale na drupe strane vzponmel jsem si, ze rad Praha eislo 29 v Taylor mel jia sedmnact kraloven, a nesly g el jsem o nijakem Skadleni. Tea vidim v jinYch bratrskYch publikacich—a jsou to organisace mnohem silnejk nea na ge SPJST—ae easto jh kralovny pro rfizne ptileaitosti. Doufejme, ae vYbor tietiho distriktu k tomu povetenY, vyhotovi pravidla, ktera nepovedou k za g ti, za.visti a hnevu. Na vYboru jsou bratti Pokladnik a Slovak z Dallas, Jay Dec Waggoner z Fort Worth, a scstry Annie Steincrova z Dallas a Wilma Nesudova z Ennis. V jinYcla distriktech jiste nedoekave budou eekat na spravy nebo pokyny od tohoto vYboru.

Mnoho zdaru!

A zase bude zapas mezi distriktem t • etim a patYm. Tentokrat to nebude, kdo upi g e vice poji g teni, ani kdo ziska vice nYbr2 kdo dokaae dosahnout vice bodti pti seitani obou poloaek. Podrobnosti jsou ponechany k vypracovani bratru Hrabinovi, piedsedovi tretilio dis-

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triktu, a bratru Skrabankovi, piedsedovi paten() distriktu. Oznameni, ae bude nova soutea, bylo y e schtizi v Ennis pkijato I s potleskem a jasotem. Tedy patY bod. jako vkchny piedchakjici, bude jiste jen k prospechu cele Jednoty.

Chci se je gte zminit o jednom bodu, kterY uSel pozornosti mnohemu, kdo byl ptitomen y e schtizi v Ennis. Tajemnik Hlavni Uradovny, bratr Chupick, vykla,dal o vartastu nak SPJST od doby, kde on nastoupil iliad tajemnika. Jednota vzrostla trojnasobne. Pkipomenul, ae bude tteba pomY g leti na nove shy do Usttedi. Mluvil otevtene, ptimo, ba ptiznal se, ae za tech 15 let sveho iitadovani zapra,coval jia ttinact novYch sekretatek, ale ae je to stale jakoby lii 'credo. dO derave nadoby. Sotva se sekretatka zapracuje, pkijde svatba, mtaae se &kat rodinna udalost, a zaueovani se opakuje. Poznamenal, ae osmimilionova organisace nemiaae iispe g ne zavadet nejake , novoty a modernosti, kdya ota2ka y Ypomoci je na tab vrtkavem zakladu. Vysvetlil, ae toto stale najimani novYch vYponlocnYth sil j e nadmiru- unavujici a nechutne.

Zde je poznamka vYkonneho iliednika, ktera zaslou21 si pineho uvaaeni. Neni to stianost, aspori slova bratra Chupicka neznely jako stianost, ale je to ptipomenuti, ae je tteba lepS'iho planovani na v g echny strany. Dejme tomu, vykladam ;nekteremu nadejnemu novemu elenu o torn, jak se na ge SPJST postard, aby jeho certifikat met vkchny moans vYnody za deset, patiadet nebo dvacet let. On so nine zepta: "A kdo vede spolek SPJST?" Ma odpoved' bude, k vedou ho eleni. On bude chtit mat jmena nakch hlavnich iitednikia, jejich staki, nebo kdo nastoupi na jejich mista, kdya by zemteli. Muslm mu dat uspokojivou odpoved', ale se vzdalim od neho, ponayslim si: "Ten mladik ma pravdu. Pro nej planujeme deset, dvacet roku doptedu, ale z nagimi vedoucimi neplanujeme dele nea na - etyii roky. Za etyki roky jsou zase etyfi roby, a tab to postrkujeme od sjezdu do sjezdu."

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ni ua mladikem. A mezi vedoucimi mate stark nea jsem sam. Uz aby dries tam byli lide zapracovani, abyste y e sjezdu, kdya by se nekterY iftednik vzdal z du zdravotniho nebo jakehokoliv, mohli jste si zvolit nekoho schopneho. U2 aby dnes kaLlY ittednik mohl poctive "Kdybych odekl, mate za nine dobrou nahradu. Zaueil jsem ho, kolik jsem mohl; je hodne inladsi, bude y am dobte slouait dvanact, g estnact, moana dvacet rokti." Takova slova od na g ich vedoucich by se dobie poslouchala v kterekoliv distriktni schitzi nebo kdekoliv. Jsem rad, ae bratr Chupick o tento bod trochu zavadil. Dal g i snarl piijde.

Ve Vestniku ze dne 8. eervna bylo iipozorneni od sedmeho distriktu, aby tea ostatni distrikty vzaly v tivahu nektere body, ktere sedmY distrikt rozeslal na mistni tady y e svem okruhu. SedinY distrikt cloporudoval jedenkt v\tci. Ve schtizi v Ennis'nezbylo jia easu na probirani techto jedenacti otkek. Vlastne hodne tech navrhii, ktere byly imenova.lay v apelu od sedmeho distiiktu, bylo v tretim distriktu probirano ji2. drive. Tieti distrikt schvalii zlepkni a upraveni nemocenskeho a iirazoveho pojiAteni.

Tteti distrikt davno stoji za myglenkou nausea a knihovny v Temple. Tteti distrikt bude nominovat sveho keditele a nahradnika y e schtizi pied sjezdem. A jsou jine body, ktere treti distrikt sam zaeal, propagoval a chtel uskuteeniti.

Veiim, ae kdyby zbYval jak eas, i tyto dodateeno otazky byly by prilay znovu na pieties. Opakuji, ze schtize v Ennis byla velmi plodnou a to, co bylo Wednano, bude pozdeji mit velikY vliv na einnost v (Tie Jednote.

NivAtevnici z lioustonu—a bylo nas pet v autu bratra Skrabanka- melt piedem umluveno, ae odjedou se schtize ne pozdeji nea o tieti hodine. Lee schfize byla eim dale thin zajimavejk, takae nechteli, ba nemohli jsme odejet as pc) ukoneeni schtize. V g ichni jsme litovali, nebylo moan° ziastat dele a pozorovat to omladinu a jeji program. Ale byl Den otcti, byl tea "Juneteenth," provoz nadprilmernY a cestovani v noci za takovYch okolnosti hodne riskantni. Lee St'astne jsme dorazili dome pied desatou, vgech pet. Za pohostinstvi v Ennis meal (Amy tietiho distriktu srdeene dokujeine.

Co bych rad slykl od nagich vedouetch v nektere distriktni scinizi, aby se rozpovidali o tom, jako na,hradn,iky by si ptali ve s y Ych ittadech, Anebo jestli by to pracovalo, kdya bychom pro kaadY larad nebo iireclnika mai assistenty, aby Neptebledithe pieeisti si ykelino, co chain byli ptipraveni na moa,nost a pra y -depobnst,aevYkoniteclksan pod nadpisem "Prvni dar budouci knise neschopnY nebo senate. Ba i kdyby hovne." Najdete to na strance osirie. Zanezemtel do mesice nebot' do roka, kde eatek je udelan. Redaktor sam ma cennajdete schopneho a vyzkou g eneho lid- ne a zachovale knihy, ktere take jednou hradnika, kdya y am za rok y e sjezdu je- ptijdou do knihovny SPJST. Na patek tohoto tydne piipada, 58. vYden nebo druhY hlavni ittednik oznami, ae nechce bYt zaptaaenY a2 do posledni roe' zalokni naSI. SPJST. CennY ptispechvilky, ae aspoia nekolik rokii sveho 2i- vek k tomuto y Yznamnemu dnu poslal , vota by chtel ait volneji, berstarostnejl? bratr J. F. Chupick. 61anek jeho najdete stale y am to opakuji,Ze ani redaktor ne- pod ohlavenim "Z Hlavni iiiadovny."

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Phf Er'LP\Z‘f ICY (Kokoneeni se strany 1) se polcusit, aby v clakich generacich udrZelo se veclomi Ceskeho puvodu, i Julyby zvuk Ceske reel se neudrZel. 1VInohY z etendrrt nebucie se mnou souMasa v otazce kiesani a zaniku Ceske roe' v naSi SPJST. AvSak hledim na, tento probleM spik priznive. Uvazuji, jak bYchoin toto klesdni zpomalili. Jestli latidente pokraeovati tak, jak jsme v poslecinich deseti, dvaceti letech pokraeovOli, klesdni jenom urychlime. Mushne znati prieiny klesdni. AC ronohY etenar se bode domnivat, ze bych eeskou roenejradeji "dorazil," neni tomu tak. VeZe "neer (pripuSleni anglietiny do jecinani) "sveti prosttedek" (zachovani Ceskeho jazyka, nebo aspon yaZnost k eeskemu pfivodu.)

Drolly poky.n, kterY bycla , mel, je pia• vkch radovych schtizi tak, aby byly pro vkchny Cleny zajimave. Schtize ease museji bYti oZiveny do to miry, aby vratili ,so do sellUzi eleni starSi a aby ziskali se eleni miadsi. Neprotahujte schuze starYmi, stale provetravanYmi vYklady o SPJST, o Zivotnim pojiSt'ova.ni, o torn, co bylo veera nebo pied mnoha lety. eleni vedi, ze nejake spolkove zalelitosti se museji projednati, ale udelejte to co nejkratSi a nejzajimayeAi. Licle jsou lakdin na vkchny strany, musime miti nejake lakadlo tea ye sclnilieh. Nate schuze museji bYt Zajintave. A kde jsou jazykoYe prekaZky, tarn nevi zajniu. Pamatujte, to do schtize nikoho neprivedete nasilim.

Nate schuze jednak nezaeinaji v ustanovenY Cas, nemaji ZadnY zabavnY program, nejsou vedeny podle parlamentarnich pravidel, a neposkytnou Sle• spokojenost, Ze se nem uZiteoneho ye schuzi vykonalo. A jestli deti Iteinkuji, clostanou trochu potlesku, ale jinak se dam ye schtizi neventije Zadna dalti Nezaueuji se spolkovemo jednani, 'Caste pro jazykovou prekaZku ani jednani nerozumi, a jsou ponechany samy sobe, aby se bavily bez dohledu.

Potilivame den jen na ukazku, ne na spolupraci.

Mtij treti navrh tYee se hlavne detskYch program& Pozoroval jsem, ae deti a mlacki lido oeskeho piwodo nezajimaji se mnoho o veci, na ktere stari Clem kladou velikY citiraz—na Ceske spolky, na eeskY jazyk, na eeske zvyky.

V mlacti ma .elovek zojem o veci docela line. AZ je starM, teprve zaeind premYSlet o ptivodu s yYch rodiett, je zveclavY no Zivot •s yYch predn, zaeina miti zajem o vice reel, a 'Attie, babioka nebo dedeeek ho nenaueili jejich reel. Tyto zMeny prichazeji u rtiznych lidi v ritz-

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nem veku za ruznych okolnasti a pod rOznYmi rodinnymi, vychovnYmi a spoleeenskYmi vlivy. A jestli elovek takovY mel trochu prOpravy ye svem detstyi, kcly2 doroste, easto stane se velmi einnYm elenem y e spolk y , do ktereho patrili rodice nebo dedeeek. Jestli jeho znalosti Oeskeho puvodu jsou tak matne, Ze nevi takrka nic o pozadi s yYch predkii, east° se stydi za svtij pfivod a je pro CeskY spolek Opine ztracenY. A zde je wave ona yzacna prilcZitost, aby deti v naSich CoskYch spolcich dostaly dostateenY zaklad a lepSi predstavu o torn, co Ceske spolky podnikaji, jak pracuji, a jake je pozadi jejich act' a dedeeko. V naMeh spolcich je to nejlepSi prilelitost poskytnout tyto vedomosti naSim detem bez jazykovYch prekaZek, zpusobeto pro deti srozomitelnYm a lakavYm. A trebaZe SPJST zaeala hnuti mlade.'2e a je to prvin krok na spravne ceste, neni toho dost. Je to krok nesmirne dttlelitY. SPJST by inela pro tuto vec nelitovati ani price, ani vYloh, ani ant clakiho planovani. JenZe bez spra yneho celkoveho planovani od samotile Hlavni Oradovny nebude Zadouci vYsledek, ani nebude spoleenY postup.

Snad bode treba zaloZit Youth Department, oddeleni pro mlddeZ, aby mistni kluby mohly bYti organisorany. At' "sou plant' pro hnoti omladiny jakekoliv, museji vyhovovati pro deti ruzneho y eku a museji !MU tyto body:

name- dosti, (jak se nal zda, nak SPJST meta by y ykonati dale1:0 vice bud' same nebo ve spojeni s drulOtni eeskyini organisacemi, abychom Handhali eeskYm lidem. A tim bychom oornahali teZ naSi SPJST. Jsou mnohe ciaki body, Mere bych jmenovati. Seznam tech bodu by vSak neprispel k reS'eni naSi jazykove prekaZky. Zdroven Ze le»to nek nebyl psan z osobni Chci n)-ospet SPJST. ,Pazykova prel;.a . ka neexistuje pro mite. Rozumim a etu Cesky, ale kdyZ vyjactruji sve inylenky, davain prednost anglietine, ponevadZ main (Ivacetkrat y etSi zasobu clo y -a vyjadreni mySlenkovych odstinti. Domnivam se, Ze yn d].. dostateene kvalifikace pockiti tyto elenem pokyny, ponvaciZ jsem v mocha CeskYch organisacich a venoval jsem mnoho studio praci Ceskych kratai a spolkti. Take citim, Ze v mein vCku stojim na rozbrani mezi mladymi a starSimi, a zndm nahledy obou.

Doufam, Ze muj elanek bode prijat pro yzajeinne dobro. Progres a demokracie v nisi SPJST—nevznikly tim, jsme jecien s druhYm y e vem solthlasiJestli tyto tacitcy primeji nekoho k dakimu premYMeni, a pak jeho mylenky prispeji k dakimu dobru pro nisi SPJST, budu mit radost, ze mu.j Ces a nié snaky ne-byly plYtvany Ohi •

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1. Pravidelne schtlze mladde dle vzoru rnistnich rad& At' detske kluby maji zdklad a trvanlivost. Pomer detskYch Schitze v jinYch distriktech budou uveschtizi k radovYm schitzim at' se vyprakejne-ny jakmile distriktni firednici ustacoje ale okolnosti.

2. Spravne vyplanovanY a pod sch0P- novi datum SchUze ve svem distriktu.

Distrikt L't yrtY, 14. srpna, Lubbock nYin dohledem nacvieeny program, do )e4 ( 7 ktereho by byli zapojeni take del," neMetal, Upiimne mice.

3. VYchoVnY program pod vedenim Mladieek prkel v sobotu odpoledne na-. sehopnYch kde by deti mely vstiviti svou divko na farmu. Byl okouztest ziskati vedomosti jak vesti schOze, len krasou krajiny a klidnYin Mvotern jak :rnistni -spolky pracuji, vedomosti o venkova. Kraft' prove s vyvolenou svedejinach, neelo vzrastu a vYhodach SPJST. Do tatoto vYchovneho programu ho srdce pies pastvinu, kde si dye kravy trely huby jedna o druhou. bylo by rooZne zapojiti ten pokyny, jak A/Hai:Ilk se zastavil a usmal: "Jak hesse naueit Ceske reel, jednoduche predka to podivana, jak se i to zvirata libaji," naSky o Oeskem narodu, o jeho minuloPravil clivce a dodal kptem: "mom tisic sti, o jeho literature. Pro deti dorastajici by mohly byti zavedeny organisova- ehirti udelat tota."

"Chcete-li tatinek nebude jiste mit ne predndSky o 'eeskem urileni, hudbe, nic proti toner; jsou to jeho kravY." narodnich zvycich. Takove informace maji byti predaveny z jednoho pokoleni na druhe. Jestli to zanedbame, obavam Nejlepi obra-na. se, Ze mnoho duSevniho dedictvi po no.Dre student' pred y edeni byli pied Sich predcich bude navZdy ztraceno.

SOudce.

A etvrtY pokyn byl by, abychom se "Mate pravnika?" ptal se jich 'snudce. pridrZed a prakticky provadeli elanek "Ne," odpovedel jeden z nic.h, "my clruhY v naSich , stanovach. TrebaZe ko- chceme , rici pravdu."

()no ! J.0. i,ervna

Temple, Texas, 23. eervna 1955.

Bratri a sestry: V kratke clob:6), toti8 1. eervence 1955 budeme svetiti 581ete vYrai zaloleni nisi Slovanske Pod.porujici Jednoty Statu Texas (SPJT). Pri takove uclalosti naSe mysl docela prirozene obraci se do minulosti, do to doby kdy nak Jednota byla zalolena a k jejirn 879 zakladajicim elenitm. Jsme zvedavi zveciet, kolik z tech ptivodnich zakladajicla elenft naSi. Jednoty dosud Zije, kdo jsou, kde jsou, jak sc nutji, atd. Je to docela prirozene, aby takove mySlenky o naSich zakladailcich elenech pri gly lune na mysl a jsem jistY, Ze ty same mySlenky ptijdou do mysli mnoha jinYrn na§im elenfun, kdykoliv nen spoleeneho se zalolenim naSi. Jednoty se vzpomene.

V clomnence, Ze elenove na gi Jednoty by radi neco o dosud Zijicich zakladajicich elenech nisi Jednoty, pripravil jsein nasledujici seznam techto dosud Zijieicla zaklaclajicich 'demi naSi Jednoty SEZNAM ZIJICICH ZAKLADAJICICH CLENO- S. P. J. S. T. Jmeno Frank J. Kubenka John Jureak Frances Jureak Anna Prasatik Frances Bohde Frank Balcar Wm Junek Marie Junek Julia Krenek Teresie Marik John Baca Jos. Kubena Rosie Kubena Terezie Valigura Marie Svetlik Terezie Valchar Marie Krajea Jos. Surovik John Kueera Marie Sodek Theresa Dukk Johann, Koze1_sk3i August Holub Frances Zissa Anna Tobolka FrantiSka Buick Josef Balcar 1\ilarie Balcar

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Anna Prikryl 71 Josefa, Matocha 72 15 Veronika, Bala 89 15 Rosie Surovik 89 17 91 Josefa Vajdak 9 Anna Sebesta 100 9 Jos. Sloydeek 100 9 10 117 J. A, Kunetka 126 1 Anna Husak 22 John Bubak 130 133 23 Frank Kubala 10 John Mladenka 165 Veronika. Svoboda 165 27 Terezie Valenta 10 165 'lento seznam dos y edeuje, Ze 43 z naSich puvvodnich 879 zakladajicich elenti je dosud v na§ern stPedu. Jsem jistY, Fe tato zprava nas vkchny pote gi a Ze z ni vSichni 'name radost a potekni, a Z"e vSichni chceme jim vysloviti nak uprimne prani a nadeji, Ze oni setrvaji v nakm stredu mnoho, mnoho let.

Ze shora uvedeneho seznamu vysvita., Ze devet z naSich zakladajicich Menu, kteri ptivodne ptistoupili k kadu Oslo 9 ye Snook, jest dosud na Zivu a site: Frank Balcar, Wm. Junek, Julia Krenek, pak Josef Balcar, Marie Balcar, kteri nyni patri k radu 65. Anna Sebesta a Josef Slovalek, kteri nyni patri k radu eislo 100, a Josefa Vajdak, ktera nyni patri k radu lislo 91. Pet z na gich zakladajicich elenti, kteri ptivodne pristoupili k radu eislo 10, jest dosud na Zivu a site: Teresie Matik, Frances Zissa, ktera nyni patri k radii eislo 45. J. A, Kunetka, kterY nyni patti k radu Oslo 117, a John Mladen!,:a. a Teresie Valenta„ ktetx nyni path. k radu eislo 165.

Dale z -Leto zpravy vysvita, ze bratr John Jureak a. manZ.elka, ses . Frances Jureak, kteri byli zaklaclajichni eleny taclit eislo 7, br. Josef Kubena s manZelkou, Rosie Kubena, kteri byli pfivodnimi ele•nya i'adu e'i,slo 13, Z"e br, Wm. Junek, s manZelkou ses% Marie Junek, Josef Balcar s mar&lkou Marie Balcar, kteri byli zak16.dajicitni eleny radii eislo 9, a nyni patri k radu 65, jsou dosud na tivu. Temto etyl'em m a uZ chant a pia n el ka m , bratrUm a sestram na.M. Jednoty toho jim bylo doprano a Z . e rneli to Stesti tak mnoho let Ziti pospolu a prejemc.' jim je,te mnoho let spokojeneho a g t'astneho manZ'elstvi.

My jsme vdeeni naSim predkinn, Ze oni priSli do teto zeme svobody, aby si zde zaloMi novY domov pro sebe a jejich potcmky. jsme take vdRni zakladateno.:1',1 SPJST, ze oni zalozil.i v Texasu podnik takoveho druhu a razu jako je. ease SPJST. My jim za to dluZime dluh vdeenosti. PonevadZ dluh vdeenosti neni moMo zaplatiti neb nahraditi pene• zi, jako obyeejne dluhy se plati nebo vyrovnavaji, jeclin7i zpfisob, kterYin my miljim zaplatiti tento (flub vdeenosti

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je ten, kclyZ' budeme nasledovati v jejich Slepejich a kdy'Z si budeme vaZiti a kdy, poneseme naddle to, co oni pro nas tidelali a nam predali co dediictvi, a kciy:%, budeme s%iiti, hlasati a fedrovati ty same myslenky a idealy dobreho obi anstvi, bratrstvi a fraternalismu, ktere Masan a fedrovali za tim neelem, aby, kcly2 my tuto vlast a naS1 Jednotu preciame do rukou naSich potomkit a nasledovnikU, aby ona byla vetSi a lepSi neAi byla, a aby ona mela yzne.knejSi cite a Si poslani neZli mela, kdy2 my jsme ji prevzali od nich. Nezapomerime na ne.

Na dosvedeeni, Ze jsme za to vdeeni naSim predkUrn, Ze jsme na ne nezapomeli, a co projev naSi vdeenosti na:7;im predkinn, predchndciam a naiSim zeintelYin elernun a na zachovani a. utvrzeni jejich pamatky v naSich myslich a abychom s nimi nekolik minut v duchl oh covali, ja myslim, Fe by to bylo Felice mistne a slu'Sne;'abychom obeas konali na jejich poeest a pamatku nib-n takoveil° jako pamatni obrady, ktere jsme konali pro na ge zemkele eleny po zabajeni nakho posledniho sjezdu v Houstonu.

Myslim, Ze podobne pamatni obkady by se mely konati obeas v rUznYch strediskach nakho elenstva po celem Texasu.

S tim na mysli zaopatril js(am nekolik viajek a Serpt a jinYch k takov'ni obradiun potrebnYch veci, ktere dodaji takoVYM obradtim patrieneho pozadi a ovaluSi a ktere jim dodaji va2nosti a posvatnosti a jsem hotovY a jsem y arn k slunam pomoci jakYmkoliv zpilsobem budu mod, phi konani tako yYch obradfi, kdykoliv a kdekoliv mne o takovou pamoc poZCadate.

V5. pracovani podrobnosti, jakeho drnhu a razu takove pamatni obtady maji bYti, bude ponechano na vuli a dobrozdani tech v torn okoli bydlicich, ye kterem se takove obrady budou konati. To same plati o vYberu tech, kteri cc no tom programu budou podileti, a z &Ito a z jak mnoha tisel takovST program nit pozitstt.vati, atd. Jsem toho vedont, Fe poradani takovYch parmatnich obradit k(Thkoliv bude vy2adovati bodnY kus pram. ale jsem jistY, ze ochotni pomocnici, kter) pH torn radi vypomohou, se najdou etude. Verim, Ze kdekoliv se takove pamatni obtady budou konati, Ze y§ichni ti, kteri prispeli k .jich jejich Uspechu a take ti, kteri so eastni, se budou cititi, Ze z toll() dolt dostall, aby jim to nahradilo to namalm, kterou s tim men a Z.,e to zanecha obeer stvujici a povzndscjici pocity v jejich srdcich a dtOich a ze to v Men vzbudi vetSi oceneni a vetSi vdek jejich Tvdrei, -Leto naSi vlasti, naS'un praotcrun a null Jednote za v:§ecnny ty veci, kterrni jsme byli obdai'eni vice net kterkoliv nti'od kdykoliv v historii Dokon6eni cc strany 5)

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Ve st•edu, dne 29. Zervna 1955.

Z CINNOSTI DONIACiC11 itAlt Tak, mill bratti a sestry na gi mile Jed(;c..-hie 135 Ennis, Texas noty, : mame po distriktni schtizi, ktera se Sentry a bratri: konala v nedeli 19. v Ennis a byla velice Jako dopisovatelka od nakho radu zajimava. Napigi yam aspon neco, co posilam kratgi zpravu o devate distrikt- jsem si zapamatovala. Kdyz ka gda dopini schtizi tretiho distriktu zde v Ennis sovatelka, ktera byla pritomna schtzi, neco napiSe, bude toho hodne, ze, RtiZennedeli 19. eervria.

Schtize zahajena byla asi v 10:30 do- ko Parmova? TeZ nekteri dopisovatele peledne, a jak ji7 zvykeni, deti zazpi- byli pritomni, budou asi tez psat. A ty valy "My Country" a byla : vzciana Best elanky redakCni od bratra redaktora si viajce. Bratr Geo. Trojaeek, predseda. preetete, jsou hodne pouene a zajimave.

Ktere MOT se do schtize v Ennis nedoradu Ennis eislo 25, privital vgechny Winne, hlavni aredniky, distriktni A- stavily, je jejich chyba a musi bYt spokoredniky a take nav gtevniky odjinud. jeny s tim, co se njednalo.

Schtze zapoeala asi o pal jedenacte.

Dalgi vedeni schtize pre yzal bratr J. F. Nejdrive ditky zazpivaly americkou hyniHrabina, pred:seda tretiho distriktu.

Vyvolany byly zastoupene Mdy a zji- riu; pak slokly slib vernosti teto nove Sten nejstar gi 'elen, nejmlad gi Clem, a nagi vlasti. Jevike bylo krasne vyzdobekdo prijel z neivet gi vzdalenosti. Nej- no samYmi rtiZemi, vgechno jako Zive. stargim Clenem byl bratr Joe Vrla z Dal- Pohosteni vgech pritomnYch nemohlo las, nejrnlad gim syndeek Rudolph Ton- bYti lep gi a ten program tech v gech depal z Ennis, a nejdel gi cestu vykonali tieek byl take velice zajiinavY, i ty nage bratr a sestra Otto Hanu govi ze San An- Ceske krasne pisnieky, az nam osi sizely.

No vgechna Cest yam, bratri a sestry i detonio.

Predstaveni byli organisatori tretiho tieky v Ennis. Ja to tak neumim povedet distriktu a dopisovatele. Preeteny byly jako be. Steiner z Dallas,. on yam to ozapisky z minule schilze, podany zpravy pravdu pane povedel, jak se nam to vge proslovy od, jinYch nav gtevni- libilo.

Bratr Hrabina zahajil - schtizi, Bratr kti a schtize byla -odroCena k obedu, kterY byl opravdu bohatY: barbecue, klo- HejnY, tajemnik, pieced prptokol z minule Schaze. Predseda bratio 'Hrabina basy a dost vklijakeho peeiva. predstavil a privital firedniky Hlavni UOdpoledni schlize zahajena byla dve hodiny. Pri glo k vyrizeni nedokon- radovny. Br. Hejl podal zpravu 1-adu eene jednani, zprava: vYboru, a predne- 154. Nato nasledovalo ptedstaveni fgech seny byly nave zaleMtosti. Nebudu popi- organisatorti a ta dopisovatelek a dopisovati podrobnosti, protole se to doete- soVatela do Vestniku.

Bratr tajemnik distriktu nam oznamil, te v protokolu. Pri gti schtze tretiho distriktu bude ve West v sini radu Jaro- ze bratr Vytopil jest tiZ 7 tYdnn nemocen. Prejeme mu i jeho manZelce, by se rnir. Den schtize urei si rad Jaroinir.

Po tikoneeni schnze zahajen byl pro- brzy uzdravil. KdyZ ptijde jedno zlo, negrain cleti a mladek, ktery se v gem ve- vi toho dosti jegte jim uhodil hrorn lice Iibil.. Program vypracovaly sestry do jejich domova. Uprimne jsme je litovali, ale Pan Bilh dopouki, ale neopusti; Mary Toupal a Mildred Trojdeek od du Ennis Cislo 25, a Mary LaZnovsky od on vain porntiZe a my se budeme -Le git zaradu 'Oslo : 135. Vgechna eisla programu se na Vage dopisy ye Vestniku i v 6echobyly zajimaye, jak dvanact deveat, kte- slovaku.

Bratr redaktor gratuloval tretimu disre ptedstavovaly dvanact mesicti, tak VYstup Sokolti a Sokolic, a take sborove triktu. Br. Chupick, tajemnik Hlavni Uradovny, a bratr ptedseda Marek k nam zpevy.

Nedele • byla ptijemiie zakoneena ta- melt pane ponaneeni, 2e na ge Jednota, byla zalolena pied 58 lety, Ze se v ni staneeni zabavou weer. lo mnoho zmen za to leta, ale jedno je S pozdravem stale stejne, a to je bratrstvi. Bratti a seAlene Sktivanek, stry, mame si vaZit na gi Jednoty, nemaza rad eiSlo 135 me hledat chyby, maine si bYt vgichni rovni a nemame se jeden nad druhYrn itad Fort Worth eisio 154. vyvygovat.

Fort Worth, Texas.

Mili bratri a sestry Mdu Cislo 154: Br. Pokladnik pravil, ze je rad, ze prijel Zase y am pripominam, ze na ge schtize do Ennis na schtizi mezi rids, a ze mame bude druhou nedeli, 10. Cervence ye 2 ho- hodne hezkYch oeskYch divek, ze kterYch diny odpoledne. Ale jenom tuto nedeli se ma, vybrat jedna nejhezei za kralovnu jsme udelali zmenu. Bude 4. Cervence a nagl mile Jednoty. Je to opravdu pekne, kaZdY si rad nekde vyjede. Ostatni Se be. Pokladnik mluvi tak pane Cesky. ze budou zase prviii Ted' neco ad nas z Fort Worth. Meli itad o

jsme to sokolske cvieeni, bylo to moc pane, vgem se to libilo, jak ty male deflaky se tu gily, vilbec vgechny krasne Cily.

Br. Trek s rodinou a br. Milan. s rodinou jeli do St. Louis na sokolskY slet.

Pteji jim, aby se zdravi Nemocen je malt' chlapeeek pana a pani Jan KretovYch, je v nemocnici Sy. Josefa, Pfeji v gem nernocnYrn, by se brzy uzdravili. Srdeene zdravim bratra redaktora a vgechny atouci.

Anna Svitakova, dopisovatelka. ) • 4 • ( ulak Oslo 165e Moultion, Texas.

Mild spolusestry a bratii: Dnes pokusim se napsati nar tadka do Vestniku, neb jsem byla zvolena dopisovatelkou do Ceske easti. Na g stars' dopisovatel bratr J. V. Havlik se vzdal k yell svemu zdravi. Za mnoha leta dopisovani jsme mu velice vdeeni; a jestli ja to dokagu tak dobte jak on, tak tomu budu velice rada.

Schtize na ge se konala jak obyeejne druhou nedeli 12. eer yna. Bylo nas tomno 24 Mentz. ‘St'astne 'Oslo, "door prize", vyhral Jim 2idek. Tak vas zvu; abyste vgichni ptijeli z blizka i z daleka a my yam to zas oplatime, az budete vy pokadati piknik. Talc nezapomefite na den 3. Cervence, neb ve6efe bude Praia bych si velice, abyste spolusestry a spolubratii vice ptijeli do nagi schilze.

Jest to na ge povinnost, neb ye spojeni jest sila.

Tak toho ji g neclaam, na poprvd toho je dost. S pozdravem na vgechny 'atonal zastavam BOena Fojtava. ) • 4, • Od fadu Ennis Cislo 25, Bratil a sestry: Musim yam dat vedet, kteri jste nebyli v posledni schfizi, ze jsme aeekavali vetgi navgtevu; ale je gte na to vge se dost dostavilo. Jsme si v ge dost dobte probrali, co by bylo k dobru tadu, take neco opravit u sine: CCetni vYbor podal zpravu tag dobrou, talc& ncbylo nic horkeho.

No a potom pti gol na tadu potadatcl zabav, co ma na programu na 4. eervence. Mnoho nam toho nepovedel; a ja se mu ani nedivim, kdy2 ti druzi jsou chyttej gi. Ja sam nemam rad, kdyz se mi nekdo plate do Indio biznysu. No ale dopadlo vg e dobte. KaMY si vzal nejakou praci, co se tyre pobaveni. A co tam v ge bude, to cla vedet je gte potadatel zaba y . No ale vim jiste, Se bude o vgechno nale'Ate postaran°. Tak jiz planujte na 4. earvan-

ye strecio. dile 29. eervna 1955. ce prijet do Ennis do Narodni sine, jako obyeejne.

Tak ted'_ muslin pociekovat bratru redaktortt Posledne jsem mu psal, te bycbom potrebovali deft', by nam poslal.

No a jestli mel s tim co delat nevim. ale Dam ji zaprtelo trikrat, Tak jestli neprijde need zleho, klobasy a jitrnice buclou, neb korna je velice slibna, bude elm krmit.

Dues j e nedele, Pik rano, neb dnes toho 'name moo — svatek Den °ten, beseda doma, roinicka schuze a take u nas distriktni schuze; tak co drive a kde?

Musim or( stat psat a jit jet a dopsat yeeer, mozna te neco chytnu novella.

Tak zase dal. 0 distriktni schazi 1110C psat nebudu, neb to path druhYm, jen jedno a to ohledne programu kratkeho tech deti, co se naueily. Musi katdY uznat, to dost; a ti, co s tim melt praci, si tet zaslouti uznani, jak za ueeni tech malYch a take za tak krasne upravene jevitte. To da praci a obetavost, ale jedi11Y, kteryr jim dal za to uznani a pochvalu, byl br. Steiner a mnozi, co toho na papir namaluji at inocnepoekali ani tech trivet minnt posleclanout ty male. Tak to vypadalo. "Co je nam po tech mladYch? My stari vte virile, no a dost!"

Co v Ennis noveho? 2eni se a vdavaji, tet umiraji; rirody pekne rostou, jen aby nee() zleho nepritio, abychorn dostali nejakou odmeru za na gi drinu.

• S pozdravem John A. Lata.

P.S.: Pozcirav na Franka Malinu pti Yoakum, Racl Karel 11a,vlieek eislo 4.

Hallettsville, Texas.

Nat rad zas mel hezke pobaveni pro sve eleny a pratele, dne 12. eer yna, cot jest jit minulosti, vas tak rychle bet'. Bylo nas dost velkY poeet a bylo by nas je'Ste vice, ale tu nedeli larali ball a bylo nekolik rodinnYch slavnosti, pikniky na vtechny strany, nekteri museli jezdit jinde, ale ja se vsadim, to se taden nemel lepe jak my v ten den.

Prune byla kratti solarize o pill druhe odpolecine a vybirani poplatka.

Pak nasledoval programa, °slava tern nagim tattim a matieka.m. Tentokrate jsme to meli dohromady.

Prvne jsme zpivali v gichni spoleene piseri "America", druhe bylo privitani, ktere prednesla Bernice Treptow.

Treti bylo tak trochu ptekvapeni pro nate mile F. K. Bueky. Totit jim ()bourn pripnuli bile karafiaty a usadili je ku opone na nit byly d ye velke srdce s pismeny "Otec" a druhe "Matka". Pak test hochit men karetky s pismenky, kaalY jedno, at utvorili jmeno "Otec", a pri torn kat-dY pronesl par slovieek o otci, a test deveatek zrovna tak zas neco o matce, stall pak v polokruhu a dokoneili proslov spoleene. Bylo to dojemne a mile videt ty

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cele se usmivajici, ale i trochu ce. Ckichazeji ti nasi start a my zabirame ustratene. Ja se musela zasmat, neb je- pomalu jejich mista. Ja se ptam, proe den hotik tak tu karetku tisknul k sone a kdyt 'Clo y& zestarne, k tomu vtemu noniel ji prazdnou stranou yen, ani v tom rad Deco boll a v tele picha, jak kdyby uz toho start, ktere tadnY nema rad, nerozeileni o torn nevedel.

Pak melt sines pisni, ktere zabrali ety- bylo dosti. ri velci hoti a sice Johnnie 26.k, Frank At toto budete Gist, budeme mit od 22.

Zaruba, Eugene Miku g a Biehunko, toho- at do 25. eervna rodeo. Tak kdo to ma to hocha prvni jmeno neni mi znamo, rad, prijed'te. tak prosim prominte Tito hoti to velmi Tak abych ut jednou pre.stala, neb hezky zahrali, to si sami vybrali pisne a mum strach, ze bratr redaktor mi to hoprispeli nun svYin vYberern na progra- di do Rote. Tak at zase need bude, rune me. Hrali na dvoje kytary, banjo a hous- tu budete mit zas.

Vate dopisovatelka le. Diky host, bylo to hezk y a vg em se to Marie B. Fabian. libilo.

Doutka: A co se stale se sestrou KlekaPak byl prednes "Faith of our mothers and fathers", pak natleolovala piseri"Kdo rovou, drivejti dopisovatelkou? Ani ut do jedenkrat Cesky". Potom etyri hoti pred- schazi nejde, ani na tridnou zabavu. Ponesii plan tern tatinktun a inaminkam. stradame Vas, podruhe se dejte videt. _) • 4,• Mildred Holy prednesla, "Modern mothtad Anton 'eerrnak eislo 56.% er". Toto vte bylo anglicky.

Corpus Christi, Texas.

E. H. Niemeyer od radu eislo 88 v Houston-Li nam tu udelal ree a vysvetlil, Bratri a sestry: -co jest fraternalism, k tomu pridal troV posledni schtizi melt jsme razna pochu tpryina, to se katdY musel zasmat. jednani straw navrhil, jent podane byly tee jeho se vtem libila. Podotkl mnoho ye Vestniku v druhena tYclnu mesice so starYcla ease a tu neat cizim, neb bYeeryna. val ye zdejtina okoli a zna skoro vtechPonevadt nas bylo malo pritomno a ny ty starti osadniky. Diky, pane Nie- jsou to driletita rozhodovani, tedy bylo hlasovani odloteno na pritti achazi v e'ermeyer.

Nate Mikutova kapela hrala at to venci. Je na nas elenech, abychom se co nadzdvihovalo jednoho, tak jsme zpivali motno v nejvettim poetu dostavili, neb po ujednani je pozde rozumovat, te to a po progranau si vtichni zataneili.

Pak byla svaeina a nate sestry veru se melo neb nemelo bYt tak. nedaji zahanbit. Oh ty dobroty! No a • Tak si podtkrtnete desat r den v e'erobeerstveni taky bylo jak pro stare, tak venci a v gichni do schrize. Je nas Mena ty malieke. I ten Paribieek se nude mnou 200, tak alespon sto at' je pritomno; a smiloval, neb jsem mohla about strevice. kdyt nets bude vice, tin). lepe.

Novin nevim, sucho krasne dodrtuje a Motna proto, to jsem byla dobra decreeka a Ma jsem na rust v test hoclin rano, sbirame my v suchen' pasmu skrovnou ale acia dries! Bo';'e to same, noha jak rirodu zrnitou.

Pozdrav do Kalifornie, TeninlovskSma papue. Zas v nedeli iname osadni piknik a ja bych rada aspon tia se nail podivat. a celemu bratrstvu.

Andela eablova.

Tak budu zas dobra a snad budu mit to ttesti jak 12. a budu rnoci jit. ) • etc • (Vtimla jsem si sestry Gronet, jak byla tad Jaro eislo 130. nervosni. Ty zkoutky, jezdeni a domaci Dallas, Texas. prace, to nevi tadnV tpas. Ona jest na farme a to vite co to jest, a maji velkou Mill bratri a sestry: Nate schuze, ktera, se porada katdou rodinu, tak vim, to ma pine ruce prace a ja nevim, jak to vte zastane. Tet sestra prvni nedeli v mesici presne o trech hoAlvin Mikuge, neb ona ma "baby" 4 me- dinach odpoledne, byla n.avAtivena jak sice stare, ale pokatde pri torn v gem si obyeejne tend samYmi eleny jak vtdy. obe jette zazpivaji, zatanei a zapome- Nekteri z nas byli na chvilka na, 141ete ()slave budovy radu Cis. 84, kde melt vsinou na iaavu.

Diky vtem tem veikym jak tern malie- bornY ()bed a krasnY program omladiny, kYm, co se podileli na programu a vabec to se mi ani z tamodtud nechtelo odehavypomohli jakYmkoliv zprisobem, neb vi- zeti. me to jest to namaha a treba hodne Dostali jsme od pant Zofie Hradecke, trpelivosti a lasky ovtem taky. Jest to ktera ridi katolickou ritulnu v Hillje, mile videt lidi vesele a pekne se bavici. I prosbu o nejakY darek na stavbu noveho ten mit bratr Sralik si pobrukoval a s kridla budovy. Nat rad odhlasoval pritrim to hraiO tentokrat. Na posledni za- spevek $20.00 na tento dobrY podnik. have s nim nebylo nic, tak se musel citit Jak jsem jit psal ve Vestniku, odhlasotentokrat lepe, neb hodne stonal, val na g fad v posledni kvetnove schrizi Dnes zase jeden osadnik Alois Pavia $500.00 na stavbu nove Sokolovny. Za to mei pohreb. Nejak si ublitil ye vane, zlo- natal Sokol slibil, to na.m opatri extra mil si par Leber a k tomu zachvat mrtvi- svetnieku pro nate solarize v neve budo-

Strana 8 ye. Priela debata, co ueiniti s ostatnimi penezi, ktere manse ololene v bondech.

Usnesli se diem, Ze si za ne koupime akcie v tomto novem sokolskem podniku, rieb Sokol chce postavit takovou narodni sIfi, ktera bude cti cele Ceske verejnosti v Dallas.

Pied ukoneeni schilze Cleni se rozhodli prieti schtizi y e strain yeeer mezi 7-8 hod. 6. dervence, proto ae innoho z nas bode odjetYch na tri dny, na svatek Cervence.

S bratrs14m pozdravem vas Hugo Schefeak, •adovY dopisovatel.

• 4, • ( Had Svaz tech oslovanCi eislo 92.

Fort Worth, Texas.

Mill bratti a sestry: Minula radove. schaze v nedeli 12. eervna dosti eetne navetivena. Mezi ji119111 bylo te2 ujednano, by domaci pravidla radii byly vytisknuty v obou reeich.

Pak budou rozdany Cie/Min, by v path' potreby mobil se die rich Teel nes, Ze br. Robert Cervenka z West, reditel Hlavni aradovny, k nam zavital a naee nove 'deny slavnostne do radii uvecil. Po utvo • eni bratrskeho kruhu a privitani se s nimi, bratr Cervenka proms]. k nein kratei Pee. Struene vysvetlil deliny naei mile Jednoty v reel anglicke od jejiho zaloleni as po dneeni dobu, za coZ" se mu dostalo bourliveho potlesku.

TeZ k nem promluvil Cesky a p •ipominal; bychorn byli napomocni v praci na• eim organisatortim, jen tak bucierne prospivat v rade, distriktu a cele Jednote.

Dekujeme br. Rob. Cervenkovi za navetevu a pronesene keel.

Po 8eliu'zi ism meli spoleenou svaeinu a pak se bavil kaZdY die libosti.

P •iett facleva set-Ike bode v nedeli 10. eervence y e 2 hodiny, tak cc veichni dostavie.

VESTNIX — WEST, TEXAS br. a ses. Josef 'KopovY'm a cele dalei rodine vyslovujeme srdeenou soustrast a zesnolY at' odpoeiva v pokoji.

Moje dcera a zet' Bernnie Polk, se tremi detmi a. jeho otec, odjeli na prazclniny do Chicago,.

Sestra Rob. RuZiekova, jejich synek Calvin a jeji sestra s muZem, byli na na.veteve u rodiny sveho bratra Walter Lukee a dalei rodiny v Omaha, Nebraska.

Sestra RUZiekova pravila, ze se tam meli inoc dobre a uZili prazdnin.

Snad je jich vice rozjetYch, ale neni mi mama, kdo yeechno. Tak varn veem preji, by jste prazdnin ye zdravi uZili a et'astnY navrat domit S pozdravem na veechny Ctouci Marie Juranova, dopisovatelka. ) • 4, •

ye st •edu, due 29. cervna 1955.

Oznameni sjezdu

(teninu Slovanskeho vzajemne poji g t'ujieiho spolku (SVJS) proti ohni a bouri Poveimnuti Dle usneseni sjezdu odlivanern ye dnech 23-24 eervence 1951, v Rosenberg, Texas, bylo usneseno, by ptieti sjezd byl odbyvan v roce 1955 v El Campo, Texas, a ustanoveni emu na poradani sjezdu bylo ponechano Hlavni firadovne Slovanskeho Vzajeinne Pojiet'ujiciho Spolku, k vyrizeni.

Pri schazi Hlavni aradovny odb5"ivane dne 22. ledna, 1955, v Houston, Texas, bylo usneseno, by sjezd Slovanskeho Vzajemne Pojiet'ujiciho Spolku Proti Ohni a Bouri byl odb3-7van ye dnech 25., 26. a 27. Cervence 1955.

Tirnto prolalaeuji ze VIII. 'Ejezd Slovanskeho Vzajemne Pojiet'ujiciho Spolku Proti Ohni a Bolin konati se bode ye (Pokraeovani na strane 8) dnech 25., 26. a 27. Cervence, 1955, v mistnosti Community Center v El Campo, Jestli o to mate zajem, aby takove pamatni obrady se konaly ye vaeem okoli Texas. Zaeatek sjezdu v 9 hodin rano neb stredu, piste inne. Jaocl vas rad u- dne 25. Cervence, 1955.

Bratri delegati jsou Z'aciani bude-li slyeim takovou zpravu a s timto yam najim moZno, by se na eas dostavili. bizim moji pOmoc ka2c1S7in zpilsobem jaS bratrskYmpozdravem kYm budu moct. Ja. se zajimam o to, aby Frank Aneinec, predseda se ta_keve pamatni obrady setkaly s spechem kdykoliv a kdekoliv je budeme (24•26-28) ) • 40 • poradati.

UkaZine,svetu, ze jsme hrdi na nae ptivod, na nage pozadi, na naei Jednotu, ze si va:Zime a oceriujeme to polehnani a to dedictvi, ktere jsme zdedili po naeich ptedcich.

ZaCiatkem leta a aZ do poclzinut kotia21 Pamatujme na to, ze lide kteri nejsou se rtizna roclinna sh •oma,Zdeni, besccly hrdi na jejich dedictvi, na jejich ptivod, echtize, kde se easto sejde nekolik set Tina jejich predky, na jejich minulost, ma- di, vzdalenYch pribuznYch, aby se poznaji velice malou cenu pro nynejsi dobu a pobavili a slibili si, ae za rok se opet jeete menei pro budoucnost• sejdou.

S bratrskYm pozdravem , Redaktor Vestniku ruzhudl cc, ac J. F. Chupick, tajemnik. naei velike SPJST rodiny poskytne ) • •T• • ( a nabidne sloupce tohoto listu k oznarneZabavni vYbor oznamuje, ze bode poni takovYch rodinnYch schtizi. TotO 0KALENDAft r: dat taneeni zabavu v nedeli 3. Cervenznameni sam upravi v reel Ceske i angliV titerS, veeer kaidST tyden eviei se cc v 8 hodin y am*. Hrati bude oblibenY zpevy dospelych v sins 'faciu Po- cke. Samozrejme, ae rodiny, ktere Vestorchestr Johna Rejeka. Tak prijd'te sborove krok Houstonu. Ochotnici a hoste jsou nik neodebiraji a neetou, nebudou 81112veichni. TeZ srdeene zveme celou Ceskou bu tohoto druhu potrebovati, zato Cleni Zaeatek v osm vecer. verejnost zdejei i z okoli. Bude nas teeit SPJST radi informace redaktoru pc).Kaidou sobotu taneeni zabava v vase naveteva.

Veem dosud nemocnYin prejeme Upine radu Pokrok Houston, poeinaje v sobotu skytnou.

V nedeli 10. Cervence potomci a psi16. dubna. Prvni sobota v mesici je pro uzdraveni. bums Ondreje a Marie GalliovYch padU p. a pr Frank OttieskY ubdrZeli hez- Clenyzdaring. rad Hvezcla Mien claji svou rodinnou schuzi v Recreation V nedeli 3. eervence eho chlaneeka, David Franklin, kterY NO eislo 33 v Bleiblerville diva u sve sine Hall, Ballettsville, Texas. Tato rodinna narodil 17. Cer yna; je to jejich slavnost byla ptivoelne planovana na 26.

Maminka je bYy ala Helen Matusevich a skuteenou texaskou roAtenou (barbecue). cervna, ale byla prelolena na druhou Jos. Patek a. jeho orchestr ze Shiner buthisestra. Gratulujeme. TeZ' stanedeli v dervenci. KaZda rodina ind prije zvan.

1, be. a ses, Steve Matusevich a p. de obveselovat.) KaklY nesti s sebou jidlo. V. L. Gallia, za vYbon ♦ a pi. Oujesk'm Sta,rilll a prejeme, by DalM oznameni budou uverejnena, Vain chlapeeek vyrastal k •adosti.

Nova setkieka. kdy2 budou poslana nejpozdeji do etvrtNavaevnik: "Tak jak se ti libi tvoje ku veeera na adresu redaktora Vestniku.

Po delSi nemoci zde zemrel p. Martin Tato oznameni jsou zdarma, ponevadZ Kenney ye staff. 49 let a pochovan byl na nova sestrieka, Jeniku?"

Jenik: "Docela dobre, ale vette mi, ac Vestnik slouZ1 zajmilm elenn SPJST, jeRose Hill hrbitove. PozOstale manZelce Mary, rozene Kopo y e, jeji sestre a naei je spousta veci, kterYch jsme meli mno jich rodinain a prateltim.

Redaktor. spolusestre 'Waste Dolkosove, rodietinn hem vie zapotrebi."

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ZPRAVY A (EASY Z DISTRIKTU Z ^l. kETIIIO DISTRIKTU Zapisky ze schfize •eliho distriktu, ktera se honala v nedeli 19. eervna v sini• rada Ennis Oslo 25.

Ennis, Texas.

Schazi zahajil predseda tretiho distriktu, bratr J. F. Hrabina v 10:30 rano.

Deveata od raclu Ennis cis. 25 zapely eeskY preklad americke pisne "My Country". Tri clitky vzdaly hold ylajce, coZ bylo cloprovazeno vkmi pritomnYmi. Bratr George Trojdoek, predseda radu Ennis, privital vkchny nav'Stevniky, a podobne ucinil predseda tretiho distriktu, bratr J. F .Hrabina.

Byly vyvolavany jmena a eisla radii v tretim distriktu a shledano, ze jedenact radii bylo zastoupeno a deset nebylo pritomno. Bratr Kofnovec od radii eislo 158 ve West poslal omluvu, ze od jeho radu nebude mono nikomu se dostaviti, protole budou miti doma oslavu Dne °tea, PiaOmni byli naliStevnici: Od Hlavni Uradovny bratti Marek, Chupick, Navratil, Cervenka, Skrabanek, take redaktor Z pateho distriktu s reditelem Skrabankem a redaktorem Valeikem jell mankle Olexovi a sestra Valeikova.

Navkivil schfizi tea vyslouZilY pravni radce SPJST, bratr August Kacir z Temple, a pritomen byl ten predseda Pada Praha Oislo 29, bratr Reuben Lekkar.

NavSteva techto hosti nas opravdu poteAlla.

Bratr Otto Hanu.s se svou manZ'elkou vykonali nejdelk ceStu, aby byli ye schilzi. Prijeli as ze San Antonia. NejstarAim pritomnYm Menem byl bratr John Vrla, stari 87 rokil; nejmladk byl syndeek Robert Toupal, stari 4 roky. Bylo ten pritomno dvanact organisator y a §est dopisovateltit do Vestniku. Zpravy organisatorii nebyly prilis pochvalne; vkchni, krome dvou, se omlouvali, ze jejich prace hodne poklesla.

Preeteny byly zapisky z predchazejici, na poracli osme, schtize tretiho distriktu a byly prijaty beze zmeny, jak zaneseno ze schtize konane 27. brezna v Dallas.

Bratr A. M. Vrla, pokladnik distriktu, podal svou zpravu, ktera znela: iad Pokrok Dallas odvedl yYteZek z distriktni schfize v obnosu $71.19, K tomu bratr Frank B. Steiner priloZil dar $5.00, coZ dela v pokladne distriktu celkem,$244.62.

Zprava prijata s povdekem.

Nasleclovaly proslovy bratrit Otto Ha-nose, W. Hejla, J. B. Hejneho, Arnolda Vrly, Roberta Cervenky, Olexy, Valeika, Rokladnika, Kacire, Skrabanka, Navratila a Chupicka. Ve zprave reditele Cervenky bylo oznameno, ae do konce kvetna 1955 bylo v distriktu ziskano 122 no-

v'ch elenit: Po teehto proslOvech schfize byla Ocirbeena k obedu.

Odpoledni schuze za.hajena byia ye dye hodiny. Nap ped promluvil predseda. Jednoty, bratr Marek. Mezi jinYm oznamoval, ze marne jeke na Zivu 41 zakladajicich elenii, a ze na 1, eervence budeme oslavovati 58. vYroei zaloleni nakho bratrs.keho spolku. TeZ oznamil, ze byli najati Ova statni organisatori, brat): Hejn pro severni Cast status a bratr Valeik pro jinni Cast. Prvni'zvlaStni skola organisatorn byla svolana do Temple na sobotu 25. eer yna, kcle on, bratr HejnY a .bratr Valeik projednaji s organisatory potrebne pokyny.

Byl predstaven Dr. Malik, profesor eeStiny -a ruStiny na statni universite v Austinu, kterY pritomne kratce oslovil.

Bratr Hrabina pripomenul vkm elenfim, aby spolupracovali s organisatory.

TeZ oznamoval, '21,e tteti distrikt dostal od pateho distriktu urneleckY pamateeni diplom jako clukaz nratelstvi mezi temito (Mina clistrikty.

Na pretres prika otazka, zda bylo by mono vypracovat pro distriktni Uredniky /*aka pravidla parlamentarniho jedBratr Chupick oznamoval, ae je dostateena zasoba takov'ch prirueek, a ae budou zaslany kaZdernu Uredniku tad pcZad n 1.

Mezi nov'mi zaielitostmi vyvstala otazka, jak rozvirit einnost v distriktech.

Byl clan navrh, aby treti a pat' distrikt znovu poradaly souta Po delSim rokovani byl prijat navrh, aby soutea byla poradana. Podrobnosti souteae byly ponechany k vypracovani piedsedum tretiho a pateho distriktu.

KclyZ priko na nedokoneene jednani, bratr Frank B. Steiner podal zpravu vYboru, kterY byl v predchazejici schitzi ustanoven na rozrekni otazky, zda bylo by zahodno nominovati distriktniho reditele ye schtizi pied sjezdem. Bratr Steiner oznamoval, jmenem vyboru, ze vYbor zamitnul navrh na z ylaStniho delegata za celY distrikt do sjezdu. Zato vYbor schvalil navrh na nominaci reditele a nahradnika v posledni schtizi distriktu prod sjezdeni, cod ma b't provedeno noye zvolenYmi delegaty od radti. Dale yYbor doporueoval, aby ye sjezdu byli delegati kaZdeho distriktu usazeni pohromade, Zprava vYboru byla hlasovanim jata.

kralovno distriktu, a z techto sednii toprve byla by vybrana kralovlu SPJST. Hlavni Orednici byli tdzdni, ;id;: by Hlavni Uradovna neco podolmelto podporovala. Predseda Marek slibil, ze otazka bade vzata v nvahtt v piisti schnzi.

Na navrh bratra Poldadnika byl ustanoven petielennY vYbor k vypracovani podrobnosti, jak zvolit kr:do y ) o SPJST ze vAech sedan distriktft, codvAechno bode predloleno Hlavni nradovne schvaleni. Do vYboru jmenovani byli: bratti Pokladnik a Slovak z Dallas, Waggoner z Fort Worth; a sestry Annie Steinerova z Dallas a Wilma Nesudova z Ennis.

Bratr A. M , Vrla, pokladnik distriktu pripomenul, ae nektere rady do. td dluzi povinny poplatek. Adresa pokladnika distriktu je 5532 Ellsworth, Dallas, Texas.

Pinki schuze tretiho distriktu bode v sini Pada Jaromir eislo 54 ye West. Datum bode stanoveno inistnim radem.

Bratr Hrabina, predseda distriktu, poclekoval vSem pritomnYm za pozornost klid pa (lobo jednani. Take podekoval sestram, ktere pripravily clobrou hostinu pro vkchny a celou radovou mistnost vskutku nadherne vyzdobily. Podekoval take zabavnimu vYboru za ptipravu programu, kterY byl predveden po ukoneeni schuze. A vzpomnel tea prace sestry Annie Steinerove, ktera vypracovala a nechala natisknout celou radu CeskYch pisni.

Schtize byla ukoneena ye etyri hodiny odpoledne.

Joe B. Hejn, tajemnik 3. distriktu.

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NAS rad Bedinch Smetana eislo 39 SPJ ST timto vyslovuje uprimne citenou soustrast dceram po naSi spolosestre Frances Homolove, ktera zemrela 9. kvetoa 1955, PrinaleZela k nasemu Pada 32 let.

VZdy byla dobrou clenkyni, hiedela vypomoci v &ado jak jen nejlepe mohla.

Timto se s ni louoime na cestu v matky zeme a prejeme ji klidnY spanels, Bratr Pokladnik 'pripomenul, ae psi Cest budiZ jeji pamatce. banketu v Houstonu bylo navraeno braResolueni VYbor: trem Sefeikem, aby o priStim sjezdu byla Stepan Regmund zvoleina kralovna. SPJST. Bratr PokladFrank Vytopil nik vysvetlil, kdyZ by plan byl prijat, v Joe Penieka, kaZdem distriktu byla by napPed souteZ o

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PRVNi DAR BUDOUCi KNIHOVNE Nadmiru potektelnou zpravu poslal bratr Chas. Holasek, keditel sednieho distriktu, redaktoru Vestniku. Zaeatek pro knihovnu je zajiken. Reditel Holasek dostal od sveho bYvaleho kolegy, Rudolfa Slapanskeho z Kalifornie, kterY je rovne2 elenem SPJST a vdeene vzpomind dob, kdy bydlel v Texasu a byl podilnikem Vestnik Publishing Company ve Fayetteville, dopis v nemZ stoji, Ze se rozhodl darovati jeho velmi cenne kniliy budouci knihovne SPJST v Temple.

Zde jsou dopisy, ktere nejlepe vysvetli onu radostnou zpravu. Prvni je od reditele Karla Holaska z Corpus Christi.

Bratte redaktore: V nedavne schtizi sedmeho distriktu, krome jinYch dUlelitYch zastojii a otazek smekujicieh k dobru Jednoty, bylo proneseno nekolik nahledti pro zbudovani aneb aspori zaeatek pro knihovnu a museum v naSi budove v Temple. Jak se pamatuja, doporueovali to velmi vrele predseda schilze bratr Bundil, tajemnik bratr Shortner, zastupce kadu San Antonio bratr Kleprlik, bratr Otto HanuS" oci wacovske Slovanske Lipy, a jini. Sestra Valeikov& z Dallas mela velmi proMySlenY elanek v pkedminulem Vestniku.

Ty sam rozepsal jsi se nekolikrat ye a povzbudive. Diky, vim, Ze vytrvaA. Take v nekterYch jinYch distriktech byl projeven souhlas, aby se museum a knihovna poridily.

Je vlastne mezi eleny vetsi zajem ne2 by se na pohled zdalo. A nejlepSi ukazkou je dopis, kterY nme prikl od bratra Rudolfa Slapanskeho z Kalifornie. MilZeS" se >o obsalm dopisu zminit v sloupcich Vostniku. Co osobniho, to vynechej.

S bratrskYin pozdravem

moc ochromeni rukou a svalstva vtiibec nine vy •adilo nal/My z prace a co pocinikam, abych si aspon trochu v tom postaveni polepkl, jak jsem se odhodlal podniknout vSe, co lekarsko, veda v mem pripade maze udelate Lkeni bylo nakladne a nutilo sahat do vkch reser y a arz i na to co vkly nejdraZkm nam bylo na knihy. Tenkrate jsem knihy nabizel na prodej. Napsal jsi mi tenkrate, Ze rnohu zatim, neZ nejake ureite rozhodnuti prijde z Hlavni iricadovny, Ze knihy mohu zaslat bud' Tobe, nebo Dru. Kopeckenau v San Antoniu, jen abych si ureil obnos, ze sami zatim to finaneni zalaitost urovnate. To se mi zdala s Vak strany velkomyslnost a upustil jsem od toho Warm.

Od to doby uplynuly skoro 2 roky; mawho se zmenilo i nahledy se znienily, co leeeni se tYee. Nedoktoruji vice na rok, kdy2 sam lekaf nine z Wen'. propustil. Mel jsem take i mySlenku, knihy zaslat do rodneho kraje, kdy2 by se tam politicks a vladni pornery zmenily, ale za ruskeho vlivu a Zelezne ruky je nadeje v hrobe. TudiZ pavodni my'Slenka, pro knihovnu SPJST; naddle trva.

Po ykstrannYch avahach se svou manZelkou Marli, je2, jako velkY ctitel je schopna pro ni kakeho dobreho poeinu, rozhodli jsme se darovati nak knihy, jako poeatek, budouci knihovne SPJST v Temple, Texas. Jak hocinotne a zachovale knihy jsou, jsem Ti u2 dh-.

Tie napsal. Jsou to veledila, chlouba nakho naroda, yySle hlavne v Jobe prvniho presidenta Masaryka a jine v dobe clfivejk. Tyto zatirn nebyly nikde jinde nabizeny. Necht' slouZi nakrnu narodu v Texasu a jeho potomktun necht' jisou doChas. Holasek kladem, elm byli uz tehdy jeho pPedkoDopis od bratra Rudolfa Slapanskeho, ye, jakY to byl narod, z neho2 vySli, co psanY rediteli Holask.ovi, je delsi a vy- znamenali v zapasu na.rodti a svetovem svetluje . ostatni. Je uverejnenY takrka v dein vtibee. pinem zneni, aby naSi etenati aspon eaVe stargich letech se myMenky lidske steene pochopili zajem a city onkh clarhodne east° vraci do minulosti a racii et" z Kalifornie, kteri kladou zaeatek knihovny SPJST v Temple. Ted' jen peknou vzporniname na mista, kde proZili jsme svetnici, pripadne kancelar pro redakto- nejkrasnej,§i a nejWastnejk dobu ye ra lined vedle, aby tyto tense knihy a seem Zivote. Byl to Texas a osady hlavner claBi hudnotne pamatky peeliva opatro- Hallettsville -- Taylor -- La Grange — a v tomato poslednim mists vykvetla eaval.

Zde radostna zprava od bratra Slapan- se draha na vrchol, nebot' tam vybudovali jsme si domov a kde naroskeho: dila se nails i nabs ratolest, inns syn RuPalos Verdes Estates, Calif. dolf. To mesteoko La Grange v nakni Karle! nnladi innoho znamena. Jen si, Karle, Je tomu uZ" dlouho, co se ve Vestniku vz,pomeri na ten kopec Bluff, pod nim'Z objevily prvni navrhy na zalaeni kni- se relta Colorado zvolna obraci k jihohovny v to naS1 novo budove SPJST v vYchodu, jak jsme s vrcholku toho kopce Temple. MCI jsem tenkrate Ye Tvem do- vysilali plamenne Peel s'Om spolurodapise ye Vestniku uvaejnenou jistou ktim — Moravanam -- reel, pine lasky a shit' ei vYriatek z clopisu, kterY jsem To- hrdosti narodni, do vkch konein Texasu. zaslal, a kde jsem Ti popsal, jak ne- Slykli nas telady? ? Pod kopcem jiste,

nebot' to byly hotOve Pecnicke turnaje, byly to hiasy mladjkft, ktere smele mohiy zavodit s hlasem namotnika LaNvrence Tibetta.

Nejake knihy manse zde a hodne jich jests v Chicag,u a ty bychom poslali a2 v lets, a 'ft= man2elka s dcerou pojedou. Meli bychom adresovat Tobe nebo prim° do Temple?

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CERTIFICATE NO 2896 THE STATE OF TE151S COMPANY NO. 0-750

Board of Insurance Commissioners of the State of Texas THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT

Slavonic Benevolent Order of The State of Texas Temple, Texas has according to sworn statement, conplied with all requirements of law applicable thereto and is hereby authorized to pursue the business of

Fraternal Benefit Society insurance within this State for year ending in May 31, 1956, in accordance with provisions of Chapter 10 the insurance code.

SEAL IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto sign my name and affix my official seal at Austin, Texas, this 7th day of June 1955.

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Iltrnna Reports from Lodges, biographies, etc., intended for publication, muse 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.

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

MUSINGS OF THE EDITOR THE OTHER DAY, A YOUNG SPJST member called my attention to something which I didn't think I was guilty of. I always held this member's opinion and good judgment in high esteem, so I came to the conclusion that the situation must be the way he describeded it, if only I could look at it through his eyes. He pointed out to me that a good portion of my editorial comments, written in Czech for the older members, never gets in any shape or form into the English section. And he cited instances, thus proving my guilt.

• • IF I SHOULD PSYCHOANALYZE myself, I would say that I have some aversion to repetition or duplication. I say it once — and that's that. But when I write for two groups of people, I admit that a certain amount of duplication is necessary. The editor should keep the same type of contact with the older members as with the younger. The affairs and the problems of the SPJST should be discussed with both groups alike, even if the words and phrases happen to be different.

• • WHILE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT two groups, don't fail to read a very good article by Brother Calvin C. Chervenka. He wrote it in two parts. "Language Barrier—Part One" appeared in the last week's issue. The concluding part is in this number. Read it, think while you are reading it, and make your comment. This time, I am not guilty; I translated Brother Chervenka's "Language Barrier" into Czech, so that it wouldn't be a one-way communication.

OCCASIONALLY, IT DOES HAPPEN that some important announcement is published in the Czech section but it does not get into the English part.

Such an oversight occurred last week.

Brother Marek mailed a notice for the Czech section. Now, I realize it should have been published also in the English part. Now, I see that I should have treated Brother Marek s announcement in the same manner as I handled Brother Chervenka's article. If one was translated from English into Czech, the other should, have been translated from Czech

into English. Well, I am only one week late. Here is the translation.

• • IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT, IT starts. In the meeting of the Supreme Lodge, held April 12, 1955, it was agreed to hire two state organizers. This arrangement is in view of obtaining much better organizational activity. The details were left for the Organizational Committee to work out. The Committee drafted and adopted a complete plan which was later submitted to all of the members of the Supreme Lodge for approval.

BROTHER MAREK'S ANNOUNCEment continues: This is to notify all local lodges, all districts, and all organizers, that Brother Joe B. Hejny, of VolCechie Lodge No. 135 in Ennis, has been appointed as state organizer for the northern part of the state, and that his appointment goes into effect as of July 1,1955. Brother Stephen Valcik, of Pokrok Houston Lodge No. 88, of Houston has been selected as state organizer for the southern part of the state. Brother Valcik will assume his duties as soon as the problem of editorship is adjusted.

• • THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF BROTHER Marek has one more illuminating statement: Whereas the first of July is a highly significant day in the history of the SPJST; and whereas the coming July 1st will really be the 58th anniversary of the SPJST; therefore, we wish to start this new plan of organizational work on this memorable day with the hope that it will be another milestone in the history of our Order. To our new organizers we wish the best of success, and we pledge both of them our full support. Edward L. Marek, president Supreme Lodge SPJST. • • AND TO MAKE THE NEW PLAN click from the very beginning, a special Organizers' School has already been held in Temple, Saturday, June 25th.

The school started at 9:00 a. m. and closed at 3:00 p. m. Five lectures were given to those who were called to this school. The lectures covered the type

of certificates, beneficiary designations, non-forfeiture options, sales prospecting, presentation of various types of inurance, and the Fraternal Orp;anizer's responsibility.

THE SUCCESS OF ANY UNDE 'AKing depends on careful planning,. It is a matter of Commonsense observation that some definite plan must be adopted and followed in every organization, in every lodge work, by every organizer.

In addition, there must be readiness to deal with new conditions and even with unexpected situations which may upset the best laid-out plans. And, speaking personally, I thitk the Supreme Lodge made a good .election by appointing Brother Joe B. Hejny as one of the state organizers. As to myself, well—let the future results show the wisdom of the selection.

• • YOU WILL BE READING AGAIN about a contest between District Three and District Five. Luckily, Brother Hejny will not be working in District Three only. He will have under his supervision a part of District One, entire District Two, District Three, and District Four, And, likewise, Brother Valcik will not be helping only in District Five, but will have under his supervision District Five, District Six, District Seven, and the other half of District One. Any help which District Three and District Five will get from the state organizers will be the same as the other district will receive.

WE NEED GOOD FIELD WORKERS, and we need someone who would be constantly assisting them. All of us need that outside push. With all the friendly 'feeling we may have toward fraternal life insurance, with all our good intentions—we, as a rule, don t buy a single certificate until some member, some organizer, conies to us and asks us to do it. We, as a rule, don't buy a_ single certificate until some member, some organizer, comes to us and asks us to do it. It takes all our good intentions, plus somebody, do to what we ought to do,

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LANGUAGE RRIER In part 1 of this article printed in a ov i pm edition of the Ve.stnik, I atto explain why I believed that barrier" existed within the SPJST and why this "language barrier" is re Larding the growth and progress of the SPJST. In this concluding part of the article, I will dicuss the subject more and oli-r 5.,ome general suggestions as a poaei: le :;olution to the problem.

After reading part 1 Of this article, you may agree that I have realized and presented a reasonably correct description a problem confronting the SPJST. t what is its solution? To be frank, I do not know what the ultimate solution to or result of his problem will be. Possibly would be best to let things con. thane as they are and (1) hope that things improve for some unknown reasons or a natural process of evolution or (2) become resigned to a continuous decreasing interest in our lodge meetings and final discontinuation of our lodge system. I do not think the first alternative will occur without seriously or fatally retarding the growth and progress of the SPJST; and I believe the second alternative should not be permitted because the lodge system is worth saving.

I have given considerable thought to this matter and have some suggestions which could possibly be of help to the SPJST in its "language barrier" and associated problems.

(By Calvin C. Chervenka) ' popular and preferred. language of most members at SPJST meetings (local, district, and other) and get the entire membership to be more tolerant of persons using either Czech or English at meetings. The SPJST Constitution and By-LaWs clearly specify in Article 3 that meetings may be conducted in either language and that a speaker at any meeting may express himself in either language.

If your local lodge conducts meetings, in English, then make sure all members are aware of this fact and many are not staying away because they think meetings. are still in Czech and they would not understand or be able to take part in the proceedings. Your organizers should emphasize the fact to prospective members. Also you should invite senior members to speak in Czech at any time it is easier for them. and urge Ahem to request further explanations in English or Czech if they do not understand some of the English proceedings. It should not be difficult for a qualified presiding officer to detect the need for this special attention and provide it when necessary.

If your local lodge conducts meetings in Czech, and it is the most suitable language for the participation of a majority of your members, then continue to conduct meetings in Czech.

However if you have any members not fluent in the Czech, extend to them the same courtesy of explanation and freedom of expression in English which I have suggested the English-speaking lodges extend to their Czech-speaking members. While retaining the Czech language at meetings, investigate the advisability of changing to English at some time in the future-4f and when a "language barrier" develops in your lodge.

Pince its present senior members have helped make the SPJST the great organization it is, they should be the most gravely concerned about and interested in its continuation, growth, and progress; and they should logically take the initiative in carrying out any of my sugtions which they consider worthy Of trial. For the most part these suggestions concern arousing and retaining the interest of the young members who are the future of the SPJST. For reasons explained earlier, do not expect the If your local lodge conducts meetings Young members to say, "OK, we're goin g in Czech but most of your members to take over now and do this and that." could participate just as well or better They have to be invited by appropriate in English, consider the advisability of words and actions; they have to be made an election at the next meeting (or earto realize that the SPJST has a need tier if the problem is urgent) to change for them and they have a need for the to English. Discuss this matter with the SPJST; and then they have to be given membership at several meetings before the responsibilities, opportunities, and the election. If necessary, have a special Confidence which will enable them to be committee tb analyze the situation in of help. Although the Supreme Lodge your lod ge and have it present a report can be of great help in certain matters, to the membership. Be cautious, howthe local lodge officers and presently ever, to take no hasty action which active members must take the major ac- could cause the loss of your presently tins which I suggest to possibly improve loyal and active senior members without the situations in their own .local lodges, gaining the participation of any addiThe first suggestion is to use the must tional members.

2 The "language barrier" problem probably is not in to any great degree in the •Vestnik because it contains both Czech and English sections. However, I think that any "language barrier" constituted by the bilingual nature of the Vestnik could be decreased by provision of additional funds and personnel for this important publication. As the attendance at and the popularity and significance of local lodge meetings decreases, the Vestnik increases in importance as a means of cornmunic.ation within the lodge and as the guardian, protector, and disseminator of the SPJST fraternal message and sVirit.

Although I think and hOe that the Czech language will always be retained and used to some extent by the Czechs of Texas. I also realize that under present conditions its use will probably decline additionally until it reaches a level required for the preservation and appreciation of the Czech culture—of which we hope the best strands will be retained forever. Because each successive generation of Texans of Czech descent uses more English due to their natural assimilation into the American way of life and fewer opportunities to learn and use the Czech. language remain, we must be reconciled to the probability that eventually all business of the SPJST will be conducted in English. This will become necessary to better serve the future generations of SPJST members and to compete with other organizations which offer services similar to those of the SPJST. If we plan for and accomplish this transition to English in a gradual manner most suitable for the conditions and locality, we will be most successful in retaining a good portion of every generation of Texans of Czech descent. It is possible that one generation has been or is in the process of being lost. However, with proper action on the part cf the SPJST, it may yet be possible to recapture a sizable portion of that generation and greater portions of subsequent generations.

SOIT:e persons will undoubtedly disagree with me On -my expectations concerning the probable decline of the Czech language in Texas, but I feel confident that my description is in fact a. hepeful and optimistic one of the minimum decline which will occur under the present circumstances. The decline could be more rapid and complete if present conditions and actions continue. A thorough reconsideration of and a new approach to the problem could possibly decrease the rate of decline or even increase interest in the ,SPJST, the Czech

Wednesday, June 29, 1955 language, and the Czech culture in general. Although many persons will probably misinterpret what I have advocated above as being an effort to "kill' the Czech language, I believe and hope that my proposal would actually be a somewhat unorthodox "means" (use of English language) to obtain an "end" (preservation of Czech language) which is desired by those same persons.

To summarize, my above suggestion is one which I hope would help to solve our problem of communication within the SPJST. To 'function efficiently, every organization must have an effective means of communication within itself; and communication can be effective only when it is conducted in • a language that the intended listner or reader. can understand.

The second suggestion is to plan the entire lodge meeting-to interest and appeal to members of all ages on the basis of the entertainment and other enjoyment value which these 'meetings can provide. During the first meetings of a series designed to re-interest old members and gain new ones, minimize the emphasis on such items 'as business and any long discussions of such subject as purpose and progress of the SPJST, life insurance, and importance of the Czech language and culture. Do not neglect these phases of lodge work entirely people expect some business to be transacted at a lodge meeting—but try to keep it short and present it in an interesting manner. Nothing will take the place of planning and preparations for accomplishment of this aim. The attendance problem is a considerable one because most persons are pressed for time and a lodge meeting has so much competition from other very interesting 'and enjoyable activities provided by other organizations and by the various home and public recreation and entertainment facilities available in these modern times. After a member forms a habit of attending lodge meetings because he enjoys them, then you can direct your efforts to obtain a greater interest and participation from him in the more serious purposes and work of the SPJST. Elimination of any "language barrier" first will help to ease accomplishment of this suggested aim.

The member who attends lodge meetings because he enjoys them is a much better member than the one who is practically forced to attend. "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink." In the past the active members have often told inactive members that they should attend lodge meetings "just because they should", because meetings are a good thing", "because -

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their parents attend or attended meetings", "so they can learn Czech", or other equally inadequate reasons, explanations, or inducements. Also they have emphasized the more serious purposes and work of the SPJST which usually are not of great interest to young people and others who are not already ardent SPJST members. This appears to be like "putting the cart before the horse".

If a member responds to this urging and attends a meeting, he will in many instances find it to be uninteresting and offering little competition : to the various other activities which he could be attending instead. Many lodge meetings do not start promptly as scheduled, do not have an entertainment program, and are long dry business session which are carried on without much order or adherence to accepted rules of parliamentary procedure and without feeling of accomplishment. If children participate in an. entertainment program, they are usually applauded and thanked for their parts; but for the remainder of the meeting, they may be practically ignored as members of the lodge. They are not encouraged by word or deed to remain to observe and learn more about the lodge meeting (in many cases they could not because of the "language barrier") but are often permitted to roam about or play in a sometime supervised and sometime uncontrolled manner. It is little wonder then that many members of all ages choose not to attend meetings when they can do other more interesting and/or constructive things.

The third suggestion is for an effective youth program. I have observed that children and young persons of Czech descent are not usually greatly interested in things that are Czech—organizations, language, and culture in general. Therefore the presence of a "language barrier" can be a real detriment to their early participation in the SPJST. However, it has also been my observation that these same persons often become more interesting in things that are Czech as they grow older. This change in attitude occurs at various ages and for various reasons such as family life and attitudes, education and changes in sense of values, and social and business relations. In some cases the person had sufficient Czech background knowledge as a result of parental or other training; and as he grows older, he often becomes a member and a very active participant in Czech organizations and activities. In other cases the person's Czech background knowledge is so meager that he may even be ashamed of it and may never feel able to participate in any Czech organizations or interests.

etrans. 13 In my opinion the hope for the future of the SPJST in obtaining members of Czech descent and in preserving the Czech language and culture lies in its unique position which could enable it to help every youth of Czech descent to fall into the first above category and which could help those who may be in the second above category.

Although SPJST support and encouragement of children in the present day youth entertainment programs and activities is a good step in the right direction, it does not go far enough. Because of its importance, the SPJST should devote considerably more in time, personnel, and funds to the planning and operation, of a revitalized youth program. The general plans oft action and various means of assistance should come from the Supreme Lodge so that the local lodges will be able to perform this function effectively and with some degree of uniformity. Possibly a youth department, division, or club would be the best method of carrying out this program.

Whatever the framework of the su g -should be de--gestdyouhprgam,it signed to appeal in some way to all the youth age classes and it should include the following in its scope: 1. Regular meetings with possibly an organization whose officers and membership would parallel those of the senior organization — at least on the local lodge level. In addition to the pride of belonging, this would give permanence and stability to the organization and would provide useful training for members when they assume similar positions in the senior body of the SPJST. These meetings could be coordinated with or be separate from the adult meetings.

2. A well planned and supervised prograin of entertainment and social and cultural activities to attract the interest of all junior members and potential members. Attraction of interest and maintenance of attendance on this basis is necessary before much success can be realized from the third following objective. If qbjectives 1 and 2 above are realized, most members by association will .become interested and eager to be active participants in at least some of the phases of objective 3 which follows.

As a person becomes familiary with an organization (or people), he will better understand, appreciate, and interest himself in its activities.

3. A well planned and supervised educational program which could include field trips angi many other modern educational aids and methods for the following: a. A training program which would

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better prepare junior members to as- essary and speak in English at most , sume active membership duties in the times to best express myself.

I feel at least somewhat qualified in adult department — if such a program were not provided by objective 1 'above. making these suggestions because of my This training could include such items affiliation and association with and 'obas parlimentary procedure and the his- servation of various Czech organizations tory, purposes, organization, operation, and groups. Also I feel that I am at an age where I can appreciate somewhat and advantages of the SPJST. b. Organized classes for the study of the viewpoints of both the older and the Czech language on the basic level. younger members of the SPJST. Although I may be "sticking my neck The scope of this objective could be broadened to include advanced studies out' by making these suggestions which of the Czech language and literature if may not meet with the approval of desired. With a continuous decrease in many SPJST members, I have no conthe number of high schools and colle- cern in that respect. What I have said ges teeaching Czech, it is becoming in- intended only as constructive (I hope) creasingly difficult for high schools and criticism and suggestions for the comcolleges teaching Czech, it is becoming mon good. Progress and democracy --increasingly difficult for a young per- even the SPJST organization — did not son to find a suitable method of learn- evolve because everyone tried to or did ing the . Czech language correctly. If agree with everyone else. these objectives were successfully coorIf this article causes at least one dinated, I believe a youth of Czech de- reader to devote some future thought to scent would realize the valid reasons this subject and his thoughts directly for and be more interested in studying or indirectly result in some benefit to Czech than he is under present circum- the SPJST, I will feel that my time and stances. effort has net been in val.. c. Organized studies of Czech history, Calvin C. Chervenka. arts, music, customs, and culture in gen) 4, neral. Studies of these items are a most effective way of preserving them and the spirit which is responsible for the SPJST. Handing down: this information from generation to generation is good TUESDAY EACH WEEK: if no other means of preservation is Every Tuesday, until further notice, available; but I fear that if something at 8 p.m. chorus singing practice will is not done in an organized manner, be held. Any one interested is welcome most of our Czech heritage will be lost at Lodge Pokrok Houston No. 88, 1140 forever.

Robbie.

The fourth suggestion is a general SATURDAY EVERY WEEK: one for more active pursuit of and en- Dancing at Pokrok Houston Hall, be ga,gement in activities which would be ginning April 16. First Saturday of each in compliance with the broad provisions month free for members. of Article 2 of the SPJST Constitution SUNDAY JUNE 3: and By-Laws. Although the SPJST has Lodge Svaz Cechoslovanu No. 92 will done and continues to do much in this respect, there appears to be much have dance starting at 8 p.m. Music by which the SPJST could and rightfully Rejcek's Orch. from Abbott, Texas. should do alone or in cooperation with SUNDAY JULY 3 Lodge Culak No. 165, located 3 miles other similar organizations to help the west of Moulton on Gonzales Farm to Czech people and itself.

Market Road, will have picnic beginning There are other related problems of at 2:00 p.m. Barbecue and stew familythe SPJST which could be discussed style supper at 5:00 p.m. Everybody welnere but I have concentrated on the come. and problems barrier' "language closely associated with it. I do not SUNDAY JULY 3: Lodge Hvezda Miru No. 83 in Bleiknow if my suggestions would be a solution to the problem; but if they were blerville will have its Fourth of July tried and found workable, I believe the barbecue. Jos. Patek's orchestra from future of the SPJST would be assured. Shiner will furnish the music. EveryShould anyone believe that I have body invited. written this article for personal rea- SUNDAY JULY 3: sons, please let me assure you that is Annual picnic of Lodge Hvezda Texnot the case. I do it only for any ben- asu No. 47 at SPJST Star Hall in Seaton efit it may be to the SPJST. The "Ian- beginning at 2 p.m. Music by Rudy Kurtz guage barrier" poses no particular prob- Orchestra of Shiner. Star Hall is lolem for me. I listen in Czech when nec- cated east of Temple on Highway 53.

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Picnics And Reunions As a part of the service rendered to the SPJST, the editor of the Vestnik will gladly publish, both in Czech and English, short announcements about various family reunions held throughout the State. We know that many SPJST members will welcome this friendly service from the Vestnik. As long as you are interested in your family and your relatives, you are demonstrating some of the fraternalism practiced by the SPJET members, and the columns of the Vestnik are open to you.

1; • Sunday, July 3, 1955. The sixth annual family reunipn of the J. M. Halamicek descendants will be held at the old homestead in Roznoy, Texas. Barbecue dinner with all the trimmings will be served. Cold drinks and coffee will be provided. Each family is requested to bring cake. cookies or "kolaee" for lunch. Notify Ben M. Halamicek, Route 1, Fayetteville, Texas, by _post card how many in your party will be present; so the committee will knew how much food and drinks - to buy. This will be an all-day celebration so come early—Chas.

J. Havlik, Sec'y.

Sunday, July 10, 1955, the descendants and relatives of Andrew and Mary Gallia will have their annual picnic at the Recreation Hall, Hallettsville, Texas. It Was previously announced that the picnic would be the last Sunday in June, but the date had to be changed to July 10. Bring your eats, cafeteria style.--V. L. Gallia for the committee.

Other announcements will be published as they are received by the editor.

Remember, we want the SPJST members to use the columns of the Vestnik freely. It serves you, your families, and your friends for any social gatherings.

--Editor (ciz) ) 4, What So Proudly We Import Although a lot of patriotic "flagwavMg" both literal and oratorical, always accompanies Independence Day celebrations, every Stars and Stripes that fluttered between July 4, 1776, and Feb. 26, 1866, was a symbol of America's continued dependence on England. On the latter date, Gen,. Benjamin F. Butler presented to Congress the 1st wholly American flag, made of American material by American labor, ever constructed in this country. Previously all official US flags had been made of English bunting, — Frances Rodman,

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REPORTS FROM DISTRICTS DISTRICT THREE SPJST Ennis, Texas Minutes of the 9th meeting of District Three held in Ennis Lodge No. 25, June 19, 1955 Meeting was called to order by president Brother J. F. Hrabina at 10:30 a. m.. The girls of Lodge No. 25 sang the song "My County"; then the Pledge of Allegiance was led by three children of Lodge No. 25 Brother George Trojacek, pr'esident of local Lodge No. 25 had a welcome address, followed by a welcome by District President, Brother J. F. Hrabina.

Roll call of the lodges was held and 11 lodges were present, 10 lodges were absent. Brother Kofnovec of Lodge No. 158 in West said in a letter that it. was impossible for any of them to be present on account of it being Father's Day. Brothers Marek, Chupick, Navratil, and Brother Valcik our Editor, all from the Supreme Lodge were present. Brothers Skrabanek Olexa and Sister Olexa and Valcik were guests from District 5. Also our past Supreme Lodge attorney, Brother Kacir, and Brother Lesikar, president of Lodge 29 of Taylor, were guests in our meeting. We were glad to have all you good fraternalists among us. I assure you.

Brother Otto Harms and Sisters Hanus made the longest trip to the meeting. Brother Toupal was the youngest present, age 4. Twelve organizers were present along with six reporters. The reports of the organizers weren't very encouraging as all but two said they were going clOwn with their sales.

The minutes of the 8th meeting which was held in Dallas lodge No. 84, March 27, were read and approved as read. A report was given by Brother Arnold Vrla, Treasurer of our District as follows: Lodge Dallas No. 84, Profit from last district meeting $71.19. Brother Fr. B. Steiner donated $5.00 which gives the District a total of $244.62. Report approved as read. Addresses of welcome and encouragement were given by Brothers Otto Harms, W. Hejl, J. B. Hejny, Arnold Vrba, Cervenka, Olexa, Valcik, Pokladnik, Kacir, Skrabanek, Navratil, and Chupick. Brother Cervenka reported the accomplishments of District Three as of May 31, 1935. He stated that we had 122 new members. After this the meeting was adjourned . for dinner.

The sisters of Lodge No. 25 had a delicious dinner prepared which was enj oy ed by all. I must also mention here that they had the stage and tables decorated in a most beautiful manner.

The afternoon session was called to order at 2:00 p. in. An address by Supreme Lodge President, Brother Marek, was first on the program. Among other things he spoke about the good progress our SPJST is making and that we still have 41 charter members living and that July 1, will be the 58th anniversary of our SPJST. He also stated that we will start the organizational work with State Organizers on that day.

He stated that on June 25 there would be an organizers school held in Temple.

Dr. Malik from Texas University was • a guest speaker.

Brother Hrabina urges all members to get behind their organizres and help them in securing new members and also mentioned the beautiful plaque that was given to Third District by the Fifth District on behalf of the good teamwork and sportsmanship shown by the officers and organizers in our contests.

In the unfinished business, Brother Frank Steiner read the report of the committees decision on the matter of having a district delegate (which was tabled); and for the districts) to elect a nominee for their district directors and their alternates by the newly elected convention delegates who would present these nominees to the convention; and if there was no other nominees, then these would be automatically elected. Also the committee reported that the delegates of each district should be seated at tables designated for each district. This was approved as reported. Brother Steiner asked the officers of the Supreme Lodge to prepare the proper Parlimentary Procedure to be used in all district meetings and to mail each district president a copy of these. Brother Chupick stated that they have these books in the Supreme Lodge and they would gladly send them to anyone requesting them.

In the new business, first came the question of how to promote more activity in the Districts. A suggestion was head to have another contest between the districts as in the past. After a long period of discussion and debating, a motion was made for the district presidents of District Three and district Five to get together to work out a plan for a contest between the two districts, which would of course be open to all districts. Motion carried.

Brother Pokladnik makes a suggestion that we have a queen contest in our next convention. He explained that

each lodge could select a girl to represent the lodge in the district; and then the girl selected in the district would represent that district at the convention. Out of these seven girls one would be elected the convention queen. After a lot of debating the Saprerne Lodge officers were asked what they though about the idea and if they would go with the district to help promote this contest.

Brother Marek assured us that they would help, promote any program that would be of benefit to our order and would be sound and with in reawn.

Brother Pokladnik made a %thotion which was seconded that the president and vice-president appoint a committee to work out a plan for this contest and present it to the other districts; and if apprOved by all districts to present it to the Supreme Lodge to be 'acted upon in their regUlar meeting. This motion carried. The following were appointed to serve on the committee: Brothers Sid Pokladnik of Iltallas, Frank' Slovak of Dallas, J. B. Waggoner of Fort Worth, and Sisters Annie Steiner of Dallas, Wilma Nesuda of Ennis.

Brother Arnold Vrla, our treasurer, reminded all lodges that have not sent in their. lodge dues to please do so. His address is 5532 Elsworth, Dallas, Texas.

Our next district meeting will be in West, Texas, Lodge No, 54 the- date to be set by the local lodge.

At the conclusion of the meeting Brother Hrabina expressed his sincere thanks to all for their presence at this meeting and for their kind attention while the meeting was in session. He' thanked the ladies who prepared and served the dinner and to all who participated in the program, and the program committee who had a very good program right after the meeting which was presented by children of all three Ennis Lodges. He thanked also to Sister Annie Steiner for printing copies of several songs which were distributed among the members for group singing. (I know that Sister Steiner went to a let of extra work to print these songs for us. Thanks again.).

The meeting adjourned at 4 p.

Fraternally yours, Joe B. Hejny, secretary District Three )° * Age should not have its face lifted but rather teach the world to admire wrinkles as the etchings of experience and Ralph: the firm lines of character.

Barton Perry, Think.

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itEPORTS FROM LOCAL LODGES IIVEZDA TEXASU NO. 47 SPJST Temple, Texas Dear Sisters and BroChers, Just a few lines to remind all of you that we will have our annual picnic on Sunday, July 3rd, beginning at 2 p.m.

All of you, sisters, be sure to bring the kolaees, pies, cakes, potato salad and so forth. The lodge will furnish the meat, pickles and bread.

We will start selling plates at 2 p.m.

I am sure there will be enough entertainment for all. Music will be furnished in the afternoon and at night by the Rudy Kurtz from Shiner. Invite all your relatives, friends and neighbors.

Those of you who will work, remember the hour and try to be there on time.

If you can not work, let Sister Theresa Chlapek know or get someone else to work for you.

I wish to thank in behalf of the RVOS Lodge No. 5 and SPJST Lodge No. 47 all brothers and sisters for all the help and food which you donated.

The spirit of co-operation was shown by your attendance. To me it seems we should have doings of this sort more often to keep up this spirit. Children as well as the grown-ups enjoy themselves and become more like a large family.

Our program was as follows: Accordion Solo—Lanette Mikulas.

Speech—Nancy Sefcik.

Accordion Solo—Deborah Ann Adamek.

Song—Silver Haired Daddy of Mine by Dorothy Plsek, Norma Shenkir, Betty Lou Hejl, Janet Plsek, Nancy Sefcik, accompanied on accordion by Lanette Mikulas.

Speech—"My Dad" by Edwin John Simek.

Accordion Solo—Janet Cabla.

Skit—"Pepik Nezdara" by Patsy Jo Hejl and Clara Hejl.

Speech—Brother Joe F. Sefcik.

Brother Sefcik made an inspiring speech on fathers and he thanked Sister Clara Heji for her work with the youth. I hope she will continue her work. I also wish to thank all the parents for helping with the program by bringing the children to practices.

We were glad to see the President of the RVOS Headquarters, Brother J. H. Hurta, and the Treasurer, Brother Jerry E. Valchar. Both made interesting talks on fire insurance. Also, Dr. W. A. Chernosky, one of our SPJST physicians.

In fact, we were glad to see everyone of you and we hope that you enjoyed yourselves and will come again. Come to our picnic on Sunday, July 3rd,

Remember that our next meeting will be held on Saturday night, July 9th,' at 7:30 p.rn.

Brother Eugene Chupick will show us slides of pictures he took in Italy and other places of interest in Europe. I am sure you will enjoy them and also let's show our appreciation to Brother C'hupik by attending the meeting. Reports of our annual picnic will also be given at this meeting.

Fraternally, Mrs. Adolph Sheikh •T• ° (

presentation of the flag and the Pledge of Allegiance.

Brother Geo. Trojacek, president of Lodge No. 25 of Ennis, gave welcome.

Officers, district officers and visitors were welcome. The roll was called and the oldest and youngest members were presented; the oldest being Brother Joe Vrla of Dallas and Brother Robert Toupal of Ennis the youngest. Brother and Sister Bonus of San Antonio came the longest distance. The local organizers and reporters were presented. Minutes, reports and financial statements were read. The meeting was adjoufned for a JOURDANTON LODGE NO. 161 delicious noon meal. Plenty of Bar-BDear Members and Friends, Q, klobase i-and kolaee.

The next meeting will be held on the The meeting was called back to order second Sunday, July 10, at the home of at 2:00 o'clock. Unfinished business, new Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kremenek.

We had a nice attendance at the last business, and reports of the committee meeting and hope we will have more at were given and discussed. the next meeting.

The West Lodge Jaromir was chosen Be sure to come, Sunday, July 10, to as the place for the next District Meetthe meeting. We are hoping to see all ing. The date will be apnounced later. of your smiling faces there. Remember The meeting was adjourned and Youth the Kremenek's have a large country Program was presented. home and there will be plenty room for This program was directed by Sisters everyone to have a good time Mary Toupal and Mildred Trojacek of Reporter, Lodge 25 and Mary Laznovsky of Lodge Bettie Lou Valchar 135. The program went over very success+ 4,, 4. fully. It consisted of poems, solos and KAREL JONAS LODGE NO. 28 dance. The month's twelve girls, who East Bernard, Texas wore a white strip of paper on which Dear Brothers and Sisters and Friends, was printed each month of the year This is to inform you that our SPJST in large gold letters, gave a recital in Lodge and the KJT Lodge, East Bernard song with each individual month having will hold a 4th of July Celebration Sun- a verse in song about its meaning. This day, July, 3, at the Riverside Hall at was a very pretty number. The little SoEast Bernard. A delicious barbecued kol boys and girls gave a little drill chicken and beef will be served for din- which was very nice; and the groups ner. Beginning at 11:30 a.m. For supper singing aas enjoyed by all. barbecued beef and sausage—$1.00 per A dance at night followed which plate. Bingo and other entertainment concluded the days activities. will be throughout the day, and a dance Sincerely, at night from 8:30 to 12:30. Music by Alene Skrivanek Henry Brosch and His Orchestra of * Moulton. Admission will be—Gents $1.00 MARRIAGE —Ladies .25. Everyone is cordially inYou don't expect 100 per cent return vited to come, and have a nice time at on any other investment. It's only in the Riverside Park. our marriages that we weep over less Yours truly, than a perfect score. As children, we Mrs. Annie Foytik ,soon learn not to be disappointed if our ° •T• ° ( grades aren't always 100. A baseball LODGE VOLNA CECIIIE NO, 135 Player who make a hit 33 per cent of Ennis, Texas the times he comes to bat is usually Dear BrOthers and Sisters: pretty well satisfield. Why expect perThe ninth district meeting of District fection in our daily living?

Three as held at Lodge No. 25 in Ennis, Marriage suffers most of all from our Texas on June 19, 1955. The meeting was regarding it as a failure if it falls becalled to order at about 10:30 o clock low a perfect score. Marriage doesn't and as usual costume, America was sang produce perfect bliss because life doesn't. by a group of children followed by the Mrs. I. A. Dykkesten, Farm Journal,

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NEW VICTORI The "shots" of polio vaccine promise now that another dreaded disease will be crossed off the lost of mankind's ills.

Smallpex long ago was removed from the list, by a vaccine. So was typhoid fever. Diphtheria no longer is the scourge that it once was for children.

Now the headlines say that poliomyelitis has been licked. Let us consider how it all happened.

First of all, of course, there was the disease itself, and the deadly fear of it.

Nothing can stimulate public action as an epidemic can do, or dread of it.

Yet polio has been a crippler for centuries: And the elder among us can recall the frightening epidemic of 1916.

It was 50 years ago that scientists discovered polio was caused by a virus.

Still, it was only in last few years that the problem was attacked on anything like an adequate scale—and, as a result, virtually all of our progress has occured in these few years.

It was the dramatic personality of Franklin D. Roosevelt which got the show on the road. A victim of the disease, Mr. Roosevelt in 1927 set up the Warm Springs Foundation, first institution exclusively concerned with polio.

Even that was a relatively small effort.

It was the idea of a "March of Dimes" to celebrate the late President's birthday, which really launched the program now capped by the success of Dr. Jonas E. Salk and his University of Pttsburgh researchers.

Since 1938, the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis has spent more than $200 million aiding victims, training doctors, nurses, and technicians, financing research, all of this paid for in dimes donated by the general public.

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diabetes, to name the worst ones.

Cancer. In chickens and mice, for example, some types of malignant tumors have been shown to be caused by a virus. If it can be proved that human cancer stems from some such particle or organism—so far, medical evidence to support this is sketchy—then the way may be opened for tackling the disease in the same way that polio has been ov e Ca 111 e .

Multiple sclerosis. Research now shows that another mysterious crippler, multiple sclerosis, is possibly caused by a virus.

It strikes young adults at the prime of life—one form of the disease killed baseball star Lou Gehrig. Some 250,000 persons in the US are counted among its Victims, and, each year, it is estimated, more people are crippled by it than are paralyzed by polio. If a virus that causes this disease can be isolated, there is reason to hope that the techniques that worked against polio can also be used against multiple sclerosis.

The common cold. One pesky disease that may fall before this approach is the ordinary cold. Already scientists at the National Microbiological Institute of the US Public Health Service have uncovered a number of viruses that cause cold-like runny noses and respiratory troubles in people. Against them, experimental vaccines have been developed.

Those vaccines aren't perfect, bUt the scientists believe groundwork is being laid for eventual control. And , what is true for these viruses can also be true for other cold-causing viruses as yet undiscovered.

Influenza. Flu may never again be the dealy peril it was during the epidemic of World War I. Vaccines now are available that give a measure of protection, and last autumn the Department of Defense gave immunization shots against the disease to all servicemen everywhere.

Flu did hit in a number of areas, but the outbreaks were usually local and comparatively -mild. ,

It is the story of what research can do and what is not done without research. It is evidence of what can happen when the public is inspired to furnish the financial means, whether in dimes, or even pennies.

Take such a commonly known ailment as deafness. There are 750,000 persons in The influenza virus, though, is tricky. the United States who are totally deaf. Its different strains can change in charAnother 3,500,000 are partly deaf. Yet acter, and a vaccine that once was efonly $200,000 has been spent for research fective becomes useless.

On disorders of the ear, according to a Virus pneumonia. Now that penicillin recent inquiry. has brought under control the onceCOnsider, then, the possibilities if this dread bacterial pneumonia, virus pneuproblem were tackled with the same in- monia is an increasing medical problem. tensity, scholarship, and financing which Death rarely results; but the disease is have been applied to polio. difficult to diagnose and often keeps its There are other grave problems: can- victims. a weakened, run-down condicer, heart diseases, mental illness, mul- tion for months. Aureomycin and Chlor7 tiple sclerosis, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, omyeetin help in treatment, but no drug muscular dystrophy, blindness, arthritis, yet can be counted on as a quick cure.

Complicating the problem is the fact that researchers aren't really sure that a virus actually causes the disease, even though it bears that label in its name.

Tuberculosis. DespL e ri , ;'eat spectacular advances TB still isn't whipped. Its ranking among the leading causes of death in the US has dropped, but it still rates among the 10 highest. And, worse, progress in preventing the disease---cutting down on the number of cases as well as reducing the number of deaths-----has been slow. In all, about 1.2 million Americans-8 out of every 1,000 --have tuberculosis.

A vaccine to protect against tIberculosis is available. Medical opitnon is divided about .how effective it is. In the US, it ordinarily is given only to persons who must live or work in close contact with tuberculo.s.L-, patients. In other countries, its use more widespread. Work toward perfecting a better vaccir, though, feverishly goes on.

Scarlet fever. Another once-dreaded childhood disease which modern medicine has brought under control is scarlet fever. Treatment now, prevents severe complications! that occured froquer-illy in the past. There still is no real preventitive that is effective against the more than 40 strains of the diseasecausing organism.

Chicken pox. Its cause unknown, chicken pox aho lacks an effective vaccine.

But a viral cause is suspected, and so a vaccine may one day be developed. Like the presently available vaccine for measles, though, one for chicken pox might not be used often. Ordinarily, neither disease is serious, and doctors generally lean toward letting children contract them to develop natural immunity.

Mumps. Few people realize that mumps is a disease for which medical science not long ago developed a vaccine. But in children mumps is usually mild, so the vaccine seldom is used for routine immunizations. Complications of the disease among adults, though, can be serious. Here the vaccine has proved valuable.

Whooping cough. The death rate from whooping cough cases has been cut 95 per cent in recent decades. Children are immunized starting when they are only a few months old—with "shots" usually given in combination with preventives for diphtheria and typhoid fever.

Menigitis. Remaining to be completely overcome is the brain infection menigitis. Lumped into this broad class of (Continued on page 21)

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CALCIFICATION A head of cabbage, a piece of cheese and some kale leaves don't look very much like bones and teeth, do they?

Yet the calcium from these foods com-. bined with phosphorus makes up about 90 per cent of the substance of teeth and bones. How? Calcification is the process by which the minerals in our foods are "deposited" or "laid down" in the bones and teeth. The way we talk about it, you might think that calcification is a simple process, much like the scaling that takes place on the inside of your teakettle, if you have hard wafer. That is calcification, too, of a sort.

But your teeth and') your bones are very special objects, not to be confused with the Scale on the inside 'ofthe teakettle. They must be put together in a certain way so that they can function well. They must contain other. minerals as well as calcium and phosphorus. And, most important of all, even though they are made chiefly of the relatively inert minerals, they are very much, alive,. so that an exchange of minerals, goes on all the time between them and other parts-of the body.

After this kind of an introduction it seems rather like an anti-climax to tell you that we do not know exactly how CO lcifiCation takes place. The calcium most be present, of course, in just the right amounts. Phosphorous must be pre;,cnt. They must be assembled at the place where your bones and teeth are 110 nr going to be. Then something has to happen to "precipitate" the calcium and thwiphorus—that is, so that they becolne the relatively insoluble substandes we k.J!ow as teeth and bones. An enzyme known as phosphate must be present, we know. And somehow, somewhere in the process, vitamins .A, C, and D are absolutely neceSsary too, for proper calcification.

the repeated observations by students of nutrition, it is superfulous to mention that deficiency diseases are still of rather common occurence in the United States, but the importance of keeping the American physicians 'vitaMin conscious' becomes evident when one realizes that probably about 75 per cent of rickets escape diagnosis and that deficiency of vitamin D is certainly the most common disorder of this type among infants of the temperate zone."

Dr. Duncan goes on to say that the reason for this state of affairs is that doctors believe this disease has been eradicated so they have arrived at a "static" state of mind concerning it.

So rickets — the disease of calcium, phosporus and/or Vitamin D deficiency —is still prevalent in America where fish liver oil has supposedly been part of every infant's diet for years. The American diet is rich in phosphorus, due to the many cereals we eat. Perhaps the deficiency of calcium is responsible for these rickets.

Then, too, many things are involved in how well the calcium in your diet is used by your body. For instance, does the pasteurization of milk so change the nature of its calcium that you cannot absorb it?

There are many conflicting reports in nutrition literature. One group of researchers has discovered that only a small part of the calcium in milk is absorbed. Another has found that practically all of the calcium of milk is utilized and the calcium of vegetables is not very well used by the body. If the food that contains the calcium also contains considerable amounts of oxalic acid (spinach, rhubarb, beet greens, and chocolate fall in this category), the calcium will form oxalates in the intestines and will be excreted unused. If there is too much fat in the diet, there is danger of calcium mixing with the fat to form "soap" which cannot be absorbed.

Yet there must be some fat, for calcium is better absorbed in the presence of a certain amount of fat.

You must have ample hydrochloric acid in the stomach for proper digestion and use of calcium, for it is absorbed only in acid surroundings. Your glands must be working properly, for a disorder of the parathyroid or the adrenal glands can disrupt calcium, metabolism. And you must have just the right amount of vitamin D and phosphorus.—Prevention. )* •(

Vitamin D, which you get from summer FihIlight or from fish liver oils, control the parathyroid glands and these pin ads in turn control the fate of calcium in the body. If there is too much or too little phosphorous in relation to calcium, if there is no vitamin I) or too mit, vitamin D, calcification will not pro6:ed according to schedule. In the unborn baby, the amount of all these vitamins and minerals depends on the mother's diet, of course. And if it is defiei, , nt in minerals, her own body will be obbed to do the calcifying on the inianCs body.

If life were lived backwards, from old i'vs cording to Diseases of Metabolism, edited by Garfield G. Duncan, M.D. (W: age to youth, there'd be a lot more juBoston Globe.

Li. Saunders Company, 1952), "In view of lienne delinquents-.

Wednesday, June 29, 1955

The Volunteer Firemen The volunteer fire company is a distinct type of community organization and one of the best. It is comparable to the old-time military companies—the home guards, as they were known. These organizations were formed and supported by men who were willing to give their time and their service, and to run grave risks of sacrificing even life itself, for the protection of their families and their properties. They, served voluntarily, without conscription by any branch of Government, ancir without pay.

The history of volunteer fire companies in America goes back to the days of Benjamin Franklin in the first half of the 18th Century. At first they were little more than bucket brigades—not very effective but doing what they could to protect the lives and properties of themselves and their neighbors from the consuming element. Their firehouse also served somewhat as a community forum and as a social center. More recent times have seen a change; we still have volunteer fire companies, but at the same time they have support of municipal government financially, and have modern equipment which, in the hands of trained firefighters does not call for so much service of the volunteer members. ) • (

Resolution of Sympathy We the undersigned committee on resolutions for Lodge Pokrok Sweet Home, No. 63, SPJST in Sweet Home wish to express our heartfelt sympathy in behalf of our lodge to the bereaved family for the loss of their faithful husband, beloved father, and our lodge brother John W. Wasek

who passed away suddenly at his Gulf service station in Sweet Home, Tuesday, June 14, 1955, at the age of 63 years. He was laid to rest Thursday in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Yoakum with a very large attendance of relatives and friends.

Brother Wasek was a good friend, and courteous man always ready to help out others never complaining. May he rest in peace!

We recommend that a copy of these resolutions be sent to our Vestnik for publication; be spread on the minutes of our lodge and a copy be sent to the sorrowing wife and son.

Charles J. Havlik Committee on Resolution Emil Kutac Charles Micek

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ACEROLA-SOURCE OF VITAMIN The group of Puerto Rican laboratory technicians nibbled on the fruit one of them had brought as a treat, They were chatting about the tree the fruit grows on—called the "health tree" by the Puerto Ricans who declare that you will never have a cold if you have such a tree growing in your backyard, The laboratory people, working under the direction of Dr. Conrad() F. Asejno, had been testing various flints for their vitamin C, content. Someone suggested testing the fruit they were eating which grows wild on the island. The vitamin C content was too high to be tested with the usual equipment. Eagerly they diluted t h e juice and tried again. Still it registered too high. Again and again they tried.

Finally they discovered that the fruit of the acerola tree is the world's richest known source of vitamin C. This was a number of years ago. Dr. Asenjo wrote articles about his discovery which were duly printed in scientific magazines and read soberly by other scientists. Nutritionists, school teachers and doctors became interested. They confirmed in their own laboratories the fantastically high vita:min, C content of the acerola, cherry. Civic and healthminded p eople in Puerto Rico saw to it that acerola trees were planted in school yards so that the children would eat plenty of the fruit. More years went by.

Yet; apparently it occured to no one that such a discovery as this could revolutionize a large section of the food industry. Everyone who knew of the fruit and its precious vitamin content expressed interest, but that was all.

Eventually word came to Harvey Greenspan, a citrus grower in Florida.

He went to Puerto Rico and put the machinery into motion for planting orchards. Five years later there were many thousands of acerola, tree producing the fabulous - little red cherries that may mean so much in the way of good health to many of us. The acerola juice is bottled close to the orchards so that none of the precious vitamin is lost.

The fruits, which look like cherries, produce a reddish-orange juice with a pleasant tart flavor. Just before the cherries ripen, is the time when their vitamin C content is highest. So they are picked just as,1 the green fruit begins to turn red. The juice is canned within an hour from the time it leaves the tree. Stainless steel is used for the processing, for the high ascorbic acid content would corrode any softer and

more permeable metal.

The government of Puerto Rico is encoiiraging their people to plant acerola trees and use the fruit. Teachers now give each school child two acerolas daily.

And enough trees have been planted that the juice is now available commercially. Supposedly the first use to be made of it is to reinforce infant foods.

That is, it will be added to apple, orange or pear juice to increase the vitamin C content.

Acerola juice you will be able to buy already processed in a can, we are told.

This is convenient, but canning at the high temperature necessary destroys en-

zymes and much else that is valuable in a fruit juice. Perhaps some day when all the growing and marketing problems have been solved, our readers who live in the south can grow their own acerola trees or buy fresh acerola fruit in their own home town. Until then we suggest that you watch for the acerola juice when it appears on the market. Use it as you would other fruit juice.

Just so you will be sure to recognize it, the acerola cherry goes by several other names, too: the Puerto Rican cherry West Indian cherry, Barbados cherry or (its botanical name) IVialpighla punici- Prevention folia.

YOU LIKE ME WHEN YOU NEED ME (By Robt. Stewart) You, Mr. and Mrs. Average Citizen, you are a bunch of queer ducks. I mean the way you look at me. I'm a cop.

Every neighborhood, every subdivision has a civic organization. You want playgrounds, you want sewerage, you want streets paved, you want schools, and you want traffic laws to protect the lives of your loved ones, friends, and neighbors.

You mean well, you are sincere—by organizing you get the public improvements your neighborhood needs; you realize the constant, increasing danger of motor traffic, you know that day in and day out many of our citizens are maimed and killed because of the laxity of laws; the carelessness of drivers or because a motorist violated a law. You want to protect yourselves and family, your neighbors and friends. You want to save a family, the *sorrow and tragedy of an accidental death.

You realize that gruesome traffic deaths can be avoided if people drive sanely, obey traffic signs and laws and give consideration to others. You also realize that most people don't behave themselves unless there is a pattern of established. conduct. That is when you and your civic club demand that stop signs be put up; traffic lights installed and warning signals placed at vantage points. The city and state authorities do this job to protect your life. These officials know the' danger, also. They agree with you, they cooperate with you, they do what you ask. Then what happens? They send me out to see the signs are obeyed. I'm a cop.

A man drives up to the stop sign, looks to the right and left, he doesn't spot me, he keeps on going. I pull him over to the curb. He is indignant. He is mad,

he tells me so. He angrily gives his name. He denies not stopping, he says he's got friends. He doesn't like me, he doesn't like the idea of a ticket. By this time re hates me. I give him., a ticket.

I'm a cop. My duty is to enforce your laws; to protect your life even if it costs me mine, Oh, yes, the man I gave the ticket belongs to the civic club that had the signs put up.

He thinks that traffic laws were made for everybody but Mr, Average Man. He thinks he can sneak across stop signs and not get caught; he thinks he can park in no parking zones; he thinks he can run a red light if no cop is around.

Sometimes he gets by with it, sometimes we catch him, or he is caught in the switch of traffic and goes to a hospital or the morgue. He thinks he can get by without a brake tag, a driver's license or handle an automobile under the influence of liquor. If we don't catch him sometimes we, read about him next morning in th;:. newspapers.

Yes, this fine respected citizen thinks the laws were made for everybody but Mr. Average Man. That is why hospitals maintain emergency accident rooms that are always crowded with maimed, screaming, cutup, and bleedin citizens.

Statistics show that some of them die from crushed skulls and smashed liMbS. They thought, too, that the laws were made for the other fellow—not them.

I'm a cop, I know. I'm the guy you hate. That is when you violate the laW and get caught. But its different when you hear your wife scream in the middle of the night, and you find a burglar in your home. It's different when the bank gets robbed, a teller killed—you call the cops.

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DON'T DROWN (Pack Harrison Pollack) Every year nearly three times as many children and grownups die from drowning - as from polio. Many of these needless deaths occur a few feet from safety, and many in the early summer. Novice swimmers forget their swimming muscles have lost their strength from a winter of disuse; with more ego than ability, they take chances an experienced swimmer never would.

To be safe in and on the water you need only to 'observe a few simple rules: Learn to swim. Approximately 70 per cent of Americans are "beach flowers" bout 20 per cent are average swimmers splashers, waders, non-swimmers); aa mere ten percent know how to swim well. You can get competent instruction in swimming free from the Red Cross; Aten from Boy Scouts, from YMCA or YWCA.

and commence struggling when hit by a wave or stranded in deep water. It's wiser to relax, turn on your back, keep air in your lungs and paddle your hands gently under water. You may save your life this way even if you can't swim.

If you get a sudden muscle cramp— which generally strikes the foot or leg —you may not be able to leave the water at once. You can usually work it out by taking a deep breath and rolling over face down in the water, then massaging the cramped area. Remember: you can swim to shore by using your disabled limb — some good swimmers have only one leg.

If you get caught in a current, don't struggle against it. SwiM diagonally acroas its flow.

Know how to rescue a droWning person.

You can save a life even if you cannot swim. The safest type of rescue is to throw, from a boat or shore, a life-ring buoy, line, paddle or towel, and pull the drowning person to safety. Sometimes, in shallow water, several persons may form a human chain and reach the victim.

Don't try a swimming rescue unless you are a good swimmer, trained in lifesaving.

Learn when to swim. The best time is eenally the last two hours in the morning or the last two hours in the afternoon. Night swimming is exciting but dangerous; you can disappear too easily. To avoid shocking your nervous systern, - enter cold water gradually—especially if you're overheated. Never stay in the water until you're cold; if you're not comfortable, you've stayed in too Learn artificial respiration. The Along. You've probably heard this a thousand times, but never swim imme- merican Red Cross recommends the new diately after a meal or you may get a "back pressure arm lift" method. Place cramp. Wait an hour and a half if pos- the victim face down with hiS elbows ae. Don't ever swim alone or during bent, his head turned slightly to one side and his cheek on one hand. Kneel a lightning storm.

Learn where to swim. The safest places at his head, With the tips of your a re where lifeguards are on duty. When thumbs together, place the heels of your ewimming in an unfamiliar place, exam- hands on he victim's back on a line ine the bottom by walking out carefully. drawn lee lween the armpits. Keeping the Swim only half as far as you can; re- clh7er. etraight, rock forward on your member you have to swim back. Before ane,es, exerting a gentle pressure. Then (living, make sure the water is deep e- rock backward, slowly releasing the pressure. As you do so, grasp the victim's elnoogh and free from obstacles.

Don't .play practical jokes. A playful bows, raise them and pull them toward push or unexpected ducking can de- you until you feel tension in his shoulprive a non-swimmer of not only his ders. Then lower his arms. This comequilibrium but his life. Flirtatious fe- plete cycle should take five to six secmales who cry 'help" when they don't onds. It is important to repeat it rhythneed it are a menace; their antics may mically 10 to 12 times per minute.

It is important to begin artificial resdivert a lifeguard from a quiet swimmer piration immediately. Don't try to reiil real distress—until it's too late. move clothing or look for a better spot.

Cling to boats. Wooden boats, or metal Wrap the person in a blanket. Don't ones with adequate provision for buoy- despair if a victim does not start to ancY, generally don't sink. So if you cap- breathe right away. Victims have been size, don't try to swim to shore but hang resuscitated after several hours without onto the boat until help comes. In addi- respiration. — The Reader's Digest. tion to being a life preServer, an over( turned boat is more likely to be visible Birthdays are piling up when people to rescurers than your bobbing head.

Don't get panicky. Many drown be- call you young-looking instead of young. cause they suddenly become frightened Caroline Clark, Successful Farming.

Wednesday, June 29, 1955

Do MesrTitoes Like You? With the advent of summer, along come hordes of mosquitoes. When you go picnicking you may notice they seem to single you out for repeated attacks whereas your friends may appear relatively immune. "How can this be?" you think to yoUrself. You wonder whether mosquitoes are partial, whether they prefer the flavor of one persOn's blood above another's. This is the way it is: The mosquito settles down to work on the human epidermis. ' In about two seconds of drilling she has_ achieved a breakthrough. But since th# mosquito cannot reach the veins wherb blood runs in appetizing quantity, she injects from her salivary glands an irritant that causes blood to rush to the scene; then the mosquito goes into reverse and siphons out the blood, drinking her fill.

Now not everybody is allergic to this irritant. Thus Dr. William Bolton, American Medical Asociation director of health education, says:"Rich and poor alike, evrybody gets bitten. It's just that some people don't react the way others do to the fluid from the mosquito's salivary glands, which she injects to help her draw out blood. This fluid is what causes the itching in, some people, but doesn't bother others." So mosquitoes like not only you, they like everybody. v( ) * VAJDAlc FAMILY HOLDS . SECOND REUNION A large gathering of relatives and friends met at the SPJST hall in Snook Sunday, June 19 and marked the second reunion of the Vajdak family.

Hundred and seventy guests were in attendance at the affair, which will be held next year again at the SPJST hall in Snook. The date has been set for 3rd Sunday in June, 1956.

The Vajdak's were especially happy to have the George Vajdak family of Houston as it was the first time for George to come to Snook and to meet his many cousins for the first time. George is the son of the late Charles Vajdak of Port O'Conner, Texas.

Mrs. Frances Schoenemann is the only survivor 'of the 5 Vajdak children that came to Snook with their parents and settled here.

A delicious basket lunch was enjoyed by the family at the noon hour.

After an afternoon of entertainment -of music and singing and renewing aquaintances all departed for their homes and all are looking forward to meeting here again in June 1956 Mrs. John H. Rubach,

Wednesday, June 29, 1955

Have Your Choice Thirteen SPJST cer0ricates 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 6.5 provided by the by-laws.

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

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

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

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

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

CLASS M: Annuity Policies.

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

CLASS N: Mortgage insurance will be issued to members up to the age of 50 years, who have real estate loans from this organization, Five SPJST certificates for children: CLASS J-T: Term insurance to 16 years of age, which may be converted into any other insurance after the child reaches the age of 10 years and before attaining the age of 16 years.

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POLKA 0ANCE CALENDAR (Calvin C. Chervenka) Wednesday, June 29 Rudy Kurtz orchestra — Plainview Community Center near El Campo Thursday, June 30 Rudy Kurtz orchestra — Wedding Danee — American Legion Hall in Shiner Saturday, Slily 2 _;-_,aca's Original orchestra—SPJST Hall in Taylor Lee Ilse orchestra Fair Grounds in La Grange Henry Brosch orchestra O'Quinn Patio Cat Springs Polka Band — Country Bar in Marak Konvicka's - Worthing Band — Cherokee Inn at Yoakum Sil Krenek orchestra Sons of Herman Hall in Shelby Charlie Patak's orchestra SPJST Pokrok Hall in Dallas Walter Schoenvogel orchestra — Witting Park Sunday, July 3 Baca's Original orchestra. — 4 to 10 p. in. for Trial Riders at Fayetteville Henry Broseh orchestra — East Bernard Lee use orchestra — Giddings Hall J. T. Kopecky's Texas Selected Entertainers — High Hill Hall near Schulenburg Sil Krenek orchestra — Inez Hall Rudy Kurtz orchestra — Annual Picnic and Dance -- SPJST Hall at Seaton near Temple Adolph Migl orchestra ------ Picnic and Dance — SPJST Hall in Snook Joe Patel_ orchestra — Barbecue and SPJST Hall at Bleiblerville Dance — July 4 Baca's Original Band and Orchestra— Picnic and Dance—Round Top Hall Emil Bartos orchestra -- Lenz Hall near Kenedy Rudy Kurtz—Free Wedding Dance— Plainview Community Center near El Campo Lee Else orchestra -- American Legion Hall at Seguin Sil Krenek orchestra American Legion Celebration — Burton Hall

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New Victories Over Human Ills (Continued from page 17) diseases are a number that attack both the brain and the spinal cord. They can be caused by viruses, by fungi or germs.

Some, it is now known, respond well to recently discovered "wonder" drugs.

Others the sulfa drugs hold in check.

But a few types await laboratory discoveries to be overcome. That goal may be near at hand.

Sleeping sickness. Encephalitis is another type of brain disease that may be brought under control sooner because of knowledge gained in the searcsill for a polio vaccine. It is a virus-caused disease, and thr6e types' are known to occur in the US. Vaccines have been made, but their effectiveness is uncertain and they are not yet commercially available.

For them—and for other disease preventives that have not yet proved successful—new hope is unlocked. Techniques developed in production of the Salk polio vaccine now can be applied to help surmount previous stumbling blocks. New avenues are opened in medical research. Man one day may be armed with vaccine shields against every infectious ill that besets him.

• ( o The most important habit for children to form today is the habit of being able, to form an appropriate new habit quickly. Parents must understand that today's children are not the same youngsters their parents were, nor will they grow into the adults their parents are. Boys and girls who will live in tomorrow's "unknown world" must have as early as possible as wide a range of experience as their parents can provide.

They trust learn. early that when things are "different" they are not necessarily "bad.' Margaret Mead, Pennsylvania School Journal.

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If you lived on some Norwegian farms, you'd have to climb a ladder to get, into your house. 'Years ago the farmers CLASS J-C: 20-pay life, face value at used to pull up the ladders when the age 16, payable at death. tax collectors came. But nowadays a CLASS J-S: 20-pay life with face value All the above dances are at night un- stationary iron ladder is required by at age ono 'fear, payable at death. less otherwise specified. This is is tree law. service but applies only to those daces CLASS J-E: Endowment at age 18, with at which mainly polka and waltz music is mortuary face value at age one year. played by a live orchestra. The Vestnik Listings from orchestras and dance halls CLASS J-G: 20 year endowment, mor- or writer will assume no responsibility should be received at least one week betuary face value at age one year. resulting from any dance announce- fore publication. Send all listings to (dx) ment which is listed in this colUmn. Calvin Chervenka, Route 2, Rogers, Tex.

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"-el jsem," Pekl. myslivec, "lly:%; boaka prestala, po lese dohlidnout, zdali Skoda nevi; priSel jsem, az no vrch k srostlym ,jedlim, vice, co stoji nad jeskyrikott Viktoreinou, vicliin tam cosi lelet pod chvoje-m. Za.volam — ono nic, kotiknu vzharu, kde se to chvoj vzala, obe jedle na vnitini strane, jakby jim letorosti i s korou sloupi od heiry 0 dolet. Odhrnu rychle / chvoj, pod ni Viktorka, zabita. HYbam ji, byla uz ,stuOd ramene 0 k note na leve strane Saty spaleny, NejspiS ae mela z bouona vAdy se smala, kdyZ. re blYskalo Ze vynehla na vrch, od 'jecili je peknY roZhled, pod ne seclla a tarn ji smrt zasahla."

"Take naSi hruSka," povidal si babieka. "A kam jste ji dali?"

"Dal jsem, ji odnest do myslivny, je to nejbliZe; ja ji vystrojim pohi-eb sam, aekoliv ptatele tomu brani. Byl jsem na Sernove, oznamil jsem to. Nemyslil jsem, ae ji tak brzy ztratime. Bude se mi stYskat," rekl myslivec.

Vtom zavznel k nim 2ernova hlas zvonku. Udelali kiia — za'eali se modlit.

Byl to amirdeek za Viktorku.

"Ptitjdeme se na ni podivat," prosily deti rodiee a babieku.

"AZ" zitra p •ijcite, az bude leZet v rakvi ustrojena!" rekl myslivec, pozdravil a smutne odegel.

minkott a potom sprivne, to je bez ehyb, opiA do seS'itu! Popros maminku, aby Ti "No, uZ nebude k nam chodit Viktorvysvetlitla neznarna slova! ka, uZ nebude vice u splavu zpivat; uz je

v nebi!" povidaly si deti, ocichazejice k

S pozdravem svema zamestnani, ani by se byly saSTRteEK 111ItEK Z AUSTINU mYm prekvapenim ptaly babiely na komAdresa strYekova je: tesu.

Dr. Ed. Mieek, University Station, "Ba jisteze v nebi, vhlyt' zkusila (lost Austin, Texas. no zemi," myslila si babieka.

) *4 •( Bableka

(Napsala Bolena Nemcovri.)

(Pokraeovani.)

"Nelekejte mne a povezte rychle: co?"

"Viktorku zasahl BoZi posel!"

Babieka spraskla race, ne-mohla chvi.li ani promluvit, 0 se ji pak d ye slzy jako bohate hrachy z oka vyhrnuly.

"Panbtith ji mel rad, prejme ji veenY pokoj!" pravila tik, "iVIela lehkou smrt," rekl myslivec.

V torn deti, pani i pan. Prokk vyAli ven a slySice od myslivce smutnou novinu, vSickni jako oniraeeni.

"Vklyt' mi bylo pied bourkou o ni ouz-7 ko, kclyZ jsem ji videl stat pod stromem. , Volal jsem, kYval jsem, ale ona se jen smala. Naposled jsem ji tedy Dobre ji."

"A kdo ji nakl, kde?" ptali se.

Zprava o Viktoreine smrti roznesla se rychle jako po troubach v celem adolieku; kaZdY ji znal, kakV ji litoval a proto smrt prat. Z ylake smrt takovou, kter0 131'3'7 Beth jen mdlo lidem doprava.,. Mluvivalo-li se o ni drive s fitrpnosti, mluvilo se pak s dctou.

Kdy2 babieka, druhY den s detmi do zamku Sla, aby se nechaly od komtesy vykreslit a malovat, zaeala pani kneZna take o Viktorce miuvit. Komtesa slyjak ji meli v myslivne iv Starem belidle radi, slibila, ze obkresli oven obrazek, jeja babieka videla, kde Viktorka pod stromem stoji, pro pana myslivce i pro ProSkovic.

"Ona by kaMeho rada poteSila, neA odjede; vSecky by vas rada s sebou odvedla," usmala se kneZ".na.

"A kde je lepe, nea mezi lidmi, kteri rids maji radi; jaka lepSi radost, radost einit jinYm?" rekla babieka. ,TokraZovani.).

Ve sttedu, due 29. eervna 1955.

VbSTN1K — WEST, TEXAS

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DOPISY A NAHLEDY CLENU NASI 11ILADI SE DRZT Red Springs, Texas Milt' bratte redaktore: Zasilain Ti dopis. Je to tak hew 0 nagem radu Sam Houston eislo 73 zde Seymour, Texas, na severozapade.

Cast° ye Vestniku etu narky na santze. Take u ria.kho redu bylo nee° podobneho. Cast° jsem nabadal a upozornoval, abychom volili made eleny do iti•adt).. Ale to bylo vYrnluv, kde je vezrneme, kdy2 to ZednY z tech inlad gich nechce.

Az jednou se to stalo. Nedostavil se jeden stars elen, tak jsme zvolili /Madeho. Ze zaeatku byl velice nesmely a ostYchavY. Rad by nee° tekl, ale bel se. AZ jsme vAichni my staki zaeali jej ponoukat, tak se osrnelil a brzy se prizpilsobil.

Ted' mane z helm dobreho Utednika.

TakovYm zpilsobem jsme pomalu volili za druhym ty mladSi, az jsme dostali vSechny mlade. Ovkm bed de. lo. Ted' mladi se drZi. Cabaty to ne S sto udelaji nejake svaeiny, pii tom, take obeerstveni, a to vkchno inladeZ tehne, Jindy sotva vS'ichni Urednici priSli do schtZe: Ted' bYva ye schtizi aZ kolem etyriceti eleni), a to je vice neZ dobra polovice elent v naSena radu. 1VIlede2 chodi za mladYmi. Jedina nevYhoda je, k Casto kasa to citi a pottebovali bychom ji obeas dopinit. Ale i na to snad dojde, ad ti naladi poznaji, Ceho je treba.

Tak jsem pternYhel, de bude sjezd.

Tarn by se mohlo projednat lepSi zaiizeni a delegatech. Maine distrikty, tak nee posilat do sjezdu tolik delegatn? Neby13 by lepSi, aby so napied v distriktnich schtizich probraly mnohe sloZite otazky, a pak aby kaZdY distrikt poslal etyti anebo sett delegatti proziravYch? (Na vas distrikt 6 by sta.eilo, jinYm distriktilm dej aspori. 20.--Redaktor) Ti by spite neco prodebatovali a rozumne veci provedli. Bylo by to rortnnejii, praktietejSi, rychlejSi a hodne lacinejM neZ kdyZ celd rade delegetil se tam poSle. Stejne vS1.chin se ke slovu nedostanou. Polovina z Inch nepromluvi za colon dobu sjezdu, a nekterY jen jednou nebo dvakrat se ()smell. nejaky navrh podporovat. Tak nine napade, Ze Texas je velikk a do statni zakonodarny se voli jen 150 poslancu. Pii menSim poetu delegata by se jednani spiSe ukoneilo.

A to reeneni na sjezdech by take nemuselo bYt. Stejne ani my osobne, ani Jednota jako celek, z takovYch politickYch ne yStev na sjezdu ZednY u.Zitek nemane. At' ti kandiddti politieti, kWh'

ce byl ignoroven, kterk byl postaven jejich laskou k Ceske veci.

Nebo si nikdo nennik dovolit jim het, jdete stranou, my to chceme vest ariglicky, leda s jejich souhlasem. Je' je.Ste hodne &sky citicich naSich lidi, kteh diji a stale se zajimaji o spolkove veci. Ja jsem jedna z nich, a nerada jdu do schttze, kdyZ se vede anglicky. Pripadam si, jako kdy2 mane v jednorn uchu vatu (slySim jen neco) a nevim co; bojim se zeptat, aby se nine nejakk dobrodinec nesmal, Ze nerozumIm, tak jsem redeji. dorna. Jdu do schtize, kterou jseni vSlevovala stale, z yleS"te kdyi jsme byli v Houstonn. Beru ovkm ZivY zejem, abych opravdu vSemu rozumela, labych mohla o veci debatovat a to molikt-jen y edtine, v angli6ine se nedovedu tak eISt‘6' vyjedrit. Nemyslete, Ze se nedomluvim, je, a dobre,, ale mluvit osobni veci a debatovat ye schazi jsou dva rozclilne °ri g -ky.Ano,prjazykvout se9chuzuji nak schUze o ptitOmnost elenstVa. To je bolestne oboustranna otazka.

NaSe jednote byla zakladana, Ze stvo ktere je pkijimeno, muisi bYt aspori jeden Ceskeho neroda. Je to tak, bratte. redaktore? Nevim to ureite a byla bych poydeene to vedet . Maui za to, Ze jsem to nekde eetla. Vysvetlite mi to? (Bejvavalo, dues u2 ne. Jinde to maji dosud.

Redaktor.) Vim, Ze je to Bird nemodnost nyni nee° takoveho Zadat, aby jednqk k • prosperovaly dobie finanene. Ale vehin-,-, de dve odboeky u kaldeho Meta by se rozTA JAZYKOVA OTAZKA Dallas, Texas. hodne vyplacely. -- Prod? V Ceske schtizi je mezi starS'imi klidne ovzduSi. Mezi Bratie redaktore: Po pkeeteni elanku br. Calvina, Cerven- inlaciVnal je hybna sila, divot, kterk stayk ky jsem se na, chvili zarnyslila — ale jen pleny, a veselost. na chvilku. Libilo se mi to. Je to velice Hdy2. by so ty d y e odbooky dovedly cenna nvaha a dobra. Podle meho, lehko shodnout, udelaly by kresnY podnik dok rorteSeni. ^ZaloZme u kaaleho teal dye hromady.

AZ by v to 'Ceske odboece starg odboeky — jedna Ceskou keel vedouci a vymizeli, pak by mohla bYt jen anglickbS druhe anglicky. Schnze mohou bYt kat"Prosim, to jsou me nahledy na elanek cla v jinY den, aneb jeden den obe. StarSi elenstvo odpoledne v Ceske reei a an- bratra eervenky. glicky pro elenstVo \Teen Take by se to Tam se na jeho pri gti fivahu. Pik mohl6 nazvat red omlacliny ov"Sem pak znamenite. by tarn nemohli bYt star g Amerieane.

S pozdravem J6, verim, Ze je to velkY a vOlne k Karla Krattova. veZeni problem. Neodporueovala bych za • ( Zednou cenu, aby byla Ceske, tee odsunuta stranou ne aspon jeSte budoucich Waco, Tex. a... par let. bratri a sestry: Ceske starSi elenstvo jde jeae do schilze redo, vddyt' je to jedine pro co cele Tak trochu napisi, jak to bylo v disIota pracovali a co jim zbylo. Je to je"-1,:h triktni schtizi Schnze zahajena byla v zabava, jejich schtlzka se s:-Le rcvoYmi 10:45 dopoledne v Narodni sini 19. 'eery-, pratelk Ano, patri sua,r;-7:1in elenthn na, ptedseda Hrabina ji zandjil. NebYla Cest a zesluha, de je dnes SPJST silnou tak velke navteva, jak by si piali, asi organisaci. DobFe to vystihl br. Cerven- proto, Ze to byl Den Otctl. Ptedstaveni ka, to jejich citeni Ceske. Proto by bylo byli ittetheici z Hlavni Utadovny, neudpustitelno, aby vYsledek jejich. pr6.- Merck, Chupick, Navratil a naS trp

prijdou na g sjezd navStivit prove pied volbami, si sve proslovy uSetti pro jine vista.

Nevim, zda to dokaleme, abychom na delegatech a na sjezdovem yydeni. On kaZdY red bere zdarma, take ti, co na sjezdu nejsou nic platni. MN' nahled je, Ze na misto 230 ad 250 delegahi, a vkin dobre platit, mohlo by bYti hodne merle delegatu a zatit podporovat distrikty, dat kaIdemu distriktu neco do kasy. V distriktcch by se , stale nejake, spolkove einnost plenovala, kdato na sjezdu je jenom mluveni a pak to etyri roky syym zase vSechno jdc 'obvyklYm tempern. V distriktech by se take mohlo pamatovat na -laded, dat detem nejake odmeny, poradat pro middeC nejake podniky, aby se deti k nam vice busily a stavaly eleny.

U nakho radu meme dobrou deditelku mladek, sestru Mary Heisler, kterd vSechno vYborne vede. Ovkm zaeatky jsou vsude teZke, ale ona nia dost enereie a nadSeni pro preci s middeli.

Tak, bratre redaktore, podal jsem Ti sve nahledy, ktere ovkm nikomu nevnucuji. Mluvim a myslim za sebe, ne za ostatni eleny na.Seho tedu Oslo 73.

S pozdravem a prenim hodne zdravi a velike trpelivosti v TvYch spolkovych snahach, jsem Jan Fojtik mladik 711etY.

s redalll bi LtrVale Pot(?Mo nas, ze mohli dostavit.

Deset radii bylo zastoupeno a 12 organisatorfi a 3 dopisovatele, Bratr a sestra. Otto Hanu g aZ ze San Antonia, tedy nejdale.

Nejstar gi elan byl 87 roku star a nejrniadSi laoSiic 4 roky. Odpust q e, ze jsem nezachytila jinena.

V sini bylo prijemno, chladiee pracovaly a veriku bylo pod inrakern.

Bratr Valeik blahopral tretimu distriktu, ze je jako vudce tech ostatnich Bratri Chupick a Navratil teZ meli zajimavou ree.

Bratr Pokladnik si liboval, ze infiZe semezi nami namisto u stolu s firedniky a pravil, ze by red videl novY kontest, treba "Beauty Contest". 2e by byl rad, ubychom spoleene pracovali a jeden. je talc dobr" jako druhY a to ze znamena prave bratrstvi, a ujistil svou podporu vgem firedniktim, a ty svoje chyby abychom jeden druhemu odpou gteli a na ne zapomeli. VSichni mame nejake chyby.

Bratr August Kacir pravil, ze potrebujerne vice deti, aby byly Cleny, aby molaly prevzit naSi praci jednou, a pral mnoho zd a ru.

Pak se podaval vYteenY ()bed, v g eho bylo Bost a velice nam v g em chutnalo. VSem elenkynim v kuchyni dekujeme za velice chutnY °bed. Peeiva v g eho druhu bylo dost a v g echno dobre. Je gte jim zbyly dorty a paje, tak ty daly do vYhry.

Ve dve hodiny zapoeala schfize znovu a bratr Malik z texaske university mel proslov na ptivitanou. Bratr Marek mel velice peknou 'tee, pravil, ze distriktni schilze jsou za tim fleelem, aby nas dr2ely pohromade, a ze prvniho Cervence tomu bude 58 rok0 od zaloleni SPJST, a jete je na Zivu 41 zakladajicich Clenu. Jiste lcdy2 zakladajici Cleni 'men prvni schazi, .nemysleli ze bude jednou tolik elenfi a bratrstvi ze je to same ted' co bylo drive a ze nepfijdeme daleko, kdyZ budeme hledat chyby, ale musime bYt jeden k druhemu sestra nebo bratr, jestli chceme vet glho Uspechu docilit. — Vzdal Best ciedeektim a otcum na ten jejieh den 'a je gicoda, ze nemohu celou ree vypsat, jak to velice pekne bratr Marek elovedl

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jaka souter konala a. ujednall so s bra-. trem bkrabankem, ze cosi bude, Tez chteji mit souteZ krasy, to je Ze'si jednu hezkou divku vyberou z kaklehci radii a potom jednu ze sedmi distriktn a to bude potom kralovna sjezdu, a tento vYbor byl vybran, jak nasleduje: Bratr Pokladnik, sestra Wilma Nesuda, sestra Steiner, Brat]: Frank Slovak a bratr Jay D. Waggoner.

Bratr Otto Hanu g podal navrh, aby byla distriktni schitze ve West, kdY2 nak sin ye Waco jeSte nebude hotova, a bratr Cervenka prijal pro rad Jaromir ye West nekcly v zaki.

Bratr Hrabina Podelcoval v gem pritoMnYin za to, ze priSli, a sestram v kuchyni a teen, co pripravili program.

Schtize odroeila ve 4 hodiny a neZ se ditky pripravily na program, tak jsme si 'vSichni zazpivali tn. Ceske pisne a site: "Chalouky pod horami", "Lodieka mala" a "Pisnieka eeska."

Potom byl velmi peknY program deti.

Ptednesly basne a zpevy a vim, ze men z nich rodiCe a sestry, .ktere upravily program, radost a yg em se to libilo. Pekne se 'yam to yydarilo.

Bratr Ed. Marek vyhral dort, upeeen a okra gien jako oveeka.

Mile tetieko Svitakova, jsme radi, jste mohla prijet, a ze jsme mohli s Vami 'troche promluvit. SrdeonY pozdrav ygem Ctoucim posila RaZena Parma, dopisovatelka od radu Oslo 66.

• NAROZENINOV1I KROUZEK Houston, TexaS Toto jest pripominka naSi -mesieni schitzky houstonskeho Narozeninoveho KrouZicii, druhou stredu kaaleho mesice.

Schuze pripadne tentokrat v horkem mesici a to dne 13. eervence dopoledne.

Doufame v pinou nav gtevu Menu i hosta, spoleenYin zpevem oslavime narozeniny nekolika milYch elenek a pak se spoleene pobavime. Horko nam nebude, nebot' sedime v chlaclU ochlazene mistnosti. re gime se na sejiti a to pri gti mesic dne 13. eervence dopoledne.

S pozdravem A. Kostomlatska. ) • .y.

Bratr Hrabina podekoval vkm firedDONIACt PRAVIDLA za jejich proslovy a pravil, ze ten facia 5tefanik Cis. 142 v Houston, Texas. jeden milion ,pojistneho za 3 mesice se HLAVA I. m dat dik distriktnim schnzhn. el. 1. Pravidelna schfize se odbYva, Bratr Steiner vysvet111, na co Se doprvni nedeli v mesici ye 2:30 odh iiiT k viii distriktniho delegata do sjezpoledne za pritomnosti nejmene vybor Best Clenu se se gel a ti to vy5 Menu. pracovali. Te2 vzdal chvalu enniskYm Cl. 2. Za nepritomnosti Urednika zvoli denim, jake mail kresne je yigte, ze jejej elenove ze' sveho stredu.

• Ste takove nikde nevidel. el. 3. Mimoradna schfize mute byt Bratr Pokladnik podal navrh, aby se svolana predsedou a tajemnikem mezi tretim a patYm distriktem zase pomoci spolkoveho organu jen v

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CI. 4. SehOze ittednika, nebo vYborit mute bYt svolana, kclyZ zaleMost nertfiZe Cekat do priSti. schilze.

HLAVA II. 01. 1. Predseda ma pravo bYti p omen kaZde vYborove schnzi.

Cl. 2. Tri-elennY vYbor fieetni je povinen prehliZeti knihy v gech Citedniku a yYborfi, kteti jsou zodpovedni za ptijem a yydani jak peneZnich poukazek, tak. hotovosti kaZde 3 mesice a zpravu podaji v prigti radove schfizi. Za tuto praci obdr21 stanovenou odmenu.

TH-ClennSr vS,bor iteditelit majetku.

21. 1. VYbor rediteliz je povinen udrZovati VAechen maje4elc rain v dobrein stavu, jak v.fhku, talc 11Ynitr sine, aby nebyl nieen a poAVozovan a kaZde 3 mesice oznami prijem a vydani v pravidelne schtizi. el. 2. Porada-li rad slavnost, zabavu, neb divadlo, je povinnosti reclineb reditele v tutitY eas na misto se dostaviti, ustanoviti eleny k vybirani vstupneho, nebo k jine pracr'','kdyby sami talc nemohli ueiniti; aby udrZovali poradek a dbali, aby s hosty bylo slu gne zachazeno.

Cl. 3. VYbor reditelu ma pinou mot pronajimati sin, poradat rfizne podniky ye prospech radu.

VSechny ilety se yyrovnavaji v nejbliZSI prigti schtizi. el. 4. Jestli vYbor reditelu by nemohi projednat nejakou dUlelitou zalelitost, budi2 odlolena do prigti radove schfize k projednani.

Cl. 5. VYbor rediteht je povinen vesti inventar ve gkereho radoveho majetku a jednou roCne podat v radove schtzi zpra yu, v jakem stavu a v jake cene se radovY majetek naleza.

Cl. 6. VYbor reditelti poda kaZdou dulelitou smlouvu v radove schtizi ku projednani a podpisu. el. 7. Plat vYboru budiZ ustanoven dem v pravidelne schuzi kaZdeho roku.

HLAVA III. Cl. 1. VYnosu ze spolkovYch podnikft budiZ pouZito na placeni dani, na podporu starYch a nemocnYch udrZovani spolkoveho majetku v dobrem stavu. Do fondu na zaplaceni mesieniho funrtniho poplatku na Hlavni Oradovnu v padu finaneni tisne. Pene2ni obnos stanovenY ye vYroeni schfizi, budiZ ulolen do ba.nicy pod iirok.

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Ve stkedu, dna. 29. 6ervna 1955.

HLAVA. Sti2ni vYbor tti-elenny jmenuje pkedseda a inistopkedseda ku vySetteni hrubeho pornAeni stanov a nebratrskeho- jednani. Vinnik mute bYt odsouzen k pokute, zbaveni nkadu, odvolani niveho nakknuti a pod. a nebudiZ nikdy volen do ittadu nebo vSrboru. Kde vYbor nemtiZe zalelitost urovnat, budiZ ptedlolena porote v tadove schtizi.

HLAVA V. 61.1. Kandy elan od 10 let stall, ma platit kadove poplatky, kter3ich je pouZito na nmrtni poplatky starYin, nemocnYm elentim a na plat ntedniktim. e1.2. Clenove, kteti doplatili doeasnou pojistku, "Paid-up certifikat" ziistavaji Many kadu, kdy plati mesieni ka.dove poplatky, jinak pfestavaji bYti eleny a dobrovolne se zkikaji podilu na majetku tadovem.

HLAVA. VI. el. 1. Dokud elenove nejsou u kadu 3 roky, kad jim nemtiZe pnjeit na nmrtni poplatky. Po 3 letech mute elan poladat tad o poseekani nejdele na 3 mesice.

Cl. 2. Jestli elan vyptijel na certifikat celou jeho hodnotu, nema narok na poseekani aZ do to doby, kdy piljeovni hodnota certifikatu se zyST81.

HLAVA VII. KdyZ taclovY elan zemiel, je bratrskou povinnosti eland na posledni caste jej doprovoditi a tad k ucteni jeho pamatky koupi kytici, nebo \anee v cane $5.00.

HLAVA VIII. PeneZni transakce deji se poukazy, mimo kde se vYslovne Zadaji hotove.

Tato domaci pravidla mohou bYti menebo doplriovana ye vYroeni schtizi tadu 8tcfanik Cis. 142. Bud'teZ odhlasovany dvema tietinami ptitomnSrch podepsany piedsedou a tajemnikem, jeden vYtisk ulolen do protokolni knihy, jeden ptipevnen ye spolkove sini a jeden poslan k uvetejneni do spolkoveho organu a elenove jsou Zadani, aby toto Oslo uschovali.

Schvaleno po ttetim Ctenim v kadove schazi.

V Houston, Texas, 1, kvetria 1955.

Pteciseda: Alois Vaja.

Tajemnik: Mary Chupik.

Si. • ( Redaktor: Psal vy jste tuto loasen. sam?

Prispivatel: Ano„ pane redaktore, do posledni tadky.

Redaktor. (Vstane a podava hostu ruku) Je mi nesmirnou cti vas osobne poznati, pane Jaroslave VrchlickY. Ja jsem se daninival, ze jste ad roku 1911 iurtev.

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(DejovY celek: Matej Boryna, nejbo• hatSi sedlak v Lipcich, ktery byl dvakrat vdovcern, o2enil se po fret. . Vzal si krasavici Jagnu, dceru vdovy Dominikove.

Nevedel 2e Jagna byla milenkou jeho syna Antonina, kteremu v Lipcich Antek. Pred samou svatbou stareho Boryny, Antek a Boryna se ta-k polaadali a seprali, 2e Boryna vyk.azal Antka i se 2enou a detmi ze sveho staku. Krome Antonina ma Boryna jeSte tii dalSi deli: deem M a gd u, ktera je prov,dand za vesnickeho kovare v Lipcich, vojaka Grelu, kterY je na vojne, a desetilete device Josku. Antek, kdyZ otec ho vyhnal z rodne chalupy, nastehoval se k 2eninYm pribuznYm daleko za dedinu, stal se samotarem, vyhYbal se lidem, a2 bidou prinucen, nase1 si praci na pile, kde na delniky dohliZel vesnickY silak MatouS. Antek a MatonS byli sokove, proto2e oba choclili za Jagnou Dominikoyou, ne2 si vzala stareho Borynu; svobodnY MatouS ve •ejne, kde2to 2enatY Antek potajmu. Kdy2 pied vanoenimi svatky uslykl Antek chvastavou ree Matouk, kterY ye mlYne vykladal vesnieanrn, jak Antek knoural u dveei Jagniny komurky jako kocour, chytil Antek silaka Matouk jako snopek slarny, rozbil jim plot, prerazil mu d y e 'Zebra a hodil ho do reky. Matou g si odle2e1 to koupel nekolik tYcintl. Na 8tecIrST weer setkala se v ko stele Jagna s Antkem poprve ad svatby, prave kdy tesknbta, ji rozdirala *

Strana 25 dle makem, zeli s houbami, rovne2 maStelae olejem, a naposled podala JagniCka hlavni pochoutku placky z pohankove mouky, medem zadelaVane a na makovem oleji sma2ene; k tomu vgemu zakusovali obyeejnY chleb, prOto2e ani placky ani vanoaku se toho dne nesluSelo jist. . . bylo v nich nalekO a maslo.

Jedli dlouho a jen sem tam nekdo prohodil slovo; bylo sly S : et poUze cinkani 12ic o vroubky taliill a mlaskani. . . Boryna co chvile vyskakoval, pomahal Jagniece a zastaval ji, a2 mu stare vyhubovala. te, nic se ji nestane, Valyt' jo teprve v zaeatcich; ma prVii van.oce na svern, at' se jen zaueuje."

Lapa tie knueel, otiral se o nohy, sal se a dolezal, aby mu dali d •ivi cap, kterY mel sve misto v sini, Velarki7easto zobakem do zdi nebo se slepice na hi'adach JeSte nedojalli, kdy2 nekdo zayukal na okno.

"NeponStejte nikoho a neohliZejte se, je to zlY cinch, vlezl by sem a ztistal,,by tady celY rok!" vykrikla Dorninikova..

121ce a uStra gene „naslouchali; t'ukani se opakovalo.

VSichni poloZili 12ice a ustraene naslouchali; t'ukani se opakovalb.

"Kubova duk!" zakptala Joska.

"Nepleskej, je to nekdo, kdo potkebit je pomoci; v dneSni den nikdo nema ' ztistat o hladu a bez prist •eSi," ozval se Roch, vstavaje, aby otevrel dvere.

Za dvermi na prahu stain pokorne JagustSmka a. skrze sizy ktere ji tckly po tvarich, tine zaprosila:

"Poskytnete mi misteeko nekde v Routku a dejte mi nen do fast... treba to, co psu hodite! Smilujte se nade mnou, opuStenou. . . Oekala jsem, ze me deti zvou. . Cekala jsem. . . v chalup y je Ihraz. . zbyteene jsem promrzla. . . a nadarmo. . . JeliSi mrtj. . .ted' jakozeme nechaly braCka, vlastni deti. puStenou, bez kousieku chleba. . • hilt: Prvni usedl Boryna, pak Dominikova ne2 psa. . . A tam u nich je veselo, pino se syny — ptieinila se o to, aby veeete- lidi. . . chodila jsem kolem staveni. li spoleene uprostted sedel Roch, da- do okna jsem nahliZela. . nadarmo. le Pettik a Vitek vedle Josky; jen Jagnieka usedla pouze nakratko, protole se "Sednete si s nami. Mela jste pkijit musela starat o jidlo, hned zveeera a ne'eekat na milost .deti Svetnici napinilo slavnostui ticho. .. • ano, do rakve y am ochotne zatlueou Boryna se po2ehnal a rozdelil oplatku, poslectrn larebiky, aby Riely jistotu, Cc se Vsichni z ni uctive pojedli, jako by to u2 pro nic nevratitc," ozval se Boryna byla hostie. s velkou laskavosti ji udelal mist() liedle "Kristus se V tato hodine narodil, sebe. necht' se kaZdY tvor posilni tim chiebem Ale jagustYnka nemohla pulkiluut svatYm!" promluvil Roch. sto; ac ji Jagnieka hojne vSeho podavala A aekoliv byli hladovi, proto2e celY a s uprimnym srdcem do jidla nutila, den byli o- suchem chlebe, jedli zvoina a bylo vkchno mama, JagustYnka secle:la bcz hnuti, schoulena a uzavtena do dristojne.

Nejdriv priSel na stul kvas z eervene sebe.. . a jenom podle chveni jejich ra,7 iepy, vateny s latiby a celYmi brambo- men bylo znat, jaka muka ji rozdiraji. ry, potom sledi obaleni v rnouce a smaVe svetnied nastalo ticho, teple, srdeaeni v konopnent oleji, dale pSeniene nu- ne, riaboLie a tak slavziustili, jaku by

trana 26 tarn nada ldelo det'atko JaiSek. MohutnY, stale ZivenY Mier) praskal vesele v krbu a osvetloval celou svetnici, aZ se skla na obrazech tipytila a zarzle okenni tabulky rudly: vSichni seted' na lavici pied ohnem, rozmlouvajice tike a vaZne. Troche pozdeji navalila Jagnieka kavu, kterou si hojne sladili a s chuti popijeli. „ Koneene. Radii vyna,lze zanaciti knaku ribtocenou rilZencem a zadal z ni tichounkYnn hluboce dojatYm hlasem Gist modlitby: "Novinu varn krasnou neseme, syrra , porodila panna v Betleme; aiZ v Judske zoni, v meste poslednirn, v chudobe se zrodil Bdi syn. . . na sane, v bidne std ji mezi dobytkem v one tithe noel matka spocinula s det'atkem. — A taa hvezda., jei. Irani dneska svitl, pro Bdi det'atko musila vyjiti. . . cestu ukazala svatym ttcm kralfun, byli to site pohane tvate do c, rna Zihane, ale meli dobre srdce a z cialekch krajt za motern nedahlednym a za horami neschildnYmi pospiArli s dary, aby vydali svedectvi pravde."

Dlouho Ceti ono vypravovani a jeho hlas znel jako inodlitba. . . ptechazeje skoro ye zpev, jako by ocItikaval ,svatou litanii; vSechni sedeli ve zbd nem miCeni, v tichu srdci zaposlouchanYch, ve chveni duSi oslnenYch zazrakern a v nejuptimneNm prdivani milesti Pane, ptinesene lidstvu.

"HO, Jeligi naS nejdraMi! V malem ubolaem chleve ses musil narodit, v tech ,dalekYch krajich, mezi cizimi lidmi, mezi ukrutnYmi kaciti! A v takove bide a v takavern mraze! O nejsvetejSi chudinko, det'atko sladke. ." kikali a srdce jim tloukla soucitem a duke se po yznagely a uJetaly do dali jako ptadkove, aZ do zeme, kde se Kristus zrodil, do chleva pled flab, nad kterYin zpivali andele, k svatYni noZkam robatka padali ye syYch srdcich a celou silou plarnenne viry a cluvery se mu oddavali jako sluhove nejri; r1-16iM aZ na veky vektiv amen!" ,•\ 1;och stale Ceti, aZ Joska, divenka mekka a velice citliva, zaplakala uptimne n,id osudem Pane a Jagnieka, optev-LA,al dodlani, plakala, aZ ji slzi tekly skrz prsty; schovala hlavu za Jindricha, kterY s otevtenYmi Usty vedle ni nnslouchal a tak se velice podivoval tomu,' co slykl, Ze co chvili zatahal Simka za kabat a zakptal: "Ach. . . slySiS Simku!" ale hned vZ'cly pokaran ptisnYm pohledem matdinym.

NTESTNIK — WEST, TEXAS "Protd'e 'jenom svou obeti a utrpenim mohl spasit lidstvo: kdyby toho nebylo, d'abel by byl ovladl svet a odnaSel by duk do pekel!"

"VSak i tak ma tady moc nemalou," zakptala JagustYnka.

"Mich panuje a zloba vladne. 4 . to jsou dertovi schovanci."

"Kdopak vi a povi, co vladne a co panuje. Jenom to je jiste, Ce nad elovekem ma mac zlY osud a trapeni."

"Nemluvte takhle, zlost na deti vas zaslepuje, nehtate!"

Roch ji ptisne dornlouval a JagustYnka u2 neodporovala; take vSichni ostatni zamySlene zrnikli Simek vstal s mista, chteje nepozorovane vyklouznout.

"Kampak maS tak napilno?" zasykla Dominikovd, ktera na vkchno davala pozor.

"Pujdu na naves, nejaka horkost se do mne diva, " .koktal ‘Simek vylekane.

"Za Nastkou to to talane, na zalety, co?"

"Myslite, Ze 'Lanni zabranite? UdrZite me?" kaki Shriek uz ostleji, ale eapku odhodil na truhlu.

"Jclete s Jindfichem do chalupy, tam stejne jenom Pan Bull; podivejte se ke kravam a Cekejte, ptijdu pro vas, piljdeme spoleene do kostela," naCizovala, ale hdi se rozhodli radeji zUstat zde nail eekat v prazdne chalupe; Dominikova proto povstala a vzala se stolu oplatku.

"Vitku, rozsvit' lucernu, piljdeme ke krava,m. V tuto not Na.rozeni BoZiho i kaZde dobytee rozuml lidske keel a maze promluvit. protae se Pan mezi nimi naroclil. Jak nekdo, kdo nema htichu, na ne promluvi, odpovi mu lidskYin hlasem; dries jsou zarovno lidem, citi jako oni, a proto jim musime dat taky oplatku."

VSichni vySli do chleva, Vitek se svetlem prvni.

Kravy ldely v lade, jedna vedle druhe, a zvolna pfavykovaly, ale pti svetle a zvuku hlasd zaCaly se zvolna zvedat a obracet fake, ohromne hlavy k dvairn.

"Ty jsi hospodyne, Jagnieko, to je tvoje pravo rozdelit mezi ne oplatku. Buda se jim lope datit, nebudou stonat; zitra rr-mo se vS'ak nesmeji dojit, ztratily by mleko."

Jagna rozlomila oplatku na pet dila a sklanejfc se nad kravami delala kaZde jednotlive kriZek mezi rohy a kaZde strCila kousek oplatky do tlarny na Mroky, ostrS7 jazyk.

Ve sttedu, dne -9, 6ervna, 1955.

clues citi, vkcko vi, Ze se narodil Pan." "JeliSi nejdraMi! VSecko! I ta zerne, i ty kameny?" zvolala Jagna.

"Pravdu jsem tekl, je tornu tak chno ma duSi. Vkchno, co je na, svete, citi a deka na svou hodinu, aZ se Kristus smiluje a tekne: Vstan, duke, hodna nebe! Protole i nejmenSi broudek, ba i nejten§i, travieka, kaci", ■"7 svS/m zpusobem slouZi a dosahuje slavy nebeske. V -Leto noci, jedine za cely rok, se v§ecko povznaSI, procitd, nasloucha a oeckava to slovo."

"Pro jedny to slovo ptijde, ale na dru.he jeS"te nedoSlo, proto se zas zitra pohrouZi. v temno a trpelive budou vyekavat svitard. . at' je to kamen, voda, zeme, strain nebo cokoliv jineho, jak Pan BUll ktere duSi usoudil.

• Znova unalkli a uvaovali ajorn, co Roch Cekl, prptoze mluvil moudCe a chytal za srdce; Borynovi ani Dominikove se nezclalo, Ze by to bylo vkchno Upina a eista Pravda; vklijak si to v hlave revnali, ale pochopit nemohli. Tor se vi, rnoc Bdi je nekoneena a dovede Cinit zazraky, ale Ze by kameny a vSecko ostatni melo svou duSi. . to jim nikterak nal° na rozum. Tohoto uvaZoq.ni musili nechat, protde ptiSli kovatovi s detmi.

"Posed me u otce a potom pirjdeme spoleene na prdnoeni," vysvetlaval kovat.

"Sednete si, sednete. v haunt to bode veselejSi; budeme vSichni pohromacle, jenom Gfela scha.zi."

Joska ptisne pohledla na otce, protoji .v tu chvili piisli na mysl Antkovi, ale bala se to Cici.

Obsadili znova lavice p‘recl ohnern, jenom Pettit zustal na nadvai, a Stipal dtevo, aby na svatky bylo dostaiek topeni. Vitek je donaSel a skladal v sini.

"Ale, ale, byl bych zapomnel. Dohonil me fojt a prosil me, abyste, Dominikovd, hned pride k fojtove kriel prY a sviji se, jeSte dues v noci asi slehne.!"

"Chtela jsem jit s ostatnimi do kostela, ale kdyZ tikate, Ze uz ktiel, musim se tam honern jit podiva,t. Byla jsem u ni rano, myslila jsem, Ze to jeSte nekolik dni vyclrZi." Dominikova pronaluyila potichu par sloes kovatkou a odbehla k nemocne, protde se vyznala v nemocecla a leccos vylaila lip na doktoti.

A Roth zaeal vypravet rtizne historie tykajici se direSniho dne, mezi jinYmi i tutor "Dayno uz je tomu — tolik let, co jieh rninulo ad Narozeni Pane; jeden sedlak, bohatY hospodat, si vykraeoval z trhu, "A konirm nedate?" prohodila Joska. mato& prodal par pelmSrch telat. Tola"A: ; t tu kolibeeku nemel, chudinka!"

"Tenkrat pri narozeni Pane tady neby- ry mel schovane v holince, potaclnou hul "r je divne, ze nezmrzl." li ,tak to nerd moZne." v ruce a byl silny, moZna, Ze nejsilnej"A ,' Ze se Palau JeZPSi tolik chtelo trVraceli se do svetnice a Roch ze vsi. . . ale pospichal, aby pled pet.!"

"KaZdY tvor, i kaZda nejbidnej g, tra- pidnoci dostal domti, protok za onoho Povidali, rozvaZovali nad jeho smrti a vieka, nejmenS"i karninek, ba i ta hvez- Casu se skrSivali v lesich loupeCnici kteRoch jim vykladal: dieka, kterou sotva dohledneme, *decko ri pocestne.

y e stredu, dne 29. C'ervna 1955.

Bylo to asi letni dobou, protdie les byl zelenY, vonnY a rozlehal se 21vSrmi hlasy; vitr foukal, stromy se kyrnately a MocnY gum gel lesem. Sedlaeek pospichal, co mohl ustra gene se rozhliZel, ale nic nevidel. . . smrk sta.l vedle smrku, dub vedle dubu, sosna vedle sosny, nikde Zive duge, jenom ptaci pteletovali mezi kameny. Sedlaeek mel strach porad vetgi, protole gel prave kolem kriZe takovou hougtinou, kterou ani zrakem nebylo mono proniknout a ze ktere pra,ve nejeasteji lupiei vystupovali; polehreal se svatYm ktiZem, odrikaval nahias Oteenag a utikal, co mu nohy stably.

St'astne se dostal z vysokeho lesa, u2 mel ptejit jen zakrslou hou g tinou a jaloveim, uZ dokonce vide' zelena vinici se pole, u2 zaslechl i, gplouchani reky a skrivandi zpev. . . u2 i lidi spatril na poll za pluhy a hejno eapti tahnouci na bahniska, ba ucitil y e vetru dokonce vigriove sady, je2 kvetly. . . kdy2 vtom z poslednich kein vyskoeili loupe2nici! Bylo jich dvanact a kaZdY dr2el v ruce velikY nta.

Sedlak se branil ale oni ho zmohli, a proto2e jim nechtel vydat penize po dobrem a kneel, svalili ho na zada, pritiskli koleny, zvedli note a jen jen ho probodnout vgecko v tu chvili distal() na miste jako ztrnule.. . Ptaci utichli a utkveli ye vzduchu... reky stanuly... slunce ztrnulo... vitr zmrtvel... stromy znstaly, jak je vitr nahnul. . . obili taky . . eapi s rortaknYmi kridly jako by prirostli k nebi. . . ba i ten sedlak na poll orajici zustal stat s napkaenYm bieem celY svet v tom okam'Ziku se zalekl a zkamenel.

Jak to dlouho trvalo, nikdo nemohl Nei — se nad zemi rozlehl zpe y andelskY: "Mit se rodi, zachvej se, svete!"

V tu chvili v gecko pokraeovalo v pohybu; loupanici nechali sedlaka, proto2e v torn zazraku spatrovali vYstrahu, a za temi hlasy andeltt do onoho chleva poklonit se Novorozeriatku spolu se -dim, co Zilo na zemi i ye vzduchu."

Vgichni se velice podivovali tomu, co Roch vypravoval, a Boryna i kovar zacali vypravet ritzne prihody.

JagustYnka ,ktera po cely ten eas sedela potichu nakonec trpce rekla: "Mluvite a mluvite, ale jenom proto, abyste si eas ukratili. Bylo tomu driv opravdu tak, ze pricladzeli s nebe rtzni ochrancove, kteri chudeho a utlaeovandho nenechali zahynout. Ale prod je ted' nikdo nespatri? Copak je ted' melte bidy a trapeni, melte dreni a pronasledovani .. Clovek je jako bezbrannY ptak pu gtenY do sveta hned ho prondsleduje jestrab, hned zas divoke Zvire a hlad, nebo ho to s kosou dodusi — a tady vypravuji o milosrdenstvi, hlupaky krtni a mann sliby, 2e prijde vykoupeni! Prijde, ale bude to Antichrist, ten bade dela spravedlnost, ten se sail-

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luje jako jesti.ab nad kukatkem."

Roch vyskoeil a spustil velkS/m sem: "Nerouhej se, 2enska, nehre g, neposlouchej., co ti d'abel na geptava, nebo si pripravi g zatraceni a veenY oheri!"

Roch klesl na lavici, slzy mu zalily hias, celY se tras1 posvatnou hrtizou a zarmutkern nad tou du gi ztracenou; kdyZ se vzpamatoval, le vgi sily verici du ge vykladal pravdu a na dobrou cestu uvadel vgechny pritornne.

Miuvil dlouho, dlouho ,ani knez na kazatelne by to byl lepe nedovedl.

Vitek, hluboce dojat yypravovanim, ze teto noci kravy rnaji lidskou lee, vyvolal potichu Josku a gel s ni do chleva.

DrZeli se za ruce, chveli se strachem a Zehnance se co chvile kriZem vklouzli mezi Poklekli u nejvet gi, jakoby matky ceMho chleva; dech se jim tajil, du ge se v nich trasly, slzy jim stoupaly do oei, srdce pronikal posvatnY strach jako v kostele psi. Pozdvihovani, ale zaroven v Inch plaia secleena clOvera a vira. Vitek se naklonil a22 k saniemu uchu kravy a zageptal: "Paseno, Paseno!"

Kravka neodpovedela, pobrukovala jenom ZvYkala a mlela hubou.

"Neco se ji stalo, 2e neodpovida, mo2na za trest."

Poklekli u , druhe krayy a Vitek znova volal, ale U2 skoro s pldeem: "Plosko, Ploseeko!"

Ptimkli se oba k jeji hube, naslouchali se zatajenYm dechem, ale nic nezaslechli, ani hlasku, nic...

"Jiste jsme hri gni, ze nic neslygime, ony odpovidaji jenom tomu, kdo nema Menu. . . my jsme . ."

"Ma g pravdu, Jozinko, my jsme my . .. Pane Jeligi Kriste. . . opravdu .. . tot' se vi. . . vzal jsem pantatovi postrariky. . . a ten start semen. . . a ty .. "Vitek nemohl dal, dusil ho plat, litost a vedomi viny, ani vydechnout nemohl. . a Joska plakala uptimne s nim; horekovali spoleene, nemohouce se ute git, 2.2 se jeden druhemu vyzpovidali ze vgech syYch vin a Mich-a. . .

Ve svetniei si nikdo nev giml, e jsou prye, zpivali zatim naboZne pisne, protole pled pinnoci neni RUC' eas na koledy.

Na clruhe strand se aryl, holil a prevlekal Petrik; Jagna mu donesla novY oblek, kterY ted' visel v komore.

Vykrikli podivem, kdy2 potom vstoupil do svetnice, protole nemel uZ na sobe pla gt' ani vojenskY mundur, nYbrZ byl ustrojen pekne po selzku.

"Sean se mi, gikali mi chundelad, a tak jsem se oblekl," vykoktal ze sebe Petfik.

"Podle keei se solidi elovek, ne podle Satil!" prohodila JagustSinka.

Strana

"Vgak on 1 reel nabude... jak je videt, dugi jegte docela neztratil."

"Byl pet let ye svete, celou tu dobu neslygel nikoho promluvit ye sve reel, nevi tedy divu..."

Naraz umlkli, protole zaznel ostrY, pronikavY hlasek zvonku.

"Zvoni na pulnocni, musime jit."

Ne'Z by se OtdendS pomodlil, vySli v gichni krome JagustYnky, ktera zitstala doma hlidat, hlavne vSak proto, aby ulevila svemu utrapenemu srdci.

Noc byla mraziva, jiskrici hvezclami, modrava.

Zvonek cinkal, Sveholil jako ptaeek a svolaval do kostela.

Lide vychazeli z chalup, tu a tam otevrenYnai dverrni glehl proud svetla a mihl se jako blesk, tu a tam zhasinala svetla v oknech, casein se ozval ternnu hlas, zaka glani, zavrzani snOu nebo jmeno Bo21, kterYin se lido yzajemne pozdravovali, stale husten se vynotujice v to gedomodre noel, a jenom kroeeje se rozlehaly suchym vzduchem.

Edo se na nohou udrZel, gel do kostela, v chalupach zustali jenom docela star i, nemocni nebo nuzaci.

112, z dab. bylo videt ozatena kostel-! ni okna i hlavni dvere dokora.n otevrene a zatici svetlem, proudili a protekali jako voda, pomalu vnitrek vyzdobenY jedlovim a smreim, jako by husty les v kostele vyrostl . . . primykal se ke v gem stenam, °brastal oltare, vzna gel se nad lavicemi a sahal vrcholky skoro a do klenby; les we chvel a kolibal pod narazy Wive vlny, Kalil se do mlhy a par, do vYdecht, kterymi bylo tak tak videt svetla

ru.

A lide porad je gte prichazeli a proudili bez konce. . .

Z Polnich Rudek pri gel celY zastup, rameno vedle ramena, gli moluttne a tetce, proto ge to byli chlapi ohromni, obleeeni v tmavomoclre kabaty, pla,vovlasi, jako by meli vla,y ze lnu upredene; i jejich Zeny byly ztepile, jedna vedle druhe, ve dvojitch Satcich a Cepcich ovinutch eervenYmi Sateeky.

Ti z Modlice, vyzabli chudaci v zaplatovanYch 'S'edYch kabatech s holemi, putujici pe gky, prichazeli po kapkach, po dvou, po trech; po kremach kolovaly o nich posme gky, ze se 2ivi jenorn piskoii, protole jejich yes leZela v nizkYch pollen, uprostked moealn, a oni byli citit ra gelinovYrn kourem.

I z Vole prichazeli — drZeli se pohromade v rodinach jako jaloveove kere, ktere vhly rostou v uzavfene kui* ti byli vesmes prostrednich postav, bPichati jako Ioky, prudci, hubati, vaSnivi sudiei, velci rvaei a lesni pytlaci, ()dein v tmave kabaty s eernymi SiVirami a opasani eervenYmi pasy.

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dna 29 i`Tr rat 1955.

SHLEDANi NA POD1-71, TEXASKE (Pokraeovani.)

(Napsal Josef But ata r. 1897)

Drulaeho due dostavil se plantaZnik, kterY rodinu Variovou prijrnouti chtel, do Cat.springu a prostrednictvrin obchodnikovYm ueinil smlouvu s Variou, kterak jej i s rodinou bude zamestnavati. Byl to jeden z tech neeetnYch plantaZniku texaskYch, kteri nepoulivali 0trokit ku praci polni, najmouce radejl volne delniky, hlavne pristehovalee.

Jmenoval se Abraham Taylor a vlastnil rozsahle pozemky, je2 jen z male easti obcelaval, chovaje velika stada dobytka. Ueinil smlouvu s Whom Ze mu ponectia. domek k obYvani a kus pole, nyni jiZ ba ylnou a kukurici oseteho, z nejZ budou Urodu deliti na polovici. 0statni deny rodiny pak slibil tea zamestnavati na svein rozsahlem hospoddrstvi. Co se dorozumeni Wee, uspokojen byl Varia tim, Ze na farme Tayloroye zamestnan jest jiZ jeden krajan, kterYZ se po anglicku domluviti dovede a ten Ze bride slouZiti co tlumanik k dorozrlineni se s plantaZnikem. Dohodli se brzy a pc) poledni nalezala se jiZ rodina Variova na ceste ku priktimu svemu domovu, kam g jeSte pied veeerem dorazili.

mladik asi 20 letY, -Lela sloZiteho, kterYZ prede dvema roky jiZ, do Texasu jel a tt dP. po anglicku se jiZ domluviti mohl. Jmenoval se Josef Slier a v rote tointo vstoupil_do shiny k palm Taylorcvi.

KdyZ uvitani bylo oclbyto veeere jeSte za svetla denniho skoneena, nastoupena byla costa do domku, kterYZ rodine Vanove za priSti domov slouZiti mei. ZapraZeno opet na vozu, no nernZ se kufry Vanovy nalezaly, celd, se opet na vuz usadila a k ni mladY krajan, naCeZ v male chvili octli se pied domkem. Byl to obyeejnY srub z neotesanYch klad, k nemuZ v zadu jakYsi pristreSek pristaven byl. Opoddl pak byl jekte jeden takovy stub, ureeny za staj, tato d y e staveni pak ohraZena ,byla hranicemi na sebe nakladenych knienu na spusob skrinky, jakeZ mladeZ y e stare vlasti k c.hytani ptakti Zhotovuje. Jak dvur, tak eele okoli chatree porostle bylo stromy, v nich2 se obydli takrka pine ztracelo. Vtiz zajel do dvora, cela rodina stezla, kufry byly sloleny a nyni vSichni dry chatree, ktera, mela bYti Obydli Taylorovo byla dosti slu§na a novYrn domovem pristehovalcri techto. rozsahla budova, vystavena na malem Jakkoliv rodina Vanova. nebyla vychonaveSi a obklopena nekolika knSatYmi vdna v obydli nadhernem, piece pri duby, kolem na se rozkladala zahrada vstoupeni do chatree teto se zarazila. na zptisob parka zarizena, v niZ vedle Chatre nemela stropu a podlaha jeji ukteenYch zelin i hojne kvetin bylo pe- byla kriva, to a tam. jiZ vylamand. Prstovano. Cast zahrady byla tea ovociV- kennd prieka ,delila ji no dve prostory, mi stromky vysazena a dale pak se roz- dveimi spojene, do kaale z tech dvou kladaly neprehledne lany poll bujnou prostor pak vedla dve male okna. Na zeleni porostlYch. Opodal pak, take na strane chatree k ceste obrdcene nalezal malem navrAi, byl domek rentYrskY, pro se dosti velky vVstupel,a galerii zvany, rodinu Variovou k obYvani ur'oenk. Do- na nejZ verily z ka2del svetnice dVere. mek ten vAak jiZ byl na kraji lesa, kte- TakteZ do dvora verily a kaZdel‘ ,svetnice rYZ tie odtud do nedohledne dalky roz- jedny . dVere, jen Ze k druhe svetnici klad.al, objimaje obrovskem kruhu pristavek, za kuchyul slotaci, zdeland pole Taylorova. skrze nejZ se teprve na dviAr vstoupiti Kdy2 se vfiz s pristehovalci na dvore mohlo. Zapadajici slunce vrhalo skrze aas;avil, vybehli vAichni clomdci pricho- Sterblny ve stone i sLreSe paprsky do vnizirn Ystric. Pani. Taylorova, mlada je'Ste tea chatriT, objevujic talc neprijemne a 511( . 00 tripani, uvita ySi napred vrelYm jeji yzezreni. Smutne se rozhliZeli nail polibkem manZela sveho, prikroeila. s 11- pristehovalei po teto nove residenci, pabeznYm Usinevem k VariovYm a poclava- rovna ajice ji s chaloupkou, ji2 ye stajie jim race, vitala je slovy srdeenYmi, re vlasti opustili. Jejich chaloupka mela pobizejic je dale do domu, kdeZ ji.Z ye- sire take mala okna a kryta byla slacere pripravena byla. Taylorovi meli mou, ale mela strop, byla uvnitr eiste chlapeeka jiZ desitileteho a deveatko vybilena, ijodlaha v ni pak bYvala valy stilete, kteri tea pribehli uvitat priste- .eiste vydrhnuta. Tuto pak se na ne S. kahovalce, venujice o yAem nejvice pozor- redilo S . eredne nitro srubu, jen nedokonosti cram VanovYm, ktereZ se pied nale mezi kladami bla.torn yymazaneho, zvedavYmi zraky mladYch Amerikanti s bidnou podlabou a beze stropu. Vie stydlive ukrYvaly v rasnate S'aty mat- rcelo to raz oSklive Spinavosti, odpuzueiny.. Zaroveri v§ak se k uvitani do- jici pristehovalce no miste aby je vabilo. stavil take mladY krajan, kterYZ u pa1111adY krajan spozoroval zaraZenost na Taylora y e slune byl a nyni slut- priehoZich a vedel dobre, jake myMenbu tlnmanika zastavati musel. Byl to ky se v hlavach jejich kriZuji a proto so

je jal teSiti, rka: "Hezky to tu nevypada, arci, ale to se da bray spraviti. Cokoliv k opraveni domku budete potrebovati, jen o to pana poladejte a on vam to s radosti dd.

Je vas hodne k praci a kdyZ se prieinite, upravite si bray domek, Ze bucle jako klec. Ndjem z neho platiti nebudete a kaMY hospodar je rad, kdyZ dostane najemnika, kterY si domek sanin opravuje.

Arm za praci tu se jeSte plati rentYram a budoli naS hospodar videti, Ze se o upraveni domku prioinujete, bude vain yET;emoZne napomocen. Tale nevi je.46 ten nejborSi domek, nekteri maji toprve bidne claalupy, takrka na spadnuti.

Vidite, naS hospoda • vain semf, dal jiZ take nabytek. Mate tu v kaZcl svetniei jednu postel„ tulale stall, 4 Zidle a v kuchyni jsou kamna. Dovedel se jr:2, pied nekolika dny, Ze sem tahne silna tlupa pristenovalen z Houstonu a to poladal n'aSelw obchodnika v Catspring, aby pro nekoho nejake zjednal a proto jiZ zaopatril clornek tento aspen tiro nejpotrebnej'Sim, aby vas mel kde Nabytek tento naleli ovSem jemu, a(lavsak kelyZ uvidi, Ze jste ruje Yam jej."

Rodina Vanova .se brzy upokojila data se do vyprazdriovani kurrn. Brzy byly periny, Satstvo a, nadobi vybrano; na mista prinocina uloleno, 1U2ka dle moZnosti upravena a naN vystehovalci koneene po dlouhem cestovani meli zase domov. MladY krajan Dm dal jeUe rUzna napomenuti, slibil, Ze se zase rano dostavi a da y jim doboau noc, odejel zpet do dornu hospodaro y a. Male clitky sc brzy na sva litzka, kdeZ to rodieove se starSi.mi detrni jeSte laodne dlouho hovorili o prestalYch strastech a novena Zivote se nyni pied nimi rozvijeti poeal. Koneene i oni se ocipoeinku, aby se pro nastavajlei nrdei posilnlii.

(Pokraeovani.) o • Znatelne Usedli vedle sebe dva pensiste v par ku. Ervni dedeeek se nakloni k druhemu 'a Mei mu do ucha: "Mile se zda, Ze letos lip slyAite?"

DruhY: "Co?" Prvni: "Mile se zda, ze letos lip slyS1te!" — DruhV: "Co povidate?"

"Mile se zda, Ze letos lip slyS'ite!"

"Co? Prosim vas, napiite mi to."

Dedeeek vzal kus papiru a napsal: `Mne se zda, Ze letos lip slykite!"

KdyZ to ten druhY preeetl, vzprimil hlavu: "No jo to sl taky myslim!" .

Ve T : 1;i'edu, One 2 c9. uervna. 1955.

IWO VYFOMADAJI V DOM4CNOSTECH

Nasleclujici pojednani privezeno bylo oe do residence redaktora jednim zamestnaneem z kancelare Social Security Administration.. Byl jsem poedclan abych informace u yerejnil y e Vestniku v obou reeich. Proto vyhovuji. o Na act -starobniho zabezpeeni a pojiaeni portristalYch si v pritomnosti platiti i lido, kteri pracuji v soukromYch clornacnostech; mezi ne poeitaji se i muei, konajici rUzne prace kolern dome, nebo eeny, hlidajici deti, a dostay ajici od jecilneho zamestnavatele treba jen etyry dolary tYdne, 1VIesieni po'2,itky dnesnich zamestnoneri budou po jejich odchodu na odpoeinek $30 ae $108.50; poeltky eelYch rodin mohou dostoupiti ae $200 mesiene.

IVIodifikovany zakon, kterY vesel v platnost 1. ledna 1955, ru:§1 riekdeji paadavek, podle neho2 musel zamestnanec v domacnosti pracovati pro jedindho zameStnavatele nejmene 24 dny, neili heekavati, ze jam mzda bode zapoeitana na neet socialnihd zobezpe7 eeni. Rodina, kterd dries plati kucharce, panske, hospodyni nebo zahradnikovi 50 nebo vice dolarti v jednom kalenddrnirn etvrtlefi, musi toto inzdo hlasiti firadu socialniho zabezpeeeni. Na torn kolik dnu najata sila v domacnosti pracovala, dnes ji g nezaleli.

Toto znarnena, ze kaZdY elovek, ktery dnes vypornaha, v domacnosti za plat, i closahujici behem tri mesica vYSe pade-

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sat' dolarti, zajlUbje si aspoii ponekud vlastni stari a pojfSt'uje avow rodinu pro pripad sve sriarti. Vydelava li po 50 nebo vice dolarech ye dvou nebo ye vice doniacnostech, bode i tato dodateend mzda pripoeitavana no, jeho beet socialMho zabezpeeeni. Jind nen pennita mena jako na priklad byt nebo strava, — se na beet nezapoeitava. lVlzda z domaci prace na farme, vedene se zretelem no zisk, se take zapoeitava, ale jinym eptsobern. Zamestrianee v takove larmarske dorp acnosti musi dostavati stejne, sto do -Jar-a rani mzdy joko zernedelsky delnik.

Zannestnanee v domdenosti plati si na socialni zabezpeCeni d youprocentni darn ze sve mzdy. Piati ted,y 2 centy z ka.Meho yydelaneho dolaru. Podobnou Castko plati i jeho zamestnavatel, dve sva pak zasila tato 4 proeenta okresnimu rea dve od zamestnance diteli vnitrozemskYen dam.

Temer kaZdY zamestnanec v _domacnoqi nil by nyni miti legitimaci socialniho zabezpeeeni.., nebet' nove upravenr zakon vztahuje se takrka ha kaMeho jeCnotlivee. -Leto vYdeleene skupiny. 0 legitimaci poladejte v nejbliMi okresni radovne socialniho zabezpeeeni.

KaSdY zamestnanec v domacnosti mel by se presvedeiti, Sc pri hlaSeni jeho mzdy bernimu firaclu opsal jeho zamestnavatel Mien() a cislo socialniho zabezpeeeni spravne, tak jak-jsou uvedeny na Jedine tale in-0e pak bYti jist, Sc je mu pripisovana k dobru veSkera

vyclelana jim vzda, a Se si placen"nii z ni dvema procenty zajiWuje vlastni nebo budoucnost svych pozfistalYch. ) ♦ ,,T„ ♦ ( Lehka pomoc.

— Mtij maZ se mnou nikdy nechce

inluviti o sy e'm obchodu a svYcli finanCt-: nich zale.ntostech, coZ nine Nevnui jak bych ho k tomu prinaela.

— Jen se ho zeptejte, kdy hodla koupiti novy automobil. ) 4,„ A NEW TYPE MINNOW BUCKET

A new "breather" type minnow bucket is making its appearance in stores throughout Texas this month. Known as the Pearl Picnic Cooler—Minnow Bucket, it is made of porous cellulite and is guaranteed to keep minnows alive longer than any metal bucket.

The porOus cellulite construction 7Vermits the Pearl Bucket to breathe, providing constant restoration of oxygen to the water inside without allowing seepage or leakage.

Laboratory tests show that minnows kept in the Pearl Bucket remain alive as long as thirty days without adding • water, and for several months when a.. small amount of water is adapt( weekly:: It holds six to eight dozen minnows in fourteen quarts of water.

Doing double duty as a beverage cooler, the Pearl Bucket keeps iced beer cold up to twelve hours. It packs twelve, 12-ounce cans or nine 12-ounce bottles of beer in six or more poundsM ice. Its square construction packs better in cars or boats; and, though very light, it will support 200 pounds of weight.

Pearl Picnic Cooler-Minnow Buckets are being made available to the public. state-wide, through retail outlets served

by Pearl Beer distributors.

Svaz Cechoslovanu No. 92 Ft. Worth, Texas DANCE SUNDAY, JULY 3 8 P. M.

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Mal Oznamovatel Alavni fikadovna SPJST dela piljely na farmy, ranee, a vybudovanY mestsk* majetek, kdekoliv v Texasu. Piljeuje svoje vlastni penize na nizke uroky, dlouhe splatky a s velice pkiznivYmi podminkami pro predeasne vyplaceni. Pgte: Supreme Lodge, SPJST, Temple, Texas. )• • We make loans on farms, ranches and improved city property anywhere in Texas. We lend our own funds at low interest • on long terms and with very favorSupreme Lodge, SPJST, Temple, Texas. able prepayment privileges.

• ______) "Zoolog" a "botanik".

Pan UkrutnY, kterY se rad ehlubil s y STmi cestovatelskS7mi zkugenostmi vypravuje: Nae lod' plula po keee, jeji2 voda se hemMla gladiatory.

Poslucha6: Cim '2e se hem2ila?

Cestovatel: Gladiatory se hemMla. Posluehae": MilY pane, vy chute Nei aligatory! Co2 nevite, 2e gladiatory jsou kytky?

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Darkoye do Ceskoslovenska vyrizuji.

Jsem zastupee pro firmu Gift Parcel New Yorku.

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A: 'Hdy2 jsem byl jete mladikem, tak mne vZdy lekar varoval, abych nekouiil, ze to memu mozku uSkocli. a ze se stanu slabomyslnY." B: pros jsi ho neuposlechl?"

YUGOSLAV SHOES The Borovo Shoe Sales Company, im-; BIM Diceman Drive porters of the famous Borovo shoes from OMEOFFICE4AW . •• : OLI V EEt • Dallas 13, Texas Yugoslavia, reports a most successful response to its sale of this most inexGOLDSMITH` pensive, good quality with expert workTERMITE: CONTROL manship, foot wear.

Yugoslovia has always been noted for its excellent shoeleather products, and SERVING TEXAS SINCE I.10 its manufacture of shoes at Borovo is one of the world's greatest enterprises, and is finding ready market in America.

Be' Safe Be Snit Hdy'Z mne bylo Sestnact let, utrpela Read, their advertisement in today s isPhone or Write jsem vaZne poraneni leve kyele a kosti sue, the company urges.

OLIVER GOLDSMITH CO leve nohy. Dnes jsem 56 let stara. Po 37 • 4, For free tertnite inspection and let jsem doktorovala, snaSela bolesti a - moje vzdelani nine stalo na pet tisic Prices without obligation nedostalo se mi alevy. Mela jsem mnoho dolartl.

Ask yOur Neighbor About Us rrtznYch lekaiu. Dozvedela jsem se o do— Neni to hrozne, jak malo se dues P. 0. Box 3038 — Waco, Texas ktorovi Albertu H. Brodenovi a rozhoclla, dostane za tolik penez? jsem se, ze ho zkusim. Nemela jsem Zldne nadeje, Ze kdy budu zdrava. Belhala jsem o holi a bolesti v kyeli a v noze byly nesnesitelne. Mitj mantel mne nabadal, abych zkusila tohoto lekate. Abych mu Borovo Shoe Sales Company v Chicagu importuje. nojlep'Ai jak ti vyhovela, jela jsem do Hallettsville a muiskou o-bu z Jugoslavie, vyrabenou clivalne znamou tovarnechala se leeiti. Hdy2 jsem mivala bonos na obuv "I3orovo" za zvlaSte 'c cle ceny. lesti, trpela jsem tez prudkYmi bolestmi My importujeme muiskou zimni obuv a letni, ruene pletenou hlavy. Po dvou tYdennim leeeni, bolesti obuv a my ochotne za;lerne zdarrna boz jakehokoliv vydani 'kte.nine opustily. Mohu spati celou noc a remukoliv Cechoslovanu v Americe nas katalog z ktereho vy si nemusim vstavati. Nemdm bolesti, jen muiete vybrati kterekoliv z mnoha rfiznYch style nejlep:4 obuv za malokdy, kdy jest zmena poeasi. Delam levnou cenu. vCechnu domaci praci a zdravi se mne vratilo.

Jsem jista, ze to byla odpoved' na me Tel. Be. 7-9273 Mail Order House. modlitby, a denne se modlime aby Bah 5138 WEST NORTH AVE CHICAGO 39, ILLINOIS mu Zehnal.

Adresa doktora Brodena jest: Victoria, Texas, 908 N. Navarro St. tradujici dni, pondeli, aterY, streda. V Hallettsville, VLL.

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